Origin of process
SYNONYMS FOR process
1
operation.
Process,
procedure,
proceeding apply to something that goes on or takes place. A
process is a series of progressive and interdependent steps by which an end is attained:
a chemical process.
Procedure usually implies a formal or set order of doing a thing, a method of conducting affairs:
parliamentary procedure.
Proceeding (usually pl.) applies to what goes on or takes place on a given occasion or to the records of the occasion:
Proceedings of the Royal Academy of Sciences.
pronunciation note for process
The word
process, an early 14th century French borrowing, has a regularly formed plural that adds
-es to the singular. This plural, as in similar words like
recesses and
successes, has traditionally been pronounced
[-iz] /-ɪz/:
[pros-es-iz, proh-ses-] /ˈprɒs ɛs ɪz, ˈproʊ sɛs-/ or
[pros-uh-siz, proh-suh-] /ˈprɒs ə sɪz, ˈproʊ sə-/. Recent years have seen the increasing popularity of an
[-eez] /-ˌiz/ pronunciation for
processes, perhaps by mistaken analogy with such plurals as
theses and
hypotheses, with which it has no connection. Although this newer pronunciation is increasingly common, it is regarded by some educated speakers as an affectation.
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Example sentences from the Web for overprocessed
Maybe it was the long, overprocessed brown hair, strangely arched eyebrows, hard and tough faces, and orange-hued skin.
British Dictionary definitions for overprocessed (1 of 2)
process
1
/ (ˈprəʊsɛs) /
noun
verb (tr)
Word Origin for process
C14: from Old French
procès, from Latin
prōcessus an advancing, from
prōcēdere to
proceed
British Dictionary definitions for overprocessed (2 of 2)
process
2
/ (prəˈsɛs) /
verb
(intr)
to proceed in or as if in a procession
Word Origin for process
C19: back formation from
procession
Medical definitions for overprocessed
process
[ prŏs′ĕs′, prō′sĕs′ ]
n. pl. proc•ess•es (prŏs′ĕs′ĭz, prō′sĕs′-, prŏs′ĭ-sēz′, prō′sĭ-)
A series of actions, changes, or functions bringing about a result.
Advance or progress, as of a disease.
An outgrowth of tissue; a projecting part, as of a bone.