"enregister" meaning in English

See enregister in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: enregisters [present, singular, third-person], enregistering [participle, present], enregistered [participle, past], enregistered [past], inregister [alternative, obsolete]
Etymology: From en- + register. Etymology templates: {{pre|en|en-|register}} en- + register Head templates: {{en-verb}} enregister (third-person singular simple present enregisters, present participle enregistering, simple past and past participle enregistered), {{tlb|en|transitive}} (transitive)
  1. To record on a register. Tags: transitive Synonyms: inregister
    Sense id: en-enregister-en-verb-wXEnN1Eq Categories (other): English terms prefixed with en- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with en-: 20 41 39
  2. (programming) To store in a register of the CPU. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-enregister-en-verb-F9H3Ka7J Categories (other): Programming, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with en-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 51 46 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with en-: 20 41 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 56 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 71 25 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences
  3. (linguistics, sociology) To become a register ("a style of a language used in a particular context"). Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-enregister-en-verb-1bTw0YfW Categories (other): Linguistics, Sociology, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with en- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 51 46 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with en-: 20 41 39 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences, social-science, sociology
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: enregistered, enregisterment

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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