"wordprocess" meaning in English

See wordprocess in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: wordprocesses [present, singular, third-person], wordprocessing [participle, present], wordprocessed [participle, past], wordprocessed [past], word process [alternative], word-process [alternative]
Etymology: From word + process, back-formation from wordprocessor. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|word|process}} word + process, {{back-formation|en|wordprocessor|nocap=1}} back-formation from wordprocessor Head templates: {{en-verb}} wordprocess (third-person singular simple present wordprocesses, present participle wordprocessing, simple past and past participle wordprocessed)
  1. (ambitransitive) To write or reformat using a wordprocessor. Tags: ambitransitive

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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