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   reg·is·ter

   /ˈrejəstər/

   noun

   • 1. an official list or record, for example of births, marriages, and deaths, of shipping, or of historic places: "a membership register" Similar official listlistingrollrosterindexdirectorycatalogscheduleinventorytallycalendarrecordchroniclediaryjournalloglogbookledgerarchiveannalsfiles
   • ▪ a book or record of attendance, for example of students in a class or school or guests in a hotel: "the system requires teachers to take the register at each lesson"
   • 2. a particular part of the range of a voice or instrument: "his voice moved up a register" Similar rangearearegionreachessweepvoicenotesoctaves
   • ▪ a sliding device controlling a set of organ pipes which share a tonal quality.
   • ▪ a set of organ pipes so controlled.
   • 3. a variety of a language or a level of usage, as determined by degree of formality and choice of vocabulary, pronunciation, and syntax, according to the communicative purpose, social context, and social status of the user.
   • 4. the exact correspondence of the position of color components in a printed positive: "it was reproduced in full color but unfortunately out of register"
   • ▪ the exact correspondence of the position of printed matter on the two sides of a page.
   • 5. (in electronic devices) a location in a store of data, used for a specific purpose and with quick access time.
   • 6. an adjustable plate for widening or narrowing an opening and regulating a draft, especially in a fire grate.
   • 7. one of a number of bands or sections into which a design is divided: "the central register shows a Roman Emperor on horseback"
   • 8. short for cash register North American

   verb

   • 1. enter or record on an official list or directory: "the vessel is registered as Liberian" Similar recordput on recordenterfilelodgepostset downinscribewrite downput in writingsubmitreporttake downnoteminutelistlogcatalog
   • ▪ enter one's name and other details on an official list or directory: "34,500 registered to vote" Similar enrollput one's name downenlistentersign onsign upapplygo in forcheck in
   • ▪ put one's name in a register as a guest in a hotel: "we had a light supper after we'd registered and unpacked"
   • ▪ (of a couple to be married) have a list of wedding gifts compiled and kept at a store for consultation by gift buyers: North American "at the store's bridal registry single people can register for gifts even if they are not getting married"
   • ▪ entrust (a letter or parcel) to a post office for transmission by registered mail: "it is highly recommended that you register the letter containing your supporting documents"
   • 2. (of an instrument) detect and show (a reading) automatically: "the electroscope was too insensitive to register the tiny changes" Similar indicatereadrecordshowdisplay
   • ▪ (of an event) give rise to a specified reading on an instrument: "the blast registered 5.4 on the Richter scale"
   • 3. express or convey (an opinion or emotion): "I wish to register an objection" Similar displayshowexpressexhibitevincebetraydiscloseevidencerevealmanifestdemonstratereflectbespeaktestify toliterary:betoken
   • ▪ (of an emotion) show in a person's face or gestures: "nothing registered on their faces"
   • ▪ properly notice or become aware of (something): "he had not even registered her presence"
   • ▪ make an impression on a person's mind: "the content of her statement did not register" Similar make an impressionget throughsink infall into placepenetratehave an effectdawnstrike homebe understoodstrike someone
   • 4. correspond or cause to correspond exactly in position: "they are adjusted until the impressions register"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French regestre or medieval Latin regestrum, registrum, alteration of regestum, singular of late Latin regesta ‘things recorded’, from regerere ‘enter, record’.

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