Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

enregister

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: en-reg-is-ter
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To record on a register.

Transitive verb

verb

To store in a register of the CPU.

Transitive verb

verb

To become a register ("a style of a language used in a particular context").

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Enregistering a value during compilation of a program may improve runtime performance."
"Thus, by systematically labelling Singlish as 'broken English', official discourses enregister Singlish as a low-proficiency version of English and a hindrance to the nation's path toward globalisation."

Etymology

From en- + register.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: en-

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

enregisters (present, singular) enregistering (participle, present) enregistered (participle, past) enregistered (past) inregister (alternative, obsolete)

Derived Forms

enregistered enregisterment

Synonyms

inregister

Questions

What does enregister mean?: To record on a register.
Where does enregister come from?: From en- + register.

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