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register

1. reg.is.ter \'rej-*-st*r\ n [ME registre, fr. MF, fr. ML registrum, 
   alter. of LL regesta,] pl., register, fr. L, neut. pl. of regestus, pp. of 
   regerere to bring back, fr. re- + gerere to bear - more at CAST 1: a 
   written record containing regular entries of items or details  2a: a book 
   or system of public records  2b: a roster of qualified or available 
   individuals  3: an entry in a register  4a: a set of organ pipes of like 
   quality : STOP  4b1: the range of a human voice or a musical instrument  
   4b2: a portion of such a range similarly produced of the same quality  5a: 
   a device regulating admission of air to fuel  5b: a grille often with 
   shutters for admitting heated air or for ventilatio n 6: REGISTRATION, 
   REGISTRY  7a: an automatic device registering a number or a quantity  7b: a 
   number or quantity so registered  8: a condition of correct alignment or 
   proper relative position 
2. register \-st(*-)rin\ vb or reg.is.ter.ing 1a: to make or secure 
   official entry of in a register  1b: to enroll formally esp. as a voter or 
   student  1c: to record automatically : INDICATE  2: to make or adjust so as 
   to correspond exactly  3: to secure special protection for (a piece of 
   mail) by prepayment of a f ee 4: to convey by expression and bodily 
   movements alone  1a: to enroll one's name in a register  1b: to enroll 
   one's name officially as a prerequisite for voting  1c: to enroll formally 
   as a student  2a: to correspond exactly  2b: to be in correct alignment or 
   register  3: to make or convey an impression 
3. register n [prob. alter. of ME registrer] : REGISTRAR