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Adjective: registered  re-ji-stu(r)d
  1. Listed or recorded officially
    "registered bonds"
     
  2. (of animals) officially recorded with or certified by a recognized breed association; especially in a stud book
    "a registered Percheron"
     
  3. (of a boat or vessel) furnished with necessary official documents specifying ownership etc.
    "Only registered vessels are allowed to dock at this marina"
Verb: register  re-jis-tu(r)
  1. Record in writing; enter into a book of names, events or transactions
    "The clerk registered the new students"; "The company registered a significant increase in sales"
     
  2. (law) record in a public office or in a court of law
    "register for divorce";
    - file
     
  3. Enrol to vote
    "register for an election"
     
  4. Have one's name listed as a candidate for several parties
    "The politician registered to appeal to a broader range of voters";
    - cross-file
     
  5. Be aware of
    "Did you register any change when I pressed the button?";
    - record
     
  6. Enter into someone's consciousness
    "Did this event register in your parents' minds?"
     
  7. Indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments
    "The thermometer registered 32 degrees";
    - read, show, record
     
  8. Show in one's face
    "Her surprise did not register"
     
  9. (music) manipulate the registers of an organ
    "The organist registered the instrument to achieve the desired tonal quality"
     
  10. Send by registered mail
    "I'd like to register this letter"

See also: certified, documented, qualified, recorded

Type of: affect, campaign, enrol [Brit, Cdn], enroll [N. Amer], enter, indicate, inscribe, mail, mark, note, notice, play, post [Brit], put down, raise, record, recruit, run, send, show, show up

Antonym: unregistered

Encyclopedia: Registered

Register, John