verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To register for something (especially for a course of education) prior to its start. intransitive
2. 2
   To register or enroll (a person, especially a student) prior to the start of something. transitive
3. 3
   To register (a study design and its planned statistical analysis) before the study by reporting (them) in the scientific literature via a registered report. intransitive, transitive

Etymology

From pre- + register.

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