Enregister

/ɛnˈrɛdʒɪstər/ verb

Definition

To record or register formally; to enter into an official register or record.

Etymology

From 'en-' plus 'register' (from Old French 'registre', from Latin 'registum'). Means to put something into an official register or recording system.

Kelly Says

Before digital databases, society was obsessed with recording everything in official registers—'enregister' captures that bureaucratic impulse to make things 'official' by writing them down.

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