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Direct — American Heritage Dictionary

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American Heritage Dictionary Editors
YEAR
2022
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HarperCollins
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historical dictionary
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EDGE 782contextestablished

direct → directen

Present-Day English → Middle English · continuation

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Modern direct continues Middle English directen with loss of the infinitive ending and stabilized modern spelling.
MEANING
Guiding, aiming, ordering, straightness, and immediacy expand across verb, adjective, and adverb functions.
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Headword definitions and etymology

Independently preserves straightness, guidance, command, and immediacy.

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dīrēctus → dīrigere

Latin → Latin · inflection

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Latin dīrēctus is the past participle of dīrigere.
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What has been set straight becomes straight or directed.
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Etymology: Latin dirigere, direct-

Independently supplies the Latin verb and participial stem.

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dīrigere → regere

Latin → Latin · compound component

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Latin dīrigere contains regere beside the separately modeled dī-/dis- prefix.
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Setting apart or into line specializes leading straight, guiding, and directing.
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Etymology: di-, dis-, apart, plus regere, to guide

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dīrigere → dī-/dis-

Latin → Latin · compound component

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Latin dīrigere contains dī-, a form of dis-, beside regere.
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The prefix participates in the set-straight and direct formation without being equated to modern negation.
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Etymology: di-, dis-, apart, plus regere

Publishes the prefix as a morphological component.

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dī-/dis- → UNKNOWN

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direction

English / Latin route

English derivative in the directing branch

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