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Methodizing and Directing

(p.pr.&vb.n.) of Methodize.

verb

  • Command with authority.
    • usage: "He directed the children to do their homework"
  • Intend (something) to move towards a certain goal.
    • usage: "He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face"; "criticism directed at her superior"; "direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself"
  • Guide the actors in (plays and films.
  • Be in charge of.
  • Take somebody somewhere.
    • usage: "We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance"; "He conducted us to the palace"
  • Cause to go somewhere.
    • usage: "The explosion sent the car flying in the air"; "She sent her children to camp"; "He directed all his energies into his dissertation"
  • Point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards.
    • usage: "Please don't aim at your little brother"; "He trained his gun on the burglar"; "Don't train your camera on the women"; "Take a swipe at one's opponent"
  • Lead, as in the performance of a composition.
    • usage: "conduct an orchestra; Barenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years"
  • Give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction.
    • usage: "I directed them towards the town hall"
  • Specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public.
  • Direct the course; determine the direction of travelling.
  • Put an address on (an envelope.
  • Plan and direct (a complex undertaking. )
    • usage: "he masterminded the robbery"

adjective

  • Showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction on.
    • usage: "felt his mother's directing arm around him"; "the directional role of science on industrial progress"
(p.pr.&vb.n.) of Direct.