Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective having a specified direction; often used in combination.
- adjective marked with a destination; -- of mail or parcels. Opposite of
unaddressed .
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- adjective In a manner emphasizing one's point of view.
- adjective graph theory Having the properties of a
directed graph . - verb Simple past tense and past participle of
direct .
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- adjective manageable by a supervising agent
- adjective (often used in combination) having a specified direction
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Examples
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For some of the samples, bioengineers used what they call directed evolution: They mutated the genes and then used high-throughput screening to test the resulting enzymes for improvement in properties like heat resistance and ability to degrade cellulose.
Cellulosic Ethanol: One Molecule Could Cure Our Addiction to Oil
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The right seems to use what I call a directed or steered freedom, a freedom towards something that you're "allowed" or expected to want - for instance, freedom to worship, freedom to choose from among available products, etc.
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The Hebrew here for "directed" is the same as in Isa 40: 12 for "meted out"; thus the sense is, "Jehovah measures out heaven with His span"; but who can measure Him? that is,
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He couldn’t remember when last a word directed at God had passed his lips.
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Rodenbeck added that there is also a lot of other pressure on the regime in addition to the calls directed at Mubarak.
Analyst: Egypt Has Changed for Good But Final Outcome Unclear
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He directed from the harpsichord for all the concert – except the bit he directed from the concertina, sitting at the harpsichord.
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That waste of skin directed me towards somewhere totally different.
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Or an agribusiness being directed from a city office, operated strictly for profit, using genetically modified seeds and then nurtured with petroleum-based fertilizers.
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That waste of skin directed me towards somewhere totally different.
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Trial consultants have voiced fears that a verdict against Citigroup might represent populist anger against the banking system; yesterday Rakoff again directed the jury to suspend their prejudices, keep an open mind and decide the case of their "collective wisdom."
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