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write - produce a literary work; "She composed a poem"; "He wrote four novels" |
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compose,
pen,
indite |
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create verbally create with or from words
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authorship,
composition,
penning,
writing the act of initiating a new idea or theory or writing; "the authorship of the theory is disputed"
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write out,
write up make out and issue; "write out a check"; "cut a ticket"; "Please make the check out to me"
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draw cause to localize at one point; "Draw blood and pus"
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lyric write lyrics for (a song)
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write about,
write of,
write on write about a particular topic; "Snow wrote about China"
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profile represent in profile, by drawing or painting
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paragraph write paragraphs; work as a paragrapher
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paragraph write paragraphs; work as a paragrapher
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write off concede the loss or worthlessness of something or somebody; "write it off as a loss"
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dash off,
fling off,
knock off,
scratch off,
toss off write quickly; "She dashed off a note to her husband saying she would not be home for supper"; "He scratched off a thank-you note to the hostess"
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rewrite write differently; alter the writing of; "The student rewrote his thesis"
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write copy write for commercial publications; "She writes copy for Harper's Bazaar"
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adopt,
dramatise,
dramatize take into one's family; "They adopted two children from Nicaragua"
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draft,
outline draw up an outline or sketch for something; "draft a speech"
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poetise,
poetize,
verse,
versify familiarize through thorough study or experience; "She versed herself in Roman archeology"
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author be the author of; "She authored this play"
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annotate,
footnote add explanatory notes to or supply with critical comments; "The scholar annotated the early edition of a famous novel"
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cite,
reference refer to; "he referenced his colleagues' work"
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write out,
write up make out and issue; "write out a check"; "cut a ticket"; "Please make the check out to me"
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script write a script for; "The playwright scripted the movie"
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write - communicate or express by writing; "Please write to me every week" |
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drop a line,
write communicate or express by writing; "Please write to me every week"
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communicate,
intercommunicate transmit thoughts or feelings; "He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist"
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write in write to an organization; "Many listeners wrote in after the controversial radio program"
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style make consistent with certain rules of style; "style a manuscript"
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apostrophise,
apostrophize use an apostrophe
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rewrite write differently; alter the writing of; "The student rewrote his thesis"
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sign,
subscribe be engaged by a written agreement; "He signed to play the casino on Dec. 18"; "The soprano signed to sing the new opera"
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type,
typewrite identify as belonging to a certain type; "Such people can practically be typed"
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handwrite write by hand; "You should handwrite the note to your guests"
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jot,
jot down write briefly or hurriedly; write a short note of
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scrabble,
scribble write down quickly without much attention to detail
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get down,
put down,
set down,
write down take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now"
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cut,
issue,
make out,
write out grow through the gums; "The new tooth is cutting"
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write up bring to public notice by writing, with praise or condemnation; "The New York Times wrote him up last week"; "Did your boss write you up?"
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write - mark or trace on a surface; "The artist wrote Chinese characters on a big piece of white paper"; "Russian is written with the Cyrillic alphabet" |
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delineate,
describe,
draw,
line,
trace describe in vivid detail
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dot mark with a dot; "dot your `i's"
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stenograph write in shorthand; "The students were able to stenograph and record the conversation"
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calligraph write beautifully and ornamentally
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cross trace a line through or across; "cross your `t'"
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superscribe write on the outside or upper part of; "superscribe an envelope"
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superscribe write on the outside or upper part of; "superscribe an envelope"
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capitalise,
capitalize convert (a company's reserve funds) into capital
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letter mark letters on or mark with letters
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print put into print; "The newspaper published the news of the royal couple's divorce"; "These news should not be printed"
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scrawl,
scribble write down quickly without much attention to detail
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copy make a replica of; "copy that drawing"; "re-create a picture by Rembrandt"
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impress,
print dye (fabric) before it is spun
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write - communicate (with) in writing; "Write her soon, please!" |
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write communicate or express by writing; "Please write to me every week"
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write communicate or express by writing; "Please write to me every week"
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correspond exchange messages; "My Russian pen pal and I have been corresponding for several years"
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write - record data on a computer; "boot-up instructions are written on the hard disk" |
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save |
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record,
tape register electronically; "They recorded her singing"
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computer science,
computing the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures
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overwrite write new data on top of existing data and thus erase the previously existing data; "overwrite that file"
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write - communicate by letter; "He wrote that he would be coming soon" |
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communicate,
intercommunicate transmit thoughts or feelings; "He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist"
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write - create code, write a computer program; "She writes code faster than anybody else" |
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create by mental act,
create mentally create mentally and abstractly rather than with one's hands
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