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Writ

noun
/ɹɪt/
Word Frequency: 2.9

Definitions

1.nounA written order, issued by a court, ordering someone to do (or stop doing) something.
2.nounAuthority, power to enforce compliance.
3.nounThat which is written; writing.
4.verbTo form letters, words or symbols on a surface in order to communicate.
"The pupil wrote his name on the paper."
5.verbTo be the author of (a book, article, poem, etc.).
"My uncle writes newspaper articles for The Herald."
6.verbTo send written information to.
"(UK) Please write to me when you get there."
7.verbTo show (information, etc) in written form.
"The due day of the homework is written in the syllabus."
8.verbTo be an author.
"I write for a living."
9.verb(with to) To record data mechanically or electronically.
"The computer writes to the disk faster than it reads from it."
10.verb(of an exam, a document, etc.) To fill in, to complete using words.
"I was very anxious to know my score after I wrote the test."
11.verbTo impress durably; to imprint; to engrave.
"truth written on the heart"
12.verbTo make known by writing; to record; to prove by one's own written testimony; often used reflexively.
13.verbTo sell (an option or other derivative).

Synonyms

claim formauthorpensavestoresitinscribescrawlscribblepostdisplayindicate

Antonyms

loadreadretrieve

Rhymes With

shitfitgritbitcounterfeithitsplitadmit
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