v. 25B6; verb
he wrote her name in the book : PUT IN WRITING, write down, put down, jot down, note (down), take down, record, register, log, list; inscribe, sign, scribble, scrawl, pencil.
I wrote a poem : COMPOSE, draft, think up, formulate, compile, pen, dash off, produce.
he had her address and promised to write : CORRESPOND, write a letter, communicate, get in touch, keep in contact; informal drop someone a line.
25A0; write someone/something off
they have had to write off loans : FORGET ABOUT, disregard, give up on, cancel, annul, wipe out.
he wrote off his new car : WRECK, smash up, crash, destroy, demolish, ruin; N. Amer. informal total.
who would write off a player of his stature? : DISREGARD, dismiss, ignore.