I. doc ‧ u ‧ ment 1 S2 W2 AC /ˈdɒkjəmənt, ˈdɒkjʊmənt $ ˈdɑːk-/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ document , ↑ documentation ; verb : ↑ document ; adjective : ↑ documentary ]
[ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: French ; Origin: Late Latin documentum , from Latin docere 'to teach' ]
1 . a piece of paper that has official information on it
2 . a piece of written work that is stored on a computer
II. doc ‧ u ‧ ment 2 AC /ˈdɒkjəment, ˈdɒkjʊment $ ˈdɑːk-/ BrE AmE verb [transitive]
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ document , ↑ documentation ; verb : ↑ document ; adjective : ↑ documentary ]
1 . to write about something, film it, or take photographs of it, in order to record information about it
document how/what etc
His research documents how the crisis occurred.
2 . to support an opinion, argument etc with recorded facts
be well/extensively/poorly etc documented
It is well documented that men die younger than women.