WRITE

verb (wrote; written; also writ or dialect wrote; writing) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wrītan to scratch, draw, inscribe; akin to Old High German rīzan to tear and perhaps to Greek rhinē file, rasp Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to form (as characters or symbols) on a surface with an instrument (as a pen), to form (as words) by inscribing the characters or symbols of on a surface, to spell in writing , to cover, fill, or fill in by writing , to set down in writing: as, draw up , draft , b. to be the author of ; compose , to compose in musical form , to express in literary form , to communicate by letter , to use or exhibit (a specific script, language, or literary form or style) in writing , to ~ contracts or orders for, to make a permanent impression of, to communicate with in writing , ordain , fate , to make evident or obvious , to force, effect, introduce, or remove by writing , to take part in or bring about (something worth recording), 9. to introduce (information) into the storage device or medium of a computer, to transfer (information) from the main memory of a computer to a storage or output device, sell , intransitive verb 1. to make significant characters or inscriptions, to form or produce written letters, words, or sentences, to compose, communicate by, or send a letter, 3. to produce a written work, to compose music