n.
Pronunciation: ' dä-ky ə - ˌ ment
Function: transitive verb
Date: 1711
1 : to furnish documentary evidence of
2 : to furnish with documents
3 a : to provide with factual or substantial support for statements made or a hypothesis proposed especially : to equip with exact references to authoritative supporting information b (1) : to construct or produce (as a movie or novel) with authentic situations or events (2) : to portray realistically
4 : to furnish (a ship) with ship's papers
– doc · u · ment · able \ - ˌ men-t ə -b ə l, ˌ dä-ky ə - ' , -kyü- \ adjective
– doc · u · ment · er \ ' dä-ky ə - ˌ men-t ə r \ noun