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Webster 1913 Edition
Write
Write
,Verb.
T.
[
imp.
Wrote
; p. p.
Written
; Archaic imp. & p. p.
Writ
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Writing
.] [OE.
writen
, AS. wrītan
; originally, to scratch, to score; akin to OS. wrītan
to write, to tear, to wound, D. rijten
to tear, to rend, G. reissen
, OHG. rīzan
, Icel. rīta
to write, Goth. writs
a stroke, dash, letter. Cf. Race
tribe, lineage.] 1.
To set down, as legible characters; to form the conveyance of meaning; to inscribe on any material by a suitable instrument;
as, to
. write
the characters called letters; to write
figures2.
To set down for reading; to express in legible or intelligible characters; to inscribe;
as, to
; hence, specifically, to set down in an epistle; to communicate by letter. write
a deed; to write
a bill of divorcementLast night she enjoined me to
write
some lines to one she loves. Shakespeare
I chose to
To her I loved.
write
the thing I durst not speakTo her I loved.
Prior.
3.
Hence, to compose or produce, as an author.
I purpose to
write
the history of England from the accession of King James the Second down to a time within the memory of men still living. Macaulay.
4.
To impress durably; to imprint; to engrave;
as, truth
. written
on the heart5.
To make known by writing; to record; to prove by one’s own written testimony; – often used reflexively.
He who
writes
himself by his own inscription is like an ill painter, who, by writing on a shapeless picture which he hath drawn, is fain to tell passengers what shape it is, which else no man could imagine. Milton.
Write
,Verb.
I.
1.
To form characters, letters, or figures, as representative of sounds or ideas; to express words and sentences by written signs.
Chaucer.
So it stead you, I will
Please you command.
write
,Please you command.
Shakespeare
2.
To be regularly employed or occupied in writing, copying, or accounting; to act as clerk or amanuensis;
as, he
. writes
in one of the public offices3.
To frame or combine ideas, and express them in written words; to play the author; to recite or relate in books; to compose.
They can
write
up to the dignity and character of the authors. Felton.
4.
To compose or send letters.
He
wrote
for all the Jews that went out of his realm up into Jewry concerning their freedom. 1 Esdras iv. 49.
Webster 1828 Edition
Write
WRITE
,Verb.
T.
1.
To form by a pen on paper or other material, or by a graver on wood or stone; as, to write the characters called letters; to write figures. We write characters on paper with pen and ink; we write them on stone with a graving tool.2.
To express by forming letters and words on paper or stone; as, to write a deed; to write a bill of divorcement. The ten commandments were written with the finger of God on tables of stone. Exodus 31.3.
To engrave. [See the preceding definition.]4.
To impress durable. Write useful truths on the heart.5.
To compose or produce, as an author.6.
To copy; to transcribe.7.
To communicate by letter.I chose to write the thing I durst not speak to her I lovd.
WRITE
,Verb.
I.
1.
To perform the act of forming characters, letters or figures, as representatives of sounds or ideas. Learn to write when young.2.
To be employed as a clerk or an amanuensis. A writes for B. D writes in one of the public offices.3.
To play the author; as, he thinks, he speaks, he writes, he sings.4.
To recite or relate in books. Josephus wrote of the wars of the Jews.5.
To send letters.He wrote for all the Jews concerning their freedom.
6.
To call ones self; to be entitled; to use the style of.Those who began to write themselves men, but thought it no shame to learn.
7.
To compose; to frame or combine ideas and express them in words.They can write up to the dignity and character of their authors.