'Document' definitions:
Definition of 'document'
(from WordNet)
noun
Writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature) [syn: document, written document, papers]
noun
Anything serving as a representation of a person's thinking by means of symbolic marks
noun
A written account of ownership or obligation
noun
(computer science) a computer file that contains text (and possibly formatting instructions) using seven-bit ASCII characters [syn: text file, document]
verb
Record in detail; "The parents documented every step of their child's development"
verb
Support or supply with references; "Can you document your claims?"
Definition of 'Document'
From: GCIDE
- Document \Doc"u*ment\, v. t.
- 1. To teach; to school. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- I am finely documented by my own daughter. -- Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To furnish with documents or papers necessary to establish facts or give information; as, a a ship should be documented according to the directions of law. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'document'
From: GCIDE
- document \doc"u*ment\ (d[o^]k"[-u]*ment), n. [LL. documentum, fr. docere to teach: cf. F. document. See Docile.]
- 1. That which is taught or authoritatively set forth; precept; instruction; dogma. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- Learners should not be too much crowded with a heap or multitude of documents or ideas at one time. -- I. Watts. [1913 Webster]
- 2. An example for instruction or warning. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- They were forth with stoned to death, as a document to others. -- Sir W. Raleigh. [1913 Webster]
- 3. An original or official paper relied upon as the basis, proof, or support of anything else; -- in its most extended sense, including any writing, book, or other instrument conveying information in the case; any material substance on which the thoughts of men are represented by any species of conventional mark or symbol. [1913 Webster]
- Saint Luke . . . collected them from such documents and testimonies as he . . . judged to be authentic. --Paley. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'document'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- adduce,
- affirm,
- anatomize,
- archives,
- article,
- atomize,
- attest,
- authenticate,
- autograph,
- back,
- back up,
- bear out,
- blank,
- bolster,
- brainchild,
- buttress,
- call to mind,
- certificate,
- certify,
- chirograph,
- chronicle,
- circumstantiate,
- cite,
- cite a particular,
- composition,
- computer printout,
- confirm,
- copy,
- corroborate,
- demonstrate,
- descend to particulars,
- describe,
- detail,
- docket,
- dossier,
- draft,
- edited version,
- engrossment,
- enter into detail,
- essay,
- evidence,
- example,
- exemplify,
- fair copy,
- fiction,
- file,
- final draft,
- finished version,
- first draft,
- flimsy,
- form,
- fortify,
- give a for-instance,
- give full particulars,
- holograph,
- illustrate,
- instance,
- instrument,
- itemize,
- legal document,
- legal instrument,
- legal paper,
- letter,
- literae scriptae,
- literary artefact,
- literary production,
- literature,
- lucubration,
- manuscript,
- matter,
- monument,
- name,
- nonfiction,
- official document,
- opus,
- original,
- paper,
- papers,
- parchment,
- particularize,
- penscript,
- personal file,
- piece,
- piece of writing,
- play,
- poem,
- printed matter,
- printout,
- probate,
- production,
- prove,
- quote,
- ratify,
- reading matter,
- recension,
- record,
- reinforce,
- report,
- roll,
- screed,
- scrip,
- script,
- scrive,
- scroll,
- second draft,
- specify,
- spell out,
- strengthen,
- substantiate,
- support,
- sustain,
- testimony,
- the written word,
- transcript,
- transcription,
- typescript,
- undergird,
- uphold,
- validate,
- verify,
- version,
- warrant,
- work,
- writ,
- writing