document

[ noun dok-yuh-muhnt; verb dok-yuh-ment ]

/ noun ˈdɒk yə mənt; verb ˈdɒk yəˌmɛnt /

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noun

a written or printed paper furnishing information or evidence, as a passport, deed, bill of sale, or bill of lading; a legal or official paper.

any written item, as a book, article, or letter, especially of a factual or informative nature.

a computer data file.

Archaic. evidence; proof.

verb (used with object)

to furnish with documents.

to furnish with references, citations, etc., in support of statements made: a carefully documented biography.

to support by documentary evidence: to document a case.

Nautical. to provide (a vessel) with a certificate giving particulars concerning nationality, ownership, tonnage, dimensions, etc.

Obsolete. to instruct.

Nearby words

doctrinally, doctrine, doctrine of descent, docu-soap, docudrama, document, document reader, documental, documentalist, documentarian, documentary

Origin of document

1400–50; late Middle English (< Anglo-French) < Latin documentum example (as precedent, warning, etc.), equivalent to doc- (stem of docēre to teach) + -u- (variant of -i- -i- before labials) + -mentum -ment

SYNONYMS FOR document

6 corroborate, verify, substantiate, validate.

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Related forms

doc·u·ment·a·ble

[dok-yuh-men-tuh-buhl, dok-yuh-men-] /ˈdɒk yəˌmɛn tə bəl, ˌdɒk yəˈmɛn-/, adjectivedoc·u·ment·er, nounnon·doc·u·ment·ed, adjective, nounre·doc·u·ment, verb (used with object)

well-doc·u·ment·ed, adjective

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Examples from the Web for document

A second document was titled: “Gambia Reborn: A Charter for Transition from Dictatorship to Democracy and Development.”
The Shadowy U.S. Veteran Who Tried to Overthrow a Country|Jacob Siegel|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
I am not the first or last person to document the hip-hop scene in Cuba.
Cuban Hip-Hop Was Born in Alamar|Daniel Levin|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Normal procedure is that any member country can request that a document be circulated, and the UN does it pro-forma.
Exclusive: Sony Emails Say Studio Exec Picked Kim Jong-Un as the Villain of ‘The Interview’|William Boot|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The document said Wright was condescending and had “resorted to name-calling,” though no examples were offered.
Two Texas Regulators Tried to Enforce the Rules. They Were Fired.|David Hasemyer, InsideClimate News|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST

When Kocureck was shown the document by InsideClimate News, he disputed the accusations.
Two Texas Regulators Tried to Enforce the Rules. They Were Fired.|David Hasemyer, InsideClimate News|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The document heretofore marked for identification as Commission Exhibit No. 1021, was received in evidence.
Warren Commission (5 of 26): Hearings Vol. V (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
But how d'ye suppose this greasy old Indian ever got the document?
The Saddle Boys in the Grand Canyon|James Carson
But the document couldn't be found, and so the old one was submitted for probate.
The Crime of the French Caf and Other Stories|Nicholas Carter
This document, printed by Gachard, is a version from the German original by the hand of a contemporary.
History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain.|William H. Prescott
"There is some mistake," Goursac said, as he scanned the document.
In the Name of Liberty|Owen Johnson

British Dictionary definitions for document

document

noun (ˈdɒkjʊmənt)

a piece of paper, booklet, etc, providing information, esp of an official or legal nature

a piece of text or text and graphics stored in a computer as a file for manipulation by document processing software

archaic evidence; proof

verb (ˈdɒkjʊˌmɛnt) (tr)

to record or report in detail, as in the press, on television, etcthe trial was well documented by the media

to support (statements in a book) with citations, references, etc

to support (a claim, etc) with evidence or proof

to furnish (a vessel) with official documents specifying its ownership, registration, weight, dimensions, and function

Word Origin for document

C15: from Latin documentum a lesson, from docēre to teach

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Word Origin and History for document (1 of 2)

document

early 15c., "teaching, instruction," from Old French document (13c.) "lesson, written evidence," from Latin documentum "example, proof, lesson," in Medieval Latin "official written instrument," from docere "to show, teach" (see doctor (n.)). Meaning "something written that provides proof or evidence" is from early 18c. Related: Documents.

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document

1640s, "to teach;" see document (n.). Meaning "to support by documentary evidence" is from 1711. Related: Documented; documenting.

document

noun

verb (used with object)

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