document

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

/ noun ˈdɒk yə mənt; verb ˈdɒk yəˌmɛnt /

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.

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.

Words nearby document

doctrinal, doctrine, doctrine of descent, docu-soap, docudrama, document, document reader, documentalist, documentarian, documentary, documentation

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British Dictionary definitions for well-documented (1 of 2)

well-documented

adjective (well documented when postpositive)

widely recorded or recounted a well-documented fact

British Dictionary definitions for well-documented (2 of 2)

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, etc the 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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adjective (well documented when postpositive)

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verb (ˈdɒkjʊˌmɛnt) (tr)

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adjective (well documented when postpositive)

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noun (ˈdɒkjʊmənt)

verb (ˈdɒkjʊˌmɛnt) (tr)

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