document

¹doc·u·ment

noun \ˈdä-kyə-mənt, -kyü-\

Definition of DOCUMENT

1

a archaic : proof, evidence

b : an original or official paper relied on as the basis, proof, or support of something

c : something (as a photograph or a recording) that serves as evidence or proof

2

a : a writing conveying information

b : a material substance (as a coin or stone) having on it a representation of thoughts by means of some conventional mark or symbol

c : documentary

3

: a computer file containing information input by a computer user and usually created with an application (as a word processor)

— doc·u·men·tal \ˌdä-kyə-ˈmen-t^əl, -kyü-\ adjective

Examples of DOCUMENT

1. It is important to keep all of your financial documents in a safe place.
2. An important classified document has been leaked to the media.
3. creating a new document on your computer
4. I lost the document when the hard drive crashed.

Origin of DOCUMENT

Middle English, precept, teaching, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin & Latin; Late Latin documentum official paper, from Latin, lesson, proof, from docēre to teach — more at docile

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to DOCUMENT

Synonyms

blank, form, paper

Related Words

instrument, writ; filing; sheet

²doc·u·ment

transitive verb \ˈdä-kyə-ˌment\

Definition of DOCUMENT

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 \-ˌmen-tə-bəl, ˌdä-kyə-ˈ, -kyü-\ adjective

— doc·u·ment·er \ˈdä-kyə-ˌmen-tər\ noun

Examples of DOCUMENT

1. Her study was the first to document this type of behavior in gorillas.
2. He wrote a book documenting their struggle.
3. Can you document the claims you're making?
4. The charges are well documented.

First Known Use of DOCUMENT

1711

Related to DOCUMENT

Synonyms

demonstrate, prove, establish, substantiate, validate

Antonyms

disprove, rebut, refute

Related Words

back (up), buttress, circumstantiate, corroborate; evidence, evince, record, support, uphold, witness; adduce, attest, authenticate, certify, identify; confirm, sustain, verify, vouch; clinch, nail, settle; confess, depose, testify

Near Antonyms

challenge, dispute, object; allege, assume, conjecture, guess, presume, surmise, suspect

Rhymes with DOCUMENT

accident, aliment, Blaenau Gwent, circumvent, compartment, complement, compliment, confident, devilment, diffident, discontent, evident, heaven-sent, implement, incident, instrument, Jack-a-Lent, malcontent, nonevent, Occident, ornament, orient, provident, regiment, reinvent, represent, re-present, resident, Saint-Laurent, sediment, self-content, subsequent, supplement