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(1):

(v. t.) 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 figures.

(2):

(v. t.) To set down for reading; to express in legible or intelligible characters; to inscribe; as, to write a deed; to write a bill of divorcement; hence, specifically, to set down in an epistle; to communicate by letter.

(3):

(v. t.) To impress durably; to imprint; to engrave; as, truth written on the heart.

(4):

(v. t.) Hence, to compose or produce, as an author.

(5):

(v. i.) To form characters, letters, or figures, as representative of sounds or ideas; to express words and sentences by written signs.

(6):

(v. i.) To frame or combine ideas, and express them in written words; to play the author; to recite or relate in books; to compose.

(7):

(v. t.) To make known by writing; to record; to prove by one's own written testimony; - often used reflexively.

(8):

(v. i.) To compose or send letters.

(9):

(v. i.) 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 offices.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Write'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​w/write.html. 1828.
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