Document

Noun

 * 1) An original or official paper relied upon as the basis, proof, or support of anything else, including any writing, book, or other instrument conveying information pertinent to such proof or support.  Any material substance on which the thoughts of men are represented by any species of conventional mark or symbol.
 * 2)  That which is taught or authoritatively set forth; precept; instruction; dogma.
 * 3)   An example for instruction or warning.

Verb

 * 1) To record in documents.
 * 2) To furnish with documents or papers necessary to establish facts or give information.

Adjectives for Document
genuine; routine; epic; intimate; tremendous; human; effective; dull; trustworthy; ethnological; authoritative; vivid; revealing; precious; obnoxious; colorless; official; controversial; immortal; fundamental; notable; living;   ecclesiastical;  diplomatic; temperate; extraordinary; unique; amazing;  public;  formidable;   illuminating; brief; decorous; forceful; momentous; dangerous;  pathetic; significant; rambling; equivocal;   flimsy; finicky; noteworthy; singular; irreproachable; trenchant; unpublished; fatal; different-looking; authentic; ponderous; uncommon; insidious; iconographic; respective (plural); edifying.

Verbs for Document
arrange—; crowd with—s; cull from—;draw up—; entrust with—; explore through—s; file—; inscribe in—; preserve—; produce—; refer to—; release—; scan—; seal—; search—; sign—; survey—; term—; value—; witness—; —asserts; —authorizes; —enlightens; —entitles; —informs; —points out; —proves; —records; —serves; — verifies.

Synonyms for Document
writing, archive, record, deed, notation, paper, script, manuscript.

Related terms

 * docent
 * docile
 * doctor
 * doctorate
 * doctrinaire
 * doctrinal
 * doctrine
 * indoctrinate

Thesaurus
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, 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,

Etymology
From document.

Noun

 * Armenian:
 * Belarusian: дакумент
 * Bulgarian:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Croatian:
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto: dokumento
 * Finnish: ,
 * French: ,
 * Georgian:
 * German:, ,
 * Greek:


 * Haitian Creole:
 * Hebrew: תעודה (te'uda), מסמך (mismakh)
 * Hungarian: okirat, ,
 * Icelandic:
 * Italian: ,
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Spanish:
 * Turkish:, doküman
 * Ukrainian:
 * Volapük: doküm

Verb

 * Bulgarian: документирам
 * Czech:
 * Dutch: documenteren
 * Esperanto: dokumenti
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:


 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Hebrew: לתעד (leta'ed)
 * Spanish:
 * Turkish: belgelemek

Noun

 * 1) document

Etymology
From documentum.

Noun

 * 1) document