The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - write v.

1) pen, scribble, get off, dash off; indite, inscribe, make out: I was writing you a note when you phoned. She wrote out a cheque for њ1000. 2) correspond (with) , send a letter or a note or a postcard or US also a postal card, communicate (with) : You don't write home often enough. Write and let me know when you get a job. 3) compose, create, make up, author: We saw the house in which Elgar wrote the 'Enigma' Variations. 4) write down. a register, list, catalogue, note, make a note or notation, record, transcribe, set or jot or take down, note, put in writing, put in black and white: The teacher was known for Irish bulls like, 'All absent students must write down their names'. b derogate, decry, disparage, put down, minimize, make little of, play down, detract, belittle: Cumberland's contributions have been written down by his critics. 5) write off. delete, cancel, disregard, ignore, forgive, forget (about) , annul, eradicate, erase: The bad debts have been written off.