write down

== English == === Pronunciation === === Verb === write down (third-person singular simple present writes down, present participle writing down, simple past wrote down, past participle written down) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see write,‎ down. (transitive) To produce or set (something) down in writing; to record something. Synonyms: write up, record, transcribe, document, log, inscripturate (ambitransitive) To write (something) in a simple or condescending style. Coordinate terms: dumb down, talk down, talk down to (transitive, accounting) To make a downward adjustment in the value of an asset. Synonym: devalue Antonym: write up (transitive) To condemn in writing; to document the faults, offenses, or wrongdoing of. Synonym: write up ==== Usage notes ==== As with many pairs of phrasal verbs that contain antonymic particles (such as up and down), write down and write up can nonetheless function as synonyms for some senses. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Winterowd