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Proto-Germanic
# *wrītaną **Type:** Etymological root **Language:** Proto-Germanic **Slug:** writana ## Words From This Root - write - To make letters, words, or symbols on a surface, usually with a pen or pencil. - unwritten - not recorded in writing; understood without being formally stated - underwrite - to accept financial liability for, or to fund or guarantee
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Words from this root
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write
A1
/ɹaɪt/
To make letters, words, or symbols on a surface, usually with a pen or pencil.
unwritten
C2+
/ʌnˈrɪtən/
not recorded in writing; understood without being formally stated
underwrite
C2+
/ˌʌndɚˈraɪt/
to accept financial liability for, or to fund or guarantee
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