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write vs trace

trace vs write

write is not a noun while trace is a noun.

write and trace both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
write No No Yes No
trace Yes No Yes No
As verbs, trace is a hypernym of write; that is, trace is a word with a broader meaning than write:
  • write: mark or trace words or symbols on a surface
  • trace: make a mark or lines on a surface
Other hypernyms of write include delineate, describe, draw, line.
write (noun) trace (noun)
a drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image
either of two lines that connect a horse's harness to a wagon or other vehicle or to a whiffletree
an indication that something has been present
a suggestion of some quality
a visible mark (as a footprint) left by the passage of person or animal or vehicle
a just detectable amount
write (verb) trace (verb)
communicate or express by writing follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something
record data on a computer read with difficulty
contact in writing make a mark or lines on a surface
produce a literary work copy by following the lines of the original drawing on a transparent sheet placed upon it; make a tracing of
mark or trace words or symbols on a surface pursue or chase relentlessly
write or name the letters that comprise the conventionally accepted form of (a word or part of a word) to go back over again
write music make one's course or travel along a path; travel or pass over, around, or along
create code, write a computer program discover traces of
Difference between write and trace

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