Antonyms for record


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : verb ri-kawrd; noun, adjective rek-erd
Phonetic Transcription : verb rɪˈkɔrd; noun, adjective ˈrɛk ərd


Definition of record

Origin :
  • c.1200, "to repeat, reiterate, recite; rehearse, get by heart," from Old French recorder "tell, relate, repeat, recite, report, make known" (12c.) and directly from Latin recordari "remember, call to mind, think over, be mindful of," from re- "restore" (see re-) + cor (genitive cordis) "heart" (as the metaphoric seat of memory, cf. learn by heart); see heart.
  • Meaning "set down in writing" first attested mid-14c.; that of "put sound or pictures on disks, tape, etc." is from 1892. Related: Recorded; recording.
  • noun account of event or proceedings
  • noun background, experience
  • noun achievement
  • verb write down; store information
  • verb give evidence of
Example sentences :
  • The History of Man is the record of a hungry creature in search of food.
  • Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
  • This is a record and result that no careful student of our history will, I take it, deny.
  • Extract from : « 'Tis Sixty Years Since » by Charles Francis Adams
  • So far, the story of ancient man has been the record of a wonderful achievement.
  • Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
  • It is a record of singular variety and singular distinction.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • Mr. Gladstone, as he gleefully remarked the other day, has broken the record.
  • Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
  • She says that her record of five years in your employ ought to count something in her favor.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • You ain't got nothing in that record about my jumping into the river after her?
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • As it was not required that tears be recorded on the record, Carlotta paid no attention to this.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • Suffice it to record the fact that these relics are admittedly pre-Christian.
  • Extract from : « The Non-Christian Cross » by John Denham Parsons
  • They did not speak beyond their greeting, until he had gone over the record.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart

Synonyms for record

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