Emily Dickinson Lexicon

record (-ed, -ing, -s), v. [OFr < L. re-, again + cor, heart.] (webplay: heart, historical, wind).

1. Attest; certify; know by name; remember officially in church certificates; enroll legally in civic registers; [verbal adj.] literal; actual; true; real.
2. Inscribe; chronicle in scripture texts; (see Genesis 32:24-30).
3. Nominate; vote for; write the name of; [fig.] commemorate; memorialize; immortalize; vouch for.
4. Declare; announce.
5. Write; document; account; calculate; make known; testify of; preserve in written form for the benefit of future generations.
6. Witness; view; verify; show the occurrence of.