typewrite

American

[tahyp-rahyt] / ˈtaɪpˌraɪt /

verb (used with or without object)

typewrote, typewritten, typewriting

to write by means of a typewriter; type.

typewrite British

/ ˈtaɪpˌraɪt /

verb

to write by means of a typewriter; type

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Etymology

Origin of typewrite

First recorded in 1885–90; back formation from typewriter

Example Sentences

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It sounds like what a dude with a drawl would say if you asked for the past tense of "typewrite."

From Golf Digest • Jun. 12, 2017

Supposedly those symbols sum up greatness with an economy and precision which would surely elude an army of sportswriters hitting random keys on a typewrite for an infinite amount of time.

From The Guardian • Aug. 17, 2010

One day they met again, and Emily was able to explain everything, for in the meantime she had learned to typewrite.

From Time Magazine Archive

Mrs. Stoner attributes the .brilliance of her daughter in no small part to the fact that she taught the child to typewrite at the age of three.

From Time Magazine Archive

He accordingly set the phonograph at a slow pace, and I began to typewrite from the beginning of the seventh cylinder.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker

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