wrote up

Put on paper

Wrote up is the past tense of write up, meaning to compose a formal or complete account of something: She wrote up her notes from the meeting, The journalist wrote up the interview for tomorrow's edition.

It often implies transforming rough material into polished form.

In workplace contexts, to write someone up is to document their misconduct officially: His supervisor wrote him up for being late again.

documented

documented

Preserved in official records

log · file · catalog · transcribe · archive · note · detail · minutes · memorandum · documentation

disciplined

cited

Mentioned as evidence

penalized · ticketed · flagged · infraction · violation · incident report · complaint · formal warning · misconduct · disciplinary action

drafted

drafted

Enlisted by requirement

formulated · worded · prepared · typed · authored · created · produced · generated · put together · drew up

reported

reported

Communicated formally

piece · feature · exposé · news · press · journalism · dispatch · bulletin · scoop · headline

Opposites
formal documentation vs. informal handling

wrote upverbal warning

Spoken notice of wrongdoing

let slide · overlooked · ignored · let off · let off the hook

disciplinary action vs. positive recognition

wrote upcommended

Expressed approval of

praised · rewarded · recognized · promoted · honored

documentation vs. erasure

wrote upexpunged

Officially removed completely

erased · deleted · wiped clean · cleared · redacted

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write, writer, writing, written, wrote, handwriting, writes, writers, unwritten

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