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to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes)
to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
「認める」 has another reading with different meanings.
彼女は手紙を丁寧に認めて封筒に入れた。
She wrote a letter and sent it.
老主人は朝餉を認めてから書斎に向かった。
The old master partook of his morning meal and then headed to his study.
弁護士が正式な文書を認める作業をした。
I am writing up an official document.