Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb type

2 senses of type

Sense 1
type, typewrite -- (write by means of a keyboard with types; "type the acceptance letter, please")
       => write -- (communicate or express by writing; "Please write to me every week")

Sense 2
type, typecast -- (identify as belonging to a certain type; "Such people can practically be typed")
       => identify -- (consider to be equal or the same; "He identified his brother as one of the fugitives")