indent
1[ verb in-dent; noun in-dent, in-dent ]
/ verb ɪnˈdɛnt; noun ˈɪn dɛnt, ɪnˈdɛnt /
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verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
noun
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Origin of indent
1OTHER WORDS FROM indent
in·dent·er, in·den·tor, nounWords nearby indent
Definition for indent (2 of 2)
indent2
[ verb in-dent; noun in-dent, in-dent ]
/ verb ɪnˈdɛnt; noun ˈɪn dɛnt, ɪnˈdɛnt /
verb (used with object)
noun
a dent.
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British Dictionary definitions for indent (1 of 2)
indent1
verb (ɪnˈdɛnt) (mainly tr)
noun (ˈɪnˌdɛnt)
Derived forms of indent
indenter or indentor, nounWord Origin for indent
C14: from Old French endenter, from en- 1 + dent tooth, from Latin dēns
British Dictionary definitions for indent (2 of 2)
indent2
verb (ɪnˈdɛnt)
(tr) to make a dent or depression in
noun (ˈɪnˌdɛnt)
a dent or depression
Word Origin for indent
C15: from in- ² + dent 1
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