indite

[ in-dahyt ]

/ ɪnˈdaɪt /

verb (used with object), in·dit·ed, in·dit·ing.

to compose or write, as a poem.

to treat in a literary composition.

Obsolete. to dictate.

Obsolete. to prescribe.

Nearby words

indisputable, indissoluble, indistinct, indistinctive, indistinguishable, indite, indium, indiv., indivertible, individ., individual

Origin of indite

1325–75; Middle English enditen < Old French enditer < Vulgar Latin *indictāre, derivative of Latin indīctus past participle of indīcere to announce, proclaim. See in-², dictum

Related forms

in·dite·ment, nounin·dit·er, noun

Can be confused

indict indite

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Examples from the Web for inditement

Reade his Inditement, let him heare What hees to trust to: Boy, give eare!
Pastoral Poetry and Pastoral Drama|Walter W. Greg

British Dictionary definitions for inditement

indite

/ (ɪnˈdaɪt) /

verb (tr)

archaic to write

obsolete to dictate

Derived Forms

inditement, nouninditer, noun

Word Origin for indite

C14: from Old French enditer, from Latin indīcere to declare, from in- ² + dīcere to say

usage

Indite and inditement are sometimes wrongly used where indict and indictment are meant: he was indicted (not indited) for fraud

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