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.

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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

OTHER WORDS FROM indite

in·dite·ment, nounin·dit·er, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH indite

indict indite

Words nearby indite

indisputable, indissoluble, indistinct, indistinctive, indistinguishable, indite, indium, indiv., indivertible, individ., individual
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British Dictionary definitions for inditement

indite
/ (ɪnˈdaɪt) /

verb (tr)

archaic to write
obsolete to dictate

Derived forms of indite

inditement, nouninditer, noun

Word Origin for indite

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

usage for indite

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