indite
[ in-dahyt ]
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.
Origin of indite
1Other words from indite
- in·dite·ment, noun
- in·dit·er, noun
Words that may be confused with indite
- indict, indite
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How to use indite in a sentence
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 indite
indite
/ (ɪnˈdaɪt) /
verb(tr)
archaic to write
obsolete to dictate
Origin of indite
1C14: 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
Derived forms of indite
- inditement, noun
- inditer, noun
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