Indite

  • 1Indite — In*dite ([i^]n*d[imac]t ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Indited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Inditing}.] [OE. enditen to indite, indict, OF. enditer to indicate, show, dictate, write, inform, and endicter to accuse; both fr. LL. indictare to show, to accuse, fr. L …

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  • 2Indite — In*dite , v. i. To compose; to write, as a poem. [1913 Webster] Wounded I sing, tormented I indite. Herbert. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 3indite — index formulate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 4indite — (v.) late 14c., put down in writing, from O.Fr. enditer, from V.L. *indictare, from L. in in, into, on, upon (see IN (Cf. in ) (2)) + dictare “to declare” (see DICTATE (Cf. dictate)). The same word as INDICT (Cf. indict) but retaining a… …

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  • 5indite — [in dīt′] vt. indited, inditing [ME enditen < OFr enditer < LL * indictare: see INDICT] 1. Archaic to express or describe in prose or verse 2. to put in writing; compose and write 3. Obs. to dictate inditement n. inditer n …

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  • 6Indite — Infobox mineral name = Indite category = boxwidth = boxbgcolor = imagesize = caption = formula = Fe²⁺In₂S₄ molweight = color = habit = system = Cubic twinning = cleavage = fracture = tenacity = mohs = 5 luster = polish = refractive = opticalprop …

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  • 7indite — transitive verb (indited; inditing) Etymology: Middle English enditen, from Anglo French enditer to write, compose, from Vulgar Latin *indictare, frequentative of Latin indicere to make known formally, proclaim, from in + dicere to say more at… …

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  • 8indite — See indict, indite …

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  • 9indite — inditement, n. inditer, n. /in duyt /, v.t., indited, inditing. 1. to compose or write, as a poem. 2. to treat in a literary composition. 3. Obs. to dictate. 4. Obs. to prescribe. [1325 75; ME enditen < OF enditer < VL *indictare, deriv. of L&#8230; …

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  • 10indite — 1. verb /ˌɪnˈdaɪt/ a) To physically make letters and words on a writing surface; to inscribe b) To write, especially a literary or artistic work …

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