English Explanatory Dictionary

indite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To physically make (letters and words) on a writing surface; to inscribe.
  2. To write (something, especially a literary or artistic work); to compose.
  3. To dictate (something); to prompt.
  4. To ask or invite (someone).
  5. To indict (someone); to accuse; to censure.
noun
  1. An extremely rare indium-iron sulfide mineral.

Pronunciation

/ɪnˈdaɪt/ en-us-indict.ogg /ˈɪndaɪt/

Word forms

indite indites inditing indited endite

Etymology

Originally a variant of indict; from Middle English enditen, endyten, from Old French enditer, from Late Latin indictāre, from in- + dictare (“to declare”). Doublet of indict.

Derived words

inditement inditer
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