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Indite

noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An extremely rare indium-iron sulfide mineral. uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    To physically make (letters and words) on a writing surface; to inscribe. transitive
  2. 2
    produce a literary work wordnet
  3. 3
    To write (something, especially a literary or artistic work); to compose. transitive

    "From a VVriter of Books, our Author is already dvvindled to a Preface-monger, and from Prefaces I am confident he may in a ſhort time be improved to endite Tickets for the Bear-Garden."

  4. 4
    To dictate (something); to prompt.

    "My heart is inditing a good matter."

  5. 5
    To ask or invite (someone). obsolete

    "She vvill endite him to ſome ſupper."

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  1. 6
    To indict (someone); to accuse; to censure. obsolete

    "the wonder that my wit cannot endite"

Etymology

Etymology 1

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.

Etymology 2

From indium + -ite.

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