indite

See also: Indite

English

Alternative forms

• endite
• indict

Etymology

From Old French and Anglo-Norman enditer, from Latin in- +‎ dictare (“to declare”).

Pronunciation

• (US, UK): IPA^(key): /ˌɪnˈdaɪt/

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Verb

indite (third-person singular simple present indites, present participle inditing, simple past and past participle indited)

1. (transitive) To physically make letters and words on a writing surface; to inscribe
2. (transitive) To write, especially a literary or artistic work; to compose
   • 1844, E. A. Poe, Marginalia

     It is certain that the mere act of inditing tends, in a great degree, to the logicalisation of thought. Whenever, on account of its vagueness, I am dissatisfied with a conception of the brain, I resort forthwith to the pen, for the purpose of obtaining, through its aid, the necessary form, consequence, and precision.

3. To dictate; to prompt.
   • Bible, Psalms xlv. 1

     My heart is inditing a good matter.

   • South

     Could a common grief have indited such expressions?

4. (obsolete) To invite or ask.
   • Shakespeare

     She will indite him to supper.

5. (obsolete) To indict; to accuse; to censure.
   • (Can we date this quote?) Spenser, Amoretti, III.14:

     the wonder that my wit cannot endite

Noun

indite (uncountable)

1. (mineralogy) An extremely rare indium-iron sulfide mineral.

Further reading

• “Indite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database^[1], 1997–.
• indite mindat.org^[2], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016

Anagrams

• dinite, inited, tineid

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Italian

Verb

indite

1. second-person plural present indicative of indire
2. second-person plural imperative of indire

Anagrams

• nitide

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Latin

Verb

indite

1. second-person plural present active imperative of indō