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indite

verb in·dite \in-ˈdīt\
in·dit·edin·dit·ing

Definition of INDITE

transitive verb
1
a :  make up, compose <indite a poem>
b :  to give literary or formal expression to
c :  to put down in writing <indite a message>
2
obsolete :  dictate
in·dit·er noun
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Origin of INDITE

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 diction
First Known Use: 14th century

Other Literature Terms

apophasis, bathos, bildungsroman, bowdlerize, caesura, coda, doggerel, euphemism, poesy, prosody

Rhymes with INDITE

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