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1wite

verb \ˈwīt\
wit·edwit·ing

Definition of WITE

transitive verb
chiefly Scottish
:  blame
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Origin of WITE

Middle English, from Old English wītan; akin to Old High German wīzan to blame, Old English witan to know
First Known Use: before 12th century

Rhymes with WITE

bight, bite, blight, bright, byte, cite, dight, dite, fight, flight, fright, height, hight, kite, knight, krait, kyte, light, lite, might, mite, night, plight, quite, right, rite, sight, site, sleight, slight, smite, spite, sprite, tight, trite, white, wight, wright, write

2wite

noun

Definition of WITE

chiefly Scottish
:  blame, responsibility

First Known Use of WITE

13th century

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