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Added 8 October 2026

indite

/ɪnˈdaɪt/ verb

Latin root: indictāre Wiktionary

verb Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about indite at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

To physically make (letters and words) on a writing surface; to inscribe.
To write (something, especially a literary or artistic work); to compose.
To dictate (something); to prompt.

noun

An extremely rare indium-iron sulfide mineral.

Origin

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.

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