indite

verb

in·dite in-ˈdīt How to pronounce indite (audio)

indited; inditing

transitive verb

: make up, compose

indite a poem

: to give literary or formal expression to

: to put down in writing

indite a message

obsolete : dictate

inditer noun

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Indite looks like a misspelling of its homophone indict, meaning "to charge with a crime," and that's no mere coincidence. Although the two verbs are distinct in current use, they are in fact related etymologically. Indite is the older of the two; it has been in the English language since the 1300s. Indict, which came about as an alteration of indite, appeared in the 16th century. Ultimately, both terms come from Latin indicere, meaning "to make known formally" or "to proclaim," which in turn comes from in- plus dīcere, meaning "to talk, speak, or say."

inditing

verb

present participle of indite

as in writing

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composing
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单词	inditing
释义	indite verb in·dite in-ˈdīt indited; inditing 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 inditer noun Did you know? Indite looks like a misspelling of its homophone indict, meaning "to charge with a crime," and that's no mere coincidence. Although the two verbs are distinct in current use, they are in fact related etymologically. Indite is the older of the two; it has been in the English language since the 1300s. Indict, which came about as an alteration of indite, appeared in the 16th century. Ultimately, both terms come from Latin indicere, meaning "to make known formally" or "to proclaim," which in turn comes from in- plus dīcere, meaning "to talk, speak, or say." Word History Etymology 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, in the meaning defined at sense 1a inditing verb present participle of indite as in writing Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance writing penning phrasing authoring expressing wording verbalizing stating devising couching concocting conceiving composing fashioning forming shaping molding building constructing sculpturing drafting formulating preparing fabricating crafting assembling redrafting compounding framing making casting drawing up reformulating reframing piecing (together)
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indite

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