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- [in-dahyt]
- /ɪnˈdaɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [in-dahyt]
- /ɪnˈdaɪt/
Definitions of indite word
- verb with object indite to compose or write, as a poem. 1
- verb with object indite to treat in a literary composition. 1
- verb with object indite Obsolete. to dictate. 1
- verb with object indite Obsolete. to prescribe. 1
- noun indite Write; compose. 1
- verb indite to write 0
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Origin of indite
First appearance:
before 1325 One of the 16% oldest English words
1325-75; Middle English enditen < Old French enditer < Vulgar Latin *indictāre, derivative of Latin indīctus past participle of indīcere to announce, proclaim. See in-2, dictum
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Parts of speech for Indite
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
indite popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
indite usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for indite
verb indite
- pen — a female swan.
- compose — The things that something is composed of are its parts or members. The separate things that compose something are the parts or members that form it.
- dictate — If you dictate something, you say or read it aloud for someone else to write down.
- write — to trace or form (characters, letters, words, etc.) on the surface of some material, as with a pen, pencil, or other instrument or means; inscribe: Write your name on the board.
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