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indite

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English

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Etymology 1

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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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indite (third-person singular simple present indites, present participle inditing, simple past and past participle indited)

  1. (transitive) To physically make (letters and words) on a writing surface; to inscribe.
  2. (transitive) To write (something, especially a literary or artistic work); to compose.
    • 1672, [Andrew Marvell], The Rehearsal Transpros’d: Or, Animadversions upon a Late Book, Entituled, A Preface, Shewing what Grounds there are of Fears and Jealousies of Popery, London: [s.n.], →OCLC, page 4:
      From a VVriter of Books, our Author is already dvvindled to a Preface-monger, and from Prefaces I am confident he may in a ſhort time be improved to endite Tickets for the Bear-Garden.
    • 1844, E. A. Poe, Marginalia:
      It is certain that the mere act of inditing tends, in a great degree, to the logicalisation of thought. Whenever, on account of its vagueness, I am dissatisfied with a conception of the brain, I resort forthwith to the pen, for the purpose of obtaining, through its aid, the necessary form, consequence, and precision.
    • 1849, James Low, “A translation of the Keddah Annals termed Marong Mahawangsa”, in The Journal of the Indian archipelago and eastern Asia‎[1], volume 3, Singapore: G. M. Frederick, page 94:
      Sulíman now directed one of his ministers to indite a letter in the Chinese language to be sent to the Emperor of China to inform him of all these proceedings of Girdá towards the Prince of Rúm, and he then asked the Prince if he had been escorted by any chief enjoying the confidence of the Rájá of Rúm.
  3. To dictate (something); to prompt.
    • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Psalms 45:1:
      My heart is inditing a good matter.
    • a. 1717 (date written), Robert South, “(please specify the sermon number)”, in Five Additional Volumes of Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions. […], volumes (please specify |volume=VII to XI), London: […] Charles Bathurst, […], published 1744, →OCLC:
      Could a common grief have indited such expressions?
  4. (obsolete) To ask or invite (someone).
  5. (obsolete) To indict (someone); to accuse; to censure.
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Etymology 2

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From indium +‎ -ite.

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Noun

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indite (uncountable)

  1. (mineralogy) An extremely rare indium-iron sulfide mineral.

Further reading

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  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Indite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • “indite”, in Mindat.org‎[3], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
  • “indite”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
  • indite in RRUFF™ Project

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indite

  1. inflection of indire:
    1. second-person plural present indicative
    2. second-person plural imperative

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Latin

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indite

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of indō
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