Main Entry: in·dite

Pronunciation: \in-ˈdīt\

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form(s): in·dit·ed; in·dit·ing

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

Date: 14th century

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

— in·dit·er noun