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>2obsolete : dictate

— in·dit·er noun