"indite" meaning in English

See indite in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ɪnˈdaɪt/ [UK, US] Audio: en-us-indict.ogg [US] Forms: indite [canonical], indites [third-person, singular], indited [past], indited [past, participle], inditing [present, participle]
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  1. If you indite, you write or compose a literary or artistic work.
    Sense id: simple-indite-en-verb-u6G4De5E Categories (other): Old words
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