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indite

/ˌɪnˈdaɪt/in-DYT
/ˌɪnˈdaɪt/in-DYT

Meaningto proclaim, enjoin, impose

Common meaning: to write

Journey through time

  1. Latinindicere‘to proclaim, enjoin, impose’source
  2. Late Latinindictaresource
  3. Old Frenchendictersource
  4. Middle Englishenditensource
  5. Englishmeaning shiftsto proclaim, enjoin, impose → to writeindite‘to write’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin indicere ‘to proclaim, enjoin, impose’.

Roots

  • indicere Latin “to proclaim, enjoin, impose”

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