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to indite

to indite

9.9
To write a formal text like a speech or poem
  • verb
  • /ɪnˈdaɪt/
  • Archaic
translation icon : escribir
  • In conclusion, you're going to be indited for first-degree murder.

Examples

  • Last week, you were indited... ...for a crime that was 40 years old.

    My Uncle John Is a Zombie! (2017)

  • You see, I am only a voice, and not an accessible one either; the only way to voice the pain of my mind is to appear to write something down, as if someone bad commissioned me to indite a letter for them, cheap rate.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • The renowned author decided to indite a new novel, inspired by her travels around the world.

  • He took great care to indite his speech for the ceremony, ensuring that every word conveyed his gratitude.

  • In her quiet study, she would indite beautiful poems that captured the essence of nature.

Synonyms

to write
vsto indite
  • Literature
∞ 1.6

Create a story or poem by putting words together

is more formal and literary in style than neutral creation
to compose
vsto indite
102 3.5

To make writing, music, or a plan

is limited to formal literary works rather than general creation
to pen
vsto indite
  • Literature
11 6.0

To write something carefully, often a long text

is identical in meaning but used as a more literary term

Antonyms

to delete
287 2.0

To remove information like text or files so it cannot be seen

to erase
144 1.6

Remove marks, writing, or digital files so they are no longer visible

How Formal

to indite
  • Archaic
9.9
to compose
102 3.5
to write
∞ 1.0
to jot
8 3.9

Surface Forms

indite infinitive
indited past
indited past participle
inditing present participle
indites third person singular

Etymology

Indite comes from an old root that means 'to say', the same root you see in dictate. Think of it as 'saying into writing', so to indite something is to compose or put words into a formal written form.