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Indite

/ˌɪnˈdaɪt/

To physically make letters and words on a writing surface; to inscribe.

📖 Definitions of "Indite"

verb
  1. 1

    To physically make letters and words on a writing surface; to inscribe.

  2. 2

    To write, especially a literary or artistic work; to compose.

  3. 3

    To dictate; to prompt.

  4. 4

    To invite or ask.

🔄 Synonyms of "Indite"

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WordDefinition
composeverb(transitive or intransitive) To construct by mental labor; to think up; particularly, to produce or create a literary or musical work.
pennounA tool, originally made from a feather but now usually a small tubular instrument, containing ink used to write or make marks.
writeverb(ambitransitive) To form letters, words or symbols on a surface in order to communicate.

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writeverb(ambitransitive) To form letters, words or symbols on a surface in order to communicate.
composeverb(transitive or intransitive) To construct by mental labor; to think up; particularly, to produce or create a literary or musical work.
penverb(transitive) To write (an article, a book, etc.).
enditenounOne of the mouthparts of a spider or other arachnids, specifically the lobe of the palpal coxa lateral to the labium.
enwriteverb(transitive) To write upon something; inscribe; imprint.
inscribeverb(transitive) To write or cut (words) onto (something, especially a hard surface, or a book to be given to another person); to engrave.
inwriteverbAlternative spelling of enwrite. [(transitive) To write upon something; inscribe; imprint.]
enscribenounMisspelling of inscribe. [(transitive) To write or cut (words) onto (something, especially a hard surface, or a book to be given to another person); to engrave.]
scribenounSomeone who writes; a draughtsperson; a writer for another; especially, an official or public writer; an amanuensis, secretary, notary, or copyist.
inscriptnoun(archaic, obsolete) Something that is inscribed; an inscription.
letternounA symbol in an alphabet.
takeverb(transitive) To get into one's hands, possession, or control, with or without force.
enscripturateverbAlternative spelling of inscripturate. [(transitive, theology) To put or make into scripture; to record or write in scripture:]
endossverb(obsolete, transitive) To write on the back of (a document); to endorse.
inscripturateverb(transitive, theology) To put or make into scripture; to record or write in scripture:
put pen to paperverb(intransitive, idiomatic) To write something (especially using pen and ink).
superinscribeverbTo inscribe at the top of, or over something else
manuscribeverb(archaic) To write by hand.
bewritenoun(transitive) To write about; describe.
reinscribeverbTo inscribe again.

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