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Meaning of "indite" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD INDITE

From Old French enditer, from Latin indīcere to declare, from in-² + dīcere to say.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF INDITE

ɪnˈdaɪt


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INDITE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Indite is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb indite in English.

WHAT DOES INDITE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Indite

Indite is an extremely rare indium-iron sulfide mineral, found in Siberia. Its chemical formula is FeIn2S4. It occurs as replacement of cassiterite in hydrothermal deposits. It is associated with dzhalindite, cassiterite and quartz. It was first described in 1963 for an occurrence in the Dzhalinda tin deposit, Malyi Khingan Range, Khabarovskiy Kray, Far-Eastern Region, Russia.

Definition of indite in the English dictionary

The definition of indite in the dictionary is to write. Other definition of indite is to dictate.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO INDITE

PRESENT

Present
I indite
you indite
he/she/it indites
we indite
you indite
they indite
Present continuous
I am inditing
you are inditing
he/she/it is inditing
we are inditing
you are inditing
they are inditing
Present perfect
I have indited
you have indited
he/she/it has indited
we have indited
you have indited
they have indited
Present perfect continuous
I have been inditing
you have been inditing
he/she/it has been inditing
we have been inditing
you have been inditing
they have been inditing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I indited
you indited
he/she/it indited
we indited
you indited
they indited
Past continuous
I was inditing
you were inditing
he/she/it was inditing
we were inditing
you were inditing
they were inditing
Past perfect
I had indited
you had indited
he/she/it had indited
we had indited
you had indited
they had indited
Past perfect continuous
I had been inditing
you had been inditing
he/she/it had been inditing
we had been inditing
you had been inditing
they had been inditing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will indite
you will indite
he/she/it will indite
we will indite
you will indite
they will indite
Future continuous
I will be inditing
you will be inditing
he/she/it will be inditing
we will be inditing
you will be inditing
they will be inditing
Future perfect
I will have indited
you will have indited
he/she/it will have indited
we will have indited
you will have indited
they will have indited
Future perfect continuous
I will have been inditing
you will have been inditing
he/she/it will have been inditing
we will have been inditing
you will have been inditing
they will have been inditing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would indite
you would indite
he/she/it would indite
we would indite
you would indite
they would indite
Conditional continuous
I would be inditing
you would be inditing
he/she/it would be inditing
we would be inditing
you would be inditing
they would be inditing
Conditional perfect
I would have indite
you would have indite
he/she/it would have indite
we would have indite
you would have indite
they would have indite
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been inditing
you would have been inditing
he/she/it would have been inditing
we would have been inditing
you would have been inditing
they would have been inditing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you indite
we let´s indite
you indite
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to indite
Past participle
indited
Present Participle
inditing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INDITE

andradite · Araldite · bedight · benedight · cordite · dight · dite · erudite · expedite · extradite · hermaphrodite · indict · jadeite · Luddite · misdight · overdight · reindict · troglodyte · turbidite · undight

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INDITE

indistinctive · indistinctively · indistinctiveness · indistinctly · indistinctness · indistinguishability · indistinguishable · indistinguishableness · indistinguishably · indistributable · inditement · inditer · indium · indiv. · indivertible · indivertibly · individ. · individable · individua · individual

WORDS THAT END LIKE INDITE

alabandite · almandite · Aphrodite · argyrodite · cheddite · Gileadite · heulandite · incondite · lyddite · pentlandite · plaudite · podite · pseudohermaphrodite · scorodite · skutterudite · smaragdite · tetradite · thenardite · verdite · viridite

Synonyms and antonyms of indite in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «indite» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF INDITE

Find out the translation of indite to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of indite from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «indite» in English.
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Translator English - Chinese

indite
1,325 millions of speakers
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indite
570 millions of speakers
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English

indite
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

रचना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الاتهام
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

indite
278 millions of speakers
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indite
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

রচনা করা
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

indite
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Indit
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

indite
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

indite
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

짓다
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Indite
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

viết
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

எழுது
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

ध्वनित करा
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

kaleme almak
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

indite
65 millions of speakers
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indite
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

indite
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

acuzare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Συνθέτουν
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

neer skryf
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

indite
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tiltale
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of indite

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INDITE»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of indite
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about indite

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INDITE»

Discover the use of indite in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to indite and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Archives Ou Correspondance Indite de La Maison D'Orange-Nassau
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
G. Groen Van Prinsterer, 2009
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Lettre (Posthume Et Indite) de Cabanis M. F.: Surles Causes ...
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.
Pierre Jean Georges Cabanis, Frdric Joseph Brard, édéric Joseph Bérard, 2010
3
A New Variorum Edition of Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet. 1871
I am the youngest of that name, for fault of a worse. 1 10 Nurse. You say well. Mer . Yea, is the worst well ? very well took, i' faith ; wisely, wisely. Nurse. If you be he, sir, I desire some confidence with you. Ben. She will indite him to some supper.
William Shakespeare, Horace Howard Furness, 1871
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Romeo and Juliet
She will indite him to some supper. 1 15 Mer. A bawd, a bawd, a bawd ! So ho ! Rom. What hast thou found ? 103. himself] for himself (Q,) Coll. 107. the] om. (Q,) Pope, Han. Ulr. Huds. Sta. White, Hal. Clarke, 112-114. Yea...you] Qq. Verse, four  ...
William Shakespeare, Horace Howard Furness, 1871
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The Enimie of Idlenesse Teaching a Perfect Platforme how to ...
Because this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving and promoting the world's literature.
William Fulwood, 2010
6
Garner's Modern American Usage
See indicia. indict; indite. Both words are pronounced /in-dit/. The former means “ to charge formally with a crime”; the latter, “to write, compose, dictate.” A literary term, indite is rarely used today. But it isn't unknown—e.g.: • “Its principles hold for  ...
Bryan Garner, 2009
7
Lowland Grassland and Heathland Habitats
These habitats are often of great conservation value, for example 65-80 per cent of the central European Red List species are restricted to ecosystems with the lowest nitrogen status (INDITE, 1994). There is already evidence of increasing ...
Elizabeth Anne Clewett Price, 2003
8
The Works of Shakespear: In Eight Volumes
I remember, one said, there was no salt in the lines, to make the matter savoury ; nor no matter in the phrase, 8 that might indite the author of affection ; but call'd it, 9 an honest method. One speech in it I chiefly lov'd ; 'twas Æneas's tale to Dido ...
William Shakespeare, Alexander Pope, William Warburton, 1747
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The correspondence of Samuel Richardson ...: selected from ...
Will it be any " harm, said I, in a piece you want to be " written so low, if we should instruct " them how they should think and act in *( common cases, as well as indite ? They " were the more urgent with me to begin " the little volume for this hint.
Samuel Richardson, Mrs. Barbauld (Anna Letitia), 1804
10
The Poetry of Anne Finch: An Essay in Interpretation
... good infusing while we write, Lest with our follies hung around, We like that tree and hedge be found, Grotesque and trivial, shun'd by all, And soon forgotten when we fall. (11. 26-33) But the speaker never implies that poets can "indite" the  ...
Charles H. Hinnant, 1994

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INDITE»

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Why You Should Be Reading… Image Comics & Top Cow's The Tithe!
... they also provide the FBI with all the incriminating evidence that could easily indite the Churches and their leaders that are being taken down. «Inside Pulse, Jun 15»
2
Florida: two teen sisters kill brother with parents' gun
Being the foreman of the grand jury , i took the position of No Bill, ~ tit for tat ~ score settled and a waste of time , money to indite. ~ and led the ... «The Cubic Lane, Jun 15»
3
WATCH: Usaamah Rahim's Brother On Roslindale Shooting Footage
"Our goal is not to indite the Boston Police Department. We want more information about what happened in that parking lot." Rahim also ... «WGBH NEWS, Jun 15»
4
'American Sniper' Widow Taya Kyle 'Proudly' Endorses 2016 …
... and had the smarts to put that drunk driver who holds a position on a morals committee in her place, so they tried to indite Perry did that drunk ... «Western Journalism, Jun 15»
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Know your English — May 31, 2015
What is the difference between 'indict' and 'indite'? (Charumathi ... Unlike 'indict', the word 'indite' is not frequently used nowadays. It means to ... «The Hindu, May 15»
6
The Fix Live
Since when do we indite people for paying off blackmailers? A: Chris Cillizza. Well, we indict people for allegedly trying to hide the money they ... «Washington Post, May 15»
7
The Fight To Release The Eric Garner Grand Jury Records Is Still Alive
... didn't matter what evidence was presented in the GJ when the state asked that there be no charges... hard for the GJ to say indite the dude. «Huffington Post, May 15»
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Cleveland pastors ask for calm pending verdict for Cleveland officer …
... Brandon Jones, Tanisha Anderson, Illuminado Lopez, just in the three years it took to indite Brelo, have not found any retable justice, as the ... «newsnet5.com, Apr 15»
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Holder's DOJ Just Made A Massive Announcement About Lois …
Even if she was indited and convicted, Obama would pardon her when he leaves office. Wait till they're gone, then indite her. Reply · Like. «Western Journalism, Apr 15»
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Surveillance Video May Poke Holes In Secret Service Drunk Driving …
The Justice Department although they did not indite anyone in this case, the findings suggest there is more truth in the unheard testimony than ... «Huffington Post, Mar 15»
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