Definition of "indite"

indite¹

/ɪnˈdaɪt/

verb
third-person singular simple present indites, present participle inditing, simple past and past participle indited
1. (transitive) To physically make letters and words on a writing surface; to inscribe.
2. (transitive) To write, especially a literary or artistic work; to compose.
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  It is certain that the mere act of inditing tends, in a great degree, to the logicalisation of thought. Whenever, on account of its vagueness, I am dissatisfied with a conception of the brain, I resort forthwith to the pen, for the purpose of obtaining, through its aid, the necessary form, consequence, and precision.
  1844, E. A. Poe, Marginalia
  Sulíman now directed one of his ministers to indite a letter in the Chinese language to be sent to the Emperor of China to inform him of all these proceedings of Girdá towards the Prince of Rúm, and he then asked the Prince if he had been escorted by any chief enjoying the confidence of the Rájá of Rúm.
  1849, James Low, “A translation of the Keddah Annals termed Marong Mahawangsa”, in The Journal of the Indian archipelago and eastern Asia‎, volume 3, Singapore: G. M. Frederick, page 94
3. To dictate; to prompt.
  Quotations
  My heart is inditing a good matter.
  1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], Psalms 45:1
  Could a common grief have indited such expressions?
  a. 1717 (date written), Robert South, “(please specify the sermon number)”, in Five Additional Volumes of Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions. […], volumes (please specify |volume=VII to XI), London: […] Charles Bathurst, […], published 1744
4. (obsolete) To invite or ask.
  Quotations
  She will indite him to supper.
  c. 1591–1595 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Romeo and Ivliet”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, [Act II, scene iv]
5. (obsolete) To indict; to accuse; to censure.
  Quotations
  the wonder that my wit cannot endite
  1595, Edmunde Spenser [i.e., Edmund Spenser], “(please specify the sonnet number or title)”, in Amoretti and Epithalamion. […], London: […] [Peter Short] for William Ponsonby; reprinted in Amoretti and Epithalamion (The Noel Douglas Replicas), London: Noel Douglas […], 1927,
  Two cases of cattle-stealing were dealt with, in which three natives were indited, two males, and one female. The two men were found guilty […]
  1901 October 11, “District Reports”, in The Agricultural Journal and Mining Record‎, volume 4, number 16, page 483

indite²

/ˈɪndaɪt/

noun
uncountable
1. (mineralogy) An extremely rare indium-iron sulfide mineral.

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