to indite a poem

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• indite — transitive verb (indited; inditing) Etymology: Middle English enditen, from Anglo French enditer to write, compose, from Vulgar Latin *indictare, frequentative of Latin indicere to make known formally, proclaim, from in + dicere to say more at… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Indite — In*dite , v. i. To compose; to write, as a poem. [1913 Webster] Wounded I sing, tormented I indite. Herbert. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• indite — inditement, n. inditer, n. /in duyt /, v.t., indited, inditing. 1. to compose or write, as a poem. 2. to treat in a literary composition. 3. Obs. to dictate. 4. Obs. to prescribe. [1325 75; ME enditen < OF enditer < VL *indictare, deriv. of L… …   Universalium

• indite — in·dite || ɪn daɪt v. compose, write in words (poem, speech, etc.) …   English contemporary dictionary

• indite — in•dite [[t]ɪnˈdaɪt[/t]] v. t. dit•ed, dit•ing 1) lit. to compose or write (a speech, poem, etc.) 2) Obs. to dictate 3) Obs. to prescribe • Etymology: 1325–75; ME enditen < OF enditer < L indīcere; see indiction …   From formal English to slang

• indite — /ɪnˈdaɪt/ (say in duyt) verb (t) (indited, inditing) to compose or write, as a speech, poem, etc.: *Those red heel d Ladies cage him in their Hoops / Whilst he indites Epistles to Dear Kitty –kenneth slessor, 1926. {Middle English endite(n), from …  

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