# indite

> English word · Verb · IPA /ɪnˈdaɪt/

## Definitions
1. To physically make (letters and words) on a writing surface; to inscribe.
2. To write (something, especially a literary or artistic work); to compose.
3. To dictate (something); to prompt.
4. To ask or invite (someone).
5. To indict (someone); to accuse; to censure.

## Etymology
Originally a variant of indict; from Middle English enditen, endyten, from Old French enditer, from Late Latin indictāre, from in- + dictare (“to declare”). Doublet of indict.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/indite