indite
UK/in'dait/US
TOEFLGREC2
Definitions
v.
To put into words; to compose or write a literary piece (archaic/literary)
写作，创作（古旧/文学用法）
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedin-not, opposite of
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ditegive
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Edge case: NOT from dare 'give.' From Latin indictare/dictare 'to dictate, compose' (the same dict 'say' root as dictate). indite = 'to put into words.' It is a doublet of indict (accuse) but kept the writing sense, now archaic.
Common Collocations
- 1.indite a letter写信
- 2.indite verses创作诗句
Example Sentences
- 1.
The poet sat down to indite a letter to his patron.
- 2.
She loves archaic verbs like 'indite' and 'beseech.'