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Verb — Past tense and past participle of indite: to compose or write down something such as a letter, poem or speech.

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Archaic and literary; appears mainly in older religious and poetic English.

Etymology

From Latin indictare, meaning to declare or proclaim, which reached English through Old French enditer. The same root later produced the legal word indict.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between indited and indicted?

Indited means wrote or composed and is archaic. Indicted, pronounced in-DY-tid as well, means formally charged with a crime. They sound identical, which is exactly why the confusion arises, and indicted is the word almost everyone actually wants.

Is indited still used today?

Very rarely, and only for deliberate literary effect or in older texts such as the Book of Common Prayer and the King James Bible. In modern writing, use wrote or composed.

How is indited pronounced?

In-DY-tid, with a long i in the stressed syllable, exactly like indicted.

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