Thresor de la langue françoyse. Jean Nicot.
indict — (v.) c.1300, from Anglo Fr. enditer accuse, indict (late 13c.), O.Fr. enditer to dictate or inform, from L.L. *indictare to declare, proclaim in writing, from L. in in (see IN (Cf. in ) (2)) + dictare to say, compose in words (see DICTATE (Cf … Etymology dictionary
indict — /ɪnˈdaɪt / (say in duyt) verb (t) 1. to charge with an offence or crime; accuse. 2. US (of a grand jury) to bring a formal accusation against, as a means of bringing to trial. {Middle English endite(n), from Anglo French enditer accuse, indict.… …
Indite — In*dite ([i^]n*d[imac]t ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Indited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Inditing}.] [OE. enditen to indite, indict, OF. enditer to indicate, show, dictate, write, inform, and endicter to accuse; both fr. LL. indictare to show, to accuse, fr. L … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Indited — Indite In*dite ([i^]n*d[imac]t ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Indited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Inditing}.] [OE. enditen to indite, indict, OF. enditer to indicate, show, dictate, write, inform, and endicter to accuse; both fr. LL. indictare to show, to accuse … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Inditing — Indite In*dite ([i^]n*d[imac]t ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Indited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Inditing}.] [OE. enditen to indite, indict, OF. enditer to indicate, show, dictate, write, inform, and endicter to accuse; both fr. LL. indictare to show, to accuse … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
indict — transitive verb Etymology: alteration of earlier indite, from Middle English inditen, from Anglo French enditer to write, point out, indict more at indite Date: circa 1626 1. to charge with a fault or offense ; criticize, accuse 2. to charge with … New Collegiate Dictionary
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 — 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
indict — in·dict /in dīt/ vt [alteration of earlier indite, from Anglo French enditer, from Old French, to write down, ultimately from Latin indicere to proclaim, from in toward + dicere to say]: to charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a… … Law dictionary
ressusciter — (rè su si té) v. a. 1° Réveiller, faire sortir de sa torpeur (sens latin, qui n est pas usité). • Après un ton si relevé.... pourrais je me rabaisser à vous supplier de ressusciter M. Boucard sur toutes les choses dont je lui écris sans cesse … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
