indite

Meanings

Verb

• To physically make letters and words on a writing surface; to inscribe.
• To write, especially a literary or artistic work; to compose.
• To dictate; to prompt.
• To invite or ask.
• To indict; to accuse; to censure.

Noun

• An extremely rare indium-iron sulfide mineral.

Origin

• Originally a variant of indict; from Middle English enditen, endyten, from Old French enditer, from Late Latin indictō, from in- + dictare.
• indium + -ite