Part 5766

<hw>In`dis*tin"guished</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Indistinct.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> "That <i>indistinguished</i> mass."

<i>Sir T. Browne.</i>

<h1>Indistinguishing</h1> <Xpage=753>

<hw>In`dis*tin"guish*ing</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Making no difference; indiscriminative; impartial; <as>as, <ex>indistinguishing</ex> liberalities</as>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Johnson.</i>

<h1>Indisturbance</h1> <Xpage=753>

<hw>In`dis*turb"ance</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Freedom from disturbance; calmness; repose; apathy; indifference.</def>

<h1>Inditch</h1> <Xpage=753>

<hw>In*ditch"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To bury in, or cast into, a ditch.</def>

<i>Bp. Hall.</i>

<h1>Indite</h1> <Xpage=753>

<hw>In*dite"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Indited</er>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Inditing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. <ets>enditen</ets> to indite, indict, OF. <ets>enditer</ets> to indicate, show, dictate, write, inform, and <ets>endicter</ets> to accuse; both fr. LL. <ets>indictare</ets> to show, to accuse, fr. L. <ets>indicere</ets> to proclaim, announce; pref. <ets>in-</ets> in + <ets>dicere</ets> to say. The word was influenced also by L. <ets>indicare</ets> to indicate, and by <ets>dictare</ets> to dictate. See <er>Diction</er>, and cf. <er>Indict</er>, <er>Indicate</er>, <er>Dictate</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>To compose; to write; to be author of; to dictate; to prompt.</def>

<blockquote>My heart is <b>inditing</b> a good matter. <i>Ps. xlv. 1.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>Could a common grief have <b>indited</b> such expressions? <i>South.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>Hear how learned Greece her useful rules <b>indites</b>. <i>Pope.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To invite or ask.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>She will <b>indite</b> him so supper. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>To indict; to accuse; to censure.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Spenser.</i>

<h1>Indite</h1> <Xpage=753>

<hw>In*dite"</hw>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <def>To compose; to write, as a poem.</def>

<blockquote>Wounded I sing, tormented I <b>indite</b>. <i>Herbert.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Inditement</h1> <Xpage=753>

<hw>In*dite"ment</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. <er>Indictment</er>.]</ety> <def>The act of inditing.</def>

<i>Craig.</i>

<h1>Inditer</h1> <Xpage=753>

<hw>In*dit"er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who indites.</def>