IN DENT
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dɛnt, ɪnˈdɛnt verb (used with object)
1.
to form deep recesses in: The sea indents the coast.
3.
to sever (a document drawn up in duplicate) along an irregular line as a means of identification.
4.
to cut or tear the edge of (copies of a document) in an irregular way.
5.
to make toothlike notches in; notch.
6.
to indenture, as an apprentice.
7.
British. to draw an order upon.
8.
Chiefly British. to order, as commodities.
verb (used without object)
9.
to form a recess.
10.
Chiefly British. to make out an order or requisition in duplicate.
11.
Obsolete.
a.
to draw upon a person or thing for something.
b.
to enter into an agreement by indenture; make a compact.
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noun
12.
a toothlike notch or deep recess; indentation.
13.
an indention.
14.
an indenture.
15.
American History. a certificate issued by a state or the federal government at the close of the Revolutionary War for the principal or interest due on the public debt.
16.
British. a requisition for stores.
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| indent1 | |
| —vb (when intr, | |
| 1. | to place (written or printed matter, etc) in from the margin, as at the beginning of a paragraph |
| 2. | to cut or tear (a document, esp a contract or deed in duplicate) so that the irregular lines may be matched to confirm its authenticity |
| 3. | chiefly (Brit) (in foreign trade) to place an order for (foreign goods), usually through an agent |
| 4. | chiefly (Brit) to make an order on (a source or supply) or for (something) |
| 5. | to notch (an edge, border, etc); make jagged |
| 6. | to bind (an apprentice, etc) by indenture |
| —n | |
| 7. | chiefly (Brit) (in foreign trade) an order for foreign merchandise, esp one placed with an agent |
| 8. | chiefly (Brit) an official order for goods |
| 9. | (in the late 18th-century US) a certificate issued by federal and state governments for the principal or interest due on the public debt |
| 10. | another word for indenture |
| 11. | another word for indentation |
| [C14: from Old French endenter, from | |
| in'denter1 | |
| —n | |
| in'dentor1 | |
| —n | |
| indent2 | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | (tr) to make a dent or depression in |
| —n | |
| 2. | a dent or depression |
| [C15: from | |
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Word Origin & History
indent
late 14c., from O.Fr. endenter "to notch or dent, give a serrated edge to," from L.L. indentare "to crunch," from L. in- "in" + dens (gen. dentis) "tooth" (see tooth). The printing sense is first attested 1670s. The noun is first recorded 1590s, from the verb.
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