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indebted

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in⋅debt⋅ed

  [in-det-id]
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–adjective
1. committed or obligated to repay a monetary loan: He was indebted to his friend for a large sum.
2. obligated for favors or kindness received: He was indebted to her for nursing him through pneumonia.
Origin:
1175–1225; in- 2 + debt + -ed 2 ; r. ME endetted < OF endetté, ptp. of endetter to involve in debt (see en- 1 )

Synonyms:
1. bound. 2. beholden, grateful.
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in·debt·ed   (ĭn-dět'ĭd)   
adj.  Morally, socially, or legally obligated to another; beholden.

[Middle English endetted, from Old French endette, past participle of endetter, to oblige : en-, causative pref.; see en-1 + dette, debt; see debt.]
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Word Origin & History

indebted 
c.1386, "owing money," from O.Fr. endette, pp. of endetter "to involve in debt," from en- "in" + dette "debt" (see debt). Fig. sense of "under obligation for favors or services" first attested 1561.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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