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Webster 1913 Edition

Indebt

In-debt′

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Indebted
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Indebting
.]
[OE.
endetten
, F.
endetter
; pref.
en-
(L.
in
) + F.
dette
debt. See
Debt
.]
To bring into debt; to place under obligation; – chiefly used in the participle indebted.
Thy fortune hath
indebted
thee to none.
Daniel.

Webster 1828 Edition

Indebt

INDEBT

, a verb, is never used.

Definition 2024

indebt

indebt

English

Verb

indebt ‎(third-person singular simple present indebts, present participle indebting, simple past and past participle indebted)

  1. (transitive, archaic) To bring into debt; to place under obligation.

Usage notes

  • Chiefly used in the participle indebted.

Hypernyms

Derived terms

Etymology

From Middle English endetten, Old French endetter, from en- + detter, from dette ‎(“debt”). See debt.

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