indebt

I1N1D2E1B3T1

verb

To bring into debt; to place under obligation.

OriginMiddle English endetten ← Old French endetter →
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Meanings

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

present singular third person indebts · participle present indebting · participle past indebted · past indebted

  1. archaictransitiveTo bring into debt; to place under obligation.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
win

Origin

  1. Old Frenchendetter
  2. Middle Englishendetten
  3. Englishindebt

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

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APA

indebt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/indebt

MLA

“indebt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/indebt. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “indebt,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/indebt.

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