indeed /in-dēdˈ/

(emphasizing an affirmation, marking a qualifying word or clause, a concession or admission, or, as an interjection expressing surprise, interrogation, disbelief or mere acknowledgement) in fact, in truth, in reality

deed¹ /dēd/

1. Something done
2. An act
3. An exploit, esp heroic
4. A legal transaction, esp involving the transfer of property
5. The documentary evidence of it, signed, sealed and delivered

To transfer (property)

deedˈful adjective (Tennyson)

Marked by deeds or exploits

deedˈily adverb

deedˈless adjective (Shakespeare, etc)

Not having performed deeds

deedˈy adjective (dialect)

Industrious, active

deed of covenant noun

A legal agreement in which a person promises to pay a fixed sum (to another person or organization) for an agreed period of time, enabling the payer to deduct tax from the total payment

deed poll noun

A deed executed by one party, esp one by which a person changes his or her name, originally having the edge polled or cut even, not indented

deed of saying (Shakespeare)

Performance of what has been said or promised

in deed

In reality

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