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indent /in-dentˈ/ transitive verb- To begin farther in from the margin than the rest of a paragraph
- To cut into zigzags
- To divide along a zigzag line
- To notch
- To indenture, apprentice
- To draw up (as a deed, contract, etc) in exact duplicate
- To impress
- To make a dent or dint in
transitive verb and intransitive verb- To make out a written order with counterfoil or duplicate
- To order (esp from abroad)
- To requisition
- (of a coastline, etc) to penetrate, form recesses
intransitive verb- To move in a zigzag course (archaic)
- To bargain (obsolete)
- To make a compact (obsolete)
noun /inˈdent, also in-dentˈ/ - A cut or notch
- A recess like a notch
- The amount of space left at the beginning of a line, indentation
- An indenture
- An order for goods (esp from abroad)
- An (orig Indian) official requisition for goods
- A dent or dint
ORIGIN: Two different words fused together: (1), from LL indentāre, from L in in, and dēns, dentis a tooth; (2), from Eng in and dint, dent2 indentāˈtion noun - A hollow or depression
- The act or process of indenting or notching
- A space left at the beginning of a line
- The act or process of creating or leaving such a space
- A notch
- A recess
indentˈed adjective - Having indentations
- Serrated
- Zigzag
indentˈer or indentˈor noun indenˈtion noun - Indentation
- A blank space left at the beginning of a line
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