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■ verb ɪn'dɛnt
1》 form deep recesses or notches in.
2》 position or begin (a line or block of text) further from the margin than the main part of the text.
3》 Brit. make a requisition or written order for something.
4》 historical divide (a document drawn up in duplicate) into its two copies with a zigzag line, thus ensuring identification and preventing forgery.
↘draw up (a legal document) in exact duplicate.
5》 [as adjective ~ed ] Heraldry divided or edged with a zigzag line.
■ noun 'ɪndɛnt
1》 Brit. an official order or requisition for goods or stores.
2》 a space left by ~ing text.
3》 a deep recess or notch.
4》 an ~ure.
Derivatives
~ion noun ( archaic ).
Origin
ME: from Anglo-Norman Fr. endenter or med. L. ~are , from en- , in- 'into' + L. dens , dent- 'tooth'.
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~ 2 [ ɪn'dɛnt ]
■ verb make a dent or depression in.
Derivatives
~er (also ~or ) noun