[in.dent] vb [ME, fr. MF endenter, fr. OF, fr. en- + dent tooth, fr. L dent-, dens--more at tooth] vt (14c) 1 a: to divide (a document) so as to produce sections with irregular edges that can be matched for authentication b: to draw up (as a deed) in two or more exactly corresponding copies
2: to notch the edge of: make jagged
3: indenture
4: to set (as a line of a paragraph) in from the margin
5. chiefly Brit: to order by an indent ~ vi 1 obs: to make a formal or express agreement
2: to form an indentation 3 chiefly Brit: to make out an indent for something -- in.dent.er n -- indent on 1 chiefly Brit: to make a requisition on
2. chiefly Brit: to draw on
[2]in.dent n (15c) 1 a: indenture 1 b: a certificate issued by the U.S. at the close of the American Revolution for the principal or interest on the public debt
2. chiefly Brit a: an official requisition b: a purchase order for goods esp. when sent from a foreign country
3: indention [3]in.dent vt [ME endenten, fr. en- + denten to dent] (15c) 1: to force inward so as to form a depression
2: to form a dent in -- in.dent.er n [4]in.dent n (1596): indentation