I. in-ˈdent verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French endenter, from en- + dent tooth, from Latin dent-, dens — more at tooth
Date: 14th century
transitive verb
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 British : to order by an indent
intransitive verb
1. obsolete : to make a formal or express agreement
2. : to form an indentation
3. chiefly British : to make out an indent for something
• in·dent·er noun
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- indent on
II. in-ˈdent, ˈin-ˌ noun
Date: 15th century
1.
a. : indenture 1
b. : a certificate issued by the United States at the close of the American Revolution for the principal or interest on the public debt
2. chiefly British
a. : an official requisition
b. : a purchase order for goods especially when sent from a foreign country
3. : indention
III. in-ˈdent transitive verb
Etymology: Middle English endenten, from en- + denten to dent
Date: 15th century
1. : to force inward so as to form a depression
2. : to form a dent in
• in·dent·er noun
IV. in-ˈdent, ˈin-ˌ noun
Date: 1596
: indentation