DITE

Meaning of DITE in English

/duyt/ , n. Brit. Dial.

a bit (usually used in negative constructions): I don't care a dite.

[ 1905-10; reflecting regional pron. of DOIT, in the sense "trifle" ]

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DITE — noun Etymology: variant of doit Date: circa 1877 mite , bit
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DITE — I. transitive verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English diten, from Old French ditier, from Latin dictare to pronounce, assert, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DITE — (v. t.) To prepare for action or use; to make ready; to dight.
Английский словарь Webster
DITE — ( v. t. ) To prepare for action or use; to make ready; to dight.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DITE — noun Etymology: variant of doit Date: circa 1877 dialect : mite , bit
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DITE — vt to prepare for action or use; to make ready; to dight.
Webster English vocab
DITE — [dite] n [var. of doit] (ca. 1877) dial: mite, bit
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DITE — Function: noun Synonyms: PARTICLE , doit, dram, drop, iota, jot, mite, ray, ||rissom, smitch
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
DITE — noun Synonyms: particle , doit, dram, drop, iota, jot, mite, ray, ||rissom, smitch
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
DITE — Pronunciation: ' d ī t Function: noun Etymology: variant of doit Date: circa 1877 dialect : MITE , BIT
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
DITTY — noun (plural ditties) Etymology: Middle English ditee, from Anglo-French dité story, song, from past participle of diter to compose, from …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DITTY — I. ˈdid.]ē, -it], ]i\ noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English dite, from Old French ditié composition, poem, moral tract, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DIT — I. transitive verb or ditt ˈdit ( ditted ; ditted ; ditting ; dits or ditts ) Etymology: Middle English …
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DIGHT — I. ˈdīt, Scot ˈdiḵt or ˈdī(ḵ)t transitive verb ( dighted or dight ; dighted or dight ; dighting ; dights …
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DITTAY — ˈdiˌtā, -_ti noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English (Scots dialect), from Middle French dité, ditié, past participle of diter, …
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DITING — present part of dite
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DITTY — /dit"ee/ , n. , pl. ditties , v. , dittied, dittying . n. 1. a poem intended to be sung. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DITTY — noun ( plural ditties ) Etymology: Middle English ditee, from Anglo-French dité story, song, from past participle of diter to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DITTY — ■ noun ( plural ditties ) a short simple song. Origin ME: from OFr. dite 'composition', from L. dictatum 'something …
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TURBIDITE — [tur.bi.dite] n [turbidity current (a current flowing down a slope and spreading out on the ocean floor) + [1]-ite] (1957): …
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SMARAGDITE — [sma.rag.dite] n [F, fr. L smaragdus emerald--more at emerald] (1804): a green foliated amphibole
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RECONDITE — [re.con.dite] adj [L reconditus, pp. of recondere to conceal, fr. re- + condere to store up, fr. com- + -dere …
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INDITE — [in.dite] vt in.dit.ed ; in.dit.ing [ME enditen, fr. OF enditer to write down, proclaim, fr. (assumed) VL indictare to proclaim, …
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INCONDITE — [in.con.dite] adj [L inconditus, fr. in- + conditus, pp. of condere to put together, fr. com- + -dere to put--more …
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HERMAPHRODITE — [her.maph.ro.dite] n [ME hermofrodite, fr. L hermaphroditus, fr. Gk hermaphroditos, fr. Hermaphroditos] (14c) 1: an animal or plant having both …
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EXTRADITE — [ex.tra.dite] vt -dit.ed ; -dit.ing [back-formation fr. extradition] (1864) 1: to deliver up to extradition 2: to obtain the extradition …
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EXPEDITE — [ex.pe.dite] vt -dit.ed ; -dit.ing [L expeditus, pp. of expedire] (15c) 1: to execute promptly 2: to accelerate the process …
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ERUDITE — [er.u.dite] adj [ME erudit, fr. L eruditus, fr. pp. of erudire to instruct, fr. e- + rudis rude, ignorant] (15c): …
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ENDOPODITE — [en.dop.o.dite] n [ISV] (1870): the mesial or internal branch of a typical limb of a crustacean
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ANDRADITE — [an.dra.dite] n [Jose B. de Andrada e Silva d. 1838 Brazilian geologist] (1868): a garnet of any of various colors …
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ALMANDITE — [al.man.dite] n [alter. of almandine] (ca. 1868): a deep red garnet consisting of an iron aluminum silicate
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INDITE — in|dite BrE AmE ɪn |ˈdaɪt ▷ in|dited ˈdaɪt ɪd -əd AmE ˈdaɪt̬ əd ▷ in|dites ˈdaɪts ▷ in|diting ˈdaɪt ɪŋ …
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