indebt

English

Etymology

From Middle English endetten, Old French endetter, from en- + detter, from dette (“debt”), by surface analysis, in- +‎ debt. See debt.

Verb

indebt (third-person singular simple present indebts, present participle indebting, simple past and past participle indebted)

1. (transitive, archaic) To bring into debt; to place under obligation.

Usage notes

• Chiefly used in the participle indebted.

Hypernyms

• obligate

Derived terms

• indebted

Anagrams

• bet din, bident