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Indict vs. Indite
Indict
/ɪnˈdaɪt/Examples:
The grand jury decided to indict the CEO on several charges.Legal proceedings began after the court chose to indict him.She awaited the decision to see if they would indict her for fraud.
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Indite
/ɪnˈdʌɪt/Examples:
The poet indites verses with meticulous attention.She was asked to indite her thoughts on the matter.He took a moment to indite a quick message to his friend.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Indict is related to legal charges and is a serious business! It's the one that might cause someone to hire a lawyer.
- Indite is all about writing and composing, particularly in a formal or literary style.
- Remember that indict sounds like indite, but uses the c for charges and court.
- Use indite when considering ink and paper, or when talking about writing, since it kind of sounds like write.
- Think of indict as involving diction in a courtroom.
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