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Indebted

Definitions: Indebted

Indebted

Adjective

1. Owing gratitude or recognition to another for help or favors etc.

2. Under a legal obligation to someone.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "indebted" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1258. (references)

 

Synonym: Indebted

Synonym: indebted(p) (adj). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Indebted

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Debt

Adjective: indebted; liable, chargeable, answerable for.

Duty

Due to, beholden to, bound to, indebted to; tied down; compromised; (promised); in duty bound.

Gratitude

Adjective: grateful, thankful, obliged, beholden, indebted to, under obligation.

Payment

Adjective: paying; paid; Verb: owing nothing, out of debt, all straight; unowed, never indebted.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Indebted

English words defined with "indebted": bindDebtedholdIndebtobligation, oblige, owephilosophically, piece of workwork. (references)
Specialty definitions using "indebted": CorinnusMerchant of Venice, moderately indebted low-income country, moderately indebted middle-income countryseverely indebted low-income country, severely indebted middle-income country. (references)
Etymologies containing "indebted": DebtedIndebt. (references)

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Commercial Usage: Indebted

DomainTitle

Books

  • Capital-Market Imperfections and the Macroeconomic Dynamics of Small Indebted Economies (Princeton Studies in International Finance, No 82) (reference)

  • Domestic Public Debt of Externally Indebted Countries (Occasional Paper) (reference)

  • Imports and Growth in Highly Indebted Countries (reference)

  • Indebted Development: Strategic Bargaining and Economic Adjustment in the Third World (International Political Economy Series) (reference)

  • Managing Financial Risks in Indebted Developing Countries (Occasional Paper, No 65) (reference)

    (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Familiar Quotations: Indebted

AuthorQuotation

Alexander The Great

I am indebted to my Father for living, but to my teacher for living well.

David Garrick

You are indebted to you imagination for three-fourths of your importance.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

The greatest genius is the most indebted person.

Richard Brinsley Sheridan

He is indebted to his memory for his jests and to his imagination for his facts.
The right honorable gentlemen is indebted to his memory for his jokes and his imagination for his facts.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Historic Usage: Indebted

AuthorDateQuotation

Magna Carta

1215

And if anyone die indebted to the Jews, his wife shall have her dower and pay nothing of that debt; and if any children of the deceased are left under age, necessaries shall be provided for them in keeping with the holding of the deceased; and out of the residue the debt shall be paid, reserving, however, service due to feudal lords; in like manner let it be done touching debts due to others than Jews. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Use in Literature: Indebted

TitleAuthorQuote

Emma

Austen, Jane

To Mr. John Knightley was she indebted for her first idea on the subject, for the first start of its possibility.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Indebted

SubjectTopicQuote

Civil Liberties

Russia

The action was taken ostensibly over a $6,675 (19,277 rubles) tax bill that had been paid in September 2000. In April on the basis of an article in the civil code that prohibits companies from showing a negative balance for more than 2 years, the majority stockholder won a suit to close down the heavily indebted Segodnya newspaper--the flagship of the Gusinskiy media empire. (references)

Economic History

Guyana

Like many developing countries, Guyana is heavily indebted. (references)

Guyana

As with many developing countries, Guyana is heavily indebted. (references)

Political Economy

FRANCE

France has also been a leading proponent of debt reduction and relief for the highly indebted poor countries. (references)

BOLIVIA

In 1998 and 2001, Bolivia entered into the Highly Indebted Poor Country (HIPC) I and II programs respectively. (references)

GHANA

In March 2001, Ghana opted for debt relief under the enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Country (HIPC) Initiative. (references)

Worker Rights

India

Therefore, the police action often worsens the situation of the girls and women indebted to traffickers and brothel owners. (references)

Pakistan

For example, the Sindh Tenancy Act empowers a landlord to detain an indebted tenant, or a tenant's family member if the tenant flees, until the debt is repaid. (references)

South Africa

The method of recruiting in Africa reportedly is with promises of employment in the hospitality industry, and women are transported via roads into the country; the trafficked victims are indebted to the recruiting organizations. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Speeches: Indebted

SpeakerTermPhrase(s)

James Madison

1809-1817In closing this communication I ought not to repress a sensibility, in which you will unite, to the happy lot of our country and to the goodness of a superintending Providence, to which we are indebted for it.

James Monroe

1817-1825The Military Academy, on which the Army essentially rests, and to which it is much indebted for this state of improvement, has attained, in comparison with any other institution of a like kind, a high degree of perfection.

James K. Polk

1845-1849Happy would it be for the indebted States if they were freed from their liabilities, many of which were incautiously contracted.

Herbert C. Hoover

1929-1933For wise guidance in this great period of recovery the Nation is deeply indebted to Calvin Coolidge.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Usage Frequency: Indebted

"Indebted" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Indebted" is used about 238 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Adjective (general or positive)100%23819,410

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expressions: Indebted

Expressions using "indebted": be indebted be indebted to smb. be indebted to smb. for smth. highly,heavily indebted middle income country(HIC) i am indebted to you indebted country indebted to never indebted. Additional references.

Hypenated Usage

Ending with "indebted": badly-indebted, heavily-indebted, highly-indebted, over-indebted.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Indebted

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
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indebted

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Modern Translations: Indebted

Language Translations for "indebted"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Albanian

  

i detyruar (constrained, duty-bound, forced, induced, liable, obligatory), në borxh, borxhi. (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏مدين بمال أو فضل. (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

задължен да плати, задължен (beholden, bound, liable, obligee), задлъжнял, благодарен (grateful, thankful). (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

, 感激 (thankful). (various references)

   

Czech

  

zadlužený (in debt). (various references)

   

Danish

  

stærkt gældsplaget mellemindkomstland (heavily indebted middle income country(HIC), highly, severely indebted middle-income country, SIMIC), stærkt gældsplaget lavindkomstland (severely indebted low-income country, SILIC), moderat gældsplaget mellemindkomstland (MIMIC, moderately indebted middle-income country), moderat gældsplaget lavindkomstland (MILIC, moderately indebted low-income country). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

landen met lage inkomsten en zware schulden (severely indebted low-income country, severely indebted middle-income country, SILIC, SIMIC), land met lage inkomsten en met gemiddelde schuldenlast (MILIC, moderately indebted low-income country), land met gemiddelde inkomsten en met gemiddelde schuldenlast (MIMIC, moderately indebted middle-income country), land met gemiddelde inkomsten en diep in de schulden (heavily indebted middle income country(HIC), highly). (various references)

   

Farsi 

  

ممنون (Thankful), مرهون , مدیون (Debtor), رهین منت , بدهکار (Debtor, Yielder). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

voimakkaasti velkaongelmainen pieni-tai keskituloinen maa (severely indebted low-income country, severely indebted middle-income country, SILIC, SIMIC), voimakkaasti velkaongelmainen keskituloinen maa (heavily indebted middle income country(HIC), highly), olla kiitollisuudenvelassa (be indebted to), minun on kiittäminen häntä (I am indebted to him), kohtuullisesti velkaantunut tai keskituloinen maa (MIMIC, moderately indebted middle-income country), kohtuullisesti velkaantunut pieni keskituloinen maa (MILIC, moderately indebted low-income country). (various references)

   

French

  

endetté. (various references)

   

German

  

verschuldet (encumbers with debts). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

υποχρεωμένοσ (obliged). (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

חיב (bound, must, owing, should, supposed), חב (liable, obligated), אסיר תו"" (beholden, grateful, obliged, thankful). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

eladósodott (involved), adós (debtor, owe). (various references)

   

Indonesian

  

berhutang (debit, owe). (various references)

   

Italian

  

indebitato, obbligato (bound, constrained, engages, fixed, liable, obbligato, obligates, obligatory, obliged, obliges, set), grato (beholden, glad, grateful, thankful). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

忝い (grateful). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

かたじけない (grateful). (various references)

   

Manx

  

lhiastynagh (owing), fo lhiastynys (obligated, owe), fo feeaghyn (incidental expenses). (various references)

   

Norwegian

  

stå i gjeld. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

indebteday

   

Portuguese

  

estampar (engrave, goffer, impress, mark, print, stamp, swage), endividado (involvement), devedor (debtor, obligatoriness, party liable to duty, person liable for payment, person liable to make payment). (various references)

   

Romanian

  

recunoscãtor (appreciative, appreciatory, grateful, obliged, thankful), obligat (bound, bound to, compelled, forced), dator, îndatorat (obliged). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

в долгу (in the red), обязанный (beholden, bound to, duty-bound, incumbent, liable, obliged to, owed, owing, under obligation to), находящийся в долгу. (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

zadužen (shy), dužan (beholden, due, obliged, owing). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

endeudado (in hock), agradecido (appreciative, appreciatory, beholden, grateful, thankful). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

skuldsatt (encumbered with debts, in the red). (various references)

   

Thai

  

ติ"หนี้. (various references)

   

Turkish

  

teşekkür borçlu (appreciative, appreciatory, grateful, thankful), minnettar (appreciative, appreciatory, beholden, grateful, obliged, thankful), müteşekkir (grateful, thankful), borçlu (beholden, debtor, in hock, in the red, obligor, owing, payer). (various references)

   

Turkmen 

  

karzyna (indebted to). (various references)

   

Ukranian 

  

зобов'язаний (beholden, bound, due, obliged), заборгований (owing). (various references)

   

Vietnamese 

  

mắc nợ mang ơn, h m ơn, đội ơn. (various references)

   

Welsh

  

dyledog (in debt). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Bible Trace: Indebted

LanguageDateSourceLuke Chapter 11, Verse 4
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintKai afeV hmin taV amartiaV hmwn kai gar autoi afiemen panti ofeilonti hmin kai mh eisenegkhV hmaV eiV peirasmon alla rusai hmaV apo tou ponhrou
Latin405VulgateEt dimitte nobis peccata nostra siquidem et ipsi dimittimus omni debenti nobis et ne nos inducas in temptationem
Old English990West SaxonAnd forgyf us ure gyltas. swa we forgyfað ælcum þara þe wið us agyltað: and ne læd þu us on costunge: ac alys us fram yfele;
Middle English1395WyclifAnd foryyue to vs oure synnes, as we foryyuen to ech man that owith to vs. And lede vs not in to temptacioun.
Renaissance English1526TyndaleAnd forgeve vs oure synnes: For eve we forgeve every man yt treaspaseth vs. And ledde vs not into teptacio. But deliver vs fro evill.
Jacobean English1611King JamesAnd forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil.
Victorian English1833WebsterAnd forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil.
Basic English1964OgdenMay we have forgiveness for our sins, as we make free all those who are in debt to us. And let us not be put to the test.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: Indebted

LanguageLuke Chapter 11, Verse 4
Cebuanoug pasayloa kami sa maong mga sala, kay kami gayud usab nagapasaylo man sa tanang nakautang kanamo; ug ayaw kami itugyan ngadto sa panulay.`"
CroatianI otpusti nam grijehe naše: ta i mi otpuštamo svakom dužniku svojem! I ne uvedi nas u napast!'"
Danishog forlad os vore Synder, thi også vi forlade hver, som er os skyldig; og led os ikke i Fristelse!"
DutchEn vergeef ons onze zonden; want ook wij vergeven aan een iegelijk, die ons schuldig is. En leid ons niet in verzoeking, maar verlos ons van den boze.
Frenchpardonne-nous nos péchés, car nous aussi nous pardonnons quiconque nous offense; et ne nous induis pas en tentation.
GermanUnd vergib uns unsre Sünden, denn auch wir vergeben allen, die uns schuldig sind. Und führe uns nicht in Versuchung, sondern erlöse uns von dem Übel.
Haitian CreolePadonnen peche nou yo, paske nou menm tou nou padonnen tout moun ki fè nou mal. Pa kite nou nan pozisyon pou n' tonbe nan tantasyon.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariAmpunilah dosa-dosa kami, sebab kami juga mengampuni setiap orang yang bersalah kepada kami. Dan janganlah membiarkan kami kehilangan percaya pada waktu kami dicobai.'"
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lamadan ampunilah kiranya segala dosa kami, karena kami pun mengampuni tiap-tiap orang yang berkesalahan kepada kami; dan janganlah membawa kami kepada pencobaan."
Italiane perdonaci i nostri peccati, perché anche noi perdoniamo ad ogni nostro debitore, e non ci indurre in tentazione».
LatvianUn piedod mums mûsu grçkus, kâ arî mçs paði piedodam visiem saviem parâdniekiem! Un neieved mûs kârdinâðanâ!
Manx GaelicAs leih dooin nyn beccaghyn; son ta shinyn myrgeddin leih da dy chooilley unnane ta ayns lhiastynys dooin. As ny leeid shin ayns miolagh, agh livrey shin veih olk.
MaoriMurua o matou hara; e murua ana hoki e matou o nga tangata katoa e hara ana ki a matou. Aua hoki matou e kawea kia whakawaia.
Norwegianog forlat oss våre synder, for også vi forlater hver den som er oss skyldig; og led oss ikke inn i fristelse; men fri oss fra det onde.
Rumanianwi ne iartq nouq pqcatele noastre, fiindcq wi noi iertqm oricui ne este dator; wi nu ne duce kn ispitq, ci izbqvewte-ne de cel rqu.``
RussianЙ ТПУФЙ ОБН ЗТЕИЙ ОБЫЙ, Й'П Й НЩ ТПЭБЕН ЧУСЛПНХ "ПМЦОЙЛХ ОБЫЕНХ; Й ОЕ ЧЧЕ"Й ОБУ Ч ЙУЛХЫЕОЙЕ, ОП ЙЪ'БЧШ ОБУ ПФ МХЛБЧПЗП.
ShuarTura winia nemasrun tsankurajna Núnismek, Aparú, winia tunaaru tumashrisha tsankurturta. Tunáa wakeruktin tsankatrukaip. Antsu Ashí tunaanumia uwemtikrurta."
SwahiliUtusamehe dhambi zetu, maana sisi tunawasamehe wote waliotukosea; wala usitutie katika majaribu."`
Swedishoch förlåt oss våra synder, ty också vi förlåta var och en som är oss något skyldig; och inled oss icke i frestelse.'"
UmaAmpungi jeko' -kai, apa' kai' wo'o mpo'ampungi hawe'ea tauna to masala' hi kai'. Pai' neo' -kai nupelele' rasori."

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Indebted

Derivations

Words beginning with "indebted": indebtedness, indebtednesses. (additional references)

Words containing "indebted": overindebtedness, overindebtednesses. (additional references)


Misspellings

"Indebted" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: indebled, undebated. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Indebted"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "indebted" (pronounced i'nde"tud)
4-e" t u dabetted, fetid, fretted, jetted, netted, petted, regretted, silhouetted, sweated, vetted, whetted.
3-t u dabated, abbreviated, abdicated, abducted, aborted, abrogated, abstracted, abutted, accelerated, accented, accentuated, accepted, acclimated, accommodated, accosted, accounted, accredited, accumulated, acquainted, acquitted, acted, activated, adapted, addicted, adjudicated, adjusted, admitted, adopted, adulterated, advocated, affected, affiliated, afflicted, affronted, aggravated, aggregated, agitated, airlifted, alerted, alienated, alleviated, allocated, allotted, alternated, amalgamated, ameliorated, amounted, amputated, angulated, animated, annihilated, annotated, anted, anticipated, antiquated, appointed, appreciated, appropriated, approximated, arbitrated, arrested, articulated, aspirated, assassinated, assaulted, asserted, assimilated, assisted, associated, assorted, attempted, attenuated, attested, attracted, attributed, audited, augmented, authenticated, automated, averted, awaited, backdated, baited, bankrupted, bated, batted, belated, belted, benefited, benefitted, benighted, berated, bested, bifurcated, bigoted, blacklisted, blanketed, blasted, blighted, bloated, blunted, blurted, boasted, boated, bolted, boosted, booted, boycotted, breasted, budgeted, busted, caffeinated, calculated, calibrated, capitulated, captivated, carbonated, carbureted, carotid, carpeted, carted, castigated, castrated, catapulted, celebrated, cemented, chanted, charted, chatted, cheated, chested, chlorinated, circuited, circulated, circumvented, cited, closeted, clotted, coasted, coated, coexisted, collaborated, collected, comforted, commemorated, commented, committed, communicated, commuted, compacted, compensated, competed, complemented, completed, complicated, complimented, computed, conceited, concentrated, concerted, concocted, conducted, confiscated, conflicted, confronted, congested, congratulated, congregated, conjugated, connected, conscripted, consecrated, consented, consisted, consolidated, constipated, constituted, constricted, constructed, consulted, consummated, contacted, contaminated, contemplated, contented, contested, contorted, contracted, contradicted, contrasted, contributed, converted, convicted, convoluted, cooperated, coordinated, copyrighted, corrected, correlated, corroborated, corrugated, corrupted, costed, counted, counteracted, counterfeited, courted, coveted, crafted, created, credited, cremated, crenelated, crested, crusted, culminated, cultivated, darted, dated, daunted, deactivated, debated, debilitated, decaffeinated, decapitated, decelerated, decimated, decontaminated, decorated, dedicated, deducted, defaulted, defeated, defected, deflated, deflected, degenerated, dehydrated, dejected, delegated, deleted, deliberated, delighted, delineated, delisted, demented, demonstrated, demoted, denigrated, denominated, denoted, dented, departed, depicted, depleted, deported, deposited, depreciated, deregulated, desecrated, desegregated, deserted, designated, destructed, detected, deteriorated, detested, detonated, detracted, devaluated, devastated, deviated, devoted, dictated, differentiated, digested, dilapidated, dilated, diluted, directed, disaffected, disappointed, disassociated, disconnected, discontented, discounted, discredited, discriminated, disenchanted, disgusted, disintegrated, disinterested, disinvited, disjointed, dislocated, disoriented, dispirited, disputed, disrespected, disrupted, dissected, disseminated, dissented, dissipated, distorted, distracted, distributed, distrusted, diverted, divested, documented, domesticated, dominated, donated, dotted, doubted, drafted, drifted, duplicated, dusted, edited, educated, effected, ejected, elaborated, elated, elected, electrocuted, elevated, elicited, eliminated, elongated, elucidated, emaciated, emanated, emancipated, emasculated, emigrated, emitted, emulated, enacted, encapsulated, enchanted, encrusted, encrypted, enlisted, entrusted, enumerated, enunciated, equated, eradicated, erected, erupted, escalated, escorted, estimated, evacuated, evaluated, evaporated, evicted, eviscerated, exacerbated, exacted, exaggerated, exalted, exasperated, excavated, excepted, excerpted, excited, excommunicated, excoriated, executed, exempted, exerted, exhausted, exhibited, exhilarated, exhorted, existed, exited, exonerated, expected, expedited, experimented, exploited, exported, expropriated, exterminated, extorted, extracted, extradited, extrapolated, extricated, extroverted, exulted, fabricated, faceted, facilitated, fainted, fainthearted, farsighted, fascinated, fasted, fated, faulted, feasted, federated, fermented, ferreted, feted, filleted, fingerprinted, fisted, fitted, fixated, flabbergasted, flagellated, flaunted, flirted, floated, flouted, fluctuated, foisted, fomented, footed, footnoted, forecasted, forested, forfeited, formulated, fragmented, frequented, fronted, frosted, frustrated, gated, generated, germinated, gifted, glaciated, gloated, glutted, graduated, grafted, granted, grated, gravitated, greeted, grunted, guested, gusted, gutted, gyrated, halfhearted, hallucinated, halogenated, halted, handcrafted, harvested, hated, hearted, heated, helmeted, hesitated, highlighted, hinted, hoisted, hooted, hosted, humiliated, hunted, hydrated, hydrogenated, hyphenated, ignited, illuminated, illustrated, imitated, immigrated, impacted, imparted, impersonated, implanted, implemented, implicated, imported, impregnated, imprinted, imputed, inactivated, inaugurated, incapacitated, incarcerated, incinerated, incited, incorporated, inculcated, indicated, indicted, indited, indoctrinated, inducted, infatuated, infected, infested, infiltrated, inflated, inflected, inflicted, infuriated, ingested, inhabited, inherited, inhibited, initiated, injected, innovated, inoculated, inserted, insinuated, insisted, inspected, instigated, instituted, instructed, insulated, insulted, integrated, interacted, intercepted, interconnected, interdicted, interested, interjected, interpolated, interpreted, interrelated, interrogated, interrupted, intersected, intimated, intimidated, intoxicated, introverted, inundated, invalidated, invented, inverted, invested, investigated, invigorated, invited, irradiated, irrigated, irritated, isolated, jacketed, jilted, jointed, jolted, jotted, knighted, knitted, knotted, lambasted, lamented, laminated, lasted, legislated, levitated, liberated, lifted, lighted, lighthearted, limited, liquidated, listed, litigated, located, looted, lubricated, lusted, maladjusted, malted, maltreated, mandated, manifested, manipulated, marinated, marketed, masted, masturbated, mated, mediated, medicated, melted, merited, meted, migrated, minted, misallocated, misappropriated, miscalculated, misdirected, misinterpreted, misquoted, misreported, misrepresented, misstated, mistreated, mistrusted, mitigated, moderated, modulated, molested, motivated, mounted, multifaceted, mutated, muted, mutilated, narrated, nauseated, navigated, nearsighted, necessitated, negated, neglected, negotiated, nested, nominated, nonregulated, noted, objected, obligated, obliterated, obstructed, officiated, omitted, operated, opinionated, opted, orbited, orchestrated, orientated, oriented, originated, ornamented, ousted, outdated, outed, outfitted, outlasted, outvoted, overacted, overestimated, overexcited, overheated, overpopulated, overrated, overreacted, overregulated, overrepresented, overstated, overweighted, oxygenated, painted, panted, parachuted, parted, participated, pasted, patented, patted, pelleted, pelted, penetrated, perfected, perforated, permeated, permitted, perpetrated, perpetuated, persecuted, persisted, perverted, picketed, piloted, pinpointed, pirated, pitted, pivoted, planted, plated, plotted, plummeted, pocketed, pointed, pollinated, polluted, pontificated, populated, ported, posited, posted, potted, pouted, precipitated, predated, predicated, predicted, predominated, preempted, preexisted, prefabricated, premeditated, presented, prevented, printed, profited, prognosticated, prohibited, projected, proliferated, promoted, prompted, promulgated, propagated, prorated, prosecuted, protected, protested, protracted, punctuated, purported, putted, quieted, quilted, quoted, radiated, rafted, ranted, ratcheted, rated, reacted, reactivated, readjusted, readmitted, reallocated, reappointed, rearrested, reasserted, rebated, rebutted, recalculated, recanted, reciprocated, recited, recollected, reconnected, reconstituted, reconstructed, recounted, recreated, recruited, redacted, redecorated, redirected, redistributed, redrafted, reelected, reenacted, reevaluated, refitted, reflected, reformulated, refrigerated, refuted, regenerated, regimented, regulated, rehabilitated, reignited, reincarnated, reinstated, reinstituted, reintegrated, reinterpreted, reinvented, reinvested, reinvigorated, reinvited, reiterated, rejected, rejuvenated, related, relegated, relented, relocated, remarketed, remitted, renegotiated, renominated, renovated, rented, repainted, repatriated, repeated, repented, replanted, replicated, reported, represented, reprinted, repudiated, reputed, requested, rerouted, resented, resisted, resonated, resorted, respected, restarted, restated, rested, restricted, resubmitted, resulted, resurrected, resuscitated, retaliated, retested, retorted, retracted, retreated, retrofitted, reunited, reverberated, reverted, revisited, revolted, righted, rioted, riveted, roasted, rocketed, roosted, rooted, rotated, rotted, ruminated, rusted, rutted, sainted, salivated, salted, saluted, sandblasted, sated, saturated, scapegoated, scented, scouted, scripted, sculpted, seated, secreted, sedated, segmented, segregated, selected, separated, serrated, shafted, shifted, shorted, shortsighted, shouted, shunted, sifted, sighted, simulated, sited, situated, skated, skirted, skyrocketed, slanted, slated, slighted, slotted, snorted, solicited, sophisticated, sorted, speculated, spirited, sported, spotlighted, spotted, spouted, sprinted, sprouted, spurted, squirted, stagnated, stalemated, started, stated, stilted, stimulated, stipulated, stunted, subcontracted, subjected, subjugated, submitted, subordinated, substantiated, substituted, subtracted, subverted, suffocated, suggested, suited, superheated, supplanted, supplemented, supported, surmounted, suspected, swatted, syncopated, syndicated, tabulated, tainted, talented, targeted, tasted, taunted, tempted, terminated, tested, throated, thwarted, ticketed, tightfisted, tilted, tinted, titillated, toasted, tolerated, tormented, toted, touted, transacted, transected, translated, transmitted, transplanted, transported, treated, trotted, trumpeted, truncated, trusted, tufted, twisted, unabated, unaccounted, unaccredited, unadjusted, unadulterated, unaffected, unaffiliated, unallocated, unanticipated, unappreciated, unassisted, unaudited, unbolted, uncharted, uncoated, uncollected, uncommitted, uncompensated, uncompleted, uncomplicated, unconnected, unconsolidated, uncontaminated, uncontested, uncontradicted, unconverted, uncoordinated, uncorrected, uncorroborated, uncounted, undated, undaunted, undefeated, undercounted, underestimated, underrated, underreported, underrepresented, understated, undetected, undifferentiated, undiluted, undisputed, undistributed, undocumented, undoubted, unedited, uneducated, unelected, unexpected, unexploited, unincorporated, unindicted, uninfected, uninhabited, uninhibited, uninitiated, uninterested, uninterrupted, uninvited, United, unlimited, unlisted, unmitigated, unmolested, unobstructed, unpainted, unprecedented, unprotected, unrated, unreconstructed, unregulated, unrelated, unreported, unrepresented, unrequited, unrestricted, unsaturated, unscripted, unseated, unsolicited, unsophisticated, unstated, unsubstantiated, unsuited, unsupported, unsuspected, untainted, untested, untreated, unwanted, unwarranted, updated, uplifted, uprooted, vacated, vaccinated, vacillated, validated, vatted, vaulted, vaunted, venerated, vented, ventilated, vested, vindicated, violated, visited, voted, wafted, waited, wanted, warranted, wasted, weighted, whited, wholehearted, wilted, witted, worsted, wrested.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: Indebted

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "b-d-d-e-e-i-n-t"

-1 letter: betided, debited, endited.

-2 letters: bended, betide, bidden, denied, dented, dieted, dinted, edited, endite, indeed, tended.

-3 letters: bided, bidet, debit, diene, dined, ended, nided, teind, tided, tined.

-4 letters: been, beet, bend, bene, bent, bide, bind, bine, bint, bite, debt, deed, deet, dene, deni, dent, died, diet, dine, dint, dite, edit, eide, need, nide, nite, teed.

 Words containing the letters "b-d-d-e-e-i-n-t"
 

+2 letters: bestridden.

 

+3 letters: debridement, disobedient, interbedded.

 

+4 letters: absentminded, debridements, defibrinated, indebtedness, interbedding.

 

+5 letters: counterbidden, dependability, disburdenment, disobediently, nondeductible, subinfeudated.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Indebted


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

49 6E 64 65 62 74 65 64

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

=

Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

..    -.    -..    .    -...    -    .    -..

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01001001 01101110 01100100 01100101 01100010 01110100 01100101 01100100

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#73 &#110 &#100 &#101 &#98 &#116 &#101 &#100

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0049 006E 0064 0065 0062 0074 0065 0064

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

4380707168867170

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Quotations: Familiar
6. Quotations: Historic
7. Quotations: Fiction
8. Quotations: Non-fiction
9. Quotations: Speeches
10. Usage Frequency
11. Expressions
12. Expressions: Internet
13. Translations: Modern
14. Bible Trace
15. Derivations
16. Rhymes
17. Anagrams
18. Orthography
19. Bibliography


  

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