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indent

1. in.dent \in-'dent\ vb [ME indenten, fr. MF endenter, fr. OF, fr. en- + 
   dent t]ooth, fr. L dent-, dens - more at TOOTH 1a: to cut or otherwise 
   divide (a document carrying two or more copies) to  produce sections with 
   irregular edges that can be matched for authentication 1b: to draw up (as a 
   deed) in two or more exactly corresponding copies  2a: to notch the edge of 
   : make jagged  2b: to cut into for the purpose of mortising or dovetailing  
   3: INDENTURE  4: to space in (as a line of a paragraph) from the margin  5: 
   to join together by or as if by mortises or dovetails  chiefly Brit  6: to 
   order by an indent  obs  1: to make a formal or express agreement  2: to 
   form an indentation  chiefly Brit  3: to make out an indent for something  
   chiefly Brit  1: to make a requisition on  chiefly Brit  2: to draw on  - 
   in.dent.er n
2. in.dent \in-'dent, 'in-.\ n 1a: INDENTURE  1b: a certificate issued by 
   the U.S. at the close of the American Revolutio n for the principal or 
   interest on the public debt chiefly Brit  2a: an official requisition  2b: 
   a purchase order for goods esp. when sent from a foreign country  3: 
   INDENTION 
3. in.dent \in-'dent\ vt [ME endenten, fr. en- + denten to dent] 1: to 
   force inward so as to form a depression  2: to form a dent in  - in.dent.er 
   n
4. in.dent \in-'dent, 'in-.\ n : INDENTATION