indebt Meaning, Definition & Usage

In*debt" transitive verb

Etymology

OE. endetten, F. endetter; pref. en- (L. in) + F. dette debt. See Debt.

Wordforms

imperfect & past participle Indebted; present participle & verbal noun Indebting

Definitions

1. To bring into debt; to place under obligation; -- chiefly used in the participle indebted.

   Thy fortune hath indebted thee to none. Daniel.