Indebt

Origin

Middle English endetten, Old French endetter, from en- + detter, from dette ("debt"). See debt.

Full definition of indebt

Verb

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

Usage notes

Chiefly used in the participle indebted.

Hypernyms

• obligate

Derived terms

• indebted adjective