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indent[1,verb] indent[2,verb]

Main Entry: ¹in·dent
Pronunciation: in-dent
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English indenten "indent," from early French endenter (same meaning), from earlier en- "to provide with" and dent "tooth," from Latin dent-, dens "tooth" --related to DENTAL
1 : to notch the edge of : make jagged <indented leaves>
2 : to set in from the margin <indent the first line of a paragraph>

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