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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Indebted \In*debt"ed\, a. 1. Brought into debt; being under obligation; held to payment or requital; beholden. By owing, owes not but still pays, at once Indebted and discharged. --Milton. 2. Placed under obligation for something received, for which restitution or gratitude is due; as we are indebted to our parents for their care of us in infancy; indebted to friends for help and encouragement. --Cowper. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Indebt \In*debt"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Indebted}; p. pr & vb n. {Indebting}.] [OE. endetten F. endetter; pref. en- (L. in) + F. dette debt. See {Debt}.] To bring into debt; to place under obligation; -- chiefly used in the participle indebted. Thy fortune hath indebted thee to none. --Daniel. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: indebted adj 1: under a legal obligation to someone [syn: {indebted(p)}] 2: owing gratitude or recognition to another for help or favors etc [syn: {indebted(p)}]
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