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indent

noun
  1. A cut or notch in the margin of anything, or a recess like a notch.

  2. A stamp; an impression.

  3. A certificate, or intended certificate, issued by the government of the United States at the close of the Revolution, for the principal or interest of the public debt.

verb
  1. To notch; to jag; to cut into points like a row of teeth

    "to indent the edge of paper"

  2. To be cut, notched, or dented.

  3. To dent; to stamp or to press in; to impress

    "indent a smooth surface with a hammer"

Antonymsoutdent, unindent

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