INDENT

indent. Indent, v.t. to cut irregularly, notch, convenant

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In‐dent″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Indented; p. pr. & vb. n. Indenting.] [[OE. endenten to notch, fit in, OF. endenter, LL. indentare, fr. L. in + dens, dentis, tooth. See Tooth, and cf. Indenture.]] 1. 1. To notch; to jag; to cut into points like a row of teeth; as, to indent the edge of paper.
2. 2. To dent; to stamp or to press in; to impress; as, indent a smooth surface with a hammer; to indent wax with a stamp.
3. 3. [[Cf. Indenture.]] To bind out by indenture or contract; to indenture; to apprentice; as, to indent a young man to a shoemaker; to indent a servant.
4. 4. (Print.) To begin (a line or lines) at a greater or less distance from the margin; as, to indent the first line of a paragraph one em; to indent the second paragraph two ems more than the first. See Indentation, and Indention.
5. 5. (Mil.) To make an order upon; to draw upon, as for military stores. Wilhelm.