INDEBT'ED, a. indet'ted.
1. Being in debt having incurred a debt held or obliged to pay. A is indebted to B he is indebted in a large sum, or to a large amount.
2. Obliged by something received, for which restitution or gratitude is due. We are indebted in our parents for their care of us in infancy and youth. We are indebted to God for life. We are indebted to the christian religion for many of the advantages, and much of the refinement of modern times.
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