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Indebt vs Indebted - What's the difference?

indebt | indebted |

As verbs the difference between indebt and indebted

is that indebt is (archaic) to bring into debt; to place under obligation while indebted is (indebt).

As an adjective indebted is

obligated, especially financially.

indebt

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • (archaic) To bring into debt; to place under obligation.

    • Usage notes

    * Chiefly used in the participle (indebted).

    Hypernyms

    * obligate

    Derived terms

    * indebted (adjective)

    indebted

    English

    Alternative forms

    * endebted (obsolete)

    Verb

    (head)
  • (indebt)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Obligated, especially financially.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=October 15 , author=Phil McNulty , title=Liverpool 1 - 1 Man Utd , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=And Ferguson was largely indebted to young keeper David de Gea, who has had his critics this season but made crucial saves to keep United in contention as they came under concerted pressure in the closing stages.}}

    Synonyms

    * beholden * obliged