indite vs reference

reference vs indite

indite is not a noun while reference is a noun.

indite and reference both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
indite	No	No	Yes	No
reference	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, reference is a hyponym of indite; that is, reference is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than indite:

indite: produce a literary work
reference: refer to

Other hyponyms of indite include draw, lyric, write about, write of, write on, profile, paragraph, paragraph, write off, dash off, fling off, knock off, scratch off, toss off, rewrite, write copy, adopt, dramatise, dramatize, draft, outline, poetise, poetize, verse, versify, author, annotate, footnote, cite, write out, write up, script.

indite (noun)	reference (noun)
	the act of referring or consulting
	the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to
	the relation between a word or phrase and the object or idea it refers to
	a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability
	a remark that calls attention to something or someone
	a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
	a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts
	an indicator that orients you generally
	a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to
	(computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored

indite (verb)	reference (verb)
produce a literary work	refer to

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