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English
Etymology
From debt + -ed.
Pronunciation
Adjective
debted (comparative more debted, superlative most debted)
- indebted; under obligation
c. 1594 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Comedie of Errors”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):I stand debted to this gentleman.
Verb
debted
- simple past and past participle of debt
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