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<p><centered><point26>I.</point26></centered></p>

<p><ent>I</ent><br/
<hw>I</hw> <pr>(<imac/)</pr>. <sn>1.</sn> <def>I, the ninth letter of
the English alphabet, takes its form from the Ph<oe/nician, through the
Latin and the Greek. The Ph<oe/nician letter was probably of Egyptian
origin. Its original value was nearly the same as that of the Italian I,
or long <xex>e</xex> as in <xex>mete</xex>. Etymologically I is most
closely related to <xex>e</xex>, <xex>y</xex>, <xex>j</xex>,
<xex>g</xex>; as in d<xex>i</xex>nt, d<xex>e</xex>nt,
b<xex>e</xex>verage, L. b<xex>i</xex>bere; E. k<xex>i</xex>n, AS.
c<xex>y</xex>nn; E. th<xex>i</xex>n, AS. <thorn/<xex>y</xex>nne; E.
domin<xex>i</xex>on, don<xex>j</xex>on, dun<xex>g</xex>eon.</def> In
English I has two principal vowel sounds: the long sound, as in
<xex>p<imac/ne</xex>, <xex><imac/ce</xex>; and the short sound, as in
<xex>p<icr/n</xex>. It has also three other sounds: (<xex>a</xex>) That
of <xex>e</xex> in <xex>term</xex>, as in <xex>thirst</xex>.
(<xex>b</xex>) That of <xex>e</xex> in <xex>mete</xex> (in words of
foreign origin), as in <xex>machine</xex>, <xex>pique</xex>,
<xex>regime</xex>. (<xex>c</xex>) That of consonant <xex>y</xex> (in
many words in which it precedes another vowel), as in <xex>bunion</xex>,
<xex>million</xex>, <xex>filial</xex>, <xex>Christian</xex>, etc. It
enters into several digraphs, as in <xex>fail</xex>, <xex>field</xex>,
<xex>seize</xex>, <xex>feign</xex>. <xex>friend</xex>; and with
<xex>o</xex> often forms a proper diphtong, as in <xex>oil</xex>,
<xex>join</xex>, <xex>coin</xex>.</p>

<p>See <xex>Guide to Pronunciation</xex>, <sect/<sect/ 98-106.<br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note>The dot which we place over the small or lower case <ex>i</ex>
dates only from the 14th century. The sounds of I and J were originally
represented by the same character, and even after the introduction of
the form J into English dictionaries, words containing these letters
were, till a comparatively recent time, classed together.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>In our old authors, <it>I</it> was often used for
<it>ay</it> (or <it>aye</it>), yes, which is pronounced nearly like
it.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>As a numeral, I stands for 1, II for 2,
etc.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>I-</ent><br/
<hw>I-</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prefix.</pos> <def>See
<er>Y-</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>I</ent><br/
<hw>I</hw> <pr>(<imac/)</pr>, <pos>pron.</pos> <nmorph>[<pos>poss.</pos>
<er>My</er> <pr>(m<imac/)</pr> or <er>Mine</er> <pr>(m<imac/n)</pr>;
<pos>object.</pos> <er>Me</er> <pr>(m<emac/)</pr>. <plu><it>pl.</it>
<pos>nom.</pos> <plw>We</plw> <pr>(w<emac/)</pr>; <pos>poss.</pos>
<plw>Our</plw> <pr>(our)</pr> or <plw>Ours</plw> <pr>(ourz)</pr>;
<pos>object.</pos> <plw>Us</plw> <pr>(<ucr/s)</pr>.</plu>]</nmorph>
<ety>[OE. <ets>i</ets>, <ets>ich</ets>, <ets>ic</ets>, AS.
<ets>ic</ets>; akin to OS. & D. <ets>ik</ets>, OHG. <ets>ih</ets>, G.
<ets>ich</ets>, Icel. <ets>ek</ets>, Dan. <ets>jeg</ets>, Sw.
<ets>jag</ets>, Goth. <ets>ik</ets>, OSlav. <ets>az'</ets>, Russ.
<ets>ia</ets>, W. <ets>i</ets>, L. <ets>ego</ets>, Gr. <grk>'egw`</grk>,
<grk>'egw`n</grk>, Skr. <ets>aham</ets>. <root/179. Cf.
<er>Egoism</er>.]</ety> <def>The nominative case of the pronoun of the
first person; the word with which a speaker or writer denotes
himself.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>IAA</ent><br/
<hw>IAA</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>Indoleacetic acid, a plant hormone
promoting elongation of stems and roots.</def> <mark>[Acronym]</mark>
<br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> indoleacetic acid.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iamatology</ent><br/
<hw>I*am`a*tol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/, <?/,
medicine + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Materia
Medica; that branch of therapeutics which treats of remedies.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iamb</ent><br/
<hw>I"amb</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>iambe</ets>. See <er>Lambus</er>.]</ety> <def>An iambus or
iambic.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iambic</ent><br/
<hw>I*am"bic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>iambicus</ets>, Gr. <?/: cf. F. <ets>iambique</ets>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Pros.)</fld> <def>Consisting of a short syllable
followed by a long one, or of an unaccented syllable followed by an
accented; <as>as, an <ex>iambic</ex> foot</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Pertaining to, or composed of, iambics; <as>as, an
<ex>iambic</ex> verse; <ex>iambic</ex> meter. See
<er>Lambus</er>.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iambic</ent><br/
<hw>I*am"bic</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Pros.)</fld>
<sd>(a)</sd> <def>An iambic foot; an iambus.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A
verse composed of iambic feet.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ The following couplet consists of iambic
verses.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Thy gen- | ius calls | thee not | to pur- | chase fame<br/
In keen | <qex>iam-</qex> | <qex>bics</qex>, but | mild an- | agram.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A satirical poem (such poems having been anciently
written in iambic verse); a satire; a lampoon.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iambical</ent><br/
<hw>I*am"bic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Iambic.</def>
<mark>[Obs. or R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iambically</ent><br/
<hw>I*am"bic*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a iambic manner; after
the manner of iambics.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iambize</ent><br/
<hw>I*am"bize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/.]</ety>
<def>To satirize in iambics; to lampoon.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iambus</ent><br/
<hw>I*am"bus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> L.
<plw>Iambi</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>, E. <plw>Iambuses</plw>
<pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>iambus</ets>, Gr. <?/; prob. akin to
<?/ to throw, assail (the iambus being first used in satiric poetry),
and to L. <ets>jacere</ets> to throw. Cf. <er>Jet</er> a shooting
forth.]</ety> <fld>(Pros.)</fld> <def>A foot consisting of a short
syllable followed by a long one, as in
<pr><xex><acr/m<amac/ns</xex></pr>, or of an unaccented syllable
followed by an accented one, as <xex>invent</xex>; an iambic. See the
Couplet under <er>Iambic</er>, <pos>n.</pos></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ianthina</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>I*an"thi*na</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
L. <plw>Ianthin<ae/</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>, E. <plw>Ianthinas</plw>
<pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[NL., fr. L. <ets>ianthinus</ets> violet-blue,
Gr. <?/; <?/ violet + <?/ flower.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>Any
gastropod of the genus <gen>Ianthina</gen>, of which various species are
found living in mid ocean; -- called also <altname>purple
shell</altname>, and <altname>violet snail</altname>.</def>
<altsp>[Written also <asp>janthina</asp>.]</altsp><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ It floats at the surface by means of a raft, which it
constructs by forming and uniting together air bubbles of hardened
mucus. The Tyrian purple of the ancients was obtained in part from
mollusks of this genus.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iatraliptic</ent><br/
<hw>I*a`tra*lip"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/; <?/
physician + <?/ belonging to the <?/ or anointer, fr. <?/ to anoint: cf.
F. <ets>iatraliptique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Treating diseases by anointing
and friction; <as>as, the <ex>iatraliptic</ex> method</as>.</def>
<altsp>[Written also <asp>iatroleptic</asp>.]</altsp></p>

<p><ent>Iatrical</ent><br/
<ent>Iatric</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>I*at"ric</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>I*at"ric*al</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ healing, fr. <?/
physician, fr. <?/ to heal.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to medicine, or
to medical men.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iatrochemical</ent><br/
<hw>I*a`tro*chem"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to iatrochemistry, or to the iatrochemists.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iatrochemist</ent><br/
<hw>I*a`tro*chem"ist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
physician + E. <ets>chemist</ets>.]</ety> <def>A physician who explained
or treated diseases upon chemical principles; one who practiced
iatrochemistry.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iatrochemistry</ent><br/
<hw>I*a`tro*chem"is*try</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Chemistry
applied to, or used in, medicine; -- used especially with reference to
the doctrines in the school of physicians in Flanders, in the 17th
century, who held that health depends upon the proper chemical relations
of the fluids of the body, and who endeavored to explain the conditions
of health or disease by chemical principles.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iatromathematical</ent><br/
<hw>I*a`tro*math`e*mat"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to iatromathematicians or their doctrine.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iatromathematician</ent><br/
<hw>I*a`tro*math`e*ma*ti"cian</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<?/ physician + E. <ets>mathematician</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Hist.
Med.)</fld> <def>One of a school of physicians in Italy, about the
middle of the 17th century, who tried to apply the laws of mechanics and
mathematics to the human body, and hence were eager student of anatomy;
-- opposed to the <xex>iatrochemists</xex>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iberian</ent><br/
<hw>I*be"ri*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to
Iberia.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iberis</ent><br/
<hw>Iberis</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A genus of Old World herbs and
subshrubs including the <stype>candytuft</stype>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Iberis</gen>.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ibero-mesornis</ent><br/
<hw>Ibero-mesornis</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A sparrow-sized fossil bird
of the Lower Cretaceous having a strutlike pectoral bone and vestigial
tail; found in Spain; considered possibly the third most primitive of
all birds.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ibex</ent><br/
<hw>I"bex</hw> <pr>(<imac/"b<ecr/ks)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>;
<plu><it>pl.</it> E. <plw>Ibexes</plw>
<pr>(<imac/"b<ecr/ks*<ecr/z)</pr>, L. <plw>Ibices</plw>
<pr>(<imac/b"<icr/*s<emac/z)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., a kind of goat, the
chamois.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>One of several species of wild
goats having very large, recurved horns, transversely ridged in front;
-- called also <altname>steinbok</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ The Alpine ibex (<spn>Capra ibex</spn>) is the best
known. The Spanish, or Pyrenean, ibex (<spn>Capra Hispanica</spn>) has
smoother and more spreading horns.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ibidem</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>I*bi"dem</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety>
<def>In the same place; -- abbreviated <abbr>ibid.</abbr> or
<abbr>ib.</abbr></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ibis</ent><br/
<hw>I"bis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ibis</ets>, Gr.
<?/; of Egyptian origin.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>Any bird of the
genus <gen>Ibis</gen> and several allied genera, of the family
<fam>Ibid<ae/</fam>, inhabiting both the Old World and the New. Numerous
species are known. They are large, wading birds, having a long, curved
beak, and feed largely on reptiles.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ The sacred ibis of the ancient Egyptians (<spn>Ibis
aethiopica</spn>) has the head and neck black, without feathers. The
plumage of the body and wings is white, except the tertiaries, which are
lengthened and form a dark purple plume. In ancient times this bird was
extensively domesticated in Egypt, but it is now seldom seen so far
north. The glossy ibis (<spn>Plegadis autumnalis</spn>), which is widely
distributed both in the Old World and the New, has the head and neck
feathered, except between the eyes and bill; the scarlet ibis
(<spn>Guara rubra</spn>) and the white ibis (<spn>Guara alba</spn>)
inhabit the West Indies and South America, and are rarely found in the
United States. The wood ibis (<spn>Tantalus loculator</spn>) of America
belongs to the Stork family (<spn>Ciconid<ae/</spn>). See <er>Wood
ibis</er>.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>-ible</ent><br/
<hw>-i*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>See <er>-able</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>IBRD</ent><br/
<hw>IBRD</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <ety>[acronym]</ety> <def>The
<org>International Bank for Reconstruction and Development</org>, a
<divof><org>United Nations</org></divof> agency created to assist
developing nations by loans guaranteed by member governments.</def>
<mark>[acronym]</mark> <br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> International Bank for Reconstruction and
Development, World Bank.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ibsen</ent><br/
<hw>Ibsen</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def><person>Henrik Ibsen</person>
(1828-1906), Norwegian poet and dramatist.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Henrik Ibsen.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ibsenian</ent><br/
<hw>Ibsenian</hw> <pos>prop. adj.</pos> <def>of or pertaining to
<person>Henrik Ibsen</person>.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ibsenism</ent><br/
<hw>Ib"sen*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>The dramatic
practice or purpose characteristic of the writings of <person>Henrik
Ibsen</person> (1828-1906), Norwegian poet and dramatist, whose
best-known plays deal with conventional hypocrisies, the story in each
play thus developing a definite moral problem.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>ibuprofen</ent><br/
<hw>ibuprofen</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory
medicine used to relieve the pain of arthritis and as an analgesic and
antipyretic; <altname>Advil</altname> and <altname>Motrin</altname> and
<altname>Nuprin</altname> are trademarks of brands of ibuprofen
tablets.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> isobutylphenyl propionic acid, Advil, Motrin,
Nuprin.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>-ic</ent><br/
<hw>-ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[L. <ets>-icus</ets>, Gr. <?/: cf. F.
<ets>-ique</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A suffix signifying, in
general, <xex>relating to</xex>, or <xex>characteristic of</xex>;
<as>as, histor<ex>ic</ex>, hygien<ex>ic</ex>, telegraph<ex>ic</ex>,
etc.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A suffix, denoting that the
element indicated enters into certain compounds with its <xex>highest
valence</xex>, or with a valence relatively higher than in compounds
where the name of the element ends in -<xex>ous</xex>; <as>as,
ferr<ex>ic</ex>, sulphur<ex>ic</ex></as>. It is also used in the general
sense of <xex>pertaining to</xex>; <as>as, hydr<ex>ic</ex>,
sod<ex>ic</ex>, calc<ex>ic</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>icaco</ent><br/
<hw>icaco</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A small tropical American
tree (<spn>Chrysobalanus icaco</spn>) bearing edible plumlike
fruit.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> coco plum, coco plum tree, cocoa plum,
<spn>Chrysobalanus icaco</spn>.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A plum-shaped whitish to almost black fruit used for
preserves.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> cocoa plum, coco plum.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Icarian</ent><br/
<hw>I*ca"ri*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>Icarius</ets>, Gr. <?/, fr. <?/, the mythic son of D<ae/dalus, who,
when flying from Crete on wings cemented with wax, mounted so high that
the sun melted the wax, and he fell into the sea.]</ety> <def>Soaring
too high for safety, like Icarus; adventurous in flight.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>ICBM</ent><br/
<hw>ICBM</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[acronym
<ets>i</ets>nter<ets>c</ets>ontinental <ets>b</ets>allistic
<ets>m</ets>issile]</ety> <def>An intercontinental ballistic missile, a
long-range ballistic missile that is capable of traveling from one
continent to another. Contrasted with <contr>IRBM</contr>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> intercontinental ballistic missile.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ice</ent><br/
<hw>Ice</hw> <pr>(<imac/s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>is</ets>,
<ets>iis</ets>, AS. <ets><imac/s</ets>; aksin to D. <ets>ijs</ets>, G.
<ets>eis</ets>, OHG. <ets><imac/s</ets>, Icel. <ets><imac/ss</ets>, Sw.
<ets>is</ets>, Dan. <ets>iis</ets>, and perh. to E.
<ets>iron</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Water or other fluid frozen or
reduced to the solid state by cold; frozen water. It is a white or
transparent colorless substance, crystalline, brittle, and viscoidal.
Its specific gravity (0.92, that of water at 4<deg/ C. being 1.0) being
less than that of water, ice floats.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ Water freezes at 32<deg/ F. or 0<deg/ Cent., and ice
melts at the same temperature. Ice owes its cooling properties to the
large amount of heat required to melt it.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Concreted sugar.</def>
<rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Water, cream, custard, etc., sweetened, flavored,
and artificially frozen.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Any substance having the appearance of ice; <as>as,
camphor <ex>ice</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Anchor ice</b></col>, <cd>ice which sometimes forms about
stones and other objects at the bottom of running or other water, and is
thus attached or <xex>anchored</xex> to the ground.</cd> -- <col><b>Bay
ice</b></col>, <cd>ice formed in bays, fiords, etc., often in extensive
fields which drift out to sea.</cd> -- <col><b>Ground ice</b></col>,
<cd>anchor ice.</cd> -- <col><b>Ice age</b></col> <fld>(Geol.)</fld>,
<cd>the glacial epoch or period. See under <er>Glacial</er>.</cd> --
<col><b>Ice anchor</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>a grapnel for
mooring a vessel to a field of ice.</cd> <au>Kane.</au> -- <col><b>Ice
blink</b></col> <ety>[Dan. <ets>iisblink</ets>]</ety>, <cd>a streak of
whiteness of the horizon, caused by the reflection of light from ice not
yet in sight.</cd> -- <col><b>Ice boat</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A
boat fitted with skates or runners, and propelled on ice by sails; an
ice yacht.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>A strong steamboat for breaking a
channel through ice.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Ice box</b></col> <it>or</it>
<col><b>Ice chest</b></col></mcol>, <cd>a box for holding ice; a box in
which things are kept cool by means of ice; a refrigerator.</cd> --
<col><b>Ice brook</b></col>, <cd>a brook or stream as cold as ice.</cd>
<mark>[Poetic]</mark> <au>Shak.</au> -- <col><b>Ice cream</b></col>
<ety>[for <ets>iced cream</ets>]</ety>, <cd>cream, milk, or custard,
sweetened, flavored, and frozen.</cd> -- <col><b>Ice field</b></col>,
<cd>an extensive sheet of ice.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Ice
float</b></col>, <col><b>Ice floe</b></col></mcol>, <cd>a sheet of
floating ice similar to an ice field, but smaller.</cd> -- <col><b>Ice
foot</b></col>, <cd>shore ice in Arctic regions; an ice belt.</cd>
<au>Kane.</au> -- <col><b>Ice house</b></col>, <cd>a close-covered pit
or building for storing ice.</cd> -- <col><b>Ice machine</b></col>
<fld>(Physics)</fld>, <cd>a machine for making ice artificially, as by
the production of a low temperature through the sudden expansion of a
gas or vapor, or the rapid evaporation of a volatile liquid.</cd> --
<col><b>Ice master</b></col>. <cd>See <cref>Ice pilot</cref>
(below).</cd> -- <col><b>Ice pack</b></col>, <cd>an irregular mass of
broken and drifting ice.</cd> -- <col><b>Ice paper</b></col>, <cd>a
transparent film of gelatin for copying or reproducing; <altname>papier
glac<eacute/</altname>.</cd> -- <col><b>Ice petrel</b></col>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>a shearwater (<spn>Puffinus gelidus</spn>) of
the Antarctic seas, abundant among floating ice.</cd> -- <col><b>Ice
pick</b></col>, <cd>a sharp instrument for breaking ice into small
pieces.</cd> -- <col><b>Ice pilot</b></col>, <cd>a pilot who has charge
of a vessel where the course is obstructed by ice, as in polar seas; --
called also <altname>ice master</altname>.</cd> -- <col><b>Ice
pitcher</b></col>, <cd>a pitcher adapted for ice water.</cd> --
<col><b>Ice plow</b></col>, <cd>a large tool for grooving and cutting
ice.</cd> <-- <col><b>ice sculpture</b></col> = a sculpture carved from
a block of ice, often used for decorating restaurants. <col><b>ice
show</b></col> an entertainment consisting of ice skaters performing
figure-skating on a sheet of ice, usually in an arena, often accompanied
by music. --> -- <col><b>Ice sludge</b></col>, <cd>bay ice broken small
by the wind or waves; sludge.</cd> -- <col><b>Ice spar</b></col>
<fld>(Min.)</fld>, <cd>a variety of feldspar, the crystals of which are
very clear like ice; rhyacolite.</cd> -- <col><b>Ice tongs</b></col>,
<cd>large iron nippers for handling ice.</cd> -- <col><b>Ice
water</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>Water cooled by ice.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd>
<cd>Water formed by the melting of ice.</cd> -- <col><b>Ice
yacht</b></col>. <cd>See <cref>Ice boat</cref> (above).</cd> --
<col><b>To break the ice</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Break</er>.</cd>
-- <col><b>Water ice</b></col>, <cd>a confection consisting of water
sweetened, flavored (usually with a fruit syrup), and frozen.<-- also
called Italian ice? --></cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>ice</ent><br/
<hw>ice</hw> <pr>(<imac/s)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>iced</conjf> <pr>(<imac/st)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>icing</conjf> <pr>(<imac/"s<icr/ng)</pr>.]</vmorph>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>To cover with ice; to convert into ice, or into
something resembling ice.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To cover with icing, or frosting made of sugar and
milk or white of egg; to frost, as cakes, tarts, etc.; <as>as,
<ex>iced</ex> cupcakes with a pink icing look delicious</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> + <source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To chill or cool, as with ice; to freeze.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To kill.</def> <mark>[slang]</mark> <br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iceberg</ent><br/
<hw>Ice"berg`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Prob. of Scand.
origin; cf. Dan. <ets>iisbierg</ets>, Sw. <ets>isberg</ets>, properly, a
mountain of ice. See <er>Ice</er>, and <er>Berg</er>.]</ety> <def>A
large mass of ice, generally floating in the ocean.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ Icebergs are large detached portions of glaciers, which
in cold regions often project into the sea.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Icebird</ent><br/
<hw>Ice"bird`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>An Arctic sea bird, as the Arctic fulmar.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>iceboat</ent><br/
<hw>iceboat</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A ship with a reinforced
bow to break up ice and keep channels open for navigation; an
icebreaker.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> icebreaker.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a sailing craft with runners and a cross-shaped
frame; suitable for traveling over ice; it is usually propelled by a
sail, and sometimes by an engine-powered propeller.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ice yacht.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Icebound</ent><br/
<hw>Ice"bound`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Totally surrounded
with ice, so as to be incapable of advancing; <as>as, an
<ex>icebound</ex> vessel</as>; also, surrounded by or fringed with ice
so as to hinder easy access; <as>as, an <ex>icebound</ex>
coast</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>icebreaker</ent><br/
<hw>icebreaker</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a ship with a
reinforced bow and powerful engines designed to break up layers of ice
on waterways and keep channels open for navigation.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> iceboat.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A remark or action intended to relieve tension or
reduce formality when initiating conversation or beginning a speech; it
is often a humorous or light remark.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ice-built</ent><br/
<hw>Ice"-built`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Composed of ice.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Loaded with ice.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Ice-built</xex>
mountains.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>icecap</ent><br/
<hw>ice"cap`</hw> <pr>(<imac/s"k<acr/p`)</pr> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a mass
of ice and snow that permanently covers a large area of land (e.g., the
polar regions or a mountain peak).</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>ice-clogged</ent><br/
<hw>ice-clogged</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>having flow restricted by ice;
-- of rivers or conduits; <as>as, <ex>ice-clogged</ex>
rivers</as>.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>ice-cold</ent><br/
<hw>ice-cold</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>as cold as ice; extremely
cold.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> arctic, freezing, frigid, gelid, glacial, icy,
polar.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>ice-free</ent><br/
<hw>ice-free</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>free of ice and open to travel;
-- of water routes; <as>as, an <ex>ice-free</ex> channel in the
river</as>.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iced</ent><br/
<hw>Iced</hw> <pr>(<imac/st)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Covered with ice.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Chilled with ice; <as>as, <ex>iced</ex> water;
<ex>iced</ex> tea; <ex>iced</ex> coffee</as>; -- of beverages.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Cookery)</fld> <def>Covered with something
resembling ice, as sugar icing; frosted; <as>as, <ex>iced</ex>
cake</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Iced cream</b></col>. <cd>Same as <cref>Ice cream</cref>,
under <er>Ice</er>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Icefall</ent><br/
<hw>Ice"fall`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A frozen waterfall,
or mass of ice resembling a frozen waterfall.</def>
<rj><au>Coleridge.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>icehouse</ent><br/
<hw>ice"house`</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a building used for storing ice,
especially one built partly below ground and insulated so as to preserve
ice obtained during the winter from frozen lakes or rivers.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Icelander</ent><br/
<hw>Ice"land*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A native, or one
of the Scandinavian people, of Iceland.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Icelandic</ent><br/
<hw>Ice*lan"dic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining
to Iceland; relating to, or resembling, the Icelanders.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Icelandic</ent><br/
<hw>Ice*lan"dic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The language of
the Icelanders. It is one of the Scandinavian group, and is more nearly
allied to the Old Norse than any other language now spoken.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iceland moss</ent><br/
<hw>Ice"land moss`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A kind of
lichen (<spn>Cetraria Icelandica</spn>) found from the Arctic regions to
the North Temperate zone. It furnishes a nutritious jelly and other
forms of food, and is used in pulmonary complaints as a
demulcent.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iceland spar</ent><br/
<hw>Ice"land spar`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A
transparent variety of calcite, the best of which is obtained in
Iceland. It is used for the prisms of the polariscope, because of its
strong double refraction. Cf. <er>Calcite</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iceman</ent><br/
<hw>Ice"man</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Icemen</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A man who is
skilled in traveling upon ice, as among glaciers.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who deals in ice; one who retails or delivers
ice.</def></p>

<p><-- The Iceman Cometh (Title of a book) --><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ice plant</ent><br/
<hw>Ice" plant`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A plant
(<spn>Mesembryanthemum crystallinum</spn>), sprinkled with pellucid,
watery vesicles, which glisten like ice. It is native along the
Mediterranean, in the Canaries, and in South Africa. Its juice is said
to be demulcent and diuretic; its ashes are used in Spain in making
glass.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><-- p. 724 --></p>

<p><ent>Icequake</ent><br/
<hw>Ice"quake`</hw> <pr>(<imac/s"kw<amac/k`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>The crash or concussion attending the breaking up of masses of ice,
-- often due to contraction from extreme cold.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ice skate</ent><br/
<hw>Ice" skate`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A shoe with a metal
runner (called a <part>blade</part>) attached to permit the wearer to
glide on ice.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ice skater</ent><br/
<hw>Ice" skat`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who skates on
ice wearing an ice skate; esp. an athlete who performs athletic or
artistic movements on a sheet of ice, wearing ice skates; a <stype>speed
skater</stype> or a <stype>figure skater</stype>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ich</ent><br/
<hw>Ich</hw> <pr>(<icr/k)</pr>, <pos>pron.</pos> <def>I.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ In the Southern dialect of Early English this is the
regular form. Cf. <er>Ik</er>.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ichneumon</ent><br/
<hw>Ich*neu"mon</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. <?/,
lit., the tracker; so called because it hunts out the eggs of the
crocodile, fr. <?/ to track or hunt after, fr. <grk>'i`chnos</grk>
track, footstep.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>Any
carnivorous mammal of the genus <gen>Herpestes</gen>, and family
<fam>Viverrid<ae/</fam>. Numerous species are found in Asia and Africa.
The Egyptian species (<spn>Herpestes ichneumon</spn>), which ranges to
Spain and Palestine, is noted for destroying the eggs and young of the
crocodile as well as various snakes and lizards, and hence was
considered sacred by the ancient Egyptians. The common species of India
(<spn>Herpestes griseus</spn>), known as the <stype>mongoose</stype>,
has similar habits and is often domesticated. It is noted for killing
the cobra.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>Any hymenopterous insect of the
family <fam>Ichneumonid<ae/</fam>, of which several thousand species are
known, belonging to numerous genera.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ The female deposits her eggs upon, or in, the bodies of
other insects, such as caterpillars, plant lice, etc. The larva lives
upon the internal tissues of the insect in which it is parasitic, and
finally kills it. Hence, many of the species are beneficial to
agriculture by destroying noxious insects.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Ichneumon fly</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Ichneumon</er>,
2.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ichneumonidan</ent><br/
<hw>Ich`neu*mon"i*dan</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the
<fam>Ichneumonid<ae/</fam>, or ichneumon flies.</def> --
<def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>One of the
<fam>Ichneumonid<ae/</fam>.</def></def2><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ichneumonides</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Ich`neu*mon"i*des</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL.
See <er>Ichneumon</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>The ichneumon
flies.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ichnite</ent><br/
<hw>Ich"nite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>'i`chnos</grk> track, footstep.]</ety> <def>A fossil footprint;
<as>as, the <ex>ichnites</ex> in the Triassic sandstone</as>.</def>
<rj><au>Page.</au></rj></p>

<p><ent>Ichnographical</ent><br/
<ent>Ichnographic</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Ich`no*graph"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Ich`no*graph"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[Cf. F. <ets>ichonographique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to
ichnography; describing a ground plot.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ichnography</ent><br/
<hw>Ich*nog"ra*phy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/;
<grk>'i`chnos</grk> track, footstep + <?/ to describe: cf. F.
<ets>ichonographie</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Drawing)</fld> <def>A horizontal
section of a building or other object, showing its true dimensions
according to a geometric scale; a ground plan; a map; also, the art of
making such plans.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ichnolite</ent><br/
<hw>Ich"no*lite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>'i`chnos</grk> track, footstep + <ets>-lite</ets>.]</ety> <def>A
fossil footprint; an ichnite.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ichnolithology</ent><br/
<hw>Ich`no*li*thol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>'i`chnos</grk> footstep + <ets>-lith + -logy</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Same as <er>Ichnology</er>.</def> <rj><au>Hitchcock.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ichnological</ent><br/
<hw>Ich`no*log"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to ichnology.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ichnology</ent><br/
<hw>Ich*nol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>'i`chnos</grk> a footstep + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>The branch of science which treats of fossil
footprints.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ichnoscopy</ent><br/
<hw>Ich*nos"co*py</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>'i`chnos</grk> footstep + <ets>-scopy</ets>.]</ety> <def>The search
for the traces of anything.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ichor</ent><br/
<hw>I"chor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr.
<grk>'ichw`r</grk>: cf. F. <ets>ichor</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<fld>(Class. Myth.)</fld> <def>An ethereal fluid that supplied the place
of blood in the veins of the gods.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A thin, acrid, watery discharge from an ulcer,
wound, etc.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ichorhaemia</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>I`chor*h<ae/"mi*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
fr. Gr. <grk>'ichw`r</grk> ichor + <?/ blood.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld>
<def>Infection of the blood with ichorous or putrid
substances.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ichorous</ent><br/
<hw>I"chor*ous</hw> <pr>(<imac/"k<ocr/r*<ucr/s)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[Cf. F. <ets>ichoreux</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or like ichor; thin;
watery; serous; sanious.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ichthidin</ent><br/
<hw>Ich"thi*din</hw> <pr>(<icr/k"th<icr/*d<icr/n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Physiol. Chem.)</fld> <def>A substance from the egg yolk of
osseous fishes.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ichthin</ent><br/
<hw>Ich"thin</hw> <pr>(<icr/k"th<icr/n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>'ichqy`s</grk> fish.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol. Chem.)</fld> <def>A
nitrogenous substance resembling vitellin, present in the egg yolk of
cartilaginous fishes.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ichthulin</ent><br/
<hw>Ich"thu*lin</hw> <pr>(<icr/k"th<usl/*l<icr/n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Physiol. Chem.)</fld> <def>A substance from the yolk of salmon's
eggs.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ichthus</ent><br/
<hw>Ich"thus</hw> <pr>(<icr/k"th<ucr/s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>'ichqy`s</grk>.]</ety> <def>In early Christian and ecclesiastical
art, an emblematic fish, or the Greek word for <xex>fish</xex>, which
combined the initials of the Greek words <grk>Ihsoy^s</grk>,
<grk>Christo`s</grk>, <grk>Qeoy^ Gio`s</grk> <grk>Swth`r</grk>, Jesus,
Christ, Son of God, Savior.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ichthyic</ent><br/
<hw>Ich"thy*ic</hw> <pr>(<icr/k"th<icr/*<icr/k)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[Gr. <grk>'ichqy`s</grk>, <grk>-y`os</grk>, a fish.]</ety>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>Like, or pertaining to, fishes.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ichthyocolla</ent><br/
<ent>Ichthyocol</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Ich"thy*o*col</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Ich`thy*o*col"la</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ichthyocolla</ets>,
Gr. <?/; <grk>'ichqy`s</grk>, <grk>-y`os</grk>, a fish + <?/ glue: cf.
F. <ets>ichthyocolle</ets>.]</ety> <def>Fish glue; isinglass; a glue
prepared from the sounds of certain fishes.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ichthyocoprolite</ent><br/
<hw>Ich`thy*o*cop"ro*lite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>'ichqy`s</grk>, <grk>-y`os</grk>, a fish + E.
<ets>coprolite</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>Fossil dung of
fishes.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ichthyodorulite</ent><br/
<hw>Ich`thy*o*dor"u*lite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>'ichqy`s</grk>, <grk>-y`os</grk>, a fish + <?/ a spear +
<ets>-lite</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>One of the spiny plates
found on the back and tail of certain skates.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ichthyography</ent><br/
<hw>Ich`thy*og"ra*phy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>'ichqy`s</grk>, <grk>-y`os</grk> + <ets>graphy</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>ichthyographie</ets>.]</ety> <def>A treatise on fishes.</def></p>

<p><ent>Ichthyoidal</ent><br/
<ent>Ichthyoid</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Ich"thy*oid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Ich`thy*oid"al</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/: <grk>'ichqy`s</grk>,
<grk>-y`os</grk>, a fish + <grk>e'i^dos</grk> form.]</ety>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>Somewhat like a fish; having some of the
characteristics of fishes; -- said of some amphibians.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ichthyol</ent><br/
<hw>Ich"thy*ol</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>'ichqy`s</grk>, <grk>-y`os</grk>, a fish + (prob.) L.
<ets>ol</ets>eum oil; but cf. <er>Ichthyolite</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An oily substance prepared by the dry
distillation of a bituminous mineral containing fossil fishes. It is
used in medicine as a remedy in some forms of skin diseases.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ichthyolatry</ent><br/
<hw>Ich`thy*ol"a*try</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>'ichqy`s</grk>, <grk>-y`os</grk>, a fish + <?/ to worship.]</ety>
<def>Worship of fishes, or of fish-shaped idols.</def>
<rj><au>Layard.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ichthyolite</ent><br/
<hw>Ich"thy*o*lite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>'ichqy`s</grk>, <grk>-y`os</grk>, a fish + <ets>-lite</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>A fossil fish, or fragment of a
fish.</def></p>

<p><ent>Ichthyological</ent><br/
<ent>Ichthyologic</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Ich`thy*o*log"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Ich`thy*o*log"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[Cf. F. <ets>ichthyologique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to
ichthyology.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ichthyologist</ent><br/
<hw>Ich`thy*ol"o*gist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>ichthyologiste</ets>.]</ety> <def>One versed in, or who studies,
ichthyology.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ichthyology</ent><br/
<hw>Ich`thy*ol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>'ichqy`s</grk>, <grk>-y`os</grk>, a fish + <ets>-logy</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>ichthyologie</ets>.]</ety> <def>The natural history of fishes; that
branch of Zoology which relates to fishes, including their structure,
classification, and habits.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ichthyomancy</ent><br/
<hw>Ich"thy*o*man`cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>'ichqy`s</grk>, <grk>-y`os</grk>, a fish + <ets>-mancy</ets>: cf.
F. <ets>ichthyomancie</ets>.]</ety> <def>Divination by the heads or the
entrails of fishes.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ichthyomorpha</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Ich`thy*o*mor"pha</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ fish-shaped; <grk>'ichqy`s</grk>,
<grk>-y`os</grk>, a fish + <grk>morfh`</grk> form.]</ety>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>The Urodela.</def></p>

<p><ent>Ichthyomorphous</ent><br/
<ent>Ichthyomorphic</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Ich`thy*o*mor"phic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Ich`thy*o*mor"phous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[See <er>Ichthyomorpha</er>.]</ety> <def>Fish-shaped; <as>as, the
<ex>ichthyomorphic</ex> idols of ancient Assyria</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ichthyophagist</ent><br/
<hw>Ich`thy*oph"a*gist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Ichthyophagous</er>.]</ety> <def>One who eats, or subsists on,
fish.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ichthyophagous</ent><br/
<hw>Ich`thy*oph"a*gous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>ichthyophagus</ets>, Gr. <?/; <grk>'ichqy`s</grk>,
<grk>-y`os</grk>, a fish + <grk>fagei^n</grk> to eat.]</ety>
<def>Eating, or subsisting on, fish.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Ichthyophagy</ent><br/
<hw>Ich`thy*oph"a*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>'ichqyofagi`a</grk>: cf. F. <ets>ichthyophagie</ets>.]</ety>
<def>The practice of eating, or living upon, fish.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ichthyophthalmite</ent><br/
<hw>Ich`thy*oph*thal"mite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>'ichqy`s</grk>, <grk>-y`os</grk>, a fish + <?/ eye.]</ety> <def>See
<er>Apophyllite</er>.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ichthyophthira</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Ich`thy*oph*thi"ra</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>'ichqy`s</grk>, <grk>-y`os</grk>, a fish + <?/ a
louse.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A division of copepod crustaceans,
including numerous species parasitic on fishes.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ichthyopsida</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Ich`thy*op"si*da</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
fr. Gr. <grk>'ichqy`s</grk>, <grk>-y`os</grk>, a fish + <?/
appearance.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A grand division of the
Vertebrata, including the Amphibia and Fishes.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ichthyopterygia</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Ich`thy*op`te*ryg"i*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[NL. See <er>Ichthyopterygium</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld>
<def>See <er>Ichthyosauria</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ichthyopterygium</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Ich`thy*op`te*ryg"i*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>'ichqy`s</grk>, <grk>-y`os</grk>, a fish + <?/ a
fin.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The typical limb, or lateral fin, of
fishes.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ichthyornis</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Ich`thy*or"nis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr.
Gr. <grk>'ichqy`s</grk>, <grk>-y`os</grk>, a fish + <?/ bird.]</ety>
<fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>An extinct genus of toothed birds found in the
American Cretaceous formation. It is remarkable for having biconcave
vertebr<ae/, and sharp, conical teeth set in sockets. Its wings were
well developed. It is the type of the order
<ord>Odontotorm<ae/</ord>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ichthyosaur</ent><br/
<hw>Ich"thy*o*saur</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>ichthyosaure</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>One of the
Ichthyosaura.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ichthyosauria</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Ich`thy*o*sau"ri*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[NL. See <er>Ichthyosaurus</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld>
<def>An extinct order of marine reptiles, including Ichthyosaurus and
allied forms; -- called also <altname>Ichthyopterygia</altname>. They
have not been found later than the Cretaceous period.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ichthyosaurian</ent><br/
<hw>Ich`thy*o*sau"ri*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the Ichthyosauria.</def>
-- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>One of the Ichthyosauria.</def></def2><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ichthyosaurus</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Ich`thy*o*sau"rus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>;
<plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Ichthyosauri</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[NL.,
fr. Gr. <grk>'ichqy`s</grk>, <grk>-y`os</grk>, a fish +
<grk>say^ros</grk> a lizard.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>An extinct
genus of marine reptiles; -- so named from their short, biconcave
vertebr<ae/, resembling those of fishes. Several species, varying in
length from ten to thirty feet, are known from the Liassic, O<oum/litic,
and Cretaceous formations.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ichthyosis</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Ich`thy*o"sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr.
Gr. <grk>'ichqy`s</grk> fish.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A disease in
which the skin is thick, rough, and scaly; -- called also
<altname>fishskin</altname>.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Ich`thy*ot"ic</wf>
<pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ichthyotomist</ent><br/
<hw>Ich`thy*ot"o*mist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One skilled
in ichthyotomy.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ichthyotomy</ent><br/
<hw>Ich`thy*ot"o*my</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>'ichqy`s</grk>, <grk>-y`os</grk>, a fish + <?/ to cut.]</ety>
<def>The anatomy or dissection of fishes.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ichthys</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Ich"thys</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr.
<grk>'ichqy`s</grk> a fish.]</ety> <def>Same as
<er>Ichthus</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Icicle</ent><br/
<hw>I"ci*cle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>isikel</ets>, AS. <ets><imac/sgicel</ets>; <ets><imac/s</ets> ice +
<ets>gicel</ets> icicle; akin to Icel. <ets>j<oum/kull</ets>; cf. Gael.
<ets>eigh</ets> ice, Ir. <ets>aigh</ets>.]</ety> <def>A pendent, and
usually conical, mass of ice, formed by freezing of dripping water;
<as>as, the <ex>icicles</ex> on the eaves of a house</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Icicled</ent><br/
<hw>I"ci*cled</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having icicles
attached.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Icily</ent><br/
<hw>I"ci*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an icy manner;
coldly.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Faultily faultless, <qex>icily</qex> regular, splendidly null,<br/
Dead perfection, no more.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iciness</ent><br/
<hw>I"ci*ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or quality
of being icy or very cold; frigidity.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Icing</ent><br/
<hw>I"cing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A coating or covering
resembling ice, as of sugar and milk or white of egg;
frosting.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ickle</ent><br/
<hw>Ic"kle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>ikil</ets>.
See <er>Icicle</er>.]</ety> <def>An icicle.</def> <mark>[Prov.
Eng.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>icky</ent><br/
<hw>icky</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>very bad; repulsive;
unpleasant; distasteful.</def> <mark>[informal]</mark>
<wns>[wns=1]</wns><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> crappy, lousy, rotten, shitty, stinking,
stinky.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>sticky; <as>as, <ex>icky</ex>, sticky
goo</as>.</def> <wns>[wns=2]</wns><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> gooey.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Overly sentimental; -- of stories or
dramas.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>icon</ent><br/
<hw>i"con</hw> <pr>(<imac/"k<ocr/n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <altsp>[Also
spelled <asp>ikon</asp>.]</altsp> <ety>[L., fr. Gr.
<grk>e'ikw`n</grk>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An image or representation;
a portrait or pretended portrait.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Netherlands whose names and <qex>icons</qex> are published.</q>
<rj><qau>Hakewill.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Gr. Ch.)</fld> <def>A sacred picture representing
the Virgin Mary, Christ, a saint, or a martyr, and having the same
function as an image of such a person in the Latin Church. The term is
used especially for a highly stylized and conventionalized
representation of a holy person, rich in symbolism and used in
devotional services in many of the eastern Orthodox churches, especially
the Greek and Russian Orthodox Churches.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>a symbol, especially a symbol whose form suggests
its meaning or the object it represents.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Computers)</fld> <def>a graphical symbol for a data
object whose form suggests the nature or function of the object;
especially, such a symbol as viewed on the computer screen.</def>
<note>In a graphical user interface, pointing to and clicking on an icon
may cause any of several types of actions, such as opening a file or
executing a program, depending on how the icon properties are
defined.</note><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>any object of uncritical devotion.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><q>The former congresswoman and Vice-Presidential candidate Geraldine
Ferraro is still an <qex>icon</qex> to many party members.</q> <qau>The
New York Times, April 16, 1998</qau><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>an outstanding example of something which has come
to represent the class of things to which it belongs; a paragon; used of
persons as well as objects.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iconical</ent><br/
<hw>I*con"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to, or
consisting of, images, pictures, or representations of any
kind.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iconism</ent><br/
<hw>I"con*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>iconismus</ets>, Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ to mold, delineate, fr.
<grk>e'ikw`n</grk> an image: cf. F. <ets>iconisme</ets>.]</ety> <def>The
formation of a figure, representation, or semblance; a delineation or
description.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Some kind of apish imitations, counterfeit
<qex>iconisms</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Cudworth.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iconize</ent><br/
<hw>I"con*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>e'ikoni`zein</grk>.]</ety> <def>To form an image or likeness
of.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Cudworth.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iconoclasm</ent><br/
<hw>I*con"o*clasm</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>iconoclasme</ets>. See <er>Iconoclast</er>.]</ety> <def>The
doctrine or practice of the iconoclasts; image breaking.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iconoclast</ent><br/
<hw>I*con"o*clast</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>e'ikw`n</grk> image + <?/ to break: cf. F.
<ets>iconoclaste</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A breaker or destroyer
of images or idols; a determined enemy of idol worship.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who exposes or destroys impositions or shams;
one who attacks cherished beliefs; a radical.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iconoclastic</ent><br/
<hw>I*con`o*clas"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to the iconoclasts, or to image breaking.</def>
<rj><au>Milman.</au></rj></p>

<p><ent>Iconodulist</ent><br/
<ent>Iconodule</ent><br/
<mhw>{<hw>I*con"o*dule</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>I*con"o*du`list</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>e'ikw`n</grk> an
image + <?/ a slave.]</ety> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld> <def>One who serves
images; -- opposed to an <contr>iconoclast</contr>.</def>
<rj><au>Schaff-Herzog Encyc.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iconograph</ent><br/
<hw>I*con"o*graph</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Iconography</er>.]</ety> <def>An engraving or other picture or
illustration for a book.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iconographer</ent><br/
<hw>I`co*nog"ra*pher</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A maker of
images.</def> <rj><au>Fairholt.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iconographic</ent><br/
<hw>I*con`o*graph"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Of or pertaining to iconography.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Representing by means of pictures or diagrams;
<as>as, an <ex>iconographic</ex> encyclop<ae/dia</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iconography</ent><br/
<hw>I`co*nog"ra*phy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ a
sketch or description; <grk>e'ikw`n</grk> an image + <?/ of describe:
cf. F. <ets>iconographie</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The art or
representation by pictures or images; the description or study of
portraiture or representation, as of persons; <as>as, the
<ex>iconography</ex> of the ancients</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The study of representative art in
general.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Christian iconography</b></col>, <cd>the study of the
representations in art of the Deity, the persons of the Trinity, angels,
saints, virtues, vices, etc.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iconolater</ent><br/
<hw>I`co*nol"a*ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>e'ikw`n</grk> an image + <?/ to worship: cf. F.
<ets>iconol<acir/tre</ets>.]</ety> <def>One who worships
images.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iconolatry</ent><br/
<hw>I`co*nol"a*try</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Iconolater</er>.]</ety> <def>The worship of images as symbols; --
distinguished from <contr>idolatry</contr>, the worship of images
themselves.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iconology</ent><br/
<hw>I`co*nol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/;
<grk>e'ikw`n</grk> an image + <?/ discourse: cf. F.
<ets>iconologie</ets>.]</ety> <def>The discussion or description of
portraiture or of representative images. Cf.
<er>Iconography</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iconomachy</ent><br/
<hw>I`co*nom"a*chy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ a war
against images; <grk>e'ikw`n</grk> an image + <?/ fight.]</ety>
<def>Hostility to images as objects of worship.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iconomania</ent><br/
<hw>I`co*no*ma"ni*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. See
<er>Icon</er>, and <er>Mania</er>.]</ety> <def>A mania or infatuation
for icons, whether as objects of devotion, bric-a-brac, or
curios.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iconomical</ent><br/
<hw>I`co*nom"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/;
<grk>e'ikw`n</grk> image + <?/ fight.]</ety> <def>Opposed to pictures or
images as objects of worship.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir T.
Browne.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iconophilist</ent><br/
<hw>I`co*noph"i*list</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>e'ikw`n</grk> an image + <?/ to love.]</ety> <def>A student, or
lover of the study, of iconography.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Icosahedral</ent><br/
<hw>I`co*sa*he"dral</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Icosahedron</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Geom.)</fld> <def>Having twenty equal
sides or faces.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Icosahedron</ent><br/
<hw>I`co*sa*he"dron</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/; <?/
twenty + <?/ seat, base, fr. <?/ to sit.]</ety> <fld>(Geom.)</fld>
<def>A solid bounded by twenty sides or faces.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Regular icosahedron</b></col>, <cd>one of the five
regular polyhedrons, bounded by twenty equilateral triangules. Five
triangles meet to form each solid angle of the polyhedron.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Icosandria</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>I`co*san"dri*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
fr. Gr. <?/ twenty +<?/, <?/, man, male: cf. F.
<ets>icosandrie</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A Linn<ae/an class
of plants, having twenty or more stamens inserted in the
calyx.</def></p>

<p><ent>Icosandrous</ent><br/
<ent>Icosandrian</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>I`co*san"dri*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>I`co*san"drous</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to
the class Icosandria; having twenty or more stamens inserted in the
calyx.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Icositetrahedron</ent><br/
<hw>I`co*si*tet`ra*he"dron</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<?/ twenty + <?/, combining form of <?/ four + <?/ seat, base.]</ety>
<fld>(Crystallog.)</fld> <def>A twenty-four-sided solid; a tetragonal
trisoctahedron or trapezohedron.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>-ics</ent><br/
<hw>-ics</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>A suffix used in forming the names of
certain sciences, systems, etc., as acoust<xex>ics</xex>,
mathemat<xex>ics</xex>, dynam<xex>ics</xex>, statist<xex>ics</xex>,
polit<xex>ics</xex>, athlet<xex>ics</xex>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<note><p><hand/ The names sciences ending in <xex>ics</xex>, as
<xex>mathematics</xex>, <xex>mechanics</xex>, <xex>metaphysics</xex>,
<xex>optics</xex>, etc., are, with respect to their form, nouns in the
plural number. The plural form was probably introduced to mark the
complex nature of such sciences; and it may have been in imitation of
the use of the Greek plurals <?/, <?/, <?/, <?/, etc., to designate
parts of Aristotle's writings. Previously to the present century, nouns
ending in <xex>ics</xex> were construed with a verb or a pronoun in the
plural; but it is now generally considered preferable to treat them as
singular. In Greman we have <xex>die Mathematik</xex>, <xex>die
Mechanik</xex>, etc., and in French <xex>la metaphysique</xex>, <xex>la
optique</xex>, etc., corresponding to our <xex>mathematics</xex>,
<xex>mechanics</xex>, <xex>metaphysics</xex>, <xex>optics</xex>,
etc.<br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>Mathematics have</qex> for their object the consideration of
whatever is capable of being numbered or measured.</q> <rj><qau>John
Davidson.</qau></rj></p>

<p>The citations subjoined will serve as examples of the best present
usage.<br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Ethics is the sciences of the laws which govern our actions as
moral agents.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Hamilton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>All parts of knowledge have their origin in
<qex>metaphysics</qex>, and finally, perhaps, revolve into
<qex>it</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>De Quincey.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>Mechanics</qex>, like pure <qex>mathematics</qex>, may be
geometrical, or may be analytical; that is, <it>it</it> may treat space
either by a direct consideration of its properties, or by a symbolical
representation.</q> <rj><qau>Whewell.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p></note>

<p><-- p. 725 --></p>

<p><ent>Icteric</ent><br/
<hw>Ic*ter"ic</hw> <pr>(<icr/k*t<ecr/r"<icr/k)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>A remedy for the jaundice.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Icterical</ent><br/
<ent>Icteric</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Ic*ter"ic</hw> <pr>(<icr/k*t<ecr/r"<icr/k)</pr>,
<hw>Ic*ter"ic*al</hw> <pr>(<icr/k*t<ecr/r"<icr/*k<ait/l)</pr>, }</mhw>
<pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ictericus</ets>, Gr. <grk>'ikteriko`s</grk>,
fr. <grk>'i`kteros</grk> jaundice: cf. F.
<ets>ict<eacute/rique</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Pertaining to, or
affected with, jaundice.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Good against the jaundice.</def>
<rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj></p>

<p><ent>Icteritous</ent><br/
<ent>Icteritious</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Ic`ter*i"tious</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Ic*ter"i*tous</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Yellow; of the color of the
skin when it is affected by the jaundice.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Icteroid</ent><br/
<hw>Ic"ter*oid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ jaundice +
<ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of a tint resembling that produced by
jaundice; yellow; <as>as, an <ex>icteroid</ex> tint or
complexion</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Icterus</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Ic"te*rus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. See
<er>Icteric</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The
jaundice.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ictic</ent><br/
<hw>Ic"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ictus</ets>
blow.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to, or caused by, a blow; sudden;
abrupt.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>H. Bushnell.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ictiobus</ent><br/
<hw>Ictiobus</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A genus of fishes comprising the
buffalofishes.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Ictiobus</gen>.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>ictodosaur</ent><br/
<hw>ictodosaur</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>An extinct reptile intermediate
in form between the therapsids and most primitive true
mammals.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ictodosauria</ent><br/
<hw>Ictodosauria</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>An order of extinct reptiles of
the Upper Triassic.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> order <ord>Ictodosauria</ord>.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ictus</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Ic"tus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr.
<ets>icere</ets>, <ets>ictum</ets>, to strike.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<fld>(Pros.)</fld> <def>The stress of voice laid upon accented syllable
of a word. Cf. <er>Arsis</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A stroke or blow, as in a
sunstroke, the sting of an insect, pulsation of an artery,
etc.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Icy</ent><br/
<hw>I"cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <amorph>[<pos>Compar.</pos>
<adjf>Icier</adjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>superl.</pos>
<adjf>Iciest</adjf>.]</amorph> <ety>[AS. <ets><imac/sig</ets>. See
<er>Ice</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Pertaining to, resembling, or
abounding in, ice; cold; frosty.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Icy</xex>
chains.<rdquo/ <au>Shak.</au> <ldquo/<xex>Icy</xex> region.<rdquo/
<au>Boyle.</au> <ldquo/<xex>Icy</xex> seas.<rdquo/ <au>Pope.</au><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Characterized by coldness, as of manner, influence,
etc.; chilling; frigid; cold.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>Icy</qex> was the deportment with which Philip received these
demonstrations of affection.</q> <rj><qau>Motley.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Icy-pearled</ent><br/
<hw>I"cy-pearl`ed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Spangled with
ice.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Mounting up in <qex>icy-pearled</qex> car.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>I.D.</ent><br/
<ent>ID</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>ID</hw>, <hw>I.D.</hw></mhw> <pr>(<imac/`d<emac/")</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <mark>[capitalized]</mark> <ety>[shortened form of
<ets>identification</ets>.]</ety> <def>any document testifying to the
identity of the bearer, especially a card or badge.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ID.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>I'd</ent><br/
<hw>I'd</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>A contraction from <sig>I would</sig> or
<sig>I had</sig>; <as>as, <ex>I'd</ex> go if I could</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Id</ent><br/
<hw>Id</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A small
fresh-water cyprinoid fish (<spn>Leuciscus idus</spn> or <spn>Idus
idus</spn>) of Europe. A domesticated variety, colored like the
goldfish, is called <altname>orfe</altname> in Germany.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>id</ent><br/
<hw>id</hw> <pr>(<icr/d)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Psychoanalysis)</fld>
<def>That part of a person's psyche which is the unconscious source of
impulses seeking gratification or pleasure; the impulses are usually
modified by the <contr>ego</contr> and <contr>superego</contr> before
being acted upon.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Idahoan</ent><br/
<hw>Idahoan</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a resident of Idaho.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Idalian</ent><br/
<hw>I*da"li*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to
<etsep>Idalium</etsep>, a mountain city in Cyprus, or to Venus, to whom
it was sacred.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Idalian</xex> Aphrodit<eacute/.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Tennyson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ide</ent><br/
<hw>Ide</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>Same as
first <er>Id</er>, the fish.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>-ide</ent><br/
<hw>-ide</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A suffix used to
denote: <sd>(a)</sd> The <xex>nonmetallic</xex>, or <xex>negative</xex>,
element or radical in a binary compound; <as>as, ox<ex>ide</ex>,
sulph<ex>ide</ex>, chlor<ex>ide</ex></as>. <sd>(b)</sd> A compound which
is an <xex>anhydride</xex>; <as>as, glycol<ex>ide</ex>,
phthal<ex>ide</ex></as>. <sd>(c)</sd> Any one of a series of
derivatives; <as>as, indogen<ex>ide</ex>, glucos<ex>ide</ex>,
etc.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Idea</ent><br/
<hw>I*de"a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Ideas</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>idea</ets>, Gr. <?/,
fr. <?/ to see; akin to E. <ets>wit</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>id<eacute/e</ets>. See <er>Wit</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The
transcript, image, or picture of a visible object, that is formed by the
mind; also, a similar image of any object whatever, whether sensible or
spiritual.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Her sweet <qex>idea</qex> wandered through his thoughts.</q>
<rj><qau>Fairfax.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Being the right <qex>idea</qex> of your father<br/
Both in your form and nobleness of mind.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>This representation or likeness of the object being transmitted
from thence [the senses] to the imagination, and lodged there for the
view and observation of the pure intellect, is aptly and properly called
its <qex>idea</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>P. Browne.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A general notion, or a conception formed by
generalization.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Alice had not the slightest <qex>idea</qex> what latitude was.</q>
<rj><qau>L. Caroll.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Hence: Any object apprehended, conceived, or thought
of, by the mind; a notion, conception, or thought; the real object that
is conceived or thought of.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Whatsoever the mind perceives in itself, or as the immediate
object of perception, thought, or undersanding, that I call
<qex>idea</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A belief, option, or doctrine; a characteristic or
controlling principle; <as>as, an essential <ex>idea</ex>; the
<ex>idea</ex> of development.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>That fellow seems to me to possess but one <qex>idea</qex>, and
that is a wrong one.</q> <rj><qau>Johnson.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>What is now <ldquo/<qex>idea</qex><rdquo/ for us? How infinite the
fall of this word, since the time where Milton sang of the Creator
contemplating his newly-created world, --<br/
<ldquo/how it showed . . . <br/
Answering his great <qex>idea</qex>,<rdquo/ --<br/
to its present use, when this person <ldquo/has an <qex>idea</qex> that
the train has started,<rdquo/ and the other <ldquo/had no
<qex>idea</qex> that the dinner would be so bad!<rdquo/</q>
<rj><qau>Trench.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A plan or purpose of action; intention;
design.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>I shortly afterwards set off for that capital, with an
<qex>idea</qex> of undertaking while there the translation of the
work.</q> <rj><qau>W. Irving.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>A rational conception; the complete conception of an
object when thought of in all its essential elements or constituents;
the necessary metaphysical or constituent attributes and relations, when
conceived in the abstract.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>A fiction object or picture created by the
imagination; the same when proposed as a pattern to be copied, or a
standard to be reached; one of the archetypes or patterns of created
things, conceived by the Platonists to have excited objectively from
eternity in the mind of the Deity.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Thence to behold this new-created world,<br/
The addition of his empire, how it showed<br/
In prospect from his throne, how good, how fair,<br/
Answering his great <qex>idea</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ <ldquo/In England, Locke may be said to have been the
first who naturalized the term in its Cartesian universality. When, in
common language, employed by Milton and Dryden, after Descartes, as
before him by Sidney, Spenser, Shakespeare, Hooker, etc., the meaning is
Platonic.<rdquo/</note> <rj><au>Sir W. Hamilton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Abstract idea</b></col>, <col><b>Association of
ideas</b></col></mcol>, <cd>etc. See under <er>Abstract</er>,
<er>Association</er>, etc.</cd></cs></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Notion; conception; thought; sentiment; fancy;
image; perception; impression; opinion; belief; observation; judgment;
consideration; view; design; intention; purpose; plan; model;
pattern.</syn> -- <usage>There is scarcely any other word which is
subjected to such abusive treatment as is the word <xex>idea</xex>, in
the very general and indiscriminative way in which it is employed, as it
is used variously to signify almost any act, state, or content of
thought.</usage><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ideal</ent><br/
<hw>I*de"al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>idealis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>id<eacute/al</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Existing in idea or thought; conceptional; intellectual; mental;
<as>as, <ex>ideal</ex> knowledge</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Reaching an imaginary standard of excellence; fit
for a model; faultless; <as>as, <ex>ideal</ex> beauty</as>.</def>
<rj><au>Byron.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>There will always be a wide interval between practical and
<qex>ideal</qex> excellence.</q> <rj><qau>Rambler.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Existing in fancy or imagination only; visionary;
unreal.</def> <ldquo/Planning <xex>ideal</xex> common wealth.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Southey.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Teaching the doctrine of idealism; <as>as, the
<ex>ideal</ex> theory or philosophy</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>Imaginary.</def></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Intellectual; mental; visionary; fanciful;
imaginary; unreal; impracticable; utopian.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ideal</ent><br/
<hw>I*de"al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A mental conception
regarded as a standard of perfection; a model of excellence, beauty,
etc.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The <qex>ideal</qex> is to be attained by selecting and assembling
in one whole the beauties and perfections which are usually seen in
different individuals, excluding everything defective or unseemly, so as
to form a type or model of the species. Thus, the Apollo Belvedere is
the <qex>ideal</qex> of the beauty and proportion of the human
frame.</q> <rj><qau>Fleming.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Beau ideal</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Beau
ideal</er>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Idealess</ent><br/
<hw>I*de"a*less</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Destitute of an
idea.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>idealise</ent><br/
<hw>idealise</hw> <pos>v.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Same as
<er>idealize</er>.</def> <mark>[Chiefly Brit.]</mark> <br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>idealisation</ent><br/
<hw>idealisation</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Same as
<er>idealization</er>.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Idealism</ent><br/
<hw>I*de"al*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>id<eacute/alisme</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality or
state of being ideal.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Conception of the ideal; imagery.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Philos.)</fld> <def>The system or theory that
denies the existence of material bodies, and teaches that we have no
rational grounds to believe in the reality of anything but ideas and
their relations.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The practice or habit of giving or attributing ideal
form or character to things; treatment of things in art or literature
according to ideal standards or patterns; -- opposed to
<contr>realism</contr>.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>a belief in the feasibility of the implementation of
ideal principles and noble goals, and the practice or habit of pursuing
such goals; -- opposed to <contr>realism</contr> and
<contr>cynicism</contr>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Idealist</ent><br/
<hw>I*de"al*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>id<eacute/aliste</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who idealizes;
one who forms picturesque fancies; one given to romantic
expectations.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who holds the doctrine of idealism, in any
sense. In senses 4 and 5 of <er>idealism</er>, opposed to
<contr>realist</contr>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Idealistic</ent><br/
<hw>I*de`al*is"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to idealists or their theories.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ideality</ent><br/
<hw>I`de*al"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Idealities</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality
or state of being ideal.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The capacity to form ideals of beauty or
perfection.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Phren.)</fld> <def>The conceptive
faculty.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Idealization</ent><br/
<hw>I*de`al*i*za"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>The act or process of idealizing.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Fine Arts)</fld> <def>The representation of natural
objects, scenes, etc., in such a way as to show their most important
characteristics; the study of the ideal.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A defense mechanism that splits something one is
ambivalent about into two representations -- one good and one bad.</def>
<wns>[wns=1]</wns><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>something that exists only as an idea.</def>
<wns>[wns=2]</wns><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>a portrayal of something as ideal.</def>
<wns>[wns=3]</wns><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> glorification.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Idealize</ent><br/
<hw>I*de"al*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Idealized</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Idealizing</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>To make ideal; to consider as ideal; to give an ideal form or value
to; to attribute ideal characteristics and excellences to; <as>as, to
<ex>idealize</ex> real life</as>.</def> <wns>[wns=1]</wns><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Fine Arts)</fld> <def>To treat in an ideal manner.
See <er>Idealization</er>, 2.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>to form ideals.</def> <wns>[wns=2]</wns><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Idealize</ent><br/
<hw>I*de"al*ize</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>id<eacute/aliser</ets>.]</ety> <def>To form ideals.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Idealizer</ent><br/
<hw>I*de"al*i`zer</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An
idealist.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ideally</ent><br/
<hw>I*de"al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an ideal manner; by means
of ideals; mentally.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Idealogic</ent><br/
<hw>I*de`a*log"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining
to an idealogue, or to idealization.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Idealogue</ent><br/
<hw>I*de"a*logue</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Idea</ets>
+ <ets>-logue</ets>, as in theo<ets>logue</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>id<eacute/ologue</ets>.]</ety> <def>One given to fanciful ideas or
theories; a theorist; a spectator.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Mrs.
Browning.</au></rj></p>

<p><ent>Ideate</ent><br/
<ent>Ideat</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>I*de"at</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>I*de"ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
}</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>ideatum</ets>. See
<er>Idea</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Metaph.)</fld> <def>The actual existence
supposed to correspond with an idea; the correlate in real existence to
the idea as a thought or existence.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ideate</ent><br/
<hw>I*de"ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To
form in idea; to fancy.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The <qex>ideated</qex> man . . . as he stood in the intellect of
God.</q> <rj><qau>Sir T. Browne.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To apprehend in thought so as to fix and hold in the
mind; to memorize.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ideation</ent><br/
<hw>I`de*a"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The faculty or
capacity of the mind for forming ideas; the exercise of this capacity;
the act of the mind by which objects of sense are apprehended and
retained as objects of thought.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The whole mass of residua which have been accumulated . . . all
enter now into the process of <qex>ideation</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>J. D.
Morell.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ideational</ent><br/
<hw>I`de*a"tion*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to,
or characterized by, ideation.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Certain sensational or <qex>ideational</qex> stimuli.</q>
<rj><qau>Blackw. Mag.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Idem</ent><br/
<hw>I"dem</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>pron. <or/ adj.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety>
<def>The same; the same as above; -- often abbreviated
<altname>id.</altname></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Identic</ent><br/
<hw>I*den"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Identical.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Hudibras.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Identical</ent><br/
<hw>I*den"tic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>identique</ets>. See <er>Identity</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The
same; the selfsame; the very same; not different; <as>as, the
<ex>identical</ex> person or thing</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>I can not remember a thing that happened a year ago, without a
conviction . . . that I, the same <qex>identical</qex> person who now
remember that event, did then exist.</q> <rj><qau>Reid.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Uttering sameness or the same truth; expressing in
the predicate what is given, or obviously implied, in the subject;
tautological.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>When you say body is solid, I say that you make an
<qex>identical</qex> proposition, because it is impossible to have the
idea of body without that of solidity.</q>
<rj><qau>Fleming.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Identical equation</b></col> <fld>(Alg.)</fld>, <cd>an
equation which is true for all values of the algebraic symbols which
enter into it.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Identical</ent><br/
<ent>Identic</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>I*den"tic</hw>, <hw>I*den"tic*al</hw> }</mhw>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>In diplomacy (esp. in the form <xex>identic</xex>), precisely
agreeing in sentiment or opinion and form or manner of expression; --
applied to concerted action or language which is used by two or more
governments in treating with another government.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Identically</ent><br/
<hw>I*den"tic*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an identical manner;
with respect to identity.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Identically</xex> the
same.<rdquo/ <au>Bp. Warburton.</au> <ldquo/<xex>Identically</xex>
different.<rdquo/ <au>Ross.</au><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Identicalness</ent><br/
<hw>I*den"tic*al*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of
being identical; sameness.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Identifiable</ent><br/
<hw>I*den"ti*fi`a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of
being identified.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Identification</ent><br/
<hw>I*den`ti*fi*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>identification</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of identifying, or
proving to be the same; also, the state of being identified.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>identified</ent><br/
<hw>i*den"ti*fied</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>recognized; having the
identity established.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Identify</ent><br/
<hw>I*den"ti*fy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Identified</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Identifying</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>identifier</ets>. See <er>Identity</er>, and <er>-fy</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>To make to be the same; to unite or combine in such a
manner as to make one; to treat as being one or having the same purpose
or effect; to consider as the same in any relation.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Every precaution is taken to <qex>identify</qex> the interests of
the people and of the rulers.</q> <rj><qau>D. Ramsay.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Let us <qex>identify</qex>, let us incorporate ourselves with the
people.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To establish the identity of; to prove to be the
same with something described, claimed, or asserted; <as>as, to
<ex>identify</ex> stolen property</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Identify</ent><br/
<hw>I*den"ti*fy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To
become the same; to coalesce in interest, purpose, use, effect,
etc.</def> <mark>[Obs. or R.]</mark></p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To coalesce in interest, purpose, use, effect, etc.;
to associate oneself in name, goals, or feelings; usually used with
<ptcl>with</ptcl>; <as>as, he <ex>identified</ex> with the grief she
felt at her father's death</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><q>An enlightened self-interest, which, when well understood, they
tell us will <qex>identify</qex> with an interest more enlarged and
public.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>identifying</ent><br/
<hw>identifying</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>serving to
distinguish or identify an object, person, species or group; <as>as, we
were asked to describe any <ex>identifying</ex> marks or distinguishing
features</as>.</def> <mark>[prenominal]</mark><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> distinguishing, distinctive.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Identikit</ent><br/
<hw>Identikit</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <ety>[trademark]</ety> <def>A set
of images containing a wide variety of facial features, such as noses,
hairlines, chins, etc. on transparencies which can be overlayed in
combinations to build up a picture of a person; it is used by police
agencies to create concrete images of a crime suspect from the
descriptions of witnesses; the image created with the kit is also called
an <ex>Identikit</ex>, or more properly an <altname>Identikit
picture</altname>.</def> <mark>[Trademark]</mark> <br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Identikit picture.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Identism</ent><br/
<hw>I*den"tism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Identity</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Metaph.)</fld> <def>The doctrine taught
by <persfn>Schelling</persfn>, that matter and mind, and subject and
object, are identical in the Absolute; -- called also the
<altname>system of identity</altname> <it>or</it> <altname>doctrine of
identity</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Identity</ent><br/
<hw>I*den"ti*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Identities</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[F.
<ets>identit<eacute/</ets>, LL. <ets>identitas</ets>, fr. L.
<ets>idem</ets> the same, from the root of <ets>is</ets> he, that; cf.
Skr. <ets>idam</ets> this. Cf. <er>Item</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>The state or quality of being identical, or the same;
sameness.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>Identity</qex> is a relation between our cognitions of a
thing, not between things themselves.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W.
Hamilton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The condition of being the same with something
described or asserted, or of possessing a character claimed; <as>as, to
establish the <ex>identity</ex> of stolen goods</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>An identical equation.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ideo-</ent><br/
<hw>I"de*o-</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>A combining form from the Gr. <?/,
an <xex>idea</xex>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ideogenical</ent><br/
<hw>I`de*o*gen"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
relating to ideology.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ideogeny</ent><br/
<hw>I`de*og"e*ny</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Ideo-</ets>
+ <ets>-geny</ets>, from the same root as Gr. <?/, birth: cf. F.
<ets>id<eacute/og<eacute/nie</ets>.]</ety> <def>The science which treats
of the origin of ideas.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ideogram</ent><br/
<hw>I*de"o*gram</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Ideo-</ets>
+ <ets>-gram</ets>; cf. F. <ets>id<eacute/ograme</ets>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>An original, pictorial element of writing; a kind of
hieroglyph expressing no sound, but only an idea.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>Ideograms</qex> may be defined to be pictures intended to
represent either things or thoughts.</q> <rj><qau>I. Taylor (The
Alphabet).</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>You might even have a history without language written or spoken,
by means of <qex>ideograms</qex> and gesture.</q> <rj><qau>J.
Peile.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A symbol used for convenience, or for abbreviation;
<as>as, 1, 2, 3, +, -, <?/, $, <?/, etc.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A phonetic symbol; a letter.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ideograph</ent><br/
<hw>I*de"o*graph</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as
<er>Ideogram</er>.</def></p>

<p><ent>Ideographical</ent><br/
<ent>Ideographic</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>I`de*o*graph"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>I`de*o*graph"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[Cf. F. <ets>id<eacute/ographique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or
pertaining to an ideogram; representing ideas by symbols, independently
of sounds; <as>as, 9 represents not the word <ldquo/nine,<rdquo/ but the
<ex>idea</ex> of the number itself</as>.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>I`de*o*graph"ic*al*ly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ideographics</ent><br/
<hw>I`de*o*graph"ics</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The system of
writing in ideographic characters; also, anything so written.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ideography</ent><br/
<hw>I`de*og"ra*phy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
representation of ideas independently of sounds, or in an ideographic
manner, as sometimes is done in shorthand writing, etc.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>ideological</ent><br/
<ent>ideologic</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>ideologic</hw>, <hw>ideological</hw></mhw> <pos>adj.</pos>
<def>concerned with or suggestive of ideas; <as>as, an
<ex>ideologic</ex> argument</as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ideological.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ideological</ent><br/
<hw>I`de*o*log"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>id<eacute/ologique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to
ideology.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ideologist</ent><br/
<hw>I`de*ol"o*gist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One
who treats of ideas; one who theorizes or idealizes; one versed in the
science of ideas, or who advocates the doctrines of ideology.</def></p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An ideologue.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>ideologue</ent><br/
<hw>ideologue</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>an adherent to or advocate of some
ideology{3}.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ideologist.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ideology</ent><br/
<hw>I`de*ol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Ideo-</ets>
+ <ets>-logy</ets>: cf. F. <ets>id<eacute/ologie</ets>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>The science of ideas.</def>
<rj><au>Stewart.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Metaph.)</fld> <def>A theory of the origin of ideas
which derives them exclusively from sensation.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ By a double blunder in philosophy and Greek,
<xex>id<eacute/ologie</xex> . . . has in France become the name
peculiarly distinctive of that philosophy of mind which exclusively
derives our knowledge from sensation. <rj><au>Sir W.
Hamilton.</au></rj></note></p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A set or system of theories and beliefs held by an
individual or group, especially about sociopolitical goals and methods
to attain them; in common usage, <ex>ideology</ex> is such a set of
beliefs so strongly held by their adherents as to cause them to ignore
evidence against such beliefs, and thus fall into error -- in this sense
it is viewed as a negative trait; contrasted to
<contr>pragmatism</contr>, and distinct from idealism.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ideo-motion</ent><br/
<hw>I`de*o-mo"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>An ideo-motor movement.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ideo-motor</ent><br/
<hw>I`de*o-mo"tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Ideo-</ets> + <ets>motor</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld>
<def>Applied to those actions, or muscular movements, which are
automatic expressions of dominant ideas, rather than the result of
distinct volitional efforts, as the act of expressing the thoughts in
speech, or in writing, while the mind is occupied in the composition of
the sentence.</def> <rj><au>Carpenter.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ides</ent><br/
<hw>Ides</hw> <pr>(<imac/dz)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>idus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>ides</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anc. Rom.
Calendar)</fld> <def>The fifteenth day of March, May, July, and October,
and the thirteenth day of the other months.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The <qex>ides</qex> of March remember.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ Eight days in each month often pass by this name, but
only one strictly receives it, the others being called respectively the
day before the <xex>ides</xex>, and so on, backward, to the eighth from
the <xex>ides</xex>.</note><br/
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<p><ent>Idio-</ent><br/
<hw>Id"i*o-</hw> <pr>(<icr/d"<icr/*<osl/-)</pr>. <def>A combining form
from the Greek <grk>'i`dios</grk>, meaning <sig>private</sig>,
<sig>personal</sig>, <sig>peculiar</sig>, <sig>distinct</sig>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Idioblast</ent><br/
<hw>Id"i*o*blast</hw> <pr>(<icr/d"<icr/*<osl/*bl<acr/st)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Ideo-</ets> + <ets>-blast</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>An individual cell, differing greatly from its
neighbours in regard to size, structure, or contents.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Idiocrasis</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Id`i*o*cra"sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.]</ety>
<def>Idiocracy.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Idiocrasy</ent><br/
<hw>Id`i*oc"ra*sy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Idiocrasies</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[<ets>Idio-</ets> + Gr.
<grk>kra^sis</grk> a mixture, fr. <?/ to mix: cf. F.
<ets>idiocrasie</ets>.]</ety> <def>Peculiarity of constitution; that
temperament, or state of constitution, which is peculiar to a person;
idiosyncrasy.</def></p>

<p><ent>Idiocratical</ent><br/
<ent>Idiocratic</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Id`i*o*crat"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Id`i*o*crat"ic*al</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Peculiar in constitution or
temperament; idiosyncratic.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Idiocy</ent><br/
<hw>Id"i*o*cy</hw> <pr>(<icr/d"<icr/*<osl/*s<ycr/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[From <ets>idiot</ets>; cf. Gr. <?/ uncouthness, lack of education,
fr. <?/. See <er>Idiot</er>, and cf. <er>Idiotcy</er>.]</ety> <def>The
condition or quality of being an idiot; absence, or marked deficiency,
of sense and intelligence.</def><br/
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<p><q>I will undertake to convict a man of <qex>idiocy</qex>, if he can
not see the proof that three angles of a triangle are equal to two right
angles.</q> <rj><qau>F. W. Robertson.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Idiocyclophanous</ent><br/
<hw>Id`i*o*cy*cloph"a*nous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Idio-</ets> + Gr. <?/ circle + <?/ to appear.]</ety>
<fld>(Crystallog.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Idiophanous</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Idioelectric</ent><br/
<hw>Id`i*o*e*lec"tric</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Idio-</ets> + <ets>electric</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>idio<eacute/lectrique</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physics)</fld>
<def>Electric by virtue of its own peculiar properties; capable of
becoming electrified by friction; -- opposed to
<contr>anelectric</contr>.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>An
idioelectric substance.</def></def2><br/
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<p><ent>Idiograph</ent><br/
<hw>Id"i*o*graph</hw> <pr>(<icr/d"<icr/*<osl/*gr<adot/f)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ autographic; <grk>'i`dios</grk> one's own +
<grk>gra`fein</grk> to write.]</ety> <def>A mark or signature peculiar
to an individual; a trade-mark.</def><br/
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<p><-- p. 726 --></p>

<p><ent>Idiographical</ent><br/
<ent>Idiographic</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Id`i*o*graph"ic</hw>
<pr>(<icr/d`<icr/*<osl/*gr<acr/f"<icr/k)</pr>,
<hw>Id`i*o*graph"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of
or pertaining to an idiograph.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Idiolatry</ent><br/
<hw>Id`i*ol"a*try</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Idio-</ets> + Gr. <?/ to worship.]</ety> <def>Self-worship;
excessive self-esteem.</def><br/
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<p><ent>idiolect</ent><br/
<hw>idiolect</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Linguistics)</fld> <def>the
language or speech of one individual at a particular period in
life.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Idiom</ent><br/
<hw>Id"i*om</hw> <pr>(<icr/d"<icr/*<ucr/m)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>idiome</ets>, L. <ets>idioma</ets>, fr. Gr. <grk>'idi`wma</grk>,
fr. <grk>'idioy^n</grk> to make a person's own, to make proper or
peculiar; fr. <grk>'i`dios</grk> one's own, proper, peculiar; prob. akin
to the reflexive pronoun <grk>o"y^</grk>, <grk>o'i^</grk>,
<grk>'e`</grk>, and to <grk>"eo`s</grk>, <grk>'o`s</grk>, one's own, L.
<ets>suus</ets>, and to E. <ets>so</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The
syntactical or structural form peculiar to any language; the genius or
cast of a language.</def><br/
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<p><q><qex>Idiom</qex> may be employed loosely and figuratively as a
synonym of language or dialect, but in its proper sense it signifies the
totality of the general rules of construction which characterize the
syntax of a particular language and distinguish it from other
tongues.</q> <rj><qau>G. P. Marsh.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>By <qex>idiom</qex> is meant the use of words which is peculiar to
a particular language.</q> <rj><qau>J. H. Newman.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>He followed their language [the Latin], but did not comply with
the <qex>idiom</qex> of ours.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An expression conforming or appropriate to the
peculiar structural form of a language.</def><br/
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<p><q>Some that with care true eloquence shall teach,<br/
And to just <qex>idioms</qex> fix our doubtful speech.</q>
<rj><qau>Prior.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A combination of words having a meaning peculiar to
itself and not predictable as a combination of the meanings of the
individual words, but sanctioned by usage; <as>as, an <ex>idiomatic</ex>
expression</as>; less commonly, a single word used in a peculiar
sense.</def><br/
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<p><q>It is not by means of rules that such <qex>idioms</qex> as the
following are made current: <ldquo/I can <examp>make nothing</examp> of
it.<rdquo/ <ldquo/He <examp>treats</examp> his subject
<examp>home</examp>.<rdquo/ <au>Dryden</au>. <ldquo/It is that within us
that <examp>makes for</examp> righteousness.<rdquo/ <au>M.
Arnold</au>.</q> <rj><qau>Gostwick (Eng. Gram.)</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Sometimes we identify the words with the object -- though by
courtesy of <qex>idiom</qex> rather than in strict propriety of
language.</q> <rj><qau>Coleridge.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The phrase forms peculiar to a particular author;
<as>as, written in his own <ex>idiom</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>Every good writer has much <qex>idiom</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Landor.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Dialect; a variant form of a language.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Dialect.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Idiom</er>,
<er>Dialect</er>. The <xex>idioms</xex> of a language belong to its very
structure; its <xex>dialects</xex> are varieties of expression ingrafted
upon it in different localities or by different professions. Each county
of England has some peculiarities of <xex>dialect</xex>, and so have
most of the professions, while the great <xex>idioms</xex> of the
language are everywhere the same. See <er>Language</er>.</usage></p>

<p><ent>Idiomatical</ent><br/
<ent>Idiomatic</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Id`i*o*mat"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Id`i*o*mat"ic*al</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>'idiwmatiko`s</grk>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to,
or conforming to, the mode of expression peculiar to a language; <as>as,
an <ex>idiomatic</ex> meaning; an <ex>idiomatic</ex> phrase.</as></def>
-- <wordforms><wf>Id`i*o*mat"ic*al*ly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to, or of the nature of an
<er>idiom</er>{3}; having a meaning that is peculiar to itself and not
predictable from general rules.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Idiomorphic</ent><br/
<hw>Id`i*o*morph"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Idiomorphous.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Idiomorphous</ent><br/
<hw>Id`i*o*morph"ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>'idio`morfos</grk> of peculiar form; <grk>'i`dios</grk> peculiar +
<grk>morfh`</grk> form.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having a form of its
own.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Crystallog.)</fld> <def>Appearing in distinct
crystals; -- said of the mineral constituents of a rock.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Idiomuscular</ent><br/
<hw>Id`i*o*mus"cu*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Idio-</ets> + <ets>muscular</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Applied to a semipermanent contraction of a
muscle, produced by a mechanical irritant.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Idiopathetic</ent><br/
<hw>Id`i*o*pa*thet"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Idiopathic.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark></p>

<p><ent>Idiopathical</ent><br/
<ent>Idiopathic</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Id`i*o*path"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Id`i*o*path"ic*al</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>idiopathique</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to
idiopathy; characterizing a disease arising primarily, and not in
consequence of some other disease or injury; -- opposed to
<contr>symptomatic</contr>, <contr>sympathetic</contr>, and
<contr>traumatic</contr>.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>Id`i*o*path"ic*al*ly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><ent>Idiopathy</ent><br/
<hw>Id`i*op"a*thy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Idiopathies</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Gr. <?/;
<grk>'i`dios</grk> proper, peculiar + <?/, <?/, to suffer: cf. F.
<ets>idiopathie</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A peculiar, or
individual, characteristic or affection.</def><br/
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<p><q>All men are so full of their own fancies and
<qex>idiopathies</qex>, that they scarce have the civility to
interchange any words with a stranger.</q> <rj><qau>Dr. H.
More.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A morbid state or condition not
preceded or occasioned by any other disease; a primary
disease.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Idiophanous</ent><br/
<hw>Id`i*oph"a*nous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Idio-</ets> + <?/ to appear.]</ety> <fld>(Crystallog.)</fld>
<def>Exhibiting interference figures without the aid of a polariscope,
as certain crystals.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Idioplasm</ent><br/
<hw>Id"i*o*plasm</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Biol.)</fld>
<def>Same as <er>Idioplasma</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Idioplasma</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Id`i*o*plas"ma</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr.
Gr. <grk>'i`dios</grk> proper, peculiar + <?/ a form, mold.]</ety>
<fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>That portion of the cell protoplasm which is the
seat of all active changes, and which carries on the function of
hereditary transmission; -- distinguished from the other portion, which
is termed <xex>nutritive plasma</xex>. See <er>Hygroplasm</er>.</def>
<-- any modern equivalent? The chromosome/ Genome? --><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Idiorepulsive</ent><br/
<hw>Id`i*o*re*pul"sive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Idio-</ets> + <ets>repulsive</ets>.]</ety> <def>Repulsive by
itself; <as>as, the <ex>idiorepulsive</ex> power of heat</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Idiosyncrasy</ent><br/
<hw>Id`i*o*syn"cra*sy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>;
<plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Idiosyncrasies</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu>
<ety>[Gr. <?/; <grk>'i`dios</grk> proper, peculiar + <?/ a mixing
together, fr. <?/ to mix together; <?/ with + <?/ to mix: cf. F.
<ets>idiosyncrasie</ets>. See <er>Idiom</er>, and
<er>Crasis</er>.]</ety> <def>A peculiarity of physical or mental
constitution or temperament; a characteristic belonging to, and
distinguishing, an individual; characteristic susceptibility; idiocrasy;
eccentricity.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The individual mind . . . takes its tone from the
<qex>idiosyncrasies</qex> of the body.</q> <rj><qau>I.
Taylor.</qau></rj></p>

<p><ent>Idiosyncratical</ent><br/
<ent>Idiosyncratic</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Id`i*o*syn*crat"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Id`i*o*syn*crat"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Of peculiar temper or disposition; belonging to one's peculiar and
individual character.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Idiot</ent><br/
<hw>Id"i*ot</hw> <pr>(<icr/d"<icr/*<ocr/t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>idiot</ets>, L. <ets>idiota</ets> an uneducated, ignorant,
ill-informed person, Gr. <grk>'idiw`ths</grk>, also and orig., a private
person, not holding public office, fr. <grk>'i`dios</grk> proper,
peculiar. See <er>Idiom</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A man in private
station, as distinguished from one holding a public office.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>St. Austin affirmed that the plain places of Scripture are
sufficient to all laics, and all <qex>idiots</qex> or private
persons.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An unlearned, ignorant, or simple person, as
distinguished from the educated; an ignoramus.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>Christ was received of <qex>idiots</qex>, of the vulgar people,
and of the simpler sort, while he was rejected, despised, and persecuted
even to death by the high priests, lawyers, scribes, doctors, and
rabbis.</q> <rj><qau>C. Blount.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A human being destitute of the ordinary intellectual
powers, whether congenital, developmental, or accidental; commonly, a
person without understanding from birth; a natural fool. In a former
classification of mentally retarded people, <ex>idiot</ex> designated a
person whose adult level of intelligence was equivalent to that of a
three-year old or younger; this corresponded with an I.Q. level of
approximately 25 or less.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><q>Life . . . is a tale<br/
Told by an <qex>idiot</qex>, full of sound and fury,<br/
Signifying nothing.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A fool; a simpleton; -- a term of
reproach.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Weenest thou make an <qex>idiot</qex> of our dame?</q>
<rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Idiotcy</ent><br/
<hw>Id"i*ot*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
<er>Idiocy</er>.]</ety> <def>Idiocy.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Idioted</ent><br/
<hw>Id"i*ot*ed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Rendered idiotic;
befooled.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Tennyson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Idiothermic</ent><br/
<hw>Id`i*o*ther"mic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Idio-</ets> + <ets>thermic</ets>.]</ety> <def>Self-heating;
warmed, as the body of animal, by process going on within
itself.</def></p>

<p><ent>Idiotical</ent><br/
<ent>Idiotic</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Id`i*ot"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Id`i*ot"ic*al</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>idioticus</ets>
ignorant, Gr. <?/: cf. F. <ets>idiotique</ets>. See
<er>Idiot</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Common; simple.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Blackwall.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Pertaining to, or like, an idiot; characterized by
idiocy; foolish; fatuous; <as>as, an <ex>idiotic</ex> person, speech,
laugh, or action</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Idiotically</ent><br/
<hw>Id`i*ot"ic*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an idiotic
manner.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Idioticon</ent><br/
<hw>Id`i*ot"i*con</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr.
<?/ belonging to a private man, private. See <er>Idiot</er>.]</ety>
<def>A dictionary of a peculiar dialect, or of the words and phrases
peculiar to one part of a country; a glossary.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Idiotish</ent><br/
<hw>Id"i*ot*ish</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Like an idiot;
foolish.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Idiotism</ent><br/
<hw>Id"i*ot*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>idiotisme</ets>, L. <ets>idiotismus</ets> the way of fashion of a
private person, the common or vulgar manner of speaking, Gr. <?/, fr.
<?/ to put into or use common language, fr. <?/. See
<er>Idiot</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An idiom; a form, mode of
expression, or signification, peculiar to a language.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Scholars sometimes give terminations and <qex>idiotisms</qex>,
suitable to their native language, unto words newly invented.</q>
<rj><qau>M. Hale.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Lack of knowledge or mental capacity; idiocy;
foolishness.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Worse than mere ignorance or <qex>idiotism</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Shaftesbury.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The running that adventure is the greatist
<qex>idiotism</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Hammond.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Idiotize</ent><br/
<hw>Id"i*ot*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To become
stupid.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Idiotry</ent><br/
<hw>Id"i*ot*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Idiocy.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Bp. Warburton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Idle</ent><br/
<hw>I"dle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <amorph>[<pos>Compar.</pos>
<adjf>Idler</adjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>superl.</pos>
<adjf>Idlest</adjf>.]</amorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>idel</ets>, AS.
<ets><imac/del</ets> vain, empty, useless; akin to OS.
<ets><imac/dal</ets>, D. <ets>ijdel</ets>, OHG. <ets><imac/tal</ets>
vain, empty, mere, G. <ets>eitel</ets>, Dan. & Sw. <ets>idel</ets> mere,
pure, and prob. to Gr. <?/ clear, pure, <?/ to burn. Cf.
<er>Ether</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of no account; useless; vain;
trifling; unprofitable; thoughtless; silly; barren.</def> <ldquo/Deserts
<xex>idle</xex>.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Every <qex>idle</qex> word that men shall speak, they shall give
account thereof in the day of judgment.</q> <rj><qau>Matt. xii.
36.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Down their <qex>idle</qex> weapons dropped.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>This <qex>idle</qex> story became important.</q>
<rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Not called into active service; not turned to
appropriate use; unemployed; <as>as, <ex>idle</ex> hours</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The <qex>idle</qex> spear and shield were high uphing.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Not employed; unoccupied with business; inactive;
doing nothing; <as>as, <ex>idle</ex> workmen</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Why stand ye here all the day <qex>idle</qex>?</q> <rj><qau>Matt.
xx. 6.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Given rest and ease; averse to labor or employment;
lazy; slothful; <as>as, an <ex>idle</ex> fellow</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Light-headed; foolish.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Ford.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Idle pulley</b></col> <fld>(Mach.)</fld>, <cd>a pulley
that rests upon a belt to tighten it; a pulley that only guides a belt
and is not used to transmit power.</cd> -- <col><b>Idle wheel</b></col>
<fld>(Mach.)</fld>, <cd>a gear wheel placed between two others, to
transfer motion from one to the other without changing the direction of
revolution.</cd> -- <col><b>In idle</b></col>, <cd>in vain.</cd>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <ldquo/God saith, thou shalt not take the name of
thy Lord God <xex>in idle</xex>.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj></cs></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Unoccupied; unemployed; vacant; inactive;
indolent; sluggish; slothful; useless; ineffectual; futile; frivolous;
vain; trifling; unprofitable; unimportant.</syn> <usage> --
<er>Idle</er>, <er>Indolent</er>, <er>Lazy</er>. A propensity to
inaction is expressed by each of these words; they differ in the cause
and degree of this characteristic. <xex>Indolent</xex> denotes an
habitual love to ease, a settled dislike of movement or effort;
<xex>idle</xex> is opposed to <contr>busy</contr>, and denotes a dislike
of <xex>continuous</xex> exertion. <xex>Lazy</xex> is a stronger and
more contemptuous term than <xex>indolent</xex>.</usage><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Idle</ent><br/
<hw>I"dle</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Idled</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Idling</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To lose or spend time
in inaction, or without being employed in business.</def>
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Idle</ent><br/
<hw>I"dle</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To spend in idleness; to waste; to
consume; -- often followed by <xex>away</xex>; <as>as, to <ex>idle</ex>
away an hour a day</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Idle-headed</ent><br/
<hw>I"dle-head`ed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Foolish; stupid.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <ldquo/The superstitious
<xex>idle-headed</xex> eld.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Delirious; infatuated.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>L'Estrange.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Idleness</ent><br/
<hw>I"dle*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets><imac/delnes</ets>.]</ety> <def>The condition or quality of being
idle (in the various senses of that word); uselessness; fruitlessness;
triviality; inactivity; laziness.</def></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Inaction; indolence; sluggishness;
sloth.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Idle-pated</ent><br/
<hw>I"dle-pat`ed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Idle-headed;
stupid.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Idler</ent><br/
<hw>I"dler</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who
idles; one who spends his time in inaction; a lazy person; a
sluggard.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>One who has constant day duties
on board ship, and keeps no regular watch.</def>
<rj><au>Totten.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Mach.)</fld> <def>An idle wheel or pulley. See
under <er>Idle</er>.</def></p>

<p><ent>Idlesse</ent><br/
<ent>Idless</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>I"dless</hw>, <hw>I"dlesse</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <def>Idleness.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark> <ldquo/In
<xex>ydlesse</xex>.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>And an <qex>idlesse</qex> all the day<br/
Beside a wandering stream.</q> <rj><qau>Mrs. Browning.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Idly</ent><br/
<hw>I"dly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a idle manner;
ineffectually; vainly; lazily; carelessly; (<mark>Obs.</mark>)
foolishly.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ido</ent><br/
<hw>I"do</hw> <pr>(<emac/"d<omac/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An
artificial international language, selected by the <ldquo/Delegation for
the Adoption of an Auxiliary International Language<rdquo/ (founded at
Paris in 1901), made public in 1907, and subsequently greatly revised
and extended by a permanent committee or <ldquo/Academy.<rdquo/ It is a
revised and simplified form of <er>Esperanto</er>. It combines
systematically the advantages of previous schemes with a thoroughly
logical word formation, and has neither accented constants nor
arbitrarily coined pronominal words. For each idea that root is selected
which is already most international, on the principle of the
<ldquo/greatest facility for the greatest number of people.<rdquo/ The
word <ldquo/Ido<rdquo/ means in the language itself
<ldquo/offspring.<rdquo/ The official name is: <ldquo/Linguo
Internaciona di la Delegitaro (Sistema Ido).<rdquo/</def> --
<wordforms><wf>I"dism</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> --
<wf>I"dist</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Idocrase</ent><br/
<hw>Id"o*crase</hw> <pr>(<icr/d"<osl/*kr<amac/s; 277)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>e'i^dos</grk> form + <grk>kra^sis</grk>
mixture, from <grk>keranny`nai</grk> to mix; cf. F.
<ets>idocrase</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Same as
<er>Vesuvianite</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Idol</ent><br/
<hw>I"dol</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>idole</ets>,
F. <ets>idole</ets>, L. <ets>idolum</ets>, fr. Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ that
which is seen, the form, shape, figure, fr. <?/ to see. See
<er>Wit</er>, and cf. <er>Eidolon</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An image
or representation of anything.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Do her adore with sacred reverence,<br/
As th' <qex>idol</qex> of her maker's great magnificence.</q>
<rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An image of a divinity; a representation or symbol
of a deity or any other being or thing, made or used as an object of
worship; a similitude of a false god.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>That they should not worship devils, and <qex>idols</qex> of
gold.</q> <rj><qau>Rev. ix. 20.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>That on which the affections are strongly (often
excessively) set; an object of passionate devotion; a person or thing
greatly loved or adored.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The soldier's god and people's <qex>idol</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Denham.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A false notion or conception; a fallacy.</def>
<rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The <qex>idols</qex> of preconceived opinion.</q>
<rj><qau>Coleridge.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Idolastre</ent><br/
<hw>I`do*las"tre</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE., for
<ets>idolatre</ets>.]</ety> <def>An idolater.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Idolater</ent><br/
<hw>I*dol"a*ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>idol<acir/tre</ets>: cf. L. <ets>idololatres</ets>, Gr. <?/. See
<er>Idolatry</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A worshiper of idols; one who
pays divine honors to images, statues, or representations of anything
made by hands; one who worships as a deity that which is not God; a
pagan.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An adorer; a great admirer.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Jonson was an <qex>idolater</qex> of the ancients.</q>
<rj><qau>Bp. Hurd.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Idolatress</ent><br/
<hw>I*dol"a*tress</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A female
worshiper of idols.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Idolatrical</ent><br/
<hw>I`do*lat"ric*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>idol<acir/trique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Idolatrous.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Idolatrize</ent><br/
<hw>I*dol"a*trize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Idolatrized</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Idolatrizing</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To
worship idols; to pay idolatrous worship.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Idolatrize</ent><br/
<hw>I*dol"a*trize</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make in idol of; to
idolize.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Idolatrous</ent><br/
<hw>I*dol"a*trous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of
or pertaining to idolatry; partaking of the nature of idolatry; given to
idolatry or the worship of false gods; <as>as, <ex>idolatrous</ex>
sacrifices</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>[Josiah] put down the <qex>idolatrous</qex> priests.</q>
<rj><qau>2 Kings xxiii. 5.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Consisting in, or partaking of, an excessive
attachment or reverence; <as>as, an <ex>idolatrous</ex> veneration for
antiquity</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Idolatrously</ent><br/
<hw>I*dol"a*trous*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a idolatrous
manner.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Idolatry</ent><br/
<hw>I*dol"a*try</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Idolatries</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[F.
<ets>idol<acir/trie</ets>, LL. <ets>idolatria</ets>, L.
<ets>idololatria</ets>, Fr. Gr. <?/; <?/ idol + <?/ service.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>The worship of idols, images, or anything which is not
God; the worship of false gods.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>His eye surveyed the dark <qex>idolatries</qex><br/
Of alienated Judah.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Excessive attachment or veneration for anything;
respect or love which borders on adoration.</def>
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Idolish</ent><br/
<hw>I"dol*ish</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Idolatrous.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Idolism</ent><br/
<hw>I"dol*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The worship of
idols.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Idolist</ent><br/
<hw>I"dol*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A worshiper of idols.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Idolize</ent><br/
<hw>I"dol*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Idolized</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Idolizing</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>To make an idol of; to pay idolatrous worship to; <as>as, to
<ex>idolize</ex> the sacred bull in Egypt</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To love to excess; to love or reverence to
adoration; <as>as, to <ex>idolize</ex> gold, children, a
hero</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Idolize</ent><br/
<hw>I"dol*ize</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To practice idolatry.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>To <qex>idolize</qex> after the manner of Egypt.</q>
<rj><qau>Fairbairn.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Idolizer</ent><br/
<hw>I"dol*i`zer</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who idolizes
or loves to the point of reverence; an idolater.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Idoloclast</ent><br/
<hw>I*dol"o*clast</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ idol +
<?/ to break.]</ety> <def>A breaker of idols; an iconoclast.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Idolographical</ent><br/
<hw>I*dol`o*graph"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Idol</ets> + <ets>-graph</ets>.]</ety> <def>Descriptive of
idols.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Southey.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Idolous</ent><br/
<hw>I"dol*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Idolatrous.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bale.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Idolon</ent><br/
<ent>Idolum</ent><br/
<mhw>\'d8<hw>I*do"lum</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, \'d8<hw>I*do"lon</hw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr></mhw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. <plw>Idola</plw>
<pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L. See <er>Idol</er>; cf.
<er>Eidolon</er>.]</ety> <def>Appearance or image; a phantasm; a
spectral image; also, a mental image or idea.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Idoneous</ent><br/
<hw>I*do"ne*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>idoneus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Appropriate; suitable; proper; fit;
adequate.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>An ecclesiastical benefice . . . ought to be conferred on an
<qex>idoneous</qex> person.</q> <rj><qau>Ayliffe.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Idorgan</ent><br/
<hw>Id*or"gan</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ form + E.
<ets>organ</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>A morphological unit,
consisting of two or more plastids, which does not possess the positive
character of the person or stock, in distinction from the physiological
organ or <xex>biorgan</xex>. See <er>Morphon</er>.</def></p>

<p><ent>Idrialite</ent><br/
<ent>Idrialine</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Id"ri*a*line</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Id"ri*a*lite</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>idrialine</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A bituminous
substance obtained from the mercury mines of <xex>Idria</xex>, where it
occurs mixed with cinnabar.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Idumean</ent><br/
<hw>Id`u*me"an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to
ancient <xex>Idumea</xex>, or Edom, in Western Asia.</def> --
<def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>An inhabitant of Idumea, an
Edomite.</def></def2><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Idyl</ent><br/
<hw>I"dyl</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>idyllium</ets>,
Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ form; literally, a little form of image: cf. F.
<ets>idylle</ets>. See <er>Idol</er>.]</ety> <def>A short poem;
properly, a short pastoral poem; <as>as, the <ex>idyls</ex> of
Theocritus</as>; also, any poem, especially a narrative or descriptive
poem, written in an elevated and highly finished style; also, by
extension, any artless and easily flowing description, either in poetry
or prose, of simple, rustic life, of pastoral scenes, and the
like.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>idyll</asp>.]</altsp><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Wordsworth's solemn-thoughted <qex>idyl</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Mrs.
Browning.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>His [Goldsmith's] lovely <qex>idyl</qex> of the Vicar's home.</q>
<rj><qau>F. Harrison.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Idyllic</ent><br/
<hw>I*dyl"lic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or belonging to
idyls.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>I. e.</ent><br/
<hw>I. e.</hw> <def>Abbreviation of Latin <xex>id est</xex>, that
is.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>If</ent><br/
<hw>If</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>conj.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>if</ets>,
<ets>gif</ets>, AS. <ets>gif</ets>; akin to OFries. <ets>ief</ets>,
<ets>gef</ets>, <ets>ef</ets>, OS. <ets>ef</ets>, <ets>of</ets>, D.
<ets>of</ets>, or, whether, if, G. <ets>ob</ets> whether, if, OHG.
<ets>oba</ets>, <ets>ibu</ets>, Icel. <ets>ef</ets>, Goth.
<ets>iba</ets>, <ets>ibai</ets>, an interrogative particle; properly a
case form of a noun meaning, doubt (cf. OHG. <ets>iba</ets> doubt,
condition, Icel. <ets>if</ets>, <ets>ef</ets>, <ets>ifi</ets>,
<ets>efi</ets>), and therefore orig. meaning, on condition that.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>In case that; granting, allowing, or supposing that; --
introducing a condition or supposition.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Tisiphone, that oft hast heard my prayer,<br/
Assist, <qex>if</qex> <OE/dipus deserve thy care.</q>
<rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>If</qex> thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be
made bread.</q> <rj><qau>Matt. iv. 3.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Whether; -- in dependent questions.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Uncertain <qex>if</qex> by augury or chance.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>She doubts <qex>if</qex> two and two make four.</q>
<rj><qau>Prior.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><mcol><col><b>As if</b></col>, <col><b>But if</b></col></mcol>.
<cd>See under <er>As</er>, <er>But</er>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>I' faith</ent><br/
<hw>I' faith"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>In faith; indeed; truly.</def>
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><-- p. 727 --></p>

<p><ent>Ifere</ent><br/
<hw>I*fere"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Corrupted fr. <ets>in
fere</ets>.]</ety> <def>Together.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Igasuric</ent><br/
<hw>Ig`a*su"ric</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Igasurine</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or
obtained from, nux vomica or St. Ignatius's bean; <as>as,
<ex>igasuric</ex> acid</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Igasurine</ent><br/
<hw>Ig`a*su"rine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Malay
<ets>igasura</ets> the nux vomica.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An
alkaloid found in nux vomica, and extracted as a white crystalline
substance.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Igloo</ent><br/
<hw>Ig"loo</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An Eskimo
snow house.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A cavity, or excavation, made in
the snow by a seal, over its breathing hole in the ice.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ignatius bean</ent><br/
<hw>Ig*na"tius bean`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>See
<cref>Saint Ignatius's bean</cref>, under <er>Saint</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Igneous</ent><br/
<hw>Ig"ne*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>igneus</ets>, fr. <ets>ignis</ets> fire; allied to Skr.
<ets>agni</ets>, Lith. <ets>ugnis</ets>, OSlav. <ets>ogne</ets>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>Pertaining to, having the nature of, fire; containing
fire; resembling fire; <as>as, an <ex>igneous</ex>
appearance</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>Resulting from, or produced by,
the action of fire; <as>as, lavas and basalt are <ex>igneous</ex>
rocks</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ignescent</ent><br/
<hw>Ig*nes"cent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>ignescens</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>ignescere</ets> to become inflamed,
fr. <ets>ignis</ets> fire: cf. F. <ets>ignescent</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Emitting sparks of fire when struck with steel; scintillating;
<as>as, <ex>ignescent</ex> stones</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ignicolist</ent><br/
<hw>Ig*nic"o*list</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>ignis</ets> fire + <ets>colere</ets> to worship.]</ety> <def>A
worshiper of fire.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Igniferous</ent><br/
<hw>Ig*nif"er*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>ignifer</ets>; <ets>ignis</ets> fire + <ets>ferre</ets> to
bear.]</ety> <def>Producing fire.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>
<rj><au>Blount.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ignifluous</ent><br/
<hw>Ig*nif"lu*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>ignifluus</ets>; <ets>ignis</ets> fire + <ets>fluere</ets> to
flow.]</ety> <def>Flowing with fire.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Cockerman.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ignify</ent><br/
<hw>Ig"ni*fy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Ignified</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Ignifying</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L.
<ets>ignis</ets> fire + <ets>-fy</ets>.]</ety> <def>To form into
fire.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Stukeley.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ignigenous</ent><br/
<hw>Ig*nig"e*nous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>ignigenus</ets>; <ets>ignis</ets> fire + <ets>genere</ets>,
<ets>ginere</ets>, to beget, produce.]</ety> <def>Produced by the action
of fire, as lava.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ignipotence</ent><br/
<hw>Ig*nip"o*tence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Power over
fire.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ignipotent</ent><br/
<hw>Ig*nip"o*tent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>ignipotens</ets>; <ets>ignis</ets> fire + <ets>potens</ets>
powerful.]</ety> <def>Presiding over fire; also, fiery.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Vulcan is called the powerful <qex>ignipotent</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ignis fatuus</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Ig"nis fat"u*us</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Ignes
fatui</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>ignis</ets> fire +
<ets>fatuus</ets> foolish. So called in allusion to its tendency to
mislead travelers.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A phosphorescent light that
appears, in the night, over marshy ground, supposed to be occasioned by
the decomposition of animal or vegetable substances, or by some
inflammable gas; -- popularly called also
<altname>Will-with-the-wisp</altname>, or
<altname>Will-o'-the-wisp</altname>, and
<altname>Jack-with-a-lantern</altname>, or
<altname>Jack-o'-lantern</altname>. It is thought by some to be caused
by phosphine, <chform>PH3</chform>, a spontaneously combustible
gas.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> + <source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><q>Will o'the Wisp -- which also rejoices in the names of <qex>Ignis
Fatuus</qex> or Jack o'Lantern -- is not, as some of you may think, a
cartoon character. In mediaeval times this chemical phenomenon struck
terror into travellers and, very likely, lured some of them to their
deaths in a stinking and marshy grave.<br/
I have never seen this Will o'the Wisp; nor am I likely to do so. It is
a flickering flame seen over marshes; marshes are not now common in
London, nor indeed anywhere else in Britain. In any case the ephemeral
nature of the phenomenon and the enormous amount of ambient light
<ldquo/pollution<rdquo/ found in most areas means that most of us will
never see it.<br/
What is this Will o'the Wisp? Popular chemical lore has it that it is
marsh gas, or methane, which catches fire when it hits the air because
of the presence of either phosphine (<chform>PH3</chform>) or
diphosphine (<chform>P2H4</chform>) in the gas, both of which are
spontaneously flammable in air. Methane is certainly formed in marshes,
and bubbles up if the mud is disturbed in a pond, say. It is the same
reaction that enables organic materials to produce biogas, methane from
the decomposition of sewage, which can be profitably used. But is it
this that is burning in Will o'the Wisp?<br/
Almost certainly not. At this point I will say that I have thought for
some years off and on as to how one might set up an experiment to test
the hypotheses, since the sporadic and rare nature of the natural
version renders its investigation a highly intractable problem. However:
the combustion of methane under the conditions in a marsh would give a
yellow flame, and heat.<br/
Will o'the Wisp is not like this, so it is said. Firstly the flame is
bluish, not yellow, and it is said to be a cold flame. The colour and
the temperature suggests some sort of phosphorescence; since organic
material contain phosphorus, the production of phosphine or diphosphine
is scarcely impossible, and maybe it does oxidise via a mainly
chemiluminescent reaction. The exact nature of the Will o'the Wisp
reaction nevertheless remains, to me at any rate, a mystery. Similar
phenomena have been reported in graveyards and are known as corpse
candles. If anyone knows anything more, I would love to hear of it. A
warning that if you look for it on the Web, you will get a great deal of
bizarre stuff. You will also get the delightful picture from a Canadian
artist which decorates the top of this page
(https://web.archive.org/web/20120828064103/http://www.rod.beavon.clara.net/willo.htm),
and a couple of poems at least. One is also by a Canadian, <person>Annie
Campbell Huestis</person>, the other by the prolific fantasy poet
<person>Walter de la Mare</person>.<br/
The preparation of phosphine in the laboratory (by the teacher!) is fun,
and perfectly safe in a fume cupboard. White phosphorus is boiled with
aqueous sodium hydroxide solution in an apparatus from which all air
must have been removed by purging with, say, natural gas. The phosphine
will form marvellous smoke rings if allowed to bubble up through water
in a pneumatic trough. This is an experiment for the teacher, needless
to say. The experiment is described in <person>Partington J.R.</person>,
<ldquo/A Textbook of Inorganic Chemistry<rdquo/, 6th ed, Macmillan 1957,
p 572. (So, inter alia, is a great deal of other interesting
chemistry.)</q><br/
<rj>Dr. Rod Beavon<br/
</rj> <rj>17 Dean's Yard London SW1P 3PB</rj><br/
<rj>e-mail: rod.beavon@westminster.org.uk</rj><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Fig.: A misleading influence; a decoy.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Scared and guided by the <qex>ignis fatuus</qex> of popular
superstition.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ignite</ent><br/
<hw>Ig*nite"</hw> <pr>(<icr/g*n<imac/t")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Ignited</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>;
<pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Igniting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L.
<ets>ignitus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>ignire</ets> to ignite, fr.
<ets>ignis</ets> fire. See <er>Igneous</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To
kindle or set on fire; <as>as, to <ex>ignite</ex> paper or
wood</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>To subject to the action of
intense heat; to heat strongly; -- often said of incombustible or
infusible substances; <as>as, to <ex>ignite</ex> iron or
platinum</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ignite</ent><br/
<hw>Ig*nite"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To take fire; to begin to
burn.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>ignited</ent><br/
<hw>ignited</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>set afire or burning.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> enkindled, kindled, lit, lighted.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>igniter</ent><br/
<hw>igniter</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a substance used to
ignite or kindle a fire.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ignitor, lighter.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or
fires.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> lighter, light, ignitor.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ignitible</ent><br/
<hw>Ig*nit"i*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being
ignited.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ignition</ent><br/
<hw>Ig*ni"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>ignition</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of igniting,
kindling, or setting on fire.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The state of being ignited or kindled.</def>
<rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ignitor</ent><br/
<hw>Ig*nit"or</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that
which, produces ignition; especially, a contrivance for igniting the
powder in a torpedo or the like.</def> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>igniter</asp>.]</altsp><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ignivomous</ent><br/
<hw>Ig*niv"o*mous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>ignivomus</ets>; <ets>ignis</ets> fire + <ets>vomere</ets>
8vomit.]</ety> <def>Vomiting fire.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ignobility</ent><br/
<hw>Ig`no*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>ignobilitas</ets>: cf. F. <ets>ignobilit<eacute/</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Ignobleness.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bale.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ignoble</ent><br/
<hw>Ig*no"ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>ignobilis</ets>; pref. <ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>nobilis</ets>
noble: cf. F. <ets>ignoble</ets>. See <er>In-</er> not, and
<er>Noble</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of low birth or
family; not noble; not illustrious; plebeian; common; humble.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>I was not <qex>ignoble</qex> of descent.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Her royal stock graft with <qex>ignoble</qex> plants.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Not honorable, elevated, or generous;
base.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>'T is but a base, <qex>ignoble</qex> mind,<br/
That mounts no higher than a bird can soar.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Far from the madding crowd's <qex>ignoble</qex> strife.</q>
<rj><qau>Gray.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>Not a true or noble falcon; --
said of certain hawks, as the goshawk.</def></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Degenerate; degraded; mean; base; dishonorable;
reproachful; disgraceful; shameful; scandalous; infamous.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ignoble</ent><br/
<hw>Ig*no"ble</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make ignoble.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ignobleness</ent><br/
<hw>Ig*no"ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>State or quality of being
ignoble.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ignobly</ent><br/
<hw>Ig*no"bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an ignoble manner;
basely.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ignominious</ent><br/
<hw>Ig`no*min"i*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>ignominiosus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>ignominieux</ets>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>Marked with ignominy; incurring public disgrace;
dishonorable; shameful.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Then first with fear surprised and sense of pain,<br/
Fled <qex>ignominious</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Deserving ignominy; despicable.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>One single, obscure, <qex>ignominious</qex> projector.</q>
<rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Humiliating; degrading; <as>as, an
<ex>ignominious</ex> judgment or sentence</as>.</def>
<rj><au>Macaulay.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ignominiously</ent><br/
<hw>Ig`no*min"i*ous*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an ignominious
manner; disgracefully; shamefully; ingloriously.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ignominy</ent><br/
<hw>Ig"no*min*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Ignominies</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>ignominia</ets>
ignominy (<it>i.e.</it>, a deprivation of one's good name);
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>nomen</ets> name: cf. F. <ets>ignominie</ets>.
See <er>In-</er> not, and <er>Name</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Public
disgrace or dishonor; reproach; infamy.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Their generals have been received with honor after their defeat;
yours with <qex>ignominy</qex> after conquest.</q>
<rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Vice begins in mistake, and ends in <qex>ignominy</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Rambler.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>Ignominy</qex> is the infliction of such evil as is made
dishonorable, or the deprivation of such good as is made honorable by
the Commonwealth.</q> <rj><qau>Hobbes.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An act deserving disgrace; an infamous
act.</def></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Opprobrium; reproach; dishonor.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ignomy</ent><br/
<hw>Ig"no*my</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Ignominy.</def>
<mark>[R. & Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>I blush to think upon this <qex>ignomy</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ignoramus</ent><br/
<hw>Ig`no*ra"mus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., we are
ignorant. See <er>Ignore</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld>
<def>We are ignorant; we ignore; -- being the word formerly written on a
bill of indictment by a grand jury when there was not sufficient
evidence to warrant them in finding it a true bill. The phrase now used
is, <ldquo/No bill,<rdquo/ <ldquo/No true bill,<rdquo/ or <ldquo/Not
found,<rdquo/ though in some jurisdictions <ldquo/Ignored<rdquo/ is
still used.</def> <rj><au>Wharton (Law Dict. ). Burn.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <plu>(pl. <plw>Ignoramuses</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.)</plu>
<def>A stupid, ignorant person; a vain pretender to knowledge; a
dunce.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>An <qex>ignoramus</qex> in place and power.</q>
<rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ignorance</ent><br/
<hw>Ig"no*rance</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L.
<ets>ignorantia</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The condition of being
ignorant; the lack of knowledge in general, or in relation to a
particular subject; the state of being uneducated or
uninformed.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>Ignorance</qex> is the curse of God,<br/
Knowledge the wing wherewith we fly to heaven.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Theol.)</fld> <def>A willful neglect or refusal to
acquire knowledge which one may acquire and it is his duty to
have.</def> <rj><au>Book of Common Prayer.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Invincible ignorance</b></col> <fld>(Theol.)</fld>,
<cd>ignorance beyond the individual's control and for which, therefore,
he is not responsible before God.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ignorant</ent><br/
<hw>Ig"no*rant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L.
<ets>ignorans</ets>, <ets>-antis</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>ignorare</ets> to
be ignorant. See <er>Ignore</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Destitute of
knowledge; uninstructed or uninformed; untaught;
unenlightened.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>He that doth not know those things which are of use for him to
know, is but an <qex>ignorant</qex> man, whatever he may know
besides.</q> <rj><qau>Tillotson.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Unacquainted with; unconscious or unaware; -- used
with <xex>of</xex>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>Ignorant</qex> of guilt, I fear not shame.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Unknown; undiscovered.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>Ignorant</qex> concealment.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Alas, what <qex>ignorant</qex> sin have I committed?</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Resulting from ignorance; foolish; silly.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>His shipping,<br/
Poor <qex>ignorant</qex> baubles! -- on our terrible seas,<br/
Like eggshells moved.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Uninstructed; untaught; unenlightened;
uninformed; unlearned; unlettered; illiterate. -- <er>Ignorant</er>,
<er>Illiterate</er>. <xex>Ignorant</xex> denotes lack of knowledge,
either as to single subject or information in general;
<xex>illiterate</xex> refers to an ignorance of letters, or of knowledge
acquired by reading and study. In the Middle Ages, a great proportion of
the higher classes were <xex>illiterate</xex>, and yet were far from
being <xex>ignorant</xex>, especially in regard to war and other active
pursuits.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>In such business<br/
Action is eloquence, and the eyes of the <qex>ignorant</qex><br/
More learned than the ears.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>In the first ages of Christianity, not only the learned and the
wise, but the <qex>ignorant</qex> and <qex>illiterate</qex>, embraced
torments and death.</q> <rj><qau>Tillotson.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ignorant</ent><br/
<hw>Ig"no*rant</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A person untaught or uninformed;
one unlettered or unskilled; an ignoramous.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Did I for this take pains to teach<br/
Our zealous <qex>ignorants</qex> to preach?</q>
<rj><qau>Denham.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ignorantism</ent><br/
<hw>Ig"no*rant*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The spirit of
those who extol the advantage of ignorance; obscurantism.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ignorantist</ent><br/
<hw>Ig"no*rant*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One opposed to the diffusion
of knowledge; an obscurantist.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ignorantly</ent><br/
<hw>Ig"no*rant*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a ignorant manner;
without knowledge; inadvertently.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Whom therefoer ye <qex>ignorantly</qex> worship, him declare I
unto you.</q> <rj><qau>Acts xvii. 23.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ignore</ent><br/
<hw>Ig*nore"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Ignored</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Ignoring</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>ignorare</ets>; pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + the root of <ets>gnarus</ets> knowing,
<ets>noscere</ets> to become acquainted with. See <er>Know</er>, and cf.
<er>Narrate</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To be ignorant of or not
acquainted with.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Philosophy would solidly be established, if men would more
carefully distinguish those things that they know from those that they
<qex>ignore</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Boyle.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>To throw out or reject as false or
ungrounded; -- said of a bill rejected by a grand jury for lack of
evidence. See <er>Ignoramus</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Hence: To refuse to take notice of; to shut the eyes
to; not to recognize; to disregard willfully and causelessly; <as>as, to
<ex>ignore</ex> certain facts; to <ex>ignore</ex> the presence of an
objectionable person.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>Ignoring</qex> Italy under our feet,<br/
And seeing things before, behind.</q> <rj><qau>Mrs.
Browning.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ignoscible</ent><br/
<hw>Ig*nos"ci*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>ignoscibilis</ets>, fr. <ets>ignoscere</ets> to pardon, lit., not
to wish to know; pref. <ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>gnoscere</ets>,
<ets>noscere</ets>, to learn to know. See <er>In-</er> not, and
<er>Know</er>.]</ety> <def>Pardonable.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Bailey.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ignote</ent><br/
<hw>Ig*note"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>ignotus</ets>; pref. <ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>gnotus</ets>,
<ets>notus</ets>, known, p. p. of <ets>gnocere</ets>, <ets>nocere</ets>,
to learn to know.]</ety> <def>Unknown.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>Sir
E. Sandys.</au> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>One who is unknown.</def>
<au>Bp. Hacket.</au></def2><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iguana</ent><br/
<hw>I*gua"na</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp.
<ets>iguana</ets>, from the native name in Haiti. Cf.
<er>Guana</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>Any species of the genus
<gen>Iguana</gen>, a genus of large American lizards of the family
<fam>Iguanid<ae/</fam>. They are arboreal in their habits, usually green
in color, and feed chiefly upon fruits.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ The common iguana (<spn>Iguana tuberculata</spn>) of the
West Indies and South America is sometimes five feet long. Its flesh is
highly prized as food. The horned iguana (<spn>Iguana cornuta</spn>) has
a conical horn between the eyes.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iguania</ent><br/
<hw>Iguania</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A superfamily (or suborder) of New
World lizards including the <fam>Iguanidae</fam>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Iguania</fam>.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iguanian</ent><br/
<hw>I*gua"ni*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>Resembling, or pertaining to, the iguana.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iguanid</ent><br/
<hw>I*gua"nid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>Same as <er>Iguanoid</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iguanidae</ent><br/
<hw>Iguanidae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A natural family of New World
lizards including the common Iguana, <spn>Iguana iguana</spn>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Iguanidae</fam>.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iguanodon</ent><br/
<hw>I*gua"no*don</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Iguana</ets> + Gr. <?/, <?/, a tooth.]</ety>
<fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>A genus of gigantic herbivorous dinosaurs
having a birdlike pelvis and large hind legs with three-toed feet
capable of supporting the entire body. Its teeth resemble those of the
iguana, whence its name. Several species are known, mostly from the
Wealden of England and Europe. See <xex>Illustration</xex> in
Appendix.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iguanodont</ent><br/
<hw>I*gua"no*dont</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld>
<def>Like or pertaining to the genus Iguanodon.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iguanoid</ent><br/
<hw>I*gua"noid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Iguana</ets>
+ <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to the
<spn>Iguanid<ae/</spn>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ihlang-ihlang</ent><br/
<hw>Ih*lang`-ih*lang"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Malayan,
flower of flowers.]</ety> <def>A rich, powerful, perfume, obtained from
the volatile oil of the flowers of <spn>Canada odorata</spn>, an East
Indian tree.</def> <altsp>[Also written
<asp>ylang-ylang</asp>.]</altsp><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ihram</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Ih*ram"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The peculiar dress
worn by pilgrims to Mecca.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>IHVH</ent><br/
<hw>IHVH</hw>. <altsp>[Written also <asp>JHVH</asp>,
<asp>YHVH</asp>.]</altsp> <def>A transliteration of the four constants
forming the Hebrew tetragrammaton or <ldquo/incommunicable name<rdquo/
of the Supreme Being, which in latter Jewish tradition is not pronounced
save with the vowels of <xex>adonai</xex> or <xex>elohim</xex>, so that
the true pronunciation is lost.</def></p>

<p><note><hand/ Numerous attempts have been made to represent the
supposed original form of the word, as Jahaveh, Jahvaj, Jahve, Jahveh,
Yahve, Yahveh, Yahwe, Yahweh, etc.</note><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ik</ent><br/
<hw>Ik</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>pron.</pos> <ety>[See <er>I</er>.]</ety>
<def>I.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Piers Plowman.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ The Northern dialectic form of <xex>I</xex>, in Early
English, corresponding to <xex>ich</xex> of the Southern.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Il-</ent><br/
<hw>Il-</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>A form of the prefix <xex>in</xex>-,
not, and <xex>in</xex>-, among. See <er>In-</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>ilama</ent><br/
<hw>ilama</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A tropical American tree
(<spn>Annona diversifolia</spn>) grown in the southern U. S. having a
whitish pink-tinged fruit.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ilama tree, <spn>Annona
diversifolia</spn>.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>whitish tropical fruit with a pinkish tinge related
to custard apples, grown in the southern U. S.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>ilang-ilang</ent><br/
<hw>ilang-ilang</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An oil distilled
from flowers of the ilang-ilang tree, used in perfumery.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An evergreen Asian tree (<spn>Cananga odorata</spn>)
with aromatic greenish-yellow flowers yielding a volatile oil; widely
grown in the tropics as an ornamental.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ylang-ylang, <spn>Cananga odorata</spn>.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ile</ent><br/
<hw>Ile</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>egl</ets>.]</ety> <def>Ear of corn.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Ainsworth.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ile</ent><br/
<hw>Ile</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Aisle</er>.]</ety> <def>An
aisle.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>H. Swinburne.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ile</ent><br/
<hw>Ile</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Isle</er>.]</ety> <def>An
isle.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ileac</ent><br/
<hw>Il"e*ac</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Ileum</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to
the ileum.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>iliac</asp>.]</altsp><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>See <er>Iliac</er>, 1.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Ileac passion</b></col>. <fld>(Med.)</fld> <cd>See
<er>Ileus</er>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ileocaecal</ent><br/
<hw>Il`e*o*c<ae/"cal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Ileum</ets> + <ets>c<ae/cal</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>
<def>Pertaining to the ileum and c<ae/cum.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ileocolic</ent><br/
<hw>Il`e*o*col"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>
<def>Pertaining to the ileum and colon; <as>as, the <ex>ileocolic</ex>,
or ileoc<ae/cal, valve, a valve where the ileum opens into the large
intestine</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ile-St-Louis</ent><br/
<hw>Ile-St-Louis</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <fld>(Geog.)</fld> <def>An
island on the Seine.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ileum</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Il"e*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>ile</ets>, <ets>ileum</ets>, <ets>ilium</ets>, pl. <ets>ilia</ets>,
groin, flank.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The last, and
usually the longest, division of the small intestine; the part between
the jejunum and large intestine.</def> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>ileon</asp>, and <asp>ilium</asp>.]</altsp><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>See <er>Ilium</er>.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ Most modern writers restrict <xex>ileum</xex> to the
division of the intestine and <xex>ilium</xex> to the pelvic
bone.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ileus</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Il"e*us</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/,
<?/, fr. <?/ to roll up.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A morbid
condition due to intestinal obstruction. It is characterized by complete
constipation, with griping pains in the abdomen, which is greatly
distended, and in the later stages by vomiting of fecal matter. Called
also <altname>ileac passion</altname> <it>or</it> <altname>iliac
passion</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ilex</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>I"lex</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., holm
oak.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The holm oak
(<spn>Quercus Ilex</spn>).</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A genus of evergreen
trees and shrubs, including the common holly.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iliac</ent><br/
<hw>Il"i*ac</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>Iliacus</ets>, Gr. <?/. See <er>Iliad</er>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining
to ancient Ilium, or Troy.</def> <rj><au>Gladstone.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iliac</ent><br/
<hw>Il"i*ac</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>iliaque</ets>. See
<er>Ileum</er>, and cf. <er>Jade</er> a stone.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or in the region of, the ilium,
or dorsal bone of the pelvis; <as>as, the <ex>iliac</ex>
artery</as>.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>ileac</asp>.]</altsp><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>See <er>Ileac</er>, 1.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Iliac crest</b></col>, <cd>the upper margin of the
ilium.</cd> -- <col><b>Iliac passion</b></col>. <cd>See
<er>Ileus</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Iliac region</b></col>, <cd>a region of
the abdomen, on either side of the hypogastric regions, and below the
lumbar regions.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iliacal</ent><br/
<hw>I*li"a*cal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Iliac.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iliad</ent><br/
<hw>Il"i*ad</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Ilias</ets>,
<ets>-adis</ets>, Gr. <?/, <?/ (sc. <?/), fr. <?/, <?/, Ilium, the city
of Ilus, a son of Tros, founder of Ilium, which is a poetical name of
Troy.]</ety> <def>A celebrated Greek epic poem, in twenty-four books, on
the destruction of Ilium, the ancient Troy. The Iliad is ascribed to
Homer.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ilial</ent><br/
<hw>Il"i*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>
<def>Pertaining to the ilium; iliac.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iliche</ent><br/
<hw>I*liche"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[OE., fr. AS.
<ets>gel<imac/c</ets>. Cf. <er>Alike</er>.]</ety> <def>Alike.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ilicic</ent><br/
<hw>I*lic"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ilex</ets>,
<ets>ilicis</ets>, holm oak.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to, or derived from,
the holly (<spn>Ilex</spn>), and allied plants; <as>as, <ex>ilicic</ex>
acid</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ilicin</ent><br/
<hw>Il"i*cin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>The bitter principle of the holly.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ilio-</ent><br/
<hw>Il"i*o-</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[From <er>Ilium</er>.]</ety> <def>A
combining form used in anatomy to denote <xex>connection with</xex>, or
<xex>relation to</xex>, <xex>the ilium</xex>; <as>as,
<ex>ilio</ex>-femoral, <ex>ilio</ex>-lumbar, <ex>ilio</ex>-psoas,
etc.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iliofemoral</ent><br/
<hw>Il`i*o*fem"o*ral</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>
<def>Pertaining to the ilium and femur; <as>as, <ex>iliofemoral</ex>
ligaments</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iliolumbar</ent><br/
<hw>Il`i*o*lum"bar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>
<def>Pertaining to the iliac and lumbar regions; <as>as, the
<ex>iliolumbar</ex> artery</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ilion</ent><br/
<hw>Ilion</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>Ilium, or Troy, the ancient city
in Asia Minor that was the site of the Trojan War; -- a variant spelling
of <altname>Ilium</altname>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Troy, Ilium.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iliopsoas</ent><br/
<hw>Il`i*o*pso"as</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>
<def>The great flexor muscle of the hip joint, divisible into two parts,
the iliac and great psoas, -- often regarded as distinct
muscles.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ilium</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Il"i*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Ileum</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The dorsal one of the
three principal bones comprising either lateral half of the pelvis; the
dorsal or upper part of the hip bone. See <cref>Innominate bone</cref>,
under <er>Innominate</er>.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>ilion</asp>,
and <asp>ileum</asp>.]</altsp><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ilixanthin</ent><br/
<hw>Il`ix*an"thin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Ilex</ets>
the genus including the holly + Gr. <?/ yellow.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A yellow dye obtained from the leaves of the
holly.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ilk</ent><br/
<hw>Ilk</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Scot. <ets>ilk</ets>, OE.
<ets>ilke</ets> the same, AS. <ets>ilca</ets>. Cf. <er>Each</er>.]</ety>
<def>Same; each; every.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>
<rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Of that ilk</b></col>, <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>denoting that a
person's surname and the title of his estate are the same; as,
<xex>Grant of that ilk</xex>, i.e., <xex>Grant of Grant</xex>.</cd>
<mark>[Scottish]</mark> <rj><au>Jamieson.</au></rj> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>Of
the same kind.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Ilk</ent><br/
<hw>Ilk</hw> <pr>(<icr/lk)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Kind; class; sort;
type; <as>as, him and his <ex>ilk</ex></as>; -- sometimes used to
indicate disapproval when applied to people.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Ilke</ent><br/
<hw>Il"ke</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Ilk</er>.]</ety> <def>Same.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Ilkoon</ent><br/
<ent>Ilkon</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Il*kon"</hw>, <hw>Il*koon"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>,
<pos>pron.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Ilk</er>, and <er>One</er>.]</ety>
<def>Each one; every one.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Ill</ent><br/
<hw>Ill</hw> <pr>(<icr/l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <amorph>[The regular
comparative and superlative are wanting, their places being supplied by
<xex>worse</xex> <pr>(<?/)</pr> and <xex>worst</xex> <pr>(<?/)</pr>,
from another root.]</amorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>ill</ets>, <ets>ille</ets>,
Icel. <ets>illr</ets>; akin to Sw. <ets>illa</ets>, adv., Dan.
<ets>ilde</ets>, adv.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Contrary to good, in a
physical sense; contrary or opposed to advantage, happiness, etc.; bad;
evil; unfortunate; disagreeable; unfavorable.</def><br/
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<p><q>Neither is it <qex>ill</qex> air only that maketh an
<qex>ill</qex> seat, but <qex>ill</qex> ways, <qex>ill</qex> markets,
and <qex>ill</qex> neighbors.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>There 's some <qex>ill</qex> planet reigns.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Contrary to good, in a moral sense; evil; wicked;
wrong; iniquitous; naughtly; bad; improper.</def><br/
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<p><q>Of his own body he was ill, and gave<br/
The clergy <qex>ill</qex> example.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Sick; indisposed; unwell; diseased; disordered;
<as>as, <ex>ill</ex> of a fever</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>I am in health, I breathe, and see thee <qex>ill</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Not according with rule, fitness, or propriety;
incorrect; rude; unpolished; inelegant.</def><br/
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<p><q>That 's an <qex>ill</qex> phrase.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Ill at ease</b></col>, <cd>uneasy; uncomfortable;
anxious.</cd> <ldquo/I am very <xex>ill at ease</xex>.<rdquo/
<au>Shak.</au> -- <col><b>Ill blood</b></col>, <cd>enmity; resentment;
bad blood.</cd> -- <col><b>Ill breeding</b></col>, <cd>lack of good
breeding; rudeness.</cd> -- <col><b>Ill fame</b></col>, <cd>ill or bad
repute; <as>as, a house of <ex>ill fame</ex>, a house where lewd persons
meet for illicit intercourse</as>.</cd> -- <col><b>Ill humor</b></col>,
<cd>a disagreeable mood; bad temper.</cd> -- <col><b>Ill
nature</b></col>, <cd>bad disposition or temperament; sullenness; esp.,
a disposition to cause unhappiness to others.</cd> -- <col><b>Ill
temper</b></col>, <cd>anger; moroseness; crossness.</cd> --
<mcol><col><b>Ill turn</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>An unkind act.</cd>
<sd>(b)</sd> <cd>A slight attack of illness</cd>. <mark>[Colloq.
U.S.]</mark> -- <col><b>Ill will</b></col></mcol>, <cd>unkindness;
enmity; malevolence.</cd></cs></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Bad; evil; wrong; wicked; sick; unwell.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Ill</ent><br/
<hw>Ill</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Whatever
annoys or impairs happiness, or prevents success; evil of any kind;
misfortune; calamity; disease; pain; <as>as, the <ex>ills</ex> of
humanity</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>Who can all sense of others' <qex>ills</qex> escape<br/
Is but a brute at best in human shape.</q> <rj><qau>Tate.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>That makes us rather bear those <qex>ills</qex> we have<br/
Than fly to others that we know not of.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Whatever is contrary to good, in a moral sense;
wickedness; depravity; iniquity; wrong; evil.</def><br/
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<p><q>Strong virtue, like strong nature, struggles still,<br/
Exerts itself, and then throws off the <qex>ill</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Ill</ent><br/
<hw>Ill</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a ill manner; badly;
weakly.</def><br/
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<p><q>How <qex>ill</qex> this taper burns!</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q><qex>Ill</qex> fares the land, to hastening ills a prey,<br/
Where wealth accumulates and men decay.</q>
<rj><qau>Goldsmith.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><note><hand/ <xex>Ill</xex>, like <xex>above</xex>, <xex>well</xex>,
and <xex>so</xex>, is used before many participal adjectives, in its
usual adverbal sense. When the two words are used as an epithet
preceding the noun qualified they are commonly hyphened; in other cases
they are written separatively; as, an <xex>ill</xex>-educated man; he
was <xex>ill</xex> educated; an <xex>ill</xex>-formed plan; the plan,
however <xex>ill</xex> formed, was acceptable. Ao, also, the following:
<xex>ill</xex>-affected or <xex>ill</xex> affected,
<xex>ill</xex>-arranged or <xex>ill</xex> arranged,
<xex>ill</xex>-assorted or <xex>ill</xex> assorted,
<xex>ill</xex>-boding or <xex>ill</xex> boding, <xex>ill</xex>-bred or
<xex>ill</xex> bred, <xex>ill</xex>-conditioned,
<xex>ill</xex>-conducted, <xex>ill</xex>-considered,
<xex>ill</xex>-devised, <xex>ill</xex>-disposed, <xex>ill</xex>-doing,
<xex>ill</xex>-fairing, <xex>ill</xex>-fated, <xex>ill</xex>-favored,
<xex>ill</xex>-featured, <xex>ill</xex>-formed, <xex>ill</xex>-gotten,
<xex>ill</xex>-imagined, <xex>ill</xex>-judged, <xex>ill</xex>-looking,
<xex>ill</xex>-mannered, <xex>ill</xex>-matched, <xex>ill</xex>-meaning,
<xex>ill</xex>-minded, <xex>ill</xex>-natured, <xex>ill</xex>-omened,
<xex>ill</xex>-proportioned, <xex>ill</xex>-provided,
<xex>ill</xex>-required, <xex>ill</xex>-sorted, <xex>ill</xex>-starred,
<xex>ill</xex>-tempered, <xex>ill</xex>-timed, <xex>ill</xex>-trained,
<xex>ill</xex>-used, and the like.</note><br/
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<p><ent>I' ll</ent><br/
<hw>I' ll</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>Contraction for <sig>I will</sig> or
<sig>I shall</sig>.</def><br/
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<p><q><qex>I'll</qex> by a sign give notice to our friends.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Illabile</ent><br/
<hw>Il*lab"ile</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Incapable of
falling or erring; infallible.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> --
<wordforms><wf>Il`la*bil"i*ty</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark></wordforms><br/
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<p><ent>Illacerable</ent><br/
<hw>Il*lac"er*a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>illacerabilis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>illac<eacute/rable</ets>. See
<er>In-</er> not, and <er>Lacerable</er>.]</ety> <def>Not lacerable;
incapable of being torn or rent.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Illacrymable</ent><br/
<hw>Il*lac"ry*ma*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>illacrimabilis</ets>; pref. <ets>il-</ets> not +
<ets>lacrimabilis</ets> worthy of tears.]</ety> <def>Incapable of
weeping.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bailey.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Illampu</ent><br/
<hw>Illampu</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A mountain in Bolivia, 20,873
feet high.</def> <mark>[proper name]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Illapsable</ent><br/
<hw>Il*laps"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>il-</ets> not + <ets>lapsable</ets>.]</ety> <def>Incapable of
slipping, or of error.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>Morally immutable and <qex>illapsable</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Glanvill.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Illapse</ent><br/
<hw>Il*lapse"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Illapsed</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Illapsing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L.
<ets>illapsus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>illabi</ets>; pref. <ets>il-</ets> in
+ <ets>labi</ets> to fall, slide.]</ety> <def>To fall or glide; to pass;
-- usually followed by <xex>into</xex>.</def>
<rj><au>Cheyne.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Illapse</ent><br/
<hw>Il*lapse"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>illapsus</ets>. See
<er>Illapse</er>, <pos>v. i.</pos>]</ety> <def>A gliding in; an
immission or entrance of one thing into another; also, a sudden descent
or attack.</def> <rj><au>Akenside.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>They sit silent . . . waiting for an <qex>illapse</qex> of the
spirit.</q> <rj><qau>Jeffrey.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Illaqueable</ent><br/
<hw>Il*la"que*a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of
being insnared or entrapped.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>
<rj><au>Cudworth.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Illaqueate</ent><br/
<hw>Il*la"que*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Illaqueated</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Illaqueating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L.
<ets>illaqueatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>illaqueare</ets>; pref.
<ets>il-</ets> in + <ets>laqueare</ets> to insnare, fr.
<ets>laqueus</ets>, noose, snare.]</ety> <def>To insnare; to entrap; to
entangle; to catch.</def><br/
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<p><q>Let not the surpassing eloquence of Taylor dazzle you, nor his
scholastic retiary versatility of logic <qex>illaqueate</qex> your good
sense.</q> <rj><qau>Coleridge.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Illaqueation</ent><br/
<hw>Il*la`que*a"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>The act of catching or insnaring.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>
<rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A snare; a trap.</def>
<rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Illation</ent><br/
<hw>Il*la"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>illatio</ets>, fr. <ets>illatus</ets>, used as p. p. of
<ets>inferre</ets> to carry or bring in, but from a different root: cf.
F. <ets>illation</ets>. See 1st <er>In-</er>, and <er>Tolerate</er>, and
cf. <er>Infer</er>.]</ety> <def>The act or process of inferring from
premises or reasons; perception of the connection between ideas; that
which is inferred; inference; deduction; conclusion.</def><br/
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<p><q>Fraudulent deductions or inconsequent <qex>illations</qex> from a
false conception of things.</q> <rj><qau>Sir T. Browne.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Illative</ent><br/
<hw>Il"la*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>illativus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>illatif</ets>.]</ety> <def>Relating
to, dependent on, or denoting, illation; inferential; conclusive;
<as>as, an <ex>illative</ex> consequence or proposition; an
<ex>illative</ex> word, as <xex>then</xex>, <xex>therefore</xex>,
etc.</as></def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Illative conversion</b></col> <fld>(Logic)</fld>, <cd>a
converse or reverse statement of a proposition which in that form must
be true because the original proposition is true.</cd> --
<col><b>Illative sense</b></col> <fld>(Metaph.)</fld>, <cd>the faculty
of the mind by which it apprehends the conditions and determines upon
the correctness of inferences.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Illative</ent><br/
<hw>Il"la*tive</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An illative particle, as
<xex>for</xex>, <xex>because</xex>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Illatively</ent><br/
<hw>Il"la*tive*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>By inference; as an
illative; in an illative manner.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Illaudable</ent><br/
<hw>Il*laud"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>illaudabilis</ets>. See <er>In-</er> not, and
<er>Laudable</er>.]</ety> <def>Not laudable; not praise-worthy; worthy
of censure or disapprobation.</def> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj></p>

<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Il*laud"a*bly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>Broome.</au></wordforms><br/
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<p><ent>Ill-boding</ent><br/
<hw>Ill`-bod"ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Boding evil;
inauspicious; ill-omened.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Ill-boding</xex>
stars.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Ill-bred</ent><br/
<hw>Ill"-bred`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Badly educated or
brought up; impolite; incivil; rude. See Note under <er>Ill</er>,
<pos>adv.</pos></def><br/
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<p><ent>Illecebration</ent><br/
<hw>Il*lec`e*bra"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Illecebrous</er>.]</ety> <def>Allurement.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>
<rj><au>T. Brown.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Illecebrous</ent><br/
<hw>Il*lec"e*brous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>illecebrosus</ets>, fr. <ets>illecebra</ets> allurement, fr.
<ets>illicere</ets> to allure.]</ety> <def>Alluring; attractive;
enticing.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir T. Elyot.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Illegal</ent><br/
<hw>Il*le"gal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>il-</ets> not + <ets>legal</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>ill<eacute/gal</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not according to, or authorized
by, law; specif., contrary to, or in violation of, human law; unlawful;
illicit; hence, immoral; <as>as, an <ex>illegal</ex> act;
<ex>illegal</ex> trade; <ex>illegal</ex> love.</as></def> <rj><au>Bp.
Burnet.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Illegality</ent><br/
<hw>Il`le*gal"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Illegalities</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>ill<eacute/galit<eacute/</ets>.]</ety> <def>The quality or
condition of being illegal; unlawfulness; <as>as, the
<ex>illegality</ex> of trespass or of false imprisonment</as>; also, an
illegal act.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Illegalize</ent><br/
<hw>Il*le"gal*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Illegalized</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Illegalizing</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To
make or declare illegal or unlawful.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Illegally</ent><br/
<hw>Il*le"gal*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a illegal manner;
unlawfully.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Illegalness</ent><br/
<hw>Il*le"gal*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Illegality,
unlawfulness.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Illegibility</ent><br/
<hw>Il*leg`i*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or
quality of being illegible.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Illegible</ent><br/
<hw>Il*leg"i*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Incapable of
being read; not legible; <as>as, <ex>illegible</ex> handwriting; an
<ex>illegible</ex> inscription.</as></def> --
<wordforms><wf>Il*leg"i*ble*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> --
<wf>Il*leg"i*bly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><ent>Illegitimacy</ent><br/
<hw>Il`le*git"i*ma*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of
being illegitimate.</def> <rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Illegitimate</ent><br/
<hw>Il`le*git"i*mate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Not according to law; not regular or authorized; unlawful;
improper.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Unlawfully begotten; born out of wedlock; bastard;
<as>as, an <ex>illegitimate</ex> child</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Not legitimately deduced or inferred; illogical;
<as>as, an <ex>illegitimate</ex> inference</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Not authorized by good usage; not genuine; spurious;
<as>as, an <ex>illegitimate</ex> word</as>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Illegitimate fertilization</b></col>, <it>or</it>
<col><b>Illegitimate union</b></col></mcol> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>the
fertilization of pistils by stamens not of their own length, in
heterogonously dimorphic and trimorphic flowers.</cd>
<rj><au>Darwin.</au></rj></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Illegitimate</ent><br/
<hw>Il`le*git"i*mate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Illegitimated</conjf>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Illegitimating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To render illegitimate; to
declare or prove to be born out of wedlock; to bastardize; to
illegitimatize.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The marriage should only be dissolved for the future, without
<qex>illegitimating</qex> the issue.</q> <rj><qau>Bp.
Burnet.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Illegitimately</ent><br/
<hw>Il`le*git"i*mate*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a
illegitimate manner; unlawfully.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Illegitimation</ent><br/
<hw>Il`le*git`i*ma"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>The act of illegitimating; bastardizing.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The state of being illegitimate; illegitimacy.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Gardiner had performed his promise to the queen of getting her
<qex>illegitimation</qex> taken off.</q> <rj><qau>Bp.
Burnet.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Illegitimatize</ent><br/
<hw>Il`le*git"i*ma*tize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
render illegitimate; to bastardize.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Illesive</ent><br/
<hw>Il*le"sive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>il-</ets> not + L. <ets>laedere</ets>, <ets>laesum</ets>, to
injure.]</ety> <def>Not injurious; harmless.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Illeviable</ent><br/
<hw>Il*lev"i*a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not leviable;
incapable of being imposed, or collected.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>
<rj><au>Sir M. Hale.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>ill-famed</ent><br/
<hw>ill-famed</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>having an exceedingly bad
reputation.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> infamous, notorious.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>ill-fated</ent><br/
<hw>ill-fated</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>marked by or
promising bad fortune; unsuccessful; <as>as, an <ex>ill-fated</ex>
business venture</as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ill-omened, ill-starred, unlucky.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ill-favoured</ent><br/
<ent>Ill-favored</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>Ill`-fa"vored</hw>, <hw>Ill`-fa"voured</hw></mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<pos>a.</pos> <def>Wanting beauty or attractiveness; unattractive;
deformed; ugly; ill-looking; -- usually used of a face; <as>as, an
<ex>ill-favored</ex> countenance</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>Ill-favored</qex> and lean-fleshed.</q> <rj><qau>Gen. xli.
3.</qau></rj></p>

<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Ill`-fa"vored*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>Ill`-fa"vored*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>ill-fed</ent><br/
<hw>ill-fed</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>not getting adequate
food.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> underfed, undernourished.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>ill-fitting</ent><br/
<hw>ill-fitting</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>Fitting poorly; not the proper
size and cut; -- of clothing.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>ill-formed</ent><br/
<hw>ill-formed</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Grammar)</fld>
<def>not grammatical; ungrammatical; not conforming to the rules of
grammar or accepted usage. Opposite of <ant>grammatical</ant>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ungrammatical.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>ill-gotten</ent><br/
<hw>ill-gotten</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>obtained illegally or by
improper means; <as>as, <ex>ill-gotten</ex> gains</as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> dirty.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>ill-humoured</ent><br/
<ent>ill-humored</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>ill-humored</hw> <hw>ill-humoured</hw></mhw> <pos>adj.</pos>
<def>ill-natured; having a sour, disagreeable, or surly disposition.
Opposite of <ant>good-natured</ant>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> crusty, curmudgeonly, gruff.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Illiberal</ent><br/
<hw>Il*lib"er*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>illiberalis</ets>; pref. <ets>il-</ets> not + <ets>liberalis</ets>
liberal: cf. F. <ets>illib<eacute/ral</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Not
liberal; not free or generous; close; niggardly; mean; sordid.</def>
<ldquo/A thrifty and <xex>illiberal</xex> hand.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Mason.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Indicating a lack of breeding, culture, and the
like; ignoble; rude; narrow-minded; disingenuous.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Not well authorized or elegant; <as>as,
<ex>illiberal</ex> words in Latin</as>.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>
<rj><au>Chesterfield.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Illiberalism</ent><br/
<hw>Il*lib"er*al*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Illiberality.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Illiberality</ent><br/
<hw>Il*lib`er*al"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>illiberalitas</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>illib<eacute/ralit<eacute/</ets>.]</ety> <def>The state or quality
of being illiberal; narrowness of mind; meanness; niggardliness.</def>
<rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Illiberalize</ent><br/
<hw>Il*lib"er*al*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Illiberalized</conjf>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Illiberalizing</conjf>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To make illiberal.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Illiberally</ent><br/
<hw>Il*lib"er*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a illiberal manner,
ungenerously; uncharitably; parsimoniously.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Illiberalness</ent><br/
<hw>Il*lib"er*al*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being
illiberal; illiberality.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Illicit</ent><br/
<hw>Il*lic"it</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>illicitus</ets>; pref. <ets>il-</ets> not + <ets>licitus</ets>, p.
p. of <ets>licere</ets> to be allowed or permitted: cf. F.
<ets>illicite</ets>. See <er>In-</er> not, and <er>License</er>.]</ety>
<def>Not permitted or allowed; prohibited; unlawful; <as>as,
<ex>illicit</ex> trade; <ex>illicit</ex> intercourse; <ex>illicit</ex>
pleasure.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>One <qex>illicit</qex> . . . transaction always leads to
another.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj></p>

<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Il*lic"it*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>Il*lic"it*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Illicitous</ent><br/
<hw>Il*lic"it*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Illicit.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Cotgrave.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Illicium</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Il*li"ci*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[So called, in
allusion to its aroma, from L. <ets>illicium</ets> an allurement.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of Asiatic and American magnoliaceous
trees, having star-shaped fruit; star anise. The fruit of <spn>Illicium
anisatum</spn> is used as a spice in India, and its oil is largely used
in Europe for flavoring cordials, being almost identical with true oil
of anise.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Illighten</ent><br/
<hw>Il*light"en</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
enlighten.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Illimitable</ent><br/
<hw>Il*lim"it*a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>il-</ets> not + <ets>limitable</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>illimitable</ets>.]</ety> <def>Incapable of being limited or
bounded; immeasurable; limitless; boundless; <as>as,
<ex>illimitable</ex> space</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The wild, the irregular, the <qex>illimitable</qex>, and the
luxuriant, have their appropriate force of beauty.</q> <rj><qau>De
Quincey.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Boundless; limitless; unlimited; unbounded;
immeasurable; infinite; immense; vast.</syn></p>

<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Il*lim"it*a*ble*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> --
<wf>Il*lim"it*a*bly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Illimitation</ent><br/
<hw>Il*lim`it*a"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>il-</ets> not + <ets>limitation</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>illimitation</ets>.]</ety> <def>State of being illimitable; lack
of, or freedom from, limitation.</def> <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Illimited</ent><br/
<hw>Il*lim"it*ed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not limited;
interminable.</def> <au>Bp. Hall.</au> --
<wordforms><wf>Il*lim"it*ed*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The absoluteness and <qex>illimitedness</qex> of his commission
was generally much spoken of.</q> <rj><qau>Clarendon.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Illinition</ent><br/
<hw>Il`li*ni"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>illinire</ets>, <ets>illinere</ets>, to besmear; pref.
<ets>il-</ets> in, on + <ets>linire</ets>, <ets>linere</ets>, to
smear.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A smearing or rubbing in or on; also,
that which is smeared or rubbed on, as ointment or liniment.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A thin crust of some extraneous substance formed on
minerals.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A thin crust or <qex>illinition</qex> of black manganese.</q>
<rj><qau>Kirwan.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Illinois</ent><br/
<hw>Il`li*nois"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. sing. & pl.</pos>
<fld>(Ethnol.)</fld> <def>A tribe of North American Indians, which
formerly occupied the region between the Wabash and Mississippi
rivers.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Illiquation</ent><br/
<hw>Il`li*qua"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>il-</ets> in + L. <ets>liquare</ets> to melt.]</ety> <def>The
melting or dissolving of one thing into another.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Illish</ent><br/
<hw>Ill"ish</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Somewhat ill.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Howell.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Illision</ent><br/
<hw>Il*li"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>illisio</ets>, fr. <ets>illidere</ets>, <ets>illisum</ets>, to
strike against; pref. <ets>il-</ets> in + <ets>laedere</ets> to
strike.]</ety> <def>The act of dashing or striking against.</def>
<rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Illiteracy</ent><br/
<hw>Il*lit"er*a*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Illiteracies</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[From
<er>Illiterate</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The state of being
illiterate, or uneducated; lack of learning, or knowledge; ignorance;
specifically, inability to read and write; <as>as, the
<ex>illiteracy</ex> shown by the last census</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An instance of ignorance; a literary
blunder.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The many blunders and <qex>illiteracies</qex> of the first
publishers of his [Shakespeare's] works.</q>
<rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Illiteral</ent><br/
<hw>Il*lit"er*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
literal.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>B. Dawson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Illiterate</ent><br/
<hw>Il*lit"er*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>illiteratus</ets>: pref. <ets>il-</ets> not + <ets>literatus</ets>
learned. See <er>In-</er> not, and <er>Literal</er>.]</ety> <def>Unable
to read or write; ignorant of letters or books; unlettered;
uninstructed; uneducated; <as>as, an <ex>illiterate</ex> man, or
people</as>.</def></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Ignorant; untaught; unlearned; unlettered;
unscholary. See <er>Ignorant</er>.</syn></p>

<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Il*lit"er*ate*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>Il*lit"er*ate*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Illiterature</ent><br/
<hw>Il*lit"er*a*ture</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Lack of
learning; illiteracy.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Ayliffe.
Southey.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ill-judged</ent><br/
<hw>Ill"-judged`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not well judged;
unwise; not well considered or thought out; <as>as, an
<ex>ill-judged</ex> attempt</as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ill-advised, ill considered, rash.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ill-lived</ent><br/
<hw>Ill"-lived`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Leading a wicked
life.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ill-looking</ent><br/
<hw>Ill"-look`ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having a bad
look; threatening; ugly. See Note under <er>Ill</er>,
<pos>adv.</pos></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ill-mannered</ent><br/
<hw>Ill`-man"nered</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Impolite; rude;
displaying socially incorrect behavior.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> rude, unmannered, unmannerly.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ill-minded</ent><br/
<hw>Ill"-mind`ed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Ill-disposed.</def> <rj><au>Byron.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ill-natured</ent><br/
<hw>Ill`-na"tured</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of
habitual bad temper; having an unpleasant disposition; surly;
disagreeable; cross; peevish; fractious; crabbed; -- of people; <as>as,
an <ex>ill-natured</ex> person; an <ex>ill-natured</ex> disagreeable old
man</as>. Opposite of <ant>good-natured</ant>.</def> [Narrower terms:
<stype>argumentative, contentious, disputatious, disputative, litigious
</stype>: <stype>atrabilious, bilious, dyspeptic, liverish </stype>:
<stype>bristly, prickly, snappish, splenetic, waspish </stype>:
<stype>cantankerous, crotchety, ornery </stype>: <stype>choleric,
irascible, hotheaded, hot-headed, hot-tempered, quick-tempered,
short-tempered </stype>: <stype>crabbed, crabby, cross, fussy,
fussbudgety, grouchy, grumpy, bad-tempered, ill-tempered</stype>:
<stype>cranky, fractious, irritable, peevish, peckish, pettish,
petulant, testy, tetchy, techy </stype>: <stype>crusty, curmudgeonly,
gruff, ill-humored, ill-humoured</stype>: <stype>dour, glowering, glum,
moody, morose, saturnine, sour, sullen </stype>: <stype>feisty, touchy
</stype>: <stype>huffish, sulky</stype>: <stype>misanthropic,
misanthropical </stype>: <stype>misogynous </stype>: <stype>shirty,
snorty ill-tempered or annoyed)</stype>: <stype>shrewish, nagging,
vixenish </stype>: <stype>surly, ugly </stype>] <see>Also See:
<er>unpleasant</er>.</see><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Dictated by, or indicating, ill nature;
spiteful.</def> <ldquo/The <xex>ill-natured</xex> task refuse.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Addison.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Intractable; not yielding to culture.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark> <ldquo/<xex>Ill-natured</xex> land.<rdquo/ <rj><au>J.
Philips.</au></rj></p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>not to one's liking; unpleasant; disagreeable.
Opposite of <ant>agreeable</ant>.</def> <wns>[wns=2]</wns> [Narrower
terms: <stype>annoying, galling, chafing, irritating, nettlesome, pesky,
pestiferous, pestilent, plaguy, plaguey, teasing, vexatious,
vexing</stype>; <stype>nerve-racking, nerve-wracking, stressful, trying
</stype>]<br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> disagreeable.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>


<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Ill`-na"tured*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>Ill`-na"tured*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Illness</ent><br/
<hw>Ill"ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From
<er>Ill</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The condition of being ill, evil,
or bad; badness; unfavorableness.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <ldquo/The
<xex>illness</xex> of the weather.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Locke.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Disease; indisposition; malady; disorder of health;
sickness; <as>as, a short or a severe <ex>illness</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Wrong moral conduct; wickedness.</def>
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Malady; disease; indisposition; ailment.</syn>
<usage> -- <er>Illness</er>, <er>Sickness</er>. Within the present
century, there has been a tendency in England to use <xex>illness</xex>
in the sense of a continuous disease, disorder of health, or sickness,
and to confine <xex>sickness</xex> more especially to a sense of nausea,
or <ldquo/sickness of the stomach.<rdquo/</usage><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ill-nurtured</ent><br/
<hw>Ill"-nur`tured</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Ill-bred.</def>
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Illocality</ent><br/
<hw>Il`lo*cal"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Lack of
locality or place.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>
<rj><au>Cudworth.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Illogical</ent><br/
<hw>Il*log"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Ignorant or
negligent of the rules of logic or correct reasoning; <as>as, an
<ex>illogical</ex> disputant</as>; contrary of the rules of logic or
sound reasoning; <as>as, an <ex>illogical</ex> inference</as>.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>Il*log"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>Il*log"ic*al*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ill-omened</ent><br/
<hw>Ill`-o"mened</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having unlucky
omens; inauspicious. See Note under <er>Ill</er>,
<pos>adv.</pos></def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ill-fated, ill-starred, unlucky.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>ill-proportioned</ent><br/
<hw>ill-proportioned</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>out of
proportion in shape.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> lopsided, one-sided.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>lacking pleasing shape.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>ill repute</ent><br/
<hw>ill repute</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>Bad reputation;
notoriety.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>house of ill repute</b></col> <cd>A brothel;
bordello.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>ill-shapen</ent><br/
<hw>ill-shapen</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>so badly formed or out of shape
as to be ugly; <as>as, an <ex>ill-shapen</ex> vase</as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> deformed, distorted, malformed, misshapen.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>ill-sorted</ent><br/
<hw>ill-sorted</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>not well matched.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> incompatible, mismated, unsuited.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ill-starred</ent><br/
<hw>Ill"-starred`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Fated to be
unfortunate; unlucky; <as>as, an <ex>ill-starred</ex> man or
day</as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ill-fated, ill-omened, unlucky.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Ill-tempered</ent><br/
<hw>Ill`-tem"pered</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of
bad temper; grouchy; morose; crabbed; sour; peevish; fretful;
quarrelsome.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> crabbed, crabby, cross, fussy, fussbudgety, grouchy,
grumpy, bad-tempered.</syn><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Unhealthy; ill-conditioned.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>So <qex>ill-tempered</qex> I am grown, that I am afraid I shall
catch cold, while all the world is afraid to melt away.</q>
<rj><qau>Pepys.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Ill-timed</ent><br/
<hw>Ill"-timed`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Done, attempted,
or said, at an unsuitable or unpropitious time; occurring at an
inappropriate time; <as>as, an <ex>ill-timed</ex>
intervention</as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ill timed(predicate), inappropriate, unseasonable,
untimely, wrong, poorly timed, badly timed.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Illtreat</ent><br/
<hw>Ill`treat"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To treat cruelly
or improperly; to ill use; to maltreat.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> mistreat, maltreat, abuse, ill-use.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>ill-treated</ent><br/
<hw>ill-treated</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>physically abused.</def>
[Narrower terms: <stype>assaulted, molested, raped </stype>;
<stype>battered, beaten </stype>; <stype>misunderstood </stype>]<br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> abused, maltreated, mistreated.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>ill-treatment</ent><br/
<hw>ill-treatment</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>cruel or inhumane
treatment.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> maltreatment, ill-usage, abuse.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Illude</ent><br/
<hw>Il*lude"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Illuded</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Illuding</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>illudere</ets>,
<ets>illusum</ets>; pref. <ets>il-</ets> in + <ets>ludere</ets> to play:
cf. OF. <ets>illuder</ets>. See <er>Ludicrous</er>.]</ety> <def>To play
upon by artifice; to deceive; to mock; to excite and disappoint the
hopes of.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Illume</ent><br/
<hw>Il*lume"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Illumed</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Illuming</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>illuminer</ets>.
See <er>Illuminate</er>.]</ety> <def>To throw or spread light upon; to
make light or bright; to illuminate; to illumine.</def>
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>The mountain's brow,<br/
<qex>Illumed</qex> with fluid gold.</q> <rj><qau>Thomson.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Illuminable</ent><br/
<hw>Il*lu"mi*na*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of
being illuminated.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Illuminant</ent><br/
<hw>Il*lu"mi*nant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>illuminans</ets>, <ets>-antis</ets>, p. pr. of
<ets>illuminare</ets>.]</ety> <def>That which illuminates or affords
light; <as>as, gas and petroleum are <ex>illuminants</ex></as>.</def>
<rj><au>Boyle.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Illuminary</ent><br/
<hw>Il*lu"mi*na*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Illuminative.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Illuminate</ent><br/
<hw>Il*lu"mi*nate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Illuminated</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Illuminating</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L.
<ets>illuminatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>illuminare</ets>; pref.
<ets>il-</ets> in + <ets>luminare</ets> to enlighten, fr.
<ets>lumen</ets> light. See <er>Luminous</er>, and cf. <er>Illume</er>,
<er>Illumine</er>, <er>Enlimn</er>, <er>Limn</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>To make light; to throw light on; to supply with light, literally
or figuratively; to brighten.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To light up; to decorate with artificial lights, as
a building or city, in token of rejoicing or respect.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To adorn, as a book or page with borders, initial
letters, or miniature pictures in colors and gold, as was done in
manuscripts of the Middle Ages.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To make plain or clear; to dispel the obscurity to
by knowledge or reason; to explain; to elucidate; <as>as, to
<ex>illuminate</ex> a text, a problem, or a duty</as>.</def><br/
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<p><-- p. 729 --></p>

<p><ent>Illuminate</ent><br/
<hw>Il*lu"mi*nate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To light up
in token or rejoicing.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Illuminate</ent><br/
<hw>Il*lu"mi*nate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>illuminatus</ets>, p. p.]</ety> <def>Enlightened.</def> <rj><au>Bp.
Hall.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Illuminate</ent><br/
<hw>Il*lu"mi*nate</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who is enlightened; esp.,
a pretender to extraordinary light and knowledge.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>illuminated</ent><br/
<hw>illuminated</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <ety>[<pos>p. p.</pos> of
<er>illuminate</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>rendered luminous by rays
of light striking and reflecting; -- used especially of illumination by
artificial light.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> lighted.</syn><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Adorned with pictorial or graphical designs, as a
book or page with borders, initial letters, or miniature pictures in
colors and gold, as was done in manuscripts of the Middle Ages; <as>as,
an <ex>illuminated</ex> manuscript</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Illuminati</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Il*lu`mi*na"ti</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>illuminatus</ets>. See <er>Illuminate</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>, and
cf. <er>Illuminee</er>.]</ety> <def>Literally, those who are
enlightened</def>; -- variously applied as follows: --<br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>Persons in the early church who
had received baptism; in which ceremony a lighted taper was given them,
as a symbol of the spiritual illumination they has received by that
sacrament.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld> <def>Members of a sect which
sprung up in Spain about the year 1575. Their principal doctrine was,
that, by means of prayer, they had attained to so perfect a state as to
have no need of ordinances, sacraments, good works, etc.; -- called also
<altname>Alumbrados</altname>, <altname>Perfectibilists</altname>,
etc.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Mod. Hist.)</fld> <def>Members of certain
associations in Modern Europe, who combined to promote social reforms,
by which they expected to raise men and society to perfection, esp. of
one originated in 1776 by Adam Weishaupt, professor of canon law at
Ingolstadt, which spread rapidly for a time, but ceased after a few
years.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> Also applied to: <sd>(a)</sd> <def>An obscure sect of
French Familists;</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The Hesychasts, Mystics, and
Quietists;</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>The Rosicrucians.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Any persons who profess special spiritual or
intellectual enlightenment.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Illuminating</ent><br/
<hw>Il*lu"mi*na`ting</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Giving or
producing light; used for illumination.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Illuminating gas</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Gas</er>,
<pos>n.</pos>, 2 <sd>(a)</sd>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Illumination</ent><br/
<hw>Il*lu`mi*na"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>illuminatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>illumination</ets>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the
state of being illuminated.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Festive decoration of houses or buildings with
lights.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Adornment of books and manuscripts with colored
illustrations. See <er>Illuminate</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>, 3.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>That which is illuminated, as a house; also, an
ornamented book or manuscript.</def><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>That which illuminates or gives light; brightness;
splendor; especially, intellectual light or knowledge.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The <qex>illumination</qex> which a bright genius giveth to his
work.</q> <rj><qau>Felton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Theol.)</fld> <def>The special communication of
knowledge to the mind by God; inspiration.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Hymns and psalms . . . are framed by meditation beforehand, or by
prophetical <qex>illumination</qex> are inspired.</q>
<rj><qau>Hooker.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Illuminatism</ent><br/
<hw>Il*lu"mi*na*tism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Illuminism.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Illuminative</ent><br/
<hw>Il*lu"mi*na*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>illuminatif</ets>.]</ety> <def>Tending to illuminate or illustrate;
throwing light; illustrative.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Illuminative</xex>
reading.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Carlyle.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Illuminator</ent><br/
<hw>Il*lu"mi*na`tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., an
enlightener, LL. also, an illuminator of books.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>One whose occupation is to adorn books, especially manuscripts,
with miniatures, borders, etc. See <er>Illuminate</er>, <pos>v.
t.</pos>, 3.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A condenser or reflector of light in optical
apparatus; also, an illuminant.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Illumine</ent><br/
<hw>Il*lu"mine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>illuminer</ets>. See <er>Illuminate</er>.]</ety> <def>To
illuminate; to light up; to adorn.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Illuminee</ent><br/
<hw>Il*lu`mi*nee"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>illumin<eacute/</ets>. Cf. <er>Illuminati</er>.]</ety> <def>One of
the Illuminati.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Illuminer</ent><br/
<hw>Il*lu"mi*ner</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that
which, illuminates.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Illuminism</ent><br/
<hw>Il*lu"mi*nism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>illuminisme</ets>.]</ety> <def>The principles of the
Illuminati.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Illuministic</ent><br/
<hw>Il*lu`mi*nis"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to illuminism, or the Illuminati.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Illuminize</ent><br/
<hw>Il*lu"mi*nize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Illuminized</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Illuminizing</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To
initiate the doctrines or principles of the Illuminati.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Illuminous</ent><br/
<hw>Il*lu"mi*nous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Bright;
clear.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>H. Taylor.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Illure</ent><br/
<hw>Il*lure"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>il-</ets> in + <ets>lure</ets>.]</ety> <def>To deceive; to entice;
to lure.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The devil insnareth the souls of many men, by <qex>illuring</qex>
them with the muck and dung of this world.</q>
<rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>ill-usage</ent><br/
<hw>ill-usage</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>cruel or inhumane
treatment.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> maltreatment, ill-treatment, abuse.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>ill-use</ent><br/
<hw>ill-use</hw> <pos>v.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>to treat
badly.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> mistreat, maltreat, abuse, ill-treat.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>ill-used</ent><br/
<hw>ill`-used"</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>taken advantage of;
treated badly; -- of persons.</def> <wns>[wns=1]</wns><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> exploited, put-upon, used, victimized.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Misapplied.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Illusion</ent><br/
<hw>Il*lu"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>illusion</ets>, L. <ets>illusio</ets>, fr. <ets>illu</ets>dere,
<ets>illusum</ets>, to illude. See <er>Illude</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>An unreal image presented to the bodily or mental vision; a
deceptive appearance; a false show; mockery; hallucination.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>To cheat the eye with blear <qex>illusions</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence: Anything agreeably fascinating and charming;
enchantment; witchery; glamour.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Ye soft <qex>illusions</qex>, dear deceits, arise!</q>
<rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>A sensation originated by some
external object, but so modified as in any way to lead to an erroneous
perception; as when the rolling of a wagon is mistaken for
thunder.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ Some modern writers distinguish between an
<xex>illusion</xex> and <xex>hallucination</xex>, regarding the former
as originating with some external object, and the latter as having no
objective occasion whatever.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A plain, delicate lace, usually of silk, used for
veils, scarfs, dresses, etc.</def></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Delusion; mockery; deception; chimera; fallacy.
See <er>Delusion</er>. <er>Illusion</er>, <er>Delusion</er>.
<xex>Illusion</xex> refers particularly to errors of the sense;
<xex>delusion</xex> to false hopes or deceptions of the mind. An optical
deception is an <xex>illusion</xex>; a false opinion is a
<xex>delusion</xex>.</syn> <rj><au>E. Edwards.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Illusionable</ent><br/
<hw>Il*lu"sion*a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Liable to
illusion.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>illusionary</ent><br/
<hw>illusionary</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>marked by or producing
illusion; <as>as, <ex>illusionary</ex> stage effects</as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> illusional.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Illusionist</ent><br/
<hw>Il*lu"sion*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One given to
illusion; a visionary dreamer.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A magician or conjurer who produces illusions by
sleight of hand; a prestidigitator.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Illusive</ent><br/
<hw>Il*lu"sive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Illude</er>.]</ety> <def>Deceiving by false show; deceitful;
deceptive; false; illusory; unreal.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Truth from <qex>illusive</qex> falsehood to command.</q>
<rj><qau>Thomson.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Illusively</ent><br/
<hw>Il*lu"sive*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a illusive manner;
falsely.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Illusiveness</ent><br/
<hw>Il*lu"sive*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being
illusive; deceptiveness; false show.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Illusory</ent><br/
<hw>Il*lu"so*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>illusore</ets>.]</ety> <def>Deceiving, or tending of deceive;
fallacious; illusive; <as>as, <ex>illusory</ex> promises or
hopes</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Illustrable</ent><br/
<hw>Il*lus"tra*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of
illustration.</def> <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Illustrate</ent><br/
<hw>Il*lus"trate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Illustrated</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Illustrating</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L.
<ets>illustratus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>illustrare</ets> to illustrate,
fr. <ets>illustris</ets> bright. See <er>Illustrious</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>To make clear, bright, or luminous.</def><br/
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<p><q>Here, when the moon <qex>illustrates</qex> all the sky.</q>
<rj><qau>Chapman.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To set in a clear light; to exhibit distinctly or
conspicuously.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>To prove him, and <qex>illustrate</qex> his high worth.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To make clear, intelligible, or apprehensible; to
elucidate, explain, or exemplify, as by means of figures, comparisons,
and examples.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To adorn with pictures, as a book or a subject; to
elucidate with pictures, as a history or a romance.</def><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To give renown or honor to; to make illustrious; to
glorify.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>Matter to me of glory, whom their hate<br/
<qex>Illustrates</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Illustrate</ent><br/
<hw>Il*lus"trate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>illustratus</ets>, p. p.]</ety> <def>Illustrated; distinguished;
illustrious.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>This most gallant, <qex>illustrate</qex>, and learned
gentleman.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>illustrated</ent><br/
<hw>illustrated</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>provided with pictures; -- of
a publication; <as>as, an <ex>illustrated</ex> weekly</as>. Opposite of
<ant>unillustrated</ant>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Illustration</ent><br/
<hw>Il`lus*tra"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>illustratio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>illustration</ets>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of illustrating; the act of making clear and
distinct; education; also, the state of being illustrated, or of being
made clear and distinct.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which illustrates; a comparison or example
intended to make clear or apprehensible, or to remove
obscurity.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A picture designed to decorate a volume or elucidate
a literary work.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Illustrative</ent><br/
<hw>Il*lus"tra*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Tending or designed to illustrate, exemplify, or
elucidate.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Making illustrious.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Illustratively</ent><br/
<hw>Il*lus"tra*tive*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>By way of illustration
or elucidation.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir T.
Browne.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Illustrator</ent><br/
<hw>Il*lus"tra*tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety>
<def>One who illustrates.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Illustratory</ent><br/
<hw>Il*lus"tra*to*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Serving to
illustrate.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Illustrious</ent><br/
<hw>Il*lus"tri*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>illustris</ets>, prob. for <ets>illuxtris</ets>; fr. <ets>il-</ets>
in + the root of <ets>lucidus</ets> bright: cf. F. <ets>illustre</ets>.
See <er>Lucid</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Possessing luster or
brightness; brilliant; luminous; splendid.</def><br/
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<p><q>Quench the light; thine eyes are guides
<qex>illustrious</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Beau. & Fl.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Characterized by greatness, nobleness, etc.;
eminent; conspicuous; distinguished.</def><br/
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<p><q><qex>Illustrious</qex> earls, renowened everywhere.</q>
<rj><qau>Drayton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Conferring luster or honor; renowned; <as>as,
<ex>illustrious</ex> deeds or titles</as>.</def></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Distinguished; famous; remarkable; brilliant;
conspicuous; noted; celebrated; signal; renowened; eminent; exalted;
noble; glorious. See <er>Distinguished</er>, <er>Famous</er>.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Illustriously</ent><br/
<hw>Il*lus"tri*ous*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a illustrious
manner; conspicuously; eminently; famously.</def>
<rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Illustriousness</ent><br/
<hw>Il*lus"tri*ous*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or quality of
being eminent; greatness; grandeur; glory; fame.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Illustrous</ent><br/
<hw>Il*lus"trous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>il-</ets> not + <ets>lustrous</ets>.]</ety> <def>Without
luster.</def> <mark>[Obs. & R.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Illutation</ent><br/
<hw>Il`lu*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>il-</ets> in + L. <ets>lutum</ets> mud: cf. F.
<ets>illutation</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act or operation of smearing the
body with mud, especially with the sediment from mineral springs; a mud
bath.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Illuxurious</ent><br/
<hw>Il`lux*u"ri*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
luxurious.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Orrery.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Ill-will</ent><br/
<hw>Ill`-will"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>See under <er>Ill</er>,
<pos>a.</pos></def><br/
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<p><ent>Ill-wisher</ent><br/
<hw>Ill`-wish"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who wishes
ill to another; an enemy.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Illy</ent><br/
<hw>Il"ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[A word not fully
approved, but sometimes used for the adverb <ets>ill</ets>.]</ety><br/
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<p><ent>Ilmenite</ent><br/
<hw>Il"men*ite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[So called from
<ets>Ilmen</ets>, a branch of the Ural Mountains.]</ety>
<fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Titanic iron. See <er>Menaccanite</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Ilmenium</ent><br/
<hw>Il*me"ni*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. See
<er>Ilmenite</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A supposed element
claimed to have been discovered by R.Harmann.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Ilvaite</ent><br/
<hw>Il"va*ite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From L.
<ets>Ilva</ets>, the island now called Elba.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld>
<def>A silicate of iron and lime occurring in black prismatic crystals
and columnar masses.</def><br/
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<p><ent>I'm</ent><br/
<hw>I'm</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>A contraction of <xex>I
am</xex>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Im-</ent><br/
<hw>Im-</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>A form of the prefix <xex>in-</xex> not,
and <xex>in-</xex> in. See <er>In-</er>. <xex>Im-</xex> also occurs in
composition with some words not of Latin origin; <as>as,
<ex>im</ex>bank, <ex>im</ex>bitter</as>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Image</ent><br/
<hw>Im"age</hw> <pr>(<icr/m"<asl/j; 48)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.,
fr. L. <ets>imago</ets>, <ets>imaginis</ets>, from the root of
<ets>imitari</ets> to imitate. See <er>Imitate</er>, and cf.
<er>Imagine</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An imitation, representation,
or similitude of any person, thing, or act, sculptured, drawn, painted,
or otherwise made perceptible to the sight; a visible presentation; a
copy; a likeness; an effigy; a picture; a semblance.</def><br/
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<p><q>Even like a stony <qex>image</qex>, cold and numb.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Whose is this <qex>image</qex> and superscription?</q>
<rj><qau>Matt. xxii. 20.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>This play is the <qex>image</qex> of a murder done in Vienna.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>And God created man in his own <qex>image</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Gen.
i. 27.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence: The likeness of anything to which worship is
paid; an idol.</def> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven <qex>image</qex>, . . .
thou shalt not bow down thyself to them.</q> <rj><qau>Ex. xx. 4,
5.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Show; appearance; cast.</def><br/
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<p><q>The face of things a frightful <qex>image</qex> bears.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A representation of anything to the mind; a picture
drawn by the fancy; a conception; an idea.</def><br/
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<p><q>Can we conceive<br/
<qex>Image</qex> of aught delightful, soft, or great?</q>
<rj><qau>Prior.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Rhet.)</fld> <def>A picture, example, or
illustration, often taken from sensible objects, and used to illustrate
a subject; usually, an extended metaphor.</def> <rj><au>Brande &
C.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Opt.)</fld> <def>The figure or picture of any
object formed at the focus of a lens or mirror, by rays of light from
the several points of the object symmetrically refracted or reflected to
corresponding points in such focus; this may be received on a screen, a
photographic plate, or the retina of the eye, and viewed directly by the
eye, or with an eyeglass, as in the telescope and microscope; the
likeness of an object formed by reflection; <as>as, to see one's
<ex>image</ex> in a mirror</as>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Electrical image</b></col>. <cd>See under
<er>Electrical</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Image breaker</b></col>, <cd>one
who destroys images; an iconoclast.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Image
graver</b></col>, <col><b>Image maker</b></col></mcol>, <cd>a
sculptor.</cd> -- <col><b>Image worship</b></col>, <cd>the worship of
images as symbols; iconolatry distinguished from idolatry; the worship
of images themselves.</cd> -- <col><b>Image Purkinje</b></col>
<fld>(Physics)</fld>, <cd>the image of the retinal blood vessels
projected in, not merely on, that membrane.</cd> -- <col><b>Virtual
image</b></col> <fld>(Optics)</fld>, <cd>a point or system of points, on
one side of a mirror or lens, which, if it existed, would emit the
system of rays which actually exists on the other side of the mirror or
lens.</cd> <rj><au>Clerk Maxwell.</au></rj></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Image</ent><br/
<hw>Im"age</hw> <pr>(<icr/m"<asl/j; 48)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Imaged</conjf>
<pr>(<icr/m"<asl/jd; 48)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Imaging</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To
represent or form an image of; <as>as, the still lake <ex>imaged</ex>
the shore; the mirror <ex>imaged</ex> her figure.</as></def>
<ldquo/Shrines of <xex>imaged</xex> saints.<rdquo/ <rj><au>J.
Warton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To represent to the mental vision; to form a
likeness of by the fancy or recollection; to imagine.</def><br/
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<p><q>Condemn'd whole years in absence to deplore,<br/
And <qex>image</qex> charms he must behold no more.</q>
<rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Imageable</ent><br/
<hw>Im"age*a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>That may be
imaged.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Imageless</ent><br/
<hw>Im"age*less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having no image.</def>
<rj><au>Shelley.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Imager</ent><br/
<hw>Im"a*ger</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who images or
forms likenesses; a sculptor.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>Praxiteles was ennobled for a rare <qex>imager</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Holland.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Imagery</ent><br/
<hw>Im"age*ry</hw> <pr>(<icr/m"<asl/j*r<ycr/; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[OE. <ets>imagerie</ets>, F. <ets>imagerie</ets>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>The work of one who makes images or visible
representation of objects; imitation work; images in general, or in
mass.</def> <ldquo/Painted <xex>imagery</xex>.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>In those oratories might you see<br/
Rich carvings, portraitures, and <qex>imagery</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Fig.: Unreal show; imitation; appearance.</def><br/
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<p><q>What can thy <qex>imagery</qex> of sorrow mean?</q>
<rj><qau>Prior.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The work of the imagination or fancy; false ideas;
imaginary phantasms.</def><br/
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<p><q>The <qex>imagery</qex> of a melancholic fancy.</q>
<rj><qau>Atterbury.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Rhetorical decoration in writing or speaking; vivid
descriptions presenting or suggesting images of sensible objects;
figures in discourse.</def><br/
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<p><q>I wish there may be in this poem any instance of good
<qex>imagery</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Imaginability</ent><br/
<hw>Im*ag`i*na*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Capacity
for imagination.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>
<rj><au>Coleridge.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Imaginable</ent><br/
<hw>Im*ag"i*na*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>imaginabilis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>imaginable</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Capable of being imagined; conceivable.</def><br/
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<p><q>Men sunk into the greatest darkness <qex>imaginable</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Tillotson.</qau></rj></p>

<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Im*ag"i*na*ble*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> --
<wf>Im*ag"i*na*bly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><ent>Imaginal</ent><br/
<hw>Im*ag"i*nal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>imaginalis</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Characterized by
imagination; imaginative; also, given to the use or rhetorical figures
or imagines.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to an
imago.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Imaginal disks</b></col> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>masses
of hypodermic cells, carried by the larv<ae/ of some insects after
leaving the egg, from which masses the wings and legs of the adult are
subsequently formed.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Imaginant</ent><br/
<hw>Im*ag"i*nant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>imaginans</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>imaginari</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>imaginant</ets>.]</ety> <def>Imagining; conceiving.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>Bacon.</au> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>An
imaginer.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>Glanvill.</au></def2><br/
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<p><ent>Imaginarily</ent><br/
<hw>Im*ag"i*na*ri*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>In a
imaginary manner; in imagination.</def> <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Imaginariness</ent><br/
<hw>Im*ag"i*na*ri*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or quality of
being imaginary; unreality.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Imaginary</ent><br/
<hw>Im*ag"i*na*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>imaginarius</ets>: cf. F. <ets>imaginaire</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Existing only in imagination or fancy; not real; fancied;
visionary; ideal.</def><br/
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<p><q>Wilt thou add to all the griefs I suffer<br/
<qex>Imaginary</qex> ills and fancied tortures?</q>
<rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Imaginary calculus</b></col> <cd>See under
<er>Calculus</er>.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Imaginary expression</b></col>
<it>or</it> <col><b>Imaginary quantity</b></col></mcol>
<fld>(Alg.)</fld>, <cd>an algebraic expression which involves the
impossible operation of taking the square root of a negative quantity;
as, <mathex><root/-9</mathex>, <mathex>a + b <root/-1</mathex>.</cd> --
<mcol><col><b>Imaginary points</b></col>, <col><b>lines</b></col>,
<col><b>surfaces</b></col></mcol>, etc. <fld>(Geom.)</fld>, <cd>points,
lines, surfaces, etc., imagined to exist, although by reason of certain
changes of a figure they have in fact ceased to have a real
existence.</cd></cs></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Ideal; fanciful; chimerical; visionary; fancied;
unreal; illusive.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Imaginary</ent><br/
<hw>Im*ag"i*na*ry</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Alg.)</fld> <def>An
imaginary expression or quantity.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Imaginate</ent><br/
<hw>Im*ag"i*nate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Imaginative.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Holland.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Imagination</ent><br/
<hw>Im*ag`i*na"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>imaginacionum</ets>, F. <ets>imagination</ets>, fr. L.
<ets>imaginatio</ets>. See <er>Imagine</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The
imagine-making power of the mind; the power to create or reproduce
ideally an object of sense previously perceived; the power to call up
mental imagines.</def><br/
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<p><q>Our simple apprehension of corporeal objects, if present, is
sense; if absent, is <qex>imagination</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Glanvill.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q><qex>Imagination</qex> is of three kinds: joined with belief of
that which is to come; joined with memory of that which is past; and of
things present, or as if they were present.</q>
<rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The representative power; the power to reconstruct
or recombine the materials furnished by direct apprehension; the complex
faculty usually termed the <xex>plastic</xex> or <xex>creative</xex>
power; the fancy.</def><br/
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<p><q>The <qex>imagination</qex> of common language -- the productive
<qex>imagination</qex> of philosophers -- is nothing but the
representative process plus the process to which I would give the name
of the <ldquo/comparative.<rdquo/</q> <rj><qau>Sir W.
Hamilton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The power of the mind to decompose its conceptions, and to
recombine the elements of them at its pleasure, is called its faculty of
<qex>imagination</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>I. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The business of conception is to present us with an exact
transcript of what we have felt or perceived. But we have moreover a
power of modifying our conceptions, by combining the parts of different
ones together, so as to form new wholes of our creation. I shall employ
the word <qex>imagination</qex> to express this power.</q>
<rj><qau>Stewart.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The power to recombine the materials furnished by
experience or memory, for the accomplishment of an elevated purpose; the
power of conceiving and expressing the ideal.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The lunatic, the lover, and the poet<br/
Are of <qex>imagination</qex> all compact . . . <br/
The poet's eye, in a fine frenzy rolling,<br/
Doth glance from heaven to earth, from earth to heaven,<br/
And as <qex>imagination</qex> bodies forth<br/
The forms of things unknown, the poet's pen<br/
Turns them to shapes, and gives to airy nothing<br/
A local habitation and a name.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A mental image formed by the action of the
imagination as a faculty; a conception; a notion.</def>
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Conception; idea; conceit; fancy; device;
origination; invention; scheme; design; purpose; contrivance.</syn> --
<usage><er>Imagination</er>, <er>Fancy</er>. These words have, to a
great extent, been interchanged by our best writers, and considered as
strictly synonymous. A distinction, however, is now made between them
which more fully exhibits their nature. Properly speaking, they are
different exercises of the same general power -- the plastic or creative
faculty. <xex>Imagination</xex> consists in taking parts of our
conceptions and combining them into new forms and images more select,
more striking, more delightful, more terrible, etc., than those of
ordinary nature. It is the higher exercise of the two. It creates by
laws more closely connected with the reason; it has <xex>strong
emotion</xex> as its actuating and formative cause; it aims at results
of a definite and weighty character. Milton's fiery lake, the debates of
his Pandemonium, the exquisite scenes of his Paradise, are all products
of the imagination. <xex>Fancy</xex> moves on a lighter wing; it is
governed by laws of association which are more remote, and sometimes
arbitrary or capricious. Hence the term <xex>fanciful</xex>, which
exhibits fancy in its wilder flights. It has for its actuating spirit
feelings of a lively, gay, and versatile character; it seeks to please
by unexpected combinations of thought, startling contrasts, flashes of
brilliant imagery, etc. Pope's Rape of the Lock is an exhibition of
fancy which has scarcely its equal in the literature of any country. --
<ldquo/This, for instance, Wordsworth did in respect of the words
<lsquo/imagination' and <lsquo/fancy.' Before he wrote, it was, I
suppose, obscurely felt by most that in <lsquo/imagination' there was
more of the earnest, in <lsquo/fancy' of the play of the spirit; that
the first was a loftier faculty and gift than the second; yet for all
this words were continually, and not without loss, confounded. He first,
in the preface to his Lyrical Ballads, rendered it henceforth impossible
that any one, who had read and mastered what he has written on the two
words, should remain unconscious any longer of the important difference
between them.<rdquo/ <au>Trench.</au></usage><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The same power, which we should call <qex>fancy</qex> if employed
on a production of a light nature, would be dignified with the title of
<qex>imagination</qex> if shown on a grander scale.</q> <rj><qau>C. J.
Smith.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><-- p. 730 --></p>

<p><ent>Imaginational</ent><br/
<hw>Im*ag`i*na"tion*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining
to, involving, or caused by, imagination.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imaginationalism</ent><br/
<hw>Im*ag`i*na"tion*al*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Idealism.</def> <rj><au>J. Grote.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imaginative</ent><br/
<hw>Im*ag"i*na*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>imaginatif</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Proceeding from, and
characterized by, the imagination, generally in the highest sense of the
word.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>In all the higher departments of <qex>imaginative</qex> art,
nature still constitutes an important element.</q>
<rj><qau>Mure.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Given to imagining; full of images, fancies, etc.;
having a quick imagination; conceptive; creative.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Milton had a highly <qex>imaginative</qex>, Cowley a very fanciful
mind.</q> <rj><qau>Coleridge.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Unreasonably suspicious; jealous.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj></p>

<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Im*ag"i*na*tive*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>Im*ag"i*na*tive*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>imaginativeness</ent><br/
<hw>imaginativeness</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the capability of imagining;
the power of imagination.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> imagination, vision.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imagine</ent><br/
<hw>Im*ag"ine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Imagined</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Imagining</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F.
<ets>imaginer</ets>, L. <ets>imaginari</ets>, p. p.
<ets>imaginatus</ets>, fr. <ets>imago</ets> image. See
<er>Image</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To form in the mind a notion or
idea of; to form a mental image of; to conceive; to produce by the
imagination.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>In the night, <qex>imagining</qex> some fear,<br/
How easy is a bush supposed a bear!</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To contrive in purpose; to scheme; to devise; to
compass; to purpose. See <er>Compass</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>,
5.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>How long will ye <qex>imagine</qex> mischief against a man?</q>
<rj><qau>Ps. lxii. 3.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To represent to one's self; to think; to
believe.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To fancy; conceive; apprehend; think; believe;
suppose; opine; deem; plan; scheme; devise.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imagine</ent><br/
<hw>Im*ag"ine</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To form images or
conceptions; to conceive; to devise.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To think; to suppose.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>My sister is not so defenseless left<br/
As you <qex>imagine</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>imagined</ent><br/
<hw>imagined</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>existing in the mind only; not
real or actual; <as>as, her <ex>imagined</ex> fame</as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> imaginary, notional.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imaginer</ent><br/
<hw>Im*ag"in*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who forms
ideas or conceptions; one who contrives.</def>
<rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imaginous</ent><br/
<hw>Im*ag"in*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Imaginative.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Chapman.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imago</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>I*ma"go</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Imagoes</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. See
<er>Image</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An image.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>The final adult, and usually
winged, state of an insect. See <xex>Illust.</xex> of <er>Ant-lion</er>,
and <er>Army worm</er>.</def></p>

<p><ent>Imaum</ent><br/
<ent>Iman</ent><br/
<ent>Imam</ent><br/
<mhw>{ \'d8<hw>I*mam"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, \'d8<hw>I*man"</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, \'d8<hw>I*maum"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[Ar. <ets>im<amac/m</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Among the
Muslims, a minister or priest who performs the regular service of the
mosque.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A Muslim prince who, as a successor of Mohammed,
unites in his person supreme spiritual and temporal power.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imaret</ent><br/
<hw>I*ma"ret</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Turk., fr. Ar.
<ets>'im<amac/ra</ets>.]</ety> <def>A lodging house for Muslim
pilgrims.</def> <rj><au>Moore.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imbalm</ent><br/
<hw>Im*balm"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>See
<er>Embalm</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imban</ent><br/
<hw>Im*ban"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To put under a
ban.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Barlow.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imband</ent><br/
<hw>Im*band"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To form into a
band or bands.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Imbanded</xex> nations.<rdquo/
<rj><au>J. Barlow.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imbank</ent><br/
<hw>Im*bank"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Imbanked</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Imbanking</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Pref. <ets>im-</ets>
in + <ets>bank</ets>. Cf. <er>Embank</er>.]</ety> <def>To inclose or
defend with a bank or banks. See <er>Embank</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imbankment</ent><br/
<hw>Im*bank"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of
surrounding with a bank; a bank or mound raised for defense, a roadway,
etc.; an embankment. See <er>Embankment</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imbannered</ent><br/
<hw>Im*ban"nered</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having
banners.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imbar</ent><br/
<hw>Im*bar"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To bar in; to
secure.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>To <qex>imbar</qex> their crooked titles.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imbargo</ent><br/
<hw>Im*bar"go</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Embargo</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imbark</ent><br/
<hw>Im*bark"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i. & t.</pos> <def>See
<er>Embark</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imbarn</ent><br/
<hw>Im*barn"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To store in a
barn.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imbase</ent><br/
<hw>Im*base"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>See
<er>Embase</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imbase</ent><br/
<hw>Im*base"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To diminish in value.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Hales.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imbastardize</ent><br/
<hw>Im*bas"tard*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
bastardize; to debase.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imbathe</ent><br/
<hw>Im*bathe"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>im-</ets> in + <ets>bathe</ets>. Cf. <er>Embathe</er>.]</ety>
<def>To bathe; to wash freely; to immerse.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>And gave her to his daughters to <qex>imbathe</qex><br/
In nectared lavers strewed with asphodel.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imbay</ent><br/
<hw>Im*bay"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>See
<er>Embay</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imbecile</ent><br/
<hw>Im"be*cile</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>imbecillis</ets>, and <ets>imbecillus</ets>; of unknown origin: cf.
F. <ets>imb<eacute/cile</ets>.]</ety> <def>Destitute of strength,
whether of body or mind; feeble; impotent; esp., mentally wea;
feeble-minded; <as>as, hospitals for the <ex>imbecile</ex> and
insane</as>.</def></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Weak; feeble; feeble-minded; idiotic.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imbecile</ent><br/
<hw>Im"be*cile</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One destitute of
strength; esp., one of feeble mind; -- sometimes used as a pejorative
term.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Psychology)</fld> <def>A person with a degree of
mental retardation between that of an idiot and a moron; in a former
classification of mentally retarded person, it applied to a person with
an adult mental age of from four to eight years, and an I.Q. of from 26
to 50.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imbecile</ent><br/
<hw>Im"be*cile</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To weaken; to make imbecile;
<as>as, to <ex>imbecile</ex> men's courage</as>.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Jer. Taylor.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imbecilitate</ent><br/
<hw>Im`be*cil"i*tate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To weaken,
as to the body or the mind; to enfeeble.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>
<rj><au>A. Wilson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imbecility</ent><br/
<hw>Im`be*cil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Imbecilities</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L.
<ets>imbecillitas</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>imb<eacute/cillit<eacute/</ets>.]</ety> <def>The quality of being
imbecile; weakness; feebleness, esp. of mind.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Cruelty . . . argues not only a depravedness of nature, but also a
meanness of courage and <qex>imbecility</qex> of mind.</q> <rj><qau>Sir
W. Temple.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ This term is used specifically to denote natural
weakness of the mental faculties, affecting one's power to act
reasonably or intelligently.</note></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Debility; infirmity; weakness; feebleness;
impotence. See <er>Debility</er>.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imbed</ent><br/
<hw>Im*bed"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Imbedded</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Imbedding</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Pref. <ets>im-</ets>
in + <ets>bed</ets>. Cf. <er>Embed</er>.]</ety> <def>To sink or lay, as
in a bed; to deposit in a partly inclosing mass, as of clay or mortar;
to cover, as with earth, sand, etc.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imbellic</ent><br/
<hw>Im*bel"lic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>imbellis</ets>; pref. <ets>im-</ets> = <ets>in-</ets> not +
<ets>bellum</ets> war; cf. <ets>bellicus</ets> warlike.]</ety> <def>Not
warlike or martial.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>R.
Junius.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imbenching</ent><br/
<hw>Im*bench"ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>im-</ets> in + <ets>bench</ets>.]</ety> <def>A raised work like a
bench.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Parkhurst.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imber-goose</ent><br/
<hw>Im"ber-goose`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>The loon. See <er>Ember-goose</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imbezzle</ent><br/
<hw>Im*bez"zle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<def>See <er>Embezzle</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imbibe</ent><br/
<hw>Im*bibe"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Imbibed</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Imbibing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>imbibere</ets>; pref.
<ets>im-</ets> in + <ets>bibere</ets> to drink: cf. F.
<ets>imbiber</ets>. Cf. <er>Bib</er>, <er>Imbue</er>,
<er>Potable</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To drink in; to absorb; to
soak up; to suck or take in; to receive as by drinking; <as>as, a person
<ex>imbibes</ex> drink, or a sponge <ex>imbibes</ex>
moisture</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To receive or absorb into the mind and retain;
<as>as, to <ex>imbibe</ex> principles; to <ex>imbibe</ex>
errors.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To saturate; to imbue.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<ldquo/Earth, <xex>imbibed</xex> with . . . acid.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Sir I.
Newton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imbiber</ent><br/
<hw>Im*bib"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that
which, imbibes.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imbibition</ent><br/
<hw>Im`bi*bi"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>imbibition</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act or process of imbibing, or
absorbing; <as>as, the post-mortem <ex>imbibition</ex> of
poisons</as>.</def> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imbitter</ent><br/
<hw>Im*bit"ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Imbittered</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Imbittering</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>im-</ets> in + <ets>bitter</ets>. Cf. <er>Embitter</er>.]</ety>
<altsp>[Written also <asp>embitter</asp>.]</altsp> <def>To make bitter;
hence, to make distressing or more distressing; to make sad, morose,
sour, or malignant.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Is there anything that more <qex>imbitters</qex> the enjoyment of
this life than shame?</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>Imbittered</qex> against each other by former contests.</q>
<rj><qau>Bancroft.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imbitterer</ent><br/
<hw>Im*bit"ter*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that
which, imbitters.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imbitterment</ent><br/
<hw>Im*bit"ter*ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of
imbittering; bitter feeling; embitterment.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Imblaze</ent><br/
<hw>Im*blaze"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>See
<er>Emblaze</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imblazon</ent><br/
<hw>Im*bla"zon</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>See
<er>Emblazon</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imbody</ent><br/
<hw>Im*bod"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Embody</er>.]</ety> <def>To become corporeal; to assume the
qualities of a material body. See <er>Embody</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The soul grows clotted by contagion,<br/
<qex>Imbodies</qex>, and imbrutes.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imboil</ent><br/
<hw>Im*boil"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <def>See <er>Emboil</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imbolden</ent><br/
<hw>Im*bold"en</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>See
<er>Embolden</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imbonity</ent><br/
<hw>Im*bon"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>im-</ets> not + L. <ets>bonitas</ets> goodness.]</ety> <def>Lack of
goodness.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Burton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imborder</ent><br/
<hw>Im*bor"der</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Imbordered</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Imbordering</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>im-</ets> in + <ets>border</ets>. Cf. <er>Emborder</er>.]</ety>
<def>To furnish or inclose with a border; to form a border of.</def>
<rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imbosk</ent><br/
<hw>Im*bosk"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Imbosked</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Imbosking</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[CF. It.
<ets>imboscare</ets> to imbosk, <ets>imboscarsi</ets> to retire into a
wood; pref. <ets>im-</ets> in + <ets>bosco</ets> wood. See
<er>Boscage</er>, and cf. <er>Ambush</er>.]</ety> <def>To conceal, as in
bushes; to hide.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Shelton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imbosk</ent><br/
<hw>Im*bosk"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To be concealed.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Imbosom</ent><br/
<hw>Im*bos"om</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Imbosomed</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Imbosoming</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Pref. <ets>im-</ets>
in + <ets>bosom</ets>. Cf. <er>Embosom</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To
hold in the bosom; to cherish in the heart or affection; to
embosom.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To inclose or place in the midst of; to surround or
shelter; <as>as, a house <ex>imbosomed</ex> in a grove</as>.</def>
<ldquo/Villages <xex>imbosomed</xex> soft in trees.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Thomson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The Father infinite,<br/
By whom in bliss <qex>imbosomed</qex> sat the Son.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imboss</ent><br/
<hw>Im*boss"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>See
<er>Emboss</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Imbosture</ent><br/
<hw>Im*bos"ture</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Emboss</er>.]</ety> <def>Embossed or raised work.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Beau. & Fl.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imbound</ent><br/
<hw>Im*bound"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To inclose in
limits; to shut in.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imbow</ent><br/
<hw>Im*bow"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>im-</ets> in + <ets>bow</ets>. Cf. <er>Embow</er>.]</ety> <def>To
make like a bow; to curve; to arch; to vault; to embow.</def>
<ldquo/<xex>Imbowed</xex> windows.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imbowel</ent><br/
<hw>Im*bow"el</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>See
<er>Embowel</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imbower</ent><br/
<hw>Im*bow"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <def>See
<er>Embower</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imbowment</ent><br/
<hw>Im*bow"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>act of imbowing;
an arch; a vault.</def> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imbox</ent><br/
<hw>Im*box"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To inclose in a
box.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imbracery</ent><br/
<hw>Im*bra"cer*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Embracery.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imbraid</ent><br/
<hw>Im*braid"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<def>See <er>Embraid</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imbrangle</ent><br/
<hw>Im*bran"gle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To entangle as
in a cobweb; to mix confusedly.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>
<rj><au>Hudibras.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Physiology <qex>imbrangled</qex> with an inapplicable logic.</q>
<rj><qau>Coleridge.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imbreed</ent><br/
<hw>Im*breed"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
<er>Inbreed</er>.]</ety> <def>To generate within; to inbreed.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Hakewill.</au></rj></p>

<p><ent>Imbricated</ent><br/
<ent>Imbricate</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Im"bri*cate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Im"bri*ca`ted</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>imbricatus</ets>, p.
p. of <ets>imbricare</ets> to cover with tiles, to form like a gutter
tile, fr. <ets>imbrex</ets>, <ets>-icis</ets>, a hollow tile, gutter
tile, fr. <ets>imber</ets> rain.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Bent and
hollowed like a roof or gutter tile.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Lying over each other in regular order, so as to
<ldquo/break joints,<rdquo/ like tiles or shingles on a roof, the scales
on the leaf buds of plants and the cups of some acorns, or the scales of
fishes; overlapping each other at the margins, as leaves in
<ae/stivation.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>In decorative art: Having scales lapping one over
the other, or a representation of such scales; <as>as, an
<ex>imbricated</ex> surface; an <ex>imbricated</ex>
pattern.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imbricate</ent><br/
<hw>Im"bri*cate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To lay in
order, one lapping over another, so as to form an imbricated
surface.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>imbricated</ent><br/
<hw>imbricated</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <fld>(Botany)</fld> <def>overlapping
or layered as scales or shingles; -- used especially of leaves or
bracts.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> imbricate.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imbrication</ent><br/
<hw>Im`bri*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>imbrication</ets>.]</ety> <def>An overlapping of the edges, like
that of tiles or shingles; hence, intricacy of structure; also, a
pattern or decoration representing such a structure.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imbricative</ent><br/
<hw>Im"bri*ca*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>Imbricate.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Imbrocado</ent><br/
<hw>Im`bro*ca"do</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Imbrocadoes</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[See
<er>Brocade</er>.]</ety> <def>Cloth of silver or of gold.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark></p>

<p><ent>Imbroccata</ent><br/
<ent>Imbrocata</ent><br/
<mhw>{ \'d8<hw>Im`bro*ca"ta</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Im`broc*ca"ta</hw>
}</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It. <ets>imbroccata</ets>.]</ety> <def>A
hit or thrust.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>B.
Jonson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imbroglio</ent><br/
<hw>Im*brogl"io</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Imbroglios</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>embroglio</asp>.]</altsp> <ety>[It. See 1st <er>Broil</er>, and cf.
<er>Embroil</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An intricate, complicated
plot, as of a drama or work of fiction.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A complicated and embarrassing state of things; a
serious misunderstanding or disagreement, especially one that is
bitter.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><q>Wrestling to free itself from the baleful
<qex>imbroglio</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Carlyle.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imbrown</ent><br/
<hw>Im*brown"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>im-</ets> in + <ets>brown</ets>. Cf. <er>Embrown</er>.]</ety>
<def>To make brown; to obscure; to darken; to tan; <as>as, features
<ex>imbrowned</ex> by exposure</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The mountain mass by scorching skies <qex>imbrowned</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Byron.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imbrue</ent><br/
<hw>Im*brue"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Imbureed</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Imbureing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. OF.
<ets>embruer</ets>, also <ets>embruver</ets>, <ets>embreuver</ets>,
<ets>embrever</ets>, to give to drink, soak (see pref. <er>En-</er>, 1,
1st <er>In-</er>, and <er>Breverage</er>), but also OE.
<ets>enbrewen</ets>, <ets>enbrowen</ets>, to stain, soil (cf.
<er>Brewis</er>).]</ety> <def>To wet or moisten; to soak; to drench,
especially in blood.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>While Darwen stream, will blood of Scots <qex>imbrued</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imbruement</ent><br/
<hw>Im*brue"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of
imbruing or state of being imbrued.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imbrute</ent><br/
<hw>Im*brute"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Imbruted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Imbruting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Pref. <ets>im-</ets> in +
<ets>brute</ets>: cf. F. <ets>abrutir</ets>. Cf.
<er>Embrute</er>.]</ety> <def>To degrade to the state of a brute; to
make brutal.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>And mixed with bestial slime,<br/
THis essence to incarnate and <qex>imbrute</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imbrute</ent><br/
<hw>Im*brute"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To sink to the state of a
brute.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The soul grows clotted by contagion,<br/
Imbodies, and <qex>imbrutes</qex>, till she quite lose<br/
The divine property of her first being.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imbrutement</ent><br/
<hw>Im*brute"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of
imbruting, or the state of being imbruted.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>
<rj><au>Brydges.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imbue</ent><br/
<hw>Im*bue"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Imbued</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Imbuing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>imbuere</ets>; pref.
<ets>im-</ets> in + perh. a disused simple word akin to L.
<ets>bibere</ets> to drink. Cf. <er>Imbibe</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>To tinge deeply; to dye; to cause to absorb; <as>as, clothes
thoroughly <ex>imbued</ex> with black</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To tincture deeply; to cause to become impressed or
penetrated; <as>as, to <ex>imbue</ex> the minds of youth with good
principles</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Thy words with grace divine<br/
<qex>Imbued</qex>, bring to their sweetness no satiety.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imbuement</ent><br/
<hw>Im*bue"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of
imbuing; the state of being imbued; hence, a deep tincture.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imburse</ent><br/
<hw>Im*burse"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>im-</ets> in + <ets>burse</ets>: cf. F. <ets>embourser</ets> to put
into one's purse. See <er>Burse</er>, and <er>Purse</er>.]</ety> <def>To
supply or stock with money.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imbursement</ent><br/
<hw>Im*burse"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The
act of imbursing, or the state of being imbursed.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Money laid up in stock.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imbution</ent><br/
<hw>Im*bu"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An imbuing.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imesatin</ent><br/
<hw>I*mes"a*tin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Im</ets>id<ets>e</ets> + i<ets>satin</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A dark yellow, crystalline substance, obtained
by the action of ammonia on isatin.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imide</ent><br/
<hw>Im"ide</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A
compound with, or derivative of, the imido group; specif., a compound of
one or more acid radicals with the imido group, or with a monamine;
hence, also, a derivative of ammonia, in which two atoms of hydrogen
have been replaced by divalent basic or acid radicals; -- frequently
used as a combining form; <as>as, succin<ex>imide</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imido</ent><br/
<hw>Im"i*do</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>Pertaining to, containing, or combined with, the radical NH, which
is called the <xex>imido group</xex>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Imido acid</b></col>, <cd>an organic acid, consisting of
one or more acid radicals so united with the imido group that it
contains replaceable acid hydrogen, and plays the part of an acid;
<as>as, uric acid, succinimide, etc., are <ex>imido
acids</ex></as>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imitability</ent><br/
<hw>Im`it*a*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Imitable</er>.]</ety> <def>The quality of being imitable.</def>
<rj><au>Norris.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><-- p. 731 --></p>

<p><ent>Imitable</ent><br/
<hw>Im"i*ta*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>imitabilis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>imitable</ets>. See
<er>Imitate</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Capable of being imitated or
copied.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The characters of man placed in lower stations of life are more
usefull, as being <qex>imitable</qex> by great numbers.</q>
<rj><qau>Atterbury.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Worthy of imitation; <as>as, <ex>imitable</ex>
character or qualities</as>.</def> <rj><au>Sir W. Raleigh.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imitableness</ent><br/
<hw>Im"i*ta*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or quality of
being imitable; worthness of imitation.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imitancy</ent><br/
<hw>Im"i*tan*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From L.
<ets>imitans</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>imitare</ets>.]</ety> <def>Tendency
to imitation.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Carlyle.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imitate</ent><br/
<hw>Im"i*tate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Imitated</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Imitating</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L.
<ets>imitatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>imitari</ets> to imitate; of unknown
origin. Cf. <er>Image</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To follow as a
pattern, model, or example; to copy or strive to copy, in acts, manners
etc.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Despise wealth and <qex>imitate</qex> a dog.</q>
<rj><qau>Cowlay.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To produce a semblance or likeness of, in form,
character, color, qualities, conduct, manners, and the like; to
counterfeit; to copy.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A place picked out by choice of best alive<br/
The Nature's work by art can <qex>imitate</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>This hand appeared a shining sword to weild,<br/
And that sustained an <qex>imitated</qex> shield.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>To resemble (another species of
animal, or a plant, or inanimate object) in form, color, ornamentation,
or instinctive habits, so as to derive an advantage thereby; as, when a
harmless snake <xex>imitates</xex> a venomous one in color and manner,
or when an odorless insect <xex>imitates</xex>, in color, one having
secretion offensive to birds.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Imitation</ent><br/
<hw>Im"i*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>imitatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>imitation</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>The act of imitating.</def><br/
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<p><q>Poesy is an art of <qex>imitation</qex>, . . . that is to say, a
representing, counterfeiting, or figuring forth.</q> <rj><qau>Sir P.
Sidney.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which is made or produced as a copy; that which
is made to resemble something else, whether for laudable or for
fraudulent purposes; likeness; resemblance.</def><br/
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<p><q>Both these arts are not only true <qex>imitations</qex> of nature,
but of the best nature.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>One of the principal means of
securing unity and consistency in polyphonic composition; the repetition
of essentially the same melodic theme, phrase, or motive, on different
degrees of pitch, by one or more of the other parts of voices. Cf.
<er>Canon</er>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>The act of condition of imitating
another species of animal, or a plant, or unanimate object. See
<er>Imitate</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>, 3.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ <xex>Imitation</xex> is often used adjectively to
characterize things which have a deceptive appearance, simulating the
qualities of a superior article; -- opposed to <ant>real</ant> or
<ant>genuine</ant>; as, <xex>imitation</xex> lace; <xex>imitation</xex>
bronze; <xex>imitation</xex> modesty, etc.</note><br/
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<p><ent>Imitational</ent><br/
<hw>Im`i*ta"tion*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to,
or employed in, imitation; <as>as, <ex>imitational</ex>
propensities</as>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Imitative</ent><br/
<hw>Im"i*ta*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>imitavitus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>imitatif</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Inclined to imitate, copy, or follow; imitating; exhibiting some of
the qualities or characteristics of a pattern or model; dependent on
example; not original; <as>as, man is an <ex>imitative</ex> being;
painting is an <ex>imitative</ex> art.</as></def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Formed after a model, pattern, or
original.</def><br/
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<p><q>This temple, less in form, with equal grace,<br/
Was <qex>imitative</qex> of the first in Thrace.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Nat. Hist.)</fld> <def>Designed to imitate another
species of animal, or a plant, or inanimate object, for some useful
purpose, such as protection from enemies; having resemblance to
something else; <as>as, <ex>imitative</ex> colors; <ex>imitative</ex>
habits; dendritic and mammillary forms of minerals are
<ex>imitative</ex>.</as></def></p>

<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Im"i*ta*tive*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>Im"i*ta*tive*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><ent>Imitative</ent><br/
<hw>Im"i*ta*tive</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>A verb
expressive of imitation or resemblance.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Imitator</ent><br/
<hw>Im"i*ta"tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety>
<def>One who imitates.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Imitatorship</ent><br/
<hw>Im"i*ta`tor*ship</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or office of an
imitator.</def> <ldquo/Servile <xex>imitatorship</xex>.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Marston.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Imitatress</ent><br/
<hw>Im"i*ta`tress</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A woman who is
an imitator.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Imitatrix</ent><br/
<hw>Im"i*ta`trix</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An
imitatress.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Immaculate</ent><br/
<hw>Im*mac"u*late</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>immaculatus</ets>; pref. <ets>im-</ets> not + <ets>maculatus</ets>,
p. p. of <ets>maculare</ets> to spot, stane, fr. <ets>macula</ets> spot.
See <er>Mail</er> armor.]</ety> <def>Without stain or blemish; spotless;
undefiled; clear; pure.</def><br/
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<p><q>Were but my soul as pure<br/
From other guilt as that, Heaven did not hold<br/
One more <qex>immaculate</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Denham.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Thou sheer, <qex>immaculate</qex> and silver fountain.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Immaculate conception</b></col> <fld>(R. C. Ch.)</fld>,
<cd>the doctrine that the Virgin Mary was conceived without original
sin.</cd></cs></p>

<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Im*mac"u*late*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>Im*mac"u*late*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><ent>Immailed</ent><br/
<hw>Im*mailed"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Wearing mail or
armor; clad of armor.</def> <rj><au>W. Browne.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Immalleable</ent><br/
<hw>Im*mal"le*a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
maleable.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Immanacle</ent><br/
<hw>Im*man"a*cle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Immanacled</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Immanacling</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To
manacle; to fetter; hence; to confine; to restrain from free
action.</def><br/
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<p><q>Although this corporal rind<br/
Thou hast <qex>immanacled</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Immanation</ent><br/
<hw>Im"ma*na"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>im-</ets> in + L. <ets>manare</ets> to flow; cf. <ets>mantio</ets>
a flowing.]</ety> <def>A flowing or entering in; -- opposed to
emanation.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Good.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Immane</ent><br/
<hw>Im*mane"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>immanis</ets>.]</ety> <def>Very great; huge; vast; also, monstrous
in character; inhuman; atrocious; fierce.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<ldquo/So <xex>immane</xex> a man.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Chapman.</au></rj></p>

<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Im*mane"ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark></wordforms></p>

<p><ent>Immanency</ent><br/
<ent>Immanence</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Im"ma*nence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Im"ma*nen*cy</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The condition or quality of
being immanent; inherence; an indwelling.</def><br/
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<p><q>[Clement] is mainly concerned in enforcing the
<qex>immanence</qex> of God. Christ is everywhere presented by him as
Deity indwelling in the world.</q> <rj><qau>A. V. G.
Allen.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Immanent</ent><br/
<hw>Im"ma*nent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>immanens</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>immanere</ets> to remain in or near;
pref. <ets>im-</ets> in + <ets>manere</ets> to remain: cf. F.
<ets>immanent</ets>.]</ety> <def>Remaining within; inherent; indwelling;
abiding; intrinsic; internal or subjective; hence, limited in activity,
agency, or effect, to the subject or associated acts; -- opposed to
<contr>emanant</contr>, <contr>transitory</contr>,
<contr>transitive</contr>, or <contr>objective</contr>.</def><br/
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<p><q>A cognition is an <qex>immanent</qex> act of mind.</q>
<rj><qau>Sir W. Hamilton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>An <qex>immanent</qex> power in the life of the world.</q>
<rj><qau>Hare.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Immanifest</ent><br/
<hw>Im*man"i*fest</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
manifest.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Immanity</ent><br/
<hw>Im*man"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>immanitas</ets>.]</ety> <def>The state or quality of being immane;
barbarity.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Immantle</ent><br/
<hw>Im*man"tle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>See
<er>Emmantle</er>.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Immanuel</ent><br/
<hw>Im*man"u*el</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Heb.
<ets>'imm<amac/n<?/<emac/l</ets>, fr. <ets>'im</ets> with +
<ets><amac/n<?/</ets> us + <ets><emac/l</ets> God.]</ety> <def>God with
us; -- an appellation of the Christ.</def> <rj><au>Is. vii. 14. Matt. i.
23.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Immarcescible</ent><br/
<hw>Im`mar*ces"ci*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>immarcescibilis</ets>; pref. <ets>im-</ets> not +
<ets>marcescere</ets> to fade: cf. F. <ets>immarcescible</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Unfading; lasting.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bp.
Hall.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Immarcescibly</ent><br/
<hw>Im`mar*ces"ci*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Unfadingly.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Immarginate</ent><br/
<hw>Im*mar"gin*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>Not having a distinctive margin or border.</def>
<rj><au>Grey.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Immartial</ent><br/
<hw>Im*mar"tial</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not martial;
unwarlike.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Immask</ent><br/
<hw>Im*mask"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To cover, as with
a mask; to disguise or conceal.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Immatchable</ent><br/
<hw>Im*match"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Matchless;
peerless.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Holland.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Immaterial</ent><br/
<hw>Im`ma*te"ri*al</hw> <pr>(<icr/m`m<adot/*t<emac/"r<icr/*<ait/l)</pr>,
<pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>im-</ets> not + <ets>material</ets>: cf.
F. <ets>immat<eacute/riel</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Not consisting
of matter; incorporeal; spiritual; disembodied.</def><br/
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<p><q>Angels are spirits <qex>immaterial</qex> and intellectual.</q>
<rj><qau>Hooker.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Of no substantial consequence; without weight or
significance; unimportant; <as>as, it is wholly <ex>immaterial</ex>
whether he does so or not</as>.</def></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Unimportant; inconsequential; insignificant;
inconsiderable; trifling.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Immaterialism</ent><br/
<hw>Im`ma*te"ri*al*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>immat<eacute/rialisme</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The doctrine
that immaterial substances or spiritual being exist, or are
possible.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Philos.)</fld> <def>The doctrine that external
bodies may be reduced to mind and ideas in a mind; any doctrine opposed
to materialism or phenomenalism, esp. a system that maintains the
immateriality of the soul; idealism; esp., Bishop Berkeley's theory of
idealism.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Immaterialist</ent><br/
<hw>Im`ma*te"ri*al*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>immat<eacute/rialiste</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Philos.)</fld> <def>One
who believes in or professes, immaterialism.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Immateriality</ent><br/
<hw>Im`ma*te`ri*al"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>;
<plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Immaterialities</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu>
<ety>[Cf. F. <ets>immat<eacute/rialit</ets><eacute/.]</ety> <def>The
state or quality of being immaterial or incorporeal; <as>as, the
<ex>immateriality</ex> of the soul</as>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Immaterialize</ent><br/
<hw>Im`ma*te"ri*al*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>immat<eacute/rialiser</ets>.]</ety> <def>To render immaterial or
incorporeal.</def><br/
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<p><q><qex>Immateralized</qex> spirits.</q>
<rj><qau>Glanvill.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Immaterially</ent><br/
<hw>Im`ma*te"ri*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In an
immaterial manner; without matter or corporeal substance.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>In an unimportant manner or degree.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Immaterialness</ent><br/
<hw>Im`ma*te"ri*al*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or quality of
being immaterial; immateriality.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Immateriate</ent><br/
<hw>Im`ma*te"ri*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Immaterial.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Immature</ent><br/
<hw>Im`ma*ture"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>immaturus</ets>; pref. <ets>im-</ets> not + <ets>maturus</ets>
mature, ripe. See <er>Mature</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Not mature;
unripe; not arrived at perfection of full development; crude;
unfinished; <as>as, <ex>immature</ex> fruit; <ex>immature</ex>
character; <ex>immature</ex> plans.</as></def> <ldquo/An ill-measured
and <xex>immature</xex> counsel.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Premature; untimely; too early; <as>as, an immature
death</as>.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Jer. Taylor.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Immatured</ent><br/
<hw>Im`ma*tured"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Immature.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Immaturely</ent><br/
<hw>Im`ma*ture"ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an immature
manner.</def> <rj><au>Warburion.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Immatureness</ent><br/
<hw>Im`ma*ture"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or quality of
being immature; immaturity.</def> <rj><au>Boyle.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Immaturity</ent><br/
<hw>Im`ma*tu"ri*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>immaturitas</ets>: cf. F. <ets>immaturit<eacute/</ets>.]</ety>
<def>The state or quality of being immature or not fully developed;
unripeness; incompleteness.</def><br/
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<p><q>When the world has outgrown its intellectual
<qex>immaturity</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Caird.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Immeability</ent><br/
<hw>Im`me*a*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>im-</ets> not + L. <ets>meabilis</ets> passable, fr.
<ets>meare</ets> to pass.]</ety> <def>Lack of power to pass, or to
permit passage; impassableness.</def><br/
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<p><q><qex>Immeability</qex> of the juices.</q>
<rj><qau>Arbuthnot.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Immeasurability</ent><br/
<hw>Im*meas`ur*a*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
quality of being immeasurable; immensurability.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Immeasurable</ent><br/
<hw>Im*meas"ur*a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>im-</ets> not + <ets>measurable</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>measurable</ets>. Cf. <er>Immensurable</er>,
<er>Unmeasurable</er>.]</ety> <def>Incapable of being measured;
indefinitely extensive; illimitable; immensurable; vast.</def><br/
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<p><q>Of depth <qex>immeasurable</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Immeasurableness</ent><br/
<hw>Im*meas"ur*a*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or quality
of being immeasurable.</def><br/
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<p><q>Eternity and <qex>immeasurableness</qex> belong to thought
alone.</q> <rj><qau>F. W. Robertson.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Immeasurably</ent><br/
<hw>Im*meas"ur*a*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an immeasurable
manner or degree.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Immeasurably</xex> distant.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Wordsworth.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Immeasured</ent><br/
<hw>Im*meas"ured</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Immeasurable.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>
<rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Immechanical</ent><br/
<hw>Im`me*chan"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
mechanical.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>Cheyne.</au> --
<wordforms><wf>Im"me*chan"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark></wordforms><br/
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<p><ent>Immediacy</ent><br/
<hw>Im*me"di*a*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The relation of
freedom from the intervention of a medium; immediateness.</def>
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Immediate</ent><br/
<hw>Im*me"di*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>imm<eacute/diat</ets>. See <er>In-</er> not, and
<er>Mediate</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Not separated in respect to
place by anything intervening; proximate; close; <as>as,
<ex>immediate</ex> contact</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>You are the most <qex>immediate</qex> to our throne.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Not deferred by an interval of time; present;
instant.</def> <ldquo/Assemble we <xex>immediate</xex> council.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>Death . . . not yet inflicted, as he feared,<br/
By some <qex>immediate</qex> stroke.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Acting with nothing interposed or between, or
without the intervention of another object as a cause, means, or agency;
acting, perceived, or produced, directly; <as>as, an <ex>immediate</ex>
cause</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>The <qex>immediate</qex> knowledge of the past is therefore
impossible.</q> <rj><qau>Sir. W. Hamilton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Immediate amputation</b></col> <fld>(Surg.)</fld>, <cd>an
amputation performed within the first few hours after an injury, and
before the the effects of the shock have passed away.</cd></cs></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Proximate; close; direct; next.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Immediately</ent><br/
<hw>Im*me"di*ate*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>In an immediate manner; without intervention of any other person or
thing; proximately; directly; -- opposed to <ant>mediately</ant>;
<as>as, <ex>immediately</ex> contiguous</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>God's acceptance of it either <qex>immediately</qex> by himself,
or mediately by the hands of the bishop.</q>
<rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Without interval of time; without delay; promptly;
instantly; at once.</def><br/
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<p><q>And Jesus . . . touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And
<qex>immediately</qex> his leprosy was cleansed.</q> <rj><qau>Matt.
viii. 3.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>As soon as. Cf. <er>Directly</er>, 8,
Note.</def></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Directly; instantly; quickly; forthwith;
straightway; presently. See <er>Directly</er>.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Immediateness</ent><br/
<hw>Im*me"di*ate*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or relations
of being immediate in manner, place, or time; exemption from second or
interventing causes.</def> <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Immediatism</ent><br/
<hw>Im*me"di*a*tism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Immediateness.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Immedicable</ent><br/
<hw>Im*med"i*ca*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>Immedicabilis</ets>. See <er>In-</er> not, and
<er>Medicable</er>.]</ety> <def>Not to be healed; incurable.</def>
<ldquo/Wounds <xex>immedicable</xex>.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Immelodious</ent><br/
<hw>Im`me*lo"di*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
melodious.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Immemorable</ent><br/
<hw>Im*mem"o*ra*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>immemorabilis</ets>; pref. <ets>im-</ets> not +
<ets>memorabilis</ets> memorable: cf. F. <ets>imm<eacute/morable</ets>.
See <er>Memorable</er>.]</ety> <def>Not memorable; not worth
remembering.</def> <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Immemorial</ent><br/
<hw>Im`me*mo"ri*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>im-</ets> not + <ets>memorial</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>imm<eacute/morial</ets>.]</ety> <def>Extending beyond the reach of
memory, record, or tradition; indefinitely ancient; <as>as, existing
from time <ex>immemorial</ex></as>.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Immemorial</xex>
elms.<rdquo/ <au>Tennyson.</au> <ldquo/<xex>Immemorial</xex> usage or
custom.<rdquo/ <au>Sir M. Hale.</au><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Time immemorial</b></col> <fld>(Eng. Law.)</fld>, <cd>a
time antedating (legal) history, and beyond <ldquo/legal memory<rdquo/
so called; formerly an indefinite time, but in 1276 this time was fixed
by statute as the begining of the reign of Richard I. (1189). Proof of
unbroken possession or use of any right since that date made it
unnecessary to establish the original grant. In 1832 the plan of dating
legal memory from a fixed time was abandoned and the principle
substituted that rights which had been enjoyed for full twenty years (or
as against the crown thirty years) should not be liable to impeachment
merely by proving that they had not been enjoyed before.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Immemorially</ent><br/
<hw>Im`me*mo"ri*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Beyond memory.</def>
<rj><au>Bentley.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Immense</ent><br/
<hw>Im*mense"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>immensus</ets>; pref. <ets>im-</ets> not + <ets>mensus</ets>, p. p.
of <ets>metiri</ets> to measure: cf. F. <ets>immense</ets>. See
<er>Measure</er>.]</ety> <def>Immeasurable; unlimited. In commonest use:
Very great; vast; huge.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Immense</xex> the power<rdquo/
<au>Pope.</au> <ldquo/<xex>Immense</xex> and boundless ocean.<rdquo/
<au>Daniel.</au><br/
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<p><q>O Goodness infinite! Goodness <qex>immense</qex>!</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Infinite; immeasurable; illimitable; unbounded;
unlimited; interminable; vast; prodigious; enormous; monstrous. See
<er>Enormous</er>.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Immensely</ent><br/
<hw>Im*mense"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In immense manner or
degree.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Immenseness</ent><br/
<hw>Im*mense"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being
immense.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Immensible</ent><br/
<hw>Im*men"si*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Immense</ets> + <ets>-ible</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Immeasurable.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Davies.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Immensity</ent><br/
<hw>Im*men"si*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Immensities</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L.
<ets>immensitas</ets>: cf. F. <ets>immensit<eacute/</ets>.]</ety>
<def>The state or quality of being immense; inlimited or immeasurable
extension; infinity; vastness in extent or bulk; greatness.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Lost in the wilds of vast <qex>immensity</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Blackmore.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>The <qex>immensity</qex> of the material system.</q> <rj><qau>I.
Taylor.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Immensive</ent><br/
<hw>Im*men"sive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Huge.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Herrick.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Immensurability</ent><br/
<hw>Im*men`su*ra*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
quality of being immensurable.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Immensurable</ent><br/
<hw>Im*men"su*ra*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>im-</ets> not + L. <ets>mensurabilis</ets> measurable: cf. F.
<ets>immensurable</ets>. Cf. <er>Immeasurable</er>.]</ety>
<def>Immeasurable.</def><br/
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<p><q>What an <qex>immensurable</qex> space is the firmament.</q>
<rj><qau>Derham.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Immensurate</ent><br/
<hw>Im*men"su*rate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>im-</ets> not + <ets>mensurate</ets>.]</ety> <def>Unmeasured;
unlimited.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>W. Montagu.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Immerge</ent><br/
<hw>Im*merge"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Immerged</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Immerging</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L.
<ets>immergere</ets>; pref. <ets>im-</ets> in + <ets>mergere</ets> to
dip, plunge: cf. F. <ets>immerger</ets>. See <er>Merge</er>, and cf.
<er>Immerse</er>.]</ety> <def>To plunge into, under, or within anything
especially a fluid; to dip; to immerse. See <er>Immerse</er>.</def><br/
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<p><q>We took . . . lukewarm water, and in it <qex>immerged</qex> a
quantity of the leaves of senna.</q> <rj><qau>Boyle.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Their souls are <qex>immerged</qex> in matter.</q> <rj><qau>Jer.
Taylor.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Immerge</ent><br/
<hw>Im*merge"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To disappear by
entering into any medium, as a star into the light of the sun.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Immerit</ent><br/
<hw>Im*mer"it</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Lack of worth;
demerit.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Suckling.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Immerited</ent><br/
<hw>Im*mer"it*ed</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Unmerited.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Charles I.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Immeritous</ent><br/
<hw>Im*mer"it*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>immeritus</ets>; pref. <ets>im-</ets> not + <ets>meritus</ets>, p.
p. of <ets>merere</ets>, <ets>mereri</ets>, to deserve.]</ety>
<def>Undeserving.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Immersable</ent><br/
<hw>Im*mers"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See
<er>Immersible</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Immerse</ent><br/
<hw>Im*merse"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>immersus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>immergere</ets>. See
<er>Immerge</er>.]</ety> <def>Immersed; buried; hid; sunk.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <ldquo/Things <xex>immerse</xex> in matter.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Immerse</ent><br/
<hw>Im*merse"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Immersed</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Immersing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To plunge into
anything that surrounds or covers, especially into a fluid; to dip; to
sink; to bury; to immerge.</def><br/
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<p><q>Deep <qex>immersed</qex> beneath its whirling wave.</q> <rj><qau>J
Warton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>More than a mile <qex>immersed</qex> within the wood.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To baptize by immersion.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To engage deeply; to engross the attention of; to
involve; to overwhelm.</def><br/
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<p><q>The queen <qex>immersed</qex> in such a trance.</q>
<rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>It is impossible to have a lively hope in another life, and yet be
deeply <qex>immersed</qex> inn the enjoyments of this.</q>
<rj><qau>Atterbury.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><-- p. 732 --></p>

<p><ent>Immersed</ent><br/
<hw>Im*mersed"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>p. p. & a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Deeply plunged into anything, especially a fluid.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Deeply occupied; engrossed; entangled.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Growing wholly under water.</def>
<rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Immersible</ent><br/
<hw>Im*mers"i*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From
<er>Immerse</er>.]</ety> <def>Capable of being immersed.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Immersible</ent><br/
<hw>Im*mers"i*ble</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>im-</ets> not +
L. <ets>mersus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>mergere</ets> to plunge.]</ety>
<def>Not capable of being immersed.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Immersion</ent><br/
<hw>Im*mer"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>immersio</ets>; cf. F. <ets>immersion</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>The act of immersing, or the state of being immersed; a sinking
within a fluid; a dipping; <as>as, the <ex>immersion</ex> of Achilles in
the Styx</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Submersion in water for the purpose of Christian
baptism, <as>as, practiced by the Baptists</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The state of being overwhelmed or deeply absorbed;
deep engagedness.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Too deep an <qex>immersion</qex> in the affairs of life.</q>
<rj><qau>Atterbury.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>The disappearance of a
celestial body, by passing either behind another, as in the occultation
of a star, or into its shadow, as in the eclipse of a satellite; --
opposed to <contr>emersion</contr>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Immersion lens</b></col>, <cd>a microscopic objective of
short focal distance designed to work with a drop of liquid, as oil,
between the front lens and the slide, so that this lens is practically
<xex>immersed</xex>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Immersionist</ent><br/
<hw>Im*mer"sion*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>One who
holds the doctrine that immersion is essential to Christian
baptism.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Immesh</ent><br/
<hw>Im*mesh"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Immeshed</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Immeshing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Pref. <ets>im-</ets>
in + <ets>mesh</ets>. Cf. <er>Inmesh</er>.]</ety> <def>To catch or
entangle in, or as in, the meshes of a net. or in a web; to
insnare.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Immethodical</ent><br/
<hw>Im`me*thod"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
methodical; without method or systematic arrangement; without order or
regularity; confused.</def> <rj><au>Addison.</au></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Irregular; confused; disoderly; unsystematic;
desultory.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Immethodically</ent><br/
<hw>Im`me*thod"ic*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Without method;
confusedly; unsystematically.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Immethodicalness</ent><br/
<hw>Im`me*thod"ic*al*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Lack of
method.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Immethodize</ent><br/
<hw>Im*meth"od*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To render
immethodical; to destroy the method of; to confuse.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Immetrical</ent><br/
<hw>Im*met"ric*al</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not metrical
or rhythmical.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <au>Chapman.</au><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Immew</ent><br/
<hw>Im*mew"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>See
<er>Emmew</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Immigrant</ent><br/
<hw>Im"mi*grant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>immigrans</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>immigrare</ets> to go into: cf. F.
<ets>immigrant</ets>. See <er>Immigrate</er>.]</ety> <def>One who
immigrates; one who comes to a country for the purpose of permanent
residence; -- correlative of <xex>emigrant</xex>.</def></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- See <er>Emigrant</er>.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Immigrate</ent><br/
<hw>Im"mi*grate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Immigrated</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Immigrating</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L.
<ets>immigrare</ets>, <ets>immigratum</ets>, to immigrate; pref.
<ets>im-</ets> in + <ets>migrare</ets> to migrate. See
<er>Migrate</er>.]</ety> <def>To come into a country of which one is not
a native, for the purpose of permanent residence. See
<er>Emigrate</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Immigration</ent><br/
<hw>Im"mi*gra"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>immigration</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of immigrating; the passing
or coming into a country for the purpose of permanent
residence.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The <qex>immigrations</qex> of the Arabians into Europe.</q>
<rj><qau>T. Warton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Imminence</ent><br/
<hw>Im"mi*nence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>imminence</ets>, L. <ets>imminentia</ets>, See
<er>Imminent</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The condition or quality of
being imminent; a threatening, as of something about to happen. The
imminence of any danger or distress.</def> <rj><au>Fuller.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which is imminent; impending evil or
danger.</def> <ldquo/But dare all <xex>imminence</xex>.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>imminency</ent><br/
<hw>imminency</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the state of being imminent and
liable to happen soon; imminence.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> imminence, impendence, impendency,
forthcomingness.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imminent</ent><br/
<hw>Im"mi*nent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>imminens</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>imminere</ets> to project; pref.
<ets>im-</ets> in + <ets>minere</ets> (in comp.) to jut, project. See
<er>Eminent</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Threatening to occur
immediately; near at hand; impending; -- said especially of misfortune
or peril.</def> <ldquo/In danger <xex>imminent</xex>.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Full of danger; threatening; menacing;
perilous.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Hairbreadth scapes i' the <qex>imminent</qex> deadly breach.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>(With <xex>upon</xex>) Bent upon; attentive
to.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Their eyes ever <qex>imminent</qex> upon worldly matters.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Impending; threatening; near; at hand.</syn> --
<usage><er>Imminent</er>, <er>Impending</er>, <er>Threatening</er>.
<xex>Imminent</xex> is the strongest: it denotes that something is ready
to fall or happen on the instant; as, in <xex>imminent</xex> danger of
one's life. <xex>Impending</xex> denotes that something hangs suspended
over us, and may so remain indefinitely; as, the <xex>impending</xex>
evils of war. <xex>Threatening</xex> supposes some danger in prospect,
but more remote; as, <xex>threatening</xex> indications for the
future.</usage><br/
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<p><q>Three times to-day<br/
You have defended me from <qex>imminent</qex> death.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>No story I unfold of public woes,<br/
Nor bear advices of <qex>impending</qex> foes.</q>
<rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Fierce faces <qex>threatening</qex> war.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Imminently</ent><br/
<hw>Im"mi*nent*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an imminent
manner.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Immingle</ent><br/
<hw>Im*min"gle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To mingle; to
mix; to unite; to blend.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>
<rj><au>Thomson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Imminution</ent><br/
<hw>Im`mi*nu"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>imminutio</ets>, fr. <ets>imminuere</ets>, <ets>imminutum</ets>, to
lessen; pref. <ets>im-</ets> in + <ets>minuere</ets>.]</ety> <def>A
lessening; diminution; decrease.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>
<rj><au>Ray.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Immiscibility</ent><br/
<hw>Im*mis"ci*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>immiscibilit<eacute/</ets>.]</ety> <def>Incapability of being
mixed, or mingled.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Immiscible</ent><br/
<hw>Im*mis"ci*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>im-</ets> not + <ets>miscible</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>immiscible</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Not capable of being
mixed or mingled.</def><br/
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<p><q>A chaos of <qex>immiscible</qex> and conflicting particles.</q>
<rj><qau>Cudworth.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <specif>Specifically:</specif> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>Not miscible; forming two distinct phases when mixed at some
concentration; -- of two liquids; <as>as, water and gasoline are
<ex>immiscible</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Immission</ent><br/
<hw>Im*mis"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>immissio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>immission</ets>. See
<er>Immit</er>.]</ety> <def>The act of immitting, or of sending or
thrusting in; injection; -- the correlative of
<inv>emission</inv>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Immit</ent><br/
<hw>Im*mit"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Immitted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Immiting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>immittere</ets>,
<ets>immissum</ets>; pref. <ets>im-</ets> in + <ets>mittere</ets> to
send.]</ety> <def>To send in; to inject; to infuse; -- the correlative
of <inv>emit</inv>.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Boyle.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Immitigable</ent><br/
<hw>Im*mit"i*ga*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>immitigabilis</ets>; fr. pref. <ets>im-</ets> not +
<ets>mitigare</ets> to mitigate.]</ety> <def>Not capable of being
mitigated, softened, or appeased.</def> <rj><au>Coleridge.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Immitigably</ent><br/
<hw>Im*mit"i*ga*bly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an
immitigable manner.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Immix</ent><br/
<hw>Im*mix"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> in + <ets>mix</ets>.]</ety> <def>To mix; to mingle.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>Amongst her tears <qex>immixing</qex> prayers meek.</q>
<rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Immixable</ent><br/
<hw>Im*mix"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
mixable.</def> <rj><au>Bp. Wilkins.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Immixed</ent><br/
<hw>Im*mixed"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>mixed</ets>, p. p. of <ets>mix</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Unmixed.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>How pure and <qex>immixed</qex> the design is.</q>
<rj><qau>Boyle.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Immixture</ent><br/
<hw>Im*mix"ture</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Freedom from
mixture; purity.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>W.
Montagu.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Immobile</ent><br/
<hw>Im*mo"bile</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>immobilis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>immobile</ets>. See
<er>Immobility</er>.]</ety> <def>Incapable of being moved; immovable;
fixed; stable.</def> <rj><au>Prof. Shedd.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>immobilization</ent><br/
<ent>immobilisation</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>immobilisation</hw> <hw>immobilization</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos>
<def>The act or process of limiting movement or making incapable of
movement; <as>as, <ex>immobilization</ex> of the injured knee was
necessary; the storm caused complete <ex>immobilization</ex> of the
rescue team</as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> immobilizing.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Immobility</ent><br/
<hw>Im`mo*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>immobilitas</ets>, fr. <ets>immobilis</ets> immovable; pref.
<ets>im-</ets> not + <ets>mobilis</ets> movable: cf. F.
<ets>immobilit<eacute/</ets>. See <er>Mobile</er>.]</ety> <def>The
condition or quality of being immobile; fixedness in place or
state.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Immobilize</ent><br/
<hw>Im*mob"i*lize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>im-</ets> in + <ets>mobilize</ets>; cf. f.
<ets>immobiliser</ets>.]</ety> <def>To make immovable; in surgery, to
make immovable (a naturally mobile part, as a joint) by the use of
splints, or stiffened bandages.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Immoble</ent><br/
<hw>Im*mo"ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<def>See <er>Immobile</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Immoderacy</ent><br/
<hw>Im*mod"er*a*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From
<er>Immoderate</er>.]</ety> <def>Immoderateness.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>
<rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Immoderancy</ent><br/
<hw>Im*mod"er*an*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>immoderantia</ets>.]</ety> <def>Immoderateness; excess.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Immoderate</ent><br/
<hw>Im*mod"er*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>immoderatus</ets>; pref. <ets>im-</ets> not + <ets>moderatus</ets>
moderate. See <er>Moderate</er>.]</ety> <def>Not moderate; exceeding
just or usual and suitable bounds; excessive; extravagant; unreasonable;
<as>as, <ex>immoderate</ex> demands; <ex>immoderate</ex> grief;
<ex>immoderate</ex> laughter.</as></def><br/
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<p><q>So every scope by the <qex>immoderate</qex> use<br/
Turns to restraint.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Excessive; exorbitant; unreasonable; extravagant;
intemperate; inordinate.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Immoderately</ent><br/
<hw>Im*mod"er*ate*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an immoderate manner;
excessively.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Immoderateness</ent><br/
<hw>Im*mod"er*ate*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being
immoderate; excess; extravagance.</def> <rj><au>Puller.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Immoderation</ent><br/
<hw>Im*mod`er*a"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>immoderatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>imod<eacute/ration</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Lack of moderation.</def> <rj><au>Hallywell.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Immodest</ent><br/
<hw>Im*mod"est</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>immodeste</ets>, L. <ets>immodestus</ets> immoderate; pref.
<ets>im-</ets> not + <ets>modestus</ets> modest. See
<er>Modest</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Not limited to due bounds;
immoderate.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Not modest; wanting in the reserve or restraint
which decorum and decency require; indecent; indelicate; obscene; lewd;
<as>as, <ex>immodest</ex> persons, behavior, words, pictures,
etc.</as></def><br/
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<p><q><qex>Immodest</qex> deeds you hinder to be wrought,<br/
But we proscribe the least <qex>immodest</qex> thought.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Indecorous; indelicate; shameless; shameful;
impudent; indecent; impure; unchaste; lewd; obscene.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Immodestly</ent><br/
<hw>Im*mod"est*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an immodest
manner.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Immodesty</ent><br/
<hw>Im*mod"es*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>immodestia</ets>: cf. F. <ets>immodestie</ets>.]</ety> <def>Lack of
modesty, delicacy, or decent reserve; indecency.</def> <ldquo/A piece of
<xex>immodesty</xex>.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Pope.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Immolate</ent><br/
<hw>Im"mo*late</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Immolated</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Immolating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L.
<ets>immolatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>immolare</ets> to sacrifice, orig.,
to sprinkle a victim with sacrifical meal; pref. <ets>im-</ets> in +
<ets>mola</ets> grits or grains of spelt coarsely ground and mixed with
salt; also, mill. See <er>Molar</er>, <er>Meal</er> ground grain.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>To sacrifice; to offer in sacrifice; to kill, as a
sacrificial victim.</def><br/
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<p><q>Worshipers, who not only <qex>immolate</qex> to them [the deities]
the lives of men, but . . . the virtue and honor of women.</q>
<rj><qau>Boyle.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To destroy by fire.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Immolation</ent><br/
<hw>Im`mo*la"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>immolatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>immolation</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>The act of immolating, or the state of being immolated, or
sacrificed.</def> <rj><au>Sir. T. Browne.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which is immolated; a sacrifice.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Destruction by fire.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Immolator</ent><br/
<hw>Im"mo*la`tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety>
<def>One who offers in sacrifice; specifically, one of a sect of Russian
fanatics who practice self-mutilation and sacrifice.</def></p>

<p><ent>Immould</ent><br/
<ent>Immold</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Im*mold"</hw>, <hw>Im*mould"</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To mold into shape, or form.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>G. Fletcher.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Immoment</ent><br/
<hw>Im*mo"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Immomentous</er>.]</ety> <def>Trifling.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>
<ldquo/<xex>Immoment</xex> toys.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Immomentous</ent><br/
<hw>Im`mo*men"tous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>im-</ets> not + <ets>momentous</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not momentous;
unimportant; insignificant.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>A.
Seward.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Immoral</ent><br/
<hw>Im*mor"al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>im-</ets> not + <ets>moral</ets>: cf. F. <ets>immoral</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Not moral; inconsistent with rectitude, purity, or good morals;
contrary to conscience or the divine law; wicked; unjust; dishonest;
vicious; licentious; <as>as, an <ex>immoral</ex> man; an
<ex>immoral</ex> deed.</as></def></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Wicked; sinful; criminal; vicious; unjust;
dishonest; depraved; impure; unchaste; profligate; dissolute; abandoned;
licentious; lewd; obscene.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Immorality</ent><br/
<hw>Im`mo*ral"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Immoralities</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>immoralit<eacute/</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The state or
quality of being immoral; vice.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The root of all <qex>immorality</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W.
Temple.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An immoral act or practice.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Luxury and sloth and then a great drove of heresies and
<qex>immoralities</qex> broke loose among them.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Immorally</ent><br/
<hw>Im*mor"al*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an immoral
manner; wickedly.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Immorigerous</ent><br/
<hw>Im`mo*rig"er*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>im-</ets> not + <ets>morigerous</ets>.]</ety> <def>Rude; uncivil;
disobedient.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> --
<wordforms><wf>Im`mo*rig"er*ous*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark></wordforms> <rj><au>Jer. Taylor.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Immortal</ent><br/
<hw>Im*mor"tal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>immortalis</ets>; pref. <ets>im-</ets> not + <ets>mortalis</ets>
mortal: cf. F. <ets>immortel</ets>. See <er>Mortal</er>, and cf.
<er>Immortelle</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Not mortal; exempt from
liability to die; undying; imperishable; lasting forever; having
unlimited, or eternal, existence.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Unto the King eternal, <qex>immortal</qex>, invisible.</q>
<rj><qau>1 Tim. i. 17.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>For my soul, what can it do to that,<br/
Being a thing <qex>immortal</qex> as itself?</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Connected with, or pertaining to
immortality.</def><br/
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<p><q>I have <qex>immortal</qex> longings in me.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Destined to live in all ages of this world; abiding;
exempt from oblivion; imperishable; <as>as, <ex>immortal</ex>
fame</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>One of the few, <qex>immortal</qex> names,<br/
That were not born to die.</q> <rj><qau>Halleck.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Great; excessive; grievous.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Hayward.</au></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Immortal flowers</b></col>, <cd>immortelles;
everlastings.</cd></cs></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Eternal; everlasting; never-ending; ceaseless;
perpetual; continual; enduring; endless; imperishable; incorruptible;
deathless; undying.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Immortal</ent><br/
<hw>Im*mor"tal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who will never
cease to be; one exempt from death, decay, or annihilation.</def>
<rj><au>Bunyan.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Immortalist</ent><br/
<hw>Im*mor"tal*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who holds the doctrine
of the immortality of the soul.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Jer.
Taylor.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Immortality</ent><br/
<hw>Im`mor*tal"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Immortalities</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L.
<ets>immortalitas</ets>: cf. F. <ets>immortalit<eacute/</ets>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality or state of being immortal; exemption from
death and annihilation; unending existence; <as>as, the
<ex>immortality</ex> of the soul</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>This mortal must put on <qex>immortality</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>1
Cor. xv. 53.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Exemption from oblivion; perpetuity; <as>as, the
<ex>immortality</ex> of fame</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Immortalization</ent><br/
<hw>Im*mor`tal*i*za"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act
of immortalizing, or state of being immortalized.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Immortalize</ent><br/
<hw>Im*mor"tal*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Immortalized</conjf>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Immortalizing</conjf>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>immortaliser</ets>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>To render immortal; to cause to live or exist
forever.</def> <rj><au>S. Clarke.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To exempt from oblivion; to perpetuate in
fame.</def><br/
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<p><q>Alexander had no Homer to <qex>immortalize</qex> his guilty
name.</q> <rj><qau>T. Dawes.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Immortalize</ent><br/
<hw>Im*mor"tal*ize</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To become immortal.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Immortally</ent><br/
<hw>Im*mor"tal*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an immortal
manner.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Immortelle</ent><br/
<hw>Im`mor*telle"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Immortelles</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[F. See
<er>Immortal</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A plant with a
conspicuous, dry, unwithering involucre, as the species of
<spn>Antennaria</spn>, <spn>Helichrysum</spn>, <spn>Gomphrena</spn>,
etc. See <er>Everlasting</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Immortification</ent><br/
<hw>Im*mor`ti*fi*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Failure
to mortify the passions.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Jer.
Taylor.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Immovability</ent><br/
<hw>Im*mov"a*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality
or state of being immovable; fixedness; steadfastness; <as>as,
<ex>immovability</ex> of a heavy body; <ex>immovability</ex> of
purpose.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Immovable</ent><br/
<hw>Im*mov"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Incapable of being moved; firmly fixed; fast; -- used of material
things; <as>as, an <ex>immovable</ex> foundation</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>Immovable</qex>, infixed, and frozen round.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Steadfast; fixed; unalterable; unchangeable; -- used
of the mind or will; <as>as, an <ex>immovable</ex> purpose, or a man who
remains <ex>immovable</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Not capable of being affected or moved in feeling or
by sympathy; unimpressible; impassive.</def>
<rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Law.)</fld> <def>Not liable to be removed;
permanent in place or tenure; fixed; <as>as, an <ex>immovable</ex>
estate</as>. See <er>Immovable</er>, <pos>n.</pos></def>
<rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Immovable apparatus</b></col> <fld>(Med.)</fld>, <cd>an
appliance, like the plaster of paris bandage, which keeps fractured
parts firmly in place.</cd> -- <col><b>Immovable feasts</b></col>
<fld>(Eccl.)</fld>, <cd>feasts which occur on a certain day of the year
and do not depend on the date of Easter; as, Christmas, the Epiphany,
etc.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Immovable</ent><br/
<hw>Im*mov"a*ble</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>That which can not
be moved.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <fld>(Civil Law)</fld> <def>Lands and
things adherent thereto by nature, as trees; by the hand of man, as
buildings and their accessories; by their destination, as seeds, plants,
manure, etc.; or by the objects to which they are applied, as
servitudes.</def> <rj><au>Ayliffe.</au> <au>Bouvier.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Immovableness</ent><br/
<hw>Im*mov"a*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Quality of being
immovable.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Immovably</ent><br/
<hw>Im*mov"a*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an immovable
manner.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Immund</ent><br/
<hw>Im*mund"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>immundus</ets>; pref. <ets>im-</ets> not + <ets>mundus</ets>
clean.]</ety> <def>Unclean.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>
<rj><au>Burton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Immundicity</ent><br/
<hw>Im`mun*dic"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>immondicit<eacute/</ets>, L. <ets>immunditia</ets>,
<ets>immundities</ets>.]</ety> <def>Uncleanness; filthiness.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>W. Montagu.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Immune</ent><br/
<hw>Im*mune"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>immunis</ets>. See <er>Immunity</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Exempt; protected.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Im*mu"nize</wf>
<pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Protected from disease due to the
action of the immune system, especially by having been inoculated
against or previously exposed to a disease.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the immune
system or the components of the immune system.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Not responsive; <as>as, <ex>immune</ex> to
suggestion</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Immune</ent><br/
<hw>Im*mune"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who is immune;
esp., a person who is immune from a disease by reason of previous
affection with the disease or inoculation.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>immune system</ent><br/
<hw>im*mune" sys"tem</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Biol.)</fld>
<def>The complex of cells, cellular processes, and substances within and
diffused throughout an organism which allow the organism to counteract
or destroy noxious foreign substances introduced into the body, destroy
infectious agents such as bacteria and viruses, destroy malignant cells,
and remove cellular debris, thus protecting the organism against many of
the potentially harmful external agents and internal events that could
lead to sickness or death. The system has numerous interacting
components, including circulating antibodies, antibody-producing cells,
white blood cells and lymphokines, lymph tissue and lymph nodes, and
stem cells which may differentiate into other types of cell, together
with the thymus and spleen. The system is responsible for the phenomenon
of immunity{3}. See also <er>immunoglobulin</er> and
<er>antibody</er>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>immunisation</ent><br/
<hw>immunisation</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as
<er>immunization</er>.</def> <mark>[Chiefly Brit.]</mark> <br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> immunization.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Immunity</ent><br/
<hw>Im*mu"ni*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Immunities</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>immunitas</ets>,
fr. <ets>immunis</ets> free from a public service; pref. <ets>im-</ets>
not + <ets>munis</ets> complaisant, obliging, cf. <ets>munus</ets>
service, duty: cf. F. <ets>immunit<eacute/</ets>. See <er>Common</er>,
and cf. <er>Mean</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Freedom or
exemption from any charge, duty, obligation, office, tax, imposition,
penalty, or service; a particular privilege; <as>as, the
<ex>immunities</ex> of the free cities of Germany; the
<ex>immunities</ex> of the clergy.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Freedom; exemption; <as>as, <ex>immunity</ex> from
error</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The state of being insusceptible to disease, certain
poisons, etc.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>immunization</ent><br/
<hw>immunization</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the act of making immune
(especially by inoculation).</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> immunisation.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>immunized</ent><br/
<hw>immunized</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>
<fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>rendered less susceptible (to disease) by
treatment with a vaccine.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> vaccinated.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>rendered insusceptible.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>immunoelectrophoresis</ent><br/
<hw>immunoelectrophoresis</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Biochemistry)</fld>
<def>electrophoresis to separate antigens and antibodies.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>immunogen</ent><br/
<hw>immunogen</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>any substance that produces
immunity when introduced into the body.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>immunoglobulin</ent><br/
<hw>im`mu*no*glob"ulin</hw>
<pr>(<icr/m`m<usl/*n<osl/*gl<ocr/b"<usl/*l<icr/n)</pr> <pos>n.</pos>
<fu>(1953)</fu> <def>any one of a class of globular proteins which are
antibodies and are produced by the immune system in animals.</def>
<note>The <ex>immunoglobulins</ex> form a series of related proteins
which are each composed of two pairs of polypeptide chains, called heavy
(H) and light (L, meaning of lower molecular weight), all linked
together by disulfide bonds. They are subdivided on the basis of the
structural and antigenic properties of the H chains into four subgroups,
<stype>immunoglobulin G</stype> (IgG), <stype>immunoglobulin A</stype>
(IgA), <stype>immunoglobulin M</stype> (IgM), and <stype>immunoglobulin
D</stype> (IgD). They are divided also into subclasses. Both H and L
chains of anny given class and subclass have regions which are of
constant structure within that class, as well as regions which are of
variable structure. The variable regions impart the ability to recognize
and bind to specific molecular structures, thus providing the organism
the capacity to recognize and defend itself against the harmful effects
of substances foreign to the body.</note> <au>Stedman</au><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Ig.</syn><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>immunological</ent><br/
<hw>immunological</hw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to
immunology.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>immunology</ent><br/
<hw>immunology</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The science which studies the
immune system, the processes of immunity, and the nature of the immune
response, and techniques of analysis which use the immune
response.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Immure</ent><br/
<hw>Im*mure"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Immured</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Immuring</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Pref. <ets>im-</ets> in +
<ets>mure</ets>: cf. F. <ets>emmurer</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To
wall around; to surround with walls.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Sandys.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To inclose within walls, or as within walls; hence,
to shut up; to imprison; to incarcerate.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Those tender babes<br/
Whom envy hath <qex>immured</qex> within your walls.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>This huge convex of fire,<br/
Outrageous to devour, <qex>immures</qex> us round.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Immure</ent><br/
<hw>Im*mure"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A wall; an inclosure.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Immurement</ent><br/
<hw>Im*mure"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of
immuring, or the state of being immured; imprisonment.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Immusical</ent><br/
<hw>Im*mu"sic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Inharmonious;
unmusical; discordant.</def> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Immutability</ent><br/
<hw>Im*mu`ta*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>immutabilitas</ets>: cf. F. <ets>immutabilit<eacute/</ets>.]</ety>
<def>The state or quality of being immutable; immutableness.</def>
<rj><au>Heb. vi. 17.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Immutable</ent><br/
<hw>Im*mu"ta*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>immutabilis</ets>; pref. <ets>im-</ets> not + <ets>mutabilis</ets>
mutable. See <er>Mutable</er>.]</ety> <def>Not mutable; not capable or
susceptible of change; unchangeable; unalterable.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>That by two <qex>immutable</qex> things, in which it was
impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation.</q>
<rj><qau>Heb. vi. 18.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>Immutable</qex>, immortal, infinite,<br/
Eternal King.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj></p>

<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Im*mu"ta*ble*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> --
<wf>Im*mu"ta*bly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><-- p. 733 --></p>

<p><ent>Immutate</ent><br/
<hw>Im*mu"tate</hw> <pr>(<icr/m*m<umac/"t<asl/t)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[L. <ets>immutatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>immature</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Unchanged.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Immutation</ent><br/
<hw>Im"mu*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>immutatio</ets>, from <ets>immutare</ets>, <ets>immutatum</ets>, to
change. See <er>Immute</er>.]</ety> <def>Change; alteration;
mutation.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Dr. H. More.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Immute</ent><br/
<hw>Im*mute"</hw> <pr>(<icr/m*m<umac/t")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>immutare</ets>, <ets>immutatum</ets>; perf. <ets>im-</ets> in +
<ets>mutare</ets> to change : cf. OF. <ets>immuter</ets>.]</ety> <def>To
change or alter.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>J.
Salkeld.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imp</ent><br/
<hw>Imp</hw> <pr>(<icr/mp)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>imp</ets>
a graft, AS. <ets>impa</ets>; akin to Dan. <ets>ympe</ets>, Sw.
<ets>ymp</ets>, prob. fr. LL. <ets>impotus</ets>, Gr. <?/ engrafted,
innate, fr. <?/ to implant; <?/ in + <?/ to produce; akin to E.
<ets>be</ets>. See 1st <er>In-</er>, <er>Be</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>A shoot; a scion; a bud; a slip; a graft.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An offspring; progeny; child; scion.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The tender <qex>imp</qex> was weaned.</q>
<rj><qau>Fairfax.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A young or inferior devil; a little, malignant
spirit; a puny demon; a contemptible evil worker.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>To mingle in the clamorous fray<br/
Of squabbling <qex>imps</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Beattie.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Something added to, or united with, another, to
lengthen it out or repair it, -- as, an addition to a beehive; a feather
inserted in a broken wing of a bird; a length of twisted hair in a
fishing line.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imp</ent><br/
<hw>Imp</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Imped</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Imping</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[AS. <ets>impian</ets> to imp,
ingraft, plant; akin to Dan. <ets>ympe</ets>, Sw. <ets>ympa</ets>, OHG.
<ets>impf<omac/n</ets>, <ets>impit<omac/n</ets>, G. <ets>impfen</ets>.
See <er>Imp</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To graft; to
insert as a scion.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Rom. of
R.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Falconry)</fld> <def>To graft with new feathers, as
a wing; to splice a broken feather.</def> <specif>Hence,</specif>
<mark>[Fig.]</mark>: <def>To repair; to extend; to increase; to
strengthen; to equip.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>Imp</qex> out our drooping country's broken wing.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Who lazily <qex>imp</qex> their wings with other men's plumes.</q>
<rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Here no frail Muse shall <qex>imp</qex> her crippled wing.</q>
<rj><qau>Holmes.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Help, ye tart satirists, to <qex>imp</qex> my rage<br/
With all the scorpions that should whip this age.</q>
<rj><qau>Cleveland.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impacable</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pa"ca*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. pref.
<ets>im-</ets> not + <ets>pacare</ets> to quiet. See
<er>Pacate</er>.]</ety> <def>Not to be appeased or quieted.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>Spenser.</au> --
<wordforms><wf>Im*pa"ca*bly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impackment</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pack"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>im-</ets> in + <ets>pack</ets>.]</ety> <def>The state of being
closely surrounded, crowded, or pressed, as by ice.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Kane.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impact</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pact"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Impacted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Impacting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>impactus</ets>, p. p.
of <ets>impingere</ets> to push, strike against. See
<er>Impinge</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To drive close; to press
firmly together: to wedge into a place.</def>
<rj><au>Woodward.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To affect or influence, especially in a significant
or undesirable manner; <as>as, budget cuts <ex>impacted</ex> the entire
research program; the fish populations were adversely <ex>impacted</ex>
by pollution</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To collide forcefully with; to strike.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impact</ent><br/
<hw>Im"pact</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Contact or
impression by touch; collision; forcible contact; force
communicated.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The quarrel, by that <qex>impact</qex> driven.</q>
<rj><qau>Southey.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <def>The single instantaneous stroke
of a body in motion against another either in motion or at
rest.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impacted</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pact"ed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Driven
together or close.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <specif>Specifically:</specif> <fld>(Dentistry)</fld>
<def>Grown in an abnormal direction so that it is wedged against another
tooth and cannot erupt normally; -- of teeth, especially the third
molar; <as>as, to extract an <ex>impacted</ex> third
molar</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Impacted fracture</b></col> <fld>(Surg.)</fld>, <cd>a
fracture in which the fragments are driven into each other so as to be
immovable.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impaction</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pac"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>impactio</ets> a striking : cf. F. <ets>impaction</ets>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Surg.)</fld> <def>The driving of one fragment of bone
into another so that the fragments are not movable upon each other;
<as>as, <ex>impaction</ex> of the skull or of the hip</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An immovable packing; <fld>(Med.)</fld>, a lodgment
of something in a strait or passage of the body; <as>as,
<ex>impaction</ex> of the fetal head in the strait of the pelvis;
<ex>impaction</ex> of food or feces in the intestines of man or
beast.</as></def><br/
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<p><ent>Impaint</ent><br/
<hw>Im*paint"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To paint; to
adorn with colors.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <ldquo/To <xex>impaint</xex>
his cause.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impair</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pair"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Impaired</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Impairing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>empair</asp>.]</altsp> <ety>[OE. <ets>empeiren</ets>,
<ets>enpeiren</ets>, OF. <ets>empeirier</ets>, <ets>empirier</ets>, F.
<ets>empirer</ets>, LL. <ets>impejorare</ets>; L. pref. <ets>im-</ets>
in + <ets>pejorare</ets> to make worse, fr. <ets>pejor</ets> worse. Cf.
<er>Appair</er>.]</ety> <def>To make worse; to diminish in quantity,
value, excellence, or strength; to deteriorate; <as>as, to
<ex>impair</ex> health, character, the mind, value</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Time sensibly all things <qex>impairs</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Roscommon.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>In years he seemed, but not <qex>impaired</qex> by years.</q>
<rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To diminish; decrease; injure; weaken; enfeeble;
debilitate; reduce; debase; deteriorate.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Impair</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pair"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To grow worse; to
deteriorate.</def> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Impair</ent><br/
<hw>Im"pair</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>impair</ets>
uneven, L. <ets>impar</ets>; <ets>im-</ets> not + <ets>par</ets>
equal.]</ety> <def>Not fit or appropriate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impair</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pair"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Diminution;
injury.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Impairer</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pair"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that
which, impairs.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Impairment</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pair"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>enpeirement</ets>, OF. <ets>empirement</ets>.]</ety> <def>The
state, act, or process of being impaired; injury.</def> <ldquo/The
<xex>impairment</xex> of my health.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>impala</ent><br/
<hw>im*pa"la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An antelope
(<spn>Aepyceros melampus</spn>) of Southeastern Africa, the male of
which has ringed lyre-shaped horns, which curve first backward, then
sideways, then upwards. Also called <altname>impalla</altname> and
<altname>pallah</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impalatable</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pal"a*ta*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Unpalatable.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Impale</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pale"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Impaled</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Impaling</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[See 2d <er>Empale</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>To pierce with a pale; to put to death by fixing on a
sharp stake. See <er>Empale</er>.</def><br/
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<p><q>Then with what life remains, <qex>impaled</qex>, and left<br/
To writhe at leisure round the bloody stake.</q>
<rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To inclose, as with pales or stakes; to
surround.</def><br/
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<p><q><qex>Impale</qex> him with your weapons round about.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Impenetrable, <qex>impaled</qex> with circling fire.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>To join, as two coats of arms on
one shield, palewise; hence, to join in honorable mention.</def><br/
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<p><q>Ordered the admission of St. Patrick to the same to be matched and
<qex>impaled</qex> with the blessed Virgin in the honor thereof.</q>
<rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impalement</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pale"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The
act of impaling, or the state of being impaled.</def>
<rj><au>Byron.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An inclosing by stakes or pales, or the space so
inclosed.</def> <rj><au>H. Brooke.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>That which hedges in; inclosure.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>The division of a shield palewise,
or by a vertical line, esp. for the purpose of putting side by side the
arms of husband and wife. See <er>Impale</er>, 3.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impalla</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pal"la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>Same as <er>Impala</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impallid</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pal"lid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make pallid;
to blanch.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Feltham.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impalm</ent><br/
<hw>Im*palm"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To grasp with or
hold in the hand.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>J.
Barlow.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Impalpability</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pal`pa*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>impalpabilit<eacute/</ets>.]</ety> <def>The quality of being
impalpable.</def> <rj><au>Jortin.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impalpable</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pal"pa*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>im-</ets> not + <ets>palpable</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>impalpable</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Not palpable; that cannot
be felt; extremely fine, so that no grit can be perceived by
touch.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Impalpable</xex> powder.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Boyle.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Not material; intangible; incorporeal.</def>
<ldquo/<xex>Impalpable</xex>, void, and bodiless.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Holland.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Not apprehensible, or readily apprehensible, by the
mind; unreal; <as>as, <ex>impalpable</ex> distinctions</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impalpably</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pal"pa*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an impalpable
manner.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impalsy</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pal"sy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To palsy; to
paralyze; to deaden.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impanate</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pa"nate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[LL.
<ets>impanatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>impanare</ets> to impanate; L. pref.
<ets>im-</ets> in + <ets>panis</ets> bread.]</ety> <def>Embodied in
bread, esp. in the bread of the eucharist.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Cranmer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Impanate</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pa"nate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Impanated</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Impanating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To embody in bread,
esp. in the bread of the eucharist.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impanation</ent><br/
<hw>Im"pa*na"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>impanation</ets>. See <er>Impanate</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety>
<fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>Embodiment in bread; the supposed real presence
and union of Christ's material body and blood with the substance of the
elements of the eucharist without a change in their nature; --
distinguished from <contr>transubstantiation</contr>, which supposes a
miraculous change of the substance of the elements. It is akin to
<xex>consubstantiation</xex>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impanator</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pa"na*tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL.]</ety>
<fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>One who holds the doctrine of
impanation.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impanel</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pan"el</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Impaneled</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr> or
<conjf>Impanelled</conjf>; p. pr. & vb. n. <conjf>Impaneling</conjf> or
<conjf>Impanelling</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Pref. <ets>im-</ets> in +
<ets>panel</ets>. Cf. <er>Empanel</er>.]</ety> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>empanel</asp>.]</altsp> <def>To enter in a list, or on a piece of
parchment, called a <xex>panel</xex>; to form or enroll, as a list of
jurors in a court of justice.</def> <rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impanelment</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pan"el*ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act or
process of impaneling, or the state of being impaneled.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imparadise</ent><br/
<hw>Im*par"a*dise</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Imparadised</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Imparadising</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>im-</ets> + <ets>paradise</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>emparadiser</ets>.]</ety> <def>To put in a state like paradise; to
make supremely happy.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Imparadised</xex> in one
another's arms.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imparalleled</ent><br/
<hw>Im*par"al*leled</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Unparalleled.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impardonable</ent><br/
<hw>Im*par"don*a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>impardonnable</ets>.]</ety> <def>Unpardonable.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>South.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imparidigitate</ent><br/
<hw>Im*par`i*dig"i*tate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>impar</ets> unequal + <ets>digitus</ets> finger.]</ety>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Having an odd number of fingers or toes, either
one, three, or five, as in the horse, tapir, rhinoceros, etc.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imparipinnate</ent><br/
<hw>Im*par"i*pin"nate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>impar</ets> unequal + E. <ets>pinnate</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Pinnate with a single terminal leaflet.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imparisyllabic</ent><br/
<hw>Im*par"i*syl*lab"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>impar</ets> unequal + E. <ets>syllabic</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>imparisyllabique</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>Not
consisting of an equal number of syllables; <as>as, an
<ex>imparisyllabic</ex> noun, one which has not the same number of
syllables in all the cases</as>; as, <xex>lapis</xex>,
<xex>lapidis</xex>; <xex>mens</xex>, <xex>mentis</xex>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imparity</ent><br/
<hw>Im*par"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>im-</ets> + <ets>parity</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>imparit<eacute/</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Inequality;
disparity; disproportion; difference of degree, rank, excellence,
number, etc.</def> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Lack of comparison, correspondence, or suitableness;
incongruity.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>In this region of merely intellectual notion we are at once
encountered by the <qex>imparity</qex> of the object and the faculty
employed upon it.</q> <rj><qau>I. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Indivisibility into equal parts; oddness.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Impark</ent><br/
<hw>Im*park"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Imparked</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Imparking</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf.
<er>Empark</er>.]</ety> <def>To inclose for a park; to sever from a
common; hence, to inclose or shut up.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>They . . . <qex>impark</qex> them [the sheep] within hurdles.</q>
<rj><qau>Holland.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imparl</ent><br/
<hw>Im*parl"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[OF.
<ets>emparler</ets>; pref. <ets>em-</ets> (L. <ets>in</ets>) +
<ets>parler</ets> to speak. See <er>In</er>, prep., and
<er>Parley</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To hold discourse; to
parley.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir. T. North.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>To have time before pleading; to
have delay for mutual adjustment.</def>
<rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imparlance</ent><br/
<hw>Im*par"lance</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
<er>Emparlance</er>, <er>Parlance</er>.]</ety> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>inparliance</asp>.]</altsp> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Mutual discourse;
conference.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Time given to a party
to talk or converse with his opponent, originally with the object of
effecting, if possible, an amicable adjustment of the suit. The actual
object, however, has long been merely to obtain further time to plead,
or answer to the allegations of the opposite party.</def> <sd>(b)</sd>
<def>Hence, the delay or continuance of a suit.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ <xex>Imparlance</xex> and <xex>continuance by
imparlance</xex> have been abolished in England.</note> <rj><au>Wharton
(Law Dict. ).</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imparsonee</ent><br/
<hw>Im*par`son*ee"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OF.
<ets>empersone</ets>. See 1st <er>In-</er>, and <er>Parson</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Eng. Eccl. Law)</fld> <def>Presented, instituted, and inducted
into a rectory, and in full possession.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos>
<def>A clergyman so inducted.</def></def2><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impart</ent><br/
<hw>Im*part"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Imparted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Imparting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OF. <ets>impartir</ets>,
<ets>empartir</ets>, L. <ets>impartire</ets>, <ets>impertire</ets>;
pref. <ets>im-</ets> in + <ets>partire</ets> to part, divide, fr.
<ets>pars</ets>, <ets>partis</ets>, part, share. See <er>Part</er>,
<pos>n.</pos> ]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To bestow a share or portion of;
to give, grant, or communicate; to allow another to partake in; <as>as,
to <ex>impart</ex> food to the poor; the sun <ex>imparts</ex>
warmth.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Well may he then to you his cares <qex>impart</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To obtain a share of; to partake of.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Munday.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To communicate the knowledge of; to make known; to
show by words or tokens; to tell; to disclose.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Gentle lady,<br/
When I did first <qex>impart</qex> my love to you.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To share; yield; confer; convey; grant; give;
reveal; disclose; discover; divulge. See <er>Communicate</er>.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impart</ent><br/
<hw>Im*part"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To
give a part or share.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>He that hath two coats, let him <qex>impart</qex> to him that hath
none.</q> <rj><qau>Luke iii. 11.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To hold a conference or consultation.</def>
<rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impartance</ent><br/
<hw>Im*part"ance</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Impartation.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impartation</ent><br/
<hw>Im`par*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of
imparting, or the thing imparted.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The necessity of this <qex>impartation</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>I.
Taylor.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imparter</ent><br/
<hw>Im*part"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
imparts.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impartial</ent><br/
<hw>Im*par"tial</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>im-</ets> not + <ets>partial</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>impartial</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not partial; not favoring one more
than another; treating all alike; unprejudiced; unbiased; disinterested;
equitable; fair; just.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Jove is <qex>impartial</qex>, and to both the same.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A comprehensive and <qex>impartial</qex> view.</q>
<rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impartialist</ent><br/
<hw>Im*par"tial*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who is impartial.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Boyle.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Impartiality</ent><br/
<hw>Im*par`ti*al"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>impartialit<eacute/</ets>.]</ety> <def>The quality of being
impartial; freedom from bias or favoritism; disinterestedness;
equitableness; fairness; <as>as, <ex>impartiality</ex> of judgment, of
treatment, etc.</as></def><br/
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<p><q><qex>Impartiality</qex> strips the mind of prejudice and
passion.</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Impartially</ent><br/
<hw>Im*par"tial*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>In an impartial
manner.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Impartialness</ent><br/
<hw>Im*par"tial*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Impartiality.</def>
<rj><au>Sir W. Temple.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Impartibility</ent><br/
<hw>Im*part`i*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality
of being impartible; communicability.</def>
<rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Impartibility</ent><br/
<hw>Im*part`i*bil"i*ty</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>impartibilit<eacute/</ets>.]</ety> <def>The quality of being
incapable of division into parts; indivisibility.</def>
<rj><au>Holland.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Impartible</ent><br/
<hw>Im*part"i*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From
<er>Impart</er>.]</ety> <def>Capable of being imparted or
communicated.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Impartible</ent><br/
<hw>Im*part"i*ble</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>im-</ets> not +
<ets>partible</ets>: cf. F. <ets>impartible</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not
partible; not subject to partition; indivisible; <as>as, an
<ex>impartible</ex> estate</as>.</def> <rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Impartment</ent><br/
<hw>Im*part"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of
imparting, or that which is imparted, communicated, or disclosed.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>It beckons you to go away with it,<br/
As if it some <qex>impartment</qex> did desire<br/
To you alone.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Impassable</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pass"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
<er>Unpassable</er>.]</ety> <def>Incapable of being passed; not
admitting a passage; <as>as, an <ex>impassable</ex> road, mountain, or
gulf</as>.</def> <au>Milton.</au> --
<wordforms><wf>Im*pass"a*ble*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> --
<wf>Im*pass"a*bly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><ent>Impasse</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Im`passe"</hw> <pr>(<acr/N`p<aum/s"; E. <icr/m*p<adot/s")</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>An impassable road or way; a blind
alley; cul-de-sac; fig., a position or predicament affording no
escape.</def></p>

<p><q>The issue from the present <qex>impasse</qex> will, in all
probability, proceed from below, not from above.</q> <rj><qau>Arnold
White.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Impassibility</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pas`si*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>impassibilitas</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>impassibilit<eacute/</ets>.]</ety> <def>The quality or condition of
being impassible; insusceptibility of injury from external
things.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Impassible</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pas"si*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>impassibilis</ets>; pref. <ets>im-</ets> not +
<ets>passibilis</ets> passable: cf. F. <ets>impassible</ets>. See
<er>Passible</er>.]</ety> <def>Incapable of suffering; inaccessible to
harm or pain; not to be touched or moved to passion or sympathy;
unfeeling, or not showing feeling; without sensation.</def>
<ldquo/<xex>Impassible</xex> to the critic.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Sir W.
Scott.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>Secure of death, I should contemn thy dart<br/
Though naked, and <qex>impassible</qex> depart.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Impassibleness</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pas"si*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Impassibility.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Impassion</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pas"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>im-</ets> in + <ets>passion</ets>. Cf. <er>Empassion</er>,
<er>Impassionate</er>, <pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <def>To move or affect
strongly with passion.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>
<rj><au>Chapman.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Impassionable</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pas"sion*a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Excitable;
susceptible of strong emotion.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Impassionate</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pas"sion*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Strongly
affected.</def> <rj><au>Smart.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Impassionate</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pas"sion*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To affect
powerfully; to arouse the passions of.</def> <rj><au>Dr. H.
More.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Impassionate</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pas"sion*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>im-</ets> not + <ets>passionate</ets>.]</ety> <def>Without passion
or feeling.</def> <rj><au>Burton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Impassioned</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pas"sioned</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>p. p. & a.</pos> <def>Actuated
or characterized by passion or zeal; showing warmth of feeling; ardent;
animated; excited; <as>as, an <ex>impassioned</ex> orator or
discourse</as>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Impassive</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pas"sive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not susceptible of
pain or suffering; apathetic; impassible; unmoved.</def><br/
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<p><q><qex>Impassive</qex> as the marble in the quarry.</q> <rj><qau>De
Quincey.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>On the <qex>impassive</qex> ice the lightings play.</q>
<rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj></p>

<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Im*pas"sive*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>Im*pas"sive*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><ent>impassiveness</ent><br/
<hw>im*pas"sive*ness</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>an absence of
emotion.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> apathy, impassivity.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impassivity</ent><br/
<hw>Im`pas*siv"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of
being insusceptible of feeling, pain, or suffering;
impassiveness.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Impastation</ent><br/
<hw>Im`pas*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. See
<er>Impaste</er>.]</ety> <def>The act of making into paste; that which
is formed into a paste or mixture; specifically, a combination of
different substances by means of cements.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Impaste</ent><br/
<hw>Im*paste"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Impasted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Impasting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Pref. <ets>im-</ets> in +
<ets>paste</ets>: cf. It. <ets>impastare</ets>, OF. <ets>empaster</ets>,
F. <ets>emp<acir/ter</ets>. See 1st <er>In-</er> and
<er>Paste</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To knead; to make into paste; to
concrete.</def> <ldquo/Blood . . . baked and <xex>impasted</xex>.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Paint.)</fld> <def>To lay color on canvas by
uniting them skillfully together. Cf. <er>Impasto</er>.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Impasting</ent><br/
<hw>Im*past"ing</hw>, <fld>(Paint.)</fld> <def>The laying on of colors
to produce impasto.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Impasto</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pas"to</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It. See
<er>Impaste</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Paint.)</fld> <def>The thickness of the
layer or body of pigment applied by the painter to his canvas with
especial reference to the juxtaposition of different colors and tints in
forming a harmonious whole.</def> <rj><au>Fairholt.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impasture</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pas"ture</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To place in a
pasture; to foster.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>T.
Adams.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Impatible</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pat"i*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>impatibilis</ets>; pref. <ets>im-</ets> not + <ets>patibilis</ets>
supportable. See <er>Patible</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Not capable
of being borne; impassible.</def><br/
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<p><q>A spirit, and so <qex>impatible</qex> of material fire.</q>
<rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Impatience</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pa"tience</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>impacience</ets>, F. <ets>impatience</ets>, fr. L.
<ets>impatientia</ets>.]</ety> <def>The quality of being impatient; lack
of endurance of pain, suffering, opposition, or delay; eagerness for
change, or for something expected; restlessness; chafing of spirit;
fretfulness; passion; <as>as, the <ex>impatience</ex> of a child or an
invalid</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>I then, . . . <br/
Out of my grief and my <qex>impatience</qex>,<br/
Answered neglectingly.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>With huge <qex>impatience</qex> he inly swelt<br/
More for great sorrow that he could not pass,<br/
Than for the burning torment which he felt.</q>
<rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><-- p. 734 --></p>

<p><ent>Impatiency</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pa"tien*cy</hw> <pr>(<icr/m*p<amac/"sh<eit/n*s<ycr/)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <def>Impatience.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Impatiens</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Im*pa"ti*ens</hw> <pr>(<icr/m*p<amac/"sh<icr/*<ecr/nz)</pr>,
<pos>prop. n.</pos> <ety>[L., impatient.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A
genus of plants, several species of which have very beautiful flowers;
-- so called because the elastic capsules burst when touched, and
scatter the seeds with considerable force. Called also
<altname>touch-me-not</altname>, <altname>jewelweed</altname>, and
<altname>snapweed</altname>. <spn>Impatiens Balsamina</spn> (sometimes
called <stype>lady's slipper</stype>) is the common garden
balsam.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Impatient</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pa"tient</hw> <pr>(<icr/m*p<amac/"sh<eit/nt)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[OE. <ets>impacient</ets>, F. <ets>impatient</ets>, fr. L.
<ets>impatiens</ets>; pref. <ets>im-</ets> not + <ets>patiens</ets>
patient. See <er>Patient</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Not patient; not
bearing with composure; intolerant; uneasy; fretful; restless, because
of pain, delay, or opposition; eager for change, or for something
expected; hasty; passionate; -- often followed by <xex>at</xex>,
<xex>for</xex>, <xex>of</xex>, and <xex>under</xex>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A violent, sudden, and <qex>impatient</qex> necessity.</q>
<rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Fame, <qex>impatient</qex> of extremes, decays<br/
Not more by envy than excess of praise.</q>
<rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>The <qex>impatient</qex> man will not give himself time to be
informed of the matter that lies before him.</q>
<rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Dryden was poor and <qex>impatient</qex> of poverty.</q>
<rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Not to be borne; unendurable.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Prompted by, or exhibiting, impatience; <as>as,
<ex>impatient</ex> speeches or replies</as>.</def>
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Restless; uneasy; changeable; hot; eager;
fretful; intolerant; passionate.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Impatient</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pa"tient</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who is impatient.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Impatiently</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pa"tient*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an impatient
manner.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Impatronization</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pat`ron*i*za"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Absolute
seignory or possession; the act of investing with such possession.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Cotgrave.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impatronize</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pat"ron*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Impatronized</conjf>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Impatronizing</conjf>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To make lord or master; <as>as, to
<ex>impatronize</ex> one's self of a seigniory</as>.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Impave</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pave"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To pave.</def>
<mark>[Poetic]</mark><br/
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<p><q><qex>Impaved</qex> with rude fidelity<br/
Of art mosaic.</q> <rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impavid</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pav"id</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>impavidus</ets>. See <er>In-</er> not, and <er>Pavid</er>.]</ety>
<def>Fearless.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Im*pav"id*ly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impawn</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pawn"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Impawned</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Impawning</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Pref. <ets>im-</ets>
+ <ets>pawn</ets>: cf. <er>Empawn</er>.]</ety> <def>To put in pawn; to
pledge; to pawn.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impeach</ent><br/
<hw>Im*peach"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Impeached</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Impeaching</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE.
<ets>empeechier</ets> to prevent, hinder, bar, F.
<ets>emp<ecir/cher</ets>, L. <ets>impedicare</ets> to entangle; pref.
<ets>im-</ets> in + <ets>pedica</ets> fetter, fr. <ets>pes</ets>,
<ets>pedis</ets>, foot. See <er>Foot</er>, and <er>Appeach</er>,
<er>Dispatch</er>, <er>Impede</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To hinder;
to impede; to prevent.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>These ungracious practices of his sons did <qex>impeach</qex> his
journey to the Holy Land.</q> <rj><qau>Sir J. Davies.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A defluxion on my throat <qex>impeached</qex> my utterance.</q>
<rj><qau>Howell.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To charge with a crime or misdemeanor; to accuse;
especially to charge (a public officer), before a competent tribunal,
with misbehavior in office; to cite before a tribunal for judgment of
official misconduct; to arraign; <as>as, to <ex>impeach</ex> a
judge</as>. See <er>Impeachment</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Hence, to charge with impropriety; to dishonor; to
bring discredit on; to call in question; <as>as, to <ex>impeach</ex>
one's motives or conduct</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>And doth <qex>impeach</qex> the freedom of the state.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>To challenge or discredit the
credibility of, as of a witness, or the validity of, as of commercial
paper.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ When used in law with reference to a witness, the term
signifies, to discredit, to show or prove unreliable or unworthy of
belief; when used in reference to the <xex>credit</xex> of witness, the
term denotes, to impair, to lessen, to disparage, to destroy. The credit
of a witness may be <xex>impeached</xex> by showing that he has made
statements out of court contradictory to what he swears at the trial, or
by showing that his reputation for veracity is bad, etc.</note></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To accuse; arraign; censure; criminate; indict;
impair; disparage; discredit. See <er>Accuse</er>.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impeach</ent><br/
<hw>Im*peach"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Hindrance; impeachment.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impeachable</ent><br/
<hw>Im*peach"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>That may be
impeached; liable to impeachment; chargeable with a crime.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Owners of lands in fee simple are not <qex>impeachable</qex> for
waste.</q> <rj><qau>Z. Swift.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impeacher</ent><br/
<hw>Im*peach"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
impeaches.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impeachment</ent><br/
<hw>Im*peach"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>emp<ecir/chement</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of impeaching, or the
state of being impeached</def>; as: <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Hindrance;
impediment; obstruction.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Willing to march on to Calais,<br/
Without <qex>impeachment</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj></p>

<p><sd>(b)</sd> <def>A calling to account; arraignment; especially, of a
public officer for maladministration.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The consequence of Coriolanus' <qex>impeachment</qex> had like to
have been fatal to their state.</q> <rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj></p>

<p><sd>(c)</sd> <def>A calling in question as to purity of motives,
rectitude of conduct, credibility, etc.; accusation; reproach; <as>as,
an <ex>impeachment</ex> of motives</as>.</def>
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><note><hand/ In England, it is the privilege or right of the House of
Commons to impeach, and the right of the House of Lords to try and
determine impeachments. In the United States, it is the right of the
House of Representatives to impeach, and of the Senate to try and
determine impeachments.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Articles of impeachment</b></col>. <cd>See under
<er>Article</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Impeachment of waste</b></col>
<fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>restraint from, or accountability for, injury;
also, a suit for damages for injury.</cd>
<rj><au>Abbott.</au></rj></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Impearl</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pearl"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Impearled</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Impearling</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Pref. <ets>im-</ets>
in + <ets>pearl</ets>: cf. F. <ets>emperler</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>To form into pearls, or into that which resembles pearls.</def>
<mark>[Poetic]</mark><br/
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<p><q>Dewdrops which the sun<br/
<qex>Impearls</qex> on every leaf and every flower.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To decorate as with pearls or with anything
resembling pearls.</def> <mark>[Poetic]</mark><br/
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<p><q>With morning dews <qex>impearled</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Mrs.
Browning.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>The dews of the morning <qex>impearl</qex> every thorn.</q>
<rj><qau>R. Digby.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Impeccability</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pec`ca*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>impeccabilit<eacute/</ets>.]</ety> <def>The quality of being
impeccable; exemption from sin, error, or offense.</def><br/
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<p><q>Infallibility and <qex>impeccability</qex> are two of his
attributes.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Impeccable</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pec"ca*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>impeccabilis</ets>; pref. <ets>im-</ets> not + <ets>peccare</ets>
to err, to sin: cf. F. <ets>impeccable</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not liable to
sin; exempt from the possibility of doing wrong.</def> --
<def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>One who is impeccable; esp., one of a sect of
Gnostic heretics who asserted their sinlessness.</def></def2><br/
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<p><q>God is infallible, <qex>impeccable</qex>, and absolutely
perfect.</q> <rj><qau>P. Skelton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Impeccancy</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pec"can*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Sinlessness.</def> <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impeccant</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pec"cant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Sinless;
impeccable.</def> <rj><au>Byron.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Impecuniosity</ent><br/
<hw>Im`pe*cu`ni*os"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state
of being impecunious.</def> <rj><au>Thackeray.</au> <au>Sir W.
Scott.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Impecunious</ent><br/
<hw>Im"pe*cu"ni*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>im-</ets> not + <ets>pecunia</ets> money: cf. F.
<ets>imp<eacute/cunieux</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not having money; habitually
without money; poor.</def><br/
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<p><q>An <qex>impecunious</qex> creature.</q> <rj><qau>B.
Jonson.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Impedance</ent><br/
<hw>Im*ped"ance</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Impede</ets>
+ <ets>-ance</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>The apparent
resistance in an electric circuit to the flow of an alternating current,
analogous to the actual electrical resistance to a direct current, being
the ratio of electromotive force to the current. It is equal to
<mathex><root>R<exp>2</exp> + X<exp>2</exp></root></mathex>, where
<it>R</it> = ohmic resistance, <it>X</it> = reactance. For an inductive
circuit, <mathex>X = 2<pi/fL</mathex>, where <it>f</it> = frequency and
<it>L</it> = self-inductance; for a circuit with capacity <mathex>X = 1
<divide/ 2<pi/fC</mathex>, where <it>C</it> = capacity.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impede</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pede"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Impeded</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Impeding</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>impedire</ets>, lit.,
to entangle the feet; pref. <ets>im-</ets> in + <ets>pes</ets>,
<ets>pedis</ets>, foot. See <er>Foot</er>, and cf.
<er>Impeach</er>.]</ety> <def>To hinder; to stop in progress; to
obstruct; <as>as, to <ex>impede</ex> the advance of
troops</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>Whatever hinders or <qex>impedes</qex><br/
The action of the nobler will.</q> <rj><qau>Logfellow.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impedible</ent><br/
<hw>Im*ped"i*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being
impeded or hindered.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Jer.
Taylor.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Impediment</ent><br/
<hw>Im*ped"i*ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>impedimentum</ets>: cf. F. <ets>impediment</ets>.]</ety> <def>That
which impedes or hinders progress, motion, activity, or
effect.</def><br/
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<p><q>Thus far into the bowels of the land<br/
Have we marched on without <qex>impediment</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Impediment in speech</b></col>, <cd>a defect which
prevents distinct utterance.</cd></cs></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Hindrance; obstruction; obstacle; difficulty;
incumbrance.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Impediment</er>, <er>Obstacle</er>,
<er>Difficulty</er>, <er>Hindrance</er>. An <xex>impediment</xex>
literally strikes against our feet, checking our progress, and we remove
it. An <xex>obstacle</xex> rises before us in our path, and we surmount
or remove it. A <xex>difficulty</xex> sets before us something hard to
be done, and we encounter it and overcome it. A <xex>hindrance</xex>
holds us back for a time, but we break away from it.</usage><br/
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<p><q>The eloquence of Demosthenes was to Philip of Macedon, a
<qex>difficulty</qex> to be met with his best resources, an
<qex>obstacle</qex> to his own ambition, and an <qex>impediment</qex> in
his political career.</q> <rj><qau>C. J. Smith.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impediment</ent><br/
<hw>Im*ped"i*ment</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To impede.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Bp. Reynolds.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Impedimenta</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Im*ped`i*men"ta</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[L.
See <er>Impediment</er>, <er>Impede</er>.]</ety> <def>Things which
impede or hinder progress; incumbrances; baggage;</def>
<specif>specif.</specif> <fld>(Mil.)</fld>, <def>the supply trains which
must accompany an army.</def></p>

<p><q>On the plains they will have horses dragging travoises, dogs with
travoises, women and children loaded with <qex>impedimenta</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Julian Ralph.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Impedimental</ent><br/
<hw>Im*ped`i*men"tal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of the nature
of an impediment; hindering; obstructing; impeditive.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Things so <qex>impedimental</qex> to success.</q> <rj><qau>G. H.
Lewes.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Impedite</ent><br/
<hw>Im"pe*dite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>impeditus</ets>, p. p. See <er>Impede</er>.]</ety> <def>Hindered;
obstructed.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Jer. Taylor.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impedite</ent><br/
<hw>Im"pe*dite</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To impede.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Boyle.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Impedition</ent><br/
<hw>Im"pe*di"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>impeditio</ets>.]</ety> <def>A hindering; a hindrance.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Baxier.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Impeditive</ent><br/
<hw>Im*ped"i*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>imp<eacute/ditif</ets>.]</ety> <def>Causing hindrance;
impeding.</def> <ldquo/Cumbersome, and <xex>impeditive</xex> of
motion.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Impel</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pel"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Impelled</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Impelling</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L.
<ets>impellere</ets>; pref. <ets>im-</ets> in + <ets>pellere</ets>,
<ets>pulsum</ets>, to drive. See <er>Pulse</er> a beat, and cf.
<er>Impulse</er>.]</ety> <def>To drive or urge forward or on; to press
on; to incite to action or motion in any way.</def><br/
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<p><q>The surge <qex>impelled</qex> me on a craggy coast.</q>
<rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To instigate; incite; induce; influence; force;
drive; urge; actuate; move.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>impelled</ent><br/
<hw>impelled</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>motivated by an irresistible
compulsion.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> driven.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impellent</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pel"lent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>impellens</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>impellere</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having
the quality of impelling.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Impellent</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pel"lent</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An impelling power or
force.</def> <rj><au>Glanvill.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Impeller</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pel"ler</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that
which, impels.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Impen</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pen"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Impenned</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr> and <conjf>Impent</conjf>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Impenning</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To shut up or inclose, as in a
pen.</def> <rj><au>Feltham.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Impend</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pend"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>impend<ecr/re</ets>; pref. <ets>im-</ets> in +
<ets>pend<ecr/re</ets> to weigh out, pay.]</ety> <def>To pay.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Fabyan.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Impend</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pend"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Impended</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Impending</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>impend<emac/re</ets>;
pref. <ets>im-</ets> in + <ets>pend<emac/re</ets> to hang. See
<er>Pendant</er>.]</ety> <def>To hang over; to be suspended above; to
threaten from near at hand; to menace; to be imminent. See
<er>Imminent</er>.</def><br/
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<p><q>Destruction sure o'er all your heads <qex>impends</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj></p>

<p><ent>Impendency</ent><br/
<ent>Impendence</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Im*pend"ence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Im*pend"en*cy</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of impending; the
state of being imminent and liable to happen soon; also, that which
impends.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Impendence</xex> of volcanic cloud.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Ruskin.</au></rj><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> imminence, imminency, impendence,
forthcomingness.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Impendent</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pend"ent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>impendens</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>impend<emac/re</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Impending; threatening.</def><br/
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<p><q><qex>Impendent</qex> horrors, threatening hideous fall.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Impending</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pend"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Hanging over; overhanging;
suspended so as to menace; imminent; threatening.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>An <qex>impending</qex> brow.</q>
<rj><qau>Hawthorne.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>And nodding Ilion waits th' <qex>impending</qex> fall.</q>
<rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Imminent; threatening. See
<er>Imminent</er>.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Impenetrability</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pen`e*tra*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>imp<eacute/n<eacute/trabilit<eacute/</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Quality of being impenetrable.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>That property in virtue of
which two portions of matter can not at the same time occupy the same
portion of space.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Insusceptibility of intellectual or emotional
impression; obtuseness; stupidity; coldness.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impenetrable</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pen"e*tra*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>impenetrabilis</ets>; pref. <ets>im-</ets> not +
<ets>penetrabilis</ets> penetrable: cf. F.
<ets>imp<eacute/n<eacute/trable</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Incapable
of being penetrated or pierced; not admitting the passage of other
bodies; not to be entered; impervious; <as>as, an <ex>impenetrable</ex>
shield</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Highest woods <qex>impenetrable</qex><br/
To star or sunlight.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>Having the property of
preventing any other substance from occupying the same space at the same
time.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Inaccessible, as to knowledge, reason, sympathy,
etc.; unimpressible; not to be moved by arguments or motives; <as>as, an
<ex>impenetrable</ex> mind, or heart</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>They will be credulous in all affairs of life, but
<qex>impenetrable</qex> by a sermon of the gospel.</q> <rj><qau>Jer.
Taylor.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impenetrableness</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pen"e*tra*ble*ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
quality of being impenetrable; impenetrability.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impenetrably</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pen"e*tra*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an impenetrable
manner or state; imperviously.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Impenetrably</xex>
armed.<rdquo/ <au>Milton.</au> <ldquo/<xex>Impenetrably</xex>
dull.<rdquo/ <au>Pope.</au><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impenitence</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pen"i*tence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>impenitentia</ets>: cf. F. <ets>imp<eacute/nitence</ets>.]</ety>
<def>The condition of being impenitent; failure or refusal to repent;
hardness of heart.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>He will advance from one degree of wickedness and
<qex>impenitence</qex> to another.</q> <rj><qau>Rogers.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impenitency</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pen"i*ten*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Impenitence.</def> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impenitent</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pen"i*tent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>impaenitens</ets>; pref. <ets>im-</ets> not + <ets>paenitens</ets>
penitens: cf. F. <ets>imp<eacute/nitent</ets>. See
<er>Penitent</er>.]</ety> <def>Not penitent; not repenting of sin; not
contrite; of a hard heart.</def> <ldquo/They . . . died
<xex>impenitent</xex>.<rdquo/ <au>Milton.</au> <ldquo/A careless and
<xex>impenitent</xex> heart.<rdquo/ <au>Bp. Hall.</au><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impenitent</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pen"i*tent</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who is not
penitent.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impenitently</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pen"i*tent*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Without
repentance.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impennate</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pen"nate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>Characterized by short wings covered with feathers resembling
scales, as the penguins.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>One of the
Impennes.</def></def2><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impennes</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Im*pen"nes</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr.
L. pref. <ets>im-</ets> not + <ets>penna</ets> feather.]</ety>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>An order of birds, including only the penguins,
in which the wings are without quills, and not suited for
flight.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impennous</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pen"nous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. pref.
<ets>im-</ets> not + <ets>penna</ets> wing.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>Having no wings, as some insects.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impeople</ent><br/
<hw>Im*peo"ple</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Impeopled</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Impeopling</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[See
<er>Empeople</er>.]</ety> <def>To people; to give a population to.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>Thou hast helped to <qex>impeople</qex> hell.</q>
<rj><qau>Beaumont.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Imperant</ent><br/
<hw>Im"pe*rant</hw> <pr>(<icr/m"p<esl/*r<ait/nt)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[L. <ets>imperans</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>imperare</ets> to
command.]</ety> <def>Commanding.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>
<rj><au>Baxter.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>imperate</ent><br/
<hw>Im"pe*rate</hw> <pr>(<icr/m"p<esl/*r<asl/t)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[L. <ets>imperatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>imperare</ets> to
command.]</ety> <def>Done by express direction; not involuntary;
commanded.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>Those <qex>imperate</qex> acts, wherein we see the empire of the
soul.</q> <rj><qau>Sir M. Hale.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Imperatival</ent><br/
<hw>Im*per`a*ti"val</hw>
<pr>(<icr/m*p<ecr/r`<adot/*t<icr/"v<ait/l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the imperative
mood.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Imperative</ent><br/
<hw>Im*per"a*tive</hw> <pr>(<icr/m*p<ecr/r"<adot/*t<icr/v)</pr>,
<pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>imperativus</ets>, fr. <ets>imperare</ets>
to command; pref. <ets>im-</ets> in + <ets>parare</ets> to make ready,
prepare: cf. F. <ets>imp<eacute/ratif</ets>. See <er>Perade</er>, and
cf. <er>Empire</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Expressive of command;
containing positive command; authoritatively or absolutely directive;
commanding; authoritative; <as>as, <ex>imperative</ex>
orders</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>The suit of kings are <qex>imperative</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Bp.
Hall.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Not to be avoided or evaded; obligatory; binding;
compulsory; <as>as, an <ex>imperative</ex> duty or order</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>Expressive of command, entreaty,
advice, or exhortation; <as>as, the <ex>imperative</ex>
mood</as>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Imperative</ent><br/
<hw>Im*per"a*tive</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>The
imperative mood; also, a verb in the imperative mood.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Imperatively</ent><br/
<hw>Im*per"a*tive*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an imperative
manner.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Imperator</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Im`pe*ra"tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. See
<er>Emperor</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Rom. Antiq.)</fld> <def>A commander; a
leader; an emperor; -- originally an appellation of honor by which Roman
soldiers saluted their general after an important victory. Subsequently
the title was conferred as a recognition of great military achievements
by the senate, whence it carried with it some special privileges. After
the downfall of the Republic it was assumed by Augustus and his
successors, and came to have the meaning now attached to the word
<altname>emperor</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Imperatorial</ent><br/
<hw>Im*per`a*to"ri*al</hw>
<pr>(<icr/m*p<ecr/r`<adot/*t<omac/"r<icr/*v<ait/l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[L. <ets>imperatorius</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Commanding;
imperative; authoritative.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the title or office of
imperator.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Imperatorial</xex> laurels.<rdquo/
<rj><au>C. Merivale.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Imperatorian</ent><br/
<hw>Im*per`a*to"ri*an</hw>
<pr>(<icr/m*p<ecr/r`<adot/*t<omac/"r<icr/*v<ait/n)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Imperial.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Gauden.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Imperatory</ent><br/
<hw>Im*per"a*to*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Imperative.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Imperceivable</ent><br/
<hw>Im`per*ceiv"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Imperceptible.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <au>South.</au> --
<wordforms><wf>Im`per*ceiv"a*ble*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos>
<au>Sharp.</au></wordforms><br/
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<p><ent>Imperceived</ent><br/
<hw>Im`per*ceived"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
perceived.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Imperceptibility</ent><br/
<hw>Im`per*cep`ti*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
state or quality of being imperceptible.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Imperceptible</ent><br/
<hw>Im`per*cep"ti*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>im-</ets> not + <ets>perceptible</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>imperceptible</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not perceptible; not to be
apprehended or cognized by the senses; not discernible by the mind; not
easily apprehended.</def><br/
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<p><q>Almost <qex>imperceptible</qex> to the touch.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Its operation is slow, and in some cases almost
<qex>imperceptible</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj></p>

<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Im`per*cep"ti*ble*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> --
<wf>Im`per*cep"ti*bly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><q>Their . . . subtilty and <qex>imperceptibleness</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Sir M. Hale.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Imperception</ent><br/
<hw>Im`per*cep"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Lack of
perception.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Imperceptive</ent><br/
<hw>Im`per*cep"tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Unable to
perceive.</def><br/
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<p><q>The <qex>imperceptive</qex> part of the soul.</q> <rj><qau>Dr. H.
More.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Impercipient</ent><br/
<hw>Im`per*cip"i*ent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
perceiving, or not able to perceive.</def> <rj><au>A.
Baxter.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Imperdibility</ent><br/
<hw>Im*per`di*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state
or quality of being imperdible.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Derham.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Imperdible</ent><br/
<hw>Im*per"di*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>im-</ets> not + L. <ets>perdere</ets> to destroy.]</ety> <def>Not
destructible.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> --
<wordforms><wf>Im*per"di*bly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark></wordforms><br/
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<p><ent>Imperfect</ent><br/
<hw>Im*per"fect</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>imperfectus</ets>: pref. <ets>im-</ets> not + <ets>perfectus</ets>
perfect: cf. F <ets>imparfait</ets>, whence OE. <ets>imparfit</ets>. See
<er>Perfect</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Not perfect; not complete in
all its parts; wanting a part; defective; deficient.</def><br/
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<p><q>Something he left <qex>imperfect</qex> in the state.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Why, then, your other senses grow <qex>imperfect</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Wanting in some elementary organ that is essential
to successful or normal activity.</def><br/
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<p><q>He . . . stammered like a child, or an amazed,
<qex>imperfect</qex> person.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Not fulfilling its design; not realizing an ideal;
not conformed to a standard or rule; not satisfying the taste or
conscience; aesthetically or morally defective.</def><br/
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<p><q>Nothing <qex>imperfect</qex> or deficient left<br/
Of all that he created.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Then say not man's <qex>imperfect</qex>, Heaven in fault;<br/
Say rather, man's as perfect as he ought.</q>
<rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Imperfect arch</b></col>, <cd>an arch of less than a
semicircle; a skew arch.</cd> -- <col><b>Imperfect cadence</b></col>
<fld>(Mus.)</fld>, <cd>one not ending with the tonic, but with the
dominant or some other chord; one not giving complete rest; a half
close.</cd> -- <col><b>Imperfect consonances</b></col>
<fld>(Mus.)</fld>, <cd>chords like the third and sixth, whose ratios are
less simple than those of the fifth and forth.</cd> -- <col><b>Imperfect
flower</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a flower wanting either stamens
or pistils.</cd> <au>Gray.</au> -- <col><b>Imperfect interval</b></col>
<fld>(Mus.)</fld>, <cd>one a semitone less than perfect; <as>as, an
<ex>imperfect</ex> fifth</as>.</cd> -- <col><b>Imperfect
number</b></col> <fld>(Math.)</fld>, <cd>a number either greater or less
than the sum of its several divisors; in the former case, it is called
also a <stype>defective number</stype>; in the latter, an
<stype>abundant number</stype>.</cd> -- <col><b>Imperfect
obligations</b></col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>obligations as of charity or
gratitude, which cannot be enforced by law.</cd> -- <col><b>Imperfect
power</b></col> <fld>(Math.)</fld>, <cd>a number which can not be
produced by taking any whole number or vulgar fraction, as a factor, the
number of times indicated by the power; thus, 9 is a perfect square, but
an <xex>imperfect</xex> cube.</cd> -- <col><b>Imperfect tense</b></col>
<fld>(Gram.)</fld>, <cd>a tense expressing past time and incomplete
action.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><-- p. 735 --></p>

<p><ent>Imperfect</ent><br/
<hw>Im*per"fect</hw> <pr>(<icr/m*p<etil/r"f<ecr/kt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>The imperfect tense; or the form of a verb
denoting the imperfect tense.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Imperfect</ent><br/
<hw>Im*per"fect</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make imperfect.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Imperfectibility</ent><br/
<hw>Im`per*fec`ti*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
state or quality of being imperfectible.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imperfectible</ent><br/
<hw>Im`per*fec"ti*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Incapable of
being made perfect.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Imperfection</ent><br/
<hw>Im`per*fec"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>imperfectio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>imperfection</ets>. See
<er>Imperfect</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <def>The quality or condition
of being imperfect; lack of perfection; incompleteness; deficiency;
fault or blemish.</def><br/
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<p><q>Sent to my account<br/
With all my <qex>imperfections</qex> on my head.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Defect; deficiency; incompleteness; fault;
failing; weakness; frailty; foible; blemish; vice.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Imperfectness</ent><br/
<hw>Im*per"fect*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being
imperfect.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Imperforable</ent><br/
<hw>Im*per"fo*ra*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Imperforate</er>.]</ety> <def>Incapable of being perforated, or
bored through.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Imperforata</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Im*per"fo*ra"ta</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL.
See <er>Imperforate</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A division of
Foraminifera, including those in which the shell is not
porous.</def></p>

<p><ent>Imperforated</ent><br/
<ent>Imperforate</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Im*per"fo*rate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Im*per"fo*ra"ted</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. pref. <ets>im-</ets> not +
<ets>perforatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>perforate</ets> to perforate. See
<er>Perforate</er>.]</ety> <def>Not perforated; having no opening or
aperture.</def> <rj><au>Sir J. Banks.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Imperforation</ent><br/
<hw>Im*per`fo*ra"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>imperforation</ets>.]</ety> <def>The state of being without
perforation.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Imperial</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pe"ri*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>emperial</ets>, OF. <ets>emperial</ets>, F.
<ets>imp<eacute/rial</ets>, fr. L. <ets>imperialis</ets>, fr.
<ets>imperium</ets> command, sovereignty, empire. See
<er>Empire</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to an empire,
or to an emperor; <as>as, an <ex>imperial</ex> government;
<ex>imperial</ex> authority or edict.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The last<br/
That wore the <qex>imperial</qex> diadem of Rome.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Belonging to, or suitable to, supreme authority, or
one who wields it; royal; sovereign; supreme.</def> <ldquo/The
<xex>imperial</xex> democracy of Athens.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Mitford.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Who, as Ulysses says, opinion crowns<br/
With an <qex>imperial</qex> voice.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>To tame the proud, the fetter'd slave to free,<br/
These are <qex>imperial</qex> arts, and worthy thee.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>He sounds his <qex>imperial</qex> clarion along the whole line of
battle.</q> <rj><qau>E. Everett.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Of superior or unusual size or excellence; <as>as,
<ex>imperial</ex> paper; <ex>imperial</ex> tea, etc.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Imperial bushel</b></col>,
<col><b>gallon</b></col></mcol>, <cd>etc. See <er>Bushel</er>,
<er>Gallon</er>, etc.</cd> -- <col><b>Imperial chamber</b></col>,
<cd>the, the sovereign court of the old German empire.</cd> --
<col><b>Imperial city</b></col>, <cd>under the first German empire, a
city having no head but the emperor.</cd> -- <col><b>Imperial
diet</b></col>, <cd>an assembly of all the states of the German
empire.</cd> -- <col><b>Imperial drill</b></col>. <fld>(Manuf.)</fld>
<cd>See under 8th <er>Drill</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Imperial
eagle</b></col>. <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <cd>See <er>Eagle</er>.</cd> --
<col><b>Imperial green</b></col>. <cd>See <cref>Paris green</cref>,
under <er>Green</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Imperial guard</b></col>, <cd>the
royal guard instituted by Napoleon I.</cd> -- <col><b>Imperial weights
and measures</b></col>, <cd>the standards legalized by the British
Parliament.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imperial</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pe"ri*al</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>imp<eacute/riale</ets>: cf. Sp. <ets>imperial</ets>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The tuft of hair on a man's lower lip and chin; --
so called from the style of beard of Napoleon III.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An outside seat on a diligence.</def> <rj><au>T.
Hughes.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A luggage case on the top of a coach.</def>
<rj><au>Simmonds.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Anything of unusual size or excellence, as a large
decanter, a kind of large photograph, a large sheet of drawing,
printing, or writing paper, etc.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A gold coin of Russia worth ten rubles, or about
eight dollars.</def> <rj><au>McElrath.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>A kind of fine cloth brought into England from
Greece. or other Eastern countries, in the Middle Ages.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>A game at cards differing from piquet in some minor
details, and in having a trump; also, any one of several combinations of
cards which score in this game.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imperialism</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pe"ri*al*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>The power or character of an emperor; imperial authority; the
spirit of empire.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Roman <qex>imperialism</qex> had divided the world.</q>
<rj><qau>C. H. Pearson.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The policy, practice, or advocacy of seeking, or
acquiescing in, the extension of the control, dominion, or empire of a
nation, as by the acquirement of new, esp. distant, territory or
dependencies, or by the closer union of parts more or less independent
of each other for operations of war, copyright, internal commerce, etc.
The practise of building or extending an empire.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><q>The tide of English opinion began to turn about 1870, and since
then it has run with increasing force in the direction of what is called
<qex>imperialism</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>James Bryce.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imperialist</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pe"ri*al*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>imp<eacute/rialiste</ets>.]</ety> <def>One who serves an emperor;
one who favors imperialism.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>imperialistic</ent><br/
<hw>im*pe`ri*al*is"tic</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Of, pertaining to, or
advocating imperialism.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imperiality</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pe`ri*al"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Imperialities</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Imperial power.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An imperial right or privileges. See
<er>Royalty</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The late empress having, by ukases of grace, relinquished her
<qex>imperialities</qex> on the private mines, viz., the tenths of the
copper, iron, silver and gold.</q> <rj><qau>W. Tooke.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imperialize</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pe"ri*al*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Imperialized</conjf>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Imperializing</conjf>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To invest with imperial authority,
character, or style; to bring to the form of an empire.</def>
<rj><au>Fuller.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imperially</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pe"ri*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an imperial
manner.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Imperially</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pe"ri*al*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Imperial
power.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Sheldon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Imperil</ent><br/
<hw>Im*per"il</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Imperiled</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr> or
<conjf>Imperilled</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Imperiling</conjf> or <conjf>Imperilling</conjf>.]</vmorph>
<def>To bring into peril; to endanger.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Imperilment</ent><br/
<hw>Im*per"il*ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of
imperiling, or the state of being imperiled.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Imperious</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pe"ri*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>imperiosus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>imp<eacute/rieux</ets>. See
<er>Imperial</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Commanding; ascendant;
imperial; lordly; majestic.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <ldquo/A vast and
<xex>imperious</xex> mind.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Tilloison.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Therefore, great lords, be, as your titles witness,<br/
<qex>Imperious</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Haughty; arrogant; overbearing; <as>as, an
<ex>imperious</ex> tyrant; an <ex>imperious</ex> manner.</as></def><br/
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<p><q>This <qex>imperious</qex> man will work us all<br/
From princes into pages.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>His bold, contemptuous, and <qex>imperious</qex> spirit soon made
him conspicuous.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Imperative; urgent; compelling.</def><br/
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<p><q><qex>Imperious</qex> need, which can not be withstood.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Dictatorial; haughty; domineering; overbearing;
lordly; tyrannical; despotic; arrogant; imperative; authoritative;
commanding; pressing.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Imperious</er>,
<er>Lordly</er>, <er>Domineering</er>. One who is <xex>imperious</xex>
exercises his authority in a manner highly offensive for its spirit and
tone; one who is <xex>lordly</xex> assumes a lofty air in order to
display his importance; one who is <xex>domineering</xex> gives orders
in a way to make others feel their inferiority.</usage><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imperiously</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pe"ri*ous*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an imperious
manner.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Imperiousness</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pe"ri*ous*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of
being imperious; arrogance; haughtiness.</def><br/
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<p><q><qex>Imperiousness</qex> and severity is but an ill way of
treating men who have reason of their own to guide them.</q>
<rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Imperishability</ent><br/
<hw>Im*per`ish*a*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
quality of being imperishable: indestructibility.</def> <ldquo/The
<xex>imperishability</xex> of the universe.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Milman.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Imperishable</ent><br/
<hw>Im*per"ish*a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>im-</ets> not + <ets>perishable</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>imp<eacute/rissable</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not perishable; not subject
to decay; indestructible; enduring permanently; <as>as, an
<ex>imperishable</ex> monument; <ex>imperishable</ex> renown.</as></def>
-- <wordforms><wf>Im*per"ish*a*ble*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> --
<wf>Im*per"ish*a*bly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imperium</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Im*pe"ri*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Imperia</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L. See
<er>Empire</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Supreme power; absolute
dominion; empire.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The right to command, which
includes the right to employ the force of the state to enforce the laws.
It is one of the principal attributes of the executive power.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imperiwigged</ent><br/
<hw>Im*per"i"wigged</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Wearing a
periwig.</def></p>

<p><ent>Impermanency</ent><br/
<ent>Impermanence</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Im*per"ma*nence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Im*per"ma*nen*cy</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>Lack of permanence.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impermanent</ent><br/
<hw>Im*per"ma*nent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
permanent.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Impermeability</ent><br/
<hw>Im*per`me*a*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>im-</ets> not + <ets>permeability</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>imperm<eacute/abilit<eacute/</ets>.]</ety> <def>The quality of
being impermeable.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Impermeable</ent><br/
<hw>Im*per"me*a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>im-</ets> not + <ets>permeable</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>imperm<eacute/able</ets>, L. <ets>impermeabilis</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Not permeable; not permitting passage, as of a fluid. through its
substance; impervious; impenetrable; <as>as, India rubber is
<ex>impermeable</ex> to water and to air</as>.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>Im*per"me*a*ble*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> --
<wf>Im*per"me*a*bly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impermissible</ent><br/
<hw>Im`per*mis"si*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
permissible.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Imperscrutable</ent><br/
<hw>Im`per*scru"ta*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>imperscrutabilis</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not capable of being searched
out; inscrutable.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> --
<wordforms><wf>Im`per*scru"ta*ble*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark></wordforms><br/
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<p><ent>Imperseverant</ent><br/
<hw>Im`per*sev"er*ant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
persevering; fickle; thoughtless.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Impersonal</ent><br/
<hw>Im*per"son*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>impersonalis</ets>; pref. <ets>im-</ets> not +
<ets>personalis</ets> personal: cf. F. <ets>impersonnel</ets>. See
<er>Personal</er>.]</ety> <def>Not personal; not representing a person;
not having personality.</def><br/
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<p><q>An almighty but <qex>impersonal</qex> power, called Fate.</q>
<rj><qau>Sir J. Stephen.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Impersonal verb</b></col> <fld>(Gram.)</fld>, <cd>a verb
used with an indeterminate subject, commonly, in English, with the
impersonal pronoun <xex>it</xex>; as, <xex>it rains</xex>; <xex>it
snows</xex>; <xex>methinks</xex> (it seems to me). Many verbs which are
not strictly impersonal are often used impersonally; as, <xex>it
goes</xex> well with him.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Impersonal</ent><br/
<hw>Im*per"son*al</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>That which wants
personality;</def> <specif>specifically</specif> <fld>(Gram.)</fld>,
<def>an impersonal verb.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Impersonality</ent><br/
<hw>Im*per`son*al"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality
of being impersonal; want or absence of personality.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Impersonally</ent><br/
<hw>Im*per"son*al*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an
impersonal manner.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Impersonate</ent><br/
<hw>Im*per"son*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Impersonated</conjf>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Impersonating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To invest with
personality; to endow with the form of a living being.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To ascribe the qualities of a person to; to
personify.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To assume, or to represent, the person or character
of; to personate; <as>as, he <ex>impersonated</ex>
Macbeth</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>Benedict <qex>impersonated</qex> his age.</q>
<rj><qau>Milman.</qau></rj></p>

<p><ent>Impersonification</ent><br/
<ent>Impersonation</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Im*per`son*a"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Im`per*son`i*fi*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos>
<def>The act of impersonating; personification; investment with
personality; representation in a personal form.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Impersonator</ent><br/
<hw>Im*per"son*a`tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
impersonates; an actor; a mimic.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Imperspicuity</ent><br/
<hw>Im*per`spi*cu"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Lack of
perspicuity or clearness; vagueness; ambiguity.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imperspicuous</ent><br/
<hw>Im`per*spic"u*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
perspicuous; not clear; obscure; vague; ambiguous.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impersuadable</ent><br/
<hw>Im`per*suad"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
<er>Impersuasible</er>.]</ety> <def>Not to be persuaded; obstinate;
unyielding; impersuasible.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>Im`per*suad"a*ble*ness</wf>,
<pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><ent>Impersuasible</ent><br/
<hw>Im`per*sua"si*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>im-</ets> not + <ets>persuasible</ets>: cf. OF.
<ets>impersuasible</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not persuasible; not to be moved
by persuasion; inflexible; impersuadable.</def> <au>Dr. H. More.</au> --
<wordforms><wf>Im`per*sua`si*bil"i*ty</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><ent>Impertinence</ent><br/
<hw>Im*per"ti*nence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>impertinence</ets>. See <er>Impertinent</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>The condition or quality of being impertinent; absence of
pertinence, or of adaptedness; irrelevance; unfitness.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Conduct or language unbecoming the person, the
society, or the circumstances; rudeness; incivility.</def><br/
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<p><q>We should avoid the vexation and <qex>impertinence</qex> of
pedants who affect to talk in a language not to be understood.</q>
<rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>That which is impertinent; a thing out of place, or
of no value.</def><br/
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<p><q>There are many subtile <qex>impertinences</qex> learned in
schools.</q> <rj><qau>Watts.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impertinency</ent><br/
<hw>Im*per"ti*nen*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Impertinence.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>O, matter and <qex>impertinency</qex> mixed!<br/
Reason in madness!</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impertinent</ent><br/
<hw>Im*per"ti*nent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L.
<ets>impertinens</ets>, <ets>-entis</ets>; pref. <ets>im-</ets> not +
<ets>pertinens</ets>. See <er>Pertinent</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Not pertinent; not pertaining to the matter in hand; having no
bearing on the subject; not to the point; irrelevant;
inapplicable.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Things that are <qex>impertinent</qex> to us.</q>
<rj><qau>Tillotson.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>How <qex>impertinent</qex> that grief was which served no end!</q>
<rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Contrary to, or offending against, the rules of
propriety or good breeding; guilty of, or prone to, rude, unbecoming, or
uncivil words or actions; <as>as, an <ex>impertinent</ex> coxcomb; an
<ex>impertinent</ex> remark.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Trifling; inattentive; frivolous.</def></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Rude; officious; intrusive; saucy; unmannerly;
meddlesome; disrespectful; impudent; insolent.</syn> <usage> --
<er>Impertinent</er>, <er>Officious</er>, <er>Rude</er>. A person is
<xex>officious</xex> who obtrudes his <xex>offices</xex> or assistance
where they are not needed; he is <xex>impertinent</xex> when he
intermeddles in things with which he has no concern. The former shows a
lack of tact, the latter a lack of breeding, or, more commonly, a spirit
of sheer impudence. A person is <xex>rude</xex> when he violates the
proprieties of social life either from ignorance or wantonness.
<ldquo/An <xex>impertinent</xex> man will ask questions for the mere
gratification of curiosity; a <xex>rude</xex> man will burst into the
room of another, or push against his person, inviolant of all decorum;
one who is <xex>officious</xex> is quite as unfortunate as he is
troublesome; when he strives to serve, he has the misfortune to
annoy.<rdquo/ <au>Crabb.</au> See <er>Impudence</er>, and
<er>Insolent</er>.</usage><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impertinent</ent><br/
<hw>Im*per"ti*nent</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An impertinent person.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impertinently</ent><br/
<hw>Im*per"ti*nent*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an impertinent
manner.</def> <ldquo/Not to betray myself
<xex>impertinently</xex>.<rdquo/ <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impertransibility</ent><br/
<hw>Im`per*tran`si*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
quality or state of being impertransible.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impertransible</ent><br/
<hw>Im`per*tran"si*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. pref.
<ets>im-</ets> not + <ets>pertransire</ets> to go through. See
<er>Per-</er> and <er>Transient</er>.]</ety> <def>Incapable of being
passed through.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imperturbability</ent><br/
<hw>Im`per*turb`a*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
state or quality of being imperturbable.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imperturbable</ent><br/
<hw>Im`per*turb"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>imperturbabilis</ets>; pref. <ets>im-</ets> not +
<ets>perturbare</ets> to disturb: cf. F. <ets>imperturbable</ets>. See
<er>Perture</er>.]</ety> <def>Incapable of being disturbed or
disconcerted; <as>as, <ex>imperturbable</ex> gravity</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imperturbably</ent><br/
<hw>Im`per*turb"a*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an imperturbable
manner; calmly.</def> <rj><au>C. Bront<eacute/.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imperturbation</ent><br/
<hw>Im*per`tur*ba"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>imperturbatio</ets>.]</ety> <def>Freedom from agitation of mind;
calmness; quietude.</def> <rj><au>W. Montagu.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imperturbed</ent><br/
<hw>Im`per*turbed"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
perturbed.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imperviability</ent><br/
<hw>Im*per`vi*a*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
quality of being imperviable.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imperviable</ent><br/
<hw>Im*per"vi*a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not pervious;
impervious.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> --
<wordforms><wf>Im*per"vi*a*ble*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos>
<mark>[R.]</mark></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impervious</ent><br/
<hw>Im*per"vi*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>impervius</ets>; pref. <ets>im-</ets> not + <ets>per</ets> through
+ <ets>via</ets> way. See <er>Voyage</er>.]</ety> <def>Not pervious; not
admitting of entrance or passage through; <as>as, a substance
<ex>impervious</ex> to water or air</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>This gulf impassable, <qex>impervious</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The minds of these zealots were absolutely
<qex>impervious</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Impassable; pathless; impenetrable; imperviable;
impermeable.</syn></p>

<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Im*per"vi*ous*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>Im*per"vi*ous*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impery</ent><br/
<hw>Im"per*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Empery.</def>
<mark>[Archaic]</mark> <rj><au>Joye.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impest</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pest"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To afflict with
pestilence; to infect, as with plague.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impester</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pes"ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>See
<er>Pester</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impetiginous</ent><br/
<hw>Im`pe*tig"i*nous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>impetiginous</ets>: cf. F. <ets>imp<eacute/tigineux</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Of the nature of, or pertaining to, impetigo.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impetigo</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Im`pe*ti"go</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr.
<ets>impetere</ets> to attack.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A
cutaneous, pustular eruption, not attended with fever; usually, a kind
of eczema with pustulation.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impetrable</ent><br/
<hw>Im"pe*tra*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>impetrabilis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>imp<eacute/trable</ets>. See
<er>Impetrate</er>.]</ety> <def>Capable of being obtained or moved by
petition.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bailey.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impetrate</ent><br/
<hw>Im"pe*trate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>impetratus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>impetrare</ets> to obtain; pref.
<ets>im-</ets> in + <ets>patrare</ets> to bring to pass.]</ety>
<def>Obtained by entreaty.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Ld.
Herbert.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impetrate</ent><br/
<hw>Im"pe*trate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Impetrated</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Impetrating</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To
obtain by request or entreaty.</def> <rj><au>Usher.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impetration</ent><br/
<hw>Im`pe*tra"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>impetratio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>imp<eacute/tration</ets>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of impetrating, or obtaining by petition or
entreaty.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>In way of <qex>impertation</qex> procuring the removal or
allevation of our crosses.</q> <rj><qau>Barrow.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Old Eng. Law)</fld> <def>The obtaining of benefice
from Rome by solicitation, which benefice belonged to the disposal of
the king or other lay patron of the realm.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impetrative</ent><br/
<hw>Im"pe*tra*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>impetrativus</ets> obtained by entreaty.]</ety> <def>Of the nature
of impetration; getting, or tending to get, by entreaty.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impetratory</ent><br/
<hw>Im"pe*tra*to*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Containing or
expressing entreaty.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Jer.
Taylor.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impetuosity</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pet`u*os"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>imp<eacute/tuosit<eacute/</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The
condition or quality of being impetuous; fury; violence.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Vehemence, or furiousnes of temper.</def>
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impetuous</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pet"u*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>impetueux</ets>, L. <ets>impetuosus</ets>. See
<er>Impetus</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Rushing with force and
violence; moving with impetus; furious; forcible; violent; <as>as, an
<ex>impetuous</ex> wind; an <ex>impetuous</ex> torrent.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Went pouring forward with <qex>impetuous</qex> speed.</q>
<rj><qau>Byron.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Vehement in feeling; hasty; passionate; violent;
<as>as, a man of <ex>impetuous</ex> temper</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The people, on their holidays,<br/
<qex>Impetuous</qex>, insolent, unquenchable.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Forcible; rapid; hasty; precipitate; furious;
boisterous; violent; raging; fierce; passionate.</syn></p>

<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Im*pet"u*ous*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>Im*pet"u*ous*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impetus</ent><br/
<hw>Im"pe*tus</hw> <pr>(<icr/m"p<esl/*t<ucr/s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[L., fr. <ets>impetere</ets> to rush upon, attack; pref.
<ets>im-</ets> in + <ets>petere</ets> to fall upon, seek. See
<er>Petition</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A property possessed by a
moving body in virtue of its weight and its motion; the force with which
any body is driven or impelled; momentum.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ <xex>Momentum</xex> is the technical term,
<xex>impetus</xex> its popular equivalent, yet differing from it as
applied commonly to bodies moving or moved suddenly or violently, and
indicating the origin and intensity of the motion, rather than its
quantity or effectiveness.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Fig.: Impulse; incentive; stimulus; vigor; force;
<as>as, the President's strong recommendation provided the
<ex>impetus</ex> needed to pass the campaign reform bill</as>.</def>
<rj><au>Buckle.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Gun.)</fld> <def>The altitude through which a heavy
body must fall to acquire a velocity equal to that with which a ball is
discharged from a piece.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><-- p. 736 --></p>

<p><ent>Impeyan pheasant</ent><br/
<hw>Im"pey*an pheas"ant</hw> <pr>(<icr/m"p<icr/*<ait/n
f<ecr/z"<ait/nt)</pr>. <ety>[From Lady <etsep>Impey</etsep>, who
attempted to naturalize the bird in England.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>An Indian crested pheasant of the genus <gen>Lophophorus</gen>.
Several species are known. Called also <altname>monaul</altname>,
<altname>monal</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ They are remarkable for the bright color and brilliant
matallic hues of their plumage. The best known species (<spn>Lophophorus
Impeyanus</spn>) has the neck of a brilliant metallic red, changing to
golden yellow in certain lights.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imphee</ent><br/
<hw>Im"phee</hw> <pr>(<icr/m"f<emac/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The African sugar cane (<spn>Holcus
saccharatus</spn>), -- resembling the sorghum, or Chinese sugar
cane.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impi</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Im"pi</hw> <pr>(<icr/m"p<icr/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[Zulu.]</ety> <def>A body of Kaffir warriors; a body of native
armed men.</def> <mark>[South Africa]</mark><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><q>As early as 1862 he crossed assagais with and defeated a Matabili
<qex>impi</qex> (war band).</q> <rj><qau>James Bryce.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impictured</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pic"tured</hw> <pr>(<icr/m*p<icr/k"t<usl/rd; 135)</pr>,
<pos>a.</pos> <def>Pictured; impressed.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impierce</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pierce"</hw> <pr>(<icr/m*p<emac/rs")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<ety>[Pref. <ets>im-</ets> in + <ets>pierce</ets>. Cf.
<er>Empierce</er>.]</ety> <def>To pierce; to penetrate.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Drayton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impierceable</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pierce"a*ble</hw> <pr>(<icr/m*p<emac/rs"<adot/*b'l)</pr>
<pos>a.</pos> <def>Not capable of being pierced; impenetrable.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impiety</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pi"e*ty</hw> <pr>(<icr/m*p<imac/"<esl/*t<ycr/)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Impieties</plw>
<pr>(<icr/m*p<imac/"<esl/*t<icr/z)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L.
<ets>impietas</ets>, fr. <ets>impius</ets> impious; cf. F.
<ets>impi<eacute/t<eacute/</ets>. See <er>Impious</er>,
<er>Piety</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality of being impious;
lack of piety; irreverence toward the Supreme Being; ungodliness;
wickedness.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An impious act; an act of wickedness.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Those <qex>impieties</qex> for the which they are now visited.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Ungodliness; irreligion; unrighteousness;
sinfulness; profaneness; wickedness; godlessness.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impignorate</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pig"no*rate</hw> <pr>(<icr/m*p<icr/g"n<osl/*r<amac/t)</pr>,
<pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>impignoratus</ets>, p. pl of
<ets>impignorare</ets> to pawn. See <er>Pignoration</er>.]</ety> <def>To
pledge or pawn.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Laing.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impignoration</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pig`no*ra"tion</hw>
<pr>(<icr/m*p<icr/g"n<osl/*r<amac/"sh<ucr/n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[LL. <ets>impignoratio</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>impignoration</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of pawning or pledging;
the state of being pawned.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Bailey.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imping</ent><br/
<hw>Imp"ing</hw> <pr>(<icr/mp"<icr/ng)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Imp</er> to graft.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or process of
grafting or mending.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Falconry)</fld> <def>The process of repairing
broken feathers or a deficient wing.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impinge</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pinge"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Impinged</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Impinging</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L.
<ets>impingere</ets>; pref. <ets>im-</ets> in + <ets>pangere</ets> to
fix, strike; prob. akin to <ets>pacisci</ets> to agree, contract. See
<er>Pact</er>, and cf. <er>Impact</er>.]</ety> <def>To fall or dash
against; to touch upon; to strike; to hit; to clash with; -- with on or
<xex>upon</xex>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The cause of reflection is not the <qex>impinging</qex> of light
on the solid or impervious parts of bodies.</q> <rj><qau>Sir I.
Newton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>But, in the present order of things, not to be employed without
<qex>impinging</qex> on God's justice.</q> <rj><qau>Bp.
Warburton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impingement</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pinge"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of
impinging.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impingent</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pin"gent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>impingens</ets>, p. pr.]</ety> <def>Striking against or
upon.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impinguate</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pin"guate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>impinguatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>impinguare</ets> to fatten; pref.
<ets>im-</ets> in + <ets>pinguis</ets> fat.]</ety> <def>To fatten; to
make fat.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impinguation</ent><br/
<hw>Im`pin*gua"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of
making fat, or the state of being fat or fattened.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impious</ent><br/
<hw>Im"pi*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>impius</ets>; pref. <ets>im-</ets> not + <ets>pius</ets> piou. See
<er>Pious</er>.]</ety> <def>Not pious; wanting piety; irreligious;
irreverent; ungodly; profane; wanting in reverence for the Supreme
Being; <as>as, an <ex>impious</ex> deed; <ex>impious</ex>
language.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>When vice prevails, and <qex>impious</qex> men bear away,<br/
The post of honor is a private station.</q>
<rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- <er>Impious</er>, <er>Irreligious</er>,
<er>Profane</er>.</syn> <usage> <xex>Irreligious</xex> is negative,
<xex>impious</xex> and <xex>profane</xex> are positive. An indifferent
man may be <xex>irreligious</xex>; a <xex>profane</xex> man is
irreverent in speech and conduct; an <xex>impious</xex> man is wickedly
and boldly defiant in the strongest sense. <xex>Profane</xex> also has
the milder sense of <xex>secular</xex>.</usage> <rj><au>C. J.
Smith.</au></rj></p>

<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Im"pi*ous*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>Im"pi*ous*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impire</ent><br/
<hw>Im"pire</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Umpire</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Huloet.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>impish</ent><br/
<hw>imp"ish</hw> <pr>(<icr/mp"<icr/sh)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having
the qualities, or showing the characteristics, of an imp; naughtily or
annoyingly playful; <as>as, teasing and worrying with <ex>impish</ex>
laughter</as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> elfish, elvish, implike, mischievous, pixilated,
prankish, puckish.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impishly</ent><br/
<hw>Imp"ish*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In the manner of an
imp.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impiteous</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pit"e*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pitiless;
cruel.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Implacability</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pla`ca*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>implacabilitas</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>implacabilit<eacute/</ets>.]</ety> <def>The quality or state of
being implacable.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Implacable</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pla"ca*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>implacabilis</ets>; pref. <ets>im-</ets> not +
<ets>placabilis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>implacable</ets>. See
<er>Placable</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Not placable; not to be
appeased; incapable of being pacified; inexorable; <as>as, an
<ex>implacable</ex> prince</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>I see thou art <qex>implacable</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>An object of <qex>implacable</qex> enmity.</q>
<rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Incapable of being relieved or assuaged;
inextinguishable.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>O! how I burn with <qex>implacable</qex> fire.</q>
<rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Which wrought them pain<br/
<qex>Implacable</qex>, and many a dolorous groan.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Unappeasable; inexorable; irreconcilable;
unrelenting; relentless; unyielding.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Implacableness</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pla"ca*ble*ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality
of being implacable; implacability.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Implacably</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pla"ca*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an implacable
manner.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Implacental</ent><br/
<hw>Im`pla*cen"tal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>Without a placenta, as marsupials and monotremes;
nonplacental.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A mammal having no
placenta; a nonplacental mammal.</def></def2><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Implacentalia</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Im`pla*cen*ta"li*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[NL. See <er>In-</er> not, and <er>Placental</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A primary division of the Mammalia, including
the monotremes and marsupials, in which no placenta is formed.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Implant</ent><br/
<hw>Im*plant"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Implanted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Implanting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Pref. <ets>im-</ets> in +
<ets>plant</ets>: cf. F. <ets>implanter</ets>.]</ety> <def>To plant, or
infix, for the purpose of growth; to fix deeply; to instill; to
inculate; to introduce; <as>as, to <ex>implant</ex> the seeds of virtue,
or the principles of knowledge, in the minds of youth</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Minds well <qex>implanted</qex> with solid . . . breeding.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Implantation</ent><br/
<hw>Im`plan*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>implantation</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act or process of
implanting.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Implate</ent><br/
<hw>Im*plate"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Implated</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Implating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To cover with plates; to
sheathe; <as>as, to <ex>implate</ex> a ship with iron</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Implausibility</ent><br/
<hw>Im*plau`si*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Lack of
plausibility; the quality of being implausible.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Implausible</ent><br/
<hw>Im*plau"si*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>im-</ets> not + <ets>plausible</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>implausible</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not plausible; not wearing the
appearance of truth or credibility, and not likely to be believed.</def>
<ldquo/<xex>Implausible</xex> harangues.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Swift.</au></rj></p>

<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Im*plau"si*ble*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> --
<wf>Im*plau"si*bly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impleach</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pleach"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To pleach; to
interweave.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Implead</ent><br/
<hw>Im*plead"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Impleaded</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Impleading</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. <er>Emplead</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Law)</fld> <def>To institute and prosecute a suit against, in
court; to sue or prosecute at law; hence, to accuse; to
impeach.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Implead</ent><br/
<hw>Im*plead"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To sue at law.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impleadable</ent><br/
<hw>Im*plead"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not admitting
excuse, evasion, or plea; rigorous.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>T.
Adams.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Impleader</ent><br/
<hw>Im*plead"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Law)</fld>
<def>One who prosecutes or sues another.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impleasing</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pleas"ing</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Unpleasing;
displeasing.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Overbury.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impledge</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pledge"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To pledge.</def>
<rj><au>Sir W. Scott.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Implement</ent><br/
<hw>Im"ple*ment</hw> <pr>(<icr/m"pl<esl/*m<eit/nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[LL. <ets>implementum</ets> accomplishment, fr. L.
<ets>implere</ets>, <ets>impletum</ets>, to fill up, finish, complete;
pref. <ets>im-</ets> in + <ets>plere</ets> to fill. The word was perh.
confused with OF. <ets>empleier</ets>, <ets>emploier</ets>, to employ,
F. <ets>employer</ets>, whence E. <ets>employ</ets>. See
<er>Plenty</er>.]</ety> <def>That which fulfills or supplies a want or
use; esp., an instrument, tool, or utensil, as supplying a requisite to
an end; <as>as, the <ex>implements</ex> of trade, of husbandry, or of
war</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>Genius must have talent as its complement and
<qex>implement</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Coleridge.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Implement</ent><br/
<hw>Im"ple*ment</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To accomplish;
to fulfill.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>Revenge . . . executed and <qex>implemented</qex> by the hand of
Vanbeest Brown.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To provide with an implement or implements; to cause
to be fulfilled, satisfied, or carried out, by means of an implement or
implements.</def><br/
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<p><q>The chief mechanical requisites of the barometer are
<qex>implemented</qex> in such an instrument as the following.</q>
<rj><qau>Nichol.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Scots Law)</fld> <def>To fulfill or perform, as a
contract or an engagement.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Implemental</ent><br/
<hw>Im`ple*men"tal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to,
or characterized by, implements or their use; mechanical.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impletion</ent><br/
<hw>Im*ple"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>impletio</ets>. See <er>Implement</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The
act of filling, or the state of being full.</def> <rj><au>Sir T.
Browne.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which fills up; filling.</def>
<rj><au>Coleridge.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Implex</ent><br/
<hw>Im"plex</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>implexus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>implectere</ets> to infold; pref.
<ets>im-</ets> in + <ets>plectere</ets> to plait: cf. F
<ets>implexe</ets>.]</ety> <def>Intricate; entangled; complicated;
complex.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The fable of every poem is . . . simple or <qex>implex</qex>. it
is called simple when there is no change of fortune in it;
<qex>implex</qex>, when the fortune of the chief actor changes from bad
to good, or from good to bad.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Implexion</ent><br/
<hw>Im*plex"ion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>implexio</ets>.]</ety> <def>Act of involving, or state of being
involved; involution.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impliable</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pli"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not pliable;
inflexible; unyielding.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Implicate</ent><br/
<hw>Im"pli*cate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Implicated</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Implicating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L.
<ets>implicatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>implicare</ets> to involve; pref.
<ets>im-</ets> in + <ets>plicare</ets> to fold. See <er>Employ</er>,
<er>Ply</er>, and cf. <er>Imply</er>, <er>Implicit</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>To infold; to fold together; to interweave.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The meeting boughs and <qex>implicated</qex> leaves.</q>
<rj><qau>Shelley.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To bring into connection with; to involve; to
connect; -- applied to persons, in an unfavorable sense; <as>as, the
evidence <ex>implicates</ex> many in this conspiracy; to be
<ex>implicated</ex> in a crime, a discreditable transaction, a fault,
etc.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>implicated</ent><br/
<hw>implicated</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>culpably involved; connected;
-- of persons with respect to responsibility for events.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>implicating</ent><br/
<hw>implicating</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a charge that implicates someone
(usually of wrongdoing).</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> implication.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Implication</ent><br/
<hw>Im`pli*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>implicatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>implication</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>The act of implicating, or the state of being implicated.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Three principal causes of firmness are. the grossness, the quiet
contact, and the <qex>implication</qex> of component parts.</q>
<rj><qau>Boyle.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An implying, or that which is implied, but not
expressed; an inference, or something which may fairly be understood,
though not expressed in words.</def><br/
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<p><q>Whatever things, therefore, it was asserted that the king might
do, it was a necessary <qex>implication</qex> that there were other
things which he could not do.</q> <rj><qau>Hallam.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>implicational</ent><br/
<hw>implicational</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>arousing a mental
association; evocative.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> implicative, suggestive, suggestive
of(predicate).</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Implicative</ent><br/
<hw>Im"pli*ca*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Tending to
implicate.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Implicatively</ent><br/
<hw>Im"pli*ca*tive*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>By implication.</def>
<rj><au>Sir G. Buck.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Implicit</ent><br/
<hw>Im*plic"it</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>implicitus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>implicare</ets> to entwine,
entangle, attach closely: cf. F. <ets>implicite</ets>. See
<er>Implicate</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Infolded; entangled;
complicated; involved.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>In his woolly fleece<br/
I cling <qex>implicit</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Tacitly comprised; fairly to be understood, though
not expressed in words; implied; <as>as, an implicit contract or
agreement</as>.</def> <rj><au>South.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Resting on another; trusting in the word or
authority of another, without doubt or reserve; unquestioning; complete;
<as>as, <ex>implicit</ex> confidence; <ex>implicit</ex>
obedience.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Back again to <qex>implicit</qex> faith I fall.</q>
<rj><qau>Donne.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Implicit function</b></col>. <fld>(Math.)</fld> <cd>See
under <er>Function</er>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Implicitly</ent><br/
<hw>Im*plic"it*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In
an implicit manner; without reserve; with unreserved
confidence.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Not to dispute the methods of his providence, but humbly and
<qex>implicitly</qex> to acquiesce in and adore them.</q>
<rj><qau>Atterbury.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>By implication; impliedly; <as>as, to deny the
providence of God is <ex>implicitly</ex> to deny his
existence</as>.</def> <rj><au>Bentley.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Implicitness</ent><br/
<hw>Im*plic"it*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>State or quality of being
implicit.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Implicity</ent><br/
<hw>Im*plic"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Implicitness.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Cotgrave.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Implied</ent><br/
<hw>Im*plied"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Virtually involved
or included; involved in substance; inferential; tacitly conceded; --
the correlative of express, or expressed. See <er>Imply</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impliedly</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pli"ed*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>By implication
or inference.</def> <rj><au>Bp. Montagu.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>implode</ent><br/
<hw>im*plode"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To burst inward;
contrasting with <contr>explode</contr>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imploded</ent><br/
<hw>Im*plod"ed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Phon.)</fld>
<def>Formed by implosion.</def> <rj><au>Ellis.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Implodent</ent><br/
<hw>Im*plod"ent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Phon.)</fld>
<def>An implosive sound.</def> <rj><au>Ellis.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imploration</ent><br/
<hw>Im`plo*ra"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>imploratio</ets>: cf. OF. <ets>imploration</ets>. See
<er>Implore</er>.]</ety> <def>The act of imploring; earnest
supplication.</def> <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Implorator</ent><br/
<hw>Im"plo*ra`tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
implores.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Mere <qex>implorators</qex> of unholy suits.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imploratory</ent><br/
<hw>Im*plor"a*to*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Supplicatory;
entreating.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Carlyle.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Implore</ent><br/
<hw>Im*plore"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Implored</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Imploring</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L.
<ets>implorare</ets>; pref. <ets>im-</ets> in + <ets>plorare</ets> to
cry aloud. See <er>Deplore</er>.]</ety> <def>To call upon, or for, in
supplication; to beseech; to pray to, or for, earnestly; to petition
with urgency; to entreat; to beg; -- followed directly by the word
expressing the thing sought, or the person from whom it is
sought.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>Imploring</qex> all the gods that reign above.</q>
<rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>I kneel, and then <qex>implore</qex> her blessing.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To beseech; supplicate; crave; entreat; beg;
solicit; petition; prey; request; adjure. See
<er>Beseech</er>.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Implore</ent><br/
<hw>Im*plore"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To entreat; to beg; to
prey.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Implore</ent><br/
<hw>Im*plore"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Imploration.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spencer.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Implorer</ent><br/
<hw>Im*plor"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
implores.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imploring</ent><br/
<hw>Im*plor"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>That implores; beseeching;
entreating.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Im*plor"ing*ly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Implosion</ent><br/
<hw>Im*plo"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Formed by
substitution of pref. <ets>im-</ets> in for pref. <ets>ex-</ets> in
<ets>explosion</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A bursting inwards, as of
a vessel from which the air has been exhausted; -- contrasted with
<contr>explosion</contr>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <specif>Hence:</specif> <def>The inward-moving detonation
wave cause by detonation of explosives arrayed spherically around a
core; -- a technique used in atomic bombs to compress fissionable
material to allow a chain reaction time to produce an explosion of the
fissionable material.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Phon.)</fld> <def>A sudden compression of the air
in the mouth, simultaneously with and affecting the sound made by the
closure of the organs in uttering <xex>p</xex>, <xex>t</xex>, or
<xex>k</xex>, at the end of a syllable (see <xex>Guide to
Pronunciation</xex>, <sect/<sect/159, 189); also, a similar compression
made by an upward thrust of the larynx without any accompanying
explosive action, as in the peculiar sound of <xex>b</xex>,
<xex>d</xex>, and <xex>g</xex>, heard in Southern Germany.</def>
<rj><au>H. Sweet.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Implosive</ent><br/
<hw>Im*plo"sive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Phon.)</fld>
<def>Formed by implosion.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>An implosive
sound, an implodent.</def></def2> -- <wordforms><wf>Im*plo"sive*ly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos></wordforms> <rj><au>H. Sweet.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Implumed</ent><br/
<hw>Im*plumed"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not plumed; without
plumes or feathers; featherless.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>
<rj><au>Drayton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Implunge</ent><br/
<hw>Im*plunge"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To plunge.</def>
<rj><au>Fuller.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impluvium</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Im*plu"vi*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr.
<ets>impluere</ets> to rain into; pref. <ets>im-</ets> in +
<ets>pluere</ets> to rain.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>In Roman
dwellings, a cistern or tank, set in the atrium or peristyle to receive
the water from the roof, by means of the <xex>compluvium</xex>;
generally made ornamental with flowers and works of art around its
brim.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imply</ent><br/
<hw>Im*ply"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Implied</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Implying</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[From the same source as employ.
See <er>Employ</er>, <er>Ply</er>, and cf. <er>Implicate</er>,
<er>Apply</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To infold or involve; to wrap
up.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <ldquo/His head in curls
<xex>implied</xex>.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Chapman.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To involve in substance or essence, or by fair
inference, or by construction of law, when not include virtually;
<as>as, war <ex>implies</ex> fighting</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Where a malicious act is proved, a malicious intention is
<qex>implied</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Bp. Sherlock.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>When a man employs a laborer to work for him, . . . the act of
hiring <qex>implies</qex> an obligation and a promise that he shall pay
him a reasonable reward for his services.</q>
<rj><qau>Blackstone.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To refer, ascribe, or attribute.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Whence might this distaste arise?</q><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>If [from] neither your perverse and peevish will.<br/
To which I most <qex>imply</qex> it.</q> <rj><qau>J.
Webster.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To involve; include; comprise; import; mean;
denote; signify; betoken. See <er>Involve</er>.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impoison</ent><br/
<hw>Im*poi"son</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
<er>Empoison</er>.]</ety> <def>To poison; to imbitter; to
impair.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impoisoner</ent><br/
<hw>Im*poi"son*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
poisoner.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Beau. & Fl.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impoisonment</ent><br/
<hw>Im*poi"son*ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
<er>Empoisonment</er>.]</ety> <def>The act of poisoning or
impoisoning.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Pope.</au></rj></p>

<p><ent>Impolarly</ent><br/
<ent>Impolarily</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Im*po"lar*i*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Im*po"lar*ly</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Not according to or in, the
direction of the poles.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir T.
Browne.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impolicy</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pol"i*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of
being impolitic; inexpedience; unsuitableness to the end proposed; bad
policy; <as>as, the <ex>impolicy</ex> of fraud</as>.</def> <rj><au>Bp.
Horsley.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Impolite</ent><br/
<hw>Im`po*lite"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>impolitus</ets> unpolishied, pref. <ets>im-</ets> not +
<ets>politus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>polire</ets> to polish, refine. See
<er>Polite</er>.]</ety> <def>Not polite; not of polished manners;
wanting in good manners; discourteous; uncivil; rude.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>Im`po*lite"ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>Im`po*lite"ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><ent>Impolitic</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pol"i*tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>im-</ets> not + <ets>politic</ets>; cf. F.
<ets>impolitique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not politic; contrary to, or wanting
in, policy; unwise; imprudent; indiscreet; inexpedient; <as>as, an
<ex>impolitic</ex> ruler, law, or measure</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>The most unjust and <qex>impolitic</qex> of all things, unequal
taxation.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Indiscreet; inexpedient; undiplomatic.</syn><br/
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<p><-- p. 737 --></p>

<p><ent>Impolitical</ent><br/
<hw>Im`po*lit"i*cal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Impolitic.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> --
<wordforms><wf>Im`po*lit"i*cal*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark></wordforms> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Impoliticly</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pol"i*tic*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an
impolitic manner.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Impoliticness</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pol"i*tic*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being
impolitic.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Imponderability</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pon`der*a*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>impond<eacute/rabilit<eacute/</ets>.]</ety> <def>The quality or
state of being imponderable; imponderableness.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Imponderable</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pon"der*a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>im-</ets> not + <ets>ponderable</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>impond<eacute/rable</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not ponderable; without
sensible or appreciable weight; incapable of being weighed.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Imponderable</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pon"der*a*ble</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>An
imponderable substance or body; specifically, in the plural, a name
formerly applied to heat, light, electricity, and magnetism, regarded as
subtile fluids destitute of weight but in modern science little
used.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Imponderableness</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pon"der*a*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state
of being imponderable.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Imponderous</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pon"der*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Imponderable.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>Sir T. Browne.</au> --
<wordforms><wf>Im*pon"der*ous*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark></wordforms><br/
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<p><ent>Impone</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pone"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>imponere</ets>, <ets>impositum</ets>, to place upon; pref.
<ets>im-</ets> in + <ets>ponere</ets> to place. See
<er>Position</er>.]</ety> <def>To stake; to wager; to pledge.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>Against the which he has <qex>imponed</qex>, as I take it, six
French rapiers and poniards.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Impoofo</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Im*poo"fo</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>The eland.</def> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>impoofoo</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><ent>Impoon</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Im*poon"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>The duykerbok.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Impoor</ent><br/
<hw>Im*poor"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
impoverish.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Imporosity</ent><br/
<hw>Im`po*ros"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Perf.
<ets>im-</ets> not + <ets>porosity</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>imporosit<eacute/</ets>.]</ety> <def>The state or quality of being
imporous; lack of porosity; compactness.</def> <ldquo/The . . .
<xex>imporosity</xex> betwixt the tangible parts.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Imporous</ent><br/
<hw>Im*por"ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Destitute of pores;
very close or compact in texture; solid.</def> <rj><au>Sir T.
Browne.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Import</ent><br/
<hw>Im*port"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Imported</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Importing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>importare</ets> to
bring in, to occasion, to cause; pref. <ets>im-</ets> in +
<ets>portare</ets> to bear. Sense 3 comes through F.
<ets>importer</ets>, from the Latin. See <er>Port</er> demeanor.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>To bring in from abroad; to introduce from without;
especially, to bring (wares or merchandise) into a place or country from
a foreign country, in the transactions of commerce; -- opposed to
<recipr>export</recipr>. <as>We <ex>import</ex> teas from China, coffee
from Brazil, etc.</as></def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To carry or include, as meaning or intention; to
imply; to signify.</def><br/
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<p><q>Every petition . . . doth . . . always <qex>import</qex> a
multitude of speakers together.</q> <rj><qau>Hooker.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To be of importance or consequence to; to have a
bearing on; to concern.</def><br/
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<p><q>I have a motion much <qex>imports</qex> your good.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>If I endure it, what <qex>imports</qex> it you?</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To denote; mean; signify; imply; indicate;
betoken; interest; concern.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Import</ent><br/
<hw>Im*port"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To signify; to purport; to be
of moment.</def> <ldquo/For that . . . <xex>importeth</xex> to the
work.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Import</ent><br/
<hw>Im"port</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Merchandise imported, or brought into a country from without its
boundaries; -- generally in the plural, opposed to
<recipr>exports</recipr>.</def><br/
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<p><q>I take the <qex>imports</qex> from, and not the exports to, these
conquests, as the measure of these advantages which we derived from
them.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which a word, phrase, or document contains as
its signification or intention or interpretation of a word, action,
event, and the like.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Importance; weight; consequence.</def><br/
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<p><q>Most serious design, and the great <qex>import</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Importable</ent><br/
<hw>Im*port"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>importable</ets>. See <er>Import</er>.]</ety> <def>Capable of being
imported.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Importable</ent><br/
<hw>Im*port"a*ble</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>importabilis</ets>;
pref. <ets>im-</ets> not + <ets>portabilis</ets> bearable: cf. OF.
<ets>importable</ets>. See <er>Portable</er>.]</ety> <def>Not to be
endured; insupportable; intolerable.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<au>Chaucer.</au> -- <wordforms><wf>Im*port"a*ble*ness</wf>,
<pos>n.</pos> <mark>[Obs.]</mark></wordforms><br/
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<p><ent>Importance</ent><br/
<hw>Im*por"tance</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>importance</ets>. See <er>Important</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>The quality or state of being important; consequence; weight;
moment; significance.</def><br/
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<p><q>Thy own <qex>importance</qex> know,<br/
Nor bound thy narrow views to things below.</q>
<rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Subject; matter.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>Upon <qex>importance</qex> of so slight and trivial a nature.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Import; meaning; significance.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>The wisest beholder could not say if the <qex>importance</qex>
were joy or sorrow.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Importunity; solicitation.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>At our <qex>importance</qex> hither is he come.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Importancy</ent><br/
<hw>Im*por"tan*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Importance;
significance; consequence; that which is important.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>Shak.</au> <ldquo/Careful to conceal
<xex>importancies</xex>.<rdquo/ <au>Fuller.</au><br/
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<p><ent>Important</ent><br/
<hw>Im*por"tant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>important</ets>. See <er>Import</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>Full of, or burdened by, import; charged with great
interests; restless; anxious.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>Thou hast strength as much<br/
As serves to execute a mind very <qex>important</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Chapman.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Carrying or possessing weight or consequence; of
valuable content or bearing; significant; weighty.</def><br/
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<p><q>Things small as nothing . . . <br/
He makes <qex>important</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Bearing on; forcible; driving.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>He fiercely at him flew,<br/
And with <qex>important</qex> outrage him assailed.</q>
<rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Importunate; pressing; urgent.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Weighty; momentous; significant; essential;
necessary; considerable; influential; serious.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>important-looking</ent><br/
<hw>important-looking</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>appearing to be
important; <as>as, an <ex>important-looking</ex> sealed
document</as>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Importantly</ent><br/
<hw>Im*por"tant*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an important
manner.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Importation</ent><br/
<hw>Im`por*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>importation</ets>. See <er>Import</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of carrying, conveying, or delivering.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The act or practice of importing, or bringing into a
country or state; -- opposed to <recipr>exportation</recipr>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>That which is imported; commodities or wares
introduced into a country from abroad.</def><br/
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<p><ent>imported</ent><br/
<hw>imported</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>brought into the country from a
foreign source; -- used of especially merchandise; -- correlative of
<recipr>exported</recipr>.</def> <illu><ex>imported</ex>
wines</illu><br/
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<p><ent>Importer</ent><br/
<hw>Im*port"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who imports;
the merchant who brings goods into a country or state; -- opposed to
<recipr>exporter</recipr>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Importing</ent><br/
<hw>Im*port"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Full of meaning.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Importless</ent><br/
<hw>Im*port"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Void of meaning.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Importunable</ent><br/
<hw>Im*por"tu*na*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Heavy;
insupportable.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir T.
More.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Importunacy</ent><br/
<hw>Im*por"tu*na*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From
<er>Importunate</er>.]</ety> <def>The quality of being importunate;
importunateness.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Importunate</ent><br/
<hw>Im*por"tu*nate</hw> <pr>(<icr/m*p<ocir/r"t<usl/*n<asl/t)</pr>,
<pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Importune</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Troublesomely urgent; unreasonably solicitous; overpressing in
request or demand; urgent; teasing; <as>as, an <ex>importunate</ex>
petitioner, curiosity</as>.</def> <rj><au>Whewell.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hard to be borne; unendurable.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Donne.</au></rj></p>

<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Im*por"tu*nate*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>Im*por"tu*nate*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><ent>Importunator</ent><br/
<hw>Im*por"tu*na`tor</hw>
<pr>(<icr/m*p<ocir/r"t<usl/*n<amac/`t<etil/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>One who importunes; an importuner.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Sir E. Sandys.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Importune</ent><br/
<hw>Im`por*tune"</hw> <pr>(<icr/m`p<ocr/r*t<umac/n")</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[F. <ets>importun</ets>, L. <ets>importunus</ets>; pref.
<ets>im-</ets> not + a derivative from the root of <ets>portus</ets>
harbor, <ets>importunus</ets> therefore orig. meaning, hard of access.
See <er>Port</er> harbor, and cf. <er>Importunate</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>Inopportune; unseasonable.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Troublesome; vexatious; persistent; urgent; hence,
vexatious on account of untimely urgency or pertinacious
solicitation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>And their <qex>importune</qex> fates all satisfied.</q>
<rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Of all other affections it [envy] is the most <qex>importune</qex>
and continual.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Importune</ent><br/
<hw>Im`por*tune"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Importuned</conjf> <pr>(<icr/m`p<ocr/r*t<umac/nd")</pr>; <pos>p.
pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Importuning</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[From
<er>Importune</er>, <pos>a.</pos>: cf. F. <ets>importuner</ets>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>To request or solicit, with urgency; to press with
frequent, unreasonable, or troublesome application or pertinacity;
hence, to tease; to irritate; to worry.</def><br/
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<p><q>Their ministers and residents here have perpetually
<qex>importuned</qex> the court with unreasonable demands.</q>
<rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To import; to signify.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<ldquo/It <xex>importunes</xex> death.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Importune</ent><br/
<hw>Im`por*tune"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To require; to
demand.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>We shall write to you,<br/
As time and our concernings shall <qex>importune</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Importunely</ent><br/
<hw>Im`por*tune"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an importune
manner.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Importuner</ent><br/
<hw>Im`por*tun"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
importunes.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Importunity</ent><br/
<hw>Im`por*tu"ni*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Importunities</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L.
<ets>importunitas</ets> unsuitableness, rudeness: cf. F.
<ets>importunit<eacute/</ets>.]</ety> <def>The quality of being
importunate; pressing or pertinacious solicitation; urgent request;
incessant or frequent application; troublesome pertinacity.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>O'ercome with <qex>importunity</qex> and tears.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Importuous</ent><br/
<hw>Im*por"tu*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>importuosus</ets>; pref. <ets>im-</ets> not + <ets>portuosus</ets>
abounding in harbors, fr. <ets>portus</ets> harbor.]</ety> <def>Without
a port or harbor.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Imposable</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pos"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>imposable</ets>.]</ety> <def>Capable of being imposed or laid
on.</def> <rj><au>Hammond.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Imposableness</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pos"a*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Quality of being
imposable.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Impose</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pose"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Imposed</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Imposing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F. <ets>imposer</ets>; pref.
<ets>im-</ets> in + <ets>poser</ets> to place. See <er>Pose</er>,
<pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To lay on; to set or place; to
put; to deposit.</def><br/
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<p><q>Cakes of salt and barley [she] did <qex>impose</qex><br/
Within a wicker basket.</q> <rj><qau>Chapman.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To lay as a charge, burden, tax, duty, obligation,
command, penalty, etc.; to enjoin; to levy; to inflict; <as>as, to
<ex>impose</ex> a toll or tribute</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>What fates <qex>impose</qex>, that men must needs abide.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Death is the penalty <qex>imposed</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Thou on the deep <qex>imposest</qex> nobler laws.</q>
<rj><qau>Waller.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>To lay on, as the hands, in the
religious rites of confirmation and ordination.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Print.)</fld> <def>To arrange in proper order on a
table of stone or metal and lock up in a chase for printing; -- said of
columns or pages of type, forms, etc.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Impose</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pose"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To practice tricks or
deception.</def><br/
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>To impose on</b></col> <it>or</it> <col><b>To
impose upon</b></col></mcol>, <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>to pass or put a trick
on; to delude; to cheat; to defraud.</cd> <ldquo/He <xex>imposes
on</xex> himself, and mistakes words for things.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Locke.</au></rj> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>to place an unwelcome burden
or obligation on (another person); <as>as, she <ex>imposed on</ex> her
friend to drive her daughter to school</as>.</cd> <sd>(c)</sd> <cd>to
take unfair advantage of (a person, a friendship); <as>as, he
<ex>imposed on</ex> his friendship with The Mayor to gain
business</as>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Impose</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pose"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A command; injunction.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>imposed</ent><br/
<hw>imposed</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def><pos>p. p.</pos> of
<er>impose</er>; <as>as, rules <ex>imposed</ex> by
society</as>.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imposement</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pose"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Imposition.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Imposer</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pos"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
imposes.</def><br/
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<p><q>The <qex>imposers</qex> of these oaths might repent.</q>
<rj><qau>Walton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Imposing</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pos"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Laying as a duty;
enjoining.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Adapted to impress forcibly; impressive; commanding;
<as>as, an <ex>imposing</ex> air; an <ex>imposing</ex>
spectacle.</as></def> <ldquo/Large and <xex>imposing</xex>
edifices.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Bp. Hobart.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Deceiving; deluding; misleading.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Imposing</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pos"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Print.)</fld> <def>The act of
imposing the columns of a page, or the pages of a sheet. See
<er>Impose</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>, 4.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Imposing stone</b></col> <fld>(Print.)</fld>, <cd>the
stone on which the pages or columns of types are imposed or made into
forms; -- called also <altname>imposing table</altname>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Imposingly</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pos"ing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an imposing
manner.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Imposingness</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pos"ing*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being
imposing.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Imposition</ent><br/
<hw>Im`po*si"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L.
<ets>impositio</ets> the application of a name to a thing. See
<er>Impone</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of imposing, laying on,
affixing, enjoining, inflicting, obtruding, and the like.</def>
<ldquo/From <xex>imposition</xex> of strict laws.<rdquo/
<au>Milton.</au><br/
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<p><q>Made more solemn by the <qex>imposition</qex> of hands.</q>
<rj><qau>Hammond.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which is imposed, levied, or enjoined; charge;
burden; injunction; tax.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Eng. Univ.)</fld> <def>An extra exercise enjoined
on students as a punishment.</def> <rj><au>T. Warton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>An excessive, arbitrary, or unlawful exaction;
hence, a trick or deception put on laid on others; cheating; fraud;
delusion; imposture.</def><br/
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<p><q>Reputation is an idle and most false <qex>imposition</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>The act of laying on the hands as
a religious ceremony, in ordination, confirmation, etc.</def><br/
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Print.)</fld> <def>The act or process of imposing
pages or columns of type. See <er>Impose</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>,
4.</def></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Deceit; fraud; imposture. See
<er>Deception</er>.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Impossibility</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pos`si*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>;
<plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Impossibilities</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu>
<ety>[L. <ets>impossibilitas</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>impossibilit<eacute/</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality of
being impossible; impracticability.</def><br/
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<p><q>They confound difficulty with <qex>impossibility</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An impossible thing; that which is not possible;
that which can not be thought, done, or endured.</def><br/
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<p><q><qex>Impossibilities</qex>! O, no, there's none.</q>
<rj><qau>Cowley.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Inability; helplessness.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>
<rj><au>Latimer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Logical impossibility</b></col>, <cd>a condition or
statement involving contradiction or absurdity; as, that a thing can be
and not be at the same time. See <cref>Principle of
Contradiction</cref>, under <er>Contradiction</er>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Impossible</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pos"si*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L.
<ets>impossibilis</ets>; pref. <ets>im-</ets> not +
<ets>possibilis</ets> possible. See <er>Possible</er>.]</ety> <def>Not
possible; incapable of being done, of existing, etc.; unattainable in
the nature of things, or by means at command; insuperably difficult
under the circumstances; absurd or impracticable; not
feasible.</def><br/
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<p><q>With men this is <qex>impossible</qex>; but with God all things
are possible.</q> <rj><qau>Matt. xix. 26.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Without faith it is <qex>impossible</qex> to please him.</q>
<rj><qau>Heb. xi. 6.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Impossible quantity</b></col> <fld>(Math.)</fld>, <cd>an
imaginary quantity. See <er>Imaginary</er>.</cd></cs></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- See <er>Impracticable</er>.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Impossible</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pos"si*ble</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An impossibility; <as>as, he
tried to do the <ex>impossible</ex></as>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q><ldquo/Madam,<rdquo/ quoth he, <ldquo/this were an
<qex>impossible</qex>!<rdquo/</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>impossibleness</ent><br/
<hw>impossibleness</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>incapability of existing or
occurring; impossibility.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> impossibility.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impossibly</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pos"si*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Not possibly.</def>
<rj><au>Sir. T. North.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Impost</ent><br/
<hw>Im"post</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF.
<ets>impost</ets>, F. <ets>impot</ets>, LL. <ets>impostus</ets>, fr. L.
<ets>impostus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>imponere</ets> to impose. See
<er>Impone</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>That which is imposed or
levied; a tax, tribute, or duty; especially, a duty or tax laid by
government on goods imported into a country.</def><br/
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<p><q>Even the ship money . . . Johnson could not pronounce to have been
an unconstitutional <qex>impost</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>The top member of a pillar, pier,
wall, etc., upon which the weight of an arch rests.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ The impost is called <xex>continuous</xex>, if the
moldings of the arch or architrave run down the jamb or pier without a
break.</note></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Tribute; excise; custom; duty; tax.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imposthumate</ent><br/
<hw>Im*post"hu*mate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Imposthume</er>.]</ety> <def>To apostemate; to form an imposthume or
abscess.</def> <rj><au>Arbuthnot.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Imposthumate</ent><br/
<hw>Im*post"hu*mate</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Imposthumated</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Imposthumating</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To
affect with an imposthume or abscess.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Imposthumate</ent><br/
<hw>Im*post"hu*mate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Imposthumated.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Imposthumation</ent><br/
<hw>Im*post`hu*ma"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>The act of forming an abscess; state of being inflamed;
suppuration.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An abscess; an imposthume.</def>
<rj><au>Coxe.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Imposthume</ent><br/
<hw>Im*post"hume</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[A corruption of
<ets>aposteme</ets>. See <er>Aposteme</er>.]</ety> <def>A collection of
pus or purulent matter in any part of an animal body; an
abscess.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Imposthume</ent><br/
<hw>Im*post"hume</hw>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <def>Same as
<er>Imposthumate</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Impostor</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pos"tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>impostor</ets> a deceiver, fr. <ets>imponere</ets> to impose upon,
deceive. See <er>Impone</er>.]</ety> <def>One who imposes upon others; a
person who assumes a character or title not his own, for the purpose of
deception; a pretender.</def> <ldquo/The fraudulent <xex>impostor</xex>
foul.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Deceiver; cheat; rogue. See
<er>Deceiver</er>.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Impostorship</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pos"tor*ship</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The condition, character,
or practice of an impostor.</def> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj></p>

<p><ent>Impostrix</ent><br/
<ent>Impostress</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Im*pos"tress</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Im*pos"trix</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>impostrix</ets>. See
<er>Impostor</er>.]</ety> <def>A woman who imposes upon or deceives
others.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Fuller.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Impostrous</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pos"trous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Characterized by
imposture; deceitful.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Impostrous</xex> pretense of
knowledge.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Grote.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Imposturage</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pos"tur*age</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Imposture;
cheating.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Jer. Taylor.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imposture</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pos"ture</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>impostura</ets>: cf. F. <ets>imposture</ets>. See
<er>Impone</er>.]</ety> <def>The act or conduct of an impostor;
deception practiced under a false or assumed character; fraud or
imposition; cheating.</def><br/
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<p><q>From new legends<br/
And fill the world with follies and <qex>impostures</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Johnson.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Cheat; fraud; trick; imposition;
delusion.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Impostured</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pos"tured</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Done by
imposture.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Imposturous</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pos"tur*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Impostrous;
deceitful.</def><br/
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<p><q>Strictness fales and <qex>impostrous</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Beau. &
Fl.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Impostury</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pos"tur*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Imposture.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Fuller.</au></rj></p>

<p><ent>Impotency</ent><br/
<ent>Impotence</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Im"po*tence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Im"po*ten*cy</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>impotenia</ets>
inability, poverty, lack of moderation. See <er>Impotent</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality or condition of being impotent; lack of
strength or power, animal, intellectual, or moral; weakness; feebleness;
inability; imbecility.</def><br/
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<p><q>Some were poor by <qex>impotency</qex> of nature; as young
fatherless children, old decrepit persons, idiots, and cripples.</q>
<rj><qau>Hayward.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>O, <qex>impotence</qex> of mind in body strong!</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Lack of self-restraint or self-control.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Law & Med.)</fld> <def>Lack of procreative power;
inability to copulate, or beget children; also, sometimes, sterility;
barrenness;</def> <specif>specifically, in males:</specif> <def>the
inability to achieve or sustain a penile erection; erectile
dysfunction.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>impregnated</ent><br/
<hw>impregnated</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>same as
<er>fertilized</er>, 1.</def> <hascons>fertile (vs.
infertile)</hascons><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> fertilized, inseminated.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impotent</ent><br/
<hw>Im"po*tent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>impotent</ets>, L. <ets>impotens</ets>, <ets>-entis</ets>; pref.
<ets>im-</ets> not + <ets>potens</ets> potent, powerful. See
<er>Potent</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Not potent; wanting power,
strength. or vigor. whether physical, intellectual, or moral; deficient
in capacity; destitute of force; weak; feeble; infirm.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>There sat a certain man at Lystra, <qex>impotent</qex> inhis
feet.</q> <rj><qau>Acts xiv. 8.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>O most lame and <qex>impotent</qex> conclusion!</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Not slow to hear,<br/
Nor <qex>impotent</qex> to save.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Wanting the power of self-restraint; incontrolled;
ungovernable; violent.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>Impotent</qex> of tongue, her silence broke.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Wanting the power of procreation;
unable to copulate; also, sometimes, sterile; barren;</def>
<specif>specifically, in males:</specif> <def>unable to achieve or
sustain a penile erection.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impotent</ent><br/
<hw>Im"po*tent</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who is impotent.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impotently</ent><br/
<hw>Im"po*tent*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an impotent
manner.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Impound</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pound"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Impounded</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Impounding</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To shut up or place in an
inclosure called a <xex>pound</xex>; hence, to hold in the custody of
some authority such as police or a court; <as>as, to <ex>impound</ex>
stray cattle; to <ex>impound</ex> an illegally parked car; to
<ex>impound</ex> a document for safe keeping.</as></def><br/
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<p><q>But taken and <qex>impounded</qex> as a stray,<br/
The king of Scots.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><-- p. 738 --></p>

<p><ent>Impoundage</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pound"age</hw> <pr>(<icr/m*pound"<asl/j)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of impounding, or the state of being
impounded.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The fee or fine for impounding.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impounder</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pound"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
impounds.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Impoverish</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pov"er*ish</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Impoverished</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &
vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Impoverishing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OF.
<ets>empovrir</ets>; pref. <ets>em-</ets> (L. <ets>in</ets>) +
<ets>povre</ets> poor, F. <ets>pauvre</ets>; cf. OF. <ets>apovrir</ets>,
F. <ets>appauvrir</ets>, where the prefix is <ets>a-</ets>, L.
<ets>ad</ets>. Cf. <er>Empoverish</er>, and see <er>Poor</er>, and
<er>-ish</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make poor; to reduce to
poverty or indigence; <as>as, misfortune and disease <ex>impoverish</ex>
families</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To exhaust the strength, richness, or fertility of;
to make sterile; <as>as, to <ex>impoverish</ex> land</as>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Impoverisher</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pov"er*ish*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or
that which, impoverishes.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Impoverishment</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pov"er*ish*ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF.
<ets>empoverissement</ets>, and F. <ets>appauvrissement</ets>.]</ety>
<def>The act of impoverishing, or the state of being impoverished;
reduction to poverty.</def> <rj><au>Sir W. Scott.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Impower</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pow"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>See
<er>Empower</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Imp-pole</ent><br/
<hw>Imp"-pole`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Building)</fld>
<def>A pole for supporting a scaffold.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Impracticability</ent><br/
<hw>Im*prac`ti*ca*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>;
<plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Impracticabilities</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>The state or quality of being impracticable;
infeasibility.</def> <rj><au>Goldsmith.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An impracticable thing.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Intractableness; stubbornness.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Impracticable</ent><br/
<hw>Im*prac"ti*ca*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Not practicable; incapable of being performed, or accomplished by
the means employed, or at command; impossible; <as>as, an
<ex>impracticable</ex> undertaking</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Not to be overcome, persuaded, or controlled by any
reasonable method; unmanageable; intractable; not capable of being
easily dealt with; -- used in a general sense, as applied to a person or
thing that is difficult to control or get along with.</def><br/
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<p><q>This though, <qex>impracticable</qex> heart<br/
Is governed by a dainty-fingered girl.</q> <rj><qau>Rowe.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Patriotic but loyal men went away disgusted afresh with the
<qex>impracticable</qex> arrogance of a sovereign.</q>
<rj><qau>Palfrey.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Incapable of being used or availed of; <as>as, an
<ex>impracticable</ex> road; an <ex>impracticable</ex>
method.</as></def></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Impossible; infeasible. --
<er>Impracticable</er>, <er>Impossible</er>. A thing is
<xex>impracticable</xex> when it can not be accomplished by any human
means at present possessed; a thing is <xex>impossible</xex> when the
laws of nature forbid it. The navigation of a river may now be
<xex>impracticable</xex>, but not <xex>impossible</xex>, because the
existing obstructions may yet be removed. <ldquo/The barons exercised
the most despotic authority over their vassals, and every scheme of
public utility was rendered <xex>impracticable</xex> by their continued
petty wars with each other.<rdquo/ <au>Mickle.</au> <ldquo/With men this
is <xex>impossible</xex>, but with God all things are possible.<rdquo/
<au>Matt. xix. 26.</au></syn><br/
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<p><ent>Impracticableness</ent><br/
<hw>Im*prac"ti*ca*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or quality
of being impracticable; impracticability.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Impracticably</ent><br/
<hw>Im*prac"ti*ca*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an impracticable
manner.</def><br/
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<p><q>Morality not <qex>impracticably</qex> rigid.</q>
<rj><qau>Johnson.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Impractical</ent><br/
<hw>Im*prac"ti*cal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
practical.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Imprecate</ent><br/
<hw>Im"pre*cate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Imprecated</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Imprecating</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L.
<ets>imprecatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>imprecari</ets> to imprecate; pref.
<ets>im-</ets> in, on + <ets>precari</ets> to pray. See
<er>Pray</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To call down by prayer, as
something hurtful or calamitous.</def><br/
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<p><q><qex>Imprecate</qex> the vengeance of Heaven on the guilty
empire.</q> <rj><qau>Mickle.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To invoke evil upon; to curse; to swear
at.</def><br/
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<p><q>In vain we blast the ministers of Fate,<br/
And the forlorn physicians <qex>imprecate</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Rochester.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Imprecation</ent><br/
<hw>Im`pre*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>imprecatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>impr<eacute/cation</ets>.]</ety>
<def>The act of imprecating, or invoking evil upon any one; a prayer
that a curse or calamity may fall on any one; a curse.</def><br/
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<p><q>Men cowered like slaves before such horrid
<qex>imprecations</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Motley.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Malediction; curse; execration; anathema. See
<er>Malediction</er>.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Imprecatory</ent><br/
<hw>Im"pre*ca*to*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of the nature
of, or containing, imprecation; invoking evil; <as>as, the
<ex>imprecatory</ex> psalms</as>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Imprecision</ent><br/
<hw>Im`pre*ci"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Lack of
precision.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Impregn</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pregn"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>impregner</ets>. See <er>Impregnate</er>.]</ety> <def>To
impregnate; to make fruitful.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>His pernicious words, <qex>impregned</qex><br/
With reason.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Semele doth Bacchus bear<br/
<qex>Impregned</qex> of Jove.</q> <rj><qau>Dr. H. More.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impregnability</ent><br/
<hw>Im*preg`na*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
quality or state of being impregnable; invincibility.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Impregnable</ent><br/
<hw>Im*preg"na*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>imprenable</ets>; pref. <ets>im-</ets> not + <ets>prenable</ets>
pregnable, fr. <ets>prendre</ets> to take, L. <ets>prehendere</ets>. See
<er>Comprehend</er>, <er>Get</er> to obtain.]</ety> <def>Not to be
stormed, or taken by assault; incapable of being subdued; able to resist
attack; unconquerable; <as>as, an <ex>impregnable</ex> fortress;
<ex>impregnable</ex> virtue.</as></def><br/
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<p><q>The man's affection remains wholly unconcerned and
<qex>impregnable</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj></p>

<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Im*preg"na*ble*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> --
<wf>Im*preg"na*bly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><ent>Impregnable</ent><br/
<hw>Im*preg"na*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See
Impregnate.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Capable of being impregnated,
as the egg of an animal, or the ovule of a plant.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impregnant</ent><br/
<hw>Im*preg"nant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Impregnate</er>.]</ety> <def>That which impregnates.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Glanvill.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Impregnant</ent><br/
<hw>Im*preg"nant</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>im-</ets> not +
<ets>pregnant</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not pregnant; unfertilized or
infertile.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Impregnate</ent><br/
<hw>Im*preg"nate</hw> <pr>(<icr/m*pr<ecr/g"n<amac/t)</pr>, <pos>v.
t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Impregnated</conjf>
<pr>(-n<asl/*t<ecr/d)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Impregnating</conjf> <pr>(-n<asl/*t<icr/ng)</pr>.]</vmorph>
<ety>[LL. <ets>impraegnatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>impraegnare</ets> to
impregnate, fr. L. pref. <ets>im-</ets> in + <ets>praegnans</ets>
pregnant. See <er>Pregnant</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make
pregnant; to cause to conceive; to render prolific; to get with child or
young.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>To come into contact with (an
ovum or egg) so as to cause impregnation; to fertilize; to
fecundate.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To infuse an active principle into; to render
fruitful or fertile in any way; to fertilize; to imbue.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To infuse particles of another substance into; to
communicate the quality of another to; to cause to be filled, imbued,
mixed, or furnished (with something); <as>as, to <ex>impregnate</ex>
India rubber with sulphur; clothing <ex>impregnated</ex> with contagion;
rock <ex>impregnated</ex> with ore.</as></def><br/
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<p><ent>Impregnate</ent><br/
<hw>Im*preg"nate</hw> <pr>(<icr/m*pr<ecr/g"n<amac/t)</pr>, <pos>v.
i.</pos> <def>To become pregnant.</def> <rj><au>Addison.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impregnate</ent><br/
<hw>Im*preg"nate</hw> <pr>(-n<asl/t)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[LL.
<ets>impraegnatus</ets>, p. p.]</ety> <def>Impregnated; made
prolific.</def><br/
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<p><q>The scorching ray<br/
Here pierceth not, <qex>impregnate</qex> with disease.</q>
<rj><qau>Byron.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>impregnated</ent><br/
<hw>impregnated</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <ety>[<pos>p. p.</pos> from
<er>impregnate</er>.]</ety> <def>same as <er>fertilized</er>,
1.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> fertilized, inseminated.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impregnation</ent><br/
<hw>Im`preg*na"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>impr<eacute/gnation</ets>, LL. <ets>impraegnatio</ets>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of impregnating or the state of being
impregnated; fecundation.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>The fusion of a female germ cell
(ovum) with a male germ cell (in animals, a spermatozo<oum/n) to form a
single new cell endowed with the power of developing into a new
individual; fertilization; fecundation.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ In the broadest biological sense, impregnation, or
sexual generation, consists simply in the coalescence of two similar
masses of protoplasmic matter, either derived from different parts of
the same organism or from two distinct organisms. From the single mass,
which results from the fusion, or coalescence, of these two masses, a
new organism develops.</note><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>That with which anything is impregnated.</def>
<rj><au>Derham.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Intimate mixture; infusion; saturation.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>An ore deposit, with indefinite
boundaries, consisting of rock impregnated with ore.</def>
<rj><au>Raymond.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Imprejudicate</ent><br/
<hw>Im`pre*ju"di*cate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
prejudged; unprejudiced; impartial.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Imprenable</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pre"na*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Impregnable.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Impreparation</ent><br/
<hw>Im*prep`a*ra"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Lack of
preparation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Hooker.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impresa</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Im*pre"sa</hw> <pr>(<esl/m*pr<amac/"s<adot/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[It. See <er>Emprise</er>, and cf. <er>Impress</er>, <pos>n.</pos>,
4.]</ety> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>A device on a shield or seal, or used
as a bookplate or the like.</def> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>imprese</asp> and <asp>impress</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><q>My <qex>impresa</qex> to your lordship; a swain<br/
Flying to a laurel for shelter.</q> <rj><qau>J. Webster.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impresario</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Im`pre*sa"ri*o</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>;
<plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Impresarios</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[It.,
from <ets>impresa</ets> enterprise.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The
projector, manager, or conductor, of an opera or concert
company.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <specif>Hence, broadly:</specif> <def>Any manager who
organizes performances of a group.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imprescriptibility</ent><br/
<hw>Im`pre*scrip`ti*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
F. <ets>imprescriptibilit<eacute/</ets>.]</ety> <def>The quality of
being imprescriptible.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Imprescriptible</ent><br/
<hw>Im`pre*scrip"ti*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>im-</ets> not + <ets>prescriptible</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>imprescriptible</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Not capable of being
lost or impaired by neglect, by disuse, or by the claims of another
founded on prescription; -- of rights.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The right of navigation, fishing, and others that may be exercised
on the sea, belonging to the right of mere ability, are
<qex>imprescriptible</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Vattel (Trans. )</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Not derived from, or dependent on, external
authority; self-evidencing; obvious.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The <qex>imprescriptible</qex> laws of the pure reason.</q>
<rj><qau>Colerridge.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imprescriptibly</ent><br/
<hw>Im`pre*scrip"ti*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an imprescriptible
manner; obviously.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imprese</ent><br/
<hw>Im*prese"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A device. See
<er>Impresa</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>An <qex>imprese</qex>, as the Italians call it, is a device in
picture with his motto or word, borne by noble or learned
personages.</q> <rj><qau>Camden.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impress</ent><br/
<hw>Im*press"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Impressed</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Impressing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L.
<ets>impressus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>imprimere</ets> to impress; pref.
<ets>im-</ets> in, on + <ets>premere</ets> to press. See <er>Press</er>
to squeeze, and cf. <er>Imprint</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To press,
stamp, or print something in or upon; to mark by pressure, or as by
pressure; to imprint (that which bears the impression).</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>His heart, like an agate, with your print
<qex>impressed</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To produce by pressure, as a mark, stamp, image,
etc.; to imprint (a mark or figure upon something).</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <specif>Fig.:</specif> <def>To fix deeply in the mind; to
present forcibly to the attention, etc.; to imprint; to
inculcate.</def><br/
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<p><q><qex>Impress</qex> the motives of persuasion upon our own hearts
till we feel the force of them.</q> <rj><qau>I. Watts.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <ety>[See <er>Imprest</er>, <er>Impress</er>,
<pos>n.</pos>, 5.]</ety> <def>To take by force for public service;
<as>as, to <ex>impress</ex> sailors or money</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The second five thousand pounds <qex>impressed</qex> for the
service of the sick and wounded prisoners.</q>
<rj><qau>Evelyn.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impress</ent><br/
<hw>Im*press"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To be impressed; to
rest.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Such fiendly thoughts in his heart <qex>impress</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Impress</ent><br/
<hw>Im"press</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Impresses</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of
impressing or making.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A mark made by pressure; an indentation; imprint;
the image or figure of anything, formed by pressure or as if by
pressure; result produced by pressure or influence.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The <qex>impresses</qex> of the insides of these shells.</q>
<rj><qau>Woodward.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>This weak <qex>impress</qex> of love is as a figure<br/
Trenched in ice.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Characteristic; mark of distinction; stamp.</def>
<rj><au>South.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A device. See <er>Impresa</er>.</def>
<rj><au>Cussans.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>To describe . . . emblazoned shields,<br/
<qex>Impresses</qex> quaint.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <ety>[See <er>Imprest</er>, <er>Press</er> to force into
service.]</ety> <def>The act of impressing, or taking by force for the
public service; compulsion to serve; also, that which is
impressed.</def><br/
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<p><q>Why such <qex>impress</qex> of shipwrights?</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Impress gang</b></col>, <cd>a party of men, with an
officer, employed to impress seamen for ships of war; a <altname>press
gang</altname>.</cd> -- <col><b>Impress money</b></col>, <cd>a sum of
money paid, immediately upon their entering service, to men who have
been impressed.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>impressed</ent><br/
<hw>impressed</hw> <pos>pred. adj.</pos> <def>having the conscious mind
deeply or markedly affected or influenced; -- usually used with
<ptcl>by</ptcl> or <ptcl>with</ptcl>.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impressibility</ent><br/
<hw>Im*press`i*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
quality of being impressible; susceptibility.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Impressible</ent><br/
<hw>Im*press"i*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>impressible</ets>.]</ety> <def>Capable of being impressed;
susceptible; sensitive.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>Im*press"i*ble*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> --
<wf>Im*press"i*bly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><ent>Impression</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pres"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>impression</ets>, L. <ets>impressio</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>The act of impressing, or the state of being impressed; the
communication of a stamp, mold, style, or character, by external force
or by influence.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which is impressed; stamp; mark; indentation;
sensible result of an influence exerted from without.</def><br/
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<p><q>The stamp and clear <qex>impression</qex> of good sense.</q>
<rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>To shelter us from <qex>impressions</qex> of weather, we must
spin, we must weave, we must build.</q> <rj><qau>Barrow.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>That which impresses, or exercises an effect,
action, or agency; appearance; phenomenon.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>Portentous blaze of comets and <qex>impressions</qex> in the
air.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>A fiery <qex>impression</qex> falling from out of Heaven.</q>
<rj><qau>Holland.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Influence or effect on the senses or the intellect
hence, interest, concern.</def> <rj><au>Reid.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>His words <qex>impression</qex> left.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Such terrible <qex>impression</qex> made the dream.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>I have a father's dear <qex>impression</qex>,<br/
And wish, before I fall into my grave,<br/
That I might see her married.</q> <rj><qau>Ford.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>An indistinct notion, remembrance, or
belief.</def><br/
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Impressiveness; emphasis of delivery.</def><br/
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<p><q>Which must be read with an <qex>impression</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Print.)</fld> <def>The pressure of the type on the
paper, or the result of such pressure, as regards its appearance;
<as>as, a heavy <ex>impression</ex>; a clear, or a poor,
<ex>impression</ex></as>; also, a single copy as the result of printing,
or the whole edition printed at a given time; <as>as, a copy from the
fifth <ex>impression</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>Ten <qex>impressions</qex> which his books have had.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>In painting, the first coat of color, as the priming
in house painting and the like.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><sn>9.</sn> <fld>(Engraving)</fld> <def>A print on paper from a wood
block, metal plate, or the like.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Proof impression</b></col>, <cd>one of the early
impressions taken from an engraving, before the plate or block is
worn.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Impressionability</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pres`sion*a*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
quality of being impressionable.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Impressionable</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pres"sion*a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>impressionnable</ets>.]</ety> <def>Liable or subject to impression;
capable of being molded; susceptible; impressible; <as>as, a bad
influence on <ex>impressionable</ex> youths</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>He was too <qex>impressionable</qex>; he had too much of the
temperament of genius.</q> <rj><qau>Motley.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A pretty face and an <qex>impressionable</qex> disposition.</q>
<rj><qau>T. Hook.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Impressionableness</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pres"sion*a*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of
being impressionable.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Impressionism</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pres"sion*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>impressionnisme</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Fine Arts)</fld> <def>The
theory or method of suggesting an effect or impression without
elaboration of the details; -- a designation of a recent fashion in
painting and etching.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Impressionist</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pres"sion*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>impressionniste</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Fine Arts)</fld> <def>One who
adheres to the theory or method of impressionism in art; especially, a
painter who paints in the impressionistic style; <as>as, the
skyrocketing prices of paintings by the French
<ex>impressionists</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Impressionistic</ent><br/
<ent>Impressionist</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>Im*pres"sion*ist</hw>, <hw>Im*pres`sion*is"tic</hw></mhw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to, or characterized by,
impressionism.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Impressionless</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pres"sion*less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having the quality of not
being impressed or affected; not susceptible.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Impressive</ent><br/
<hw>Im*press"ive</hw> <pr>(<icr/m*pr<ecr/s"<icr/v)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[Cf. F. <ets>impressif</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Making, or
tending to make, an impression; having power to impress; adapted to
excite attention and feeling, to touch the sensibilities, or affect the
conscience; <as>as, an <ex>impressive</ex> discourse; an
<ex>impressive</ex> scene.</as></def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Capable of being impressed.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Drayton.</au></rj></p>

<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Im*press"ive*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>Im*press"ive*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><ent>Impressment</ent><br/
<hw>Im*press"ment</hw> <pr>(<icr/m*pr<ecr/s"m<eit/nt)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of seizing for public use, or of impressing
into public service; compulsion to serve; <as>as, the
<ex>impressment</ex> of provisions or of sailors</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>The great scandal of our naval service -- <qex>impressment</qex>
-- died a protracted death.</q> <rj><qau>J. H. Burton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impressor</ent><br/
<hw>Im*press"or</hw> <pr>(<icr/m*pr<ecr/s"<etil/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[LL., a printer.]</ety> <def>One who, or that which,
impresses.</def> <rj><au>Boyle.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Impressure</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pres"sure</hw> <pr>(<icr/m*pr<ecr/sh"<usdot/r; 135)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>impressure</ets>, LL.
<ets>impressura</ets>.]</ety> <def>Dent; impression.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Imprest</ent><br/
<hw>Im*prest"</hw> <pr>(<icr/m*pr<ecr/st")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<vmorph>[ <pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Imprested</conjf>; <pos>p. pr.
& vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Impresting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>im-</ets> + <ets>prest</ets>: cf. It. <ets>imprestare</ets>. See
<er>Prest</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>To advance on loan.</def>
<rj><au>Burke.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Imprest</ent><br/
<hw>Im"prest</hw> <pr>(<icr/m"pr<ecr/st)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
It. <ets>impresto</ets>, <ets>imprestito</ets>, LL.
<ets>impraestitum</ets>. See <er>Imprest</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>, and
<er>Impress</er> compulsion to serve.]</ety> <def>A kind of earnest
money; loan; -- specifically, money advanced for some public service, as
in enlistment.</def> <rj><au>Burke.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>The clearing of their <qex>imprests</qex> for what little of their
debts they have received.</q> <rj><qau>Pepys.</qau></rj></p>

<p><ent>Imprest fund</ent><br/
<hw>Im"prest fund`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A sum of money
to be used as petty cash.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imprevalency</ent><br/
<ent>Imprevalence</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Im*prev"a*lence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Im*prev"a*len*cy</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>Lack of prevalence.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Impreventability</ent><br/
<hw>Im`pre*vent`a*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
state or quality of being impreventable; inevitability.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Impreventable</ent><br/
<hw>Im`pre*vent"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
preventable; inevitable.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Imprimatur</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Im`pri*ma"tur</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., let it
be printed.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A license to print
or publish a book, paper, etc.; also, in countries subjected to the
censorship of the press, approval of that which is published.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(R. C. Ch.)</fld> <def>Permission granted from a
designated ecclesiastical authority to publish a book or other document;
-- required by church law for Catholics, especially ecclesiastics, who
wish to publish.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <specif>Hence:</specif> <def>Official approval for some
proposed activity; <as>as, a contract this large needs the
<ex>imprimatur</ex> of the legal department</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imprimery</ent><br/
<hw>Im*prim"er*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>imprimerie</ets>, fr. <ets>imprimer</ets> to imprint.]</ety>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A print; impression.</def>
<sd>(b)</sd> <def>A printing establishment.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>The
art of printing.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Impriming</ent><br/
<hw>Im*prim"ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A beginning.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <ldquo/Their springings and
<xex>imprimings</xex>.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Sir H. Wotton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Imprimis</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Im*pri"mis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[L., for
<ets>in primis</ets> among the first, chiefly; <ets>in</ets> in +
<ets>primus</ets> first.]</ety> <def>In the first place; first in
order.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Imprint</ent><br/
<hw>Im*print"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Imptrinted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Imprinting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>emprenten</ets>, F.
<ets>empreint</ets>, p. p. of <ets>empreindre</ets> to imprint, fr. L.
<ets>imprimere</ets> to impres, imprint. See 1st <er>In-</er>,
<er>Print</er>, and cf. <er>Impress</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To
impress; to mark by pressure; to indent; to stamp.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>And sees his num'rous herds <qex>imprint</qex> her sands.</q>
<rj><qau>Prior.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To stamp or mark, as letters on paper, by means of
type, plates, stamps, or the like; to print the mark (figures, letters,
etc., upon something).</def><br/
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<p><q>Nature <qex>imprints</qex> upon whate'er we see,<br/
That has a heart and life in it, <ldquo/Be free.<rdquo/</q>
<rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To fix indelibly or permanently, as in the mind or
memory; to impress.</def><br/
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<p><q>Ideas of those two different things distinctly
<qex>imprinted</qex> on his mind.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj></p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Ethology)</fld> <def>To create or acquire (a
behavioral pattern) by the process of <er>imprinting</er>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><-- p. 739 --></p>

<p><ent>Imprint</ent><br/
<hw>Im"print</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>empreinte</ets> impress, stamp. See <er>Imprint</er>, <pos>v.
t.</pos>]</ety> <def>Whatever is impressed or imprinted; the impress or
mark left by something; specifically, the name of the printer or
publisher (usually) with the time and place of issue, in the title-page
of a book, or on any printed sheet.</def> <ldquo/That <xex>imprint</xex>
of their hands.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Buckle.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>imprinting</ent><br/
<hw>im*print"ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Ethology,
Psychology)</fld> <def>The learning of a behavioral pattern that occurs
soon after birth or hatching in certain animals, in which a long-lasting
response to an individual (such as a parent) or an object is rapidly
acquired; it is particularly noted in the response of certain birds to
the animal they first see after hatching, usually the parent, as in
ducks who will follow the adult duck they first see.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imprison</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pris"on</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Imprisoned</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Imprisoning</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE.
<ets>enprisonen</ets>, OF. <ets>enprisoner</ets>, F.
<ets>emprisonner</ets>; pref. <ets>en-</ets> (L. <ets>in</ets>) + F. &
OF. <ets>prison</ets>. See <er>Prison</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To
put in prison or jail; To arrest and detain in custody; to
confine.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>He <qex>imprisoned</qex> was in chains remediless.</q>
<rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To limit, restrain, or confine in any way.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Try to <qex>imprison</qex> the resistless wind.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To incarcerate; confine; immure.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imprisoner</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pris"on*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
imprisons.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Imprison ment</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pris"on ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>enprisonment</ets>; F. <ets>emprisonnement</ets>.]</ety> <def>The
act of imprisoning, or the state of being imprisoned; confinement;
restraint.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>His sinews waxen weak and raw<br/
Through long <qex>imprisonment</qex> and hard constraint.</q>
<rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Every confinement of the person is an <qex>imprisonment</qex>,
whether it be in a common prison, or in a private house, or even by
foreibly detaining one in the public streets.</q>
<rj><qau>Blackstone.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>False imprisonment</b></col>. <fld>(Law)</fld> <cd>See
under <er>False</er>.</cd></cs></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Incarceration; custody; confinement; durance;
restraint.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Improbability</ent><br/
<hw>Im*prob`a*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>;
<plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Improbabilities</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu>
<ety>[Cf. F. <ets>improbabilit<eacute/</ets>.]</ety> <def>The quality or
state of being improbable; unlikelihood; also, that which is improbable;
an improbable event or result.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Improbable</ent><br/
<hw>Im*prob"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>improbabilis</ets>; pref. <ets>im-</ets> not +
<ets>probabilis</ets> probable: cf. F. <ets>improbable</ets>. See
<er>Probable</er>.]</ety> <def>Not probable; unlikely to be true; not to
be expected under the circumstances or in the usual course of events;
<as>as, an <ex>improbable</ex> story or event</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>He . . . sent to Elutherius, then bishop of Rome, an
<qex>improbable</qex> letter, as some of the contents discover.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj></p>

<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Im*prob"a*ble*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> --
<wf>Im*prob"a*bly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Improbate</ent><br/
<hw>Im"pro*bate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>improbatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>improbare</ets> to disapprove;
pref. <ets>im-</ets> not + <ets>probare</ets> to approve.]</ety> <def>To
disapprove of; to disallow.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Improbation</ent><br/
<hw>Im`pro*ba"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>improbatio</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of disapproving;
disapprobation.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Scots Law)</fld> <def>The act by which falsehood
and forgery are proved; an action brought for the purpose of having some
instrument declared false or forged.</def> <rj><au>Bell.</au></rj></p>

<p><ent>Improbatory</ent><br/
<ent>Improbative</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Im"pro*ba*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Im"pro*ba`to*ry</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Implying, or tending to,
improbation.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Improbity</ent><br/
<hw>Im*prob"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>improbitas</ets>; pref. <ets>im-</ets> not + <ets>probitas</ets>
probity: cf. F. <ets>improbit<eacute/</ets>.]</ety> <def>Lack of
probity; lack of integrity or rectitude; dishonesty.</def><br/
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<p><q>Persons . . . cast out for notorious <qex>improbity</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Hooker.</qau></rj></p>

<p><ent>Improficiency</ent><br/
<ent>Improficience</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Im`pro*fi"cience</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Im`pro*fi"cien*cy</hw>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>Lack of
proficiency.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Improfitable</ent><br/
<hw>Im*prof"it*a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>im-</ets> not + <ets>profitable</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>improfitable</ets>.]</ety> <def>Unprofitable.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Improgressive</ent><br/
<hw>Im`pro*gress"ive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
progressive.</def> <au>De Quincey.</au> --
<wordforms><wf>Im"pro*gress"ive*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><ent>Improlific</ent><br/
<hw>Im`pro*lif"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>im-</ets> not + <ets>prolific</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>improlifique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not prolific.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>E. Waterhouse.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Improlificate</ent><br/
<hw>Im`pro*lif"ic*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>im-</ets> in + <ets>prolificate</ets>.]</ety> <def>To
impregnate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir T.
Browne.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Imprompt</ent><br/
<hw>Im*prompt"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not ready.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Sterne.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Impromptu</ent><br/
<hw>Im*promp"tu</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv. <or/ a.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>impromptu</ets>, fr. L. <ets>in promptu</ets> in readiness, at
hand; <ets>in</ets> in + <ets>promptus</ets> visibility, readiness, from
<ets>promptus</ets> visible, ready. See <er>Prompt</er>.]</ety>
<def>Offhand; without previous study; extemporaneous; extempore; <as>as,
an <ex>impromptu</ex> verse</as>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Impromptu</ent><br/
<hw>Im*promp"tu</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Something made or
done offhand, at the moment, or without previous study; an
extemporaneous composition, address, or remark.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A piece composed or played at
first thought; a composition in the style of an extempore
piece.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Improper</ent><br/
<hw>Im*prop"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>impropre</ets>, L. <ets>improprius</ets>; pref. <ets>im-</ets> not
+ <ets>proprius</ets> proper. See <er>Proper</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Not proper; not suitable; not fitted to the circumstances, design,
or end; unfit; not becoming; incongruous; inappropriate; indecent;
<as>as, an <ex>improper</ex> medicine; <ex>improper</ex> thought,
behavior, language, dress.</as></def><br/
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<p><q>Follow'd his enemy king, and did him service,<br/
<qex>Improper</qex> for a slave.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>And to their proper operation still,<br/
Ascribe all Good; to their <qex>improper</qex>, Ill.</q>
<rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Not peculiar or appropriate to individuals; general;
common.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>Not to be adorned with any art but such <qex>improper</qex> ones
as nature is said to bestow, as singing and poetry.</q> <rj><qau>J.
Fletcher.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Not according to facts; inaccurate;
erroneous.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Improper diphthong</b></col>. <cd>See under
<er>Diphthong</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Improper feud</b></col>, <cd>an
original feud, not earned by military service.</cd> <au>Mozley & W.</au>
-- <col><b>Improper fraction</b></col>. <cd>See under
<er>Fraction</er>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Improper</ent><br/
<hw>Im*prop"er</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To appropriate; to
limit.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>He would in like manner <qex>improper</qex> and inclose the
sunbeams to comfort the rich and not the poor.</q>
<rj><qau>Jewel.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Improperation</ent><br/
<hw>Im*prop`er*a"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>improperare</ets>, <ets>improperatum</ets>, to taunt.]</ety>
<def>The act of upbraiding or taunting; a reproach; a taunt.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q><qex>Improperatios</qex> and terms of scurrility.</q> <rj><qau>Sir
T. Browne</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Improperia</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Im`pro*pe"ri*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[L.,
reproaches.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A series of antiphons and
responses, expressing the sorrowful remonstrance of our Lord with his
people; -- sung on the morning of the Good Friday in place of the usual
daily Mass of the Roman ritual.</def> <rj><au>Grove.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Improperly</ent><br/
<hw>Im*prop"er*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an improper
manner; not properly; unsuitably; unbecomingly.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Improperty</ent><br/
<hw>Im*prop"er*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Impropriety.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Impropitious</ent><br/
<hw>Im`pro*pi"tious</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Unpropitious;
unfavorable.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <ldquo/Dreams were
<xex>impropitious</xex>.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Sir H. Wotton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Improportionable</ent><br/
<hw>Im`pro*por"tion*a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
proportionable.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>B.
Jonson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Improportionate</ent><br/
<hw>Im`pro*por"tion*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
proportionate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Impropriate</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pro"pri*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Impropriated</conjf>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Impropriating</conjf>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Pref. <ets>im-</ets> in + L.
<ets>propriatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>propriare</ets> to appropriate. See
<er>Appropriate</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To appropriate to one's
self; to assume.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>To <qex>impropriate</qex> the thanks to himself.</q>
<rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Eng. Eccl. Law)</fld> <def>To place the profits of
(ecclesiastical property) in the hands of a layman for care and
disbursement.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Impropriate</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pro"pri*ate</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To become an
impropriator.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Impropriate</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pro"pri*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Eng. Eccl.
Law)</fld> <def>Put into the hands of a layman; impropriated.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Impropriation</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pro`pri*a"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>The act of impropriating; <as>as, the <ex>impropriation</ex> of
property or tithes</as>; also, that which is impropriated.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Eng. Eccl. Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The act of
putting an ecclesiastical benefice in the hands of a layman, or lay
corporation.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A benefice in the hands of a
layman, or of a lay corporation.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Impropriator</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pro"pri*a`tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
impropriates; specifically, a layman in possession of church
property.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Impropriatrix</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pro`pri*a"trix</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>;
<plu><it>pl.</it> E. <plw>-trixes</plw>, L. <plw>-trices</plw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <def>A female impropriator.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Impropriety</ent><br/
<hw>Im`pro*pri"e*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Improprieties</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L.
<ets>improprietas</ets>; cf. F. <ets>impropri<eacute/t<eacute/</ets>.
See <er>Improper</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality of being
improper; unfitness or unsuitableness to character, time place, or
circumstances; <as>as, <ex>impropriety</ex> of behavior or
manners</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which is improper; an unsuitable or improper
act, or an inaccurate use of language.</def><br/
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<p><q>But every language has likewise its <qex>improprieties</qex> and
absurdities.</q> <rj><qau>Johnson.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Many gross <qex>improprieties</qex>, however authorized by
practice, ought to be discarded.</q> <rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Improsperity</ent><br/
<hw>Im`pros*per"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>improsp<eacute/rit<eacute/</ets>.]</ety> <def>Lack of
prosperity.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Improsperous</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pros"per*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>im-</ets> not + <ets>prosperous</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>improsp<egrave/re</ets>, L. <ets>improsper</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not
prosperous.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>Dryden.</au> --
<wordforms><wf>Im*pros"per*ous*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> -- <wf>Im*pros"per*ous*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark></wordforms><br/
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<p><ent>Improvability</ent><br/
<hw>Im*prov`a*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state
or quality of being improvable; improvableness.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Improvable</ent><br/
<hw>Im*prov"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From
<er>Improve</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Capable of being improved;
susceptible of improvement; admitting of being made better; capable of
cultivation, or of being advanced in good qualities.</def><br/
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<p><q>Man is accommodated with moral principles, <qex>improvable</qex>
by the exercise of his faculties.</q> <rj><qau>Sir M.
Hale.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>I have a fine spread of <qex>improvable</qex> lands.</q>
<rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Capable of being used to advantage; profitable;
serviceable; advantageous.</def><br/
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<p><q>The essays of weaker heads afford <qex>improvable</qex> hints to
better.</q> <rj><qau>Sir T. Browne.</qau></rj></p>

<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Im*pro"a*ble*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> --
<wf>Im*prov"a*bly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><ent>Improve</ent><br/
<hw>Im*prove"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>im-</ets> not + <ets>prove</ets>: cf. L. <ets>improbare</ets>, F.
<ets>improuver</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To disprove or make void;
to refute.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>Neither can any of them make so strong a reason which another can
not <qex>improve</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Tyndale.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To disapprove; to find fault with; to reprove; to
censure; <as>as, to <ex>improve</ex> negligence</as>.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chapman.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>When he rehearsed his preachings and his doing unto the high
apostles, they could <qex>improve</qex> nothing.</q>
<rj><qau>Tyndale.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Improve</ent><br/
<hw>Im*prove"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Improved</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Improving</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Pref. <ets>in-</ets> in +
<ets>prove</ets>, in <ets>approve.</ets> See <er>Approve</er>,
<er>Prove.</er>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make better; to increase the
value or good qualities of; to ameliorate by care or cultivation;
<as>as, to <ex>improve</ex> land</as>.</def>
<rj><au>Donne.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>I love not to <qex>improve</qex> the honor of the living by
impairing that of the dead.</q> <rj><qau>Denham.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To use or employ to good purpose; to make
productive; to turn to profitable account; to utilize; <as>as, to
<ex>improve</ex> one's time; to <ex>improve</ex> his means.</as></def>
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>We shall especially honor God by <qex>improving</qex> diligently
the talents which God hath committed to us.</q>
<rj><qau>Barrow.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>A hint that I do not remember to have seen opened and
<qex>improved</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>The court seldom fails to <qex>improve</qex> the opportunity.</q>
<rj><qau>Blackstone.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>How doth the little busy bee<br/
<qex>Improve</qex> each shining hour.</q> <rj><qau>I.
Watts.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Those moments were diligently <qex>improved</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Gibbon.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>True policy, as well as good faith, in my opinion, binds us to
<qex>improve</qex> the occasion.</q> <rj><qau>Washington.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To advance or increase by use; to augment or add to;
-- said with reference to what is bad.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>We all have, I fear, . . . not a little <qex>improved</qex> the
wretched inheritance of our ancestors.</q> <rj><qau>Bp.
Porteus.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To better; meliorate; ameliorate; advance;
heighten; mend; correct; rectify; amend; reform.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Improve</ent><br/
<hw>Im*prove"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To grow better; to
advance or make progress in what is desirable; to make or show
improvement; <as>as, to <ex>improve</ex> in health</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>We take care to <qex>improve</qex> in our frugality and
diligence.</q> <rj><qau>Atterbury.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To advance or progress in bad qualities; to grow
worse.</def> <ldquo/Domitian <xex>improved</xex> in cruelty.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Milner.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To increase; to be enhanced; to rise in value;
<as>as, the price of cotton <ex>improves</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>To improve on</b></col> <it>or</it> <col><b>To
improve upon</b></col></mcol>, <cd>to make useful additions or
amendments to, or changes in; to bring nearer to perfection; <as>as,
<ex>to improve on</ex> the mode of tillage</as>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>improved</ent><br/
<hw>improved</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>advanced to a more
desirable or valuable or excellent state. Opposite of
<ant>unimproved</ant>.</def> [Narrower terms: <stype>built,
reinforced</stype>; <stype>cleared, tilled </stype>;
<stype>developed</stype>; <stype>grade </stype>; <stype>graded, graveled
</stype>] <see>Also See: <er>restored</er>.</see><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>changed for the better; <as>as, her
<ex>improved</ex> behavior</as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> amended.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Improvement</ent><br/
<hw>Im*prove"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The
act of improving; advancement or growth; promotion in desirable
qualities; progress toward what is better; melioration; <as>as, the
<ex>improvement</ex> of the mind, of land, roads, etc.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>I look upon your city as the best place of
<qex>improvement</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Exercise is the chief source of <qex>improvement</qex> in all our
faculties.</q> <rj><qau>Blair.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The act of making profitable use or application of
anything, or the state of being profitably employed; a turning to good
account; practical application, as of a doctrine, principle, or theory,
stated in a discourse.</def> <ldquo/A good <xex>improvement</xex> of his
reason.<rdquo/ <rj><au>S. Clarke.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>I shall make some <qex>improvement</qex> of this doctrine.</q>
<rj><qau>Tillotson.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The state of being improved; betterment; advance;
also, that which is improved; <as>as, the new edition is an
<ex>improvement</ex> on the old</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>The parts of Sinon, Camilla, and some few others, are
<qex>improvements</qex> on the Greek poet.</q>
<rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Increase; growth; progress; advance.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>There is a design of publishing the history of architecture, with
its several <qex>improvements</qex> and decays.</q>
<rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Those vices which more particularly receive <qex>improvement</qex>
by prosperity.</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>Valuable additions or betterments,
as buildings, clearings, drains, fences, etc., on land or premises;
<as>as, to convey the land together with all
<ex>improvements</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Patent Laws)</fld> <def>A useful addition to, or
modification of, a machine, manufacture, or composition.</def>
<rj><au>Kent.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Improver</ent><br/
<hw>Im*prov"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that
which, improves.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Improvided</ent><br/
<hw>Im`pro*vid"ed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Unforeseen;
unexpected; not provided against; unprepared.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>All <qex>improvided</qex> for dread of death.</q> <rj><qau>E.
Hall.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Improvidence</ent><br/
<hw>Im*prov"i*dence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>improvidentia</ets>; OF. <ets>improvidence</ets>. Cf.
<er>Imprudence</er>.]</ety> <def>The quality of being improvident; lack
of foresight or thrift.</def><br/
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<p><q>The <qex>improvidence</qex> of my neighbor must not make me
inhuman.</q> <rj><qau>L'Estrange.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Improvident</ent><br/
<hw>Im*prov"i*dent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>im-</ets> not + <ets>provident</ets>: cf. L. <ets>improvidus</ets>.
See <er>Provident</er>, and cf. <er>Imprudent</er>.]</ety> <def>Not
provident; wanting foresight or forethought; not foreseeing or providing
for the future; negligent; thoughtless; <as>as, an <ex>improvident</ex>
man</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q><qex>Improvident</qex> soldiers! had your watch been good,<br/
This sudden mischief never could have fallen.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Inconsiderable; negligent; careless; shiftless;
prodigal; wasteful.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Improvidentially</ent><br/
<hw>Im*prov`i*den"tial*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos>
<def>Improvidently.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Improvidently</ent><br/
<hw>Im*prov"i*dent*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a
improvident manner.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Improvidently</xex> rash.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Drayton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Improving</ent><br/
<hw>Im*prov"ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Tending to
improve, beneficial; growing better.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>Im*prov"ing*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Improving lease</b></col> <fld>(Scots Law)</fld>, <cd>an
extended lease to induce the tenant to make improvements on the
premises.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Improvisate</ent><br/
<hw>Im*prov"i*sate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Improvise</er>.]</ety> <def>Unpremeditated; impromptu;
extempore.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Improvisate</ent><br/
<hw>Im*prov"i*sate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Improvisated</conjf>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Improvisating</conjf>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To improvise; to extemporize.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Improvisation</ent><br/
<hw>Im*prov`i*sa"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>improvisation</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or art of
composing and rendering music, poetry, and the like, extemporaneously;
<as>as, <ex>improvisation</ex> on the organ</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which is improvised; an impromptu.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Improvisatize</ent><br/
<hw>Im`pro*vis"a*tize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <def>Same
as <er>Improvisate</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Improvisator</ent><br/
<hw>Im*prov"i*sa`tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An
improviser, or improvvisatore.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Improvisatore</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Im`pro*vi`sa*to"re</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Improvvisatore</er>.</def></p>

<p><ent>Improvisatory</ent><br/
<ent>Improvisatorial</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Im*prov`i*sa*to"ri*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Im*prov"i*sa*to*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of
or pertaining to improvisation or extemporaneous composition.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Improvisatrice</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Im`pro*vi`sa*tri"ce</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Improvvisatrice</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Improvise</ent><br/
<hw>Im`pro*vise"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Improvised</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Improvising</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F.
<ets>improviser</ets>, it. <ets>improvvisare</ets>, fr.
<ets>improvviso</ets> unprovided, sudden, extempore, L.
<ets>improvisus</ets>; pref. <ets>im-</ets> not + <ets>provisus</ets>
foreseen, provided. See <er>Proviso</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To
compose, recite, or sing extemporaneously, especially in verse; to
extemporize; also, to play upon an instrument, or to act,
extemporaneously.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To bring about, arrange, do, or make, immediately or
on short notice, without previous preparation and with no known
precedent as a guide.</def><br/
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<p><q>Charles attempted to <qex>improvise</qex> a peace.</q>
<rj><qau>Motley.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To invent, or provide, offhand, or on the spur of
the moment; <as>as, he <ex>improvised</ex> a hammer out of a
stone</as>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Improvise</ent><br/
<hw>Im`pro*vise"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To produce or render
extemporaneous compositions, especially in verse or in music, without
previous preparation; hence, to do anything offhand.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Improviser</ent><br/
<hw>Im`pro*vis"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
improvises.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Improvision</ent><br/
<hw>Im`pro*vi"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>im-</ets> not + <ets>provision</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Improvidence.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir T.
Browne.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Improviso</ent><br/
<hw>Im`pro*vi"so</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>improvisus</ets> unforeseen; cf. It. <ets>improvviso</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Not prepared or mediated beforehand; extemporaneous.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Jonhson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Improvvisatore</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Im`prov*vi`sa*to"re</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>;
<plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Improvvisatori</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu>
<ety>[It. See <er>Improvise</er>.]</ety> <def>One who composes and sings
or recites rhymes and short poems extemporaneously.</def>
<altsp>[Written also <asp>improvisatore</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><ent>Improvvisatrice</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Im`prov*vi`sa*tri"ce</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>;
<plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Improvvisatrici</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu>
<ety>[It. See <er>Improvise</er>.]</ety> <def>A female
improvvisatore.</def> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>improvisatrice</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><ent>Imprudence</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pru"dence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>imprudentia</ets>: cf. F. <ets>imprudence</ets>. Cf.
<er>Improvidence</er>.]</ety> <def>The quality or state of being
imprudent; want to caution, circumspection, or a due regard to
consequences; indiscretion; inconsideration; rashness; also, an
imprudent act; <as>as, he was guilty of an
<ex>imprudence</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>His serenity was interrupted, perhaps, by his own
<qex>imprudence</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Mickle.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Imprudent</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pru"dent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>imprudens</ets>; pref. <ets>im-</ets> not + <ets>prudens</ets>
prudent: cf. F. <ets>imprudent</ets>. See <er>Prudent</er>, and cf.
<er>Improvident</er>.]</ety> <def>Not prudent; wanting in prudence or
discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not attentive to consequence;
improper.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Im*pru"dent*ly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><q>Her majesty took a great dislike at the <qex>imprudent</qex>
behavior of many of the ministers and readers.</q>
<rj><qau>Strype.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><-- p. 740 --></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Indiscreet; injudicious; incautious; ill-advised;
unwise; heedless; careless; rash; negligent.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Impuberal</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pu"ber*al</hw> <pr>(<icr/m*p<umac/"b<etil/r*<ait/l)</pr>,
<pos>a.</pos> <def>Not having arrived at puberty; immature.</def><br/
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<p><q>In <qex>impuberal</qex> animals the cerebellum is, in proportion
to the brain proper, greatly less than in adults.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W.
Hamilton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Impuberty</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pu"ber*ty</hw> <pr>(-t<ycr/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
condition of not having reached puberty, or the age of ability to
reproduce one's species; lack of age at which the marriage contract can
be legally entered into.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Impudence</ent><br/
<hw>Im"pu*dence</hw> <pr>(<icr/m"p<usl/*d<eit/ns)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[L. <ets>impudentia</ets>: cf. F. <ets>impudence</ets>. See
<er>Impudent</er>.]</ety> <def>The quality of being impudent; assurance,
accompanied with a disregard of the presence or opinions of others;
shamelessness; forwardness; lack of modesty.</def><br/
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<p><q>Clear truths that their own evidence forces us to admit, or common
experience makes it <qex>impudence</qex> to deny.</q>
<rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Where pride and <qex>impudence</qex> (in fashion knit)<br/
Usurp the chair of wit.</q> <rj><qau>B. Jonson.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Shamelessness; audacity; insolence; effrontery;
sauciness; impertinence; pertness; rudeness.</syn> <usage> --
<er>Impudence</er>, <er>Effrontery</er>, <er>Sauciness</er>.
<xex>Impudence</xex> refers more especially to the feelings as
manifested in action. <xex>Effrontery</xex> applies to some gross and
public exhibition of shamelessness. <xex>Sauciness</xex> refers to a
sudden pert outbreak of impudence, especially from an inferior.
<xex>Impudence</xex> is an unblushing kind of impertinence, and may be
manifested in words, tones, gestures, looks, etc. <xex>Effrontery</xex>
rises still higher, and shows a total or shameless disregard of duty or
decorum under the circumstances of the case. <xex>Sauciness</xex>
discovers itself toward particular individuals, in certain relations; as
in the case of servants who are saucy to their masters, or children who
are saucy to their teachers. See <er>Impertinent</er>, and
<er>Insolent</er>.</usage><br/
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<p><ent>Impudency</ent><br/
<hw>Im"pu*den*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Impudence.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Burton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>Audacious without <qex>impudency</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Impudent</ent><br/
<hw>Im"pu*dent</hw> <pr>(<icr/m"p<usl/*d<eit/nt)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[L. <ets>impudens</ets>, <ets>-entis</ets>; pref. <ets>im-</ets>
not + <ets>pudens</ets> ashamed, modest, p. pr. of <ets>pudere</ets> to
feel shame: cf. F. <ets>impudent</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Behaving
boldly, with contempt or disregard for propriety in behavior toward
others; unblushingly forward; impertinent; saucy.</def><br/
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<p><q>More than <qex>impudent</qex> sauciness.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>When we behold an angel, not to fear<br/
Is to be <qex>impudent</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Lacking modesty; shameless.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Shameless; audacious; brazen; bold-faced; pert;
immodest; rude; saucy; impertinent; insolent.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Impudently</ent><br/
<hw>Im"pu*dent*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an impudent manner; with
unbecoming assurance; shamelessly.</def><br/
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<p><q>At once assail<br/
With open mouths, and <qex>impudently</qex> rail.</q>
<rj><qau>Sandys.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Impudicity</ent><br/
<hw>Im`pu*dic"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>impudicus</ets> immodest; <ets>im-</ets> not + <ets>pudicus</ets>
shamefaced, modest: cf. F. <ets>impudicit<eacute/</ets>, L.
<ets>impudicitia</ets>.]</ety> <def>Immodesty.</def>
<rj><au>Sheldon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Impugn</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pugn"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Impugned</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Impugning</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE.
<ets>impugnen</ets>, F. <ets>impugner</ets>, fr. L.
<ets>impugnare</ets>; <ets>in</ets> on, against + <ets>pugnare</ets> to
flight. See <er>Pugnacious</er>.]</ety> <def>To attack by words or
arguments; to contradict; to assail; to call in question; to make
insinuations against; to gainsay; to oppose; <as>as, to <ex>impugn</ex>
a person's integrity</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>The truth hereof I will not rashly <qex>impugn</qex>, or
overboldly affirm.</q> <rj><qau>Peacham.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Impugnable</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pugn"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being
impugned; that may be gainsaid.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Impugnation</ent><br/
<hw>Im`pug*na"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>impugnatio</ets>: cf. OF. <ets>impugnation</ets>.]</ety> <def>Act
of impugning; opposition; attack.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>A perpetual <qex>impugnation</qex> and self-conflict.</q>
<rj><qau>Bp. Hall.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Impugner</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pugn"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
impugns.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Impugnment</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pugn"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of
impugning, or the state of being impugned.</def> <rj><au>Ed.
Rev.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Impuissance</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pu"is*sance</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>impuissance</ets>.]</ety> <def>Lack of power; inability.</def>
<rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>Their own <qex>impuissance</qex> and weakness.</q>
<rj><qau>Holland.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Impuissant</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pu"is*sant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. pref.
<ets>im-</ets> not + <ets>puissant</ets>. See <er>Puissant</er>.]</ety>
<def>Weak; impotent; feeble.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Impulse</ent><br/
<hw>Im"pulse</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>impulsus</ets>, fr. <ets>impellere</ets>. See
<er>Impel</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of impelling, or driving onward with sudden
force; impulsion; especially, force so communicated as to produced
motion suddenly, or immediately.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>All spontaneous animal motion is performed by mechanical
<qex>impulse</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>S. Clarke.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The effect of an impelling force; motion produced by
a sudden or momentary force.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <def>The action of a force during a
very small interval of time; the effect of such action; <as>as, the
<ex>impulse</ex> of a sudden blow upon a hard elastic
body</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A mental force which simply and directly urges to
action; hasty inclination; sudden motive; momentary or transient
influence of appetite or passion; propension; incitement; <as>as, a man
of good <ex>impulses</ex>; passion often gives a violent
<ex>impulse</ex> to the will; to buy something on
<ex>impulse</ex>.</as></def><br/
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<p><q>These were my natural <qex>impulses</qex> for the undertaking.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Force; incentive; influence; motive; feeling;
incitement; instigation.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Impulse</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pulse"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Impel</er>.]</ety> <def>To impel; to incite.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Pope.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>impulse-buy</ent><br/
<hw>impulse-buy</hw> <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>to buy on impulse without
proper reflection.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Impulsion</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pul"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>impulsio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>impulsion</ets>. See
<er>Impel</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of impelling or driving onward, or the state
of being impelled; the sudden or momentary agency of a body in motion on
another body; also, the impelling force, or impulse.</def> <ldquo/The
<xex>impulsion</xex> of the air.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Influence acting unexpectedly or temporarily on the
mind; sudden motive or influence; impulse.</def> <ldquo/The
<xex>impulsion</xex> of conscience.<rdquo/ <au>Clarendon.</au>
<ldquo/Divine <xex>impulsion</xex> prompting.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Impulsive</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pul"sive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>impulsif</ets>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Having the power of driving or impelling; giving an
impulse; moving; impellent.</def><br/
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<p><q>Poor men! poor papers! We and they<br/
Do some <qex>impulsive</qex> force obey.</q>
<rj><qau>Prior.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Actuated by impulse or by transient
feelings.</def><br/
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<p><q>My heart, <qex>impulsive</qex> and wayward.</q>
<rj><qau>Longfellow.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <def>Acting momentarily, or by
impulse; not continuous; -- said of forces.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Impulsive</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pul"sive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>That which impels
or gives an impulse; an impelling agent.</def> <rj><au>Sir W.
Wotton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Impulsively</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pul"sive*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an impulsive
manner.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Impulsiveness</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pul"sive*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being
impulsive.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Impulsor</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pul"sor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety> <def>One
who, or that which, impels; an inciter.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>
<rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Impunctate</ent><br/
<hw>Im*punc"tate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not punctate or
dotted.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Impunctual</ent><br/
<hw>Im*punc"tu*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>im-</ets> not + <ets>punctual</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>imponctuel</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not punctual.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Impunctuality</ent><br/
<hw>Im*punc`tu*al"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Neglect of,
or failure in, punctuality.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>A.
Hamilton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Impune</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pune"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>impunis</ets>.]</ety> <def>Unpunished.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Impunibly</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pu"ni*bly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Without
punishment; with impunity.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>J.
Ellis.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Impunity</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pu"ni*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>impunitas</ets>, fr. <ets>impunis</ets> without punishment; pref.
<ets>im-</ets> not + <ets>poena</ets> punishment: cf. F.
<ets>impunit<eacute/</ets>. See <er>Pain</er>.]</ety> <def>Exemption or
freedom from punishment, harm, or loss.</def><br/
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<p><q>Heaven, though slow to wrath,<br/
Is never with <qex>impunity</qex> defied.</q>
<rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>The <qex>impunity</qex> and also the recompense.</q>
<rj><qau>Holland.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Impuration</ent><br/
<hw>Im`pu*ra"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Defilement;
obscuration.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Impure</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pure"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>impurus</ets>; pref. <ets>im-</ets> not + <ets>purus</ets> pure:
cf. F. <ets>impur</ets>. See <er>Pure</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Not pure; not clean; dirty; foul; filthy; containing
something which is unclean or unwholesome; mixed or impregnated
extraneous substances; adulterated; <as>as, <ex>impure</ex> water or
air; <ex>impure</ex> drugs, food, etc.</as></def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Defiled by sin or guilt; unholy; unhallowed; -- said
of persons or things.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Unchaste; lewd; unclean; obscene; <as>as,
<ex>impure</ex> language or ideas</as>.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Impure</xex>
desires.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Cowper.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Script.)</fld> <def>Not purified according to the
ceremonial law of Moses; unclean.</def><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Language)</fld> <def>Not accurate; not idiomatic;
<as>as, <ex>impure</ex> Latin; an <ex>impure</ex> style.</as></def><br/
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<p><ent>Impure</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pure"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To defile; to pollute.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Impurely</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pure"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an impure manner.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Impureness</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pure"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or condition of
being impure; impurity.</def> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Impurity</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pu"ri*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
Impurities <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>impuritas</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>impuret<eacute/</ets>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The condition or quality of being impure in any
sense; defilement; foulness; adulteration.</def><br/
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<p><q>Profaneness, <qex>impurity</qex>, or scandal, is not wit.</q>
<rj><qau>Buckminster.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which is, or which renders anything, impure;
foul matter, action, language, etc.; a foreign ingredient.</def><br/
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<p><q>Foul <qex>impurities</qex> reigned among the monkish clergy.</q>
<rj><qau>Atterbury.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Script.)</fld> <def>Lack of ceremonial purity;
defilement.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Impurple</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pur"ple</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Impurpled</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Impurpling</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>im-</ets> in + <ets>purple</ets>. Cf. <er>Empurple</er>.]</ety>
<def>To color or tinge with purple; to make red or reddish; to purple;
<as>as, a field <ex>impurpled</ex> with blood</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q><qex>Impurpled</qex> with celestial roses, smiled.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>The silken fleece <qex>impurpled</qex> for the loom.</q>
<rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Imputability</ent><br/
<hw>Im*put`a*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality
of being imputable; imputableness.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Imputable</ent><br/
<hw>Im*put"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>imputable</ets>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>That may be imputed; capable of being imputed;
chargeable; ascribable; attributable; referable.</def><br/
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<p><q>A prince whose political vices, at least, were
<qex>imputable</qex> to mental incapacity.</q>
<rj><qau>Prescott.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Accusable; culpable.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>The fault lies at his door, and she is no wise
<qex>imputable</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Ayliffe.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Imputableness</ent><br/
<hw>Im*put"a*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Quality of being
imputable.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Imputably</ent><br/
<hw>Im*put"a*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>By imputation.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Imputation</ent><br/
<hw>Im`pu*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <ety>[L. <ets>imputatio</ets> an
account, a charge: cf. F. <ets>imputation</ets>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of imputing or charging; attribution;
ascription; also, anything imputed or charged.</def><br/
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<p><q><qpers>Shylock</qpers>. Antonio is a good man.<br/
<qpers>Bassanio</qpers>. Have you heard any <qex>imputation</qex> to the
contrary?</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>If I had a suit to Master Shallow, I would humor his men with the
<qex>imputation</qex> of being near their master.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Charge or attribution of evil; censure; reproach;
insinuation.</def><br/
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<p><q>Let us be careful to guard ourselves against these groundless
<qex>imputation</qex> of our enemies.</q>
<rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Theol.)</fld> <def>A setting of something to the
account of; the attribution of personal guilt or personal righteousness
of another; <as>as, the <ex>imputation</ex> of the sin of Adam, or the
righteousness of Christ</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Opinion; intimation; hint.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Imputative</ent><br/
<hw>Im*put"a*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>imputativus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>imputatif</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Transferred by imputation; that may be imputed.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>Im*put"a*tive*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><q>Actual righteousness as well as <qex>imputative</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Bp. Warburton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Impute</ent><br/
<hw>Im*pute"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Imputed</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Imputing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F. <ets>imputer</ets>, L.
<ets>imputare</ets> to bring into the reckoning, charge, impute; pref.
<ets>im-</ets> in + <ets>putare</ets> to reckon, think. See
<er>Putative</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To charge; to ascribe; to attribute; to set to the
account of; to charge to one as the author, responsible originator, or
possessor; -- generally in a bad sense.</def><br/
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<p><q>Nor you, ye proud, <qex>impute</qex> to these the fault,<br/
If memory o'er their tomb no trophies raise.</q>
<rj><qau>Gray.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>One vice of a darker shade was <qex>imputed</qex> to him --
envy.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Theol.)</fld> <def>To adjudge as one's own (the sin
or righteousness) of another; <as>as, the righteousness of Christ is
<ex>imputed</ex> to us</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>It was <qex>imputed</qex> to him for <qex>righteousness</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Rom. iv. 22.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>They merit<br/
<qex>Imputed</qex> shall absolve them who renounce<br/
Their own, both righteous and unrighteous deeds.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To take account of; to consider; to regard.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>If we <qex>impute</qex> this last humiliation as the cause of his
death.</q> <rj><qau>Gibbon.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To ascribe; attribute; charge; reckon; consider;
imply; insinuate; refer. See <er>Ascribe</er>.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Imputer</ent><br/
<hw>Im*put"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
imputes.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Imputrescible</ent><br/
<hw>Im`pu*tres"ci*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>im-</ets> + <ets>putrescible</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>imputrescible</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not putrescible.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Imrigh</ent><br/
<hw>Im"righ</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Scot.; Gael.
<ets>eun-bhrigh</ets> chicken soup.]</ety> <def>A peculiar strong soup
or broth, made in Scotland.</def> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>imrich</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><ent>In-</ent><br/
<hw>In-</hw> <pr>(<icr/n-)</pr>. <ety>[See <er>In</er>, <pos>prep.</pos>
Cf. <er>Em-</er>, <er>En-</er>.]</ety> <def>A prefix from Eng. prep.
<xex>in</xex>, also from Lat. prep. <xex>in</xex>, meaning
<sig>in</sig>, <sig>into</sig>, <sig>on</sig>, <sig>among</sig>; <as>as,
<ex>in</ex>bred, <ex>in</ex>born, <ex>in</ex>road; <xex>in</xex>cline,
<xex>in</xex>ject, <xex>in</xex>trude</as>. In words from the Latin,
<xex>in-</xex> regularly becomes <xex>il-</xex> before <xex>l</xex>,
<xex>ir-</xex> before <xex>r</xex>, and <xex>im-</xex> before a labial;
<as>as, <ex>il</ex>lusion, <ex>ir</ex>ruption, <ex>im</ex>blue,
<ex>im</ex>migrate, <ex>im</ex>part</as>. <xex>In-</xex> is sometimes
used with an simple intensive force.</def><br/
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<p><ent>In-</ent><br/
<hw>In-</hw> <pr>(<icr/n-)</pr>. <ety>[L. <ets>in</ets>-; akin to E.
<ets>un</ets>-. See <er>Un-</er>.]</ety> <def>An inseparable prefix, or
particle, meaning <sig>not</sig>, <sig>non</sig>-, <sig>un-</sig> as,
<xex>in</xex>active, <xex>in</xex>capable, <xex>in</xex>apt.
<xex>In-</xex> regularly becomes <xex>il-</xex> before <xex>l</xex>,
<xex>ir-</xex> before <xex>r</xex>, and <xex>im-</xex> before a
labial.</def><br/
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<p><ent>-in</ent><br/
<hw>-in</hw>. <def>A suffix. See the Note under <er>-ine</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>In</ent><br/
<hw>In</hw>, <pos>prep.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>in</ets>; akin to D. & G.
<ets>in</ets>, Icel. <ets><imac/</ets>, Sw. & Dan. <ets>i</ets>, OIr. &
L. <ets>in</ets>, Gr. <grk>'en</grk>. <root/197. Cf. 1st <er>In-</er>,
<er>Inn</er>.]</ety> <def>The specific signification of <xex>in</xex> is
situation or place with respect to surrounding, environment,
encompassment, etc. It is used with verbs signifying being, resting, or
moving within limits, or within circumstances or conditions of any kind
conceived of as limiting, confining, or investing, either wholly or in
part. In its different applications, it approaches some of the meanings
of, and sometimes is interchangeable with, <xex>within</xex>,
<xex>into</xex>, <xex>on</xex>, <xex>at</xex>, <xex>of</xex>, and
<xex>among</xex>.</def> It is used: --<br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>With reference to space or place; <as>as, he lives
<ex>in</ex> Boston; he traveled <ex>in</ex> Italy; castles <ex>in</ex>
the air.</as></def><br/
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<p><q>The babe lying <qex>in</qex> a manger.</q> <rj><qau>Luke ii.
16.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Thy sun sets weeping <qex>in</qex> the lowly west.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Situated <qex>in</qex> the forty-first degree of latitude.</q>
<rj><qau>Gibbon.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Matter for censure <qex>in</qex> every page.</q>
<rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>With reference to circumstances or conditions;
<as>as, he is <ex>in</ex> difficulties; she stood <ex>in</ex> a blaze of
light.</as></def> <ldquo/Fettered <xex>in</xex> amorous chains.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>Wrapt <qex>in</qex> sweet sounds, as <qex>in</qex> bright
veils.</q> <rj><qau>Shelley.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>With reference to a whole which includes or
comprises the part spoken of; <as>as, the first <ex>in</ex> his family;
the first regiment <ex>in</ex> the army.</as></def><br/
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<p><q>Nine <qex>in</qex> ten of those who enter the ministry.</q>
<rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>With reference to physical surrounding, personal
states, etc., abstractly denoted; <as>as, I am <ex>in</ex> doubt; the
room is <ex>in</ex> darkness; to live <ex>in</ex> fear.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>When shall we three meet again,<br/
<qex>In</qex> thunder, lightning, or <qex>in</qex> rain?</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>With reference to character, reach, scope, or
influence considered as establishing a limitation; <as>as, to be
<ex>in</ex> one's favor</as>.</def> <ldquo/<xex>In</xex> sight of God's
high throne.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Sounds inharmonious <qex>in</qex> themselves, and harsh.</q>
<rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>With reference to movement or tendency toward a
certain limit or environment; -- sometimes equivalent to
<xex>into</xex>; <as>as, to put seed <ex>in</ex> the ground; to fall
<ex>in</ex> love; to end <ex>in</ex> death; to put our trust <ex>in</ex>
God.</as></def><br/
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<p><q>He would not plunge his brother <qex>in</qex> despair.</q>
<rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>She had no jewels to deposit <qex>in</qex> their caskets.</q>
<rj><qau>Fielding.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>With reference to a limit of time; <as>as,
<ex>in</ex> an hour; it happened <ex>in</ex> the last century;
<ex>in</ex> all my life.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><mcol><col><b>In as much as</b></col>, <it>or</it>
<col><b>Inasmuch as</b></col></mcol>, <cd>in the degree that; in like
manner as; in consideration that; because that; since. See
<er>Synonym</er> of <er>Because</er>, and cf. <cref>For as much
as</cref>, under <er>For</er>, <pos>prep.</pos></cd> -- <col><b>In
that</b></col>, <cd>because; for the reason that.</cd> <ldquo/Some
things they do <xex>in that</xex> they are men . . . ; some things
<xex>in that</xex> they are men misled and blinded with error.<rdquo/
<au>Hooker.</au> -- <col><b>In the name of</b></col>, <cd>in behalf of;
on the part of; by authority; as, it was done <xex>in the name of</xex>
the people; -- often used in invocation, swearing, praying, and the
like.</cd> -- <col><b>To be in for it</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To be
in favor of a thing; to be committed to a course.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd>
<cd>To be unable to escape from a danger, penalty, etc.</cd>
<mark>[Colloq.]</mark> -- <mcol><col><b>To be in with</b></col>
<it>or</it> <col><b>To keep in with</b></col></mcol>. <sd>(a)</sd>
<cd>To be close or near; <as>as, to <ex>keep</ex> a ship <ex>in
with</ex> the land</as>.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To be on terms of
friendship, familiarity, or intimacy with; to secure and retain the
favor of.</cd> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark></cs></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Into; within; on; at. See <er>At</er>.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>In</ent><br/
<hw>In</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Not out; within; inside.
<xex>In</xex>, the preposition, becomes an adverb by omission of its
object, leaving it as the representative of an adverbial phrase, the
context indicating what the omitted object is; <as>as, he takes
<ex>in</ex> the situation (<it>i. e.</it>, he comprehends it
<xex>in</xex> his mind); the Republicans were <xex>in</xex> (<it>i.
e.</it>, <xex>in</xex> office); <xex>in</xex> at one ear and out at the
other (<it>i. e.</it>, <xex>in</xex> or <xex>into</xex> the head); his
side was <xex>in</xex> (<it>i. e.</it>, <xex>in</xex> the turn at the
bat); he came <xex>in</xex> (<it>i. e.</it>, into the
house)</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Their vacation . . . falls <qex>in</qex> so pat with ours.</q>
<rj><qau>Lamb.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<note><p><hand/ The sails of a vessel are said, in nautical language, to
be <xex>in</xex> when they are furled, or when stowed.</p>

<p> In certain cases <xex>in</xex> has an adjectival sense; as, the
<xex>in</xex> train (<it>i. e.</it>, the incoming train); compare
<xex>up</xex> grade, <xex>down</xex> grade, <xex>under</xex>tow,
<xex>after</xex>thought, etc.<br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p></note>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>With privilege or possession; --
used to denote a holding, possession, or seizin; <as>as, <ex>in</ex> by
descent; <ex>in</ex> by purchase; <ex>in</ex> of the seisin of her
husband.</as></def> <rj><au>Burrill.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>In and in breeding</b></col>. <cd>See under
<er>Breeding</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>In and out</b></col>
<fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>through and through; -- said of a through bolt
in a ship's side.</cd> <au>Knight.</au> -- <col><b>To be in</b></col>,
<cd>to be at home; <as>as, Mrs. A. <ex>is in</ex></as>.</cd> --
<col><b>To come in</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Come</er>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>In</ent><br/
<hw>In</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <note>[Usually in the plural.]</note>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>One who is in office; -- the opposite of
<ant>out</ant>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A re<eum/ntrant angle; a nook or corner.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Ins and outs</b></col>, <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>nooks and
corners; twists and turns.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>the peculiarities or
technicalities (of a subject); intricacies; details; -- used with
<ptcl>of</ptcl>; <as>as, he knew the <ex>ins and outs</ex> of the
Washington power scene</as>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><q>All the <qex>ins and outs</qex> of this neighborhood.</q>
<rj><qau>D. Jerrold.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><-- p. 741 --></p>

<p><ent>In</ent><br/
<hw>In</hw> <pr>(<icr/n)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To inclose; to take
in; to harvest.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>He that ears my land spares my team and gives me leave to
<qex>in</qex> the crop.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inability</ent><br/
<hw>In`a*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>ability</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>inhabilet<eacute/</ets>. See <er>Able</er>, and cf.
<er>Unable</er>.]</ety> <def>The quality or state of being unable; lack
of ability; lack of sufficient power, strength, resources, or
capacity.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>It is not from an <qex>inability</qex> to discover what they ought
to do, that men err in practice.</q> <rj><qau>Blair.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Impotence; incapacity; incompetence; weakness;
powerlessness; incapability. See <er>Disability</er>.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inable</ent><br/
<hw>In*a"ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>See
<er>Enable</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inablement</ent><br/
<hw>In*a"ble*ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Enablement</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inabstinence</ent><br/
<hw>In*ab"sti*nence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>abstinence</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>inabstinence</ets>.]</ety> <def>Lack of abstinence;
indulgence.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <ldquo/The <xex>inabstinence</xex>
of Eve.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inabstracted</ent><br/
<hw>In`ab*stract"ed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
abstracted.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inabusively</ent><br/
<hw>In`a*bu"sive*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Without
abuse.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inaccessibility</ent><br/
<hw>In`ac*cess`i*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>inaccessibilit<eacute/</ets>.]</ety> <def>The quality or state of
being inaccessible; inaccessibleness.</def> <ldquo/The
<xex>inaccessibility</xex> of the precipice.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Bp.
Butler.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inaccessible</ent><br/
<hw>In`ac*cess"i*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inaccessibilis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>inaccessible</ets>. See
<er>In-</er> not, and <er>Accessible</er>.]</ety> <def>Not accessible;
not to be reached, obtained, or approached; <as>as, an
<ex>inaccessible</ex> rock, fortress, document, prince, etc.</as></def>
-- <wordforms><wf>In`ac*cess"i*ble*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> --
<wf>In`ac*cess"i*bly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inaccordant</ent><br/
<hw>In`ac*cord"ant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not accordant;
discordant.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inaccuracy</ent><br/
<hw>In*ac"cu*ra*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Inaccuracies</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality of being inaccurate; lack of accuracy or
exactness.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which is inaccurate or incorrect; mistake;
fault; defect; error; <as>as, in <ex>inaccuracy</ex> in speech, copying,
calculation, etc.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inaccurate</ent><br/
<hw>In*ac"cu*rate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not accurate;
not according to truth; inexact; not quite correct; incorrect;
erroneous; <as>as, in <ex>inaccurate</ex> man, narration, copy,
judgment, calculation, etc.</as></def> <note>The term
<ex>inaccurate</ex> is usually used when an assertion or result is near
to the truth, but not exactly, or has some basis for belief; however, it
is sometimes used as a gentle euphemism for <sig>wrong</sig> even if the
error is flagrant.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><q>The expression is plainly <qex>inaccurate</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Bp.
Hurd.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Inexact; incorrect; erroneous; faulty; imperfect;
incomplete; defective.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inaccurately</ent><br/
<hw>In*ac"cu*rate*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an inaccurate manner;
incorrectly; inexactly.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inacquaintance</ent><br/
<hw>In`ac*quaint"ance</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Lack of
acquaintance.</def> <rj><au>Good.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inacquiescent</ent><br/
<hw>In*ac`qui*es"cent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
acquiescent or acquiescing.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inaction</ent><br/
<hw>In*ac"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in</ets>. not + <ets>action</ets>: cf. <ets>inaction</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Lack of action or activity; forbearance from labor; idleness; rest;
inertness.</def> <rj><au>Berkeley.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>inactivate</ent><br/
<hw>inactivate</hw> <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>inactivated</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>inactivating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>to make inactive; <as>as,
boiling will <ex>inactivate</ex> most enzymes; acetylation of the
antibiotic <ex>inactivated</ex> it</as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> deactivate.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ To <ex>inactivate</ex> an enzyme or chemical usually
renders it permanently inactive; to <ex>inactivate</ex> a machine (as by
turning a switch) may be reversible, and for machines and devices, the
term <contr>deactivate</contr> is usually used. The distinction is worth
preserving.</note><br/
<br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>inactivation</ent><br/
<hw>inactivation</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act or process of
inactivating.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inactive</ent><br/
<hw>In*ac"tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>active</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>inactif</ets>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Not active; having no power to move; that does not
or can not produce results; inert; <as>as, matter is, of itself,
<ex>inactive</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Not disposed to action or effort; not diligent or
industrious; not busy; idle; <as>as, an <ex>inactive</ex>
officer</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Chem. & Opt.)</fld> <def>Not exhibiting any action
or activity on polarized light; <altname>optically inactive</altname>;
optically neutral; -- said of isomeric forms of certain substances, in
distinction from other forms which are optically active; <as>as, racemic
acid is an <ex>inactive</ex> tartaric acid</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Chem. & Biochem.)</fld> <def>Lacking biological or
biochemical activity; not causing a specific biological or biochemical
effect; -- said of substances such as enzymes which have lost their
catalytic power, or of small molecules which are tested for some type of
biological activity and found to lack that activity; <as>as, after
boiling for ten minutes, the enzyme was totally <ex>inactive</ex>; the
methyl analog was <ex>inactive</ex> as an antibiotic</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Inert; dull; sluggish; idle; indolent; slothful;
lazy. See <er>Inert</er>.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inactively</ent><br/
<hw>In*ac"tive*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an inactive
manner.</def> <rj><au>Locke.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inactivity</ent><br/
<hw>In`ac*tiv"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>inactivit<eacute/</ets>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The state or quality of being inactive; inertness;
<as>as, the <ex>inactivity</ex> of matter</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Idleness; habitual indisposition to action or
exertion; lack of energy; sluggishness.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The gloomy <qex>inactivity</qex> of despair.</q>
<rj><qau>Cook.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inactose</ent><br/
<hw>In*ac"tose</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>A variety of sugar, found in certain plants. It is optically
<xex>inactive</xex>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inactuate</ent><br/
<hw>In*ac"tu*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To put in
action.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inactuation</ent><br/
<hw>In*ac`tu*a"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Operation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inadaptation</ent><br/
<hw>In*ad`ap*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Lack of
adaptation; unsuitableness.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inadequacy</ent><br/
<hw>In*ad"e*qua*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From
<er>Inadequate</er>.]</ety> <def>The quality or state of being
inadequate or insufficient; defectiveness; insufficiency;
inadequateness.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The <qex>inadequacy</qex> and consequent inefficacy of the alleged
causes.</q> <rj><qau>Dr. T. Dwight.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inadequate</ent><br/
<hw>In*ad"e*quate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>adequate</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>inad<eacute/quat</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not adequate; unequal to the
purpose; insufficient; deficient; <as>as, <ex>inadequate</ex> resources,
power, conceptions, representations, etc.</as></def>
<rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj></p>

<p>-- <wordforms><wf>In*ad"e*quate*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>In*ad"e*quate*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inadequation</ent><br/
<hw>In*ad`e*qua"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Lack of exact
correspondence.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Puller.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inadherent</ent><br/
<hw>In`ad*her"ent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Not
adhering.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Free; not connected with the other
organs.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inadhesion</ent><br/
<hw>In`ad*he"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Lack of
adhesion.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inadmissibility</ent><br/
<hw>In`ad*mis`si*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>inadmissibilit<eacute/</ets>.]</ety> <def>The state or quality of
being inadmissible, or not to be received.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inadmissible</ent><br/
<hw>In`ad*mis"si*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>admissible</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>inadmissible</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not admissible; not proper to be
admitted, allowed, or received; <as>as, <ex>inadmissible</ex> testimony;
an <ex>inadmissible</ex> proposition, or explanation.</as></def> --
<wordforms><wf>In`ad*mis"si*bly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms></p>

<p><ent>Inadvertency</ent><br/
<ent>Inadvertence</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>In`ad*vert"ence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>-ces</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr></plu>, <hw>In`ad*vert"en*cy</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>-cies</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr></plu>,
}</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>inadvertance</ets>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality of being inadvertent; lack of
heedfulness or attentiveness; inattention; negligence; <as>as, many
mistakes proceed from <ex>inadvertence</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>Inadvertency</qex>, or lack of attendance to the sense and
intention of our prayers.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An effect of inattention; a result of carelessness;
an oversight, mistake, or fault from negligence.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The productions of a great genius, with many lapses an
<qex>inadvertencies</qex>, are infinitely preferable to works of an
inferior kind of author which are scrupulously exact.</q>
<rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Inattention; heedlessness; carelessness;
negligence; thoughtlessness. See <er>Inattention</er>.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inadvertent</ent><br/
<hw>In`ad*vert"ent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>inadvertant</ets>. See 2d <er>In-</er>, and <er>Advert</er>.]</ety>
<def>Not turning the mind to a matter; heedless; careless; negligent;
inattentive.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>An <qex>inadvertent</qex> step may crush the snail<br/
That crawls at evening in the public path.</q>
<rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj></p>

<p>-- <wordforms><wf>In`ad*vert"ent*ly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inadvisable</ent><br/
<hw>In`ad*vis"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
advisable.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>In`ad*vis"a*ble*ness</wf>,
<pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inaffability</ent><br/
<hw>In*af`fa*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>inaffabilit<eacute/</ets>.]</ety> <def>Lack of affability or
sociability; reticence.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inaffable</ent><br/
<hw>In*af"fa*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>affable</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not affable;
reserved in social intercourse.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inaffectation</ent><br/
<hw>In*af`fec*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>affectation</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>inaffectation</ets>.]</ety> <def>Freedom from affectation;
naturalness.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Inaffected</ent><br/
<hw>In`af*fect"ed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Unaffected.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> --
<wordforms><wf>In`af*fect"ed*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark></wordforms><br/
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<p><ent>Inaidable</ent><br/
<hw>In*aid"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Incapable of
being assisted; helpless.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inalienability</ent><br/
<hw>In*al`ien*a*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
quality or state of being inalienable.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inalienable</ent><br/
<hw>In*al"ien*a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>alienable</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>inali<eacute/nable</ets>.]</ety> <def>Incapable of being alienated,
surrendered, or transferred to another; not alienable; <as>as, in
<ex>inalienable</ex> birthright</as>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inalienableness</ent><br/
<hw>In*al"ien*a*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state
of being inalienable; inalienability.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inalienably</ent><br/
<hw>In*al"ien*a*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a manner that forbids
alienation; <as>as, rights <ex>inalienably</ex> vested</as>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inalimental</ent><br/
<hw>In*al`i*men"tal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Affording no
aliment or nourishment.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inalterability</ent><br/
<hw>In*al`ter*a*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>inalt<eacute/rabilit<eacute/</ets>.]</ety> <def>The quality of
being unalterable or unchangeable; permanence.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inalterable</ent><br/
<hw>In*al"ter*a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>alterable</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>inalt<eacute/rable</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not alterable; incapable of
being altered or changed; unalterable.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>In*al"ter*a*ble*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> --
<wf>In*al"ter*a*bly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><ent>Inamiable</ent><br/
<hw>In*a"mi*a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Unamiable.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> -- <wordforms><wf>In*a"mi*a*ble*ness</wf>,
<pos>n.</pos> <mark>[Obs.]</mark></wordforms><br/
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<p><ent>Inamissible</ent><br/
<hw>In`a*mis"si*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inamissibilis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>inamissible</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Incapable of being lost.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <au>Hammond.</au>
-- <wordforms><wf>In`a*mis"si*ble*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos>
<mark>[R.]</mark></wordforms><br/
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<p><ent>Inamorata</ent><br/
<hw>In*a`mo*ra"ta</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It.
<ets>innamorata</ets>, fem., <ets>innamorato</ets>, masc., p. p. of
<ets>innamorare</ets> to inspire with love. See <er>Enamor</er>.]</ety>
<def>A woman in love; a mistress.</def> <ldquo/The fair
<xex>inamorata</xex>.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Sherburne.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inamorate</ent><br/
<hw>In*am"o*rate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Enamored.</def>
<au>Chapman.</au> -- <wordforms><wf>In*am"o*rate*ly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos> <mark>[R.]</mark></wordforms><br/
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<p><ent>Inamorato</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>In*a`mo*ra"to</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>;
<plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Inamoratos</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[See
<er>Inamorata</er>.]</ety> <def>A male lover.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inamovable</ent><br/
<hw>In`a*mov"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not amovable or
removable.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Palgrave.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>In-and-in</ent><br/
<hw>In"-and-in"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An old game played
with four dice. <xex>In</xex> signified a doublet, or two dice alike;
<xex>in-and-in</xex>, either two doubles, or the four dice
alike.</def><br/
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<p><ent>In and in</ent><br/
<hw>In and in</hw>, <pos>a. & adv.</pos> <def>Applied to breeding from a
male and female of the same parentage. See under
<er>Breeding</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inane</ent><br/
<hw>In*ane"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inanis</ets>.]</ety> <def>Without contents; empty; void of sense or
intelligence; purposeless; pointless; characterless; useless.</def>
<ldquo/Vague and <xex>inane</xex> instincts.<rdquo/ <au>I. Taylor.</au>
-- <wordforms><wf>In*ane"ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><ent>Inane</ent><br/
<hw>In*ane"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>That which is void or empty.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>The undistinguishable <qex>inane</qex> of infinite space.</q>
<rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inangular</ent><br/
<hw>In*an"gu*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
angular.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark></p>

<p><ent>Inaniloquous</ent><br/
<ent>Inaniloquent</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>In`a*nil"o*quent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>In`a*nil"o*quous</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>inanis</ets> empty +
<ets>loqui</ets> to speak.]</ety> <def>Given to talking inanely;
loquacious; garrulous.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Inanimate</ent><br/
<hw>In*an"i*mate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> in (or intensively) + <ets>animate</ets>.]</ety> <def>To
animate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Donne.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inanimate</ent><br/
<hw>In*an"i*mate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inanimatus</ets>; pref. <ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>animatus</ets>
animate.]</ety> <def>Not animate; destitute of life or spirit; lifeless;
dead; inactive; dull; <as>as, stones and earth are <ex>inanimate</ex>
substances</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>Grieving, if aught <qex>inanimate</qex> e'er grieves.</q>
<rj><qau>Byron.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Lifeless; dead; inert; inactive; dull; soulless;
spiritless. See <er>Lifeless</er>.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Inanimated</ent><br/
<hw>In*an"i*ma`ted</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Destitute of
life; lacking animation; unanimated.</def> <rj><au>Pope.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inanimateness</ent><br/
<hw>In*an"i*mate*ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality
or state of being inanimate.</def><br/
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<p><q>The deadness and <qex>inanimateness</qex> of the subject.</q>
<rj><qau>W. Montagu.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inanimation</ent><br/
<hw>In*an`i*ma"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See 2d
<er>Inanimate</er>.]</ety> <def>Lack of animation; lifeless;
dullness.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inanimation</ent><br/
<hw>In*an`i*ma"tion</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See 1st
<er>Inanimate</er>.]</ety> <def>Infusion of life or vigor; animation;
inspiration.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>The <qex>inanimation</qex> of Christ living and breathing within
us.</q> <rj><qau>Bp. Hall.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inanitiate</ent><br/
<hw>In`a*ni"ti*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To produce
inanition in; to exhaust for lack of nourishment.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Inanitiation</ent><br/
<hw>In`a*ni`ti*a"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Inanition.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Inanition</ent><br/
<hw>In`a*ni"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>inanition</ets>, L. <ets>inanitio</ets> emptiness, fr.
<ets>inanire</ets> to empty, fr. <ets>inanis</ets> empty. Cf.
<er>Inane</er>.]</ety> <def>The condition of being inane; emptiness;
lack of fullness, as in the vessels of the body; hence, specifically,
exhaustion from lack of food, either from partial or complete
starvation, or from a disorder of the digestive apparatus, producing the
same result.</def><br/
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<p><q>Feeble from <qex>inanition</qex>, inert from weariness.</q>
<rj><qau>Landor.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Repletion and <qex>inanition</qex> may both do harm in two
contrary extremes.</q> <rj><qau>Burton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inanity</ent><br/
<hw>In*an"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Inanities</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>inanitas</ets>,
fr. <ets>inanis</ets> empty: cf. F. <ets>inanit<eacute/</ets>. See
<er>Inane</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Inanition; void space; vacuity; emptiness.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Lack of seriousness; aimlessness;
frivolity.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>An inane, useless thing or pursuit; a vanity; a
silly object; -- chiefly in <pluf>pl.</pluf>; <as>as, the
<ex>inanities</ex> of the world</as>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inantherate</ent><br/
<hw>In*an"ther*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>Not bearing anthers; -- said of sterile stamens.</def><br/
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<p><ent>In antis</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>In an"tis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[L.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>
<def>Between ant<ae/; -- said of a portico in classical style, where
columns are set between two ant<ae/, forming the angles of the building.
See <er>Anta</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inapathy</ent><br/
<hw>In*ap"a*thy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Sensibility;
feeling; -- opposed to <ant>apathy</ant>.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Inappealable</ent><br/
<hw>In`ap*peal"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not admitting
of appeal; not appealable.</def> <rj><au>Coleridge.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inappeasable</ent><br/
<hw>In`ap*peas"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Incapable of
being appeased or satisfied; unappeasable.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inappellability</ent><br/
<hw>In`ap*pel`la*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
quality of being inappellable; finality.</def><br/
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<p><q>The <qex>inappellability</qex> of the councils.</q>
<rj><qau>Coleridge.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inappellable</ent><br/
<hw>In`ap*pel"la*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Inappellable;
final.</def></p>

<p><ent>Inappetency</ent><br/
<ent>Inappetence</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>In*ap"pe*tence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>In*ap"pe*ten*cy</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>in-</ets> not +
<ets>appetence</ets>: cf. F. <ets>inapp<eacute/tence</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Lack of appetency; lack of desire.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inapplicability</ent><br/
<hw>In*ap`pli*ca*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>inapplicabilit<eacute/</ets>.]</ety> <def>The quality of being
inapplicable; unfitness; inapplicableness.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inapplicable</ent><br/
<hw>In*ap"pli*ca*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>applicable</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not applicable;
incapable of being applied; not adapted; not suitable; <as>as, the
argument is <ex>inapplicable</ex> to the case</as>.</def> <rj><au>J. S.
Mill.</au></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Unsuitable; unsuited; unadapted; inappropriate;
inapposite; irrelevant.</syn></p>

<p>-- <wordforms><wf>In*ap"pli*ca*ble*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> --
<wf>In*ap"pli*ca*bly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><ent>Inapplication</ent><br/
<hw>In*ap`pli*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>application</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>inapplication</ets>.]</ety> <def>Lack of application, attention, or
diligence; negligence; indolence.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inapposite</ent><br/
<hw>In*ap"po*site</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not apposite;
not fit or suitable; not pertinent.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>In*ap"po*site*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><ent>Inappreciable</ent><br/
<hw>In`ap*pre"ci*a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>appreciable</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>inappr<eacute/ciable</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not appreciable; too small
to be perceived; incapable of being duly valued or estimated.</def>
<rj><au>Hallam.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inappreciation</ent><br/
<hw>In`ap*pre"ci*a"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Lack of
appreciation.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inapprehensible</ent><br/
<hw>In*ap`pre*hen"si*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inapprehensibilis</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>inappr<eacute/hensible</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not apprehensible;
unintelligible; inconceivable.</def> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inapprehension</ent><br/
<hw>In*ap`pre*hen"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Lack of
apprehension.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inapprehensive</ent><br/
<hw>In*ap`pre*hen"sive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
apprehensive; regardless; unconcerned.</def> <rj><au>Jer.
Taylor.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inapproachable</ent><br/
<hw>In`ap*proach"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
approachable; unapproachable; inaccessible; unequaled.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>In`ap*proach"a*bly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><ent>Inappropriate</ent><br/
<hw>In`ap*pro"pri*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
instrument (<xex>to</xex>); not appropriate; unbecoming; unsuitable; not
specially fitted; -- followed by <xex>to</xex> or <xex>for</xex>.</def>
-- <wordforms><wf>In`ap*pro"pri*ate*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>In`ap*pro"pri*ate*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><ent>Inapt</ent><br/
<hw>In*apt"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>in-</ets>
not + <ets>apt</ets>: cf. F. <ets>inapte</ets>. Cf.
<er>Inept</er>.]</ety> <def>Unapt; not apt; unsuitable; inept.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>In*apt"ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>In*apt"ness</wf>,
<pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><ent>Inaptitude</ent><br/
<hw>In*apt"i*tude</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>In-</ets>
+ <ets>aptitude</ets>: cf. F. inaptitude. Cf.
<er>Ineptitude</er>.]</ety> <def>Lack of aptitude.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inaquate</ent><br/
<hw>In*a"quate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inaquatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>inaquare</ets> to make into water;
pref. <ets>in-</ets> in + <ets>aqua</ets> water.]</ety> <def>Embodied
in, or changed into, water.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Cranmer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inaquation</ent><br/
<hw>In`a*qua"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of
being inaquate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bp.
Gardiner.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inarable</ent><br/
<hw>In*ar"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not arable.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Inarch</ent><br/
<hw>In*arch"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Inarched</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Inarching</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To graft by uniting,
as a scion, to a stock, without separating either from its root before
the union is complete; -- also called to <altname>graft by
approach</altname>.</def> <rj><au>P. Miler.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inarching</ent><br/
<hw>In*arch"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A method of ingrafting. See
<er>Inarch</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inarticulate</ent><br/
<hw>In`ar*tic"u*late</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inarticulatus</ets>; pref. <ets>in-</ets> not +
<ets>articulatus</ets> articulate.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Not uttered with articulation or intelligible
distinctness, as speech or words.</def><br/
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<p><q>Music which is <qex>inarticulate</qex> poesy.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Not jointed or
articulated; having no distinct body segments; <as>as, an
<ex>inarticulate</ex> worm</as>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Without a
hinge; -- said of an order (<spn>Inarticulata</spn> or
<spn>Ecardines</spn>) of brachiopods.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Incapable of articulating.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The poor earl, who is <qex>inarticulate</qex> with palsy.</q>
<rj><qau>Walpole.</qau></rj></p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Incapable of expressing one's ideas or feelings
clearly.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inarticulated</ent><br/
<hw>In`ar*tic"u*la`ted</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
articulated; not jointed or connected by a joint.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inarticulately</ent><br/
<hw>In`ar*tic"u*late*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an
inarticulate manner.</def> <rj><au>Hammond.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inarticulateness</ent><br/
<hw>In`ar*tic"u*late*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or quality
of being inarticulate.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inarticulation</ent><br/
<hw>In`ar*tic`u*la"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>inarticulation</ets>.]</ety> <def>Inarticulateness.</def>
<rj><au>Chesterfield.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inartificial</ent><br/
<hw>In*ar`ti*fi"cial</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>artificial</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>inartificiel</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not artificial; not made or
elaborated by art; natural; simple; artless; <as>as, an
<ex>inartificial</ex> argument; an <ex>inartificial</ex>
character.</as></def> -- <wordforms><wf>In*ar`ti*fi"cial*ly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>In*ar`ti*fi"cial*ness</wf>,
<pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inasmuch</ent><br/
<hw>In`as*much"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[<ets>In</ets> +
<ets>as</ets> + <ets>much</ets>.]</ety> <def>In like degree; in like
manner; seeing that; considering that; since; -- followed by
<xex>as</xex>. See <cref>In as much as</cref>, under <er>In</er>,
<pos>prep.</pos></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>Inasmuch</qex> as ye did it not to one of the least of these,
ye did it not to me.</q> <rj><qau>Matt. xxv. 45.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Because; since; for; as. See
<er>Because</er>.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inattention</ent><br/
<hw>In`at*ten"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>attention</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>inattention</ets>.]</ety> <def>Lack of attention, or failure to pay
attention; disregard; heedlessness; neglect.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Novel lays attract our ravished ears;<br/
But old, the mind <qex>inattention</qex> hears.</q>
<rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Inadvertence; heedlessness; negligence;
carelessness; disregard; remissness; thoughtlessness; neglect.</syn> --
<usage><er>Inattention</er>, <er>Inadvertence</er>. We miss seeing a
thing through <xex>inadvertence</xex> when <xex>do not happen to look
at</xex> it; through <xex>inattention</xex> when we <xex>give no heed
to</xex> it, though directly before us. The latter is therefore the
worse. <xex>Inadvertence</xex> may be an involuntary accident;
<xex>inattention</xex> is culpable neglect. A versatile mind is often
<xex>inadvertent</xex>; a careless or stupid one is
<xex>inattentive</xex>.</usage><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><-- p. 742 --></p>

<p><ent>Inattentive</ent><br/
<hw>In`at*ten"tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>inattentif</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not attentive; not fixing the mind on
an object; heedless; careless; negligent; regardless; <as>as, an
<ex>inattentive</ex> spectator or hearer; an <ex>inattentive</ex>
habit.</as></def> <rj><au>I. Watts.</au></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Careless; heedless; regardless; thoughtless;
negligent; remiss; inadvertent.</syn></p>

<p>-- <wordforms><wf>In`at*ten"tive*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>In`at*ten"tive*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inaudibility</ent><br/
<hw>In*au`di*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality
of being inaudible; inaudibleness.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inaudible</ent><br/
<hw>In*au"di*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inaudibilis</ets>; pref. <ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>audire</ets> to
hear: cf. F. <ets>unaudible</ets>. See <er>In-</er> not, and
<er>Audible</er>.]</ety> <def>Not audible; incapable of being heard;
silent.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>In*au"di*ble*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> --
<wf>In*au"di*bly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inaugur</ent><br/
<hw>In*au"gur</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>inaugurer</ets>. See <er>Inaugurate</er>.]</ety> <def>To
inaugurate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Latimer.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inaugural</ent><br/
<hw>In*au"gu*ral</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>inaugural</ets>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to, or performed or
pronounced at, an inauguration; <as>as, an <ex>inaugural</ex> address;
the <ex>inaugural</ex> exercises.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inaugural</ent><br/
<hw>In*au"gu*ral</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An inaugural address.</def>
<mark>[U.S.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inaugurate</ent><br/
<hw>In*au"gu*rate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inauguratus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>inaugurare</ets> to take omens
from the flight of birds (before entering upon any important
undertaking); hence, to consecrate, inaugurate, or install, with such
divination; pref. <ets>in-</ets> in + <ets>augurare</ets>,
<ets>augurari</ets>, to augur. See <er>Augur</er>.]</ety> <def>Invested
with office; inaugurated.</def> <rj><au>Drayton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inaugurate</ent><br/
<hw>In*au"gu*rate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Inaugurated</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Inaugurating</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To introduce or induct into an office with suitable
ceremonies or solemnities; to invest with power or authority in a formal
manner; to install; <as>as, to <ex>inaugurate</ex> a president; to
<ex>inaugurate</ex> a king.</as></def> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To cause to begin, esp. with formality or solemn
ceremony; hence, to set in motion, action, or progress; to initiate; --
used especially of something of dignity or worth or public concern;
<as>as, to <ex>inaugurate</ex> a new era of things, new methods,
etc.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>As if kings did choose remarkable days to <qex>inaugurate</qex>
their favors.</q> <rj><qau>Sir H. Wotton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To celebrate the completion of, or the first public
use of; to dedicate, as a statue.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To begin with good omens.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Sir H. Wotton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inauguration</ent><br/
<hw>In*au`gu*ra"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inauguratio</ets> a beginning: cf. F.
<ets>inauguration</ets>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of inaugurating, or inducting into office
with solemnity; investiture by appropriate ceremonies.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>At his regal <qex>inauguration</qex>, his old father resigned the
kingdom to him.</q> <rj><qau>Sir T. Browne.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The formal beginning or initiation of any movement,
course of action, etc.; <as>as, the <ex>inauguration</ex> of a new
system, a new condition, etc.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inauguration Day</ent><br/
<hw>In*au`gu*ra"tion Day</hw>. <def>The day on which the President of
the United States is inaugurated, the 20th of January in every year next
after a year divisible by four. Prior to the adoption of the twentieth
amendment to the Constitution of the United States (ratified February 6,
1933) the date was the 4th of March.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inaugurator</ent><br/
<hw>In*au"gu*ra`tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
inaugurates.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inauguratory</ent><br/
<hw>In*au"gu*ra*to*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Suitable
for, or pertaining to, inauguration.</def>
<rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inaurate</ent><br/
<hw>In*au"rate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inauratus</ets>, p. p. <ets>inaurare</ets> to gild; pref.
<ets>in-</ets> in + <ets>aurum</ets> gold.]</ety> <def>Covered with
gold; gilded.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inaurate</ent><br/
<hw>In*au"rate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To cover with
gold; to gild.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inauration</ent><br/
<hw>In`au*ra"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>inauration</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act or process of gilding or
covering with gold.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inauspicate</ent><br/
<hw>In*aus"pi*cate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inauspicatus</ets>; pref. <ets>in-</ets> not +
<ets>auspicatus</ets>, p. p. <ets>auspicari</ets>. See
<er>Auspicate</er>.]</ety> <def>Inauspicious.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Sir G. Buck.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inauspicious</ent><br/
<hw>In`aus*pi"cious</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
auspicious; ill-omened; unfortunate; unlucky; unfavorable.</def>
<ldquo/<xex>Inauspicious</xex> stars.<rdquo/ <au>Shak.</au>
<ldquo/<xex>Inauspicious</xex> love.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj></p>

<p>-- <wordforms><wf>In`aus*pi"cious*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>In`aus*pi"cious*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inauthoritative</ent><br/
<hw>In`au*thor"i*ta*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Without
authority; not authoritative.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inbarge</ent><br/
<hw>In"barge</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <def>To embark; to
go or put into a barge.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Drayton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>in-basket</ent><br/
<hw>in-basket</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a wood or metal receptacle placed
on a desk to hold incoming material requiring attention, especially
documents.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> in-tray, in-box.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inbeaming</ent><br/
<hw>In"beam`ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Shining in.</def>
<rj><au>South.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inbeing</ent><br/
<hw>In"be`ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Inherence; inherent
existence.</def> <rj><au>I. Watts.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>in-between</ent><br/
<hw>in-between</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>being neither at the beginning
nor at the end in a series or time sequence; <as>as, adolescence is an
awkward <ex>in-between</ex> age</as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> mediate, middle.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inbind</ent><br/
<hw>In*bind"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To inclose.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Fairfax.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inblown</ent><br/
<hw>In"blown`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Blown in or
into.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inboard</ent><br/
<hw>In"board`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a. & adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>Inside the line of a vessel's bulwarks or hull;
the opposite of <contr>outboard</contr>; <as>as, an <ex>inboard</ex>
engine; an <ex>inboard</ex> cargo; haul the boom
<ex>inboard</ex>.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <def>From without inward; toward the
inside; <as>as, the <ex>inboard</ex> stroke of a steam engine piston,
the inward or return stroke</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inborn</ent><br/
<hw>In"born`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Born in or with;
implanted by nature; innate; congenital; <as>as, <ex>inborn</ex>
passions</as>.</def> <rj><au>Cowper.</au></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Innate; inherent; congenital; natural.</syn></p>

<p><ent>in-bounds</ent><br/
<hw>in-bounds</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <fld>(Sports)</fld> <def>within the
demarcated playing area. Opposite of <ant>out of bounds</ant>.</def>
[Narrower terms: <stype>fair (vs. foul) </stype>]<br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>in-box</ent><br/
<hw>in-box</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a wood or metal receptacle placed on
a desk to hold incoming material requiring attention, especially
documents.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> in-tray, in-basket.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inbreaking</ent><br/
<ent>Inbreak</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>In"break`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>In"break`ing</hw>, }</mhw>
<pos>n.</pos> <def>A breaking in; inroad; invasion.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inbreathe</ent><br/
<hw>In*breathe"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Inbreathed</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Inbreathing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To infuse by
breathing; to inspire.</def> <rj><au>Coleridge.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inbred</ent><br/
<hw>In"bred`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Bred within; innate;
<as>as, <ex>inbred</ex> worth</as>.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Inbred</xex>
sentiments.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Burke.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inbreed</ent><br/
<hw>In*breed"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Inbred</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Inbreeding</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf.
<er>Imbreed</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To produce or generate within.</def> <rj><au>Bp.
Reynolds.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>To <qex>inbreed</qex> and cherish . . . the seeds of virtue.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To breed in and in. See under <er>Breed</er>,
<pos>v. i.</pos></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inburning</ent><br/
<hw>In"burn`ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Burning
within.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Her <qex>inburning</qex> wrath she gan abate.</q>
<rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inburnt</ent><br/
<hw>In"burnt`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Burnt in;
ineffaceable.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Her <qex>inburnt</qex>, shamefaced thoughts.</q> <rj><qau>P.
Fletcher.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inburst</ent><br/
<hw>In"burst`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A bursting in or
into.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inc</ent><br/
<hw>Inc</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A Japanese measure of
length equal to about two and one twelfth yards.</def> <altsp>[Written
also <asp>ink</asp>.]</altsp><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inca</ent><br/
<hw>In"ca</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>An emperor
or monarch of Peru before, or at the time of, the Spanish conquest; any
member of this royal dynasty, reputed to have been descendants of the
sun.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>The people governed by the
Incas, now represented by the Quichua tribe.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Inca dove</b></col> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>a small dove
(<spn>Scardafella inca</spn>), native of Arizona, Lower California, and
Mexico.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Incage</ent><br/
<hw>In*cage"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Incaged</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Incaging</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf.
<er>Encage</er>.]</ety> <def>To confine in, or as in, a cage; to coop
up.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>encage</asp>.]</altsp>
<ldquo/<xex>Incaged</xex> birds.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Incagement</ent><br/
<hw>In*cage"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Confinement in,
or as in, cage.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shelton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Incalculability</ent><br/
<hw>In*cal`cu*la*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
quality or state of being incalculable.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Incalculable</ent><br/
<hw>In*cal"cu*la*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>calculable</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>incalculable</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not capable of being calculated;
beyond calculation; very great; <as>as, his action did
<ex>incalculable</ex> harm</as>.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>In*cal"cu*la*ble*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> --
<wf>In*cal"cu*la*bly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Incalescence</ent><br/
<hw>In`ca*les"cence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of
being incalescent, or of growing warm.</def> <rj><au>Sir T.
Browne.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Incalescency</ent><br/
<hw>In`ca*les"cen*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Incalescence.</def> <rj><au>Ray.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Incalescent</ent><br/
<hw>In`ca*les"cent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>incalescens</ets>, <ets>-entis</ets>, p. pr. of
<ets>incalescere</ets> to grow hot. See 1st <er>In-</er>, and
<er>Calescence</er>.]</ety> <def>Growing warm; increasing in
heat.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Incameration</ent><br/
<hw>In*cam`er*a"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> in + L. <ets>camera</ets> chamber, LL., also,
jurisdiction: cf. F. <ets>incam<eacute/ration</ets>, It.
<ets>incamerazione</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(R. C. Ch.)</fld> <def>The act or
process of uniting lands, rights, or revenues, to the ecclesiastical
chamber, <it>i. e.</it>, to the pope's domain.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Incan</ent><br/
<hw>In"can</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the
Incas.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Incandescence</ent><br/
<hw>In`can*des"cence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>incandescence</ets>.]</ety> <def>A white heat, or the glowing or
luminous whiteness of a body caused by intense heat.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Incandescent</ent><br/
<hw>In`can*des"cent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>incandecens</ets>, <ets>-entis</ets>, p. pr. of
<ets>incandescere</ets> to become warm or hot; pref. <ets>in-</ets> in +
<ets>candescere</ets> to become of a glittering whiteness, to become red
hot, incho. fr. <ets>candere</ets> to be of a glittering whiteness: cf.
F. <ets>incandescent</ets>. See <er>Candle</er>.]</ety> <def>White,
glowing, or luminous, with intense heat; <as>as, <ex>incandescent</ex>
carbon or platinum</as>; hence, clear; shining; brilliant.</def><br/
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<p><q>Holy Scripture become resplendent; or, as one might say,
<qex>incandescent</qex> throughout.</q> <rj><qau>I.
Taylor.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Incandescent lamp</b></col>, <col><b>Incandescent
light</b></col>, <col><b>Incandescent light bulb</b></col></mcol>
<fld>(Elec.)</fld>, <cd>a kind of lamp in which the light is produced by
a thin filament of conducting material, now usually tungsten, but
originally carbon, contained in a vacuum or an atmosphere of inert gas
within a glass bulb, and heated to incandescence by an electric current.
It was inventerd by Thomas Edison, and was once called the
<altname>Edison lamp</altname>; -- called also <altname>incandescence
lamp</altname>, and <altname>glowlamp</altname>. This is one of the two
most common sources of electric light, the other being the
<contr>fluorescent light</contr>, <contr>fluorescent lamp</contr> or
<contr>fluorescent bulb</contr>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Incanescent</ent><br/
<hw>In`ca*nes"cent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>incanescens</ets>, p. pr. <ets>incanescere</ets> to become
gray.]</ety> <def>Becoming hoary or gray; canescent.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Incanous</ent><br/
<hw>In*ca"nous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>incanus</ets>; pref. <ets>in-</ets> in + <ets>canus</ets>
hoary.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Hoary with white
pubescence.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Incantation</ent><br/
<hw>In`can*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>incantatio</ets>, fr. <ets>incantare</ets> to chant a magic formula
over one: cf. F. <ets>incantation</ets>. See
<er>Enchant</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or process of using formulas sung or spoken,
with occult ceremonies, for the purpose of raising spirits, producing
enchantment, or affecting other magical results; enchantment.</def>
<ldquo/Mysterious ceremony and <xex>incantation</xex>.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Burke.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A formula of words used as above.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The repetitive invoking of old sayings, or emitting
a wordy discourse with little or no meaning, to avoid serious
discussion; obfuscation; <as>as, to defend one's views with empty
<ex>incantations</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Incantatory</ent><br/
<hw>In*cant"a*to*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Dealing by
enchantment; magical.</def> <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Incanting</ent><br/
<hw>In*cant"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Enchanting.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir T. Herbert.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incanton</ent><br/
<hw>In*can"ton</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To unite to, or
form into, a canton or separate community.</def>
<rj><au>Addison.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incapability</ent><br/
<hw>In*ca`pa*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>The quality of being incapable; incapacity.</def>
<rj><au>Suckling.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Lack of legal qualifications, or of
legal power; <as>as, <ex>incapability</ex> of holding an
office</as>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Incapable</ent><br/
<hw>In*ca"pa*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>capable</ets>: cf. F. <ets>incapable</ets>, L.
<ets>incapabilis</ets> incomprehensible.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Lacking in ability or qualification for the purpose
or end in view; not large enough to contain or hold; deficient in
physical strength, mental or moral power, etc.; not capable; <as>as,
<ex>incapable</ex> of holding a certain quantity of liquid;
<ex>incapable</ex> of endurance, of comprehension, of perseverance, of
reform, etc.</as></def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Not capable of being brought to do or perform,
because morally strong or well disposed; -- used with reference to some
evil; <as>as, <ex>incapable</ex> of wrong, dishonesty, or
falsehood</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Not in a state to receive; not receptive; not
susceptible; not able to admit; <as>as, <ex>incapable</ex> of pain, or
pleasure; <ex>incapable</ex> of stain or injury.</as></def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Unqualified or disqualified, in a
legal sense; <as>as, a man under thirty-five years of age is
<ex>incapable</ex> of holding the office of president of the United
States; a person convicted on impeachment is thereby made
<ex>incapable</ex> of holding an office of profit or honor under the
government.</as></def><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>As a term of disgrace, sometimes
annexed to a sentence when an officer has been cashiered and rendered
<xex>incapable</xex> of serving his country.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ <xex>Incapable</xex> is often used
elliptically.</note><br/
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<p><q>Is not your father grown <qex>incapable</qex> of reasonable
affairs?</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Incompetent; unfit; unable; insufficient;
inadequate; deficient; disqualified. See <er>Incompetent</er>.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Incapable</ent><br/
<hw>In*ca"pa*ble</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who is morally or mentally
weak or inefficient; an imbecile; a simpleton.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Incapableness</ent><br/
<hw>In*ca"pa*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of
being incapable; incapability.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Incapably</ent><br/
<hw>In*ca"pa*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an incapable
manner.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Incapacious</ent><br/
<hw>In`ca*pa"cious</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>capacious</ets>: cf. L. <ets>incapax</ets>
incapable.]</ety> <def>Not capacious; narrow; small; weak or foolish;
<as>as, an <ex>incapacious</ex> soul</as>.</def> <au>Bp. Burnet.</au> --
<wordforms><wf>In`ca*pa"cious*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><ent>Incapacitate</ent><br/
<hw>In`ca*pac"i*tate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Incapacitated</conjf>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Incapacitating</conjf>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Pref. <ets>in-</ets> not +
<ets>capacitate</ets>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To deprive of capacity or natural power; to disable;
to render incapable or unfit; to disqualify; <as>as, his age
<ex>incapacitated</ex> him for war</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>To deprive of legal or
constitutional requisites, or of ability or competency for the
performance of certain civil acts; to disqualify.</def><br/
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<p><q>It absolutely <qex>incapacitated</qex> them from holding rank,
office, function, or property.</q> <rj><qau>Milman.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>incapacitating</ent><br/
<hw>incapacitating</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>causing
disability.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> crippling, disabling.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Incapacitation</ent><br/
<hw>In`ca*pac`i*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of
incapacitating or state of being incapacitated; incapacity;
disqualification.</def> <rj><au>Burke.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incapacity</ent><br/
<hw>In`ca*pac"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Incapacities</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>incapacit<eacute/</ets>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Lack of capacity; lack of physical or intellectual
power; inability.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Lack of legal ability or competency
to do, give, transmit, or receive something; inability;
disqualification; <as>as, the <ex>inacapacity</ex> of minors to make
binding contracts, etc.</as></def></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Inability; incapability; incompetency; unfitness;
disqualification; disability.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Incapsulate</ent><br/
<hw>In*cap"su*late</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>To inclose completely, as in a
membrane.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Incapsulation</ent><br/
<hw>In*cap`su*la"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>The process of becoming, or the state or
condition of being, incapsulated; <as>as, <ex>incapsulation</ex> of the
ovum in the uterus</as>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Incarcerate</ent><br/
<hw>In*car"cer*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Incarcerated</conjf>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Incarcerating</conjf>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Pref. <ets>in-</ets> in + L.
<ets>carceratus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>carcerare</ets> to imprison, fr.
<ets>carcer</ets> prison.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To imprison; to confine in a jail or
prison.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To confine; to shut up or inclose; to hem
in.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Incarcerated hernia</b></col> <fld>(Med.)</fld>,
<cd>hernia in which the constriction can not be easily
reduced.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>incarcerated</ent><br/
<ent>incarcerate</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>in*car"cer*ate</hw>, <hw>in*car"cer*at*ed</hw></mhw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Imprisoned.</def> <rj><au>Dr. H.
More.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incarceration</ent><br/
<hw>In*car`cer*a"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>incarc<eacute/ration</ets>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of confining, or the state of being
confined; imprisonment.</def> <rj><au>Glanvill.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Formerly,
strangulation, as in hernia.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A constriction of
the hernial sac, rendering it irreducible, but not great enough to cause
strangulation.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Incarcerator</ent><br/
<hw>In*car"cer*a`tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
incarcerates.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Incarn</ent><br/
<hw>In*carn"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>incarner</ets>. See <er>Incarnate</er>.]</ety> <def>To cover or
invest with flesh.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>
<rj><au>Wiseman.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incarn</ent><br/
<hw>In*carn"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To develop flesh.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Wiseman.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incarnadine</ent><br/
<hw>In*car"na*dine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>incarnadin</ets>, It. <ets>incarnatino</ets>; L. pref.
<ets>in-</ets> in + <ets>caro</ets>, <ets>carnis</ets>, flesh. Cf.
<er>Carnation</er>, <er>Incarnate</er>.]</ety> <def>Flesh-colored; of a
carnation or pale red color.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Lovelace.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incarnadine</ent><br/
<hw>In*car"na*dine</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To dye red or
crimson.</def><br/
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<p><q>Will all great Neptune's ocean wash this blood<br/
Clean from my hand? No; this my hand will rather<br/
The multitudinous seas <qex>incarnadine</qex>,<br/
Making the green one red.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Incarnate</ent><br/
<hw>In*car"nate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>carnate</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not in the flesh;
spiritual.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>I fear nothing . . . that devil carnate or <qex>incarnate</qex>
can fairly do.</q> <rj><qau>Richardson.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Incarnate</ent><br/
<hw>In*car"nate</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>incarnatus</ets>, p.
p. of <ets>incarnare</ets> to incarnate, pref. <ets>in-</ets> in +
<ets>caro</ets>, <ets>carnis</ets>, flesh. See
<er>Carnal</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Invested with flesh; embodied in a human nature and
form; united with, or having, a human body.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Here shalt thou sit <qex>incarnate</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>He represents the emperor and his wife as two devils
<qex>incarnate</qex>, sent into the world for the destruction of
mankind.</q> <rj><qau>Jortin.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Flesh-colored; rosy; red.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Holland.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incarnate</ent><br/
<hw>In*car"nate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Incarnated</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Incarnating</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To
clothe with flesh; to embody in flesh; to invest, as spirits, ideals,
etc., with a human from or nature.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>This essence to <qex>incarnate</qex> and imbrute,<br/
That to the height of deity aspired.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Incarnate</ent><br/
<hw>In*car"nate</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To form flesh; to granulate,
as a wound.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>My uncle Toby's wound was nearly well -- 't was just beginning to
<qex>incarnate</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Sterne.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Incarnation</ent><br/
<hw>In`car*na"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>incarnation</ets>, LL. <ets>incarnatio</ets>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of clothing with flesh, or the state of
being so clothed; the act of taking, or being manifested in, a human
body and nature.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Theol.)</fld> <def>The union of the second person
of the Godhead with manhood in Christ.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>An incarnate form; a personification; a
manifestation; a reduction to apparent from; a striking exemplification
in person or act.</def><br/
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<p><q>She is a new <qex>incarnation</qex> of some of the illustrious
dead.</q> <rj><qau>Jeffrey.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>The very <qex>incarnation</qex> of selfishness.</q> <rj><qau>F. W.
Robertson.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A rosy or red color; flesh color; carnation.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The process of healing wounds and
filling the part with new flesh; granulation.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Incarnative</ent><br/
<hw>In*car"na*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>incarnatif</ets>.]</ety> <def>Causing new flesh to grow; healing;
regenerative.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>An incarnative
medicine.</def></def2><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Incarnification</ent><br/
<hw>In*car`ni*fi*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Incarnation</er>, and <er>-fy</er>.]</ety> <def>The act of assuming,
or state of being clothed with, flesh; incarnation.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Incase</ent><br/
<hw>In*case"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Incased</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Incasing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F. <ets>encaisser</ets>; pref.
<ets>en-</ets> (L. <ets>in</ets>) + <ets>caisse</ets> case. See
<er>Case</er> a box, and cf. <er>Encase</er>, <er>Enchase</er>.]</ety>
<def>To inclose in a case; to inclose; to cover or surround with
something solid.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Rich plates of gold the folding doors <qex>incase</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incasement</ent><br/
<hw>In*case"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
<er>Casement</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or process of inclosing with a case, or the
state of being incased.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which forms a case, covering, or
inclosure.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Incask</ent><br/
<hw>In*cask"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To cover with a
casque or as with a casque.</def> <rj><au>Sherwood.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incastellated</ent><br/
<hw>In*cas"tel*la`ted</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Confined or
inclosed in a castle.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Incastelled</ent><br/
<hw>In*cas"telled</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Far.)</fld>
<def>Hoofbound.</def> <rj><au>Crabb.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incatenation</ent><br/
<hw>In*cat`e*na"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL.
<ets>incatenatio</ets>; L. pref. <ets>in-</ets> in + <ets>catena</ets>
chain. See <er>Enchain</er>.]</ety> <def>The act of linking together;
enchaining.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Goldsmith.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incaution</ent><br/
<hw>In*cau"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Lack of
caution.</def> <rj><au>Pope.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incautious</ent><br/
<hw>In*cau"tious</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>cautious</ets>: cf. L.
<ets>incautus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not cautious; not circumspect; not
attending to the circumstances on which safety and interest depend;
heedless; careless; <as>as, an <ex>incautious</ex> step; an
<ex>incautious</ex> remark.</as></def><br/
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<p><-- p. 743 --></p>

<p><q>You . . . <qex>incautious</qex> tread<br/
On fire with faithless embers overspread.</q>
<rj><qau>Francis.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>His rhetorical expressions may easily captivate any
<qex>incautious</qex> reader.</q> <rj><qau>Keill.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Unwary; indiscreet; inconsiderate; imprudent;
impolitic; careless; heedless; thoughtless.</syn></p>

<p>-- <wordforms><wf>In*cau"tious*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>In*cau"tious*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><ent>Incavated</ent><br/
<hw>In"ca*va`ted</hw> <pr>(<icr/n"k<adot/*v<amac/`t<ecr/d)</pr>,
<pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>incavatus</ets>, p. p. of
<ets>incavare</ets> to make hollow: pref <ets>in-</ets> in +
<ets>cavare</ets> to hollow out, fr. <ets>cavus</ets> hollow.]</ety>
<def>Made hollow; bent round or in.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Incavation</ent><br/
<hw>In`ca*va"tion</hw> <pr>(<icr/n`k<adot/*v<amac/"sh<ucr/n)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <def>Act of making hollow; also, a hollow; an excavation;
a depression.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Incaved</ent><br/
<hw>In*caved"</hw> <pr>(<icr/n*k<amac/vd")</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[Pref. <ets>in-</ets> in + <ets>cave</ets>. Cf. <er>Encave</er>,
<er>Incavated</er>.]</ety> <def>Inclosed in a cave.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Incaverned</ent><br/
<hw>In*cav"erned</hw> <pr>(<icr/n*k<acr/v"<etil/rnd)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Inclosed or shut up as in a cavern.</def>
<rj><au>Drayton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incedingly</ent><br/
<hw>In*ced"ing*ly</hw> <pr>(<icr/n*s<emac/d"<icr/ng*l<ycr/)</pr>,
<pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>incedere</ets> to walk
majestically.]</ety> <def>Majestically.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>
<rj><au>C. Bront<eacute/.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incelebrity</ent><br/
<hw>In`ce*leb"ri*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Lack of
celebrity or distinction; obscurity.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>
<rj><au>Coleridge.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incend</ent><br/
<hw>In*cend"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>incendere</ets>, <ets>incensum</ets>, to kindle, burn. See
<er>Incense</er> to inflame.]</ety> <def>To inflame; to excite.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Marston.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incendiarism</ent><br/
<hw>In*cen"di*a*rism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From
<er>Incendiary</er>.]</ety> <def>The act or practice of maliciously
setting fires; arson.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Incendiary</ent><br/
<hw>In*cen"di*a*ry</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>;
<plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Incendiaries</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L.
<ets>incendiarius</ets>: cf. F. <ets>incendiaire</ets>. See
<er>Incense</er> to inflame.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Any person who maliciously sets fire to a building
or other valuable or other valuable property.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A person who excites or inflames factions, and
promotes quarrels or sedition; an agitator; an exciter.</def><br/
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<p><q>Several cities . . . drove them out as
<qex>incendiaries</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Bentley.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incendiary</ent><br/
<hw>In*cen"di*a*ry</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>incendiarius</ets>,
fr. <ets>incendium</ets> a fire, conflagration: cf. F.
<ets>incendiaire</ets>. See <er>Incense</er> to inflame.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to incendiarism, or the malicious
burning of valuable property; <as>as, <ex>incendiary</ex> material; as
<ex>incendiary</ex> crime.</as></def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Tending to excite or inflame factions, sedition, or
quarrel; inflammatory; seditious.</def> <rj><au>Paley.</au></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Incendiary device</b></col>, <cd>a device designed to set
a structure on fire; a firebomb.</cd> -- <col><b>Incendiary
shell</b></col>, <cd>a bombshell. See <er>Carcass</er>, 4.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Incendious</ent><br/
<hw>In*cen"di*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>incendiosus</ets> burning, hot.]</ety> <def>Promoting faction or
contention; seditious; inflammatory.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<au>Bacon.</au> -- <wordforms><wf>In*cen"di*ous*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark></wordforms><br/
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<p><ent>Incensant</ent><br/
<hw>In*cen"sant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Incense</er> to anger.]</ety> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>A modern term
applied to animals (as a boar) when borne as raging, or with furious
aspect.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Incensation</ent><br/
<hw>In`cen*sa"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(R. C.
Ch.)</fld> <def>The offering of incense.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>
<rj><au>Encyc. Brit.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incense</ent><br/
<hw>In*cense"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Incensed</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Incensing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L.
<ets>incensus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>incendere</ets>; pref. <ets>in-</ets>
in + root of <ets>candere</ets> to glow. See <er>Candle</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To set on fire; to inflame; to kindle; to
burn.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>Twelve Trojan princes wait on thee, and labor to
<qex>incense</qex><br/
Thy glorious heap of funeral.</q> <rj><qau>Chapman.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To inflame with anger; to enrage; to enkindle; to
fire; to incite; to provoke; to heat; to madden.</def><br/
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<p><q>The people are <qex>incensed</qex> him.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To enrage; exasperate; provoke; anger; irritate;
heat; fire; instigate.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Incense</ent><br/
<hw>In"cense</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Incensed</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Incensing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[LL.
<ets>incensare</ets>: cf. F. <ets>encenser</ets>. See <er>Incense</er>,
<pos>n.</pos>]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To offer incense to. See <er>Incense</er>.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To perfume with, or as with, incense.</def>
<ldquo/<xex>Incensed</xex> with wanton sweets.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Marston.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incense</ent><br/
<hw>In"cense</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>encens</ets>, F. <ets>encens</ets>, L. <ets>incensum</ets>, fr.
<ets>incensus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>incendere</ets> to burn. See
<er>Incense</er> to inflame.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The perfume or odors exhaled from spices and gums
when burned in celebrating religious rites or as an offering to some
deity.</def><br/
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<p><q>A thick cloud of <qex>incense</qex> went up.</q> <rj><qau>Ezek.
viii. 11.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The materials used for the purpose of producing a
perfume when burned, as fragrant gums, spices, frankincense,
etc.</def><br/
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<p><q>Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his
censer, and put fire therein, and put <qex>incense</qex> thereon.</q>
<rj><qau>Lev. x. 1.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Also used figuratively.</def><br/
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<p><q>Or heap the shrine of luxury and pride,<br/
With <qex>incense</qex> kindled at the Muse's flame.</q>
<rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Incense tree</b></col>, <cd>the name of several balsamic
trees of the genus <gen>Bursera</gen> (or <gen>Icica</gen>) mostly
tropical American. The gum resin is used for incense. In Jamaica the
<spn>Chrysobalanus Icaco</spn>, a tree related to the plums, is called
<ex>incense tree</ex>.</cd> -- <col><b>Incense wood</b></col>, <cd>the
fragrant wood of the tropical American tree <spn>Bursera
heptaphylla</spn>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Incense-breathing</ent><br/
<hw>In"cense-breath`ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Breathing
or exhaling incense.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Incense-breathing</xex>
morn.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incensed</ent><br/
<hw>In*censed"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Angered; enraged.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>Represented as enraged, as any
wild creature depicted with fire issuing from mouth and eyes.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Incensement</ent><br/
<hw>In*cense"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Fury; rage;
heat; exasperation; <as>as, implacable <ex>incensement</ex></as>.</def>
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incenser</ent><br/
<hw>In*cen"ser</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who instigates
or incites.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Incension</ent><br/
<hw>In*cen"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>incensio</ets>. See <er>Incense</er> to inflame.]</ety> <def>The
act of kindling, or the state of being kindled or on fire.</def>
<rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incensive</ent><br/
<hw>In*cen"sive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Tending to excite
or provoke; inflammatory.</def> <rj><au>Barrow.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Incensor</ent><br/
<hw>In*cen"sor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety> <def>A
kindler of anger or enmity; an inciter.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Incensory</ent><br/
<hw>In*cen"so*ry</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>;
<plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Incensories</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[LL.
<ets>incensorium</ets>: cf. F. <ets>encensoir</ets>. See 2d
<er>Incense</er>, and cf. <er>Censer</er>.]</ety> <def>The vessel in
which incense is burned and offered; a censer; a thurible.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Evelyn.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incensurable</ent><br/
<hw>In*cen"sur*a*ble</hw> <pr>(?; 135)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>censurable</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>incensurable</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not censurable.</def> <au>Dr. T.
Dwight.</au> -- <wordforms><wf>In*cen"sur*a*bly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><ent>Incenter</ent><br/
<hw>In*cen"ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Geom.)</fld>
<def>The center of the circle inscribed in a triangle.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Incentive</ent><br/
<hw>In*cen"tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>incentivus</ets>, from <ets>incinere</ets> to strike up or set the
tune; pref. <ets>in-</ets> + <ets>canere</ets> to sing. See
<er>Enchant</er>, <er>Chant</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Inciting; encouraging or moving; rousing to action;
stimulative.</def><br/
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<p><q>Competency is the most <qex>incentive</qex> to industry.</q>
<rj><qau>Dr. H. More.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Serving to kindle or set on fire.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>Part <qex>incentive</qex> reed<br/
Provide, pernicious with one touch of fire.</q>
<rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incentive</ent><br/
<hw>In*cen"tive</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>incentivum</ets>.]</ety> <def>That which moves or influences the
mind, or operates on the passions; that which incites, or has a tendency
to incite, to determination or action; that which prompts to good or
ill; motive; spur; <as>as, the love of money, and the desire of
promotion, are two powerful <ex>incentives</ex> to
action</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>The greatest obstacles, the greatest terrors that come in their
way, are so far from making them quit the work they had begun, that they
rather prove <qex>incentives</qex> to them to go on in it.</q>
<rj><qau>South.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Motive; spur; stimulus; incitement;
encouragement; inducement; influence.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Incentively</ent><br/
<hw>In*cen"tive*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Incitingly;
encouragingly.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inception</ent><br/
<hw>In*cep"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inceptio</ets>, fr. <ets>incipere</ets> to begin; pref.
<ets>in-</ets> in + <ets>capere</ets> to take. See
<er>Capable</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Beginning; commencement; initiation.</def>
<rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>Marked with vivacity of <qex>inception</qex>, apathy of progress,
and prematureness of decay.</q> <rj><qau>Rawle.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Reception; a taking in.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>
<rj><au>Poe.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inceptive</ent><br/
<hw>In*cep"tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Beginning;
expressing or indicating beginning; <as>as, an <ex>inceptive</ex>
proposition; an <ex>inceptive</ex> verb, which expresses the beginning
of action</as>; -- called also <altname>inchoative</altname>.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>In*cep"tive*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inceptive</ent><br/
<hw>In*cep"tive</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An inceptive word, phrase, or
clause.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inceptor</ent><br/
<hw>In*cep"tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>A beginner; one in the rudiments.</def>
<rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who is on the point of taking the degree of
master of arts at an English university.</def>
<rj><au>Walton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inceration</ent><br/
<hw>In`cer*a"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>incerare</ets> to smear with wax; pref. <ets>in-</ets> in +
<ets>cerare</ets> to wax, fr. <ets>cera</ets> wax: cf. F.
<ets>inc<eacute/ration</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of smearing or
covering with wax.</def> <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incerative</ent><br/
<hw>In*cer"a*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Cleaving or
sticking like wax.</def> <rj><au>Cotgrave.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incertain</ent><br/
<hw>In*cer"tain</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>certain</ets>: cf. F. <ets>incertain</ets>, L.
<ets>incertus</ets>. See <er>Certain</er>.]</ety> <def>Uncertain;
doubtful; unsteady.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>In*cer"tain*ly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><q>Very questionable and of <qex>uncertain</qex> truth.</q>
<rj><qau>Sir T. Browne.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incertainty</ent><br/
<hw>In*cer"tain*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Uncertainty.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Incertitude</ent><br/
<hw>In*cer"ti*tude</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>incertitude</ets>, LL. <ets>incertitudo</ets>, fr. L.
<ets>incertus</ets>. See <er>Incertain</er>.]</ety> <def>Uncertainty;
doubtfulness; doubt.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The <qex>incertitude</qex> and instability of this life.</q>
<rj><qau>Holland.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>He fails . . . from mere <qex>incertitude</qex> or
irresolution.</q> <rj><qau>I. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Incertum</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>In*cer"tum</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Doubtful; not
of definite form.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Opus incertum</b></col> <fld>(Anc. Arch.)</fld>, <cd>a
kind of masonry employed in building walls, in which the stones were not
squared nor laid in courses; rubblework.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Incessable</ent><br/
<hw>In*ces"sa*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>incessabilis</ets>; pref. <ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>cessare</ets>
to cease.]</ety> <def>Unceasing; continual.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<au>Shelton.</au> -- <wordforms><wf>In*ces"sa*bly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark></wordforms><br/
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<p><ent>Incessancy</ent><br/
<hw>In*ces"san*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From
<er>Incessant</er>.]</ety> <def>The quality of being incessant;
unintermitted continuance; unceasingness.</def> <rj><au>Dr. T.
Dwight.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incessant</ent><br/
<hw>In*ces"sant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>incessans</ets>, <ets>-antis</ets>; pref. <ets>in-</ets> not +
<ets>cessare</ets> to cease: cf. F. <ets>incessant</ets>. See
<er>Cease</er>.]</ety> <def>Continuing or following without
interruption; unceasing; unintermitted; uninterrupted; continual;
<as>as, <ex>incessant</ex> clamors; <ex>incessant</ex> pain,
etc.</as></def><br/
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<p><q>Against the castle gate,<br/
. . . Which with <qex>incessant</qex> force and endless hate,<br/
They batter'd day and night and entrance did await.</q>
<rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Unceasing; uninterrupted; unintermitted;
unremitting; ceaseless; continual; constant; perpetual.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Incessantly</ent><br/
<hw>In*ces"sant*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Unceasingly;
continually.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incession</ent><br/
<hw>In*ces"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>incedere</ets>, <ets>incessum</ets>, to walk.]</ety> <def>Motion on
foot; progress in walking.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>The <qex>incession</qex> or local motion of animals.</q>
<rj><qau>Sir T. Browne.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incest</ent><br/
<hw>In"cest</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>inceste</ets>, L. <ets>incestum</ets> unchastity, incest, fr.
<ets>incestus</ets> unchaste; pref. <ets>in-</ets> not +
<ets>castus</ets> chaste. See <er>Chaste</er>.]</ety> <def>The crime of
cohabitation or sexual intercourse between persons related within the
degrees wherein marriage is prohibited by law;</def>
<specif>broadly,</specif> <def>sexual relations between closely related
persons, usually taken as first cousins or closer.</def>
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Spiritual incest</b></col>. <fld>(Eccl. Law)</fld>
<sd>(a)</sd> <cd>The crime of cohabitation committed between persons who
have a spiritual alliance by means of baptism or confirmation.</cd>
<sd>(b)</sd> <cd>The act of a vicar, or other beneficiary, who holds two
benefices, the one depending on the collation of the
other.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Incesttuous</ent><br/
<hw>In*cest"tu*ous</hw> <pr>(?; 135)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>incestuosus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>incestueux</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Guilty of incest; involving, or pertaining to, incest; <as>as, an
<ex>incestuous</ex> person or connection</as>.</def>
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>Ere you reach to this <qex>incestuous</qex> love,<br/
You must divine and human rights remove.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj></p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>resembling incest; between people or groups so
closely related as to make such activity improper or unethical; <as>as,
an <ex>incestuous</ex> coziness between the management of the company
and its union; an <ex>incestuous</ex> relationship between the salesman
and the purchasing manager</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p>-- <wordforms><wf>In*cest"tu*ous*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>In*cest"tu*ous*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><ent>Inch</ent><br/
<hw>Inch</hw> <pr>(<icr/nch)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gael.
<ets>inis</ets>.]</ety> <def>An island; -- often used in the names of
small islands off the coast of Scotland, <as>as in <ex>Inch</ex>colm,
<ex>Inch</ex>keith, etc.</as></def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inch</ent><br/
<hw>Inch</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>inche</ets>,
<ets>unche</ets>, AS. <ets>ynce</ets>, L. <ets>uncia</ets> the twelfth
part, inch, ounce. See <er>Ounce</er> a weight.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A measure of length, the twelfth part of a foot,
commonly subdivided into halves, quarters, eights, sixteenths, etc., as
among mechanics. It was also formerly divided into twelve parts, called
<xex>lines</xex>, and originally into three parts, called
<xex>barleycorns</xex>, its length supposed to have been determined from
three grains of barley placed end to end lengthwise. It is also
sometimes called a <xex>prime</xex> (<prime/), composed of twelve
seconds (<prime/<prime/), as in the duodecimal system of
arithmetic.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note> The symbol <prime/ is the same symbol as the light accent, or
the "minutes" of an arc. The "seconds" symbol should actually have the
two strokes closer than in repeated "minutes", but in this dictionary
<prime/<prime/ will be interpreted as "seconds".</note><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><q>12 seconds (<prime/<prime/) make 1 <qex>inch</qex> or prime. 12
<qex>inches</qex> or primes (<prime/) make 1 foot.</q> <rj><qau>B.
Greenleaf.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><note><hand/ The meter, the accepted scientific standard of length,
equals 39.37 inches; the inch is equal to 2.54 centimeters. See
<er>Metric system</er>, and <er>Meter</er>.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A small distance or degree, whether of time or
space; hence, a critical moment; also used metaphorically of minor
concessions in bargaining; <as>as, he won't give an <ex>inch</ex>; give
him an <ex>inch</ex> and he'll take a mile</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Beldame, I think we watched you at an <qex>inch</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>By inches</b></col>, <cd>by slow degrees, gradually.</cd>
-- <col><b>Inch of candle</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Candle</er>.</cd>
-- <col><b>Inches of pressure</b></col>, <cd>usually, the pressure
indicated by so many inches of a mercury column, as on a steam
gauge.</cd> -- <col><b>Inch of water</b></col>. <cd>See under
<er>Water</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Miner's inch</b></col>, <fld>(Hydraulic
Mining)</fld>, <cd>a unit for the measurement of water. See <cref>Inch
of water</cref>, under <er>Water</er>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inch</ent><br/
<hw>Inch</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Inched</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Inching</conjf>.]</vmorph><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To drive by inches, or small degrees.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>He gets too far into the soldier's grace<br/
And <qex>inches</qex> out my master.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To deal out by inches; to give sparingly.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Inch</ent><br/
<hw>Inch</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To advance or retire by inches or
small degrees; to move slowly; <as>as, to <ex>inch</ex>
forward</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>With slow paces measures back the field,<br/
And <qex>inches</qex> to the walls.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inch</ent><br/
<hw>Inch</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Measuring an inch in any dimension,
whether length, breadth, or thickness; -- used in composition; <as>as, a
two-<ex>inch</ex> cable; a four-<ex>inch</ex> plank.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Inch stuff</b></col>, <cd>boards, etc., sawed one inch
thick.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Inchamber</ent><br/
<hw>In*cham"ber</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Inchambered</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Inchambering</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> in + <ets>chamber</ets>: cf. OF.
<ets>enchambrer</ets>.]</ety> <def>To lodge in a chamber.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Sherwood.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inchangeability</ent><br/
<hw>In*change`a*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Unchangeableness.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Kenrick.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inchant</ent><br/
<hw>In*chant"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>See
<er>Enchant</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Incharitable</ent><br/
<hw>In*char"i*ta*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>incharitable</ets>.]</ety> <def>Uncharitable; unfeeling.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Incharity</ent><br/
<hw>In*char"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>incharit<eacute/</ets>.]</ety> <def>Lack of charity.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Evelyn.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inchase</ent><br/
<hw>In*chase"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>See
<er>Enchase</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inchastity</ent><br/
<hw>In*chas"ti*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>chastity</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>inchastet<eacute/</ets>.]</ety> <def>Unchastity.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inched</ent><br/
<hw>Inched</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having or measuring (so
many) inches; <as>as, a four-<ex>inched</ex> bridge</as>.</def>
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inchest</ent><br/
<hw>In*chest"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To put into a
chest.</def><br/
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<p><ent>in-chief</ent><br/
<hw>in-chief</hw> <pos>postnominal adj.</pos> <def>a suffix signifying
the <sig>head of a staff</sig>; <as>as,
editor-<ex>in-chief</ex></as>.</def> <mark>[combining form]</mark><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inchipin</ent><br/
<hw>Inch"i*pin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Inchpin</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inchmeal</ent><br/
<hw>Inch"meal`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Meal</er>
a part, and cf. <er>Piecemeal</er>.]</ety> <def>A piece an inch
long.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>By inchmeal</b></col>, <cd>by small degrees; by
inches.</cd> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inchmeal</ent><br/
<hw>Inch"meal`</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Little by little;
gradually.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inchoate</ent><br/
<hw>In"cho*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inchoatus</ets>, better <ets>incohatus</ets>, p. p. of
<ets>incohare</ets> to begin.]</ety> <def>Recently, or just, begun;
beginning; partially but not fully in existence or operation; existing
in its elements; incomplete.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>In"cho*ate*ly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Neither a substance perfect, nor a substance
<qex>inchoate</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Raleigh.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inchoate</ent><br/
<hw>In"cho*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To begin.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Dr. H. More.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inchoation</ent><br/
<hw>In`cho*a"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inchoatio</ets>, <ets>incohatio</ets>.]</ety> <def>Act of
beginning; commencement; inception.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The setting on foot some of those arts, in those parts, would be
looked on as the first <qex>inchoation</qex> of them.</q> <rj><qau>Sir
M. Hale.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>It is now in actual progress, from the rudest
<qex>inchoation</qex> to the most elaborate finishing.</q> <rj><qau>I.
Taylor.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inchoative</ent><br/
<hw>In*cho"a*tive</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inchoativus</ets>, <ets>incohativus</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>inchoatif</ets>.]</ety> <def>Expressing or pertaining to a
beginning; inceptive; <as>as, an <ex>inchoative</ex> verb</as>.</def>
<ldquo/Some <xex>inchoative</xex> or imperfect rays.<rdquo/ <au>W.
Montagu.</au> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>An inchoative verb. See
<er>Inceptive</er>.</def></def2><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inchon</ent><br/
<hw>Inchon</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>The name of a town in Korea and
of a battle in the Korean War (1950), in which United Nations forces
made an amphibious landing at Inchon, a harbor on the west coast of
Korea.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inchpin</ent><br/
<hw>Inch"pin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Written also
<ets>inchipin</ets>, <ets>inche-pinne</ets>,
<ets>inne-pinne</ets>.]</ety> <ety>[Cf. Gael. <ets>inne</ets>,
<ets>innidh</ets>, bowel, entrail.]</ety> <def>The sweetbread of a
deer.</def> <rj><au>Cotgrave.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inchworm</ent><br/
<hw>Inch"worm`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>The larva of any geometrid moth. It progresses forward by first
bringing the rear end of the body forward, forming a loop, then moving
the front part of the body; called also <altname>measuring</altname>
worm, <altname>measuringworm</altname>, <altname>spanner</altname>, and
<altname>looper</altname>. See <er>Geometrid</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Incicurable</ent><br/
<hw>In*cic"u*ra*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>incicur</ets> not tame; pref. <ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>cicur</ets>
name.]</ety> <def>Untamable.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Incide</ent><br/
<hw>In*cide"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>incidere</ets>; pref. <ets>in-</ets> in + <ets>caedere</ets> to
cut. See <er>Concise</er>, and cf. <er>Incise</er>.]</ety> <def>To cut;
to separate and remove; to resolve or break up, as by medicines.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Arbuthnot.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Incidence</ent><br/
<hw>In"ci*dence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>incidence</ets>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A falling on or upon; an incident; an event; an
occurrence.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>The direction in which a body,
or a ray of light or heat, falls on any surface.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>In equal <qex>incidences</qex> there is a considerable inequality
of refractions.</q> <rj><qau>Sir I. Newton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The rate or ratio at which something occurs; <as>as,
the <ex>incidence</ex> of murder in Los Angeles; the <ex>incidence</ex>
of cancer in men over 50</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Angle of incidence</b></col>, <cd>the angle which a ray
of light, or the line of incidence of a body, falling on any surface,
makes with a perpendicular to that surface; also formerly, the
complement of this angle.</cd> -- <col><b>Line of incidence</b></col>,
<cd>the line in the direction of which a surface is struck by a body,
ray of light, and the like.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Incidency</ent><br/
<hw>In"ci*den*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Incidence.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Incident</ent><br/
<hw>In"ci*dent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>incidens</ets>, <ets>-entis</ets>, p. pr. & of <ets>incidere</ets>
to fall into or upon; pref. <ets>in-</ets> in, on + <ets>cadere</ets> to
fall: cf. F. <ets>incident</ets>. See <er>Cadence</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Falling or striking upon, as a ray of light upon a
reflecting surface.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Coming or happening accidentally; not in the usual
course of things; not in connection with the main design; not according
to expectation; casual; fortuitous.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>As the ordinary course of common affairs is disposed of by general
laws, so likewise men's rarer <qex>incident</qex> necessities and
utilities should be with special equity considered.</q>
<rj><qau>Hooker.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Liable to happen; apt to occur; befalling; hence,
naturally happening or appertaining.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>All chances <qex>incident</qex> to man's frail life.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The studies <qex>incident</qex> to his profession.</q>
<rj><qau>Milward.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Dependent upon, or appertaining to,
another thing, called the <xex>principal</xex>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Incident proposition</b></col> <fld>(Logic)</fld>, <cd>a
proposition subordinate to another, and introduced by <xex>who</xex>,
<xex>which</xex>, <xex>whose</xex>, <xex>whom</xex>, etc.; as, Julius,
<examp>whose surname was C<ae/sar</examp>, overcame Pompey.</cd>
<rj><au>I. Watts.</au></rj></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Incident</ent><br/
<hw>In"ci*dent</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>incident</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>That which falls out or
takes place; an event; casualty; occurrence.</def><br/
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<p><-- p. 744 --></p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which happens aside from the main design; an
accidental or subordinate action or event.</def><br/
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<p><q>No person, no <qex>incident</qex>, in a play but must be of use to
carry on the main design.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Something appertaining to, passing
with, or depending on, another, called the <xex>principal</xex>.</def>
<rj><au>Tomlins.</au></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Circumstance; event; fact; adventure;
contingency; chance; accident; casualty. See <er>Event</er>.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Incidental</ent><br/
<hw>In`ci*den"tal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Happening, as an
occasional event, without regularity; coming without design; casual;
accidental; hence, not of prime concern; subordinate; collateral;
<as>as, an <ex>incidental</ex> conversation; an <ex>incidental</ex>
occurrence; <ex>incidental</ex> expenses.</as></def><br/
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<p><q>By some, religious duties . . . appear to be regarded . . . as an
<qex>incidental</qex> business.</q> <rj><qau>Rogers.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Accidental; casual; fortuitous; contingent;
chance; collateral. See <er>Accidental</er>.</syn></p>

<p>-- <wordforms><wf>In`ci*den"tal*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>In`ci*den"tal*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><q>I treat either or <qex>incidentally</qex> of colors.</q>
<rj><qau>Boyle.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incidental</ent><br/
<hw>In`ci*den"tal</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An incident; that which is
incidental; esp., in the plural, an aggregate of subordinate or
incidental items not particularized; <as>as, the expense of tuition and
<ex>incidentals</ex></as>.</def> <rj><au>Pope.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incidently</ent><br/
<hw>In"ci*dent*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos>
<def>Incidentally.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Incinerable</ent><br/
<hw>In*cin"er*a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of
being incinerated or reduced to ashes.</def> <rj><au>Sir T.
Browne.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incinerate</ent><br/
<hw>In*cin"er*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <ety>[LL. <ets>incineratus</ets>,
p. p. of <ets>incinerare</ets> to incinerate; L. pref. <ets>in-</ets> in
+ <ets>cinis</ets>, <ets>cineris</ets>, ashes.]</ety> <def>Reduced to
ashes by burning; thoroughly consumed by fire.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incinerate</ent><br/
<hw>In*cin"er*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Incinerated</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Incinerating</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To
burn to ashes; to consume by fire; to burn.</def>
<rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>It is the fire only that <qex>incinerates</qex> bodies.</q>
<rj><qau>Boyle.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incineration</ent><br/
<hw>In*cin`er*a"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL.
<ets>incineratio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>incin<eacute/ration</ets>.]</ety>
<def>The act of incinerating, or the state of being incinerated;
cremation.</def><br/
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<p><q>The phenix kind,<br/
Of whose <qex>incineration</qex>,<br/
There riseth a new creation.</q> <rj><qau>Skelton.</qau></rj></p>

<p><ent>Incipiency</ent><br/
<ent>Incipience</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>In*cip"i*ence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>In*cip"i*en*cy</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>incipientia</ets>.]</ety> <def>Beginning; commencement; incipient
state.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Incipient</ent><br/
<hw>In*cip"i*ent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>incipiens</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>incipere</ets> to begin. See
<er>Inception</er>.]</ety> <def>Beginning to be, or to show itself;
commencing; initial; <as>as, the <ex>incipient</ex> stage of a fever;
<ex>incipient</ex> light of day.</as></def> --
<wordforms><wf>In*cip"i*ent*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><ent>Incircle</ent><br/
<hw>In*cir"cle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>See
<er>Encircle</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Incirclet</ent><br/
<hw>In*cir"clet</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
<er>Encirclet</er>.]</ety> <def>A small circle.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir P. Sidney.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incircumscriptible</ent><br/
<hw>In*cir`cum*scrip"ti*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>circumscriptible</ets>: cf. LL.
<ets>incircumscriptibilis</ets>.]</ety> <def>Incapable of being
circumscribed or limited.</def> <rj><au>Cranmer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incircumscription</ent><br/
<hw>In*cir`cum*scrip"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Condition or quality of being incircumscriptible or
limitless.</def> <rj><au>Jer. Taylor.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incircumspect</ent><br/
<hw>In*cir"cum*spect</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>circumspect</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not
circumspect; heedless; careless; reckless; impolitic.</def>
<rj><au>Tyndale.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incircumspection</ent><br/
<hw>In*cir`cum*spec"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>incirconspection</ets>.]</ety> <def>Lack of circumspection.</def>
<rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incise</ent><br/
<hw>In*cise"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Incised</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Incising</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>incisus</ets>, p. p. of
<ets>incidere</ets> to incise: cf. F. <ets>inciser</ets>. See
<er>Incide</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To cut in or into with a sharp instrument; to carve;
to engrave.</def><br/
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<p><q>I on thy grave this epitaph <qex>incise</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>T.
Carew.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To cut, gash, or wound with a sharp instrument; to
cut off.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Incised</ent><br/
<hw>In*cised"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Cut in;
carved; engraved.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having deep and sharp notches, as
a leaf or a petal.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Incisely</ent><br/
<hw>In*cise"ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an incised
manner.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Incision</ent><br/
<hw>In*ci"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>incisio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>incision</ets>. See
<er>Incise</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of incising, or cutting into a
substance;</def> <specif>specifically:</specif> <fld>(Med.)</fld>
<def>the cutting action made during surgery to gain access to the body
parts under the skin.</def> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which is produced by incising; the separation
of the parts of any substance made by a cutting or pointed instrument; a
cut; a gash;</def> <specif>specifically</specif> <fld>(Med.)</fld>
<def>the cut in the skin made during surgery to gain access to the
interior of the body.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Separation or solution of viscid matter by
medicines.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Incisive</ent><br/
<hw>In*ci"sive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>incisif</ets>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Having the quality of incising, cutting, or
penetrating, as with a sharp instrument; cutting;</def>
<specif>hence,</specif> <def>sharp; acute; sarcastic; biting;
trenchant.</def> <ldquo/An <xex>incisive</xex>, high voice.<rdquo/
<rj><au>G. Eliot.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>And her <qex>incisive</qex> smile accrediting<br/
That treason of false witness in my blush.</q> <rj><qau>Mrs.
Browning.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the incisors;
incisor; <as>as, the <ex>incisive</ex> bones, the
premaxillaries</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Clearly and succinctly stated, with penetrating
insight into the issue at hand; <as>as, an <ex>incisive</ex>
comment</as>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>incisiveness</ent><br/
<hw>incisiveness</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>keenness and forcefulness of
thought or expression or intellect.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> trenchancy.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Incisor</ent><br/
<hw>In*ci"sor</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.]</ety>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>One of the teeth in front of the canines in
either jaw; an incisive tooth. See <er>Tooth</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Incisor</ent><br/
<hw>In*ci"sor</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Adapted for cutting; of or
pertaining to the incisors; incisive; <as>as, the <ex>incisor</ex>
nerve; an <ex>incisor</ex> foramen; an <ex>incisor</ex>
tooth.</as></def><br/
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<p><ent>Incisory</ent><br/
<hw>In*ci"so*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having the quality
of cutting; incisor; incisive.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Incisure</ent><br/
<hw>In*cis"ure</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>incisura</ets>: cf. F. <ets>incisure</ets>.]</ety> <def>A cut; an
incision; a gash.</def> <rj><au>Derham.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incitant</ent><br/
<hw>In*cit"ant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>incitans</ets>, <ets>-antis</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>incitare</ets>.
See <er>Incite</er>.]</ety> <def>Inciting; stimulating.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Incitant</ent><br/
<hw>In*cit"ant</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>That which incites; an inciting
agent or cause; a stimulant.</def> <rj><au>E. Darwin.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incitation</ent><br/
<hw>In`ci*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>incitatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>incitation</ets>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of inciting or moving to action.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which incites to action; that which rouses or
prompts; incitement; motive; incentive.</def><br/
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<p><q>The noblest <qex>incitation</qex> to honest attempts.</q>
<rj><qau>Tatler.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incitative</ent><br/
<hw>In*cit"a*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A provocative;
an incitant; a stimulant.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>
<rj><au>Jervas.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incite</ent><br/
<hw>In*cite"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Incited</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Inciting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>incitare</ets>; pref.
<ets>in-</ets> in + <ets>citare</ets> to rouse, stir up: cf. F.
<ets>inciter</ets>. See <er>Cite</er>.]</ety> <def>To move to action; to
stir up; to rouse; to spur or urge on.</def><br/
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<p><q>Anthiochus, when he <qex>incited</qex> Prusias to join in war, set
before him the greatness of the Romans.</q>
<rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>No blown ambition doth our arms <qex>incite</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Excite; stimulate; instigate; spur; goad; arouse;
move; urge; rouse; provoke; encourage; prompt; animate. See
<er>Excite</er>.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Incitement</ent><br/
<hw>In*cite"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>incitement</ets>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of inciting.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which incites the mind, or moves to action;
motive; incentive; impulse.</def> <rj><au>Burke.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>From the long records of a distant age,<br/
Derive <qex>incitements</qex> to renew thy rage.</q>
<rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Motive; incentive; spur; stimulus; impulse;
encouragement.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Inciter</ent><br/
<hw>In*cit"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that
which, incites.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Incitingly</ent><br/
<hw>In*cit"ing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>So as to incite or
stimulate.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Incito-motor</ent><br/
<hw>In*ci`to-mo"tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>incitus</ets> incited + E. <ets>motor</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Inciting to motion; -- applied to that action
which, in the case of muscular motion, commences in the nerve centers,
and excites the muscles to contraction. Opposed to
<contr>excito-motor</contr>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Incito-motory</ent><br/
<hw>In*ci`to-mo"to*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Incitomotor.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Incivil</ent><br/
<hw>In*civ"il</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>incivilis</ets>; pref. <ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>civilis</ets>
civil: cf. F. <ets>incivil</ets>.]</ety> <def>Uncivil; rude.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incivility</ent><br/
<hw>In`ci*vil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Incivilities</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L.
<ets>incivilitas</ets>: cf. F. <ets>incivilit<eacute/</ets>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality or state of being uncivil; lack of
courtesy; rudeness of manner; impoliteness.</def> <rj><au>Shak.
Tillotson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Any act of rudeness or ill breeding.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Uncomely jests, loud talking and jeering, which, in civil account,
are called indecencies and <qex>incivilities</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Jer.
Taylor.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Lack of civilization; a state of rudeness or
barbarism.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir W. Raleigh.</au></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Impoliteness; uncourteousness; unmannerliness;
disrespect; rudeness; discourtesy.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Incivilization</ent><br/
<hw>In*civ`i*li*za"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>civilization</ets>.]</ety> <def>The state of
being uncivilized; lack of civilization; barbarism.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Incivilly</ent><br/
<hw>In*civ"il*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos>
<def>Uncivilly.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Incivism</ent><br/
<hw>In*civ"ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>civism</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>incivisme</ets>.]</ety> <def>Lack of civism; lack of patriotism or
love to one's country; unfriendliness to one's state or
government.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Macaulay.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inclamation</ent><br/
<hw>In`cla*ma"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inclamatio</ets>. See 1st <er>In-</er>, and <er>Claim</er>.]</ety>
<def>Exclamation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bp.
Hall.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inclasp</ent><br/
<hw>In*clasp"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> in + <ets>clasp</ets>. Cf. <er>Enclasp</er>.]</ety>
<def>To clasp within; to hold fast to; to embrace or encircle.</def>
<altsp>[Written also <asp>enclasp</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><q>The flattering ivy who did ever see<br/
<qex>Inclasp</qex> the huge trunk of an aged tree.</q> <rj><qau>F.
Beaumont.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inclaudent</ent><br/
<hw>In*clau"dent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not closing or
shutting.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inclavated</ent><br/
<hw>In"cla*va`ted</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[LL.
<ets>inclavatus</ets>; L. pref. <ets>in-</ets> in + <ets>clavare</ets>
to fasten with nails, fr. <ets>clavus</ets> nail.]</ety> <def>Set; fast;
fixed.</def> <rj><au>Dr. John Smith.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inclave</ent><br/
<hw>In*clave"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Inclavated</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>Resembling a series
of dovetails; -- said of a line of division, such as the border of an
ordinary.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Incle</ent><br/
<hw>In"cle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as
<er>Inkle</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inclemency</ent><br/
<hw>In*clem"en*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Inclemencies</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L.
<ets>inclementia</ets>: cf. F. <ets>incl<eacute/mence</ets>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The state or quality of being inclement; lack of
clemency; lack of mildness of temper; unmercifulness;
severity.</def><br/
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<p><q>The <qex>inclemency</qex> of the late pope.</q> <rj><qau>Bp.
Hall.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Physical severity or harshness (commonly in respect
to the elements or weather); roughness; storminess; rigor; severe cold,
wind, rain, or snow.</def><br/
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<p><q>The <qex>inclemencies</qex> of morning air.</q>
<rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>The rude <qex>inclemency</qex> of wintry skies.</q>
<rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Harshness; severity; cruelty; rigor; roughness;
storminess; boisterousness.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Inclement</ent><br/
<hw>In*clem"ent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inclemens</ets>; pref. <ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>clemens</ets>
mild: cf. F. <ets>incl<eacute/ment</ets>. See
<er>Clement</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Not clement; destitute of a mild and kind temper;
void of tenderness; unmerciful; severe; harsh.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Physically severe or harsh (generally restricted to
the elements or weather); rough; boisterous; stormy; rigorously cold,
etc.; <as>as, <ex>inclement</ex> weather</as>.</def>
<rj><au>Cowper.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>The guard the wretched from the <qex>inclement</qex> sky.</q>
<rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Teach us further by what means to shun<br/
The <qex>inclement</qex> seasons, rain, ice, hail, and snow!</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inclemently</ent><br/
<hw>In*clem"ent*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an inclement
manner.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inclinable</ent><br/
<hw>In*clin"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inclinabilis</ets>. See <er>Incline</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Leaning; tending.</def><br/
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<p><q>Likely and <qex>inclinable</qex> to fall.</q>
<rj><qau>Bentley.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Having a propensity of will or feeling; leaning in
disposition; disposed; propense; <as>as, a mind <ex>inclinable</ex> to
truth</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>Whatsoever other sins he may be <qex>inclinable</qex> to.</q>
<rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>The very constitution of a multitude is not so
<qex>inclinable</qex> to save as to destroy.</q>
<rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inclinableness</ent><br/
<hw>In*clin"a*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or quality of
being inclinable; inclination.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inclination</ent><br/
<hw>In`cli*na"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inclinatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>inclination</ets>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of inclining, or state of being inclined; a
leaning; <as>as, an <ex>inclination</ex> of the head</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A direction or tendency from the true vertical or
horizontal direction; <as>as, the <ex>inclination</ex> of a column, or
of a road bed</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A tendency towards another body or point.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Geom.)</fld> <def>The angle made by two lines or
planes; <as>as, the <ex>inclination</ex> of the plane of the earth's
equator to the plane of the ecliptic is about 23<deg/ 28<prime/; the
<ex>inclination</ex> of two rays of light.</as></def><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A leaning or tendency of the mind, feelings,
preferences, or will; propensity; a disposition more favorable to one
thing than to another; favor; desire; love.</def><br/
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<p><q>A mere <qex>inclination</qex> to a thing is not properly a willing
of that thing.</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>How dost thou find the <qex>inclination</qex> of the people?</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>A person or thing loved or admired.</def>
<rj><au>Sir W. Temple.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Pharm.)</fld> <def>Decantation, or tipping for
pouring.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Inclination compass</b></col>, <cd>an inclinometer.</cd>
-- <col><b>Inclination of an orbit</b></col> <fld>(Astron.)</fld>,
<cd>the angle which the orbit makes with the ecliptic.</cd> --
<col><b>Inclination of the needle</b></col>. <cd>See <cref>Dip of the
needle</cref>, under <er>Dip</er>.</cd></cs></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Bent; tendency; proneness; bias; proclivity;
propensity; prepossession; predilection; attachment; desire; affection;
love. See <er>Bent</er>, and cf. <er>Disposition</er>.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Inclinatory</ent><br/
<hw>In*clin"a*to*ry</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having
the quality of leaning or inclining; <as>as, the <ex>inclinatory</ex>
needle</as>.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>In*clin"a*to*ri*ly</wf>
<pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <au>Sir T. Browne.</au></wordforms><br/
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<p><ent>Incline</ent><br/
<hw>In*cline"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Inclined</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Inclining</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE.
<ets>inclinen</ets>, <ets>enclinen</ets>, OF. <ets>encliner</ets>,
<ets>incliner</ets>, F. <ets>incliner</ets>, L. <ets>inclinare</ets>;
pref. <ets>in-</ets> in + <ets>clinare</ets> to bend, incline; akin to
E. <ets>lean</ets>. See <er>Lean</er> to incline.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To deviate from a line, direction, or course, toward
an object; to lean; to tend; <as>as, converging lines <ex>incline</ex>
toward each other; a road <ex>inclines</ex> to the north or
south.</as></def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Fig.: To lean or tend, in an intellectual or moral
sense; to favor an opinion, a course of conduct, or a person; to have a
propensity or inclination; to be disposed.</def><br/
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<p><q>Their hearts <qex>inclined</qex> to follow Abimelech.</q>
<rj><qau>Judges ix. 3.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Power finds its balance, giddy motions cease<br/
In both the scales, and each <qex>inclines</qex> to peace.</q>
<rj><qau>Parnell.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To bow; to incline the head.</def>
<rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To lean; slope; slant; tend; bend.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Incline</ent><br/
<hw>In*cline"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To cause to
deviate from a line, position, or direction; to give a leaning, bend, or
slope to; <as>as, <ex>incline</ex> the column or post to the east;
<ex>incline</ex> your head to the right.</as></def><br/
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<p><q><qex>Incline</qex> thine ear, O Lord, and hear.</q> <rj><qau>Is.
xxxvii. 17.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To impart a tendency or propensity to, as to the
will or affections; to turn; to dispose; to influence.</def><br/
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<p><q><qex>Incline</qex> my heart unto thy testimonies.</q> <rj><qau>Ps.
cxix. 36.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q><qex>Incline</qex> our hearts to keep this law.</q> <rj><qau>Book
of Com. Prayer.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To bend; to cause to stoop or bow; <as>as, to
<ex>incline</ex> the head or the body in acts of reverence or
civility</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>With due respect my body I <qex>inclined</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incline</ent><br/
<hw>In*cline"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An inclined plane; an ascent or
descent; a grade or gradient; a slope.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inclined</ent><br/
<hw>In*clined"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>p. p. & a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Having a leaning or tendency towards, or away from, a thing;
disposed or moved by wish, desire, or judgment; <as>as, a man
<ex>inclined</ex> to virtue</as>.</def> <ldquo/Each pensively
<xex>inclined</xex>.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Cowper.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>Making an angle with some line or
plane; -- said of a line or plane.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Bent out of a perpendicular
position, or into a curve with the convex side uppermost.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Inclined plane</b></col>. <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd>
<cd>A plane that makes an oblique angle with the plane of the horizon; a
sloping plane. When used to produce pressure, or as a means of moving
bodies, it is one of the mechanical powers, so called.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd>
<fld>(Railroad & Canal)</fld> <cd>An inclined portion of track, on which
trains or boats are raised or lowered from one level to
another.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Incliner</ent><br/
<hw>In*clin"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that
which, inclines;</def> <specif>specifically,</specif> <def>an inclined
dial.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inclining</ent><br/
<hw>In*clin"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Same as
<er>Inclined</er>, 3.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inclining</ent><br/
<hw>In*clin"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Inclination;
disposition.</def><br/
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<p><q>On the first <qex>inclining</qex> towards sleep.</q>
<rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Party or side chosen; a following.</def><br/
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<p><q>Both you of my <qex>inclining</qex>, and the rest.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inclinnometer</ent><br/
<hw>In`clin*nom"e*ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Incline</ets> + <ets>-meter</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Magnetism)</fld> <def>An apparatus to determine the inclination of
the earth's magnetic force to the plane of the horizon; -- called also
<altname>inclination compass</altname>, and <altname>dip
circle</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inclip</ent><br/
<hw>In*clip"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To clasp; to
inclose.</def><br/
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<p><q>Whate'er the ocean pales, or sky <qex>inclips</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incloister</ent><br/
<hw>In*clois"ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> in + <ets>cloister</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>enclo<icir/trer</ets>. Cf. <er>Encloister</er>.]</ety> <def>To
confine as in a cloister; to cloister.</def>
<rj><au>Lovelace.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inclose</ent><br/
<hw>In*close"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Inclosed</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Inclosing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[See <er>Enclose</er>,
and cf. <er>Include</er>.]</ety> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>enclose</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To surround; to shut in; to confine on all sides; to
include; to shut up; to encompass; <as>as, to <ex>inclose</ex> a fort or
an army with troops; to <ex>inclose</ex> a town with
walls.</as></def><br/
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<p><q>How many evils have <qex>inclosed</qex> me round!</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To put within a case, envelope, or the like; to fold
(a thing) within another or into the same parcel; <as>as, to
<ex>inclose</ex> a letter or a bank note</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>The <qex>inclosed</qex> copies of the treaty.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W.
Temple.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To separate from common grounds by a fence; <as>as,
to <ex>inclose</ex> lands</as>.</def> <rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To put into harness; to harness.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>They went to coach and their horse <qex>inclose</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Chapman.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incloser</ent><br/
<hw>In*clos"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that
which, incloses; one who fences off land from common grounds.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inclosure</ent><br/
<hw>In*clo"sure</hw> <pr>(?; 135)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Inclose</er>, <er>Enclosure</er>.]</ety> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>enclosure</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of inclosing; the state of being inclosed,
shut up, or encompassed; the separation of land from common ground by a
fence.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which is inclosed or placed within something; a
thing contained; a space inclosed or fenced up.</def><br/
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<p><q>Within the <qex>inclosure</qex> there was a great store of
houses.</q> <rj><qau>Hakluyt.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>That which incloses; a barrier or fence.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Breaking our <qex>inclosures</qex> every morn.</q> <rj><qau>W.
Browne.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incloud</ent><br/
<hw>In*cloud"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To envelop as in
clouds; to darken; to obscure.</def> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><-- p. 745 --></p>

<p><ent>Include</ent><br/
<hw>In*clude"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Included</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Including</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>includere</ets>,
<ets>inclusum</ets>; pref. <ets>in-</ets> in + <ets>claudere</ets> to
shut. See <er>Close</er>, and cf. <er>Enclose</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To confine within; to hold; to contain; to shut up;
to inclose; <as>as, the shell of a nut <ex>includes</ex> the kernel; a
pearl is <ex>included</ex> in a shell.</as></def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To comprehend or comprise, as a genus the species,
the whole a part, an argument or reason the inference; to contain; to
embrace; <as>as, this volume of Shakespeare <ex>includes</ex> his
sonnets; he was <ex>included</ex> in the invitation to the family; to
and <ex>including</ex> page twenty-five.</as></def> <-- usu. up to and
including . . . --><br/
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<p><q>The whole <qex>included</qex> race, his purposed prey.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>The loss of such a lord <qex>includes</qex> all harm.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To conclude; to end; to terminate.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>Come, let us go; we will <qex>include</qex> all jars<br/
With triumphs, mirth, and rare solemnity.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To contain; inclose; comprise; comprehend;
embrace; involve.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Included</ent><br/
<hw>In*clud"ed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Inclosed;
confined.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Included stamens</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>such as
are shorter than the floral envelopes, or are concealed within
them.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Includible</ent><br/
<hw>In*clud"i*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being
included.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inclusa</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>In*clu"sa</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. L.
<ets>inclusus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>includere</ets> to shut in.]</ety>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A tribe of bivalve mollusks, characterized by
the closed state of the mantle which envelops the body. The ship borer
(<spn>Teredo navalis</spn>) is an example.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inclusion</ent><br/
<hw>In*clu"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inclusio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>inclusion</ets>. See
<er>Include</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of including, or the state of being
included; limitation; restriction; <as>as, the lines of
<ex>inclusion</ex> of his policy</as>.</def> <rj><au>Sir W.
Temple.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Something that is included.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A foreign substance, either liquid
or solid, usually of minute size, inclosed in the mass of a
mineral.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Biol., Cytology)</fld> <def>A small body suspended
within the cytoplasm of a cell.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Logic, Math.)</fld> <def>The relationship existing
between two sets if one is a subset of the other.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inclusive</ent><br/
<hw>In*clu"sive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>inclusif</ets>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Inclosing; encircling; surrounding.</def><br/
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<p><q>The <qex>inclusive</qex> verge<br/
Of golden metal that must round my brow.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Comprehending the stated limit or extremes; <as>as,
from Monday to Saturday <ex>inclusive</ex>, that is, taking in both
Monday and Saturday</as>; -- opposed to <contr>exclusive</contr>.</def>
<-- see include, v.t. 2 --><br/
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<p><ent>Inclusively</ent><br/
<hw>In*clu"sive*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an inclusive
manner.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Incoach</ent><br/
<hw>In*coach"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To put a
coach.</def></p>

<p><ent>Incoacted</ent><br/
<ent>Incoact</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>In`co*act"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>In`co*act"ed</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>incoactus</ets>; pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>coactus</ets> forced. See
<er>Coact</er>.]</ety> <def>Not compelled; unconstrained.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Coles.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incoagulable</ent><br/
<hw>In`co*ag"u*la*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
coagulable.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Incoalescence</ent><br/
<hw>In`co*a*les"cence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of
not coalescing.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Incocted</ent><br/
<hw>In*coct"ed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
<er>Concoct</er>.]</ety> <def>Raw; indigestible.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incoercible</ent><br/
<hw>In`co*er"ci*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>coercible</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>incoercible</ets>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Not to be coerced; incapable of being compelled or
forced.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>Not capable of being reduced to
the form of a liquid by pressure; -- said of any gas above its
<er>critical temperature</er>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>That can note be confined in,
or excluded from, vessels, like ordinary fluids, gases, etc.; -- said of
the imponderable fluids, heat, light, electricity, etc.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Incoexistence</ent><br/
<hw>In`co*ex*ist"ence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of
not coexisting.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Locke.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incog</ent><br/
<hw>In*cog"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Incognito.</def>
<mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>Depend upon it -- he'll remain <qex>incog</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incogitable</ent><br/
<hw>In*cog"i*ta*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>incogitabilis</ets>; pref. <ets>in-</ets> not +
<ets>cogitabilis</ets> cogitable.]</ety> <def>Not cogitable;
inconceivable.</def> <rj><au>Sir T. More.</au></rj></p>

<p><ent>Incogitancy</ent><br/
<ent>Incogitance</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>In*cog"i*tance</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>In*cog"i*tan*cy</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>incogitantia</ets>.]</ety> <def>Lack of thought, or of the power of
thinking; thoughtlessness; unreasonableness.</def><br/
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<p><q>'T is folly and <qex>incogitancy</qex> to argue anything, one way
or the other, from the designs of a sort of beings with whom we so
little communicate.</q> <rj><qau>Glanvill.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incogitant</ent><br/
<hw>In*cog"i*tant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>incogitans</ets>; pref. <ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>cogitans</ets>,
p. pr. of <ets>cogitare</ets> to think. See <er>Cogitate</er>.]</ety>
<def>Thoughtless; inconsiderate.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>
<rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>Men are careless and <qex>incogitant</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>J.
Goodman.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incogitantly</ent><br/
<hw>In*cog"i*tant*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an incogitant
manner.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Incogitative</ent><br/
<hw>In*cog"i*ta*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
cogitative; not thinking; lacking the power of thought; <as>as, a
vegetable is an <ex>incogitative</ex> being</as>.</def>
<rj><au>Locke.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incogitativity</ent><br/
<hw>In*cog`i*ta*tiv"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
quality of being incogitative; lack of thought or of the power of
thinking.</def> <rj><au>Wollaston.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incognita</ent><br/
<hw>In*cog"ni*ta</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Incognito</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A woman who is unknown or in disguise.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The state of being in disguise; -- said of a
woman.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Incognitant</ent><br/
<hw>In*cog"ni*tant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Ignorant.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Incognito</ent><br/
<hw>In*cog"ni*to</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a. <or/ adv.</pos> <ety>[It.
<ets>incognito</ets>, masc., <ets>incognita</ets>, fem., L.
<ets>incognitus</ets> unknown; pref. <ets>in-</ets> not +
<ets>cognitus</ets> known, p. p. of <ets>cognoscere</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>incognito</ets>, fr. <er>It</er>. See <er>Cognition</er>.]</ety>
<def>Without being known; in disguise; in an assumed character, or under
an assumed title; -- said esp. of great personages who sometimes adopt a
disguise or an assumed character in order to avoid notice.</def><br/
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<p><q>'T was long ago<br/
Since gods come down <qex>incognito</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Prior.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>The prince royal of Persia came thither <qex>incognito</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Tatler.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incognito</ent><br/
<hw>In*cog"ni*to</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Incognitos</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[See <er>Incognito</er>,
<pos>a.</pos>]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>One unknown or in disguise, or under an assumed
character or name.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The assumption of disguise or of a feigned
character; the state of being in disguise or not recognized.</def><br/
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<p><q>His <qex>incognito</qex> was endangered.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W.
Scott.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incognizable</ent><br/
<hw>In*cog"ni*za*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
cognizable; incapable of being recognized, known, or
distinguished.</def> <rj><au>H. Spenser.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>The Lettish race, not a primitive stock of the Slavi, but a
distinct branch, now become <qex>incognizable</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Tooke.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incognizance</ent><br/
<hw>In*cog"ni*zance</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Failure to
cognize, apprehended, or notice.</def><br/
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<p><q>This <qex>incognizance</qex> may be explained.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W.
Hamilton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incognizant</ent><br/
<hw>In*cog"ni*zant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not cognizant;
failing to apprehended or notice.</def><br/
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<p><q>Of the several operations themselves, as acts of volition, we are
wholly <qex>incognizant</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W.
Hamilton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incognoscible</ent><br/
<hw>In`cog*nos"ci*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Incognizable.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>In`cog*nos"ci*bil"i*ty</wf>
<pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms></p>

<p><ent>Incoherency</ent><br/
<ent>Incoherence</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>In`co*her"ence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>In`co*her"en*cy</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>incoh<eacute/rence</ets>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality or state of being incoherent; lack of
coherence; lack of cohesion or adherence.</def>
<rj><au>Boyle.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Lack of connection; incongruity; inconsistency; lack
of agreement or dependence of one part on another; <as>as, the
<ex>incoherence</ex> of arguments, facts, etc.</as></def><br/
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<p><q><qex>Incoherences</qex> in matter, and suppositions without
proofs, put handsomely together, are apt to pass for strong reason.</q>
<rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>That which is incoherent.</def><br/
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<p><q>Crude <qex>incoherencies</qex> . . . and nauseous tautologies.</q>
<rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incoherent</ent><br/
<hw>In`co*her"ent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>coherent</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>incoh<eacute/rent</ets>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Not coherent; wanting cohesion; loose; unconnected;
physically disconnected; not fixed to each; -- said of material
substances.</def> <rj><au>Woodward.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Lacking logical coherence or agreement; incongruous;
inconsistent; having no dependence of one part on another; logically
disconnected; rambling; -- of speech or discourse.</def> <ldquo/The same
rambling, <xex>incoherent</xex> manner.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Bp.
Warburton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Exhibiting incoherent{2} speech or thought; -- of
people; <as>as, a confused and <ex>incoherent</ex> accident
victim</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Lacking harmony or congruity of parts.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Incoherentific</ent><br/
<hw>In`co*her`en*tif"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[E.
<ets>incoherent</ets> + L. <ets>facere</ets> to make.]</ety>
<def>Causing incoherence.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Incoherently</ent><br/
<hw>In`co*her"ent*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an
incoherent manner; without due connection of parts.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Incoherentness</ent><br/
<hw>In`co*her"ent*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Incoherence.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Incoincidence</ent><br/
<hw>In`co*in"ci*dence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality
of being incoincident; lack of coincidence.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Incoincident</ent><br/
<hw>In`co*in"ci*dent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
coincident; not agreeing in time, in place, or principle.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Incolumity</ent><br/
<hw>In`co*lu"mi*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>incolumitas</ets>, fr. <ets>incolumis</ets> uninjured, safe; perh.
fr. <ets>in</ets> intens. + (doubtful) <ets>columis</ets> safe.]</ety>
<def>Safety; security.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Howell.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incomber</ent><br/
<hw>In*com"ber</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>See
<er>Encumber</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Incombine</ent><br/
<hw>In`com*bine"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To be
incapable of combining; to disagree; to differ.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incombustibility</ent><br/
<hw>In`com*bus`ti*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>incombustilit<eacute/</ets>.]</ety> <def>The quality of being
incombustible.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Incombustible</ent><br/
<hw>In`com*bus"ti*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>combustible</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>incombustible</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not combustible; not capable of
being burned, decomposed, or consumed by fire; uninflammable; <as>as,
asbestus is an <ex>incombustible</ex> substance; carbon dioxide is an
<ex>incombustible</ex> gas.</as></def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Incombustible cloth</b></col>, <cd>a tissue of amianthus
or asbestus; also, a fabric imbued with an incombustible
substance.</cd></cs></p>

<p>-- <wordforms><wf>In`com*bus"ti*ble*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> --
<wf>In`com*bus"ti*bly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><ent>Income</ent><br/
<hw>In"come</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A coming
in; entrance; admittance; ingress; infusion.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>More abundant <qex>incomes</qex> of light and strength from
God.</q> <rj><qau>Bp. Rust.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>At mine <qex>income</qex> I louted low.</q>
<rj><qau>Drant.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which is caused to enter; inspiration;
influence; hence, courage or zeal imparted.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>I would then make in and steep<br/
My <qex>income</qex> in their blood.</q>
<rj><qau>Chapman.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>That gain which proceeds from labor, business,
property, or capital of any kind, as the produce of a farm, the rent of
houses, the proceeds of professional business, the profits of commerce
or of occupation, or the interest of money or stock in funds, etc.;
revenue; receipts; salary; especially, the annual receipts of a private
person, or a corporation, from property; <as>as, a large
<ex>income</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>No fields afford<br/
So large an <qex>income</qex> to the village lord.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>That which is taken into the
body as food; the ingesta; -- sometimes restricted to the nutritive, or
digestible, portion of the food. See <er>Food</er>. Opposed to
<ant>output</ant>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Income bond</b></col>, <cd>a bond issued on the income of
the corporation or company issuing it, and the interest of which is to
be paid from the earnings of the company before any dividends are made
to stockholders; -- issued chiefly or exclusively by railroad
companies.</cd> -- <col><b>Income tax</b></col>, <cd>a tax upon a
person's incomes, emoluments, profits, etc., or upon the excess beyond a
certain amount.</cd></cs></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Gain; profit; proceeds; salary; revenue;
receipts; interest; emolument; produce.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Incomer</ent><br/
<hw>In"com`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who
comes in.</def><br/
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<p><q>Outgoers and <qex>incomers</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Lew
Wallace.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who succeeds another, as a tenant of land,
houses, etc.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Incoming</ent><br/
<hw>In"com`ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Coming in;
accruing.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A full <qex>incoming</qex> profit on the product of his labor.</q>
<rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Coming in, succeeding, or following, as occupant or
possessor; <as>as, in <ex>incoming</ex> tenant</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Incoming</ent><br/
<hw>In"com`ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of coming
in; arrival.</def><br/
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<p><q>The <qex>incomings</qex> and outgoings of the trains.</q>
<rj><qau>Dickens.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Income; gain.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Many <qex>incomings</qex> are subject to great fluctuations.</q>
<rj><qau>Tooke.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incomity</ent><br/
<hw>In*com"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Lack of comity;
incivility; rudeness.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>In commendam</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>In com*men"dam</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[See
<er>Commendam</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>See <er>Commendam</er>,
and <cref>Partnership in Commendam</cref>, under
<er>Partnership</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Incommensurability</ent><br/
<hw>In`com*men`su*ra*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
F. <ets>incommensurabilit<eacute/</ets>.]</ety> <def>The quality or
state of being incommensurable.</def> <rj><au>Reid.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Incommensurable</ent><br/
<hw>In`com*men"su*ra*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>commensurable</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>incommensurable</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not commensurable; having no
common measure or standard of comparison; <as>as, quantities are
<ex>incommensurable</ex> when no third quantity can be found that is an
aliquot part of both; the side and diagonal of a square are
<ex>incommensurable</ex> with each other; the diameter and circumference
of a circle are <ex>incommensurable</ex>.</as></def><br/
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<p><q>They are quantities <qex>incommensurable</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj></p>

<p>-- <wordforms><wf>In`com*men"su*ra*ble*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> --
<wf>In`com*men"su*ra*bly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Incommensurable</ent><br/
<hw>In`com*men"su*ra*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One of
two or more quantities which have no common measure.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Incommensurate</ent><br/
<hw>In`com*men"su*rate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Not commensurate; not admitting of a common measure;
incommensurable.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Not of equal of sufficient measure or extent; not
adequate; <as>as, our means are <ex>incommensurate</ex> to our
wants</as>.</def></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Inadequate; insufficient;
disproportionate.</syn></p>

<p>-- <wordforms><wf>In`com*men"su*rate*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>In`com*men"su*rate*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Incommiscible</ent><br/
<hw>In`com*mis"ci*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>incommiscibilis</ets>; pref. <ets>in-</ets> not +
<ets>commiscibilis</ets> that can be mingled.]</ety> <def>Not
commiscible; not mixable.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Incommixture</ent><br/
<hw>In`com*mix"ture</hw> <pr>(?; 135)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A state
of being unmixed; separateness.</def> <rj><au>Sir T.
Browne.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incommodate</ent><br/
<hw>In*com"mo*date</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Incommodated</conjf>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Incommodating</conjf>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>incommodare</ets>. See
<er>Incommode</er>.]</ety> <def>To incommode.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incommodation</ent><br/
<hw>In*com`mo*da"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of
being incommoded; inconvenience.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Incommode</ent><br/
<hw>In`com*mode"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Incommoded</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Incommoding</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F. <ets>incommoder</ets>, L.
<ets>incommodare</ets> inconvenient; pref. <ets>in-</ets> not +
<ets>commodus</ets> convenient. See <er>Commodious</er>.]</ety> <def>To
give inconvenience or trouble to; to disturb or molest; to discommode;
to worry; to put out; <as>as, we are <ex>incommoded</ex> by lack of
room</as>.</def></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To annoy; disturb; trouble; molest;
disaccomodate; inconvenience; disquiet; vex; plague.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Incommode</ent><br/
<hw>In`com*mode"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An inconvenience.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Strype.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incommodement</ent><br/
<hw>In`com*mode"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of
incommoded.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Cheyne.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Incommodious</ent><br/
<hw>In`com*mo"di*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>commodious</ets>: cf. LL.
<ets>incommodious</ets>, L. <ets>incommodus</ets>, F.
<ets>incommode</ets>.]</ety> <def>Tending to incommode; not commodious;
not affording ease or advantage; unsuitable; giving trouble;
inconvenient; annoying; <as>as, an <ex>incommodious</ex> seat; an
<ex>incommodious</ex> arrangement.</as></def> --
<wordforms><wf>In`com*mo"di*ous*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>In`com*mo"di*ous*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Incommodity</ent><br/
<hw>In`com*mo"di*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Incommodities</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L.
<ets>incommoditas</ets>: cf. F. <ets>incommodit<eacute/</ets>. See
<er>Incommodious</er>.]</ety> <def>Inconvenience; trouble; annoyance;
disadvantage; encumbrance.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>
<rj><au>Bunyan.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>A great <qex>incommodity</qex> to the body.</q> <rj><qau>Jer.
Taylor.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Buried him under a bulk of <qex>incommodities</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Hawthorne.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incommunicability</ent><br/
<hw>In`com*mu`ni*ca*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
F. <ets>incommunicabilit<eacute/</ets>.]</ety> <def>The quality or state
of being incommunicable, or incapable of being imparted.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Incommunicable</ent><br/
<hw>In`com*mu"ni*ca*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>incommunicabilis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>incommunicable</ets>. See
<er>In-</er> not, and <er>Communicable</er>.]</ety> <def>Not
communicable; incapable of being communicated, shared, told, or
imparted, to others.</def><br/
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<p><q>Health and understanding are <qex>incommunicable</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Southey.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Those <qex>incommunicable</qex> relations of the divine love.</q>
<rj><qau>South.</qau></rj></p>

<p>-- <wordforms><wf>In`com*mu"ni*ca*ble*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> --
<wf>In`com*mu"ni*ca*bly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Incommunicated</ent><br/
<hw>In`com*mu"ni*ca`ted</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
communicated or imparted.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Dr. H.
More.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incommunicating</ent><br/
<hw>In`com*mu"ni*ca`ting</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having no communion or
intercourse with each other.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir M.
Hale.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incommunicative</ent><br/
<hw>In`com*mu"ni*ca*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
communicative; not free or apt to impart to others in conversation;
reserved; silent; <as>as, the messenger was
<ex>incommunicative</ex></as>; hence, not disposed to hold fellowship or
intercourse with others; exclusive.</def><br/
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<p><q>The Chinese . . . an <qex>incommunicative</qex> nation.</q>
<rj><qau>C. Buchanan.</qau></rj></p>

<p>-- <wordforms><wf>In`com*mu"ni*ca*tive*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>In`com*mu"ni*ca*tive*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms>
<rj><au>Lamb.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>His usual <qex>incommunicativeness</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>G.
Eliot.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incommutability</ent><br/
<hw>In`com*mu`ta*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>incommutabilitas</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>incommutabilit<eacute/</ets>.]</ety> <def>The quality or state of
being incommutable.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Incommutable</ent><br/
<hw>In`com*mut"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>incommutabilis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>incommutable</ets>. See
<er>In-</er> not, and <er>Commutable</er>.]</ety> <def>Not commutable;
not capable of being exchanged with, or substituted for, another.</def>
<au>Cudworth.</au> -- <wordforms><wf>In`com*mut"a*ble*ness</wf>,
<pos>n.</pos> -- <wf>In`com*mut"a*bly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos></wordforms></p>

<p><ent>Incompacted</ent><br/
<ent>Incompact</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>In`com*pact"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>In`com*pact"ed</hw>,
}</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not compact; not having the parts firmly
united; not solid; incoherent; loose; discrete.</def>
<rj><au>Boyle.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incomparable</ent><br/
<hw>In*com"pa*ra*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>incomparabilis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>incomparable</ets>. See
<er>In-</er> not, and <er>Comparable</er>.]</ety> <def>Not comparable;
admitting of no comparison with others; unapproachably eminent; without
a peer or equal; matchless; peerless; transcendent.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A merchant of <qex>incomparable</qex> wealth.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A new hypothesis . . . which hath the <qex>incomparable</qex> Sir
Isaac Newton for a patron.</q> <rj><qau>Bp. Warburton.</qau></rj></p>

<p>-- <wordforms><wf>In*com"pa*ra*ble*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> --
<wf>In*com"pa*ra*bly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Delights <qex>incomparably</qex> all those corporeal things.</q>
<rj><qau>Bp. Wilkins.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incompared</ent><br/
<hw>In`com*pared"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Peerless;
incomparable.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Incompass</ent><br/
<hw>In*com"pass</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>See
<er>Encompass</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Incompassion</ent><br/
<hw>In`com*pas"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>compassion</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>incompassion</ets>.]</ety> <def>Lack of compassion or pity.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bp. Sanderson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Incompassionate</ent><br/
<hw>In`com*pas"sion*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
compassionate; void of pity or of tenderness; remorseless.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>In`com*pas"sion*ate*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>In`com*pas"sion*ate*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Incompatibility</ent><br/
<hw>In`com*pat`i*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>;
<plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>-ties</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>incompatibilit<eacute/</ets>.]</ety> <def>The quality or state of
being incompatible; inconsistency; irreconcilableness.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Incompatible</ent><br/
<hw>In`com*pat"i*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>compatible</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>incompatible</ets>.]</ety> <altsp>[It was formerly sometimes
written <asp>incompetible</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Not compatible; so differing as to be incapable of
harmonious combination or coexistence; inconsistent in thought or being;
irreconcilably disagreeing; <as>as, persons of <ex>incompatible</ex>
tempers; <ex>incompatible</ex> colors, desires, ambition.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A strength and obduracy of character <qex>incompatible</qex> with
his meek and innocent nature.</q> <rj><qau>Southey.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><-- p. 746 --></p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Incapable of being together
without mutual reaction or decomposition, as certain
medicines.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Incompatible terms</b></col> <fld>(Logic)</fld>,
<cd>terms which can not be combined in thought.</cd></cs></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Inconsistent; incongruous; dissimilar;
irreconcilable; unsuitable; disagreeing; inharmonious; discordant;
repugnant; contradictory. See <er>Inconsistent</er>.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Incompatible</ent><br/
<hw>In`com*pat"i*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med. &
Chem.)</fld> <def>An incompatible substance; esp., in <pluf>pl.</pluf>,
things which can not be placed or used together because of a change of
chemical composition or of opposing medicinal qualities; <as>as, the
<ex>incompatibles</ex> of iron</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Incompatibleness</ent><br/
<hw>In`com*pat"i*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state
of being incompatible; incompatibility.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Incompatibly</ent><br/
<hw>In`com*pat"i*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an incompatible
manner; inconsistently; incongruously.</def></p>

<p><ent>Incompetency</ent><br/
<ent>Incompetence</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>In*com"pe*tence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>In*com"pe*tency</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>incomp<eacute/tence</ets>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality or state of being incompetent; lack of
physical, intellectual, or moral ability; lack of qualifications or
training (for a particular task); insufficiency; inadequacy; <as>as, the
<ex>incompetency</ex> of a child for hard labor, or of an idiot for
intellectual efforts</as>.</def> <ldquo/Some inherent
<xex>incompetency</xex>.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Gladstone.</au></rj><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> incompetence.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Lack of competency or legal
fitness; incapacity; disqualification, as of a person to be heard as a
witness, or to act as a juror, or of a judge to try a cause.</def></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Inability; insufficiency; inadequacy;
disqualification; incapability; unfitness.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Incompetent</ent><br/
<hw>In*com"pe*tent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>incompetens</ets>: cf. F. <ets>incomp<eacute/tent</ets>. See
<er>In-</er> not, and <er>Competent</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Not competent; wanting in adequate strength, power,
capacity, means, qualifications, or the like; incapable; unable;
inadequate; unfit.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>Incompetent</qex> to perform the duties of the place.</q>
<rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Wanting the legal or constitutional
qualifications; inadmissible; <as>as, a person professedly wanting in
religious belief is an <ex>incompetent</ex> witness in a court of law or
equity; <ex>incompetent</ex> evidence; a mentally defective person is
<ex>incompetent</ex> to care for himself and requires a legal
guardian.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><q>Richard III. had a resolution, out of hatred to his brethren, to
disable their issues, upon false and <qex>incompetent</qex> pretexts,
the one of attainder, the other of illegitimation.</q>
<rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Not lying within one's competency, capacity, or
authorized power; not permissible.</def></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Incapable; unable; inadequate; insufficient;
inefficient; disqualified; unfit; improper.</syn> <usage> --
<er>Incompetent</er>, <er>Incapable</er>. <xex>Incompetent</xex> is a
relative term, denoting a lack of the requisite qualifications for
performing a given act, service, etc.; <xex>incapable</xex> is absolute
in its meaning, denoting lack of power, either natural or moral. We
speak of a man as <xex>incompetent</xex> to a certain task, of an
<xex>incompetent</xex> judge, etc. We say of an idiot that he is
<xex>incapable</xex> of learning to read; and of a man distinguished for
his honor, that he is <xex>incapable</xex> of a mean action.</usage><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Incompetently</ent><br/
<hw>In*com"pe*tent*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an competent manner;
inadequately; unsuitably.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Incompetibility</ent><br/
<hw>In`com*pet`i*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Incompatibility</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Incompetible</ent><br/
<hw>In`com*pet"i*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See
<er>Incompatible</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Incomplete</ent><br/
<hw>In`com*plete"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>incompletus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>incomplet</ets>. See <er>In-</er>
not, and <er>Complete</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Not complete; not filled up; not finished; not
having all its parts, or not having them all adjusted; imperfect;
defective.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A most imperfect and <qex>incomplete</qex> divine.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Wanting any of the usual floral
organs; -- said of a flower.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Incomplete equation</b></col> <fld>(Alg.)</fld>, <cd>an
equation some of whose terms are wanting; or one in which the
coefficient of some one or more of the powers of the unknown quantity is
equal to 0.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Incompletely</ent><br/
<hw>In`com*plete"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an incomplete
manner.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Incompleteness</ent><br/
<hw>In`com*plete"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being
incomplete; imperfectness; defectiveness.</def>
<rj><au>Boyle.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Incompletion</ent><br/
<hw>In`com*ple"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Lack of
completion; incompleteness.</def> <rj><au>Smart.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Incomplex</ent><br/
<hw>In`com*plex"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>complex</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>incomplexe</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not complex; uncompounded;
simple.</def> <rj><au>Barrow.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Incompliable</ent><br/
<hw>In`com*pli"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
compliable; not conformable.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Incompliance</ent><br/
<hw>In`com*pli"ance</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>The quality or state of being incompliant; unyielding temper;
obstinacy.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Self-conceit produces peevishness and <qex>incompliance</qex> of
humor in things lawful and indifferent.</q>
<rj><qau>Tillotson.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Refusal or failure to comply.</def>
<rj><au>Strype.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Incompliant</ent><br/
<hw>In`com*pli"ant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not compliant;
unyielding to request, solicitation, or command; stubborn.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>In`com*pli"ant*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><ent>Incomposed</ent><br/
<hw>In`com*posed"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Disordered;
disturbed.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>Milton.</au> --
<wordforms><wf>In`com*po"sed*ly</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> -- <wf>In`com*pos"ed*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark></wordforms><br/
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<p><ent>Incomposite</ent><br/
<hw>In`com*pos"ite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>incompositus</ets>. See <er>Composite</er>.]</ety> <def>Not
composite; uncompounded; simple.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Incomposite numbers</b></col>. <cd>See <cref>Prime
numbers</cref>, under <er>Prime</er>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Incompossible</ent><br/
<hw>In`com*pos"si*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>compossible</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>incompossible</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not capable of joint existence;
incompatible; inconsistent.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>Ambition and faith . . . are . . . <qex>incompossible</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj></p>

<p>-- <wordforms><wf>In`com*pos`si*bil"i*ty</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <mark>[Obs.]</mark></wordforms><br/
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<p><ent>Incomprehense</ent><br/
<hw>In*com`pre*hense"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>incomprehensus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Incomprehensible.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <ldquo/<xex>Incomprehense</xex> in virtue.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Marston.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incomprehensibility</ent><br/
<hw>In*com`pre*hen`si*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[Cf. F. <ets>incompr<eacute/hensibilit<eacute/</ets>.]</ety>
<def>The quality of being incomprehensible, or beyond the reach of human
intellect; incomprehensibleness; inconceivability;
inexplicability.</def><br/
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<p><q>The constant, universal sense of all antiquity unanimously
confessing an <qex>incomprehensibility</qex> in many of the articles of
the Christian faith.</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incomprehensible</ent><br/
<hw>In*com`pre*hen"si*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>incomprehensibilis</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>incompr<eacute/hensible</ets>. See <er>In-</er> not, and
<er>Comprehensible</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Not capable of being contained within
limits.</def><br/
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<p><q>An infinite and <qex>incomprehensible</qex> substance.</q>
<rj><qau>Hooker.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Not capable of being comprehended or understood;
beyond the reach of the human intellect; inconceivable.</def><br/
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<p><q>And all her numbered stars that seem to roll<br/
Spaces <qex>incomprehensible</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj></p>

<p>-- <wordforms><wf>In*com`pre*hen"si*ble*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> --
<wf>In*com`pre*hen"si*bly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><ent>Incomprehension</ent><br/
<hw>In*com`pre*hen"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Lack of
comprehension or understanding.</def> <ldquo/These mazes and
<xex>incomprehensions</xex>.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incomprehensive</ent><br/
<hw>In*com`pre*hen"sive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
comprehensive; not capable of including or of understanding; not
extensive; limited.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>In*com`pre*hen"sive*ly</wf>,
<pos>a.</pos> <au>Sir W. Hamilton.</au> --
<wf>In*com`pre*hen"sive*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> <au>T.
Warton.</au></wordforms><br/
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<p><ent>Incompressibility</ent><br/
<hw>In`com*press`i*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
F. <ets>incompressibilit<eacute/</ets>.]</ety> <def>The quality of being
incompressible, or incapable of reduction in volume by pressure; --
formerly supposed to be a property of liquids.</def><br/
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<p><q>The <qex>incompressibility</qex> of water is not absolute.</q>
<rj><qau>Rees.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incompressible</ent><br/
<hw>In`com*press"i*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>compressible</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>incompressible</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not compressible; incapable of
being reduced by force or pressure into a smaller compass or volume;
resisting compression; <as>as, many liquids and solids appear to be
almost <ex>incompressible</ex></as>.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>In`com*press"i*ble*ness</wf>,
<pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><ent>Incomputable</ent><br/
<hw>In`com*put"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
computable.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inconcealable</ent><br/
<hw>In`con*ceal"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
concealable.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Inconcealable</xex> imperfections.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inconceivability</ent><br/
<hw>In`con*ceiv`a*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
quality of being inconceivable; inconceivableness.</def><br/
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<p><q>The <qex>inconceivability</qex> of the Infinite.</q>
<rj><qau>Mansel.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inconceivable</ent><br/
<hw>In`con*ceiv"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>conceivable</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>inconcevable</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not conceivable; incapable of being
conceived by the mind; not explicable by the human intellect, or by any
known principles or agencies; incomprehensible; <as>as, it is
<ex>inconceivable</ex> to us how the will acts in producing muscular
motion</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>It is <qex>inconceivable</qex> to me that a spiritual substance
should represent an extended figure.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj></p>

<p>-- <wordforms><wf>In`con*ceiv"a*ble*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> --
<wf>In`con*ceiv"a*bly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><q>The <qex>inconceivableness</qex> of a quality existing without any
subject to possess it.</q> <rj><qau>A. Tucker.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inconceptible</ent><br/
<hw>In`con*cep"ti*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Inconceivable.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir M.
Hale.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inconcerning</ent><br/
<hw>In`con*cern"ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Unimportant;
trifling.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <ldquo/Trifling and
<xex>inconcerning</xex> matters.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Fuller.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inconcinne</ent><br/
<hw>In`con*cinne"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Inconcinnous</er>.]</ety> <def>Dissimilar; incongruous;
unsuitable.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Cudworth.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inconcinnity</ent><br/
<hw>In`con*cin"ni*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inconcinnitas</ets>.]</ety> <def>Lack of concinnity or
congruousness; unsuitableness.</def><br/
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<p><q>There is an <qex>inconcinnity</qex> in admitting these words.</q>
<rj><qau>Trench.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inconcinnous</ent><br/
<hw>In`con*cin"nous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inconcinnus</ets>. See <er>In-</er> not, and
<er>Concinnity</er>.]</ety> <def>Not concinnous; unsuitable;
discordant.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Cudworth.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inconcludent</ent><br/
<hw>In`con*clud"ent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not inferring
a conclusion or consequence; not conclusive.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Inconcluding</ent><br/
<hw>In`con*clud"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Inferring no
consequence.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Inconclusive</ent><br/
<hw>In`con*clu"sive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
conclusive; leading to no conclusion; not closing or settling a point in
debate, or a doubtful question; <as>as, evidence is
<ex>inconclusive</ex> when it does not exhibit the truth of a disputed
case in such a manner as to satisfy the mind, and put an end to debate
or doubt</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>Arguments . . . <qex>inconclusive</qex> and impertinent.</q>
<rj><qau>South.</qau></rj></p>

<p>-- <wordforms><wf>In`con*clu"sive*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>In`con*clu"sive*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><ent>Inconcoct</ent><br/
<hw>In`con*coct"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>concoctus</ets>, p. p. of
<ets>concoquere</ets>. See <er>Concoct</er>.]</ety>
<def>Inconcocted.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Inconcocted</ent><br/
<hw>In`con*coct"ed</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>in-</ets> not +
<ets>concocted</ets>.]</ety> <def>Imperfectly digested, matured, or
ripened.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inconcoction</ent><br/
<hw>In`con*coc"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of
being undigested; unripeness; immaturity.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inconcrete</ent><br/
<hw>In*con"crete</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inconcretus</ets> incorporeal.]</ety> <def>Not concrete.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>L. Andrews.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inconcurring</ent><br/
<hw>In`con*cur"ring</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not concurring;
disagreeing.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir T.
Browne.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inconcussible</ent><br/
<hw>In`con*cus"si*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + L. <ets>concussibilis</ets> that can be shaken. See
<er>Concussion</er>.]</ety> <def>Not concussible; that cannot be
shaken.</def></p>

<p><ent>Incondensibility</ent><br/
<ent>Incondensability</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>In`con*den`sa*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>In`con*den`si*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos>
<def>The quality or state of being incondensable.</def></p>

<p><ent>Incondensible</ent><br/
<ent>Incondensable</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>In`con*den"sa*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>In`con*den"si*ble</hw>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not condensable;
incapable of being made more dense or compact, or reduced to liquid
form.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Incondite</ent><br/
<hw>In"con*dite</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inconditus</ets>; pref. <ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>conditus</ets>,
p. p. of <ets>condere</ets> to put or join together. See
<er>Condition</er>.]</ety> <def>Badly put together; inartificial; rude;
unpolished; irregular.</def> <ldquo/Carol <xex>incondite</xex>
rhymes.<rdquo/ <rj><au>J. Philips.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inconditional</ent><br/
<hw>In`con*di"tion*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>conditional</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>inconditionnel</ets>.]</ety> <def>Unconditional.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inconditionate</ent><br/
<hw>In`con*di"tion*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>conditionate</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>inconditionn<eacute/</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not conditioned; not
limited; absolute.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Boyle.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inconform</ent><br/
<hw>In`con*form"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>conform</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Unconformable.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Gauden.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inconformable</ent><br/
<hw>In`con*form"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Unconformable.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Inconformity</ent><br/
<hw>In`con*form"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>inconformit<eacute/</ets>.]</ety> <def>Lack of conformity;
nonconformity.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Inconfused</ent><br/
<hw>In`con*fused"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not confused;
distinct.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Inconfusion</ent><br/
<hw>In`con*fu"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> <pos>n.</pos> <def>Freedom from
confusion; distinctness.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inconfutable</ent><br/
<hw>In`con*fut"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
confutable.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>In`con*fut"a*bly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos> <mark>[Obs.]</mark></wordforms> <rj><au>Jer.
Taylor.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incongealable</ent><br/
<hw>In`con*geal"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>incongelabilis</ets>. See <er>Congeal</er>.]</ety> <def>Not
congealable; incapable of being congealed.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>In`con*geal"a*ble*ness</wf>,
<pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><ent>Incongenial</ent><br/
<hw>In`con*gen"ial</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not congenial;
uncongenial.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> --
<wordforms><wf>In`con*ge`ni*al"i*ty</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>.
<mark>[R.]</mark></wordforms><br/
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<p><ent>Incongruence</ent><br/
<hw>In*con"gru*ence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>incongruentia</ets>.]</ety> <def>Lack of congruence;
incongruity.</def> <rj><au>Boyle.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incongruent</ent><br/
<hw>In*con"gru*ent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>incongruens</ets>. See <er>In-</er> not, and
<er>Congruent</er>.]</ety> <def>Incongruous.</def> <rj><au>Sir T.
Elyot.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incongruity</ent><br/
<hw>In`con*gru"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Incongruities</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Pref. <ets>in-</ets>
not + <ets>congruity</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>incongruit<eacute/</ets>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality or state of being incongruous; lack of
congruity; unsuitableness; inconsistency; impropriety.</def><br/
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<p><q>The fathers make use of this acknowledgment of the
<qex>incongruity</qex> of images to the Deity, from thence to prove the
<qex>incongruity</qex> of the worship of them.</q> <rj><qau>Bp.
Stillingfleet.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Disagreement of parts; lack of symmetry or of
harmony.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>That which is incongruous; lack of
congruity.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Incongruous</ent><br/
<hw>In*con"gru*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>incongruus</ets>. See <er>In-</er> not, and
<er>Congruous</er>.]</ety> <def>Not congruous; reciprocally disagreeing;
not capable of harmonizing or readily assimilating; inharmonious;
inappropriate; unsuitable; not fitting; inconsistent; improper; <as>as,
an <ex>incongruous</ex> remark; <ex>incongruous</ex> behavior, action,
dress, etc.</as></def> <ldquo/<xex>Incongruous</xex> mixtures of
opinions.<rdquo/ <au>I. Taylor.</au> <ldquo/Made up of
<xex>incongruous</xex> parts.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Macaulay.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q><qex>Incongruous</qex> denotes that kind of absence of harmony or
suitableness of which the taste and experience of men takes
cognizance.</q> <rj><qau>C. J. Smith.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Incongruous numbers</b></col> <fld>(Arith.)</fld>,
<cd>two numbers, which, with respect to a third, are such that their
difference can not be divided by it without a remainder, the two numbers
being said to be <xex>incongruous</xex> with respect to the third; as,
twenty and twenty-five are <xex>incongruous</xex> with respect to
four.</cd></cs></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Inconsistent; unsuitable; inharmonious;
disagreeing; absurd; inappropriate; unfit; improper. See
<er>Inconsistent</er>.</syn></p>

<p>-- <wordforms><wf>In*con"gru*ous*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>In*con"gru*ous*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><ent>Inconnected</ent><br/
<hw>In`con*nect"ed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not connected;
disconnected.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Bp.
Warburton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inconnection</ent><br/
<hw>In`con*nec"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Disconnection.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inconnexedly</ent><br/
<hw>In`con*nex"ed*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>connexed</ets> (p. p. of <ets>connex</ets>) +
<ets>-ly</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not connectedly; without connection.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inconscionable</ent><br/
<hw>In*con"scion*a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Unconscionable.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inconscious</ent><br/
<hw>In*con"scious</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Unconscious.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Inconsecutiveness</ent><br/
<hw>In`con*sec"u*tive*ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
state or quality of not being consecutive.</def> <rj><au>J. H.
Newman.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inconsequence</ent><br/
<hw>In*con"se*quence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inconsequentia</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>incons<eacute/quence</ets>.]</ety> <def>The quality or state of
being inconsequent; lack of just or logical inference or argument;
inconclusiveness.</def> <rj><au>Bp. Stillingfleet.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>Strange, that you should not see the <qex>inconsequence</qex> of
your own reasoning!</q> <rj><qau>Bp. Hurd.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inconsequent</ent><br/
<hw>In*con"se*quent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inconsequens</ets>: cf. F. <ets>incons<eacute/quent</ets>. See
<er>In-</er> not, and <er>Consequent</er>.]</ety> <def>Not following
from the premises; not regularly inferred; invalid; not characterized by
logical method; illogical; arbitrary; inconsistent; of no
consequence.</def><br/
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<p><q>Loose and <qex>inconsequent</qex> conjectures.</q> <rj><qau>Sir T.
Browne.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inconsequential</ent><br/
<hw>In*con`se*quen"tial</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
regularly following from the premises; hence, irrelevant; unimportant;
of no consequence.</def> <au>Chesterfield.</au> --
<wordforms><wf>In*con`se*quen"tial*ly</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>,
<pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><ent>Inconsequentiality</ent><br/
<hw>In*con`se*quen`ti*al"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
state of being inconsequential.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inconsequentness</ent><br/
<hw>In*con"se*quent*ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Inconsequence.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inconsiderable</ent><br/
<hw>In`con*sid"er*a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
considerable; unworthy of consideration or notice; unimportant; small;
trivial; <as>as, an <ex>inconsiderable</ex> distance; an
<ex>inconsiderable</ex> quantity, degree, value, or sum.</as></def>
<ldquo/The baser scum and <xex>inconsiderable</xex> dregs of
Rome.<rdquo/ <au>Stepney.</au> --
<wordforms><wf>In`con*sid"er*a*ble*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> --
<wf>In`con*sid"er*a*bly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><ent>Inconsideracy</ent><br/
<hw>In`con*sid"er*a*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Inconsiderateness; thoughtlessness.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Chesterfield.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inconsiderate</ent><br/
<hw>In`con*sid"er*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inconsideratus</ets>. See <er>In-</er> not, and
<er>Considerate</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Not considerate; not attentive to safety or to
propriety; not regarding the rights or feelings of others; hasty;
careless; thoughtless; heedless; <as>as, the young are generally
<ex>inconsiderate</ex>; <ex>inconsiderate</ex> conduct.</as></def><br/
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<p><q>It is a very unhappy token of our corruption, that there should be
any so <qex>inconsiderate</qex> among us as to sacrifice morality to
politics.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Inconsiderable.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>E.
Terry.</au></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Thoughtless; inattentive; inadvertent; heedless;
negligent; improvident; careless; imprudent; indiscreet; incautious;
injudicious; rash; hasty.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Inconsiderately</ent><br/
<hw>In`con*sid"er*ate*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an inconsiderate
manner.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inconsiderateness</ent><br/
<hw>In`con*sid"er*ate*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state
of being inconsiderate.</def> <rj><au>Tillotson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inconsideration</ent><br/
<hw>In`con*sid`er*a"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inconsideratio</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>inconsid<eacute/ration</ets>.]</ety> <def>Lack of due
consideration; inattention to consequences; inconsiderateness.</def><br/
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<p><q>Blindness of mind, <qex>inconsideration</qex>, precipitation.</q>
<rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Not gross, willful, deliberate, crimes; but rather the effects of
<qex>inconsideration</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Sharp.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inconsistence</ent><br/
<hw>In`con*sist"ence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Inconsistency.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inconsistency</ent><br/
<hw>In`con*sist"en*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>;
<plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Inconsistencies</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu>
<ety>[Cf. F. <ets>inconsistance</ets>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality or state of being inconsistent;
discordance in respect to sentiment or action; such contrariety between
two things that both can not exist or be true together; disagreement;
incompatibility.</def><br/
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<p><q>There is a perfect <qex>inconsistency</qex> between that which is
of debt and that which is of free gift.</q>
<rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Absurdity in argument ore narration; incoherence or
irreconcilability in the parts of a statement, argument, or narration;
that which is inconsistent.</def><br/
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<p><q>If a man would register all his opinions upon love, politics,
religion, and learning, what a bundle of <qex>inconsistencies</qex> and
contradictions would appear at last!</q> <rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Lack of stability or uniformity; unsteadiness;
changeableness; variableness.</def><br/
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<p><q>Mutability of temper, and <qex>inconsistency</qex> with ourselves,
is the greatest weakness of human nature.</q>
<rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inconsistent</ent><br/
<hw>In`con*sist"ent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>consistent</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>inconsistant</ets>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Not consistent; showing inconsistency;
irreconcilable; contradictory, or having contradictory implications;
discordant; at variance, esp. as regards character, sentiment, or
action; incompatible; incongruous.</def><br/
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<p><q>Compositions of this nature . . . show that wisdom and virtue are
far from being <qex>inconsistent</qex> with politeness and good
humor.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Not exhibiting uniformity of sentiment, steadiness
to principle, etc.; unequal; fickle; changeable.</def><br/
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<p><q>Ah, how unjust to nature, and himself,<br/
Is thoughtless, thankless, <qex>inconsistent</qex> man.</q>
<rj><qau>Young.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Incompatible; incongruous; irreconcilable;
discordant; repugnant; contradictory.</syn> <usage> --
<er>Inconsistent</er>, <er>Incongruous</er>, <er>Incompatible</er>.
Things are <xex>incongruous</xex> when they are not suited to each
other, so that their union is unbecoming; <xex>inconsistent</xex> when
they are opposed to each other, so as render it improper or wrong;
<xex>incompatible</xex> when they <xex>can not</xex> coexist, and it is
therefore impossible to unite them. Habitual levity of mind is
<xex>incongruous</xex> with the profession of a clergyman; it is
<xex>inconsistent</xex> with his ordination vows; it is
<xex>incompatible</xex> with his permanent usefulness.
<xex>Incongruity</xex> attaches to the modes and qualities of things;
<xex>incompatibility</xex> attaches to their essential attributes;
<xex>inconsistency</xex> attaches to the actions, sentiments, etc., of
men.</usage><br/
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<p><ent>Inconsistently</ent><br/
<hw>In`con*sist"ent*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an
inconsistent manner.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inconsistentness</ent><br/
<hw>In`con*sist"ent*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Inconsistency.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Inconsisting</ent><br/
<hw>In`con*sist"ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Inconsistent.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Inconsolable</ent><br/
<hw>In`con*sol"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inconsolabilis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>inconsolable</ets>. See
<er>In-</er> not, and <er>Console</er>.]</ety> <def>Not consolable;
incapable of being consoled; grieved beyond susceptibility of comfort;
disconsolate.</def> <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>With <qex>inconsolable</qex> distress she griev'd,<br/
And from her cheek the rose of beauty fled.</q>
<rj><qau>Falconer.</qau></rj></p>

<p>-- <wordforms><wf>In`con*sol"a*ble*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> --
<wf>In`con*sol"a*bly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms></p>

<p><ent>Inconsonancy</ent><br/
<ent>Inconsonance</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>In*con"so*nance</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>In*con"so*nan*cy</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>Lack of consonance or harmony
of sound, action, or thought; disagreement.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inconsonant</ent><br/
<hw>In*con"so*nant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inconsonans</ets>. See <er>In-</er> not, and
<er>Consonant</er>.]</ety> <def>Not consonant or agreeing; inconsistent;
discordant.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>In*con"so*nant*ly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><ent>Inconspicuous</ent><br/
<hw>In`con*spic"u*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inconspicuus</ets>. See <er>In-</er> not, and
<er>Conspicuous</er>.]</ety> <def>Not conspicuous or noticeable; hardly
discernible.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>In`con*spic"u*ous*ly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>In`con*spic"u*ous*ness</wf>,
<pos>n.</pos></wordforms> <rj><au>Boyle.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inconstance</ent><br/
<hw>In*con"stance</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. See
<er>Inconstancy</er>.]</ety> <def>Inconstancy.</def>
<rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inconstancy</ent><br/
<hw>In*con"stan*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inconstantia</ets>.]</ety> <def>The quality or state of being
inconstant; lack of constancy; mutability; fickleness;
variableness.</def><br/
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<p><q>For unto knight there was no greater shame,<br/
Than lightness and <qex>inconstancie</qex> in love.</q>
<rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inconstant</ent><br/
<hw>In*con"stant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inconstans</ets>: cf. F. <ets>inconstant</ets>. See <er>In-</er>
not, and <er>Constant</er>.]</ety> <def>Not constant; not stable or
uniform; subject to change of character, appearance, opinion,
inclination, or purpose, etc.; not firm; unsteady; fickle; changeable;
variable; -- said of persons or things; <as>as, <ex>inconstant</ex> in
love or friendship</as>.</def> <ldquo/The <xex>inconstant</xex>
moon.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>While we, inquiring phantoms of a day,<br/
<qex>Inconstant</qex> as the shadows we survey!</q>
<rj><qau>Boyse.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Mutable; fickle; volatile; unsteady; unstable;
changeable; variable; wavering; fluctuating.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Inconstantly</ent><br/
<hw>In*con"stant*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an inconstant
manner.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inconsumable</ent><br/
<hw>In`con*sum"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
consumable; incapable of being consumed, wasted, or spent.</def>
<au>Paley.</au> -- <wordforms><wf>In`con*sum"a*bly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><ent>Inconsummate</ent><br/
<hw>In`con*sum"mate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inconsummatus</ets>. See <er>In-</er> not, and
<er>Consummate</er>.]</ety> <def>Not consummated; not finished;
incomplete.</def> <au>Sir M. Hale.</au> --
<wordforms><wf>In`con*sum"mate*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><ent>Inconsumptible</ent><br/
<hw>In`con*sump"ti*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inconsumptibilis</ets>.]</ety> <def>Inconsumable.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir K. Digby.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incontaminate</ent><br/
<hw>In`con*tam"i*nate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>incontaminatus</ets>. See <er>In-</er> not, and not, and
<er>Contaminate</er>.]</ety> <def>Not contaminated; pure.</def>
<au>Moore.</au> -- <wordforms><wf>In`con*tam"i*nate*ness</wf>,
<pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><ent>Incontentation</ent><br/
<hw>In*con`ten*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>In-</er> not, and <er>Content</er>.]</ety> <def>Discontent.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Goodwin.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incontestability</ent><br/
<hw>In`con*test`a*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
quality or state of being incontestable.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Incontestable</ent><br/
<hw>In`con*test"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>contestable</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>incontestable</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not contestable; not to be
disputed; that cannot be called in question or controverted;
incontrovertible; indisputable; <as>as, <ex>incontestable</ex> evidence,
truth, or facts</as>.</def> <rj><au>Locke.</au></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Incontrovertible; indisputable; irrefragable;
undeniable; unquestionable; intuitable; certain.</syn></p>

<p>-- <wordforms><wf>In`con*test"a*ble*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> --
<wf>In`con*test"a*bly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><ent>Incontested</ent><br/
<hw>In`con*test"ed</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not contested.</def>
<rj><au>Addison.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incontiguous</ent><br/
<hw>In`con*tig"u*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>incontiguus</ets> that can not be touched. See <er>In-</er> not,
and <er>Contiguous</er>.]</ety> <def>Not contiguous; not adjoining or in
contact; separate.</def> <au>Boyle.</au> --
<wordforms><wf>In`con*tig"u*ous*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms></p>

<p><ent>Incontinency</ent><br/
<ent>Incontinence</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>In*con"ti*nence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>In*con"ti*nen*cy</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>incontinentia</ets>:
cf. F. <ets>incontinence</ets>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Incapacity to hold; hence, incapacity to hold back
or restrain; the quality or state of being incontinent; lack of
continence; failure to restrain the passions or appetites; indulgence of
lust; lewdness.</def><br/
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<p><q>That Satan tempt you not for your <qex>incontinency</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>1 Cor. vii. 5.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>From the rash hand of bold <qex>incontinence</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The inability of any of the animal
organs to restrain the natural evacuations, especially urination, or
defecation, so that the discharges are involuntary; <as>as,
<ex>incontinence</ex> of urine</as>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Incontinent</ent><br/
<hw>In*con"ti*nent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>incontinens</ets>: cf. F. <ets>incontinent</ets>. See <er>In-</er>
not, and <er>Continent</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Not continent; uncontrolled; not restraining the
passions or appetites, particularly the sexual appetite; indulging
unlawful lust; unchaste; lewd.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Unable to restrain natural
evacuations, such as urination or defecation.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Incontinent</ent><br/
<hw>In*con"ti*nent</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who is unchaste.</def>
<rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incontinent</ent><br/
<hw>In*con"ti*nent</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>incontinent</ets>.]</ety> <def>Incontinently; instantly;
immediately.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>He says he will return <qex>incontinent</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incontinently</ent><br/
<hw>In*con"ti*nent*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In an
incontinent manner; without restraint, or without due restraint; -- used
esp. of the passions or appetites.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Immediately; at once; forthwith.</def>
<mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/
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<p><q>Immediately he sent word to Athens that he would
<qex>incontinently</qex> come hither with a host of men.</q>
<rj><qau>Golding.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incontracted</ent><br/
<hw>In`con*tract"ed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Uncontracted.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Blackwall.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incontrollable</ent><br/
<hw>In`con*trol"la*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>controllable</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>incontr<ocir/lable</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not controllable;
uncontrollable.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>In`con*trol"la*bly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos></wordforms> <rj><au>South.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incontrovertibility</ent><br/
<hw>In*con`tro*ver`ti*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
state or condition of being incontrovertible.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Incontrovertible</ent><br/
<hw>In*con`tro*ver"ti*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
controvertible; too clear or certain to admit of dispute;
indisputable.</def> <au>Sir T. Browne.</au> --
<wordforms><wf>In*con`tro*ver"ti*ble*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> --
<wf>In*con`tro*ver"ti*bly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><ent>Inconvenience</ent><br/
<hw>In`con*ven"ience</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inconvenientia</ets> inconsistency: cf. OF.
<ets>inconvenience</ets>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality or condition of being inconvenient; lack
of convenience; unfitness; unsuitableness; inexpediency; awkwardness;
<as>as, the <ex>inconvenience</ex> of the arrangement</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>They plead against the <qex>inconvenience</qex>, not the
unlawfulness, . . . of ceremonies in burial.</q>
<rj><qau>Hooker.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which gives trouble, embarrassment, or
uneasiness; disadvantage; anything that disturbs quiet, impedes
prosperity, or increases the difficulty of action or success; <as>as,
one <ex>inconvenience</ex> of life is poverty</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>A place upon the top of Mount Athos above all clouds of rain, or
other <qex>inconvenience</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W.
Raleigh.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Man is liable to a great many <qex>inconveniences</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Tillotson.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Incommodiousness; awkwardness; disadvantage;
disquiet; uneasiness; disturbance; annoyance.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Inconvenience</ent><br/
<hw>In`con*ven"ience</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To put to
inconvenience; to incommode; <as>as, to <ex>inconvenience</ex> a
neighbor</as>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inconveniency</ent><br/
<hw>In`con*ven"ien*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Inconvenience.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inconvenient</ent><br/
<hw>In`con*ven"ient</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inconveniens</ets> unbefitting: cf. F.
<ets>inconv<eacute/nient</ets>. See <er>In-</er> not, and
<er>Convenient</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Not becoming or suitable; unfit;
inexpedient.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Not convenient; giving trouble, uneasiness, or
annoyance; hindering progress or success; uncomfortable;
disadvantageous; incommodious; inopportune; <as>as, an
<ex>inconvenient</ex> house, garment, arrangement, or
time</as>.</def></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Unsuitable; uncomfortable; disaccommodating;
awkward; annoying; unseasonable; inopportune; incommodious;
disadvantageous; troublesome; cumbersome; embarrassing;
objectionable.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Inconveniently</ent><br/
<hw>In`con*ven"ient*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an inconvenient
manner; incommodiously; unsuitably; unseasonably.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inconversable</ent><br/
<hw>In`con*vers"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Incommunicative; unsocial; reserved.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Inconversant</ent><br/
<hw>In*con"ver*sant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
conversant; not acquainted; not versed; unfamiliar.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inconverted</ent><br/
<hw>In`con*vert"ed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not turned or
changed about.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir T.
Browne.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inconvertibility</ent><br/
<hw>In`con*vert`i*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inconvertibilitas</ets>.]</ety> <def>The quality or state of being
inconvertible; not capable of being exchanged for, or converted into,
something else; <as>as, the <ex>inconvertibility</ex> of an irredeemable
currency, or of lead, into gold</as>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inconvertible</ent><br/
<hw>In`con*vert"i*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inconvertibilis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>inconvertible</ets>. See
<er>In-</er> not, and <er>Convertible</er>.]</ety> <def>Not convertible;
not capable of being transmuted, changed into, or exchanged for,
something else; <as>as, one metal is <ex>inconvertible</ex> into
another; bank notes are sometimes <ex>inconvertible</ex> into
specie.</as></def> <rj><au>Walsh.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inconvertibleness</ent><br/
<hw>In`con*vert"i*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Inconvertibility.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inconvertibly</ent><br/
<hw>In`con*vert"i*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an inconvertible
manner.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inconvincible</ent><br/
<hw>In`con*vin"ci*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inconvincibilis</ets>. See <er>In-</er> not, and
<er>Convince</er>.]</ety> <def>Not convincible; incapable of being
convinced.</def><br/
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<p><q>None are so <qex>inconvincible</qex> as your half-witted
people.</q> <rj><qau>Gov. of the Tongue.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inconvincibly</ent><br/
<hw>In`con*vin"ci*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a manner not
admitting of being convinced.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Incony</ent><br/
<hw>In*co"ny</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Conny</er>,
<er>Canny</er>.]</ety> <def>Unlearned; artless; pretty; delicate.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>Most sweet jests! most <qex>incony</qex> vulgar wit!</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incoordinate</ent><br/
<hw>In`co*<oum/r"di*nate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
co<oum/rdinate.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Incoordination</ent><br/
<hw>In`co*<oum/r`di*na"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Lack
of co<oum/rdination; lack of harmonious adjustment or action.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Inco<oum/rdination of muscular movement</b></col>
<fld>(Physiol.)</fld>, <cd>irregularity in movements resulting from
inharmonious action of the muscles in consequence of loss of voluntary
control over them.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Incoronate</ent><br/
<hw>In*cor"o*nate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> in + <ets>coronate</ets>.]</ety> <def>Crowned.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Longfellow.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incorporal</ent><br/
<hw>In*cor"po*ral</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>incorporalis</ets>. See <er>In-</er> not, and <er>Corporal</er>,
and cf. <er>Incorporeal</er>.]</ety> <def>Immaterial; incorporeal;
spiritual.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir W.
Raleigh.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incorporality</ent><br/
<hw>In*cor`po*ral"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>incorporalitas</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>incorporalit<eacute/</ets>.]</ety> <def>Incorporeality.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bailey.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incorporally</ent><br/
<hw>In*cor"po*ral*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos>
<def>Incorporeally.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Incorporate</ent><br/
<hw>In*cor"po*rate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>incorporatus</ets>. See <er>In-</er> not, and
<er>Corporate</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Not consisting of matter; not having a material
body; incorporeal; spiritual.</def><br/
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<p><q>Moses forbore to speak of angles, and things invisible, and
<qex>incorporate</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Raleigh.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Not incorporated; not existing as a corporation;
<as>as, an <ex>incorporate</ex> banking association</as>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Incorporate</ent><br/
<hw>In*cor"po*rate</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>incorporatus</ets>,
p. p. of <ets>incorporare</ets> to incorporate; pref. <ets>in-</ets> in
+ <ets>corporare</ets> to make into a body. See
<er>Corporate</er>.]</ety> <def>Corporate; incorporated; made one body,
or united in one body; associated; mixed together; combined;
embodied.</def><br/
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<p><q>As if our hands, our sides, voices, and minds<br/
Had been <qex>incorporate</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>A fifteenth part of silver <qex>incorporate</qex> with gold.</q>
<rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incorporate</ent><br/
<hw>In*cor"po*rate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Incorporated</conjf>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Incorporating</conjf>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To form into a body; to combine, as different
ingredients, into one consistent mass.</def><br/
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<p><q>By your leaves, you shall not stay alone,<br/
Till holy church <qex>incorporate</qex> two in one.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To unite with a material body; to give a material
form to; to embody.</def><br/
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<p><q>The idolaters, who worshiped their images as gods, supposed some
spirit to be <qex>incorporated</qex> therein.</q> <rj><qau>Bp.
Stillingfleet.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To unite with, or introduce into, a mass already
formed; <as>as, to <ex>incorporate</ex> copper with silver</as>; -- used
with <ptcl>with</ptcl> and <ptcl>into</ptcl>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To unite intimately; to blend; to assimilate; to
combine into a structure or organization, whether material or mental;
<as>as, to <ex>incorporate</ex> provinces into the realm; to
<ex>incorporate</ex> another's ideas into one's work.</as></def><br/
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<p><q>The Romans did not subdue a country to put the inhabitants to fire
and sword, but to <qex>incorporate</qex> them into their own
community.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To form into a legal body, or body politic; to
constitute into a corporation recognized by law, with special functions,
rights, duties and liabilities; <as>as, to <ex>incorporate</ex> a bank,
a railroad company, a city or town, etc.</as></def><br/
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<p><ent>Incorporate</ent><br/
<hw>In*cor"po*rate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To unite in
one body so as to make a part of it; to be mixed or blended; -- usually
followed by <xex>with</xex>.</def><br/
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<p><q>Painters' colors and ashes do better <qex>incorporate</qex> will
oil.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>He never suffers wrong so long to grow,<br/
And to <qex>incorporate</qex> with right so far<br/
As it might come to seem the same in show.</q>
<rj><qau>Daniel.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incorporated</ent><br/
<hw>In*cor"po*ra`ted</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>United or combined together to form in one body.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Formed into a corporation and registered with a
government body as such; made a legal entity.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Incorporation</ent><br/
<hw>In*cor`po*ra"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>incorporatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>incorporation</ets>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of incorporating, or the state of being
incorporated.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The union of different ingredients in one mass;
mixture; combination; synthesis.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The union of something with a body already existing;
association; intimate union; assimilation; <as>as, the
<ex>incorporation</ex> of conquered countries into the Roman
republic</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The act of creating a
corporation.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A body incorporated; a
corporation.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Incorporative</ent><br/
<hw>In*cor"po*ra*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Incorporating or tending to incorporate; <as>as, the
<ex>incorporative</ex> languages (as of the Basques, North American
Indians, etc.</as> ) which run a whole phrase into one word.</def><br/
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<p><q>History demonstrates that <qex>incorporative</qex> unions are
solid and permanent; but that a federal union is weak.</q> <rj><qau>W.
Belsham.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incorporator</ent><br/
<hw>In*cor"po*ra`tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One of a
number of persons who gets a company incorporated; one of the original
members of a corporation.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Incorporeal</ent><br/
<hw>In`cor*po"re*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>corporeal</ets>: cf. L.
<ets>incorporeus</ets>. Cf. <er>Incorporal</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Not corporeal; not having a material body or form;
not consisting of matter; immaterial.</def><br/
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<p><q>Thus <qex>incorporeal</qex> spirits to smaller forms<br/
Reduced their shapes immense.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Sense and perception must necessarily proceed from some
<qex>incorporeal</qex> substance within us.</q>
<rj><qau>Bentley.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Existing only in contemplation of
law; not capable of actual visible seizin or possession; not being an
object of sense; intangible; -- opposed to
<ant>corporeal</ant>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Incorporeal hereditament</b></col>. <cd>See under
<er>Hereditament</er>.</cd></cs></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Immaterial; unsubstantial; bodiless;
spiritual.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Incorporealism</ent><br/
<hw>In`cor*po"re*al*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Existence
without a body or material form; immateriality.</def>
<rj><au>Cudworth.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incorporealist</ent><br/
<hw>In`cor*po"re*al*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who believes in
incorporealism.</def> <rj><au>Cudworth.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incorporeality</ent><br/
<hw>In`cor*po`re*al"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state
or quality of being incorporeal or bodiless; immateriality;
incorporealism.</def> <rj><au>G. Eliot.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incorporeally</ent><br/
<hw>In`cor*po"re*al*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an
incorporeal manner.</def> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incorporeity</ent><br/
<hw>In*cor`po*re"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>corporeity</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>incorpor<eacute/ite</ets>.]</ety> <def>The quality of being
incorporeal; immateriality.</def> <rj><au>Berkeley.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Incorpse</ent><br/
<hw>In*corpse"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
incorporate.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Incorrect</ent><br/
<hw>In`cor*rect"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>incorrectus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>incorrect</ets>. See <er>In-</er>
not, and <er>Correct</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Not correct; not according to a copy or model, or to
established rules; inaccurate; faulty.</def><br/
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<p><q>The piece, you think, is <qex>incorrect</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Not in accordance with the truth; inaccurate; not
exact; <as>as, an <ex>incorrect</ex> statement or
calculation</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Not accordant with duty or morality; not duly
regulated or subordinated; unbecoming; improper; <as>as,
<ex>incorrect</ex> conduct</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>It shows a will most <qex>incorrect</qex> to heaven.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>The wit of the last age was yet more <qex>incorrect</qex> than
their language.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Inaccurate; erroneous; wrong; faulty.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Incorrection</ent><br/
<hw>In`cor*rec"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>correction</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>incorrection</ets>.]</ety> <def>Lack of correction, restraint, or
discipline.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Arnway.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Incorrectly</ent><br/
<hw>In`cor*rect"ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Not
correctly; inaccurately; not exactly; <as>as, a writing
<ex>incorrectly</ex> copied; testimony <ex>incorrectly</ex>
stated.</as></def><br/
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<p><ent>Incorrectness</ent><br/
<hw>In`cor*rect"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being
incorrect; lack of conformity to truth or to a standard; inaccuracy;
inexactness; <as>as, <ex>incorrectness</ex> may consist in defect or in
redundance</as>.</def></p>

<p><ent>Incorrespondency</ent><br/
<ent>Incorrespondence</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>In*cor`re*spond"ence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>In*cor`re*spond"en*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Lack of correspondence; disagreement; disproportion.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Incorresponding</ent><br/
<hw>In*cor`re*spond"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not corresponding;
disagreeing.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Coleridge.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Incorrigibility</ent><br/
<hw>In*cor`ri*gi*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>incorrigibilit<eacute/</ets>.]</ety> <def>The state or quality of
being incorrigible.</def><br/
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<p><q>The ingratitude, the <qex>incorrigibility</qex>, the strange
perverseness . . . of mankind.</q> <rj><qau>Barrow.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incorrigible</ent><br/
<hw>In*cor"ri*gi*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>incorrigibilis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>incorrigible</ets>. See
<er>In-</er> not, and <er>Corrigible</er>.]</ety> <def>Not corrigible;
incapable of being corrected or amended; bad beyond correction;
irreclaimable; <as>as, <ex>incorrigible</ex> error</as>.</def>
<ldquo/<xex>Incorrigible</xex> fools.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incorrigible</ent><br/
<hw>In*cor"ri*gi*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who is
incorrigible; a person whose persistent bad behavior cannot be changed;
especially, a hardened criminal; <as>as, the perpetual imprisonment of
<ex>incorrigibles</ex>; <ex>incorrigible</ex> and disruptive children
need to be placed in a separate classroom</as>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Incorrigibleness</ent><br/
<hw>In*cor"ri*gi*ble*ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Incorrigibility.</def> <rj><au>Dr. H. More.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incorrigibly</ent><br/
<hw>In*cor"ri*gi*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an incorrigible
manner.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Incorrodible</ent><br/
<hw>In`cor*rod"i*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Incapable of
being corroded, consumed, or eaten away.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Incorrupt</ent><br/
<hw>In`cor*rupt"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>incorruptus</ets>. See <er>In-</er> not, and
<er>Corrupt</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Not affected with corruption or decay; unimpaired;
not marred or spoiled.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Not defiled or depraved; pure; sound; untainted;
above the influence of bribes; upright; honest.</def>
<rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>Your Christian principles . . . which will preserve you
<qex>incorrupt</qex> as individuals.</q> <rj><qau>Bp.
Hurd.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incorrupted</ent><br/
<hw>In`cor*rupt"ed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Uncorrupted.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>Breathed into their <qex>incorrupted</qex> breasts.</q>
<rj><qau>Sir J. Davies.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incorruptibility</ent><br/
<hw>In`cor*rupt`i*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>incorruptibilitas</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>incorruptibilit<eacute/</ets>.]</ety> <def>The quality of being
incorruptible; incapability of corruption.</def>
<rj><au>Holland.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incorruptible</ent><br/
<hw>In`cor*rupt"i*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>incorruptibilis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>incorruptible</ets>. See
<er>In-</er> not, and <er>Corrupt</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Not corruptible; incapable of corruption, decay, or
dissolution; <as>as, gold is <ex>incorruptible</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>Our bodies shall be changed into <qex>incorruptible</qex> and
immortal substances.</q> <rj><qau>Wake.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Incapable of being bribed or morally corrupted;
inflexibly just and upright.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Incorruptible</ent><br/
<hw>In`cor*rupt"i*ble</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld>
<def>One of a religious sect which arose in Alexandria, in the reign of
the Emperor Justinian, and which believed that the body of Christ was
incorruptible, and that he suffered hunger, thirst, pain, only in
appearance.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Incorruptibleness</ent><br/
<hw>In`cor*rupt"i*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state
of being incorruptible.</def> <rj><au>Boyle.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incorruptibly</ent><br/
<hw>In`cor*rupt"i*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an incorruptible
manner.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Incorruption</ent><br/
<hw>In`cor*rup"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>incorruptio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>incorruption</ets>. See <er>In-</er>
not, and <er>Corruption</er>.]</ety> <def>The condition or quality of
being incorrupt or incorruptible; absence of, or exemption from,
corruption.</def><br/
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<p><q>It is sown in corruption; it is raised in
<qex>incorruption</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>1 Cor. xv. 42.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>The same preservation, or, rather, <qex>incorruption</qex>, we
have observed in the flesh of turkeys, capons, etc.</q> <rj><qau>Sir T.
Browne.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incorruptive</ent><br/
<hw>In`cor*rupt"ive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>incorruptivus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Incorruptible; not liable to
decay.</def> <rj><au>Akenside.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incorruptly</ent><br/
<hw>In`cor*rupt"ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Without
corruption.</def><br/
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<p><q>To demean themselves <qex>incorruptly</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incorruptness</ent><br/
<hw>In`cor*rupt"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Freedom or
exemption from decay or corruption.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Probity; integrity; honesty.</def>
<rj><au>Woodward.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incrassate</ent><br/
<hw>In*cras"sate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Incrassated</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Incrassating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L.
<ets>incrassatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>incrassare</ets>; pref.
<ets>in-</ets> in + <ets>crassus</ets> thick.]</ety> <def>To make thick
or thicker; to thicken; especially, in pharmacy, to thicken (a liquid)
by the mixture of another substance, or by evaporating the thinner
parts.</def><br/
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<p><q>Acids dissolve or attenuate; alkalies precipitate or
<qex>incrassate</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Sir I. Newton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Liquors which time hath <qex>incrassated</qex> into jellies.</q>
<rj><qau>Sir T. Browne.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incrassate</ent><br/
<hw>In*cras"sate</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To become thick or
thicker.</def></p>

<p><ent>Incrassated</ent><br/
<ent>Incrassate</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>In*cras"sate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>In*cras"sa*ted</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>incrassatus</ets>, p.
p.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Made thick or thicker; thickened;
inspissated.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Thickened; becoming thicker.</def>
<rj><au>Martyn.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>Swelled out on some particular
part, as the antenn<ae/ of certain insects.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Incrassation</ent><br/
<hw>In`cras*sa"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>incrassation</ets>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or process of thickening or making thick;
the process of becoming thick or thicker.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The state of being incrassated or made thick;
inspissation.</def> <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incrassative</ent><br/
<hw>In*cras"sa*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having the
quality of thickening; tending to thicken.</def>
<rj><au>Harvey.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incrassative</ent><br/
<hw>In*cras"sa*tive</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A substance which has the
power to thicken; formerly, a medicine supposed to thicken the
humors.</def> <rj><au>Harvey.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Increasable</ent><br/
<hw>In*creas"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of
being increased.</def> <au>Sherwood.</au> --
<wordforms><wf>In*creas"a*ble*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><q>An indefinite <qex>increasableness</qex> of some of our ideas.</q>
<rj><qau>Bp. Law.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Increase</ent><br/
<hw>In*crease"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Increased</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Increasing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE.
<ets>incresen</ets>, <ets>encresen</ets>, <ets>enrescen</ets>, OF.
<ets>encreistre</ets>, fr. L. <ets>increscere</ets>; pref.
<ets>in-</ets> in + <ets>crescere</ets> to grow. See <er>Crescent</er>,
and cf. <er>Decrease</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To become greater or more in size, quantity, number,
degree, value, intensity, power, authority, reputation, wealth; to grow;
to augment; to advance; -- opposed to <ant>decrease</ant>.</def><br/
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<p><q>The waters <qex>increased</qex> and bare up the ark.</q>
<rj><qau>Gen. vii. 17.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>He must <qex>increase</qex>, but I must decrease.</q>
<rj><qau>John iii. 30.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>The heavens forbid<br/
But that our loves and comforts should <qex>increase</qex>,<br/
Even as our days do grow!</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To multiply by the production of young; to be
fertile, fruitful, or prolific.</def><br/
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<p><q>Fishes are more numerous or <qex>increasing</qex> than beasts or
birds, as appears by their numerous spawn.</q> <rj><qau>Sir M.
Hale.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>To become more nearly full; to
show more of the surface; to wax; <as>as, the moon
<ex>increases</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Increasing function</b></col> <fld>(Math.)</fld>, <cd>a
function whose value increases when that of the variable increases, and
decreases when the latter is diminished; also called a
<altname>monotonically increasing function</altname>.</cd></cs></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To enlarge; extend; multiply; expand; develop;
heighten; amplify; raise; enhance; spread; aggravate; magnify; augment;
advance.</syn> <usage> -- To <er>Increase</er>, <er>Enlarge</er>,
<er>Extend</er>. <xex>Enlarge</xex> implies to make larger or broader in
size. <xex>Extend</xex> marks the progress of enlargement so as to have
wider boundaries. <xex>Increase</xex> denotes enlargement by growth and
internal vitality, as in the case of plants. A kingdom is
<xex>enlarged</xex> by the addition of new territories; the mind is
<xex>enlarged</xex> by knowledge. A kingdom is <xex>extended</xex> when
its boundaries are carried to a greater distance from the center. A
man's riches, honors, knowledge, etc., are <xex>increased</xex> by
accessions which are made from time to time.</usage><br/
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<p><ent>Increase</ent><br/
<hw>In*crease"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To augment or
make greater in bulk, quantity, extent, value, or amount, etc.; to add
to; to extend; to lengthen; to enhance; to aggravate; <as>as, to
<ex>increase</ex> one's possessions, influence</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>I will <qex>increase</qex> the famine.</q> <rj><qau>Ezek. v.
16.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Make denials<br/
<qex>Increase</qex> your services.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Increase</ent><br/
<hw>In"crease</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>encres</ets>, <ets>encresse</ets>. See <er>Increase</er>, <pos>v.
i.</pos>]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Addition or enlargement in size, extent, quantity,
number, intensity, value, substance, etc.; augmentation;
growth.</def><br/
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<p><q>As if <qex>increase</qex> of appetite had grown<br/
By what it fed on.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>For things of tender kind for pleasure made<br/
Shoot up with swift <qex>increase</qex>, and sudden are decay'd.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which is added to the original stock by
augmentation or growth; produce; profit; interest.</def><br/
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<p><q>Take thou no usury of him, or <qex>increase</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Lev. xxv. 36.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Let them not live to taste this land's <qex>increase</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Progeny; issue; offspring.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>All the <qex>increase</qex> of thy house shall die in the flower
of their age.</q> <rj><qau>1 Sam. ii. 33.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Generation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <ldquo/Organs
of <xex>increase</xex>.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>The period of increasing light,
or luminous phase; the waxing; -- said of the moon.</def><br/
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<p><q>Seeds, hair, nails, hedges, and herbs will grow soonest if set or
cut in the <qex>increase</qex> of the moon.</q>
<rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Increase twist</b></col>, <cd>the twixt of a rifle groove
in which the angle of twist increases from the breech to the
muzzle.</cd></cs></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Enlargement; extension; growth; development;
increment; addition; accession; production.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>increased</ent><br/
<hw>increased</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>made greater in size
or amount or degree. Opposite of <ant>decreased</ant>.</def> [Narrower
terms: <stype>augmented </stype>; <stype>exaggerated, hyperbolic,
inflated</stype>; <stype>exaggerated, magnified, enlarged </stype>;
<stype>raised(prenominal), inflated </stype>]<br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Increaseful</ent><br/
<hw>In*crease"ful</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Full of
increase; abundant in produce.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Increaseful</xex>
crops.<rdquo/ <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Increasement</ent><br/
<hw>In*crease"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Increase.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Increaser</ent><br/
<hw>In*creas"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that,
increases.</def><br/
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<p><ent>increasing</ent><br/
<hw>increasing</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>becoming greater or
larger; <as>as, <ex>increasing</ex> prices</as>.</def> [Narrower terms:
<stype>accretionary </stype>; <stype>augmenting, augmentative, building
</stype>; <stype>expanding </stype>; <stype>flared, flaring </stype>;
<stype>growing </stype>; <stype>incorporative </stype>;
<stype>lengthening </stype>; <stype>maximizing </stype>;
<stype>multiplicative </stype>; <stype>profit-maximizing </stype>;
<stype>raising </stype>; <stype>accretive </stype>; <stype>rising
</stype>] <ant>decreasing</ant><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>same as <er>growing</er>, 1.</def>
<mark>[prenominal]</mark><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> growing(prenominal), incremental.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Music)</fld> <def>increasing in some musical
quality. Opposite of <ant>decreasing</ant>.</def> [Narrower terms:
<stype>accelerando </stype>; <stype>crescendo </stype>]<br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Increasingly</ent><br/
<hw>In*creas"ing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>More and more.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Increate</ent><br/
<hw>In`cre*ate"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Increated</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Increating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Pref. <ets>in-</ets>
in + <ets>create</ets>.]</ety> <def>To create within.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark></p>

<p><ent>Increated</ent><br/
<ent>Increate</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>In"cre*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>In"cre*a`ted</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>increatus</ets>. See
<er>In-</er> not, and <er>Create</er>.]</ety> <def>Uncreated;
self-existent.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>Bright effluence of bright essence <qex>increate</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incredibility</ent><br/
<hw>In*cred`i*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>incredibilitas</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>incr<eacute/dibilit<eacute/</ets>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality or state of being incredible;
incredibleness.</def> <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which is incredible.</def>
<rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incredible</ent><br/
<hw>In*cred"i*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>incredibilis</ets>: cf. OF. <ets>incredible</ets>. See <er>In-</er>
not, and <er>Credible</er>.]</ety> <def>Not credible; surpassing belief;
too extraordinary and improbable to admit of belief; unlikely;
marvelous; fabulous.</def><br/
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<p><q>Why should it be thought a thing <qex>incredible</qex> with you,
that God should raise the dead?</q> <rj><qau>Acts xxvi.
8.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incredibleness</ent><br/
<hw>In*cred"i*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Incredibility.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Incredibly</ent><br/
<hw>In*cred"i*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an incredible
manner.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Incredited</ent><br/
<hw>In*cred"it*ed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Uncredited.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Incredulity</ent><br/
<hw>In`cre*du"li*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>incredulitas</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>incr<eacute/dulit<eacute/</ets>.]</ety> <def>The state or quality
of being incredulous; a withholding or refusal of belief; skepticism;
unbelief; disbelief.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Of every species of <qex>incredulity</qex>, religious unbelief is
the most irrational.</q> <rj><qau>Buckminster.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Incredulous</ent><br/
<hw>In*cred"u*lous</hw> <pr>(?; 135)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>incredulus</ets>. See <er>In-</er> not, and
<er>Credulous</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Not credulous; indisposed to admit or accept that
which is related as true, skeptical; unbelieving.</def>
<rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A fantastical <qex>incredulous</qex> fool.</q> <rj><qau>Bp.
Wilkins.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Indicating, or caused by, disbelief or
incredulity.</def> <ldquo/An <xex>incredulous</xex> smile.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Longfellow.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Incredible; not easy to be believed.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Incredulously</ent><br/
<hw>In*cred"u*lous*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an incredulous
manner; with incredulity.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Incredulousness</ent><br/
<hw>In*cred"u*lous*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Incredulity.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Incremable</ent><br/
<hw>In*crem"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + L. <ets>cremabilis</ets> combustible, fr.
<ets>cremare</ets> to burn.]</ety> <def>Incapable of being burnt;
incombustibe.</def> <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Incremate</ent><br/
<hw>In"cre*mate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> in + <ets>cremate</ets>.]</ety> <def>To consume or reduce
to ashes by burning, as a dead body; to cremate.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Incremation</ent><br/
<hw>In`cre*ma"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Burning; esp.,
the act of burning a dead body; cremation.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Increment</ent><br/
<hw>In"cre*ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>incrementum</ets>: cf. F. <ets>incr<eacute/ment</ets>. See
<er>Increase</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or process of increasing; growth in bulk,
quantity, number, value, or amount; augmentation; enlargement.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The seminary that furnisheth matter for the formation and
<qex>increment</qex> of animal and vegetable bodies.</q>
<rj><qau>Woodward.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A nation, to be great, ought to be compressed in its
<qex>increment</qex> by nations more civilized than itself.</q>
<rj><qau>Coleridge.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Matter added; increase; produce; production; --
opposed to <ant>decrement</ant>.</def> <ldquo/Large
<xex>increment</xex>.<rdquo/ <rj><au>J. Philips.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>The increase of a variable
quantity or fraction from its present value to its next ascending value;
the finite quantity, generally variable, by which a variable quantity is
increased.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Rhet.)</fld> <def>An amplification without strict
climax, <as>as in the following passage:</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things
are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure,
whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report, . .
. think on these things.</q> <rj><qau>Phil. iv. 8.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Infinitesimal increment</b></col> <fld>(Math.)</fld>,
<cd>an infinitesimally small variation considered in Differential
Calculus. See <er>Calculus</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Method of
increments</b></col> <fld>(Math.)</fld>, <cd>a calculus founded on the
properties of the successive values of variable quantities and their
differences or increments. It differs from the <xex>method of
fluxions</xex> in treating these differences as finite, instead of
infinitely small, and is equivalent to the calculus of <xex>finite
differences</xex>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Incremental</ent><br/
<hw>In`cre*men"tal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Biol.)</fld>
<def>Pertaining to, or resulting from, the process of growth; <as>as,
the <ex>incremental</ex> lines in the dentine of teeth</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Increpate</ent><br/
<hw>In"cre*pate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>increpatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>increpare</ets> to upbraid; pref.
<ets>in-</ets> in, against + <ets>crepare</ets> to talk noisily.]</ety>
<def>To chide; to rebuke; to reprove.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Increpation</ent><br/
<hw>In`cre*pa"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>increpatio</ets>.]</ety> <def>A chiding; rebuke; reproof.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Hammond.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Increscent</ent><br/
<hw>In*cres"cent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>increscens</ets>, <ets>-entis</ets>, p. pr. of
<ets>increscere</ets>. See <er>Increase</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Increasing; growing; augmenting; swelling;
enlarging.</def><br/
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<p><q>Between the <qex>incresent</qex> and decrescent moon.</q>
<rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>Increasing; on the increase; --
said of the moon represented as the new moon, with the points turned
toward the dexter side.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Increst</ent><br/
<hw>In*crest"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To adorn with a
crest.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Drummond.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Incriminate</ent><br/
<hw>In*crim"i*nate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Incriminated</conjf>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Incriminating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[LL.
<ets>incriminatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>incriminare</ets>; <ets>in-</ets>
in + <ets>criminare</ets>, <ets>criminari</ets>, to accuse one of a
crime. See <er>Criminate</er>.]</ety> <def>To accuse; to charge with a
crime or fault; to criminate.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>incriminating</ent><br/
<hw>incriminating</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>charging or suggestive of
guilt or blame; <as>as, <ex>incriminating</ex> testimony;
<ex>incriminating</ex> evidence</as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> criminative, criminatory, incriminatory.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Incrimination</ent><br/
<hw>In*crim`i*na"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of
incriminating; crimination.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Incriminatory</ent><br/
<hw>In*crim"i*na*to*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to crimination; tending to incriminate;
criminatory.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Incroyable</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>In`croy`a"ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., lit.,
incredible.]</ety> <def>A French fop or dandy of the time of the
Directory; hence, any fop.</def></p>

<p><note><hand/ The name is said to have been given in allusion not only
to the extravagant dress, but also to the frequent use of the phrase
<ldquo/<xex>C'est vraiment incroyable</xex><rdquo/ (That is really
incredible.).</note><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Incruental</ent><br/
<hw>In`cru*en"tal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>incruentus</ets>. See <er>In-</er> not, and
<er>Cruentous</er>.]</ety> <def>Unbloody; not attended with blood;
<as>as, an <ex>incruental</ex> sacrifice</as>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Brevint.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Incrust</ent><br/
<hw>In*crust"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Incrusted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Incrusting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>incrustare</ets>;
pref. <ets>in-</ets> in + <ets>crustare</ets> to cover with a crust: cf.
F. <ets>incruster</ets>. See <er>Crust</er>.]</ety> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>encrust</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To cover or line with a crust, or hard coat; to form
a crust on the surface of; <as>as, iron <ex>incrusted</ex> with rust; a
vessel <ex>incrusted</ex> with salt; a sweetmeat <ex>incrusted</ex> with
sugar.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>And by the frost refin'd the whiter snow,<br/
<qex>Incrusted</qex> hard.</q> <rj><qau>Thomson.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Fine Arts)</fld> <def>To inlay into, as a piece of
carving or other ornamental object.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Incrustate</ent><br/
<hw>In*crus"tate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>incrustatus</ets>, p. p. See <er>Incrust</er>.]</ety>
<def>Incrusted.</def> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Incrustate</ent><br/
<hw>In*crus"tate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
incrust.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Cheyne.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Incrustation</ent><br/
<hw>In`crus*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>incrustatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>incrustation</ets>. See
<er>Incrust</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of incrusting, or the state of being
incrusted.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A crust or hard coating of anything upon or within a
body, as a deposit of lime, sediment, etc., from water on the inner
surface of a steam boiler.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A covering or inlaying of marble,
mosaic, etc., attached to the masonry by cramp irons or
cement.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Fine Arts)</fld> <def>Anything inlaid or
imbedded.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Incrustment</ent><br/
<hw>In*crust"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Incrustation.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Incrystallizable</ent><br/
<hw>In*crys"tal*li`za*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
crystallizable; incapable of being formed into crystals.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Incubate</ent><br/
<hw>In"cu*bate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i. & t.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Incubated</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>;
<pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Incubating</conjf>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>incubatus</ets>, p. p.
<ets>incubare</ets> to lie on; pref. <ets>in-</ets> in, on +
<ets>cubare</ets> to lie down. Cf. <er>Cubit</er>,
<er>Incumbent</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To sit, as on eggs for
hatching; to brood; to brood upon, or keep warm, as eggs, for the
purpose of hatching.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To maintain (a living organism, such as
microorganisms or a premature baby) under appropriate conditions, such
as of temperature, humidity, or atmospheric composition, for growth;
<as>as, coliform bacteria grow best when <ex>incubated</ex> at 37<deg/
C.</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To develop gradually in some interior environment,
until fully formed; <as>as, the ideas for his book were
<ex>incubating</ex> for two years before he began to
write</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Incubation</ent><br/
<hw>In`cu*ba"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>incubatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>incubation</ets>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A sitting on eggs for the purpose of hatching young;
a brooding on, or keeping warm, (eggs) to develop the life within, by
any process.</def> <rj><au>Ray.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The development of a disease from
its causes, or its period of incubation. (See below.)</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A sleeping in a consecrated place for the purpose of
dreaming oracular dreams.</def> <rj><au>Tylor.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The maintenance (of a living organism, such as
microorganisms or a premature baby) in appropriate conditions, such as
of temperature, humidity, or atmospheric composition, for
growth.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>The gradual development in some interior
environment, until fully formed; <as>as, the <ex>incubation</ex> time
for developing a new drug may be longer than ten years from its first
discovery</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Period of incubation</b></col>, <it>or</it>
<col><b>Stage of incubation</b></col></mcol> <fld>(Med.)</fld>, <cd>the
period which elapses between exposure to the causes of an infectious
disease and the attack resulting from it; the time during which an
infective agent must grow in the body before producing overt symptoms of
disease.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Incubative</ent><br/
<hw>In"cu*ba*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining
to incubation, or to the period of incubation.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Incubator</ent><br/
<hw>In"cu*ba`tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>That
which incubates, especially, an apparatus by means of which eggs are
hatched by artificial heat.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An apparatus containing an enclosed chamber, used
for the cultivation of micro<oum/rganisms or tissue cultures by
maintaining a suitable temperature and atmospheric composition. Some
incubators have no provision for maintaining a special atmosphere, while
in others, especially for anaerobic organisms and tissue culture, the
moisture level and composition of the gases are also
controlled.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>An apparatus consisting of
enclosed chamber, for maintaining prematurely born babies in a favorable
environment until able to thrive under normal conditions. The
temperature and level of oxygen in the atmosphere may be
controlled.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Incubatory</ent><br/
<hw>In*cu"ba*to*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Serving for
incubation.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Incube</ent><br/
<hw>In*cube"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To fix firmly, as
in cube; to secure or place firmly.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Incubiture</ent><br/
<hw>In*cu"bi*ture</hw> <pr>(?; 135)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. L.
<ets>incubitus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Incubation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>J. Ellis.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Incubous</ent><br/
<hw>In"cu*bous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From L.
<ets>incubare</ets> to lie on.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having the
leaves so placed that the upper part of each one covers the base of the
leaf next above it, as in hepatic mosses of the genus
<gen>Frullania</gen>. See <er>Succubous</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Incubus</ent><br/
<hw>In"cu*bus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> E.
<plw>Incubuses</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>, L. <plw>Incubi</plw>
<pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., the nightmare. Cf.
<er>Incubate</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A demon; a fiend; a lascivious spirit, supposed to
have sexual intercourse with women by night.</def>
<rj><au>Tylor.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The devils who appeared in the female form were generally called
succubi; those who appeared like men <qex>incubi</qex>, though this
distinction was not always preserved.</q> <rj><qau>Lecky.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The nightmare. See
<er>Nightmare</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Such as are troubled with <qex>incubus</qex>, or witch-ridden, as
we call it.</q> <rj><qau>Burton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Any oppressive encumbrance or burden; anything that
prevents the free use of the faculties.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Debt and usury is the <qex>incubus</qex> which weighs most heavily
on the agricultural resources of Turkey.</q> <rj><qau>J. L.
Farley.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inculcate</ent><br/
<hw>In*cul"cate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Inculcated</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Inculcating</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L.
<ets>inculcatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>inculcare</ets> to tread on; pref.
<ets>in-</ets> in, on + <ets>calcare</ets> to tread, fr. <ets>calx</ets>
the heel; perh. akin to E. <ets>heel</ets>. Cf. 2d <er>Calk</er>,
<er>Heel</er>.]</ety> <def>To teach and impress by frequent repetitions
or admonitions; to urge on the mind; <as>as, Christ <ex>inculcates</ex>
on his followers humility</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The most obvious and necessary duties of life they have not yet
had authority enough to enforce and <qex>inculcate</qex> upon men's
minds.</q> <rj><qau>S. Clarke.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To instill; infuse; implant; engraft;
impress.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inculcation</ent><br/
<hw>In`cul*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inculcatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>inculcation</ets>.]</ety> <def>A
teaching and impressing by frequent repetitions.</def> <rj><au>Bp.
Hall.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><-- p. 749 --></p>

<p><ent>Inculcator</ent><br/
<hw>In*cul"ca*tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety>
<def>One who inculcates.</def> <rj><au>Boyle.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inculk</ent><br/
<hw>In*culk"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>inculquer</ets>. See <er>Inculcate</er>.]</ety> <def>To
inculcate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir T. More.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inculp</ent><br/
<hw>In*culp"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
<ets>inculper</ets>. See <er>Inculpate</er>.]</ety> <def>To
inculpate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shelton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inculpable</ent><br/
<hw>In*cul"pa*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inculpabilis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>incupable</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Faultless; blameless; innocent.</def> <rj><au>South.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>An innocent and <qex>incupable</qex> piece of ignorance.</q>
<rj><qau>Killingbeck.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inculpableness</ent><br/
<hw>In*cul"pa*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Blamelessness;
faultlessness.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inculpably</ent><br/
<hw>In*cul"pa*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Blamelessly.</def>
<rj><au>South.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inculpate</ent><br/
<hw>In*cul"pate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Inculpated</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Inculpating</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[LL.
<ets>inculpatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>inculpare</ets> to blame; pref.
<ets>in-</ets> in + <ets>culpa</ets> fault. See
<er>Culpable</er>.]</ety> <note>[A word of recent introduction.]</note>
<def>To blame; to impute guilt to; to accuse; to involve or implicate in
guilt. Contrasted with <contr>exculpate</contr>.</def><br/
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<p><q>That risk could only exculpate her and not <qex>inculpate</qex>
them -- the probabilities protected them so perfectly.</q> <rj><qau>H.
James.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inculpation</ent><br/
<hw>In`cul*pa"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>inculpation</ets>.]</ety> <def>Blame; censure; crimination.</def>
<rj><au>Jefferson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>inculpative</ent><br/
<hw>inculpative</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>Inculpatory.</def> [Narrower
terms: <stype>accusatorial, accusatory, accusing</stype>;
<stype>comminatory, denunciative, denunciatory</stype>;
<stype>condemnatory, condemning </stype>; <stype>criminative,
criminatory, incriminating, incriminatory </stype>; <stype>damnatory,
damning </stype>; <stype>recriminative, recriminatory </stype>]
<see>Also See: <er>guilty</er>.</see><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> inculpatory.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inculpatory</ent><br/
<hw>In*cul"pa*to*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Imputing
blame; causing blame to be imputed to; criminatory; compromising;
implicating. Opposite of <ant>exculpatory</ant>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Incult</ent><br/
<hw>In*cult"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>incultus</ets>; pref. <ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>cultus</ets>, p. p.
of <ets>colere</ets> to cultivate: cf. F. <ets>inculte</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Untilled; uncultivated; crude; rude; uncivilized.</def><br/
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<p><q>Germany then, says Tacitus, was <qex>incult</qex> and horrid, now
full of magnificent cities.</q> <rj><qau>Burton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>His style is diffuse and <qex>incult</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>M. W.
Shelley.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incultivated</ent><br/
<hw>In*cul"ti*va`ted</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Uncultivated.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir T.
Herbert.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incultivation</ent><br/
<hw>In*cul`ti*va"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Lack of
cultivation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Berington.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inculture</ent><br/
<hw>In*cul"ture</hw> <pr>(?; 135)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>culture</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>inculture</ets>.]</ety> <def>Want or neglect of cultivation or
culture.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Feltham.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incumbency</ent><br/
<hw>In*cum"ben*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Incumbencies</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[From
<er>Incumbent</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The state of being incumbent; a lying or resting on
something.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which is physically incumbent; that which lies
as a burden; a weight.</def> <rj><au>Evelyn.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>That which is morally incumbent, or is imposed, as a
rule, a duty, obligation, or responsibility.</def> <ldquo/The
<xex>incumbencies</xex> of a family.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Donne.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The state of holding a benefice; the full possession
and exercise of any office.</def><br/
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<p><q>These fines are only to be paid to the bishop during his
<qex>incumbency</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incumbent</ent><br/
<hw>In*cum"bent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>incumbens</ets>, <ets>-entis</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>incumbere</ets>
to lie down upon, press upon; pref. <ets>in-</ets> in, on +
<ets>cumbere</ets> (in comp.); akin to <ets>cubare</ets> to lie down.
See <er>Incubate</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Lying; resting; reclining; recumbent; superimposed;
superincumbent.</def><br/
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<p><q>Two <qex>incumbent</qex> figures, gracefully leaning upon it.</q>
<rj><qau>Sir H. Wotton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>To move the <qex>incumbent</qex> load they try.</q>
<rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Lying, resting, or imposed, as a duty or obligation;
obligatory; always with <xex>on</xex> or <xex>upon</xex>.</def><br/
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<p><q>All men, truly zealous, will perform those good works that are
<qex>incumbent</qex> on all Christians.</q>
<rj><qau>Sprat.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Leaning or resting; -- said of
anthers when lying on the inner side of the filament, or of cotyledons
when the radicle lies against the back of one of them.</def>
<rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>Bent downwards so that the ends
touch, or rest on, something else; <as>as, the <ex>incumbent</ex> toe of
a bird</as>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Incumbent</ent><br/
<hw>In*cum"bent</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A person who is in present
possession of a benefice or of any office.</def><br/
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<p><q>The <qex>incumbent</qex> lieth at the mercy of his patron.</q>
<rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incumbently</ent><br/
<hw>In*cum"bent*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an incumbent manner; so
as to be incumbent.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Incumber</ent><br/
<hw>In*cum"ber</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Incumbered</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Incumbering</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>See
<er>Encumber</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Incumbition</ent><br/
<hw>In`cum*bi"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Incubation.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Sterne.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incumbrance</ent><br/
<hw>In*cum"brance</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Encumbrance</er>.]</ety> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>encumbrance</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A burdensome and troublesome load; anything that
impedes motion or action, or renders it difficult or laborious; clog;
impediment; hindrance; check.</def> <rj><au>Cowper.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A burden or charge upon property; a
claim or lien upon an estate, which may diminish its value.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Incumbrancer</ent><br/
<hw>In*cum"bran*cer</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Law)</fld>
<def>One who holds an incumbrance, or some legal claim, lien, or charge
on an estate.</def> <rj><au>Kent.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incumbrous</ent><br/
<hw>In*cum"brous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF.
<ets>encombros</ets>.]</ety> <def>Cumbersome; troublesome.</def>
<altsp>[Written also <asp>encombrous</asp>.]</altsp> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incunabulum</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>In`cu*nab"u*lum</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>;
<plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Incunabula</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L.
<ets>incunabula</ets> cradle, birthplace, origin. See 1st <er>In-</er>,
and <er>Cunabula</er>.]</ety> <def>A work of art or of human industry,
of an early epoch; especially, a book printed before <sc>a. d.</sc>
1500.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Incur</ent><br/
<hw>In*cur"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Incurred</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Incurring</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L.
<ets>incurrere</ets> to run into or toward; pref. <ets>in-</ets> in +
<ets>currere</ets> to run. See <er>Current</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To meet or fall in with, as something inconvenient,
harmful, or onerous; to put one's self in the way of; to expose one's
self to; to become liable or subject to; to bring down upon one's self;
to encounter; to contract; <as>as, to <ex>incur</ex> debt, danger,
displeasure, penalty, responsibility, etc.</as></def><br/
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<p><q>I know not what I shall <qex>incur</qex> to pass it,<br/
Having no warrant.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To render liable or subject to; to occasion.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>Lest you <qex>incur</qex> me much more damage in my fame than you
have done me pleasure in preserving my life.</q>
<rj><qau>Chapman.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incur</ent><br/
<hw>In*cur"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To pass; to enter.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>Light is discerned by itself because by itself it
<qex>incurs</qex> into the eye.</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incurability</ent><br/
<hw>In*cur`a*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>incurabilit<eacute/</ets> incurability, LL.
<ets>incurabilitas</ets> negligence.]</ety> <def>The state of being
incurable; irremediableness.</def> <rj><au>Harvey.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Incurable</ent><br/
<hw>In*cur"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>incurable</ets>, L. <ets>incurabilis</ets>. See <er>In-</er> not,
and <er>Curable</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Not capable of being cured; beyond the power of
skill or medicine to remedy; <as>as, an <ex>incurable</ex>
disease</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>A scirrhus is not absolutely <qex>incurable</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Arbuthnot.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Not admitting or capable of remedy or correction;
irremediable; remediless; <as>as, <ex>incurable</ex>
evils</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>Rancorous and <qex>incurable</qex> hostility.</q>
<rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>They were laboring under a profound, and, as it might have seemed,
an almost <qex>incurable</qex> ignorance.</q> <rj><qau>Sir J.
Stephen.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Irremediable; remediless; irrecoverable;
irretrievable; irreparable; hopeless.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Incurable</ent><br/
<hw>In*cur"a*ble</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A person diseased beyond
cure.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Incurableness</ent><br/
<hw>In*cur"a*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being
incurable; incurability.</def> <rj><au>Boyle.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Incurably</ent><br/
<hw>In*cur"a*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a manner that renders
cure impracticable or impossible; irremediably.</def>
<ldquo/<xex>Incurably</xex> diseased.<rdquo/ <au>Bp. Hall.</au>
<ldquo/<xex>Incurably</xex> wicked.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Blair.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incuriosity</ent><br/
<hw>In*cu`ri*os"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>incuriositas</ets>: cf. F. <ets>incurosit<eacute/</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Lack of curiosity or interest; inattentiveness; indifference.</def>
<rj><au>Sir H. Wotton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incurious</ent><br/
<hw>In*cu"ri*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>incuriosus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>incurieux</ets>. See <er>In-</er>
not, and <er>Curious</er>.]</ety> <def>Not curious or inquisitive;
without care for or interest in; inattentive; careless; negligent;
heedless.</def><br/
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<p><q>Carelessnesses and <qex>incurious</qex> deportments toward their
children.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incuriously</ent><br/
<hw>In*cu"ri*ous*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an curious
manner.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Incuriousness</ent><br/
<hw>In*cu"ri*ous*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Unconcernedness;
incuriosity.</def><br/
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<p><q>Sordid <qex>incuriousness</qex> and slovenly neglect.</q>
<rj><qau>Bp. Hall.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incurrence</ent><br/
<hw>In*cur"rence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Incur</er>.]</ety> <def>The act of incurring, bringing on, or
subjecting one's self to (something troublesome or burdensome); <as>as,
the <ex>incurrence</ex> of guilt, debt, responsibility,
etc.</as></def><br/
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<p><ent>Incurrent</ent><br/
<hw>In*cur"rent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>incurrens</ets>, p. pr. <ets>incurere</ets>, <ets>incursum</ets>,
to run in; <ets>in-</ets> + <ets>currere</ets> to run.]</ety>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>Characterized by a current which flows inward;
<as>as, the <ex>incurrent</ex> orifice of lamellibranch
Mollusca</as>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Incursion</ent><br/
<hw>In*cur"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>incursio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>incursion</ets>. See
<er>Incur</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A running into; hence, an entering into a territory
with hostile intention; a temporary invasion; a predatory or harassing
inroad; a raid.</def><br/
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<p><q>The Scythian, whose <qex>incursions</qex> wild<br/
Have wasted Sogdiana.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>The <qex>incursions</qex> of the Goths disordered the affairs of
the Roman Empire.</q> <rj><qau>Arbuthnot.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Attack; occurrence.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Sins of daily <qex>incursion</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>South.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Invasion; inroad; raid; foray; sally; attack;
onset; irruption. See <er>Invasion</er>.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Incursive</ent><br/
<hw>In*cur"sive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Making an
incursion; invasive; aggressive; hostile.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Incurtain</ent><br/
<hw>In*cur"tain</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
curtain.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Incurvate</ent><br/
<hw>In*cur"vate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>incurvatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>incurvare</ets> to crook; pref.
<ets>in-</ets> in + <ets>curvus</ets> bent. See <er>Curve</er>, and cf.
<er>Incurve</er>.]</ety> <def>Curved; bent; crooked.</def>
<rj><au>Derham.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incurvate</ent><br/
<hw>In*cur"vate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Incurvated</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Incurvating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To turn from a
straight line or course; to bend; to crook.</def>
<rj><au>Cheyne.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incurvation</ent><br/
<hw>In`cur*va"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>incurvatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>incurvation</ets>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of bending, or curving.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The state of being bent or curved;
curvature.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>An <qex>incurvation</qex> of the rays.</q>
<rj><qau>Derham.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The act of bowing, or bending the body, in respect
or reverence.</def> <ldquo/The <xex>incurvations</xex> of the
knee.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Incurve</ent><br/
<hw>In*curve"</hw> <pr>(<icr/n*k<ucir/v")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Incurved</conjf>
<pr>(<icr/n*k<ucir/vd")</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Incurving</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[See <er>Incurvate</er>.]</ety>
<def>To bend; to curve; to make crooked.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Incurved</ent><br/
<hw>In*curved"</hw> <pr>(<icr/n*k<ucir/vd")</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[Pref. <ets>in-</ets> in + <ets>curved</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Bending gradually toward the axis or center, as
branches or petals.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Incurvity</ent><br/
<hw>In*cur"vi*ty</hw> <pr>(<icr/n*k<ucir/"v<icr/*t<ycr/)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From L. <ets>incurvus</ets> bent. See
<er>Incurvate</er>.]</ety> <def>A state of being bent or curved;
incurvation; a bending inwards.</def> <rj><au>Sir T.
Browne.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incus</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>In"cus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.,
anvil.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>An anvil.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>One of the small bones in the
tympanum of the ear; the anvil bone. See <er>Ear</er>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>The central portion of the
armature of the pharynx in the <phylum>Rotifera</phylum>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Incuse</ent><br/
<hw>In*cuse"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Incuse</er>,
<pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <fld>(Numismatics)</fld> <def>Cut or stamped in,
or hollowed out by engraving.</def> <ldquo/Irregular <xex>incuse</xex>
square.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Dr. W. Smith.</au></rj></p>

<p><ent>Incuss</ent><br/
<ent>Incuse</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>In*cuse"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>In*cuss"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
}</mhw> <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>incussus</ets>, p. p. of
<ets>incutere</ets> to strike. See 1st <er>In-</er>, and
<er>Concuss</er>.]</ety> <def>To form, or mold, by striking or stamping,
as a coin or medal.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Incute</ent><br/
<hw>In*cute"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Incuse</er>.]</ety> <def>To strike or stamp in.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Becon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Incyst</ent><br/
<hw>In*cyst"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>See
<er>Encyst</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Incysted</ent><br/
<hw>In*cyst"ed</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See <er>Encysted</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Ind</ent><br/
<hw>Ind</hw> <pr>(<icr/nd)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>India.</def>
<mark>[Poetical]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au> <au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Indagate</ent><br/
<hw>In"da*gate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>indagatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>indagare</ets> to seek.]</ety>
<def>To seek or search out.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Indagation</ent><br/
<hw>In`da*ga"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>indagatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>indagation</ets>.]</ety> <def>Search;
inquiry; investigation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Indagative</ent><br/
<hw>In"da*ga*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Searching;
exploring; investigating.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Jer.
Taylor.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Indagator</ent><br/
<hw>In"da*ga`tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety> <def>A
searcher; an explorer; an investigator.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>Searched into by such skillful <qex>indagators</qex> of
nature.</q> <rj><qau>Boyle.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Indamage</ent><br/
<hw>In*dam"age</hw> <pr>(?; 48)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>See
<er>Endamage</er>.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Indamaged</ent><br/
<hw>In*dam"aged</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not damaged.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Indart</ent><br/
<hw>In*dart"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To pierce, as with
a dart.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Indazole</ent><br/
<hw>In"da*zole</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Ind</ets>ol +
<ets>az</ets>ote.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A bicyclic nitrogenous
compound, <chform>C7H6N2</chform>, analogous to indole, having a benzene
ring fused to a pyrazole ring; called also <altname>indazol</altname>
and <altname>benzopyrazole</altname>. It can be produced from a diazo
derivative of cinnamic acid.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inde</ent><br/
<hw>Inde</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Azure-colored; of a
bright blue color.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Rom. of
R.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Indear</ent><br/
<hw>In*dear"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>See
<er>Endear</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Indebt</ent><br/
<hw>In*debt"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Indebted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Indebting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>endetten</ets>, F.
<ets>endetter</ets>; pref. <ets>en-</ets> (L. <ets>in</ets>) + F.
<ets>dette</ets> debt. See <er>Debt</er>.]</ety> <def>To bring into
debt; to place under obligation; -- chiefly used in the participle
<xex>indebted</xex>.</def><br/
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<p><q>Thy fortune hath <qex>indebted</qex> thee to none.</q>
<rj><qau>Daniel.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Indebted</ent><br/
<hw>In*debt"ed</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Brought into debt;
being under obligation; held to payment or requital; beholden.</def><br/
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<p><q>By owing, owes not, but still pays, at once<br/
<qex>Indebted</qex> and discharged.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Placed under obligation for something received, for
which restitution or gratitude is due; <as>as, we are <ex>indebted</ex>
to our parents for their care of us in infancy; <ex>indebted</ex> to
friends for help and encouragement.</as></def>
<rj><au>Cowper.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Indebtedness</ent><br/
<hw>In*debt"ed*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The state of
being indebted.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The sum owed; debts, collectively.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Indebtment</ent><br/
<hw>In*debt"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>endettement</ets>.]</ety> <def>Indebtedness.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Indecence</ent><br/
<hw>In*de"cence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Indecency</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <ldquo/An
<xex>indecence</xex> of barbarity.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Bp.
Burnet.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Indecency</ent><br/
<hw>In*de"cen*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Indecencies</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L.
<ets>indecentia</ets> unseemliness: cf. F.
<ets>ind<eacute/cence</ets>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality or state of being indecent; lack of
decency, modesty, or good manners; obscenity.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which is indecent; an indecent word or act; an
offense against delicacy.</def><br/
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<p><q>They who, by speech or writing, present to the ear or the eye of
modesty any of the <qex>indecencies</qex> I allude to, are pests of
society.</q> <rj><qau>Beattie.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Indelicacy; indecorum; immodesty; impurity;
obscenity. See <er>Indecorum</er>.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Indecent</ent><br/
<hw>In*de"cent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>indecens</ets> unseemly, unbecoming: cf. F.
<ets>ind<eacute/cent</ets>. See <er>In-</er> not, and
<er>Decent</er>.]</ety> <def>Not decent; unfit to be seen or heard;
offensive to modesty and delicacy; <as>as, <ex>indecent</ex>
language</as>.</def> <rj><au>Cowper.</au></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Unbecoming; indecorous; indelicate; unseemly;
immodest; gross; shameful; impure; improper; obscene; filthy.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Indecently</ent><br/
<hw>In*de"cent*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an indecent
manner.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Indeciduate</ent><br/
<hw>In`de*cid"u*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Indeciduous.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Having no decidua;
nondeciduate.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Indeciduous</ent><br/
<hw>In`de*cid"u*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not deciduous
or falling, as the leaves of trees in autumn; lasting; evergreen;
persistent; permanent; perennial. Opposite of
<ant>deciduous</ant>.</def><br/
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<p><q>The <qex>indeciduous</qex> and unshaven locks of Apollo.</q>
<rj><qau>Sir T. Browne.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Indecimable</ent><br/
<hw>In*dec"i*ma*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + LL. <ets>decimare</ets> to tithe: cf. F.
<ets>ind<eacute/cimable</ets>. See <er>Decimate</er>.]</ety> <def>Not
decimable, or liable to be decimated; not liable to the payment of
tithes.</def> <rj><au>Cowell.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Indecipherable</ent><br/
<hw>In`de*ci"pher*a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
decipherable; incapable of being deciphered, explained, or solved.</def>
-- <wordforms><wf>In`de*ci"pher*a*bly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><ent>Indecision</ent><br/
<hw>In`de*ci"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>decision</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>ind<eacute/cision</ets>.]</ety> <def>Lack of decision; lack of
settled purpose, or of firmness; indetermination; wavering of mind;
irresolution; vacillation; hesitation.</def><br/
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<p><q>The term <qex>indecision</qex> . . . implies an idea very nicely
different from irresolution; yet it has a tendency to produce it.</q>
<rj><qau>Shenstone.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q><qex>Indecision</qex> . . . is the natural accomplice of
violence.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Indecisive</ent><br/
<hw>In`de*ci"sive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>ind<eacute/cisif</ets>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Not decisive; not bringing to a final or ultimate
issue; <as>as, an <ex>indecisive</ex> battle, argument,
answer</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>The campaign had everywhere been <qex>indecisive</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Undetermined; prone to indecision; irresolute;
unsettled; wavering; vacillating; hesitating; <as>as, an
<ex>indecisive</ex> state of mind; an <ex>indecisive</ex>
character.</as></def><br/
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<p><ent>Indecisively</ent><br/
<hw>In`de*ci"sive*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Without
decision.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Indecisiveness</ent><br/
<hw>In`de*ci"sive*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being
indecisive; unsettled state.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Indeclinable</ent><br/
<hw>In`de*clin"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>indeclinabilis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>ind<eacute/clinable</ets>. See
<er>In-</er> not, and <er>Decline</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Gram.)</fld>
<def>Not declinable; not varied by inflective terminations; <as>as,
<ex>nihil</ex> (nothing), in Latin, is an <ex>indeclinable</ex>
noun</as>.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>An indeclinable
word.</def></def2><br/
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<p><ent>Indeclinably</ent><br/
<hw>In`de*clin"a*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Without
variation.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>Without variation of
termination.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Indecomposable</ent><br/
<hw>In*de`com*pos"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>decomposable</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>ind<eacute/composable</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not decomposable;
incapable or difficult of decomposition; not resolvable into its
constituents or elements.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Indecomposableness</ent><br/
<hw>In*de`com*pos"a*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Incapableness of
decomposition; stability; permanence; durability.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Indecorous</ent><br/
<hw>In`de*co"rous</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>indecorous</ets>. See <er>In-</er> not, and
<er>Decorous</er>.]</ety> <def>Not decorous; violating good manners;
contrary to good breeding or etiquette; unbecoming; improper; out of
place; <as>as, <ex>indecorous</ex> conduct</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>It was useless and <qex>indecorous</qex> to attempt anything more
by mere struggle.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Unbecoming; unseemly; unbefitting; rude; coarse;
impolite; uncivil; ill-bred.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Indecorously</ent><br/
<hw>In`de*co"rous*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an indecorous
manner.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Indecorousness</ent><br/
<hw>In`de*co"rous*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being
indecorous; lack of decorum.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Indecorum</ent><br/
<hw>In`de*co"rum</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>decorum</ets>: cf. L. <ets>indecorous</ets>
unbecoming.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Lack of decorum; impropriety of behavior; that in
behavior or manners which violates the established rules of civility,
custom, or etiquette; indecorousness.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An indecorous or unbecoming action.</def>
<rj><au>Young.</au></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- <xex>Indecorum</xex> is sometimes synonymous with
<xex>indecency</xex>; but <xex>indecency</xex>, more frequently than
<xex>indecorum</xex>, is applied to words or actions which refer to what
nature and propriety require to be concealed or suppressed.
<xex>Indecency</xex> is the stronger word; <xex>indecorum</xex> refers
to any transgression of etiquette or civility, especially in
public.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Indeed</ent><br/
<hw>In*deed"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Prep. <ets>in +
deed</ets>.]</ety> <def>In reality; in truth; in fact; verily; truly; --
used in a variety of senses. Esp.: <sd>(a)</sd> Denoting emphasis;
<as>as, <ex>indeed</ex> it is so</as>. <sd>(b)</sd> Denoting concession
or admission; <as>as, <ex>indeed</ex>, you are right</as>. <sd>(c)</sd>
Denoting surprise; <as>as, <ex>indeed</ex>, is it you? Its meaning is
not intrinsic or fixed, but depends largely on the form of expression
which it accompanies</as>.</def><br/
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<p><-- p. 750 --></p>

<p><q>The carnal mind is enmity against God; for it is not subject to
the law of God, neither <qex>indeed</qex> can be.</q> <rj><qau>Rom.
viii. 7.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>I were a beast <qex>indeed</qex> to do you wrong.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>There is, <qex>indeed</qex>, no great pleasure in visiting these
magazines of war.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Indefatigability</ent><br/
<hw>In`de*fat`i*ga*bil"i*ty</hw>
<pr>(<icr/n`d<esl/*f<acr/t`<icr/*g<adot/*b<icr/l"<icr/*t<ycr/)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being indefatigable.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indefatigable</ent><br/
<hw>In`de*fat"i*ga*ble</hw>
<pr>(<icr/n`d<esl/*f<acr/t"<icr/*g<adot/*b'l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[L. <ets>indefatigabilis</ets>: cf. OF. <ets>indefatigable</ets>.
See <er>In-</er> not, and <er>Defatigable</er>, and cf.
<er>Infatigable</er>.]</ety> <def>Incapable of being fatigued; not
readily exhausted; unremitting in labor or effort; untiring; unwearying;
not yielding to fatigue; <as>as, <ex>indefatigable</ex> exertions,
perseverance, application</as>.</def> <ldquo/A constant,
<xex>indefatigable</xex> attendance.<rdquo/ <rj><au>South.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>Upborne with <qex>indefatigable</qex> wings.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Unwearied; untiring; persevering;
persistent.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Indefatigableness</ent><br/
<hw>In`de*fat"i*ga*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Indefatigable
quality; unweariedness; persistency.</def>
<rj><au>Parnell.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Indefatigably</ent><br/
<hw>In`de*fat"i*ga*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Without weariness;
without yielding to fatigue; persistently.</def>
<rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Indefatigation</ent><br/
<hw>In`de*fat`i*ga"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Indefatigableness; unweariedness.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>J. Gregory.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Indefeasibility</ent><br/
<hw>In`de*fea`si*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
quality of being indefeasible.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Indefeasible</ent><br/
<hw>In`de*fea`si*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>defeasible</ets>: cf. OF.
<ets>indefaisable</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not to be defeated; not defeasible;
incapable of being annulled or made void; <as>as, an
<ex>indefeasible</ex> or title</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>That the king had a divine and an <qex>indefeasible</qex> right to
the regal power.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Indefectibility</ent><br/
<hw>In`de*fect`i*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>ind<eacute/fectibilit<eacute/</ets>.]</ety> <def>The quality of
being indefectible.</def> <rj><au>Barrow.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Indefectible</ent><br/
<hw>In`de*fect"i*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>defectible</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>ind<eacute/fectible</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not defectible; unfailing;
not liable to defect, failure, or decay.</def><br/
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<p><q>An <qex>indefectible</qex> treasure in the heavens.</q>
<rj><qau>Barrow.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>A state of <qex>indefectible</qex> virtue and happiness.</q>
<rj><qau>S. Clarke.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Indefective</ent><br/
<hw>In`de*fect"ive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not defective;
perfect; complete.</def> <ldquo/Absolute, <xex>indefective</xex>
obedience.<rdquo/ <rj><au>South.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Indefeisible</ent><br/
<hw>In`de*fei"si*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Indefeasible.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Indefensibility</ent><br/
<hw>In`de*fen`si*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
quality or state of not being defensible.</def>
<rj><au>Walsh.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Indefensible</ent><br/
<hw>In`de*fen"si*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <ety>[Pref. <ets>in-</ets> not +
<ets>defensible</ets>: cf. OF. <ets>indefensible</ets>,
<ets>indefensable</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not defensible; not capable of
being defended, maintained, vindicated, or justified; unjustifiable;
untenable; <as>as, an <ex>indefensible</ex> fortress, position, cause,
statement, etc.</as></def><br/
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<p><q>Men find that something can be said in favor of what, on the very
proposal, they thought utterly <qex>indefensible</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Indefensibly</ent><br/
<hw>In`de*fen"si*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an indefensible
manner.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Indefensive</ent><br/
<hw>In`de*fen"sive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Defenseless.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>The sword awes the <qex>indefensive</qex> villager.</q>
<rj><qau>Sir T. Herbert.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Indeficiency</ent><br/
<hw>In`de*fi"cien*cy</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or quality of
not being deficient.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Strype.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Indeficient</ent><br/
<hw>In`de*fi"cient</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>indeficiens</ets>. See <er>In-</er> not, and
<er>Deficient</er>.]</ety> <def>Not deficient; full.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>Brighter than the sun, and <qex>indeficient</qex> as the light of
heaven.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Indefinable</ent><br/
<hw>In`de*fin"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Incapable of
being defined or described; inexplicable.</def> <rj><au>Bp.
Reynolds.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Indefinably</ent><br/
<hw>In`de*fin"a*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an indefinable
manner.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Indefinite</ent><br/
<hw>In*def"i*nite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>indefinitus</ets>. See <er>In-</er> not, and
<er>Definite</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Not definite; not limited, defined, or specified;
not explicit; not determined or fixed upon; not precise; uncertain;
vague; confused; obscure; <as>as, an <ex>indefinite</ex> time, plan,
etc.</as></def><br/
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<p><q>It were to be wished that . . . men would leave off that
<qex>indefinite</qex> way of vouching, <ldquo/the chymists say
this,<rdquo/ or <ldquo/the chymists affirm that.<rdquo/</q>
<rj><qau>Boyle.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>The time of this last is left <qex>indefinite</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Having no determined or certain limits; large and
unmeasured, though not infinite; unlimited; <as>as, <ex>indefinite</ex>
space; the <ex>indefinite</ex> extension of a straight
line</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>Though it is not infinite, it may be <qex>indefinite</qex>; though
it is not boundless in itself, it may be so to human comprehension.</q>
<rj><qau>Spectator.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Boundless; infinite.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><q><qex>Indefinite</qex> and omnipresent God,<br/
Inhabiting eternity.</q> <rj><qau>W. Thompson (1745).</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Too numerous or variable to make a
particular enumeration important; -- said of the parts of a flower, and
the like. Also, indeterminate.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Indefinite article</b></col> <fld>(Gram.)</fld>, <cd>the
word <sig>a</sig> or <sig>an</sig>, used with nouns to denote any one of
a common or general class.</cd> -- <col><b>Indefinite
inflorescence</b></col>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <cd>See <cref>Indeterminate
inflorescence</cref>, under <er>Indeterminate</er>.</cd> --
<col><b>Indefinite proposition</b></col> <fld>(Logic)</fld>, <cd>a
statement whose subject is a common term, with nothing to indicate
distribution or nondistribution; as, <examp>Man is mortal</examp>.</cd>
-- <col><b>Indefinite term</b></col> <fld>(Logic)</fld>, <cd>a negative
term; as, <examp>the not-good</examp>.</cd></cs></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Inexplicit; vague; uncertain; unsettled;
indeterminate; loose; equivocal; inexact; approximate.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Indefinitely</ent><br/
<hw>In*def"i*nite*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an indefinite manner
or degree; without any settled limitation; vaguely; not with certainty
or exactness; <as>as, to use a word
<ex>indefinitely</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>If the world be <qex>indefinitely</qex> extended, that is, so far
as no human intellect can fancy any bound of it.</q>
<rj><qau>Ray.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Indefiniteness</ent><br/
<hw>In*def"i*nite*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being
indefinite.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Indefinitude</ent><br/
<hw>In`de*fin"i*tude</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Indefiniteness; vagueness; also, number or quantity not limited by
our understanding, though yet finite.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Sir M. Hale.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Indehiscence</ent><br/
<hw>In`de*his"cence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>ind<eacute/hiscence</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The
property or state of being indehiscent.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Indehiscent</ent><br/
<hw>In`de*his"cent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>dehiscent</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>ind<eacute/hiscent</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Remaining
closed at maturity, or not opening along regular lines, as the acorn, or
a cocoanut.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Indelectable</ent><br/
<hw>In`de*lec"ta*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
delectable; unpleasant; disagreeable.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>
<rj><au>Richardson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Indeliberate</ent><br/
<hw>In`de*lib"er*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>indeliberatus</ets>. See <er>In-</er> not, and
<er>Deliberate</er>.]</ety> <def>Done without deliberation;
unpremeditated.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> --
<wordforms><wf>In`de*lib"er*ate*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark></wordforms><br/
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<p><ent>Indeliberated</ent><br/
<hw>In`de*lib"er*a`ted</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Indeliberate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Indelibility</ent><br/
<hw>In*del`i*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>ind<eacute/l<eacute/bilit<eacute/</ets>.]</ety> <def>The quality of
being indelible.</def> <rj><au>Bp. Horsley.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Indelible</ent><br/
<hw>In*del"i*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>indelebilis</ets>; pref. <ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>delebilis</ets>
capable of being destroyed: cf. F. <ets>ind<eacute/l<eacute/bile</ets>.
See <er>In-</er> not, and <er>Deleble</er>.]</ety> <altsp>[Formerly
written also <asp>indeleble</asp>, which accords with the etymology of
the word.]</altsp><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>That can not be removed, washed away, blotted out,
or effaced; incapable of being canceled, lost, or forgotten; <as>as,
<ex>indelible</ex> characters; an <ex>indelible</ex> stain; an
<ex>indelible</ex> impression on the memory.</as></def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That can not be annulled; indestructible.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>They are endued with <qex>indelible</qex> power from above.</q>
<rj><qau>Sprat.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Indelible colors</b></col>, <cd>fast colors which do not
fade or tarnish by exposure.</cd> -- <col><b>Indelible ink</b></col>,
<cd>an ink not obliterated by washing; esp., a solution of silver
nitrate.</cd></cs></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Fixed; fast; permanent; ineffaceable.</syn></p>

<p>-- <wordforms><wf>In*del"i*ble*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> --
<wf>In*del"i*bly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><q><qex>Indelibly</qex> stamped and impressed.</q> <rj><qau>J.
Ellis.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Indelicacy</ent><br/
<hw>In*del"i*ca*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Indelicacies</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[From
<er>Indelicate</er>.]</ety> <def>The quality of being indelicate; lack
of delicacy, or of a nice sense of, or regard for, purity, propriety, or
refinement in manners, language, etc.; rudeness; coarseness; also, that
which is offensive to refined taste or purity of mind.</def><br/
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<p><q>The <qex>indelicacy</qex> of English comedy.</q>
<rj><qau>Blair.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Your papers would be chargeable with worse than
<qex>indelicacy</qex>; they would be immoral.</q>
<rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Indelicate</ent><br/
<hw>In*del"i*cate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>delicate</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>ind<eacute/licat</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not delicate; wanting delicacy;
offensive to good manners, or to purity of mind; coarse; rude; <as>as,
an <ex>indelicate</ex> word or suggestion; <ex>indelicate</ex>
behavior</as>.</def> <au>Macaulay.</au> --
<wordforms><wf>In*del"i*cate*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Indecorous; unbecoming; unseemly; rude; coarse;
broad; impolite; gross; indecent; offensive; improper; unchaste; impure;
unrefined.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Indemnification</ent><br/
<hw>In*dem`ni*fi*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>The act or process of indemnifying, preserving, or securing against
loss, damage, or penalty; reimbursement of loss, damage, or penalty; the
state of being indemnified.</def><br/
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<p><q><qex>Indemnification</qex> is capable of some estimate; dignity
has no standard.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which indemnifies.</def><br/
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<p><q>No reward with the name of an <qex>indemnification</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>De Quincey.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Indemnify</ent><br/
<hw>In*dem"ni*fy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Indemnified</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Indemnifying</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L.
<ets>indemnis</ets> unhurt (<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>damnum</ets> hurt,
damage) + <ets>-fy</ets>. Cf. <er>Damn</er>,
<er>Damnify</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To save harmless; to secure against loss or damage;
to insure.</def><br/
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<p><q>The states must at last engage to the merchants here that they
will <qex>indemnify</qex> them from all that shall fall out.</q>
<rj><qau>Sir W. Temple.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To make restitution or compensation for, as for that
which is lost; to make whole; to reimburse; to compensate.</def>
<rj><au>Beattie.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Indemnity</ent><br/
<hw>In*dem"ni*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Indemnities</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L.
<ets>indemnitas</ets>, fr. <ets>indemnis</ets> uninjured: cf. F.
<ets>indemnit<eacute/</ets>. See <er>Indemnify</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Security; insurance; exemption from loss or damage,
past or to come; immunity from penalty, or the punishment of past
offenses; amnesty.</def><br/
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<p><q>Having first obtained a promise of <qex>indemnity</qex> for the
riot they had committed.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Indemnification, compensation, or remuneration for
loss, damage, or injury sustained.</def><br/
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<p><q>They were told to expect, upon the fall of Walpole, a large and
lucrative <qex>indemnity</qex> for their pretended wrongs.</q>
<rj><qau>Ld. Mahon.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><note><hand/ Insurance is a contract of <xex>indemnity</xex>.
<au>Arnould.</au> The owner of private property taken for public use is
entitled to compensation or <xex>indemnity</xex>.</note>
<rj><au>Kent.</au></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Act of indemnity</b></col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>an act
or law passed in order to relieve persons, especially in an official
station, from some penalty to which they are liable in consequence of
acting illegally, or, in case of ministers, in consequence of exceeding
the limits of their strict constitutional powers. These acts also
sometimes provide compensation for losses or damage, either incurred in
the service of the government, or resulting from some public
measure.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Indemonstrability</ent><br/
<hw>In`de*mon`stra*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
quality of being indemonstrable.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Indemonstrable</ent><br/
<hw>In`de*mon"stra*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>indemonstrabilis</ets>. See <er>In-</er> not, and
<er>Demonstrable</er>.]</ety> <def>Incapable of being
demonstrated.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>In`de*mon"stra*ble*ness</wf>,
<pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><ent>Indenization</ent><br/
<hw>In*den`i*za"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of
naturalizing; endenization.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>
<rj><au>Evelyn.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Indenize</ent><br/
<hw>In*den"ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
naturalize.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Indenizen</ent><br/
<hw>In*den"i*zen</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Indenizened</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Indenizening</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To invest with the
privileges of a denizen; to naturalize.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>Words <qex>indenizened</qex>, and commonly used as English.</q>
<rj><qau>B. Jonson.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Indent</ent><br/
<hw>In*dent"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Indented</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Indenting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>endenten</ets> to
notch, fit in, OF. <ets>endenter</ets>, LL. <ets>indentare</ets>, fr. L.
<ets>in + dens</ets>, <ets>dentis</ets>, tooth. See <er>Tooth</er>, and
cf. <er>Indenture</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To notch; to jag; to cut into points like a row of
teeth; <as>as, to <ex>indent</ex> the edge of paper</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To dent; to stamp or to press in; to impress;
<as>as, <ex>indent</ex> a smooth surface with a hammer; to
<ex>indent</ex> wax with a stamp.</as></def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <ety>[Cf. <er>Indenture</er>.]</ety> <def>To bind out by
indenture or contract; to indenture; to apprentice; <as>as, to
<ex>indent</ex> a young man to a shoemaker; to <ex>indent</ex> a
servant.</as></def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Print.)</fld> <def>To begin (a line or lines) at a
greater or less distance from the margin; <as>as, to <ex>indent</ex> the
first line of a paragraph one em; to <ex>indent</ex> the second
paragraph two ems more than the first. See <er>Indentation</er>, and
<er>Indention</er>.</as></def><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>To make an order upon; to draw
upon, as for military stores.</def> <mark>[India]</mark>
<rj><au>Wilhelm.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Indent</ent><br/
<hw>In*dent"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To be cut, notched,
or dented.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To crook or turn; to wind in and out; to
zigzag.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To contract; to bargain or covenant.</def>
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>To <qex>indent</qex> and drive bargains with the Almighty.</q>
<rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Indent</ent><br/
<hw>In*dent"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A cut or
notch in the margin of anything, or a recess like a notch.</def>
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A stamp; an impression.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A certificate, or intended certificate, issued by
the government of the United States at the close of the Revolution, for
the principal or interest of the public debt.</def> <rj><au>D. Ramsay.
A. Hamilton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>A requisition or order for
supplies, sent to the commissariat of an army.</def>
<mark>[India]</mark> <rj><au>Wilhelm.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Indentation</ent><br/
<hw>In`den*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The
act of indenting or state of being indented.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A notch or recess, in the margin or border of
anything; <as>as, the <ex>indentations</ex> of a leaf, of the coast,
etc.</as></def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A recess or sharp depression in any
surface.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Print.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The act of
beginning a line or series of lines at a little distance within the
flush line of the column or page, as in the common way of beginning the
first line of a paragraph.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The measure of the
distance; <as>as, an <ex>indentation</ex> of one em, or of two
ems</as>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Hanging indentation</b></col>, <it>or</it>
<col><b>Reverse indentation</b></col></mcol>, <cd>indentation of all the
lines of a paragraph except the first, which is a full line; also called
a <altname>hanging indent</altname>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Indented</ent><br/
<hw>In*dent"ed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Cut in
the edge into points or inequalities, like teeth; jagged; notched;
stamped in; dented on the surface.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Having an uneven, irregular border; sinuous;
undulating.</def> <rj><au>Milton. Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>Notched like the part of a saw
consisting of the teeth; serrated; <as>as, an <ex>indented</ex> border
or ordinary</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Bound out by an indenture; apprenticed; indentured;
<as>as, an <ex>indented</ex> servant</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>Notched along the margin with a
different color, as the feathers of some birds.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Indented line</b></col> <fld>(Fort.)</fld>, <cd>a line
with alternate long and short faces, with salient and receding angles,
each face giving a flanking fire along the front of the
next.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Indentedly</ent><br/
<hw>In*dent"ed*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>With
indentations.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Indenting</ent><br/
<hw>In*dent"ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Indentation; an
impression like that made by a tooth.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Indention</ent><br/
<hw>In*den"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Print.)</fld>
<def>Same as <er>Indentation</er>, 4.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Indentment</ent><br/
<hw>In*dent"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Indenture.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Indenture</ent><br/
<hw>In*den"ture</hw> <pr>(?; 135)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>endenture</ets>, OF. <ets>endenture</ets>, LL. <ets>indentura</ets>
a deed in duplicate, with indented edges. See the Note below. See
<er>Indent</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of indenting, or state of being
indented.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A mutual agreement in writing
between two or more parties, whereof each party has usually a
counterpart or duplicate, sometimes with the edges indented for purpose
of identification; sometimes in the <pluf>pl.</pluf>, a short form for
<altname>indentures of apprenticeship</altname>, the contract by which a
youth is bound apprentice to a master.</def><br/
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<p><q>The law is the best expositor of the gospel; they are like a pair
of <qex>indentures</qex>: they answer in every part.</q> <rj><qau>C.
Leslie.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><note><hand/ Indentures were originally duplicates, laid together and
indented by a notched cut or line, or else written on the same piece of
parchment and separated by a notched line so that the two papers or
parchments corresponded to each other. But indenting has gradually
become a mere form, and is often neglected, while the writings or
counterparts retain the name of <xex>indentures</xex>.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <specif>Hence:</specif> <def>A contract by which anyone
is bound to service.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indenture</ent><br/
<hw>In*den"ture</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Indentured</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Indenturing</conjf>.]</vmorph><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To indent; to make hollows, notches, or wrinkles in;
to furrow.</def><br/
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<p><q>Though age may creep on, and <qex>indenture</qex> the brow.</q>
<rj><qau>Woty.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To bind by indentures or written contract; <as>as,
to <ex>indenture</ex> an apprentice</as>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Indenture</ent><br/
<hw>In*den"ture</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To run or wind in and out;
to be cut or notched; to indent.</def> <rj><au>Heywood.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>indentured</ent><br/
<hw>indentured</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>Bound by contract to work for
another for a specified period of time.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> apprenticed, articled, bound.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Independence</ent><br/
<hw>In`de*pend"ence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>ind<eacute/pendance</ets>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The state or quality of being independent; freedom
from dependence; exemption from reliance on, or control by, others;
self-subsistence or maintenance; direction of one's own affairs without
interference.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Let fortune do her worst, . . . as long as she never makes us lose
our honesty and our <qex>independence</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Sufficient means for a comfortable
livelihood.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Declaration of Independence</b></col> <fld>(Amer.
Hist.)</fld>, <cd>the declaration of the Congress of the Thirteen United
States of America, on the 4th of July, 1776, by which they formally
declared that these colonies were free and independent States, not
subject to the government of Great Britain.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Independence Day</ent><br/
<hw>In`de*pend"ence Day</hw>. <def>In the United States, a holiday, the
4th of July, commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of
Independence on that day in 1776.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Independency</ent><br/
<hw>In`de*pend"en*cy</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Independence.</def><br/
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<p><q><ldquo/Give me,<rdquo/ I cried (enough for me),<br/
<ldquo/My bread, and <qex>independency</qex>!<rdquo/</q>
<rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>Doctrine and polity of the
Independents.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Independent</ent><br/
<hw>In`de*pend"ent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>dependent</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>ind<eacute/pendant</ets>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Not dependent; free; not subject to control by
others; not relying on others; not subordinate; <as>as, few men are
wholly <ex>independent</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>A dry, but <qex>independent</qex> crust.</q>
<rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Affording a comfortable livelihood; <as>as, an
<ex>independent</ex> property</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Not subject to bias or influence; not obsequious;
self-directing; <as>as, a man of an <ex>independent</ex>
mind</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Expressing or indicating the feeling of
independence; free; easy; bold; unconstrained; <as>as, an
<ex>independent</ex> air or manner</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Separate from; exclusive; irrespective.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>That obligation in general, under which we conceive ourselves
bound to obey a law, <qex>independent</qex> of those resources which the
law provides for its own enforcement.</q> <rj><qau>R. P.
Ward.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>Belonging or pertaining to, or
holding to the doctrines or methods of, the Independents.</def><br/
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<p><sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>Not dependent upon another
quantity in respect to value or rate of variation; -- said of quantities
or functions.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>8.</sn> <fld>(U. S. Politics)</fld> <def>Not bound by party;
exercising a free choice in voting with either or any party.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Independent company</b></col> <fld>(Mil.)</fld>, <cd>one
not incorporated in any regiment.</cd> -- <col><b>Independent seconds
watch</b></col>, <cd>a stop watch having a second hand driven by a
separate set of wheels, springs, etc., for timing to a fraction of a
second.</cd> -- <col><b>Independent variable</b></col>.
<fld>(Math.)</fld> <cd>See <cref>Dependent variable</cref>, under
<er>Dependent</er>.</cd></cs></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Free; uncontrolled; separate; uncoerced;
self-reliant; bold; unconstrained; unrestricted.</syn><br/
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<p><-- p. 751 --></p>

<p><ent>Independent</ent><br/
<hw>In`de*pend"ent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>One who believes that an organized Christian
church is complete in itself, competent to self-government, and
independent of all ecclesiastical authority.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ In England the name is often applied (commonly in the
<pluf>pl.</pluf>) to the Congregationalists.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Politics)</fld> <def>One who does not acknowledge
an obligation to support a party's candidate under all circumstances;
one who exercises liberty in voting.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Independentism</ent><br/
<hw>In`de*pend"ent*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Independency; the church system of Independents.</def> <rj><au>Bp.
Gauden.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Independently</ent><br/
<hw>In`de*pend"ent*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an independent
manner; without control.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indeposable</ent><br/
<hw>In`de*pos"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Incapable of
being deposed.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Princes <qex>indeposable</qex> by the pope.</q> <rj><qau>Bp.
Stillingfleet.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Indepravate</ent><br/
<hw>In*dep"ra*vate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>indepravatus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Undepraved.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>
<rj><au>Davies (Holy Roode).</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indeprecable</ent><br/
<hw>In*dep"re*ca*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>indeprecabilis</ets>. See <er>In-</er> not, and
<er>Deprecate</er>.]</ety> <def>Incapable or undeserving of being
deprecated.</def> <rj><au>Cockeram.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indeprehensible</ent><br/
<hw>In*dep`re*hen"si*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>indeprehensibilis</ets>. See <er>In-</er> not, and
<er>Deprehensible</er>.]</ety> <def>Incapable of being found out.</def>
<rj><au>Bp. Morton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Indeprivable</ent><br/
<hw>In`de*priv"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Incapable of
being deprived, or of being taken away.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indescribable</ent><br/
<hw>In`de*scrib"a*ble</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Incapable of being
described.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indescribably</ent><br/
<hw>In`de*scrib"a*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an indescribable
manner; to a degree impossible to describe; <as>as,
<ex>indescribably</ex> beautiful</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indescriptive</ent><br/
<hw>In`de*scrip"tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
descriptive.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Indesert</ent><br/
<hw>In`de*sert"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Ill desert.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Addison.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indesinent</ent><br/
<hw>In*des"i*nent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>indesinens</ets>. See <er>In-</er> not, and
<er>Desinent</er>.]</ety> <def>Not ceasing; perpetual.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>Baxter.</au> --
<wordforms><wf>In*des"i*nent*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark></wordforms> <rj><au>Ray.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indesirable</ent><br/
<hw>In`de*sir"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Undesirable.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Indestructibility</ent><br/
<hw>In`de*struc`ti*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
F. <ets>indestructibilit<eacute/</ets>.]</ety> <def>The quality of being
indestructible.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indestructible</ent><br/
<hw>In`de*struc"ti*ble</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>in-</ets>
not + <ets>destructible</ets>: cf. F. <ets>indestructible</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Not destructible; incapable of decomposition or of being destroyed;
<as>as, the Russian harvesters had primitive electronics, but they were
built so sturdily they were almost <ex>indestructible</ex></as>.</def>
-- <wordforms><wf>In`de*struc"ti*ble*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> --
<wf>In`de*struc"ti*bly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indeterminable</ent><br/
<hw>In`de*ter"mi*na*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>indeterminabilis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>ind<eacute/terminable</ets>.
See <er>In-</er> not, and Determine.]</ety> <def>Not determinable;
impossible to be determined; not to be definitely known, ascertained,
defined, or limited.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>In`de*ter"mi*na*bly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indeterminable</ent><br/
<hw>In`de*ter"mi*na*ble</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An indeterminable thing
or quantity.</def> <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indeterminate</ent><br/
<hw>In`de*ter"mi*nate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>indeterminatus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not determinate; not certain or
fixed; indefinite; not precise; <as>as, an <ex>indeterminate</ex> number
of years</as>.</def> <rj><au>Paley.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Indeterminate analysis</b></col> <fld>(Math.)</fld>,
<cd>that branch of analysis which has for its object the solution of
indeterminate problems.</cd> -- <col><b>Indeterminate
coefficients</b></col> <fld>(Math.)</fld>, <cd>coefficients arbitrarily
assumed for convenience of calculation, or to facilitate some artifice
of analysis. Their values are subsequently determined.</cd> --
<col><b>Indeterminate equation</b></col> <fld>(Math.)</fld>, <cd>an
equation in which the unknown quantities admit of an infinite number of
values, or sets of values. A group of equations is
<xex>indeterminate</xex> when it contains more unknown quantities than
there are equations.</cd> -- <col><b>Indeterminate
inflorescence</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a mode of inflorescence
in which the flowers all arise from axillary buds, the terminal bud
going on to grow and sometimes continuing the stem indefinitely; --
called also <altname>acropetal inflorescence</altname>,
<altname>botryose inflorescence</altname>, <altname>centripetal
inflorescence</altname>, and <altname>indefinite
inflorescence</altname>.</cd> <au>Gray.</au> -- <col><b>Indeterminate
problem</b></col> <fld>(Math.)</fld>, <cd>a problem which admits of an
infinite number of solutions, or one in which there are fewer imposed
conditions than there are unknown or required results.</cd> --
<col><b>Indeterminate quantity</b></col> <fld>(Math.)</fld>, <cd>a
quantity which has no fixed value, but which may be varied in accordance
with any proposed condition.</cd> -- <col><b>Indeterminate
series</b></col> <fld>(Math.)</fld>, <cd>a series whose terms proceed by
the powers of an indeterminate quantity, sometimes also with
indeterminate exponents, or indeterminate coefficients.</cd></cs></p>

<p>-- <wordforms><wf>In`de*ter"mi*nate*ly</wf> <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>In`de*ter"mi*nate*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indetermination</ent><br/
<hw>In`de*ter`mi*na"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>determination</ets>: cf.
<ets>ind<eacute/termination</ets>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Lack of determination; an unsettled or wavering
state, as of the mind.</def> <rj><au>Jer. Taylor.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Lack of fixed or stated direction.</def>
<rj><au>Abp. Bramhall.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indetermined</ent><br/
<hw>In`de*ter"mined</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Undetermined.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indevirginate</ent><br/
<hw>In`de*vir"gin*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>In-</er> not, <er>Devirginate</er>.]</ety> <def>Not
devirginate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chapman.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indevote</ent><br/
<hw>In*de*vote"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>indevotus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>ind<eacute/vot</ets>. Cf.
<er>Indevout</er>.]</ety> <def>Not devoted.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Bentley. Clarendon.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indevotion</ent><br/
<hw>In`de*vo"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>indevotio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>ind<eacute/votion</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Lack of devotion; impiety; irreligion.</def> <ldquo/An age of
<xex>indevotion</xex>.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Jer. Taylor.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indevout</ent><br/
<hw>In*de*vout"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>devout</ets>. Cf. <er>Indevote</er>.]</ety>
<def>Not devout.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>In*de*vout"ly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indew</ent><br/
<hw>In*dew"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To indue.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Index</ent><br/
<hw>In"dex</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> E.
<plw>Indexes</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>, L. <plw>Indices</plw>
<pr>(#)</pr>(<?/).</plu> <ety>[L.: cf. F. <ets>index</ets>. See
<er>Indicate</er>, <er>Diction</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>That which points out; that which shows, indicates,
manifests, or discloses; <as>as, the increasing unemployment rate is an
<ex>index</ex> of how much the economy has slowed</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><q>Tastes are the <qex>indexes</qex> of the different qualities of
plants.</q> <rj><qau>Arbuthnot.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which guides, points out, informs, or directs;
a pointer or a hand that directs to anything, as the hand of a watch, a
movable finger or other form of pointer on a gauge, scale, or other
graduated instrument.</def> <specif>In</specif> <fld>(printing)</fld>,
<def>a sign [<hand/] (called also <altname>fist</altname>) used to
direct particular attention to a note or paragraph.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A table for facilitating reference to topics, names,
and the like, in a book, usually giving the page on which a particular
word or topic may be found; -- usually alphabetical in arrangement, and
printed at the end of the volume. Typically found only in non-fiction
books.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A prologue indicating what follows.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The second finger, that next to
the pollex (thumb), in the manus, or hand; the forefinger;
<altname>index finger</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>The figure or letter which shows
the power or root of a quantity; the exponent.</def> <plu>[In this sense
the plural is always <plw>indices</plw>.]</plu><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>The ratio, or formula expressing the ratio, of one
dimension of a thing to another dimension; <as>as, the vertical
<ex>index</ex> of the cranium</as>.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>A number providing a measure of some quantity
derived by a formula, usually a form of averaging, from multiple
quantities; -- used mostly in economics; <as>as, the <ex>index</ex> of
leading indicators; the <ex>index</ex> of industrial production; the
consumer price <ex>index</ex></as>. See, for example, the <er>consumer
price index</er>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>9.</sn> <fld>(computers)</fld> <def>A file containing a table
with the addresses of data items, arranged for rapid and convenient
search for the addresses.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>10.</sn> <fld>(computers)</fld> <def>A number which serves as a
label for a data item and also represents the address of a data item
within a table or array.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>11.</sn> <fld>(R. C. Ch.)</fld>, <def>The <cref>Index
prohibitorius</cref>, a catalogue of books which are forbidden by the
church to be read; also called <altname>Index of forbidden
books</altname> and <altname>Index Librorum
Prohibitorum</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Index error</b></col>, <cd>the error in the reading of a
mathematical instrument arising from the zero of the index not being in
complete adjustment with that of the limb, or with its theoretically
perfect position in the instrument; a correction to be applied to the
instrument readings equal to the error of the zero adjustment.</cd> --
<col><b>Index expurgatorius</b></col>. <ety>[L.]</ety> <cd>See
<cref>Index prohibitorius</cref> (below).</cd> -- <col><b>Index
finger</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Index</er>, 5.</cd> -- <col><b>Index
glass</b></col>, <cd>the mirror on the index of a quadrant, sextant,
etc.</cd> -- <col><b>Index hand</b></col>, <cd>the pointer or hand of a
clock, watch, or other registering machine; a hand that points to
something.</cd> -- <col><b>Index of a logarithm</b></col>
<fld>(Math.)</fld>, <cd>the integral part of the logarithm, and always
one less than the number of integral figures in the given number. It is
also called the <altname>characteristic</altname>.</cd> --
<mcol><col><b>Index of refraction</b></col>, <it>or</it>
<col><b>Refractive index</b></col></mcol> <fld>(Opt.)</fld>, <cd>the
number which expresses the ratio of the sine of the angle of incidence
to the sine of the angle of refraction. Thus the <xex>index of
refraction</xex> for sulphur is 2, because, when light passes out of air
into sulphur, the sine of the angle of incidence is double the sine of
the angle of refraction.</cd> -- <col><b>Index plate</b></col>, <cd>a
graduated circular plate, or one with circular rows of holes differently
spaced; used in machines for graduating circles, cutting gear teeth,
etc.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Index prohibitorius</b></col>
<ety>[L.]</ety>, or <col><b>Prohibitory index</b></col></mcol> <fld>(R.
C. Ch.)</fld>, <cd>a catalogue of books which are forbidden by the
church to be read; the <xex>index expurgatorius</xex> <ety>[L.]</ety>,
or <xex>expurgatory index</xex>, is a catalogue of books from which
passages marked as against faith or morals must be removed before
Catholics can read them. These catalogues are published with additions,
from time to time, by the Congregation of the Index, composed of
cardinals, theologians, etc., under the sanction of the pope.</cd>
<au>Hook.</au> -- <col><b>Index rerum</b></col> <ety>[L.]</ety>, <cd>a
tabulated and alphabetized notebook, for systematic preservation of
items, quotations, etc.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Index</ent><br/
<hw>In"dex</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Indexed</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Indexing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To provide with an
index or table of references; to put into an index; <as>as, to
<ex>index</ex> a book, or its contents</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Economics)</fld> <def>To adjust (wages, prices,
taxes, etc.) automatically so as to compensate for changes in prices,
usually as measured by the <er>consumer price index</er> or other
economic measure. Its purpose is usually to compensate for
inflation.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To insert (a word, name, file folder, etc.) into an
index or into an indexed arrangement; <as>as, to <ex>index</ex> a
contract under its date of signing</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>indexation</ent><br/
<hw>indexation</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a system of economic regulation
in which wages and interest are tied to the cost-of-living index in
order to compensate for the effects of inflation.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indexer</ent><br/
<hw>In"dex*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who makes an
index.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indexical</ent><br/
<hw>In*dex"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of, pertaining
to, or like, an index; having the form of an index.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indexically</ent><br/
<hw>In*dex"ic*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In the manner of an
index.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indexterity</ent><br/
<hw>In`dex*ter"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>dexterity</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>indext<eacute/rit<eacute/</ets>.]</ety> <def>Lack of dexterity or
readiness, especially in the use of the hands; clumsiness;
awkwardness.</def> <rj><au>Harvey.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>India</ent><br/
<hw>In"di*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Indian</er>.]</ety> <def>A country in Southern Asia; the two
peninsulas of Hither and Farther India; in a restricted sense, Hither
India, or Hindostan.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>India ink</b></col>, <cd>a nearly black pigment brought
chiefly from China, used for water colors. It is in rolls, or in square,
and consists of lampblack or ivory black and animal glue. Called also
<altname>China ink</altname>. The true India ink is sepia. See
<er>Sepia</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>India matting</b></col>, <cd>floor
matting made in China, India, etc., from grass and reeds; -- also called
<altname>Canton matting</altname> <it>or</it> <altname>China
matting</altname>.</cd> -- <col><b>India paper</b></col>, <cd>a variety
of Chinese paper, of smooth but not glossy surface, used for printing
from engravings, woodcuts, etc.</cd> -- <col><b>India proof</b></col>
<fld>(Engraving)</fld>, <cd>a proof impression from an engraved plate,
taken on India paper.</cd> -- <col><b>India rubber</b></col>. <cd>See
<er>Caoutchouc</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>India-rubber tree</b></col>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>any tree yielding caoutchouc, but especially the
East Indian <spn>Ficus elastica</spn>, often cultivated for its large,
shining, elliptical leaves.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indiadem</ent><br/
<hw>In*di"a*dem</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To place or set in a diadem,
as a gem or gems.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indiaman</ent><br/
<hw>In"di*a*man</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Indiamen</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <def>A large vessel in the
India trade.</def> <rj><au>Macaulay.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indian</ent><br/
<hw>In"di*an</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From
<ets>India</ets>, and this fr. <ets>Indus</ets>, the name of a river in
Asia, L. <ets>Indus</ets>, Gr. <?/, OPers. <ets>Hindu</ets>, name of the
land on the Indus, Skr. <ets>sindhu</ets> river, the Indus. Cf.
<er>Hindu</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to India proper; also to the East
Indies, or, sometimes, to the West Indies.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the aborigines, or Indians, of
America; <as>as, <ex>Indian</ex> wars; the <ex>Indian</ex>
tomahawk.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Made of maize or Indian corn; <as>as,
<ex>Indian</ex> corn, <ex>Indian</ex> meal, <ex>Indian</ex> bread, and
the like</as>.</def> <mark>[U.S.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Indian</b></col> bay <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a lauraceous
tree (<spn>Persea Indica</spn>).</cd> -- <col><b>Indian bean</b></col>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a name of the catalpa.</cd> -- <col><b>Indian
berry</b></col>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <cd>Same as <er>Cocculus
indicus</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Indian bread</b></col>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<cd>Same as <er>Cassava</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Indian club</b></col>,
<cd>a wooden club, which is swung by the hand for gymnastic
exercise.</cd> -- <col><b>Indian cordage</b></col>, <cd>cordage made of
the fibers of cocoanut husk.</cd> -- <col><b>Indian cress</b></col>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>nasturtium. See <er>Nasturtium</er>, 2.</cd> --
<col><b>Indian cucumber</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a plant of the
genus <gen>Medeola</gen> (<spn>Medeola Virginica</spn>), a common in
woods in the United States. The white rootstock has a taste like
cucumbers.</cd> -- <col><b>Indian currant</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>,
<cd>a plant of the genus <gen>Symphoricarpus</gen> (<spn>Symphoricarpus
vulgaris</spn>), bearing small red berries.</cd> -- <col><b>Indian
dye</b></col>, <cd>the puccoon.</cd> -- <col><b>Indian fig</b></col>.
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>The banyan. See <er>Banyan</er>.</cd>
<sd>(b)</sd> <cd>The prickly pear.</cd> -- <col><b>Indian
file</b></col>, <cd>single file; arrangement of persons in a row
following one after another, the usual way among Indians of traversing
woods, especially when on the war path.</cd> -- <col><b>Indian
fire</b></col>, <cd>a pyrotechnic composition of sulphur, niter, and
realgar, burning with a brilliant white light.</cd> -- <col><b>Indian
grass</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a coarse, high grass
(<spn>Chrysopogon nutans</spn>), common in the southern portions of the
United States; wood grass.</cd> <au>Gray.</au> -- <col><b>Indian
hemp</b></col>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A plant of the genus
<gen>Apocynum</gen> (<spn>Apocynum cannabinum</spn>), having a milky
juice, and a tough, fibrous bark, whence the name. The root it used in
medicine and is both emetic and cathartic in properties.</cd>
<sd>(b)</sd> <cd>The variety of common hemp (<spn>Cannabis
Indica</spn>), from which hasheesh is obtained.</cd> -- <col><b>Indian
mallow</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>the velvet leaf (<spn>Abutilon
Avicenn<ae/</spn>). See <er>Abutilon</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Indian
meal</b></col>, <cd>ground corn or maize.</cd> <mark>[U.S.]</mark> --
<col><b>Indian millet</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a tall annual
grass (<spn>Sorghum vulgare</spn>), having many varieties, among which
are broom corn, Guinea corn, durra, and the Chinese sugar cane. It is
called also <altname>Guinea corn</altname>. See <er>Durra</er>.</cd> --
<col><b>Indian ox</b></col> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>the zebu.</cd> --
<col><b>Indian paint</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Bloodroot</er>.</cd> --
<col><b>Indian paper</b></col>. <cd>See <cref>India paper</cref>, under
<er>India</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Indian physic</b></col>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a plant of two species of the genus
<gen>Gillenia</gen> (<spn>Gillenia trifoliata</spn>, and <spn>Gillenia
stipulacea</spn>), common in the United States, the roots of which are
used in medicine as a mild emetic; -- called also <altname>American
ipecac</altname>, and <altname>bowman's root</altname>.</cd>
<au>Gray.</au> -- <col><b>Indian pink</b></col>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<sd>(a)</sd> <cd>The Cypress vine (<spn>Ipom<oe/a Quamoclit</spn>); --
so called in the West Indies.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>See <cref>China
pink</cref>, under <er>China</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Indian pipe</b></col>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a low, fleshy herb (<spn>Monotropa
uniflora</spn>), growing in clusters in dark woods, and having scalelike
leaves, and a solitary nodding flower. The whole plant is waxy white,
but turns black in drying.</cd> -- <col><b>Indian plantain</b></col>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a name given to several species of the genus
<gen>Cacalia</gen>, tall herbs with composite white flowers, common
through the United States in rich woods.</cd> <au>Gray.</au> --
<col><b>Indian poke</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a plant usually
known as the <altname>white hellebore</altname> (<spn>Veratrum
viride</spn>).</cd> -- <col><b>Indian pudding</b></col>, <cd>a pudding
of which the chief ingredients are Indian meal, milk, and molasses.</cd>
-- <col><b>Indian purple</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A dull purple
color.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>The pigment of the same name, intensely
blue and black.</cd> -- <col><b>Indian red</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A
purplish red earth or pigment composed of a silicate of iron and
alumina, with magnesia. It comes from the Persian Gulf. Called also
<altname>Persian red</altname>.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>See
<er>Almagra</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Indian rice</b></col>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a reedlike water grass. See <er>Rice</er>.</cd>
-- <col><b>Indian shot</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a plant of the
genus <gen>Canna</gen> (<spn>Canna Indica</spn>). The hard black seeds
are as large as swan shot. See <er>Canna</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Indian
summer</b></col>, <cd>in the United States, a period of warm and
pleasant weather occurring late in autumn. See under
<er>Summer</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Indian tobacco</b></col>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a species of <gen>Lobelia</gen>. See
<er>Lobelia</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Indian turnip</b></col>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>an American plant of the genus
<gen>Aris<ae/ma</gen>. <spn>Aris<ae/ma triphyllum</spn> has a wrinkled
farinaceous root resembling a small turnip, but with a very acrid juice.
See <er>Jack in the Pulpit</er>, and <er>Wake-robin</er>.</cd> --
<col><b>Indian wheat</b></col>, <cd>maize or Indian corn.</cd> --
<col><b>Indian yellow</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>An intense rich yellow
color, deeper than gamboge but less pure than cadmium.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd>
<cd>See <er>Euxanthin</er>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indian</ent><br/
<hw>In"di*an</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A
native or inhabitant of India.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One of the aboriginal inhabitants of America; -- so
called originally from the supposed identity of America with
India.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indianan</ent><br/
<hw>Indianan</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a resident of Indiana.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Hoosier.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indian corn</ent><br/
<hw>Indian corn</hw> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <def>A cereal plant of the genus
<gen>Zea</gen> (<spn>Zea Mays</spn>), also simply called
<altname>corn</altname>, used widely as a food; the maize, a native
plant of America;</def> <specif>more specifically:</specif> <def>a
primitive variety of <spn>Zea Mays</spn> having variegated kernels on
each cob, in distinction from the more commonly used <contr>yellow
corn</contr>; it is often used as decoration at Thanksgiving time. See
<er>Corn</er>, and <er>Maize</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ In modern American usage, the word <ex>corn</ex> when
unmodified usually refers to yellow corn, and <ex>Indian corn</ex>
refers to the variegated variety.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indianeer</ent><br/
<hw>In`di*an*eer"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>
<def>An Indiaman.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>India rubber</ent><br/
<hw>In"di*a rub"ber</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>See
<er>Caoutchouc</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>India steel</ent><br/
<hw>In"di*a steel</hw>. <def>Same as <er>Wootz</er>.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indical</ent><br/
<hw>In"dic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From L.
<ets>index</ets>, <ets>indicis</ets>, an index.]</ety>
<def>Indexical.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Fuller.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indican</ent><br/
<hw>In"di*can</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Indigo</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A glucoside
(<chform>C14H17NO6</chform>) obtained from woad (indigo plant,
<spn>Isatis Tinctoria</spn>) and other plants (see <er>indigo</er>), as
a yellow or light brown sirup. When purified it is obtained as
spear-shaped crystals. It has a nauseous bitter taste. By the action of
acids, enzymes, etc., it breaks down into sugar and indigo. It is the
source of <cnvto>natural indigo</cnvto>. Chemically it is the
3-glucoside of indole,
<chname>H-indol-3-yl-<beta/-D-glucopyranoside</chname>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Physiol. Chem.)</fld> <def>An indigo-forming
substance, found in urine, and other animal fluids, and convertible into
red and blue indigo (<xex>urrhodin</xex> and <xex>uroglaucin</xex>).
Chemically, it is indoxyl sulphate of potash,
<chform>C8H6NSO4K</chform>, and is derived from the indol formed in the
alimentary canal. Called also <altname>uroxanthin</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indicant</ent><br/
<hw>In"di*cant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>indicans</ets>, p. pr. <ets>indicare</ets>. See
<er>Indicate</er>.]</ety> <def>Serving to point out, as a remedy;
indicating.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Indicant</ent><br/
<hw>In"di*cant</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>That which indicates or points
out; <as>as, an <ex>indicant</ex> of the remedy for a
disease</as>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Indicate</ent><br/
<hw>In"di*cate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Indicated</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Indicating</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L.
<ets>indicatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>indicare</ets> to indicate; pref.
<ets>in-</ets> in + <ets>dicare</ets> to proclaim; akin to
<ets>dicere</ets> to say. See <er>Diction</er>, and cf. <er>Indict</er>,
<er>Indite</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To point out; to discover; to direct to a knowledge
of; to show; to make known.</def><br/
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<p><q>That turns and turns to <qex>indicate</qex><br/
From what point blows the weather.</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>To show or manifest by symptoms;
to point to as the proper remedies; <as>as, great prostration of
strength <ex>indicates</ex> the use of stimulants</as>. Opposite of
<ant>contraindicate</ant>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Mach.)</fld> <def>To investigate the condition or
power of, as of steam engine, by means of an indicator.</def></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To show; mark; signify; denote; discover;
evidence; evince; manifest; declare; specify; explain; exhibit; present;
reveal; disclose; display.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Indicated</ent><br/
<hw>In"di*ca`ted</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Shown; denoted;
registered; measured.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Indicated power</b></col>. <cd>See <cref>Indicated horse
power</cref>, under <er>Horse power</er>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Indication</ent><br/
<hw>In`di*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>indicatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>indication</ets>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Act of pointing out or indicating.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which serves to indicate or point out; mark;
token; sign; symptom; evidence.</def><br/
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<p><q>The frequent stops they make in the most convenient places are
plain <qex>indications</qex> of their weariness.</q>
<rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Discovery made; information.</def>
<rj><au>Bentley.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Explanation; display.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Any symptom or occurrence in a
disease, which serves to direct to suitable remedies. Opposite of
<ant>contraindication</ant>.</def></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Proof; demonstration; sign; token; mark;
evidence; signal.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Indicative</ent><br/
<hw>In*dic"a*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>indicativus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>indicatif</ets>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Pointing out; bringing to notice; giving intimation
or knowledge of something not visible or obvious.</def><br/
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<p><q>That truth is productive of utility, and utility
<qex>indicative</qex> of truth, may be thus proved.</q> <rj><qau>Bp.
Warburton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Fine Arts)</fld> <def>Suggestive; representing the
whole by a part, as a fleet by a ship, a forest by a tree,
etc.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Indicative mood</b></col> <fld>(Gram.)</fld>, <cd>that
mood or form of the verb which indicates, that is, which simply affirms
or denies or inquires; <as>as, he <examp>writes</examp>; he <examp>is
not writing</examp>; <examp>has</examp> the mail
<examp>arrived</examp>?</as></cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Indicative</ent><br/
<hw>In*dic"a*tive</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>The
indicative mood.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Indicatively</ent><br/
<hw>In*dic"a*tive*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an indicative manner;
in a way to show or signify.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Indicator</ent><br/
<hw>In"di*ca`tor</hw> <pr>(<icr/n"d<icr/*k<amac/`t<etil/r)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.: cf. F. <ets>indicateur</ets>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>One who, or that which, shows or points out; <as>as,
a fare <ex>indicator</ex> in a street car</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mach.)</fld> <def>A pressure gauge; a water gauge,
as for a steam boiler; an apparatus or instrument for showing the
working of a machine or moving part</def>; as: <sd>(a)</sd> <fld>(Steam
Engine)</fld> <def>An instrument which draws a diagram showing the
varying pressure in the cylinder of an engine or pump at every point of
the stroke. It consists of a small cylinder communicating with the
engine cylinder and fitted with a piston which the varying pressure
drives upward more or less against the resistance of a spring. A lever
imparts motion to a pencil which traces the diagram on a card wrapped
around a vertical drum which is turned back and forth by a string
connected with the piston rod of the engine. See <cref>Indicator
card</cref> (below).</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A telltale connected with a
hoisting machine, to show, at the surface, the position of the cage in
the shaft of a mine, etc.</def><br/
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<p><-- p. 752 --></p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <def>The part of an instrument by
which an effect is indicated, as an index or pointer.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>Any bird of the genus
<gen>Indicator</gen> and allied genera. See <cref>Honey guide</cref>,
under <er>Honey</er>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>That which indicates the
condition of acidity, alkalinity, or the deficiency, excess, or
sufficiency of a standard reagent, by causing an appearance,
disappearance, or change of color, as in titration or volumetric
analysis.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ The common indicators are litmus, trop<ae/olin, phenol
phthalein, potassic permanganate, etc.</note><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Indicator card</b></col>, <cd>the figure drawn by an
engine indicator, by means of which the working of the engine can be
investigated and its power calculated. The Illustration shows one form
of indicator card, from a steam engine, together with scales by which
the pressure of the steam above or below that of the atmosphere,
corresponding to any position of the engine piston in its stroke, can be
measured. Called also <altname>indicator diagram</altname>.</cd> --
<col><b>Indicator telegraph</b></col>, <cd>a telegraph in which the
signals are the deflections of a magnetic needle, as in the
trans-Atlantic system.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Indicatory</ent><br/
<hw>In"di*ca*to*ry</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Serving to
show or make known; showing; indicative; signifying; implying.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indicatrix</ent><br/
<hw>In`di*ca"trix</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.]</ety>
<fld>(Geom. of Three Dimensions)</fld> <def>A certain conic section
supposed to be drawn in the tangent plane to any surface, and used to
determine the accidents of curvature of the surface at the point of
contact. The curve is similar to the intersection of the surface with a
parallel to the tangent plane and indefinitely near it. It is an ellipse
when the curvature is synclastic, and an hyperbola when the curvature is
anticlastic.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Indicavit</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>In`di*ca"vit</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., he has
indicated.]</ety> <fld>(Eng. Law)</fld> <def>A writ of prohibition
against proceeding in the spiritual court in certain cases, when the
suit belongs to the common-law courts.</def> <rj><au>Wharton (Law
Dict.).</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Indice</ent><br/
<hw>In"dice</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>indice</ets>
indication, index. See <er>Index</er>.]</ety> <def>Index;
indication.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indices</ent><br/
<hw>In"di*ces</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <def>See
<er>Index</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Indicia</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>In*di"ci*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[L., pl. of
<ets>indicium</ets>, fr. <ets>index</ets> an index.]</ety>
<fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Discriminating marks; signs; tokens; indications;
appearances.</def> <rj><au>Burrill.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Indicible</ent><br/
<hw>In*dic"i*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety>
<def>Unspeakable.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Indicolite</ent><br/
<hw>In*dic"o*lite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>indicum</ets> indigo + <ets>-lite</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>indicolithe</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A variety of
tourmaline of an indigo-blue color.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indict</ent><br/
<hw>In*dict"</hw> <pr>(<icr/n*d<imac/t")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Indicted</conjf>
<pr>(<icr/n*d<imac/t"<ecr/d)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Indicting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>enditen</ets>. See
<er>Indite</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To write; to compose; to dictate; to indite.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To appoint publicly or by authority; to proclaim or
announce.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>I am told shall have no Lent <qex>indicted</qex> this year.</q>
<rj><qau>Evelyn.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>To charge with a crime, in due form
of law, by the finding or presentment of a grand jury; to bring an
indictment against; <as>as, to <ex>indict</ex> a man for arson</as>. It
is the peculiar province of a grand jury to <ex>indict</ex>, as it is of
a house of representatives to <contr>impeach</contr>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indictable</ent><br/
<hw>In*dict"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of
being, or liable to be, indicted; subject to indictment; <as>as, an
<ex>indictable</ex> offender or offense</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indictee</ent><br/
<hw>In`dict*ee"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A
person indicted.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indicter</ent><br/
<hw>In*dict"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
indicts.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indiction</ent><br/
<hw>In*dic"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>indictio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>indiction</ets>. See <er>Indict</er>,
<er>Indite</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Declaration; proclamation; public notice or
appointment.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <ldquo/<xex>Indiction</xex> of a
war.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Secular princes did use to indict, or permit the
<qex>indiction</qex> of, synods of bishops.</q> <rj><qau>Jer.
Taylor.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A cycle of fifteen years.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ This mode of reckoning time is said to have been
introduced by Constantine the Great, in connection with the payment of
tribute. It was adopted at various times by the Greek emperors of
Constantinople, the popes, and the parliaments of France. Through the
influence of the popes, it was extensively used in the ecclesiastical
chronology of the Middle Ages. The number of indictions was reckoned at
first from 312 <sc>a. d.</sc>, but since the twelfth century it has been
reckoned from the birth of Christ. The papal indiction is the only one
ever used at the present day. To find the indiction and year of the
indiction by the first method, subtract 312 from the given year <sc>a.
d.</sc>, and divide by 15; by the second method, add 3 to the given year
<sc>a. d.</sc>, and the divide by 15. In either case, the quotient is
the number of the current indiction, and the remainder the year of the
indiction. See <cref>Cycle of indiction</cref>, under
<er>Cycle</er>.</note><br/
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<p><ent>Indictive</ent><br/
<hw>In*dic"tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>indictivus</ets>. See <er>Indict</er>.]</ety> <def>Proclaimed;
declared; public.</def> <rj><au>Kennet.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indictment</ent><br/
<hw>In*dict"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
<er>Inditement</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of indicting, or the state of being
indicted.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The formal statement of an offense,
as framed by the prosecuting authority of the State, and found by the
grand jury.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ To the validity of an indictment a finding by the grand
jury is essential, while an information rests only on presentation by
the prosecuting authority.</note><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>An accusation in general; a formal
accusation.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Bill of indictment</b></col>. <cd>See under
<er>Bill</er>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Indictor</ent><br/
<hw>In*dict"or</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Law)</fld>
<def>One who indicts.</def> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indies</ent><br/
<hw>In"dies</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <def>A name designating
the East Indies, also the West Indies.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Our king has all the <qex>Indies</qex> in his arms.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Indifference</ent><br/
<hw>In*dif"fer*ence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>indifferentia</ets> similarity, lack of difference: cf. F.
<ets>indiff<eacute/rence</ets>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality or state of being indifferent, or not
making a difference; lack of sufficient importance to constitute a
difference; absence of weight; insignificance.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Passableness; mediocrity.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Impartiality; freedom from prejudice, prepossession,
or bias.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>He . . . is far from such <qex>indifference</qex> and equity as
ought and must be in judges which he saith I assign.</q> <rj><qau>Sir T.
More.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Absence of anxiety or interest in respect to what is
presented to the mind; unconcernedness; <as>as, entire
<ex>indifference</ex> to all that occurs</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q><qex>Indifference</qex> can not but be criminal, when it is
conversant about objects which are so far from being of an indifferent
nature, that they are highest importance.</q>
<rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Carelessness; negligence; unconcern; apathy;
insensibility; coldness; lukewarmness.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Indifferency</ent><br/
<hw>In*dif"fer*en*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Absence of
interest in, or influence from, anything; unconcernedness; equilibrium;
indifferentism; indifference.</def> <rj><au>Gladstone.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>To give ourselves to a detestable <qex>indifferency</qex> or
neutrality in this cause.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Moral liberty . . . does not, after all, consist in a power of
<qex>indifferency</qex>, or in a power of choosing without regard to
motives.</q> <rj><qau>Hazlitt.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indifferent</ent><br/
<hw>In*dif"fer*ent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>indiff<eacute/rent</ets>, L. <ets>indifferens</ets>. See
<er>In-</er> not, and <er>Different</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Not making a difference; having no influence or
preponderating weight; involving no preference, concern, or attention;
of no account; without significance or importance.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Dangers are to me <qex>indifferent</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Everything in the world is <qex>indifferent</qex> but sin.</q>
<rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>His slightest and most <qex>indifferent</qex> acts . . . were
odious in the clergyman's sight.</q> <rj><qau>Hawthorne.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Neither particularly good, not very bad; of a middle
state or quality; passable; mediocre.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The staterooms are in <qex>indifferent</qex> order.</q>
<rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Not inclined to one side, party, or choice more than
to another; neutral; impartial.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>Indifferent</qex> in his choice to sleep or die.</q>
<rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Feeling no interest, anxiety, or care, respecting
anything; unconcerned; inattentive; apathetic; heedless; <as>as, to be
<ex>indifferent</ex> to the welfare of one's family</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>It was a law of Solon, that any person who, in the civil
commotions of the republic, remained neuter, or an
<qex>indifferent</qex> spectator of the contending parties, should be
condemned to perpetual banishment.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Free from bias or prejudice;
impartial; unbiased; disinterested.</def><br/
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<p><q>In choice of committees for ripening business for the counsel, it
is better to choose <qex>indifferent</qex> persons than to make an
indifferency by putting in those that are strong on both sides.</q>
<rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Indifferent tissue</b></col> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>, <cd>the
primitive, embryonic, undifferentiated tissue, before conversion into
connective, muscular, nervous, or other definite tissue.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Indifferent</ent><br/
<hw>In*dif"fer*ent</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>To a moderate degree;
passably; tolerably.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <ldquo/News
<xex>indifferent</xex> good.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Indifferentism</ent><br/
<hw>In*dif"fer*ent*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>indiff<eacute/rentisme</ets>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>State of indifference; lack of interest or
earnestness; especially, a systematic apathy regarding what is true or
false in religion or philosophy; agnosticism.</def><br/
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<p><q>The <qex>indifferentism</qex> which equalizes all religions and
gives equal rights to truth and error.</q> <rj><qau>Cardinal
Manning.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Metaph.)</fld> <def>Same as
<er>Identism</er>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(R. C. Ch.)</fld> <def>A heresy consisting in an
unconcern for any particular creed, provided the morals be right and
good.</def> <rj><au>Gregory XVI.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Indifferentist</ent><br/
<hw>In*dif"fer*ent*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One governed by
indifferentism.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Indifferently</ent><br/
<hw>In*dif"fer*ent*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an indifferent
manner; without distinction or preference; impartially; without concern,
wish, affection, or aversion; tolerably; passably.</def><br/
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<p><q>That they may truly and <qex>indifferently</qex> minister justice,
to the punishment of wickedness and vice, and to the maintenance of thy
true religion, and virtue.</q> <rj><qau>Book of Com. Prayer [Eng.
Ed.]</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Set honor in one eye and death i' the other,<br/
And I will look on both <qex>indifferently</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>I hope it may <qex>indifferently</qex> entertain your lordship at
an unbending hour.</q> <rj><qau>Rowe.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Indifulvin</ent><br/
<hw>In`di*ful"vin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Indi</ets>can + L. <ets>fulvus</ets> reddish yellow.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A reddish resinous substance, obtained from
indican.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Indifuscin</ent><br/
<hw>In`di*fus"cin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Indi</ets>can + L. <ets>fuscus</ets> dusky.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A brown amorphous powder, obtained from
indican.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Indigeen</ent><br/
<hw>In"di*geen</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as
<er>Indigene</er>.</def> <rj><au>Darwin.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Indigence</ent><br/
<hw>In"di*gence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>indigentia</ets>: cf. F. <ets>indigence</ets>. See
<er>Indigent</er>.]</ety> <def>The condition of being indigent; lack of
estate, or means of comfortable subsistence; penury; poverty; <as>as,
helpless <ex>indigence</ex></as>.</def> <rj><au>Cowper.</au></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Poverty; penury; destitution; want; need;
privation; lack. See <er>Poverty</er>.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Indigency</ent><br/
<hw>In"di*gen*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Indigence.</def><br/
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<p><q>New <qex>indigencies</qex> founded upon new desires.</q>
<rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Indigene</ent><br/
<hw>In"di*gene</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>indigena</ets>: cf. F. <ets>indig<egrave/ne</ets>. See
<er>Indigenous</er>.]</ety> <def>One born in a country; an aboriginal
animal or plant; an autochthon.</def> <rj><au>Evelyn.
Tylor.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Indigenous</ent><br/
<hw>In*dig"e*nous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>indigenus</ets>, <ets>indigena</ets>, fr. OL. <ets>indu</ets> (fr.
<ets>in</ets> in) + the root of L. <ets>gignere</ets> to beget, bear.
See <er>In</er>, and <er>Gender</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Native; produced, growing, or living, naturally in a
country or climate; not exotic; not imported.</def><br/
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<p><q>Negroes were all transported from Africa and are not
<qex>indigenous</qex> or proper natives of America.</q> <rj><qau>Sir T.
Browne.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>In America, cotton, being <qex>indigenous</qex>, is cheap.</q>
<rj><qau>Lion Playas.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Native; inherent; innate.</def><br/
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<p><q>Joy and hope are emotions <qex>indigenous</qex> to the human
mind.</q> <rj><qau>I. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Indigent</ent><br/
<hw>In"di*gent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>indigent</ets>, L. <ets>indigens</ets>, p. p. of
<ets>indigere</ets> to stand in need of, fr. OL. <ets>indu</ets> (fr.
<ets>in-</ets> in) + L. <ets>egere</ets> to be needy, to
need.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Wanting; void; free; destitute; -- used with
<xex>of</xex>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Destitute of property or means of comfortable
subsistence; needy; poor; in want; necessitous.</def><br/
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<p><q><qex>Indigent</qex> faint souls past corporal toil.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Charity consists in relieving the <qex>indigent</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Indigently</ent><br/
<hw>In"di*gent*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an indigent
manner.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Indigest</ent><br/
<hw>In`di*gest"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>indigestus</ets> unarranged. See <er>Indigested</er>.]</ety>
<def>Crude; unformed; unorganized; undigested.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<ldquo/A chaos rude and <xex>indigest</xex>.<rdquo/ <au>W. Browne.</au>
<ldquo/Monsters and things <xex>indigest</xex>.<rdquo/
<au>Shak.</au><br/
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<p><ent>Indigest</ent><br/
<hw>In`di*gest"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Something indigested.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Indigested</ent><br/
<hw>In`di*gest"ed</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>in-</ets> not +
<ets>digested</ets>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Not digested; undigested.</def>
<ldquo/<xex>Indigested</xex> food.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Not resolved; not regularly disposed and arranged;
not methodical; crude; <as>as, an <ex>indigested</ex> array of
facts</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>In hot reformations . . . the whole is generally crude, harsh, and
<qex>indigested</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>This, like an <qex>indigested</qex> meteor, appeared and
disappeared almost at the same time.</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Not in a state
suitable for healing; -- said of wounds.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Not
ripened or suppurated; -- said of an abscess or its contents.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Not softened by heat, hot water, or steam.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Indigestedness</ent><br/
<hw>In`di*gest"ed*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or quality of
being undigested; crudeness.</def> <rj><au>Bp. Burnet.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Indigestibility</ent><br/
<hw>In*di*gest`i*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
state or quality of being indigestible; indigestibleness.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Indigestible</ent><br/
<hw>In`di*gest"i*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>indigestibilis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>indigestible</ets>. See
<er>In-</er> not, and <er>Digest</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Not digestible; not readily soluble in the digestive
juices; not easily convertible into products fitted for
absorption.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Not digestible in the mind; distressful;
intolerable; <as>as, an <ex>indigestible</ex> simile</as>.</def>
<rj><au>T. Warton.</au></rj></p>

<p>-- <wordforms><wf>In`di*gest"i*ble*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> --
<wf>In`di*gest"i*bly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><ent>indigestibleness</ent><br/
<hw>indigestibleness</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the property of being
difficult to digest.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> indigestibility.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Indigestion</ent><br/
<hw>In`di*ges"tion</hw> <pr>(?; 106)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>indigestio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>indigestion</ets>. See <er>In-</er>
not, and <er>Digest</er>.]</ety> <def>Discomfort due to a lack of proper
digestive action; a failure of the normal changes which food should
undergo in the alimentary canal; dyspepsia; incomplete or difficult
digestion.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Indigitate</ent><br/
<hw>In*dig"i*tate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> in + L. <ets>digitus</ets> finger.]</ety> <def>To
communicate ideas by the fingers; to show or compute by the
fingers.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Indigitate</ent><br/
<hw>In*dig"i*tate</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Indigitated</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Indigitating</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To
point out with the finger; to indicate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>The depressing this finger, . . . in the right hand
<qex>indigitates</qex> six hundred.</q> <rj><qau>Sir T.
Browne.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Indigitation</ent><br/
<hw>In*dig`i*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of
pointing out as with the finger; indication.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Dr. H. More.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Indiglucin</ent><br/
<hw>In`di*glu"cin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Indi</ets>can + <ets>glucin</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>The variety of sugar (glucose) obtained from the glucoside indican.
It is unfermentable, but reduces Fehling's solution.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Indign</ent><br/
<hw>In*dign"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>indignus</ets>; pref. <ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>dignus</ets>
worthy: cf. F. <ets>indigne</ets>. See <er>Dignity</er>.]</ety>
<def>Unworthy; undeserving; disgraceful; degrading.</def>
<rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>Counts it scorn to draw<br/
Comfort <qex>indign</qex> from any meaner thing.</q>
<rj><qau>Trench.</qau></rj></p>

<p><ent>Indignancy</ent><br/
<ent>Indignance</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>In*dig"nance</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>In*dig"nan*cy</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>Indignation.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Indignant</ent><br/
<hw>In*dig"nant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>indignans</ets>, <ets>-antis</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>indignari</ets>
to be indignant, disdain. See <er>Indign</er>.]</ety> <def>Affected with
indignation; wrathful; passionate; irate; feeling wrath, as when a
person is exasperated by unworthy or unjust treatment, by a mean action,
or by a degrading accusation.</def><br/
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<p><q>He strides <qex>indignant</qex>, and with haughty cries<br/
To single fight the fairy prince defies.</q>
<rj><qau>Tickell.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Indignantly</ent><br/
<hw>In*dig"nant*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an indignant
manner.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Indignation</ent><br/
<hw>In`dig*na"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>indignation</ets>, L. <ets>indignatio</ets>. See
<er>Indign</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The feeling excited by that which is unworthy, base,
or disgraceful; anger mingled with contempt, disgust, or
abhorrence.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q><qex>Indignation</qex> expresses a strong and elevated
disapprobation of mind, which is also inspired by something flagitious
in the conduct of another.</q> <rj><qau>Cogan.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>When Haman saw Mordecai in the king's gate, that he stood not up,
nor moved for him, he was full of <qex>indignation</qex> against
Mordecai.</q> <rj><qau>Esther v. 9.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The effect of anger; punishment.</def>
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>Hide thyself . . . until the <qex>indignation</qex> be
overpast.</q> <rj><qau>Is. xxvi. 20.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Anger; ire wrath; fury; rage. See
<er>Anger</er>.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Indignify</ent><br/
<hw>In*dig"ni*fy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>indignus</ets> unworthy + <ets>-fy</ets>.]</ety> <def>To treat
disdainfully or with indignity; to contemn.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Indignity</ent><br/
<hw>In*dig"ni*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Indignities</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L.
<ets>indignitas</ets>: cf. F. <ets>indignit<eacute/</ets>. See
<er>Indign</er>.]</ety> <def>Any action toward another which manifests
contempt for him; an offense against personal dignity; unmerited
contemptuous treatment; contumely; incivility or injury, accompanied
with insult.</def><br/
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<p><q>How might a prince of my great hopes forget<br/
So great <qex>indignities</qex> you laid upon me?</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>A person of so great place and worth constrained to endure so foul
<qex>indignities</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Hooker.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Indignly</ent><br/
<hw>In*dign"ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Unworthily.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Indigo</ent><br/
<hw>In"di*go</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Indigoes</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[F. <ets>indigo</ets>, Sp.
<ets>indigo</ets>, <ets>indico</ets>, L. <ets>indicum</ets> indigo, fr.
<ets>Indicus</ets> Indian. See <er>Indian</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A kind of deep blue, one of the seven prismatic
colors.</def><br/
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<p><-- p. 753 --></p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A blue dyestuff obtained from
several plants belonging to very different genera and orders, such as,
the woad, <spn>Isatis tinctoria</spn> (family <fam>Cruciferae</fam>),
<spn>Indigofera suffroticosa</spn>, <spn>Indigofera tinctoria</spn>
(family <fam>Leguminosae</fam>), <spn>Indigofera Anil</spn>, <spn>Nereum
tinctorium</spn>, <spn>Polygonum tinctorium</spn> Ait. (family
<fam>Polygonaceae</fam>), etc.; called also <altname>natural
indigo</altname>. It is a dark blue earthy substance, tasteless and
odorless, with a copper-violet luster when rubbed. Indigo does not exist
in the plants as such, but is obtained by decomposition of the glycoside
<er>indican</er>.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ Commercial indigo contains the essential coloring
principle <xex>indigo blue</xex> or <xex>indigotine</xex>, with several
other dyes; as, <xex>indigo red</xex>, <xex>indigo brown</xex>, etc.,
and various impurities. Indigo is insoluble in ordinary reagents, with
the exception of strong sulphuric acid.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Chinese indigo</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>,
<cd><spn>Isatis indigotica</spn>, a kind of woad.</cd> -- <col><b>Wild
indigo</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>the American herb <spn>Baptisia
tinctoria</spn> which yields a poor quality of indigo, as do several
other species of the same genus.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Indigo</ent><br/
<hw>In"di*go</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having the color of,
pertaining to, or derived from, indigo.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Indigo berry</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>the fruit
of the West Indian shrub <spn>Randia aculeata</spn>, used as a blue
dye.</cd> -- <col><b>Indigo bird</b></col> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>a
small North American finch (<spn>Cyanospiza cyanea</spn>). The male is
indigo blue in color. Called also <altname>indigo
bunting</altname>.</cd> -- <col><b>Indigo blue</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd>
<cd>The essential coloring material of commercial indigo, from which it
is obtained as a dark blue earthy powder, with a reddish luster,
<chform>C16H10N2O2</chform>, which may be crystallized by sublimation.
Indigo blue is also made from artificial amido cinnamic acid, and from
artificial isatine; and these methods are of great commercial
importance. Called also <altname>indigotin</altname>.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd>
<cd>A dark, dull blue color like the indigo of commerce.</cd> --
<col><b>Indigo brown</b></col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>a brown resinous
substance found in crude indigo.</cd> -- <col><b>Indigo copper</b></col>
<fld>(Min.)</fld>, <cd>covellite.</cd> -- <col><b>Indigo
green</b></col>, <cd>a green obtained from indigo.</cd> --
<col><b>Indigo plant</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a leguminous plant
of several species (genus <gen>Indigofera</gen>), from which indigo is
prepared. The different varieties are natives of Asia, Africa, and
America. Several species are cultivated, of which the most important are
the <spn>Indigofera tinctoria</spn>, or <stype>common indigo
plant</stype>, the <spn>Indigofera Anil</spn>, a larger species, and the
<spn>Indigofera disperma</spn>.</cd> -- <col><b>Indigo purple</b></col>,
<cd>a purple obtained from indigo.</cd> -- <col><b>Indigo red</b></col>,
<cd>a dyestuff, isomeric with indigo blue, obtained from crude indigo as
a dark brown amorphous powder.</cd> -- <col><b>Indigo snake</b></col>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>the gopher snake.</cd> -- <col><b>Indigo
white</b></col>, <cd>a white crystalline powder obtained by reduction
from indigo blue, and by oxidation easily changed back to it; -- called
also <altname>indigogen</altname>.</cd> -- <col><b>Indigo
yellow</b></col>, <cd>a substance obtained from indigo.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Indigofera</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>In`di*gof"e*ra</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., from
E. <ets>indigo</ets> + L. <ets>ferre</ets> to bear.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of leguminous plants (family
<fam>Leguminosae</fam>) having many species, mostly in tropical
countries, several of them yielding indigo, esp. <spn>Indigofera
tinctoria</spn>, <spn>Indigofera suffroticosa</spn>, and <spn>Indigofera
Anil</spn>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Indigogen</ent><br/
<hw>In"di*go*gen</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Indigo</ets> + <ets>-gen</ets>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>See <cref>Indigo white</cref>,
under <er>Indigo</er>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Physiol. Chem.)</fld> <def>Same as
<er>Indican</er>, 2.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Indigometer</ent><br/
<hw>In`di*gom"e*ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Indigo</ets> + <ets>-meter</ets>.]</ety> <def>An instrument
for ascertaining the strength of an indigo solution, as in volumetric
analysis.</def> <rj><au>Ure.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Indigometry</ent><br/
<hw>In`di*gom"e*try</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The art or
method of determining the coloring power of indigo.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Indigotic</ent><br/
<hw>In`di*got"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>indigotique</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or
derived from, indigo; <as>as, <ex>indigotic</ex> acid, which is also
called <ex>anilic</ex> or <ex>nitrosalicylic acid</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Indigotin</ent><br/
<hw>In"di*go*tin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>See <cref>Indigo blue</cref>, under <er>Indigo</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Indigrubin</ent><br/
<hw>In`dig*ru"bin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Indigo</ets> + L. <ets>ruber</ets> red.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.
Chem.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Urrhodin</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Indihumin</ent><br/
<hw>In`di*hu"min</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Indi</ets>can + <ets>humin</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>A brown amorphous substance resembling humin, and obtained from
indican.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Indilatory</ent><br/
<hw>In*dil"a*to*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
dilatory.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Indiligence</ent><br/
<hw>In*dil"i*gence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>indiligentia</ets>: cf. F. <ets>indiligence</ets>.]</ety> <def>Lack
of diligence.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Indiligent</ent><br/
<hw>In*dil"i*gent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>indiligens</ets>: cf. F. <ets>indiligent</ets>. See
<er>Diligent</er>.]</ety> <def>Not diligent; idle; slothful.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>Feltham.</au> --
<wordforms><wf>In*dil"i*gent*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark></wordforms><br/
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<p><ent>Indiminishable</ent><br/
<hw>In`di*min"ish*a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Incapable
of being diminished.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>
<rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Indin</ent><br/
<hw>In"din</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From
<er>Indigo</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A dark red crystalline
substance, isomeric with and resembling indigo blue, and obtained from
isatide and dioxindol.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Indirect</ent><br/
<hw>In`di*rect"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>direct</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>indirect</ets>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Not direct; not straight or rectilinear; deviating
from a direct line or course; circuitous; <as>as, an <ex>indirect</ex>
road</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Not tending to an aim, purpose, or result by the
plainest course, or by obvious means, but obliquely or consequentially;
by remote means; <as>as, an <ex>indirect</ex> accusation, attack,
answer, or proposal</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>By what bypaths and <qex>indirect</qex>, crooked ways<br/
I met this crown.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Not straightforward or upright; unfair; dishonest;
tending to mislead or deceive.</def><br/
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<p><q><qex>Indirect</qex> dealing will be discovered one time or
other.</q> <rj><qau>Tillotson.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Not resulting directly from an act or cause, but
more or less remotely connected with or growing out of it; <as>as,
<ex>indirect</ex> results, damages, or claims</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Logic & Math.)</fld> <def>Not reaching the end
aimed at by the most plain and direct method; <as>as, an
<ex>indirect</ex> proof, demonstration, etc.</as></def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Indirect claims</b></col>, <cd>claims for remote or
consequential damage. Such claims were presented to and thrown out by
the commissioners who arbitrated the damage inflicted on the United
States by the Confederate States cruisers built and supplied by Great
Britain.</cd> -- <col><b>Indirect demonstration</b></col>, <cd>a mode of
demonstration in which proof is given by showing that any other
supposition involves an absurdity (<xex>reductio ad absurdum</xex>), or
an impossibility; thus, one quantity may be proved equal to another by
showing that it can be neither greater nor less.</cd> --
<col><b>Indirect discourse</b></col>. <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <cd>See
<cref>Direct discourse</cref>, under <er>Direct</er>.</cd> --
<col><b>Indirect evidence</b></col>, <cd>evidence or testimony which is
circumstantial or inferential, but without witness; -- opposed to
<contr>direct evidence</contr>.</cd> -- <col><b>Indirect tax</b></col>,
<cd>a tax, such as customs, excises, <-- VAT,-->etc., exacted directly
from the merchant, but paid indirectly by the consumer in the higher
price demanded for the articles of merchandise.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Indirected</ent><br/
<hw>In`di*rect"ed</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not directed; aimless.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Indirection</ent><br/
<hw>In`di*rec"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>indirection</ets>.]</ety> <def>Oblique course or means; dishonest
practices; indirectness.</def> <ldquo/By <xex>indirections</xex> find
directions out.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Indirectly</ent><br/
<hw>In`di*rect"ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an direct
manner; not in a straight line or course; not in express terms;
obliquely; not by direct means; hence, unfairly; wrongly.</def><br/
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<p><q>To tax it <qex>indirectly</qex> by taxing their expense.</q>
<rj><qau>A. Smith.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Your crown and kingdom <qex>indirectly</qex> held.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Indirectness</ent><br/
<hw>In`di*rect"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality or
state of being indirect; obliquity; deviousness; crookedness.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Deviation from an upright or straightforward course;
unfairness; dishonesty.</def> <rj><au>W. Montagu.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Indiretin</ent><br/
<hw>In`di*re"tin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Indi</ets>an + Gr. <?/ resin.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>A dark brown resinous substance obtained from indican.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Indirubin</ent><br/
<hw>In`di*ru"bin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Indi</ets>go + L. <ets>ruber</ets> red.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A substance isomeric with, and resembling,
indigo blue, and accompanying it as a side product, in its artificial
production.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Indiscernible</ent><br/
<hw>In`dis*cern"i*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>discernible</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>indiscernable</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not to be discerned;
imperceptible; not discoverable or visible.</def><br/
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<p><q>Secret and <qex>indiscernible</qex> ways.</q> <rj><qau>Jer.
Taylor.</qau></rj></p>

<p>-- <wordforms><wf>In`dis*cern"i*ble*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> --
<wf>In`dis*cern"i*bly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms></p>

<p><ent>Indiscerptibility</ent><br/
<ent>Indiscerpibility</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>In`dis*cerp`i*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>In`dis*cerp`ti*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>The state or quality of being indiscerpible.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Dr. H. More.</au></rj></p>

<p><ent>Indiscerptible</ent><br/
<ent>Indiscerpible</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>In`dis*cerp"i*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>In`dis*cerp"ti*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
discerpible; inseparable.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>Bp. Butler.</au>
-- <wordforms><wf>In`dis*cerp"i*ble*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos>,
<wf>In`dis*cerp"ti*ble*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> --
<wf>In`dis*cerp"ti*bly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark></wordforms><br/
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<p><ent>Indisciplinable</ent><br/
<hw>In*dis"ci*plin*a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>disciplinable</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>indisciplinable</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not disciplinable;
undisciplinable.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Indiscipline</ent><br/
<hw>In*dis"ci*pline</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>indisplina</ets>: cf. F. <ets>indiscipline</ets>. See <er>In-</er>
not, and <er>Discipline</er>.]</ety> <def>Lack of discipline or
instruction.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Indiscoverable</ent><br/
<hw>In`dis*cov"er*a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
discoverable; undiscoverable.</def> <rj><au>J. Conybeare.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Indiscovery</ent><br/
<hw>In`dis*cov"er*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Lack of
discovery.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Indiscreet</ent><br/
<hw>In`dis*creet"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>indiscret</ets>, F. <ets>indiscret</ets>, fr. L.
<ets>indiscretus</ets> unseparated, indiscreet. See <er>In-</er> not,
and <er>Discreet</er>, and cf. <er>Indiscrete</er>.]</ety> <def>Not
discreet; wanting in discretion.</def><br/
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<p><q>So drunken, and so <qex>indiscreet</qex> an officer.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Imprudent; injudicious; inconsiderate; rash;
hasty; incautious; heedless; undiscerning; foolish.</syn></p>

<p>-- <wordforms><wf>In`dis*creet"ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>In`dis*creet"ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><ent>Indiscrete</ent><br/
<hw>In`dis*crete"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>indiscretus</ets> unseparated. See <er>Indiscreet</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Indiscreet.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Boyle.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Not discrete or separated; compact;
homogenous.</def><br/
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<p><q>An <qex>indiscrete</qex> mass of confused matter.</q>
<rj><qau>Pownall.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Indiscretion</ent><br/
<hw>In`dis*cre"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>discretion</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>indiscr<eacute/tion</ets>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality or state of being indiscreet; lack of
discretion; imprudence.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An indiscreet act; indiscreet behavior.</def><br/
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<p><q>Past <qex>indiscretion</qex> is a venial crime.</q>
<rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Indiscriminate</ent><br/
<hw>In`dis*crim"i*nate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
discriminate; wanting discrimination; undistinguishing; not making any
distinction; confused; promiscuous.</def> <ldquo/Blind or
<xex>indiscriminate</xex> forgiveness.<rdquo/ <rj><au>I.
Taylor.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>The <qex>indiscriminate</qex> defense of right and wrong.</q>
<rj><qau>Junius.</qau></rj></p>

<p>-- <wordforms><wf>In`dis*crim"i*nate*ly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos></wordforms> <rj><au>Cowper.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Indiscriminating</ent><br/
<hw>In`dis*crim"i*na`ting</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
discriminating.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>In`dis*crim"i*na`ting*ly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><ent>Indiscrimination</ent><br/
<hw>In`dis*crim`i*na"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Lack of
discrimination or distinction; impartiality.</def>
<rj><au>Jefferson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Indiscriminative</ent><br/
<hw>In`dis*crim"i*na*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Making
no distinction; not discriminating.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Indiscussed</ent><br/
<hw>In`dis*cussed"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>discuss</ets>: cf. L.
<ets>indiscussus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not discussed.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Donne.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Indispensability</ent><br/
<hw>In`dis*pen`sa*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>indispensabilit<eacute/</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Indispensableness.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Indispensable</ent><br/
<hw>In`dis*pen"sa*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>dispensable</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>indispensable</ets>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Not dispensable; impossible to be omitted, remitted,
or spared; absolutely necessary or requisite.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>Not admitting dispensation; not
subject to release or exemption.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>The law was moral and <qex>indispensable</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Bp.
Burnet.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Unavoidable; inevitable.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Fuller.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Indispensableness</ent><br/
<hw>In`dis*pen"sa*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or quality
of being indispensable, or absolutely necessary.</def> <rj><au>S.
Clarke.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Indispensably</ent><br/
<hw>In`dis*pen"sa*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an indispensable
manner.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Indispensably</xex> necessary.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Bp. Warburton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Indispersed</ent><br/
<hw>In`dis*persed"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
dispersed.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Indispose</ent><br/
<hw>In`dis*pose"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Indisposed</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Indisposing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE.
<ets>indispos</ets> indisposed, feeble, or F.
<ets>indispos<eacute/</ets> indisposed. See <er>In-</er> not, and
<er>Dispose</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To render unfit or unsuited; to
disqualify.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To disorder slightly as regards health; to make
somewhat.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>It made him rather <qex>indisposed</qex> than sick.</q>
<rj><qau>Walton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To disincline; to render averse or unfavorable;
<as>as, a love of pleasure <ex>indisposes</ex> the mind to severe study;
the pride and selfishness of men <ex>indispose</ex> them to religious
duties.</as></def><br/
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<p><q>The king was sufficiently <qex>indisposed</qex> towards the
persons, or the principles, of Calvin's disciples.</q>
<rj><qau>Clarendon.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Indisposedness</ent><br/
<hw>In`dis*pos"ed*ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
condition or quality of being indisposed.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>
<rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Indisposition</ent><br/
<hw>In*dis`po*si"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>indisposition</ets>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The state of being indisposed; disinclination;
<as>as, the <ex>indisposition</ex> of two substances to
combine</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>A general <qex>indisposition</qex> towards believing.</q>
<rj><qau>Atterbury.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A slight disorder or illness.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Rather as an <qex>indisposition</qex> in health than as any set
sickness.</q> <rj><qau>Hayward.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indisputability</ent><br/
<hw>In*dis`pu*ta*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>indisputabilit<eacute/</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Indisputableness.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indisputable</ent><br/
<hw>In*dis"pu*ta*ble</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>disputable</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>indisputable</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not disputable; incontrovertible;
too evident to admit of dispute.</def></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Incontestable; unquestionable; incontrovertible;
undeniable; irrefragable; certain; positive; undoubted; sure;
infallible.</syn></p>

<p>-- <wordforms><wf>In*dis"pu*ta*ble*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> --
<wf>In*dis"pu*ta*bly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indisputed</ent><br/
<hw>In`dis*put"ed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Undisputed.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Indissipable</ent><br/
<hw>In*dis"si*pa*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Incapable
o<?/ being dissipated.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Indissolubility</ent><br/
<hw>In*dis`so*lu*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>indissolubilit<eacute/</ets>.]</ety> <def>The quality or state of
being indissoluble.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indissoluble</ent><br/
<hw>In*dis"so*lu*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>indissolubilis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>indissoluble</ets>. See
<er>In-</er> not, and <er>Dissoluble</er>, and cf.
<er>Indissolvable</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Not dissoluble; not capable of being dissolved,
melted, or liquefied; insoluble; <as>as, few substances are
<ex>indissoluble</ex> by heat, but many are <ex>indissoluble</ex> in
water</as>.</def> <rj><au>Boyle.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Incapable of being rightfully broken or dissolved;
perpetually binding or obligatory; firm; stable, <as>as, an
<ex>indissoluble</ex> league or covenant</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>To the which my duties<br/
Are with a most <qex>indissoluble</qex> tie<br/
Forever knit.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indissolubleness</ent><br/
<hw>In*dis"so*lu*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Indissolubility.</def> <rj><au>Sir M. Hale.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indissolubly</ent><br/
<hw>In*dis"so*lu*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an indissoluble
manner.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>On they move, <qex>indissolubly</qex> firm.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Indissolvable</ent><br/
<hw>In`dis*solv"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>dissolvable</ets>. Cf.
<er>Indissoluble</er>.]</ety> <def>Not dissolvable; incapable of being
dissolved or separated; incapable of separation; perpetually firm and
binding; indissoluble; <as>as, an <ex>indissolvable</ex> bond of
union</as>.</def> <rj><au>Bp. Warburton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indissolvableness</ent><br/
<hw>In`dis*solv"a*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Indissolubleness.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Indistancy</ent><br/
<hw>In*dis"tan*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Lack of distance
or separation; nearness.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bp.
Pearson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indistinct</ent><br/
<hw>In`dis*tinct"</hw> <pr>(<icr/n`d<icr/s*t<icr/<nsm/kt")</pr>,
<pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>indistinctus</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>indistinct</ets>. See <er>In-</er> not, and
<er>Distinct</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Not distinct or distinguishable; not separate in
such a manner as to be perceptible by itself; <as>as, the
<ex>indistinct</ex> parts of a substance</as>.</def>
<ldquo/<xex>Indistinct</xex> as water is in water.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Obscure to the mind or senses; not clear; not
definite; confused; imperfect; faint; <as>as, <ex>indistinct</ex>
vision; an <ex>indistinct</ex> sound; an <ex>indistinct</ex> idea or
recollection.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>When we come to parts too small four our senses, our ideas of
these little bodies become obscure and <qex>indistinct</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>I. Watts.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Their views, indeed, are <qex>indistinct</qex> and dim.</q>
<rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Undefined; indistinguishable; obscure;
indefinite; vague; ambiguous; uncertain; confused.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indistinctible</ent><br/
<hw>In`dis*tinc"ti*ble</hw>
<pr>(<icr/n`d<icr/s*t<icr/<nsm/k"t<icr/*b'l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Indistinguishable.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>T.
Warton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indistinction</ent><br/
<hw>In`dis*tinc"tion</hw>
<pr>(<icr/n`d<icr/s*t<icr/<nsm/k"sh<ucr/n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
F. <ets>indistinction</ets>.]</ety> <def>Lack of distinction or
distinguishableness; confusion; uncertainty; indiscrimination.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The <qex>indistinction</qex> of many of the same name . . . hath
made some doubt.</q> <rj><qau>Sir T. Browne.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>An <qex>indistinction</qex> of all persons, or equality of all
orders, is far from being agreeable to the will of God.</q>
<rj><qau>Sprat.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indistinctive</ent><br/
<hw>In`dis*tinc"tive</hw>
<pr>(<icr/n`d<icr/s*t<icr/<nsm/k"t<icr/v)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Having nothing distinctive; common.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>In`dis*tinc"tive*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indistinctly</ent><br/
<hw>In`dis*tinct"ly</hw> <pr>(<icr/n`d<icr/s*t<icr/<nsm/kt"l<ycr/)</pr>,
<pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an indistinct manner; not clearly; confusedly;
dimly; <as>as, certain ideas are <ex>indistinctly</ex>
comprehended</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>In its sides it was bounded distinctly, but on its ends confusedly
and <qex>indistinctly</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Sir I. Newton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indistinctness</ent><br/
<hw>In`dis*tinct"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or condition
of being indistinct; lack of definiteness; dimness; confusion; <as>as,
the <ex>indistinctness</ex> of a picture, or of comprehension;
<ex>indistinctness</ex> of vision.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>indistinguishability</ent><br/
<hw>in`dis*tin`guish*a*bil"i*ty</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>similarity too
close to be distinguished; exact sameness.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> identity, identicalness.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indistinguishable</ent><br/
<hw>In`dis*tin"guish*a*ble</hw>
<pr>(<icr/n`d<icr/s*t<icr/<nsm/"gw<icr/sh*<adot/*b'l)</pr>,
<pos>a.</pos> <def>Not distinguishable; not capable of being perceived,
known, or discriminated as separate and distinct; hence, not capable of
being perceived or known; <as>as, in the distance the flagship was
<ex>indisguishable</ex>; the two copies were <ex>indisguishable</ex> in
form or color; the difference between them was
<ex>indisguishable</ex>.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indistinguishably</ent><br/
<hw>In`dis*tin"guish*a*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a
indistinguishable manner.</def> <rj><au>Sir W. Scott.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indistinguished</ent><br/
<hw>In`dis*tin"guished</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Indistinct.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <ldquo/That
<xex>indistinguished</xex> mass.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Sir T.
Browne.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indistinguishing</ent><br/
<hw>In`dis*tin"guish*ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Making no
difference; indiscriminative; impartial; <as>as,
<ex>indistinguishing</ex> liberalities</as>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indisturbance</ent><br/
<hw>In`dis*turb"ance</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Freedom from
disturbance; calmness; repose; apathy; indifference.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inditch</ent><br/
<hw>In*ditch"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To bury in, or
cast into, a ditch.</def> <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indite</ent><br/
<hw>In*dite"</hw> <pr>(<icr/n*d<imac/t")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Indited</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &
vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Inditing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE.
<ets>enditen</ets> to indite, indict, OF. <ets>enditer</ets> to
indicate, show, dictate, write, inform, and <ets>endicter</ets> to
accuse; both fr. LL. <ets>indictare</ets> to show, to accuse, fr. L.
<ets>indicere</ets> to proclaim, announce; pref. <ets>in-</ets> in +
<ets>dicere</ets> to say. The word was influenced also by L.
<ets>indicare</ets> to indicate, and by <ets>dictare</ets> to dictate.
See <er>Diction</er>, and cf. <er>Indict</er>, <er>Indicate</er>,
<er>Dictate</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To compose; to write; to be author of; to dictate;
to prompt.</def><br/
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<p><q>My heart is <qex>inditing</qex> a good matter.</q> <rj><qau>Ps.
xlv. 1.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Could a common grief have <qex>indited</qex> such expressions?</q>
<rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Hear how learned Greece her useful rules <qex>indites</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To invite or ask.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>She will <qex>indite</qex> him to some supper.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To indict; to accuse; to censure.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indite</ent><br/
<hw>In*dite"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To compose; to write, as a
poem.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Wounded I sing, tormented I <qex>indite</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Herbert.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inditement</ent><br/
<hw>In*dite"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
<er>Indictment</er>.]</ety> <def>The act of inditing.</def>
<rj><au>Craig.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inditer</ent><br/
<hw>In*dit"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
indites.</def> <rj><au>Smart.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indium</ent><br/
<hw>In"di*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. See
<er>Indigo</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A rare metallic element,
of atomic number 49, discovered in certain ores of zinc, by means of its
characteristic spectrum of two indigo blue lines; hence, its name. In
appearance it resembles zinc, being white or lead gray, soft, malleable
and easily fusible, but in its chemical relation it resembles aluminium
or gallium (valence +3). Symbol In. Atomic weight, 114.82.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><-- p. 754 --></p>

<p><ent>Indivertible</ent><br/
<hw>In`di*vert"i*ble</hw> <pr>(<icr/n`d<icr/*v<etil/rt"<icr/*b'l)</pr>,
<pos>a.</pos> <def>Not to be diverted or turned aside.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Lamb.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Individable</ent><br/
<hw>In`di*vid"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Indivisible.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Individed</ent><br/
<hw>In`di*vid"ed</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Undivided.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Bp. Patrick.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Individual</ent><br/
<hw>In`di*vid"u*al</hw> <pr>(?; 135)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>individuus</ets> indivisible; pref. <ets>in-</ets> not +
<ets>dividuus</ets> divisible, fr. <ets>dividere</ets> to divide: cf. F.
<ets>individuel</ets>. See <er>Divide</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Not divided, or not to be divided; existing as one
entity, or distinct being or object; single; one; <as>as, an
<ex>individual</ex> man, animal, or city</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Mind has a being of its own, distinct from that of all other
things, and is pure, unmingled, <qex>individual</qex> substance.</q>
<rj><qau>A. Tucker.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>United as one <qex>individual</qex> soul.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to one only; peculiar to, or
characteristic of, a single person or thing; distinctive; <as>as,
<ex>individual</ex> traits of character; <ex>individual</ex> exertions;
<ex>individual</ex> peculiarities.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Individual</ent><br/
<hw>In`di*vid"u*al</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A single person,
animal, or thing of any kind; a thing or being incapable of separation
or division, without losing its identity; especially, a human being; a
person.</def> <rj><au>Cowper.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>An object which is in the strict and primary sense one, and can
not be logically divided, is called an <qex>individual</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Whately.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>That <qex>individuals</qex> die, his will ordains.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>An independent, or
partially independent, zooid of a compound animal.</def> <sd>(b)</sd>
<def>The product of a single egg, whether it remains a single animal or
becomes compound by budding or fission.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>individualise</ent><br/
<hw>individualise</hw> <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>Same as
<er>individualize</er>.</def> <mark>[chiefly Brit.]</mark> <br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Individualism</ent><br/
<hw>In`di*vid"u*al*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>individualisme</ets>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]<br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality of being individual; individuality;
personality.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An excessive or exclusive regard to one's personal
interest; self-interest; selfishness.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The selfishness of the small proprietor has been described by the
best writers as <qex>individualism</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Ed.
Rev.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The principle, policy, or practice of maintaining
individuality, or independence of the individual, in action; the theory
or practice of maintaining the independence of individual initiative,
action, and interests, as in industrial organization or in
government.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>individualist</ent><br/
<hw>individualist</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a person who pursues
independent thought or action.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Individualistic</ent><br/
<hw>In`di*vid`u*al*is"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Of or pertaining to the individual or individualism.</def>
<rj><au>London Athen<ae/um.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>exhibiting marked individuality{3} in thought and
action; <as>as, an <ex>individualistic</ex> way of
dressing</as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> individualist.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Individuality</ent><br/
<hw>In`di*vid`u*al"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>;
<plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Individualities</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu>
<ety>[Cf. F. <ets>individualit<eacute/</ets>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality or state of being individual or
constituting an individual; separate or distinct existence; oneness;
unity.</def> <rj><au>Arbuthnot.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>They possess separate <qex>individualities</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>H.
Spencer.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The character or property appropriate or peculiar to
an individual; that quality which distinguishes one person or thing from
another; the sum of characteristic traits; distinctive character;
<as>as, he is a person of marked <ex>individuality</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A habit of thinking and acting in one's own
distinctive manner and as one believes appropriate, not being heavily
influenced by the opinions of others; -- of people.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Individualization</ent><br/
<hw>In`di*vid`u*al*i*za"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
F. <ets>individualization</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of individualizing;
the state of being individualized; individuation.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Individualize</ent><br/
<hw>In`di*vid"u*al*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Individualized</conjf>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Individualizing</conjf>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>individualiser</ets>.]</ety>
<def>To mark as an individual, or to distinguish from others by peculiar
properties; to invest with individuality; to give distinctive character
to; to make distinctive; to enable differentiation from others of
similar type; -- of properties of things.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><q>The peculiarities which <qex>individualize</qex> and distinguish
the humor of Addison.</q> <rj><qau>N. Drake.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>to render (a product or service) suitable to each
individual person by varying to some degree its characteristics; to
personalize.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> personalize, individualize, make personal, make more
personal.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To consider individually; to mention each
individual.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Individualizer</ent><br/
<hw>In`di*vid"u*al*i`zer</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
individualizes.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Individually</ent><br/
<hw>In`di*vid"u*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In an
individual manner or relation; as individuals; separately; each by
itself; <as>as, every person must apply <ex>individually</ex> for
admission</as>.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Individually</xex> or
collectively.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Burke.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>How should that subsist solitarily by itself which hath no
substance, but <qex>individually</qex> the very same whereby others
subsist with it?</q> <rj><qau>Hooker.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>In an inseparable manner; inseparably;
incommunicably; indivisibly; <as>as, <ex>individually</ex> the
same</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>[Omniscience], an attribute <qex>individually</qex> proper to the
Godhead.</q> <rj><qau>Hakewill.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Individuate</ent><br/
<hw>In`di*vid"u*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Individual</er>.]</ety> <def>Undivided.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Individuate</ent><br/
<hw>In`di*vid"u*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Individuated</conjf>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Individuating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To distinguish from others
of the species; to endow with individuality; to divide into individuals;
to discriminate.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> individualize.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The soul, as the prime <qex>individuating</qex> principle, and the
said reserved portion of matter as an essential and radical part of the
individuation, shall . . . make up and restore the same individual
person.</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Life is <qex>individuated</qex> into infinite numbers, that have
their distinct sense and pleasure.</q> <rj><qau>Dr. H.
More.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Individuation</ent><br/
<hw>In`di*vid`u*a"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>individuation</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of individuating or state
of being individuated; individualization.</def> <rj><au>H.
Spencer.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Individuator</ent><br/
<hw>In`di*vid"u*a`tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or
that which, individuates.</def> <rj><au>Sir K. Digby.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Individuity</ent><br/
<hw>In`di*vi*du"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>individuitas</ets>.]</ety> <def>Separate existence; individuality;
oneness.</def> <rj><au>Fuller.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indivinity</ent><br/
<hw>In`di*vin"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>divinity</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>indivinit<eacute/</ets>.]</ety> <def>Lack or absence of divine
power or of divinity.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir T.
Browne.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indivisibility</ent><br/
<hw>In`di*vis`i*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>indivisibilit<eacute/</ets>.]</ety> <def>The state or property of
being indivisible or inseparable; inseparability.</def>
<rj><au>Locke.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indivisible</ent><br/
<hw>In`di*vis"i*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>indivisibilis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>indivisible</ets>. See
<er>In-</er> not, and <er>Divisible</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Not divisible; incapable of being divided,
separated, or broken; not separable into parts.</def> <ldquo/One
<xex>indivisible</xex> point of time.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>Not capable of exact division, as
one quantity by another; incommensurable.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indivisible</ent><br/
<hw>In`di*vis"i*ble</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>That which is
indivisible.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>By atom, nobody will imagine we intend to express a perfect
<qex>indivisible</qex>, but only the least sort of natural bodies.</q>
<rj><qau>Digby.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Geom.)</fld> <def>An infinitely small quantity
which is assumed to admit of no further division.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Method of indivisibles</b></col>, <cd>a kind of calculus,
formerly in use, in which lines were considered as made up of an
infinite number of points; surfaces, as made up of an infinite number of
lines; and volumes, as made up of an infinite number of
surfaces.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indivisibleness</ent><br/
<hw>In`di*vis"i*ble*ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state
of being indivisible; indivisibility.</def> <rj><au>W.
Montagu.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indivisibly</ent><br/
<hw>In`di*vis"i*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an indivisible
manner.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indivision</ent><br/
<hw>In`di*vi"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>division</ets>: cf. F. <ets>indivision</ets>,
LL. <ets>indivisio</ets>.]</ety> <def>A state of being not divided;
oneness.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indo-</ent><br/
<hw>In"do-</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[From L. <ets>Indus</ets> East
Indian.]</ety> <def>A prefix signifying <sig>Indian</sig> (<it>i.
e.</it>, East Indian); of or pertaining of India.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indoaniline</ent><br/
<hw>In`do*an"i*line</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Ind</ets>igo + <ets>aniline</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>Any one of a series of artificial blue dyes, in appearance
resembling indigo, for which they are often used as
substitutes.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indo-Aryan</ent><br/
<hw>In`do-Ar"yan</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to the Indo-Aryans,
or designating, or of, the Aryan languages of India.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indo-Aryan</ent><br/
<hw>In`do-Ar"yan</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A member of one of the native
races of India of Aryan speech and blood, characterized by tall stature,
dolichocephaly, fair complexion with dark hair and eyes, plentiful
beard, and narrow and prominent nose.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indo-Briton</ent><br/
<hw>In`do-Brit"on</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Indo-</ets> + <ets>Briton</ets>.]</ety> <def>A person born in
India, of mixed Indian and British blood; a half-caste.</def>
<rj><au>Malcom.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indo-Chinese</ent><br/
<ent>Indochinese</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>In`do*chi*nese"</hw>, <hw>In`do-Chi*nese"</hw></mhw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prop. a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Indo-</ets> +
<ets>Chinese</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to
Indo-China (<it>i. e.</it>, Farther India, or India beyond the
Ganges).</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Of or pert. to the Mongoloid races of India, esp.
Farther India, or designating, or of, their languages.</def></p>

<p><q>Tradition and comparative philology agree in pointing to
northwestern China, between the upper courses of the Yang-tsekiang and
of the Ho-ang-ho, as the original home of the <qex>Indo-Chinese</qex>
race.</q> <rj><qau>Census of India, 1901.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indo-do-Chinese languages</ent><br/
<hw>In`do-do-Chinese languages</hw>. <def>A family of languages, mostly
of the isolating type, although some are agglutinative, spoken in the
great area extending from northern India in the west to Formosa in the
east and from Central Asia in the north to the Malay Peninsula in the
south.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indocibility</ent><br/
<hw>In*doc`i*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of
being indocible; indocibleness; indocility.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indocible</ent><br/
<hw>In*doc"i*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>indocibilis</ets>. See <er>In-</er> not, and
<er>Docible</er>.]</ety> <def>Incapable of being taught, or not easily
instructed; dull in intellect; intractable; unteachable; indocile.</def>
<au>Bp. Hall.</au> -- <wordforms><wf>In*doc"i*ble*ness</wf>,
<pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indocile</ent><br/
<hw>In*doc"ile</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>indocilis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>indocile</ets>. See <er>In-</er> not,
and <er>Docile</er>.]</ety> <def>Not teachable; indisposed to be taught,
trained, or disciplined; not easily instructed or governed; dull;
intractable.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indocility</ent><br/
<hw>In`do*cil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>indocilitas</ets>: cf. F. <ets>indocilit<eacute/</ets>.]</ety>
<def>The quality or state of being indocile; dullness of intellect;
unteachableness; intractableness.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The stiffness and <qex>indocility</qex> of the Pharisees.</q>
<rj><qau>W. Montagu.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indoctrinate</ent><br/
<hw>In*doc"tri*nate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Indoctrinated</conjf>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Indoctrinating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Pref. <ets>in-</ets> in +
L. <ets>doctrina</ets> doctrine: cf. F. <ets>endoctriner</ets>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>To instruct in the rudiments or principles of learning,
or of a branch of learning; to imbue with learning; to teach; -- often
followed by <xex>in</xex>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A master that . . . took much delight in <qex>indoctrinating</qex>
his young, unexperienced favorite.</q>
<rj><qau>Clarendon.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To instruct in, or imbue with, doctrines, principles
or ideologies, especially from a specific point of view which may be
partisan or biased; to strongly press one's own point of view
upon.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indoctrination</ent><br/
<hw>In*doc`tri*na"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of
indoctrinating, or the condition of being indoctrinated; instruction in
the rudiments and principles of any science or system of belief;
information.</def> <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indo-English</ent><br/
<hw>In`do-Eng"lish</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Indo-</ets> + <ets>English</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or relating
to the English who are born or reside in India; Anglo-Indian.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indo-European</ent><br/
<hw>In`do-Eu`ro*pe"an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Aryan; --
applied to the languages of India and Europe which are derived from the
prehistoric Aryan language; also, pertaining to the people or nations
who speak these languages; <as>as, the <ex>Indo-European</ex> or Aryan
family</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The common origin of the <qex>Indo-European</qex> nations.</q>
<rj><qau>Tylor.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indo-European</ent><br/
<hw>In`do-Eu`ro*pe"an</hw>. <def>A member of one of the Caucasian races
of Europe or India speaking an Indo-European language.</def></p>

<p><q>Professor Otto Schrader . . . considers that the oldest probable
domicile of the <qex>Indo-Europeans</qex> is to be sought for on the
common borderland of Asia and of Europe, -- in the steppe country of
southern Russia.</q> <rj><qau>Census of India, 1901.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indogen</ent><br/
<hw>In"do*gen</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Ind</ets>igo +
<ets>-gen</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A complex, nitrogenous
radical, <chform>C8H5NO</chform>, regarded as the essential nucleus of
indigo.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indogenide</ent><br/
<hw>In"do*gen*ide</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>Any one of the derivatives of indogen, which contain that group as
a nucleus.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indo-Germanic</ent><br/
<hw>In`do-Ger*man"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Indo-</ets> + <ets>Germanic</ets>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Same as <er>Aryan</er>, and
<er>Indo-European</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Pertaining to or denoting the Teutonic family of
languages as related to the Sanskrit, or derived from the ancient Aryan
language.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indoin</ent><br/
<hw>In"do*in</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A
substance resembling indigo blue, obtained artificially from certain
isatogen compounds.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indol</ent><br/
<ent>Indole</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>In"dole</hw>, <hw>In"dol</hw></mhw> <pr>(<icr/n"d<omac/l)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Ind</ets>igo + <ets>-ol</ets> of
<ets>phenol</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem., Physiol. Chem.)</fld> <def>A
white, crystalline substance, <chform>C8H7N</chform>, obtained from blue
indigo, and almost all indigo derivatives, by a process of reduction;
chemically, it is <chname>2,3-benzopyrrole</chname>, a bicyclic
heterocyclic compound, having a benzene ring fused to a pyrrole ring. It
is also formed from proteinaceous matter, together with skatol, by
putrefaction, and by fusion with caustic potash, and is present in human
excrement, as well as in the intestinal canal of some herbivora. It is
produced in rich growth media by the intestinal bacterium
<spn>Escherichia coli</spn>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>indoleacetic acid</ent><br/
<hw>in"dole*a*cet"ic ac"id</hw> <pr>(<icr/n"d<omac/l)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem., Bot.)</fld> <def>A plant hormone
(<chform>C10H9NO2</chform>) recognized as the principle growth regulator
in higher plants; called also <altname>heteroauxin</altname>.
Abbreviated <altname>IAA</altname>. Chemically it is
<chname>1H-indole-3-acetic acid</chname>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indolence</ent><br/
<hw>In"do*lence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>indolentia</ets> freedom from pain: cf. F.
<ets>indolence</ets>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Freedom from that which pains, or harasses, as toil,
care, grief, etc.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>I have ease, if it may not rather be called
<qex>indolence</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Bp. Hough.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The quality or condition of being indolent;
inaction, or lack of exertion of body or mind, proceeding from love of
ease or aversion to toil; habitual idleness; indisposition to labor;
laziness; sloth; inactivity.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Life spent in <qex>indolence</qex>, and therefore sad.</q>
<rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>As there is a great truth wrapped up in <ldquo/diligence,<rdquo/
what a lie, on the other hand, lurks at the root of our present use of
the word <ldquo/<qex>indolence</qex><rdquo/! This is from
<ldquo/in<rdquo/ and <ldquo/doleo,<rdquo/ not to grieve; and
<qex>indolence</qex> is thus a state in which we have no grief or pain;
so that the word, as we now employ it, seems to affirm that indulgence
in sloth and ease is that which would constitute for us the absence of
all pain.</q> <rj><qau>Trench.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indolency</ent><br/
<hw>In"do*len*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Indolence.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Holland.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indolent</ent><br/
<hw>In"do*lent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + L. <ets>dolens</ets>, <ets>-entis</ets>, p. pr. of
<ets>dolere</ets> to feel pain: cf. F. <ets>indolent</ets>. See
<er>Dolorous</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Free from toil, pain, or trouble.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Indulging in ease; avoiding labor and exertion;
habitually idle; lazy; inactive; <as>as, an <ex>indolent</ex>
man</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>To waste long nights in <qex>indolent</qex> repose.</q>
<rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Causing little or no pain or
annoyance; <as>as, an <ex>indolent</ex> tumor</as>.</def></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Idle; lazy; slothful; sluggish; listless;
inactive; inert. See <er>Idle</er>.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indolently</ent><br/
<hw>In"do*lent*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an indolent
manner.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Calm and serene you <qex>indolently</qex> sit.</q>
<rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indoles</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>In"do*les</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. Cf.
<er>Adolescence</er>.]</ety> <def>Natural disposition; natural quality
or abilities.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indolin</ent><br/
<hw>In"do*lin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Indol</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A dark resinous
substance, polymeric with indol, and obtained by the reduction of indigo
white.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indomable</ent><br/
<hw>In*dom"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>indomabilis</ets>; pref. <ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>domabilis</ets>
tamable.]</ety> <def>Indomitable.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>indomethacin</ent><br/
<hw>in`do*meth"a*cin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.,
Med.)</fld> <def>A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory, antipyretic and
analgesic substance (<chform>C19H16ClNO4</chform>) prepared
synthetically and used for the treatment of pain and arthritis. It
blocks prostaglandin biosynthesis. Chemically, it is
<chname>1-(4-chlorobenzoyl)-5-methoxy-2-methyl-1H-indole-3-acetic
acid.</chname></def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indomitable</ent><br/
<hw>In*dom"i*ta*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>indomitabilis</ets>; pref. <ets>in-</ets> not +
<ets>domitare</ets>, intens. fr. <ets>domare</ets> to tame. See
<er>Tame</er>.]</ety> <def>Not to be subdued; untamable; invincible;
<as>as, an <ex>indomitable</ex> will, courage, animal</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indomite</ent><br/
<hw>In*dom"ite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>indomitus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not tamed; untamed; savage;
wild.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>J. Salkeld.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indomptable</ent><br/
<hw>In*domp"ta*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>indomptable</ets>, L. <ets>indomitabilis</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Indomitable.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Tooke.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indonesian</ent><br/
<hw>In`do*ne"sian</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Indo-</ets> + Gr. <?/ island.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to
Indonesia or Indonesians.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indonesian</ent><br/
<hw>In`do*ne"sian</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A member of a
race forming the chief pre-Malay population of the Malay Archipelago,
and probably sprung from a mixture of Polynesian and Mongoloid
immigrants. According to Keane, the autochthonous Negritos were largely
expelled by the Caucasian Polynesians, themselves followed by Mongoloid
peoples of Indo-Chinese affinities, from mixture with whom sprang the
<col><b>Indonesian race</b></col>.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><q>The term <qex>Indonesian</qex>, introduced by Logan to designate
the light-colored non-Malay inhabitants of the Eastern Archipelago, is
now used as a convenient collective name for all the peoples of Malaysia
and Polynesia who are neither Malay nor Papuans, but of Caucasic type. .
. . The true <qex>Indonesians</qex> are of tall stature (5 ft. 10 in.),
muscular frame, rather oval features, high, open forehead, large
straight or curved nose, large full eyes always horizontal and with no
trace of the third lid, light brown complexion (cinnamon or ruddy
brown), long black hair, not lank but often slightly curled or wavy,
skull generally brachycephalous like that of the melanochroic
European.</q> <rj><qau>A. H. Keane.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><q>The <qex>Indonesians</qex> [of the Philippines], with the tribal
population of some 251, 200, live almost exclusively on the great island
of Mindanao. They are not only physically superior to the Negritos, but
to the peoples of the Malayan race as well, and are, as a rule, quite
intelligent.</q> <rj><qau>Rep. Phil. Com. , 1902.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A native or inhabitant of Indonesia.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indoor</ent><br/
<hw>In"door`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Done or being within
doors; within a house or institution; domestic; <as>as, <ex>indoor</ex>
work</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indoors</ent><br/
<hw>In"doors`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Within the house;
-- sometimes separated, <altname>in doors</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indophenol</ent><br/
<hw>In`do*phe"nol</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Ind</ets>igo + <ets>phenol</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>Any one of a series of artificial blue dyestuffs, resembling indigo
in appearance, and obtained by the action of phenol on certain
nitrogenous derivatives of quinone. Simple indophenol proper, the parent
compound of the dye series, is a quinonimine derivative with the formula
<chform>C12H9NO2</chform>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indorsable</ent><br/
<hw>In*dors"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being
indorsed; transferable; convertible.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indorsation</ent><br/
<hw>In`dor*sa"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Indorsement.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indorse</ent><br/
<hw>In*dorse"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Indorsed</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Indorsing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[LL.
<ets>indorsare</ets>. See <er>Endorse</er>.]</ety> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>endorse</asp>.]</altsp><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To cover the back of; to load or burden.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Elephants <qex>indorsed</qex> with towers.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To write upon the back or outside of a paper or
letter, as a direction, heading, memorandum, or address.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Law & Com.)</fld> <def>To write one's name, alone
or with other words, upon the back of (a paper), for the purpose of
transferring it, or to secure the payment of a note, draft, or the like;
to guarantee the payment, fulfillment, performance, or validity of, or
to certify something upon the back of (a check, draft, writ, warrant of
arrest, etc.).</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To give one's name or support to; to sanction; to
aid by approval; to approve; <as>as, to <ex>indorse</ex> an
opinion</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>To indorse in blank</b></col>, <cd>to write one's name on
the back of a note or bill, leaving a blank to be filled by the
holder.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indorsed</ent><br/
<hw>In*dorsed"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Her.)</fld>
<def>See <er>Addorsed</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indorsee</ent><br/
<hw>In`dor*see"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The person to whom
a note or bill is indorsed, or assigned by indorsement.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indorsement</ent><br/
<hw>In*dorse"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From
<er>Indorse</er>; cf. <er>Endorsement</er>.]</ety> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>endorsement</asp>.]</altsp><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of writing on the back of a note, bill, or
other written instrument.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which is written on the back of a note, bill,
or other paper, as a name, an order for, or a receipt of, payment, or
the return of an officer, etc.; a writing, usually upon the back, but
sometimes on the face, of a negotiable instrument, by which the property
therein is assigned and transferred.</def> <rj><au>Story. Byles.
Burrill.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Sanction, support, or approval; <as>as, the
<ex>indorsement</ex> of a rumor, an opinion, a course,
conduct</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Blank indorsement</b></col>. <cd>See under
<er>Blank</er>.</cd></cs></p>

<p><ent>Indorsor</ent><br/
<ent>Indorser</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>In*dors"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>In*dors"or</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The person who indorses.</def>
<altsp>[Written also <asp>endorser</asp>.]</altsp><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indow</ent><br/
<hw>In*dow"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>See
<er>Endow</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indowment</ent><br/
<hw>In*dow"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Endowment</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indoxyl</ent><br/
<hw>In*dox"yl</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Ind</ets>igo +
<ets>hydroxyl</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A nitrogenous
substance, <chform>C8H7NO</chform>, isomeric with oxindol, obtained as
an oily liquid.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indoxylic</ent><br/
<hw>In`dox*yl"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>Of or pertaining to, or producing, indoxyl; <as>as,
<ex>indoxylic</ex> acid</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indraught</ent><br/
<hw>In"draught`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An
opening from the sea into the land; an inlet.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Sir W. Raleigh.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A draught of air or flow of water setting
inward.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indrawn</ent><br/
<hw>In"drawn`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Drawn in.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indrench</ent><br/
<hw>In*drench"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To overwhelm
with water; to drench; to drown.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj></p>

<p><ent>Indri</ent><br/
<ent>Indris</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>In"dris</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>In"dri</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
}</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>Any lemurine animal of the
genus <gen>Indris</gen>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ Several species are known, all of them natives of
Madagascar, as the diadem indris (<spn>Indris diadema</spn>), which has
a white ruff around the forehead; the woolly indris (<spn>Indris
laniger</spn>); and the short-tailed or black indris (<spn>Indris
brevicaudatus</spn>), which is black, varied with gray.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indubious</ent><br/
<hw>In*du"bi*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>indubius</ets>. See <er>In-</er> not, and
<er>Dubious</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Not dubious or doubtful; certain.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Not doubting; unsuspecting.</def>
<ldquo/<xex>Indubious</xex> confidence.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Harvey.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>indubitability</ent><br/
<hw>indubitability</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the quality of being beyond
question or dispute or doubt; indubitableness.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> indisputability, unquestionability,
unquestionableness.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indubitable</ent><br/
<hw>In*du"bi*ta*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>indubitabilis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>indubitable</ets>. See
<er>In-</er> not, and <er>Dubitable</er>.]</ety> <def>Not dubitable or
doubtful; too evident to admit of doubt; unquestionable; evident;
apparently certain; <as>as, an <ex>indubitable</ex>
conclusion</as>.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>That which is
indubitable.</def></def2></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Unquestionable; evident; incontrovertible;
incontestable; undeniable; irrefragable.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indubitableness</ent><br/
<hw>In*du"bi*ta*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or quality
of being indubitable.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indubitably</ent><br/
<hw>In*du"bi*ta*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Undoubtedly;
unquestionably; in a manner to remove all doubt.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Oracles <qex>indubitably</qex> clear and infallibly certain.</q>
<rj><qau>Barrow.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indubitate</ent><br/
<hw>In*du"bi*tate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>indubitatus</ets>; pref. <ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>dubitatus</ets>,
p. p. of <ets>dubitare</ets> to doubt.]</ety> <def>Not questioned or
doubtful; evident; certain.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indubitate</ent><br/
<hw>In*du"bi*tate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>indubitatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>indubitare</ets>; pref.
<ets>in-</ets> in + <ets>dubitare</ets> to doubt.]</ety> <def>To bring
into doubt; to cause to be doubted.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>To conceal, or <qex>indubitate</qex>, his exigency.</q>
<rj><qau>Sir T. Browne.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Induce</ent><br/
<hw>In*duce"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Induced</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Inducing</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L.
<ets>inducere</ets>, <ets>inductum</ets>; pref. <ets>in-</ets> in +
<ets>ducere</ets> to lead. See <er>Duke</er>, and cf.
<er>Induct</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To lead in; to introduce.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The poet may be seen <qex>inducing</qex> his personages in the
first Iliad.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><-- p. 755 --></p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To draw on; to overspread.</def> <mark>[A
Latinism]</mark> <rj><au>Cowper.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To lead on; to influence; to prevail on; to incite;
to persuade; to move by persuasion or influence.</def>
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>He is not obliged by your offer to do it, . . . though he may be
<qex>induced</qex>, persuaded, prevailed upon, tempted.</q>
<rj><qau>Paley.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Let not the covetous desire of growing rich <qex>induce</qex> you
to ruin your reputation.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To bring on; to effect; to cause; <as>as, a fever
<ex>induced</ex> by fatigue or exposure; anaphylactic shock
<ex>induced</ex> by exposure to a allergen</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><q>Sour things <qex>induces</qex> a contraction in the nerves.</q>
<rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>To produce, or cause, by
proximity without contact or transmission, as a particular electric or
magnetic condition in a body, by the approach of another body in an
opposite electric or magnetic state.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Logic)</fld> <def>To generalize or conclude as an
inference from all the particulars; -- the opposite of
<contr>deduce</contr>.</def></p>

<p><sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Genetics, Biochemistry)</fld> <def>To cause the
expression of (a gene or gene product) by affecting a transcription
control element on the genome, either by inhibiting a negative control
or by activating a positive control; to derepress; <as>as, lactose
<ex>induces</ex> the production of beta-galactosidase in <spn>Eschericia
coli</spn>.</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To move; instigate; urge; impel; incite; press;
influence; actuate.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>induced</ent><br/
<hw>induced</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>brought about or caused; not
spontaneous; <as>as, a case of steroid-<ex>induced</ex> weakness</as>.
Contrasted to <ant>spontaneous</ant>.</def> [Narrower terms:
<stype>elicited, evoked </stype>]<br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Induced current</ent><br/
<hw>In*duced" cur"rent</hw>. <fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>A current due to
variation in the magnetic field surrounding its conductor.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inducement</ent><br/
<hw>In*duce"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From
<er>Induce</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of inducing, or the state of being
induced.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which induces; a motive or consideration that
leads one to action or induces one to act; <as>as, reward is an
<ex>inducement</ex> to toil</as>.</def> <ldquo/Mark the
<xex>inducement</xex>.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Matter stated by way of explanatory
preamble or introduction to the main allegations of a pleading; a
leading to.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Motive; reason; influence. See
<er>Motive</er>.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inducer</ent><br/
<hw>In*du"cer</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who,
or that which, induces or incites.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <specif>Specifically:</specif> <fld>(Genetics)</fld>
<def>A substance which, when it contacts a living cell, causes the
activation of a gene; <as>as, non-metabolizable <ex>inducers</ex> are
useful for studying the kinetics of genetic control
systems</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inducible</ent><br/
<hw>In*du"ci*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Capable of being induced, caused, or made to take place.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Obtainable by induction; derivable;
inferable.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Induct</ent><br/
<hw>In*duct"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Inducted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Inducting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>inductus</ets>, p. p.
of <ets>inducere</ets>. See <er>Induce</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To bring in; to introduce; to usher in.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The independent orator <qex>inducting</qex> himself without
further ceremony into the pulpit.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W.
Scott.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To introduce, as to a benefice or office; to put in
actual possession of the temporal rights of an ecclesiastical living, or
of any other office, with the customary forms and ceremonies.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The prior, when <qex>inducted</qex> into that dignity, took an
oath not to alienate any of their lands.</q> <rj><qau>Bp.
Burnet.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inductance</ent><br/
<hw>In*duc"tance</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Elec.)</fld>
<def>Capacity for induction; the coefficient of
self-induction.</def></p>

<p><note><hand/ The unit of inductance is the
<unit>henry</unit>.</note><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inductance coil</ent><br/
<hw>In*duc"tance coil</hw>. <fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>A choking
coil.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inducteous</ent><br/
<hw>In*duc"te*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Elec.)</fld>
<def>Rendered electro-polar by induction, or brought into the opposite
electrical state by the influence of inductive bodies.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inductile</ent><br/
<hw>In*duc"tile</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>ductile</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>inductile</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not ductile; incapable of being drawn
into threads, as a metal; inelastic; tough.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inductility</ent><br/
<hw>In`duc*til"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or
state of being inductile.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Induction</ent><br/
<hw>In*duc"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inductio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>induction</ets>. See
<er>Induct</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or process of inducting or bringing in;
introduction; entrance; beginning; commencement.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>I know not you; nor am I well pleased to make this time, as the
affair now stands, the <qex>induction</qex> of your acquaintance.</q>
<rj><qau>Beau. & Fl.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>These promises are fair, the parties sure,<br/
And our <qex>induction</qex> dull of prosperous hope.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An introduction or introductory scene, as to a play;
a preface; a prologue.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>This is but an <qex>induction</qex>: I will draw<br/
The curtains of the tragedy hereafter.</q>
<rj><qau>Massinger.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Philos.)</fld> <def>The act or process of reasoning
from a part to a whole, from particulars to generals, or from the
individual to the universal; also, the result or inference so
reached.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>Induction</qex> is an inference drawn from all the
particulars.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Hamilton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>Induction</qex> is the process by which we conclude that what
is true of certain individuals of a class, is true of the whole class,
or that what is true at certain times will be true in similar
circumstances at all times.</q> <rj><qau>J. S. Mill.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The introduction of a clergyman into a benefice, or
of an official into a office, with appropriate acts or ceremonies; the
giving actual possession of an ecclesiastical living or its
temporalities.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>A process of demonstration in
which a general truth is gathered from an examination of particular
cases, one of which is known to be true, the examination being so
conducted that each case is made to depend on the preceding one; --
called also <altname>successive induction</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>The property by which one body,
having electrical or magnetic polarity, causes or induces it in another
body without direct contact; an impress of electrical or magnetic force
or condition from one body on another without actual contact.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Electro-dynamic induction</b></col>, <cd>the action by
which a variable or interrupted current of electricity excites another
current in a neighboring conductor forming a closed circuit.</cd> --
<col><b>Electro-magnetic induction</b></col>, <cd>the influence by which
an electric current produces magnetic polarity in certain bodies near or
around which it passes.</cd> -- <col><b>Electro-static
induction</b></col>, <cd>the action by which a body possessing a charge
of statical electricity develops a charge of statical electricity of the
opposite character in a neighboring body.</cd> -- <col><b>Induction
coil</b></col>, <cd>an apparatus producing induced currents of great
intensity. It consists of a coil or helix of stout insulated copper
wire, surrounded by another coil of very fine insulated wire, in which a
momentary current is induced, when a current (as from a voltaic
battery), passing through the inner coil, is made, broken, or varied.
The inner coil has within it a core of soft iron, and is connected at
its terminals with a condenser; -- called also
<altname>inductorium</altname>, and <altname>Ruhmkorff's
coil</altname>.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Induction pipe</b></col>,
<col><b>Induction port</b></col>, <it>or</it> <col><b>Induction
valve</b></col></mcol>, <cd>a pipe, passageway, or valve, for leading or
admitting a fluid to a receiver, as steam to an engine cylinder, or
water to a pump.</cd> -- <col><b>Magnetic induction</b></col>, <cd>the
action by which magnetic polarity is developed in a body susceptible to
magnetic effects when brought under the influence of a magnet.</cd> --
<col><b>Magneto-electric induction</b></col>, <cd>the influence by which
a magnet excites electric currents in closed circuits.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Logical induction</b></col>, <fld>(Philos.)</fld>, <cd>an
act or method of reasoning from all the parts separately to the whole
which they constitute, or into which they may be united collectively;
the operation of discovering and proving general propositions; the
scientific method.</cd> -- <col><b>Philosophical induction</b></col>,
<cd>the inference, or the act of inferring, that what has been observed
or established in respect to a part, individual, or species, may, on the
ground of analogy, be affirmed or received of the whole to which it
belongs. This last is the <xex>inductive method</xex> of Bacon. It
ascends from the parts to the whole, and forms, from the general analogy
of nature, or special presumptions in the case, conclusions which have
greater or less degrees of force, and which may be strengthened or
weakened by subsequent experience and experiment. It relates to actual
existences, as in physical science or the concerns of life. <xex>Logical
induction</xex> is founded on the necessary laws of thought;
<xex>philosophical induction</xex>, on the interpretation of the
indications or analogy of nature.</cd></cs><-- "scientific method" is
now considered as the latter, rather than the former! --><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Deduction.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Induction</er>,
<er>Deduction</er>. In <xex>induction</xex> we observe a sufficient
number of individual facts, and, on the ground of analogy, extend what
is true of them to others of the same class, thus arriving at
<xex>general</xex> principles or laws. This is the kind of reasoning in
physical science. In <xex>deduction</xex> we begin with a
<xex>general</xex> truth, which is already proven or provisionally
assumed, and seek to connect it with some particular case by means of a
middle term, or class of objects, known to be equally connected with
both. Thus, we bring down the general into the particular, affirming of
the latter the distinctive qualities of the former. This is the
syllogistic method. By <xex>induction</xex> Franklin established the
identity of lightning and electricity; by <xex>deduction</xex> he
inferred that dwellings might be protected by lightning
rods.</usage><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inductional</ent><br/
<hw>In*duc"tion*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to,
or proceeding by, induction; inductive.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Induction generator</ent><br/
<hw>In*duc"tion gen"er*a`tor</hw>. <def>A machine built as an induction
motor and driven above synchronous speed, thus acting as an
alternating-current generator; -- called also <altname>asynchronous
generator</altname>. Below synchronism the machine takes in electrical
energy and acts as an induction motor; at synchronism the power
component of current becomes zero and changes sign, so that above
synchronism the machine (driven for this purpose by mechanical power)
gives out electrical energy as a generator.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Induction motor</ent><br/
<hw>Induction motor</hw>. <fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>A type of
alternating-current motor comprising two wound members, one stationary,
called the <part>stator</part>, and the other rotating, called the
<part>rotor</part>, these two members corresponding to a certain extent
to the field and armature of a direct-current motor.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inductive</ent><br/
<hw>In*duct"ive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[LL.
<ets>inductivus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>inductif</ets>. See
<er>Induce</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Leading or drawing; persuasive; tempting; -- usually
followed by <xex>to</xex>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A brutish vice,<br/
<qex>Inductive</qex> mainly to the sin of Eve.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Tending to induce or cause.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>They may be . . . <qex>inductive</qex> of credibility.</q>
<rj><qau>Sir M. Hale.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Leading to inferences; proceeding by, derived from,
or using, induction; <as>as, <ex>inductive</ex>
reasoning</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Operating by
induction; <as>as, an <ex>inductive</ex> electrical machine</as>.</def>
<sd>(b)</sd> <def>Facilitating induction; susceptible of being acted
upon by induction; <as>as, certain substances have a great
<ex>inductive</ex> capacity</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Inductive embarrassment</b></col> <fld>(Physics)</fld>,
<cd>the retardation in signaling on an electric wire, produced by
lateral induction.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Inductive philosophy</b></col>
<it>or</it> <col><b>Inductive method</b></col></mcol>. <cd>See
<cref>Philosophical induction</cref>, under <er>Induction</er>.</cd> --
<col><b>Inductive sciences</b></col>, <cd>those sciences which admit of,
and employ, the inductive method, as astronomy, botany, chemistry,
etc.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inductively</ent><br/
<hw>In*duct"ive*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>By induction or
inference.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inductometer</ent><br/
<hw>In`duc*tom"e*ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Induct</ets>ion + <ets>-meter</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>An instrument for measuring or ascertaining the
degree or rate of electrical induction.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inductor</ent><br/
<hw>In*duct"or</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., one who stirs
up or rouses. See <er>Induce</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The person who inducts another into an office or
benefice.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>That portion of an electrical
apparatus, in which is the inducing charge or current.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inductorium</ent><br/
<hw>In`duc*to"ri*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
E. <plw>Inductoriums</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>, L. <plw>Inductoria</plw>
<pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[NL., fr. E. <ets>induct</ets>ion.]</ety>
<fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>An induction coil.</def></p>

<p><ent>Inductrical</ent><br/
<ent>Inductric</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>In*duc"tric</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>In*duc"tric*al</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>Acting by,
or in a state of, induction; relating to electrical induction.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indue</ent><br/
<hw>In*due"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Indued</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Induing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>endue</asp>.]</altsp> <ety>[L. <ets>induere</ets> to put on,
clothe, fr. OL. <ets>indu</ets> (fr. <ets>in-</ets> in) + a root seen
also in L. <ets>exuere</ets> to put off, divest, <ets>exuviae</ets> the
skin of an animal, slough, <ets>induviae</ets> clothes. Cf.
<er>Endue</er> to invest.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To put on, as clothes; to draw on.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The baron had <qex>indued</qex> a pair of jack boots.</q>
<rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To clothe; to invest; hence, to endow; to furnish;
to supply with moral or mental qualities.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>Indu'd</qex> with robes of various hue she flies.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>Indued</qex> with intellectual sense and souls.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Induement</ent><br/
<hw>In*due"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From
<er>Indue</er>; cf. <er>Indument</er>, <er>Enduement</er>.]</ety>
<def>The act of induing, or state of being indued; investment;
endowment.</def> <rj><au>W. Montagu.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indulge</ent><br/
<hw>In*dulge"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Indulged</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Indulging</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L.
<ets>indulgere</ets> to be kind or tender to one; cf. OIr.
<ets>dilgud</ets>, equiv. to L. <ets>remissio</ets>, OIr.
<ets>dligeth</ets>, equiv. to L. <ets>lex</ets>, Goth. <ets>dulgs</ets>
debt.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To be complacent toward; to give way to; not to
oppose or restrain</def>; <sd>(a)</sd> <contxt>when said of a habit,
desire, etc.:</contxt> <def>to give free course to; to give one's self
up to; <as>as, to <ex>indulge</ex> sloth, pride, selfishness, or
inclinations</as>;</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <contxt>when said of a
person:</contxt> <def>to yield to the desire of; to gratify by
compliance; to humor; to withhold restraint from; <as>as, to
<ex>indulge</ex> children in their caprices or willfulness; to
<ex>indulge</ex> one's self with a rest or in pleasure.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Hope in another life implies that we <qex>indulge</qex> ourselves
in the gratifications of this very sparingly.</q>
<rj><qau>Atterbury.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To grant as by favor; to bestow in concession, or in
compliance with a wish or request.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Persuading us that something must be <qex>indulged</qex> to public
manners.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Yet, yet a moment, one dim ray of light<br/
<qex>Indulge</qex>, dread Chaos, and eternal Night!</q>
<rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ It is remarked by Johnson, that if the matter of
indulgence is a single thing, it has <xex>with</xex> before it; if it is
a habit, it has <xex>in</xex>; as, he indulged himself <xex>with</xex> a
glass of wine or a new book; he indulges himself <xex>in</xex> idleness
or intemperance. See <er>Gratify</er>.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indulge</ent><br/
<hw>In*dulge"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To indulge one's self; to
gratify one's tastes or desires; esp., to give one's self up (to); to
practice a forbidden or questionable act without restraint; -- followed
by <xex>in</xex>, but formerly, also, by <xex>to</xex>.</def>
<ldquo/Willing to <xex>indulge</xex> in easy vices.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indulgement</ent><br/
<hw>In*dulge"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Indulgence.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Wood.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indulgence</ent><br/
<hw>In*dul"gence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>indulgentia</ets>: cf. F. <ets>indulgence</ets>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of indulging or humoring; the quality of
being indulgent; forbearance of restrain or control.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>If I were a judge, that word <qex>indulgence</qex> should never
issue from my lips.</q> <rj><qau>Tooke.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>They err, that through <qex>indulgence</qex> to others, or
fondness to any sin in themselves, substitute for repentance anything
less.</q> <rj><qau>Hammond.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An indulgent act; favor granted;
gratification.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>If all these gracious <qex>indulgences</qex> are without any
effect on us, we must perish in our own folly.</q>
<rj><qau>Rogers.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(R. C. Ch.)</fld> <def>Remission of the temporal
punishment due to sins, after the guilt of sin has been remitted by
sincere repentance; absolution from the censures and public penances of
the church. It is a payment of the debt of justice to God by the
application of the merits of Christ and his saints to the contrite soul
through the church. It is therefore believed to diminish or destroy for
sins the punishment of purgatory.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indulgence</ent><br/
<hw>In*dul"gence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To grant an
indulgence to.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indulgency</ent><br/
<hw>In*dul"gen*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Indulgence.</def> <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indulgent</ent><br/
<hw>In*dul"gent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>indulgens</ets>, <ets>-entis</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>indulgere</ets>:
cf. F. <ets>indulgent</ets>. See <er>Indulge</er>.]</ety> <def>Prone to
indulge; yielding to the wishes, humor, or appetites of those under
one's care; compliant; not opposing or restraining; tolerant; mild;
favorable; not severe; <as>as, an <ex>indulgent</ex> parent</as>.</def>
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The <qex>indulgent</qex> censure of posterity.</q>
<rj><qau>Waller.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The feeble old, <qex>indulgent</qex> of their ease.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indulgential</ent><br/
<hw>In`dul*gen"tial</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Relating to
the indulgences of the Roman Catholic Church.</def>
<rj><au>Brevint.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indulgently</ent><br/
<hw>In*dul"gent*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an
indulgent manner; mildly; favorably.</def> <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indulger</ent><br/
<hw>In*dul"ger</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who indulges.</def>
<rj><au>W. Montagu.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indulgiate</ent><br/
<hw>In*dul"gi*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
indulge.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Sandys.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Induline</ent><br/
<hw>In"du*line</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Perh. fr.
<ets>ind</ets>igo.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Any one
of a large series of aniline dyes, colored blue or violet, and
represented by aniline violet.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A dark green
amorphous dyestuff, produced by the oxidation of aniline in the presence
of copper or vanadium salts; -- called also <altname>aniline
black</altname>.</def></p>

<p><ent>Indulto</ent><br/
<ent>Indult</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>In*dult"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>In*dul"to</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
}</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>indultum</ets> indulgence, favor,
fr. <ets>indultus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>indulgere</ets>: cf. It.
<ets>indulto</ets>, F. <ets>indult</ets>. See
<er>Indulge</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A privilege or exemption; an indulgence; a
dispensation granted by the pope.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Spain)</fld> <def>A duty levied on all
importations.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indument</ent><br/
<hw>In"du*ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>indumentum</ets> a covering. See <er>Indue</er>, and cf.
<er>Induement</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>Plumage;
feathers.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot., Zool.)</fld> <def>A dense covering,
especially a hairy one; called also
<altname>indumentum</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Induplicate</ent><br/
<hw>In*du"pli*cate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<sd>(a)</sd> <def>Having the edges bent abruptly toward the axis; --
said of the parts of the calyx or corolla in <ae/stivation.</def>
<sd>(b)</sd> <def>Having the edges rolled inward and then arranged about
the axis without overlapping; -- said of leaves in vernation.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Induplicative</ent><br/
<hw>In*du"pli*ca*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<sd>(a)</sd> <def>Having induplicate sepals or petals in
<ae/stivation.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Having induplicate leaves in
vernation.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Indurance</ent><br/
<hw>In*dur"ance</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<def>See <er>Endurance</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indurate</ent><br/
<hw>In"du*rate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>induratus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>indurare</ets> to harden. See
<er>Endure</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Hardened; not soft; indurated.</def>
<rj><au>Tyndale.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Without sensibility; unfeeling; obdurate.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indurate</ent><br/
<hw>In"du*rate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Indurated</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Indurating</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To make hard; <as>as, extreme heat
<ex>indurates</ex> clay; some fossils are <ex>indurated</ex> by exposure
to the air.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To make unfeeling; to deprive of sensibility; to
render obdurate.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indurate</ent><br/
<hw>In"du*rate</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To grow hard; to harden, or
become hard; <as>as, clay <ex>indurates</ex> by drying, and by
heat</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indurated</ent><br/
<hw>In"du*ra`ted</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Hardened; <as>as,
<ex>indurated</ex> clay; an <ex>indurated</ex> heart.</as></def>
<rj><au>Goldsmith.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Induration</ent><br/
<hw>In`du*ra"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>induration</ets>, L. <ets>induratio</ets> hardness of
heart.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of hardening, or the process of growing
hard.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>State of being indurated, or of having become
hard.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Hardness of character, manner, sensibility, etc.;
obduracy; stiffness; lack of pliancy or feeling.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A certain <qex>induration</qex> of character had arisen from long
habits of business.</q> <rj><qau>Coleridge.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indusial</ent><br/
<hw>In*du"sial</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Indusium</er>.]</ety> <def>Of, pertaining to, or containing, the
petrified cases of the larv<ae/ of certain insects.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Indusial limestone</b></col> <fld>(Geol.)</fld>, <cd>a
fresh-water limestone, largely composed of the agglomerated cases of
caddice worms, or larv<ae/ of caddice flies (<gen>Phryganea</gen>). It
is found in Miocene strata of Auvergne, France, and some other
localities.</cd></cs></p>

<p><ent>Indusiated</ent><br/
<ent>Indusiate</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>In*du"si*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>In*du"si*a`ted</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Furnished
with an indusium.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indusium</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>In*du"si*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Indusia</plw> <pr>(-<adot/)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., an under garment,
fr. <ets>induere</ets> to put on: cf. F. <ets>indusie</ets> the covering
of the seed spots of ferns.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A
collection of hairs united so as to form a sort of cup, and inclosing
the stigma of a flower.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The immediate covering
of the fruit dots or sori in many ferns, usually a very thin scale
attached by the middle or side to a veinlet.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>A
peculiar covering found in certain fungi.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Industrial</ent><br/
<hw>In*dus"tri*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>industriel</ets>, LL. <ets>industrialis</ets>. See
<er>Industry</er>.]</ety> <def>Consisting in industry; pertaining to
industry, or the arts and products of industry; concerning those
employed in labor, especially in manual labor, and their wages, duties,
and rights.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The great ideas of <qex>industrial</qex> development and economic
social amelioration.</q> <rj><qau>M. Arnold.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><-- p. 756 --></p>

<p><cs><col><b>Industrial exhibition</b></col>, <cd>a public exhibition
of the various industrial products of a country, or of various
countries.</cd> -- <col><b>Industrial school</b></col>, <cd>a school for
teaching one or more branches of industry; also, a school for educating
neglected children, and training them to habits of
industry.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Industrialism</ent><br/
<hw>In*dus"tri*al*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Devotion to industrial pursuits; labor; industry.</def> <rj><au>J.
S. Mill.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The principles or policy applicable to industrial
pursuits or organized labor.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>Industrialism</qex> must not confounded with
industriousness.</q> <rj><qau>H. Spencer.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>industrialize</ent><br/
<hw>industrialize</hw> <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <def>To make industrial; to
develop so that most of the working population is engaged in
non-agricultural labor; to develop economically; -- of nations or
geographical areas; <as>as, to <ex>industrialize</ex> underdeveloped
nations</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>industrialized</ent><br/
<hw>industrialized</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>made
industrial; converted to industrialism.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Industrially</ent><br/
<hw>In*dus"tri*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>With reference to
industry.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>industrial park</ent><br/
<hw>industrial park</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>An area designated in zoning
regulations to be used by industry, often located in a suburban area,
and having some park-like sections.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>industrial revolution</ent><br/
<hw>industrial revolution</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The changes in the
methods of production as well as the resulting changes in economic and
social organization accompanying the replacement of hand labor by
power-driven machinery. It started in England in about 1760, and spread
to other countries with very varying time lags. The introduction of
powered machinery such as the steam engine and power loom led to the
concentration of large areas of manufacturing in large companies, and
made some goods more plentiful and cheaper by mechanical production and
economies of scale.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Industrious</ent><br/
<hw>In*dus"tri*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>industrius</ets>, <ets>industriosus</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>industrieux</ets>. See <er>Industry</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Given to industry; characterized by diligence;
constantly, regularly, or habitually occupied; busy; assiduous; not
slothful or idle; -- commonly implying devotion to lawful and useful
labor.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Frugal and <qex>industrious</qex> men are commonly friendly to the
established government.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Temple.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Steadily and perseveringly active in a particular
pursuit or aim; <as>as, he was negligent in business, but
<ex>industrious</ex> in pleasure; an <ex>industrious</ex> mischief
maker.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>Industrious</qex> to seek out the truth of all things.</q>
<rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj></p>

<p>-- <wordforms><wf>In*dus"tri*ous*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>In*dus"tri*ous*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>industriousness</ent><br/
<hw>in*dus"tri*ous*ness</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>persevering application;
habitual and diligent occupation with productive activity.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> diligence, industry.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Industry</ent><br/
<hw>In"dus*try</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Industries</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>industria</ets>,
cf. <ets>industrius</ets> diligent; of uncertain origin: cf. F.
<ets>industrie</ets>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Habitual diligence in any employment or pursuit,
either bodily or mental; steady attention to business; assiduity; --
opposed to <ant>sloth</ant> and <ant>idleness</ant>; <as>as,
<ex>industry</ex> pays debts, while idleness or despair will increase
them</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>We are more industrious than our forefathers, because in the
present times the funds destined for the maintenance of
<qex>industry</qex> are much greater in proportion to those which are
likely to be employed in the maintenance of idleness, than they were two
or three centuries ago.</q> <rj><qau>A. Smith.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Any department or branch of art, occupation, or
business; especially, one which employs much labor and capital and is a
distinct branch of trade; <as>as, the sugar <ex>industry</ex>; the iron
<ex>industry</ex>; the cotton <ex>industry</ex>.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Polit. Econ.)</fld> <def>Human exertion of any kind
employed for the creation of value, and regarded by some as a species of
capital or wealth; labor.</def></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Diligence; assiduity; perseverance; activity;
laboriousness; attention. See <er>Diligence</er>.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indutive</ent><br/
<hw>In*du"tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>indutus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>induere</ets> to put on. See
<er>Indue</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Covered; -- applied to
seeds which have the usual integumentary covering.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Induviae</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>In*du"vi*<ae/</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[L.,
clothes, fr. <ets>induere</ets> to put on. See <er>Indue</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Persistent portions of a calyx or corolla; also,
leaves which do not disarticulate from the stem, and hence remain for a
long time.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Induviate</ent><br/
<hw>In*du"vi*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>Covered with induvi<ae/, as the upper part of the trunk of a palm
tree.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indwell</ent><br/
<hw>In"dwell`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Indwelt</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>;
<pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Indwelling</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To
dwell in; to abide within; to remain in possession.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The Holy Ghost became a dove, not as a symbol, but as a constantly
<qex>indwelt</qex> form.</q> <rj><qau>Milman.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indweller</ent><br/
<hw>In"dwell`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> <pos>n.</pos> <def>An
inhabitant.</def> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Indwelling</ent><br/
<hw>In"dwell`ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Residence within, as in the
heart.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The personal <qex>indwelling</qex> of the Spirit in believers.</q>
<rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>-ine</ent><br/
<hw>-ine</hw> <pr>(?; 104)</pr>. <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A
suffix, indicating that those substances of whose names it is a part are
<xex>basic</xex>, in their nature, i.e. contain a basic nitrogen
group.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ All organic bases, and basic substances (especially
nitrogenous substances), are systematically written with the termination
<xex>-ine</xex>; <as>as, quin<ex>ine</ex>, pyrid<ex>ine</ex>,
morph<ex>ine</ex>, guanid<ex>ine</ex>, etc.</as> Certain substances
containing nitrogen though with net neutral character (as certain amino
acids) also end in <ex>-ine</ex>, such valine and glycine. All
indifferent and neutral substances, as proteids, glycerides, glucosides,
etc., should commonly be spelled with <xex>-in</xex>; as,
gelat<xex>in</xex>, amygdal<xex>in</xex>, etc. This rule has no
application to those numerous commercial or popular names with the
termination <xex>-ine</xex>; as, gasol<xex>ine</xex>,
vasel<xex>ine</xex>, etc.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Organ. Chem.)</fld> <def>A suffix, formerly used to
indicate <sig>hydrocarbons of the second degree of unsaturation</sig>;
i. e., members of the acetyline series; <as>as, <ex>hexine</ex>,
<ex>heptine</ex>, etc.,</as> but now superseded by the ending
<altname>-yne</altname>, as in prop<xex>yne</xex>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inearth</ent><br/
<hw>In*earth"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To inter.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Southey.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inebriant</ent><br/
<hw>In*e"bri*ant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inebrians</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>inebriare</ets>. See
<er>Inebriate</er>.]</ety> <def>Intoxicating.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inebriant</ent><br/
<hw>In*e"bri*ant</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Anything that intoxicates, as
opium, alcohol, etc.; an intoxicant.</def> <rj><au>Smart.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inebriate</ent><br/
<hw>In*e"bri*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Inebriated</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Inebriating</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L.
<ets>inebriatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>inebriare</ets>; pref.
<ets>in-</ets> in + <ets>ebriare</ets> to make drunk, fr.
<ets>ebrius</ets> drunk. See <er>Ebriety</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To make drunk; to intoxicate.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The cups<br/
That cheer but not <qex>inebriate</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Fig.: To disorder the senses of; to exhilarate or
elate as if by spirituous drink; to deprive of sense and judgment; also,
to stupefy.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The <qex>inebriating</qex> effect of popular applause.</q>
<rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inebriate</ent><br/
<hw>In*e"bri*ate</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To become drunk.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inebriate</ent><br/
<hw>In*e"bri*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inebriatus</ets>, p. p.]</ety> <def>Intoxicated; drunk; habitually
given to drink; stupefied.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Thus spake Peter, as a man <qex>inebriate</qex> and made drunken
with the sweetness of this vision, not knowing what he said.</q>
<rj><qau>Udall.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inebriate</ent><br/
<hw>In*e"bri*ate</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who is drunk or
intoxicated; esp., an habitual drunkard; <as>as, an asylum for
<ex>inebriates</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Some <qex>inebriates</qex> have their paroxysms of inebriety.</q>
<rj><qau>E. Darwin.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>inebriated</ent><br/
<hw>in*e"bri*at`ed</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>under the influence of
alcohol; intoxicated; drunk.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> besotted, bibulous, blind, blind drunk, drunk,
drunken, inebriate, sottish.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inebriation</ent><br/
<hw>In*e`bri*a"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inebriatio</ets>.]</ety> <def>The condition of being inebriated;
intoxication; figuratively, deprivation of sense and judgment by
anything that exhilarates, as success.</def> <rj><au>Sir T.
Browne.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Preserve him from the <qex>inebriation</qex> of prosperity.</q>
<rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- See <er>Drunkenness</er>.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inebriety</ent><br/
<hw>In`e*bri"e*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Inebriate</er>, <er>Ebriety</er>.]</ety> <def>Drunkenness;
inebriation.</def> <rj><au>E. Darwin.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inebrious</ent><br/
<hw>In*e"bri*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Intoxicated, or
partially so; intoxicating.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>T.
Brown.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inedible</ent><br/
<hw>In*ed"i*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[LL.
<ets>inedibilis</ets>. See <er>In-</er> not, and <er>Edible</er>.]</ety>
<def>Not edible; not fit for use as food.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>In*ed`i*bil"i*ty</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inedited</ent><br/
<hw>In*ed"it*ed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not edited;
unpublished; <as>as, an <ex>inedited</ex> manuscript</as>.</def>
<rj><au>T. Warton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inee</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>I`n<eacute/e"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety>
<def>An arrow poison, made from an apocynaceous plant (<spn>Strophanthus
hispidus</spn>) of the Gaboon country; -- called also
<altname>onaye</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ineffability</ent><br/
<hw>In*ef`fa*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>ineffabilitas</ets>: cf. F. <ets>ineffabilit<eacute/</ets>.]</ety>
<def>The quality or state of being ineffable; ineffableness;
unspeakableness.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ineffable</ent><br/
<hw>In*ef"fa*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>ineffabilis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>ineffable</ets>. See <er>In-</er>
not, and <er>Effable</er>, <er>Fame</er>.]</ety> <def>Incapable of being
expressed in words; unspeakable; unutterable; indescribable; <as>as, the
<ex>ineffable</ex> joys of heaven</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Contentment with our lot . . . will diffuse <qex>ineffable</qex>
contentment over the soul.</q> <rj><qau>Beattie.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ineffableness</ent><br/
<hw>In*ef"fa*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of
being ineffable or unutterable; unspeakableness.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ineffably</ent><br/
<hw>In*ef"fa*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a manner not to be
expressed in words; unspeakably.</def> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ineffaceable</ent><br/
<hw>In`ef*face"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>effaceable</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>ineffa<cced/able</ets>.]</ety> <def>Incapable of being effaced;
indelible; ineradicable.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ineffaceably</ent><br/
<hw>In`ef*face"a*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>So as not to be
effaceable.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ineffectible</ent><br/
<hw>In`ef*fect"i*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Ineffectual;
impracticable.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ineffective</ent><br/
<hw>In`ef*fect"ive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>effective</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>ineffectif</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not effective; not having the desired
effect; ineffectual; futile; inefficient; useless; <as>as, an
<ex>ineffective</ex> appeal; an <ex>ineffective</ex> herbal
remedy</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><q>The word of God, without the spirit, [is] a dead and
<qex>ineffective</qex> letter.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ineffectively</ent><br/
<hw>In`ef*fect"ive*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an ineffective
manner; without effect; inefficiently; ineffectually.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ineffectiveness</ent><br/
<hw>In`ef*fect"ive*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Quality of being
ineffective.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ineffectual</ent><br/
<hw>In`ef*fec"tu*al</hw> <pr>(?; 135)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
producing the proper effect; without effect; inefficient; weak; useless;
futile; unavailing; <as>as, an <ex>ineffectual</ex> attempt; an
<ex>ineffectual</ex> expedient.</as></def> <rj><au>Pope.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The peony root has been much commended, . . . and yet has been by
many found <qex>ineffectual</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Boyle.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Inefficient; useless; inefficacious; vain;
fruitless; unavailing; futile. See <er>Useless</er>,
<er>Inefficacious</er>.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ineffectuality</ent><br/
<hw>In`ef*fec`tu*al"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Ineffectualness.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ineffectually</ent><br/
<hw>In`ef*fec"tu*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Without effect; in
vain.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Hereford . . . had been besieged for about two months
<qex>ineffectually</qex> by the Scots.</q>
<rj><qau>Ludlow.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ineffectualness</ent><br/
<hw>In`ef*fec"tu*al*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Lack of effect, or of
power to produce it; inefficacy.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The <qex>ineffectualness</qex> of some men's devotion.</q>
<rj><qau>Wake.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ineffervescence</ent><br/
<hw>In*ef`fer*ves"cence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Lack of
effervescence.</def> <rj><au>Kirwan.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ineffervescent</ent><br/
<hw>In*ef`fer*ves"cent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
effervescing, or not susceptible of effervescence; quiescent.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ineffervescibility</ent><br/
<hw>In*ef`fer*ves`ci*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
quality of being ineffervescible.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ineffervescible</ent><br/
<hw>In*ef`fer*ves"ci*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
capable or susceptible of effervescence.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inefficacious</ent><br/
<hw>In*ef`fi*ca"cious</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>efficacious</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>inefficace</ets>, L. <ets>inefficax</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not
efficacious; not having power to produce the effect desired; inadequate;
incompetent; inefficient; impotent.</def> <rj><au>Boyle.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The authority of Parliament must become <qex>inefficacious</qex> .
. . to restrain the growth of disorders.</q>
<rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ <xex>Ineffectual</xex>, says Johnson, rather denotes an
actual failure, and <xex>inefficacious</xex> an habitual impotence to
any effect. But the distinction is not always observed, nor can it be;
for we can not always know whether means are <xex>inefficacious</xex>
till experiment has proved them <xex>ineffectual</xex>.
<xex>Inefficacious</xex> is therefore sometimes synonymous with
<xex>ineffectual</xex>.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inefficaciously</ent><br/
<hw>In*ef`fi*ca"cious*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Without efficacy or
effect.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inefficaciousness</ent><br/
<hw>In*ef`fi*ca"cious*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Lack of effect, or
of power to produce the effect; inefficacy.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inefficacy</ent><br/
<hw>In*ef"fi*ca*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inefficacia</ets>. See <er>In-</er> not, and
<er>Efficacy</er>.]</ety> <def>Lack of power to produce the desired or
proper effect; inefficiency; ineffectualness; futility; uselessness;
fruitlessness; <as>as, the <ex>inefficacy</ex> of medicines or
means</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The seeming <qex>inefficacy</qex> of censures.</q> <rj><qau>Bp.
Hall.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The <qex>inefficacy</qex> was soon proved, like that of many
similar medicines.</q> <rj><qau>James Gregory.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inefficiency</ent><br/
<hw>In`ef*fi"cien*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality
of being inefficient; lack of power or energy sufficient for the desired
effect; inefficacy; incapacity; <as>as, he was discharged from his
position for <ex>inefficiency</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inefficient</ent><br/
<hw>In`ef*fi"cient</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Not
efficient; not producing the effect intended or desired, or achieving
the effect by unnecessary and excessive expenditure of resources;
inefficacious; <as>as, <ex>inefficient</ex> means or measures;
<ex>inefficient</ex> methods are too expensive</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Incapable of, or indisposed to, effective action;
habitually slack or remiss; effecting little or nothing; <as>as,
<ex>inefficient</ex> workmen; an <ex>inefficient</ex>
administrator.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inefficiently</ent><br/
<hw>In`ef*fi"cient*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an inefficient
manner.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inelaborate</ent><br/
<hw>In`e*lab"o*rate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inelaboratus</ets>. See <er>In-</er> not, and
<er>Elaborate</er>.]</ety> <def>Not elaborate; not wrought with care;
unpolished; crude; unfinished.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inelastic</ent><br/
<hw>In`e*las"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Not
elastic.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Economics)</fld> <def>reacting little to changing
price; -- of demand; <as>as, Potatoes have an <ex>inelastic</ex>
demand</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inelasticity</ent><br/
<hw>In`e*las*tic"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Lack of
elasticity.</def></p>

<p><ent>Inelegancy</ent><br/
<ent>Inelegance</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>In*el"e*gance</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>In*el"e*gan*cy</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Inelegances</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>, <plw>Inelegancies</plw>
<pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>inelegantia</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>in<eacute/l<eacute/gance</ets>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality of being inelegant; lack of elegance or
grace; lack of refinement, beauty, or polish in language, composition,
or manners.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The notorious <qex>inelegance</qex> of her figure.</q> <rj><qau>T.
Hook.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Anything inelegant; <as>as, <ex>inelegance</ex> of
style in literary composition</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inelegant</ent><br/
<hw>In*el"e*gant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inelegans</ets>: cf. F. <ets>in<eacute/l<eacute/gant</ets>. See
<er>In-</er> not, and <er>Elegant</er>.]</ety> <def>Not elegant;
deficient in beauty, polish, refinement, grave, or ornament; wanting in
anything which correct taste requires.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>What order so contrived as not to mix<br/
Tastes, not well joined, <qex>inelegant</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>It renders style often obscure, always embarrassed and
<qex>inelegant</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Blair.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inelegantly</ent><br/
<hw>In*el"e*gant*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an inelegant
manner.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ineligibility</ent><br/
<hw>In*el`i*gi*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>in<eacute/ligibilit<eacute/</ets>.]</ety> <def>The state or quality
of being ineligible.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ineligible</ent><br/
<hw>In*el"i*gi*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>eligible</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>in<eacute/ligible</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not eligible; not qualified to
be chosen (for an office, post, position); not worthy to be chosen or
preferred; not expedient or desirable.</def>
<rj><au>Burke.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inelligibly</ent><br/
<hw>In*el"li*gi*bly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an
ineligible manner.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ineloquent</ent><br/
<hw>In*e"lo*quent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>ineloquens</ets>: cf. F. <ets>in<eacute/loquent</ets>. See
<er>In-</er> not, and <er>Eloquent</er>.]</ety> <def>Not eloquent; not
fluent, graceful, or moving; not persuasive; <as>as, <ex>ineloquent</ex>
language</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Nor are thy lips ungraceful, sire of men,<br/
Nor tongue <qex>ineloquent</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ineloquently</ent><br/
<hw>In*e"lo*quent*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Without
eloquence.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ineluctable</ent><br/
<hw>In`e*luc"ta*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>ineluctabilis</ets>; pref. <ets>in-</ets> not +
<ets>eluctabilis</ets> to be surmounted, fr. <ets>eluctari</ets> to
struggle out of, to surmount: cf. F. <ets>in<eacute/luctable</ets>. See
<er>Eluctate</er>.]</ety> <def>Not to be overcome by struggling;
irresistible; inescapable; inevitable.</def> <rj><au>Bp.
Pearson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The <qex>ineluctable</qex> conditions of matter.</q>
<rj><qau>Hamerton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ineludible</ent><br/
<hw>In`e*lud"i*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Incapable of
being eluded or evaded; unvoidable.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Most pressing reasons and <qex>ineludible</qex>
demonstrations.</q> <rj><qau>Glanvill.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inembryonate</ent><br/
<hw>In*em"bry*o*nate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Biol.)</fld>
<def>Not embryonate.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inenarrable</ent><br/
<hw>In`e*nar"ra*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inenarrabilis</ets>; pref. <ets>in-</ets> not +
<ets>enarrabilis</ets> that may be related; fr. <ets>enarrare</ets> to
relate: cf. F. <ets>in<eacute/narrable</ets>. See
<er>Enarration</er>.]</ety> <def>Incapable of being narrated;
indescribable; ineffable.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<ldquo/<xex>Inenarrable</xex> goodness.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Bp.
Fisher.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inept</ent><br/
<hw>In*ept"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>ineptus</ets>; prefix. <ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>aptus</ets> apt,
fit: cf. F. <ets>inepte</ets>. Cf. <er>Inapt</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Not apt or fit; unfit; unsuitable; improper;
unbecoming.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The Aristotelian philosophy is <qex>inept</qex> for new
discoveries.</q> <rj><qau>Glanvill.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Silly; useless; nonsensical; absurd;
foolish.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>To view attention as a special act of intelligence, and to
distinguish it from consciousness, is utterly <qex>inept</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Sir W. Hamilton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ineptitude</ent><br/
<hw>In*ept"i*tude</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>ineptitudo</ets>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality of being inept; unfitness; inaptitude;
unsuitableness.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>That <qex>ineptitude</qex> for society, which is frequently the
fault of us scholars.</q> <rj><qau>Tatler.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Absurdity; nonsense; foolishness.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ineptly</ent><br/
<hw>In*ept"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Unfitly; unsuitably;
awkwardly.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>None of them are made foolishly or <qex>ineptly</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Dr. H. More.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ineptness</ent><br/
<hw>In*ept"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Unfitness;
ineptitude.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The feebleness and miserable <qex>ineptness</qex> of infancy.</q>
<rj><qau>Dr. H. More.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inequable</ent><br/
<hw>In*e"qua*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Unequable.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Bailey.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inequal</ent><br/
<hw>In*e"qual</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inaequalis</ets>. See <er>In-</er> not, and <er>Equal</er>.]</ety>
<def>Unequal; uneven; various.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inequality</ent><br/
<hw>In`e*qual"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Inequalities</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L.
<ets>inaequalitas</ets>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality of being unequal; difference, or lack of
equality, in any respect; lack of uniformity; disproportion; unevenness;
disparity; diversity; <as>as, an <ex>inequality</ex> in size, stature,
numbers, power, distances, motions, rank, property, etc.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>There is so great an <qex>inequality</qex> in the length of our
legs and arms as makes it impossible for us to walk on all four.</q>
<rj><qau>Ray.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Notwithstanding which <qex>inequality</qex> of number, it was
resolved in a council of war to fight the Dutch fleet.</q>
<rj><qau>Ludlow.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Sympathy is rarely strong where there is a great
<qex>inequality</qex> of condition.</q>
<rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Unevenness; lack of levelness; the alternate rising
and falling of a surface; <as>as, the <ex>inequalities</ex> of the
surface of the earth, or of a marble slab, etc.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The country is cut into so many hills and <qex>inequalities</qex>
as renders it defensible.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Variableness; changeableness; inconstancy; lack of
smoothness or equability; deviation; unsteadiness, as of the weather,
feelings, etc.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>Inequality</qex> of air is ever an enemy to health.</q>
<rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Disproportion to any office or purpose; inadequacy;
competency; <as>as, the <ex>inequality</ex> of terrestrial things to the
wants of a rational soul</as>.</def> <rj><au>South.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Alg.)</fld> <def>An expression consisting of two
unequal quantities, with the sign of inequality (<gt/ or <lt/) between
them; <as>as, the <ex>inequality</ex> 2 <lt/ 3, or 4 <gt/
1</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>An irregularity, or a
deviation, in the motion of a planet or satellite from its uniform mean
motion; the amount of such deviation.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inequation</ent><br/
<hw>In`e*qua"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Math.)</fld>
<def>An inequality.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inequidistant</ent><br/
<hw>In*e`qui*dis"tant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not equally
distant; not equidistant.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inequilateral</ent><br/
<hw>In*e`qui*lat"er*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Having unequal sides; unsymmetrical; unequal-sided.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>Having the two ends unequal, as
in the clam, quahaug, and most lamellibranch shells.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inequilobate</ent><br/
<hw>In*e`qui*lo"bate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>equi-</ets> + <ets>lobate</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Unequally lobed; cut into lobes of different
shapes or sizes.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inequitable</ent><br/
<hw>In*eq"ui*ta*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not equitable;
not just.</def> <rj><au>Burke.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inequitate</ent><br/
<hw>In*eq"ui*tate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inequitatus</ets>, p. p. <ets>inequitare</ets> to ride over. See
1st <er>In-</er>, and <er>Equitant</er>.]</ety> <def>To ride over or
through.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Dr. H. More.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inequity</ent><br/
<hw>In*eq"ui*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Lack of equity;
injustice; wrong.</def> <ldquo/Some form of <xex>inequity</xex>.<rdquo/
<rj><au>H. Spencer.</au></rj></p>

<p><ent>Inequivalvular</ent><br/
<ent>Inequivalve</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>In*e"qui*valve</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>In*e`qui*val"vu*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>Having unequal valves, as the shell of an
oyster.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Ineradicable</ent><br/
<hw>In`e*rad"i*ca*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Incapable of
being eradicated or rooted out.</def><br/
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<p><q>The bad seed thus sown was <qex>ineradicable</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Ld. Lytton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Ineradicably</ent><br/
<hw>In`e*rad"i*ca*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>So as not to be
eradicable.</def></p>

<p><ent>Inergetical</ent><br/
<ent>Inergetic</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>In`er*get"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>In`er*get"ic*al</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>in-</ets> not +
en<ets>ergetic</ets>, <ets>-ical</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having no energy;
sluggish.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Boyle.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inergetically</ent><br/
<hw>In`er*get"ic*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Without energy.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark></p>

<p><ent>Inermous</ent><br/
<ent>Inerm</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>In*erm"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>In*er"mous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
}</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Same as
<er>Inermis</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inermis</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>In*er"mis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inermis</ets>, <ets>inermus</ets>; pref. <ets>in-</ets> not +
<ets>arma</ets> arms: cf. F. <ets>inerme</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>Unarmed; destitute of prickles or thorns, as a leaf.</def>
<rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inerrability</ent><br/
<hw>In*er`ra*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Freedom or
exemption from error; infallibility.</def> <rj><au>Eikon
Basilike.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inerrable</ent><br/
<hw>In*er"ra*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inerrabilis</ets>. See <er>In-</er> not, and <er>Err</er>.]</ety>
<def>Incapable of erring; infallible; unerring.</def>
<ldquo/<xex>Inerabble</xex> and requisite conditions.<rdquo/ <au>Sir T.
Browne.</au> <ldquo/Not an <xex>inerrable</xex> text.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Gladstone.</au></rj><br/
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<p><-- p. 757 --></p>

<p><ent>Inerrableness</ent><br/
<hw>In*er"ra*ble*ness</hw> <pr>(<icr/n*<ecr/r"r<adot/*b'l*n<ecr/s)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <def>Exemption from error; inerrability;
infallibility.</def> <rj><au>Hammond.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inerrably</ent><br/
<hw>In*er"ra*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>With security from error;
infallibly; unerringly.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inerrancy</ent><br/
<hw>In*er"ran*cy</hw> <pr>(<icr/n*<ecr/r"r<ait/n*s<ycr/)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <def>Exemption from error.</def><br/
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<p><q>The absolute <qex>inerrancy</qex> of the Bible.</q> <rj><qau>The
Century.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inerratic</ent><br/
<hw>In`er*rat"ic</hw> <pr>(<icr/n`<ecr/r*r<acr/t"<icr/k)</pr>,
<pos>a.</pos> <def>Not erratic or wandering; fixed; settled;
established.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inerringly</ent><br/
<hw>In*err"ing*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Without error,
mistake, or deviation; unerringly.</def> <rj><au>Glanvill.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inert</ent><br/
<hw>In*ert"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>iners</ets>,
<ets>inertis</ets>, unskilled, idle; pref. <ets>in-</ets> +
<ets>ars</ets> art: cf. F. <ets>inerte</ets>. See
<er>Art</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Destitute of the power of moving itself, or of
active resistance to motion; <as>as, matter is
<ex>inert</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Indisposed to move or act; very slow to act;
sluggish; dull; inactive; indolent; lifeless.</def><br/
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<p><q>The <qex>inert</qex> and desponding party of the court.</q>
<rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>It present becomes extravagant, then imbecile, and at length
utterly <qex>inert</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>I. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Not having or manifesting active properties; not
affecting other substances when brought in contact with them; powerless
for an expected or desired effect; <as>as, the noble gases are
chemically <ex>inert</ex></as>.</def></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Inactive; dull; passive; indolent; sluggish;
slothful; lazy; lifeless; irresolute; stupid; senseless;
insensible.</syn> -- <usage><er>Inert</er>, <er>Inactive</er>,
<er>Sluggish</er>. A man may be <xex>inactive</xex> from mere lack of
stimulus to effort; but one who is <xex>inert</xex> has something in his
constitution or his habits which operates like a weight holding him back
from exertion. <xex>Sluggish</xex> is still stronger, implying some
defect of temperament which directly impedes action. <xex>Inert</xex>
and <xex>inactive</xex> are negative, <xex>sluggish</xex> is
positive.</usage><br/
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<p><q>Even the favored isles . . . <br/
Can boast but little virtue; and, <qex>inert</qex><br/
Through plenty, lose in morals what they gain<br/
In manners -- victims of luxurious ease.</q>
<rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Doomed to lose four months in <qex>inactive</qex> obscurity.</q>
<rj><qau>Johnson.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q><qex>Sluggish</qex> Idleness, the nurse of sin,<br/
Upon a slothful ass he chose to ride.</q>
<rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inertia</ent><br/
<hw>In*er"ti*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., idleness, fr.
<ets>iners</ets> idle. See <er>Inert</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>That property of matter by
which it tends when at rest to remain so, and when in motion to continue
in motion, and in the same straight line or direction, unless acted on
by some external force; -- sometimes called <altname>vis
inerti<ae/</altname>. The <ex>inertia</ex> of a body is proportional to
its mass.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Inertness; indisposition to motion, exertion, or
action; lack of energy; sluggishness.</def><br/
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<p><q>Men . . . have immense irresolution and <qex>inertia</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Carlyle.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Lack of activity; sluggishness; --
said especially of the uterus, when, in labor, its contractions have
nearly or wholly ceased.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Center of inertia</b></col>. <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <cd>See
under <er>Center</er>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Inertion</ent><br/
<hw>In*er"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Lack of activity or
exertion; inertness; quietude.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>These vicissitudes of exertion and <qex>inertion</qex> of the
arterial system constitute the paroxysms of remittent fever.</q>
<rj><qau>E. Darwin.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inertitude</ent><br/
<hw>In*ert"i*tude</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Inert</er>.]</ety> <def>Inertness; inertia.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>
<rj><au>Good.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inertly</ent><br/
<hw>In*ert"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Without activity;
sluggishly.</def> <rj><au>Pope.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inertness</ent><br/
<hw>In*ert"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Lack of activity or
exertion; habitual indisposition to action or motion; sluggishness;
apathy; insensibility.</def> <rj><au>Glanvill.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>Laziness and <qex>inertness</qex> of mind.</q>
<rj><au>Burke.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Absence of the power of self-motion;
inertia.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inerudite</ent><br/
<hw>In*er"u*dite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>ineruditus</ets>. See <er>In-</er> not, and
<er>Erudite</er>.]</ety> <def>Not erudite; unlearned;
ignorant.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inescapable</ent><br/
<hw>In`es*cap"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
escapable.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inescate</ent><br/
<hw>In*es"cate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inescatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>inescare</ets>; <ets>in-</ets> in +
<ets>esca</ets> bait.]</ety> <def>To allure; to lay a bait for.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>To <qex>inescate</qex> and beguile young women!</q>
<rj><au>Burton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inescation</ent><br/
<hw>In`es*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inescatio</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of baiting; allurement.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Hallywell.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inescutcheon</ent><br/
<hw>In`es*cutch"eon</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Her.)</fld>
<def>A small escutcheon borne within a shield.</def><br/
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<p><ent>In esse</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>In` es"se</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[L.]</ety> <def>In being;
actually existing; -- distinguished from <contr>in posse</contr>, or
<contr>in potentia</contr>, which denote that a thing is not, but may
be.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inessential</ent><br/
<hw>In`es*sen"tial</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>essential</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>inessentiel</ets>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Having no essence or being.</def> <rj><au>H.
Brooke.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>The womb of <qex>inessential</qex> Naught.</q>
<rj><qau>Shelley.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Not essential; not required to achieve a given
purpose; unessential; unnecessary.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inestimable</ent><br/
<hw>In*es"ti*ma*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inaestimabilis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>inestimable</ets>. See
<er>In-</er> not, and <er>Estimate</er>.]</ety> <def>Incapable of being
estimated or computed; especially, too valuable or excellent to be
measured or fully appreciated; above all price; <as>as,
<ex>inestimable</ex> rights or privileges</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>But above all, for thine <qex>inestimable</qex> love.</q>
<rj><qau>Bk. of Com. Prayer.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Science is too <qex>inestimable</qex> for expression by a money
standard.</q> <rj><qau>Lyon Playfair.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Incalculable; invaluable; priceless.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Inestimably</ent><br/
<hw>In*es"ti*ma*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a manner, or to a
degree, above estimation; <as>as, things <ex>inestimably</ex>
excellent</as>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inevasible</ent><br/
<hw>In`e*va"si*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Incapable of
being evaded; inevitable; unavoidable.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inevidence</ent><br/
<hw>In*ev"i*dence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>in<eacute/vidence</ets>.]</ety> <def>Lack of evidence;
obscurity.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Barrow.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inevident</ent><br/
<hw>In*ev"i*dent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>in<eacute/vident</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not evident; not clear or
obvious; obscure.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inevitability</ent><br/
<hw>In*ev`i*ta*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>in<eacute/vitabilit<eacute/</ets>.]</ety> <def>Impossibility to be
avoided or shunned; inevitableness.</def>
<rj><au>Shelford.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inevitable</ent><br/
<hw>In*ev"i*ta*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inevitabilis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>in<eacute/vitable</ets>. See
<er>In-</er> not, and <er>Evitable</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Not evitable; incapable of being shunned;
unavoidable; certain.</def> <ldquo/The <xex>inevitable</xex>
hour.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>It was <qex>inevitable</qex>; it was necessary; it was planted in
the nature of things.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Irresistible.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Inevitable</xex>
charms.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inevitableness</ent><br/
<hw>In*ev"i*ta*ble*ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state
of being unavoidable; certainty to happen; inevitability.</def>
<rj><au>Prideaux.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inevitably</ent><br/
<hw>In*ev"i*ta*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Without possibility of
escape or evasion; unavoidably; certainly.</def><br/
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<p><q><qex>Inevitably</qex> thou shalt die.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>How <qex>inevitably</qex> does immoderate laughter end in a
sigh!</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inexact</ent><br/
<hw>In`ex*act"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>exact</ets>: cf. F. <ets>inexact</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Not exact; not precisely correct or true; inaccurate.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inexactitude</ent><br/
<hw>In`ex*act"i*tude</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Inexactness; uncertainty; <as>as, geographical
<ex>inexactitude</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Something inexact; an instance of an inexact
statement, measurement, etc.; <as>as, in two minutes the senator has
produced a dozen <ex>inexactitudes</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inexactly</ent><br/
<hw>In`ex*act"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a manner not exact or
precise; inaccurately.</def> <rj><au>R. A. Proctor.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inexactness</ent><br/
<hw>In`ex*act"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Incorrectness; lack of
exactness.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inexcitability</ent><br/
<hw>In`ex*cit`a*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
quality of being inexcitable; insusceptibility to excitement.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inexcitable</ent><br/
<hw>In`ex*cit"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inexcitabilis</ets> from which one cannot be aroused. See
<er>In-</er> not, and <er>Excite</er>.]</ety> <def>Not susceptible of
excitement; dull; lifeless; torpid.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inexcusable</ent><br/
<hw>In`ex*cus"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inexcusabilis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>inexcusable</ets>. See
<er>Excuse</er>.]</ety> <def>Not excusable; not admitting excuse or
justification; <as>as, <ex>inexcusable</ex> folly</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Therefore thou art <qex>inexcusable</qex>, O man, whosoever thou
art that judgest; for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest
thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things.</q> <rj><qau>Rom.
ii. 1.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inexcusableness</ent><br/
<hw>In`ex*cus"a*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being
inexcusable; enormity beyond forgiveness.</def>
<rj><au>South.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inexcusably</ent><br/
<hw>In`ex*cus"a*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>With a degree of guilt or
folly beyond excuse or justification.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>Inexcusably</qex> obstinate and perverse.</q>
<rj><qau>Jortin.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inexecrable</ent><br/
<hw>In*ex"e*cra*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>That can not
be execrated enough.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inexecutable</ent><br/
<hw>In*ex"e*cu`ta*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>executable</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>inex<eacute/cutable</ets>.]</ety> <def>Incapable of being executed
or performed; impracticable; infeasible.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inexecution</ent><br/
<hw>In*ex`e*cu"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>execution</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>inex<eacute/cution</ets>.]</ety> <def>Neglect of execution;
nonperformance; <as>as, the <ex>inexecution</ex> of a treaty</as>.</def>
<rj><au>Spence.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inexertion</ent><br/
<hw>In`ex*er"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Lack of
exertion; lack of effort; defect of action; indolence;
laziness.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inexhalable</ent><br/
<hw>In`ex*hal"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Incapable of
being exhaled.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir T.
Browne.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inexhausted</ent><br/
<hw>In`ex*haust"ed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>exhausted</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>inexhaustus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not exhausted; not emptied; not
spent; not having lost all strength or resources; unexhausted.</def>
<rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inexhaustedly</ent><br/
<hw>In`ex*haust"ed*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Without
exhaustion.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inexhaustibility</ent><br/
<hw>In`ex*haust`i*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
state or quality of being inexhaustible; abundance.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inexhaustible</ent><br/
<hw>In`ex*haust"i*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Incapable of
being exhausted, emptied, or used up; unfailing; not to be wasted or
spent; <as>as, <ex>inexhaustible</ex> stores of provisions; an
<ex>inexhaustible</ex> stock of elegant words.</as></def>
<rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>An <qex>inexhaustible</qex> store of anecdotes.</q>
<rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj></p>

<p>-- <wordforms><wf>In`ex*haust"i*ble*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> --
<wf>In`ex*haust"i*bly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inexhaustive</ent><br/
<hw>In`ex*haust"ive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Inexhaustible.</def> <rj><au>Thomson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inexist</ent><br/
<hw>In`ex*ist"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> in + <ets>exist</ets>.]</ety> <def>To exist within; to
dwell within.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Substances <qex>inexisting</qex> within the divine mind.</q>
<rj><qau>A. Tucker.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inexistant</ent><br/
<hw>In`ex*ist"ant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>inexistant</ets>. See 1st <er>Inexistent</er>.]</ety>
<def>Inexistent; nonexistent; not existing.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Gudworth.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inexistence</ent><br/
<hw>In`ex*ist"ence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> in + <ets>existence</ets>.]</ety> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<sd>(a)</sd> <def>Inherence; subsistence.</def> <au>Bp. Hall.</au>
<sd>(b)</sd> <def>That which exists within; a constituent.</def>
<rj><au>A. Tucker.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inexistence</ent><br/
<hw>In`ex*ist"ence</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>in-</ets> in +
<ets>existence</ets>: cf. F. <ets>inexistence</ets>.]</ety> <def>Lack of
being or existence.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inexistent</ent><br/
<hw>In`ex*ist"ent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> in + <ets>existent</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>inexistant</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not having being; not
existing.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inexistent</ent><br/
<hw>In`ex*ist"ent</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>in-</ets> in +
<ets>existent</ets>.]</ety> <def>Inherent; innate; indwelling.</def>
<rj><au>Boyle.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inexorability</ent><br/
<hw>In*ex`o*ra*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inexorabilitas</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>inexorabilit<eacute/</ets>.]</ety> <def>The quality of being
inexorable, or unyielding to entreaty.</def>
<rj><au>Paley.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inexorable</ent><br/
<hw>In*ex"o*ra*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inexorabilis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>inexorable</ets>. See <er>In-</er>
not, and <er>Exorable</er>, <er>Adore</er>.]</ety> <def>Not to be
persuaded or moved by entreaty or prayer; firm; determined; unyielding;
unchangeable; inflexible; relentless; -- of people and impersonal
forces; <as>as, an <ex>inexorable</ex> prince or tyrant; an
<ex>inexorable</ex> judge; the <ex>inexorable</ex> advance of a
glacier.</as></def> <ldquo/<xex>Inexorable</xex> equality of
laws.<rdquo/ <au>Gibbon.</au> <ldquo/Death's <xex>inexorable</xex>
doom.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>You are more inhuman, more <qex>inexorable</qex>,<br/
O, ten times more than tigers of Hyrcania.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inexorableness</ent><br/
<hw>In*ex"o*ra*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of
being inexorable.</def> <rj><au>Chillingworth.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inexorably</ent><br/
<hw>In*ex"o*ra*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an inexorable manner;
inflexibly.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Inexorably</xex> firm.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Thomson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inexpansible</ent><br/
<hw>In`ex*pan"si*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Incapable of
expansion, enlargement, or extension.</def>
<rj><au>Tyndall.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inexpectable</ent><br/
<hw>In`ex*pect"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not to be
expected or anticipated.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bp.
Hall.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inexpectant</ent><br/
<hw>In"ex*pect"ant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
expectant.</def> <rj><au>C. Bront<eacute/.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inexpectation</ent><br/
<hw>In*ex`pec*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Absence of
expectation.</def> <rj><au>Feltham.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inexpected</ent><br/
<hw>In`ex*pect"ed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>expected</ets>: cf. L.
<ets>inexspectatus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Unexpected.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inexpectedly</ent><br/
<hw>In`ex*pect"ed*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Unexpectedly.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Inexpectedness</ent><br/
<hw>In`ex*pect"ed*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Unexpectedness.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark></p>

<p><ent>Inexpediency</ent><br/
<ent>Inexpedience</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>In`ex*pe"di*ence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>In`ex*pe"di*en*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
quality or state of being inexpedient; lack of fitness; unsuitableness
to the end or object; impropriety; <as>as, the <ex>inexpedience</ex> of
some measures</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>It is not the rigor but the <qex>inexpediency</qex> of laws and
acts of authority which makes them tyrannical.</q>
<rj><qau>Paley.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inexpedient</ent><br/
<hw>In`ex*pe"di*ent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not expedient;
not tending to promote a purpose; not tending to the end desired;
inadvisable; unfit; improper; unsuitable to time and place; <as>as, what
is expedient at one time may be <ex>inexpedient</ex> at
another</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>If it was not unlawful, yet it was highly <qex>inexpedient</qex>
to use those ceremonies.</q> <rj><qau>Bp. Burnet.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Unwise; impolitic; imprudent; indiscreet;
unprofitable; inadvisable; disadvantageous.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inexpediently</ent><br/
<hw>In`ex*pe"di*ent*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Not
expediently; unfitly.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inexpensive</ent><br/
<hw>In`ex*pen"sive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not expensive;
cheap.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inexperience</ent><br/
<hw>In`ex*pe"ri*ence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inexperientia</ets>, cf. F. <ets>inexp<eacute/rience</ets>. See
<er>In-</er> not, and <er>Experience</er>.]</ety> <def>Absence or lack
of experience; lack of personal and experimental knowledge; <as>as, the
<ex>inexperience</ex> of youth</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Failings which are incident to youth and
<qex>inexperience</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Prejudice and self-sufficiency naturally proceed from
<qex>inexperience</qex> of the world, and ignorance of mankind.</q>
<rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inexperienced</ent><br/
<hw>In`ex*pe"ri*enced</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not having
experience; unskilled; naive.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Inexperienced</xex>
youth.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Cowper.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inexpert</ent><br/
<hw>In`ex*pert"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inexpertus</ets> inexperienced: cf. F. <ets>inexpert</ets>. See
<er>In-</er> not, and <er>Expert</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Destitute of experience or of much experience.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Not expert; not skilled; destitute of knowledge or
dexterity derived from practice.</def> <rj><au>Akenside.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inexpertness</ent><br/
<hw>In`ex*pert"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Lack of expertness or
skill.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inexpiable</ent><br/
<hw>In*ex"pi*a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inexpiabilis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>inexpiable</ets>. See <er>In-</er>
not, and <er>Expiable</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Admitting of no expiation, atonement, or
satisfaction; <as>as, an <ex>inexpiable</ex> crime or
offense</as>.</def> <rj><au>Pomfret.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Incapable of being mollified or appeased;
relentless; implacable.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>
<ldquo/<xex>Inexpiable</xex> hate.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>They are at <qex>inexpiable</qex> war with all establishments.</q>
<rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inexpiableness</ent><br/
<hw>In*ex"pi*a*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Quality of being
inexpiable.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inexpiably</ent><br/
<hw>In*ex"pi*a*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an inexpiable manner of
degree; to a degree that admits of no atonement.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inexpiate</ent><br/
<hw>In*ex"pi*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inexpiatus</ets>. See <er>In-</er> not, and
<er>Expiate</er>.]</ety> <def>Not appeased or placated.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>To rest <qex>inexpiate</qex> were much too rude a part.</q>
<rj><qau>Chapman.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inexplainable</ent><br/
<hw>In`ex*plain"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>explainable</ets>; cf. L.
<ets>inexplanabilis</ets>.]</ety> <def>Incapable of being explained;
inexplicable.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inexpleably</ent><br/
<hw>In*ex"ple*a*bly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Cf. L.
<ets>inexplebilis</ets>; pref. <ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>explere</ets>
to fill up. See <er>Expletion</er>.]</ety> <def>Insatiably.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sandys.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inexplicability</ent><br/
<hw>In*ex`pli*ca*bil"i*ty</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>inexplicabilit<eacute/</ets>.]</ety> <def>The quality or state of
being inexplicable.</def> <rj><au>H. Spencer.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inexplicable</ent><br/
<hw>In*ex"pli*ca*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inexplicabilis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>inexplicable</ets>. See
<er>In-</er> not, and <er>Explicable</er>.]</ety> <def>Not explicable;
not explainable; incapable of being explained, interpreted, or accounted
for; <as>as, an <ex>inexplicable</ex> mystery</as>.</def> <ldquo/An
<xex>inexplicable</xex> scratching.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Cowper.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Their reason is disturbed; their views become vast and perplexed,
to others <qex>inexplicable</qex>, to themselves uncertain.</q>
<rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inexplicableness</ent><br/
<hw>In*ex"pli*ca*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A state of being
inexplicable; inexplicability.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inexplicably</ent><br/
<hw>In*ex"pli*ca*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an inexplicable
manner.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inexplicit</ent><br/
<hw>In`ex*plic"it</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inexplicitus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>inexplicite</ets>. See <er>In-</er>
not, and <er>Explicit</er>.]</ety> <def>Not explicit; not clearly
stated; indefinite; vague.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inexplorable</ent><br/
<hw>In`ex*plor"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Incapable of
being explored, searched out, or discovered.</def> <rj><au>Sir G.
Buck.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inexplosive</ent><br/
<hw>In`ex*plo"sive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
explosive.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inexposure</ent><br/
<hw>In`ex*po"sure</hw> <pr>(?; 135)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A state of
not being exposed.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inexpressible</ent><br/
<hw>In`ex*press"i*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not capable
of expression or utterance in language; ineffable; unspeakable;
indescribable; unutterable; <as>as, <ex>inexpressible</ex> grief or
pleasure</as>.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Inexpressible</xex> grandeur.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Blair.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>In orbs<br/
Of circuit <qex>inexpressible</qex> they stood.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inexpressibles</ent><br/
<hw>In`ex*press"i*bles</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<def>Breeches; trousers; ; underwear generally, especially women's; --
now usually referred to as <altname>unmentionables</altname>.</def>
<mark>[Colloq. or Slang]</mark> <rj><au>Ld. Lytton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inexpressibly</ent><br/
<hw>In`ex*press"i*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an inexpressible
manner or degree; unspeakably; unutterably.</def>
<rj><au>Spectator.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inexpressive</ent><br/
<hw>In`ex*press"ive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Inexpressible.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Without expression or meaning; not expressive; dull;
unintelligent; <as>as, an <ex>inexpressive</ex>
countenance</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inexpressiveness</ent><br/
<hw>In`ex*press"ive*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or quality
of being inexpressive.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inexpugnable</ent><br/
<hw>In`ex*pug"na*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inexpugnabilis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>inexpugnable</ets>. See
<er>In-</er> not, and <er>Expugnable</er>.]</ety> <def>Incapable of
being subdued by force; impregnable; unconquerable.</def>
<rj><au>Burke.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A fortress, <qex>inexpugnable</qex> by the arts of war.</q>
<rj><qau>Milman.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inexpugnably</ent><br/
<hw>In`ex*pug"na*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>So as to be
inexpugnable; in an inexpugnable manner.</def> <rj><au>Dr. H.
More.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inexsuperable</ent><br/
<hw>In`ex*su"per*a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inexsuperabilis</ets>; pref. <ets>in-</ets> not +
<ets>exsuperabilis</ets> that may be surmounted. See <er>In-</er> not,
<er>Ex-</er>, and <er>Superable</er>.]</ety> <def>Not capable of being
passed over; insuperable; insurmountable.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inextended</ent><br/
<hw>In`ex*tend"ed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
extended.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inextensible</ent><br/
<hw>In`ex*ten"si*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not capable
of being extended; not elastic; <as>as, <ex>inextensible</ex>
fibers</as>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inextension</ent><br/
<hw>In`ex*ten"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Lack of
extension; unextended state.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inexterminable</ent><br/
<hw>In`ex*ter"mi*na*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inexterminabilis</ets>. See <er>In-</er> not, and
<er>Exterminate</er>.]</ety> <def>Incapable of extermination.</def>
<rj><au>Rush.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inextinct</ent><br/
<hw>In`ex*tinct"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inextinctus</ets>, <ets>inexstinctus</ets>. See
<er>Extinct</er>.]</ety> <def>Not quenched; not extinct.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inextinguible</ent><br/
<hw>In`ex*tin"gui*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inexstinguibilis</ets>: cf. F, <ets>inextinguible</ets>. See
<er>Inextinct</er>.]</ety> <def>Inextinguishable.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir T. More.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inextinguishable</ent><br/
<hw>In`ex*tin"guish*a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
capable of being extinguished; extinguishable; unquenchable; <as>as,
<ex>inextinguishable</ex> flame, light, thirst, desire,
feuds</as>.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Inextinguishable</xex> rage.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inextinguishably</ent><br/
<hw>In`ex*tin"guish*a*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>So as not to be
extinguished; in an inextinguishable manner.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inextirpable</ent><br/
<hw>In`ex*tir"pa*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inexstirpabilis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>inextirpable</ets>. See
<er>In-</er> not, and <er>Extirpate</er>.]</ety> <def>Not capable of
being extirpated or rooted out; ineradicable.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inextricable</ent><br/
<hw>In*ex"tri*ca*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inextricabilis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>inextricable</ets>. See
<er>In-</er> not, and <er>Extricate</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Incapable of being extricated, untied, or
disentangled; hopelessly intricate, confused, or obscure; <as>as, an
<ex>inextricable</ex> knot or difficulty; <ex>inextricable</ex>
confusion.</as></def><br/
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<p><q>Lost in the wild, <qex>inextricable</qex> maze.</q>
<rj><qau>Blackmore.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Inevitable.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <ldquo/Fate
<xex>inextricable</xex>.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><-- p. 758 --></p>

<p><ent>Inextricableness</ent><br/
<hw>In*ex"tri*ca*ble*ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
state of being inextricable.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inextricably</ent><br/
<hw>In*ex"tri*ca*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an inextricable
manner.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Ineye</ent><br/
<hw>In*eye"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Ineyed</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Ineyeing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Pref. <ets>in-</ets> in +
<ets>eye</ets>.]</ety> <def>To ingraft, as a tree or plant, by the
insertion of a bud or eye; to inoculate.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The arts of grafting and <qex>ineying</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>J.
Philips.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Infabricated</ent><br/
<hw>In*fab"ri*ca`ted</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
fabricated; unwrought; not artificial; natural.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Infallibilist</ent><br/
<hw>In*fal"li*bil*ist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
accepts or maintains the dogma of papal infallibility.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Infallibility</ent><br/
<hw>In*fal`li*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>infaillibilit<eacute/</ets>.]</ety> <def>The quality or state of
being infallible, or exempt from error; inerrability.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>Infallibility</qex> is the highest perfection of the knowing
faculty.</q> <rj><qau>Tillotson.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Papal infallibility</b></col> <fld>(R. C. Ch.)</fld>,
<cd>the dogma that the pope can not, when acting in his official
character of supreme pontiff, err in defining a doctrine of Christian
faith or rule of morals, to be held by the church. This was decreed by
the Ecumenical Council at the Vatican, July 18, 1870.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infallible</ent><br/
<hw>In*fal"li*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>fallible</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>infallible</ets>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Not fallible; not capable of erring; entirely exempt
from liability to mistake; unerring; inerrable.</def>
<rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Not liable to fail, deceive, or disappoint;
indubitable; sure; certain; <as>as, <ex>infallible</ex> evidence;
<ex>infallible</ex> success; an <ex>infallible</ex>
remedy.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>To whom also he showed himself alive, after his passion, by many
<qex>infallible</qex> proofs.</q> <rj><qau>Acts i. 3.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(R. C. Ch.)</fld> <def>Incapable of error in
defining doctrines touching faith or morals. See <cref>Papal
infallibility</cref>, under <er>Infallibility</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infallibleness</ent><br/
<hw>In*fal"li*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or quality of
being infallible; infallibility.</def> <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infallibly</ent><br/
<hw>In*fal"li*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an infallible manner;
certainly; unfailingly; unerringly.</def> <rj><au>Blair.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infame</ent><br/
<hw>In*fame"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>infamare</ets>, fr. <ets>infamis</ets> infamous: cf. F.
<ets>infamer</ets>, It. <ets>infamare</ets>. See
<er>Infamous</er>.]</ety> <def>To defame; to make infamous.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Livia is <qex>infamed</qex> for the poisoning of her husband.</q>
<rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Infamize</ent><br/
<hw>In"fa*mize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Infamized</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Infamizing</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To make
infamous; to defame.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>
<rj><au>Coleridge.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Infamous</ent><br/
<hw>In"fa*mous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>famous</ets>: cf. L. <ets>infamis</ets>. See
<er>Infamy</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Of very bad report; having a reputation of the worst
kind; held in abhorrence; guilty of something that exposes to infamy;
base; notoriously vile; detestable; <as>as, an <ex>infamous</ex>
traitor; an <ex>infamous</ex> perjurer.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>False errant knight, <qex>infamous</qex>, and forsworn.</q>
<rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Causing or producing infamy; deserving detestation;
scandalous to the last degree; <as>as, an <ex>infamous</ex> act;
<ex>infamous</ex> vices; <ex>infamous</ex> corruption.</as></def>
<rj><au>Macaulay.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Branded with infamy by conviction
of a crime; <as>as, at common law, an <ex>infamous</ex> person can not
be a witness</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Having a bad name as being the place where an odious
crime was committed, or as being associated with something detestable;
hence, unlucky; perilous; dangerous.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Infamous</xex>
woods.<rdquo/ <rj><au>P. Fletcher.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>Infamous</qex> hills, and sandy perilous wilds.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>The piny shade<br/
More <qex>infamous</qex> by cursed Lycaon made.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Detestable; odious; scandalous; disgraceful;
base; vile; shameful; ignominious.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Infamously</ent><br/
<hw>In"fa*mous*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an infamous manner or
degree; scandalously; disgracefully; shamefully.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The sealed fountain of royal bounty which had been
<qex>infamously</qex> monopolized and huckstered.</q>
<rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infamousness</ent><br/
<hw>In"fa*mous*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or quality of
being infamous; infamy.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infamy</ent><br/
<hw>In"fa*my</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Infamies</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>infamia</ets>, fr.
<ets>infamis</ets> infamous; pref. <ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>fama</ets>
fame: cf. F. <ets>infamie</ets>. See <er>Fame</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Total loss of reputation; public disgrace; dishonor;
ignominy; indignity.</def><br/
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<p><q>The afflicted queen would not yield, and said she would not . . .
submit to such <qex>infamy</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Bp.
Burnet.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A quality which exposes to disgrace; extreme
baseness or vileness; <as>as, the <ex>infamy</ex> of an
action</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>That loss of character, or public
disgrace, which a convict incurs, and by which he is at common law
rendered incompetent as a witness.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Yesterday, Dec. 7, 1941 -- a day which will live in
<qex>infamy</qex>, . . . </q> <rj><qau>Franklin D.
Roosevelt.</qau></rj></p>

<p><ent>Infancy</ent><br/
<hw>In"fan*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>infantia</ets>: cf. F. <ets>enfance</ets>. See
<er>Infant</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The state or period of being an infant; the first
part of life; early childhood.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The babe yet lies in smiling <qex>infancy</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Their love in early <qex>infancy</qex> began.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The first age of anything; the beginning or early
period of existence; <as>as, the <ex>infancy</ex> of an
art</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The <qex>infancy</qex> and the grandeur of Rome.</q>
<rj><qau>Arbuthnot.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The state or condition of one under
age, or under the age of twenty-one years; nonage; minority.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infandous</ent><br/
<hw>In*fan"dous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>infandus</ets>; pref. <ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>fari</ets> to
speak.]</ety> <def>Too odious to be expressed or mentioned.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Howell.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infangthef</ent><br/
<hw>In*fang"thef</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>in-fangen-<thorn/e<oacute/f</ets>; <ets>in</ets> in, into +
<ets>fangen</ets> taken (p. p. of <ets>f<omac/n</ets> to take) +
<ets><thorn/e<oacute/f</ets> thief.]</ety> <fld>(O. Eng. Law)</fld>
<def>The privilege granted to lords of certain manors to judge thieves
taken within the seigniory of such lords.</def>
<rj><au>Cowell.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infant</ent><br/
<hw>In"fant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>infans</ets>;
pref. <ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>fari</ets> to speak: cf. F.
<ets>enfant</ets>, whence OE. <ets>enfaunt</ets>. See <er>Fame</er>, and
cf. <er>Infante</er>, <er>Infanta</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A child
in the first period of life, beginning at his birth; a young babe;
sometimes, a child several years of age.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>And tender cries of <qex>infants</qex> pierce the ear.</q>
<rj><qau>C. Pitt.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A person who is not of full age, or
who has not attained the age of legal capacity; a person under the age
of twenty-one years; a minor.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ An infant under seven years of age is not penally
responsible; between seven and fourteen years of age, he may be
convicted of a malicious offense if malice be proved. He becomes of age
on the day preceding his twenty-first birthday, previous to which time
an infant has no capacity to contract.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Same as <er>Infante</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infant</ent><br/
<hw>In"fant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or
pertaining to infancy, or the first period of life; tender; not mature;
<as>as, <ex>infant</ex> strength</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Intended for young children; <as>as, an
<ex>infant</ex> school</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infant</ent><br/
<hw>In"fant</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>enfanter</ets>.]</ety> <def>To bear or bring forth, as a child;
hence, to produce, in general.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>This worthy motto, <ldquo/No bishop, no king,<rdquo/ is . . .
<qex>infanted</qex> out of the same fears.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infanta</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>In*fan"ta</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp. & Pg., fem.
of <ets>infante</ets>. See <er>Infante</er>.]</ety> <def>A title borne
by every one of the daughters of the kings of Spain and Portugal, except
the eldest.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infante</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>In*fan"te</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp. & Pg. See
<er>Infant</er>.]</ety> <def>A title given to every one of sons of the
kings of Spain and Portugal, except the eldest or heir
apparent.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infanthood</ent><br/
<hw>In"fant*hood</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Infancy.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infanticidal</ent><br/
<hw>In*fan"ti*ci`dal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to infanticide; engaged in, or guilty of, child
murder.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infanticide</ent><br/
<hw>In*fan"ti*cide</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>infanticidium</ets> child murder; <ets>infans</ets>,
<ets>-antis</ets>, child + <ets>caedere</ets> to kill: cf. F.
<ets>infanticide</ets>. See <er>Infant</er>, and
<er>Homicide</er>.]</ety> <def>The murder of an infant born alive; the
murder or killing of a newly born or young child; child
murder.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infanticide</ent><br/
<hw>In*fan"ti*cide</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>infanticida</ets>:
cf. F. <ets>infanticide</ets>.]</ety> <def>One who commits the crime of
infanticide; one who kills an infant.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infantile</ent><br/
<hw>In"fan*tile</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>infantilis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>infantile</ets>. See
<er>Infant</er>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to infancy, or to an
infant; similar to, or characteristic of, an infant; childish; <as>as,
<ex>infantile</ex> behavior</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infantile paralysis</ent><br/
<hw>In"fan*tile pa*ral"y*sis</hw>. <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>An acute viral
disease, affecting almost exclusively infants and young adults,
characterized by inflammation of the anterior horns of the gray
substance of the spinal cord. It is attended with febrile symptoms,
motor paralysis, and muscular atrophy, often producing permanent
deformities. Called also <altname>acute anterior
poliomyelitis</altname>, <altname>poliomyelitis</altname> and
<altname>polio</altname>. It is caused by any one of three polioviruses,
and by the end of the twentieth century had been almost completely
eradicated in developed countries by a widespread campaign of
immunization.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infantine</ent><br/
<hw>In"fan*tine</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>enfantin</ets>.]</ety> <def>Infantile; childish.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A degree of credulity next <qex>infantine</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infantlike</ent><br/
<hw>In"fant*like`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Like an
infant.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infantly</ent><br/
<hw>In"fant*ly</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Like an infant.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Beau. & Fl.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infantry</ent><br/
<hw>In"fan*try</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>infanterie</ets>, It. <ets>infanteria</ets>, fr. <ets>infante</ets>
infant, child, boy servant, foot soldier, fr. L. <ets>infans</ets>,
<ets>-antis</ets>, child; foot soldiers being formerly the servants and
followers of knights. See <er>Infant</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A body of children.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>A body of soldiers serving on
foot; foot soldiers, in distinction from
<contr>cavalry</contr>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infarce</ent><br/
<hw>In*farce"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>infarcire</ets>: pref. <ets>in-</ets> in + <ets>farcire</ets>,
<ets>fartum</ets> and <ets>farctum</ets>, to stuff, cram.]</ety> <def>To
stuff; to swell.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The body is <qex>infarced</qex> with . . . watery humors.</q>
<rj><qau>Sir T. Elyot.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infarct</ent><br/
<hw>In*farct"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Infarce</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>An
obstruction or embolus in one of the blood vessels.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The morbid condition of a limited
area resulting from such obstruction; also, the localized necrotic
(dead) tissue resulting from such obstruction; <as>as, a hemorrhagic
<ex>infarct</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infarction</ent><br/
<hw>In*farc"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Infarce</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of stuffing or
filling;</def> <specif>Specifically:</specif> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>the
formation of an infarct; an overloading and obstruction of any organ or
vessel of the body; constipation.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An infarct{2}; <as>as, a cardiac
<ex>infarction</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infare</ent><br/
<hw>In"fare`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>inf<ae/r</ets> entrance.]</ety> <def>A house-warming; especially, a
reception, party, or entertainment given by a newly married couple, or
by the husband upon receiving the wife to his house.</def>
<altsp>[Written also <asp>infair</asp>.]</altsp> <mark>[Scot., & Local,
U. S.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infashionable</ent><br/
<hw>In*fash"ion*a*ble</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Unfashionable.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Beau. & Fl.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infatigable</ent><br/
<hw>In*fat"i*ga*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>infatigabilis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>infatigable</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Indefatigable.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Daniel.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infatuate</ent><br/
<hw>In*fat"u*ate</hw> <pr>(?; 135)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>infatuatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>infatuare</ets> to infatuate; pref.
<ets>in-</ets> in + <ets>fatuus</ets> foolish. See
<er>Fatuous</er>.]</ety> <def>Infatuated.</def> <rj><au>Bp.
Hall.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infatuate</ent><br/
<hw>In*fat"u*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Infatuated</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Infatuating</conjf>.]</vmorph><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To make foolish; to affect with folly; to weaken the
intellectual powers of, or to deprive of sound judgment.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The judgment of God will be very visible in <qex>infatuating</qex>
a people . . . ripe and prepared for destruction.</q>
<rj><qau>Clarendon.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To inspire with a foolish and extravagant passion;
<as>as, to be <ex>infatuated</ex> with gaming</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The people are . . . <qex>infatuated</qex> with the notion.</q>
<rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infatuated</ent><br/
<hw>In*fat"u*a`ted</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Overcome by
some foolish passion or desire; affected by infatuation.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infatuation</ent><br/
<hw>In*fat`u*a"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL.
<ets>infatuatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>infatuation</ets>.]</ety> <def>The
act of infatuating; the state of being infatuated; folly; that which
infatuates.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The <qex>infatuations</qex> of the sensual and frivolous part of
mankind are amazing; but the <qex>infatuations</qex> of the learned and
sophistical are incomparably more so.</q> <rj><qau>I.
Taylor.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Such is the <qex>infatuation</qex> of self-love.</q>
<rj><qau>Blair.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infaust</ent><br/
<hw>In*faust"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>infaustus</ets>; pref. <ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>faustus</ets>
fortunate, lucky.]</ety> <def>Not favorable; unlucky; unpropitious;
sinister.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Ld. Lytton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infausting</ent><br/
<hw>In*faust"ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of making
unlucky; misfortune; bad luck.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infeasibility</ent><br/
<hw>In*fea`si*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state
of being infeasible; impracticability.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infeasible</ent><br/
<hw>In*fea"si*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not capable of
being done or accomplished; impracticable.</def>
<rj><au>Glanvill.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infeasibleness</ent><br/
<hw>In*fea"si*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of quality of
being infeasible; infeasibility.</def> <rj><au>W. Montagu.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infect</ent><br/
<hw>In*fect"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>infectus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>infect</ets>. See <er>Infect</er>,
<pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <def>Infected. Cf. <er>Enfect</er>.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infect</ent><br/
<hw>In*fect"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Infected</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Infecting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>infectus</ets>, p. p.
of <ets>inficere</ets> to put or dip into, to stain, infect; pref.
<ets>in-</ets> in + <ets>facere</ets> to make; cf. F.
<ets>infecter</ets>. See <er>Fact</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To taint with morbid matter or any pestilential or
noxious substance or effluvium by which disease is produced; <as>as, to
<ex>infect</ex> a lancet; to <ex>infect</ex> an
apartment.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To affect with infectious disease; to communicate
infection to; <as>as, <ex>infected</ex> with the plague</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Them that were left alive being <qex>infected</qex> with this
disease.</q> <rj><qau>Sir T. North.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To communicate to or affect with, as qualities or
emotions, esp. bad qualities; to corrupt; to contaminate; to taint by
the communication of anything noxious or pernicious.</def>
<rj><au>Cowper.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>Infected</qex> Ston's daughters with like heat.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>To contaminate with illegality or
to expose to penalty.</def></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To poison; vitiate; pollute; defile.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infecter</ent><br/
<hw>In*fect"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that
which, infects.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infectible</ent><br/
<hw>In*fect"i*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being
infected.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infection</ent><br/
<hw>In*fec"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>infection</ets>, L. <ets>infectio</ets> a dyeing.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or process of infecting.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>There was a strict order against coming to those pits, and that
was only to prevent <qex>infection</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>De
Foe.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which infects, or causes the communicated
disease; any effluvium, miasm, or pestilential matter by which an
infectious disease is caused.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>And that which was still worse, they that did thus break out
spread the <qex>infection</qex> further by their wandering about with
the distemper upon them.</q> <rj><qau>De Foe.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The state of being infected; the condition of
suffering from an infectious disease; contamination by morbific
particles; the result of infecting influence; a prevailing disease;
epidemic.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The danger was really very great, the <qex>infection</qex> being
so very violent in London.</q> <rj><qau>De Foe.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>That which taints or corrupts morally; <as>as, the
<ex>infection</ex> of vicious principles</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>It was her chance to light<br/
Amidst the gross <qex>infections</qex> of those times.</q>
<rj><qau>Daniel.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Contamination by illegality, as in
cases of contraband goods; implication.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Sympathetic communication of like qualities or
emotions; influence.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Through all her train the soft <qex>infection</qex> ran.</q>
<rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Mankind are gay or serious by <qex>infection</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Rambler.</qau></rj></p>

<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>A localized area of tissue which is inflamed by
growth of microorganisms; <as>as, he has an <ex>infection</ex> in his
finger</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- <er>Infection</er>, <er>Contagion</er>.</syn>
<usage> -- <xex>Infection</xex> is often used in a definite and limited
sense of the transmission of affections without direct contact of
individuals or immediate application or introduction of the morbific
agent, in contradistinction to <xex>contagion</xex>, which then implies
transmission by direct contact. <au>Quain</au>. See
<er>Contagious</er>.</usage><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infectious</ent><br/
<hw>In*fec"tious</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>infectieux</ets>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Having qualities that may infect; communicable or
caused by infection; pestilential; epidemic; <as>as, an
<ex>infectious</ex> fever; <ex>infectious</ex> clothing;
<ex>infectious</ex> water; <ex>infectious</ex> vices.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Where the <qex>infectious</qex> pestilence.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Corrupting, or tending to corrupt or contaminate;
vitiating; demoralizing.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>It [the court] is necessary for the polishing of manners . . . but
it is <qex>infectious</qex> even to the best morals to live always in
it.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Contaminating with illegality;
exposing to seizure and forfeiture.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Contraband articles are said to be of an <qex>infectious</qex>
nature.</q> <rj><qau>Kent.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Capable of being easily diffused or spread;
sympathetic; readily communicated; <as>as, <ex>infectious</ex>
mirth</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The laughter was so genuine as to be <qex>infectious</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>W. Black.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- See <er>Contagious</er>.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infectious disease</ent><br/
<hw>In*fec"tious dis*ease"</hw>. <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Any disease caused by
the entrance, growth, and multiplication of microorganisms in the body;
a germ disease. It may not be contagious.</def> <sd>(b)</sd>
<def>Sometimes, as distinguished from <contr>contagious disease</contr>,
such a disease communicated by germs carried in the air or water, and
thus spread without contact with the patient, as measles.</def><--
distinction still recognized? --><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infectiously</ent><br/
<hw>In*fec"tious*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an infectious
manner.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infectiousness</ent><br/
<hw>In*fec"tious*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being
infectious.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infective</ent><br/
<hw>In*fect"ive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>infectivus</ets> pertaining to dyeing.]</ety>
<def>Infectious.</def> <rj><au>Beau. & Fl.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>True love . . . hath an <qex>infective</qex> power.</q>
<rj><qau>Sir P. Sidney.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infecund</ent><br/
<hw>In*fec"und</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>infecundus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>inf<eacute/cond</ets>. See
<er>In-</er> not, and <er>Fecund</er>.]</ety> <def>Unfruitful; not
producing young; barren; infertile.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Evelyn.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infecundity</ent><br/
<hw>In`fe*cun"di*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>infecunditas</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>inf<eacute/condit<eacute/</ets>.]</ety> <def>Lack of fecundity or
fruitfulness; barrenness; sterility; unproductiveness.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infecundous</ent><br/
<hw>In`fe*cun"dous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Infecund</er>.]</ety> <def>Infertile; barren; unprofitable;
unproductive.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Glanvill.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infeeble</ent><br/
<hw>In*fee"ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>See
<er>Enfeeble</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infelicitous</ent><br/
<hw>In`fe*lic"i*tous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
felicitous; unhappy; unfortunate; not fortunate or appropriate in
application; not well said, expressed, or done; <as>as, an
<ex>infelicitous</ex> condition; an <ex>infelicitous</ex> remark; an
<ex>infelicitous</ex> description; <ex>infelicitous</ex>
words.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infelicity</ent><br/
<hw>In`fe*lic"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Infelicities</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L.
<ets>infelicitas</ets>: cf. F. <ets>inf<eacute/licit<eacute/</ets>. See
<er>In-</er> not, and <er>Felicity</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The state or quality of being infelicitous;
unhappiness; misery; wretchedness; misfortune; lack of suitableness or
appropriateness.</def> <rj><au>I. Watts.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Whatever is the ignorance and <qex>infelicity</qex> of the present
state, we were made wise and happy.</q>
<rj><qau>Glanvill.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That (as an act, word, expression, etc.) which is
infelicitous; <as>as, <ex>infelicities</ex> of speech</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infelonious</ent><br/
<hw>In`fe*lo"ni*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not felonious,
malignant, or criminal.</def> <rj><au>G. Eliot.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infelt</ent><br/
<hw>In"felt`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>in-</ets>
in + <ets>felt</ets>.]</ety> <def>Felt inwardly; heartfelt.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The baron stood afar off, or knelt in submissive, acknowledged,
<qex>infelt</qex> inferiority.</q> <rj><qau>Milman.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infeodation</ent><br/
<hw>In`feo*da"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Law)</fld>
<def>See <er>Infeudation</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infeoff</ent><br/
<hw>In*feoff"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <fld>(Law)</fld>
<def>See <er>Enfeoff</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infeoffment</ent><br/
<hw>In*feoff"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Law)</fld>
<def>See <er>Enfeoffment</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infer</ent><br/
<hw>In*fer"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Inferred</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Inferring</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>inferre</ets>
to bring into, bring forward, occasion, infer; pref. <ets>in-</ets> in +
<ets>ferre</ets> to carry, bring: cf. F. <ets>inf<eacute/rer</ets>. See
1 st <er>Bear</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To bring on; to induce; to occasion.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Harvey.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To offer, as violence.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To bring forward, or employ as an argument; to
adduce; to allege; to offer.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>Full well hath Clifford played the orator,<br/
<qex>Inferring</qex> arguments of mighty force.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To derive by deduction or by induction; to conclude
or surmise from facts or premises; to accept or derive, as a
consequence, conclusion, or probability; <as>as, I <ex>inferred</ex> his
determination from his silence</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>To <qex>infer</qex> is nothing but by virtue of one proposition
laid down as true, to draw in another as true.</q>
<rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Such opportunities always <qex>infer</qex> obligations.</q>
<rj><qau>Atterbury.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To show; to manifest; to prove.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>The first part is not the proof of the second, but rather
contrariwise, the second <qex>inferreth</qex> well the first.</q>
<rj><qau>Sir T. More.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>This doth <qex>infer</qex> the zeal I had to see him.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inferable</ent><br/
<hw>In*fer"a*ble</hw> <pr>(<icr/n*f<etil/r"<adot/*b'l <or/
<icr/n*f<ecr/r"-; 277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being
inferred or deduced from premises.</def> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>inferrible</asp>.]</altsp> <rj><au>H. Spencer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>A sufficient argument . . . is <qex>inferable</qex> from these
premises.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inference</ent><br/
<hw>In"fer*ence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From
<er>Infer</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or process of inferring by deduction or
induction.</def><br/
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<p><q>Though it may chance to be right in the conclusions, it is yet
unjust and mistaken in the method of <qex>inference</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Glanvill.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which inferred; a truth or proposition drawn
from another which is admitted or supposed to be true; a conclusion; a
deduction.</def> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>These <qex>inferences</qex>, or conclusions, are the effects of
reasoning, and the three propositions, taken all together, are called
syllogism, or argument.</q> <rj><qau>I. Watts.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Conclusion; deduction; consequence.</syn> <usage>
-- <er>Inference</er>, <er>Conclusion</er>. An <xex>inference</xex> is
literally that which is <xex>brought in</xex>; and hence, a deduction or
induction from premises, -- something which follows as certainly or
probably true. A <xex>conclusion</xex> is stronger than an
<xex>inference</xex>; it <xex>shuts us up</xex> to the result, and
terminates inquiry. We <xex>infer</xex> what is particular or probable;
we <xex>conclude</xex> what is certain. In a chain of reasoning we have
many <xex>inferences</xex>, which lead to the ultimate
<xex>conclusion</xex>. <ldquo/An <xex>inference</xex> is a proposition
which is perceived to be true, because of its connection with some known
fact.<rdquo/ <ldquo/When something is simply affirmed to be true, it is
called a <xex>proposition</xex>; after it has been found to be true by
several reasons or arguments, it is called a
<xex>conclusion</xex>.<rdquo/ <au>I. Taylor.</au></usage><br/
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<p><ent>Inferential</ent><br/
<hw>In`fer*en"tial</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Deduced or
deducible by inference.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Inferential</xex>
proofs.<rdquo/ <rj><au>J. S. Mill.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inferentially</ent><br/
<hw>In`fer*en"tial*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>By way of inference;
using inference.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inferiae</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>In*fe"ri*<ae/</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[L., fr.
<ets>inferus</ets> underneath.]</ety> <fld>(Rom. Antiq.)</fld>
<def>Sacrifices offered to the souls of deceased heroes or
friends.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inferior</ent><br/
<hw>In*fe"ri*or</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L., compar. of
<ets>inferus</ets> that is below, underneath, the lower; akin to E.
<ets>under</ets>: cf. F. <ets>inf<eacute/rieur</ets>. See
<er>Under</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Lower in place, rank, value, excellence, etc.; less
important or valuable; subordinate; underneath; beneath.</def><br/
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<p><q>A thousand <qex>inferior</qex> and particular propositions.</q>
<rj><qau>I. Watts.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>The body, or, as some love to call it, our <qex>inferior</qex>
nature.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Whether they are equal or <qex>inferior</qex> to my other poems,
an author is the most improper judge.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Poor or mediocre; <as>as, an <ex>inferior</ex>
quality of goods</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Nearer the sun
than the earth is; <as>as, the <ex>inferior</ex> or interior planets; an
<ex>inferior</ex> conjunction of Mercury or Venus.</as></def>
<sd>(b)</sd> <def>Below the horizon; <as>as, the <ex>inferior</ex> part
of a meridian</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Situated below some
other organ; -- said of a calyx when free from the ovary, and therefore
below it, or of an ovary with an adherent and therefore inferior
calyx.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>On the side of a flower which is next the
bract; anterior.</def><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Junior or subordinate in rank;
<as>as, an <ex>inferior</ex> officer</as>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Inferior court</b></col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>a court
subject to the jurisdiction of another court known as the
<contr>superior court</contr>, or <contr>higher court</contr>.</cd> --
<mcol><col><b>Inferior letter</b></col>, <col><b>Inferior
figure</b></col></mcol> <fld>(Print.)</fld>, <cd>a small letter or
figure standing at the bottom of the line (opposed to <contr>superior
letter</contr> or <xex>figure</xex>), <as>as in A<subs>2</subs>,
B<subs>n</subs>, 2 and <it>n</it> are <ex>inferior</ex>
characters</as>.</cd> -- <col><b>Inferior tide</b></col>, <cd>the tide
corresponding to the moon's transit of the meridian, when below the
horizon.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Inferior</ent><br/
<hw>In*fe"ri*or</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A person lower in station,
rank, intellect, etc., than another.</def><br/
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<p><q>A great person gets more by obliging his <qex>inferior</qex> than
by disdaining him.</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inferiority</ent><br/
<hw>In*fe`ri*or"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>inf<eacute/riorit<eacute/</ets>.]</ety> <def>The state of being
inferior; a lower state or condition; <as>as, <ex>inferiority</ex> of
rank, of talents, of age, of worth</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>A deep sense of our own great <qex>inferiority</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Boyle.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inferiorly</ent><br/
<hw>In*fe"ri*or*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an
inferior manner, or on the inferior part.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Infernal</ent><br/
<hw>In*fer"nal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>infernal</ets>, L. <ets>infernalis</ets>, fr. <ets>infernus</ets>
that which lies beneath, the lower. See <er>Inferior</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to or suitable for the lower
regions, inhabited, according to the ancients, by the dead; pertaining
to Pluto's realm of the dead, the Tartarus of the ancients.</def><br/
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<p><q>The Elysian fields, the <qex>infernal</qex> monarchy.</q>
<rj><qau>Garth.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to, resembling, or inhabiting,
hell; suitable for hell, or to the character of the inhabitants of hell;
hellish; diabolical; <as>as, <ex>infernal</ex> spirits, or
conduct</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>The instruments or abettors in such <qex>infernal</qex>
dealings.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Infernal machine</b></col>, <cd>a machine or apparatus
maliciously designed to explode, and destroy life or property.</cd> --
<col><b>Infernal stone</b></col> <cd>(<altname>lapis
infernalis</altname>), lunar caustic; formerly so called. The name was
also applied to caustic potash.</cd></cs></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Tartarean; Stygian; hellish; devilish;
diabolical; satanic; fiendish; malicious.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Infernal</ent><br/
<hw>In*fer"nal</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An inhabitant of the infernal
regions; also, the place itself.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Drayton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Infernally</ent><br/
<hw>In*fer"nal*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an infernal manner;
diabolically.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Infernally</xex> false.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Bp. Hacket.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inferno</ent><br/
<hw>In*fer"no</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It. See
<er>Infernal</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The infernal regions;
hell.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <specif>Hence:</specif> <def>A raging fire.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><q>At each sudden explosion in the <qex>inferno</qex> below they
sprang back from the brink [of the volcanic crater].</q> <rj><qau>D. C.
Worcester.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inferobranchian</ent><br/
<hw>In`fe*ro*bran"chi*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>One of the
<subord>Inferobranchiata</subord>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inferobranchiata</ent><br/
<hw>In`fe*ro*bran`chi*a"ta</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[NL. See <er>Inferobranchiate</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>A suborder of marine gastropod mollusks, in which the gills are
between the foot and the mantle.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inferobranchiate</ent><br/
<hw>In`fe*ro*bran"chi*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inferus</ets> lower + E. <ets>branchiate</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>Having the gills on the sides of the body, under
the margin of the mantle; belonging to the
<subord>Inferobranchiata</subord>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inferrible</ent><br/
<hw>In*fer"ri*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Inferable.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Infertile</ent><br/
<hw>In*fer"tile</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>infertilis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>infertile</ets>. See <er>In-</er>
not, and <er>Fertile</er>.]</ety> <def>Not fertile; not productive;
barren; sterile; unable to propagate its kind; <as>as, an
<ex>infertile</ex> soil</as>; an <ex>infertile</ex> hybrid; -- of living
things and of soil or land.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Infertilely</ent><br/
<hw>In*fer"tile*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an infertile
manner.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Infertility</ent><br/
<hw>In`fer*til"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>infertilitas</ets>: cf. F. <ets>infertilit<eacute/</ets>.]</ety>
<def>The state or quality of being infertile; unproductiveness;
barrenness.</def><br/
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<p><q>The <qex>infertility</qex> or noxiousness of the soil.</q>
<rj><qau>Sir M. Hale.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Infest</ent><br/
<hw>In*fest"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>infestus</ets>. See <er>Infest</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety>
<def>Mischievous; hurtful; harassing.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Infest</ent><br/
<hw>In*fest"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Infested</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Infesting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>infestare</ets>, fr.
<ets>infestus</ets> disturbed, hostile, troublesome; <ets>in</ets> in,
against + the root of <ets>defendere</ets>: cf. F. <ets>infester</ets>.
See <er>Defend</er>.]</ety> <def>To trouble greatly by numbers or by
frequency of presence; to disturb; to annoy; to frequent and molest or
harass; <as>as, fleas <ex>infest</ex> dogs and cats; a sea
<ex>infested</ex> with pirates.</as></def><br/
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<p><q>To poison vermin that <qex>infest</qex> his plants.</q>
<rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>These, said the genius, are envy, avarice, superstition, love,
with the like cares and passions that <qex>infest</qex> human life.</q>
<rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>And the cares, that <qex>infest</qex> the day,<br/
Shall fold their tents, like the Arabs,<br/
And as silently steal away.</q> <rj><qau>Longfellow.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Infestation</ent><br/
<hw>In`fes*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>infestatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>infestation</ets>.]</ety> <def>The
act of infesting or state of being infested; molestation; vexation;
annoyance.</def> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>Free from the <qex>infestation</qex> of enemies.</q>
<rj><qau>Donne.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Infester</ent><br/
<hw>In*fest"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that
which, infests.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Infestive</ent><br/
<hw>In*fest"ive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>infestivus</ets>. See <er>In-</er> not, and
<er>Festive</er>.]</ety> <def>Having no mirth; not festive or merry;
dull; cheerless; gloomy; forlorn.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Infestivity</ent><br/
<hw>In`fes*tiv"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Lack of
festivity, cheerfulness, or mirth; dullness; cheerlessness.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Infestuous</ent><br/
<hw>In*fes"tu*ous</hw> <pr>(?; 135)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>infestus</ets>. See <er>Infest</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety>
<def>Mischievous; harmful; dangerous.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<ldquo/<xex>Infestuous</xex> as serpents.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Infeudation</ent><br/
<hw>In`feu*da"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL.
<ets>infeudatio</ets>, fr. <ets>infeudare</ets> to enfeoff: cf. F.
<ets>inf<eacute/odation</ets>. See <er>Feud</er> a fief.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The act of putting one in
possession of an estate in fee.</def> <rj><au>Sir M. Hale.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The granting of tithes to laymen.</def>
<rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Infibulation</ent><br/
<hw>In*fib`u*la"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>infibulare</ets>, <ets>infibulatum</ets>, to clasp, buckle, or
button together; pref. <ets>in-</ets> in + <ets>fibula</ets> clasp,
buckle: cf. F. <ets>infibulation</ets>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of clasping, or fastening, as with a buckle
or padlock.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The act of attaching a ring, clasp, or frame, to the
genital organs in such a manner as to prevent copulation.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Infidel</ent><br/
<hw>In"fi*del</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>infidelis</ets>; pref. <ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>fidelis</ets>
faithful, fr. <ets>fides</ets> faith: cf. F. <ets>infid<egrave/le</ets>.
See <er>Fidelity</er>.]</ety> <def>Not holding the faith; -- applied by
Christians to one who does not believe in the inspiration of the
Scriptures, and the supernatural origin of Christianity; used by Muslims
to refer to those who do not believe in Islam.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><q>The <qex>infidel</qex> writer is a great enemy to society.</q>
<rj><qau>V. Knox.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Infidel</ent><br/
<hw>In"fi*del</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who does not believe in the
prevailing religious faith; a heathen; a freethinker; -- used especially
by Christians and Muslims.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ <xex>Infidel</xex> is used by English writers to
translate the equivalent word used Muslims in speaking of Christians and
other disbelievers in Muslimism.</note></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- <er>Infidel</er>, <er>Unbeliever</er>,
<er>Freethinker</er>, <er>Deist</er>, <er>Atheist</er>,
<er>Sceptic</er>, <er>Agnostic</er>.</syn> <usage> An
<xex>infidel</xex>, in common usage, is one who denies Christianity and
the truth of the Scriptures. Some have endeavored to widen the sense of
<xex>infidel</xex> so as to embrace atheism and every form of unbelief;
but this use does not generally prevail. A <xex>freethinker</xex> is now
only another name for an <xex>infidel</xex>. An <xex>unbeliever</xex> is
not necessarily a <xex>dis</xex>believer or infidel, because he may
still be inquiring after evidence to satisfy his mind; the word,
however, is more commonly used in the extreme sense. A <xex>deist</xex>
believes in one God and a divine providence, but rejects revelation. An
<xex>atheist</xex> denies the being of God. A <xex>sceptic</xex> is one
whose faith in the <xex>credibility of evidence</xex> is weakened or
destroyed, so that religion, to the same extent, has no practical hold
on his mind. An <xex>agnostic</xex> remains in a state of suspended
judgment, neither affirming nor denying the existence of a personal
Deity.</usage><br/
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<p><ent>Infidelity</ent><br/
<hw>In`fi*del"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Infidelities</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L.
<ets>infidelitas</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>infid<eacute/lit<eacute/</ets>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Lack of faith or belief in some religious system;
especially, a lack of faith in, or disbelief of, the inspiration of the
Scriptures, of the divine origin of Christianity.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>There is, indeed, no doubt but that vanity is one of the principal
causes of <qex>infidelity</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>V. Knox.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Unfaithfulness to the marriage vow or contract;
violation of the marriage covenant by adultery.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Breach of trust; unfaithfulness to a charge, or to
moral obligation; treachery; deceit; <as>as, the <ex>infidelity</ex> of
a servant</as>.</def> <ldquo/The <xex>infidelity</xex> of
friends.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Sir W. Temple.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infield</ent><br/
<hw>In*field"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To inclose, as a
field.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infield</ent><br/
<hw>In"field`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Arable
and manured land kept continually under crop; -- distinguished from
<contr>outfield</contr>.</def> <mark>[Scotland]</mark>
<rj><au>Jamieson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Baseball)</fld> <def>The diamond; -- opposed to
<contr>outfield</contr>. See <er>Diamond</er>, <pos>n.</pos>,
5.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>infighting</ent><br/
<hw>infighting</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>in-</ets> +
<ets>fighting</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>contention among members of
the same organization (usually concealed from outsiders), sometimes of a
bitter, intense, or prolonged character.</def> <note>[Such
<ex>infighting</ex> may lead to
<hascons><er>factionalism</er></hascons>.]</note>
<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>fighting, such as boxing, at close
quarters.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>rough-and-tumble, free-for-all fighting.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infile</ent><br/
<hw>In*file"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To arrange in a
file or rank; to place in order.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Holland.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infilm</ent><br/
<hw>In*film"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To cover with a
film; to coat thinly; <as>as, to <ex>infilm</ex> one metal with another
in the process of gilding; to <ex>infilm</ex> the glass of a
mirror.</as></def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infilter</ent><br/
<hw>In*fil"ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Infiltered</conjf>; <pos>p. pr.
& vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Infiltering</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf.
<er>Infiltrate</er>.]</ety> <def>To filter or sift in.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infiltrate</ent><br/
<hw>In*fil"trate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Infiltrated</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Infiltrating</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> + <ets>filtrate</ets>: cf. F, <ets>s'infiltrer</ets>. Cf.
<er>Infilter</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To enter by penetrating the
pores or interstices of a substance; to filter into or through
something.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The water <qex>infiltrates</qex> through the porous rock.</q>
<rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To enter secretly (into an organization, territory,
etc.) for hostile purposes, such as spying or sabotage; <as>as, the FBI
<ex>infiltrated</ex> into the U. S. communist party's upper
echelons</as>; also used transitively; <as>as, to <ex>infiltrate</ex>
the opponent's organization; to <ex>infiltrate</ex> one's agents into a
hostile country</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infiltrate</ent><br/
<hw>In*fil"trate</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To penetrate gradually; --
sometimes used reflexively.</def> <rj><au>J. S. Mill.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infiltration</ent><br/
<hw>In`fil*tra"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>infiltration</ets>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or process of infiltrating, as of water into
a porous substance, of a fluid into the cells of an organ or part of the
body, or of persons into a hostile organization.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The substance which has entered the pores or
cavities of a body.</def> <rj><au>Addison.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Calcareous <qex>infiltrations</qex> filling the cavities.</q>
<rj><qau>Kirwan.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Fatty infiltration</b></col>. <fld>(Med.)</fld> <cd>See
under <er>Fatty</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Infiltration gallery</b></col>,
<cd>a filter gallery.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infiltrative</ent><br/
<hw>In*fil"tra*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to infiltration.</def> <rj><au>Kane.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infinite</ent><br/
<hw>In"fi*nite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>infinitus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>infini</ets>. See <er>In-</er> not,
and <er>Finite</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Unlimited or boundless, in time or space; <as>as,
<ex>infinite</ex> duration or distance</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Whatever is finite, as finite, will admit of no comparative
relation with infinity; for whatever is less than <qex>infinite</qex> is
still infinitely distant from infinity; and lower than
<qex>infinite</qex> distance the lowest or least can not sink.</q>
<rj><qau>H. Brooke.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Without limit in power, capacity, knowledge, or
excellence; boundless; immeasurably or inconceivably great; perfect;
<as>as, the <ex>infinite</ex> wisdom and goodness of God</as>; --
opposed to <ant>finite</ant>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Great is our Lord, and of great power; his understanding is
<qex>infinite</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Ps. cxlvii. 5.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>O God, how <qex>infinite</qex> thou art!</q> <rj><qau>I.
Watts.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Indefinitely large or extensive; great; vast;
immense; gigantic; prodigious.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>Infinite</qex> riches in a little room.</q>
<rj><qau>Marlowe.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Which <qex>infinite</qex> calamity shall cause<br/
To human life.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>Greater than any assignable
quantity of the same kind; -- said of certain quantities.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>Capable of endless repetition; --
said of certain forms of the canon, called also <altname>perpetual
fugues</altname>, so constructed that their ends lead to their
beginnings, and the performance may be incessantly repeated.</def>
<rj><au>Moore (Encyc. of Music).</au></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Boundless; immeasurable; illimitable;
interminable; limitless; unlimited; endless; eternal.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infinite</ent><br/
<hw>In"fi*nite</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>That which is
infinite; boundless space or duration; infinity;
boundlessness.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Not till the weight is heaved from off the air, and the thunders
roll down the horizon, will the serene light of God flow upon us, and
the blue <qex>infinite</qex> embrace us again.</q> <rj><qau>J.
Martineau.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>An infinite quantity or
magnitude.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>An infinity; an incalculable or very great
number.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Glittering chains, embroidered richly o'er<br/
With <qex>infinite</qex> of pearls and finest gold.</q>
<rj><qau>Fanshawe.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The Infinite Being; God; the Almighty.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>infinite loop</ent><br/
<hw>infinite loop</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Computers)</fld>
<def>a series of instructions in a computer program which, when
executed, cause a cyclic repetition of the same instructions, with no
other action by the program, for as long as the program continues to be
executed, or the loop is interrupted by some external action.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ An <ex>infinite loop</ex> is rarely written
intentionally except in cases where the loop is intended merely as a
waiting sequence, to be interrupted by some action of the user. It is
more commonly the result of a serious logical error on the part of the
programmer, resulting in a failure of the program. Its execution can be
halted only by halting execution of the program, e.g. by intervention of
the operating system or by halting or resetting the computer. In
single-user systems, when executing an <ex>infinite loop</ex>, the
computer will appear to halt operation of the program, and the program
will be unresponsive to normal keyboard input, though it may be
interrupted by an unmasked interrupt.</note><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infinitely</ent><br/
<hw>In"fi*nite*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Without bounds
or limits; beyond or below assignable limits; <as>as, an
<ex>infinitely</ex> large or <ex>infinitely</ex> small
quantity</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Very; exceedingly; vastly; highly; extremely.</def>
<ldquo/<xex>Infinitely</xex> pleased.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infiniteness</ent><br/
<hw>In"fi*nite*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or quality of
being infinite; infinity; greatness; immensity.</def> <rj><au>Jer.
Taylor.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>infinite regression</ent><br/
<ent>infinite regress</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>infinite regress</hw>, <hw>infinite regression</hw></mhw>
<pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Philosophy, Logic)</fld> <def>A causal relationship
transmitted through an indefinite number of terms in a series, with no
term that begins the causal chain.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infinitesimal</ent><br/
<hw>In`fin*i*tes"i*mal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>infinit<eacute/simal</ets>, fr. <ets>infinit<eacute/sime</ets>
infinitely small, fr. L. <ets>infinitus</ets>. See <er>Infinite</er>,
<pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <def>Infinitely or indefinitely small; less than
any assignable quantity or value; very small.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Infinitesimal calculus</b></col>, <cd>the different and
the integral calculus, when developed according to the method used by
Leibnitz, who regarded the increments given to variables as
infinitesimal.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infinitesimal</ent><br/
<hw>In`fin*i*tes"i*mal</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>An
infinitely small quantity; that which is less than any assignable
quantity.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infinitesimally</ent><br/
<hw>In`fin*i*tes"i*mal*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>By infinitesimals;
in infinitely small quantities; in an infinitesimal degree.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infinitival</ent><br/
<hw>In*fin`i*ti"val</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to
the infinite mood.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Infinitival</xex> stems.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Fitzed. Hall.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infinitive</ent><br/
<hw>In*fin"i*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>infinitivus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>infinitif</ets>. See
<er>Infinite</er>.]</ety> <def>Unlimited; not bounded or restricted;
undefined.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Infinitive mood</b></col> <fld>(Gram.)</fld>, <cd>that
form of the verb which merely names the action, and performs the office
of a verbal noun. Some grammarians make two forms in English:
(<stype>a</stype>) The simple form, as, <xex>speak</xex>, <xex>go</xex>,
<xex>hear</xex>, before which <xex>to</xex> is commonly placed, as,
<xex>to speak</xex>; <xex>to go</xex>; <xex>to hear</xex>.
(<stype>b</stype>) The form of the imperfect participle, called the
infinitive in <xex>-ing</xex>; as, <xex>going</xex> is as easy as
<xex>standing</xex>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note>With the auxiliary verbs <xex>may</xex>, <xex>can</xex>,
<xex>must</xex>, <xex>might</xex>, <xex>could</xex>, <xex>would</xex>,
and <xex>should</xex>, the simple infinitive is expressed without
<xex>to</xex>; as, you <xex>may speak</xex>; they <xex>must hear</xex>,
etc. The infinitive usually omits <xex>to</xex> with the verbs
<xex>let</xex>, <xex>dare</xex>, <xex>do</xex>, <xex>bid</xex>,
<xex>make</xex>, <xex>see</xex>, <xex>hear</xex>, <xex>need</xex>, etc.;
as, let me <xex>go</xex>; you dare not <xex>tell</xex>; make him
<xex>work</xex>; hear him <xex>talk</xex>, etc.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ In Anglo-Saxon, the simple infinitive was not preceded
by <xex>to</xex> (the sign of modern simple infinitive), but it had a
dative form (sometimes called the gerundial infinitive) which was
preceded by <xex>to</xex>, and was chiefly employed in expressing
purpose. See <er>Gerund</er>, 2.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note>The gerundial ending (-<xex>anne</xex>) not only took the same
form as the simple infinitive (-<xex>an</xex>), but it was confounded
with the present participle in -<xex>ende</xex>, or -<xex>inde</xex>
(later -<xex>inge</xex>).</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infinitive</ent><br/
<hw>In*fin"i*tive</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>An
infinitive form of the verb; a verb in the infinitive mood; the
infinitive mood.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infinitive</ent><br/
<hw>In*fin"i*tive</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>In the
manner of an infinitive mood.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infinito</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>In`fi*ni"to</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[It.]</ety>
<fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>Infinite; perpetual, as a canon whose end leads
back to the beginning. See <er>Infinite</er>, <pos>a.</pos>,
5.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infinitude</ent><br/
<hw>In*fin"i*tude</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The
quality or state of being infinite, or without limits;
infiniteness.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Infinite extent; unlimited space; immensity;
infinity.</def> <ldquo/I am who fill <xex>infinitude</xex>.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>As pleasing to the fancy, as speculations of eternity or
<qex>infinitude</qex> are to the understanding.</q>
<rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Boundless number; countless multitude.</def>
<ldquo/An <xex>infinitude</xex> of distinctions.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Addison.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infinituple</ent><br/
<hw>In*fin"i*tu`ple</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
<er>Quadruple</er>.]</ety> <def>Multiplied an infinite number of
times.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Wollaston.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infinity</ent><br/
<hw>In*fin"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Infinities</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>infinitas</ets>;
pref. <ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>finis</ets> boundary, limit, end: cf. F.
<ets>infinit<eacute/</ets>. See <er>Finite</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Unlimited extent of time, space, or quantity;
eternity; boundlessness; immensity.</def> <rj><au>Sir T.
More.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>There can not be more <qex>infinities</qex> than one; for one of
them would limit the other.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Raleigh.</qau></rj> <--
now known to be false! -- See aleph null, etc.--><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Unlimited capacity, energy, excellence, or
knowledge; <as>as, the <ex>infinity</ex> of God and his
perfections</as>.</def> <rj><au>Hooker.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Endless or indefinite number; great multitude; as an
<xex>infinity</xex> of beauties.</def> <rj><au>Broome.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><-- p. 760 --></p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>A quantity greater than any
assignable quantity of the same kind.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ Mathematically considered, infinity is always a limit of
a variable quantity, resulting from a particular supposition made upon
the varying element which enters it.</note> <rj><au>Davies & Peck (Math.
Dict.).</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Geom.)</fld> <def>That part of a line, or of a
plane, or of space, which is infinitely distant. In modern geometry,
parallel lines or planes are sometimes treated as lines or planes
meeting at infinity.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Circle at infinity</b></col>, <cd>an imaginary circle at
infinity, through which, in geometry of three dimensions, every sphere
is imagined to pass.</cd> -- <col><b>Circular points at
infinity</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Circular</er>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infirm</ent><br/
<hw>In*firm"</hw> <pr>(<icr/n*f<etil/rm")</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>infirmus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>infirme</ets>. See <er>In-</er> not,
and <er>Firm</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Not firm or
sound; weak; feeble; <as>as, an <ex>infirm</ex> body; an <ex>infirm</ex>
constitution.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A poor, <qex>infirm</qex>, weak, and despised old man.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Weak of mind or will; irresolute; vacillating.</def>
<ldquo/An <xex>infirm</xex> judgment.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Burke.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>Infirm</qex> of purpose!</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Not solid or stable; insecure; precarious.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>He who fixes on false principles treads or <qex>infirm</qex>
ground.</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Debilitated; sickly; feeble; decrepit; weak;
enfeebled; irresolute; vacillating; imbecile.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infirm</ent><br/
<hw>In*firm"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>infirmare</ets> : cf.
F. <ets>infirmer</ets>.]</ety> <def>To weaken; to enfeeble.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir W. Raleigh.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infirmarian</ent><br/
<hw>In`fir*ma"ri*an</hw>
<pr>(<icr/n`f<etil/r*m<amac/"r<icr/*<ait/n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
person dwelling in, or having charge of, an infirmary, esp. in a
monastic institution.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Infirmary</ent><br/
<hw>In*firm"a*ry</hw> <pr>(<icr/n*f<etil/rm"<adot/*r<ycr/)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Infirmaries</plw>
<pr>(-r<icr/z)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Cf. OE. <ets>fermerie</ets>, OF.
<ets>enfermerie</ets>, F. <ets>infirmerie</ets>, LL.
<ets>infirmaria</ets>. See <er>Infirm</er>.]</ety> <def>A hospital, or
place where the infirm or sick are lodged and nursed gratuitously, or
where out-patients are treated.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Infirmative</ent><br/
<hw>In*firm"a*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>infirmatif</ets>.]</ety> <def>Weakening; annulling, or tending to
make void.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Infirmatory</ent><br/
<hw>In*firm"a*to*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An
infirmary.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Infirmity</ent><br/
<hw>In*firm"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Infirmities</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L.
<ets>infirmitas</ets> : cf. F. <ets>infirmite</ets>. See
<er>Infirm</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The state of
being infirm; feebleness; an imperfection or weakness; esp., an unsound,
unhealthy, or debilitated state; a disease; a malady; <as>as,
<ex>infirmity</ex> of body or mind</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>'T is the <qex>infirmity</qex> of his age.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A personal frailty or failing; foible; eccentricity;
a weakness or defect.</def><br/
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<p><q>Will you be cured of your <qex>infirmity</qex> ?</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>A friend should bear his friend's <qex>infirmities</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>The house has also its <qex>infirmities</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Evelyn.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Debility; imbecility; weakness; feebleness;
failing; foible; defect; disease; malady. See
<er>Debility</er>.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Infirmly</ent><br/
<hw>In*firm"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an infirm manner.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Infirmness</ent><br/
<hw>In*firm"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Infirmity; feebleness.</def>
<rj><au>Boyle.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Infix</ent><br/
<hw>In*fix"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Infixed</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Infixing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>infixus</ets>, p. p of
<ets>infigere</ets> to infix; pref. <ets>in-</ets> in +
<ets>figere</ets> to fix: cf. F. <ets>infixer</ets>. See
<er>Fix</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To set; to fasten or fix by
piercing or thrusting in; <as>as, to <ex>infix</ex> a sting, spear, or
dart</as>.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>The fatal dart a ready passage found,<br/
And deep within her heart <qex>infixed</qex> the wound.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To implant or fix; to instill; to inculcate, as
principles, thoughts, or instructions; <as>as, to <ex>infix</ex> good
principles in the mind, or ideas in the memory</as>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Infix</ent><br/
<hw>In"fix</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Something
infixed.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Welsford.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Grammar)</fld> <def>An element that is inserted
into the body of an elemt which it threby modifies, as a letter within a
word.</def><br/
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<p><ent>infix notation</ent><br/
<hw>in"fix no*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Computers)</fld> <def>A notation for commands or instructions in
which the operator is inserted between the terms on which it operates.
Contrasted with <contr>prefix notation</contr> and <contr>postfix
notation</contr>.</def></p>

<p><ent>Inflame</ent><br/
<hw>In*flame"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Inflamed</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Inflaming</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE.
<ets>enflamen</ets>, OF. <ets>enflamer</ets>, F. <ets>enflammer</ets>,
L. <ets>inflammare</ets>, <ets>inflammatum</ets>; pref. <ets>in-</ets>
in + <ets>flammare</ets> to flame, fr. <ets>flamma</ets> flame. See
<er>Flame</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To set on fire; to kindle; to
cause to burn, flame, or glow.</def><br/
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<p><q>We should have made retreat<br/
By light of the <qex>inflamed</qex> fleet.</q>
<rj><qau>Chapman.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Fig.: To kindle or intensify, as passion or
appetite; to excite to an excessive or unnatural action or heat; <as>as,
to <ex>inflame</ex> desire</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>Though more, it seems,<br/
<qex>Inflamed</qex> with lust than rage.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>But, O <qex>inflame</qex> and fire our hearts.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To provoke to anger or rage; to exasperate; to
irritate; to incense; to enrage.</def><br/
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<p><q>It will <qex>inflame</qex> you; it will make you mad.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>To put in a state of inflammation;
to produce morbid heat, congestion, or swelling, of; <as>as, to
<ex>inflame</ex> the eyes by overwork</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To exaggerate; to enlarge upon.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>A friend exaggerates a man's virtues, an enemy <qex>inflames</qex>
his crimes.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To provoke; fire; kindle; irritate; exasperate;
incense; enrage; anger; excite; arouse.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Inflame</ent><br/
<hw>In*flame"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To grow morbidly hot,
congested, or painful; to become angry or incensed.</def>
<rj><au>Wiseman.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inflamed</ent><br/
<hw>In*flamed"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>p. a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Set
on fire; enkindled; heated; congested; provoked; exasperated.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>Represented as burning, or as
adorned with tongues of flame.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Having an inflammation in; -- of
tissues; <as>as, an <ex>inflamed</ex> appendix</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inflamer</ent><br/
<hw>In*flam"er</hw> <pr>(<icr/n*fl<amac/m"<etil/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>The person or thing that inflames.</def>
<rj><au>Addison.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inflammabillty</ent><br/
<hw>In*flam"ma*bil"l*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>inflammabilite</ets>.]</ety> <def>Susceptibility of taking fire
readily; the state or quality of being inflammable.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inflammable</ent><br/
<hw>In*flam"ma*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[CF. F.
<ets>inflammable</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Capable of being easily
set fire; easily enkindled; combustible; <as>as, <ex>inflammable</ex>
oils or spirits</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Excitable; irritable; irascible; easily provoked;
<as>as, an <ex>inflammable</ex> temper</as>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Inflammable air</b></col>, <cd>the old chemical name for
hydrogen.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Inflammableness</ent><br/
<hw>In*flam"ma*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of
being inflammable; inflammability.</def> <rj><au>Boyle.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inflammably</ent><br/
<hw>In*flam"ma*bly</hw> <pr>(<icr/n*fl<acr/m"m<adot/*bl<ycr/)</pr>,
<pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an inflammable manner.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inflammation</ent><br/
<hw>In*flam*ma"tion</hw> <pr>(<icr/n*fl<acr/m*m<amac/"sh<ucr/n)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>inflammatio</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>inflammation</ets>. See <er>Inflame</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>The act of inflaming, kindling, or setting on fire; also, the state
of being inflamed.</def> <ldquo/The <xex>inflammation</xex> of
fat.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Wilkins.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A morbid condition of any part of
the body, consisting in congestion of the blood vessels, with
obstruction of the blood current, and growth of morbid tissue. It is
manifested outwardly by redness and swelling, attended with tenderness,
heat and pain. It may be caused by exposure to any number of injurious
agents.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Violent excitement; heat; passion; animosity;
turbulence; <as>as, an <ex>inflammation</ex> of the mind, of the body
politic, or of parties</as>.</def> <rj><au>Hooker.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inflammative</ent><br/
<hw>In*flam"ma*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Inflammatory.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inflammatory</ent><br/
<hw>In*flam"ma*to*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>inflammatoire</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Tending to inflame,
kindle, or irritate.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Tending to excite anger, animosity, tumult, or
sedition; seditious; <as>as, <ex>inflammatory</ex> libels, writings,
speeches, or publications</as>.</def> <rj><au>Burke.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Accompanied with, or tending to
cause, preternatural heat and excitement of arterial action; <as>as, an
<ex>inflammatory</ex> disease</as>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Inflammatory crust</b></col>. <fld>(Med.)</fld> <cd>Same
as <cref>Buffy coat</cref>, under <er>Buffy</er>.</cd> --
<col><b>Inflammatory fever</b></col>, <cd>a variety of fever due to
inflammation.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Inflatable</ent><br/
<hw>In*flat"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>That may be
inflated.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inflate</ent><br/
<hw>In*flate"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>p. a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inflatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>inflare</ets> to inflate; pref.
<ets>in-</ets> in + <ets>flare</ets> to blow. See <er>Blow</er> to puff
wind.]</ety> <def>Blown in; inflated.</def>
<rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inflate</ent><br/
<hw>In*flate"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Inflated</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Inflating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To swell or distend
with air or gas; to dilate; to expand; to enlarge; <as>as, to
<ex>inflate</ex> a bladder; to <ex>inflate</ex> the
lungs.</as></def><br/
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<p><q>When passion's tumults in the bosom rise,<br/
<qex>Inflate</qex> the features, and enrage the eyes.</q> <rj><qau>J.
Scott of Amwell.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Fig.: To swell; to puff up; to elate; <as>as, to
<ex>inflate</ex> one with pride or vanity</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q><qex>Inflate</qex> themselves with some insane delight.</q>
<rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To cause to become unduly expanded or increased;
<as>as, to <ex>inflate</ex> the currency</as>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inflate</ent><br/
<hw>In*flate"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To expand; to fill; to
distend.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inflated</ent><br/
<hw>In*flat"ed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Filled,
as with air or gas; blown up; distended; <as>as, a balloon
<ex>inflated</ex> with gas</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Turgid; swelling; puffed up; bombastic; pompous;
<as>as, an <ex>inflated</ex> style</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q><qex>Inflated</qex> and astrut with self-conceit.</q>
<rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Hollow and distended, as a
perianth, corolla, nectary, or pericarp.</def>
<rj><au>Martyn.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Distended or enlarged fictitiously or without due
cause; <as>as, <ex>inflated</ex> prices; <ex>inflated</ex> expectations,
etc.</as></def><br/
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<p><ent>Inflater</ent><br/
<hw>In*flat"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that
which, inflates; <as>as, the <ex>inflaters</ex> of the stock
exchange</as>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inflatingly</ent><br/
<hw>In*flat"ing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a manner tending to
inflate.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inflation</ent><br/
<hw>In*fla"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inflatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>inflation</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>The act or process of inflating, or the state of being inflated, as
with air or gas; distention; expansion; enlargement.</def>
<rj><au>Boyle.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The state of being puffed up, as with pride;
conceit; vanity.</def> <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Persistent expansion or increase in the general
level of prices, usually caused by overissue of currency, and resulting
in a reduced value of the currency. It is contrasted with
<contr>deflation</contr>, and is when it occurs to a very high degree is
called <er>hyperinflation</er>.</def> <mark>[U.S.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inflationist</ent><br/
<hw>In*fla"tion*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who favors an increased
or very large issue of paper money.</def> <mark>[U.S.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inflatus</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>In*fla"tus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. See
<er>Inflate</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <def>A blowing or breathing
into; inflation; inspiration.</def><br/
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<p><q>The divine breath that blows the nostrils out<br/
To ineffable <qex>inflatus</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Mrs.
Browning.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inflect</ent><br/
<hw>In*flect"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Inflected</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Inflecting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>inflectere</ets>,
<ets>inflexum</ets>; pref. <ets>in-</ets> in + <ets>flectere</ets> to
bend. See <er>Flexible</er>, and cf. <er>Inflex</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>To turn from a direct line or course; to bend; to incline, to
deflect; to curve; to bow.</def><br/
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<p><q>Are they [the rays of the sun] not reflected, refracted, and
<qex>inflected</qex> by one and the same principle ?</q> <rj><qau>Sir I.
Newton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>To vary, as a noun or a verb in
its terminations; to decline, as a noun or adjective, or to conjugate,
as a verb.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To modulate, as the voice.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inflected</ent><br/
<hw>In*flect"ed</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Bent; turned;
deflected.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>Having inflections; capable of,
or subject to, inflection; inflective.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Inflected cycloid</b></col> <fld>(Geom.)</fld>, <cd>a
prolate cycloid. See <er>Cycloid</er>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Inflection</ent><br/
<hw>In*flec"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inflexio</ets> : cf. F. <ets>inflexion</ets>. See
<er>Inflect</er>.]</ety> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>inflecxion</asp>.]</altsp> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of inflecting,
or the state of being inflected.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A bend; a fold; a curve; a turn; a twist.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A slide, modulation, or accent of the voice; <as>as,
the rising and the falling <ex>inflection</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>The variation or change which
words undergo to mark case, gender, number, comparison, tense, person,
mood, voice, etc.</def><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Any change or
modification in the pitch or tone of the voice.</def> <sd>(b)</sd>
<def>A departure from the monotone, or reciting note, in
chanting.</def><br/
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Opt.)</fld> <def>Same as
<er>Diffraction</er>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Point of inflection</b></col> <fld>(Geom.)</fld>, <cd>the
point on opposite sides of which a curve bends in contrary
ways.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Inflectional</ent><br/
<hw>In*flec"tion*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to inflection; having, or characterized by, inflection.</def>
<rj><au>Max M<uum/ller.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inflective</ent><br/
<hw>In*flect"ive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Capable of, or pertaining to, inflection; deflecting; <as>as, the
<ex>inflective</ex> quality of the air</as>.</def>
<rj><au>Derham.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>Inflectional; characterized by
variation, or change in form, to mark case, tense, etc.; subject to
inflection.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Inflective language</b></col> <fld>(Philol.)</fld>, <cd>a
language like the Greek or Latin, consisting largely of stems with
variable terminations or suffixes which were once independent words.
English is both agglutinative, as, <xex>manlike</xex>,
<xex>headache</xex>, and inflective, as, <xex>he</xex>, <xex>his</xex>,
<xex>him</xex>. Cf. <er>Agglutinative</er>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Inflesh</ent><br/
<hw>In*flesh"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
incarnate.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inflex</ent><br/
<hw>In*flex"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
<er>Flex</er>, <er>Inflect</er>.]</ety> <def>To bend; to cause to become
curved; to make crooked; to deflect.</def> <rj><au>J.
Philips.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inflexed</ent><br/
<hw>In*flexed"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Turned;
bent.</def> <rj><au>Feltham.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Bent or turned abruptly inwards,
or toward the axis, as the petals of a flower.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inflexibility</ent><br/
<hw>In*flex"i*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>inflexibilit<eacute/</ets>.]</ety> <def>The quality or state of
being inflexible, or not capable of being bent or changed; unyielding
stiffness; inflexibleness; rigidity; firmness of will or purpose;
unbending pertinacity; steadfastness; resoluteness; unchangeableness;
obstinacy.</def><br/
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<p><q>The <qex>inflexibility</qex> of mechanism.</q> <rj><qau>A.
Baxter.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>That grave <qex>inflexibility</qex> of soul.</q>
<rj><qau>Churchill.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>The purity and <qex>inflexibility</qex> of their faith.</q>
<rj><qau>T. Warton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inflexible</ent><br/
<hw>In*flex"i*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inflexiblis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>inflexible</ets>. See <er>In-</er>
not, and <er>Flexible</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Not capable of being
bent; stiff; rigid; firm; unyielding.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Firm in will or purpose; not to be turned, changed,
or altered; resolute; determined; unyieding; inexorable;
stubborn.</def><br/
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<p><q><ldquo/<qex>Inflexible</qex>as steel.<rdquo/</q>
<rj><qau>Miltom.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>A man of upright and <qex>inflexible</qex> temper . . . can
overcome all private fear.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Incapable of change; unalterable;
immutable.</def><br/
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<p><q>The nature of things is <qex>inflexible</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>I.
Watts.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- -- Unbending; unyielding; rigid; inexorable;
pertinacious; obstinate; stubborn; unrelenting.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Inflexibleness</ent><br/
<hw>In*flex"i*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of
being inflexible; inflexibility; rigidity; firmness.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inflexibly</ent><br/
<hw>In*flex"i*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an inflexible
manner.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inflexion</ent><br/
<hw>In*flex"ion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Inflection.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inflexive</ent><br/
<hw>In*flex"ive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Inflective.</def><br/
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<p><q><ldquo/<qex>Inflexive</qex> endings.<rdquo/</q> <rj><qau>W. E.
Jelf.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Inflexible.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <ldquo/Foes
<xex>inflexive</xex>.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Chapman.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inflexure</ent><br/
<hw>In*flex"ure</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An inflection; a
bend or fold.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir T.
Browne.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inflict</ent><br/
<hw>In*flict"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Inflicted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Inflicting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>inflictus</ets>, p.
p. of <ets>infligere</ets> to strike on, to inflict; pref.
<ets>in-</ets> in, on + <ets>fligere</ets> to strike. Cf.
<er>Flail</er>.]</ety> <def>To give, cause, or produce by striking, or
as if by striking; to apply forcibly; to lay or impose; to send; to
cause to bear, feel, or suffer; <as>as, to <ex>inflict</ex> blows; to
<ex>inflict</ex> a wound with a dagger; to <ex>inflict</ex> severe pain
by ingratitude; to <ex>inflict</ex> punishment on an offender; to
<ex>inflict</ex> the penalty of death on a criminal.</as></def><br/
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<p><q>What heart could wish, what hand <qex>inflict</qex>, this dire
disgrace?</q> <rj><qau>Drygen.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>The persecution and the pain<br/
That man <qex>inflicts</qex> on all inferior kinds.</q>
<rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inflicter</ent><br/
<hw>In*flict"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
inflicts.</def><br/
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<p><q>God is the sole and immediate <qex>inflicter</qex> of such
strokes.</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Infliction</ent><br/
<hw>In*flic"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inflictio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>infliction</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>The act of inflicting or imposing; <as>as, the <ex>infliction</ex>
of torment, or of punishment</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which is inflicted or imposed, as punishment,
disgrace, calamity, etc.</def><br/
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<p><q>His severest <qex>inflictions</qex> are in themselves acts of
justice and righteousness.</q> <rj><qau>Rogers.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inflictive</ent><br/
<hw>In*flict"ive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>inflictif</ets>.]</ety> <def>Causing infliction; acting as an
infliction.</def> <rj><au>Whitehead.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inflorescence</ent><br/
<hw>In`flo*res"cence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inflorescens</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>inflorescere</ets> to begin to
blossom; pref. <ets>in-</ets> in + <ets>florescere</ets> to begin to
blossom: cf. F. <ets>inflorescence</ets>. See
<er>Florescent</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A flowering; the putting
forth and unfolding of blossoms.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The mode of
flowering, or the general arrangement and disposition of the flowers
with reference to the axis, and to each other.</def> <sd>(b)</sd>
<def>An axis on which all the buds are flower buds.</def><br/
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<p><q><qex>Inflorescence</qex> affords an excellent characteristic mark
in distinguishing the species of plants.</q>
<rj><qau>Milne.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Centrifugal inflorescence</b></col>, <cd>determinate
inflorescence.</cd> -- <col><b>Centripetal inflorescence</b></col>,
<cd>indeterminate inflorescence. See under <er>Determinate</er>, and
<er>Indeterminate</er>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Inflow</ent><br/
<hw>In*flow"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To flow in.</def>
<rj><au>Wiseman.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>inflowing</ent><br/
<hw>inflowing</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>flowing inward.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> influent.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Influence</ent><br/
<hw>In"flu*ence</hw> <pr>(<icr/n"fl<usl/*<eit/ns)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[F. <ets>influence</ets>, fr. L. <ets>influens</ets>,
<ets>-entis</ets>, p. pr. See <er>Influent</er>, and cf.
<er>Influenza</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A flowing in or upon;
influx.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>God hath his <qex>influence</qex> into the very essence of all
things.</q> <rj><qau>Hooker.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence, in general, the bringing about of an effect,
physical or moral, by a gradual process; controlling power quietly
exerted; agency, force, or tendency of any kind which affects, modifies,
or sways; <as>as, the <ex>influence</ex> which the sun exerts on animal
and vegetable life; the <ex>influence</ex> of education on the mind; the
<ex>influence</ex>, according to astrologers, of the stars over
affairs</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>Astrologers call the evil <qex>influences</qex> of the stars, evil
aspects.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Canst thou bind the sweet <qex>influences</qex> of Pleiades, or
loose the bands of Orion?</q> <rj><qau>Job xxxviii. 31.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>She said : <ldquo/Ah, dearest lord! what evil star<br/
On you hath frown'd, and poured, his <qex>influence</qex>
bad?<rdquo/</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Power or authority arising from elevated station,
excelence of character or intellect, wealth, etc.; reputation;
acknowledged ascendency; <as>as, he is a man of <ex>influence</ex> in
the community</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>Such <qex>influence</qex> hath your excellency.</q> <rj><qau>Sir
P. Sidney.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>Induction.</def></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Control; persuasion; ascendency; sway; power;
authority; supremacy; mastery; management; restraint; character;
reputation; prestige.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Influence</ent><br/
<hw>In"flu*ence</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Influenced</conjf> <pr>(<icr/n"fl<usl/*<eit/nst)</pr>; <pos>p.
pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Influencing</conjf>
<pr>(<icr/n"fl<usl/*<eit/n*s<icr/ng)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To control or
move by power, physical or moral; to affect by gentle action; to exert
an influence upon; to modify, bias, or sway; to affect; to move; to
persuade; to induce.</def><br/
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<p><q>These experiments succeed after the same manner in vacuo as in the
open air, and therefore are not <qex>influenced</qex> by the weight or
pressure of the atmosphere.</q> <rj><qau>Sir I. Newton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>This standing revelation . . . is sufficient to
<qex>influence</qex> their faith and practice, if they attend.</q>
<rj><qau>Attebury.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>The principle which <qex>influenced</qex> their obedience has lost
its efficacy.</q> <rj><qau>Rogers.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Influencer</ent><br/
<hw>In"flu*en*cer</hw> <pr>(<icr/n"fl<usl/*<eit/n*s<etil/r)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that which, influences.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Influencive</ent><br/
<hw>In"flu*en*cive</hw> <pr>(<icr/n"fl<usl/*<eit/n*s<icr/v)</pr>,
<pos>a.</pos> <def>Tending to influence; influential.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Influent</ent><br/
<hw>In"flu*ent</hw> <pr>(<icr/n"fl<usl/*<eit/nt)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[L. <ets>influens</ets>, <ets>-entis</ets>, p. pr. of
<ets>influere</ets>, <ets>influxum</ets>, to flow in; pref.
<ets>in-</ets> in + <ets>fluere</ets> to flow. See
<er>Fluid</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Flowing in.</def> <ldquo/With
<xex>influent</xex> tide.<rdquo/ <au>Cowper.</au>
<ldquo/<xex>Influent</xex> odors.<rdquo/ <au>Mrs. Browning.</au><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Exerting influence; influential.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>I find no office by name assigned unto Dr. Cox, who was virtually
<qex>influent</qex> upon all, and most active.</q>
<rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Influential</ent><br/
<hw>In`flu*en"tial</hw> <pr>(<icr/n`fl<usl/*<ecr/n"sh<ait/l)</pr>,
<pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Influence</er>.]</ety> <def>Exerting or
possessing influence or power; potent; efficacious; effective; strong;
having authority or ascendency; <as>as, an <ex>influential</ex> man,
station, argument, etc.</as></def><br/
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<p><q>A very <qex>influential</qex> Gascon prefix.</q>
<rj><qau>Earle.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Influentially</ent><br/
<hw>In`flu*en"tial*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an influential
manner.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Influenza</ent><br/
<hw>In`flu*en"za</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It.
<ets>influenza</ets> influence, an epidemic formerly attributed by
astrologers to the influence of the heavenly bodies, influenza. See
<er>Influence</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>An epidemic viral
infectious disease characterized by acute nasal catarrh, or by
inflammation of the throat or the bronchi, and usually accompanied by
fever and general weakness; also called <altname>grippe</altname>. It is
caused by several forms of <causedby>RNA virus</causedby> which mutate
readily and thereby render vaccines prepared against older forms
ineffective, often requiring a new form of vaccine for each new
outbreak.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Influx</ent><br/
<hw>In"flux`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>influxus</ets>, fr. <ets>influere</ets>, <ets>influxum</ets>, to
flow in: cf. F. <ets>influx</ets>. See <er>Influent</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of flowing in; <as>as, an <ex>influx</ex> of
light</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A coming in; infusion; intromission; introduction;
importation in abundance; also, that which flows or comes in; <as>as, a
great <ex>influx</ex> of goods into a country, or an <ex>influx</ex> of
gold and silver</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>The <qex>influx</qex> of food into the Celtic region, however, was
far from keeping pace with the <qex>influx</qex> of consumers.</q>
<rj><qau>Macaulau.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>The general <qex>influx</qex> of Greek into modern languages.</q>
<rj><qau>Earle.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Influence; power.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Sir M. Hale.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Influxion</ent><br/
<hw>In*flux"ion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>influxio</ets> : cf. F. <ets>influxion</ets>.]</ety> <def>A flowing
in; infusion.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Influxious</ent><br/
<hw>In*flux"ious</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Influential.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Influxive</ent><br/
<hw>In*flux"ive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having a tendency
to flow in; having influence; influential.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>
<rj><au>Holdsworth.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Influxively</ent><br/
<hw>In*flux"ive*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>By influxion.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Infold</ent><br/
<hw>In*fold"</hw> <pr>(<icr/n*f<omac/ld")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Infolded</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &
vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Infolding</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> in + <ets>fold</ets>.]</ety> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>enfold</asp>.]</altsp> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To wrap up or cover with
folds; to envelop; to inwrap; to inclose; to involve.</def><br/
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<p><q>Gilded tombs do worms <qex>infold</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q><qex>Infold</qex> his limbs in bands.</q>
<rj><qau>Blackmore.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To clasp with the arms; to embrace.</def><br/
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<p><q>Noble Banquo, . . . let me <qex>infold</qex> thee,<br/
And hold thee to my heart.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Infoldment</ent><br/
<hw>In*fold"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of
infolding; the state of being infolded.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Infoliate</ent><br/
<hw>In*fo"li*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> in + L. <ets>folium</ets> leaf.]</ety> <def>To cover or
overspread with, or as with, leaves.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>
<rj><au>Howell.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inform</ent><br/
<hw>In*form"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>informis</ets>; pref. <ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>forma</ets> form,
shape: cf. F. <ets>informe</ets>]</ety> <def>Without regular form;
shapeless; ugly; deformed.</def> <rj><au>Cotton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inform</ent><br/
<hw>In*form"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Informed</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Informing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>enformen</ets>, OF.
<ets>enformer</ets>, F. <ets>informer</ets>. L. <ets>informare</ets>;
pref. <ets>in-</ets> in + <ets>formare</ets> to form, share, fr.
<ets>forma</ets> form. See <er>Form</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To
give form or share to; to give vital or organizing power to; to give
life to; to imbue and actuate with vitality; to animate; to mold; to
figure; to fashion.</def> <ldquo/The <qex>informing</qex> Word.<rdquo/
<rj><qau>Coleridge.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Let others better mold the running mass<br/
Of metals, and <qex>inform</qex> the breathing brass.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Breath <qex>informs</qex> this fleeting frame.</q>
<rj><qau>Prior.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Breathes in our soul, <qex>informs</qex> our mortal part.</q>
<rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To communicate knowledge to; to make known to; to
acquaint; to advise; to instruct; to tell; to notify; to enlighten; --
usually followed by <xex>of</xex>.</def><br/
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<p><q>For he would learn their business secretly,<br/
And then <qex>inform</qex> his master hastily.</q>
<rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>I am <qex>informed</qex> thoroughly of the cause.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To communicate a knowledge of facts to, by way of
accusation; to warn against anybody.</def><br/
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<p><q>Tertullus . . . <qex>informed</qex> the governor against Paul.</q>
<rj><qau>Acts xxiv. 1.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To acquaint; apprise; tell; teach; instruct;
enlighten; animate; fashion.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Inform</ent><br/
<hw>In*form"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To take form; to
become visible or manifest; to appear.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>It is the bloody business which <qex>informs</qex><br/
Thus to mine eyes.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To give intelligence or information; to tell.</def>
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>He might either teach in the same manner, or <qex>inform</qex> how
he had been taught.</q> <rj><qau>Monthly Rev.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>To inform against</b></col>, <cd>to communicate facts by
way of accusation against; to denounce; <as>as, two persons came to the
magistrate, and <ex>informed against</ex> A</as>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Informal</ent><br/
<hw>In*form"al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>formal</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Not in
the regular, usual, or established form; not according to official,
conventional, prescribed, or customary forms or rules; irregular; hence,
without ceremony; <as>as, an <ex>informal</ex> writing, proceeding, or
visit</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Deranged in mind; out of one's senses.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>These poor <qex>informal</qex> women.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Informality</ent><br/
<hw>In`for*mal"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Informalities</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The
state of being informal; lack of regular, prescribed, or customary form;
<as>as, the <ex>informality</ex> of legal proceedings</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An informal, unconventional, or unofficial act or
proceeding; something which is not in proper or prescribed form or does
not conform to the established rule.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Informally</ent><br/
<hw>In*form"al*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an informal
manner.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Informant</ent><br/
<hw>In*form"ant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>informans</ets>, <ets>-antis</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>informare</ets>.
See <er>Inform</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who,
or that which, informs, animates, or vivifies.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Glanvill.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who imparts information or
instruction.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>One who offers an accusation; an informer. See
<er>Informer</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs. or R.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>It was the last evidence of the kind; the <qex>informant</qex><br/
was hanged.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Information</ent><br/
<hw>In`for*ma"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L.
<ets>informatio</ets> representation, conception. See <er>Inform</er>,
<pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of informing, or
communicating knowledge or intelligence.</def><br/
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<p><q>The active <qex>informations</qex> of the intellect.</q>
<rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Any fact or set of facts, knowledge, news, or
advice, whether communicated by others or obtained by personal study and
investigation; any datum that reduces uncertainty about the state of any
part of the world; intelligence; knowledge derived from reading,
observation, or instruction.</def><br/
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<p><q>Larger opportunities of <qex>information</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Rogers.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>He should get some <qex>information</qex> in the subject he
intends to handle.</q> <rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A proceeding in the nature of a
prosecution for some offense against the government, instituted and
prosecuted, really or nominally, by some authorized public officer on
behalf of the government. It differs from an indictment in criminal
cases chiefly in not being based on the finding of a grand jury. See
<er>Indictment</er>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Information Theory)</fld> <def>A measure of the
number of possible choices of messages contained in a symbol, signal,
transmitted message, or other information-bearing object; it is usually
quantified as the negative logarithm of the number of allowed symbols
that could be contained in the message; for logarithms to the base 2,
the measure corresponds to the unit of information, the
<unit>hartley</unit>, which is log<sub>2</sub>10, or 3.323 bits; called
also <altname>information content</altname>. The smallest unit of
information that can be contained or transmitted is the
<unit>bit</unit>, corresponding to a yes-or-no decision.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Computers)</fld> <def>Useful facts, as contrasted
with raw data; <as>as, among all this data, there must be some
interesting <ex>information</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>information content</ent><br/
<hw>in`for*ma"tion con"tent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def><er>information</er>{4}.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>information processing</ent><br/
<hw>in`for*ma"tion pro"ces*sing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>The processing of information, especially by computers, including
the organization, distribution, and frequently the analysis of data and
the presentation of results in easily understood form.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>information theory</ent><br/
<hw>in`for*ma"tion the"o*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Math., Telecommunications)</fld> <def>The science which studies
the capacity of systems to contain, store, and transmit
<er>information</er>{2 and 4}, and the factors such as noise and channel
capacity that may affect the rate or accuracy of information
transmission and reception.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Informative</ent><br/
<hw>In*form"a*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having power to
inform, animate, or vivify.</def> <rj><au>Dr. H. More.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Informatory</ent><br/
<hw>In*form"a*to*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Full of, or
conveying, information; instructive.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>
<rj><au>London Spectator.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Informed</ent><br/
<hw>In*formed"</hw> <pr>(<icr/n*f<ocir/rmd")</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Unformed or ill-formed; deformed; shapeless.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Informed stars</b></col>. <cd>See under
<er>Unformed</er>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Informer</ent><br/
<hw>In*form"er</hw> <pr>(<icr/n*f<ocir/rm"<etil/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[From <er>Inform</er>, <pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One
who informs, animates, or inspires.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Thomson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>Nature, <qex>informer</qex> of the poet's art.</q>
<rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who informs, or imparts knowledge or
news.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>One who informs a magistrate of
violations of law; one who informs against another for violation of some
law or penal statute.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Common informer</b></col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>one who
habitually gives information of the violation of penal statutes, with a
view to a prosecution therefor.</cd> <au>Bouvier.</au>
<au>Wharton.</au></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Informidable</ent><br/
<hw>In*for"mi*da*ble</hw> <pr>(<icr/n*f<ocir/r"m<icr/*d<adot/*b'l)</pr>,
<pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>informidabilis</ets>. See <er>In-</er> not,
and <er>Formidable</er>.]</ety> <def>Not formidable; not to be feared or
dreaded.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <ldquo/Foe not
<xex>informidable</xex>.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Informity</ent><br/
<hw>In*form"i*ty</hw> <pr>(<icr/n*f<ocir/rm"<icr/*t<ycr/)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>informitas</ets>. See <er>Inform</er>,
<pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <def>Lack of regular form; shapelessness.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Informous</ent><br/
<hw>In*form"ous</hw> <pr>(<icr/n*f<ocir/rm"<ucr/s)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[See <er>Inform</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <def>Of irregular form;
shapeless.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir T.
Browne.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Infortunate</ent><br/
<hw>In*for"tu*nate</hw> <pr>(<icr/n*f<ocir/r"t<usl/*n<asl/t)</pr>,
<pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>infortunatus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Unlucky;
unfortunate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj> <ldquo/A
most <qex>infortunate</qex> chance.<rdquo/
<rj><qau>Howell.</qau></rj><br/
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<p>-- <wordforms><wf>In*for"tu*nate*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark></wordforms><br/
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<p><ent>Infortune</ent><br/
<hw>In*for"tune</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>infortunium</ets>. See <er>In-</er> not, and
<er>Fortune</er>.]</ety> <def>Misfortune.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Infortuned</ent><br/
<hw>In*for"tuned</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Unfortunate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>I, woeful wretch and <qex>infortuned</qex> wight.</q>
<rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Infound</ent><br/
<hw>In*found"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>infundere</ets> to pour in. See <er>Infuse</er>.]</ety> <def>To
pour in; to infuse.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir T.
More.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Infra</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>In*"fra</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[L. Cf.
<er>Inferior</er>.]</ety> <def>Below; beneath; under; after; -- often
used as a prefix.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Infra-axillary</ent><br/
<hw>In`fra-ax"il*la*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Infra</ets> + <ets>axillary</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>Situated below the axil, as a bud.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Infrabranchial</ent><br/
<hw>In`fra*bran"chi*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Infra</ets> + <ets>branchial</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>Below the gills; -- applied to the ventral portion of the pallial
chamber in the lamellibranchs.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Infraclavicular</ent><br/
<hw>In`fra*cla*vic"u*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Infra</ets> + <ets>clavicular</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Below the clavicle; <as>as, the
<ex>infraclavicular</ex> fossa</as>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Infract</ent><br/
<hw>In*fract"</hw> <pr>(<icr/n*fr<acr/kt")</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>infractus</ets>; pref. <ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>fractus</ets>. p.
p. of <ets>frangere</ets> to break.]</ety> <def>Not broken or fractured;
unharmed; whole.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Chapman.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Infract</ent><br/
<hw>In*fract"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Infracted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Infracting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>infractus</ets>, p.
p. of of <ets>infringere</ets>. See <er>Infringe</er>.]</ety> <def>To
break; to infringe.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>
<rj><au>Thomson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Infractible</ent><br/
<hw>In*fract"i*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of
being broken.</def><mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Infraction</ent><br/
<hw>In*frac"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>infractio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>infraction</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act
of infracting or breaking; breach; violation; nonobservance;
infringement; <as>as, an <ex>infraction</ex> of a treaty, compact, rule,
or law</as>.</def> <rj><au>I. Watts.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Infractor</ent><br/
<hw>In*fract"or</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>infracteur</ets>.]</ety> <def>One who infracts or infringes; a
violator; a breaker.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Infragrant</ent><br/
<hw>In*fra"grant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
fragrant.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Infrahyoid</ent><br/
<hw>In`fra*hy"oid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Infra</ets> + <ets>hyoid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>
<def>Same as <er>Hyosternal</er> <sd>(a)</sd>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Infralabial</ent><br/
<hw>In`fra*la"bi*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>Below the lower lip; -- said of certain scales of reptiles and
fishes.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Infralapsarian</ent><br/
<hw>In`fra*lap*sa"ri*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Infra</ets> + <ets>lapse</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>infralapsaire.</ets> See <er>Lapse</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Eccl.
Hist.)</fld> <def>One of that class of Calvinists who consider the
decree of election as contemplating the apostasy as past and the elect
as being at the time of election in a fallen and guilty state; --
opposed to <contr>Supralapsarian</contr>. The former considered the
election of grace as a remedy for an existing evil; the latter regarded
the fall as a part of God's original purpose in regard to men.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infralapsarian</ent><br/
<hw>In`fra*lap*sa"ri*an</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Theol.)</fld> <def>Of
or pertaining to the Infralapsarians, or to their doctrine.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infralapsarianism</ent><br/
<hw>In`fra*lap*sa"ri*an*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Theor.)</fld> <def>The doctrine, belief, or principles of the
Infralapsarians.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inframarginal</ent><br/
<hw>In`fra*mar"gin*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Infra</ets> + <ets>marginal</ets>.]</ety> <def>Below the
margin; submarginal; <as>as, an <ex>inframarginal</ex> convolution of
the brain</as>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inframaxillary</ent><br/
<hw>In`fra*max"il*la*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Infra</ets> + <ets>maxillary</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>
<sd>(a)</sd> <def>Under the lower jaw; submaxillary; <as>as, the
<ex>inframaxillary</ex> nerve</as>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Of or
pertaining to the lower iaw.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inframedian</ent><br/
<hw>In`fra*me"di*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Infra</ets> + <ets>median</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zoological
Geog.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the interval or zone along the sea
bottom, at the depth of between fifty and one hundred fathoms.</def>
<rj><au>E. Forbes.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inframundane</ent><br/
<hw>In`fra*mun"dane</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Infra</ets> + <ets>mundane</ets>.]</ety> <def>Lying or
situated beneath the world.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Infranchise</ent><br/
<hw>In*fran"chise</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>See
<er>Enfranchise</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Infrangibility</ent><br/
<hw>In*fran`gi*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
quality or state of being infrangible; infrangibleness.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infrangible</ent><br/
<hw>In*fran"gi*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>grangible</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>infrangible</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Not capable of being
broken or separated into parts; <as>as, <ex>infrangible</ex>
atoms</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>[He] link'd their fetlocks with a golden band<br/
<qex>Infrangible</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Not to be infringed or violated.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infrangibleness</ent><br/
<hw>In*fran"gi*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or quality of
being infrangible; infrangibility.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Infraocular</ent><br/
<hw>In`fra*oc"u*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Infra</ets> + <ets>ocular</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>Situated below the eyes, as the antenna of certain
insects.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infraorbital</ent><br/
<hw>In`fra*or"bit*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Infra</ets> + <ets>orbital</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>
<def>Below the orbit; <as>as, the <ex>infraorbital</ex> foramen; the
<ex>infraorbital</ex> nerve.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infrapose</ent><br/
<hw>In`fra*pose"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Infra</ets> + <ets>pose</ets>.]</ety> <def>To place under or
beneath.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infraposition</ent><br/
<hw>In`fra*po*si"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Infra</ets> + <ets>position</ets>.]</ety> <def>A situation or
position beneath.</def> <rj><au>Kane.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infra-red</ent><br/
<ent>Infrared</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>In`fra*red"</hw>, <hw>In`fra-red"</hw></mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Infra-</ets> + <ets>red</ets>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>Lying outside the visible spectrum
at its red end; -- said of rays having a longer wavelength (and thus
less refrangible) than the extreme red rays, specifically those
electromagnetic waves having a wavelength of between 700 nanometers and
1 millimeter.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>relating to, using, or producing infrared
radiation.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>affected by infrared radiation; <as>as,
<ex>infrared</ex> detector; <ex>infrared</ex> film</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infrared Radiation</ent><br/
<hw>In`fra*red" Ra`di*a"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Infra-</ets> + <ets>red</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physics)</fld>
<def>electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength of between 700
nanometers and 1 millimeter.</def> <note>Infrared radiation is that
electromagnetic radiation lying between the visible spectrum and the
longest microwaves. It may be absorbed by matter in a manner specific to
the absorbing substance, causing increased vibration of molecules. The
infrared absorption spectrum of a chemical compound is often very
specific, and the infrared absorption spectrum is therefore used to help
identify chemical substances. Infrared radiation is used in certain
communication devices, such as television remote controls and
communication devices between computers or between computers and
peripherals.</note><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infrascapular</ent><br/
<hw>In`fra*scap"u*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Infra</ets> + <ets>scapular</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>
<def>Beneath the scapula, or shoulder blade; subscapular.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infraspinal</ent><br/
<hw>In`fra*spi"nal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Infra</ets> + <ets>spinal</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>
<sd>(a)</sd> <def>Below the vertebral column, subvertebral.</def>
<sd>(b)</sd> <def>Below the spine; infraspinate; infraspinous.</def></p>

<p><ent>Infraspinous</ent><br/
<ent>Infraspinate</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>In`fra*spi"nate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>In`fra*spi*nous</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Infra</ets> +
<ets>spinate</ets>, <ets>spinous</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>
<def>Below the spine; infraspinal; esp., below the spine of the scapula;
<as>as, the <ex>infraspinous</ex> fossa; the <ex>infraspinate</ex>
muscle.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infrastapedial</ent><br/
<hw>In`fra*sta*pe"di*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Infra</ets> + <ets>stapedial</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>
<def>Of or pertaining to a part of the columella of the ear, which in
many animals projects below the connection with the stapes.</def> --
<def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>The infrastapedial part of the
columella.</def></def2><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infrasternal</ent><br/
<hw>In`fra*ster"nal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Infra</ets> + <ets>sternal</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>
<def>Below the sternum; <as>as, the <ex>infrasternal</ex> depression, or
pit of the stomach</as>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Infratemporal</ent><br/
<hw>In`fra*tem"po*ral</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Infra</ets> + <ets>temporal</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>
<def>Below the temple; below the temporal bone.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infraterritorial</ent><br/
<hw>In`fra*ter"ri*to"ri*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Infra</ets> + <ets>territorial</ets>.]</ety> <def>Within the
territory of a state.</def> <rj><au>Story.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infratrochlear</ent><br/
<hw>In`fra*troch"le*ar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Infra</ets> + <ets>trochlear</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>
<def>Below a trochlea, or pulley; -- applied esp. to one of the
subdivisions of the trigeminal nerve.</def></p>

<p><ent>Infrequency</ent><br/
<ent>Infrequence</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>In*fre"quence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>In*fre"quen*cy</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>infrequentia</ets>
scantiness : cf. F. <ets>infrequence</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The
state of rarely occuring; uncommonness; rareness; <as>as, the
<ex>infrequence</ex> of his visits</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The state of not being frequented; solitude;
isolation; retirement; seclusion.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The solitude and <qex>infrequency</qex> of the place.</q>
<rj><qau>Bp. Hall.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Infrequent</ent><br/
<hw>In*fre"quent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>infrequens</ets> : cf. F. <ets>infrequent</ets>. See <er>In-</er>
not, and <er>Frequent</er>.]</ety> <def>Seldom happening or occurring;
rare; uncommon; unusual.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The act whereof is at this day <qex>infrequent</qex> or out of
use<br/
among all sorts of men.</q> <rj><qau>Sir T. Elyot.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infrequently</ent><br/
<hw>In*fre"quent*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Not
frequently; rarely.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Infrigidate</ent><br/
<hw>In*frig"i*date</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>infrigidatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>infrigidare</ets> to chill. See
1st <er>In-</er>, and <er>Frigid</er>.]</ety> <def>To chill; to make
cold; to cool.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Boyle.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infrigidation</ent><br/
<hw>In*frig`i*da"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>infrigidatio</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of chilling or causing to
become cold; a chilling; coldness; congelation.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Boyle.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infringe</ent><br/
<hw>In*fringe"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Infringed</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Infringing</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L.
<ets>infringere</ets>; pref. <ets>in-</ets> in + <ets>frangere</ets> to
break. See <er>Fraction</er>, and cf. <er>Infract</er> .]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>To break; to violate; to transgress; to neglect to
fulfill or obey; <as>as, to <ex>infringe</ex> a law, right, or
contract</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>If the first that did the edict <qex>infringe</qex>,<br/
Had answered for his deed.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The peace . . . was <qex>infringed</qex> by Appius Claudius.</q>
<rj><qau>Golding.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To hinder; to destroy; <as>as, to <ex>infringe</ex>
efficacy; to <ex>infringe</ex> delight or power.</as></def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Hooker.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infringe</ent><br/
<hw>In*fringe"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To break,
violate, or transgress some contract, rule, or law; to injure; to
offend.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To encroach; to trespass; -- followed by
<xex>on</xex> or <xex>upon</xex>; <as>as, to <ex>infringe</ex> upon the
rights of another</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infringement</ent><br/
<hw>In*fringe"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The
act of infringing; breach; violation; nonfulfillment; <as>as, the
<ex>infringement</ex> of a treaty, compact, law, or
constitution</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The punishing of this <qex>infringement</qex> is proper to
that<br/
jurisdiction against which the contempt is.</q>
<rj><qau>Clarendon.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An encroachment on a patent, copyright, or other
special privilege; a trespass.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infringer</ent><br/
<hw>In*frin"ger</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who infringes
or violates; a violator.</def> <rj><au>Strype.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infructuose</ent><br/
<hw>In*fruc"tu*ose"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>infructuosus</ets>. See <er>In-</er> not, and
<er>Fruit</er>.]</ety> <def>Not producing fruit; unfruitful;
unprofitable.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>T. Adams.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infrugal</ent><br/
<hw>In*fru"gal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not frugal;
wasteful; <as>as, an <ex>infrugal</ex> expense of time</as>.</def>
<rj><au>J. Goodman.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infrugiferous</ent><br/
<hw>In`fru*gif"er*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not bearing
fruit; not fructiferous.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infucate</ent><br/
<hw>In`fu*cate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>infucatus</ets> painted; pref. <ets>in-</ets> in +
<ets>fucare</ets> to paint, dye. See <er>Fucate</er>.]</ety> <def>To
stain; to paint; to daub.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infucation</ent><br/
<hw>In`fu*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of
painting or staining, especially of painting the face.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infula</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>In"fu*la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Infule</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L.]</ety> <def>A sort of
fillet worn by dignitaries, priests, and others among the ancient
Romans. It was generally white.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infumate</ent><br/
<hw>In"fu*mate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Infumated</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Infumating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L.
<ets>infumatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>infumare</ets> to infumate; pref.
<ets>in-</ets> in + <ets>fumare</ets> to smoke, fr. <ets>fumus</ets>
smoke.]</ety> <def>To dry by exposing to smoke; to expose to
smoke.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infumated</ent><br/
<hw>In"fu*ma`ted</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>Clouded; having a cloudy appearance.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infumation</ent><br/
<hw>In`fu*ma"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Act of drying in
smoke.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infumed</ent><br/
<hw>In*fumed"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Dried in smoke;
smoked.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><-- p. 762 --></p>

<p><ent>Infundibulate</ent><br/
<ent>Infundibular</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>In`fun*dib"u*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>In`fun*dib"u*late</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Infundibulum</er>.]</ety> <def>Having the form of a funnel;
pertaining to an infundibulum.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Infundibulate Bryozoa</b></col> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>,<cd>a
group of marine Bryozoa having a circular arrangement of the tentacles
upon the disk.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infundibuliform</ent><br/
<hw>In`fun*dib"u*li*form</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>infundibulum</ets> funnel + <ets>-form</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>infundibuliforme</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having the form of
a funnel or cone; funnel-shaped.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Same as
<er>Funnelform</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infundibulum</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>In`fun*dib"u*lum</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>;
<plu><it>pl.</it> L. <plw>Infundibula</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>, E.
<plw>Infundibulums</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., a funnel, from
<ets>infundere</ets> to pour in or into. See <er>Infuse</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A funnel-shaped or dilated organ or
part; <as>as, the <ex>infundibulum</ex> of the brain, a hollow, conical
process, connecting the floor of the third ventricle with the pituitary
body; the <ex>infundibula</ex> of the lungs, the enlarged terminations
of the bronchial tubes.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A central cavity in
the Ctenophora, into which the gastric sac leads.</def> <sd>(b)</sd>
<def>The siphon of Cephalopoda. See <er>Cephalopoda</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infuneral</ent><br/
<hw>In*fu"ner*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To inter with
funeral rites; to bury.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>G.
Fletcher.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infurcation</ent><br/
<hw>In`fur*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> in + L. <ets>furca</ets> fork.]</ety> <def>A forked
expansion or divergence; a bifurcation; a branching.</def>
<rj><au>Craig.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infuriate</ent><br/
<hw>In*fu"ri*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[It.
<ets>infuriato</ets>, p. p. of <ets>infuriare</ets>. See
<er>Infuriate</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <def>Enraged; raging;
furiously angry; infuriated.</def> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Inflamed beyond the most <qex>infuriate</qex> wrath.</q>
<rj><qau>Thomson.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infuriate</ent><br/
<hw>In*fu"ri*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Infuriated</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &
vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Infuriating</conjf>]</vmorph> <ety>[It.
<ets>infuriato</ets>, p. p. of <ets>infuriare</ets>; pref.
<ets>in-</ets> (L. <ets>in</ets>) + <ets>furia</ets> fury, L.
<ets>furia</ets>. See <er>Fury</er>.]</ety> <def>To render furious; to
enrage; to exasperate.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Those curls of entangled snakes with which Erinys is said to have
<qex>infuriated</qex> Athemas and Ino.</q> <rj><qau>Dr. H.
More.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infuriated</ent><br/
<hw>In*fu"ri*a`ted</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Enraged;
furious.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>infuriating</ent><br/
<hw>infuriating</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>extremely annoying or
displeasing; causing intense anger.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> annoying, exasperating, maddening, vexing.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>infuriation</ent><br/
<hw>infuriation</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a feeling of intense
anger.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> enragement.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infuscate</ent><br/
<hw>In*fus"cate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>infuscatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>infuscare</ets>; pref.
<ets>in-</ets> in + <ets>fuscare</ets> to make dark, fr.
<ets>fuscus</ets> dark.]</ety> <def>To darken; to make black; to
obscure.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infuscated</ent><br/
<hw>In*fus"ca*ted</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>Darkened with a blackish tinge.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infuscation</ent><br/
<hw>In`fus*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of
darkening, or state of being dark; darkness; obscurity.</def>
<rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Infuse</ent><br/
<hw>In*fuse"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Infused</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Infusing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>infusus</ets>, p. p. of
<ets>infundere</ets> to pour in or into; pref. <ets>in-</ets> in +
<ets>fundere</ets> to pour: cf. F. <ets>infuser</ets>. See
<er>Found</er> to cast.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To pour in, as a liquid;
to pour (into or upon); to shed.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>That strong Circean liquor cease to <qex>infuse</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Denham.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To instill, as principles or qualities; to
introduce.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>That souls of animals <qex>infuse</qex> themselves Into the trunks
of men.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Why should he desire to have qualities <qex>infused</qex> into his
son which himself never possessed?</q> <rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To inspire; to inspirit or animate; to fill; --
followed by <xex>with</xex>.</def><br/
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<p><q><qex>Infuse</qex> his breast with magnanimity.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q><qex>Infusing</qex> him with self and vain conceit.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To steep in water or other fluid without boiling,
for the propose of extracting medicinal qualities; to soak.</def><br/
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<p><q>One scruple of dried leaves is <qex>infused</qex> in ten ounces of
warm water.</q> <rj><qau>Coxe.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To make an infusion with, as an ingredient; to
tincture; to saturate.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>
<rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Infuse</ent><br/
<hw>In*fuse</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Infusion.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Infuser</ent><br/
<hw>In*fus"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that
which, infuses.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Infusibility</ent><br/
<hw>In*fu`si*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From
<er>Infuse</er>.]</ety> <def>Capability of being infused, poured in, or
instilled.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Infusibility</ent><br/
<hw>In*fu`si*bil"i*ty</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>in-</ets> not
+ <ets>fusibility</ets>: cf. F. <ets>infusibilit<eacute/</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Incapability or difficulty of being fused, melted, or dissolved;
<as>as, the <ex>infusibility</ex> of carbon</as>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Infusible</ent><br/
<hw>In*fu"si*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From
<er>Infuse</er>, <pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <def>Capable of being
infused.</def><br/
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<p><q>Doctrines being <qex>infusible</qex> into all.</q>
<rj><qau>Hammond.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Infusible</ent><br/
<hw>In*fu"si*ble</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>in-</ets> not +
<ets>fusible</ets>: cf. F. <ets>infusible</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not
fusible; incapable or difficult of fusion, or of being dissolved or
melted.</def> <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>The best crucibles are made of Limoges earth, which seems
absolutely <qex>infusible</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Lavoisier (Trans.
).</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Infusibleness</ent><br/
<hw>In*fu"si*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Infusibility.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Infusion</ent><br/
<hw>In*fu"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>infusio</ets> a pouring in: cf. F. <ets>infusion</ets>. See
<er>Infuse</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of
infusing, pouring in, or instilling; instillation; <as>as, the
<ex>infusion</ex> of good principles into the mind; the
<ex>infusion</ex> of ardor or zeal.</as></def><br/
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<p><q>Our language has received innumerable elegancies and improvements
from that <qex>infusion</qex> of Hebraisms.</q>
<rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which is infused; suggestion;
inspiration.</def><br/
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<p><q>His folly and his wisdom are of his own growth, not the echo or
<qex>infusion</qex> of other men.</q> <rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The act of plunging or dipping into a fluid;
immersion.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <ldquo/Baptism by
<xex>infusion</xex>.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Jortin.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Pharmacy)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The act or
process of steeping or soaking any substance in water in order to
extract its active principles.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The liquid
extract obtained by this process.</def><br/
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<p><q>Sips meek <qex>infusion</qex> of a milder herb.</q>
<rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Infusionism</ent><br/
<hw>In*fu"sion*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The doctrine
that the soul is preexistent to the body, and is infused into it at
conception or birth; -- opposed to <contr>traducianism</contr> and
<contr>creationism</contr>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Infusive</ent><br/
<hw>In*fu"sive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having the power of
infusion; inspiring; influencing.</def><br/
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<p><q>The <qex>infusive</qex> force of Spirit on man.</q>
<rj><qau>Thomson.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Infusoria</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>In`fu*so"ri*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL.; --
so called because found in infusions which are left exposed to the air
for a time. See <er>Infuse</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>One of
the classes of Protozoa, including a large number of species, all of
minute size. Formerly, the term was applied to any microbe found in
infusions of decaying organic material, but the term is now applied more
specifically to one of the classes of the phylum
<phylum>Ciliophora</phylum>, of ciliated protozoans.</def><br/
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<note><p><hand/ (From 1913 dictionary): They are found in all seas,
lakes, ponds, and streams, as well as in infusions of organic matter
exposed to the air. They are distinguished by having vibrating lashes or
cilia, with which they obtain their food and swim about. They are
devided into the orders <ord>Flagellata</ord>, <ord>Ciliata</ord>, and
<ord>Tentaculifera</ord>. See these words in the Vocabulary.</p>

<p> Formely the term <xex>Infusoria</xex> was applied to all microscopic
organisms found in water, including many minute plants, belonging to the
diatoms, as well as minute animals belonging to various classes, as the
Rotifera, which are worms; and the Rhizopoda, which constitute a
distinct class of Protozoa. Fossil Infusoria are mostly the siliceous
shells of diatoms; sometimes they are siliceous skeletons of Radiolaria,
or the calcareous shells of Foraminifera.<br/
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<p><ent>Infusorial</ent><br/
<hw>In`fu*so"ri*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>Belonging to the Infusoria; composed of, or containing, Infusoria;
<as>as, <ex>infusorial</ex> earth</as>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Infusorial earth</b></col> <fld>(Geol.)</fld>, <cd>a
deposit of fine, usually white, siliceous material, composed mainly of
the shells of the microscopic plants called <compof>diatoms</compof>;
also called <altname>diatomaceous earth</altname>,
<altname>kieselguhr</altname>, and <altname>diatomite</altname>. It is
used in polishing powder, and in the manufacture of
dynamite.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Infusorian</ent><br/
<hw>In`fu*so"ri*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>One of the Infusoria.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Infusory</ent><br/
<hw>In*fu"so*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>Infusorial.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Infusory</ent><br/
<hw>In*fu"so*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Infusories</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>One
of the Infusoria; -- usually in the <pluf>pl.</pluf></def><br/
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<p><ent>-ing</ent><br/
<hw>-ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <sn>1.</sn> <ety>[For OE. <ets>-and</ets>,
<ets>-end</ets>, <ets>-ind</ets>, AS. <ets>-ende</ets>; akin to Goth.
<ets>-and-</ets>, L. <ets>-ant-</ets>, <ets>-ent-</ets>, Gr. <?/.]</ety>
<def>A suffix used to from present participles; <as>as,
sing<ex>ing</ex>, play<ex>ing</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <ety>[OE. <ets>-ing</ets>, AS. <ets>-ing</ets>,
<ets>-ung</ets>.]</ety> <def>A suffix used to form nouns from verbs, and
signifying the act of; the result of the act; <as>as, rid<ex>ing</ex>,
dy<ex>ing</ex>, feel<ex>ing</ex></as>. It has also a secondary
collective force; <as>as, shipp<ex>ing</ex>,
cloth<ex>ing</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ The Old English ending of the present participle and
verbal noun became confused, both becoming <xex>-ing</xex>.</note><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <ety>[AS. <ets>-ing</ets>.]</ety> <def>A suffix formerly
used to form diminutives; <as>as, lord<ex>ing</ex>,
farth<ex>ing</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Ing</ent><br/
<hw>Ing</hw> <pr>(<icr/ng)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>ing</ets>.]</ety> <def>A pasture or meadow; generally one lying
low, near a river.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Ingannation</ent><br/
<hw>In`gan*na"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL.
<ets>ingannare</ets> to decieve.]</ety> <def>Cheat; deception.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir T. Brown.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Ingate</ent><br/
<hw>In"gate`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Entrance; ingress.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>Which hath in charge the <qex>ingate</qex> of the year.</q>
<rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Founding)</fld> <def>The aperture in a mold for
pouring in the metal; the gate.</def> <rj><au>Simmonds.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Ingathering</ent><br/
<hw>In"gath`er*ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act or
business of gathering or collecting anything; especially, the gathering
of the fruits of the earth; harvest.</def><br/
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<p><q>Thou shalt keep . . . the feast of <qex>ingathering</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Ex. xxii. 16.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Ingelable</ent><br/
<hw>In*gel"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
congealable.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Ingeminate</ent><br/
<hw>In*gem"i*nate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>ingeminatus</ets>, p. p.]</ety> <def>Redoubled; repeated.</def>
<rj><au>Jer. Taylor.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Ingeminate</ent><br/
<hw>In*gem"i*nate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Ingeminated</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Ingeminating</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L.
<ets>ingeminatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>ingeminare</ets> to double; pref.
<ets>in-</ets> in + <ets>geminare</ets>. See <er>Geminate</er>.]</ety>
<def>To redouble or repeat; to reiterate.</def>
<rj><au>Clarendon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q> . . . She yet <qex>ingeminates</qex><br/
The last of sounds, and what she hears relates.</q>
<rj><qau>Sandys.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Ingemination</ent><br/
<hw>In*gem`i*na"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Repetition;
reduplication; reiteration.</def> <rj><au>De Quincey.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>That Sacred <qex>ingemination</qex>, Amen, Amen.</q>
<rj><qau>Featley.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Happiness with an echo or <qex>ingemination</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Holdsworth.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Ingena</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>In*ge"na</hw> <pr>(<icr/n*g<emac/"n<adot/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>The gorilla.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark> <br/
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<p><ent>Ingender</ent><br/
<hw>In*gen"der</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>See
<er>Engender</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Ingenerabillty</ent><br/
<hw>In*gen`er*a*bil"l*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Incapacity of being engendered or produced.</def>
<rj><au>Cudworth.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Ingenerable</ent><br/
<hw>In*gen"er*a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>generable</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>ingenerable</ets>.]</ety> <def>Incapable of being engendered or
produced; original.</def> <rj><au>Holland.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Ingenerably</ent><br/
<hw>In*gen"er*a*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an ingenerable
manner.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Ingenerate</ent><br/
<hw>In*gen"er*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>ingeneratus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>ingenerare</ets>. See
engender]</ety> <def>Generated within; inborn; innate; <as>as,
<ex>ingenerate</ex> powers of body</as>.</def> <rj><au>W.
Wotton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>Those virtues were rather feigned and affected . . . than true
qualities <qex>ingenerate</qex> in his judgment.</q>
<rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Ingenerate</ent><br/
<hw>In*gen"er*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Ingenerat</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Ingenerating</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To
generate or produce within; to beget; to engender; to occasion; to
cause.</def> <rj><au>Mede.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>Those noble habits are <qex>ingenerated</qex> in the soul.</q>
<rj><qau>Sir M. Hale.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Ingeneration</ent><br/
<hw>In*gen`er*a"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Act of
ingenerating.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Ingeniate</ent><br/
<hw>In*ge"ni*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Ingenious</er>.]</ety> <def>To invent; to contrive.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Daniel.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Ingenie</ent><br/
<hw>In"ge*nie</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<def>See <er>Ingeny</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Ingeniosity</ent><br/
<hw>In*ge`ni*os"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL.
<ets>ingeniositas</ets>.]</ety> <def>Ingenuity; skill; cunning.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Cudworth.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Ingenious</ent><br/
<hw>In*gen"ious</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>ingeniosus</ets>, fr. <ets>ingenium</ets> innate or natural
quality, natural capacity, genius: cf. F. <ets>ing<eacute/nieux</ets>.
See <er>Engine</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Possessed of genius, or the
faculty of invention; skillful or promp to invent; having an aptitude to
contrive, or to form new combinations; <as>as, an <ex>ingenious</ex>
author, mechanic</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>A man . . . very wise and <qex>ingenious</qex> in feats of
war.</q> <rj><qau>Hakluyt.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Thou, king, send out<br/
For torturers <qex>ingenious</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>The more <qex>ingenious</qex> men are, the more apt are they to
trouble themselves.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Temple.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Proceeding from, pertaining to, or characterized by,
genius or ingenuity; of curious design, structure, or mechanism; <as>as,
an <ex>ingenious</ex> model, or machine; an <ex>ingenious</ex> scheme,
contrivance, etc.</as></def><br/
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<p><q>Thus men go wrong with an <qex>ingenious</qex> skill.</q>
<rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Witty; shrewd; adroit; keen; sagacious; <as>as, an
<ex>ingenious</ex> reply</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Mental; intellectual.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A course of learning and <qex>ingenious</qex> studies.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Ingeniously</ent><br/
<hw>In*gen"ious*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an
ingenious manner; with ingenuity; skillfully; wittily;
cleverly.</def><br/
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<p><q><ldquo/Too <qex>ingeniously</qex> politic.<rdquo/</q> <rj><qau>Sir
W. Temple.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Ingeniousness</ent><br/
<hw>In*gen"ious*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of
being ingenious; ingenuity.</def></p>

<p><ent>Ingenit</ent><br/
<ent>Ingenite</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>In*gen"ite</hw>, <hw>In*gen"it</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ingenitus</ets>, p. p. of
<ets>ingignere</ets> to instill by birth or nature; pref. <ets>in-</ets>
+ <ets>gignere</ets> to beget.]</ety> <def>Innate; inborn; inbred;
inherent; native; ingenerate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>It is natural or <qex>ingenite</qex>, which comes by some defect
of the organs and overmuch brain.</q> <rj><qau>Burton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ingenue</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>In`g<eacute/`nue"</hw> <pr>(<acr/N`zh<asl/`n<usdot/")</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. <plw>-nues</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[F.,
fem. of <ets>ing<eacute/nu</ets> ingenious.]</ety> <def>An ingenuous or
na<ium/ve girl or young woman, or an actress representing such a
person.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ingenuity</ent><br/
<hw>In`ge*nu"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>ingenuitas</ets> ingenuousness: cf. F.
<ets>ing<eacute/nuit<eacute/</ets>. See <er>Ingenuous</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality or power of ready invention; quickness or
acuteness in forming new combinations; ingeniousness; skill in devising
or combining.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>All the means which human <qex>ingenuity</qex> has contrived.</q>
<rj><qau>Blair.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Curiousness, or cleverness in design or contrivance;
<as>as, the <ex>ingenuity</ex> of a plan, or of
mechanism</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>He gives . . . <br/
To artist <qex>ingenuity</qex> and skill.</q>
<rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Openness of heart; ingenuousness.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The stings and remorses of natural <qex>ingenuity</qex>, a
principle that men scarcely ever shake off, as long as they carry
anything of human nature about them.</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Inventiveness; ingeniousness; skill; cunning;
cleverness; genius.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Ingenuity</er>,
<er>Cleverness</er>. <xex>Ingenuity</xex> is a form of genius, and
<xex>cleverness</xex> of talent. The former implies invention, the
letter a peculiar dexterity and readiness of execution. <person>Sir
James Mackintosh</person> remarks that the English overdo in the use of
the word <xex>clever</xex> and <xex>cleverness</xex>, applying them
loosely to almost every form of intellectual ability.</usage><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ingenuous</ent><br/
<hw>In*gen"u*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>ingenuus</ets> inborn, innate, freeborn, noble, frank; pref.
<ets>in-</ets> in + the root of <ets>gignere</ets> to beget. See
<er>Genius</er>, and cf. <er>Ingenious</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of
honorable extraction; freeborn; noble; <as>as, <ex>ingenuous</ex> blood
of birth</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Noble; generous; magnanimous; honorable; upright;
high-minded; <as>as, an <ex>ingenuous</ex> ardor or zeal</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>If an <qex>ingenuous</qex> detestation of falsehood be but
carefully and early instilled, that is the true and genuine method to
obviate dishonesty.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Free from reserve, disguise, equivocation, or
dissimulation; open; frank; <as>as, an <ex>ingenuous</ex> man; an
<ex>ingenuous</ex> declaration, confession, etc.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Sensible in myself . . . what a burden it is for me, who would be
<qex>ingenuous</qex>, to be loaded with courtesies which he hath not the
least hope to requite or deserve.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Ingenious.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ (Formerly) printers did not discriminate between . . .
<xex>ingenuous</xex> and <xex>ingenious</xex>, and these words were used
or rather printed interchangeably almost to the beginning of the
eighteenth century.</note> <rj><au>G. P. Marsh.</au></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Open; frank; unreserved; artless; plain; sincere;
candid; fair; noble; generous.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Ingenuous</er>,
<er>Open</er>, <er>Frank</er>. One who is <xex>open</xex> speaks out at
once what is uppermost in his mind; one who is <xex>frank</xex> does it
from a natural boldness, or dislike of self-restraint; one who is
<xex>ingenuous</xex> is actuated by a native simplicity and artlessness,
which make him willing to confess faults, and make known his sentiments
without reserve. See <er>Candid</er>.</usage><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ingenuously</ent><br/
<hw>In*gen"u*ous*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an ingenuous manner;
openly; fairly; candidly; artlessly.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Being required to explain himself, he <qex>ingenuously</qex>
confessed.</q> <rj><qau>Ludlow.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ingenuousness</ent><br/
<hw>In*gen"u*ous*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The state or
quality of being ingenuous; openness of heart; frankness.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Ingenuity.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Fuller.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ingeny</ent><br/
<hw>In"ge*ny</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>ingenium</ets>. See <er>Ingenious</er>.]</ety> <def>Natural gift or
talent; ability; wit; ingenuity.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<altsp>[Written also <asp>ingenie</asp>.]</altsp>
<rj><au>Becon.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ingerminate</ent><br/
<hw>In*ger"mi*nate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To cause to
germinate.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Ingest</ent><br/
<hw>In*gest"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>ingenium</ets>, p. p. of <ets>ingerere</ets> to put in; pref.
<ets>in-</ets> in + <ets>gerere</ets> to bear.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>To take into, or as into, the stomach or alimentary canal.</def>
<rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To take into the body by any means, as by
inhalation, injection, absorption, as well as through the
mouth.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ingesta</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>In*ges"ta</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL. See
<er>Ingest</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>That which is
introduced into the body by the stomach or alimentary canal; -- opposed
to <contr>egesta</contr>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>ingested</ent><br/
<hw>ingested</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>taken into the stomach.</def>
[Narrower terms: <stype>eaten (vs. uneaten)</stype>] <source>WordNet
1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ingestion</ent><br/
<hw>In*ges"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>ingestio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>ingestion</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>The act of taking or putting into the
stomach; <as>as, the <ex>ingestion</ex> of milk or other
food</as>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inghalla</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>In*ghal"la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>The reedbuck of South Africa.</def> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>ingali</asp>.]</altsp><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ingirt</ent><br/
<hw>In*girt"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Ingirt</er>.]</ety> <def>To encircle; to gird; to engirt.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The wreath is ivy that <qex>ingirts</qex> our beams.</q>
<rj><qau>Drayton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ingirt</ent><br/
<hw>In*girt"</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Surrounded; encircled.</def>
<rj><au>Fenton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Ingle</ent><br/
<hw>In"gle</hw> <pr>(<icr/<nsm/"g'l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gael. &
Ir. <ets>aingeali</ets> fire; cf. L. <ets>igniculusi</ets> spark, dim.
of <ets>ignis</ets> fire. Cf. <er>Ignite</er>.]</ety> <def>Flame; blaze;
a fire; a fireplace.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Scot.]</mark>
<rj><au>Burns.</au></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Ingle nook</b></col>, <cd>the chimney corner.</cd> --
<mcol><col><b>Ingle side</b></col>, <col><b>Ingle
cheek</b></col></mcol>, <cd>the fireside.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ingle</ent><br/
<hw>In"gle</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Written also <ets>engle</ets>,
<ets>enghle</ets>: cf. Gael. & Ir. <ets>aingeal</ets> an angel. Cf.
<er>Engle</er>.]</ety> <def>A paramour; a favourite; a sweetheart; an
engle.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Toone.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><-- p. 763 --></p>

<p><ent>Ingle</ent><br/
<hw>In"gle</hw> <pr>(<icr/<nsm/"g'l)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
cajole or coax; to wheedle. See <er>Engle</er>.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Inglobate</ent><br/
<hw>In*glo"bate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>In the form of a
globe or sphere; -- applied to nebulous matter collected into a sphere
by the force of gravitation.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inglobe</ent><br/
<hw>In*globe"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To infix, as in a
globe; to fix or secure firmly.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inglorious</ent><br/
<hw>In*glo"ri*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inglorious</ets>; pref. <ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>gloria</ets>
glory, fame: cf. F. <ets>inglorieux</ets>. See
<er>Glory</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Not glorious; not bringing honor or glory; not
accompanied with fame, honor, or celebrity; obscure; humble; <as>as, an
<ex>inglorious</ex> life of ease</as>.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>My next desire is, void of care and strife,<br/
To lead a soft, secure, <qex>inglorious</qex> life.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Some mute <qex>inglorious</qex> Milton here may rest.</q>
<rj><qau>Gray.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Shameful; disgraceful; ignominious; <as>as,
<ex>inglorious</ex> flight, defeat, etc.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>Inglorious</qex> shelter in an alien land.</q> <rj><qau>J.
Philips.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Ingloriously</ent><br/
<hw>In*glo"ri*ous*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an inglorious manner;
dishonorably; with shame; ignominiously; obscurely.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ingloriousness</ent><br/
<hw>In*glo"ri*ous*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being
inglorious.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inglut</ent><br/
<hw>In*glut"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To glut.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Ascham.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ingluvial</ent><br/
<hw>In*glu"vi*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>Of or pertaining to the ingluvies or crop of birds.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ingluvies</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>In*glu"vi*es</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The crop, or craw, of birds.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ingluvious</ent><br/
<hw>In*glu"vi*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Gluttonous.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Blount.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>In-going</ent><br/
<hw>In"-go`ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of going
in; entrance.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>In-going</ent><br/
<hw>In"-go`ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Going; entering, as upon an
office or a possession; <as>as, an <ex>in-going</ex>
tenant</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ingorge</ent><br/
<hw>In*gorge"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <def>See
<er>Engorge</er>.</def> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ingot</ent><br/
<hw>In"got</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Prob. from AS.
<ets>in</ets> in + <ets>ge<oacute/tan</ets> to pour: cf. F.
<ets>linglot</ets>, LL. <ets>lingotus</ets> a mass of gold or silver,
extended in the manner of a tongue, and G. <ets>einguss</ets>, LG. & OE.
<ets>ingot</ets> ingot, a mold for casting metals in. See <er>Found</er>
to cast, and cf. <er>Linget</er>, <er>Lingot</er>,
<er>Nugget</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>That in which metal is cast; a mold.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>And from the fire he took up his matter<br/
And in the <qex>ingot</qex> put it with merry cheer.</q>
<rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A bar or wedge of steel, gold, or other malleable
metal, cast in a mold; a mass of unwrought cast metal.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Wrought <qex>ingots</qex> from Besoara's mine.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W.
Jones.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Ingot mold</b></col>, <cd>a box or mold in which ingots
are cast.</cd> -- <col><b>Ingot iron</b></col>. <cd>See
<cref>Decarbonized steel</cref>, under
<er>Decarbonize</er>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ingot steel</ent><br/
<hw>In"got steel</hw>. <def>Steel cast in ingots from the Bessemer
converter or open-hearth furnace.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ingrace</ent><br/
<hw>In*grace"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> in + <ets>grace</ets>.]</ety> <def>To ingratiate.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>G. Fletcher.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ingracious</ent><br/
<hw>In*gra"cious</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>gracious</ets>.]</ety> <def>Ungracious;
unkind.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Holland.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ingraff</ent><br/
<hw>In*graff"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>See
<er>Ingraft</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ingraft</ent><br/
<hw>In*graft"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Ingrafted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Ingrafting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Written also
<ets>engraft</ets>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To insert, as a scion of one tree, shrub, or plant
in another for propagation; <as>as, to <ex>ingraft</ex> a peach scion on
a plum tree</as>;</def> <mark>[figuratively]</mark>, <def>to insert or
introduce in such a way as to make a part of something.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>This fellow would <qex>ingraft</qex> a foreign name<br/
Upon our stock.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A custom . . . <qex>ingrafted</qex> into the monarchy of Rome.</q>
<rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To subject to the process of grafting; to furnish
with grafts or scions; to graft; <as>as, to <ex>ingraft</ex> a
tree</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ingrafter</ent><br/
<hw>In*graft"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A person who
ingrafts.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ingraftment</ent><br/
<hw>In*graft"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The
act of ingrafting.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The thing ingrafted; a scion.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ingrain</ent><br/
<hw>In"grain`</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> in + <ets>grain</ets> kermes. See <er>Engrain</er>,
<er>Grain</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Dyed with grain, or kermes.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Dyed before manufacture, -- said of the material of
a textile fabric; hence, in general, thoroughly inwrought; forming an
essential part of the substance.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Ingrain carpet</b></col>, <cd>a double or two-ply
carpet.</cd> -- <col><b>Triple ingrain carpet</b></col>, <cd>a three-ply
carpet.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ingrain</ent><br/
<hw>In"grain`</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An ingrain fabric, as a
carpet.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ingrain</ent><br/
<hw>In"grain`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Ingrained</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Ingraining</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Written also
<ets>engrain</ets>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To dye with or in grain or kermes.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To dye in the grain, or before
manufacture.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To work into the natural texture or into the mental
or moral constitution of; to stain; to saturate; to imbue; to infix
deeply.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Our fields <qex>ingrained</qex> with blood.</q>
<rj><qau>Daniel.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Cruelty and jealousy seem to be <qex>ingrained</qex> in a man who
has these vices at all.</q> <rj><qau>Helps.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>ingraining</ent><br/
<hw>ingraining</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>teaching or impressing upon the
mind by frequent instruction or repetition.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> inculcation, instilling.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ingrapple</ent><br/
<hw>In*grap"ple</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <def>To seize;
to clutch; to grapple.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Drayton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ingrate</ent><br/
<hw>In"grate`</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>ingratus</ets>. See <er>Ingrateful</er>.]</ety>
<def>Ingrateful.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Poetic]</mark>
<rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ingrate</ent><br/
<hw>In"grate`</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An ungrateful person.</def>
<rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ingrateful</ent><br/
<hw>In"grate`ful</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>ingratus</ets> ingrateful (pref. <ets>in-</ets> not +
<ets>gratus</ets> beloved, dear, grateful) + <ets>-ful</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>ingrat</ets>. See <er>Grateful</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Ungrateful; thankless; unappreciative.</def>
<rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>He proved extremely false and <qex>ingrateful</qex> to me.</q>
<rj><qau>Atterbury.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Unpleasing to the sense; distasteful;
offensive.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>He gives . . . no <qex>ingrateful</qex> food.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj></p>

<p>-- <wordforms><wf>In"grate`ful*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>In"grate`ful*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><ent>Ingrately</ent><br/
<hw>In"grate`ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos>
<def>Ungratefully.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Ingratiate</ent><br/
<hw>In*gra"ti*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Ingratiated</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Ingratiating</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> in + L. <ets>gratia</ets>. See <er>Grace</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To introduce or commend to the favor of another; to
bring into favor; to insinuate; -- used reflexively, and followed by
<xex>with</xex> before the person whose favor is sought.</def><br/
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<p><q>Lysimachus . . . <qex>ingratiated</qex> himself both with Philip
and his pupil.</q> <rj><qau>Budgell.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To recommend; to render easy or agreeable; --
followed by <xex>to</xex>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Dr. J.
Scott.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>What difficulty would it [the love of Christ] not
<qex>ingratiate</qex> to us?</q> <rj><qau>Hammond.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Ingratiate</ent><br/
<hw>In*gra"ti*ate</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To gain favor.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir W. Temple.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>ingratiating</ent><br/
<hw>ingratiating</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>capable of
winning favor; <as>as, with open arms and an <ex>ingratiating</ex>
smile</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>calculated to please or gain favor; <as>as, an
unctuous, <ex>ingratiating</ex> manner</as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ingratiatory.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>ingratiatory</ent><br/
<hw>ingratiatory</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>pleasingly
persuasive or intended to persuade; <as>as, her manner is quiet and
<ex>ingratiatory</ex> and a little too agreeable</as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> coaxing.</syn><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>calculated to please or gain favor; same as
<er>ingratiating</er>, 2.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ingratiating.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Ingratitude</ent><br/
<hw>In*grat"i*tude</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>ingratitude</ets>, L. <ets>ingratitudo</ets>. See
<er>Ingrate</er>.]</ety> <def>Lack of gratitude; insensibility to,
forgetfulness of, or ill return for, kindness or favors received;
unthankfulness; ungratefulness.</def><br/
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<p><q><qex>Ingratitude</qex>, thou marble-hearted fiend.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q><qex>Ingratitude</qex> is abhorred both by God and man.</q>
<rj><qau>L'Estrange.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Ingrave</ent><br/
<hw>In*grave"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To engrave.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark> <ldquo/Whose gleaming rind <xex>ingrav'n</xex>.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Tennyson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Ingrave</ent><br/
<hw>In*grave"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>in-</ets> in +
<ets>grave</ets>. Cf. <er>Engrave</er>.]</ety> <def>To bury.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Heywood.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Ingravidate</ent><br/
<hw>In*grav"i*date</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>ingravidatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>ingravidare</ets> to impregnate.
See 1st <er>In-</er>, and <er>Gravidated</er>.]</ety> <def>To
impregnate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Fuller.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Ingravidation</ent><br/
<hw>In*grav`i*da"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of
being pregnant or impregnated.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Ingreat</ent><br/
<hw>In*great"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make great; to
enlarge; to magnify.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Fotherby.</au></rj></p>

<p><ent>Ingrediency</ent><br/
<ent>Ingredience</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>In*gre"di*ence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>In*gre"di*en*cy</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Ingredient</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Entrance; ingress.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Sir M. Hale.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The quality or state of being an ingredient or
component part.</def> <rj><au>Boyle.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Ingredient</ent><br/
<hw>In*gre"di*ent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>ingr<eacute/dient</ets>, L. <ets>ingrediens</ets>,
<ets>-entis</ets>, entering into, p. pr. of <ets>ingredi</ets>, p. p.
<ets>ingressus</ets>, to go into, to enter; pref. <ets>in-</ets> in +
<ets>gradi</ets> to walk, go. See <er>Grade</er>.]</ety> <def>That which
enters into a compound, or is a component part of any combination,
recipe, or mixture; an element; a constituent.</def><br/
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<p><q>By way of analysis we may proceed from compounds to
<qex>ingredients</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Sir I. Newton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Water is the chief <qex>ingredient</qex> in all the animal fluids
and solids.</q> <rj><qau>Arbuthnot.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Ingredient</ent><br/
<hw>In*gre"di*ent</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Entering as, or forming, an
ingredient or component part.</def><br/
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<p><q>Acts where no sin is <qex>ingredient</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Jer.
Taylor.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Ingress</ent><br/
<hw>In"gress</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>ingressus</ets>, fr. <ets>ingredi</ets>. See
<er>Ingredient</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of entering; entrance; <as>as, the
<ex>ingress</ex> of air into the lungs</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Power or liberty of entrance or access; means of
entering; <as>as, all <ex>ingress</ex> was prohibited</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>The entrance of the moon into
the shadow of the earth in eclipses, the sun's entrance into a sign,
etc.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Ingress</ent><br/
<hw>In"gress</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To go in; to
enter.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Ingression</ent><br/
<hw>In*gres"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>ingressio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>ingression</ets>.]</ety> <def>Act of
entering; entrance.</def> <rj><au>Sir K. Digby.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Ingrieve</ent><br/
<hw>In*grieve</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To render more
grievous; to aggravate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir P.
Sidney.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Ingroove</ent><br/
<hw>In*groove"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To groove in; to
join in or with a groove.</def> <rj><au>Tennyson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Ingross</ent><br/
<hw>In*gross"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>See
<er>Engross</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>in group</ent><br/
<ent>in-group</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>in"-group`</hw>, <hw>in" group`</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos>
<def>an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose, interests, or
attitudes, especially one that produces feelings of camaraderie,
exclusivity, community, and solidarity.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> clique, coterie, ingroup, inner circle, pack,
camp.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Ingrowing</ent><br/
<hw>In"grow`ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Growing or
appearing to grow into some other substance.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Ingrown</ent><br/
<hw>In"grown`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having grown or
appearing to grow into some other substance, especially a fingernail or
toenail growing into the adjacent flesh.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Ingrown toenail</b></col>, <cd>a toenail whose edges have
becoming imbedded in the adjacent flesh.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Ingrowth</ent><br/
<hw>In"growth`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A growth or
development inward.</def> <rj><au>J. LeConte.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inguen</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>In"guen</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inguen</ets>, <ets>inguinis</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>
<def>The groin.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inguilty</ent><br/
<hw>In*guilt"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not guilty.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inguinal</ent><br/
<hw>In"gui*nal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inguinalis</ets>, fr. <ets>inguen</ets>, <ets>inguinis</ets>, the
groin: cf. F. <ets>inguinal</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Astron. & Med.)</fld>
<def>Of or pertaining to, or in the region of, the inguen or groin;
<as>as, an <ex>inguinal</ex> canal or ligament; <ex>inguinal</ex>
hernia.</as></def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Inguinal ring</b></col>. <cd>See <cref>Abdominal
ring</cref>, under <er>Abdominal</er>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Ingulf</ent><br/
<hw>In*gulf"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Ingulfed</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Ingulfing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf.
<er>Engulf</er>.]</ety> <altsp>[Written also <asp>engulf</asp>.]</altsp>
<def>To swallow up or overwhelm in, or as in, a gulf; to cast into a
gulf. See <er>Engulf</er>.</def><br/
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<p><q>A river large . . . <br/
Passed underneath <qex>ingulfed</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Ingulfment</ent><br/
<hw>In*gulf"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of
ingulfing, or the state of being ingulfed.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Ingurgitate</ent><br/
<hw>In*gur"gi*tate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>ingurgitatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>ingurgitare</ets> to pour in;
pref. <ets>in-</ets> in + <ets>gurges</ets> whirlpool, gulf.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To swallow, devour, or drink greedily or in large
quantity; to guzzle.</def> <rj><au>Cleveland.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To swallow up, as in a gulf.</def>
<rj><au>Fotherby.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Ingurgitate</ent><br/
<hw>In*gur"gi*tate</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To guzzle; to
swill.</def> <rj><au>Burton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Ingurgitation</ent><br/
<hw>In*gur`gi*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>ingurgitatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>ingurgitation</ets>.]</ety>
<def>The act of swallowing greedily or immoderately; that which is so
swallowed.</def> <rj><au>E. Darwin.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>He drowned his stomach and senses with a large draught and
<qex>ingurgitation</qex> of wine.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Ingustable</ent><br/
<hw>In*gust"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>ingustabilis</ets>. See <er>Gustable</er>.]</ety> <def>Tasteless;
insipid.</def> <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inhabile</ent><br/
<hw>In*hab"ile</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inhabilis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>inhabile</ets>. See <er>In-</er> not,
and <er>Habile</er>, and cf. <er>Unable</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Not apt or fit; unfit; not convenient;
inappropriate; unsuitable; <as>as, <ex>inhabile</ex> matter</as>.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Unskilled; unready; awkward; incompetent;
unqualified; -- said of persons.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <see>See
<er>Unable</er>.</see><br/
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<p><ent>Inhability</ent><br/
<hw>In`ha*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>inhabilet<eacute/</ets>, <ets>inhabilit<eacute/</ets>. See
<er>Inability</er>.]</ety> <def>Unsuitableness; unaptness; unfitness;
inability.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Barrow.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inhabit</ent><br/
<hw>In*hab"it</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Inhabited</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Inhabiting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>enhabiten</ets>, OF.
<ets>enhabiter</ets>, L. <ets>inhabitare</ets>; pref. <ets>in-</ets> in
+ <ets>habitare</ets> to dwell. See <er>Habit</er>.]</ety> <def>To live
or dwell in; to occupy, as a place of settled residence; <as>as, wild
beasts <ex>inhabit</ex> the forest; men <ex>inhabit</ex> cities and
houses.</as></def><br/
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<p><q>The high and lofty One, that <qex>inhabiteth</qex> eternity.</q>
<rj><qau>Is. lvii. 15.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>O, who would <qex>inhabit</qex><br/
This bleak world alone?</q> <rj><qau>Moore.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inhabit</ent><br/
<hw>In*hab"it</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To have residence in a place;
to dwell; to live; to abide.</def> <mark>[Archaic or Poetic]</mark>
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>They say wild beasts <qex>inhabit</qex> here.</q>
<rj><qau>Waller.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inhabitable</ent><br/
<hw>In*hab"it*a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inhabitabilis</ets>. See <er>Inhabit</er>.]</ety> <def>Capable of
being inhabited; habitable.</def><br/
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<p><q>Systems of <qex>inhabitable</qex> planets.</q>
<rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inhabitable</ent><br/
<hw>In*hab"it*a*ble</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inhabitabilis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>inhabitable</ets>. See
<er>In-</er> not, and <er>Habitable</er>.]</ety> <def>Not habitable; not
suitable to be inhabited.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>The frozen ridges of the Alps<br/
Or other ground <qex>inhabitable</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj></p>

<p><ent>Inhabitancy</ent><br/
<ent>Inhabitance</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>In*hab"it*ance</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>In*hab"it*an*cy</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of
inhabiting, or the state of being inhabited; the condition of an
inhabitant; residence; occupancy.</def><br/
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<p><q>Ruins yet resting in the wild moors testify a former
<qex>inhabitance</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Carew.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The state of having legal right to
claim the privileges of a recognized inhabitant; especially, the right
to support in case of poverty, acquired by residence in a town;
habitancy.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inhabitant</ent><br/
<hw>In*hab"it*ant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inhabitans</ets>, <ets>-antis</ets>, p. pr. of
<ets>inhabitare</ets>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>One who dwells or resides permanently in a place, as
distinguished from a transient lodger or visitor; <as>as, an
<ex>inhabitant</ex> of a house, a town, a city, county, or
state</as>.</def> <ldquo/Frail <xex>inhabitants</xex> of earth.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Cowper.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>In this place, they report that they saw <qex>inhabitants</qex>
which were very fair and fat people.</q> <rj><qau>Abp.
Abbot.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>One who has a legal settlement in a
town, city, or parish; a permanent resident.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inhabitate</ent><br/
<hw>In*hab"i*tate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
inhabit.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Inhabitation</ent><br/
<hw>In*hab`i*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inhabitatio</ets> a dwelling.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of inhabiting, or the state of being
inhabited; indwelling.</def><br/
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<p><q>The <qex>inhabitation</qex> of the Holy Ghost.</q> <rj><qau>Bp.
Pearson.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Abode; place of dwelling; residence.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Population; inhabitants.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>The beginning of nations and of the world's
<qex>inhabitation</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Raleigh.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inhabitativeness</ent><br/
<hw>In*hab"it*a*tive*ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Phrenol.)</fld> <def>A tendency or propensity to permanent
residence in a place or abode; love of home and country.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inhabited</ent><br/
<hw>In*hab"it*ed</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Uninhabited.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Brathwait.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inhabiter</ent><br/
<hw>In*hab"it*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An
inhabitant.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Derham.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inhabitiveness</ent><br/
<hw>In*hab"it*ive*ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Phrenol.)</fld> <def>See <er>Inhabitativeness</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>What the phrenologists call <qex>inhabitiveness</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Lowell.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inhabitress</ent><br/
<hw>In*hab"it*ress</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A female inhabitant.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Inhalant</ent><br/
<hw>In*hal"ant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>inhalant</ets>.]</ety> <def>Inhaling; used for inhaling.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inhalant</ent><br/
<hw>In*hal"ant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An apparatus also
called an <altname>inhaler</altname> (which see); also, that which is to
be inhaled, especially a medicine taken by inhalation.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inhalation</ent><br/
<hw>In`ha*la"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>inhalation</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of inhaling; also, that which
is inhaled.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inhale</ent><br/
<hw>In*hale"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Inhaled</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Inhaling</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>inhalare</ets> to
breathe upon; pref. <ets>in-</ets> in + <ets>halare</ets> to breathe:
cf. F. <ets>inhaler</ets>. Cf. <er>Exhale</er>.]</ety> <def>To breathe
or draw into the lungs; to inspire; <as>as, to <ex>inhale</ex> air</as>;
-- opposed to <inv>exhale</inv>.</def><br/
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<p><q>Martin was walking forth to <qex>inhale</qex> the fresh breeze of
the evening.</q> <rj><qau>Arbuthnot.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>inhaled</ent><br/
<hw>inhaled</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>drawn into the lungs; breathed in;
<as>as, <ex>inhaled</ex> smoke can damage the lungs</as>. Inverse of
<inv>exhaled</inv>.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inhalent</ent><br/
<hw>In*hal"ent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Used for inhaling;
<as>as, the <ex>inhalent</ex> end of a duct</as>.</def>
<rj><au>Dana.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inhaler</ent><br/
<hw>In*hal"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who
inhales.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An apparatus for inhaling any vapor or volatile
substance, such as ether or chloroform, or an aerosol mist of a
solution, for medicinal purposes; <as>as, he alway carried his
<ex>inhaler</ex> around in his pocket in case he had asthmatic
attack</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A contrivance to filter, as air, in order to protect
the lungs from inhaling damp or cold air, noxious gases, dust, etc.;
also, the respiratory apparatus for divers.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inhance</ent><br/
<hw>In*hance"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>See
<er>Enhance</er>.</def></p>

<p><ent>Inharmonical</ent><br/
<ent>Inharmonic</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>In`har*mon"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>In`har*mon"ic*al</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not harmonic; inharmonious;
discordant; dissonant.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inharmonious</ent><br/
<hw>In`har*mo"ni*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>harmonious</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>inharmonieux</ets>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Not harmonious; unmusical; discordant;
dissonant.</def><br/
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<p><q>Sounds <qex>inharmonious</qex> in themselves and harsh.</q>
<rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Conflicting; jarring; not in harmony.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inharmoniously</ent><br/
<hw>In`har*mo"ni*ous*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Without
harmony.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inharmoniousness</ent><br/
<hw>In`har*mo"ni*ous*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being
inharmonious; lack of harmony; discord.</def><br/
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<p><q>The <qex>inharmoniousness</qex> of a verse.</q> <rj><qau>A.
Tucker.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inharmony</ent><br/
<hw>In*har"mo*ny</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Lack of
harmony.</def></p>

<p><ent>Inhauler</ent><br/
<ent>Inhaul</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>In"haul`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>In"haul`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>
}</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A rope used to draw in
the jib boom, or flying jib boom.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inhearse</ent><br/
<hw>In*hearse"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Inhearsed</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Inhearsing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To put in, or as in,
a hearse or coffin.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inhere</ent><br/
<hw>In*here"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Inhered</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Inhering</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>inhaerere</ets>; pref.
<ets>in-</ets> in + <ets>haerere</ets> to stick, hang. See
<er>Hesitate</er>.]</ety> <def>To be inherent; to stick (<xex>in</xex>);
to be fixed in or permanently incorporated with something; to cleave
(<xex>to</xex>); to belong, as attributes or qualities.</def><br/
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<p><q>They do but <qex>inhere</qex> in the subject that supports
them.</q> <rj><qau>Digby.</qau></rj></p>

<p><ent>Inherency</ent><br/
<ent>Inherence</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>In*her"ence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>In*her"en*cy</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>inh<eacute/rence</ets>.]</ety> <def>The state of inhering;
permanent existence in something; innateness; inseparable and essential
connection.</def> <rj><au>Jer. Taylor.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inherent</ent><br/
<hw>In*her"ent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inhaerens</ets>, <ets>-entis</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>inhaerere</ets>:
cf. F. <ets>inh<eacute/rent</ets>. See <er>Inhere</er>.]</ety>
<def>Permanently existing in something; inseparably attached or
connected; naturally pertaining to; innate; inalienable; <as>as,
polarity is an <ex>inherent</ex> quality of the magnet; the
<ex>inherent</ex> right of men to life, liberty, and
protection.</as></def> <ldquo/A most <xex>inherent</xex>
baseness.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>The sore disease which seems <qex>inherent</qex> in
civilization.</q> <rj><qau>Southey.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Innate; inborn; native; natural; inbred;
inwrought; inseparable; essential; indispensable.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Inherently</ent><br/
<hw>In*her"ent*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>By inherence;
inseparably.</def><br/
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<p><q>Matter hath <qex>inherently</qex> and essentially such an internal
energy.</q> <rj><qau>Bentley.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inherit</ent><br/
<hw>In*her"it</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Inherited</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Inheriting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>enheriten</ets> to
inherit, to give a heritage to, OF. <ets>enheriter</ets> to appoint as
an heir, L. <ets>inhereditare</ets>; pref. <ets>in-</ets> in +
<ets>hereditare</ets> to inherit, fr. <ets>heres</ets> heir. See
<er>Heir</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>To take by descent from an
ancestor; to take by inheritance; to take as heir on the death of an
ancestor or other person to whose estate one succeeds; to receive as a
right or title descendible by law from an ancestor at his decease;
<as>as, the heir <ex>inherits</ex> the land or real estate of his
father; the eldest son of a nobleman <ex>inherits</ex> his father's
title; the eldest son of a king <ex>inherits</ex> the
crown.</as></def><br/
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<p><-- p. 764 --></p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To receive or take by birth; to have by nature; to
derive or acquire from ancestors, as mental or physical qualities,
genes, or genetic traits; <as>as, he <ex>inherits</ex> a strong
constitution, a tendency to disease, etc.; to <ex>inherit</ex>
hemophilia</as></def><br/
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<p><q>Prince Harry is valiant; for the cold blood he did naturally
<qex>inherit</qex> of his father he hath . . . manured . . . with good
store of fertile sherris.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To come into possession of; to possess; to own; to
enjoy as a possession.</def><br/
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<p><q>But the meek shall <qex>inherit</qex> the earth.</q> <rj><qau>Ps.
xxxvii. 11.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>To bury so much gold under a tree,<br/
And never after to <qex>inherit</qex> it.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To put in possession of.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inherit</ent><br/
<hw>In*her"it</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To take or hold a
possession, property, estate, or rights by inheritance.</def><br/
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<p><q>Thou shalt not <qex>inherit</qex> our father's house.</q>
<rj><qau>Judg. xi. 2.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inheritability</ent><br/
<hw>In*her`it*a*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
quality of being inheritable or descendible to heirs.</def>
<rj><au>Jefferson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inheritable</ent><br/
<hw>In*her"it*a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Capable of being inherited; transmissible or descendible; <as>as,
an <ex>inheritable</ex> estate or title</as>.</def>
<rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Capable of being transmitted from parent to child;
<as>as, <ex>inheritable</ex> qualities or infirmities</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>enheritable</ets>,
<ets>inheritable</ets>.]</ety> <def>Capable of taking by inheritance, or
of receiving by descent; capable of succeeding to, as an heir.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>By attainder . . . the blood of the person attainted is so
corrupted as to be rendered no longer <qex>inheritable</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Blackstone.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The eldest daughter of the king is also alone
<qex>inheritable</qex> to the crown on failure of issue male.</q>
<rj><qau>Blackstone.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Inheritable blood</b></col>, <cd>blood or relationship by
which a person becomes qualified to be an heir, or to transmit
possessions by inheritance.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Inheritably</ent><br/
<hw>In*her"it*a*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>By inheritance.</def>
<rj><au>Sherwood.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inheritance</ent><br/
<hw>In*her"it*ance</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF.
<ets>enheritance</ets>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or state of inheriting; <as>as, the
<ex>inheritance</ex> of an estate; the <ex>inheritance</ex> of mental or
physical qualities.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which is or may be inherited; that which is
derived by an heir from an ancestor or other person; a heritage; a
possession which passes by descent.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>When the man dies, let the <qex>inheritance</qex><br/
Descend unto the daughter.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A permanent or valuable possession or blessing, esp.
one received by gift or without purchase; a benefaction.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>To an <qex>inheritance</qex> incorruptible, and undefiled, and
that fadeth not away.</q> <rj><qau>1 Pet. i. 4.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Possession; ownership; acquisition.</def> <ldquo/The
<xex>inheritance</xex> of their loves.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>To you th' <qex>inheritance</qex> belongs by right<br/
Of brother's praise; to you eke 'longs his love.</q>
<rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Transmission and reception by
animal or plant generation.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A perpetual or continuing right
which a man and his heirs have to an estate; an estate which a man has
by descent as heir to another, or which he may transmit to another as
his heir; an estate derived from an ancestor to an heir in course of
law.</def> <rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ The word <xex>inheritance</xex> (used simply) is mostly
confined to the title to land and tenements by a descent.</note>
<rj><au>Mozley & W.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>Men are not proprietors of what they have, merely for themselves;
their children have a title to part of it which comes to be wholly
theirs when death has put an end to their parents' use of it; and this
we call <qex>inheritance</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>inherited</ent><br/
<hw>inherited</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <fld>(Genetics)</fld> <def>tending to
occur among members of a family usually by heredity; <as>as, an
<ex>inherited</ex> disease</as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> familial, genetic, hereditary, transmitted,
transmissible.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>inheriting</ent><br/
<hw>inheriting</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>capable of inheriting by
law.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inheritor</ent><br/
<hw>In*her"it*or</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who inherits;
an heir.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Born <qex>inheritors</qex> of the dignity.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inheritress</ent><br/
<hw>In*her"it*ress</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
heiress.</def> <rj><au>Milman.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inheritrix</ent><br/
<hw>In*her"it*rix</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as
<er>Inheritress</er>.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inherse</ent><br/
<hw>In*herse"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<def>See <er>Inhearse</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inhesion</ent><br/
<hw>In*he"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inhaesio</ets>. See <er>Inhere</er>.]</ety> <def>The state of
existing, of being inherent, in something; inherence.</def> <rj><au>A.
Baxter.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Constant <qex>inhesion</qex> and habitual abode.</q>
<rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inhiation</ent><br/
<hw>In`hi*a"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inhiatio</ets>, fr. <ets>inhiare</ets> to gape; pref.
<ets>in-</ets> + <ets>hiare</ets> to gape.]</ety> <def>A gaping after;
eager desire; craving.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Bp.
Hall.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inhibit</ent><br/
<hw>In*hib"it</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Inhibited</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Inhibiting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>inhibitus</ets>, p.
p. of <ets>inhibere</ets>; pref. <ets>in-</ets> in + <ets>habere</ets>
to have, hold. See <er>Habit</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To check; to hold back; to restrain; to
hinder.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Their motions also are excited or <qex>inhibited</qex> . . . by
the objects without them.</q> <rj><qau>Bentley.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To forbid; to prohibit; to interdict.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>All men were <qex>inhibited</qex>, by proclamation, at the
dissolution, so much as to mention a Parliament.</q>
<rj><qau>Clarendon.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Burial may not be <qex>inhibited</qex> or denied to any one.</q>
<rj><qau>Ayliffe.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Chem., Biochem.)</fld> <def>To cause the rate of (a
chemical or biochemical reaction) to proceed slower, or to halt; <as>as,
vitamin C <ex>inhibits</ex> oxidation; penicillins <ex>inhibit</ex>
bacterial cell wall synthesis</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To restrain (a behavior) by a mechanism involving
conscious or unconscious motivations.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>inhibited</ent><br/
<hw>inhibited</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>held back or
restrained or prevented; <as>as, in certain conditions previously
<ex>inhibited</ex> conditioned reactions can reappear</as>; -- of
behaviors. Opposite of <ant>uninhibited</ant>.</def> [Narrower terms:
<stype>pent-up, repressed </stype>; <stype>stifled, strangled,
suppressed </stype>] <see>Also See: <er>reserved</er>,
<er>restrained</er>.</see><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Having a hesitancy or reluctance to exhibit normal
emotional reactions; -- of people; <as>as, he was too <ex>inhibited</ex>
to make friends easily</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>inhibiting</ent><br/
<hw>inhibiting</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>discouraging (a person) from
action by threat of punishment; <as>as, an overly strict or
<ex>inhibiting</ex> discipline</as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> inhibitory, repressive, repressing.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inhibition</ent><br/
<hw>In`hi*bi"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inhibitio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>inhibition</ets>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of inhibiting, or the state of being
inhibited; restraint; prohibition; embargo.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>A stopping or checking of an
already present action; a restraining of the function of an organ, or an
agent, as a digestive fluid or enzyme, etc.; <as>as, the
<ex>inhibition</ex> of the respiratory center by the pneumogastric
nerve; the <ex>inhibition</ex> of reflexes, etc.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A writ from a higher court
forbidding an inferior judge from further proceedings in a cause before;
esp., a writ issuing from a higher ecclesiastical court to an inferior
one, on appeal.</def> <rj><au>Cowell.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Chem., Biochem.)</fld> <def>The reduction in rate
or stopping of a chemical or biochemical reaction, due to interaction
with a chemical agent.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inhibitor</ent><br/
<hw>In*hib"i*tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.]</ety>
<def>That which causes inhibitory action; esp., an inhibitory
nerve.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inhibitory</ent><br/
<hw>In*hib"i*to*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[LL.
<ets>inhibitorius</ets>: cf. F. <ets>inhibitoire</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of
or pertaining to, or producing, inhibition; consisting in inhibition;
tending or serving to inhibit; <as>as, the <ex>inhibitory</ex> action of
the pneumogastric on the respiratory center</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>I would not have you consider these criticisms as
<qex>inhibitory</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Lamb.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Inhibitory nerves</b></col> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld>,
<cd>those nerves which modify, inhibit, or suppress a motor or secretory
act already in progress.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inhibitory-motor</ent><br/
<hw>In*hib"i*to*ry-mo"tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>A term applied to certain nerve centers which
govern or restrain subsidiary centers, from which motor impressions
issue.</def> <rj><au>McKendrick.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inhive</ent><br/
<hw>In*hive"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To place in a
hive; to hive.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inhold</ent><br/
<hw>In*hold"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Inheld</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Inholding</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To have inherent; to contain in
itself; to possess.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir W.
Raleigh.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inholder</ent><br/
<hw>In*hold"er</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An inhabitant.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inhoop</ent><br/
<hw>In*hoop"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To inclose in a
hoop, or as in a hoop.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inhospitable</ent><br/
<hw>In*hos"pi*ta*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>hospitable</ets>: cf. L.
<ets>inhospitalis</ets>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Not hospitable; not disposed to show hospitality to
strangers or guests; <as>as, an <ex>inhospitable</ex> person or
people</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>Have you no touch of pity, that the poor<br/
Stand starved at your <qex>inhospitable</qex> door?</q>
<rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Affording no shelter or sustenance; barren; desert;
bleak; cheerless; wild.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Inhospitable</xex>
wastes.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Blair.</au></rj></p>

<p>-- <wordforms><wf>In*hos"pi*ta*ble*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> --
<wf>In*hos"pi*ta*bly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inhospitality</ent><br/
<hw>In*hos`pi*tal"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inhospitalitas</ets>: cf. F. <ets>inhospitalit<eacute/</ets>. See
<er>In-</er> not, and <er>Hospitality</er>.]</ety> <def>The quality or
state of being inhospitable; inhospitableness; lack of
hospitality.</def> <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inhuman</ent><br/
<hw>In*hu"man</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inhumanus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>inhumain</ets>. See <er>In-</er> not,
and <er>Human</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Destitute of the kindness and tenderness that belong
to a human being; cruel; barbarous; savage; unfeeling; <as>as, an
<ex>inhuman</ex> person or people</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Characterized by, or attended with, cruelty; <as>as,
an <ex>inhuman</ex> act or punishment</as>.</def></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Cruel; unfeeling; pitiless; merciless; savage;
barbarous; brutal; ferocious; ruthless; fiendish.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>inhumane</ent><br/
<hw>in`hu*mane"</hw> <pr>(<icr/n`h<umac/*m<amac/n")</pr>,
<pos>adj.</pos> <def>not humane; lacking and reflecting lack of pity,
kindness, or compassion; <as>as, humans are innately <ex>inhumane</ex>;
this explains much of the misery and suffering in the world; biological
weapons are considered too <ex>inhumane</ex> to be used</as>.</def>
[Narrower terms: <stype>barbarous, brutal, cruel, fell, roughshod,
savage, vicious</stype>; <stype>beastly, bestial, brute(prenominal),
brutish, cannibalic </stype>; <stype>brutal, cruel</stype>; <stype>cold,
cold-blooded, inhuman, insensate </stype>; <stype>pitiless, unfeeling,
unkind </stype>; <stype>painful (vs. painless) </stype>] <see>Also See:
<er>uncivilized</er>.</see> Antonym: <ant>humane</ant>.<br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>inhumanely</ent><br/
<hw>inhumanely</hw> <pr>(<icr/n`h<umac/*m<amac/n"l<ycr/)</pr>,
<pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an inhumane manner.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>inhumaneness</ent><br/
<hw>inhumaneness</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the quality of lacking
compassion or consideration for others; the quality of being inhumane;
inhumanity; -- of people or events.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> inhumanity.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inhumanity</ent><br/
<hw>In`hu*man"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Inhumanities</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L.
<ets>inhumanitas</ets>: cf. F. <ets>inhumanit<eacute/</ets>.]</ety>
<def>The quality or state of being inhuman or inhumane; cruelty;
barbarity.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Man's <qex>inhumanity</qex> to man<br/
Makes countless thousands mourn.</q> <rj><qau>Burns.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inhumanly</ent><br/
<hw>In*hu"man*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an inhuman
manner; cruelly; barbarously.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inhumate</ent><br/
<hw>In*hu"mate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inhumatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>inhumare</ets> to inhume; pref.
<ets>in-</ets> in + <ets>humare</ets> to cover with earth. See
<er>Humation</er>, and cf. <er>Inhume</er>.]</ety> <def>To inhume; to
bury; to inter.</def> <rj><au>Hedge.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inhumation</ent><br/
<hw>In`hu*ma"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>inhumation</ets>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of inhuming or burying; interment.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Old Chem.)</fld> <def>The act of burying vessels in
warm earth in order to expose their contents to a steady moderate heat;
the state of being thus exposed.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Arenation.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inhume</ent><br/
<hw>In*hume"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Inhumed</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Inhuming</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>inhumer</ets>. See
<er>Inhumate</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To deposit, as a dead body, in the earth; to bury;
to inter.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Weeping they bear the mangled heaps of slain,<br/
<qex>Inhume</qex> the natives in their native plain.</q>
<rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To bury or place in warm earth for chemical or
medicinal purposes.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inia</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>In"i*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>A South American freshwater dolphin (<spn>Inia Boliviensis</spn>).
It is ten or twelve feet long, and has a hairy snout.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inial</ent><br/
<hw>In"i*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>
<def>Pertaining to the inion.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inimaginable</ent><br/
<hw>In`im*ag"i*na*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Unimaginable; inconceivable.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Bp.
Pearson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inimical</ent><br/
<hw>In*im"i*cal</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inimicalis</ets>, fr. <ets>inimicus</ets> unfriendly, hostile;
pref. <ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>amicus</ets> friendly. See
<er>Amity</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Having the disposition or temper of an enemy;
unfriendly; unfavorable; -- chiefly applied to <xex>private</xex>, as
<xex>hostile</xex> is to <xex>public</xex>, enmity.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Opposed in tendency, influence, or effects;
antagonistic; inconsistent; incompatible; adverse; repugnant.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>We are at war with a system, which, by its essence, is
<qex>inimical</qex> to all other governments.</q>
<rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inimicality</ent><br/
<hw>In*im`i*cal"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or
quality of being inimical or hostile; hostility; unfriendliness.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inimically</ent><br/
<hw>In*im"i*cal*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an
inimical manner.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inimicitious</ent><br/
<hw>In*im`i*ci"tious</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inimicitia</ets> enmity. See <er>Inimical</er>.]</ety>
<def>Inimical; unfriendly.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>
<rj><au>Sterne.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inimicous</ent><br/
<hw>In*im"i*cous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inimicus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Inimical; hurtful.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Evelyn.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inimitability</ent><br/
<hw>In*im`i*ta*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
quality or state of being inimitable; inimitableness.</def>
<rj><au>Norris.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inimitable</ent><br/
<hw>In*im"i*ta*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inimitabilis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>inimitable</ets>. See <er>In-</er>
not, and <er>Imitable</er>.]</ety> <def>Not capable of being imitated,
copied, or counterfeited; beyond imitation; surpassingly excellent;
matchless; unrivaled; exceptional; unique; <as>as, an
<ex>inimitable</ex> style; <ex>inimitable</ex> eloquence.</as></def>
<ldquo/<xex>Inimitable</xex> force.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Performing such <qex>inimitable</qex> feats.</q>
<rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj></p>

<p>-- <wordforms><wf>In*im"i*ta*ble*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> --
<wf>In*im"i*ta*bly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inion</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>In"i*on</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr.
<grk>'ini`on</grk> the back of the head.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>
<def>The external occipital protuberance of the skull.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iniquitous</ent><br/
<hw>In*iq"ui*tous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From
<er>Iniquity</er>.]</ety> <def>Characterized by iniquity; unjust;
wicked; <as>as, an <ex>iniquitous</ex> bargain; an <ex>iniquitous</ex>
proceeding.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Demagogues . . . bribed to this <qex>iniquitous</qex> service.</q>
<rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Wicked; wrong; unjust; unrighteous; nefarious;
criminal.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Iniquitous</er>, <er>Wicked</er>,
<er>Nefarious</er>. <xex>Wicked</xex> is the generic term.
<xex>Iniquitous</xex> is stronger, denoting a violation of the rights of
others, usually by fraud or circumvention. <xex>Nefarious</xex> is still
stronger, implying a breach of the most sacred obligations, and points
more directly to the intrinsic badness of the deed.</usage><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iniquitously</ent><br/
<hw>In*iq"ui*tous*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an iniquitous manner;
unjustly; wickedly.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iniquity</ent><br/
<hw>In*iq"ui*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Iniquities</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[OE.
<ets>iniquitee</ets>, F. <ets>iniquit<eacute/</ets>, L.
<ets>iniquitas</ets>, inequality, unfairness, injustice. See
<er>Iniquous</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Absence of, or deviation from, just dealing; lack of
rectitude or uprightness; gross injustice; unrighteousness; wickedness;
<as>as, the <ex>iniquity</ex> of bribery; the <ex>iniquity</ex> of an
unjust judge.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Till the world from his perfection fell<br/
Into all filth and foul <qex>iniquity</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An iniquitous act or thing; a deed of injustice or
unrighteousness; a sin; a crime.</def> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Your <qex>iniquities</qex> have separated between you and your
God.</q> <rj><qau>Is. lix. 2.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A character or personification in the old English
moralities, or moral dramas, having the name sometimes of one vice and
sometimes of another. See <er>Vice</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Acts old <qex>Iniquity</qex>, and in the fit<br/
Of miming gets the opinion of a wit.</q> <rj><qau>B.
Jonson.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iniquous</ent><br/
<hw>In*i"quous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>iniquus</ets>; pref. <ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>aequus</ets>. See
<er>Equal</er>.]</ety> <def>Iniquitous.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inirritable</ent><br/
<hw>In*ir"ri*ta*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>irritable</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>inirritable</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not irritable; esp.
<fld>(Physiol.)</fld>, incapable of being stimulated to action, as a
muscle.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>In*ir`ri*ta*bil"i*ty</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inirritative</ent><br/
<hw>In*ir"ri*ta*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
accompanied with excitement; <as>as, an <ex>inirritative</ex>
fever</as>.</def> <rj><au>E. Darwin.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inisle</ent><br/
<hw>In*isle"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
<er>Enisled</er>.]</ety> <def>To form into an island; to surround.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Drayton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Initial</ent><br/
<hw>In*i"tial</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>initialis</ets>, from <ets>initium</ets> a going in, entrance,
beginning, fr. <ets>inire</ets> to go into, to enter, begin; pref.
<ets>in-</ets> in + <ets>ire</ets> to go: cf. F. <ets>initial</ets>. See
<er>Issue</er>, and cf. <er>Commence</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the beginning; marking the
commencement; incipient; commencing; <as>as, the <ex>initial</ex>
symptoms of a disease</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Placed at the beginning; standing at the head, as of
a list or series; <as>as, the <ex>initial</ex> letters of a
name</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Initial</ent><br/
<hw>In*i"tial</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The first letter of a word or a
name.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Initial</ent><br/
<hw>In*i"tial</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Initialed</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Initialing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To put an initial to; to mark
with an initial of initials.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>initialise</ent><br/
<hw>initialise</hw> <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>initialize.</def>
<mark>[Chiefly Brit.]</mark> <br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>initialize</ent><br/
<hw>initialize</hw> <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>to assign an initial value to
(a variable or set of variables in a computer program); <as>as, many
bugs are caused by a failure to <ex>initialize</ex>
variables</as>.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Initially</ent><br/
<hw>In*i"tial*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an initial or incipient
manner or degree; at the beginning.</def> <rj><au>Barrow.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Initials</ent><br/
<hw>In*i"tials</hw>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <def>The first letters of a
person's first and last name, and sometimes also the first letters of
the middle name or names; <as>as, sign your <ex>initials</ex> in the
margin; people identified only by their
<ex>initials</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Initiate</ent><br/
<hw>In*i"ti*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Initiated</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Initiating</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L.
<ets>initiatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>initiare</ets> to begin, fr.
<ets>initium</ets> beginning. See <er>Initial</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To introduce by a first act; to make a beginning
with; to set afoot; to originate; to commence; to begin or enter
upon.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>How are changes of this sort to be <qex>initiated</qex>?</q>
<rj><qau>I. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To acquaint with the beginnings; to instruct in the
rudiments or principles; to introduce.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Providence would only <qex>initiate</qex> mankind into the useful
knowledge of her treasures, leaving the rest to employ our industry.</q>
<rj><qau>Dr. H. More.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>To <qex>initiate</qex> his pupil into any part of learning, an
ordinary skill in the governor is enough.</q>
<rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To introduce into a society or organization; to
confer membership on; especially, to admit to a secret order with
mysterious rites or ceremonies.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The Athenians believed that he who was <qex>initiated</qex> and
instructed in the mysteries would obtain celestial honor after
death.</q> <rj><qau>Bp. Warburton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>He was <qex>initiated</qex> into half a dozen clubs before he was
one and twenty.</q> <rj><qau>Spectator.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Initiate</ent><br/
<hw>In*i"ti*ate</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To do the first act; to
perform the first rite; to take the initiative.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>
<rj><au>Pope.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Initiate</ent><br/
<hw>In*i"ti*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>initiatus</ets>, p. p.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Unpracticed; untried; new.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<ldquo/The <xex>initiate</xex> fear that wants hard use.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Begun; commenced; introduced to, or instructed in,
the rudiments; newly admitted.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>To rise in science as in bliss,<br/
<qex>Initiate</qex> in the secrets of the skies.</q>
<rj><qau>Young.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Initiate tenant by courtesy</b></col> <fld>(Law)</fld>,
<cd>said of a husband who becomes such in his wife's estate of
inheritance by the birth of a child, but whose estate is not consummated
till the death of the wife.</cd> <rj><au>Mozley & W.</au></rj></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Initiate</ent><br/
<hw>In*i"ti*ate</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who is, or is to be,
initiated.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Initiation</ent><br/
<hw>In*i`ti*a"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>initiatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>initiation</ets>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of initiating, or the process of being
initiated or introduced; <as>as, <ex>initiation</ex> into a society,
into business, literature, etc.</as></def> <ldquo/The
<xex>initiation</xex> of courses of events.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Pope.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The form or ceremony by which a person is introduced
into any society; mode of entrance into an organized body; especially,
the rite of admission into a secret society or order.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Silence is the first thing that is taught us at our
<qex>initiation</qex> into sacred mysteries.</q>
<rj><qau>Broome.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Initiative</ent><br/
<hw>In*i"ti*a*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>initiatif</ets>.]</ety> <def>Serving to initiate; inceptive;
initiatory; introductory; preliminary.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Initiative</ent><br/
<hw>In*i"ti*a*tive</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>initiative</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An introductory step or
movement; an act which originates or begins.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The undeveloped <qex>initiatives</qex> of good things to come.</q>
<rj><qau>I. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The right or power to introduce a new measure or
course of action, as in legislation; <as>as, the <ex>initiative</ex> in
respect to revenue bills is in the House of
Representatives</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Political Science)</fld> <def>The right or
procedure by which legislation may be introduced or enacted directly by
the people, as in the Swiss Confederation and in many of the States of
the United States; -- chiefly used with <xex>the</xex>. The procedure of
the initiative is essentially as follows: Upon the filing of a petition
signed by a required number or percentage of qualified voters the
desired measure must be submitted to a popular vote, and upon receiving
the required majority (commonly a majority of those voting on the
measure submitted) it becomes a law. In some States of the United States
the initiative is only local; in others it is state-wide and includes
the making of constitutional amendments.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>a character trait manifested in a readiness and
ability to initiate action; an enterprising spirit; a go-getting
attitude; energy; drive; get-up-and-go.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>in interactive activities, such as conversation or
games, the right or opportunity to set the course of action; <as>as, to
have the <ex>initiative</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Initiator</ent><br/
<hw>In*i"ti*a`tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety>
<def>One who initiates.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Initiatory</ent><br/
<hw>In*i"ti*a*to*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Suitable for an introduction or beginning; introductory; prefatory;
<as>as, an <ex>initiatory</ex> step</as>.</def> <rj><au>Bp.
Hall.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Tending or serving to initiate; introducing by
instruction, or by the use and application of symbols or ceremonies;
elementary; rudimentary.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Some <qex>initiatory</qex> treatises in the law.</q>
<rj><qau>Herbert.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Two <qex>initiatory</qex> rites of the same general import can not
exist together.</q> <rj><qau>J. M. Mason.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Initiatory</ent><br/
<hw>In*i"ti*a*to*ry</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An introductory act or
rite.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inition</ent><br/
<hw>In*i"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF.
<ets>inition</ets>. See <er>Initial</er>.]</ety> <def>Initiation;
beginning.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir R.
Naunton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inject</ent><br/
<hw>In*ject"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Injected</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Injecting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>injectus</ets>, p. p.
of <ets>inicere</ets>, <ets>injicere</ets>, to throw in; pref.
<ets>in-</ets> in + <ets>jacere</ets> to throw: cf. F.
<ets>injecter</ets>. See <er>Jet</er> a shooting forth.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To throw in; to dart in; to force in; <as>as, to
<ex>inject</ex> cold water into a condenser; to <ex>inject</ex> a
medicinal liquid into a cavity of the body; to <ex>inject</ex> morphine
with a hypodermic syringe.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Fig.: To throw; to offer; to propose; to
instill.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>C<ae/sar also, then hatching tyranny, <qex>injected</qex> the same
scrupulous demurs.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To cast or throw; -- with <xex>on</xex>.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>And mound <qex>inject</qex> on mound.</q>
<rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><-- p. 765 --></p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>To fill (a vessel, cavity, or
tissue) with a fluid or other substance; <as>as, to <ex>inject</ex> the
blood vessels</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>to add in; to insert; to interject; <as>as, to
<ex>inject</ex> a comment into the conversation</as>; to <ex>inject</ex>
humor into a tense situation.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>injectable</ent><br/
<hw>injectable</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>capable of being
conveniently injected; -- used of drug preparations, such as sterile
lyophilize medicine in a serum-capped vial. Opposite of
<ant>uninjectable</ant>.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Requiring injection for administration; -- of drugs,
especially those not active by oral administration. Opposite of
<contr>orally active</contr>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Injection</ent><br/
<hw>In*jec"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>injectio</ets> : cf. F. <ets>injection</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>The act of injecting or throwing in; -- applied particularly to the
forcible insertion of a liquid or gas, by means of a syringe, pump,
etc.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which is injected; especially, a liquid
inserted thrown into a cavity of the body by a syringe or pipe; a
clyster; an enema.</def> <rj><au>Mayne.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The act or process
of filling vessels, cavities, or tissues with a fluid or other
substance.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A specimen prepared by
injection.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Steam Eng.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The act of
throwing cold water into a condenser to produce a vacuum.</def>
<sd>(b)</sd> <def>The cold water thrown into a condenser.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Injection cock</b></col>, <it>or</it>
<col><b>Injection valve</b></col></mcol> <fld>(Steam Eng.)</fld>,
<cd>the cock or valve through which cold water is admitted into a
condenser.</cd> -- <col><b>Injection condenser</b></col>. <cd>See under
<er>Condenser</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Injection pipe</b></col>, <cd>the
pipe through which cold water is through into the condenser of a steam
engine.</cd> -- <col><b>fuel injection</b></col>, <cd>a method of
inserting fuel into internal-combustion engines by directly forcing the
liquid fuel into the combustion chamber at an appropriate point in the
piston cycle; in contrast to <contr>carburetion</contr>, in which an
air-fuel mixture is drawn in by the downward stroke of the
piston.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Injector</ent><br/
<hw>In*ject"or</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One
who, or that which, injects.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mach.)</fld> <def>A contrivance for forcing feed
water into a steam boiler by the direct action of the steam upon the
water. The water is driven into the boiler by the impulse of a jet of
the steam which becomes condensed as soon as it strikes the stream of
cold water it impels; -- also called <altname>Giffard's
injector</altname>, from the inventor.</def></p>

<p><cs><col><b>fuel injector</b></col>, <cd>a device for actively
injecting fuel into an internal-combustion engines by directly forcing
the liquid fuel into the combustion chamber at an appropriate point in
the piston cycle; -- an alternative to a <contr>carburetor</contr>, in
which an air-fuel mixture is drawn in by the downward stroke of the
piston.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Injelly</ent><br/
<hw>In*jel"ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To place in
jelly.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Injoin</ent><br/
<hw>In*join"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Obs</ets>.]</ety> <def>See <er>Enjoin</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Injoint</ent><br/
<hw>In*joint</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> in + <ets>joint</ets>.]</ety> <def>To join; to
unite.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Injoint</ent><br/
<hw>In*joint</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>in-</ets> in +
<ets>joint</ets>.]</ety> <def>To disjoint; to separate.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Holland.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Injucundity</ent><br/
<hw>In`ju*cun"di*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>injucunditas</ets>. See <er>In-</er> not, and
<er>Jocund</er>.]</ety> <def>Unpleasantness; disagreeableness.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Cockeram.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Injudicable</ent><br/
<hw>In*ju"di*ca*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not cognizable
by a judge.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bailey.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Injudicial</ent><br/
<hw>In`ju*di"cial</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not according to
the forms of law; not judicial.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Injudicious</ent><br/
<hw>In`ju*di"cious</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>judicious</ets>; cf. F.
<ets>injudicieux</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Not judicious; wanting
in sound judgment; undiscerning; indiscreet; unwise; <as>as, an
<ex>injudicious</ex> adviser</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>An <qex>injudicious</qex> biographer who undertook to be his
editor and the protector of his memory.</q> <rj><qau>A.
Murphy.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Not according to sound judgment or discretion;
unwise; <as>as, an <ex>injudicious</ex> measure</as>.</def></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Indiscreet; inconsiderate; undiscerning;
incautious; unwise; rash; hasty; imprudent.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Injudiciously</ent><br/
<hw>In`ju*di"cious*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an injudicious
manner.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Injudiciousness</ent><br/
<hw>In`ju*di"cious*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being
injudicious; lack of sound judgment; indiscretion.</def>
<rj><au>Whitlock.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Injunction</ent><br/
<hw>In*junc"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>injunctio</ets>, fr. <ets>injungere</ets>, <ets>injunctum</ets>, to
join into, to enjoin. See <er>Enjoin</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The
act of enjoining; the act of directing, commanding, or
prohibiting.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which is enjoined; an order; a mandate; a
decree; a command; a precept; a direction.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>For still they knew, and ought to have still remembered,<br/
The high <qex>injunction</qex>, not to taste that fruit.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Necessary as the <qex>injunctions</qex> of lawful authority.</q>
<rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A writ or process, granted by a
court of equity, and, in some cases, under statutes, by a court of law,
whereby a party is required to do or to refrain from doing certain acts,
according to the exigency of the writ.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ It is more generally used as a preventive than as a
restorative process, although by no means confined to the former.</note>
<rj><au>Wharton.</au> <au>Daniell.</au> <au>Story.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Injure</ent><br/
<hw>In"jure</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Injured</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Injuring</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>injuriari</ets>, fr.
<ets>injuria</ets> injury, perh. through F. <ets>injurier</ets> to
insult, in OF. also, to injure; or perhaps fr. E. <ets>injury</ets>, or
F. <ets>injure</ets> injury. See <er>Injury</er>.]</ety> <def>To do harm
to; to impair the excellence and value of; to hurt; to damage;</def> --
<specif>used in a variety of senses; as:</specif> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>To
hurt or wound, as the person; to impair soundness, as of health.</def>
<sd>(b)</sd> <def>To damage or lessen the value of, as goods or
estate.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>To slander, tarnish, or impair, as
reputation or character.</def> <sd>(d)</sd> <def>To impair or diminish,
as happiness or virtue.</def> <sd>(e)</sd> <def>To give pain to, as the
sensibilities or the feelings; to grieve; to annoy.</def> <sd>(f)</sd>
<def>To impair, as the intellect or mind.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>When have I <qex>injured</qex> thee? when done thee wrong?</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To damage; mar; spoil; harm; sully; wrong;
maltreat; abuse; insult; affront; dishonor.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>injured</ent><br/
<hw>injured</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>having received an
injury;-- usually used of physical or mental injury to persons. Opposite
of <ant>uninjured</ant>.</def> [Narrower terms: <stype>abraded, scraped,
skinned </stype>; <stype>battle-scarred, scarred</stype>; <stype>bit,
bitten, stung </stype>; <stype>black-and-blue, livid </stype>;
<stype>bruised, contused, contusioned </stype>; <stype>bruised, hurt,
wounded </stype>; <stype>burned</stype>; <stype>cut, gashed, slashed,
split </stype>; <stype>disabled, hors de combat, out of action </stype>;
<stype>disjointed, dislocated, separated </stype>; <stype>hurt, wounded
</stype>; <stype>lacerated, mangled, torn</stype>; <stype>maimed,
mutilated </stype>] <see>Also See: <er>broken</er>, <er>damaged</er>,
<er>damaged</er>, <er>impaired</er>, <er>unsound</er>,
<er>wronged</er>.</see><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>subjected to an injustice.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> aggrieved.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Injurer</ent><br/
<hw>In"jur*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who injures or
wrongs.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Injuria</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>In*ju"ri*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Injurie</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld>
<def>Injury; invasion of another's rights.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Injurious</ent><br/
<hw>In*ju"ri*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>injuriousus</ets>, injurius; cf. F. <ets>injurieux</ets>. See
<er>Injury</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Not just; wrongful; iniquitous;
culpable.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Till the <qex>injurious</qex> Roman did extort<br/
This tribute from us, we were free.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Causing injury or harm; hurtful; harmful;
detrimental; mischievous; <as>as, acts <ex>injurious</ex> to health,
credit, reputation, property, etc.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Without being <qex>injurious</qex> to the memory of our English
Pindar.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Harmful; hurtful; pernicious; mischievous;
baneful; deleterious; noxious; ruinous; detrimental.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Injuriously</ent><br/
<hw>In*ju"ri*ous*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an injurious or
hurtful manner; wrongfully; hurtfully; mischievously.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Injuriousness</ent><br/
<hw>In*ju"ri*ous*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being
injurious or hurtful; harmfulness; injury.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Injury</ent><br/
<hw>In"ju*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Injuries</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[OE. <ets>injurie</ets>, L.
<ets>injuria</ets>, fr. <ets>injurius</ets> injurious, wrongful, unjust;
pref. <ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>jus</ets>, <ets>juris</ets>, right, law,
justice: cf. F. <ets>injure</ets>. See <er>Just</er>,
<pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <def>Any damage or hurt done to a person or thing;
detriment to, or violation of, the person, character, feelings, rights,
property, or interests of an individual; that which injures, or
occasions wrong, loss, damage, or detriment; harm; hurt; loss; mischief;
wrong; evil; <as>as, his health was impaired by a severe
<ex>injury</ex>; slander is an <ex>injury</ex> to the
character.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>For he that doeth <qex>injury</qex> shall receive that that he did
evil.</q> <rj><qau>Wyclif(Col. iii. 25).</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Many times we do <qex>injury</qex> to a cause by dwelling on
trifling arguments.</q> <rj><qau>I. Watts.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Riot ascends above their loftiest towers,<br/
And <qex>injury</qex> and outrage.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ <xex>Injury</xex> in morals and jurisprudence is the
intentional doing of wrong.</note> <rj><au>Fleming.</au></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Harm; hurt; damage; loss; impairment; detriment;
wrong; evil; injustice.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Injustice</ent><br/
<hw>In*jus"tice</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>injustice</ets>, L. <ets>injustitia</ets>. See <er>In-</er> not,
and <er>Justice</er>, and cf. <er>Unjust</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Lack of justice and equity; violation of the rights of another or
others; iniquity; wrong; unfairness; imposition.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>If this people [the Athenians] resembled Nero in their
extravagance, much more did they resemble and even exceed him in cruelty
and <qex>injustice</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An unjust act or deed; a sin; a crime; a
wrong.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Cunning men can be guilty of a thousand <qex>injustices</qex>
without being discovered, or at least without being punished.</q>
<rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ink</ent><br/
<hw>Ink</hw> <pr>(<icr/<nsm/k)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Mach.)</fld>
<def>The step, or socket, in which the lower end of a millstone spindle
runs.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ink</ent><br/
<hw>Ink</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>enke</ets>, <ets>inke</ets>,
OF. <ets>enque</ets>, F. <ets>encre</ets>, L. <ets>encaustum</ets> the
purple red ink with which the Roman emperors signed their edicts, Gr.
<?/, fr. <?/ burnt in, encaustic, fr. <?/ to burn in. See
<er>Encaustic</er>, <er>Caustic</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A fluid,
or a viscous material or preparation of various kinds (commonly black or
colored), used in writing or printing.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Make there a prick with <qex>ink</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Deformed monsters, foul and black as <qex>ink</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A pigment. See <cref>India ink</cref>, under
<er>India</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ Ordinarily, <xex>black</xex> ink is made from nutgalls
and a solution of some salt of iron, and consists essentially of a
tannate or gallate of iron; sometimes indigo sulphate, or other coloring
matter, is added. Other black inks contain potassium chromate, and
extract of logwood, salts of vanadium, etc. <xex>Blue</xex> ink is
usually a solution of Prussian blue. <xex>Red</xex> ink was formerly
made from carmine (cochineal), Brazil wood, etc., but potassium eosin is
now used. Also red, blue, violet, and yellow inks are largely made from
aniline dyes. <xex>Indelible</xex> ink is usually a weak solution of
silver nitrate, but carbon in the form of lampblack or India ink, salts
of molybdenum, vanadium, etc., are also used. <xex>Sympathetic</xex>
inks may be made of milk, salts of cobalt, etc. See <cref>Sympathetic
ink</cref> (below).</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Copying ink</b></col>, <cd>a peculiar ink used for
writings of which copies by impression are to be taken.</cd> --
<col><b>Ink bag</b></col> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>an ink sac.</cd> --
<col><b>Ink berry</b></col>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A shrub
of the Holly family (<spn>Ilex glabra</spn>), found in sandy grounds
along the coast from New England to Florida, and producing a small black
berry.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>The West Indian indigo berry. See
<er>Indigo</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Ink plant</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>,
<cd>a New Zealand shrub (<spn>Coriaria thymifolia</spn>), the berries of
which yield a juice which forms an ink.</cd> -- <col><b>Ink
powder</b></col>, <cd>a powder from which ink is made by solution.</cd>
-- <col><b>Ink sac</b></col> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>an organ, found in
most cephalopods, containing an inky fluid which can be ejected from a
duct opening at the base of the siphon. The fluid serves to cloud the
water, and enable these animals to escape from their enemies. See
<xex>Illust.</xex> of <er>Dibranchiata</er>.</cd> --
<mcol><col><b>Printer's ink</b></col>, <it>or</it> <col><b>Printing
ink</b></col></mcol>. <cd>See under <er>Printing</er>.</cd> --
<col><b>Sympathetic ink</b></col>, <cd>a writing fluid of such a nature
that what is written remains invisible till the action of a reagent on
the characters makes it visible.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ink</ent><br/
<hw>Ink</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Inked</conjf> <pr>(<icr/<nsm/kt)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Inking</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To put ink upon; to supply with
ink; to blacken, color, or daub with ink.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inker</ent><br/
<hw>Ink"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that which,
inks; especially, in printing, the pad or roller which inks the
type.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inkfish</ent><br/
<hw>Ink"fish`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A cuttlefish. See
<er>Cuttlefish</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inkhorn</ent><br/
<hw>Ink"horn`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Ink</ets> +
<ets>horn</ets>; cf. F. <ets>cornet <agrave/ encre</ets>, G.
<ets>dintenhorn</ets>.]</ety> <def>A small bottle of horn or other
material formerly used for holding ink; an inkstand; a portable case for
writing materials.</def> <ldquo/With a writer's <xex>inkhorn</xex> by
his side.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Ezek. ix. 2.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>From his pocket the notary drew his papers and
<qex>inkhorn</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Longfellow.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inkhorn</ent><br/
<hw>Ink"horn"</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Learned; pedantic;
affected.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <ldquo/<xex>Inkhorn</xex>
terms.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Bale.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inkhornism</ent><br/
<hw>Ink"horn`ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Pedantry.</def>
<rj><au>Sir T. Wilson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inkiness</ent><br/
<hw>Ink"i*ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From
<er>Inky</er>.]</ety> <def>The state or quality of being inky;
blackness.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inking</ent><br/
<hw>Ink"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Supplying or covering with
ink.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Inking roller</b></col>, <cd>a somewhat elastic roller,
used to spread ink over forms of type, copperplates, etc.</cd> --
<mcol><col><b>Inking trough</b></col> <it>or</it> <col><b>Inking
table</b></col></mcol>, <cd>a trough or table from which the inking
roller receives its ink.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>ink-jet printer</ent><br/
<hw>ink"-jet` printer</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Computers)</fld> <def>A
type of printer used as a peripheral device for computers, in which the
color is applied to the paper by spraying liquid ink onto paper through
tiny orifices in a moving print head, to construct the desired pattern
on the paper by placing one dot or several dots at a time on the
paper.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inkle</ent><br/
<hw>In"kle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Prob.the same word as
<ets>lingle</ets>, the first <it>l</it> being mistaken for the definite
article in French. See <er>Lingle</er>.]</ety> <def>A kind of tape or
braid.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inkle</ent><br/
<hw>In"kle</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>inklen</ets> to hint;
cf. Dan. <ets>ymte</ets> to whisper.]</ety> <def>To guess.</def>
<mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark> <ldquo/She <xex>inkled</xex> what it
was.<rdquo/ <rj><au>R. D. Blackmore.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inkling</ent><br/
<hw>In"kling</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A hint; an
intimation.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The least <qex>inkling</qex> or glimpse of this island.</q>
<rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>They had some <qex>inkling</qex> of secret messages.</q>
<rj><qau>Clarendon.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inknee</ent><br/
<hw>In"knee`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as
<er>Knock-knee</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inkneed</ent><br/
<hw>In"kneed`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See
<er>Knock-kneed</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inknot</ent><br/
<hw>In*knot"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To fasten or bind,
as with a knot; to knot together.</def> <rj><au>Fuller.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inkstand</ent><br/
<hw>Ink"stand`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A small vessel for
holding ink, to dip the pen into; also, a device for holding ink and
writing materials.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inkstone</ent><br/
<hw>Ink"stone"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A kind of stone
containing native vitriol or sulphate of iron, used in making
ink.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inky</ent><br/
<hw>Ink"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Consisting of, or
resembling, ink; soiled with ink; black.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Inky</xex>
blots.<rdquo/ <au>Shak.</au> <ldquo/Its <xex>inky</xex>
blackness.<rdquo/ <au>Boyle.</au><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inlace</ent><br/
<hw>In*lace"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Inlaced</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Inlacing</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> + <ets>lace</ets>: cf. OE. <ets>enlacen</ets> to
entangle, involve, OF. <ets>enlacier</ets>, F. <ets>enlacer</ets>. See
<er>Lace</er>, and cf. <er>Enlace</er>.]</ety> <def>To work in, as lace;
to embellish with work resembling lace; also, to lace or enlace.</def>
<rj><au>P. Fletcher.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inlagation</ent><br/
<hw>In"la*ga"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Law L.
<ets>inlagatio</ets>, fr. <ets>inlagare</ets> to restore to law. See
<er>In</er>, and <er>Law</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Old Eng. Law)</fld> <def>The
restitution of an outlawed person to the protection of the law;
inlawing.</def> <rj><au>Bouvier.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inlaid</ent><br/
<hw>In*laid"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>p. p.</pos> <def>of
<er>Inlay</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inland</ent><br/
<hw>In"land</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Within the
land; more or less remote from the ocean or from open water; interior;
<as>as, an <ex>inland</ex> town</as>.</def> <ldquo/This wide
<xex>inland</xex> sea.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>From <qex>inland</qex> regions to the distant main.</q>
<rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Limited to the land, or to inland routes; within the
seashore boundary; not passing on, or over, the sea; <as>as,
<ex>inland</ex> transportation, commerce, navigation,
etc.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Confined to a country or state; domestic; not
foreign; <as>as, an <ex>inland</ex> bill of exchange</as>. See
<er>Exchange</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inland</ent><br/
<hw>In"land</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The interior part of a
country.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inland</ent><br/
<hw>In"land</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Into, or towards, the interior,
away from the coast.</def> <rj><au>Cook.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The greatest waves of population have rolled <qex>inland</qex>
from the east.</q> <rj><qau>S. Turner.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inlander</ent><br/
<hw>In"land*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who lives in
the interior of a country, or at a distance from the sea.</def>
<rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inlandish</ent><br/
<hw>In"land*ish</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Inland.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>T. Reeve(1657)</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inlapidate</ent><br/
<hw>In*lap"i*date</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> in + L. <ets>lapis</ets>, <ets>lapidis</ets>,
stone.]</ety> <def>To convert into a stony substance; to petrify.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inlard</ent><br/
<hw>In*lard"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>See
<er>Enlard</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inlaw</ent><br/
<hw>In*law"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[<ets>In</ets> +
<ets>law</ets>. Cf. <er>Inlagation</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Old Eng.
Law)</fld> <def>To clear of outlawry or attainder; to place under the
protection of the law.</def> <rj><au>Burrill.</au></rj></p>

<p><ent>in-law</ent><br/
<hw>in"-law`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A person who is
related by marriage, as distinguished from a <contr>blood
relative</contr>; esp. mother-<ex>in-law</ex> (the mother of one's
spouse), father-<ex>in-law</ex> (the father of one's spouse),
brother-<ex>in-law</ex> (the brother of one's spouse, or husband of
one's spouse's sister), sister-<ex>in-law</ex> (the sister of one's
spouse, or wife of one's spouse's brother).</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>-in-law</ent><br/
<hw>-in"-law`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>suff.</pos> <def>A suffix meaning
<sig>through marriage</sig>. See <er>in-law</er>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inlay</ent><br/
<hw>In*lay"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Inlaied</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Inlaying</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To lay within; hence, to insert,
as pieces of pearl, ivory, mother-of-pearl, choice woods, or the like,
in a groundwork of some other material; to form an ornamental surface;
to diversify or adorn with insertions.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Look, how the floor of heaven<br/
Is thick <qex>inlaid</qex> with patines of bright gold.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>But these things are . . . borrowed by the monks to
<qex>inlay</qex> their story.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inlay</ent><br/
<hw>In"lay`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Matter or pieces of
wood, ivory, etc., inlaid, or prepared for inlaying; that which is
inserted or inlaid for ornament or variety; <as>as, ornamented with
ivory <ex>inlay</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Crocus and hyacinth with rich <qex>inlay</qex><br/
Broidered the ground.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The sloping of the moonlit sward<br/
Was damask work, and deep <qex>inlay</qex><br/
Of braided blooms.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inlayer</ent><br/
<hw>In*lay"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who inlays, or
whose occupation it is to inlay.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inleague</ent><br/
<hw>In*league"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Inleagued</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Inleaguing</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To ally,
or form an alliance with; to unite; to combine.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>With a willingness <qex>inleague</qex> our blood<br/
With his, for purchase of full growth in friendship.</q>
<rj><qau>Ford.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inleaguer</ent><br/
<hw>In*lea"guer</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
beleaguer.</def> <rj><au>Holland.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inlet</ent><br/
<hw>In"let</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A passage
by which an inclosed place may be entered; a place of ingress;
entrance;</def> <specif>especially,</specif> <def>a narrow waterway
leading into a harbor.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Doors and windows, <qex>inlets</qex> of men and of light.</q>
<rj><qau>Sir H. Wotton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A bay or recess, as in the shore of a sea, lake, or
large river; a narrow strip of water running into the land or between
islands.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>That which is let in or inlaid; an inserted
material.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ <xex>Inlet</xex> is also used adjectively, as in
<xex>inlet</xex> pipe, <xex>inlet</xex> valve, etc.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inlighten</ent><br/
<hw>In*light"en</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>See
<er>Enlighten</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inlist</ent><br/
<hw>In*list"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>See
<er>Enlist</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inlive</ent><br/
<hw>In*live"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To animate.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inlock</ent><br/
<hw>In*lock"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To lock in, or
inclose.</def><br/
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<p><ent>In loco</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>In lo"co</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[L.]</ety> <def>In the place;
in the proper or natural place.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inlumine</ent><br/
<hw>In*lu"mine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>See
<er>Illumine</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inly</ent><br/
<hw>In"ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>inlich</ets>,
AS. <ets>inl<imac/c</ets>. See <er>In</er>.]</ety> <def>Internal;
interior; secret.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Didst thou but know the <qex>inly</qex> touch of love.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inly</ent><br/
<hw>In"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Internally; within; in the
heart.</def> <ldquo/Whereat he <xex>inly</xex> raged.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inmacy</ent><br/
<hw>In"ma*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From
<er>Inmate</er>.]</ety> <def>The state of being an inmate.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Craig.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inmate</ent><br/
<hw>In"mate`</hw> <pr>(<icr/n"m<amac/t`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>In</ets> + <ets>mate</ets> an associate.]</ety> <def>One who
lives in the same house or apartment with another; a fellow
lodger;</def> <specif>esp.,</specif> <def>one of the occupants of an
asylum, hospital, or prison;</def> <specif>by extension,</specif>
<def>one who occupies or lodges in any place or dwelling.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>So spake the enemy of mankind, inclos'd<br/
In serpent, <qex>inmate</qex> bad.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inmate</ent><br/
<hw>In"mate`</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Admitted as a dweller; resident;
internal.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <ldquo/<xex>Inmate</xex>
guests.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inmeats</ent><br/
<hw>In"meats`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <def>The edible
viscera of animals, as the heart, liver, etc.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inmesh</ent><br/
<hw>In*mesh"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Inmeshed</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Inmeshing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To bring within
meshes, as of a net; to enmesh; to entangle.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inmew</ent><br/
<hw>In*mew"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Cf.<er>Emmew</er>,
<er>Immew</er>.]</ety> <def>To inclose, as in a mew or cage.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark> <ldquo/<xex>Inmew</xex> the town below.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Beau. & Fl.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>in-migration</ent><br/
<hw>in-migration</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>migration into a
place.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> immigration.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inmost</ent><br/
<hw>In"most`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>innemest</ets>, AS. <ets>innemest</ets>, a double superlative form
fr. <ets>inne</ets> within, fr. <ets>in</ets> in. The modern form is due
to confusion with <ets>most</ets>. See <er>In</er>, and cf.
<er>Aftermost</er>, <er>Foremost</er>, <er>Innermost</er>.]</ety>
<def>Deepest within; farthest from the surface or external part;
innermost.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>And pierce the <qex>inmost</qex> center of the earth.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The silent, slow, consuming fires,<br/
Which on my <qex>inmost</qex> vitals prey.</q>
<rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inn</ent><br/
<hw>Inn</hw> <pr>(<icr/n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>in</ets>,
<ets>inn</ets>, house, chamber, inn, from AS. <ets>in</ets> in; akin to
Icel. <ets>inni</ets> house. See <er>In</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A
place of shelter; hence, dwelling; habitation; residence; abode.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Therefore with me ye may take up your <qex>inn</qex><br/
For this same night.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A house for the lodging and entertainment of
travelers or wayfarers; a tavern; a public house; a hotel.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ As distinguished from a private boarding house, an inn
is a house for the entertainment of all travelers of good conduct and
means of payment, as guests for a brief period, not as lodgers or
boarders by contract.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The miserable fare and miserable lodgment of a provincial
<qex>inn</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>W. Irving.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The town residence of a nobleman or distinguished
person; <as>as, Leicester <ex>Inn</ex></as>.</def>
<mark>[Eng.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>One of the colleges (societies or buildings) in
London, for students of the law barristers; <as>as, the <ex>Inns</ex> of
Court; the <ex>Inns</ex> of Chancery; Serjeants'
<ex>Inns</ex>.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Inns of chancery</b></col> <fld>(Eng.)</fld>,
<cd>colleges in which young students formerly began their law studies,
now occupied chiefly bp attorn`ys, solocitors, etc.</cd> -- <col><b>Inns
of court</b></col> <fld>(Eng.)</fld>, <cd>the four societies of
<ldquo/students and practicers of the law of England<rdquo/ which in
London exercise the exclusive right of admitting persons to practice at
the bar; also, the buildings in which the law students and barristers
have their chambers. They are the Inner Temple, the Middle Temple,
Lincoln's Inn, and Gray's Inn.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><-- p. 766 --></p>

<p><ent>Inn</ent><br/
<hw>Inn</hw> <pr>(<icr/n)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Inned</conjf> <pr>(<icr/nd)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Inning</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To take lodging; to
lodge.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Addison.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inn</ent><br/
<hw>Inn</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To house; to
lodge.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>When he had brought them into his city<br/
And <qex>inned</qex> them, everich at his degree.</q>
<rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To get in; to in. See <er>In</er>, <pos>v.
t.</pos></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>innards</ent><br/
<hw>innards</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The internal organs of an animal
collectively especially those in the abdominal cavity.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> viscera.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Innate</ent><br/
<hw>In"nate</hw> <pr>(<icr/n"n<asl/t <it>or</it> <icr/n*n<amac/t";
277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>innatus</ets>; pref.
<ets>in-</ets> in + <ets>natus</ets> born, p. p. of <ets>nasci</ets> to
be born. See <er>Native</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Inborn; native;
natural; <as>as, <ex>innate</ex> vigor; <ex>innate</ex>
eloquence.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Metaph.)</fld> <def>Originating in, or derived
from, the constitution of the intellect, as opposed to acquired from
experience; <as>as, <ex>innate</ex> ideas</as>. See <er>A priori</er>,
<er>Intuitive</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>There is an <qex>innate</qex> light in every man, discovering to
him the first lines of duty in the common notions of good and evil.</q>
<rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Men would not be guilty if they did not carry in their mind common
notions of morality, <qex>innate</qex> and written in divine
letters.</q> <rj><qau>Fleming (Origen).</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>If I could only show, as I hope I shall . . . how men, barely by
the use of their natural faculties, may attain to all the knowledge they
have, without the help of any <qex>innate</qex> impressions; and may
arrive at certainty without any such original notions or principles.</q>
<rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Joined by the base to the very tip
of a filament; <as>as, an <ex>innate</ex> anther</as>.</def>
<rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Innate ideas</b></col> <fld>(Metaph.)</fld>, <cd>ideas,
as of God, immortality, right and wrong, supposed by some to be inherent
in the mind, as a priori principles of knowledge.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Innate</ent><br/
<hw>In*nate"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To cause to exit;
to call into being.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <ldquo/The first
<xex>innating</xex> cause.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Marston.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Innately</ent><br/
<hw>In"nate*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos>
<def>Naturally.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Innateness</ent><br/
<hw>In"nate*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being
innate.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Innative</ent><br/
<hw>In*na"tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Native.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chapman.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Innavigable</ent><br/
<hw>In*nav"i*ga*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>innavigabilis</ets> : cf. F. <ets>innavigable</ets>. See
<er>In-</er> not, and <er>Navigable</er>.]</ety> <def>Incapable of being
navigated; impassable by ships or vessels.</def> <au>Drygen.</au> --
<wordforms><wf>In*nav"i*ga*bly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inne</ent><br/
<hw>Inne</hw> <pr>(<icr/n)</pr>, <pos>adv. & prep.</pos> <def>In.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>And eke in what array that they were <qex>inne</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inner</ent><br/
<hw>In"ner</hw> <pr>(<icr/n"n<etil/r)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>innera</ets>, a compar. fr. <ets>inne</ets> within, fr.
<ets>in</ets> in. See <er>In</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Further in;
interior; internal; not outward; <as>as, an <ex>inner</ex>
chamber</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the spirit or its
phenomena.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>This attracts the soul,<br/
Governs the <qex>inner</qex> man, the nobler part.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Not obvious or easily discovered; obscure.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Inner house</b></col> <fld>(Scot.)</fld>, <cd>the first
and second divisions of the court of Session at Edinburgh; also, the
place of their sittings.</cd> -- <col><b>Inner jib</b></col>
<fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>a fore-and-aft sail set on a stay running from
the fore-topmast head to the jib boom.</cd> -- <col><b>Inner
plate</b></col> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>, <cd>the wall plate which lies
nearest to the center of the roof, in a double-plated roof.</cd> --
<col><b>Inner post</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>a piece brought on
at the fore side of the main post, to support the transoms.</cd> --
<col><b>Inner square</b></col> <fld>(Carp.)</fld>, <cd>the angle formed
by the inner edges of a carpenter's square.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Innerly</ent><br/
<hw>In"ner*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>More within.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Baret.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Innermost</ent><br/
<hw>In"ner*most`</hw> <pr>(<icr/n"n<etil/r*m<omac/st`)</pr>,
<pos>a.</pos> <ety>[A corruption of <ets>inmost</ets> due to influence
of <ets>inner</ets>. See <er>Inmost</er>.]</ety> <def>Farthest inward;
most remote from the outward part; inmost; deepest within.</def>
<rj><au>Prov. xviii. 8.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Innermostly</ent><br/
<hw>In"ner*most`ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In the innermost
place.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>His ebon cross worn <qex>innermostly</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Mrs.
Browning.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Innervate</ent><br/
<hw>In*ner"vate</hw> <pr>(<icr/n*n<etil/r"v<amac/t)</pr>, <pos>v.
t.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Innerve</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>To
supply with nerves; <as>as, the heart is <ex>innervated</ex> by
pneumogastric and sympathetic branches</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Innervation</ent><br/
<hw>In`ner*va"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>innervation</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of innerving or
stimulating.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Special activity excited in
any part of the nervous system or in any organ of sense or motion; the
nervous influence necessary for the maintenance of life, and the
functions of the various organs.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The distribution of nerves in an
animal, or to any of its parts.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Innerve</ent><br/
<hw>In*nerve"</hw> <pr>(<icr/n*n<etil/rv")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Innerved</conjf>
<pr>(<icr/n*n<etil/rvd")</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Innerving</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Pref. <ets>in-</ets> in +
<ets>nerve</ets>.]</ety> <def>To give nervous energy or power to; to
give increased energy, force, or courage to; to invigorate; to
stimulate.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Innholder</ent><br/
<hw>Inn"hold`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who keeps an
inn.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> innkeeper.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inning</ent><br/
<hw>In"ning</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>innung</ets>, fr. <ets>in</ets> in, prep. & adv.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Ingathering; harvesting.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Holland.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The state or turn of being in; specifically, in
cricket, baseball, etc., each period during which both teams get one
turn each at bat; <as>as, in baseball there are nine <ex>innings</ex> to
a complete game;</as> -- often in the <pluf>pl.</pluf></def>
<specif>Hence:</specif> <def>The turn or time of a person, or a party,
in power; <as>as, the Whigs went out, and the Democrats had their
<ex>innings</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>Lands recovered from the sea.</def>
<rj><au>Ainsworth.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Innitency</ent><br/
<hw>In*ni"ten*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inniti</ets>, p. p. <ets>innixus</ets>, to lean upon; pref.
<ets>in-</ets> in, on + <ets>niti</ets> to lean.]</ety> <def>A leaning;
pressure; weight.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir T.
Browne.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Innixion</ent><br/
<hw>In*nix"ion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Innitency</er>.]</ety> <def>Act of leaning upon something;
incumbency.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Derham.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Innkeeper</ent><br/
<hw>Inn"keep`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who keeps an
inn; the proprietor or manager of an inn or hotel.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> innholder.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Innocence</ent><br/
<hw>In"no*cence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>innocence</ets>, L. <ets>innocentia</ets>. See
<er>Innocent</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The state or quality of being
innocent; freedom from that which is harmful or infurious;
harmlessness.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The state or quality of being morally free from
guilt or sin; purity of heart; blamelessness.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The silence often of pure <qex>innocence</qex><br/
Persuades when speaking fails.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Banished from man's life his happiest life,<br/
Simplicity and spotless <qex>innocence</qex>!</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The state or quality of being not chargeable for, or
guilty of, a particular crime or offense; <as>as, the <ex>innocence</ex>
of the prisoner was clearly shown</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Simplicity or plainness, bordering on weakness or
silliness; artlessness; ingenuousness.</def> <rj><au>Chaucer.
Shak.</au></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Harmlessness; innocuousness; blamelessness;
purity; sinlessness; guiltlessness.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Innocency</ent><br/
<hw>In"no*cen*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Innocence.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Innocent</ent><br/
<hw>In"no*cent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>innocent</ets>, L. <ets>innocens</ets>, <ets>-entis</ets>; pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>nocens</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>nocere</ets> to
harm, hurt. See <er>Noxious</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Not harmful;
free from that which can injure; innoxious; innocuous; harmless; <as>as,
an <ex>innocent</ex> medicine or remedy</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>The spear<br/
Sung <qex>innocent</qex>, and spent its force in air.</q>
<rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Morally free from guilt; guiltless; not tainted with
sin; pure; upright.</def><br/
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<p><q>To offer up a weak, poor, <qex>innocent</qex> lamb.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>I have sinned in that I have betrayed the <qex>innocent</qex>
blood.</q> <rj><qau>Matt. xxvii. 4.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>The aidless, <qex>innocent</qex> lady, his wished prey.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Free from the guilt of a particular crime or
offense; <as>as, a man is <ex>innocent</ex> of the crime
charged</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q><qex>Innocent</qex> from the great transgression.</q> <rj><qau>Ps.
xix. 13.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Simple; artless; foolish.</def>
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Lawful; permitted; <as>as, an <ex>innocent</ex>
trade</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Not contraband; not subject to forfeiture; <as>as,
<ex>innocent</ex> goods carried to a belligerent nation</as>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Innocent party</b></col> <fld>(Law)</fld>,<cd>a party who
has not notice of a fact tainting a litigated transaction with
illegality.</cd></cs></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Harmless; innoxious; innoffensive; guiltless;
spotless; immaculate; pure; unblamable; blameless; faultless; guileless;
upright.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Innocent</ent><br/
<hw>In"no*cent</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An innocent person;
one free from, or unacquainted with, guilt or sin.</def>
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An unsophisticated person; hence, a child; a
simpleton; an idiot.</def> <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>In Scotland a natural fool was called an <qex>innocent</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Innocents' day</b></col> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld>,
<cd>Childermas day.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Innocently</ent><br/
<hw>In"no*cent*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an innocent
manner.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Innocuity</ent><br/
<hw>In"no*cu"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Innocuousness.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Innocuous</ent><br/
<hw>In*noc"u*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>innocuus</ets>; <ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>nocuus</ets> hurtful, fr.
<ets>nocere</ets> to hurt. See <er>Innocent</er>.]</ety> <def>Harmless;
producing no ill effect.</def><br/
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<p><q>A patient, <qex>innocuous</qex>, innocent man.</q>
<rj><qau>Burton.</qau></rj></p>

<p>-- <wordforms><wf>In*noc"u*ous*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>In*noc"u*ous*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><q>Where the salt sea <qex>innocuously</qex> breaks.</q>
<rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Innodate</ent><br/
<hw>In"no*date</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Innodated</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Innodating</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L.
<ets>innodatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>innodare</ets>; pref. <ets>in-</ets>
in + <ets>nodus</ets> knot.]</ety> <def>To bind up, as in a knot; to
include.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Fuller.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Innominable</ent><br/
<hw>In*nom"i*na*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>innominabilis</ets>; pref. <ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>nominare</ets>
to name: cf. F. <ets>innominable</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not to be
named.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Testament of Love.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Innominate</ent><br/
<hw>In*nom"i*nate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>innominatus</ets>; pref. <ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>nominare</ets>
to name.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having no name; unnamed; <as>as, an
<ex>innominate</ex> person or place</as>.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>
<rj><au>Ray.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A term used in designating many
parts otherwise unnamed; <as>as, the <ex>innominate</ex> artery, a great
branch of the arch of the aorta; the <ex>innominate</ex> vein, a great
branch of the superior vena cava.</as></def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Innominate bone</b></col> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>, <cd>the
great bone which makes a lateral half of the pelvis in mammals; hip
bone; haunch bone; huckle bone. It is composed of three bones, ilium,
ischium, and pubis, consolidated into one in the adult, though separate
in the fetus, as also in many adult reptiles and amphibians.</cd> --
<col><b>Innominate contracts</b></col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>in the
Roman law, contracts without a specific name.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Innovate</ent><br/
<hw>In"no*vate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Innovated</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Innovating</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L.
<ets>innovatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>innovare</ets> to revew; pref.
<ets>in-</ets> in + <ets>novare</ets> to make new, fr. <ets>novus</ets>
new. See <er>New</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To bring in as new; to
introduce as a novelty; <as>as, to <ex>innovate</ex> a word or an
act</as>.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To change or alter by introducing something new; to
remodel; to revolutionize.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>
<rj><au>Burton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>From his attempts upon the civil power, he proceeds<br/
to <qex>innovate</qex> God's worship.</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Innovate</ent><br/
<hw>In"no*vate</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To introduce novelties or
changes; -- sometimes with <xex>in</xex> or <xex>on</xex>.</def>
<rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>Every man, therefore, is not fit to <qex>innovate</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Innovation</ent><br/
<hw>In`no*va"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>innovatio</ets>; cf. F. <ets>innovation</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>The act of innovating; introduction of something new, in customs,
rites, commercial products, etc.</def> <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A change effected by innovating; a change in
customs; something new, and contrary to established customs, manners, or
rites.</def> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>The love of things ancient doth argue stayedness, but levity and
lack of experience maketh apt unto <qex>innovations</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Hooker.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A newly formed shoot, or the
annually produced addition to the stems of many mosses.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Innovationist</ent><br/
<hw>In`no*va"tion*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who favors
innovation.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Innovative</ent><br/
<hw>In"no*va*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Characterized
by, or introducing, innovations.</def> <rj><au>Fitzed.
Hall.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Innovator</ent><br/
<hw>In"no*va`tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>innovateur</ets>.]</ety> <def>One who innovates.</def>
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Innoxious</ent><br/
<hw>In*nox"ious</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>innoxius</ets>. See <er>In-</er> not, and <er>Noxious</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>Free from hurtful qualities or effects; harmless;
innocuous.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Innoxious</xex> flames.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Sir
K. Digby.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Free from crime; pure; innocent.</def>
<rj><au>Pope.</au></rj></p>

<p>-- <wordforms><wf>In*nox`ious*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>In*nox"ious*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><ent>Innubilous</ent><br/
<hw>In*nu"bi*lous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>innubilus</ets>. See <er>Nubilous</er>.]</ety>
<def>Cloudless.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Blount.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Innuendo</ent><br/
<hw>In`nu*en"do</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Innuedoes</plw>(<?/).</plu> <ety>[L., by intimation, by hinting,
gerund of <ets>innuere</ets>, <ets>innutum</ets>, to give a nod, to
intimate; pref. <ets>in-</ets> in, to + <ets>-nuere</ets> (in comp.) to
nod. See <er>Nutation</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An oblique hint; a
remote allusion or reference, usually derogatory to a person or thing
not named; an insinuation.</def><br/
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<p><q>Mercury . . . owns it a marriage by an <qex>innuendo</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Pursue your trade of scandal picking;<br/
Your <qex>innuendoes</qex>, when you tell us,<br/
That Stella loves to talk with fellows.</q>
<rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>An averment employed in pleading,
to point the application of matter otherwise unintelligible; an
interpretative parenthesis thrown into quoted matter to explain an
obscure word or words; -- as, the plaintiff avers that the defendant
said that he (<xex>innuendo</xex> the plaintiff) was a thief.</def>
<rj><au>Wharton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><note><hand/ The term is so applied from having been the introductory
word of this averment or parenthetic explanation when pleadings were in
Latin. The word <ldquo/meaning<rdquo/ is used as its equivalent in
modern forms.</note></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Insinuation; suggestion; hint; intimation;
reference; allusion; implication; representation; -- <er>Innuendo</er>,
<er>Insinuation</er>.</syn> <usage> An <xex>innuendo</xex> is an
equivocal allusion so framed as to point distinctly at something which
is injurious to the character or reputation of the person referred to.
An <xex>insinuation</xex> turns on no such double use of language, but
consists in artfully <xex>winding</xex> into the mind imputations of an
injurious nature without making any direct charge.</usage><br/
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<p><ent>Innuent</ent><br/
<hw>In"nu*ent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>innuens</ets>, p. pr.]</ety> <def>Conveying a hint;
significant.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Burton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Innuit</ent><br/
<hw>In"nu*it</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Native name.]</ety>
<fld>(Ethnol.)</fld> <def>An Eskimo.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Innumerability</ent><br/
<hw>In*nu`mer*a*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>innumerabilitas</ets>.]</ety> <def>State of being
innumerable.</def> <rj><au>Fotherby.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Innumerable</ent><br/
<hw>In*nu`mer*a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>innumerabilis</ets> : cf. F. <ets>innumefable</ets>. See
<er>In-</er> not, and <er>Numerable</er>.]</ety> <def>Not capable of
being counted, enumerated, or numbered, for multitude; countless;
numberless; unnumbered, hence, indefinitely numerous; of great
number.</def><br/
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<p><q><qex>Innumerable</qex> as the stars of night.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj></p>

<p>-- <wordforms><wf>In*nu"mer*a*ble*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> --
<wf>In*nu"mer*a*bly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><ent>innumerate</ent><br/
<hw>innumerate</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>Lacking knowledge and
understanding of mathematical concepts and methods; by analogy with
<contr>illiterate</contr>. Opposite of <ant>numerate</ant>.</def>
<see>Also See: <er>educated</er>; <er>illiterate</er>.</see><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Innumerous</ent><br/
<hw>In*nu"mer*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>innumerosus</ets>, <ets>innumerus</ets>. See
<er>Numerous</er>.]</ety> <def>Innumerable.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>
<rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Innutrition</ent><br/
<hw>In`nu*tri"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Lack of
nutrition; failure of nourishment.</def> <rj><au>E.
Darwin.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Innutritious</ent><br/
<hw>In`nu*tri"tious</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
nutritious; not furnishing nourishment.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Innutritive</ent><br/
<hw>In*nu"tri*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Innutritious.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Innyard</ent><br/
<hw>Inn"yard`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The yard adjoining
an inn.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inobedience</ent><br/
<hw>In`o*be"di*ence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inoboedientia</ets> : cf. F. <ets>inobedience</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Disobedience.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Wyclif.
Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inobedient</ent><br/
<hw>In`o*be"di*ent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inoboediens</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>inoboedire</ets> : cf. F.
<ets>inobedient</ets>. See <er>Obedient</er>.]</ety> <def>Not obedient;
disobedient.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj></p>

<p>-- <wordforms><wf>In`o*be"di*ent*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark></wordforms><br/
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<p><ent>Inobservable</ent><br/
<hw>In`ob*serv"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inobservabilis</ets> : cf. F. <ets>inobservable</ets>. See
<er>In-</er> not, and <er>Observable</er>.]</ety> <def>Not
observable.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inobservance</ent><br/
<hw>In`ob*serv"ance</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inobservantia</ets> : cf. F. <ets>inobservance</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Lack or neglect of observance.</def> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inobservant</ent><br/
<hw>In`ob*serv"ant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inobservans</ets>. See <er>In-</er> not, and
<er>Observant</er>.]</ety> <def>Not observant; regardless;
heedless.</def> <rj><au>Bp. Hurd.</au></rj></p>

<p>-- <wordforms><wf>In`ob*serv"ant*ly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><ent>Inobservation</ent><br/
<hw>In*ob`ser*va"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>inobservation</ets>.]</ety> <def>Neglect or lack of
observation.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Inobtrusive</ent><br/
<hw>In`ob*tru"sive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not obtrusive;
unobtrusive.</def></p>

<p>-- <wordforms><wf>In`ob*tru"sive*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>In`ob*tru"sive*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inocarpin</ent><br/
<hw>In`o*car"pin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>'i`s</grk>, <grk>'ino`s</grk>, muscle + <grk>karpo`s</grk>
fruit.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A red, gummy, coloring matter,
extracted from the colorless juice of the Otaheite chestnut
(<spn>Inocarpus edulis</spn>).</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inoccupation</ent><br/
<hw>In*oc`cu*pa"tion</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Lack of
occupation.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inoceramus</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>In`o*cer"a*mus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr.
Gr. <grk>'i`s</grk>, <grk>'ino`s</grk>, a muscle + <?/ an earthen
vessel.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>An extinct genus of large,
fossil, bivalve shells, allied to the mussels. The genus is
characteristic of the Cretaceous period.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inoculability</ent><br/
<hw>In*oc`u*la*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
quality or state of being inoculable.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inoculable</ent><br/
<hw>In*oc"u*la*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Inoculate</er>.]</ety> <def>Capable of being inoculated; capable of
communicating disease, or of being communicated, by
inoculation.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inocular</ent><br/
<hw>In*oc"u*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zool)</fld>
<def>Inserted in the corner of the eye; -- said of the antenn<ae/ of
certain insects.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inoculate</ent><br/
<hw>In*oc"u*late</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Inoculated</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Inoculating</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L.
<ets>inoculatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>inoculare</ets> to ingraft; pref.
<ets>in-</ets> in, on + <ets>oculare</ets> to furnish with eyes, fr.
<ets>oculus</ets> an eye, also, a bud. See <er>Ocular</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>To bud; to insert, or graft, as the bud of a tree or
plant in another tree or plant.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To insert a foreign bud into; <as>as, to
<ex>inoculate</ex> a tree</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>To communicate a disease to (a
person) by inserting infectious matter in the skin or flesh, especially
as a means of inducing immunological resistance to that or related
diseases; <as>as, to <ex>inoculate</ex> a person with the virus of
smallpox, rabies, etc.</as> See <er>Vaccinate</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Fig.: To introduce into the mind; -- used especially
of harmful ideas or principles; to imbue; <as>as, to <ex>inoculate</ex>
one with treason or infidelity</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Microbiology)</fld> <def>To introduce
microorganisms into (a growth medium), to cause the growth and
multiplication of the microorganisms; <as>as, to <ex>inoculate</ex> a
fermentation vat with an actinomycete culture in order to produce
streptomycin</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inoculate</ent><br/
<hw>In*oc"u*late</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To graft by
inserting buds.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To communicate disease by inoculation.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inoculation</ent><br/
<hw>In*oc"u*la"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inoculatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>inoculation</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>The act or art of inoculating trees or plants.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The act or practice of
communicating a disease to a person in health, by inserting contagious
matter in his skin or flesh, usually for the purpose of inducing
immunity to the disease.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ The use was formerly limited to the intentional
communication of the smallpox, but is now extended to include any
similar introduction of modified virus; as, the <xex>inoculation</xex>
of rabies by Pasteur. The organisms inoculated are usually an
attentuated form of the disease-causing organism, which may multiply
harmlessly in the body of the host, but induce immunity to the more
virulent forms of the organism.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Fig.: The communication of principles, especially
false principles, to the mind.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Microbiology)</fld> <def>The introduction of
microorganisms into a growth medium, to cause the growth and
multiplication of the microorganisms.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inoculator</ent><br/
<hw>In*oc"u*la`tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.: cf. F.
<ets>inoculateur</ets>.]</ety> <def>One who inoculates; one who
propagates plants or diseases by inoculation.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inoculum</ent><br/
<hw>In*oc"u*lum</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Microbiology)</fld> <def>The preparation of microorganisms which
is inoculated{5} into a growth medium; <as>as, a small <ex>inoculum</ex>
may not work well for the production phase of a
fermentation</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><-- p. 767 --></p>

<p><ent>Inodiate</ent><br/
<hw>In*o"di*ate</hw> <pr>(<icr/n*<omac/"d<icr/*<amac/t)</pr>, <pos>v.
t.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>in-</ets> in + L. <ets>odium</ets>
hatred.]</ety> <def>To make odious or hateful.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>South.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inodorate</ent><br/
<hw>In*o"dor*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Inodorous;
odorless.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inodorous</ent><br/
<hw>In*o"dor*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inodorus</ets>. See <er>In-</er> not, and <er>Odorous</er>.]</ety>
<def>Emitting no odor; without smell; scentless; odorless.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>In*o"dor*ous*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inoffensive</ent><br/
<hw>In"of*fen"sive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>offensiue</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>inoffensif</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Giving no offense, or
provocation; causing no uneasiness, annoyance, or disturbance; <as>as,
an <ex>inoffensive</ex> man, answer, appearance</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Harmless; doing no injury or mischief.</def>
<rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Not obstructing; presenting no interruption or
hindrance.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>So have I seen a river gently glide<br/
In a smooth course, and <qex>inoffensive</qex> tide.</q>
<rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj></p>

<p>-- <wordforms><wf>In"of*fen"sive*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>In"of*fen"sive*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inofficial</ent><br/
<hw>In"of*fi"cial</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not official;
not having official sanction or authority; unofficial; not according to
the forms or ceremony of official business; <as>as, <ex>inofficial</ex>
intelligence</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>Pinckney and Marshall would not make <qex>inofficial</qex> visits
to discuss official business.</q> <rj><qau>Pickering.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Private; informal; unwarranted; unauthorizod;
irregular; unceremonious; unprofessional.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inofficially</ent><br/
<hw>In`of*fi"cial*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Without the usual forms,
or not in the official character; unofficially.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inofficious</ent><br/
<hw>In`of*fi"cious</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inofficiosus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>inofficieux</ets>. See <er>In-</er>
not, and <er>Officious</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Indifferent to
obligation or duty.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Thou drown'st thyself in <qex>inofficious</qex> sleep.</q>
<rj><qau>B. Jonson.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Not officious; not civil or attentive.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Jonhson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Regardless of natural obligation;
contrary to natural duty; unkind; -- commonly said of a testament made
without regard to natural obligation, or by which a child is unjustly
deprived of inheritance.</def> <ldquo/The <xex>inofficious</xex>
testament.<rdquo/ <au>Blackstone.</au> <ldquo/An <xex>inofficious</xex>
disposition of his fortune.<rdquo/ <au>Paley.</au><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inofficiously</ent><br/
<hw>In`of*fi"cious*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Not
officiously.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inogen</ent><br/
<hw>In"o*gen</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'i`s</grk>,
<grk>'ino`s</grk>, a muscle + <ets>-gen</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>A complex nitrogenous substance, which, by
Hermann's hypothesis, is continually decomposed and reproduced in the
muscles, during their life.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inoperation</ent><br/
<hw>In*op`er*a"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inoperari</ets> to effect; pref. in- in + <ets>operari</ets> to
operate.]</ety> <def>Agency; influence; production of effects.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inoperative</ent><br/
<hw>In*op"er*a*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>operative</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not operative;
not active; producing no effects; <as>as, laws renderd
<ex>inoperative</ex> by neglect; <ex>inoperative</ex> remedies or
processes.</as></def></p>

<p><ent>Inoperculate</ent><br/
<ent>Inopercular</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>In`o*per"cu*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>In`o*per"cu*late</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>Having no
operculum; -- said of certain gastropod shells.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inopinable</ent><br/
<hw>In`o*pin"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inopinabilis</ets>. See <er>Inopinate</er>.]</ety> <def>Not to be
expected; inconceivable.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<ldquo/<xex>Inopinable</xex>, incredible . . . sayings.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Latimer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inopinate</ent><br/
<hw>In*op"i*nate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inopinatus</ets>. See <er>In-</er> not, and <er>Opine</er>.]</ety>
<def>Not expected or looked for.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Inopportune</ent><br/
<hw>In*op`por*tune"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inopportunus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>inopportun</ets>. See <er>In-</er>
not, and <er>Opportune</er>.]</ety> <def>Not opportune; inconvenient;
unseasonable; <as>as, an <ex>inopportune</ex> occurrence, remark,
etc.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>No visit could have been more <qex>inopportune</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>T. Hook.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inopportunely</ent><br/
<hw>In*op`por*tune"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Not opportunely;
unseasonably; inconveniently.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inopportunity</ent><br/
<hw>In*op`por*tu"ni*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Lack of
opportunity; unseasonableness; inconvenience.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inoppressive</ent><br/
<hw>In`op*press"ive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not oppressive
or burdensome.</def> <rj><au>O. Wolcott.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inopulent</ent><br/
<hw>In*op"u*lent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>opulent</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>inopulent</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not opulent; not affluent or
rich.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inordinacy</ent><br/
<hw>In*or"di*na*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or
quality of being inordinate; excessiveness; immoderateness; <as>as, the
<ex>inordinacy</ex> of love or desire</as>.</def> <rj><au>Jer.
Taylor.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inordinate</ent><br/
<hw>In*or"di*nate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inordinatus</ets> disordered. See <er>In-</er> not, and
<er>Ordinate</er>.]</ety> <def>Not limited to rules prescribed, or to
usual bounds; irregular; excessive; immoderate; <as>as, an
<ex>inordinate</ex> love of the world</as>.</def>
<ldquo/<xex>Inordinate</xex> desires.<rdquo/ <au>Milton.</au>
<ldquo/<xex>Inordinate</xex> vanity.<rdquo/ <au>Burke.</au></p>

<p>-- <wordforms><wf>In*or"di*nate*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>In*or"di*nate*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inordination</ent><br/
<hw>In*or`di*na"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inordinatio</ets>.]</ety> <def>Deviation from custom, rule, or
right; irregularity; inordinacy.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>South.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Every <qex>inordination</qex> of religion that is not in defect,
is properly called superstition.</q> <rj><qau>Jer.
Taylor.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inorganic</ent><br/
<hw>In`or*gan"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>organic</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>inorganique</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Not organic; without the
organs necessary for life; devoid of an organized structure;
unorganized; lifeness; inanimate.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to compounds
that are not derivatives of hydrocarbons; not organic{5}.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ The term <xex>inorganic</xex> is used to denote any one
the large series of substances (as minerals, metals, etc.), which are
not directly connected with vital processes, either in origin or nature,
and which are broadly and relatively contrasted with <xex>organic</xex>
substances. See <er>Organic</er>{5}.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Inorganic Chemistry</b></col>. <cd>See under
<er>Chemistry</er>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inorganical</ent><br/
<hw>In`or*gan"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Inorganic.</def> <rj><au>Locke.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inorganically</ent><br/
<hw>In`or*gan"ic*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an inorganic
manner.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inorganity</ent><br/
<hw>In`or*gan"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Quality of
being inorganic.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <ldquo/The
<xex>inorganity</xex> of the soul.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Sir T.
Browne.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inorganization</ent><br/
<hw>In*or`gan*i*za"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state
of being without organization.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inorganized</ent><br/
<hw>In*or"gan*ized</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not having
organic structure; devoid of organs; inorganic.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inorthography</ent><br/
<hw>In`or*thog"ra*phy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Deviation
from correct orthography; bad spelling.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Feltham.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inosculate</ent><br/
<hw>In*os"cu*late</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Inosculated</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Inosculating</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> in + <ets>osculate</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To
unite by apposition or contact, as two tubular vessels at their
extremities; to anastomose.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To intercommunicate; to interjoin.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The several monthly divisions of the journal may
<qex>inosculate</qex>, but not the several volumes.</q> <rj><qau>De
Quincey.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inosculate</ent><br/
<hw>In*os"cu*late</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>To unite by apposition or contact, as two vessels in an animal
body.</def> <rj><au>Berkeley.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To unite intimately; to cause to become as
one.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>They were still together, grew<br/
(For so they said themselves) <qex>inosculated</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inosculation</ent><br/
<hw>In*os`cu*la"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>inosculation</ets>.]</ety> <def>The junction or connection of
vessels, channels, or passages, so that their contents pass from one to
the other; union by mouths or ducts; anastomosis; intercommunication;
<as>as, <ex>inosculation</ex> of veins, etc.</as></def>
<rj><au>Ray.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inosinic</ent><br/
<hw>In`o*sin"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From
<er>Inosite</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or
derived from, inosite; <as>as, <ex>inosinic</ex> acid</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>inosine</ent><br/
<hw>in"o*sine</hw> <pr>(<icr/n"<osl/*s<icr/n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A ribonucleoside (<chform>C10H12N4O5</chform>)
found in meat and meat extracts, differing from adenosine in having a
hydroxyl rather than an amine attached to the purine ring. It may be
prepared from adenosine by the enzyme <ecol><b>adenosine
deaminase</b></ecol>, or by chemical deamination, as with nitrous acid.
It participates in some cellular functions, but is not one of the normal
nucleoside components of RNA.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>inosite</ent><br/
<hw>in"o*site</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>'i`s</grk>, <grk>'ino`s</grk>, strength, muscle.]</ety>
<fld>(Physiol. Chem.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>inositol</er>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>inositol</ent><br/
<hw>i*no"si*tol</hw> <pr>(<icr/*n<ocr/s"<icr/*t<ocr/l)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'i`s</grk>, <grk>'ino`s</grk>, strength,
muscle.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol. Chem.)</fld> <def>A white crystalline
substance (<chform>C6H12O6</chform>) with a sweet taste, widely
distributed in certain animal tissues and fluids, particularly in the
muscles of the heart and lungs, and also in some plants, as in unripe
pease, beans, potato sprouts, etc. Although isomeric with dextrose, it
has no carbonyl (aldehyde or ketone) group, and is therefore not a
carbohydrate, but a derivative of cyclohexane. Called also
<altname>inosite</altname>, <altname>cyclohexitol</altname>,
<altname>cyclohexanehexol</altname>,
<altname>hexahydroxycyclohexane</altname> and
<altname>phaseomannite</altname>. There are nine possible steroisomers,
not all of which are found naturally. The predominate natural form is
<chname>cis-1,2,3,5-trans-4,6-cyclohexanehexol</chname>, also called
<altname>myo-inositol</altname>. The naturally occurring phytic acid in
plants is the hexaphosphate of inositol, from which inositol may be
manufactured; phytin is the calcium-magnesium salt of phytic acid. It is
also a component of <partof>phosphatidylinositol</partof>.</def>
<au>MI11</au><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inoxidizable</ent><br/
<hw>In*ox"idi`za*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>Incapable of being oxidized; <as>as, gold and platinum are
<ex>inoxidizable</ex> in the air</as>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inoxidize</ent><br/
<hw>In*ox"i*dize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To prevent or
hinder oxidation, rust, or decay; <as>as, <ex>inoxidizing</ex> oils or
varnishes</as>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inpatient</ent><br/
<hw>In"pa`tient</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A patient who
receives lodging and food, as well as treatment, in a hospital or an
infirmary; -- distinguished from <contr>outpatient</contr>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>in-person</ent><br/
<hw>in-person</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>undertaken by an individual in
person; <as>as, an <ex>in-person</ex> appearance</as>.</def>
<mark>[predicate]</mark><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> in the flesh(predicate).</syn><br/
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<p><ent>In posse</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>In` pos"se</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[L.]</ety> <def>In
possibility; possible, although not yet in existence or come to pass; --
contradistinguished from <contr>in esse</contr>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inquartation</ent><br/
<hw>In`quar*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Quartation.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inquest</ent><br/
<hw>In"quest</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>enqueste</ets>, OF. <ets>enqueste</ets>, F.
<ets>enqu<ecir/te</ets>, LL. <ets>inquesta</ets>, for
<ets>inquisita</ets>, fr. L. <ets>inquisitus</ets>, p. p. of
<ets>inquirere</ets>. See <er>Inquire</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Inquiry; quest; search.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>
<rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>The laborious and vexatious <qex>inquest</qex> that the soul must
make after science.</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Judicial inquiry;
official examination, esp. before a jury; <as>as, a coroner's
<ex>inquest</ex> in case of a sudden death</as>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd>
<def>A body of men assembled under authority of law to inquire into any
matter, civil or criminal, particularly any case of violent or sudden
death; a jury, particularly a coroner's jury. The <xex>grand jury</xex>
is sometimes called the <xex>grand inquest</xex>. See under
<er>Grand</er>.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>The finding of the jury upon
such inquiry.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Coroner's inquest</b></col>, <cd>an inquest held by a
coroner to determine the cause of any violent, sudden, or mysterious
death. See <er>Coroner</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Inquest of
office</b></col>, <cd>an inquiry made, by authority or direction of
proper officer, into matters affecting the rights and interests of the
crown or of the state.</cd> <rj><au>Craig. Bouvier.</au></rj></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Inquiet</ent><br/
<hw>In*qui"et</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inquietare</ets>: cf. F. <ets>inquieter</ets>. See
<er>Quiet</er>.]</ety> <def>To disquiet.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Joye.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inquietation</ent><br/
<hw>In*qui`e*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inquietatio</ets> : cf. F. <ets>inquielation</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Disturbance.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir T.
Elyot.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inquietness</ent><br/
<hw>In*qui"et*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Unquietness.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Joye.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inquietude</ent><br/
<hw>In*qui"e*tude</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inquietudo</ets>: cf. F. <ets>inquietude</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Disturbed state; uneasiness either of body or mind; restlessness;
disquietude.</def> <rj><au>Sir H. Wotton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inquiline</ent><br/
<hw>In"qui*line</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inquilinus</ets> a tenant, lodger.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A
gallfly which deposits its eggs in galls formed by other
insects.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inquinate</ent><br/
<hw>In"qui*nate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inquinatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>inquinare</ets> to defile.]</ety>
<def>To defile; to pollute; to contaminate; to befoul.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inquination</ent><br/
<hw>In`qui*na"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inquinatio</ets>.]</ety> <def>A defiling; pollution; stain.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inquirable</ent><br/
<hw>In*quir"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF.
<ets>enquerable</ets>.]</ety> <def>Capable of being inquired into;
subject or liable to inquisition or inquest.</def>
<rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inquirance</ent><br/
<hw>In*quir"ance</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Inquiry.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Latimer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inquire</ent><br/
<hw>In*quire"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Inquired</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Inquiring</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE.
<ets>enqueren</ets>, <ets>inqueren</ets>, OF. <ets>enquerre</ets>, F.
<ets>enqu<eacute/rir</ets>, L. <ets>inquirere</ets>,
<ets>inquisitum</ets>; pref. <ets>in-</ets> in + <ets>quarere</ets> to
seek. See <er>Quest</er> a seeking, and cf. <er>Inquiry</er>.]</ety>
<altsp>[Written also <asp>enquire</asp>.]</altsp> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To
ask a question; to seek for truth or information by putting
queries.</def><br/
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<p><q>We will call the damsel, and <qex>inquire</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Gen.
xxiv. 57.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Then David <qex>inquired</qex> of the Lord yet again. And the Lord
answered him.</q> <rj><qau>1 Sam. xxiii. 4.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To seek to learn anything by recourse to the proper
means of knowledge; to make examination.</def><br/
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<p><q>And <qex>inquire</qex><br/
Gladly into the ways of God with man.</q>
<rj><qau>Miltom.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><note><hand/ This word is followed by <xex>of</xex> before the person
asked; as, to <xex>inquire</xex> of a neighbor. It is followed by
<xex>concerning</xex>, <xex>after</xex>, or <xex>about</xex>, before the
subject of inquiry; as, his friends <xex>inquired about or
concerning</xex> his welfare. <ldquo/Thou dost not <xex>inquire</xex>
wisely <xex>concerning</xex> this.<rdquo/ <au>Eccl. vii. 10.</au> It is
followed by <xex>into</xex> when search is made for particular knowledge
or information; as, to <xex>inquire into</xex> the cause of a sudden
death. It is followed by <xex>for</xex> or <xex>after</xex> when a place
or person is sought, or something is missing. <ldquo/<xex>Inquire</xex>
in the house of Judas <xex>for</xex> one called Saul of Tarsus.<rdquo/
<au>Acts ix. 11.</au></note><br/
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<p><ent>Inquire</ent><br/
<hw>In*quire"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To ask about; to
seek to know by asking; to make examination or inquiry
respecting.</def><br/
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<p><q>Having thus at length <qex>inquired</qex> the truth concerning law
and dispense.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>And all obey and few <qex>inquire</qex> his will.</q>
<rj><qau>Byron.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To call or name.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To ask; question. See
<er>Question</er>.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Inquirent</ent><br/
<hw>In*quir"ent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inquirens</ets>, <ets>p. pr.</ets>]</ety> <def>Making inquiry;
inquiring; questioning.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Shenstone.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inquirer</ent><br/
<hw>In*quir"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Written also
<ets>enquirer</ets>.]</ety> <def>One who inquires or examines;
questioner; investigator.</def> <rj><au>Locke.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>Expert <qex>inquirers</qex> after truth.</q>
<rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inquiring</ent><br/
<hw>In*quir"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Given to inquiry; disposed to
investigate causes; curious; <as>as, an <ex>inquiring</ex>
mind</as>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inquiringly</ent><br/
<hw>In*quir"ing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an inquiring
manner.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inquiry</ent><br/
<hw>In*quir"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Inquiries</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[See
<er>Inquire</er>.]</ety> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>enquiry</asp>.]</altsp> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of inquiring; a
seeking for information by asking questions; interrogation; a question
or questioning.</def><br/
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<p><q>He could no path nor track of foot descry,<br/
Nor by <qex>inquiry</qex> learn, nor guess by aim.</q>
<rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>The men which were sent from Cornelius had made <qex>inquiry</qex>
for Simon's house, and stood before the gate.</q> <rj><qau>Acts x.
17.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Search for truth, information, or knowledge;
examination into facts or principles; research; investigation; <as>as,
physical <ex>inquiries</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>All that is wanting to the perfection of this art will undoubtedly
be found, if able men . . . will make <qex>inquiry</qex> into it.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Court of inquiry</b></col>. <cd>See under
<er>Court</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Writ of inquiry</b></col>, <cd>a writ
issued in certain actions at law, where the defendant has suffered
judgment to pass against him by default, in order to ascertain and
assess the plaintiff's damages, where they can not readily be
ascertained by mere calculation.</cd> <au>Burrill.</au></cs></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Interrogation; interrogatory; question; query;
scrutiny; investigation; research; examination.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Inquisible</ent><br/
<hw>In*quis"i*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Admitting
judicial inquiry.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir M.
Hale.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inquisition</ent><br/
<hw>In`qui*si"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inquisitio</ets> : cf. F. <ets>inquisition</ets>. See
<er>Inquire</er>, and cf. <er>Inquest</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The
act of inquiring; inquiry; search; examination; inspection;
investigation.</def><br/
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<p><q>As I could learn through earnest <qex>inquisition</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Latimer.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Let not search and <qex>inquisition</qex> quail<br/
To bring again these foolish runaways.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Judicial inquiry;
official examination; inquest.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The finding of a
jury, especially such a finding under a writ of inquiry.</def>
<rj><au>Bouvier.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>The justices in eyre had it formerly in charge to make
<qex>inquisition</qex> concerning them by a jury of the county.</q>
<rj><qau>Blackstone.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(R. C. Ch.)</fld> <def>A court or tribunal for the
examination and punishment of heretics, fully established by Pope
Gregory IX. in 1235. Its operations were chiefly confined to Spain,
Portugal, and their dependencies, and a part of Italy.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inquisition</ent><br/
<hw>In`qui*si"tion</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make inquisition
concerning; to inquire into.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inquisitional</ent><br/
<hw>In`qui*si"tion*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[LL.
<ets>inquisitionalis</ets>.]</ety> <def>Relating to inquiry or
inquisition; inquisitorial; also, of or pertaining to, or characteristic
of, the Inquisition.</def><br/
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<p><q>All the <qex>inquisitional</qex> rigor . . . executed upon
books.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inquisitionary</ent><br/
<hw>In`qui*si"tion*a*ry</hw>, <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>inquisitionnaire</ets>.]</ety> <mark>[R.]</mark>
<def>Inquisitional.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inquisitive</ent><br/
<hw>In*quis"i*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>inquisitif</ets>, F. <ets>inquisitif</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Disposed to ask questions, especially in matters which do not
concern the inquirer.</def><br/
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<p><q>A wise man is not <qex>inquisitive</qex> about things
impertinent.</q> <rj><qau>Broome.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Given to examination, investigation, or research;
searching; curious.</def><br/
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<p><q>A young, <qex>inquisitive</qex>, and sprightly genius.</q>
<rj><qau>I. Watts.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Inquiring; prying; curious; meddling;
intrusive.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Inquisitive</er>, <er>Curious</er>,
<er>Prying</er>. <xex>Curious</xex> denotes a feeling, and
<xex>inquisitive</xex> a habit. We are <xex>curious</xex> when we desire
to learn something new; we are <xex>inquisitive</xex> when we set
ourselves to gain it by inquiry or research. <xex>Prying</xex> implies
<xex>inquisitiveness</xex>, and is more commonly used in a bad sense, as
indicating a desire to penetrate into the secrets of others.</usage><br/
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<p><q>[We] <qex>curious</qex> are to hear,<br/
What happens new.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>This folio of four pages [a newspaper], happy work!<br/
Which not even critics criticise; that holds<br/
<qex>Inquisitive</qex> attention, while I read.</q>
<rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Nor need we with a <qex>prying</qex> eye survey<br/
The distant skies, to find the Milky Way.</q>
<rj><qau>Creech.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inquisitive</ent><br/
<hw>In*quis"i*tive</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A person who is inquisitive;
one curious in research.</def> <rj><au>Sir W. Temple.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inquisitively</ent><br/
<hw>In*quis"i*tive*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an inquisitive
manner.</def><br/
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<p><q>The occasion that made him afterwards so <qex>inquisitively</qex>
apply himself to the study of physic.</q> <rj><qau>Boyle.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inquisitiveness</ent><br/
<hw>In*quis"i*tive*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of
being inquisitive; the disposition to seek explanation and information;
curiosity to learn what is unknown; esp., uncontrolled and impertinent
curiosity.</def><br/
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<p><q>Mr. Boswell, whose <qex>inquisitiveness</qex> is seconded by great
activity, scrambled in at a high window.</q>
<rj><qau>Johnson.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Curiosity in children nature has provided, to remove that
ignorance they were born with; which, without this busy
<qex>inquisitiveness</qex>, will make them dull.</q>
<rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inquisitor</ent><br/
<hw>In*quis"i*tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.: cf. F.
<ets>inquisiteur</ets>. See <er>Inquire</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An
inquisitive person; one fond of asking questions.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark> <ldquo/<xex>Inquisitors</xex> are tatlers.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Feltham.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>One whose official duty it is to
examine and inquire, as coroners, sheriffs, etc.</def> <rj><au>Mozley &
W.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(R.C.Ch.)</fld> <def>A member of the Court of
Inquisition.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inquisitorial</ent><br/
<hw>In*quis`i*to"ri*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>inquisitorial</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Pertaining to
inquisition; making rigorous and unfriendly inquiry; searching; <as>as,
<ex>inquisitorial</ex> power</as>.</def> <ldquo/Illiberal and
<xex>inquisitorial</xex> abuse.<rdquo/ <rj><au>F.
Blackburne.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>He conferred on it a kind of <qex>inquisitorial</qex> and
censorious power even over the laity, and directed it to inquire into
all matters of conscience.</q> <rj><qau>Hume.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Pertaining to the Court of Inquisition or resembling
its practices.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Inquisitorial</xex> robes.<rdquo/
<rj><au>C. Buchanan.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inquisitorially</ent><br/
<hw>In*quis`i*to"ri*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an inquisitorial
manner.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inquisitorious</ent><br/
<hw>In*quis`i*to"ri*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Making
strict inquiry; inquisitorial.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inquisiturient</ent><br/
<hw>In*quis`i*tu"ri*ent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Inquisitorial.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <ldquo/Our
<xex>inquisiturient</xex> bishops.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inracinate</ent><br/
<hw>In*rac"i*nate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> in + F. <ets>racine</ets> root: cf. F.
<ets>enraciner</ets>.]</ety> <def>To enroot or implant.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inrail</ent><br/
<hw>In*rail"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Inrailed</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Inrailing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To rail in; to inclose
or surround, as with rails.</def> <rj><au>Hooker.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inregister</ent><br/
<hw>In*reg"is*ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Inregistered</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &
vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Inregistering</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> in + <ets>register</ets>: cf. F. <ets>enregistrer</ets>.
Cf. <er>Enregister</er>.]</ety> <def>To register; to enter, as in a
register.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Walsh.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>In rem</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>In rem</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[L.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld>
<def>Lit., in or against a (or the) thing;</def> -- <note>used:
<sd>(a)</sd> Of any right (called <col><b>right in rem</b></col>
<it>or</it> <col><b>jus in rem</b></col>) of such a nature as to be
available over its subject without reference to one person more than
another, or, as generally expressed, a right competent, or available,
against all persons. Rights <ex>in rem</ex> include not alone rights
over physical property, but all rights available against all persons
indifferently, as those of life, liberty, and reputation. <sd>(b)</sd>
Of actions for recovering or reducing to possession or enjoyment a
specific object, as in the enforcement of maritime liens against a
vessel, which is made the defendant by a sort of personification. Most
actions for the specific recovery of property in English and American
law are in the nature of actions <it>in personam</it> against a person
alleged to be unlawfully withholding the property.</note><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inro</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>In"ro</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Jap.
<ets>inr<omac/</ets>; <ets>in</ets> seal + <ets>r<omac/</ets>
box.]</ety> <def>A small closed receptacle or set of receptacles of hard
material, as lacquered wood, iron, bronze, or ivory, used by the
Japanese to hold medicines, perfumes, and the like, and carried in the
girdle. It is usually secured by a silk cord by which the wearer may
grasp it, which cord passes through an ornamental button or knob called
a netsuke.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inroad</ent><br/
<hw>In"road`</hw> <pr>(<icr/n"r<omac/d`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
entrance of an enemy into a country with purposes of hostility; a sudden
or desultory incursion or invasion; raid; encroachment.</def><br/
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<p><q>The loss of Shrewsbury exposed all North Wales to the daily
<qex>inroads</qex> of the enemy.</q> <rj><qau>Clarendon.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>With perpetual <qex>inroads</qex> to alarm,<br/
Though inaccessible, his fatal throne.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Invasion; incursion; irruption. See
<er>Invasion</er>.</syn><br/
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<p><-- p. 768 --></p>

<p><ent>Inroad</ent><br/
<hw>In*road"</hw> <pr>(<icr/n*r<omac/d")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Inroaded</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &
vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Inroading</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To make an inroad
into; to invade.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>The Saracens . . . conquered Spain, <qex>inroaded</qex>
Aquitaine.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inroll</ent><br/
<hw>In*roll"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>See
<er>Enroll</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inrunning</ent><br/
<hw>In"run`ning</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act or the
place of entrance; an inlet.</def> <rj><au>Tennyson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inrush</ent><br/
<hw>In"rush`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A rush inwards;
<as>as, the <ex>inrush</ex> of the tide</as>.</def> <rj><au>G.
Eliot.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inrush</ent><br/
<hw>In*rush"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To rush in.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Holland.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Insabbatati</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>In*sab`ba*ta"ti</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[LL.
<ets>Insabatati</ets>. See 1st <er>In-</er>, and <er>Sabot</er>.]</ety>
<def>The Waldenses; -- so called from their peculiarly cut or marked
<xex>sabots</xex>, or shoes.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Insafety</ent><br/
<hw>In*safe"ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Insecurity;
danger.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Insalivation</ent><br/
<hw>In*sal`i*va"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>The mixing of the food with the saliva and
other secretions of the mouth in eating.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Insalubrious</ent><br/
<hw>In`sa*lu"bri*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>salubrious</ets>: cf. L.
<ets>insalubris</ets>, F. <ets>insalubre</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not
salubrious or healthful; unwholesome; <as>as, an <ex>insalubrious</ex>
air or climate</as>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Insalubrity</ent><br/
<hw>In`sa*lu"bri*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>insalubrite</ets>.]</ety> <def>Unhealthfulness; unwholesomeness;
<as>as, the <ex>insalubrity</ex> of air, water, or climate</as>.</def>
<rj><au>Boyle.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Insalutary</ent><br/
<hw>In*sal"u*ta*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>insaluteris</ets> : cf. F. <ets>insalutaire</ets>. See <er>In-</er>
not, and <er>Salutary</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Not salutary or
wholesome; unfavorable to health.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Not tending to safety; productive of evil.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insanability</ent><br/
<hw>In*san`a*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of
being insanable or incurable; insanableness.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Insanable</ent><br/
<hw>In*san"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>insanabilis</ets>; cf. OF. <ets>insanable</ets>. See <er>In-</er>
not, and <er>Sanable</er>.]</ety> <def>Not capable of being healed;
incurable; irremediable.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Insanableness</ent><br/
<hw>In*san"a*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being
insanable; insanability; incurableness.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Insanably</ent><br/
<hw>In*san"a*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an incurable
manner.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Insane</ent><br/
<hw>In*sane"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>insanus</ets>. See <er>In-</er> not, and <er>Sane</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>Exhibiting unsoundness or disorder of mind; not sane;
mad; deranged in mind; delirious; distracted. See <er>Insanity</er>,
2.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Used by, or appropriated to, insane persons; <as>as,
an <ex>insane</ex> hospital</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Causing insanity or madness.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>Or have we eaten on the <qex>insane</qex>root<br/
That takes the reason prisoner ?</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Characterized by insanity or the utmost folly;
chimerical; unpractical; <as>as, an <ex>insane</ex> plan, attempt,
etc.</as></def><br/
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<p><q>I know not which was the <qex>insane</qex> measure.</q>
<rj><qau>Southey.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Insanely</ent><br/
<hw>In*sane"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Without reason; madly;
foolishly.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Insaneness</ent><br/
<hw>In*sane"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Insanity; madness.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insaniate</ent><br/
<hw>In*sa"ni*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To render
unsound; to make mad.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Feltham.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Insanie</ent><br/
<hw>In*sa"nie</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Insanity.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Insanitary</ent><br/
<hw>In*san"i*ta*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not sanitary;
unhealthy; unsanitary; <as>as, <ex>insanitary</ex> conditions of
drainage</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insanitation</ent><br/
<hw>In*san`i*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Lack of
sanitation; careless or dangerous hygienic conditions.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Insanity</ent><br/
<hw>In*san"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>insanitas</ets> unsoundness; cf. <ets>insania</ets> insanity, F.
<ets>insanite</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The state of being insane;
unsoundness or derangement of mind; madness; lunacy.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>All power of fancy over reason is a degree of
<qex>insanity</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Johnson.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Without grace<br/
The heart's <qex>insanity</qex> admits no cure.</q>
<rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Such a mental condition, as, either
from the existence of delusions, or from incapacity to distinguish
between right and wrong, with regard to any matter under action, does
away with individual responsibility.</def></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn. --</b> <er>Insanity</er>, <er>Lunacy</er>,
<er>Madness</er>, <er>Derangement</er>, <er>Alienation</er>,
<er>Aberration</er>, <er>Mania</er>, <er>Delirium</er>, <er>Frenzy</er>,
<er>Monomania</er>, <er>Dementia</er>.</syn> <usage> <xex>Insanity</xex>
is the generic term for all such diseases; <xex>lunacy</xex> has now an
equal extent of meaning, though once used to denote periodical insanity;
<xex>madness</xex> has the same extent, though originally referring to
the rage created by the disease; <xex>derangement</xex>,
<xex>alienation</xex>, are popular terms for insanity;
<xex>delirium</xex>, <xex>mania</xex>, and <xex>frenzy</xex> denote
excited states of the disease; <xex>dementia</xex> denotes the loss of
mental power by this means; <xex>monomania</xex> is insanity upon a
single subject.</usage><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insapory</ent><br/
<hw>In*sa"po*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>sapor</ets>.]</ety> <def>Tasteless;
unsavory.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir T. Herbert.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insatiability</ent><br/
<hw>In*sa`tia*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>, <ety>[L.
<ets>insatiabilitas</ets>; cf. F. <ets>insatiabilite</ets>.]</ety> <def>
The state or quality of being insatiable; insatiableness.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Eagerness for increase of possession deluges the soul, and we sink
into the gulfs of <qex>insatiability</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Rambler.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insatiable</ent><br/
<hw>In*sa"tia*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>insatiable</ets>, L. <ets>ionsatiabilis</ets>. See <er>In-</er>
not, and <er>Satiable</er>.]</ety> <def>Not satiable; incapable of being
satisfied or appeased; very greedy; <as>as, an <ex>insatiable</ex>
appetite, thirst, or desire</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><ldquo/<qex>Insatiable</qex> of glory.<rdquo/</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Insatiableness</ent><br/
<hw>In*sa"tia*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Greediness of appetite
that can not be satisfied or appeased; insatiability.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The eye of the covetous hath a more particular
<qex>insatiableness</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Bp. Hall.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insatiably</ent><br/
<hw>In*sa"tia*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an insatiable manner or
degree; unappeasably.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Insatiably</xex>
covetous.<rdquo/ <rj><au>South.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Insatiate</ent><br/
<hw>In*sa"ti*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>insatiatus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Insatiable; <as>as,
<ex>insatiate</ex> thirst</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The <qex>insatiate</qex> greediness of his desires.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>And still <qex>insatiate</qex>, thirsting still for blood.</q>
<rj><qau>Hook.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Insatiately</ent><br/
<hw>In*sa"ti*ate*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Insatiably.</def>
<rj><au>Sir T. Herbert.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Insatiateness</ent><br/
<hw>In*sa"ti*ate*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being
insatiate.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insatiety</ent><br/
<hw>In`sa*ti"e*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>insatietas</ets>: cf. F. <ets>insatiete</ets>. See
<er>Satiety</er>.]</ety> <def>Insatiableness.</def> <rj><au>T.
Grander.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Insatisfaction</ent><br/
<hw>In*sat`is*fac"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Insufficiency; emptiness.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Dissatisfaction.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Insaturable</ent><br/
<hw>In*sat"u*ra*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>insaturabilis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>insaturable</ets>. See
<er>In-</er> not, and <er>Saturable</er>.]</ety> <def>Not capable of
being saturated or satisfied.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inscience</ent><br/
<hw>In"science</hw> <pr>(<icr/n"sh<eit/ns)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inscientia</ets>: cf. F. <ets>inscience</ets>.]</ety> <def>Lack of
knowledge; ignorance.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inscient</ent><br/
<hw>In"scient</hw> <pr>(<icr/n"sh<eit/nt)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>insciens</ets>, <ets>-entis</ets>, ignorant. See <er>In-</er> not,
and <er>Scient</er>, <er>Science</er>.]</ety> <def>Having little or no
knowledge; ignorant; stupid; silly.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>N.
Bacon.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inscient</ent><br/
<hw>In"scient</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>in-</ets> in + L.
<ets>sciens</ets> knowing.]</ety> <def>Having knowledge or insight;
intelligent.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>Gaze on, with <qex>inscient</qex> vision, toward the sun.</q>
<rj><qau>Mrs. Browning.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Insconce</ent><br/
<hw>In*sconce"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>See
<er>Ensconce</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inscribable</ent><br/
<hw>In*scrib"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of
being inscribed, -- used specif. <fld>(Math.)</fld> of solids or plane
figures capable of being inscribed in other solids or figures.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inscribableness</ent><br/
<hw>In*scrib"a*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Quality of being
inscribable.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inscribe</ent><br/
<hw>In*scribe"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Inscribed</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Inscribing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L.
<ets>inscribere</ets>. See 1st <er>In-</er>, and <er>Scribe</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>To write or engrave; to mark down as something to be
read; to imprint.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>Inscribe</qex> a verse on this relenting stone.</q>
<rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To mark with letters, characters, or
words.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>O let thy once lov'd friend <qex>inscribe</qex> thy stone.</q>
<rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To assign or address to; to commend to by a short
address; to dedicate informally; <as>as, to <ex>inscribe</ex> an ode to
a friend</as>.</def> <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To imprint deeply; to impress; to stamp; <as>as, to
<ex>inscribe</ex> a sentence on the memory</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Geom.)</fld> <def>To draw within so as to meet yet
not cut the boundaries.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ A <xex>line</xex> is inscribed in a circle, or in a
sphere, when its two ends are in the circumference of the circle, or in
the surface of the sphere. A <xex>triangle</xex> is inscribed in another
triangle, when the three angles of the former are severally on the three
sides of the latter. A <xex>circle</xex> is inscribed in a polygon, when
it touches each side of the polygon. A <xex>sphere</xex> is inscribed in
a polyhedron, when the sphere touches each boundary plane of the
polyhedron. The latter figure in each case is <inv>circumscribed</inv>
about the former.</note><br/
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<p><ent>Inscriber</ent><br/
<hw>In*scrib"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
inscribes.</def> <rj><au>Pownall.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inscriptible</ent><br/
<hw>In*scrip"ti*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of
being inscribed; inscribable.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inscription</ent><br/
<hw>In*scrip"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inscriptio</ets>, fr. <ets>inscribere</ets>, <ets>inscriptum</ets>,
to inscribe: cf. F. <ets>inscription</ets>. See
<er>Inscribe</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or process of
inscribing.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which is inscribed; something written or
engraved; especially, a word or words written or engraved on a solid
substance for preservation or public inspection; <as>as,
<ex>inscriptions</ex> on monuments, pillars, coins, medals,
etc.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A line of division or
intersection; <as>as, the tendinous <ex>inscriptions</ex>, or
intersections, of a muscle</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>An address, consignment, or informal dedication, as
of a book to a person, as a mark of respect or an invitation of
patronage.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inscriptive</ent><br/
<hw>In*scrip"tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Bearing
inscription; of the character or nature of an inscription.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inscroll</ent><br/
<hw>In*scroll"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Inscrolled</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Inscrolling</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To write on a
scroll; to record.</def> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>inscrol</asp>.]</altsp> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inscrutability</ent><br/
<hw>In*scru`ta*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
quality or state of being inscrutable; inscrutableness.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inscrutable</ent><br/
<hw>In*scru"ta*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inscrutabilis</ets> : cf. F. <ets>inscrutable</ets>. See
<er>In-</er> not, and <er>Scrutiny</er>.]</ety> <def>Unsearchable;
incapable of being searched into and understood by inquiry or study;
impossible or difficult to be explained or accounted for satisfactorily;
obscure; incomprehensible; <as>as, an <ex>inscrutable</ex> design or
event</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>'T is not in man<br/
To yield a reason for the will of Heaven<br/
Which is <qex>inscrutable</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Beau. & Fl.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Waiving a question so <qex>inscrutable</qex> as this.</q>
<rj><qau>De Quincey.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inscrutableness</ent><br/
<hw>In*scru"ta*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of
being inscrutable; inscrutability.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inscrutably</ent><br/
<hw>In*scru"ta*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an inscrutable
manner.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insculp</ent><br/
<hw>In*sculp"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>insculpere</ets>: cf. F. <ets>insculper</ets>. See 1st
<er>In-</er>, and <er>Sculptor</er>.]</ety> <def>To engrave; to carve;
to sculpture.</def> <mark>[Obs. & R.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Which he <qex>insculped</qex> in two likely stones.</q>
<rj><qau>Drayton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insculption</ent><br/
<hw>In*sculp"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Inscription.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insculpture</ent><br/
<hw>In*sculp"ture</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An engraving,
carving, or inscription.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>On his gravestone this <qex>insculpture</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Insculptured</ent><br/
<hw>In*sculp"tured</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>p. a.</pos>
<def>Engraved.</def> <rj><au>Glover.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inseam</ent><br/
<hw>In*seam"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Inseamed</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Inseaming</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To impress or mark
with a seam or cicatrix.</def> <rj><au>Pope.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>inseam</ent><br/
<hw>in"seam</hw> <pr>(<icr/n"s<emac/m)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>An inside seam of an article of clothing; especially, the seam that
runs from the crotch of a trouser leg down to the bottom.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The length of the inseam of a trouser leg.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insearch</ent><br/
<hw>In*search"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make search
after; to investigate or examine; to ensearch.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insecable</ent><br/
<hw>In*sec"a*ble</hw> <pr>(<icr/n*s<ecr/k"<adot/*b'l)</pr>,
<pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>insecabilis</ets>; pref. <ets>in-</ets> not
+ <ets>secabilis</ets> that may be cut: cf. F.
<ets>insecable</ets>.]</ety> <def>Incapable of being divided by cutting;
indivisible.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insect</ent><br/
<hw>In"sect</hw> <pr>(<icr/n"s<ecr/kt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>insecte</ets>, L. <ets>insectum</ets>, fr. <ets>insectus</ets>, p.
p. of <ets>insecare</ets> to cut in. See <er>Section</er>. The name was
originally given to certain small animals, whose bodies appear <ets>cut
in</ets>, or almost divided. Cf. <er>Entomology</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>One of the <class>Insecta</class>; esp., one of
the Hexapoda. See <er>Insecta</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ The hexapod insects pass through three stages during
their growth, viz., the larva, pupa, and imago or adult, but in some of
the orders the larva differs little from the imago, except in lacking
wings, and the active pupa is very much like the larva, except in having
rudiments of wings. In the higher orders, the larva is usually a grub,
maggot, or caterpillar, totally unlike the adult, while the pupa is very
different from both larva and imago and is inactive, taking no
food.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>Any air-breathing arthropod, as a
spider or scorpion.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>Any small crustacean. In a wider
sense, the word is often loosely applied to various small
invertebrates.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Fig.: Any small, trivial, or contemptible person or
thing.</def> <rj><au>Thomson.</au></rj> <-- Russian: bukashka --><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Insect powder</b></col>,<cd>a powder used for the
extermination of insects; esp., the powdered flowers of certain species
of <gen>Pyrethrum</gen>, a genus now merged in <gen>Chrysanthemum</gen>.
Called also <altname>Persian powder</altname>.</cd></cs><-- containing
pyrethrin --><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insect</ent><br/
<hw>In"sect</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or
pertaining to an insect or insects.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Like an insect; small; mean; ephemeral.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insecta</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>In*sec"ta</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL. See
<er>Insect</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>One of the
classes of <phylum>Arthropoda</phylum>, including those that have one
pair of antenn<ae/, three pairs of mouth organs, and breathe air by
means of trache<ae/, opening by spiracles along the sides of the body.
In this sense it includes the Hexapoda, or six-legged insects and the
Myriapoda, with numerous legs. See <er>Insect</er>,
<pos>n.</pos></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>In a more restricted sense, the
Hexapoda alone. See <er>Hexapoda</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>In the most general sense, the
Hexapoda, Myriapoda, and Arachnoidea, combined.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ The typical Insecta, or hexapod insects, are divided
into several orders, viz.: <styp><ord>Hymenoptera</ord></styp>, as the
bees and ants; <styp><ord>Diptera</ord></styp>, as the common flies,
gnats, and mosquitos; <styp><ord>Aphaniptera</ord></styp>, or fleas;
<styp><ord>Lepidoptera</ord></styp>, or moths and butterflies;
<styp><ord>Neuroptera</ord></styp>, as the ant-lions and hellgamite;
<styp><ord>Coleoptera</ord></styp>, or beetles;
<styp><ord>Hemiptera</ord></styp>, as bugs, lice, aphids;
<styp><ord>Orthoptera</ord></styp>, as grasshoppers and cockroaches;
<styp><ord>Pseudoneuroptera</ord></styp>, as the dragon flies and
termites; <styp><ord>Euplexoptera</ord></styp>, or earwigs;
<styp><ord>Thysanura</ord></styp>, as the springtails, podura, and
lepisma. See these words in the Vocabulary.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insectary</ent><br/
<hw>In"sec*ta*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A place for
keeping living insects.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>In`sec*ta"ri*um</wf>
<pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insectation</ent><br/
<hw>In`sec*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>insectatio</ets>. See <er>Insectator</er>.]</ety> <def>The act of
pursuing; pursuit; harassment; persecution.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Sir T. More.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insectator</ent><br/
<hw>In`sec*ta"tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr.
<ets>insectari</ets> to pursue, freq. fr. <ets>insequi</ets>. See
<er>Ensue</er>.]</ety> <def>A pursuer; a persecutor; a censorious
critic.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bailey.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insected</ent><br/
<hw>In"sect*ed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to,
having the nature of, or resembling, an insect.</def>
<rj><au>Howell.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insecticide</ent><br/
<hw>In*sec"ti*cide</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Insect</ets> + L. <ets>caedere</ets> to kill.]</ety> <def>An
agent or preparation for destroying insects; an insect powder or
spray.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>In*sec"ti*ci`dal</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>,
<pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insectile</ent><br/
<hw>In*sec"tile</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to, or
having the nature of, insects.</def> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insection</ent><br/
<hw>In*sec"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Insect</er>.]</ety> <def>A cutting in; incisure; incision.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insectivora</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>In`sec*tiv"o*ra</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
from L. <ets>insectum</ets> an insect + <ets>vorare</ets> to
devour.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An order of mammals
which feed principally upon insects.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ They are mostly of small size, and their molar teeth
have sharp cusps. Most of the species burrow in the earth, and many of
those of cold climates hibernate in winter. The order includes the
moles, shrews, hedgehogs, tanrecs, and allied animals, also the
colugo.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A division of the <ord>Chiroptera</ord>, including
the common or insect-eating bats.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insectivore</ent><br/
<hw>In*sec"ti*vore</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Insectivores</plw> <pr>(-v<omac/rz)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[F.]</ety>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>One of the Insectivora.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insectivorous</ent><br/
<hw>In`sec*tiv"o*rous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Insectivora</er>.]</ety> <def>Feeding or subsisting on insects;
carnivorous.</def> The term is applied: <sd>(a)</sd> to <def>plants
which have some special adaptation for catching and digesting insects,
as the sundew, Venus's flytrap, Sarracenia, etc.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> to
<def>the Insectivora, and many bats, birds, and reptiles.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insectologer</ent><br/
<hw>In`sec*tol"o*ger</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An
entomologist.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insectology</ent><br/
<hw>In`sec*tol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Insect</ets> + <ets>-logy</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>insectologie</ets>.]</ety> <def>Entomology.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insecure</ent><br/
<hw>In`se*cure"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Not
secure; not confident of safety or permanence; distrustful; suspicious;
apprehensive of danger or loss.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>With sorrow and <qex>insecure</qex> apprehensions.</q>
<rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Not effectually guarded, protected, or sustained;
unsafe; unstable; exposed to danger or loss.</def> <rj><au>Bp.
Hurg.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The trade with Egypt was exceedingly <qex>insecure</qex> and
precarious.</q> <rj><qau>Mickle.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insecurely</ent><br/
<hw>In`se*cure"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an insecure
manner.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insecureness</ent><br/
<hw>In`se*cure"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Insecurity.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insecurity</ent><br/
<hw>In`se*cu"ri*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Insecurities</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Pref. <ets>in-</ets>
not + <ets>security</ets> : cf. LL. <ets>insecuritas</ets>, F.
<ets>insecurite</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The condition or quality
of being insecure; lack of safety; danger; hazard; <as>as, the
<ex>insecurity</ex> of a building liable to fire; <ex>insecurity</ex> of
a debt.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The state of feeling insecure; uncertainty; lack of
confidence.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>With what <qex>insecurity</qex> of truth we ascribe effects . . .
unto arbitrary calculations.</q> <rj><qau>Sir T. Browne.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A time of <qex>insecurity</qex>, when interests of all sorts
become objects of speculation.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insecution</ent><br/
<hw>In`se*cu"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>insecutio</ets>, fr. <ets>insequi</ets> p. p. <ets>insecutus</ets>.
See <er>Ensue</er>.]</ety> <def>A following after; close pursuit.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chapman.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><-- p. 769 --></p>

<p><ent>Inseminate</ent><br/
<hw>In*sem"i*nate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inseminatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>inseminare</ets> to sow. See
<er>Seminate</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To sow seed into.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To sow seed into; to impregnate.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To implant in, as if sowing seed; <as>as, to
inseminate one's children with one's own prejudices; -- used mostly of
ideas or attitudes.</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>inseminated</ent><br/
<hw>inseminated</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>same as <er>fertilized</er>,
1.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> fertilized, impregnated.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insemination</ent><br/
<hw>In*sem`i*na"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
sowing.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insensate</ent><br/
<hw>In*sen"sate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>insensatus</ets>. See <er>In-</er> not, and
<er>Sensate</er>.]</ety> <def>Wanting sensibility; destitute of sense;
stupid; foolish.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The silence and the calm<br/
Of mute, <qex>insensate</qex> things.</q>
<rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The meddling folly or <qex>insensate</qex> ambition of
statesmen.</q> <rj><qau>Buckle.</qau></rj></p>

<p>-- <wordforms><wf>In*sen"sate*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>In*sen"sate*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insense</ent><br/
<hw>In*sense"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> in + <ets>sense</ets>.]</ety> <def>To make to understand;
to instruct.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark>
<rj><au>Halliwell.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insensibility</ent><br/
<hw>In*sen`si*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>insensibilit<eacute/</ets>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The state or quality of being insensible; lack of
sensibility; torpor; unconsciousness; <as>as, the <ex>insensibility</ex>
produced by a fall, or by opiates</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Lack of tenderness or susceptibility of emotion or
passion; dullness; stupidity.</def></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Dullness; numbness; unfeelingness; stupidity;
torpor; apathy; impassiveness; indifference.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insensible</ent><br/
<hw>In*sen"si*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>insensibilis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>insensible</ets>. See <er>In-</er>
not, and <er>Sensible</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Destitute of the power of feeling or perceiving;
wanting bodily sensibility; unconscious.</def>
<rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Not susceptible of emotion or passion; void of
feeling; apathetic; unconcerned; indifferent; <as>as,
<ex>insensible</ex> to danger, fear, love, etc.</as>; -- often used with
<xex>of</xex> or <xex>to</xex>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Accept an obligation without being a slave to the giver, or
<qex>insensible</qex> to his kindness.</q> <rj><qau>Sir H.
Wotton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Lost in their loves, <qex>insensible</qex> of shame.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Incapable of being perceived by the senses;
imperceptible. Hence: Progressing by imperceptible degrees; slow;
gradual; <as>as, <ex>insensible</ex> motion</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>Two small and almost <qex>insensible</qex> pricks were found upon
Cleopatra's arm.</q> <rj><qau>Sir T. Browne.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>They fall away,<br/
And languish with <qex>insensible</qex> decay.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Not sensible or reasonable; meaningless.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>If it make the indictment be <qex>insensible</qex> or uncertain,
it shall be quashed.</q> <rj><qau>Sir M. Hale.</qau></rj></p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Incapable of feeling a specific sensation or
emotion; <as>as, <ex>insensible</ex> to pity</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Imperceptible; imperceivable; dull; stupid;
torpid; numb; unfeeling; apathetic; stoical; impassive; indifferent;
unsusceptible; hard; callous.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Insensibleness</ent><br/
<hw>In*sen"si*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Insensibility.</def>
<rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Insensibly</ent><br/
<hw>In*sen"si*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a manner not to be felt
or perceived; imperceptibly; gradually.</def><br/
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<p><q>The hills rise <qex>insensibly</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Insensitive</ent><br/
<hw>In*sen"si*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not sensitive;
wanting sensation, or wanting acute sensibility.</def>
<rj><au>Tillotson.</au> <au>Ruskin.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Insensuous</ent><br/
<hw>In*sen"su*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>sensuous</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not sensuous; not
pertaining to, affecting, or addressing, the senses.</def><br/
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<p><q>That intermediate door<br/
Betwixt the different planes of sensuous form<br/
And form <qex>insensuous</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Mrs.
Browning.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>insentience</ent><br/
<hw>insentience</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or quality of being
insentient; lacking consciousness or ability to perceive
sensations.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insentient</ent><br/
<hw>In*sen"ti*ent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not sentient;
not having perception, or the power of perception; devoid of feeling,
consciousness and animation; inanimate; <as>as, <ex>insentient</ex>
stone</as>. Opposite of <ant>sentient</ant>.</def>
<wns>[wns=1+3]</wns><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> inanimate, insensate.</syn><br/
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<p><q>The . . . attributes of an <qex>insentient</qex>, inert
substance.</q> <rj><qau>Reid.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>But there can be nothing like to this sensation in the rose,
because it is <qex>insentient</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W.
Hamilton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>incapable of sensation.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> insensate, insensible.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inseparability</ent><br/
<hw>In*sep`a*ra*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inseparabilitas</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>ins<eacute/parabilit<eacute/</ets>.]</ety> <def>The quality or
state of being inseparable; inseparableness.</def>
<rj><au>Locke.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inseparable</ent><br/
<hw>In*sep"a*ra*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inseparabilis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>ins<eacute/parable</ets>. See
<er>In-</er>, and <er>Separable</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Not separable; incapable of being separated or
disjoined.</def><br/
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<p><q>The history of every language is <qex>inseparable</qex> from that
of the people by whom it is spoken.</q> <rj><qau>Mure.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Liberty and union, now and forever, one and
<qex>inseparable</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>D. Webster.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>Invariably attached to some word,
stem, or root; <as>as, the <ex>inseparable</ex> particle
<ex>un</ex>-</as>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inseparableness</ent><br/
<hw>In*sep"a*ra*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state
of being inseparable; inseparability.</def> <rj><au>Bp.
Burnet.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inseparably</ent><br/
<hw>In*sep"a*ra*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an inseparable manner
or condition; so as not to be separable.</def>
<rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>And cleaves through life <qex>inseparably</qex> close.</q>
<rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inseparate</ent><br/
<hw>In*sep"a*rate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inseparatus</ets>. See <er>In-</er> not, and
<er>Separate</er>.]</ety> <def>Not separate; together; united.</def>
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inseparately</ent><br/
<hw>In*sep"a*rate*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Inseparably.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Cranmer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Insert</ent><br/
<hw>In*sert"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Inserted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Inserting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>insertus</ets>, p. p.
of <ets>inserere</ets> to insert; pref. <ets>in-</ets> in +
<ets>serere</ets> to join, connect. See <er>Series</er>.]</ety> <def>To
set within something; to put or thrust in; to introduce; to cause to
enter, or be included, or contained; <as>as, to <ex>insert</ex> a scion
in a stock; to <ex>insert</ex> a letter, word, or passage in a
composition; to <ex>insert</ex> an advertisement in a
newspaper.</as></def><br/
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<p><q>These words were very weakly <qex>inserted</qex> where they will
be so liable to misconstruction.</q> <rj><qau>Bp.
Stillingfleet.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inserted</ent><br/
<hw>In*sert"ed</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Situated upon,
attached to, or growing out of, some part; -- said especially of the
parts of the flower; <as>as, the calyx, corolla, and stamens of many
flowers are <ex>inserted</ex> upon the receptacle</as>.</def>
<rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inserting</ent><br/
<hw>In*sert"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A setting
in.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Something inserted or set in, as lace, etc., in
garments.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Insertion</ent><br/
<hw>In*ser"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>insertio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>insertion</ets>. See
<er>Insert</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of inserting; <as>as, the <ex>insertion</ex>
of scions in stocks; the <ex>insertion</ex> of words or passages in
writings.</as></def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The condition or mode of being inserted or attached;
<as>as, the <ex>insertion</ex> of stamens in a calyx</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>That which is set in or inserted, such as a word or
passage in a composition, or a narrow strip of embroidered lace, muslin,
or cambric; <as>as, there were numerous <ex>insertions</ex> and
corrections to the first draft</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The point or part by which a
muscle or tendon is attached to the part to be moved; -- in
contradistinction to its <contr>origin</contr>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Epigynous insertion</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>the
insertion of stamens upon the ovary.</cd> -- <col><b>Hypogynous
insertion</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>insertion beneath the
ovary.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Inserve</ent><br/
<hw>In*serve"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inservire</ets>; <ets>in-</ets> in + <ets>servire</ets> to
serve.]</ety> <def>To be of use to an end; to serve.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Inservient</ent><br/
<hw>In*serv"i*ent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inserviens</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>inservire</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Conducive; instrumental.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir T.
Browne.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Insession</ent><br/
<hw>In*ses"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>insessio</ets>, fr. <ets>insidere</ets>, <ets>insessum</ets>, to
sit in. See <er>Insidious</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of sitting, as in a tub or bath.</def>
<ldquo/Used by way of fomentation, <xex>insession</xex>, or bath.<rdquo/
<mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Holland.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That in which one sits, as a bathing tub.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><q><qex>Insessions</qex> be bathing tubs half full.</q>
<rj><qau>Holland.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Insessor</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>In*ses"sor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Insessores</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[See
<er>Insessores</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>One of the
<ord>Insessores</ord>. The group includes most of the common singing
birds.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Insessores</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>In`ses*so"res</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
fr. L. <ets>insessor</ets>, lit., one who sits down, fr.
<ets>incidere</ets>. See <er>Insession</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>An order of birds, formerly established to include the perching
birds, but now generally regarded as an artificial group.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Insessorial</ent><br/
<hw>In`ses*so"ri*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>Pertaining to, or having the character of, perching
birds.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Belonging or pertaining to the
<ord>Insessores</ord>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inset</ent><br/
<hw>In*set"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To infix.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inset</ent><br/
<hw>In"set</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>That which
is inserted or set in; an insertion.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bookbinding)</fld> <def>One or more separate leaves
inserted in a volume before binding;</def> as: <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A
portion of the printed sheet in certain sizes of books which is cut off
before folding, and set into the middle of the folded sheet to complete
the succession of paging; -- also called
<altname>offcut</altname>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A page or pages of
advertisements inserted.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inseverable</ent><br/
<hw>In*sev"er*a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Incapable of
being severed; indivisible; inseparable.</def> <rj><au>De
Quincey.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inshaded</ent><br/
<hw>In*shad"ed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Marked with
different shades.</def> <rj><au>W. Browne.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inshave</ent><br/
<hw>In"shave`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <def>A
plane for shaving or dressing the concave or inside faces of barrel
staves.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Insheathe</ent><br/
<hw>In*sheathe"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To insert as in
a sheath; to sheathe.</def> <rj><au>Hughes.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inshell</ent><br/
<hw>In*shell"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To hide in a
shell.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inship</ent><br/
<hw>In*ship"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To embark.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inshore</ent><br/
<hw>In"shore`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Being near or moving
towards the shore; <as>as, <ex>inshore</ex> fisheries; <ex>inshore</ex>
currents.</as></def> -- <def2><pos>adv.</pos> <def>Towards the shore;
<as>as, the boat was headed <ex>inshore</ex></as>.</def></def2><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inshrine</ent><br/
<hw>In*shrine"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>See
<er>Enshrine</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Insiccation</ent><br/
<hw>In`sic*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act or
process of drying in.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inside</ent><br/
<hw>In"side`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prep.</pos> or <pos>adv.</pos>
<def>Within the sides of; in the interior; contained within; <as>as,
<ex>inside</ex> a house, book, bottle, etc.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inside</ent><br/
<hw>In"side`</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Being within; included
or inclosed in anything; contained; interior; internal; <as>as, the
<ex>inside</ex> passengers of a stagecoach; <ex>inside</ex>
decoration.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Kissing with <qex>inside</qex> lip.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Adapted to the interior.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Inside callipers</b></col> <fld>(Mech.)</fld>,
<cd>callipers for measuring the diameters of holes, etc.</cd> --
<col><b>Inside finish</b></col> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>, <cd>a general term
for the final work in any building necessary for its completion, but
other than unusual decoration; thus, in joiner work, the doors and
windows, inside shutters, door and window trimmings, paneled jams,
baseboards, and sometimes flooring and stairs; in plaster work, the
finishing coat, the cornices, centerpieces, etc.,; in painting, all
simple painting of woodwork and plastering.</cd> -- <col><b>Inside
track</b></col>, <cd>the inner part of a race course; hence,
colloquially, advantage of place, facilities, contacts, etc., in
competition.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inside</ent><br/
<hw>In"side`</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The part within;
interior or internal portion; content.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Looked he o' the <qex>inside</qex> of the paper?</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>The inward parts; entrails; bowels;
hence, that which is within; private thoughts and feelings.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Here's none but friends; we may speak<br/
Our <qex>insides</qex> freely.</q> <rj><qau>Massinger.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>An inside passenger of a coach or carriage, as
distinguished from one upon the outside.</def> <mark>[Colloq.
Eng.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>So down thy hill, romantic Ashbourne, glides<br/
The Derby dilly, carrying three <qex>insides</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Anti-Jacobin.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Patent insides</b></col> <it>or</it> <col><b>Patent
outsides</b></col></mcol>, <cd>a name give to newspaper sheets printed
on one side with general and miscellaneous matter, and furnished
wholesale to offices of small newspapers, where the blank pages are
filled up with recent and local news.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>insider</ent><br/
<hw>insider</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>an officer of a corporation or
others who have access to private information about the corporation's
operations, especially information relating to profitability.</def>
<note>An <ex>insider</ex> is forbidden by U. S. securities laws to trade
stock in publicly owned corporations based on the private information.
The definition of <ex>insider</ex> for the purpose of securities law has
changed in the late 29th century to become more inclusive, whereas it
initially was applied only to officers of a corporation.</note><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insidiate</ent><br/
<hw>In*sid"i*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>insidiatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>insidiare</ets> to lie in ambush,
fr. <ets>insidiae</ets>. See <er>Insidious</er>.]</ety> <def>To lie in
ambush for.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Heywood.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insidiator</ent><br/
<hw>In*sid"i*a`tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety>
<def>One who lies in ambush.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Barrow.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insidious</ent><br/
<hw>In*sid"i*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>insidiosus</ets>, fr. <ets>insidiae</ets> an ambush, fr.
<ets>insidere</ets> to sit in; pref. <ets>in-</ets> + <ets>sedere</ets>
to sit: cf. F. <ets>insidieux</ets>. See <er>Sit</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Lying in wait; watching an opportunity to insnare or
entrap; deceitful; sly; treacherous; -- said of persons; <as>as, the
<ex>insidious</ex> foe</as>.</def> <ldquo/The <xex>insidious</xex>
witch.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Cowper.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Intended to entrap; characterized by treachery and
deceit; <as>as, <ex>insidious</ex> arts</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The <qex>insidious</qex> whisper of the bad angel.</q>
<rj><qau>Hawthorne.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Acting or proceeding unobserved or in a seemingly
harmless manner, but slowly or eventually doing great damage; <as>as, an
<ex>insidious</ex> disease; an <ex>insidious</ex> plot</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Insidious disease</b></col> <fld>(Med.)</fld>, <cd>a
disease existing, without marked symptoms, but ready to become active
upon some slight occasion; a disease not appearing to be as bad as it
really is.</cd></cs></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Crafty; wily; artful; sly; designing; guileful;
circumventive; treacherous; deceitful; deceptive.</syn></p>

<p>-- <wordforms><wf>In*sid"i*ous*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>In*sid"i*ous*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>insidiousness</ent><br/
<hw>insidiousness</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A subtle and cumulative
harmfulness, especially of a disease.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>the quality of being designed to entrap.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insight</ent><br/
<hw>In"sight`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A sight
or view of the interior of anything; a deep inspection or view;
introspection; -- frequently used with <xex>into</xex>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>He had an <qex>insight</qex> into almost all the secrets of
state.</q> <rj><qau>Jortin.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Power of acute observation and deduction;
penetration; discernment; perception.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Quickest <qex>insight</qex><br/
In all things that to greatest actions lead.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>insightful</ent><br/
<hw>insightful</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>having intellectual
depth; having or showing an exceptional degree of insight{2}; -- of
people or their comments.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> thoughtful.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>characterized by sympathetic
understanding.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> discerning, understanding.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>having a keen intellect.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> prehensile.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>insightfulness</ent><br/
<hw>insightfulness</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>keen insight{2}.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> acumen.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insignia</ent><br/
<hw>In*sig"ni*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>insigne</ets>, pl. <ets>insignia</ets>, fr. <ets>insignis</ets>
distinguished by a mark; pref. <ets>in-</ets> in + <ets>signum</ets> a
mark, sign. See <er>Ensign</er>, <er>Sign</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Distinguishing marks of authority, office, or honor;
badges; tokens; decorations; <as>as, the <ex>insignia</ex> of royalty or
of an order</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Typical and characteristic marks or signs, by which
anything is known or distinguished; <as>as, the <ex>insignia</ex> of a
trade</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insignificance</ent><br/
<hw>In`sig*nif"i*cance</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>The condition or quality of being insignificant; lack of
significance, sense, or meaning; <as>as, the <ex>insignificance</ex> of
words or phrases</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Lack of force or effect; unimportance; pettiness;
inefficacy; <as>as, the <ex>insignificance</ex> of human
art</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Lack of claim to consideration or notice; lack of
influence or standing; meanness.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Reduce him, from being the first person in the nation, to a state
of <qex>insignificance</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Beattie.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insignificancy</ent><br/
<hw>In`sig*nif"i*can*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Insignificance.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insignificant</ent><br/
<hw>In`sig*nif"i*cant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Not significant; void of signification, sense, or import;
meaningless; <as>as, <ex>insignificant</ex> words</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Having no weight or effect; answering no purpose;
unimportant; valueless; futile.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Laws must be <qex>insignificant</qex> without the sanction of
rewards and punishments.</q> <rj><qau>Bp. Wilkins.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Without weight of character or social standing;
mean; contemptible; <as>as, an <ex>insignificant</ex>
person</as>.</def></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Unimportant; immaterial; inconsiderable; small;
inferior; trivial; mean; contemptible.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insignificantly</ent><br/
<hw>In`sig*nif"i*cant*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>without
significance, importance, or effect; to no purpose.</def> <ldquo/Anger
<xex>insignificantly</xex> fierce.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Cowper.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insignificative</ent><br/
<hw>In`sig*nif"i*ca*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>insignificativus</ets>. See <er>In-</er> not, and
<er>Significative</er>.]</ety> <def>Not expressing meaning; not
significant.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insignment</ent><br/
<hw>In*sign"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Insignia</er>.]</ety> <def>A token, mark, or explanation.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir T. Elyot.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insimulate</ent><br/
<hw>In*sim"u*late</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>insimulatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>insimulare</ets> to accuse.]</ety>
<def>To accuse.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Donne.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insincere</ent><br/
<hw>In`sin*cere"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>insincerus</ets>. See <er>In-</er> not, and
<er>Sincere</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Not being in truth what one appears to be; not
sincere; dissembling; hypocritical; disingenuous; deceitful; false; --
said of persons; also of speech, thought; etc.; <as>as,
<ex>insincere</ex> declarations</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Disappointing; imperfect; unsound.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>To render sleep's soft blessings <qex>insincere</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Dissembling; hollow; hypocritical; deceptive
deceitful; false; disingenuous; untrustworthy.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insincerely</ent><br/
<hw>In`sin*cere"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Without
sincerity.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insincerity</ent><br/
<hw>In`sin*cer"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>insinc<eacute/rit<eacute/</ets>.]</ety> <def>The quality of being
insincere; lack of sincerity, or of being in reality what one appears to
be; dissimulation; hypocritical; deceitfulness; hollowness;
untrustworthiness; <as>as, the <ex>insincerity</ex> of a professed
friend; the <ex>insincerity</ex> of professions of
regard.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>What men call policy and knowledge of the world, is commonly no
other thing than dissimulation and <qex>insincerity</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Blair.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insinew</ent><br/
<hw>In*sin"ew</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Insinewed</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Insinewing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To strengthen, as
with sinews; to invigorate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>All members of our cause, . . . <br/
That are <qex>insinewed</qex> to this action.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insinuant</ent><br/
<hw>In*sin"u*ant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>insinuans</ets>, p. pr.: cf. F. <ets>insinuant</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Insinuating; insinuative.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insinuate</ent><br/
<hw>In*sin"u*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Insinuated</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Insinuating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L.
<ets>insinuatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>insinuare</ets>to insinuate; pref.
<ets>in-</ets> in + <ets>sinus</ets> the bosom. See
<er>Sinuous</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To introduce gently or slowly, as by a winding or
narrow passage, or a gentle, persistent movement.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The water easily <qex>insinuates</qex> itself into, and placidly
distends, the vessels of vegetables.</q>
<rj><qau>Woodward.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To introduce artfully; to infuse gently; to
instill.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>All the art of rhetoric, besides order and clearness, are for
nothing else but to <qex>insinuate</qex> wrong ideas, move the passions,
and thereby mislead the judgment.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Horace laughs to shame all follies and <qex>insinuates</qex>
virtue, rather by familiar examples than by the severity of
precepts.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To hint; to suggest by remote allusion; -- often
used derogatorily; <as>as, did you mean to <ex>insinuate</ex>
anything?</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To push or work (one's self), as into favor; to
introduce by slow, gentle, or artful means; to ingratiate; -- used
reflexively.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>He <qex>insinuated</qex> himself into the very good grace of the
Duke of Buckingham.</q> <rj><qau>Clarendon.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To instill; hint; suggest; intimate.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insinuate</ent><br/
<hw>In*sin"u*ate</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To creep, wind,
or flow in; to enter gently, slowly, or imperceptibly, as into
crevices.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To ingratiate one's self; to obtain access or favor
by flattery or cunning.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>He would <qex>insinuate</qex> with thee but to make thee sigh.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>To <qex>insinuate</qex>, flatter, bow, and bend my limbs.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insinuating</ent><br/
<hw>In*sin"u*a`ting</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Winding,
creeping, or flowing in, quietly or stealthily; suggesting; winning
favor and confidence insensibly.</def> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>His address was courteous, and even <qex>insinuating</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Prescott.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insinuatingly</ent><br/
<hw>In*sin"u*a`ting*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>By
insinuation.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insinuation</ent><br/
<hw>In*sin"u*a`tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>insinuatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>insinuation</ets>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or process of insinuating; a creeping,
winding, or flowing in.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>By a soft <qex>insinuation</qex> mix'd<br/
With earth's large mass.</q> <rj><qau>Crashaw.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The act of gaining favor, affection, or influence,
by gentle or artful means; -- formerly used in a good sense, as of
friendly influence or interposition.</def> <rj><au>Sir H.
Wotton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>I hope through the <qex>insinuation</qex> of Lord Scarborough to
keep them here till further orders.</q> <rj><qau>Lady
Cowper.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The art or power of gaining good will by a
prepossessing manner.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>He bad a natural <qex>insinuation</qex> and address which made him
acceptable in the best company.</q> <rj><qau>Clarendon.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>That which is insinuated; a hint; a suggestion or
intimation by distant allusion; <as>as, slander may be conveyed by
<ex>insinuations</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>I scorn your coarse <qex>insinuation</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Hint; intimation; suggestion. See
<er>Innuendo</er>.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><-- p. 770 --></p>

<p><ent>Insinuative</ent><br/
<hw>In*sin"u*a*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>insinuatif</ets>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Stealing on or into the confidence or affections;
having power to gain favor.</def> <ldquo/Crafty, <xex>insinuative</xex>,
plausible men.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Bp. Reynolds.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Using insinuations; giving hints; insinuating;
<as>as, <ex>insinuative</ex> remark</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insinuator</ent><br/
<hw>In*sin"u*a`tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., an
introducer.]</ety> <def>One who, or that which, insinuates.</def>
<rj><au>De Foe.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insinuatory</ent><br/
<hw>In*sin"u*a*to*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Insinuative.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insipid</ent><br/
<hw>In*sip"id</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>insipidus</ets>; pref. <ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>sapidus</ets>
savory, fr. <ets>sapere</ets> to taste: cf. F. <ets>insipide</ets>. See
<er>Savor</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Wanting in the qualities which affect the organs of
taste; without taste or savor; vapid; tasteless; <as>as,
<ex>insipid</ex> drink or food</as>.</def> <rj><au>Boyle.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Wanting in spirit, life, or animation;
uninteresting; weak; vapid; flat; dull; heavy; <as>as, an
<ex>insipid</ex> woman; an <ex>insipid</ex> composition.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Flat, <qex>insipid</qex>, and ridiculous stuff to him.</q>
<rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>But his wit is faint, and his salt, if I may dare to say so,
almost <qex>insipid</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Tasteless; vapid; dull; spiritless; unanimated;
lifeless; flat; stale; pointless; uninteresting.</syn></p>

<p><ent>Insipidness</ent><br/
<ent>Insipidity</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>In`si*pid"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>In*sip"id*ness</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>insipidit<eacute/</ets>.]</ety> <def>The quality or state of being
insipid; vapidity.</def> <ldquo/Dryden's lines shine strongly through
the <xex>insipidity</xex> of Tate's.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Pope.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insipidly</ent><br/
<hw>In*sip"id*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an insipid manner;
without taste, life, or spirit; flatly.</def> <rj><au>Locke.
Sharp.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insipience</ent><br/
<hw>In*sip"i*ence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>insipientia</ets>: cf. OF. <ets>insipience</ets>.]</ety> <def>Lack
of intelligence; stupidity; folly.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>
<rj><au>Blount.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insipient</ent><br/
<hw>In*sip"i*ent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>insipiens</ets>; pref. <ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>sapiens</ets>
wise.]</ety> <def>Wanting wisdom; stupid; foolish.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark> <au>Clarendon.</au> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>An
insipient person.</def></def2> <mark>[R.]</mark>
<rj><au>Fryth.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insist</ent><br/
<hw>In*sist"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Insisted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Insisting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F. <ets>insister</ets>, L.
<ets>insistere</ets> to set foot upon, follow, persist; pref.
<ets>in-</ets> in + <ets>sistere</ets> to stand, cause to stand. See
<er>Stand</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To stand or rest; to find support; -- with
<xex>in</xex>, <xex>on</xex>, or <xex>upon</xex>.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Ray.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To take a stand and refuse to give way; to hold to
something firmly or determinedly; to be persistent, urgent, or pressing;
to persist in demanding; -- followed by <xex>on</xex>, <xex>upon</xex>,
or <xex>that</xex>; <as>as, he <ex>insisted</ex> on these conditions; he
<ex>insisted</ex> on going at once; he <ex>insists</ex> that he must
have money.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>Insisting</qex> on the old prerogative.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Without further <qex>insisting</qex> on the different tempers of
Juvenal and Horace.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- <er>Insist</er>, <er>Persist</er>.</syn> --
<usage><xex>Insist</xex> implies some alleged right, as authority or
claim. <xex>Persist</xex> may be from obstinacy alone, and either with
or against rights. We <xex>insist</xex> as against others; we
<xex>persist</xex> in what exclusively relates to ourselves; <as>as, he
<ex>persisted</ex> in that course; he <ex>insisted</ex> on his friend's
adopting it</as>.</usage> <rj><au>C. J. Smith.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insistence</ent><br/
<hw>In*sist"ence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of
insisting, or being urgent or pressing; the act of dwelling upon as of
special importance; persistence; urgency.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>insistency</ent><br/
<hw>insistency</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the state of urgently demanding
notice or attention; insistence.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> imperativeness, insistence, press,
pressure.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>the quality of not being ignorable.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> imperativeness, insistence.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insistent</ent><br/
<hw>In*sist"ent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>insistens</ets>, <ets>-entis</ets>, p. pr. of
<ets>insistere</ets>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Standing or resting on something; <as>as, an
<ex>insistent</ex> wall</as>.</def> <rj><au>Sir H. Wotton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Insisting; persistent; persevering.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>See <er>Incumbent</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Insistently</ent><br/
<hw>In*sist"ent*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an insistent
manner.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Insisture</ent><br/
<hw>In*sis"ture</hw> <pr>(?; 135)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A dwelling or
standing on something; fixedness; persistence.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Insitiency</ent><br/
<hw>In*si"ti*en*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + L. <ets>sitiens</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>sitire</ets>
to be thirsty, fr. <ets>sitis</ets> thirst.]</ety> <def>Freedom from
thirst.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>The <qex>insitiency</qex> of a camel for traveling in deserts.</q>
<rj><qau>Grew.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Insition</ent><br/
<hw>In*si"tion</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>insitio</ets>, fr. <ets>inserere</ets>, <ets>insitum</ets>, to sow
or plant in, to ingraft; pref. <ets>in-</ets> in + <ets>serere</ets>,
<ets>satum</ets>, to sow.]</ety> <def>The insertion of a scion in a
stock; ingraftment.</def> <rj><au>Ray.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>In situ</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>In si"tu</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> <pos>adv. & adj.</pos>
<ety>[L.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In its natural or original position or
place; in position; -- said specif., in geology, of a rock, soil, or
fossil, when in the situation in which it was originally formed or
deposited.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>In its original position; not
extending beyond the place of origin; localized and undisturbed; <as>as,
carcinoma <ex>in situ</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>in-situ</ent><br/
<hw>in-situ</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>being in the original position;
not having been moved or transferred to another location; <as>as, an
<ex>in-situ</ex> investigator</as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> unmoved.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Insnare</ent><br/
<hw>In*snare"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Insnared</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Insnaring</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Written also
<ets>ensnare</ets>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To catch in a snare; to entrap; to take by
artificial means.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Insnare</xex> a gudgeon.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Fenton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To take by wiles, stratagem, or deceit; to involve
in difficulties or perplexities; to seduce by artifice; to inveigle; to
allure; to entangle.</def><br/
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<p><q>The <qex>insnaring</qex> charms<br/
Of love's soft queen.</q> <rj><qau>Glover.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Insnarer</ent><br/
<hw>In*snar"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
insnares.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Insnarl</ent><br/
<hw>In*snarl"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make into a
snarl or knot; to entangle; to snarl.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Cotgrave.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Insobriety</ent><br/
<hw>In`so*bri"e*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>sobriety</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>insobri<eacute/t<eacute/</ets>.]</ety> <def>Lack of sobriety,
moderation, or calmness; intemperance; drunkenness.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Insociability</ent><br/
<hw>In*so`cia*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>insociabilit<eacute/</ets>.]</ety> <def>The quality of being
insociable; lack of sociability; unsociability.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>
<rj><au>Bp. Warburton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Insociable</ent><br/
<hw>In*so"cia*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>insociabilis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>insociable</ets>. See <er>In-</er>
not, and <er>Sociable</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Incapable of being associated, joined, or
connected.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>Lime and wood are <qex>insociable</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Sir H.
Wotton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Not sociable or companionable; disinclined to social
intercourse or conversation; unsociable; taciturn.</def><br/
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<p><q>This austere <qex>insociable</qex> life.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Insociably</ent><br/
<hw>In*so"cia*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Unsociably.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Insociate</ent><br/
<hw>In*so"ci*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not associate;
without a companion; single; solitary; recluse.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <ldquo/The <xex>insociate</xex> virgin life.<rdquo/
<rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Insolate</ent><br/
<hw>In"so*late</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Insolated</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Insolating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L.
<ets>insolatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>insolare</ets> to expose to the sun;
pref. <ets>in-</ets> in + <ets>sol</ets> the sun.]</ety> <def>To dry in,
or to expose to, the sun's rays; to ripen or prepare by such
exposure.</def> <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Insolation</ent><br/
<hw>In`so*la"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>insolatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>insolation</ets>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or process to exposing to the rays of the
sun for the purpose of drying or maturing, as fruits, drugs, etc., or of
rendering acid, as vinegar.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A sunstroke.</def>
<sd>(b)</sd> <def>Exposure of a patient to the sun's rays; a sun
bath.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Meteorology)</fld> <def>The amount of sunlight
impinging on the Earth's surface.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Insole</ent><br/
<hw>In"sole`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The inside sole of a
boot or shoe; also, a loose, thin strip of leather, felt, etc., placed
inside the shoe for warmth or ease.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Insolence</ent><br/
<hw>In"so*lence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>insolence</ets>, L. <ets>insolentia</ets>. See
<er>Insolent</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality of being unusual or novel.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The quality of being insolent; pride or haughtiness
manifested in contemptuous and overbearing treatment of others; arrogant
contempt; brutal impudence.</def><br/
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<p><q>Flown with <qex>insolence</qex> and wine.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Insolent conduct or treatment; insult.</def><br/
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<p><q>Loaded with fetters and <qex>insolences</qex> from the
soldiers.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Insolence</ent><br/
<hw>In"so*lence</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To insult.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Eikon Basilike.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Insolency</ent><br/
<hw>In"so*len*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Insolence.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Evelyn.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Insolent</ent><br/
<hw>In"so*lent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>insolent</ets>, L. <ets>insolens</ets>, <ets>-entis</ets>, pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>solens</ets> accustomed, p. pr. of
<ets>solere</ets> to be accustomed.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Deviating from that which is customary; novel;
strange; unusual.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>If one chance to derive any word from the Latin which is
<qex>insolent</qex> to their ears . . . they forthwith make a jest at
it.</q> <rj><qau>Pettie.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>If any should accuse me of being new or <qex>insolent</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Haughty and contemptuous or brutal in behavior or
language; overbearing; domineering; grossly rude or disrespectful;
saucy; <as>as, an <ex>insolent</ex> master; an <ex>insolent</ex>
servant.</as></def> <ldquo/A paltry, <xex>insolent</xex> fellow.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q><qex>Insolent</qex> is he that despiseth in his judgment all other
folks as in regard of his value, of his cunning, of his speaking, and of
his bearing.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Can you not see? or will ye not observe . . . <br/
How <qex>insolent</qex> of late he is become,<br/
How proud, how peremptory?</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Proceeding from or characterized by insolence;
insulting; <as>as, <ex>insolent</ex> words or behavior</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>Their <qex>insolent</qex> triumph excited . . . indignation.</q>
<rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Overbearing; insulting; abusive; offensive;
saucy; impudent; audacious; pert; impertinent; rude; reproachful;
opprobrious.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Insolent</er>, <er>Insulting</er>.
<xex>Insolent</xex>, in its primitive sense, simply denoted
<xex>unusual</xex>; and to act <xex>insolently</xex> was to act in
violation of the established rules of social intercourse. He who did
this was <xex>insolent</xex>; and thus the word became one of the most
offensive in our language, indicating gross disregard for the feelings
of others. <xex>Insulting</xex> denotes a personal attack, either in
words or actions, indicative either of scorn or triumph. Compare
<er>Impertinent</er>, <er>Affront</er>, <er>Impudence</er>.</usage><br/
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<p><ent>Insolently</ent><br/
<hw>In"so*lent*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an insolent
manner.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Insolidity</ent><br/
<hw>In`so*lid"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>solidity</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>insolidit<eacute/</ets>.]</ety> <def>Lack of solidity; weakness;
<as>as, the <ex>insolidity</ex> of an argument</as>.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Dr. H. More.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Insolubility</ent><br/
<hw>In*sol`u*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>insolubilitas</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>insolubilit<eacute/</ets>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality or state of being insoluble or not
dissolvable, as in a fluid.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The quality of being inexplicable or
insolvable.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Insoluble</ent><br/
<hw>In*sol"u*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>insolubilis</ets> indissoluble, that can not be loosed: cf. F.
<ets>insoluble</ets>. See <er>In-</er> not, and <er>Soluble</er>, and
cf. <er>Insolvable</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Not soluble; in capable or difficult of being
dissolved, as by a liquid; <as>as, chalk is <ex>insoluble</ex> in
water</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Not to be solved or explained; insolvable; <as>as,
an <ex>insoluble</ex> doubt, question, or difficulty</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Strong.</def> <ldquo/An <xex>insoluble</xex>
wall.<rdquo/ <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Holland</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Insolubleness</ent><br/
<hw>In*sol"u*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of
being insoluble; insolubility.</def> <rj><au>Boyle.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insolvable</ent><br/
<hw>In*solv"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Not
solvable; insoluble; admitting no solution or explanation; <as>as, an
<ex>insolvable</ex> problem or difficulty</as>.</def> <rj><au>I.
Watts.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Incapable of being paid or discharged, as
debts.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Not capable of being loosed or disentangled;
inextricable.</def> <ldquo/Bands <xex>insolvable</xex>.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Pope.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Insolvency</ent><br/
<hw>In*sol"ven*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Insolvencies</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <fld>(Law)</fld>
<sd>(a)</sd> <def>The condition of being insolvent; the state or
condition of a person who is insolvent; the condition of one who is
unable to pay his debts as they fall due, or in the usual course of
trade and business; <as>as, a merchant's <ex>insolvency</ex></as>.</def>
<sd>(b)</sd> <def>Insufficiency to discharge all debts of the owner;
<as>as, the <ex>insolvency</ex> of an estate</as>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Act of insolvency</b></col>. <cd>See <cref>Insolvent
law</cref> under <er>Insolvent</er>, <pos>a.</pos></cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insolvent</ent><br/
<hw>In*sol"vent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>solvent</ets>: cf. OF.
<ets>insolvent</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Not
solvent; not having sufficient estate to pay one's debts; unable to pay
one's debts as they fall due, in the ordinary course of trade and
business; <as>as, in <ex>insolvent</ex> debtor</as>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd>
<def>Not sufficient to pay all the debts of the owner; <as>as, an
<ex>insolvent</ex> estate</as>.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>Relating to
persons unable to pay their debts.</def><br/
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Insolvent law</b></col>, <it>or</it> <col><b>Act of
insolvency</b></col></mcol>, <cd>a law affording relief, -- subject to
various modifications in different States, -- to insolvent debtors, upon
their delivering up their property for the benefit of their creditors;
bankruptcy law. See <cref>Bankrupt law</cref>, under <er>Bankrupt</er>,
<pos>a.</pos></cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Insolvent</ent><br/
<hw>In*sol"vent</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>One who is
insolvent; as insolvent debtor; -- in England, before 1861, especially
applied to persons not traders.</def> <rj><au>Bouvier.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insomnia</ent><br/
<hw>In*som"ni*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr.
<ets>insomnis</ets> sleepless; pref. <ets>in-</ets> not +
<ets>somnus</ets> sleep.]</ety> <def>Lack of sleep; inability to sleep,
especially when chronic; wakefulness; sleeplessness.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Insomnious</ent><br/
<hw>In*som"ni*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>insomniosus</ets>, fr. <ets>insomnia</ets> insomnia.]</ety>
<def>Restless; sleepless.</def> <rj><au>Blount.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insomnolence</ent><br/
<hw>In*som"no*lence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Sleeplessness.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Insomuch</ent><br/
<hw>In`so*much"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>So; to such a
degree; in such wise; -- followed by <xex>that</xex> or <xex>as</xex>,
and formerly sometimes by both. Cf. <er>Inasmuch</er>.</def><br/
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<p><q><qex>Insomusch</qex> as that field is called . . . Aceldama.</q>
<rj><qau>Acts i. 19.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Simonides was an excellent poet, <qex>insomuch</qex> that he made
his fortune by it.</q> <rj><qau>L'Estrange.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insonorous</ent><br/
<hw>In`so*no"rous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not clear or
melodious.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Insooth</ent><br/
<hw>In*sooth"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In sooth;
truly.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Insouciance</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>In`sou`ciance"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety>
<def>Carelessness; heedlessness; thoughtlessness; unconcern.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Insouciant</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>In`sou`ciant"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety>
<def>Careless; heedless; indifferent; unconcerned.</def> <rj><au>J. S.
Mill.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Insoul</ent><br/
<hw>In*soul"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To set a soul in;
reflexively, to fix one's strongest affections on.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Jer. Taylor.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>[He] could not but <qex>insoul</qex> himself in her.</q>
<rj><qau>Feltham.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inspan</ent><br/
<hw>In*span"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <ety>[D.
<ets>inspannen</ets>.]</ety> <def>To yoke or harness, as oxen to a
vehicle.</def> <mark>[South Africa]</mark> <-- cf. outspan --><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inspect</ent><br/
<hw>In*spect"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Inspected</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Inspecting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>inspectus</ets>, p.
p. of <ets>inspicere</ets> to inspect; pref. <ets>in-</ets> in +
<ets>specere</ets> to look at, to view: cf. F. <ets>inspecter</ets>, fr.
L. <ets>inspectare</ets>, freq. fr. <ets>inspicere</ets>. See
<er>Spy</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To look upon; to view closely and critically, esp.
in order to ascertain quality or condition, to detect errors, etc., to
examine; to scrutinize; to investigate; <as>as, to <ex>inspect</ex>
conduct</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To view and examine officially, as troops, arms,
goods offered, work done for the public, etc.; to oversee; to
superintend.</def> <rj><au>Sir W. Temple.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inspect</ent><br/
<hw>In*spect"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>inspectus</ets>. See
<er>Inspect</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <def>Inspection.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Thomson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inspection</ent><br/
<hw>In*spec"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inspectio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>inspection</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>The act or process of inspecting or looking at carefully; a strict
or prying examination; close or careful scrutiny; investigation.</def>
<rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>With narrow search, and with <qex>inspection</qex> deep,<br/
Considered every creature.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The act of overseeing; official examination or
superintendence.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Trial by inspection</b></col> <fld>(O. Eng. Law)</fld>,
<cd>a mode of trial in which the case was settled by the individual
observation and decision of the judge upon the testimony of his own
senses, without the intervention of a jury.</cd>
<rj><au>Abbott.</au></rj></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inspective</ent><br/
<hw>In*spect"ive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inspectivus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Engaged in inspection; inspecting;
involving inspection.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inspector</ent><br/
<hw>In*spect"or</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.: cf. F.
<ets>inspecteur</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who inspects, views,
or oversees; one to whom the supervision of any work is committed; one
who makes an official view or examination, as a military or civil
officer; a superintendent; a supervisor; an overseer.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A police officer, typically holding a rank one below
superintendent, and in some cases in charge of several precincts;
<as>as, <ex>inspector</ex> Clousseau is investigating the
case</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Inspector general</b></col> <fld>(Mil.)</fld>, <cd>a
staff officer of an army, whose duties are those of inspection, and
embrace everything relative to organization, recruiting, discharge,
administration, accountability for money and property, instruction,
police, and discipline.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inspectorate</ent><br/
<hw>In*spect"or*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Inspectorship.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inspectorial</ent><br/
<hw>In`spec*to"ri*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to an inspector or to inspection.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inspectorship</ent><br/
<hw>In*spect"or*ship</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>The office of an inspector.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The district embraced by an inspector's
jurisdiction.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inspectress</ent><br/
<hw>In*spect"ress</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A female inspector.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insperse</ent><br/
<hw>In*sperse"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inspersus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>inspergere</ets> to sprinkle upon;
pref. <ets>in-</ets> in, on + <ets>spargere</ets> to sprinkle.]</ety>
<def>To sprinkle; to scatter.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Bailey.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inspersion</ent><br/
<hw>In*sper"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inspersio</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of sprinkling.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chapman.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inspeximus</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>In*spex"i*mus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., we have
inspected.]</ety> <def>The first word of ancient charters in England,
confirming a grant made by a former king; hence, a royal
grant.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insphere</ent><br/
<hw>In*sphere"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Insphered</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Insphering</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf.
<er>Ensphere</er>.]</ety> <def>To place in, or as in, an orb a sphere.
Cf. <er>Ensphere</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Bright a<eum/rial spirits live <qex>insphered</qex><br/
In regions mild of calm and serene air.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inspirable</ent><br/
<hw>In*spir"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being
inspired or drawn into the lungs; inhalable; respirable; admitting
inspiration.</def> <rj><au>Harvey.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inspiration</ent><br/
<hw>In`spi*ra"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>inspiration</ets>, L. <ets>inspiratio</ets>. See
<er>Inspire</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of inspiring or breathing in; breath;
specif. <fld>(Physiol.)</fld>, the drawing of air into the lungs,
accomplished in mammals by elevation of the chest walls and flattening
of the diaphragm; -- the opposite of <inv>expiration</inv>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The act or power of exercising an elevating or
stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions; the result of such
influence which quickens or stimulates; <as>as, the <ex>inspiration</ex>
of occasion, of art, etc.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Your father was ever virtuous, and holy men at their death have
good <qex>inspirations</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Theol.)</fld> <def>A supernatural divine influence
on the prophets, apostles, or sacred writers, by which they were
qualified to communicate moral or religious truth with authority; a
supernatural influence which qualifies men to receive and communicate
divine truth; also, the truth communicated.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>All Scripture is given by <qex>inspiration</qex> of God.</q>
<rj><qau>2 Tim. iii. 16.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The age which we now live in is not an age of
<qex>inspiration</qex> and impulses.</q> <rj><qau>Sharp.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Plenary inspiration</b></col> <fld>(Theol.)</fld>,
<cd>that kind of inspiration which excludes all defect in the utterance
of the inspired message.</cd> -- <col><b>Verbal inspiration</b></col>
<fld>(Theol.)</fld>, <cd>that kind of inspiration which extends to the
very words and forms of expression of the divine message.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inspirational</ent><br/
<hw>In`spi*ra"tion*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Pertaining to inspiration.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Imparting inspiration{2}; <as>as, an
<ex>inspirational</ex> sermon</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inspirationist</ent><br/
<hw>In`spi*ra"tion*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who holds to
inspiration.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inspirator</ent><br/
<hw>In"spi*ra`tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Mach.)</fld>
<def>A kind of injector for forcing water by steam. See
<er>Injector</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 2.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inspiratory</ent><br/
<hw>In*spir"a*to*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to,
or aiding, inspiration; <as>as, the <ex>inspiratory</ex>
muscles</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inspire</ent><br/
<hw>In*spire"</hw> <pr>(<icr/n*sp<imac/r")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<ety>[OE. <ets>enspiren</ets>, OF. <ets>enspirer</ets>,
<ets>inspirer</ets>, F. <ets>inspirer</ets>, fr. L.
<ets>inspirare</ets>; pref. <ets>in-</ets> in + <ets>spirare</ets> to
breathe. See <er>Spirit</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To breathe into; to fill with the breath; to
animate.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>When Zephirus eek, with his sweete breath,<br/
<qex>Inspir<egrave/d</qex> hath in every holt and heath<br/
The tender crops.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Descend, ye Nine, descend and sing,<br/
The breathing instruments <qex>inspire</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To infuse by breathing, or as if by
breathing.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>He knew not his Maker, and him that <qex>inspired</qex> into him
an active soul.</q> <rj><qau>Wisdom xv. 11.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To draw in by the operation of breathing; to inhale;
-- opposed to <ant>expire</ant>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Forced to <qex>inspire</qex> and expire the air with
difficulty.</q> <rj><qau>Harvey.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><-- p. 771 --></p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To infuse into the mind; to communicate to the
spirit; to convey, as by a divine or supernatural influence; to disclose
preternaturally; to produce in, as by inspiration.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>And generous stout courage did <qex>inspire</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>But dawning day new comfort hath <qex>inspired</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To infuse into; to affect, as with a superior or
supernatural influence; to fill with what animates, enlivens, or exalts;
to communicate inspiration to; <as>as, to <ex>inspire</ex> a child with
sentiments of virtue; to <ex>inspire</ex> a person to do extraordinary
feats</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><q>Erato, thy poet's mind <qex>inspire</qex>,<br/
And fill his soul with thy celestial fire.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inspire</ent><br/
<hw>In*spire"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Inspired</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Inspiring</conjf>.]</vmorph><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To draw in breath; to inhale air into the lungs; --
opposed to <ant>expire</ant>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To breathe; to blow gently.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>And when the wind amongst them did <qex>inspire</qex>,<br/
They wav<egrave/d like a penon wide dispread.</q>
<rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inspired</ent><br/
<hw>In*spired"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Breathed in; inhaled.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Moved or animated by, or as by, a supernatural
influence; affected by divine inspiration; <as>as, the <ex>inspired</ex>
prophets; the <ex>inspired</ex> writers.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Communicated or given as by supernatural or divine
inspiration; having divine authority; hence, sacred, holy; -- opposed to
<contr>uninspired</contr>, <contr>profane</contr>, or
<contr>secular</contr>; <as>as, the <ex>inspired</ex> writings, that is,
the Scriptures</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Moved to a higher level of thought, creativity, or
motivation.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inspirer</ent><br/
<hw>In*spir"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that
which, inspires.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Inspirer</xex> of that holy
flame.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Cowper.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inspiring</ent><br/
<hw>In*spir"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Animating; cheering; moving;
exhilarating; <as>as, an <ex>inspiring</ex> or scene</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inspirit</ent><br/
<hw>In*spir"it</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Inspirited</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Inspiriting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To infuse new life or spirit
into; to animate; to encourage; to invigorate.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The courage of Agamemnon is <qex>inspirited</qex> by the love of
empire and ambition.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To enliven; invigorate; exhilarate; animate;
cheer; encourage; inspire.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inspissate</ent><br/
<hw>In*spis"sate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Inspissated</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Inspissating</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L.
<ets>inspissatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>inspissare</ets> to thicken; pref.
<ets>in-</ets> + <ets>spissare</ets> to thicken, fr. <ets>spissus</ets>
thick.]</ety> <def>To thicken or bring to greater consistence, as fluids
by evaporation.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inspissate</ent><br/
<hw>In*spis"sate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inspissatus</ets>, p. p.]</ety> <def>Thick or thickened;
inspissated.</def> <rj><au>Greenhill.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inspissation</ent><br/
<hw>In`spis*sa"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act or the
process of inspissating, or thickening a fluid substance, as by
evaporation; also, the state of being so thickened.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>inst.</ent><br/
<hw>inst.</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <ety>[abbreviation for
<ets>instant</ets>.]</ety> <def>in or of the present month; same as
<er>instant</er>{3}, <pos>a.</pos> or <er>instant</er>{2},
<pos>n.</pos>; <as>as, your letter of the 10th
<ex>inst.</ex></as>.</def> <mark>[abbr.]</mark><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> instant.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Instability</ent><br/
<hw>In`sta*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Instabilities</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L.
<ets>instabilitas</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>instabilit<eacute/</ets>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality or condition of being unstable; lack of
stability, firmness, or steadiness; liability to give way or to fail;
insecurity; precariousness; <as>as, the <ex>instability</ex> of a
building</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Lack of determination of fixedness; inconstancy;
fickleness; mutability; changeableness; <as>as, <ex>instability</ex> of
character, temper, custom, etc.</as></def>
<rj><au>Addison.</au></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Inconstancy; fickleness; changeableness;
wavering; unsteadiness; unstableness.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Instable</ent><br/
<hw>In*sta"ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>instabilis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>instable</ets>. See <er>In-</er> not,
and <er>Stable</er>, <pos>a.</pos>, and cf. <er>Unstable</er>.]</ety>
<def>Not stable; not standing fast or firm; unstable; prone to change or
recede from a purpose; mutable; inconstant.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Instableness</ent><br/
<hw>In*sta"ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Instability;
unstableness.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Install</ent><br/
<hw>In*stall"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Installed</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Installing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F.
<ets>installer</ets>, LL. <ets>installare</ets>, fr. pref.
<ets>in-</ets> in + OHG. <ets>stal</ets> a place, stall, G.
<ets>stall</ets>, akin to E. <ets>stall</ets>: cf. It.
<ets>installare</ets>. See <er>Stall</er>.]</ety> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>instal</asp>.]</altsp><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To set in a seat; to give a place to; establish
(one) in a place.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>She <qex>installed</qex> her guest hospitably by the fireside.</q>
<rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To place in an office, rank, or order; to invest
with any charge by the usual ceremonies; to instate; to induct; <as>as,
to <ex>install</ex> an ordained minister as pastor of a church; to
<ex>install</ex> a college president.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Unworthily<br/
Thou wast <qex>installed</qex> in that high degree.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Installation</ent><br/
<hw>In`stal*la"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>installation</ets>, LL. <ets>installatio</ets>: cf. It.
<ets>installazione</ets>. See <er>Install</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of installing; <as>as, the
<ex>installation</ex> of the air conditioner took half an
hour</as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> installing, setting up.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <specif>Hence:</specif> <def>the act of installing (a
person) or giving possession of an office, rank, or order, with the
usual rites or ceremonies; <as>as, the <ex>installation</ex> of an
ordained minister in a parish</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>On the election, the bishop gives a mandate for his
<qex>installation</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Ayliffe.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <def>The whole of a system of
machines, apparatus, and accessories, sometimes including the buildings
and gorounds on which they are located, when set up and arranged for
practical working, as in electric lighting, transmission of power, etc.;
<as>as, our <ex>installation</ex> in Baton Rouge can produce ten
thousand gallons a day; we should move our drying <ex>installation</ex>
from building A to building B</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>The whole of a military base,
post, camp, outpost, etc., constructed and operated for support of
military operations.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>installing</ent><br/
<hw>installing</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the act of installing
something (as equipment).</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> installation, setting up.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>instalment</ent><br/
<ent>installment</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>in*stall"ment</hw>, <hw>in*stal"ment</hw></mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of installing;
installation.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Take oaths from all kings and magistrates at their
<qex>installment</qex>, to do impartial justice by law.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The seat in which one is placed.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The several chairs of order, look, you scour; . . . <br/
Each fair <qex>installment</qex>, coat, and several crest<br/
With loyal blazon, evermore be blest.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A portion of a debt, or sum of money, which is
divided into portions that are made payable at different times; that
portion of a debt payed back in any one payment; <as>as, the next
<ex>installment</ex> is due January first</as>. Payment by
<ex>installment</ex> is payment by parts at different times, the amounts
and times being often definitely stipulated.</def>
<rj><au>Bouvier.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>a part of a broadcast serial.</def>
<wns>[wns=1]</wns><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> episode.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>a part of a published serial.</def>
<wns>[wns=2]</wns><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Instamp</ent><br/
<hw>In*stamp"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>See
<er>Enstamp</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Instance</ent><br/
<hw>In"stance</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>instance</ets>, L. <ets>instantia</ets>, fr. <ets>instans</ets>.
See <er>Instant</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or quality of being instant or pressing;
urgency; solicitation; application; suggestion; motion.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Undertook at her <qex>instance</qex> to restore them.</q>
<rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which is instant or urgent; motive.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The <qex>instances</qex> that second marriage move<br/
Are base respects of thrift, but none of love.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Occasion; order of occurrence.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>These seem as if, in the time of Edward I., they were drawn up
into the form of a law, in the first <qex>instance</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Sir M. Hale.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>That which offers itself or is offered as an
illustrative case; something cited in proof or exemplification; a case
occurring; an example; <as>as, we could find no <ex>instance</ex> of
poisoning in the town within the past year</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><q>Most remarkable <qex>instances</qex> of suffering.</q>
<rj><qau>Atterbury.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A token; a sign; a symptom or indication.</def>
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Causes of instance</b></col>, <cd>those which proceed at
the solicitation of some party.</cd> <au>Hallifax.</au> -- <col><b>Court
of first instance</b></col>, <cd>the court by which a case is first
tried.</cd> -- <col><b>For instance</b></col>, <cd>by way of example or
illustration; for example.</cd> -- <col><b>Instance Court</b></col>
<fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>the Court of Admiralty acting within its ordinary
jurisdiction, as distinguished from its action as a <xex>prize
court</xex>.</cd></cs></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Example; case. See <er>Example</er>.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Instance</ent><br/
<hw>In"stance</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Instanced</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Instancing</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To
mention as a case or example; to refer to; to cite; <as>as, to
<ex>instance</ex> a fact</as>.</def> <rj><au>H. Spenser.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>I shall not <qex>instance</qex> an abstruse author.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Instance</ent><br/
<hw>In"stance</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To give an example.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>This story doth not only <qex>instance</qex> in kingdoms, but in
families too.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Instancy</ent><br/
<hw>In"stan*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Instance;
urgency.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Those heavenly precepts which our Lord and Savior with so great
<qex>instancy</qex> gave.</q> <rj><qau>Hooker.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Instant</ent><br/
<hw>In"stant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>instans</ets>, <ets>-antis</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>instare</ets> to
stand upon, to press upon; pref. <ets>in-</ets> in, on +
<ets>stare</ets> to stand: cf. F. <ets>instant</ets>. See
<er>Stand</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Pressing; urgent; importunate; earnest.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing
<qex>instant</qex> in prayer.</q> <rj><qau>Rom. xii. 12. </qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>I am beginning to be very <qex>instant</qex> for some sort of
occupation.</q> <rj><qau>Carlyle.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Closely pressing or impending in respect to time;
not deferred; immediate; without delay.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Impending death is thine, and <qex>instant</qex> doom.</q>
<rj><qau>Prior.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Present; current.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The <qex>instant</qex> time is always the fittest time.</q>
<rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ The word in this sense is now used only in dates, to
indicate the current month; as, the tenth of July
<xex>instant</xex>.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Instant</ent><br/
<hw>In"stant</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Instantly.</def>
<mark>[Poetic]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>Instant</qex> he flew with hospitable haste.</q>
<rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Instant</ent><br/
<hw>In"stant</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>instant</ets>, fr. L.
<ets>instans</ets> standing by, being near, present. See
<er>Instant</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A point in time; a moment; a portion of time too
short to be estimated; also, any particular moment; <as>as, the
situation may change in an <ex>instant</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><q>There is scarce an <qex>instant</qex> between their flourishing
and their not being.</q> <rj><qau>Hooker.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A day of the present or current month; <as>as, the
sixth <ex>instant</ex>; -- an elliptical expression equivalent to the
sixth of the month <ex>instant</ex>, i. e., the current month</as>. See
<er>Instant</er>, <pos>a.</pos>, 3.</def></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Moment; flash; second.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Instantaneity</ent><br/
<hw>In*stan`ta*ne"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>instantan<eacute/it<eacute/</ets>.]</ety> <def>Quality of being
instantaneous.</def> <rj><au>Shenstone.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Instantaneous</ent><br/
<hw>In`stan*ta"ne*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>instantan<eacute/</ets>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Done or occurring in an instant, or without any
perceptible duration of time; <as>as, the passage of electricity appears
to be <ex>instantaneous</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>His reason saw<br/
With <qex>instantaneous</qex> view, the truth of things.</q>
<rj><qau>Thomson.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>At or during a given instant; <as>as,
<ex>instantaneous</ex> acceleration, velocity, etc.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Instantaneous center of rotation</b></col>
<fld>(Kinematics)</fld>, <cd>in a plane or in a plane figure which has
motions both of translation and of rotation in the plane, is the point
which for the instant is at rest.</cd> -- <col><b>Instantaneous axis of
rotation</b></col> <fld>(Kinematics)</fld>, <cd>in a body which has
motions both of translation and rotation, is a line, which is supposed
to be rigidly united with the body, and which for the instant is at
rest. The motion of the body is for the instant simply that of rotation
about the instantaneous axis.</cd></cs></p>

<p>-- <wordforms><wf>In`stan*ta"ne*ous*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>In`stan*ta"ne*ous*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Instanter</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>In*stan"ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[L.,
vehemently, earnestly. See <er>Instant</er>, <pos>n.</pos> &
<pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <def>Immediately; instantly; at once; <as>as, he
left <ex>instanter</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Instantly</ent><br/
<hw>In"stant*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Without the least delay or interval; at once; immediately.</def>
<rj><au>Macaulay.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>With urgency or importunity; earnestly;
pressingly.</def> <ldquo/They besought him <xex>instantly</xex>.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Luke vii. 4.</au></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Directly; immediately; at once. See
<er>Directly</er>.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Instar</ent><br/
<hw>In*star"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To stud as with
stars.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <ldquo/A golden throne
<xex>instarred</xex> with gems.<rdquo/ <rj><au>J. Barlow.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Instar</ent><br/
<hw>In"star`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>a postembryonic stage
of life of an arthropod, especially an insect, between two successive
molts; also, the arthropod when in that stage of life.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Instate</ent><br/
<hw>In*state"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Instated</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Instating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To set, place, or establish, as
in a rank, office, or condition; to install; to invest; <as>as, to
<ex>instate</ex> a person in greatness or in favor</as>.</def>
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Instaurate</ent><br/
<hw>In*stau"rate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Instaurated</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Instaurating</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L.
<ets>instauratus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>instaurare</ets> to renew. See 1st
<er>In-</er>, and <er>Store</er>.]</ety> <def>To renew or
renovate.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Instauration</ent><br/
<hw>In`stau*ra"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>instauratio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>instauration</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Restoration after decay, lapse, or dilapidation; renewal; repair;
renovation; renaissance.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Some great catastrophe or . . . <qex>instauration</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>T. Burnet.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Instaurator</ent><br/
<hw>In"stau*ra`tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.: cf. F.
<ets>instaurateur</ets>.]</ety> <def>One who renews or restores to a
former condition.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Dr. H.
More.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Instaure</ent><br/
<hw>In*staure"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Instaurate</er>.]</ety> <def>To renew or renovate; to
instaurate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Marston.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Instead</ent><br/
<hw>In*stead"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> + <ets>stead</ets> place.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>In the place or room; -- usually followed by
<xex>of</xex>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Let thistles grow of wheat.</q> <rj><qau>Job xxxi.
40.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Absalom made Amasa captain of the host <qex>instead</qex> of
Joab.</q> <rj><qau>2 Sam. xvii. 25.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Equivalent; equal to; -- usually with
<xex>of</xex>.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>This very consideration to a wise man is <qex>instead</qex> of a
thousand arguments, to satisfy him, that in those times no such thing
was believed.</q> <rj><qau>Tillotson.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insteep</ent><br/
<hw>In*steep"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Insteeped</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Insteeping</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To steep or soak; to
drench.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <ldquo/In gore he lay
<xex>insteeped</xex>.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Instep</ent><br/
<hw>In"step</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <altsp>[Formerly also
<asp>instop</asp>, <asp>instup</asp>.]</altsp><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The arched middle portion of the human foot next in
front of the ankle joint.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The part of a shoe, boot, or stocking covering the
instep{1}.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>That part of the hind leg of the horse and allied
animals, between the hock, or ham, and the pastern joint.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>instigant</ent><br/
<hw>instigant</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>one who instigates; someone who
deliberately provokes trouble; an instigator.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> instigator, provoker, inciter.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Instigate</ent><br/
<hw>In"sti*gate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Instigated</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Instigating</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L.
<ets>instigatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>instigare</ets> to instigate; pref.
<ets>in-</ets> in + a root akin to G. <ets>stechen</ets> to prick, E.
<ets>stick</ets>. See <er>Stick</er>.]</ety> <def>To goad or urge
forward; to set on; to provoke; to incite; -- used chiefly with
reference to evil actions; <as>as, to <ex>instigate</ex> one to a
crime</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>He hath only <qex>instigated</qex> his blackest agents to the very
extent of their malignity.</q> <rj><qau>Bp. Warburton.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To stimulate; urge; spur; provoke; tempt; incite;
impel; encourage; animate.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Instigatingly</ent><br/
<hw>In"sti*ga`ting*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Incitingly;
temptingly.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Instigation</ent><br/
<hw>In`sti*ga"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>instigatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>instigation</ets>.]</ety> <def>The
act of instigating, or the state of being instigated; incitement; esp.
to evil or wickedness.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The baseness and villainy that . . . the <qex>instigation</qex> of
the devil could bring the sons of men to.</q>
<rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>instigative</ent><br/
<hw>instigative</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>arousing to action or
rebellion.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> incendiary, incitive, inflammatory, rabble-rousing,
seditious.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Instigator</ent><br/
<hw>In"sti*ga`tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.: cf. F.
<ets>instigateur</ets>.]</ety> <def>One who instigates or incites.</def>
<rj><au>Burke.</au></rj><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> inciter, instigant.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>instil</ent><br/
<hw>instil</hw> <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>same as
<er>instill</er>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> instill.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Instill</ent><br/
<hw>In*still"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Instilled</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Instilling</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L.
<ets>instillare</ets>, <ets>instillatum</ets>; pref. <ets>in-</ets> in +
<ets>stillare</ets> to drop, fr. <ets>stilla</ets> a drop: cf. F.
<ets>instiller</ets>. See <er>Distill</er>.]</ety> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>instil</asp>.]</altsp> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To drop in; to pour in drop
by drop.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>That starlight dews<br/
All silently their tears of love <qex>instill</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Byron.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <specif>Specifically:</specif> <def>To infuse (knowledge
or attitudes) into the mind of another, slowly or gradually; to impart
gradually; to cause to be imbibed.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><q>How hast thou <qex>instilled</qex><br/
Thy malice into thousands.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To infuse; impart; inspire; implant; inculcate;
insinuate.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Instillation</ent><br/
<hw>In`stil*la"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>instillatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>instillation</ets>.]</ety> <def>The
act of instilling; also, that which is instilled.</def>
<rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Instillator</ent><br/
<hw>In"stil*la`tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An
instiller.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Instillatory</ent><br/
<hw>In*stil"la*to*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Belonging to
instillation.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Instiller</ent><br/
<hw>In*still"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
instills.</def> <rj><au>Skelton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Instillment</ent><br/
<hw>In*still"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of
instilling; also, that which is instilled.</def> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>instilment</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><ent>Instimulate</ent><br/
<hw>In*stim"u*late</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>stimulate</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not to stimulate;
to soothe; to quiet.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Cheyne.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Instimulate</ent><br/
<hw>In*stim"u*late</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>instimulatus</ets>, p. p. <ets>instimulare</ets> to stimulate. See
1st <er>In-</er>, and <er>Stimulate</er>.]</ety> <def>To stimulate; to
excite.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Cockeram.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Instimulation</ent><br/
<hw>In*stim`u*la"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Stimulation.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Instinct</ent><br/
<hw>In*stinct"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>instinctus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>instinguere</ets> to instigate,
incite; cf. <ets>instigare</ets> to instigate. Cf. <er>Instigate</er>,
<er>Distinguish</er>.]</ety> <def>Urged or stimulated from within;
naturally moved or impelled; imbued; animated; alive; quick; <as>as,
birds <ex>instinct</ex> with life</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>The chariot of paternal deity . . . <br/
Itself <qex>instinct</qex> with spirit, but convoyed<br/
By four cherubic shapes.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>A noble performance, <qex>instinct</qex> with sound principle.</q>
<rj><qau>Brougham.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Instinct</ent><br/
<hw>In"stinct</hw> <pr>(<icr/n"st<icr/<nsm/kt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[L. <ets>instinctus</ets> instigation, impulse, fr.
<ets>instinguere</ets> to instigate: cf. F. <ets>instinct</ets>. See
<er>Instinct</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Natural inward impulse; unconscious, involuntary, or
unreasoning prompting to any mode of action, whether bodily, or mental,
without a distinct apprehension of the end or object to be
accomplished.</def><br/
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<p><q>An <qex>instinct</qex> is a propensity prior to experience, and
independent of instructions.</q> <rj><qau>Paley.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>An <qex>instinct</qex> is a blind tendency to some mode of action,
independent of any consideration, on the part of the agent, of the end
to which the action leads.</q> <rj><qau>Whately.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>An <qex>instinct</qex> is an agent which performs blindly and
ignorantly a work of intelligence and knowledge.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W.
Hamilton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>By a divine <qex>instinct</qex>, men's minds mistrust<br/
Ensuing dangers.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>Specif., the natural,
unreasoning, impulse by which an animal is guided to the performance of
any action, without thought of improvement in the method.</def><br/
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<p><q>The resemblance between what originally was a habit, and an
<qex>instinct</qex> becomes so close as not to be distinguished.</q>
<rj><qau>Darwin.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A natural aptitude or knack; a predilection; <as>as,
an <ex>instinct</ex> for order; to be modest by
<ex>instinct</ex>.</as></def><br/
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<p><ent>Instinct</ent><br/
<hw>In*stinct"</hw> <pr>(<icr/n*st<icr/<nsm/kt")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<def>To impress, as an animating power, or instinct.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bentley.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Instinction</ent><br/
<hw>In*stinc"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Instinct;
incitement; inspiration.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir T.
Elyot.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Instinctive</ent><br/
<hw>In*stinc"tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>instinctif</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to instinct; derived
from, or prompted by, instinct; of the nature of instinct; determined by
natural impulse or propensity; acting or produced without reasoning,
deliberation, instruction, or experience; spontaneous.</def>
<ldquo/<xex>Instinctive</xex> motion.<rdquo/ <au>Milton.</au>
<ldquo/<xex>Instinctive</xex> dread.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Cowper.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>With taste <qex>instinctive</qex> give<br/
Each grace appropriate.</q> <rj><qau>Mason.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Have we had <qex>instinctive</qex> intimations of the death of
some absent friends?</q> <rj><qau>Bp. Hall.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><note><hand/ The terms <xex>instinctive belief</xex>,
<xex>instinctive judgment</xex>, <xex>instinctive cognition</xex>, are
expressions not ill adapted to characterize a belief, judgment, or
cognition, which, as the result of no anterior consciousness, is, like
the products of animal instinct, the intelligent effect of (as far as we
are concerned) an unknown cause.</note> <rj><au>Sir H.
Hamilton.</au></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Natural; voluntary; spontaneous; original;
innate; inherent; automatic.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Instinctively</ent><br/
<hw>In*stinc"tive*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an instinctive
manner; by force of instinct; by natural impulse.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Instinctivity</ent><br/
<hw>In`stinc*tiv"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality
of being instinctive, or prompted by instinct.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>
<rj><au>Coleridge.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Instipulate</ent><br/
<hw>In*stip"u*late</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See
<er>Exstipulate</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Institute</ent><br/
<hw>In"sti*tute</hw> <pr>(<icr/n"st<icr/*t<umac/t)</pr>, <pos>p.
a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>institutus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>instituere</ets>
to place in, to institute, to instruct; pref. <ets>in-</ets> in +
<ets>statuere</ets> to cause to stand, to set. See
<er>Statute</er>.]</ety> <def>Established; organized; founded.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>They have but few laws. For to a people so instruct and
<qex>institute</qex>, very few to suffice.</q> <rj><qau>Robynson (More's
Utopia).</qau></rj><br/
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<p><-- p. 772 --></p>

<p><ent>Institute</ent><br/
<hw>In"sti*tute</hw> <pr>(<icr/n"st<icr/*t<umac/t)</pr>, <pos>v.
t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Instituted</conjf>
<pr>(<icr/n"st<icr/*t<umac/`t<ecr/d)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Instituting</conjf>.]</vmorph><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To set up; to establish; to ordain; <as>as, to
<ex>institute</ex> laws, rules, etc.</as></def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To originate and establish; to found; to organize;
<as>as, to <ex>institute</ex> a court, or a society</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>Whenever any from of government becomes destructive of these ends
it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to
<qex>institute</qex> a new government.</q> <rj><qau>Jefferson (Decl. of
Indep. ).</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To nominate; to appoint.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>We <qex>institute</qex> your Grace<br/
To be our regent in these parts of France.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To begin; to commence; to set on foot; <as>as, to
<ex>institute</ex> an inquiry; to <ex>institute</ex> a
suit.</as></def><br/
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<p><q>And haply <qex>institute</qex><br/
A course of learning and ingenious studies.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To ground or establish in principles and rudiments;
to educate; to instruct.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>If children were early <qex>instituted</qex>, knowledge would
insensibly insinuate itself.</q> <rj><qau>Dr. H. More.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Eccl. Law)</fld> <def>To invest with the spiritual
charge of a benefice, or the care of souls.</def>
<rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To originate; begin; commence; establish; found;
erect; organize; appoint; ordain.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Institute</ent><br/
<hw>In"sti*tute</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>institutum</ets>: cf.
F. <ets>institut</ets>. See <er>Institute</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos> &
<pos>a.</pos>]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of instituting; institution.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <ldquo/Water sanctified by Christ's
<xex>institute</xex>.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which is instituted, established, or fixed, as
a law, habit, or custom.</def> <rj><au>Glover.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Hence: An elementary and necessary principle; a
precept, maxim, or rule, recognized as established and authoritative;
usually in the plural, a collection of such principles and precepts;
esp., a comprehensive summary of legal principles and decisions; <as>as,
the <ex>Institutes</ex> of Justinian; Coke's <ex>Institutes</ex> of the
Laws of England</as>. Cf. <er>Digest</er>, <pos>n.</pos></def><br/
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<p><q>They made a sort of <qex>institute</qex> and digest of
anarchy.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>To make the Stoics' <qex>institutes</qex> thy own.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>An institution; a society established for the
promotion of learning, art, science, etc.; a college; <as>as, the
<ex>Institute</ex> of Technology</as>; The Massachusetts
<ex>Institute</ex> of Technology; also, a building owned or occupied by
such an institute; <as>as, the Cooper <ex>Institute</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Scots Law)</fld> <def>The person to whom an estate
is first given by destination or limitation.</def>
<rj><au>Tomlins.</au></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Institutes of medicine</b></col>, <cd>theoretical
medicine; that department of medical science which attempts to account
philosophically for the various phenomena of health as well as of
disease; physiology applied to the practice of medicine.</cd>
<rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj> </cs><br/
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<p><ent>Instituter</ent><br/
<hw>In"sti*tu`ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An
institutor.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Institution</ent><br/
<hw>In`sti*tu"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>institutio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>institution</ets>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or process of instituting; as: <sd>(a)</sd>
Establishment; foundation; enactment; <as>as, the <ex>institution</ex>
of a school</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>The <qex>institution</qex> of God's law is described as being
established by solemn injunction.</q> <rj><qau>Hooker.</qau></rj></p>

<p><sd>(b)</sd> <def>Instruction; education.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<au>Bentley.</au> <sd>(c)</sd> <fld>(Eccl. Law)</fld> <def>The act or
ceremony of investing a clergyman with the spiritual part of a benefice,
by which the care of souls is committed to his charge.</def>
<rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which instituted or established</def>; as:
<sd>(a)</sd> <def>Established order, method, or custom; enactment;
ordinance; permanent form of law or polity.</def><br/
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<p><q>The nature of our people,<br/
Our city's <qex>institutions</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj></p>

<p><sd>(b)</sd> <def>An established or organized society or corporation;
an establishment, especially of a public character, or affecting a
community; a foundation; <as>as, a literary <ex>institution</ex>; a
charitable <ex>institution</ex></as>; also, a building or the buildings
occupied or used by such organization; <as>as, the Smithsonian
<ex>Institution</ex></as>.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>Anything forming a
characteristic and persistent feature in social or national life or
habits.</def><br/
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<p><q>We ordered a lunch (the most delightful of English
<qex>institutions</qex>, next to dinner) to be ready against our
return.</q> <rj><qau>Hawthorne.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>That which institutes or instructs; a textbook; a
system of elements or rules; an institute.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>There is another manuscript, of above three hundred years old, . .
. being an <qex>institution</qex> of physic.</q>
<rj><qau>Evelyn.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Institutional</ent><br/
<hw>In`sti*tu"tion*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Pertaining to, or treating of, an institution or institutions;
<as>as, <ex>institutional</ex> legends</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q><qex>Institutional</qex> writers as Rousseau.</q> <rj><qau>J. S.
Mill.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Instituted by authority.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Elementary; rudimental.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Institutionary</ent><br/
<hw>In`sti*tu"tion*a*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Relating to an institution, or institutions.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Containing the first principles or doctrines;
elemental; rudimentary.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Institutist</ent><br/
<hw>In"sti*tu`tist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A writer or
compiler of, or a commentator on, institutes.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>
<rj><au>Harvey.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Institutive</ent><br/
<hw>In"sti*tu`tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Tending or intended to institute; having the power to
establish.</def> <rj><au>Barrow.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Established; depending on, or characterized by,
institution or order.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Institutive</xex>
decency.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Institutively</ent><br/
<hw>In"sti*tu`tive*ly</hw> <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In conformity with an
institution.</def> <rj><au>Harrington.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Institutor</ent><br/
<hw>In"sti*tu`tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.: cf. F.
<ets>instituteur</ets>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>One who institutes, founds, ordains, or
establishes.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who educates; an instructor.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Walker.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Episcopal Church)</fld> <def>A presbyter appointed
by the bishop to institute a rector or assistant minister over a parish
church.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Instop</ent><br/
<hw>In*stop"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To stop; to close;
to make fast; <as>as, to <ex>instop</ex> the seams</as>.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Instore</ent><br/
<hw>In*store"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Instaurate</er>, <er>Store</er>.]</ety> <def>To store up; to
inclose; to contain.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Wyclif.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Instratified</ent><br/
<hw>In*strat"i*fied</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Interstratified.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Instroke</ent><br/
<hw>In"stroke`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An inward stroke;
specif., in a steam or other engine, a stroke in which the piston is
moving away from the crank shaft; -- opposed to
<contr>outstroke</contr>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Instruct</ent><br/
<hw>In*struct"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>instructus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>instruere</ets> to furnish,
provide, construct, instruct; pref. <ets>in-</ets> in, on +
<ets>struere</ets>. See <er>Structure</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Arranged; furnished; provided.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <ldquo/He
had neither ship <xex>instruct</xex> with oars, nor men.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Chapman.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Instructed; taught; enlightened.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Instruct</ent><br/
<hw>In*struct"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Instructed</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Instructing</conjf>.]</vmorph><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To put in order; to form; to prepare.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>They speak to the merits of a cause, after the proctor has
prepared and <qex>instructed</qex> the same for a hearing.</q>
<rj><qau>Ayliffe.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To form by communication of knowledge; to inform the
mind of; to impart knowledge or information to; to enlighten; to teach;
to discipline.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Schoolmasters will I keep within my house,<br/
Fit to <qex>instruct</qex> her youth.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To furnish with directions; to advise; to direct; to
command; <as>as, the judge <ex>instructs</ex> the jury</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>She, being before <qex>instructed</qex> of her mother, said, Give
me here John Baptist's head in a charger.</q> <rj><qau>Matt. xiv.
8.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Take her in; <qex>instruct</qex> her what she has to do.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To teach; educate; inform; train; discipline;
indoctrinate; direct; enjoin.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Instructer</ent><br/
<hw>In*struct"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Instructor</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Instructible</ent><br/
<hw>In*struct"i*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of
being instructed; teachable; docible.</def> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Instruction</ent><br/
<hw>In*struc"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>instructio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>instruction</ets>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with
knowledge; information.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which instructs, or with which one is
instructed; the intelligence or information imparted</def>; as:
<sd>(a)</sd> <def>Precept; information; teachings.</def> <sd>(b)</sd>
<def>Direction; order; command.</def> <ldquo/If my
<xex>instructions</xex> may be your guide.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj></p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Computers)</fld> <def>a segment of coded data that
is interpreted by a computer as a command to perform an operation or
series of operations. The term <ex>instruction</ex> is applied to both
the electronic form of the data as represented in and executed by the
computer, and to any line of written computer code which is interpreted
as one instruction by a compiler. A <er>computer program</er> is
comprised of one or more <ex>instructions</ex>.</def>
<note><ex>Instructions</ex> as contained in a program are formulated in
a <er>programming language</er>, which may be an <er>assembly
language</er>, in which one <ex>instruction</ex> corresponds to one
command executed by the coputer, or in a <er>higher-level programming
language</er>, in which one <ex>instruction</ex> may represent one of
many <ex>instructions</ex> in <er>assembly language</er>. Higher-level
programming languages include, for example, FORTRAN, ALGOL, ADA, C,
"C++", COBOL, and JAVA; each of these languages have their own
distinctive set of allowable <ex>instructions</ex>.</note><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> command, statement, line of code, program
line.</syn><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Education; teaching; indoctrination; information;
advice; counsel. See <er>Education</er>.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Instructional</ent><br/
<hw>In*struc"tion*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining
to, or promoting, instruction; educational.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Instructive</ent><br/
<hw>In*struct"ive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>instructif</ets>.]</ety> <def>Conveying knowledge; serving to
instruct or inform; <as>as, experience furnishes very
<ex>instructive</ex> lessons</as>.</def> <rj><au>Addison.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>In various talk the <qex>instructive</qex> hours they past.</q>
<rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj></p>

<p>-- <wordforms><wf>In*struct"ive*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>In*struct"ive*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The pregnant <qex>instructiveness</qex> of the Scripture.</q>
<rj><qau>Boyle.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Instructor</ent><br/
<hw>In*struct"or</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., a preparer:
cf. F. <ets>instructeur</ets>.]</ety> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>instructer</asp>.]</altsp> <def>One who instructs; one who imparts
knowledge to another; a teacher.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>instructorship</ent><br/
<hw>instructorship</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the office or position of an
instructor.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Instructress</ent><br/
<hw>In*struct"ress</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A woman who
instructs; a preceptress; a governess.</def>
<rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Instrument</ent><br/
<hw>In"stru*ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>instrument</ets>, L. <ets>instrumentum</ets>. See
<er>Instruct</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>That by means of which any work is performed, or
result is effected; a tool; a utensil; an implement; a device; <as>as,
the <ex>instruments</ex> of a mechanic; astronomical
<ex>instruments</ex>.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>All the lofty <qex>instruments</qex> of war.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A contrivance or implement, by which musical sounds
are produced; <as>as, a musical <ex>instrument</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Praise him with stringed <qex>instruments</qex> and organs.</q>
<rj><qau>Ps. cl. 4.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>But signs when songs and <qex>instruments</qex> he hears.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A writing, as the means of giving
formal expression to some act; a writing expressive of some act,
contract, process, as a deed, contract, writ, etc.</def>
<rj><au>Burrill.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>One who, or that which, is made a means, or is
caused to serve a purpose; a medium, means, or agent; <as>as, their army
was primarily an <ex>instrument</ex> of oppression</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><q>Or useful serving man and <qex>instrument</qex>,<br/
To any sovereign state.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The bold are but the <qex>instruments</qex> of the wise.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Tool; implement; utensil; machine; apparatus;
channel; agent.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Instrument</ent><br/
<hw>In"stru*ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To
perform upon an instrument; to prepare for an instrument; <as>as, a
sonata <ex>instrumented</ex> for orchestra</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To furnish or equip with instruments; to attach
instruments to; <as>as, the fighter planes were heavily
<ex>instrumented</ex>; the patient was <ex>instrumented</ex> to monitor
him remotely</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Instrumental</ent><br/
<hw>In`stru*men"tal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>instrumental</ets>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Acting as an instrument; serving as a means;
contributing to promote; conductive; helpful; serviceable; <as>as, he
was <ex>instrumental</ex> in conducting the business</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The head is not more native to the heart,<br/
The hand more <qex>instrumental</qex> to the mouth.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, made by, or
prepared for, an instrument, esp. a musical instrument; <as>as,
<ex>instrumental</ex> music, distinguished from <ex>vocal</ex>
music</as>.</def> <ldquo/He defended the use of <xex>instrumental</xex>
music in public worship.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Macaulay.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Sweet voices mix'd with <qex>instrumental</qex> sounds.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>Applied to a case expressing
means or agency; <as>as, the <ex>instrumental</ex> case</as>. This is
found in Sanskrit and Russian as a separate case, but in Greek it was
merged into the dative, and in Latin into the ablative. In Old English
it was a separate case, but has disappeared, leaving only a few
anomalous forms.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Instrumental errors</b></col>, <cd>those errors in
instrumental measurements, etc., which arise, exclusively from lack of
mathematical accuracy in an instrument.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Instrumentalism</ent><br/
<hw>In`stru*men"tal*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Philos.)</fld> <def>The view that the sanction of truth is its
utility, or that truth is genuine only in so far as it is a valuable
instrument.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>In`stru*men"tal*ist</wf>,
<pos>n.</pos></wordforms></p>

<p><q><qex>Instrumentalism</qex> views truth as simply the value
belonging to certain ideas in so far as these ideas are biological
functions of our organisms, and psychological functions whereby we
direct our choices and attain our successes.</q> <rj><qau>Josiah
Royce.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Instrumentalist</ent><br/
<hw>In`stru*men"tal*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who plays upon an
instrument of music, as distinguished from a
<contr>vocalist</contr>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Instrumentality</ent><br/
<hw>In`stru*men*tal"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>;
<plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Instrumentalities</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu>
<def>The quality or condition of being instrumental; that which is
instrumental; anything used as a means; medium; agency.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The <qex>instrumentality</qex> of faith in justification.</q>
<rj><qau>Bp. Burnet.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The discovery of gunpowder developed the science of attack and
defense in a new <qex>instrumentality</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>J. H.
Newman.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Instrumentally</ent><br/
<hw>In`stru*men"tal*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>By means of an instrument or agency; as means to an end.</def>
<rj><au>South.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>They will argue that the end being essentially beneficial, the
means become <qex>instrumentally</qex> so.</q>
<rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>With instruments of music; <as>as, a song
<ex>instrumentally</ex> accompanied</as>.</def>
<rj><au>Mason.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Instrumentalness</ent><br/
<hw>In`stru*men"tal*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Usefulness or agency,
as means to an end; instrumentality.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>
<rj><au>Hammond.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Instrumentary</ent><br/
<hw>In`stru*men"ta*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Instrumental.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Instrumentation</ent><br/
<hw>In`stru*men*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>The act of using or adapting as an instrument; a series or
combination of instruments; means; agency.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Otherwise we have no sufficient <qex>instrumentation</qex> for our
human use or handling of so great a fact.</q> <rj><qau>H.
Bushnell.</qau></rj></p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The arrangement of a
musical composition for performance by a number of different
instruments; orchestration; instrumental composition; composition for an
orchestra or military band.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The act or manner of
playing upon musical instruments; performance; <as>as, his
<ex>instrumentation</ex> is perfect</as>.</def></p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The act of using instruments to measure or control
the behavior of an object, as a patient in a hospital or a machine being
tested while under development.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The act of furnishing or attaching instruments
to/</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>The set of instruments included in a system; <as>as,
a harvester with modern <ex>instrumentation</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>instrumented</ent><br/
<hw>in"stru*men`ted</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having
instruments attached for the purpose of measuring conditions while under
observation; -- said of a person under medical observation or a machine
whose performance is being tested.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Instrumentist</ent><br/
<hw>In"stru*men`tist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A performer
on a musical instrument; an instrumentalist.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Instyle</ent><br/
<hw>In*style"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To style.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Crashaw.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insuavity</ent><br/
<hw>In*suav"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>insuavitas</ets>: cf. F. <ets>insuavit<eacute/</ets>. See
<er>In-</er> not, and <er>Suavity</er>.]</ety> <def>Lack of suavity;
unpleasantness.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Burton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insubjection</ent><br/
<hw>In`sub*jec"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Lack of
subjection or obedience; a state of disobedience, as to
government.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insubmergible</ent><br/
<hw>In`sub*mer"gi*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not capable
of being submerged; buoyant.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insubmission</ent><br/
<hw>In`sub*mis"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Lack of
submission; disobedience; noncompliance.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insubordinate</ent><br/
<hw>In`sub*or"di*nate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
submitting to authority; disobedient; rebellious; mutinous.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insubordination</ent><br/
<hw>In`sub*or`di*na"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>insubordination</ets>.]</ety> <def>The quality of being
insubordinate; disobedience to lawful authority.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insubstantial</ent><br/
<hw>In`sub*stan"tial</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Unsubstantial; not real or strong.</def>
<ldquo/<xex>Insubstantial</xex> pageant.<rdquo/ <mark>[R.]</mark>
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insubstantiality</ent><br/
<hw>In`sub*stan`ti*al"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Unsubstantiality; unreality.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insuccation</ent><br/
<hw>In`suc*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>insucare</ets>, <ets>insucatum</ets>, to soak in; pref.
<ets>in-</ets> + <ets>succus</ets>, <ets>sucus</ets>, sap.]</ety>
<def>The act of soaking or moistening; maceration; solution in the juice
of herbs.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Coxe.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The medicating and <qex>insuccation</qex> of seeds.</q>
<rj><qau>Evelyn.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insuccess</ent><br/
<hw>In`suc*cess"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Lack of
success.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Feltham.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insue</ent><br/
<hw>In*sue"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>See <er>Ensue</er>,
<pos>v. i.</pos></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insuetude</ent><br/
<hw>In"sue*tude</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>insuetudo</ets>, from <ets>insuetus</ets> unaccustomed; pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>suetus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>suescere</ets> to
be accustomed.]</ety> <def>The state or quality of being unaccustomed;
absence of use or habit.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Absurdities are great or small in proportion to custom or
<qex>insuetude</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Landor.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insufferable</ent><br/
<hw>In*suf"fer*a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Incapable of being suffered, borne, or endured; insupportable;
unendurable; intolerable; <as>as, <ex>insufferable</ex> heat, cold, or
pain; <ex>insufferable</ex> wrongs.</as></def>
<rj><au>Locke.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Offensive beyond endurance; detestable.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A multitude of scribblers who daily pester the world with their
<qex>insufferable</qex> stuff.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insufferably</ent><br/
<hw>In*suf"fer*a*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a manner or to a
degree beyond endurance; intolerably; <as>as, a blaze
<ex>insufferably</ex> bright; a person <ex>insufferably</ex>
proud.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insufficience</ent><br/
<hw>In`suf*fi"cience</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Insufficiency.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insufficiency</ent><br/
<hw>In`suf*fi"cien*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>insufficientia</ets>: cf. F. <ets>insuffisance</ets>, whence OE.
<ets>insuffisance</ets>. See <er>Insufficient</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality or state of being insufficient; lack of
sufficiency; deficiency; inadequateness; <as>as, the
<ex>insufficiency</ex> of provisions, of an excuse, etc.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The <qex>insufficiency</qex> of the light of nature is, by the
light of Scripture, . . . fully supplied.</q>
<rj><qau>Hooker.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Lack of power or skill; inability; incapacity;
incompetency; <as>as, the <ex>insufficiency</ex> of a man for an
office</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insufficient</ent><br/
<hw>In`suf*fi"cient</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>insufficiens</ets>, <ets>-entis</ets>. See <er>In-</er> not, and
<er>Sufficient</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Not sufficient; not enough; inadequate to any need,
use, or purpose; <as>as, the provisions are <ex>insufficient</ex> in
quantity, and defective in quality</as>.</def>
<ldquo/<xex>Insufficient</xex> for His praise.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Cowper.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Wanting in strength, power, ability, capacity, or
skill; incompetent; incapable; unfit; <as>as, a person
<ex>insufficient</ex> to discharge the duties of an
office</as>.</def></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Inadequate; scanty; incommensurate; unequal;
unfit; incompetent; incapable; inefficient.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insufficiently</ent><br/
<hw>In`suf*fi"cient*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an insufficient
manner or degree; unadequately.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insufflate</ent><br/
<hw>In*suf"flate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Insufflation</er>.]</ety> <def>To blow upon; to breath upon or into;
to use insufflation upon.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insufflation</ent><br/
<hw>In`suf*fla"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>insuffatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>insuffation</ets>. See <er>In-</er>
in, and <er>Sufflation</er>.]</ety> <def>The act of breathing on or into
anything</def>; especially: <sd>(a)</sd> <fld>(R. C. Ch.)</fld> <def>The
breathing upon a person in the sacrament of baptism to symbolize the
inspiration of a new spiritual life.</def> <sd>(b)</sd>
<fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The act of blowing (a gas, powder, or vapor) into
any cavity of the body.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insuitable</ent><br/
<hw>In*suit"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Unsuitable.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> --
<wordforms><wf>In*suit`a*bil"i*ty</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark></wordforms><br/
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<p><ent>Insular</ent><br/
<hw>In"su*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>insularis</ets>, fr. <ets>insula</ets> island: cf. F.
<ets>insulaire</ets>. See <er>Isle</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to an island; of the nature, or
possessing the characteristics, of an island; <as>as, an
<ex>insular</ex> climate, fauna, etc.</as></def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the people of an island; narrow;
circumscribed; illiberal; contracted; <as>as, <ex>insular</ex> habits,
opinions, or prejudices</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The penury of <qex>insular</qex> conversation.</q>
<rj><qau>Johnson.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Insular</ent><br/
<hw>In"su*lar</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An islander.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Berkeley.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>insularism</ent><br/
<hw>insularism</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the state of being
insulated.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> insulation, insularity, detachment.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insularity</ent><br/
<hw>In`su*lar"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>insularit<eacute/</ets>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The state or quality of being an island or
consisting of islands; insulation.</def><br/
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<p><q>The <qex>insularity</qex> of Britain was first shown by Agricola,
who sent his fleet round it.</q> <rj><qau>Pinkerton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Narrowness or illiberality of opinion; prejudice;
exclusiveness; <as>as, the <ex>insularity</ex> of the Chinese or of the
aristocracy</as>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Insularly</ent><br/
<hw>In"su*lar*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an insular
manner.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Insulary</ent><br/
<hw>In"su*la*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Insular.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Howell.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insulate</ent><br/
<hw>In"su*late</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Insulated</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Insulating</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L.
<ets>insulatus</ets> insulated, fr. <ets>insula</ets> island. See
<er>Isle</er>, and cf. <er>Isolate</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To make an island of.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Pennant.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To place in a detached situation, or in a state
having no communication with surrounding objects; to isolate; to
separate.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Elec. & Thermotics)</fld> <def>To prevent the
transfer of electricity or heat to or from (bodies) by the interposition
of nonconductors.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Insulating stool</b></col> <fld>(Elec.)</fld>, <cd>a
stool with legs of glass or some other nonconductor of electricity, used
for insulating a person or any object placed upon it.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><-- p. 773 --></p>

<p><ent>Insulated</ent><br/
<hw>In"su*la`ted</hw> <pr>(<icr/n"s<usl/*l<amac/"t<ecr/d)</pr>, <pos>p.
a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Standing by itself; not being contiguous to
other bodies; separated; unconnected; isolated; <as>as, an
<ex>insulated</ex> house or column</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The special and <qex>insulated</qex> situation of the Jews.</q>
<rj><qau>De Quincey.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Elect. & Thermotics)</fld> <def>Separated from
other bodies by means of nonconductors of heat or electricity.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>Situated at so great a distance
as to be beyond the effect of gravitation; -- said of stars supposed to
be so far apart that the affect of their mutual attraction is
insensible.</def> <rj><au>C. A. Young.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Insulated wire</b></col>, <cd>wire covered with some
nonconducting material, such as plastic or silk, for use in conducting
electricity.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insulation</ent><br/
<hw>In`su*la"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The
act of insulating, or the state of being insulated; detachment from
other objects; isolation.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Elec. & Thermotics)</fld> <def>The act of
separating a body from others by nonconductors, so as to prevent the
transfer of electricity or of heat; also, the state of a body so
separated.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The material or substance used to insulate from
either electrical or thermal conduction; <as>as, fiberglass is used as
thermal <ex>insulation</ex> in the walls and roofs of
houses</as>.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insulator</ent><br/
<hw>In"su*la`tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One
who, or that which, insulates.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Elec. & Thermotics)</fld> <def>A substance or
object that insulates; a nonconductor; <as>as, polyurethane foam is a
popular thermal <ex>insulator</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insulite</ent><br/
<hw>In"su*lite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Elec.)</fld>
<def>An insulating material, usually some variety of compressed
cellulose, made of sawdust, paper pulp, cotton waste, etc.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insulous</ent><br/
<hw>In"su*lous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>insulosus</ets>, fr. <ets>insula</ets> island.]</ety>
<def>Abounding in islands.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Insulse</ent><br/
<hw>In*sulse"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>insulsus</ets>; pref. <ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>salsus</ets>
salted, fr. <ets>salire</ets>, <ets>salsum</ets>, to salt.]</ety>
<def>Insipid; dull; stupid.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Insulsity</ent><br/
<hw>In*sul"si*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>insulsitas</ets>.]</ety> <def>Insipidity; stupidity;
dullness.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The <qex>insulsity</qex> of mortal tongues.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Insult</ent><br/
<hw>In"sult</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>insultus</ets>, fr. <ets>insilire</ets> to leap upon: cf. F.
<ets>insulte</ets>. See <er>Insult</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of leaping on; onset; attack.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Gross abuse offered to another, either by word or
act; an act or speech of insolence or contempt; a deprecatory remark; an
affront; an indignity.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The ruthless sneer that <qex>insult</qex> adds to grief.</q>
<rj><qau>Savage.</qau></rj></p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Med., Biology)</fld> <def>An injury to an organism;
trauma; <as>as, to produce an experimental <ex>insult</ex> to
investigate healing processes</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Affront; indignity; abuse; outrage; contumely.
See <er>Affront</er>.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Insult</ent><br/
<hw>In*sult"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Insulted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Insulting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F. <ets>insulter</ets>, L.
<ets>insultare</ets>, freq. fr. <ets>insilire</ets> to leap into or
upon; pref. <ets>in-</ets> in, on + <ets>salire</ets> to leap. See
<er>Salient</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To leap or trample upon; to make a sudden onset
upon.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To treat with abuse, insolence, indignity, or
contempt, by word or action; to abuse; <as>as, to call a man a coward or
a liar, or to sneer at him, is to <ex>insult</ex> him</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insult</ent><br/
<hw>In*sult"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To leap or
jump.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Give me thy knife, I will <qex>insult</qex> on him.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Like the frogs in the apologue, <qex>insulting</qex> upon their
wooden king.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To behave with insolence; to exult.</def>
<mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/
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<p><q>The lion being dead, even hares <qex>insult</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Daniel.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>An unwillingness to <qex>insult</qex> over their helpless
fatuity.</q> <rj><qau>Landor.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insultable</ent><br/
<hw>In*sult"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being
insulted or affronted.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>
<rj><au>Emerson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insultation</ent><br/
<hw>In`sul*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>insultatio</ets>, fr. <ets>insultare</ets>: cf. OF.
<ets>insultation</ets>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of insulting; abusive or insolent treatment;
insult.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Feltham.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Exultation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Is.
xiv. (heading).</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Insulter</ent><br/
<hw>In*sult"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
insults.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insulting</ent><br/
<hw>In*sult"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Containing, or characterized
by, insult or abuse; tending to insult or affront; <as>as,
<ex>insulting</ex> language, treatment, etc.</as></def> --
<wordforms><wf>In*sult"ing*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Insolent; impertinent; saucy; rude; abusive;
contemptuous. See <er>Insolent</er>.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insultment</ent><br/
<hw>In*sult"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Insolent
treatment; insult.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <ldquo/My speech of
<xex>insultment</xex> ended.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insume</ent><br/
<hw>In*sume"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>insumere</ets>; pre. <ets>in-</ets> in + <ets>sumere</ets> to
take.]</ety> <def>To take in; to absorb.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insuperability</ent><br/
<hw>In*su`per*a*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
quality or state of being insuperable; insuperableness.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insuperable</ent><br/
<hw>In*su"per*a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>insuperabilis</ets>: cf. OF. <ets>insuperable</ets>. See
<er>In-</er> not, and <er>Superable</er>.]</ety> <def>Incapable of being
passed over or surmounted; insurmountable; <as>as, <ex>insuperable</ex>
difficulties</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>And middle natures, how they long to join,<br/
Yet never pass the <qex>insuperable</qex> line?</q>
<rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The difficulty is enhanced, or is . . .
<qex>insuperable</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>I. Taylor.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Impassable; insurmountable;
unconquerable.</syn></p>

<p>-- <wordforms><wf>In*su"per*a*ble*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> --
<wf>In*su"per*a*bly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insupportable</ent><br/
<hw>In`sup*port"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>insupportabilis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>insupportable</ets>. See
<er>In-</er> not, and <er>Support</er>.]</ety> <def>Incapable of being
supported or borne; unendurable; insufferable; intolerable; <as>as,
<ex>insupportable</ex> burdens; <ex>insupportable</ex> pain.</as></def>
-- <wordforms><wf>In`sup*port"a*ble*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> --
<wf>In`sup*port"a*bly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insupposable</ent><br/
<hw>In`sup*pos"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Incapable of
being supposed; not supposable; inconceivable.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insuppressible</ent><br/
<hw>In`sup*press"i*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>That can
not be suppressed or concealed; irrepressible.</def> <au>Young.</au> --
<wordforms><wf>In`sup*press"i*bly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insuppressive</ent><br/
<hw>In`sup*press"ive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Insuppressible.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <ldquo/The
<xex>insuppressive</xex> mettle of our spirits.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insurable</ent><br/
<hw>In*sur"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From
<er>Insure</er>.]</ety> <def>Capable of being insured against loss,
damage, death, etc.; proper to be insured.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The French law annuls the latter policies so far as they exceed
the <qex>insurable</qex> interest which remained in the insured at the
time of the subscription thereof.</q> <rj><qau>Walsh.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insurance</ent><br/
<hw>In*sur"ance</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From
<er>Insure</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of insuring, or assuring, against loss or
damage by a contingent event; a contract whereby, for a stipulated
consideration, called <xex>premium</xex>, one party undertakes to
indemnify or guarantee another against loss by certain specified risks.
Cf. <er>Assurance</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 6.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ The person who undertakes to pay in case of loss is
termed the <xex>insurer</xex>; the danger against which he undertakes,
the <xex>risk</xex>; the person protected, the <xex>insured</xex>; the
sum which he pays for the protection, the <xex>premium</xex>; and the
contract itself, when reduced to form, the <xex>policy</xex>.</note>
<rj><au>Johnson's Cyc.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The premium paid for insuring property or
life.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The sum for which life or property is
insured.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A guaranty, security, or pledge; assurance.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The most acceptable <qex>insurance</qex> of the divine
protection.</q> <rj><qau>Mickle.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <specif>Hence:</specif> <def>Any means of assuring
against loss; a precaution; <as>as, we always use our seat belts as
<ex>insurance</ex> against injury</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Accident insurance</b></col>, <cd>insurance against
pecuniary loss by reason of accident to the person.</cd> --
<mcol><col><b>Endowment insurance</b></col> <it>or</it>
<col><b>Endowment assurance</b></col></mcol>, <cd>a combination of life
insurance and investment such that if the person upon whose life a risk
is taken dies before a certain specified time the insurance becomes due
at once, and if he survives, it becomes due at the time specified. Also
called <altname>whole life insurance</altname>.</cd> -- <col><b>Fire
insurance</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Fire</er>.</cd> --
<col><b>Insurance broker</b></col>, <cd>a broker or agent who effects
insurance.</cd> -- <col><b>Insurance company</b></col>, <cd>a company or
corporation whose business it is to insure against loss, damage, or
death.</cd> -- <col><b>Insurance policy</b></col>, <cd>a certificate of
insurance; the document containing the contract made by an insurance
company with a person whose property or life is insured.</cd> --
<col><b>Life insurance</b></col>. <cd>See under
<er>Life</er>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insurancer</ent><br/
<hw>In*sur"an*cer</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who effects
insurance; an insurer; an underwriter.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>hose bold <qex>insurancers</qex> of deathless fame.</q>
<rj><qau>Blair.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insurant</ent><br/
<hw>In*sur"ant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The person insured,
called also the <altname>insured</altname>.</def>
<rj><au>Champness.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insure</ent><br/
<hw>In"sure</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Insured</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Insuring</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>ensuren</ets>, prob.
for <ets>assuren</ets>, by a change of prefix. See 1st <er>In-</er>, and
<er>Sure</er>, and cf. <er>Assure</er>, <er>Ensure</er>.]</ety>
<altsp>[Written also <asp>ensure</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To make sure or secure; <as>as, to <ex>insure</ex>
safety to any one</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Specifically, to secure against a loss by a
contingent event, on certain stipulated conditions, or at a given rate
or premium; to give or to take an insurance on or for; <as>as, a
merchant <ex>insures</ex> his ship or its cargo, or both, against the
dangers of the sea; goods and buildings are <ex>insured</ex> against
fire or water; persons are <ex>insured</ex> against sickness, accident,
or death; and sometimes hazardous debts are
<ex>insured</ex>.</as></def><br/
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<p><ent>Insure</ent><br/
<hw>In*sure"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To underwrite; to make
insurance; <as>as, a company <ex>insures</ex> at three per
cent</as>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Insurer</ent><br/
<hw>In*sur"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that
which, insures; the person or company that contracts to indemnify losses
for a premium; an underwriter.</def></p>

<p><ent>Insurgency</ent><br/
<ent>Insurgence</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>In*sur"gence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>In*sur"gen*cy</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A state of insurrection; an
uprising; an insurrection.</def><br/
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<p><q>A moral <qex>insurgence</qex> in the minds of grave men against
the Court of Rome.</q> <rj><qau>G. Eliot.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Insurgent</ent><br/
<hw>In*sur"gent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>insurgens</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>insurgere</ets> to rise up; pref.
<ets>in-</ets> in + <ets>surgere</ets> to rise. See
<er>Surge</er>.]</ety> <def>Rising in opposition to civil or political
authority, or against an established government; insubordinate;
rebellious.</def> <ldquo/The <xex>insurgent</xex> provinces.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Motley.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Insurgent</ent><br/
<hw>In*sur"gent</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>insurgent</ets>.]</ety> <def>A person who rises in revolt against
civil authority or an established government; one who openly and
actively resists the execution of laws; a rebel.</def></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- See <er>Rebel</er>.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Insurmountability</ent><br/
<hw>In`sur*mount`a*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
state or quality of being insurmountable.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Insurmountable</ent><br/
<hw>In`sur*mount"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>surmountable</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>insurmountable</ets>.]</ety> <def>Incapable of being passed over,
surmounted, or overcome; insuperable; <as>as, <ex>insurmountable</ex>
difficulty or obstacle</as>.</def> <rj><au>Locke.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>Hope thinks nothing difficult; despair tells us that difficulty is
<qex>insurmountable</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>I. Watts.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Insuperable; impassable; invincible.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Insurmountableness</ent><br/
<hw>In`sur*mount"a*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or
quality of being insurmountable; insurmountability.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Insurmountably</ent><br/
<hw>In`sur*mount"a*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a manner or to a
degree not to be overcome.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Insurrection</ent><br/
<hw>In`sur*rec"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>insurrectio</ets>, fr. <ets>insurgere</ets>,
<ets>insurrectum</ets>: cf. F. <ets>insurrection</ets>. See
<er>Insurgent</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A rising against civil or political authority, or
the established government; open and active opposition to the execution
of law in a city or state.</def><br/
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<p><q>It is found that this city of old time hath made
<qex>insurrection</qex> against kings, and that rebellion and sedition
have been made therein.</q> <rj><qau>Ezra iv. 19.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A rising in mass to oppose an enemy.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- <er>Insurrection</er>, <er>Sedition</er>,
<er>Revolt</er>, <er>Rebellion</er>, <er>Mutiny</er>.</syn> <usage>
<xex>Sedition</xex> is the raising of commotion in a state, as by
conspiracy, without aiming at open violence against the laws.
<xex>Insurrection</xex> is a rising of individuals to prevent the
execution of law by force of arms. <xex>Revolt</xex> is a casting off
the authority of a government, with a view to put it down by force, or
to substitute one ruler for another. <xex>Rebellion</xex> is an extended
insurrection and revolt. <xex>Mutiny</xex> is an insurrection on a small
scale, as a <xex>mutiny</xex> of a regiment, or of a ship's
crew.</usage><br/
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<p><q>I say again,<br/
In soothing them, we nourish 'gainst our senate<br/
The cockle of rebellion, insolence, <qex>sedition</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q><qex>Insurrections</qex> of base people are commonly more furious
in their beginnings.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>He was greatly strengthened, and the enemy as much enfeebled, by
daily <qex>revolts</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Raleigh.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Though of their names in heavenly records now<br/
Be no memorial, blotted out and razed<br/
By their <qex>rebellion</qex> from the books of life.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Insurrectional</ent><br/
<hw>In`sur*rec"tion*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>insurrectionnel</ets>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to insurrection;
consisting in insurrection.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Insurrectionary</ent><br/
<hw>In`sur*rec"tion*a*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Pertaining to, or characterized by, insurrection; rebellious;
seditious.</def><br/
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<p><q>Their murderous <qex>insurrectionary</qex> system.</q>
<rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Insurrectionist</ent><br/
<hw>In`sur*rec"tion*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who favors, or
takes part in, insurrection; an insurgent.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Insusceptibility</ent><br/
<hw>In`sus*cep`ti*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Lack of
susceptibility, or of capacity to feel or perceive.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Insusceptible</ent><br/
<hw>In`sus*cep`ti*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>susceptible</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>insusceptible</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not susceptible; not capable of
being moved, affected, or impressed; that can not feel, receive, or
admit; <as>as, a limb <ex>insusceptible</ex> of pain; a heart
<ex>insusceptible</ex> of pity; a mind <ex>insusceptible</ex> to
flattery; new strains of bacteria <ex>insusceptible</ex> to
penicillin</as>.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>In`sus*cep`ti*bly</wf>
<pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><ent>Insusceptive</ent><br/
<hw>In`sus*cep"tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not susceptive
or susceptible.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Rambler.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Insusurration</ent><br/
<hw>In*su`sur*ra"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>insusurratio</ets>, fr. <ets>insusurrare</ets> to whisper
into.]</ety> <def>The act of whispering into something.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inswathe</ent><br/
<hw>In*swathe"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Inswathed</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Inswating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To wrap up; to infold;
to swathe.</def><br/
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<p><q><qex>Inswathed</qex> sometimes in wandering mist.</q>
<rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inswept</ent><br/
<hw>In"swept`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Narrowed at the
forward end; -- said of an automobile frame when the side members are
closer together at the forward end than at the rear.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intact</ent><br/
<hw>In*tact"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>intactus</ets>; pref. <ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>tactus</ets>, p. p.
of <ets>tangere</ets> to touch: cf. F. <ets>intact</ets>. See
<er>In-</er> not, and <er>Tact</er>, <er>Tangent</er>.]</ety>
<def>Untouched, especially by anything that harms, defiles, or the like;
uninjured; undefiled; left complete or entire.</def>
<rj><au>Buckle.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>When all external differences have passed away, one element
remains <qex>intact</qex>, unchanged, -- the everlasting basis of our
common nature, the human soul.</q> <rj><qau>F. W.
Robertson.</qau></rj></p>

<p><ent>Intactable</ent><br/
<ent>Intactible</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>In*tac"ti*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>In*tac"ta*ble</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not perceptible to the
touch.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Intagliated</ent><br/
<hw>In*tagl"ia*ted</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[It.
<ets>intagliato</ets>, p. p. of <ets>intagliare</ets>. See
<er>Intaglio</er>.]</ety> <def>Engraved in intaglio; <as>as, an
<ex>intagliated</ex> stone</as>.</def> <rj><au>T. Warton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Intaglio</ent><br/
<hw>In*tagl"io</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> E.
<plw>Intaglius</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>, It. <plw>Intagli</plw>
<pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[It., fr. <ets>intagliare</ets> to engrave,
carve; pref. <ets>in-</ets> in + <ets>tagliare</ets> to cut, carve. See
<er>Detail</er>.]</ety> <def>A cutting or engraving; a figure cut into
something, as a gem, so as to make a design depressed below the surface
of the material; hence, anything so carved or impressed, as a gem,
matrix, etc.; -- opposed to <contr>cameo</contr>. Also used
adjectively.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Intail</ent><br/
<hw>In*tail"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>See <er>Entail</er>, <pos>v.
t.</pos></def><br/
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<p><ent>Intake</ent><br/
<hw>In"take`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The place
where water, air, or other substance is taken into a pipe, conduit, or
machine; -- opposed to <contr>outlet</contr>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>the beginning of a contraction or narrowing in a
tube or cylinder.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The quantity taken in; <as>as, the <ex>intake</ex>
of air</as>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Intaminated</ent><br/
<hw>In*tam"i*na`ted</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>intaminatus</ets>. See <er>Contaminate</er>.]</ety>
<def>Uncontaminated.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Wood.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Intangibility</ent><br/
<hw>In*tan`gi*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>;
<plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Intangibilities</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu>
<ety>[Cf. F. <ets>intangibilit<eacute/</ets>.]</ety> <def>The quality or
state of being intangible; intangibleness.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Intangible</ent><br/
<hw>In*tan"gi*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>tangible</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>intangible</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not tangible; incapable of being
touched; not perceptible to the touch; impalpable; imperceptible.</def>
<rj><au>Bp. Wilkins.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>A corporation is an artificial, invisible, <qex>intangible</qex>
being.</q> <rj><qau>Marshall.</qau></rj></p>

<p>-- <wordforms><wf>In*tan"gi*ble*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> --
<wf>In*tan"gi*bly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><ent>Intangle</ent><br/
<hw>In*tan"gle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>See
<er>Entangle</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Intastable</ent><br/
<hw>In*tast"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Incapable of
being tasted; tasteless; unsavory.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>
<rj><au>Grew.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Integer</ent><br/
<hw>In"te*ger</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>integer</ets> untouched, whole, entire. See <er>Entire</er>.]</ety>
<def>A complete entity; a whole number, in contradistinction to a
fraction or a mixed number.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Complex integer</b></col> <fld>(Theory of Numbers)</fld>,
<cd>an expression of the form <mathex>a + b<root/-1</mathex>, where
<it>a</it> and <it>b</it> are real integers.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Integrability</ent><br/
<hw>In`te*gra*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>The quality of being integrable.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Integrable</ent><br/
<hw>In"te*gra*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Math.)</fld>
<def>Capable of being integrated.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Integral</ent><br/
<hw>In"te*gral</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>int<eacute/gral</ets>. See <er>Integer</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Lacking nothing of completeness; complete; perfect;
uninjured; whole; entire.</def><br/
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<p><q>A local motion keepeth bodies <qex>integral</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Essential to completeness; constituent, as a part;
pertaining to, or serving to form, an integer; integrant.</def><br/
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<p><q>Ceasing to do evil, and doing good, are the two great
<qex>integral</qex> parts that complete this duty.</q>
<rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Of, pertaining to,
or being, a whole number or undivided quantity; not fractional.</def>
<sd>(b)</sd> <def>Pertaining to, or proceeding by, integration; <as>as,
the <ex>integral</ex> calculus</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Integral calculus</b></col>. <cd>See under
<er>Calculus</er>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Integral</ent><br/
<hw>In"te*gral</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A whole; an entire
thing; a whole number; an individual.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>An expression which, being
differentiated, will produce a given differential. See differential
<er>Differential</er>, and <er>Integration</er>. Cf.
<er>Fluent</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Elliptic integral</b></col>, <cd>one of an important
class of integrals, occurring in the higher mathematics; -- so called
because one of the integrals expresses the length of an arc of an
<xex>ellipse</xex>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Integrality</ent><br/
<hw>In`te*gral"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>int<eacute/gralit<eacute/</ets>.]</ety> <def>Entireness.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Whitaker.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Integrally</ent><br/
<hw>In"te*gral*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an integral
manner; wholly; completely; also, by integration.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Integrant</ent><br/
<hw>In"te*grant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>integrans</ets>, <ets>-antis</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>integrare</ets>
to make whole, renew: cf. F. <ets>int<eacute/grant</ets>. See
<er>Integrate</er>.]</ety> <def>Making part of a whole; necessary to
constitute an entire thing; integral.</def> <rj><au>Boyle.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>All these are <qex>integrant</qex> parts of the republic.</q>
<rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Integrant parts</b></col>, <it>or</it>
<col><b>Integrant particles</b></col></mcol>, <cd>of bodies, those
smaller particles into which a body may be reduced without loss of its
original constitution, as by mechanical division.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Integrate</ent><br/
<hw>In"te*grate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Integrated</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Integrating</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L.
<ets>integratus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>integrare</ets> to make whole,
renew: cf. F. <ets>int<eacute/grer</ets>. See <er>Integer</er>,
<er>Entire</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To form into one whole; to make entire; to complete;
to renew; to restore; to perfect.</def> <ldquo/That conquest rounded and
<xex>integrated</xex> the glorious empire.<rdquo/ <rj><au>De
Quincey.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Two distinct substances, the soul and body, go to compound and
<qex>integrate</qex> the man.</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To indicate the whole of; to give the sum or total
of; <as>as, an <ex>integrating</ex> anemometer, one that indicates or
registers the entire action of the wind in a given time</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>To subject to the operation of
integration; to find the integral of.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>integrated</ent><br/
<hw>integrated</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Formed or united
into a whole.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> incorporate, incorporated, merged,
unified.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Formed into a whole or introduced into another
entity; <as>as, an <ex>integrated</ex> Europe</as>. Opposite of
<ant>nonintegrated</ant>.</def> [Narrower terms:
<stype>coordinated</stype>, <stype>interconnected</stype>,
<stype>unified</stype>; <stype>embedded</stype>;
<stype>incorporated</stype>; <stype>tight-knit</stype>, <stype>tightly
knit</stype>]</p>

<p><q>a more closely <qex>integrated</qex> economic and political
system</q> <qau>Dwight D. Eisenhower</qau><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Having different groups treated together as equals
in one group; <as>as, racially <ex>integrated</ex> schools</as>.</def>
[Narrower terms: <stype>co-ed, coeducational</stype>; <stype>desegrated,
nonsegregated, unsegregated</stype>; <stype>interracial</stype>;
<stype>mainstreamed</stype>] <see>Also See: <er>integrative</er>,
<er>joint</er>, <er>united</er>.</see> Antonym:
<ant>segregated</ant>.<br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Resembling a living organism in organization or
development.</def> [Narrower terms: <stype>organic</stype> (vs.
inorganic)]<br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> structured.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>combined. Opposite of
<ant>uncombined</ant>.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>having constituent parts mixed to form a single
unit. Opposite of <ant>unmixed</ant>.</def> [Narrower terms:
<stype>blended[2]</stype>]<br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> amalgamated, intermingled, mixed.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>integrating</ent><br/
<hw>integrating</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the action of incorporating a
racial or religious group into a community.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> integration, desegregation.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>integrative</ent><br/
<hw>integrative</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>tending to combine
and coordinate diverse elements into a whole.</def> [Narrower terms:
<stype>consolidative, unifying</stype>; <stype>plastic )</stype>]
<see>Also See: <er>collective</er>, <er>combinative</er>,
<er>integrated</er>.</see> Antonym: <ant>disintegrative</ant>.<br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>centralizing(prenominal). Opposite of
<ant>decentralizing</ant>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> consolidative.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><-- p. 774 --></p>

<p><ent>Integration</ent><br/
<hw>In`te*gra"tion</hw> <pr>(<icr/n`t<esl/*gr<amac/"sh<ucr/n)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>integratio</ets> a renewing, restoring: cf.
F. <ets>int<eacute/gration</ets>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or process of making whole or
entire.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>The operation of finding the
primitive function which has a given function for its differential
coefficient. See <er>Integral</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ The symbol of integration is <integral2l/ (standing for
the Latin <xex>summa</xex> sum), and the integral is also regarded as
the limiting value of the sum of great numbers of differentials, when
the magnitude of the differentials decreases, and their number increases
indefinitely. See <er>Limit</er>, <pos>n.</pos> When the summation is
made between specified values of the variable, the result is a
<stype>definite integral</stype>, and those values of the variable are
the limits of the integral. When the summation is made successively for
two or more variables, the result is a <stype>multiple
integral</stype>.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>In the theory of evolution: The process by which the
manifold is compacted into the relatively simple and permanent. It is
supposed to alternate with differentiation as an agent in
development.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Integrator</ent><br/
<hw>In"te*gra`tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Math. &
Mech.)</fld> <def>That which integrates; esp., an instrument by means of
which the area of a figure can be measured directly, or its moment of
inertia, or statical moment, etc., be determined.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Integrity</ent><br/
<hw>In*teg"ri*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>integritas</ets>: cf. F. <ets>int<eacute/grit<eacute/</ets>. See
<er>Integer</er>, and cf. <er>Entirety</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The state or quality of being entire or complete;
wholeness; entireness; unbroken state; <as>as, the <ex>integrity</ex> of
an empire or territory</as>.</def> <rj><au>Sir T. More.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Moral soundness; honesty; freedom from corrupting
influence or motive; -- used especially with reference to the
fulfillment of contracts, the discharge of agencies, trusts, and the
like; uprightness; rectitude.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The moral grandeur of independent <qex>integrity</qex> is the
sublimest thing in nature.</q> <rj><qau>Buckminster.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Their sober zeal, <qex>integrity</qex>, and worth.</q>
<rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Unimpaired, unadulterated, or genuine state; entire
correspondence with an original condition; purity.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Language continued long in its purity and
<qex>integrity</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Sir M. Hale.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Honesty; uprightness; rectitude. See
<er>Probity</er>.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Integropallial</ent><br/
<hw>In`te*gro*pal"li*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>integer</ets> whole + E. <ets>pallial</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>Having the pallial line entire, or without a
sinus, as certain bivalve shells.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Integumation</ent><br/
<hw>In*teg`u*ma"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Integument</er>.]</ety> <def>That part of physiology which treats of
the integuments of animals and plants.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Integument</ent><br/
<hw>In*teg"u*ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>integumentum</ets>, fr. <ets>integere</ets> to cover; pref.
<ets>in-</ets> in, on + <ets>tegere</ets> to cover: cf. F.
<ets>int<eacute/gument</ets>. See 1st <er>n-</er>, and
<er>Tegument</er>.]</ety> <def>That which naturally invests or covers
another thing, as the testa or the tegmen of a seed; specifically
<fld>(Anat.)</fld>, a covering which invests the body, as the skin, or a
membrane that invests a particular part.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Integumentary</ent><br/
<hw>In*teg`u*men"ta*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Belonging
to, or composed of, integuments.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Integumentation</ent><br/
<hw>In*teg`u*men*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act
or process of covering with integuments; the state or manner of being
thus covered.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intellect</ent><br/
<hw>In"tel*lect</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>intellectus</ets>, fr. <ets>intelligere</ets>,
<ets>intellectum</ets>, to understand: cf. <ets>intellect</ets>. See
<er>Intelligent</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Metaph.)</fld> <def>The
part or faculty of the human mind by which it knows, as distinguished
from the power to feel and to will; the power to judge and comprehend;
the thinking faculty; the understanding.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The capacity for higher forms of knowledge, as
distinguished from the power to perceive objects in their relations;
mental capacity.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A particular mind, especially a person of high
intelligence; <as>as, he was a great <ex>intellect</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intellected</ent><br/
<hw>In"tel*lect`ed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Endowed with
intellect; having intellectual powers or capacities.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>In body, and in bristles, they became<br/
As swine, yet <qex>intellected</qex> as before.</q>
<rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intellection</ent><br/
<hw>In`tel*lec"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>intellectio</ets> synecdoche: cf. F.
<ets>intellection</ets>.]</ety> <def>A mental act or process;</def>
<specif>especially:</specif> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The act of understanding;
simple apprehension of ideas; intuition.</def> <au>Bentley</au>.
<sd>(b)</sd> <def>A creation of the mind itself.</def>
<rj><au>Hickok.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intellective</ent><br/
<hw>In`tel*lec"tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>intellectif</ets>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Pertaining to, or produced by, the intellect or
understanding; intellectual.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Having power to understand, know, or comprehend;
intelligent; rational.</def> <rj><au>Glanvill.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Capable of being perceived by the understanding
only, not by the senses.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>Intellective</qex> abstractions of logic and metaphysics.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intellectively</ent><br/
<hw>In`tel*lec"tive*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an intellective
manner.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <ldquo/Not <xex>intellectivelly</xex> to
write.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Warner.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intellectual</ent><br/
<hw>In`tel*lec"tu*al</hw> <pr>(?; 135)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>intellectualis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>intellectuel</ets>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Belonging to, or performed by, the intellect;
mental; <as>as, <ex>intellectual</ex> powers, activities,
etc.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Logic is to teach us the right use of our reason or
<qex>intellectual</qex> powers.</q> <rj><qau>I. Watts.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Endowed with intellect; having the power of
understanding; having capacity for the higher forms of knowledge or
thought; characterized by intelligence or mental capacity; <as>as, an
<ex>intellectual</ex> person</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Who would lose,<br/
Though full of pain, this <qex>intellectual</qex> being,<br/
Those thoughts that wander through eternity?</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Suitable for exercising the intellect; formed by,
and existing for, the intellect alone; perceived by the intellect;
<as>as, <ex>intellectual</ex> employments</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Relating to the understanding; treating of the mind;
<as>as, <ex>intellectual</ex> philosophy, sometimes called
<ldquo/mental<rdquo/ philosophy</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intellectual</ent><br/
<hw>In`tel*lec"tu*al</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The intellect
or understanding; mental powers or faculties.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Her husband, for I view far round, not nigh,<br/
Whose higher <qex>intellectual</qex> more I shun.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>I kept her <qex>intellectuals</qex> in a state of exercise.</q>
<rj><qau>De Quincey.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A learned person or one of high intelligence;</def>
<specif>especially</specif>, <def>one who places greatest value on
activities requiring exercise of the intelligence, such as study,
complex forms of knowledge, literature and aesthetic matters, reflection
and philosophical speculation; a member of the intelligentsia; <as>as,
<ex>intellectuals</ex> are often apalled at the inanities that pass for
entertainment on television</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intellectualism</ent><br/
<hw>In`tel*lec"tu*al*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Intellectual power; intellectuality.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The doctrine that knowledge is derived from pure
reason.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Preference for activities involving exercise of the
intellect;</def> <specif>sometimes,</specif> <def>an excessive emphasis
on abstract or intellectual matters with deprecation of the value of
feelings.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intellectualist</ent><br/
<hw>In`tel*lec"tu*al*ist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>One who overrates the importance of the understanding.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who accepts the doctrine of
intellectualism.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intellectuality</ent><br/
<hw>In`tel*lec`tu*al"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>intellectualitas</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>intellectualit<eacute/</ets>.]</ety> <def>Intellectual powers;
possession of intellect; quality of being intellectual.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intellectualize</ent><br/
<hw>In`tel*lec"tu*al*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>To treat in an intellectual manner; to discuss intellectually; to
reduce to intellectual form; to express intellectually; to
idealize.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Sentiment is <qex>intellectualized</qex> emotion.</q>
<rj><qau>Lowell.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To endow with intellect; to bestow intellectual
qualities upon; to cause to become intellectual.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intellectually</ent><br/
<hw>In`tel*lec"tu*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an intellectual
manner.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intelligence</ent><br/
<hw>In*tel"li*gence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>intelligence</ets>, L. <ets>intelligentia</ets>,
<ets>intellegentia</ets>. See <er>Intelligent</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or state of knowing; the exercise of the
understanding.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The capacity to know or understand; readiness of
comprehension; the intellect, as a gift or an endowment.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>And dimmed with darkness their <qex>intelligence</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Information communicated; news; notice;
advice.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>Intelligence</qex> is given where you are hid.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Acquaintance; intercourse; familiarity.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>He lived rather in a fair <qex>intelligence</qex> than any
friendship with the favorites.</q> <rj><qau>Clarendon.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Knowledge imparted or acquired, whether by study,
research, or experience; general information.</def>
<specif>Specifically;</specif> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>Information about
an enemy or potential enemy, his capacities, and intentions.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>I write as he that none <qex>intelligence</qex><br/
Of meters hath, ne flowers of sentence.</q> <rj><qau>Court of
Love.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>An intelligent being or spirit; -- generally applied
to pure spirits; <as>as, a created <ex>intelligence</ex></as>.</def>
<rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The great <qex>Intelligences</qex> fair<br/
That range above our mortal state,<br/
In circle round the blessed gate,<br/
Received and gave him welcome there.</q>
<rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>The division within a military
organization that gathers and evaluates information about an
enemy.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Intelligence office</b></col>, <cd>an office where
information may be obtained, particularly respecting servants to be
hired.</cd></cs></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Understanding; intellect; instruction; advice;
notice; notification; news; information; report.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intelligencer</ent><br/
<hw>In*tel"li*gen*cer</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or
that which, sends or conveys intelligence or news; a
messenger.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>All the intriguers in foreign politics, all the spies, and all the
<qex>intelligencers</qex> . . . acted solely upon that principle.</q>
<rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intelligencing</ent><br/
<hw>In*tel"li*gen*cing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Informing;
giving information; talebearing.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>That sad <qex>intelligencing</qex> tyrant.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intelligency</ent><br/
<hw>In*tel"li*gen*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Intelligence.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Evelyn.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intelligent</ent><br/
<hw>In*tel"li*gent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>intelligens</ets>, <ets>intellegens</ets>, <ets>-entis</ets>, p.
pr. of <ets>intelligere</ets>, <ets>intellegere</ets>, to perceive;
<ets>inter</ets> between + <ets>legere</ets> to gather, collect, choose:
cf. F. <ets>intelligent</ets>. See <er>Legend</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Endowed with the faculty of understanding or reason;
<as>as, man is an <ex>intelligent</ex> being</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Possessed of a high level of intelligence,
education, or judgment; knowing; sensible; skilled; exhibiting high
intelligence; <as>as, an <ex>intelligent</ex> young man; an
<ex>intelligent</ex> architect; an <ex>intelligent</ex>
answer.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Cognizant; aware; communicative.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>Intelligent</qex> of seasons.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Which are to France the spies and speculations<br/
<qex>Intelligent</qex> of our state.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Sensible; understanding. See
<er>Sensible</er>.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intelligential</ent><br/
<hw>In*tel`li*gen"tial</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>intelligentiel</ets>.]</ety> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the intelligence; exercising or
implying understanding; intellectual.</def> <ldquo/With act
<xex>intelligential</xex>.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Consisting of unembodied mind;
incorporeal.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Food alike those pure<br/
<qex>Intelligential</qex> substances require.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intelligentiary</ent><br/
<hw>In*tel`li*gen"tia*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
gives information; an intelligencer.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Holinshed.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intelligently</ent><br/
<hw>In*tel"li*gent*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an
intelligent manner; with intelligence.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>intelligentsia</ent><br/
<hw>intelligentsia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>an educated and
intellectual{2} elite; intellectuals, collectively or considered as a
class.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intelligibility</ent><br/
<hw>In*tel`li*gi*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>intelligilibilit<eacute/</ets>.]</ety> <def>The quality or state of
being intelligible; clearness; perspicuity; definiteness.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Intelligible</ent><br/
<hw>In*tel"li*gi*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <ety>[L.
<ets>intellegibilis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>intelligible</ets>. See
<er>Intelligent</er>.]</ety> <def>Capable of being understood or
comprehended; <as>as, an <ex>intelligible</ex> account or description;
<ex>intelligible</ex> pronunciation, writing, etc.</as></def><br/
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<p><q>The <qex>intelligible</qex> forms of ancient poets.</q>
<rj><qau>Coleridge.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Comprehensible; perspicuous; plain;
clear.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Intelligibleness</ent><br/
<hw>In*tel"li*gi*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state
of being intelligible; intelligibility.</def>
<rj><au>Locke.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Intelligibly</ent><br/
<hw>In*tel"li*gi*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an intelligible
manner; so as to be understood; clearly; plainly; <as>as, to write or
speak <ex>intelligibly</ex></as>.</def></p>

<p><ent>Intemerated</ent><br/
<ent>Intemerate</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>In*tem"er*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>In*tem"er*a`ted</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>intemeratus</ets>;
pref. <ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>temeratus</ets> defiled.]</ety>
<def>Pure; undefiled.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Intemerateness</ent><br/
<hw>In*tem"er*ate*ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state
of being unpolluted; purity.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Donne.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Intemperament</ent><br/
<hw>In*tem"per*a*ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A bad state;
<as>as, the <ex>intemperament</ex> of an ulcerated part</as>.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Harvey.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Intemperance</ent><br/
<hw>In*tem"per*ance</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>intemp<eacute/rance</ets>, L. <ets>intemperantia</ets>. See
<er>In-</er> not, and <er>Temperance</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of becoming, or state of being, intemperate;
excess in any kind of action or indulgence; any immoderate indulgence of
the appetites or passions.</def><br/
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<p><q>God is in every creature; be cruel toward none, neither abuse any
by <qex>intemperance</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Some, as thou sawest, by violent stroke shall die,<br/
By fire, flood, famine, by <qex>intemperance</qex> more<br/
In meats and drinks.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <specif>Specifically:</specif> <def>Habitual or excessive
indulgence in alcoholic liquors.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Intemperancy</ent><br/
<hw>In*tem"per*an*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Intemperance.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Intemperant</ent><br/
<hw>In*tem"per*ant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>intemperans</ets>, <ets>-antis</ets>. See <er>In-</er> not, and
<er>Temperant</er>.]</ety> <def>Intemperate.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>Such as be <qex>intemperant</qex>, that is, followers of their
naughty appetites and lusts.</q> <rj><qau>Udall.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Intemperate</ent><br/
<hw>In*tem`per*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>intemperatus</ets>. See <er>In-</er> not, and
<er>Temperate</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Indulging any appetite or
passion to excess; immoderate in enjoyment or exertion.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <specif>Specifically,</specif> <def>addicted to an
excessive or habitual use of alcoholic liquors.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Excessive; ungovernable; inordinate; violent;
immoderate; <as>as, <ex>intemperate</ex> language, zeal, etc.;
<ex>intemperate</ex> weather</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>Most do taste through fond <qex>intemperate</qex> thirst.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Use not thy mouth to <qex>intemperate</qex> swearing.</q>
<rj><qau>Ecclus. xxiii. 13.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Intemperate</ent><br/
<hw>In*tem`per*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
disorder.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Intemperately</ent><br/
<hw>In*tem`per*ate*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an
intemperate manner; immoderately; excessively; without
restraint.</def><br/
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<p><q>The people . . . who behaved very unwisely and
<qex>intemperately</qex> on that occasion.</q>
<rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Intemperateness</ent><br/
<hw>In*tem`per*ate*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The state
of being intemperate; excessive indulgence of any appetite or passion;
<as>as, <ex>intemperateness</ex> in eating or drinking</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Severity of weather; inclemency.</def>
<rj><au>Boyle.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>By unseasonable weather, by <qex>intemperateness</qex> of the air
or meteors.</q> <rj><qau>Sir M. Hale.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Intemperature</ent><br/
<hw>In*tem"per*a*ture</hw> <pr>(?; 135)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
OF. <ets>intemperature</ets>.]</ety> <def>Intemperateness.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Boyle.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Intempestive</ent><br/
<hw>In`tem*pes"tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>intempestivus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>intempestif</ets>. See
<er>In-</er> not, and <er>Tempestive</er>.]</ety> <def>Out of season;
untimely.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Burton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q><qex>Intempestive</qex> bashfulness gets nothing.</q>
<rj><qau>Hales.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Intempestively</ent><br/
<hw>In`tem*pes"tive*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Unseasonably.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Intempestivity</ent><br/
<hw>In*tem`pes*tiv"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>intempestivitas</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>intempestivit<eacute/</ets>.]</ety> <def>Unseasonableness;
untimeliness.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Hales.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Intenable</ent><br/
<hw>In*ten"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>tenable</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>intenable</ets>.]</ety> <def>Incapable of being held; untenable;
not defensible; <as>as, an <ex>intenable</ex> opinion; an
<ex>intenable</ex> fortress.</as></def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bp.
Warburton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Intend</ent><br/
<hw>In*tend"</hw> <pr>(<icr/n*t<ecr/nd")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Intended</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &
vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Intending</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE.
<ets>entenden</ets> to be attentive, F. <ets>entendre</ets>, fr. L.
<ets>intendre</ets>, <ets>intentum</ets>, and <ets>intensum</ets>, to
intend, attend, stretch out, extend; pref. <ets>in-</ets> in +
<ets>tendere</ets> to stretch, stretch out. See
<er>Tend</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To stretch; to extend; to distend.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>By this the lungs are <qex>intended</qex> or remitted.</q>
<rj><qau>Sir M. Hale.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To strain; to make tense.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>When a bow is successively <qex>intended</qex> and remedied.</q>
<rj><qau>Cudworth.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To intensify; to strengthen.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>Magnetism may be <qex>intended</qex> and remitted.</q>
<rj><qau>Sir I. Newton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To apply with energy.</def><br/
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<p><q>Let him <qex>intend</qex> his mind, without respite, without rest,
in one direction.</q> <rj><qau>Emerson.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To bend or turn; to direct, as one's course or
journey.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>To fix the mind on; to attend to; to take care of;
to superintend; to regard.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>Having no children, she did, with singular care and tenderness,
<qex>intend</qex> the education of Philip.</q>
<rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>My soul, not being able to <qex>intend</qex> two things at once,
abated of its fervency in praying.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>To fix the mind upon (something to be accomplished);
to be intent upon; to mean; to design; to plan; to purpose; -- often
followed by an infinitely with <xex>to</xex>, or a dependent clause with
<xex>that</xex>; <as>as, he <ex>intends</ex> to go; he <ex>intends</ex>
that she shall remain.</as></def><br/
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<p><q>They <qex>intended</qex> evil against thee.</q> <rj><qau>Ps. xxi.
11.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>To-morrow he <qex>intends</qex><br/
To hunt the boar with certain of his friends.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>To design mechanically or artistically; to fashion;
to mold.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>Modesty was made<br/
When she was first <qex>intended</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Beau. &
Fl.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>9.</sn> <def>To pretend; to counterfeit; to simulate.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q><qex>Intend</qex> a kind of zeal both to the prince and
Claudio.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To purpose; mean; design; plan; conceive;
contemplate.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Intendancy</ent><br/
<hw>In*tend"an*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Intendancies</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>intendance</ets>. See <er>Intendant</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The office or employment of an intendant.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A territorial district committed to the charge of an
intendant.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Intendant</ent><br/
<hw>In*tend"ant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>intendant</ets>, fr. L. <ets>intendere</ets> to direct (one's
thoughts) to a thing. See <er>Intend</er>.]</ety> <def>One who has the
charge, direction, or management of some public business; a
superintendent; <as>as, an <ex>intendant</ex> of marine; an
<ex>intendant</ex> of finance.</as></def><br/
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<p><ent>Intendant</ent><br/
<hw>In*tend"ant</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Intend</er>.]</ety>
<def>Attentive.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Intended</ent><br/
<hw>In*tend"ed</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Made tense;
stretched out; extended; forcible; violent.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Purposed; designed; <as>as, <ex>intended</ex> harm
or help</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>They drew a curse from an <qex>intended</qex> good.</q>
<rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Betrothed; affianced; <as>as, an <ex>intended</ex>
husband</as>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Intended</ent><br/
<hw>In*tend"ed</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One with whom marriage is
designed; one who is betrothed; an affianced lover.</def><br/
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<p><q>If it were not that I might appear to disparage his
<qex>intended</qex>, . . . I would add that to me she seems to be
throwing herself away.</q> <rj><qau>Dickens.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Intendedly</ent><br/
<hw>In*tend"ed*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Intentionally.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Intendent</ent><br/
<hw>In*tend"ent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Intendant</er>, <pos>n.</pos></def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Intender</ent><br/
<hw>In*tend"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
intends.</def> <rj><au>Feltham.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Intendiment</ent><br/
<hw>In*tend"i*ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL.
<ets>intendimentum</ets>. See <er>Intendment</er>.]</ety>
<def>Attention; consideration; knowledge; understanding.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Intendment</ent><br/
<hw>In*tend"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>entendement</ets> understanding, insight, F.
<ets>entendement</ets>, fr. LL. <ets>intendimentum</ets>. See
<er>Intend</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Charge; oversight.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Ford.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Intention; design; purpose.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The <qex>intendment</qex> of God and nature.</q> <rj><qau>Jer.
Taylor.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The true meaning, understanding, or
intention of a law, or of any legal instrument.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Intenerate</ent><br/
<hw>In*ten"er*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Intenerated</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Intenerating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> in + L. <ets>tener</ets> soft, tender. See
<er>Tender</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <def>To make tender or sensitive;
to soften.</def><br/
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<p><-- p. 775 --></p>

<p><q>Fear <qex>intenerates</qex> the heart.</q> <rj><qau>Bp.
Hall.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>So have I seen the little purls of a stream . . .
<qex>intenerate</qex> the stubborn pavement.</q> <rj><qau>Jer.
Taylor.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Intenerate</ent><br/
<hw>In*ten"er*ate</hw> <pr>(<icr/n*t<ecr/n"<etil/r*<asl/t)</pr>,
<pos>a.</pos> <def>Made tender or soft; softened.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Inteneration</ent><br/
<hw>In*ten`er*a"tion</hw>
<pr>(<icr/n*t<ecr/n`<etil/r*<amac/"sh<ucr/n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>The act or process of intenerating, or the state of being
intenerated; softening.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>
<rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Intenible</ent><br/
<hw>In*ten"i*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + L. <ets>tenere</ets> to hold: cf. L.
<ets>intenibilis</ets> not to be grasped. Cf. <er>Intenable</er>.]</ety>
<def>Incapable of holding or containing.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>This captious and <qex>intenible</qex> sieve.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Intensate</ent><br/
<hw>In*ten"sate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Intensated</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Intensating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[See
<er>Intense</er>.]</ety> <def>To intensify.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>
<rj><au>Emerson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Intensation</ent><br/
<hw>In`ten*sa"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act or
process of intensifying; intensification; climax.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Carlyle.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Intensative</ent><br/
<hw>In*ten"sa*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Adding
intensity; intensifying.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Intense</ent><br/
<hw>In*tense"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>intensus</ets> stretched, tight, p. p. of <ets>intendere</ets> to
stretch: cf. F. <ets>intense</ets>. See <er>Intend</er>, and cf.
<er>Intent</er>, and cf. <er>Intent</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Strained; tightly drawn; kept on the stretch;
strict; very close or earnest; <as>as, <ex>intense</ex> study or
application; <ex>intense</ex> thought.</as></def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Extreme in degree; excessive; immoderate;</def>
<specif>as:</specif> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Ardent; fervent; <as>as,
<ex>intense</ex> heat</as>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Keen; biting;
<as>as, <ex>intense</ex> cold</as>.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>Vehement;
earnest; exceedingly strong; <as>as, <ex>intense</ex> passion or
hate</as>.</def> <sd>(d)</sd> <def>Very severe; violent; <as>as,
<ex>intense</ex> pain or anguish</as>.</def> <sd>(e)</sd> <def>Deep;
strong; brilliant; <as>as, <ex>intense</ex> color or
light</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>In this <qex>intense</qex> seclusion of the forest.</q>
<rj><qau>Hawthorne.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Intensely</ent><br/
<hw>In*tense"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Intently.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>J. Spencer.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To an extreme degree; <as>as, weather
<ex>intensely</ex> cold</as>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Intenseness</ent><br/
<hw>In*tense"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or quality of being
intense; intensity; <as>as, the <ex>intenseness</ex> of heat or cold;
the <ex>intenseness</ex> of study or thought.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intensification</ent><br/
<hw>In*ten`si*fi*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act
or process of intensifying, or of making more intense.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>intensified</ent><br/
<hw>intensified</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>made more severe or intense,
especially in law.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> aggravated.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intensifier</ent><br/
<hw>In*ten"si*fi`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who or
that which intensifies or strengthens; in photography, an agent used to
intensify the lights or shadows of a picture.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intensify</ent><br/
<hw>In*ten"si*fy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Intensified</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Intensifying</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph>
<ety>[<ets>Intense</ets> + <ets>-fly</ets>.]</ety> <def>To render more
intense; <as>as, to <ex>intensify</ex> heat or cold; to
<ex>intensify</ex> colors; to <ex>intensify</ex> a photographic
negative; to <ex>intensify</ex> animosity.</as></def>
<rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>How piercing is the sting of pride<br/
By want embittered and <qex>intensified</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Longfellow.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intensify</ent><br/
<hw>In*ten"si*fy</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To become intense, or more
intense; to act with increasing power or energy.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>intensifying</ent><br/
<hw>intensifying</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>increasing in strength or
intensity.</def> [Narrower terms: <stype>aggravating, exacerbating,
exasperating </stype>; <stype>augmentative, enhancive</stype>;
<stype>deepening(prenominal), heightening(prenominal) </stype>]
<ant>moderating</ant><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intension</ent><br/
<hw>In*ten"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>intensio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>intension</ets>. See <er>Intend</er>,
and cf. <er>Intention</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A straining, stretching, or bending; the state of
being strained; <as>as, the <ex>intension</ex> of a musical
string</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Increase of power or energy of any quality or thing;
intenseness; fervency.</def> <rj><au>Jer. Taylor.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Sounds . . . likewise do rise and fall with the
<qex>intension</qex> or remission of the wind.</q>
<rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Logic & Metaph.)</fld> <def>The collective
attributes, qualities, or marks that make up a complex general notion;
the comprehension, content, or connotation; -- opposed to
<contr>extension</contr>, <contr>extent</contr>, or
<contr>sphere</contr>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>This law is, that the <qex>intension</qex> of our knowledge is in
the inverse ratio of its extension.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W.
Hamilton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intensitive</ent><br/
<hw>In*ten"si*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Increasing the
force or intensity of; intensive; <as>as, the <ex>intensitive</ex> words
of a sentence</as>.</def> <rj><au>H. Sweet.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intensity</ent><br/
<hw>In*ten"si*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL.
<ets>intensitas</ets>: cf. F. <ets>intensit<eacute/</ets>. See
<er>Intense</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The state or quality of being intense; intenseness;
extreme degree; <as>as, <ex>intensity</ex> of heat, cold, mental
application, passion, etc.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>If you would deepen the <qex>intensity</qex> of light, you must be
content to bring into deeper blackness and more distinct and definite
outline the shade that accompanies it.</q> <rj><au>F. W.
Robertson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>The amount or degree of energy
with which a force operates or a cause acts; effectiveness, as estimated
by results produced.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <def>The magnitude of a distributed
force, as pressure, stress, weight, etc., per unit of surface, or of
volume, as the case may be; <as>as, the measure of the
<ex>intensity</ex> of a total stress of forty pounds which is
distributed uniformly over a surface of four square inches area is ten
pounds per square inch</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Photog.)</fld> <def>The degree or depth of color or
shade in a picture.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intensive</ent><br/
<hw>In*ten"sive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>intensif</ets>. See <er>Intense</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Stretched; admitting of intension, or increase of
degree; that can be intensified.</def> <rj><au>Sir M.
Hale.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Characterized by persistence; intent; unremitted;
assiduous; intense.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir H.
Wotton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>Serving to give force or
emphasis; <as>as, an <ex>intensive</ex> verb or
preposition</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Agric.)</fld> <def>Designating, or pertaining to,
any system of farming or horticulture, usually practiced on small pieces
of land, in which the soil is thoroughly worked and fertilized so as to
get as much return as possible; -- opposed to
<contr>extensive</contr>.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intensive</ent><br/
<hw>In*ten"sive</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>That which intensifies or
emphasizes; an intensive verb or word.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intensively</ent><br/
<hw>In*ten"sive*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an intensive manner; by
increase of degree.</def> <rj><au>Abp. Bramhall.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intensiveness</ent><br/
<hw>In*ten"sive*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of
being intensive; intensity.</def> <rj><au>Sir M. Hale.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intent</ent><br/
<hw>In*tent"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>intentus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>intendere</ets>. See <er>Intend</er>,
and cf. <er>Intense</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Closely directed; strictly attentive; bent; -- said
of the mind, thoughts, etc.; <as>as, a mind <ex>intent</ex> on
self-improvement</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Having the mind closely directed to or bent on an
object; sedulous; eager in pursuit of an object; -- formerly with
<xex>to</xex>, but now with <xex>on</xex>; <as>as, <ex>intent</ex> on
business or pleasure</as>.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Intent</xex> on
mischief.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Be <qex>intent</qex> and solicitous to take up the meaning of the
speaker.</q> <rj><qau>I. Watts.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intent</ent><br/
<hw>In*tent"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>entent</ets>,
<ets>entente</ets>, attention, purpose, OF. <ets>entente</ets>, F.
<ets>entente</ets> understanding, meaning; a participial noun, fr. F. &
OF. <ets>entendre</ets>. See <er>Intend</er>.]</ety> <def>The act of
turning the mind toward an object; hence, a design; a purpose;
intention; meaning; drift; aim.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Be thy <qex>intents</qex> wicked or charitable.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>The principal <qex>intent</qex> of Scripture is to deliver the
laws of duties supernatural.</q> <rj><qau>Hooker.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>To all intents and purposes</b></col>, <cd>in all
applications or senses; practically; really; virtually; in essence;
essentially.</cd> <ldquo/He was miserable <xex>to all intents and
purpose</xex>.<rdquo/ <rj><au>L'Estrange.</au></rj></cs></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Design; purpose; intention; meaning; purport;
view; drift; object; end; aim; plan.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Intentation</ent><br/
<hw>In`ten*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Intention.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intention</ent><br/
<hw>In*ten"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>intention</ets>, L. <ets>intentio</ets>. See <er>Intend</er>, and
cf. <er>Intension</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A stretching or bending of the mind toward an
object; closeness of application; fixedness of attention;
earnestness.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>Intention</qex> is when the mind, with great earnestness, and
of choice, fixes its view on any idea.</q>
<rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A determination to act in a certain way or to do a
certain thing; purpose; design; <as>as, an <ex>intention</ex> to go to
New York</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Hell is paved with good <qex>intentions</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Johnson.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The object toward which the thoughts are directed;
end; aim.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>In [chronical distempers], the principal <qex>intention</qex> is
to restore the tone of the solid parts.</q>
<rj><qau>Arbuthnot.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The state of being strained. See
<er>Intension</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Logic)</fld> <def>Any mental apprehension of an
object.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>First intention</b></col> <fld>(Logic)</fld>, <cd>a
conception of a thing formed by the first or direct application of the
mind to the individual object; an idea or image; as, <xex>man</xex>,
<xex>stone</xex>.</cd> -- <col><b>Second intention</b></col>
<fld>(Logic)</fld>, <cd>a conception generalized from first intuition or
apprehension already formed by the mind; an abstract notion; especially,
a classified notion, as <xex>species</xex>, <xex>genus</xex>,
<xex>whiteness</xex>.</cd> -- <col><b>To heal by the first
intention</b></col> <fld>(Surg.)</fld>, <cd>to cicatrize, as a wound,
without suppuration.</cd> -- <col><b>To heal by the second
intention</b></col> <fld>(Surg.)</fld>, <cd>to unite after
suppuration.</cd></cs></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Design; purpose; object; aim; intent; drift;
purport; meaning. See <er>Design</er>.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intentional</ent><br/
<hw>In*ten"tion*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>intentionnel</ets>.]</ety> <def>Done by intention or design;
intended; designed; <as>as, the act was <ex>intentional</ex>, not
accidental</as>. Opposite of <ant>unintentional</ant> or
<ant>unintended</ant>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intentionality</ent><br/
<hw>In*ten`tion*al"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
quality or state of being intentional; purpose; design.</def>
<rj><au>Coleridge.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intentionally</ent><br/
<hw>In*ten"tion*al*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an
intentional manner; with intention; by design; of purpose.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intentioned</ent><br/
<hw>In*ten"tioned</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having designs;
-- chiefly used in composition; <as>as, well-<ex>intentioned</ex>,
having good designs; ill-<ex>intentioned</ex>, having ill
designs.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intentive</ent><br/
<hw>In*ten"tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>ententif</ets>, OF. <ets>ententif</ets>, fr. L.
<ets>intentivus</ets> intensive. See <er>Intent</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, and
cf. <er>Intensive</er>.]</ety> <def>Attentive; intent.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intentively</ent><br/
<hw>In*ten"tive*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Attentively;
closely.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <ldquo/<xex>Intentively</xex> to
observe.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Holland.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intentiveness</ent><br/
<hw>In*ten"tive*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Closeness of attention or
application of mind; attentiveness.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>W.
Montagu.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intently</ent><br/
<hw>In*tent"ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an intent
manner; <as>as, the eyes <ex>intently</ex> fixed</as>.</def></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Fixedly; steadfastly; earnestly; attentively;
sedulously; diligently; eagerly.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intentness</ent><br/
<hw>In*tent"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or quality of being
intent; close application; attention.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Extreme solicitude or <qex>intentness</qex> upon business.</q>
<rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inter-</ent><br/
<hw>In"ter-</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[L. <ets>inter</ets>, prep., among,
between, a compar. form of <ets>in</ets> in; akin to <ets>intra</ets>,
<ets>intro</ets>, within, Skr. <ets>antar</ets> between, in, and E.
<ets>in</ets>. See <er>In</er>, and cf. <er>Entrails</er>,
<er>Interior</er>, <er>Enter-</er>, <er>Exterior</er>.]</ety> <def>A
prefix signifying <sig>among</sig>, <sig>between</sig>, <sig>amid</sig>;
<as>as, <ex>inter</ex>act, <ex>inter</ex>articular,
<ex>inter</ex>mit</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inter</ent><br/
<hw>In*ter"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Interred</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Interring</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE.
<ets>enteren</ets>, OF. <ets>enterer</ets>, <ets>enterrer</ets>, LL.
<ets>interrare</ets>; L. pref. <ets>in-</ets> in + <ets>terra</ets> the
earth. See <er>Terrace</er>.]</ety> <def>To deposit and cover in the
earth; to bury; to inhume; <as>as, to <ex>inter</ex> a dead
body</as>.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interact</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*act"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>inter-</ets> + <ets>act</ets>. Cf. <er>Entr'acte</er>.]</ety>
<def>A short act or piece between others, as in a play; an interlude;
hence, intermediate employment or time.</def>
<rj><au>Chesterfield.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interact</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*act"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To act upon each other;
<as>as, two agents mutually <ex>interact</ex></as>.</def>
<rj><au>Emerson.</au> <au>Tyndall.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interaction</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*ac"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Intermediate action.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Mutual or reciprocal action or influence; <as>as,
the <ex>interaction</ex> of the heart and lungs on each
other</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <specif>Hence:</specif> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>The
effect, such as exertion of a force, that one object exerts on another,
especially the capture or emission of a particle.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Communication between people, or the actions of
people that affect others.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interadditive</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*ad"di*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Added or
placed between the parts of another thing, as a clause inserted
parenthetically in a sentence.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interagency</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*a"gen*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to actions, processes, or objects involving to more than one
agency (senses 4 or 5); <as>as, <ex>interagency</ex>
cooperation</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interagency</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*a"gen*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Intermediate
agency.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interagent</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*a"gent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An intermediate
agent.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interall</ent><br/
<hw>In"ter*all</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Entrail or
inside.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>G. Fletcher.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interalveolar</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*al"ve*o*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Between alveoli; <as>as, the
<ex>interalveolar</ex> septa between adjacent air cells in the
lungs</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interambulacral</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*am`bu*la"cral</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the
interambulacra.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interambulacrum</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>In`ter*am`bu*la"crum</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>;
<plu><it>pl.</it> L. <plw>Interambulacra</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, E.
<plw>Interambulacrums</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>In echinoderms, one of the areas or zones intervening between two
ambulacra. See <xex>Illust.</xex> of <er>Ambulacrum</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interamnian</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*am"ni*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>inter-</ets> + L. <ets>amnis</ets> river: cf. L.
<ets>interamnus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Situated between rivers.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark> <ldquo/An <xex>interamnian</xex> country.<rdquo/
<rj><au>J. Bryant.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Interanimate</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*an"i*mate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To animate
or inspire mutually.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Donne.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Interarboration</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*ar`bo*ra"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
interweaving of branches of trees.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir
T. Browne.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Interarticular</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*ar*tic"u*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Situated between joints or articulations;
<as>as, <ex>interarticular</ex> cartilages and ligaments</as>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Interatomic</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*a*tom"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem. &
Physics)</fld> <def>Between atoms; situated, or acting, between the
atoms of bodies; <as>as, <ex>interatomic</ex> forces</as>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Interaulic</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*au"lic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Existing between
royal courts.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <ldquo/<xex>Interaulic</xex>
politics.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Motley.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Interauricular</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*au*ric"u*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Between the auricles; <as>as, the
<ex>interauricular</ex> partition of the heart</as>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Interaxal</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*ax"al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>
<def>Situated in an interaxis.</def> <rj><au>Gwilt.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Interaxillary</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*ax"il*la*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Situated within or between the axils of
leaves.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Interaxis</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*ax"is</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Interaxes</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>The
space between two axes. See <er>Axis</er>, 6.</def><br/
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<p><q>The doors, windows, niches, and the like, are then placed
centrally in the <qex>interaxes</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Gwilt.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Interbastation</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*bas*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>inter-</ets> + <ets>baste</ets> to sew.]</ety>
<def>Patchwork.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Dr. J.
Smith.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Interbrachial</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*brach"i*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>Between the arms.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Interbrain</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*brain`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>
<def>See <er>Thalamencephalon</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Interbranchial</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*bran"chi*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>Between the branchi<ae/.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Interbreed</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*breed"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <def>To breed
by crossing different stocks of animals or plants.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Intercalar</ent><br/
<hw>In*ter"ca*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Intercalary.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Intercalary</ent><br/
<hw>In*ter"ca*la*ry</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>intercalaris</ets>, <ets>intercalarius</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>intercalaire</ets>. See <er>Intercalate</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Chron.)</fld> <def>Inserted or introduced among
others in the calendar; <as>as, an <ex>intercalary</ex> month, day,
etc.</as>; -- now applied particularly to the odd day (Feb. 29) inserted
in the calendar of leap year. See <er>Bissextile</er>,
<pos>n.</pos></def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Introduced or inserted among others; additional;
supernumerary.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Intercalary</xex> spines.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Owen.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>This <qex>intercalary</qex> line . . . is made the last of a
triplet.</q> <rj><qau>Beattie.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Intercalary day</b></col> <fld>(Med.)</fld>, <cd>one on
which no paroxysm of an intermittent disease occurs.</cd>
<rj><au>Mayne.</au></rj></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Intercalate</ent><br/
<hw>In*ter"ca*late</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Intercalated</conjf>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Intercalating</conjf>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>intercalatus</ets>, p. p. of
<ets>intercalare</ets> to intercalate to intercalate; <ets>inter</ets>
between + <ets>calare</ets> to call, proclaim. See
<er>Calendar</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Chron.)</fld> <def>To insert, as a day or other
portion of time, in a calendar.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To insert among others, as a verse in a stanza;
specif. <fld>(Geol.)</fld>, to introduce as a bed or stratum, between
the layers of a regular series of rocks.</def><br/
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<p><q>Beds of fresh-water shells . . . are <qex>intercalated</qex> and
interstratified with the shale.</q> <rj><qau>Mantell.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Intercalation</ent><br/
<hw>In*ter`ca*la"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>intercalatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>intercalation</ets>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Chron.)</fld> <def>The insertion of a day, or other
portion of time, in a calendar.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The insertion or introduction of anything among
others, as the insertion of a phrase, line, or verse in a metrical
composition;</def> <specif>specif.</specif> <fld>(Geol.)</fld>, <def>the
intrusion of a bed or layer between other layers.</def><br/
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<p><q><qex>Intercalations</qex> of fresh-water species in some
localities.</q> <rj><qau>Mantell.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Intercarotid</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*ca*rot"id</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>
<def>Situated between the external and internal carotid arteries;
<as>as, an <ex>intercarotid</ex> ganglion</as>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Intercarpal</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*car"pal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>
<def>Between the carpal bone; <as>as, <ex>intercarpal</ex>
articulations, ligaments</as>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Intercartilaginous</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*car`ti*lag"i*nous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Within cartilage; endochondral; <as>as,
<ex>intercartilaginous</ex> ossification</as>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Intercavernous</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*cav"ern*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Between the cavernous sinuses; <as>as, the
<ex>intercavernous</ex> sinuses connecting the cavernous sinuses at the
base of the brain</as>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Intercede</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*cede"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Interceded</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Interceding</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>intercedere</ets>,
<ets>intercessum</ets>; <ets>inter</ets> between + <ets>cedere</ets> to
pass: cf. F. <ets>interc<eacute/der</ets>. See <er>Cede</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To pass between; to intervene.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>He supposed that a vast period <qex>interceded</qex> between that
origination and the age wherein he lived.</q> <rj><qau>Sir M.
Hale.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To act between parties with a view to reconcile
differences; to make intercession; to beg or plead in behalf of another;
to mediate; -- usually followed by <ptcl>with</ptcl> and
<ptcl>for</ptcl> or <ptcl>on behalf of</ptcl>; <as>as, I will
<ex>intercede with</ex> him <ex>for</ex> you</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>I to the lords will <qex>intercede</qex>, not doubting<br/
Their favorable ear.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To mediate; arbitrate. See
<er>Interpose</er>.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Intercede</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*cede"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To be, to come, or to pass,
between; to separate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir I.
Newton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Intercedence</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*ced"ence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of
interceding; intercession; intervention.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>
<rj><au>Bp. Reynolds.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Intercedent</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*ced"ent</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>intercedens</ets>,
p. pr. of <ets>intercedere</ets>.]</ety> <def>Passing between;
mediating; pleading.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> --
<wordforms><wf>In`ter*ced"ent*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><ent>Interceder</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*ced"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
intercedes; an intercessor; a mediator.</def>
<rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Intercellular</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*cel"lu*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Lying
between cells or cellules; <as>as, <ex>intercellular</ex> substance,
space, or fluids; <ex>intercellular</ex> blood channels.</as></def><br/
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<p><ent>Intercentral</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*cen"tral</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Between
centers.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Intercentral nerves</b></col> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld>,
<cd>those nerves which transmit impulses between nerve centers, as
opposed to peripheral fibers, which convey impulses between peripheral
parts and nerve centers.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Intercentrum</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>In`ter*cen"trum</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>;
<plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Intercentra</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The median of the three elements composing the
centra of the vertebr<ae/ in some fossil batrachians.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Intercept</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*cept"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Intercepted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Intercepting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>interceptus</ets>,
p. p. of <ets>intercipere</ets> to intercept; <ets>inter</ets> between +
<ets>capere</ets> to take, seize: cf. F. <ets>intercepter</ets>. See
<er>Capable</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To take or seize by the way, or before arrival at
the destined place; to cause to stop on the passage; <as>as, to
<ex>intercept</ex> a letter; a telegram will <ex>intercept</ex> him at
Paris.</as></def><br/
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<p><q>God will shortly <qex>intercept</qex> your breath.</q>
<rj><qau>Joye.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To obstruct or interrupt the progress of; to stop;
to hinder or oppose; <as>as, to <ex>intercept</ex> the current of a
river</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>Who <qex>intercepts</qex> me in my expedition?</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>We must meet first, and <qex>intercept</qex> his course.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To interrupt communication with, or progress toward;
to cut off, as the destination; to blockade.</def><br/
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<p><q>While storms vindictive <qex>intercept</qex> the shore.</q>
<rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><-- p. 776 --></p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>To include between; <as>as, that
part of the line which is <ex>intercepted</ex> between the points A and
B</as>.</def></p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To overhear or view (a communication or message
intended for another), without hindering its passage; <as>as, to
<ex>intercept</ex> a telephone call</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Sports)</fld> <def>To catch and take possession of
(a ball passed between members of an opposing team); <as>as, the back
<ex>intercepted</ex> the pass and ran the ball back for a
touchdown</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To cut off; stop; catch; seize;
obstruct.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Intercept</ent><br/
<hw>In"ter*cept`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Math.)</fld>
<def>A part cut off or intercepted, as a portion of a line included
between two points, or cut off two straight lines or curves.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Intercepter</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*cept"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One
who, or that which, intercepts.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>A high-speed fighter airplane with
fast-climbing capability, used to intercept enemy airplanes or identify
unknown aircraft and engage them in combat if necessary; also, a missile
which intercepts and destroys incoming missiles or airplanes.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interception</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*cep"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>interceptio</ets> a taking away: cf. F.
<ets>interception</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of intercepting; <as>as,
<ex>interception</ex> of a letter; <ex>interception</ex> of the
enemy.</as></def><br/
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<p><ent>Interceptive</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*cept"ive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Intercepting
or tending to intercept.</def></p>

<p><ent>Interceptor</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*cept"or</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as
<er>intercepter</er>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intercession</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*ces"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>intercessio</ets> an intervention, a becoming surety: cf. F.
<ets>intercession</ets>. See <er>Intercede</er>.]</ety> <def>The act of
interceding; mediation; interposition between parties at variance, with
a view to reconcilation; prayer, petition, or entreaty in favor of, or
(less often) against, another or others.</def><br/
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<p><q>But the Spirit itself maketh <qex>intercession</qex> for us with
groanings which can not be uttered.</q> <rj><qau>Rom. viii.
26.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Intercessional</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*ces"sion*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining
to, of the nature of, or characterized by, intercession or
entreaty.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Intercessionate</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*ces"sion*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
entreat.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Intercessor</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*ces"sor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., a surety:
cf. F. <ets>intercesseur</ets>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>One who goes between, or intercedes; a
mediator.</def> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>One who interposes between parties at
variance, with a view to reconcile them.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>One who
pleads in behalf of another.</def> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>A bishop, who, during a vacancy
of the see, administers the bishopric till a successor is
installed.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Intercessorial</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*ces*so"ri*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Intercessory.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Intercessory</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*ces"so*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[LL.
<ets>intercessorius</ets>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to, of the nature of,
or characterized by, intercession; interceding; <as>as,
<ex>intercessory</ex> prayer</as>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Interchain</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*chain"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Interchained</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &
vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Interchaining</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To link
together; to unite closely or firmly, as by a chain.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Two bosoms <qex>interchained</qex> with an oath.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Interchange</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*change"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Interchanged</conjf>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Interchanging</conjf>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>entrechangen</ets>, OF.
<ets>entrechangier</ets>. See <er>Inter-</er>, and
<er>Change</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To put each in the place of the other; to give and
take mutually; to exchange; to reciprocate; <as>as, to
<ex>interchange</ex> places; they <ex>interchanged</ex> friendly offices
and services.</as></def><br/
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<p><q>I shall <qex>interchange</qex><br/
My waned state for Henry's regal crown.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To cause to follow alternately; to intermingle; to
vary; <as>as, to <ex>interchange</ex> cares with
pleasures</as>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Interchange</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*change"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To make an interchange;
to alternate.</def> <rj><au>Sir P. Sidney.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Interchange</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*change"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF.
<ets>entrechange</ets>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of mutually changing; the act of mutually
giving and receiving; exchange; <as>as, the <ex>interchange</ex> of
civilities between two persons</as>.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Interchange</xex>
of kindnesses.<rdquo/ <rj><au>South.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The mutual exchange of commodities between two
persons or countries; barter; commerce.</def>
<rj><au>Howell.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Alternate succession; alternation; a
mingling.</def><br/
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<p><q>The <qex>interchanges</qex> of light and darkness.</q>
<rj><qau>Holder.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Sweet <qex>interchange</qex><br/
Of hill and valley, rivers, woods, and plains.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>An intersection between highways, having two or more
levels and a series of connecting roadways so that traffic on one
highway may pass over or under the other highway without crossing
through the line of traffic, and vehicles may pass from one highway to
the other while traffic on both highways continues uninterrupted. A
common interchange is the <stype>cloverleaf</stype>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interchangeability</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*change`a*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
state or quality of being interchangeable;
interchangeableness.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interchangeable</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*change"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF.
<ets>entrechangeable</ets>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Admitting of exchange or mutual substitution.</def>
<ldquo/<xex>Interchangeable</xex> warrants.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Following each other in alternate succession;
<as>as, the four <ex>interchangeable</ex> seasons</as>.</def>
<rj><au>Holder.</au></rj></p>

<p>-- <wordforms><wf>In`ter*change"a*ble*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> --
<wf>In`ter*change"a*bly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interchangement</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*change"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF.
<ets>entrechangement</ets>.]</ety> <def>Mutual transfer; exchange.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Interchapter</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*chap"ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An intervening
or inserted chapter.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Intercidence</ent><br/
<hw>In*ter"ci*dence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Intercident</er>.]</ety> <def>The act or state of coming or falling
between; occurrence; incident.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Holland.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Intercident</ent><br/
<hw>In*ter"ci*dent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>intercidens</ets>, <ets>-entis</ets>, p. pr. of
<ets>intercidere</ets> to fall between; <ets>inter</ets> between +
<ets>cadere</ets> to fall.]</ety> <def>Falling or coming between;
happening accidentally.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Boyle.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Intercipient</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*cip"i*ent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>intercipiens</ets>, <ets>-entis</ets>, p. pr. of
<ets>intercipere</ets>. See <er>Intercept</er>.]</ety>
<def>Intercepting; stopping.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>One who,
or that which, intercepts or stops anything on the passage.</def></def2>
<rj><au>Wiseman.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Intercision</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*ci"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>intercisio</ets> a cutting through, fr. <ets>intercidere</ets> to
cut asunder.]</ety> <def>A cutting off, through, or asunder;
interruption.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir T.
Browne.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Intercitizenship</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*cit"i*zen*ship</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
mutual right to civic privileges, in the different States.</def>
<rj><au>Bancroft.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Interclavicle</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*clav"i*cle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>See <er>Episternum</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interclavicular</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*cla*vic"u*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Between the clavicles; <as>as, the
<ex>interclavicular</ex> notch of the sternum</as>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd>
<def>Of or pertaining to the interclavicle.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interclose</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*close"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>inter-</ets> + <ets>close</ets>. See <er>Interclude</er>.]</ety>
<def>To shut in; to inclose.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Intercloud</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*cloud"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
cloud.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Daniel.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interclude</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*clude"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Intercluded</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Intercluding</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>intercludere</ets>,
<ets>interclusum</ets>; <ets>inter</ets> between + <ets>claudere</ets>
to shut. See <er>Close</er>, and cf. <er>Interclose</er>.]</ety> <def>To
shut off or out from a place or course, by something intervening; to
intercept; to cut off; to interrupt.</def>
<rj><au>Mitford.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>So all passage of external air into the receiver may be
<qex>intercluded</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Boyle.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Interclusion</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*clu"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>interclusio</ets>. See <er>Interclude</er>.]</ety>
<def>Interception; a stopping; obstruction.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Intercollegiate</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*col*le"gi*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Existing
or carried on between colleges or universities; <as>as,
<ex>intercollegiate</ex> relations, rivalry, games, etc.</as></def><br/
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<p><ent>Intercolline</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*col"line</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Geol.)</fld>
<def>Situated between hills; -- applied especially to valleys lying
between volcanic cones.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Intercolonial</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*co*lo"ni*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Between or
among colonies; pertaining to the intercourse or mutual relations of
colonies; <as>as, <ex>intercolonial</ex> trade</as>.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>In`ter*co*lo"ni*al*ly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><ent>Intercolumnar</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*co*lum"nar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Between
columns or pillars; <as>as, the <ex>intercolumnar</ex> fibers of
Poupart's ligament; an <ex>intercolumnar</ex> statue.</as></def><br/
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<p><ent>Intercolumniation</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*co*lum`ni*a"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>The clear space between two columns, measured at
the bottom of their shafts.</def> <rj><au>Gwilt.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ It is customary to measure the intercolumniation in
terms of the diameter of the shaft, taken also at the bottom. Different
words, derived from the Greek, are in use to denote certain common
proportions. They are: <stype>Pycnostyle</stype>, when the
intercolumniation is of one and a half diameters;
<stype>Systyle</stype>, of two diameters; <stype>Eustyle</stype>, of two
and a quarter diameters; <stype>Diastyle</stype>, of three diameters;
<stype>Ar<ae/ostyle</stype>, of four or more, and so great that a wooden
architrave has to be used instead of stone;
<stype>Ar<ae/osystyle</stype>, when the intercolumniations are
alternately systyle and ar<ae/ostyle.</note><br/
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<p><ent>Intercombat</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*com"bat</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Combat.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Daniel.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Intercoming</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*com"ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of
coming between; intervention; interference.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Intercommon</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*com"mon</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Intercommoned</conjf>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Intercommoning</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OF.
<ets>entrecommuner</ets>. See <er>Inter-</er>, and <er>Common</er>, and
cf. <er>Intercommune</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To share with others; to participate; especially, to
eat at the same table.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(O. Eng. Law)</fld> <def>To graze cattle
promiscuously in the commons of each other, as the inhabitants of
adjoining townships, manors, etc.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intercommonage</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*com"mon*age</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(O. Eng.
Law)</fld> <def>The right or privilege of intercommoning.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intercommune</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*com*mune"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Intercommuned</conjf>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Intercommuning</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. <er>Intercommon</er>,
<er>Intercommunicate</er>, <er>Commune</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To intercommunicate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To have mutual communication or intercourse by
conversation.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Intercommunicable</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*com*mu"ni*ca*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Capable of being mutually communicated.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intercommunicate</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*com*mu"ni*cate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To
communicate mutually; to hold mutual communication.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intercommunicate</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*com*mu"ni*cate</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To communicate
mutually; to interchange.</def> <rj><au>Holland.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intercommunication</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*com*mu`ni*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Mutual communication.</def> <rj><au>Owen.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intercommunion</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*com*mun"ion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Mutual
communion; <as>as, an <ex>intercommunion</ex> of deities</as>.</def>
<rj><au>Faber.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intercommunity</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*com*mu"ni*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Intercommunication; community of possessions, religion,
etc.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>In consequence of that <qex>intercommunity</qex> of paganism . . .
one nation adopted the gods of another.</q> <rj><qau>Bp.
Warburton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intercomparison</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*com*par"i*son</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Mutual
comparison of corresponding parts.</def></p>

<p><ent>Intercondyloid</ent><br/
<ent>Intercondylar</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>In`ter*con"dy*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>In`ter*con"dy*loid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Between condyles; <as>as, the
<ex>intercondylar</ex> fossa or notch of the femur</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interconnect</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*con*nect"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To join
together; to connect with one another.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interconnect</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*con*nect"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To become
connected with one another.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>interconnected</ent><br/
<hw>interconnected</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>having internal
connections between parts.</def> [Narrower terms: <stype>reticulate (vs.
nonreticulate)</stype>]<br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> interrelated.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>operating as a unit.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> coordinated, unified.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>interconnectedness</ent><br/
<hw>interconnectedness</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a state of being
connected reciprocally.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> interconnection.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interconnection</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*con*nec"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Connection
between; mutual connection.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intercontinental</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*con`ti*nen"tal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Between or among continents; subsisting or carried on between
continents; <as>as, <ex>intercontinental</ex> relations or
commerce</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Passing between continents or capable of passing
between continents; <as>as, an <ex>intercontinental</ex> ballistic
misile; an <ex>intercontinental</ex> airplane flight</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interconvertible</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*con*vert"i*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Convertible the one into the other; <as>as, coin and bank notes are
<ex>interconvertible</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intercostal</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*cos"tal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Anat. &
Physiol.)</fld> <def>Between the ribs; pertaining to, or produced by,
the parts between the ribs; <as>as, <ex>intercostal</ex> respiration, in
which the chest is alternately enlarged and contracted by the
<ex>intercostal</ex> muscles</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intercourse</ent><br/
<hw>In"ter*course</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Formerly
<ets>entercourse</ets>, OF. <ets>entrecours</ets> commerce, exchange, F.
<ets>entrecours</ets> a reciprocal right on neighboring lands, L.
<ets>intercursus</ets> a running between, fr. <ets>intercurrere</ets> to
run between. See <er>Inter-</er>, and <er>Course</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>A commingling; intimate connection or dealings between
persons or nations, as in common affairs and civilities, in
correspondence or trade; communication; commerce; especially,
interchange of thought and feeling; association; communion.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>This sweet <qex>intercourse</qex><br/
Of looks and smiles.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Same as <cref>sexual intercourse</cref>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Sexual intercourse</b></col>, <cd>sexual or carnal
connection; coition; copulation, especially between
humans.</cd></cs></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Communication; connection; commerce; communion;
fellowship; familiarity; acquaintance.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intercrop</ent><br/
<hw>In"ter*crop`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>-cropped</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>;
<pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>-cropping</conjf>.]</vmorph>
<fld>(Agric.)</fld> <def>To cultivate by planting simultaneous crops in
alternate rows; <as>as, to <ex>intercrop</ex> an orchard</as>. Also, to
use for catch crops at seasons when the ground is not covered by crops
of the regular rotation.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intercrop</ent><br/
<hw>In"ter*crop`</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Agric.)</fld> <def>A crop
grown among or between the rows of another crop; a catch crop.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intercross</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*cross"</hw> <pr>(?; 115)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Intercrossed</conjf>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Intercrossing</conjf>.]</vmorph><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To cross each other, as lines.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>To fertilize by the impregnation
of one species or variety by another; to impregnate by a different
species or variety.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intercross</ent><br/
<hw>In"ter*cross`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The process or
result of cross fertilization between different kinds of animals, or
different varieties of plants.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>We have reason to believe that occasional <qex>intercrosses</qex>
take place with all animals and plants.</q>
<rj><qau>Darwin.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intercrural</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*cru"ral</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>
<def>Between crura; -- applied especially to the interneural plates in
the vertebral column of many cartilaginous fishes.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intercur</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*cur"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>intercurrere</ets>. See <er>Intercourse</er>.]</ety> <def>To
intervene; to come or occur in the meantime.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Shelton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intercurrence</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*cur"rence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Intercurrent</er>.]</ety> <def>A passing or running between;
occurrence.</def> <rj><au>Boyle.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intercurrent</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*cur"rent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>intercurrens</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>intercurrere</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>intercurrent</ets>. See <er>Intercur</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Running between or among; intervening.</def>
<rj><au>Boyle.</au> <au>Bp. Fell.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Not belonging to any
particular season.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Said of diseases occurring in
the course of another disease.</def> <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intercurrent</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*cur"rent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Something
intervening.</def> <rj><au>Holland.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intercutaneous</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*cu*ta"ne*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Subcutaneous.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interdash</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*dash"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Interdashed</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Interdashing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To dash between or
among; to intersperse.</def> <rj><au>Cowper.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interdeal</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*deal"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To intrigue.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Daniel.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interdenominational</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*de*nom`i*na"tion*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Occurring between or among, or common to, different denominations;
<as>as, <ex>interdenominational</ex> fellowship or
belief</as>.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interdental</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*den"tal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Situated between teeth; <as>as, an <ex>interdental</ex> space, the
space between two teeth in a gear wheel</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Phon.)</fld> <def>Formed between the upper and
lower teeth; <as>as, <ex>interdental</ex> consonants</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interdentil</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*den"til</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>
<def>The space between two dentils.</def> <rj><au>Gwilt.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interdependence</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*de*pend"ence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Mutual
dependence.</def> <ldquo/The <xex>interdependence</xex> of virtue and
knowledge.<rdquo/ <rj><au>M. Arnold.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interdependency</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*de*pend"en*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Mutual
dependence; <as>as, <ex>interdependency</ex> of interests</as>.</def>
<rj><au>De Quincey.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interdependent</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*de*pend"ent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Mutually
dependent.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interdict</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*dict"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Interdicted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Interdicting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>entrediten</ets>
to forbid communion, L. <ets>interdicere</ets>, <ets>interdictum</ets>.
See <er>Interdict</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To forbid; to prohibit or debar; <as>as, to
<ex>interdict</ex> intercourse with foreign nations</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Charged not to touch the <qex>interdicted</qex> tree.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>To lay under an interdict; to cut
off from the enjoyment of religious privileges, as a city, a church, an
individual.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>An archbishop may not only excommunicate and <qex>interdict</qex>
his suffragans, but his vicar general may do the same.</q>
<rj><qau>Ayliffe.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interdict</ent><br/
<hw>In"ter*dict`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>entredit</ets>, <ets>enterdit</ets>, OF. <ets>entredit</ets>, F.
<ets>interdit</ets>, fr. L. <ets>interdictum</ets>, fr.
<ets>interdicere</ets> to interpose, prohibit; <ets>inter</ets> between
+ <ets>dicere</ets> to say. See <er>Diction</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A prohibitory order or decree; a
prohibition.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>These are not fruits forbidden; no <qex>interdict</qex><br/
Defends the touching of these viands pure.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(R. C. Ch.)</fld> <def>A prohibition of the pope, by
which the clergy or laymen are restrained from performing, or from
attending, divine service, or from administering the offices or enjoying
the privileges of the church.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Scots Law)</fld> <def>An order of the court of
session, having the like purpose and effect with a writ of injunction
out of chancery in England and America.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interdiction</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*dic"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>interdictio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>interdiction</ets>.]</ety> <def>The
act of interdicting; prohibition; prohibiting decree; curse;
interdict.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The truest issue of thy throne<br/
By his own <qex>interdiction</qex> stands accurst.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interdictive</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*dict"ive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having the
power to prohibit; <as>as, an <ex>interdictive</ex> sentence</as>.</def>
<rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interdictory</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*dict"o*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>interdictorius</ets>.]</ety> <def>Belonging to an interdiction;
prohibitory.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interdigital</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*dig"i*tal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>
<def>Between the fingers or toes; <as>as, <ex>interdigital</ex>
space</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interdigitate</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*dig"i*tate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
interweave.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interdigitate</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*dig"i*tate</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>inter-</ets> + L. <ets>digitus</ets> finger.]</ety> <def>To
interlock, as the fingers of two hands that are joined; to be
interwoven; to commingle.</def> <rj><au>Owen.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interdigitation</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*dig`i*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The state of interdigitating; interdigital
space.</def> <rj><au>Owen.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interdome</ent><br/
<hw>In"ter*dome`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>
<def>The open space between the inner and outer shells of a dome or
cupola of masonry.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interduce</ent><br/
<hw>In"ter*duce</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>entre-deux</ets>, literally, between two.]</ety> <fld>(Carp.)</fld>
<def>An intertie.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interepimeral</ent><br/
<hw>In"ter*e*pim"er*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>Between the epimeral plates of insects and
crustaceans.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interequinoctial</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*e`qui*noc"tial</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Coming
between the equinoxes.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Summer and winter I have called <qex>interequinoctial</qex>
intervals.</q> <rj><qau>F. Balfour.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interess</ent><br/
<hw>In"ter*ess</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Interest</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <def>To interest or
affect.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Hooker.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interesse</ent><br/
<hw>In"ter*esse</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Interest.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interest</ent><br/
<hw>In"ter*est</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Interested</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Interesting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[From
<ets>interess'd</ets>, p. p. of the older form <ets>interess</ets>, fr.
F. <ets>int<eacute/resser</ets>, L. <ets>interesse</ets>. See
<er>Interest</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To engage the attention of; to awaken interest in;
to excite emotion or passion in, in behalf of a person or thing; <as>as,
the subject did not <ex>interest</ex> him; to <ex>interest</ex> one in
charitable work.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>To love our native country . . . to be <qex>interested</qex> in
its concerns is natural to all men.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A goddess who used to <qex>interest</qex> herself in
marriages.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To be concerned with or engaged in; to affect; to
concern; to excite; -- often used impersonally.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Or rather, gracious sir,<br/
Create me to this glory, since my cause<br/
Doth <qex>interest</qex> this fair quarrel.</q>
<rj><qau>Ford.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To cause or permit to share.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The mystical communion of all faithful men is such as maketh every
one to be <qex>interested</qex> in those precious blessings which any
one of them receiveth at God's hands.</q>
<rj><qau>Hooker.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To concern; excite; attract; entertain; engage;
occupy; hold.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interest</ent><br/
<hw>In"ter*est</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>interest</ets>, F.
<ets>int<eacute/r<ecir/t</ets>, fr. L. <ets>interest</ets> it interests,
is of interest, fr. <ets>interesse</ets> to be between, to be
difference, to be importance; <ets>inter</ets> between + <ets>esse</ets>
to be; cf. LL. <ets>interesse</ets> usury. See
<er>Essence</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Excitement of feeling, whether pleasant or painful,
accompanying special attention to some object; concern; a desire to
learn more about a topic or engage often in an activity.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ <xex>Interest</xex> expresses mental excitement of
various kinds and degrees. It may be intellectual, or sympathetic and
emotional, or merely personal; as, an <xex>interest</xex> in
philosophical research; an <xex>interest</xex> in human suffering; the
<xex>interest</xex> which an avaricious man takes in money
getting.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>So much <qex>interest</qex> have I in thy sorrow.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><-- p. 777 --></p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Finance, Commerce)</fld> <def>Participation in
advantage, profit, and responsibility; share; portion; part; <as>as, an
<ex>interest</ex> in a brewery; he has parted with his <ex>interest</ex>
in the stocks.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Advantage, personal or general; good, regarded as a
selfish benefit; profit; benefit.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Divisions hinder the common <qex>interest</qex> and public
good.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Temple.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>When <qex>interest</qex> calls of all her sneaking train.</q>
<rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Finance)</fld> <def>A fee paid for the use of
money; a fee paid for a loan; -- usually reckoned as a percentage;
<as>as, <ex>interest</ex> at five per cent per annum on ten thousand
dollars</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>They have told their money, and let out<br/
Their coin upon large <qex>interest</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Any excess of advantage over and above an exact
equivalent for what is given or rendered.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>You shall have your desires with <qex>interest</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>The persons interested in any particular business or
measure, taken collectively; <as>as, the iron <ex>interest</ex>; the
cotton <ex>interest</ex>.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Compound interest</b></col>, <cd>interest, not only on
the original principal, but also on unpaid interest from the time it
fell due.</cd> -- <col><b>Simple interest</b></col>, <cd>interest on the
principal sum without interest on overdue interest.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interested</ent><br/
<hw>In"ter*est*ed</hw> <pr>(<icr/n"t<etil/r*<ecr/st*<ecr/d)</pr>,
<pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Interest</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Having the attention engaged; having emotion or
passion excited; <as>as, an <ex>interested</ex> listener</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Having an interest; concerned in a cause or in
consequences; liable to be affected or prejudiced; <as>as, an
<ex>interested</ex> witness; an <ex>interested</ex>
party</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interestedness</ent><br/
<hw>In"ter*est*ed*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or quality of
being interested; selfishness.</def> <rj><au>Richardson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interesting</ent><br/
<hw>In"ter*est*ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Engaging the attention;
exciting, or adapted to excite, interest, curiosity, or emotion; <as>as,
an <ex>interesting</ex> story; <ex>interesting</ex> news.</as></def>
<rj><au>Cowper.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interestingly</ent><br/
<hw>In"ter*est*ing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an interesting
manner.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interestingness</ent><br/
<hw>In"ter*est*ing*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The condition or
quality of being interesting.</def> <rj><au>A. Smith.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>interface</ent><br/
<hw>interface</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a surface forming a
common boundary between two things, especially between two fluids.</def>
<wns>[wns=1]</wns><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Computers)</fld> <def>hardware that links one
device with another (especially a computer).</def>
<wns>[wns=2]</wns><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Computers)</fld> <def>That part of a computer
program which controls the way a program interacts with a user; the
manner of inputting and outputting of data, and the way information is
presented on a computer monitor; also called <altname>user
interface</altname>; <as>as, a graphical user <ex>interface</ex>; a
character-based <ex>interface</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interfacial</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*fa"cial</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Geom.)</fld>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>Included between two plane surfaces or faces; <as>as,
an <ex>interfacial</ex> angle</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to an interface.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>interfaith</ent><br/
<hw>interfaith</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>involving persons of different
religious faiths; <as>as, an <ex>interfaith</ex> marriage;
<ex>interfaith</ex> good will</as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> interdenominational.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interfascicular</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*fas*cic"u*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Between fascicles or bundles; <as>as, the
<ex>interfascicular</ex> spaces of connective tissue</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interferant</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*fer"ant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Law)</fld>
<def>One of the contestants in interference before the Patent
Office.</def> <mark>[U.S.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interfere</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*fere"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Interfered</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Interfering</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OF.
<ets>entreferir</ets> to strike each other; <ets>entre</ets> between (L.
<ets>inter</ets>) + OF. <ets>ferir</ets> to strike, F.
<ets>f<eacute/rir</ets>, fr. L. <ets>ferire</ets>. See
<er>Ferula</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To come in collision; to be in opposition; to clash;
-- usually used with <ptcl>with</ptcl>; <as>as, <ex>interfering</ex>
claims, or commands; workers in a crowded shop may <ex>interfere</ex>
with each other's activity</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To enter into, or take a part in, the concerns of
others; to intermeddle; to interpose; -- used with <ptcl>in</ptcl> or
<ptcl>with</ptcl>; <as>as, to <ex>interfere</ex> with the way I raise my
children</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><q>To <qex>interfere</qex> with party disputes.</q>
<rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>There was no room for anyone to <qex>interfere</qex> with his own
opinions.</q> <rj><qau>Bp. Warburton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To strike one foot against the opposite foot or
ankle in using the legs; -- sometimes said of a human being, but usually
of a horse; <as>as, the horse <ex>interferes</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>To act reciprocally, so as to
augment, diminish, or otherwise affect one another; -- said of waves,
rays of light, heat, etc. See <er>Interference</er>, 2.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Patent Law)</fld> <def>To cover the same ground; to
claim the same invention; <as>as, to <ex>interfere</ex> with another
patent</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To interpose; intermeddle. See
<er>Interpose</er>.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interference</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*fer"ence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Interfere</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or state of interfering; <as>as, the
stoppage of a machine by the <ex>interference</ex> of some of its parts;
a meddlesome <ex>interference</ex> in the business of
others.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>The mutual influence, under
certain conditions, as from streams of light, or pulsations of sound,
or, generally, two waves or vibrations of any kind, producing certain
characteristic phenomena, as colored fringes, dark bands, or darkness,
in the case of light, silence or increased intensity in sounds;
neutralization or superposition of waves generally.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ The term is most commonly applied to light, and the
<xex>undulatory</xex> theory of light affords the proper explanation of
the phenomena which are considered to be produced by the superposition
of waves, and are thus substantially identical in their origin with the
phenomena of heat, sound, waves of water, and the like.</note><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Patent Law)</fld> <def>The act or state of
interfering, or of claiming a right to the same invention.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Interference figures</b></col> <fld>(Optics)</fld>,
<cd>the figures observed when certain sections of crystallized bodies
are viewed in converging polarized light; thus, a section of a uniaxial
crystal, cut normal to the vertical axis, shows a series of concentric
colored rings with a single black cross; -- so called because produced
by the <xex>interference</xex> of luminous waves.</cd> --
<col><b>Interference fringe</b></col>. <fld>(Optics)</fld> <cd>See
<er>Fringe</er>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Interferer</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*fer"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
interferes.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Interferingly</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*fer"ing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>By or with
interference.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Interferometer</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*fe*rom"e*ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Interfere</er> and <ets>-meter</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physics)</fld>
<def>An instrument for measuring small movements, distances, or
displacements by means of the interference of two beams of light; --
formerly also called also <altname>refractometer</altname>, but that
word now has a different meaning.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Interflow</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*flow"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To flow
in.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Holland.</au></rj></p>

<p><ent>Interfluous</ent><br/
<ent>Interfluent</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>In*ter"flu*ent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>In*ter"flu*ous</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>interfluens</ets>, p.
pr., and <ets>interfluus</ets>. See <er>Inter-</er>, and
<er>Fluent</er>.]</ety> <def>Flowing between or among;
intervening.</def> <rj><au>Boyle.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Interfolded</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*fold"ed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>p. a.</pos> <def>Intertwined;
interlocked; clasped together.</def> <rj><au>Longfellow.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Interfoliaceous</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*fo`li*a"ceous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>inter-</ets> + <ets>foliaceous</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>interfoliac<eacute/</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>At the
same node with opposite or whorled leaves, but occupying a position
between their places of attachment.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Interfoliate</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*fo"li*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>inter-</ets> + L. <ets>folium</ets> leaf.]</ety> <def>To
interleave.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Evelyn.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Interfollicular</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*fol*lic"u*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Between follicles; <as>as, the
<ex>interfollicular</ex> septa in a lymphatic gland</as>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Interfretted</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*fret"ted</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Her.)</fld>
<def>Interlaced; linked together; -- said of charges or bearings. See
<er>Fretted</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Interfulgent</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*ful"gent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>interfulgens</ets>, p. pr. See <er>Inter-</er>, and
<er>Fulgent</er>.]</ety> <def>Shining between.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Interfuse</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*fuse"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>interfusus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>interfundere</ets> to pour between;
<ets>inter</ets> between + <ets>fundere</ets> to pour. See <er>Fuse</er>
to melt.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To pour or spread between or among; to diffuse; to
scatter.</def><br/
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<p><q>The ambient air, wide <qex>interfused</qex>,<br/
Embracing round this florid earth.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To spread through; to permeate; to pervade.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>Keats, in whom the moral seems to have so perfectly
<qex>interfused</qex> the physical man, that you might almost say he
could feel sorrow with his hands.</q> <rj><qau>Lowell.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To mix up together; to associate.</def> <rj><au>H.
Spencer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Interfusion</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*fu"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>interfusio</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of interfusing, or the state
of being interfused.</def> <rj><au>Coleridge.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Interganglionic</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*gan`gli*on"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Between and uniting the nervous ganglions;
<as>as, <ex>interganglionic</ex> cords</as>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Interglobular</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*glob"u*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Between globules; -- applied esp. to certain
small spaces, surrounded by minute globules, in dentine.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Intergrave</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*grave"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp.</pos> <conjf>Intergraved</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>;
<pos>p. p.</pos> <conjf>Intergraved</conjf> or
<conjf>Intergraven</conjf> (<?/); <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Intergraving</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To grave or carve between;
to engrave in the alternate sections.</def><br/
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<p><q>The work itself of the bases, was <qex>intergraven</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>3 Kings vii. 28 (Douay version. )</qau></rj></p>

<p><ent>Interhaemal</ent><br/
<ent>Interhemal</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>In`ter*he"mal</hw>, <hw>In`ter*h<ae/"mal</hw> }</mhw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Between the hemal
arches or hemal spines.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>An interhemal
spine or cartilage.</def></def2><br/
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<p><ent>Interhyal</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*hy"al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Inter-</ets> + the Greek letter <?/.]</ety>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to a segment sometimes present
at the proximal end of the hyoidean arch.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos>
<def>An interhyal ligament or cartilage.</def></def2><br/
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<p><ent>Interim</ent><br/
<hw>In"ter*im</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr.
<ets>inter</ets> between + <ets>im</ets>, an old accusative of
<ets>is</ets> he, this, that.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The meantime; time intervening; interval between
events, etc.</def><br/
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<p><q>All the <qex>interim</qex> is<br/
Like a phantasms, or a hideous dream.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Hist.)</fld> <def>A name given to each of three
compromises made by the emperor Charles V. of Germany for the sake of
harmonizing the connecting opinions of Protestants and
Catholics.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Interior</ent><br/
<hw>In*te"ri*or</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L., compar. fr.
<ets>inter</ets> between: cf. F. <ets>int<eacute/rieur</ets>. See
<er>Inter-</er>, and cf. <er>Intimate</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Being within any limits, inclosure, or substance;
inside; internal; inner; -- opposed to <ant>exterior</ant>, or
<ant>superficial</ant>; <as>as, the <ex>interior</ex> apartments of a
house; the <ex>interior</ex> surface of a hollow ball.</as></def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Remote from the limits, frontier, or shore; inland;
<as>as, the <ex>interior</ex> parts of a region or
country</as>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Interior angle</b></col> <fld>(Geom.)</fld>, <cd>an angle
formed between two sides, within any rectilinear figure, as a polygon,
or between two parallel lines by these lines and another intersecting
them; -- called also <altname>internal angle</altname>.</cd> --
<col><b>Interior planets</b></col> <fld>(Astron.)</fld>, <cd>those
planets within the orbit of the earth.</cd> -- <col><b>Interior
screw</b></col>, <cd>a screw cut on an interior surface, as in a nut; a
female screw.</cd></cs></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Internal; inside; inner; inland;
inward.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Interior</ent><br/
<hw>In*te"ri*or</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>That which is
within; the internal or inner part of a thing; the inside.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The inland part of a country, state, or
kingdom.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Department of the Interior</b></col>, <cd>that department
of the government of the United States which has charge of pensions,
patents, public lands and surveys, the Indians, education, etc.; that
department of the government of a country which is specially charged
with the internal affairs of that country; the home department.</cd> --
<col><b>Secretary of the Interior</b></col>, <cd>the cabinet officer
who, in the United States, is at the head of the Department of the
Interior.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>interiorise</ent><br/
<hw>interiorise</hw> <pos>v. t.</pos> <fld>(psychology)</fld> <def>to
incorporate within oneself; same as <er>interiorize</er>.</def>
<mark>[Chiefly Brit.]</mark> <br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> internalize, internalise, interiorize.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interiority</ent><br/
<hw>In*te`ri*or"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>State of
being interior.</def><br/
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<p><ent>interiorize</ent><br/
<hw>interiorize</hw> <pos>v. t.</pos> <fld>(Psychology)</fld> <def>to
incorporate within oneself.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> internalize, internalise, interiorise.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interiorly</ent><br/
<hw>In*te"ri*or*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Internally;
inwardly.</def></p>

<p><ent>Interjacency</ent><br/
<ent>Interjacence</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>In`ter*ja"cence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>In`ter*ja"cen*cy</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Interjacent</er>.]</ety> <def>The state of being between; a coming
or lying between or among; intervention; also, that which lies
between.</def><br/
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<p><q>England and Scotland is divided only by the
<qex>interjacency</qex> of the Tweed.</q> <rj><qau>Sir M.
Hale.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Interjacent</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*ja"cent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>interjacens</ets>, <ets>-entis</ets>, p. pr. of
<ets>interjacere</ets> to lie between; <ets>inter</ets> between +
<ets>jac<emac/re</ets> to lie.]</ety> <def>Lying or being between or
among; intervening; <as>as, <ex>interjacent</ex> isles</as>.</def>
<rj><au>Sir W. Raleigh.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Interjaculate</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*jac"u*late</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
ejaculate parenthetically.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>
<rj><au>Thackeray.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Interjangle</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*jan"gle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To make a
dissonant, discordant noise one with another; to talk or chatter
noisily.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Daniel.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interject</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*ject"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Interjected</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Interjecting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>interjectus</ets>,
p. p. of <ets>interjicere</ets> to interject; <ets>inter</ets> between +
<ets>jac<ecr/re</ets> to throw. See <er>Jet</er> a shooting
forth.]</ety> <def>To throw in between; to insert; to interpose.</def>
<rj><au>Sir H. Wotton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Interject</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*ject"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To throw one's self between
or among; to come between; to interpose.</def> <rj><au>Sir G.
Buck.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Interjection</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*jec"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>interjectio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>interjection</ets>. See
<er>Interject</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of interjecting or throwing between; also,
that which is interjected.</def><br/
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<p><q>The <qex>interjection</qex> of laughing.</q>
<rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>A word or form of speech thrown
in to express emotion or feeling, as <xex>O</xex>! <xex>Alas</xex>!
<xex>Ha ha</xex>! <xex>Begone</xex>! etc. Compare
<er>Exclamation</er>.</def><br/
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<p><q>An <qex>interjection</qex> implies a meaning which it would
require a whole grammatical sentence to expound, and it may be regarded
as the rudiment of such a sentence. But it is a confusion of thought to
rank it among the parts of speech.</q> <rj><qau>Earle.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>How now! <qex>interjections</qex>? Why, then, some be of laughing,
as, ah, ha, he!</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Interjectional</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*jec"tion*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Thrown in between other words or phrases; parenthetical;
ejaculatory; <as>as, an <ex>interjectional</ex> remark</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Pertaining to, or having the nature of, an
interjection; consisting of natural and spontaneous
exclamations.</def><br/
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<p><q>Certain of the natural accompaniments of <qex>interjectional</qex>
speech, such as gestures, grimaces, and gesticulations, are restrained
by civilization.</q> <rj><qau>Earle.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interjectionalize</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*jec"tion*al*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
convert into, or to use as, an interjection.</def>
<rj><au>Earle.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Interjectionally</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*jec"tion*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an
interjectional manner.</def> <rj><au>G. Eliot.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interjectionary</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*jec"tion*a*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Interjectional.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Interjoin</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*join"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Interjoined</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Interjoining</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Pref. <ets>inter +
join</ets>.]</ety> <def>To join mutually; to unite.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Interjoist</ent><br/
<hw>In"ter*joist`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Carp.)</fld>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>The space or interval between two joists.</def>
<rj><au>Gwilt.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A middle joist or crossbeam.</def> <rj><au>De
Colange.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Interjunction</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*junc"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>interjunctus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>interjungere</ets> to join
together. See <er>Inter-</er>, and <er>Join</er>, and cf.
<er>Interjoin</er>.]</ety> <def>A mutual joining.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Interknit</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*knit"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To knit
together; to unite closely; to intertwine.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Interknow</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*know"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To know
mutually.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Interknowledge</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*knowl"edge</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Mutual
knowledge or acquaintance.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Interlace</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*lace"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Interlaced</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>;
<pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Interlacing</conjf>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>entrelacen</ets>, F.
<ets>entrelacer</ets>. See <er>Inter-</er>, and <er>Lace</er>.]</ety>
<def>To unite, as by lacing together; to insert or interpose one thing
within another; to intertwine; to interweave.</def><br/
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<p><q>Severed into stripes<br/
That <qex>interlaced</qex> each other.</q>
<rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>The epic way is everywhere <qex>interlaced</qex> with
dialogue.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Interlacing arches</b></col> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>,
<cd>arches, usually circular, so constructed that their archivolts
intersect and seem to be interlaced.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interlacement</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*lace"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>entrelacement</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of interlacing, or the
state of being interlaced; also, that which is interlaced.</def></p>

<p><ent>Interlaminar</ent><br/
<ent>Interlamellar</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>In`ter*lam"el*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>In`ter*lam"i*nar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Between lammell<ae/ or lamin<ae/; <as>as,
<ex>interlamellar</ex> spaces</as>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Interlaminated</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*lam"i*na`ted</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Placed
between, or containing, lamin<ae/ or plates.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Interlamination</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*lam`i*na"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state
of being interlaminated.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Interlapse</ent><br/
<hw>In"ter*lapse`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>inter-</ets> + <ets>lapse</ets>: cf. L. <ets>interlabi</ets>,
<ets>interlapsus</ets>, to fall, slide, or flow, between.]</ety>
<def>The lapse or interval of time between two events.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Harvey.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Interlard</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*lard"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Interlarded</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Interlarding</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F. <ets>entrelarder</ets>.
See <er>Inter-</er>, and <er>Lard</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To place lard or bacon amongst; to mix, as fat meat
with lean.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>Whose grain doth rise in flakes, with fatness
<qex>interlarded</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Drayton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence: To insert between; to mix or mingle;
especially, to introduce that which is foreign or irrelevant; <as>as, to
<ex>interlard</ex> a conversation with oaths or
allusions</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>The English laws . . . [were] mingled and <qex>interlarded</qex>
with many particular laws of their own.</q> <rj><qau>Sir M.
Hale.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>They <qex>interlard</qex> their native drinks with choice<br/
Of strongest brandy.</q> <rj><qau>J. Philips.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Interlay</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*lay"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Interlaid</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Interlaying</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To lay or place
among or between.</def> <rj><au>Daniel.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Interleaf</ent><br/
<hw>In"ter*leaf`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Interleaves</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[See
<er>Interleave</er>.]</ety> <def>A leaf inserted between other leaves; a
blank leaf inserted, as in a book.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Interleave</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*leave"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Interleaved</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Interleaving</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>inter-</ets> + <ets>leaf</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To insert a
leaf or leaves in; to bind with blank leaves inserted between the
others; <as>as, to <ex>interleave</ex> a book</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <specif>Hence:</specif> <def>To insert something
alternately between the parts of; <as>as, to <ex>interleave</ex>
transparencies with the corresponding pages</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interlibel</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*li"bel</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To libel
mutually.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Interline</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*line"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Interlined</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Interlining</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>inter-</ets> + <ets>line</ets>: cf. LL. <ets>interlineare</ets>, F.
<ets>interlin<eacute/er</ets>, OF. <ets>entreligner</ets>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To write or insert between lines already written or
printed, as for correction or addition; to write or print something
between the lines of; <as>as, to <ex>interline</ex> a page or a
book</as>.</def> <rj><au>Swift.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To arrange in alternate lines; <as>as, to
<ex>interline</ex> Latin and English</as>.</def>
<rj><au>Locke.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To mark or imprint with lines.</def><br/
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<p><q>A crooked wrinkle <qex>interlines</qex> my brow.</q>
<rj><qau>Marlowe.</qau></rj></p>

<p><ent>Interlinear</ent><br/
<ent>Interlineal</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>In`ter*lin"e*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>In`ter*lin"e*ar</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. LL.
<ets>interlinearis</ets>, F. <ets>interlin<eacute/aire</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Contained between lines; written or inserted between lines already
written or printed; containing interlineations; <as>as, an
<ex>interlinear</ex> manuscript, translation, etc.</as></def> --
<wordforms><wf>In`ter*lin"e*ar*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><ent>Interlineary</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*lin"e*a*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Interlinear.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A book containing
interlineations.</def></def2> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Interlineation</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*lin`e*a"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>interlin<eacute/ation</ets>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of interlining.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which is interlined; a passage, word, or line
inserted between lines already written or printed.</def><br/
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<p><ent>interlingua</ent><br/
<hw>in`ter*lin"gua</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A language used
as an intermediate language in translating from a source language to a
target language; -- used especially in machine translation by computers;
<as>as, some machine translation systems use Esperanto as an
<ex>interlingua</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interlining</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*lin"ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Correction or
alteration by writing between the lines; interlineation.</def>
<rj><au>Bp. Burnet.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Interlink</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*link"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To link
together; to join, as one chain to another.</def>
<rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Interlink</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*link"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An intermediate
or connecting link.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Interlobar</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*lo"bar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>
<def>Between lobes; <as>as, the <ex>interlobar</ex> notch of the liver;
the <ex>interlobar</ex> ducts of a gland.</as></def><br/
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<p><ent>Interlobular</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*lob"u*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>inter-</ets> + <ets>lobular</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>interlobulaire</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Between
lobules; <as>as, the <ex>interlobular</ex> branches of the portal
vein</as>.</def><br/
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<p><-- p. 778 --></p>

<p><ent>Interlocation</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*lo*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A placing or
coming between; interposition.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Interlock</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*lock"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To unite,
embrace, communicate with, or flow into, one another; to be connected in
one system; to lock into one another; to interlace firmly.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Interlock</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*lock"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To unite by
locking or linking together; to secure in place by mutual
fastening.</def><br/
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<p><q>My lady with her fingers <qex>interlocked</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To connect together so that the parts work together
as a coordinated unit; to connect as a single system.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>interlocking</ent><br/
<hw>in`ter*lock"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Connected together in such
a manner that the parts work together as a single unit, or in a
coordianted manner.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interlocution</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*lo*cu"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>interlocutio</ets>, from <ets>interloqui</ets>,
<ets>interlocutus</ets>, to speak between; <ets>inter</ets> between +
<ets>loqui</ets> to speak: cf. F. <ets>interlocution</ets>. See
<er>Loquacious</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Interchange of speech; dialogue; conversation;
conference.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>An intermediate act or decree
before final decision.</def> <rj><au>Ayliffe.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Hence, intermediate argument or
discussion.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Interlocutor</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*loc"u*tor</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>interlocuteur</ets>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>One who takes part in dialogue or conversation; a
talker, interpreter, or questioner.</def> <rj><au>Jer.
Taylor.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>An interlocutory judgment or
sentence.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Interlocutory</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*loc"u*to*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. LL.
<ets>interlocutorius</ets>, F. <ets>interlocutoire</ets>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Consisting of, or having the nature of, dialogue;
conversational.</def><br/
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<p><q><qex>Interlocutory</qex> discourses in the Holy Scriptures.</q>
<rj><qau>Fiddes.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Intermediate; not final or
definitive; made or done during the progress of an action; <as>as, an
<ex>interlocutory</ex> judgement</as>.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ An order, sentence, decree, or judgment, given in an
intermediate stage between the commencement and termination of a cause,
is called <xex>interlocutory</xex>.</note><br/
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<p><ent>Interlocutory</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*loc"u*to*ry</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>interlocutoire</ets>.]</ety> <def>Interpolated discussion or
dialogue.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Interlocutrice</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*loc"u*trice</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety>
<def>A female interlocutor.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Interlope</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*lope"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Interloped</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Interloping</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[See
<er>Interloper</er>.]</ety> <def>To run between parties and intercept
without right the advantage that one should gain from the other; to
traffic without a proper license; to intrude; to forestall others; to
intermeddle.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Interloper</ent><br/
<hw>In"ter*lo`per</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>inter-</ets> + D. <ets>looper</ets> a runner, fr. <ets>loopen</ets>
to run; akin to E. <ets>leap</ets>. See <er>Leap</er>, and cf.
<er>Elope</er>.]</ety> <def>One who interlopes; one who unlawfully
intrudes upon a property, a station, or an office; one who interferes
wrongfully or officiously.</def><br/
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<p><q>The untrained man, . . . the <qex>interloper</qex> as to the
professions.</q> <rj><qau>I. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Interlucate</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*lu"cate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>interlucatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>interlucare</ets>;
<ets>inter</ets> between + <ets>lux</ets>, <ets>lucis</ets>,
light.]</ety> <def>To let in light upon, as by cutting away
branches.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Interlucation</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*lu*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>interlucatio</ets>.]</ety> <def>Act of thinning a wood to let in
light.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Evelyn.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interlucent</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*lu"cent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>interlucens</ets>, p. pr. See <er>Inter-</er>, and
<er>Lucent</er>.]</ety> <def>Shining between.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Interlude</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*lude</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>enterlude</ets>, LL. <ets>interludium</ets>; LL. <ets>inter</ets>
between + <ets>ludus</ets> play, fr. <ets>ludere</ets> to play: cf. F.
<ets>interlude</ets>. See <er>Ludicrous</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A short entertainment exhibited on the stage between
the acts of a play, or between the play and the afterpiece, to relieve
the tedium of waiting.</def><br/
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<p><q>Dreams are but <qex>interludes</qex>, which fancy makes<br/
When monarch reason sleeps.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A form of English drama or play, usually short,
merry, and farcical, which succeeded the Moralities or Moral Plays in
the transition to the romantic or Elizabethan drama.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A short piece of instrumental
music played between the parts of a song or cantata, or the acts of a
drama; especially, in church music, a short passage played by the
organist between the stanzas of a hymn, or in German chorals after each
line.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <specif>Hence:</specif> <def>Any intervening period of
time, space, etc.; a pause between phases of an activity.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interluded</ent><br/
<hw>In"ter*lu`ded</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Inserted in the
manner of an interlude; having or containing interludes.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interluder</ent><br/
<hw>In"ter*lu`der</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An actor who
performs in an interlude.</def> <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interluency</ent><br/
<hw>In"ter*lu`en*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>interluens</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>interluere</ets> to flow between;
<ets>inter + luere</ets>.]</ety> <def>A flowing between; intervening
water.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir M. Hale.</au></rj></p>

<p><ent>Interlunary</ent><br/
<ent>Interlunar</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>In`ter*lu"nar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>In`ter*lu"na*ry</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>inter-</ets> +
<ets>lunar</ets>: cf. L. <ets>interlunis</ets>.]</ety> <def>Belonging or
pertaining to the time when the moon, at or near its conjunction with
the sun, is invisible.</def> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intermandibular</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*man*dib"u*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Between the mandibles; interramal; <as>as, the
<ex>intermandibular</ex> space</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intermarriage</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*mar"riage</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Connection by
marriage; reciprocal marriage; giving and taking in marriage, as between
two families, tribes, races, castes, or nations.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intermarry</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*mar"ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To become
connected by marriage between their members; to give and take mutually
in marriage; -- said of families, ranks, races, castes, etc.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>About the middle of the fourth century from the building of Rome,
it was declared lawful for nobles and plebeians to
<qex>intermarry</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intermaxilla</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>In`ter*max*il"la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>;
<plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Intermaxill<ae/</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>See <er>Premaxilla</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intermaxillary</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*max"il*la*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Between the maxillary bones.</def>
<sd>(b)</sd> <def>Of or pertaining to the intermaxill<ae/.</def> --
<def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>An intermaxilla.</def></def2><br/
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<p><ent>Intermean</ent><br/
<hw>In"ter*mean`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Something done in
the meantime; interlude.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>B.
Jonson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intermeation</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*me*a"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>intermeare</ets>, <ets>intermeatum</ets>; to go between;
<ets>inter</ets> between + <ets>meare</ets> to go.]</ety> <def>A flowing
between.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bailey.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intermeddle</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*med"dle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>entremedlen</ets>, <ets>entermellen</ets>, to mix together, OF.
<ets>entremedler</ets>, <ets>entremeller</ets>, <ets>entremesler</ets>,
F. <ets>entrem<ecir/ler</ets>. See <er>Inter-</er>, and
<er>Meddle</er>.]</ety> <def>To meddle with the affairs of others; to
meddle officiously; to interpose or interfere improperly; to mix or
meddle with.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The practice of Spain hath been, by war and by conditions of
treaty, to <qex>intermeddle</qex> with foreign states.</q>
<rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To interpose; interfere. See
<er>Interpose</er>.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Intermeddle</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*med"dle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To intermix;
to mingle.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Many other adventures are <qex>intermeddled</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Intermeddler</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*med"dler</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
meddles with, or intrudes into, the affairs of others.</def>
<rj><au>Swift.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intermeddlesome</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*med"dle*some</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Inclined
or disposed to intermeddle.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>In`ter*med"dle*some*ness</wf>,
<pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intermeddling</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*med"dling</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of
improperly interfering.</def> <rj><au>Burke.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intermede</ent><br/
<hw>In"ter*mede</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>interm<egrave/de</ets>, fr. L. <ets>inter</ets> between +
<ets>medius</ets>, adj., middle; cf. It. <ets>intermedio</ets>. Cf.
<er>Intermezzo</er>.]</ety> <def>A short musical dramatic piece, of a
light and pleasing, sometimes a burlesque, character; an interlude
introduced between the acts of a play or an opera.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intermediacy</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*me"di*a*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From
<er>Intermediate</er>.]</ety> <def>Interposition; intervention.</def>
<rj><au>Derham.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intermediae</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>In`ter*me"di*<ae/</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[NL., fr. L. <ets>intermedius</ets> intermedial.]</ety>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>The middle pair of tail feathers, or middle
rectrices.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intermedial</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*me"di*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>inter-</ets> + <ets>medial</ets>: cf. L.
<ets>intermedius</ets>.]</ety> <def>Lying between; intervening;
intermediate.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Intermedial</xex> colors.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Evelyn.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intermedian</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*me"di*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Intermediate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intermediary</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*me"di*a*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>interm<eacute/diaire</ets>.]</ety> <def>Lying, coming, or done,
between; intermediate; <as>as, an <ex>intermediary</ex>
project</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Intermediary amputation</b></col> <fld>(Surg.)</fld>,
<cd>an amputation for injury, performed after inflammation has set
in.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intermediary</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*me"di*a*ry</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Intermediaries</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <def>One who, or that
which, is intermediate; an interagent; a go-between; a
mediator.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intermediate</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*me"di*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>inter-</ets> + <ets>mediate</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>interm<eacute/diat</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Lying or being in
the middle place or degree, or between two extremes; coming or done
between; intervening; interposed; interjacent; <as>as, an
<ex>intermediate</ex> space or time; <ex>intermediate</ex>
colors.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <specif>Hence:</specif> <def>Of or pertaining to an
intermediate school; <as>as, intermediate education</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Intermediate state</b></col> <fld>(Theol.)</fld>, <cd>the
state or condition of the soul between the death and the resurrection of
the body.</cd> -- <col><b>Intermediate terms</b></col>
<fld>(Math.)</fld>, <cd>the terms of a progression or series between the
first and the last (which are called the <xex>extremes</xex>); the
means.</cd> -- <col><b>Intermediate tie</b></col>. <fld>(Arch.)</fld>
<cd>Same as <er>Intertie</er>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intermediate</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*me"di*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To come
between; to intervene; to interpose.</def> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intermediate</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*me"di*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A
person who intermediates between others, especially in negotiations; an
intermediary; a mediator.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Something that is intermediate.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <specif>Specifically:</specif> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A
compound which is produced in the course of a chemical synthesis, which
is not itself the final product, but is used in further reactions which
produce the final product; also called <altname>synthetic
intermediate</altname>, <altname>intermediate compound</altname> or
<altname>intermediate product</altname>; -- contrasted to
<contr>starting material</contr> and <contr>end product</contr> or
<contr>final product</contr>. There may be many different
<ex>intermediates</ex> between the <contr>starting material</contr> and
end product in the course of a complex synthesis; <as>as, many
industrial chemicals are produced primarily to be used as
<ex>intermediates</ex> in other syntheses</as>.</def> <note>The term has
the same meaning with respect to intermediate compounds produced in a
biosynthetic pathway in living organisms.</note><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intermediately</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*me"di*ate*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an
intermediate manner; by way of intervention.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>intermediate school</ent><br/
<hw>in`ter*me"di*ate school`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
school having grades at a level between the lower primary grades and the
upper secondary grades, being variously grades 4 through 6, or grades 7
through 9, etc.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intermediation</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*me`di*a"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of
coming between; intervention; mediation; interposition.</def>
<rj><au>Burke.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intermediator</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*me"di*a`tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
mediator.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intermedious</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*me"di*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>intermedius</ets>.]</ety> <def>Intermediate.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Cudworth.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intermedium</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*me"di*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Intermediums</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>, L. <plw>Intermedia</plw>
<pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[NL., neut. of L. <ets>intermedius</ets>
intermediate.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Intermediate space.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An intervening agent or instrument.</def>
<rj><au>Cowper.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The bone or cartilage between the
radiale and ulnare in the carpus, and between the tibiale and fibulare
in the tarsus. It corresponds to the lunar in the carpus, and to a part
of the astragalus in the tarsus of man and most mammals.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intermell</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*mell"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i. & t.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Intermeddle</er>.]</ety> <def>To intermeddle; to intermix.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bp. Fisher.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intermembral</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*mem"bral</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>
<def>Between members or limbs; <as>as, <ex>intermembral</ex> homology,
the correspondence of the limbs with each other</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intermembranous</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*mem"bra*nous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Within or beneath a membrane; <as>as,
<ex>intermembranous</ex> ossification</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interment</ent><br/
<hw>In*ter"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>enterment</ets>, F. <ets>enterrement</ets>. See <er>Inter</er>,
<pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <def>The act or ceremony of depositing a dead
body in the earth; burial; sepulture; inhumation.</def> <rj><au>T.
Warton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intermention</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*men"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To mention
among other things, or casually or incidentally.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intermesenteric</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*mes`en*ter"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Within the mesentery; <as>as, the
<ex>intermesenteric</ex>, or aortic, plexus</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intermetacarpal</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*me`ta*car"pal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Between the metacarpal bones.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intermetatarsal</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*me`ta*tar"sal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Between the metatarsal bones.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intermezzo</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>In`ter*mez"zo</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It. See
<er>Intermede</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>An interlude; an
intermede. See <er>Intermede</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intermicate</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*mi"cate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>intermicare</ets>; <ets>inter-</ets> between + <ets>micare</ets> to
glitter.]</ety> <def>To flash or shine between or among.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Blount.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intermication</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*mi*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A shining
between or among.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Smart.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intermigration</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*mi*gra"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Reciprocal
migration; interchange of dwelling place by migration.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir M. Hale.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interminable</ent><br/
<hw>In*ter"mi*na*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>interminabilis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>interminable</ets>. See
<er>Terminate</er>.]</ety> <def>Without termination; admitting no limit;
boundless; endless; wearisomely protracted; <as>as,
<ex>interminable</ex> space or duration; <ex>interminable</ex>
sufferings; an <ex>interminable</ex> sermon</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><q>That wild <qex>interminable</qex> waste of waves.</q>
<rj><qau>Grainger.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Boundless; endless; limitless; illimitable;
immeasurable; infinite; unbounded; unlimited.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interminableness</ent><br/
<hw>In*ter"mi*na*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being
endless.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interminably</ent><br/
<hw>In*ter"mi*na*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Without end or
limit.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interminate</ent><br/
<hw>In*ter"mi*nate</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>interminatus</ets>;
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>terminatus</ets>, p. p. of terminate.]</ety>
<def>Endless; <as>as, <ex>interminate</ex> sleep</as>.</def>
<rj><au>Chapman.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interminate</ent><br/
<hw>In*ter"mi*nate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>interminatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>interminari</ets>;
<ets>inter</ets> between + <ets>minari</ets> to threaten.]</ety> <def>To
menace; to threaten.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bp.
Hall.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interminated</ent><br/
<hw>In*ter"mi*na`ted</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Interminable;
interminate; endless; unending.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Akenside.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intermination</ent><br/
<hw>In*ter`mi*na"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>interminatio</ets>.]</ety> <def>A menace or threat.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Jer. Taylor.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intermine</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*mine"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To intersect
or penetrate with mines.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Drayton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intermingle</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*min"gle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To mingle or
mix together; to intermix.</def> <rj><au>Hooker.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intermingle</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*min"gle</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To be mixed or
incorporated.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Party and faction will <qex>intermingle</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intermise</ent><br/
<hw>In"ter*mise</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>entremise</ets>. See <er>Intermission</er>.]</ety>
<def>Interference; interposition.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intermission</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*mis"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>intermissio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>intermission</ets>. See
<er>Intermit</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or the state of intermitting; the state of
being neglected or disused; disuse; discontinuance.</def> <rj><au>B.
Jonson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Cessation for a time; an intervening period of time;
an interval; a temporary pause; <as>as, to labor without
<ex>intermission</ex>; an <ex>intermission</ex> of ten
minutes.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Rest or <qex>intermission</qex> none I find.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <specif>Specifically:</specif> <def>The short period
between acts of a play, concert, opera, or other public performance when
the audience may leave their seats for refreshment; -- it usually lasts
from 10 to 20 minutes.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The temporary cessation or
subsidence of a fever; the space of time between the paroxysms of a
disease. <xex>Intermission</xex> is an entire cessation, as
distinguished from <contr>remission</contr>, or abatement of
fever.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Intervention; interposition.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Heylin.</au></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Cessation; interruption; interval; pause; stop;
rest; suspension. See <er>Cessation</er>.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intermissive</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*mis"sive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having
temporary cessations; not continual; intermittent.</def>
<ldquo/<xex>Intermissive</xex> miseries.<rdquo/ <au>Shak.</au>
<ldquo/<xex>Intermissive</xex> wars.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Howell.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intermit</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*mit"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Intermitted</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Intermitting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L.
<ets>intermittere</ets>; <ets>inter</ets> between + <ets>mittere</ets>,
<ets>missum</ets>, to send: cf. OE. <ets>entremeten</ets> to busy (one's
self) with, F. <ets>s'entremettre</ets>. See <er>Missile</er>.]</ety>
<def>To cause to cease for a time, or at intervals; to interrupt; to
suspend.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Pray to the gods to <qex>intermit</qex> the plague.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intermit</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*mit"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To cease for a time or at
intervals; to moderate; to be intermittent, as a fever.</def>
<rj><au>Pope.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intermittence</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*mit"tence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>intermittence</ets>.]</ety> <def>Act or state of intermitting;
intermission.</def> <rj><au>Tyndall.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intermittent</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*mit"tent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>intermittens</ets>, <ets>-entis</ets>, p. pr. of
<ets>intermittere</ets>: cf. F. <ets>intermittent</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Coming and going at intervals; alternating; recurrent; periodic;
<as>as, an <ex>intermittent</ex> fever</as>.</def>
<rj><au>Boyle.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Intermittent fever</b></col> <fld>(Med.)</fld>, <cd>a
disease with fever which recurs at certain intervals; -- applied
particularly to fever and ague. See <er>Fever</er>.</cd> --
<col><b>Intermittent gearing</b></col> <fld>(Mach.)</fld>, <cd>gearing
which receives, or produces, intermittent motion.</cd> --
<col><b>Intermittent springs</b></col>, <cd>springs which flow at
intervals, not apparently dependent upon rain or drought. They probably
owe their intermittent action to their being connected with natural
reservoirs in hills or mountains by passages having the form of a
siphon, the water beginning to flow when it has accumulated so as to
fill the upper part of the siphon, and ceasing when, by running through
it, it has fallen below the orifice of the upper part of the siphon in
the reservoir.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intermittent</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*mit"tent</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>An
intermittent fever or disease.</def> <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intermittently</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*mit"tent*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>With intermissions; in
an intermittent manner; intermittingly.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intermittingly</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*mit"ting*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>With
intermissions; at intervals.</def> <rj><au>W. Montagu.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intermix</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*mix"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To mix
together; to intermingle.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>In yonder spring of roses, <qex>intermixed</qex><br/
With myrtle, find what to redress till noon.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intermix</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*mix"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To be mixed together; to be
intermingled.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intermixedly</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*mix"ed*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a mixed
manner.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intermixture</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*mix"ture</hw> <pr>(?; 135)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>A mass formed by mixture; a mass of ingredients mixed.</def>
<rj><au>Boyle.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Admixture; an additional ingredient.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>In this height of impiety there wanted not an
<qex>intermixture</qex> of levity and folly.</q>
<rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intermobility</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*mo*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Capacity of
things to move among each other; <as>as, the <ex>intermobility</ex> of
fluid particles</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intermodillion</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*mo*dil"lion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>The space between two modillions.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intermontane</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*mon"tane</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>inter-</ets> + L. <ets>montanus</ets> belonging to a mountain, fr.
<ets>mons</ets>, <ets>montis</ets>, mountain.]</ety> <def>Between
mountains; <as>as, <ex>intermontane</ex> soil</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intermundane</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*mun"dane</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Being, between
worlds or orbs.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <ldquo/<xex>Intermundane</xex>
spaces.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Locke.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intermundian</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*mun"di*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Intermundane.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intermural</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*mu"ral</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Lying between walls; inclosed by walls.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Taking place between two different institutions or
cities; <as>as, an <ex>intermural</ex> soccer match between two
schools</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intermure</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*mure"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Intermured</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Intermuring</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>inter-</ets> + L. <ets>murus</ets> wall.]</ety> <def>To wall in; to
inclose.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Ford.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intermuscular</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*mus"cu*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Between muscles; <as>as, <ex>intermuscular</ex>
septa</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intermutation</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*mu*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Interchange;
mutual or reciprocal change.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intermutual</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*mu"tu*al</hw> <pr>(?; 135)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Mutual.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>Daniel.</au> --
<wordforms><wf>In`ter*mu"tu*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intern</ent><br/
<hw>In*tern"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>internus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>interne</ets>. See
<er>Internal</er>.]</ety> <def>Internal.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Howell.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intern</ent><br/
<hw>In*tern"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>interne</ets>. See
<er>Intern</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To put for safe
keeping in the interior of a place or country; to confine to one
locality; <as>as, to <ex>intern</ex> troops which have fled for refuge
to a neutral country</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To hold until the end of a war, as enemy citizens in
a country at the time of outbreak of hostilities; -- an action performed
by countries.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>intern</ent><br/
<hw>in*tern"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety>
<pr>(<it>F. pron.</it> <acr/N`t<acir/rn")</pr> <sn>1.</sn>
<fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A resident physician in a hospital, especially
one who has recently received the Doctorate and is practising under
supervision of experienced physicians, as a continuation of the training
process; a house physician; also called <altname>houseman</altname> in
Britain.</def> <altsp>[Also spelled <asp>interne</asp>.]</altsp><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A person working as an apprentice to gain experience
in an occupation; sometimes the position is paid a salary, and other
times it is not; <as>as, a white house <ex>intern</ex>; an
<ex>intern</ex> in a law firm</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Internal</ent><br/
<hw>In*tern"al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>internus</ets>; akin to <ets>interior</ets>. See
<er>Interior</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Inward; interior; being within any limit or surface;
inclosed; -- opposed to <ant>external</ant>; <as>as, the
<ex>internal</ex> parts of a body, or of the earth</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Derived from, or dependent on, the thing itself;
inherent; <as>as, the <ex>internal</ex> evidence of the divine origin of
the Scriptures</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Pertaining to its own affairs or interests;
especially, (said of a country) domestic, as opposed to
<ant>foreign</ant>; <as>as, <ex>internal</ex> trade; <ex>internal</ex>
troubles or war.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Pertaining to the inner being or the heart;
spiritual.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>With our Savior, <qex>internal</qex> purity is everything.</q>
<rj><qau>Paley.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Intrinsic; inherent; real.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The <qex>internal</qex> rectitude of our actions in the sight of
God.</q> <rj><qau>Rogers.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><-- p. 779 --></p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Lying toward the mesial plane;
mesial.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Internal angle</b></col> <fld>(Geom.)</fld>, <cd>an
interior angle. See under <er>Interior</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Internal
gear</b></col> <fld>(Mach.)</fld>, <cd>a gear in which the teeth project
inward from the rim instead of outward.</cd></cs></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Inner; interior; inward; inland;
inside.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Internal-combustion engine</ent><br/
<ent>Internal-combustion</ent><br/
<hw>In*ter"nal-com*bus"tion</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Mach.)</fld>
<def>Designating, or pertaining to, any engine (called an
<hw>Internal-combustion engine</hw>) in which the heat or pressure
energy necessary to produce motion is developed in the engine cylinder,
as by the explosion of a gas, and not in a separate chamber, as in a
steam-engine boiler. The gas used may be a fixed gas, or one derived
from alcohol, ether, gasoline (petrol), naphtha, oil (petroleum), etc.
There are three main classes: (1) <styp><ecol><b>gas
engines</b></ecol></styp> proper, using fixed gases, as coal,
blast-furnace, or producer gas; (2) engines using the vapor of a
volatile fluid, as the typical <styp><ecol><b>gasoline (petrol)
engine</b></ecol></styp>; (3) <styp><ecol><b>oil
engines</b></ecol></styp>, using either an atomized spray or the vapor
(produced by heat) of a comparatively heavy oil, as petroleum or
kerosene. In all of these the gas is mixed with a definite amount of
air, the charge is composed in the cylinder and is then exploded either
by a flame of gas (<ecol><b>flame ignition</b></ecol> -- now little
used), by a hot tube (<ecol><b>tube ignition</b></ecol>) or the like, by
an electric spark (<ecol><b>electric ignition</b></ecol>, the usual
method is gasoline engines, or by the heat of compression, as in the
Diesel engine. Gas and oil engines are chiefly of the stationary type.
Gasoline engines are largely used for automobile vehicles, boats, etc.
Most internal-combustion engines use the Otto (four-stroke) cycle,
though many use the two-stroke cycle. They are almost universally trunk
engines and single-acting. Because of the intense heat produced by the
frequent explosions, the cylinders must be cooled by a water jacket
(<ecol><b>water-cooled</b></ecol>) or by air currents (<ecol><b>air
cooled</b></ecol>) to give the maximum thermodynamic efficiency and to
avoid excessive friction or seizing.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>internalise</ent><br/
<hw>internalise</hw> <pos>v.</pos> <fld>(Psychology)</fld> <def>Same as
internalize.</def> MKChiefly Brit.<br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> internalize, interiorize, interiorise.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Internality</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*nal"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of
being internal or within; interiority.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>internalization</ent><br/
<hw>internalization</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>learning (of
values or attitudes etc.) that is incorporated within
yourself.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> incorporation.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>internalize</ent><br/
<hw>internalize</hw> <pos>v. t.</pos> <fld>(Psychology)</fld> <def>to
incorporate within oneself.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> internalise, interiorize, interiorise.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Internally</ent><br/
<hw>In*ter"nal*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Inwardly; within the enveloping surface, or the boundary of a
thing; within the body; beneath the surface.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence: Mentally; spiritually.</def> <rj><au>Jer.
Taylor.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Internasal</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*na"sal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>
<def>Between the nasal cavities; <as>as, the <ex>internasal</ex>
cartilage</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>International</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*na"tion*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>inter-</ets> + <ets>national</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>international</ets>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Between or among nations; pertaining to the
intercourse of nations; participated in by two or more nations; common
to, or affecting, two or more nations.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Of or concerning the association called the
International.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Independent of national boundaries; common to all
people; <as>as, the atmosphere is an <ex>international</ex> resource;
the <ex>international</ex> community of scholars</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>International code</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>a
common system of signaling adopted by nearly all maritime nations,
whereby communication may be had between vessels at sea.</cd> --
<col><b>International copyright</b></col>. <cd>See under
<er>Copyright</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>International law</b></col>, <cd>the
rules regulating the mutual intercourse of nations. International law is
mainly the product of the conditions from time to time of international
intercourse, being drawn from diplomatic discussion, textbooks, proof of
usage, and from recitals in treaties. It is called <xex>public</xex>
when treating of the relations of sovereign powers, and
<xex>private</xex> when of the relations of persons of different
nationalities. International law is now, by the better opinion, part of
the common law of the land. Cf. <xex>Conflict of laws</xex>, under
<er>Conflict</er>.</cd> <rj><au>Wharton.</au></rj></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>International</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*na"tion*al</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>internationale</ets>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The International; an abbreviated from of the title
of the International Workingmen's Association, the name of an
association, formed in London in 1864, which has for object the
promotion of the interests of the industrial classes of all
nations.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A member of the International Association.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Internationale</ent><br/
<hw>Internationale</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a revolutionary socialist
anthem.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>internationalisation</ent><br/
<hw>internationalisation</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the act of bringing
something under international control.</def> <mark>[Chiefly
Brit.]</mark> <br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> internationalization.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>internationalise</ent><br/
<hw>internationalise</hw> <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Same as
<er>internationalize</er>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> internationalize, make international.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Internationalism</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*na"tion*al*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>The state or principles of international interests and
intercourse.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The doctrines or organization of the
International.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Internationalist</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*na"tion*al*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who
is versed in the principles of international law.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A member of the International; one who believes in,
or advocates the doctrines of, the International.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>internationalistic</ent><br/
<hw>internationalistic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>favoring cooperation
among nations; -- of people and policies.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> internationalist.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>internationality</ent><br/
<hw>internationality</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>quality of being
international in scope; <as>as, he applauded the
<ex>internationality</ex> of scientific terminology</as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> internationalism.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>internationalization</ent><br/
<hw>internationalization</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the act of
bringing something under international control.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> internationalisation.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Internationalize</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*na"tion*al*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
make international; to cause to affect the mutual relations of two or
more nations; <as>as, to <ex>internationalize</ex> a principle of law,
or a philanthropic enterprise</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Internationally</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*na"tion*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an international
manner; from an international point of view.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interne</ent><br/
<hw>In*terne"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Intern</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <def>That which is within; the
interior.</def> <mark>[Poetic]</mark> <rj><au>Mrs.
Browning.</au></rj></p>

<p><ent>interne</ent><br/
<hw>in*terne"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as
<er>intern</er>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Internecinal</ent><br/
<ent>Interneciary</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>In`ter*ne"cia*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>In`ter*ne"ci*nal</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Internecine.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Internecine</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*ne"cine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>internecinus</ets> deadly, murderous, fr. <ets>internecare</ets> to
kill, to slaughter; <ets>inter</ets> between + <ets>necare</ets> to
kill; akin to Gr. <?/ dead. See <er>Necromancy</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Involving, or accompanied by, mutual slaughter; mutually
destructive.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>Internecine</qex> quarrels, horrible tumults, stain the
streets with blood.</q> <rj><qau>Motley.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to internal conflicts within a
group; <as>as, <ex>internecine</ex> quarrels</as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> intramural.</syn><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Internecion</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*ne"cion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>internecio</ets>.]</ety> <def>Mutual slaughter or destruction;
massacre.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir M. Hale.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Internecive</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*ne"cive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>internecivus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Internecine.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Sydney Smith.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Internection</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*nec"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>internectere</ets> to bind together; <ets>inter</ets> between +
<ets>nectere</ets> to fasten.]</ety> <def>Intimate connection.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>W. Montagu.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>internet</ent><br/
<hw>in"ter*net</hw> <pr>(<icr/n"t<etil/r*n<ecr/t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>A large network{3} of numerous computers connected through a number
of major nodes of high-speed computers having high-speed communications
channels between the major nodes, and numerous minor nodes allowing
electronic communication among millions of computers around the world;
-- usually referred to as <altname>the internet</altname>. It is the
basis for the <contr>World-Wide Web</contr>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interneural</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*neu"ral</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>
<def>Between the neural arches or neural spines.</def> --
<def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>An interneural spine or
cartilage.</def></def2><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Internity</ent><br/
<hw>In*ter"ni*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>State of being
within; interiority.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>H.
Brooke.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Internment</ent><br/
<hw>In*tern"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>internement</ets>. See <er>Intern</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Confinement within narrow limits, -- as of foreign troops, to the
interior of a country.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Confining within a country for the duration of a
war; -- usually of citizens of a hostile power.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Internodal</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*no"dal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining
to internodes; intervening between nodes or joints.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Internode</ent><br/
<hw>In"ter*node`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>internodium</ets>; <ets>inter</ets> between + <ets>nodus</ets>
knot.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The space between two nodes or
points of the stem from which the leaves properly arise.</def>
<rj><au>H. Spenser.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A part between two joints; a
segment; specifically, one of the phalanges.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Internodial</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*no"di*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Internodal.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>internship</ent><br/
<hw>in"tern*ship</hw> <pr>(<icr/n"t<etil/rn*sh<icr/p)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The state of being an
intern; the position of an intern.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The period of time during which a person is an
intern; <as>as, she served her <ex>internship</ex> over the
summer</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A program to provide novices in a field with
apprenticeship training.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The period of time during which a novice in a field
serves in a subordinate capacity and continues to gain experience; the
learning period before one becomes an expert.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Internuncial</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*nun"cial</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Internuncio</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to an internuncio.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Communicating or transmitting
impressions between different parts of the body; -- said of the nervous
system.</def> <rj><au>Carpenter.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Internunciess</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*nun"ciess</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A female
messenger.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Internuncio</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*nun"ci*o</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Internuncios</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L.
<ets>internuntius</ets>; <ets>inter</ets> between + <ets>nuntius</ets>,
<ets>nuncius</ets>, messenger: cf. It. <ets>internunzio</ets>. See
<er>Nuncio</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A messenger between two parties.</def>
<rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A representative, or charg<eacute/ d'affaires, of
the pope at a foreign court or seat of government, ranking next below a
nuncio.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ This title was formerly given also to the Austrian envoy
at Constantinople.</note><br/
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<p><ent>Internuncioship</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*nun"ci*o*ship</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The office or function
of an internuncio.</def> <rj><au>Richardson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Internuncius</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>In`ter*nun"ci*us</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[L.]</ety> <def>Internuncio.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Interoceanic</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*o`ce*an"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Between
oceans; connecting oceans; <as>as, <ex>interoceanic</ex> communication;
an <ex>interoceanic</ex> canal.</as></def><br/
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<p><ent>Interocular</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*oc"u*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Between, or
within, the eyes; <as>as, the <ex>interocular</ex> distance</as>;
situated between the eyes, as the antenn<ae/ of some insects.</def><br/
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<p><ent>interoperability</ent><br/
<hw>in`ter*op`er*a*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Computers)</fld> <def>The quality of being <er>interoperable</er>.
Used of data structures or executable programs.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interoperable</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*op"er*a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Computers)</fld> <def>Being able to function in two or more
different programs or operating systems. Used of data structures or
executable programs; <as>as, Microsoft Word files are interoperable
between Intel and Macintosh operating environments.</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interopercular</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*o*per"cu*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to the interoperculum.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>The
interopercular bone.</def></def2><br/
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<p><ent>Interoperculum</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>In`ter*o*per"cu*lum</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>;
<plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>-la</plw> <pr>(-l<adot/)</pr>.</plu>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The postero-inferior opercular bone, in
fishes.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Interorbital</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*or"bit*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>
<def>Between the orbits; <as>as, the <ex>interorbital</ex>
septum</as>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Interosculant</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*os"cu*lant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Mutually touching or intersecting; <as>as, <ex>interosculant</ex>
circles</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Uniting two groups; -- said of
certain genera which connect family groups, or of species that connect
genera. See <er>Osculant</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Interosculate</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*os"cu*late</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i. & t.</pos>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>To kiss together to touch. See
<er>Osculate</er>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>To have the character of, or to
lie between, two distinct groups.</def></p>

<p><ent>Interosseous</ent><br/
<ent>Interosseal</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>In`ter*os"se*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>In`ter*os"se*ous</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>inter-</ets> +
<ets>osseous</ets>: cf. F. <ets>interosseux</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Situated between bones; <as>as, an
<ex>interosseous</ex> ligament</as>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Interpale</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*pale"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To
place pales between or among; to separate by pales.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To interweave or interlace.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>
<rj><au>Brende.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Interparietal</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*pa*ri"e*tal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Between the parietal bones or cartilages;
<as>as, the <ex>interparietal</ex> suture</as>.</def> --
<def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>The interparietal bone or
cartilage.</def></def2><br/
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<p><ent>Interpause</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*pause`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An
intermission.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Interpeal</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*peal"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
interpel.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Interpedencular</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*pe*den"cu*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Between peduncles; esp., between the peduncles,
or crura, of the cerebrum.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Interpel</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*pel"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>interpellare</ets>, <ets>interpellatum</ets>; <ets>inter</ets>
between + <ets>pellare</ets> (in comp.), akin to <ets>pellere</ets> to
drive: cf. F. <ets>interpeller</ets>. Cf. <er>Interpellate</er>.]</ety>
<def>To interrupt, break in upon, or intercede with.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>I am <qex>interpelled</qex> by many businesses.</q>
<rj><qau>Howell.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Interpellant</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*pel"lant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>interpellans</ets>, p. pr. See <er>Interpel</er>.]</ety>
<def>Interpelling; interrupting.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>One
who, or that which, interpels.</def></def2><br/
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<p><ent>Interpellate</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*pel"late</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Interpel</er>.]</ety> <def>To question imperatively, as a minister,
or other executive officer, in explanation of his conduct; -- generally
on the part of a legislative body.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Interpellation</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*pel*la"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>interpellatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>interpellation</ets>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of interpelling or interrupting;
interruption.</def> <ldquo/Continual <xex>interpellations</xex>.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The act of interposing or interceding;
intercession.</def><br/
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<p><q>Accepted by his <qex>interpellation</qex> and intercession.</q>
<rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>An act of interpellating, or of demanding of an
officer an explanation of his action; imperative or peremptory
questioning; a point raised in a debate.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A official summons or citation.</def>
<rj><au>Ayliffe.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Interpenetrate</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*pen"e*trate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
penetrate between or within; to penetrate mutually.</def><br/
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<p><q>It <qex>interpenetrates</qex> my granite mass.</q>
<rj><qau>Shelley.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Interpenetrate</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*pen"e*trate</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To penetrate each the
other; to penetrate between bodies or their parts.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Interpenetrating molding</b></col> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>,
<cd>in late Gothic architecture, a decoration by means of moldings which
seem to pass through solid uprights, transoms, or other members; often,
two sets of architectural members penetrating one another, in
appearance, as if both had been plastic when they were put
together.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Interpenetration</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*pen`e*tra"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act
or process of penetrating between or within other substances; mutual
penetration; also, the result of a process of interpenetration.</def>
<rj><au>Milman.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Interpenetrative</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*pen"e*tra*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Penetrating among or between other substances; penetrating each the
other; mutually penetrative.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Interpetalary</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*pet"al*a*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>inter-</ets> + <ets>petal</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>Between the petals of a flower.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Interpetiolar</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*pet"i*o*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Being between petioles. Cf.
<er>Intrapetiolar</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Interphalangeal</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*pha*lan"ge*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Between phalanges; <as>as,
<ex>interphalangeal</ex> articulations</as>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Interpilaster</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*pi*las"ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>The interval or space between two
pilasters.</def> <rj><au>Elmes.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Interplace</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*place"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To place
between or among; <as>as, to <ex>interplace</ex> a name</as>.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Daniel.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Interplanetary</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*plan"et*a*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Between
planets; <as>as, <ex>interplanetary</ex> spaces; <ex>interplanetary</ex>
travel</as>.</def> <rj><au>Boyle.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Interplay</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*play`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Mutual action or
influence; interaction; <as>as, the <ex>interplay</ex> of
affection</as>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Interplead</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*plead"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <fld>(Law)</fld>
<def>To plead against each other, or go to trial between themselves, as
the claimants in an in an interpleader. See <er>Interpleader</er>.</def>
<altsp>[Written also <asp>enterplead</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><ent>Interpleader</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*plead"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>One who interpleads.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A proceeding devised to enable a
person, of whom the same debt, duty, or thing is claimed adversely by
two or more parties, to compel them to litigate the right or title
between themselves, and thereby to relieve himself from the suits which
they might otherwise bring against him.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interpledge</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*pledge"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To pledge
mutually.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Interpoint</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*point"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To point; to
mark with stops or pauses; to punctuate.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Her sighs should <qex>interpoint</qex> her words.</q>
<rj><qau>Daniel.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Interpolable</ent><br/
<hw>In*ter"po*la*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>That may be
interpolated; suitable to be interpolated.</def><br/
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<p><q>A most <qex>interpolable</qex> clause of one sentence.</q>
<rj><qau>De Morgan.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Interpolate</ent><br/
<hw>In*ter"po*late</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Interpolated</conjf>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Interpolating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L.
<ets>interpolatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>interpolare</ets> to form anew,
to interpolate, fr. <ets>interpolus</ets>, <ets>interpolis</ets>,
falsified, vamped up, polished up; <ets>inter</ets> between +
<ets>polire</ets> to polish. See <er>Polish</er>, <pos>v.
t.</pos>]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To renew; to carry on with intermission.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>Motion . . . partly continued and unintermitted, . . . partly
<qex>interpolated</qex> and interrupted.</q> <rj><qau>Sir M.
Hale.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To alter or corrupt by the insertion of new or
foreign matter; especially, to change, as a book or text, by the
insertion of matter that is new, or foreign to the purpose of the
author.</def><br/
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<p><q>How strangely Ignatius is mangled and <qex>interpolated</qex>, you
may see by the vast difference of all copies and editions.</q>
<rj><qau>Bp. Barlow.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>The Athenians were put in possession of Salamis by another law,
which was cited by Solon, or, as some think, <qex>interpolated</qex> by
him for that purpose.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>To fill up intermediate terms of,
as of a series, according to the law of the series; to introduce, as a
number or quantity, in a partial series, according to the law of that
part of the series; to estimate a value at a point intermediate between
points of knwon value. Compare <contr>extrapolate</contr>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interpolated</ent><br/
<hw>In*ter"po*la`ted</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Inserted in, or added to, the original; introduced; foisted in;
changed by the insertion of new or spurious matter.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Provided with
necessary interpolations; <as>as, an <ex>interpolated</ex>
table</as>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Introduced or determined by
interpolation; <as>as, <ex>interpolated</ex> quantities or
numbers</as>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Interpolation</ent><br/
<hw>In*ter`po*la"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>interpolatio</ets> an alteration made here and there: cf. F.
<ets>interpolation</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of introducing
or inserting anything, especially that which is spurious or
foreign.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which is introduced or inserted, especially
something foreign or spurious.</def><br/
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<p><q>Bentley wrote a letter . . . . upon the scriptural glosses in our
present copies of Hesychius, which he considered
<qex>interpolations</qex> from a later hand.</q> <rj><qau>De
Quincey.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>The method or operation of
finding from a few given terms of a series, as of numbers or
observations, other intermediate terms in conformity with the law of the
series.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Interpolator</ent><br/
<hw>In*ter"po*la`tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., a
corrupter: of. F. <ets>interpolateur</ets>.]</ety> <def>One who
interpolates; esp., one who inserts foreign or spurious matter in
genuine writings.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Interpone</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*pone"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>interponere</ets>; <ets>inter</ets> between + <ets>ponere</ets> to
place. See <er>Position</er>.]</ety> <def>To interpose; to insert or
place between.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Cudworth.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interponent</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*po"nent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or
that which, interposes; an interloper, an opponent.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Heywood.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interposal</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*pos"al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From
<er>Interpose</er>.]</ety> <def>The act of interposing; interposition;
intervention.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Interpose</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*pose"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Interposed</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Interposing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F.
<ets>interposer</ets>. See <er>Inter-</er>, and <er>Pose</er>, <pos>v.
t.</pos>]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To place between; <as>as, to <ex>interpose</ex> a
screen between the eye and the light</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>Mountains <qex>interposed</qex><br/
Make enemies of nations.</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To thrust; to intrude; to put between, either for
aid or for troubling.</def><br/
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<p><q>What watchful cares do <qex>interpose</qex> themselves<br/
Betwixt your eyes and night?</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>The common Father of mankind seasonably <qex>interposed</qex> his
hand, and rescues miserable man.</q> <rj><qau>Woodward.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To introduce or inject between the parts of a
conversation or argument.</def> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Interpose</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*pose"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To be or come
between.</def><br/
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<p><q>Long hid by <qex>interposing</qex> hill or wood.</q>
<rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To step in between parties at variance; to mediate;
<as>as, the prince <ex>interposed</ex> and made peace</as>.</def>
<rj><au>Pope.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To utter a sentiment by way of interruption.</def>
<rj><au>Boyle.</au></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To intervene; intercede; mediate; interfere;
intermeddle.</syn> <usage> -- To <er>Interpose</er>,
<er>Intermeddle</er>, <er>Interfere</er>. A man may often
<xex>interpose</xex> with propriety in the concerns of others; he can
never <xex>intermeddle</xex> without being impertinent or officious; nor
can be <xex>interfere</xex> without being liable to the same charge,
unless he has rights which are interfered with. <ldquo/In our practical
use, <xex>interference</xex> is something offensive. It is the pushing
in of himself between two parties on the part of a third who was not
asked, and is not thanked for his pains, and who, as the feeling of the
word implies, had no business there; while <xex>interposition</xex> is
employed to express the friendly, peacemaking mediation of one whom the
act well became, and who, even if he was not specially invited
thereunto, is still thanked for what he has done.<rdquo/
<au>Trench.</au></usage><br/
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<p><ent>Interpose</ent><br/
<hw>In"ter*pose</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Interposition.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Interposer</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*pos"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that
which, interposes or intervenes; an obstacle or interruption; a mediator
or agent between parties.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Interposit</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*pos"it</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From L.
<ets>interpositus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>interponere</ets>. See
<er>Interposition</er>.]</ety> <def>An intermediate depot or station
between one commercial city or country and another.</def>
<rj><au>Mitford.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Interposition</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*po*si"tion</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>interpositio</ets> a putting between, insertion, fr.
<ets>interponere</ets>, <ets>interpositum</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>interposition</ets>. See <er>Interpone</er>,
<er>Position</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of interposing, or the state of being
interposed; a being, placing, or coming between; mediation.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The thing interposed.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Interposure</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*po"sure</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Interposition.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Interpret</ent><br/
<hw>In*ter"pret</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Interpreted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Interpreting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F.
<ets>interpr<ecir/ter</ets>, L. <ets>interpretari</ets>, p. p.
<ets>interpretatus</ets>, fr. <ets>interpres</ets> interpeter, agent,
negotiator; <ets>inter</ets> between + (prob.) the root of
<ets>pretium</ets> price. See <er>Price</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To explain or tell the meaning of; to expound; to
translate orally into intelligible or familiar language or terms; to
decipher; to define; -- applied esp. to language, but also to dreams,
signs, conduct, mysteries, etc.; <as>as, to <ex>interpret</ex> the
Hebrew language to an Englishman; to <ex>interpret</ex> an Indian
speech.</as></def><br/
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<p><q>Emmanuel, which being <qex>interpreted</qex> is, God with us.</q>
<rj><qau>Matt. i. 23.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>And Pharaoh told them his dreams; but there was none that could
<qex>interpret</qex> them unto Pharaoh.</q> <rj><qau>Gen. xli.
8.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To apprehend and represent by means of art; to show
by illustrative representation; <as>as, an actor <ex>interprets</ex> the
character of Hamlet; a musician <ex>interprets</ex> a sonata; an artist
<ex>interprets</ex> a landscape.</as></def></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To translate; explain; solve; render; expound;
elucidate; decipher; unfold; unravel.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Interpret</ent><br/
<hw>In*ter"pret</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To act as an
interpreter.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Interpretable</ent><br/
<hw>In*ter"pret*a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>interpretabilis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>interpr<ecir/table</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Admitting of interpretation; capable of being interpreted or
explained.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Interpretament</ent><br/
<hw>In*ter"pre*ta*ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>interpretamentum</ets>.]</ety> <def>Interpretation.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><-- p. 780 --></p>

<p><ent>Interpretation</ent><br/
<hw>In*ter`pre*ta"tion</hw>
<pr>(<icr/n*t<etil/r`pr<esl/*t<amac/"sh<ucr/n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[L. <ets>interpretatio</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>interpr<eacute/tation</ets>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of interpreting; explanation of what is
obscure; translation; version; construction; <as>as, the
<ex>interpretation</ex> of a foreign language, of a dream, or of an
enigma</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>Look how we can, or sad or merrily,<br/
<qex>Interpretation</qex> will misquote our looks.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The sense given by an interpreter; exposition or
explanation given; meaning; <as>as, commentators give various
<ex>interpretations</ex> of the same passage of
Scripture</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The power or explaining.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>
<rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Fine Arts)</fld> <def>An artist's way of expressing
his thought or embodying his conception of nature.</def><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>The act or process of applying
general principles or formul<ae/ to the explanation of the results
obtained in special cases.</def></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Explanation; solution; translation; version;
sense; exposition; rendering; definition.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Interpretative</ent><br/
<hw>In*ter"pre*ta*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>interpr<eacute/tatif</ets>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Designed or fitted to interpret; explanatory.</def>
<ldquo/<xex>Interpretative</xex> lexicography.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>According to interpretation; constructive.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>An <qex>interpretative</qex> siding with heresies.</q>
<rj><qau>Hammond.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Interpretatively</ent><br/
<hw>In*ter"pre*ta*tive*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>By
interpretation.</def> <rj><au>Ray.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Interpreter</ent><br/
<hw>In*ter"pret*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF.
<ets>entrepreteur</ets>, L. <ets>interpretator</ets>.]</ety> <def>One
who or that which interprets, explains, or expounds; a translator;
especially, a person who translates orally between two
parties.</def><br/
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<p><q>We think most men's actions to be the <qex>interpreters</qex> of
their thoughts.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Interpretive</ent><br/
<hw>In*ter"pre*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Interpretative.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Interpubic</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*pu"bic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>
<def>Between the pubic bones or cartilages; <as>as, the
<ex>interpubic</ex> disk</as>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Interpunction</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*punc"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>interpunctio</ets>, fr. <ets>interpungere</ets>,
<ets>interppunctum</ets>, to interpoint. See <er>Inter-</er>, and
<er>Point</er>.]</ety> <def>The insertion of points between words or
sentences; punctuation.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Interradial</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*ra"di*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Between the
radii, or rays; -- in Zoology, said of certain parts of radiate animals;
<as>as, the <ex>interradial</ex> plates of a starfish</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interramal</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*ra"mal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>inter-</ets> + L. <ets>ramus</ets> a branch.]</ety>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Between rami or branches; esp., between the
mandibles, or rami of the lower jaw; intermandibular.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Interreceive</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*re*ceive"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To receive
between or within.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Interregency</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*re"gen*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An
interregnum.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Blount.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interregent</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*re"gent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A person who
discharges the royal functions during an interregnum.</def>
<rj><au>Holland.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Interregnum</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*reg"num</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Interregnums</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., fr.
<ets>inter</ets> between + <ets>regnum</ets> dominion, reign. See
<er>Reign</er>, and cf. <er>Interreign</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The time during which a throne is vacant between the
death or abdication of a sovereign and the accession of his
successor.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Any period during which, for any cause, the
executive branch of a government is suspended or interrupted.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Interreign</ent><br/
<hw>In"ter*reign`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>interr<egrave/gne</ets>.]</ety> <def>An interregnum.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Interrelated</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*re*lat"ed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having a
mutual or reciprocal relation or parallelism; correlative.</def><br/
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<p><ent>interrelatedness</ent><br/
<hw>interrelatedness</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>mutual or reciprocal
relation or relatedness; interrelation.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> interrelation, interrelationship.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interrelation</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*re*la"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Mutual or
reciprocal relation; correlation.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Interrenal</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*re"nal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>
<def>Between the kidneys; <as>as, the <ex>interrenal</ex> body, an organ
found in many fishes</as>.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>The
interrenal body.</def></def2><br/
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<p><ent>Interrepellent</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*re*pel"lent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Mutually
repellent.</def> <rj><au>De Quincey.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Interrer</ent><br/
<hw>In*ter"rer</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
inters.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Interrex</ent><br/
<hw>In"ter*rex`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> E.
<plw>Interrexes</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>, L. <plw>Interreges</plw>
<pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., fr. <ets>inter</ets> between +
<ets>rex</ets> king.]</ety> <def>An interregent, or a regent.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interrogate</ent><br/
<hw>In*ter"ro*gate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Interrogating</conjf>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>interrogatus</ets>, p. p. of
<ets>interrogare</ets> to ask; <ets>inter</ets> between +
<ets>rogare</ets> to ask. See Rogation.]</ety> <def>To question
formally; to question; to examine by asking questions; <as>as, to
<ex>interrogate</ex> a witness</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>Wilt thou, uncalled, <qex>interrogate</qex>,<br/
Talker! the unreplying Fate?</q> <rj><qau>Emerson.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To question; ask. See
<er>Question</er>.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Interrogate</ent><br/
<hw>In*ter"ro*gate</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To ask questions.</def>
<rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Interrogate</ent><br/
<hw>In*ter"ro*gate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An
interrogation; a question.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bp.
Hall.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Interrogatee</ent><br/
<hw>In*ter`ro*ga*tee"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who is
interrogated.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Interrogation</ent><br/
<hw>In*ter`ro*ga"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>interrogatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>interrogation</ets>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or process of interrogating or questioning;
examination by questions; an instance of interrogating;
inquiry.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A question put; an inquiry.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A point, mark, or sign, thus [?], indicating that
the sentence with which it is connected is a question. It is used to
express doubt, or to mark a query. Usually called a <altname>question
mark</altname>; called also <altname>interrogation
point</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ In works printed in the Spanish language this mark is
not only placed at the end of an interrogative sentence, but is also
placed, inverted [as thus (<iques/)], at the beginning.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interrogative</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*rog"a*tive</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>interrogativus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>interrogatif</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Denoting a question; expressed in the form of a question; <as>as,
an <ex>interrogative</ex> sentence; an <ex>interrogative</ex>
pronoun.</as></def><br/
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<p><ent>Interrogative</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*rog"a*tive</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>A word
used in asking questions; as, <xex>who</xex>? <xex>which</xex>?
<xex>why</xex>?</def><br/
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<p><ent>Interrogatively</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*rog"a*tive*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In the form of, or
by means of, a question; in an interrogative manner.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interrogator</ent><br/
<hw>In*ter"ro*ga`tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.: cf. F.
<ets>interrogateur</ets>.]</ety> <def>One who asks questions; a
questioner.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Interrogatory</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*rog"a*to*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>;
<plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Interrogatories</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu>
<ety>[Cf. F. <ets>interrogatoire</ets>.]</ety> <def>A formal question or
inquiry;</def> <specif>esp.</specif> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <def>a question
or series of questions asked in writing, usually as part of a
lawsuit.</def> <rj><au>Macaulay.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interrogatory</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*rog"a*to*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>interrogatorius</ets>.]</ety> <def>Containing, expressing, or
implying a question; <as>as, an <ex>interrogatory</ex>
sentence</as>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Interrupt</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*rupt"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Interrupted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Interrupting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>interruptus</ets>,
p. p. of <ets>interrumpere</ets> to interrupt; <ets>inter</ets> between
+ <ets>rumpere</ets> to break. See <er>Rupture</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To break into, or between; to stop, or hinder by
breaking in upon the course or progress of; to interfere with the
current or motion of; to cause a temporary cessation of; <as>as, to
<ex>interrupt</ex> the remarks of anyone speaking</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Do not <qex>interrupt</qex> me in my course.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To divide; to separate; to break the monotony of;
<as>as, the evenness of the road was not <ex>interrupted</ex> by a
single hill</as>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Interrupt</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*rupt"</hw>, <pos>p. a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>interruptus</ets>,
p. p.]</ety> <def>Broken; interrupted.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Interrupted</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*rupt"ed</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Broken;
intermitted; suddenly stopped.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Irregular; -- said of any
arrangement whose symmetry is destroyed by local causes, as when
leaflets are interposed among the leaves in a pinnate leaf.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interruptedly</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*rupt"ed*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>With breaks or
interruptions; discontinuously.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Interruptedly pinnate</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>,
<cd>pinnate with small leaflets intermixed with large ones.</cd>
<rj><au>Gray.</au></rj></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Interrupter</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*rupt"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One
who, or that which, interrupts.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>A device for opening and closing
an electrical circuit; a vibrating spring or tuning fork, arranged to
make and break a circuit at rapidly recurring intervals, by the action
of the current itself.</def> <altsp>[Also spelled
<asp>interruptor</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><ent>Interruption</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*rup"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>interruptio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>interruption</ets>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of interrupting, or breaking in
upon.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The state of being interrupted; a breach or break,
caused by the abrupt intervention of something foreign; intervention;
interposition.</def> <rj><au>Sir M. Hale.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Lest the <qex>interruption</qex> of time cause you to lose the
idea of one part.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Obstruction caused by breaking in upon course,
current, progress, or motion; stop; hindrance; <as>as, the author has
met with many <ex>interruptions</ex> in the execution of his work; the
speaker or the argument proceeds without
<ex>interruption</ex>.</as></def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Temporary cessation; intermission;
suspension.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Interruptive</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*rupt"ive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Tending to
interrupt; interrupting.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Interruptive</xex>
forces.<rdquo/ <au>H. Bushnell.</au> --
<wordforms><wf>In`ter*rupt"ive*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interscapular</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*scap"u*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Between the scapul<ae/ or shoulder
blades.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to the upper back, or
the part between the shoulders; <as>as, the <ex>interscapular</ex>
feathers</as>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Interscapulars</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*scap"u*lars</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>The interscapular feathers of a bird.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Interscendent</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*scend"ent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Inter-</er>, and <er>Ascend</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Math.)</fld>
<def>Having exponents which are radical quantities; -- said of certain
powers; <as>as, <mathex>x<exp><root/2</exp></mathex>, or
<mathex>x<exp><root/a</exp></mathex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Interscendent series</b></col>, <cd>a series whose terms
are interscendent quantities.</cd> <rj><au>Hutton.</au></rj></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Interscind</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*scind"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Interscinded</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Interscinding</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L.
<ets>interscindere</ets>; <ets>inter</ets> between + <ets>scindere</ets>
to cut.]</ety> <def>To cut off.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Interscribe</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*scribe"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Interscribed</conjf>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Interscribing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L.
<ets>interscribere</ets>; <ets>inter</ets> between + <ets>scribere</ets>
to write.]</ety> <def>To write between.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Intersecant</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*se"cant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>intersecans</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>intersecare</ets>. See
<er>Intersect</er>.]</ety> <def>Dividing into parts; crossing;
intersecting.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Intersect</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*sect"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Intersected</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Intersecting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>intersectus</ets>,
p. p. of <ets>intersecare</ets> to intersect; <ets>inter</ets> +
<ets>secare</ets> to cut. See <er>Section</er>.]</ety> <def>To cut into
or between; to cut or cross mutually; to divide into parts; <as>as, any
two diameters of a circle <ex>intersect</ex> each other at the
center</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>Lands <qex>intersected</qex> by a narrow frith<br/
Abhor each other.</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Intersect</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*sect"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To cut into
one another; to meet and cross each other; <as>as, the point where two
lines <ex>intersect</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>intersecting</ent><br/
<ent>intersectant</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>intersectant</hw> <hw>intersecting</hw></mhw> <pos>adj.</pos>
<def>having at least one spatial point in common.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> crossed, decussate.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intersection</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*sec"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>intersectio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>intersection</ets>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The act, state, or place of intersecting.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Geom.)</fld> <def>The point or line in which one
line or surface cuts another.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Intersectional</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*sec"tion*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining
to, or formed by, intersections.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Interseminate</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*sem"i*nate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>interseminatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>interseminare</ets>. See
<er>Inter-</er>, and <er>Seminate</er>.]</ety> <def>To sow between or
among.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Interseptal</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*sep"tal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Biol.)</fld>
<def>Between septa; <as>as, the <ex>interseptal</ex> spaces or zones,
between the transparent, or septal, zones in striated muscle; the
<ex>interseptal</ex> chambers of a shell, or of a seed
vessel.</as></def><br/
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<p><ent>Intersert</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*sert"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Interserted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Interserting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>intersertus</ets>,
p. p. of <ets>interserere</ets> to intersert; <ets>inter</ets> between +
<ets>serere</ets> to join, weave.]</ety> <def>To put in between other
things; to insert.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Brerewood.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Interserttion</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*sert"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of
interserting, or that which is interserted.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Hammond.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Intersesamoid</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*ses"a*moid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Between sesamoid bones; <as>as,
<ex>intersesamoid</ex> ligaments</as>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Interset</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*set"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To set between
or among.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Intershock</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*shock</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To shock
mutually.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Intersidereal</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*si*de"re*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Between or
among constellations or stars; interstellar.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intersocial</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*so"cial</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to
the mutual intercourse or relations of persons in society;
social.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Intersomnious</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*som"ni*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>inter-</ets> + L. <ets>somnus</ets> sleep.]</ety> <def>Between the
times of sleeping; in an interval of wakefulness.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Interspace</ent><br/
<hw>In"ter*space`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>interspatium</ets>. See <er>Inter-</er>, and <er>Space</er>.]</ety>
<def>Intervening space.</def> <rj><au>Bp. Hacket.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Interspeech</ent><br/
<hw>In"ter*speech`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A speech
interposed between others.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>
<rj><au>Blount.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Intersperse</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*sperse"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Interspersed</conjf>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Interspersing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>interspersus</ets>
interspersed; <ets>inter</ets> between, among + <ets>spargere</ets> to
scatter. See <er>Sparse</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To scatter or set here and there among other things;
to insert at intervals; <as>as, to <ex>intersperse</ex> pictures in a
book</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>There, <qex>interspersed</qex> in lawns and op'ning glades,<br/
Thin trees arise that shun each other's shades.</q>
<rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To diversify or adorn with things set or scattered
at intervals; to place something at intervals in or among; <as>as, to
<ex>intersperse</ex> a book with pictures</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>Which space is <qex>interspersed</qex> with small islands and
rock.</q> <rj><qau>Cook.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Interspersion</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*sper"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of
interspersing, or the state of being interspersed.</def></p>

<p><ent>Interspinous</ent><br/
<ent>Interspinal</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>In`ter*spi"nal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>In`ter*spi"nous</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Between
spines; esp., between the spinous processes of the vertebral
column.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Interspiration</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*spi*ra"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>interspiratio</ets>. See <er>Inter-</er>, and
<er>Spirit</er>.]</ety> <def>Spiritual inspiration at separate times, or
at intervals.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interstapedial</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*sta*pe"di*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to a part of the columella of the
ear, between the stapes and the mediostapedial.</def> --
<def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>The interstapedial part of the
columella.</def></def2><br/
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<p><ent>Interstate</ent><br/
<hw>In"ter*state`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to
the mutual relations of States; existing between, or including,
different States; <as>as, <ex>interstate</ex> commerce</as>.</def>
<rj><au>Story.</au></rj></p>

<p><ent>interstate</ent><br/
<hw>in"ter*state`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An interstate
highway, part of the United States Interstate Highway system.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>interstate commerce</ent><br/
<hw>in"ter*state` com"merce</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Commerce that involves transportation of articles of commerce
across state lines.</def> <mark>[U.S.]</mark> <br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>interstate commerce commission</ent><br/
<hw>in"ter*state` com"merce com*mis"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <def>The governmental commision charged with making and
enforcing regulations concerning interstate commerce.</def> <mark>[U.
S.]</mark> <br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interstellar</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*stel"lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Between or
among the stars; <as>as, <ex>interstellar</ex> space</as>.</def>
<rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Interstellary</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*stel"la*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Interstellar.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Intersternal</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*ster"nal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>Between the sternal; -- said of certain membranes or parts of
insects and crustaceans.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interstice</ent><br/
<hw>In*ter"stice</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>;
<plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Interstices</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L.
<ets>interstitium</ets> a pause, interval; <ets>inter</ets> between +
<ets>sistere</ets> to set, fr. <ets>stare</ets> to stand: cf. F.
<ets>interstice</ets>. See <er>Stand</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>That which intervenes between one thing and another;
especially, a space between things closely set, or between the parts
which compose a body; a narrow chink; a crack; a crevice; a hole; an
interval; <as>as, the <ex>interstices</ex> of a wall</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An interval of time; specifically <fld>(R. C.
Ch.)</fld>, in the plural, the intervals which the canon law requires
between the reception of the various degrees of orders.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Nonobservance of the <qex>interstices</qex> . . . is a sin.</q>
<rj><qau>Addis & Arnold.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intersticed</ent><br/
<hw>In*ter"sticed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Provided with
interstices; having interstices between; situated at
intervals.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interstinctive</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*stinc"tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>interstinctus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>interstinguere</ets> to
separate; <ets>inter</ets> + <ets>stinguere</ets> to extinguish.]</ety>
<def>Distinguishing.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Wallis.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interstitial</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*sti"tial</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to interstices; intermediate; within the tissues; <as>as,
<ex>interstitial</ex> cavities or spaces in the tissues of animals or
plants</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interstition</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*sti"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An intervening
period of time; interval.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Gower.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interstratification</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*strat`i*fi*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>Stratification among or between other layers or
strata; also, that which is interstratified.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interstratified</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*strat"i*fied</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>Stratified among or between other bodies;
<as>as, <ex>interstratified</ex> rocks</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interstratify</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*strat"i*fy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>To put or insert between other strata.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intertalk</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*talk"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To
converse.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Carew.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intertangle</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*tan"gle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To entangle;
to intertwine.</def> <ldquo/Moss and <xex>intertangled</xex>
vines.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Longfellow.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intertarsal</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*tar"sal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>
<def>Between the tarsal bones; <as>as, the <ex>intertarsal</ex>
articulations</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intertex</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*tex"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>intertexere</ets>; <ets>inter</ets> between + <ets>texere</ets> to
weave.]</ety> <def>To intertwine; to weave or bind together.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intertexture</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*tex"ture</hw> <pr>(?; 135)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act
of interweaving, or the state of being interwoven; that which is
interwoven.</def> <rdquo/Knit in nice <xex>intertexture</xex>.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Coleridge.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Skirted thick with <qex>intertexture</qex> firm<br/
Of thorny boughs.</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interthoracic</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*tho*rac"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>In the
thorax.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intertie</ent><br/
<hw>In"ter*tie`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>
<def>In any framed work, a horizontal tie other than sill and plate or
other principal ties, securing uprights to one another.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intertissued</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*tis"sued</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Interwoven.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intertraffic</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*traf"fic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Mutual trade
of traffic.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intertranspicuous</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*tran*spic"u*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Transpicuous within or between.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>
<rj><au>Shelley.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intertransverse</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*trans*verse"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Between
the transverse processes of the vertebr<ae/.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intertrigo</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>In`ter*tri"go</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr.
<ets>inter</ets> between + <ets>terere</ets>, <ets>tritum</ets>, to
rub.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A rubbing or chafing of the skin;
especially, an abrasion or excoriation of the skin between folds, as in
fat or neglected children.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intertrochanteric</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*tro`chan*ter"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Between the trochanters of the femur.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intertropical</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*trop"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Situated
between or within the tropics.</def> <rj><au>J. Morse.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intertubular</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*tu"bu*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Between tubes
or tubules; <as>as, <ex>intertubular</ex> cells; <ex>intertubular</ex>
substance.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intertwine</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*twine"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To unite by
twining one with another; to entangle; to interlace.</def>
<rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intertwine</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*twine"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To be twined or twisted
together; to become mutually involved or enfolded.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intertwine</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*twine"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of
intertwining, or the state of being intertwined.</def>
<rj><au>Coleridge.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intertwiningly</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*twin"ing*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>By
intertwining or being intertwined.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intertwist</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*twist"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To twist
together one with another; to intertwine.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intertwistingly</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*twist"ing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>By intertwisting, or
being intertwisted.</def></p>

<p><ent>Interungulate</ent><br/
<ent>Interungular</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>In`ter*un"gu*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>In`ter*un"gu*late</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Between ungul<ae/; <as>as, <ex>interungular</ex>
glands</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><-- p. 781 --></p>

<p><ent>Interurban</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*ur"ban</hw> <pr>(<icr/n`t<etil/r*<ucir/r"b<ait/n)</pr>,
<pos>a.</pos> <def>Going between, or connecting, cities or towns;
<as>as, <ex>interurban</ex> electric railways</as>.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interval</ent><br/
<hw>In"ter*val</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>intervallum</ets>; <ets>inter</ets> between + <ets>vallum</ets> a
wall: cf. F. <ets>intervalle</ets>. See <er>Wall</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A space between things; a void space intervening
between any two objects; <as>as, an <ex>interval</ex> between two houses
or hills</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>'Twixt host and host but narrow space was left,<br/
A dreadful <qex>interval</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Space of time between any two points or events;
<as>as, the <ex>interval</ex> between the death of <person>Charles
I.</person> of England, and the accession of <person>Charles
II.</person></as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A brief space of time between the recurrence of
similar conditions or states; <as>as, the <ex>interval</ex> between
paroxysms of pain; <ex>intervals</ex> of sanity or
delirium.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>Difference in pitch between any
two tones.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>At intervals</b></col>, <cd>coming or happening with
intervals between; now and then.</cd> <ldquo/And Miriam watch'd and
dozed <xex>at intervals</xex>.<rdquo/ <au>Tennyson.</au> --
<col><b>Augmented interval</b></col> <fld>(Mus.)</fld>, <cd>an interval
increased by half a step or half a tone.</cd></cs></p>

<p><ent>Intervale</ent><br/
<ent>Interval</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>In"ter*val</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>In"ter*vale</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A tract of low ground between
hills, or along the banks of a stream, usually alluvial land, enriched
by the overflowings of the river, or by fertilizing deposits of earth
from the adjacent hills. Cf. <er>Bottom</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 7.</def>
<mark>[Local, U. S.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The woody <qex>intervale</qex> just beyond the marshy land.</q>
<rj><qau>The Century.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intervallum</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>In`ter*val"lum</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>;
<plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Intervallums</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>, L.
<plw>Intervalla</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L.]</ety> <def>An
interval.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>And a' shall laugh without <qex>intervallums</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>In one of these <qex>intervalla</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Chillingworth.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intervary</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*va"ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To alter or
vary between; to change.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Rush.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interveined</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*veined"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Intersected, as
with veins.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intervene</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*vene"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Intervened</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Intervening</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L.
<ets>intervenire</ets>, <ets>interventum</ets>, to intervene, to hinder;
<ets>inter</ets> between + <ets>venire</ets> to come; akin to E.
<ets>come</ets>: cf. F. <ets>intervenir</ets>. See
<er>Come</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To come between, or to be between, persons or
things; -- followed by <xex>between</xex>; <as>as, the Mediterranean
<ex>intervenes</ex> between Europe and Africa</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To occur, fall, or come between, points of time, or
events; <as>as, an instant <ex>intervened</ex> between the flash and the
report; nothing <ex>intervened</ex> ( <it>i. e.</it>, between the
intention and the execution) to prevent the undertaking.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To interpose; <as>as, to <ex>intervene</ex> to
settle a quarrel</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>In a suit to which one has not been made a party, to
put forward a defense of one's interest in the subject matter.</def>
<rj><au>Abbott.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intervene</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*vene"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To come between.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Self-sown woodlands of birch, alder, etc., <qex>intervening</qex>
the different estates.</q> <rj><qau>De Quincey.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intervene</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*vene"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A coming between;
intervention; meeting.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir H.
Wotton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intervener</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*ven"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
intervenes; especially <fld>(Law)</fld>, a person who assumes a part in
a suit between others.</def></p>

<p><ent>Interveniency</ent><br/
<ent>Intervenience</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>In`ter*ven"ience</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>In`ter*ven"ien*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Intervention; interposition.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intervenient</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*ven"ient</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>interveniens</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>intervenire</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Being or coming between; intercedent; interposed.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intervent</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*vent"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Intervene</er>.]</ety> <def>To thwart; to obstruct.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chapman.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intervention</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*ven"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>interventio</ets> an interposition: cf. F.
<ets>intervention</ets>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of intervening; interposition.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Sound is shut out by the <qex>intervention</qex> of that lax
membrane.</q> <rj><qau>Holder.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Any interference that may affect the interests of
others; especially, of one or more states with the affairs of another;
-- the intervention of one state in the affairs of another is typically
unwelcome by the state being intervened in, but some cases of mediation
between states may be called <ex>intervention</ex>. Opposed to
<contr>nonintervention</contr>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><q>Let us decide our quarrels at home, without the
<qex>intervention</qex>, of any foreign power.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W.
Temple.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Civil Law)</fld> <def>The act by which a third
person, to protect his own interest, interposes and becomes a party to a
suit pending between other parties.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interventor</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*ven"tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.: cf. F.
<ets>interventeur</ets>.]</ety> <def>One who intervenes; a mediator;
especially <fld>(Eccles. Hist.)</fld>, a person designated by a church
to reconcile parties, and unite them in the choice of officers.</def>
<rj><au>Coleman.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interventricular</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*ven*tric"u*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Between the ventricles; <as>as, the
<ex>interventricular</ex> partition of the heart</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intervenue</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*ven"ue</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Intervene</er>, <er>Avenue</er>.]</ety> <def>Interposition.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir H. Blount.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intervert</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*vert"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>intervertere</ets>; <ets>inter</ets> between + <ets>vertere</ets>
to turn.]</ety> <def>To turn to another course or use.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir H. Wotton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intervertebral</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*ver"te*bral</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Between vertebr<ae/.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>In`ter*ver"te*bral*ly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interview</ent><br/
<hw>In"ter*view</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>entrevue</ets>, fr. <ets>entrevoir</ets> to see imperfectly, to
have a glimpse of, <ets>s'entrevoir</ets> to visit each other. See
<er>Inter-</er>, and <er>View</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A mutual sight or view; a meeting face to face;
usually, a formal or official meeting for consultation; a conference;
<as>as, the secretary had an <ex>interview</ex> with the
President</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A conversation, or questioning, for the purpose of
eliciting information for publication; the published statement so
elicited.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ A recent use, originating in American newspapers, but
apparently becoming general.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interview</ent><br/
<hw>In"ter*view</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To have an interview with;
to question or converse with, especially for the purpose of obtaining
information for publication.</def> <mark>[Recent]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>interviewee</ent><br/
<hw>interviewee</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a person who is
interviewed.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interviewer</ent><br/
<hw>In"ter*view`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
interviews; especially, one who obtains an interview with another for
the purpose of eliciting his opinions or obtaining information for
publication.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>It would have made him the prince of <qex>interviewers</qex> in
these days.</q> <rj><qau>Leslie Stephen.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Interviewing</ent><br/
<hw>In"ter*view`ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act or custom of
holding an interview or interviews.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>An article on <qex>interviewing</qex> in the <ldquo/Nation<rdquo/
of January 28, 1869, . . . was the first formal notice of the practice
under that name.</q> <rj><qau>The American.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intervisible</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*vis"i*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Surv.)</fld>
<def>Mutually visible, or in sight, the one from the other, as
stations.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intervisit</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*vis"it</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To exchange
visits.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Evelyn.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intervital</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*vi"tal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Between two
lives.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Through all its [the spirit's] <qex>intervital</qex> gloom.</q>
<rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intervocalic</ent><br/
<hw>In`ter*vo*cal"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Phon.)</fld>
<def>Situated between vowels; immediately preceded and followed by vowel
sounds, <as>as, <it>p</it> in <it>occupy</it>, <it>d</it> in
<it>idea</it>, etc.</as></def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>intervolution</ent><br/
<hw>in`ter*vo*lu"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of
being intervolved or coiled up; a convolution; <as>as, the
<ex>intervolutions</ex> of a snake</as>.</def>
<rj><au>Hawthorne.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>intervolve</ent><br/
<hw>in`ter*volve"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>intervolved</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>intervolving</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>inter-</ets> + L. <ets>volvere</ets>, <ets>volutum</ets>, to
roll.]</ety> <def>To involve one within another; to twist or coil
together.</def> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>interweave</ent><br/
<hw>in`ter*weave"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& obs. p. p.</pos> <conjf>interwove</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p.
p.</pos> <conjf>interwoven</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>interweaving</conjf>.]</vmorph><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To weave together; to intermix or unite in texture
or construction; to intertwine; <as>as, threads of silk and cotton
<ex>interwoven</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Under the hospitable covert nigh<br/
Of trees thick <qex>interwoven</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To intermingle; to unite intimately; to connect
closely; <as>as, to <ex>interweave</ex> truth with falsehood</as>.</def>
<rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Words <qex>interwove</qex> with sighs found out their way.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>interwish</ent><br/
<hw>in`ter*wish"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To wish
mutually in regarded to each other.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Donne.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>interworking</ent><br/
<hw>in`ter*work"ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of
working in together; interweaving.</def> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>interworld</ent><br/
<hw>in`ter*world"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A world between
other worlds.</def> <rj><au>Holland.</au></rj></p>

<p><ent>interwoven</ent><br/
<ent>interwove</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>in`ter*wove"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>in`ter*wov"en</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <def><pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> of
<er>interweave</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>interwreathe</ent><br/
<hw>in`ter*wreathe"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To weave
into a wreath; to intertwine.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>
<rj><au>Lovelace.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>intestable</ent><br/
<hw>in*tes"ta*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>intestabilis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>intestable</ets>. See <er>In-</er>
not, and <er>Testable</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Not capable of
making a will; not legally qualified or competent to make a
testament.</def> <rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intestacy</ent><br/
<hw>In*tes"ta*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From
<er>Intestate</er>.]</ety> <def>The state of being intestate, or of
dying without having made a valid will.</def>
<rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intestate</ent><br/
<hw>In*tes"tate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>intestatus</ets>; pref. <ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>testatus</ets>,
p. p. of <ets>testari</ets> to make a will: cf. F. <ets>intestat</ets>.
See <er>Testament</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Without having made a valid will; without a will;
<as>as, to die <ex>intestate</ex></as>.</def>
<rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Airy succeeders of <qex>intestate</qex> joys.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Not devised or bequeathed; not disposed of by will;
<as>as, an <ex>intestate</ex> estate</as>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Intestate</ent><br/
<hw>In*tes"tate</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A person who
dies without making a valid will.</def>
<rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intestinal</ent><br/
<hw>In*tes"ti*nal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>intestinal</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to the intestines of
an animal; <as>as, the <ex>intestinal</ex> tube; <ex>intestinal</ex>
digestion; <ex>intestinal</ex> enzymes.</as></def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Intestinal canal</b></col>. <cd>Same as
<er>Intestine</er>, <pos>n.</pos></cd> -- <col><b>Intestinal
worm</b></col> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>any species of helminth living in
the intestinal canal of any animal. The species are
numerous.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Intestine</ent><br/
<hw>In*tes"tine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>intestinus</ets>, fr. <ets>intus</ets> on the inside, within, fr.
<ets>in</ets> in: cf. F. <ets>intestine</ets>. See
<er>In</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Internal; inward; -- opposed to
<ant>external</ant>.</def><br/
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<p><q>Epilepsies, fierce catarrhs,<br/
<qex>Intestine</qex> stone and ulcers.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Internal with regard to a state or country;
domestic; not foreign; -- applied usually to that which is evil; <as>as,
<ex>intestine</ex> disorders, calamities, etc.</as></def><br/
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<p><q>Hoping here to end<br/
<qex>Intestine</qex> war in heaven, the arch foe subdued.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>An <qex>intestine</qex> struggle . . . between authority and
liberty.</q> <rj><qau>Hume.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Depending upon the internal constitution of a body
or entity; subjective.</def><br/
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<p><q>Everything labors under an <qex>intestine</qex> necessity.</q>
<rj><qau>Cudworth.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Shut up; inclosed.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>
<rj><au>Cowper.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Intestine</ent><br/
<hw>In*tes"tine</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Intestines</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L.
<ets>intestinum</ets>: cf. F. <ets>intestin</ets>. See
<er>Intestine</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>That part of the alimentary canal
between the stomach and the anus. See <xex>Illust.</xex> of
<xex>Digestive apparatus</xex>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>The bowels; entrails;
viscera.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Large intestine</b></col> <fld>(Human Anat. &
Med.)</fld>, <cd>the lower portion of the bowel, terminating at the
anus. It is adapted for the retention of fecal matter, being shorter,
broader, and less convoluted than the <xex>small intestine</xex>; it
consists of three parts, the c<ae/cum, colon, and rectum.</cd> --
<col><b>Small intestine</b></col> <fld>(Human Anat. & Med.)</fld>,
<cd>the upper portion of the bowel, in which the process of digestion is
practically completed. It is narrow and contorted, and consists of three
parts, the duodenum, jejunum, and ileum.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Intext</ent><br/
<hw>In"text</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The text of a
book.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Herrick.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intextine</ent><br/
<hw>In*tex"tine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>In</ets>fine
+ <ets>extine</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A thin membrane
existing in the pollen grains of some plants, and situated between the
extine and the intine, as in <gen><OE/nothera</gen>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intextured</ent><br/
<hw>In*tex"tured</hw> <pr>(?; 135)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Inwrought;
woven in.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inthirst</ent><br/
<hw>In*thirst"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make
thirsty.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Inthrall</ent><br/
<hw>In*thrall"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Inthralled</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Inthralling</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf.
<er>Enthrall</er>.]</ety> <altsp>[Written also <asp>inthral</asp>,
<asp>enthral</asp>, and <asp>enthrall</asp>.]</altsp> <def>To reduce to
bondage or servitude; to make a thrall, slave, vassal, or captive of; to
enslave.</def><br/
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<p><q>She soothes, but never can <qex>inthrall</qex> my mind.</q>
<rj><qau>Prior.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inthrallment</ent><br/
<hw>In*thrall"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Written also
<ets>inthralment</ets>, <ets>enthrallment</ets>.]</ety> <def>Act of
inthralling, or state of being inthralled; servitude; bondage;
vassalage.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inthrone</ent><br/
<hw>In*throne"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>Same as
<er>Enthrone</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inthrong</ent><br/
<hw>In*throng"</hw> <pr>(?; 115)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To throng
or collect together.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>
<rj><au>Fairfax.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inthronization</ent><br/
<hw>In*thron`i*za"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL.
<ets>inthronizatio</ets>.]</ety> <def>Enthronement.</def> <rj><au>Bp.
Warburton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inthronize</ent><br/
<hw>In*thron"ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[LL.
<ets>inthronisare</ets>, Gr. <?/. See <er>Enthrone</er>.]</ety> <def>To
enthrone.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Intice</ent><br/
<hw>In*tice"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>See
<er>Entice</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>intima</ent><br/
<hw>intima</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>the innermost coat
of an organ, such as a blood vessel. It usually consists of an
endothelial layer of cells, backed by connective tissue and elastic
tissue.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>intimal</ent><br/
<hw>intimal</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>of or pertaining to the
intima.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intimacy</ent><br/
<hw>In"ti*ma*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Intimacies</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[From
<er>Intimate</er>.]</ety> <def>The state of being intimate; close
familiarity or association; nearness in friendship.</def></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Acquaintance; familiarity; fellowship;
friendship. See <er>Acquaintance</er>.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Intimate</ent><br/
<hw>In"ti*mate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Formerly
<ets>intime</ets>, L. <ets>intimus</ets>, a superl. corresponding to the
compar. <ets>interior</ets>: cf. F. <ets>intime</ets>. The form
<ets>intimate</ets> is due to confusion with <ets>intimate</ets>, v. t.
See <er>Interior</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Innermost; inward; internal; deep-seated;
hearty.</def> <ldquo/I knew from <xex>intimate</xex> impulse.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Near; close; direct; thorough; complete.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>He was honored with an <qex>intimate</qex> and immediate
admission.</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Close in friendship or acquaintance; familiar;
confidential; <as>as, an <ex>intimate</ex> friend</as>.</def></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Familiar; near; friendly; confidential.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intimate</ent><br/
<hw>In"ti*mate</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An intimate friend or associate;
a confidant.</def> <rj><au>Gov. of the Tongue.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intimate</ent><br/
<hw>In"ti*mate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Intimated</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Intimating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L.
<ets>intimatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>intimare</ets> to put, bring, drive,
or press into, to announce, make known, from <ets>intimus</ets> the
inmost. See <er>Intimate</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To announce; to declare; to publish; to communicate;
to make known.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>He, incontinent, did proclaim and <qex>intimate</qex> open
war.</q> <rj><qau>E. Hall.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>So both conspiring 'gan to <qex>intimate</qex><br/
Each other's grief.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To suggest obscurely or indirectly; to refer to
remotely; to give slight notice of; to hint; <as>as, he
<ex>intimated</ex> his intention of resigning his office</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The names of simple ideas and substances, with the abstract ideas
in the mind, <qex>intimate</qex> some real existence, from which was
derived their original pattern.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intimately</ent><br/
<hw>In"ti*mate*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an intimate
manner.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Intimation</ent><br/
<hw>In`ti*ma"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>intimatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>intimation</ets>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of intimating; also, the thing
intimated.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Announcement; declaration.</def>
<rj><au>Macaulay.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>They made an edict with an <qex>intimation</qex> that whosoever
killed a stork, should be banished.</q> <rj><qau>Holland.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A hint; an obscure or indirect suggestion or notice;
a remote or ambiguous reference; <as>as, he had given only
<ex>intimations</ex> of his design</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>Without mentioning the king of England, or giving the least
<qex>intimation</qex> that he was sent by him.</q> <rj><qau>Bp.
Burnet.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Intime</ent><br/
<hw>In"time</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Intimate</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <def>Inward; internal;
intimate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir K. Digby.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intimidate</ent><br/
<hw>In*tim"i*date</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Intimidated</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Intimidating</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[LL.
<ets>intimidatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>intimidare</ets> to frighten;
pref. <ets>in-</ets> in + <ets>timidus</ets> fearful, timid: cf. F.
<ets>intimider</ets>. See <er>Timid</er>.]</ety> <def>To make timid or
fearful; to inspire of affect with fear; to deter, as by threats; to
dishearten; to abash.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Now guilt, once harbored in the conscious breast,<br/
<qex>Intimidates</qex> the brave, degrades the great.</q>
<rj><qau>Johnson.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To dishearten; dispirit; abash; deter; frighten;
terrify; daunt; cow.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>intimidated</ent><br/
<hw>intimidated</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>made timid or
fearful as by threats.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>frightened into submission or compliance.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> browbeaten, bullied, cowed, hangdog.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>intimidating</ent><br/
<hw>intimidating</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>discouraging; inhibiting;
deterring. Opposite of <ant>encouraging</ant>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> daunting.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intimidation</ent><br/
<hw>In*tim`i*da"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>intimidation</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of making timid or fearful
or of deterring by threats; the state of being intimidated; <as>as, the
voters were kept from the polls by <ex>intimidation</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The king carried his measures in Parliament by
<qex>intimidation</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Paley.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intimidatory</ent><br/
<hw>In*tim"i*da*to*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Tending or
serving to intimidate.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Intinction</ent><br/
<hw>In*tinc"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>intinctio</ets>, fr. <ets>intingere</ets> to dip in; pref.
<ets>in-</ets> in + <ets>tingere</ets> to tinge.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of tingeing or dyeing.</def>
<rj><au>Blount.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>A method or practice of the
administration of the sacrament by dipping the bread or wafer in the
wine and administering both together.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intinctivity</ent><br/
<hw>In`tinc*tiv"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + L. <ets>tinctus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>tingere</ets>
to tinge]</ety> <def>The lack of the quality of coloring or tingeing
other bodies.</def> <rj><au>Kirwan.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intine</ent><br/
<hw>In"tine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>intus</ets>
within. Cf. <er>Extine</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A
transparent, extensible membrane of extreme tenuity, which forms the
innermost coating of grains of pollen.</def></p>

<p><ent>Intirely</ent><br/
<ent>Intire</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>In*tire"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>, <hw>In*tire"ly</hw>,
<pos>adv.</pos></mhw> <def>See <er>Entire</er>, <pos>a.</pos>,
<er>Entirely</er>, <pos>adv.</pos></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intitle</ent><br/
<hw>In*ti"tle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>See
<er>Entitle</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intitule</ent><br/
<hw>In*tit"ule</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Intituled</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Intituling</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>intituler</ets>. See <er>Entitle</er>.]</ety> <def>To entitle; to
give a title to.</def> <rj><au>Selden.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Into</ent><br/
<hw>In"to</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prep.</pos> <ety>[<ets>In</ets> +
<ets>to</ets>.]</ety> <def>To the inside of; within. It is used in a
variety of applications.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Expressing entrance, or a passing from the outside
of a thing to its interior parts; -- following verbs expressing motion;
<as>as, come <ex>into</ex> the house; go <ex>into</ex> the church; one
stream falls or runs <ex>into</ex> another; water enters <ex>into</ex>
the fine vessels of plants.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Expressing penetration beyond the outside or
surface, or access to the inside, or contents; <as>as, to look
<ex>into</ex> a letter or book; to look <ex>into</ex> an
apartment.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Indicating insertion; <as>as, to infuse more spirit
or animation <ex>into</ex> a composition</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Denoting inclusion; <as>as, put these ideas
<ex>into</ex> other words</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Indicating the passing of a thing from one form,
condition, or state to another; <as>as, compound substances may be
resolved <ex>into</ex> others which are more simple; ice is convertible
<ex>into</ex> water, and water <ex>into</ex> vapor; men are more easily
drawn than forced <ex>into</ex> compliance; we may reduce many distinct
substances <ex>into</ex> one mass; men are led by evidence <ex>into</ex>
belief of truth, and are often enticed <ex>into</ex> the commission of
crimes; she burst <ex>into</ex> tears; children are sometimes frightened
<ex>into</ex> fits; all persons are liable to be seduced <ex>into</ex>
error and folly.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note>Compare <er>In</er>.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intolerability</ent><br/
<hw>In*tol`er*a*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
quality of being intolerable; intolerableness.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intolerable</ent><br/
<hw>In*tol"er*a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>intol<eacute/rable</ets>, L. <ets>intolerabilis</ets>. See
<er>In-</er> not, and <er>Tolerable</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Not tolerable; not capable of being borne or
endured; not proper or right to be allowed; insufferable; insupportable;
unbearable; <as>as, <ex>intolerable</ex> pain; <ex>intolerable</ex> heat
or cold; an <ex>intolerable</ex> burden.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><-- p. 782 --></p>

<p><q>His insolence is more <qex>intolerable</qex><br/
Than all the princes in the land beside.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Enormous.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>This <qex>intolerable</qex> deal of sack.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj></p>

<p>-- <wordforms><wf>In*tol"er*a*ble*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> --
<wf>In*tol"er*a*bly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intolerance</ent><br/
<hw>In*tol"er*ance</hw> <pr>(<icr/n*t<ocr/l"<etil/r*<ait/ns)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>intolerantia</ets> impatience,
unendurableness: cf. F. <ets>intol<eacute/rance</ets>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Lack of capacity to endure; <as>as,
<ex>intolerance</ex> of light</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The quality of being intolerant; refusal to allow to
others the enjoyment of their opinions, chosen modes of worship, and the
like; lack of patience and forbearance; illiberality; bigotry; <as>as,
<ex>intolerance</ex> shown toward a religious sect</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>These few restrictions, I hope, are no great stretches of
<qex>intolerance</qex>, no very violent exertions of despotism.</q>
<rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intolerancy</ent><br/
<hw>In*tol"er*an*cy</hw>
<pr>(<icr/n*t<ocr/l"<etil/r*<ait/n*s<ycr/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Intolerance.</def> <rj><au>Bailey.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Intolerant</ent><br/
<hw>In*tol"er*ant</hw> <pr>(<icr/n*t<ocr/l"<etil/r*<ait/nt)</pr>,
<pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>intolerans</ets>, <ets>-antis</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>intol<eacute/rant</ets>. See <er>In-</er> not, and
<er>Tolerant</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Not enduring; not able to endure.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The powers of human bodies being limited and <qex>intolerant</qex>
of excesses.</q> <rj><qau>Arbuthnot.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Not tolerating difference of opinion or sentiment,
especially in religious matters; refusing to allow others the enjoyment
of their opinions, rights, or worship; unjustly impatient of the opinion
of those disagree with us; not tolerant; unforbearing;
bigoted.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Religion, harsh, <qex>intolerant</qex>, austere,<br/
Parent of manners like herself severe.</q>
<rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Intolerant</ent><br/
<hw>In*tol"er*ant</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An intolerant person; a
bigot.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intolerantly</ent><br/
<hw>In*tol"er*ant*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an intolerant
manner.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intolerated</ent><br/
<hw>In*tol"er*a`ted</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
tolerated.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intolerating</ent><br/
<hw>In*tol"er*a`ting</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Intolerant.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intoleration</ent><br/
<hw>In*tol`er*a"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Intolerance;
lack of toleration; refusal to tolerate a difference of
opinion.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intomb</ent><br/
<hw>In*tomb"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Intombed</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Intombing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To place in a tomb; to
bury; to entomb. See <er>Entomb</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intombment</ent><br/
<hw>In*tomb"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Entombment</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Intonate</ent><br/
<hw>In"to*nate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>intonatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>intonare</ets> to thunder,
resound.]</ety> <def>To thunder.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Bailey.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intonate</ent><br/
<hw>In"to*nate</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Intonated</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Intonating</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[See
<er>Intone</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>To sound the tones of the musical
scale; to practice the sol-fa.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To modulate the voice in a musical, sonorous, and
measured manner, as in reading the liturgy; to intone.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intonate</ent><br/
<hw>In"to*nate</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To utter in a musical or
sonorous manner; to chant; <as>as, to <ex>intonate</ex> the
liturgy</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intonation</ent><br/
<hw>In`to*na"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See 1st
<er>Intonate</er>.]</ety> <def>A thundering; thunder.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bailey.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intonation</ent><br/
<hw>In`to*na"tion</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>intonation</ets>. See <er>Intone</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<fld>(Mus.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The act of sounding the tones of the
musical scale.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Singing or playing in good tune
or otherwise; <as>as, her <ex>intonation</ex> was false</as>.</def>
<sd>(c)</sd> <def>Reciting in a musical prolonged tone; intonating, or
singing of the opening phrase of a plain-chant, psalm, or canticle by a
single voice, as of a priest. See <er>Intone</er>, <pos>v.
t.</pos></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The manner of speaking, especially the placement of
emphasis, the cadence, and the rise and fall of the pitch of the voice
while speaking.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intone</ent><br/
<hw>In*tone"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Intoned</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Intoning</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[LL. <ets>intonare</ets>,
<ets>intonatum</ets>; pref. <ets>in-</ets> in + L. <ets>tonus</ets>
tone. See <er>Tone</er> and cf. <er>Entune</er>,
<er>Intonate</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To utter with a musical or
prolonged note or tone; to chant; <as>as, to <ex>intone</ex> the church
service</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To speak with a distinctive or unusual tone in the
voice, or in a monotone; <as>as, the professor <ex>intoned</ex> his
lectures as though by rote</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intone</ent><br/
<hw>In*tone"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To utter a prolonged tone or a
deep, protracted sound; to speak or recite in a measured, sonorous
manner; to intonate.</def> <rj><au>Pope.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intorsion</ent><br/
<hw>In*tor"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>intortio</ets> a curling, crisping: cf. F. <ets>intorsion</ets>.
See <er>Intort</er>, and cf. <er>Intortion</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A winding, bending, or twisting.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The bending or twining of any part
of a plant toward one side or the other, or in any direction from the
vertical.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intort</ent><br/
<hw>In*tort"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Intorted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Intorting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>intortus</ets>, p. p.
of <ets>intoquere</ets> to twist; pref. <ets>in-</ets> in +
<ets>torquere</ets> to twist.]</ety> <def>To twist in and out; to twine;
to wreathe; to wind; to wring.</def> <rj><au>Pope.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intortion</ent><br/
<hw>In*tor"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Intorsion</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intoxicant</ent><br/
<hw>In*tox"i*cant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>That which
intoxicates; an intoxicating agent; <as>as, alcohol, opium, and laughing
gas are <ex>intoxicants</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intoxicate</ent><br/
<hw>In*tox"i*cate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[LL.
<ets>intoxicatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>intoxicare</ets> to drug or
poison; pref. <ets>in-</ets> in + L. <ets>toxicum</ets> a poison in
which arrows were dipped, Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ pertaining to a bow. See
<er>Toxic</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Intoxicated.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Overexcited, as with joy or grief.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Alas, good mother, be not <qex>intoxicate</qex> for me;<br/
I am well enough.</q> <rj><qau>Chapman.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intoxicate</ent><br/
<hw>In*tox"i*cate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Intoxicated</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Intoxicating</conjf>.]</vmorph><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To poison; to drug.</def>
<rj><au>South.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To make drunk; to inebriate; to excite or to stupefy
by strong drink or by a narcotic substance.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>With new wine <qex>inoxicated</qex> both.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To excite to a transport of enthusiasm, frenzy, or
madness; to elate unduly or excessively.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>Intoxicated</qex> with the sound of those very bells.</q>
<rj><qau>G. Eliot.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>They are not <qex>intoxicated</qex> by military success.</q>
<rj><qau>Jowett (Thuc.).</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intoxicatedness</ent><br/
<hw>In*tox"i*ca`ted*ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state
of being intoxicated; intoxication; drunkenness.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intoxicating</ent><br/
<hw>In*tox"i*ca`ting</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Producing
intoxication; fitted to intoxicate; <as>as, <ex>intoxicating</ex>
liquors</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intoxication</ent><br/
<hw>In*tox`i*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A poisoning, as by a alcoholic or a narcotic
substance.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The state of being intoxicated or drunk;
inebriation; ebriety; drunkenness; the act of intoxicating or making
drunk.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A high excitement of mind; an elation which rises to
enthusiasm, frenzy, or madness.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>That secret <qex>intoxication</qex> of pleasure.</q>
<rj><qau>Spectator.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Drunkenness; inebriation; inebriety; ebriety;
infatuation; delirium. See <er>Drunkenness</er>.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intra-</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>In"tra-</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[L. <ets>intra</ets>, prep.,
within, on the inside; akin to <ets>inter</ets>. See
<er>Inter-</er>.]</ety> <def>A prefix signifying <xex>in</xex>,
<xex>within</xex>, <xex>interior</xex>; <as>as, <ex>intra</ex>ocular,
within the eyeball; <ex>intra</ex>marginal.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intraaxillary</ent><br/
<hw>In`tra*ax"il*la*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Situated below the point where a leaf joins the
stem.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intracellular</ent><br/
<hw>In`tra*cel"lu*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Within a cell; <as>as, the
<ex>intracellular</ex> movements seen in the pigment cells, the salivary
cells, and in the protoplasm of some vegetable cells;
<ex>intracellular</ex> enzymes</as>. Contrasted with
<contr>extracellular</contr>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intracolic</ent><br/
<hw>In`tra*col"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>
<def>Within the colon; <as>as, the <ex>intracolic</ex>
valve</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intracranial</ent><br/
<hw>In`tra*cra"ni*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Within the
cranium or skull.</def> <rj><au>Sir W. Hamilton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intractability</ent><br/
<hw>In*tract`a*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
quality of being intractable; intractableness.</def> <rj><au>Bp.
Hurd.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intractable</ent><br/
<hw>In*tract"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>intractabilis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>intraitable</ets>, formerly also
<ets>intractable</ets>. See <er>In-</er> not, and
<er>Tractable</er>.]</ety> <def>Not tractable; not easily governed,
managed, or directed; indisposed to be taught, disciplined, or tamed;
violent; stubborn; obstinate; refractory; <as>as, an
<ex>intractable</ex> child</as>.</def></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Stubborn; perverse; obstinate; refractory; cross;
unmanageable; unruly; headstrong; violent; ungovernable;
unteachable.</syn></p>

<p>-- <wordforms><wf>In*tract"a*ble*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> --
<wf>In*tract"a*bly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intractile</ent><br/
<hw>In*tract"ile</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not tractile;
incapable of being drawn out or extended.</def>
<rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>intracutaneous</ent><br/
<hw>intracutaneous</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>relating to areas between
the layers of the skin.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> intradermal, intradermic.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>intradermal</ent><br/
<hw>intradermal</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>relating to areas between the
layers of the skin.</def> <illu>an <ex>intradermal</ex>
injection</illu><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> intradermic, intracutaneous.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>intradermic</ent><br/
<hw>intradermic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>same as
<er>intradermal</er>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> intradermal, intracutaneous.</syn><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intrados</ent><br/
<hw>In*tra"dos</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L.
<ets>intra</ets> within + F. <ets>dos</ets> the back, L.
<ets>dorsum</ets>. Cf. <er>Extrados</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>
<def>The interior curve of an arch; esp., the inner or lower curved face
of the whole body of voussoirs taken together. See
<er>Extrados</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intrafoliaceous</ent><br/
<hw>In`tra*fo`li*a"ceous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Growing immediately above, or in front of, a
leaf; <as>as, <ex>intrafoliaceous</ex> stipules</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intrafusion</ent><br/
<hw>In`tra*fu"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>intra-</ets> + L. <ets>fundere</ets>, <ets>fusum</ets>, to
pour.]</ety> <def>The act of pouring into a vessel; specif.
<fld>(Med.)</fld>, the operation of introducing a substance into a blood
vessel; <as>as, <ex>intrafusion</ex> of blood</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intralobular</ent><br/
<hw>In`tra*lob"u*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>
<def>Within lobules; <as>as, the <ex>intralobular</ex> branches of the
hepatic veins</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intramarginal</ent><br/
<hw>In`tra*mar"gin*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Situated
within the margin.</def> <rj><au>Loudon.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intramercurial</ent><br/
<hw>In`tra*mer*cu"ri*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>Between the planet Mercury and the sun; --
<as>as, the hypothetical Vulcan is
<ex>intramercurial</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intramolecular</ent><br/
<hw>In`tra*mo*lec"u*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<fld>(Chem. & Physics)</fld> <def>Between molecules; situated, or
acting, between the molecules of bodies.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Being or occurring within a single molecule; <as>as,
<ex>intramolecular</ex> hydrogen bonds</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intramundane</ent><br/
<hw>In`tra*mun"dane</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Being within
the material world; -- opposed to <ant>extramundane</ant>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intramural</ent><br/
<hw>In`tra*mu"ral</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Being within the walls, as of a city.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <specif>Hence:</specif> <def>Of or pertaining to those
activities occurring within a single institution or organization,
<as>such as <ex>intramural</ex> sports involving students of a single
school; an <ex>intramural</ex> debate within a professional
society</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Anat. & Med.)</fld> <def>Being within the substance
of the walls of an organ; <as>as, <ex>intramural</ex>
pregnancy</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intranquillity</ent><br/
<hw>In`tran*quil"li*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Unquietness; restlessness.</def> <rj><au>Sir W.
Temple.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intranscalent</ent><br/
<hw>In`trans*ca"lent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Impervious to
heat; adiathermic.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intransgressible</ent><br/
<hw>In`trans*gress"i*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>intragressibilis</ets> that can not be crossed. See <er>In-</er>
not, and <er>Transgress</er>.]</ety> <def>Incapable of being
transgressed; not to be passed over or crossed.</def>
<rj><au>Holland.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intransient</ent><br/
<hw>In*tran"sient</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not transient;
remaining; permanent.</def> <rj><au>Killingbeck.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intransigent</ent><br/
<hw>In*trans"i*gent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>intransigeant</ets> (cf. Sp. <ets>intransigente</ets>); pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + L. <ets>transigere</ets> to come to an agreement;
<ets>trans</ets> across + <ets>agere</ets> to lead, act.]</ety>
<def>Refusing compromise; uncompromising; inflexible;
irreconcilable.</def> <rj><au>Lond. Sat. Rev.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Intransigentes</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>In`trans"i*gen*tes</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[Sp.]</ety> <fld>(Spanish Politics)</fld> <def>The extreme
radicals; the party of the irreconcilables.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Intransitive</ent><br/
<hw>In*tran"si*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>intransitivus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>intransitif</ets>. See
<er>In-</er> not, and <er>Transitive</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Not
passing farther; kept; detained.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>And then it is for the image's sake and so far is
<qex>intransitive</qex>; but whatever is paid more to the image is
transitive and passes further.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>Not transitive; not passing over
to an object; expressing an action or state that is limited to the agent
or subject, or, in other words, an action which does not require an
object to complete the sense; <as>as, an <ex>intransitive</ex> verb,
<it>e. g.</it>, the bird <examp>flies</examp>; the dog
<examp>runs</examp></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ <xex>Intransitive</xex> verbs have no passive form. Some
verbs which appear at first sight to be <xex>intransitive</xex> are in
reality, or were originally, <xex>transitive</xex> verbs with a
reflexive or other object omitted; as, he <xex>keeps</xex> (<it>i.
e.</it>, himself) aloof from danger. <xex>Intransitive</xex> verbs may
take a noun of kindred signification for a cognate object; as, he
<xex>died</xex> the <xex>death</xex> of a hero; he <xex>dreamed</xex> a
<xex>dream</xex>. Some <xex>intransitive</xex> verbs, by the addition of
a preposition, become <xex>transitive</xex>, and so admit of a passive
voice; as, the man <xex>laughed at</xex>; he <xex>was laughed at</xex>
by the man.</note><br/
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<p><ent>Intransitively</ent><br/
<hw>In*tran"si*tive*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <fld>(Gram.)</fld>
<def>Without an object following; in the manner of an intransitive
verb.</def><br/
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<p><ent>In transitu</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>In` tran"si*tu</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[L.]</ety>
<fld>(Law)</fld> <def>In transit; during passage; <as>as, goods <ex>in
transitu</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Intransmissible</ent><br/
<hw>In`trans*mis"si*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
capable of being transmitted; <as>as, an <ex>intransmissable</ex>
illness</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intransmutability</ent><br/
<hw>In`trans*mu`ta*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
quality of being intransmutable.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Intransmutable</ent><br/
<hw>In`trans*mut"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not capable
of being transmuted or changed into another substance.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intrant</ent><br/
<hw>In"trant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>intrans</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>intrare</ets> to enter. See
<er>Enter</er>.]</ety> <def>Entering; penetrating.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intrant</ent><br/
<hw>In"trant</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who enters; especially, a
person entering upon some office or station.</def>
<rj><au>Hume.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Intranuclear</ent><br/
<hw>In`tra*nu"cle*ar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Biol.)</fld>
<def>Of or pertaining to, or located on the inside of a nucleus; taking
place within a nucleus; referring especially to the nucleus of a cell;
<as>as, the <ex>intranuclear</ex> network of fibrils, seen in the first
stages of karyokinesis</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intrap</ent><br/
<hw>In*trap"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>See
<er>Entrap</er>.</def> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intraparietal</ent><br/
<hw>In"tra*pa*ri"e*tal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Situated or
occurring within an inclosure; shut off from public sight; private;
secluded; retired.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>I have no Turkish proclivities, and I do not think that, after
all, impaling is preferable as a mode of capital punishment to
<qex>intraparietal</qex> hanging.</q> <rj><qau>Rolleston.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intrapetiolar</ent><br/
<hw>In`tra*pet"i*o*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Situated between the petiole and the stem; --
said of the pair of stipules at the base of a petiole when united by
those margins next the petiole, thus seeming to form a single stipule
between the petiole and the stem or branch; -- often confounded with
<xex>interpetiolar</xex>, from which it differs essentially in
meaning.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intraterritorial</ent><br/
<hw>In`tra*ter`ri*to"ri*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Within
the territory or a territory.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Intrathoracic</ent><br/
<hw>In`tra*tho*rac"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Within the
thorax or chest.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Intratropical</ent><br/
<hw>In`tra*trop"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Within the
tropics.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Intrauterine</ent><br/
<hw>In`tra*u"ter*ine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Within the
uterus or womb; <as>as, <ex>intrauterine</ex> hemorrhage; an
<ex>intrauterine</ex> device</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>intrauterine device</ent><br/
<hw>in`tra*u"ter*ine de*vice"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
<isa>contraceptive device</isa> consisting of a small, usually plastic
object placed within the uterus to prevent conception; also called
<altname>IUD</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intravalvular</ent><br/
<hw>In`tra*valv"u*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Between
valves.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Intravenous</ent><br/
<hw>In`tra*ve"nous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Within the veins.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Administered by injection into a vein; <as>as, an
<ex>intravenous</ex> antibiotic infusion</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intraventricular</ent><br/
<hw>In`tra*ven*tric"u*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Within
or between ventricles.</def><br/
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<p><ent>in-tray</ent><br/
<hw>in-tray</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a wood or metal receptacle placed on
a desk to hold incoming material requiring attention, especially
documents.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> in-box, in-basket.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intreasure</ent><br/
<hw>In*treas"ure</hw> <pr>(?; 135)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To lay
up, as in a treasury; to hoard.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Intreat</ent><br/
<hw>In*treat"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>See
<er>Entreat</er>.</def> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intreatable</ent><br/
<hw>In*treat"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>treatable</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not to be
entreated; inexorable.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intreatance</ent><br/
<hw>In*treat"ance</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Entreaty.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Holland.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intreatful</ent><br/
<hw>In*treat"ful</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Full of
entreaty.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intrench</ent><br/
<hw>In*trench"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Intrenched</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Intrenching</conjf>.]</vmorph><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To cut in; to furrow; to make trenches in or
upon.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>It was this very sword <qex>intrenched</qex> it.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>His face<br/
Deep scars of thunder had <qex>intrenched</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To surround with a trench or with intrenchments, as
in fortification; to fortify with a ditch and parapet; <as>as, the army
<ex>intrenched</ex> their camp, or <ex>intrenched</ex>
itself</as>.</def> <ldquo/In the suburbs close
<xex>intrenched</xex>.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intrench</ent><br/
<hw>In*trench"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To invade; to encroach; to
infringe or trespass; to enter on, and take possession of, that which
belongs to another; -- usually followed by <xex>on</xex> or
<xex>upon</xex>; <as>as, the king was charged with <ex>intrenching</ex>
on the rights of the nobles, and the nobles were accused of
<ex>intrenching</ex> on the prerogative of the crown</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>We are not to <qex>intrench</qex> upon truth in any conversation,
but least of all with children.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intrenchant</ent><br/
<hw>In*trench"ant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>trenchant</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not to be gashed
or marked with furrows.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>As easy mayest thou the <qex>intrenchant</qex> air<br/
With thy keen sword impress, as make me bleed.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intrenchment</ent><br/
<hw>In*trench"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From
<er>Intrench</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of intrenching or the state of being
intrenched.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>Any defensive work consisting of
at least a trench or ditch and a parapet made from the earth thrown up
in making such a ditch.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>On our side, we have thrown up <qex>intrenchments</qex> on Winter
and Prospect Hills.</q> <rj><qau>Washington.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Any defense or protection.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>An encroachment or infringement.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The slight <qex>intrenchment</qex> upon individual freedom.</q>
<rj><qau>Southey.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intrepid</ent><br/
<hw>In*trep"id</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>intrepidus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>intr<eacute/pide</ets>. See
<er>In-</er> not, and <er>Trepidation</er>.]</ety> <def>Not trembling or
shaking with fear; fearless; bold; brave; undaunted; courageous; <as>as,
an <ex>intrepid</ex> soldier; <ex>intrepid</ex> spirit.</as></def></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Fearless; dauntless; resolute; brave; courageous;
daring; valiant; heroic; doughty.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intrepidity</ent><br/
<hw>In`tre*pid"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>intr<eacute/pidit<eacute/</ets>.]</ety> <def>The quality or state
of being intrepid; fearless bravery; courage; resoluteness;
valor.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Sir Roger had acquitted himself of two or three sentences with a
look of much business and great <qex>intrepidity</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Courage; heroism; bravery; fortitude; gallantry;
valor. See <er>Courage</er>, <er>Heroism</er>.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intrepidly</ent><br/
<hw>In*trep"id*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an intrepid
manner; courageously; resolutely.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intricable</ent><br/
<hw>In"tri*ca*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Intricate</er>.]</ety> <def>Entangling.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Shelton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intricacy</ent><br/
<hw>In"tri*ca*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Intricacies</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[From
<er>Intricate</er>.]</ety> <def>The state or quality of being intricate
or entangled; perplexity; involution; complication; complexity; that
which is intricate or involved; <as>as, the <ex>intricacy</ex> of a
knot; the <ex>intricacy</ex> of accounts; the <ex>intricacy</ex> of a
cause in controversy; the <ex>intricacy</ex> of a plot.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Freed from <qex>intricacies</qex>, taught to live<br/
The easiest way.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intricate</ent><br/
<hw>In"tri*cate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>intricatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>intricare</ets> to entangle,
perplex. Cf. <er>Intrigue</er>, <er>Extricate</er>.]</ety>
<def>Entangled; involved; perplexed; complicated; difficult to
understand, follow, arrange, or adjust; <as>as, <ex>intricate</ex>
machinery, labyrinths, accounts, plots, etc.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>His style was fit to convey the most <qex>intricate</qex> business
to the understanding with the utmost clearness.</q>
<rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The nature of man is <qex>intricate</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- <er>Intricate</er>, <er>Complex</er>,
<er>Complicated</er>.</syn> <usage> A thing is <xex>complex</xex> when
it is made up of parts; it is <xex>complicated</xex> when those parts
are so many, or so arranged, as to make it difficult to grasp them; it
is <xex>intricate</xex> when it has numerous windings and confused
involutions which it is hard to follow out. What is <xex>complex</xex>
must be resolved into its parts; what is <xex>complicated</xex> must be
drawn out and developed; what is <xex>intricate</xex> must be
unraveled.</usage><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intricate</ent><br/
<hw>In"tri*cate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To entangle; to
involve; to make perplexing.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>It makes men troublesome, and <qex>intricates</qex> all wise
discourses.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intricately</ent><br/
<hw>In"tri*cate*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an
intricate manner.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intricateness</ent><br/
<hw>In"tri*cate*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or quality of
being intricate; intricacy.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intrication</ent><br/
<hw>In`tri*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Entanglement.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intrigante</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>In`tri`gante"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety>
<def>A female intriguer.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><-- p. 783 --></p>

<p><ent>Intrigue</ent><br/
<hw>In*trigue"</hw> <pr>(<icr/n*tr<emac/g")</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Intrigued</conjf>
<pr>(-tr<emac/gd")</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Intriguing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F. <ets>intriguer</ets>, OF.
<ets>intriquer</ets>, <ets>entriquer</ets>; cf. It.
<ets>intrigare</ets>. See <er>Intricate</er>, <er>Extricate</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>To form a plot or scheme; to contrive to accomplish a
purpose by secret artifice.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To carry on a secret and illicit love or
amour.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intrigue</ent><br/
<hw>In*trigue"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To fill with artifice and
duplicity; to complicate; to embarrass.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>How doth it [sin] perplex and <qex>intrique</qex> the whole course
of your lives!</q> <rj><qau>Dr. J. Scott.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intrigue</ent><br/
<hw>In*trigue"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>intrique</ets>. See
<er>Intrigue</er>, <pos>v. i.</pos>]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Intricacy; complication.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Sir M. Hale.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A complicated plot or scheme intended to effect some
purpose by secret artifice; conspiracy; stratagem.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Busy meddlers with <qex>intrigues</qex> of state.</q>
<rj><qau>Pomfret.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The plot of a play or romance; a complicated scheme
of designs, actions, and events.</def> <rj><au>Pope.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A secret and illicit love affair between two persons
of different sexes; an amour; a liaison.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The hero of a comedy is represented victorious in all his
<qex>intrigues</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Plot; scheme; conspiracy; machination.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intriguer</ent><br/
<hw>In*trigu"er</hw> <pr>(<icr/n*tr<emac/g"<etil/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>One who intrigues.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intriguery</ent><br/
<hw>In*trigu"er*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Arts or practice
of intrigue.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intriguingly</ent><br/
<hw>In*trigu"ing*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>By means of,
or in the manner of, intrigue.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Intrinse</ent><br/
<hw>In*trinse"</hw> <pr>(<icr/n*tr<icr/ns")</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[See <er>Intrinsic</er>, and <er>Intense</er>.]</ety> <def>Tightly
drawn; or (perhaps) intricate.</def> <mark>[Very rare]</mark><br/
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<p><q>Like rats, oft bite the holy cords atwain,<br/
Which are too <qex>intrinse</qex> to unloose.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Intrinsic</ent><br/
<hw>In*trin"sic</hw> <pr>(<icr/n*tr<icr/n"s<icr/k)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[L. <ets>intrinsecus</ets> inward, on the inside; <ets>intra</ets>
within + <ets>secus</ets> otherwise, beside; akin to E.
<ets>second</ets>: cf. F. <ets>intrins<egrave/que</ets>. See
<er>Inter-</er>, <er>Second</er>, and cf. <er>Extrinsic</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Inward; internal; hence, true; genuine; real;
essential; inherent; not merely apparent or accidental; -- opposed to
<ant>extrinsic</ant>; <as>as, the <ex>intrinsic</ex> value of gold or
silver; the <ex>intrinsic</ex> merit of an action; the
<ex>intrinsic</ex> worth or goodness of a person.</as></def><br/
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<p><q>He was better qualified than they to estimate justly the
<qex>intrinsic</qex> value of Grecian philosophy and refinement.</q>
<rj><qau>I. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Included wholly within an organ
or limb, as certain groups of muscles; -- opposed to
<ant>extrinsic</ant>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Intrinsic energy of a body</b></col>
<fld>(Physics)</fld>, <cd>the work it can do in virtue of its actual
condition, without any supply of energy from without.</cd> --
<col><b>Intrinsic equation of a curve</b></col> <fld>(Geom.)</fld>,
<cd>the equation which expresses the relation which the length of a
curve, measured from a given point of it, to a movable point, has to the
angle which the tangent to the curve at the movable point makes with a
fixed line.</cd> -- <col><b>Intrinsic value</b></col>. <cd>See the Note
under <er>Value</er>, <pos>n.</pos></cd></cs></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Inherent; innate; natural; real;
genuine.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Intrinsic</ent><br/
<hw>In*trin"sic</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A genuine quality.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Warburton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Intrinsical</ent><br/
<hw>In*trin"sic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <altsp>[Formerly
written <asp>intrinsecal</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Intrinsic.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Intimate; closely familiar.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir H. Wotton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Intrinsicality</ent><br/
<hw>In*trin`si*cal"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
quality of being intrinsic; essentialness; genuineness;
reality.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Intrinsically</ent><br/
<hw>In*trin"sic*al*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos>
<def>Internally; in its nature; essentially; really; truly.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A lie is a thing absolutely and <qex>intrinsically</qex> evil.</q>
<rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Intrinsicalness</ent><br/
<hw>In*trin"sic*al*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being
intrinsical; intrinsicality.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Intrinsicate</ent><br/
<hw>In*trin"si*cate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Intricate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intro-</ent><br/
<hw>In"tro-</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[L. <ets>intro</ets>, adv.,
inwardly, within. See <er>Inter-</er>.]</ety> <def>A prefix signifying
<sig>within</sig>, <sig>into</sig>, <sig>in</sig>, <sig>inward</sig>;
<as>as, <ex>intro</ex>duce, <ex>intro</ex>reception,
<ex>intro</ex>thoracic</as>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Introcession</ent><br/
<hw>In`tro*ces"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>introcedere</ets>, <ets>introcessum</ets>, to go in;
<ets>intro</ets> within + <ets>cedere</ets> to go.]</ety>
<fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A depression, or inward sinking of
parts.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Introduce</ent><br/
<hw>In`tro*duce"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Introduced</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Introducing</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L.
<ets>introducere</ets>, <ets>introductum</ets>; <ets>intro</ets> within
+ <ets>ducere</ets> to lead. See <er>Intro-</er>, and
<er>Duke</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To lead or bring in; to conduct or usher in; <as>as,
to <ex>introduce</ex> a person into a drawing-room</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To put (something into a place); to insert; <as>as,
to <ex>introduce</ex> the finger, or a probe</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To lead to and make known by formal announcement or
recommendation; hence, to cause to be acquainted; <as>as, to
<ex>introduce</ex> strangers; to <ex>introduce</ex> one person to
another.</as></def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To bring into notice, practice, cultivation, or use;
<as>as, to <ex>introduce</ex> a new fashion, method, or
plant</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To produce; to cause to exist; to induce.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>Whosoever <qex>introduces</qex> habits in children, deserves the
care and attention of their governors.</q>
<rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>To open to notice; to begin; to present; <as>as, he
<ex>introduced</ex> the subject with a long preface</as>.</def></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To bring in; usher in; insert; begin;
preface.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Introducement</ent><br/
<hw>In`tro*duce"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Introduction.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Introducer</ent><br/
<hw>In`tro*du"cer</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that
which, introduces.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Introduct</ent><br/
<hw>In`tro*duct"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
introduce.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Introduction</ent><br/
<hw>In`tro*duc"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>introductio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>introduction</ets>. See
<er>Introduce</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of introducing, or bringing to
notice.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The act of formally making persons known to each
other; a presentation or making known of one person to another by name;
<as>as, the <ex>introduction</ex> of one stranger to
another</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>That part of a book or discourse which introduces or
leads the way to the main subject, or part; preliminary; matter;
preface; proem; exordium.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A formal and elaborate preliminary treatise;
specifically, a treatise introductory to other treatises, or to a course
of study; a guide; <as>as, an <ex>introduction</ex> to English
literature</as>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Introductive</ent><br/
<hw>In`tro*duc"tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>introductif</ets>.]</ety> <def>Serving to introduce;
introductory.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>In`tro*duc"tive*ly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><ent>Introductor</ent><br/
<hw>In`tro*duc"tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety>
<def>An introducer.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Introductorily</ent><br/
<hw>In`tro*duc"to*ri*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>By way
of introduction.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Introductory</ent><br/
<hw>In`tro*duc"to*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>itroductorius</ets>: cf. F. <ets>introductoire</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Serving to introduce something else; leading to the main subject or
business; preliminary; prefatory; <as>as, <ex>introductory</ex>
proceedings; an <ex>introductory</ex> discourse.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Introductress</ent><br/
<hw>In`tro*duc"tress</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A female
introducer.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Introflexed</ent><br/
<hw>In`tro*flexed"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Flexed or bent
inward.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Introgression</ent><br/
<hw>In`tro*gres"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>introgressus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>introgredi</ets> to go in;
<ets>intro-</ets> within + <ets>gradi</ets> to step, go.]</ety> <def>The
act of going in; entrance.</def> <rj><au>Blount.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Introit</ent><br/
<hw>In*tro"it</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>introitus</ets>, fr. <ets>introire</ets> to go into, to enter;
<ets>intro</ets> within + <ets>ire</ets> to go: cf. F.
<ets>introit</ets>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A going in.</def> <rj><au>Caxton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(R. C. Ch.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A psalm sung or
chanted immediately before the collect, epistle, and gospel, and while
the priest is entering within the rails of the altar.</def> <sd>(b)</sd>
<def>A part of a psalm or other portion of Scripture read by the priest
at Mass immediately after ascending to the altar.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(R. C. Ch.)</fld> <def>An anthem or psalm sung
before the Communion service.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Any composition of vocal music appropriate to the
opening of church services.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intromission</ent><br/
<hw>In`tro*mis"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>intromission</ets>. See <er>Intromit</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of sending in or of putting in;
insertion.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <specif>Specifically;</specif> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>The insertion of the male copulatory organ into the female in the
process of coitus.</def> <rj><au>South.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><q>Four populations [of the vlei rat] varied in a number of
parameters of copulatory behavior, such as latency to first mount,
number of <qex>intromissions</qex> per series, and latency to
<qex>intromission</qex> after first ejaculation.</q> <rj><qau>Edith
Dempster (African Small Mammals Newsletter, Issue No. 16, May 1996,
Laboratoir Mammif<egrave/res & Oiseaux, Paris)</qau></rj><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The act of letting go in; admission.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Scots Law)</fld> <def>An intermeddling with the
affairs of another, either on legal grounds or without
authority.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intromit</ent><br/
<hw>In`tro*mit"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Intromitted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Intromitting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>intromittere</ets>,
<ets>intromissum</ets>; <ets>intro-</ets> within + <ets>mittere</ets> to
send.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To send in or put in; to insert or introduce.</def>
<rj><au>Greenhill.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To allow to pass in; to admit.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Glass in the window <qex>intromits</qex> light, without cold.</q>
<rj><qau>Holder.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intromit</ent><br/
<hw>In`tro*mit"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <fld>(Scots Law)</fld> <def>To
intermeddle with the effects or goods of another.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intromittent</ent><br/
<hw>In`tro*mit"tent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>intromittens</ets>, p. pr.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Throwing, or allowing to pass, into or
within.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>Used in copulation; -- said of
the external reproductive organs of the males of many animals, and
sometimes of those of the females.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intromitter</ent><br/
<hw>In`tro*mit"ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
intromits.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intropression</ent><br/
<hw>In`tro*pres"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Pressure
acting within.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Introreception</ent><br/
<hw>In`tro*re*cep"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of
admitting into or within.</def> <rj><au>Hammond.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Introrse</ent><br/
<hw>In*trorse"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>introrsus</ets> inward, contr. from <ets>introversus</ets>. See
<er>Introvert</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Turning or facing
inward, or toward the axis of the part to which it belongs.</def>
<rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Introspect</ent><br/
<hw>In`tro*spect"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>introspectus</ets>, p. p. <ets>introspicere</ets> to look into;
<ets>intro</ets> within + <ets>specere</ets> to look. See
<er>Spy</er>.]</ety> <def>To look into or within; to view the inside
of.</def> <rj><au>Bailey.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Introspection</ent><br/
<hw>In`tro*spec"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>introspection</ets>.]</ety> <def>A view of the inside or interior;
a looking inward;</def> <specif>specifically,</specif> <def>the act or
process of self-examination, or inspection of one's own thoughts and
feelings; the cognition which the mind has of its own acts and states;
self-consciousness; reflection.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>I was forced to make an <qex>introspection</qex> into my own
mind.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Introspectionist</ent><br/
<hw>In`tro*spec"tion*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Metaph.)</fld>
<def>One given to the introspective method of examining the phenomena of
the soul.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Introspective</ent><br/
<hw>In`tro*spec"tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>introspectif</ets>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Inspecting within; seeing inwardly; capable of, or
exercising, inspection; self-conscious.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Involving the act or results of conscious knowledge
of physical phenomena; -- contrasted with
<contr>associational</contr>.</def> <rj><au>J. S. Mill.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Introsume</ent><br/
<hw>In`tro*sume"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>intro-</ets> + L. <ets>sumere</ets> to take.]</ety> <def>To draw
in; to swallow.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Evelyn.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Introsusception</ent><br/
<hw>In`tro*sus*cep"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>The act or process of receiving within.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The person is corrupted by the <qex>introsusception</qex> of a
nature which becomes evil thereby.</q>
<rj><qau>Coleridge.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Same as
<er>Intussusception</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Introvenient</ent><br/
<hw>In`tro*ven"ient</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>introveniens</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>introvenire</ets> to come in;
<ets>intro</ets> within + <ets>venire</ets> to come.]</ety> <def>Coming
in together; entering; commingling.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir
T. Browne.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Introversion</ent><br/
<hw>In`tro*ver"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Introvert</er>.]</ety> <def>The act of introverting, or the state of
being introverted; the act of turning the mind inward.</def>
<rj><au>Berkeley.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>introversive</ent><br/
<hw>introversive</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <fld>(Psychol.)</fld>
<def>directed inward; marked by interest in oneself or concerned with
inner feelings. Contrasted with <ant>extroversive</ant>.</def> [Narrower
terms: <stype>introvert, introverted, introvertive</stype>;
<stype>introvertish, shut-in </stype>]. Antonym: <ant>ambiversive</ant>.
<see>Also See: <er>unsociable</er>.</see><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Introvert</ent><br/
<hw>In`tro*vert"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Introverted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Introverting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Pref. <ets>intro-</ets> +
L. <ets>vertere</ets>, <ets>versum</ets>, to turn.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To turn or bend inward.</def>
<ldquo/<xex>Introverted</xex> toes.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Cowper.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To look within; to introspect.</def> <rj><au>Lew
Wallace.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Introvert</ent><br/
<hw>In"tro*vert`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A
person who is introverted; one concerned predominantly with himself or
his own feelings. Contrasted with <contr>extrovert</contr>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A person who is shy.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A part that can be
introverted{1}.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>introverted</ent><br/
<hw>in"tro*vert`ed</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>examining one's
own sensory and perceptual experiences. Contrasted with
<ant>extrospective</ant>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> introspective.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>marked by concern predominantly with oneself or
one's own feelings. Contrasted with
<contr>extroverted</contr>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> introvert, introvertive.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>introvertish</ent><br/
<hw>introvertish</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>somewhat
introverted.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> shut-in.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>introvertive</ent><br/
<hw>introvertive</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>same as <er>introverted</er>,
2.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> introvert, introverted.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intrude</ent><br/
<hw>In*trude"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>intrudere</ets>, <ets>intrusum</ets>; pref. <ets>in-</ets> in +
<ets>trudere</ets> to thrust, akin to E. <ets>threat</ets>. See
<er>Threat</er>.]</ety> <def>To thrust one's self in; to come or go in
without invitation, permission, or welcome; to encroach; to trespass;
<as>as, to <ex>intrude</ex> on families at unseasonable hours; to
<ex>intrude</ex> on the lands of another.</as></def><br/
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<p><q>Thy wit wants edge<br/
And manners, to <qex>intrude</qex> where I am graced.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Some thoughts rise and <qex>intrude</qex> upon us, while we shun
them; others fly from us, when we would hold them.</q> <rj><qau>I.
Watts.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intrude</ent><br/
<hw>In*trude"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Intruded</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Intruding</conjf>.]</vmorph><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To thrust or force (something) in or upon;
especially, to force (one's self) in without leave or welcome; <as>as,
to <ex>intrude</ex> one's presence into a conference; to
<ex>intrude</ex> one's opinions upon another.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To enter by force; to invade.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Why should the worm <qex>intrude</qex> the maiden bud?</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>The cause to enter or force a
way, as into the crevices of rocks.</def></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To obtrude; encroach; infringe; intrench;
trespass. See <er>Obtrude</er>.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intruded</ent><br/
<hw>In*trud"ed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>p. a.</pos> <fld>(Geol.)</fld>
<def>Same as <er>Intrusive</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intruder</ent><br/
<hw>In*trud"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who
intrudes; one who thrusts himself in, or enters without right, or
without leave or welcome; a trespasser.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>They were all strangers and <qex>intruders</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <specif>Specifically:</specif> <def>A person who enters a
private residence or place of business with the intention to perform a
criminal act; <as>as, killed by an <ex>intruder</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intrudress</ent><br/
<hw>In*trud"ress</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A female
intruder.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intrunk</ent><br/
<hw>In*trunk"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To inclose as in
a trunk; to incase.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Ford.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intrusion</ent><br/
<hw>In*tru"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>intrusion</ets>. See <er>Intrude</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of intruding, or of forcing in; especially,
the forcing (one's self) into a place without right or welcome;
encroachment.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Why this <qex>intrusion</qex>?<br/
Were not my orders that I should be private?</q>
<rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>The penetrating of one rock,
while in a plastic or metal state, into the cavities of
another.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The entry of a stranger, after a
particular estate or freehold is determined, before the person who holds
in remainder or reversion has taken possession.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Scotch Ch.)</fld> <def>The settlement of a minister
over a congregation without their consent.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intrusional</ent><br/
<hw>In*tru"sion*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to intrusion.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intrusionist</ent><br/
<hw>In*tru"sion*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who intrudes;
especially, one who favors the appointment of a clergyman to a parish,
by a patron, against the wishes of the parishioners.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intrusive</ent><br/
<hw>In*tru"sive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Apt to intrude;
characterized by intrusion; entering without right or welcome.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Intrusive rocks</b></col> <fld>(Geol.)</fld>, <cd>rocks
which have been forced, while in a plastic or melted state, into the
cavities or between the cracks or layers of other rocks. The term is
sometimes used as equivalent to <altname>plutonic rocks</altname>. It is
then contrasted with <xex>effusive</xex> or <xex>volcanic
rocks</xex>.</cd></cs><-- e.g. dikes, igneous rock injected into a
fissure --></p>

<p>-- <wordforms><wf>In*tru"sive*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>In*tru"sive*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intrust</ent><br/
<hw>In*trust"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Intrusted</conjf>, <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Intrusting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To deliver (something) to
another in trust; to deliver to (another) something in trust; to commit
or surrender (something) to another with a certain confidence regarding
his care, use, or disposal of it; <as>as, to <ex>intrust</ex> a servant
with one's money or <ex>intrust</ex> money or goods to a
servant</as>.</def></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To commit; consign; confide. See
<er>Commit</er>.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intubation</ent><br/
<hw>In`tu*ba"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> in + <ets>tube</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The
introduction of a tube into an organ to keep it open, as into the larynx
in croup.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intuition</ent><br/
<hw>In`tu*i"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>intuitus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>intueri</ets> to look on;
<ets>in-</ets> in, on + <ets>tueri</ets>: cf. F. <ets>intuition</ets>.
See <er>Tuition</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A looking after; a regard to.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>What, no reflection on a reward! He might have an
<qex>intuition</qex> at it, as the encouragement, though not the cause,
of his pains.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Direct apprehension or cognition; immediate
knowledge, as in perception or consciousness; -- distinguished from
<ldquo/mediate<rdquo/ knowledge, as in reasoning; <as>as, the mind knows
by <ex>intuition</ex> that black is not white, that a circle is not a
square, that three are more than two, etc.</as>; quick or ready insight
or apprehension.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Sagacity and a nameless something more, -- let us call it
<qex>intuition</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Hawthorne.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Any object or truth discerned by
intuition.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Any quick insight, recognized immediately without a
reasoning process; a belief arrived at unconsciously; -- often it is
based on extensive experience of a subject.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>The ability to have insight into a matter without
conscious thought; <as>as, his chemical <ex>intuition</ex> allowed him
to predict compound conformations without any conscious calculation; a
mother's <ex>intuition</ex> often tells her what is best for her
child</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intuitional</ent><br/
<hw>In`tu*i"tion*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to,
or derived from, intuition; characterized by intuition; perceived by
intuition; intuitive.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intuitionalism</ent><br/
<hw>In`tu*i"tion*al*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Metaph.)</fld> <def>The doctrine that the perception or
recognition of primary truth is intuitive, or direct and immediate; --
opposed to <contr>sensationalism</contr>, and
<contr>experientialism</contr>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intuitionalist</ent><br/
<hw>In`tu*i"tion*al*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who holds the
doctrine of intuitionalism.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intuitionism</ent><br/
<hw>In`tu*i"tion*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as
<er>Intuitionalism</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intuitionist</ent><br/
<hw>In`tu*i"tion*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as
<er>Intuitionalist</er>.</def> <rj><au>Bain.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intuitive</ent><br/
<hw>In*tu"i*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>intuitif</ets>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Seeing clearly; <as>as, an <ex>intuitive</ex> view;
<ex>intuitive</ex> vision.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Knowing, or perceiving, by intuition; capable of
knowing without deduction or reasoning.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Whence the soul<br/
Reason receives, and reason is her being,<br/
Discursive, or <qex>intuitive</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Received, reached, obtained, or perceived, by
intuition; <as>as, <ex>intuitive</ex> judgment or knowledge</as>; --
opposed to <contr>deductive</contr>.</def> <rj><au>Locke.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intuitively</ent><br/
<hw>In*tu"i*tive*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an intuitive
manner.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intuitivism</ent><br/
<hw>In*tu"i*tiv*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The doctrine
that the ideas of right and wrong are intuitive.</def> <rj><au>J.
Grote.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intumesce</ent><br/
<hw>In`tu*mesce"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Intumesced</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Intumescing</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L.
<ets>intumescere</ets>; pref. <ets>in-</ets> in + <ets>tumescere</ets>
to swell up, incho. fr. <ets>tumere</ets> to swell. See
<er>Tumid</er>.]</ety> <def>To enlarge or expand with heat; to swell;
specifically, to swell up or bubble up under the action of heat, as
before the blowpipe.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>In a higher heat, it <qex>intumesces</qex>, and melts into a
yellowish black mass.</q> <rj><qau>Kirwan.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intumescence</ent><br/
<hw>In`tu*mes"cence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>intumescence</ets>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or process of swelling or enlarging; also,
the state of being swollen; expansion; tumidity; especially, the
swelling up of bodies under the action of heat.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The <qex>intumescence</qex> of nations.</q>
<rj><qau>Johnson.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Anything swollen or enlarged, as a tumor.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intumescent</ent><br/
<hw>In`tu*mes"cent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>intumescens</ets>, p. pr.]</ety> <def>Swelling up;
expanding.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intumulated</ent><br/
<hw>In*tu"mu*la`ted</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>intumulatus</ets>. See <er>In-</er> not, and
<er>Tumulate</er>.]</ety> <def>Unburied.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intune</ent><br/
<hw>In*tune"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To intone. Cf.
<er>Entune</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inturbidate</ent><br/
<hw>In*tur"bid*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Inturbidated</conjf>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Inturbidating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Pref. <ets>in-</ets> in +
<ets>turbid</ets>.]</ety> <def>To render turbid; to darken; to
confuse.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The confusion of ideas and conceptions under the same term
painfully <qex>inturbidates</qex> his theology.</q>
<rj><qau>Coleridge.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inturgescence</ent><br/
<hw>In`tur*ges"cence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inturgescens</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>inturgescere</ets> to swell up.
See 1st <er>In-</er>, and <er>Turgescent</er>.]</ety> <def>A swelling;
the act of swelling, or state of being swelled.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><-- p. 784 --></p>

<p><ent>Intuse</ent><br/
<hw>In"tuse</hw> <pr>(<icr/n"t<umac/s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>intundere</ets> to bruise; pref. <ets>in-</ets> in +
<ets>tundere</ets>, <ets>tusum</ets>, to beat, bruise.]</ety> <def>A
bruise; a contusion.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intussuscepted</ent><br/
<hw>In`tus*sus*cep"ted</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Intussusception</er>.]</ety> <def>Received into some other thing or
part, as a sword into a sheath; invaginated.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intussusception</ent><br/
<hw>In`tus*sus*cep"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>intus</ets> within + <ets>susception</ets>. Cf.
<er>Introsusception</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The reception of one part within another.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The abnormal reception or slipping
of a part of a tube, by inversion and descent, within a contiguous part
of it; specifically, the reception or slipping of the upper part of the
small intestine into the lower; introsusception; invagination.</def>
<rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The interposition of new particles
of formative material among those already existing, as in a cell wall,
or in a starch grain.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>The act of taking foreign
matter, as food, into a living body; the process of nutrition, by which
dead matter is absorbed by the living organism, and ultimately converted
into the organized substance of its various tissues and
organs.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Dead bodies increase by apposition; living bodies by
<qex>intussusception</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>McKendrick.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intwine</ent><br/
<hw>In*twine"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
<er>Entwine</er>.]</ety> <def>To twine or twist into, or together; to
wreathe; <as>as, a wreath of flowers <ex>intwined</ex></as>.</def>
<altsp>[Written also <asp>entwine</asp>.]</altsp><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intwine</ent><br/
<hw>In*twine"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To be or to become
intwined.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intwinement</ent><br/
<hw>In*twine"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of
intwining, or the state of being intwined.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Intwist</ent><br/
<hw>In*twist"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
<er>Entwist</er>.]</ety> <def>To twist into or together; to
interweave.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>entwist</asp>.]</altsp><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inuendo</ent><br/
<hw>In`u*en"do</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Innuendo</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inulin</ent><br/
<hw>In"u*lin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From NL.
<spn><ets>Inula</ets> Helenium</spn>, the elecampane: cf. F.
<ets>inuline</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A substance of very
wide occurrence. It is found dissolved in the sap of the roots and
rhizomes of many composite and other plants, as <gen>Inula</gen>,
<gen>Helianthus</gen>, <gen>Campanula</gen>, etc., and is extracted by
solution as a tasteless, white, semicrystalline substance, resembling
starch, with which it is isomeric, having fructose units in place of
most of the glucose units. It is intermediate in nature between starch
and sugar, and replaces starch as the reserve food in Compositae. Called
also <altname>dahlin</altname>, <altname>helenin</altname>,
<altname>alantin</altname>, <altname>alant starch</altname>,
etc.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inuloid</ent><br/
<hw>In"u*loid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Inul</ets>in +
<ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A substance resembling
inulin, found in the unripe bulbs of the dahlia.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inumbrate</ent><br/
<hw>In*um"brate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inumbratus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>inumbrare</ets> to shade.]</ety>
<def>To shade; to darken.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inuncted</ent><br/
<hw>In*unc"ted</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Inunction</er>.]</ety> <def>Anointed.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Cockeram.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inunction</ent><br/
<hw>In*unc"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inunctio</ets>, fr. <ets>inungere</ets>, <ets>inunctum</ets>, to
anoint. See 1st <er>In-</er>, and <er>Unction</er>.]</ety> <def>The act
of anointing, or the state of being anointed; unction; specifically
<fld>(Med.)</fld>, the rubbing of ointments into the pores of the skin,
by which medicinal agents contained in them, such as mercury, iodide of
potash, etc., are absorbed.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inunctuosity</ent><br/
<hw>In*unc`tu*os"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?; 135)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
lack of unctuosity; freedom from greasiness or oiliness; <as>as, the
<ex>inunctuosity</ex> of porcelain clay</as>.</def>
<rj><au>Kirwan.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inundant</ent><br/
<hw>In*un"dant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inundans</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>inundare</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Overflowing.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>
<rj><au>Shenstone.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inundate</ent><br/
<hw>In*un"date</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Inundated</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Inundating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L.
<ets>inundatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>inundare</ets> to inundate; pref.
<ets>in-</ets> in + <ets>undare</ets> to rise in waves, to overflow, fr.
<ets>unda</ets> a wave. See <er>Undulate</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To cover with a flood; to overflow; to deluge; to
flood; <as>as, the river <ex>inundated</ex> the town</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To fill with an overflowing abundance or
superfluity; <as>as, the country was <ex>inundated</ex> with bills of
credit</as>.</def></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To overflow; deluge; flood; overwhelm; submerge;
drown.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inundation</ent><br/
<hw>In`un*da"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inundatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>inondation</ets>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of inundating, or the state of being
inundated; an overflow; a flood; a rising and spreading of water over
grounds.</def><br/
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<p><q>With <qex>inundation</qex> wide the deluge reigns,<br/
Drowns the deep valleys, and o'erspreads the plains.</q>
<rj><qau>Wilkie.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An overspreading of any kind; overflowing or
superfluous abundance; a flood; a great influx; <as>as, an
<ex>inundation</ex> of tourists</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>To stop the <qex>inundation</qex> of her tears.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inunderstanding</ent><br/
<hw>In*un`der*stand"ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Void of
understanding.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bp.
Pearson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inurbane</ent><br/
<hw>In`ur*bane"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inurbanus</ets>. See <er>In-</er> not, and <er>Urbane</er>.]</ety>
<def>Uncivil; unpolished; rude. Opposite of <ant>urbane</ant>.</def>
<au>M. Arnold.</au> -- <wordforms><wf>In`ur*bane"ly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>In`ur*bane"ness</wf>,
<pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inurbanity</ent><br/
<hw>In`ur*ban"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>inurbanit<eacute/</ets>.]</ety> <def>Lack of urbanity or courtesy;
unpolished manners or deportment; inurbaneness; rudeness.</def>
<rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inure</ent><br/
<hw>In*ure"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Inured</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Inuring</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[From pref. <ets>in-</ets> in +
<ets>ure</ets> use, work. See <er>Ure</er> use, practice,
<er>Opera</er>, and cf. <er>Manure</er>.]</ety> <def>To apply in use; to
train; to discipline; to use or accustom till use gives little or no
pain or inconvenience; to harden; to habituate; to practice
habitually.</def> <ldquo/To <xex>inure</xex> our prompt
obedience.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>He . . . did <qex>inure</qex> them to speak little.</q>
<rj><qau>Sir T. North.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q><qex>Inured</qex> and exercised in learning.</q> <rj><qau>Robynson
(More's Utopia).</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>The poor, <qex>inured</qex> to drudgery and distress.</q>
<rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><ldquo/Here the fortune of the day turned, and all things became
adverse to the Romans; the place deep with ooze, sinking under those who
stood, slippery to such as advanced; their armor heavy, the waters deep;
nor could they wield, in that uneasy situation, their weighty javelins.
The barbarians on the contrary, were <qex>inured</qex> to encounter in
the bogs, their persons tall, their spears long, such as could wound at
a distance.<rdquo/ In this morass the Roman army, after an ineffectual
struggle, was irrecoverably lost; nor could the body of the emperor ever
be found. Such was the fate of Decius, in the fiftieth year of his age;
. . .</q> <rj><qau>Gibbon [quoting Tacitus] (Decline and Fall of the
Roman Empire, Ch. 10)</qau></rj><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inure</ent><br/
<hw>In*ure"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To pass into use; to take or
have effect; to be applied; to serve to the use or benefit of; <as>as, a
gift of lands <ex>inures</ex> to the heirs</as>.</def> <altsp>[Written
also <asp>enure</asp>.]</altsp><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inurement</ent><br/
<hw>In*ure"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Use; practice;
discipline; habit; custom.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inurn</ent><br/
<hw>In*urn"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Inurned</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Inurning</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To put in an urn, as the ashes
of the dead; hence, to bury; to intomb.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The sepulcher<br/
Wherein we saw thee quietly <qex>inurned</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inusitate</ent><br/
<hw>In*u"si*tate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inusitatus</ets> unusual. See <er>Use</er>.]</ety>
<def>Unusual.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Bramhall.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inusitation</ent><br/
<hw>In*u"si*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Lack of use;
disuse.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Paley.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inust</ent><br/
<hw>In*ust"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inurere</ets>, <ets>inustum</ets>, to burn in; pref. <ets>in-</ets>
in + <ets>urere</ets> to burn.]</ety> <def>Burnt in.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inustion</ent><br/
<hw>In*us"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of burning
or branding.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>T. Adams.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inutile</ent><br/
<hw>In*u"tile</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inutilis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>inutile</ets>. See <er>In-</er> not,
<er>Utile</er>.]</ety> <def>Useless; unprofitable.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inutility</ent><br/
<hw>In`u*til"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inutilitas</ets>: cf. F. <ets>inutilit<eacute/</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Uselessness; the quality of being unprofitable; unprofitableness;
<as>as, the <ex>inutility</ex> of vain speculations and visionary
projects</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inutterable</ent><br/
<hw>In*ut"ter*a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Unutterable;
inexpressible.</def> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>In vacuo</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>In` vac"u*o</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[L.]</ety>
<fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>In a vacuum; in empty space; <as>as,
experiments <ex>in vacuo</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Invade</ent><br/
<hw>In*vade"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Invaded</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Invading</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>invadere</ets>,
<ets>invasum</ets>; pref. <ets>in-</ets> in + <ets>vadere</ets> to go,
akin to E. <ets>wade</ets>: cf. OF. <ets>invader</ets>, F.
<ets>envahir</ets>. See <er>Wade</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To go into or upon; to pass within the confines of;
to enter; -- used of forcible or rude ingress.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>Which becomes a body, and doth then <qex>invade</qex><br/
The state of life, out of the grisly shade.</q>
<rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To enter with hostile intentions; to enter with a
view to conquest or plunder; to make an irruption into; to attack;
<as>as, the Romans <ex>invaded</ex> Great Britain</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Such an enemy<br/
Is risen to <qex>invade</qex> us.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To attack; to infringe; to encroach on; to violate;
<as>as, the king <ex>invaded</ex> the rights of the
people</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To grow or spread over; to affect injuriously and
progressively; <as>as, gangrene <ex>invades</ex> healthy
tissue</as>.</def></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To attack; assail; encroach upon. See
<er>Attack</er>.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Invade</ent><br/
<hw>In*vade"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To make an invasion.</def>
<rj><au>Brougham.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Invader</ent><br/
<hw>In*vad"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who invades; an
assailant; an encroacher; an intruder.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>invading</ent><br/
<hw>invading</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>same as
<er>invasive</er>{1}.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> incursive, invasive.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Invaginate</ent><br/
<hw>In*vag"i*nate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To insert as
in a sheath; to produce intussusception in.</def></p>

<p><ent>Invaginated</ent><br/
<ent>Invaginate</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>In*vag"i*nate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>In*vag"i*na`ted</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd>
<def>Sheathed.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Having one portion of a hollow
organ drawn back within another portion.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Invagination</ent><br/
<hw>In*vag`i*na"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. pref.
<ets>in-</ets> + <ets>vagina</ets> sheath.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>The condition of an invaginated
organ or part.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The inward movement of the wall of a tissue or cell,
to form a cavity; also, the cavity thus formed.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <specif>Specifically:</specif> <fld>(Biol.,
Embryology)</fld> <def>The inward movement of one part of the wall of a
blastula, to form a gastrula; the process of gastrulation, in which
layers of the ovum are differentiated.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ In <stype>embolic invagination</stype>, one half of the
blastosphere is pushed in towards the other half, producing an embryonic
form known as a <xex>gastrula</xex>. -- In <stype>epibolic
invagination</stype>, a phenomenon in the development of some
invertebrate ova, the epiblast appears to grow over or around the
hypoblast.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Invalescence</ent><br/
<hw>In`va*les"cence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>invalescens</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>invalescere</ets> to become
strong. See 1st <er>In-</er>, and <er>Convalesce</er>.]</ety>
<def>Strength; health.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Invaletudinary</ent><br/
<hw>In*val`e*tu"di*na*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Wanting
health; valetudinary.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Invalid</ent><br/
<hw>In*val"id</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>valid</ets>: cf. F. <ets>invalide</ets>, L.
<ets>invalidus</ets> infirm, weak. Cf. <er>Invalid</er>
infirm.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Of no force, weight, or cogency; not valid;
weak.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Having no force, effect, or
efficacy; void; null; <as>as, an <ex>invalid</ex> contract or
agreement</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Invalid</ent><br/
<hw>In"va*lid</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>invalide</ets>, <ets>n. & a.</ets>, L. <ets>invalidus</ets>,
<pos>a.</pos> See <er>Invalid</er> null.]</ety> <def>A person who is
weak and infirm; one who is disabled for active service; especially, one
in chronic ill health who is unable to care for himself.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Invalid</ent><br/
<hw>In"va*lid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Invalid</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>Not well; feeble; infirm;
sickly; <as>as, he had an <ex>invalid</ex> daughter</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Invalid</ent><br/
<hw>In"va*lid</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make or render
invalid or infirm.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Invalided</xex>, bent, and almost
blind.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Dickens.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To classify or enroll as an invalid.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Peace coming, he was <qex>invalided</qex> on half pay.</q>
<rj><qau>Carlyle.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Invalidate</ent><br/
<hw>In*val"i*date</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Invalidated</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Invalidating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[From
<er>Invalid</er> null.]</ety> <def>To render invalid; to weaken or
lessen the force of; to destroy the authority of; to render of no force
or effect; to overthrow; <as>as, to <ex>invalidate</ex> an agreement or
argument</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>invalidated</ent><br/
<hw>invalidated</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>deprived of legal
force.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> nullified.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>invalidating</ent><br/
<hw>invalidating</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>tending to invalidate or
prove false.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> disconfirming.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Invalidation</ent><br/
<hw>In*val`i*da"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of
inavlidating, or the state of being invalidated.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>So many <qex>invalidations</qex> of their right.</q>
<rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Invalide</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>In`va*lide"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety>
<def>See <er>Invalid</er>, <pos>n.</pos></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Invalidism</ent><br/
<hw>In"va*lid*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The condition of
an invalid; sickness; infirmity.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Invalidity</ent><br/
<hw>In`va*lid"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>invalidit<eacute/</ets>, LL. <ets>invaliditas</ets> lack of
health.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Lack of validity or cogency; lack of legal force or
efficacy; invalidness; <as>as, the <ex>invalidity</ex> of an agreement
or of a will</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Lack of health; infirmity.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Sir W. Temple.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Invalidness</ent><br/
<hw>In*val"id*ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Invalidity;
<as>as, the <ex>invalidness</ex> of reasoning</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Invalorous</ent><br/
<hw>In*val"or*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not valorous;
cowardly.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Invaluable</ent><br/
<hw>In*val"u*a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Valuable beyond
estimation; inestimable; priceless; precious.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Invaluably</ent><br/
<hw>In*val"u*a*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Inestimably.</def>
<rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Invalued</ent><br/
<hw>In*val"ued</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Inestimable.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Drayton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Invariability</ent><br/
<hw>In*va`ri*a*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>invariabilit<eacute/</ets>.]</ety> <def>The quality of being
invariable; invariableness; constancy; uniformity.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Invariable</ent><br/
<hw>In*va"ri*a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>variable</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>invariable</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not given to variation or change;
unalterable; unchangeable; always uniform.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Physical laws which are <qex>invariable</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>I.
Taylor.</qau></rj></p>

<p>-- <wordforms><wf>In*va"ri*a*ble*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> --
<wf>In*va"ri*a*bly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Invariable</ent><br/
<hw>In*va"ri*a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Math.)</fld>
<def>An invariable quantity; a constant.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>invariably</ent><br/
<hw>in*va"ri*a*bly</hw> <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Always; in every
case.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Invariance</ent><br/
<hw>In*va"ri*ance</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Math.)</fld>
<def>The property of remaining invariable under prescribed or implied
conditions.</def> <rj><au>J. J. Sylvester.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Invariant</ent><br/
<hw>In*va"ri*ant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Math.)</fld>
<def>An invariable quantity; specifically, a function of the
coefficients of one or more forms, which remains unaltered, when these
undergo suitable linear transformations.</def> <rj><au>J. J.
Sylvester.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Invasion</ent><br/
<hw>In*va"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>invasio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>invasion</ets>. See
<er>Invade</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of invading; the act of encroaching upon the
rights or possessions of another; encroachment; trespass.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A warlike or hostile entrance into the possessions
or domains of another; the incursion of an army for conquest or
plunder.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The incoming or first attack of anything hurtful or
pernicious; <as>as, the <ex>invasion</ex> of a disease</as>.</def></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- <er>Invasion</er>, <er>Irruption</er>,
<er>Inroad</er>.</syn> <usage> <xex>Invasion</xex> is the generic term,
denoting a forcible entrance into a foreign country.
<xex>Incursion</xex> signifies a hasty and sudden invasion.
<xex>Irruption</xex> denotes particularly violent invasion.
<xex>Inroad</xex> is entry by some unusual way involving trespass and
injury.</usage><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Invasive</ent><br/
<hw>In*va"sive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[LL.
<ets>invasivus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>invasif</ets>. See
<er>Invade</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Tending to invade;
characterized by invasion; aggressive.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Invasive</xex>
war.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Hoole.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>tending to spread, especially
tending to intrude into healthy tissue; -- used mostly of tumors.</def>
[Narrower terms: <stype>malignant</stype>] <source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Invect</ent><br/
<hw>In*vect"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To inveigh.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Beau. & Fl.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Invected</ent><br/
<hw>In*vec"ted</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>invectus</ets> carried in. See <er>Inveigh</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>Having a border or outline composed of
semicircles with the convexity outward; -- the opposite of
<contr>engrailed</contr>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Invection</ent><br/
<hw>In*vec"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>invectio</ets>. See <er>Inveigh</er>.]</ety> <def>An inveighing
against; invective.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Fulke.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Invective</ent><br/
<hw>In*vec"tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>invectivus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>invectif</ets>. See
<er>Inveigh</er>.]</ety> <def>Characterized by invection; critical;
denunciatory; satirical; abusive; railing.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Invective</ent><br/
<hw>In*vec"tive</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>invective</ets>.]</ety> <def>An expression which inveighs or rails
against a person; a severe or violent censure or reproach; something
uttered or written, intended to cast opprobrium, censure, or reproach on
another; a harsh or reproachful accusation; -- followed by
<ptcl>against</ptcl>, having reference to the person or thing affected;
<as>as, an <ex>invective</ex> against tyranny</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The world will be able to judge of his [Junius'] motives for
writing such famous <qex>invectives</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W.
Draper.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Abuse; censure; reproach; satire; sarcasm;
railing; diatribe. See <er>Abuse</er>.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Invectively</ent><br/
<hw>In*vec"tive*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an invective
manner.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inveigh</ent><br/
<hw>In*veigh"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Inveighed</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Inveighing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L.
<ets>invehere</ets>, <ets>invectum</ets>, to carry or bring into or
against, to attack with words, to inveigh; pref. <ets>in-</ets> in +
<ets>vehere</ets> to carry. See <er>Vehicle</er>, and cf.
<er>Invective</er>.]</ety> <def>To declaim or rail (against some person
or thing); to utter censorious and bitter language; to attack with harsh
criticism or reproach, either spoken or written; to use invectives; --
with <ptcl>against</ptcl>; <as>as, to <ex>inveigh</ex> against
character, conduct, manners, customs, morals, a law, an
abuse</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>All men <qex>inveighed</qex> against him; all men, except court
vassals, opposed him.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The artificial life against which we <qex>inveighed</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Hawthorne.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inveigher</ent><br/
<hw>In*veigh"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
inveighs.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inveigle</ent><br/
<hw>In*vei"gle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Inveigled</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Inveigling</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Prob.
fr. F. <ets>aveugler</ets> to blind, to delude, OF. <ets>aveugler</ets>,
<ets>avugler</ets>, <ets>avegler</ets>, fr. F. <ets>aveugle</ets> blind,
OF. <ets>aveugle</ets>, <ets>avugle</ets>, properly, without eyes, fr.
L. <ets>ab</ets> + <ets>oculus</ets> eye. The pref. <ets>in-</ets> seems
to have been substituted for <ets>a-</ets> taken as the pref. F.
<ets><agrave/</ets>, L. <ets>ad</ets>. See <er>Ocular</er>.]</ety>
<def>To lead astray as if blind; to persuade to something evil by
deceptive arts or flattery; to entice; to insnare; to seduce; to
wheedle.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Yet have they many baits and guileful spells<br/
To <qex>inveigle</qex> and invite the unwary sense.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inveiglement</ent><br/
<hw>In*vei"gle*ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of
inveigling, or the state of being inveigled; that which inveigles;
enticement; seduction.</def> <rj><au>South.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inveigler</ent><br/
<hw>In*vei"gler</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
inveigles.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inveil</ent><br/
<hw>In*veil"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To cover, as with
a veil.</def> <rj><au>W. Browne.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Invendibility</ent><br/
<hw>In*vend`i*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality
of being invendible; invendibleness; unsalableness.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Invendible</ent><br/
<hw>In*vend"i*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>invendibilis</ets>. See <er>In-</er> not, and
<er>Vendible</er>.]</ety> <def>Not vendible or salable.</def>
<au>Jefferson.</au> -- <wordforms><wf>In*vend"i*ble*ness</wf>,
<pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Invenom</ent><br/
<hw>In*ven"om</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>See
<er>Envenom</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Invent</ent><br/
<hw>In*vent"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Invented</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Inventing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>inventus</ets>, p. p.
of <ets>invenire</ets> to come upon, to find, invent; pref.
<ets>in-</ets> in + <ets>venire</ets> to come, akin to E.
<ets>come</ets>: cf. F. <ets>inventer</ets>. See
<er>Come</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To come or light upon; to meet; to find.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>And vowed never to return again,<br/
Till him alive or dead she did <qex>invent</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To discover, as by study or inquiry; to find out; to
devise; to contrive or produce for the first time; -- applied commonly
to the discovery of some serviceable mode, instrument, or
machine.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Thus first Necessity <qex>invented</qex> stools.</q>
<rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To frame by the imagination; to fabricate mentally;
to forge; -- in a good or a bad sense; <as>as, to <ex>invent</ex> the
machinery of a poem; to <ex>invent</ex> a falsehood.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Whate'er his cruel malice could <qex>invent</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>He had <qex>invented</qex> some circumstances, and put the worst
possible construction on others.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W.
Scott.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To discover; contrive; devise; frame; design;
fabricate; concoct; elaborate. See <er>Discover</er>.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inventer</ent><br/
<hw>In*vent"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
invents.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inventful</ent><br/
<hw>In*vent"ful</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Full of
invention.</def> <rj><au>J. Gifford.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inventible</ent><br/
<hw>In*vent"i*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being
invented.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inventibleness</ent><br/
<hw>In*vent"i*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Quality of being
inventible.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Invention</ent><br/
<hw>In*ven"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inventio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>invention</ets>. See
<er>Invent</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of finding out or inventing; contrivance or
construction of that which has not before existed; <as>as, the
<ex>invention</ex> of logarithms; the <ex>invention</ex> of the art of
printing.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><-- p. 785 --></p>

<p><q>As the search of it [truth] is the duty, so the
<qex>invention</qex> will be the happiness of man.</q>
<rj><qau>Tatham.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which is invented; an original contrivance or
construction; a device; <as>as, this fable was the <ex>invention</ex> of
Esop; that falsehood was her own <ex>invention</ex>; she patented five
<ex>inventions</ex>.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><q>We entered by the drawbridge, which has an <qex>invention</qex> to
let one fall if not premonished.</q> <rj><qau>Evelyn.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Thought; idea.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A fabrication to deceive; a fiction; a forgery; a
falsehood.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Filling their hearers<br/
With strange <qex>invention</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>The faculty of inventing; imaginative faculty; skill
or ingenuity in contriving anything new; <as>as, a man of
<ex>invention</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>They lay no less than a want of <qex>invention</qex> to his
charge; a capital crime, . . . for a poet is a maker.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Fine Arts, Rhet., etc.)</fld> <def>The exercise of
the imagination in selecting and treating a theme, or more commonly in
contriving the arrangement of a piece, or the method of presenting its
parts.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Invention of the cross</b></col> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld>,
<cd>a festival celebrated May 3d, in honor of the finding of our
Savior's cross by St. Helena.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inventious</ent><br/
<hw>In*ven"tious</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Inventive.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inventive</ent><br/
<hw>In*vent"ive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>inventif</ets>.]</ety> <def>Able and apt to invent; quick at
contrivance; ready at expedients; <as>as, an <ex>inventive</ex> head or
genius</as>.</def> <au>Dryden.</au> --
<wordforms><wf>In*vent"ive*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>In*vent"ive*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inventor</ent><br/
<hw>In*vent"or</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.: cf. F.
<ets>inventeur</ets>.]</ety> <def>One who invents or finds out something
new; a contriver; especially, one who invents mechanical devices, new
drugs, new processes, or other useful objects or procedures.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inventorial</ent><br/
<hw>In`ven*to"ri*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to an inventory.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>In`ven*to"ri*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms>
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inventory</ent><br/
<hw>In"ven*to*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Inventories</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L.
<ets>inventarium</ets>: cf. LL. <ets>inventorium</ets>, F.
<ets>inventaire</ets>, OF. also <ets>inventoire</ets>. See
<er>Invent</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An account, catalogue, or
schedule, made by an executor or administrator, of all the goods and
chattels, and sometimes of the real estate, of a deceased person; a list
of the property of which a person or estate is found to be possessed;
hence, an itemized list of goods or valuables, with their estimated
worth.</def> <specif>Hence:</specif> <def>Any listing, as in a
catalogue, of objects or resources on hand and available for use or for
sale.</def> <specif>Specifically,</specif> <def>the annual account
listing the stock on hand, taken in any business.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>There take an <qex>inventory</qex> of all I have.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj></p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The objects contained on an inventory{1};</def>
<specif>especially:</specif> <def>the stock of items on hand in any
business, either for sale and not yet sold, or kept as raw materials to
be converted into finished products.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The total value of all goods in an
inventory{2}.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The act of making an inventory{1}.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- List; register; schedule; catalogue. See
<er>List</er>.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inventory</ent><br/
<hw>In"ven*to*ry</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Inventoried</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Inventorying</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>inventorier</ets>.]</ety> <def>To make an inventory of; to make a
list, catalogue, or schedule of; to insert or register in an account of
goods; <as>as, a merchant <ex>inventories</ex> his stock</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>I will give out divers schedules of my beauty; it shall be
<qex>inventoried</qex>, and every particle and utensil labeled.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>inventorying</ent><br/
<hw>inventorying</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the act or process of making an
inventory; making an itemized list of merchandise or supplies on
hand.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> inventory, stocktaking.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inventress</ent><br/
<hw>In*vent"ress</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. L.
<ets>inventrix</ets>, F. <ets>inventrice</ets>.]</ety> <def>A woman who
invents.</def> <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inveracity</ent><br/
<hw>In`ve*rac"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Lack of
veracity.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inverisimilitude</ent><br/
<hw>In*ver`i*si*mil"i*tude</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Lack of
verisimilitude or likelihood; improbability.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inverness cape</ent><br/
<ent>Inverness</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>In`ver*ness"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>, <it>or</it>
<hw>In`ver*ness" cape"</hw></mhw>. <def>A kind of full sleeveless cape,
fitting closely about the neck.</def></p>

<p><q>Robert's wind-blown head and tall form wrapped in an
<qex>Inverness cape</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Mrs. Humphry
Ward.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inverse</ent><br/
<hw>In*verse"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inversus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>invertere</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>inverse</ets>. See <er>Invert</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Opposite in order, relation, or effect; reversed;
inverted; reciprocal; -- opposed to <contr>direct</contr>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Inverted; having a position or
mode of attachment the reverse of that which is usual.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>Opposite in nature and effect; --
said with reference to any two operations, which, when both are
performed in succession upon any quantity, reproduce that quantity;
<as>as, multiplication is the <ex>inverse</ex> operation to
division</as>. The symbol of an inverse operation is the symbol of the
direct operation with <sups>-1</sups> as an index. Thus
<funct><it>sin</it><sups>-1</sups> <it>x</it></funct> means the arc or
angle whose sine is <it>x</it>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Inverse figures</b></col> <fld>(Geom.)</fld>, <cd>two
figures, such that each point of either figure is inverse to a
corresponding point in the order figure.</cd> -- <col><b>Inverse
points</b></col> <fld>(Geom.)</fld>, <cd>two points lying on a line
drawn from the center of a fixed circle or sphere, and so related that
the product of their distances from the center of the circle or sphere
is equal to the square of the radius.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Inverse
ratio</b></col>, <it>or</it> <col><b>Reciprocal ratio</b></col></mcol>
<fld>(Math.)</fld>, <cd>the ratio of the reciprocals of two
quantities.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Inverse proportion</b></col>,
<it>or</it> <col><b>Reciprocal proportion</b></col></mcol>, <cd>an
equality between a direct ratio and a reciprocal ratio; thus, <mathex>4
: 2 : : <frac13/ : <frac16/</mathex>, or 4 : 2 : : 3 : 6,
<xex>inversely</xex>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inverse</ent><br/
<hw>In"verse</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>That which is inverse.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Thus the course of human study is the <qex>inverse</qex> of the
course of things in nature.</q> <rj><qau>Tatham.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inversely</ent><br/
<hw>In*verse"ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an inverse
order or manner; by inversion; -- opposed to
<contr>directly</contr>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Inversely proportional</b></col>. <cd>See <cref>Directly
proportional</cref>, under <er>Directly</er>, and <er>Inversion</er>,
4.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inversion</ent><br/
<hw>In*ver"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inversio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>inversion</ets>. See
<er>Invert</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of inverting, or turning over or backward,
or the state of being inverted.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A change by inverted order; a reversed position or
arrangement of things; transposition.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>It is just the <qex>inversion</qex> of an act of Parliament; your
lordship first signed it, and then it was passed among the Lords and
Commons.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>A movement in tactics by which the
order of companies in line is inverted, the right being on the left, the
left on the right, and so on.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>A change in the order of the
terms of a proportion, so that the second takes the place of the first,
and the fourth of the third.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Geom.)</fld> <def>A peculiar method of
transformation, in which a figure is replaced by its inverse figure.
Propositions that are true for the original figure thus furnish new
propositions that are true in the inverse figure. See <cref>Inverse
figures</cref>, under <er>Inverse</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>A change of the usual order of
words or phrases; <as>as, <ldquo/of all vices, impurity is one of the
most detestable,<rdquo/ instead of, <ldquo/impurity is one of the most
detestable of all vices.<rdquo/</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Rhet.)</fld> <def>A method of reasoning in which
the orator shows that arguments advanced by his adversary in opposition
to him are really favorable to his cause.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>8.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Said of
<xex>intervals</xex>, when the lower tone is placed an octave higher, so
that fifths become fourths, thirds sixths, etc.</def> <sd>(b)</sd>
<def>Said of a <xex>chord</xex>, when one of its notes, other than its
root, is made the bass.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>Said of a
<xex>subject</xex>, or phrase, when the intervals of which it consists
are repeated in the contrary direction, rising instead of falling, or
vice versa.</def> <sd>(d)</sd> <def>Said of <xex>double
counterpoint</xex>, when an upper and a lower part change
places.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>9.</sn> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>The folding back of strata upon
themselves, as by upheaval, in such a manner that the order of
succession appears to be reversed.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>10.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>The act or process by which cane
sugar (<xex>sucrose</xex>), under the action of heat and acids or
enzymes (as <xex>diastase</xex>), is broken or split up into grape sugar
(<xex>dextrose</xex>), and fruit sugar (<xex>levulose</xex>); also, less
properly, the process by which starch is converted into grape sugar
(<xex>dextrose</xex>).</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ The terms <xex>invert</xex> and <xex>inversion</xex>, in
this sense, owe their meaning to the fact that the plane of polarization
of light, which is rotated to the right by cane sugar, is turned toward
the left by levulose.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>11.</sn> <fld>(Meteorology)</fld> <def>A reversal of the usual
temperature gradient of the atmosphere, in which the temperature
increases with increased altitude, rather than falling. Called also
<ecol><b>temperature inversion</b></ecol>.</def> <note>This condition in
the vicinity of cities can give rise to a severe episode of atmospheric
pollution, as it inhibits normal circulation of the air.</note><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>12.</sn> <fld>(Electricity)</fld> <def>The conversion of direct
current into alternating current; the inverse of
<inv>rectification</inv>. See <er>inverted rectifier</er>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>13.</sn> <fld>(Genetics)</fld> <def>A portion of the genome in
which the DNA has been turned around, and runs in a direction opposite
to its normal direction, and consequently the genes are present in the
reverse of their usual order.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Invert</ent><br/
<hw>In*vert"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Inverted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Inverting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>invertere</ets>,
<ets>inversum</ets>; pref. <ets>in-</ets> in + <ets>vertere</ets> to
turn. See <er>Verse</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To turn over; to put upside down; to upset; to place
in a contrary order or direction; to reverse; <as>as, to <ex>invert</ex>
a cup, the order of words, rules of justice, etc.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>That doth <qex>invert</qex> the attest of eyes and ears,<br/
As if these organs had deceptious functions.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Such reasoning falls like an <qex>inverted</qex> cone,<br/
Wanting its proper base to stand upon.</q>
<rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>To change the position of; -- said
of tones which form a chord, or parts which compose harmony.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To divert; to convert to a wrong use.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Knolles.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>To convert; to reverse; to
decompose by, or subject to, inversion. See <er>Inversion</er>,
<pos>n.</pos>, 10.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Invert</ent><br/
<hw>In*vert"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>To undergo
inversion, as sugar.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Invert</ent><br/
<hw>In"vert</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>Subjected to the process of inversion; inverted; converted; <as>as,
<ex>invert</ex> sugar</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Invert sugar</b></col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>a variety
of sugar, consisting of a mixture of dextrose and levulose, found
naturally in fruits, and produced artificially by the inversion of cane
sugar (sucrose); also, less properly, the grape sugar or dextrose
obtained from starch. See <er>Inversion</er>, <er>Dextrose</er>,
<er>Levulose</er>, and <er>Sugar</er>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Invert</ent><br/
<hw>In"vert</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Masonry)</fld> <def>An inverted
arch.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Invertase</ent><br/
<hw>In*vert"ase</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<sd>(a)</sd> <def>An enzyme capable of effecting the inversion of cane
suger, producing invert sugar. It is found in many plants and in the
intestines of animals.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>By extension, any enzyme
which splits cane sugar, milk sugar, lactose, etc., into
monosaccharides.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Invertebral</ent><br/
<hw>In*ver"te*bral</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>Same as <er>Invertebrate</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Invertebrata</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>In*ver`te*bra"ta</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
fr. L. <ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>vertebratus</ets> vertebrate.]</ety>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A comprehensive division of the animal kingdom,
including all except the Vertebrata.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Invertebrate</ent><br/
<hw>In*ver"te*brate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>Destitute of a backbone; having no vertebr<ae/; of or pertaining to
the Invertebrata.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>One of the
Invertebrata.</def></def2><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Age of invertebrates</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Age</er>, and
<er>Silurian</er>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Invertebrated</ent><br/
<hw>In*ver"te*bra`ted</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having no
backbone; invertebrate.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inverted</ent><br/
<hw>In*vert"ed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Changed to a contrary or counterchanged order;
reversed; characterized by inversion.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>Situated apparently in reverse
order, as strata when folded back upon themselves by upheaval.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Inverted arch</b></col> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>, <cd>an arch
placed with crown downward; -- much used in foundations.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Invertedly</ent><br/
<hw>In*vert"ed*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an inverted order.</def>
<rj><au>Derham.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>inverted rectifier</ent><br/
<hw>in*vert"ed rec"ti*fi`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Electricity)</fld> <def>A device which converts direct current to
alternating current.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Invertible</ent><br/
<hw>In*vert"i*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From
<er>Invert</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Capable of being inverted or
turned inside out.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Capable of being changed or
converted; <as>as, <ex>invertible</ex> sugar</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Invertible</ent><br/
<hw>In*vert"i*ble</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>in-</ets> not +
L. <ets>vertere</ets> to turn + <ets>-ible</ets>.]</ety> <def>Incapable
of being turned or changed.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>An indurate and <qex>invertible</qex> conscience.</q>
<rj><qau>Cranmer.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Invertin</ent><br/
<hw>In*vert"in</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Physiol.
Chem.)</fld> <def>An enzyme which causes cane sugar to take up a
molecule of water and be converted into invert sugar.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Invest</ent><br/
<hw>In*vest"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Invested</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Investing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>investire</ets>,
<ets>investitum</ets>; pref. <ets>in-</ets> in + <ets>vestire</ets> to
clothe, fr. <ets>vestis</ets> clothing: cf. F. <ets>investir</ets>. See
<er>Vest</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To put garments on; to clothe; to dress; to array;
-- opposed to <ant>divest</ant>. Usually followed by <xex>with</xex>,
sometimes by <xex>in</xex>; <as>as, to <ex>invest</ex> one with a
robe</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To put on.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Can not find one this girdle to <qex>invest</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To clothe, as with office or authority; to place in
possession of rank, dignity, or estate; to endow; to adorn; to grace; to
bedeck; <as>as, to <ex>invest</ex> with honor or glory; to
<ex>invest</ex> with an estate.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>I do <qex>invest</qex> you jointly with my power.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To surround, accompany, or attend.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Awe such as must always <qex>invest</qex> the spectacle of the
guilt.</q> <rj><qau>Hawthorne.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To confer; to give.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>It <qex>investeth</qex> a right of government.</q>
<rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>To inclose; to surround or hem in
with troops, so as to intercept reinforcements of men and provisions and
prevent escape; to lay siege to; <as>as, to <ex>invest</ex> a
town</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>To lay out (money or capital) in business with the
view of obtaining an income or profit; <as>as, to <ex>invest</ex> money
in bank stock</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>8.</sn> <specif>Hence:</specif> <def>To expend (time, money, or
other resources) with a view to obtaining some benefit of value in
excess of that expended, or to achieve a useful pupose; <as>as, to
<ex>invest</ex> a lot of time in teaching one's children</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Invest</ent><br/
<hw>In*vest"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To make an
investment; <as>as, to <ex>invest</ex> in stocks</as>; -- usually
followed by <xex>in</xex>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Investient</ent><br/
<hw>In*vest"ient</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>investiens</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>investire</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Covering; clothing.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>
<rj><au>Woodward.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Investigable</ent><br/
<hw>In*ves"ti*ga*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>investigabilis</ets>. See <er>Investigate</er>.]</ety> <def>Capable
or susceptible of being investigated; admitting research.</def>
<rj><au>Hooker.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Investigable</ent><br/
<hw>In*ves"ti*ga*ble</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>investigabilis</ets>. See <er>In-</er> not, and
<er>Vestigate</er>.]</ety> <def>Unsearchable; inscrutable.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>So unsearchable the judgment and so <qex>investigable</qex> the
ways thereof.</q> <rj><qau>Bale.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Investigate</ent><br/
<hw>In*ves"ti*gate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Investigated</conjf>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Investigating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L.
<ets>investigatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>investigare</ets> to investigate;
pref. <ets>in-</ets> in + <ets>vestigare</ets> to track, trace. See
<er>Vestige</er>.]</ety> <def>To follow up step by step by patient
inquiry or observation; to trace or track mentally; to search into; to
inquire and examine into with care and accuracy; to find out by careful
inquisition; <as>as, to <ex>investigate</ex> the causes of natural
phenomena</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Investigate</ent><br/
<hw>In*ves"ti*gate</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To pursue a course of
investigation and study; to make investigation.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>investigating</ent><br/
<hw>investigating</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the work of inquiring into
something thoroughly and systematically.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> investigation.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Investigation</ent><br/
<hw>In*ves`ti*ga"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>investigatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>investigation</ets>.]</ety>
<def>The act of investigating; the process of inquiring into or
following up; research; study; inquiry, esp. patient or thorough inquiry
or examination; <as>as, the <ex>investigations</ex> of the philosopher
and the mathematician; the <ex>investigations</ex> of the judge, the
moralist.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Investigative</ent><br/
<hw>In*ves"ti*ga*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Given to
investigation; inquisitive; curious; searching.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Investigator</ent><br/
<hw>In*ves"ti*ga`tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.: cf. F.
<ets>investigateur</ets>.]</ety> <def>One who searches diligently into a
subject.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>investigatory</ent><br/
<hw>investigatory</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to an
investigation; accomplished by investigation; designed to find
information or ascertain facts; <as>as, <ex>investigatory</ex>
committee; the <ex>investigatory</ex> excesses of the
prosecutor</as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> fact-finding, investigative.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>investing</ent><br/
<hw>investing</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the act or process of expending
resources, especially money, to achieve rewards.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> investment.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Investiture</ent><br/
<hw>In*ves"ti*ture</hw> <pr>(?; 135)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL.
<ets>investitura</ets>: cf. F. <ets>investiture</ets>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or ceremony of investing, or the state of
being invested, as with an office; a giving possession; also, the right
of so investing.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>He had refused to yield up to the pope the <qex>investiture</qex>
of bishops.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Raleigh.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Feudal Law)</fld> <def>Livery of seizin.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The grant of land or a feud was perfected by the ceremony of
corporal <qex>investiture</qex>, or open delivery of possession.</q>
<rj><qau>Blackstone.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>That with which anyone is invested or clothed;
investment; clothing; covering.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>While we yet have on<br/
Our gross <qex>investiture</qex> of mortal weeds.</q>
<rj><qau>Trench.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Investive</ent><br/
<hw>In*vest"ive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Investing.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Mir. for Mag.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Investment</ent><br/
<hw>In*vest"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The
act of investing, or the state of being invested.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That with which anyone is invested; a
vestment.</def><br/
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<p><q>Whose white <qex>investments</qex> figure innocence.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>The act of surrounding, blocking
up, or besieging by an armed force, or the state of being so
surrounded.</def><br/
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<p><q>The capitulation was signed by the commander of the fort within
six days after its <qex>investments</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Marshall.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The laying out of money in the purchase of some
species of property; also, the amount of money invested, or that in
which money is invested.</def><br/
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<p><q>Before the <qex>investment</qex> could be made, a change of the
market might render it ineligible.</q> <rj><qau>A.
Hamilton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>An <qex>investment</qex> in ink, paper, and steel pens.</q>
<rj><qau>Hawthorne.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Investor</ent><br/
<hw>In*vest"or</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
invests.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Investure</ent><br/
<hw>In*ves"ture</hw> <pr>(?; 135)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Investiture;
investment.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bp. Burnet.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Investure</ent><br/
<hw>In*ves"ture</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To clothe; to invest; to
install.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <ldquo/Monks . . .
<xex>investured</xex> in their copes.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Fuller.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inveteracy</ent><br/
<hw>In*vet"er*a*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From
<er>Inveterate</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Firm establishment by long continuance; firmness or
deep-rooted obstinacy of any quality or state acquired by time; <as>as,
the <ex>inveteracy</ex> of custom, habit, or disease</as>; -- usually in
a bad sense; <as>as, the <ex>inveteracy</ex> of prejudice or of
error</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>An <qex>inveteracy</qex> of evil habits that will prompt him to
contract more.</q> <rj><qau>A. Tucker.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Malignity; spitefulness; virulency.</def><br/
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<p><q>The rancor of pamphlets, the <qex>inveteracy</qex> of epigrams,
and the mortification of lampoons.</q> <rj><qau>Guardian.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inveterate</ent><br/
<hw>In*vet"er*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inveteratus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>inveterare</ets> to render old;
pref. <ets>in-</ets> in + <ets>vetus</ets>, <ets>veteris</ets>, old. See
<er>Veteran</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Old; long-established.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>It is an <qex>inveterate</qex> and received opinion.</q>
<rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Firmly established by long continuance; obstinate;
deep-rooted; of long standing; <as>as, an <ex>inveterate</ex> disease;
an <ex>inveterate</ex> abuse.</as></def><br/
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<p><q>Heal the <qex>inveterate</qex> canker of one wound.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Having habits fixed by long continuance; confirmed;
habitual; <as>as, an <ex>inveterate</ex> idler or smoker</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Malignant; virulent; spiteful.</def> <rj><au>H.
Brooke.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inveterate</ent><br/
<hw>In*vet"er*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To fix and
settle by long continuance.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inveterately</ent><br/
<hw>In*vet"er*ate*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an
inveterate manner or degree.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Inveterately</xex>
tough.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Hawthorne.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inveterateness</ent><br/
<hw>In*vet"er*ate*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Inveteracy.</def>
<rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inveteration</ent><br/
<hw>In*vet`er*a"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inveteratio</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of making inveterate.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Bailey.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Invict</ent><br/
<hw>In*vict"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>invictus</ets>. See <er>In-</er> not, and <er>Victor</er>.]</ety>
<def>Invincible.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Joye.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Invidious</ent><br/
<hw>In*vid"i*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>invidiosus</ets>, fr. <ets>invidia</ets> envy. See <er>Envy</er>,
and cf. <er>Envious</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Envious; malignant.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Evelyn.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Worthy of envy; desirable; enviable.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>Such a person appeareth in a far more honorable and
<qex>invidious</qex> state than any prosperous man.</q>
<rj><qau>Barrow.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Likely to or intended to incur or produce ill will,
or to provoke envy or resentment; hateful; offensive; <as>as,
<ex>invidious</ex> distinctions</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>Agamemnon found it an <qex>invidious</qex> affair to give the
preference to any one of the Grecian heroes.</q>
<rj><qau>Broome.</qau></rj></p>

<p>-- <wordforms><wf>In*vid"i*ous*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>In*vid"i*ous*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms></p>

<p><ent>Invigilancy</ent><br/
<ent>Invigilance</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>In*vig"i*lance</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>In*vig"i*lan*cy</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>in-</ets> not +
<ets>vigilance</ets>: cf. OF. <ets>invigilance</ets>.]</ety> <def>Lack
of vigilance; neglect of watching; carelessness.</def><br/
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<p><ent>invigilate</ent><br/
<hw>invigilate</hw> <pos>n.</pos>
<pr>(<icr/n*v<icr/j"<icr/l*<amac/t)</pr> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Invigilated</conjf>
<pr>(<icr/n*v<icr/j"<icr/l*<amac/`t<ecr/d)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Invigilating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L.
<ets>invigilare</ets> to stay awake, to be vigilant.]</ety> <def>To keep
watch.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To keep watch over examination candidates to prevent
cheating.</def> <mark>[British]</mark> <br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>invigilation</ent><br/
<hw>invigilation</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>keeping watch over examination
candidates to prevent cheating.</def> <mark>[British]</mark> <br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>invigilator</ent><br/
<hw>invigilator</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>someone who watches examination
candidates to prevent cheating.</def> <mark>[British]</mark> <br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><-- p. 786 --></p>

<p><ent>Invigor</ent><br/
<hw>In*vig"or</hw> <pr>(<icr/n*v<icr/g"<etil/r)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<def>To invigorate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Invigorate</ent><br/
<hw>In*vig"or*ate</hw> <pr>(<icr/n*v<icr/g"<etil/r*<amac/t)</pr>,
<pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Invigorated</conjf>
<pr>(<icr/n*v<icr/g"<etil/r*<amac/`t<ecr/d)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Invigorating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> in + <ets>vigor</ets>.]</ety> <def>To give vigor to; to
strengthen; to animate; to give life and energy to.</def><br/
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<p><q>Christian graces and virtues they can not be, unless fed,
<qex>invigorated</qex>, and animated by universal charity.</q>
<rj><qau>Atterbury.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To refresh; animate; exhilarate;
stimulate.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Invigoration</ent><br/
<hw>In*vig`or*a"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of
invigorating, or the state of being invigorated.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Invile</ent><br/
<hw>In*vile"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To render
vile.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Daniel.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Invillaged</ent><br/
<hw>In*vil"laged</hw> <pr>(?; 48)</pr>, <pos>p. a.</pos> <def>Turned
into, or reduced to, a village.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>W.
Browne.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Invincibility</ent><br/
<hw>In*vin`ci*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>invincibilit<eacute/</ets>.]</ety> <def>The quality or state of
being invincible; invincibleness.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Invincible</ent><br/
<hw>In*vin"ci*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>invincibilis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>invincible</ets>. See <er>In-</er>
not, and <er>Vincible</er>.]</ety> <def>Incapable of being conquered,
overcome, or subdued; unconquerable; insuperable; <as>as, an
<ex>invincible</ex> army, or obstacle</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>Lead forth to battle these my sons<br/
<qex>Invincible</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj></p>

<p>-- <wordforms><wf>In*vin"ci*ble*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> --
<wf>In*vin"ci*bly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><ent>Inviolability</ent><br/
<hw>In*vi`o*la*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inviolabilitas</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>inviolabilit<eacute/</ets>.]</ety> <def>The quality or state of
being inviolable; inviolableness.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inviolable</ent><br/
<hw>In*vi"o*la*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>inviolabilis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>inviolable</ets>. See
<er>Inviolate</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Not violable; not susceptible of hurt, wound, or
harm (used with respect to either physical or moral damage); not
susceptible of being profaned or corrupted; sacred; holy; <as>as,
<ex>inviolable</ex> honor or chastity; an <ex>inviolable</ex>
shrine.</as></def><br/
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<p><q>He tried a third, a tough, well-chosen spear,<br/
The <qex>inviolable</qex> body stood sincere.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Unviolated; uninjured; undefiled;
uncorrupted.</def><br/
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<p><q>For thou, be sure, shalt give account<br/
To him who sent us, whose charge is to keep<br/
This place <qex>inviolable</qex>, and these from harm.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Not capable of being broken or violated; <as>as, an
<ex>inviolable</ex> covenant, agreement, promise, or vow</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>Their almighty Maker first ordained<br/
And bound them with <qex>inviolable</qex> bands.</q>
<rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>And keep our faiths firm and <qex>inviolable</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inviolableness</ent><br/
<hw>In*vi"o*la*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of
being inviolable; <as>as, the <ex>inviolableness</ex> of divine
justice</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inviolably</ent><br/
<hw>In*vi"o*la*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Without
violation.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inviolacy</ent><br/
<hw>In*vi"o*la*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or
quality of being inviolate; <as>as, the <ex>inviolacy</ex> of an
oath</as>.</def></p>

<p><ent>Inviolated</ent><br/
<ent>Inviolate</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>In*vi"o*late</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>In*vi"o*la`ted</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>inviolatus</ets>. See
<er>In-</er> not, and <er>Violate</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Not violated; uninjured; unhurt; unbroken.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>His fortune of arms was still <qex>inviolate</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Not corrupted, defiled, or profaned; chaste;
pure.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Inviolate</xex> truth.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Denham.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>There chaste Alceste lives <qex>inviolate</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inviolately</ent><br/
<hw>In*vi"o*late*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an
inviolate manner.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inviolateness</ent><br/
<hw>In*vi"o*late*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being
inviolate.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Invious</ent><br/
<hw>In"vi*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>invius</ets>; pref. <ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>via</ets> way.]</ety>
<def>Untrodden.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <au>Hudibras.</au> --
<wordforms><wf>In"vi*ous*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos>
<mark>[R.]</mark></wordforms><br/
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<p><ent>Invirile</ent><br/
<hw>In*vi"rile</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Deficient in
manhood; unmanly; effeminate.</def> <rj><au>Lowell.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Invirility</ent><br/
<hw>In`vi*ril"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Absence of
virility or manhood; effeminacy.</def> <rj><au>Prynne.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inviscate</ent><br/
<hw>In*vis"cate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Inviscated</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Inviscating</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L.
<ets>inviscatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>inviscare</ets> to birdlime; pref.
<ets>in-</ets> in + <ets>viscum</ets>, <ets>viscus</ets>, the mistletoe,
birdlime.]</ety> <def>To daub or catch with glue or birdlime; to
entangle with glutinous matter.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir T.
Browne.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inviscerate</ent><br/
<hw>In*vis"cer*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Inviscerated</conjf>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Inviscerating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L.
<ets>invisceratus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>inviscerare</ets> to put into the
entrails. See <er>Viscera</er>.]</ety> <def>To breed; to nourish.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>W. Montagu.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inviscerate</ent><br/
<hw>In*vis"cer*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>invisceratus</ets>, p. p.]</ety> <def>Deep-seated; internal.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>W. Montagu.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Invisibility</ent><br/
<hw>In*vis`i*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>;
<plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Invisibilities</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L.
<ets>invisibilitas</ets>: cf. F. <ets>invisibilit<eacute/</ets>.]</ety>
<def>The state or quality of being invisible; also, that which is
invisible.</def> <ldquo/Atoms and <xex>invisibilities</xex>.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Landor.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Invisible</ent><br/
<hw>In*vis"i*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>invisible</ets>, L. <ets>invisibilis</ets>. See <er>In-</er> not,
and <er>Visible</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Incapable of being seen;
not perceptible by vision; not visible.</def>
<specif>Specifically:</specif> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Not visible due to an
inherent property, such as lack of color; <as>as, the <ex>invisible</ex>
air; <ex>invisible</ex> ink</as>;</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>hidden from
view; out of sight;</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>Not perceptible due to lack
of light;</def> <sd>(d)</sd> <def>Too small or too distant to be
perceived; <as>as, people on the ground <ex>invisible</ex> at cruising
altitude</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><q>To us <qex>invisible</qex>, or dimly seen<br/
In these thy lowest works.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hidden from the public; <as>as, <ex>invisible</ex>
transactions</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>imperceptible to the mind; <as>as, differences
<ex>invisible</ex> to most observers</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Invisible bird</b></col> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>a small,
shy singing bird (<spn>Myadestes sibilons</spn>), of St. Vincent
Islands.</cd> -- <col><b>Invisible green</b></col>, <cd>a very dark
shade of green, approaching to black, and liable to be mistaken for
it.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Invisible</ent><br/
<hw>In*vis"i*ble</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An invisible
person or thing; specifically, God, the Supreme Being.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A Rosicrucian; -- so called because avoiding
declaration of his craft.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld> <def>One of those (as in the
16th century) who denied the visibility of the church.</def>
<rj><au>Shipley.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>invisible ink</ent><br/
<hw>in*vis"i*ble ink`</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A fluid that has no color
in the visible spectrum, but may be detected under certain conditions,
as under ultraviolet light. It may be used to write notes not readable
under normal light.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Invisibleness</ent><br/
<hw>In*vis"i*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of
being invisible; invisibility.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Invisibly</ent><br/
<hw>In*vis"i*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an invisible
manner.</def> <rj><au>Denham.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Invision</ent><br/
<hw>In*vi"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Lack of vision or
of the power of seeing.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir T.
Browne.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Invitation</ent><br/
<hw>In`vi*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>invitatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>invitation</ets>. See
<er>Invite</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of inviting; solicitation; the requesting of
a person's company; <as>as, an <ex>invitation</ex> to a party, to a
dinner, or to visit a friend</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A document written or printed, or spoken words,
conveying the message by which one is invited.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Allurement; enticement.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>She gives the leer of <qex>invitation</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>invitational</ent><br/
<hw>invitational</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>open only to persons issued
an invitation; -- of gatherings, usually sports events; <as>as, an
<ex>invitational</ex> tournament</as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> invitation(prenominal).</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Invitatory</ent><br/
<hw>In*vi"ta*to*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>invitatorius</ets>: cf. F. <ets>invitatoire</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Using or containing invitations.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The <ldquo/Venite<rdquo/ [Psalm xcv.], which is also called the
<qex>invitatory</qex> psalm.</q> <rj><qau>Hook.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Invitatory</ent><br/
<hw>In*vi"ta*to*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Invitatories</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[LL.
<ets>invitatorium</ets>: cf. F. <ets>invitatoire</ets>.]</ety> <def>That
which invites; specifically, the invitatory psalm, or a part of it used
in worship.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Invite</ent><br/
<hw>In*vite"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Invited</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Inviting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>invitare</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>inviter</ets>. See <er>Vie</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To ask; to request; to bid; to summon; to ask to do
some act, or go to some place; esp., to ask to an entertainment or
visit; to request the company of; <as>as, to <ex>invite</ex> to dinner,
or a wedding, or an excursion</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>So many guests <qex>invite</qex> as here are writ.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>I <qex>invite</qex> his Grace of Castle Rackrent to reflect on
this.</q> <rj><qau>Carlyle.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To allure; to draw to; to tempt to come; to induce
by pleasure or hope; to attract.</def><br/
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<p><q>To inveigle and <qex>invite</qex> the unwary sense.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Shady groves, that easy sleep <qex>invite</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>There no delusive hope <qex>invites</qex> despair.</q>
<rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To give occasion for; <as>as, to <ex>invite</ex>
criticism</as>.</def></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To solicit; bid; call; ask; summon; allure;
attract; entice; persuade.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Invite</ent><br/
<hw>In*vite"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To give invitation.</def>
<rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Invitement</ent><br/
<hw>In*vite"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Invitation.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chapman.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inviter</ent><br/
<hw>In*vit"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that
which, invites.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Invitiate</ent><br/
<hw>In*vi"ti*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
vitiated.</def> <rj><au>Lowell.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inviting</ent><br/
<hw>In*vit"ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Alluring; tempting;
<as>as, an <ex>inviting</ex> amusement or prospect</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Nothing is so easy and <qex>inviting</qex> as the retort of abuse
and sarcasm.</q> <rj><qau>W. Irving.</qau></rj></p>

<p>-- <wordforms><wf>In*vit"ing*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>In*vit"ing*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms> <rj><au>Jer.
Taylor.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Invitrifiable</ent><br/
<hw>In*vit"ri*fi`a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
admitting of being vitrified, or converted into glass.</def>
<rj><au>Kirwan.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Invocate</ent><br/
<hw>In"vo*cate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Invocated</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Invocating</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L.
<ets>invocatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>invocare</ets>. See
<er>Invoke</er>.]</ety> <def>To invoke; to call on, or for, in
supplication; to implore.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>If Dagon be thy god,<br/
Go to his temple, <qex>invocate</qex> his aid.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Invocation</ent><br/
<hw>In`vo*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>invocation</ets>, L. <ets>invocatio</ets>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or form of calling for the assistance or
presence of some superior being; earnest and solemn entreaty; esp.,
prayer offered to a divine being.</def><br/
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<p><q>Sweet <qex>invocation</qex> of a child; most pretty and
pathetical!</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>The whole poem is a prayer to Fortune, and the
<qex>invocation</qex> is divided between the two deities.</q>
<rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A call or summons; especially, a
judicial call, demand, or order; <as>as, the <ex>invocation</ex> of
papers or evidence into court</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Invocatory</ent><br/
<hw>In"vo*ca*to*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Making or
containing invocation; invoking.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Invoice</ent><br/
<hw>In"voice`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>envois</ets> things sent, goods forwarded, pl. of <ets>envoi</ets>
a sending or things sent, fr. <ets>envoyer</ets> to send; cf. F. lettre
<ets>d'envoi</ets> letter of advice of goods forwarded. See
<er>Envoy</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Com.)</fld> <def>A written account of the
particulars of merchandise shipped or sent to a purchaser, consignee,
factor, etc., with the value or prices and charges annexed.</def>
<rj><au>Wharton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The lot or set of goods as shipped or received;
<as>as, the merchant receives a large <ex>invoice</ex> of
goods</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Invoice</ent><br/
<hw>In"voice`</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Invoiced</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Invoicing</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To make a written
list or account of, as goods to be sent to a consignee; to insert in a
priced list; to write or enter in an invoice.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Goods, wares, and merchandise imported from Norway, and
<qex>invoiced</qex> in the current dollar of Norway.</q>
<rj><qau>Madison.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Invoke</ent><br/
<hw>In*voke"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Invoked</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Invoking</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F. <ets>invoquer</ets>, L.
<ets>invocare</ets>; pref. <ets>in-</ets> in, on + <ets>vocare</ets> to
call, fr. <ets>vox</ets> voice. See <er>Voice</er>, and cf.
<er>Invocate</er>.]</ety> <def>To call on for aid or protection; to
invite earnestly or solemnly; to summon; to address in prayer; to
solicit or demand by invocation; to implore; <as>as, to <ex>invoke</ex>
the Supreme Being, or to <ex>invoke</ex> His and
blessing</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Go, my dread lord, to your great grandsire's tomb, . . . <br/
<qex>Invoke</qex> his warlike spirit.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Involucel</ent><br/
<hw>In*vol"u*cel</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Dim. of
<ets>involucre</ets>, or <ets>involucrum</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>involucelle</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A partial,
secondary, or small involucre. See <xex>Illust.</xex> of
<er>Involucre</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Involucellate</ent><br/
<hw>In`vo*lu"cel*late</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>Furnished with involucels.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Involucellum</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>In`vo*lu*cel"lum</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>;
<plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Involucella</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu>
<ety>[NL.]</ety> <def>See <er>Involucel</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Involucral</ent><br/
<hw>In`vo*lu"cral</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>involucral</ets>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to, possessing, or like,
an involucrum.</def></p>

<p><ent>Involucrated</ent><br/
<ent>Involucrate</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>In`vo*lu"crate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>In`vo*lu"cra*ted</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having an
involucre; involucred.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Involucre</ent><br/
<hw>In"vo*lu`cre</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>involucrum</ets> a covering, wrapper, fr. <ets>involvere</ets> to
wrap up, envelop: cf. F. <ets>involucre</ets>. See
<er>Involve</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A whorl or
set of bracts around a flower, umbel, or head.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A
continuous marginal covering of sporangia, in certain ferns, as in the
common brake, or the cup-shaped processes of the filmy ferns.</def>
<sd>(c)</sd> <def>The peridium or volva of certain fungi. Called also
<altname>involucrum</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Involucred</ent><br/
<hw>In"vo*lu`cred</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>Having an involucre, as umbels, heads, etc.</def>
<rj><au>Martyn.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Involucret</ent><br/
<hw>In`vo*lu"cret</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>An involucel.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Involucrum</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>In`vo*lu"crum</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>;
<plu><it>pl.</it> L. <plw>Involucra</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>, E.
<plw>Involucrums</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. See
<er>Involucre</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>See <er>Involucre</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A sheath which surrounds the base
of the lasso cells in the <ord>Siphonophora</ord>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Involuntarily</ent><br/
<hw>In*vol"un*ta*ri*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[From
<er>Involuntary</er>.]</ety> <def>In an involuntary manner; not
voluntarily; not intentionally or willingly.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Involuntariness</ent><br/
<hw>In*vol"un*ta*ri*ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
quality or state of being involuntary; unwillingness;
automatism.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Involuntary</ent><br/
<hw>In*vol"un*ta*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>involuntarius</ets>. See <er>In-</er> not, and
<er>Voluntary</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Not having will or the power of choice.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Not under the influence or control of the will; not
voluntary; <as>as, the <ex>involuntary</ex> movements of the body;
<ex>involuntary</ex> muscle fibers.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Not proceeding from choice; done unwillingly;
reluctant; compulsory; <as>as, <ex>involuntary</ex>
submission</as>.</def></p>

<p><ent>Involuted</ent><br/
<ent>Involute</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>In"vo*lute</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>In"vo*lu`ted</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>involutus</ets>, p. p.
of <ets>involvere</ets>. See <er>Involve</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Rolled inward from the edges; -- said of leaves
in vernation, or of the petals of flowers in <ae/stivation.</def>
<rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Turned inward at the
margin, as the exterior lip of the Cyprea.</def> <sd>(b)</sd>
<def>Rolled inward spirally.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Involute</ent><br/
<hw>In"vo*lute</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Geom.)</fld> <def>A curve
traced by the end of a string wound upon another curve, or unwound from
it; -- called also <altname>evolvent</altname>. See
<er>Evolute</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Involution</ent><br/
<hw>In`vo*lu"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>involutio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>involution</ets>. See
<er>Involve</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of involving or infolding.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The state of being entangled or involved;
complication; entanglement.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>All things are mixed, and causes blended, by mutual
<qex>involutions</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Glanvill.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>That in which anything is involved, folded, or
wrapped; envelope.</def> <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>The insertion of one or more
clauses between the subject and the verb, in a way that involves or
complicates the construction.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>The act or process of raising a
quantity to any power assigned; the multiplication of a quantity into
itself a given number of times; -- the reverse of
<inv>evolution</inv>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Geom.)</fld> <def>The relation which exists between
three or more sets of points, <mathex>a.a<prime/</mathex>,
<xex>b.b<prime/</xex>, <mathex>c.c<prime/</mathex>, so related to a
point O on the line, that the product <mathex>Oa.Oa<prime/ =
Ob.Ob<prime/ = Oc.Oc<prime/</mathex> is constant. Sets of lines or
surfaces possessing corresponding properties may be in
<xex>involution</xex>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The return of an enlarged part or
organ to its normal size, as of the <xex>uterus</xex> after
pregnancy.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Involve</ent><br/
<hw>In*volve"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Involved</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Involving</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L.
<ets>involvere</ets>, <ets>involutum</ets>, to roll about, wrap up;
pref. <ets>in-</ets> in + <ets>volvere</ets> to roll: cf. OF.
<ets>involver</ets>. See <er>Voluble</er>, and cf.
<er>Involute</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To roll or fold up; to wind round; to
entwine.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Some of serpent kind . . . <qex>involved</qex><br/
Their snaky folds.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To envelop completely; to surround; to cover; to
hide; to <xex>involve</xex> in darkness or obscurity.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>And leave a sing<egrave/d bottom all <qex>involved</qex><br/
With stench and smoke.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To complicate or make intricate, as in grammatical
structure.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Involved</xex> discourses.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Locke.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To connect with something as a natural or logical
consequence or effect; to include necessarily; to imply.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>He knows<br/
His end with mine <qex>involved</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>The contrary necessarily <qex>involves</qex> a contradiction.</q>
<rj><qau>Tillotson.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To take in; to gather in; to mingle confusedly; to
blend or merge.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>The gathering number, as it moves along,<br/
<qex>Involves</qex> a vast involuntary throng.</q>
<rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Earth with hell<br/
To mingle and <qex>involve</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>To envelop, infold, entangle, or embarrass; <as>as,
to <ex>involve</ex> a person in debt or misery</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>To engage thoroughly; to occupy, employ, or
absorb.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Involved</xex> in a deep study.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Sir W. Scott.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>8.</sn> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>To raise to any assigned power;
to multiply, as a quantity, into itself a given number of times; <as>as,
a quantity <ex>involved</ex> to the third or fourth
power</as>.</def></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To imply; include; implicate; complicate;
entangle; embarrass; overwhelm.</syn> <usage> -- To <er>Involve</er>,
<er>Imply</er>. <xex>Imply</xex> is opposed to <xex>express</xex>, or
<xex>set forth</xex>; thus, an <xex>implied</xex> engagement is one
fairly to be understood from the words used or the circumstances of the
case, though not set forth in form. <xex>Involve</xex> goes beyond the
mere interpretation of things into their necessary relations; and hence,
if one thing <xex>involves</xex> another, it so contains it that the two
must go together by an indissoluble connection. War, for example,
<xex>involves</xex> wide spread misery and death; the premises of a
syllogism <xex>involve</xex> the conclusion.</usage><br/
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<p><ent>Involved</ent><br/
<hw>In*volved"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>Same as <er>Involute</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Involvedness</ent><br/
<hw>In*volv"ed*ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of
being involved.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Involvement</ent><br/
<hw>In*volve"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of
involving, or the state of being involved.</def> <rj><au>Lew
Wallace.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Invulgar</ent><br/
<hw>In*vul"gar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> in + <ets>vulgar</ets>.]</ety> <def>To cause to become or
appear vulgar.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Daniel.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Invulgar</ent><br/
<hw>In*vul"gar</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>in-</ets> not +
<ets>vulgar</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not vulgar; refined; elegant.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Drayton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Invulnerability</ent><br/
<hw>In*vul"ner*a*bil`i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>invuln<eacute/rabilit<eacute/</ets>.]</ety> <def>Quality or state
of being invulnerable.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Invulnerable</ent><br/
<hw>In*vul"ner*a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>invulnerabilis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>invuln<eacute/rable</ets>. See
<er>In-</er> not, and <er>Vulnerable</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Incapable of being wounded, or of receiving
injury.</def><br/
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<p><q>Neither vainly hope<br/
To be <qex>invulnerable</qex> in those bright arms.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Unanswerable; irrefutable; that can not be refuted
or convinced; <as>as, an <ex>invulnerable</ex> argument</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Invulnerableness</ent><br/
<hw>In*vul"ner*a*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Invulnerability.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Invulnerate</ent><br/
<hw>In*vul"ner*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>invulneratus</ets> unwounded.]</ety> <def>Invulnerable.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inwall</ent><br/
<hw>In*wall"</hw> <pr>(<icr/n*w<add/l")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Inwalled</conjf>
<pr>(<icr/n*w<add/ld")</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Inwalling</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To inclose or fortify as with a
wall.</def> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
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<p><-- p. 787 --></p>

<p><ent>Inwall</ent><br/
<hw>In"wall`</hw> <pr>(<icr/n"w<add/l`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An
inner wall; specifically <fld>(Metal.)</fld>, the inner wall, or lining,
of a blast furnace.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inward</ent><br/
<hw>In"ward</hw> <pr>(<icr/n*w<etil/rd)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>inweard</ets>, <ets>inneweard</ets>, <ets>innanweard</ets>, fr.
<ets>innan</ets>, <ets>inne</ets>, within (fr. <ets>in</ets> in; see
<er>In</er>) + the suffix <ets>-weard</ets>, E.
<ets>-ward</ets>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Being or placed within; inner; interior; -- opposed
to <ant>outward</ant>.</def> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Seated in the mind, heart, spirit, or soul.</def>
<ldquo/<xex>Inward</xex> beauty.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Intimate; domestic; private.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>All my <qex>inward</qex> friends abhorred me.</q> <rj><qau>Job
xix. 19.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>He had had occasion, by one very <qex>inward</qex> with him, to
know in part the discourse of his life.</q> <rj><qau>Sir P.
Sidney.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inward</ent><br/
<hw>In"ward</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>That which is inward or
within; especially, in the plural, the inner parts or organs of the
body; the viscera.</def> <rj><au>Jer. Taylor.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>Then sacrificing, laid the <qex>inwards</qex> and their fat.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The mental faculties; -- usually
<pluf>pl.</pluf></def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>An intimate or familiar friend or
acquaintance.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <ldquo/I was an
<xex>inward</xex> of his.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj></p>

<p><ent>Inwards</ent><br/
<ent>Inward</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>In"ward</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>In"wards</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
}</mhw> <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>inweard</ets>. The ending
<it>-s</it> is prop. a genitive ending. See <er>Inward</er>,
<pos>a.</pos>, <er>-wards</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Toward the inside; toward the center or interior;
<as>as, to bend a thing <ex>inward</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Into, or toward, the mind or thoughts; inwardly;
<as>as, to turn the attention <ex>inward</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>So much the rather, thou Celestial Light,<br/
Shine <qex>inward</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inwardly</ent><br/
<hw>In"ward*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>inweardlice</ets>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>In the inner parts; internally.</def><br/
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<p><q>Let Benedick, like covered fire,<br/
Consume away in sighs, waste <qex>inwardly</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Toward the center; inward; <as>as, to curve
<ex>inwardly</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>In the heart or mind; mentally; privately; secretly;
<as>as, he <ex>inwardly</ex> repines</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Intimately; thoroughly.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>I shall desire to know him more <qex>inwardly</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Beau. & Fl.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>inward-moving</ent><br/
<hw>inward-moving</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>moving or directed toward
the center or axis, especially when spinning or traveling in a
curve.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inwardness</ent><br/
<hw>In"ward*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Internal or true
state; essential nature; <as>as, the <ex>inwardness</ex> of
conduct</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>Sense can not arrive to the <qex>inwardness</qex><br/
Of things.</q> <rj><qau>Dr. H. More.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Intimacy; familiarity.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Heartiness; earnestness.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>What was wanted was more <qex>inwardness</qex>, more feeling.</q>
<rj><qau>M. Arnold.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inwards</ent><br/
<hw>In"wards</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>See
<er>Inward</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inweave</ent><br/
<hw>In*weave"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To weave in or
together; to intermix or intertwine by weaving; to interlace.</def><br/
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<p><q>Down they cast<br/
Their crowns, <qex>inwove</qex> with amaranth and gold.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inwheel</ent><br/
<hw>In*wheel"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
encircle.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Beau. & Fl.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inwit</ent><br/
<hw>In"wit</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Inward sense; mind;
understanding; conscience.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Wyclif.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inwith</ent><br/
<hw>In*with"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prep.</pos> <def>Within.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>This purse hath she <qex>inwith</qex> her bosom hid.</q>
<rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inwork</ent><br/
<hw>In*work"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> + <ets>work</ets>. Cf. <er>Inwrought</er>.]</ety> <def>To
work in or within.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Inworn</ent><br/
<hw>In"worn`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>p. a.</pos> <def>Worn, wrought, or
stamped in.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inwrap</ent><br/
<hw>In*wrap"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Written also
<ets>enwrap</ets>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To cover by wrapping; to involve; to infold; <as>as,
to <ex>inwrap</ex> in a cloak, in smoke, etc.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To involve, as in difficulty or perplexity; to
perplex.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Inwreathe</ent><br/
<hw>In*wreathe"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To surround or
encompass as with a wreath.</def> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>enwreathe</asp>.]</altsp><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Resplendent locks, <qex>inwreathed</qex> with beams.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Inwrought</ent><br/
<hw>In*wrought"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>p. p. <or/ a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> + <ets>wrought</ets>. Cf. <er>Inwork</er>.]</ety>
<def>Wrought or worked in or among other things; worked into any fabric
so as to from a part of its texture; wrought or adorned, as with
figures.</def><br/
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<p><q>His mantle hairy, and his bonnet sedge,<br/
<qex>Inwrought</qex> with figures dim.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Io</ent><br/
<hw>I"o</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Ios</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L.; cf. Gr.
<grk>"iw`</grk>.]</ety> <def>An exclamation of joy or triumph; -- often
interjectional.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Io</ent><br/
<hw>I"o</hw> <pr>(<emac/"<omac/)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>'Iw`</grk>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In Greek mythology, the
beautiful daughter of Inachus, king of Argos, Greece, who was changed by
Hera (Juno), in a fit of jealousy, into a white heifer, and placed under
the watch of Argus of the hundred eyes.<br/
When Argus was killed by Hermes at the command of Zeus, the heifer was
maddened by a terrible gadfly sent by Hera, and wandered about until she
arrived in Egypt. There she recovered her original shape, and bore
Epaphus to Zeus. Epaphus became the ancestor of <AE/gyptus, Damaus,
Cepheus, and Phineus. She was identified by the Egyptians with Isis.
According to another legend, Io was carried off by Phoenician traders
who landed in Argos. The myth is generally explained to be Aah or the
moon wandering in the starry skies, symbolized by the hundred-eyed
Argus; her transformation into a horned heifer representing the crescent
moon.</def><br/
[<source>Century Dict. 1906</source>]</p>

<p><q>Greek mythology, too, knew her [Astarte] as I<ocir/ and Europa,
and she was fitly symbolised by the cow whose horns resemble the supine
lunar crescent as seen in the south.</q> <rj><qau>Seyce (Anc. Empires,
p. 195).</qau></rj><br/
[<source>Century Dict. 1906</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One of the large moons of the planet Jupiter,
remarkable for its intense volcanic activity, as observed in fly-bys of
space probes. It was named after the mythological Io.</def> <note>The
remarkable images of Io and Jupiter obtained by the Galileo 2 space
probe to Jupiter and Hubble photographs are available at the web site of
<a href="http://www.nasa.gov">NASA</a>.</note>
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iod-</ent><br/
<hw>I"od-</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>See
<er>Iodo-</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iodal</ent><br/
<hw>I"o*dal</hw> <pr>(<imac/"<osl/*d<ait/l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Iod-</ets> + <ets>al</ets>cohol.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>An oily liquid, <chform>CI3.CHO</chform>, analogous to chloral and
bromal.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iodate</ent><br/
<hw>I"o*date</hw> <pr>(<imac/"<osl/*d<asl/t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt of iodic acid.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iodhydrin</ent><br/
<hw>I`od*hy"drin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Iod-</ets>
+ chlor<ets>hydrin</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>One of a series
of compounds containing iodine, and analogous to the
chlorhydrins.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iodic</ent><br/
<hw>I*od"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>iodique</ets>. See <er>Iodine</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>Pertaining to, or containing, iodine; specif., denoting those
compounds in which it has a relatively high valence; <as>as,
<ex>iodic</ex> acid</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Iodic acid</b></col>, <cd>a monobasic acid
(<chform>HIO3</chform>), consisting of iodine with three parts of oxygen
and one of hydrogen.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iodide</ent><br/
<hw>I"o*dide</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A
binary compound of iodine, or one which may be regarded as binary, in
which iodine has a valence of -1; <as>as, potassium
<ex>iodide</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>iodinate</ent><br/
<hw>iodinate</hw> <pos>v.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>to cause to
combine with iodine; <as>as, <ex>iodinate</ex> thyroxine</as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> .</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>iodinated</ent><br/
<hw>iodinated</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>treated or
reacted with iodine; treated so as to combine with iodine.</def>
<note>The iodinating agent may be other than iodine itself, such as
compounds with active iodine.</note><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> iodized.</syn><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>iodinating</ent><br/
<hw>iodinating</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <ety>[<pos>p. p.</pos> of verb
<ets>iodinate</ets>]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>combining or causing
to combine with iodine; <as>as, the active <ex>iodinating</ex> species;
the in vivo <ex>iodinating</ex> mechanism</as>. Inverse of
<ant>de-iodinating</ant>.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>iodination</ent><br/
<hw>iodination</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>the
substitution or addition of iodine atoms in organic compounds.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iodine</ent><br/
<hw>I"o*dine</hw> <pr>(<imac/"<osl/*d<icr/n <it>or</it>
<imac/"<osl/*d<emac/n; 104)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>'iw`dhs</grk> violetlike; <grk>'i`on</grk> a violet +
<grk>e'i^dos</grk> form: cf. F. <ets>iode</ets>, <ets>iodine</ets>. The
name was given from the violet color of its vapor. See <er>Violet</er>,
<er>Idyl</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A nonmetallic element, of
the halogen group of atomic number 53, occurring always in combination,
as in the iodides. When isolated it is in the form of dark gray metallic
scales, resembling plumbago, soft but brittle, and emitting a
chlorinelike odor. Symbol I. Atomic weight 126.90. If heated, iodine
volatilizes in beautiful violet vapors.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ Iodine was formerly obtained from the ashes of seaweed
(<xex>kelp</xex> or <xex>varec</xex>), but is now also extracted from
certain natural brines. In the free state, iodine, even in very minute
quantities, colors starch blue. Iodine and its compounds are largely
used in medicine (as in liniments, antisyphilitics, etc.), in
photography, in the preparation of aniline dyes, and as an indicator in
titration.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Iodine green</b></col>, <cd>an artificial green dyestuff,
consisting of an iodine derivative of rosaniline; -- called also
<altname>night green</altname>.</cd> -- <col><b>Iodine
scarlet</b></col>, <cd>a pigment of an intense scarlet color, consisting
of mercuric iodide.</cd> -- <col><b>Iodine yellow</b></col>, <cd>a
brilliant yellow pigment, consisting of plumbic iodide.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iodism</ent><br/
<hw>I"o*dism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A
morbid state produced by the use of iodine and its compounds, and
characterized by palpitation, depression, and general emaciation, with a
pustular eruption upon the skin.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iodize</ent><br/
<hw>I"o*dize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Iodized</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Iodizing</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To treat or
impregnate with iodine or its compounds; <as>as, to <ex>iodize</ex> a
plate for photography</as>.</def> <rj><au>R. Hunt.</au></rj></p>

<p><ent>iodized salt</ent><br/
<hw>i"o*dized salt"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Table salt to
which an inorganic iodide compound has been added as a nutritional
supplement to prevent goiter.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iodizer</ent><br/
<hw>I"o*di`zer</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that
which, iodizes.</def></p>

<p><ent>Iod-</ent><br/
<ent>Iodo-</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>I"o*do-</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>I"od-</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>.
}</mhw> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A prefix, or combining from, indicating
<sig>iodine</sig> as an ingredient; <as>as,
<ex>iodo</ex>form</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>iodocompound</ent><br/
<hw>iodocompound</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>a compound
containing the covalent iodine radical.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iodocresol</ent><br/
<hw>I`o*do*cre"sol</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Iodo-</ets> + <ets>cresol</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Org.
Chem.)</fld> <def>Any of several isomeric iodine derivatives of the
cresols, <chform>C6H3I(CH3)OH</chform>, esp. one, an odorless amorphous
powder, used in medicine as a substitute for iodoform.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iodoform</ent><br/
<hw>I*od"o*form</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Iodo-</ets>
+ <ets>formyl.</ets> See <er>Formyl</er>, and cf.
<er>Chloroform</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A yellow,
crystalline, volatile substance, <chform>CI3H</chform>, having an
offensive odor and sweetish taste, and analogous to chloroform. It is
used in medicine as a healing and antiseptic dressing for wounds and
sores.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iodoformogen</ent><br/
<hw>I`o*do*for"mo*gen</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Iodoform</ets> + <ets>-gen</ets> root of
<grk>gi`gnesqai</grk> to be born.]</ety> <fld>(Pharm.)</fld> <def>A
light powder used as a substitute for iodoform. It is a compound of
iodoform and albumin.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iodol</ent><br/
<hw>I"o*dol</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Iodo-</ets> +
pyrr<ets>ol</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A crystallized
substance of the composition <chform>C4I4NH</chform>, technically
tetra-iodo-pyrrol, used like iodoform.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iodoquinine</ent><br/
<hw>I`o*do*qui"nine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Iodo-</ets> + <ets>quinine</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>A iodide of quinine obtained as a brown substance,. It is the base
of herapathite. See <er>Herapathite</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iodothyrin</ent><br/
<hw>I`o*do*thy"rin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Iodo-</ets> + <ets>thyro-</ets> + <ets>-in</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Physiol. Chem.)</fld> <def>A peculiar substance obtained from the
thyroid gland, containing from nine to ten per cent of iodine.</def></p>

<p><note><hand/ It is a very stable compound, and is believed to be
active principle in thyroid extracts and in the internal secretion of
the thyroid gland. It was originally called
<altname>thyroiodin</altname>.</note><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ It is probably an impure extract of thyroid gland,
containing thyroxine. See Merck Index 11th Ed. #9345, the entry for
thyroidin.</note><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iodous</ent><br/
<hw>I"o*dous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>Pertaining to, or containing, iodine. See <er>-ous</er> (chemical
suffix).</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Iodous acid</b></col>, <cd>a hypothetical acid, analogous
to chlorous acid.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ioduret</ent><br/
<hw>I*od"u*ret</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>Iodide.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iodyrite</ent><br/
<hw>I*od"y*rite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From
<er>Iodine</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Silver iodide, a mineral
of a yellowish color.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iolite</ent><br/
<hw>I"o*lite</hw> <pr>(<imac/"<osl/*l<imac/t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[Gr. <grk>'i`on</grk> a violet + <ets>-lite</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A silicate of alumina, iron, and magnesia, having
a bright blue color and vitreous luster; cordierite. It is remarkable
for its dichroism, and is also called <altname>dichroite</altname>. A
variety called <stype>Caribbean iolite</stype> has a lighter blue
color.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Io moth</ent><br/
<hw>I"o moth`</hw> <pr>(?; 115)</pr>. <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A large
and handsome American moth (<spn>Hyperchiria Io</spn>), having a large,
bright-colored spot on each hind wing, resembling the spots on the tail
of a peacock. The larva is covered with prickly hairs, which sting like
nettles.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>-ion</ent><br/
<hw>-ion</hw> <pr>(?; 106)</pr>. <ety>[L. <ets>-io</ets>, acc.
<ets>-ionem</ets>: cf. F. <ets>-ion</ets>.]</ety> <def>A noun suffix
denoting <sig>act</sig>, <sig>process</sig>, <sig>result of an act or a
process</sig>, <sig>thing acted upon</sig>, <sig>state</sig>, or
<sig>condition</sig>; <as>as, revolut<ex>ion</ex>, the act or process of
revolving; construct<ex>ion</ex>, the act or process of constructing; a
thing constructed; domin<ex>ion</ex>, territory ruled over;
subject<ex>ion</ex>, state of being subject; deject<ex>ion</ex>;
abstract<ex>ion</ex>.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ion</ent><br/
<hw>I"on</hw> <pr>(<imac/"<ocr/n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>'io`n</grk>, neut, of <grk>'iw`n</grk>, p. pr. of
<grk>'ie`nai</grk> to go.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Elec. Chem.)</fld>
<def>an atom or goup of atoms (radical) carrying an electrical charge.
It is contrasted with neutral atoms or molecules, and free radicals.
Certain compounds, such as sodium chloride, are composed of
complementary ions in the solid (crystalline) as well as in solution.
Others, notably acids such as hydrogen chloride, may occur as neutral
molecules in the pure liquid or gas forms, and ionize almost completely
in dilute aqueous solutions. In solutions (as in water) ions are
frequently bound non-covalently with the molecules of solvent, and in
that case are said to be solvated. According to the electrolytic
dissociation theory, the molecules of electrolytes are divided into
<ex>ions</ex> by water and other solvents. An <ex>ion</ex> consists of
one or more atoms and carries one unit charges of electricity, 3.4 x
10<exp>-10</exp> electrostatic units, or a multiple of this. Those which
are positively electrified (hydrogen and the metals) are called
<stype>cations</stype>; negative ions (hydroxyl and acidic atoms or
groups) are called <stype>anions</stype>.</def> <note>Thus, hydrochloric
acid (<chform>HCl</chform>) dissociates, in aqueous solution, into the
hydrogen ion, <chform>H<sups>+</sups></chform>, and the chlorine ion,
<chform>Cl-<sups></sups></chform>; ferric nitrate,
<chform>Fe(NO3)3</chform>, yields the ferric ion,
<chform>Fe<sups>+++</sups></chform>, and nitrate ions,
<chform>NO3<sups>-</sups></chform>, <chform>NO3<sups>-</sups></chform>,
<chform>NO3<sups>-</sups></chform>. When a solution containing ions is
made part of an electric circuit, the cations move toward the cathode,
the anions toward the anode. This movement is called <b>migration</b>,
and the velocity of it differs for different kinds of ions. If the
electromotive force is sufficient, electrolysis ensues: cations give up
their charge at the cathode and separate in metallic form or decompose
water, forming hydrogen and alkali; similarly, at the anode the element
of the anion separates, or the metal of the anode is dissolved, or
decomposition occurs. Aluminum and chlorine are elements prepared
predominantly by such electrolysis, and depends on dissolving compounds
in a solvent where the element forms <ex>ions</ex>. Electrolysis is also
used in refining other metals, such as copper and silver. Cf.
<er>Anion</er>, <er>Cation</er>.</note><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One of the small electrified particles into which
the molecules of a gas are broken up under the action of the electric
current, of ultraviolet and certain other rays, and of high
temperatures. To the properties and behavior of ions the phenomena of
the electric discharge through rarefied gases and many other important
effects are ascribed. At low pressures the negative ions appear to be
electrons; the positive ions, atoms minus an electron. At ordinary
pressures each ion seems to include also a number of attached molecules.
Ions may be formed in a gas in various ways.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>ionate</ent><br/
<hw>ionate</hw> <pos>v. t.</pos> <fld>(chemistry) </fld> <def>to add
ions.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> .</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ionia</ent><br/
<hw>Ionia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A region of Western Asia Minor
colonized by the Ancient Greeks.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ionian</ent><br/
<hw>I*o"ni*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>Ionius</ets>. See <er>Ionic</er>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to
Ionia or the Ionians; Ionic.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A native
or citizen of Ionia.</def></def2><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ionic</ent><br/
<hw>I*on"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>Ionicus</ets>, Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ Ionia.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to Ionia or the Ionians.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to the Ionic order of
architecture, one of the three orders invented by the Greeks, and one of
the five recognized by the Italian writers of the sixteenth century. Its
distinguishing feature is a capital with spiral volutes. See
<xex>Illust.</xex> of <er>Capital</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<cs><p><col><b>Ionic dialect</b></col> <fld>(Gr. Gram.)</fld>, <cd>a
dialect of the Greek language, used in Ionia. The Homeric poems are
written in what is designated <xex>old Ionic</xex>, as distinguished
from <xex>new Ionic</xex>, or <xex>Attic</xex>, the dialect of all
cultivated Greeks in the period of Athenian prosperity and glory.</cd>
-- <col><b>Ionic foot</b></col>. <fld>(Pros.)</fld> <cd>See
<er>Ionic</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 1.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Ionic
mode</b></col>, <it>or</it> <col><b>Ionian mode</b></col>,</mcol>
<fld>(Mus.)</fld>, <cd>an ancient mode, supposed to correspond with the
modern major scale of C.</cd> -- <col><b>Ionic sect</b></col>, <cd>a
sect of philosophers founded by <person>Thales of Miletus</person>, in
Ionia. Their distinguishing tenet was, that water is the original
principle of all things.</cd> -- <col><b>Ionic type</b></col>, <cd>a
kind of heavy-faced type (as that of the following line).</cd><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/<nonpareiltype>This is Nonpareil
Ionic.</nonpareiltype></note></p></cs>

<p><ent>Ionic</ent><br/
<hw>I*on"ic</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Pros.)</fld>
<sd>(a)</sd> <def>A foot consisting of four syllables: either two long
and two short, -- that is, a spondee and a pyrrhic, in which case it is
called the <stype>greater Ionic</stype>; or two short and two long, --
that is, a pyrrhic and a spondee, in which case it is called the
<stype>smaller Ionic</stype>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A verse or meter
composed or consisting of Ionic feet.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The Ionic dialect; <as>as, the Homeric
<ex>Ionic</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Print.)</fld> <def>Ionic type.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>ionic</ent><br/
<hw>i*on"ic</hw> <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining
to ions; composed of ions, containing ions, or breaking down into ions
when dissolved in a polar solvent; <as>as, an <ex>ionic</ex> solution
will conduct a current of electricity</as>. Opposite of
<ant>nonionic</ant>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ionidium</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>I`o*nid"i*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. Cf.
<er>Iodine</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of violaceous
plants, chiefly found in tropical America, some species of which are
used as substitutes for ipecacuanha.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ionization</ent><br/
<hw>I`on*i*za"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Elec.
Chem.)</fld> <def>the process of converting neutral atoms or molecules
into ions. The process may occur by dissolving an ionic substance in a
dissociating solvent, such as water, or by adding or subtracting an
electron to or from an atom or molecule. The latter process occurs, for
example, in an electron beam in a mass spectrometer and by interaction
of substances with <er>ionizing radiation</er>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>ionize</ent><br/
<hw>ionize</hw> <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Physics,
Chemistry)</fld> <def>to dissociate into ions, as by dissolution in
water or another polar solvent.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>ionize</ent><br/
<hw>i"on*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Ionized</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Ionizing</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <fld>(Physics,
Chemistry)</fld> <def>To convert (an atom or molecule) into ions, e. g.
by dissolving in water, by reaction with acid or alkali, or by
interaction with ionizing radiation. See <er>ionization</er>.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>ionized</ent><br/
<hw>ionized</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>converted totally or partly into
ions. Opposite of <ant>nonionized</ant> and
<ant>unionized</ant>.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>ionizing radiation</ent><br/
<hw>ionizing radiation</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>rays of rapidly moving
subatomic particles, x-reys, or gamma rays, sufficiently energetic to
cause ionization when absorbed by matter.</def> <note>Such radiation is
emitted by radioactive elements, or may be generated by highly energetic
physical processes, as in stars. When absorbed by living tissue,
ionizing radiation can cause mutation, cellular damage, or
death.</note><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>ionophore</ent><br/
<hw>i*on"o*phore`</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>ion</ets> +
<ets>-phore</ets>]</ety> <fld>(Biochemistry)</fld> <def>A compound that
enhances transport of ions across cellular membranes, by binding them
and carrying them across. As a class <ex>ionophores</ex> tend to be
lipophilic in nature; each compound is usually specific for one or a
small number of ions.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>ionosphere</ent><br/
<hw>ionosphere</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the outer region of the earth's
atmosphere, beyond which is the <contr>exosphere</contr>; it contains a
high concentration of free electrons and ions, and extends from about 50
miles to about 250 miles above the earth's surface, but the height shows
daily and seasonal variation, and the composition of the particles in
the ionosphere is also affected by events such as solar
flares.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ioqua shell</ent><br/
<hw>I"o*qua shell`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[From the native name.]</ety>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>The shell of a large Dentalium (<spn>Dentalium
pretiosum</spn>), formerly used as shell money, and for ornaments, by
the Indians of the west coast of North America.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iota</ent><br/
<hw>I*o"ta</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr.
<grk>'iw^ta</grk>. See <er>Jot</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The ninth letter of the Greek alphabet (<iota/)
corresponding with the English <it>i</it>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <ety>[from iota being the smallest letter in the Greek
alphabet.]</ety> <def>A very small quantity or degree; a jot; a
particle.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><q>They never depart an <qex>iota</qex> from the authentic formulas
of tyranny and usurpation.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Iota subscript</b></col> <fld>(Gr. Gram.)</fld>, <cd>iota
written beneath a preceding vowel, as <grk>a,</grk>, <grk>h,</grk>,
<grk>w,</grk>, -- done when iota is silent.</cd></cs><-- we use a
following comma to represent the iota subscript within Greek
transcriptions. See the "webfont.asc" file for complete description of
Greek transliterations. --><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iotacism</ent><br/
<hw>I*o"ta*cism</hw> <pr>(<isl/*<omac/"t<adot/*s<icr/z'm)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'iotakismo`s</grk> a laying too much stress
upon the iota (<iota/): cf. F. <ets>iotacisme</ets>. See
<er>Iota</er>.]</ety> <def>The frequent use of the sound of iota (that
of English <it>e</it> in <it>be</it>), as among the modern Greeks; also,
confusion from sounding <epsilon/, <iota/, <eta/, <upsilon/,
<epsilon/<iota/, etc., like <iota/.</def>
<rj><au>Littr<eacute/.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>I.O.U</ent><br/
<ent>I O U</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>I O U</hw>, <hw>I.O.U</hw></mhw> <pr>(<imac/" <omac/"
<umac/")</pr>. <ety>[phonetic, from <ets>I owe you</ets>.]</ety> <def>A
paper having on it these letters, with a sum named, and duly signed; --
in use in England as an acknowledgment of a debt, and taken as evidence
thereof, but not amounting to a promissory note; a due bill.</def>
<rj><au>Wharton.</au> <au>Story.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iowas</ent><br/
<hw>I"o*was</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>; <sing>sing.
<singw>Iowa</singw>.</sing> <fld>(Ethnol.)</fld> <def>A tribe of Indians
which formerly occupied the region now included in the State of
Iowa.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ipecac</ent><br/
<hw>Ip"e*cac</hw> <pr>(<icr/p"<esl/*k<acr/k)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An
abbreviation of <er>Ipecacuanha</er>, and in more frequent
use.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ipecacuanha</ent><br/
<hw>Ip`e*cac`u*an"ha</hw>
<pr>(<icr/p`<esl/*k<acr/k`<usl/*<acr/n"<adot/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[Pg. <ets>ipecacuanha</ets> (cf. Sp. <ets>ipecacuana</ets>); fr.
Braz. <ets>ipe-kaa-guena</ets>, prop., a creeping plant that causes
vomiting.]</ety> <fld>(Med. & Bot.)</fld> <def>The root of a Brazilian
rubiaceous herb (<spn>Cepha<eum/lis Ipecacuanha</spn>), largely employed
as an emetic; also, the plant itself; also, a medicinal extract of the
root. Many other plants are used as a substitutes; among them are the
black or Peruvian ipecac (<spn>Psychotria emetica</spn>), the white
ipecac (<spn>Ionidium Ipecacuanha</spn>), the bastard or wild ipecac
(<spn>Asclepias Curassavica</spn>), and the undulated ipecac
(<spn>Richardsonia scabra</spn>).</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ipocras</ent><br/
<hw>Ip"o*cras</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Hippocras.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ipomoea</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Ip`o*m<oe/"a</hw> <pr>(<icr/p`<osl/*m<emac/"<adot/)</pr>,
<pos>prop. n.</pos> <ety>[NL. <ldquo/Named, according to Linn<ae/us,
from Gr. <grk>'i`ps</grk>, <grk>'ipo`s</grk>, a bindweed [which it is
not], and <grk>"o`moios</grk> like.<rdquo/ <au>Gray.</au>]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of twining plants with showy monopetalous
flowers, including the morning-glory, the sweet potato, and the cypress
vine.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ipomoeic</ent><br/
<hw>Ip`o*m<oe/"ic</hw> <pr>(<icr/p`<osl/*m<emac/"<icr/k)</pr>,
<pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or designating, an
acid obtained by the oxidation of convolvulin (obtained from jalap, the
tubers of <spn>Ipom<oe/a purga</spn>), and identical in most of its
properties with sebacic acid.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ipsus</ent><br/
<hw>Ipsus</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>a battle between the successors
of <person>Alexander the Great</person> (301 BC);
<persfn>Lysimachus</persfn> and <persfn>Seleucus</persfn> defeated
<persfn>Antigonus</persfn> and <persfn>Demetrius</persfn>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> battle of Ipsus.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>I.Q.</ent><br/
<ent>IQ</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>IQ</hw>, <hw>I.Q.</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a measure of a
person's intelligence as indicated by an intelligence test; the ratio of
a person's mental age to their chronological age (multiplied by
100).</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> intelligence quotient, IQ.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ir</ent><br/
<hw>Ir</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>The chemical symbol
for iridium, a metallic element of the platinum group. It has atomic
number 77 and an atomic weight of 192.22.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> iridium.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ir-</ent><br/
<hw>Ir-</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>A form of the prefix <xex>in</xex>-. See
<er>In-</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>IRA</ent><br/
<hw>IRA</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Finance)</fld> <def>individual
retirement account; -- a special type of savings account allowed by law
to provide deferred taxation of the interest paid.</def> <mark>[U.S.,
acronym]</mark><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> individual retirement account.</syn><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>IRA</ent><br/
<hw>IRA</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The Irish Republican Army, a group in
Ireland with the primary goal of promoting the unification of Ireland
and the severing of the political bond of Northern Ireland with Great
Britain, of mostly secret membership, with a militant wing sponsoring
terrorist activities such as bombings and the killings of police,
British soldiers, and Unionist sympathizers in Northern Ireland.</def>
<mark>[Acronym]</mark><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iracund</ent><br/
<hw>I"ra*cund</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>iracundus</ets>, fr. <ets>ira</ets> anger.]</ety> <def>Irascible;
choleric.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Iracund</xex> people.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Carlyle.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irade</ent><br/
<hw>I*ra"de</hw> <pr>(<esl/*r<aum/"d<asl/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[Turk.]</ety> <def>A decree of the Sultan.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iraki</ent><br/
<hw>Iraki</hw> <pos>n. & adj.</pos> <def>same as Iraqi.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Iraqi.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iran</ent><br/
<hw>I`ran"</hw> <pr>(<emac/`r<aum/n")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Mod.
Persian <ets>Ir<amac/n</ets>. Cf. <er>Aryan</er>.]</ety> <def>The native
name of Persia, the name adopted by the modern nation of Iran.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irani</ent><br/
<hw>Irani</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a native or inhabitant of
Iran.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Iranian, Persian.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iranian</ent><br/
<hw>I*ra"ni*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to
Iran.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A native of Iran; also, the
Iranian or Persian language, a division of the Aryan family of
languages, the modern version of which is called
<altname>Farsi</altname>.</def></def2><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iranic</ent><br/
<hw>I*ran"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Iranian.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iraqi</ent><br/
<hw>Iraqi</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>of or relating to Iraq or its people
or culture; <as>as, <ex>Iraqi</ex> oil; <ex>Iraqi</ex>
terrorists</as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Iraki.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iraqi</ent><br/
<hw>Iraqi</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a native or inhabitant of
Iraq.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Iraki.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irascibility</ent><br/
<hw>I*ras`ci*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>irascibilit<eacute/</ets>.]</ety> <def>The quality or state of
being irascible; irritability of temper; irascibleness.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irascible</ent><br/
<hw>I*ras"ci*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>irascibilis</ets>, fr. <ets>irasci</ets> to be angry,
<ets>ira</ets> anger: cf. F. <ets>irascible</ets>. See
<er>Ire</er>.]</ety> <def>Prone to anger; easily provoked or inflamed to
anger; choleric; irritable; <as>as, an <ex>irascible</ex> man; an
<ex>irascible</ex> temper or mood.</as></def> --
<wordforms><wf>I*ras"ci*ble*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> --
<wf>I*ras"ci*bly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irate</ent><br/
<hw>I*rate"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>iratus</ets>,
fr. <ets>irasci</ets> to be angry. See <er>Ire</er>.]</ety> <def>Angry;
incensed; enraged.</def> <mark>[Recent]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The <qex>irate</qex> colonel . . . stood speechless.</q>
<rj><qau>Thackeray.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Mr. Jaggers suddenly became most <qex>irate</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Dickens.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ire</ent><br/
<hw>Ire</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L.
<ets>ira</ets>.]</ety> <def>Anger; wrath.</def> <mark>[Poet.]</mark></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Anger; passion; rage; fury. See
<er>Anger</er>.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ireful</ent><br/
<hw>Ire"ful</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Full of ire; angry;
wroth.</def> <ldquo/The <xex>ireful</xex> bastard Orleans.<rdquo/
<au>Shak.</au> -- <wordforms><wf>Ire"ful*ly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irefulness</ent><br/
<hw>Ire"ful*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Wrathfulness.</def>
<rj><au>Wyclif.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irenarch</ent><br/
<hw>I"re*narch</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>irenarcha</ets>, <ets>irenarches</ets>, Gr. <?/; <?/ peace + <?/ to
rule.]</ety> <fld>(Gr. Antiq.)</fld> <def>An officer in the Greek empire
having functions corresponding to those of a justice of the peace.</def>
<altsp>[Written also <asp>eirenarch</asp>.]</altsp></p>

<p><ent>Irenical</ent><br/
<ent>Irenic</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>I*ren"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>I*ren"ic*al</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/.]</ety> <def>Fitted or
designed to promote peace; pacific; conciliatory; peaceful.</def>
<rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irenicon</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>I*ren"i*con</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., from Gr.
<?/ peaceful, fr. <?/ peace.]</ety> <def>A proposition or device for
securing peace, especially in the church.</def>
<rj><au>South.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irenics</ent><br/
<hw>I*ren"ics</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld>
<def>That branch of Christian science which treats of the methods of
securing unity among Christians or harmony and union among the churches;
-- called also <altname>Irenical theology</altname>.</def>
<rj><au>Schaff-Herzog.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irestone</ent><br/
<hw>Ire"stone`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Mining)</fld>
<def>Any very hard rock.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irian</ent><br/
<hw>I"ri*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to
the iris.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Irian</xex> nerves.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iricism</ent><br/
<hw>I"ri*cism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Irishism.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Jeffrey.</au></rj></p>

<p><ent>Irideous</ent><br/
<ent>Iridaceous</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Ir`i*da"ceous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>I*rid"e*ous</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From NL. <ets>Iris</ets>,
<ets>Iridis</ets>, the Iris.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Pertaining
to, or resembling, a large natural order of endogenous plants
(<ord>Iridace<ae/</ord>), which includes the genera <gen>Iris</gen>,
<gen>Ixia</gen>, <gen>Crocus</gen>, <gen>Gladiolus</gen>, and many
others.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iridal</ent><br/
<hw>I"ri*dal</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>iris</ets>, <ets>iridis</ets>, rainbow. See <er>Iris</er>.]</ety>
<def>Of or pertaining to the iris or rainbow; prismatic; <as>as, the
<ex>iridal</ex> colors</as>.</def> <rj><au>Whewell.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iridectomy</ent><br/
<hw>Ir`i*dec"to*my</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/, <?/,
iris + <?/ cutting out; <?/ out + <grk>te`mnein</grk> to cut.]</ety>
<fld>(Surg.)</fld> <def>The act or process of cutting out a portion of
the iris in order to form an artificial pupil.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iridescence</ent><br/
<hw>Ir`i*des"cence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Iridescent</er>.]</ety> <def>Exhibition of colors like those of the
rainbow, especially a surface reflection which changes color with the
angle at which the object is viewed; the quality or state of being
iridescent; a prismatic play of color; <as>as, the <ex>iridescence</ex>
of mother-of-pearl</as>. It is due to interference of light waves
reflected from the front and back surfaces of a thin layer transpatrent
or semitransparent film.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iridescent</ent><br/
<hw>Ir`i*des"cent</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>iris</ets>, <ets>iridis</ets>, the rainbow: cf. F.
<ets>iridescent</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having colors like the rainbow;
exhibiting a play of changeable colors; nacreous; prismatic; <as>as,
<ex>iridescent</ex> glass</as>. See <er>iridescence</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iridian</ent><br/
<hw>I*rid"i*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to
the iris or rainbow.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iridiated</ent><br/
<hw>I*rid"i*a`ted</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Iridescent.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iridic</ent><br/
<hw>I*rid"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to
the iris of the eye.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iridic</ent><br/
<hw>I*rid"ic</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Of or
pertaining to iridium; -- said specifically of those compounds in which
iridium has a relatively high valence.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iridioscope</ent><br/
<hw>I*rid"i*o*scope</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Iris</er>, and <er>-scope</er>.]</ety> <def>A kind of
ophthalmoscope.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iridious</ent><br/
<hw>I*rid"i*ous</hw> <pr>(<isl/*r<icr/d"<icr/*<ucr/s)</pr>,
<pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to iridium; --
applied specifically to compounds in which iridium has a low
valence.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><-- p. 788 --></p>

<p><ent>iridium</ent><br/
<hw>i*rid"i*um</hw> <pr>(<isl/*r<icr/d"<icr/*<ucr/m)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[NL., fr. L. <ets>iris</ets>, <ets>iridis</ets>, the rainbow. So
called from the iridescence of some of its solutions. See
<er>Iris</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A rare metallic element of
atomic number 77, of the same group as platinum, which it much
resembles, being silver-white and indifferent to most corrosive agents,
but harder, more brittle, and with a higher melting temperature
(2410<deg/ C, versus platinum 1772<deg/ C). With the exception of
osmium, it is the heaviest substance known, its specific gravity being
22.4. Symbol Ir. Atomic weight 192.22.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ Iridium usually occurs as a native alloy with osmium
(<xex>iridosmine</xex> or <xex>osmiridium</xex>), which may occur alone
or with platinum. Iridium, as an alloy with platinum, is used in bushing
the vents of heavy ordnance. It is also used for the points of gold
pens, and in a finely powdered condition (<xex>iridium black</xex>), for
painting porcelain black.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iridize</ent><br/
<hw>Ir"i*dize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Iridized</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Iridizing</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To point or tip with iridium, as a gold
pen.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To make iridescent; <as>as, to <ex>iridize</ex>
glass</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iridoline</ent><br/
<hw>I*rid"o*line</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Irid</ets>escent + L. <ets>ol</ets>eum oil.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A nitrogenous base <chform>C10H9N</chform>,
extracted from coal-tar naphtha, as an oily liquid. It is a member of
the quinoline series, and is probably identical with
<altname>lepidine</altname>.</def></p>

<p><ent>Iridosmium</ent><br/
<ent>Iridosmine</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Ir`i*dos"mine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Ir`i*dos"mi*um</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Irid</ets>ium +
<ets>osmium</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>The native compound of
iridium and osmium. It is found in flattened metallic grains of extreme
hardness, and is often used for pointing gold pens.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iris</ent><br/
<hw>I"ris</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> E.
<plw>Irises</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>, L. <plw>Irides</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu>
<ety>[L. <ets>iris</ets>, <ets>iridis</ets>, the goddess, Gr. <?/, <?/,
the rainbow, iris of the eye, the plant Iris. Cf. <er>Orris</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Class. Myth.)</fld> <def>The goddess of the rainbow,
and swift-footed messenger of the gods.</def>
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The rainbow.</def> <rj><au>Sir T.
Browne.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>An appearance resembling the rainbow; a prismatic
play of colors.</def> <rj><au>Tennyson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The contractile membrane
perforated by the pupil, and forming the colored portion of the eye. See
<er>Eye</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of plants having showy
flowers and bulbous or tuberous roots, of which the flower-de-luce
(<xex>fleur-de-lis</xex>), orris, and other species of flag are
examples. See <xex>Illust.</xex> of <er>Flower-de-luce</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>See <er>Fleur-de-lis</er>,
2.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>the inner circle of an oscillated
color spot.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>same as <er>iris diaphragm</er>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irisated</ent><br/
<hw>I"ris*a`ted</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Iris</er>.]</ety> <def>Exhibiting the prismatic colors; irised;
iridescent.</def> <rj><au>W. Phillips.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iriscope</ent><br/
<hw>I"ri*scope</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Iris</ets> +
<ets>-scope</ets>.]</ety> <def>A philosophical toy for exhibiting the
prismatic tints by means of thin films.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iris diaphragm</ent><br/
<hw>I"ris di"a*phragm</hw>. <def>An adjustable diaphragm, reminiscent of
the iris of the eye in its action, by which the diameter of an
approximately circular opening may be controlled, as for regulating the
aperture of a lens; it consists of a number of movable thin curved
plates fastened at regular intervals around the inside of a ring, the
positions of which are simultaneously adjusted by a single knob on the
outside of the lens. It is used in cameras and microscopes.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irised</ent><br/
<hw>I"rised</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Iris</er>.]</ety> <def>Having colors like those of the rainbow;
iridescent.</def> <rj><au>Holmes.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irish</ent><br/
<hw>I"rish</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets><imac/risc</ets>, fr. <ets><imac/ras</ets> the Irish. Cf.
<er>Aryan</er>, <er>Erse</er>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to Ireland
or to its inhabitants; produced in Ireland.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Irish elk</b></col>. <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <cd>See under
<er>Elk</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Irish moss</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <cd>Carrageen</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>A preparation of
the same made into a blanc mange.</cd> -- <col><b>Irish
poplin</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Poplin</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Irish
potato</b></col>, <cd>the ordinary white potato, so called because it is
a favorite article of food in Ireland.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Irish
reef</b></col>, <it>or</it> <col><b>Irishman's reef</b></col></mcol>
<fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>the head of a sail tied up.</cd> --
<col><b>Irish stew</b></col>, <cd>meat, potatoes, and onions, cut in
small pieces and stewed.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irish</ent><br/
<hw>I*rish"</hw>, <pos>n. sing. & pl.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf>
<def>The natives or inhabitants of Ireland, esp. the Celtic natives or
their descendants.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The language of the Irish; also called
<altname>Irish Gaelic</altname> or the
<altname>Hiberno-Celtic</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>An old game resembling backgammon.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>get one's Irish up</b></col> <cd>to become
angry.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irish-American</ent><br/
<ent>Irish American</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>I"rish A*mer"i*can</hw>, <hw>I"rish-A*mer"i*can</hw></mhw>.
<def>A native of Ireland who has become an American citizen; also, a
child or descendant of such a person.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irishism</ent><br/
<hw>I"rish*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A mode of speaking
peculiar to the Irish; an Hibernicism.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irishman</ent><br/
<hw>I"rish*man</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Irishmen</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <def>A man born in Ireland or
of the Irish race; an Hibernian.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Irishman's hurricane</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>a
dead calm.</cd> -- <col><b>Irishman's reef</b></col>. <fld>(Naut.)</fld>
<cd>See <cref>Irish reef</cref>, under <er>Irish</er>,
<pos>a.</pos></cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irishry</ent><br/
<hw>I"rish*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The Celtic people of
Ireland.</def> <ldquo/The whole <xex>Irishry</xex> of rebels.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iritis</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>I*ri"tis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. See
<er>Iris</er>, and <er>-itis</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>An
inflammation of the iris of the eye.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irk</ent><br/
<hw>Irk</hw> <pr>(<etil/rk)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>irken</ets> to tire, become tired; cf. Sw. <ets>yrka</ets> to urge,
enforce, press, or G. <ets>ekel</ets> disgust, MHG. <ets>erklich</ets>
disgusting; perh. akin to L. <ets>urgere</ets> to urge, E.
<ets>urge</ets>.]</ety> <def>To weary; to give pain; to annoy.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>To see this sight, it <qex>irks</qex> my very soul.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>It <qex>irketh</qex> him to be here.</q> <rj><qau>M.
Arnold.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irksome</ent><br/
<hw>Irk"some</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Wearisome; tedious; disagreeable or troublesome by reason of long
continuance or repetition; <as>as, <ex>irksome</ex> hours;
<ex>irksome</ex> tasks.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>For not to <qex>irksome</qex> toil, but to delight,<br/
He made us.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Weary; vexed; uneasy.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Let us therefore learn not to be <qex>irksome</qex> when God
layeth his cross upon us.</q> <rj><qau>Latimer.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Wearisome; tedious; tiresome; vexatious;
burdensome.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Irksome</er>, <er>Wearisome</er>,
<er>Tedious</er>. These epithets describe things which give pain or
disgust. <xex>Irksome</xex> is applied to something which disgusts by
its nature or quality; <as>as, an <ex>irksome</ex> task</as>.
<xex>Wearisome</xex> denotes that which wearies or <xex>wears</xex> us
out by severe labor; <as>as, <ex>wearisome</ex> employment</as>.
<xex>Tedious</xex> is applied to something which tires us out by the
length of time occupied in its performance; <as>as, a <ex>tedious</ex>
speech</as>.</usage><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>Wearisome</qex> nights are appointed to me.</q> <rj><qau>Job
vii. 3.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Pity only on fresh objects stays,<br/
But with the <qex>tedious</qex> sight of woes decays.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj></p>

<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Irk"some*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>Irk"some*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iron</ent><br/
<hw>I"ron</hw> <pr>(<imac/"<ucr/rn)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>iren</ets>, AS. <ets><imac/ren</ets>, <ets><imac/sen</ets>,
<ets><imac/sern</ets>; akin to D. <ets>ijzer</ets>, OS.
<ets><imac/sarn</ets>, OHG. <ets><imac/sarn</ets>, <ets><imac/san</ets>,
G. <ets>eisen</ets>, Icel. <ets><imac/sarn</ets>, <ets>j<amac/rn</ets>,
Sw. & Dan. <ets>jern</ets>, and perh. to E. <ets>ice</ets>; cf. Ir.
<ets>iarann</ets>, W. <ets>haiarn</ets>, Armor.
<ets>houarn</ets>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>The most common and most useful
metallic element, being of almost universal occurrence, usually in the
form of an oxide (as <partof>hematite</partof>,
<partof>magnetite</partof>, etc.), or a hydrous oxide (as
<partof>limonite</partof>, <partof>turgite</partof>, etc.). It is
reduced on an enormous scale in three principal forms; viz., <stype>cast
iron</stype>, <partof>steel</partof>, and <stype>wrought iron</stype>.
Iron usually appears dark brown, from oxidation or impurity, but when
pure, or on a fresh surface, is a gray or white metal. It is easily
oxidized (rusted) by moisture, and is attacked by many corrosive agents.
Symbol Fe (Latin <xex>Ferrum</xex>). Atomic number 26, atomic weight
55.847. Specific gravity, pure iron, 7.86; cast iron, 7.1. In magnetic
properties, it is superior to all other substances.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ The value of iron is largely due to the facility with
which it can be worked. Thus, when heated it is malleable and ductile,
and can be easily welded and forged at a high temperature. As <xex>cast
iron</xex>, it is easily fusible; as <xex>steel</xex>, is very tough,
and (when tempered) very hard and elastic. Chemically, iron is grouped
with cobalt and nickel. <xex>Steel</xex> is a variety of iron containing
more carbon than wrought iron, but less that cast iron. It is made
either from wrought iron, by roasting in a packing of carbon
(<xex>cementation</xex>) or from cast iron, by burning off the
impurities in a Bessemer converter (then called <xex>Bessemer
steel</xex>), or directly from the iron ore (as in the Siemens rotatory
and generating furnace).</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An instrument or utensil made of iron; -- chiefly in
composition; <as>as, a flat<ex>iron</ex>, a smoothing <ex>iron</ex>,
etc.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>My young soldier, put up your <qex>iron</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>Fetters; chains; handcuffs;
manacles.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Four of the sufferers were left to rot in <qex>irons</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Strength; power; firmness; inflexibility; <as>as, to
rule with a rod of <ex>iron</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Golf)</fld> <def>An iron-headed club with a deep
face, chiefly used in making approaches, lifting a ball over hazards,
etc.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Bar iron</b></col>. <cd>See <cref>Wrought iron</cref>
(below).</cd> -- <col><b>Bog iron</b></col>, <cd>bog ore; limonite. See
<cref>Bog ore</cref>, under <er>Bog</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Cast
iron</b></col> <fld>(Metal.)</fld>, <cd>an impure variety of iron,
containing from three to six percent of carbon, part of which is united
with a part of the iron, as a carbide, and the rest is uncombined, as
graphite. It there is little free carbon, the product is <stype>white
iron</stype>; if much of the carbon has separated as graphite, it is
called <stype>gray iron</stype>. See also <er>Cast iron</er>, in the
Vocabulary.</cd> -- <col><b>Fire irons</b></col>. <cd>See under
<er>Fire</er>, <pos>n.</pos></cd> -- <col><b>Gray irons</b></col>.
<cd>See under <er>Fire</er>, <pos>n.</pos></cd> -- <col><b>Gray
iron</b></col>. <cd>See <cref>Cast iron</cref> (above).</cd> --
<col><b>It irons</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>said of a sailing
vessel, when, in tacking, she comes up head to the wind and will not
fill away on either tack.</cd> -- <col><b>Magnetic iron</b></col>.
<cd>See <er>Magnetite</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Malleable iron</b></col>
<fld>(Metal.)</fld>, <cd>iron sufficiently pure or soft to be capable of
extension under the hammer; also, specif., a kind of iron produced by
removing a portion of the carbon or other impurities from cast iron,
rendering it less brittle, and to some extent malleable.</cd> --
<col><b>Meteoric iron</b></col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>iron forming a
large, and often the chief, ingredient of meteorites. It invariably
contains a small amount of nickel and cobalt. Cf.
<er>Meteorite</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Pig iron</b></col>, <cd>the form in
which cast iron is made at the blast furnace, being run into molds,
called <xex>pigs</xex>.</cd> -- <col><b>Reduced iron</b></col>. <cd>See
under <er>Reduced</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Specular iron</b></col>. <cd>See
<er>Hematite</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Too many irons in the fire</b></col>,
<cd>too many objects or tasks requiring the attention at once.</cd> --
<col><b>White iron</b></col>. <cd>See <cref>Cast iron</cref>
(above).</cd> -- <col><b>Wrought iron</b></col> <fld>(Metal.)</fld>,
<cd>the purest form of iron commonly known in the arts, containing only
about half of one per cent of carbon. It is made either directly from
the ore, as in the Catalan forge or bloomery, or by purifying
(<xex>puddling</xex>) cast iron in a reverberatory furnace or refinery.
It is tough, malleable, and ductile. When formed into bars, it is called
<altname>bar iron</altname>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iron</ent><br/
<hw>I"ron</hw> <pr>(<imac/"<ucr/rn)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets><imac/ren</ets>, <ets><imac/sen</ets>. See <er>Iron</er>,
<pos>n.</pos>]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Of, or made of iron; consisting of iron; <as>as, an
<ex>iron</ex> bar, dust</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Resembling iron in color; <as>as, <ex>iron</ex>
blackness</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Like iron in hardness, strength, impenetrability,
power of endurance, insensibility, etc.;</def> as:</p>

<p><sd>(a)</sd> <def>Rude; hard; harsh; severe.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>Iron</qex> years of wars and dangers.</q>
<rj><qau>Rowe.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Jove crushed the nations with an <qex>iron</qex> rod.</q>
<rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj></p>

<p><sd>(b)</sd> <def>Firm; robust; enduring; <as>as, an <ex>iron</ex>
constitution</as>.</def></p>

<p><sd>(c)</sd> <def>Inflexible; unrelenting; <as>as, an <ex>iron</ex>
will</as>.</def></p>

<p><sd>(d)</sd> <def>Not to be broken; holding or binding fast;
tenacious.</def> <ldquo/Him death's <xex>iron</xex> sleep
oppressed.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Philips.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ <xex>Iron</xex> is often used in composition, denoting
<xex>made of iron</xex>, <xex>relating to iron</xex>, <xex>of or with
iron</xex>; <xex>producing iron</xex>, etc.; <xex>resembling</xex> iron,
literally or figuratively, in some of its properties or characteristics;
as, <xex>iron</xex>-shod, <xex>iron</xex>-sheathed,
<xex>iron</xex>-fisted, <xex>iron</xex>-framed, <xex>iron</xex>-handed,
<xex>iron</xex>-hearted, <xex>iron</xex> foundry or
<xex>iron</xex>-foundry.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Iron age</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <fld>(Myth.)</fld>
<cd>The age following the golden, silver, and bronze ages, and
characterized by a general degeneration of talent and virtue, and of
literary excellence. In Roman literature the <ex>Iron Age</ex> is
commonly regarded as beginning after the taking of Rome by the Goths,
<sc>A. D.</sc> 410.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Arch<ae/ol.)</fld> <cd>That
stage in the development of any people characterized by the use of iron
implements in the place of the more cumbrous stone and bronze.</cd> --
<col><b>Iron cement</b></col>, <cd>a cement for joints, composed of
cast-iron borings or filings, sal ammoniac, etc.</cd> -- <col><b>Iron
clay</b></col> <fld>(Min.)</fld>, <cd>a yellowish clay containing a
large proportion of an ore of iron.</cd> -- <col><b>Iron
cross</b></col>, <cd>a German, and before that Prussian, order of
military merit; also, the decoration of the order.</cd> -- <col><b>Iron
crown</b></col>, <cd>a golden crown set with jewels, belonging
originally to the Lombard kings, and indicating the dominion of Italy.
It was so called from containing a circle said to have been forged from
one of the nails in the cross of Christ.</cd> -- <col><b>Iron
flint</b></col> <fld>(Min.)</fld>, <cd>an opaque, flintlike, ferruginous
variety of quartz.</cd> -- <col><b>Iron founder</b></col>, <cd>a maker
of iron castings.</cd> -- <col><b>Iron foundry</b></col>, <cd>the place
where iron castings are made.</cd> -- <col><b>Iron furnace</b></col>,
<cd>a furnace for reducing iron from the ore, or for melting iron for
castings, etc.; a forge; a reverberatory; a bloomery.</cd> --
<col><b>Iron glance</b></col> <fld>(Min.)</fld>, <cd>hematite.</cd> --
<col><b>Iron hat</b></col>, <cd>a headpiece of iron or steel, shaped
like a hat with a broad brim, and used as armor during the Middle
Ages.</cd> -- <col><b>Iron horse</b></col>, <cd>a locomotive
engine.</cd> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark> -- <col><b>Iron liquor</b></col>,
<cd>a solution of an iron salt, used as a mordant by dyers.</cd> --
<col><b>Iron man</b></col> <fld>(Cotton Manuf.)</fld>, <cd>a name for
the self-acting spinning mule.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Iron mold</b></col>
<it>or</it> <col><b>Iron mould</b></col></mcol>, <cd>a yellow spot on
cloth stained by rusty iron.</cd> -- <col><b>Iron ore</b></col>
<fld>(Min.)</fld>, <cd>any native compound of iron from which the metal
may be profitably extracted. The principal ores are magnetite, hematite,
siderite, limonite, G<oum/thite, turgite, and the bog and clay iron
ores.</cd> -- <col><b>Iron pyrites</b></col> <fld>(Min.)</fld>,
<cd>common pyrites, or pyrite. See <er>Pyrites</er>.</cd> --
<col><b>Iron sand</b></col>, <cd>an iron ore in grains, usually the
magnetic iron ore, formerly used to sand paper after writing.</cd> --
<col><b>Iron scale</b></col>, <cd>the thin film which forms on the
surface of wrought iron in the process of forging. It consists
essentially of the magnetic oxide of iron, <chform>Fe3O4</chform>.</cd>
-- <col><b>Iron works</b></col>, <cd>a furnace where iron is smelted, or
a forge, rolling mill, or foundry, where it is made into heavy work,
such as shafting, rails, cannon, merchant bar, etc.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iron</ent><br/
<hw>I"ron</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Ironed</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Ironing</conjf>.]</vmorph><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To smooth with an instrument of iron; especially, to
smooth, as cloth, with a heated flatiron; -- sometimes used with
<ptcl>out</ptcl>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To shackle with irons; to fetter or handcuff.</def>
<ldquo/<xex>Ironed</xex> like a malefactor.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Sir W.
Scott.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To furnish or arm with iron; <as>as, to
<ex>iron</ex> a wagon</as>.</def></p>

<p><cs><col><b>iron out differences</b></col> <cd>resolve differences;
settle a dispute.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ironbark tree</ent><br/
<ent>Ironbark</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>I"ron*bark`</hw>, <hw>I"ron*bark` tree`</hw></mhw>
<pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The Australian <spn>Eucalyptus
Sideroxylon</spn>, used largely by carpenters and shipbuilders; --
called also <altname>ironwood</altname>. Also applied to other
Australian eucalyptuses with a hard, solid bark</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ironbound</ent><br/
<hw>I"ron*bound`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Bound
as with iron; rugged; <as>as, an <ex>ironbound</ex>
coast</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Rigid; unyielding; <as>as, <ex>ironbound</ex>
traditions</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iron-cased</ent><br/
<hw>I"ron-cased`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Cased or covered
with iron, as a vessel; ironclad.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ironclad</ent><br/
<hw>I"ron*clad`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Clad
in iron; protected or covered with iron, as a vessel for naval
warfare.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Rigorous; unbreakable; severe; exacting; inflexible;
<as>as, an <ex>ironclad</ex> oath or pledge</as>.</def>
<mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ironclad</ent><br/
<hw>I"ron*clad`</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A naval vessel having the parts
above water covered and protected by iron or steel usually in large
plates closely joined and made sufficiently thick and strong to resist
heavy shot. Modern naval vessels are made of steel throughout, and this
term is only used in historical contexts.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ironclad</ent><br/
<hw>I"ron*clad`</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>having an outer
covering of iron or steel; <as>as, an <ex>ironclad</ex> war
vessel</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>so strong or secure as to be unbreakable; <as>as, an
<ex>ironclad</ex> contract</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>irones</ent><br/
<ent>irone</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>i"rone</hw>, <hw>i"rones</hw></mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>A fragrant liquid substance, a mixture of several isomers of the
formula <chform>C14H22O</chform>, forming the essence of the violet
fragrance, commonly isolated from orris oil or from the rhizomes of
Iris. The main ingredient in violets is <stype><alpha/-irone</stype>,
which occurs as both cis and trans stereoisomers. Called also
<altname>6-methylionone</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ironer</ent><br/
<hw>I"ron*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that
which, irons.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>iron-fisted</ent><br/
<ent>ironfisted</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>i"ron*fist`ed</hw>, <hw>i"ron-fist`ed</hw></mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Closefisted; stingy; mean.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Ruthless; tyrranical; allowing no opposition;
<as>as, an <ex>iron-fisted</ex> tyrant</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>The Iron Gates</ent><br/
<ent>Iron Gate</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>I"ron Gate"</hw>, <hw>The I"ron Gates"</hw></mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A famous gorge, about 1<frac12/ miles long, cut
by the Danube in the Carpathian mountains near the intersection of
Hungary, Serbia, and Rumania.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iron-gray</ent><br/
<hw>I"ron-gray`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of a gray color,
somewhat resembling that of iron freshly broken.</def> --
<def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>An iron-gray color; also, a horse of this
color.</def></def2><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>iron hat</ent><br/
<hw>i"ron hat`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Geol.,
Mineral.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>gossan</er>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ironheads</ent><br/
<hw>I"ron*heads`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>A European composite herb (<spn>Centaurea nigra</spn>); -- so
called from the resemblance of its knobbed head to an iron ball fixed on
a long handle.</def> <rj><au>Dr. Prior.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iron-hearted</ent><br/
<hw>I"ron-heart`ed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Hard-hearted;
unfeeling; cruel; <as>as, an <ex>iron-hearted</ex> master</as>.</def>
<rj><au>Cowper.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>iron horse</ent><br/
<hw>i"ron horse`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
<er>locomotive</er>; -- an term no longer used.</def>
<mark>[Obsolete]</mark><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ironic</ent><br/
<hw>I*ron"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Ironical.</def>
<rj><au>Sir T. Herbert.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ironical</ent><br/
<hw>I*ron"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[LL.
<ets>ironicus</ets>, Gr. <?/ dissembling: cf. F. <ets>ironique</ets>.
See <er>Irony</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Pertaining to irony; containing, expressing, or
characterized by, irony; <as>as, an <ex>ironical</ex>
remark</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Addicted to the use of irony; given to
irony.</def></p>

<p>-- <wordforms><wf>I*ron"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>I*ron"ic*al*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ironing</ent><br/
<hw>I"ron*ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act
or process of smoothing, as clothes, with hot flatirons.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The clothes ironed.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Ironing board</b></col>, <cd>a flat board, upon which
clothes are laid while being ironed.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ironish</ent><br/
<hw>I"ron*ish</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Resembling iron, as in
taste.</def> <rj><au>Wood.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ironist</ent><br/
<hw>I"ron*ist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who uses
irony.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>iron lung</ent><br/
<hw>i"ron lung"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A steel chamber,
usually cylindrical, enclosing the entire body of a person except for
the head, used to assist respiration for people suffering from disease,
especially poliomyelitis. A reciprocating piston at the end causes
alternating high and low pressure inside, which forces or assists the
breathing of the patient within.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>iron maiden</ent><br/
<hw>i"ron maid"en</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An instrument of
torture used in the middle ages, consisting of a box large enough to
hold a person, often in the shape of a woman, and having multiple sharp
spikes on the inside. Called also the <altname>iron maiden of
Nuremberg</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ironmaster</ent><br/
<hw>I"ron*mas`ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A manufacturer
of iron, or large dealer therein.</def> <rj><au>Bp. Hurd.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ironmonger</ent><br/
<hw>I"ron*mon`ger</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A dealer in iron
or hardware.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ironmongery</ent><br/
<hw>I"ron*mon`ger*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Hardware; a
general name for all articles made of iron.</def>
<rj><au>Gwilt.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>iron-on</ent><br/
<hw>i"ron-on`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Able to be attached
(to clothing) by applying pressure and heat, as with a hand iron; -- of
cloth items specially made with a glue that is softened by heat; -- used
especially of patches to clothing or accessories to clothing, such as
replacement pockets.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iron oxide</ent><br/
<hw>I"ron ox"ide</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>Any of the oxides of iron, especially <er>ferric
oxide</er>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iron-sick</ent><br/
<hw>I"ron-sick`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>
<def>Having the ironwork loose or corroded; -- said of a ship when her
bolts and nails are so eaten with rust that she has become
leaky.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>iron sickness</ent><br/
<hw>i"ron sick`ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>
<def>The the process of deterioration afflicting a ship that is
<er>iron-sick</er>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>ironside</ent><br/
<hw>i"ron*side`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>a man of great
strength and endurance, especially on who is brave.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ironsides</ent><br/
<ent>Ironside</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>I"ron*side`</hw>, <hw>I"ron*sides`</hw></mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<pos>prop. n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A nickname for <person>Oliver
Cromwell</person>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A nickname for <person>Edmund II</person> of
England.</def> <au>RHUD</au><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iron-sided</ent><br/
<hw>I"ron-sid`ed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having iron
sides, or very firm sides.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ironsides</ent><br/
<hw>I"ron*sides"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A cuirassier or
cuirassiers; also, hardy veteran soldiers; -- applied specifically to
Cromwell's cavalry.</def></p>

<p><cs><col><b>Old Ironsides</b></col>. <fld>(U. S. Hist.)</fld> <cd>A
nickname for the <ship>U.S.S. Constitution</ship>, a sailing ship which
fought in the American Revolutionary war, and now functions as a
floating museum in Boston harbor. It was given its nickname because
cannonballs bounced off its hard wooden sides.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ironsmith</ent><br/
<hw>I"ron*smith`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A
worker in iron; one who makes and repairs utensils of iron; a
blacksmith.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>An East Indian barbet
(<spn>Megalaima faber</spn>), inhabiting the Island of Hainan. The name
alludes to its note, which resembles the sounds made by a
smith.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ironstone</ent><br/
<hw>I"ron*stone`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <sn>1.</sn> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
hard, earthy ore of iron.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def><cref>ironstone china</cref>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Clay ironstone</b></col>. <cd>See under
<er>Clay</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Ironstone china</b></col>, <cd>a hard
white pottery, first made in England during the 18th
century.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ironware</ent><br/
<hw>I"ron*ware`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Articles made of
iron, as household utensils, tools, and the like.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ironweed</ent><br/
<hw>I"ron*weed`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>A tall weed with purplish flowers (<spn>Vernonia
Noveboracensis</spn>). The name is also applied to other plants of the
same genus.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ironwood</ent><br/
<hw>I"ron*wood`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>A tree unusually hard, strong, or heavy wood.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ In the United States, the hornbeam and the hop hornbeam
are so called; also the <spn>Olneya Tesota</spn>, a small tree of
Arizona; in the West Indies, the <spn>Erythroxylon areolatum</spn>, and
several other unrelated trees; in China, the <spn>Metrosideros
vera</spn>; in India, the <spn>Mesua ferrea</spn>, and two species of
<spn>Inga</spn>; in Australia, the <spn>Eucalyptus Sideroxylon</spn>,
and in many countries, species of <spn>Sideroxylon</spn> and
<spn>Diospyros</spn>, and many other trees.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ironwork</ent><br/
<hw>I"ron*work`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Anything made of
iron; -- a general name of such parts or pieces of a building, vessel,
carriage, etc., as consist of iron.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iron works</ent><br/
<hw>I"ron works`</hw>. <def>See under <er>Iron</er>,
<pos>a.</pos></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ironwort</ent><br/
<hw>I"ron*wort`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>An herb of the Mint family (<gen>Sideritis</gen>), supposed to heal
sword cuts; also, a species of <gen>Galeopsis</gen>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irony</ent><br/
<hw>I"ron*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From
<er>Iron</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Made or consisting of iron; partaking of iron; iron;
<as>as, <ex>irony</ex> chains; <ex>irony</ex> particles</as>; -- In this
sense <altname>iron</altname> is the more common term.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Woodward.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Resembling iron in taste, hardness, or other
physical property.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irony</ent><br/
<hw>I"ron*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ironia</ets>,
Gr. <?/ dissimulation, fr. <?/ a dissembler in speech, fr. <?/ to speak;
perh. akin to E. <ets>word</ets>: cf. F. <ets>ironie</ets>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Dissimulation; ignorance feigned for the purpose of
confounding or provoking an antagonist.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A sort of humor, ridicule, or light sarcasm, which
adopts a mode of speech the meaning of which is contrary to the literal
sense of the words.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iroquois</ent><br/
<hw>Ir`o*quois"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. sing. & pl.</pos>
<ety>[F.]</ety> <fld>(Ethnol.)</fld> <def>A powerful and warlike
confederacy of Indian tribes, formerly inhabiting Central New York and
constituting most of the Five Nations. Also, any Indian of the Iroquois
tribes.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iroquoian</ent><br/
<hw>Ir`o*quoi"an</hw> <pr>(<icr/r`<osl/*kwoi"<ait/n)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Of, pertaining to, or designating, one of the principal linguistic
stocks of the North American Indians. The territory of the northern
Iroquoian tribes, of whom the Five Nations, or Iroquois proper, were the
chief, extended from the shores of the St. Lawrence and of Lakes Huron,
Ontario, and Erie south, through eastern Pennsylvania, to Maryland; that
of the southern tribes, of whom the Cherokees were chief, formed part of
Virginia, the Carolinas, Georgia, Tennessee, and Kentucky. All of the
tribes were agricultural, and they were noted for large, communal
houses, palisaded towns, and ability to organize, as well as for skill
in war.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>An Indian of an Iroquoian
tribe.</def></def2><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irous</ent><br/
<hw>I"rous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>iros</ets>,
from <ets>ire</ets>. See <er>Ire</er>.]</ety> <def>Irascible;
passionate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj></p>

<p><ent>Irpe</ent><br/
<ent>Irp</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Irp</hw>, <hw>Irpe</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(<etil/rp)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Etymol. uncertain.]</ety> <def>A fantastic grimace
or contortion of the body.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Smirks and <qex>irps</qex> and all affected humors.</q>
<rj><qau>B. Jonson.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><-- p. 789 --></p>

<p><ent>irp</ent><br/
<hw>irp</hw> <pr>(<etil/rp)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Making irps.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj></p>

<p><ent>irradiancy</ent><br/
<ent>irradiance</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>ir*ra"di*ance</hw> <pr>(<icr/r*r<amac/"d<icr/*<ait/ns)</pr>,
<hw>ir*ra"di*an*cy</hw> <pr>(<icr/r*r<amac/"d<icr/*<ait/n*s<ycr/)</pr>,
}</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <er>irradiant</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of irradiating; emission of rays of
light.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which irradiates or is irradiated; luster;
splendor; irradiation; brilliancy.</def> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>irradiant</ent><br/
<hw>ir*ra"di*ant</hw> <pr>(<icr/r*r<amac/"d<icr/*<ait/nt)</pr>,
<pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>irradians</ets>, <ets>-antis</ets>, p. pr.
See <er>Irradiate</er>.]</ety> <def>Irradiating or illuminating; <as>as,
the <ex>irradiant</ex> moon</as>.</def> <rj><au>Boyse.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irradiate</ent><br/
<hw>Ir*ra"di*ate</hw> <pr>(<icr/r*r<amac/"d<icr/*<amac/t)</pr>, <pos>v.
t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Irradiated</conjf>
<pr>(<icr/r*r<amac/"d<icr/*<amac/`t<ecr/d)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Irradiating</conjf>
<pr>(<icr/r*r<amac/"d<icr/*<amac/`t<icr/ng)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L.
<ets>irradiatus</ets>, p. p. of irradiate. See <er>In-</er>
<ets>in</ets>, and <er>Radiate</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To throw rays of light upon; to illuminate; to
brighten; to adorn with luster.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Thy smile <qex>irradiates</qex> yon blue fields.</q> <rj><qau>Sir
W. Jones.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To enlighten intellectually; to illuminate; <as>as,
to <ex>irradiate</ex> the mind</as>.</def> <rj><au>Bp.
Bull.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To animate by heat or light.</def> <rj><au>Sir M.
Hale.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To radiate, shed, or diffuse.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A splendid fa<cced/ade, . . . <qex>irradiating</qex>
hospitality.</q> <rj><qau>H. James.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To expose to radiation of any kind, especially
<er>ionizing radiation</er>; <as>as, to sterilize food by
<ex>irradiating</ex> it with gamma rays; one can cause mutations in
bacteria by <ex>irradiating</ex> them with ultraviolet
light</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>irradiate</ent><br/
<hw>ir*ra"di*ate</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To emit rays; to
shine.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>irradiate</ent><br/
<hw>ir*ra"di*ate</hw> <pr>(<icr/r*r<amac/"d<icr/*<asl/t)</pr>,
<pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>irradiatus</ets>, p. p.]</ety>
<def>Illuminated; irradiated.</def> <rj><au>Mason.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>irradiation</ent><br/
<hw>ir*ra`di*a"tion</hw>
<pr>(<icr/r*r<amac/`d<icr/*<amac/"sh<ucr/n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[Cf. F. <ets>irradiation</ets>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Act of irradiating, or state of being irradiated;
<as>as, <ex>irradiation</ex> of foods with X-rays can preserve their
freshness by killing the bacteria that cause spoilage </as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Illumination; irradiance; brilliancy.</def>
<rj><au>Sir W. Scott.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Fig.: Mental light or illumination.</def>
<rj><au>Sir M. Hale.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Opt.)</fld> <def>The apparent enlargement of a
bright object seen upon a dark ground, due to the fact that the portions
of the retina around the image are stimulated by the intense light; as
when a dark spot on a white ground appears smaller, or a white spot on a
dark ground larger, than it really is, esp. when a little out of
focus.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>irradicate</ent><br/
<hw>ir*rad"i*cate</hw> <pr>(<icr/r*r<acr/d"<icr/*k<amac/t)</pr>, <pos>v.
t.</pos> <def>To root deeply.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>irrational</ent><br/
<hw>ir*ra"tion*al</hw> <pr>(<icr/r*r<acr/sh"<ucr/n*<ait/l)</pr>,
<pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>irrationalis</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>irrationnel</ets>. See <er>In-</er> not, and
<er>Rational</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Not rational; void of reason or understanding;
<as>as, brutes are <ex>irrational</ex> animals</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Not according to reason; having no rational basis;
clearly contrary to reason; easily disproved by reasoning; absurd; -- of
assertions and beliefs.</def> <specif>Hence, of actions:</specif>
<def>foolish; unreasonable.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><q>It seemed utterly <qex>irrational</qex> any longer to maintain
it.</q> <rj><qau>I. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>Not capable of being exactly
expressed by an integral number, nor by a ratio of integral numbers;
surd; -- said especially of roots. See <er>Surd</er>.</def></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Absurd; foolish; preposterous; unreasonable;
senseless. See <er>Absurd</er>.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>irrationality</ent><br/
<hw>ir*ra`tion*al"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality
or state of being irrational; absence of rationality.</def>
<ldquo/Brutish <xex>irrationaliity</xex>.<rdquo/
<rj><au>South.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>irrationally</ent><br/
<hw>ir*ra"tion*al*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an
irrational manner.</def> <rj><au>Boyle.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>irrationalness</ent><br/
<hw>ir*ra"tion*al*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Irrationality.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>irrebuttable</ent><br/
<hw>ir`re*but"ta*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Incapable of
being rebutted.</def> <rj><au>Coleridge.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>irreceptive</ent><br/
<hw>ir`re*cep"tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not receiving;
incapable of receiving.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>irreclaimable</ent><br/
<hw>ir`re*claim"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Incapable of
being reclaimed.</def> <au>Addison.</au> --
<wordforms><wf>ir`re*claim"a*bly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irrecognition</ent><br/
<hw>Ir*rec`og*ni"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>recognition</ets>.]</ety> <def>A failure to
recognize; absence of recognition.</def> <rj><au>Lamb.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irrecognizable</ent><br/
<hw>Ir*rec"og*ni`za*ble</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
recognizable; unrecognizable.</def> <rj><au>Carlyle.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irreconcilability</ent><br/
<hw>Ir*rec`on*ci`la*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
quality or state of being irreconcilable; irreconcilableness.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irreconcilable</ent><br/
<hw>Ir*rec"on*ci`la*ble</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[Pref. <ets>ir-</ets> not + <ets>reconcilable</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>irr<eacute/conciliable</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not reconcilable; not
able to be reconciled or brought into accord; implacable; incompatible;
inconsistent; disagreeing; <as>as, <ex>irreconcilable</ex> enemies,
statements</as>.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Ir*rec"on*ci`la*ble*ness</wf>,
<pos>n.</pos> -- <wf>Ir*rec"on*ci`la*bly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irreconcile</ent><br/
<hw>Ir*rec"on*cile`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To prevent
from being reconciled; to alienate or disaffect.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irreconcilement</ent><br/
<hw>Ir*rec"on*cile`ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state
or quality of being unreconciled; disagreement.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irreconciliation</ent><br/
<hw>Ir*rec`on*cil`i*a"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Lack of
reconciliation; disagreement.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irrecordable</ent><br/
<hw>Ir`re*cord"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>ir--</ets> not + <ets>record</ets>: cf. L.
<ets>irrecordabilis</ets> not to be remembered.]</ety> <def>Not fit or
possible to be recorded.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irrecoverable</ent><br/
<hw>Ir`re*cov"er*a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not capable
of being recovered, regained, or remedied; irreparable; <as>as, an
<ex>irrecoverable</ex> loss, debt, or injury</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>That which is past is gone and <qex>irrecoverable</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Irreparable; irretrievable; irremediable;
unalterable; incurable; hopeless.</syn></p>

<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Ir`re*cov"er*a*ble*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> --
<wf>Ir`re*cov"er*a*bly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irrecuperable</ent><br/
<hw>Ir`re*cu"per*a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>irrecuperabilis</ets>: cf. OF. <ets>irrecuperable</ets>. See
<er>In-</er> not, and <er>Recuperate</er>.]</ety>
<def>Irrecoverable.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Ir`re*cu"per*a*bly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><ent>Irrecured</ent><br/
<hw>Ir`re*cured"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Incurable.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Irrecusable</ent><br/
<hw>Ir`re*cu"sa*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>irrecusabilis</ets>; pref. <ets>ir--</ets> not +
<ets>recusabilis</ets> that should be rejected, fr. <ets>recusare</ets>
to reject: cf. F. <ets>irr<eacute/cusable</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not liable
to exception or rejection.</def> <rj><au>Sir W. Hamilton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irredeemability</ent><br/
<hw>Ir`re*deem`a*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
state or quality of being irredeemable; irredeemableness.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irredeemable</ent><br/
<hw>Ir`re*deem"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
redeemable; that can not be redeemed; not payable in gold or silver, as
a bond; -- used especially of such government notes, issued as currency,
as are not convertible into coin at the pleasure of the holder.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>Ir`re*deem"a*ble*ness</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>irredenta</ent><br/
<hw>irredenta</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A region that is related
ethnically or historically to one country but is controlled politically
by another.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> irridenta.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>irredentism</ent><br/
<hw>irredentism</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the doctrine that irredenta
should be controlled by the country to which they are ethnically or
historically related.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> irridentism.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>irredentist</ent><br/
<hw>irredentist</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>an advocate of irredentism,
especially a person in one country who advocates the incorporation of a
region in another country related historically to his country.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> irridentist.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irreducibility</ent><br/
<hw>Ir`re*du`ci*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state
or quality of being irreducible.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irreducible</ent><br/
<hw>Ir`re*du"ci*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Incapable of being reduced, or brought into a different state;
incapable of restoration to its proper or normal condition; <as>as, an
<ex>irreducible</ex> hernia</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>Incapable of being reduced to a
simpler form of expression; <as>as, an <ex>irreducible</ex>
formula</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Irreducible case</b></col> <fld>(Alg.)</fld>, <cd>a
particular case in the solution of a cubic equation, in which the
formula commonly employed contains an imaginary quantity, and therefore
fails in its application.</cd></cs></p>

<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Ir`re*du"ci*ble*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> -- --
<wf>Ir`re*du"ci*bly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irreflection</ent><br/
<hw>Ir`re*flec"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Lack of
reflection.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irreflective</ent><br/
<hw>Ir`re*flect"ive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
reflective.</def> <rj><au>De Quincey.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irreformable</ent><br/
<hw>Ir`re*form"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Incapable of
being reformed; incorrigible.</def> <rj><au>Joseph Cook.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irrefragability</ent><br/
<hw>Ir*ref`ra*ga*bil"i*ty</hw>
<pr>(<icr/r*r<ecr/f"r<adot/*g<adot/*b'l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
quality or state of being irrefragable; incapability of being
refuted.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irrefragable</ent><br/
<hw>Ir*ref"ra*ga*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>irr<eacute/fragable</ets>, L. <ets>irrefragabilis</ets>. See
<er>Refragable</er>.]</ety> <def>Not refragable; not to be gainsaid or
denied; not to be refuted or overthrown; irrefutable; unanswerable;
incontestable; undeniable; <as>as, an <ex>irrefragable</ex> argument;
<ex>irrefragable</ex> evidence.</as></def> --
<wordforms><wf>Ir*ref"ra*ga*ble*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> --
<wf>Ir*ref"ra*ga*bly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Incontrovertible; unanswerable; indisputable;
unquestionable; incontestable; indubitable; undeniable;
irrefutable.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irrefrangibility</ent><br/
<hw>Ir`re*fran`gi*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
quality or state of being irrefrangible; irrefrangibleness.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irrefrangible</ent><br/
<hw>Ir`re*fran"gi*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
refrangible; that can not be refracted in passing from one medium to
another.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Ir`re*fran"gi*ble*ness</wf>,
<pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irrefutable</ent><br/
<hw>Ir`re*fut"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>irrefutabilis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>irr<eacute/futable</ets>. See
<er>Refute</er>.]</ety> <def>Incapable of being refuted or disproved;
indisputable.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Ir`re*fut"a*ble*ness</wf>,
<pos>n.</pos> -- <wf>Ir`re*fut"a*bly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irregeneracy</ent><br/
<hw>Ir`re*gen"er*a*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Unregeneracy.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irregeneration</ent><br/
<hw>Ir`re*gen`er*a"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An
unregenerate state.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irregular</ent><br/
<hw>Ir*reg"u*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>ir-</ets> not + <ets>regular</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>irr<eacute/gulier</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not regular; not conforming to
a law, method, or usage recognized as the general rule; not according to
common form; not conformable to nature, to the rules of moral rectitude,
or to established principles; not normal; unnatural; immethodical;
unsymmetrical; erratic; no straight; not uniform; <as>as, an
<ex>irregular</ex> line; an <ex>irregular</ex> figure; an
<ex>irregular</ex> verse; an <ex>irregular</ex> physician; an
<ex>irregular</ex> proceeding; <ex>irregular</ex> motion;
<ex>irregular</ex> conduct, etc. Cf. <er>Regular</er>.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Mazes intricate,<br/
Eccentric, intervolved, yet regular<br/
Then most when most <qex>irregular</qex> they seem.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Leading the men of Herefordshire to fight<br/
Against the <qex>irregular</qex> and wild Glendower.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A flowery meadow through which a clear stream murmured in many
<qex>irregular</qex> meanders.</q> <rj><qau>Jones.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Immethodical; unsystematic; abnormal; unnatural;
anomalous; erratic; devious; crooked; eccentric; unsettled; uneven;
variable; changeable; mutable; desultory; disorderly; wild; immoderate;
intemperate; inordinate; vicious.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irregular</ent><br/
<hw>Ir*reg"u*lar</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who is not regular;
especially, a soldier not in regular service.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irregularist</ent><br/
<hw>Ir*reg"u*lar*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who is
irregular.</def> <rj><au>Baxter.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irregularity</ent><br/
<hw>Ir*reg`u*lar"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>;
<plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Irregularities</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu>
<ety>[Cf. F. <ets>irr<eacute/gularit<eacute/</ets>.]</ety> <def>The
state or quality of being irregular; that which is irregular.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irregularly</ent><br/
<hw>Ir*reg"u*lar*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an irregular
manner.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irregulate</ent><br/
<hw>Ir*reg"u*late</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make
irregular; to disorder.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir T.
Browne.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irregulous</ent><br/
<hw>Ir*reg"u*lous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Lawless.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irrejectable</ent><br/
<hw>Ir`re*ject"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>That can not
be rejected; irresistible.</def> <rj><au>Boyle.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irrelapsable</ent><br/
<hw>Ir`re*laps"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not liable to
relapse; secure.</def> <rj><au>Dr. H. More.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irrelate</ent><br/
<hw>Ir`re*late</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Irrelative;
unconnected.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irrelation</ent><br/
<hw>Ir`re*la"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or
state of being irrelative; lack of connection or relation.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irrelative</ent><br/
<hw>Ir*rel"a*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not relative;
without mutual relations; unconnected.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>Ir*rel"a*tive*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Irrelative chords</b></col> <fld>(Mus.)</fld>, <cd>those
having no common tone.</cd> -- <col><b>Irrelative repetition</b></col>
<fld>(Biol.)</fld>, <cd>the multiplication of parts that serve for a
common purpose, but have no mutual dependence or connection.</cd>
<au>Owen.</au></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irrelavance</ent><br/
<hw>Ir*rel"a*vance</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Irrelevancy.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irrelavancy</ent><br/
<hw>Ir*rel"a*van*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or
state of being irrelevant; <as>as, the <ex>irrelevancy</ex> of an
argument</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irrelavant</ent><br/
<hw>Ir*rel"a*vant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not relevant;
not applicable or pertinent; not bearing upon or serving to support;
foreign; extraneous; <as>as, testimony or arguments <ex>irrelevant</ex>
to a case</as>.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Ir*rel"a*vant*ly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irrelievable</ent><br/
<hw>Ir`re*liev"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not admitting
relief; incurable; hopeless.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irreligion</ent><br/
<hw>Ir`re*li"gion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>irreligio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>irr<eacute/ligion</ets>. See
<er>In-</er> not, and <er>Religion</er>.]</ety> <def>The state of being
irreligious; lack of religion; impiety.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irreligionist</ent><br/
<hw>Ir`re*li"gion*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who is
irreligious.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irreligious</ent><br/
<hw>Ir`re*li"gious</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>irreligiosus</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>irr<eacute/ligieux</ets>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Destitute of religion; not controlled by religious
motives or principles; ungodly. Cf. <er>Impious</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Shame and reproach are generally the portion of the impious and
<qex>irreligious</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Indicating a lack of religion; profane; wicked;
<as>as, <ex>irreligious</ex> speech</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irreligiously</ent><br/
<hw>Ir`re*li"gious*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an irreligious
manner.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irreligiousness</ent><br/
<hw>Ir`re*li"gious*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or quality of
being irreligious; ungodliness.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irremeable</ent><br/
<hw>Ir*re"me*a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>irremeabilis</ets>; pref. <ets>ir-</ets> not +
<ets>remeabilis</ets> returning, fr. <ets>remeare</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>irr<eacute/m<eacute/able</ets>. See <er>Remeant</er>.]</ety>
<def>Admitting no return; <as>as, an <ex>irremeable</ex> way</as>.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irremediable</ent><br/
<hw>Ir`re*me"di*a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>irremediabilis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>irr<eacute/m<eacute/diable</ets>.
See <er>In-</er> not, and <er>Remediable</er>.]</ety> <def>Not to be
remedied, corrected, or redressed; incurable; <as>as, an
<ex>irremediable</ex> disease or evil</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irremediableness</ent><br/
<hw>Ir`re*me"di*a*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or quality
of being irremediable.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irremediably</ent><br/
<hw>Ir`re*me"di*a*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a manner, or to a
degree, that precludes remedy, cure, or correction.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irremissible</ent><br/
<hw>Ir`re*mis"si*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>irremissibilis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>irr<eacute/missible</ets>. See
<er>In-</er> not, and <er>Remissible</er>.]</ety> <def>Not remissible;
unpardonable; <as>as, <ex>irremissible</ex> crimes</as>.</def>
<au>Burke.</au> -- <wordforms><wf>Ir`re*mis"si*ble</wf>, <pos>n.</pos>
-- <wf>Ir`re*mis"si*bly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irremission</ent><br/
<hw>Ir`re*mis"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Refusal of
pardon.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irremissive</ent><br/
<hw>Ir`re*mis"sive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not remitting;
unforgiving.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irremittable</ent><br/
<hw>Ir`re*mit"ta*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not capable
of being remitted; irremissible.</def> <rj><au>Holinshed.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irremovability</ent><br/
<hw>Ir`re*mov`a*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
quality or state of being irremovable; immovableness.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irremovable</ent><br/
<hw>Ir`re*mov"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not removable;
immovable; inflexible.</def> <au>Shak.</au> --
<wordforms><wf>Ir`re*mov"a*bly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irremoval</ent><br/
<hw>Ir`re*mov"al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Absence of
removal.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Irremunerable</ent><br/
<hw>Ir`re*mu"ner*a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>irremunerabilis</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>irr<eacute/mun<eacute/rable</ets>. See <er>Remunerate</er>.]</ety>
<def>Not remunerable; not capable of remuneration.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Irrenowned</ent><br/
<hw>Ir`re*nowned"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
renowned.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Irreparability</ent><br/
<hw>Ir*rep`a*ra*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>irr<eacute/parabilit<eacute/</ets>.]</ety> <def>The quality or
state of being irreparable; irreparableness.</def>
<rj><au>Sterne.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Irreparable</ent><br/
<hw>Ir*rep"a*ra*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>irreparabilis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>irr<eacute/parable</ets>. See
<er>In-</er> not, and <er>Reparable</er>.]</ety> <def>Not reparable; not
capable of being repaired, recovered, regained, or remedied;
irretrievable; irremediable; <as>as, an <ex>irreparable</ex> breach; an
<ex>irreparable</ex> loss.</as></def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Irreparableness</ent><br/
<hw>Ir*rep"a*ra*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Quality of being
irreparable.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Irreparably</ent><br/
<hw>Ir*rep"a*ra*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an irreparable
manner.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Irrepealability</ent><br/
<hw>Ir`re*peal`a*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
quality or state of being irrepealable.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Irrepealable</ent><br/
<hw>Ir`re*peal"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
repealable; not capable of being repealed or revoked, as a law.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>Ir`re*peal"a*ble*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> --
<wf>Ir`re*peal"a*bly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><ent>Irrepentance</ent><br/
<hw>Ir`re*pent"ance</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Lack of
repentance; impenitence.</def> <rj><au>Bp. Montagu.</au></rj></p>

<p><ent>Irreplevisable</ent><br/
<ent>Irrepleviable</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Ir`re*plev"i*a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Ir`re*plev"i*sa*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Not capable of being replevied.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Irreprehensible</ent><br/
<hw>Ir*rep`re*hen"si*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>irreprehensibilis</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>irr<eacute/pr<eacute/hensible</ets>. See
<er>Reprehensible</er>.]</ety> <def>Not reprehensible; blameless;
innocent.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Ir*rep`re*hen"si*ble*ness</wf>,
<pos>n.</pos> -- <wf>Ir*rep`re*hen"si*bly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><ent>Irrepresentable</ent><br/
<hw>Ir*rep`re*sent"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
capable of being represented or portrayed.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Irrepressible</ent><br/
<hw>Ir`re*press"i*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not capable
of being repressed, restrained, or controlled; <as>as,
<ex>irrepressible</ex> joy; an <ex>irrepressible</ex>
conflict.</as></def> <rj><au>W. H. Steward.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Irrepressibly</ent><br/
<hw>Ir`re*press"i*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a manner or to a
degree that can not be repressed.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Irreproachable</ent><br/
<hw>Ir`re*proach"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>ir-</ets> not + <ets>reproachable</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>irr<eacute/prochable</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not reproachable; above
reproach; not deserving reproach; blameless.</def><br/
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<p><q>He [Berkely] erred, -- and who is free from error? -- but his
intentions were <qex>irreproachable</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Beattie.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Irreproachableness</ent><br/
<hw>Ir`re*proach"a*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or
state of being irreproachable; integrity; innocence.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Irreproachably</ent><br/
<hw>Ir`re*proach"a*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an irreproachable
manner; blamelessly.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Irreprovable</ent><br/
<hw>Ir`re*prov"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Incapable of
being justly reproved; irreproachable; blameless; upright.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>Ir`re*prov"a*ble*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> --
<wf>Ir`re*prov"a*bly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><ent>Irreptitious</ent><br/
<hw>Ir`rep*ti"tious</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>irrepere</ets>, <ets>irreptum</ets>, to creep in; pref.
<ets>ir-</ets> in + <ets>repere</ets> to creep.]</ety>
<def>Surreptitious; spurious.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Dr.
Castell (1673).</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Irreputable</ent><br/
<hw>Ir*rep"u*ta*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Disreputable.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Irresilient</ent><br/
<hw>Ir`re*sil"i*ent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not resilient;
not recoiling or rebounding; inelastic.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Irresistance</ent><br/
<hw>Ir`re*sist"ance</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Nonresistance;
passive submission.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Irresistibility</ent><br/
<hw>Ir`re*sist`i*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>irr<eacute/sistibilit<eacute/</ets>.]</ety> <def>The quality or
state of being irresistible, irresistibleness.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Irresistible</ent><br/
<hw>Ir`re*sist"i*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>ir-</ets> not + <ets>resistible</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>irr<eacute/sistible</ets>.]</ety> <def>That can not be successfully
resisted or opposed; superior to opposition; resistless; overpowering;
<as>as, an <ex>irresistible</ex> attraction</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>An <qex>irresistible</qex> law of our nature impels us to seek
happiness.</q> <rj><qau>J. M. Mason.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Irresistibleness</ent><br/
<hw>Ir`re*sist"i*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Quality of being
irresistible.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Irresistibly</ent><br/
<hw>Ir`re*sist"i*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an irresistible
manner.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Irresistless</ent><br/
<hw>Ir`re*sist"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Irresistible.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Glanvill.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Irresoluble</ent><br/
<hw>Ir*res"o*lu*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>irresolubilis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>irr<eacute/soluble</ets>. See
<er>Resoluble</er>, and cf. <er>Irresolvable</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Incapable of being dissolved or resolved into parts;
insoluble.</def> <rj><au>Boyle.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Incapable of being relieved or assisted.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>The second is in the <qex>irresoluble</qex> condition of our souls
after a known sin committed.</q> <rj><qau>Bp. Hall.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Irresolubleness</ent><br/
<hw>Ir*res"o*lu*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or quality
of being irresoluble; insolubility.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Irresolute</ent><br/
<hw>Ir*res"o*lute</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>ir-</ets> not + <ets>resolute</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>irr<eacute/solu</ets>, L. <ets>irresolutus</ets> not
loosened.]</ety> <def>Not resolute; not decided or determined; wavering;
given to doubt or irresolution.</def><br/
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<p><q>Weak and <qex>irresolute</qex> is man.</q>
<rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Wavering; vacillating; undetermined; undecided;
unsettled; fickle; changeable; inconstant.</syn></p>

<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Ir*res"o*lute*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>Ir*res"o*lute*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><ent>irresoluteness</ent><br/
<hw>irresoluteness</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the failure to behave in a
resolute manner; fluctuation in intention.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> irresolution.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irresolution</ent><br/
<hw>Ir*res`o*lu"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>irr<eacute/solution</ets>.]</ety> <def>Lack of resolution; lack of
decision in purpose; a fluctuation of mind, as in doubt, or between hope
and fear; irresoluteness; indecision; vacillation.</def><br/
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<p><q><qex>Irresolution</qex> on the schemes of life which offer
themselves to our choice, and inconstancy in pursuing them, are the
greatest causes of all unhappiness.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irresolvability</ent><br/
<hw>Ir`re*solv`a*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
quality of being irresolvable; irresolvableness.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Irresolvable</ent><br/
<hw>Ir`re*solv"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>ir-</ets> not + <ets>resolvable</ets>. Cf.
<er>Irresoluble</er>.]</ety> <def>Incapable of being resolved; not
separable into component parts.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Irresolvable nebul<ae/</b></col> <fld>(Astron.)</fld>,
<cd>nebul<ae/ of a cloudlike appearance, which have not yet been
resolved by the telescope into stars, and are often distant galaxies.
See <er>galaxy</er>{2}.</cd></cs> <rj><au>Sir W. Herschel.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irresolvableness</ent><br/
<hw>Ir`re*solv"a*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state
of being irresolvable; irresolvability.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Irresolvedly</ent><br/
<hw>Ir`re*solv"ed*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Without settled
determination; in a hesitating manner; doubtfully.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Irrespective</ent><br/
<hw>Ir`re*spec"tive</hw> <pr>(<icr/r`r<esl/*sp<ecr/k"t<icr/v)</pr>,
<pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Without regard for conditions,
circumstances, or consequences; unbiased; independent; impartial;
<as>as, an <ex>irrespective</ex> judgment</as>.</def><br/
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<p><-- p. 790 --></p>

<p><q>According to this doctrine, it must be resolved wholly into the
absolute, <qex>irrespective</qex> will of God.</q>
<rj><qau>Rogers.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Disrespectful.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir
C. Cornwallis.</au></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Irrespective of</b></col>, <cd>regardless of; without
regard to; <as>as, <ex>irrespective of</ex>
differences</as>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Irrespectively</ent><br/
<hw>Ir`re*spec"tive*ly</hw>
<pr>(<icr/r`r<esl/*sp<ecr/k"t<icr/v*l<ycr/)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos>
<def>Without regard to conditions; not taking circumstances into
consideration.</def><br/
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<p><q>Prosperity, considered absolutely and <qex>irrespectively</qex>,
is better and more desirable than adversity.</q>
<rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Irrespirable</ent><br/
<hw>Ir*res"pi*ra*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>irrespirabilis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>irrespirable</ets>. See
<er>Respirable</er>.]</ety> <def>Unfit for respiration; not having the
qualities necessary to support animal life; <as>as,
<ex>irrespirable</ex> air</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irresponsibility</ent><br/
<hw>Ir`re*spon`si*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>irresponsabilit<eacute/</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Lack of, or
freedom from, responsibility or accountability.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A trait causing one to act without a proper sense of
responsibility; acting without giving proper weight to one's
responsibilities.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irresponsible</ent><br/
<hw>Ir`re*spon"si*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>ir-</ets> not + <ets>responsible</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>irresponsable</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Not responsible; not
liable or able to answer for consequences; innocent.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Not to be trusted; unreliable; lacking a proper
sense of responsibility.</def><br/
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<p><ent>irresponsibleness</ent><br/
<hw>irresponsibleness</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the habitual failure to
behave in a responsible manner; irresponsibility.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> irresponsibility.</syn> <br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irresponsibly</ent><br/
<hw>Ir`re*spon"si*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>So as not
to be responsible.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>In an irresponsible{2} manner; without due care or
diligence.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irresponsive</ent><br/
<hw>Ir`re*spon"sive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
responsive; not able, ready, or inclined to respond.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irresuscitable</ent><br/
<hw>Ir`re*sus"ci*ta*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Incapable
of being resuscitated or revived.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>Ir`re*sus"ci*ta*bly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irretention</ent><br/
<hw>Ir`re*ten"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Lack of
retaining power; forgetfulness.</def> <rj><au>De Quincey.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irretentive</ent><br/
<hw>Ir`re*ten"tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not retentive;
<as>as, an <ex>irretentive</ex> memory</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irretraceable</ent><br/
<hw>Ir`re*trace"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Incapable of
being retraced; not retraceable.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irretractile</ent><br/
<hw>Ir`re*tract"ile</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Not retractile.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Not tractile or ductile.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>
<rj><au>Sir W. Hamilton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Irretrievable</ent><br/
<hw>Ir`re*triev"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
retrievable; irrecoverable; irreparable; <as>as, an
<ex>irretrievable</ex> loss</as>.</def></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Irremediable; incurable; irrecoverable.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irretrievableness</ent><br/
<hw>Ir`re*triev"a*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or quality
of being irretrievable.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irretrievably</ent><br/
<hw>Ir`re*triev"a*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an irretrievable
manner.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irreturnable</ent><br/
<hw>Ir`re*turn"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not to be
returned.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irrevealable</ent><br/
<hw>Ir`re*veal"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Incapable of
being revealed.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Ir`re*veal"a*bly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irreverence</ent><br/
<hw>Ir*rev"er*ence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>irreverentia</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>irr<eacute/v<eacute/rence</ets>.]</ety> <def>The state or quality
of being irreverent; lack of proper reverence; disregard of the
authority and character of a superior.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irreverend</ent><br/
<hw>Ir*rev"er*end</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Irreverent.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Immodest speech, or <qex>irreverend</qex> gesture.</q>
<rj><qau>Strype.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irreverent</ent><br/
<hw>Ir*rev"er*ent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>irreverens</ets>, <ets>-entis</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>irr<eacute/v<eacute/rent</ets>. See <er>In-</er> not, and
<er>Reverent</er>.]</ety> <def>Not reverent; showing a lack of
reverence; expressive of a lack of veneration; <as>as, an
<ex>irreverent</ex> babbler; an <ex>irreverent</ex> jest.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irreverently</ent><br/
<hw>Ir*rev"er*ent*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an irreverent
manner.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irreversibility</ent><br/
<hw>Ir`re*vers`i*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
state or quality of being irreversible; irreversibleness.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irreversible</ent><br/
<hw>Ir`re*vers"i*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Incapable of being reversed or turned about or back; incapable of
being made to run backward; <as>as, an <ex>irreversible</ex> engine; an
<ex>irreversible</ex> process; an <ex>irreversible</ex>
reaction</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Incapable of being reversed, recalled, repealed, or
annulled; <as>as, an <ex>irreversible</ex> sentence or
decree</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>This rejection of the Jews, as it is not universal, so neither is
it final and <qex>irreversible</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Jortin.</qau></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Irrevocable; irrepealable;
unchangeable.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irreversibleness</ent><br/
<hw>Ir`re*vers"i*ble*ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
state or quality of being irreversible.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irreversible steering gear</ent><br/
<hw>Ir`re*vers"i*ble steering gear</hw>. <fld>(Mach.)</fld> <def>A
steering gear, esp. for an automobile, not affected by the road wheels,
as when they strike an obstacle side ways, but easily controlled by the
hand wheel or steering lever.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irreversibly</ent><br/
<hw>Ir`re*vers"i*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an irreversible
manner.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irrevocability</ent><br/
<hw>Ir*rev`o*ca*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>irr<eacute/vocabilit<eacute/</ets>.]</ety> <def>The state or
quality of being irrevocable; irrevocableness.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irrevocable</ent><br/
<hw>Ir*rev"o*ca*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>irrevocabilis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>irr<eacute/vocable</ets>. See
<er>In-</er> not, and <er>Revoke</er>, and cf.
<er>Irrevocable</er>.]</ety> <def>Incapable of being recalled or
revoked; unchangeable; irreversible; unalterable; <as>as, an
<ex>irrevocable</ex> promise or decree; <ex>irrevocable</ex>
fate.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Firm and <qex>irrevocable</qex> is my doom.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj></p>

<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Ir*rev"o*ca*ble*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> --
<wf>Ir*rev"o*ca*bly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irrevokable</ent><br/
<hw>Ir`re*vok"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>ir-</ets> not + <ets>revoke</ets>.]</ety> <def>Irrevocable.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irrevoluble</ent><br/
<hw>Ir*rev"o*lu*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>That has no
finite period of revolution; not revolving.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The dateless and <qex>irrevoluble</qex> circle of eternity.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irrhetorical</ent><br/
<hw>Ir`rhe*tor"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
rhetorical.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>irridentist</ent><br/
<ent>irridentism</ent><br/
<ent>irridenta</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>irridenta</hw>, <hw>irridentism</hw>,
<hw>irridentist</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>irredenta</er>,
<er>irredentism</er>, <er>irredentist</er>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irrigate</ent><br/
<hw>Ir"ri*gate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Irrigated</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Irrigating</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L.
<ets>irrigatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>irrigare</ets> to irrigate:
<ets>ir-</ets> in + <ets>rigare</ets> to water; prob. akin to E.
<ets>rain</ets>. See <er>Rain</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To water; to wet; to moisten with running or
dropping water; to bedew.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Agric.)</fld> <def>To water, as land, by causing a
stream to flow upon, over, or through it, as in artificial
channels.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>To rinse (a wound, infected area,
etc.) with a flow or spray of a liquid.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irrigation</ent><br/
<hw>Ir`ri*ga"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>irrigatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>irrigation</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act
or process of irrigating, or the state of being irrigated; especially,
the operation of causing water to flow over lands, for nourishing
plants.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irriguous</ent><br/
<hw>Ir*rig"u*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>irriguus</ets>. See <er>Irrigate</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Watered; watery; moist; dewy.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The flowery lap<br/
Of some <qex>irriguous</qex> valley spreads her store.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Gently penetrating or pervading.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>J. Philips.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irrisible</ent><br/
<hw>Ir*ris"i*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>ir-</ets> not + <ets>risible</ets>. See <er>Irrision</er>.]</ety>
<def>Not risible.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irrision</ent><br/
<hw>Ir*ri"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>irrisio</ets>, fr. <ets>irridere</ets>, <ets>irrisum</ets>, to
laugh at; pref. <ets>ir-</ets> in + <ets>ridere</ets> to laugh: cf. F.
<ets>irrision</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of laughing at another;
derision.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>This being spoken <qex>sceptic<egrave/</qex>, or by way of
<qex>irrision</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Chapman.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irritability</ent><br/
<hw>Ir`ri*ta*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>irritabilitas</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>irritabilit<eacute/</ets>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The state or quality of being irritable; quick
excitability; petulance; fretfulness; <as>as, <ex>irritability</ex> of
temper</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>A natural susceptibility,
characteristic of all living organisms, tissues, and cells, to the
influence of certain stimuli, response being manifested in a variety of
ways, -- as that quality in plants by which they exhibit motion under
suitable stimulation; esp., the property which living muscle possesses,
of responding either to a direct stimulus of its substance, or to the
stimulating influence of its nerve fibers, the response being indicated
by a change of form, or contraction; contractility.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A condition of morbid excitability
of an organ or part of the body; undue susceptibility to the influence
of stimuli. See <er>Irritation</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 3.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irritable</ent><br/
<hw>Ir"ri*ta*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>irritabilis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>irritable</ets>. See
<er>Irritate</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Capable of being irritated.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Very susceptible of anger or passion; easily
inflamed or exasperated; <as>as, an <ex>irritable</ex>
temper</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Vicious, old, and <qex>irritable</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Endowed with irritability;
susceptible of irritation; capable of being excited to action by the
application of certain stimuli.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Susceptible of irritation; unduly
sensitive to irritants or stimuli. See <er>Irritation</er>,
<pos>n.</pos>, 3.</def></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Excitable; irascible; touchy; fretful;
peevish.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irritableness</ent><br/
<hw>Ir"ri*ta*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Irritability.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irritably</ent><br/
<hw>Ir"ri*ta*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an irritable
manner.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irritancy</ent><br/
<hw>Ir"ri*tan*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From 1st
<er>Irritant</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Scots Law)</fld> <def>The state or
quality of being null and void; invalidity; forfeiture.</def>
<rj><au>Burrill.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irritancy</ent><br/
<hw>Ir"ri*tan*cy</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From 2d
<er>Irritant</er>.]</ety> <def>The state or quality of being irritant or
irritating.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irritant</ent><br/
<hw>Ir"ri*tant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[LL.
<ets>irritants</ets>, <ets>-antis</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>irritare</ets>
to make null, fr. L. <ets>irritus</ets> void; pref. <ets>ir-</ets> not +
<ets>ratus</ets> established.]</ety> <fld>(Scots Law)</fld>
<def>Rendering null and void; conditionally invalidating.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The states elected Harry, Duke of Anjou, for their king, with this
clause <qex>irritant</qex>; that, if he did violate any part of his
oath, the people should owe him no allegiance.</q>
<rj><qau>Hayward.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irritant</ent><br/
<hw>Ir"ri*tant</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>irritans</ets>,
<ets>-antis</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>irritare</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>irritant</ets>. See <er>Irritate</er> to excite.]</ety>
<def>Irritating; producing irritation or inflammation.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irritant</ent><br/
<hw>Ir"ri*tant</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>irritant</ets>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>That which irritates or excites.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Physiol. & Med.)</fld> <def>Any agent by which
irritation is produced; <as>as, a chemical <ex>irritant</ex>; a
mechanical or electrical <ex>irritant</ex>.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Toxicology)</fld> <def>A poison that produces
inflammation.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Counter irritant</b></col>. <cd>See under
<er>Counter</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Pure irritant</b></col>
<fld>(Toxicology)</fld>, <cd>a poison that produces inflammation without
any corrosive action upon the tissues.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irritate</ent><br/
<hw>Ir"ri*tate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[See 1 st
<er>Irritant</er>.]</ety> <def>To render null and void.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Abp. Bramhall.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irritate</ent><br/
<hw>Ir"ri*tate</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Irritated</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Irritating</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L.
<ets>irritatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>irritare</ets>. Of doubtful
origin.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To increase the action or violence of; to heighten
excitement in; to intensify; to stimulate.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Cold maketh the spirits vigorous and <qex>irritateth</qex>
them.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To excite anger or displeasure in; to provoke; to
tease; to exasperate; to annoy; to vex; <as>as, the insolence of a
tyrant <ex>irritates</ex> his subjects</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Dismiss the man, nor <qex>irritate</qex> the god:<br/
Prevent the rage of him who reigns above.</q>
<rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>To produce irritation in; to
stimulate; to cause to contract. See <er>Irritation</er>, <pos>n.</pos>,
2.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>To make morbidly excitable, or
oversensitive; to fret; <as>as, the skin is <ex>irritated</ex> by
friction; to <ex>irritate</ex> a wound by a coarse
bandage.</as></def></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To fret; inflame; excite; provoke; tease; vex;
exasperate; anger; incense; enrage.</syn> <usage> -- To
<er>Irritate</er>, <er>Provoke</er>, <er>Exasperate</er>. These words
express different stages of excited or angry feeling.
<xex>Irritate</xex> denotes an excitement of quick and slightly angry
feeling which is only momentary; <as>as, <ex>irritated</ex> by a hasty
remark</as>. To <xex>provoke</xex> implies the awakening of some open
expression of decided anger; <as>as, a <ex>provoking</ex> insult</as>.
<xex>Exasperate</xex> denotes a provoking of anger at something
unendurable. Whatever comes across our feelings <xex>irritates</xex>;
whatever excites anger <xex>provokes</xex>; whatever raises anger to a
high point <xex>exasperates</xex>. <ldquo/Susceptible and nervous people
are most easily <xex>irritated</xex>; proud people are quickly
<xex>provoked</xex>; hot and fiery people are soonest
<xex>exasperated</xex>.<rdquo/ <au>Crabb.</au></usage><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irritate</ent><br/
<hw>Ir"ri*tate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Excited;
heightened.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>irritated</ent><br/
<hw>irritated</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>aroused to impatience or anger;
<as>as, made an <ex>irritated</ex> gesture</as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> annoyed, nettled, peeved, pissed, stung.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>irritating</ent><br/
<hw>irritating</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>causing
annoyance.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> annoying, galling, chafing, nettlesome, pesky,
pestiferous, pestilent, plaguy, plaguey, teasing, vexatious,
vexing.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>causing irritation of living tissue; -- used of
physical stimuli.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> irritant, irritative.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>causing pain or physical discomfort; <as>as, an
<ex>irritating</ex> burr under his stocking</as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> painful.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irritation</ent><br/
<hw>Ir`ri*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>irritatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>irritation</ets>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of irritating, or exciting, or the state of
being irritated; excitement; stimulation, usually of an undue and
uncomfortable kind; especially, excitement of anger or passion;
provocation; annoyance; anger.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The whole body of the arts and sciences composes one vast
machinery for the <qex>irritation</qex> and development of the human
intellect.</q> <rj><qau>De Quincey.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>The act of exciting, or the
condition of being excited to action, by stimulation; -- as, the
condition of an organ of sense, when its nerve is affected by some
external body; esp., the act of exciting muscle fibers to contraction,
by artificial stimulation; <as>as, the <ex>irritation</ex> of a motor
nerve by electricity</as>; also, the condition of a muscle and nerve,
under such stimulation.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A condition of morbid excitability
or oversensitiveness of an organ or part of the body; a state in which
the application of ordinary stimuli produces pain or excessive or
vitiated action.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irritative</ent><br/
<hw>Ir"ri*ta*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Serving to excite or irritate; irritating; <as>as, an
<ex>irritative</ex> agent</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Accompanied with, or produced by, increased action
or irritation; <as>as, an <ex>irritative</ex> fever</as>.</def>
<rj><au>E. Darwin.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irritatory</ent><br/
<hw>Ir"ri*ta*to*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Exciting;
producing irritation; irritating.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>
<rj><au>Hales.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irrorate</ent><br/
<hw>Ir"ro*rate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Irrorated</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Irrorating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L.
<ets>irroratus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>irrorare</ets> to bedew; pref.
<ets>ir-</ets> in + <ets>ros</ets>, <ets>roris</ets>, dew.]</ety>
<def>To sprinkle or moisten with dew; to bedew.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irrorate</ent><br/
<hw>Ir"ro*rate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>Covered with minute grains, appearing like fine sand.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irroration</ent><br/
<hw>Ir`ro*ra"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>irroration</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of bedewing; the state of
being moistened with dew.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Chambers.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irrotational</ent><br/
<hw>Ir`ro*ta"tion*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>Not rotatory; passing from one point to
another by a movement other than rotation; -- said of the movement of
parts of a liquid or yielding mass.</def> <rj><au>Sir W.
Thomson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irrubrical</ent><br/
<hw>Ir*ru"bric*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Contrary to the
rubric; not rubrical.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irrugate</ent><br/
<hw>Ir"ru*gate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>irrugatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>irrugare</ets> to wrinkle.]</ety>
<def>To wrinkle.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irrupted</ent><br/
<hw>Ir*rupt"ed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>irruptus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>irrumpere</ets> to break in; pref.
<ets>ir-</ets> in + <ets>rumpere</ets> to break or burst. See
<er>Rupture</er>.]</ety> <def>Broken with violence.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irruption</ent><br/
<hw>Ir*rup"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>irruptio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>irruption</ets>. See
<er>Irrupted</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A bursting in; a sudden, violent rushing into a
place; <as>as, <ex>irruptions</ex> of the sea</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Lest evil tidings, with too rude <qex>irruption</qex><br/
Hitting thy aged ear, should pierce too deep.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A sudden and violent inroad, or entrance of
invaders; <as>as, the <ex>irruptions</ex> of the Goths into
Italy</as>.</def> <rj><au>Addison.</au></rj></p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Invasion; incursion; inroad. See
<er>Invasion</er>.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irruptive</ent><br/
<hw>Ir*rup"tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Rushing in or
upon.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Irvingite</ent><br/
<hw>Ir"ving*ite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld>
<def>The common designation of a member of a sect founded by the
<person>Rev. Edward Irving</person> (about 1830), who call themselves
the <membof>Catholic Apostolic Church</membof>. They are highly
ritualistic in worship, have an elaborate hierarchy of apostles,
prophets, etc., and look for the speedy coming of Christ.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Is-</ent><br/
<hw>Is-</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>See <er>Iso-</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Is</ent><br/
<hw>Is</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>is</ets>; akin
to G. & Goth. <ets>ist</ets>, L. <ets>est</ets>, Gr. <?/, Skr.
<ets>asti</ets>. <root/9. Cf. <er>Am</er>, <er>Entity</er>,
<er>Essence</er>, <er>Absent</er>.]</ety> <def>The third person singular
of the substantive verb <xex>be</xex>, in the indicative mood, present
tense; <as>as, he <ex>is</ex>; he <ex>is</ex> a man</as>. See
<er>Be</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ In some varieties of the Northern dialect of Old
English, <xex>is</xex> was used for all persons of the
singular.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>For thy <qex>is</qex> I come, and eke Alain.</q>
<rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Aye <qex>is</qex> thou merry.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ The idiom of using the present for future events sure to
happen is a relic of Old English in which the present and future had the
same form; as, this year Christmas <xex>is</xex> on Friday.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>To-morrow <qex>is</qex> the new moon.</q> <rj><qau>1 Sam. xx.
5.</qau></rj></p>

<p><ent>Isabel color</ent><br/
<ent>Isabel</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Is"a*bel</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>, <hw>Is"a*bel
col"or</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. }</mhw> <ety>[F. <ets>isabelle</ets>.]</ety>
<def>See <er>Isabella</er>.</def></p>

<p><ent>Isabella color</ent><br/
<ent>Isabella</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Is`a*bel"la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>, <hw>Is`a*bel"la
col"or</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>. <ety>[Said to be named from the
Spanish princess <etsep>Isabella</etsep>, daughter of king
<person>Philip II.</person>, in allusion to the color assumed by her
shift, which she wore without change from 1601 to 1604, in consequence
of a vow made by her.]</ety> <def>A brownish yellow color.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isabella grape</ent><br/
<hw>Is`a*bel"la grape`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A
favorite sweet American grape of a purple color. See <cref>Fox
grape</cref>, under Fox.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isabella moth</ent><br/
<hw>Is`a*bel"la moth`</hw> <pr>(?; 115)</pr>. <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A
common American moth (<spn>Pyrrharctia isabella</spn>), of an isabella
color. The larva, called <cref>woolly bear</cref> and <cref>hedgehog
caterpillar</cref>, is densely covered with hairs, which are black at
each end of the body, and red in the middle part.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isabelline</ent><br/
<hw>Is`a*bel"line</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of an isabel or
isabella color.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isagel</ent><br/
<ent>Isagelous</ent><br/
<hw>Is*ag"e*lous</hw> <pr>(<imac/s*<acr/g"<ecr/*l<ucr/s)</pr>,
<pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Is-</ets> + Gr. <grk>a`gelos</grk>
information.]</ety> <def>Containing the same information; <as>as,
<ex>isagelous</ex> sentences</as>.</def> <ldquo/The coded message and
the original, though appearing entirely unlike, are completely
<xex>isagelous</xex>.<rdquo/ <au>Bacon</au> <ldquo/The complementary
strands have <xex>isagelous</xex> sequences.<rdquo/ <au>J. D.
Watson.</au> -- <def2><hw>Is"a*gel</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>One of two or
more objects containing the same information.</def></def2><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isagoge</ent><br/
<hw>I"sa*goge</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Fr. <?/,
fr. <?/ to introduce; <?/ into + <?/ to lead.]</ety> <def>An
introduction.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Harris.</au></rj></p>

<p><ent>Isagogical</ent><br/
<ent>Isagogic</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>I"sa*gog"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>I"sa*gog"ic*al</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>isagogicus</ets>, Gr.
<?/.]</ety> <def>Introductory; especially, introductory to the study of
theology.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isagogics</ent><br/
<hw>I"sa*gog"ics</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Theol.)</fld>
<def>That part of theological science directly preliminary to actual
exegesis, or interpretation of the Scriptures.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isagon</ent><br/
<hw>I"sa*gon</hw> <pr>(<imac/"s<adot/*g<ocr/n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[Gr. <grk>'i`sos</grk> equal + <grk>gwni`a</grk> angle: cf. F.
<ets>isagone</ets>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>A
figure or polygon whose angles are equal.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isapostolic</ent><br/
<hw>Is*ap`os*tol"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<?/.]</ety> <def>Having equal, or almost equal, authority with the
apostles of their teachings.</def></p>

<p><ent>Isatinic</ent><br/
<ent>Isatic</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>I*sat"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>I`sa*tin"ic</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining
to, or derived from, isatin; <as>as, <ex>isatic</ex> acid, which is also
called <ex>trioxindol</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isatide</ent><br/
<hw>I"sa*tide</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A
white crystalline substance obtained by the partial reduction of
isatin.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>isatyde</asp>.]</altsp><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isatin</ent><br/
<hw>I"sa*tin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Isatis</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An orange-red
crystalline substance, <chform>C8H5NO2</chform>, obtained by the
oxidation of indigo blue. It is also produced from certain derivatives
of benzoic acid, and is one important source of artificial indigo.</def>
<altsp>[Written also, less properly, <asp>isatine</asp>.]</altsp><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isatis</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>I"sa*tis</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., a kind
of plant, Gr. <?/ woad.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of herbs,
some species of which, especially the <spn>Isatis tinctoria</spn>, yield
a blue dye similar to indigo; woad.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isatogen</ent><br/
<hw>I*sat"o*gen</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Isat</ets>in
+ <ets>-gen</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A complex nitrogenous
radical, <chform>C8H4NO2</chform>, regarded as the essential residue of
a series of compounds, related to isatin, which easily pass by reduction
to indigo blue.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>I*sat`o*gen"ic</wf>
<pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> </wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isatropic</ent><br/
<hw>I`sa*trop"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Is-</ets> +
<ets>atrop</ets>ine.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or
designating, an acid obtained from atropine, and isomeric with cinnamic
acid.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ischiac</ent><br/
<hw>Is"chi*ac</hw> <pr>(<icr/s"k<icr/*<acr/k)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>See <er>Ischial</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ischiadic</ent><br/
<hw>Is`chi*ad"ic</hw> <pr>(<icr/s`k<icr/*<acr/d"<icr/k)</pr>,
<pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ischiadicus</ets>, Gr.
<grk>'ischiadoko`s</grk>, fr. <grk>'ischi`on</grk> the hip joint, hip or
loin. Cf. <er>Sciatic</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>
<def>Ischial.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Ischiadic passion</b></col> <it>or</it>
<col><b>Ischiadic disease</b></col></mcol> <fld>(Med.)</fld>, <cd>a
rheumatic or neuralgic affection of some part about the hip joint; --
called also <altname>sciatica</altname>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ischial</ent><br/
<hw>Is"chi*al</hw> <pr>(<icr/s"k<icr/*<ait/l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the ischium or hip; ischiac;
ischiadic; ischiatic.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Ischial callosity</b></col> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>one
of the patches of thickened, hairless, and often bright-colored skin, on
the buttocks of many apes, as the drill.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><-- p. 791 --></p>

<p><ent>Ischiatic</ent><br/
<hw>Is`chi*at"ic</hw> <pr>(<icr/s`k<icr/*<acr/t"<icr/k)</pr>,
<pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Same as
<er>Ischial</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ischiocapsular</ent><br/
<hw>Is`chi*o*cap"su*lar</hw> <pr>(?; 135)</pr> <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Ischium</ets> + <ets>capsular</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the ischium and the capsule
of the hip joint; <as>as, the <ex>ischiocapsular</ex>
ligament</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ischiocerite</ent><br/
<hw>Is`chi*o*ce"rite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>'ischi`on</grk> the hip + <grk>ke`ras</grk> a horn.]</ety>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>The third joint or the antenn<ae/ of the
Crustacea.</def></p>

<p><ent>Ischium</ent><br/
<ent>Ischion</ent><br/
<mhw>{ \'d8<hw>Is"chi*on</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, \'d8<hw>Is"chi*um</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., Gr.
<grk>'ischi`on</grk>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The
ventral and posterior of the three principal bones composing either half
of the pelvis; seat bone; the huckle bone.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>One of the pleur<ae/ of
insects.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ischiopodite</ent><br/
<hw>Is`chi*op"o*dite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>'ischi`on</grk> the hip joint + <?/, <?/, foot.]</ety>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>The third joint of the typical appendages of
Crustacea.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ischiorectal</ent><br/
<hw>Is`chi*o*rec"tal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Ischium</ets> + <ets>rectal</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>
<def>Of or pertaining to the region between the rectum and ishial
tuberosity.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ischuretic</ent><br/
<hw>Is`chu*ret"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having the
quality of relieving ischury.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>An
ischuretic medicine.</def></def2><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ischury</ent><br/
<hw>Is"chu*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>ischuria</ets>, Gr. <?/; <?/ to hold, check + <?/ urine: cf. F.
<ets>ischurie</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A retention or
suppression of urine.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>-ise</ent><br/
<hw>-ise</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>See <er>-ize</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isentropic</ent><br/
<hw>I`sen*trop"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Is-</ets>
+ <ets>entropy</ets> + <ets>-ic</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physics)</fld>
<def>Having equal entropy.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Isentropic lines</b></col>, <cd>lines which pass through
points having equal entropy.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isethionic</ent><br/
<hw>I*seth`i*on"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Is-</ets>
+ <ets>ethionic</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to,
derived from, or designating, an acid, <chform>HO.C2H4.SO3H</chform>,
obtained as an oily or crystalline substance, by the action of sulphur
trioxide on alcohol or ether. It is derivative of sulphuric
acid.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>-ish</ent><br/
<hw>-ish</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[AS. <ets>-isc</ets>; akin to G.
<ets>-isch</ets>, OHG. <ets>-isc</ets>, Goth. & Dan. <ets>-isk</ets>,
Gr. <?/. Cf. <er>-esque</er>.]</ety> <def>A suffix used to from
adjectives from nouns and from adjectives. It denotes
<sig>relation</sig>, <sig>resemblance</sig>, <sig>similarity</sig>, and
sometimes has a <sig>diminutive</sig> force; <as>as, self<ex>ish</ex>,
boy<ex>ish</ex>, brut<ex>ish</ex>; whit<ex>ish</ex>, somewhat
white.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>-ish</ent><br/
<hw>-ish</hw>. <ety>[OE. <ets>-issen</ets>, fr. F. <ets>-is</ets>,
<ets>-iss-</ets> (found in the present particle, etc., of certain verbs,
as <ets>finir</ets> to finish, <ets>fleurir</ets> to flourish),
corresponding to L. <ets>-escere</ets>, an inchoative ending.]</ety>
<def>A verb ending, originally appearing in certain verbs of French
origin; <as>as, abol<ex>ish</ex>, cher<ex>ish</ex>, fin<ex>ish</ex>,
furn<ex>ish</ex>, garn<ex>ish</ex>, impover<ex>ish</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ishmaelite</ent><br/
<hw>Ish"ma*el*ite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A
descendant of <persfn>Ishmael</persfn> (the son of Abraham and Hagar),
of whom it was said, <ldquo/His hand will be against every man, and
every man's hand against him.<rdquo/</def> <rj><au>Gen. xvi.
12.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One at enmity with society; a wanderer; a vagabond;
an outcast.</def> <rj><au>Thackeray.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>See <er>Ismaelian</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ishmaelitish</ent><br/
<hw>Ish"ma*el*i`tish</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of,
pertaining to, or resembling, an Ishmaelite or the
Ishmaelites.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isiac</ent><br/
<hw>I"si*ac</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>Isiacus</ets>, Gr. <?/, fr. <?/.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to the
goddess Isis; <as>as, <ex>Isiac</ex> mysteries</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isicle</ent><br/
<hw>I"si*cle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A icicle.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isidorian</ent><br/
<hw>Is`i*do"ri*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining, or
ascribed, to Isidore; <as>as, the <ex>Isidorian</ex> decretals, a
spurious collection of decretals published in the ninth
century</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isinglass</ent><br/
<hw>I"sin*glass</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Prob. corrupted
fr. D. <ets>huizenblas</ets> (akin to G. <ets>hausenblase</ets>), lit.,
bladder of the huso, or large sturgeon; <ets>huizen</ets> sturgeon +
<ets>blas</ets> bladder. Cf. <er>Bladder</er>, <er>Blast</er> a gust of
wind.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A semitransparent, whitish, and very pure form of
gelatin, chiefly prepared from the sounds or air bladders of various
species of sturgeons (as the <spn>Acipenser huso</spn>) found in the
rivers of Western Russia. It used for making jellies, as a clarifier,
etc. Cheaper forms of gelatin are not unfrequently so called. Called
also <altname>fish glue</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A popular name for mica,
especially when in thin sheets.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isis</ent><br/
<hw>I"sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., the goddess Isis,
fr. Gr. <?/.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Myth.)</fld> <def>The principal goddess worshiped
by the Egyptians. She was regarded as the mother of Horus, and the
sister and wife of Osiris. The Egyptians adored her as the goddess of
fecundity, and as the great benefactress of their country, who
instructed their ancestors in the art of agriculture.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>Any coral of the genus Isis, or
family <fam>Isid<ae/</fam>, composed of joints of white, stony coral,
alternating with flexible, horny joints. See
<er>Gorgoniacea</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>One of the asteroids.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>ISKCON</ent><br/
<hw>ISKCON</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[acronym from The
<ets>I</ets>nternational <ets>S</ets>ociety for <ets>K</ets>rishna
<ets>Con</ets>sciousness.]</ety> <def>The abbreviation for International
Society for Krishna Consciousness, a society founded in the US in 1966;
based on Vedic scriptures. Groups of devotees engage in joyful chanting
of "Hare Krishna" ("O Krishna!").</def> <mark>[acronym]</mark> <br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Hare Krishna, International Society for Krishna
Consciousness, the Hare Krishnas.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Islam</ent><br/
<hw>Is"lam</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <ety>[Ar.
<ets>isl<amac/m</ets> obedience to the will of God, submission, humbling
one's self, resigning one's self to the divine disposal. Cf.
<er>Moslem</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The religion of the Muslims; Islamism. Their formula
of faith is: There is no God but Allah, and Mohammed is his prophet. An
older term is <altname>Mohammedanism</altname>, but this term is
considered offensive by many Muslims, as their submission is to Allah,
not Mohammed.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> + <source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The whole body of Muslims, or the countries which
they occupy.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Islamabad</ent><br/
<hw>Islamabad</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>The the capital city of
Pakistan.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Islamic</ent><br/
<hw>Islamic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Islam; <as>as,
<ex>Islamic</ex> art</as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Muslim, Moslem.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Islamism</ent><br/
<hw>Is"lam*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>islamisme</ets>.]</ety> <def>The faith, doctrines, or religious
system of the Muslims; same as <altname>Islam</altname>, but less
commonly used.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> + <source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Islamite</ent><br/
<hw>Is"lam*ite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A Muslim.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Islamitic</ent><br/
<hw>Is`lam*it"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining
to Islam; Islamic; Muslim.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Islamize</ent><br/
<hw>Is"lam*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i. & t.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Islamized</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>;
<pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Islamizing</conjf>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To conform, or cause to conform, to the
religion of Islam.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Island</ent><br/
<hw>Is"land</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>iland</ets>,
<ets>yland</ets>, AS. <ets><imac/gland</ets>, <ets><?/gland</ets>,
<ets><?/glond</ets>; <ets><imac/g</ets>, <ets><?/g</ets>, island +
<ets>land</ets>, <ets>lond</ets>, land. AS. <ets><imac/g</ets>,
<ets><?/g</ets>, is akin to AS. <ets>e<aacute/</ets> water, river, OHG.
<ets><?/uwa</ets>, G. <ets>au</ets> meadow, Icel. <ets>ey</ets> island,
Dan. & Sw. <ets><oum/</ets>, Goth. <ets>ahwa</ets> a stream, water, L.
<ets>aqua</ets> water. The <it>s</it> is due to confusion with
<ets>isle</ets>. Cf. <er>Ait</er>, <er>Eyot</er>, <er>Ewer</er>,
<er>Aquatic</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A tract of land surrounded by water, and smaller
than a continent. Cf. <er>Continent</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Anything regarded as resembling an island; <as>as,
an <ex>island</ex> of ice</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>See <er>Isle</er>, <pos>n.</pos>,
2.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Islands of the blessed</b></col> <fld>(Myth.)</fld>,
<cd>islands supposed to lie in the Western Ocean, where the favorites of
the gods are conveyed at death, and dwell in everlasting
joy.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Island</ent><br/
<hw>Is"land</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To
cause to become or to resemble an island; to make an island or islands
of; to isle.</def> <rj><au>Shelley.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To furnish with an island or with islands; <as>as,
to <ex>island</ex> the deep</as>.</def> <rj><au>Southey.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Islander</ent><br/
<hw>Is"land*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An inhabitant of an
island.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Islandy</ent><br/
<hw>Is"land*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to
islands; full of islands.</def> <rj><au>Cotgrave.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isle</ent><br/
<hw>Isle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Obs</ets>.]</ety>
<def>See <er>Aisle</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isle</ent><br/
<hw>Isle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>isle</ets>, F.
<ets><icir/le</ets>, L. <ets>insula</ets>; cf. Lith. <ets>sala</ets>.
Cf. <er>Insulate</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>An island.</def> <mark>[Poetic]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Imperial rule of all the seagirt <qex>isles</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A spot within another of a
different color, as upon the wings of some insects.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isle</ent><br/
<hw>Isle</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To cause to become an island, or
like an island; to surround or encompass; to island.</def>
<mark>[Poetic]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>Isled</qex> in sudden seas of light.</q>
<rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Islet</ent><br/
<hw>Is"let</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>islette</ets>
(cf. F. <ets><icir/lot</ets>), dim. of <ets>isle</ets>.]</ety> <def>A
little island.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>-ism</ent><br/
<hw>-ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[F. <ets>-isme</ets>, or L.
<ets>-ismus</ets>, Gr. <?/.]</ety> <def>A suffix indicating an
<xex>act</xex>, a <xex>process</xex>, the <xex>result of an act or a
process</xex>, a <xex>state</xex>; also, a <xex>characteristic</xex> (as
a theory, doctrine, idiom, etc.); <as>as, bapt<ex>ism</ex>,
galvan<ex>ism</ex>, organ<ex>ism</ex>, hypnot<ex>ism</ex>,
social<ex>ism</ex>, sensual<ex>ism</ex>,
Anglic<ex>ism</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ism</ent><br/
<hw>Ism</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>ism</er>, above.]</ety> <def>A
doctrine or theory; especially, a wild or visionary theory.</def>
<rj><au>E. Everett.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The world grew light-headed, and forth came a spawn of
<qex>isms</qex> which no man can number.</q> <rj><qau>S. G.
Goodrich.</qau></rj></p>

<p><ent>Ismaelite</ent><br/
<ent>Ismaelian</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Is`ma*e"li*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Is"ma*el*ite</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>One of a
sect of Muslims who followed the practices of the family of Mohammed ben
Ismael, of the house of Ali.</def></p>

<p><ent>Is-</ent><br/
<ent>Iso-</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>I"so-</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Is-</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. }</mhw>
<ety>[Gr. <grk>'i`sos</grk> equal.]</ety> <def>A prefix or combining
form, indicating <sig>identity</sig>, or <sig>equality</sig>; <sig>the
same numerical value</sig>; as in <xex>iso</xex>pod,
<xex>iso</xex>morphous, <xex>iso</xex>chromatic.</def> Specif.:
<sd>(a)</sd> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Applied to certain compounds having
the same composition but different properties; as in
<xex>iso</xex>cyanic.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Organic Chem.)</fld>
<def>Applied to compounds of certain isomeric series in whose structure
one carbon atom, at least, is connected with three other carbon atoms;
-- contrasted with <xex>neo-</xex> and <xex>normal</xex>; as in
<xex>iso</xex>paraffine; <xex>iso</xex>pentane.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isobar</ent><br/
<hw>I"so*bar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Iso-</ets> +
Gr. <?/ weight.]</ety> <fld>(Phys. Geog.)</fld> <def>A line connecting
or marking places upon the surface of the earth where height of the
barometer reduced to sea level is the same either at a given time, or
for a certain period (mean height), as for a year; an isopiestic
line.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>isobare</asp>.]</altsp><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isobaric</ent><br/
<hw>I`so*bar"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Phys.
Geog.)</fld> <def>Denoting equal pressure; <as>as, an <ex>isobaric</ex>
line; specifically, of or pertaining to isobars.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isobarism</ent><br/
<hw>I"so*bar*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or
state of being equal in weight, especially in atmospheric pressure.
Also, the theory, method, or application of isobaric science.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isobarometric</ent><br/
<hw>I`so*bar`o*met"ric</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Iso</ets> + <ets>barometric</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Phys.
Geog.)</fld> <def>Indicating equal barometric pressure.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isobathytherm</ent><br/
<hw>I`so*bath"y*therm</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Iso-</ets> + Gr. <?/ deep + <?/ heat.]</ety> <fld>(Phys.
Geog.)</fld> <def>A line connecting the points on the surface of the
earth where a certain temperature is found at the same depth.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isobathythermic</ent><br/
<hw>I`so*bath"y*ther"mic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to an isobathytherm; possessing or indicating the same
temperature at the same depth.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isobront</ent><br/
<hw>I"so*bront</hw> <pr>(<imac/"s<osl/*br<ocr/nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Iso-</ets> + Gr. <grk>bronth`</grk> thunder.]</ety>
<fld>(Meteor.)</fld> <def>An imaginary line, or a line on a chart,
marking the simultaneous development of a thunderstorm, as noted by
observing the time when the thunder is heard at different
places.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isocephalism</ent><br/
<hw>I`so*ceph"a*lism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From Gr. <?/
like-headed. See <er>Iso-</er>, and <er>Cephalon</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Art)</fld> <def>A peculiarity in the design of bas-relief by which
the heads of human figures are kept at the same height from the ground,
whether the personages are seated, standing, or mounted on horseback; --
called also <altname>isokephaleia</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isochasm</ent><br/
<hw>I"so*chasm</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Iso-</ets> +
<ets>chasm</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Phys. Geog.)</fld> <def>A line connecting
places on the earth's surface at which there is the same mean frequency
of auroras.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isochasmic</ent><br/
<hw>I`so*chas"mic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Indicating equal
auroral display; <as>as, an <ex>isochasmic</ex> line</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isocheim</ent><br/
<hw>I"so*cheim</hw> <pr>(<imac/"s<osl/*k<imac/m)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Iso-</ets> + Gr. <?/, <?/, winter.]</ety> <fld>(Phys.
Geog.)</fld> <def>A line connecting places on the earth having the same
mean winter temperature. Cf. <er>Isothere</er>.</def></p>

<p><ent>Isochimal</ent><br/
<ent>Isocheimal</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>I`so*chei"mal</hw>, <hw>I`so*chi"mal</hw> }</mhw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to, having the nature of, or
making, isocheims; <as>as, an <ex>isocheimal</ex> line; an
<ex>isocheimal</ex> chart.</as></def></p>

<p><ent>Isochimenal</ent><br/
<ent>Isocheimenal</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>I`so*chei"me*nal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>I`so*chi"me*nal</hw>
}</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>The same as <er>Isocheimal</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isocheimic</ent><br/
<hw>I`so*chei"mic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>The same as
<er>Isocheimal</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isochimene</ent><br/
<hw>I`so*chi"mene</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The same as
<er>Isocheim</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isochor</ent><br/
<hw>I"so*chor</hw> <pr>(<imac/"s<osl/*k<ocir/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Iso-</ets> + Gr. <grk>xhw`ra</grk> space.]</ety>
<fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>A line upon a thermodynamic diagram so drawn
as to represent the pressures corresponding to changes of temperature
when the volume of the gas operated on is constant.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>I`so*chor"ic</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>,
<pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isochromatic</ent><br/
<hw>I`so*chro*mat"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Iso-</ets> + <ets>chromatic</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Opt.)</fld>
<def>Having the same color; connecting parts having the same color, as
lines drawn through certain points in experiments on the chromatic
effects of polarized light in crystals.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isochronal</ent><br/
<hw>I*soch"ro*nal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Isochronous</er>.]</ety> <def>Uniform in time; of equal time;
performed in equal times; recurring at regular intervals; <as>as,
<ex>isochronal</ex> vibrations or oscillations</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isochronic</ent><br/
<hw>I`so*chron"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Isochronal.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isochronism</ent><br/
<hw>I*soch"ro*nism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or
quality of being isochronous.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isochronize</ent><br/
<hw>I*soch"ro*nize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>-nized</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &
vb. n.</pos> <conjf>-nizing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[See
<er>Isochronous</er>.]</ety> <def>To make, or tend to make (the motion
of a moving body), uniform in rate of rotation, or in frequency of
vibration.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isochronon</ent><br/
<hw>I*soch"ro*non</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. See
<er>Isochronous</er>.]</ety> <def>A clock that is designed to keep very
accurate time.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isochronous</ent><br/
<hw>I*soch"ro*nous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/;
<grk>'i`sos</grk> equal + <?/ time.]</ety> <def>Same as
<er>Isochronal</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isochroous</ent><br/
<hw>I*soch"ro*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Iso-</ets>
+ Gr. <?/ color.]</ety> <def>Having the same tint or color throughout;
uniformly or evenly colored.</def></p>

<p><ent>Isoclinic</ent><br/
<ent>Isoclinal</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>I`so*cli"nal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>I`so*clin"ic</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Iso-</ets> + Gr. <?/ to
incline.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to, or indicating, equality of
inclination or dip; having equal inclination or dip.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Isoclinal lines</b></col> <fld>(Magnetism)</fld>,
<cd>lines on the earth's surface connecting places at which a dipping
needle indicates the same inclination or dip.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isocrymal</ent><br/
<hw>I`so*cry"mal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Phys.
Geog.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, having the nature of, or illustrating,
an isocryme; <as>as, an <ex>isocrymal</ex> line; an <ex>isocrymal</ex>
chart.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isocryme</ent><br/
<hw>I"so*cryme</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Iso-</ets> +
Gr. <?/ cold.]</ety> <fld>(Phys. Geog.)</fld> <def>A line connecting
points on the earth's surface having the same mean temperature in the
coldest month of the year.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isocrymic</ent><br/
<hw>I`so*crym"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Isocrymal.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isocyanic</ent><br/
<hw>I`so*cy*an"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Iso-</ets>
+ <ets>cyanic</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Designating an acid
isomeric with cyanic acid.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Isocyanic acid</b></col>, <cd>an acid metameric with
cyanic acid, and resembling it in its salts. It is obtained as a
colorless, mobile, unstable liquid by the heating cyanuric acid. Called
technically <altname>carbimide</altname>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isocyanuric</ent><br/
<hw>I`so*cy`a*nu"ric</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Iso-</ets> + <ets>cyanuric</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>Designating, or pertaining to, an acid isomeric with cyanuric acid,
and called also <altname>fulminuric</altname> <it>acid</it>. See under
<er>Fulminuric</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isodiabatic</ent><br/
<hw>I`so*di`a*bat"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Iso-</ets> + Gr. <?/ to pass through.]</ety>
<fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>Pertaining to the reception or the giving out
of equal quantities of heat by a substance.</def>
<rj><au>Rankine.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Isodiabatic lines</b></col> <it>or</it>
<col><b>Isodiabatic curves</b></col></mcol>, <cd>a pair of lines or
curves exhibiting, on a diagram of energy, the law of variation of the
pressure and density of a fluid, the one during the lowering, and the
other during the raising, of its temperature, when the quantity of heat
given out by the fluid during any given stage of the one process is
equal to the quantity received during the corresponding stage of the
other. Such lines are said to be <xex>isodiabatic</xex> with respect to
each other. Compare <er>Adiabatic</er>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isodiametric</ent><br/
<hw>I`so*di`a*met"ric</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Iso-</ets> + <ets>diametric</ets>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Crystallog.)</fld> <def>Developed alike in the
directions of the several lateral axes; -- said of crystals of both the
tetragonal and hexagonal systems.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having the several diameters
nearly equal; -- said of the cells of ordinary parenchyma.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isodimorphic</ent><br/
<hw>I`so*di*mor"phic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Iso-</ets> + <ets>dimorphic</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Isodimorphous.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isodimorphism</ent><br/
<hw>I`so*di*mor"phism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Isomorphism
between the two forms severally of two dimorphous substances.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isodimorphous</ent><br/
<hw>I`so*di*mor"phous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Iso-</ets> + <ets>dimorphous</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having the
quality of isodimorphism.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isodrome</ent><br/
<hw>I"so*drome</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Iso-</ets> +
Gr. <?/ course.]</ety> <fld>(Nav.)</fld> <def>A method of moving a fleet
from one formation to another, the direction usually being changed eight
points (90<deg/), by means of paths of equal length for each ship. It is
prohibited in the United States navy.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isodulcite</ent><br/
<hw>I`so*dul"cite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Iso-</ets>
+ <ets>dulcite</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A white,
crystalline, sugarlike substance, obtained by the decomposition of
certain glucosides, and intermediate in nature between the hexacid
alcohols (<xex>dulcite</xex>, <xex>mannite</xex>, etc.) and the
glucoses.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isodynamic</ent><br/
<hw>I`so*dy*nam"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Iso-</ets> + <ets>dynamic</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of, pertaining
to, having, or denoting, equality of force.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Isodynamic foods</b></col> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld>,
<cd>those foods that produce a similar amount of heat.</cd> --
<col><b>Isodynamic lines</b></col> <fld>(Magnetism)</fld>, <cd>lines on
the earth's surface connecting places at which the magnetic intensity is
the same.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isodynamous</ent><br/
<hw>I`so*dy"na*mous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/. See
<er>Isodynamic</er>.]</ety> <def>Of equal force or size.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isogeotherm</ent><br/
<hw>I`so*ge"o*therm</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Iso-</ets> + Gr. <grk>gh^</grk> the earth + <grk>qe`rmh</grk>
heat.]</ety> <fld>(Phys. Geog.)</fld> <def>A line or curved surface
passing beneath the earth's surface through points having the same mean
temperature.</def></p>

<p><ent>Isogeothermic</ent><br/
<ent>Isogeothermal</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>I`so*ge`o*ther"mal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>I`so*ge`o*ther"mic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Pertaining to, having the nature of, or marking, isogeotherms;
<as>as, an <ex>isogeothermal</ex> line or surface; as
<ex>isogeothermal</ex> chart.</as></def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>An
isogeotherm.</def></def2><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isogonic</ent><br/
<hw>I`so*gon"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Iso-</ets> +
Gr. <grk>gwni`a</grk> angle.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to, or noting, equal
angles.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Isogonic lines</b></col> <fld>(Magnetism)</fld>,
<cd>lines traced on the surface of the globe, or upon a chart,
connecting places at which the deviation of the magnetic needle from the
meridian or true north is the same.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isogonic</ent><br/
<hw>I`so*gon"ic</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>Characterized by isogonism.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isogonism</ent><br/
<hw>I*sog"o*nism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Iso-</ets>
+ Gr. <?/ offspring, generative parts.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>The quality of having similar sexual zooids or gonophores and
dissimilar hydrants; -- said of certain hydroids.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isographic</ent><br/
<hw>I`so*graph"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining
to isography.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isography</ent><br/
<hw>I*sog"ra*phy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Iso-</ets>
+ <ets>-graphy</ets>.]</ety> <def>Imitation of another's
handwriting.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isohyetose</ent><br/
<hw>I`so*hy"e*tose`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Iso-</ets> + Gr. <grk>"yeto`s</grk> rain.]</ety> <fld>(Phys.
Geog.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to lines connecting places on the
earth's surface which have the same mean annual rainfall.</def> --
<def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>An isohyetose line; called also
<altname>isohyet</altname>.</def></def2><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isolable</ent><br/
<hw>I"so*la*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Isolate</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Capable of being
isolated, or of being obtained in a pure state; <as>as, gold is
<ex>isolable</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isolate</ent><br/
<hw>I"so*late</hw> <pr>(<imac/"s<osl/*l<amac/t <it>or</it>
<imac/s"<osl/*l<amac/t; 277)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Isolated</conjf>
<pr>(<imac/"s<osl/*l<amac/`t<ecr/d)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Isolating</conjf>
<pr>(<imac/"s<osl/*l<amac/`t<icr/ng)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[It.
<ets>isolato</ets>, p. p. of <ets>isolare</ets> to isolate, fr.
<ets>isola</ets> island, L. <ets>insula</ets>. See 2d <er>Isle</er>, and
cf. <er>Insulate</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To place in a detached situation; to place by itself
or alone; to insulate; to separate from others; <as>as, to
<ex>isolate</ex> an infected person from others; to <ex>isolate</ex> the
troublemakers in a classroom</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><q>Short <qex>isolated</qex> sentences were the mode in which ancient
wisdom delighted to convey its precepts.</q> <rj><qau>Bp.
Warburton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>To insulate. See
<er>Insulate</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>To separate (a substance) from
all foreign substances; to make pure; to obtain in a free state; <as>as,
to <ex>isolate</ex> the desired product from a reaction
mixture</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Microbiol.)</fld> <def>To obtain a culture of a
microorganism in pure form (from a complex mixture); <as>as, to
<ex>isolate</ex> <spn>Eschericia coli</spn> from a patient's
blood</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isolate</ent><br/
<hw>I"so*late</hw> <pr>(<imac/"s<osl/*l<asl/t <it>or</it>
<imac/s"<osl/*l<amac/t`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Something that has
been isolated; <as>as, an <ex>isolate</ex> of a powerful antibiotic from
a tropical plant; an <ex>isolate</ex> of tuberculosis bacillus from an
infected patient</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isolated</ent><br/
<hw>I"so*la`ted</hw> <pr>(<imac/"s<osl/*l<amac/`t<ecr/d)</pr>,
<pos>a.</pos> <def>Placed or standing alone; detached; separated from
others.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Isolated point of a curve</b></col>. <fld>(Geom.)</fld>
<cd>See <er>Acnode</er>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isolatedly</ent><br/
<hw>I"so*la`ted*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an
isolated manner.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isolation</ent><br/
<hw>I`so*la"tion</hw> <pr>(<imac/`s<osl/*l<amac/"sh<ucr/n)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>isolation</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of
isolating, or the state of being isolated; insulation; separation;
loneliness.</def> <rj><au>Milman.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>isolationism</ent><br/
<hw>i`so*la"tion*ism</hw>
<pr>(<imac/`s<osl/*l<amac/"sh<ucr/n*<icr/z'm)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[Cf. F. <ets>isolation</ets>.]</ety> <def>The doctrine or policy of
minimal participation by one's country in international economic and
political relations, specifically by not entering into alliances or
other international agreements, in order to avoid becoming entangled in
foreign wars, and to be able to devote the nation's energies primarily
to advancing its own domestic interests.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>isolationist</ent><br/
<hw>i`so*la"tion*ist</hw>
<pr>(<imac/`s<osl/*l<amac/"sh<ucr/n*<icr/st)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
proponent or supporter of isolationism; one who is
isolationistic.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>isolationistic</ent><br/
<ent>isolationist</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>i`so*la"tion*ist</hw>, <hw>i`so*la`tion*ist"ic</hw></mhw>
<pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to
isolationism.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> isolationist.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Favoring or supporting isolationism; -- of
people.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><-- p. 792 --></p>

<p><ent>Isolator</ent><br/
<hw>I"so*la`tor</hw> <pr>(<imac/"s<osl/*l<amac/`t<etil/r <it>or</it>
<imac/s"<osl/*l<amac/`t<etil/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or
that which, isolates.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isologous</ent><br/
<hw>I*sol"o*gous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Iso-</ets>
+ Gr. <grk>lo`gos</grk> proportion.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>Having similar proportions, similar relations, or similar
differences of composition; -- said specifically of groups or series
which differ by a constant difference; <as>as, ethane, ethylene, and
acetylene, or their analogous compounds, form an <ex>isologous</ex>
series</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isomer</ent><br/
<hw>I"so*mer</hw> <pr>(<imac/"s<osl/*m<etil/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[See <er>Isomeric</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A compound
which is isomeric with another body or compound; a compound having the
same chemical composition as another compound; a member of an isomeric
series.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ An isomer may be a <altname>structural isomer</altname>,
in which some of the atoms are bonded to different atoms (as in
<chform>CH3.CH2.NH2</chform> and <chform>CH3.NH.CH3</chform>), or an
<altname>optical isomer</altname>, in which the number and types of
chemical bonds are identical, but the arrangement of the atoms in
three-dimensional space is different; the latter are also called
<altname>stereoisomers</altname>.</note><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isomere</ent><br/
<hw>I"so*mere</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Iso-</ets> +
<ets>-mere</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A
homologous or corresponding part or segment.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>same as <er>Isomer</er>.</def>
<mark>[archaic]</mark> <br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>isomeric</ent><br/
<hw>i`so*mer"ic</hw> <pr>(<imac/`s<osl/*m<ecr/r"<icr/k)</pr>,
<pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Iso-</ets> + Gr. <grk>me`ros</grk> part: cf. F.
<ets>isom<eacute/rique</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Having the
same chemical composition and molecular weight; having the same number
of atoms of each kind in the molecule; -- said of chemical compounds
with known chemical composition. This property used to be called
<altname>metameric</altname> to distinguish it from other forms of
isomerism.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ Formerly the term <ex>isomeric</ex> applied also to
comopounds having the same percentage chemical composition, even if the
number of atoms in a molecule differed. In the 1913 dictionary
<ex>isomeric</ex> was defined as:<br/
<ldquo/Having the same percentage composition; -- said of two or more
different substances which contain the same ingredients in the same
proportions by weight, often used with <xex>with</xex>. Specif.:
<sd>(a)</sd> Polymeric; <it>i. e.</it>, having the same elements united
in the same proportion by weight, but with different molecular weights;
<as>as, acetylene and benzine are <ex>isomeric</ex> (<ex>polymeric</ex>)
with each other in this sense</as>. See <er>Polymeric</er>. <sd>(b)</sd>
Metameric; <it>i. e.</it>, having the same elements united in the same
proportions by weight, and with the same molecular weight, but with a
different structure or arrangement of the ultimate parts; <as>as, ethyl
alcohol and methyl ether are <ex>isomeric</ex> (<ex>metameric</ex>) with
each other in this sense</as>. See <er>Metameric</er>.<rdquo/</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isomeride</ent><br/
<hw>I*som"er*ide</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>An isomer.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isomerism</ent><br/
<hw>I*som"er*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>The state, quality, or relation, of two or more isomeric
substances.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Physical isomerism</b></col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>a
former term for <cref>optical isomerism</cref>.</cd> <col><b>optical
isomerism</b></col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>the condition or relation of
certain (<it>isomeric</it>) substances, which, while chemically
identical (in that they have the same composition, the same molecular
weights, and the same ultimate constitution), are yet physically
different, as in their action on polarized light, as dextro- and
l<ae/vo-tartaric acids, or the sugars galactose and glucose. In such
compounds there is usually at least one unsymmetrical carbon atom and
typically more than one. See <er>Unsymmetrical</er>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isomeromorphism</ent><br/
<hw>I`so*mer`o*mor"phism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Isomer</ets> + Gr. <grk>morfh`</grk> form +
<ets>-ism</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Crystallog.)</fld> <def>Isomorphism
between substances that are isomeric.</def></p>

<p><ent>Isometrical</ent><br/
<ent>Isometric</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>I`so*met"ric</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>I`so*met"ric*al</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Iso-</ets> + Gr.
<grk>me`tron</grk> measure.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Pertaining to, or
characterized by, equality of measure.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Crystallog.)</fld> <def>Noting, or conforming to,
that system of crystallization in which the three axes are of equal
length and at right angles to each other; monometric; regular; cubic.
Cf. <er>Crystallization</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to isometrics.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Isometric lines</b></col> <fld>(Thermodynamics)</fld>,
<cd>lines representing in a diagram the relations of pressure and
temperature in a gas, when the volume remains constant.</cd> --
<col><b>Isometrical perspective</b></col>. <cd>See under
<er>Perspective</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Isometrical projection</b></col>,
<cd>a species of orthographic projection, in which but a single plane of
projection is used. It is so named from the fact that the projections of
three equal lines, parallel respectively to three rectangular axes, are
equal to one another. This kind of projection is principally used in
delineating buildings or machinery, in which the principal lines are
parallel to three rectangular axes, and the principal planes are
parallel to three rectangular planes passing through the three
axes.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>isometric exercise</ent><br/
<hw>i`so*met"ric ex"er*cise</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
system of exercise to strengthen specific muscles of the body by pushing
parts of the body (such as the two hands) strongly against each other,
or against a fixed object, so that the muscles are strongly stressed,
but are stretched only a little. It is claimed to produce strength in
the muscles thus exercised. Also called
<altname>isometrics</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>isometrics</ent><br/
<hw>i`so*met"rics</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as
<er>isometric exercise</er>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isomorph</ent><br/
<hw>I"so*morph</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Isomorphous</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A substance which is
similar to another in crystalline form and composition.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>An animal, plant, or group having
superficial similarity to another, although phylogenetically
different.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isomorphic</ent><br/
<hw>I`so*mor"phic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Isomorphous.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Alike in form; exhibiting
isomorphism.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to sets related by an
isomorphism.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isomorphism</ent><br/
<hw>I`so*mor"phism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>isomorphisme</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Crystallog.)</fld>
<def>A similarity of crystalline form between substances of similar
composition, as between the sulphates of barium (<chform>BaSO4</chform>)
and strontium (<chform>SrSO4</chform>). It is sometimes extended to
include similarity of form between substances of unlike composition,
which is more properly called <contr>hom<oe/omorphism</contr>.</def></p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>A one-to-one mapping of one set
onto another set which preserves the relations between the elements of
the domains of the sets.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isomorphous</ent><br/
<hw>I`so*mor"phous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Iso-</ets> + <ets>-morphous</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having the
quality of isomorphism.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isonandra</ent><br/
<hw>I`so*nan"dra</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Iso-</ets> + Gr. <?/, <?/, a man, male.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of sapotaceous trees of India.
<spn>Isonandra Gutta</spn> is the principal source of
gutta-percha.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isonephelic</ent><br/
<hw>I`so*ne*phel"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Iso-</ets> + Gr. <?/ a cloud.]</ety> <fld>(Phys. Geog.)</fld>
<def>Having, or indicating, an equal amount of cloudiness for a given
period; <as>as, <ex>isonephelic</ex> regions; an <ex>isonephelic</ex>
line.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isonicotine</ent><br/
<hw>I`so*nic"o*tine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Iso-</ets> + <ets>nicotine</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>A crystalline, nitrogenous base, <chform>C10H14N2</chform>,
isomeric with nicotine.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isonicotinic</ent><br/
<hw>I`so*nic`o*tin"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Pertaining to, or derived from,
isonicotine.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Pertaining to, or designating, an
acid isomeric with nicotinic acid.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isonitroso-</ent><br/
<hw>I`so*ni*tro"so-</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[<ets>Iso-</ets> +
<ets>nitroso</ets>-.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A combining form
(also used adjectively), signifying: Pertaining to, or designating, the
characteristic, nitrogenous radical, <chform>NOH</chform>, called the
<ex>isonitroso</ex> group.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isonomic</ent><br/
<hw>I`so*nom"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/;
<grk>'i`sos</grk> equal + <grk>no`mos</grk> law.]</ety> <def>The same,
or equal, in law or right; one in kind or origin; analogous;
similar.</def> <rj><au>Dana.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isonomy</ent><br/
<hw>I*son"o*my</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/: cf. F.
<ets>isonomie</ets>. See <er>Isonomic</er>.]</ety> <def>Equal law or
right; equal distribution of rights and privileges;
similarity.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isopathy</ent><br/
<hw>I*sop"a*thy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Iso-</ets> +
Gr. <?/ suffering.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The system
which undertakes to cure a disease by means of the virus of the same
disease.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The theory of curing a diseased organ
by eating the analogous organ of a healthy animal.</def> <au>Mayne.</au>
<sd>(c)</sd> <def>The doctrine that the power of therapeutics is equal
to that of the causes of disease.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isopepsin</ent><br/
<hw>I`so*pep"sin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Iso-</ets>
+ <ets>pepsin</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol. Chem.)</fld> <def>Pepsin
modified by exposure to a temperature of from 40<deg/ to 60<deg/
C.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isoperimetrical</ent><br/
<hw>I`so*per`i*met"ric*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<?/; <?/ equal + <?/ circumference: cf. F.
<ets>isop<eacute/rim<egrave/tre</ets>. See <er>Perimeter</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Geom.)</fld> <def>Having equal perimeters of circumferences;
<as>as, <ex>isoperimetrical</ex> figures or bodies</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isoperimetry</ent><br/
<hw>I`so*per*im"e*try</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Geom.)</fld> <def>The science of figures having equal perimeters
or boundaries.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isopiestic</ent><br/
<hw>I`so*pi*es"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Iso-</ets> + Gr. <?/ to press.]</ety>
<fld>(Thermodynamics)</fld> <def>Having equal pressure.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Isopiestic lines</b></col>, <cd>lines showing, in a
diagram, the relations of temperature and volume, when the elastic force
is constant; -- called also <altname>isobars</altname>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isopleura</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>I`so*pleu"ra</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL. See
<er>Iso-</er>, and <er>Pleura</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A
subclass of Gastropoda, in which the body is symmetrical, the right and
left sides being equal.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ The intestine terminates at the posterior end of the
body, and the gills and circulatory and reproductive organs are paired.
It includes the chitons (<spn>Polyplacophora</spn>), together with
<spn>Neomenia</spn> and <spn>Ch<ae/toderma</spn>, which are wormlike
forms without a shell.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isopod</ent><br/
<hw>I"so*pod</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>Having the legs similar in structure; belonging to the
<ord>Isopoda</ord>.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>One of the
<ord>Isopoda</ord>.</def></def2><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isopoda</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>I*sop"o*da</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL. See
<er>Iso-</er>, and <er>-poda</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>An
order of sessile-eyed Crustacea, usually having seven pairs of legs,
which are all similar in structure.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ The body is usually depressed, with the abdominal
segments short, and often consolidated in part. The branchi<ae/ are on
the abdominal appendages. The group includes the terrestrial pill bugs
and sow bugs, with numerous marine forms. See <er>Arthrostrata</er>,
<er>Gribble</er>.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isopodiform</ent><br/
<hw>I`so*pod"i*form</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Isopod</ets> + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>Having the shape of an isopod; -- said of the larv<ae/ of certain
insects.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isopodous</ent><br/
<hw>I*sop"o*dous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Same as
<er>Isopod</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isopogonous</ent><br/
<hw>I`so*pog"o*nous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Iso-</ets> + Gr. <?/ beard.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>Having the two webs equal in breadth; -- said of
feathers.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isoprene</ent><br/
<hw>I"so*prene</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Etymol.
uncertain.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An oily, volatile unsaturated
hydrocarbon (<chform>C5H8</chform>), obtained by the distillation of
caoutchouc or gutta-percha, and used to make synthetic rubber by
polymerization. In organic chemistry, it is viewed conceptually as the
building block of the terpene series of hydrocarbons.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isopycnic</ent><br/
<hw>I`so*pyc"nic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Iso-</ets>
+ Gr. <grk>pykno`s</grk> dense.]</ety> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>Having
equal density, as different regions of a medium; passing through points
at which the density is equal; <as>as, an <ex>isopycnic</ex> line or
surface</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isopycnic</ent><br/
<hw>I`so*pyc"nic</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>A line or
surface passing through those points in a medium, at which the density
is the same.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isorcin</ent><br/
<hw>I*sor"cin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Iso-</ets> +
<ets>orcin</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A crystalline
hydrocarbon derivative, metameric with orcin, but produced artificially;
-- called also <altname>cresorcin</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isorropic</ent><br/
<hw>I`sor*rop"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>'iso`rropos</grk> in equipoise; <grk>'i`sos</grk> equal +
<grk>"roph`</grk> downward inclination or momentum.]</ety> <def>Of equal
value.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Isorropic line</b></col> (in a diagram)
<fld>(Geom.)</fld>, <cd>the locus of all the points for which a
specified function has a constant value.</cd>
<rj><au>Newcomb.</au></rj></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isosceles</ent><br/
<hw>I*sos"ce*les</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. <?/;
<grk>'i`sos</grk> equal + <?/ leg.]</ety> <fld>(Geom.)</fld> <def>Having
two legs or sides that are equal; -- said of a triangle.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>isosmotic</ent><br/
<hw>isosmotic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>having the same or equal osmotic
pressure; isotonic; -- used of solutions. Contrasted with
<contr>hypertonic</contr> and <contr>hypotonic</contr></def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> isotonic.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isospondyli</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>I`so*spon"dy*li</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
fr. Gr. <grk>'i`sos</grk> equal + <?/, <?/, a vertebra.]</ety>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>An extensive order of fishes, including the
salmons, herrings, and many allied forms.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isospondylous</ent><br/
<hw>I`so*spon"dy*lous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the <ord>Isospondyli</ord>;
having the anterior vertebr<ae/ separate and normal.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isospore</ent><br/
<hw>I"so*spore</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Biol.)</fld>
<sd>(a)</sd> <def>One of the spores produced by an isosporous
organism.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A zygospore.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isosporic</ent><br/
<hw>I`so*spor"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Iso-</ets>
+ Gr. <grk>spo`ros</grk> fruit.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Producing
but one kind of spore, as the ferns and Equiseta. Cf.
<er>Heterosporic</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isosporous</ent><br/
<hw>I*sos"po*rous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Iso-</ets>
+ Gr. <grk>spo`ros</grk> fruit.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Producing
but one kind of spore, as the ferns.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isostasy</ent><br/
<hw>I*sos"ta*sy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Iso-</er>; <er>Stasis</er>.]</ety> <def>The state or quality of
being isostatic.</def> <specif>Specif.</specif> <fld>(Geol.)</fld>,
<def>general equilibrium in the earth's crust, supposed to be maintained
by the yielding or flow of rock material beneath the surface under
gravitative stress. By the theory of <ex>isostasy</ex> each unit column
of the earth, from surface to center, has approximately the same weight,
and the continents stand higher than the ocean beds chiefly because the
material of the crust has there less density.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isostatic</ent><br/
<hw>I`so*stat"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Iso-</ets>
+ <ets>static</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physics & Geol.)</fld> <def>Subjected
to equal pressure from every side; being in hydrostatic equilibrium, as
a body submerged in a liquid at rest; pertaining to, or characterized
by, isostasy.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isostemonous</ent><br/
<hw>I`so*stem"o*nous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Iso-</ets> + Gr. <grk>sth`mwn</grk> thread.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having exactly as many stamens as
petals.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isostemony</ent><br/
<hw>I`so*stem"o*ny</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>The quality or state of being isostemonous.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isosulphocyanate</ent><br/
<hw>I`so*sul`pho*cy"a*nate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt of isosulphocyanic acid.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isosulphocyanic</ent><br/
<hw>I`so*sul`pho*cy*an"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or designating, an acid,
<chform>HNCS</chform>, isomeric with sulphocyanic acid.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isotheral</ent><br/
<hw>I*soth"er*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having the nature
of an isothere; indicating the distribution of temperature by means of
an isothere; <as>as, an <ex>isotheral</ex> chart or line</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isothere</ent><br/
<hw>I"so*there</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Iso-</ets> +
Gr. <?/ summer, <?/ to heat.]</ety> <fld>(Phys. Geog.)</fld> <def>A line
connecting points on the earth's surface having the same mean summer
temperature.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isotherm</ent><br/
<hw>I"so*therm</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Iso-</ets> +
Gr. <?/ heat, fr. <?/ hot.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Phys. Geog.)</fld>
<def>A line connecting or marking points on the earth's surface having
the same temperature. This may be the temperature for a given time of
observation, or the mean temperature for a year or other period. Also, a
similar line based on the distribution of temperature in the
ocean.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>A line on a graph connecting
points representing states having the same temperature; an isothermal
line.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isothermal</ent><br/
<hw>I`so*ther"mal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>isotherme</ets>.]</ety> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Relating to equality of
temperature, or an isotherm.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Phys. Geog.)</fld>
<def>Having reference to the geographical distribution of temperature,
as exhibited by means of isotherms; <as>as, an <ex>isothermal</ex> line;
an <ex>isothermal</ex> chart.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Isothermal line</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>An
isotherm</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>A line drawn on a diagram of energy such
that its ordinates represent the pressures of a substance corresponding
to various volumes, while the absolute temperature is maintained at a
constant value.</cd> -- <col><b>Isothermal zones</b></col>, <cd>spaces
on opposite sides of the equator having the same mean temperature, and
bounded by corresponding isothermal lines.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isothermobath</ent><br/
<hw>I`so*ther"mo*bath</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Iso-</ets> + Gr. <?/ hot + <?/ depth.]</ety> <fld>(Phys.
Geog)</fld> <def>A line drawn through points of equal temperature in a
vertical section of the ocean.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isothermobathic</ent><br/
<hw>I`so*ther`mo*bath"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to an isothermobath; possessing or indicating equal
temperatures in a vertical section, as of the ocean.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isotherombrose</ent><br/
<hw>I*soth`er*om"brose</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Iso-</ets> + Gr. <grk>qe`ros</grk> summer +
<grk>'o`mbros</grk> rain.]</ety> <fld>(Phys. Geog)</fld> <def>A line
connecting or marking points on the earth's surface, which have the same
mean summer rainfall.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isotonic</ent><br/
<hw>I`so*ton"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Iso-</ets> +
<ets>tonic</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having or indicating, equal
tones, or tension.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Physiology, Biochemistry)</fld> <def>Having an
osmotic pressure (tonicity) equal to that of a reference solution; -- of
aqueous solutions. Contrasting with <contr>hypotonic</contr> and
<contr>hypertonic</contr>. See <er>hypertonic</er>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><q>A knowledge of the colligative properties of solutions . . . is
essential for one to understand fully the principles involved in
rendering intravenous solutions <qex>isotonic</qex> with blood serum, or
opthalmic solutions <qex>isotonic</qex> with lachrymal fluid. Solutions
thus adjusted produce less shock and much less irritation than those
which are hypotonic or hypertonic, and present-day practise recognizes
the desirability of making the necessary adjustments whenever
possible.</q> <rj><qau>Cook & Martin (Remington's Practice of Pharmacy,
Tenth Ed.: Mack Publ., Easton Pa., 1951)</qau></rj></p>

<p><cs><col><b>Isotonic system</b></col> <fld>(Mus.)</fld>, <cd>a system
consisting of intervals, in which each concord is alike tempered, and in
which there are twelve equal semitones.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isotrimorphic</ent><br/
<hw>I`so*tri*mor"phic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Isotrimorphous.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isotrimorphism</ent><br/
<hw>I`so*tri*mor"phism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Iso-</ets> + Gr. <?/ thrice + <grk>morfh`</grk> form.]</ety>
<def>Isomorphism between the three forms, severally, of two trimorphous
substances.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isotrimorphous</ent><br/
<hw>I`so*tri*mor"phous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having the
quality of isotrimorphism; isotrimorphic.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isotropic</ent><br/
<hw>I`so*trop"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Iso-</ets>
+ Gr. <?/ a turning, fr. <?/ to turn.]</ety> <fld>(Physics)</fld>
<def>Having the same properties in all directions; specifically, equally
elastic in all directions.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isotropism</ent><br/
<hw>I*sot"ro*pism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Isotropy.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isotropous</ent><br/
<hw>I*sot"ro*pous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Isotropic.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isotropy</ent><br/
<hw>I*sot"ro*py</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Physics)</fld>
<def>Uniformity of physical properties in all directions in a body;
absence of all kinds of polarity; specifically, equal elasticity in all
directions.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isouric</ent><br/
<hw>I`so*u"ric</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Iso-</ets> +
<ets>uric</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or
designating, a complex nitrogenous acid, isomeric with uric
acid.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Israelite</ent><br/
<hw>Is"ra*el*ite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>Isra<eum/lites</ets>, Gr. <?/, fr. <?/, <?/, Israel, Heb.
<ets>Yisr<amac/<emac/l</ets>, i. e., champion of God;
<ets>s<amac/r<amac/h</ets> to fight + <ets><emac/l</ets> God.]</ety>
<def>A descendant of Israel, or Jacob; a Hebrew; a Jew.</def></p>

<p><ent>Israelitish</ent><br/
<ent>Israelitic</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Is`ra*el*it"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Is"ra*el*i`tish</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Israel, or
to the Israelites; Jewish; Hebrew.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Issuable</ent><br/
<hw>Is"su*a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From
<er>Issue</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Leading to, producing, or relating to, an issue;
capable of being made an issue at law.</def>
<rj><au>Burrill.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Lawful or suitable to be issued; <as>as, a writ
<ex>issuable</ex> on these grounds</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Issuable plea</b></col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>a plea to
the merits, on which the adverse party may take issue and proceed to
trial.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Issuably</ent><br/
<hw>Is"su*a*bly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an issuable
manner; by way of issue; <as>as, to plead
<ex>issuably</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Issuance</ent><br/
<hw>Is"su*ance</hw> <pr>(<icr/sh"<usl/*<ait/ns)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>The act of issuing, or giving out; <as>as, the <ex>issuance</ex> of
an order; the <ex>issuance</ex> of rations, and the like.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Issuant</ent><br/
<hw>Is"su*ant</hw> <pr>(<icr/sh"<usl/*<ait/nt)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>Issuing or coming up; -- a term used to express a
charge or bearing rising or coming out of another.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Issue</ent><br/
<hw>Is"sue</hw> <pr>(<icr/sh"<usl/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF.
<ets>issue</ets>, <ets>eissue</ets>, F. <ets>issue</ets>, fr. OF.
<ets>issir</ets>, <ets>eissir</ets>, to go out, L. <ets>exire</ets>;
<ets>ex</ets> out of, from + <ets>ire</ets> to go, akin to Gr.
<grk>'ie`nai</grk>, Skr. <ets>i</ets>, Goth. <ets>iddja</ets> went, used
as prefect of <ets>gaggan</ets> to go. Cf. <er>Ambition</er>,
<er>Count</er> a nobleman, <er>Commence</er>, <er>Errant</er>,
<er>Exit</er>, <er>Eyre</er>, <er>Initial</er>, <er>Yede</er>
went.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of passing or flowing out; a moving out from
any inclosed place; egress; <as>as, the <ex>issue</ex> of water from a
pipe, of blood from a wound, of air from a bellows, of people from a
house</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The act of sending out, or causing to go forth;
delivery; issuance; <as>as, the <ex>issue</ex> of an order from a
commanding officer; the <ex>issue</ex> of money from a
treasury.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>That which passes, flows, or is sent out; the whole
quantity sent forth or emitted at one time; <as>as, an <ex>issue</ex> of
bank notes; the daily <ex>issue</ex> of a newspaper.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Progeny; a child or children; offspring. In law,
sometimes, in a general sense, all persons descended from a common
ancestor; all lineal descendants.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>If the king<br/
Should without <qex>issue</qex> die.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Produce of the earth, or profits of land, tenements,
or other property; <as>as, A conveyed to B all his right for a term of
years, with all the <ex>issues</ex>, rents, and profits</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>A discharge of flux, as of blood.</def>
<rj><au>Matt. ix. 20.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>An artificial ulcer, usually made
in the fleshy part of the arm or leg, to produce the secretion and
discharge of pus for the relief of some affected part.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>The final outcome or result; upshot; conclusion;
event; hence, contest; test; trial.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Come forth to view<br/
The <qex>issue</qex> of the exploit.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>While it is hot, I 'll put it to the <qex>issue</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>9.</sn> <def>A point in debate or controversy on which the
parties take affirmative and negative positions; a presentation of
alternatives between which to choose or decide; a point of contention; a
matter in controversy.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>10.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>In pleading, a single material
point of law or fact depending in the suit, which, being affirmed on the
one side and denied on the other, is presented for determination. See
<cref>General issue</cref>, under <er>General</er>, and <cref>Feigned
issue</cref>, under <er>Feigned</er>.</def> <rj><au>Blount.
Cowell.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<cs><p><col><b>At issue</b></col>, <cd>in controversy; disputed;
opposing or contesting; hence, at variance; disagreeing;
inconsistent.</cd><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>As much <qex>at issue</qex> with the summer day<br/
As if you brought a candle out of doors.</q> <rj><qau>Mrs.
Browning.</qau></rj></p>

<p>-- <mcol><col><b>Bank of issue</b></col>, <col><b>Collateral
issue</b></col></mcol>, etc. <cd>See under <er>Bank</er>,
<er>Collateral</er>, etc.</cd> -- <col><b>Issue pea</b></col>, <cd>a
pea, or a similar round body, used to maintain irritation in a wound,
and promote the secretion and discharge of pus.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>To
join issue</b></col>, <it>or</it> <col><b>To take
issue</b></col></mcol>, <cd>to take opposing sides in a matter in
controversy.</cd><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p></cs>

<p><ent>Issue</ent><br/
<hw>Is"sue</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Issued</conjf> <pr>(<icr/sh"<usl/d)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Issuing</conjf>.]</vmorph><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><-- p. 793 --></p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To pass or flow out; to run out, as from any
inclosed place.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>From it <qex>issued</qex> forced drops of blood.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To go out; to rush out; to sally forth; <as>as,
troops <ex>issued</ex> from the town, and attacked the
besiegers</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To proceed, as from a source; <as>as, water
<ex>issues</ex> from springs; light <ex>issues</ex> from the
sun.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To proceed, as progeny; to be derived; to be
descended; to spring.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Of thy sons that shall <qex>issue</qex> from thee.</q> <rj><qau>2
Kings xx. 18.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To extend; to pass or open; <as>as, the path
<ex>issues</ex> into the highway</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>To be produced as an effect or result; to grow or
accrue; to arise; to proceed; <as>as, rents and profits <ex>issuing</ex>
from land, tenements, or a capital stock</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>To close; to end; to terminate; to turn out; <as>as,
we know not how the cause will <ex>issue</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>8.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>In pleading, to come to a point in
fact or law, on which the parties join issue.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Issue</ent><br/
<hw>Is"sue</hw> <pr>(<icr/sh"<usl/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>To send out; to put into circulation; <as>as, to <ex>issue</ex>
notes from a bank</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To deliver for use; <as>as, to <ex>issue</ex>
provisions</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To send out officially; to deliver by authority;
<as>as, to <ex>issue</ex> an order; to <ex>issue</ex> a
writ.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Issueless</ent><br/
<hw>Is"sue*less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having no issue or progeny;
childless.</def> <ldquo/The heavens . . . have left me
<xex>issueless</xex>.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Issuer</ent><br/
<hw>Is"su*er</hw> <pr>(<icr/sh"<usl/*<etil/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>One who issues, emits, or publishes.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>issuing</ent><br/
<hw>issuing</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the act of issuing; putting
out.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> issue, issuance.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Issus</ent><br/
<hw>Issus</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A battle (333 BC) in which
<person>Alexander the Great</person> defeated the Persians under
<person>Darius III.</person></def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> battle of Issus.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>-ist</ent><br/
<hw>-ist</hw> <pr>(<icr/sh"<usl/*<icr/st)</pr>. <ety>[Gr. <?/: cf. F.
<ets>-iste</ets>.]</ety> <def>A noun suffix denoting an
<sig>agent</sig>, or <sig>doer</sig>, <sig>one who practices</sig>, a
<sig>believer in</sig>; <as>as, theor<ex>ist</ex>, one who theorizes;
social<ex>ist</ex>, one who holds to socialism; sensual<ex>ist</ex>, one
given to sensuality.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Is't</ent><br/
<hw>Is't</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>A contraction of <sig>is
it</sig>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Istanbul</ent><br/
<hw>Istanbul</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A city in European Turkey,
built on the site of ancient Byzantium. It is the former capital of the
Turkish Empire, known as Constantinople before being captured by the
Turks.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Stambul, Stamboul, Constantinople.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isthmian</ent><br/
<hw>Isth"mi*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>Isthmius</ets>, Gr. <?/. See <er>Isthmus</er>.]</ety> <def>Of or
pertaining to an isthmus, especially to the Isthmus of Corinth, in
Greece.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Isthmian games</b></col> <fld>(Gr. Antiq.)</fld>, <cd>one
of the four great national festivals of Greece, celebrated on the
Isthmus of Corinth in the spring of every alternate year. They consisted
of all kinds of athletic sports, wrestling, boxing, racing on foot and
in chariots, and also contests in music and poetry. The prize was a
garland of pine leaves.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isthmus</ent><br/
<hw>Isth"mus</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Isthmuses</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>isthmus</ets>,
Gr. <grk>'isqmo`s</grk> a neck, a neck of land between two seas, an
isthmus, especially the Isthmus of Corinth; prob. from the root of
<grk>'ie`nai</grk> to go; cf. Icel. <ets>ei<edh/</ets> isthmus. See
<er>Issue</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Geog.)</fld> <def>A neck or narrow slip of
land by which two continents are connected, or by which a peninsula is
united to the mainland; <as>as, the <ex>Isthmus</ex> of Panama; the
<ex>Isthmus</ex> of Suez, etc.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Isthmus of the fauces</b></col>. <fld>(Anat.)</fld>
<cd>See <er>Fauces</er>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Istle</ent><br/
<hw>Is"tle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as
<er>Ixtle</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Isuret</ent><br/
<hw>I*su"ret</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Iso-</ets> +
<ets>ur</ets>ea.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An artificial
nitrogenous base, isomeric with urea, and forming a white crystalline
substance; -- called also <altname>isuretine</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>It</ent><br/
<hw>It</hw> <pr>(<icr/t)</pr>, <pos>pron.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>it</ets>,
<ets>hit</ets>, AS. <ets>hit</ets>; cf. D. <ets>het</ets>. <root/181.
See <er>He</er>.]</ety> <def>The neuter pronoun of the third person,
corresponding to the masculine pronoun <xex>he</xex> and the feminine
<xex>she</xex>, and having the same plural (<xex>they</xex>,
<xex>their</xex> or <xex>theirs</xex>, <xex>them</xex>).</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ The possessive form <xex>its</xex> is modern, being
rarely found in the writings of Shakespeare and Milton, and not at all
in the original King James's version of the Bible. During the transition
from the regular <xex>his</xex> to the anomalous <xex>its</xex>,
<xex>it</xex> was to some extent employed in the possessive without the
case ending. See <er>His</er>, and <er>He</er>. In Dryden's time
<xex>its</xex> had become quite established as the regular
form.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The day present hath ever inough to do with <qex>it</qex> owne
grief.</q> <rj><qau>Genevan Test.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Do, child, go to <qex>it</qex> grandam, child.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>It</qex> knighthood shall do worse. It shall fright all
<qex>it</qex> friends with borrowing letters.</q> <rj><qau>B.
Jonson.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ In the course of time, the nature of the neuter sign
<it>t</it> in <xex>it</xex>, the form being found in but a few words,
became misunderstood. Instead of being looked upon as an affix, it
passed for part of the original word. Hence was formed from
<xex>it</xex> the anomalous genitive <xex>its</xex>, superseding the
Saxon <xex>his</xex>.</note> <rj><au>Latham.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The fruit tree yielding fruit after <qex>his</qex> (its) kind.</q>
<rj><qau>Gen. i. 11.</qau></rj></p>

<usage><p><xex>It</xex> is used,<br/
<br/
<sn>1.</sn> <def>As a substance for any noun of the neuter gender;
<as>as, here is the book, take <ex>it</ex> home</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>As a demonstrative, especially at the beginning of a
sentence, pointing to that which is about to be stated, named, or
mentioned, or referring to that which apparent or well known; <as>as, I
saw <ex>it</ex> was John</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>It</qex> is I; be not afraid.</q> <rj><qau>Matt. xiv.
27.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Peter heard that <qex>it</qex> was the Lord.</q> <rj><qau>John
xxi. 7.</qau></rj></p>

<p>Often, in such cases, as a substitute for a sentence or clause; as,
<xex>it</xex> is thought <xex>he will come</xex>; <xex>it</xex> is wrong
<xex>to do this</xex>.<br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>As an indefinite nominative for a impersonal verb;
<as>as, <ex>it</ex> snows; <ex>it</ex> rains.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>As a substitute for such general terms as, the state
of affairs, the condition of things, and the like; <as>as, how is
<ex>it</ex> with the sick man?</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Think on me when <qex>it</qex> shall be well with thee.</q>
<rj><qau>Gen. xl. 14.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>As an indefinite object after some intransitive
verbs, or after a substantive used humorously as a verb; <as>as, to foot
<ex>it</ex> (<it>i. e.</it>, to walk)</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The Lacedemonians, at the Straits of Thermopyl<ae/, when their
arms failed them, fought <qex>it</qex> out with nails and teeth.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Whether the charmer sinner <qex>it</qex>, or saint
<qex>it</qex>,<br/
If folly grows romantic, I must paint it.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj>
<br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p></usage>

<p><cs><col><b>Its self</b></col>. <cd>See
<er>Itself</er>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Itacism</ent><br/
<hw>I"ta*cism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>itacisme</ets>. See <er>Etacism</er>, and cf.
<er>Iotacism</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Greek Gram.)</fld> <def>Pronunciation of
<eta/ (eta) as the modern Greeks pronounce it, that is, like
<xex>e</xex> in the English word <xex>be</xex>. This was the
pronunciation advocated by Reuchlin and his followers, in opposition to
the etacism of Erasmus. See <er>Etacism</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>In all such questions between <epsilon/ and <alpha/<iota/ the
confusing element of <qex>itacism</qex> comes in.</q>
<rj><qau>Alford.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Itacist</ent><br/
<hw>I"ta*cist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>itaciste</ets>.]</ety> <def>One who is in favor of
itacism.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Itacolumite</ent><br/
<hw>It`a*col"u*mite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From
<etsep>Itacolumi</etsep>, a mountain of Brazil.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld>
<def>A laminated, granular, siliceous rocks, often occurring in regions
where the diamond is found.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Itaconic</ent><br/
<hw>It`a*con"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From
<ets>aconitic</ets>, by transposition of the letters.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or designating, an acid,
<chform>C5H6O4</chform>, which is obtained as a white crystalline
substance by decomposing aconitic and other organic acids.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>itaconic acid</ent><br/
<hw>it`a*con"ic ac"id</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>The unsaturated dicarboxylic acid
<chform>CH2=C(COOH)CH2.COOH</chform>, also called
<altname>methylenesuccynic acid</altname> and <altname>propylene
dicarboxylic acid</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Itala</ent><br/
<hw>It"a*la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Fem. of L.
<ets>Italus</ets> Italian.]</ety> <def>An early Latin version of the
Scriptures (the Old Testament was translated from the Septuagint, and
was also called the <altname>Italic version</altname>).</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Italian</ent><br/
<hw>I*tal"ian</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>italien</ets>, It. <ets>italiano</ets>. Cf. <er>Italic</er>.]</ety>
<def>Of or pertaining to Italy, or to its people or language.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Italian cloth</b></col> <cd>a light material of cotton
and worsted; -- called also <altname>farmer's satin</altname>.</cd> --
<col><b>Italian iron</b></col>, <cd>a heater for fluting frills.</cd> --
<col><b>Italian juice</b></col>, <cd>Calabrian liquorice.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Italian</ent><br/
<hw>I*tal"ian</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A native or
inhabitant of Italy.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The language used in Italy, or by the
Italians.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Italianate</ent><br/
<hw>I*tal"ian*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Cf. It.
<ets>italianare</ets>.]</ety> <def>To render Italian, or conformable to
Italian customs; to Italianize.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>
<rj><au>Ascham.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Italianate</ent><br/
<hw>I*tal"ian*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Italianized;
Italianated.</def> <ldquo/Apish, childish, and
<xex>Italianate</xex>.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Marlowe.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Italianism</ent><br/
<hw>I*tal"ian*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A
word, phrase, or idiom, peculiar to the Italians; an
Italicism.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Attachment to, or sympathy for, Italy.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Italianize</ent><br/
<hw>I*tal"ian*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Italianized</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Italianizing</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf.
F. <ets>italianiser</ets>, It. <ets>italianizzare</ets>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To play the Italian; to speak Italian.</def>
<rj><au>Cotgrave.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To render Italian in any respect; to
Italianate.</def> <ldquo/An Englishman <xex>Italianized</xex>.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Lowell.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Italic</ent><br/
<hw>I*tal"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>Italicus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>italique</ets>. Cf.
<er>Italian</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Relating to Italy or to its people.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Applied especially to a kind of type in which the
letters do not stand upright, but slope toward the right; -- so called
because dedicated to the States of Italy by the inventor, <person>Aldus
Manutius</person>, about the year 1500.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Italic languages</b></col>, <cd>the group or family of
languages of ancient Italy.</cd> -- <col><b>Italic order</b></col>
<fld>(Arch.)</fld>, <cd>the composite order. See
<er>Composite</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Italic school</b></col>, <cd>a term
given to the Pythagorean and Eleatic philosophers, from the country
where their doctrines were first promulgated.</cd> -- <col><b>Italic
version</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Itala</er>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Italic</ent><br/
<hw>I*tal"ic</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Italics</plw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <fld>(Print.)</fld> <def>An Italic letter,
character, or type (see <er>Italic</er>, <pos>a.</pos>, 2.); -- often in
the plural; <as>as, the <ex>Italics</ex> are the author's</as>. Italic
letters are used to distinguish words for emphasis, importance,
antithesis, etc. Also, collectively, Italic letters.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Italicism</ent><br/
<hw>I*tal"i*cism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A
phrase or idiom peculiar to the Italian language; to
Italianism.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The use of Italics.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Italicize</ent><br/
<hw>I*tal"i*cize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Italicized</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>;
<pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Italicizing</conjf>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To print in Italic characters; to underline
written letters or words with a single line; <as>as, to
<ex>Italicize</ex> a word; <ex>Italicizes</ex> too much.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ita palm</ent><br/
<hw>I"ta palm`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A magnificent
species of palm (<spn>Mauritia flexuosa</spn>), growing near the
Orinoco. The natives eat its fruit and buds, drink its sap, and make
thread and cord from its fiber.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Itch</ent><br/
<hw>Itch</hw> <pr>(<icr/ch)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Itched</conjf> <pr>(<icr/cht)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Itching</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>icchen</ets>,
<ets><yogh/icchen</ets>, AS. <ets>giccan</ets>; akin to D.
<ets>jeuken</ets>, <ets>joken</ets>, G. <ets>jucken</ets>, OHG.
<ets>jucchen</ets>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To have an uneasy sensation in the skin, which
inclines the person to scratch the part affected.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>My mouth hath <qex>itched</qex> all this long day.</q>
<rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To have a constant desire or teasing uneasiness; to
long for; <as>as, <ex>itching</ex> ears</as>.</def> <ldquo/An
<xex>itching</xex> palm.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Itch</ent><br/
<hw>Itch</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>An
eruption of small, isolated, acuminated vesicles, produced by the
entrance of a parasitic mite (the <spn>Sarcoptes scabei</spn>), and
attended with itching. It is transmissible by contact.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Any itching eruption.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A sensation in the skin occasioned (or resembling
that occasioned) by the itch eruption; -- called also
<altname>scabies</altname>, <altname>psora</altname>, etc.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A constant irritating desire.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>An <qex>itch</qex> of being thought a divine king.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Baker's itch</b></col>. <cd>See under
<er>Baker</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Barber's itch</b></col>,
<cd>sycosis.</cd> -- <col><b>Bricklayer's itch</b></col>, <cd>an eczema
of the hands attended with much itching, occurring among
bricklayers.</cd> -- <col><b>Grocer's itch</b></col>, <cd>an itching
eruption, being a variety of eczema, produced by the sugar mite
(<spn>Tyrogluphus sacchari</spn>).</cd> -- <col><b>Itch insect</b></col>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>a small parasitic mite (<spn>Sarcoptes
scabei</spn>) which burrows and breeds beneath the human skin, thus
causing the disease known as the itch. See <xex>Illust.</xex> in
Append.</cd> -- <col><b>Itch mite</b></col>. <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <cd>Same
as <cref>Itch insect</cref>, above. Also, other similar mites affecting
the lower animals, as the horse and ox.</cd> -- <col><b>Sugar baker's
itch</b></col>, <cd>a variety of eczema, due to the action of sugar upon
the skin.</cd> -- <col><b>Washerwoman's itch</b></col>, <cd>eczema of
the hands and arms, occurring among washerwomen.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Itchiness</ent><br/
<hw>Itch"i*ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being
itchy.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Itchless</ent><br/
<hw>Itch"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Free from itching.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Itchy</ent><br/
<hw>Itch"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Infected
with the itch.</def> <rj><au>Cowper.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Having an itching sensation.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>-ite</ent><br/
<hw>-ite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[From Gr. <?/, <?/.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>A suffix denoting <sig>one of a party</sig>, a <sig>sympathizer
with</sig> or <sig>adherent of</sig>, and the like, and frequently used
in ridicule; <as>as, a Miller<ex>ite</ex>; a
Bentham<ex>ite</ex>.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A suffix used in naming minerals; <as>as,
chlor<ex>ite</ex>, from its characteristic green color; bar<ex>ite</ex>,
from its heaviness; graph<ex>ite</ex>, from its use in
writing.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A suffix used to denote the salts
formed from those acids whose names end in <xex>-ous</xex>; <as>as,
sulph<ex>ite</ex>, from sulphur<ex>ous</ex>; nitr<ex>ite</ex>, from
nitr<ex>ous</ex> acid, etc.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Itelmen</ent><br/
<hw>Itelmen</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<fld>(Ethnol.)</fld> <def>An aboriginal tribe inhabiting the southern
part of the Kamchatka peninsula; called also
<altname>Kamchadal</altname> and
<altname>Kamtschadal</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The language of the Itelmen people.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>item</ent><br/
<hw>i"tem</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>See</ets>
<er>Iterate</er>.]</ety> <def>Also; as an additional article.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>item</ent><br/
<hw>i"tem</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Item</er>,
<pos>adv.</pos>]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>An article; a separate particular in an account;
<as>as, the <ex>items</ex> in a bill; he picked up four <ex>items</ex>
at the drug store</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A hint; an innuendo.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A secret <qex>item</qex> was given to some of the bishops . . . to
absent themselves.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A short article in a newspaper; a paragraph; <as>as,
an <ex>item</ex> concerning the weather</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A topic or piece of information having the salacious
character of gossip, especially a romantic relation between two people;
<as>as, I hear that the boss and his new secretary are an
<ex>item</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Item</ent><br/
<hw>I"tem</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Itemed</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Iteming</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To make a note or memorandum
of.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>I have <qex>itemed</qex> it in my memory.</q>
<rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>item-by-item</ent><br/
<hw>item-by-item</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>considered one item at a
time; -- contrasted with using general rules for groups of items
considered by their class.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Itemize</ent><br/
<hw>I"tem*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To state in
items, or by particulars; to list each item in a collection under
discussion; <as>as, to <ex>itemize</ex> the cost of a
railroad</as>.</def> <mark>[Local, U. S.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iter</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>I"ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. See
<er>Eyre</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A passage; esp., the
passage between the third and fourth ventricles in the brain; the
aqueduct of Sylvius.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iterable</ent><br/
<hw>It"er*a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>iterabilis</ets>. See <er>Iterate</er>.]</ety> <def>Capable of
being iterated or repeated.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iterance</ent><br/
<hw>It"er*ance</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Iteration.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iterant</ent><br/
<hw>It"er*ant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>iterans</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>iterare</ets>.]</ety> <def>
Repeating; iterating; <as>as, an <ex>iterant</ex> echo</as>.</def>
<rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iterate</ent><br/
<hw>It"er*ate</hw> <pr>(<icr/t"<etil/r*<asl/t)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[L. <ets>iteratus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>iterare</ets> to repeat, fr.
<ets>iterum</ets> again, prop. a compar. from the stem of <ets>is</ets>
he, that; cf. L. <ets>ita</ets> so, <ets>item</ets> likewise, also, Skr.
<ets>itara</ets> other, <ets>iti</ets> thus. Cf. <er>Identity</er>,
<er>Item</er>.]</ety> <def>Uttered or done again; repeated.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bp. Gardiner.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iterate</ent><br/
<hw>It"er*ate</hw> <pr>(<icr/t"<etil/r*<amac/t)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Iterated</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>;
<pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Iterating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To
utter or do a second time or many times; to repeat; <as>as, to
<ex>iterate</ex> advice</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Nor Eve to <qex>iterate</qex><br/
Her former trespass feared.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iterate</ent><br/
<hw>It"er*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>By way of
iteration.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iteration</ent><br/
<hw>It`er*a"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>iteratio</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Recital or performance a
second time; repetition.</def> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>What needs this <qex>iteration</qex>, woman?</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Computers)</fld> <def>The execution of a statement
or series of statements in a loop which is repeated in a computer
program; <as>as, at each <ex>iteration</ex>, the counter is incremented
by 2.</as></def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iterative</ent><br/
<hw>It"er*a*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>iterativus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>it<eacute/ratif</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Repeating.</def> <au>Cotgrave.</au> --
<wordforms><wf>It"er*a*tive*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ithyphallic</ent><br/
<hw>Ith`y*phal"lic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>ithyphallicus</ets>, fr. <ets>ithyphallus</ets>, Gr. <?/,
<ets>membrum virile erectum</ets>, or a figure thereof carried in the
festivals of Bacchus.]</ety> <def>Lustful; lewd; salacious; indecent;
obscene.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Itineracy</ent><br/
<hw>I*tin"er*a*cy</hw> <pr>(<isl/*t<icr/n"<etil/r*<adot/*s<ycr/)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <def>The act or practice of itinerating;
itinerancy.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Itinerancy</ent><br/
<hw>I*tin"er*an*cy</hw> <pr>(<isl/*t<icr/n"<etil/r*<ait/n*s<ycr/)</pr>,1
<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Itinerant</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A passing from place to place.</def> <rj><au>Dr. H.
More.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A discharge of official duty involving frequent
change of residence; the custom or practice of discharging official duty
in this way; also, a body of persons who thus discharge official
duty.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Itinerant</ent><br/
<hw>I*tin"er*ant</hw> <pr>(<isl/*t<icr/n"<etil/r*<ait/nt)</pr>,
<pos>a.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>itinerans</ets>, <ets>-antis</ets>, p. pr.
of <ets>itinerare</ets> to make a journey, fr. L. <ets>iter</ets>,
<ets>itineris</ets>, a walk, way, journey. See <er>Errant</er>,
<er>Issue</er>.]</ety> <def>Passing or traveling about a country; going
or preaching on a circuit; wandering; not settled; <as>as, an
<ex>itinerant</ex> preacher; an <ex>itinerant</ex>
peddler.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The king's own courts were then <qex>itinerant</qex>, being kept
in the king's palace, and removing with his household in those royal
progresses which he continually made.</q>
<rj><qau>Blackstone.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Itinerant</ent><br/
<hw>I*tin"er*ant</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>One who travels from place to
place, particularly a preacher; one who is unsettled.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Glad to turn <qex>itinerant</qex>,<br/
To stroll and teach from town to town.</q>
<rj><qau>Hudibras.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Itinerantly</ent><br/
<hw>I*tin"er*ant*ly</hw>
<pr>(<isl/*t<icr/n"<etil/r*<ait/nt*l<ycr/)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In
an itinerant manner.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>itinerary</ent><br/
<hw>i*tin"er*a*ry</hw> <pr>(<isl/*t<icr/n"<etil/r*<asl/*r<ycr/)</pr>,
<pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>itinerarius</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>itin<eacute/raire</ets>. See <er>Itinerant</er>.]</ety>
<def>Itinerant; traveling; passing from place to place; done on a
journey.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>It was rather an <qex>itinerary</qex> circuit of justice than a
progress.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Itinerary</ent><br/
<hw>I*tin"er*a*ry</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Itineraries</plw>
<pr>(<isl/*t<icr/n"<etil/r*<asl/*r<icr/z)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L.
<ets>itinerarium</ets>: cf. F. <ets>itin<eacute/raire</ets>. See
<er>Itinerary</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An account of
travels, or a register of places and distances as a guide to travelers;
<as>as, the <ex>Itinerary</ex> of Antoninus</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A detailed plan for a journey, including a list of
places to be visited, and often other information such as the dates,
places of residence, and transportation to be used during the journey;
<as>as, the catacombs aren't on our <ex>itinerary</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>itinerate</ent><br/
<hw>i*tin"er*ate</hw> <pr>(<isl/*t<icr/n"<etil/r*<amac/t)</pr>. <pos>v.
i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Itinerated</conjf>
<pr>(<isl/*t<icr/n"<etil/r*<amac/`t<ecr/d)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Itinerating</conjf>
<pr>(<isl/*t<icr/n"<etil/r*<amac/`t<icr/ng)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[LL.
<ets>itineratus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>itinerari</ets>,
<ets>itinerare</ets>. See <er>Itinerant</er>.]</ety> <def>To wander
without a settled habitation; to travel from place or on a circuit,
particularly for the purpose of preaching, lecturing, etc.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>-itis</ent><br/
<hw>-i"tis</hw> <pr>(<imac/"t<icr/s)</pr>, <ety>[Gr. <grk>'i`tis</grk>,
orig, fem. adjective suffix.]</ety> <def>A suffix used in medical terms
to denote an <sig>inflammatory disease of</sig>; <as>as,
arthr<ex>itis</ex>; bronch<ex>itis</ex>, phren<ex>itis</ex>,
nephr<ex>itis</ex>.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Its</ent><br/
<hw>Its</hw> <pr>(<icr/ts)</pr>, <pos>poss. pron.</pos> <def>Possessive
form of the pronoun <xex>it</xex>. See <er>It</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>itself</ent><br/
<hw>it*self"</hw> <pr>(<icr/t*s<ecr/lf")</pr>, <pos>pron.</pos> <def>The
neuter reflexive pronoun of <er>It</er>; <as>as, the thing is good in
<ex>itself</ex>; it stands by <ex>itself</ex>.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Borrowing of foreigners, in <qex>itself</qex>, makes not the
kingdom rich or poor.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>itty-bitty</ent><br/
<ent>itsy-bitsy</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>it"sy-bit"sy</hw>, <hw>it"ty-bit"ty</hw></mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<pos>a.</pos> <def>very small; tiny.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bitty, bittie, teensy, teentsy, teeny, wee, weeny,
weensy, teensy-weensy.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> + <source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><q>It was an <qex>itsy-bitsy</qex> teeny-weeny yellow polka-dot
bikini<br/
that she wore for the first time today.</q> <qau>Song lyrics</qau><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ittria</ent><br/
<hw>It"tri*a</hw> <pr>(<icr/t"tr<icr/*<adot/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[NL.]</ety> <def>See <er>Yttria</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ittrium</ent><br/
<hw>It"tri*um</hw> <pr>(<icr/t"tr<icr/*<ucr/m)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[NL.]</ety> <def>See <er>Yttrium</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Itzibu</ent><br/
<hw>It"zi*bu</hw> <pr>(<icr/t"s<icr/*b<oomac/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[Jap. <ets>ichibu</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Numis.)</fld> <def>A silver
coin of Japan, worth about thirty-four cents.</def> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>itzebu</asp>, <asp>ichebu</asp>, <asp>itcheboo</asp>,
etc.]</altsp><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>IUD</ent><br/
<hw>IUD</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An <altname>intrauterine
device</altname>, a <isa>contraceptive device</isa> consisting of a
small, usually plastic object placed within the uterus to prevent
conception.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iulidan</ent><br/
<hw>I*u"li*dan</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Iulus</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>One of the
<fam>Iulid<ae/</fam>, a family of myriapods, of which the genus
<gen>Iulus</gen> is the type. See <er>Iulus</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iulus</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>I*u"lus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., down, Gr. <?/
down, centipede.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A genus of chilognathous
myriapods. The body is long and round, consisting of numerous smooth,
equal segments, each of which bears two pairs of short legs. It includes
the galleyworms. See <er>Chilognatha</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ivan Ivanovitch</ent><br/
<hw>I*van" I*van"o*vitch</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>An
ideal personification of the typical Russian or of the Russian people;
-- used as <ldquo/John Bull<rdquo/ is used for the typical
Englishman.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>I've</ent><br/
<hw>I've</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> <pos>contrac.</pos> <def>Colloquial
contraction of <sig>I have</sig>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>-ive</ent><br/
<hw>-ive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> <pos>suff.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>-ivus</ets>.]</ety> <def>An adjective suffix signifying
<sig>relating</sig> or <sig>belonging to</sig>, <sig>of the nature
of</sig>, <sig>tending to</sig>; <as>as, affirmat<ex>ive</ex>,
act<ex>ive</ex>, conclus<ex>ive</ex>, correct<ex>ive</ex>,
diminut<ex>ive</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ivied</ent><br/
<hw>I"vied</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From
<er>Ivy</er>.]</ety> <def>Overgrown with ivy.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ivoride</ent><br/
<hw>I"vo*ride</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A composition
resembling ivory in appearance and used as a substitute for
it.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ivory</ent><br/
<hw>I"vo*ry</hw> <pr>(<imac/"v<osl/*r<ycr/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>;
<plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Ivories</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[OE.
<ets>ivori</ets>, F. <ets>ivoire</ets>, fr. L. <ets>eboreus</ets> made
of ivory, fr. <ets>ebur</ets>, <ets>eboris</ets>, ivory, cf. Skr.
<ets>ibha</ets> elephant. Cf. <er>Eburnean</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><-- p. 794 --></p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The hard, white, opaque, fine-grained substance
constituting the tusks of the elephant. It is a variety of dentine,
characterized by the minuteness and close arrangement of the tubes, as
also by their double flexure. It is used in manufacturing articles of
ornament or utility.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ <xex>Ivory</xex> is the name commercially given not only
to the substance constituting the tusks of the elephant, but also to
that of the tusks of the hippopotamus and walrus, the hornlike tusk of
the narwhal, etc.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The tusks themselves of the elephant, etc.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Any carving executed in ivory.</def>
<rj><au>Mollett.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>Teeth; <as>as, to show one's
<ex>ivories</ex></as>.</def> <mark>[Slang]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Ivory black</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Black</er>,
<pos>n.</pos></cd> -- <col><b>Ivory gull</b></col> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>,
<cd>a white Arctic gull (<spn>Larus eburneus</spn>).</cd> --
<col><b>Ivory nut</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>the nut of a species
of palm, the <spn>Phytephas macroarpa</spn>, often as large as a hen's
egg. When young the seed contains a fluid, which gradually hardness into
a whitish, close-grained, albuminous substance, resembling the finest
ivory in texture and color, whence it is called <altname>vegetable
ivory</altname>. It is wrought into various articles, as buttons,
chessmen, etc. The palm is found in New Grenada. A smaller kind is the
fruit of the <spn>Phytephas microarpa</spn>. The nuts are known in
commerce as <xex>Corosso</xex> nuts.</cd> -- <col><b>Ivory
palm</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>the palm tree which produces ivory
nuts.</cd> -- <col><b>Ivory shell</b></col> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>any
species of <gen>Eburna</gen>, a genus of marine gastropod shells, having
a smooth surface, usually white with red or brown spots.</cd> --
<col><b>Vegetable ivory</b></col>, <cd>the meat of the ivory nut. See
<cref>Ivory nut</cref> (above).</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ivory-bill</ent><br/
<ent>ivorybill</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>i"vo*ry*bill`</hw>, <hw>I"vo*ry-bill`</hw></mhw>
<pr>(<imac/"v<osl/*r<ycr/*b<icr/l`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A large, handsome, black-and-white North
American woodpecker (<spn>Campephilus principalis</spn>), having a
large, sharp, ivory-colored beak. Its general color is glossy black,
with white secondaries, and a white dorsal stripe. The male has a large,
scarlet crest. It is now rare, and found only in the Gulf States and
Cuba.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ivory-billed woodpecker, Campephilus
principalis.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ivorytype</ent><br/
<hw>I"vo*ry*type`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Photog.)</fld>
<def>A picture produced by superposing a very light print, rendered
translucent by varnish, and tinted upon the back, upon a stronger print,
so as to give the effect of a photograph in natural colors; -- called
also <altname>hellenotype</altname>.</def> <rj><au>Knight.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ivry</ent><br/
<hw>Ivry</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A battle (1590) in which the Huguenots
under <person>Henry IV.</person> of France defeated the Catholics under
the duke of Mayenne.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> battle of Ivry, Ivry la Bataille.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ivy</ent><br/
<hw>I"vy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Ivies</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[AS. <ets><imac/fig</ets>;
akin to OHG. <ets>ebawi</ets>, <ets>ebah</ets>, G.
<ets>epheu</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A plant of the genus
<gen>Hedera</gen> (<spn>Hedera helix</spn>), common in Europe. Its
leaves are evergreen, dark, smooth, shining, and mostly five-pointed;
the flowers yellowish and small; the berries black or yellow. The stem
clings to walls and trees by rootlike fibers.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Direct<br/
The clasping <qex>ivy</qex> where to climb.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Ye myrtles brown, with <qex>ivy</qex> never sere.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>American ivy</b></col>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <cd>See
<er>Virginia creeper</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>English ivy</b></col>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a popular name in America for the ivy proper
(<spn>Hedera helix</spn>).</cd> -- <col><b>German ivy</b></col>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a creeping plant, with smooth, succulent stems,
and fleshy, light-green leaves; a species of <spn>Senecio</spn>
(<spn>Senecio scandens</spn>).</cd> -- <col><b>Ground ivy</b></col>.
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <cd>Gill (<spn>Nepeta Glechoma</spn>).</cd> --
<col><b>Ivy bush</b></col>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <cd>See <cref>Mountain
laurel</cref>, under <er>Mountain</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Ivy
owl</b></col> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>the barn owl.</cd> -- <col><b>Ivy
tod</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>the ivy plant.</cd>
<au>Tennyson.</au> -- <col><b>Japanese ivy</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>,
<cd>a climbing plant (<spn>Ampelopsis tricuspidata</spn>), closely
related to the Virginia creeper.</cd> -- <col><b>Poison ivy</b></col>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>an American woody creeper (<spn>Rhus
Toxicodendron</spn>), with trifoliate leaves, and greenish-white
berries. It is exceedingly poisonous to the touch for most persons.</cd>
-- <col><b>To pipe in an ivy leaf</b></col>, <cd>to console one's self
as best one can.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>Chaucer.</au> --
<col><b>West Indian ivy</b></col>, <cd>a climbing plant of the genus
<gen>Marcgravia</gen>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ivy-mantled</ent><br/
<hw>I"vy-man`tled</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Covered with
ivy.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iwis</ent><br/
<hw>I*wis"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Indeed; truly. See
<er>Ywis</er>.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>iwys</asp>,
<asp>iwisse</asp>, etc.]</altsp> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Ascham.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Iwo</ent><br/
<hw>Iwo</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>a bloody and prolonged military
operation in which American marines landed and defeated Japanese
defenders (February and March 1945).</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Iwo Jima, invasion of Iwo.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>I. W. W.</ent><br/
<hw>I. W. W.</hw> (<mark>Abbrev.</mark>) <def>Industrial Workers of the
World (the name of two American labor organizations, one of which
advocates syndicalism)</def>.<br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>ix</ent><br/
<hw>ix</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>The Roman numerals signifying
<sig>nine</sig>; denoting a quantity consisting of one more than eight
and one less than ten.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> nine, 9.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ixia</ent><br/
<hw>Ix"i*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/
birdlime. So called because of the viscid nature of some of the
species.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A South African bulbous plant of
the Iris family, remarkable for the brilliancy of its flowers.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ixobrychus</ent><br/
<hw>Ixobrychus</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A genus of birds consisting of
certain of the bitterns.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Ixobrychus</gen>.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ixodes</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Ix*o"des</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/
like birdlime; <?/ birdlime + <grk>e'i^dos</grk> form.]</ety>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A genus of parasitic Acarina, which includes
various species of ticks. See <er>Tick</er>, the insect.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ixodian</ent><br/
<hw>Ix*o"di*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>A tick of the genus <gen>Ixodes</gen>, or the family
<fam>Ixodid<ae/</fam>.</def></p>

<p><ent>ixodid</ent><br/
<hw>ixodid</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a member of the <fam>Ixodidae</fam>,
a family of ticks having a hard shield on the back and mouth parts that
project from the head.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> hard tick.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ixodidae</ent><br/
<hw>Ixodidae</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A natural family of ticks
having a hard shield on the back and mouth parts that project from the
head; the hard ticks.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Ixodidae</fam>.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ixtli</ent><br/
<ent>Ixtle</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Ix"tle</hw>, <hw>Ix"tli</hw> }</mhw>
<pr>(<icr/x"tl<esl/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>A Mexican name for a variety of <spn>Agave rigida</spn>, which
furnishes a strong coarse fiber; also, the fiber itself, which is called
also <altname>pita</altname>, and <altname>Tampico
fiber</altname>.</def> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>istle</asp>.]</altsp><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ixtil</ent><br/
<ent>Ixtle</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Ix"tle</hw> <hw>Ix"til</hw>}</mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <def>The fine, soft fiber of the bromeliaceous plant
<spn>Bromelia sylvestris</spn>.</def></p>

<p><ent>Iyyar</ent><br/
<ent>Iyar</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>Iyar</hw>, <hw>Iyyar</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The eighth
month of the civil year in the Jewish calendar; the second month of the
ecclesiastical year (in April and May).</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Iyyar.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Izanagi</ent><br/
<hw>Izanagi</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <fld>(Japanese Mythology)</fld>
<def>The god who fathered the islands and gods of Japan with his sister
<persfn>Izanami</persfn>.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Izanami</ent><br/
<hw>Izanami</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <fld>(Japanese Mythology)</fld>
<def>The sister and consort of <persfn>Izanagi</persfn>; mother of the
islands and gods of Japan.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Izard</ent><br/
<hw>Iz"ard</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A
variety of the chamois found in the Pyrenees.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>-ize</ent><br/
<hw>-ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> <pos>suff.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>-iser</ets>,
L. <ets>-izare</ets>, Gr. <?/.]</ety> <def>A verb suffix signifying
<sig>to make</sig>, <sig>to do</sig>, <sig>to practice</sig>; <as>as,
apolog<ex>ize</ex>, bapt<ex>ize</ex>, theor<ex>ize</ex>,
tyrann<ex>ize</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ In the case of certain words the spelling with
-<xex>ise</xex> (after analogy with F. <xex>-iser</xex>) is the usual
form; as, catech<xex>ise</xex>, critic<xex>ise</xex>. With regard to
most words, however, which have this suffix there is a diversity of
usage, some authorities spelling -<xex>ise</xex>, others (as in this
book) -<xex>ize</xex>.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Izedi</ent><br/
<hw>Iz"e*di</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One of an Oriental
religious sect which worships Satan or the Devil.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The <qex>Izedis</qex> or Yezdis, the so-called Devil worshipers,
still remain a numerous though oppressed people in Mesopotamia and
adjacent countries.</q> <rj><qau>Tylor.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Izedism</ent><br/
<hw>Iz"e*dism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The religion of the
Izedis.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Izzard</ent><br/
<hw>Iz"zard</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>See
<er>Izard</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Izzard</ent><br/
<hw>Iz"zard</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Formerly
<ets>ezed</ets>, prob. fr. F. <ets>et z<eacute/de</ets> and z.]</ety>
<def>The letter <it>z</it>; -- formerly so called.</def></p>


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