8 letter word starting with in

Words	Parts of Speech	Meaning/Definition/Similar Words
inaction	noun	Want of action or activity; forbearance from labor; idleness; rest; inertness.
inactive	adjective	Not active; having no power to move; that does not or can not produce results; inert; as, matter is, of itself, inactive., Not disposed to action or effort; not diligent or industrious; not busy; idle; as, an inactive officer., Not active; inert; esp., not exhibiting any action or activity on polarized light; optically neutral; — said of isomeric forms of certain substances, in distinction from other forms which are optically active; as, racemic acid is an inactive tartaric acid.
inactose	noun	A variety of sugar, found in certain plants. It is optically inactive.
in antis		Between antae; — said of a portico in classical style, where columns are set between two antae, forming the angles of the building. See Anta.
inapathy	noun	Sensibility; feeling; — opposed to apathy.
inaquate	adjective	Embodied in, or changed into, water.
inarable	adjective	Not arable.
inarched	imp. & past participle	of Inarch
inasmuch	adverb	In like degree; in like manner; seeing that; considering that; since; — followed by as. See In as much as, under In, prep.
inaurate	adjective	Covered with gold; gilded., To cover with gold; to gild.
incaging	present participle & vb. noun	of Incage
incanous	adjective	Hoary with white pubescence.
incanton	verb t.	To unite to, or form into, a canton or separate community.
incasing	present participle & vb. noun	of Incase
incensed	imp. & past participle	of Incense, of Incense, Angered; enraged., Represented as enraged, as any wild creature depicted with fire issuing from mouth and eyes.
incenser	noun	One who instigates or incites.
incensor	noun	A kindler of anger or enmity; an inciter.
incenter	noun	The center of the circle inscribed in a triangle.
inceptor	noun	A beginner; one in the rudiments., One who is on the point of taking the degree of master of arts at an English university.
incertum	adjective	Doubtful; not of definite form.
inchipin	noun	See Inchpin.
inchmeal	noun	A piece an inch long., Little by little; gradually.
inchoate	adjective	Recently, or just, begun; beginning; partially but not fully in existence or operation; existing in its elements; incomplete., To begin.
inchworm	noun	The larva of any geometrid moth. See Geometrid.
incident	adjective	Falling or striking upon, as a ray of light upon a reflecting surface., Coming or happening accidentally; not in the usual course of things; not in connection with the main design; not according to expectation; casual; fortuitous., Liable to happen; apt to occur; befalling; hence, naturally happening or appertaining., Dependent upon, or appertaining to, another thing, called the principal., That which falls out or takes place; an event; casualty; occurrence., That which happens aside from the main design; an accidental or subordinate action or event., Something appertaining to, passing with, or depending on, another, called the principal.
incircle	verb t.	See Encircle.
incising	present participle & vb. noun	of Incise
incisely	adverb	In an incised manner.
incision	noun	The act of incising, or cutting into a substance., 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., Separation or solution of viscid matter by medicines.
incisive	adjective	Having the quality of incising, cutting, or penetrating, as with a sharp instrument; cutting; hence, sharp; acute; sarcastic; biting., Of or pertaining to the incisors; incisor; as, the incisive bones, the premaxillaries.
incisory	adjective	Having the quality of cutting; incisor; incisive.
incisure	noun	A cut; an incision; a gash.
incitant	adjective	Inciting; stimulating., That which incites; an inciting agent or cause; a stimulant.
inciting	present participle & vb. noun	of Incite
incivism	noun	Want of civism; want of patriotism or love to one’s country; unfriendliness to one’s state or government.
inclined	imp. & past participle	of Incline, Having a leaning or tendency towards, or away from, a thing; disposed or moved by wish, desire, or judgment; as, a man inclined to virtue., Making an angle with some line or plane; — said of a line or plane., Bent out of a perpendicular position, or into a curve with the convex side uppermost.
incliner	noun	One who, or that which, inclines; specifically, an inclined dial.
inclosed	imp. & past participle	of Inclose
incloser	noun	One who, or that which, incloses; one who fences off land from common grounds.
included	imp. & past participle	of Include, Inclosed; confined.
incocted	adjective	Raw; indigestible.
incomber	verb t.	See Encumber.
incoming	adjective	Coming in; accruing., Coming in, succeeding, or following, as occupant or possessor; as, in incoming tenant., The act of coming in; arrival., Income; gain.
incomity	noun	Want of comity; incivility; rudeness.
incorpse	verb t.	To incorporate.
increase	verb i.	To become greater or more in size, quantity, number, degree, value, intensity, power, authority, reputation, wealth; to grow; to augment; to advance; — opposed to decrease., To multiply by the production of young; to be fertile, fruitful, or prolific., To become more nearly full; to show more of the surface; to wax; as, the moon increases., 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, to increase one’s possessions, influence., Addition or enlargement in size, extent, quantity, number, intensity, value, substance, etc.; augmentation; growth., That which is added to the original stock by augmentation or growth; produce; profit; interest., Progeny; issue; offspring., Generation., The period of increasing light, or luminous phase; the waxing; — said of the moon.
increate	verb t.	To create within., Alt. of Increated
incubate	verb i. & t.	To sit, as on eggs for hatching; to brood; to brood upon, or keep warm, as eggs, for the purpose of hatching.
incubous	adjective	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 Frullania. See Succubous.
incumber	verb t.	See Encumber.
incurred	imp. & past participle	of Incur
incurved	imp. & past participle	of Incurve, Bending gradually toward the axis or center, as branches or petals.
incysted	adjective	See Encysted.
indagate	verb t.	To seek or search out.
indamage	verb t.	See Endamage.
indebted	imp. & past participle	of Indebt, Brought into debt; being under obligation; held to payment or requital; beholden., Placed under obligation for something received, for which restitution or gratitude is due; as, we are indebted to our parents for their care of us in infancy; indebted to friends for help and encouragement.
indecent	adjective	Not decent; unfit to be seen or heard; offensive to modesty and delicacy; as, indecent language.
indenize	verb t.	To naturalize.
indented	imp. & past participle	of Indent, Cut in the edge into points or inequalities, like teeth; jagged; notched; stamped in; dented on the surface., Having an uneven, irregular border; sinuous; undulating., Notched like the part of a saw consisting of the teeth; serrated; as, an indented border or ordinary., Bound out by an indenture; apprenticed; indentured; as, an indented servant., Notched along the margin with a different color, as the feathers of some birds.
indesert	noun	Ill desert.
indevote	adjective	Not devoted.
indevout	adjective	Not devout.
indexing	present participle & vb. noun	of Index
indiadem	verb t.	To place or set in a diadem, as a gem or gems.
indiamen	plural	of Indiaman
indiaman	noun	A large vessel in the India trade.
indicant	adjective	Serving to point out, as a remedy; indicating., That which indicates or points out; as, an indicant of the remedy for a disease.
indicate	verb t.	To point out; to discover; to direct to a knowledge of; to show; to make known., To show or manifest by symptoms; to point to as the proper remedies; as, great prostration of strength indicates the use of stimulants., To investigate the condition or power of, as of steam engine, by means of an indicator.
indicted	imp. & past participle	of Indict
indictee	noun	A person indicted.
indicter	noun	One who indicts.
indictor	noun	One who indicts.
indigeen	noun	Same as Indigene.
indigene	noun	One born in a country; an aboriginal animal or plant; an autochthon.
indigent	adjective	Wanting; void; free; destitute; — used with of., Destitute of property or means of comfortable subsistence; needy; poor; in want; necessitous.
indigest	adjective	Crude; unformed; unorganized; undigested., Something indigested.
indignly	adverb	Unworthily.
indigoes	plural	of Indigo
indirect	adjective	Not direct; not straight or rectilinear; deviating from a direct line or course; circuitous; as, an indirect road., Not tending to an aim, purpose, or result by the plainest course, or by obvious means, but obliquely or consequentially; by remote means; as, an indirect accusation, attack, answer, or proposal., Not straightforward or upright; unfair; dishonest; tending to mislead or deceive., Not resulting directly from an act or cause, but more or less remotely connected with or growing out of it; as, indirect results, damages, or claims., Not reaching the end aimed at by the most plain and direct method; as, an indirect proof, demonstration, etc.
inditing	present participle & vb. noun	of Indite
indocile	adjective	Not teachable; indisposed to be taught, trained, or disciplined; not easily instructed or governed; dull; intractable.
indolent	adjective	Free from toil, pain, or trouble., Indulging in ease; avoiding labor and exertion; habitually idle; lazy; inactive; as, an indolent man., Causing little or no pain or annoyance; as, an indolent tumor.
indomite	adjective	Not tamed; untamed; savage; wild.
indorsed	imp. & past participle	of Indorse, See Addorsed.
indorsee	noun	The person to whom a note or bill is indorsed, or assigned by indorsement.
indorser	noun	Alt. of Indorsor
indorsor	noun	The person who indorses.
indrench	verb t.	To overwhelm with water; to drench; to drown.
inducing	present participle & vb. noun	of Induce
inducted	imp. & past participle	of Induct
inductor	noun	The person who inducts another into an office or benefice., That portion of an electrical apparatus, in which is the inducing charge or current.
indulged	imp. & past participle	of Indulge
indulger	noun	One who indulges.
induline	noun	Any one of a large series of aniline dyes, colored blue or violet, and represented by aniline violet., A dark green amorphous dyestuff, produced by the oxidation of aniline in the presence of copper or vanadium salts; — called also aniline black.
indument	noun	Plumage; feathers.
indurate	adjective	Hardened; not soft; indurated., Without sensibility; unfeeling; obdurate., To make hard; as, extreme heat indurates clay; some fossils are indurated by exposure to the air., To make unfeeling; to deprive of sensibility; to render obdurate., To grow hard; to harden, or become hard; as, clay indurates by drying, and by heat.
indusial	adjective	Of, pertaining to, or containing, the petrified cases of the larvae of certain insects.
indusium	noun	A collection of hairs united so as to form a sort of cup, and inclosing the stigma of a flower., 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., A peculiar covering found in certain fungi.
industry	noun	Habitual diligence in any employment or pursuit, either bodily or mental; steady attention to business; assiduity; — opposed to sloth and idleness; as, industry pays debts, while idleness or despair will increase them., 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, the sugar industry; the iron industry; the cotton industry., Human exertion of any kind employed for the creation of value, and regarded by some as a species of capital or wealth; labor.
indutive	adjective	Covered; — applied to seeds which have the usual integumentary covering.
induviae	noun pl.	Persistent portions of a calyx or corolla; also, leaves which do not disarticulate from the stem, and hence remain for a long time.
inedited	adjective	Not edited; unpublished; as, an inedited manuscript.
inequity	noun	Want of equity; injustice; wrong.
inermous	adjective	Same as Inermis.
inertion	noun	Want of activity or exertion; inertness; quietude.
inescate	verb t.	To allure; to lay a bait for.
inexpert	adjective	Destitute of experience or of much experience., Not expert; not skilled; destitute of knowledge or dexterity derived from practice.
ineyeing	present participle & vb. noun	of Ineye
infamize	verb t.	To make infamous; to defame.
infamous	adjective	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, an infamous traitor; an infamous perjurer., Causing or producing infamy; deserving detestation; scandalous to the last degree; as, an infamous act; infamous vices; infamous corruption., Branded with infamy by conviction of a crime; as, at common law, an infamous person can not be a witness., 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.
infamies	plural	of Infamy
infantly	adjective	Like an infant.
infantry	noun	A body of children., A body of soldiers serving on foot; foot soldiers, in distinction from cavalry.
infected	imp. & past participle	of Infect
infecter	noun	One who, or that which, infects.
infecund	adjective	Unfruitful; not producing young; barren; infertile.
infeeble	verb t.	See Enfeeble.
inferred	imp. & past participle	of Infer
inferiae	noun pl.	Sacrifices offered to the souls of deceased heroes or friends.
inferior	adjective	Lower in place, rank, excellence, etc.; less important or valuable; subordinate; underneath; beneath., Poor or mediocre; as, an inferior quality of goods., Nearer the sun than the earth is; as, the inferior or interior planets; an inferior conjunction of Mercury or Venus., Below the horizon; as, the inferior part of a meridian., 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., On the side of a flower which is next the bract; anterior., Junior or subordinate in rank; as, an inferior officer., A person lower in station, rank, intellect, etc., than another.
infernal	adjective	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., Of or pertaining to, resembling, or inhabiting, hell; suitable for hell, or to the character of the inhabitants of hell; hellish; diabolical; as, infernal spirits, or conduct., An inhabitant of the infernal regions; also, the place itself.
infested	imp. & past participle	of Infest
infester	noun	One who, or that which, infests.
infilter	verb t. & i.	To filter or sift in.
infinite	adjective	Unlimited or boundless, in time or space; as, infinite duration or distance., Without limit in power, capacity, knowledge, or excellence; boundless; immeasurably or inconceivably great; perfect; as, the infinite wisdom and goodness of God; — opposed to finite., Indefinitely large or extensive; great; vast; immense; gigantic; prodigious., Greater than any assignable quantity of the same kind; — said of certain quantities., Capable of endless repetition; — said of certain forms of the canon, called also perpetual fugues, so constructed that their ends lead to their beginnings, and the performance may be incessantly repeated., That which is infinite; boundless space or duration; infinity; boundlessness., An infinite quantity or magnitude., An infinity; an incalculable or very great number., The Infinite Being; God; the Almighty.
infinito	adjective	Infinite; perpetual, as a canon whose end leads back to the beginning. See Infinite, a., 5.
infinity	noun	Unlimited extent of time, space, or quantity; eternity; boundlessness; immensity., Unlimited capacity, energy, excellence, or knowledge; as, the infinity of God and his perfections., Endless or indefinite number; great multitude; as an infinity of beauties., A quantity greater than any assignable quantity of the same kind., 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.
infirmly	adverb	In an infirm manner.
infixing	present participle & vb. noun	of Infix
inflamed	imp. & past participle	of Inflame, Set on fire; enkindled; heated; congested; provoked; exasperated., Represented as burning, or as adorned with tongues of flame.
inflamer	noun	The person or thing that inflames.
inflated	imp. & past participle	of Inflate, Filled, as with air or gas; blown up; distended; as, a balloon inflated with gas., Turgid; swelling; puffed up; bombastic; pompous; as, an inflated style., Hollow and distended, as a perianth, corolla, nectary, or pericarp., Distended or enlarged fictitiously; as, inflated prices, etc.
inflater	noun	One who, or that which, inflates; as, the inflaters of the stock exchange.
inflatus	verb t.	A blowing or breathing into; inflation; inspiration.
inflexed	adjective	Turned; bent., Bent or turned abruptly inwards, or toward the axis, as the petals of a flower.
influent	adjective	Flowing in., Exerting influence; influential.
infolded	imp. & past participle	of Infold
informed	imp. & past participle	of Inform, Unformed or ill-formed; deformed; shapeless.
informal	adjective	Not in the regular, usual, or established form; not according to official, conventional, prescribed, or customary forms or rules; irregular; hence, without ceremony; as, an informal writting, proceeding, or visit., Deranged in mind; out of one’s senses.
informer	verb	One who informs, animates, or inspires., One who informs, or imparts knowledge or news., One who informs a magistrate of violations of law; one who informs against another for violation of some law or penal statute.
infringe	verb t.	To break; to violate; to transgress; to neglect to fulfill or obey; as, to infringe a law or contract., To hinder; to destroy; as, to infringe efficacy; to infringe delight or power., To break, violate, or transgress some contract, rule, or law; to injure; to offend., To encroach; to trespass; — followed by on or upon; as, to infringe upon the rights of another.
infrugal	adjective	Not frugal; wasteful; as, an infrugal expense of time.
infucate	verb t.	To stain; to paint; to daub.
infumate	verb t.	To dry by exposing to smoke; to expose to smoke.
infusing	present participle & vb. noun	of Infuse
infusion	verb t.	The act of infusing, pouring in, or instilling; instillation; as, the infusion of good principles into the mind; the infusion of ardor or zeal., That which is infused; suggestion; inspiration., The act of plunging or dipping into a fluid; immersion., The act or process of steeping or soaking any substance in water in order to extract its virtues., The liquid extract obtained by this process.
infusive	adjective	Having the power of infusion; inspiring; influencing.
infusory	adjective	Infusorial., One of the Infusoria; — usually in the pl.
ingender	verb t.	See Engender.
ingenite	adjective	Alt. of Ingenit
inghalla	noun	The reedbuck of South Africa.
in-going	noun	The act of going in; entrance., Going; entering, as upon an office or a possession; as, an in-going tenant.
ingrieve	verb t.	To render more grievous; to aggravate.
ingroove	verb t.	To groove in; to join in or with a groove.
ingrowth	noun	A growth or development inward.
inguilty	adjective	Not guilty.
inguinal	adjective	Of or pertaining to, or in the region of, the inguen or groin; as, an inguinal canal or ligament; inguinal hernia.
ingulfed	imp. & past participle	of Ingulf
inhabile	adjective	Not apt or fit; unfit; not convenient; inappropriate; unsuitable; as, inhabile matter., Unskilled; unready; awkward; incompetent; unqualified; — said of person.
inhalant	adjective	Inhaling; used for inhaling., An apparatus also called an inhaler (which see); that which is to be inhaled.
inhaling	present participle & vb. noun	of Inhale
inhalent	adjective	Used for inhaling; as, the inhalent end of a duct.
inhauler	noun	A rope used to draw in the jib boom, or flying jib boom.
inhearse	verb t.	To put in, or as in, a hearse or coffin.
inhering	present participle & vb. noun	of Inhere
inherent	adjective	Permanently existing in something; inseparably attached or connected; naturally pertaining to; innate; inalienable; as, polarity is an inherent quality of the magnet; the inherent right of men to life, liberty, and protection.
inhesion	noun	The state of existing, of being inherent, in something; inherence.
inholder	noun	An inhabitant.
inhumate	verb t.	To inhume; to bury; to inter.
inhuming	present participle & vb. noun	of Inhume
inimical	adjective	Having the disposition or temper of an enemy; unfriendly; unfavorable; — chiefly applied to private, as hostile is to public, enmity., Opposed in tendency, influence, or effects; antagonistic; inconsistent; incompatible; adverse; repugnant.
iniquity	noun	Absence of, or deviation from, just dealing; want of rectitude or uprightness; gross injustice; unrighteousness; wickedness; as, the iniquity of bribery; the iniquity of an unjust judge., An iniquitous act or thing; a deed of injustice o/ unrighteousness; a sin; a crime., A character or personification in the old English moralities, or moral dramas, having the name sometimes of one vice and sometimes of another. See Vice.
iniquous	adjective	Iniquitous.
initiate	verb t.	To introduce by a first act; to make a beginning with; to set afoot; to originate; to commence; to begin or enter upon., To acquaint with the beginnings; to instruct in the rudiments or principles; to introduce., To introduce into a society or organization; to confer membership on; especially, to admit to a secret order with mysterious rites or ceremonies., To do the first act; to perform the first rite; to take the initiative., Unpracticed; untried; new., Begun; commenced; introduced to, or instructed in, the rudiments; newly admitted., One who is, or is to be, initiated.
injected	imp. & past participle	of Inject
injector	noun	One who, or that which, injects., 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 Giffard’s injector, from the inventor.
injuring	present participle & vb. noun	of Injure
injuries	plural	of Injury
inkiness	noun	The state or quality of being inky; blackness.
inkstand	noun	A small vessel for holding ink, to dip the pen into; also, a device for holding ink and writing materials.
inkstone	noun	A kind of stone containing native vitriol or subphate of iron, used in making ink.
inlacing	present participle & vb. noun	of Inlace
inlander	noun	One who lives in the interior of a country, or at a distance from the sea.
inlaying	present participle & vb. noun	of Inlay
inleague	verb t.	To ally, or form an alliance witgh; to unite; to combine.
inlumine	verb t.	See Illumine.
inmeshed	imp. & past participle	of Inmesh
innately	adverb	Naturally.
innative	adjective	Native.
innerved	imp. & past participle	of Innerve
innixion	noun	Act of leaning upon something; incumbency.
innocent	adjective	Not harmful; free from that which can injure; innoxious; innocuous; harmless; as, an innocent medicine or remedy., Morally free from guilt; guiltless; not tainted with sin; pure; upright., Free from the guilt of a particular crime or offense; as, a man is innocent of the crime charged., Simple; artless; foolish., Lawful; permitted; as, an innocent trade., Not contraband; not subject to forfeiture; as, innocent goods carried to a belligerent nation., An innocent person; one free from, or unacquainted with, guilt or sin., An unsophisticated person; hence, a child; a simpleton; an idiot.
innodate	verb t.	To bind up,as in a knot; to include.
innovate	verb t.	To bring in as new; to introduce as a novelty; as, to innovate a word or an act., To change or alter by introducing something new; to remodel; to revolutionize., To introduce novelties or changes; — sometimes with in or on.
innuendo	noun	An oblique hint; a remote allusion or reference, usually derogatory to a person or thing not named; an insinuation., 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 (innuendo the plaintiff) was a thief.
inocular	adjective	Inserted in the corner of the eye; — said of the antenn/ of certain insects.
inodiate	verb t.	To make odious or hateful.
inosinic	adjective	Pertaining to, or derived from, inosite; as, inosinic acid.
in posse		In possibility; possible, although not yet in existence or come to pass; — contradistinguished from in esse.
inquired	imp. & past participle	of Inquire
inquirer	noun	One who inquires or examines; questioner; investigator.
inrailed	imp. & past participle	of Inrail
inroaded	imp. & past participle	of Inroad
insafety	noun	Insecurity; danger.
insanely	adverb	Without reason; madly; foolishly.
insanity	noun	The state of being insane; unsoundness or derangement of mind; madness; lunacy., 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.
insapory	adjective	Tasteless; unsavory.
inscient	adjective	Having little or no knowledge; ignorant; stupid; silly., Having knowledge or insight; intelligent.
insconce	verb t.	See Ensconce.
inscribe	verb t.	To write or engrave; to mark down as something to be read; to imprint., To mark with letters, charakters, or words., To assign or address to; to commend to by a shot address; to dedicate informally; as, to inscribe an ode to a friend., To imprint deeply; to impress; to stamp; as, to inscribe a sentence on the memory., To draw within so as to meet yet not cut the boundaries.
inscroll	verb t.	To write on a scroll; to record.
inseamed	imp. & past participle	of Inseam
insearch	verb t.	To make search after; to investigate or examine; to ensearch.
insected	adjective	Pertaining to, having the nature of, or resembling, an insect.
insecure	adjective	Not secure; not confident of safety or permanence; distrustful; suspicious; apprehensive of danger or loss., Not effectually guarded, protected, or sustained; unsafe; unstable; exposed to danger or loss.
inserted	imp. & past participle	of Insert, Situated upon, attached to, or growing out of, some part; — said especially of the parts of the flower; as, the calyx, corolla, and stamens of many flowers are inserted upon the receptacle.
insessor	noun	One of the Insessores. The group includes most of the common singing birds.
inshaded	adjective	Marked with different shades.
inshrine	verb t.	See Enshrine.
insignia	noun pl.	Distinguishing marks of authority, office, or honor; badges; tokens; decorations; as, the insignia of royalty or of an order., Typical and characteristic marks or signs, by which anything is known or distinguished; as, the insignia of a trade.
insisted	imp. & past participle	of Insist
insition	noun	The insertion of a scion in a stock; ingraftment.
insnared	imp. & past participle	of Insnare
insnarer	noun	One who insnares.
insolate	verb t.	To dry in, or to expose to, the sun’s rays; to ripen or prepare by such exposure.
insolent	adjective	Deviating from that which is customary; novel; strange; unusual., Haughty and contemptuous or brutal in behavior or language; overbearing; domineering; grossly rude or disrespectful; saucy; as, an insolent master; an insolent servant., Proceeding from or characterized by insolence; insulting; as, insolent words or behavior.
insomnia	noun	Want of sleep; inability to sleep; wakefulness; sleeplessness.
insomuch	adverb
insperse	verb t.	To sprinkle; to scatter.
insphere	verb t.	To place in, or as in, an orb a sphere. Cf. Ensphere.
inspired	imp. & past participle	of Inspire, Breathed in; inhaled., Moved or animated by, or as by, a supernatural influence; affected by divine inspiration; as, the inspired prophets; the inspired writers., Communicated or given as by supernatural or divine inspiration; having divine authority; hence, sacred, holy; — opposed to uninspired, profane, or secular; as, the inspired writings, that is, the Scriptures.
inspirer	noun	One who, or that which, inspirer.
inspirit	verb t.	To infuse new life or spirit into; to animate; to encourage; to invigorate.
instable	adjective	Not stable; not standing fast or firm; unstable; prone to change or recede from a purpose; mutable; inconstant.
instance	noun	The act or quality of being instant or pressing; urgency; solicitation; application; suggestion; motion., That which is instant or urgent; motive., Occasion; order of occurrence., That which offers itself or is offered as an illustrative case; something cited in proof or exemplification; a case occurring; an example., A token; a sign; a symptom or indication., To mention as a case or example; to refer to; to cite; as, to instance a fact., To give an example.
instancy	noun	Instance; urgency.
instated	imp. & past participle	of Instate
instaure	verb t.	To renew or renovate; to instaurate.
instinct	adjective	Urged or stimulated from within; naturally moved or impelled; imbued; animated; alive; quick; as, birds instinct with life., 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., Specif., the natural, unreasoning, impulse by which an animal is guided to the performance of any action, without of improvement in the method., A natural aptitude or knack; a predilection; as, an instinct for order; to be modest by instinct., To impress, as an animating power, or instinct.
instruct	adjective	Arranged; furnished; provided., Instructed; taught; enlightened., To put in order; to form; to prepare., To form by communication of knowledge; to inform the mind of; to impart knowledge or information to; to enlighten; to teach; to discipline., To furnish with directions; to advise; to direct; to command; as, the judge instructs the jury.
insulary	adjective	Insular.
insulate	verb t.	To make an island of., To place in a detached situation, or in a state having no communication with surrounding objects; to isolate; to separate., To prevent the transfer o/ electricity or heat to or from (bodies) by the interposition of nonconductors.
insulite	noun	An insulating material, usually some variety of compressed cellulose, made of sawdust, paper pulp, cotton waste, etc.
insulous	adjective	Abounding in islands.
insulted	imp. & past participle	of Insult
insulter	noun	One who insults.
insurant	noun	The person insured.
insuring	present participle & vb. noun	of Insure
inswathe	verb t.	To wrap up; to infold; to swathe.
intaglio	noun	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 cameo. Also used adjectively.
intangle	verb t.	See Entangle.
integral	adjective	Lacking nothing of completeness; complete; perfect; uninjured; whole; entire., Essential to completeness; constituent, as a part; pertaining to, or serving to form, an integer; integrant., Of, pertaining to, or being, a whole number or undivided quantity; not fractional., Pertaining to, or proceeding by, integration; as, the integral calculus., A whole; an entire thing; a whole number; an individual., An expression which, being differentiated, will produce a given differential. See differential Differential, and Integration. Cf. Fluent.
intended	imp. & past participle	of Intend, Made tense; stretched out; extended; forcible; violent., Purposed; designed; as, intended harm or help., Betrothed; affianced; as, an intended husband., One with whom marriage is designed; one who is betrothed; an affianced lover.
intender	noun	One who intends.
intently	adverb	In an intent manner; as, the eyes intently fixed.
interred	imp. & past participle	of Inter
interact	noun	A short act or piece between others, as in a play; an interlude; hence, intermediate employment or time., To act upon each other; as, two agents mutually interact.
interall	noun	Entrail or inside.
intercur	verb i.	To intervene; to come or occur in the meantime.
interess	verb t.	To interest or affect.
interest	noun	To engage the attention of; to awaken interest in; to excite emotion or passion in, in behalf of a person or thing; as, the subject did not interest him; to interest one in charitable work., To be concerned with or engaged in; to affect; to concern; to excite; — often used impersonally., To cause or permit to share., Excitement of feeling, whether pleasant or painful, accompanying special attention to some object; concern., Participation in advantage, profit, and responsibility; share; portion; part; as, an interest in a brewery; he has parted with his interest in the stocks., Advantage, personal or general; good, regarded as a selfish benefit; profit; benefit., Premium paid for the use of money, — usually reckoned as a percentage; as, interest at five per cent per annum on ten thousand dollars., Any excess of advantage over and above an exact equivalent for what is given or rendered., The persons interested in any particular business or measure, taken collectively; as, the iron interest; the cotton interest.
interior	adjective	Being within any limits, inclosure, or substance; inside; internal; inner; — opposed to exterior, or superficial; as, the interior apartments of a house; the interior surface of a hollow ball., Remote from the limits, frontier, or shore; inland; as, the interior parts of a region or country., That which is within; the internal or inner part of a thing; the inside., The inland part of a country, state, or kingdom.
interlay	verb t.	To lay or place among or between.
intermit	verb t.	To cause to cease for a time, or at intervals; to interrupt; to suspend., To cease for a time or at intervals; to moderate; to be intermittent, as a fever.
intermix	verb t.	To mix together; to intermingle., To be mixed together; to be intermingled.
internal	adjective	Inward; interior; being within any limit or surface; inclosed; — opposed to external; as, the internal parts of a body, or of the earth., Derived from, or dependent on, the thing itself; inherent; as, the internal evidence of the divine origin of the Scriptures., Pertaining to its own affairs or interests; especially, (said of a country) domestic, as opposed to foreign; as, internal trade; internal troubles or war., Pertaining to the inner being or the heart; spiritual., Intrinsic; inherent; real., Lying toward the mesial plane; mesial.
interpel	verb t.	To interrupt, break in upon, or intercede with.
interrer	noun	One who inters.
interrex	noun	An interregent, or a regent.
interset	verb t.	To set between or among.
intertex	verb t.	To intertwine; to weave or bind together.
intertie	noun	In any framed work, a horizontal tie other than sill and plate or other principal ties, securing uprights to one another.
interval	noun	A space between things; a void space intervening between any two objects; as, an interval between two houses or hills., Space of time between any two points or events; as, the interval between the death of Charles I. of England, and the accession of Charles II., A brief space of time between the recurrence of similar conditions or states; as, the interval between paroxysms of pain; intervals of sanity or delirium., Difference in pitch between any two tones., Alt. of Intervale
inthirst	verb t.	To make thirsty.
inthrall	verb t.	To reduce to bondage or servitude; to make a thrall, slave, vassal, or captive of; to enslave.
inthrone	verb t.	Same as Enthrone.
inthrong	verb i.	To throng or collect together.
intimacy	noun	The state of being intimate; close familiarity or association; nearness in friendship.
intimate	adjective	Innermost; inward; internal; deep-seated; hearty., Near; close; direct; thorough; complete., Close in friendship or acquaintance; familiar; confidential; as, an intimate friend., An intimate friend or associate; a confidant., To announce; to declare; to publish; to communicate; to make known., To suggest obscurely or indirectly; to refer to remotely; to give slight notice of; to hint; as, he intimated his intention of resigning his office.
intirely	adverb	See Entire, a., Entirely, adv.
intitule	verb t.	To entitle; to give a title to.
intombed	imp. & past participle	of Intomb
intonate	verb i.	To thunder., To sound the tones of the musical scale; to practice the sol-fa., To modulate the voice in a musical, sonorous, and measured manner, as in reading the liturgy; to intone., To utter in a musical or sonorous manner; to chant; as, to intonate the liturgy.
intoning	present participle & vb. noun	of Intone
intorted	imp. & past participle	of Intort
intrados	noun	The interior curve of an arch; esp., the inner or lower curved face of the whole body of voussoirs taken together. See Extrados.
intrench	verb t.	To cut in; to furrow; to make trenches in or upon., To surround with a trench or with intrenchments, as in fortification; to fortify with a ditch and parapet; as, the army intrenched their camp, or intrenched itself., To invade; to encroach; to infringe or trespass; to enter on, and take possession of, that which belongs to another; — usually followed by on or upon; as, the king was charged with intrenching on the rights of the nobles, and the nobles were accused of intrenching on the prerogative of the crown.
intrepid	adjective	Not trembling or shaking with fear; fearless; bold; brave; undaunted; courageous; as, an intrepid soldier; intrepid spirit.
intrigue	verb i.	To form a plot or scheme; to contrive to accomplish a purpose by secret artifice., To carry on a secret and illicit love or amour., To fill with artifice and duplicity; to complicate; to embarrass., Intricacy; complication., A complicated plot or scheme intended to effect some purpose by secret artifice; conspiracy; stratagem., The plot or romance; a complicated scheme of designs, actions, and events., A secret and illicit love affair between two persons of different sexes; an amour; a liaison.
intrinse	adjective	Tightly drawn; or (perhaps) intricate.
intromit	verb t.	To send in or put in; to insert or introduce., To allow to pass in; to admit., To intermeddle with the effects or goods of another.
introrse	adjective	Turning or facing inward, or toward the axis of the part to which it belongs.
intruded	imp. & past participle	of Intrude, Same as Intrusive.
intruder	noun	One who intrudes; one who thrusts himself in, or enters without right, or without leave or welcome; a trespasser.
inuncted	adjective	Anointed.
inundant	adjective	Overflowing.
inundate	verb t.	To cover with a flood; to overflow; to deluge; to flood; as, the river inundated the town., To fill with an overflowing abundance or superfluity; as, the country was inundated with bills of credit.
inurbane	adjective	Uncivil; unpolished; rude.
inurning	present participle & vb. noun	of Inurn
inustion	noun	The act of burning or branding.
in vacuo		In a vacuum; in empty space; as, experiments in vacuo.
invading	present participle & vb. noun	of Invade
invalide	noun	See Invalid, n.
invalued	adjective	Inestimable.
invasion	noun	The act of invading; the act of encroaching upon the rights or possessions of another; encroachment; trespass., A warlike or hostile entrance into the possessions or domains of another; the incursion of an army for conquest or plunder., The incoming or first attack of anything hurtful or pernicious; as, the invasion of a disease.
invasive	adjective	Tending to invade; characterized by invasion; aggressive.
invected	adjective	Having a border or outline composed of semicircles with the convexity outward; — the opposite of engrailed.
inveigle	verb t.	To lead astray as if blind; to persuade to something evil by deceptive arts or flattery; to entice; to insnare; to seduce; to wheedle.
invented	imp. & past participle	of Invent
inventer	noun	One who invents.
inventor	noun	One who invents or finds out something new; a contriver; especially, one who invents mechanical devices.
inverted	imp. & past participle	of Invert, Changed to a contrary or counterchanged order; reversed; characterized by inversion., Situated apparently in reverse order, as strata when folded back upon themselves by upheaval.
invertin	noun	An unorganized ferment which causes cane sugar to take up a molecule of water and be converted into invert sugar.
invested	imp. & past participle	of Invest
investor	noun	One who invests.
invirile	adjective	Deficient in manhood; unmanly; effeminate.
invision	noun	Want of vision or of the power of seeing.
inviting	present participle & vb. noun	of Invite, Alluring; tempting; as, an inviting amusement or prospect.
invocate	verb t.	To invoke; to call on, or for, in supplication; to implore.
invoiced	imp. & past participle	of Invoice
invoking	present participle & vb. noun	of Invoke
involute	adjective	Alt. of Involuted, A curve traced by the end of a string wound upon another curve, or unwound from it; — called also evolvent. See Evolute.
involved	imp. & past participle	of Involve, Same as Involute.
invulgar	verb t.	To cause to become or appear vulgar., Not vulgar; refined; elegant.
inwalled	imp. & past participle	of Inwall
inwardly	adverb	In the inner parts; internally., Toward the center; inward; as, to curve inwardly., In the heart or mind; mentally; privately; secret/y; as, he inwardly repines., Intimately; thoroughly.