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inability noun The quality or state of being unable; lack of ability; want of sufficient power, strength, resources, or capacity.
inactuate verb t. To put in action.
inaffable adjective Not affable; reserved in social intercourse.
inaidable adjective Incapable of being assisted; helpless.
inamiable adjective Unamiable.
inamorata noun A woman in love; a mistress.
inamorate adjective Enamored.
inamorato noun A male lover.
in-and-in noun An old game played with four dice. In signified a doublet, or two dice alike; in-and-in, either two doubles, or the four dice alike.
in and an adjective & adverb Applied to breeding from a male and female of the same parentage. See under Breeding.
inangular adjective Not angular.
inanimate verb t. To animate., Not animate; destitute of life or spirit; lifeless; dead; inactive; dull; as, stones and earth are inanimate substances.
inanition noun The condition of being inane; emptiness; want of fullness, as in the vessels of the body; hence, specifically, exhaustion from want of food, either from partial or complete starvation, or from a disorder of the digestive apparatus, producing the same result.
inanities plural of Inanity
inarching present participle & vb. noun of Inarch, A method of ingrafting. See Inarch.
inaudible adjective Not audible; incapable of being heard; silent.
inaugural adjective Pertaining to, or performed or pronounced at, an inauguration; as, an inaugural address; the inaugural exercises., An inaugural address.
inbeaming noun Shining in.
inbreathe verb t. To infuse by breathing; to inspire.
inburning adjective Burning within.
incanting adjective Enchanting.
incapable adjective Wanting 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, incapable of holding a certain quantity of liquid; incapable of endurance, of comprehension, of perseverance, of reform, etc., Not capable of being brought to do or perform, because morally strong or well disposed; — used with reference to some evil; as, incapable of wrong, dishonesty, or falsehood., Not in a state to receive; not receptive; not susceptible; not able to admit; as, incapable of pain, or pleasure; incapable of stain or injury., Unqualified or disqualified, in a legal sense; as, a man under thirty-five years of age is incapable of holding the office of president of the United States; a person convicted on impeachment is thereby made incapable of holding an office of profit or honor under the government., As a term of disgrace, sometimes annexed to a sentence when an officer has been cashiered and rendered incapable of serving his country., One who is morally or mentally weak or inefficient; an imbecile; a simpleton.
incapably adverb In an incapable manner.
incarnate adjective Not in the flesh; spiritual., Invested with flesh; embodied in a human nature and form; united with, or having, a human body., Flesh-colored; rosy; red., To clothe with flesh; to embody in flesh; to invest, as spirits, ideals, etc., with a human from or nature., To form flesh; to granulate, as a wound.
incaution noun Want of caution.
incavated adjective Made hollow; bent round or in.
incensant adjective A modern term applied to animals (as a boar) when borne as raging, or with furious aspect.
incensing present participle & vb. noun of Incense, of Incense
incension noun The act of kindling, or the state of being kindled or on fire.
incensive adjective Tending to excite or provoke; inflammatory.
incensory noun The vessel in which incense is burned and offered; a censer; a thurible.
incentive adjective Inciting; encouraging or moving; rousing to action; stimulative., Serving to kindle or set on fire., 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, the love of money, and the desire of promotion, are two powerful incentives to action.
inception noun Beginning; commencement; initiation., Reception; a taking in.
inceptive adjective Beginning; expressing or indicating beginning; as, an inceptive proposition; an inceptive verb, which expresses the beginning of action; — called also inchoative., An inceptive word, phrase, or clause.
incertain noun Uncertain; doubtful; unsteady.
incessant adjective Continuing or following without interruption; unceasing; unitermitted; uninterrupted; continual; as, incessant clamors; incessant pain, etc.
incession noun Motion on foot; progress in walking.
inchamber verb t. To lodge in a chamber.
incharity noun Want of charity.
incidence noun A falling on or upon; an incident; an event., The direction in which a body, or a ray of light or heat, falls on any surface.
incidency noun Incidence.
incipient adjective Beginning to be, or to show itself; commencing; initial; as, the incipient stage of a fever; incipient light of day.
incirclet noun A small circle.
incivilly adverb Uncivilly.
inclement adjective Not clement; destitute of a mild and kind temper; void of tenderness; unmerciful; severe; harsh., Physically severe or harsh (generally restricted to the elements or weather); rough; boisterous; stormy; rigorously cold, etc.; as, inclement weather.
inclining present participle & vb. noun of Incline, Same as Inclined, 3., Inclination; disposition., Party or side chosen; a following.
inclosing present participle & vb. noun of Inclose
inclosure noun The act of inclosing; the state of being inclosed, shut up, or encompassed; the separation of land from common ground by a fence., That which is inclosed or placed within something; a thing contained; a space inclosed or fenced up., That which incloses; a barrier or fence.
including present participle & vb. noun of Include
inclusion noun The act of including, or the state of being included; limitation; restriction; as, the lines of inclusion of his policy., A foreign substance, either liquid or solid, usually of minute size, inclosed in the mass of a mineral.
inclusive adjective Inclosing; encircling; surrounding., Comprehending the stated limit or extremes; as, from Monday to Saturday inclusive, that is, taking in both Monday and Saturday; — opposed to exclusive.
incoacted adjective Not compelled; unconstrained.
incognita noun A woman who is unknown or in disguise., The state of being in disguise; — said of a woman.
incognito adjective / adverb 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., One unknown or in disguise, or under an assumed character or name., The assumption of disguise or of a feigned character; the state of being in disguise or not recognized.
incombine verb i. To be incapable of combining; to disagree; to differ.
incommode verb t. To give inconvenience or trouble to; to disturb or molest; to discommode; to worry; to put out; as, we are incommoded by want of room., An inconvenience.
incompact adjective Alt. of Incompacted
incompass verb t. See Encompass.
incomplex adjective Not complex; uncompounded; simple.
inconcoct adjective Inconcocted.
incondite adjective Badly put together; inartificial; rude; unpolished; irregular.
inconform adjective Unconformable.
incorrect adjective Not correct; not according to a copy or model, or to established rules; inaccurate; faulty., Not in accordance with the truth; inaccurate; not exact; as, an incorrect statement or calculation., Not accordant with duty or morality; not duly regulated or subordinated; unbecoming; improper; as, incorrect conduct.
incorrupt adjective Not affected with corruption or decay; unimpaired; not marred or spoiled., Not defiled or depraved; pure; sound; untainted; above the influence of bribes; upright; honest.
increased imp. & past participle of Increase
increaser noun One who, or that, increases.
increated imp. & past participle of Increate, Uncreated; self-existent.
incremate verb t. To consume or reduce to ashes by burning, as a dead body; to cremate.
increment noun The act or process of increasing; growth in bulk, guantity, number, value, or amount; augmentation; enlargement., Matter added; increase; produce; production; — opposed to decrement., 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., An amplification without strict climax,
increpate verb t. To chide; to rebuke; to reprove.
incrusted imp. & past participle of Incrust
incubated imp. & past participle of Incubate
incubator noun That which incubates, especially, an apparatus by means of which eggs are hatched by artificial heat.
incubuses plural of Incubus
inculcate verb t. To teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions; to urge on the mind; as, Christ inculcates on his followers humility.
inculpate verb t. To blame; to impute guilt to; to accuse; to involve or implicate in guilt.
inculture noun Want or neglect of cultivation or culture.
incumbent adjective Lying; resting; reclining; recumbent; superimposed; superincumbent., Lying, resting, or imposed, as a duty or obligation; obligatory; always with on or upon., 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., Bent downwards so that the ends touch, or rest on, something else; as, the incumbent toe of a bird., A person who is in present possession of a benefice or of any office.
incurring present participle & vb. noun of Incur
incurable adjective Not capable of being cured; beyond the power of skill or medicine to remedy; as, an incurable disease., Not admitting or capable of remedy or correction; irremediable; remediless; as, incurable evils., A person diseased beyond cure.
incurably adverb In a manner that renders cure impracticable or impossible; irremediably.
incurious adjective Not curious or inquisitive; without care for or interest in; inattentive; careless; negligent; heedless.
incurrent adjective Characterized by a current which flows inward; as, the incurrent orifice of lamellibranch Mollusca.
incursion noun A running into; hence, an entering into a territory with hostile intention; a temporary invasion; a predatory or harassing inroad; a raid., Attack; occurrence.
incursive adjective Making an incursion; invasive; aggressive; hostile.
incurtain verb t. To curtain.
incurvate adjective Curved; bent; crooked., To turn from a straight line or course; to bend; to crook.
incurving present participle & vb. noun of Incurve
incurvity noun A state of being bent or curved; incurvation; a bending inwards.
indagator noun A searcher; an explorer; an investigator.
indamaged adjective Not damaged.
indebting present participle & vb. noun of Indebt
indecence noun See Indecency.
indecency noun The quality or state of being indecent; want of decency, modesty, or good manners; obscenity., That which is indecent; an indecent word or act; an offense against delicacy.
indecorum noun Want of decorum; impropriety of behavior; that in behavior or manners which violates the established rules of civility, custom, or etiquette; indecorousness., An indecorous or becoming action.
indelible adjective That can not be removed, washed away, blotted out, or effaced; incapable of being canceled, lost, or forgotten; as, indelible characters; an indelible stain; an indelible impression on the memory., That can not be annulled; indestructible.
indemnify verb t. To save harmless; to secure against loss or damage; to insure., To make restitution or compensation for, as for that which is lost; to make whole; to reimburse; to compensate.
indemnity noun Security; insurance; exemption from loss or damage, past or to come; immunity from penalty, or the punishment of past offenses; amnesty., Indemnification, compensation, or remuneration for loss, damage, or injury sustained.
indenizen verb t. To invest with the privileges of a denizen; to naturalize.
indenting present participle & vb. noun of Indent, Indentation; an impression like that made by a tooth.
indention noun Same as Indentation, 4.
indenture noun The act of indenting, or state of being indented., A mutual agreement in writing between two or more parties, whereof each party has usually a counterpart or duplicate; sometimes in the pl., a short form for indentures of apprenticeship, the contract by which a youth is bound apprentice to a master., To indent; to make hollows, notches, or wrinkles in; to furrow., To bind by indentures or written contract; as, to indenture an apprentice., To run or wind in and out; to be cut or notched; to indent.
indexical adjective Of, pertaining to, or like, an index; having the form of an index.
indianeer noun An Indiaman.
indicated imp. & past participle of Indicate, Shown; denoted; registered; measured.
indicator noun One who, or that which, shows or points out; as, a fare indicator in a street car., 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, 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 Indicator card (below)., A telltale connected with a hoisting machine, to show, at the surface, the position of the cage in the shaft of a mine, etc., The part of an instrument by which an effect is indicated, as an index or pointer., Any bird of the genus Indicator and allied genera. See Honey guide, under Honey., 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.
indicavit noun A writ of prohibition against proceeding in the spiritual court in certain cases, when the suit belongs to the common-law courts.
indicible adjective Unspeakable.
indicting present participle & vb. noun of Indict
indiction noun Declaration; proclamation; public notice or appointment., A cycle of fifteen years.
indictive adjective Proclaimed; declared; public.
indigence noun The condition of being indigent; want of estate, or means of comfortable subsistence; penury; poverty; as, helpless, indigence.
indigency noun Indigence.
indignant adjective 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.
indignify verb t. To treat disdainfully or with indignity; to contemn.
indignity noun Any action toward another which manifests contempt for him; an offense against personal dignity; unmerited contemptuous treatment; contumely; incivility or injury, accompanied with insult.
indigogen noun See Indigo white, under Indigo., Same as Indican, 2.
indigotic adjective Pertaining to, or derived from, indigo; as, indigotic acid, which is also called anilic or nitrosalicylic acid.
indigotin noun See Indigo blue, under Indigo.
indihumin noun A brown amorphous substance resembling humin, and obtained from indican.
indiretin noun A dark brown resinous substance obtained from indican.
indirubin noun A substance isomeric with, and resembling, indigo blue, and accompanying it as a side product, in its artificial production.
indispose verb t. To render unfit or unsuited; to disqualify., To disorder slightly as regards health; to make somewhat., To disincline; to render averse or unfavorable; as, a love of pleasure indisposes the mind to severe study; the pride and selfishness of men indispose them to religious duties.
individed adjective Undivided.
individua imp. & past participle of Individuate
indocible adjective Incapable of being taught, or not easily instructed; dull in intellect; intractable; unteachable; indocile.
indolence noun Freedom from that which pains, or harasses, as toil, care, grief, etc., The quality or condition of being indolent; inaction, or want of exertion of body or mind, proceeding from love of ease or aversion to toil; habitual idleness; indisposition to labor; laziness; sloth; inactivity.
indolency noun Indolence.
indomable adjective Indomitable.
indorsing present participle & vb. noun of Indorse
indowment noun See Endowment.
indoxylic adjective Of or pertaining to, or producing, indoxyl; as, indoxylic acid.
indraught noun An opening from the sea into the land; an inlet., A draught of air or flow of water setting inward.
indubious adjective Not dubious or doubtful; certain., Not doubting; unsuspecting.
inducible adjective Capable of being induced, caused, or made to take place., Obtainable by induction; derivable; inferable.
inducting present participle & vb. noun of Induct
inductile adjective Not ductile; incapable of being drawn into threads, as a metal; inelastic; tough.
induction noun The act or process of inducting or bringing in; introduction; entrance; beginning; commencement., An introduction or introductory scene, as to a play; a preface; a prologue., 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., 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., 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 successive induction., 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.
inductive adjective Leading or drawing; persuasive; tempting; — usually followed by to., Tending to induce or cause., Leading to inferences; proceeding by, derived from, or using, induction; as, inductive reasoning., Operating by induction; as, an inductive electrical machine., Facilitating induction; susceptible of being acted upon by induction; as certain substances have a great inductive capacity.
inductric adjective Alt. of Inductrical
induement noun The act of induing, or state of being indued; investment; endowment.
indulging present participle & vb. noun of Indulge
indulgent adjective 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, an indulgent parent.
indurance noun See Endurance.
indurated imp. & past participle of Indurate, Hardened; as, indurated clay; an indurated heart.
indusiate adjective Alt. of Indusiated
induviate adjective Covered with induviae, as the upper part of the trunk of a palm tree.
indweller noun An inhabitant.
inebriant adjective Intoxicating., Anything that intoxicates, as opium, alcohol, etc.; an intoxicant.
inebriate verb t. To make drunk; to intoxicate., Fig.: To disorder the senses of; to exhilarate or elate as if by spirituous drink; to deprive of sense and judgment; also, to stupefy., To become drunk., Intoxicated; drunk; habitually given to drink; stupefied., One who is drunk or intoxicated; esp., an habitual drunkard; as, an asylum fro inebriates.
inebriety noun Drunkenness; inebriation.
inebrious adjective Intoxicated, or partially so; intoxicating.
ineffable adjective Incapable of being expresses in words; unspeakable; unutterable; indescribable; as, the ineffable joys of heaven.
ineffably adverb In a manner not to be expressed in words; unspeakably.
inelastic adjective Not elastic.
inelegant adjective Not elegant; deficient in beauty, polish, refinement, grave, or ornament; wanting in anything which correct taste requires.
ineptness noun Unfitness; ineptitude.
inequable adjective Unequable.
inergetic adjective Alt. of Inergetical
inerrable adjective Incapable of erring; infallible; unerring.
inerrably adverb With security from error; infallibly; unerringly.
inerrancy noun Exemption from error.
inerratic adjective Not erratic or wandering; fixed; settled; established.
inertness noun Want of activity or exertion; habitual indisposition to action or motion; sluggishness; apathy; insensibility., Absence of the power of self-motion; inertia.
inerudite adjective Not erudite; unlearned; ignorant.
inevident adjective Not evident; not clear or obvious; obscure.
inexactly adverb In a manner not exact or precise; inaccurately.
inexpiate adjective Not appeased or placated.
inextinct adjective Not quenched; not extinct.
infamized imp. & past participle of Infamize
infandous adjective Too odious to be expressed or mentioned.
infantile adjective Of or pertaining to infancy, or to an infant; similar to, or characteristic of, an infant; childish; as, infantile behavior.
infantine adjective Infantile; childish.
infatuate adjective Infatuated., To make foolish; to affect with folly; to weaken the intellectual powers of, or to deprive of sound judgment., To inspire with a foolish and extravagant passion; as, to be infatuated with gaming.
infecting present participle & vb. noun of Infect
infection noun The act or process of infecting., That which infects, or causes the communicated disease; any effluvium, miasm, or pestilential matter by which an infectious disease is caused., The state of being infected; contamination by morbific particles; the result of infecting influence; a prevailing disease; epidemic., That which taints or corrupts morally; as, the infection of vicious principles., Contamination by illegality, as in cases of contraband goods; implication., Sympathetic communication of like qualities or emotions; influence.
infective adjective Infectious.
inferring present participle & vb. noun of Infer
inferable adjective Capable of being inferred or deduced from premises.
inference noun The act or process of inferring by deduction or induction., That which inferred; a truth or proposition drawn from another which is admitted or supposed to be true; a conclusion; a deduction.
infertile adjective Not fertile; not productive; barren; sterile; as, an infertile soil.
infesting present participle & vb. noun of Infest
infestive adjective Having no mirth; not festive or merry; dull; cheerless; gloomy; forlorn.
infirmary noun A hospital, or place where the infirm or sick are lodged and nursed gratuitously, or where out-patients are treated.
infirmity adjective The state of being infirm; feebleness; an imperfection or weakness; esp., an unsound, unhealthy, or debilitated state; a disease; a malady; as, infirmity of body or mind., A personal frailty or failing; foible; eccentricity; a weakness or defect.
inflaming present participle & vb. noun of Inflame
inflating present participle & vb. noun of Inflate
inflation noun The act or process of inflating, or the state of being inflated, as with air or gas; distention; expansion; enlargement., The state of being puffed up, as with pride; conceit; vanity., Undue expansion or increase, from overissue; — said of currency.
inflected imp. & past participle of Inflect, Bent; turned; deflected., Having inflections; capable of, or subject to, inflection; inflective.
inflexion noun Inflection.
inflexive adjective Inflective., Inflexible.
inflexure noun An inflection; a bend or fold.
inflicted imp. & past participle of Inflict
inflicter noun One who inflicts.
influence noun A flowing in or upon; influx., Hence, in general, the bringing about of an effect, phusical or moral, by a gradual process; controlling power quietly exerted; agency, force, or tendency of any kind which the sun exerts on animal and vegetable life; the influence of education on the mind; the influence, according to astrologers,of the stars over affairs., Power or authority arising from elevated station, excelence of character or intellect, wealth, etc.; reputation; acknowledged ascendency; as, he is a man of influence in the community., Induction., 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 move; to persuade; to induce.
influenza noun An epidemic affection characterized by acute nasal catarrh, or by inflammation of the throat or the bronchi, and usually accompanied by fever.
influxion noun A flowing in; infusion.
influxive adjective Having a tendency to flow in; having influence; influential.
infolding present participle & vb. noun of Infold
infoliate verb t. To cover or overspread with, or as with, leaves.
informing present participle & vb. noun of Inform
informant verb t. One who, or that which, informs, animates, or vivifies., One who imparts information or instruction., One who offers an accusation; an informer. See Informer.
informity adjective Want of regular form; shapelessness.
informous adjective Of irregular form; shapeless.
infortune noun Misfortune.
infracted imp. & past participle of Infract
infractor noun One who infracts or infringes; a violator; a breaker.
infrapose verb t. To place under or beneath.
infringed imp. & past participle of Infringe
infringer noun One who infringes or violates; a violator.
infumated imp. & past participle of Infumate, Clouded; having a cloudy appearance.
infuneral verb t. To inter with funeral rites; to bury.
infuriate verb t. Enraged; rading; furiously angry; infuriated., To render furious; to enrage; to exasperate.
infuscate verb t. To darken; to make black; to obscure.
infusible verb Capable of being infused., Not fusible; incapble or difficalt of fusion, or of being dissolved or melted.
infusoria noun pl. One of the classes of Protozoa, including a large number of species, all of minute size.
ingelable adjective Not congealable.
ingenerat imp. & past participle of Ingenerate
ingeniate verb t. & i. To invent; to contrive.
ingenious adjective Possessed of genius, or the faculty of invention; skillful or promp to invent; having an aptitude to contrive, or to form new combinations; as, an ingenious author, mechanic., Proseeding from, pertaining to, or characterized by, genius or ingenuity; of curious design, structure, or mechanism; as, an ingenious model, or machine; an ingenious scheme, contrivance, etc., Witty; shrewd; adroit; keen; sagacious; as, an ingenious reply., Mental; intellectual.
ingenuity noun The quality or power of ready invention; quickness or acuteness in forming new combinations; ingeniousness; skill in devising or combining., Curiousness, or cleverness in design or contrivance; as, the ingenuity of a plan, or of mechanism., Openness of heart; ingenuousness.
ingenuous adjective Of honorable extraction; freeborn; noble; as, ingenuous blood of birth., Noble; generous; magnanimous; honorable; upright; high-minded; as, an ingenuous ardor or zeal., Free from reserve, disguise, equivocation, or dissimulation; open; frank; as, an ingenuous man; an ingenuous declaration, confession, etc., Ingenious.
ingestion noun The act of taking or putting into the stomach; as, the ingestion of milk or other food.
inglobate adjective In the form of a globe or sphere; — applied to nebulous matter collected into a sphere by the force of gravitation.
ingluvial adjective Of or pertaining to the indulges or crop of birds.
ingluvies noun The crop, or craw, of birds.
ingrafted imp. & past participle of Ingraft
ingrafter noun A person who ingrafts.
ingrained imp. & past participle of Ingrain
ingrapple verb t. & i. To seize; to clutch; to grapple.
ingrately adverb Ungratefully.
ingrowing adjective Growing or appearing to grow into some other substance.
ingulfing present participle & vb. noun of Ingulf
inhabited imp. & past participle of Inhabit, Uninhabited.
inhabiter noun An inhabitant.
inharmony noun Want of harmony.
inhearsed imp. & past participle of Inhearse
inherence noun Alt. of Inherency
inherency noun The state of inhering; permanent existence in something; innateness; inseparable and essential connection.
inherited imp. & past participle of Inherit
inheritor noun One who inherits; an heir.
inhiation noun A gaping after; eager desire; craving.
inhibited imp. & past participle of Inhibit
inhibitor noun That which causes inhibitory action; esp., an inhibitory nerve.
inholding present participle & vb. noun of Inhold
inhumanly adverb In an inhuman manner; cruelly; barbarously.
inimicous adjective Inimical; hurtful.
initialed imp. & past participle of Initial
initially adverb In an initial or incipient manner or degree; at the beginning.
initiated imp. & past participle of Initiate
initiator noun One who initiates.
injecting present participle & vb. noun of Inject
injection noun The act of injecting or throwing in; — applied particularly to the forcible throwing in of a liquid, or aeriform body, by means of a syringe, pump, etc., That which is injected; especially, a liquid medicine thrown into a cavity of the body by a syringe or pipe; a clyster; an enema., The act or process of filling vessels, cavities, or tissues with a fluid or other substance., A specimen prepared by injection., The act of throwing cold water into a condenser to produce a vacuum., The cold water thrown into a condenser.
injurious adjective Not just; wrongful; iniquitous; culpable., Causing injury or harm; hurtful; harmful; detrimental; mischievous; as, acts injurious to health, credit, reputation, property, etc.
injustice noun Want of justice and equity; violation of the rights of another or others; iniquity; wrong; unfairness; imposition., An unjust act or deed; a sin; a crime; a wrong.
inlandish adjective Inland.
inleagued imp. & past participle of Inleague
inleaguer verb t. To beleaguer.
inlighten verb t. See Enlighten.
inmeshing present participle & vb. noun of Inmesh
innermost adjective Farthest inward; most remote from the outward part; inmost; deepest within.
innervate verb t. To supply with nerves; as, the heart is innervated by pneumogastric and sympathetic branches.
innerving present participle & vb. noun of Innerve
innholder noun One who keeps an inn.
innitency noun A leaning; pressure; weight.
innkeeper noun An innholder.
innocence noun The state or quality of being innocent; freedom from that which is harmful or infurious; harmlessness., The state or quality of being morally free from guilt or sin; purity of heart; blamelessness., The state or quality of being not chargeable for, or guilty of, a particular crime or offense; as, the innocence of the prisoner was clearly shown., Simplicity or plainness, bordering on weakness or silliness; artlessness; ingenuousness.
innocency noun Innocence.
innocuity noun Innocuousness.
innocuous adjective Harmless; producing no ill effect; innocent.
innodated imp. & past participle of Innodate
innovated imp. & past participle of Innovate
innovator noun One who innovates.
innoxious adjective Free from hurtful qualities or effects; harmless., Free from crime; pure; innocent.
innuedoes plural of Innuendo
inocarpin noun A red, gummy, coloring matter, extracted from the colorless juice of the Otaheite chestnut (Inocarpus edulis).
inoculate verb t. To bud; to insert, or graft, as the bud of a tree or plant in another tree or plant., To insert a foreign bud into; as, to inoculate a tree., To communicate a disease to ( a person ) by inserting infectious matter in the skin or flesh; as, to inoculate a person with the virus of smallpox,rabies, etc. See Vaccinate., Fig.: To introduce into the mind; — used especially of harmful ideas or principles; to imbue; as, to inoculate one with treason or infidelity., To graft by inserting buds., To communicate disease by inoculation.
inodorate adjective Inodorous.
inodorous adjective Emitting no odor; wthout smell; scentless; odorless.
inopinate adjective Not expected or looked for.
inopulent adjective Not opulent; not affluent or rich.
inorganic adjective Not organic; without the organs necessary for life; devoid of an organized structure; unorganized; lifeness; inanimate; as, all chemical compounds are inorganic substances.
inoxidize verb i. To prevent or hinder oxidation, rust, or decay; as, inoxidizing oils or varnishes.
inquiline noun A gallfly which deposits its eggs in galls formed by other insects.
inquinate verb t. To defile; to pollute; to contaminate; to befoul.
inquiring present participle & vb. noun of Inquire, Given to inquiry; disposed to investigate causes; curious; as, an inquiring mind.
inquirent adjective Making inquiry; inquiring; questioning.
inquiries plural of Inquiry
inrailing present participle & vb. noun of Inrail
inroading present participle & vb. noun of Inroad
inrunning noun The act or the place of entrance; an inlet.
insanable adjective Not capable of being healed; incurable; irremediable.
insanably adverb In an incurable manner.
insaniate verb t. To render unsound; to make mad.
insatiate adjective Insatiable; as, insatiate thirst.
insatiety noun Insatiableness.
inscience noun Want of knowledge; ignorance.
inscribed imp. & past participle of Inscribe
inscriber noun One who inscribes.
inseaming present participle & vb. noun of Inseam
insecable adjective Incapable of being divided by cutting; indivisible.
insectary noun A place for keeping living insects.
insectile adjective Pertaining to, or having the nature of, insects.
insection noun A cutting in; incisure; incision.
insensate adjective Wanting sensibility; destitute of sense; stupid; foolish.
inserting present participle & vb. noun of Insert, A setting in., Something inserted or set in, as lace, etc., in garments.
insertion noun The act of inserting; as, the insertion of scions in stocks; the insertion of words or passages in writings., The condition or mode of being inserted or attached; as, the insertion of stamens in a calyx., That which is set in or inserted, especially a narrow strip of embroidered lace, muslin, or cambric., The point or part by which a muscle or tendon is attached to the part to be moved; — in contradistinction to its origin.
insession noun The act of sitting, as in a tub or bath., That in which one sits, as a bathing tub.
insheathe verb t. To insert as in a sheath; to sheathe.
insidiate verb t. To lie in ambush for.
insidious adjective Lying in wait; watching an opportunity to insnare or entrap; deceitful; sly; treacherous; — said of persons; as, the insidious foe., Intended to entrap; characterized by treachery and deceit; as, insidious arts.
insincere adjective 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, insincere declarations., Disappointing; imperfect; unsound.
insinewed imp. & past participle of Insinew
insinuant adjective Insinuating; insinuative.
insinuate verb t. To introduce gently or slowly, as by a winding or narrow passage, or a gentle, persistent movement., To introduce artfully; to infuse gently; to instill., To hint; to suggest by remote allusion; — often used derogatorily; as, did you mean to insinuate anything?, To push or work (one’s self), as into favor; to introduce by slow, gentle, or artful means; to ingratiate; — used reflexively., To creep, wind, or flow in; to enter gently, slowly, or imperceptibly, as into crevices., To ingratiate one’s self; to obtain access or favor by flattery or cunning.
insipidly adverb In an insipid manner; without taste, life, or spirit; flatly.
insipient adjective Wanting wisdom; stupid; foolish., An insipient person.
insisting present participle & vb. noun of Insist
insistent adjective Standing or resting on something; as, an insistent wall., Insisting; persistent; persevering., See Incumbent.
insisture noun A dwelling or standing on something; fixedness; persistence.
insitency noun Freedom from thirst.
insnaring present participle & vb. noun of Insnare
insociate adjective Not associate; without a companion; single; solitary; recluse.
insolated imp. & past participle of Insolate
insolence noun The quality of being unusual or novel., The quality of being insolent; pride or haughtiness manifested in contemptuous and overbearing treatment of others; arrogant contempt; brutal impudence., Insolent conduct or treatment; insult., To insult.
insolency noun Insolence.
insoluble adjective Not soluble; in capable or difficult of being dissolved, as by a liquid; as, chalk is insoluble in water., Not to be solved or explained; insolvable; as, an insoluble doubt, question, or difficulty., Strong.
insolvent adjective 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, in insolvent debtor., Not sufficient to pay all the debts of the owner; as, an insolvent estate., Relating to persons unable to pay their debts., One who is insolvent; as insolvent debtor; — in England, before 1861, especially applied to persons not traders.
inspected imp. & past participle of Inspect
inspector noun 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.
insphered imp. & past participle of Insphere
inspiring present participle & vb. noun of Inspire, Animating; cheering; moving; exhilarating; as, an inspiring or scene.
installed imp. & past participle of Install
instanced imp. & past participle of Instance
instanter adjective Immediately; instantly; at once; as, he left instanter.
instantly adverb Without the least delay or interval; at once; immediately., With urgency or importunity; earnestly; pressingly.
instating present participle & vb. noun of Instate
insteeped imp. & past participle of Insteep
instigate verb t. To goad or urge forward; to set on; to provoke; to incite; — used chiefly with reference to evil actions; as to instigate one to a crime.
instilled imp. & past participle of Instill
instiller noun One who instills.
institute p. adjective Established; organized; founded., To set up; to establish; to ordain; as, to institute laws, rules, etc., To originate and establish; to found; to organize; as, to institute a court, or a society., To nominate; to appoint., To begin; to commence; to set on foot; as, to institute an inquiry; to institute a suit., To ground or establish in principles and rudiments; to educate; to instruct., To invest with the spiritual charge of a benefice, or the care of souls., The act of instituting; institution., That which is instituted, established, or fixed, as a law, habit, or custom., 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, the Institutes of Justinian; Coke’s Institutes of the Laws of England. Cf. Digest, n., An institution; a society established for the promotion of learning, art, science, etc.; a college; as, the Institute of Technology; also, a building owned or occupied by such an institute; as, the Cooper Institute., The person to whom an estate is first given by destination or limitation.
insuavity noun Want of suavity; unpleasantness.
insuccess noun Want of success.
insuetude noun The state or quality of being unaccustomed; absence of use or habit.
insularly adverb In an insular manner.
insulated imp. & past participle of Insulate, Standing by itself; not being contiguous to other bodies; separated; unconnected; isolated; as, an insulated house or column., Separated from other bodies by means of nonconductors of heat or electricity., 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.
insulator noun One who, or that which, insulates., The substance or body that insulates; a nonconductor.
insulsity noun Insipidity; stupidity; dullness.
insulting present participle & vb. noun of Insult, Containing, or characterized by, insult or abuse; tending to insult or affront; as, insulting language, treatment, etc.
insurable adjective Capable of being insured against loss, damage, death, etc.; proper to be insured.
insurance noun The act of insuring, or assuring, against loss or damage by a contingent event; a contract whereby, for a stipulated consideration, called premium, one party undertakes to indemnify or guarantee another against loss by certain specified risks. Cf. Assurance, n., 6., The premium paid for insuring property or life., The sum for which life or property is insured., A guaranty, security, or pledge; assurance.
insurgent adjective Rising in opposition to civil or political authority, or against an established government; insubordinate; rebellious., 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.
inswathed imp. & past participle of Inswathe
inswating present participle & vb. noun of Inswathe
intaglius plural of Intaglio
integrant adjective Making part of a whole; necessary to constitute an entire thing; integral.
integrate verb t. To form into one whole; to make entire; to complete; to renew; to restore; to perfect., To indicate the whole of; to give the sum or total of; as, an integrating anemometer, one that indicates or registers the entire action of the wind in a given time., To subject to the operation of integration; to find the integral of.
integrity noun The state or quality of being entire or complete; wholeness; entireness; unbroken state; as, the integrity of an empire or territory., 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., Unimpaired, unadulterated, or genuine state; entire correspondence with an original condition; purity.
intellect noun The part or faculty of the human soul by which it knows, as distinguished from the power to feel and to will; sometimes, the capacity for higher forms of knowledge, as distinguished from the power to perceive objects in their relations; the power to judge and comprehend; the thinking faculty; the understanding.
intenable adjective Incapable of being held; untenable; not defensible; as, an intenable opinion; an intenable fortress.
intending present participle & vb. noun of Intend
intendant noun One who has the charge, direction, or management of some public business; a superintendent; as, an intendant of marine; an intendant of finance., Attentive.
intendent noun See Intendant, n.
intenible adjective Incapable of holding or containing.
intensate verb t. To intensify.
intensely adverb Intently., To an extreme degree; as, weather intensely cold.
intensify verb t. To render more intense; as, to intensify heat or cold; to intensify colors; to intensify a photographic negative; to intensify animosity., To become intense, or more intense; to act with increasing power or energy.
intension noun A straining, stretching, or bending; the state of being strained; as, the intension of a musical string., Increase of power or energy of any quality or thing; intenseness; fervency., The collective attributes, qualities, or marks that make up a complex general notion; the comprehension, content, or connotation; — opposed to extension, extent, or sphere.
intensity noun The state or quality of being intense; intenseness; extreme degree; as, intensity of heat, cold, mental application, passion, etc., The amount or degree of energy with which a force operates or a cause acts; effectiveness, as estimated by results produced., The magnitude of a distributed force, as pressure, stress, weight, etc., per unit of surface, or of volume, as the case may be; as, the measure of the intensity 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., The degree or depth of shade in a picture.
intensive adjective Stretched; admitting of intension, or increase of degree; that can be intensified., Characterized by persistence; intent; unremitted; assiduous; intense., Serving to give force or emphasis; as, an intensive verb or preposition., That which intensifies or emphasizes; an intensive verb or word.
intention noun A stretching or bending of the mind toward of the mind toward an object; closeness of application; fixedness of attention; earnestness., A determination to act in a certain way or to do a certain thing; purpose; design; as, an intention to go to New York., The object toward which the thoughts are directed; end; aim., The state of being strained. See Intension., Any mental apprehension of an object.
intentive noun Attentive; intent.
interring present participle & vb. noun of Inter
interaxal adjective Situated in an interaxis.
interaxes plural of Interaxis
interaxis noun The space between two axes. See Axis, 6.
intercede verb i. To pass between; to intervene., 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 with and for; as, I will intercede with him for you., To be, to come, or to pass, between; to separate.
intercept verb t. To take or seize by the way, or before arrival at the destined place; to cause to stop on the passage; as, to intercept a letter; a telegram will intercept him at Paris., To obstruct or interrupt the progress of; to stop; to hinder or oppose; as, to intercept the current of a river., To interrupt communication with, or progress toward; to cut off, as the destination; to blockade., To include between; as, that part of the line which is intercepted between the points A and B., A part cut off or intercepted, as a portion of a line included between two points, or cut off two straight lines or curves.
interdash verb t. To dash between or among; to intersperse.
interdeal verb i. To intrigue.
interdict noun To forbid; to prohibit or debar; as, to interdict intercourse with foreign nations., To lay under an interdict; to cut off from the enjoyment of religious privileges, as a city, a church, an individual., A prohibitory order or decree; a prohibition., 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., 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.
interdome noun The open space between the inner and outer shells of a dome or cupola of masonry.
interduce noun An intertie.
interesse noun Interest.
interfere verb i. To come in collision; to be in opposition; to clash; as, interfering claims, or commands., To enter into, or take a part in, the concerns of others; to intermeddle; to interpose., 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, the horse interferes., To act reciprocally, so as to augment, diminish, or otherwise affect one another; — said of waves, rays of light, heat, etc. See Interference, 2., To cover the same ground; to claim the same invention.
interflow verb i. To flow in.
interfuse verb t. To pour or spread between or among; to diffuse; to scatter., To spread through; to permeate; to pervade., To mix up together; to associate.
interhyal adjective Of or pertaining to a segment sometimes present at the proximal end of the hyoidean arch., An interhyal ligament or cartilage.
interject verb t. To throw in between; to insert; to interpose., To throw one’s self between or among; to come between; to interpose.
interjoin verb t. To join mutually; to unite.
interknit verb t. To knit together; to unite closely; to intertwine.
interknow verb t. To know mutually.
interlace verb t. & i. To unite, as by lacing together; to insert or interpose one thing within another; to intertwine; to interweave.
interlard verb t. To place lard or bacon amongst; to mix, as fat meat with lean., Hence: To insert between; to mix or mingle; especially, to introduce that which is foreign or irrelevant; as, to interlard a conservation with oaths or allusions.
interlaid imp. & past participle of Interlay
interleaf noun A leaf inserted between other leaves; a blank leaf inserted, as in a book.
interline verb t. 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, to interline a page or a book., To arrange in alternate lines; as, to interline Latin and English., To mark or imprint with lines.
interlink verb t. To link together; to join, as one chain to another., An intermediate or connecting link.
interlock verb i. To unite, embrace, communicate with, or flow into, one another; to be connected in one system; to lock into one another; to interlace firmly., To unite by locking or linking together; to secure in place by mutual fastening.
interlope verb i. 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.
interlude noun 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., 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., 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.
intermean noun Something done in the meantime; interlude.
intermede noun 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.
intermell verb i. & t. To intermeddle; to intermix.
interment verb t. The act or ceremony of depositing a dead body in the earth; burial; sepulture; inhumation.
intermine verb t. To intersect or penetrate with mines.
intermise noun Interference; interposition.
intermure verb t. To wall in; to inclose.
internity noun State of being within; interiority.
internode noun The space between two nodes or points of the stem from which the leaves properly arise., A part between two joints; a segment; specifically, one of the phalanges.
interpale verb t. To place pales between or among; to separate by pales., To interweave or interlace.
interpeal verb t. To interpel.
interplay noun Mutual action or influence; interaction; as, the interplay of affection.
interpone verb t. To interpose; to insert or place between.
interpose verb t. To place between; as, to interpose a screen between the eye and the light., To thrust; to intrude; to between, either for aid or for troubling., To introduce or inject between the parts of a conversation or argument., To be or come between., To step in between parties at variance; to mediate; as, the prince interposed and made peace., To utter a sentiment by way of interruption., Interposition.
interpret verb t. 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, to interpret the Hebrew language to an Englishman; to interpret an Indian speech., To apprehend and represent by means of art; to show by illustrative representation; as, an actor interprets the character of Hamlet; a musician interprets a sonata; an artist interprets a landscape., To act as an interpreter.
interrupt verb t. 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, to interrupt the remarks speaking., To divide; to separate; to break the monotony of; as, the evenness of the road was not interrupted by a single hill., Broken; interrupted.
intersect verb t. To cut into or between; to cut or cross mutually; to divide into parts; as, any two diameters of a circle intersect each other at the center., To cut into one another; to meet and cross each other; as, the point where two lines intersect.
intersert verb t. To put in between other things; to insert.
intertalk verb i. To converse.
intervale noun 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. Bottom, n., 7.
intervary verb i. To alter or vary between; to change.
intervene verb i. To come between, or to be between, persons or things; — followed by between; as, the Mediterranean intervenes between Europe and Africa., To occur, fall, or come between, points of time, or events; as, an instant intervened between the flash and the report; nothing intervened ( i. e., between the intention and the execution) to prevent the undertaking., To interpose; as, to intervene to settle a quarrel., 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., To come between., A coming between; intervention; meeting.
intervent verb t. To thwart; to obstruct.
intervert verb t. To turn to another course or use.
interview noun A mutual sight or view; a meeting face to face; usually, a formal or official meeting for consultation; a conference; as, the secretary had an interview with the President., A conservation, or questioning, for the purpose of eliciting information for publication; the published statement so elicited., To have an interview with; to question or converse with, especially for the purpose of obtaining information for publication.
interwove imp. & obs. past participle of Interweave, Alt. of Interwoven
interwish verb t. To wish mutually in regarded to each other.
intestacy noun The state of being intestate, or of dying without having made a valid will.
intestate adjective Without having made a valid will; without a will; as, to die intestate., Not devised or bequeathed; not disposed of by will; as, an intestate estate., A person who dies without making a valid will.
intestine adjective Internal; inward; — opposed to external., Internal with regard to a state or country; domestic; not foreign; — applied usually to that which is evil; as, intestine disorders, calamities, etc., Depending upon the internal constitution of a body or entity; subjective., Shut up; inclosed., That part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus. See Illust. of Digestive apparatus., The bowels; entrails; viscera.
intextine noun A thin membrane existing in the pollen grains of some plants, and situated between the extine and the intine, as in /nothera.
intimated imp. & past participle of Intimate
intituled imp. & past participle of Intitule
intombing present participle & vb. noun of Intomb
intonated imp. & past participle of Intonate
intorsion noun A winding, bending, or twisting., The bending or twining of any part of a plant toward one side or the other, or in any direction from the vertical.
intorting present participle & vb. noun of Intort
intortion noun See Intorsion.
intricacy noun The state or quality of being intricate or entangled; perplexity; involution; complication; complexity; that which is intricate or involved; as, the intricacy of a knot; the intricacy of accounts; the intricacy of a cause in controversy; the intricacy of a plot.
intricate adjective Entangled; involved; perplexed; complicated; difficult to understand, follow, arrange, or adjust; as, intricate machinery, labyrinths, accounts, plots, etc., To entangle; to involve; to make perplexing.
intrigued imp. & past participle of Intrigue
intriguer noun One who intrigues.
intrinsic adjective Inward; internal; hence, true; genuine; real; essential; inherent; not merely apparent or accidental; — opposed to extrinsic; as, the intrinsic value of gold or silver; the intrinsic merit of an action; the intrinsic worth or goodness of a person., Included wholly within an organ or limb, as certain groups of muscles; — opposed to extrinsic., A genuine quality.
introduce verb t. To lead or bring in; to conduct or usher in; as, to introduce a person into a drawing-room., To put (something into a place); to insert; as, to introduce the finger, or a probe., To lead to and make known by formal announcement or recommendation; hence, to cause to be acquainted; as, to introduce strangers; to introduce one person to another., To bring into notice, practice, cultivation, or use; as, to introduce a new fashion, method, or plant., To produce; to cause to exist; to induce., To open to notice; to begin; to present; as, he introduced the subject with a long preface.
introduct verb t. To introduce.
introsume verb t. To draw in; to swallow.
introvert verb t. To turn or bend inward., To look within; to introspect.
intruding present participle & vb. noun of Intrude
intrusion noun The act of intruding, or of forcing in; especially, the forcing (one’s self) into a place without right or welcome; encroachment., The penetrating of one rock, while in a plastic or metal state, into the cavities of another., 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., The settlement of a minister over 3 congregation without their consent.
intrusive adjective Apt to intrude; characterized by intrusion; entering without right or welcome.
intrusted imp. & past participle of Intrust
intuition noun A looking after; a regard to., Direct apprehension or cognition; immediate knowledge, as in perception or consciousness; — distinguished from “mediate” knowledge, as in reasoning; as, the mind knows by intuition that black is not white, that a circle is not a square, that three are more than two, etc.; quick or ready insight or apprehension., Any object or truth discerned by direct cognition; especially, a first or primary truth.
intuitive adjective Seeing clearly; as, an intuitive view; intuitive vision., Knowing, or perceiving, by intuition; capable of knowing without deduction or reasoning., Received. reached, obtained, or perceived, by intuition; as, intuitive judgment or knowledge; — opposed to deductive.
intumesce verb i. To enlarge or expand with heat; to swell; specifically, to swell up or bubble up under the action of heat, as before the blowpipe.
inumbrate verb t. To shade; to darken.
inunction noun The act of anointing, or the state of being anointed; unction; specifically (Med.), 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.
inundated imp. & past participle of Inundate
inurement noun Use; practice; discipline; habit; custom.
inusitate adjective Unusual.
inutility noun Uselessness; the quality of being unprofitable; unprofitableness; as, the inutility of vain speculations and visionary projects.
invariant noun An invariable quantity; specifically, a function of the coefficients of one or more forms, which remains unaltered, when these undergo suitable linear transformations.
invection noun An inveighing against; invective.
invective adjective Characterized by invection; critical; denunciatory; satirical; abusive; railing., 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 against, having reference to the person or thing affected; as an invective against tyranny.
inveighed imp. & past participle of Inveigh
inveigher noun One who inveighs.
inveigled imp. & past participle of Inveigle
inveigler noun One who inveigles.
inventing present participle & vb. noun of Invent
inventful adjective Full of invention.
invention noun The act of finding out or inventing; contrivance or construction of that which has not before existed; as, the invention of logarithms; the invention of the art of printing., That which is invented; an original contrivance or construction; a device; as, this fable was the invention of Esop; that falsehood was her own invention., Thought; idea., A fabrication to deceive; a fiction; a forgery; a falsehood., The faculty of inventing; imaginative faculty; skill or ingenuity in contriving anything new; as, a man of invention., 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.
inventive adjective Able and apt to invent; quick at contrivance; ready at expedients; as, an inventive head or genius.
inventory noun 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; specifically, the annual account of stock taken in any business., To make an inventory of; to make a list, catalogue, or schedule of; to insert or register in an account of goods; as, a merchant inventories his stock.
inversely adverb In an inverse order or manner; by inversion; — opposed to directly.
inversion noun The act of inverting, or turning over or backward, or the state of being inverted., A change by inverted order; a reversed position or arrangement of things; transposition., 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., 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., 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 Inverse figures, under Inverse., A change of the usual order of words or phrases; as, “of all vices, impurity is one of the most detestable,” instead of, “impurity is one of the most detestable of all vices.”, 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., Said of intervals, when the lower tone is placed an octave higher, so that fifths become fourths, thirds sixths, etc., Said of a chord, when one of its notes, other than its root, is made the bass., Said of a subject, or phrase, when the intervals of which it consists are repeated in the contrary direction, rising instead of falling, or vice versa., Said of double counterpoint, when an upper and a lower part change places., The folding back of strata upon themselves, as by upheaval, in such a manner that the order of succession appears to be reversed., The act or process by which cane sugar (sucrose), under the action of heat and acids or ferments (as diastase), is broken or split up into grape sugar (dextrose), and fruit sugar (levulose); also, less properly, the process by which starch is converted into grape sugar (dextrose).
inverting present participle & vb. noun of Invert
investing present participle & vb. noun of Invest
investive adjective Investing.
investure noun Investiture; investment., To clothe; to invest; to install.
invidious adjective Envious; malignant., Worthy of envy; desirable; enviable., Likely to incur or produce ill will, or to provoke envy; hateful; as, invidious distinctions.
inviolacy noun The state or quality of being inviolate; as, the inviolacy of an oath.
inviolate adjective Alt. of Inviolated
inviscate verb t. To daub or catch with glue or birdlime; to entangle with glutinous matter.
invisible adjective Incapable of being seen; not perceptible by vision; not visible., An invisible person or thing; specifically, God, the Supreme Being., A Rosicrucian; — so called because avoiding declaration of his craft., One of those (as in the 16th century) who denied the visibility of the church.
invisibly adverb In an invisible manner.
invitiate adjective Not vitiated.
invocated imp. & past participle of Invocate
invoicing present participle & vb. noun of Invoice
involucel noun A partial, secondary, or small involucre. See Illust. of Involucre.
involucre noun A whorl or set of bracts around a flower, umbel, or head., A continuous marginal covering of sporangia, in certain ferns, as in the common brake, or the cup-shaped processes of the filmy ferns., The peridium or volva of certain fungi. Called also involucrum.
involucra plural of Involucrum
involuted adjective Rolled inward from the edges; — said of leaves in vernation, or of the petals of flowers in aestivation., Turned inward at the margin, as the exterior lip of the Cyprea., Rolled inward spirally.
involving present participle & vb. noun of Involve
inwalling present participle & vb. noun of Inwall
inwreathe verb t. To surround or encompass as with a wreath.
inwrought past participle / adjective 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.