INTESTABLE In*tes"ta*ble, a. Etym: [L. intestabilis: cf. F. intestable. See In- not, and Testable.] (Law)
Defn: Not capable of making a will; not legally qualified or competent to make a testament. Blackstone.
INTESTACYIn*tes"ta*cy, n. Etym: [From Intestate.]
Defn: The state of being intestate, or of dying without having made a valid will. Blackstone.
INTESTATE In*tes"tate, a. Etym: [L. intestatus; pref. in- not + testatus, p. p. of testari to make a will: cf. F. intestat. See Testament.]
1. Without having made a valid will; without a will; as, to die intestate. Blackstone. Airy succeeders of intestate joys. Shak.
2. Not devised or bequeathed; not disposed of by will; as, an intestate estate.
INTESTATEIn*tes"tate, n. (Law)
Defn: A person who dies without making a valid will. Blackstone.
INTESTINALIn*tes"ti*nal, a. Etym: [Cf. F. intestinal.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to the intestines of an animal; as, the intestinal tube; intestinal digestion; intestinal ferments. Intestinal canal. Same as Intestine, n. — Intestinal worm (Zoöl.), any species of helminth living in the intestinal canal of any animal. The species are numerous.
INTESTINE In*tes"tine, a. Etym: [L. intestinus, fr. intus on the inside, within, fr. in in: cf. F. intestine. See In.]
1. Internal; inward; — opposed to external. Epilepsies, fierce catarrhs, Intestine stone and ulcers. Milton.
2. Internal with regard to a state or country; domestic; not foreign; — applied usually to that which is evil; as, intestine disorders, calamities, etc. Hoping here to end Intestine war in heaven, the arch foe subdued. Milton. An intestine struggle . . . between authority and liberty. Hume.
3. Depending upon the internal constitution of a body or entity; subjective. Everything labors under and intestine necessity. Cudworth.
4. Shut up; inclosed. [R.] Cowper.
INTESTINE In*tes"tine, n.; pl. Intestines. Etym: [L. intestinum: cf. F. intestin. See Intestine, a.]
1. (Anat.)
Defn: That part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus. See Illust. of Digestive apparatus.
2. pl.
Defn: The bowels; entrails; viscera. Large intestine (Human Anat. & Med.), the lower portion of the bowel, terminating at the anus. It is adapted for the retention of fecal matter, being shorter, broader, and less convoluted than the small intestine; it consists of three parts, the cæcum, colon, and rectum. — Small intestine (Human Anat. & Med.), the upper portion of the bowel, in which the process of digestion is practically completed. It is narrow and contorted, and consists of three parts, the duodenum, jejunum, and ileum.
INTEXTIn"text, n.
Defn: The text of a book. [R.] Herrick.
INTEXTINEIn*tex"tine, n. Etym: [Infine + extine.] (Bot.)
Defn: A thin membrane existing in the pollen grains of some plants, and situated between the extine and the intine, as in .
INTEXTUREDIn*tex"tured, a.
Defn: Inwrought; woven in.
INTHIRSTIn*thirst", v. t.
Defn: To make thirsty. [Obs.]
INTHRALLIn*thrall", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inthralled; p. pr. & vb. n.Inthralling.] Etym: [Cf. Enthrall.] [Written also inthral, enthral,and enthrall.]
Defn: To reduce to bondage or servitude; to make a thrall, slave, vassal, or captive of; to enslave. She soothes, but never can inthrall my mind. Prior.
INTHRALLMENTIn*thrall"ment, n. Etym: [Written also inthralment, enthrallment.]
Defn: Act of inthralling, or state of being inthralled; servitude; bondage; vassalage.
INTHRONEIn*throne", v. t.
Defn: Same as Enthrone.
INTHRONGIn*throng", v. i.
Defn: To throng or collect together. [R.] Fairfax.
INTHRONIZATIONIn*thron`i*za"tion, n. Etym: [LL. inthronizatio.]
Defn: Enthronement. Bp. Warburton.
INTHRONIZEIn*thron"ize, v. t. Etym: [LL. inthronisare, Gr. Enthrone.]
Defn: To enthrone.
INTICEIn*tice", v. t.
Defn: See Entice.
INTIMACYIn"ti*ma*cy, n.; pl. Intimacies. Etym: [From Intimate.]
Defn: The state of being intimate; close familiarity or association; nearness in friendship.
Syn.— Acquaintance; familiarity; fellowship; friendship. SeeAcquaintance.
INTIMATE In"ti*mate, a. Etym: [Formerly intime, L. intimus, a superl. corresponding to the compar. interior cf. F. intime. The form intimate is due to confusion with intimate, v. t. See Interior.]
1. Innermost; inward; internal; deep-seated; hearty. "I knew from intimate impulse." Milton.
2. Near; close; direct; thorough; complete. He was honored with an intimate and immediate admission. South.
3. Close in friendship or acquaintance; familiar; confidential; as, an intimate friend.
Syn.— Familiar; near; friendly; confidential.
INTIMATEIn"ti*mate, n.
Defn: An intimate friend or associate; a confidant. Gov. of theTongue.
INTIMATE In"ti*mate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intimated; p. pr. & vb. n. Intimating.] Etym: [L. intimatus, p. p. of intimare to put, bring, drive, or press into, to announce, make known, from intimus the inmost. See Intimate, a.]
1. To announce; to declare; to publish; to communicate; to makeknown. [Obs.]He, incontinent, did proclaim and intimate open war. E. Hall.So both conspiring 'gan to intimate Each other's grief. Spenser.
2. 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. The names of simple ideas and substances, with the abstract ideas in the mind, intimate some real existence, from which was derived their original pattern. Locke.
INTIMATELYIn"ti*mate*ly, adv.
Defn: In an intimate manner.
INTIMATIONIn`ti*ma"tion, n. Etym: [L. intimatio: cf. F. intimation.]
1. The act of intimating; also, the thing intimated.
2. Announcement; declaration. Macaulay. They made an edict with an intimation that whosoever killed a stork, should be banished. Holland.
3. A hint; an obscure or indirect suggestion or notice; a remote or ambiguous reference; as, he had given only intimations of his design. Without mentioning the king of England, or giving the least intimation that he was sent by him. Bp. Burnet.
INTIMEIn"time, a. Etym: [See Intimate, a.]
Defn: Inward; internal; intimate. [Obs.] Sir K. Digby.
INTIMIDATEIn*tim"i*date, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intimidated; p. pr. & vb. n.Intimidating.] Etym: [LL. intimidatus, p. p. of intimidare tofrighten; pref. in- in + timidus fearful, timid: cf. F. intimider.See Timid.]
Defn: To make timid or fearful; to inspire of affect with fear; to deter, as by threats; to dishearten; to abash. Now guilt, once harbored in the conscious breast, Intimidates the brave, degrades the great. Johnson.
Syn. — To dishearten; dispirit; abash; deter; frighten; terrify; daunt; cow.
INTIMIDATIONIn*tim`i*da"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. intimidation.]
Defn: The act of making timid or fearful or of deterring by threats;the state of being intimidated; as, the voters were kept from thepolls by intimidation.The king carried his measures in Parliament by intimidation. Paley.
INTIMIDATORYIn*tim"i*da*to*ry, a.
Defn: Tending or serving to intimidate.
INTINCTION In*tinc"tion, n. Etym: [L. intinctio, fr. intingere to dip in; pref. in- in + tingere to tinge.]
1. The act of tingeing or dyeing. Blount.
2. (Eccl.)
Defn: A method or practice of the administration of the sacrament by dipping the bread or wafer in the wine and administering both together.
INTINCTIVITY In`tinc*tiv"i*ty, n. Etym: [Pref. in- not + L. tinctus, p. p. of tingere to tinge]
Defn: The want of the quality of coloring or tingeing other bodies.Kirwan.
INTINEIn"tine, n. Etym: [L. intus within. Cf. Extine.] (Bot.)
Defn: A transparent, extensible membrane of extreme tenuity, which forms the innermost coating of grains of pollen.
INTIRE; INTIRELYIn*tire", a., In*tire"ly, adv.
Defn: See Entire, a., Entirely, adv.
INTITLEIn*ti"tle, v. t.
Defn: See Entitle.
INTITULEIn*tit"ule, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intituled; p. pr. & vb. n.Intituling.] Etym: [Cf. F. intituler. See Entitle.]
Defn: To entitle; to give a title to. Selden.
INTOIn"to, prep. Etym: [In + to.]
Defn: To the inside of; within. It is used in a variety of applications.
1. Expressing entrance, or a passing from the outside of a thing to its interior parts; — following verbs expressing motion; as, come into the house; go into the church; one stream falls or runs into another; water enters into the fine vessels of plants.
2. Expressing penetration beyond the outside or surface, or access to the inside, or contents; as, to look into a letter or book; to look into an apartment.
3. Indicating insertion; as, to infuse more spirit or animation into a composition.
4. Denoting inclusion; as, put these ideas into other words.
5. Indicating the passing of a thing from one form, condition, or state to another; as, compound substances may be resolved into others which are more simple; ice is convertible into water, and water into vapor; men are more easily drawn than forced into compliance; we may reduce many distinct substances into one mass; men are led by evidence into belief of truth, and are often enticed into the commission of crimes'into; she burst into tears; children are sometimes frightened into fits; all persons are liable to be seduced into error and folly.
Note: Compare In.
INTOLERABILITYIn*tol`er*a*bil"i*ty, n.
Defn: The quality of being intolerable; intolerableness. [R.]
INTOLERABLE In*tol"er*a*ble, a. Etym: [F. intolérable, L. intolerabilis. See In- not, and Tolerable.]
1. Not tolerable; not capable of being borne or endured; not proper or right to be allowed; insufferable; insupportable; unbearable; as, intolerable pain; intolerable heat or cold; an intolerable burden.
His insolence is more intolerable Than all the princes in the land beside. Shak.
4. Enormous.This intolerable deal of sack. Shak.— In*tol"er*a*ble*ness, n.— In*tol"er*a*bly, adv.
INTOLERANCE In*tol"er*ance, n. Etym: [L. intolerantia impatience, unendurableness: cf. F. intolérance.]
1. Want of capacity to endure; as, intolerance of light.
2. The quality of being intolerant; refusal to allow to others the enjoyment of their opinions, chosen modes of worship, and the like; want of patience and forbearance; illiberality; bigotry; as, intolerance shown toward a religious sect. These few restrictions, I hope, are no great stretches of intolerance, no very violent exertions of despotism. Burke.
INTOLERANCYIn*tol"er*an*cy, n.
Defn: Intolerance. Bailey.
INTOLERANTIn*tol"er*ant, a. Etym: [L. intolerans, -antis: cf. F. intolérant.See In- not, and Tolerant.]
1. Not enduring; not able to endure. The powers of human bodies being limited and intolerant of excesses. Arbuthnot.
2. Not tolerating difference of opinion or sentiment, especially in religious matters; refusing to allow others the enjoyment of their opinions, rights, or worship; unjustly impatient of the opinion of those disagree with us; not tolerant; unforbearing; bigoted. Religion, harsh, intolerant, austere, Parent of manners like herself severe. Cowper.
INTOLERANTIn*tol"er*ant, n.
Defn: An intolerant person; a bigot.
INTOLERANTLYIn*tol"er*ant*ly, adv.
Defn: In an intolerant manner.
INTOLERATEDIn*tol"er*a`ted, a.
Defn: Not tolerated.
INTOLERATINGIn*tol"er*a`ting, a.
Defn: Intolerant. [R.]
INTOLERATIONIn*tol`er*a"tion, n.
Defn: Intolerance; want of toleration; refusal to tolerate a difference of opinion.
INTOMBIn*tomb", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intombed; p. pr. & vb. n. Intombing.]
Defn: To place in a tomb; to bury; to entomb. See Entomb.
INTOMBMENTIn*tomb"ment, n.
Defn: See Entombment.
INTONATE In"to*nate, v. i. Etym: [L. intonatus, p. p. of intonare to thunder, resound.]
Defn: To thunder. [Obs.] Bailey.
INTONATEIn"to*nate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Intonated; p. pr. & vb. n.Intonating.] Etym: [See Intone.]
1. (Mus.)
Defn: To sound the tones of the musical scale; to practice the sol- fa.
2. To modulate the voice in a musical, sonorous, and measured manner, as in reading the liturgy; to intone.
INTONATEIn"to*nate, v. t.
Defn: To utter in a musical or sonorous manner; to chant; as, to intonate the liturgy.
INTONATIONIn`to*na"tion, n. Etym: [See 1st Intonate.]
Defn: A thundering; thunder. [Obs.] Bailey.
INTONATION In`to*na"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. intonation. See Intone.] (Mus.) (a) The act of sounding the tones of the musical scale. (b) Singing or playing in good tune or otherwise; as, her intonation was false. (c) Reciting in a musical prolonged tone; intonating, or singing of the opening phrase of a plain-chant, psalm, or canticle by a single voice, as of a priest. See Intone, v. t.
INTONEIn*tone", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intoned; p. pr. & vb. n. Intoning.]Etym: [LL. intonare, intonatum; pref. in- in + L. tonus tone. SeeTone and cf. Entune, Intonate.]
Defn: To utter with a musical or prolonged note or tone; to chant; as, to intone the church service.
INTONEIn*tone", v. i.
Defn: To utter a prolonged tone or a deep, protracted sound; to speak or recite in a measured, sonorous manner; to intonate. Pope.
INTORSION In*tor"sion, n. Etym: [L. intortio a curling, crisping: cf. F. intorsion. See Intort, and cf. Intortion.]
1. A winding, bending, or twisting.
2. (Bot.)
Defn: The bending or twining of any part of a plant toward one side or the other, or in any direction from the vertical.
INTORTIn*tort", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intorted; p. pr. & vb. n. Intorting.]Etym: [L. intortus, p. p. of intoquere to twist; pref. in- in +torquere to twist.]
Defn: To twist in and out; to twine; to wreathe; to wind; to wring.Pope.
INTORTIONIn*tor"tion, n.
Defn: See Intorsion.
INTOXICANTIn*tox"i*cant, n.
Defn: That which intoxicates; an intoxicating agent; as, alcohol, opium, and laughing gas are intoxicants.
INTOXICATE In*tox"i*cate, a. Etym: [LL. intoxicatus, p. p. of intoxicare to drug or poison; pref. in- in + L. toxicum a poison in which arrows were dipped, Gr. Toxic.]
1. Intoxicated.
2. Overexcited, as with joy or grief. Alas, good mother, be not intoxicate for me; I am well enough. Chapman.
INTOXICATEIn*tox"i*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intoxicated; p. pr. & vb. n.Intoxicating.]
1. To poison; to drug. South.
2. To make drunk; to inebriate; to excite or to stupefy by strong drink or by a narcotic substance. With new wine inoxicated both. Milton.
3. To excite to a transport of enthusiasm, frenzy, or madness; to elate unduly or excessively. Intoxicated with the sound of those very bells. G. Eliot. They are not intoxicated by military success. Jowett (Thuc. ).
INTOXICATEDNESSIn*tox"i*ca`ted*ness, n.
Defn: The state of being intoxicated; intoxication; drunkenness. [R.]
INTOXICATINGIn*tox"i*ca`ting, a.
Defn: Producing intoxication; as, intoxicating liquors.
INTOXICATIONIn*tox`i*ca"tion, n.
1. (Med.)
Defn: A poisoning, as by a spirituous or a narcotic substance.
2. The state of being intoxicated or drunk; inebriation; ebriety; drunkenness; the act of intoxicating or making drunk.
2. A high excitement of mind; an elation which rises to enthusiasm, frenzy, or madness. That secret intoxication of pleasure. Spectator.
Syn. — Drunkenness; inebriation; inebriety; ebriety; infatuation; delirium. See Drunkenness.
INTRA- In"tra-. Etym: [L. intra, prep., within, on the inside; akin to inter. See Inter-.]
Defn: A prefix signifying in, within, interior; as, intraocular, within the eyeball; intramarginal.
INTRAAXILLARYIn`tra*ax"il*la*ry, a. (Bot.)
Defn: Situated below the point where a leaf joins the stem.
INTRACELLULARIn`tra*cel"lu*lar, a. (Biol.)
Defn: Within a cell; as, the intracellular movements seen in the pigment cells, the salivary cells, and in the protoplasm of some vegetable cells.
INTRACOLICIn`tra*col"ic, a. (Anat.)
Defn: Within the colon; as, the intracolic valve.
INTRACRANIALIn`tra*cra"ni*al, a.
Defn: Within the cranium or skull. Sir W. Hamilton.
INTRACTABILITYIn*tract`a*bil"i*ty, n.
Defn: The quality of being intractable; intractableness. Bp. Hurd.
INTRACTABLE In*tract"a*ble, a. Etym: [L. intractabilis: cf. F. intraitable, formerly also intractable. See In- not, and Tractable.]
Defn: Not tractable; not easily governed, managed, or directed; indisposed to be taught, disciplined, or tamed; violent; stubborn; obstinate; refractory; as, an intractable child.
Syn.— Stubborn; perverse; obstinate; refractory; cross; unmanageable;unruly; headstrong; violent; ungovernable; unteachable.— In*tract"a*ble*ness, n.— In*tract"a*bly, adv.
INTRACTILEIn*tract"ile, a.
Defn: Not tractile; incapable of being drawn out or extended. Bacon.
INTRADOS In*tra"dos, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. intra within + F. dos the back, L. dorsum. Cf. Extrados.] (Arch.)
Defn: The interior curve of an arch; esp., the inner or lower curved face of the whole body of voussoirs taken together. See Extrados.
INTRAFOLIACEOUSIn`tra*fo`li*a"ceous, a. (Bot.)
Defn: Growing immediately above, or in front of, a leaf; as, intrafoliaceous stipules.
INTRAFUSIONIn`tra*fu"sion, n. Etym: [Pref. intra- + L. fundere, fusum, to pour.]
Defn: The act of pouring into a vessel; specif. (Med.), the operation of introducing a substance into a blood vessel; as, intrafusion of blood.
INTRALOBULARIn`tra*lob"u*lar, a. (Anat.)
Defn: Within lobules; as, the intralobular branches of the hepatic veins.
INTRAMARGINALIn`tra*mar"gin*al, a.
Defn: Situated within the margin. Loudon.
INTRAMERCURIALIn`tra*mer*cu"ri*al, a. (Astron.)
Defn: Between the planet Mercury and the sun; — as, the hypotheticalVulcan is intramercurial.
INTRAMOLECULARIn`tra*mo*lec"u*lar, a. (Chem. & Physics)
Defn: Between molecules; situated, or acting, between the molecules of bodies.
INTRAMUNDANEIn`tra*mun"dane, a.
Defn: Being within the material world; — opposed to extramundane.
INTRAMURALIn`tra*mu"ral, a.
1. Being within the walls, as of a city.
2. (Anat. & Med.)
Defn: Being within the substance of the walls of an organ; as, intramural pregnancy.
INTRANQUILLITYIn`tran*quil"li*ty, n.
Defn: Unquietness; restlessness. Sir W. Temple.
INTRANSCALENTIn`trans*ca"lent, a.
Defn: Impervious to heat; adiathermic.
INTRANSGRESSIBLE In`trans*gress"i*ble, a. Etym: [L. intragressibilis that can not be crossed. See In- not, and Transgress.]
Defn: Incapable of being transgressed; not to be passes over or crossed. Holland.
INTRANSIENTIn*trans"ient, a.
Defn: Not transient; remaining; permanent. Killingbeck.
INTRANSIGENT In*trans"i*gent, a. Etym: [F. intransigeant (cf. Sp. intransigente); pref. in- not + L. transigere to come to an agreement; trans across + agere to lead, act.]
Defn: Refusing compromise; uncompromising; irreconcilable. Lond. Sat.Rev.
INTRANSIGENTESIn`trans"i*gen*tes, n. pl. Etym: [Sp.] (Spanish Politics)
Defn: The extreme radicals; the party of the irreconcilables.
INTRANSITIVEIn*tran"si*tive, a. Etym: [L. intransitivus: cf. F. intransitif. SeeIn- not, and Transitive.]
1. Not passing farther; kept; detained. [R.] And then it is for the image's sake and so far is intransitive; but whatever is paid more to the image is transitive and passes further. Jer. Taylor.
2. (Gram.)
Defn: Not transitive; not passing over tas, an intransitive verb, e. g., the bird flies; the dog runs.
Note: Intransitive verbs have no passive form. Some verbs which appear at first sight to be intransitive are in reality, or were originally, transitive verbs with a reflexive or other object omitted; as, he keeps (i. e., himself) aloof from danger. Intransitive verbs may take a noun of kindred signification for a cognate object; as, he died the death of a hero; he dreamed a dream. Some intransitive verbs, by the addition of a preposition, become transitive, and so admit of a passive voice; as, the man laughed at; he was laughed at by the man.
INTRANSITIVELYIn*tran"si*tive*ly, adv. (Gram.)
Defn: Without an object following; in the manner of an intransitive verb.
IN TRANSITUIn` tran"si*tu. Etym: [L.] (Law)
Defn: In transit; during passage; as, goods in transitu.
INTRANSMISSIBLEIn`trans*mis"si*ble, a.
Defn: Not capable of being transmitted.
INTRANSMUTABILITYIn`trans*mu`ta*bil"i*ty, n.
Defn: The quality of being intransmutable.
INTRANSMUTABLEIn`trans*mut"a*ble, a.
Defn: Not capable of being transmuted or changed into another substance.
INTRANTIn"trant, a. Etym: [L. intrans, p. pr. of intrare to enter. SeeEnter.]
Defn: Entering; penetrating.
INTRANTIn"trant, n.
Defn: One who enters; especially, a person entering upon some office or station. Hume.
INTRANUCLEARIn`tra*nu"cle*ar, a. (Biol.)
Defn: Within the nucleus of a cell; as. the intranuclear network of fibrils, seen in the first stages of karyokinesis.
INTRAPIn*trap", v. t.
Defn: See Entrap. Spenser.
INTRAPARIETALIn"tra*pa*ri"e*tal, a.
Defn: Situated or occurring within an inclosure; shut off from public sight; private; secluded; retired. I have no Turkish proclivities, and I do not think that, after all, impaling is preferable as a mode of capital punishment to intraparietal hanging. Roll
INTRAPETIOLARIn`tra*pet"i*o*lar, a. (Bot.)
Defn: Situated between the petiole and the stem; — said of the pair of stipules at the base of a petiole when united by those margins next the petiole, thus seeming to form a single stipule between the petiole and the stem or branch; — often confounded with interpetiolar, from which it differs essentially in meaning.
INTRATERRITORIALIn`tra*ter`ri*to"ri*al, a.
Defn: Within the territory or a territory.
INTRATHORACICIn`tra*tho*rac"ic, a.
Defn: Within the thora
INTRATROPICALIn`tra*trop"ic*al, a.
Defn: Within the tropics.
INTRAUTERINEIn`tra*u"ter*ine, a.
Defn: Within the uterus or womb; as, intrauterine hemorrhage.
INTRAVALVULARIn`tra*valv"u*lar, a.
Defn: Between valves.
INTRAVENOUSIn`tra*ve"nous, a.
Defn: Within the veins.
INTRAVENTRICULARIn`tra*ven*tric"u*lar, a.
Defn: Within or between ventricles.
INTREASUREIn*treas"ure, v. t.
Defn: To lay up, as in a treasury; to hoard. [Obs.] Shak.
INTREATIn*treat", v. t.
Defn: See Entreat. Spenser.
INTREATABLEIn*treat"a*ble, a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + treatable.]
Defn: Not to be entreated; inexorable.
INTREATANCEIn*treat"ance, n.
Defn: Entreaty. [Obs.] Holland.
INTREATFULIn*treat"ful, a.
Defn: Full of entreaty. [Obs.] Spenser.
INTRENCHIn*trench", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intrenched; p. pr. & vb. n.Intrenching.]
1. To cut in; to furrow; to make trenches in or upon. It was this very sword intrenched it. Shak. His face Deep scars of thunder had intrenched. Milton.
2. 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. "In the suburbs close intrenched." Shak.
INTRENCHIn*trench", v. i.
Defn: 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. We are not to intrench upon truth in any conversation, but least of all with children. Locke.
INTRENCHANTIn*trench"ant, a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + trenchant.]
Defn: Not to be gashed or marked with furrows. [Obs.] As easy mayest thou the intrenchant air With thy keen sword impress, as make me bleed. Shak.
INTRENCHMENTIn*trench"ment, n. Etym: [From Intrench.]
1. The act of intrenching or the state of being intrenched.
2. (Mil.)
Defn: Any defensive work consisting of at least a trench or ditch anda parapet made from the earth thrown up in making such a ditch.On our side, we have thrown up intrenchments on Winter and ProspectHills. Washington.
3. Any defense or protection.
4. An encroachment or infringement. The slight intrenchment upon individual freedom. Southey.
INTREPID In*trep"id, a. Etym: [L. intrepidus: cf. F. intrépide. See In- not, and Trepidation.]
Defn: Not trembling or shaking with fear; fearless; bold; brave; undaunted; courageous; as, an intrepid soldier; intrepid spirit.
Syn. — Fearless; dauntless; resolute; brave; courageous; daring; valiant; heroic; doughty.
INTREPIDITYIn`tre*pid"i*ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. intrépidité.]
Defn: The quality or state of being intrepid; fearless bravery; courage; resoluteness; valor. Sir Roger had acquitted himself of two or three sentences with a look of much business and great intrepidity. Addison.
Syn.— Courage; heroism; bravery; fortitude; gallantry; valor. SeeCourage, Heroism.
INTREPIDLYIn*trep"id*ly, adv.
Defn: In an intrepid manner; courageously; resolutely.
INTRICABLEIn"tri*ca*ble, a. Etym: [See Intricate.]
Defn: Entangling. [Obs.] Shelton.
INTRICACYIn"tri*ca*cy, n.; pl. Intricacies. Etym: [From Intricate.]
Defn: 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. Freed from intricacies, taught to live The easiest way. Milton.
INTRICATE In"tri*cate, a. Etym: [L. intricatus, p. p. of intricare to entangle, perplex. Cf. Intrigue, Extricate.]
Defn: Entangled; involved; perplexed; complicated; difficult to understand, follow, arrange, or adjust; as, intricate machinery, labyrinths, accounts, plots, etc. His style was fit to convey the most intricate business to the understanding with the utmost clearness. Addison. The nature of man is intricate. Burke.
Syn. — Intricate, Complex, Complicated. A thing is complex when it is made up of parts; it is complicated when those parts are so many, or so arranged, as to make it difficult to grasp them; it is intricate when it has numerous windings and confused involutions which it is hard to follow out. What is complex must be resolved into its parts; what is complicated must be drawn out and developed; what is intricate must be unraveled.
INTRICATEIn"tri*cate, v. t.
Defn: To entangle; to involve; to make perplexing. [Obs.]It makes men troublesome, and intricates all wise discourses. Jer.Taylor.
INTRICATELYIn"tri*cate*ly, adv.
Defn: In an intricate manner.
INTRICATENESSIn"tri*cate*ness, n.
Defn: The state or quality of being intricate; intricacy.
INTRICATIONIn`tri*ca"tion, n.
Defn: Entanglement. [Obs.]
INTRIGANTEIn`tri`gante", n. Etym: [F.]
Defn: A female intriguer.
INTRIGUEIn*trigue", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Intrigued; p. pr. & vb. n.Intriguing.] Etym: [F. intriguer, OF. intriquer, entriquer; cf. It.intrigare. See Intricate, Extricate.]
1. To form a plot or scheme; to contrive to accomplish a purpose by secret artifice.
2. To carry on a secret and illicit love or amour.
INTRIGUEIn*trigue", v. t.
Defn: To fill with artifice and duplicity; to complicate; toembarrass. [Obs.]How doth it [sin] perplex and intrique the whole course of yourlives! Dr. J. Scott.
INTRIGUEIn*trigue", n. Etym: [Cf. F. intrique. See Intrigue, v. i.]
1. Intricacy; complication. [Obs.] Sir M. Hale.
2. A complicated plot or scheme intended to effect some purpose by secret artifice; conspiracy; stratagem. Busy meddlers with intrigues of state. Pomfret.
3. The plot or romance; a complicated scheme of designs, actions, and events. Pope.
4. A secret and illicit love affair between two persons of differentsexes; an amour; a liaison.The hero of a comedy is represented victorious in all his intrigues.Swift.
Syn.— Plot; scheme; conspiracy; machination.
INTRIGUERIn*trigu"er, n.
Defn: One who intrigues.
INTRIGUERYIn*trigu"er*y, n.
Defn: Arts or practice of intrigue.
INTRIGUINGLYIn*trigu"ing*ly, adv.
Defn: By means of, or in the manner of, intrigue.
INTRINSEIn*trinse", a. Etym: [See Intrinsic, and Intense.]
Defn: Tightly drawn; or (perhaps) intricate. [Very rare] Like rats, oft bite the holy cords atwain, Which are too intrinse to unloose. Shak.
INTRINSIC In*trin"sic, a. Etym: [L. intrinsecus inward, on the inside; intra within + secus otherwise, beside; akin to E. second: cf. F. intrinsèque. See Inter-, Second, and cf. Extrinsic.]
1. 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. He was better qualified than they to estimate justly the intrinsic value of Grecian philosophy and refinement. I. Taylor.
2. (Anat.)
Defn: Included wholly within an organ or limb, as certain groups of muscles; — opposed to extrinsic. Intrinsic energy of a body (Physics), the work it can do in virtue of its actual condition, without any supply of energy from without. — Intrinsic equation of a curve (Geom.), the equation which expresses the relation which the length of a curve, measured from a given point of it, to a movable point, has to the angle which the tangent to the curve at the movable point makes with a fixed line. — Intrinsic value. See the Note under Value, n.
Syn.— Inherent; innate; natural; real; genuine.
INTRINSICIn*trin"sic, n.
Defn: A genuine quality. [Obs.] Warburton.
INTRINSICALIn*trin"sic*al, a. [Formerly written intrinsecal.]
1. Intrinsic.
2. Intimate; closely familiar. [Obs.] Sir H. Wotton.
INTRINSICALITYIn*trin`si*cal"i*ty, n.
Defn: The quality of
INTRINSICALLYIn*trin"sic*al*ly, adv.
Defn: Internally;A lie is a thing absolutely and intrinsically evil. South.
INTRINSICALNESSIn*trin"sic*al*ness, n.
Defn: The quality of being intrinsical; intrinsicality.
INTRINSICATEIn*trin"si*cate, a.
Defn: Intricate. [Obs.] Shak.
INTRO-In"tro-. Etym: [L. intro, adv., inwardly, within. See Inter-.]
Defn: A prefix signifying within, into, in, inward; as, introduce, introreception, introthoracic.
INTROCESSION In`tro*ces"sion, n. Etym: [L. introcedere, introcessum, to go in; intro within + cedere to go.] (Med.)
Defn: A depression, or inward sinking of parts.
INTRODUCEIn`tro*duce", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Introduced; p. pr. & vb. n.Introducing.] Etym: [L. introducere, introductum; intro within +ducere to lead. See Intro-, and Duke.]
1. To lead or bring in; to conduct or usher in; as, to introduce a person into a drawing-room.
2. To put (something into a place); to insert; as, to introduce the finger, or a probe.
3. 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.
4. To bring into notice, practice, cultivation, or use; as, to introduce a new fashion, method, or plant.
5. To produce; to cause to exist; to induce. [Obs.] Whosoever introduces habits in children, deserves the care and attention of their governors. Locke.
6. To open to notice; to begin; to present; as, he introduced the subject with a long preface.
Syn.— To bring in; usher in; insert; begin; preface.
INTRODUCEMENTIn`tro*duce"ment, n.
Defn: Introduction. [Obs.]
INTRODUCERIn`tro*du"cer, n.
Defn: One who, or that which, introduces.
INTRODUCTIn`tro*duct", v. t.
Defn: To introduce. [Obs.]
INTRODUCTIONIn`tro*duc"tion, n. Etym: [L. introductio: cf. F. introduction. SeeIntroduce.]
1. The act of introducing, or bringing to notice.
2. The act of formally making persons known to each other; a presentation or making known of one person to another by name; as, the introduction of one stranger to another.
3. That part of a book or discourse which introduces or leads the way to the main subject, or part; preliminary; matter; preface; proem; exordium.
4. A formal and elaborate preliminary treatise; specifically, a treatise introductory to other treatises, or to a course of study; a guide; as, an introduction to English literature.
INTRODUCTIVEIn`tro*duc"tive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. introductif.]
Defn: Serving to introduce; introductory.— In`tro*duc"tive*ly, adv.
INTRODUCTORIn`tro*duc"tor, n. Etym: [L.]
Defn: An introducer. [Obs.]
INTRODUCTORILYIn`tro*duc"to*ri*ly, adv.
Defn: By way of introduction.
INTRODUCTORYIn`tro*duc"to*ry, a. Etym: [L. itroductorius: cf. F. introductoire.]
Defn: Serving to introduce something else; leading to the main subject or business; preliminary; prefatory; as, introductory proceedings; an introductory discourse.
INTRODUCTRESSIn`tro*duc"tress, n.
Defn: A female introducer.
INTROFLEXEDIn`tro*flexed", a.
Defn: Flexed or bent inward.
INTROGRESSION In`tro*gres"sion, n. Etym: [L. introgressus, p. p. of introgredi to go in; intro- within + gradi to step, go.]
Defn: The act of going in; entrance. Blount.
INTROIT In*tro"it, n. Etym: [L. introitus, fr. introire to go into, to enter; intro within + ire to go: cf. F. introit.]
1. A going in. Caxton.
2. (R. C. Ch.) (a) A psalm sung or chanted immediately before the collect, epistle, and gospel, and while the priest is entering within the rails of the altar. (b) A part of a psalm or other portion of Scripture read by the priest at Mass immediately after ascending to the altar.
3. (R. C. Ch.)
Defn: An anthem or psalm sung before the Communion service.
4. Any composition of vocal music appropriate to the opening of church services.
INTROMISSIONIn`tro*mis"sion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. intromission. See Intromit.]
1. The act of sending in or of putting in; insertion. South.
2. The act of letting go in; admission.
3. (Scots Law)
Defn: An intermeddling with the affairs of another, either on legal grounds or without authority.
INTROMITIn`tro*mit", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intromitted; p. pr. & vb. n.Intromitting.] Etym: [L. intromittere, intromissum; intro- within +mittere to send.]
1. To send in or put in; to insert or introduce. Greenhill.
2. To allow to pass in; to admit. Glass in the window intromits light, without cold. Holder.
INTROMITIn`tro*mit", v. i. (Scots Law)
Defn: To intermeddle with the effects or goods of another.
INTROMITTENTIn`tro*mit"tent, a. Etym: [L. intromittens, p. pr.]
1. Throwing, or allowing to pass, into or within.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Used in copulation; — said of the external reproductive organs of the males of many animals, and sometimes of those of the females.
INTROMITTERIn`tro*mit"ter, n.
Defn: One who intromits.
INTROPRESSIONIn`tro*pres"sion, n.
Defn: Pressure acting within. [R.]
INTRORECEPTIONIn`tro*re*cep"tion, n.
Defn: The act of admitting into or within. Hammond.
INTRORSEIn*trorse", a. Etym: [L. introrsus inward, contr. from introversus.See Introvert.] (Bot.)
Defn: Turning or facing inward, or toward the axis of the part to which it belongs. Gray.
INTROSPECT In`tro*spect", v. t. Etym: [L. introspectus, p. p. introspicere to look into; intro within + specere to look. See Spy.]
Defn: To look into or within; to view the inside of. Bailey.
INTROSPECTIONIn`tro*spec"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. introspection.]
Defn: A view of the inside or interior; a looking inward; specifically, the act or process of self-examination, or inspection of one's own thoughts and feelings; the cognition which the mind has of its own acts and states; self-consciousness; reflection. I was forced to make an introspection into my own mind. Dryden.
INTROSPECTIONISTIn`tro*spec"tion*ist, n. (Metaph.)
Defn: One given to the introspective method of examining the phenomena of the soul.
INTROSPECTIVEIn`tro*spec"tive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. introspectif.]
1. Inspecting within; seeing inwardly; capable of, or exercising, inspection; self-conscious.
2. Involving the act or results of conscious knowledge of physical phenomena; — contrasted with associational. J. S. Mill.
INTROSUMEIn`tro*sume", v. t. Etym: [Pref. intro- + L. sumere to take.]
Defn: To draw in; to swallow. [Obs.] Evelyn.
INTROSUSCEPTIONIn`tro*sus*cep"tion, n.
1. The act or process of receiving within. The person is corrupted by the introsusception of a nature which becomes evil thereby. Coleridge.
2. (Med.)
Defn: Same as Intussusception.
INTROVENIENT In`tro*ven"ient, a. Etym: [L. introveniens, p. pr. of introvenire to come in; intro within + venire to come.]
Defn: Coming in together; entering; commingling. [R.] Sir T. Browne.
INTROVERSIONIn`tro*ver"sion, n. Etym: [See Introvert.]
Defn: The act of introverting, or the state of being introverted; the act of turning the mind inward. Berkeley.
INTROVERTIn`tro*vert", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Introverted; p. pr. & vb. n.Introverting.] Etym: [Pref. intro- + L. vertere, versum, to turn.]
1. To turn or bend inward. "Introverted toes." Cowper.
2. To look within; to introspect. Lew Wallace.
INTRUDE In*trude", v. i. Etym: [L. intrudere, intrusum; pref. in- in + trudere to thrust, akin to E. threat. See Threat.]
Defn: To thrust one's self in; to come or go in without invitation, permission, or welcome; to encroach; to trespass; as, to intrude on families at unseasonable hours; to intrude on the lands of another. Thy wit wants edge And manners, to intrude where I am graced. Shak. Some thoughts rise and intrude upon us, while we shun them; others fly from us, when we would hold them. I. Watts.
INTRUDEIn*trude", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intruded; p. pr. & vb. n. Intruding.]
1. To thrust or force (something) in or upon; especially, to force (one's self) in without leave or welcome; as, to intrude one's presence into a conference; to intrude one's opinions upon another.
2. To enter by force; to invade. [Obs.] Why should the worm intrude the maiden bud Shak.
3. (Geol.)
Defn: The cause to enter or force a way, as into the crevices of rocks.
Syn.— To obtrude; encroach; infringe; intrench; trespass. See Obtrude.
INTRUDEDIn*trud"ed, p. a. (Geol.)
Defn: Same as Intrusive.
INTRUDERIn*trud"er, n.
Defn: One who intrudes; one who thrusts himself in, or enters without right, or without leave or welcome; a trespasser. They were all strangers and intruders. Locke.
INTRUDRESSIn*trud"ress, n.
Defn: A female intruder.
INTRUNKIn*trunk", v. t.
Defn: To inclose as in a trunk; to incase. [R.] Ford.
INTRUSIONIn*tru"sion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. intrusion. See Intrude.]
1. The act of intruding, or of forcing in; especially, the forcing (one's self) into a place without right or welcome; encroachment. Why this intrusion Were not my orders that I should be private Addison.
2. (Geol.)
Defn: The penetrating of one rock, while in a plastic or metal state, into the cavities of another.
3. (Law)
Defn: 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.
4. (Scotch Ch.)
Defn: The settlement of a minister over 3 congregation without their consent.
INTRUSIONALIn*tru"sion*al, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to intrusion.
INTRUSIONISTIn*tru"sion*ist, n.
Defn: One who intrudes; especially, one who favors the appointment of a clergyman to a parish, by a patron, against the wishes of the parishioners.
INTRUSIVEIn*tru"sive, a.
Defn: Apt to intrude; characterized by intrusion; entering without right or welcome. Intrusive rocks (Geol.), rocks which have been forced, while in a plastic or melted state, into the cavities or between the cracks or layers of other rocks. The term is sometimes used as equivalent to plutonic rocks. It is then contrasted with effusive or volcanic rocks. — In*tru"sive*ly, adv. — In*tru"sive*ness, n.
INTRUSTIn*trust", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intrusted, p. pr. & vb. n.Intrusting.]
Defn: To deliver (something) to another in trust; to deliver to (another) something in trust; to commit or surrender (something) to another with a certain confidence regarding his care, use, or disposal of it; as, to intrust a servant with one's money or intrust money or goods to a servant.
Syn.— To commit; consign; confide. See Commit.
INTUBATIONIn`tu*ba"tion, n. Etym: [Pref. in- in + tube.] (Med.)
Defn: The introduction of a tube into an organ to keep it open, as into the larynx in croup.
INTUITION In`tu*i"tion, n. Etym: [L. intuitus, p. p. of intueri to look on; in- in, on + tueri: cf. F. intuition. See Tuition.]
1. A looking after; a regard to. [Obs.] What, no reflection on a reward! He might have an intuition at it, as the encouragement, though not the cause, of his pains. Fuller.
2. 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. Sagacity and a nameless something more, — let us call it intuition. Hawthorne.
3. Any object or truth discerned by direct cognition; especially, a first or primary truth.
INTUITIONALIn`tu*i"tion*al, a.
Defn: Pertaining to, or derived from, intuition; characterized by intuition; perceived by intuition; intuitive.
INTUITIONALISMIn`tu*i"tion*al*ism, n. (Metaph.)
Defn: The doctrine that the perception or recognition of primary truth is intuitive, or direct and immediate; — opposed to sensationalism, and experientialism.
INTUITIONALISTIn`tu*i"tion*al*ist, n.
Defn: One who holds the doctrine of intuitionalism.
INTUITIONISMIn`tu*i"tion*ism, n.
Defn: Same as Intuitionalism.
INTUITIONISTIn`tu*i"tion*ist, n.
Defn: Same as Intuitionalist. Bain.
INTUITIVEIn*tu"i*tive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. intuitif.]
1. Seeing clearly; as, an intuitive view; intuitive vision.
2. Knowing, or perceiving, by intuition; capable of knowing without deduction or reasoning. Whence the soul Reason receives, and reason is her being, Discursive, or intuitive. Milton.
3. Received. reached, obtained, or perceived, by intuition; as, intuitive judgment or knowledge; — opposed to deductive. Locke.
INTUITIVELYIn*tu"i*tive*ly, adv.
Defn: In an intuitive manner.
INTUITIVISMIn*tu"i*tiv*ism, n.
Defn: The doctrine that the ideas of right and wrong are intuitive.J. Grote.
INTUMESCEIn`tu*mesce", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Intumesced; p. pr. & vb. n.Intumescing.] Etym: [L. intumescere; pref. in- in + tumescere toswell up, incho. fr. tumere to swell. See Tumid.]
Defn: To enlarge or expand with heat; to swell; specifically, to swell up or bubble up under the action of heat, as before the blowpipe. In a higher heat, it intumesces, and melts into a yellowish black mass. Kirwan.
INTUMESCENCEIn`tu*mes"cence, n. Etym: [Cf. F. intumescence.]
1. The act or process of swelling or enlarging; also, the state of being swollen; expansion; tumidity; especially, the swelling up of bodies under the action of heat. The intumescence of nations. Johnson.
2. Anything swollen or enlarged, as a tumor.
INTUMESCENTIn`tu*mes"cent, a. Etym: [L. intumescens, p. pr.]
Defn: Swelling up; expanding.
INTUMULATEDIn*tu"mu*la`ted, a. Etym: [L. intumulatus. See In- not, andTumulate.]
Defn: Unburied. [Obs.]
INTUNEIn*tune", v. t.
Defn: To intone. Cf. Entune.
INTURBIDATEIn*tur"bid*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inturbidated; p. pr. & vb. n.Inturbidating.] Etym: [Pref. in- in + turbid.]
Defn: To render turbid; to darken; to confuse. [R.] The confusion of ideas and conceptions under the same term painfully inturbidates his theology. Coleridge.
INTURGESCENCE In`tur*ges"cence, n. Etym: [L. inturgescens, p. pr. of inturgescere to swell up. See 1st In-, and Turgescent.]
Defn: A swelling; the act of swelling, or state of being swelled.[Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
INTUSE In"tuse, n. Etym: [L. intundere to bruise; pref. in- in + tundere, tusum, to beat, bruise.]
Defn: A bruise; a contusion. [Obs.] Spenser.
INTUSSUSCEPTEDIn`tus*sus*cep"ted, a. Etym: [See Intussusception.]
Defn: Received into some other thing or part, as a sword into a sheath; invaginated.
INTUSSUSCEPTIONIn`tus*sus*cep"tion, n. Etym: [L. intus within + susception. Cf.Introsusception.]
1. The reception of one part within another.
2. (Med.)
Defn: The abnormal reception or slipping of a part of a tube, by inversion and descent, within a contiguous part of it; specifically, the reception or slipping of the upper part of the small intestine into the lower; introsusception; invagination. Dunglison.
3. (Bot.)
Defn: The interposition of new particles of formative material among those already existing, as in a cell wall, or in a starch grain.
4. (Physiol.)
Defn: The act of taking foreign matter, as food, into a living body; the process of nutrition, by which dead matter is absorbed by the living organism, and ultimately converted into the organized substance of its various tissues and organs. Dead bodies increase by apposition; living bodies by intrussusception. McKendrick.
INTWINEIn*twine", v. t. Etym: [Cf. Entwine.]
Defn: To twine or twist into, or together; to wreathe; as, a wreath of flowers intwined. [Written also entwine.]
INTWINEIn*twine", v. i.
Defn: To be or to become intwined.
INTWINEMENTIn*twine"ment, n.
Defn: The act of twinning, or the state of being intwined.
INTWISTIn*twist", v. t. Etym: [Cf. Entwist.]
Defn: To twist into or together; to interweave. [Written also entwist.]
INUENDOIn`u*en"do, n.
Defn: See Innuendo.
INULIN In"u*lin, n. Etym: [From NL. Inula Helenium, the elecampane: cf. F. inuline.] (Chem.)
Defn: A substance of very wide occurrence. It is found dissolved in the sap of the roots and rhizomes of many composite and other plants, as Inula, Helianthus, Campanula, etc., and is extracted by solution as a tasteless, white, semicrystalline substance, resembling starch, with which it is isomeric. It is intermediate in nature between starch and sugar. Called also dahlin, helenin, alantin, etc.
INULOIDIn"u*loid, n. Etym: [Inulin + -oid.] (Chem.)
Defn: A substance resembling inulin, found in the unripe bulbs of the dahila.
INUMBRATE In*um"brate, v. t. Etym: [L. inumbratus, p. p. of inumbrare to shade.]
Defn: To shade; to darken. [Obs.]
INUNCTEDIn*unc"ted, a. Etym: [See Inunction.]
Defn: Anointed. [Obs.] Cockeram.
INUNCTION In*unc"tion, n. Etym: [L. inunctio, fr. inungere, inunctum, to anoint. See 1st In-, and Unction.]
Defn: 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.
INUNCTUOSITYIn*unc`tu*os"i*ty, n.
Defn: The want of unctuosity; freedom from greasiness or oiliness; as, the inunctuosity of porcelain clay. Kirwan.
INUNDANTIn*un"dant, a. Etym: [L. inundans, p. pr. of inundare.]
Defn: Overflowing. [R.] Shenstone.
INUNDATEIn*un"date, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inundated; p. pr. & vb. n.Inundating.] Etym: [L. inundatus, p. p. of inundare to inundate;pref. in- in + undare to rise in waves, to overflow, fr. unda a wave.See Undulate.]
1. To cover with a flood; to overflow; to deluge; to flood; as, the river inundated the town.
2. To fill with an overflowing abundance or superfluity; as, the country was inundated with bills of credit.
Syn.— To overflow; deluge; flood; overwhelm; submerge; drown.
INUNDATIONIn`un*da"tion, n. Etym: [L. inundatio: cf. F. inondation.]
1. The act of inundating, or the state of being inundated; an overflow; a flood; a rising and spreading of water over grounds. With inundation wide the deluge reigns, Drowns the deep valleys, and o'erspreads the plains. Wilkie.
2. An overspreading of any kind; overflowing or superfluous abundance; a flood; a great influx; as, an inundation of tourists. To stop the inundation of her tears. Shak.
INUNDERSTANDINGIn*un`der*stand"ing, a.
Defn: Void of understanding. [Obs.] Bp. Pearson.