INURBANEIn`ur*bane", a. Etym: [L. inurbanus. See In- not, and Urbane.]
Defn: Uncivil; unpolished; rude. M. Arnold.— In`ur*bane"ly, adv.— In`ur*bane"ness, n.
INURBANITYIn`ur*ban"i*ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. inurbanité.]
Defn: Want of urbanity or courtesy; unpolished manners or deportment; inurbaneness; rudeness. Bp. Hall.
INUREIn*ure", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inured; p. pr. & vb. n. Inuring.] Etym:[From pref. in- in + ure use, work. See Ure use, practice, Opera, andcf. Manure.]
Defn: To apply in use; to train; to discipline; to use or accustom till use gives little or no pain or inconvenience; to harden; to habituate; to practice habitually. "To inure our prompt obedience." Milton. He . . . did inure them to speak little. Sir T. North. Inured and exercised in learning. Robynson (More's Utopia). The poor, inured to drudgery and distress. Cowper.
INUREIn*ure", v. i.
Defn: To pass into use; to take or have effect; to be applied; to serve to the use or benefit of; as, a gift of lands inures to the heirs. [Written also enure.]
INUREMENTIn*ure"ment, n.
Defn: Use; practice; discipline; habit; custom.
INURNIn*urn", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inurned; p. pr. & vb. n. Inurning.]
Defn: To put in an urn, as the ashes of the dead; hence, to bury; tointomb.The sepulcher Wherein we saw thee quietly inurned. Shak.
INUSITATEIn*u"si*tate, a. Etym: [L. inunsitatus unusual. See Use.]
Defn: Unusual. [R.] Bramhall.
INUSITATIONIn*u"si*ta"tion, n.
Defn: Want of use; disuse. [R.] Paley.
INUST In*ust", a. Etym: [L. inurere, inustum, to burn in; pref. in- in + urere to burn.]
Defn: Burnt in. [Obs.]
INUSTIONIn*us"tion, n.
Defn: The act of burning or branding. [Obs.] T. Adams.
INUTILEIn*u"tile, a. Etym: [L. inutilis: cf. F. inutile. See In- not,Utile.]
Defn: Useless; unprofitable. [Obs.] Bacon.
INUTILITYIn`u*til"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. inutilitas: cf. F. inutilité.]
Defn: Uselessness; the quality of being unprofitable; unprofitableness; as, the inutility of vain speculations and visionary projects.
INUTTERABLEIn*ut"ter*a*ble, a.
Defn: Unutterable; inexpressible. Milton.
IN VACUOIn` vac"u*o. Etym: [L.] (Physics)
Defn: In a vacuum; in empty space; as, experiments in vacuo.
INVADEIn*vade", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Invaded; p. pr. & vb. n. Invading.]Etym: [L. invadere, invasum; pref. in- in + vadere to go, akin to E.wade: cf. OF. invader, F. envahir. See Wade.]
1. To go into or upon; to pass within the confines of; to enter; — used of forcible or rude ingress. [Obs.] Which becomes a body, and doth then invade The state of life, out of the grisly shade. Spenser.
2. To enter with hostile intentions; to enter with a view to conquest or plunder; to make an irruption into; to attack; as, the Romans invaded Great Britain. Such an enemy Is risen to invade us. Milton.
3. To attack; to infringe; to encroach on; to violate; as, the king invaded the rights of the people.
4. To grow or spread over; to affect injuriously and progressively; as, gangrene invades healthy tissue.
Syn.— To attack; assail; encroach upon. See Attack.
INVADEIn*vade", v. i.
Defn: To make an invasion. Brougham.
INVADERIn*vad"er, n.
Defn: One who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder.
INVAGINATEIn*vag"i*nate, v. t.
Defn: To insert as in a sheath; to pr
INVAGINATE; INVAGINATED In*vag"i*nate, In*vag"i*na`ted, a. (Biol.) (a) Sheathed. (b) Having one portion of a hollow organ drawn back within another portion.
INVAGINATIONIn*vag`i*na"tion, n. Etym: [L. pref. in- + vagina sheath.]
1. (Biol.)
Defn: The condition of an invaginated organ or part.
2. (Biol.)
Defn: One of the methods by which the various germinal layers of the ovum are differentiated.
Note: In embolic invagination, one half of the blastosphere is pushed in towards the other half, producing an embryonic form known as a gastrula. — In epibolic invagination, a phenomenon in the development of some invertebrate ova, the epiblast appears to grow over or around the hypoblast.
INVALESCENCE In`va*les"cence, n. Etym: [L. invalescens, p. pr. of invalescere to become strong. See 1st In-, and Convalesce.]
Defn: Strength; health. [Obs.]
INVALETUDINARYIn*val`e*tu"di*na*ry, a.
Defn: Wanting health; valetudinary. [R.]
INVALID In*val"id, a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + valid: cf. F. invalide, L. invalidus infirm, weak. Cf. Invalid infirm.]
1. Of no force, weight, or cogency; not valid; weak.
2. (Law)
Defn: Having no force, effect, or efficacy; void; null; as, an invalid contract or agreement.
INVALIDIn"va*lid, n. Etym: [F. invalide, n. & a., L. invalidus, a. SeeInvalid null.]
Defn: A person who is weak and infirm; one who is disabled for active service; especially, one in chronic ill health.
INVALIDIn"va*lid, a. Etym: [See Invalid, n.]
Defn: Not well; feeble; infirm; sickly; as, he had an invalid daughter.
INVALIDIn"va*lid, v. t.
1. To make or render invalid or infirm. "Invalided, bent, and almost blind." Dickens.
2. To classify or enroll as an invalid. Peace coming, he was invalided on half pay. Carlyle.
INVALIDATEIn*val"i*date, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Invalidated; p. pr. & vb. n.Invalidating.] Etym: [From Invalid null.]
Defn: To render invalid; to weaken or lessen the force of; to destroy the authority of; to render of no force or effect; to overthrow; as, to invalidate an agreement or argument.
INVALIDATIONIn*val`i*da"tion, n.
Defn: The act of inavlidating, or the state of being invalidated.So many invalidations of their right. Burke.
INVALIDEIn`va*lide", n. Etym: [F.]
Defn: See Invalid, n.
INVALIDISMIn"va*lid*ism, n.
Defn: The condition of an invalid; sickness; infirmity.
INVALIDITY In`va*lid"i*ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. invalidité, LL. invaliditas want of health.]
1. Want of validity or cogency; want of legal force or efficacy; invalidness; as, the invalidity of an agreement or of a will.
2. Want of health; infirmity. [Obs.] Sir W. Temple.
INVALIDNESSIn*val"id*ness, n.
Defn: Invalidity; as, the invalidness of reasoning.
INVALOROUSIn*val"or*ous, a.
Defn: Not valorous; cowardly.
INVALUABLEIn*val"u*a*ble, a.
Defn: Valuable beyond estimation; inestimable; priceless; precious.
INVALUABLYIn*val"u*a*bly, adv.
Defn: Inestimably. Bp. Hall.
INVALUEDIn*val"ued, a.
Defn: Inestimable. [R.] Drayton.
INVARIABILITYIn*va`ri*a*bil"i*ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. invariabilité.]
Defn: The quality of being invariable; invariableness; constancy; uniformity.
INVARIABLE In*va"ri*a*ble, a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + variable: cf. F. invariable.]
Defn: Not given to variation or change; unalterable; unchangeable;always uniform.Physical laws which are invariable. I. Taylor.— In*va"ri*a*ble*ness, n.— In*va"ri*a*bly, adv.
INVARIABLEIn*va"ri*a*ble, n. (Math.)
Defn: An invariable quantity; a constant.
INVARIANCEIn*va"ri*ance, n. (Math.)
Defn: The property of remaining invariable under prescribed or implied conditions. J. J. Sylvester.
INVARIANTIn*va"ri*ant, n. (Math.)
Defn: An invariable quantity; specifically, a function of the coefficients of one or more forms, which remains unaltered, when these undergo suitable linear transformations. J. J. Sylvester.
INVASIONIn*va"sion, n. Etym: [L. invasio: cf. F. invasion. See Invade.]
1. The act of invading; the act of encroaching upon the rights or possessions of another; encroachment; trespass.
2. A warlike or hostile entrance into the possessions or domains of another; the incursion of an army for conquest or plunder.
3. The incoming or first attack of anything hurtful or pernicious; as, the invasion of a disease.
Syn. — Invasion, Irruption, Inroad. Invasion is the generic term, denoting a forcible entrance into a foreign country. Incursion signifies a hasty and sudden invasion. Irruption denotes particularly violent invasion. Inroad is entry by some unusual way involving trespass and injury.
INVASIVEIn*va"sive, a. Etym: [LL. invasivus: cf. F. invasif. See Invade.]
Defn: Tending to invade; characterized by invasion; aggressive."Invasive war." Hoole.
INVECTIn*vect", v. i.
Defn: To inveigh. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.
INVECTEDIn*vec"ted, a. Etym: [L. invectus carried in. See Inveigh.] (Her.)
Defn: Having a border or outline composed of semicircles with the convexity outward; — the opposite of engrailed.
INVECTIONIn*vec"tion, n. Etym: [L. invectio. See Inveigh.]
Defn: An inveighing against; invective. [Obs.] Fulke.
INVECTIVEIn*vec"tive, a. Etym: [L. invectivus: cf. F. invectif. See Inveigh.]
Defn: Characterized by invection; critical; denunciatory; satirical; abusive; railing.
INVECTIVEIn*vec"tive, n. Etym: [F. invective.]
Defn: 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. The world will be able to judge of his [Junius'] motives for writing such famous invectives. Sir W. Draper.
Syn.— Abuse; censure; reproach; satire; sarcasm; railing; diatribe. SeeAbuse.
INVECTIVELYIn*vec"tive*ly, adv.
Defn: In an invective manner. Shak.
INVEIGH In*veigh", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Inveighed; p. pr. & vb. n. Inveighing.] Etym: [L. invehere, invectum, to carry or bring into or against, to attack with words, to inveigh; pref. in- in + vehere to carry. See Vehicle, and cf. Invective.]
Defn: To declaim or rail (against some person or thing); to utter censorious and bitter language; to attack with harsh criticism or reproach, either spoken or written; to use invectives; — with against; as, to inveigh against character, conduct, manners, customs, morals, a law, an abuse. All men inveighed against him; all men, except court vassals, opposed him. Milton. The artificial life against which we inveighed. Hawthorne.
INVEIGHERIn*veigh"er, n.
Defn: One who inveighs.
INVEIGLE In*vei"gle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inveigled; p. pr. & vb. n. Inveigling.] Etym: [Prob. fr. F. aveugler to blind, to delude, OF. aveugler, avugler, avegler, fr. F. aveugle blind, OF. aveugle, avugle, properly, without eyes, fr. L. ab + oculus eye. The pref. in- seems to have been substituted for a- taken as the pref. F. à, L. ad. See Ocular.]
Defn: To lead astray as if blind; to persuade to something evil by deceptive arts or flattery; to entice; to insnare; to seduce; to wheedle. Yet have they many baits and guileful spells To inveigle and invite the un unwary sense. Milton.
INVEIGLEMENTIn*vei"gle*ment, n.
Defn: The act of inveigling, or the state of being inveigled; that which inveigles; enticement; seduction. South.
INVEIGLERIn*vei"gler, n.
Defn: One who inveigles.
INVEILIn*veil", v. t.
Defn: To cover, as with a vail. W. Browne.
INVENDIBILITYIn*vend`i*bil"i*ty, n.
Defn: The quality of being invendible; invendibleness; unsalableness.
INVENDIBLEIn*vend"i*ble, a. Etym: [L. invendibilis. See In- not, and Vendible.]
Defn: Not vendible or salable. Jefferson.— In*vend"i*ble*ness, n.
INVENOMIn*ven"om, v. t.
Defn: See Envenom.
INVENTIn*vent", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Invented; p. pr. & vb. n. Inventing.]Etym: [L. inventus, p. p. of invenire to come upon, to find, invent;pref. in- in + venire to come, akin to E. come: cf. F. inventer. SeeCome.]
1. To come or light upon; to meet; to find. [Obs.] And vowed never to return again, Till him alive or dead she did invent. Spenser.
2. To discover, as by study or inquiry; to find out; to devise; to contrive or produce for the first time; — applied commonly to the discovery of some serviceable mode, instrument, or machine. Thus first Necessity invented stools. Cowper.
3. To frame by the imagination; to fabricate mentally; to forge; — in a good or a bad sense; as, to invent the machinery of a poem; to invent a falsehood. Whate'er his cruel malice could invent. Milton. He had invented some circumstances, and put the worst possible construction on others. Sir W. Scott.
Syn. — To discover; contrive; devise; frame; design; fabricate; concoct; elaborate. See Discover.
INVENTERIn*vent"er, n.
Defn: One who invents.
INVENTFULIn*vent"ful, a.
Defn: Full of invention. J. Gifford.
INVENTIBLEIn*vent"i*ble, a.
Defn: Capable of being invented.
INVENTIBLENESSIn*vent"i*ble*ness, n.
Defn: Quality of being inventible.
INVENTIONIn*ven"tion, n. Etym: [L. inventio: cf. F. invention. See Invent.]
1. 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.
As the search of it [truth] is the duty, so the invention will be the happiness of man. Tatham.
2. 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. We entered by the drawbridge, which has an invention to let one fall if not premonished. Evelyn.
3. Thought; idea. Shak.
4. A fabrication to deceive; a fiction; a forgery; a falsehood. Filling their hearers With strange invention. Shak.
5. The faculty of inventing; imaginative faculty; skill or ingenuity in contriving anything new; as, a man of invention. They lay no less than a want of invention to his charge; a capital crime, . . . for a poet is a maker. Dryden.
6. (Fine Arts, Rhet., etc.)
Defn: 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. Invention of the cross (Eccl.), a festival celebrated May 3d, in honor of the finding of our Savior's cross by St. Helena.
INVENTIOUSIn*ven"tious, a.
Defn: Inventive. [Obs.]
INVENTIVEIn*vent"ive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. inventif.]
Defn: Able and apt to invent; quick at contrivance; ready atexpedients; as, an inventive head or genius. Dryden.— In*vent"ive*ly, adv.— In*vent"ive*ness, n.
INVENTORIn*vent"or, n. Etym: [L.: cf. F. inventeur.]
Defn: One who invents or finds out something new; a contriver; especially, one who invents mechanical devices.
INVENTORIALIn`ven*to"ri*al, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to an inventory.— In`ven*to"ri*al*ly, adv. Shak.
INVENTORY In"ven*to*ry, n.; pl. Inventories. Etym: [L. inventarium: cf. LL. inventorium, F. inventaire, OF. also inventoire. See Invent.]
Defn: 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. There take an inventory of all I have. Shak.
Syn.— List; register; schedule; catalogue. See List.
INVENTORYIn"ven*to*ry, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inventoried; p. pr. & vb. n.Inventorying.] Etym: [Cf. F. inventorier.]
Defn: 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. I will give out divers schedules of my beauty; it shall be inventoried, and every particle and utensil labeled. Shak.
INVENTRESSIn*vent"ress, n. Etym: [Cf. L. inventrix, F. inventrice.]
Defn: A woman who invents. Dryden.
INVERACITYIn`ve*rac"i*ty, n.
Defn: Want of veracity.
INVERISIMILITUDEIn*ver`i*si*mil"i*tude, n.
Defn: Want of verisimilitude or likelihood; improbability.
INVERNESS; INVERNESS CAPEIn`ver*ness", n., or In`ver*ness" cape".
Defn: A kind of full sleeveless cape, fitting closely about the neck.
Robert's wind-blown head and tall form wrapped in an Inverness cape.Mrs. Humphry Ward.
INVERSEIn*verse", a. Etym: [L. inversus, p. p. of invertere: cf. F. inverse.See Invert.]
1. Opposite in order, relation, or effect; reversed; inverted; reciprocal; — opposed to direct.
2. (Bot.)
Defn: Inverted; having a position or mode of attachment the reverse of that which is usual.
3. (Math.)
Defn: Opposite in nature and effect; — said with reference to any two operations, which, when both are performed in succession upon any quantity, reproduce that quantity; as, multiplication is the inverse operation to division. The symbol of an inverse operation is the symbol of the direct operation with -1 as an index. Thus sin-1 x means the arc whose sine is x. Inverse figures (Geom.), two figures, such that each point of either figure is inverse to a corresponding point in the order figure. — Inverse points (Geom.), two points lying on a line drawn from the center of a fixed circle or sphere, and so related that the product of their distances from the center of the circle or sphere is equal to the square of the radius. — Inverse, or Reciprocal, ratio (Math.), the ratio of the reciprocals of two quantities. — Inverse, or Reciprocal, proportion, an equality between a direct ratio and a reciprocal ratio; thus, 4 : 2 : : , or 4 : 2 : : 3 : 6, inversely.
INVERSEIn"verse, n.
Defn: That which is inverse. Thus the course of human study is the inverse of the course of things in nature. Tatham.
INVERSELYIn*verse"ly, adv.
Defn: In an inverse order or manner; by inversion; — opposed to directly. Inversely proportional. See Directly proportional, under Directly, and Inversion, 4.
INVERSIONIn*ver"sion, n. Etym: [L. inversio: cf. F. inversion. See Invert.]
1. The act of inverting, or turning over or backward, or the state of being inverted.
2. A change by inverted order; a reversed position or arrangement of things; transposition. It is just the inversion of an act of Parliament; your lordship first signed it, and then it was passed among the Lords and Commons. Dryden.
3. (Mil.)
Defn: 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.
4. (Math.)
Defn: 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.
5. (Geom.)
Defn: 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.
6. (Gram.)
Defn: 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."
7. (Rhet.)
Defn: 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.
8. (Mus.) (a) Said of intervals, when the lower tone is placed an octave higher, so that fifths become fourths, thirds sixths, etc. (b) Said of a chord, when one of its notes, other than its root, is made the bass. (c) 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. (d) Said of double counterpoint, when an upper and a lower part change places.
9. (Geol.)
Defn: The folding back of strata upon themselves, as by upheaval, in such a manner that the order of succession appears to be reversed.
10. (Chem.)
Defn: 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).
Note: The terms invert and inversion, in this sense, owe their meaning to the fact that the plane of polarization of light, which is rotated to the right by cane sugar, is turned toward the left by levulose.
INVERTIn*vert", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inverted; p. pr. & vb. n. Inverting.]Etym: [L. invertere, inversum; pref. in- in + vertere to turn. SeeVerse.]
1. To turn over; to put upside down; to upset; to place in a contrary order or direction; to reverse; as, to invert a cup, the order of words, rules of justice, etc. That doth invert the attest of eyes and ears, As if these organs had deceptious functions. Shak. Such reasoning falls like an inverted cone, Wanting its proper base to stand upon. Cowper.
2. (Mus.)
Defn: To change the position of; — said of tones which form a chord, or parts which compose harmony.
3. To divert; to convert to a wrong use. [Obs.] Knolles.
4. (Chem.)
Defn: To convert; to reverse; to decompose by, or subject to, inversion. See Inversion, n., 10.
INVERTIn*vert", v. i. (Chem.)
Defn: To undergo inversion, as sugar.
INVERTIn"vert, a. (Chem.)
Defn: Subjected to the process of inversion; inverted; converted; as, invert sugar. Invert sugar (Chem.), a variety of sugar, consisting of a mixture of dextrose and levulose, found naturally in fruits, and produced artificially by the inversion of cane sugar (sucrose); also, less properly, the grape sugar or dextrose obtained from starch. See Inversion, Dextrose, Levulose, and Sugar.
INVERTIn"vert, n. (Masonry)
Defn: An inverted arch.
INVERTASE In*vert"ase, n. (Chem.) (a) An enzyme capable of effecting the inversion of cane suger, producing invert sugar. It is found in many plants and in the intestines of animals. (b) By extension, any enzyme which splits cane sugar, milk sugar, lactose, etc., into monosaccharides.
INVERTEBRALIn*ver"te*bral, a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Same as Invertebrate.
INVERTEBRATA In*ver`te*bra"ta, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. L. in- not + vertebratus vertebrate.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A comprehensive division of the animal kingdom, including all except the Vertebrata.
INVERTEBRATEIn*ver"te*brate, a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Destitute of a backbone; having no vertebræ; of or pertaining to the Invertebrata. — n.
Defn: One of the Invertebrata. Age of invertebrates. See Age, andSilurian.
INVERTEBRATEDIn*ver"te*bra`ted, a.
Defn: Having no backbone; invertebrate.
INVERTEDIn*vert"ed, a.
1. Changed to a contrary or counterchanged order; reversed; characterized by inversion.
2. (Geol.)
Defn: Situated apparently in reverse order, as strata when folded back upon themselves by upheaval. Inverted arch (Arch.), an arch placed with crown downward; — much used in foundations.
INVERTEDLYIn*vert"ed*ly, adv.
Defn: In an inverted order. Derham.
INVERTIBLEIn*vert"i*ble, a. Etym: [From Invert.]
1. Capable of being inverted or turned.
2. (Chem.)
Defn: Capable of being changed or converted; as, invertible sugar.
INVERTIBLEIn*vert"i*ble, a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + L. vertere to turn + -ible.]
Defn: Incapable of being turned or changed.An indurate and invertible conscience. Cranmer.
INVERTINIn*vert"in, n. (Physiol. Chem.)
Defn: An unorganized ferment which causes cane sugar to take up a molecule of water and be converted into invert sugar.
INVESTIn*vest", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Invested; p. pr. & vb. n. Investing.]Etym: [L. investire, investitum; pref. in- in + vestire to clothe,fr. vestis clothing: cf. F. investir. See Vest.]
1. To put garments on; to clothe; to dress; to array; — opposed to divest. Usually followed by with, sometimes by in; as, to invest one with a robe.
2. To put on. [Obs.] Can not find one this girdle to invest. Spenser.
3. To clothe, as with office or authority; to place in possession of rank, dignity, or estate; to endow; to adorn; to grace; to bedeck; as, to invest with honor or glory; to invest with an estate. I do invest you jointly with my power. Shak.
4. To surround, accompany, or attend. Awe such as must always invest the spectacle of the guilt. Hawthorne.
5. To confer; to give. [R.] It investeth a right of government. Bacon.
6. (Mil.)
Defn: To inclose; to surround of hem in with troops, so as to intercept succors of men and provisions and prevent escape; to lay siege to; as, to invest a town.
7. To lay out (money or capital) in business with the as, to invest money in bank stock.
INVESTIn*vest", v. i.
Defn: To make an investment; as, to invest in stocks; — usually followed by in.
INVESTIENTIn*vest"ient, a. Etym: [L. investiens, p. pr. of investire.]
Defn: Covering; clothing. [R.] Woodward.
INVESTIGABLEIn*ves"ti*ga*ble, a. Etym: [L. investigabilis. See Investigate.]
Defn: Capable or susceptible of being investigated; admitting research. Hooker.
INVESTIGABLEIn*ves"ti*ga*ble, a. Etym: [L. investigabilis. See In- not, andVestigate.]
Defn: Unsearchable; inscrutable. [Obs.]So unsearchable the judgment and so investigable the ways thereof.Bale.
INVESTIGATEIn*ves"ti*gate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Investigated; p. pr. & vb. n.Investigating.] Etym: [L. investigatus, p. p. of investigare toinvestigate; pref. in- in + vestigare to track, trace. See Vestige.]
Defn: To follow up step by step by patient inquiry or observation; to trace or track mentally; to search into; to inquire and examine into with care and accuracy; to find out by careful inquisition; as, to investigate the causes of natural phenomena.
INVESTIGATEIn*ves"ti*gate, v. i.
Defn: To pursue a course of investigation and study; to make investigation.
INVESTIGATIONIn*ves`ti*ga"tion, n. Etym: [L. investigatio: cf. F. investigation.]
Defn: The act of investigating; the process of inquiring into or following up; research; study; inquiry, esp. patient or thorough inquiry or examination; as, the investigations of the philosopher and the mathematician; the investigations of the judge, the moralist.
INVESTIGATIVEIn*ves"ti*ga*tive, a.
Defn: Given to investigation; inquisitive; curious; searching.
INVESTIGATORIn*ves"ti*ga`tor, n. Etym: [L.: cf. F. investigateur.]
Defn: One who searches diligently into a subject.
INVESTITUREIn*ves"ti*ture, n. Etym: [LL. investitura: cf. F. investiture.]
1. The act or ceremony of investing, or the of being invested, as with an office; a giving possession; also, the right of so investing. He had refused to yield up to the pope the investiture of bishops. Sir W. Raleigh.
2. (Feudal Law)
Defn: Livery of seizin. The grant of land or a feud was perfected by the ceremony oinvestiture, or open delivery of possession. Blackstone.
3. That with which anyone is invested or clothed; investment; clothing; covering. While we yet have on Our gross investiture of mortal weeds. Trench.
INVESTIVEIn*vest"ive, a.
Defn: Investing. [R.] Mir. for Mag.
INVESTMENTIn*vest"ment, n.
1. The act of investing, or the state of being invested.
2. That with which anyone is invested; a vestment. Whose white investments figure innocence. Shak.
3. (Mil.)
Defn: The act of surrounding, blocking up, or besieging by an armed force, or the state of being so surrounded. The capitulation was signed by the commander of the fort within six days after its investments. Marshall.
4. The laying out of money in the purchase of some species of property; the amount of money invested, or that in which money is invested. Before the investment could be made, a change of the market might render it ineligible. A. Hamilton. An investment in ink, paper, and steel pens. Hawthorne.
INVESTORIn*vest"or, n.
Defn: One who invests.
INVESTUREIn*ves"ture, n.
Defn: Investiture; investment. [Obs.] Bp. Burnet.
INVESTUREIn*ves"ture, v. t.
Defn: To clothe; to invest; to install. [Obs.] "Monks . . . investured in their copes." Fuller.
INVETERACYIn*vet"er*a*cy, n. Etym: [From Inveterate.]
1. Firm establishment by long continuance; firmness or deep-rooted obstinacy of any quality or state acquired by time; as, the inveteracy of custom, habit, or disease; — usually in a bad sense; as, the inveteracy of prejudice or of error. An inveteracy of evil habits that will prompt him to contract more. A. Tucker.
2. Malignity; spitefulness; virulency. The rancor of pamphlets, the inveteracy of epigrams, an the mortification of lampoons. Guardian.
INVETERATE In*vet"er*ate, a. Etym: [L. inveteratus, p. p. of inveterare to render old; pref. in- in + vetus, veteris, old. See Veteran.]
1. Old; long-established. [Obs.] It is an inveterate and received opinion. Bacon.
2. Firmly established by long continuance; obstinate; deep-rooted; of long standing; as, an inveterate disease; an inveterate abuse. Heal the inveterate canker of one wound. Shak.
3. Having habits fixed by long continuance; confirmed; habitual; as, an inveterate idler or smoker.
4. Malignant; virulent; spiteful. H. Brooke.
INVETERATEIn*vet"er*ate, v. t.
Defn: To fix and settle by long continuance. [Obs.] Bacon.
INVETERATELYIn*vet"er*ate*ly, adv.
Defn: In an inveterate manner or degree. "Inveterately tough."Hawthorne.
INVETERATENESSIn*vet"er*ate*ness, n.
Defn: Inveteracy. Sir T. Browne.
INVETERATIONIn*vet`er*a"tion, n. Etym: [L. inveteratio.]
Defn: The act of making inveterate. [R.] Bailey.
INVICTIn*vict", a. Etym: [L. invictus. See In- not, and Victor.]
Defn: Invincible. [Obs.] Joye.
INVIDIOUS In*vid"i*ous, a. Etym: [L. invidiosus, fr. invidia envy. See Envy, and cf. Envious.]
1. Envious; malignant. [Obs.] Evelyn.
2. Worthy of envy; desirable; enviable. [Obs.] Such a person appeareth in a far more honorable and invidious state than any prosperous man. Barrow.
3. Likely to incur or produce ill will, or to provoke envy; hateful; as, invidious distinctions. Agamemnon found it an invidious affair to give the preference to any one of the Grecian heroes. Broome. — In*vid"i*ous*ly, adv. — In*vid"i*ous*ness, n.
INVIGILANCE; INVIGILANCYIn*vig"i*lance, In*vig"i*lan*cy, n. Etym: [in- not + vigilance: cf.OF. invigilance.]
Defn: Want of vigilance; neglect of watching; carelessness.
INVIGORIn*vig"or, v. t.
Defn: To invigorate. [Obs.]
INVIGORATEIn*vig"or*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Invigorated; p. pr. & vb. n.Invigorating.] Etym: [Pref. in- in + vigor.]
Defn: To give vigor to; to strengthen; to animate; to give life andenergy to.Christian graces and virtues they can not be, unless fed,invigorated, and animated by universal charity. Atterbury.
Syn.— To refresh; animate; exhilarate; stimulate.
INVIGORATIONIn*vig`or*a"tion, n.
Defn: The act of invigorating, or the state of being invigorated.
INVILEIn*vile", v. t.
Defn: To render vile. [Obs.] Daniel.
INVILLAGEDIn*vil"laged (; 48), p. a.
Defn: Turned into, or reduced to, a village. [Obs.] W. Browne.
INVINCIBILITYIn*vin`ci*bil"i*ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. invincibilité.]
Defn: The quality or state of being invincible; invincibleness.
INVINCIBLE In*vin"ci*ble, a. Etym: [L. invincibilis: cf. F. invincible. See In- not, and Vincible.]
Defn: Incapable of being conquered, overcome, or subdued;unconquerable; insuperable; as, an invincible army, or obstacle.Lead forth to battle these my sons Invincible. Milton.— In*vin"ci*ble*ness, n.— In*vin"ci*bly, adv.
INVIOLABILITY In*vi`o*la*bil"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. inviolabilitas: cf. F. inviolabilité.]
Defn: The quality or state of being inviolable; inviolableness.
INVIOLABLEIn*vi"o*la*ble, a. Etym: [L. inviolabilis: cf. F. inviolable. SeeInviolate, a.]
1. Not violable; not susceptible of hurt, wound, or harm (used with respect to either physical or moral damage); not susceptible of being profaned or corrupted; sacred; holy; as, inviolable honor or chastity; an inviolable shrine. He tried a third, a tough, well-chosen spear, The inviolable body stood sincere. Dryden.
2. Unviolated; uninjured; undefiled; uncorrupted. For thou, be sure, shalt give account To him who sent us, whose charge is to keep This place inviolable, and these from harm. Milton.
3. Not capable of being broken or violated; as, an inviolable covenant, agreement, promise, or vow. Their almighty Maker first ordained And bound them with inviolable bands. Spenser. And keep our faiths firm and inviolable. Shak.
INVIOLABLENESSIn*vi"o*la*ble*ness, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being inviolable; as, the inviolableness of divine justice.
INVIOLABLYIn*vi"o*la*bly, adv.
Defn: Without violation.
INVIOLACYIn*vi"o*la*cy, n.
Defn: The state or quality of being inviolate; as, the inviolacy of an oath.
INVIOLATE; INVIOLATED In*vi"o*late, In*vi"o*la`ted, a. Etym: [L. inviolatus. See In- not, and Violate.]
1. Not violated; uninjured; unhurt; unbroken. His fortune of arms was still inviolate. Bacon.
2. Not corrupted, defiled, or profaned; chaste; pure. "Inviolate truth." Denham. There chaste Alceste lives inviolate. Spenser.
INVIOLATELYIn*vi"o*late*ly, adv.
Defn: In an inviolate manner.
INVIOLATENESSIn*vi"o*late*ness, n.
Defn: The state of being inviolate.
INVIOUSIn"vi*ous, a. Etym: [L. invius; pref. in- not + via way.]
Defn: Untrodden. [R.] Hudibras.— In"vi*ous*ness, n. [R.]
INVIRILEIn*vi"rile, a.
Defn: Deficient in manhood; unmanly; effeminate. Lowell.
INVIRILITYIn`vi*ril"i*ty, n.
Defn: Absence of virility or manhood; effeminacy. Prynne.
INVISCATEIn*vis"cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inviscated; p. pr. & vb. n.Inviscating.] Etym: [L. inviscatus, p. p. of inviscare to birdlime;pref. in- in + viscum, viscus, the mistletoe, birdlime.]
Defn: To daub or catch with glue or birdlime; to entangle with glutinous matter. [R.] Sir T. Browne.
INVISCERATEIn*vis"cer*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inviscerated; p. pr. & vb. n.Inviscerating.] Etym: [L. invisceratus, p. p. of inviscerare to putinto the entrails. See Viscera.]
Defn: To breed; to nourish. [R.] W. Montagu.
INVISCERATEIn*vis"cer*ate, a. Etym: [L. invisceratus, p. p.]
Defn: Deep-seated; internal. [R.] W. Montagu.
INVISIBILITY In*vis`i*bil"i*ty, n.; pl. Invisibilities. Etym: [L. invisibilitas: cf. F. invisibilité.]
Defn: The state or quality of being invisible; also, that which is invisible. "Atoms and invisibilities." Landor.
INVISIBLE In*vis"i*ble, a. Etym: [F. invisible, L. invisibilis. See In- not, and Visible.]
Defn: Incapable of being seen; not perceptible by vision; not visible. To us invisible, or dimly seen In these thy lowest works. Milton. Invisible bird (Zoöl.), a small, shy singing bird (Myadestes sibilons), of St. Vincent Islands. — Invisible green, a very dark shade of green, approaching to black, and liable to be mistaken for it.
INVISIBLEIn*vis"i*ble, n.
1. An invisible person or thing; specifically, God, the Supreme Being.
2. A Rosicrucian; — so called because avoiding declaration of his craft. [Obs.]
3. (Eccl. Hist.)
Defn: One of those (as in the 16th century) who denied the visibility of the church. Shipley.
INVISIBLENESSIn*vis"i*ble*ness, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being invisible; invisibility.
INVISIBLYIn*vis"i*bly, adv.
Defn: In an invisible manner, Denham.
INVISIONIn*vi"sion, n.
Defn: Want of vision or of the power of seeing. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
INVITATIONIn`vi*ta"tion, n. Etym: [L. invitatio: cf. F. invitation. SeeInvite.]
1. The act of inviting; solicitation; the requesting of a person's company; as, an invitation to a party, to a dinner, or to visit a friend.
2. A document written or printed, or spoken words,
3. Allurement; enticement. [R.] She gives the leer of invitation. Shak.
INVITATORYIn*vi"ta*to*ry, a. Etym: [L. invitatorius: cf. F. invitatoire.]
Defn: Using or containing invitations.The "Venite" [Psalm xcv.], which is also called the invitatory psalm.Hook.
INVITATORY In*vi"ta*to*ry, n.; pl. Invitatories. Etym: [LL. invitatorium: cf. F. invitatoire.]
Defn: That which invites; specifically, the invitatory psalm, or a part of it used in worship.
INVITEIn*vite", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Invited; p. pr. & vb. n. Inviting.]Etym: [L. invitare: cf. F. inviter. See Vie.]
1. To ask; to request; to bid; to summon; to ask to do some act, or go to some place; esp., to ask to an entertainment or visit; to request the company of; as, to invite to dinner, or a wedding, or an excursion. So many guests invite as here are writ. Shak. I invite his Grace of Castle Rackrent to reflect on this. Carlyle.
2. To allure; to draw to; to tempt to come; to induce by pleasure orhope; to attract.To inveigle and invite the unwary sense. Milton.Shady groves, that easy sleep invite. Dryden.There no delusive hope invites despair. Cowper.
3. To give occasion for; as, to invite criticism.
Syn. — To solicit; bid; call; ask; summon; allure; attract; entice; persuade.
INVITEIn*vite", v. i.
Defn: To give invitation. Milton.
INVITEMENTIn*vite"ment, n.
Defn: Invitation. [Obs.] Chapman.
INVITERIn*vit"er, n.
Defn: One who, or that which, invites.
INVITIATEIn*vi"ti*ate, a.
Defn: Not vitiated. Lowell.
INVITINGIn*vit"ing, a.
Defn: Alluring; tempting; as, an inviting amusement or prospect.Nothing is so easy and inviting as the retort of abuse and sarcasm.W. Irving.— In*vit"ing*ly, adv.— In*vit"ing*ness, n. Jer. Taylor.
INVITRIFIABLEIn*vit"ri*fi`a*ble, a.
Defn: Not admitting of being vitrified, or converted into glass.Kirwan.
INVOCATEIn"vo*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Invocated; p. pr. & vb. n.Invocating.] Etym: [L. invocatus, p. p. of invocare. See Invoke.]
Defn: To invoke; to call on, or for, in supplication; to implore.If Dagon be thy god, Go to his temple, invocate his aid. Milton.
INVOCATIONIn`vo*ca"tion, n. Etym: [F. invocation, L. invocatio.]
1. The act or form of calling for the assistance or presence of some superior being; earnest and solemn entreaty; esp., prayer offered to a divine being. Sweet invocation of a child; most pretty and pathetical! Shak. The whole poem is a prayer to Fortune, and the invocation is divided between the two deities. Addison.
2. (Law)
Defn: A call or summons; especially, a judicial call, demand, or order; as, the invocation of papers or evidence into court.
INVOCATORYIn"vo*ca*to*ry, a.
Defn: Making or containing invocation; invoking.
INVOICE In"voice`, n. Etym: [F. envois things sent, goods forwarded, pl. of envoi a sending or things sent, fr. envoyer to send; cf. F. lettre d'envoi letter of advice of goods forwarded. See Envoy.]
1. (Com.)
Defn: A written account of the particulars of merchandise shipped or sent to a purchaser, consignee, factor, etc., with the value or prices and charges annexed. Wharton.
2. The lot or set of goods as shipped or received; as, the merchant receives a large invoice of goods.
INVOICEIn"voice`, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Invoiced; p. pr. & vb. n. Invoicing.]
Defn: To make a written list or account of, as goods to be sent to a consignee; to insert in a priced list; to write or enter in an invoice. Goods, wares, and merchandise imported from Norway, and invoiced in the current dollar of Norway. Madison.
INVOKEIn*voke", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Invoked; p. pr. & vb. n. Invoking.]Etym: [F. invoquer, L. invocare; pref. in- in, on + vocare to call,fr. vox voice. See Voice, and cf. Invocate.]
Defn: To call on for aid or protection; to invite earnestly or solemnly; to summon; to address in prayer; to solicit or demand by invocation; to implore; as, to invoke the Supreme Being, or to invoke His and blessing. Go, my dread lord, to your great grandsire's tomb, . . . Invoke his warlike spirit. Shak.
INVOLUCEL In*vol"u*cel, n. Etym: [Dim. of involucre, or involucrum: cf. F. involucelle.] (Bot.)
Defn: A partial, secondary, or small involucre. See Illust. ofInvolucre.
INVOLUCELLATEIn`vo*lu"cel*late, a. (Bot.)
Defn: Furnished with involucels.
INVOLUCELLUMIn`vo*lu*cel"lum, n.; pl. Involucella. Etym: [NL.]
Defn: See Involucel.
INVOLUCRALIn`vo*lu"cral, a. Etym: [Cf. F. involucral.]
Defn: Pertaining to, possessing, or like, an involucrum.
INVOLUCRATE; INVOLUCRATEDIn`vo*lu"crate, In`vo*lu"cra*ted, a. (Bot.)
Defn: Having an involucre; involucred.
INVOLUCRE In"vo*lu`cre, n. Etym: [L. involucrum a covering, wrapper, fr. involvere to wrap up, envelop: cf. F. involucre. See Involve.] (Bot.) (a) A whorl or set of bracts around a flower, umbel, or head. (b) A continuous marginal covering of sporangia, in certain ferns, as in the common brake, or the cup-shaped processes of the filmy ferns. (c) The peridium or volva of certain fungi. Called also involucrum.
INVOLUCREDIn"vo*lu`cred, a. (Bot.)
Defn: Having an involucre, as umbels, heads, etc. Martyn.
INVOLUCRETIn`vo*lu"cret, n. (Bot.)
Defn: An involucel.
INVOLUCRUMIn`vo*lu"crum, n.; pl. L. Involucra, E. Involucrums. Etym: [L. SeeInvolucre.]
1. (Bot.)
Defn: See Involucre.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A sheath which surrounds the base of the lasso cells in theSiphonophora.
INVOLUNTARILYIn*vol"un*ta*ri*ly, adv. Etym: [From Involuntary.]
Defn: In an involuntary manner; not voluntarily; not intentionally or willingly.
INVOLUNTARINESSIn*vol"un*ta*ri*ness, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being involuntary; unwillingness; automatism.
INVOLUNTARYIn*vol"un*ta*ry, a. Etym: [L. involuntarius. See In- not, andVoluntary.]
1. Not having will of the power of choice.
2. Not under the influence or control of the will; not voluntary; as, the involuntary movements of the body; involuntary muscle fibers.
3. Not proceeding from choice; done unwillingly; reluctant; compulsory; as, involuntary submission.
INVOLUTE; INVOLUTEDIn"vo*lute, In"vo*lu`ted, a. Etym: [L. involutus, p. p. of involvere.See Involve.]
1. (Bot.)
Defn: Rolled inward from the edges; — said of leaves in vernation, or of the petals of flowers in æstivation. Gray.
2. (Zoöl.) (a) Turned inward at the margin, as the exterior lip of the Cyprea. (b) Rolled inward spirally.
INVOLUTEIn"vo*lute, n. (Geom.)
Defn: A curve traced by the end of a string wound upon another curve, or unwound from it; — called also evolvent. See Evolute.
INVOLUTIONIn`vo*lu"tion, n. Etym: [L. involutio: cf. F. involution. SeeInvolve.]
1. The act of involving or infolding.
2. The state of being entangled or involved; complication;entanglement.All things are mixed, and causes blended, by mutual involutions.Glanvill.
3. That in which anything is involved, folded, or wrapped; envelope. Sir T. Browne.
4. (Gram.)
Defn: The insertion of one or more clauses between the subject and the verb, in a way that involves or complicates the construction.
5. (Math.)
Defn: The act or process of raising a quantity to any power assigned; the multiplication of a quantity into itself a given number of times; — the reverse of evolution.
6. (Geom.)
Defn: The relation which exists between three or more sets of points, a.a', b.b', c.c', so related to a point O on the line, that the product Oa.Oa' = Ob.Ob' = Oc.Oc' is constant. Sets of lines or surfaces possessing corresponding properties may be in involution.
7. (Med.)
Defn: The return of an enlarged part or organ to its normal size, as of the uterus after pregnancy.
INVOLVEIn*volve", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Involved; p. pr. & vb. n. Involving.]Etym: [L. involvere, involutum, to roll about, wrap up; pref. in- in+ volvere to roll: cf. OF. involver. See Voluble, and cf. Involute.]
1. To roll or fold up; to wind round; to entwine. Some of serpent kind . . . involved Their snaky folds. Milton.
2. To envelop completely; to surround; to cover; to hide; to involve in darkness or obscurity. And leave a singèd bottom all involved With stench and smoke. Milton.
3. To complicate or make intricate, as in grammatical structure. "Involved discourses." Locke.
4. To connect with something as a natural or logical consequence or effect; to include necessarily; to imply. He knows His end with mine involved. Milton. The contrary necessarily involves a contradiction. Tillotson.
5. To take in; to gather in; to mingle confusedly; to blend or merge.[R.]The gathering number, as it moves along, Involves a vast involuntarythrong. Pope.Earth with hell To mingle and involve. Milton.
6. To envelop, infold, entangle, or embarrass; as, to involve a person in debt or misery.
7. To engage thoroughly; to occupy, employ, or absorb. "Involved in a deep study." Sir W. Scott.
8. (Math.)
Defn: To raise to any assigned power; to multiply, as a quantity, into itself a given number of times; as, a quantity involved to the third or fourth power.
Syn. — To imply; include; implicate; complicate; entangle; embarrass; overwhelm. — To Involve, Imply. Imply is opposed to express, or set forth; thus, an implied engagement is one fairly to be understood from the words used or the circumstances of the case, though not set forth in form. Involve goes beyond the mere interpretation of things into their necessary relations; and hence, if one thing involves another, it so contains it that the two must go together by an indissoluble connection. War, for example, involves wide spread misery and death; the premises of a syllogism involve the conclusion.
INVOLVEDIn*volved", a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Same as Involute.
INVOLVEDNESSIn*volv"ed*ness, n.
Defn: The state of being involved.
INVOLVEMENTIn*volve"ment, n.
Defn: The act of involving, or the state of being involved. LewWallace.
INVULGARIn*vul"gar, v. t. Etym: [Pref. in- in + vulgar.]
Defn: To cause to become or appear vulgar. [Obs.] Daniel.
INVULGARIn*vul"gar, a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + vulgar.]
Defn: Not vulgar; refined; elegant. [Obs.] Drayton.
INVULNERABILITYIn*vul"ner*a*bil`i*ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. invulnérabilité.]
Defn: Quality or state of being invulnerable.
INVULNERABLEIn*vul"ner*a*ble, a. Etym: [L. invulnerabilis: cf. F. invulnérable.See In- not, and Vulnerable.]
1. Incapable of being wounded, or of receiving injury. Neither vainly hope To be invulnerable in those bright arms. Milton.
2. Unanswerable; irrefutable; that can not be refuted or convinced; as, an invulnerable argument.
INVULNERABLENESSIn*vul"ner*a*ble*ness, n.
Defn: Invulnerability.
INVULNERATEIn*vul"ner*ate, a. Etym: [L. invulneratus unwounded.]
Defn: Invulnerable.
INWALLIn*wall", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inwalled; p. pr. & vb. n. Inwalling.]
Defn: To inclose or fortify as with a wall. Spenser.
INWALLIn"wall`, n.
Defn: An inner wall; specifically (Metal.), the inner wall, or lining, of a blast furnace.
INWARD In"ward, a. Etym: [AS. inweard, inneweard, innanweard, fr. innan, inne, within (fr. in in; see In) + the suffix -weard, E. -ward.]
1. Being or placed within; inner; interior; — opposed to outward. Milton.
2. Seated in the mind, heart, spirit, or soul. "Inward beauty." Shak.
3. Intimate; domestic; private. [Obs.] All my inward friends abhorred me. Job xix. 19. He had had occasion, by one very inward with him, to know in part the discourse of his life. Sir P. Sidney.
INWARDIn"ward, n.
1. That which is inward or within; especially, in the plural, the inner parts or organs of the body; the viscera. Jer. Taylor. Then sacrificing, laid the inwards and their fat. Milton.
2. The mental faculties; — usually pl. [Obs.]
3. An intimate or familiar friend or acquaintance. [Obs.] "I was an inward of his." Shak.
INWARD; INWARDS In"ward, In"wards, adv. Etym: [AS. inweard. The ending -s is prop. a genitive ending. See Inward, a., -wards.]
1. Toward the inside; toward the center or interior; as, to bend a thing inward.
2. Into, or toward, the mind or thoughts; inwardly; as, to turn the attention inward. So much the rather, thou Celestial Light, Shine inward. Milton.
INWARDLYIn"ward*ly, adv. Etym: [AS. inweardlice.]
1. In the inner parts; internally. Let Benedick, like covered fire, Consume away in sighs, waste inwardly. Shak.
2. Toward the center; inward; as, to curve inwardly.
3. In the heart or mind; mentally; privately; secretas, he inwardly repines.
4. Intimately; thoroughly. [Obs.] I shall desire to know him more inwardly. Beau. & Fl.
INWARDNESSIn"ward*ness, n.
1. Internal or true state; essential nature; as, the inwardness of conduct. Sense can not arrive to the inwardness Of things. Dr. H. More.
2. Intimacy; familiarity. [Obs.] Shak.
3. Heartiness; earnestness. What was wanted was more inwardness, more feeling. M. Arnold.
INWARDSIn"wards, adv.
Defn: See Inward.
INWEAVEIn*weave", v. t.
Defn: To weave in or together; to intermix or intertwine by weaving;to interlace.Down they cast Their crowns, inwove with amaranth and gold. Milton.
INWHEELIn*wheel", v. t.
Defn: To encircle. [R.] Beau. & Fl.
INWITIn"wit, n.
Defn: Inward sense; mind; understanding; conscience. [Obs.] Wyclif.
INWITHIn*with", prep.
Defn: Within. [Obs.]This purse hath she inwith her bosom hid. Chaucer.
INWORKIn*work", v. t. & i. Etym: [Pref. in- + work. Cf. Inwrought.]
Defn: To work in or within.
INWORNIn"worn`, p. a.
Defn: Worn, wrought, or stamped in. [R.] Milton.