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                                       I

   I (?).

   1.  I,  the  ninth letter of the English alphabet, takes its form from
   the  Ph\'d2nician,  through  the Latin and the Greek. The Ph\'d2nician
   letter  was probably of Egyptian origin. Its original value was nearly
   the   same  as  that  of  the  Italian  I,  or  long  e  as  in  mete.
   Etymologically  I  is  most closely related to e, y, j, g; as in dint,
   dent, beverage, L. bibere; E. kin, AS. cynn; E. thin, AS. y
   nne;  E.  dominion,  donjon,  dungeon.  In English I has two principal
   vowel  sounds:  the  long  sound, as in p\'c6ne, \'c6ce; and the short
   sound, as in p&icr;n. It has also three other sounds: (a) That of e in
   term,  as  in  thirst.  (b)  That  of  e  in mete (in words of foreign
   origin),  as  in  machine,  pique, regime. (c) That of consonant y (in
   many words in which it precedes another vowel), as in bunion, million,
   filial,  Christian,  etc. It enters into several digraphs, as in fail,
   field, seize, feign. friend; and with o often forms a proper diphtong,
   as in oil, join, coin.

   See Guide to Pronunciation, §§ 98-106.

     NOTE: The do t wh ich we place over the small or lower case i dates
     only  from  the 14th century. The sounds of I and J were originally
     represented  by the same character, and even after the introduction
     of  the  form  J  into English dictionaries, words containing these
     letters were, till a comparatively recent time, classed together.

   2. In our old authors, I was often used for ay (or aye), yes, which is
   pronounced nearly like it.

   3. As a numeral, I stands for 1, II for 2, etc.

                                      I-

   I- (?), prefix. See Y-.

                                       I

   I  (?),  pron. [poss. My (?) or Mine (; object. Me (?). pl. nom. We (;
   poss.  Our  (?)  or  Ours (; object. Us (?).] [OE. i, ich, ic, AS. ic;
   akin  to  OS.  &  D. ik, OHG. ih, G. ich, Icel. ek, Dan. jeg, Sw. jag,
   Goth. ik, OSlav. az', Russ. ia, W. i, L. ego, Gr. aham. &root;179. Cf.
   Egoism.]  The  nominative case of the pronoun of the first person; the
   word with which a speaker or writer denotes himself.

                                  Iamatology

   I*am`a*tol"o*gy  (?),  n.  [Gr.  -logy.]  (Med.)  Materia Medica; that
   branch of therapeutics which treats of remedies.

                                     Iamb

   I"amb (?), n. [Cf. F. iambe. See Lambus.] An iambus or iambic. [R.]

                                    Iambic

   I*am"bic (?), a. [L. iambicus, Gr. iambique.]

   1.  (Pros.)  Consisting of a short syllable followed by a long one, or
   of an unaccented syllable followed by an accented; as, an iambic foot.

   2. Pertaining to, or composed of, iambics; as, an iambic verse; iambic
   meter. See Lambus.

                                    Iambic

   I*am"bic, n.

   1.  (Pros.)  (a)  An  iambic  foot; an iambus. (b) A verse composed of
   iambic feet.

     NOTE: &hand; The following couplet consists of iambic verses.

     Thy  gen-  |  ius calls | thee not | to pur- | chase fame In keen |
     iam- | bics, but | mild an- | agram. Dryden.

   2.  A  satirical  poem  (such  poems  having been anciently written in
   iambic verse); a satire; a lampoon.

                                   Iambical

   I*am"bic*al (?), a. Iambic. [Obs. or R.]

                                  Iambically

   I*am"bic*al*ly, adv. In a iambic manner; after the manner of iambics.

                                    Iambize

   I*am"bize (?), v. t. [Gr. To satirize in iambics; to lampoon. [R.]

                                    Iambus

   I*am"bus  (?),  n.; pl. L. Iambi (#), E. Iambuses (#). [L. iambus, Gr.
   jacere  to throw. Cf. Jet a shooting forth.] (Pros.) A foot consisting
   of  a short syllable followed by a long one, as in &acr;m\'bens, or of
   an  unaccented  syllable  followed  by  an accented one, as invent; an
   iambic. See the Couplet under Iambic, n.

                                   Ianthina

   I*an"thi*na  (?),  n.; pl. L. Ianthin\'91 (#), E. Ianthinas (#). [NL.,
   fr.  L.  ianthinus  violet-blue,  Gr.  (Zo\'94l.) Any gastropod of the
   genus  Ianthina,  of  which  various  species  are found living in mid
   ocean;  --  called  also purple shell, and violet snail. [Written also
   janthina.]

     NOTE: &hand; It  floats at the surface by means of a raft, which it
     constructs  by forming and uniting together air bubbles of hardened
     mucus.  The Tyrian purple of the ancients was obtained in part from
     mollusks of this genus.

                                  Iatraliptic

   I*a`tra*lip"tic  (?),  a.  [Gr.  iatraliptique.]  Treating diseases by
   anointing  and  friction;  as,  the  iatraliptic method. [Written also
   iatroleptic.]

                               Iatric, Iatrical

   I*at"ric  (?),  I*at"ric*al (?), a. [Gr. Of or pertaining to medicine,
   or to medical men.

                                 Iatrochemical

   I*a`tro*chem"ic*al  (?),  a. Of or pertaining to iatrochemistry, or to
   the iatrochemists.

                                 Iatrochemist

   I*a`tro*chem"ist  (?),  n. [Gr. chemist.] A physician who explained or
   treated   diseases   upon   chemical  principles;  one  who  practiced
   iatrochemistry.

                                Iatrochemistry

   I*a`tro*chem"is*try   (?),  n.  Chemistry  applied  to,  or  used  in,
   medicine;  --  used  especially with reference to the doctrines in the
   school  of  physicians in Flanders, in the 17th century, who held that
   health depends upon the proper chemical relations of the fluids of the
   body,  and  who  endeavored  to  explain  the  conditions of health or
   disease by chemical principles.

                               Iatromathematical

   I*a`tro*math`e*mat"ic*al    (?),    a.    Of    or    pertaining    to
   iatromathematicians or their doctrine.

                              Iatromathematician

   I*a`tro*math`e*ma*ti"cian  (?),  n.  [Gr. mathematician.] (Hist. Med.)
   One  of  a school of physicians in Italy, about the middle of the 17th
   century,  who  tried to apply the laws of mechanics and mathematics to
   the human body, and hence were eager student of anatomy; -- opposed to
   the iatrochemists.

                                    Iberian

   I*be"ri*an (?), a. Of or pertaining to Iberia.

                                     Ibex

   I"bex  (?), n.; pl. E. Ibexes (#), L. Ibices (#). [L., a kind of goat,
   the  chamois.]  (Zo\'94l.) One of several species of wild goats having
   very  large,  recurved  horns, transversely ridged in front; -- called
   also steinbok.

     NOTE: &hand; Th e Al pine ib ex (Capra ibex) is the best known. The
     Spanish,  or  Pyrenean,  ibex  (C. Hispanica) has smoother and more
     spreading horns.

                                    Ibidem

   I*bi"dem (?), adv. [L.] In the same place; -- abbreviated ibid. or ib.

                                     Ibis

   I"bis  (?), n. [L. ibis, Gr. (Zo\'94l.) Any bird of the genus Ibis and
   several allied genera, of the family Ibid\'91, inhabiting both the Old
   World  and the New. Numerous species are known. They are large, wading
   birds, having a long, curved beak, and feed largely on reptiles.

     NOTE: &hand; Th e sa cred ib is of  th e an cient Eg yptians (I bis
     \'92thiopica)  has  the  head and neck black, without feathers. The
     plumage  of  the  body  and  wings is white, except the tertiaries,
     which are lengthened and form a dark purple plume. In ancient times
     this  bird  was  extensively  domesticated  in Egypt, but it is now
     seldom  seen  so  far north. The glossy ibis (Plegadis autumnalis),
     which  is widely distributed both in the Old World and the New, has
     the  head and neck feathered, except between the eyes and bill; the
     scarlet ibis (Guara rubra) and the white ibis (G. alba) inhabit the
     West  Indies  and South America, and are rarely found in the United
     States.  The  wood  ibis (Tantalus loculator) of America belongs to
     the Stork family (Ciconid\'91). See Wood ibis.

                                     -ible

   -i*ble (?). See -able.

                                      -ic

   -ic (?). [L. -icus, Gr. ique.]

   1. A suffix signifying, in general, relating to, or characteristic of;
   as, historic, hygienic, telegraphic, etc.

   2.  (Chem.)  A suffix, denoting that the element indicated enters into
   certain  compounds  with  its  highest  valence,  or  with  a  valence
   relatively higher than in compounds where the name of the element ends
   in  -ous;  as, ferric, sulphuric. It is also used in the general sense
   of pertaining to; as, hydric, sodic, calcic.

                                    Icarian

   I*ca"ri*an  (?), a. [L. Icarius, Gr. Soaring too high for safety, like
   Icarus; adventurous in flight.

                                      Ice

   Ice  (?),  n.  [OE.  is, iis, AS. \'c6s; aksin to D. ijs, G. eis, OHG.
   \'c6s, Icel. \'c6ss, Sw. is, Dan. iis, and perh. to E. iron.]

   1.  Water or other fluid frozen or reduced to the solid state by cold;
   frozen  water.  It  is  a  white  or  transparent colorless substance,
   crystalline,  brittle, and viscoidal. Its specific gravity (0.92, that
   of  water  at  4\'f8  C. being 1.0) being less than that of water, ice
   floats.

     NOTE: &hand; Wa ter fr eezes at  32 \'f8 F. or 0\'f8 Cent., and ice
     melts  at  the same temperature. Ice owes its cooling properties to
     the large amount of heat required to melt it.

   2. Concreted sugar. Johnson.

   3.  Water, cream, custard, etc., sweetened, flavored, and artificially
   frozen.

   4. Any substance having the appearance of ice; as, camphor ice.
   Anchor  ice,  ice which sometimes forms about stones and other objects
   at  the  bottom  of  running  or  other water, and is thus attached or
   anchored  to the ground. -- Bay ice, ice formed in bays, fiords, etc.,
   often  in  extensive  fields  which  drift  out to sea. -- Ground ice,
   anchor ice. -- Ice age (Geol.), the glacial epoch or period. See under
   Glacial.  --  Ice  anchor (Naut.), a grapnel for mooring a vessel to a
   field  of  ice.  Kane.  --  Ice  blink  [Dan.  iisblink],  a streak of
   whiteness  of  the horizon, caused by the reflection of light from ice
   not  yet  in  sight.  --  Ice  boat.  (a) A boat fitted with skates or
   runners,  and  propelled  on  ice by sails; an ice yacht. (b) A strong
   steamboat  for  breaking a channel through ice. -- Ice box OR chest, a
   box  for  holding ice; a box in which things are kept cool by means of
   ice;  a  refrigerator. -- Ice brook, a brook or stream as cold as ice.
   [Poetic] Shak. -- Ice cream [for iced cream], cream, milk, or custard,
   sweetened,  flavored,  and frozen. -- Ice field, an extensive sheet of
   ice. -- Ice float, Ice floe, a sheet of floating ice similar to an ice
   field,  but  smaller. -- Ice foot, shore ice in Arctic regions; an ice
   belt.  Kane. -- Ice house, a close-covered pit or building for storing
   ice.  -- Ice machine (Physics), a machine for making ice artificially,
   as by the production of a low temperature through the sudden expansion
   of  a  gas or vapor, or the rapid evaporation of a volatile liquid. --
   Ice  master.  See Ice pilot (below). -- Ice pack, an irregular mass of
   broken  and  drifting ice. -- Ice paper, a transparent film of gelatin
   for copying or reproducing; papier glac\'82. -- Ice petrel (Zo\'94l.),
   a  shearwater (Puffinus gelidus) of the Antarctic seas, abundant among
   floating  ice.  --  Ice pick, a sharp instrument for breaking ice into
   small  pieces.  -- Ice pilot, a pilot who has charge of a vessel where
   the  course is obstructed by ice, as in polar seas; -- called also ice
   master.  -- Ice pitcher, a pitcher adapted for ice water. -- Ice plow,
   a  large  tool  for  grooving  and  cutting ice. <-- ice sculpture = a
   sculpture  carved  from  a  block  of  ice,  often used for decorating
   restaurants.  ice  show  an  entertainment  consisting  of ice skaters
   performing  figure-skating  on  a  sheet  of ice, usually in an arena,
   often accompanied by music. --> -- Ice sludge, bay ice broken small by
   the  wind or waves; sludge. -- Ice spar (Min.), a variety of feldspar,
   the  crystals  of  which  are  very clear like ice; rhyacolite. -- Ice
   tongs,  large  iron  nippers for handling ice. -- Ice water. (a) Water
   cooled  by  ice. (b) Water formed by the melting of ice. -- Ice yacht.
   See  Ice  boat (above). -- To break the ice. See under Break. -- Water
   ice,  a  confection  consisting  of  water  sweetened,  flavored,  and
   frozen.<-- also called Italian ice -->

                                      Ice

   Ice (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Iced (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Icing (?).]

   1.  To  cover  with  ice;  to  convert  into  ice,  or  into something
   resembling ice.

   2. To cover with icing, or frosting made of sugar and milk or white of
   egg; to frost, as cakes, tarts, etc.

   3. To chill or cool, as with ice; to freeze.

                                    Iceberg

   Ice"berg`  (?),  n.  [Prob.  of  Scand. origin; cf. Dan. iisbierg, Sw.
   isberg,  properly, a mountain of ice. See Ice, and Berg.] A large mass
   of ice, generally floating in the ocean.

     NOTE: &hand; Ic ebergs ar e la rge de tached po rtions of glaciers,
     which in cold regions often project into the sea.

                                    Icebird

   Ice"bird` (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) An Arctic sea bird, as the Arctic fulmar.

                                   Icebound

   Ice"bound`  (?), a. Totally surrounded with ice, so as to be incapable
   of  advancing;  as, an icebound vessel; also, surrounded by or fringed
   with ice so as to hinder easy access; as, an icebound coast.

                                   Ice-built

   Ice"-built` (?), a.

   1. Composed of ice.

   2. Loaded with ice. "Ice-built mountains." Gray.

                                     Iced

   Iced (?), a.

   1. Covered with ice; chilled with ice; as, iced water.

   2. Covered with something resembling ice, as sugar icing; frosted; as,
   iced cake.
   Iced cream. Same as Ice cream, under Ice.
   
                                    Icefall
                                       
   Ice"fall`  (?),  n.  A  frozen  waterfall, or mass of ice resembling a
   frozen waterfall. Coleridge. 

                                   Icelander

   Ice"land*er  (?),  n.  A native, or one of the Scandinavian people, of
   Iceland.

                                   Icelandic

   Ice*lan"dic  (?),  a.  Of  or  pertaining  to Iceland; relating to, or
   resembling, the Icelanders.

                                   Icelandic

   Ice*lan"dic  (?),  n. The language of the Icelanders. It is one of the
   Scandinavian  group,  and  is more nearly allied to the Old Norse than
   any other language now spoken.

                                 Iceland moss

   Ice"land  moss`  (?).  (Bot.)  A  kind of lichen (Cetraria Icelandica)
   found  from  the  Arctic  regions  to  the  North  Temperate  zone. It
   furnishes  a  nutritious jelly and other forms of food, and is used in
   pulmonary complaints as a demulcent.

                                 Iceland spar

   Ice"land  spar` (?). (Min.) A transparent variety of calcite, the best
   of  which  is  obtained  in  Iceland. It is used for the prisms of the
   polariscope, because of its strong double refraction. Cf. Calcite.

                                    Iceman

   Ice"man (?), n.; pl. Icemen (.

   1. A man who is skilled in traveling upon ice, as among glaciers.

   2.  One  who  deals  in  ice; one who retails or delivers ice. <-- The
   Iceman Cometh (Title of a book) -->

                                   Ice plant

   Ice"  plant`  (?).  (Bot.)  A  plant  (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum),
   sprinkled  with  pellucid, watery vesicles, which glisten like ice. It
   is  native  along  the  Mediterranean,  in  the Canaries, and in South
   Africa.  Its juice is said to be demulcent and diuretic; its ashes are
   used  in  Spain  in  making glass. <-- Ice skate = a shoe with a metal
   runner  (called a blade) attached to permit the wearer to glide on ice
   -->  Ice-skater  = one who skates on ice wearing an ice skate; esp. an
   athlete who performs athletic or artistic movements on a sheet of ice,
   wearing ice skates; including speed skater and figure skater -->
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                                   Icequake

   Ice"quake`  (?),  n. The crash or concussion attending the breaking up
   of masses of ice, -- often due to contraction from extreme cold.

                                      Ich

   Ich (?), pron. I. [Obs.] Chaucer.

     NOTE: &hand; In  th e Southern dialect of Early English this is the
     regular form. Cf. Ik.

                                   Ichneumon

   Ich*neu"mon (?), n. [L., fr. Gr.

   1.  (Zo\'94l.)  Any  carnivorous  mammal  of  the genus Herpestes, and
   family  Viverrid\'91.  Numerous  species are found in Asia and Africa.
   The   Egyptian  species(H.  ichneumon),  which  ranges  to  Spain  and
   Palestine, is noted for destroying the eggs and young of the crocodile
   as well as various snakes and lizards, and hence was considered sacred
   by  the  ancient  Egyptians. The common species of India (H. griseus),
   known  as  the mongoose, has similar habits and is often domesticated.
   It is noted for killing the cobra.

   2.  (Zo\'94l.) Any hymenopterous insect of the family Ichneumonid\'91,
   of  which  several  thousand  species are known, belonging to numerous
   genera.

     NOTE: &hand; Th e fe male deposits her eggs upon, or in, the bodies
     of  other insects, such as caterpillars, plant lice, etc. The larva
     lives  upon  the  internal  tissues  of  the  insect in which it is
     parasitic,  and  finally  kills  it. Hence, many of the species are
     beneficial to agriculture by destroying noxious insects.

   Ichneumon fly. See Ichneumon, 2.

                                 Ichneumonidan

   Ich`neu*mon"i*dan   (?),   a.  (Zo\'94l.)  Of  or  pertaining  to  the
   Ichneumonid\'91, or ichneumon flies. -- n. One of the Ichneumonid\'91.

                                 Ichneumonides

   Ich`neu*mon"i*des  (?),  n.  pl.  [NL.  See Ichneumon.] (Zo\'94l.) The
   ichneumon flies.

                                    Ichnite

   Ich"nite  (?),  n.  [Gr.  A  fossil footprint; as, the ichnites in the
   Triassic sandstone. Page.

                         Ichnographic, Ichnographical

   Ich`no*graph"ic    (?),    Ich`no*graph"ic*al    (?),   a.   [Cf.   F.
   ichonographique.]  Of  or  pertaining  to  ichonography;  describing a
   ground plot.

                                  Ichnography

   Ich*nog"ra*phy  (?),  n.  [Gr.  ichonographie.] (Drawing) A horizontal
   section  of  a  building  or other object, showing its true dimensions
   according to a geometric scale; a ground plan; a map; also, the art of
   making such plans.

                                   Ichnolite

   Ich"no*lite (?), n. [Gr. -lite.] A fossil footprint; an ichnite.

                                Ichnolithology

   Ich`no*li*thol"o*gy  (?),  n.  [Gr. -lith + -logy.] Same as Ichnology.
   Hitchcock.

                                 Ichnological

   Ich`no*log"ic*al (?), a. Of or pertaining to ichnology.

                                   Ichnology

   Ich*nol"o*gy  (?), n. [Gr. -logy.] (Geol.) The branch of science which
   treats of fossil footprints.

                                  Ichnoscopy

   Ich*nos"co*py  (?),  n.  [Gr.  -scopy.]  The  search for the traces of
   anything. [R.]

                                     Ichor

   I"chor (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ichor.]

   1.  (Class.  Myth.) An ethereal fluid that supplied the place of blood
   in the veins of the gods.

   2. A thin, acrid, watery discharge from an ulcer, wound, etc.

                                 Ichorh\'91mia

   I`chor*h\'91"mi*a  (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. (Med.) Infection of the blood
   with ichorous or putrid substances.

                                   Ichorous

   I"chor*ous  (?), a. [Cf. F. ichoreux.] Of or like ichor; thin; watery;
   serous; sanious.

                                   Ichthidin

   Ich"thi*din  (?), n. (Physiol. Chem.) A substance from the egg yolk of
   osseous fishes.

                                    Ichthin

   Ich"thin  (?),  n.  [Gr.  (Physiol.  Chem.)  A  nitrogenous  substance
   resembling vitellin, present in the egg yolk of cartilaginous fishes.

                                   Ichthulin

   Ich"thu*lin  (?),  n.  (Physiol.  Chem.)  A substance from the yolk of
   salmon's egg.

                                    Ichthus

   Ich"thus  (?),  n.  [Gr.  In early Christian and eccesiastical art, an
   emblematic  fish,  or  the  Greek  word  for  fish, which combined the
   initials of the Greek words

                                   Ichthyic

   Ich"thy*ic (?), a. [Gr. (Zo\'94l.) Like, or pertaining to, fishes.

                           Ichthyocol, Ichthyocolla

   Ich"thy*o*col  (?),  Ich`thy*o*col"la  (?),  n.  [L. ichthyocolla, Gr.
   ichthyocolle.]  Fish  glue; isinglass; a glue prepared from the sounds
   of certain fishes.

                               Ichthyocoprolite

   Ich`thy*o*cop"ro*lite  (?), n. [Gr. coprolite.] (Geol.) Fossil dung of
   fishes.

                                Ichthyodorulite

   Ich`thy*o*dor"u*lite  (?), n. [Gr. -lite.] (Zo\'94l.) One of the spiny
   plates foundon the back and tail of certain skates.

                                 Ichthyography

   Ich`thy*og"ra*phy  (?),  n.  [Gr.  graphy:  cf.  F. ichthyographie.] A
   treatise on fishes.

                            Ichthyoid, Ichthyoidal

   Ich"thy*oid  (?), Ich`thy*oid"al (?), a. [Gr. (Zo\'94l.) Somewhat like
   a  fish; having some of the characteristics of fishes; -- said of some
   amphibians.

                                 Ichthyolatry

   Ich`thy*ol"a*try  (?),  n.  [Gr.  Worship of fishes, or of fish-shaped
   idols. Layard.

                                  Ichthyolite

   Ich"thy*o*lite  (?),  n.  [Gr.  -lite.]  (Paleon.)  A  fossil fish, or
   fragment of a fish.

                         Ichthyologic, Ichthyological

   Ich`thy*o*log"ic    (?),   Ich`thy*o*log"ic*al   (?),   a.   [Cf.   F.
   ichthyologique.] Of or pertaining to ichthyology.

                                 Ichthyologist

   Ich`thy*ol"o*gist  (?),  n. [Cf. F. ichthyologiste.] One versed in, or
   who studies, ichthyology.

                                  Ichthyology

   Ich`thy*ol"o*gy  (?), n. [Gr. -logy: cf. F. ichthyologie.] The natural
   history  of fishes; that branch of zo\'94logy which relates to fishes,
   including their structure, classification, and habits.

                                 Ichthyomancy

   Ich"thy*o*man`cy   (?),   n.   [Gr.  -mancy:  cf.  F.  ichthyomancie.]
   Divination by the heads or the entrails of fishes.

                                 Ichthyomorpha

   Ich`thy*o*mor"pha (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. (Zo\'94l.) The Urodela.

                        Ichthyomorphic, Ichthyomorphous

   Ich`thy*o*mor"phic    (?),    Ich`thy*o*mor"phous    (?),    a.   [See
   Ichthyomorpha.]  Fish-shaped;  as, the ichthyomorphic idols of ancient
   Assyria.

                                Ichthyophagist

   Ich`thy*oph"a*gist  (?),  n.  [See  Ichthyophagous.]  One who eats, or
   subsists on, fish.

                                Ichthyophagous

   Ich`thy*oph"a*gous   (?),   a.   [L.  ichthyophagus,  Gr.  Eating,  or
   subsisting on, fish.

                                  Ichthyohagy

   Ich`thy*oh"a*gy  (?),  n. [Gr. ichthyophagie.] The practice of eating,
   or living upon, fish.

                               Ichthyophthalmite

   Ich`thy*oph*thal"mite (?), n. [Gr. See Apophyllite. [R.]

                                Ichthyophthira

   Ich`thy*oph*thi"ra  (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. (Zo\'94l.) A division of
   copepod crustaceans, including numerous species parasitic on fishes.

                                 Ichthyopsida

   Ich`thy*op"si*da (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. (Zo\'94l.) A grand division
   of the Vertebrata, including the Amphibia and Fishes.

                                Ichthyopterygia

   Ich`thy*op`te*ryg"i*a   (?),   n.   pl.  [NL.  See  Ichthyopterygium.]
   (Paleon.) See Ichthyosauria.

                               Ichthyopterygium

   Ich`thy*op`te*ryg"i*um (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. (Anat.) The typical limb,
   or lateral fin, of fishes.

                                  Ichthyornis

   Ich`thy*or"nis  (?),  n.  [NL.,  fr. Gr. (Paleon.) An extinct genus of
   toothed  birds  found  in  the  American  Cretaceous  formation. It is
   remarkable  for having biconcave vertebr\'91, and sharp, conical teeth
   set  in  sockets. Its wings were well developed. It is the type of the
   order Odontotorm\'91.

                                  Ichthyosaur

   Ich"thy*o*saur  (?),  n.  [Cf.  F. ichthyosaure.] (Paleon.) One of the
   Ichthyosaura.

                                 Ichthyosauria

   Ich`thy*o*sau"ri*a  (?),  n. pl. [NL. See Ichthyosaurus.] (Paleon.) An
   extinct  order  of marine reptiles, including Ichthyosaurus and allied
   forms;  -- called also Ichthyopterygia. They have not been found later
   than the Cretaceous period.

                                Ichthyosaurian

   Ich`thy*o*sau"ri*an   (?),  a.  (Paleon.)  Of  or  pertaining  to  the
   Ichthyosauria. -- n. One of the Ichthyosauria.

                                 Ichthyosaurus

   Ich`thy*o*sau"rus  (?),  n.;  pl.  Ichthyosauri  (#).  [NL.,  fr.  Gr.
   'ichqy`s,  -y`os,  a  fish  +  say^ros a lizard.] (Paleon.) An extinct
   genus  of  marine  reptiles;  --  so named from their short, biconcave
   vertebr\'91,  resembling  those of fishes. Several species, varying in
   length   from  ten  to  thirty  feet,  are  known  from  the  Liassic,
   O\'94litic, and Cretaceous formations.

                                  Ichthyosis

   Ich`thy*o"sis (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. (Med.) A disease in which the skin
   is  thick, rough, and scaly; -- called also fishskin. -- Ich`thy*ot"ic
   (#), a.

                                 Ichthyotomist

   Ich`thy*ot"o*mist (?), n. One skilled in ichthyotomy.

                                  Ichthyoomy

   Ich`thy*o"o*my (?), n. [Gr. The anatomy or dissection of fishes. [R.]

                                    Ichthys

   Ich"thys (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. Same as Ichthus.

                                    Icicle

   I"ci*cle  (?),  n.  [OE.  isikel,  AS.  \'c6sgicel;  \'c6s ice + gicel
   icicle;  akin  to  Icel.  j\'94kull;  cf. Gael. eigh ice, Ir. aigh.] A
   pendent,  and  usually  conical,  mass  of  ice, formed by freezing of
   dripping water; as, the icicles on the eaves of a house.

                                    Icicled

   I"ci*cled (?), a. Having icicles attached.

                                     Icily

   I"ci*ly (?), adv. In an icy manner; coldly.

     Faultily   faultless,   icily   regular,   splendidly   null,  Dead
     perfection, no more. Tennyson.

                                    Iciness

   I"ci*ness  (?),  n.  The  state  or quality of being icy or very cold;
   frigidity.

                                     Icing

   I"cing  (?),  n. A coating or covering resembling ice, as of sugar and
   milk or white of egg; frosting.

                                     Ickle

   Ic"kle (?), n. [OE. ikil. See Icicle.] An icicle. [Prov. Eng.]

                                     Icon

   I"con  (?),  n. [L., fr. Gr. An image or representation; a portrait or
   pretended portrait.

     Netherlands whose names and icons are published. Hakewill.

                                   Iconical

   I*con"ic*al (?), a. Pertaining to, or consisting of, images, pictures,
   or representations of any kind.

                                    Iconism

   I"con*ism  (?),  n.  [L.  iconismus, Gr. iconisme.] The formation of a
   figure, representation, or semblance; a delineation or description.

     Some kind of apish imitations, counterfeit iconisms. Cudworth.

                                    Iconize

   I"con*ize  (?),  v.  t.  [Gr.  To  form  an image or likeness of. [R.]
   Cudworth.

                                  Iconoclasm

   I*con"o*clasm  (?),  n.  [Cf.  F.  iconoclasme.  See  Iconoclast.] The
   doctrine or practice of the iconoclasts; image breaking.

                                  Iconoclast

   I*con"o*clast (?), n. [Gr. iconoclaste.]

   1.  A  breaker  or destroyer of images or idols; a determined enemy of
   idol worship.

   2.  One  who exposes or destroys impositions or shams; one who attacks
   cherished beliefs; a radical.

                                 Iconoclastic

   I*con`o*clas"tic  (?),  a.  Of or pertaining to the iconoclasts, or to
   image breaking. Milman.

                            Iconodule, Iconodulist

   I*con"o*dule  (?),  I*con"o*du`list (?), n. [Gr. (Eccl. Hist.) One who
   serves images; -- opposed to an iconoclast. Schaff-Herzog Encyc. 

                                 Iconographer

   I`co*nog"ra*pher (?), n. A maker of images. Fairholt.

                                 Iconographic

   I*con`o*graph"ic (?), a.

   1. Of or pertaining to iconography.

   2.  Representing  by means of pictures or diagrams; as, an icongraphic
   encyclop\'91dia.

                                  Iconography

   I`co*nog"ra*phy (?), n. [Gr. iconographie.]

   1. The art or representation by pictures or images; the description or
   study  of  portraiture  or  representation,  as  of  persons;  as, the
   iconography of the ancients.

   2. The study of representative art in general.
   Christian  iconography, the study of the representations in art of the
   Deity,  the  persons  of  the Trinity, angels, saints, virtues, vices,
   etc.

                                  Iconolater

   I`co*nol"a*ter (?), n. [Gr. iconol\'83tre.] One who worships images.

                                  Iconolatry

   I`co*nol"a*try  (?),  n.  [See  Iconolater.]  The worship of images as
   symbols;  --  distinguished  from  idolatry,  the  worship  of  images
   themselves.

                                   Iconology

   I`co*nol"o*gy  (?), n. [Gr. iconologie.] The discussion or description
   of portraiture or of representative images. Cf. Iconography.

                                  Iconomachy

   I`co*nom"a*chy (?), n. [Gr. Hostility to images as objects of worship.
   [R.]

                                  Iconomical

   I`co*nom"ic*al  (?),  a. [Gr. Opposed to pictures or images as objects
   of worship. [R.] Sir T. Browne.

                                 Iconophilist

   I`co*noph"i*list  (?),  n.  [Gr.  A student, or lover of the study, of
   iconography.

                                  Icosahedral

   I`co*sa*he"dral (?), a. [See Icosahedron.] (Geom.) Having twenty equal
   sides or faces.

                                  Icosahedron

   I`co*sa*he"dron  (?),  n. [Gr. (Geom.) A solid bounded by twenty sides
   or  faces.  Regular  icosahedron, one of the five regular polyhedrons,
   bounded by twenty equilateral triangules. Five triangules meet to form
   each solid angle of the polyhedron.

                                  Icosandria

   I`co*san"dri*a  (?),  n.  pl.  [NL.,  fr.  Gr.  icosandrie.]  (Bot.) A
   Linn\'91an  class of plants, having twenty or more stamens inserted in
   the calyx.

                           Icosandrian, Icosandrous

   I`co*san"dri*an  (?),  I`co*san"drous (?), a. (Bot.) Pertaining to the
   class Icosandria; having twenty or more stamens inserted in the calyx.

                               Icositetrahedron

   I`co*si*tet`ra*he"dron  (?), n. [Gr. (Crystallog.) A twenty-four-sided
   solid; a tetragonal trisoctahedron or trapezohedron.

                                     -ics

   -ics  (?).  A  suffix  used  in forming the names of certain sciences,
   systems,   etc.,  as  acoustics,  mathematics,  dynamics,  statistics,
   politics, athletics.

     NOTE: &hand; Th e na mes sc iences en ding in  ics, as mathematics,
     mechanics,  metaphysics,  optics,  etc., are, with respect to their
     form,  nouns  in  the  plural  number. The plural form was probably
     introduced  to mark the complex nature of such sciences; and it may
     have  been  in  imitation  of the use of the Greek plurals ics were
     construed  with  a  verb  or a pronoun in the plural; but it is now
     generally  considered  preferable  to  treat  them  as singular. In
     Greman we have die Mathematik, die Mechanik, etc., and in French la
     metaphysique,  la  optique, etc., corresponding to our mathematics,
     mechanics, metaphysics, optics, etc.

     Mathematics  have for their object the consideration of whatever is
     capable of being numbered or measured. John Davidson.

     The  citations subjoined will serve as examples of the best present
     usage.

     Ethics  is  the  sciences  of  the laws which govern our actions as
     moral agents. Sir W. Hamilton.

     All  parts  of  knowledge  have  their  origin  in metaphysics, and
     finally, perhaps, revolve into it. De Quincey.

     Mechanics,  like  pure  mathematics,  may be geometrical, or may be
     analytical;  that  is,  it  may  treat  space  either  by  a direct
     consideration of its properties, or by a symbolical representation.
     Whewell.
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                                    Icteric

   Ic*ter"ic (?), n. A remedy for the jaundice.

                              Icteric, Icterical

   Ic*ter"ic (?), Ic*ter"ic*al (?), a. [L. ictericus, Gr. ict\'82rique.]

   1. Pertaining to, or affected with, jaundice.

   2. Good against the jaundice. Johnson.

                            Icteritious, Icteritous

   Ic`ter*i"tious  (?), Ic*ter"i*tous (?), a. Yellow; of the color of the
   skin when it is affected by the jaundice.

                                   Icteroid

   Ic"ter*oid  (?),  a. [Gr. -oid.] Of a tint resembling that produced by
   jaundice; yellow; as, an icteroid tint or complexion.

                                    Icterus

   Ic"te*rus (?), n. [NL. See Icteric, a.] (Med.) The jaundice.

                                     Ictic

   Ic"tic  (?),  a. [L. ictus blow.] Pertaining to, or caused by, a blow;
   sudden; abrupt. [R.] H. Bushnell.

                                     Ictus

   Ic"tus (?), n. [L., fr. icere, ictum, to strike.]

   1.  (Pros.) The stress of voice laid upon accented syllable of a word.
   Cf. Arsis.

   2. (Med.) A stroke or blow, as in a sunstroke, the sting of an insect,
   pulsation of an artery, etc.

                                      Icy

   I"cy  (?),  a.  [Compar. Icier (?); superl. Iciest.] [AS. \'c6sig. See
   Ice.]

   1. Pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in, ice; cold; frosty. "Icy
   chains." Shak. "Icy region." Boyle. "Icy seas." Pope.

   2. Characterized by coldness, as of manner, influence, etc.; chilling;
   frigid; cold.

     Icy   was   the   deportment   with  which  Philip  received  these
     demonstrations of affection. Motley.

                                  Icy-pearled

   I"cy-pearl`ed (?), a. Spangled with ice.

     Mounting up in icy-pearled car. Milton.

                                      I'd

   I'd (?). A contraction from I would or I had.

                                      Id

   Id  (?),  n.  (Zo\'94l.) A small fresh-water cyprinoid fish (Leuciscus
   idus or Idus idus) of Europe. A domesticated variety, colored like the
   goldfish, is called orfe in Germany.

                                    Idalian

   I*da"li*an  (?),  a.  Of  or pertaining to Idalium, a mountain city in
   Cyprus,  or  to  Venus, to whom it was sacred. "Idalian Aphrodit\'82."
   Tennyson.

                                      Ide

   Ide (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) Same as Id.

                                     -ide

   -ide  (?).  (Chem.)  A  suffix used to denote: (a) The nonmetallic, or
   negative,  element  or  radical  in  a  binary  compound;  as,  oxide,
   sulphide,  chloride.  (b)  A  compound  which  is  an  anhydride;  as,
   glycolide,  phthalide.  (c)  Any  one  of a series of derivatives; as,
   indogenide, glucoside, etc.

                                     Idea

   I*de"a  (?), n.; pl. Ideas (#). [L. idea, Gr. wit: cf. F. id\'82e. See
   Wit.]

   1.  The  transcript,  image,  or  picture of a visible object, that is
   formed  by  the  mind;  also,  a similar image of any object whatever,
   whether sensible or spiritual.

     Her sweet idea wandered through his thoughts. Fairfax.

     Being the right idea of your father Both in your form and nobleness
     of mind. Shak.

     This  representation  or  likeness  of the object being transmitted
     from  thence  [the senses] to the imagination, and lodged there for
     the  view  and  observation  of  the  pure  intellect, is aptly and
     properly called its idea. P. Browne.

   2. A general notion, or a conception formed by generalization.

     Alice had not the slightest idea what latitude was. L. Caroll.

   3.  Hence:  Any  object  apprehended, conceived, or thought of, by the
   mind;  a  notion,  conception,  or  thought;  the  real object that is
   conceived or thought of.

     Whatsoever the mind perceives in itself, or as the immediate object
     of perception, thought, or undersanding, that I call idea. Locke.

   4.  A  belief,  option,  or  doctrine; a characteristic or controlling
   principle; as, an essential idea; the idea of development.

     That  fellow  seems  to  me  to possess but one idea, and that is a
     wrong one. Johnson.

     What  is  now  "idea"  for  us? How infinite the fall of this word,
     since  the  time where Milton sang of the Creator contemplating his
     newly-created  world,  -  "how  it showed . . . Answering his great
     idea," - to its present use, when this person "has an idea that the
     train  has  started,"  and  the  other "had no idea that the dinner
     would be so bad!" Trench.

   5. A plan or purpose of action; intention; design.

     I  shortly  afterwards  set  off  for that capital, with an idea of
     undertaking while there the translation of the work. W. Irving.

   6.  A  rational  conception; the complete conception of an object when
   thought  of  in  all  its  essential  elements  or  constituents;  the
   necessary  metaphysical  or constituent attributes and relations, when
   conceived in the abstract.

   7.  A  fiction  object or picture created by the imagination; the same
   when  proposed as a pattern to be copied, or a standard to be reached;
   one  of the archetypes or patterns of created things, conceived by the
   Platonists  to  have  excited objectively from eternity in the mind of
   the Deity.

     Thence  to  behold  this  new-created  world,  The  addition of his
     empire,  how  it  showed In prospect from his throne, how good, how
     fair, Answering his great idea. Milton.

     NOTE: &hand; "I n England, Locke may be said to have been the first
     who  naturalized  the  term in its Cartesian universality. When, in
     common language, employed by Milton and Dryden, after Descartes, as
     before  him  by  Sidney,  Spenser,  Shakespeare,  Hooker, etc., the
     meaning is Platonic."

   Sir  W.  Hamilton. Abstract idea, Association of ideas, etc. See under
   Abstract,  Association,  etc.  Syn.  --  Notion;  conception; thought;
   sentiment;  fancy;  image;  perception;  impression;  opinion; belief;
   observation;   judgment;   consideration;   view;  design;  intention;
   purpose;  plan; model; pattern. There is scarcely any other word which
   is  subjected  to  such  abusive treatment as is the word idea, in the
   very  general  and indiscriminative way in which it is employed, as it
   is  used  variously  to  signify  almost any act, state, or content of
   thought.

                                     Ideal

   I*de"al (?), a. [L. idealis: cf. F. id\'82al.]

   1.  Existing  in  idea or thought; conceptional; intellectual; mental;
   as, ideal knowledge.

   2.  Reaching  an  imaginary  standard  of excellence; fit for a model;
   faultless; as, ideal beauty. Byron.

     There  will  always  be a wide interval between practical and ideal
     excellence. Rambler.

   3. Existing in fancy or imagination only; visionary; unreal. "Planning
   ideal common wealth." Southey.

   4.  Teaching  the  doctrine  of  idealism;  as,  the  ideal  theory or
   philosophy.

   5.   (Math.)  Imaginary.  Syn.  --  Intellectual;  mental;  visionary;
   fanciful; imaginary; unreal; impracticable; utopian.

                                     Ideal

   I*de"al  (?),  n.  A  mental  conception  regarded  as  a  standard of
   perfection; a model of excellence, beauty, etc.

     The  ideal  is  to  be  attained by selecting and assembling in one
     whole  the  beauties  and  perfections  which  are  usually seen in
     different  individuals, excluding everything defective or unseemly,
     so  as  to  form  a  type or model of the species. Thus, the Apollo
     Belvedere  is  the  ideal of the beauty and proportion of the human
     frame. Fleming.

   Beau ideal. See Beau ideal.

                                   Idealess

   I*de"a*less (?), a. Destitute of an idea.

                                   Idealism

   I*de"al*ism (?), n. [Cf. F. id\'82alisme.]

   1. The quality or state of being ideal.

   2. Conception of the ideal; imagery.

   3.  (Philos.)  The  system  or  theory  that  denies  the existence of
   material  bodies,  and  teaches  that  we  have no rational grounds to
   believe in the reality of anything but ideas and their relations.

                                   Idealist

   I*de"al*ist, n. [Cf. F. id\'82aliste.]

   1.  One who idealizes; one who forms picturesque fancies; one given to
   romantic expectations.

   2. One who holds the doctrine of idealism.

                                  Idealistic

   I*de`al*is"tic  (?),  a.  Of  or  pertaining  to  idealists  or  their
   theories.

                                   Ideality

   I`de*al"i*ty (?), n.; pl. Idealities (.

   1. The quality or state of being ideal.

   2. The capacity to form ideals of beauty or perfection.

   3. (Phren.) The conceptive faculty.

                                 Idealization

   I*de`al*i*za"tion (?), n.

   1. The act or process of idealizing.

   2. (Fine Arts) The representation of natural objects, scenes, etc., in
   such  a way as to show their most important characteristics; the study
   of the ideal.

                                   Idealize

   I*de"al*ize  (?),  v.  t. [imp. & p. p. Idealized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Idealizing (?).]

   1.  To  make  ideal;  to  give an ideal form or value to; to attribute
   ideal characteristics and excellences to; as, to idealize real life.

   2. (Fine Arts) To treat in an ideal manner. See Idealization, 2.

                                   Idealize

   I*de"al*ize, v. i. [Cf. F. id\'82aliser.] To form ideals.

                                   Idealizer

   I*de"al*i`zer (?), n. An idealist.

                                    Ideally

   I*de"al*ly, adv. In an ideal manner; by means of ideals; mentally.

                                   Idealogic

   I*de`a*log"ic  (?),  a.  Of  or  pertaining  to  an  idealogue,  or to
   idealization.

                                   Idealogue

   I*de"a*logue  (?),  n.  [Idea  +  -logue,  as  in  theologue:  cf.  F.
   id\'82ologue.]  One given to fanciful ideas or theories; a theorist; a
   spectator. [R.] Mrs. Browning.

                                 Ideat, Ideate

   I*de"at  (?),  I*de"ate (?), n. [LL. ideatum. See Idea.] (Metaph.) The
   actual existence supposed to correspond with an idea; the correlate in
   real existence to the idea as a thought or existence.

                                    Ideate

   I*de"ate (?), v. t.

   1. To form in idea; to fancy. [R.]

     The  ideated  man . . . as he stood in the intellect of God. Sir T.
     Browne.

   2.  To  apprehend  in  thought  so  as to fix and hold in the mind; to
   memorize. [R.]

                                   Ideation

   I`de*a"tion  (?),  n.  The faculty or capacity of the mind for forming
   ideas;  the  exercise  of  this capacity; the act of the mind by which
   objects of sense are apprehended and retained as objects of thought.

     The  whole  mass  of  residua which have been accumulated . . . all
     enter now into the process of ideation. J. D. Morell.

                                  Ideational

   I`de*a"tion*al (?), a. Pertaining to, or characterized by, ideation.

     Certain sensational or ideational stimuli. Blackw. Mag.

                                     Idem

   I"dem  (?),  pron.  OR adj. [L.] The same; the same as above; -- often
   abbreviated id.

                                    Identic

   I*den"tic (?), a. Identical. [Obs.] Hudibras.

                                   Identical

   I*den"tic*al (?), a. [Cf. F. identique. See Identity.]

   1.  The  same;  the  selfsame;  the  very same; not different; as, the
   identical person or thing.

     I  can  not  remember  a  thing that happened a year ago, without a
     conviction . . . that I, the same identical person who now remember
     that event, did then exist. Reid.

   2.  Uttering  sameness  or the same truth; expressing in the predicate
   what is given, or obviously implied, in the subject; tautological.

     When  you  say  body  is  solid,  I  say that you make an identical
     proposition,  because  it  is  impossible  to have the idea of body
     without that of solidity. Fleming.

   Identical equation (Alg.), an equation which is true for all values of
   the algebraic symbols which enter into it.

                                  Identically

   I*den"tic*al*ly,   adv.  In  an  identical  manner;  with  respect  to
   identity.   "Identically   the   same."  Bp.  Warburton.  "Identically
   different." Ross.

                                 Identicalness

   I*den"tic*al*ness,  n.  The  quality  or  state  of  being  identical;
   sameness.

                                 Identifiable

   I*den"ti*fi`a*ble (?), a. Capable of being identified.

                                Identification

   I*den`ti*fi*ca"tion  (?),  n.  [Cf.  F.  identification.]  The  act of
   identifying,  or  proving  to  be  the  same; also, the state of being
   identified.

                                   Identify

   I*den"ti*fy  (?),  v. t. [imp. & p. p. Identified (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Identifying (?).] [Cf. F. identifier. See Identity, and -fy.]

   1.  To make to be the same; to unite or combine in such a manner as to
   make  one; to treat as being one or having the same purpose or effect;
   to consider as the same in any relation.

     Every  precaution  is taken to identify the interests of the people
     and of the rulers. D. Ramsay.

     Let  us  identify,  let  us  incorporate ourselves with the people.
     Burke.

   2.  To  establish  the  identity  of;  to  prove  to  be the same with
   something  described,  claimed,  or  asserted;  as, to identify stolen
   property.

                                   Identify

   I*den"ti*fy  (?),  v.  i. To become the same; to coalesce in interest,
   purpose, use, effect, etc. [Obs. or R.]

     An  enlightened  self-interest,  which,  when well understood, they
     tell  us  will  identify with an interest more enlarged and public.
     Burke.

                                   Identism

   I*den"tism  (?),  n.  [See Identity.] (Metaph.) The doctrine taught by
   Schelling, that matter and mind, and subject and object, are identical
   in the Absolute; -- called also the system OR doctrine of identity.

                                   Identity

   I*den"ti*ty   (?),  n.;  pl.  Identities  (#).  [F.  identit\'82,  LL.
   identitas,  fr.  L.  idem  the same, from the root of is he, that; cf.
   Skr. idam this. Cf. Item.]

   1. The state or quality of being identical, or the same; sameness.

     Identity  is  a  relation  between  our  cognitions of a thing, not
     between things themselves. Sir W. Hamilton.

   2.  The  condition  of  being  the  same  with  something described or
   asserted,  or  of possessing a character claimed; as, to establish the
   identity of stolen goods.

   3. (Math.) An identical equation.

                                     Ideo-

   I"de*o- (?). A combining form from the Gr. idea.

                                  Ideogenical

   I`de*o*gen"ic*al (?), a. Of or relating to ideology.

                                   Ideogeny

   I`de*og"e*ny  (?),  n.  [Ideo-  +  -geny,  from  the  same root as Gr.
   id\'82og\'82nie.] The science which treats of the origin of ideas.

                                   Ideogram

   I*de"o*gram (?), n. [Ideo- + -gram; cf. F. id\'82ograme.]

   1.  An  original,  pictorial  element of writing; a kind of hieroglyph
   expressing no sound, but only an idea.

     Ideograms  may  be  defined  to  be  pictures intended to represent
     either things or thoughts. I. Taylor (The Alphabet).

     You  might  even have a history without language written or spoken,
     by means of ideograms and gesture. J. Peile.

   2. A symbol used for convenience, or for abbreviation; as, 1, 2, 3, +,
   -,

   3. A phonetic symbol; a letter.

                                   Ideograph

   I*de"o*graph (?), n. Same as Ideogram.

                          Ideographic, Ideographical

   I`de*o*graph"ic    (?),    I`de*o*graph"ic*al    (?),   a.   [Cf.   F.
   id\'82ographique.] Of or pertaining to an ideogram; representing ideas
   by  symbols,  independently  of  sounds; as, 9 represents not the word
   "nine,"  but  the idea of the number itself. -- I`de*o*graph"ic*al*ly,
   adv.

                                 Ideographics

   I`de*o*graph"ics   (?),  n.  The  system  of  writing  in  ideographic
   characters; also, anything so written.

                                  Ideography

   I`de*og"ra*phy  (?),  n.  The representation of ideas independently of
   sounds, or in an ideographic manner, as sometimes is done in shorthand
   writing, etc.

                                  Ideological

   I`de*o*log"ic*al  (?), a. [Cf. F. id\'82ologique.] Of or pertaining to
   ideology.

                                  Ideologist

   I`de*ol"o*gist  (?),  n. One who treats of ideas; one who theorizes or
   idealizes;  one  versed  in the science of ideas, or who advocates the
   doctrines of ideology. <-- idealogue n. one who adheres to an ideology
   -->

                                   Ideology

   I`de*ol"o*gy (?), n. [Ideo- + -logy: cf. F. id\'82ologie.]

   1. The science of ideas. Stewart.

   2.  (Metaph.)  A  theory  of  the  origin  of ideas which derives them
   exclusively from sensation.

     NOTE: &hand; By   a   do uble bl under in  ph ilosophy an d Gr eek,
     id\'82ologie  .  .  .  has  in  France  become  the name peculiarly
     distinctive  of  that  philosophy of mind which exclusively derives
     our knowledge from sensation.

   Sir   W.   Hamilton.   <--   a  set  of  theories  and  beliefs  about
   sociopolitical goals and methods to attain them; in common usage, such
   a  set of beliefs so strongly held by their adherents as to cause them
   to  ignore  evidence against such beliefs, and thus fall into error --
   hence  a  negative  trait; contrasted to pragmatism, and distinct from
   idealism -->

                                  Ideo-motion

   I`de*o-mo"tion (?), n. (Physiol.) An ideo-motor movement.

                                  Ideo-motor

   I`de*o-mo"tor  (?),  a.  [Ideo-  + motor.] (Physiol.) Applied to those
   actions,  or  muscular  movements,  which are automatic expressions of
   dominant ideas, rather than the result of distinct volitional efforts,
   as  the act of expressing the thoughts in speech, or in writing, while
   the mind is occupied in the composition of the sentence. Carpenter.

                                     Ides

   Ides  (?),  n.  pl.  [L.  idus: cf. F. ides.] (Anc. Rom. Calendar) The
   fifteenth day of March, May, July, and October, and the thirteenth day
   of the other months.

     The ides of March remember. Shak.

     NOTE: &hand; Ei ght days in each month often pass by this name, but
     only one strictly receives it, the others being called respectively
     the  day  before the ides, and so on, backward, to the eightth from
     the ides.

                                     Idio-

   Id"i*o-  (?).  A  combining  form  from  the  Greek private, personal,
   peculiar, distinct.

                                   Idioblast

   Id"i*o*blast  (?),  n.  [Ideo-  +  -blast.] (Bot.) An individual cell,
   differing greatly from its neighbours in regard to size, structure, or
   contents.

                                  Idiocrasis

   Id`i*o*cra"sis (?), n. [NL.] Idiocracy.

                                   Idiocracy

   Id`i*oc"ra*cy  (?), n.; pl. Idiocrasies (#). [Idio- + Gr. idiocrasie.]
   Peculiarity   of   constitution;   that   temperament,   or  state  of
   constitution, which is peculiar to a person; idiosyncrasy.

                           Idiocratic, Idiocratical

   Id`i*o*crat"ic (?), Id`i*o*crat"ic*al (?), a. Peculiar in constitution
   or temperament; idiosyncratic.

                                    Idiocy

   Id"i*o*cy  (?),  n.  [From idiot; cf. Gr. Idiot, and cf. Idiotcy.] The
   condition or quality of being an idiot; absence, or marked deficiency,
   of sense and intelligence.

     I  will undertake to convict a man of idiocy, if he can not see the
     proof  that  three  angles  of  a  triangle  are equal to two right
     angles. F. W. Robertson.

                               Idiocyclophanous

   Id`i*o*cy*cloph"a*nous  (?),  a.  [Idio-  +  Gr. (Crystallog.) Same as
   Idiophanous.

                                 Idioelectric

   Id`i*o*e*lec"tric    (?),    a.    [Idio-    +    electric:   cf.   F.
   idio\'82lectrique.]  (Physics)  Electric by virtue of its own peculiar
   properties; capable of becoming electrified by friction; -- opposed to
   anelectric. -- n. An idioelectric substance.

                                   Idiograph

   Id"i*o*graph  (?),  n.  [Gr.  A  mark  or  signature  peculiar  to  an
   individual; a trade-mark.
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   Id`i*o*graph"ic (?), Id`i*o*graph"ic*al (?), a. Of or pertaining to an
   idiograph.

                                   Idiolatry

   Id`i*ol"a*try   (?),   n.   [Idio-   +   Gr.  Self-worship;  excessive
   self-esteem.

                                     Idiom

   Id"i*om (?), n. [F. idiome, L. idioma, fr. Gr. suus, and to E. so.]

   1.  The  syntactical  or structural form peculiar to any language; the
   genius or cast of a language.

     Idiom  may  be  employed  loosely  and figuratively as a synonym of
     language  or  dialect,  but  in  its  proper sense it signifies the
     totality  of  the  general rules of construction which characterize
     the  syntax  of a particular language and distinguish it from other
     tongues. G. P. Marsh.

     By  idiom  is  meant  the  use  of  words  which  is  peculiar to a
     particular language. J. H. Newman.

     He followed their language [the Latin], but did not comply with the
     idiom of ours. Dryden.

   2.  An expression conforming or appropriate to the peculiar structural
   form  of a language; in extend use, an expression sanctioned by usage,
   having  a  sense  peculiar to itself and not agreeing with the logical
   sense  of  its  structural  form; also, the phrase forms peculiar to a
   particular author.

     Some  that with care true eloquence shall teach, And to just idioms
     fix our doubtful speech. Prior.

     Sometimes  we  identify  the  words  with  the  object -- though be
     courtesy  of  idiom  rather  than  in strict propriety of language.
     Coleridge.

     Every good writer has much idiom. Landor.

     It  is  not by means of rules that such idioms as the following are
     made  current:  "I  can make nothing of it." "He treats his subject
     home." Dryden. "It is that within us that makes for righteousness."
     M.Arnold. Gostwick (Eng. Gram. )

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

                            Idiomatic, Idiomatical

   Id`i*o*mat"ic  (?), Id`i*o*mat"ic*al (?), a. [Gr. Of or pertaining to,
   or  conforming  to, the mode of expression peculiar to a language; as,
   an  idiomatic  meaning;  an  idiomatic phrase. -- Id`i*o*mat"ic*al*ly,
   adv.

                                  Idiomorphic

   Id`i*o*morph"ic (?), a. Idiomorphous.

                                 Idiomorphous

   Id`i*o*morph"ous (?), a. [Gr.

   1. Having a form of its own.

   2.  (Crystallog.)  Apperaing  in  distinct  crystals;  --  said of the
   mineral constituents of a rock.

                                 Idiomuscular

   Id`i*o*mus"cu*lar  (?), a. [Idio- + muscular.] (Physiol.) Applied to a
   semipermanent  contraction  of  a  muscle,  produced  by  a mechanical
   irritant.

                                 Idiopathetic

   Id`i*o*pa*thet"ic (?), a. Idiopathic. [R.]

                           Idiopathic, Idiopathical

   Id`i*o*path"ic  (?),  Id`i*o*path"ic*al (?), a. [Cf. F. idiopathique.]
   (Med.)  Pertaining  to  idiopathy;  characterizing  a  disease arising
   primarily,  and not in consequence of some other disease or injury; --
   opposed    to    symptomatic,    sympathetic,    and   traumatic.   --
   Id`i*o*path"ic*al*ly, adv.

                                   Idiopathy

   Id`i*op"a*thy (?), n.; pl. Idiopathies (#). [Gr. idiopathie.]

   1. A peculiar, or individual, characteristic or affection.

     All men are so full of their own fancies and idiopathies, that they
     scarce  have the civility to interchange any words with a stranger.
     Dr. H. More.

   2.  (Med.)  A  morbid state or condition not preceded or occasioned by
   any other disease; a primary disease.

                                  Idiophanous

   Id`i*oph"a*nous (?), a. [Idio- + (Crystallog.) Exhibiting interference
   figures without the aid of a polariscope, as certain crystals.

                                   Idioplasm

   Id"i*o*plasm (?), n. (Biol.) Same as Idioplasma.

                                  Idioplasma

   Id`i*o*plas"ma  (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. (Biol.) That portion of the cell
   protoplasm  which is the seat of all active changes, and which carries
   on  the function of hereditary transmission; -- distinguished from the
   other  portion,  which is termed nutritive plasma. See Hygroplasm. <--
   any modern equivalent? The chromosome/ Genome? -->

                                 Idiorepulsive

   Id`i*o*re*pul"sive  (?),  a. [Idio- + repulsive.] Repulsive by itself;
   as, the idiorepulsive power of heat.

                                 Idiosyncrasy

   Id`i*o*syn"cra*sy (?), n.; pl. Idiosyncrasies (#). [Gr. idiosyncrasie.
   See   Idiom,   and  Crasis.]  A  peculiarity  of  physical  or  mental
   constitution  or  temperament;  a  characteristic  belonging  to,  and
   distinguishing,    an   individual;   characteristic   susceptibility;
   idiocrasy; eccentricity.

     The individual mind . . . takes its tone from the idiosyncrasies of
     the body. I. Taylor.

                        Idiosyncratic, Idiosyncratical

   Id`i*o*syn*crat"ic  (?),  Id`i*o*syn*crat"ic*al  (?),  a.  Of peculiar
   temper  or  disposition;  belonging  to  one's peculiar and individual
   character.

                                     Idiot

   Id"i*ot  (?),  n.  [F.  idiot,  L.  idiota  an  uneducated,  ignorant,
   ill-informed person, Gr. Idiom.]

   1.  A  man  in  private  station,  as distinguished from one holding a
   public office. [Obs.]

     St.  Austin  affirmed  that  the  plain  places  of  Scripture  are
     sufficient  to  all  laics, and all idiots or private persons. Jer.
     Taylor.

   2. An unlearned, ignorant, or simple person, as distinguished from the
   educated; an ignoramus. [Obs.]

     Christ  was  received  of  idiots, of the vulgar people, and of the
     simpler  sort, while he was rejected, despised, and persecuted even
     to  death  by  the  high  priests,  lawyers,  scribes, doctors, and
     rabbis. C. Blount.

   3.  A  human  being  destitute  of  the  ordinary intellectual powers,
   whether  congenital,  developmental, or accidental; commonly, a person
   without  understanding  from  birth;  a  natural  fool;  a natural; an
   innocent.

     Life  .  .  .  is  a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
     Signifying nothing. Shak.

   4. A fool; a simpleton; -- a term of reproach.

     Weenest thou make an idiot of our dame? Chaucer.

                                    Idiotcy

   Id"i*ot*cy (?), n. [Cf. Idiocy.] Idiocy. [R.]

                                    Idioted

   Id"i*ot*ed (?), a. Rendered idiotic; befooled. [R.] Tennyson.

                                  Idiothermic

   Id`i*o*ther"mic  (?),  a.  [Idio- + thermic.] Self-heating; warmed, as
   the body of animal, by process going on within itself.

                              Idiotic, Idiotical

   Id`i*ot"ic  (?),  Id`i*ot"ic*al  (?),  a.  [L. idioticus ignorant, Gr.
   idiotique. See Idiot.]

   1. Common; simple. [Obs.] Blackwall.

   2. Pertaining to, or like, an idiot; characterized by idiocy; foolish;
   fatuous; as, an idiotic person, speech, laugh, or action.

                                  Idiotically

   Id`i*ot"ic*al*ly, adv. In a idiotic manner.

                                   Idioticon

   Id`i*ot"i*con (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. Idiot.] A dictionary of a peculiar
   dialect,  or  of  the  words  and  phrases  peculiar  to one part of a
   country; a glossary.

                                   Idiotish

   Id"i*ot*ish (?), a. Like an idiot; foolish.

                                   Idiotism

   Id"i*ot*ism (?), n. [F. idiotisme, L. idiotismus the way of fashion of
   a private person, the common or vulgar manner of speaking, Gr. Idiot.]

   1. An idiom; a form, mode of expression, or signification, peculiar to
   a language.

     Scholars  sometimes  give  terminations  and idiotisms, suitable to
     their native language, unto words newly invented. M. Hale.

   2. Lack of knowledge or mental capacity; idiocy; foolishness.

     Worse than mere ignorance or idiotism. Shaftesbury.

     The running that adventure is the greatist idiotism. Hammond.

                                   Idiotize

   Id"i*ot*ize (?), v. i. To become stupid. [R.]

                                    Idiotry

   Id"i*ot*ry (?), n. Idiocy. [R.] Bp. Warburton.

                                     Idle

   I"dle  (?),  a.  [Compar.  Idler  (?); superl. Idlest.] [OE. idel, AS.
   \'c6del  vain,  empty,  useless;  akin  to OS. \'c6dal, D. ijdel, OHG.
   \'c6tal  vain,  empty, mere, G. eitel, Dan. & Sw. idel mere, pure, and
   prob. to Gr. Ether.]

   1.  Of no account; useless; vain; trifling; unprofitable; thoughtless;
   silly; barren. "Deserts idle." Shak.

     Every  idle  word  that  men  shall  speak, they shall give account
     thereof in the day of judgment. Matt. xii. 36.

     Down their idle weapons dropped. Milton.

     This idle story became important. Macaulay.

   2.  Not  called  into  active  service; not turned to appropriate use;
   unemployed; as, idle hours.

     The idle spear and shield were high uphing. Milton.

   3.  Not  employed;  unoccupied with business; inactive; doing nothing;
   as, idle workmen.

     Why stand ye here all the day idle? Matt. xx. 6.

   4. Given rest and ease; averse to labor or employment; lazy; slothful;
   as, an idle fellow.

   5. Light-headed; foolish. [Obs.] Ford.
   Idle  pulley (Mach.), a pulley that rests upon a belt to tighten it; a
   pulley  that  only guides a belt and is not used to transmit power. --
   Idle  wheel  (Mach.),  a  gear  wheel  placed  between  two others, to
   transfer  motion  from one to the other without changing the direction
   of  revolution. -- In idle, in vain. [Obs.] "God saith, thou shalt not
   take  the  name of thy Lord God in idle." Chaucer. Syn. -- Unoccupied;
   unemployed;  vacant;  inactive; indolent; sluggish; slothful; useless;
   ineffectual;   futile;   frivolous;   vain;   trifling;  unprofitable;
   unimportant.  --  Idle,  Indolent,  Lazy.  A propensity to inaction is
   expressed  by each of these words; they differ in the cause and degree
   of  this  characteristic. Indolent denotes an habitual love to ease, a
   settled  dislike  of  movement or effort; idle is opposed to busy, and
   denotes  a dislike of continuous exertion. Lazy is a stronger and more
   contemptuous term than indolent.
   
                                     Idle
                                       
   I"dle,  v. i. [imp. & p. p. Idled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Idling (?).] To
   lose or spend time in inaction, or without being employed in business.
   Shak. 

                                     Idle

   I"dle,  v.  t.  To  spend  in idleness; to waste; to consume; -- often
   followed by away; as, to idle away an hour a day.

                                  Idle-headed

   I"dle-head`ed (?), a.

   1. Foolish; stupid. [Obs.] "The superstitious idle-headed eld." Shak.

   2. Delirious; infatuated. [Obs.] L'Estrange.

                                   Idleness

   I"dle*ness,  n.  [AS.  \'c6delnes.]  The condition or quality of being
   idle (in the various senses of that word); uselessness; fruitlessness;
   triviality;   inactivity;   laziness.  Syn.  --  Inaction;  indolence;
   sluggishness; sloth.

                                  Idle-pated

   I"dle-pat`ed (?), a. Idle-headed; stupid. [Obs.]

                                     Idler

   I"dler (?), n.

   1.  One who idles; one who spends his time in inaction; a lazy person;
   a sluggard.

   2. (Naut.) One who has constant day duties on board ship, and keeps no
   regular watch. Totten.

   3. (Mach.) An idle wheel or pulley. See under Idle.

                                Idless, Idlesse

   I"dless, I"dlesse (?), n. Idleness. [Archaic] "In ydlesse." Spenser.

     And  an  idlesse  all  the  day  Beside  a  wandering  stream. Mrs.
     Browning.

                                     Idly

   I"dly  (?),  adv.  In  a  idle  manner; ineffectually; vainly; lazily;
   carelessly; (Obs.) foolishly.

                                   Idocrase

   Id"o*crase (?), n. [Gr. idocrase.] (Min.) Same as Vesuvianite.

                                     Idol

   I"dol  (?),  n.  [OE. idole, F. idole, L. idolum, fr. Gr. Wit, and cf.
   Eidolon.]

   1. An image or representation of anything. [Obs.]

     Do  her  adore  with  sacred  reverence, As th' idol of her maker's
     great magnificence. Spenser.

   2.  An  image  of a divinity; a representation or symbol of a deity or
   any  other  being  or  thing,  made or used as an object of worship; a
   similitude of a false god.

     That  they  should  not worship devils, and idols of gold. Rev. ix.
     20.

   3.  That on which the affections are strongly (often excessively) set;
   an  object  of passionate devotion; a person or thing greatly loved or
   adored.

     The soldier's god and people's idol. Denham.

   4. A false notion or conception; a fallacy. Bacon.

     The idols of preconceived opinion. Coleridge.

                                   Idolastre

   I`do*las"tre (?), n. [OE., for idolatre.] An idolater. [Obs.] Chaucer.

                                   Idolater

   I*dol"a*ter   (?),   n.  [F.  idol\'83tre:  cf.  L.  idololatres,  Gr.
   Idolatry.]

   1.  A  worshiper  of  idols;  one  who  pays  divine honors to images,
   statues,  or  representations  of  anything  made  by  hands;  one who
   worships as a deity that which is not God; a pagan.

   2. An adorer; a great admirer.

     Jonson was an idolater of the ancients. Bp. Hurd.

                                  Idolatress

   I*dol"a*tress (?), n. A female worshiper of idols.

                                  Idolatrical

   I`do*lat"ric*al (?), a. [Cf. F. idol\'83trique.] Idolatrous. [Obs.]

                                  Idolatrize

   I*dol"a*trize  (?),  v. i. [imp. & p. p. Idolatrized (?); p. pr. & vb.
   n. Idolatrizing (?).] To worship idols; to pay idolatrous worship.

                                  Idolatrize

   I*dol"a*trize, v. t. To make in idol of; to idolize.

                                  Idolatrous

   I*dol"a*trous (?), a.

   1.  Of or pertaining to idolatry; partaking of the nature of idolatry;
   given  to  idolatry  or  the  worship  of  false  gods; as, idolatrous
   sacrifices.

     [Josiah] put down the idolatrous priests. 2 Kings xxiii. 5.

   2.  Consisting  in,  or  partaking  of,  an  excessive  attachment  or
   reverence; as, an idolatrous veneration for antiquity.

                                 Idolatrously

   I*dol"a*trous*ly, adv. In a idolatrous manner.

                                   Idolatry

   I*dol"a*try  (?),  n.;  pl.  Idolatries  (#).  [F.  idol\'83trie,  LL.
   idolatria, L. idololatria, Fr. Gr.

   1.  The  worship  of  idols, images, or anything which is not God; the
   worship of false gods.

     His eye surveyed the dark idolatries Of alienated Judah. Milton.

   2.  Excessive  attachment  or veneration for anything; respect or love
   which borders on adoration. Shak.

                                    Idolish

   I"dol*ish (?), a. Idolatrous. [Obs.] Milton.

                                    Idolism

   I"dol*ism (?), n. The worship of idols. [Obs.]

                                    Idolist

   I"dol*ist, n. A worshiper of idols. [Obs.] Milton.

                                    Idolize

   I"dol*ize  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p. p. Idolized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Idolizing (?).]

   1.  To  make  an idol of; to pay idolatrous worship to; as, to idolize
   the sacred bull in Egypt.

   2.  To  love  to  excess;  to  love  or reverence to adoration; as, to
   idolize gold, children, a hero.

                                    Idolize

   I"dol*ize, v. i. To practice idolatry. [R.]

     To idolize after the manner of Egypt. Fairbairn.

                                   Idolizer

   I"dol*i`zer  (?),  n.  One  who  idolizes  or  loves  to  the point of
   reverence; an idolater.

                                  Idoloclast

   I*dol"o*clast (?), n. [Gr. A breaker of idols; an iconoclast.

                                Idolographical

   I*dol`o*graph"ic*al  (?),  a.  [Idol  + -graph.] Descriptive of idols.
   [R.] Southey.

                                    Idolous

   I"dol*ous (?), a. Idolatrous. [Obs.] Bale.

                                   Idoneous

   I*do"ne*ous  (?), a. [L. idoneus.] Appropriate; suitable; proper; fit;
   adequate. [R.]

     An  ecclesiastical  benefice  .  .  .  ought  to be conferred on an
     idoneous person. Ayliffe.

                                    Idorgan

   Id*or"gan   (?),   n.  [Gr.  organ.]  (Biol.)  A  morphological  unit,
   consisting  of  two  or  more  plastids,  which  does  not possess the
   positive  character  of  the  person or stock, in distinction from the
   physiological organ or biorgan. See Morphon.

                             Idrialine, Idrialite

   Id"ri*a*line  (?),  Id"ri*a*lite  (?), n. [Cf. F. idrialine.] (Min.) A
   bituminous  substance  obtained from the mercury mines of Idria, where
   it occurs mixed with cinnabar.

                                    Idumean

   Id`u*me"an  (?),  a.  Of  or pertaining to ancient Idumea, or Edom, in
   Western Asia. -- n. An inhabitant of Idumea, an Edomite.

                                     Idyl

   I"dyl  (?),  n.  [L.  idyllium,  Gr.  idylle. See Idol.] A short poem;
   properly,  a  short  pastoral poem; as, the idyls of Theocritus; also,
   any  poem,  especially  a narrative or descriptive poem, written in an
   eleveted  and  highly  finished style; also, by extension, any artless
   and  easily flowing description, either in poetry or prose, of simple,
   rustic life, of pastoral scenes, and the like. [Written also idyll.]

     Wordsworth's solemn-thoughted idyl. Mrs. Browning.

     His [Goldsmith's] lovely idyl of the Vicar's home. F. Harrison.

                                    Idyllic

   I*dyl"lic (?), a. Of or belonging to idyls.

                                     I. e.

   I. e. Abbreviation of Latin id est, that is.

                                      If

   If (?), conj. [OE. if, gif, AS. gif; akin to OFries. ief, gef, ef, OS.
   ef,  of,  D.  of,  or,  whether, if, G. ob whether, if, OHG. oba, ibu,
   Icel.  ef, Goth. iba, ibai, an interrogative particle; properly a case
   form  of  a  noun meaning, doubt (cf. OHG. iba doubt, condition, Icel.
   if, ef, ifi, efi), and therefore orig. meaning, on condition that.]

   1. In case that; granting, allowing, or supposing that; -- introducing
   a condition or supposition.

     Tisiphone,  that  oft  hast  heard  my prayer, Assist, if \'d1dipus
     deserve thy care. Pope.

     If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.
     Matt. iv. 3.

   2. Whether; -- in dependent questions.

     Uncertain if by augury or chance. Dryden.

     She doubts if two and two make four. Prior.

   As if, But if. See under As, But.

                                   I' faith

   I' faith" (?). In faith; indeed; truly. Shak.
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                                     Ifere

   I*fere" (?), a. [Corrupted fr. in fere.] Together. [Obs.] Chaucer.

                                   Igasuric

   Ig`a*su"ric  (?),  a.  [See  Igasurine.]  (Chem.)  Pertaining  to,  or
   obtained from, nux vomica or St. Ignatius's bean; as, igasuric acid.

                                   Igasurine

   Ig`a*su"rine  (?),  n.  [Malay  igasura  the  nux  vomica.] (Chem.) An
   alkaloid  found  in  nux  vomica, and extracted as a white crystalline
   substance.

                                     Igloo

   Ig"loo (?), n.

   1. An Eskimo snow house.

   2.  (Zo\'94l.)  A  cavity,  or excavation, made in the snow by a seal,
   over its breathing hole in the ice.

                                 Ignatius bean

   Ig*na"tius bean` (?). (Bot.) See Saint Ignatius's bean, under Saint.

                                    Igneous

   Ig"ne*ous  (?),  a.  [L.  igneus, fr. ignis fire; allied to Skr. agni,
   Lith. ugnis, OSlav. ogne.]

   1.  Pertaining  to,  having  the  nature  of,  fire;  containing fire;
   resembling fire; as, an igneous appearance.

   2.  (Geol.)  Resulting  from,  or produced by, the action of fire; as,
   lavas and basalt are igneous rocks.

                                   Ignescent

   Ig*nes"cent  (?),  a.  [L.  ignescens,  p.pr.  of  ignescere to become
   inflamed,  fr.  ignis fire: cf. F. ignescent.] Emitting sparks of fire
   when struck with steel; scintillating; as, ignescent stones.

                                  Ignicolist

   Ig*nic"o*list (?), n. [L. ignis fire + colere to worship.] A worshiper
   of fire. [R.]

                                  Igniferous

   Ig*nif"er*ous  (?),  a.  [L.  ignifer;  ignis  fire  + ferre to bear.]
   Producing fire. [R.] Blount.

                                  Ignifluous

   Ig*nif"lu*ous  (?),  a.  [L.  ignifluus; ignis fire + fluere to flow.]
   Flowing with fire. [Obs.] Cockerman.

                                    Ignify

   Ig"ni*fy  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p. Ignified (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Ignifying  (?).]  [L.  ignis  fire  +  -fy.]  To  form into fire. [R.]
   Stukeley.

                                  Ignigenous

   Ig*nig"e*nous  (?),  a. [L. ignigenus; ignis fire + genere, ginere, to
   beget, produce.] Produced by the action of fire, as lava. [R.]

                                  Ignipotence

   Ig*nip"o*tence (?), n. Power over fire. [R.]

                                  Ignipotent

   Ig*nip"o*tent  (?),  a. [L. ignipotens; ignis fire + potens powerful.]
   Presiding over fire; also, fiery.

     Vulcan is called the powerful ignipotent. Pope.

                                 Ignis fatuus

   Ig"nis  fat"u*us  (?);  pl.  Ignes  fatui (#). [L. ignis fire + fatuus
   foolish. So called in allusion to its tendency to mislead travelers.]

   1.  A  phosphorescent  light  that  appears, in the night, over marshy
   ground,  supposed  to  be occasioned by the decomposition of animal or
   vegetable  substances, or by some inflammable gas; -- popularly called
   also Will-with-the-wisp, or Will-o'-the-wisp, and Jack-with-a-lantern,
   or  Jack-o'-lantern.<--  thought  to  be  caused  by phosphine, PH3, a
   sponaneously combustible gas. -->

   2. Fig.: A misleading influence; a decoy.

     Scared and guided by the ignis fatuus of popular superstition. Jer.
     Taylor.

                                    Ignite

   Ig*nite"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Ignited (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Igniting.]  [L. ignitus, p.p. of ignire to ignite, fr. ignis fire. See
   Igneous.]

   1. To kindle or set on fire; as, to ignite paper or wood.

   2. (Chem.) To subject to the action of intense heat; to heat strongly;
   --  often said of incombustible or infusible substances; as, to ignite
   iron or platinum.

                                    Ignite

   Ig*nite", v. i. To take fire; to begin to burn.

                                   Ignitible

   Ig*nit"i*ble (?), a. Capable of being ignited.

                                   Ignition

   Ig*ni"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. ignition.]

   1. The act of igniting, kindling, or setting on fire.

   2. The state of being ignited or kindled. Sir T. Browne.

                                    Ignitor

   Ig*nit"or   (?),  n.  One  who,  or  that  which,  produces  ignition;
   especially,  a contrivance for igniting the powder in a torpedo or the
   like. [Written also igniter.]

                                  Ignivomous

   Ig*niv"o*mous  (?),  a.  [L.  ignivomus;  ignis fire + vomere 8vomit.]
   Vomiting fire. [R.]

                                  Ignobility

   Ig`no*bil"i*ty   (?),  n.  [L.  ignobilitas:  cf.  F.  ignobilit\'82.]
   Ignobleness. [Obs.] Bale.

                                    Ignoble

   Ig*no"ble (?), a. [L. ignobilis; pref. in- not + nobilis noble: cf. F.
   ignoble. See In- not, and Noble, a.]

   1.  Of  low  birth  or  family;  not noble; not illustrious; plebeian;
   common; humble.

     I was not ignoble of descent. Shak.

     Her royal stock graft with ignoble plants. Shak.

   2. Not honorable, elevated, or generous; base.

     'T  but a base, ignoble mind, That mounts no higher than a bird can
     soar. Shak.

     Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife. Gray.

   3. (Zo\'94l.) Not a true or noble falcon; -- said of certain hawks, as
   the  goshawk.  Syn. -- Degenerate; degraded; mean; base; dishonorable;
   reproachful; disgraceful; shameful; scandalous; infamous.

                                    Ignoble

   Ig*no"ble, v. t. To make ignoble. [Obs.] Bacon.

                                  Ignobleness

   Ig*no"ble*ness, n. State or quality of being ignoble.

                                    Ignobly

   Ig*no"bly, adv. In an ignoble manner; basely.

                                  Ignominious

   Ig`no*min"i*ous (?), a. [L. ignominiosus: cf. F. ignominieux.]

   1.  Marked  with  ignominy;  in curring public disgrace; dishonorable;
   shameful.

     Then first with fear surprised and sense of pain, Fled ignominious.
     Milton.

   2. Deserving ignominy; despicable.

     One single, obscure, ignominious projector. Swift.

   3.  Humiliating;  degrading;  as, an ignominious judgment or sentence.
   Macaulay.

                                 Ignominiously

   Ig`no*min"i*ous*ly,  adv.  In  an  ignominious  manner; disgracefully;
   shamefully; ingloriously.

                                   Ignominy

   Ig"no*min*y (?), n.; pl. Ignominies (#). [L. ignominia ignominy (i.e.,
   a  deprivation  of  one's  good  name);  in-  not + nomen name: cf. F.
   ignominie. See In- not, and Name.]

   1. Public disgrace or dishonor; reproach; infamy.

     Their  generals  have  been received with honor after their defeat;
     yours with ignominy after conquest. Addison.

     Vice begins in mistake, and ends in ignominy. Rambler.

     Ignominy is the infliction of such evil as is made dishonorable, or
     the  deprivation  of  such  good as is made honorable by the Common
     wealth. Hobbes.

   2.  An  act  deserving  disgrace; an infamous act. Syn. -- Opprobrium;
   reproach; dishonor.

                                    Ignomy

   Ig"no*my (?), n. Ignominy. [R. & Obs.]

     I blush to think upon this ignomy. Shak.

                                   Ignoramus

   Ig`no*ra"mus (?), n. [L., we are ignorant. See Ignore.]

   1.  (Law)  We  are  ignorant;  we  ignore;  -- being the word formerly
   written  on  a  bill  of indictment by a grand jury when there was not
   sufficient  evidence  to  warrant  them in finding it a true bill. The
   phrase  now used is, "No bill," "No true bill," or "Not found," though
   in  some  jurisdictions "Ignored" is still used. Wharton (Law Dict. ).
   Burn.

   2. (pl. Ignoramuses (.) A stupid, ignorant person; a vain pretender to
   knowledge; a dunce.

     An ignoramus in place and power. South.

                                   Ignorance

   Ig"no*rance (?), n. [F., fr. L. ignorantia.]

   1.  The condition of being ignorant; the want of knowledge in general,
   or  in relation to a particular subject; the state of being uneducated
   or uninformed.

     Ignorance  is the curse of God, Knowledge the wing wherewith we fly
     to heaven. Shak.

   2.  (Theol.)  A  willful neglect or refusal to acquire knowledge which
   one may acquire and it is his duty to have. Book of Common Prayer.
   Invincible  ignorance  (Theol.),  ignorance  beyond  the  individual's
   control and for which, therefore, he is not responsible before God.

                                   Ignorant

   Ig"no*rant  (?), a. [F., fr. L. ignorans, -antis, p.pr. of ignorare to
   be ignorant. See Ignore.]

   1.  Destitute  of  knowledge;  uninstructed  or  uninformed; untaught;
   unenlightened.

     He  that  doth  not  know  those things which are of use for him to
     know,  is  but  an  ignorant  man,  whatever  he  may know besides.
     Tillotson.

   2. Unacquainted with; unconscious or unaware; -- used with of.

     Ignorant of guilt, I fear not shame. Dryden.

   3. Unknown; undiscovered. [Obs.]

     Ignorant concealment. Shak.

     Alas, what ignorant sin have I committed? Shak.

   4. Resulting from ignorance; foolish; silly.

     His  shipping, Poor ignorant baubles! -- on our terrible seas, Like
     eggshells moved. Shak.

   Syn.  -- Uninstructed; untaught; unenlightened; uninformed; unlearned;
   unlettered; illiterate. -- Ignorant, Illiterate. Ignorant denotes want
   of  knowledge,  either as to single subject or information in general;
   illiterate refers to an ignorance of letters, or of knowledge acquired
   by  reading  and  study. In the Middle Ages, a great proportion of the
   higher  classes were illiterate, and yet were far from being ignorant,
   especially in regard to war and other active pursuits.

     In  such business Action is eloquence, and the eyes of the ignorant
     More learned than the ears. Shak.

     In  the  first  ages  of Christianity, not only the learned and the
     wise, but the ignorant and illiterate, embraced torments and death.
     Tillotson.

                                   Ignorant

   Ig"no*rant,  n.  A  person  untaught  or uninformed; one unlettered or
   unskilled; an ignoramous.

     Did I for this take pains to teach Our zealous ignorants to preach?
     Denham.

                                  Ignorantism

   Ig"no*rant*ism  (?), n. The spirit of those who extol the advantage to
   ignorance; obscuriantism.

                                  Ignorantist

   Ig"no*rant*ist,  n.  One  opposed  to  the  diffusion of knowledge; an
   obscuriantist.

                                  Ignorantly

   Ig"no*rant*ly,   adv.   In   a  ignorant  manner;  without  knowledge;
   inadvertently.

     Whom  therefoer ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you. Acts
     xvii. 23.

                                    Ignore

   Ig*nore"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Ignored (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Ignoring.]  [L.  ignorare; pref. in- not + the root of gnarus knowing,
   noscere to become acquainted with. See Know, and cf. Narrate.]

   1. To be ignorant of or not acquainted with. [Archaic]

     Philosophy   would  solidly  be  established,  if  men  would  more
     carefully  distinguish  those things that they know from those that
     they ignore. Boyle.

   2.  (Law)  To throw out or reject as false or ungrounded; -- said of a
   bill rejected by a grand jury for want of evidence. See Ignoramus.

   3.  Hence:  To  refuse  to take notice of; to shut the eyes to; not to
   recognize;  to  disregard  willfully  and  causelessly;  as, to ignore
   certain facts; to ignore the presence of an objectionable person.

     Ignoring  Italy  under  our feet, And seeing things before, behind.
     Mrs. Browning.

                                  Ignoscible

   Ig*nos"ci*ble (?), a. [L. ignoscibilis, fr. ignoscere to pardon, lit.,
   not  to  wish  to know; pref. in- not + gnoscere, noscere, to learn to
   know. See In- not, and Know.] Pardonable. [Obs.] Bailey.

                                    Ignote

   Ig*note"  (?),  a.  [L. ignotus; pref. in- not + gnotus, notus, known,
   p.p.  of  gnocere,  nocere,  to learn to know.] Unknown. [Obs.] Sir E.
   Sandys. -- n. One who is unknown. Bp. Hacket.

                                    Iguana

   I*gua"na  (?),  n.  [Sp.  iguana,  from  the native name in Hayti. Cf.
   Guana.]  (Zo\'94l.)  Any species of the genus Iguana, a genus of large
   American lizards of the family Iguanid\'91. They are arboreal in their
   habits, usually green in color, and feed chiefly upon fruits.

     NOTE: &hand; Th e common iguana (I. tuberculata) of the West Indies
     and  South America is sometimes five feet long. Its flesh is highly
     prized  as  food. The horned iguana (I. cornuta) has a conical horn
     between the eyes.

                                   Iguanian

   I*gua"ni*an  (?),  a.  (Zo\'94l.)  Resembling,  or  pertaining to, the
   iguana.

                                    Iguanid

   I*gua"nid (?), a. (Zo\'94l.) Same as Iguanoid.

                                   Iguanodon

   I*gua"no*don  (?),  n.  [Iguana  +  Gr.  (Paleon.) A genus of gigantic
   herbivorous  dinosaurs  having  a  birdlike pelvis and large hind legs
   with  three-toed feet capable of supporting the entire body. Its teeth
   resemble  those  of  the  iguana, whence its name. Several species are
   known, mostly from the Wealden of England and Europe. See Illustration
   in Appendix.

                                  Iguanodont

   I*gua"no*dont  (?),  a.  (Paleon.)  Like  or  pertaining  to the genus
   Iguanodon.

                                   Iguanoid

   I*gua"noid  (?),  a.  [Iguana  +  -oid.]  (Zo\'94l.) Pertaining to the
   Iguanid\'91.

                                 Ihlang-ihlang

   Ih*lang`-ih*lang"  (?),  n.  [Malayan,  flower  of  flowers.]  A rich,
   powerful,  perfume,  obtained  from the volatile oil of the flowers of
   Canada odorata, an East Indian tree. [Also written ylang-ylang.]

                                     Ihram

   Ih*ram" (?), n. The peculiar dress worn by pilgrims to Mecca.

                                      Ik

   Ik (?), pron. [See I.] I [Obs.] Piers Plowman.

     NOTE: &hand; Th e No rthern di alectic form of I, in Early English,
     corresponding to ich of the Southern.

                                      Il-

   Il- (?). A form of the prefix in-, not, and in-, among. See In-.

                                      Ile

   Ile (?), n. [AS. egl.] Ear of corn. [Obs.] Ainsworth.

                                      Ile

   Ile, n. [See Aisle.] An aisle. [Obs.] H. Swinburne.

                                      Ile

   Ile, n. [See Isle.] An isle. [Obs.] Chaucer.

                                     Ileac

   Il"e*ac (?), a. [See Ileum.]

   1. (Anat.) Pertaining to the ileum. [Written also iliac.]

   2. See Iliac,

   1. [R.]
   Ileac passion. (Med.) See Ileus.

                                 Ileoc\'91cal

   Il`e*o*c\'91"cal (?), a. [Ileum + c\'91cal.] (Anat.) Pertaining to the
   ileum and c\'91cum.

                                   Ileocolic

   Il`e*o*col"ic  (?),  a. (Anat.) Pertaining to the ileum and colon; as,
   the  ileocolic,  or ileoc\'91cal, valve, a valve where the ileum opens
   into the large intestine.

                                     Ileum

   Il"e*um (?), n. [L. ile, ileum, ilium, pl. ilia, groin, flank.]

   1.  (Anat.)  The  last, and usually the longest, division of the small
   intestine;  the part between the jejunum and large intestine. [Written
   also ileon, and ilium.]

   2. (Anat.) See Ilium. [R.]

     NOTE: &hand; Mo st modern writers restrict ileum to the division of
     the intestine and ilium to the pelvic bone.

                                     Ileus

   Il"e*us  (?),  n.  [NL.,  fr.  Gr.  (Med.)  A  morbid condition due to
   intestinal  obstruction. It is characterized by complete constipation,
   with  griping pains in the abdomen, which is greatly distended, and in
   the  later  stages  by vomiting of fecal matter. Called also ileac, OR
   iliac, passion.

                                     Ilex

   I"lex  (?), n. [L., holm oak.] (Bot.) (a) The holm oak (Quercus Ilex).
   (b) A genus of evergreen trees and shrubs, including the common holly.

                                     Iliac

   Il"i*ac  (?), a. [L. Iliacus, Gr. Iliad.] Pertaining to ancient Ilium,
   or Troy. Gladstone.

                                     Iliac

   Il"i*ac, a. [Cf. F. iliaque. See Ileum, and cf. Jade a stone.]

   1.  (Anat.)  Pertaining  to, or in the region of, the ilium, or dorsal
   bone of the pelvis; as, the iliac artery. [Written also ileac.]

   2. See Ileac, 1. [R.]
   Iliac  crest,  the  upper  margin  of the ilium. -- Iliac passion. See
   Ileus. -- Iliac region, a region of the abdomen, on either side of the
   hypogastric regions, and below the lumbar regions.

                                    Iliacal

   I*li"a*cal (?), a. Iliac. [R.]

                                     liad

   l"i*ad  (?), n. [L. Ilias, -adis, Gr. A celebrated Greek epic poem, in
   twenty-four  books, on the destruction of Ilium, the ancient Troy. The
   Iliad is ascribed to Homer.

                                     Ilial

   Il"i*al (?), a. (Anat.) Pertaining to the ilium; iliac.

                                    Iliche

   I*liche"  (?),  adv. [OE., fr. AS. gel\'c6c. Cf. Alike.] Alike. [Obs.]
   Chaucer.

                                    Ilicic

   I*lic"ic  (?),  a.  [L.  ilex,  ilicis,  holm  oak.] Pertaining to, or
   derived from, the holly (Ilex), and allied plants; as, ilicic acid.

                                    Ilicin

   Il"i*cin (?), n. (Chem.) The bitter principle of the holly.

                                     Ilio-

   Il"i*o-  (?). [From Ilium.] A combining form used in anatomy to denote
   connection   with,  or  relation  to,  the  ilium;  as,  ilio-femoral,
   ilio-lumbar, ilio-psoas, etc.

                                  Iliofemoral

   Il`i*o*fem"o*ral  (?),  a.  (Anat.) Pertaining to the ilium and femur;
   as, iliofemoral ligaments.

                                  Iliolumbar

   Il`i*o*lum"bar  (?),  a.  (Anat.)  Pertaining  to the iliac and lumbar
   regions; as, the iliolumbar artery.

                                   Iliopsoas

   Il`i*o*pso"as  (?),  n.  (Anat.)  The  great  flexor muscle of the hip
   joint,  divisible  into two parts, the iliac and great psoas, -- often
   regarded as distinct muscles.

                                     Ilium

   Il"i*um  (?),  n.  [See  Ileum.]  (Anat.)  The dorsal one of the three
   principal  bones  comprising  either  lateral  half of the pelvis; the
   dorsal  or  upper  part  of  the  hip bone. See Innominate bone, under
   Innominate. [Written also ilion, and ileum.]

                                  Ilixanthin

   Il`ix*an"thin  (?),  n.  [Ilex  the  genus  including  the holly + Gr.
   (Chem.) A yellow dye obtained from the leaves of the holly.

                                      Ilk

   Ilk  (?), a. [Scot. ilk, OE. ilke the same, AS. ilca. Cf. Each.] Same;
   each;  every. [Archaic] Spenser. Of that ilk, denoting that a person's
   surname  and  the  title of his estate are the same; as, Grant of that
   ilk, i.e., Grant of Grant. Jamieson.
   
                                     Ilke
                                       
   Il"ke (?), a. [See Ilk.] Same. [Obs.] Chaucer.
   
                                 Ilkon, Ilkoon
                                       
   Il*kon",  Il*koon" (?), pron. [See Ilk, and One.] Each one; every one.
   [Obs.] Chaucer.
   
                                      Ill
                                       
   Ill  (?),  a.  [The  regular  comparative and superlative are wanting,
   their  places  being  supplied  by  worse  ( and worst (, from another
   root.]  [OE. ill, ille, Icel. illr; akin to Sw. illa, adv., Dan. ilde,
   adv.]
   
   1.  Contrary  to  good,  in  a  physical sense; contrary or opposed to
   advantage,  happiness,  etc.;  bad;  evil;  unfortunate; disagreeable;
   unfavorable.
   
     Neither  is  it ill air only that maketh an ill seat, but ill ways,
     ill markets, and ill neighbors. Bacon.
     
     There 's some ill planet reigns. Shak.

   2.   Contrary  to  good,  in  a  moral  sense;  evil;  wicked;  wrong;
   iniquitious; naughtly; bad; improper.

     Of his own body he was ill, and gave The clergy ill example. Shak.

   3. Sick; indisposed; unwell; diseased; disordered; as, ill of a fever.

     I am in health, I breathe, and see thee ill. Shak.

   4.  Not  according  with rule, fitness, or propriety; incorrect; rude;
   unpolished; inelegant.

     That 's an ill phrase. Shak.

   Ill  at ease, uneasy; uncomfortable; anxious. "I am very ill at ease."
   Shak.  -- Ill blood, enmity; resentment. -- Ill breeding, want of good
   breeding; rudeness. -- Ill fame, ill or bad repute; as, a house of ill
   fame,  a house where lewd persons meet for illicit intercourse. -- Ill
   humor, a disagreeable mood; bad temper. -- Ill nature, bad disposition
   or  temperament;  sullenness; esp., a disposition to cause unhappiness
   to  others.  -- Ill temper, anger; moroseness; crossness. -- Ill turn.
   (a)  An  unkind act. (b) A slight attack of illness. [Colloq. U.S.] --
   Ill  will,  unkindness; enmity; malevolence. Syn. -- Bad; evil; wrong;
   wicked; sick; unwell.
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                                      Ill

   Ill (?), n.

   1.  Whatever annoys or impairs happiness, or prevents success; evil of
   any  kind;  misfortune;  calamity;  disease;  pain;  as,  the  ills of
   humanity.

     Who  can all sense of others' ills escape Is but a brute at best in
     human shape. Tate.

     That  makes  us  rather  bear those ills we have Than fly to others
     that we know not of. Shak.

   2.  Whatever  is  contrary  to  good,  in  a  moral sense; wickedness;
   depravity; iniquity; wrong; evil.

     Strong  virtue, like strong nature, struggles still, Exerts itself,
     and then throws off the ill. Dryden.

                                      Ill

   Ill, adv. In a ill manner; badly; weakly.

     How ill this taper burns! Shak.

     Ill  fares  the  land,  to  hastening  ills  a  prey,  Where wealth
     accumulates and men decay. Goldsmith.

     NOTE: &hand; Il l, li ke ab ove, we ll, and so, is used before many
     participal  adjectives,  in  its usual adverbal sense. When the two
     words  are used as an epithet preceding the noun qualified they are
     commonly  hyphened;  in  other cases they are written separatively;
     as,  an  ill-educated man; he was ill educated; an ill-formed plan;
     the  plan,  however  ill  formed,  was  acceptable.  Ao,  also, the
     following:  ill-affected  or  ill  affected,  ill-arranged  or  ill
     arranged,  ill-assorted  or ill assorted, ill-boding or ill boding,
     ill-bred    or    ill    bred,    ill-conditioned,   ill-conducted,
     ill-considered,  ill-devised, ill-disposed, ill-doing, ill-fairing,
     ill-fated,   ill-favored,   ill-featured,  ill-formed,  ill-gotten,
     ill-imagined,  ill-judged,  ill-looking, ill-mannered, ill-matched,
     ill-meaning, ill-minded, ill-natured, ill-omened, ill-proportioned,
     ill-provided,  ill-required, ill-sorted, ill-starred, ill-tempered,
     ill-timed, ill-trained, ill-used, and the like.

                                     I' ll

   I' ll (?). Contraction for I will or I shall.

     I'll by a sign give notice to our friends. Shak.

                                   Illabile

   Il*lab"ile (?), a. Incapable of falling or erring; infalliable. [Obs.]
   -- Il`la*bil"i*ty (#), n. [Obs.]

                                  Illacerable

   Il*lac"er*a*ble  (?), a. [L. illacerabilis: cf. F. illac\'82rable. See
   In-  not,  and  Lacerable.]  Not lacerable; incapable of being torn or
   rent. [Obs.]

                                 Illacrymable

   Il*lac"ry*ma*ble   (?),   a.  [L.  illacrimabilis;  pref.  il-  not  +
   lacrimabilis worthy of tears.] Incapable of weeping. [Obs.] Bailey.

                                  Illapsable

   Il*laps"a*ble  (?),  a.  [Pref.  il-  not  +  lapsable.]  Incapable of
   slipping, or of error. [R.]

     Morally immutable and illapsable. Glanvill.

                                    Illapse

   Il*lapse"  (?),  v.  i.  [imp.  &  p. p. Illapsed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Illapsing.] [L. illapsus, p.p. of illabi; pref. il- in + labi to fall,
   slide.]  To  fall  or  glide;  to  pass;  -- usually followed by into.
   Cheyne.

                                    Illapse

   Il*lapse",  n.  [L.  illapsus.  See  Illapse,  v. i.] A gliding in; an
   immisson or entrance of one thing into another; also, a sudden descent
   or attack. Akenside.

     They  sit  silent  .  .  .  waiting  for  an illapse of the spirit.
     Jeffrey.

                                  Illaqueable

   Il*la"que*a*ble  (?),  a. Capable of being insnared or entrapped. [R.]
   Cudworth.

                                  Illaqueate

   Il*la"que*ate  (?),  v. t. [imp. & p. p. Illaqueated (?); p. pr. & vb.
   n.  Illaqueating.] [L. illaqueatus, p.p. of illaqueare; pref. il- in +
   laqueare  to  insnare,  fr.  laqueus,  noose,  snare.]  To insnare; to
   entrap; to entangle; to catch.

     Let  not  the  surpassing  eloquence  of Taylor dazzle you, nor his
     scholastic retairy versatility of logic illaqueate your good sense.
     Coleridge.

                                 Illaqueation

   Il*la`que*a"tion (?), n.

   1. The act of catching or insnaring. [R.] Sir T. Browne.

   2. A snare; a trap. Johnson.

                                   Illation

   Il*la"tion  (?),  n. [L. illatio, fr. illatus, used as p.p. of inferre
   to  carry or bring in, but from a different root: cf. F. illation. See
   1st In-, and Tolerate, and cf. Infer.] The act or process of inferring
   from  premises or reasons; perception of the connection between ideas;
   that which is inferred; inference; deduction; conclusion.

     Fraudulent  deductions  or  inconsequent  illations  from  a  false
     conception of things. Sir T. Browne.

                                   Illative

   Il"la*tive  (?),  a.  [L.  illativus:  cf.  F.  illatif.] Relating to,
   dependent  on,  or denoting, illation; inferential; conclusive; as, an
   illative  consequence  or  proposition;  an  illative  word,  as then,
   therefore,  etc.  Illative  conversion  (Logic), a converse or reverse
   statement of a proposition which in that form must be true because the
   original proposition is true. -- Illative sense (Metaph.), the faculty
   of  the mind by which it apprehends the conditions and determines upon
   the correctness of inferences.

                                   Illative

   Il"la*tive, n. An illative particle, as for, because.

                                  Illatively

   Il"la*tive*ly,  adv.  By  inference;  as  an  illative; in an illative
   manner.

                                  Illaudable

   Il*laud"a*ble  (?),  a.  [L. illaudabilis. See In- not, and Laudable.]
   Not  laudable; not praise-worthy; worthy of censure or disapprobation.
   Milton. -- Il*laud"a*bly, adv. [Obs.] Broome.

                                  Ill-boding

   Ill`-bod"ing   (?),   a.   Boding   evil;   inauspicious;  ill-omened.
   "Ill-boding stars." Shak.

                                   Ill-bred

   Ill"-bred`  (?),  a.  Badly educated or brought up; impolite; incivil;
   rude. See Note under Ill, adv.

                                 Illecebration

   Il*lec`e*bra"tion  (?),  n.  [See  Illecebrous.]  Allurement.  [R.] T.
   Brown.

                                  Illecebrous

   Il*lec"e*brous (?), a. [L. illecebrosus, fr. illecebra allurement, fr.
   illicere  to  allure.]  Alluring;  attractive; enticing. [Obs.] Sir T.
   Elyot.

                                    Illegal

   Il*le"gal  (?),  a.  [Pref.  il-  not + legal: cf. F. ill\'82gal.] Not
   according  to,  or  authorized  by,  law;  specif., contrary to, or in
   violation  of,  human  law;  unlawful; illicit; hence, immoral; as, an
   illegal act; illegal trade; illegal love. Bp. Burnet.

                                  Illegality

   Il`le*gal"i*ty    (?),    n.;    pl.   Illegalities   (#).   [Cf.   F.
   ill\'82galit\'82.]   The   quality  or  condition  of  being  illegal;
   unlawfulness; as, the illegality of trespass or of false imprisonment;
   also, an illegal act.

                                  Illegalize

   Il*le"gal*ize  (?),  v. t. [imp. & p. p. Illegalized (?); p. pr. & vb.
   n. Illegalizing (?).] To make or declare illegal or unlawful.

                                   Illegally

   Il*le"gal*ly, adv. In a illegal manner; unlawfully.

                                  Illegalness

   Il*le"gal*ness, n. Illegality, unlawfulness.

                                 Illegibility

   Il*leg`i*bil"i*ty (?), n. The state or quality of being illegible.

                                   Illegible

   Il*leg"i*ble  (?),  a.  Incapable  of  being  read;  not  legible; as,
   illegible handwriting; an illegible inscription. -- Il*leg"i*ble*ness,
   n. -- Il*leg"i*bly, adv.

                                 Illegitimacy

   Il`le*git"i*ma*cy (?), n. The state of being illegitimate. Blackstone.

                                 Illegitimate

   Il`le*git"i*mate (?), a.

   1.  Not  according  to  law;  not  regular  or  authorized;  unlawful;
   improper.

   2.   Unlawfully  begotten;  born  out  of  wedlock;  bastard;  as,  an
   illegitimate child.

   3.   Not   legitimately   deduced   or  inferred;  illogical;  as,  an
   illegitimate inference.

   4.  Not  authorized  by  good  usage;  not  genuine;  spurious; as, an
   illegitimate word.
   Illegitimate   fertilization,   OR   Illegitimate  union  (Bot.),  the
   fertilization  of  pistils  by  stamens  not  of  their own length, in
   heterogonously dimorphic and trimorphic flowers. Darwin.

                                 Illegitimate

   Il`le*git"i*mate  (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Illegitimated (?); p. pr. &
   vb. n. Illegitimating.] To render illegitimate; to declare or prove to
   be born out of wedlock; to bastardize; to illegitimatize.

     The  marriage  should  only  be  dissolved  for the future, without
     illegitimating the issue. Bp. Burnet.

                                Illegitimately

   Il`le*git"i*mate*ly (?), adv. In a illegitimate manner; unlawfully.

                                Illegitimation

   Il`le*git`i*ma"tion (?), n.

   1. The act of illegitimating; bastardizing.

   2. The state of being illegitimate; illegitimacy. [Obs.]

     Gardiner  had  performed  his  promise  to the queen of getting her
     illegitimation taken off. Bp. Burnet.

                                Illegitimatize

   Il`le*git"i*ma*tize (?), v. t. To render illegitimate; to bastardize.

                                   Illesive

   Il*le"sive  (?),  a.  [Pref. il- not + L. laedere, laesum, to injure.]
   Not injurious; harmless. [R.]

                                  Illeviable

   Il*lev"i*a*ble  (?),  a.  Not leviable; incapable of being imposed, or
   collected. [R.] Sir M. Hale.

                                  Ill-favored

   Ill`-fa"vored  (?),  a.  Wanting  beauty  or attractiveness; deformed;
   ugly; ill-looking.

     Ill-favored and lean-fleshed. Gen. xli. 3.

   -- Ill`-fa"vored*ly, adv. -- Ill`-fa"vored*ness, n.

                                   Illiberal

   Il*lib"er*al  (?),  a.  [L.  illiberalis;  pref.  il-  not + liberalis
   liberal: cf. F. illib\'82ral.]

   1.  Not liberal; not free or generous; close; niggardly; mean; sordid.
   "A thrifty and illiberal hand." Mason.

   2.  Indicating  a  lack  of  breeding, culture, and the like; ignoble;
   rude; narrow-minded; disingenuous.

   3.  Not well authorized or elegant; as, illiberal words in Latin. [R.]
   Chesterfield.

                                 Illiberalism

   Il*lib"er*al*ism (?), n. Illiberality. [R.]

                                 Illiberality

   Il*lib`er*al"i*ty     (?),    n.    [L.    illiberalitas:    cf.    F.
   illib\'82ralit\'82.]   The   state  or  quality  of  being  illiberal;
   narrowness of mind; meanness; niggardliness. Bacon.

                                 Illiberalize

   Il*lib"er*al*ize  (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Illiberalized (?); p. pr. &
   vb. n. Illiberalizing (?).] To make illiberal.

                                  Illiberally

   Il*lib"er*al*ly,   adv.   In   a   illiberal   manner,   ungenerously;
   uncharitably; parsimoniously.

                                 Illiberalness

   Il*lib"er*al*ness, n. The state of being illiberal; illiberality.

                                    Illicit

   Il*lic"it  (?),  a.  [L.  illicitus;  pref. il- not + licitus, p.p. of
   licere  to  be allowed or permitted: cf. F. illicite. See In- not, and
   License.]  Not permitted or allowed; prohibited; unlawful; as, illicit
   trade; illicit intercourse; illicit pleasure.

     One illicit . . . transaction always leads to another. Burke.

   -- Il*lic"it*ly, adv. -- Il*lic"it*ness, n.

                                  Illicitous

   Il*lic"it*ous (?), a. Illicit. [R.] Cotgrave.

                                   Illicium

   Il*li"ci*um  (?),  n.  [So  called,  in allusion to its aroma, from L.
   illicium  an  allurement.]  (Bot.)  A  genus  of  Asiatic and American
   magnoliaceous  trees,  having star-shaped fruit; star anise. The fruit
   of  Illicium  anisatum  is  used  as  a spice in India, and its oil is
   largely  used in Europe for flavoring cordials, being almost identical
   with true oil of anise.

                                   Illighten

   Il*light"en (?), v. t. To enlighten. [Obs.]

                                  Illimitable

   Il*lim"it*a*ble   (?),   a.   [Pref.  il-  not  +  limitable:  cf.  F.
   illimitable.]  Incapable  of  being  limited or bounded; immeasurable;
   limitless; boundless; as, illimitable space.

     The  wild,  the irregular, the illimitable, and the luxuriant, have
     their appropriate force of beauty. De Quincey.

   Syn.  --  Boundless;  limitless;  unlimited;  unbounded; immeasurable;
   infinite;    immense;    vast.    --   Il*lim"it*a*ble*ness,   n.   --
   Il*lim"it*a*bly, adv.

                                 Illimitation

   Il*lim`it*a"tion   (?),  n.  [Pref.  il-  not  +  limitation:  cf.  F.
   illimitation.]  State  of being illimitable; want of, or freedom from,
   limitation. Bp. Hall.

                                   Illimited

   Il*lim"it*ed   (?),   a.  Not  limited;  interminable.  Bp.  Hall.  --
   Il*lim"it*ed*ness, n.

     The  absoluteness and illimitedness of his commission was generally
     much spoken of. Clarendon.

                                  Illinition

   Il`li*ni"tion  (?),  n.  [L. illinire, illinere, to besmear; pref. il-
   in, on + linire, linere, to smear.]

   1.  A  smearing  or  rubbing  in or on; also, that which is smeared or
   rubbed on, as ointment or liniment.

   2. A thin crust of some extraneous substance formed on minerals. [R.]

     A thin crust or illinition of black manganese. Kirwan.

                                   Illinois

   Il`li*nois"  (?),  n.sing.  &  pl. (Ethnol.) A tribe of North American
   Indians,  which  formerly  occupied  the region between the Wabash and
   Mississippi rivers.

                                  Illiquation

   Il`li*qua"tion  (?),  n.  [Pref.  il-  in  +  L. liquare to melt.] The
   melting or dissolving of one thing into another.

                                    Illish

   Ill"ish (?), a. Somewhat ill. [Obs.] Howell.

                                   Illision

   Il*li"sion  (?),  n.  [L.  illisio,  fr.  illidere, illisum, to strike
   against;  pref.  il-  in  +  laedere to strike.] The act of dashing or
   striking against. Sir T. Browne.

                                  Illiteracy

   Il*lit"er*a*cy (?), n.; pl. Illiteracies (#). [From Illiterate.]

   1.  The state of being illiterate, or uneducated; want of learning, or
   knowledge;  ignorance;  specifically, inability to read and write; as,
   the illiteracy shown by the last census.

   2. An instance of ignorance; a literary blunder.

     The  many  blunders and illiteracies of the first publishers of his
     [Shakespeare's] works. Pope.

                                   Illiteral

   Il*lit"er*al (?), a. Not literal. [R.] B. Dawson.

                                  Illiterate

   Il*lit"er*ate  (?),  a.  [L.  illiteratus:  pref.  il- not + literatus
   learned.  See  In-  not,  and  Literal.] Ignorant of letters or books;
   unlettered;  uninstructed;  uneducated;  as,  an  illiterate  man,  or
   people. Syn. -- Ignorant; untaught; unlearned; unlettered; unscholary.
   See Ignorant. -- Il*lit"er*ate*ly, adv. -- Il*lit"er*ate*ness, n.

                                 Illiterature

   Il*lit"er*a*ture  (?),  n. Want of learning; illiteracy. [R.] Ayliffe.
   Southey.

                                  Ill-judged

   Ill"-judged` (?), a. Not well judged; unwise.

                                   Ill-lived

   Ill"-lived` (?), a. Leading a wicked life. [Obs.]

                                  Ill-looking

   Ill"-look`ing  (?),  a. Having a bad look; threatening; ugly. See Note
   under Ill, adv.

                                 Ill-mannered

   Ill`-man"nered (?), a. Impolite; rude.

                                  Ill-minded

   Ill"-mind`ed (?), a. Ill-disposed. Byron.

                                  Ill-natured

   Ill`-na"tured (?), a.

   1.  Of habitual bad temper; peevish; fractious; cross; crabbed; surly;
   as, an ill-natured person.

   2.  Dictated by, or indicating, ill nature; spiteful. "The ill-natured
   task refuse." Addison.

   3.  Intractable;  not yielding to culture. [R.] "Ill-natured land." J.
   Philips. -- Ill`-na"tured*ly, adv. -- Ill`-na"tured*ness, n.

                                    Illness

   Ill"ness (?), n. [From Ill.]

   1. The condition of being ill, evil, or bad; badness; unfavorableness.
   [Obs.] "The illness of the weather." Locke.

   2. Disease; indisposition; malady; disorder of health; sickness; as, a
   short or a severe illness.

   3.  Wrong  moral  conduct;  wickedness. Shak. Syn. -- Malady; disease;
   indisposition;  ailment.  --  Illness,  Sickness.  Within  the present
   century,  there  has  been a tendency in England to use illness in the
   sense of a continuous disease, disorder of health, or sickness, and to
   confine sickness more especially to a sense of nausea, or "sickness of
   the stomach."

                                 Ill-nurtured

   Ill"-nur`tured (?), a. Ill-bred. Shak.

                                  Illocality

   Il`lo*cal"i*ty (?), n. Want of locality or place. [R.] Cudworth.

                                   Illogical

   Il*log"ic*al  (?),  a.  Ignorant or negligent of the rules of logic or
   correct  reasoning;  as, an illogical disputant; contrary of the rules
   of   logic   or  sound  reasoning;  as,  an  illogical  inference.  --
   Il*log"ic*al*ly, adv. -- Il*log"ic*al*ness, n.

                                  Ill-omened

   Ill`-o"mened  (?),  a.  Having  unlucky  omens; inauspicious. See Note
   under Ill, adv.

                                  Ill-starred

   Ill"-starred`  (?),  a.  Fated  to  be  unfortunate;  unlucky;  as, an
   ill-starred man or day.

                                 Ill-tempered

   Ill`-tem"pered (?), a.

   1.   Of   bad   temper;   morose;  crabbed;  sour;  peevish;  fretful;
   quarrelsome.

   2. Unhealthy; ill-conditioned. [Obs.]

     So  ill-tempered  I  am grown, that I am afraid I shall catch cold,
     while all the world is afraid to melt away. Pepys.

                                   Ill-timed

   Ill"-timed`  (?),  a.  Done,  attempted,  or said, at an unsuitable or
   unpropitious time.

                                   Illtreat

   Ill`treat"  (?),  v. t. To treat cruelly or improperly; to ill use; to
   maltreat.

                                    Illude

   Il*lude"  (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Illuded; p. pr. & vb. n. Illuding.]
   [L. illudere, illusum; pref. il- in + ludere to play: cf. OF. illuder.
   See  Ludicrous.]  To  play  upon  by artifice; to deceive; to mock; to
   excite and disappoint the hopes of.

                                    Illume

   Il*lume"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Illumed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Illuming.]  [Cf.  F.  illuminer.  See  Illuminate.] To throw or spread
   light upon; to make light or bright; to illuminate; to illumine. Shak.

     The mountain's brow, Illumed with fluid gold. Thomson.

                                  Illuminable

   Il*lu"mi*na*ble (?), a. Capable of being illuminated.

                                  Illuminant

   Il*lu"mi*nant  (?),  n.  [L. illuminans, -antis, p.pr. of illuminare.]
   That  which  illuminates  or  affords light; as, gas and petroleum are
   illuminants. Boyle.

                                  Illuminary

   Il*lu"mi*na*ry (?), a. Illuminative.

                                  Illuminate

   Il*lu"mi*nate  (?),  v. t. [imp. & p. p. Illuminated (?); p. pr. & vb.
   n.  Illuminating  (?).] [L. illuminatus, p.p. of illuminare; pref. il-
   in  +  luminare  to  enlighten, fr. lumen light. See Luminous, and cf.
   Illume, Illumine, Enlimn, Limn.]

   1.  To  make light; to throw light on; to supply with light, literally
   or figuratively; to brighten.

   2.  To  light up; to decorate with artificial lights, as a building or
   city, in token of rejoicing or respect.

   3.  To  adorn,  as  a  book  or page with borders, initial letters, or
   miniature  pictures  in colors and gold, as was done in manuscripts of
   the Middle Ages.

   4.  To make plain or clear; to dispel the obscurity to by knowledge or
   reason; to explain; to elucidate; as, to illuminate a text, a problem,
   or a duty.
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                                  Illuminate

   Il*lu"mi*nate (?), v. i. To light up in token or rejoicing.

                                  Illuminate

   Il*lu"mi*nate (?), a. [L. illuminatus, p.p.] Enlightened. Bp. Hall.

                                  Illuminate

   Il*lu"mi*nate,   n.   One   who  enlightened;  esp.,  a  pretender  to
   extraordinary light and knowledge.

                                  Illuminati

   Il*lu`mi*na"ti (?), n. pl. [L. illuminatus. See Illuminate, v. t., and
   cf.  Illuminee.]  Literally,  those  who are enlightened; -- variously
   applied as follows: -

   1.  (Eccl.)  Persons  in the early church who had received baptism; in
   which  ceremony  a  lighted  taper  was given them, as a symbol of the
   spiritual illumination they has received by that sacrament.

   2.  (Eccl. Hist.) Members of a sect which sprung up in Spain about the
   year  1575.  Their  principal  doctrine was, that, by means of prayer,
   they  had  attained  to  so  perfect  a  state  as  to have no need of
   ordinances,  sacraments,  good works, etc.; -- called also Alumbrados,
   Perfectibilists, etc.

   3.  (Mod. Hist.) Members of certain associations in Modern Europe, who
   combined  to  promote  social reforms, by which they expected to raise
   men  and society to perfection, esp. of one originated in 1776 by Adam
   Weishaupt,  professor of canon law at Ingolstadt, which spread rapidly
   for a time, but ceased after a few years.

   4.  Also  applied to: (a) An obscure sect of French Familists. (b) The
   Hesychasts, Mystics, and Quietists; (c) The Rosicrucians.

   5.   Any   persons  who  profess  special  spiritual  or  intellectual
   enlightenment.

                                 Illuminating

   Il*lu"mi*na`ting   (?),   a.  Giving  or  producing  light;  used  for
   illumination. Illuminating gas. See Gas, n., 2 (a).

                                 Illumination

   Il*lu`mi*na"tion (?), n. [L. illuminatio: cf. F. illumination.]

   1.  The  act  of  illuminating,  or supplying with light; the state of
   being illuminated.

   2. Festive decoration of houses or buildings with lights.

   3.  Adornment of books and manuscripts with colored illustrations. See
   Illuminate, v. t., 3.

   4.  That which is illuminated, as a house; also, an ornamented book or
   manuscript.

   5.  That  which  illuminates  or  gives  light;  brightness; splendor;
   especially, intellectual light or knowledge.

     The illumination which a bright genius giveth to his work. Felton.

   6. (Theol.) The special communication of knowledge to the mind by God;
   inspiration.

     Hymns  and  psalms . . . are framed by meditation beforehand, or by
     prophetical illumination are inspired. Hooker.

                                 Illuminatism

   Il*lu"mi*na*tism (?), n. Illuminism. [R.]

                                 Illuminative

   Il*lu"mi*na*tive  (?),  a. [Cf. F. illuminatif.] Tending to illuminate
   or  illustrate;  throwing light; illustrative. "Illuminative reading."
   Carlyle.

                                  Illuminator

   Il*lu"mi*na`tor  (?), n. [L., an enlightener, LL. also, an illuminator
   of books.]

   1.  One  whose  occupation  is to adorn books, especially manuscripts,
   with miniatures, borders, etc. See Illuminate, v. t., 3.

   2.  A  condenser  or reflector of light in optical apparatus; also, an
   illuminant.

                                   Illumine

   Il*lu"mine   (?),  v.  t.  [Cf.  F.  illuminer.  See  Illuminate.]  To
   illuminate; to light up; to adorn.

                                   Illuminee

   Il*lu`mi*nee"  (?),  n.  [F.  illumin\'82. Cf. Illuminati.] One of the
   Illuminati.

                                   Illuminer

   Il*lu"mi*ner (?), n. One who, or that which, illuminates.

                                  Illuminism

   Il*lu"mi*nism  (?),  n.  [Cf.  F.  illuminisme.] The principles of the
   Illuminati.

                                 Illuministic

   Il*lu`mi*nis"tic  (?),  a.  Of  or  pertaining  to  illuminism, or the
   Illuminati.

                                  Illuminize

   Il*lu"mi*nize  (?),  v. t. [imp. & p. p. Illuminized (?); p. pr. & vb.
   n.  Illuminizing  (?).] To initiate the doctrines or principles of the
   Illuminati.

                                  Illuminous

   Il*lu"mi*nous (?), a. Bright; clear. [R.] H. Taylor.

                                    Illure

   Il*lure"  (?),  v. t. [Pref. il- in + lure.] To deceive; to entice; to
   lure. [Obs.]

     The  devil  insnareth  the souls of many men, by illuring them with
     the muck and dung of this world. Fuller.

                                   Ill-used

   Ill`-used" (?), a. Misapplied; treated badly.

                                   Illusion

   Il*lu"sion (?), n. [F. illusion, L. illusio, fr. illudere, illusum, to
   illude. See Illude.]

   1.  An  unreal  image  presented  to  the  bodily  or mental vision; a
   deceptive appearance; a false show; mockery; hallucination.

     To cheat the eye with blear illusions. Milton.

   2.  Hence:  Anything  agreeably fascinating and charning; enchantment;
   witchery; glamour.

     Ye soft illusions, dear deceits, arise! Pope.

   3.  (Physiol.)  A sensation originated by some external object, but so
   modified as in any way to lead to an erroneous perception; as when the
   rolling of a wagon is mistaken for thunder.

     NOTE: &hand; So me mo dern wr iters distinguish between an illusion
     and  hallucination,  regarding  the former as originating with some
     external  object,  and  the  latter as having no objective occasion
     whatever.

   4.  A  plain,  delicate lace, usually of silk, used for veils, scarfs,
   dresses,  etc. Syn. -- Delusion; mockery; deception; chimera; fallacy.
   See  Delusion.  Illusion,  Delusion.  Illusion  refers particularly to
   errors  of  the  sense;  delusion  to false hopes or deceptions of the
   mind.  An  optical  deception  is  an  illusion;  a false opinion is a
   delusion. E. Edwards.

                                 Illusionable

   Il*lu"sion*a*ble (?), a. Liable to illusion.

                                  Illusionist

   Il*lu"sion*ist, n. One given to illusion; a visionary dreamer.

                                   Illusive

   Il*lu"sive  (?),  a. [See Illude.] Deceiving by false show; deceitful;
   deceptive; false; illusory; unreal.

     Truth from illusive falsehood to command. Thomson.

                                  Illusively

   Il*lu"sive*ly, adv. In a illusive manner; falsely.

                                 Illusiveness

   Il*lu"sive*ness,  n.  The  quality  of  being illusive; deceptiveness;
   false show.

                                   Illusory

   Il*lu"so*ry  (?),  a.  [Cf.  F.  illusore.]  Deceiving,  or tending of
   deceive; fallacious; illusive; as, illusory promises or hopes.

                                  Illustrable

   Il*lus"tra*ble (?), a. Capable of illustration. Sir T. Browne.

                                  Illustrate

   Il*lus"trate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Illustrated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Illustrating  (?).] [L. illustratus, p.p. of illustrare to illustrate,
   fr. illustris bright. See Illustrious.]

   1. To make clear, bright, or luminous.

     Here, when the moon illustrates all the sky. Chapman.

   2.  To  set  in a clear light; to exhibit distinctly or conspicuously.
   Shak.

     To prove him, and illustrate his high worth. Milton.

   3.  To  make  clear,  intelligible,  or  apprehensible;  to elucidate,
   explain,  or  exemplify,  as  by  means  of  figures, comparisons, and
   examples.

   4.  To  adorn with pictures, as a book or a subject; to elucidate with
   pictures, as a history or a romance.

   5. To give renown or honor to; to make illustrious; to glorify. [Obs.]

     Matter to me of glory, whom their hate Illustrates. Milton.

                                  Illustrate

   Il*lus"trate    (?),    a.   [L.   illustratus,   p.p.]   Illustrated;
   distinguished; illustrious. [Obs.]

     This most gallant, illustrate, and learned gentleman. Shak.

                                 Illustration

   Il`lus*tra"tion (?), n. [L. illustratio: cf. F. illustration.]

   1.  The  act  of  illustrating;  the act of making clear and distinct;
   education;  also,  the  state  of  being illustrated, or of being made
   clear and distinct.

   2.  That  which  illustrates; a comparison or example intended to make
   clear or apprehensible, or to remove obscurity.

   3.  A  picture  designed  to decorate a volume or elucidate a literary
   work.

                                 Illustrative

   Il*lus"tra*tive (?), a.

   1. Tending or designed to illustrate, exemplify, or elucidate.

   2. Making illustrious. [Obs.]

                                Illustratively

   Il*lus"tra*tive*ly,  adv.  By way of illustration or elucidation. [R.]
   Sir T. Browne.

                                  Illustrator

   Il*lus"tra*tor (?), n. [L.] One who illustrates.

                                 Illustratory

   Il*lus"tra*to*ry (?), a. Serving to illustrate.

                                  Illustrious

   Il*lus"tri*ous  (?), a. [L. illustris, prob. for illuxtris; fr. il- in
   + the root of lucidus bright: cf. F. illustre. See Lucid.]

   1. Possessing luster or brightness; brilliant; luminous; splendid.

     Quench the light; thine eyes are guides illustrious. Beau. & Fl.

   2.  Characterized by greatness, nobleness, etc.; eminent; conspicuous;
   distinguished.

     Illustrious earls, renowened everywhere. Drayton.

   3.  Conferring  luster  or  honor;  renowned; as, illustrious deeds or
   titles.   Syn.   --   Distinguished;  famous;  remarkable;  brilliant;
   conspicuous;  noted;  celebrated; signal; renowened; eminent; exalted;
   noble; glorious. See Distinguished, Famous.

                                 Illustriously

   Il*lus"tri*ous*ly,   adv.  In  a  illustrious  manner;  conspicuously;
   eminently; famously. Milton.

                                Illustriousness

   Il*lus"tri*ous*ness,  n.  The  state  or  quality  of  being  eminent;
   greatness; grandeur; glory; fame.

                                  Illustrous

   Il*lus"trous (?), a. [Pref. il- not + lustrous.] Without luster. [Obs.
   & R.]

                                  Illutation

   Il`lu*ta"tion   (?),  n.  [Pref.  il-  in  +  L.  lutum  mud:  cf.  F.
   illutation.]  The  act  or  operation  of  smearing the body with mud,
   especially with the sediment from mineral springs; a mud bath.

                                  Illuxurious

   Il`lux*u"ri*ous (?), a. Not luxurious. [R.] Orrery.

                                   Ill-will

   Ill`-will" (?). See under Ill, a.

                                  Ill-wisher

   Ill`-wish"er (?), n. One who wishes ill to another; an enemy.

                                     Illy

   Il"ly (?), adv. [A word not fully approved, but sometimes used for the
   adverb ill.]

                                   Ilmenite

   Il"men*ite  (?),  n.  [So  called  from  Ilmen,  a  branch of the Ural
   Mountains.] (Min.) Titanic iron. See Menaccanite.

                                   Ilmenium

   Il*me"ni*um  (?),  n.  [NL.  See Ilmenite.] (Chem.) A supposed element
   claimed to have been discovered by R.Harmann.

                                    Ilvaite

   Il"va*ite (?), n. [From L. Ilva, the island now called Elba.] (Min.) A
   silicate  of  iron  and lime occurring in black prismatic crystals and
   columnar masses.

                                      I'm

   I'm (?). A contraction of I am.

                                      Im-

   Im-  (?).  A form of the prefix in- not, and in- in. See In-. Im- also
   occurs in composition with some words not of Latin origin; as, imbank,
   imbitter.

                                     Image

   Im"age  (?),  n. [F., fr. L. imago, imaginis, from the root of imitari
   to imitate. See Imitate, and cf. Imagine.]

   1.  An  imitation, representation, or similitude of any person, thing,
   or  act,  sculptured, drawn, painted, or otherwise made perceptible to
   the  sight;  a  visible presentation; a copy; a likeness; an effigy; a
   picture; a semblance.

     Even like a stony image, cold and numb. Shak.

     Whose is this image and superscription? Matt. xxii. 20.

     This play is the image of a murder done in Vienna. Shak.

     And God created man in his own image. Gen. i. 27.

   2.  Hence: The likeness of anything to which worship is paid; an idol.
   Chaucer.

     Thou  shalt  not  make unto thee any graven image, . . . thou shalt
     not bow down thyself to them. Ex. xx. 4, 5.

   3. Show; appearance; cast.

     The face of things a frightful image bears. Dryden.

   4.  A  representation  of anything to the mind; a picture drawn by the
   fancy; a conception; an idea.

     Can we conceive Image of aught delightful, soft, or great? Prior.

   5.  (Rhet.)  A  picture,  example,  or  illustration, often taken from
   sensible  objects,  and  used  to  illustrate  a  subject; usually, an
   extended metaphor. Brande & C.

   6. (Opt.) The figure or picture of any object formed at the focus of a
   lens or mirror, by rays of light from the several points of the object
   symmetrically  refracted  or reflected to corresponding points in such
   focus;  this may be received on a screen, a photographic plate, or the
   retina  of  the  eye,  and  viewed  directly  by  the  eye, or with an
   eyeglass,  as  in  the  telescope  and  microscope; the likeness of an
   object formed by reflection; as, to see one's image in a mirror.
   Electrical  image.  See  under  Electrical.  -- Image breaker, one who
   destroys  images;  an  iconoclast.  --  Image  graver,  Image maker, a
   sculptor.  --  Image  worship,  the  worship  of  images  as  symbols;
   iconolatry   distinguished   from  idolatry;  the  worship  of  images
   themselves.  --  Image  Purkinje  (Physics),  the image of the retinal
   blood  vessels  projected in, not merely on, that membrane. -- Virtual
   image  (Optics),  a point or system of points, on one side of a mirror
   or  lens,  which,  if  it existed, would emit the system of rays which
   actually  exists  on  the  other  side  of  the  mirror or lens. Clerk
   Maxwell.

                                     Image

   Im"age  (?),  v.  t. [imp. & p. p. Imaged (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Imaging
   (?).]

   1.  To  represent  or  form an image of; as, the still lake imaged the
   shore;  the  mirror  imaged her figure. "Shrines of imaged saints." J.
   Warton.

   2.  To  represent  to  the mental vision; to form a likeness of by the
   fancy or recollection; to imagine.

     Condemn'd  whole  years  in absence to deplore, And image charms he
     must behold no more. Pope.

                                   Imageable

   Im"age*a*ble (?), a. That may be imaged. [R.]

                                   Imageless

   Im"age*less, a. Having no image. Shelley.

                                    Imager

   Im"a*ger  (?),  n.  One  who  images  or forms likenesses; a sculptor.
   [Obs.]

     Praxiteles was ennobled for a rare imager. Holland.

                                    Imagery

   Im"age*ry (?), n. [OE. imagerie, F. imagerie.]

   1.  The  work  of  one  who  makes images or visible representation of
   objects;  imitation  work;  images  in  general,  or in mass. "Painted
   imagery." Shak.

     In  those  oratories might you see Rich carvings, portraitures, and
     imagery. Dryden.

   2. Fig.: Unreal show; imitation; appearance.

     What can thy imagery of sorrow mean? Prior.

   3.  The  work  of  the  imagination  or  fancy; false ideas; imaginary
   phantasms.

     The imagery of a melancholic fancy. Atterbury.

   4.  Rhetorical  decoration  in writing or speaking; vivid descriptions
   presenting  or  suggesting  images  of  sensible  objects;  figures in
   discourse.

     I  wish  there  may  be  in this poem any instance of good imagery.
     Dryden.

                                 Imaginability

   Im*ag`i*na*bil"i*ty (?), n. Capacity for imagination. [R.] Coleridge.

                                  Imaginable

   Im*ag"i*na*ble  (?),  a. [L. imaginabilis: cf. F. imaginable.] Capable
   of being imagined; conceivable.

     Men sunk into the greatest darkness imaginable. Tillotson.

   -- Im*ag"i*na*ble*ness, n. -- Im*ag"i*na*bly, adv.

                                   Imaginal

   Im*ag"i*nal (?), a. [L. imaginalis.]

   1.  Characterized  by imagination; imaginative; also, given to the use
   or rhetorical figures or imagins.

   2. (Zo\'94l.) Of or pertaining to an imago.
   Imaginal  disks (Zo\'94l.), masses of hypodermic cells, carried by the
   larv\'91  of some insects after leaving the egg, from which masses the
   wings and legs of the adult are subsequently formed.

                                   Imaginant

   Im*ag"i*nant  (?),  a.  [L.  imaginans,  p.pr.  of  imaginari:  cf. F.
   imaginant.]  Imagining;  conceiving.  [Obs.] Bacon. -- n. An imaginer.
   [Obs.] Glanvill.

                                  Imaginarily

   Im*ag"i*na*ri*ly  (?),  a.  In  a imaginary manner; in imagination. B.
   Jonson.

                                 Imaginariness

   Im*ag"i*na*ri*ness,  n.  The  state  or  quality  of  being imaginary;
   unreality.

                                   Imaginary

   Im*ag"i*na*ry  (?),  a.  [L. imaginarius: cf. F. imaginaire.] Existing
   only in imagination or fancy; not real; fancied; visionary; ideal.

     Wilt thou add to all the griefs I suffer Imaginary ills and fancied
     tortures? Addison.

   Imaginary  calculus  See  under  Calculus.  -- Imaginary expression OR
   quantity (Alg.), an algebraic expression which involves the impossible
   operation  of  taking  the  square  root  of  a negative quantity; as,
   &root;-9,  a  + b &root;-1. -- Imaginary points, lines, surfaces, etc.
   (Geom.), points, lines, surfaces, etc., imagined to exist, although by
   reason of certain changes of a figure they have in fact ceased to have
   a  real  existence.Syn.  --  Ideal;  fanciful;  chimerical; visionary;
   fancied; unreal; illusive.

                                   Imaginary

   Im*ag"i*na*ry, n. (Alg.) An imaginary expression or quantity.

                                   Imaginate

   Im*ag"i*nate (?), a. Imaginative. [Obs.] Holland.

                                  Imagination

   Im*ag`i*na"tion  (?),  n.  [OE.  imaginacionum, F. imagination, fr. L.
   imaginatio. See Imagine.]

   1.  The  imagine-making  power  of  the  mind;  the power to create or
   reproduce  ideally  an object of sense previously perceived; the power
   to call up mental imagines.

     Our simple apprehension of corporeal objects, if present, is sense;
     if absent, is imagination. Glanvill.

     Imagination  is of three kinds: joined with belief of that which is
     to  come;  joined  with memory of that which is past; and of things
     present, or as if they were present. Bacon.

   2. The representative power; the power to reconstruct or recombine the
   materials  furnished  by  direct  apprehension;  the  complex  faculty
   usually termed the plastic or creative power; the fancy.

     The imagination of common language -- the productive imagination of
     philosophers  -- is nothing but the representative process plus the
     process to which I would give the name of the "comparative." Sir W.
     Hamilton.

     The  power  of  the  mind  to  decompose  its  conceptions,  and to
     recombine  the  elements  of  them  at  its pleasure, is called its
     faculty of imagination. I. Taylor.

     The  business  of  conception  is  to  present  us  with  an  exact
     transcript  of what we have felt or perceived. But we have moreover
     a  power  of  modifying  our conceptions, by combining the parts of
     different  ones together, so as to form new wholes of our creation.
     I shall employ the word imagination to express this power. Stewart.

   3.  The  power  to  recombine the materials furnished by experience or
   memory,  for  the  accomplishment of an elevated purpose; the power of
   conceiving and expressing the ideal.

     The lunatic, the lover, and the poet Are of imagination all compact
     .  .  .  The poet's eye, in a fine frenzy rolling, Doth glance from
     heaven  to  earth,  from earth to heaven, And as imagination bodies
     forth  The  forms  of  things unknown, the poet's pen Turns them to
     shapes,  and  gives  to airy nothing A local habitation and a name.
     Shak.

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

     The  same  power,  which  we  should  call  fancy  if employed on a
     production  of a light nature, would be dignified with the title of
     imagination if shown on a grander scale. C. J. Smith.
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                                 Imaginational

   Im*ag`i*na"tion*al  (?),  a.  Pertaining  to, involving, or caused by,
   imagination.

                               Imaginationalism

   Im*ag`i*na"tion*al*ism (?), n. Idealism. J. Grote.

                                  Imaginative

   Im*ag"i*na*tive (?), a. [F. imaginatif.]

   1.  Proceeding  from, and characterized by, the imagination, generally
   in the highest sense of the word.

     In  all  the  higher  departments  of imaginative art, nature still
     constitues an important element. Mure.

   2.  Given  to imagining; full of images, fancies, etc.; having a quick
   imagination; conceptive; creative.

     Milton  had  a  highly  imaginative,  Cowley  a very fanciful mind.
     Coleridge.

   3.    Unreasonably    suspicious;    jealous.   [Obs.]   Chaucer.   --
   Im*ag"i*na*tive*ly, adv. -- Im*ag"i*na*tive*ness, n.

                                    Imagine

   Im*ag"ine  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p. p. Imagined (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Imagining.]  [F.  imaginer,  L.  imaginari, p.p. imaginatus, fr. imago
   image. See Image.]

   1. To form in the mind a notion or idea of; to form a mental image of;
   to conceive; to produce by the imagination.

     In  the  night,  imagining some fear, How easy is a bush supposed a
     bear! Shak.

   2.  To  contrive  in  purpose;  to  scheme;  to devise; to compass; to
   purpose. See Compass, v. t., 5.

     How long will ye imagine mischief against a man? Ps. lxii. 3.

   3.  To represent to one's self; to think; to believe. Shak. Syn. -- To
   fancy;  conceive;  apprehend;  think;  believe;  suppose; opine; deem;
   plan; scheme; devise.

                                    Imagine

   Im*ag"ine, v. i.

   1. To form images or conceptions; to conceive; to devise.

   2. To think; to suppose.

     My sister is not so defenseless left As you imagine. Milton.

                                   Imaginer

   Im*ag"in*er  (?),  n.  One  who  forms  ideas  or conceptions; one who
   contrives. Bacon.

                                   Imaginous

   Im*ag"in*ous (?), a. Imaginative. [R.] Chapman.

                                     Imago

   I*ma"go (?), n.; pl. Imagoes (#). [L. See Image.]

   1. An image.

   2. (Zo\'94l.) The final adult, and usually winged, state of an insect.
   See Illust. of Ant-lion, and Army worm.

                               Imam, Iman, Imaum

   I*mam" (?), I*man" (?), I*maum" (?), n. [Ar. im\'bem.]

   1.  Among  the  Mohammedans,  a  minister  or  priest who performs the
   regular service of the mosque.

   2.  A Mohammedan prince who, as a successor of Mohammed, unites in his
   person supreme spiritual and temporal power.

                                    Imaret

   I*ma"ret  (?),  n.  [Turk.,  fr.  Ar.  'im\'bera.] A lodging house for
   Mohammedan pilgrims. Moore.

                                    Imbalm

   Im*balm" (?), v. t. See Embalm.

                                     Imban

   Im*ban" (?), v. t. To put under a ban. [R.] Barlow.

                                    Imband

   Im*band"  (?), v. t. To form into a band or bands. "Imbanded nations."
   J. Barlow.

                                    Imbank

   Im*bank"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p. Imbanked (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Imbanking.]  [Pref.  im-  in + bank. Cf. Embank.] To inclose or defend
   with a bank or banks. See Embank.

                                  Imbankment

   Im*bank"ment  (?),  n.  The  act of surrounding with a bank; a bank or
   mound  raised  for  defense,  a  roadway,  etc.;  an  embankment.  See
   Embankment.

                                  Imbannered

   Im*ban"nered (?), a. Having banners.

                                     Imbar

   Im*bar" (?), v. t. To bar in; to secure. [Obs.]

     To imbar their crooked titles. Shak.

                                    Imbargo

   Im*bar"go (?), n. See Embargo.

                                    Imbark

   Im*bark" (?), v. i. & t. See Embark.

                                    Imbarn

   Im*barn" (?), v. t. To store in a barn. [Obs.]

                                    Imbase

   Im*base" (?), v. t. See Embase.

                                    Imbase

   Im*base", v. i. To diminish in value. [Obs.] Hales.

                                 Imbastardize

   Im*bas"tard*ize (?), v. t. To bastardize; to debase. [Obs.] Milton.

                                    Imbathe

   Im*bathe" (?), v. t. [Pref. im- in + bathe. Cf. Embathe.] To bathe; to
   wash freely; to immerce.

     And gave her to his daughters to imbathe In nectared lavers strewed
     with asphodel. Milton.

                                     Imbay

   Im*bay" (?), v. t. See Embay.

                                   Imbecile

   Im"be*cile  (?), a. [L. imbecillis, and imbecillus; of unknown origin:
   cf.  F.  imb\'82cile.] Destitute of strength, whether of body or mind;
   feeble; impotent; esp., mentally wea; feeble-minded; as, hospitals for
   the imbecile and insane. Syn. -- Weak; feeble; feeble-minded; idiotic.

                                   Imbecile

   Im"be*cile, n. One destitute of strength; esp., one of feeble mind.

                                   Imbecile

   Im"be*cile,  v.  t. To weaken; to make imbecile; as, to imbecile men's
   courage. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor.

                                 Imbecilitate

   Im`be*cil"i*tate  (?), v. t. To weaken, as to the body or the mind; to
   enfeeble. [R.] A. Wilson.

                                  Imbecility

   Im`be*cil"i*ty (?), n.; pl. Imbecilities (#). [L. imbecillitas: cf. F.
   imb\'82cillit\'82.]   The   quality   of   being  imbecile;  weakness;
   feebleness, esp. of mind.

     Cruelty  . . . argues not only a depravedness of nature, but also a
     meanness of courage and imbecility of mind. Sir W. Temple.

     NOTE: &hand; Th is te rm is  us ed sp ecifically to  denote natural
     weakness  of  the  mental  faculties,  affecting one's power to act
     reasonably or intelligently.

   Syn.  --  Debility;  infirmity;  weakness;  feebleness; impotence. See
   Debility.

                                     Imbed

   Im*bed"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Imbedded (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Imbedding.]  [Pref.  im- in + bed. Cf. Embed.] To sink or lay, as in a
   bed;  to  deposit in a partly inclosing mass, as of clay or mortar; to
   cover, as with earth, sand, etc.

                                   Imbellic

   Im*bel"lic (?), a. [L. imbellis; pref. im- = in- not + bellum war; cf.
   bellicus warlike.] Not warlike or martial. [Obs.] R. Junius.

                                  Imbenching

   Im*bench"ing  (?),  n.  [Pref.  im-  in + bench.] A raised work like a
   bench. [Obs.] Parkhurst.

                                  Imber-goose

   Im"ber-goose` (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) The loon. See Ember-goose.

                                   Imbezzle

   Im*bez"zle (?), v. t. [Obs.] See Embezzle.

                                    Imbibe

   Im*bibe"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Imbibed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Imbibing.]  [L.  imbibere;  pref.  im-  in  +  bibere to drink: cf. F.
   imbiber. Cf. Bib, Imbue, Potable.]

   1.  To  drink  in;  to  absorb;  to  suck or take in; to receive as by
   drinking; as, a person imbibes drink, or a sponge imbibes moisture.

   2.  To  receive  or  absorb  into  the  mind and retain; as, to imbibe
   principles; to imbibe errors.

   3. To saturate; to imbue. [Obs.] "Earth, imbibed with . . . acid." Sir
   I. Newton.

                                    Imbiber

   Im*bib"er (?), n. One who, or that which, imbibes.

                                  Imbibition

   Im`bi*bi"tion  (?),  n.  [Cf.  F.  imbibition.]  The act or process of
   imbibing,  or  absorbing;  as,  the post-mortem imbibition of poisons.
   Bacon.

                                   Imbitter

   Im*bit"ter  (?),  v.  t. [imp. & p. p. Imbittered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Imbittering.]  [Pref.  im-  in  + bitter. Cf. Embitter.] [Written also
   embitter.]  To  make  bitter;  hence,  to  make  distressing  or  more
   distressing; to make sad, morose, sour, or malignant.

     Is  there  anything  that more imbitters the enjoyment of this life
     than shame? South.

     Imbittered against each other by former contests. Bancroft.

                                  Imbitterer

   Im*bit"ter*er (?), n. One who, or that which, imbitters.

                                 Imbitterment

   Im*bit"ter*ment  (?),  n.  The  act  of  imbittering;  bitter feeling;
   embitterment.

                                    Imblaze

   Im*blaze" (?), v. t. See Emblaze.

                                   Imblazon

   Im*bla"zon (?), v. t. See Emblazon.

                                    Imbody

   Im*bod"y  (?),  v. i. [See Embody.] To become corporeal; to assume the
   qualities of a material body. See Embody.

     The  soul  grows  clotted  by  contagion,  Imbodies,  and imbrutes.
     Milton.

                                    Imboil

   Im*boil" (?), v. t. & i. [Obs.] See Emboil.

                                   Imbolden

   Im*bold"en (?), v. t. See Embolden.

                                   Imbonity

   Im*bon"i*ty  (?),  n.  [Pref.  im- not + L. bonitas goodness.] Want of
   goodness. [Obs.] Burton.

                                   Imborder

   Im*bor"der  (?),  v.  t. [imp. & p. p. Imbordered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Imbordering.]  [Pref.  im-  in  + border. Cf. Emborder.] To furnish or
   inclose with a border; to form a border of. Milton.

                                    Imbosk

   Im*bosk"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p. Imbosked (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Imbosking.]  [CF. It. imboscare to imbosk, imboscarsi to retire into a
   wood;  pref.  im-  in  +  bosco wood. See Boscage, and cf. Ambush.] To
   conceal, as in bushes; to hide. [Obs.] Shelton.

                                    Imbosk

   Im*bosk", v. i. To be concealed. [R.] Milton.

                                    Imbosom

   Im*bos"om  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  & p. p. Imbosomed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Imbosoming.] [Pref. im- in + bosom. Cf. Embosom.]

   1.  To  hold  in  the  bosom; to cherish in the heart or affection; to
   embosom.

   2.  To inclose or place in the midst of; to surround or shelter; as, a
   house  imbosomed  in  a  grove.  "Villages  imbosomed  soft in trees."
   Thomson.

     The  Father  infinite,  By  whom  in  bliss  imbosomed sat the Son.
     Milton.

                                    Imboss

   Im*boss" (?), v. t. See Emboss.

                                   Imbosture

   Im*bos"ture  (?),  n.  [See  Emboss.]  Embossed or raised work. [Obs.]
   Beau. & Fl.

                                    Imbound

   Im*bound" (?), v. t. To inclose in limits; to shut in. [Obs.] Shak.

                                     Imbow

   Im*bow"  (?),  v.  t.  [Pref. im- in + bow. Cf. Embow.] To make like a
   bow; to curve; to arch; to vault; to embow. "Imbowed windows." Bacon.

                                    Imbowel

   Im*bow"el (?), v. t. See Embowel.

                                    Imbower

   Im*bow"er (?), v. t. & i. See Embower.

                                   Imbowment

   Im*bow"ment (?), n. act of imbowing; an arch; a vault. Bacon.

                                     Imbox

   Im*box" (?), v. t. To inclose in a box.

                                   Imbracery

   Im*bra"cer*y (?), n. Embracery. [Obs.]

                                    Imbraid

   Im*braid" (?), v. t. [Obs.] See Embraid.

                                   Imbrangle

   Im*bran"gle  (?), v. t. To entangle as in a cobweb; to mix confusedly.
   [R.] Hudibras.

     Physiology imbrangled with an inapplicable logic. Coleridge.

                                    Imbreed

   Im*breed"  (?),  v.  t. [Cf. Inbreed.] To generate within; to inbreed.
   [Obs.] Hakewill.

                             Imbricate, Imbricated

   Im"bri*cate  (?),  Im"bri*ca`ted  (?),  a.  [L.  imbricatus,  p.p.  of
   imbricare to cover with tiles, to form like a gutter tile, fr. imbrex,
   -icis, a hollow tile, gutter tile, fr. imber rain.]

   1. Bent and hollowed like a roof or gutter tile.

   2.  Lying  over  each other in regular order, so as to "break joints,"
   like  tiles  or  shingles  on  a  roof, the scales on the leaf buds of
   plants  and  the  cups  of  some  acorns,  or  the  scales  of fishes;
   overlapping each other at the margins, as leaves in \'91stivation.

   3.  In  decorative art: Having scales lapping one over the other, or a
   representation   of   such  scales;  as,  an  imbricated  surface;  an
   imbricated pattern.

                                   Imbricate

   Im"bri*cate  (?),  v. t. To lay in order, one lapping over another, so
   as to form an imbricated surface.

                                  Imbrication

   Im`bri*ca"tion  (?),  n.  [Cf.  F. imbrication.] An overlapping of the
   edges,  like that of tiles or shingles; hence, intricacy of structure;
   also, a pattern or decoration representing such a structure.

                                  Imbricative

   Im"bri*ca*tive (?), a. (Bot.) Imbricate.

                                   Imbrocado

   Im`bro*ca"do  (?),  n.;  pl.  Imbrocadoes (#). [See Brocade.] Cloth of
   silver or of gold. [R.]

                             Imbrocata, Imbroccata

   Im`bro*ca"ta (?), Im`broc*ca"ta, n. [It. imbroccata.] A hit or thrust.
   [Obs.] B. Jonson.

                                   Imbroglio

   Im*brogl"io  (?),  n.;  pl.  Imbroglios (#). [Written also embroglio.]
   [It. See 1st Broil, and cf. Embroil.]

   1. An intricate, complicated plot, as of a drama or work of fiction.

   2.   A  complicated  and  embarrassing  state  of  things;  a  serious
   misunderstanding.

     Wrestling to free itself from the baleful imbroglio. Carlyle.

                                    Imbrown

   Im*brown"  (?),  v.  t.  [Pref.  im- in + brown. Cf. Embrown.] To make
   brown;  to  obscure;  to  darken;  to  tan;  as, features imbrowned by
   exposure.

     The mountain mass by scorching skies imbrowned. Byron.

                                    Imbrue

   Im*brue"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p. Imbureed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Imbureing.]  [Cf.  OF. embruer, also embruver, embreuver, embrever, to
   give  to  drink,  soak (see pref. En-, 1, 1st In-, and Breverage), but
   also  OE.  enbrewen, enbrowen, to stain, soil (cf. Brewis).] To wet or
   moisten; to soak; to drench, especially in blood.

     While Darwen stream, will blood of Scots imbrued. Milton.

                                  Imbruement

   Im*brue"ment (?), n. The act of imbruing or state of being imbrued.

                                    Imbrute

   Im*brute"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Imbruted;  p.  pr. & vb. n.
   Imbruting.]  [Pref.  im-  in + brute: cf. F. abrutir. Cf. Embrute.] To
   degrade to the state of a brute; to make brutal.

     And  mixed  with  bestial  slime,  THis  essence  to  incarnate and
     imbrute. Milton.

                                    Imbrute

   Im*brute", v. i. To sink to the state of a brute.

     The  soul  grows clotted by contagion, Imbodies, and imbrutes, till
     she quite lose The divine property of her first being. Milton.

                                  Imbrutement

   Im*brute"ment  (?),  n.  The  act  of imbruting, or the state of being
   imbruted. [R.] Brydges.

                                     Imbue

   Im*bue" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Imbued (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Imbuing.]
   [L.  imbuere;  pref.  im-  in + perh. a disused simple word akin to L.
   bibere to drink. Cf. Imbibe.]

   1. To tinge deeply; to dye; to cause to absorb; as, clothes thoroughly
   imbued with black.

   2.  To tincture deply; to cause to become impressed or penetrated; as,
   to imbue the minds of youth with good principles.

     Thy  words  with  grace  divine Imbued, bring to their sweetness no
     satiety. Milton.

                                   Imbuement

   Im*bue"ment  (?),  n.  The  act of imbuing; the state of being imbued;
   hence, a deep tincture.

                                    Imburse

   Im*burse"  (?),  v.  t. [Pref. im- in + burse: cf. F. embourser to put
   into  one's  purse.  See  Burse,  and  Purse.] To supply or stock with
   money. [Obs.]

                                  Imbursement

   Im*burse"ment (?), n.

   1. The act of imbursing, or the state of being imbursed. [Obs.]

   2. Money laid up in stock. [Obs.]

                                   Imbution

   Im*bu"tion (?), n. An imbuing. [Obs.]

                                   Imesatin

   I*mes"a*tin   (?),  n.  [Imide  +  isatin.]  (Chem.)  A  dark  yellow,
   crystalline substance, obtained by the action of ammonia on isatin.

                                     Imide

   Im"ide  (?),  n.  (Chem.) A compound with, or derivative of, the imido
   group; specif., a compound of one or more acid radicals with the imido
   group,  or  with  a monamine; hence, also, a derivative of ammonia, in
   which  two  atoms  of hydrogen have been replaced by divalent basic or
   acid   radicals;   --   frequently  used  as  a  combining  form;  as,
   succinimide.

                                     Imido

   Im"i*do  (?),  a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, containing, or combined with,
   the  radical  NH,  which  is  called  the  imido group. Imido acid, an
   organic  acid,  consisting of one or more acid radicals so united with
   the  imido group that it contains replaceable acid hydrogen, and plays
   the  part  of  an  acid;  as,  uric acid, succinimide, etc., are imido
   acids.
   
                                  Imitability
                                       
   Im`it*a*bil"i*ty   (?),  n.  [See  Imitable.]  The  quality  of  being
   imitable. Norris. 
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                                   Imitable

   Im"i*ta*ble (?), a. [L. imitabilis: cf. F. imitable. See Imitate.]

   1. Capble of being imitated or copied.

     The  characters  of  man  placed in lower stations of life are more
     usefull, as being imitable by great numbers. Atterbury.

   2.  Worthy  of  imitation; as, imitable character or qualities. Sir W.
   Raleigh.

                                 Imitableness

   Im"i*ta*ble*ness, n. The state or quality of being imitable; worthness
   of imitation.

                                   Imitancy

   Im"i*tan*cy  (?), n. [From L. imitans, p. pr. of imitare.] Tendency to
   imitation. [R.] Carlyle.

                                    Imitate

   Im"i*tate  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p. p. Imitated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Imitating  (?).] [L. imitatus, p. p. of imitari to imitate; of unknown
   origin. Cf. Image.]

   1.  To  follow  as  a pattern, model, or example; to copy or strive to
   copy, in acts, manners etc.

     Despise wealth and imitate a dog. Cowlay.

   2.  To  produce a semblance or likeness of, in form, character, color,
   qualities, conduct, manners, and the like; to counterfeit; to copy.

     A place picked out by choice of best alive The Nature's work by art
     can imitate. Spenser.

     This  hand appeared a shining sword to weild, And that sustained an
     imitated shield. Dryden.

   3.  (Biol.)  To  resemble  (another  species of animal, or a plant, or
   inanimate  object)  in  form,  color,  ornamentation,  or  instinctive
   habits,  so  as  to  derive  an advantage thereby; sa, when a harmless
   snake imitates a venomous one in color and manner, or when an odorless
   insect imitates, in color, one having secretion offensive to birds.

                                   Imitation

   Im"i*ta"tion (?), n. [L. imitatio: cf. F. imitation.]

   1. The act of imitating.

     Poesy is an art of imitation, . . . that is to say, a representing,
     counterfeiting, or figuring forth. Sir P. Sidney.

   2.  That  which  is  made or produced as a copy; that which is made to
   resemble  something  else,  whether  for  laudable  or  for fraudulent
   purposes; likeness; resemblance.

     Both  these arts are not only true imitations of nature, but of the
     best nature. Dryden.

   3. (Mus.) One of the principal means of securing unity and consistency
   in  polyphonic  composition;  the  repetition  of essentially the same
   melodic  theme,  phrase,  or motive, on different degrees of pitch, by
   one or more of the other parts of voises. Cf. Canon.

   4.  (Biol.)  The  act  of  condition  of  imitating another species of
   animal, or a plant, or unanimate object. See Imitate, v. t., 3.

     NOTE: &hand; Im itation is  of ten used adjectively to characterize
     things  which have a deceptive appearance, simulating the qualities
     of a superior article; -- opposed to real or genuine; as, imitation
     lace; imitation bronze; imitation modesty, etc.

                                  Imitational

   Im`i*ta"tion*al  (?), a. Pertaining to, or employed in, imitation; as,
   imitational propensities.

                                   Imitative

   Im"i*ta*tive (?), a. [L. imitavitus: cf. F. imitatif.]

   1. Inclined to imitate, copy, or follow; imitating; exhibiting some of
   the  qualities  or characteristics of a pattern or model; dependent on
   example;  not  original; as, man is an imitative being; painting is an
   imitative art.

   2. Formed after a model, pattern, or original.

     This  temple,  less in form, with equal grace, Was imitative of the
     first in Thrace. Dryden.

   3.  (Nat.  Hist.)  Designed to imitate another species of animal, or a
   plant,   or  inanimate  object,  for  some  useful  purpose,  such  as
   protection  from  enemies;  having  resamblance to something else; as,
   imitative  colors; imitative habits; dendritic and mammillary forms of
   minerals are imitative. -- Im"i*ta*tive*ly, adv. -- Im"i*ta*tive*ness,
   n.

                                   Imitative

   Im"i*ta*tive,   n.   (Gram.)   A   verb  expressive  of  imitation  or
   resemblance. [R.]

                                   Imitater

   Im"i*ta"ter (?), n. [L.] One who imitates.

                                 Imitatorship

   Im"i*ta`tor*ship,  n.  The  state  or  office of an imitator. "Servile
   imitatorship." Marston.

                                  Imitatress

   Im"i*ta`tress (?), n. A woman who is an imitator.

                                   Imitatrix

   Im"i*ta`trix (?), n. An imitatress.

                                  Immaculate

   Im*mac"u*late  (?),  a. [L. immaculatus; pref. im- not + maculatus, p.
   p.  of  maculare  to  spot,  stane,  fr. macula spot. See Mail armor.]
   Without stain or blemish; spotless; undefiled; clear; pure.

     Were  but  my soul as pure From other guilt as that, Heaven did not
     hold One more immaculate. Denham.

     Thou sheer, immaculate and silver fountain. Shak.

   Immaculate  conception  (R. C. Ch.), the doctrine that the Virgin Mary
   was  conceived  without  original  sin.  --  Im*mac"u*late*ly, adv. --
   Im*mac"u*late*ness, n.

                                   Immailed

   Im*mailed" (?), a. Wearing mail or armor; clad of armor. W. Browne.

                                  Immalleable

   Im*mal"le*a*ble (?), a. Not maleable.

                                   Immanacle

   Im*man"a*cle  (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Immanacled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Immanacling  (?).]  To  manacle;  to  fetter;  hence;  to  confine; to
   restrain from free action.

     Although this corporal rind Thou hast immanacled. Milton.

                                  Immanation

   Im"ma*na"tion  (?), n. [Pref. im- in + L. manare to flow; cf. mantio a
   flowing.]  A  flowing  or  entering  in; -- opposed to emanation. [R.]
   Good.

                                    Immane

   Im*mane" (?), a. [L. immanis.] Very great; huge; vast; also, monstrous
   in  character;  inhuman;  atrocious; fierce. [Obs.] "So immane a man."
   Chapman. -- Im*mane"ly, adv. [Obs.]

                             Immanence, Immanency

   Im"ma*nence  (?),  Im"ma*nen*cy  (?),  n.  The condition or quality of
   being immanent; inherence; an indwelling.

     [Clement]  is  mainly  concerned in enforcing the immanence of God.
     Christ  is  everywhere  presented by him as Deity indwelling in the
     world. A. V. G. Allen.

                                   Immanent

   Im"ma*nent  (?),  a.  [L. immanens, p. pr. of immanere to remain in or
   near;  pref.  im-  in  + manere to remain: cf. F. immanent.] Remaining
   within;   inherent;   indwelling;   abiding;  intrinsic;  internal  or
   subjective;  hence,  limited  in  activity,  agency, or effect, to the
   subject  or  associated  acts;  --  opposed  to  emanant,  transitory,
   transitive, or objective.

     A cognition is an immanent act of mind. Sir W. Hamilton.

     An immanent power in the life of the world. Hare.

                                  Immanifest

   Im*man"i*fest (?), a. Not manifest. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

                                   Immanity

   Im*man"i*ty  (?),  n.  [L.  immanitas.]  The state or quality of being
   immane; barbarity. [R.] Shak.

                                   Immantle

   Im*man"tle (?), v. t. See Emmantle. [R.]

                                   Immanuel

   Im*man"u*el  (?),  n. [Heb. 'imm\'ben, fr. 'im with + \'ben us + \'c7l
   God.] God with us; -- an appellation of the Christ. Is. vii. 14. Matt.
   i. 23.

                                 Immarcescible

   Im`mar*ces"ci*ble  (?),  a.  [L.  immarcescibilis;  pref.  im-  not  +
   marcescere  to  fade: cf. F. immarcescible.] Unfading; lasting. [Obs.]
   Bp. Hall.

                                 Immarcescibly

   Im`mar*ces"ci*bly, adv. Unfadingly. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.

                                  Immarginate

   Im*mar"gin*ate  (?),  a.  (Bot.)  Not  having  a distinctive margin or
   border. Grey.

                                   Immartial

   Im*mar"tial (?), a. Not martial; unwarlike. [Obs.]

                                    Immask

   Im*mask"  (?), v. t. To cover, as with a mask; to disguise or conceal.
   [R.] Shak.

                                  Immatchable

   Im*match"a*ble (?), a. Matchless; peerless. [Obs.] Holland.

                                  Immaterrial

   Im"ma*ter"ri*al   (?),   a.   [Pref.   im-  not  +  material:  cf.  F.
   immat\'82riel.]

   1. Not consisting of matter; incorporeal; spiritual; disembodied.

     Angels are spirits immaterial and intellectual. Hooker.

   2.  Of  no  substantial  consequence;  without weight or significance;
   unimportant;  as,  it  is wholly immaterial whether he does so or not.
   Syn.  --  Unimportant; inconsequential; insignificant; inconsiderable;
   trifling.

                                 Immaterialism

   Im`ma*te"ri*al*ism (?), n. [Cf. F. immat\'82rialisme.]

   1.  The  doctrine that immaterial substances or spiritual being exist,
   or are possible.

   2.  (Philos.) The doctrine that external bodies may be reduced to mind
   and   ideas  in  a  mind;  any  doctrine  opposed  to  materialism  or
   phenomenalism,  esp.  a system that maintains the immateriality of the
   soul; idealism; esp., Bishop Berkeley's theory of idealism.

                                 Immaterialist

   Im`ma*te"ri*al*ist,  n.  [Cf. F. immat\'82rialiste.] (Philos.) One who
   believes in or professes, immaterialism.

                                 Immateriality

   Im`ma*te`ri*al"i*ty   (?),   n.;  pl.  Immaterialities  (#).  [Cf.  F.
   immat\'82rialit\'82.]  The  state  or  quality  of being immaterial or
   incorporeal; as, the immateriality of the soul.

                                 Immaterialize

   Im`ma*te"ri*al*ize  (?),  v.  t. [Cf. F. immat\'82rialiser.] To render
   immaterial or incorporeal.

     Immateralized spirits. Glanvill.

                                 Immaterially

   Im`ma*te"ri*al*ly, adv.

   1. In an immaterial manner; without matter or corporeal substance.

   2. In an unimportant manner or degree.

                                Immaterialness

   Im`ma*te"ri*al*ness,  n.  The  state  or  quality of being immaterial;
   immateriality.

                                  Immateriate

   Im`ma*te"ri*ate (?), a. Immaterial. [Obs.] Bacon.

                                   Immature

   Im`ma*ture"  (?),  a.  [L.  immaturus; pref. im- not + maturus mature,
   ripe. See Mature.]

   1.  Not mature; unripe; not arrived at perfection of full development;
   crude;  unfinished;  as,  immature fruit; immature character; immature
   plans. "An ill-measured and immature counsel." Bacon.

   2.  Premature;  untimely;  too early; as, an immature death. [R.] Jer.
   Taylor.

                                   Immatured

   Im`ma*tured" (?), a. Immature.

                                  Immaturely

   Im`ma*ture"ly (?), adv. In an immature manner. Warburion.

                                 Immatureness

   Im`ma*ture"ness,   n.   The   state  or  quality  of  being  immature;
   immaturity. Boyle.

                                  Immaturity

   Im`ma*tu"ri*ty  (?),  n.  [L.  immaturitas: cf. F. immaturit\'82.] The
   state or quality of being immature or not fully developed; unripeness;
   incompleteness.

     When the world has outgrown its intellectual immaturity. Caird.

                                  Immeability

   Im`me*a*bil"i*ty  (?),  n.  [Pref. im- not + L. meabilis passable, fr.
   meare  to  pass.]  Want  of  power  to  pass,  or  to  permit passage;
   impassableness.

     Immeability of the juices. Arbuthnot.

                                Immeasurability

   Im*meas`ur*a*bil"i*ty  (?),  n.  The  quality  of  being immeasurable;
   immensurability.

                                 Immeasurable

   Im*meas"ur*a*ble   (?),  a.  [Pref.  im-  not  +  measurable:  cf.  F.
   measurable.   Cf.   Immensurable,  Unmeasurable.]  Incapble  of  being
   measured; indefinitely extensive; illimitable; immensurable; vast.

     Of depth immeasurable. Milton.

                               Immeasurableness

   Im*meas"ur*a*ble*ness, n. The state or quality of being immeasurable.

     Eternity  and  immeasurableness  belong  to  thought  alone.  F. W.
     Robertson.

                                 Immeasurably

   Im*meas"ur*a*bly,   adv.   In   an   immeasurable  manner  or  degree.
   "Immeasurably distant." Wordsworth.

                                  Immeasured

   Im*meas"ured (?), a. Immeasurable. [R.] Spenser.

                                 Immechanical

   Im`me*chan"ic*al   (?),   a.   Not   mechanical.   [Obs.]  Cheyne.  --
   Im"me*chan"ic*al*ly, adv. [Obs.]

                                   Immediacy

   Im*me"di*a*cy  (?), n. The relation of freedom from the interventionof
   a medium; immediateness. Shak.

                                   Immediate

   Im*me"di*ate (?), a. [F. imm\'82diat. See In- not, and Mediate.]

   1.  Not  separated  in  respect  to  place  by  anything  intervening;
   proximate; close; as, immediate contact.

     You are the most immediate to our throne. Shak.

   2. Not deferred by an interval of time; present; instant. "Assemble we
   immediate council." Shak.

     Death  .  .  .  not  yet inflicted, as he feared, By some immediate
     stroke. Milton.

   3.   Acting  with  nothing  interposed  or  between,  or  without  the
   intervention  of  another object as a cause, means, or agency; acting,
   perceived, or produced, directly; as, an immediate cause.

     The  immediate  knowledge of the past is therefore impossible. Sir.
     W. Hamilton.

   Immediate amputation (Surg.), an amputation performed within the first
   few  hours  after  an  injury, and before the the effects of the shock
   have passed away. Syn. -- Proximate; close; direct; next.

                                  Immediately

   Im*me"di*ate*ly (?), adv.

   1. In an immediate manner; without intervention of any other person or
   thing; proximately; directly; -- opposed to mediately; as, immediately
   contiguous.

     God's  acceptance of it either immediately by himself, or mediately
     by the hands of the bishop. South.

   2.  Without  interval  of time; without delay; promptly; instantly; at
   once.

     And  Jesus  .  .  . touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And
     immediately his leprosy was cleansed. Matt. viii. 3.

   3. As soon as. Cf. Directly,

   8, Note. Syn. -- Directly; instantly; quickly; forthwith; straightway;
   presently. See Directly.

                                 Immediateness

   Im*me"di*ate*ness,  n.  The quality or relations of being immediate in
   manner,  place, or time; exemption from second or interventing causes.
   Bp. Hall.

                                  Immedeatism

   Im*me"de*a*tism (?), n. Immediateness.

                                  Immedicable

   Im*med"i*ca*ble   (?),   a.   [L.  Immedicabilis.  See  In-  not,  and
   Medicable.] Not to be healed; incurable. "Wounds immedicable." Milton.

                                  Immelodious

   Im`me*lo"di*ous (?), a. Not melodious.

                                  Immemorable

   Im*mem"o*ra*ble (?), a. [L. immemorabilis; pref. im- not + memorabilis
   memorable:  cf.  F. imm\'82morable. See Memorable.] Not memorable; not
   worth remembering. Johnson.

                                  Immemorial

   Im`me*mo"ri*al   (?),   a.   [Pref.   im-   not  +  memorial:  cf.  F.
   imm\'82morial.]  Extending  beyond  the  reach  of  memory, record, or
   tradition;  indefinitely  ancient;  as, existing from time immemorial.
   "Immemorial  elms."  Tennyson.  "Immemorial  usage  or custom." Sir M.
   Hale.  Time immemorial (Eng. Law.), a time antedating (legal) history,
   and  beyond "legal memory" so called; formerly an indefinite time, but
   in 1276 this time was fixed by statute as the begining of the reign of
   Richard  I.  (1189).  Proof of unbroken possession or use of any right
   since  that  date made it unnecessary to establish the original grant.
   In  1832  the  plan  of  dating  legal  memory  from  a fixed time was
   abandoned  and  the  principle  substituted that rights which had been
   enjoyed  for  full twenty years (or as against the crown thirty years)
   should  not  be  liable to impeachment merely by proving that they had
   not been enjoyed before.

                                 Immemorially

   Im`me*mo"ri*al*ly, adv. Beyond memory. Bentley.

                                    Immense

   Im*mense"  (?),  a.  [L.  immensus;  pref.  im- not + mensus, p. p. of
   metiri  to  measure:  cf.  F.  immense.  See  Measure.]  Immeasurable;
   unlimited.  In  commonest  use:  Very  great; vast; huge. "Immense the
   power" Pope. "Immense and boundless ocean." Daniel.

     O Goodness infinite! Goodness immense! Milton.

   Syn.  --  Infinite;  immeasurable;  illimitable; unbounded; unlimited;
   interminable; vast; prodigious; enormous; monstrous. See Enormous.

                                   Immensely

   Im*mense"ly, adv. In immense manner or degree.

                                  Immenseness

   Im*mense"ness, n. The state of being immense.

                                  Immensible

   Im*men"si*ble (?), a. [Immense + -ible.] Immeasurable. [Obs.] Davies.

                                   Immensity

   Im*men"si*ty  (?),  n.;  pl.  Immensities  (#). [L. immensitas: cf. F.
   immensit\'82.]  The  state  or  quality of being immense; inlimited or
   immeasurable   extension;   infinity;  vastness  in  extent  or  bulk;
   greatness.

     Lost in the wilds of vast immensity. Blackmore.

     The immensity of the material system. I. Taylor.

                                   Immensive

   Im*men"sive (?), a. Huge. [Obs.] Herrick.

                                Immensurability

   Im*men`su*ra*bil"i*ty (?), n. The quality of being immensurable.

                                 Immensurable

   Im*men"su*ra*ble  (?), a. [Pref. im- not + L. mensurabilis measurable:
   cf. F. immensurable. Cf. Immeasurable.] Immeasurable.

     What an immensurable space is the firmament. Derham.

                                  Immensurate

   Im*men"su*rate  (?),  a.  [Pref.  im-  not  +  mensurate.] Unmeasured;
   unlimited. [R.] W. Montagu.

                                    Immerge

   Im*merge"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p. p. Immerged (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Immerging  (?).] [L. immergere; pref. im- in + mergere to dip, plunge:
   cf.  F. immerger. See Merge, and cf. Immerse.] To plungel into, under,
   or within anything especially a fuid; to dip; to immerse. See Immerse.

     We  took . . . lukewarm water, and in it immerged a quantity of the
     leaves of senna. Boyle.

     Their souls are immerged in matter. Jer. Taylor.

                                    Immerge

   Im*merge"  (?),  v.  i. To dissapear by entering into any medium, as a
   star into the light of the sun. [R.]

                                    Immerit

   Im*mer"it (?), n. Want of worth; demerit. [R.] Suckling.

                                   Immerited

   Im*mer"it*ed, a. Unmerited. [Obs.] Charles I.

                                  Immeritous

   Im*mer"it*ous (?), a. [L. immeritus; pref. im- not + meritus, p. p. of
   merere, mereri, to deserve.] Undeserving. [Obs.] Milton.

                                  Immersable

   Im*mers"a*ble (?), a. See Immersible.

                                    Immerse

   Im*merse"  (?),  a.  [L.  immersus,  p. p. of immergere. See Immerge.]
   Immersed; buried; hid; sunk. [Obs.] "Things immerse in matter." Bacon.

                                    Immerse

   Im*merse",  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Immersed  (?);  p.  pr. & vb. n.
   Immersing.]

   1. To plunge into anything that surrounds or covers, especially into a
   fluid; to dip; to sink; to bury; to immerge.

     Deep immersed beneath its whirling wave. J Warton.

     More than a mile immersed within the wood. Dryden.

   2. To baptize by immersion.

   3.  To  engage  deeply;  to  engross  the attention of; to involve; to
   overhelm.

     The queen immersed in such a trance. Tennyson.

     It  is impossible to have a lively hope in another life, and yet be
     deeply immersed inn the enjoyments of this. Atterbury.
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                                   Immersed

   Im*mersed" (?), p. p. & a.

   1. Deeply plunged into anything, especially a fluid.

   2. Deeply occupied; engrossed; entangled.

   3. (Bot.) Growing wholly under water. Gray.

                                  Immersible

   Im*mers"i*ble (?), a. [From Immerse.] Capable of being immersed.

                                  Immersible

   Im*mers"i*ble,  a.  [Pref.  im-  not  + L. mersus, p. p. of mergere to
   plunge.] Not capable of being immersed.

                                   Immersion

   Im*mer"sion (?), n. [L. immersio; cf. F. immersion.]

   1.  The  act  of  immersing, or the state of being immersed; a sinking
   within a fluid; a dipping; as, the immersion of Achilles in the Styx.

   2.  Submersion  in  water  for  the  purpose of Christian baptism, as,
   practiced by the Baptists.

   3. The state of being overhelmed or deeply absorbed; deep engagedness.

     Too deep an immersion in the affairs of life. Atterbury.

   4.  (Astron.) The dissapearance of a celestail body, by passing either
   behind  another,  as in the occultation of a star, or into its shadow,
   as in the eclipse of a satellite; -- opposed to emersion.
   Immersion  lens,  a  microscopic  objective  of  short  focal distance
   designed to work with a drop of liquid, as oil, between the front lens
   and the slide, so that this lens is practically immersed.
   
                                 Immersionist
                                       
   Im*mer"sion*ist,  n. (Eccl.) One who holds the doctrine that immersion
   is essential to Christian baptism. 

                                    Immesh

   Im*mesh"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p. Immeshed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Immeshing.]  [Pref.  im-  in + mesh. Cf. Inmesh.] To catch or entangle
   in, or as in, the meshes of a net. or in a web; to insnare.

                                 Immethodical

   Im`me*thod"ic*al  (?), a. Not methodical; without method or systematic
   arrangement;  without  order or regularity; confused. Addison. Syn. --
   Irregular; confused; disoderly; unsystematic; desultory.

                                Immethodically

   Im`me*thod"ic*al*ly,      adv.     Without     method;     confusedly;
   unsystematically.

                               Immethodicalness

   Im`me*thod"ic*al*ness, n. Want of method.

                                  Immethodize

   Im*meth"od*ize  (?),  v.  t.  To  render  immethodical; to destroy the
   method of; to confuse. [R.]

                                  Immetrical

   Im*met"ric*al (, a. Not metrical or rhythmical. [R.] Chapman.

                                     Immew

   Im*mew" (?), v. t. See Emmew.

                                   Immigrant

   Im"mi*grant (?), n. [L. immigrans, p. pr. of immigrare to go into: cf.
   F.  immigrant.  See Immigrate.] One who immigrates; one who comes to a
   country  for  the  purpose  of  permanent residence; -- correlative of
   emigrant. Syn. -- See Emigrant.

                                   Immigrate

   Im"mi*grate  (?),  v. t. [imp. & p. p. Immigrated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Immigrating  (?).]  [L. immigrare, immigratum, to immigrate; pref. im-
   in + migrare to migrate. See Migrate.] To come into a country of which
   one  is  not  a  native,  for  the purpose of permanent residence. See
   Emigrate.

                                  Immigration

   Im"mi*gra"tion  (?),  n. [Cf. F. immigration.] The act of immigrating;
   the  passing  or  coming  into  a country for the purpose of permanent
   residence.

     The immigrations of the Arabians into Europe. T. Warton.

                                   Imminence

   Im"mi*nence (?), n. [Cf. F. imminence, L. imminentia, See Imminent.]

   1.  The  condition  or quality of being imminent; a threatening, as of
   something  about  to  happen. The imminence of any danger or distress.
   Fuller.

   2.  That  which  is  imminent; impending evil or danger. "But dare all
   imminence." Shak.

                                   Imminent

   Im"mi*nent  (?), a. [L. imminens, p. pr. of imminere to project; pref.
   im- in + minere (in comp.) to jut, project. See Eminent.]

   1.  Threatening to occur immediately; near at hand; impending; -- said
   especially of misfortune or peril. "In danger imminent." Spenser.

   2. Full of danger; threatening; menacing; perilous.

     Hairbreadth scapes i' the imminent deadly breach. Shak.

   3. (With upon) Bent upon; attentive to. [R.]

     Their eyes ever imminent upon worldly matters. Milton.

   Syn. -- Impending; threatening; near; at hand. -- Imminent, Impending,
   Threatening.  Imminent  is the strongest: it denotes that something is
   ready  to  fall  or  happen  on the instant; as, in imminent danger of
   one's  life. Impending denotes that something hangs suspended over us,
   and  may  so  remain  indefinitely;  as,  the  impending evils of war.
   Threatening  supposes  some  danger  in prospect, but more remote; as,
   threatening indications for the future.

     Three times to-day You have defended me from imminent death. Shak.

     No  story  I  unfold  of public woes, Nor bear advices of impending
     foes. Pope.

     Fierce faces threatening war. Milton.

                                  Imminently

   Im"mi*nent*ly, adv. In an imminent manner.

                                   Immingle

   Im*min"gle  (?),  v.  t.  To  mingle; to mix; to unite; to blend. [R.]
   Thomson.

                                  Imminution

   Im`mi*nu"tion  (?),  n.  [L.  imminutio,  fr. imminuere, imminutum, to
   lessen;  pref.  im-  in + minuere.] A lessening; diminution; decrease.
   [R.] Ray.

                                 Immiscibility

   Im*mis"ci*bil"i*ty  (?), n. [Cf. F. immiscibilit\'82.] Incapability of
   being mixed, or mingled.

                                  Immiscible

   Im*mis"ci*ble  (?),  a. [Pref. im- not + miscible: cf. F. immiscible.]
   Not capable of being mixed or mingled.

     A chaos of immiscible and conflicting particles. Cudworth.

                                   Immission

   Im*mis"sion  (?),  n.  [L. immissio: cf. F. immission. See Immit.] The
   act  of  immitting,  or  of sending or thrusting in; injection; -- the
   correlative of emission.

                                     Immit

   Im*mit"  (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Immitted; p. pr. & vb. n. Immiting.]
   [L.  immittere, immissum; pref. im- in + mittere to send.] To send in;
   to inject; to infuse; -- the correlative of emit. [R.] Boyle.

                                  Immitigable

   Im*mit"i*ga*ble  (?),  a.  [L.  immitigabilis;  fr.  pref.  im-  not +
   mitigare  to  mitigate.]  Not capable of being mitigated, softened, or
   appeased. Coleridge.

                                  Immitigably

   Im*mit"i*ga*bly (?), adv. In an immitigable manner.

                                     Immix

   Im*mix" (?), v. t. [Pref. in- in + mix.] To mix; to mingle. [R.]

     Amongst her tears immixing prayers meek. Spenser.

                                   Immixable

   Im*mix"a*ble (?), a. Not mixable. Bp. Wilkins.

                                    Immixed

   Im*mixed"  (?),  a.  [Pref.  in-  not + mixed, p. p. of mix.] Unmixed.
   [Obs.]

     How pure and immixed the design is. Boyle.

                                   Immixture

   Im*mix"ture (?), n. Freedom from mixture; purity. [R.] W. Montagu.

                                   Immobile

   Im*mo"bile  (?),  a.  [L. immobilis: cf. F. immobile. See Immobility.]
   Incapable of being moved; immovable; fixed; stable. Prof. Shedd.

                                  Immobility

   Im`mo*bil"i*ty (?), n. [L. immobilitas, fr. immobilis immovable; pref.
   im-  not  +  mobilis  movable:  cf. F. immobilit\'82. See Mobile.] The
   condition or quality of being immobile; fixedness in place or state.

                                  Immobilize

   Im*mob"i*lize   (?),   v.   t.  [Pref.  im-  in  +  mobilize;  cf.  f.
   immobiliser.]  To  make  immovable;  in  surgery, to make immovable (a
   naturally mobile part, as a joint) by the use of splints, or stiffened
   bandages.

                                    Immoble

   Im*mo"ble (?), a. [Obs.] See Immobile.

                                  Immoderacy

   Im*mod"er*a*cy  (?), n. [From Immoderate.] Immoderateness. [R.] Sir T.
   Browne.

                                  Immoderancy

   Im*mod"er*an*cy  (?),  n.  [L.  immoderantia.] Immoderateness; excess.
   [R.] Sir T. Browne.

                                  Immoderate

   Im*mod"er*ate  (?),  a.  [L.  immoderatus;  pref.  im- not + moderatus
   moderate.  See  Moderate.]  Not  moderate; exceeding just or usual and
   suitable  bounds; excessive; extravagant; unreasonable; as, immoderate
   demands; immoderate grief; immoderate laughter.

     So every scope by the immoderate use Turns to restraint. Shak.

   Syn. -- Excessive; exorbitant; unreasonable; extravagant; intemperate;
   inordinate.

                                 Immoderately

   Im*mod"er*ate*ly, adv. In an immoderate manner; excessively.

                                Immoderateness

   Im*mod"er*ate*ness,  n.  The  quality  of  being  immoderate;  excess;
   extravagance. Puller.

                                 Immoderation

   Im*mod`er*a"tion (?), n. [L. immoderatio: cf. F. imod\'82ration.] Want
   of moderation. Hallywell.

                                   Immodest

   Im*mod"est  (?), a. [F. immodeste, L. immodestus immoderate; pref. im-
   not + modestus modest. See Modest.]

   1. Not limited to due bounds; immoderate.

   2.  Not  modest; wanting in the reserve or restraint which decorum and
   decency  require;  indecent;  indelicate;  obscene; lewd; as, immodest
   persons, behavior, words, pictures, etc.

     Immodest deeds you hinder to be wrought, But we proscribe the least
     immodest thought. Dryden.

   Syn.   --   Indecorous;  indelicate;  shameless;  shameful;  impudent;
   indecent; impure; unchaste; lewd; obscene.

                                  Immodestly

   Im*mod"est*ly, adv. In an immodest manner.

                                   Immodesty

   Im*mod"es*ty  (?),  n.  [L.  immodestia:  cf.  F. immodestie.] Want of
   modesty,   delicacy,   or  decent  reserve;  indecency.  "A  piece  of
   immodesty." Pope.

                                   Immolate

   Im"mo*late  (?),  v.  t.  [imp. & p. p. Immolated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Immolating.]  [L. immolatus, p. p. of immolare to sacrifice, orig., to
   sprinkle  a  victim with sacrifical meal; pref. im- in + mola grits or
   grains  of  spelt coarsely ground and mixed with salt; also, mill. See
   Molar,  Meal  ground  grain.]  To sacrifice; to offer in sacrifice; to
   kill, as a sacrificial victim.

     Worshipers,  who  not only immolate to them [the deities] the lives
     of men, but . . . the virtue and honor of women. Boyle.

                                  Immolation

   Im`mo*la"tion (?), n. [L. immolatio: cf. F. immolation.]

   1.  The  act  of  immolating,  or  the  state  of  being immolated, or
   sacrificed. Sir. T. Browne.

   2. That which is immolated; a sacrifice.

                                   Immolator

   Im"mo*la`tor  (?),  n. [L.] One who offers in sacrifice; specifically,
   one  of  a  sect  of  Russian fanatics who practice self-mutilatio and
   sacrifice.

                                Immold, Immould

   Im*mold",  Im*mould" (?), v. t. To mold into shape, or form. [Obs.] G.
   Fletcher.

                                   Immoment

   Im*mo"ment  (?), a. [See Immomentous.] Trifling. [R.] "Immoment toys."
   Shak.

                                  Immomentous

   Im`mo*men"tous  (?),  a.  [Pref.  im- not + momentous.] Not momentous;
   unimportant; insignificant. [R.] A. Seward.

                                    Immoral

   Im*mor"al  (?), a. [Pref. im- not + moral: cf. F. immoral.] Not moral;
   inconsistent  with  rectitude,  purity,  or  good  morals; contrary to
   conscience  or  the  divine  law;  wicked; unjust; dishonest; vicious;
   licentious;  as,  an  immoral  man;  an  immoral deed. Syn. -- Wicked;
   sinful;   criminal;  vicious;  unjust;  dishonest;  depraved;  impure;
   unchaste; profligate; dissolute; abandoned; licentious; lewd; obscene.

                                  Immorality

   Im`mo*ral"i*ty (?), n.; pl. Immoralities (#). [Cf. F. immoralit\'82.]

   1. The state or quality of being immoral; vice.

     The root of all immorality. Sir W. Temple.

   2. An immoral act or practice.

     Luxury   and   sloth  and  then  a  great  drove  of  heresies  and
     immoralities broke loose among them. Milton.

                                   Immorally

   Im*mor"al*ly (?), adv. In an immoral manner; wickedly.

                                 Immorigerous

   Im`mo*rig"er*ous  (?), a. [Pref. im- not + morigerous.] Rude; uncivil;
   disobedient. [Obs.] -- Im`mo*rig"er*ous*ness, n. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor.

                                   Immortal

   Im*mor"tal  (?),  a.  [L. immortalis; pref. im- not + mortalis mortal:
   cf. F. immortel. See Mortal, and cf. Immortelle.]

   1.  Not  mortal;  exempt from liability to die; undying; imperishable;
   lasting forever; having unlimited, or eternal, existance.

     Unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible. 1 Tim. i. 17.

     For  my  soul,  what  can  it do to that, Being a thing immortal as
     itself? Shak.

   2. Connected with, or pertaining to immortability.

     I have immortal longings in me. Shak.

   3.  Destined  to  live in all ages of this world; abiding; exempt from
   oblivion; imperishable; as, immortal fame.

     One of the few, immortal names, That were not born yo die. Halleck.

   4. Great; excessive; grievous. [Obs.] Hayward.
   Immortal   flowers,   imortelles;   everlastings.   Syn.  --  Eternal;
   everlasting;  never-ending; ceaseless; perpetual; continual; enduring;
   endless; imperishable; incorruptible; deathless; undying.

                                   Immortal

   Im*mor"tal  (?),  n.  One  who will never cease to be; one exempt from
   death, decay, or annihilation. Bunyan.

                                  Immortalist

   Im*mor"tal*ist,  n.  One  who holds the doctrine of the immortality of
   the soul. [R.] Jer. Taylor.

                                  Immortality

   Im`mor*tal"i*ty  (?), n.; pl. Immortalities (#). [L. immortalitas: cf.
   F. immortalit\'82.]

   1.  The  quality  or state of being immortal; exemption from death and
   annihilation; unending existance; as, the immortality of the soul.

     This mortal must put on immortality. 1 Cor. xv. 53.

   2. Exemption from oblivion; perpetuity; as, the immortality of fame.

                                Immortalization

   Im*mor`tal*i*za"tion  (?),  n.  The  act of immortalizing, or state of
   being immortalized.

                                  Immortalize

   Im*mor"tal*ize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Immortalized (?); p. pr. & vb.
   n. Immortalizing (?).] [Cf. F. immortaliser.]

   1. To render immortal; to cause to live or exist forever. S. Clarke.

   2. To exempt from oblivion; to perpetuate in fame.

     Alexander had no Homer to immortalize his quilty name. T. Dawes.

                                  Immortalize

   Im*mor"tal*ize, v. i. To become immortal. [R.]

                                  Immortally

   Im*mor"tal*ly, adv. In an immortal manner.

                                  Immortelle

   Im`mor*telle"  (?), n.; pl. Immortelles (#). [F. See Immortal.] (Bot.)
   A plant with a conspicuous, dry, unwithering involucre, as the species
   of Antennaria, Helichrysum, Gomphrena, etc. See Everlasting.

                                Immortification

   Im*mor`ti*fi*ca"tion  (?),  n.  Failure  to mortify the passions. [R.]
   Jer. Taylor.

                                 Immovability

   Im*mov"a*bil"i*ty  (?),  n.  The  quality or state of being immovable;
   fixedness;   steadfastness;   as,   immovability   of  a  heavy  body;
   immovability of purpose.

                                   Immovable

   Im*mov"a*ble (?), a.

   1.  Incapable  of being moved; firmly fixed; fast; -- used of material
   things; as, an immovable foundatin.

     Immovable, infixed, and frozen round. Milton.

   2. Steadfast; fixed; unalterable; unchangeable; -- used of the mind or
   will; as, an immovable purpose, or a man who remain immovable.

   3.  Not  capable of being affected or moved in feeling or by sympathy;
   unimpressible; impassive. Dryden.

   4.  (Law.)  Not  liable  to  be removed; permanent in place or tenure;
   fixed; as, an immovable estate. See Immovable, n. Blackstone.
   Immovable  apparatus  (Med.),  an appliance, like the plaster of paris
   bandage,  which  keeps  fractured  parts firmly in place. -- Immovable
   feasts (Eccl.), feasts which occur on a certain day of the year and do
   not depend on the date of Easter; as, Christmas, the Epiphany, etc.

                                   Immovable

   Im*mov"a*ble, n.

   1. That which can not be moved.

   2.  pl.  (Civil  Law)  Lands and things adherent thereto by nature, as
   trees;  by  the  hand  of  man, as buildings and their accessories; by
   their  destination,  as seeds, plants, manure, etc.; or by the objects
   to which they are applied, as servitudes. Ayliffe. Bouvier.

                                 Immovableness

   Im*mov"a*ble*ness, n. Quality of being immovable.

                                   Immovably

   Im*mov"a*bly, adv. In an immovable manner.

                                    Immund

   Im*mund"  (?), a. [L.immundus; pref. im- not + mundus clean.] Unclean.
   [R.] Burton.

                                  Immundicity

   Im`mun*dic"i*ty   (?),  n.  [Cf.  F.  immondicit\'82,  L.  immunditia,
   immundities.] Uncleanness; filthness. [R.] W. Montagu.

                                    Immune

   Im*mune"  (?),  a.  [L.  immunis.  See Immunity.] Exempt; protected by
   inoculation. -- Im*mu"nize (#), v. t.

                                   Immunity

   Im*mu"ni*ty  (?),  n.;  pl. Immunities (#). [L. immunitas, fr. immunis
   free  from  a  public  service;  pref.  im-  not  + munis complaisant,
   obliging, cf. munus service, duty: cf. F. immunit\'82. See Common, and
   cf. Mean, a.]

   1.  Freedom  or  exemption  from any charge, duty, obligation, office,
   tax,  imposition, penalty, or service; a particular privilege; as, the
   immunities  of  the  free  cities  of  Germany;  the immunities of the
   clergy.

   2. Freedom; exemption; as, immunity from error.

                                    Immure

   Im*mure"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Immured (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Immuring.] [Pref. im- in + mure: cf. F. emmurer.]

   1. To wall around; to surround with walls. [Obs.] Sandys.

   2. To inclose whithin walls, or as within walls; hence, to shut up; to
   imprison; to incarcerate.

     Those tender babes Whom envy hath immured within your walls. Shak.

     This  huge  convex of fire, Outrageous to devour, immures us round.
     Milton.

                                    Immure

   Im*mure", n. A wall; an inclosure. [Obs.] Shak.

                                  Immurement

   Im*mure"ment  (?),  n.  The  act  iif  immuring, or the state of being
   immured; imprsonment.

                                   Immusical

   Im*mu"sic*al (?), a. Inharmonious; unmusical; discordant. Bacon.

                                 Immutability

   Im*mu`ta*bil"i*ty  (?), n. [L. immutabilitas: cf. F. immutabilit\'82.]
   The state or quality of being immutable; immutableness. Heb. vi. 17.

                                   Immutable

   Im*mu"ta*ble  (?),  a.  [L.  immutabilis;  pref.  im-  not + mutabilis
   mutable.  See  Mutable.]  Not  mutable;  not capable or susceptible of
   change; unchangeable; unalterable.

     That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to
     lie, we might have a strong consolation. Heb. vi. 18.

     Immutable, immortal, infinite, Eternal King. Milton.

   -- Im*mu"ta*ble*ness, n. -- Im*mu"ta*bly, adv.
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                                   Immutate

   Im*mu"tate  (?),  a.  [L.  immutatus,  p.  p. of immature.] Unchanged.
   [Obs.]

                                  Immutation

   Im"mu*ta"tion  (?),  n.  [L.  immutatio,  from immutare, immutatum, to
   change. See Immute.] Change; alteration; mutation. [R.] Dr. H. More.

                                    Immute

   Im*mute"  (?), v. t. [L. immutare, immutatum; perf. im- in + mutare to
   change : cf. OF. immuter.] To change or alter. [Obs.] J. Salkeld.

                                      Imp

   Imp  (?),  n.  [OE. imp a graft, AS. impa; akin to Dan. ympe, Sw. ymp,
   prob. fr. LL. impotus, Gr. be. See 1st In-, Be.]

   1. A shoot; a scion; a bud; a slip; a graft. [Obs.] Chaucer.

   2. An offspring; progeny; child; scion. [Obs.]

     The tender imp was weaned. Fairfax.

   3.  A  young  or  inferior  devil;  a little, malignant spirit; a puny
   demon; a contemptible evil worker.

     To mingle in the clamorous fray Of squabbling imps. Beattie.

   4.  Something added to, or united with, another, to lengthen it out or
   repair  it,  --  as, an addition to a beehive; a feather inserted in a
   broken  wing  of  a  bird; a length of twisted hair in a fishing line.
   [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]

                                      Imp

   Imp,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p. p. Imped (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Imping.] [AS.
   impian  to  imp,  ingraft,  plant;  akin  to Dan. ympe, Sw. ympa, OHG.
   impf\'d3n, impit\'d3n, G. impfen. See Imp, n.]

   1. To graft; to insert as a scion. [Obs.] Rom. of R.

   2.  (Falconry)  To  graft  with  new  feathers, as a wing; to splice a
   broken  feather.  Hence,  Fig.:  To repair; to extend; to increase; to
   strengthen to equip. [Archaic]

     Imp out our drooping country's broken wing. Shak.

     Who lazily imp their wings with other men's plumes. Fuller. Here no
     frail Muse shall imp her crippled wing. Holmes.

     Help, ye tart satirists, to imp my rage With all the scorpions that
     should whip this age. Cleveland.

                                   Impacable

   Im*pa"ca*ble (?), a. [L. pref. im- not + pacare to quiet. See Pacate.]
   Not to be appeased or quieted. [Obs.] Spenser. -- Im*pa"ca*bly, adv.

                                  Impackment

   Im*pack"ment (?), n. [Pref. im- in + pack.] The state of being closely
   surrounded, crowded, or pressed, as by ice. [R.] Kane.

                                    Impact

   Im*pact"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Impacted;  p.  pr.  & vb. n.
   Impacting.]  [L. impactus, p. p. of impingere to push, strike against.
   See  Impinge.] To drive close; to press firmly together: to wedge into
   a place. Woodward.

                                    Impact

   Im"pact (?), n.

   1.  Contact or impression by touch; collision; forcible contact; force
   communicated.

     The quarrel, by that impact driven. Southey.

   2. (Mech.) The single instantaneous stroke of a body in motion against
   another either in motion or at rest.

                                   Impacted

   Im*pact"ed  (?),  a.  Driven  together  or  close.  Impacted  fracture
   (Surg.),  a fracture in which the fragments are driven into each other
   so as to be immovable.

                                   Impaction

   Im*pac"tion (?), n. [L. impactio a striking : cf. F. impaction.]

   1.  (Surg.)  The  driving of one fragment of bone into another so that
   the  fragments  are  not movable upon each other; as, impaction of the
   skull or of the hip.

   2.  An  immovable packing; (Med.), a lodgment of something in a strait
   or  passage of the body; as, impaction of the fetal head in the strait
   of  the pelvis; impaction of food or feces in the intestines of man or
   beast.

                                    Impaint

   Im*paint"  (?), v. t. To paint; to adorn with colors. [R.] "To impaint
   his cause." Shak.

                                    Impair

   Im*pair"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp  &  p.  p.  Impaired (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Impairing.]  [Written  also  empair.]  [OE.  empeiren,  enpeiren,  OF.
   empeirier,  empirier,  F.  empirer,  LL. impejorare; L. pref. im- in +
   pejorare  to  make worse, fr. pejor worse. Cf. Appair.] To make worse;
   to   diminish   in   quantity,  value,  excellence,  or  strength;  to
   deteriorate; as, to impair health, character, the mind, value.

     Time sensibly all things impairs. Roscommon.

     In years he seemed, but not impaired by years. Pope.

   Syn.  --  To diminish; decrease; injure; weaken; enfeeble; debilitate;
   reduce; debase; deteriorate.

                                    Impair

   Im*pair", v. t. To grow worse; to deteriorate. Milton.

                                    Impair

   Im"pair (?), a. [F. impair uneven, L. impar; im- not + par equal.] Not
   fit or appropriate. [Obs.]

                                    Impair

   Im*pair" (?), n. Diminution; injury. [Obs.]

                                   Impairer

   Im*pair"er (?), n. One who, or that which, impairs.

                                  Impairment

   Im*pair"ment  (?),  n. [OE. enpeirement, OF. empirement.] The state of
   being impaired; injury. "The impairment of my health." Dryden.

                                  Impalatable

   Im*pal"a*ta*ble (?), a. Unpalatable. [R.]

                                    Impale

   Im*pale"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Impaled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Impaling.] [See 2d Empale.]

   1.  To pierce with a pale; to put to death by fixing on a sharp stake.
   See Empale.

     Then with what life remains, impaled, and left To writhe at leisure
     round the bloody stake. Addison.

   2. To inclose, as with pales or stakes; to surround.

     Impale him with your weapons round about. Shak.

     Impenetrable, impaled with circling fire. Milton.

   3.  (Her.)  To  join,  as  two  coats of arms on one shield, palewise;
   hence, to join in honorable mention.

     Ordered  the admission of St. Patrick to the same to be matched and
     impaled with the blessed Virgin in the honor thereof. Fuller.

                                  Impalement

   Im*pale"ment (?), n.

   1. The act of impaling, or the state of being impaled. Byron.

   2.  An  inclosing  by  stakes  or  pales, or the space so inclosed. H.
   Brooke.

   3. That which hedges in; inclosure. [R.] Milton.

   4.  (Her.)  The  division of a shield palewise, or by a vertical line,
   esp.  for  the purpose of putting side by side the arms of husband and
   wife. See Impale, 3.

                                    Impalla

   Im*pal"la (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) The pallah deer of South Africa.

                                   Impallid

   Im*pal"lid (?), v. t. To make pallid; to blanch. [Obs.] Feltham.

                                    Impalm

   Im*palm" (?), v. t. To grasp with or hold in the hand. [R.] J. Barlow.

                                 Impalpability

   Im*pal`pa*bil"i*ty  (?),  n. [Cf. F. impalpabilit\'82.] The quality of
   being impalpable. Jortin.

                                  Impalpable

   Im*pal"pa*ble (?), a. [Pref. im- not + palpable: cf. F. impalpable.]

   1.  Not palpable; that cannot be felt; extremely fine, so that no grit
   can be perceived by touch. "Impalpable powder." Boyle.

   2.  Not  material;  intangible;  incorporeal.  "Impalpable,  void, and
   bodiless." Holland.

   3.  Not  apprehensible, or readily apprehensible, by the mind; unreal;
   as, impalpable distinctions.

                                  Impalpably

   Im*pal"pa*bly, adv. In an impalpable manner.

                                    Impalsy

   Im*pal"sy (?), v. t. To palsy; to paralyze; to deaden. [R.]

                                   Impanate

   Im*pa"nate  (?),  a. [LL. impanatus, p. p. of impanare to impanate; L.
   pref.  im-  in + panis bread.] Embodied in bread, esp. in the bread of
   the eucharist. [Obs.] Cranmer.

                                   Impanate

   Im*pa"nate  (?),  v.  t.  [imp. & p. p. Impanated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Impanating.]  To  embody in bread, esp. in the bread of the eucharist.
   [Obs.]

                                  Impanation

   Im"pa*na"tion  (?),  n.  [Cf. F. impanation. See Impanate, a.] (Eccl.)
   Embodiment  in bread; the supposed real presence and union of Christ's
   material  body  and  blood  with  the substance of the elements of the
   eucharist  without  a  change  in  their nature; -- distinguished from
   transubstantiation,   which   supposes  a  miraculous  change  of  the
   substance of the elements. It is akin to consubstantiation.

                                   Impanator

   Im*pa"na*tor  (?),  n.  [LL.]  (Eccl.)  One  who holds the doctrine of
   impanation.

                                    Impanel

   Im*pan"el (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Impaneled (?) or Impanelled; p. pr.
   &  vb.  n.  Impaneling  or  Impanelling.]  [Pref.  im- in + panel. Cf.
   Empanel.] [Written also empanel.] To enter in a list, or on a piece of
   parchment, called a panel; to form or enroll, as a list of jurors in a
   court of justice. Blackstone.

                                  Impanelment

   Im*pan"el*ment  (?), n. The act or process of impaneling, or the state
   of being impaneled.

                                  Imparadise

   Im*par"a*dise  (?),  v. t. [imp. & p. p. Imparadised (?); p. pr. & vb.
   n.  Imparadising  (?).] [Pref. im- + paradise: cf. F. emparadiser.] To
   put in a state like paradise; to make supremely happy. "Imparadised in
   one another's arms." Milton.

                                 Imparalleled

   Im*par"al*leled (?), a. Unparalleled. [Obs.]

                                 Impardonable

   Im*par"don*a*ble  (?), a. [Cf. F. impardonnable.] Unpardonable. [Obs.]
   South.

                                Imparidigitate

   Im*par`i*dig"i*tate  (?),  a.  [L.  impar  unequal  + digitus finger.]
   (Anat.) Having an odd number of fingers or toes, either one, three, or
   five, as in the horse, tapir, rhinoceros, etc.

                                 Imperipinnate

   Im*per"i*pin"nate  (?),  a.  [L.  impar  unequal + E. pinnate.] (Bot.)
   Pinnate with a single terminal leaflet.

                                Imparisyllabic

   Im*par"i*syl*lab"ic  (?),  a.  [L. impar unequal + E. syllabic: cf. F.
   imparisyllabique.]  (Gram.)  Not  consisting  of  an  equal  number of
   syllables;  as,  an  imparisyllabic  noun,  one which has not the same
   number  of  syllables  in  all  the  cases;  as, lapis, lapidis; mens,
   mentis.

                                   Imparity

   Im*par"i*ty (?), n. [Pref. im- + parity: cf. F. imparit\'82.]

   1.  Inequality;  disparity; disproportion; difference of degree, rank,
   excellence, number, etc. Milton.

   2. Lack of comparison, correspondence, or suitableness; incongruity.

     In  this  region  of  merely  intellectual  notion  we  are at once
     encountered  by the imparity of the object and the faculty employed
     upon it. I. Taylor.

   3. Indivisibility into equal parts; oddness. [R.]

                                    Impark

   Im*park"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p. Imparked (?), p. pr. & vb. n.
   Imparking.]  [Cf.  Empark.]  To  inclose  for  a park; to sever from a
   common; hence, to inclose or shut up.

     They . . . impark them [the sheep] within hurdles. Holland.

                                    Imparl

   Im*parl"  (?),  v.  i.  [OF.  emparler;  pref. em- (L. in) + parler to
   speak. See In, prep., and Parley.]

   1. To hold discourse; to parley. [Obs.] Sir. T. North.

   2.  (Law)  To  have  time  before  pleading;  to have delay for mutual
   adjustment. Blackstone.

                                  Imparlance

   Im*par"lance   (?),  n.  [Cf.  Emparlance,  Parlance.]  [Written  also
   inparliance.]

   1. Mutual discourse; conference. [Obs.]

   2.  (Law)  (a)  Time  given  to  a  party to talk or converse with his
   opponent,  originally  with  the  object of effecting, if possible, an
   amicable  adjustment of the suit. The actual object, however, has long
   been merely to obtain further time to plead, answer to the allegations
   of the opposite party. (b) Hence, the delay or continuance of a suit.

     NOTE: &hand; Im parlance an d co ntinuance by  imparlance have been
     abolished in England.

   Wharton (Law Dict. ).

                                  Imparsonee

   Im*par`son*ee" (?), a. [OF. empersone. See 1st In-, and Parson.] (Eng.
   Eccl.  Law) Presented, instituted, and inducted into a rectory, and in
   full possession. -- n. A clergyman so inducted.

                                    Impart

   Im*part"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Imparted;  p.  pr.  & vb. n.
   Imparting.]  [OF.  impartir,  empartir, L. impartire, impertire; pref.
   im-  in  + partire to part, divide, fr. pars, partis, part, share. See
   Part, n. ]

   1. To bestow a share or portion of; to give, grant, or communicate; to
   allow  another  to partake in; as, to impart food to the poor; the sun
   imparts warmth.

     Well may he then to you his cares impart. Dryden.

   2. To obtain a share of; to partake of. [R.] Munday.

   3. To communicate the knowledge of; to make known; to show by words or
   tokens; to tell; to disclose.

     Gentle lady, When I did first impart my love to you. Shak.

   Syn.  --  To  share;  yield;  confer;  convey;  grant;  give;  reveal;
   disclose; discover; divulge. See Communicate.

                                    Impart

   Im*part" (?), v. i.

   1. To give a part or share.

     He  that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none. Luke
     iii. 11.

   2. To hold a conference or consultation. Blackstone.

                                  Impartance

   Im*part"ance (?), n. Impartation.

                                  Impartation

   Im`par*ta"tion (?), n. The act of imparting, or the thing imparted.

     The necessity of this impartation. I. Taylor.

                                   Imparter

   Im*part"er (?), n. One who imparts.

                                   Impartial

   Im*par"tial  (?),  a. [Pref. im- not + partial: cf. F. impartial.] Not
   partial;  not  favoring  one  more  than  another; treating all alike;
   unprejudiced; unbiased; disinterested; equitable; fair; just. Shak.

     Jove is impartial, and to both the same. Dryden.

     A comprehensive and impartial view. Macaulay.

                                 Impartialist

   Im*par"tial*ist, n. One who is impartial. [R.] Boyle.

                                 Impartiality

   Im*par`ti*al"i*ty  (?),  n.  [Cf.  F. impartialit\'82.] The quality of
   being  impartial;  freedom from bias or favoritism; disinterestedness;
   equitableness;  fairness;  as, impartiality of judgment, of treatment,
   etc.

     Impartiality strips the mind of prejudice and passion. South.

                                  Impartially

   Im*par"tial*ly (?), a. In an impartial manner.

                                 Impartialness

   Im*par"tial*ness, n. Impartiality. Sir W. Temple.

                                 Impartibility

   Im*part`i*bil"i*ty   (?),   n.   The   quality  of  being  impartible;
   communicability. Blackstone.

                                 Impartibility

   Im*part`i*bil"i*ty, n. [Cf. F. impartibilit\'82.] The quality of being
   incapable of division into parts; indivisibility. Holland.

                                  Impartible

   Im*part"i*ble  (?),  a.  [From  Impart.]  Capable of being imparted or
   communicated.

                                  Impartible

   Im*part"i*ble,  a.  [Pref. im- not + partible: cf. F. impartible.] Not
   partible;  not  subject  to  partition; indivisible; as, an impartible
   estate. Blackatone.

                                  Impartment

   Im*part"ment  (?), n. The act of imparting, or that which is imparted,
   communicated, or disclosed. [R.]

     It  beckons  you  to  go away with it, As if it some impartment did
     desire To you alone. Shak.

                                  Impassable

   Im*pass"a*ble (?), a. [Cf. Unpassable.] Incapable of being passed; not
   admitting  a  passage;  as,  an  impassable  road,  mountain, or gulf.
   Milton. -- Im*pass"a*ble*ness, n. -- Im*pass"a*bly, adv.

                                 Impassibility

   Im*pas`si*bil"i*ty    (?),    a.    [L.    impassibilitas:    cf.   F.
   impassibilit\'82.]  The  quality  or  condition  of  being impassible;
   insusceptibility of injury from external things.

                                  Impassible

   Im*pas"si*ble  (?),  a.  [L.  impassibilis; pref. im- not + passibilis
   passable:  cf.  F.  impassible. See Passible.] Incapable of suffering;
   inaccessible to harm or pain; not to be touched or moved to passion or
   sympathy;  unfeeling,  or  not  showing  feeling;  without  sensation.
   "Impassible to the critic." Sir W. Scott.

     Secure  of  death,  I  should  contemn  thy  dart Though naked, and
     impassible depart. Dryden.

                                Impassibleness

   Im*pas"si*ble*ness, n. Impassibility.

                                   Impassion

   Im*pas"sion  (?),  v.  t.  [Pref.  im-  in  +  passion. Cf. Empassion,
   Impassionate,  v.]  To move or affect strongly with passion. [Archaic]
   Chapman.

                                 Impassionable

   Im*pas"sion*a*ble (?), a. Excitable; susceptible of strong emotion.

                                 Impassionate

   Im*pas"sion*ate (?), a. Strongly affected. Smart.

                                 Impassionate

   Im*pas"sion*ate  (?),  v.  t.  To  affect  powerfully;  to  arouse the
   passions of. Dr. H. More.

                                 Impassionate

   Im*pas"sion*ate  (?), a. [Pref. im- not + passionate.] Without passion
   or feeling. Burton.

                                  Impassioned

   Im*pas"sioned  (?), p. p. & a. Actuated or characterized by passion or
   zeal;  showing  warmth  of  feeling; ardent; animated; excited; as, an
   impassioned orator or discourse.

                                   Impassive

   Im*pas"sive  (?),  a. Not susceptible of pain or suffering; apathetic;
   impassible; unmoved.

     Impassive as the marble in the quarry. De Quincey.

     On the impassive ice the lightings play. Pope.

   -- Im*pas"sive*ly, adv. -- Im*pas"sive*ness, n.

                                  Impassivity

   Im`pas*siv"i*ty (?), n. The quality of being insusceptible of feeling,
   pain, or suffering; impassiveness.

                                  Impastation

   Im`pas*ta"tion (?), n. [F. See Impaste.] The act of making into paste;
   that  which  is  formed  into  a  paste  or  mixture;  specifically, a
   combination of different substances by means of cements.

                                    Impaste

   Im*paste"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Impasted;  p.  pr. & vb. n.
   Impasting.] [Pref. im- in + paste: cf. It. impastare, OF. empaster, F.
   emp\'83ter. See 1st In- and Paste.]

   1.  To  knead; to make into paste; to concrete. "Blood . . . baked and
   impasted." Shak.

   2.  (Paint.)  To  lay  color  on  canvas  by  uniting  them skillfully
   together. [R.] Cf. Impasto.

                                   Impasting

   Im*past"ing, (Paint.) The laying on of colors to produce impasto.

                                    Impasto

   Im*pas"to  (?),  n.  [It.  See Impaste.] (Paint.) The thickness of the
   layer  or  body  of  pigment applied by the painter to his canvas with
   especial  reference to the juxtaposition of different colors and tints
   in forming a harmonious whole. Fairholt.

                                   Impasture

   Im*pas"ture  (?),  v.  t.  To  place  in a pasture; to foster. [R.] T.
   Adams.

                                   Impatible

   Im*pat"i*ble  (?),  a.  [L.  impatibilis;  pref.  im-  not + patibilis
   supportable. See Patible.]

   1. Not capable of being borne; impassible.

     A spirit, and so impatible of material fire. Fuller.

                                  Impatience

   Im*pa"tience   (?)   n.   [OE.   impacience,  F.  impatience,  fr.  L.
   impatientia.]  The  quality  of  being impatient; want of endurance of
   pain,  suffering,  opposition,  or delay; eagerness for change, or for
   something  expected;  restlessness;  chafing  of  spirit; fretfulness;
   passion; as, the impatience of a child or an invalid.

     I  then,  .  .  .  Out  of  my  grief  and  my impatience, Answered
     neglectingly. Shak.

     With  huge  impatience  he inly swelt More for great sorrow that he
     could  not  pass,  Than  for  the  burning  torment  which he felt.
     Spenser.
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                                  Impatiency

   Im*pa"tien*cy (?), n. Impatience. [Obs.]

                                   Impatiens

   Im*pa"ti*ens  (?),  n.  [L.,  impatient.]  (Bot.)  A  genus of plants,
   several  species  of  which  have very beautiful flowers; -- so called
   because the elastic capsules burst when touched, and scatter the seeds
   with  considerable  force.  Called  also  touch-me-not, jewelweed, and
   snapweed. I. Balsamina (sometimes called lady's slipper) is the common
   garden balsam.

                                   Impatient

   Im*pa"tient  (?),  a.  [OE. impacient, F. impatient, fr. L. impatiens;
   pref. im- not + patiens patient. See Patient.]

   1.  Not  patient;  not  bearing  with  composure;  intolerant; uneasy;
   fretful;  restless,  because  of pain, delay, or opposition; eager for
   change,  or  for  something  expected;  hasty;  passionate;  --  often
   followed by at, for, of, and under.

     A violent, sudden, and impatient necessity. Jer. Taylor.

     Fame, impatient of extremes, decays Not more by envy than excess of
     praise. Pope.

     The  impatient man will not give himself time to be informed of the
     matter that lies before him. Addison.

     Dryden was poor and impatient of poverty. Macaulay.

   2. Not to be borne; unendurable. [Obs.] Spenser.

   3.  Prompted  by, or exhibiting, impatience; as, impatient speeches or
   replies.  Shak.  Syn.  --  Restless;  uneasy;  changeable; hot; eager;
   fretful; intolerant; passionate.

                                   Impatient

   Im*pa"tient, n. One who is impatient. [R.]

                                  Impatiently

   Im*pa"tient*ly, adv. In an impatient manner.

                                Impatronization

   Im*pat`ron*i*za"tion  (?), n. Absolute seignory or possession; the act
   of investing with such possession. [R.] Cotgrave.

                                  Impatronize

   Im*pat"ron*ize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Impatronized (?); p. pr. & vb.
   n.  Impatronizing  (?).]  To  make  lord or master; as, to impatronize
   one's self of a seigniory. [R.] Bacon.

                                    Impave

   Im*pave" (?), v. t. To pave. [Poetic]

     Impaved with rude fidelity Of art mosaic. Wordsworth.

                                    Impavid

   Im*pav"id (?), a. [L. impavidus. See In- not, and Pavid.] Fearless. --
   Im*pav"id*ly, adv.

                                    Impawn

   Im*pawn"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p. Impawned (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Impawning.] [Pref. im- + pawn: cf. Empawn.] To put in pawn; to pledge.
   Shak.

                                    Impeach

   Im*peach"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  & p. p. Impeached (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Impeaching.]  [OE. empeechier to prevent, hinder, bar, F. emp\'88cher,
   L.  impedicare  to  entangle;  pref.  im- in + pedica fetter, fr. pes,
   pedis, foot. See Foot, and Appeach, Dispatch, Impede.]

   1. To hinder; to impede; to prevent. [Obs.]

     These  ungracious  practices of his sons did impeach his journey to
     the Holy Land. Sir J. Davies.

     A defluxion on my throat impeached my utterance. Howell.

   2.  To  charge  with  a crime or misdemeanor; to accuse; especially to
   charge   (a   public  officer),  before  a  competent  tribunal,  with
   misbehavior  in  office;  to  cite  before a tribunal for judgement of
   official   misconduct;  to  arraign;  as,  to  impeach  a  judge.  See
   Impeachment.

   3.  Hence, to charge with impropriety; to dishonor; to bring discredit
   on; to call in question; as, to impeach one's motives or conduct.

     And doth impeach the freedom of the state. Shak.

   4.  (Law)  To  challenge  or  discredit  the  credibility  of, as of a
   witness, or the validity of, as of commercial paper.

     NOTE: &hand; When used in law with reference to a witness, the term
     signifies, to discredit, to show or prove unreliable or unworthy of
     belief;  when  used in reference to the credit of witness, the term
     denotes, to impair, to lessen, to disparage, to destroy. The credit
     of  a  witness  may  be  impeached  by  showing  that  he  has made
     statements  out  of  court  contradictory  to what he swears at the
     trial, or by showing that his reputation for veracity is bad, etc.

   Syn.  --  To  accuse;  arraign;  censure;  criminate;  indict; impair;
   disparage; discredit. See Accuse.

                                    Impeach

   Im*peach", n. Hindrance; impeachment. [Obs.]

                                  Impeachable

   Im*peach"a*ble  (?),  a. That may be impeached; liable to impeachment;
   chargeable with a crime.

     Owners  of  lands  in  fee simple are not impeachable for waste. Z.
     Swift.

                                   Impeacher

   Im*peach"er (?), n. One who impeaches.

                                  Impeachment

   Im*peach"ment  (?), n. [Cf. F. emp\'88chement.] The act of impeaching,
   or  the  state  of  being  impeached;  as:  (a) Hindrance; impediment;
   obstruction. [Obs.]

     Willing to march on to Calais, Without impeachment. Shak.

   (b) A calling to account; arraignment; especially, of a public officer
   for maladministration.

     The  consequence  of  Coriolanus' impeachment had like to have been
     fatal to their state. Swift.

   (c)  A  calling  in  question  as  to  purity of motives, rectitude of
   conduct,  credibility,  etc.; accusation; reproach; as, an impeachment
   of motives. Shak.

     NOTE: &hand; In  England, it is the privilege or right of the House
     of  Commons  to impeach, and the right of the House of Lords to try
     and  determine  impeachments. In the United States, it is the right
     of  the  House  of Representatives to impeach, and of the Senate to
     try and determine impeachments.

   Articles  of  impeachment.  See under Article. -- Impeachment of waste
   (Law), restraint from, or accountability for, injury; also, a suit for
   damages for injury. Abbott.

                                    Impearl

   Im*pearl"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  & p. p. Impearled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Impearling.] [Pref. im- in + pearl: cf. F. emperler.]

   1. To form into pearls, or into that which resembles pearls. [Poetic]

     Dewdrops  which  the  sun  Impearls on every leaf and every flower.
     Milton.

   2.  To  decorate  as  with  pearls or with anything resembling pearls.
   [Poetic]

     With morning dews impearled. Mrs. Browning.

     The dews of the morning impearl every thorn. R. Digby.

                                 Impeccability

   Im*pec`ca*bil"i*ty  (?),  n. [Cf. F. impeccabilit\'82.] the quality of
   being impeccable; exemption from sin, error, or offense.

     Infallibility and impeccability are two of his attributes. Pope.

                                  Impeccable

   Im*pec"ca*ble  (?),  a.  [L.  impeccabilis; pref. im- not + peccare to
   err,  to  sin:  cf. F. impeccable.] Not liable to sin; exempt from the
   possibility  of doing wrong. -- n. One who is impeccable; esp., one of
   a sect of Gnostic heretics who asserted their sinlessness.

     God is infallible, impeccable, and absolutely perfect. P. Skelton.

                                  Impeccancy

   Im*pec"can*cy (?), n. Sinlessness. Bp. Hall.

                                   Impeccant

   Im*pec"cant (?), a. Sinless; impeccable. Byron.

                                 Impecuniosity

   Im`pe*cu`ni*os"i*ty (?), n. The state of being impecunious. Thackeray.
   Sir W. Scott.

                                  Impecunious

   Im"pe*cu"ni*ous   (?),  a.  [L.  im-  not  +  pecunia  money:  cf.  F.
   imp\'82cunieux.] Not having money; habitually without money; poor.

     An impecunious creature. B. Jonson.

                                    Impede

   Im*pede"  (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Impeded; p. pr. & vb. n. Impeding.]
   [L.  impedire,  lit., to entangle the feet; pref. im- in + pes, pedis,
   foot.  See  Foot, and cf. Impeach.] To hinder; to stop in progress; to
   obstruct; as, to impede the advance of troops.

     Whatever  hinders  or  impedes  The  action  of  the  nobler  will.
     Logfellow.

                                   Impedible

   Im*ped"i*ble  (?),  a. Capable of being impeded or hindered. [R.] Jer.
   Taylor.

                                  Impediment

   Im*ped"i*ment (?), n. [L. impedimentum: cf. F. impediment.] That which
   impedes or hinders progress, motion, activity, or effect.

     Thus  far  into  the  bowels of the land Have we marched on without
     impediment. Shak.

   Impediment in speech, a defect which prevents distinct utterance. Syn.
   --  Hindrance;  obstruction;  obstacle;  difficulty;  incumbrance.  --
   Impediment,  Obstacle,  Difficulty, Hindrance. An impediment literally
   strikes  against our feet, checking our progress, and we remove it. An
   obstacle  rises before us in our path, and we surmount or remove it. A
   difficulty  sets before us something hard to be done, and we encounter
   it and overcome it. A hindrance holds us back for a time, but we break
   away from it.

     The eloquence of Demosthenes was to Philip of Macedon, a difficulty
     to  be  met  with  his  best  recources,  ant  obstacle  to his own
     ambition, and an impedimen in his political career. C. J. Smith.

                                  Impediment

   Im*ped"i*ment, v. t. To impede. [R.] Bp. Reynolds.

                                 Impedimental

   Im*ped`i*men"tal  (?),  a.  Of the nature of an impediment; hindering;
   obstructing; impeditive.

     Things so impediental to success. G. H. Lewes.

                                   Impedite

   Im"pe*dite  (?),  a.  [L.  impeditus,  p.  p.  See  Impede.] Hindered;
   obstructed. [R.] Jer. Taylor.

                                   Impedite

   Im"pe*dite, v. t. To impede. [Obs.] Boyle.

                                  Impedition

   Im"pe*di"tion (?), n. [L. impeditio.] A hindering; a hindrance. [Obs.]
   Baxier.

                                  Impeditive

   Im*ped"i*tive  (?),  a.  [Cf.  F.  imp\'82ditif.]  Causing  hindrance;
   impeding. "Cumbersome, and impeditive of motion." Bp. Hall.

                                     Impel

   Im*pel"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Impelled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Impelling.]  [L.  impellere; pref. im- in + pellere, pulsum, to drive.
   See Pulse a beat, and cf. Impulse.] To drive or urge forward or on; to
   press on; to incite to action or motion in any way.

     The surge impelled me on a craggy coast. Pope.

   Syn.  --  To instigate; incite; induce; influence; force; drive; urge;
   actuate; move.

                                   Impellent

   Im*pel"lent  (?),  a.  [L. impellens, p. pr. of impellere.] Having the
   quality of impelling.

                                   Impellent

   Im*pel"lent, n. An impelling power or force. Glanvill.

                                   Impeller

   Im*pel"ler (?), n. One who, or that which, impels.

                                     Impen

   Im*pen"  (?),  v. t. [imp. & p. p. Impenned (?) and Impent (; p. pr. &
   vb. n. Impenning.] To shut up or inclose, as in a pen. Feltham.

                                    Impend

   Im*pend"  (?),  v.  t.  [L.  impend; pref. im- in + pend to weigh out,
   pay.] To pay. [Obs.] Fabyan.

                                    Impend

   Im*pend",  v.  i.  [imp. & p. p. Impended; p. pr. & vb. n. Impending.]
   [L.  impend\'c7re; pref. im- in + pend\'c7re to hang. See Pendant.] To
   hang  over;  to be suspended above; to threaten frome near at hand; to
   menace; to be imminent. See Imminent.

     Destruction sure o'er all your heads impends. Pope.

                            Impendence, Impendency

   Im*pend"ence  (?), Im*pend"en*cy (?), n. The state of impending; also,
   that which impends. "Impendence of volcanic cloud." Ruskin.

                                   Impendent

   Im*pend"ent (?), a. [L. impendens, p. pr. of impend\'c7re.] Impending;
   threatening.

     Impendent horrors, threatening hideous fall. Milton.

                                   Impending

   Im*pend"ing,  a. Hanging over; overhanging; suspended so as to menace;
   imminet; threatening.

     An impending brow. Hawthorne.

     And nodding Ilion waits th' impending fall. Pope.

   Syn. -- Imminent; threatening. See Imminent.

                                Impenetrability

   Im*pen`e*tra*bil"i*ty (?), n. [Cf. F. imp\'82n\'82trabilit\'82.]

   1. Quality of being impenetrable.

   2.  (Physics)  That property in virtue of which two portions of matter
   can not at the same time occupy the same portion of space.

   3.   Insusceptibility   of   intellectual   or  emotional  impression;
   obtuseness; stupidity; coldness.

                                 Impenetrable

   Im*pen"e*tra*ble   (?),   a.  [L.  impenetrabilis;  pref.  im-  not  +
   penetrabilis penetrable: cf. F. imp\'82n\'82trable.]

   1. Incapable of being penetrated or pierced; not admitting the passage
   of  other  bodies;  not to be entered; impervious; as, an impenetrable
   shield.

     Highest woods impenetrable To star or sunlight. Milton.

   2.  (Physics)  Having  the  property of preventing any other substance
   from occupying the same space at the same time.

   3.   Inaccessible,   as   to   knowledge,   reason,   sympathy,  etc.;
   unimpressible;  not  to  be  moved  by  arguments  or  motives; as, an
   impenetrable mind, or heart.

     They  will be credulous in all affairs of life, but impenetrable by
     a sermon of the gospel. Jer. Taylor.

                               Impenetrableness

   Im*pen"e*tra*ble*ness  (?),  n.  The  quality  of  being impenetrable;
   impenetrability.

                                 Impenetrably

   Im*pen"e*tra*bly,   adv.   In   an   impenetrable   manner  or  state;
   imperviously. "Impenetrably armed." Milton. "Impenetrably dull." Pope.

                                  Impenitence

   Im*pen"i*tence  (?),  n. [L. impenitentia: cf. F. imp\'82nitence.] The
   condition  of being impenitent; failure or refusal to repent; hardness
   of heart.

     He  will  advance  from one degree of wickedness and impenitence to
     another. Rogers.

                                  Impenitency

   Im*pen"i*ten*cy (?), n. Impenitence. Milton.

                                  Impenitent

   Im*pen"i*tent  (?),  a.  [L.  impaenitens;  pref.  im- not + paenitens
   penitens:  cf.  F.  imp\'82nitent.  See  Penitent.]  Not penitent; not
   repenting  of  sin;  not  contrite;  of a hard heart. "They . . . died
   impenitent." Milton. "A careless and impenitent heart." Bp. Hall.

                                  Impenitent

   Im*pen"i*tent, n. One who is not penitent. [R.]

                                 Impenitently

   Im*pen"i*tent*ly, adv. Without repentance.

                                   Impennate

   Im*pen"nate  (?),  a.  (Zo\'94l.) Characterized by short wings covered
   with  feathers  resembling  scales,  as the penguins. -- n. One of the
   Impennes.

                                   Impennes

   Im*pen"nes  (?),  n.  pl. [NL., fr. L. pref. im- not + penna feather.]
   (Zo\'94l.)  An  order  of birds, including only the penguins, in which
   the wings are without quills, and not suited for flight.

                                   Impennous

   Im*pen"nous  (?) a. [L. pref. im- not + penna wing.] (Zo\'94l.) Having
   no wings, as some insects.

                                   Impeople

   Im*peo"ple  (?),  v.  t.  [imp. & p. p. Impeopled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Impeopling  (?).]  [See Empeople.] To people; to give a population to.
   [Obs.]

     Thou hast helped to impeople hell. Beaumont.

                                   Imperant

   Im"pe*rant  (?),  a.  [L.  imperans,  p.  pr. of imperare to command.]
   Commanding. [R.] Baxter.

                                   Imperate

   Im"pe*rate  (?), a. [L. imperatus, p. p. of imperare to command.] Done
   by express direction; not involuntary; communded. [Obs.]

     Those  imperate acts, wherein we see the empire of the soul. Sir M.
     Hale.

                                  Imperatival

   Im*per`a*ti"val  (?),  a.  (Gram.)  Of or pertaining to the imperative
   mood.

                                  Imperative

   Im*per"a*tive  (?), a. [L. imperativus, fr. imperare to command; pref.
   im-  in  +  parare  to  make  ready, prepare: cf. F. imp\'82ratif. See
   Perade, and cf. Empire.]

   1. Expressive of command; containing positive command; authoritatively
   or  absolutely  directive;  commanding;  authoritative; as, imperative
   orders.

     The suit of kings are imperative. Bp. Hall.

   2.  Not  to be avoided or evaded; obligatory; binding; compulsory; as,
   an imperative duty or order.

   3.  (Gram.)  Expressive  of commund, entreaty, advice, or exhortation;
   as, the imperative mood.

                                  Imperative

   Im*per"a*tive,  n.  (Gram.)  The  imperative mood; also, a verb in the
   imperative mood.

                                 Imperatively

   Im*per"a*tive*ly, adv. In an imperative manner.

                                   Imperator

   Im`pe*ra"tor  (?),  n.  [L. See Emperor.] (Rom. Antiq.) A commander; a
   leader;  an  emperor;  --  originally an appellation of honor by which
   Roman  soldiers  saluted  their  general  after  an important victory.
   Subsequently  the  title  was  conferred  as  a  recognition  of great
   military  achievements  by  the senate, whence it carried wiht it some
   special  privileges. After the downfall of the Republic it was assumed
   by  Augustus  and  his  successors,  and  came to have the meaning now
   attached to the word emperor.

                                 Imperatorial

   Im*per`a*to"ri*al (?), a. [L. imperatorius.]

   1. Commanding; imperative; authoritative.

   2. Of or pertaining to the title or office of imperator. "Imperatorial
   laurels." C. Merivale.

                                 Imperatorian

   Im*per`a*to"ri*an (?), a. Imperial. [R.] Gauden.

                                  Imperatory

   Im*per"a*to*ry (?), a. Imperative. [R.]

                                 Imperceivable

   Im`per*ceiv"a*ble    (?),    a.    Imperceptible.   [R.]   South.   --
   Im`per*ceiv"a*ble*ness, n. Sharp.

                                  Imperceived

   Im`per*ceived" (?), a. Not perceived. [Obs.]

                               Imperceptibility

   Im`per*cep`ti*bil"i*ty   (?),   n.  The  state  or  quality  of  being
   imperceptible.

                                 Imperceptible

   Im`per*cep"ti*ble  (?),  a.  [Pref.  im-  not  +  perceptible:  cf. F.
   imperceptible.]  Not perceptible; not to be apprehended or cognized by
   the souses; not discernible by the mind; not easily apprehended.

     Almost imperceptible to the touch. Dryden.

     Its  operation  is  slow,  and  in some cases almost imperceptible.
     Burke.

   -- Im`per*cep"ti*ble*ness, n. -- Im`per*cep"ti*bly, adv.

     Their . . . subility and imperceptibleness. Sir M. Hale.

                                 Imperception

   Im`per*cep"tion (?), n. Want of perception.

                                 Imperceptive

   Im`per*cep"tive (?), a. Unable to perceive.

     The imperceptive part of the soul. Dr. H. More.

                                 Impercipient

   Im`per*cip"i*ent  (?),  a. Not perceiving, or not able to perceive. A.
   Baxter.

                                 Imperdibility

   Im*per`di*bil"i*ty  (?),  n. The state or quality of being imperdible.
   [Obs.] Derham.

                                  Imperdible

   Im*per"di*ble  (?),  a.  [Pref.  im- not + L. perdere to destroy.] Not
   destructible. [Obs.] -- Im*per"di*bly, adv. [Obs.]

                                   Imperfect

   Im*per"fect  (?),  a.  [L.  imperfectus:  pref.  im-  not  + perfectus
   perfect: cf. F imparfait, whence OE. imparfit. See Perfect.]

   1.  Not  perfect;  not  complete  in  all  its  parts; wanting a part;
   deective; deficient.

     Something he left imperfect in the state. Shak.

     Why, then, your other senses grow imperfect. Shak.

   2. Wanting in some elementary organ that is essential to successful or
   normal activity.

     He  .  .  . stammered like a child, or an amazed, imperfect person.
     Jer. Taylor.

   3. Not fulfilling its design; not realizing an ideal; not conformed to
   a   standard   or  rule;  not  satisfying  the  taste  or  conscience;
   esthetically or morally defective.

     Nothing imperfect or deficient left Of all that he created. Milton.

     Then say not man's imperfect, Heaven in fault; Say rather, man's as
     perfect as he ought. Pope.

   Imperfect  arch,  an  arch  of less than a semicircle; a skew arch. --
   Imperfect  cadence (Mus.), one not ending with the tonic, but with the
   dominant  or  some  other  chord; one not giving complete rest; a half
   close.  --  Imperfect  consonances  (Mus.),  chords like the third and
   sixth, whose ratios are less simple than those of the fifth and forth.
   --  Imperfect  flower  (Bot.),  a  flower  wanting  either  stamens or
   pistils.  Gray. -- Imperfect interval (Mus.), one a semitone less than
   perfect; as, an imperfect fifth. -- Imperfect number (Math.), a number
   either  greater  or  less than the sum of its several divisors; in the
   former  case,  it is called also a defective number; in the latter, an
   abundant  number.  --  Imperfect  obligations (Law), obligations as of
   charity  or  gratitude,  which cannot be enforced by law. -- Imperfect
   power  (Math.), a number which can not be produced by taking any whole
   number  or vulgar fraction, as a factor, the number of times indicated
   by  the  power; thus, 9 is a perfect square, but an imperfect cube. --
   Imperfect  tense  (Gram),  a tense expressing past time and incomplete
   action.
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                                   Imperfect

   Im*per"fect (?), n. (Gram.) The imperfect tense; or the form of a verb
   denoting the imperfect tense.

                                   Imperfect

   Im*per"fect, v. t. To make imperfect. [Obs.]

                               Imperfectibility

   Im`per*fec`ti*bil"i*ty   (?),   n.  The  state  or  quality  of  being
   imperfectible. [R.]

                                 Imperfectible

   Im`per*fec"ti*ble (?), a. Incapable of being mad perfect. [R.]

                                 Imperfection

   Im`per*fec"tion  (?),  n.  [L.  imperfectio:  cf. F. imperfection. See
   Imperfect,  a.]  The  quality or condition of being imperfect; want of
   perfection; incompleteness; deficiency; fault or blemish.

     Sent to my account With all my imperfections on my head. Shak.

   Syn.  -- Defect; deficiency; incompleteness; fault; failing; weakness;
   frailty; foible; blemish; vice.

                                 Imperfectness

   Im*per"fect*ness, n. The state of being imperfect.

                                 Imperforable

   Im*per"fo*ra*ble   (?),  a.  [See  Imperforate.]  Incapable  of  being
   perforated, or bored through.

                                  Imperforata

   Im*per"fo*ra"ta  (?),  n.  pl.  [NL.  See  Imperforate.]  (Zo\'94l.) A
   division  of  Foraminifera,  including those in which the shell is not
   porous.

                           Imperforate, Imperforated

   Im*per"fo*rate  (?),  Im*per"fo*ra"ted  (?),  a.  [L.  pref. im- not +
   perforatus,  p.  p.  of  perforate  to  perforate. See Perforate.] Not
   perforated; having no opening or aperture. Sir J. Banks.

                                 Imperforation

   Im*per`fo*ra"tion  (?),  n. [Cf. F. imperforation.] The state of being
   without perforation.

                                   Imperial

   Im*pe"ri*al  (?),  a. [OE. emperial, OF. emperial, F. imp\'82rial, fr.
   L. imperialis, fr. imperium command, sovereignty, empire. See Empire.]

   1.  Of  or  pertaining to an empire, or to an emperor; as, an imperial
   government; imperial authority or edict.

     The last That wore the imperial diadem of Rome. Shak.

   2.  Belonging to, or suitable to, supreme authority, or one who wields
   it;  royal;  sovereign;  supreme.  "The imperial democracy of Athens."
   Mitford.

     Who, as Ulysses says, opinion crowns With an imperial voice. Shak.

     To  tame  the proud, the fetter'd slave to free, These are imperial
     arts, and worthy thee. Dryden.

     He  sounds  his imperial clarion along the whole line of battle. E.
     Everett.

   3.  Of  superior  or  unusual  size or excellence; as, imperial paper;
   imperial tea, etc.
   Imperial  bushel,  gallon,  etc.  See Bushel, Gallon, etc. -- Imperial
   chamber,  the,  the  sovereign  court  of  the  old  German empire. --
   Imperial  city,  under  the first German empire, a city having no head
   but  the  emperor.  -- Imperial diet, an assembly of all the states of
   the German empire. -- Imperial drill. (Manuf.) See under 8th Drill. --
   Imperial  eagle.  (Zo\'94l.)  See  Eagle. -- Imperial green. See Paris
   green,  under  Green. -- Imperial guard, the royal guard instituted by
   Napoleon  I. -- Imperial weights and measures, the standards legalized
   by the British Parliament.

                                   Imperial

   Im*pe"ri*al, n. [F. imp\'82riale: cf. Sp. imperial.]

   1.  The  tuft of hair on a man's lower lip and chin; -- so called from
   the style of beard of Napoleon III.

   2. An outside seat on a diligence. T. Hughes.

   3. A luggage case on the top of a coach. Simmonds.

   4. Anything of unusual size or excellence, as a large decanter, a kind
   of  large  photograph,  a large sheet of drowing, printing, or writing
   paper, etc.

   5.  A  gold  coin  of Russia worth ten rubles, or about eight dollars.
   McElrath.

   6.  A  kind  of  fine cloth brought into England from Greece. or other
   Eastern countries, in the Middle Ages.

                                  Imperialism

   Im*pe"ri*al*ism (?), n. The power or character of an emperor; imperial
   authority; the spirit of empire.

     Roman imperialism had divided the world. C. H. Pearson.

                                  Imperialist

   Im*pe"ri*al*ist,  n.  [Cf.  F.  imp\'82rialiste.]  One  who  serves an
   emperor; one who favors imperialism.

                                  Imperiality

   Im*pe`ri*al"i*ty (?), n.; pl. Imperialities (.

   1. Imperial power.

   2. An imperial right or privilegs. See Royalty.

     The  late  empress  having,  by  ukases  of grace, relinquished her
     imperialities on the private mines, viz., the tenths of the copper,
     iron, silver and gold. W. Tooke.

                                  Imperialize

   Im*pe"ri*al*ize  (?),  v.  t. [imp. & p. p. Imperialized (?); p. pr. &
   vb.   n.  Imperializing  (?).]  To  invest  with  imperial  authority,
   character, or style; to bring to the form of an empire. Fuller.

                                  Imperially

   Im*pe"ri*al*ly, adv. In an imperial manner.

                                  Imperially

   Im*pe"ri*al*ly (?), n. Imperial power. [R.] Sheldon.

                                    Imperil

   Im*per"il (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Imperiled (?) or Imperilled; p. pr.
   & vb. n. Imperiling or Imperilling.] To bring into peril; to endanger.

                                  Imperilment

   Im*per"il*ment  (?),  n.  The act of imperiling, or the state of being
   imperiled.

                                   Imperious

   Im*pe"ri*ous   (?),  a.  [L.  imperiosus:  cf.  F.  imp\'82rieux.  See
   Imperial.]

   1.  Commanding;  ascendant; imperial; lordly; majestic. [Obs.] "A vast
   and imperious mind." Tilloison.

     Therefore,  great  lords,  be,  as  your titles witness, Imperious.
     Shak.

   2.  Haughly;  arrogant;  overbearing;  as,  an  imperious  tyrant;  an
   imperious manner.

     This imperious man will work us all From princes into pages. Shak.

     His   bold,  contemptuous,  and  imperious  spirit  soon  made  him
     conspicuous. Macaulay.

   3. Imperative; urgent; compelling.

     Imperious need, which can not be withstood. Dryden.

   Syn.   --  Dictatorial;  haughty;  domineering;  overbearing;  lordly;
   tyrannical; despotic; arrogant; imperative; authoritative; commanding;
   pressing.  --  Imperious,  Lordly,  Domineering.  One who is imperious
   exercises  his  authority  in a manner highly offensive for its spirit
   and  tone;  one  who is lordly assumes a lofty air in order to display
   his  importance;  one who is domineering gives orders in a way to make
   other feel their inferiority.

                                  Imperiously

   Im*pe"ri*ous*ly, adv. In an imperious manner.

                                 Imperriousnes

   Im*per"ri*ous*nes,  n.  The  quality  or  state  of  being  imperious;
   arrogance; haughtiness.

     Imperiousness  and  severity  is but an ill way of treating men who
     have reason of their own to guide them. Locke.

                                Imperishability

   Im*per`ish*a*bil"i*ty  (?),  n.  The  quality  of  being imperishable:
   indstructibility. "The imperishability of the universe." Milman.

                                 Imperishable

   Im*per"ish*a*ble   (?),  a.  [Pref.  im-  not  +  perishable:  cf.  F.
   imp\'82rissable.]   Not   perisha   ble;   not   subject   to   decay;
   indestructible;  enduringpermanently;  as,  an  imperishable monument;
   imperishable renown. -- Im*per"ish*a*ble*ness, n. -- Im*per"ish*a*bly,
   adv.

                                 Imperiwigged

   Im*per"i"wigged (?), a. Wearing a periwig.

                          Impermanence, Impermanency

   Im*per"ma*nence (?), Im*per"ma*nen*cy (?), n. Want of permanence.

                                  Impermanent

   Im*per"ma*nent (?), a. Not permanent.

                                Impermeability

   Im*per`me*a*bil"i*ty  (?),  n.  [Pref.  im- not + permeability: cf. F.
   imperm\'82abilit\'82.] The quality of being impermeable.

                                  Impermeable

   Im*per"me*a*ble   (?),   a.   [Pref.  im-  not  +  permeable:  cf.  F.
   imperm\'82able,  L.  impermeabilis.]  Not  permeable;  not  permitting
   passage,   as   of   a   fluid.  through  its  substance;  impervious;
   impenetrable;  as, India rubber is impermeable to water and to air. --
   Im*per"me*a*ble*ness, n. -- Im*per"me*a*bly, adv.

                                 Impermissible

   Im`per*mis"si*ble (?), a. Not permissible.

                                Imperscrutable

   Im`per*scru"ta*ble (?), a. [L. imperscrutabilis.] Not capable of being
   searched  out;  inscrutable.  [Obs.]  --  Im`per*scru"ta*ble*ness,  n.
   [Obs.]

                                 Imperseverant

   Im`per*sev"er*ant (?), a. Not persevering; fickle; thoughtless. [Obs.]

                                  Impersonal

   Im*per"son*al  (?),  a.  [L.  impersonalis; pref. im- not + personalis
   personal:  cf.  F.  impersonnel.  See  Personal.]  Not  personal;  not
   representing a person; not having personality.

     An almighty but impersonal power, called Fate. Sir J. Stephen.

   Impersonal  verb  (Gram.),  a verb used with an indeterminate subject,
   commonly, in English, with the impersonal pronoun it; as, it rains; it
   snows;  methinks  (it  seems to me). Many verbs which are not strictly
   impersonal are often used impersonally; as, it goes well with him.
   
                                  Impersonal
                                       
   Im*per"son*al,  n. That which wants personality; specifically (Gram.),
   an impersonal verb.
   
                                 Impersonality
                                       
   Im*per`son*al"i*ty  (?),  n.  The quality of being impersonal; want or
   absence of personality.
   
                                 Impersonally
                                       
   Im*per"son*al*ly (?), adv. In an impersonal manner.
   
                                  Impersonate
                                       
   Im*per"son*ate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Impersonated (?); p. pr. & vb.
   n. Impersonating.]
   
   1.  To  invest  with  personality;  to endow with the form of a living
   being.
   
   2. To ascribe the qualities of a person to; to personify.
   
   3.  To  assume,  or  to  represent,  the  person  or  character of; to
   personate; as, he impersonated Macbeth.
   
     Benedict impersonated his age. Milman.
     
                       Impersonation, Impersonification
                                       
   Im*per`son*a"tion  (?),  Im`per*son`i*fi*ca"tion  (?),  n.  The act of
   impersonating;    personification;    investment   with   personality;
   representation in a personal form. 

                                 Impersonator

   Im*per"son*a`tor (?), n. One who impersonates; an actor; a mimic.

                                 Imperspicuity

   Im*per`spi*cu"i*ty (?), n. Want of perspicuity or clearness; vaguness;
   ambiguity.

                                 Imperspicuous

   Im`per*spic"u*ous  (?), a. Not perspicuous; not clear; obscure; vague;
   ambeguous.

                                 Impersuadable

   Im`per*suad"a*ble  (?),  a.  [Cf. Impersuasible.] Not to be persuaded;
   obstinate; unyielding; impersuasible. -- Im`per*suad"a*ble*ness, n.

                                 Impersuasible

   Im`per*sua"si*ble  (?),  a.  [Pref.  im-  not  +  persuasible: cf. OF.
   impersuasible.]  Not  persuasible;  not  to  be  moved  by persuasion;
   inflexible; impersuadable. Dr. H. More. -- Im`per*sua`si*bil"i*ty (#),
   n.

                                 Impertinence

   Im*per"ti*nence (?), n. [Cf. F. impertinence. See Impertinent.]

   1.   The   condition  or  quality  of  being  impertnent;  absence  of
   pertinence, or of adaptedness; irrelevance; unfitness.

   2.  Conduct  or  language  unbecoming  the person, the society, or the
   circumstances; rudeness; incivility.

     We should avoid the vexation and impertinence of pedants who affect
     to talk in a language not to be understood. Swift.

   3. That which is impertinent; a thing out of place, or of no value.

     There are many subtile impertinences learned in schools. Watts.

                                 Impertinency

   Im*per"ti*nen*cy (?), n. Impertinence. [R.]

     O, matter and impertinency mixed! Reason in madness! Shak.

                                  Impertinent

   Im*per"ti*nent  (?), a. [F., fr. L. impertinens, -entis; pref. im- not
   + pertinens. See Pertinent.]

   1.  Not  pertinent;  not  pertaining  to the matter in hand; having no
   bearing on the subject; not to the point; irrelevant; inapplicable.

     Things that are impertinent to us. Tillotson.

     How impertinent that grief was which served no end! Jer. Taylor.

   2.  Contrary  to, or offending against, the rules of propriety or good
   breeding;  guilty  of, or prone to, rude, unbecoming, or uncivil words
   or actions; as, an impertient coxcomb; an impertient remark.

   3.   Trifing;   inattentive;   frivolous.  Syn.  --  Rude;  officious;
   intrusive;  saucy;  unmannerly;  meddlesome;  disrespectful; impudent;
   insolent.  --  Impertinent, Officious, Rude. A person is officious who
   obtrudes  his  offices  or assistance where they are not needed; he is
   impertinent  when  he  intermeddles  in  things  with  which he has no
   concern.  The  former  shows  a  want  of  tact,  the latter a want of
   breeding,  or, more commonly, a spirit of sheer impudence. A person is
   rude  when  he  violates  the  proprieties  of social life either from
   ignorance  or  wantonness.  "An impertinent man will ask questions for
   the mere grafication of curiosity; a rude man will burst into the room
   of  another, or push against his person, inviolant of all decorum; one
   who is officious is quite as unfortunate as he is troublesome; when he
   strives  to  serve,  he  has  the  misfortune  to  annoy."  Crabb. See
   Impudence, and Insolent.

                                  Impertinent

   Im*per"ti*nent, n. An impertinent person. [R.]

                                 Impertinently

   Im*per"ti*nent*ly,  adv.  In  an  impertinent  manner.  "Not to betray
   myself impertinently." B. Jonson.

                               Impertransibility

   Im`per*tran`si*bil"i*ty   (?),  n.  The  quality  or  state  of  being
   impertransible. [R.]

                                Impertransible

   Im`per*tran"si*ble  (?),  a.  [L.  pref.  im-  not + pertransire to go
   through.  See  Per- and Transient.] Incapable of being passed through.
   [R.]

                                 Impertrubable

   Im`per*trub"a*ble  (?),  a.  [L.  imperturbabilis;  pref.  im-  not  +
   perturbare  to  disturb: cf. F. imperturbable. See Perture.] Incapable
   of being disturbed or disconcerted; as, imperturbable gravity.

                                 Imperturbably

   Im`per*turb"a*bly,   adv.  In  an  imperturbable  manner;  calmly.  C.
   Bront\'82.

                                Imperturbation

   Im*per`tur*ba"tion  (?), n. [L. imperturbatio.] Freedom from agitation
   of mind; calmness; quietude. W. Montagu.

                                  Imperturbed

   Im`per*turbed" (?), a. Not perturbed.

                                Imperviability

   Im*per`vi*a*bil"i*ty (?), n. The quality of being imperviable.

                                  Imperviable

   Im*per"vi*a*ble   (?),   a.   Not   pervious;   impervious.   [R.]  --
   Im*per"vi*a*ble*ness, n. [R.]

                                  Impervious

   Im*per"vi*ous (?), a. [L. impervius; pref. im- not + per through + via
   way.  See  Voyage.] Not pervious; not admitting of entrance or passage
   through; as, a substance impervious to water or air.

     This gulf impassable, impervious. Milton.

     The minds of these zealots were absolutely impervious. Macaulay.

   Syn.  -- Impassable; pathless; impenetrable; imperviable; impermeable.
   -- Im*per"vi*ous*ly, adv. -- Im*per"vi*ous*ness, n.

                                    Impery

   Im"per*y (?), n. Empery. [Archaic] Joye.

                                    Impest

   Im*pest"  (?),  v.  t.  To  affict with pestilence; to infect, as with
   plague. [Obs.]

                                   Impester

   Im*pes"ter (?), v. t. See Pester. [Obs.]

                                 Impetiginous

   Im`pe*tig"i*nous (?), a. [L. impetiginous: cf. F. imp\'82tigineux.] Of
   the nature of, or pertaining to, impetigo.

                                   Impetigo

   Im`pe*ti"go  (?), n. [L., fr. impetere to attack.] (Med.) A cutaneous,
   pustular  eruption, not attended with fever; usually, a kind of eczema
   with pustulation.

                                  Impetrable

   Im"pe*tra*ble  (?)  a.  [L.  impetrabilis:  cf.  F. imp\'82trable. See
   Impetrate.]  Capable  of  being  obtained or moved by petition. [Obs.]
   Bailey.

                                   Impetrate

   Im"pe*trate  (?),  a.  [L.  impetratus,  p. p. of impetrare to obtain;
   pref. im- in + patrare to bring to pass.] Obtained by entreaty. [Obs.]
   Ld. Herbert.

                                   Impetrate

   Im"pe*trate  (?),  v. t. [imp. & p. p. Impetrated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Impetrating (?).] To obtain by request or entreaty. Usher.

                                  Impetration

   Im`pe*tra"tion (?), n. [L. impetratio: cf. F. imp\'82tration.]

   1.  The  act  of  impetrating,  or  obtaining by petition or entreaty.
   [Obs.]

     In  way  of  impertation procuring the removal or allevation of our
     crosses. Barrow.

   2. (Old Eng. Law) The obtaining of benefice from Rome by solicitation,
   which  benefice  belonged  to  the  disposal  of the king or other lay
   patron of the realm.

                                  Impetrative

   Im"pe*tra*tive  (?), a. [L. impetrativus obtained by entreaty.] Of the
   nature of impetration; getting, or tending to get, by entreaty. [Obs.]
   Bp. Hall.

                                  Impetratory

   Im"pe*tra*to*ry (?), a. Containing or expressing entreaty. [Obs.] Jer.
   Taylor.

                                  Impetuosity

   Im*pet`u*os"i*ty (?), n. [Cf. F. imp\'82tuosit\'82.]

   1. The condition or quality of being impetuous; fury; violence.

   2. Vehemence, or furiousnes of temper. Shak.

                                   Impetuous

   Im*pet"u*ous (?), a. [F. impetueux, L. impetuosus. See Impetus.]

   1.  Rushing  with  force  and  violence; moving with impetus; furious;
   forcible; violent; as, an impetuous wind; an impetuous torrent.

     Went pouring forward with impetuous speed. Byron.

   2.  Vehement  in  feeling;  hasty;  passionate;  violent; as, a man of
   impetuous temper.

     The  people,  on their holidays, Impetuous, insolent, unquenchable.
     Milton.

   Syn.  --  Forcible;  rapid;  hasty;  precipitate; furious; boisterous;
   violent;  raging;  fierce;  passionate.  --  Im*pet"u*ous*ly,  adv. --
   Im*pet"u*ous*ness, n.

                                    Impetus

   Im"pe*tus (?), n. [L., fr. impetere to rush upon, attack; pref. im- in
   + petere to fall upon, seek. See Petition.]

   1.  A  property possessed by a moving body in virtue of its weight and
   its  motion;  the  force  with  which  any body is driven or impelled;
   momentum.

     NOTE: &hand; Mo mentum is  th e technical term, impetus its popular
     equivalent,  yet  differing  from  it as applied commonly to bodies
     moving  or  moved  suddenly or violently, and indicating the origin
     and   intensity   of  the  motion,  rather  than  its  quantity  or
     effectiveness.

   2. Fig.: Impulse; incentive; vigor; force. Buckle.

   3. (Gun.) The aititude through which a heavy body must fall to acquire
   a velocity equal to that with which a ball is discharged from a piece.
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                               Impeyan pheasant

   Im"pey*an pheas"ant (?). [From Lady Impey, who attempted to naturalize
   the  bird  in  England.]  (Zo\'94l.) An Indian crested pheasant of the
   genus  Lophophorus.  Several  species  are  known. Called also monaul,
   monal.

     NOTE: &hand; They are remarkable for the bright color and brilliant
     matallic  hues  of  their  plumage.  The  best  known  species  (L.
     Impeyanus)  has  the  neck of a brilliant metallic red, changing to
     golden yellow in certain lights.

                                    Imphee

   Im"phee (?), n. (Bot.) The African sugar cane (Holcus saccharatus), --
   resembling the sorghum, or Chinese sugar cane.

                                  Impictured

   Im*pic"tured (?), a. Pictured; impressed. [Obs.] Spenser.

                                   Impierce

   Im*pierce"  (?),  v.  t.  [Pref.  im-  in  + pierce. Cf. Empierce.] To
   pierce; to penetrate. [Obs.] Drayton.

                                 Impierceable

   Im*pierce"a*ble  (?)  a.  Not  capable of being pierced; impenetrable.
   [Obs.] Spenser.

                                    Impiety

   Im*pi"e*ty (?), n.; pl. Impieties (. [L. impietas, fr. impius impious;
   cf. F. impi\'82t\'82. See Impious, Piety.]

   1. The quality of being impious; want of piety; irreverence toward the
   Supreme Being; ungodliness; wickedness.

   2. An impious act; an act of wickednes.

     Those impieties for the which they are now visited. Shak.

   Syn.   --   Ungodliness;   irreligion;   unrighteousness;  sinfulness;
   profaneness; wickedness; godlessness.

                                  Impignorate

   Im*pig"no*rate  (?),  v. t. [LL. impignoratus, p. pl of impignorare to
   pawn. See Pignoration.] To pledge or pawn. [Obs.] Laing.

                                 Impignoration

   Im*pig`no*ra"tion  (?),  n.  [LL. impignoratio: cf. F. impignoration.]
   The  act  of  pawning  or  pledging; the state of being pawned. [Obs.]
   Bailey.

                                    Imping

   Imp"ing (?), n. [See Imp to graft.]

   1. The act or process of grafting or mending. [Archaic]

   2.  (Falconry) The process of repairing broken feathers or a deficient
   wing.

                                    Impinge

   Im*pinge"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p. p. Impinged (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Impinging  (?).] [L. impingere; pref. im- in + pangere to fix, strike;
   prob.  akin  to pacisci to agree, contract. See Pact, and cf. Impact.]
   To  fall  or  dash against; to touch upon; to strike; to hit; to ciash
   with; -- with on or upon.

     The  cause of reflection is not the impinging of light on the solid
     or impervious parts of bodies. Sir I. Newton.

     But,  in  the  present  order of things, not to be employed without
     impinging on God's justice. Bp. Warburton.

                                  Impingement

   Im*pinge"ment (?), n. The act of impinging.

                                   Impingent

   Im*pin"gent (?), a. [L. impingens, p. pr.] Striking against or upon.

                                  Impinguate

   Im*pin"guate  (?),  v.  t.  [L.  impinguatus,  p.  p. of impinguare to
   fatten;  pref.  im-  in + pinguis fat.] To fatten; to make fat. [Obs.]
   Bacon.

                                 Impinguation

   Im`pin*gua"tion  (?),  n. The act of making fat, or the state of being
   fat or fattened. [Obs.]

                                    Impious

   Im"pi*ous  (?),  a. [L. impius; pref. im- not + pius piou. See Pious.]
   Not  pious;  wanting piety; irreligious; irreverent; ungodly; profane;
   wanting  in  reverence  for  the  Supreme  Being; as, an impious deed;
   impious language.

     When vice prevails, and impious men bear away, The post of honor is
     a private station. Addison.

   Syn.  --  Impious,  Irreligious,  Profane.  Irreligious  is  negative,
   impious   and   profane  are  positive.  An  indifferent  man  may  be
   irreligious;  a  profane  man  is irreverent in speech and conduct; an
   impious  man  is  wickedly  and boldly defiant in the strongest sense.
   Profane  also  has  the  milder  sense  of  secular.  C.  J. Smith. --
   Im"pi*ous*ly, adv. -- Im"pi*ous*ness, n.

                                    Impire

   Im"pire (?), n. See Umpire. [Obs.] Huloet.

                                   Impishly

   Imp"ish*ly   (?),   a.   Having   the   qualities,   or   showing  the
   characteristics, of an imp.

                                   Impishly

   Imp"ish*ly, adv. In the manner of an imp.

                                  Imppiteous

   Imp*pit"e*ous (?), a. Pitiless; cruel. [Obs.]

                                 Implacability

   Im*pla`ca*bil"i*ty    (?),    n.    [L.    implacabilitas:    cf.   F.
   implacabilit\'82.] The quality or state of being implacable.

                                  Implacable

   Im*pla"ca*ble  (?),  a.  [L. implacabilis; pref. im- not + placabilis:
   cf. F. implacable. See Placable.]

   1.  Not  placable;  not  to  be appeased; incapable of being pacified;
   inexorable; as, an implacable prince.

     I see thou art implacable. Milton.

     An object of implacable enmity. Macaulay.

   2. Incapable of ebign relieved or assuaged; inextinguishable. [R.]

     O! how I burn with implacable fire. Spenser.

     Which  wrought  them  pain  Implacable,  and many a dolorous groan.
     Milton.

   Syn.   --   Unappeasable;   inexorable;  irreconcilable;  unrelenting;
   relentless; unyielding.

                                Implacableness

   Im*pla"ca*ble*ness   (?),   n.   The   quality  of  being  implacable;
   implacability.

                                  Implacably

   Im*pla"ca*bly, adv. In an implacable manner.

                                  Implacental

   Im`pla*cen"tal  (?),  a.  (Zo\'94l.) Without a placenta, as marsupials
   and monotremes. -- n. A mammal having no placenta.

                                 Implacentalia

   Im`pla*cen*ta"li*a  (?),  n.  pl.  [NL.  See  In- not, and Placental.]
   (Zo\'94l.)   A   primary  division  of  the  Mammalia,  including  the
   monotremes and marsupials, in which no placenta is formed.

                                    Implant

   Im*plant"  (?)  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Implanted;  p.  pr. & vb. n.
   Implanting.]  [Pref.  im-  in + plant: cf. F. implanter.] To plant, or
   infix,  for  the  purpose  of  growth;  to  fix deeply; to instill; to
   inculate;  to  introduce;  as,  to implant the seeds of virtue, or the
   principles of knowledge, in the minds of youth.

     Minds well implanted with solid . . . breeding. Milton.

                                 Implantation

   Im`plan*ta"tion  (?),  n. [Cf. F. implantation.] The act or process of
   implantating.

                                    Implate

   Im*plate"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Implated;  p.  pr. & vb. n.
   Implating.]  To  cover  with plates; to sheathe; as, to implate a ship
   with iron.

                                Implausibility

   Im*plau`si*bil"i*ty (?), n. Want of plausibility; the quality of being
   implausible.

                                  Implausible

   Im*plau"si*ble   (?),   a.   [Pref.   im-  not  +  plausible:  cf.  F.
   implausible.]  Not  plausible;  not wearing the appearance of truth or
   credibility,  and  not likely to be believed. "Implausible harangues."
   Swift. -- Im*plau"si*ble*ness, n. -- Im*plau"si*bly, adv.

                                   Impleach

   Im*pleach" (?), v. t. To pleach; to interweave. [Obs.] Shak.

                                    Implead

   Im*plead"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Impleaded;  p. pr. & vb. n.
   Impleading.]  [Cf.  Emplead.]  (Law) To institute and prosecute a suit
   against,  in  court;  to sue or prosecute at law; hence, to accuse; to
   impeach.

                                    Implead

   Im*plead", v. i. To sue at law.

                                  Impleadable

   Im*plead"a*ble  (?),  a.  Not  admitting  excuse,  evasion,  or  plea;
   rigorous. [R.] T. Adams.

                                   Impleader

   Im*plead"er (?), n. (Law) One who prosecutes or sues another.

                                  Impleasing

   Im*pleas"ing (, a. Unpleasing; displeasing. [Obs.] Overbury.

                                   Impledge

   Im*pledge" (?), v. t. To pledge. Sir W. Scott.

                                   Implement

   Im"ple*ment  (?),  n. [LL. implementum accomplishment, fr. L. implere,
   impletum,  to fill up, finish, complete; pref. im- in + plere to fill.
   The  word was perh. confuse with OF. empleier, emploier, to employ, F.
   employer,  whence  E.  employ.  See  Plenty.]  That  which fulfills or
   supplies  a  want  or  use;  esp., an instrument, toll, or utensil, as
   supplying  a  requisite  to  an  end;  as, the implements of trade, of
   husbandry, or of war.

     Genius must have talent as its complement and implement. Coleridge.

                                   Implement

   Im"ple*ment, v. t.

   1. To accomplish; to fulfill. [R.]

     Revenge  .  .  .  executed  and implemented by the hand of Vanbeest
     Brown. Sir W. Scott.

   2.  To  provide  with  an  implement  or  implements;  to  cause to be
   fulfilled,  satisfied,  or  carried  out,  by means of an implement or
   implements.

     The chief mechanical requisites of the barometer are implemented in
     such an instrument as the following. Nichol.

   3. (Scots Law) To fulfill or perform, as a contract or an engagement.

                                  Implemental

   Im`ple*men"tal  (?), a. Pertaining to, or characterized by, implements
   or their use; mechanical.

                                   Impletion

   Im*ple"tion (?), n. [L. impletio. See Implement.]

   1. The act of filling, or the state of being full. Sir T. Browne.

   2. That which fills up; filling. Coleridge.

                                    Implex

   Im"plex (?), a. [L. implexus, p. p. of implectere to infold; pref. im-
   in  +  plectere  to  plait:  cf.  F  implexe.]  Intricate;  entangled;
   complicated; complex.

     The  fable  of  every  poem is . . . simple or implex. it is called
     simple  when  there is no change of fortune in it; implex, when the
     fortune  of  the chief actor changes from bad to good, or from good
     to bad. Addison.

                                   Implexion

   Im*plex"ion (?), n. [L. implexio.] Act of involving, or state of being
   involved; involution.

                                   Impliable

   Im*pli"a*ble (?), a. Not pliable; inflexible; inyielding.

                                   Implicate

   Im"pli*cate  (?),  v. t. [imp. & p. p. Implicated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Implicating.] [L. implicatus, p. p. of implicare to involve; pref. im-
   in + plicare to fold. See Employ, Ply, and cf. Imply, Implicit.]

   1. To infold; to fold together; to interweave.

     The meeting boughs and implicated leaves. Shelley.

   2.  To  bring into connection with; to involve; to connect; -- applied
   to  persons, in an unfavorable sense; as, the evidence implicates many
   in  this  conspiracy;  to  be  implicated  in a crime, a discreditable
   transaction, a fault, etc.

                                  Implication

   Im`pli*ca"tion (?), n. [L. implicatio: cf. F. implication.]

   1. The act of implicating, or the state of being implicated.

     Three  principal  causes  of firmness are. the grossness, the quiet
     contact, and the implication of component parts. Boyle.

   2.  An  implying,  or  that  which  is  implied, but not expressed; an
   inference,  or  something  which  may fairly be understood, though not
   expressed in words.

     Whatever things, therefore, it was asserted that the king might do,
     it  was  a necessary implication that there were other things which
     he could not do. Hallam.

                                  Implicative

   Im"pli*ca*tive (?), a. Tending to implicate.

                                 Implicatively

   Im"pli*ca*tive*ly, adv. By implication. Sir G. Buck.

                                   Implicit

   Im*plic"it  (?),  a.  [L.  implicitus,  p. p. of implicare to entwine,
   entangle, attach closely: cf. F. implicite. See Implicate.]

   1. Infolded; entangled; complicated; involved. [Obs.] Milton.

     In his woolly fleece I cling implicit. Pope.

   2. Tacitly comprised; fairly to be understood, though not expressed in
   words; implied; as, an implicit contract or agreement. South.

   3.  Resting  on another; trusting in the word or authority of another,
   without  doubt  or  reserve;  unquestioning;  complete;  as,  implicit
   confidence; implicit obedience.

     Back again to implicit faith I fall. Donne.

   Implicit function. (Math.) See under Function.

                                  Implicitly

   Im*plic"it*ly (?), adv.

   1. In an implicit manner; without reserve; with unreserved confidence.

     Not  to  dispute  the  methods  of  his  providence, but humbly and
     implicitly to acquiesce in and adore them. Atterbury.

   2.  By  implication;  impliedly;  as, to deny the providence of God is
   implicitly to deny his existence. Bentley.

                                 Implicitness

   Im*plic"it*ness, n. State or quality of being implicit.

                                   Implicity

   Im*plic"i*ty (?), n. Implicitness. [Obs.] Cotgrave.

                                    Implied

   Im*plied"   (?),  a.  Virtually  involved  or  included;  involved  in
   substance;  inferential;  tacitly  conceded;  --  the  correlative  of
   express, or expressed. See Imply.

                                   Impliedly

   Im*pli"ed*ly (?), adv. By implication or inference. Bp. Montagu.

                                   Imploded

   Im*plod"ed (?), a. (Phon.) Formed by implosion. Ellis.

                                   Implodent

   Im*plod"ent (?), n. (Phon.) An implosive sound. Ellis.

                                  Imploration

   Im`plo*ra"tion  (?),  n.  [L.  imploratio:  cf.  OF.  imploration. See
   Implore.] The act of imploring; earnest supplication. Bp. Hall.

                                  Implorator

   Im"plo*ra`tor (?), n. One who implores. [Obs.]

     Mere implorators of unholy suits. Shak.

                                  Imploratory

   Im*plor"a*to*ry (?), a. Supplicatory; entreating. [R.] Carlyle.

                                    Implore

   Im*plore"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p. p. Implored (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Imploring.]  [L.  implorare;  pref. im- in + plorare to cry aloud. See
   Deplore.]  To  call upon, or for, in supplication; to beseech; to prey
   to, or for, earnestly; to petition with urency; to entreat; to beg; --
   followed  directly  by  the  word  expressing the thing sought, or the
   person from whom it is sought.

     Imploring all the gods that reign above. Pope.

     I kneel, and then implore her blessing. Shak.

   Syn.   --  To  beseech;  supplicate;  crave;  entreat;  beg;  solicit;
   petition; prey; request; adjure. See Beseech.

                                    Implore

   Im*plore", v. i. To entreat; to beg; to prey.

                                    Implore

   Im*plore", n. Imploration. [Obs.] Spencer.

                                   Implorer

   Im*plor"er (?), n. One who implores.

                                   Imploring

   Im*plor"ing,    a.   That   implores;   beseeching;   entreating.   --
   Im*plor"ing*ly, adv.

                                   Implosion

   Im*plo"sion  (?), n. [Formed by substitution of pref. im- in for pref.
   ex- in explosion.]

   1.  A  burstion  inwards,  as  of a vessel from which the air has been
   exhausted; -- contrasted with explosion.

   2.   (Phon.)   A   sudden   compression  of  the  air  in  the  mouth,
   simultaneously with and affecting the sound made by the closure of the
   organs  in uttering p, t, or k, at the end of a syllable (see Guide to
   Pronunciation,  §§159,  189);  also,  a similar compression made by an
   upward thrust of the larynx without any accompanying explosive action,
   as in the peculiar sound of b, d, and g, heard in Southern Germany. H.
   Sweet.

                                   Implosive

   Im*plo"sive  (?),  a.  (Phon.) Formed by implosion. -- n. An implosive
   sound, an implodent. -- Im*plo"sive*ly, adv. H. Sweet.

                                   Implumed

   Im*plumed"   (?),   a.   Not   plumed;  without  plumes  or  feathers;
   featherless. [R.] Drayton.

                                   Implunge

   Im*plunge" (?), v. t. To plunge. Fuller.

                                   Impluvium

   Im*plu"vi*um  (?),  n.  [L., fr. impluere to rain into; pref. im- in +
   pluere to rain.] (Arch.) In Roman dwellings, a cistern or tank, set in
   the  atrium  or peristyle to recieve the water from the roof, by means
   of the compluvium; generally made ornamental with flowers and works of
   art around its birm.

                                     Imply

   Im*ply"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Implied  (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Implying.]  [From  the same source as employ. See Employ, Ply, and cf.
   Implicate, Apply.]

   1.  To  infold  or  involve;  to  wrap  up.  [Obs.] "His head in curls
   implied." Chapman.

   2.  To  involve  in  substance or essence, or by fair inference, or by
   construction  of  law,  when  not  include  virtually; as, war implies
   fighting.

     Where  a mulicious act is proved, a mulicious intention is implied.
     Bp. Sherlock.

     When  a  man  employs  a  laborer to work for him, . . . the act of
     hiring  implies an obligation and a promise that he shall pay him a
     reasonable reward for his services. Blackstone.

   3. To refer, ascribe, or attribute. [Obs.]

     Whence might this distaste arise?

     If  [from]  neither your perverse and peevish will. To which I most
     imply it. J. Webster.

     Syn.  --  To  involve;  include;  comprise;  import;  mean; denote;
     signify; betoken. See Involve.

                                   Impoison

     Im*poi"son  (?),  v.  t. [Cf. Empoison.] To poison; to imbitter; to
     impair.

                                  Impoisoner

     Im*poi"son*er (?), n. A poisoner. [Obs.] Beau. & Fi.

                                 Impoisonment

     Im*poi"son*ment (?), n. [Cf. Empoisonment.] The act of poisoning or
     impoisoning. [Obs.] Pope.

                             Impolarily, Impolarly

     Im*po"lar*i*ly  (?), Im*po"lar*ly (?), adv. Not according to or in,
     the direction of the poles. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

                                   Impolicy

     Im*pol"i*cy  (?),  n. The quality of being impolitic; inexpedience;
     unsuitableness  to  the end proposed; bads policy; as, the impolicy
     of fraud. Bp. Horsley.

                                   Impolite

     Im`po*lite"  (?),  a.  [L.  impolitus  unpolishied, pref. im- not +
     politus,  p.  p.  of  polire  to  polish,  refine. See Polite.] Not
     polite;   not   of  polished  manners;  wanting  in  good  manners;
     discourteous;    uncivil;   rude.   --   Im`po*lite"ly,   adv.   --
     Im`po*lite"ness, n.

                                   Impolitic

     Im*pol"i*tic (?), a. [Pref. im- not + politic; cf. F. impolitique.]
     Not politic; contrary to, or wanting in, policy; unwise; imprudent;
     indiscreet; inexpedient; as, an impolitic ruler, law, or measure.

     The  most  unjust  and  impolitic  of all things, unequal taxation.
     Burke.

     Syn. -- Indiscreet; inexpedient; undiplomatic.
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                                  Impolitical

     Im`po*lit"i*cal  (?),  a.  Impolitic. [Obs.] -- Im`po*lit"i*cal*ly,
     adv. [Obs.] Bacon.

                                  Impoliticly

     Im*pol"i*tic*ly (?), adv. In an impolitic manner.

                                 Impoliticness

     Im*pol"i*tic*ness, n. The quality of being impolitic.

                                Imponderability

     Im*pon`der*a*bil"i*ty  (?),  n. [Cf. F. impond\'82rabilit\'82.] The
     quality or state of being imponderable; imponderableness.

                                 Imponderable

     Im*pon"der*a*ble  (?),  a.  [Pref.  im-  not  +  ponderable: cf. F.
     impond\'82rable.]  Not  ponderable; without sensible or appreciable
     weight; incapable of being weighed.

                                 Imponderable

     Im*pon"der*a*ble,  n.  (Physics) An imponderable substance or body;
     specifically, in the plural, a name formely applied to heat, light,
     electricity, and magnetism, regarded as subtile flyids destitute of
     weight but in modern science little used.

                               Imponderableness

     Im*pon"der*a*ble*ness,   n.   The   quality   or   state  of  being
     imponderable.

                                  Imponderous

     Im*pon"der*ous  (?),  a.  Imponderable.  [Obs.]  Sir  T. Browne. --
     Im*pon"der*ous*ness, n. [Obs.]

                                    Impone

     Im*pone"  (?),  v. t. [L. imponere, impositum, to place upon; pref.
     im-  in  +  ponere  to place. See Position.] To stake; to wager; to
     pledge. [Obs.]

     Against  the which he has imponed, as I take it, six French rapiers
     and poniards. Shak.

                                    Impoofo

     Im*poo"fo (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) The eland. [Written also impoofoo.]

                                    Impoon

     Im*poon" (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) The duykerbok.

                                    Impoor

     Im*poor" (?), v. t. To impoverish. [Obs.]

                                  Imporosity

     Im`po*ros"i*ty   (?),   n.  [Perf.  im-  not  +  porosity:  cf.  F.
     imporosit\'82.]  The  state  or  quality of being imporous; want of
     porosity;  compactness.  "The . . . imporosity betwixt the tangible
     parts." Bacon.

                                   Imporous

     Im*por"ous  (?),  a.  Destitute  of pores; very close or compact in
     texture; solid. Sir T. Browne.

                                    Import

     Im*port"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Imported; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Importing.] [L. importare to bring in, to occasion, to cause; pref.
     im-  in  + portare to bear. Sense 3 comes through F. importer, from
     the Latin. See Port demeanor.]

     1.  To bring in from abroad; to introduce from without; especially,
     to  bring  (wares  or  merchandise)  into a place or country from a
     foreign  country,  in  the  transactions of commerce; -- opposed to
     export. We import teas from China, coffee from Brasil, etc.

     2.  To  carry  or  include,  as  meaning or intention; to imply; to
     signify.

     Every  petition  .  .  .  doth  .  . . always import a multitude of
     speakers together. Hooker.

     3.  To be of importance or consequence to; to have a bearing on; to
     concern.

     I have a motion much imports your good. Shak.

     If I endure it, what imports it you? Dryden.

     Syn.  --  To  denote;  mean;  sighify;  imply;  indicate;  betoken;
     interest; concern.

                                    Import

     Im*port",  v. i. To signify; to purport; to be of moment. "For that
     . . . importeth to the work." Bacon.

                                    Import

     Im"port (?), n.

     1. Merchandise imported, or brought into a country from without its
     boundaries; -- generally in the plural, opposed to exports.

     I  take  the imports from, and not the exports to, these conquests,
     as  the  measure  of  these  advantages which we derived from them.
     Burke.

     2.  That  which  a  word,  phrase,  or  document  contains  as  its
     signification  or  intention  or  interpretation of a word, action,
     event, and the like.

     3. Importance; weight; consequence.

     Most serious design, and the great import. Shak.

                                  Importable

     Im*port"a*ble  (?),  a. [Cf. F. importable. See Import.] Capable of
     being imported.

                                  Importable

     Im*port"a*ble,  a.  [L.  importabilis;  pref.  im- not + portabilis
     bearable:  cf.  OF.  importable.  See Portable.] Not to be endured;
     insupportable;  intolerable. [Obs.] Chaucer. -- Im*port"a*ble*ness,
     n. [Obs.]

                                  Importance

     Im*por"tance (?), n. [F. importance. See Important.]

     1.  The  quality  or state of being important; consequence; weight;
     moment; significance.

     Thy  own  importance  know,  Nor  bound  thy narrow views to things
     below. Pope.

     2. Subject; matter. [Obs.]

     Upon importance of so slight and trivial a nature. Shak.

     3. Import; meaning; significance. [Obs.]

     The  wisest  beholder  could  not say if the importance were joy or
     sorrow. Shak.

     4. Importunity; solicitation. [Obs.]

     At our importance hither is he come. Shak.

                                  Importancy

     Im*por"tan*cy  (?),  n. Importance; significance; consequence; that
     which is important. [Obs.] Shak. "Careful to conceal importancies."
     Fuller.

                                   Important

     Im*por"tant (?), a. [F. important. See Import, v. t.]

     1.  Full  of, or burdened by, import; charged with great interests;
     restless; anxious. [Obs.]

     Thou  hast  strength  as  much  As  serves  to  execute a mind very
     important. Chapman.

     2.  Carrying  or  possessing  weight  or  consequence;  of valuable
     content or bearing; significant; weighty.

     Things small as nothing . . . He makes important. Shak.

     3. Bearing on; forcible; driving. [Obs.]

     He  fiercely  at him flew, And with important outrage him assailed.
     Spenser.

     4.  Importunate;  pressing;  urgent.  [Obs.] Shak. Syn. -- Weighty;
     momentous;   significant;   essential;   necessary;   considerable;
     influential; serious.

                                  Importantly

     Im*por"tant*ly, adv. In an important manner.

                                  Importation

     Im`por*ta"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. importation. See Import, v. t.]

     1. The act of carrying, conveying, or delivering. [R.]

     2.  The act or practice of importing, or bringing into a country or
     state; -- opposed to exportation.

     3.  That  which is imported; commodities or wares introduced into a
     country from abroad.

                                   Importer

     Im*port"er  (?),  n. One who imports; the merchant who brings goods
     into a country or state; -- opposed to exporter.

                                   Importing

     Im*port"ing, a. Full of meaning. [Obs.] Shak.

                                  Importless

     Im*port"less, a. Void of meaning. [Obs.] Shak.

                                 Importunable

     Im*por"tu*na*ble (?), a. Heavy; insupportable. [Obs.] Sir T. More.

                                  Importunacy

     Im*por"tu*na*cy  (?),  n.  [From Importunate.] The quality of being
     importunate; importunateness.

                                  Importunate

     Im*por"tu*nate (?), a. [See Importune.]

     1.  Troublesomely  urgent; unreasonably solicitous; overpressing in
     request  or  demand; urgent; teasing; as, an impotunate petitioner,
     curiosity. Whewell.

     2. Hard to be borne; unendurable. [R.] Donne. -- Im*por"tu*nate*ly,
     adv. -- Im*por"tu*nate*ness, n.

                                 Importunator

     Im*por"tu*na`tor  (?), n. One who importunes; an importuner. [Obs.]
     Sir E. Sandys.

                                  Importunee

     Im`por*tunee"  (?), a. [F. importun, L. importunus; pref. im- not +
     a  derivative  from the root of portus harbor, importunus therefore
     orig.   meaning,   hard   of  access.  See  Port  harbor,  and  cf.
     Importunate.]

     1. Inopportune; unseasonable. [Obs.]

     2.  Troublesome; vexatious; persistent; urgent; hence, vexatious on
     account of untimely urgency or perinacious solicitation. [Obs.]

     And their importune fates all satisfied. Spenser.

     Of  all  other  affections  it  [envy]  is  the  most importune and
     continual. Bacon.

                                   Importune

     Im`por*tune",  v.  t. [imp. & p. p. Importuned (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
     Importuning.] [From Importune, a.: cf. F. importuner.]

     1.  To  request  or  solicit, with urgency; to press with frequent,
     unreasonable,  or troublesome application or pertinacity; hence, to
     tease; to irritate; to worry.

     Their  ministers and residents here have perpetually importuned the
     court with unreasonable demands. Swift.

     2. To import; to signify. [Obs.] "It importunes death." Spenser.

                                   Importune

     Im`por*tune", v. i. To require; to demand. [Obs.]

     We shall write to you, As time and our concernings shall importune.
     Shak.

                                  Importunely

     Im`por*tune"ly, adv. In an importune manner. [Obs.]

                                  Importuner

     Im`por*tun"er (?), n. One who importunes.

                                  Importunity

     Im`por*tu"ni*ty  (?),  n.;  pl. Importunities (#). [L. importunitas
     unsuitableness,  rudeness:  cf.  F. importunit\'82.] The quality of
     being  importunate;  pressing  or pertinacious solicitation; urgent
     request;    incessant    or   frequent   application;   troublesome
     pertinacity.

     O'ercome with importunity and tears. Milton.

                                  Importuous

     Im*por"tu*ous  (?),  a.  [L.  importuosus; pref.im- not + portuosus
     abounding in harbors, fr. portus harbor.] Without a port or harbor.
     [R.]

                                   Imposable

     Im*pos"a*ble  (?),  a. [Cf. F. imposable.] Capable of being imposed
     or laid on. Hammond.

                                 Imposableness

     Im*pos"a*ble*ness, n. Quality of being imposable.

                                    Impose

     Im*pose"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  & p. p. Imposed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
     Imposing.] [F. imposer; pref. im- in + poser to place. See Pose, v.
     t.]

     1. To lay on; to set or place; to put; to deposit.

     Cakes  of  salt and barley [she] did impose Within a wicker basket.
     Chapman.

     2.  To  lay  as  a  charge, burden, tax, duty, obligation, command,
     penalty, etc.; to enjoin; to levy; to inflict; as, to impose a toll
     or tribute.

     What fates impose, that men must needs abide. Shak.

     Death is the penalty imposed. Milton.

     Thou on the deep imposest nobler laws. Waller.

     3.  (Eccl.)  To  lay  on,  as  the hands, in the religious rites of
     confirmation and ordination.

     4. (Print.) To arrange in proper order on a table of stone or metal
     and lock up in a chase for printing; -- said of columns or pages of
     type, forms, etc.

                                    Impose

     Im*pose", v. i. To practice trick or deception.

   To  impose  on  OR  upon,  to  pass  or put a trick on; to delude. "He
   imposes on himself, and mistakes words for things." Locke.
   
                                    Impose
                                       
   Im*pose", n. A command; injunction. [Obs.] Shak. 

                                  Imposement

   Im*pose"ment (?), n. Imposition. [Obs.]

                                    Imposer

   Im*pos"er (?), n. One who imposes.

     The imposers of these oaths might repent. Walton.

                                   Imposing

   Im*pos"ing, a.

   1. Laying as a duty; enjoining.

   2.  Adapted  to  impress  forcibly;  impressive;  commanding;  as,  an
   imposing  air;  an  imposing spectacle. "Large and imposing edifices."
   Bp. Hobart.

   3. Deceiving; deluding; misleading.

                                   Imposing

   Im*pos"ing,  n. (Print.) The act of imposing the columns of a page, or
   the  pages  of a sheet. See Impose, v. t., 4. Imposing stone (Print.),
   the  stone  on which the pages or columns of types are imposed or made
   into forms; -- called also imposing table.

                                  Imposingly

   Im*pos"ing*ly, adv. In an imposing manner.

                                 Imposingness

   Im*pos"ing*ness, n. The quality of being imposing.

                                  Imposition

   Im`po*si"tion  (?), n. [F., fr. L. impositio the application of a name
   to a thing. See Impone.]

   1.  The  act  of imposing, laying on, affixing, enjoining, inflicting,
   obtruding, and the like. "From imposition of strict laws." Milton.

     Made more solemn by the imposition of hands. Hammond.

   2.  That  which  is  imposed,  levied,  or  enjoined;  charge; burden;
   injunction; tax.

   3.   (Eng.  Univ.)  An  extra  exercise  enjoined  on  students  as  a
   punishment. T. Warton.

   4.  An  excessive,  arbitrary, or unlawful exaction; hence, a trick or
   deception put on laid on others; cheating; fraud; delusion; imposture.

     Reputation is an idle and most false imposition. Shak.

   5.  (Eccl.)  The act of laying on the hands as a religious ceremoy, in
   ordination, confirmation, etc.

   6.  (Print.)  The  act or process of imosing pages or columns of type.
   See Impose, v. t., 4. Syn. -- Deceit; fraud; imposture. See Deception.

                                 Impossibility

   Im*pos`si*bil"i*ty    (?),    n.;   pl.   Impossibilities   (#).   [L.
   impossibilitas: cf. F. impossibilit\'82.]

   1. The quality of being impossible; impracticability.

     They confound difficulty with impossibility. South.

   2.  An  impossible  thing;  that  which  can  not be thought, done, or
   endured.

     Impossibilities! O, no, there's none. Cowley.

   3. Inability; helplessness. [R.] Latimer.
   Logical    impossibility,   a   condition   or   statement   involving
   contradiction  or absurdity; as, that a thing can be and not be at the
   same time. See Principle of Contradiction, under Contradiction.

                                  Impossible

   Im*pos"si*ble  (?),  a.  [F.,  fr.  L.  impossibilis;  pref. im- not +
   possibilis  possible.  See Possible.] Not possible; incapable of being
   done,  of  existing, etc.; unattainable in the nature of things, or by
   means  at  command;  insuperably  difficult  under  the circumstances;
   absurd or impracticable; not feasible.

     With  men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.
     Matt. xix. 26.

     Without faith it is impossible to please him. Heb. xi. 6.

   Impossible quantity (Math.), an imagnary quantity. See Imaginary. Syn.
   -- See Impracticable.

                                  Impossible

   Im*pos"si*ble, n. An impossibility. [Obs.]

     "Madam," quoth he, "this were an impossible!" Chaucer.

                                  Impossibly

   Im*pos"si*bly, adv. Not possibly. Sir. T. North.

                                    Impost

   Im"post  (?), n. [OF. impost, F. impot, LL. impostus, fr. L. impostus,
   p. p. of imponere to impose. See Impone.]

   1.  That  which  is  imposed  or  levied;  a  tax,  tribute,  or duty;
   especially,  a  duty or tax laid by goverment on goods imported into a
   country.

     Even  the ship money . . . Johnson could not pronounce to have been
     an unconstitutional impost. Macaulay.

   2.  (Arch.)  The  top member of a pillar, pier, wall, etc., upon which
   the weight of an arch rests.

     NOTE: &hand; Th e im post is  called continuous, if the moldings of
     the arch or architrave run down the jamb or pier without a break.

   Syn. -- Tribute; excise; custom; duty; tax.

                                 Imposthumate

   Im*post"hu*mate (?), v. t. [See Imposthume.] To apostemate; to form an
   imposthume or abscess. Arbuthnot.

                                 Imposthumate

   Im*post"hu*mate,  v.  t. [imp. & p. p. Imposthumated (?); p. pr. & vb.
   n. Imposthumating (?).] To affect with an imposthume or abscess.

                                 Imposthumate

   Im*post"hu*mate (?), a. Imposthumated.

                                Imposthumation

   Im*post`hu*ma"tion (?), n.

   1.   The   act  of  forming  an  abscess;  state  of  being  inflamed;
   suppuration.

   2. An abscess; an imposthume. Coxe.

                                  Imposthume

   Im*post"hume  (?),  n.  [A  corruption  of  aposteme. See Aposteme.] A
   collection of pus or purulent matter in any part of an animal body; an
   abscess.

                                  Imposthume

   Im*post"hume, v. t. & i. Same as Imposthumate.

                                   Impostor

   Im*pos"tor  (?),  n.  [L.  impostor a deceiver, fr. imponere to impose
   upon,  deceive. See Impone.] One who imposes upon others; a person who
   assumes  a  character  or  title  not  his  own,  for  the  purpose of
   deception;  a  pretender. "The fraudulent impostor foul." Milton. Syn.
   -- Deceiver; cheat; rogue. See Deceiver.

                                 Impostorship

   Im*pos"tor*ship,  n.  The  condition,  character,  or  practice  of an
   impostor. Milton.

                             Impostress, Impostrix

   Im*pos"tress (?), Im*pos"trix (?), n. [LL. impostrix. See Impostor.] A
   woman who imposes upon or deceives others. [R.] Fuller.

                                  Impostrous

   Im*pos"trous   (?),   n.   Characterized   by   imposture;  deceitful.
   "Impostrous pretense of knowledge." Grote.

                                  Imposturage

   Im*pos"tur*age (?), n. Imposture; cheating. [R.] Jer. Taylor.

                                   Imposture

   Im*pos"ture  (?), n. [L. impostura: cf. F. imposture. See Impone.] The
   act  or  conduct  of an impostor; deception practiced under a false or
   assumed character; fraud or imposition; cheating.

     From  new  legends  And fill the world with follies and impostures.
     Johnson.

   Syn. -- Cheat; fraud; trick; imposition; delusion.

                                  Impostured

   Im*pos"tured (?), a. Done by imposture. [Obs.]

                                  Imposturous

   Im*pos"tur*ous (?), a. Impostrous; deceitful.

     Strictness fales and impostrous. Beau. & Fl.

                                   Impostury

   Im*pos"tur*y (?), n. Imposture. [Obs.] Fuller.

                             Impotence, Impotency

   Im"po*tence   (?),  Im"po*ten*cy  (?),  n.  [L.  impotenia  inability,
   poverty, want of moderation. See Impotent.]

   1.  The  quality  or  condition of being impotent; want of strength or
   power,   animal,   intellectual,   or   moral;  weakness;  feebleness;
   inability; imbecility.

     Some  were  poor  by  impotency  of  nature;  as  young  fatherless
     children, old decrepit persons, idiots, and cripples. Hayward.

     O, impotence of mind in body strong! Milton.

   2. Want of self-restraint or self-control. [R.] Milton.

   3.  (Law  & Med.) Want of procreative power; inability to copulate, or
   beget children; also, sometimes, sterility; barrenness.

                                   Impotent

   Im"po*tent  (?), a. [F. impotent, L. impotens, -entis; pref. im- not +
   potens potent, powerful. See Potent.]

   1.  Not  potent;  wanting power, strength. or vigor. whether physical,
   intellectual,  or  moral;  deficient  in capacity; destitute of force;
   weak; feeble; infirm.

     There  sat  a certain man at Lystra, impotent inhis feet. Acts xiv.
     8.

     O most lame and impotent conclusion! Shak.

     Not slow to hear, Nor impotent to save. Addison.

   2.  Wanting  the  power of self-restraint; incontrolled; ungovernable;
   violent.

     Impotent of tongue, her silence broke. Dryden.

   3.  (Med.) Wanting the power of procreation; unable to copulate; also,
   sometimes, sterile; barren.

                                   Impotent

   Im"po*tent, n. One who is imoitent. [R.] Shak.

                                  Impotently

   Im"po*tent*ly, adv. In an impotent manner.

                                    Impound

   Im*pound"  (,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Impounded;  p.  pr.  & vb. n.
   Impounding.]  To  shut  up  or  place  in an inclosure called a pound;
   hence, to hold in the custody of a court; as, to impound stray cattle;
   to impound a document for safe keeping.

     But taken and impounded as a stray, The king of Scots. Shak.
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                                  Impoundage

   Im*pound"age (?), n.

   1. The act of impounding, or the state of being impounded.

   2. The fee or fine for impounding.

                                   Impounder

   Im*pound"er (?), n. One who impounds.

                                  Impoverish

   Im*pov"er*ish  (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Impoverished (?); p. pr. & vb.
   n.  Impoverishing.]  [OF. empovrir; pref. em- (L. in) + povre poor, F.
   pauvre;  cf. OF. apovrir, F. appauvrir, where the prefix is a-, L. ad.
   Cf. Empoverish, and see Poor, and -ish.]

   1. To make poor; to reduce to poverty or indigence; as, misfortune and
   disease impoverish families.

   2.  To  exhaust  the  strength,  richness,  or  fertility  of; to make
   sterile; as, to impoverish land.

                                 Impoverisher

   Im*pov"er*ish*er (?), n. One who, or that which, impoverishes.

                                Impoverishment

   Im*pov"er*ish*ment   (?),   n.   [Cf.   OF.  empoverissement,  and  F.
   appauvrissement.]  The  act  of  impoverishing,  or the state of being
   impoverished; reduction to poverty. Sir W. Scott.

                                    Impower

   Im*pow"er (?), v. t. See Empower.

                                   Imp-pole

   Imp"-pole` (, n. (Building) A pole for supporting a scaffold.

                               Impracticability

   Im*prac`ti*ca*bil"i*ty (?), n.; pl. Impracticabilities (.

   1.  The  state  or  quality  of  being  impracticable;  infeasibility.
   Goldsmith.

   2. An impracticable thing.

   3. Intractableness; stubbornness.

                                 Impracticable

   Im*prac"ti*ca*ble (?), a.

   1.  Not  practicable; incapable of being performed, or accomplished by
   the  means  employed,  or at command; impossible; as, an impracticable
   undertaking.

   2.  Not  to  be  overcome,  presuaded, or controlled by any reasonable
   method;  unmanageable;  intractable; not capable of being easily dealt
   with; -- used in a general sense, as applied to a person or thing that
   is difficult to control or get along with.

     This  though,  impracticable heart Is governed by a dainty-fingered
     girl. Rowe.

     Patriotic  butloyal  men  went  away  disguested  afresh  with  the
     impracticable arrogance of a sovereign. Palfrey.

   3.  Incapable  of being used or availed of; as, an impracticable road;
   an   impracticable   method.   Syn.   --  Impossible;  infeasible.  --
   Impracticable, Impossible. A thing is impracticable when it can not be
   accomplished  by  any  human  means  at  present possessed; a thing is
   impossible  when  the  laws  of  nature forbid it. The navigation of a
   river  may  now  be  impracticable,  but  not  impossible, because the
   existing  obstructions  may  yet be removed. "The barons exercised the
   most despotic authority over their vassals, and every scheme of public
   utility  was rendered impracticable by their continued petty wars with
   each  other."  Mickle.  "With men this is impossible, but with God all
   things are possible." Matt. xix. 26.

                               Impracticableness

   Im*prac"ti*ca*ble*ness,   n.   The   state   or   quality   of   being
   impracticable; impracticability.

                                 Impracticably

   Im*prac"ti*ca*bly, adv. In an impracticable manner.

     Morality not impracticably rigid. Johnson.

                                  Impractical

   Im*prac"ti*cal (?), a. Not practical.

                                   Imprecate

   Im"pre*cate  (?),  v. t. [imp. & p. p. Imprecated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Imprecating  (?).]  [L.  imprecatus,  p. p. of imprecari to imprecate;
   pref. im- in, on + precari to pray. See Pray.]

   1. To call down by prayer, as something hurtful or calamitous.

     Imprecate the vengeance of Heaven on the guilty empire. Mickle.

   2. To invoke evil upon; to curse; to swear at.

     In  vain we blast the ministers of Fate, And the forlorn physicians
     imprecate. Rochester.

                                  Imprecation

   Im`pre*ca"tion (?), n. [L. imprecatio: cf. F. impr\'82cation.] The act
   of  imprecating,  or unvoking evil upon any one; a player that a curse
   or calamnity may fall on any one; a curse.

     Men cowered like slaves before such horrid imprecations. Motley.

   Syn. -- Malediction; curse; execration; anathema. See Malediction.

                                  Imprecatory

   Im"pre*ca*to*ry  (?), a. Of the nature of, or containing, imprecation;
   invokingevil; as, the imprecatory psalms.

                                  Imprecision

   Im`pre*ci"sion (?), n. Want of precision. [R.]

                                    Impregn

   Im*pregn"   (?),   v.  t.  [Cf.  F.  impregner.  See  Impregnate.]  To
   impregnate; to make fruitful. [Obs.]

     His perniciousss words, impregned With reason. Milton.

     Semele doth Bacchus bear Impregned of Jove. Dr. H. More.

                                Impregnability

   Im*preg`na*bil"i*ty (?), n. The quality or state of being impregnable;
   invincibility.

                                  Impregnable

   Im*preg"na*ble  (?),  a.  [F.  imprenable;  pref.  im-  not + prenable
   pregnable,  fr. prendre to take, L. prehendere. See Comprehend, Get to
   obtain.]  Not  to  be stormed, or taken by assault; incapable of being
   subdued;  able  to  resist  attack;  unconquerable; as, an impregnable
   fortress; impregnable virtue.

     The  man's  affection  remains  wholly unconcerned and impregnable.
     South.

   -- Im*preg"na*ble*ness, n. -- Im*preg"na*bly, adv.

                                  Impregnable

   Im*preg"na*ble  (?),  a.  [See  Impregnate.]  (Biol.) Capable of being
   impregnated, as the egg of an animal, or the ovule of a plant.

                                  Impregnant

   Im*preg"nant  (?),  n.  [See Impregnate.] That which impregnates. [R.]
   Glanvill.

                                  Impregnant

   Im*preg"nant,   a.   [Pref.   im-   not  +  pregnant.]  Not  pregnant;
   unfertilized or infertile. [R.]

                                  Impregnate

   Im*preg"nate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Impregnated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Impregnating   (?).]  [LL.  impraegnatus,  p.  p.  of  impraegnare  to
   impregnate, fr. L. pref. im- in + praegnans pregnant. See Pregnant.]

   1.  To make pregnant; to cause to conceive; to render prolific; to get
   with child or young.

   2.  (Biol.)  To come into contact with (an ovum or egg) so as to cause
   impregnation; to fertilize; to fecundate.

   3. To infuse an active principle into; to render frutful or fertile in
   any way; to fertilize; to imbue.

   4.  To  infuse particles of another substance into; to communicate the
   quality  of  another  to;  to  cause  to  be filled, imbued, mixed, or
   furnished  (with  something);  as,  to  impregnate  India  rubber with
   sulphur;  clothing  impregnated  with contagion; rock impregnated with
   ore.

                                  Impregnate

   Im*preg"nate (?), v. i. To become pregnant. Addison.

                                  Impregnate

   Im*preg"nate  (?),  a.  [LL.  impraegnatus,  p.  p.] Impregnated; made
   prolific.

     The  scorching  ray  Here  pierceth  not,  impregnate with disease.
     Byron.

                                 Impregnation

   Im`preg*na"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. impr\'82gnation, LL. impraegnatio.]

   1.  The  act  of  impregnating  or  the  state  of  being impregnated;
   fecundation.

   2.  (Biol.)  The  fusion of a female germ cell (ovum) with a male germ
   cell (in animals, a spermatozo\'94n) to form a single new cell endowed
   with  the  power  of  developing into a new individual; fertilization;
   fecundation.

     NOTE: &hand; In  th e br oadest bi ological sense, impregnation, or
     sexual  generation,  consists  simply  in  the  coalescence  of two
     similar   masses   of  protoplasmic  matter,  either  derived  from
     different   parts  of  the  same  organism  or  from  two  distinct
     organisms.  From the single mass, which results from the fusion, or
     coalescence, of these two masses, a new organism develops.

   3. That with which anything is impregnated. Derham.

   4. Intimate mixture; influsion; saturation.

   5.  (Mining) An ore deposit, with indefinite boundaries, consisting of
   rock impregnated with ore. Raymond.

                                 Imprejudicate

   Im`pre*ju"di*cate  (?),  a.  Not  prejuged;  unprejudiced;  impartial.
   [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

                                  Imprenable

   Im*pre"na*ble (?), a. Impregnable. [Obs.]

                                 Impreparation

   Im*prep`a*ra"tion (?), n. Want of preparation. [Obs.] Hooker.

                                    Impresa

   Im*pre"sa  (?), n. [It. See Emprise, and cf. Impress, n., 4.] (Her.) A
   device  on  a  shield  or  seal,  or  used as a bookplate or the like.
   [Written also imprese and impress.]

     My  impresa  to  your  lordship;  a  swain  Flying  to a laurel for
     shelter. J. Webster.

                                  Impresario

   Im`pre*sa"ri*o  (?),  n.;  pl.  Impresarios  (#).  [It.,  from impresa
   enterprise.]  The  projector,  manager,  or  conductor, of an opera or
   concert company.

                              Imprescriptibility

   Im`pre*scrip`ti*bil"i*ty  (?),  n. [Cf. F. imprescriptibilit\'82.] The
   quality of being imprescriptible.

                                Imprescriptible

   Im`pre*scrip"ti*ble  (?),  a.  [Pref.  im- not + prescriptible: cf. F.
   imprescriptible.]

   1.  Not capable of being lost or impaired by neglect, by disuse, or by
   the claims of another founded on prescription.

     The  right of navigation, fishing, and others that may be exercised
     on   the   sea,  belonging  to  the  right  of  mere  ability,  are
     imprescriptible. Vattel (Trans. )

   2.   Not   derived   from,   or   dependent  on,  external  authority;
   self-evidencing; obvious.

     The imprescriptible laws of the pure reason. Colerridge.

                                Imprescriptibly

   Im`pre*scrip"ti*bly, adv. In an imprescriptible manner; obviously.

                                    Imprese

   Im*prese" (?), n. A device. See Impresa.

     An  imprese,  as  the Italians call it, is a device in picture with
     his motto or word, borne by noble or learned personages. Camden.

                                    Impress

   Im*press"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  & p. p. Impressed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Impressing.]  [L.  impressus, p. p. of imprimere to impress; pref. im-
   in, on + premere to press. See Press to squeeze, and cf. Imprint.]

   1.  To  press,  stamp,  or  print  something  in  or  upon; to mark by
   pressure,  or  as  by  pressure;  to  imprint  (that  which  bears the
   impression).

     His heart, like an agate, with your print impressed. Shak.

   2.  To  produce by pressure, as a mark, stamp, image, etc.; to imprint
   (a mark or figure upon something).

   3.  Fig.:  To  fix  deeply  in  the  mind;  to present forcibly to the
   attention, etc.; to imprint; to inculcate.

     Impress  the motives of persuasion upon our own hearts till we feel
     the force of them. I. Watts.

   4. [See Imprest, Impress, n., 5.] To take by force for public service;
   as, to impress sailors or money.

     The  second  five  thousand pounds impressed for the service of the
     sick and wounded prisoners. Evelyn.

                                    Impress

   Im*press", v. i. To be impressed; to rest. [Obs.]

     Such fiendly thoughts in his heart impress. Chaucer.

                                    Impress

   Im"press (?), n.; pl. Impresses (.

   1. The act of impressing or making.

   2.  A  mark  made  by  pressure; an indentation; imprint; the image or
   figure  of  anything,  formed by pressure or as if by pressure; result
   produced by pressure or influence.

     The impresses of the insides of these shells. Woodward.

     This weak impress of love is as a figure Trenched in ice. Shak.

   3. Characteristic; mark of distinction; stamp. South.

   4. A device. See Impresa. Cussans.

     To describe . . . emblazoned shields, Impresses quaint. Milton.

   5.  [See Imprest, Press to force into service.] The act of impressing,
   or  taking by force for the public service; compulsion to serve; also,
   that which is impressed.

     Why such impress of shipwrights? Shak.

   Impress  gang,  a  party  of men, with an officer, employed to impress
   seamen  for  ships  of  war;  a press gang. -- Impress money, a sum of
   money  paid,  immediately upon their entering service, to men who have
   been impressed.

                                Impressibility

   Im*press`i*bil"i*ty   (?),   n.  The  quality  of  being  impressible;
   susceptibility.

                                  Impressible

   Im*press"i*ble   (?),  a.  [Cf.  F.  impressible.]  Capable  of  being
   impressed;  susceptible;  sensitive.  --  Im*press"i*ble*ness,  n.  --
   Im*press"i*bly, adv.

                                  Impression

   Im*pres"sion (?), n. [F. impression, L. impressio.]

   1.  The  act  of  impressing,  or  the  state  of being impressed; the
   communication of a stamp, mold, style, or character, by external force
   or by influence.

   2.  That which is impressed; stamp; mark; indentation; sensible result
   of an influence exerted from without.

     The stamp and clear impression of good sense. Cowper.

     To  shelter  us  from impressions of weather, we must spin, we must
     weave, we must build. Barrow.

   3.  That  which  impresses, or exercises an effect, action, or agency;
   appearance; phenomenon. [Obs.]

     Portentous blaze of comets and impressions in the air. Milton.

     A fiery impression falling from out of Heaven. Holland.

   4. Influence or effect on the senses or the intellect hence, interest,
   concern. Reid.

     His words impression left. Milton.

     Such terrible impression made the dream. Shak.

     I  have a father's dear impression, And wish, before I fall into my
     grave, That I might see her married. Ford.

   5. An indistinct notion, remembrance, or belief.

   6. Impressiveness; emphasis of delivery.

     Which must be read with an impression. Milton.

   7.  (Print.)  The  pressure of the type on the paper, or the result of
   such  pressure,  as  regards its appearance; as, a heavy impression; a
   clear,  or  a  poor,  impression; also, a single copy as the result of
   printing, or the whole edition printed at a given time.

     Ten impressions which his books have had. Dryden.

   8.  In  painting,  the  first  coat  of color, as the priming in house
   painting and the like. [R.]

   9. (Engraving) A print on paper from a wood block, metal plate, or the
   like.
   Proof   impression,  one  of  the  early  impressions  taken  from  an
   engraving, before the plate or block is worn.

                               Impressionability

   Im*pres`sion*a*bil"i*ty (?), n. The quality of being impressionable.

                                 Impresionable

   Im*pres"ion*a*ble  (?), a. [Cf. F. impressionnable.] Liable or subject
   to impression; capable of being molded; susceptible; impressible.

     He  was  too  impressionable; he had too much of the temperament of
     genius. Motley.

     A pretty face and an impressionable disposition. T. Hook.

                              Impressionableness

   Im*pres"sion*a*ble*ness, n. The quality of being impressionable.

                                 Impressionism

   Im*pres"sion*ism  (?), n. [F. impressionnisme.] (Fine Arts) The theory
   or method of suggesting an effect or impression without elaboration of
   the  details;  --  a  disignation  of a recent fashion in painting and
   etching.

                                 Impressionist

   Im*pres"sion*ist, n. [F. impressionniste.] (Fine Arts) One who adheres
   to the theory or method of impressionism, so called.

                                Impressionistic

   Im*pres`sion*is"tic  (?),  a.  Pertaining  to,  or  characterized  by,
   impressionism.

                                Impressionless

   Im*pres"sion*less,  a.  Having  the  quality of not being impressed or
   affected; not susceptible.

                                  Impressive

   Im*press"ive (?), a. [Cf. F. impressif.]

   1. Making, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress;
   adapted  to  excite attention and feeling, to touch the sensibilities,
   or  affect  the conscience; as, an impressive discourse; an impressive
   scene.

   2. Capable of being impressed. [Obs.] Drayton. - Im*press"ive*ly, adv.
   -- Im*press"ive*ness, n.

                                  Impressment

   Im*press"ment  (?),  n.  The  act  of  seizing  for  public use, or of
   impressing   into   public  service;  compulsion  to  serve;  as,  the
   impressment of provisions or of sailors.

     The  great  scandal  of  our naval service -- impressment -- died a
     protracted death. J. H. Burton.

                                   Impressor

   Im*press"or  (?),  n.  [LL.,  a  printer.]  One  who,  or  that which,
   impresses. Boyle.

                                  Impressure

   Im*pres"sure  (?),  n.  [Cf.  OF.  impressure,  LL. impressura.] Dent;
   impression. [Obs.] Shak.

                                    Imprest

   Im*prest"  (,  v.  t.  [  imp.  &  p.  p.  Imprested;  p. pr. & vb. n.
   Impresting.] [Pref. im- + prest: cf. It. imprestare. See Prest, n.] To
   advance on loan. Burke.

                                    Imprest

   Im"prest  (?), n. [Cf. It. impresto, imprestito, LL. impraestitum. See
   Imprest,  v.  t.,  and Impress compulsion to serve.] A kind of earnest
   money;  loan; -- specifically, money advanced for some public service,
   as in enlistment. Burke.

     The  clearing of their imprests for what little of their debts they
     have received. Pepys.

                          Imprevalence, Imprevalency

   Im*prev"a*lence  (?),  Im*prev"a*len*cy  (?),  n.  Want of prevalence.
   [Obs.]

                               Impreventability

   Im`pre*vent`a*bil"i*ty   (?),   n.  The  state  or  quality  of  being
   impreventable. [R.]

                                 Impreventable

   Im`pre*vent"a*ble (?), a. Not preventable; invitable.

                                  Imprimatur

   Im`pri*ma"tur  (?),  n.  [L.,  let  it be printed.] (Law) A license to
   print  or publish a book, paper, etc.; also, in countries subjected to
   the censorship of the press, approval of that which is published.

                                   Imprimery

   Im*prim"er*y  (?), n. [F. imprimerie, fr. imprimer to imprint.] [Obs.]
   (a)  A print; impression. (b) A printing establishment. (c) The art of
   printing.

                                   Impriming

   Im*prim"ing   (?),   n.  A  begining.  [Obs.]  "Their  springings  and
   imprimings." Sir H. Wotton.

                                   Imprimis

   Im*pri"mis  (?),  adv. [L., for in primis among the first, chiefly; in
   in + primus first.] In the first place; first in order.

                                    Imprint

   Im*print"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Imptrinted; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Imprinting.]  [OE.  emprenten,  F.  empreint,  p.  p. of empreindre to
   imprint,  fr. L. imprimere to impres, imprint. See 1st In-, Print, and
   cf. Impress.]

   1. To impress; to mark by pressure; to indent; to stamp.

     And sees his num'rous herds imprint her sands. Prior.

   2.  To  stamp  or mark, as letters on paper, by means of type, plates,
   stamps,  or  the like; to print the mark (figures, letters, etc., upon
   something).

     Nature  imprints upon whate'er we see, That has a heart and life in
     it, "Be free." Cowper.

   3.  To  fix  indelibly  or  permanently,  as in the mind or memory; to
   impress.

     Ideas  of  those  two  different things distinctly imprinted on his
     mind. Locke.
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                                    Imprint

   Im"print (?), n. [Cf. F. empreinte impress, stamp. See Imprint, v. t.]
   Whatever  is  impressed  or  imprinted;  the  impress  or mark left by
   something;   specifically,  the  name  of  the  printer  or  publisher
   (usually)  with  the  time  and place of issue, in the title-page of a
   book, or on any printed sheet. "That imprint of their hands." Buckle.

                                   Imprison

   Im*pris"on  (?),  v.  t. [imp. & p. p. Imprisoned (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Imprisoning.]  [OE.  enprisonen, OF. enprisoner, F. emprisonner; pref.
   en- (L. in) + F. & OF. prison. See Prison.]

   1.  To  put  in  prison  or  jail; To arrest and detain in custody; to
   confine.

     He imprisoned was in chains remediles. Spenser.

   2. To limit, restrain, or confine in any way.

     Try to imprison the resistless wind. Dryden.

   Syn. -- To incarcerate; confine; immure.

                                  Imprisoner

   Im*pris"on*er (?), n. One who imprisons.

                                 Imprison ment

   Im*pris"on ment (?), n. [OE. enprisonment; F. emprisonnement.] The act
   of  imprisoning,  or  the  state  of  being  imprisoned;  confinement;
   restraint.

     His  sinews  waxen  weak and raw Through long imprisonment and hard
     constraint. Spenser.

     Every  confinement  of the person is an imprisonment, whether it be
     in  a  common  prison,  or  in a private house, or even by foreibly
     detaining one in the public streets. Blackstone.

   False  imprisonment.  (Law)  See  under  False. Syn. -- Incarceration;
   custody; confinement; durance; restraint.

                                 Improbability

   Im*prob`a*bil"i*ty   (?),   n.;   pl.  Improbabilities  (#).  [Cf.  F.
   improbabilit\'82.]   The   quality   or  state  of  being  improbable;
   unlikelihood;  also,  that which is improbable; an improbable event or
   result.

                                  Improbable

   Im*prob"a*ble  (?),  a.  [L.  improbabilis; pref. im- not + probabilis
   probable:  cf. F. improbable. See Probable.] Not probable; unlikely to
   be  true;  not  to be expected under the circumstances or in the usual
   course of events; as, an improbable story or event.

     He  .  .  .  sent to Elutherius, then bishop of Rome, an improbable
     letter, as some of the contents discover. Milton.

   -- Im*prob"a*ble*ness, n. -- Im*prob"a*bly, adv.

                                   Improbate

   Im"pro*bate  (?),  v.  t.  [L.  improbatus,  p.  p.  of  improbare  to
   disapprove;  pref. im- not + probare to approve.] To disapprove of; to
   disallow. [Obs.]

                                  Improbation

   Im`pro*ba"tion (?), n. [L. improbatio.]

   1. The act of disapproving; disapprobation.

   2.  (Scots  Law) The act by which falsehood and forgery are proved; an
   action  brought  for  the  purpose  of having some instrument declared
   false or forged. Bell.

                           Improbative, Improbatory

   Im"pro*ba*tive  (?),  Im"pro*ba`to*ry (?), a. Implying, or tending to,
   improbation.

                                   Improbity

   Im*prob"i*ty (?), n. [L. improbitas; pref. im- not + probitas probity:
   cf. F. improbit\'82.] Lack of probity; want of integrity or rectitude;
   dishonesty.

     Persons . . . cast out for notorious improbity. Hooker.

                         Improficience, Improficiency

   Im`pro*fi"cience  (?), Im`pro*fi"cien*cy, n. Want of proficiency. [R.]
   Bacon.

                                 Improfitable

   Im*prof"it*a*ble   (?),  a.  [Pref.  im-  not  +  profitable:  cf.  F.
   improfitable.] Unprofitable. [Obs.]

                                 Improgressive

   Im`pro*gress"ive   (?),   a.   Not   progressive.   De   Quincey.   --
   Im"pro*gress"ive*ly, adv.

                                  Improlific

   Im`pro*lif"ic (?), a. [Pref. im- not + prolific: cf. F. improlifique.]
   Not prolific. [Obs.] E. Waterhouse.

                                 Improlificate

   Im`pro*lif"ic*ate  (?),  v.  t.  [Pref.  im-  in  +  prolificate.]  To
   impregnate. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

                                   Imprompt

   Im*prompt" (?), a. Not ready. [R.] Sterne.

                                   Impromptu

   Im*promp"tu  (?),  adv.  OR  a.  [F.  impromptu,  fr. L. in promptu in
   readiness,  at  hand;  in  in  +  promptus visibility, readiness, from
   promptus visible, ready. See Prompt.] Offhand; without previous study;
   extemporaneous; extempore; as, an impromptu verse.

                                   Impromptu

   Im*promp"tu, n.

   1.  Something made or done offhand, at the moment, or without previous
   study; an extemporaneous composition, address, or remark.

   2.  (Mus.)  A piece composed or played at first thought; a composition
   in the style of an extempore piece.

                                   Improper

   Im*prop"er  (?),  a.  [F.  impropre,  L.  improprius;  pref. im- not +
   proprius proper. See Proper.]

   1.  Not proper; not suitable; not fitted to the circumstances, design,
   or end; unfit; not becoming; incongruous; inappropriate; indecent; as,
   an improper medicine; improper thought, behavior, language, dress.

     Follow'd his enemy king, and did him service, Improper for a slave.
     Shak.

     And  to  their  proper  operation still, Ascribe all Good; to their
     improper, Ill. Pope.

   2. Not peculiar or appropriate to individuals; general; common. [Obs.]

     Not  to be adorned with any art but such improper ones as nature is
     said to bestow, as singing and poetry. J. Fletcher.

   3. Not according to facts; inaccurate; erroneous.
   Improper   diphthong.  See  under  Diphthong.  --  Improper  feud,  an
   originalfeud,  not earned by military service. Mozley & W. -- Improper
   fraction. See under Fraction. 

                                   Improper

   Im*prop"er, v. t. To appropriate; to limit. [Obs.]

     He  would  in  like  manner  improper  and  inclose the sunbeams to
     comfort the rich and not the poor. Jewel.

                                 Improperation

   Im*prop`er*a"tion  (?),  n.  [L. improperare, improperatum, to taunt.]
   The act of upbraiding or taunting; a reproach; a taunt. [Obs.]

     Improperatios and terms of scurrility. Sir T. Browne

                                  Improperia

   Im`pro*pe"ri*a  (?),  n.  pl.  [L.,  reproaches.]  (Mus.)  A series of
   antiphons  and responses, expressing the sorrowful remonstrance of our
   Lord  with  his  people;  -- sung on the morning of the Good Friday in
   place of the usual daily Mass of the Roman ritual. Grove.

                                  Improperly

   Im*prop"er*ly   (?),   adv.  In  an  improper  manner;  not  properly;
   unsuitably; unbecomingly.

                                  Improperty

   Im*prop"er*ty (?), n. Impropriety. [Obs.]

                                 Impropitious

   Im`pro*pi"tious (?), a. Unpropitious; unfavorable. [Obs.] "Dreams were
   impropitious." Sir H. Wotton.

                               Improportionable

   Im`pro*por"tion*a*ble (?), a. Not proportionable. [Obs.] B. Jonson.

                                Improportionate

   Im`pro*por"tion*ate (?), a. Not proportionate. [Obs.]

                                  Impropriate

   Im*pro"pri*ate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Impropriated (?); p. pr. & vb.
   n.  Impropriating  (?).]  [Pref.  im-  in  +  L.  propriatus, p. p. of
   propriare to appropriate. See Appropriate.]

   1. To appropriate to one's self; to assume. [Obs.]

     To impropriate the thanks to himself. Bacon.

   2.  (Eng. Eccl. Law) To place the profits of (ecclesiastical property)
   in the hands of a layman for care and disbursement.

                                  Impropriate

   Im*pro"pri*ate, v. i. To become an impropriator. [R.]

                                  Impropriate

   Im*pro"pri*ate  (?),  a.  (Eng.  Eccl.  Law)  Put  into the hands of a
   layman; impropriated.

                                 Impropriation

   Im*pro`pri*a"tion (?), n.

   1.  The  act  of  impropriating;  as, the impropriation of property or
   tithes; also, that which is impropriated.

   2.  (Eng. Eccl. Law) (a) The act of putting an ecclesiastical benefice
   in  the  hands  of a layman, or lay corporation. (b) A benefice in the
   hands of a layman, or of a lay corporation.

                                 Impropriator

   Im*pro"pri*a`tor  (?), n. One who impropriates; specifically, a layman
   in possession of church property.

                                 Impropriatrix

   Im*pro`pri*a"trix  (?),  n.;  pl.  E.  -trixes, L. -trices (. A female
   impropriator.

                                  Impropriety

   Im`pro*pri"e*ty  (?), n.; pl. Improprieties (#). [L. improprietas; cf.
   F. impropri\'82t\'82. See Improper.]

   1.  The  quality  of  being  improper;  unfitness or unsuitableness to
   character,  time place, or circumstances; as, improperiety of behavior
   or manners.

   2.  That  which  is  improper;  an  unsuitable  or improper act, or an
   inaccurate use of language.

     But  every language has likewise its improprieties and absurdities.
     Johnson.

     Many  gross improprieties, however authorized by practice, ought to
     be discarded. Swift.

                                 Improsperity

   Im`pros*per"i*ty   (?),   n.  [Cf.  F.  improsp\'82rit\'82.]  Want  of
   prosperity. [Obs.]

                                 Improsperous

   Im*pros"per*ous   (?),   a.  [Pref.  im-  not  +  prosperous:  cf.  F.
   improsp\'8are,  L.  improsper.]  Not  prosperous.  [Obs.]  Dryden.  --
   Im*pros"per*ous*ly, adv. [Obs.] -- Im*pros"per*ous*ness, n. [Obs.]

                                 Improvability

   Im*prov`a*bil"i*ty  (?),  n. The state or quality of being improvable;
   improvableness.

                                  Improvable

   Im*prov"a*ble (?), a. [From Improve.]

   1. Capable of being improved; susceptible of improvement; admitting of
   being  made  better;  capable  of cultivation, or of being advanced in
   good qualities.

     Man  is  accommodated  with  moral  principles,  improvable  by the
     exercise of his faculties. Sir M. Hale.

     I have a fine spread of improvable lands. Addison.

   2.  Capable  of  being  used  to  advantage;  profitable; serviceable;
   advantageous.

     The  essays  of weaker heads afford improvable hints to better. Sir
     T. Browne.

   -- Im*pro"a*ble*ness, n. -- Im*prov"a*bly, adv.

                                    Improve

   Im*prove"  (?),  v.  t.  [Pref.  im- not + prove: cf. L. improbare, F.
   improuver.]

   1. To disprove or make void; to refute. [Obs.]

     Neither  can  any of them make so strong a reason which another can
     not improve. Tyndale.

   2.  To  disapprove; to find fault with; to reprove; to censure; as, to
   improve negligence. [Obs.] Chapman.

     When  he  rehearsed  his  preachings  and  his  doing unto the high
     apostles, they could improve nothing. Tyndale.

                                    Improve

   Im*prove",  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Improved  (?);  p.  pr. & vb. n.
   Improving.] [Pref. in- in + prove, in approve. See Approve, Prove.]

   1.  To  make  better;  to  increase the value or good qualities of; to
   ameliorate by care or cultivation; as, to improve land. Donne.

     I  love not to improve the honor of the living by impairing that of
     the dead. Denham.

   2.  To  use  or employ to good purpose; to make productive; to turn to
   profitable  account; to utilize; as, to improve one's time; to improve
   his means. Shak.

     We  shall  especially honor God by improving diligently the talents
     which God hath committed to us. Barrow.

     A  hint  that  I  do not remember to have seen opened and improved.
     Addison.

     The court seldom fails to improve the oppotunity. Blackstone.

     How doth the little busy bee Improve each shining hour. I. Watts.

     Those moments were diligently improved. Gibbon.

     True  policy,  as  well  as  good faith, in my opinion, binds us to
     improve the occasion. Washington.

   3.  To  advance or increase by use; to augment or add to; -- said with
   reference to what is bad. [R.]

     We  all  have,  I  fear,  .  . . not a little improved the wretched
     inheritance of our ancestors. Bp. Porteus.

   Syn.  --  To  better;  meliorate; ameliorate; advance; heighten; mend;
   correct; recify; amend; reform.

                                    Improve

   Im*prove", v. i.

   1.  To  grow better; to advance or make progress in what is desirable;
   to make or show improvement; as, to improve in health.

     We take care to improve in our frugality and diligence. Atterbury.

   2.  To  advance or progress in bad qualities; to grow worse. "Domitain
   improved in cruelty." Milner.

   3.  To  increase;  to  be enhanced; to rise in value; as, the price of
   cotton improves.
   To  improve  on OR upon, to make useful additions or amendments to, or
   changes  in; to bring nearer to perfection; as, to improve on the mode
   of tillage.

                                  Improvement

   Im*prove"ment (?), n.

   1. The act of improving; advancement or growth; promotion in desirable
   qualities;  progress  toward  what  is  better;  melioration;  as, the
   improvement of the mind, of land, roads, etc.

     I look upon your city as the best place of improvement. South.

     Exercise  is  the chief source of improvement in all our faculties.
     Blair.

   2.  The act of making profitable use or applicaton of anything, or the
   state  of  being  profitably  employed;  a  turning  to  good account;
   practical  application, as of a doctrine, principle, or theory, stated
   in a discourse. "A good improvement of his reason." S. Clarke.

     I shall make some improvement of this doctrine. Tillotson.

   3.  The state of being improved; betterment; advance; also, that which
   is improved; as, the new edition is an improvement on the old.

     The  parts of Sinon, Camilla, and some few others, are improvements
     on the Greek poet. Addison.

   4. Increase; growth; progress; advance.

     There  is  a design of publishing the history of architecture, with
     its several improvements and decays. Addison.

     Those   vices   which  more  particularly  receive  improvement  by
     prosperity. South.

   5.  pl.  Valuable  additions  or betterments, as buildings, clearings,
   drains, fences, etc., on premises.

   6.  (Patent Laws) A useful addition to, or modification of, a machine,
   manufacture, or composition. Kent.

                                   Improver

   Im*prov"er (?), n. One who, or that which, improves.

                                  Improvided

   Im`pro*vid"ed  (?),  a.  Unforeseen; unexpected; not provided against;
   unprepared. [Obs.]

     All improvided for dread of death. E. Hall.

                                 Improvidence

   Im*prov"i*dence  (?),  n.  [L.  improvidentia;  OF.  improvidence. Cf.
   Imprudence.]  The  quality  of being improvident; want of foresight or
   thrift.

     The   improvidence  of  my  neighbor  must  not  make  me  inhuman.
     L'Estrange.

                                  Improvident

   Im*prov"i*dent  (?), a. [Pref. im- not + provident: cf. L. improvidus.
   See Provident, and cf. Imprudent.] Not provident; wanting foresight or
   forethought;  not  foreseeing  or providing for the future; negligent;
   thoughtless; as, an improvident man.

     Improvident  soldires!  had  your  watch  been  good,  This  sudden
     mischief never could have fallen. Shak.

   Syn.  --  Inconsiderable;  negligent;  careless;  shiftless; prodigal;
   wasteful.

                               Improvidentially

   Im*prov`i*den"tial*ly (?), adv. Improvidently. [R.]

                                 Improvidently

   Im*prov"i*dent*ly  (?),  adv.  In a improvident manner. "Improvidently
   rash." Drayton.

                                   Improving

   Im*prov"ing (?), a. Tending to improve, beneficial; growing better. --
   Im*prov"ing*ly,  adv.  Improving lease (Scots Law), an extend lease to
   induce the tenant to make improvements on the premises.

                                  Improvisate

   Im*prov"i*sate  (?),  a.  [See  Improvise.] Unpremeditated; impromptu;
   extempore. [R.]

                                  Improvisate

   Im*prov"i*sate  (?), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Improvisated (?); p. pr.
   & vb. n. Improvisating (?).] To improvise; to extemporize.

                                 Improvisation

   Im*prov`i*sa"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. improvisation.]

   1.  The  act  or art of composing and rendering music, poetry, and the
   like, extemporaneously; as, improvisation on the organ.

   2. That which is improvised; an impromptu.

                                 Improvisatize

   Im`pro*vis"a*tize (?), v. t. & i. Same as Improvisate.

                                 Improvisator

   Im*prov"i*sa`tor (?), n. An improviser, or improvvisatore.

                                 Improvisatore

   Im`pro*vi`sa*to"re (?), n. See Improvvisatore.

                        Improvisatorial, Improvisatory

   Im*prov`i*sa*to"ri*al (?), Im*prov"i*sa*to*ry (?), a. Of or pertaining
   to improvisation or extemporaneous composition.

                                Improvisatrice

   Im`pro*vi`sa*tri"ce (?), n. See Improvvisatrice.

                                   Improvise

   Im`pro*vise"  (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Improvised (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Improvising.]   [F.   improviser,  it.  improvvisare,  fr.  improvviso
   unprovided, sudden, extempore, L. improvisus; pref. im- not + provisus
   foreseen, provided. See Proviso.]

   1.  To compose, recite, or sing extemporaneously, especially in verse;
   to  extemporize;  also,  to  play  upon  an  instrument,  or  to  act,
   extemporaneously.

   2.  To bring about, arrange, or make, on a sudden, or without previous
   preparation.

     Charles attempted to improvise a peace. Motley.

   3.  To  invent, or provide, offhand, or on the spur of the moment; as,
   he improvised a hammer out of a stone.

                                   Improvise

   Im`pro*vise",  v. i. To produce or render extemporaneous compositions,
   especially  in verse or in music, without previous preparation; hence,
   to do anything offhand.

                                  Improviser

   Im`pro*vis"er (?), n. One who improvises.

                                  Improvision

   Im`pro*vi"sion  (?),  n.  [Pref.  im-  not + provision.] Improvidence.
   [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

                                   Improviso

   Im`pro*vi"so  (?),  a. [L. improvisus unforeseen; cf. It. improvviso.]
   Not prepared or mediated beforehand; extemporaneous. [Obs.] Jonhson.

                                Improvvisatore

   Im`prov*vi`sa*to"re   (?),   n.;  pl.  Improvvisatori  (#).  [It.  See
   Improvise.]  One  who  composes  and sings or recites rhymes and short
   poems extemporaneously. [Written also improvisatore.]

                                Improvvisatrice

   Im`prov*vi`sa*tri"ce  (?),  n.;  pl.  Improvvisatrici  (#).  [It.  See
   Improvise.] A female improvvisatore. [Written also improvisatrice.]

                                  Imprudence

   Im*pru"dence   (?),   n.  [L.  imprudentia:  cf.  F.  imprudence.  Cf.
   Improvidence.]  The  quality  or  state  of  being  imprudent; want to
   caution,   circumspection,   or   a   due   regard   to  consequences;
   indiscretion;  inconsideration;  reshness; also, an imprudent act; as,
   he was guilty of an imprudence.

     His  serenity  was  interrupted,  perhaps,  by  his own imprudence.
     Mickle.

                                   Imprudent

   Im*pru"dent  (?),  a.  [L. imprudens; pref. im- not + prudens prudent:
   cf.  F.  imprudent.  See  Prudent,  and cf. Improvident.] Not prudent;
   wanting  in  prudence  or  discretion;  indiscreet;  injudicious;  not
   attentive to consequence; improper. -- Im*pru"dent*ly, adv.

     Her  majesty took a great dislike at the imprudent behavior of many
     of the ministers and readers. Strype.
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   Syn.  --  Indiscreet;  injudicious;  incautious;  ill-advised; unwise;
   heedless; careless; rash; negligent.

                                   Impuberal

   Im*pu"ber*al (?), a. Not having arrived at puberty; immature.

     In  impuberal animals the cerebellum is, in proportion to the brain
     proper, greatly less than in adults. Sir W. Hamilton.

                                   Impuberty

   Im*pu"ber*ty  (?),  n. The condition of not having reached puberty, or
   the  age  of  ability to reproduce one's species; want of age at which
   the marriage contract can be legally entered into.

                                   Impudence

   Im"pu*dence  (?),  n. [L. impudentia: cf. F. impudence. See Impudent.]
   The quality of being impudent; assurance, accompanied with a disregard
   of  the  presence  or  opinions of others; shamelessness; forwardness;
   want of modesty.

     Clear  truths that their own evidence forces us to admit, or common
     experience makes it impudence to deny. Locke.

     Where pride and impudence (in fashion knit) Usurp the chair of wit.
     B. Jonson.

   Syn.  --  Shamelessness;  audacity;  insolence; effrontery; sauciness;
   impertinence; pertness; rudeness. -- Impudence, Effrontery, Sauciness.
   Impudence  refers  more  especially  to  the feelings as manifested in
   action.  Effrontery  applies  to  some  gross and public exhibition of
   shamelessness.   Sauciness   refers  to  a  sudden  pert  outbreak  of
   impudence,  especially  from  an  inferior. Impudence is an unblushing
   kind of impertinence, and may be manifested in words, tones, gestures,
   looks,  etc.  Effrontery  rises  still  higher,  and  shows a total or
   shameless  disregard of duty or decorum under the circumstances of the
   case.  Sauciness  discovers  itself  toward particular individuals, in
   certain  relations;  as in the case of servants who are saucy to their
   masters, or children who are saucy to their teachers. See Impertinent,
   and Insolent.

                                   Impudency

   Im"pu*den*cy (?), n. Impudence. [Obs.] Burton.

     Audacious without impudency. Shak.

                                   Impudent

   Im"pu*dent  (?),  a.  [L.  impudens,  -entis;  pref.  im- not + pudens
   ashamed,  modest,  p.  pr.  of pudere to feel shame: cf. F. impudent.]
   Bold,  with  contempt or disregard; unblushingly forward; impertinent;
   wanting modesty; shameless; saucy.

     More than impudent sauciness. Shak.

     When we behold an angel, not to fear Is to be impudent. Dryden.

   Syn.  --  Shameless;  audacious;  brazen;  bold-faced; pert; immodest;
   rude; saucy; impertinent; insolent.

                                  Impudently

   Im"pu*dent*ly,  adv. In an impudent manner; with unbecoming assurance;
   shamelessly.

     At once assail With open mouths, and impudently rail. Sandys.

                                  Impudicity

   Im`pu*dic"i*ty  (?),  n.  [L.  impudicus  immodest;  im- not + pudicus
   shamefaced,  modest: cf. F. impudicit\'82, L. impudicitia.] Immodesty.
   Sheldon.

                                    Impugn

   Im*pugn"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p. Impugned (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Impugning.]  [OE.  impugnen,  F.  impugner,  fr.  L. impugnare; in on,
   against  +  pugnare  to flight. See Pugnacious.] To attack by words or
   arguments;  to  contradict;  to  assail;  to call in question; to make
   insinuations against; to gainsay; to oppose.

     The  truth  hereof  I  will  net rashly pugn, or overboldly affirm.
     Peacham.

                                  Impugnable

   Im*pugn"a*ble (?), a. Capable of being impugned; that may be gainsaid.

                                  Impugnation

   Im`pug*na"tion  (?),  n.  [L. impugnatio: cf. OF. impugnation.] Act of
   impugning; opposition; attack. [Obs.]

     A perpetual impugnation and self-conflict. Bp. Hall.

                                   Impugner

   Im*pugn"er (?), n. One who impugns.

                                  Impugnment

   Im*pugn"ment  (?),  n.  The  act  of  impugning, or the state of being
   impugned. Ed. Rev.

                                  Impuissance

   Im*pu"is*sance (?), n. [Cf. F. impuissance.] Lack of power; inability.
   Bacon.

     Their own impuissance and weakness. Holland.

                                  Impuissant

   Im*pu"is*sant  (?),  a.  [F.,  fr.  pref.  im-  not  +  puissant.  See
   Puissant.] Weak; impotent; feeble.

                                    Impulse

   Im"pulse (?), n. [L. impulsus, fr. impellere. See Impel.]

   1.  The  act  of  impelling,  or  driving  onward  with  sudden force;
   impulsion;  especially,  force  so  communicated as to produced motion
   suddenly, or immediately.

     All  spontaneous  animal motion is performed by mechanical impulse.
     S. Clarke.

   2.  The  effect  of an impelling force; motion produced by a sudden or
   momentary force.

   3. (Mech.) The action of a force during a very small interval of time;
   the  effect  of  such  action; as, the impulse of a sudden blow upon a
   hard elastic body.

   4.  A  mental  force  which simply and directly urges to action; hasty
   inclination;  sudden  motive;  momentary  or  transient  influence  of
   appetite  or  passion;  propension;  incitement;  as,  a  man  of good
   impulses; passion often gives a violent impulse to the will.

     These were my natural impulses for the undertaking. Dryden.

   Syn.  --  Force;  incentive;  influence;  motive; feeling; incitement;
   instigation.

                                    Impulse

   Im*pulse" (?), v. t. [See Impel.] To impel; to incite. [Obs.] Pope.

                                   Impulsion

   Im*pul"sion (?), n. [L. impulsio: cf. F. impulsion. See Impel.]

   1.  The  act  of  impelling  or  driving onward, or the state of being
   impelled;  the  sudden  or  momentary  agency  of  a body in motion on
   another body; also, the impelling force, or impulse. "The impulsion of
   the air." Bacon.

   2.  Influence  acting  unexpectedly or temporarily on the mind; sudden
   motive   or   influence;   impulse.  "The  impulsion  of  conscience."
   Clarendon. "Divine impulsion prompting." Milton.

                                   Impulsive

   Im*pul"sive (?), a. [Cf. F. impulsif.]

   1.  Having  the  power  of  driving  or  impelling; giving an impulse;
   moving; impellent.

     Poor  men!  poor  papers! We and they Do some impulsive force obey.
     Prior.

   2. Actuated by impulse or by transient feelings.

     My heart, impulsive and wayward. Longfellow.

   3.  (Mech.) Acting momentarily, or by impulse; not continuous; -- said
   of forces.

                                   Impulsive

   Im*pul"sive  (?),  n.  That  which  impels  or  gives  an  impulse; an
   impelling agent. Sir W. Wotton.

                                  Impulsively

   Im*pul"sive*ly, adv. In an impulsive manner.

                                 Impulsiveness

   Im*pul"sive*ness, n. The quality of being impulsive.

                                   Impulsor

   Im*pul"sor  (?),  n.  [L.] One who, or that which, impels; an inciter.
   [R.] Sir T. Browne.

                                  Impunctate

   Im*punc"tate (?), a. Not punctuate or dotted.

                                  Impunctual

   Im*punc"tu*al  (?),  a. [Pref. im- not + punctual: cf. F. imponctuel.]
   Not punctual. [R.]

                                 Impunctuality

   Im*punc`tu*al"i*ty  (?),  n.  Neglect  of, or failure in, punctuality.
   [R.] A. Hamilton.

                                    Impune

   Im*pune" (?), a. [L. impunis.] Unpunished. [R.]

                                   Impunibly

   Im*pu"ni*bly  (?),  adv.  Without punishment; with impunity. [Obs.] J.
   Ellis.

                                   Impunity

   Im*pu"ni*ty  (?),  n.  [L.  impunitas, fr. impunis without punishment;
   pref.  im-  not  +  poena  punishment:  cf. F. impunit\'82. See Pain.]
   Exemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss.

     Heaven, though slow to wrath, Is neimpunity defied. Cowper.

     The impunity and also the recompense. Holland.

                                  Impuration

   Im`pu*ra"tion (?), n. Defilement; obscuration. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.

                                    Impure

   Im*pure"  (?),  a.  [L.  impurus;  pref.  im- not + purus pure: cf. F.
   impur. See Pure.]

   1.  Not  pure;  not  clean;  dirty; foul; filthy; containing something
   which  is  unclean  or  unwholesome;  mixed  or impregnated extraneous
   substances;  adulterated; as, impure water or air; impure drugs, food,
   etc.

   2.  Defiled by sin or guilt; unholy; unhallowed; -- said of persons or
   things.

   3.  Unchaste;  lewd;  unclean;  obscene; as, impure language or ideas.
   "Impure desires." Cowper.

   4.  (Script.)  Not  purified according to the ceremonial law of Moses;
   unclean.

   5. (Language) Not accurate; not idiomatic; as, impure Latin; an impure
   style.

                                    Impure

   Im*pure", v. t. To defile; to pollute. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.

                                   Impurely

   Im*pure"ly, adv. In an impure manner.

                                  Impureness

   Im*pure"ness,  n.  The quality or condition of being impure; impurity.
   Milton.

                                   Impurity

   Im*pu"ri*ty  (?),  n.;  pl.  Impurities  (#).  [L.  impuritas:  cf. F.
   impuret\'82.]

   1.  The condition or quality of being impure in any sense; defilement;
   foulness; adulteration.

     Profaneness, impurity, or scandal, is not wit. Buckminster.

   2.  That  which  is,  or  which renders anything, impure; foul matter,
   action, language, etc.; a foreign ingredient.

     Foul impurities reigned among the monkish clergy. Atterbury.

   3. (Script.) Want of ceremonial purity; defilement.

                                   Impurple

   Im*pur"ple  (?),  v.  t.  [imp. & p. p. Impurpled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Impurpling  (?).]  [Pref.  im- in + purple. Cf. Empurple.] To color or
   tinge  with  purple;  to  make  red or reddish; to purple; as, a field
   impurpled with blood.

     Impurpled with celestial roses, smiled. Milton.

     The silken fleece impurpled for the loom. Pope.

                                 Inputability

   In*put`a*bil"i*ty   (?),   n.   The   quality   of   being  imputable;
   imputableness.

                                   Imputable

   Im*put"a*ble (?), a. [Cf. F. imputable.]

   1.  That  may  be  imputed;  capable  of  being  imputed;  chargeable;
   ascribable; attributable; referable.

     A  prince whose political vices, at least, were imputable to mental
     incapacity. Prescott.

   2. Accusable; culpable. [R.]

     The fault lies at his door, and she is no wise imputable. Ayliffe.

                                 Imputableness

   Im*put"a*ble*ness, n. Quality of being imputable.

                                   Imputably

   Im*put"a*bly, adv. By imputation.

                                  Imputation

   Im`pu*ta"tion  (?),  [L.  imputatio  an  account,  a  charge:  cf.  F.
   imputation.]

   1.  The  act  of  imputing or charging; attribution; ascription; also,
   anything imputed or charged.

     Shylock.  Antonio  is  a  good  man.  Bassanio.  Have you heard any
     imputation to the contrary? Shak.

     If  I  had a suit to Master Shallow, I would humor his men with the
     imputation of being near their master. Shak.

   2. Charge or attribution of evil; censure; reproach; insinuation.

     Let  us  be  careful  to  guard  ourselves against these groundless
     imputation of our enemies. Addison.

   3.  (Theol.) A setting of something to the account of; the attribution
   of  personal  guilt  or  personal  righteousness  of  another; as, the
   imputation of the sin of Adam, or the righteousness of Christ.

   4. Opinion; intimation; hint.

                                  Imputative

   Im*put"a*tive  (?), a. [L. imputativus: cf. F. imputatif.] Transferred
   by imputation; that may be imputed. -- Im*put"a*tive*ly, adv.

     Actual righteousness as well as imputative. Bp. Warburton.

                                    Impute

   Im*pute"  (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Imputed; p. pr. & vb. n. Imputing.]
   [F.  imputer, L. imputare to bring into the reckoning, charge, impute;
   pref. im- in + putare to reckon, think. See Putative.]

   1.  To  charge; to ascribe; to attribute; to set to the account of; to
   charge  to one as the author, responsible originator, or possessor; --
   generally in a bad sense.

     Nor  you, ye proud, impute to these the fault, If memory o'er their
     tomb no trophies raise. Gray.

     One vice of a darker shade was imputed to him -- envy. Macaulay.

   2.  (Theol.)  To  adjudge  as  one's own (the sin or righteousness) of
   another; as, the righteousness of Christ is imputed to us.

     It was imputed to him for righteousness. Rom. iv. 22.

     They  merit Imputed shall absolve them who renounce Their own, both
     righteous and unrighteous deeds. Milton.

   3. To take account of; to consider; to regard. [R.]

     If  we  impute  this  last  humiliation  as the cause of his death.
     Gibbon.

   Syn.  --  To  ascribe;  attribute;  charge;  reckon;  consider; imply;
   insinuate; refer. See Ascribe.

                                    Imputer

   Im*put"er (?), n. One who imputes.

                                 Imputrescible

   Im`pu*tres"ci*ble   (?),   a.   [Pref.   im-  +  putrescible:  cf.  F.
   imputrescible.] Not putrescible.

                                    Imrigh

   Im"righ (?), n. [Scot.; Gael. chicken soup.] A peculiar strong soup or
   broth, made in Scotland. [Written also imrich.]

                                      In-

   In-  (?).  [See  In, prep. Cf. Em-, En-.] A prefix from Eng. prep. in,
   also  from  Lat.  prep.  in,  meaning in, into, on, among; as, inbred,
   inborn, inroad; incline, inject, intrude. In words from the Latin, in-
   regularly becomes il- before l, ir- before r, and im- before a labial;
   as,  illusion,  irruption, imblue, immigrate, impart. In- is sometimes
   used with an simple intensive force.

                                      In-

   In-  (?). [L. in-; akin to E. un-. See Un-.] An inseparable prefix, or
   particle,  meaning  not, non-, un- as, inactive, incapable, inapt. In-
   regularly becomes il- before l, ir- before r, and im- before a labial.

                                      -in

   -in. A suffix. See the Note under -ine.

                                      In

   In,  prep. [AS. in; akin to D. & G. in, Icel. \'c6, Sw. & Dan. i, OIr.
   &  L. in, Gr. In-, Inn.] The specific signification of in is situation
   or place with respect to surrounding, environment, encompassment, etc.
   It  is  used  with  verbs  signifying being, resting, or moving within
   limits, or within circumstances or conditions of any kind conceived of
   as limiting, confining, or investing, either wholly or in part. In its
   different  applications,  it  approaches  some of the meanings of, and
   sometimes  is  interchangeable  with,  within,  into,  on, at, of, and
   among. It is used: --

   1.  With  reference  to  space  or  place;  as, he lives in Boston; he
   traveled in Italy; castles in the air.

     The babe lying in a manger. Luke ii. 16.

     Thy sun sets weeping in the lowly west. Shak.

     Situated in the forty-first degree of latitude. Gibbon.

     Matter for censure in every page. Macaulay.

   2.  With  reference  to  circumstances  or  conditions;  as,  he is in
   difficulties;  she  stood  in  a  blaze of light. "Fettered in amorous
   chains." Shak.

     Wrapt in sweet sounds, as in bright veils. Shelley.

   3.  With  reference  to  a  whole which includes or comprises the part
   spoken  of;  as,  the  first  in his family; the first regiment in the
   army.

     Nine in ten of those who enter the ministry. Swift.

   4.  With  reference  to  physical  surrounding, personal states, etc.,
   abstractly  denoted;  as,  I  am in doubt; the room is in darkness; to
   live in fear.

     When  shall we three meet again, In thunder, lightning, or in rain?
     Shak.

   5.  With reference to character, reach, scope, or influence considered
   as  establishing  a limitation; as, to be in one's favor. "In sight of
   God's high throne." Milton.

     Sounds inharmonious in themselves, and harsh. Cowper.

   6.  With  reference  to movement or tendency toward a certain limit or
   environment;  --  sometimes equivalent to into; as, to put seed in the
   ground; to fall in love; to end in death; to put our trust in God.

     He would not plunge his brother in despair. Addison.

     She had no jewels to deposit in their caskets. Fielding.

   7.  With  reference to a limit of time; as, in an hour; it happened in
   the last century; in all my life.
   In  as much as, OR Inasmuch as, in the degree that; in like manner as;
   in  consideration  that;  because that; since. See Synonym of Because,
   and  cf. For as much as, under For, prep. -- In that, because; for the
   reason  that.  "Some  things they do in that they are men . . . ; some
   things in that they are men misled and blinded with error." Hooker. --
   In the name of, in behalf of; on the part of; by authority; as, it was
   done in the name of the people; -- often used in invocation, swearing,
   praying,  and  the  like.  -- To be in for it. (a) To be in favor of a
   thing;  to be committed to a course. (b) To be unable to escape from a
   danger,  penalty, etc. [Colloq.] -- To be (OR keep) in with. (a) To be
   close or near; as, to keep a ship in with the land. (b) To be on terms
   of friendship, familiarity, or intimacy with; to secure and retain the
   favor of. [Colloq.] Syn. -- Into; within; on; at. See At.

                                      In

   In, adv.

   1.  Not out; within; inside. In, the preposition, becomes an adverb by
   omission  of  its  object,  leaving  it  as  the  representative of an
   adverbial  phrase,  the context indicating what the omitted object is;
   as, he takes in the situation (i. e
   .,  he comprehends it in his mind); the Republicans were in (i. e., in
   office);  in  at  one  ear and out at the other (i. e., in or into the
   head); his side was in (i. e., in the turn at the bat); he came in (i.
   e., into the house).

     Their vacation . . . falls in so pat with ours. Lamb.

     NOTE: &hand; Th e sails of a vessel are said, in nautical language,
     to  be in when they are furled, or when stowed. In certain cases in
     has  an  adjectival  sense;  as,  the in train (i. e., the incoming
     train); compare up grade, down grade, undertow, afterthought, etc.

   2.  (Law)  With  privilege or possession; -- used to denote a holding,
   possession,  or  seisin;  as, in by descent; in by purchase; in of the
   seisin of her husband. Burrill.
   In and in breeding. See under Breeding. -- In and out (Naut.), through
   and through; -- said of a through bolt in a ship's side. Knight. -- To
   be  in,  to  be  at  home; as, Mrs. A. is in. -- To come in. See under
   Come.

                                      In

   In, n.

     NOTE: [Usually in the plural.]

   1. One who is in office; -- the opposite of out.

   2. A re\'89ntrant angle; a nook or corner.
   Ins  and outs, nooks and corners; twists and turns.<-- (b) (with "of")
   the peculiarities or technicalities (of a subject) -->

     All the ins and outs of this neighborhood. D. Jerrold.
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                                      In

   In (?), v. t. To inclose; to take in; to harvest. [Obs.]

     He  that  ears  my land spares my team and gives me leave to in the
     crop. Shak.

                                   Inability

   In`a*bil"i*ty  (?), n. [Pref. in- not + ability: cf. F. inhabilet\'82.
   See  Able, and cf. Unable.] The quality or state of being unable; lack
   of   ability;  want  of  sufficient  power,  strength,  resources,  or
   capacity.

     It is not from an inability to discover what they ought to do, that
     men err in practice. Blair.

   Syn.  -- Impotence; incapacity; incompetence; weakness; powerlessness;
   incapability. See Disability.

                                    Inable

   In*a"ble (?), v. t. See Enable.

                                  Inablement

   In*a"ble*ment (?), n. See Enablement. [Obs.]

                                 Inabstinence

   In*ab"sti*nence   (?),   n.  [Pref.  in-  not  +  abstinence:  cf.  F.
   inabstinence.]   Want   of   abstinence;   indulgence.   [Obs.]   "The
   inabstinence of Eve." Milton.

                                 Inabstracted

   In`ab*stract"ed (?), a. Not abstracted.

                                  Inabusively

   In`a*bu"sive*ly (?), adv. Without abuse.

                                Inaccessibility

   In`ac*cess`i*bil"i*ty (?), n. [Cf. F. inaccessibilit\'82.] The quality
   or state of being inaccessible; inaccessibleness. "The inaccessibility
   of the precipice." Bp. Butler.

                                 Inaccessible

   In`ac*cess"i*ble  (?), a. [L. inaccessibilis: cf. F. inaccessible. See
   In- not, and Accessible.] Not accessible; not to be reached, obtained,
   or  approached;  as, an inaccessible rock, fortress, document, prince,
   etc. -- In`ac*cess"i*ble*ness, n. -- In`ac*cess"i*bly, adv.

                                  Inaccordant

   In`ac*cord"ant (?), a. Not accordant; discordant.

                                  Inaccuracy

   In*ac"cu*ra*cy (?), n.; pl. Inaccuracies (.

   1. The quality of being inaccurate; want of accuracy or exactness.

   2.  That  which  is  inaccurate  or incorrect; mistake; fault; defect;
   error; as, in inaccuracy in speech, copying, calculation, etc.

                                  Inaccurate

   In*ac"cu*rate  (?),  a. Not accurate; not according to truth; inexact;
   incorrect;   erroneous;   as,  in  inaccurate  man,  narration,  copy,
   judgment, calculation, etc.

     The expression is plainly inaccurate. Bp. Hurd.

   Syn.  -- Inexact; incorrect; erroneous; faulty; imperfect; incomplete;
   defective.

                                 Inaccurately

   In*ac"cu*rate*ly,   adv.   In   an   inaccurate  manner;  incorrectly;
   inexactly.

                                Inacquaintance

   In`ac*quaint"ance (?), a. Want of acquaintance. Good.

                                 Inacquiescent

   In*ac`qui*es"cent (?), a. Not acquiescent or acquiescing.

                                   Inaction

   In*ac"tion  (?),  n.  [Pref.  in. not + action: cf. inaction.] Want of
   action or activity; forbearance from labor; idleness; rest; inertness.
   Berkeley.

                                   Inactive

   In*ac"tive (?), a. [Pref. in- not + active: cf. F. inactif.]

   1.  Not  active;  having  no  power  to move; that does not or can not
   produce results; inert; as, matter is, of itself, inactive.

   2.  Not disposed to action or effort; not diligent or industrious; not
   busy; idle; as, an inactive officer.

   3.  (Chem.  & Opt.) Not active; inert; esp., not exhibiting any action
   or activity on polarized light; optically neutral; -- said of isomeric
   forms of certain substances, in distinction from other forms which are
   optically  active; as, racemic acid is an inactive tartaric acid. Syn.
   -- Inert; dull; sluggish; idle; indolent; slothful; lazy. See Inert.

                                  Inactively

   In*ac"tive*ly, adv. In an inactive manner. Locke.

                                  Inactivity

   In`ac*tiv"i*ty (?), n. [Cf. F. inactivit\'82.]

   1.  The  state  or  quality  of  being  inactive;  inertness;  as, the
   inactivity of matter.

   2.  Idleness;  habitual  indisposition  to action or exertion; want of
   energy; sluggishness.

     The gloomy inactivity of despair. Cook.

                                   Inactose

   In*ac"tose  (?),  n.  (Chem.)  A  variety  of  sugar, found in certain
   plants. It is optically inactive.

                                   Inactuate

   In*ac"tu*ate (?), v. t. To put in action. [Obs.]

                                  Inactuation

   In*ac`tu*a"tion (?), n. Operation. [Obs.]

                                 Inadaptation

   In*ad`ap*ta"tion (?), n. Want of adaptation; unsuitableness.

                                  Inadequacy

   In*ad"e*qua*cy  (?),  n.  [From  Inadequate.]  The quality or state of
   being   inadequate   or  insufficient;  defectiveness;  insufficiency;
   inadequateness.

     The inadequacy and consequent inefficacy of the alleged causes. Dr.
     T. Dwight.

                                  Inadequate

   In*ad"e*quate (?), a. [Pref. in- not + adequate: cf. F. inad\'82quat.]
   Not  adequate;  unequal  to  the purpose; insufficient; deficient; as,
   inadequate   resources,   power,  conceptions,  representations,  etc.
   Dryden. -- In*ad"e*quate*ly, adv. -- In*ad"e*quate*ness, n.

                                 Inadequation

   In*ad`e*qua"tion (?), n. Want of exact correspondence. [Obs.] Puller.

                                  Inadherent

   In`ad*her"ent (?), a.

   1. Not adhering.

   2. (Bot.) Free; not connected with the other organs.

                                  Inadhesion

   In`ad*he"sion (?), n. Want of adhesion.

                                Inadmissibility

   In`ad*mis`si*bil"i*ty  (?),  n. [Cf. F. inadmissibilit\'82.] The state
   or quality of being inadmissible, or not to be received.

                                 Inadmissible

   In`ad*mis"si*ble   (?),  a.  [Pref.  in-  not  +  admissible:  cf.  F.
   inadmissible.]  Not admissible; not proper to be admitted, allowed, or
   received;  as, inadmissible testimony; an inadmissible proposition, or
   explanation. -- In`ad*mis"si*bly, adv.

                            Inadvertence; pl. -ces

   ,  Inadvertency In`ad*vert"ence (?); pl. -ces (, In`ad*vert"en*cy (?);
   pl. -cies (, n. [Cf. F. inadvertance.]

   1.   The   quality  of  being  inadvertent;  lack  of  heedfulness  or
   attentiveness; inattention; negligence; as, many mistakes proceed from
   inadvertence.

     Inadvertency,  or  want of attendance to the sense and intention of
     our prayers. Jer. Taylor.

   2.  An  effect of inattention; a result of carelessness; an oversight,
   mistake, or fault from negligence.

     The   productions   of   a   great  genius,  with  many  lapses  an
     inadvertencies,  are  infinitely preferable to works of an inferior
     kind of author which are scrupulously exact. Addison.

   Syn.   --   Inattention;   heedlessness;   carelessness;   negligence;
   thoughtlessness. See Inattention.

                                  Inadvertent

   In`ad*vert"ent  (?),  a. [Cf. F. inadvertant. See 2d In-, and Advert.]
   Not  turning  the  mind  to  a  matter; heedless; careless; negligent;
   inattentive.

     An  inadvertent  step may crush the snail That crawls at evening in
     the public path. Cowper.

   -- In`ad*vert"ent*ly, adv.

                                  Inadvisable

   In`ad*vis"a*ble (?), a. Not advisable. -- In`ad*vis"a*ble*ness, n.

                                 Inaffability

   In*af`fa*bil"i*ty (?), n. [Cf. F. inaffabilit\'82.] Want of affability
   or sociability; reticence.

                                   Inaffable

   In*af"fa*ble  (?), a. [Pref. in- not + affable.] Not affable; reserved
   in social intercourse.

                                 Inaffectation

   In*af`fec*ta"tion  (?),  n.  [Pref.  in-  not  +  affectation:  cf. F.
   inaffectation.] Freedom from affectation; naturalness. [R.]

                                  Inaffected

   In`af*fect"ed  (?),  a.  Unaffected.  [Obs.] -- In`af*fect"ed*ly, adv.
   [Obs.]

                                   Inaidable

   In*aid"a*ble (?), a. Incapable of being assisted; helpless. [R.] Shak.

                                Inalienability

   In*al`ien*a*bil"i*ty   (?),   n.   The   quality  or  state  of  being
   inalienable.

                                  Inalienable

   In*al"ien*a*ble   (?),   a.   [Pref.  in-  not  +  alienable:  cf.  F.
   inali\'82nable.]   Incapable   of  being  alienated,  surrendered,  or
   transferred to another; not alienable; as, in inalienable birthright.

                                Inalienableness

   In*al"ien*a*ble*ness,  n.  The  quality or state of being inalienable;
   inalienability.

                                  Inalienably

   In*al"ien*a*bly,  adv. In a manner that forbids alienation; as, rights
   inalienably vested.

                                  Inalimental

   In*al`i*men"tal  (?),  a.  Affording no aliment or nourishment. [Obs.]
   Bacon.

                                Inalterability

   In*al`ter*a*bil"i*ty   (?),  n.  [Cf.  F.  inalt\'82rabilit\'82.]  The
   quality of being unalterable or unchangeable; permanence.

                                  Inalterable

   In*al"ter*a*ble   (?),   a.   [Pref.  in-  not  +  alterable:  cf.  F.
   inalt\'82rable.] Not alterable; incapable of being altered or changed;
   unalterable. -- In*al"ter*a*ble*ness, n. -- In*al"ter*a*bly, adv.

                                   Inamiable

   In*a"mi*a*ble  (?),  a.  Unamiable.  [Obs.]  -- In*a"mi*a*ble*ness, n.
   [Obs.]

                                  Inamissible

   In`a*mis"si*ble  (?),  a.  [L.  inamissibilis:  cf.  F.  inamissible.]
   Incapable  of  being  lost.  [R.] Hammond. -- In`a*mis"si*ble*ness, n.
   [R.]

                                   Inamorata

   In*a`mo*ra"ta  (?), n. [It. innamorata, fem., innamorato, masc., p. p.
   of  innamorare  to  inspire with love. See Enamor.] A woman in love; a
   mistress. "The fair inamorata." Sherburne.

                                   Inamorate

   In*am"o*rate (?), a. Enamored. Chapman. -- In*am"o*rate*ly, adv. [R.]

                                   Inamorato

   In*a`mo*ra"to  (?),  n.;  pl.  Inamoratos (#). [See Inamorata.] A male
   lover.

                                  Inamovable

   In`a*mov"a*ble (?), a. Not amovable or removable. [R.] Palgrave.

                                   In-and-in

   In"-and-in"  (?), n. An old game played with four dice. In signified a
   doublet, or two dice alike; in-and-in, either two doubles, or the four
   dice alike.

                                   In and an

   In and an, a. & adv. Applied to breeding from a male and female of the
   same parentage. See under Breeding.

                                     Inane

   In*ane" (?), a. [L. inanis.] Without contents; empty; void of sense or
   intelligence;  purposeless;  pointless; characterless; useless. "Vague
   and inane instincts." I. Taylor. -- In*ane"ly, adv.

                                     Inane

   In*ane", n. That which is void or empty. [R.]

     The undistinguishable inane of infinite space. Locke.

                                   Inangular

   In*an"gu*lar (?), a. Not angular. [Obs.]

                          Inaniloquent, Inaniloquous

   In`a*nil"o*quent  (?),  In`a*nil"o*quous  (?),  a.  [L. inanis empty +
   loqui to speak.] Given to talking inanely; loquacious; garrulous. [R.]

                                   Inanimate

   In*an"i*mate  (?), v. t. [Pref. in- in (or intensively) + animate.] To
   animate. [Obs.] Donne.

                                   Inanimate

   In*an"i*mate  (?),  a.  [L.  inanimatus;  pref.  in-  not  +  animatus
   animate.]  Not  animate;  destitute of life or spirit; lifeless; dead;
   inactive; dull; as, stones and earth are inanimate substances.

     Grieving, if aught inanimate e'er grieves. Byron.

   Syn.  --  Lifeless; dead; inert; inactive; dull; soulless; spiritless.
   See Lifeless.

                                  Inanimated

   In*an"i*ma`ted   (?),   a.   Destitute  of  life;  lacking  animation;
   unanimated. Pope.

                                 Inanimateness

   In*an"i*mate*ness (?), n. The quality or state of being inanimate.

     The deadness and inanimateness of the subject. W. Montagu.

                                  Inanimation

   In*an`i*ma"tion  (?),  n.  [See  2d  Inanimate.]  Want  of  animation;
   lifeless; dullness.

                                  Inanimation

   In*an`i*ma"tion,  n.  [See  1st Inanimate.] Infusion of life or vigor;
   animation; inspiration. [Obs.]

     The inanimation of Christ living and breathing within us. Bp. Hall.

                                  Inanitiate

   In`a*ni"ti*ate (?), v. t. To produce inanition in; to exhaust for want
   of nourishment. [R.]

                                 Inanitiation

   In`a*ni`ti*a"tion (?), n. Inanition. [R.]

                                   Inanition

   In`a*ni"tion (?), n. [F. inanition, L. inanitio emptiness, fr. inanire
   to  empty, fr. inanis empty. Cf. Inane.] The condition of being inane;
   emptiness;  want  of  fullness,  as in the vessels of the body; hence,
   specifically,  exhaustion  from  want  of food, either from partial or
   complete  starvation,  or  from a disorder of the digestive apparatus,
   producing the same result.

     Feeble from inanition, inert from weariness. Landor.

     Repletion  and inanition may both do harm in two contrary extremes.
     Burton.

                                    Inanity

   In*an"i*ty (?), n.; pl. Inanities (#). [L. inanitas, fr. inanis empty:
   cf. F. inanit\'82. See Inane.]

   1. Inanition; void space; vacuity; emptiness.

   2. Want of seriousness; aimlessness; frivolity.

   3.  An  inane,  useless thing or pursuit; a vanity; a silly object; --
   chiefly in pl.; as, the inanities of the world.

                                  Inantherate

   In*an"ther*ate  (?), a. (Bot.) Not bearing anthers; -- said of sterile
   stamens.

                                   In antis

   In  an"tis  (?). [L.] (Arch.) Between ant\'91; -- said of a portico in
   classical  style,  where  columns are set between two ant\'91, forming
   the angles of the building. See Anta.

                                   Inapathy

   In*ap"a*thy (?), n. Sensibility; feeling; -- opposed to apathy. [R.]

                                 Inappealable

   In`ap*peal"a*ble  (?),  a.  Not  admitting  of appeal; not appealable.
   Coleridge.

                                 Inappeasable

   In`ap*peas"a*ble  (?),  a.  Incapable  of being appeased or satisfied;
   unappeasable.

                                Inappellability

   In`ap*pel`la*bil"i*ty  (?),  n.  The  quality  of  being inappellable;
   finality.

     The inappellability of the councils. Coleridge.

                                 Inappellable

   In`ap*pel"la*ble (?), a. Inappealable; final.

                           Inappetence, Inappetency

   In*ap"pe*tence   (?),   In*ap"pe*ten*cy  (?),  n.  [Pref.  in-  not  +
   appetence: cf. F. inapp\'82tence.] Want of appetency; want of desire.

                                Inapplicability

   In*ap`pli*ca*bil"i*ty (?), n. [Cf. F. inapplicabilit\'82.] The quality
   of being inapplicable; unfitness; inapplicableness.

                                 Inapplicable

   In*ap"pli*ca*ble (?), a. [Pref. in- not + applicable.] Not applicable;
   incapable  of  being  applied;  not  adapted;  not  suitable;  as, the
   argument  is inapplicable to the case. J. S. Mill. Syn. -- Unsuitable;
   unsuited;   unadapted;   inappropriate;   inapposite;  irrelevant.  --
   In*ap"pli*ca*ble*ness, n. -- In*ap"pli*ca*bly, adv.

                                 Inapplication

   In*ap`pli*ca"tion  (?),  n.  [Pref.  in-  not  +  application:  cf. F.
   inapplication.]   Want   of   application,  attention,  or  diligence;
   negligence; indolence.

                                  Inapposite

   In*ap"po*site   (?),  a.  Not  apposite;  not  fit  or  suitable;  not
   pertinent. -- In*ap"po*site*ly, adv.

                                 Inappreciable

   In`ap*pre"ci*a*ble  (?),  a.  [Pref.  in-  not  +  appreciable: cf. F.
   inappr\'82ciable.]   Not  appreciable;  too  small  to  be  perceived;
   incapable of being duly valued or estimated. Hallam.

                                Inappreciation

   In`ap*pre"ci*a"tion (?), n. Want of appreciation.

                                Inapprehensible

   In*ap`pre*hen"si*ble   (?),   a.   [L.   inapprehensibilis:   cf.   F.
   inappr\'82hensible.] Not apprehensible; unintelligible; inconceivable.
   Milton.

                                Inapprehension

   In*ap`pre*hen"sion (?), n. Want of apprehension.

                                Inapprehensive

   In*ap`pre*hen"sive  (?), a. Not apprehensive; regardless; unconcerned.
   Jer. Taylor.

                                Inapproachable

   In`ap*proach"a*ble   (?),   a.   Not   approachable;   unapproachable;
   inaccessible; unequaled. -- In`ap*proach"a*bly, adv.

                                 Inappropriate

   In`ap*pro"pri*ate  (?),  a.  Not  instrument  (to);  not  appropriate;
   unbecoming;  unsuitable;  not  specially  fitted; -- followed by to or
   for. -- In`ap*pro"pri*ate*ly, adv. -- In`ap*pro"pri*ate*ness, n.

                                     Inapt

   In*apt"  (?),  a.  [Pref.  in-  not  + apt: cf. F. inapte. Cf. Inept.]
   Unapt;  not apt; unsuitable; inept. -- In*apt"ly, adv. -- In*apt"ness,
   n.

                                  Inaptitude

   In*apt"i*tude  (?),  n.  [In-  + aptitude: cf. F. inaptitude. Cf. In.]
   Want of aptitude.

                                   Inaquate

   In*a"quate  (?),  a.  [L.  inaquatus,  p.  p. of inaquare to make into
   water;  pref.  in-  in  +  aqua  water.] Embodied in, or changed into,
   water. [Obs.] Cranmer.

                                  Inaquation

   In`a*qua"tion  (?),  n.  The  state  of  being  inaquate.  [Obs.]  Bp.
   Gardiner.

                                   Inarable

   In*ar"a*ble (?), a. Not arable. [R.]

                                    Inarch

   In*arch"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p. Inarched (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Inarching.]  To  graft  by  uniting,  as  a scion, to a stock, without
   separating  either from its root before the union is complete; -- also
   called to graft by approach. P. Miler.

                                   Inarching

   In*arch"ing, n. A method of ingrafting. See Inarch.

                                 Inarticulate

   In`ar*tic"u*late   (?),   a.   [L.  inarticulatus;  pref.  in-  not  +
   articulatus articulate.]

   1.  Not  uttered  with  articulation  or intelligible distinctness, as
   speech or words.

     Music which is inarticulate poesy. Dryden.

   2.  (Zo\'94l.) (a) Not jointed or articulated; having no distinct body
   segments; as, an inarticulate worm. (b) Without a hinge; -- said of an
   order (Inarticulata or Ecardines) of brachiopods.

   3. Incapable of articulating. [R.]

     The poor earl, who is inarticulate with palsy. Walpole.

   <-- 4. incapable of expressing one's ideas or feelings clearly. -->

                                 Inarticulated

   In`ar*tic"u*la`ted  (?),  a. Not articulated; not jointed or connected
   by a joint.

                                Inarticulately

   In`ar*tic"u*late*ly (?), adv. In an inarticulate manner. Hammond.

                               Inarticulateness

   In`ar*tic"u*late*ness, n. The state or quality of being inarticulate.

                                Inarticulation

   In`ar*tic`u*la"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. inarticulation.] Inarticulateness.
   Chesterfield.

                                 Inartificial

   In*ar`ti*fi"cial   (?),  a.  [Pref.  in-  not  +  artificial:  cf.  F.
   inartificiel.] Not artificial; not made or elaborated by art; natural;
   simple;   artless;  as,  an  inartificial  argument;  an  inartificial
   character. -- In*ar`ti*fi"cial*ly, adv. -- In*ar`ti*fi"cial*ness, n.

                                   Inasmuch

   In`as*much"  (?),  adv.  [In  +  as  +  much.] In like degree; in like
   manner;  seeing  that; considering that; since; -- followed by as. See
   In as much as, under In, prep.

     Inasmuch  as  ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it
     not  to  me.  Matt.  xxv.  45.Syn.  -- Because; since; for; as. See
     Because. 

                                  Inattention

     In`at*ten"tion   (?),  n.  [Pref.  in-  not  +  attention:  cf.  F.
     inattention.]  Want  of  attention,  or  failure  to pay attention;
     disregard; heedlessness; neglect.

     Novel lays attract our ravished ears; But old, the mind inattention
     hears. Pope.

     Syn.   --  Inadvertence;  heedlessness;  negligence;  carelessness;
     disregard;  remissness;  thoughtlessness;  neglect. -- Inattention,
     Inadvertence.  We  miss seeing a thing through inadvertence when do
     not  happen to look at it; through inattention when we give no heed
     to  it,  though  directly  before  us.  The latter is therefore the
     worse.  Inadvertence may be an involuntary accident; inattention is
     culpable neglect. A versatile mind is often inadvertent; a careless
     or stupid one is inattentive.
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                                  Inattentive

     In`at*ten"tive  (?),  a.  [Cf.  F.  inattentif.] Not attentive; not
     fixing  the  mind  on  an  object;  heedless;  careless; negligent;
     regardless;  as, an inattentive spectator or hearer; an inattentive
     habit.   I.   Watts.   Syn.   --  Careless;  heedless;  regardless;
     thoughtless;  negligent; remiss; inadvertent. -- In`at*ten"tive*ly,
     adv. -- In`at*ten"tive*ness, n.

                                 Inaudibility

     In*au`di*bil"i*ty   (?),   n.   The  quality  of  being  inaudible;
     inaudibleness.

                                   Inaudible

     In*au"di*ble  (?),  a.  [L.  inaudibilis; pref. in- not + audire to
     hear:  cf.  F.  unaudible.  See In- not, and Audible.] Not audible;
     incapable  of  being  heard;  silent.  --  In*au"di*ble*ness, n. --
     In*au"di*bly, adv.

                                    Inaugur

     In*au"gur  (?),  v.  t.  [Cf.  F.  inaugurer.  See  Inaugurate.] To
     inaugurate. [Obs.] Latimer.

                                   Inaugural

     In*au"gu*ral   (?),  a.  [Cf.  F.  inaugural.]  Pertaining  to,  or
     performed  or  pronounced  at,  an  inauguration;  as, an inaugural
     address; the inaugural exercises.

                                   Inaugural

     In*au"gu*ral, n. An inaugural address. [U.S.]

                                  Inaugurate

     In*au"gu*rate  (?), a. [L. inauguratus, p. p. of inaugurare to take
     omens  from the flight of birds (before entering upon any important
     undertaking);  hence,  to  consecrate, inaugurate, or install, with
     such  divination;  pref. in- in + augurare, augurari, to augur. See
     Augur.] Invested with office; inaugurated. Drayton.

                                  Inaugurate

     In*au"gu*rate  (?),  v.  t. [imp. & p. p. Inaugurated (?); p. pr. &
     vb. n. Inaugurating (?).]

     1.  To  introduce or induct into an office with suitable ceremonies
     or  solemnities;  to  invest  with  power  or authority in a formal
     manner;  to install; as, to inaugurate a president; to inaugurate a
     king. Milton.

     2.  To  cause  to  begin,  esp.  with formality or solemn ceremony;
     hence,  to set in motion, action, or progress; to initiate; -- used
     especially  of something of dignity or worth or public concern; as,
     to inaugurate a new era of things, new methods, etc.

     As  if kings did closes remarkable days to inaugurate their favors.
     Sir H. Wotton.

     3.  To  celebrate the completion of, or the first public use of; to
     dedicate, as a statue. [Colloq.]

     4. To begin with good omens. [Obs.] Sir H. Wotton.

                                 Inauguration

     In*au`gu*ra"tion  (?),  n.  [L.  inauguratio  a  beginning:  cf. F.
     inauguration.]

     1.   The  act  of  inuagurating,  or  inducting  into  office  with
     solemnity; investiture by appropriate ceremonies.

     At  his  regal inauguration, his old father resigned the kingdom to
     him. Sir T. Browne.

     2.  The  formal  beginning or initiation of any movement, course of
     action,  etc.;  as,  the  inauguration  of  a  new  system,  a  new
     condition, etc.

                                  Inaugurator

     In*au"gu*ra`tor (?), n. One who inaugurates.

                                 Inauguratory

     In*au"gu*ra*to*ry   (?),   a.   Suitable  for,  or  pertaining  to,
     inauguration. Johnson.

                                   Inaurate

     In*au"rate (?), a. [L. inauratus, p. p. inaurare to gild; pref. in-
     in + aurum gold.] Covered with gold; gilded.

                                   Inaurate

     In*au"rate (?), v. t. To cover with gold; to gild.

                                  Inauration

     In`au*ra"tion  (?),  n.  [Cf. F. inauration.] The act or process of
     gilding or covering with gold.

                                  Inauspicate

     In*aus"pi*cate   (?),   a.   [L.  inauspicatus;  pref.  in-  not  +
     auspicatus,  p.  p.  auspicari. See Auspicate.] Inauspicious [Obs.]
     Sir G. Buck.

                                 Inauspicious

     In`aus*pi"cious  (?),  a.  Not auspicious; ill-omened; unfortunate;
     unlucky;  unfavorable.  "Inauspicious  stars."  Shak. "Inauspicious
     love." Dryden. -- In`aus*pi"cious*ly, adv. -- In`aus*pi"cious*ness,
     n.

                                Inauthoritative

     In`au*thor"i*ta*tive (?), a. Without authority; not authoritative.

                                    Inbarge

     In"barge  (?),  v.  t.  &  i. To embark; to go or put into a barge.
     [Obs.] Drayton.

                                   Inbeaming

     In"beam`ing (?), n. Shining in. South.

                                    Inbeing

     In"be`ing (?), n. Inherence; inherent existence. I. Watts.

                                    Inbind

     In*bind" (?), v. t. To inclose. [Obs.] Fairfax.

                                    Inblown

     In"blown` (?), a. Blown in or into. [Obs.]

                                    Inboard

     In"board` (?), a. & adv.

     1.  (Naut.)  Inside  the  line  of a vessel's bulwarks or hull; the
     opposite of outboard; as, an inboard cargo; haul the boom inboard.

     2.  (Mech.) From without inward; toward the inside; as, the inboard
     stroke of a steam engine piston, the inward or return stroke.

                                    Inborn

     In"born`  (?), a. Born in or with; implanted by nature; innate; as,
     inborn passions. Cowper. Syn. -- Innate; inherent; natural.

                              Inbreak, Inbreaking

     In"break` (?), In"break`ing, n. A breaking in; inroad; invasion.

                                   Inbreathe

     In*breathe"  (?),  v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inbreathed (?); p. pr. & vb.
     n. Inbreathing.] To infuse by breathing; to inspire. Coleridge.

                                    Inbred

     In"bred`  (?),  a.  Bred  within; innate; as, inbred worth. "Inbred
     sentiments." Burke.

                                    Inbreed

     In*breed"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  & p. p. Inbred (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
     Inbreeding.] [Cf. Imbreed.]

     1. To produce or generate within. Bp. Reynolds.

     To inbreed and cherish . . . the seeds of virtue. Milton.

     2. To breed in and in. See under Breed, v. i.

                                   Inburning

     In"burn`ing (?), a. Burning within.

     Her inburning wrath she gan abate. Spenser.

                                    Inburnt

     In"burnt` (?), a. Burnt in; ineffaceable.

     Her inburnt, shamefaced thoughts. P. Fletcher.

                                    Inburst

     In"burst` (?), n. A bursting in or into.

                                      Inc

     Inc (?), n. A Japanese measure of length equal to about two and one
     twelfth yards. [Written also ink.]

                                     Inca

     In"ca  (?),  n. (a) An emperor or monarch of Peru before, or at the
     time  of,  the  Spanish conquest; any member of this royal dynasty,
     reputed  to  have  been  descendants of the sun. (b) pl. The people
     governed by the Incas, now represented by the Quichua tribe.

   Inca  dove  (Zo\'94l.),  a  small  dove  (Scardafella inca), native of
   Arizona, Lower California, and Mexico.

                                    Incage

   In*cage"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Incaged (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Incaging  (?).] [Cf. Encage.] To confine in, or as in, a cage; to coop
   up. [Written also encage.] "Incaged birds." Shak.

                                  Incagement

   In*cage"ment (?), n. Confinement in, or as in, cage. [Obs.] Shelton.

                                Incalculability

   In*cal`cu*la*bil"i*ty   (?),   n.   The  quality  or  state  of  being
   incalculable.

                                 Incalculable

   In*cal"cu*la*ble   (?),  a.  [Pref.  in-  not  +  calculable:  cf.  F.
   incalculable.]  Not  capable  of being calculated; beyond calculation;
   very great. -- In*cal"cu*la*ble*ness, n. -- In*cal"cu*la*bly, adv.

                                 Incalescence

   In`ca*les"cence  (?), n. The state of being incalescent, or of growing
   warm. Sir T. Browne.

                                 Incalescency

   In`ca*les"cen*cy (?), n. Incalescence. Ray.

                                  Incalescent

   In`ca*les"cent  (?), a. [L. incalescens, -entis, p. pr. of incalescere
   to grow hot. See 1st In-, and Calescence.] Growing warm; increasing in
   heat.

                                 Incameration

   In*cam`er*a"tion (?), n. [Pref. in- in + L. camera chamber, LL., also,
   jurisdiction:  cf. F. incam\'82ration, It. incamerazione.] (R. C. Ch.)
   The  act  or  process  of  uniting  lands, rights, or revenues, to the
   ecclesiastical chamber, i. e., to the pope's domain.

                                     Incan

   In"can (?), a. Of or pertaining to the Incas.

                                 Incandescence

   In`can*des"cence  (?), n. [Cf. F. incandescence.] A white heat, or the
   glowing or luminous whiteness of a body caused by intense heat.

                                 Incandescent

   In`can*des"cent   (?),   a.   [L.   incandecens,  -entis,  p.  pr.  of
   incandescere  to  become  warm  or  hot;  pref. in- in + candescere to
   become  of  a  glittering  whiteness,  to  become  red hot, incho. fr.
   candere  to  be  of  a  glittering whiteness: cf. F. incandescent. See
   Candle.]   White,   glowing,  or  luminous,  with  intense  heat;  as,
   incandescent carbon or platinum; hence, clear; shining; brilliant.

     Holy   Scripture   become   resplendent;  or,  as  one  might  say,
     incandescent throughout. I. Taylor.

   Incandescent  lamp OR light (Elec.), a kind of lamp in which the light
   is  produced  by  a  thin  filament  of  conducting  material, usually
   carbon<--  usually tungsten! -->, contained in a vacuum, and heated to
   incandescence by an electric current, as in the Edison lamp; -- called
   also  incandescence  lamp,  and  glowlamp.<-- incandescent bulb -- the
   light  bulb  used in an incandescent lamp; contrasted with fluorescent
   lamp and fluorescent bulb -->

                                  Incanescent

   In`ca*nes"cent  (?),  a. [L. incanescens, p. pr. incanescere to become
   gray.] Becoming hoary or gray; canescent.

                                   Incanous

   In*ca"nous  (?),  a.  [L. incanus; pref. in- in + canus hoary.] (Bot.)
   Hoary with white pubescence.

                                  Incantation

   In`can*ta"tion  (?), n. [L. incantatio, fr. incantare to chant a magic
   formula over one: cf. F. incantation. See Enchant.]

   1.  The  act  or process of using formulas sung or spoken, with occult
   ceremonies, for the purpose of raising spirits, producing enchantment,
   or  affecting other magical results; enchantment. "Mysterious ceremony
   and incantation." Burke.

   2. A formula of words used as above.

                                  Incantatory

   In*cant"a*to*ry  (?),  a.  Dealing  by  enchantment;  magical.  Sir T.
   Browne.

                                   Incanting

   In*cant"ing, a. Enchanting. [Obs.] Sir T. Herbert.

                                   Incanton

   In*can"ton  (?), v. t. To unite to, or form into, a canton or separate
   community. Addison.

                                 Incapability

   In*ca`pa*bil"i*ty (?), n.

   1. The quality of being incapable; incapacity. Suckling.

   2.  (Law)  Want  of  legal  qualifications,  or  of  legal  power; as,
   incapability of holding an office.

                                   Incapable

   In*ca"pa*ble  (?),  a.  [Pref. in- not + capable: cf. F. incapable, L.
   incapabilis incomprehensible.]

   1. Wanting in ability or qualification for the purpose or end in view;
   not  large  enough to contain or hold; deficient in physical strength,
   mental  or  moral power, etc.; not capable; as, incapable of holding a
   certain  quantity of liquid; incapable of endurance, of comprehension,
   of perseverance, of reform, etc.

   2.  Not  capable  of  being  brought to do or perform, because morally
   strong  or  well  disposed;  --  used with reference to some evil; as,
   incapable of wrong, dishonesty, or falsehood.

   3. Not in a state to receive; not receptive; not susceptible; not able
   to  admit;  as,  incapable of pain, or pleasure; incapable of stain or
   injury.

   4.  (Law)  Unqualified  or  disqualified,  in a legal sense; as, a man
   under  thirty-five  years of age is incapable of holding the office of
   president  of  the United States; a person convicted on impeachment is
   thereby  made  incapable of holding an office of profit or honor under
   the government.

   5.  (Mil.) As a term of disgrace, sometimes annexed to a sentence when
   an  officer  has  been cashiered and rendered incapable of serving his
   country.

     NOTE: &hand; Incapable is often used elliptically.

     Is not your father grown incapable of reasonable affairs? Shak.

   Syn.   --   Incompetent;   unfit;  unable;  insufficient;  inadequate;
   deficient; disqualified. See Incompetent.

                                   Incapable

   In*ca"pa*ble,  n.  One who is morally or mentally weak or inefficient;
   an imbecile; a simpleton.

                                 Incapableness

   In*ca"pa*ble*ness,  n.  The  quality  or  state  of  being  incapable;
   incapability.

                                   Incapably

   In*ca"pa*bly, adv. In an incapable manner.

                                  Incapacious

   In`ca*pa"cious  (?),  a.  [Pref.  in-  not + capacious: cf. L. incapax
   incapable.]  Not  capacious;  narrow;  small;  weak or foolish; as, an
   incapacious soul. Bp. Burnet. -- In`ca*pa"cious*ness, n.

                                 Incapacitate

   In`ca*pac"i*tate  (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Incapacitated (?); p. pr. &
   vb. n. Incapacitating (?).] [Pref. in- not + capacitate.]

   1.  To  deprive  of  capacity  or natural power; to disable; to render
   incapable  or  unfit; to disqualify; as, his age incapacitated him for
   war.

   2.  (Law)  To  deprive  of  legal  or constitutional requisites, or of
   ability  or  competency  for the performance of certain civil acts; to
   disqualify.

     It   absolutely  incapacitated  them  from  holding  rank,  office,
     function, or property. Milman.

                                Incapacitation

   In`ca*pac`i*ta"tion  (?),  n.  The  act  of incapacitating or state of
   being incapacitated; incapacity; disqualification. Burke.

                                  Incapacity

   In`ca*pac"i*ty (?), n.; pl. Incapacities (. [Cf. F. incapacit\'82.]

   1.   Want  of  capacity;  lack  of  physical  or  intellectual  power;
   inability.

   2. (Law) Want of legal ability or competency to do, give, transmit, or
   receive something; inability; disqualification; as, the inacapacity of
   minors   to   make   binding   contracts,   etc.  Syn.  --  Inability;
   incapability; incompetency; unfitness; disqualification; disability.

                                  Incapsulate

   In*cap"su*late  (?),  v.  t. (Physiol.) To inclose completely, as in a
   membrane.

                                 Incapsulation

   In*cap`su*la"tion  (?),  n. (Physiol.) The process of becoming, or the
   state  or  condition  of being, incapsulated; as, incapsulation of the
   ovum in the uterus.

                                  Incarcerate

   In*car"cer*ate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Incarcerated (?); p. pr. & vb.
   n.  Incarcerating  (?).]  [Pref.  in-  in  +  L.  carceratus, p. p. of
   carcerare to imprison, fr. carcer prison.]

   1. To imprison; to confine in a jail or priso

   2. To confine; to shut up or inclose; to hem in.
   Incarcerated  hernia  (Med.), hernia in which the constriction can not
   be easily reduced.

                                  Incarcerate

   In*car"cer*ate (?), a. Imprisoned. Dr. H. More.

                                 Incarceration

   In*car`cer*a"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. incarc\'82ration.]

   1. The act of confining, or the state of being confined; imprisonment.
   Glanvill.

   2.   (Med.)   (a)   Formerly,  strangulation,  as  in  hernia.  (b)  A
   constriction  of  the  hernial  sac, rendering it irreducible, but not
   great enough to cause strangulation.

                                 Incarcerator

   In*car"cer*a`tor (?), n. One who incarcerates.

                                    Incarn

   In*carn"  (?),  v.  t.  [Cf.  F. incarner. See Incarnate.] To cover or
   invest with flesh. [R.] Wiseman.

                                    Incarn

   In*carn", v. i. To develop flesh. [R.] Wiseman.

                                  Incarnadine

   In*car"na*dine  (?),  a. [F. incarnadin, It. incarnatino; L. pref. in-
   in + caro, carnis, flesh. Cf. Carnation, Incarnate.] Flesh-colored; of
   a carnation or pale red color. [Obs.] Lovelace.

                                  Incarnadine

   In*car"na*dine, v. t. To dye red or crimson.

     Will  all great Neptune's ocean wash this blood Clean from my hand?
     No;  this  my  hand will rather The multitudinous seas incarnadine,
     Making the green one red. Shak.

                                   Incarnate

   In*car"nate  (?),  a.  [Pref.  in-  not  + carnate.] Not in the flesh;
   spiritual. [Obs.]

     I fear nothing . . . that devil carnate or incarnate can fairly do.
     Richardson.

                                   Incarnate

   In*car"nate, a. [L. incarnatus, p. p. of incarnare to incarnate, pref.
   in- in + caro, carnis, flesh. See Carnal.]

   1.  Invested  with  flesh; embodied in a human nature and form; united
   with, or having, a human body.

     Here shalt thou sit incarnate. Milton.

     He  represents  the  emperor  and his wife as two devils incarnate,
     sent into the world for the destruction of mankind. Jortin.

   2. Flesh-colored; rosy; red. [Obs.] Holland.

                                   Incarnate

   In*car"nate  (?),  v. t. [imp. & p. p. Incarnated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Incarnating (?).] To clothe with flesh; to embody in flesh; to invest,
   as spirits, ideals, etc., with a human from or nature.

     This  essence to incarnate and imbrute, That to the height of deity
     aspired. Milton.

                                   Incarnate

   In*car"nate, v. i. To form flesh; to granulate, as a wound. [R.]

     My  uncle  Toby's wound was nearly well -- 't was just beginning to
     incarnate. Sterne.

                                  Incarnation

   In`car*na"tion (?), n. [F. incarnation, LL. incarnatio.]

   1.  The  act of clothing with flesh, or the state of being so clothed;
   the act of taking, or being manifested in, a human body and nature.

   2. (Theol.) The union of the second person of the Godhead with manhood
   in Christ.

   3.  An incarnate form; a personification; a manifestation; a reduction
   to apparent from; a striking exemplification in person or act.

     She is a new incarnation of some of the illustrious dead. Jeffrey.

     The very incarnation of selfishness. F. W. Robertson.

   4. A rosy or red color; flesh color; carnation. [Obs.]

   5.  (Med.) The process of healing wounds and filling the part with new
   flesh; granulation.

                                  Incarnative

   In*car"na*tive (?), a. [Cf. F. incarnatif.] Causing new flesh to grow;
   healing; regenerative. -- n. An incarnative medicine.

                                Incarnification

   In*car`ni*fi*ca"tion  (?),  n.  [See Incarnation, and -fy.] The act of
   assuming, or state of being clothed with, flesh; incarnation.

                                    Incase

   In*case"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Incased (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Incasing.]  [F. encaisser; pref. en- (L. in) + caisse case. See Case a
   box,  and  cf.  Encase, Enchase.] To inclose in a case; to inclose; to
   cover or surround with something solid.

     Rich plates of gold the folding doors incase. Pope.

                                  Incasement

   In*case"ment (?), n. [Cf. Casement.]

   1.  The act or process of inclosing with a case, or the state of being
   incased.

   2. That which forms a case, covering, or inclosure.

                                    Incask

   In*cask"  (?),  v.  t.  To  cover  with  a casque or as with a casque.
   Sherwood.

                                 Incastellated

   In*cas"tel*la`ted (?), a. Confined or inclosed in a castle.

                                  Incastelled

   In*cas"telled (?), a. (Far.) Hoofbound. Crabb.

                                 Incatenation

   In*cat`e*na"tion  (?),  n.  [LL. incatenatio; L. pref. in- in + catena
   chain.  See  Enchain.]  The  act of linking together; enchaining. [R.]
   Goldsmith.

                                   Incaution

   In*cau"tion (?), n. Want of caution. Pope.

                                  Incautious

   In*cau"tious  (?), a. [Pref. in- not + cautious: cf. L. incautus.] Not
   cautious; not circumspect; not attending to the circumstances on which
   safety  and  interest  depend;  heedless;  careless; as, an incautious
   step; an incautious remark.
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     You   .  .  .  incautious  tread  On  fire  with  faithless  embers
     overspread. Francis.

     His  rhetorical  expressions  may  easily  captivate any incautious
     reader. Keill.

   Syn.  --  Unwary;  indiscreet;  inconsiderate;  imprudent;  impolitic;
   careless;   heedless;   thoughtless.   --   In*cau"tious*ly,  adv.  --
   In*cau"tious*ness, n.

                                   Incavated

   In"ca*va`ted  (?), a. [L. incavatus, p. p. of incavare to make hollow:
   pref  in-  in  + cavare to hollow out, fr. cavus hollow.] Made hollow;
   bent round or in.

                                  Incavation

   In`ca*va"tion  (?),  n.  Act  of  making  hollow;  also,  a hollow; an
   exvation; a depression.

                                    Incaved

   In*caved"  (?),  a.  [Pref.  in-  in  +  cave. Cf. Encave, Incavated.]
   Inclosed in a cave.

                                  Incaverned

   In*cav"erned (?), a. Inclosed or shut up as in a cavern. Drayton.

                                  Incedingly

   In*ced"ing*ly   (?),   adv.   [L.   incedere  to  walk  majestically.]
   Majestically. [R.] C. Bront\'82.

                                  Incelebrity

   In`ce*leb"ri*ty  (?),  n. Want of celebrity or distinction; obscurity.
   [R.] Coleridge.

                                    Incend

   In*cend"  (?),  v.  t.  [L.  incendere, incensum, to kindle, burn. See
   Incense to inflame.] To inflame; to excite. [Obs.] Marston.

                                 Incendiarism

   In*cen"di*a*rism  (?),  n.  [From  Incendiary.] The act or practice of
   maliciously setting fires; arson.

                                  Incendiary

   In*cen"di*a*ry  (?;  277), n.; pl. Incendiaries (#). [L. incendiarius:
   cf. F. incendiaire. See Incense to inflame.]

   1.  Any  person  who  maliciously  sets  fire  to  a building or other
   valuable or other valuable property.

   2. A person who excites or inflames factions, and promotes quarrels or
   sedition; an agitator; an exciter.

     Several cities . . . drove them out as incendiaries. Bentley.

                                  Incendiary

   In*cen"di*a*ry,   a.   [L.   incendiarius,   fr.   incendium  a  fire,
   conflagration: cf. F. incendiaire. See Incense to inflame.]

   1.  Of  or  pertaining  to  incendiarism,  or the malicious burning of
   valuable property; as, incendiary material; as incendiary crime.

   2.  Tending  to  excite  or  inflame  factions,  sedition, or quarrel;
   inflammatory; seditious. Paley.
   Incendiary shell, a bombshell. See Carcass, 4.

                                  Incendious

   In*cen"di*ous (?), a. [L. incendiosus burning, hot.] Promoting faction
   or    contention;    seditious;   inflammatory.   [Obs.]   Bacon.   --
   In*cen"di*ous*ly, adv. [Obs.]

                                   Incensant

   In*cen"sant  (?),  a.  [See  Incense  to  anger.] (Her.) A modern term
   applied  to  animals (as a boar) when borne as raging, or with furious
   aspect.

                                  Incensation

   In`cen*sa"tion  (?),  n.  (R.  C.  Ch.)  The offering of incense. [R.]
   Encyc. Brit.

                                    Incense

   In*cense"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p. p. Incensed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Incensing.]  [L.  incensus, p. p. of incendere; pref. in- in + root of
   candere to glow. See Candle.]

   1. To set on fire; to inflame; to kindle; to burn. [Obs.]

     Twelve  Trojan  princes  wait  on  thee,  and  labor to incense Thy
     glorious heap of funeral. Chapman.

   2.  To  inflame  with  anger;  to  endkindle;  to  fire; to incite; to
   provoke; to heat; to madden.

     The people are incensed him. Shak.

   Syn.  --  To enrage; exasperate; provoke; anger; irritate; heat; fire;
   instigate.

                                    Incense

   In"cense  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p. Incensed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Incensing.] [LL. incensare: cf. F. encenser. See Incense, n.]

   1. To offer incense to. See Incense. [Obs.] Chaucer.

   2.  To  perfume  with,  or  as  with,  incense.  "Incensed with wanton
   sweets." Marston.

                                    Incense

   In"cense (?), n. [OE. encens, F. encens, L. incensum, fr. incensus, p.
   p. of incendere to burn. See Incense to inflame.]

   1.  The  perfume  or odors exhaled from spices and gums when burned in
   celebrating religious rites or as an offering to some deity.

     A thick of incense went up. Ezek. viii. 11.

   2.  The  materials  used  for  the purpose of producing a perfume when
   burned, as fragrant gums, spices, frankincense, etc.

     Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer,
     and put fire therein, and put incense thereon. Lev. x. 1.

   3. Also used figuratively.

     Or heap the shrine of luxury and pride,

     With incense kindled at the Muse's flame. Gray.

     Incense tree

   ,  the  name of several balsamic trees of the genus Bursera (or Icica)
   mostly  tropical  American.  The  gum  resin  is  used for incense. In
   Jamaica  the  Chrysobalanus  Icaco,  a  tree  related to the plums, is
   called  incense  tree.  --  Incense  wood,  the  fragrant  wood of the
   tropical American tree Bursera heptaphylla.

                               Incensebreathing

   In"cense*breath`ing   (?),   a.   Breathing   or   exhaling   incense.
   "Incense-breathing morn." Gray.

                                   Incensed

   In*censed" (?), a.

   1. Angered; enraged.

   2.  (Her.)  Represented as enraged, as any wild creature depicted with
   fire issuing from mouth and eyes.

                                  Incensement

   In*cense"ment  (?),  n. Fury; rage; heat; exasperation; as, implacable
   incensement. Shak.

                                   Incenser

   In*cen"ser (?), n. One who instigates or incites.

                                   Incension

   In*cen"sion  (?), n. [L. incensio. See Incense to inflame.] The act of
   kindling, or the state of being kindled or on fire. Bacon.

                                   Incensive

   In*cen"sive  (?),  a.  Tending  to  excite  or  provoke; inflammatory.
   Barrow.

                                   Incensor

   In*cen"sor (?), n. [L.] A kindler of anger or enmity; an inciter.

                                   Incensory

   In*cen"so*ry  (?; 277), n.; pl. Incensories (#). [LL. incensorium: cf.
   F.  encensoir.  See  2d  Incense, and cf. Censer.] The vessel in which
   incense is burned and offered; a censer; a thurible. [R.] Evelyn.

                                 Incensurable

   In*cen"sur*a*ble  (?;  135),  a.  [Pref.  in- not + censurable: cf. F.
   incensurable.]  Not  censurable.  Dr.  T. Dwight. -- In*cen"sur*a*bly,
   adv.

                                   Incenter

   In*cen"ter  (?),  n.  (Geom.)  The center of the circle inscribed in a
   triangle.

                                   Incentive

   In*cen"tive  (?), a. [L. incentivus, from incinere to strike up or set
   the tune; pref. in- + canere to sing. See Enchant, Chant.]

   1. Inciting; encouraging or moving; rousing to action; stimulative.

     Competency is the most incentive to industry. Dr. H. More.

   2. Serving to kindle or set on fire. [R.]

     Part incentive reed

     Provide, pernicious with one touch of fire. Milton.

                                   Incentive

     In*cen"tive, n. [L. incentivum.] That which moves or influences the
     mind,  or  operates  on  the passions; that which incites, or has a
     tendency  to incite, to determination or action; that which prompts
     to good or ill; motive; spur; as, the love of money, and the desire
     of promotion, are two powerful incentives to action.

     The  greatest  obstacles,  the  greatest terrors that come in their
     way, are so far from making them quit the work they had begun, that
     they rather prove incentives to them to go on in it. South.

     Syn.   --   Motive;   spur;  stimulus;  incitement;  encouragement;
     inducement; influence.

                                  Incentively

     In*cen"tive*ly, adv. Incitingly; encouragingly.

                                   Inception

     In*cep"tion  (?), n. [L. inceptio, fr. incipere to begin; pref. in-
     in + capere to take. See Capable.]

     1. Beginning; commencement; initiation. Bacon.

     Marked   with  vivacity  of  inception,  apathy  of  progress,  and
     prematureness of decay. Rawle.

     2. Reception; a taking in. [R.] Poe.

                                   Inceptive

     In*cep"tive  (?), a. Beginning; expressing or indicating beginning;
     as,  an  inceptive  proposition; an inceptive verb, which expresses
     the   beginning   of   action;   --   called  also  inchoative.  --
     In*cep"tive*ly, adv.

                                   Inceptive

     In*cep"tive, n. An inceptive word, phrase, or clause.

                                   Inceptor

     In*cep"tor (?), n. [L.]

     1. A beginner; one in the rudiments. Johnson.

     2.  One  who is on the point of taking the degree of master of arts
     at an English university. Walton.

                                  Inceration

     In`cer*a"tion  (?), n. [L. incerare to smear with wax; pref. in- in
     +  cerare  to  wax, fr. cera wax: cf. F. inc\'82ration.] The act of
     smearing or covering with wax. B. Jonson.

                                  Incerative

     In*cer"a*tive (?), a. Cleaving or sticking like wax. Cotgrave.

                                   Incertain

     In*cer"tain  (?), n. [Pref. in- not + certain: cf. F. incertain, L.
     incertus.   See   Certain.]   Uncertain;   doubtful;  unsteady.  --
     In*cer"tain*ly, adv.

     Very questionable and of uncertain truth. Sir T. Browne.

                                  Incertainty

     In*cer"tain*ty (?), n. Uncertainty. [Obs.] Shak.

                                  Incertitude

     In*cer"ti*tude (?), n. [Cf. F. incertitude, LL. incertitudo, fr. L.
     incertus. See Incertain.] Uncertainty; doubtfulness; doubt.

     The incertitude and instability of this life. Holland.

     He fails . . . from mere incertitude or irresolution. I. Taylor.

                                   Incertum

     In*cer"tum (?), a. Doubtful; not of definite form.

     Opus incertum

   (Anc.  Arch.),  a kind of masonry employed in building walls, in which
   the stones were not squared nor laid in courses; rubblework.

                                  Incessable

   In*ces"sa*ble  (?),  a.  [L.  incessabilis; pref. in- not + cessare to
   cease.]  Unceasing;  continual. [Obs.] Shelton. -- In*ces"sa*bly, adv.
   [Obs.]

                                  Incessancy

   In*ces"san*cy   (?),   n.  [From  Incessant.]  The  quality  of  being
   incessant; unintermitted continuance; unceasingness. Dr. T. Dwight.

                                   Incessant

   In*ces"sant  (?), a. [L. incessans, -antis; pref. in- not + cessare to
   cease:  cf.  F. incessant. See Cease.] Continuing or following without
   interruption;  unceasing;  unitermitted; uninterrupted; continual; as,
   incessant clamors; incessant pain, etc.

     Against  the  castle  gate,  .  .  . Which with incessant force and
     endless  hate,  They batter'd day and night and entrance did await.
     Spenser.

   Syn.   --   Unceasing;   uninterrupted;   unintermitted;  unremitting;
   ceaseless; continual; constant; perpetual.

                                  Incessantly

   In*ces"sant*ly, adv. Unceasingly; continually. Shak.

                                   Incession

   In*ces"sion  (?), n. [L. incedere, incessum, to walk.] Motion on foot;
   progress in walking. [Obs.]

     The incession or local motion of animals. Sir T. Browne.

                                    Incest

   In"cest  (?),  n.  [F.  inceste,  L.  incestum unchastity, incest, fr.
   incestus  unchaste;  pref.  in-  not + castus chaste. See Chaste.] The
   crime  of  cohabitation  or  sexual  commerce  between persons related
   within  the  degrees  wherein  marriage  is  prohibited  by law. Shak.
   Spiritual  incest. (Eccl. Law) (a) The crime of cohabitation committed
   between  persons  who have a spiritual alliance by means of baptism or
   confirmation.  (b) The act of a vicar, or other beneficiary, who holds
   two benefices, the one depending on the collation of the other.

                                  Incesttuous

   In*cest"tu*ous  (?;  135),  a.  [L.  incestuosus:  cf. F. incestueux.]
   Guilty  of  incest;  involving, or pertaining to, the crime of incest;
   as, an incestuous person or connection. Shak.

     Ere  you  reach  to this incestuous love, You must divine and human
     rights remove. Dryden.

   -- In*cest"tu*ous*ly, adv. -- In*cest"tu*ous*ness, n.

                                     Inch

   Inch  (?),  n.  [Gael. inis.] An island; -- often used in the names of
   small  islands  off  the coast of Scotland, as in Inchcolm, Inchkeith,
   etc. [Scot.]

                                     Inch

   Inch, n. [OE. inche, unche, AS. ynce, L. uncia the twelfth part, inch,
   ounce. See Ounce a weight.]

   1.  A  measure  of  length,  the  twelfth  part  of  a  foot, commonly
   subdivided  into  halves, quarters, eights, sixteenths, etc., as among
   mechanics.  It  was  also  formerly  divided into twelve parts, called
   lines, and originally into three parts, called barleycorns, its length
   supposed  to  have  been determined from three grains of barley placed
   end  to  end  lengthwise.  It is also sometimes called a prime (\'b7),
   composed  of twelve seconds (\'b7\'b7), as in the duodecimal system of
   arithmetic.  <--  \'b7  is the same symbol as the light accent, or the
   "minutes" of an arc. The "seconds" synbol should actually have the two
   strokes  closer  than  in  repeated  "minutes". Here, \'b7\'b7 will be
   interpreted as "seconds" -->

     12  seconds  (\'b7\'b7)  make  1 inch or prime. 12 inches or primes
     (\'b7) make 1 foot. B. Greenleaf.

     NOTE: &hand; The meter, the accepted scientific standard of length,
     equals  39.37  inches;  the  inch is equal to 2.54 centimeters. See
     Metric system, and Meter.

   2. A small distance or degree, whether or time

     Beldame, I think we watched you at an inch. Shak.

   By  inches,  by  slow degrees, gradually. -- Inch of candle. See under
   Candle.  --  Inches of pressure, usually, the pressure indicated by so
   many  inches  of  a  mercury  column,  as on a steam gauge. -- Inch of
   water.  See  under  Water. -- Miner's inch, (Hydraulic Mining), a unit
   for the measurement of water. See Inch of water, under Water.

                                     Inch

   Inch (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inched (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Inching.]

   1. To drive by inches, or small degrees. [R.]

     He  gets too far into the soldier's grace And inches out my master.
     Dryden.

   2. To deal out by inches; to give sparingly. [R.]

                                     Inch

   Inch,  v.  i. To advance or retire by inches or small degrees; to move
   slowly.

     With  slow  paces measures back the field, And inches to the walls.
     Dryden.

                                     Inch

   Inch,  a.  Measurement  an  inch  in  any  dimension,  whether length,
   breadth, or thickness; -- used in composition; as, a two-inch cable; a
   four-inch plank. Inch stuff, boards, etc., sawed one inch thick.

                                   Inchamber

   In*cham"ber  (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inchambered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Inchambering.]  [Pref. in- in + chamber: cf. OF. enchambrer.] To lodge
   in a chamber. [R.] Sherwood.

                                Inchangeability

   In*change`a*bil"i*ty (?), n. Unchangeableness. [Obs.] Kenrick.

                                    Inchant

   In*chant" (?), v. t. See Enchant.

                                 Incharitable

   In*char"i*ta*ble   (?),   a.   [Cf.  F.  incharitable.]  Uncharitable;
   unfeeling. [Obs.] Shak.

                                   Incharity

   In*char"i*ty  (?),  n.  [Cf. F. incharit\'82.] Want of charity. [Obs.]
   Evelyn.

                                    Inchase

   In*chase" (?), v. t. See Enchase.

                                  Inchastity

   In*chas"ti*ty   (?),   n.   [Pref.   in-   not   +  chastity:  cf.  F.
   inchastet\'82.] Unchastity. [Obs.] Milton.

                                    Inched

   Inched (?), a. Having or measuring (so many) inches; as, a four-inched
   bridge. Shak.

                                    Inchest

   In*chest" (?), v. t. To put into a chest.

                                   Inchipin

   Inch"i*pin (?), n. See Inchpin.

                                   Inchmeal

   Inch"meal`  (?),  n.  [See Meal a part, and cf. Piecemeal.] A piece an
   inch long. By inchmeal, by small degrees; by inches. Shak.

                                   Inchmeal

   Inch"meal`, adv. Little by little; gradually.

                                   Inchoate

   In"cho*ate  (?), a. [L. inchoatus, better incohatus, p. p. of incohare
   to  begin.]  Recently,  or  just,  begun; beginning; partially but not
   fully in existence or operation; existing in its elements; incomplete.
   -- In"cho*ate*ly, adv.

     Neither a substance perfect, nor a substance inchoate. Raleigh.

                                   Inchoate

   In"cho*ate (?), v. t. To begin. [Obs.] Dr. H. More.

                                  Inchoation

   In`cho*a"tion  (?),  n.  [L.  inchoatio, incohatio.] Act of beginning;
   commencement; inception.

     The  setting  on  foot some of those arts, in those parts, would be
     looked on as the first inchoation of them. Sir M. Hale.

     It  is  now  in  actual progress, from the rudest inchoation to the
     most elaborate finishing. I. Taylor.

                                  Inchoative

   In*cho"a*tive  (?;  277),  a.  [L.  inchoativus,  incohativus:  cf. F.
   inchoatif.] Expressing or pertaining to a beginning; inceptive; as, an
   inchoative  verb.  "Some inchoative or imperfect rays." W. Montagu. --
   n. An inchoative verb. See Inceptive.

                                    Inchpin

   Inch"pin  (?),  n.  [Written  also inchipin, inche-pinne, inne-pinne.]
   [Cf.  Gael.  inne,  innidh, bowel, entrail.] The sweetbread of a deer.
   Cotgrave.

                                   Inchworm

   Inch"worm`  (?),  n.  (Zo\'94l.)  The larva of any geometrid moth. See
   Geometrid.

                                  Incicurable

   In*cic"u*ra*ble  (?),  a.  [L. incicur not tame; pref. in- not + cicur
   name.] Untamable. [R.]

                                    Incide

   In*cide"  (?),  v. t. [L. incidere; pref. in- in + caedere to cut. See
   Concise,  and  cf. Incise.] To cut; to separate and remove; to resolve
   or break up, as by medicines. [Obs.] Arbuthnot.

                                   Incidence

   In"ci*dence (?), n. [Cf. F. incidence.]

   1. A falling on or upon; an incident; an event. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.

   2. (Physics) The direction in which a body, or a ray of light or heat,
   falls on any surface.

     In   equal   incidences  there  is  a  considerable  inequality  of
     refractions. Sir I. Newton.

   Angle  of  incidence,  the  angle which a ray of light, or the line of
   incidence   of   a   body,  falling  on  any  surface,  makes  with  a
   perpendicular  to  that surface; also formerly, the complement of this
   angle.  --  Line  of  incidence,  the line in the direction of which a
   surface is struck by a body, ray of light, and the like.

                                   Incidency

   In"ci*den*cy (?), n. Incidence. [Obs.] Shak.

                                   Incident

   In"ci*dent  (?), a. [L. incidens, -entis, p. pr. & of incidere to fall
   into  or upon; pref. in- in, on + cadere to fall: cf. F. incident. See
   Cadence.]

   1.  Falling  or  striking  upon,  as  a ray of light upon a reflecting
   surface.

   2.  Coming  or  happening  accidentally;  not  in  the usual course of
   things;  not  in  connection  with  the  main design; not according to
   expectation; casual; fortuitous.

     As  the ordinary course of common affairs is disposed of by general
     laws,  so  likewise  men's rarer incident necessities and utilities
     should be with special equity considered. Hooker.

   3.  Liable  to  happen;  apt  to  occur;  befalling;  hence, naturally
   happening or appertaining.

     All chances incident to man's frail life. Milton.

     The studies incident to his profession. Milward.

   4. (Law) Dependent upon, or appertaining to, another thing, called the
   principal.
   Incident  proposition  (Logic),  a proposition subordinate to another,
   and  introduced  by  who,  which, whose, whom, etc.; as, Julius, whose
   surname was C\'91sar, overcame Pompey. I. Watts.
   
                                   Incident
                                       
   In"ci*dent, n. [Cf. F. incident.]
   
   1.   That  which  falls  out  or  takes  place;  an  event;  casualty;
   occurrence.
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   2.  That  which  happens  aside from the main design; an accidental or
   subordinate action or event.
   
     No  person,  no  incident, in a play but must be of use to carry on
     the main design. Dryden.
     
   3.  (Law)  Something  appertaining  to, passing with, or depending on,
   another,  called  the principal. Tomlins. Syn. -- Circumstance; event;
   fact; adventure; contingency; chance; accident; casualty. See Event.
   
                                  Incindental
                                       
   In`cin*den"tal  (?),  a.  Happening,  as  an occasional event, without
   regularity;  coming  without design; casual; accidental; hence, not of
   prime    concern;   subordinate;   collateral;   as,   an   incidental
   conversation; an incidental occurrence; incidental expenses.
   
     By  some,  religious duties . . . appear to be regarded . . . as an
     incidental business. Rogers.
     
   Syn.   --   Accidental;   casual;   fortuitous;   contingent;  chance;
   collateral.    See   Accidental.   --   In`cen*den"tal*ly,   adv.   --
   In`cen*den"tal*ness, n. 

     I treat either or incidentally of colors. Boyle.

                                  Incendental

   In`cen*den"tal, n. An incident; that which is incidental; esp., in the
   plural,   an   aggregate   of  subordinate  or  incidental  items  not
   particularized; as, the expense of tuition and incidentals. Pope.

                                  Incidently

   In"ci*dent*ly (?), adv. Incidentally. [Obs.]

                                  Incinerable

   In*cin"er*a*ble  (?),  a.  Capable  of being incinerated or reduced to
   ashes. Sir T. Browne.

                                  Incinerate

   In*cin"er*ate   (?),   [LL.   incineratus,  p.  p.  of  incinerare  to
   incinerate; L. pref. in- in + cinis, cineris, ashes.] Reduced to ashes
   by burning; thoroughly consumed. [Obs.] Bacon.

                                  Incinerate

   In*cin"er*ate  (?),  v. t. [imp. & p. p. Incinerated (?); p. pr. & vb.
   n. Incinerating (?).] To burn to ashes; to consume; to burn. Bacon.

     It is the fire only that incinerates bodies. Boyle.

                                 Incineration

   In*cin`er*a"tion  (?),  n.  [LL. incineratio: cf. F. incin\'82ration.]
   The act of incinerating, or the state of being incinerated; cremation.

     The  phenix  kind,  Of  whose  incineration,  There  riseth  a  new
     creation. Skelton.

                            Incipience, Incipiency

   In*cip"i*ence (?), In*cip"i*en*cy (?), n. [L. incipientia.] Beginning;
   commencement; incipient state.

                                   Incipient

   In*cip"i*ent  (?),  a. [L. incipiens, p. pr. of incipere to begin. See
   Inception.]  Beginning  to be, or to show itself; commencing; initial;
   as,  the  incipient  stage  of  a  fever;  incipient  light of day. --
   In*cip"i*ent*ly, adv.

                                   Incircle

   In*cir"cle (?), v. t. See Encircle.

                                   Incirclet

   In*cir"clet  (?),  n.  [Cf.  Encirclet.] A small circle. [Obs.] Sir P.
   Sidney.

                              Incircumscriptible

   In*cir`cum*scrip"ti*ble (?), a. [Pref. in- not + circumscriptible: cf.
   LL.   incircumscriptibilis.]   Incapable  of  being  circumscribed  or
   limited. Cranmer.

                               Incircumscription

   In*cir`cum*scrip"tion   (?),   n.   Condition   or  quality  of  being
   incircumscriptible or limitless. Jer. Taylor.

                                 Incircumspect

   In*cir"cum*spect   (?),   a.   [Pref.  in-  not  +  circumspect.]  Not
   circumspect; heedless; careless; reckless; impolitic. Tyndale.

                               Incircumspection

   In*cir`cum*spec"tion  (?),  n.  [Cf.  F.  incirconspection.]  Want  of
   circumspection. Sir T. Browne.

                                    Incise

   In*cise"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Incised (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Incising.]  [L.  incisus, p. p. of incidere to incise: cf. F. inciser.
   See Incide.]

   1. To cut in or into with a sharp instrument; to carve; to engrave.

     I on thy grave this epitaph incise. T. Carew.

   2. To cut, gash, or wound with a sharp instrument; to cut off.

                                    Incised

   In*cised" (?), a.

   1. Cut in; carved; engraved.

   2. (Bot.) Having deep and sharp notches, as a leaf or a petal.

                                   Incisely

   In*cise"ly (?), adv. In an incised manner.

                                   Incision

   In*ci"sion (?), n. [L. incisio: cf. F. incision. See Incise.]

   1. The act of incising, or cutting into a substance. Milton.

   2.  That which is produced by incising; the separation of the parts of
   any substance made by a cutting or pointed instrument; a cut; a gash.

   3. Separation or solution of viscid matter by medicines. [Obs.]

                                   Incisive

   In*ci"sive (?), a. [Cf. F. incisif.]

   1.  Having the quality of incising, cutting, or penetrating, as with a
   sharp instrument; cutting; hence, sharp; acute; sarcastic; biting. "An
   incisive, high voice." G. Eliot.

     And her incisive smile accrediting That treason of false witness in
     my blush. Mrs. Browning.

   2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the incisors; incisor; as, the incisive
   bones, the premaxillaries.

                                    Incisor

   In*ci"sor  (?; 277), n. [NL.] (Anat.) One of the teeth in front of the
   canines in either jaw; an incisive tooth. See Tooth.

                                    Incisor

   In*ci"sor,  a.  Adapted for cutting; of or pertaining to the incisors;
   incisive; as, the incisor nerve; an incisor foramen; an incisor tooth.

                                   Incisory

   In*ci"so*ry (?), a. Having the quality of cutting; incisor; incisive.

                                   Incisure

   In*cis"ure  (?;  277),  n.  [L.  incisura: cf. F. incisure.] A cut; an
   incision; a gash. Derham.

                                   Incitant

   In*cit"ant  (?),  a.  [L.  incitans,  -antis,  p. pr. of incitare. See
   Incite.] Inciting; stimulating.

                                   Incitant

   In*cit"ant,  n.  That  which  incites;  an  inciting agent or cause; a
   stimulant. E. Darwin.

                                  Incitation

   In`ci*ta"tion (?), n. [L. incitatio: cf. F. incitation.]

   1. The act of inciting or moving to action.

   2.  That  which  incites  to  action;  that  which  rouses or prompts;
   incitement; motive; incentive.

     The noblest incitation to honest attempts. Tatler.

                                  Incitative

   In*cit"a*tive  (?),  n.  A provocative; an incitant; a stimulant. [R.]
   Jervas.

                                    Incite

   In*cite"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Incited (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Inciting.]  [L. incitare; pref. in- in + citare to rouse, stir up: cf.
   F.  inciter.  See  Cite.]  To move to action; to stir up; to rouse; to
   spur or urge on.

     Anthiochus,  when he incited Prusias to join in war, set before him
     the greatness of the Romans. Bacon.

     No blown ambition doth our arms incite. Shak.

   Syn.  -- Excite; stimulate; instigate; spur; goad; arouse; move; urge;
   rouse; provoke; encourage; prompt; animate. See Excite.

                                  Incitement

   In*cite"ment (?), n. [Cf. F. incitement.]

   1. The act of inciting.

   2. That which incites the mind, or moves to action; motive; incentive;
   impulse. Burke.

     From the long records of a distant age, Derive incitements to renew
     thy rage. Pope.

   Syn. -- Motive; incentive; spur; stimulus; impulse; encouragement.

                                    Inciter

   In*cit"er (?), n. One who, or that which, incites.

                                  Incitingly

   In*cit"ing*ly, adv. So as to incite or stimulate.

                                 Incito-motor

   In*ci`to-mo"tor  (?),  a.  [L. incitus incited + E. motor.] (Physiol.)
   Inciting  to  motion;  -- applied to that action which, in the case of
   muscular  motion,  commences  in  the  nerve  centers, and excites the
   muscles to contraction. Opposed to excito-motor.

                                 Incito-motory

   In*ci`to-mo"to*ry (?), a. (Physiol.) Incitomotor.

                                    Incivil

   In*civ"il (?), a. [L. incivilis; pref. in- not + civilis civil: cf. F.
   incivil.] Uncivil; rude. [Obs.] Shak.

                                  Incivility

   In`ci*vil"i*ty  (?), n.; pl. Incivilities (#). [L. incivilitas: cf. F.
   incivilit\'82.]

   1.  The  quality or state of being uncivil; want of courtesy; rudeness
   of manner; impoliteness. Shak. Tillotson.

   2. Any act of rudeness or ill breeding.

     Uncomely  jests, loud talking and jeering, which, in civil account,
     are called indecencies and incivilities. Jer. Taylor.

   3. Want of civilization; a state of rudeness or barbarism. [R.] Sir W.
   Raleigh.   Syn.   --  Impoliteness;  uncourteousness;  unmannerliness;
   disrespect; rudeness; discourtesy.

                                Incivilization

   In*civ`i*li*za"tion  (?), n. [Pref. in- not + civilization.] The state
   of being uncivilized; want of civilization; barbarism.

                                   Incivilly

   In*civ"il*ly (?), adv. Uncivilly. [Obs.] Shak.

                                   Incivism

   In*civ"ism (?), n. [Pref. in- not + civism: cf. F. incivisme.] Want of
   civism; want of patriotism or love to one's country; unfriendliness to
   one's state or government. [R.] Macaulay.

                                  Inclamation

   In`cla*ma"tion  (?),  n.  [L.  inclamatio.  See  1st  In-, and Claim.]
   Exclamation. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.

                                    Inclasp

   In*clasp"  (?),  v.  t.  [Pref. in- in + clasp. Cf. Enclasp.] To clasp
   within;  to  hold  fast  to;  to  embrace  or  encircle. [Written also
   enclasp.]

     The  flattering  ivy  who did ever see Inclasp the huge trunk of an
     aged tree. F. Beaumont.

                                  Inclaudent

   In*clau"dent (?), a. Not closing or shutting.

                                  Inclavated

   In"cla*va`ted  (?),  a.  [LL. inclavatus; L. pref. in- in + clavare to
   fasten with nails, fr. clavus nail.] Set; fast; fixed. Dr. John Smith.

                                    Inclave

   In*clave"  (?),  a.  [See  Inclavated.]  (Her.) Resembling a series of
   dovetails;  --  said  of  a line of division, such as the border of an
   ordinary.

                                     Incle

   In"cle (?), n. Same as Inkle.

                                  Inclemency

   In*clem"en*cy  (?),  n.; pl. Inclemencies (#). [L. inclementia: cf. F.
   incl\'82mence.]

   1.  The state or quality of being inclement; want of clemency; want of
   mildness of temper; unmercifulness; severity.

     The inclemency of the late pope. Bp. Hall.

   2. Physical severity or harshness (commonly in respect to the elements
   or weather); roughness; storminess; rigor; severe cold, wind, rain, or
   snow.

     The inclemencies of morning air. Pope.

     The rude inclemency of wintry skies. Cowper.

   Syn.  --  Harshness;  severity; cruelty; rigor; roughness; storminess;
   boisterousness.

                                   Inclement

   In*clem"ent  (?),  a. [L. inclemens; pref. in- not + clemens mild: cf.
   F. incl\'82ment. See Clement.]

   1.  Not  clement;  destitute  of  a  mild  and  kind  temper;  void of
   tenderness; unmerciful; severe; harsh.

   2. Physically severe or harsh (generally restricted to the elements or
   weather);  rough;  boisterous;  stormy;  rigorously  cold,  etc.;  as,
   inclement weather. Cowper.

     The guard the wretched from the inclement sky. Pope.

     Teach us further by what means to shun The inclement seasons, rain,
     ice, hail, and snow! Milton.

                                  Inclemently

   In*clem"ent*ly, adv. In an inclement manner.

                                  Inclinable

   In*clin"a*ble (?), a. [L. inclinabilis. See Incline.]

   1. Leaning; tending.

     Likely and inclinable to fall. Bentley.

   2.  Having  a  propensity  of will or feeling; leaning in disposition;
   disposed; propense; as, a mind inclinable to truth.

     Whatsoever other sins he may be inclinable to. South.

     The  very  constitution of a multitude is not so inclinable to save
     as to destroy. Fuller.

                                Inclinableness

   In*clin"a*ble*ness,  n.  The  state  or  quality  of being inclinable;
   inclination.

                                 Inclinnation

   In`clin*na"tion (?), n. [L. inclinatio: cf. F. inclination.]

   1. The act of inclining, or state of being inclined; a leaning; as, an
   inclination of the head.

   2.  A  direction  or  tendency  from  the  true vertical or horizontal
   direction; as, the inclination of a column, or of a road bed.

   3. A tendency towards another body or point

   4.  (Geom.) The angle made by two lines or planes; as, the inclination
   of  the  plane  of the earth's equator to the plane of the ecliptic is
   about 23° 28\'b7; the inclination of two rays of light.

   5.  A leaning or tendency of the mind, feelings, preferences, or will;
   propensity; a disposition more favorable to one thing than to another;
   favor; desire; love.

     A  mere  inclination  to  a thing is not properly a willing of that
     thing. South.

     How dost thou find the inclination of the people? Shak.

   6. A person or thing loved or admired. Sir W. Temple.

   7. (Pharm.) Decantation, or tipping for pouring.
   Inclination  compass,  an  inclinometer.  --  Inclination  of an orbit
   (Astron.),   the   angle  which  the  orbit  makes  the  ecliptic.  --
   Inclination  of  the needle. See Dip of the needle, under Dip. Syn. --
   Bent;    tendency;    proneness;    bias;    proclivity;   propensity;
   prepossession;  predilection; attachment; desire; affection; love. See
   Bent, and cf. Disposition.

                                  Inclinatory

   In*clin"a*to*ry  (?;  277),  a.  Having  the  quality  of  leaning  or
   inclining; as, the inclinatory needle. -- In*clin"a*to*ri*ly (#), adv.
   Sir T. Browne.

                                    Incline

   In*cline"  (?),  v.  i.  [imp.  &  p. p. Inclined (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Inclining.]  [OE.  inclinen,  enclinen,  OF.  encliner,  incliner,  F.
   incliner,  L. inclinare; pref. in- in + clinare to bend, incline; akin
   to E. lean. See Lean to incline.]

   1.  To deviate from a line, direction, or course, toward an object; to
   lean;  to tend; as, converging lines incline toward each other; a road
   inclines to the north or south.

   2.  Fig.: To lean or tend, in an intellectual or moral sense; to favor
   an  opinion, a course of conduct, or a person; to have a propensity or
   inclination; to be disposed.

     Their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech. Judges ix. 3.

     Power  finds  its  balance, giddy motions cease In both the scales,
     and each inclines to peace. Parnell.

   3.  To  bow;  to  incline  the  head. Chaucer. Syn. -- To lean; slope;
   slant; tend; bend.

                                    Incline

   In*cline", v. t.

   1.  To cause to deviate from a line, position, or direction; to give a
   leaning,  bend,  or  slope  to;  as, incline the column or post to the
   east; incline your head to the right.

     Incline thine ear, O Lord, and hear. Is. xxxvii. 17.

   2.  To  impart  a  tendency  or  propensity  to,  as  to  the  will or
   affections; to turn; to dispose; to influence.

     Incline my heart unto thy testimonies. Ps. cxix. 36.

     Incline our hearts to keep this law. Book of Com. Prayer.

   3.  To  bend; to cause to stoop or bow; as, to incline the head or the
   body in acts of reverence or civility.

     With due respect my body I inclined. Dryden.

                                    Incline

   In*cline", n. An inclined plane; an ascent o

                                   Inclined

   In*clined" (?), p. p. & a.

   1.  Having  a  leaning  or  tendency  towards,  or away from, a thing;
   disposed  or moved by wish, desire, or judgment; as, a man inclined to
   virtue. "Each pensively inclined." Cowper.

   2.  (Math.) Making an angle with some line or plane; -- said of a line
   or plane.

   3.  (Bot.)  Bent out of a perpendicular position, or into a curve with
   the convex side uppermost.
   Inclined  plane.  (Mech.) (a) A plane that makes an oblique angle with
   the  plane  of  the  horizon;  a  sloping  plane. When used to produce
   pressure,  or as a means of moving bodies, it is one of the mechanical
   powers,  so  called.  (b)  (Railroad  &  Canal) An inclined portion of
   track,  on  which trains or boats are raised or lowered from one level
   to another.

                                   Incliner

   In*clin"er  (?), n. One who, or that which, inclines; specifically, an
   inclined dial.

                                   Inclining

   In*clin"ing, a. (Bot.) Same as Inclined, 3.

                                   Inclining

   In*clin"ing, n.

   1. Inclination; disposition.

     On the first inclining towards sleep. Burke.

   2. Party or side chosen; a following.

     Both you of my inclining, and the rest. Shak.

                                 Inclinnometer

   In`clin*nom"e*ter (?), n. [Incline + -meter.] (Magnetism) An apparatus
   to  determine  the  inclination  of  the earth's magnetic force to the
   plane  of  the  horizon;  --  called also inclination compass, and dip
   circle.

                                    Inclip

   In*clip" (?), v. t. To clasp; to inclose.

     Whate'er the ocean pales, or sky inclips. Shak.

                                  Incloister

   In*clois"ter   (?),   v.   t.   [Pref.  in-  in  +  cloister:  cf.  F.
   enclo\'8ctrer.  Cf.  Encloister.]  To  confine  as  in  a cloister; to
   cloister. Lovelace.

                                    Inclose

   In*close"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p. p. Inclosed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Inclosing.] [See Enclose, and cf. Include.] [Written also enclose.]

   1.  To  surround;  to shut in; to confine on all sides; to include; to
   shut  up;  to encompass; as, to inclose a fort or an army with troops;
   to inclose a town with walls.

     How many evils have inclosed me round! Milton.

   2.  To  put  within  a  case, envelope, or the like; to fold (a thing)
   within  another  or into the same parcel; as, to inclose a letter or a
   bank note.

     The inclosed copies of the treaty. Sir W. Temple.

   3.  To  separate from common grounds by a fence; as, to inclose lands.
   Blackstone.

   4. To put into harness; to harness. [Obs.]

     They went to coach and their horse inclose. Chapman.

                                   Incloser

   In*clos"er  (?),  n.  One who, or that which, incloses; one who fences
   off land from common grounds.

                                   Inclosure

   In*clo"sure  (?;  135),  n.  [See  Inclose,  Enclosure.] [Written also
   enclosure.]

   1.  The  act  of  inclosing;  the state of being inclosed, shut up, or
   encompassed; the separation of land from common ground by a fence.

   2.  That  which  is  inclosed  or  placed  within  something;  a thing
   contained; a space inclosed or fenced up.

     Within the inclosure there was a great store of houses. Hakluyt.

   3. That which incloses; a barrier or fence.

     Breaking our inclosures every morn. W. Browne.

                                    Incloud

   In*cloud"  (?),  v. t. To envelop as in clouds; to darken; to obscure.
   Milton.
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                                    Include

   In*clude"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Included;  p.  pr. & vb. n.
   Including.]  [L. includere, inclusum; pref. in- in + claudere to shut.
   See Close, and cf. Enclose.]

   1. To confine within; to hold; to contain; to shut up; to inclose; as,
   the  shell  of  a  nut  includes  the kernel; a pearl is included in a
   shell.

   2.  To  comprehend  or  comprise,  as a genus the species, the whole a
   part, an argument or reason the inference; to contain; to embrace; as,
   this  volume  of  Shakespeare includes his sonnets; he was included in
   the  invitation  to the family; to and including page twenty-five. <--
   usu. up to and including . . . -->

     The whole included race, his purposed prey. Milton.

     The loss of such a lord includes all harm. Shak.

   3. To conclude; to end; to terminate. [Obs.]

     Come, let us go; we will include all jars With triumphs, mirth, and
     rare solemnity. Shak.

   Syn. -- To contain; inclose; comprise; comprehend; embrace; involve.

                                   Included

   In*clud"ed  (?),  a. Inclosed; confined. Included stamens (Bot.), such
   as  are  shorter  than  the  floral envelopes, or are concealed within
   them.

                                  Includible

   In*clud"i*ble (?), a. Capable of being included.

                                    Inclusa

   In*clu"sa  (?),  n.  pl.  [NL., fr. L. inclusus, p. p. of includere to
   shut in.] (Zo\'94l.) A tribe of bivalve mollusks, characterized by the
   closed  state  of  the  mantle which envelops the body. The ship borer
   (Teredo navalis) is an example.

                                   Inclusion

   In*clu"sion (?), n. [L. inclusio: cf. F. inclusion. See Include.]

   1.  The  act of including, or the state of being included; limitation;
   restriction; as, the lines of inclusion of his policy. Sir W. Temple.

   2.  (Min.)  A  foreign  substance,  either liquid or solid, usually of
   minute size, inclosed in the mass of a mineral.

                                   Inclusive

   In*clu"sive (?), a. [Cf. F. inclusif.]

   1. Inclosing; encircling; surrounding.

     The inclusive verge Of golden metal that must round my brow. Shak.

   2.  Comprehending  the  stated  limit  or extremes; as, from Monday to
   Saturday  inclusive,  that  is, taking in both Monday and Saturday; --
   opposed to exclusive. <-- see include, v.t. 2 -->

                                  Inclusively

   In*clu"sive*ly, adv. In an inclusive manner.

                                    Incoach

   In*coach" (?), v. t. To put a coach.

                              Incoact, Incoacted

   In`co*act"  (?),  In`co*act"ed  (?), a. [L. incoactus; pref. in- not +
   coactus  forced.  See  Coact.]  Not  compelled;  unconstrained. [Obs.]
   Coles.

                                 Incoagulable

   In`co*ag"u*la*ble (?), a. Not coagulable.

                                 Incoalescence

   In`co*a*les"cence (?), n. The state of not coalescing.

                                   Incocted

   In*coct"ed (?), a. [Cf. Concoct.] Raw; indigestible. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.

                                  Incoercible

   In`co*er"ci*ble   (?),   a.   [Pref.  in-  not  +  coercible:  cf.  F.
   incoercible.]

   1. Not to be coerced; incapable of being compelled or forced.

   2.  (Physics)  Not capable of being reduced to the form of a liquid by
   pressure;  --  said  of  any  gas  above  its  critical point; -- also
   particularly  of  oxygen,  hydrogen,  nitrogen,  and  carbon monoxide,
   formerly  regarded  as incapable of liquefaction at any temperature or
   pressure.

   3.  (Physics) That can note be confined in, or excluded from, vessels,
   like ordinary fluids, gases, etc.; -- said of the imponderable fluids,
   heat, light, electricity, etc.

                                 Incoexistence

   In`co*ex*ist"ence (?), n. The state of not coexisting. [Obs.] Locke.

                                     Incog

   In*cog" (?), adv. Incognito. [Colloq.]

     Depend upon it -- he'll remain incog. Addison.

                                  Incogitable

   In*cog"i*ta*ble (?), a. [L. incogitabilis; pref. in- not + cogitabilis
   cogitable.] Not cogitable; inconceivable. Sir T. More.

                           Incogitance, Incogitancy

   In*cog"i*tance (?), In*cog"i*tan*cy (?), n. [L. incogitantia.] Want of
   thought,    or    of   the   power   of   thinking;   thoughtlessness;
   unreasonableness.

     'T  is  folly  and  incogitancy  to  argue anything, one way or the
     other,  from the designs of a sort of beings with whom we so little
     communicate. Glanvill.

                                  Incogitant

   In*cog"i*tant (?), a. [L. incogitans; pref. in- not + cogitans, p. pr.
   of  cogitare  to think. See Cogitate.] Toughtless; inconsiderate. [R.]
   Milton.

     Men are careless and incogitant. J. Goodman.

                                 Incogitantly

   In*cog"i*tant*ly, adv. In an incogitant manner.

                                 Incogitative

   In*cog"i*ta*tive  (?),  a.  Not  cogitative; not thinking; wanting the
   power of thought; as, a vegetable is an incogitative being. Locke.

                                Incogitativity

   In*cog`i*ta*tiv"i*ty  (?),  n. The quality of being incogitative; want
   of thought or of the power of thinking. Wollaston.

                                   Incognita

   In*cog"ni*ta (?), n. [See Incognito.]

   1. A woman who is unknown or in disguise.

   2. The state of being in disguise; -- said of a woman.

                                  Incognitant

   In*cog"ni*tant (?), a. Ignorant. [Obs.]

                                   Incognito

   In*cog"ni*to  (?),  a. OR adv. [It. incognito, masc., incognita, fem.,
   L.  incognitus  unknown;  pref.  in-  not  +  cognitus known, p. p. of
   cognoscere:  cf.  F.  incognito, fr. It. See Cognition.] Without being
   known;  in  disguise;  in  an  assumed  character, or under an assumed
   title; -- said esp. of great personages who sometimes adopt a disguise
   or an assumed character in order to avoid notice.

     'T was long ago Since gods come down incognito. Prior.

     The prince royal of Persia came thither incognito. Tatler.

                                   Incognito

   In*cog"ni*to, n.; pl. Incognitos (#). [See Incognito, a.]

   1. One unknown or in disguise, or under an assumed character or name.

   2.  The assumption of disguise or of a feigned character; the state of
   being in disguise or not recognized.

     His incognito was endangered. Sir W. Scott.

                                 Incognizable

   In*cog"ni*za*ble   (?),   a.   Not   cognizable;  incapable  of  being
   recognized, known, or distinguished. H. Spenser.

     The  Lettish  race,  not  a  primitive  stock  of  the Slavi, but a
     distinct branch, now become incognizable. Tooke.

                                 Incognizance

   In*cog"ni*zance (?), n. Failure to cognize, apprehended, or notice.

     This incognizance may be explained. Sir W. Hamilton.

                                  Incognizant

   In*cog"ni*zant  (?),  a.  Not  cognizant;  failing  to  apprehended or
   notice.

     Of  the  several operations themselves, as acts of volition, we are
     wholly incognizant. Sir W. Hamilton.

                                 Incognoscible

   In`cog*nos"ci*ble (?), a. Incognizable. -- In`cog*nos"ci*bil"i*ty (#),
   n.

                           Incoherence, Incoherency

   In`co*her"ence (?), In`co*her"en*cy (?), n. [Cf. F. incoh\'82rence.]

   1.  The  quality or state of being incoherent; want of coherence; want
   of cohesion or adherence. Boyle.

   2.  Want  of connection; incongruity; inconsistency; want of agreement
   or  dependence  of  one  part  on  another;  as,  the  incoherence  of
   arguments, facts, etc.

     Incoherences  in  matter,  and  suppositions  without  proofs,  put
     handsomely together, are apt to pass for strong reason. Locke.

   3. That which is incoherent.

     Crude incoherencies . . . and nauseous tautologies. South.

                                  Incoherent

   In`co*her"ent   (?),   a.   [Pref.   in-   not   +  coherent:  cf.  F.
   incoh\'82rent.]

   1.  Not  coherent;  wanting  cohesion;  loose; unconnected; physically
   disconnected;  not  fixed  to  each;  --  said of material substances.
   Woodward.

   2.  Wanting  coherence or agreement; incongruous; inconsistent; having
   no  dependence  of  one  part on another; logically disconnected. "The
   same rambling, incoherent manner." Bp. Warburton.

                                Incoherentific

   In`co*her`en*tif"ic  (?),  a.  [E.  incoherent  +  L. facere to make.]
   Causing incoherence. [R.]

                                 Incoherently

   In`co*her"ent*ly  (?),  adv.  In  an  incoherent  manner;  without due
   connection of parts.

                                Incoherentness

   In`co*her"ent*ness, n. Incoherence.

                                 Incoincidence

   In`co*in"ci*dence  (?),  n. The quality of being incoincident; want of
   coincidence. [R.]

                                 Incoincident

   In`co*in"ci*dent  (?),  a.  Not  coincident;  not agreeing in time, in
   place, or principle.

                                  Incolumity

   In`co*lu"mi*ty (?), n. [L. incolumitas, fr. incolumis uninjured, safe;
   perh.  fr.  in  intens.  + (doubtful) columis safe.] Safety; security.
   [Obs.] Howell.

                                   Incomber

   In*com"ber (?), v. t. See Encumber.

                                   Incombine

   In`com*bine"  (?), v. i. To be incapable of combining; to disagree; to
   differ. [Obs.] Milton.

                               Incombustibility

   In`com*bus`ti*bil"i*ty (?), n. [Cf. F. incombustilit\'82.] The quality
   of being incombustible.

                                 Incombustible

   In`com*bus"ti*ble  (?),  a.  [Pref.  in-  not  +  combustible:  cf. F.
   incombustible.]   Not   combustible;  not  capable  of  being  burned,
   decomposed,  or  consumed  by  fire; uninflammable; as, asbestus is an
   incombustible  substance;  carbon  dioxide  is  an  incombustible gas.
   Incombustible cloth, a tissue of amianthus or asbestus; also, a fabric
   imbued  with an incombustible substance. -- In`com*bus"ti*ble*ness, n.
   -- In`com*bus"ti*bly, adv.

                                    Income

   In"come (?), n.

   1. A coming in; entrance; admittance; ingress; infusion. [Obs.] Shak.

     More abundant incomes of light and strength from God. Bp. Rust.

     At mine income I louted low. Drant.

   2.  That  which  is  caused  to  enter; inspiration; influence; hence,
   courage or zeal imparted. [R.]

     I would then make in and steep My income in their blood. Chapman.

   3. That gain which proceeds from labor, business, property, or capital
   of  any  kind,  as  the  produce  of  a  farm, the rent of houses, the
   proceeds  of  professional  business,  the  profits  of commerce or of
   occupation, or the interest of money or stock in funds, etc.; revenue;
   receipts; salary; especially, the annual receipts of a private person,
   or a corporation, from property; as, a large income.

     No fields afford So large an income to the village lord. Dryden.

   4.  (Physiol.) That which is taken into the body as food; the ingesta;
   --  sometimes  restricted  to the nutritive, or digestible, portion of
   the food. See Food. Opposed to output.
   Income bond, a bond issued on the income of the corporation or company
   issuing  it, and the interest of which is to be paid from the earnings
   of  the  company  before  any  dividends  are made to stockholders; --
   issued  chiefly or exclusively by railroad companies. -- Income tax, a
   tax  upon  a  person's incomes, emoluments, profits, etc., or upon the
   excess  beyond  a  certain  amount.  Syn.  --  Gain; profit; proceeds;
   salary; revenue; receipts; interest; emolument; produce.

                                    Incomer

   In"com`er (?), n.

   1. One who comes in.

     Outgoers and incomers. Lew Wallace.

   2. One who succeeds another, as a tenant of land, houses, etc. [Eng.]

                                   Incoming

   In"com`ing, a.

   1. Coming in; accruing.

     A full incoming profit on the product of his labor. Burke.

   2.  Coming in, succeeding, or following, as occupant or possessor; as,
   in incoming tenant.

                                   Incoming

   In"com`ing, n.

   1. The act of coming in; arrival.

     The incomings and outgoings of the trains. Dickens.

   2. Income; gain. [R.]

     Many incomings are subject to great fluctuations. Tooke.

                                   Incomity

   In*com"i*ty (?), n. Want of comity; incivility; rudeness. [R.]

                                 In commendam

   In   com*men"dam  (?).  [See  Commendam.]  (Law)  See  Commendam,  and
   Partnership in Commendam, under Partnership.

                              Incommensurability

   In`com*men`su*ra*bil"i*ty  (?), n. [Cf. F. incommensurabilit\'82.] The
   quality or state of being incommensurable. Reid.

                                Incommensurable

   In`com*men"su*ra*ble  (?),  a.  [Pref. in- not + commensurable: cf. F.
   incommensurable.]  Not  commensurable;  having  no  common  measure or
   standard  of  comparison;  as,  quantities are incommensurable when no
   third  quantity can be found that is an aliquot part of both; the side
   and  diagonal  of  a  square  are incommensurable with each other; the
   diameter and circumference of a circle are incommensurable.

     They are quantities incommensurable. Burke.

   -- In`com*men"su*ra*ble*ness, n. -- In`com*men"su*ra*bly, adv.

                                Incommensurable

   In`com*men"su*ra*ble  (?), n. One of two or more quantities which have
   no common measure.

                                Incommensurate

   In`com*men"su*rate (?), a.

   1.   Not   commensurate;   not   admitting   of   a   common  measure;
   incommensurable.

   2. Not of equal of sufficient measure or extent; not adequate; as, our
   means   are   incommensurate   to   our  wants.  Syn.  --  Inadequate;
   insufficient;  disproportionate.  --  In`com*men"su*rate*ly,  adv.  --
   In`com*men"su*rate*ness, n.

                                 Incommiscible

   In`com*mis"ci*ble  (?),  a.  [L.  incommiscibilis;  pref.  in-  not  +
   commiscibilis that can be mingled.] Not commiscible; not mixable.

                                 Incommixture

   In`com*mix"ture  (?;  135), n. A state of being unmixed; separateness.
   Sir T. Browne.

                                  Incommodate

   In*com"mo*date (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Incommodated (?); p. pr. & vb.
   n.  Incommodating (?).] [L. incommodare. See Incommode.] To incommode.
   [Obs.] Bp. Hall.

                                 Incommodation

   In*com`mo*da"tion   (?),   n.   The   state   of   being   incommoded;
   inconvenience. [Obs.]

                                   Incommode

   In`com*mode"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  & p. p. Incommoded; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Incommoding.]  [F.  incommoder, L. incommodare inconvenient; pref. in-
   not  +  commodus convenient. See Commodious.] To give inconvenience or
   trouble to; to disturb or molest; to discommode; to worry; to put out;
   as,  we  are  incommoded  by  want of room. Syn. -- To annoy; disturb;
   trouble; molest; disaccomodate; inconvenience; disquiet; vex; plague.

                                   Incommode

   In`com*mode", n. An inconvenience. [R.] Strype.

                                 Incommodement

   In`com*mode"ment (?), n. The act of incommoded. [Obs.] Cheyne.

                                 Incommodious

   In`com*mo"di*ous  (?),  a.  [Pref.  in-  not  +  commodious:  cf.  LL.
   incommodious,  L. incommodus, F. incommode.] Tending to incommode; not
   commodious;  not  affording  ease  or  advantage;  unsuitable;  giving
   trouble;   inconvenient;   annoying;  as,  an  incommodious  seat;  an
   incommodious    arrangement.    --    In`com*mo"di*ous*ly,   adv.   --
   In`com*mo"di*ous*ness, n.

                                  Incommodity

   In`com*mo"di*ty  (?), n.; pl. Incommodities (#). [L. incommoditas: cf.
   F.   incommodit\'82.   See   Incommodious.]   Inconvenience;  trouble;
   annoyance; disadvantage; encumbrance. [Archaic] Bunyan.

     A great incommodity to the body. Jer. Taylor.

     Buried him under a bulk of incommodities. Hawthorne.

                               Incommunicability

   In`com*mu`ni*ca*bil"i*ty  (?),  n.  [Cf. F. incommunicabilit\'82.] The
   quality  or  state  of  being  incommunicable,  or  incapable of being
   imparted.

                                Incommunicable

   In`com*mu"ni*ca*ble    (?),    a.   [L.   incommunicabilis:   cf.   F.
   incommunicable.  See  In-  not,  and  Communicable.] Not communicable;
   incapable of being communicated, shared, told, or imparted, to others.

     Health and understanding are incommunicable. Southey.

     Those incommunicable relations of the divine love. South.

   -- In`com*mu"ni*ca*ble*ness, n. -- In`com*mu"ni*ca*bly, adv.

                                Incommunicated

   In`com*mu"ni*ca`ted  (?),  a. Not communicated or imparted. [Obs.] Dr.
   H. More.

                                Incommunicating

   In`com*mu"ni*ca`ting,  a. Having no communion or intercourse with each
   other. [Obs.] Sir M. Hale.

                                Incommunicative

   In`com*mu"ni*ca*tive  (?),  a.  Not  communicative; not free or apt to
   impart  to others in conversation; reserved; silent; as, the messenger
   was  incommunicative;  hence,  not  disposed  to  hold  fellowship  or
   intercourse with others; exclusive.

     The Chinese . . . an incommunicative nation. C. Buchanan.

   --  In`com*mu"ni*ca*tive*ly,  adv.  --  In`com*mu"ni*ca*tive*ness,  n.
   Lamb.

     His usual incommunicativeness. G. Eliot.

                                Incommutability

   In`com*mu`ta*bil"i*ty   (?),   n.   [L.   incommutabilitas:   cf.   F.
   incommutabilit\'82.] The quality or state of being incommutable.

                                 Incommutable

   In`com*mut"a*ble  (?), a. [L. incommutabilis: cf. F. incommutable. See
   In-  not,  and  Commutable.]  Not  commutable;  not  capable  of being
   exchanged   with,   or   substituted   for,   another.   Cudworth.  --
   In`com*mut"a*ble*ness, n. -- In`com*mut"a*bly, adv.

                            Incompact, Incompacted

   In`com*pact" (?), In`com*pact"ed, a. Not compact; not having the parts
   firmly united; not solid; incoherent; loose; discrete. Boyle.

                                 Incomparable

   In*com"pa*ra*ble  (?), a. [L. incomparabilis: cf. F. incomparable. See
   In-  not,  and Comparable.] Not comparable; admitting of no comparison
   with   others;  unapproachably  eminent;  without  a  peer  or  equal;
   matchless; peerless; transcendent.

     A merchant of incomparable wealth. Shak.

     A new hypothesis . . . which hath the incomparable Sir Isaac Newton
     for a patron. Bp. Warburton.

   -- In*com"pa*ra*ble*ness, n. -- In*com"pa*ra*bly, adv.

     Delights incomparably all those corporeal things. Bp. Wilkins.

                                  Incompared

   In`com*pared" (?), a. Peerless; incomparable. [Obs.] Spenser.

                                   Incompass

   In*com"pass (?), v. t. See Encompass.

                                 Incompassion

   In`com*pas"sion   (?),   n.  [Pref.  in-  not  +  compassion:  cf.  F.
   incompassion.] Want of compassion or pity. [Obs.] Bp. Sanderson.

                                Incompassionate

   In`com*pas"sion*ate  (?),  a.  Not  compassionate;  void of pity or of
   tenderness;    remorseless.   --   In`com*pas"sion*ate*ly,   adv.   --
   In`com*pas"sion*ate*ness, n.

                                Incompatibility

   In`com*pat`i*bil"i*ty    (?),    n.;    pl.    -ties    (.   [Cf.   F.
   incompatibilit\'82.]  The  quality  or  state  of  being incompatible;
   inconsistency; irreconcilableness.

                                 Incompatible

   In`com*pat"i*ble   (?),  a.  [Pref.  in-  not  +  compatible:  cf.  F.
   incompatible.] [It was formerly sometimes written incompetible.]

   1.  Not  compatible;  so  differing  as  to be incapable of harmonious
   combination   or   coexistence;  inconsistent  in  thought  or  being;
   irreconcilably  disagreeing;  as,  persons  of  incompatible  tempers;
   incompatible colors, desires, ambition.

     A strength and obduracy of character incompatible with his meek and
     innocent nature. Southey.
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   2.  (Chem.)  Incapable  of  being  together without mutual reaction or
   decomposition, as certain medicines.
   Incompatible  terms  (Logic),  terms  which  can  not  be  combined in
   thought.    Syn.    --    Inconsistent;    incongruous;    dissimilar;
   irreconcilable;  unsuitable;  disagreeing;  inharmonious;  discordant;
   repugnant; contradictory. See Inconsistent.

                                 Incompatible

   In`com*pat"i*ble  (?),  n.  (Med.  & Chem.) An incompatible substance;
   esp.,  in pl., things which can not be placed or used together because
   of   a  change  of  chemical  composition  or  of  opposing  medicinal
   qualities; as, the incompatibles of iron.

                               Incompatibleness

   In`com*pat"i*ble*ness,  n. The quality or state of being incompatible;
   incompatibility.

                                 Incompatibly

   In`com*pat"i*bly,  adv.  In  an  incompatible  manner; inconsistently;
   incongruously.

                          Incompetence, Incompetency

   In*com"pe*tence (?), In*com"pe*tency (?), n. [Cf. F. incomp\'82tence.]

   1.  The  quality  or  state  of  being  incompetent; want of physical,
   intellectual,  or  moral  ability;  insufficiency; inadequacy; as, the
   incompetency  of  a  child hard labor, or of an idiot for intellectual
   efforts. "Some inherent incompetency." Gladstone.

   2.   (Law)   Want   of   competency   or  legal  fitness;  incapacity;
   disqualification,  as  of a person to be heard as a witness, or to act
   as  a  juror,  or  of  a  judge  to  try  a  cause. Syn. -- Inability;
   insufficiency; inadequacy; disqualification; incapability; unfitness.

                                  Incompetent

   In*com"pe*tent (?), a. [L. incompetens: cf. F. incomp\'82tent. See In-
   not, and Competent.]

   1.  Not  competent;  wanting  in  adequate  strength, power, capacity,
   means,  qualifications,  or  the  like; incapable; unable; inadequate;
   unfit.

     Incompetent to perform the duties of the place. Macaulay.

   2.   (Law)   Wanting   the  legal  or  constitutional  qualifications;
   inadmissible;  as, a person professedly wanting in religious belief is
   an  incompetent  witness  in  a  court  of  law or equity; incompetent
   evidence.

     Richard  III.  had  a resolution, out of hatred to his brethren, to
     disable  their issues, upon false and incompetent pretexts, the one
     of attainder, the other of illegitimation. Bacon.

   3.  Not  lying within one's competency, capacity, or authorized power;
   not  permissible. Syn. -- Incapable; unable; inadequate; insufficient;
   inefficient; disqualified; unfit; improper. -- Incompetent, Incapable.
   Incompetent  is  a  relative  term,  denoting  a want of the requisite
   qualifications for performing a given act, service, etc.; incapable is
   absolute  in  its  meaning,  denoting want of power, either natural or
   moral.  We  speak  of  a  man  as incompetent to a certain task, of an
   incompetent  judge,  etc.  We  say of an idiot that he is incapable of
   learning to read; and of a man distinguished for his honor, that he is
   incapable of a mean action.

                                 Incompetently

   In*com"pe*tent*ly,   adv.   In   an  competent  manner;  inadequately;
   unsuitably.

                                Incompetibility

   In`com*pet`i*bil"i*ty (?), n. See Incompatibility.

                                 Incompetible

   In`com*pet"i*ble (?), a. See Incompatible.

                                  Incomplete

   In`com*plete"  (?), a. [L. incompletus: cf. F. incomplet. See In- not,
   and Complete.]

   1.  Not  complete;  not  filled  up;  not finished; not having all its
   parts, or not having them all adjusted; imperfect; defective.

     A most imperfect and incomplete divine. Milton.

   2. (Bot.) Wanting any of the usual floral organs; -- said of a flower.
   Incomplete  equation  (Alg.),  an  equation  some  of  whose terms are
   wanting;  or  one  in which the coefficient of some one or more of the
   powers of the unknown quantity is equal to 0.

                                 Incompletely

   In`com*plete"ly, adv. In an incomplete manner.

                                Incompleteness

   In`com*plete"ness,  n.  The  state of being incomplete; imperfectness;
   defectiveness. Boyle.

                                 Incompletion

   In`com*ple"tion (?), n. Want of completion; incompleteness. Smart.

                                   Incomplex

   In`com*plex" (?), a. [Pref. in- not + complex: cf. F. incomplexe.] Not
   complex; uncompounded; simple. Barrow.

                                 Incompliable

   In`com*pli"a*ble (?), a. Not compliable; not conformable.

                                 Incompliance

   In`com*pli"ance (?), n.

   1.  The  quality  or  state  of  being incompliant; unyielding temper;
   obstinacy.

     Self-conceit  produces  peevishness  and  incompliance  of humor in
     things lawful and indifferent. Tillotson.

   2. Refusal or failure to comply. Strype.

                                  Incompliant

   In`com*pli"ant   (?),   a.   Not  compliant;  unyielding  to  request,
   solicitation, or command; stubborn. -- In`com*pli"ant*ly, adv.

                                  Incomposed

   In`com*posed"   (?),  a.  Disordered;  disturbed.  [Obs.]  Milton.  --
   In`com*po"sed*ly (#), adv. [Obs.] -- In`com*pos"ed*ness, n. [Obs.]

                                  Incomposite

   In`com*pos"ite   (?),   a.   [L.  incompositus.  See  Composite.]  Not
   composite;   uncompounded;  simple.  Incomposite  numbers.  See  Prime
   numbers, under Prime.

                                 Incompossible

   In`com*pos"si*ble  (?),  a.  [Pref.  in-  not  +  compossible:  cf. F.
   incompossible.]   Not   capable   of  joint  existence;  incompatible;
   inconsistent. [Obs.]

     Ambition and faith . . . are . . . incompossible. Jer. Taylor.

   -- In`com*pos`si*bil"i*ty (#), n. [Obs.]

                                 Incomprehense

   In*com`pre*hense"   (?),  a.  [L.  incomprehensus.]  Incomprehensible.
   [Obs.] "Incomprehense in virtue." Marston.

                              Incomprehensibility

   In*com`pre*hen`si*bil"i*ty (?), n. [Cf. F. incompr\'82hensibilit\'82.]
   The  quality  of  being incomprehensible, or beyond the reach of human
   intellect; incomprehensibleness; inconceivability; inexplicability.

     The   constant,   universal  sense  of  all  antiquity  unanimously
     confessing  an  incomprehensibility  in many of the articles of the
     Christian faith. South.

                               Incomprehensible

   In*com`pre*hen"si*ble   (?),   a.   [L.   incomprehensibilis:  cf.  F.
   incompr\'82hensible. See In- not, and Comprehensible.]

   1. Not capable of being contained within limits.

     An infinite and incomprehensible substance. Hooker.

   2.  Not  capable of being comprehended or understood; beyond the reach
   of the human intellect; inconceivable.

     And   all   her   numbered   stars   that   seem   to  roll  Spaces
     incomprehensible. Milton.

   -- In*com`pre*hen"si*ble*ness, n. -- In*com`pre*hen"si*bly, adv.

                                Incomprehension

   In*com`pre*hen"sion  (?),  n.  Want of comprehension or understanding.
   "These mazes and incomprehensions." Bacon.

                                Incomprehensive

   In*com`pre*hen"sive   (?),   a.  Not  comprehensive;  not  capable  of
   including   or   of   understanding;   not   extensive;   limited.  --
   In*com`pre*hen"sive*ly,      a.      Sir      W.      Hamilton.     --
   In*com`pre*hen"sive*ness, n. T. Warton.

                               Incompressibility

   In`com*press`i*bil"i*ty  (?),  n.  [Cf.  F. incompressibilit\'82.] The
   quality  of  being incompressible, or incapable of reduction in volume
   by pressure; -- formerly supposed to be a property of liquids.

     The incompressibility of water is not absolute. Rees.

                                Incompressible

   In`com*press"i*ble  (?),  a.  [Pref.  in-  not  + compressible: cf. F.
   incompressible.] Not compressible; incapable of being reduced by force
   or  pressure  into a smaller compass or volume; resisting compression;
   as,  many  liquids  and  solids appear to be almost incompressible. --
   In`com*press"i*ble*ness, n.

                                 Incomputable

   In`com*put"a*ble (?), a. Not computable.

                                 Inconcealable

   In`con*ceal"a*ble    (?),    a.    Not   concealable.   "Inconcealable
   imperfections." Sir T. Browne.

                               Inconceivability

   In`con*ceiv`a*bil"i*ty  (?),  n.  The  quality of being inconceivable;
   inconceivableness.

     The inconceivability of the Infinite. Mansel.

                                 Inconceivable

   In`con*ceiv"a*ble  (?),  a.  [Pref.  in-  not  +  conceivable:  cf. F.
   inconcevable.]  Not  conceivable;  incapable of being conceived by the
   mind;  not  explicable  by  the  human  intellect,  or  by  any  known
   principles  or  agencies; incomprehensible; as, it is inconceivable to
   us how the will acts in producing muscular motion.

     It  is  inconceivable  to  me  that  a  spiritual  substance should
     represent an extended figure. Locke.

   -- In`con*ceiv"a*ble*ness, n. -- In`con*ceiv"a*bly, adv.

     The  inconceivableness of a quality existing without any subject to
     possess it. A. Tucker.

                                 Inconceptible

   In`con*cep"ti*ble (?), a. Inconceivable. [Obs.] Sir M. Hale.

                                 Inconcerning

   In`con*cern"ing  (?),  a.  Unimportant; trifling. [Obs.] "Trifling and
   inconcerning matters." Fuller.

                                  Inconcinne

   In`con*cinne"  (?),  a.  [See  Inconcinnous.] Dissimilar; incongruous;
   unsuitable. [Obs.] Cudworth.

                                 Inconcinnity

   In`con*cin"ni*ty  (?),  n.  [L.  inconcinnitas.] Want of concinnity or
   congruousness; unsuitableness.

     There is an inconcinnity in admitting these words. Trench.

                                 Inconcinnous

   In`con*cin"nous (?), a. [L. inconcinnus. See In- not, and Concinnity.]
   Not concinnous; unsuitable; discordant. [Obs.] Cudworth.

                                 Inconcludent

   In`con*clud"ent (?), a. Not inferring a conclusion or consequence; not
   conclusive. [Obs.]

                                 Inconcluding

   In`con*clud"ing, a. Inferring no consequence. [Obs.]

                                 Inconclusive

   In`con*clu"sive  (?), a. Not conclusive; leading to no conclusion; not
   closing  or  settling  a  point in debate, or a doubtful question; as,
   evidence  is  inconclusive  when  it  does  not exhibit the truth of a
   disputed  case in such a manner as to satisfy the mind, and put an end
   to debate or doubt.

     Arguments . . . inconclusive and impertinent. South.

   -- In`con*clu"sive*ly, adv. -- In`con*clu"sive*ness, n.

                                   Inconcoct

   In`con*coct"  (?),  a.  [L.  pref.  in-  not  +  concoctus,  p.  p. of
   concoquere. See Concoct.] Inconcocted. [Obs.]

                                  Inconcocted

   In`con*coct"ed,  a. [Pref. in- not + concocted.] Imperfectly digested,
   matured, or ripened. [Obs.] Bacon.

                                 Inconcoction

   In`con*coc"tion  (?),  n.  The  state of being undigested; unripeness;
   immaturity. [Obs.] Bacon.

                                  Inconcrete

   In*con"crete  (?), a. [L. inconcretus incorporeal.] Not concrete. [R.]
   L. Andrews.

                                 Inconcurring

   In`con*cur"ring, a. Not concurring; disagreeing. [R.] Sir T. Browne.

                                 Inconcussible

   In`con*cus"si*ble  (?),  a. [Pref. in- not + L. concussibilis that can
   be shaken. See Concussion.] Not concussible; that cannot be shaken.

                      Incondensability, Incondensibility

   In`con*den`sa*bil"i*ty (?), In`con*den`si*bil"i*ty (?), n. The quality
   or state of being incondensable.

                         Incondensable, Incondensible

   In`con*den"sa*ble   (?),   In`con*den"si*ble,   a.   Not  condensable;
   incapable  of  being  made more dense or compact, or reduced to liquid
   form.

                                   Incondite

   In"con*dite  (?; 277), a. [L. inconditus; pref. in- not + conditus, p.
   p.  of  condere  to  put  or  join together. See Condition.] Badly put
   together;  inartificial; rude; unpolished; irregular. "Carol incondite
   rhymes." J. Philips.

                                 Inconditional

   In`con*di"tion*al  (?),  a.  [Pref.  in-  not  +  conditional:  cf. F.
   inconditionnel.] Unconditional. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

                                Inconditionate

   In`con*di"tion*ate  (?),  a.  [Pref.  in-  not  + conditionate: cf. F.
   inconditionn\'82.]  Not  conditioned;  not  limited;  absolute. [Obs.]
   Boyle.

                                   Inconform

   In`con*form"  (?), a. [Pref. in- not + conform.] Unconformable. [Obs.]
   Gauden.

                                 Inconformable

   In`con*form"a*ble (?), a. Unconformable. [Obs.]

                                 Inconformity

   In`con*form"i*ty (?), n. [Cf. F. inconformit\'82.] Want of conformity;
   nonconformity. [Obs.]

                                  Inconfused

   In`con*fused" (?), a. Not confused; distinct. [Obs.]

                                  Inconfusion

   In`con*fu"sion  (?)  n.  Freedom  from confusion; distinctness. [Obs.]
   Bacon.

                                 Inconfutable

   In`con*fut"a*ble  (?),  a.  Not  confutable. -- In`con*fut"a*bly, adv.
   [Obs.] Jer. Taylor.

                                 Incongealable

   In`con*geal"a*ble  (?),  a.  [L.  incongelabilis.  See  Congeal.]  Not
   congealable;  incapable of being congealed. -- In`con*geal"a*ble*ness,
   n.

                                  Incongenial

   In`con*gen"ial   (?),   a.   Not   congenial;   uncongenial.  [R.]  --
   In`con*ge`ni*al"i*ty (#). [R.] <-- no POS in original for -ity -->

                                 Incongruence

   In*con"gru*ence  (?),  n.  [L.  incongruentia.]  Want  of  congruence;
   incongruity. Boyle.

                                  Incongruent

   In*con"gru*ent  (?),  a. [L. incongruens. See In- not, and Congruent.]
   Incongruous. Sir T. Elyot.

                                  Incongruity

   In`con*gru"i*ty  (?),  n.;  pl.  Incongruities  (#).  [Pref. in- not +
   congruity: cf. F. incongruit\'82.]

   1.  The  quality  or  state  of  being incongruous; want of congruity;
   unsuitableness; inconsistency; impropriety.

     The  fathers  make use of this acknowledgment of the incongruity of
     images  to  the  Deity, from thence to prove the incongruity of the
     worship of them. Bp. Stillingfleet.

   2. Disagreement of parts; want of symmetry or of harmony. [Obs.]

   3. That which is incongruous; want of congruity.

                                  Incongruous

   In*con"gru*ous  (?),  a.  [L. incongruus. See In- not, and Congruous.]
   Not congruous; reciprocally disagreeing; not capable of harmonizing or
   readily  assimilating;  inharmonious;  inappropriate;  unsuitable; not
   fitting;   inconsistent;   improper;   as,   an   incongruous  remark;
   incongruous  behavior,  action,  dress,  etc. "Incongruous mixtures of
   opinions." I. Taylor. "Made up of incongruous parts." Macaulay.

     Incongruous denotes that kind of absence of harmony or suitableness
     of  which  the  taste and experience of men takes cognizance. C. J.
     Smith.

   Incongruous  numbers  (Arith.),  two numbers, which, with respect to a
   third, are such that their difference can not be divided by it without
   a remainder, the two numbers being said to be incongruous with respect
   to  the  third;  as, twenty-five are incongruous with respect to four.
   Syn.  --  Inconsistent; unsuitable; inharmonious; disagreeing; absurd;
   inappropriate;     unfit;     improper.     See    Inconsistent.    --
   In*con"gru*ous*ly, adv. -- In*con"gru*ous*ness, n.
   
                                  Inconnected
                                       
   In`con*nect"ed   (?),   a.   Not  connected;  disconnected.  [R.]  Bp.
   Warburton.
   
                                 Inconnection
                                       
   In`con*nec"tion (?), n. Disconnection.
   
                                 Inconnexedly
                                       
   In`con*nex"ed*ly (?), adv. [Pref. in- not + connexed (p. p. of connex)
   + -ly.] Not connectedly; without connection. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne. 

                                Inconscionable

   In*con"scion*a*ble (?), a. Unconscionable. [Obs.] Spenser.

                                  Inconscious

   In*con"scious (?), a. Unconscious. [Obs.]

                               Inconsecutiveness

   In`con*sec"u*tive*ness  (?),  n.  The  state  or  quality of not being
   consecutive. J. H. Newman.

                                 Inconsequence

   In*con"se*quence (?), n. [L. inconsequentia: cf. F. incons\'82quence.]
   The  quality  or  state of being inconsequent; want of just or logical
   inference or argument; inconclusiveness. Bp. Stillingfleet.

     Strange,  that  you  should  not  see the inconsequence of your own
     reasoning! Bp. Hurd.

                                 Inconsequent

   In*con"se*quent  (?), a. [L. inconsequens: cf. F. incons\'82quent. See
   In-  not,  and  Consequent.]  Not  following  from  the  premises; not
   regularly  inferred;  invalid;  not  characterized  by logical method;
   illogical; arbitrary; inconsistent; of no consequence.

     Loose and inconsequent conjectures. Sir T. Browne.

                                Inconsequential

   In*con`se*quen"tial (?), a. Not regularly following from the premises;
   hence,  irrelevant;  unimportant;  of no consequence. Chesterfield. --
   In*con`se*quen"tial*ly (#), adv.

                              Inconsequentiality

   In*con`se*quen`ti*al"i*ty (?), n. The state of being inconsequential.

                               Inconsequentness

   In*con"se*quent*ness (?), n. Inconsequence.

                                Inconsiderable

   In`con*sid"er*a*ble    (?),   a.   Not   considerable;   unworthy   of
   consideration   or   notice;   unimportant;  small;  trivial;  as,  an
   inconsiderable distance; an inconsiderable quantity, degree, value, or
   sum.  "The  baser  scum and inconsiderable dregs of Rome." Stepney. --
   In`con*sid"er*a*ble*ness, n. -- In`con*sid"er*a*bly, adv.

                                 Inconsideracy

   In`con*sid"er*a*cy  (?), n. Inconsiderateness; thoughtlessness. [Obs.]
   Chesterfield.

                                 Inconsiderate

   In`con*sid"er*ate  (?),  a.  [L.  inconsideratus.  See  In-  not,  and
   Considerate.]

   1.  Not  considerate;  not  attentive  to  safety or to propriety; not
   regarding   the   rights  or  feelings  of  others;  hasty;  careless;
   thoughtless;  heedless;  as,  the  young  are generally inconsiderate;
   inconsiderate conduct.

     It   is   a   very   unhappy   token   of   our   corruption,  that
     therinconsiderate  among  us  as to sacrifice morality to politics.
     Addison.

   2.  Inconsiderable. [Obs.] E. Terry. Syn. -- Thoughtless; inattentive;
   inadvertent;  heedless;  negligent;  improvident; careless; imprudent;
   indiscreet; incautious; injudicious; rash; hasty.

                                Inconsiderately

   In`con*sid"er*ate*ly, adv. In an inconsiderate manner.

                               Inconsiderateness

   In`con*sid"er*ate*ness,   n.   The   quality   or   state   of   being
   inconsiderate. Tillotson.

                                Inconsideration

   In`con*sid`er*a"tion    (?),    n.    [L.   inconsideratio:   cf.   F.
   inconsid\'82ration.]   Want   of  due  consideration;  inattention  to
   consequences; inconsiderateness.

     Blindness of mind, inconsideration, precipitation. Jer. Taylor.

     Not  gross,  willful, deliberate, crimes; but rather the effects of
     inconsideration. Sharp.

                                 Inconsistence

   In`con*sist"ence (?), n. Inconsistency.

                                 Inconsistency

   In`con*sist"en*cy   (?),   n.;   pl.   Inconsistencies  (#).  [Cf.  F.
   inconsistance.]

   1.  The quality or state of being inconsistent; discordance in respect
   to  sentiment or action; such contrariety between two things that both
   can not exist or be true together; disagreement; incompatibility.

     There  is a perfect inconsistency between that which is of debt and
     that which is of free gift. South.

   2.    Absurdity    in   argument   ore   narration;   incoherence   or
   irreconcilability in the parts of a statement, argument, or narration;
   that which is inconsistent.

     If  a  man  would  register  all  his opinions upon love, politics,
     religion,  and  learning,  what  a  bundle  of  inconsistencies and
     contradictions would appear at last! Swift.

   3.  Want  of  stability  or  uniformity; unsteadiness; changeableness;
   variableness.

     Mutability  of  temper,  and  inconsistency  with ourselves, is the
     greatest weakness of human nature. Addison.

                                 Inconsistent

   In`con*sist"ent   (?),   a.  [Pref.  in-  not  +  consistent:  cf.  F.
   inconsistant.]

   1.  Not consistent; showing inconsistency; irreconcilable; discordant;
   at   variance,  esp.  as  regards  character,  sentiment,  or  action;
   incompatible; incongruous; contradictory.
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     Compositions  of  this nature . . . show that wisdom and virtue are
     far  from  being  inconsistent  with  politeness  and  good  humor.
     Addison.

   2.  Not  exhibiting  uniformity of sentiment, steadiness to principle,
   etc.; unequal; fickle; changeable.

     Ah,  how  unjust to nature, and himself, Is thoughtless, thankless,
     inconsistent man. Young.

   Syn.   --   Incompatible;   incongruous;  irreconcilable;  discordant;
   repugnant;  contradictory. -- Inconsistent, Incongruous, Incompatible.
   Things are incongruous when they are not suited to each other, so that
   their  union is unbecoming; inconsistent when they are opposed to each
   other,  so  as render it improper or wrong; incompatible when they can
   not  coexist,  and  it is therefore impossible to unite them. Habitual
   levity  of  mind is incongruous with the profession of a clergyman; it
   is  inconsistent with his ordination vows; it is incompatible with his
   permanent  usefulness. Incongruity attaches to the modes and qualities
   of  things;  incompatibility  attaches  to their essential attributes;
   inconsistency attaches to the actions, sentiments, etc., of men.

                                Inconsistently

   In`con*sist"ent*ly (?), adv. In an inconsistent manner.

                               Inconsistentness

   In`con*sist"ent*ness, n. Inconsistency. [R.]

                                 Inconsisting

   In`con*sist"ing (?), a. Inconsistent. [Obs.]

                                 Inconsolable

   In`con*sol"a*ble  (?), a. [L. inconsolabilis: cf. F. inconsolable. See
   In-  not,  and  Console.] Not consolable; incapable of being consoled;
   grieved beyond susceptibility of comfort; disconsolate. Dryden.

     With inconsolable distress she griev'd, And from her cheek the rose
     of beauty fied. Falconer.

   -- In`con*sol"a*ble*ness, n. -- In`con*sol"a*bly, adv.

                          Inconsonance, Inconsonancy

   In*con"so*nance  (?),  In*con"so*nan*cy  (?), n. Want of consonance or
   harmony of sound, action, or thought; disagreement.

                                  Inconsonant

   In*con"so*nant  (?),  a. [L. inconsonans. See In- not, and Consonant.]
   Not    consonant    or    agreeing;   inconsistent;   discordant.   --
   In*con"so*nant*ly, adv.

                                 Inconspicuous

   In`con*spic"u*ous   (?),   a.  [L.  inconspicuus.  See  In-  not,  and
   Conspicuous.]  Not  conspicuous  or noticeable; hardly discernible. --
   In`con*spic"u*ous*ly, adv. -- In`con*spic"u*ous*ness, n. Boyle.

                                  Inconstance

   In*con"stance (?), n. [F. See Inconstancy.] Inconstancy. Chaucer.

                                  Inconstancy

   In*con"stan*cy  (?),  n.  [L.  inconstantia.]  The quality or state of
   being   inconstant;   want   of   constancy;  mutability;  fickleness;
   variableness.

     For  unto  knight  there  was  no greater shame, Than lightness and
     inconstancie in love. Spenser.

                                  Inconstant

   In*con"stant  (?),  a. [L. inconstans: cf. F. inconstant. See In- not,
   and  Constant.] Not constant; not stable or uniform; subject to change
   of  character, appearance, opinion, inclination, or purpose, etc.; not
   firm;  unsteady;  fickle;  changeable; variable; -- said of persons or
   things;  as,  inconstant in love or friendship. "The inconstant moon."
   Shak.

     While we, inquiring phantoms of a day, Inconstant as the shadows we
     survey! Boyse.

   Syn.  --  Mutable;  fickle;  volatile; unsteady; unstable; changeable;
   variable; wavering; fluctuating.

                                 Inconstantly

   In*con"stant*ly, adv. In an inconstant manner.

                                 Incomsumable

   In`com*sum"a*ble  (?), a. Not consumable; incapable of being consumed,
   wasted, or spent. Paley. -- In`con*sum"a*bly, adv.

                                 Inconsummate

   In`con*sum"mate   (?),   a.   [L.  inconsummatus.  See  In-  not,  and
   Consummate.]  Not  consummated; not finished; incomplete. Sir M. Hale.
   -- In`con*sum"mate*ness, n.

                                Inconsumptible

   In`con*sump"ti*ble (?), a. [L. inconsumptibilis.] Inconsumable. [Obs.]
   Sir K. Digby.

                                 Incontaminate

   In`con*tam"i*nate  (?),  a. [L. incontamina. See In- not, and not, and
   Contaminate.]      Not      contaminated;      pure.     Moore.     --
   In`con*tam"i*nate*ness, n.

                                Incontentation

   In*con`ten*ta"tion  (?),  n.  [See  In- not, and Content.] Discontent.
   [Obs.] Goodwin.

                               Incontestability

   In`con*test`a*bil"i*ty   (?),   n.  The  quality  or  state  of  being
   incontestable.

                                 Incontestable

   In`con*test"a*ble  (?),  a.  [Pref.  in-  not  +  contestable:  cf. F.
   incontestable.]  Not  contestable;  not to be disputed; that cannot be
   called  in  question  or controverted; incontrovertible; indisputable;
   as,   incontestable   evidence,   truth,  or  facts.  Locke.  Syn.  --
   Incontrovertible;      indisputable;     irrefragable;     undeniable;
   unquestionable;  intuitable; certain. -- In`con*test"a*ble*ness, n. --
   In`con*test"a*bly, adv.

                                  Incontested

   In`con*test"ed, a. Not contested. Addison.

                                 Incontiguous

   In`con*tig"u*ous  (?), a. [L. incontiguus that can not be touched. See
   In- not, and Contiguous.] Not contiguous; not adjoining or in contact;
   separate. Boyle. -- In`con*tig"u*ous*ly, adv.

                          Incontinence, Incontinency

   In*con"ti*nence  (?),  In*con"ti*nen*cy (?), n. [L. incontinentia: cf.
   F. incontinence.]

   1. Incapacity to hold; hence, incapacity to hold back or restrain; the
   quality  or state of being incontinent; want of continence; failure to
   restrain the passions or appetites; indulgence of lust; lewdness.

     That Satan tempt you not for your incontinency. 1 Cor. vii. 5.

     From the rash hand of bold incontinence. Milton.

   2.  (Med.)  The  inability of any of the animal organs to restrain the
   natural  evacuations,  so  that  the  discharges  are involuntary; as,
   incontinence of urine.

                                  Incontinent

   In*con"ti*nent  (?),  a.  [L. incontinens: cf. F. incontinent. See In-
   not, and Continent.]

   1.  Not  continent;  uncontrolled;  not  restraining  the  passions or
   appetites,  particularly the sexual appetite; indulging unlawful lust;
   unchaste; lewd.

   2. (Med.) Unable to restrain natural evacuations.

                                  Incontinent

   In*con"ti*nent, n. One who is unchaste. B. Jonson.

                                  Incontinent

   In*con"ti*nent,  adv.  [Cf.  F. incontinent.] Incontinently; instantly
   immediately. [Obs.]

     He says he will return incontinent. Shak.

                                 Incontinently

   In*con"ti*nent*ly, adv.

   1.  In  an  incontinent  manner;  without  restraint,  or  without due
   restraint; -- used esp. of the passions or appetites.

   2. Immediately; at once; forthwith. [Archaic]

     Immediately he sent word to Athens that he would incontinently come
     hither with a host of men. Golding.

                                 Incontracted

   In`con*tract"ed (?), a. Uncontracted. [Obs.] Blackwall.

                                Incontrollable

   In`con*trol"la*ble  (?),  a.  [Pref.  in-  not  + controllable: cf. F.
   incontr\'93lable.]     Not     controllable;     uncontrollable.    --
   In`con*trol"la*bly, adv. South.

                              Incontrovertibility

   In*con`tro*ver`ti*bil"i*ty  (?),  n.  The  state or condition of being
   incontrovertible.

                               Incontrovertible

   In*con`tro*ver"ti*ble (?), a. Not controvertible; too clear or certain
   to    admit    of   dispute;   indisputable.   Sir   T.   Browne.   --
   In*con`tro*ver"ti*ble*ness, n. -- In*con`tro*ver"ti*bly, adv.

                                 Inconvenience

   In`con*ven"ience  (?),  n.  [L.  inconvenientia inconsistency: cf. OF.
   inconvenience.]

   1.   The   quality   or  condition  of  being  inconvenient;  want  of
   convenience; unfitness; unsuitableness; inexpediency; awkwardness; as,
   the inconvenience of the arrangement.

     They  plead  against the inconvenience, not the unlawfulness, . . .
     of ceremonies in burial. Hooker.

   2.   That   which   gives   trouble,   embarrassment,  or  uneasiness;
   disadvantage;  anything  that  disturbs  quiet, impedes prosperity, or
   increases  the  difficulty of action or success; as, one inconvenience
   of life is poverty.

     A  place  upon  the top of Mount Athos above all clouds of rain, or
     other inconvenience. Sir W. Raleigh.

     Man is liable to a great many inconveniences. Tillotson.

   Syn.   --   Incommodiousness;   awkwardness;  disadvantage;  disquiet;
   uneasiness; disturbance; annoyance.

                                 Inconvenience

   In`con*ven"ience,  v. t. To put to inconvenience; to incommode; as, to
   inconvenience a neighbor.

                                 Inconveniency

   In`con*ven"ien*cy (?), n. Inconvenience.

                                 Inconvenient

   In`con*ven"ient   (?),   a.   [L.  inconveniens  unbefitting:  cf.  F.
   inconv\'82nient. See In- not, and Convenient.]

   1. Not becoming or suitable; unfit; inexpedient.

   2. Not convenient; giving trouble, uneasiness, or annoyance; hindering
   progress  or  success;  uncomfortable;  disadvantageous; incommodious;
   inopportune; as, an inconvenient house, garment, arrangement, or time.
   Syn.   --   Unsuitable;   uncomfortable;   disaccommodating;  awkward;
   unseasonable; inopportune; incommodious; disadvantageous; troublesome;
   cumbersome; embarrassing; objectionable.

                                Inconveniently

   In`con*ven"ient*ly,  adv.  In  an inconvenient manner; incommodiously;
   unsuitably; unseasonably.

                                 Inconversable

   In`con*vers"a*ble (?), a. Incommunicative; unsocial; reserved. [Obs.]

                                 Inconversant

   In*con"ver*sant  (?),  a.  Not conversant; not acquainted; not versed;
   unfamiliar.

                                  Inconverted

   In`con*vert"ed  (?),  a.  Not  turned  or  changed  about. [R.] Sir T.
   Browne.

                               Inconvertibility

   In`con*vert`i*bil"i*ty  (?), n. [L. inconvertibilitas.] The quality or
   state  of  being inconvertible; not capable of being exchanged for, or
   converted  into,  something  else;  as,  the  inconvertibility  of  an
   irredeemable currency, or of lead, into gold.

                                 Inconvertible

   In`con*vert"i*ble  (?),  a. [L. inconvertibilis: cf. F. inconvertible.
   See  In-  not, and Convertible.] Not convertible; not capable of being
   transmuted,  changed  into,  or exchanged for, something else; as, one
   metal   is  inconvertible  into  another;  bank  notes  are  sometimes
   inconvertible into specie. Walsh.

                               Inconvertibleness

   In`con*vert"i*ble*ness, n. Inconvertibility.

                                 Inconvertibly

   In`con*vert"i*bly, adv. In an inconvertible manner.

                                 Inconvincible

   In`con*vin"ci*ble  (?),  a.  [L.  inconvincibilis.  See  In-  not, and
   Convince.] Not convincible; incapable of being convinced.

     None  are  so inconvincible as your half-witted people. Gov. of the
     Tongue.

                                 Inconvincibly

   In`con*vin"ci*bly, adv. In a manner not admitting of being convinced.

                                    Incony

   In*co"ny  (?),  a.  [Cf.  Conny,  Canny.]  Unlearned; artless; pretty;
   delicate. [Obs.]

     Most sweet jests! most incony vulgar wit! Shak.

                                Inco\'94rdinate

   In`co*\'94r"di*nate (?), a. Not co\'94rdinate.

                               Inco\'94rdination

   In`co*\'94r`di*na"tion  (?),  n.  Want  of  co\'94rdination;  lack  of
   harmonious   adjustment   or  action.  Inco\'94rdination  of  muscular
   movement   (Physiol.),   irregularity   in  movements  resulting  from
   inharmonious action of the muscles in consequence of loss of voluntary
   control over them.

                                  Incoronate

   In*cor"o*nate  (?),  a.  [Pref.  in-  in  +  coronate.]  Crowned. [R.]
   Longfellow.

                                  Incorporal

   In*cor"po*ral (?), a. [L. incorporalis. See In- not, and Corporal, and
   cf.  Incorporeal.]  Immaterial;  incorporeal; spiritual. [Obs.] Sir W.
   Raleigh.

                                 Incorporality

   In*cor`po*ral"i*ty    (?),    n.    [L.    incorporalitas:    cf.   F.
   incorporalit\'82.] Incorporeality. [Obs.] Bailey.

                                 Incorporally

   In*cor"po*ral*ly (?), adv. Incorporeally. [Obs.]

                                  Incorporate

   In*cor"po*rate (?), a. [L. incorporatus. See In- not, and Corporate.]

   1.  Not consisting of matter; not having a material body; incorporeal;
   spiritual.

     Moses  forbore  to  speak  of  angles,  and  things  invisible, and
     incorporate. Sir W. Raleigh.

   2. Not incorporated; not existing as a corporation; as, an incorporate
   banking association.

                                  Incorporate

   In*cor"po*rate,   a.   [L.  incorporatus,  p.  p.  of  incorporare  to
   incorporate;  pref.  in-  in  +  corporare  to  make  into a body. See
   Corporate.]  Corporate;  incorporated; made one body, or united in one
   body; associated; mixed together; combined; embodied.

     As if our hands, our sides, voices, and minds Had been incorporate.
     Shak.

     A fifteenth part of silver incorporate with gold. Bacon.

                                  Incorporate

   In*cor"po*rate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Incorporated (?); p. pr. & vb.
   n. Incorporating (?).]

   1. To form into a body; to combine, as different ingredients. into one
   consistent mass.

     By  your  leaves,  you  shall  not  stay  alone,  Till  holy church
     incorporate two in one. Shak.

   2.  To  unite  with  a  material  body; to give a material form to; to
   embody.

     The  idolaters,  who worshiped their images as golds, supposed some
     spirit to be incorporated therein. Bp. Stillingfleet.

   3.  To  unite  with,  or introduce into, a mass already formed; as, to
   incorporate copper with silver; -- used with with and into.

   4.  To  unite  intimately;  to blend; to assimilate; to combine into a
   structure   or  organization,  whether  material  or  mental;  as,  to
   incorporate  provinces  into the realm; to incorporate another's ideas
   into one's work.

     The  Romans did not subdue a country to put the inhabitants to fire
     and  sword,  but  to  incorporate  them  into  their own community.
     Addison.

   5.  To  form  into a legal body, or body politic; to constitute into a
   corporation  recognized by law, with special functions, rights, duties
   and liabilities; as, to incorporate a bank, a railroad company, a city
   or town, etc.

                                  Incorporate

   In*cor"po*rate (?), v. i. To unite in one body so as to make a part of
   it; to be mixed or blended; -- usually followed by with.

     Painters' colors and ashes do better incorporate will oil. Bacon.

     He  never  suffers  wrong  so long to grow, And to incorporate with
     right so far As it might come to seem the same in show. Daniel.

                                 Incorporated

   In*cor"po*ra`ted   (?),   a.   United  in  one  body;  formed  into  a
   corporation; made a legal entity.

                                 Incorporation

   In*cor`po*ra"tion (?), n. [L. incorporatio: cf. F. incorporation.]

   1. The act of incorporating, or the state of being incorporated.

   2.   The   union  of  different  ingredients  in  one  mass;  mixture;
   combination; synthesis.

   3.  The  union of something with a body already existing; association;
   intimate  union;  assimilation;  as,  the  incorporation  of conquered
   countries into the Roman republic.

   4.   (Law)  (a)  The  act  of  creating  a  corporation.  (b)  A  body
   incorporated; a corporation.

                                 Incorporative

   In*cor"po*ra*tive (?), a. Incorporating or tending to incorporate; as,
   the  incorporative  languages  (as  of  the  Basques,  North  American
   Indians, etc. ) which run a whole phrase into one word.

     History  demonstrates  that  incorporative  unions  are  solid  and
     permanent; but that a federal union is weak. W. Belsham.

                                 Incorporator

   In*cor"po*ra`tor (?), n. One of a number of persons who gets a company
   incorporated; one of the original members of a corporation.

                                  Incorporeal

   In`cor*po"re*al   (?),   a.   [Pref.  in-  not  +  corporeal:  cf.  L.
   incorporeus. Cf. Incorporal.]

   1.  Not  corporeal; not having a material body or form; not consisting
   of matter; immaterial.

     Thus  incorporeal  spirits  to  smaller  forms Reduced their shapes
     immense. Milton.

     Sense and perception must necessarily proceed from some incorporeal
     substance within us. Bentley.

   2.  (Law) Existing only in contemplation of law; not capable of actual
   visible   seizin   or  possession;  not  being  an  object  of  sense;
   intangible; -- opposed to corporeal.
   Incorporeal  hereditament. See under Hereditament. Syn. -- Immaterial;
   unsubstantial; bodiless; spiritual.

                                Incorporealism

   In`cor*po"re*al*ism (?), n. Existence without a body or material form;
   immateriality. Cudworth.

                                Incorporealist

   In`cor*po"re*al*ist, n. One who believes in incorporealism. Cudworth.

                                Incorporeality

   In`cor*po`re*al"i*ty (?), n. The state or quality of being incorporeal
   or bodiless; immateriality; incorporealism. G. Eliot.

                                 Incorporeally

   In`cor*po"re*al*ly (?), adv. In an incorporeal manner. Bacon.

                                 Incorporeity

   In*cor`po*re"i*ty  (?),  n.  [Pref.  in-  not  +  corporeity:  cf.  F.
   incorpor\'82ite.]  The  quality  of  being incorporeal; immateriality.
   Berkeley.

                                   Incorpse

   In*corpse" (?), v. t. To incorporate. [R.] Shak.

                                   Incorrect

   In`cor*rect"  (?),  a. [L. incorrectus: cf. F. incorrect. See In- not,
   and Correct.]

   1.  Not  correct;  not according to a copy or model, or to established
   rules; inaccurate; faulty.

     The piece, you think, is incorrect. Pope.

   2.  Not  in  accordance  with the truth; inaccurate; not exact; as, an
   incorrect statement or calculation.

   3.  Not  accordant  with  duty  or  morality;  not  duly  regulated or
   subordinated; unbecoming; improper; as, incorrect conduct.

     It shows a will most incorrect to heaven. Shak.

     The wit of the last age was yet more incorrect than their language.
     Dryden.

   Syn. -- Inaccurate; erroneous; wrong; faulty.

                                 Incorrection

   In`cor*rec"tion   (?),   n.  [Pref.  in-  not  +  correction:  cf.  F.
   incorrection.]  Want  of  correction, restraint, or discipline. [Obs.]
   Arnway.

                                  Incorrectly

   In`cor*rect"ly (?), adv. Not correctly; inaccurately; not exactly; as,
   a writing incorrectly copied; testimony incorrectly stated.

                                 Incorrectness

   In`cor*rect"ness,   n.   The  quality  of  being  incorrect;  want  of
   conformity  to  truth  or  to  a standard; inaccuracy; inexactness; as
   incorrectness may in defect or in redundance.

                      Incorrespondence, Incorrespondency

   In*cor`re*spond"ence   (?),  In*cor`re*spond"en*cy  (?),  n.  Want  of
   correspondence; disagreement; disproportion. [R.]

                                Incorresponding

   In*cor`re*spond"ing,   a.   Not   corresponding;   disagreeing.   [R.]
   Coleridge.

                                Incorrigibility

   In*cor`ri*gi*bil"i*ty  (?),  n. [Cf. F. incorrigibilit\'82.] The state
   or quality of being incorrigible.

     The  ingratitude, the incorrigibility, the strange perverseness . .
     . of mankind. Barrow.

                                 Incorrigible

   In*cor"ri*gi*ble  (?), a. [L. incorrigibilis: cf. F. incorrigible. See
   In- not, and Corrigible.] Not corrigible; incapable of being corrected
   or  amended;  bad  beyond  correction; irreclaimable; as, incorrigible
   error. "Incorrigible fools." Dryden.

                                 Incorrigible

   In*cor"ri*gi*ble (?), n. One who is corrigible; especially, a hardened
   criminal; as, the perpetual imprisonment of incorrigibles.
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                               Incorrigibleness

   In*cor"ri*gi*ble*ness (?), n. Incorrigibility. Dr. H. More.

                                 Incorrigibly

   In*cor"ri*gi*bly, adv. In an incorrigible manner.

                                 Incorrodible

   In`cor*rod"i*ble  (?),  a.  Incapable  of being corroded, consumed, or
   eaten away.

                                   Incorrupt

   In"cor*rupt" (?), a. [L. incorruptus. See In- not, and Corrupt.]

   1.  Not  affected  with corruption or decay; unimpaired; not marred or
   spoiled.

   2.  Not  defiled  or  depraved;  pure;  sound;  untainted;  above  the
   influence of bribes; upright; honest. Milton.

     Your  Christian  principles . . . which will preserve you incorrupt
     as individuals. Bp. Hurd.

                                  Incorrupted

   In"cor*rupt"ed (?), a. Uncorrupted. [Obs.]

     Breathed into their incorrupted breasts. Sir J. Davies.

                               Incorruptibility

   In`cor*rupt`i*bil"i*ty   (?),   n.   [L.   incorruptibilitas:  cf.  F.
   incorruptibilit\'82.] The quality of being incorruptible; incapability
   of corruption. Holland.

                                 Incorruptible

   In"cor*rupt"i*ble  (?),  a. [L. incorruptibilis: cf. F. incorruptible.
   See In- not, and Corrupt.]

   1.  Not  corruptible;  incapable of corruption, decay, or dissolution;
   as, gold is incorruptible.

     Our  bodies  shall  be  changed  into  incorruptible  and  immortal
     substances. Wake.

   2. Incapable of being bribed or morally corrupted; inflexibly just and
   upright.

                                 Incorruptible

   In"cor*rupt"i*ble,  n.  (Eccl.  Hist.)  One  of a religious sect which
   arose  in Alexandria, in the reign of the Emperor Justinian, and which
   believed  that  the  body  of  Christ  was  incorruptible, and that he
   suffered hunger, thirst, pain, only in appearance.

                                 Incorruptible

   In"cor*rupt"i*ble,  n.  The  quality  or state of being incorruptible.
   Boyle.

                                 Incorruptibly

   In"cor*rupt"i*bly, adv. In an incorruptible manner.

                                 Incorruption

   In"cor*rup"tion  (?), n. [L. incorruptio: cf. F. incorruption. See In-
   not,  and  Corruption.] The condition or quality of being incorrupt or
   incorruptible; absence of, or exemption from, corruption.

     It  is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption. 1 Cor. xv.
     42.

     The  same  preservation, or, rather, incorruption, we have observed
     in the flesh of turkeys, capons, etc. Sir T. Browne.

                                 Incorruptive

   In`cor*rupt"ive  (?), a. [L. incorruptivus.] Incorruptible; not liable
   to decay. Akenside.

                                  Incorruptly

   In`cor*rupt"ly (?), adv. Without corruption.

     To demean themselves incorruptly. Milton.

                                 Incorruptness

   In`cor*rupt"ness, n.

   1. Freedom or exemption from decay or corruption.

   2. Probity; integrity; honesty. Woodward.

                                  Incrassate

   In*cras"sate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Incrassated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Incrassating.]  [L.  incrassatus,  p. p. of incrassare; pref. in- in +
   crassus  thick.]  To make thick or thicker; to thicken; especially, in
   pharmacy,  to  thicken (a liquid) by the mixture of another substance,
   or by evaporating the thinner parts.

     Acids  dissolve  or  attenuate; alkalies precipitate or incrassate.
     Sir I. Newton.

     Liquors which time hath incrassated into jellies. Sir T. Browne.

                                  Incrassate

   In*cras"sate, v. i. To become thick or thicker.

                            Incrassate, Incrassated

   In*cras"sate (?), In*cras"sa*ted (?), a. [L. incrassatus, p. p.]

   1. Made thick or thicker; thickened; inspissated.

   2. (Bot.) Thickened; becoming thicker. Martyn.

   3.  (Zo\'94l.)  Swelled out on some particular part, as the antenn\'91
   of certain insects.

                                 Incrassation

   In`cras*sa"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. incrassation.]

   1.  The  act  or process of thickening or making thick; the process of
   becoming thick or thicker.

   2.  The state of being incrassated or made thick; inspissation. Sir T.
   Browne.

                                 Incrassative

   In*cras"sa*tive  (?),  a. Having the quality of thickening; tending to
   thicken. Harvey.

                                 Incrassative

   In*cras"sa*tive,  n.  A  substance  which  has  the  power to thicken;
   formerly, a medicine supposed to thicken the humors. Harvey.

                                  Increasable

   In*creas"a*ble  (?),  a.  Capable  of  being  increased.  Sherwood. --
   In*creas"a*ble*ness, n.

     An indefinite increasableness of some of our ideas. Bp. Law.

                                   Increase

   In*crease"  (?),  v.  i.  [imp. & p. p. Increased (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Increasing.] [OE. incresen, encresen, enrescen, OF. encreistre, fr. L.
   increscere;  pref.  in-  in  + crescere to grow. See Crescent, and cf.
   Decrease.]

   1. To become greater or more in size, quantity, number, degree, value,
   intensity,  power, authority, reputation, wealth; to grow; to augment;
   to advance; -- opposed to decrease.

     The waters increased and bare up the ark. Gen. vii. 17.

     He must increase, but I must decrease. John iii. 30.

     The heavens forbid But that our loves and comforts should increase,
     Even as our days do grow! Shak.

   2. To multiply by the production of young; to be fertile, fruitful, or
   prolific.

     Fishes  are  more  numerous  of increasing than beasts or birds, as
     appears by their numerous spawn. Sir M. Hale.

   3.  (Astron.) To become more nearly full; to show more of the surface;
   to wax; as, the moon increases.
   Increasing  function  (Math.),  a  function whose value increases when
   that  of  the  variable  increases,  and  decreases when the latter is
   diminished.  Syn.  --  To  enlarge; extend; multiply; expand; develop;
   heighten;   amplify;   raise;  enhance;  spread;  aggravate;  magnify;
   augment;  advance. -- To Increase, Enlarge, Extend. Enlarge implies to
   make  larger  or  broader  in  size.  Extend  marks  the  progress  of
   enlargement   so   as  to  have  wider  boundaries.  Increase  denotes
   enlargement by growth and internal vitality, as in the case of plants.
   A  kingdom is enlarged by the addition of new territories; the mind is
   enlarged  by  knowledge. A kingdom is extended when its boundaries are
   carried to a greater distance from the center. A man's riches, honors,
   knowledge,  etc., are increased by accessions which are made from time
   to time.

                                   Increase

   In*crease"  (?),  v.  t. To augment or make greater in bulk, quantity,
   extent,  value, or amount, etc.; to add to; to extend; to lengthen; to
   enhance; to aggravate; as, to increase one's possessions, influence.

     I will increase the famine. Ezek. v. 16.

     Make denials Increase your services. Shak.

                                   Increase

   In"crease (?; 277), n. [OE. encres, encresse. See Increase, v. i.]

   1.   Addition  or  enlargement  in  size,  extent,  quantity,  number,
   intensity, value, substance, etc.; augmentation; growth.

     As if increase of appetite had grown By what if fed on. Shak.

     For  things  of  tender  kind for pleasure made Shoot up with swift
     increase, and sudden are decay'd. Dryden.

   2.  That  which  is  added  to  the  original stock by augmentation or
   growth; produce; profit; interest.

     Take thou no usury of him, or increase. Lev. xxv. 36.

     Let them not live to taste this land's increase. Shak.

   3. Progeny; issue; offspring.

     All the increase of thy house shall die in the flower of their age.
     1 Sam. ii. 33.

   4. Generation. [Obs.] "Organs of increase." Shak.

   5.  (Astron.)  The  period of increasing light, or luminous phase; the
   waxing; -- said of the moon.

     Seeds,  hair,  nails, hedges, and herbs will grow soonest if set or
     cut in the increase of the moon. Bacon.

   Increase  twist,  the  twixt  of  a rifle groove in which the angle of
   twist  increases  from  the breech to the muzzle. Syn. -- Enlargement;
   extension;   growth;   development;  increment;  addition;  accession;
   production.

                                  Increaseful

   In*crease"ful   (?),   a.  Full  of  increase;  abundant  in  produce.
   "Increaseful crops." [R.] Shak.

                                 Increasement

   In*crease"ment (?), n. Increase. [R.] Bacon.

                                   Increaser

   In*creas"er (?), n. One who, or that, increases.

                                 Increasingly

   In*creas"ing*ly, adv. More and more.

                                   Increate

   In`cre*ate"  (?),  v.  t. [imp. & p. p. Increated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Increating.] [Pref. in- in + create.] To create within. [R.]

                              Increate, Increated

   In"cre*ate  (?),  In"cre*a`ted (?), a. [L. increatus. See In- not, and
   Create.] Uncreated; self-existent. [R.]

     Bright effincreate. Milton.

                                 Incredibility

   In*cred`i*bil"i*ty    (?),    n.    [L.    incredibilitas:    cf.   F.
   incr\'82dibilit\'82.]

   1. The quality or state of being incredible; incredibleness. Dryden.

   2. That which is incredible. Johnson.

                                  Incredible

   In*cred"i*ble  (?),  a.  [L. incredibilis: cf. OF. incredible. See In-
   not, and Credible.] Not credible; surpassing belief; too extraordinary
   and improbable to admit of belief; unlikely; marvelous; fabulous.

     Why  should  it  be  thought  a thing incredible with you, that God
     should raise the dead? Acts xxvi. 8.

                                Incredibleness

   In*cred"i*ble*ness, n. Incredibility.

                                  Incredibly

   In*cred"i*bly, adv. In an incredible manner.

                                  Incredited

   In*cred"it*ed (?), a. Uncredited. [Obs.]

                                  Incredulity

   In`cre*du"li*ty  (?),  n.  [L. incredu: cf. F. incr\'82dulit\'82.] The
   state or quality of being i

     Of  every  species  of  incredulity, religious unbelief is the most
     irrational. Buckminster.

                                  Incredulous

   In*cred"u*lous   (?;  135),  a.  [L.  incredulus.  See  In-  not,  and
   Credulous.]

   1.  Not credulous; indisposed to admit or accept that which is related
   as true, skeptical; unbelieving. Bacon.

     A fantastical incredulous fool. Bp. Wilkins.

   2. Indicating, or caused by, disbelief or incredulity. "An incredulous
   smile." Longfellow.

   3. Incredible; not easy to be believed. [R.] Shak.

                                 Incredulously

   In*cred"u*lous*ly, adv. In an incredulous manner; with incredulity.

                                Incredulousness

   In*cred"u*lous*ness, n. Incredulity.

                                  Incremable

   In*crem"a*ble  (?), a. [Pref. in- not + L. cremabilis combustible, fr.
   cremare  to  burn.]  Incapable  of  being  burnt; incombustibe. Sir T.
   Browne.

                                   Incremate

   In"cre*mate  (?), v. t. [Pref. in- in + cremate.] To consume or reduce
   to ashes by burning, as a dead body; to cremate.

                                  Incremation

   In`cre*ma"tion  (?), n. Burning; esp., the act of burning a dead body;
   cremation.

                                   Increment

   In"cre*ment   (?),  n.  [L.  incrementum:  cf.  F.  incr\'82ment.  See
   Increase.]

   1. The act or process of increasing; growth in bulk, guantity, number,
   value, or amount; augmentation; enlargement.

     The seminary that furnisheth matter for the formation and increment
     of animal and vegetable bodies. Woodward.

     A  nation,  to be great, ought to be compressed in its increment by
     nations more civilized than itself. Coleridge.

   2.   Matter  added;  increase;  produce;  production;  --  opposed  to
   decrement. "Large increment." J. Philips.

   3.  (Math.)  The  increase of a variable quantity or fraction from its
   present  value  to  its  next  ascending  value;  the finite quantity,
   generally variable, by which a variable quantity is increased.

   4. (Rhet.) An amplification without strict climax, as in the following
   passage:

     Finally,  brethren,  whatsoever  things are true, whatsoever things
     are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure,
     whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report,
     . . . think on these things. Phil. iv. 8.

   Infinitesimal  increment  (Math.),  an infinitesimally small variation
   considered  in  Differential  Calculus.  See  Calculus.  --  Method of
   increments  (Math.),  a  calculus  founded  on  the  properties of the
   successive  values  of  variable  quantities  and their differences or
   increments.  It  differs from the method of fluxions in treating these
   differences  as finite, instead of infinitely small, and is equivalent
   to the calculus of finite differences.
   
                                  Incremental
                                       
   In`cre*men"tal  (?),  a. (Biol.) Pertaining to, or resulting from, the
   process of growth; as, the incremental lines in the dentine of teeth.
   
                                   Increpate
                                       
   In"cre*pate  (?), v. t. [L. increpatus, p. p. of increpare to upbraid;
   pref. in- in, against + crepare to talk noisily.] To chide; to rebuke;
   to reprove. [Obs.]
   
                                  Increpation
                                       
   In`cre*pa"tion  (?),  n.  [L. increpatio.] A chiding; rebuke; reproof.
   [Obs.] Hammond. 

                                  Increscent

   In*cres"cent (?), a. [L. increscens, -entis, p. pr. of increscere. See
   Increase.]

   1. Increasing; growing; augmenting; swelling; enlarging.

     Between the incresent and decrescent moon. Tennyson.

   2. (Her.) Increasing; on the increase; -- said of the moon represented
   as the new moon, with the points turned toward the dexter side.

                                    Increst

   In*crest" (?), v. t. To adorn with a crest. [R.] Drummond.

                                  Incriminate

   In*crim"i*nate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Incriminated (?); p. pr. & vb.
   n.  Incriminating.]  [LL. incriminatus, p. p. of incriminare; in- in +
   criminare,  criminari,  to  accuse  one of a crime. See Criminate.] To
   accuse; to charge with a crime or fault; to criminate.

                                 Incrimination

   In*crim`i*na"tion (?), n. The act of incriminating; crimination.

                                 Incriminatory

   In*crim"i*na*to*ry (?), a. Of or pertaining to crimination; tending to
   incriminate; criminatory.

                                  Incruental

   In`cru*en"tal  (?),  a.  [L.  incruentus. See In- not, and Cruentous.]
   Unbloody; not attended with blood; as, an incruental sacrifice. [Obs.]
   Brevint.

                                    Incrust

   In*crust"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Incrusted;  p. pr. & vb. n.
   Incrusting.]  [L.  incrustare; pref. in- in + crustare to cover with a
   crust: cf. F. incruster. See Crust.] [Written also encrust.]

   1. To cover or line with a crust, or hard coat; to form a crust on the
   surface  of;  as,  iron  incrusted  with rust; a vessel incrusted with
   salt; a sweetmeat incrusted with sugar.

     And by the frost refin'd the whiter snow, Incrusted hard. Thomson.

   2.  (Fine  Arts)  To  inlay  into,  as  a  piece  of  carving or other
   ornamental object.

                                  Incrustate

   In*crus"tate  (?),  a. [L. incrustatus, p. p. See Incrust.] Incrusted.
   Bacon.

                                  Incrustate

   In*crus"tate (?), v. t. To incrust. [R.] Cheyne.

                                 Incrustation

   In`crus*ta"tion  (?),  n.  [L.  incrustatio:  cf. F. incrustation. See
   Incrust.]

   1. The act of incrusting, or the state of being incrusted.

   2.  A  crust  or  hard coating of anything upon or within a body, as a
   deposit  of lime, sediment, etc., from water on the inner surface of a
   steam boiler.

   3. (Arch.) A covering or inlaying of marble, mosaic, etc., attached to
   the masonry by cramp irons or cement.

   4. (Fine Arts) Anything inlaid or imbedded.

                                  Incrustment

   In*crust"ment (?), n. Incrustation. [R.]

                               Incrystallizable

   In*crys"tal*li`za*ble  (?),  a. Not crystallizable; incapable of being
   formed into crystals.

                                   Incubate

   In"cu*bate  (?),  v. i. & t. [imp. & p. p. Incubated (?); p. pr. & vb.
   n. Incubating (?).] [L. incubatus, p. p. incubare to lie on; pref. in-
   in, on + cubare to lie down. Cf. Cubit, Incumbent.] To sit, as on eggs
   for  hatching; to brood; to brood upon, or keep warm, as eggs, for the
   purpose of hatching.

                                  Incubation

   In`cu*ba"tion (?), n. [L. incubatio: cf. F. incubation.]

   1. A sitting on eggs for the purpose of hatching young; a brooding on,
   or  keeping  warm,  (eggs) to develop the life within, by any process.
   Ray.

   2.  (Med.) The development of a disease from its causes, or its period
   of incubation. (See below.)

   3.  A  sleeping  in  a  consecrated  place for the purpose of dreaming
   oracular dreams. Tylor.
   Period  of incubation, OR Stage of incubation (Med.), the period which
   elapses  between  exposure  to  the causes of a disease and the attack
   resulting  from  it;  the time of development of the supposed germs or
   spores.<-- for infectious diseases -->

                                  Incubative

   In"cu*ba*tive (?), a. Of or pertaining to incubation, or to the period
   of incubation.

                                   Incubator

   In"cu*ba`tor (?), n. That which incubates, especially, an apparatus by
   means of which eggs are hatched by artificial heat.

                                  Incubatory

   In*cu"ba*to*ry (?), a. Serving for incubation.

                                    Incube

   In*cube"  (?),  v.  t.  To  fix firmly, as in cube; to secure or place
   firmly. [Obs.] Milton.

                                  Incubiture

   In*cu"bi*ture  (?;  135), n. [Cf. L. incubitus.] Incubation. [Obs.] J.
   Ellis.

                                   Incubous

   In"cu*bous  (?),  a.  [From  L. incubare to lie on.] (Bot.) Having the
   leaves  so  placed  that the upper part of each one covers the base of
   the  leaf  next above it, as in hepatic mosses of the genus Frullania.
   See Succubous.

                                    Incubus

   In"cu*bus  (?),  n.;  pl.  E.  Incubuses  (#), L. Incubi (#). [L., the
   nightmare. Cf. Incubate.]

   1.  A  demon;  a  fiend;  a lascivious spirit, supposed to have sexual
   intercourse with women by night. Tylor.

     The  devils  who  appeared in the female form were generally called
     succubi;   those   who   appeared  like  men  incubi,  though  this
     distinction was not always preserved. Lecky.

   2. (Med.) The nightmare. See Nightmare.

     Such  as are troubled with incubus, or witch-ridden, as we call it.
     Burton.

   3.  Any  oppressive  encumbrance or burden; anything that prevents the
   free use of the faculties.

     Debt  and  usury  is  the  incubus which weighs most heavily on the
     agricultural resources of Turkey. J. L. Farley.

                                   Inculcate

   In*cul"cate  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p. p. Inculcated; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Inculcating  (?).]  [L.  inculcatus,  p.  p. of inculcare to tread on;
   pref.  in- in, on + calcare to tread, fr. calx the heel; perh. akin to
   E.  heel.  Cf.  2d  Calk,  Heel.]  To  teach  and  impress by frequent
   repetitions or admonitions; to urge on the mind; as, Christ inculcates
   on his followers humility.

     The most obvious and necessary duties of life they have not yet had
     authority  enough  to  enforce  and  inculcate upon men's minds. S.
     Clarke.

   Syn. -- To instill; infuse; implant; engraft; impress.

                                  Inculcation

   In`cul*ca"tion (?), n. [L. inculcatio: cf. F. inculcation.] A teaching
   and impressing by frequent repetitions. Bp. Hall.
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                                  Inculcator

   In*cul"ca*tor (?), n. [L.] One who inculcates. Boyle.

                                    Inculk

   In*culk"  (?).  v. t. [Cf. F. inculquer. See Inculcate.] To inculcate.
   [Obs.] Sir T. More.

                                    Inculp

   In*culp"  (?),  v.  t.  [Cf.  inculper.  See Inculpate.] To inculpate.
   [Obs.] Shelton.

                                  Inculpable

   In*cul"pa*ble  (?), a. [L. inculpabilis: cf. F. incupable.] Faultless;
   blameless; innocent. South.

     An innocent and incupable piece of ignorance. Killingbeck.

                                Inculpableness

   In*cul"pa*ble*ness, n. Blamelessness; faultlessness.

                                  Inculpably

   In*cul"pa*bly, adv. Blamelessly. South.

                                   Inculpate

   In*cul"pate  (?),  v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inculpated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Inculpating  (?).] [LL. inculpatus, p. p. of inculpare to blame; pref.
   in- in + culpa fault. See Culpable.]

     NOTE: [A word of recent introduction.]

   To  blame;  to  impute guilt to; to accuse; to involve or implicate in
   guilt.

     That  risk  could  only exculpate her and not inculpate them -- the
     probabilities protected them so perfectly. H. James.

                                  Inculpation

   In`cul*pa"tion   (?),   n.   [Cf.  F.  inculpation.]  Blame;  censure;
   crimination. Jefferson.

                                  Inculpatory

   In*cul"pa*to*ry  (?),  a.  Imputing  blame; criminatory; compromising;
   implicating.

                                    Incult

   In*cult" (?), a. [L. incultus; pref. in- not + cultus, p. p. of colere
   to  cultivate:  cf.  F. inculte.] Untilled; uncultivated; crude; rude;
   uncivilized.

     Germany  then,  says  Tacitus,  was  incult and horrid, now full of
     magnificent cities. Burton.

     His style is diffuse and incult. M. W. Shelley.

                                 Incultivated

   In*cul"ti*va`ted (?), a. Uncultivated. [Obs.] Sir T. Herbert.

                                 Incultivation

   In*cul`ti*va"tion (?), n. Want of cultivation. [Obs.] Berington.

                                   Inculture

   In*cul"ture  (?; 135), n. [Pref. in- not + culture: cf. F. inculture.]
   Want or neglect of cultivation or culture. [Obs.] Feltham.

                                  Incumbency

   In*cum"ben*cy (?), n.; pl. Incumbencies (#). [From Incumbent.]

   1. The state of being incumbent; a lying or resting on something.

   2.  That which is physically incumbent; that which lies as a burden; a
   weight. Evelyn.

   3.  That which is morally incumbent, or is imposed, as a rule, a duty,
   obligation, or responsibility. "The incumbencies of a family." Donne.

   4.  The  state of holding a benefice; the full possession and exercise
   of any office.

     These  fines  are  only  to  be  paid  to  the  bishop  during  his
     incumbency. Swift.

                                   Incumbent

   In*cum"bent  (?), a. [L. incumbens, -entis, p. pr. of incumbere to lie
   down  upon, press upon; pref. in- in, on + cumbere (in comp.); akin to
   cubare to lie down. See Incubate.]

   1. Lying; resting; reclining; recumbent; superimposed; superincumbent.

     Two incumbent figures, gracefully leaning upon it. Sir H. Wotton.

     To move the incumbent load they try. Addison.

   2.  Lying,  resting,  or imposed, as a duty or obligation; obligatory;
   always with on or upon.

     All  men,  truly  zealous,  will  perform those good works that are
     incumbent on all Christians. Sprat.

   3.  (Bot.)  Leaning  or  resting; -- said of anthers when lying on the
   inner  side  of  the  filament, or of cotyledons when the radicle lies
   against the back of one of them. Gray.

   4.  (Zo\'94l.)  Bent  downwards  so  that  the ends touch, or rest on,
   something else; as, the incumbent toe of a bird.

                                   Incumbent

   In*cum"bent, n. A person who is in present possession of a benefice or
   of any office.

     The incumbent lieth at the mercy of his patron. Swift.

                                  Incumbently

   In*cum"bent*ly, adv. In an incumbent manner; so as to be incumbent.

                                   Incumber

   In*cum"ber  (?),  v.  t. [imp. & p. p. Incumbered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Incumbering.] See Encumber.

                                  Incumbition

   In`cum*bi"tion (?), n. Incubation. [R.] Sterne.

                                  Incumbrance

   In*cum"brance (?), n. [See Encumbrance.] [Written also encumbrance.]

   1.  A burdensome and troublesome load; anything that impedes motion or
   action,  or  renders  it  difficult  or  laborious;  clog; impediment;
   hindrance; check. Cowper.

   2.  (Law)  A  burden  or charge upon property; a claim or lien upon an
   estate, which may diminish its value.

                                 Incumbrancer

   In*cum"bran*cer (?), n. (Law) One who holds Kent.

                                  Incumbrous

   In*cum"brous  (?),  a.  [Cf.  OF. encombros.] Cumbersome; troublesome.
   [Written also encombrous.] [Obs.] Chaucer.

                                  Incunabulum

   In`cu*nab"u*lum  (?),  n.;  pl. Incunabula (#). [L. incunabula cradle,
   birthplace,  origin.  See  1st In-, and Cunabula.] A work of art or of
   human  industry,  of an early epoch; especially, a book printed before
   A. D. 1500.

                                     Incur

   In*cur"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Incurred (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Incurring  (?).]  [L.  incurrere to run into or toward; pref. in- in +
   currere to run. See Current.]

   1.  To  meet  or  fall in with, as something inconvenient, harmful, or
   onerous;  to put one's self in the way of; to expose one's self to; to
   become  liable  or  subject  to;  to  bring  down  upon one's self; to
   encounter; to contract; as, to incur debt, danger, displeasure

     I know not what I shall incur to passShak.

   2. To render liable or subject to; to occasion. [Obs.]

     Lest you incur me much more damage in my fame than you have done me
     pleasure in preserving my life. Chapman.

                                     Incur

   In*cur", v. i. To pass; to enter. [Obs.]

     Light  is  discerned by itself because by itself it incurs into the
     eye. South.

                                 Incurability

   In*cur`a*bil"i*ty  (?),  n.  [Cf. F. incurabilit\'82 incurability, LL.
   incurabilitas    negligence.]    The   state   of   being   uncurable;
   irremediableness. Harvey.

                                   Incurable

   In*cur"a*ble  (?),  a. [F. incurable, L. incurabilis. See In- not, and
   Curable.]

   1.  Not  capable of being cured; beyond the power of skill or medicine
   to remedy; as, an incurable disease.

     A scirrh is not absolutely incurable. Arbuthnot.

   2.  Not  admitting  or  capable of remedy or correction; irremediable;
   remediless; as, incurable evils.

     Rancorous and incurable hostility. Burke.

     They  were laboring under a profound, and, as it might have seemed,
     an almost incurable ignorance. Sir J. Stephen.

   Syn.   --   Irremediable;  remediless;  irrecoverable;  irretrievable;
   irreparable; hopeless.

                                   Incurable

   In*cur"a*ble, n. A person diseased beyond cure.

                                 Incurableness

   In*cur"a*ble*ness,  n.  The  state  of  being incurable; incurability.
   Boyle.

                                   Incurably

   In*cur"a*bly,  adv.  In  a  manner  that renders cure impracticable or
   impossible;  irremediably.  "Incurably diseased." Bp. Hall. "Incurably
   wicked." Blair.

                                  Incuriosity

   In*cu`ri*os"i*ty (?), n. [L. incuriositas: cf. F. incurosit\'82.] Want
   of  curiosity  or  interest;  inattentiveness;  indifference.  Sir  H.
   Wotton.

                                   Incurious

   In*cu"ri*ous  (?),  a.  [L. incuriosus: cf. F. incurieux. See In- not,
   and Curious.] Not curious or inquisitive; without care for or interest
   in; inattentive; careless; negligent; heedless.

     Carelessnesses  and  incurious  deportments  toward their children.
     Jer. Taylor.

                                  Incuriously

   In*cu"ri*ous*ly, adv. In an curious manner.

                                 Incuriousness

   In*cu"ri*ous*ness, n. Unconcernedness; incuriosity.

     Sordid incuriousness and slovenly neglect. Bp. Hall.

                                  Incurrence

   In*cur"rence  (?),  n. [See Incur.] The act of incurring, bringing on,
   or subjecting one's self to (something troublesome or burdensome); as,
   the incurrence of guilt, debt, responsibility, etc.

                                   Incurrent

   In*cur"rent  (?),  a. [L. incurrens, p. pr. incurere, incursum, to run
   in; in- + currere to run.] (Zo\'94l.) Characterized by a current which
   flows inward; as, the incurrent orifice of lamellibranch Mollusca.

                                   Incursion

   In*cur"sion (?), n. [L. incursio: cf. F. incursion. See Incur.]

   1.  A  running  into; hence, an entering into a territory with hostile
   intention;  a  temporary  invasion; a predatory or harassing inroad; a
   raid.

     The Scythian, whose incursions wild Have wasted Sogdiana. Milton.

     The  incursions  of  the  Goths disordered the affairs of the Roman
     Empire. Arbuthnot.

   2. Attack; occurrence. [Obs.]

     Sins of daily incursion. South.

   Syn.   --   Invasion;  inroad;  raid;  foray;  sally;  attack;  onset;
   irruption. See Invasion.

                                   Incursive

   In*cur"sive   (?),  a.  Making  an  incursion;  invasive;  aggressive;
   hostile.

                                   Incurtain

   In*cur"tain (?), v. t. To curtain. [Obs.]

                                   Incurvate

   In*cur"vate (?), a. [L. incurvatus, p. p. of incurvare to crook; pref.
   in-  in  +  curvus  bent.  See  Curve, and cf. Incurve.] Curved; bent;
   crooked. Derham.

                                   Incurvate

   In*cur"vate  (?),  v. t. [imp. & p. p. Incurvated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Incurvating.]  To  turn  from  a  straight line or course; to bend; to
   crook. Cheyne.

                                  Incurvation

   In`cur*va"tion (?), n. [L. incurvatio: cf. F. incurvation.]

   1. The act of bending, or curving.

   2. The state of being bent or curved; curvature.

     An incurvation of the rays. Derham.

   3.  The  act  of bowing, or bending the body, in respect or reverence.
   "The incurvations of the knee." Bp. Hall.

                                    Incurve

   In*curve"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p. p. Incurved (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Incurving.] [See Incurvate.] To bend; to curve; to make crooked.

                                   Incurved

   In*curved"  (?),  a. [Pref. in- in + curved.] (Bot.) Bending gradually
   toward the axis or center, as branches or petals.

                                   Incurvity

   In*cur"vi*ty  (?),  n. [From L. incurvus bent. See Incurvate.] A state
   of  being  bent  or  curved;  incurvation;  a  bending inwards. Sir T.
   Browne.

                                     Incus

   In"cus (?), n. [L., anvil.]

   1. An anvil.

   2.  (Anat.)  One  of  the  small bones in the tympanum of the ear; the
   anvil bone. See Ear.

   3.  (Zo\'94l.)  The  central portion of the armature of the pharynx in
   the Rotifera.

                                    Incuse

   In*cuse"  (?), a. [See Incuse, v. t.] (Numismatics) Cut or stamped in,
   or hollowed out by engraving. "Irregular incuse square." Dr. W. Smith.

                                Incuse, Incuss

   In*cuse"  (?),  In*cuss" (?), v. t. [L. incussus, p. p. of incutere to
   strike.  See  1st  In-, and Concuss.] To form, or mold, by striking or
   stamping, as a coin or medal.

                                    Incute

   In*cute" (?), v. t. [See Incuse.] To strike or stamp in. [Obs.] Becon.

                                    Incyst

   In*cyst" (?), v. t. See Encyst.

                                   Incysted

   In*cyst"ed, a. See Encysted.

                                      Ind

   Ind (?), n. India. [Poetical] Shak. Milton.

                                   Indagate

   In"da*gate  (?),  v.  t. [L. indagatus, p. p. of indagare to seek.] To
   seek or search out. [Obs.]

                                  Indagation

   In`da*ga"tion  (?),  n.  [L.  indagatio:  cf.  F. indagation.] Search;
   inquiry; investigation. [Obs.]

                                  Indagative

   In"da*ga*tive (?), a. Searching; exploring; investigating. [Obs.] Jer.
   Taylor.

                                   Indagator

   In"da*ga`tor  (?),  n.  [L.] A searcher; an explorer; an investigator.
   [Obs.]

     Searched into by such skillful indagators of nature. Boyle.

                                   Indamage

   In*dam"age (?; 48), v. t. See Endamage. [R.]

                                   Indamaged

   In*dam"aged (?), a. Not damaged. [Obs.] Milton.

                                    Indart

   In*dart" (?), v. t. To pierce, as with a dart.

                                    Indazol

   In"da*zol  (?),  n.  [Indol  + azote.] (Chem.) A nitrogenous compound,
   C7H6N2,  analogous  to  indol, and produced from a diazo derivative or
   cinnamic acid.

                                     Inde

   Inde (?), a. Azure-colored; of a bright blue color. [Obs.] Rom. of R.

                                    Indear

   In*dear" (?), v. t. See Endear.

                                    Indebt

   In*debt"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Indebted;  p.  pr.  & vb. n.
   Indebting.]  [OE.  endetten, F. endetter; pref. en- (L. in) + F. dette
   debt.  See  Debt.]  To  bring into debt; to place under obligation; --
   chiefly used in the participle indebted.

     Thy fortune hath indebted thee to none. Daniel.

                                   Indebted

   In*debt"ed, a.

   1.  Brought  into  debt;  being  under  obligation; held to payment or
   requital; beholden.

     By   owing,  owes  not,  but  still  pays,  at  once  Indebted  and
     discharged. Milton.

   2.   Placed   under  obligation  for  something  received,  for  which
   restitution  or  gratitude  is due; as, we are indebted to our parents
   for  their  care  of  us  in infancy; indebted to friends for help and
   encouragement. Cowper.

                                 Indebtedness

   In*debt"ed*ness, n.

   1. The state of being indebted.

   2. The sum owed; debts, collectively.

                                  Indebtment

   In*debt"ment  (?),  n.  [Cf.  F.  endettement.] Indebtedness. [R.] Bp.
   Hall.

                                   Indecence

   In*de"cence (?), n. See Indecency. [Obs.] "An indecence of barbarity."
   Bp. Burnet.

                                   Indecency

   In*de"cen*cy   (?),   n.;   pl.   Indecencies   (#).   [L.  indecentia
   unseemliness: cf. F. ind\'82cence.]

   1.  The  quality or state of being indecent; want of decency, modesty,
   or good manners; obscenity.

   2. That which is indecent; an indecent word or act; an offense against
   delicacy.

     They  who,  by  speech or writing, present to the ear or the eye of
     modesty  any  of the indecencies I allude to, are pests of society.
     Beattie.

   Syn.  --  Indelicacy;  indecorum;  immodesty; impurity; obscenity. See
   Indecorum.

                                   Indecent

   In*de"cent   (?),   a.  [L.  indecens  unseemly,  unbecoming:  cf.  F.
   ind\'82cent. See In- not, and Decent.] Not decent; unfit to be seen or
   heard;  offensive  to  modesty  and  delicacy;  as, indecent language.
   Cowper.   Syn.   --   Unbecoming;  indecorous;  indelicate;  unseemly;
   immodest; gross; shameful; impure; improper; obscene; filthy.

                                  Indecently

   In*de"cent*ly, adv. In an indecent manner.

                                  Indeciduate

   In`de*cid"u*ate (?), a.

   1. Indeciduous.

   2. (Anat.) Having no decidua; nondeciduate.

                                  Indeciduous

   In`de*cid"u*ous  (?),  a.  Not  deciduous or falling, as the leaves of
   trees in autumn; lasting; evergreen; persistent; permanent; perennial.

     The indeciduous and unshaven locks of Apollo. Sir T. Browne.

                                  Indecimable

   In*dec"i*ma*ble (?), a. [Pref. in- not + LL. decimare to tithe: cf. F.
   ind\'82cimable.   See  Decimate.]  Not  decimable,  or  liable  to  be
   decimated; not liable to the payment of tithes. Cowell.

                                Indecipherable

   In`de*ci"pher*a*ble  (?),  a.  Not  decipherable;  incapable  of being
   deciphered, explained, or solved. -- In`de*ci"pher*a*bly, adv.

                                  Indecision

   In`de*ci"sion   (?),   n.   [Pref.   in-   not   +  decision:  cf.  F.
   ind\'82cision.]  Want  of  decision;  want  of  settled purpose, or of
   firmness;    indetermination;    wavering   of   mind;   irresolution;
   vacillation; hesitation.

     The  term  indecision  .  . . implies an idea very nicely different
     from irresolution; yet it has a tendency to produce it. Shenstone.

     Indecision . . . is the natural accomplice of violence. Burke.

                                  Indecisive

   In`de*ci"sive (?), a. [Cf. F. ind\'82cisif.]

   1.  Not  decisive;  not  bringing to a final or ultimate issue; as, an
   indecisive battle, argument, answer.

     The campaign had everywhere been indecisive. Macaulay.

   2. Undetermined; prone to indecision; irresolute; unsettled; wavering;
   vacillating;   hesitating;   as,  an  indecisive  state  of  mind;  an
   indecisive character.

                                 Indecisively

   In`de*ci"sive*ly, adv. Without decision.

                                Indecisiveness

   In`de*ci"sive*ness, n. The state of being indecisive; unsettled state.

                                  Indecinable

   In`de*cin"a*ble  (?),  a.  [L. indeclinabilis: cf. F. ind\'82clinable.
   See  In-  not,  and  Decline.]  (Gram.)  Not declinable; not varied by
   inflective   terminations;  as,  nihil  (nothing),  in  Latin,  is  an
   indeclinable noun. -- n. An indeclinable word.

                                  Indecinably

   In`de*cin"a*bly, adv.

   1. Without variation.

   2. (Gram.) Without variation of termination.

                                Indecomposable

   In*de`com*pos"a*ble  (?),  a.  [Pref.  in-  not + decomposable: cf. F.
   ind\'82composable.]   Not  decomposable;  incapable  or  difficult  of
   decomposition; not resolvable into its constituents or elements.

                              Indecomposableness

   In*de`com*pos"a*ble*ness,    n.    Incapableness   of   decomposition;
   stability; permanence; durability.

                                  Indecorous

   In`de*co"rous (?; 277), a. [L. indecorous. See In- not, and Decorous.]
   Not  decorous;  violating  good  manners; contrary to good breeding or
   etiquette; unbecoming; improper; out of place; as, indecorous conduct.

     It  was  useless  and  indecorous  to attempt anything more by mere
     struggle. Burke.

   Syn.  --  Unbecoming;  unseemly;  unbefitting; rude; coarse; impolite;
   uncivil; ill-bred.

                                 Indecorously

   In`de*co"rous*ly, adv. In an indecorous manner.

                                Indecorousness

   In`de*co"rous*ness,  n.  The  quality  of  being  indecorous;  want of
   decorum.

                                   Indecorum

   In`de*co"rum  (?),  n.  [Pref.  in-  not  + decorum: cf. L. indecorous
   unbecoming.]

   1.  Want  of  decorum;  impropriety  of  behavior; that in behavior or
   manners  which  violates the established rules of civility, custom, or
   etiquette; indecorousness.

   2.  An  indecorous  or  becoming  action.  Young. Syn. -- Indecorum is
   sometimes  synonymous  with  indecency; but indecency, more frequently
   than  indecorum,  is  applied  to words or actions which refer to what
   nature  and propriety require to be concealed or suppressed. Indecency
   is  the  stronger  word;  indecorum  refers  to  any  transgression of
   etiquette or civility, especially in public.

                                    Indeed

   In*deed"  (?),  adv. [Prep. in + deed.] In reality; in truth; in fact;
   verily;  truly;  --  used  in  a  variety of sense. Esp.: (a) Denoting
   emphasis;  as,  indeed it is so. (b) Denoting concession or admission;
   as,  indeed,  you  are right. (c) Denoting surprise; as, indeed, is it
   you? Its meaning is not intrinsic or fixed, but depends largely on the
   form of expression which it accompanies.
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     The carnal mind is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the
     law of God, neither indeed can be. Rom. viii. 7.

     I were a beast indeed to do you wrong. Dryden.

     There  is, indeed, no great pleasure in visiting these magazines of
     war. Addison.

                               Indefatigability

   In`de*fat`i*ga*bil"i*ty (?), n. The state of being indefatigable.

                                 Indefatigable

   In`de*fat"i*ga*ble (?), a. [L. indefatigabilis: cf. OF. indefatigable.
   See In- not, and Defatigable, and cf. Infatigable.] Incapable of being
   fatigued;  not  readily  exhausted;  unremitting  in  labor or effort;
   untiring;  unwearying;  not  yielding  to  fatigue;  as, indefatigable
   exertions,   perseverance,  application.  "A  constant,  indefatigable
   attendance." South.

     Upborne with indefatigable wings. Milton.

   Syn. -- Unwearied; untiring; persevering; persistent.

                               Indefatigableness

   In`de*fat"i*ga*ble*ness,   n.  Indefatigable  quality;  unweariedness;
   persistency. Parnell.

                                 Indefatigably

   In`de*fat"i*ga*bly,   adv.  Without  weariness;  without  yielding  to
   fatigue; persistently. Dryden.

                                Indefatigation

   In`de*fat`i*ga"tion  (?),  n. Indefatigableness; unweariedness. [Obs.]
   J. Gregory.

                                Indefeasibility

   In`de*fea`si*bil"i*ty (?), n. The quality of being undefeasible.

                                 Indefeasible

   In`de*fea`si*ble  (?),  a.  [Pref.  in-  not  +  defeasible:  cf.  OF.
   indefaisable.]  Not to be defeated; not defeasible; incapable of being
   annulled or made void; as, an indefeasible or title.

     That  the  king had a divine and an indefeasible right to the regal
     power. Macaulay.

                                Indefectibility

   In`de*fect`i*bil"i*ty  (?),  n.  [Cf.  F.  ind\'82fectibilit\'82.] The
   quality of being indefectible. Barrow.

                                 Indefectible

   In`de*fect"i*ble   (?),  a.  [Pref.  in-  not  +  defectible:  cf.  F.
   ind\'82fectible.]  Not  defectible;  unfailing;  not liable to defect,
   failure, or decay.

     An indefectible treasure in the heavens. Barrow.

     A state of indefectible virtue and happiness. S. Clarke.

                                  Indefective

   In`de*fect"ive  (?),  a.  Not defective; perfect; complete. "Absolute,
   indefective obedience." South.

                                 Indefeisible

   In`de*fei"si*ble (?), a. Indefeasible. [Obs.]

                                Indefensibility

   In`de*fen`si*bil"i*ty  (?),  n.  The  quality  or  state  of not being
   defensible. Walsh.

                                 Indefensible

   In`de*fen"si*ble   (?),   [Pref.   in-   not  +  defensible:  cf.  OF.
   indefensible,  indefensable.]  Not  defensible;  not  capable of being
   defended,   maintained,   vindicated,   or  justified;  unjustifiable;
   untenable; as, an indefensible fortress, position, cause, etc.

     Men  find  that something can be said in favor of what, on the very
     proposal, they thought utterly indefensible. Burke.

                                 Indefensibly

   In`de*fen"si*bly, adv. In an indefensible manner.

                                  Indefensive

   In`de*fen"sive (?), a. Defenseless. [Obs.]

     The sword awes the indefensive villager. Sir T. Herbert.

                                 Indeficiency

   In`de*fi"cien*cy,  n.  The  state  or  quality of not being deficient.
   [Obs.] Strype.

                                  Indeficient

   In`de*fi"cient  (?),  a. [L. indeficiens. See In- not, and Deficient.]
   Not deficient; full. [Obs.]

     Brighter than the sun, and indeficient as the light of heaven. Jer.
     Taylor.

                                  Indefinable

   In`de*fin"a*ble  (?),  a.  Incapable  of  being  defined or described;
   inexplicable. Bp. Reynolds.

                                  Indefinably

   In`de*fin"a*bly, adv. In an indefinable manner.

                                  Indefinite

   In*def"i*nite (?), a. [L. indefinitus. See In- not, and Definite.]

   1. Not definite; not limited, defined, or specified; not explicit; not
   determined  or  fixed  upon;  not precise; uncertain; vague; confused;
   obscure; as, an indefinite time, plan, etc.

     It were to be wished that . . . men would leave off that indefinite
     way  of  vouching, "the chymists say this," or "the chymists affirm
     that." Boyle.

     The time of this last is left indefinite. Dryden.

   2.  Having  no  determined  or  certain  limits; large and unmeasured,
   though  not  infinite;  unlimited; as indefinite space; the indefinite
   extension of a straight line.

     Though  it  is not infinite, it may be indefinite; though it is not
     boundless   in  itself,  it  may  be  so  to  human  comprehension.
     Spectator.

   3. Boundless; infinite. [R.]

     Indefinite  and  omnipresent  God, Inhabiting eternity. W. Thompson
     (1745).

   4.  (Bot.)  Too  numerous or variable to make a particular enumeration
   important;  --  said  of  the  parts  of a flower, and the like. Also,
   indeterminate.
   Indefinite  article  (Gram.),  the  word  a  or an, used with nouns to
   denote   any   one  of  a  common  or  general  class.  --  Indefinite
   inflorescence.   (Bot.)   See   Indeterminate   inflorescence,   under
   Indeterminate.  --  Indefinite  proposition (Logic), a statement whose
   subject  is  a  common  term, with nothing to indicate distribution or
   nondistribution;  as,  Man  is  mortal.  -- Indefinite term (Logic), a
   negative term; as, the not-good. Syn. -- Inexplicit; vague; uncertain;
   unsettled; indeterminate; loose; equivocal; inexact; approximate.
   
                                 Indefinitely
                                       
   In*def"i*nite*ly,  adv. In an indefinite manner or degree; without any
   settled  limitation;  vaguely; not with certainty or exactness; as, to
   use a word indefinitely. 

     If  the world be indefinitely extended, that is, so far as no human
     intellect can fancy any bound of it. Ray.

                                Indefiniteness

   In*def"i*nite*ness, n. The quality of being indefinite.

                                 Indefinitude

   In`de*fin"i*tude  (?),  n.  Indefiniteness; vagueness; also, number or
   quantity  not  limited by our understanding, though yet finite. [Obs.]
   Sir M . Hale.

                                 Indehiscence

   In`de*his"cence  (?), n. [Cf. F. ind\'82hiscence.] (Bot.) The property
   or state of being indehiscent.

                                  Indehiscent

   In`de*his"cent   (?),   a.   [Pref.   in-  not  +  dehiscent:  cf.  F.
   ind\'82hiscent.]  (Bot.)  Remaining closed at maturity, or not opening
   along regular lines, as the acorn, or a cocoanut.

                                 Indelectable

   In`de*lec"ta*ble  (?),  a.  Not  delectable; unpleasant; disagreeable.
   [R.] Richardson.

                                 Indeliberate

   In`de*lib"er*ate   (?),   a.  [L.  indeliberatus.  See  In-  not,  and
   Deliberate.]  Done  without  deliberation;  unpremeditated.  [Obs.] --
   In`de*lib"er*ate*ly, adv. [Obs.]

                                 Indeliberated

   In`de*lib"er*a`ted (?), a. Indeliberate. [Obs.]

                                 Indelibility

   In*del`i*bil"i*ty  (?), n. [Cf. F. ind\'82l\'82bilit\'82.] The quality
   of being indelible. Bp. Horsley.

                                   Indelible

   In*del"i*ble (?), a. [L. indelebilis; pref.in- not + delebilis capable
   of  being  destroyed:  cf.  F.  ind\'82l\'82bile.  See  In-  not,  and
   Deleble.]  [Formerly  written  also  indeleble, which accords with the
   etymology of the word.]

   1.  That  can  not  be  removed, washed away, blotted out, or effaced;
   incapable  of  being  canceled,  lost,  or  forgotten;  as,  indelible
   characters; an indelible stain; an indelible impression on the memory.

   2. That can not be annulled; indestructible. [R.]

     They are endued with indelible power from above. Sprat.

   Indelible  colors,  fast  colors  which  do  not  fade  or  tarnish by
   exposure.  --  Indelible  ink,  an ink obliterated by washing; esp., a
   solution   of   silver   nitrate.  Syn.  --  Fixed;  fast;  permanent;
   ineffaceable. -- In*del"i*ble*ness, n. -- In*del"i*bly, adv.

     Indelibly stamped and impressed. J. Ellis.

                                  Indelicacy

   In*del"i*ca*cy  (?),  n.; pl. Indelicacies (#). [From Indelicate.] The
   quality  of being indelicate; want of delicacy, or of a nice sense of,
   or  regard for, purity, propriety, or refinement in manners, language,
   etc.;  rudeness;  coarseness; also, that which is offensive to refined
   taste or purity of mind.

     The indelicacy of English comedy. Blair.

     Your  papers  would  be chargeable with worse than indelicacy; they
     would be immoral. Addison.

                                  Indelicate

   In*del"i*cate (?), a. [Pref. in- not + delicate: cf. F. ind\'82licat.]
   Not  delicate;  wanting  delicacy;  offensive  to  good manners, or to
   purity  of  mind;  coarse; rude; as, an indelicate word or suggestion;
   indelicate  behavior.  Macaulay.  --  In*del"i*cate*ly,  adv.  Syn. --
   Indecorous;  unbecoming;  unseemly;  rude;  coarse;  broad;  impolite;
   gross; indecent; offensive; improper; unchaste; impure; unrefined.

                                Indemnification

   In*dem`ni*fi*ca"tion (?), n.

   1. The act or process of indemnifying, preserving, or securing against
   loss,  damage,  or penalty; reimbursement of loss, damage, or penalty;
   the state of being indemnified.

     Indemnification  is  capable  of  some  estimate;  dignity  has  no
     standard. Burke.

   2. That which indemnifies.

     No reward with the name of an indemnification. De Quincey.

                                   Indemnify

   In*dem"ni*fy (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Indemnified (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Indemnifying (?).] [L. indemnis unhurt (in- not + damnum hurt, damage)
   + -fy. Cf. Damn, Damnify.]

   1. To save harmless; to secure against loss or damage; to insure.

     The states must at last engage to the merchants here that they will
     indemnify them from all that shall fall out. Sir W. Temple.

   2. To make restitution or compensation for, as for that which is lost;
   to make whole; to reimburse; to compensate. Beattie.

                                   Indemnity

   In*dem"ni*ty  (?),  n.;  pl.  Indemnities  (#).  [L.  indemnitas,  fr.
   indemnis uninjured: cf. F. indemnit\'82. See Indemnify.]

   1.  Security;  insurance;  exemption  from  loss or damage, past or to
   come;  immunity  from  penalty,  or  the  punishment of past offenses;
   amnesty.

     Having  first obtained a promise of indemnity for the riot they had
     committed. Sir W. Scott.

   2. Indemnification, compensation, or remuneration for loss, damage, or
   injury sustained.

     They  were  told  to  expect, upon the fall of Walpole, a large and
     lucrative indemnity for their pretended wrongs. Ld. Mahon.

     NOTE: &hand; In surance is  a  co ntract of indemnity. Arnould. The
     owner  of  private  property  taken  for  public use is entitled to
     compensation or indemnity.

   Kent. Act of indemnity (Law), an act or law passed in order to relieve
   persons, especially in an official station, from some penalty to which
   they  are  liable  in  consequence of acting illegally, or, in case of
   ministers,  in  consequence  of  exceeding  the limits of their strict
   constitutional  powers. These acts also sometimes provide compensation
   for   losses  or  damage,  either  incurred  in  the  service  of  the
   government, or resulting from some public measure.

                               Indemonstrability

   In`de*mon`stra*bil"i*ty (?), n. The quality of being indemonstrable.

                                Indemonstrable

   In`de*mon"stra*ble  (?),  a.  [L.  indemonstrabilis.  See In- not, and
   Demonstrable.]     Incapable     of     being     demonstrated.     --
   In`de*mon"stra*ble*ness, n.

                                 Indenization

   In*den`i*za"tion  (?),  n. The act of naturalizing; endenization. [R.]
   Evelyn.

                                   Indenize

   In*den"ize (?), v. t. To naturalize. [R.]

                                   Indenizen

   In*den"i*zen (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Indenizened (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Indenizening.]  To  invest  with  the  privileges  of  a  denizen;  to
   naturalize. [R.]

     Words indenizened, and commonly used as English. B. Jonson.

                                    Indent

   In*dent"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Indented;  p.  pr.  & vb. n.
   Indenting.]  [OE.  endenten  to  notch,  fit  in,  OF.  endenter,  LL.
   indentare,  fr.  L.  in  +  dens,  dentis,  tooth.  See Tooth, and cf.
   Indenture.]

   1.  To  notch;  to jag; to cut into points like a row of teeth; as, to
   indent the edge of paper.

   2.  To  dent; to stamp or to press in; to impress; as, indent a smooth
   surface with a hammer; to indent wax with a stamp.

   3.  [Cf.  Indenture.]  To  bind  out  by  indenture  or  contract;  to
   indenture; to apprentice; as, to indent a young man to a shoemaker; to
   indent a servant.

   4.  (Print.)  To begin (a line or lines) at a greater or less distance
   from  the  margin; as, to indent the first line of a paragraph one em;
   to  indent  the  second  paragraph  two  ems  more than the first. See
   Indentation, and Indention.

   5. (Mil.) To make an order upon; to draw upon, as for military stores.
   [India] Wilhelm.

                                    Indent

   In*dent", v. i.

   1. To be cut, notched, or dented.

   2. To crook or turn; to wind in and out; to zigzag.

   3. To contract; to bargain or covenant. Shak.

     To indent and drive bargains with the Almighty. South.

                                    Indent

   In*dent" (?), n.

   1.  A  cut  or  notch  in  the man gin of anything, or a recess like a
   notch. Shak.

   2. A stamp; an impression. [Obs.]

   3. A certificate, or intended certificate, issued by the government of
   the United States at the close of the Revolution, for the principal or
   interest of the public debt. D. Ramsay. A. Hamilton.

   4.   (Mil.)   A  requisition  or  order  for  supplies,  sent  to  the
   commissariat of an army. [India] Wilhelm.

                                  Indentation

   In`den*ta"tion (?), n.

   1. The act of indenting or state of being indented.

   2.  A  notch  or  recess, in the margin or border of anything; as, the
   indentations of a leaf, of the coast, etc.

   3. A recess or sharp depression in any surface.

   4.  (Print.)  (a)  The act of beginning a line or series of lines at a
   little distance within the flush line of the column or page, as in the
   common way of beginning the first line of a paragraph. (b) The measure
   of the distance; as, an indentation of one em, or of two ems.
   Hanging,  OR  Reverse,  indentation, indentation of all the lines of a
   paragraph except the first, which is a full line.

                                   Indented

   In*dent"ed (?), a.

   1.  Cut  in  the edge into points or inequalities, like teeth; jagged;
   notched; stamped in; dented on the surface.

   2.  Having  an  uneven, irregular border; sinuous; undulating. Milton.
   Shak.

   3.  (Her.)  Notched  like  the  part of a saw consisting of the teeth;
   serrated; as, an indented border or ordinary.

   4. Bound out by an indenture; apprenticed; indentured; as, an indented
   servant.

   5.  (Zo\'94l.) Notched along the margin with a different color, as the
   feathers of some birds.
   Indented  line  (Fort.),  a  line with alternate long and short faces,
   with  salient  and  receding  angles, each face giving a flanking fire
   along the front of the next.

                                  Indentedly

   In*dent"ed*ly, adv. With indentations.

                                   Indenting

   In*dent"ing  (?),  n.  Indentation;  an impression like that made by a
   tooth.

                                   Indention

   In*den"tion (?), n. (Print.) Same as Indentation, 4.

                                  Indentment

   In*dent"ment (?), n. Indenture. [Obs.]

                                   Indenture

   In*den"ture  (?; 135), n. [OE. endenture, OF. endenture, LL. indentura
   a  deed  in  duplicate,  with  indented edges. See the Note below. See
   Indent.]

   1. The act of indenting, or state of being indented.

   2.  (Law)  A  mutual agreement in writing between two or more parties,
   whereof  each  party has usually a counterpart or duplicate; sometimes
   in  the  pl.,  a  short  form  for  indentures  of apprenticeship, the
   contract by which a youth is bound apprentice to a master.<-- obs? -->

     The  law  is the best expositor of the gospel; they are like a pair
     of indentures: they answer in every part. C. Leslie.

     NOTE: &hand; In dentures we re originally duplicates, laid together
     and  intended by a notched cut or line, or else written on the same
     piece  of parchment and separated by a notched line so that the two
     papers  or parchments corresponded to each other. But indenting has
     gradually  become  a  mere  form, and is often neglected, while the
     writings or counterparts retain the name of indentures.

                                   Indenture

   In*den"ture,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p. Indentured (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Indenturing.]

   1. To indent; to make hollows, notches, or wrinkles in; to furrow.

     Though age may creep on, and indenture the brow. Woty.

   2.  To  bind  by  indentures  or written contract; as, to indenture an
   apprentice.

                                   Indenture

   In*den"ture, v. i. To run or wind in and out; to be cut or notched; to
   indent. Heywood.

                                 Independence

   In`de*pend"ence (?), n. [Cf. F. ind\'82pendance.]

   1. The state or quality of being independent; freedom from dependence;
   exemption from reliance on, or control by, others; self-subsistence or
   maintenance; direction of one's own affairs without interference.

     Let  fortune do her worst, . . . as long as she never makes us lose
     our honesty and our independence. Pope.

   2. Sufficient means for a comfortable livelihood.
   Declaration  of  Independence  (Amer.  Hist.),  the declaration of the
   Congress of the Thirteen United States of America, on the 4th of July,
   1776,  by  which  they formally declared that these colonies were free
   and  independent  States,  not  subject  to  the  government  of Great
   Britain.

                                 Independency

   In`de*pend"en*cy, n.

   1. Independence.

     "Give  me,"  I cried (enough for me), "My bread, and independency!"
     Pope.

   2. (Eccl.) Doctrine and polity of the Independents.

                                  Independent

   In`de*pend"ent   (?),   a.   [Pref.   in-  not  +  dependent:  cf.  F.
   ind\'82pendant.]

   1.  Not dependent; free; not subject to control by others; not relying
   on others; not subordinate; as, few men are wholly independent.

     A dry, but independent crust. Cowper.

   2. Affording a comfortable livelihood; as, an independent property.

   3.  Not  subject to bias or influence; not obsequious; self-directing;
   as, a man of an independent mind.

   4.  Expressing  or indicating the feeling of independence; free; easy;
   bold; unconstrained; as, an independent air or manner.

   5. Separate from; exclusive; irrespective.

     That obligation in general, under which we conceive ourselves bound
     to  obey  a  law,  independent  of  those  resources  which the law
     provides for its own enforcement. R. P. Ward.

   6.  (Eccl.) Belonging or pertaining to, or holding to the doctrines or
   methods of, the Independents.

   7.  (Math.) Not dependent upon another quantity in respect to value or
   rate of variation; -- said of quantities or functions.

   8.  (U.  S.  Politics) Not bound by party; exercising a free choice in
   voting with either or any party.
   Independent  company  (Mil.), one not incorporated in any regiment. --
   Independent seconds watch, a stop watch having a second hand driven by
   a separate set of wheels, springs, etc., for timing to a fraction of a
   second. -- Independent variable. (Math.) See Dependent variable, under
   Dependent.   Syn.   --   Free;   uncontrolled;   separate;  uncoerced;
   self-reliant; bold; unconstrained; unrestricted.
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                                  Independent

   In`de*pend"ent (?), n.

   1.  (Eccl.)  One  who  believes  that an organized Christian church is
   complete  in  itself, competent to self-government, and independent of
   all ecclesiastical authority.

     NOTE: &hand; In  England the name is often applied (commonly in the
     pl.) to the Congregationalists.

   2.  (Politics) One who does not acknowledge an obligation to support a
   party's  candidate  under all circumstances; one who exercises liberty
   in voting.

                                Independentism

   In`de*pend"ent*ism   (?),   n.  Independency;  the  church  system  of
   Independents. Bp. Gauden.

                                 Independently

   In`de*pend"ent*ly, adv. In an independent manner; without control.

                                  Indeposable

   In`de*pos"a*ble (?), a. Incapable of being deposed. [R.]

     Princes indeposable by the pope. Bp. Stillingfleet.

                                  Indepravate

   In*dep"ra*vate  (?),  a.  [L.  indepravatus.]  Undepraved. [R.] Davies
   (Holy Roode).

                                 Indeprecable

   In*dep"re*ca*ble   (?),  a.  [L.  indeprecabilis.  See  In-  not,  and
   Deprecate.] Incapable or undeserving of being deprecated. Cockeram.

                                Indeprehensible

   In*dep`re*hen"si*ble  (?),  a. [L. indeprehensibilis. See In- not, and
   Deprehensible.] Incapable of being found out. Bp. Morton.

                                 Indeprivable

   In`de*priv"a*ble  (?),  a.  Incapable  of  being deprived, or of being
   taken away.

                                 Indescribable

   In`de*scrib"a*ble,    a.    Incapable    of    being   described.   --
   In`de*scrib"a*bly, adv.

                                 Indescriptive

   In`de*scrip"tive (?), a. Not descriptive.

                                   Indesert

   In`de*sert" (?), n. Ill desert. [R.] Addison.

                                  Indesinent

   In*des"i*nent  (?), a. [L. indesinens. See In- not, and Desinent.] Not
   ceasing;  perpetual.  [Obs.]  Baxter. -- In*des"i*nent*ly, adv. [Obs.]
   Ray.

                                  Indesirable

   In`de*sir"a*ble (?), a. Undesirable.

                               Indestructibility

   In`de*struc`ti*bil"i*ty  (?),  n.  [Cf.  F. indestructibilit\'82.] The
   quality of being indestructible.

                                Indestructible

   In`de*struc"ti*ble,   a.   [Pref.  in-  not  +  destructible:  cf.  F.
   indestructible.]  Not  destructible;  incapable of decomposition or of
   being destroyed. -- In`de*struc"ti*ble*ness, n. -- In`de*struc"ti*bly,
   adv.

                                Indeterminable

   In`de*ter"mi*na*ble    (?),    a.   [L.   indeterminabilis:   cf.   F.
   ind\'82terminable.  See  In-  not,  and  Determine.] Not determinable;
   impossible  to be determined; not to be definitely known, ascertained,
   defined, or limited. -- In`de*ter"mi*na*bly, adv.

                                Indeterminable

   In`de*ter"mi*na*ble,  n.  An  indeterminable thing or quantity. Sir T.
   Browne.

                                 Indeterminate

   In`de*ter"mi*nate  (?),  a.  [L. indeterminatus.] Not determinate; not
   certain or fixed; indefinite; not precise; as, an indeterminate number
   of  years.  Paley.  Indeterminate  analysis  (Math.),  that  branch of
   analysis  which  has  for  its  object  the  solution of indeterminate
   problems.   --   Indeterminate   coefficients   (Math.),  coefficients
   arbitrarily  assumed  for convenience of calculation, or to facilitate
   some  artifice  of analysis. Their values are subsequently determined.
   --  Indeterminate  equation  (Math.), an equation in which the unknown
   quantities admit of an infinite number of values, or sets of values. A
   group  of  equations  is  indeterminate  when it contains more unknown
   quantities  than  there  are equations. -- Indeterminate inflorescence
   (Bot.),  a  mode  of inflorescence in which the flowers all arise from
   axillary  buds,  the  terminal  bud  going  on  to  grow and sometimes
   continuing  the stem indefinitely; -- called also acropetal, botryose,
   centripetal,  AND  indefinite  inflorescence.  Gray.  -- Indeterminate
   problem  (Math.),  a  problem  which  admits  of an infinite number of
   solutions,  or  one  in  which there are fewer imposed conditions than
   there  are  unknown  or  required  results.  -- Indeterminate quantity
   (Math.),  a quantity which has no fixed value, but which may be varied
   in  accordance  with  any  proposed condition. -- Indeterminate series
   (Math.),   a   series   whose  terms  proceed  by  the  powers  of  an
   indeterminate  quantity,  sometimes also with indeterminate exponents,
   or   indeterminate   coefficients.  --  In`de*ter"mi*nate*ly  adv.  --
   In`de*ter"mi*nate*ness, n.

                                Indetermination

   In`de*ter`mi*na"tion  (?),  n.  [Pref.  in-  not  + determination: cf.
   ind\'82termination.]

   1.  Want  of  determination; an unsettled or wavering state, as of the
   mind. Jer. Taylor.

   2. Want of fixed or stated direction. Abp. Bramhall.

                                 Indetermined

   In`de*ter"mined (?), a. Undetermined.

                                 Indevirginate

   In`de*vir"gin*ate (?), a. [See In- not, Devirginate.] Not devirginate.
   [Obs.] Chapman.

                                   Indevote

   In*de*vote"  (?),  a. [L. indevotus: cf. F. ind\'82vot. Cf. Indevout.]
   Not devoted. [Obs.] Bentley. Clarendon.

                                  Indevotion

   In`de*vo"tion  (?),  n.  [L. indevotio: cf. F. ind\'82votion.] Want of
   devotion; impiety; irreligion. "An age of indevotion." Jer. Taylor.

                                   Indevout

   In*de*vout"  (?),  a.  [Pref.  in-  not  +  devout. Cf. Indevote.] Not
   devout. -- In*de*vout"ly, adv.

                                     Indew

   In*dew" (?), v. t. To indue. [Obs.] Spenser.

                                     Index

   In"dex  (?),  n.;  pl.  E.  Indexes  (#), L. Indices (#)(. [L.: cf. F.
   index. See Indicate, Diction.]

   1.  That  which points out; that which shows, indicates, manifests, or
   discloses.

     Tastes  are  the  indexes  of  the  different  qualities of plants.
     Arbuthnot.

   2.  That which guides, points out, informs, or directs; a pointer or a
   hand  that  directs  to  anything,  as  the hand of a watch, a movable
   finger  on a gauge, scale, or other graduated instrument. In printing,
   a  sign  [\'b5]  used  to  direct  particular  attention  to a note or
   paragraph; -- called also fist.<-- here represented by "&hand;" -->

   3.  A table for facilitating reference to topics, names, and the like,
   in  a book; -- usually alphabetical in arrangement, and printed at the
   end of the volume.

   4. A prologue indicating what follows. [Obs.] Shak.

   5.  (Anat.) The second digit, that next pollex, in the manus, or hand;
   the forefinger; index finger.

   6.  (Math.)  The  figure  or letter which shows the power or root of a
   quantity; the exponent. [In this sense the plural is always indices.]
   Index  error,  the  error  in the reading of a mathematical instrument
   arising  from  the  zero of the index not being in complete adjustment
   with  that  of the limb, or with its theoretically perfect position in
   the  instrument; a correction to be applied to the instrument readings
   equal  to  the  error  of the zero adjustment. -- Index expurgatorius.
   [L.]  See  Index prohibitorius (below). -- Index finger. See Index, 5.
   --  Index  glass, the mirror on the index of a quadrant, sextant, etc.
   --  Index  hand,  the  pointer  or  hand  of  a clock, watch, or other
   registering  machine;  a  hand that points to something. -- Index of a
   logarithm  (Math.), the integral part of the logarithm, and always one
   less  than  the  number of integral figures in the given number. It is
   also  called the characteristic. -- Index of refraction, OR Refractive
   index  (Opt.), the number which expresses the ratio of the sine of the
   angle  of  incidence  to the sine of the angle of refraction. Thus the
   index  of  refraction for sulphur is 2, because, when light passes out
   of  air into sulphur, the sine of the angle of incidence is double the
   sine  of the angle of refraction. -- Index plate, a graduated circular
   plate,  or one with circular rows of holes differently spaced; used in
   machines  for  graduating  circles,  cutting gear teeth, etc. -- Index
   prohibitorius  [L.],  or Prohibitory index (R. C. Ch.), a catalogue of
   books  which  are  forbidden  by  the  church  to  be  read; the index
   expurgatorius [L.], or expurgatory index, is a catalogue of books from
   which  passages  marked  as  against  faith  or morals must be removed
   before  Catholics  can  read them. These catalogues are published with
   additions,  from  time  to  time,  by  the  Congregation of the Index,
   composed  of  cardinals,  theologians, etc., under the sanction of the
   pope.  Hook.  --  Index  rerum  [L.],  a  tabulated  and  alphabetized
   notebook, for systematic preservation of items, quotations, etc.

                                     Index

   In"dex  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Indexed  (?);  p. pr. & vb. n.
   Indexing.]  To  provide  with  an index or table of references; to put
   into an index; as, to index a book, or its contents.

                                    Indexer

   In"dex*er (?), n. One who makes an index.

                                   Indexical

   In*dex"ic*al  (?), a. Of, pertaining to, or like, an index; having the
   form of an index.

                                  Indexically

   In*dex"ic*al*ly, adv. In the manner of an index.

                                  Indexterity

   In`dex*ter"i*ty   (?),   n.   [Pref.  in-  not  +  dexterity:  cf.  F.
   indext\'82rit\'82.]  Want of dexterity or readiness, especially in the
   use of the hands; clumsiness; awkwardness. Harvey.

                                     India

   In"di*a  (?),  n.  [See  Indian.]  A country in Southern Asia; the two
   peninsulas  of Hither and Farther India; in a restricted sense, Hither
   India, or Hindostan. India ink, a nearly black pigment brought chiefly
   from  China,  used for water colors. It is in rolls, or in square, and
   consists  of  lampblack  or  ivory  black and animal glue. Called also
   China  ink.  The true India ink is sepia. See Sepia. -- India matting,
   floor  matting  made  in  China, India, etc., from grass and reeds; --
   also  called  Canton,  OR China, matting. -- India paper, a variety of
   Chinese  paper,  of  smooth  but not glossy surface, used for printing
   from  engravings,  woodcuts,  etc. -- India proof (Engraving), a proof
   impression  from  an  engraved  plate,  taken on India paper. -- India
   rubber. See Caoutchouc. -- India-rubber tree (Bot.), any tree yielding
   caoutchouc,  but  especially  the  East  Indian  Ficus elastica, often
   cultivated for its large, shining, elliptical leaves.

                                   Indiadem

   In*di"a*dem, v. t. To place or set in a diadem, as a gem or gems.

                                   Indiaman

   In"di*a*man  (?),  n.;  pl.  Indiamen  (.  A large vessel in the India
   trade. Macaulay.

                                    Indian

   In"di*an  (?;  277),  a [From India, and this fr. Indus, the name of a
   river  in  Asia,  L.  Indus, Gr. Hindu, name of the land on the Indus,
   Skr. sindhu river, the Indus. Cf. Hindoo.]

   1.  Of  or  pertaining  to  India proper; also to the East Indies, or,
   sometimes, to the West Indies.

   2.  Of  or  pertaining  to the aborigines, or Indians, of America; as,
   Indian wars; the Indian tomahawk.

   3.  Made of maize or Indian corn; as, Indian corn, Indian meal, Indian
   bread, and the like. [U.S.]
   Indian  bay  (Bot.), a lauraceous tree (Persea Indica). -- Indian bean
   (Bot.),  a  name  of  the  catalpa.  --  Indian  berry. (Bot.) Same as
   Cocculus  indicus.  -- Indian bread. (Bot.) Same as Cassava. -- Indian
   club,  a  wooden  club,  which  is  swung  by  the  hand for gymnastic
   exercise.  --  Indian  cordage, cordage made of the fibers of cocoanut
   husk.  --  Indian corn (Bot.), a plant of the genus Zea (Z. Mays); the
   maize,  a  native  of  America.  See  Corn, and Maize. -- Indian cress
   (Bot.),  nasturtium.  See  Nasturtium, 2. -- Indian cucumber (Bot.), a
   plant  of  the  genus Medeola (M. Virginica), a common in woods in the
   United  States.  The  white  rootstock  has a taste like cucumbers. --
   Indian  currant  (Bot.),  a  plant  of  the  genus  Symphoricarpus (S.
   vulgaris),  bearing  small red berries. -- Indian dye, the puccoon. --
   Indian  fig.  (Bot.) (a) The banyan. See Banyan. (b) The prickly pear.
   -- Indian file, single file; arrangement of persons in a row following
   one  after  another,  the usual way among Indians of traversing woods,
   especially  when  on  the  war  path.  --  Indian  fire, a pyrotechnic
   composition  of  sulphur, niter, and realgar, burning with a brilliant
   white light. -- Indian grass (Bot.), a coarse, high grass (Chrysopogon
   nutans),  common  in  the southern portions of the United States; wood
   grass.  Gray. -- Indian hemp. (Bot.) (a) A plant of the genus Apocynum
   (A.  cannabinum),  having  a  milky  juice, and a tough, fibrous bark,
   whence  the  name. The root it used in medicine and is both emetic and
   cathartic  in  properties.  (b)  The  variety of common hemp (Cannabis
   Indica), from which hasheesh is obtained. -- Indian mallow (Bot.), the
   velvet  leaf  (Abutilon  Avicenn\'91).  See  Abutilon. -- Indian meal,
   ground  corn  or  maize. [U.S.] -- Indian millet (Bot.), a tall annual
   grass  (Sorghum vulgare), having many varieties, among which are broom
   corn,  Guinea  corn,  durra,  and the Chinese sugar cane. It is called
   also  Guinea  corn.  See  Durra. -- Indian ox (Zo\'94l.), the zebu. --
   Indian  paint.  See Bloodroot. -- Indian paper. See India paper, under
   India.  --  Indian  physic (Bot.), a plant of two species of the genus
   Gillenia  (G.  trifoliata,  and  G.  stipulacea), common in the United
   States,  the  roots of which are used in medicine as a mild emetic; --
   called  also American ipecac, and bowman's root. Gray. -- Indian pink.
   (Bot.) (a) The Cypress vine (Ipom\'d2a Quamoclit); -- so called in the
   West Indies. (b) See China pink, under China. -- Indian pipe (Bot.), a
   low,  fleshy  herb  (Monotropa  uniflora), growing in clusters in dark
   woods, and having scalelike leaves, and a solitary nodding flower. The
   whole  plant  is  waxy  white,  but  turns  black in drying. -- Indian
   plantain (Bot.), a name given to several species of the genus Cacalia,
   tall  herbs  with  composite  white flowers, common through the United
   States  in  rich  woods.  Gray. -- Indian poke (Bot.), a plant usually
   known  as  the white hellebore (Veratrum viride). -- Indian pudding, a
   pudding  of  which  the  chief  ingredients are Indian meal, milk, and
   molasses.  --  Indian purple. (a) A dull purple color. (b) The pigment
   of  the  same  name,  intensely  blue  and black. -- Indian red. (a) A
   purplish  red  earth  or  pigment  composed  of a silicate of iron and
   alumina,  with  magnesia.  It comes from the Persian Gulf. Called also
   Persian  red. (b) See Almagra. -- Indian rice (Bot.), a reedlike water
   grass. See Rice. -- Indian shot (Bot.), a plant of the genus Canna (C.
   Indica). The hard black seeds are as large as swan shot. See Canna. --
   Indian  summer,  in  the  United States, a period of warm and pleasant
   weather  occurring late in autumn. See under Summer. -- Indian tobacco
   (Bot.), a species of Lobelia. See Lobelia. -- Indian turnip (Bot.), an
   American  plant  of the genus Aris\'91ma. A. triphyllum has a wrinkled
   farinaceous  root  resembling  a  small  turnip, but with a very acrid
   juice.  See Jack in the Pulpit, and Wake-robin. -- Indian wheat, maize
   or  Indian  corn.  -- Indian yellow. (a) An intense rich yellow color,
   deeper than gamboge but less pure than cadmium. (b) See Euxanthin.

                                    Indian

   In"di*an (?; 277), n.

   1. A native or inhabitant of India.

   2.  One  of  the  aboriginal  inhabitants  of  America;  --  so called
   originally from the supposed identity of America with India.

                                   Indianeer

   In`di*an*eer" (?), n. (Naut.) An Indiaman.

                                 India rubber

   In"di*a rub"ber (?). See Caoutchouc.

                                    Indical

   In"dic*al  (?), a. [From L. index, indicis, an index.] Indexical. [R.]
   Fuller.

                                    Indican

   In"di*can (?), n. [See Indigo.]

   1.  (Chem.)  A  glucoside  obtained from woad (indigo plant) and other
   plants,  as  a  yellow  or light brown sirup. It has a nauseous bitter
   taste, a decomposes or drying. By the action of acids, ferments, etc.,
   it  breaks  down  into  sugar  and indigo. It is the source of natural
   indigo.

   2.  (Physiol.  Chem.) An indigo-forming substance, found in urine, and
   other  animal  fluids,  and  convertible  into  red  and  blue  indigo
   (urrhodin  and  uroglaucin).  Chemically,  it  is  indoxyl sulphate of
   potash,  C8H6NSO4K,  and  is  derived  from  the  indol  formed in the
   alimentary canal. Called also uroxanthin.

                                   Indicant

   In"di*cant  (?),  a.  [L.  indicans,  p.  pr. indicare. See Indicate.]
   Serving to point out, as a remedy; indicating.

                                   Indicant

   In"di*cant,  n. That which indicates or points out; as, an indicant of
   the remedy for a disease.

                                   Indicate

   In"di*cate  (?),  v.  t.  [imp. & p. p. Indicated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Indicating  (?).]  [L. indicatus, p. p. of indicare to indicate; pref.
   in-  in  + dicare to proclaim; akin to dicere to say. See Diction, and
   cf. Indict, Indite.]

   1. To point out; to discover; to direct to a knowledge of; to show; to
   make known.

     That turns and turns to indicate From what point blows the weather.
     Cowper.

   2.  (Med.)  To show or manifest by symptoms; to point to as the proper
   remedies;  as,  great  prostration  of  strength  indicates the use of
   stimulants.

   3.  (Mach.)  To  investigate  the  condition  or power of, as of steam
   engine,  by  means  of  an  indicator. Syn. -- To show; mark; signify;
   denote;   discover;  evidence;  evince;  manifest;  declare;  specify;
   explain; exhibit; present; reveal; disclose; display.

                                   Indicated

   In"di*ca`ted  (?),  a. Shown; denoted; registered; measured. Indicated
   power. See Indicated horse power, under Horse power.

                                  Indication

   In`di*ca"tion (?), n. [L. indicatio: cf. F. indication.]

   1. Act of pointing out or indicating.

   2.  That  which  serves  to  indicate or point out; mark; token; sign;
   symptom; evidence.

     The  frequent  stops  they  make  in the most convenient places are
     plain indications of their weariness. Addison.

   3. Discovery made; information. Bentley.

   4. Explanation; display. [Obs.] Bacon.

   5.  (Med.)  Any  symptom  or  occurrence in a disease, which serves to
   direct  to  suitable  remedies.  Syn.  --  Proof; demonstration; sign;
   token; mark; evidence; signal.

                                  Indicative

   In*dic"a*tive (?), a. [L. indicativus: cf. F. indicatif.]

   1. Pointing out; bringing to notice; giving intimation or knowledge of
   something not visible or obvious.

     That  truth  id  productive  of  utility, and utility indicative of
     truth, may be thus proved. Bp. Warburton.

   2.  (Fine  Arts)  Suggestive;  representing  the whole by a part, as a
   fleet by a ship, a forest by a tree, etc.
   Indicative  mood  (Gram.),  that  mood  or  form  of  the  verb  which
   indicates, that is, which simply affirms or denies or inquires; as, he
   writes; he is not writing; has the mail arrived?
   
                                  Indicative
                                       
   In*dic"a*tive, n. (Gram.) The indicative mood.
   
                                 Indicatively
                                       
   In*dic"a*tive*ly,  adv.  In  an indicative manner; in a way to show or
   signify.
   
                                   Indicator
                                       
   In"di*ca`tor (?), n. [L.: cf. F. indicateur.]
   
   1.  One  who, or that which, shows or points out; as, a fare indicator
   in a street car.
   
   2.  (Mach.) A pressure gauge; a water gauge, as for a steam boiler; an
   apparatus or instrument for showing the working of a machine or moving
   part;  as:  (a)  (Steam  Engine)  An  instrument which draws a diagram
   showing  the  varying pressure in the cylinder of an engine or pump at
   every   point   of  the  stroke.  It  consists  of  a  small  cylinder
   communicating  with the engine cylinder and fitted with a piston which
   the varying pressure drives upward more or less against the resistance
   of  a  spring.  A  lever  imparts  motion to a pencil which traces the
   diagram  on a card wrapped around a vertical drum which is turned back
   and forth by a string connected with the piston rod of the engine. See
   Indicator  card  (below).  (b)  A  telltale  connected with a hoisting
   machine,  to  show,  at  the  surface, the position of the cage in the
   shaft of a mine, etc.
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   3.  (Mech.) The part of an instrument by which an effect is indicated,
   as an index or pointer.

   4.  (Zo\'94l.)  Any bird of the genus Indicator and allied genera. See
   Honey guide, under Honey.

   5.  (Chem.) That which indicates the condition of acidity, alkalinity,
   or  the  deficiency,  excess, or sufficiency of a standard reagent, by
   causing  an  appearance,  disappearance,  or  change  of  color, as in
   titration or volumetric analysis.

     NOTE: &hand; The common indicators are limits, trop\'91olin, phenol
     phthalein, potassic permanganate, etc.

   Indicator  card,  the figure drawn by an engine indicator, by means of
   which  the  working  of  the  engine can be investigated and its power
   calculated.  The Illustration shows one form of indicator card, from a
   steam  engine, together with scales by which the pressure of the steam
   above  or  below that of the atmosphere, corresponding to any position
   of  the  engine  piston  in  its  stroke, can be measured. Called also
   indicator  diagram.  --  Indicator telegraph, a telegraph in which the
   signals   are  the  deflections  of  a  magnetic  needle,  as  in  the
   trans-Atlantic system.

                                  Indicatory

   In"di*ca*to*ry  (?;  277),  a. Serving to show or make known; showing;
   indicative; signifying; implying.

                                  Indicatrix

   In`di*ca"trix  (?),  n.  [NL.]  (Geom.  of Three Dimensions) A certain
   conic  section  supposed  to  be  drawn  in  the  tangent plane to any
   surface,  and  used  to  determine  the  accidents of curvature of the
   surface  at  the  point  of  contact.  The  curve  is  similar  to the
   intersection  of  the surface with a parallel to the tangent plane and
   indefinitely  near  it.  It  is  an  ellipse  when  the  curvature  is
   synclastic, and an hyperbola when the curvature is anticlastic.

                                   Indicavit

   In`di*ca"vit  (?),  n.  [L.,  he  has indicated.] (Eng. Law) A writ of
   prohibition  against  proceeding  in  the  spiritual  court in certain
   cases,  when  the  suit belongs to the common-law courts. Wharton (Law
   Dict. ).

                                    Indice

   In"dice  (?),  n.  [F.  indice  indication,  index. See Index.] Index;
   indication. [Obs.] B. Jonson.

                                    Indices

   In"di*ces (?), n. pl. See Index.

                                    Indicia

   In*di"ci*a  (?),  n.  pl.  [L.,  pl. of indicium, fr. index an index.]
   (Law)  Discriminating  marks; signs; tokens; indications; appearances.
   Burrill.

                                   Indicible

   In*dic"i*ble (?), a. [F.] Unspeakable. [Obs.]

                                  Indicolite

   In*dic"o*lite (?), n. [L. indicum indigo + -lite: cf. F. indicolithe.]
   (Min.) A variety of tourmaline of an indigo-blue color.

                                    Indict

   In*dict"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p. Indicted (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Indicting.] [OE. enditen. See Indite.]

   1. To write; to compose; to dictate; to indite. [Obs.]

   2.  To  appoint  publicly  or  by  authority; to proclaim or announce.
   [Obs.]

     I am told shall have no Lent indicted this year. Evelyn.

   3. (Law) To charge with a crime, in due form of law, by the finding or
   presentment  of  a  grand  jury; to find an indictment against; as, to
   indict a man for arson. It is the peculiar province of a grand jury to
   indict, as it is of a house of representatives to impeach.

                                  Indictable

   In*dict"a*ble  (?),  a.  Capable  of being, or liable to be, indicted;
   subject to indictment; as, an indictable offender or offense.

                                   Indictee

   In`dict*ee" (?), n. (Law) A person indicted.

                                   Indicter

   In*dict"er (?), n. One who indicts.

                                   Indiction

   In*dic"tion  (?),  n.  [L.  indictio:  cf.  F.  indiction. See Indict,
   Indite.]

   1.  Declaration;  proclamation;  public  notice or appointment. [Obs.]
   "Indiction of a war." Bacon.

     Secular  princes  did  use  to  indict, or permit the indiction of,
     synods of bishops. Jer. Taylor.

   2. A cycle of fifteen years.

     NOTE: &hand; Th is mo de of  re ckoning ti me is  said to have been
     introduced by Constantine the Great, in connection with the payment
     of  tribute.  It was adopted at various times by the Greek emperors
     of  Constantinople,  the  popes,  and  the  parliaments  of France.
     Through  the influence of the popes, it was extensively used in the
     ecclesiastical  chronology  of  the  Middle  Ages.  The  number  of
     indictions  was  reckoned  at  first  from 312 a. d., but since the
     twelfth  century it has been reckoned from the birth of Christ. The
     papal  indiction  is  the only one ever used at the present day. To
     find  the  indiction and year of the indiction by the first method,
     subtract  312  from  the given year a. d., and divide by 15; by the
     second method, add 3 to the given year a. d., and the divide by 15.
     In  either  case,  the  quotient  is  the  number  of  the  current
     indiction,  and  the remainder the year of the indiction. See Cycle
     of indiction, under Cycle.

                                   Indictive

   In*dic"tive (?), a. [L. indictivus. See Indict.] Proclaimed; declared;
   public. Kennet.

                                  Indictment

   In*dict"ment (?), n. [Cf. Inditement.]

   1. The act of indicting, or the state of being indicted.

   2.  (Law)  The  formal  statement  of  an  offense,  as  framed by the
   prosecuting authority of the State, and found by the grand jury.

     NOTE: &hand; To  th e va lidity of  an  indictment a finding by the
     grand  jury  is  essential,  while  an  information  rests  only on
     presentation by the prosecuting authority.

   3. An accusation in general; a formal accusation.
   Bill of indictment. See under Bill.

                                   Indictor

   In*dict"or (?), n. (Law) One who indicts. Bacon.

                                    Indies

   In"dies  (?), n. pl. A name designating the East Indies, also the West
   Indies.

     Our king has all the Indies in his arms. Shak.

                                 Indifference

   In*dif"fer*ence   (?),   n.  [L.  indifferentia  similarity,  want  of
   difference: cf. F. indiff\'82rence.]

   1.  The  quality  or  state  of  being  indifferent,  or  not making a
   difference;  want of sufficient importance to constitute a difference;
   absence of weight; insignificance.

   2. Passableness; mediocrity.

   3. Impartiality; freedom from prejudice, prepossession, or bias.

     He . . . is far from such indifference and equity as ought and must
     be in judges which he saith I assign. Sir T. More.

   4.  Absence  of anxiety or interest in respect to what is presented to
   the mind; unconcernedness; as, entire indifference to all that occurs.

     Indifference  can  not but be criminal, when it is conversant about
     objects  which are so far from being of an indifferent nature, that
     they are highest importance. Addison.

   Syn.  --  Carelessness;  negligence; unconcern; apathy; insensibility;
   coldness; lukewarmness.

                                 Indifferency

   In*dif"fer*en*cy  (?),  n.  Absence of interest in, or influence from,
   anything;  unconcernedness; equilibrium; indifferentism; indifference.
   Gladstone.

     To  give  ourselves  to  a detestable indifferency or neutrality in
     this cause. Fuller.

     Moral  liberty  .  .  .  does not, after all, consist in a power of
     indifferency,  or in a power of choosing without regard to motives.
     Hazlitt.

                                  Indifferent

   In*dif"fer*ent  (?),  a.  [F.  indiff\'82rent, L. indifferens. See In-
   not, and Different.]

   1. Not mal

     Dangers are to me indifferent. Shak.

     Everything in the world is indifferent but sin. Jer. Taylor.

     His  slightest  and  most indifferent acts . . . were odious in the
     clergyman's sight. Hawthorne.

   2.  Neither  particularly  good,  not  very  bad; of a middle state or
   quality; passable; mediocre.

     The staterooms are in indifferent order. Sir W. Scott.

   3.  Not  inclined  to one side, party, or choice more than to another;
   neutral; impartial.

     Indifferent in his choice to sleep or die. Addison.

   4.  Feeling  no  interest,  anxiety,  or  care,  respecting  anything;
   unconcerned;  inattentive;  apathetic; heedless; as, to be indifferent
   to the welfare of one's family.

     It was a law of Solon, that any person who, in the civil commotions
     of  the  republic,  remained neuter, or an indifferent spectator of
     the   contending   parties,   should   be  condemned  to  perpetual
     banishment. Addison.

   5.   (Law)   Free   from   bias  or  prejudice;  impartial;  unbiased;
   disinterested.

     In  choice  of committees for ripening business for the counsel, it
     is  better  indifferent  persons  than  to  make an indifferency by
     putting in those that are strong on both sides. Bacon.

   Indifferent tissue (Anat.), the primitive, embryonic, undifferentiated
   tissue, before conversion into connective, muscular, nervous, or other
   definite tissue.

                                  Indifferent

   In*dif"fer*ent, adv. To a moderate degree; passably; tolerably. [Obs.]
   "News indifferent good." Shak.

                                Indifferentism

   In*dif"fer*ent*ism (?), n. [Cf. F. indiff\'82rentisme.]

   1. State of indifference; want of interest or earnestness; especially,
   a  systematic  apathy  regarding  what is true or false in religion or
   philosophy; agnosticism.

     The  indifferentism  which  equalizes all religions and gives equal
     rights to truth and error. Cardinal Manning.

   2. (Metaph.) Same as Identism.

   3.  (R. C. Ch.) A heresy consisting in an unconcern for any particular
   creed, provided the morals be right and good. Gregory XVI.

                                Indifferentist

   In*dif"fer*ent*ist, n. One governed by indifferentism.

                                 Indifferently

   In*dif"fer*ent*ly,  adv. In an indifferent manner; without distinction
   or  preference;  impartially;  without  concern,  wish,  affection, or
   aversion; tolerably; passably.

     That  they  may  truly  and  indifferently minister justice, to the
     punishment  of  wickedness  and vice, and to the maintenance of thy
     true religion, and virtue. Book of Com. Prayer [Eng. Ed. ]

     Set  honor  in  one  eye and death i' the other, And I will look on
     both indifferently. Shak.

     I hope it may indifferently entertain your lordship at an unbending
     hour. Rowe.

                                  Indifulvin

   In`di*ful"vin  (?), n. [Indican + L. fulvus reddish yellow.] (Chem.) A
   reddish resinous substance, obtained from indican.

                                  Indifuscin

   In`di*fus"cin  (?),  n.  [Indican  + L. fuscus dusky.] (Chem.) A brown
   amorphous powder, obtained from indican.

                                   Indigeen

   In"di*geen (?), n. Same as Indigene. Darwin.

                                   Indigence

   In"di*gence  (?),  n. [L. indigentia: cf. F. indigence. See Indigent.]
   The  condition  of  being  indigent;  want  of  estate,  or  means  of
   comfortable  subsistence;  penury;  poverty;  as, helpless, indigence.
   Cowper.  Syn.  -- Poverty; penury; destitution; want; need; privation;
   lack. See Poverty.

                                   Indigency

   In"di*gen*cy (?), n. Indigence.

     New indigencies founded upon new desires. South.

                                   Indigene

   In"di*gene  (?), n. [L. indigena: cf. F. indig\'8ane. See Indigenous.]
   One  born  in a country; an aboriginal animal or plant; an autochthon.
   Evelyn. Tylor.

                                  Indigenous

   In*dig"e*nous  (?),  a.  [L. indigenus, indigena, fr. OL. indu (fr. in
   in) + the root of L. gignere to beget, bear. See In, and Gender.]

   1.  Native;  produced,  growing,  or living, naturally in a country or
   climate; not exotic; not imported.

     Negroes  were all transported from Africa and are not indigenous or
     proper natives of America. Sir T. Browne.

     In America, cotton, being indigenous, is cheap. Lion Playas.

   2. Native; inherent; innate.

     Joy and hope are emotions indigenous to the human mind. I. Taylor.

                                   Indigent

   In"di*gent  (?),  a.  [L.  indigent, L. indigens, p. p. of indigere to
   stand in need of, fr. OL. indu (fr. in- in) + L. egere to be needy, to
   need.]

   1. Wanting; void; free; destitute; -- used with of. [Obs.] Bacon.

   2.  Destitute  of property or means of comfortable subsistence; needy;
   poor; in want; necessitous.

     Indigent faint souls past corporal toil. Shak.

     Charity consists in relieving the indigent. Addison.

                                  Indigently

   In"di*gent*ly, adv. In an indigent manner.

                                   Indigest

   In`di*gest" (?), a. [L. indigestus unarranged. See Indigested.] Crude;
   unformed; unorganized; undigested. [Obs.] "A chaos rude and indigest."
   W. Browne. "Monsters and things indigest." Shak.

                                   Indigest

   In`di*gest", n. Something indigested. [Obs.] Shak.

                                  Indigested

   In`di*gest"ed, a. [Pref. in- not + digested.]

   1. Not digested; undigested. "Indigested food." Dryden.

   2.  Not resolved; not regularly disposed and arranged; not methodical;
   crude; as, an indigested array of facts.

     In  hot reformations . . . the whole is generally crude, harsh, and
     indigested. Burke.

     This, like an indigested meteor, appeared and disappeared almost at
     the same time. South.

   3.  (Med.) (a) Not in a state suitable for healing; -- said of wounds.
   (b) Not ripened or suppurated; -- said of an abscess or its contents.

   4. Not softened by heat, hot water, or steam.

                                Indigestedness

   In`di*gest"ed*ness,  n.  The  state  or  quality  of being undigested;
   crudeness. Bp. Burnet.

                                Indigestibility

   In*di*gest`i*bil"i*ty   (?),   n.   The  state  or  quality  of  being
   indigestible; indigestibleness.

                                 Indigestible

   In`di*gest"i*ble  (?), a. [L. indigestibilis: cf. F. indigestible. See
   In- not, and Digest.]

   1.  Not  digestible;  not readily soluble in the digestive juices; not
   easily convertible into products fitted for absorption.

   2.  Not  digestible  in  the  mind;  distressful;  intolerable; as, an
   indigestible  simile.  T.  Warton.  --  In`di*gest"i*ble*ness,  n.  --
   In`di*gest"i*bly, adv.

                                  Indigestion

   In`di*ges"tion  (?;  106),  n. [L. indigestio: cf. F. indigestion. See
   In-  not,  and  Digest.] Lack of proper digestive action; a failure of
   the  normal changes which food should undergo in the alimentary canal;
   dyspepsia; incomplete or difficult digestion.

                                  Indigitate

   In*dig"i*tate  (?),  v.  i.  [Pref.  in-  in  + L. digitus finger.] To
   communicative ideas by the fingers; to show or compute by the fingers.
   [Obs.]

                                  Indigitate

   In*dig"i*tate,  v.  t.  [imp. & p. p. Indigitated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Indigitating (?).] To point out with the finger; to indicate. [Obs.]

     The  depressing this finger, . . . in the right hand indigitate six
     hundred. Sir T. Browne.

                                 Indigitation

   In*dig`i*ta"tion  (?),  n. The act of pointing out as with the finger;
   indication. [Obs.] Dr. H. More.

                                  Indiglucin

   In`di*glu"cin (?), n. [Indican + glucin.] (Chem.) The variety of sugar
   (glucose)  obtained  from  the glucoside indican. It is unfermentable,
   but reduces Fehling's solution.

                                    Indign

   In*dign"  (?),  a. [L. indignus; pref. in- not + dignus worthy: cf. F.
   indigne.  See Dignity.] Unworthy; undeserving; disgraceful; degrading.
   Chaucer.

     Counts  it  scorn  to  draw  Comfort  indign from any meaner thing.
     Trench.

                            Indignance, Indignancy

   In*dig"nance (?), In*dig"nan*cy (?), n. Indignation. [Obs.] Spenser.

                                   Indignant

   In*dig"nant  (?),  a. [L. indignans, -antis, p. pr. of indignari to be
   indignant,  disdain. See Indign.] Affected with indignation; wrathful;
   passionate;  irate;  feeling wrath, as when a person is exasperated by
   unworthy  or  unjust  treatment,  by  a mean action, or by a degrading
   accusation.

     He  strides  indignant,  and with haughty cries To single fight the
     fairy prince defies. Tickell.

                                  Indignantly

   In*dig"nant*ly, adv. In an indignant manner.

                                  Indignation

   In`dig*na"tion (?), n. [F. indignation, L. indignatio. See Indign.]

   1.   The   feeling  excited  by  that  which  is  unworthy,  base,  or
   disgraceful;  anger  mingled  with  contempt,  disgust, or abhorrence.
   Shak.

     Indignation expresses a strong and elevated disapprobation of mind,
     which  is  also  inspired by something flagitious in the conduct of
     another. Cogan.

     When  Haman  saw Mordecai in the king's gate, that he stood not up,
     nor  moved  for  him,  he was full of indignation against Mordecai.
     Esther v. 9.

   2. The effect of anger; punishment. Shak.

     Hide thyself . . . until the indignation be overpast. Is. xxvi. 20.

   Syn. -- Anger; ire wrath; fury; rage. See Anger.

                                   Indignify

   In*dig"ni*fy  (?),  v.  t.  [L.  indignus  unworthy  +  -fy.] To treat
   disdainfully or with indignity; to contemn. [Obs.] Spenser.

                                   Indignity

   In*dig"ni*ty  (?),  n.;  pl.  Indignities  (#). [L. indignitas: cf. F.
   indignit\'82.  See  Indign.] Any action toward another which manifests
   contempt  for  him;  an  offense  against  personal dignity; unmerited
   contemptuous  treatment;  contumely; incivility or injury, accompanied
   with insult.

     How  might  a  prince of my great hopes forget So great indignities
     you laid upon me? Shak.

     A  person of so great place and worth constrained to endure so foul
     indignities. Hooker.

                                   Indignly

   In*dign"ly (?), adv. Unworthily. [Obs.]

                                    Indigo

   In"di*go (?), n.; pl. Indigoes (#). [F. indigo, Sp. indigo, indico, L.
   indicum indigo, fr. Indicus Indian. See Indian.]

   1. A kind of deep blue, one of the seven prismatic colors.
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   2.  (Chem.)  A blue dyestuff obtained from several plants belonging to
   very  different  genera  and  orders;  as, the woad, Isatis tinctoria,
   Indigofera  tinctoria,  I.  Anil, Nereum tinctorium, etc. It is a dark
   blue  earthy  substance,  tasteless and odorless, with a copper-violet
   luster  when  rubbed. Indigo does not exist in the plants as such, but
   is obtained by decomposition of the glycoside indican.

     NOTE: &hand; Co mmercial in digo co ntains th e es sential coloring
     principle  indigo  blue or indigotine, with several other dyes; as,
     indigo  red,  indigo brown, etc., and various impurities. Indigo is
     insoluble  in  ordinary  reagents,  with  the  exception  of strong
     sulphuric acid.

   Chinese  indigo  (Bot.),  Isatis  indigotica,  a kind of woad. -- Wild
   indigo  (Bot.),  the  American  herb Baptisia tinctoria which yields a
   poor quality of indigo, as do several other species of the same genus.

                                    Indigo

   In"di*go  (?), a. Having the color of, pertaining to, or derived from,
   indigo. Indigo berry (Bot.), the fruit of the West Indian shrub Randia
   aculeata, used as a blue dye. -- Indigo bird (Zo\'94l.), a small North
   American  finch (Cyanospiza cyanea). The male is indigo blue in color.
   Called also indigo bunting. -- Indigo blue. (a) The essential coloring
   material  of  commercial  indigo,  from which it is obtained as a dark
   blue  earthy  powder,  with a reddish luster, C16H10N2O2, which may be
   crystallized  by sublimation. Indigo blue is also made from artificial
   amido  cinnamic  acid,  and from artificial isatine; and these methods
   are of great commercial importance. Called also indigotin. (b) A dark,
   dull  blue color like the indigo of commerce. -- Indigo brown (Chem.),
   a  brown  resinous  substance  found in crude indigo. -- Indigo copper
   (Min.),  covellite.  -- Indigo green, a green obtained from indigo. --
   Indigo  plant  (Bot.),  a  leguminous  plant of several species (genus
   Indigofera),  from  which  indigo is prepared. The different varieties
   are  natives  of  Asia,  Africa,  and  America.  Several  species  are
   cultivated,  of  which  the  most  important  are the I. tinctoria, or
   common  indigo  plant,  the  I.  Anil,  a  larger  species, and the I.
   disperma.  --  Indigo purple, a purple obtained from indigo. -- Indigo
   red, a dyestuff, isomeric with indigo blue, obtained from crude indigo
   as  a  dark  brown  amorphous  powder. -- Indigo snake (Zo\'94l.), the
   gopher  snake. -- Indigo white, a white crystalline powder obtained by
   reduction  from  indigo  blue, and by oxidation easily changed back to
   it;  --  called also indigogen. -- Indigo yellow, a substance obtained
   from indigo.

                                  Indigofera

   In`di*gof"e*ra  (?),  n.  [NL.,  from  E.  indigo + L. ferre to bear.]
   (Bot.)  A  genus  of  leguminous plants having many species, mostly in
   tropical  countries,  several of them yielding indigo, esp. Indigofera
   tinctoria, and I. Anil.

                                   Indigogen

   In"di*go*gen (?), n. [Indigo + -gen.]

   1. (Chem.) See Indigo white, under Indigo.

   2. (Physiol. Chem.) Same as Indican, 2.

                                  Indigometer

   In`di*gom"e*ter   (?),   n.  [Indigo  +  -meter.]  An  instrument  for
   ascertaining  the  strength  of  an  indigo solution, as in volumetric
   analysis. Ure.

                                  Indigometry

   In`di*gom"e*try  (?), n. The art or method of determining the coloring
   power of indigo.

                                   Indigotic

   In`di*got"ic  (?),  a. [Cf. F. indigotique.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or
   derived  from, indigo; as, indigotic acid, which is also called anilic
   or nitrosalicylic acid.

                                   Indigotin

   In"di*go*tin (?), n. (Chem.) See Indigo blue, under Indigo.

                                  Indigrubin

   In`dig*ru"bin  (?),  n. [Indigo + L. ruber red.] (Physiol. Chem.) Same
   as Urrhodin.

                                   Indihumin

   In`di*hu"min  (?),  n.  [Indican  +  humin.] (Chem.) A brown amorphous
   substance resembling humin, and obtained from indican.

                                  Indilatory

   In*dil"a*to*ry (?), a. Not dilatory. [Obs.]

                                  Indiligence

   In*dil"i*gence  (?), n. [L. indiligentia: cf. F. indiligence.] Want of
   diligence. [Obs.] B. Jonson.

                                  Indiligent

   In*dil"i*gent   (?),   a.  [L.  indiligens:  cf.  F.  indiligent.  See
   Diligent.]   Not   diligent;   idle;   slothful.  [Obs.]  Feltham.  --
   In*dil"i*gent*ly, adv. [Obs.]

                                Indiminishable

   In`di*min"ish*a*ble  (?),  a.  Incapable  of  being  diminished.  [R.]
   Milton.

                                     Indin

   In"din   (?),  n.  [From  Indigo.]  (Chem.)  A  dark  red  crystalline
   substance, isomeric with and resembling indigo blue, and obtained from
   isatide and dioxindol.

                                   Indirect

   In`di*rect" (?), a. [Pref. in- not + direct: cf. F. indirect.]

   1.  Not  direct;  not straight or rectilinear; deviating from a direct
   line or course; circuitous; as, an indirect road.

   2.  Not  tending to an aim, purpose, or result by the plainest course,
   or  by  obvious  means,  but  obliquely  or consequentially; by remote
   means; as, an indirect accusation, attack, answer, or proposal.

     By what bypaths and indirect, crooked ways I met this crown. Shak.

   3.  Not  straightforward  or  upright;  unfair;  dishonest; tending to
   mislead or deceive.

     Indirect dealing will be discovered one time or other. Tillotson.

   4.  Not  resulting  directly  from  an  act or cause, but more or less
   remotely  connected  with  or growing out of it; as, indirect results,
   damages, or claims.

   5. (Logic & Math.) Not reaching the end aimed at by the most plain and
   direct method; as, an indirect proof, demonstration, etc.
   Indirect  claims,  claims  for  remote  or  consequential damage. Such
   claims  were  presented  to  and  thrown  out by the commissioners who
   arbitrated   the   damage  inflicted  on  the  United  States  by  the
   Confederate  States  cruisers  built and supplied by Great Britain. --
   Indirect  demonstration,  a  mode  of  demonstration in which proof is
   given  by  showing  that  any  other supposition involves an absurdity
   (reductio ad absurdum), or an impossibility; thus, one quantity may be
   proved  equal to another by showing that it can be neither greater nor
   less.  --  Indirect  discourse.  (Gram.)  See  Direct discourse, under
   Direct.   --   Indirect  evidence,  evidence  or  testimony  which  is
   circumstantial  or  inferential,  but  without  witness; -- opposed to
   direct evidence. -- Indirect tax, a tax, such as customs, excises, <--
   VAT,-->etc.,  exacted  directly from the merchant, but paid indirectly
   by  the  consumer  in  the  higher  price demanded for the articles of
   merchandise.

                                  Indirected

   In`di*rect"ed, a. Not directed; aimless. [Obs.]

                                  Indirection

   In`di*rec"tion  (?), n. [Cf. F. indirection.] Oblique course or means;
   dishonest  practices;  indirectness.  "By indirections find directions
   out." Shak.

                                  Indirectly

   In`di*rect"ly (?), adv. In an direct manner; not in a straight line or
   course;  not  in express terms; obliquely; not by direct means; hence,
   unfairly; wrongly.

     To tax it indirectly by taxing their expense. A. Smith.

     Your crown and kingdom indirectly held. Shak.

                                 Indirectness

   In`di*rect"ness, n.

   1.  The  quality  or  state of being indirect; obliquity; deviousness;
   crookedness.

   2.  Deviation  from  an upright or straightforward course; unfairness;
   dishonesty. W. Montagu.

                                   Indiretin

   In`di*re"tin  (?),  n.  [Indian  +  Gr.  (Chem.) A dark brown resinous
   substance obtained from indican.

                                   Indirubin

   In`di*ru"bin  (?),  n.  [Indigo  +  L. ruber red.] (Chem.) A substance
   isomeric  with,  and resembling, indigo blue, and accompanying it as a
   side product, in its artificial production.

                                 Indiscernible

   In`dis*cern"i*ble  (?),  a.  [Pref.  in-  not  +  discernible:  cf. F.
   indiscernable.]  Not  to be discerned; imperceptible; not discoverable
   or visible.

     Secret and indiscernible ways. Jer. Taylor.

   -- In`dis*cern"i*ble*ness, n. -- In`dis*cern"i*bly, adv.

                      Indiscerpibility, Indiscerptibility

   In`dis*cerp`i*bil"i*ty  (?), In`dis*cerp`ti*bil"i*ty (?), n. The state
   or quality of being indiscerpible. [Obs.] Dr. H. More.

                         Indiscerpible, Indiscerptible

   In`dis*cerp"i*ble  (?),  In`dis*cerp"ti*ble  (?),  a. Not discerpible;
   inseparable.   [Obs.]   Bp.  Butler.  --  In`dis*cerp"i*ble*ness,  n.,
   In`dis*cerp"ti*ble*ness, n. [Obs.] -- In`dis*cerp"ti*bly, adv. [Obs.]

                                Indisciplinable

   In*dis"ci*plin*a*ble  (?),  a.  [Pref. in- not + disciplinable: cf. F.
   indisciplinable.] Not disciplinable; undisciplinable. [R.]

                                 Indiscipline

   In*dis"ci*pline  (?),  n. [L. indisplina: cf. F. indiscipline. See In-
   not, and Discipline.] Want of discipline or instruction. [R.]

                                Indiscoverable

   In`dis*cov"er*a*ble  (?),  a.  Not  discoverable;  undiscoverable.  J.
   Conybeare.

                                  Indiscovery

   In`dis*cov"er*y (?), n. Want of discovery. [Obs.]

                                  Indiscreet

   In`dis*creet" (?), a. [OE. indiscret, F. indiscret, fr. L. indiscretus
   unseparated,   indiscreet.   See   In-  not,  and  Discreet,  and  cf.
   Indiscrete.] Not discreet; wanting in discretion.

     So drunken, and so indiscreet an officer. Shak.

   Syn.   --   Imprudent;   injudicious;   inconsiderate;   rash;  hasty;
   incautious;  heedless; undiscerning; foolish. -- In`dis*creet"ly, adv.
   -- In`dis*creet"ness, n.

                                  Indiscrete

   In`dis*crete" (?), a. [L. indiscretus unseparated. See Indiscreet.]

   1. Indiscreet. [Obs.] Boyle.

   2. Not discrete or separated; compact; homogenous.

     An indiscrete mass of confused matter. Pownall.

                                 Indiscretion

   In`dis*cre"tion   (?),   n.  [Pref.  in-  not  +  discretion:  cf.  F.
   indiscr\'82tion.]

   1.  The  quality  or  state  of  being indiscreet; want of discretion;
   imprudence.

   2. An indiscreet act; indiscreet behavior.

     Past indiscretion is a venial crime. Cowper.

                                Indiscriminate

   In`dis*crim"i*nate  (?),  a. Not discriminate; wanting discrimination;
   undistinguishing;  not  making any distinction; confused; promiscuous.
   "Blind or indiscriminate forgiveness." I. Taylor.

     The indiscriminate defense of right and wrong. Junius.

   -- In`dis*crim"i*nate*ly, adv. Cowper.

                               Indiscriminating

   In`dis*crim"i*na`ting     (?),     a.     Not    discriminating.    --
   In`dis*crim"i*na`ting*ly, adv.

                               Indiscrimination

   In`dis*crim`i*na"tion  (?),  n. Want of discrimination or distinction;
   impartiality. Jefferson.

                               Indiscriminative

   In`dis*crim"i*na*tive    (?),    a.   Making   no   distinction;   not
   discriminating.

                                  Indiscussed

   In`dis*cussed"  (?), a. [Pref. in- not + discuss: cf. L. indiscussus.]
   Not discussed. [Obs.] Donne.

                               Indispensability

   In`dis*pen`sa*bil"i*ty   (?),   n.   [Cf.   F.   indispensabilit\'82.]
   Indispensableness.

                                 Indispensable

   In`dis*pen"sa*ble  (?),  a.  [Pref.  in-  not  +  dispensable:  cf. F.
   indispensable.]

   1.  Not  dispensable;  impossible  to be omitted, remitted, or spared;
   absolutely necessary or requisite.

   2.  (Eccl.)  Not  admitting  dispensation;  not  subject to release or
   exemption. [R.]

     The law was moral and indispensable. Bp. Burnet.

   3. Unavoidable; inevitable. [Obs.] Fuller.

                               Indispensableness

   In`dis*pen"sa*ble*ness,   n.   The   state   or   quality   of   being
   indispensable, or absolutely necessary. S. Clarke.

                                 Indispensably

   In`dis*pen"sa*bly,  adv.  In  an  indispensable manner. "Indispensably
   necessary." Bp. Warburton.

                                  Indispersed

   In`dis*persed" (?), a. Not dispersed. [R.]

                                   Indispose

   In`dis*pose"  (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Indisposed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Indisposing.]  [OE.  indispos  indisposed,  feeble, or F. indispos\'82
   indisposed. See In- not, and Dispose.]

   1. To render unfit or unsuited; to disqualify.

   2. To disorder slightly as regards health; to make somewhat. Shak.

     It made him rather indisposed than sick. Walton.

   3.  To  disincline;  to  render  averse  or unfavorable; as, a love of
   pleasure   indisposes   the  mind  to  severe  study;  the  pride  and
   selfishness of men indispose them to religious duties.

     The  king  was  sufficiently indisposed towards the persons, or the
     principles, of Calvin's disciples. Clarendon.

                                Indisposedness

   In`dis*pos"ed*ness   (?),   n.  The  condition  or  quality  of  being
   indisposed. [R.] Bp. Hall.

                                 Indisposition

   In*dis`po*si"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. indisposition.]

   1.   The   state   of   being   indisposed;  disinclination;  as,  the
   indisposition of two substances to combine.

     A general indisposition towards believing. Atterbury.

   2. A slight disorder or illness.

     Rather  as  an  indisposition  in  health than as any set sickness.
     Hayward.

                                Indisputability

   In*dis`pu*ta*bil"i*ty    (?),    n.   [Cf.   F.   indisputabilit\'82.]
   Indisputableness.

                                 Indisputable

   In*dis"pu*ta*ble  (?;  277),  a.  [Pref.  in- not + disputable: cf. F.
   indisputable.]  Not disputable; incontrovertible; too evident to admit
   of  dispute.  Syn. -- Incontestable; unquestionable; incontrovertible;
   undeniable;   irrefragable;   certain;   positive;   undoubted;  sure;
   infallible. -- In*dis"pu*ta*ble*ness, n. -- In*dis"pu*ta*bly, adv.

                                  Indisputed

   In`dis*put"ed (?), a. Undisputed.

                                 Indissipable

   In*dis"si*pa*ble (?), a. Incapable o

                                Indisdolubility

   In*dis`do*lu*bil"i*ty (?), n. [Cf. F. indissolubilit\'82.] The quality
   or state of being indissoluble.

                                 Indissoluble

   In*dis"so*lu*ble  (?), a. [L. indissolubilis: cf. F. indissoluble. See
   In- not, and Dissoluble, and cf. Indissolvable.]

   1.  Not  dissoluble;  not  capable  of  being  dissolved,  melted,  or
   liquefied;  insoluble; as few substances are indissoluble by heat, but
   many are indissoluble in water. Boyle.

   2.  Incapable  of  being  rightfully  broken or dissolved; perpetually
   binding  or  obligatory;  firm;  stable, as, an indissoluble league or
   covenant.

     To  the  which  my  duties Are with a most indissoluble tie Forever
     knit. Shak.

                               Indissolubleness

   In*dis"so*lu*ble*ness, n. Indissolubility. Sir M. Hale.

                                 Indissolubly

   In*dis"so*lu*bly, adv. In an indissoluble manner.

     On they move, indissolubly firm. Milton.

                                 Indissolvable

   In`dis*solv"a*ble   (?),   a.   [Pref.  in-  not  +  dissolvable.  Cf.
   Indissoluble.]  Not  dissolvable;  incapable  of  being  dissolved  or
   separated;   incapable  oas,  an  indissolvable  bond  of  union.  Bp.
   Warburton.

                               Indissolvableness

   In`dis*solv"a*ble*ness, n. Indissolubleness.

                                  Indistancy

   In*dis"tan*cy (?), n. Want of distance o [Obs.] Bp. Pearson.

                                  Indistinct

   In`dis*tinct"  (?),  a.  [L.  indistinctus: cf. F. indistinct. See In-
   not, and Distinct.]

   1.  Not  distinct or distinguishable; not separate in such a manner as
   to  be perceptible by itself; as, the indistinct parts of a substance.
   "Indistinct as water is in water." Shak.

   2.  Obscure  to the mind or senses; not clear; not definite; confused;
   imperfect;  faint;  as,  indistinct  vision;  an  indistinct sound; an
   indistinct idea or recollection.

     When we come to parts too small four our senses, our ideas of these
     little bodies become obscure and indistinct. I. Watts.

     Their views, indeed, are indistinct and dim. Cowper.

   Syn.  --  Undefined;  indistinguishable;  obscure;  indefinite; vague;
   ambiguous; uncertain; confused.

                                Indistinctible

   In`dis*tinc"ti*ble (?), a. Indistinguishable. [Obs.] T. Warton.

                                 Indistinction

   In`dis*tinc"tion  (?),  n. [Cf. F. indistinction.] Want of distinction
   or distinguishableness; confusion; uncertainty; indiscrimination.

     The  indistinction  of  many  of the same name . . . hath made some
     doubt. Sir T. Browne.

     An  indistinction of all persons, or equality of all orders, is far
     from being agreeable to the will of God. Sprat.

                                 Indistinctive

   In`dis*tinc"tive  (?),  a.  Having  nothing  distinctive;  common.  --
   In`dis*tinc"tive*ness, n.

                                 Indistinctly

   In`dis*tinct"ly  (?),  adv.  In  an  indistinct  manner;  not clearly;
   confusedly; dimly; as, certain ideas are indistinctly comprehended.

     In  its sides it was bounded distinctly, but on its ends confusedly
     an indistinctly. Sir I. Newton.

                                Indistinctness

   In`dis*tinct"ness,  n.  The  quality or condition of being indistinct;
   want  of definiteness; dimness; confusion; as, the indistinctness of a
   picture, or of comprehension; indistinctness of vision.

                               Indistinguishable

   In`dis*tin"guish*a*ble  (?),  a.  Not  distinguishable; not capable of
   being  perceived,  known,  or  discriminated as separate and distinct;
   hence,  not  capable  of being perceived or known; as, in the distance
   the flagship was indisguishable; the two copies were indisguishable in
   form or color; the difference between them was indisguishable.

                               Indistinguishably

   In`dis*tin"guish*a*bly,  adv.  In  a  indistinguishable manner. Sir W.
   Scott.

                                Indistinguished

   In`dis*tin"guished  (?),  a.  Indistinct.  [R.]  "That indistinguished
   mass." Sir T. Browne.

                               Indistinguishing

   In`dis*tin"guish*ing  (?),  a. Making no difference; indiscriminative;
   impartial; as, indistinguishing liberalities. [Obs.] Johnson.

                                 Indisturbance

   In`dis*turb"ance  (?),  n. Freedom from disturbance; calmness; repose;
   apathy; indifference.

                                    Inditch

   In*ditch" (?), v. t. To bury in, or cast into, a ditch. Bp. Hall.

                                    Indite

   In*dite"  (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Indited; p. pr. & vb. n. Inditing.]
   [OE.  enditen  to  indite,  indict,  OF.  enditer  to  indicate, show,
   dictate, write, inform, and endicter to accuse; both fr. LL. indictare
   to  show,  to accuse, fr. L. indicere to proclaim, announce; pref. in-
   in  +  dicere  to  say. The word was influenced also by L. indicare to
   indicate,  and  by  dictare  to  dictate. See Diction, and cf. Indict,
   Indicate, Dictate.]

   1. To compose; to write; to be author of; to dictate; to prompt.

     My heart is inditing a good matter. Ps. xlv. 1.

     Could a common grief have indited such expressions? South.

     Hear how learned Greece her useful rules indites. Pope.

   2. To invite or ask. [Obs.]

     She will indite him so supper. Shak.

   3. To indict; to accuse; to censure. [Obs.] Spenser.

                                    Indite

   In*dite", v. i. To compose; to write, as a poem.

     Wounded I sing, tormented I indite. Herbert.

                                  Inditement

   In*dite"ment (?), n. [Cf. Indictment.] The act of inditing. Craig.

                                    Inditer

   In*dit"er (?), n. One who indites. Smart.

                                    Indium

   In"di*um  (?),  n.  [NL. See Indigo.] (Chem.) A rare metallic element,
   discovered  in  certain  ores  of zinc, by means of its characteristic
   spectrum  of  two indigo blue lines; hence, its name. In appearance it
   resembles  zinc,  being white or lead gray, soft, malleable and easily
   fusible,  but  in  its  chemical  relation  it  resembles aluminium or
   gallium. Symbol In. Atomic weight, 113.4.
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                                 Indivertible

   In`di*vert"i*ble  (?),  a.  Not  to  be diverted or turned aside. [R.]
   Lamb.

                                  Individable

   In`di*vid"a*ble (?), a. Indivisible. [R.] Shak.

                                   Individed

   In`di*vid"ed, a. Undivided. [R.] Bp. Patrick.

                                  Individual

   In`di*vid"u*al  (?; 135), a. [L. individuus indivisible; pref. in- not
   +  dividuus  divisible, fr. dividere to divide: cf. F. individuel. See
   Divide.]

   1.  Not  divided,  or  not  to  be divided; existing as one entity, or
   distinct  being or object; single; one; as, an individual man, animal,
   or city.

     Mind  has  a  being  of  its  own,  distinct from that of all other
     things, and is pure, unmingled, individual substance. A. Tucker.

     United as one individual soul. Milton.

   2.  Of or pertaining to one only; peculiar to, or characteristic of, a
   single   person  or  thing;  distinctive;  as,  individual  traits  of
   character; individual exertions; individual peculiarities.

                                  Individual

   In`di*vid"u*al, n.

   1.  A  single  person,  animal, or thing of any kind; a thing or being
   incapable  of  separation  or  division,  without losing its identity;
   especially, a human being; a person. Cowper.

     An object which is in the strict and primary sense one, and can not
     be logically divided, is called an individual. Whately.

     That individuals die, his will ordains. Dryden.

   2. (Zo\'94l.) (a) An independent, or partially independent, zooid of a
   compound animal. (b) The product of a single egg, whether it remains a
   single animal or becomes compound by budding or fission.

                                 Individualism

   In`di*vid"u*al*ism (?), n. [Cf. F. individualisme.]

   1. The quality of being individual; individuality; personality.

   2.  An  excessive  or  exclusive  regard  to  one's personal interest;
   self-interest; selfishness.

     The  selfishness  of the small proprietor has been described by the
     best writers as individualism. Ed. Rev.

                                Individualistic

   In`di*vid`u*al*is"tic  (?),  a.  Of or pertaining to the individual or
   individualism. London Athen\'91um.

                                 Individuality

   In`di*vid`u*al"i*ty   (?),   n.;  pl.  Individualities  (#).  [Cf.  F.
   individualit\'82.]

   1.  The  quality  or  state  of  being  individual  or constituting an
   individual; separate or distinct existence; oneness; unity. Arbuthnot.

     They possess separate individualities. H. Spencer.

   2. The character or property appropriate or peculiar to an individual;
   that quality which distinguishes one person or thing from another; the
   sum  of  characteristic  traits;  distinctive  character;  as, he is a
   person of marked individuality.

                               Individualization

   In`di*vid`u*al*i*za"tion  (?),  n. [Cf. F. individualization.] The act
   of individualizing; the state of being individualized; individuation.

                                 Individualize

   In`di*vid"u*al*ize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Individualized (?); p. pr.
   & vb. n. Individualizing (?).] [Cf. F. individualiser.] The mark as an
   individual,  or  to distinguish from others by peculiar properties; to
   invest with individuality.

     The  peculiarities which individualize and distinguish the humor of
     Addison. N. Drake.

                                Individualizer

   In`di*vid"u*al*i`zer (?), n. One who individualizes.

                                 Individually

   In`di*vid"u*al*ly, adv.

   1.  In  an  individual manner or relation; as individuals; separately;
   each by itself. "Individually or collectively." Burke.

     How  should  that  subsist  solitarily  by  itself  which  hath  no
     substance,  but  individually  the very same whereby others subsist
     with it? Hooker.

   2. In an inseparable manner; inseparably; incommunicably; indivisibly;
   as, individuallyhe same.

     [Omniscience],  an  attribute  individually  proper to the Godhead.
     Hakewill.

                                  Individuate

   In`di*vid"u*ate (?), a. [See Individual.] Undivided. [Obs.]

                                  Individuate

   In`di*vid"u*ate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Individuated (p. pr. & vb. n.
   Individuating.] To distinguish from others from others of the species;
   to   endow   with   individuality;  to  divide  into  individuals;  to
   discriminate.

     The  soul,  as  the  prime  individuating  principle,  and the said
     reserved  portion of matter as an essential and radical part of the
     individuation,  shall . . . make up and restore the same individual
     person. South.

     Life  is  individuated  into  infinite  numbers,  that  have  their
     distinct sense and pleasure. Dr. H. More.

                                 Individuation

   In`di*vid`u*a"tion   (?),  n.  [Cf.  F.  individuation.]  The  act  of
   individuating  or  state  of being individuated; individualization. H.
   Spencer.

                                 Individuator

   In`di*vid"u*a`tor (?), n. One who, or that which, individuates. Sir K.
   Digby.

                                  Individuity

   In`di*vi*du"i*ty   (?),  n.  [L.  individuitas.]  Separate  existence;
   individuality; oneness. Fuller.

                                  Indivinity

   In`di*vin"i*ty   (?),   n.   [Pref.   in-   not  +  divinity:  cf.  F.
   indivinit\'82.] Want or absence of divine power or of divinity. [Obs.]
   Sir T. Browne.

                                Indivisibility

   In`di*vis`i*bil"i*ty  (?), n. [Cf. F. indivisibilit\'82.] The state or
   property of being indivisible or inseparable; inseparability. Locke.

                                  Indivisible

   In`di*vis"i*ble (?), a. [L. indivisibilis: cf. F. indivisible. See In-
   not, and Divisible.]

   1.  Not  divisible;  incapable of being divided, separated, or broken;
   not separable into parts. "One indivisible point of time." Dryden.

   2.  (Math.) Not capable of exact division, as one quantity by another;
   incommensurable.

                                  Indivisible

   In`di*vis"i*ble, n.

   1. That which is indivisible.

     By  atom,  nobody  will  imagine  we  intend  to  express a perfect
     indivisible, but only the least sort of natural bodies. Digby.

   2.  (Geom.)  An infinitely small quantity which is assumed to admit of
   no further division.
   Method  of indivisibles, a kind of calculus, formerly in use, in which
   lines  were  considered  as  made  up of an infinite number of points;
   surfaces,  as  made up of an infinite number of lines; and volumes, as
   made up of an infinite number of surfaces.

                                Indivisibleness

   In`di*vis"i*ble*ness   (?),   n.   The  state  of  being  indivisible;
   indivisibility. W. Montagu.

                                  Indivisibly

   In`di*vis"i*bly, adv. In an indivisible manner.

                                  Indivision

   In`di*vi"sion  (?),  n.  [Pref. in- not + division: cf. F. indivision,
   LL.  indivisio.]  A  state  of  being not divided; oneness. [Obs.] Bp.
   Hall.

                                     Indo-

   In"do-  (?).  [From  L. Indus East Indian.] A prefix signifying Indian
   (i. e., East Indian); of or pertaining of India.

                                  Indoaniline

   In`do*an"i*line  (?),  n.  [Indigo  +  aniline.]  (Chem.) Any one of a
   series  of  artificial blue dyes, in appearance resembling indigo, for
   which they are often used as substitutes.

                                  IndoBriton

   In`do*Brit"on  (?),  n.  [Indo-  + Briton.] A person born in India, of
   mixed Indian and British blood; a half-caste. Malcom.

                                 Indo-Chinese

   In`do-Chi*nese"  (?),  a.  [Indo-  +  Chinese.]  Of  or  pertaining to
   Indo-China (i. e., Farther India, or India beyond the Ganges).

                                 Indocibility

   In*doc`i*bil"i*ty (?), n. The state of being indocible; indocibleness;
   indocility.

                                   Indocible

   In*doc"i*ble  (?),  a.  [L.  indocibilis.  See  In- not, and Docible.]
   Incapable   of  being  taught,  or  not  easily  instructed;  dull  in
   intellect;   intractable;   unteachable;   indocile.   Bp.   Hall.  --
   In*doc"i*ble*ness, n.

                                   Indocile

   In*doc"ile  (?),  a.  [L. indocilis: cf. F. indocile. See In- not, and
   Docile.]   Not   teachable;  indisposed  to  be  taught,  trained,  or
   disciplined; not easily instructed or governed; dull; intractable.

                                  Indocility

   In`do*cil"i*ty  (?),  n.  [L.  indocilitas: cf. F. indocilit\'82.] The
   quality   or   state   of   being  indocile;  dullness  of  intellect;
   unteachableness; intractableness.

     The stiffness and indocility of the Pharisees. W. Montagu.

                                 Indoctrinate

   In*doc"tri*nate  (?),  v. t. [imp. & p. p. Indoctrinated (?); p. pr. &
   vb.  n.  Indoctrinating.] [Pref. in- in + L. doctrina doctrine: cf. F.
   endoctriner.]  To instruct in the rudiments or principles of learning,
   or of a branch of learning; to imbue with learning; to instruct in, or
   imbue  with,  principles  or doctrines; to teach; -- often followed by
   in.

     A  master that . . . took much delight in indoctrinating his young,
     unexperienced favorite. Clarendon.

                                Indoctrination

   In*doc`tri*na"tion (?), n. The act of indoctrinating, or the condition
   of being indoctrinated; instruction in the rudiments and principles of
   any science or system of belief; information. Sir T. Browne.

                                 Indo-English

   In`do-Eng"lish  (?),  a.  [Indo-  +  English.]  Of  or relating to the
   English who are born or reside in India; Anglo-Indian.

                                 Indo-European

   In`do-Eu`ro*pe"an  (?), a. Aryan; -- applied to the languages of India
   and  Europe  which  are  derived  from the prehistoric Aryan language;
   also,  pertaining  to the people or nations who speak these languages;
   as, the Indo-European or Aryan family.

     The common origin of the Indo-European nations. Tylor.

                                    Indogen

   In"do*gen  (?),  n.  [Indigo  +  -gen.] (Chem.) A complex, nitrogenous
   radical, C8H5NO, regarded as the essential nucleus of indigo.

                                  Indogenide

   In"do*gen*ide  (?),  n. (Chem.) Any one of the derivatives of indogen,
   which contain that group as a nucleus.

                                 Indo-Germanic

   In`do-Ger*man"ic (?), a. [Indo- + Germanic.]

   1. Same as Aryan, and Indo-European.

   2.  Pertaining  to  or  denoting  the  Teutonic family of languages as
   related to the Sanskrit, or derived from the ancient Aryan language.

                                    Indoin

   In"do*in  (?), n. (Chem.) A substance resembling indigo blue, obtained
   artificially from certain isatogen compounds.

                                     Indol

   In"dol  (?),  n.  [Indigo  + -ol of phenol.] (Physiol. Chem.) A white,
   crystalline  substance,  C8H7N,  obtained from blue indigo, and almost
   all  indigo  derivatives, by a process of reduction. It is also formed
   from  albuminous matter, together with skatol, by putrefaction, and by
   fusion with caustic potash, and is present in human excrement, as well
   as in the intestinal canal of some herbivora.

                                   Indolence

   In"do*lence   (?),  n.  [L.  indolentia  freedom  from  pain:  cf.  F.
   indolence.]

   1.  Freedom  from that which pains, or harasses, as toil, care, grief,
   etc. [Obs.]

     I have ease, if it may not rather be called indolence. Bp. Hough.

   2.  The  quality  or condition of being indolent; inaction, or want of
   exertion  of body or mind, proceeding from love of ease or aversion to
   toil;  habitual  idleness;  indisposition  to  labor; laziness; sloth;
   inactivity.

     Life spent in indolence, and therefore sad. Cowper.

     As there is a great truth wrapped up in "diligence," what a lie, on
     the  other  hand,  lurks at the root of our present use of the word
     "indolence"!  This  is  from  "in"  and "doleo," not to grieve; and
     indolence  is  thus  a  state in which we have no grief or pain; so
     that the word, as we now employ it, seems to affirm that indulgence
     in sloth and ease is that which would constitute for us the absence
     of all pain. Trench.

                                   Indolency

   In"do*len*cy (?), n. Indolence. [Obs.] Holland.

                                   Indolent

   In"do*lent  (?),  a.  [Pref.  in-  not  + L. dolens, -entis, p. pr. of
   dolere to feel pain: cf. F. indolent. See Dolorous.]

   1. Free from toil, pain, or trouble. [Obs.]

   2.  Indulging  in  ease; avoiding labor and exertion; habitually idle;
   lazy; inactive; as, an indolent man.

     To waste long nights in indolent repose. Pope.

   3.  (Med.)  Causing  little  or  no pain or annoyance; as, an indolent
   tumor.  Syn.  --  Idle;  lazy; slothful; sluggish; listless; inactive;
   inert. See Idle.

                                  Indolently

   In"do*lent*ly, adv. In an indolent manner.

     Calm and serene you indolently sit. Addison.

                                    Indoles

   In"do*les  (?),  n. [L. Cf. Adolescence.] Natural disposition; natural
   quality or abilities.

                                    Indolin

   In"do*lin  (?),  n.  [See  Indol.]  (Chem.) A dark resinous substance,
   polymeric with indol, and obtained by the reduction of indigo white.

                                   Indomable

   In*dom"a*ble  (?),  a.  [L.  indomabilis;  pref.  in-  not + domabilis
   tamable.] Indomitable. [Obs.]

                                  Indomitable

   In*dom"i*ta*ble  (?),  a. [L. indomitabilis; pref. in- not + domitare,
   intens.  fr.  domare to tame. See Tame.] Not to be subdued; untamable;
   invincible; as, an indomitable will, courage, animal.

                                   Indomite

   In*dom"ite  (?),  a. [L. indomitus.] Not tamed; untamed; savage; wild.
   [Obs.] J. Salkeld.

                                  Indomptable

   In*domp"ta*ble   (?),   a.   [F.   indomptable,   L.   indomitabilis.]
   Indomitable. [Obs.] Tooke.

                                    Indoor

   In"door`  (?),  a.  Done  or  being  within  doors;  within a house or
   institution; domestic; as, indoor work.

                                    Indoors

   In"doors` (?), adv. Within the house; -- usually separated, in doors.

                                  Indophenol

   In`do*phe"nol  (?),  n. [Indigo + phenol.] (Chem.) Any one of a series
   of  artificial  blue  dyestuffs,  resembling indigo in appearance, and
   obtained by the action of phenol on certain nitrogenous derivatives of
   quinone. Simple indophenol proper has not yet been isolated.

                                  Indorsable

   In*dors"a*ble   (?),  a.  Capable  of  being  indorsed;  transferable;
   convertible.

                                  Indorsation

   In`dor*sa"tion (?), n. Indorsement. [Obs.]

                                    Indorse

   In*dorse"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p. p. Indorsed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Indorsing.] [LL. indorsare. See Endorse.] [Written also endorse.]

   1. To cover the back of; to load or burden. [Obs.]

     Elephants indorsed with towers. Milton.

   2.  To  write  upon  the  back  or  outside of a paper or letter, as a
   direction, heading, memorandum, or address.

   3.  (Law  & Com.) To write one's name, alone or with other words, upon
   the  back  of  (a  paper),  for  the purpose of transferring it, or to
   secure the payment of a

   4.  To give one's name or support to; to sanction; to aid by approval;
   to approve; as, to indorse an opinion.
   To  indorse  in  blank,  to  write one's name on the back of a note or
   bill, leaving a blank to be filled by the holder.

                                   Indorsed

   In*dorsed" (?), a. (Her.) See Addorsed.

                                   Indorsee

   In`dor*see"  (?), n. The person to whom a note or bill is indorsed, or
   assigned by indorsement.

                                  Indorsement

   In*dorse"ment  (?),  n. [From Indorse; cf. Endorsement.] [Written also
   endorsement.]

   1.  The  act  of writing on the back of a note, bill, or other written
   instrument.

   2.  That which is written on the back of a note, bill, or other paper,
   as a name, an order for, or a receipt of, payment, or the return of an
   officer,  etc.; a writing, usually upon the back, but sometimes on the
   face,  of  a  negotiable  instrument, by which the property therein is
   assigned and transferred. Story. Byles. Burrill.

   3.  Sanction, support, or approval; as, the indorsement of a rumor, an
   opinion, a course, conduct.
   Blank indorsement. See under Blank.

                              Indorser, Indorsor

   In*dors"er  (?),  In*dors"or (?), n. The person who indorses. [Written
   also endorser.]

                                     Indow

   In*dow" (?), v. t. See Endow.

                                   Indowment

   In*dow"ment (?), n. See Endowment.

                                    Indoxyl

   In*dox"yl   (?),   n.  [Indigo  +  hydroxyl.]  (Chem.)  A  nitrogenous
   substance, C8H7NO, isomeric with oxindol, obtained as an oily liquid.

                                   Indoxylic

   In`dox*yl"ic  (?),  a.  (Chem.)  Of  or  pertaining  to, or producing,
   indoxyl; as, indoxylic acid.

                                   Indraught

   In"draught` (?), n.

   1.  An  opening  from  the  sea into the land; an inlet. [Obs.] Sir W.
   Raleigh.

   2. A draught of air or flow of water setting inward.

                                    Indrawn

   In"drawn` (?), a. Drawn in.

                                   Indrench

   In*drench"  (?),  v.  t. To overwhelm with water; to drench; to drown.
   [Obs.] Shak.

                                 Indris, Indri

   In"dris  (?),  In"dri  (?),  n.  (Zo\'94l.) Any lemurine animal of the
   genus Indris.

     NOTE: &hand; Se veral sp ecies ar e kn own, al l of them natives of
     Madagascar,  as  the  diadem indris (I. diadema), which has a white
     ruff  around  the forehead; the woolly indris (I. laniger); and the
     short-tailed  or  black  indris (I. brevicaudatus), which is black,
     varied with gray.

                                   Indubious

   In*du"bi*ous (?), a. [L. indubius. See In- not, and Dubious.]

   1. Not dubious or doubtful; certain.

   2. Not doubting; unsuspecting. "Indubious confidence." Harvey.

                                  Indubitable

   In*du"bi*ta*ble (?), a. [L. indubitabilis: cf. F. indubitable. See In-
   not,  and  Dubitable.] Not dubitable or doubtful; too evident to admit
   of   doubt;   unquestionable;  evident;  apparently  certain;  as,  an
   indubitable  conclusion.  --  n.  That  which  is indubitable. Syn. --
   Unquestionable;  evident; incontrovertible; incontestable; undeniable;
   irrefragable.

                                Indubitableness

   In*du"bi*ta*ble*ness, n. The state or quality of being indubitable.

                                  Indubitably

   In*du"bi*ta*bly,  adv.  Undoubtedly;  unquestionably;  in  a manner to
   remove all doubt.

     Oracles indubitably clear and infallibly certain. Barrow.

                                  Indubitate

   In*du"bi*tate  (?),  a. [L. indubitatus; pref. in- not + dubitatus, p.
   p.  of  dubitare  to  doubt.]  Not  questioned  or  doubtful; evident;
   certain. [Obs.] Bacon.

                                  Indubitate

   In*du"bi*tate  (?),  v. t. [L. indubitatus, p. p. of indubitare; pref.
   in-  in  +  dubitare  to  doubt.]  To bring into doubt; to cause to be
   doubted. [Obs.]

     To conceal, or indubitate, his exigency. Sir T. Browne.

                                    Induce

   In*duce"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Induced (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Inducing  (?).] [L. inducere, inductum; pref. in- in + ducere to lead.
   See Duke, and cf. Induct.]

   1. To lead in; to introduce. [Obs.]

     The  poet  may  be seen inducing his personages in the first Iliad.
     Pope.
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   2. To draw on; to overspread. [A Latinism] Cowper.

   3.  To  lead  on;  to  influence; to prevail on; to incite; to move by
   persuasion or influence. Shak.

     He  is  not  obliged by your offer to do it, . . . though he may be
     induced, persuaded, prevailed upon, tempted. Paley.

     Let not the covetous desire of growing rich induce you to ruin your
     reputation. Dryden.

   4. To bring on; to effect; to cause; as, a fever induced by fatigue or
   exposure.

     Sour things induces a contraction in the nerves. Bacon.

   5.  (Physics)  To  produce,  or cause, by proximity without contact or
   transmission,  as  a  particular  electric  or magnetic condition in a
   body,  by  the  approach  of  another  body in an opposite electric or
   magnetic state.

   6.  (Logic)  To  generalize  or  conclude as an inference from all the
   particulars;  --  the  opposite of deduce. Syn. -- To move; instigate;
   urge; impel; incite; press; influence; actuate.

                                  Inducement

   In*duce"ment (?), n. [From Induce.]

   1. The act of inducing, or the state of being induced.

   2.  That  which  induces;  a motive or consideration that leads one to
   action  or  induces  one  to act; as, reward is an inducement to toil.
   "Mark the inducement." Shak.

   3.  (Law) Matter stated by way of explanatory preamble or introduction
   to  the  main allegations of a pleading; a leading to. Syn. -- Motive;
   reason; influence. See Motive.

                                    Inducer

   In*du"cer (?), n. One who, or that which, induces or incites.

                                   Inducible

   In*du"ci*ble (?), a.

   1. Capable of being induced, caused, or made to take place.

   2. Obtainable by induction; derivable; inferable.

                                    Induct

   In*duct"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Inducted;  p.  pr.  & vb. n.
   Inducting.] [L. inductus, p. p. of inducere. See Induce.]

   1. To bring in; to introduce; to usher in.

     The  independent  orator inducting himself without further ceremony
     into the pulpit. Sir W. Scott.

   2.  To  introduce,  as  to  a  benefice  or  office;  to put in actual
   possession  of  the temporal rights of an ecclesiastical living, or of
   any other office, with the customary forms and ceremonies.

     The  prior,  when  inducted  into that dignity, took an oath not to
     alienate any of their lands. Bp. Burnet.

                                  Inducteous

   In*duc"te*ous  (?), a. (Elec.) Rendered electro-polar by induction, or
   brought  into  the  opposite  electrical  state  by  the  influence of
   inductive bodies.

                                   Inductile

   In*duc"tile  (?),  a. [Pref. in- not + ductile: cf. F. inductile.] Not
   ductile; incapable of being drawn into threads, as a metal; inelastic;
   tough.

                                  Inductility

   In`duc*til"i*ty (?), n. The quality or state of being inductile.

                                   Induction

   In*duc"tion (?), n. [L. inductio: cf. F. induction. See Induct.]

   1.  The  act  or  process  of  inducting or bringing in; introduction;
   entrance; beginning; commencement.

     I  know  not  you;  nor am I well pleased to make this time, as the
     affair now stands, the induction of your acquaintance. Beau. & Fl.

     These  promises  are fair, the parties sure, And our induction dull
     of prosperous hope. Shak.

   2.  An  introduction or introductory scene, as to a play; a preface; a
   prologue. [Obs.]

     This is but an induction: I will dMassinger.

   3.  (Philos.)  The act or process of reasoning from a part to a whole,
   from particulars to generals, or from the individual to the universal;
   also, the result or inference so reached.

     Induction  is  an  inference drawn from all the particulars. Sir W.
     Hamilton.

     Induction  is the process by which we conclude that what is true of
     certain individuals of a class, is true of the whole class, or that
     what is true at certain times will be true in similar circumstances
     at all times. J. S. Mill.

   4.  The introduction of a clergyman into a benefice, or of an official
   into  a office, with appropriate acts or ceremonies; the giving actual
   possession of an ecclesiastical living or its temporalities.

   5.  (Math.)  A  process  of  demonstration in which a general truth is
   gathered  from  an  examination  of  particular cases, one of which is
   known to be true, the examination being so conducted that each case is
   made  to  depend  on  the  preceding  one;  --  called also successive
   induction.

   6.  (Physics)  The  property  by  which one body, having electrical or
   magnetic polarity, causes or induces it in another body without direct
   contact;  an impress of electrical or magnetic force or condition from
   one body on another without actual contact.
   Electro-dynamic   induction,   the  action  by  which  a  variable  or
   interrupted  current  of  electricity  excites  another  current  in a
   neighboring  conductor  forming  a closed circuit. -- Electro-magnetic
   induction,  the  influence  by  which  an  electric  current  produces
   magnetic polarity in certain bodies near or around which it passes. --
   Electro-static  induction,  the  action  by  which a body possessing a
   charge   of   statical  electricity  develops  a  charge  of  statical
   electricity  of  the  opposite  character  in  a  neighboring body. --
   Induction  coil,  an  apparatus  producing  induced  currents of great
   intensity.  It  consists  of a coil or helix of stout insulated copper
   wire, surrounded by another coil of very fine insulated wire, in which
   a  momentary  current  is  induced,  when a current (as from a voltaic
   battery),  passing through the inner coil, is made, broken, or varied.
   The  inner coil has within it a core of soft iron, and is connected at
   its  terminals  with  a  condenser;  --  called  also inductorium, and
   Ruhmkorff's   coil.  --  Induction  pipe,  port,  OR  valve,  a  pipe,
   passageway,  or valve, for leading or admitting a fluid to a receiver,
   as  steam  to  an  engine  cylinder,  or  water to a pump. -- Magnetic
   induction,  the  action  by  which magnetic polarity is developed in a
   body  susceptible to magnetic effects when brought under the influence
   of  a  magnet. -- Magneto-electric induction, the influence by which a
   magnet   excites   electric   currents  in  closed  circuits.  Logical
   induction, (Philos.), an act or method of reasoning from all the parts
   separately  to the whole which they constitute, or into which they may
   be  united  collectively;  the  operation  of  discovering and proving
   general   propositions;   the   scientific  method.  --  Philosophical
   induction,  the inference, or the act of inferring, that what has been
   observed  or established in respect to a part, individual, or species,
   may, on the ground of analogy, be affirmed or received of the whole to
   which  it  belongs.  This  last  is  the inductive method of Bacon. It
   ascends  from  the  parts  to  the  whole, and forms, from the general
   analogy  of  nature,  or special presumptions in the case, conclusions
   which  have  greater  or  less  degrees  of  force,  and  which may be
   strengthened  or  weakened by subsequent experience and experiment. It
   relates  to  actual existences, as in physical science or the concerns
   of  life.  Logical  induction  is  founded  on  the  necessary laws of
   thought;   philosophical  induction,  on  the  interpretation  of  the
   indications  or  analogy  of  nature.<--  "scientific  method"  is now
   considered  as  the  latter,  rather  than  the  former!  -->  Syn. --
   Deduction.   --  Induction,  Deduction.  In  induction  we  observe  a
   sufficient  number of individual facts, and, on the ground of analogy,
   extend what is true of them to others of the same class, thus arriving
   at  general  principles  or  laws.  This  is  the kind of reasoning in
   physical science. In deduction we begin with a general truth, which is
   already  proven  or provisionally assumed, and seek to connect it with
   some  particular  case by means of a middle term, or class of objects,
   known  to  be  equally  connected  with  both. Thus, we bring down the
   general  into  the particular, affirming of the latter the distinctive
   qualities  of the former. This is the syllogistic method. By induction
   Franklin  established  the  identity  of lightning and electricity; by
   deduction  he  inferred that dwellings might be protected by lightning
   rods.
   
                                  Inductional
                                       
   In*duc"tion*al  (?),  a.  Pertaining  to, or proceeding by, induction;
   inductive.
   
                                   Inductive
                                       
   In*duct"ive (?), a. [LL. inductivus: cf. F. inductif. See Induce.]
   
   1.  Leading  or  drawing; persuasive; tempting; -- usually followed by
   to.
   
     A brutish vice, Inductive mainly to the sin of Eve. Milton.
     
   2. Tending to induce or cause. [R.]
   
     They may be . . . inductive of credibility. Sir M. Hale.

   3.  Leading  to  inferences;  proceeding  by,  derived from, or using,
   induction; as, inductive reasoning.

   4.  (Physics)  (a) Operating by induction; as, an inductive electrical
   machine.  (b)  Facilitating induction; susceptible of being acted upon
   by induction; as certain substances have a great inductive capacity.
   Inductive  embarrassment (Physics), the retardation in signaling on an
   electric  wire, produced by lateral induction. -- Inductive philosophy
   OR  method. See Philosophical induction, under Induction. -- Inductive
   sciences,  those  sciences  which  admit of, and employ, the inductive
   method, as astronomy, botany, chemistry, etc.

                                  Inductively

   In*duct"ive*ly, adv. By induction or inference.

                                 Inductometer

   In`duc*tom"e*ter  (?),  n. [Induction + -meter.] (Elec.) An instrument
   for  measuring  or  ascertaining  the  degree  or  rate  of electrical
   induction.

                                   Inductor

   In*duct"or (?), n. [L., one who stirs up or rouses. See Induce.]

   1. The person who inducts another into an office or benefice.

   2.  (Elec.)  That  portion of an electrical apparatus, in which is the
   inducing charge or current.

                                  Inductorium

   In`duc*to"ri*um  (?),  n.; pl. E. Inductoriums (#), L. Inductoria (#).
   [NL., fr. E. induction.] (Elec.) An induction coil.

                            Inductric, Inductrical

   In*duc"tric  (?),  In*duc"tric*al  (?),  a. (Elec.) Acting by, or in a
   state of, induction; relating to electrical induction.

                                     Indue

   In*due" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Indued (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Induing.]
   [Written also endue.] [L. induere to put on, clothe, fr. OL. indu (fr.
   in-  in)  +  a root seen also in L. exuere to put off, divest, exuviae
   the skin of an animal, slough, induviae clothes. Cf. Endue to invest.]

   1. To put on, as clothes; to draw on.

     The baron had indued a pair of jack boots. Sir W. Scott.

   2.  To  clothe; to invest; hence, to endow; to furnish; to supply with
   moral or mental qualities.

     Indu'd with robes of various hue she flies. Dryden.

     Indued with intellectual sense and souls. Shak.

                                   Induement

   In*due"ment  (?), n. [From Indue; cf. Indument, Enduement.] The act of
   induing, or state of being indued; investment; endowment. W. Montagu.

                                    Indulge

   In*dulge"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p. p. Indulged (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Indulging  (?).]  [L.  indulgere to be kind or tender to one; cf. OIr.
   dilgud,  equiv.  to L. remissio, OIr. dligeth, equiv. to L. lex, Goth.
   dulgs debt.]

   1. To be complacent toward; to give way to; not to oppose or restrain;
   (a)  when  said  of  a habit, desire, etc.: to give free course to; to
   give  one's  self  up to; as, to indulge sloth, pride, selfishness, or
   inclinations; (b) when said of a person: to yield to the desire of; to
   gratify  by  compliance;  to humor; to withhold restraint from; as, to
   indulge  children  in  their caprices or willfulness; to indulge one's
   self with a rest or in pleasure.

     Hope  in  another  life  implies  that  we indulge ourselves in the
     gratifications of this very sparingly. Atterbury.

   2.  To  grant  as  by favor; to bestow in concession, or in compliance
   with a wish or request.

     Persuading  us  that  something must be indulged to public manners.
     Jer. Taylor.

     Yet,  yet  a moment, one dim ray of light Indulge, dread Chaos, and
     eternal Night! Pope.

     NOTE: &hand; It  is  re marked by  Jo hnson, th at if the matter of
     indulgence  is  a  single  thing, it has with before it; if it is a
     habit, it has in; as, he indulged himself with a glass of wine or a
     new  book;  he  indulges  himself  in idleness or intemperance. See
     Gratify.

                                    Indulge

   In*dulge",  v.  i.  To  indulge one's self; to gratify one's tastes or
   desires;  esp., to give one's self up (to); to practice a forbidden or
   questionable  act  without restraint; -- followed by in, but formerly,
   also, by to. "Willing to indulge in easy vices." Johnson.

                                  Indulgement

   In*dulge"ment (?), n. Indulgence. [R.] Wood.

                                  Indulgence

   In*dul"gence (?), n. [L. indulgentia: cf. F. indulgence.]

   1.  The  act of indulging or humoring; the quality of being indulgent;
   forbearance of restrain or control.

     If  I were a judge, that word indulgence should never issue from my
     lips. Tooke.

     They err, that through indulgence to others, or fondness to any sin
     in themselves, substitute for repentance anything less. Hammond.

   2. An indulgent act; favor granted; gratification.

     If  all these gracious indulgences are without any effect on us, we
     must perish in our own folly. Rogers.

   3. (R. C. Ch.) Remission of the temporal punishment due to sins, after
   the  guilt  of sin has been remitted by sincere repentance; absolution
   from  the  censures and public penances of the church. It is a payment
   of  the  debt  of  justice  to God by the application of the merits of
   Christ  and  his saints to the contrite soul through the church. It is
   therefore  believed  to diminish or destroy for sins the punishment of
   purgatory.

                                  Indulgence

   In*dul"gence (?), v. t. To grant an indulgence to.

                                  Indulgency

   In*dul"gen*cy (?), n. Indulgence. Dryden.

                                   Indulgent

   In*dul"gent (?), a. [L. indulgens, -entis, p. pr. of indulgere: cf. F.
   indulgent.  See  Indulge.]  Prone  to indulge; yielding to the wishes,
   humor, or appetites of those under one's care; compliant; not opposing
   or   restraining;  tolerant;  mild;  favorable;  not  severe;  as,  an
   indulgent parent. Shak.

     The indulgent censure of posterity. Waller.

     The feeble old, indulgent of their ease. Dryden.

                                 Indulgential

   In`dul*gen"tial  (?),  a.  Relating  to  the  indulgences of the Roman
   Catholic Church. Brevint.

                                  Indulgently

   In*dul"gent*ly  (?),  adv.  In an indulgent manner; mildly; favorably.
   Dryden.

                                   Indulger

   In*dul"ger, n. One who indulges. W. Montagu.

                                  Indulgiate

   In*dul"gi*ate (?), v. t. To indulge. [R.] Sandys.

                                   Induline

   In"du*line  (?), n. [Perh. fr. indigo.] (Chem.) (a) Any one of a large
   series  of  aniline  dyes,  colored blue or violet, and represented by
   aniline  violet.  (b) A dark green amorphous dyestuff, produced by the
   oxidation  of  aniline in the presence of copper or vanadium salts; --
   called also aniline black.

                                Indult, Indulto

   In*dult"  (?),  In*dul"to  (?), n. [L. indultum indulgence, favor, fr.
   indultus,  p.  p.  of  indulgere:  cf.  It.  indulto,  F.  indult. See
   Indulge.]

   1.  A privilege or exemption; an indulgence; a dispensation granted by
   the pope.

   2. (Spain) A duty levied on all importations.

                                   Indument

   In"du*ment  (?),  n.  [L.  indumentum  a  covering. See Indue, and cf.
   Induement.] (Zo\'94l.) Plumage; feathers.

                                  Induplicate

   In*du"pli*cate  (?),  a.  (Bot.)  (a)  Having  the edges bent abruptly
   toward  the  axis;  --  said  of  the parts of the calyx or corolla in
   \'91stivation.  (b)  Having  the edges rolled inward and then arranged
   about the axis without overlapping; -- said of leaves in vernation.

                                 Induplicative

   In*du"pli*ca*tive  (?),  a.  (Bot.)  (a)  Having induplicate sepals or
   petals in \'91stivation. (b) Having induplicate leaves in vernation.

                                   Indurance

   In*dur"ance (?), n. [Obs.] See Endurance.

                                   Indurate

   In"du*rate  (?),  a.  [L.  induratus, p. p. of indurare to harden. See
   Endure.]

   1. Hardened; not soft; indurated. Tyndale.

   2. Without sensibility; unfeeling; obdurate.

                                   Indurate

   In"du*rate  (?),  v.  t.  [imp. & p. p. Indurated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Indurating (?).]

   1.  To  make  hard;  as, extreme heat indurates clay; some fossils are
   indurated by exposure to the air.

   2. To make unfeeling; to deprive of sensibility; to render obdurate.

                                   Indurate

   In"du*rate,  v.  i.  To grow hard; to harden, or become hard; as, clay
   indurates by drying, and by heat.

                                   Indurated

   In"du*ra`ted (?), a. Hardened; as, indurated clay; an indurated heart.
   Goldsmith.

                                  Induration

   In`du*ra"tion  (?),  n.  [Cf.  F. induration, L. induratio hardness of
   heart.]

   1. The act of hardening, or the process of growing hard.

   2. State of being indurated, or of having become hard.

   3.   Hardness  of  character,  manner,  sensibility,  etc.;  obduracy;
   stiffness; want of pliancy or feeling.

     A  certain  induration  of character had arisen from long habits of
     business. Coleridge.

                                   Indusial

   In*du"sial  (?),  a. [See Indusium.] Of, pertaining to, or containing,
   the  petrified  cases  of  the  larv\'91  of certain insects. Indusial
   limestone  (Geol.),  a  fresh-water limestone, largely composed of the
   agglomerated  cases  of  caddice  worms,  or larv\'91 of caddice flies
   (Phryganea).  It  is  found in Miocene strata of Auvergne, France, and
   some other localities.

                             Indusiate, Indusiated

   In*du"si*ate  (?),  In*du"si*a`ted  (?),  a.  (Bot.) Furnished with an
   indusium.

                                   Indusium

   In*du"si*um  (?), n.; pl. Indu (#). [L., an under garment, fr. induere
   to  put  on:  cf. F. indusie the covering of the seed spots of ferns.]
   (Bot.)  (a)  A collection of hairs united so as to form a sort of cup,
   and  inclosing  the  stigma of a flower. (b) The immediate covering of
   the  fruit  dots  or  sori  in  many  ferns, usually a very thin scale
   attached  by  the middle or side to a veinlet. (c) A peculiar covering
   found in certain fungi.

                                  Industrial

   In*dus"tri*al  (?),  a.  [Cf.  F.  industriel,  LL.  industrialis. See
   Industry.] Consisting in industry; pertaining to industry, or the arts
   and   products  of  industry;  concerning  those  employed  in  labor,
   especially in manual labor, and their wages, duties, and rights.

     The  great  ideas  of  industrial  development  and economic social
     amelioration. M. Arnold.
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   Industrial  exhibition,  a public exhibition of the various industrial
   products  of a country, or of various countries. -- Industrial school,
   a school for teaching one or more branches of industry; also, a school
   for  educating  neglected  children,  and  training  them to habits of
   industry.

                                 Industrialism

   In*dus"tri*al*ism (?), n.

   1. Devotion to industrial pursuits; labor; industry. J. S. Mill.

   2.  The  principles  or  policy  applicable  to industrial pursuits or
   organized labor.

     Industrialism must not confounded with industriousness. H. Spencer.

                                 Industrially

   In*dus"tri*al*ly, adv. With reference to industry.

                                  Industrious

   In*dus"tri*ous   (?),   a.   [L.   industrius,  industriosus:  cf.  F.
   industrieux. See Industry.]

   1.   Given   to  industry;  characterized  by  diligence;  constantly,
   regularly,  or  habitually  occupied; busy; assiduous; not slothful or
   idle; -- commonly implying devotion to lawful and useful labor.

     Frugal and industrious men are commonly friendly to the established
     government. Sir W. Temple.

   2.  Steadily  and perseveringly active in a particular pursuit or aim;
   as,  he  was  negligent  in  business, but industrious in pleasure; an
   industrious mischief maker.

     Industrious to seek out the truth of all things. Spenser.

   -- In*dus"tri*ous*ly, adv. -- In*dus"tri*ous*ness, n.

                                   Industry

   In"dus*try  (?), n.; pl. Industries (#). [L. industria, cf. industrius
   diligent; of uncertain origin: cf. F. industrie.]

   1.  Habitual  diligence in any employment or pursuit, either bodily or
   mental;  steady  attention to business; assiduity; -- opposed to sloth
   and  idleness; as, industry pays debts, while idleness or despair will
   increase them.

     We  are  more  industrious  than  our  forefathers,  because in the
     present  times  the  funds destined for the maintenance of industry
     are  much  greater  in  proportion  to those which are likely to be
     employed  in  the  maintenance  of  idleness, than they were two or
     three centuries ago. A. Smith.

   2.   Any  department  or  branch  of  art,  occupation,  or  business;
   especially, one which employs much labor and capital and is a distinct
   branch of trade; as, the sugar industry; the iron industry; the cotton
   industry.

   3. (Polit. Econ.) Human exertion of any kind employed for the creation
   of  value,  and  regarded  by  some as a species of capital or wealth;
   labor.   Syn.   --   Diligence;   assiduity;  perseverance;  activity;
   laboriousness; attention. See Diligence.

                                   Indutive

   In*du"tive  (?),  a.  [L.  indutus,  p.  p.  of induere to put on. See
   Indue.]  (Bot.)  Covered;  --  applied  to  seeds which have the usual
   integumentary covering.

                                  Induvi\'91

   In*du"vi*\'91  (?),  n.  pl.  [L., clothes, fr. induere to put on. See
   Indue.] (Bot.) Persistent portions of a calyx or corolla; also, leaves
   which  do not disarticulate from the stem, and hence remain for a long
   time.

                                   Induviate

   In*du"vi*ate (?), a. (Bot.) Covered with induvi\'91, as the upper part
   of the trunk of a palm tree.

                                    Indwell

   In"dwell`  (?),  v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Indwelt (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Indwelling.] To dwell in; to abide within; to remain in possession.

     The  Holy Ghost became a dove, not as a symbol, but as a constantly
     indwelt form. Milman.

                                   Indweller

   In"dwell`er (?) n. An inhabitant. Spenser.

                                  Indwelling

   In"dwell`ing, n. Residence within, as in the heart.

     The personal indwelling of the Spirit in believers. South.

                                     -ine

   -ine (?; 104).

   1.  (Chem.)  A suffix, indicating that those substances of whose names
   it is a part are basic, and alkaloidal in their nature.

     NOTE: &hand; Al l or ganic ba ses, and basic substances (especially
     nitrogenous   substances),  are  systematically  written  with  the
     termination  -ine;  as,  quinine,  morphine,  guanidine,  etc.  All
     indifferent   and  neutral  substances,  as  proteids,  glycerides,
     glucosides, etc., should commonly be spelled with -in; as, gelatin,
     amygdalin,  etc.  This  rue  has  no  application to those numerous
     commercial   or  popular  names  with  the  termination  -ine;  as,
     gasoline, vaseline, etc.

   2.  (Organ.  Chem.)  A  suffix,  used  to indicate hydrocarbons of the
   second degree of unsaturation; i. e., members of the acetyline series;
   as, hexine, heptine, etc. <-- now "-yne" -->

                                    Inearth

   In*earth" (?), v. t. To inter. [R.] Southey.

                                   Inebriant

   In*e"bri*ant   (?),  a.  [L.  inebrians,  p.  pr.  of  inebriare.  See
   Inebriate.] Intoxicating.

                                   Inebriant

   In*e"bri*ant,  n.  Anything that intoxicates, as opium, alcohol, etc.;
   an intoxicant. Smart.

                                   Inebriate

   In*e"bri*ate  (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inebriated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Inebriating  (?).]  [L. inebriatus, p. p. of inebriare; pref. in- in +
   ebriare to make drunk, fr. ebrius drunk. See Ebriety.]

   1. To make drunk; to intoxicate.

     The cups That cheer but not inebriate. Cowper.

   2.  Fig.:  To  disorder the senses of; to exhilarate or elate as if by
   spirituous drink; to deprive of sense and judgment; also, to stupefy.

     The inebriating effect of popular applause. Macaulay.

                                   Inebriate

   In*e"bri*ate, v. i. To become drunk. [Obs.] Bacon.

                                   Inebriate

   In*e"bri*ate  (?),  a.  [L.  inebriatus,  p.  p.]  Intoxicated; drunk;
   habitually given to drink; stupefied.

     Thus  spake  Peter,  as  a  man inebriate and made drunken with the
     sweetness of this vision, not knowing what he said. Udall.

                                   Inebriate

   In*e"bri*ate,  n.  One  who is drunk or intoxicated; esp., an habitual
   drunkard; as, an asylum fro inebriates.

     Some inebriates have their paroxysms of inebriety. E. Darwin.

                                  Inebriation

   In*e`bri*a"tion  (?),  n.  [L.  inebriatio.]  The  condition  of being
   inebriated;  intoxication;  figuratively,  deprivation  of  sense  and
   judgment by anything that exhilarates, as success. Sir T. Browne.

     Preserve him from the inebriation of prosperity. Macaulay.

   Syn. -- See Drunkenness.

                                   Inebriety

   In`e*bri"e*ty   (?),   n.   [See   Inebriate,  Ebriety.]  Drunkenness;
   inebriation. E. Darwin.

                                   Inebrious

   In*e"bri*ous  (?), a. Intoxicated, or partially so; intoxicating. [R.]
   T. Brown.

                                   Inedited

   In*ed"it*ed   (?),   a.  Not  edited;  unpublished;  as,  an  inedited
   manuscript. T. Warton.

                                    In\'82e

   I`n\'82e"  (?),  n.  [F.]  An  arrow poison, made from an apocynaceous
   plant  (Strophanthus  hispidus)  of the Gaboon country; -- called also
   onaye.

                                 Ineffability

   In*ef`fa*bil"i*ty  (?), n. [L. ineffabilitas: cf. F. ineffabilit\'82.]
   The    quality   or   state   of   being   ineffable;   ineffableness;
   unspeakableness.

                                   Ineffable

   In*ef"fa*ble  (?),  a. [L. ineffabilis: cf. F. ineffable. See In- not,
   and   Effable,   Fame.]   Incapable   of  being  expresses  in  words;
   unspeakable;  unutterable;  indescribable;  as,  the ineffable joys of
   heaven.

     Contentment   with   our   lot   .   .  .  will  diffuse  ineffable
     contenBeattie.

                                 Ineffableness

   In*ef"fa*ble*ness,  n.  The  quality  or  state  of being ineffable or
   unutterable; unspeakableness.

                                   Ineffably

   In*ef"fa*bly,  adv.  In  a  manner  not  to  be  expressed  in  words;
   unspeakably. Milton.

                                 Ineffaceable

   In`ef*face"a*ble  (?), a. [Pref. in- not + effaceable: cf. F. ineffa.]
   Incapable of being effaced; indelible; ineradicable.

                                 Ineffaceably

   In`ef*face"a*bly, adv. So as not to be effaceable.

                                 Ineffectible

   In`ef*fect"i*ble (?), a. Ineffectual; impracticable. [R.] Bp. Hall.

                                  Ineffective

   In`ef*fect"ive (?), a. [Pref. in- not + effective: cf. F. ineffectif.]
   Not  effective;  ineffectual;  futile;  inefficient;  useless;  as, an
   ineffective appeal.

     The  word  of  God, without the spirit, [is] a dead and ineffective
     letter. Jer. Taylor.

                                 Ineffectively

   In`ef*fect"ive*ly,  adv.  In  an  ineffective  manner; without effect;
   inefficiently; ineffectually.

                                Ineffectiveness

   In`ef*fect"ive*ness, n. Quality of being ineffective.

                                  Ineffectual

   In`ef*fec"tu*al  (?; 135), a. Not producing the proper effect; without
   effect;   inefficient;  weak;  useless;  futile;  unavailing;  as,  an
   ineffectual attempt; an ineffectual expedient. Pope.

     The  peony  root has been much commended, . . . and yet has been by
     many found ineffectual. Boyle.

   Syn.   --   Inefficient;   useless;  inefficacious;  vain;  fruitless;
   unavailing; futile. See Uselesss, Inefficacious.

                                Ineffectuality

   In`ef*fec`tu*al"i*ty (?), n. Ineffectualness. [R.]

                                 Ineffectually

   In`ef*fec"tu*al*ly, adv. Without effect; in vain.

     Hereford  .  .  .  had  been  besieged for abouineffectually by the
     Scots. Ludlow.

                                Ineffectualness

   In`ef*fec"tu*al*ness,  n.  Want  of effect, or of power to produce it;
   inefficacy.

     The ineffectualness of some men's devotion. Wake.

                                Ineffervescence

   In*ef`fer*ves"cence (?), n. Want of effervescence. Kirwan.

                                Ineffervescent

   In*ef`fer*ves"cent  (?),  a.  Not  effervescing, or not susceptible of
   effervescence; quiescent.

                              Ineffervescibility

   In*ef`fer*ves`ci*bil"i*ty    (?),    n.    The    quality   of   being
   ineffervescible.

                                Ineffervescible

   In*ef`fer*ves"ci*ble   (?),   a.   Not   capable   or  susceptible  of
   effervescence.

                                 Inefficacious

   In*ef`fi*ca"cious  (?),  a.  [Pref.  in-  not  +  efficacious:  cf. F.
   inefficace,  L.  inefficax.]  Not  efficacious;  not  having  power to
   produce  the  effect  desired;  inadequate;  incompetent; inefficient;
   impotent. Boyle.

     The  authority  of  Parliament  must  become inefficacious . . . to
     restrain the growth of disorders. Burke.

     NOTE: &hand; In effectual, sa ys Jo hnson, rather denotes an actual
     failure,  and  inefficacious  and habitual impotence to any effect.
     But  the  distinction is not always observed, nor can it be; for we
     can not always know whether means are inefficacious till experiment
     has  proved  them ineffectual. Inefficacious is therefore sometimes
     synonymous with ineffectual.

                                Inefficaciously

   In*ef`fi*ca"cious*ly, adv. without efficacy or effect.

                               Inefficaciousness

   In*ef`fi*ca"cious*ness,  n. Want of effect, or of power to produce the
   effect; inefficacy.

                                  Inefficacy

   In*ef"fi*ca*cy  (?),  n.  [L. inefficacia. See In- not, and Efficacy.]
   Want  of  power to produce the desired or proper effect; inefficiency;
   ineffectualness;   futility;   uselessness;   fruitlessness;  as,  the
   inefficacy of medicines or means.

     The seeming inefficacy of censures. Bp. Hall.

     The   inefficacy  was  soon  proved,  like  that  of  many  similar
     medicines. James Gregory.

                                 Inenficiency

   In`en*fi"cien*cy  (?),  n.  The  quality of being inefficient; want of
   power or energy sufficient; want of power or energy sufficient for the
   desired effect; inefficacy; incapacity; as, he was discharged from his
   position for inefficiency.

                                  Inenficient

   In`en*fi"cient (?), a.

   1.  Not  efficient;  not  producing  the  effect  intended or desired;
   inefficacious; as, inefficient means or measures.

   2.  Incapable of, or indisposed to, effective action; habitually slack
   or  remiss;  effecting  little or nothing; as, inefficient workmen; an
   inefficient administrator.

                                 Inenficiently

   In`en*fi"cient*ly, adv. In an inefficient manner.

                                  Inelaborate

   In`e*lab"o*rate (?), a. [L. inelaboratus. See In- not, and Elaborate.]
   Not elaborate; not wrought with care; unpolished; crude; unfinished.

                                   Inelastic

   In`e*las"tic (?), a. Not elastic.

                                 Inelasticity

   In`e*las*tic"i*ty (?), n. Want of elasticity.

                            Inelegance, Inelegancy

   In*el"e*gance  (?),  In*el"e*gan*cy  (?),  n.;  pl.  Inelegances  (#),
   Inelegancies (#). [L. inelegantia: cf. F. in\'82l\'82gance.]

   1.  The quality of being inelegant; want of elegance or grace; want of
   refinement, beauty, or polish in language, composition, or manners.

     The notorious inelegance of her figure. T. Hook.

   2.   Anything   inelegant;   as,   inelegance  of  style  in  literary
   composition.

                                   Inelegant

   In*el"e*gant  (?),  a.  [L. inelegans: cf. F. in\'82l\'82gant. See In-
   not,   and   Elegant.]  Not  elegant;  deficient  in  beauty,  polish,
   refinement,  grave,  or  ornament;  wanting  in anything which correct
   taste requires.

     What  order  so  contrived  as  not to mix Tastes, not well joined,
     inelegant. Milton.

     It  renders  style often obscure, always embarrassed and inelegant.
     Blair.

                                  Inelegantly

   In*el"e*gant*ly, adv. In an inelegant manner.

                                 Ineligibility

   In*el`i*gi*bil"i*ty (?), n. [Cf. F. in\'82ligibilit\'82.] The state or
   quality of being ineligible.

                                  Ineligible

   In*el"i*gi*ble   (?),   a.   [Pref.   in-   not  +  eligible:  cf.  F.
   in\'82ligible.] Not eligible; not qualified to be chos Burke.

                                  Inelligibly

   In*el"li*gi*bly (?), adv. In an ineligible manner.

                                  Ineloquent

   In*e"lo*quent  (?),  a.  [L. ineloquens: cf. F. in\'82loquent. See In-
   not,  and  Eloquent.] Not eloquent; not fluent, graceful, or pathetic;
   not persuasive; as, ineloquent language.

     Nor  are  thy  lips ungraceful, sire of men, Nor tongue ineloquent.
     Milton.

                                 Ineloquently

   In*e"lo*quent*ly, adv. Without eloquence.

                                  Ineluctable

   In`e*luc"ta*ble (?), a. [L. ineluctabilis; pref. in- not + eluctabilis
   to be surmounted, fr. eluctari to struggle out of, to surmount: cf. F.
   in\'82luctable.  See  Eluctate.]  Not  to  be  overcome by struggling;
   irresistible; inevitable. Bp. Pearson.

     The ineluctable conditions of matter. Hamerton.

                                  Ineludible

   In`e*lud"i*ble   (?),   a.   Incapable  of  being  eluded  or  evaded;
   unvoidable.

     Most pressing reasons and ineludible demonstrations. Glanvill.

                                 Inembryonate

   In*em"bry*o*nate (?), a. (Biol.) Not embryonate.

                                 Inernarrable

   In`er*nar"ra*ble   (?),   a.   [L.  inenarrabilis;  pref.  in-  not  +
   enarrabilis  that  may  be  related;  fr.  enarrare  to relate: cf. F.
   in\'82narrable.   See   Enarration.]   Incapable  of  being  narrated;
   indescribable; ineffable. [Obs.] "Inenarrable goodness." Bp. Fisher.

                                     Inept

   In*ept"  (?), a. [L. ineptus; prefix. in- not + aptus apt, fit: cf. F.
   inepte. Cf. Inapt.]

   1. Not apt or fit; unfit; unsuitable; improper; unbecoming.

     The Aristotelian philosophy is inept for new discoveries. Glanvill.

   2. Silly; useless; nonsensical; absurd; foolish.

     To  view  attention  as  a  special  act  of  intelligence,  and to
     distinguish  it  from  consciousness,  is  utterly  inept.  Sir  W.
     Hamilton.

                                  Ineptitude

   In*ept"i*tude (?), n. [L. ineptitudo.]

   1. The quality of being inept; unfitness; inaptitude; unsuitableness.

     That  ineptitude  for  society, which is frequently the fault of us
     scholars. Tatler.

   2. Absurdity; nonsense; foolishness.

                                    Ineptly

   In*ept"ly, adv. Unfitly; unsuitably; awkwardly.

     None of them are made foolishly or ineptly. Dr. H. More.

                                   Ineptness

   In*ept"ness, n. Unfitness; ineptitude.

     The feebleness and miserable ineptness of infancy. Dr. H. More.

                                   Inequable

   In*e"qua*ble (?), a. Unequable. [R.] Bailey.

                                    Inequal

   In*e"qual  (?),  a.  [L. inaequalis. See In- not, and Equal.] Unequal;
   uneven; various. [Obs.] Chaucer.

                                  Inequality

   In`e*qual"i*ty (?), n.; pl. Inequalities (#). [L. inaequalitas.]

   1.  The  quality of being unequal; difference, or want of equality, in
   any respect; lack of uniformity; disproportion; unevenness; disparity;
   diversity;  as,  an  inequality  in  size,  stature,  numbers,  power,
   distances, motions, rank, property, etc.

     There  is so great an inequality in the length of our legs and arms
     as makes it impossible for us to walk on all four. Ray.

     Notwithstanding  which  inequality  of number, it was resolved in a
     council of war to fight the Dutch fleet. Ludlow.

     Sympathy  is  rarely  strong  where  there is a great inequality of
     condition. Macaulay.

   2.  Unevenness; want of levelness; the alternate rising and falling of
   a  surface;  as, the inequalities of the surface of the earth, or of a
   marble slab, etc.

     The  country  is cut into so many hills and inequalities as renders
     it defensible. Addison.

   3.  Variableness;  changeableness;  inconstancy; lack of smoothness or
   equability; deviation; unsteadiness, as of the weather, feelings, etc.

     Inequality of air is ever an enemy to health. Bacon.

   4. Disproportion to any office or purpose; inadequacy; competency; as,
   the  inequality of terrestrial things to the wants of a rational soul.
   South.

   5. (Alg.) An expression consisting of two unequal quantities, with the
   sign of inequality (> or <) between them; as, the inequality 2 < 3, or
   4 > 1.

   6.  (Astron.)  An  irregularity,  or  a  deviation, in the motion of a
   planet  or  satellite from its uniform mean motion; the amount of such
   deviation.

                                  Inequation

   In`e*qua"tion (?), n. (Math.) An inequality.

                                 Inequidistant

   In*e`qui*dis"tant (?), a. Not equally distant; not equidistant.

                                 Inequilateral

   In*e`qui*lat"er*al (?), a.

   1. Having unequal sides; unsymmetrical; unequal-sided.

   2.  (Zo\'94l.)  Having  the two ends unequal, as in the clam, quahaug,
   and most lamellibranch shells.

                                 Inequilobate

   In*e`qui*lo"bate  (?),  a.  [Pref.  in- not + equi- + lobate.] (Biol.)
   Unequally lobed; cut into lobes of different shapes or sizes.

                                  Inequitable

   In*eq"ui*ta*ble (?), a. Not equitable; not just. Burke.

                                  Inequitate

   In*eq"ui*tate  (?),  v.  t.  [L. inequitatus, p. p. inequitare to ride
   over.  See 1st In-, and Equitant.] To ride over or through. [Obs.] Dr.
   H. More.

                                   Inequity

   In*eq"ui*ty  (?),  n.  Want of equity; injustice; wrong. "Some form of
   inequity." H. Spencer.

                          Inequivalve, Inequivalvular

   In*e"qui*valve  (?),  In*e`qui*val"vu*lar  (?),  a.  (Zo\'94l.) Having
   unequal valves, as the shell of an oyster.

                                 Ineradicable

   In`e*rad"i*ca*ble (?), a. Incapable of being

     The bad seed thus sown was ineradicable. Ld. Lytton.

                                 Ineradicably

   In`e*rad"i*ca*bly, adv. So as not to be eradicable.

                            Inergetic, Inergetical

   In`er*get"ic  (?), In`er*get"ic*al (?), a. [Pref. in- not + energetic,
   -ical.] Having no energy; sluggish. [R.] Boyle.

                                 Inergetically

   In`er*get"ic*al*ly, adv. Without energy. [R.]

                                Inerm, Inermous

   In*erm" (?), In*er"mous (?), a. (Bot.) Same as Inermis.

                                    Inermis

   In*er"mis (?), a. [L. inermis, inermus; pref. in- not + arma arms: cf.
   F.  inerme.]  (Bot.)  Unarmed;  destitute  of prickles or thorns, as a
   leaf. Gray.

                                 Inerrability

   In*er`ra*bil"i*ty   (?),   n.   Freedom   or   exemption  from  error;
   infallibility. Eikon Basilike.

                                   Inerrable

   In*er"ra*ble (?), a. [L. inerrabilis. See In- not, and Err.] Incapable
   of erring; infallible; unerring. "Inerabble and requisite conditions."
   Sir T. Browne. "Not an inerrable text." Gladstone.
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                                 Inerrableness

   In*er"ra*ble*ness   (?),   n.   Exemption  from  error;  inerrability;
   infallibility. Hammond.

                                   Inerrably

   In*er"ra*bly, adv. With security from error; infallibly; unerringly.

                                   Inerrancy

   In*er"ran*cy (?), n. Exemption from error.

     The absolute inerrancy odf the Bible. The Century.

                                   Inerratic

   In`er*rat"ic  (?),  a.  Not  erratic  or  wandering;  fixed;  settled;
   established.

                                  Inerringly

   In*err"ing*ly   (?),   adv.  Without  error,  mistake,  or  deviation;
   unerringly. Glanvill.

                                     Inert

   In*ert"  (?),  a. [L. iners, inertis, unskilled, idle; pref. in- + ars
   art: cf. F. inerte. See Art.]

   1. Destitute of the power of moving itself, or of active resistance to
   motion; as, matter is inert.

   2.  Indisposed  to  move  or  act;  very  slow to act; sluggish; dull;
   inactive; indolent; lifeless.

     The inert and desponding party of the court. Macaulay.

     It  present  becomes  extravagant,  then  imbecile,  and  at length
     utterly inert. I. Taylor.

   3.  Not  having  or manifesting active properties; not affecting other
   substances  when  brought  in  contact  with  them;  powerless  for an
   expected  or desired effect.Syn. -- Inactive; dull; passive; indolent;
   sluggish;  slothful;  lazy;  lifeless;  irresolute; stupid; senseless;
   insensible.  --  Inert, Inactive, Sluggish. A man may be inactive from
   mere want of stimulus to effort; but one who is inert has something in
   his  constitution  or  his habits which operates like a weight holding
   him  back  from  exertion.  Sluggish  is still stronger, implying some
   defect  of  temperament  which  directly  impedes  action.  Inert  and
   inactive are negative, sluggish is positive.

     Even  the  favored  isles  .  . . Can boast but little virtue; and,
     inert  Through  plenty, lose in morals what they gain In manners --
     victims of luxurious ease. Cowper.

     Doomed to lose four months in inactive obscurity. Johnson.

     Sluggish  Idleness,  the nurse of sin, Upon a slothful ass he chose
     to ride. Spenser.

                                    Inertia

   In*er"ti*a (?), n. [L., idleness, fr. iners idle. See Inert.]

   1. (Physics) That property of matter by which it tends when at rest to
   remain  so,  and when in motion to continue in motion, and in the same
   straight line or direction, unless acted on by some external force; --
   sometimes called vis inerti\'91.

   2.  Inertness;  indisposition  to motion, exertion, or action; want of
   energy; sluggishness.

     Men . . . have immense irresolution and inertia. Carlyle.

   3.  (Med.)  Want  of activity; sluggishness; -- said especially of the
   uterus, when, in labor, its contractions have nearly or wholly ceased.
   Center of inertia. (Mech.) See under Center.

                                   Inertion

   In*er"tion  (?), n. Want of activity or exertion; inertness; quietude.
   [R.]

     These  vicissitudes of exertion and inertion of the arterial system
     constitute the paroxysms of remittent fever. E. Darwin.

                                  Inertitude

   In*ert"i*tude (?), n. [See Inert.] Inertness; inertia. [R.] Good.

                                    Inertly

   In*ert"ly, adv. Without activity; sluggishly. Pope.

                                   Inertness

   In*ert"ness, n.

   1.  Want  of activity or exertion; habitual indisposition to action or
   motion; sluggishness; apathy; insensibility. Glanvill.

     Laziness and inertness of mind. Burke.

     2. Absence of the power of self-motion; inertia.

                                   Inerudite

     In*er"u*dite (?), a. [L. ineruditus. See In- not, and Erudite.] Not
     erudite; unlearned; ignorant.

                                  Inescapable

     In`es*cap"a*ble (?), a. Not escapable.

                                   Inescate

     In*es"cate  (?),  v.  t. [L. inescatus, p. p. of inescare; in- in +
     esca bait.] To allure; to lay a bait for. [Obs.]

     To inescate and beguile young women! Burton.

                                  Inescation

     In`es*ca"tion   (?),   n.  [L.  inescatio.]  The  act  of  baiting;
     allurement. [Obs.] Hallywell.

                                 Inescutcheon

     In`es*cutch"eon  (?),  n.  (Her.) A small escutcheon borne within a
     shield.

                                    In esse

     In`  es"se  (?). [L.] In being; actually existing; -- distinguished
     from  in  posse,  or in potentia, which denote that a thing is not,
     but may be.

                                  Inessential

     In`es*sen"tial   (?),  a.  [Pref.  in-  not  +  essential:  cf.  F.
     inessentiel.]

     1. Having no essence or being. H. Brooke.

     The womb of inessential Naught. Shelley.

     2. Not essential; unessential.

                                  Inestimable

     In*es"ti*ma*ble (?), a. [L. inaestimabilis: cf. F. inestimable. See
     In-  not,  and Estimate.] Incapable of being estimated or computed;
     especially,  too  valuable  or  excellent  to  be measured or fully
     appreciated; above all price; as, inestimable rights or privileges.

     But above all, for thine inestimable love. Bk. of Com. Prayer.

     Science is too inestimable for expression by a money standard. Lyon
     Playfair.

     Syn. -- Incalculable; invaluable; priceless.

                                  Inestimably

     In*es"ti*ma*bly,   adv.   In  a  manner,  or  to  a  degree,  above
     estimation; as, things inestimably excellent.

                                  Inevasible

     In`e*va"si*ble (?), a. Incapable of being

                                  Inevidence

     In*ev"i*dence  (?),  n.  [Cf.  F. in\'82vidence.] Want of evidence;
     obscurity. [Obs.] Barrow.

                                   Inevident

     In*ev"i*dent  (?), a. [Cf. F. in\'82vident.] Not evident; not clear
     or obvious; obscure.

                                 Inevitability

     In*ev`i*ta*bil"i*ty   (?),   n.   [Cf.   F.   in\'82vitabilit\'82.]
     Impossibility to be avoided or shunned; inevitableness. Shelford.

                                  Inevitable

     In*ev"i*ta*ble  (?), a. [L. inevitabilis: cf. F. in\'82vitable. See
     In- not, and Evitable.]

     1.  Not evitable; incapable of being shunned; unavoidable; certain.
     "The inevitable hour." Gray.

     It  was  inevitable; it was necessary; it was planted in the nature
     of things. Burke.

     2. Irresistible. "Inevitable charms." Dryden.

                                Inevitableness

     In*ev"i*ta*ble*ness   (?),  n.  The  state  of  being  unavoidable;
     certainty to happen. Prideaux.

                                  Inevitably

     In*ev"i*ta*bly,  adv.  Without  possibility  of  escape or evasion;
     unavoidably; certainly.

     Inevitably thou shalt die. Milton.

     How inevitably does immoderate laughter end in a sigh! South.

                                    Inexact

     In`ex*act"  (?),  a.  [Pref.  in- not + exact: cf. F. inexact.] Not
     exact; not precisely correct or true; inaccurate.

                                 Inexactitude

     In`ex*act"i*tude (?), n. Inexactness; uncertainty; as, geographical
     inexactitude.

                                   Inexactly

     In`ex*act"ly,  adv. In a manner not exact or precise; inaccurately.
     R. A. Proctor.

                                  Inexactness

     In`ex*act"ness, n. Incorrectness; want of exactness.

                                Inexcitability

     In`ex*cit`a*bil"i*ty  (?),  n.  The  quality  of being inexcitable;
     insusceptibility to excitement.

                                  Inexcitable

     In`ex*cit"a*ble  (?), a. [L. inexcitabilis from which one cannot be
     aroused.  See  In- not, and Excite.] Not susceptible of excitement;
     dull; lifeless; torpid.

                                  Inexcusable

     In`ex*cus"a*ble  (?), a. [L. inexcusabilis: cf. F. inexcusable. See
     Excuse.]  Not excusable; not admitting excuse or justification; as,
     inexcusable folly.

     Therefore  thou  art  inexcusable,  O  man, whosoever thou art that
     judgest; for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself;
     for thou that judgest doest the same things. Rom. ii. 1.

                                Inexcusableness

     In`ex*cus"a*ble*ness, n. The quality of being inexcusable; enormity
     forgiveness. South.

                                  Inexcusably

     In`ex*cus"a*bly, adv. With a degree of guilt or folly beyond excuse
     or justification.

     Inexcusably obstinate and perverse. Jortin.

                                  Inexecrable

     In*ex"e*cra*ble (?), a. That can not be execrated enough. [R.]

                                 Inexecutable

     In*ex"e*cu`ta*ble  (?),  a.  [Pref.  in-  not  + executable: cf. F.
     inex\'82cutable.]   Incapable   of  being  executed  or  performed;
     impracticable; infeasible.

                                  Inexecution

     In*ex`e*cu"tion  (?),  n.  [Pref.  in-  not  +  execution:  cf.  F.
     inex\'82cution.]  Neglect  of  execution;  nonperformance;  as, the
     inexecution of a treaty. Spence.

                                  Inexertion

     In`ex*er"tion  (?),  n. Want of exertion; want of effort; defect of
     action; indolence; laziness.

                                  Inexhalable

     In`ex*hal"a*ble  (?),  a. Incapable of being exhaled. [Obs.] Sir T.
     Browne.

                                  Inexhausted

     In`ex*haust"ed   (?),  a.  [Pref.  in-  not  +  exhausted:  cf.  F.
     inexhaustus.]  Not  exhausted;  not  emptied; not spent; not having
     lost all strength or resources; unexhausted. Dryden.

                                 Inexhaustedly

     In`ex*haust"ed*ly, adv. Without exhaustion.

                               Inexhaustibility

     In`ex*haust`i*bil"i*ty  (?),  n.  The  state  or  quality  of being
     inexhaustible; abundance.

                                 Inexhaustible

     In`ex*haust"i*ble (?), a. Incapable of being exhausted, emptied, or
     used  up;  unfailing;  not to be wasted or spent; as, inexhaustible
     stores  of  provisions;  an  inexhaustible  stock of elegant words.
     Dryden.

     An inexhaustible store of anecdotes. Macaulay.

     -- In`ex*haust"i*ble*ness, n. -- In`ex*haust"i*bly, adv.

                                 Inexhaustive

     In`ex*haust"ive (?), a. Inexhaustible. Thomson.

                                    Inexist

     In`ex*ist"  (?),  v. i. [Pref. in- in + exist.] To exist within; to
     dwell within. [Obs.]

     Substances inexisting within the divine mind. A. Tucker.

                                  Inexistant

     In`ex*ist"ant  (?),  a.  [Cf.  F.  inexistant. See 1st Inexistent.]
     Inexistent; not existing. [Obs.] Gudworth.

                                  Inexistence

     In`ex*ist"ence  (?),  n.  [Pref.  in-  in  + existence.] [Obs.] (a)
     Inherence;  subsistence.  Bp. Hall. (b) That which exists within; a
     constituent. A. Tucker.

                                  Inexistence

     In`ex*ist"ence,  n. [Pref. in- in + existence: cf. F. inexistence.]
     Want of being or existence.

                                  Inexistent

     In`ex*ist"ent (?), a. [Pref. in- in + existent: cf. F. inexistant.]
     Not having being; not existing.

                                  Inexistent

     In`ex*ist"ent,  a.  [Pref.  in-  in  + existent.] Inherent; innate;
     indwelling. Boyle.

                                 Inexorability

     In*ex`o*ra*bil"i*ty    (?),   n.   [L.   inexorabilitas:   cf.   F.
     inexorabilit\'82.]  The  quality of being inexorable, or unyielding
     to entreaty. Paley.

                                  Inexorable

     In*ex"o*ra*ble (?), a. [L. inexorabilis: cf. F. inexorable. See In-
     not, and Exorable, Adore.] Not to be persuaded or moved by entreaty
     or  prayer; firm; determined; unyielding; unchangeable; inflexible;
     relentless;  as,  an  inexorable  prince  or  tyrant; an inexorable
     judge.  "Inexorable  equality of laws." Gibbon. "Death's inexorable
     doom." Dryden.

     You  are  more  inhuman,  more  inexorable,  O, ten times more than
     tigers of Hyrcania. Shak.

                                Inexorableness

     In*ex"o*ra*ble*ness,  n.  The quality or state of being inexorable.
     Chillingworth.

                                  Inexorably

     In*ex"o*ra*bly,   adv.   In   an   inexorable  manner;  inflexibly.
     "Inexorably firm." Thomson.

                                 Inexpansible

     In`ex*pan"si*ble  (?),  a.  Incapable of expansion, enlargement, or
     extension. Tyndall.

                                 Inexpectable

     In`ex*pect"a*ble  (?), a. Not to be expected or anticipated. [Obs.]
     Bp. Hall.

                                  Inexpectant

     In"ex*pect"ant (?), a. Not expectant. C. Bront\'82.

                                 Inexpectation

     In*ex`pec*ta"tion (?), n. Absence of expectation. Feltham.

                                  Inexpected

     In`ex*pect"ed   (?),   a.   [Pref.  in-  not  +  expected:  cf.  L.
     inexspectatus.] Unexpected. [Obs.]

                                 Inexpectedly

     In`ex*pect"ed*ly, adv. Unexpectedly. [Obs.]

                                Inexpectedness

     In`ex*pect"ed*ness, n. Unexpectedness. [Obs.]

                          Inexpedience, Inexpediency

     In`ex*pe"di*ence  (?),  In`ex*pe"di*en*cy  (?),  n.  The quality or
     state  of being inexpedient; want of fitness; unsuitableness to the
     end or object; impropriety; as, the inexpedience of some measures.

     It  is  not  the  rigor  but  the  inexpediency of laws and acts of
     authority which makes them tyrannical. Paley.

                                  Inexpedient

     In`ex*pe"di*ent  (?),  a.  Not  expedient; not tending to promote a
     purpose;  not  tending  to  the  end  desired;  inadvisable; unfit;
     improper;  unsuitable  to  time and place; as, what is expedient at
     one time may be inexpedient at another.

     If  it was not unlawful, yet it was highly inexpedient to use those
     ceremonies. Bp. Burnet.

     Syn.  --  Unwise;  impolitic;  imprudent; indiscreet; unprofitable;
     inadvisable; disadvantageous.

                                 Inexpediently

     In`ex*pe"di*ent*ly (?), adv. Not

                                  Inexpensive

     In`ex*pen"sive (?), a. Not expensive; cheap.

                                 Inexperience

     In`ex*pe"ri*ence (?), n. [L. inexperientia, cf. F. inexp\'82rience.
     See  In-  not, and Experience.] Absence or want of experience; lack
     of  personal  and  experimental  knowledge; as, the inexperience of
     youth.

     Failings which are incident to youth and inexperience. Dryden.

     Prejudice  and self-sufficiency naturally proceed from inexperience
     of the world, and ignorance of mankind. Addison.

                                 Inexperienced

     In`ex*pe"ri*enced   (?),   a.   Not  having  experience  unskilled.
     "Inexperienced youth." Cowper.

                                   Inexpert

     In`ex*pert"  (?), a. [L. inexpertus inexperienced: cf. F. inexpert.
     See In- not, and Expert.]

     1. Destitute of experience or of much experience. [Obs.] Milton.

     2.  Not  expert;  not  skilled; destitute of knowledge or dexterity
     derived from practice. Akenside.

                                 Inexpertness

     In`ex*pert"ness, n. Want of expertness or skill.

                                  Inexpiable

     In*ex"pi*a*ble (?), a. [L. inexpiabilis: cf. F. inexpiable. See In-
     not, and Expiable.]

     1.  Admitting  of  no expiation, atonement, or satisfaction; as, an
     inexpiable crime or offense. Pomfret.

     2.   Incapable   of   being   mollified  or  appeased;  relentless;
     implacable. [Archaic] "Inexpiable hate." Milton.

     They are at inexpiable war with all establishments. Burke.

                                Inexpiableness

     In*ex"pi*a*ble*ness, n. Quality of being inexpiable.

                                  Inexpiably

     In*ex"pi*a*bly, adv. In an inexpiable manner of degree; to a degree
     that admits of no atonement.

                                   Inexpiate

     In*ex"pi*ate (?), a. [L. inexpiatus. See In- not, and Expiate.] Not
     appeased or placated. [Obs.]

     To rest inexpiate were much too rude a part. Chapman.

                                 Inexplainable

     In`ex*plain"a*ble  (?),  a.  [Pref.  in-  not + explainable; cf. L.
     inexplanabilis.] Incapable of being explained; inexplicable.

                                  Inexpleably

     In*ex"ple*a*bly  (?),  adv.  [Cf.  L. inexplebilis; pref. in- not +
     explere to fill up. See Expletion.] Insatiably. [Obs.] Sandys.

                                Inexplicability

     In*ex`pli*ca*bil"i*ty,  n. [Cf. F. inexplicabilit\'82.] The quality
     or state of being inexplicable. H. Spencer.

                                 Inexplicable

     In*ex"pli*ca*ble  (?),  a. [L. inexplicabilis: cf. F. inexplicable.
     See  In-  not,  and  Explicable.]  Not explicable; not explainable;
     incapable of being explained, interpreted, or accounted for; as, an
     inexplicable mystery. "An inexplicable scratching." Cowper.

     Their  reason  is disturbed; their views become vast and perplexed,
     to others inexplicable, to themselves uncertain. Burke.

                               Inexplicableness

     In*ex"pli*ca*ble*ness,   n.   A   state   of   being  inexplicable;
     inexplicability.

                                 Inexplicably

     In*ex"pli*ca*bly, adv. In an inexplicable manner.

                                  Inexplicit

     In`ex*plic"it (?), a. [L. inexplicitus: cf. F. inexplicite. See In-
     not,  and  Explicit.] Not explicit; not clearly stated; indefinite;
     vague.

                                 Inexplorable

     In`ex*plor"a*ble (?), a. Incapable of being explored, searched out,
     or discovered. Sir G. Buck.

                                  Inexplosive

     In`ex*plo"sive (?), a. Not explosive.

                                  Inexposure

     In`ex*po"sure (?; 135), n. A state of not being exposed.

                                 Inexpressible

     In`ex*press"i*ble (?), a. Not capable of expression or utterance in
     language;  ineffable;  unspeakable; indescribable; unutterable; as,
     inexpressible grief or pleasure. "Inexpressible grandeur." Blair.

     In orbs Of circuit inexpressible they stood. Milton.

                                Inexpressibles

     In`ex*press"i*bles  (?),  n.  pl.  Breeches;  trousers. [Colloq. or
     Slang]  <--  =  unmentionables;  underwear,  esp.  women's  --> Ld.
     Lytton.

                                 Inexpressibly

     In`ex*press"i*bly,  adv.  In  an  inexpressible  manner  or degree;
     unspeakably; unutterably. Spectator.

                                 Inexpressive

     In`ex*press"ive (?), a.

     1. Inexpressible. [R.]

     2.   Without   expression   or   meaning;   not  expressive;  dull;
     unintelligent; as, an inexpressive countenance.

                               Inexpressiveness

     In`ex*press"ive*ness,   n.   The   state   or   quality   of  being
     inexpressive.

                                 Inexpugnable

     In`ex*pug"na*ble  (?),  a. [L. inexpugnabilis: cf. F. inexpugnable.
     See  In- not, and Expugnable.] Incapable of being subdued by force;
     impregnable; unconquerable. Burke.

     A fortress, inexpugnable by the arts of war. Milman.

                                 Inexpugnably

     In`ex*pug"na*bly, adv. So as to be inexpugnable; in an inexpugnable
     manner. Dr. H. More.

                                 Inexsuperable

     In`ex*su"per*a*ble  (?),  a.  [L.  inexsuperabilis; pref. in- not +
     exsuperabilis  that  may  be  surmounted.  See  In-  not,  Ex-, and
     Superable.]   Not   capable  of  being  passed  over;  insuperable;
     insurmountable.

                                  Inextended

     In`ex*tend"ed (?), a. Not extended.

                                 Inextensible

     In`ex*ten"si*ble  (?),  a.  Not  capable  of  being  extended;  not
     elastic; as, inextensible fibers.

                                  Inextension

     In`ex*ten"sion (?), n. Want of extension; unextended state.

                                Inexterminable

     In`ex*ter"mi*na*ble  (?), a. [L. inexterminabilis. See In- not, and
     Exterminate.] Incapable of extermination. Rush.

                                   Inextinct

     In`ex*tinct"  (?),  a. [L. inextinctus, inexstinctus. See Extinct.]
     Not quenched; not extinct.

                                 Inextinguible

     In`ex*tin"gui*ble    (?),   a.   [L.   inexstinguibilis:   cf.   F,
     inextinguible.  See  Inextinct.]  Inextinguishable.  [Obs.]  Sir T.
     More.

                               Inextinguishable

     In`ex*tin"guish*a*ble  (?),  a.  Not capable of being extinguished;
     extinguishable;  unquenchable;  as,  inextinguishable flame, light,
     thirst, desire, feuds. "Inextinguishable rage." Milton.

                               Inextinguishably

     In`ex*tin"guish*a*bly,  adv.  So  as  not to be extinguished; in an
     inextinguishable manner.

                                 Inextirpable

     In`ex*tir"pa*ble  (?), a. [L. inexstirpabilis: cf. F. inextirpable.
     See  In-  not,  and  Extirpate.] Not capable of being extirpated or
     rooted out; ineradicable.

                                 Inextricable

     In*ex"tri*ca*ble  (?),  a. [L. inextricabilis: cf. F. inextricable.
     See In- not, and Extricate.]

     1.   Incapable   of  being  extricated,  untied,  or  disentangled;
     hopelessly  intricate,  confused,  or  obscure; as, an inextricable
     knot or difficulty; inextricable confusion.

     Lost in the wild, inextricable maze. Blackmore.

     2. Inevitable. [R.] "Fate inextricable." Milton.
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                               Inextricableness

     In*ex"tri*ca*ble*ness (?), n. The state of being inextricable.

                                 Inextricably

     In*ex"tri*ca*bly, adv. In an inextricable manner.

                                     Ineye

     In*eye"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p. Ineyed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
     Ineyeing.] [Pref. in- in + eye.] To ingraft, as a tree or plant, by
     the insertion of a bud or eye; to inoculate.

     The arts of grafting and ineying. J. Philips.

                                 Infabricated

     In*fab"ri*ca`ted (?), a. Not fabricated; unwrought; not artificial;
     natural. [Obs.]

                                 Infallibilist

     In*fal"li*bil*ist (?), n. One who accepts or maintains the dogma of
     papal infallibility.

                                 Infallibility

     In*fal`li*bil"i*ty  (?), n. [Cf. F. infaillibilit\'82.] The quality
     or state of being infallible, or exempt from error; inerrability.

     Infallibility  is  the  highest  perfection of the knowing faculty.
     Tillotson.

     Papal infallibility

   (R.  C.  Ch.),  the  dogma  that  the pope can not, when acting in his
   official  character  of supreme pontiff, err in defining a doctrine of
   Christian  faith or rule of morals, to be held by the church. This was
   decreed by the Ecumenical Council at the Vatican, July 18, 1870.

                                  Infallible

   In*fal"li*ble (?), a. [Pref. in- not + fallible: cf. F. infallible.]

   1. Not fallible; not capable of erring; entirely exempt from liability
   to mistake; unerring; inerrable. Dryden.

   2.  Not  liable  to  fail,  deceive, or disappoint; indubitable; sure;
   certain;  as,  infallible  evidence; infallible success; an infallible
   remedy.

     To  whom  also  he showed himself alive, after his passion, by many
     infallible proofs. Acts i. 3.

   3. (R. C. Ch.) Incapable of error in defining doctrines touching faith
   or morals. See Papal infallibility, under Infallibility.

                                Infallibleness

   In*fal"li*ble*ness,  n.  The  state  or  quality  of being infallible;
   infallibility. Bp. Hall.

                                  Infallibly

   In*fal"li*bly,  adv.  In an infallible manner; certainly; unfailingly;
   unerringly. Blair.

                                    Infame

   In*fame"  (?),  v.  t.  [L.  infamare,  fr.  infamis  infamous: cf. F.
   infamer,  It.  infamare.  See  Infamous.] To defame; to make infamous.
   [Obs.] Milton.

     Livia is infamed for the poisoning of her husband. Bacon.

                                   Infamize

   In"fa*mize  (?),  v.  t.  [imp. & p. p. Infamized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Infamizing (?).] To make infamous; to defame. [R.] Coleridge.

                                   Infamous

   In"fa*mous  (?),  a.  [Pref.  in-  not  +  famous: cf. L. infamis. See
   Infamy.]

   1.  Of very bad report; having a reputation of the worst kind; held in
   abhorrence;   guilty  of  something  that  exposes  to  infamy;  base;
   notoriously  vile;  detestable;  as,  an infamous traitor; an infamous
   perjurer.

     False errant knight, infamous, and forsworn. Spenser.

   2.  Causing  or producing infamy; deserving detestation; scandalous to
   the  last  degree;  as,  an  infamous  act;  infamous  vices; infamous
   corruption. Macaulay.

   3.  (Law)  Branded with infamy by conviction of a crime; as, at common
   law, an infamous person can not be a witness.

   4.  Having  a  bad  name  as being the place where an odious crime was
   committed,  or  as  being associated with something detestable; hence,
   unlucky; perilous; dangerous. "Infamous woods." P. Fletcher.

     Infamous hills, and sandy perilous wilds. Milton.

     The piny shade More infamous by cursed Lycaon made. Dryden.

   Syn.  --  Detestable;  odious;  scandalous;  disgraceful;  base; vile;
   shameful; ignominious.

                                  Infamously

   In"fa*mous*ly,  adv.  In  an  infamous manner or degree; scandalously;
   disgracefully; shamefully.

     The  sealed  fountain  of  royal  bounty  which had been infamously
     monopolized and huckstered. Burke.

                                 Infamousness

   In"fa*mous*ness, n. The state or quality of being infamous; infamy.

                                    Infamy

   In"fa*my (?), n.; pl. Infamies (#). [L. infamia, fr. infamis infamous;
   pref. in- not + fama fame: cf. F. infamie. See Fame.]

   1.  Total  loss  of  reputation;  public disgrace; dishonor; ignominy;
   indignity.

     The  afflicted  queen would not yield, and said she would not . . .
     submit to such infamy. Bp. Burnet.

   2.  A quality which exposes to disgrace; extreme baseness or vileness;
   as, the infamy of an action.

   3.  (Law)  That loss of character, or public disgrace, which a convict
   incurs,  and  by  which  he is at common law rendered incompetent as a
   witness.  <--  Yesterday,  Dec.  7,  1941  -- a day which will live in
   infamy, . . . [Roosevelt] -->

                                    Infancy

   In"fan*cy (?), n. [L. infantia: cf. F. enfance. See Infant.]

   1.  The  state  or  period of being an infant; the first part of life;
   early childhood.

     The babe yet lies in smiling infancy. Milton.

     Their love in early infancy began. Dryden.

   2.  The  first  age  of  anything;  the  beginning  or early period of
   existence; as, the infancy of an art.

     The infancy and the grandeur of Rome. Arbuthnot.

   3.  (Law) The state or condition of one under age, or under the age of
   twenty-one years; nonage; minority.

                                   Infandous

   In*fan"dous  (?), a. [L. infandus; pref. in- not + fari to speak.] Too
   odious to be expressed or mentioned. [Obs.] Howell.

                                  Infangthef

   In*fang"thef  (?),  n.  [AS.  in-fangen-pe\'a2f;  in in, into + fangen
   taken  (p.  p.  of  f  to  take)  +  pe\'a2f thief.] (O. Eng. Law) The
   privilege  granted  to  lords of certain manors to judge thieves taken
   within the seigniory of such lords. Cowell.

                                    Infant

   In"fant  (?),  n.  [L.  infans;  pref.  in- not +fari to speak: cf. F.
   enfant, whence OE. enfaunt. See Fame, and cf. Infante, Infanta.]

   1.  A  child  in  the  first period of life, beginning at his birth; a
   young babe; sometimes, a child several years of age.

     And tender cries of infants pierce the ear. C. Pitt.

   2.  (Law) A person who is not of full age, or who has not attained the
   age  of  legal capacity; a person under the age of twenty-one years; a
   minor.

     NOTE: &hand; An  in fant un der se ven ye ars of age is not penally
     responsible;  between  seven  and  fourteen years of age, he may be
     convicted of a malicious offense if malice be proved. He becomes of
     age  on  the  day  preceding his twenty-first birthday, previous to
     which time an infant has no capacity to contract.

   3. Same as Infante. [Obs.] Spenser.

                                    Infant

   In"fant (?), a.

   1.  Of  or pertaining to infancy, or the first period of life; tender;
   not mature; as, infant strength.

   2. Intended for young children; as, an infant school.

                                    Infant

   In"fant,  v. t. [Cf. F. enfanter.] To bear or bring forth, as a child;
   hence, to produce, in general. [Obs.]

     This  worthy  motto, "No bishop, no king," is . . . infanted out of
     the same fears. Milton.

                                    Infanta

   In*fan"ta  (?),  n. [Sp. & Pg., fem. of infante. See Infante.] A title
   borne  by  every  one  of  the  daughters  of  the  kings of Spain and
   Portugal, except the eldest.

                                    Infante

   In*fan"te  (?),  n. [Sp. & Pg. See Infant.] A title given to every one
   of  sons of the kings of Spain and Portugal, except the eldest or heir
   apparent.

                                  Infanthood

   In"fant*hood (?), n. Infancy. [R.]

                                 Infanticidal

   In*fan"ti*ci`dal  (?), a. Of or pertaining to infanticide; engaged in,
   or guilty of, child murder.

                                  Infanticide

   In*fan"ti*cide (?), n. [L. infanticidium child murder; infans, -antis,
   child  +  caedere  to  kill:  cf.  F.  infanticide.  See  Infant,  and
   Homicide.]  The  murder of an infant born alive; the murder or killing
   of a newly born or young child; child murder.

                                  Infanticide

   In*fan"ti*cide,  n.  [L.  infanticida:  cf.  F.  infanticide.] One who
   commits the crime of infanticide; one who kills an infant.

                                   Infantile

   In"fan*tile  (?;  277),  a.  [L.  infantilis:  cf.  F.  infantile. See
   Infant.]  Of or pertaining to infancy, or to an infant; similar to, or
   characteristic of, an infant; childish; as, infantile behavior.

                                   Infantine

   In"fan*tine (?; 277), a. [Cf. F. enfantin.] Infantile; childish.

     A degree of credulity next infantine. Burke.

                                  Infantlike

   In"fant*like` (?), a. Like an infant. Shak.

                                   Infantly

   In"fant*ly, a. Like an infant. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.

                                   Infantry

   In"fan*try (?), n. [F. infanterie, It. infanteria, fr. infante infant,
   child,  boy  servant, foot soldier, fr. L. infans, -antis, child; foot
   soldiers  being  formerly  the  servants and followers of knights. See
   Infant.]

   1. A body of children. [Obs.] B. Jonson.

   2.  (Mil.)  A  body  of  soldiers  serving  on foot; foot soldiers, in
   distinction from cavalry.

                                    Infarce

   In*farce" (?), v. t. [L. infarcire: pref. in- in + farcire, fartum and
   farctum, to stuff, cram.] To stuff; to swell. [Obs.]

     The body is infarced with . . . watery humors. Sir T. Elyot.

                                  Infarction

   In*farc"tion (?), n. [See Infarce.] The act of stuffing or filling; an
   overloading  and  obstruction  of  any  organ  or  vessel of the body;
   constipation.

                                    Infare

   In"fare` (?), n. [AS. inf\'91r entrance.] A house-warming; especially,
   a  reception, party, or entertainment given by a newly married couple,
   or  by the husband upon receiving the wife to his house. [Written also
   infair.] [Scot., & Local, U. S.]

                                 Infashionable

   In*fash"ion*a*ble, a. Unfashionable. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.

                                  Infatigable

   In*fat"i*ga*ble  (?),  a.  [L.  infatigabilis:  cf.  F.  infatigable.]
   Indefatigable. [Obs.] Daniel.

                                   Infatuate

   In*fat"u*ate  (?;  135),  a.  [L.  infatuatus,  p.  p. of infatuare to
   infatuate;  pref.  in-  in + fatuus foolish. See Fatuous.] Infatuated.
   Bp. Hall.

                                   Infatuate

   In*fat"u*ate  (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Infatuated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Infatuating.]

   1.  To  make foolish; to affect with folly; to weaken the intellectual
   powers of, or to deprive of sound judgment.

     The  judgment of God will be very visible in infatuating a people .
     . . ripe and prepared for destruction. Clarendon.

   2.  To  inspire  with  a  foolish  and  extravagant passion; as, to be
   infatuated with gaming.

     The people are . . . infatuated with the notion. Addison.

                                  Infatuated

   In*fat"u*a`ted  (?),  a.  Overcome  by some foolish passion or desire;
   affected by infatuation.

                                  Infatuation

   In*fat`u*a"tion  (?), n. [LL. infatuatio: cf. F. infatuation.] The act
   of  infatuating;  the  state  of  being  infatuated; folly; that which
   infatuates.

     The  infatuations  of the sensual and frivolous part of mankind are
     amazing;  but  the  infatuations of the learned and sophistical are
     incomparably more so. I. Taylor.

     Such is the infatuation of self-love. Blair.

                                    Infaust

   In*faust"  (?),  a.  [L. infaustus; pref. in- not + faustus fortunate,
   lucky.]  Not  favorable;  unlucky;  unpropitious;  sinister.  [R.] Ld.
   Lytton.

                                  Infausting

   In*faust"ing  (?), n. The act of making unlucky; misfortune; bad luck.
   [Obs.] Bacon.

                                 Infeasibility

   In*fea`si*bil"i*ty   (?),   n.   The   state   of   being  infeasible;
   impracticability.

                                  Infeasible

   In*fea"si*ble  (?),  a.  Not  capable  of  being done or accomplished;
   impracticable. Glanvill.

                                Infeasibleness

   In*fea"si*ble*ness,  n.  The  state  of  quality  of being infeasible;
   infeasibility. W. Montagu.

                                    Infect

   In*fect"  (?),  a.  [L.  infectus:  cf.  F. infect. See Infect, v. t.]
   Infected. Cf. Enfect. [Obs.] Shak.

                                    Infect

   In*fect",  v.  t.  [imp. & p. p. Infected; p. pr. & vb. n. Infecting.]
   [L.  infectus, p. p. of inficere to put or dip into, to stain, infect;
   pref. in- in + facere to make; cf. F. infecter. See Fact.]

   1.  To  taint  with  morbid  matter  or  any  pestilential  or noxious
   substance  or  effluvium by which disease is produced; as, to infect a
   lancet; to infect an apartment.

   2. To affect with infectious disease; to communicate infection to; as,
   infected with the plague.

     Them  that were left alive being infected with this disease. Sir T.
     North.

   3.  To  communicate  to or affect with, as qualities or emotions, esp.
   bad   qualities;   to   corrupt;  to  contaminate;  to  taint  by  the
   communication of anything noxious or pernicious. Cowper.

     Infected Ston's daughters with like heat. Milton.

   4.  (Law) To contaminate with illegality or to expo Syn. -- To poison;
   vitiate; pollute; defile.

                                   Infecter

   In*fect"er (?), n. One who, or that which, infects.

                                  Infectible

   In*fect"i*ble (?), a. Capable of being infected.

                                   Infection

   In*fec"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. infection, L. infectio a dyeing.]

   1. The act or process of infecting.

     There was a strict order against coming to those pits, and that was
     only to prevent infection. De Foe.

   2.  That  which  infects,  or  causes  the  communicated  disease; any
   effluvium,  miasm,  or  pestilential  matter  by  which  an infectious
   disease is caused.

     And that which was still worse, they that did thus break out spread
     the  infection  further by their wandering about with the distemper
     upon them. De Foe.

   3.  The  state of being infected; contamination by morbific particles;
   the result of infecting influence; a prevailing disease; epidemic.

     The  danger  was  really  very  great,  the infection being so very
     violent in London. De Foe.

   4. That which taints or corrupts morally; as, the infection of vicious
   principles.

     It  was  her  chance  to light Amidst the gross infections of those
     times. Daniel.

   5. (Law) Contamination by illegality, as in cases of contraband goods;
   implication.

   6. Sympathetic communication of like qualities or emotions; influence.

     Through all her train the soft infection ran. Pope.

     Mankind are gay or serious by infection. Rambler.

   Syn. -- Infection, Contagion. -- Infection is often used in a definite
   and  limited  sense  of  the transmission of affections without direct
   contact of individuals or immediate application or introduction of the
   morbific  agent, in contradistinction to contagion, which then implies
   transmission by direct contact. Quain. See Contagious.

                                  Infectious

   In*fec"tious (?), a. [Cf. F. infectieux.]

   1.  Having  qualities  that  may  infect;  communicable  or  caused by
   infection; pestilential; epidemic; as, an infectious fever; infectious
   clothing; infectious air; infectious vices.

     Where the infectious pestilence. Shak.

   2.  Corrupting,  or  tending  to  corrupt  or  contaminate; vitiating;
   demoralizing.

     It  [the court] is necessary for the polishing of manners . . . but
     it  is  infectious  even  to  the best morals to live always in it.
     Dryden.

   3.  (Law)  Contaminating  with  illegality;  exposing  to  seizure and
   forfeiture.

     Contraband articles are said to be of an infectious nature. Kent.

   4.  Capable  of  being easily diffused or spread; sympathetic; readily
   communicated; as, infectious mirth.

     The laughter was so genuine as to be infectious. W. Black.

   Syn. -- See Contagious.

                                 Infectiously

   In*fec"tious*ly, adv. In an infectious manner. Shak.

                                Infectiousness

   In*fec"tious*ness, n. The quality of being infectious.

                                   Infective

   In*fect"ive  (?), a. [L. infectivus pertaining to dyeing.] Infectious.
   Beau. & Fl.

     True love . . . hath an infective power. Sir P. Sidney.

                                   Infecund

   In*fec"und  (?),  a.  [L. infecundus: cf. F. inf\'82cond. See In- not,
   and  Fecund.]  Unfruitful;  not  producing  young;  barren; infertile.
   [Obs.] Evelyn.

                                  Infecundity

   In`fe*cun"di*ty  (?),  n. [L. infecunditas: cf. F. inf\'82condit\'82.]
   Want    of   fecundity   or   fruitfulness;   barrenness;   sterility;
   unproductiveness.

                                  Infecundous

   In`fe*cun"dous    (?),   a.   [See   Infecund.]   Infertile;   barren;
   unprofitable; unproductive. [Obs.] Glanvill.

                                   Infeeble

   In*fee"ble (?), v. t. See Enfeeble.

                                 Infelicitous

   In`fe*lic"i*tous  (?),  a.  Not  felicitous; unhappy; unfortunate; not
   fortunate  or appropriate in application; not well said, expressed, or
   done;  as,  an  infelicitous  condition;  an  infelicitous  remark; an
   infelicitous description; infelicitous words.

                                  Infelicity

   In`fe*lic"i*ty  (?), n.; pl. Infelicities (#). [L. infelicitas: cf. F.
   inf\'82licit\'82. See In- not, and Felicity.]

   1.  The  state  or quality of being infelicitous; unhappiness; misery;
   wretchedness;  misfortune; want of suitableness or appropriateness. I.
   Watts.

     Whatever  is  the ignorance and infelicity of the present state, we
     were made wise and happy. Glanvill.

   2. That (as an act, word, expression, etc.) which is infelicitous; as,
   infelicities of speech.

                                  Infelonious

   In`fe*lo"ni*ous  (?),  a.  Not  felonious,  malignant, or criminal. G.
   Eliot.

                                    Infelt

   In"felt` (?), a. [Pref. in- in + felt.] Felt inwardly; heartfelt. [R.]

     The  baron  stood  afar  off, or knelt in submissive, acknowledged,
     infelt inferiority. Milman.

                                  Infeodation

   In`feo*da"tion (?), n. (Law) See Infeudation.

                                    Infeoff

   In*feoff" (?), v. t. (Law) See Enfeoff.

                                  Infeoffment

   In*feoff"ment (?), n. (Law) See Enfeoffment.

                                     Infer

   In*fer"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Inferred (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Inferring.] [L. inferre to bring into, bring forward, occasion, infer;
   pref.  in-  in  +  ferre  to carry, bring: cf. F. inf\'82rer. See 1 st
   Bear.]

   1. To bring on; to induce; to occasion. [Obs.] Harvey.

   2. To offer, as violence. [Obs.] Spenser.

   3.  To  bring forward, or employ as an argument; to adduce; to allege;
   to offer. [Obs.]

     Full  well  hath Clifford played the orator, Inferring arguments of
     mighty force. Shak.

   4. To derive by deduction or by induction; to conclude or surmise from
   facts  or premises; to accept or derive, as a consequence, conclusion,
   or  probability;  to  imply; as, I inferred his determination from his
   silence.

     To  infer  is nothing but by virtue of one proposition laid down as
     true, to draw in another as true. Locke.

     Such opportunities always infer obligations. Atterbury.

   5. To show; to manifest; to prove. [Obs.]

     The  first  part  is  not  the  proof  of  the  second,  but rather
     contrariwise, the second inferreth well the first. Sir T. More.

     This doth infer the zeal I had to see him. Shak.
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                                   Inferable

   In*fer"a*ble  (?;  277),  a. Capable of being inferred or deduced from
   premises. [Written also inferrible.] H. Spencer.

     A  sufficient  argument  .  .  .  is inferable from these premises.
     Burke.

                                   Inference

   In"fer*ence (?), n. [From Infer.]

   1. The act or process of inferring by deduction or induction.

     Though  it  may  chance  to  be right in the conclusions, it is yet
     unjust and mistaken in the method of inference. Glanvill.

   2.  That  which  inferred;  a  truth or proposition drawn from another
   which  is  admitted or supposed to be true; a conclusion; a deduction.
   Milton.

     These inferences, or conclusions, are the effects of reasoning, and
     the  three  propositions, taken all together, are called syllogism,
     or argument. I. Watts.

   Syn.  -- Conclusion; deduction; consequence. -- Inference, Conclusion.
   An  inference  is  literally  that  which  is brought in; and hence, a
   deduction  or  induction  from premises, -- something which follows as
   certainly   or  probably  true.  A  conclusion  is  stronger  than  an
   inference;  it  shuts  us up to the result, and terminates inquiry. We
   infer  what is particular or probable; we conclude what is certain. In
   a  chain  of  reasoning  we  have  many  inferences, which lead to the
   ultimate conclusion. "An inference is a proposition which is perceived
   to  be  true,  because  of its connection with some known fact." "When
   something  is  simply affirmed to be true, it is called a proposition;
   after it has been found to be true by several reasons or arguments, it
   is called a conclusion." I. Taylor.

                                  Inferential

   In`fer*en"tial (?), a. Deduced or deducible by inference. "Inferential
   proofs." J. S. Mill.

                                 Inferentially

   In`fer*en"tial*ly, adv. By way of inference.

                                  Inferi\'91

   In*fe"ri*\'91  (?), n. pl. [L., fr. inferus underneath.] (Rom. Antiq.)
   Sacrifices offered to the souls of deceased heroes or friends.

                                   Inferior

   In*fe"ri*or (?), a. [L., compar. of inferus that is below, underneath,
   the lower; akin to E. under: cf. F. inf\'82rieur. See Under.]

   1. Lower in place, rank, excellence, etc.; less important or valuable;
   subordinate; underneath; beneath.

     A thousand inferior and particular propositions. I. Watts.

     The body, or, as some love to call it, our inferior nature. Burke.

     Whether  they are equal or inferior to my other poems, an author is
     the most improper judge. Dryden.

   2. Poor or mediocre; as, an inferior quality of goods.

   3. (Astron.) (a) Nearer the sun than the earth is; as, the inferior or
   interior  planets;  an  inferior  conjunction of Mercury or Venus. (b)
   Below the horizon; as, the inferior part of a meridian,

   4. (Bot.) (a) Situated below some other organ; -- said of a calyx when
   free  from  the  ovary, and therefore below it, or of an ovary with an
   adherent  and  therefore  inferior  calyx. (b) On the side of a flower
   which is next the bract; anterior.

   5. (Min.) Junior or subordinate in rank; as, an inferior officer.
   Inferior  court  (Law), a court subject to the jurisdiction of another
   court  known  as  the  superior, or higher, court. -- Inferior letter,
   Inferior  figure  (Print.),  a  small letter or figure standing at the
   bottom  of  the line (opposed to superior letter or figure), as in A2,
   Bn,  2  and  n  are  inferior  characters.  -- Inferior tide, the tide
   corresponding  to  the  moon's transit of the meridian, when below the
   horizon.

                                   Inferior

   In*fe"ri*or, n. A person lower in station, rank, intellect, etc., than
   another.

     A  great  person  gets  more  by  obliging  his  inferior  than  by
     disdaining him. South.

                                  Inferiority

   In*fe`ri*or"i*ty  (?),  [Cf. F. inf\'82riorit\'82.] The state of being
   inferior;  a  lower  state  or  condition; as, inferiority of rank, of
   talents, of age, of worth.

     A deep sense of our own great inferiority. Boyle.

                                  Inferiorly

   In*fe"ri*or*ly  (?),  adv.  In  an inferior manner, or on the inferior
   part.

                                   Infernal

   In*fer"nal  (?),  a.  [F.  infernal,  L. infernalis, fr. infernus that
   which lies beneath, the lower. See Inferior.]

   1.  Of  or pertaining to or suitable for the lower regions, inhabited,
   according to the ancients, by the dead; pertaining to Pluto's realm of
   the dead, the Tartarus of the ancients.

     The Elysian fields, the infernal monarchy. Garth.

   2.  Of or pertaining to, resembling, or inhabiting, hell; suitable for
   hell,  or  to  the  character  of  the  inhabitants  of hell; hellish;
   diabolical; as, infernal spirits, or conduct.

     The instruments or abettors in such infernal dealings. Addison.

   Infernal  machine,  a  machine  or  apparatus  maliciously designed to
   explode,  and  destroy  life  or  property.  --  Infernal stone (lapis
   infernalis),  lunar  caustic;  formerly  so  called. The name was also
   applied  to  caustic  potash.  Syn.  --  Tartarean;  Stygian; hellish;
   devilish; diabolical; satanic; fiendish; malicious.
   
                                   Infernal
                                       
   In*fer"nal,  n. An inhabitant of the infernal regions; also, the place
   itself. [Obs.] Drayton. 

                                  Infernally

   In*fer"nal*ly,  adv.  In an infernal manner; diabolically. "Infernally
   false." Bp. Hacket.

                                Inferobranchian

   In`fe*ro*bran"chi*an (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) One of the Inferobranchiata.

                               Inferobranchiata

   In`fe*ro*bran`chi*a"ta   (?),   n.  pl.  [NL.  See  Inferobranchiate.]
   (Zo\'94l.) A suborder of marine gastropod mollusks, in which the gills
   are between the foot and the mantle.

                               Inferobranchiate

   In`fe*ro*bran"chi*ate  (?),  a.  [L.  inferus  lower + E. branchiate.]
   (Zo\'94l.) Having the gills on the sides of the body, under the margin
   of the mantle; belonging to the Inferobranchiata.

                                  Inferrible

   In*fer"ri*ble (?), a. Inferable.

                                   Infertile

   In*fer"tile (?), a. [L. infertilis: cf. F. infertile. See In- not, and
   Fertile.]  Not  fertile;  not  productive;  barren;  sterile;  as,  an
   infertile soil.

                                  Infertilely

   In*fer"tile*ly, adv. In an infertile manner.

                                  Infertility

   In`fer*til"i*ty  (?), n. [L. infertilitas: cf. F. infertilit\'82.] The
   state or quality of being infertile; unproductiveness; barrenness.

     The infertility or noxiousness of the soil. Sir M. Hale.

                                    Infest

   In*fest"  (?),  a.  [L.  infestus.  See  Infest,  v.  t.] Mischievous;
   hurtful; harassing. [Obs.] Spenser.

                                    Infest

   In*fest",  v.  t.  [imp. & p. p. Infested; p. pr. & vb. n. Infesting.]
   [L.  infestare,  fr.  infestus disturbed, hostile, troublesome; in in,
   against  +  the  root  of  defendere: cf. F. infester. See Defend.] To
   trouble greatly by numbers or by frequency of presence; to disturb; to
   annoy;  to  frequent  and  molest or harass; as, fleas infest dogs and
   cats; a sea infested with pirates.

     To poison vermin that infest his plants. Cowper.

     These, said the genius, are envy, avarice, superstition, love, with
     the like cares and passions that infest human life. Addison.

     And  the  cares,  that infest the day, Shall fold their tents, like
     the Arabs, And as silently steal away. Longfellow.

                                 Infesttation

   In`fest*ta"tion  (?),  n. [L. infestatio: cf. F. infestation.] The act
   of  infesting  or  state  of  being  infested;  molestation; vexation;
   annoyance. Bacon.

     Free from the infestation of enemies. Donne.

                                   Infester

   In*fest"er (?), n. One who, or that which, infests.

                                   Infestive

   In*fest"ive  (?), a. [L. infestivus. See In- not, and Festive.] Having
   no mirth; not festive or merry; dull; cheerless; gloomy; forlorn. [R.]

                                  Infestivity

   In`fes*tiv"i*ty  (?),  n.  Want  of festivity, cheerfulness, or mirth;
   dullness; cheerlessness. [R.]

                                  Infestuous

   In*fes"tu*ous  (?; 135), a. [L. infestus. See Infest, a.] Mischievous;
   harmful; dangerous. [Obs.] "Infestuous as serpents." Bacon.

                                  Infeudation

   In`feu*da"tion  (?), n. [LL. infeudatio, fr. infeudare to enfeoff: cf.
   F. inf\'82odation. See Feud a fief.]

   1. (Law) The act of putting one in possession of an estate in fee. Sir
   M. Hale.

   2. The granting of tithes to laymen. Blackstone.

                                 Infibulation

   In*fib`u*la"tion  (?),  n.  [L.  infibulare,  infibulatum,  to  clasp,
   buckle,  or  button together; pref. in- in + fibula clasp, buckle: cf.
   F. infibulation.]

   1. The act of clasping, or fastening, as with a buckle or padlock.

   2. The act of attaching a ring, clasp, or frame, to the genital organs
   in such a manner as to prevent copulation.

                                    Infidel

   In"fi*del (?), a. [L. infidelis; pref. in- not + fidelis faithful, fr.
   fides faith: cf. F. infid\'8ale. See Fidelity.] Not holding the faith;
   --  applied esp. to one who does not believe in the inspiration of the
   Scriptures, and the supernatural origin of Christianity.

     The infidel writer is a great enemy to society. V. Knox.

                                    Infidel

   In"fi*del,  n.  One  who  does not believe in the prevailing religious
   faith;  especially,  one who does not believe in the divine origin and
   authority of Christianity; a Mohammedan; a heathen; a freethinker.

     NOTE: &hand; In fidel is  us ed by English writers to translate the
     equivalent  word  used  Mohammedans  in  speaking of Christians and
     other disbelievers in Mohammedanism.

   Syn.  --  Infidel,  Unbeliever,  Freethinker, Deist, Atheist, Sceptic,
   Agnostic.  An infidel, in common usage, is one who denies Christianity
   and  the  truth  of  the Scriptures. Some have endeavored to widen the
   sense  of infidel so as to embrace atheism and every form of unbelief;
   but  this  use  does  not generally prevail. A freethinker is now only
   another  name  for  an  infidel.  An  unbeliever  is not necessarily a
   disbeliever  or  infidel,  because  he  may  still  be inquiring after
   evidence to satisfy his mind; the word, however, is more commonly used
   in  the  extreme  sense.  A  deist  believes  in  one God and a divine
   providence,  but  rejects  revelation.  An atheist denies the being of
   God.  A  sceptic  is one whose faith in the credibility of evidence is
   weakened  or  destroyed,  so that religion, to the same extent, has no
   practical  hold  on  his  mind.  An  agnostic  remains  in  a state of
   suspended  judgment,  neither affirming nor denying the existence of a
   personal Deity.

                                  Infidelity

   In`fi*del"i*ty  (?),  n.;  pl. Infidelities (. [L. infidelitas: cf. F.
   infid\'82lit\'82.]

   1.  Want  of  faith  or belief in some religious system; especially, a
   want  of faith in, or disbelief of, the inspiration of the Scriptures,
   of the divine origin of Christianity.

     There  is, indeed, no doubt but that vanity is one of the principal
     causes of infidelity. V. Knox.

   2.  Unfaithfulness  to  the marriage vow or contract; violation of the
   marriage covenant by adultery.

   3.   Breach  of  trust;  unfaithfulness  to  a  charge,  or  to  moral
   obligation;  treachery;  deceit; as, the infidelity of a servant. "The
   infidelity of friends." Sir W. Temple.

                                    Infield

   In*field" (?), v. t. To inclose, as a field. [R.]

                                    Infield

   In"field` (?), n.

   1.   Arable   and   manured  land  kept  continually  under  crop;  --
   distinguished from outfield. [Scotland] Jamieson.

   2. (Baseball) The diamond; -- opposed to outfield. See Diamond, n., 5.

                                    Infile

   In*file"  (?),  v. t. To arrange in a file or rank; to place in order.
   [Obs.] Holland.

                                    Infilm

   In*film"  (?),  v.  t.  To  cover  with a film; to coat thinly; as, to
   infilm one metal with another in the process of gilding; to infilm the
   glass of a mirror. [R.]

                                   Infilter

   In*fil"ter  (?),  v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Infiltered; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Infiltering.] [Cf. Infiltrate.] To filter or sift in.

                                  Infiltrate

   In*fil"trate (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Infiltrated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Infiltrating  (?).]  [Pref.  in-  +  filtrate: cf. F, s'infiltrer. Cf.
   Infilter.]  To  enter  by  penetrating  the  pores or interstices of a
   substance; to filter into or through something.

     The water infiltrates through the porous rock. Addison.

                                  Infiltrate

   In*fil"trate,   v.  t.  To  penetrate  gradually;  --  sometimes  used
   reflexively. J. S. Mill.

                                 Infiltration

   In`fil*tra"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. infiltration.]

   1.  The  act  or  process  of  infiltrating, as if water into a porous
   substance,  or  of  a  fluid into the cells of an organ or part of the
   body.

   2.  The  substance  which has entered the pores or cavities of a body.
   Addison.

     Calcareous infiltrations filling the cavities. Kirwan.

   Fatty infiltration. (Med.) See under Fatty. -- Infiltration gallery, a
   filter gallery.

                                 Infiltrative

   In*fil"tra*tive (?), a. Of or pertaining to infiltration. Kane.

                                   Infinite

   In"fi*nite  (?),  a.  [L.  infinitus:  cf. F. infini. See In- not, and
   Finite.]

   1.  Unlimited or boundless, in time or space; as, infinite duration or
   distance.

     Whatever  is  finite,  as  finite,  will  admit  of  no comparative
     relation with infinity; for whatever is less than infinite is still
     infinitely  distant from infinity; and lower than infinite distance
     the lowest or least can not sink. H. Brooke.

   2.  Without  limit  in  power,  capacity,  knowledge,  or  excellence;
   boundless;  immeasurably  or  inconceivably  great;  perfect;  as, the
   infinite wisdom and goodness of God; -- opposed to finite.

     Great  is  our  Lord,  and  of  great  power;  his understanding is
     infinite. Ps. cxlvii. 5.

     O God, how infinite thou art! I. Watts.

   3.  Indefinitely  large  or extensive; great; vast; immense; gigantic;
   prodigious.

     Infinite riches in a little room. Marlowe.

     Which infinite calamity shall cause To human life. Milton.

   4.  (Math.)  Greater than any assignable quantity of the same kind; --
   said of certain quantities.

   5.  (Mus.)  Capable of endless repetition; -- said of certain forms of
   the  canon,  called  also  perpetual fugues, so constructed that their
   ends  lead to their beginnings, and the performance may be incessantly
   repeated.  Moore  (Encyc.  of Music). Syn. -- Boundless; immeasurable;
   illimitable; interminable; limitless; unlimited; endless; eternal.

                                   Infinite

   In"fi*nite, n.

   1.  That  which  is  infinite;  boundless space or duration; infinity;
   boundlessness.

     Not  till  the  weight is heaved from off the air, and the thunders
     roll  down  the horizon, will the serene light of God flow upon us,
     and the blue infinite embrace us again. J. Martineau.

   2. (Math.) An infinite quantity or magnitude.

   3. An infinity; an incalculable or very great number.

     Glittering  chains, embroidered richly o'er With infinite of pearls
     and finest gold. Fanshawe.

   4. The Infinite Being; God; the Almighty.

                                  Infinitely

   In"fi*nite*ly, adv.

   1. Without bounds or limits; beyond or below assignable limits; as, an
   infinitely large or infinitely small quantity.

   2. Very; exceedingly; vastly; highly; extremely. "Infinitely pleased."
   Dryden.

                                 Infiniteness

   In"fi*nite*ness,  n. The state or quality of being infinite; infinity;
   greatness; immensity. Jer. Taylor.

                                 Infinitesimal

   In`fin*i*tes"i*mal    (?),    a.   [Cf.   F.   infinit\'82simal,   fr.
   infinit\'82sime  infinitely small, fr. L. infinitus. See Infinite, a.]
   Infinitely or indefinitely small; less than any assignable quantity or
   value;  very  small.  Infinitesimal  calculus,  the  different and the
   integral  calculus,  when  developed  according  to the method used by
   Leibnitz,   who   regarded   the  increments  given  to  variables  as
   infinitesimal.

                                 Infinitesimal

   In`fin*i*tes"i*mal,  n.  (Math.)  An  infinitely  small quantity; that
   which is less than any assignable quantity.

                                Infinitesimally

   In`fin*i*tes"i*mal*ly,  adv.  By  infinitesimals;  in infinitely small
   quantities; in an infinitesimal degree.

                                  Infinitival

   In*fin`i*ti"val  (?), a. Pertaining to the infinite mood. "Infinitival
   stems." Fitzed. Hall.

                                  Infinitive

   In*fin"i*tive   (?),   n.  [L.  infinitivus:  cf.  F.  infinitif.  See
   Infinite.] Unlimited; not bounded or restricted; undefined. Infinitive
   mood (Gram.), that form of the verb which merely names the action, and
   performs  the office of a verbal noun. Some grammarians make two forms
   in  English: (a) The simple form, as, speak, go, hear, before which to
   is  commonly placed, as, to speak; to go; to hear. (b) The form of the
   imperfect  participle,  called the infinitive in -ing; as, going is as
   easy as standing.
   
     NOTE: With the auxiliary verbs may, can, must, might, could, would,
     and  should, the simple infinitive is expressed without to; as, you
     may  speak;  they  must  hear, etc. The infinitive usually omits to
     with the verbs let, dare, do, bid, make, see, hear, need, etc.; as,
     let me go; you dare not tell; make him work; hear him talk, etc.
     
     NOTE: &hand; In Anglo-Saxon, the simple infinitive was not preceded
     by  to  (the sign of modern simple infinitive), but it had a dative
     form (sometimes called the gerundial infinitive) which was preceded
     by  to, and was chiefly employed in expressing purpose. See Gerund,
     2.
     
     NOTE: The g erundial e nding (-anne) not only took the same form as
     the simple infinitive (-an), but it was confounded with the present
     participle in -ende, or -inde (later -inge).
     
                                  Infinitive
                                       
   In*fin"i*tive,  n.  (Gram.)  An infinitive form of the verb; a verb in
   the infinitive mood; the infinitive mood.
   
                                  Infinitive
                                       
   In*fin"i*tive, adv. (Gram.) In the manner of an infinitive mood.
   
                                   Infinito
                                       
   In`fi*ni"to (?), a. [It.] (Mus.) Infinite; perpetual, as a canon whose
   end leads back to the beginning. See Infinite, a., 5.
   
                                  Infinitude
                                       
   In*fin"i*tude (?), n.
   
   1.  The  quality  or  state  of  being  infinite,  or  without limits;
   infiniteness.
   
   2.  Infinite  extent;  unlimited space; immensity; infinity. "I am who
   fill infinitude." Milton.
   
     As pleasing to the fancy, as speculations of eternity or infinitude
     are to the understanding. Addison.
     
   3.   Boundless   number;   countless   multitude.  "An  infinitude  of
   distinctions." Addison.
   
                                  Infinituple
                                       
   In*fin"i*tu`ple  (?), a. [Cf. Quadruple.] Multipied an infinite number
   of times. [R.] Wollaston.
   
                                   Infinity
                                       
   In*fin"i*ty  (?), n.; pl. Infinities (#). [L. infinitas; pref. in- not
   + finis boundary, limit, end: cf. F. infinit\'82. See Finite.]
   
   1.   Unlimited   extent   of   time,  space,  or  quantity;  eternity;
   boundlessness; immensity. Sir T. More.
   
     There  can  not  be more infinities than one; for one of them would
     limit the other. Sir W. Raleigh.
     
   <-- now known to be false! -- See aleph null, etc.-->
   
   2.  Unlimited  capacity,  energy,  excellence,  or  knowledge; as, the
   infinity of God and his perfections. Hooker.
   
   3.  Endless  or  indefinite number; great multitude; as an infinity of
   beauties. Broome.
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   4. (Math.) A quantity greater than any assignable quantity of the same
   kind.

     NOTE: &hand; Ma thematically considered, infinity is always a limit
     of  a  variable  quantity,  resulting from a particular supposition
     made upon the varying element which enters it.

   Davies & Peck (Math. Dict. ).

   5.  (Geom.)  That part of a line, or of a plane, or of space, which is
   infinitely  distant.  In modern geometry, parallel lines or planes are
   sometimes treated as lines or planes meeting at infinity.
   Circle at infinity, an imaginary circle at infinity, through which, in
   geometry  of  three  dimensions,  every sphere is imagined to pass. --
   Circular points at infinity. See under Circular.

                                    Infirm

   In*firm" (?), a. [L.infirmus: cf.F.infirme. See In- not, and Firm, a.]

   1.  Not  firm  or  sound;  weak; feeble; as, an infirm body; an infirm
   constitution.

     A poor, infirm, weak, and despised old man. Shak.

   2.   Weak  of  mind  or  will;  irresolute;  vacillating.  "An  infirm
   judgment." Burke.

     Infirm of purpose! Shak.

   3. Not solid or stable; insecure; precarious.

     He who fixes on false principles treads or infirm ground. South.

   Syn.  --  Debilitated;  sickly;  feeble;  decrepit;  weak;  enfeebled;
   irresolute; vacillating; imbecile.

                                    Infirm

   In*firm",  v.  t.  [L.  infirmare  :  cf.  F.infirmer.]  To weaken; to
   enfeeble. [Obs.] Sir W. Raleigh.

                                  Infirmarian

   In`fir*ma"ri*an  (?), n. A person dwelling in, or having charge of, an
   infirmary, esp. in a monastic institution.

                                   Infirmary

   In*firm"a*ry  (?),  n.;  pl.  Infirmaries  (#). [Cf. OE. fermerie, OF.
   enfermerie, F. infirmerie, LL. infirmaria. See Infirm.] A hospital, or
   place  where the infirm or sick are lodged and nursed gratuitously, or
   where out-patients are treated.

                                  Infirmative

   In*firm"a*tive  (?),  a. [Cf. F. infirmatif.] Weakening; annulling, or
   tending to make void. [Obs.]

                                  Infirmatory

   In*firm"a*to*ry (?), n. An infirmary. [Obs.]

                                   Infirmity

   In*firm"i*ty  (?),  n.;  pl.  Infirmities (#). [L. infirmitas : cf. F.
   infirmite. See Infirm, a.]

   1. The state of being infirm; feebleness; an imperfection or weakness;
   esp.,  an  unsound,  unhealthy,  or  debilitated  state;  a disease; a
   malady; as, infirmity of body or mind.

     'T is the infirmity of his age. Shak.

   2.  A personal frailty or failing; foible; eccentricity; a weakness or
   defect.

     Will you be cured of your infirmity ? Shak.

     A friend should bear his friend's infirmities. Shak.

     The house has also its infirmities. Evelyn.

   Syn.  --  Debility; imbecility; weakness; feebleness; failing; foible;
   defect; disease; malady. See Debility.

                                   Infirmly

   In*firm"ly, adv. In an infirm manner.

                                  Infirmness

   In*firm"ness, n. Infirmity; feebleness. Boyle.

                                     Infix

   In*fix"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Infixed  (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Infixing.]  [L.  infixus,  p.p  of  infigere  to infix; pref. in- in +
   figere to fix: cf. F. infixer. See Fix.]

   1.  To set; to fasten or fix by piercing or thrusting in; as, to infix
   a sting, spear, or dart. Shak.

     The  fatal  dart  a  ready passage found, And deep within her heart
     infixed the wound. Dryden.

   2.  To  implant  or  fix;  to  instill;  to  inculcate, as principles,
   thoughts,  or  instructions; as, to infix good principles in the mind,
   or ideas in the memory.

                                     Infix

   In"fix (?), n. Something infixed. [R.] Welsford.

                                    Inflame

   In*flame"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p. p. Inflamed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Inflaming.]   [OE.   enflamen,   OF.   enflamer,   F.   enflammer,  L.
   inflammare,inflammatum;  pref.in-  in  +  flammare to flame, fr.flamma
   flame. See Flame.]

   1. To set on fire; to kindle; to cause to burn, flame, or glow.

     We  should  have  made  retreat  By  light  of  the inflamed fleet.
     Chapman.

   2.  Fig.: To kindle or intensify, as passion or appetite; to excite to
   an excessive or unnatural action or heat; as, to inflame desire.

     Though more,it seems, Inflamed with lust than rage. Milton.

     But, O inflame and fire our hearts. Dryden.

   3.  To  provoke  to  anger  or  rage;  to  exasperate; to irritate; to
   incense; to enrage.

     It will inflame you; it will make you mad. Shak.

   4.  (Med.)  To put in a state of inflammation; to produce morbid heat,
   congestion, or swelling, of; as, to inflame the eyes by overwork.

   5. To exaggerate; to enlarge upon. [Obs.]

     A friend exaggerates a man's virtues, an enemy inflames his crimes.
     Addison.

   Syn.  --  To  provoke;  fire;  kindle;  irritate; exasperate; incense;
   enrage; anger; excite; arouse.

                                    Inflame

   In*flame",  v.  i.  To  grow  morbidly  hot, congested, or painful; to
   become angry or incensed. Wiseman.

                                   Inflamed

   In*flamed" (?), p. a.

   1. Set on fire; enkindled; heated; congested; provoked; exasperated.

   2. (Her.) Represented as burning, or as adorned with tongues of flame.

                                   Inflamer

   In*flam"er  (?n-fl\'bem\'b6?r),  n. The person or thing that inflames.
   Addison.

                                Inflammabillty

   In*flam"ma*bil"l*ty  (?), n. [Cf.F. inflammabilite.] Susceptibility of
   taking fire readily; the state or quality of being inflammable.

                                  Inflammable

   In*flam"ma*ble (?), a. [CF. F. inflammable.]

   1.  Capable  of  being easily set fire; easily enkindled; combustible;
   as, inflammable oils or spirits.

   2.   Excitable;   irritable;   irascible;   easily  provoked;  as,  an
   inflammable temper.
   Inflammable air, the old chemical name for hydrogen.

                                Inflammableness

   In*flam"ma*ble*ness,  n.  The  quality  or state of being inflammable;
   inflammability. Boyle.

                                  Inflammbly

   In*flam"mbly (?), adv. In an inflammable manner.

                                 Inflammation

   In*flam*ma"tion  (?),  n.  [L.  inflammatio:  cf. F. inflammation. See
   Inflame.]

   1. The act of inflaming, kindling, or setting on fire; also, the state
   of being inflamed. "The inflammation of fat." Wilkins.

   2.  (Med.)  A  morbid condition of any part of the body, consisting in
   congestion  of  the  blood  vessels,  with  obstruction  of  the blood
   current,  and  growth  of morbid tissue. It is manifested outwardly by
   redness and swelling, attended with heat and pain.

   3.  Violent  excitement;  heat; passion; animosity; turbulence; as, an
   inflammation of the mind, of the body politic, or of parties. Hooker.

                                 Inflammative

   In*flam"ma*tive (?), a. Inflammatory.

                                 Inflammatory

   In*flam"ma*to*ry (?), a. [Cf. F. inflammatoire.]

   1. Tending to inflame, kindle, or irritate.

   2. Tending to excite anger, animosity, tumult, or sedition; seditious;
   as, inflammatory libels, writings, speeches, or publications. Burke.

   3.  (Med.)  Accompanied  with, or tending to cause, preternatural heat
   and excitement of arterial action; as, an inflammatory disease.
   Inflammatory  crust.  (Med.)  Same  as  Buffy  coat,  under  Buffy. --
   Inflammatory fever, a variety of fever due to inflammation.

                                  Inflatable

   In*flat"a*ble (?), a. That may be inflated.

                                    Inflate

   In*flate"  (?),  p. a. [L. inflatus, p.p. of inflare to inflate; pref.
   in-  in  +  flare to blow. See Blow to puff wind.] Blown in; inflated.
   Chaucer.

                                    Inflate

   In*flate", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inflated; p. pr. & vb. n. Inflating.]

   1.  To  swell  or  distend  with  air or gas; to dilate; to expand; to
   enlarge; as, to inflate a bladder; to inflate the lungs.

     When passion's tumults in the bosom rise, Inflate the features, and
     enrage the eyes. J. Scott of Amwell.

   2. Fig.: To swell; to puff up; to elate; as, to inflate one with pride
   or vanity.

     Inflate themselves with some insane delight. Tennyson.

   3. To cause to become unduly expanded or increased; as, to inflate the
   currency.

                                    Inflate

   In*flate", v. i. To expand; to fill; to distend.

                                   Inflated

   In*flat"ed (?), a.

   1.  Filled,  as  with  air  or gas; blown up; distended; as, a balloon
   inflated with gas.

   2.  Turgid;  swelling;  puffed up; bombastic; pompous; as, an inflated
   style.

     Inflated and astrut with self-conceit. Cowper.

   3.  (Bot.)  Hollow  and distended, as a perianth, corolla, nectary, or
   pericarp. Martyn.

   4. Distended or enlarged fictitiously; as, inflated prices, etc.

                                   Inflater

   In*flat"er (?), n. One who, or that which, inflates; as, the inflaters
   of the stock exchange.

                                  Inflatingly

   In*flat"ing*ly, adv. In a manner tending to inflate.

                                   Inflation

   In*fla"tion (?), n. [L. inflatio: cf. F. inflation.]

   1. The act or process of inflating, or the state of being inflated, as
   with air or gas; distention; expansion; enlargement. Boyle.

   2.  The  state  of being puffed up, as with pride; conceit; vanity. B.
   Jonson.

   3.  Undue  expansion or increase, from overissue; -- said of currency.
   [U.S.]

                                 Inflationist

   In*fla"tion*ist, n. One who favors an increased or very large issue of
   paper money. [U.S.]

                                   Inflatus

   In*fla"tus  (?),  n.  [L.  See  Inflate, v. t.] A blowing or breathing
   into; inflation; inspiration.

     The  divine  breath  that  blows  the  nostrils  out  To  ineffable
     inflatus. Mrs. Browning.

                                    Inflect

   In*flect"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Inflected;  p. pr. & vb. n.
   Inflecting.]  [L.  inflectere,  inflexum;  pref. in.- in + flectere to
   bend. See Flexibl, and cf. Inflex.]

   1.  To  turn  from  a  direct  line or course; to bend; to incline, to
   deflect; to curve; to bow.

     Are  they  [the  rays  of  the  sun]  not reflected, refracted, and
     inflected by one and the same principle ? Sir I. Newton.

   2.  (Gram.)  To  vary,  as  a  noun  or a verb in its terminations; to
   decline, as a noun or adjective, or to conjugate, as a verb.

   3. To modulate, as the voice.

                                   Inflected

   In*flect"ed, a.

   1. Bent; turned; deflected.

   2.  (Gram.) Having inflections; capable of, or subject to, inflection;
   inflective.
   Inflected cycloid (Geom.), a prolate cycloid. See Cycloid.

                                  Inflection

   In*flec"tion  (?),  n.  [L. inflexio : cf. F. inflexion. See Inflect.]
   [Written also inflecxion.]

   1. The act of inflecting, or the state of being inflected.

   2. A bend; a fold; a curve; a turn; a twist.

   3. A slide, modulation, or accent of the voice; as, the rising and the
   falling inflection.

   4.  (Gram.)  The variation or change which words undergo to mark case,
   gender, number, comparison, tense, person, mood, voice, etc.

   5.  (Mus.)  (a) Any change or modification in the pitch or tone of the
   voice.  (b)  A  departure  from  the  monotone,  or  reciting note, in
   chanting.

   6. (Opt.) Same as Diffraction.
   Point  of  inflection  (Geom.), the point on opposite sides of which a
   curve bends in contrary ways.

                                 Inflectional

   In*flec"tion*al  (?),  a.  Of  or pertaining to inflection; having, or
   characterized by, inflection. Max M\'81ller.

                                  Inflective

   In*flect"ive (?), a.

   1.  Capable  of,  or  pertaining  to,  inflection; deflecting; as, the
   inflective quality of the air. Derham.

   2.  (Gram.)  Inflectional;  characterized  by  variation, or change in
   form, to mark case, tense, etc.; subject to inflection.
   Inflective  language  (Philol.),  a  language like the Greek or Latin,
   consisting  largely  of  stems  with variable terminations or suffixes
   which  were once independent words. English is both agglutinative, as,
   manlike,   headache,   and   inflective,   as,   he,   his,  him.  Cf.
   Agglutinative.
   
                                    Inflesh
                                       
   In*flesh" (?), v. t. To incarnate.
   
                                    Inflex
                                       
   In*flex"  (?),  v. t. [Cf. Flex, Inflect.] To bend; to cause to become
   curved; to make crooked; to deflect. J. Philips.
   
                                   Inflexed
                                       
   In*flexed" (?), a.
   
   1. Turned; bent. Feltham.
   
   2.  (Bot.) Bent or turned abruptly inwards, or toward the axis, as the
   petals of a flower.
   
                                 Inflexibility
                                       
   In*flex"i*bil"i*ty  (?),  n. [Cf. F. inflexibilit\'82.] The quality or
   state  of  being  inflexible, or not capable of being bent or changed;
   unyielding  stiffness;  inflexibleness;  rigidity; firmness of will or
   purpose;    unbending    pertinacity;   steadfastness;   resoluteness;
   unchangeableness; obstinacy.
   
     The inflexibility of mechanism. A. Baxter.
     
     That grave inflexibility of soul. Churchill.
     
     The purity and inflexibility of their faith. T. Warton.
     
                                  Inflexible

   In*flex"i*ble (?), a. [L. inflexiblis: cf. F. inflexible. See In- not,
   and Flexible.]

   1. Not capable of being bent; stiff; rigid; firm; unyielding.

   2.  Firm  in  will  or purpose; not to be turned, changed, or altered;
   resolute; determined; unyieding; inexorable; stubborn.

     "Inflexibleas steel." Miltom.

     Amanof  upright and inflexibletemper . . . can overcome all private
     fear. Addison.

   3. Incapable of change; unalterable; immutable.

     The nature of things is inflexible. I. Watts.

   Syn.  --  --  Unbending;  unyielding; rigid; inexorable; pertinacious;
   obstinate; stubborn; unrelenting.

                                Inflexibleness

   In*flex"i*ble*ness,  n.  The  quality  or  state  of being inflexible;
   inflexibility; rigidity; firmness.

                                  Inflexibly

   In*flex"i*bly, adv. In an inflexible manner.

                                   Inflexion

   In*flex"ion (?), n. Inflection.

                                   Inflexive

   In*flex"ive (?), a.

   1. Inflective.

     "Inflexive endings." W. E. Jelf.

   2. Inflexible. [R.] "Foes inflexive." Chapman.

                                   Inflexure

   In*flex"ure (?), n. An inflection; a bend or fold. [R.] Sir T. Browne.

                                    Inflict

   In*flict"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Inflicted;  p. pr. & vb. n.
   Inflicting.]  [L.  inflictus,  p.p.  of  infligere  to  strike  on, to
   inflict;  pref.  in-  in, on + fligere to strike. Cf. Flail.] To give,
   cause,  or  produce  by  striking,  or  as  if  by  striking; to apply
   forcibly;  to  lay  or  impose;  to  send;  to cause to bear, feel, or
   suffer;  as,  to  inflict  blows; to inflict a wound with a dagger; to
   inflict  severe  pain  by  ingratitude;  to  inflict  punishment on an
   offender; to inflict the penalty of death on a criminal.

     What  heart  could  wish,  what  hand  inflict, this dire disgrace?
     Drygen.

     The persecution and the pain That man inflicts on infero-ior kinds.
     Cowper.

                                   Inflicter

   In*flict"er (?), n. One who inflicts.

     Godis the sole and immadiate inflicter of such strokes. South.

                                  Infliction

   In*flic"tion (?), n. [L. inflictio: cf. F. infliction.]

   1.  The  act of inflicting or imposing; as, the infliction of torment,
   or of punishment.

   2.  That  which  is  inflicted  or  imposed,  as punishment, disgrace,
   calamity, etc.

     His  severest  inflictions  are  in  themselves acts of justice and
     righteousness. Rogers.

                                  Inflictive

   In*flict"ive  (?), a. [Cf.F. inflictif.] Causing infliction; acting as
   an infliction. Whitehead.

                                 Inflorescence

   In`flo*res"cence  (?),  n.  [L. inflorescens, p.pr. of inflorescere to
   begin to blossom; pref. in- in + florescere to begin to blossom: cf.F.
   inflorescence. See Florescent.]

   1. A flowering; the putting forth and unfolding of blossoms.

   2.  (Bot.)  (a)  The mode of flowering, or the general arrangement and
   disposition  of  the  flowers  with reference to the axis, and to each
   other. (b) An axis on which all the flower buds.

     Inflorescence   affords   an   excellent   characteristic  mark  in
     distinguishing the species of plants. Milne.

   Centrifugal  inflorescence,  determinate inflorescence. -- Centripetal
   inflorescence, indeterminate inflorescence. See under Determinate, and
   Indeterminate.

                                    Inflow

   In*flow" (?), v. i. To flow in. Wiseman.

                                   Influence

   In"flu*ence  (?), n. [F. influence, fr. L. influens, -entis, p.pr. See
   Influent, and cf. Influenza.]

   1. A flowing in or upon; influx. [Obs.]

     God hath his influence into the very essence of all things. Hooker.

   2.  Hence,  in  general,  the bringing about of an effect, phusical or
   moral,  by  a  gradual  process;  controlling  power  quietly exerted;
   agency,  force, or tendency of any kind which the sun exerts on animal
   and  vegetable  life;  the  influence  of  education  on the mind; the
   influence, according to astrologers,of the stars over affairs.

     Astrologers  call  the  evil  influences of the stars,evil aspects.
     Bacon.

     Cantsthou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands
     of Orion ? Job xxxviii. 31.

     She said : influence bad ?" Spenser.

   3.  Power  or  authority  arising  from elevated station, excelence of
   character   or   intellect,  wealth,  etc.;  reputation;  acknowledged
   ascendency; as, he is a man of influence in the community.

     Such influence hath your excellency. Sir P. Sidney.

   4.  (Elec.)  Induction. Syn. -- Control; persuasion; ascendency; sway;
   power;   authority;   supremacy;   mastery;   management;   restraint;
   character; reputation; prestige.

                                   Influence

   In"flu*ence,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p. Influenced (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Influencing  (?).]  To control or move by power, physical or moral; to
   affect  by gentle action; to exert an influence upon; to modify, bias,
   or sway; to move; to persuade; to induce.

     Theseexperiments  succeed  after the same manner in vacuo as in the
     open air,and therefore are not influenced by the weight or pressure
     of the atmosphere. Sir I. Newton.

     This  standing  revelation  .  . . is sufficient to influence their
     faith and practice, if they attend. Attebury.

     The  principle  which  influenced  their  obedience  has  lost  its
     efficacy. Rogers.
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                                  Influencer

   In"flu*en*cer (?), n. One who, or that which, influences.

                                  Influencive

   In"flu*en*cive (?), a. Tending toinfluence; influential.

                                   Influent

   In"flu*ent (?), a. [L. influens, -entis, p. pr. of influere, influxum,
   to flow in; pref. in- in + fluere to flow. See Fluid.]

   1.  Flowing  in.  "With influent tide." Cowper. "Influent odors." Mrs.
   Browning.

   2. Exerting influence; influential. [Obs.]

     I  find  no  office by name assigned unto Dr.Cox, who was virtually
     influent upon all, and most active. Fuller.

                                  Inflential

   In`flen"tial (?), a. [See Influence.] Exerting or possessing influence
   or  power; potent; efficacious; effective; strong; having authority or
   ascendency; as, an influential man, station, argument, etc.

     A very influential Gascon prefix. Earle.

                                 Influentially

   In`flu*en"tial*ly, adv. In an influential manner.

                                   Influenza

   In`flu*en"za  (?),  n.  [It. influenza influence, an epidemic formerly
   attributed  by  astrologers  to  the influence of the heavenly bodies,
   influenza.  See Influence.] (Med.) An epidemic affection characterized
   by  acute  nasal  catarrh,  or  by  inflammation  of the throat or the
   bronchi, and usually accompanied by fever.

                                    Influx

   In"flux` (?), n. [L. influxus, fr. influere, influxum, to flow in: cf.
   F. influx. See Influent.]

   1. The act of flowing in; as, an influx of light.

   2.  A  coming in; infusion; intromission; introduction; importation in
   abundance;  also,  that which flows or comes in; as, a great influx of
   goods into a country, or an influx of gold and silver.

     The  influx  of  food into the Celtic region, however, was far from
     keeping pace with the influx of consumers. Macaulau.

     The general influx of Greek into modern languages. Earle.

   3. Influence; power. [Obs.] Sir M. Hale.

                                   Influxion

   In*flux"ion  (?),  n.  [L. influxio : cf. F. influxion.] A flowing in;
   infusion. [R.] Bacon.

                                  Influxious

   In*flux"ious (?), a. Influential. [Obs.]

                                   Influxive

   In*flux"ive  (?),  a.  Having a tendency to flow in; having influence;
   influential. [R.] Holdsworth.

                                  Influxively

   In*flux"ive*ly, adv. By influxion. [R.]

                                    Infold

   In*fold"  (?n-f?ld\'b6), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Infolded; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Infolding.] [Pref. in- in + fold.] [Written also enfold.]

   1.  To wrap up or cover with folds; to envelop; to inwrap; to inclose;
   to involve.

     Gilded tombs do worms infold. Shak.

     Infold his limbs in bands. Blackmore.

   2. To clasp with the arms; to embrace.

     Noble  Banquo, . . . let me infold thee, And hold thee to my heart.
     Shak.

                                  Infoldment

   In*fold"ment  (?),  n.  The  act  of  infolding;  the  state  of being
   infolded.

                                   Infoliate

   In*fo"li*ate  (?),  v. t. [Pref. in- in + L. folium leaf.] To cover or
   overspread with, or as with, leaves. [R.] Howell.

                                    Inform

   In*form"  (?), a. [L. informis; pref. in- not + forma form, shape: cf.
   F. informe] Without regular form; shapeless; ugly; deformed. Cotton.

                                    Inform

   In*form",  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Informed  (?);  p.  pr.  & vb. n.
   Informing.]  [OE.  enformen,  OF. enformer, F. informer. L. informare;
   pref. in- in + formare to form, share, fr. forma form. See Form.]

   1.  To  give form or share to; to give vital ororganizing power to; to
   give life to; to imbue and actuate with vitality; to animate; to mold;
   to figure; to fashion.

     "The informing Word." Coleridge.

     Let  others  better mold the running mass Of metals, and inform the
     breathing brass. Dryden.

     Breath informs this fleeting frame. Prior.

     Breathes in our soul,informs our mortal part. Pope.

   2.  To  communicate  knowledge  to;  to make known to; to acquaint; to
   advise;  to  instruct;  to  tell;  to notify; to enlighten; -- usually
   followed by of.

     For  he  would  learn  their business secretly, And then inform his
     master hastily. Spenser.

     I am informed thoroughky of the cause. Shak.

   3.  To  communicate  a  knowledge of facts to,by way of accusation; to
   warn against anybody.

     Tertullus . . . informed the governor against Paul. Acts xxiv. 1.

   Syn.  --  To  acquaint;  apprise;  tell;  teach;  instruct; enlighten;
   animate; fashion.

                                    Inform

   In*form", v. t.

   1. To take form; to become visible or manifest; to appear. [Obs.]

     It is the bloody business which informs Thus to mine eyes. Shak.

   2. To give intelligence or information; to tell. Shak.

     He  might either teach in the same manner,or inform how he had been
     taught. Monthly Rev.

   To  inform against, to communicate facts by way of accusation against;
   to  denounce;  as,  two  persons  came to the magistrate, and informed
   against A.
   
                                   Informal
                                       
   In*form"al (?), a. [Pref. in- not + formal.] 

   1.  Not  in  the regular, usual, or established form; not according to
   official,  conventional,  prescribed,  or  customary  forms  or rules;
   irregular;   hence,   without  ceremony;  as,  an  informal  writting,
   proceeding, or visit.

   2. Deranged in mind; out of one's senses. [Obs.]

     These poor informal women. Shak.

                                  Informality

   In`for*mal"i*ty (?), n.; pl. Informalities (.

   1.  The  state  of  being  informal;  want  of regular, prescribed, or
   customary form; as, the informality of legal proceedings.

   2.  An  informal,  unconventional,  or  unofficial  act or proceeding;
   something  which  is  not  in  proper  or  prescribed form or does not
   conform to the established rule.

                                  Informally

   In*form"al*ly (?), adv. In an informal manner.

                                   Informant

   In*form"ant  (?),  n.  [L.  informans, -antis, p.pr. of informare. See
   Inform, v. t.]

   1.  One  who,  or  that  which, informs, animates, or vivifies. [Obs.]
   Glanvill.

   2. One who imparts information or instruction.

   3.  One  who offers an accusation; an informer. See Informer. [Obs. or
   R.]

     It  was  the  last  evidence of the kind; the informant was hanged.
     Burke.

                                  Information

   In`for*ma"tion   (?),   n.  [F.,  fr.  L.  informatio  representation,
   cinception. See Inform, v. t.]

   1. The act of informing, or communicating knowledge or intelligence.

     The active informations of the intellect. South.

   2.  News,  advice, or knowledge, communicated by others or obtained by
   personal study and investigation; intelligence; knowledge derived from
   reading, observation, or instruction.

     Larger opportunities of information. Rogers.

     He should get some information in the subject he intends to handle.
     Swift.

   3.  (Law)  A proceeding in the nature of a prosecution for some offens
   against   the   government,   instituted  and  prosecuted,  really  or
   nominally,  by  some  authorized  public  officer  on  behalt  of  the
   government. It differs from an indictment in criminal cases chiefly in
   not being based on the finding of a grand juri. See Indictment.

                                  Informative

   In*form"a*tive (?), a. Having power to inform, animate, or vivify. Dr.
   H. More.

                                  Informatory

   In*form"a*to*ry   (?),   a.   Full   of,  or  conveying,  information;
   instructive. [R.] London Spectator.

                                   Informed

   In*formed"   (?n-f?rmd\'b6),  a.  Unformed  or  ill-formed;  deformed;
   shapeless. [Obs.] Spenser. Informed stars. See under Unformed.

                                   Informer

   In*form"er (?), n. [From Inform,v.]

   1. One who informs, animates, or inspires. [Obs.] Thomson.

     Nature, informer of the poet's art. Pope.

   2. One who informs, or imparts knowledge or news.

   3.  (Law)  One  who informs a magistrate of violations of law; one who
   informs against another for violation of some law or penal statute.
   Common  informer  (Law),  one  who habitually gives information of the
   violation  of  penal  statutes, with a view to a prosecution therefor.
   Bouvier. Wharton.

                                 Informidable

   In*for"mi*da*ble   (?),  a.  [L.  informidabilis.  See  In-  not,  and
   Formidable.]  Not formidable; not to be feared or dreaded. [Obs.] "Foe
   not informidable." Milton.

                                   Informity

   In*form"i*ty  (?),  n. [L. informitas. See Inform, a.] Want of regular
   form; shapelessness. [Obs.]

                                   Informous

   In*form"ous  (?),  a.  [See  Inform, a.] Of irregular form; shapeless.
   [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

                                  Infortunate

   In*for"tu*nate (?), a. [L. infortunatus.] Unlucky; unfortunate. [Obs.]
   Shak.

     "A most infortynate chance." Howell.

   - In*for"tu*nate*ly, adv. [Obs.]

                                   Infortune

   In*for"tune  (?),  n.  [L.  infortunium.  See  In-  not, and Fortune.]
   Misfortune. [Obs.] Chaucer.

                                  Infortuned

   In*for"tuned (?), a. Unfortunate. [Obs.]

     I, woeful wretch and infortuned wight. Chaucer.

                                    Infound

   In*found"  (?),  v.  t. [L. infundere to pour in. See Infuse.] To pour
   in; to infuse. [Obs.] Sir T. More.

                                     Infra

   In*"fra  (?), adv. [L. Cf. Inferior.] Below; beneath; under; after; --
   often used as a prefix.

                                Infra-axillary

   In`fra-ax"il*la*ry  (?),  a. [Infra + axillary.] (Bot.) Situated below
   the axil, as a bud.

                                Infrabranchial

   In`fra*bran"chi*al  (?),  a. [Infra + branchial.] (Zo\'94l.) Below the
   gills; -- applied to the ventral portion of the pallial chamber in the
   lamellibranchs.

                                Infraclavicular

   In`fra*cla*vic"u*lar  (?),  a. [Infra + clavicular.] (Anat.) Below the
   clavicle; as, the infraclavicular fossa.

                                    Infract

   In*fract"  (?n-fr\'b5kt\'b6),  a.  [L.  infractus;  pref.  in-  not  +
   fractus.  p.p.  of  frangere  to  break.]  Not  broken  or  fractured;
   unharmed; whole. [Obs.] Chapman.

                                    Infract

   In*fract", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Infracted; p. pr. & vb. n. Infracting.]
   [L.  infractus,  p.p.  of  of  infringere. See Infringe.] To break; to
   infringe. [R.] Thomson.

                                  Infractible

   In*fract"i*ble (?), a. Capable of being broken.[R.]

                                  Infraction

   In*frac"tion  (?),  n.  [L.  infractio: cf. F. infraction.] The act of
   infracting    or    breaking;    breach;   violation;   nonobservance;
   infringement; as, an infraction of a treaty, compact, rule, or law. I.
   Watts.

                                   Infractor

   In*fract"or   (?),  n.  [Cf.  F.  infracteur.]  One  who  infracts  or
   infringes; a violator; a breaker.

                                  Infragrant

   In*fra"grant (?), a. Not fragrant.

                                  Infrahyoid

   In`fra*hy"oid (?), a. [Infra + hyoid.] (Anat.) Same as Hyosternal (a).

                                  Infralabial

   In`fra*la"bi*al  (?),  a.  (Zo\'94l.)  Below the lower lip; -- said of
   certain scales of reptiles and fishes.

                                Infralapsarian

   In`fra*lap*sa"ri*an  (?), n. [Infra + lapse: cf. F. infralapsaire. See
   Lapse.] (Eccl. Hist.) One of that class of Calvinists who consider the
   decree of election as contemplating the apostasy as past and the elect
   as  being  at  the  time  of election in a fallen and guilty state; --
   opposed to Supralapsarian. The former considered the election of grace
   as  a  remedy  for an existing evil; the latter regarded the fall as a
   part of God's original purpose in regard to men.

                                Infralapsarian

   In`fra*lap*sa"ri*an,   a.   (Theor.)   Of   or   pertaining   to   the
   Infralapsarians, or to their doctrine.

                               Infralapsarianism

   In`fra*lap*sa"ri*an*ism  (?),  n.  (Theor.)  The  doctrine, belief, or
   principles of the Inralapsarians.

                                 Inframarginal

   In`fra*mar"gin*al  (?),  a.  [Infra  +  marginal.]  Below  the margin;
   submarginal; as, an inframarginal convolution of the brain.

                                Inframaxillary

   In`fra*max"il*la*ry (?), a. [Infra + maxillary.] (Anat.) (a) Under the
   lower  jaw;  submaxillary;  as,  the  inframaxillary  nerve. (b) Of or
   pertaining to the lower iaw.

                                  Inframedian

   In`fra*me"di*an  (?), a. [Infra + median.] (Zo\'94logical Geog.) Of or
   pertaining  to the interval or zone along the sea bottom, at the depth
   of between fifty and one hundred fathoms. E. Forbes.

                                 Inframundane

   In`fra*mun"dane  (?),  a. [Infra + mundane.] Lying or situated beneath
   the world.

                                  Infranchise

   In*fran"chise (?), v. t. See Enfranchise.

                                Infrangibility

   In*fran`gi*bil"i*ty (?), n. The quality or state of being infrangible;
   infrangibleness.

                                  Infrangible

   In*fran"gi*ble (?), a. [Pref. in- not + grangible: cf.F. infrangible.]

   1.   Not  capable  of  being  broken  or  separated  into  parts;  as,
   infrangible atoms.

     [He] link'd their fetlocks with a golden band Infrangible. Pope.

   2. Not to be infringed or violated.

                                Infrangibleness

   In*fran"gi*ble*ness,  n.  The  state  or quality of being infrangible;
   infrangibility.

                                  Infraocular

   In`fra*oc"u*lar  (?),  a.  [Infra + ocular.] (Zo\'94l.) Situated below
   the eyes, as the antenna of certain insects.

                                 Infraorbital

   In`fra*or"bit*al  (?),  a. [Infra + orbital.] (Anat.) Below the orbit;
   as, the infraorbital foramen; the infraorbital nerve.

                                   Infrapose

   In`fra*pose"  (?),  v.  t.  [Infra + pose.] To place under or beneath.
   [R.]

                                 Infraposition

   In`fra*po*si"tion  (?), n. [Infra + position.] A situation or position
   beneath. Kane.

                                 Infrascapular

   In`fra*scap"u*lar  (?),  a.  [Infra  +  scapular.] (Anat.) Beneath the
   scapula, or shoulder blade; subscapular.

                                  Infraspinal

   In`fra*spi"nal  (?),  a.  [Infra  +  spinal.]  (Anat.)  (a)  Below the
   vertebral  column,  subvertebral.  (b)  Below the spine; infraspinate;
   infraspinous.

                          Infraspinate, Infraspinous

   In`fra*spi"nate   (?),  In`fra*spi*nous  (?),  a.  [Infra  +  spinate,
   spinous.]  (Anat.) Below the spine; infraspinal; esp., below the spine
   of the scapula; as, the infraspinous fossa; the infraspinate muscle.

                                Infrastapedial

   In`fra*sta*pe"di*al  (?),  a.  [Infra  +  stapedial.]  (Anat.)  Of  or
   pertaining  to  a  part  of  the  columella  of the ear, which in many
   animals  projects  below  the  connection  with  the stapes. -- n. The
   infrastapedial part of the columella.

                                 Infrasternal

   In`fra*ster"nal  (?), a. [Infra + sternal.] (Anat.) Below the sternum;
   as, the infrasternal depression, or pit of the stomach.

                                 Infratemporal

   In`fra*tem"po*ral  (?),  a.  [Infra  +  temporal.]  (Anat.)  Below the
   temple; below the temporal bone.

                               Infraterritorial

   In`fra*ter"ri*to"ri*al  (?),  a.  [Infra  +  territorial.]  Within the
   territory of a state. Story.

                                Infratrochlear

   In`fra*troch"le*ar  (?),  a.  [Infra  +  trochlear.]  (Anat.)  Below a
   trochlea, or pulley; -- applied esp. to one of the subdivisions of the
   trigeminal nerve.

                           Infrequence, Infrequency

   In*fre"quence  (?), In*fre"quen*cy (?), n. [L. infrequentia scantiness
   : cf. F. infrequence.]

   1.  The  state  of  rarely  occuring;  uncommonness; rareness; as, the
   infrquence of his visits.

   2. The state of not being frequented; solitude; isolation; retirement;
   seclusion. [R.]

     The solitude and infrequency of the place. Bp. Hall.

                                  Infrequent

   In*fre"quent  (?),  a.  [L. infrquens : cf.F. infrequent. See In- not,
   and Frequent.] Seldom happening or occurring; rare; uncommon; unusual.

     The  act  whereof is at this day infrequent or out of use among all
     sorts of men. Sir T. Elyot.

                                 Infrequently

   In*fre"quent*ly (?), adv. Not frequently; rarely.

                                  Infrigidate

   In*frig"i*date  (?),  v.  t.  [L. infrigidatus, p.p. of infrigidare to
   chill.  See  1st  In-,  and  Frigid.] To chill; to make cold; to cool.
   [Obs.] Boyle.

                                 Infrigidation

   In*frig`i*da"tion  (?),  n.  [L. infrigidatio.] The act of chilling or
   causing  to  become  cold;  a  chilling; coldness; congelation. [Obs.]
   Boyle.

                                   Infringe

   In*fringe"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp. & p. p. Infringed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Infringing (?).] [L. infringere; pref. in- in + frangere to break. See
   Fraction, and cf. Infract .]

   1. To break; to violate; to transgress; to neglect to fulfill or obey;
   as, to infringe a law or contract.

     If  the  first  that  did  the edict infringe, Had answered for his
     deed. Shak.

     The peace . . . was infringed by Appius Claudius. Golding.

   2.  To  hinder;  to  destroy;  as,  to  infringe efficacy; to infringe
   delight or power. [Obs.] Hooker.

                                   Infringe

   In*fringe", v. i.

   1.  To  break,  violate, or transgress some contract, rule, or law; to
   injure; to offend.

   2.  To  encroach;  to  trespass;  --  followed  by  on or upon; as, to
   infringe upon the rights of another.

                                 Infringement

   In*fringe"ment (?), n.

   1.  The  act of infringing; breach; violation; nonfulfillment; as, the
   infringement of a treaty, compact, law, or constitution.

     The  punishing  of this infringement is proper to that jurisdiction
     against which the contempt is. Clarendon.

   2. An encroachment on a patent, copyright, or other special privilege;
   a trespass.

                                   Infringer

   In*frin"ger (?), n. One who infringes or violates; a violator. Strype.

                                  Infructuose

   In*fruc"tu*ose"  (?), a. [L.infructuosus. See In- not, and Fruit.] Not
   producing fruit; unfruitful; unprofitable. [R.] T. Adams.

                                   Infrugal

   In*fru"gal  (?),  a.  Not frugal; wasteful; as, an infrugal expense of
   time. J. Goodman.

                                 Infrugiferous

   In`fru*gif"er*ous (?), a. Not bearing fruit; not fructiferous.

                                   Infucate

   In`fu*cate  (?), v. t. [L. infucatus painted; pref. in- in + fucare to
   paint, dye. See Fucate.] To stain; to paint; to daub.

                                  Infucation

   In`fu*ca"tion  (?),  n. The act of painting or staining, especially of
   painting the face.

                                    Infula

   In"fu*la  (?),  n.;  pl.  Infule  (#).  [L.]  A sort of fillet worn by
   dignitaries,  priests,  and  others  among  the ancient Romans. It was
   generally white.

                                   Infumate

   In"fu*mate  (?),  v.  t.  [imp. & p. p. Infumated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Infumating.]  [L.infumatus, p.p. of infumare to infumate; pref. in- in
   +  fumare  to smoke, fr. fumus smoke.] To dry by exposing to smoke; to
   expose to smoke.

                                   Infumated

   In"fu*ma`ted (?), a. (Zo\'94l.) Clouded; having a cloudy appearance.

                                  Infumation

   In`fu*ma"tion (?), n. Act of drying in smoke.

                                    Infumed

   In*fumed" (?), a. Dried in smoke; smoked.
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                          Infundibular, Infundibulate

   In`fun*dib"u*lar  (?),  In`fun*dib"u*late  (?), a. [See Infundibulum.]
   Having   the   form  of  a  funnel;  pertaining  to  an  infundibulum.
   Infundibulate  Bryozoa  (Zo\'94l.),a  group of marine Bryozoa having a
   circular arrangement of the tentacles upon the disk.

                                Infundibuliform

   In`fun*dib"u*li*form  (?),  a. [L. infundibulum funnel + -form: cf. F.
   infundibuliforme.]

   1. Having the form of a funnel or cone; funnel-shaped.

   2. (Bot.) Same as Funnelform.

                                 Infundibulum

   In`fun*dib"u*lum  (?),  n.;  pl.  L. Infundibula (#), E. Infundibulums
   (#). [L., a funnel, from infundere to pour in or into. See Infuse.]

   1.  (Anat.)  A  funnel-shaped  or  dilated  organ  or  part;  as,  the
   infundibulum  of  the brain, a hollow, conical process, connecting the
   floor  of the third ventricle with the pituitary body; the infundibula
   of the lungs, the enlarged terminations of the bronchial tubes.

   2.  (Zo\'94l.)  (a) A central cavity in the Ctenophora, into which the
   gastric sac leads. (b) The siphon of Cephalopoda. See Cephalopoda.

                                   Infuneral

   In*fu"ner*al  (?),  v. t. To inter with funeral rites; to bury. [Obs.]
   G. Fletcher.

                                  Infurcation

   In`fur*ca"tion  (?),  n.  [Pref.  in-  in  +  L. furca fork.] A forked
   exlpansion or divergence; a bifurcation; a branching. Craig.

                                   Infuriate

   In*fu"ri*ate   (?),  a.  [It.  infuriato,  p.  p.  of  infuriare.  See
   Infuriate,  v.  t.]  Enraged;  rading;  furiously  angry;  infuriated.
   Milton.

     Inflamed beyond the most infuriate wrath. Thomson.

                                   Infuriate

   In*fu"ri*ate  (?),  v.  t. [imp. & p. p. Infuriated (; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Infuriating]  [It.  infuriato, p. p. of infuriare; pref. in- (L. in) +
   furia  fury,  L.  furia.  See  Fury.] To render furious; to enrage; to
   exasperate.

     Those  curls  of entangled snakes with which Erinys is said to have
     infuriated Athemas and Ino. Dr. H. More.

                                  Infuriated

   In*fu"ri*a`ted (?), a. Enraged; furious.

                                   Infuscate

   In*fus"cate  (?),  v. t. [L. infuscatus, p. p. of infuscare; pref. in-
   in + fuscare to make dark, fr. fuscus dark.] To darken; to make black;
   to obscure.

                                  Infuscated

   In*fus"ca*ted (?), a. (Zo\'94l.) Darkened with a blackish tinge.

                                  Infuscation

   In`fus*ca"tion  (?),  n. The act of darkening, or state of being dark;
   darkness; obscurity. Johnson.

                                    Infuse

   In*fuse"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Infused (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Infusing.]  [L.  infusus,  p.p. of infundere to pour in or into; pref.
   in- in + fundere to pour: cf. F. infuser. See Found to cast.]

   1. To pour in, as a liquid; to pour (into or upon); to shed.

     That strong Circean liquor cease to infuse. Denham.

   2. To instill, as principles or qualities; to introduce.

     That  souls  of  animals  infuse themselves Into the trunks of men.
     Shak.

     Why  should  he desire to have qualities infused into his son which
     himself never possessd? Swift.

   3. To inspire; to inspirit or animate; to fill; -- followed by with.

     Infuse his breast with magnanimity. Shak.

     Infusing him with self and vain conceit. Shak.

   4.  To  steep in water or other fluid without boiling, for the propose
   of extracting medicinal qualities; to soak.

     One scruple of dried leaves is infused in ten ounces of warm water.
     Coxe.

   5.  To  make  an  infusion  with,  as  an  ingredient; to tincture; to
   saturate. [R.] Bacon.

                                    Infuse

   In*fuse, n. Infusion. [Obs.] Spenser.

                                    Infuser

   In*fus"er (?), n. One who, or that which, infuses.

                                 Infusibility

   In*fu`si*bil"i*ty  (?), n. [From Infuse.] Capability of being infused,
   pouredin, or instilled.

                                 Infusibility

   In*fu`si*bil"i*ty,   n.   [Pref.   in-   not   +  fusibility:  cf.  F.
   infusibilit\'82.]  Incapability  or difficulty of being fused, melted,
   or dissolved; as, the infusibility of carbon.

                                   Infusible

   In*fu"si*ble (?), a. [From Infuse, v.] Capable of being infused.

     Doctrines being infusible into all. Hammond.

                                   Infusible

   In*fu"si*ble,  a.  [Pref.  in-  not  + fusible: cf. F. infusible.] Not
   fusible;  incapble  or  difficalt  of fusion, or of being dissolved or
   melted. Sir T. Browne.

     The   best  crucibles  are  made  of  Limoges  earth,  which  seems
     absolutely infusible. Lavoisier (Trans. ).

                                 Infusibleness

   In*fu"si*ble*ness, n. Infusibility.

                                   Infusion

   In*fu"sion  (?),  n.  [L.  infusio  a pouring in: cf. F. infusion. See
   Infuse, v. t.]

   1.  The  act of infusing, pouring in, or instilling; instillation; as,
   the  infusion  of good principles into the mind; the infusion of ardor
   or zeal.

     Our  language  has received innumerable elegancies and improvements
     from that infusion of Hebraisms. Addison.

   2. That which is infused; suggestion; inspiration.

     His  folly  and  his  wisdom are of his oun growth, not the echo or
     infusion of other men. Swift.

   3.  The  act  of  plunging  or dipping into a fluid; immersion. [Obs.]
   "Baptism by infusion." Jortin.

   4.  (Pharmacy)  (a)  The  act  or  process  of steeping or soaking any
   substance  in  water  in  order to extract its virtues. (b) The liquid
   extract obtained by this process.

     Sips meek infusion of a milder herb. Cowper.

                                  Infusionism

   In*fu"sion*ism  (?),  n.  The doctrine that the soul is preexistent to
   the body, and is infused into it at conception or birth; -- opposed to
   tradicianism and creationism.

                                   Infusive

   In*fu"sive   (?),   a.   Having  the  power  of  infusion;  inspiring;
   influencing.

     The infusive force of Spirit on man. Thomson.

                                   Infusoria

   In`fu*so"ri*a  (?),  n.  pl.  [NL.;  --  so  called  because  found in
   infusions  which  are left exposed to the air for a time. See Infuse.]
   (Zo\'94l.) One of the classes of Protozoa, including a large number of
   species, all of minute size.

     NOTE: &hand; They are found in all seas, lakes, ponds, and streams,
     as  well as in infusions of organic matter exposed to the air. They
     are  distinguished  by having vibrating lashes or cilia, with which
     they  obtain  their  food  and swim about.They are devided into the
     orders  Flagellata,  Ciliata, and Tentaculifera. See these words in
     the  Vocabulary.  Formely  the  term  Infusoria  was applied to all
     microscopic organisms found in water, including many minute plants,
     belonging  to  the  diatoms, as well as minute animals belonging to
     various  classes,  as  the  Rotifera,  which  are  worms;  and  the
     Rhizopoda,  which  constitute  a distinct class of Protozoa. Fossil
     Infusoria  are  mostly  the  siliceous shells of diatoms; sometimes
     they  are  siliceous  skeletons  of  Radiolaria,  or the calcareous
     shells of Foraminifera.

                                  Infusorial

   In`fu*so"ri*al (?), a. (Zo\'94l.) Belonging to the Infusoria; composed
   of,  or  containing, Infusoria; as, infusorial earth. Infusorial earth
   (Geol.),  a  deposit  of  fine,  usually  white,  siliceous  material,
   composed  mainly  of  the  shells  of  the  microscopic  plants called
   diatoms.  It  is  used  in polishing powder, and in the manufacture of
   dynamite.<-- = kieselguhr -->
   
                                  Infusorian
                                       
   In`fu*so"ri*an (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) One of the Infusoria. 

                                   Infusory

   In*fu"so*ry (?), a. (Zo\'94l.) Infusorial.

                                   Infusory

   In*fu"so*ry   (?),  n.;  pl.  Infusories  (.  (Zo\'94l.)  One  of  the
   Infusoria; -- usually in the pl.

                                     -ing

   -ing (?).

   1.  [For  OE.  -and,  -end,  -ind,  AS. -ende; akin to Goth. -and-, L.
   -ant-,  -ent-,  Gr.  A  suffix  used  to from present participles; as,
   singing, playing.

   2. [OE. -ing, AS. -ing, -ung.] A suffix used to form nouns from verbs,
   and  signifying  the act of; the result of the act; as, riding, dying,
   feeling.  It  has  also  a  secondary  collective force; as, shipping,
   clothing.

     NOTE: &hand; Th e Ol d English ending of the present participle and
     verbal noun became confused, both becoming -ing.

   3.  [AS.  -ing.]  A  suffix  formerly  used  to  form diminutives; as,
   lording, farthing.

                                      Ing

   Ing  (?),  n. [AS. ing.] A pasture or meadow; generally one lying low,
   near a river. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]

                                  Ingannation

   In`gan*na"tion  (?),  n. [LL. ingannare to decieve.] Cheat; deception.
   [Obs.] Sir T. Brown.

                                    Ingate

   In"gate` (, n.

   1. Entrance; ingress. [Obs.]

     Which hath in charge the ingate of the year. Spenser.

   2.  (Fonding)  The  aperture  in  a mold for pouring in the metal; the
   gate. Simmonds.

                                  Ingathering

   In"gath`er*ing  (?), n. The act or business of gathering or collecting
   anything;  especially,  the  gathering  of  the  fruits  of the earth;
   harvest.

     Thou shalt keep . . . the feast of ingathering. Ex. xxii. 16.

                                   Ingelable

   In*gel"a*ble (?), a. Not congealable.

                                  Ingeminate

   In*gem"i*nate  (?),  a.  [L.  ingeminatus, p. p.] Redoubled; repeated.
   Jer. Taylor.

                                  Ingeminate

   In*gem"i*nate  (?),  v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ingeminated (?); p. pr. & vb.
   n.  Ingeminating (?).] [L. ingeminatus, p. p. of ingeminare to double;
   pref.  in-  in  +  geminare.  See Geminate.] To redouble or repeat; to
   reiterate. Clarendon.

     .  .  .  She yet ingeminates The last of sounds, and what she hears
     relates. Sandys.

                                 Ingemination

   In*gem`i*na"tion  (?),  n.  Repetition; reduplication; reiteration. De
   Quincey.

     That Sacred ingemination, Amen, Amen. Featley.

     Happiness with an echo or ingemination. Holdsworth.

                                    Ingena

   In*ge"na (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) The gorilla.

                                   Ingender

   In*gen"der (?), v. t. See Engender.

                                Ingenerabillty

   In*gen`er*a*bil"l*ty   (?),  n.  Incapacity  of  being  engendered  or
   produced. Cudworth.

                                  Ingenerable

   In*gen"er*a*ble   (?),   a.   [Pref.  in-  not  +  generable:  cf.  F.
   ingenerable.]  Incapble  of  being  engendered  or produced; original.
   Holland.

                                  Ingenerably

   In*gen"er*a*bly, adv. In an ingenerable manner.

                                  Ingenerate

   In*gen"er*ate  (?),  a.  [L.  ingeneratus,  p.  p.  of ingenerare. See
   engender]  Generated  within; inborn; innate; as, ingenerate powers of
   body. W. Wotton.

     Those  virtues  were  rather  feigned  and affected . . . than true
     qualities ingenerate in his judgment. Bacon.

                                  Ingenerate

   In*gen"er*ate  (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ingenerat (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Ingenerating  (?).]  To  generate  or  produce  within;  to begete; to
   engener; to occasion; to cause. Mede.

     Those noble habits are ingenerated in the soul. Sir M. Hale.

                                 Ingeneration

   In*gen`er*a"tion (?), n. Act of ingenerating.

                                   Ingeniate

   In*ge"ni*ate  (?), v. t. & i. [See Ingenious.] To invent; to contrive.
   [Obs.] Daniel.

                                    Ingenie

   In"ge*nie (?), n. [Obs.] See Ingeny.

                                  Ingeniosity

   In*ge`ni*os"i*ty   (?),   n.  [LL.  ingeniositas.]  Ingenuity;  skill;
   cunning. [Obs.] Cudworth.

                                   Ingenious

   In*gen"ious  (?),  a.  [L.  ingeniosus, fr. ingenium innate or natural
   quality, natural capacity, genius: cf. F. ing\'82nieux. See Engine.]

   1. Possessed of genius, or the faculty of invention; skillful or promp
   to   invent;   having   an  aptitude  to  contrive,  or  to  form  new
   combinations; as, an ingenious author, mechanic.

     A man . . . very wise and ingenious in feats of war. Hakluyt.

     Thou, king, send out For torturers ingenious. Shak.

     The  more  ingenious  men  are,  the  more  apt are they to trouble
     themselves. Sir W. Temple.

   2.  Proseeding  from,  pertaining  to,  or characterized by, genius or
   ingenuity;   of  curious  design,  structure,  or  mechanism;  as,  an
   ingenious model, or machine; an ingenious scheme, contrivance, etc.

     Thus men go wrong with an ingenious skill. Cowper.

   3. Witty; shrewd; adroit; keen; sagacious; as, an ingenious reply.

   4. Mental; intellectual. [Obs.]

     A course of learning and ingenious studies. Shak.

                                  Ingeniously

   In*gen"ious*ly  (?),  adv.  In  an  ingenious  manner; with ingenuity;
   skillfully; wittily; cleverly.

     "Too ingeniously politic." Sir W. Temple.

                                 Ingeniousness

   In*gen"ious*ness,   n.  The  quality  or  state  of  being  ingenious;
   ingenuity.

                               Ingenite Ingenit

   In*gen"ite  In*gen"it  (?),  a.  [L.  ingenitus, p. p. of ingignere to
   instill  by  birthor  nature;  pref.  in- + gignere to beget.] Innate;
   inborn; inbred; inherent; native; ingenerate. [Obs.]

     It  is naturalor ingenite, which comes by some defect of the organs
     and overmuch brain. Burton.

                                   Ingenuity

   In`ge*nu"i*ty   (?),   n.   [L.   ingenuitas   ingenuousness:  cf.  F.
   ing\'82nuit\'82. See Ingenuous.]

   1.  The quality or power of ready invention; quickness or acuteness in
   forming   new   combinations;  ingeniousness;  skill  in  devising  or
   combining.

     All the means which human ingenuity has contrived. Blair.

   2.  Curiousness,  or  cleverness  in  design  or  contrivance; as, the
   ingenuity of a plan, or of mechanism.

     He gives . . . To artist ingenuity and skill. Cowper.

   3. Openness of heat; ingeniuousness. [Obs.]

     The  stings  and remores of natural ingenuity, a principle that men
     scarcely  ever  shake  off, as long as they carry anything of human
     nature about them. South.

   Syn.  --  Inventiveness;  ingeniousness;  skill;  cunning; cleverness;
   genius.  --  Ingenuity, Cleverness. Ingenuity is a form of genius, and
   cleverness  of  talent.  The  former  implies  invention, the letter a
   peculiar  dexterity  and  readiness of execution. Sir James Mackintosh
   remarks  that  the  English  overdo  in the use of the word clever and
   cleverness, applying them loosely to almost every form of intellectual
   ability.

                                   Ingenuous

   In*gen"u*ous  (?),  a.  [L.  ingenuus inborn, innate, freeborn, noble,
   frank;  pref.  in-  in + the root of gignere to beget. See Genius, and
   cf. Ingenious.]

   1.  Of  honorable  extraction; freeborn; noble; as, ingenuous blood of
   birth.

   2.  Noble; generous; magnanimous; honorable; uprigth; high-minded; as,
   an ingenuous ardor or zeal.

     If an ingenuous detestation of falsehood be but carefully and early
     instilled,   that   is  the  true  and  genuin  method  to  obviate
     dishonesty. Locke.

   3.  Free from reserve, disguise, equivocation, or dissimulation; open;
   frank;  sa,  an  ingenuous  man; an ingenuous declaration, confession,
   etc.

     Sensible  in  myself . . . what a burden it is for me, who would be
     ingenuous, to be loaded with courtesies which he hath not the least
     hope to requite or deserve. Fuller.

   4. Ingenious. [Obs.] Shak.

     NOTE: &hand; (Formerly) printers did not discriminate between . . .
     ingenuous  and  ingenious,  and  these  words  were  used or rather
     printed  interchangeably  almost  to the begining of the eighteenth
     century.

   G. P. Marsh. Syn. -- Open; frank; unreserved; artless; plain; sincere;
   candid;  fair;  noble; generous. -- Ingenuous, Open, Frank. One who is
   open  speaks  out  at  once  what is uppermost in his mind; one who is
   frank  does  it from a natural boldness, or dislike of self-restraint;
   one   who  is  ingenuous  is  actuated  by  a  native  simplicity  and
   artlessness,  which make him willing to confess faults, and make known
   his sentiments without reserve. See Candid.

                                  Ingenuously

   In*gen"u*ous*ly,   adv.   In  an  ingenuous  manner;  openly;  fairly;
   candidly; artlessly.

     Being  required  to  explane  himself,  he  ingeniously  confessed.
     Ludlow.

                                 Ingenuousness

   In*gen"u*ous*ness, n.

   1.  The  state  or  quality  of  being  ingenuous;  openness of heart;
   frankness.

   2. Ingenuity. [Obs.] Fuller.

                                    Ingeny

   In"ge*ny (?), n. [L. ingenium. See Ingenious.] Natural gift or talent;
   ability; wit; ingenuity. [Obs.] [Written also ingenie.] Becon.

                                  Ingerminate

   In*ger"mi*nate (?), v. t. To cause to germinate.

                                    Ingest

   In*gest"  (?),  v. t. [L. ingenium, p. p. of ingerere to put in; pref.
   in-  in  +  gerere  to bear.] To take into, or as into, the stomach or
   alimentary canal. Sir T. Browne.

                                    Ingesta

   In*ges"ta  (?),  n.  pl.  [NL.  See  Ingest.] (Physiol.) That which is
   introduced  into  the  body  by  the  stomach  or alimentary canal; --
   opposed to egesta.

                                   Ingestion

   In*ges"tion  (?),  n.  [L. ingestio: cf. F. ingestion.] (Physiol.) The
   act  of  taking or putting into the stomach; as, the ingestion of milk
   or other food.

                                   Inghalla

   In*ghal"la  (?),  n. (Zo\'94l.) The reedbuck of South Africa. [Written
   also ingali.]

                                    Ingirt

   In*girt" (?), v. t. [See Ingirt.] To encircle to gird; to engirt.

     The wreath is ivy that ingirts our beams. Drayton.

                                    Ingirt

   In*girt", a. Surrounded; encircled. Fenton.

                                     Ingle

   In"gle  (?),  n.  [Gael. & Ir. aingeali fire; cf. L. igniculusi spark,
   dim.  of  ignis  fire. Cf. Ignite.] Flame; blaze; a fire; a fireplace.
   [Obs.  or Scot.] Burns. Ingle nock, the chimney corner. -- Ingle side,
   Ingle cheek, the fireside.

                                     Ingle

   In"gle,  n.  [Written  also  engle, enghle: cf. Gael. & Ir. aingeal an
   angel.  Cf.  Engle.]  A paramour; a favourite; a sweetheart; an engle.
   [Obs.] Toone.
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                                     Ingle

   In"gle (?), v. t. To cajole or coax; to wheedle. See Engle. [Obs.]

                                   Inglobate

   In*glo"bate  (?),  a.  In the form of a globe or sphere; -- applied to
   nebulous matter collected into a sphere by the force of gravitation.

                                    Inglobe

   In*globe" (?), v. t. To infix, as in a globe; to fix or secure firmly.
   [Obs.] Milton.

                                  Inglorious

   In*glo"ri*ous  (?),  a.  [L. inglorious; pref. in- not + gloria glory,
   fame: cf. F. inglorieux. See Glory.]

   1.  Not  glorious;  not  bringing honor or glory; not accompanied with
   fame,  honor, or celebrity; obscure; humble; as, an inglorious life of
   ease. Shak.

     My next desire is, void of care and strife, To lead a soft, secure,
     inglorious life. Dryden.

     Some mute inglorious Milton here may rest. Gray.

   2.  Shameful; disgraceful; ignominious; as, inglorious flight, defeat,
   etc.

     Inglorious shelter in an alien land. J. Philips.

                                 Ingloriously

   In*glo"ri*ous*ly,  adv.  In  an  inglorious manner; dishonorably; with
   shame; ignominiously; obscurely.

                                Ingloriousness

   In*glo"ri*ous*ness, n. The state of being inglorious.

                                    Inglut

   In*glut" (?), v. t. To glut. [R.] Ascham.

                                   Ingluvial

   In*glu"vi*al  (?),  a.  (Zo\'94l.) Of or pertaining to the indulges or
   crop of birds.

                                   Ingluvies

   In*glu"vi*es (?), n. [L.] (Anat.) The crop, or craw, of birds.

                                  Ingluvious

   In*glu"vi*ous (?), a. Gluttonous. [Obs.] Blount.

                                   In-going

   In"-go`ing (?), n. The act of going in; entrance.

                                   In-going

   In"-go`ing, a. Going; entering, as upon an office or a possession; as,
   an in-going tenant.

                                    Ingorge

   In*gorge" (?), v. t. & i. See Engorge. Milton.

                                     Ingot

   In"got  (?),  n.  [Prob.  from  AS.  in in + ge\'a2tan to pour: cf. F.
   linglot, LL. lingotus a mass of gold or silver, extended in the manner
   of a tongue, and G. einguss, LG. & OE. ingot ingot, a mold for casting
   metals in. See Found to cast, and cf. Linget, Lingot, Nugget.]

   1. That in which metal is cast; a mold. [Obs.]

     And  from  the  fire  he took up his matter And in the ingot put it
     with merry cheer. Chaucer.

   2.  A bar or wedge of steel, gold, or other malleable metal, cast in a
   mold; a mass of unwrought cast metal.

     Wrought ingots from Besoara's mine. Sir W. Jones.

   Ingot mold, a box or mold in which ingots are cast. -- Ingot iron. See
   Decarbonized steel, under Decarbonize.

                                    Ingrace

   In*grace"  (?), v. t. [Pref. in- in + grace.] To ingratiate. [Obs.] G.
   Fletcher.

                                  Ingracious

   In*gra"cious  (?),  a. [Pref. in- not + gracious.] Ungracious; unkind.
   [Obs.] Holland.

                                    Ingraff

   In*graff" (?), v. t. See Ingraft. [Obs.]

                                    Ingraft

   In*graft"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Ingrafted;  p. pr. & vb. n.
   Ingrafting.] [Written also engraft.]

   1.  To  insert, as a scion of one tree, shrub, or plant in another for
   propagation;   as,   to   ingraft  a  peach  scion  on  a  plum  tree;
   figuratively,  to  insert or introduce in such a way as to make a part
   of something.

     This fellow would ingraft a foreign name Upon our stock. Dryden.

     A custom . . . ingrafted into the monarchy of Rome. Burke.

   2.  To  subject  to the process of grafting; to furnish with grafts or
   scions; to graft; as, to ingraft a tree.

                                   Ingrafter

   In*graft"er (?), n. A person who ingrafts.

                                  Ingraftment

   In*graft"ment (?), n.

   1. The act of ingrafting.

   2. The thing ingrafted; a scion.

                                    Ingrain

   In"grain`  (?;  277),  a.  [Pref.  in- in + grain kermes. See Engrain,
   Grain.]

   1. Dyed with grain, or kermes. [Obs.]

   2.  Dyed  before  manufacture,  --  said  of the material of a textile
   fabric;  hence, in general, thoroughly inwrought; forming an essential
   part of the substance.
   Ingrain  carpet, a double or two-ply carpet. -- Triple ingrain carpet,
   a three-ply carpet.

                                    Ingrain

   In"grain`, n. An ingrain fabric, as a carpet.

                                    Ingrain

   In"grain`  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  & p. p. Ingrained (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Ingraining.] [Written also engrain.]

   1. To dye with or in grain or kermes.

   2. To dye in the grain, or before manufacture.

   3.  To  work  into  the  natural  texture  or into the mental or moral
   constitution of; to stain; to saturate; to imbue; to infix deeply.

     Our fields ingrained with blood. Daniel.

     Cruelty  and  jealousy  seem to be ingrained in a man who has these
     vices at all. Helps.

                                   Ingrapple

   In*grap"ple  (?),  v.  t. & i. To seize; to clutch; to grapple. [Obs.]
   Drayton.

                                    Ingrate

   In"grate`  (?;  277),  a.  [L.  ingratus. See Ingrateful.] Ingrateful.
   [Obs. or Poetic] Bacon.

                                    Ingrate

   In"grate`, n. An ungrateful person. Milton.

                                  Ingrateful

   In"grate`ful  (?),  a. [L. ingratus ingrateful (pref. in- not + gratus
   beloved, dear, grateful) + -ful: cf. F. ingrat. See Grateful.]

   1. Ungrateful; thankless; unappreciative. Milton.

     He proved extremely false and ingrateful to me. Atterbury.

   2. Unpleasing to the sense; distasteful; offensive.

     He gives . . . no ingrateful food. Milton.

   -- In"grate`ful*ly, adv. -- In"grate`ful*ness, n.

                                   Ingrately

   In"grate`ly (?), adv. Ungratefully. [Obs.]

                                  Ingratiate

   In*gra"ti*ate  (?),  v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ingratiated (?); p. pr. & vb.
   n. Ingratiating (?).] [Pref. in- in + L. gratia. See Grace.]

   1.  To  introduce  or  commend  to the favor of another; to bring into
   favor;  to insinuate; -- used reflexively, and followed by with before
   the person whose favor is sought.

     Lysimachus  .  .  .  ingratiated  himself  both with Philip and his
     pupil. Budgell.

   2.  To  recommend;  to  render  easy  or agreeable; -- followed by to.
   [Obs.] Dr. J. Scott.

     What difficulty would it [the love of Christ] not ingratiate to us?
     Hammond.

                                  Ingratiate

   In*gra"ti*ate, v. i. To gain favor. [R.] Sir W. Temple.

                                  Ingratitude

   In*grat"i*tude  (?), n. [F. ingratitude, L. ingratitudo. See Ingrate.]
   Want  of  gratitude; insensibility to, forgetfulness of, or ill return
   for, kindness or favors received; unthankfulness; ungratefulness.

     Ingratitude, thou marble-hearted fiend. Shak.

     Ingratitude is abhorred both by God and man. L'Estrange.

                                    Ingrave

   In*grave"  (?), v. t. To engrave. [R.] "Whose gleaming rind ingrav'n."
   Tennyson.

                                    Ingrave

   In*grave",  v. t. [Pref. in- in + grave. Cf. Engrave.] To bury. [Obs.]
   Heywood.

                                  Ingravidate

   In*grav"i*date  (?),  v.  t. [L. ingravidatus, p. p. of ingravidare to
   impregnate.  See  1st  In-,  and  Gravidated.]  To  impregnate. [Obs.]
   Fuller.

                                 Ingravidation

   In*grav`i*da"tion  (?), n. The state of being pregnant or impregnated.
   [Obs.]

                                    Ingreat

   In*great"  (?),  v.  t.  To make great; to enlarge; to magnify. [Obs.]
   Fotherby.

                           Ingredience, Ingrediency

   In*gre"di*ence (?), In*gre"di*en*cy (?), n. [See Ingredient.]

   1. Entrance; ingress. [Obs.] Sir M. Hale.

   2.  The  quality  or  state  of being an ingredient or component part.
   Boyle.

                                  Ingredient

   In*gre"di*ent  (?),  n.  [F.  ingr\'82dient,  L.  ingrediens,  -entis,
   entering  into,  p.  pr.  of  ingredi, p. p. ingressus, to go into, to
   enter; pref. in- in + gradi to walk, go. See Grade.] That which enters
   into a compound, or is a component part of any combination or mixture;
   an element; a constituent.

     By  way  of  analysis we may proceed from compounds to ingredients.
     Sir I. Newton.

     Water  is the chief ingredient in all the animal fluids and solids.
     Arbuthnot.

                                  Ingredient

   In*gre"di*ent,  a. Entering as, or forming, an ingredient or component
   part.

     Acts where no sin is ingredient. Jer. Taylor.

                                    Ingress

   In"gress (?), n. [L. ingressus, fr. ingredi. See Ingredient.]

   1.  The  act  of  entering;  entrance; as, the ingress of air into the
   lungs.

   2.  Power or liberty of entrance or access; means of entering; as, all
   ingress was prohibited.

   3.  (Astron.) The entrance of the moon into the shadow of the earth in
   eclipses, the sun's entrance into a sign, etc.

                                    Ingress

   In"gress (?), v. i. To go in; to enter. [R.]

                                  Ingression

   In*gres"sion  (?),  n.  [L.  ingressio:  cf.  F.  ingression.]  Act of
   entering; entrance. Sir K. Digby.

                                   Ingrieve

   In*grieve (?), v. t. To render more grievous; to aggravate. [Obs.] Sir
   P. Sidney.

                                   Ingroove

   In*groove"  (?),  v.  t.  To  groove  in; to join in or with a groove.
   Tennyson.

                                    Ingross

   In*gross" (?), v. t. See Engross.

                                   Ingrowing

   In"grow`ing  (?),  a.  Growing  or  appearing  to grow into some other
   substance.  Ingrowing  nail,  one whose edges are becoming imbedded in
   the adjacent flesh.

                                   Ingrowth

   In"growth` (?), n. A growth or development inward. J. LeConte.

                                    Inguen

   In"guen (?), n. [L. inguen, inguinis.] (Anat.) The groin.

                                   Inguilty

   In*guilt"y (?), a. Not guilty. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.

                                   Inguinal

   In"gui*nal  (?),  a.  [L. inguinalis, fr. inguen, inguinis, the groin:
   cf.  F.  inguinal.]  (Astron.  &  Med.) Of or pertaining to, or in the
   region  of,  the  inguen  or groin; as, an inguinal canal or ligament;
   inguinal hernia. Inguinal ring. See Abdominal ring, under Abdominal.

                                    Ingulf

   In*gulf"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p. Ingulfed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Ingulfing.]  [Cf.  Engulf.]  [Written  also  engulf.] To swallow up or
   overwhelm in, or as in, a gulf; to cast into a gulf. See Engulf.

     A river large . . . Passed underneath ingulfed. Milton.

                                  Ingulfment

   In*gulf"ment  (?),  n.  The  act  of  ingulfing, or the state of being
   ingulfed.

                                  Ingurgitate

   In*gur"gi*tate  (?),  v.  t. [L. ingurgitatus, p. p. of ingurgitare to
   pour in; pref. in- in + gurges whirlpool, gulf.]

   1.  To  swallow,  devour,  or  drink greedily or in large quantity; to
   guzzle. Cleveland.

   2. To swallow up, as in a gulf. Fotherby.

                                  Ingurgitate

   In*gur"gi*tate, v. i. To guzzle; to swill. Burton.

                                 Ingurgitation

   In*gur`gi*ta"tion (?), n. [L. ingurgitatio: cf. F. ingurgitation.] The
   act   of  swallowing  greedily  or  immoderately;  that  which  is  so
   swallowed. E. Darwin.

     He  drowned  his  stomach  and  senses  with  a  large  draught and
     ingurgitation of wine. Bacon.

                                  Ingustable

   In*gust"a*ble  (?),  a.  [L.  ingustabilis.  See Gustable.] Tasteless;
   insipid. Sir T. Browne.

                                   Inhabile

   In*hab"ile  (?),  a.  [L. inhabilis: cf. F. inhabile. See In- not, and
   Habile, and cf. Unable.]

   1.  Not  apt or fit; unfit; not convenient; inappropriate; unsuitable;
   as, inhabile matter. [Obs.]

   2.  Unskilled;  unready; awkward; incompetent; unqualified; -- said of
   person. [Obs.] See Unable.

                                  Inhability

   In`ha*bil"i*ty  (?),  n.  [Cf.  F.  inhabilet\'82,  inhabilit\'82. See
   Inability.]  Unsuitableness;  unaptness;  unfitness; inability. [Obs.]
   Barrow.

                                    Inhabit

   In*hab"it  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Inhabited;  p. pr. & vb. n.
   Inhabiting.]  [OE.  enhabiten, OF. enhabiter, L. inhabitare; pref. in-
   in + habitare to dwell. See Habit.] To live or dwell in; to occupy, as
   a  place of settled residence; as, wild beasts inhabit the forest; men
   inhabit cities and houses.

     The high and lofty One, that inhabiteth eternity. Is. lvii. 15.

     O, who would inhabit This bleak world alone? Moore.

                                    Inhabit

   In*hab"it,  v.  i. To have residence in a place; to dwell; to live; to
   abide. [Archaic or Poetic] Shak.

     They say wild beasts inhabit here. Waller.

                                  Inhabitable

   In*hab"it*a*ble  (?),  a.  [L. inhabitabilis. See Inhabit.] Capable of
   being inhabited; habitable.

     Systems of inhabitable planets. Locke.

                                  Inhabitable

   In*hab"it*a*ble,  a.  [L.  inhabitabilis:  cf. F. inhabitable. See In-
   not,  and  Habitable.]  Not  habitable;  not suitable to be inhabited.
   [Obs.]

     The frozen ridges of the Alps Or other ground inhabitable. Shak.

                           Inhabitance, Inhabitancy

   In*hab"it*ance (?), In*hab"it*an*cy (?), n.

   1.  The  act  of  inhabiting,  or  the  state  of being inhabited; the
   condition of an inhabitant; residence; occupancy.

     Ruins  yet  resting in the wild moors testify a former inhabitance.
     Carew.

   2.  (Law) The state of having legal right to claim the privileges of a
   recognized  inhabitant;  especially,  the  right to support in case of
   poverty, acquired by residence in a town; habitancy.

                                  Inhabitant

   In*hab"it*ant (?), n. [L. inhabitans, -antis, p. pr. of inhabitare.]

   1.  One who dwells or resides permanently in a place, as distinguished
   from  a  transient  lodger or visitor; as, an inhabitant of a house, a
   town, a city, county, or state. "Frail inhabitants of earth." Cowper.

     In  this  place,  they  report that they saw inhabitants which were
     very fair and fat people. Abp. Abbot.

   2.  (Law) One who has a legal settlement in a town, city, or parish; a
   permanent resident.

                                  Inhabitate

   In*hab"i*tate (?), v. t. To inhabit. [Obs.]

                                 Inhabitation

   In*hab`i*ta"tion (?), n. [L. inhabitatio a dwelling.]

   1. The act of inhabiting, or the state of being inhabited; indwelling.

     The inhabitation of the Holy Ghost. Bp. Pearson.

   2. Abode; place of dwelling; residence. [Obs.] Milton.

   3. Population; inhabitants. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

     The  beginning  of  nations and of the world's inhabitation. Sir W.
     Raleigh.

                               Inhabitativeness

   In*hab"it*a*tive*ness  (?),  n. (Phrenol.) A tendency or propensity to
   permanent residence in a place or abode; love of home and country.

                                   Inhabited

   In*hab"it*ed, a. Uninhabited. [Obs.] Brathwait.

                                   Inhabiter

   In*hab"it*er (?), n. An inhabitant. [R.] Derham.

                                Inhabitiveness

   In*hab"it*ive*ness (?), n. (Phrenol.) See Inhabitativeness.

     What the phrenologists call inhabitiveness. Lowell.

                                  Inhabitress

   In*hab"it*ress, n. A female inhabitant. [R.]

                                   Inhalant

   In*hal"ant (?), a. [Cf. F. inhalant.] Inhaling; used for inhaling.

                                   Inhalant

   In*hal"ant  (?),  n.  An apparatus also called an inhaler (which see);
   that which is to be inhaled.

                                  Inhalation

   In`ha*la"tion  (?), n. [Cf. F. inhalation.] The act of inhaling; also,
   that which is inhaled.

                                    Inhale

   In*hale"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Inhaled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Inhaling.]  [L.  inhalare  to  breathe  upon; pref. in- in + halare to
   breathe:  cf.  F.  inhaler.  Cf.  Exhale.] To breathe or draw into the
   lungs; to inspire; as, to inhale air; -- opposed to exhale.

     Martin was walking forth to inhale the fresh breeze of the evening.
     Arbuthnot.

                                   Inhalent

   In*hal"ent  (?), a. Used for inhaling; as, the inhalent end of a duct.
   Dana.

                                    Inhaler

   In*hal"er (?), n.

   1. One who inhales.

   2. An apparatus for inhaling any vapor or volatile substance, as ether
   or chloroform, for medicinal purposes.

   3. A contrivance to filter, as air, in order to protect the lungs from
   inhaling  damp  or  cold  air,  noxious  gases,  dust, etc.; also, the
   respiratory apparatus for divers.

                                    Inhance

   In*hance" (?), v. t. See Enhance.

                           Inharmonic, Inharmonical

   In`har*mon"ic    (?),   In`har*mon"ic*al   (?),   a.   Not   harmonic;
   inharmonious; discordant; dissonant.

                                 Inharmonious

   In`har*mo"ni*ous   (?),  a.  [Pref.  in-  not  +  harmonious:  cf.  F.
   inharmonieux.]

   1. Not harmonious; unmusical; discordant; dissonant.

     Sounds inharmonious in themselves and harsh. Cowper.

   2. Conflicting; jarring; not in harmony.

                                Inharmoniously

   In`har*mo"ni*ous*ly, adv. Without harmony.

                               Inharmoniousness

   In`har*mo"ni*ous*ness,  n.  The quality of being inharmonious; want of
   harmony; discord.

     The inharmoniousness of a verse. A. Tucker.

                                   Inharmony

   In*har"mo*ny (?), n. Want of harmony.

                               Inhaul, Inhauler

   In"haul`  (?),  In"haul`er  (?), n. (Naut.) A rope used to draw in the
   jib boom, or flying jib boom.

                                   Inhearse

   In*hearse"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp. & p. p. Inhearsed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Inhearsing.] To put in, or as in, a hearse or coffin. Shak.

                                    Inhere

   In*here"  (?),  v.  i.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Inhered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Inhering.]  [L.  inhaerere; pref. in- in + haerere to stick, hang. See
   Hesitate.]  To  be inherent; to stick (in); to be fixed or permanently
   incorporated  with something; to cleave (to); to belong, as attributes
   or qualities.

     They do but inhere in the subject that supports them. Digby.

                             Inherence, Inherency

   In*her"ence (?), In*her"en*cy (?), n. [Cf. F. inh\'82rence.] The state
   of inhering; permanent existence in something; innateness; inseparable
   and essential connection. Jer. Taylor.

                                   Inherent

   In*her"ent  (?), a. [L. inhaerens, -entis, p. pr. of inhaerere: cf. F.
   inh\'82rent.   See   Inhere.]   Permanently   existing  in  something;
   inseparably  attached  or  connected; naturally pertaining to; innate;
   inalienable;  as,  polarity  is an inherent quality of the magnet; the
   inherent  right  of  men  to  life,  liberty,  and protection. "A most
   inherent baseness." Shak.

     The sore disease which seems inherent in civilization. Southey.

   Syn.   --   Innate;   inborn;   native;  natural;  inbred;  inwrought;
   inseparable; essential; indispensable.

                                  Inherently

   In*her"ent*ly, adv. By inherence; inseparably.

     Matter  hath  inherently  and  essentially such an internal energy.
     Bentley.

                                    Inherit

   In*her"it  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Inherited;  p. pr. & vb. n.
   Inheriting.]  [OE.  enheriten  to  inherit, to give a heritage to, OF.
   enheriter  to  appoint  as  an  heir,  L. inhereditare; pref. in- in +
   hereditare to inherit, fr. heres heir. See Heir.]

   1.  (Law) To take by descent from an ancestor; to take by inheritance;
   to  take  as heir on the death of an ancestor or other person to whose
   estate one succeeds; to receive as a right or title descendible by law
   from  an  ancestor  at  his decease; as, the heir inherits the land or
   real  estate  of his father; the eldest son of a nobleman inherits his
   father's title; the eldest son of a king inherits the crown.
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   2.  To  receive  or  take  by  birth;  to have by nature; to derive or
   acquire  from  ancestors,  as  mental  or  physical  qualities; as, he
   inherits a strong constitution, a tendency to disease, etc.

     Prince  Harry  is  valiant;  for  the  cold  blood he did naturally
     inherit  of  his father he hath . . . manured . . . with good store
     of fertile sherris. Shak.

   3.  To  come  into  possession  of;  to possess; to own; to enjoy as a
   possession.

     But the meek shall inherit the earth. Ps. xxxvii. 11.

     To  bury  so much gold under a tree, And never after to inherit it.
     Shak.

   4. To put in possession of. [R.] Shak.

                                    Inherit

   In*her"it  (?),  v. i. To take or hold a possession, property, estate,
   or rights by inheritance.

     Thou shalt not inherit our father's house. Judg. xi. 2.

                                Inheritability

   In*her`it*a*bil"i*ty  (?),  n.  The  quality  of  being inheritable or
   descendible to heirs. Jefferson.

                                  Inheritable

   In*her"it*a*ble (?), a.

   1.  Capable  of  being inherited; transmissible or descendible; as, an
   inheritable estate or title. Blackstone.

   2.  Capable of being transmitted from parent to child; as, inheritable
   qualities or infirmities.

   3.   [Cf.   OF.   enheritable,  inheritable.]  Capable  of  taking  by
   inheritance,  or of receiving by descent; capable of succeeding to, as
   an heir.

     By  attainder  .  .  .  the  blood  of  the  person attainted is so
     corrupted as to be rendered no longer inheritable. Blackstone.

     The  eldest  daughter  of the king is also alone inheritable to the
     crown on failure of issue male. Blackstone.

   Inheritable  blood,  blood  or  relationship by which a person becomes
   qualified to be an heir, or to transmit possessions by inheritance.

                                  Inheritably

   In*her"it*a*bly, adv. By inheritance. Sherwood.

                                  Inheritance

   In*her"it*ance (?), n. [Cf. OF. enheritance.]

   1.  The  act or state of inheriting; as, the inheritance of an estate;
   the inheritance of mental or physical qualities.

   2. That which is or may be inherited; that which is derived by an heir
   from  an  ancestor  or  other  person;  a heritage; a possession which
   passes by descent.

     When  the  man dies, let the inheritance Descend unto the daughter.
     Shak.

   3.  A  permanent or valuable possession or blessing, esp. one received
   by gift or without purchase; a benefaction.

     To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not
     away. 1 Pet. i. 4.

   4.  Possession;  ownership;  acquisition.  "The  inheritance  of their
   loves." Shak.

     To you th' inheritance belongs by right Of brother's praise; to you
     eke Spenser.

   5. (Biol.) Transmission and reception by animal or plant generation.

   6.  (Law)  A  perpetual  or continuing right which a man and his heirs
   have  to  an  estate;  an estate which a man has by descent as heir to
   another,  or  which  he may transmit to another as his heir; an estate
   derived from an ancestor to an heir in course of law. Blackstone.

     NOTE: &hand; Th e word inheritance (used simply) is mostly confined
     to the title to land and tenements by a descent.

   Mozley & W.

     Men  are  not proprietors of what they have, merely for themselves;
     their  children have a title to part of it which comes to be wholly
     theirs  when  death has put an end to their parents' use of it; and
     this we call inheritance. Locke.

                                   Inheritor

   In*her"it*or (?), n. One who inherits; an heir.

     Born inheritors of the dignity. Milton.

                                  Inheritress

   In*her"it*ress (?), n. A heiress. Milman.

                                  Inheritrix

   In*her"it*rix (?), n. Same as Inheritress. Shak.

                                    Inherse

   In*herse" (?), v. t. [Obs.] See Inhearse.

                                   Inhesion

   In*he"sion  (?),  n. [L. inhaesio. See Inhere.] The state of existing,
   of being inherent, in something; inherence. A. Baxter.

     Constant inhesion and habitual abode. South.

                                   Inhiation

   In`hi*a"tion  (?),  n.  [L. inhiatio, fr. inhiare to gape; pref. in- +
   hiare to gape.] A gaping after; eager desire; craving. [R.] Bp. Hall.

                                    Inhibit

   In*hib"it  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Inhibited;  p. pr. & vb. n.
   Inhibiting.]  [L.  inhibitus, p. p. of inhibere; pref. in- in + habere
   to have, hold. See Habit.]

   1. To check; to hold back; to restrain; to hinder.

     Their  motions  also  are excited or inhibited . . . by the objects
     without them. Bentley.

   2. To forbid; to prohibit; to interdict.

     All  men  were  inhibited,  by proclamation, at the dissolution, so
     much as to mention a Parliament. Clarendon.

     Burial may not be inhibited or denied to any one. Ayliffe.

                                  Inhibition

   In`hi*bi"tion (?), n. [L. inhibitio: cf. F. inhibition.]

   1.  The act of inhibiting, or the state of being inhibited; restraint;
   prohibition; embargo.

   2.  (Physiol.)  A stopping or checking of an already present action; a
   restraining  of  the function of an organ, or an agent, as a digestive
   fluid  or  ferment, etc.; as, the inhibition of the respiratory center
   by the pneumogastric nerve; the inhibition of reflexes, etc.

   3.  (Law) A writ from a higher court forbidding an inferior judge from
   further  proceedings  in  a  cause before; esp., a writ issuing from a
   higher ecclesiastical court to an inferior one, on appeal. Cowell.

                                   Inhibitor

   In*hib"i*tor  (?), n. [NL.] That which causes inhibitory action; esp.,
   an inhibitory nerve.

                                  Inhibitory

   In*hib"i*to*ry  (?),  a. [LL. inhibitorius: cf. F. inhibitoire.] Of or
   pertaining  to,  or  producing,  inhibition; consisting in inhibition;
   tending  or  serving  to  inhibit;  as,  the  inhibitory action of the
   pneumogastric on the respiratory center.

     I would not have you consider these criticisms as inhibitory. Lamb.

   Inhibitory  nerves  (Physiol.), those nerves which modify, inhibit, or
   suppress a motor or secretory act already in progress.

                               Inhibitory-motor

   In*hib"i*to*ry-mo"tor  (?),  a.  (Physiol.)  A term applied to certain
   nerve  centers which govern or restrain subsidiary centers, from which
   motor impressions issue. McKendrick.

                                    Inhive

   In*hive" (?), v. t. To place in a hive; to hive.

                                    Inhold

   In*hold"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Inheld  (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Inholding.] To have inherent; to contain in itself; to possess. [Obs.]
   Sir W. Raleigh.

                                   Inholder

   In*hold"er, n. An inhabitant. [Obs.] Spenser.

                                    Inhoop

   In*hoop" (?), v. t. To inclose in a hoop, or as in a hoop. [R.] Shak.

                                 Inhospitable

   In*hos"pi*ta*ble   (?),  a.  [Pref.  in-  not  +  hospitable:  cf.  L.
   inhospitalis.]

   1.  Not  hospitable;  not disposed to show hospitality to strangers or
   guests; as, an inhospitable person or people.

     Have  you  no  touch  of  pity, that the poor Stand starved at your
     inhospitable door? Cowper.

   2.   Affording  no  shelter  or  sustenance;  barren;  desert;  bleak;
   cheerless;      wild.     "Inhospitable     wastes."     Blair.     --
   In*hos"pi*ta*ble*mess, n. -- In*hos"pi*ta*bly, adv.

                                 Inhospitality

   In*hos`pi*tal"i*ty    (?),    n.    [L.    inhospitalitas:    cf.   F.
   inhospitalit\'82.  See In- not, and Hospitality.] The quality or state
   of  being  inhospitable;  inhospitableness;  lack  of hospitality. Bp.
   Hall.

                                    Inhuman

   In*hu"man  (?),  a.  [L.  inhumanus: cf. F. inhumain. See In- not, and
   Human.]

   1.  Destitute  of  the  kindness and tenderness that belong to a human
   being;  cruel;  barbarous; savage; unfeeling; as, an inhuman person or
   people.

   2.  Characterized by, or attended with, cruelty; as, an inhuman act or
   punishment.  Syn.  --  Cruel;  unfeeling; pitiless; merciless; savage;
   barbarous; brutal; ferocious; ruthless; fiendish.

                                  Inhumanity

   In`hu*man"i*ty  (?), n.; pl. Inhumanities (#). [L. inhumanitas: cf. F.
   inhumanit\'82.]  The  quality  or  state  of  being  inhuman; cruelty;
   barbarity.

     Man's inhumanity to man Makes countless thousands mourn. Burns.

                                   Inhumanly

   In*hu"man*ly (?), adv. In an inhuman manner; cruelly; barbarously.

                                   Inhumate

   In*hu"mate  (?),  v.  t.  [L.  inhumatus, p. p. of inhumare to inhume;
   pref.  in-  in  +  humare  to  cover with earth. See Humation, and cf.
   Inhume.] To inhume; to bury; to inter. Hedge.

                                  Inhumation

   In`hu*ma"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. inhumation.]

   1. The act of inhuming or burying; interment.

   2.  (Old  Chem.)  The act of burying vessels in warm earth in order to
   expose  their  contents  to a steady moderate heat; the state of being
   thus exposed.

   3. (Med.) Arenation.

                                    Inhume

   In*hume"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Inhumed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Inhuming.] [Cf. F. inhumer. See Inhumate.]

   1. To deposit, as a dead body, in the earth; to bury; to inter.

     Weeping they bear the mangled heaps of slain, Inhume the natives in
     their native plain. Pope.

   2. To bury or place in warm earth for chemical or medicinal purposes.

                                     Inia

   In"i*a  (?),  n.  (Zo\'94l.) A South American freshwater dolphin (Inia
   Boliviensis). It is ten or twelve feet long, and has a hairy snout.

                                     Inial

   In"i*al (?), a. (Anat.) Pertaining to the inion.

                                 Inimaginable

   In`im*ag"i*na*ble   (?),  a.  Unimaginable;  inconceivable.  [R.]  Bp.
   Pearson.

                                   Inimical

   In*im"i*cal  (?;  277),  a.  [L.  inimicalis, fr. inimicus unfriendly,
   hostile; pref. in- not + amicus friendly. See Amity.]

   1.   Having  the  disposition  or  temper  of  an  enemy;  unfriendly;
   unfavorable;  --  chiefly applied to private, as hostile is to public,
   enmity.

   2.   Opposed   in   tendency,  influence,  or  effects;  antagonistic;
   inconsistent; incompatible; adverse; repugnant.

     We  are at war with a system, which, by its essence, is inimical to
     all other governments. Burke.

                                  Inimicality

   In*im`i*cal"i*ty  (?),  n.  The  state or quality of being inimical or
   hostile; hostility; unfriendliness. [R.]

                                  Inimically

   In*im"i*cal*ly (?), adv. In an inimical manner.

                                 Inimicitious

   In*im`i*ci"tious   (?),  a.  [L.  inimicitia  enmity.  See  Inimical.]
   Inimical; unfriendly. [R.] Sterne.

                                   Inimicous

   In*im"i*cous (?), a. [L. inimicus.] Inimical; hurtful. [Obs.] Evelyn.

                                 Inimitability

   In*im`i*ta*bil"i*ty  (?), n. The quality or state of being inimitable;
   inimitableness. Norris.

                                  Inimitable

   In*im"i*ta*ble  (?),  a.  [L. inimitabilis: cf. F. inimitable. See In-
   not,  and  Imitable.]  Not  capable  of  being  imitated,  copied,  or
   counterfeited;  beyond  imitation;  surpassingly excellent; matchless;
   unrivaled;  exceptional;  unique;  as, an inimitable style; inimitable
   eloquence. "Inimitable force." Dryden.

     Performing such inimitable feats. Cowper.

   -- In*im"i*ta*ble*ness, n. -- In*im"i*ta*bly, adv.

                                     Inion

   In"i*on  (?),  n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'ini`on the back of the head.] (Anat.)
   The external occipital protuberance of the skull.

                                  Iniquitous

   In*iq"ui*tous  (?),  a.  [From  Iniquity.]  Characterized by iniquity;
   unjust; wicked; as, an iniquitous bargain; an iniquitous proceeding.

     Demagogues . . . bribed to this iniquitous service. Burke.

   Syn.  --  Wicked;  wrong; unjust; unrighteous; nefarious; criminal. --
   Iniquitous,  Wicked, Nefarious. Wicked is the generic term. Iniquitous
   is  stronger, denoting a violation of the rights of others, usually by
   fraud or circumvention. Nefarious is still stronger, implying a breach
   of  the  most  sacred  obligations,  and  points  more directly to the
   intrinsic badness of the deed.

                                 Iniquitously

   In*iq"ui*tous*ly, adv. In an iniquitous manner; unjustly; wickedly.

                                   Iniquity

   In*iq"ui*ty   (?),   n.;   pl.  Iniquities  (#).  [OE.  iniquitee,  F.
   iniquit\'82,  L.  iniquitas,  inequality,  unfairness,  injustice. See
   Iniquous.]

   1.  Absence  of, or deviation from, just dealing; want of rectitude or
   uprightness;  gross  injustice;  unrighteousness;  wickedness; as, the
   iniquity of bribery; the iniquity of an unjust judge.

     Till  the  world  from  his perfection fell Into all filth and foul
     iniquity. Spenser.

   2. An iniquitous act or thing; a deed of injustice o Milton.

     Your  iniquities  have separated between you and your God. Is. lix.
     2.

   3.  A  character  or personification in the old English moralities, or
   moral  dramas,  having the name sometimes of one vice and sometimes of
   another. See Vice.

     Acts  old  Iniquity, and in the fit Of miming gets the opinion of a
     wit. B. Jonson.

                                   Iniquous

   In*i"quous  (?),  a.  [L. iniquus; pref. in- not + aequus. See Equal.]
   Iniquitous. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

                                  Inirritable

   In*ir"ri*ta*ble   (?),   a.   [Pref.  in-  not  +  irritable:  cf.  F.
   inirritable.]  Not  irritable;  esp.  (Physiol.),  incapable  of being
   stimulated to action, as a muscle. -- In*ir`ri*ta*bil"i*ty (#), n.

                                 Inirritative

   In*ir"ri*ta*tive  (?),  a.  Not  accompanied  with  excitement; as, an
   inirritative fever. E. Darwin.

                                    Inisle

   In*isle"  (?),  v.  t.  [Cf.  Enisled.]  To  form  into  an island; to
   surround. [Obs.] Drayton.

                                    Initial

   In*i"tial  (?),  a.  [L. initialis, from initium a going in, entrance,
   beginning,  fr.  inire to go into, to enter, begin; pref. in- in + ire
   to go: cf. F. initial. See Issue, and cf. Commence.]

   1.  Of  or  pertaining  to  the  beginning;  marking the commencement;
   incipient; commencing; as, the initial symptoms of a disease.

   2.  Placed  at  the  beginning;  standing at the head, as of a list or
   series; as, the initial letters of a name.

                                    Initial

   In*i"tial, n. The first letter of a word or a name.

                                    Initial

   In*i"tial,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Initialed  (?);  p. pr. & vb. n.
   Initialing.]  To  put  an  initial  to;  to  mark  with  an initial of
   initials. [R.]

                                   Initially

   In*i"tial*ly, adv. In an initial or incipient manner or degree; at the
   beginning. Barrow.

                                   Initiate

   In*i"ti*ate  (?),  v.  t. [imp. & p. p. Initiated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Initiating  (?).]  [L.  initiatus,  p.  p.  of  initiare to begin, fr.
   initium beginning. See Initial.]

   1.  To  introduce  by  a  first  act; to make a beginning with; to set
   afoot; to originate; to commence; to begin or enter upon.

     How are changes of this sort to be initiated? I. Taylor.

   2.  To  acquaint  with the beginnings; to instruct in the rudiments or
   principles; to introduce.

     Providence would only initiate mankind into the useful knowledge of
     her  treasures,  leaving  the  rest  to employ our industry. Dr. H.
     More.

     To  initiate his pupil into any part of learning, an ordinary skill
     in the governor is enough. Locke.

   3.  To  introduce into a society or organization; to confer membership
   on;  especially,  to  admit to a secret order with mysterious rites or
   ceremonies.

     The  Athenians believed that he who was initiated and instructed in
     the  mysteries  would  obtain  celestial  honor  after  death.  Bp.
     Warburton.

     He  was  initiated  into  half  a dozen clubs before he was one and
     twenty. Spectator.

                                   Initiate

   In*i"ti*ate,  v. i. To do the first act; to perform the first rite; to
   take the initiative. [R.] Pope.

                                   Initiate

   In*i"ti*ate (?), a. [L. initiatus, p. p.]

   1.  Unpracticed;  untried;  new.  [Obs.] "The initiate fear that wants
   hard use." Shak.

   2.  Begun;  commenced; introduced to, or instructed in, the rudiments;
   newly admitted.

     To  rise  in  science  as  in bliss, Initiate in the secrets of the
     skies. Young.

   Initiate  tenant by courtesy (Law), said of a husband who becomes such
   in his wife's estate of inheritance by the birth of a child, but whose
   estate is not consummated till the death of the wife. Mozley & W.

                                   Initiate

   In*i"ti*ate, n. One who is, or is to be, initiated.

                                  Initiation

   In*i`ti*a"tion (?), n. [L. initiatio: cf. F. initiation.]

   1.  The  act  of  initiating,  or  the  process  of being initiated or
   introduced;  as, initiation into a society, into business, literature,
   etc. "The initiation of coursers of events." Pope.

   2.  The  form  or  ceremony  by  which a person is introduced into any
   society; mode of entrance into an organized body; especially, the rite
   of admission into a secret society or order.

     Silence is the first thing that is taught us at our initiation into
     sacred mysteries. Broome.

                                  Initiative

   In*i"ti*a*tive  (?),  a.  [Cf.  F.  initiatif.]  Serving  to initiate;
   inceptive; initiatory; introductory; preliminary.

                                  Initiative

   In*i"ti*a*tive, n. [Cf. F. initiative.]

   1.  An  introductory  step  or  movement;  an  act which originates or
   begins.

     The undeveloped initiatives of good things to come. I. Taylor.

   2.  The right or power to introduce a new measure or course of action,
   as  in  legislation; as, the initiative in respect to revenue bills is
   in the House of Representatives.

                                   Initiator

   In*i"ti*a`tor (?), n. [L.] One who initiates.

                                  Initiatory

   In*i"ti*a*to*ry (?), a.

   1. Suitable for an introduction or beginning; introductory; prefatory;
   as, an initiatory step. Bp. Hall.

   2.  Tending  or serving to initiate; introducing by instruction, or by
   the   use  and  application  of  symbols  or  ceremonies;  elementary;
   rudimentary.

     Some initiatory treatises in the law. Herbert.

     Two  initiatory  rites  of  the  same  general import can not exist
     together. J. M. Mason.

                                  Initiatory

   In*i"ti*a*to*ry, n. An introductory act or rite. [R.]

                                    Inition

   In*i"tion   (?),  n.  [Cf.  OF.  inition.  See  Initial.]  Initiation;
   beginning. [Obs.] Sir R. Naunton.

                                    Inject

   In*ject"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Injected;  p.  pr.  & vb. n.
   Injecting.]  [L.  injectus,  p.  p. of inicere, injicere, to throw in;
   pref.  in-  in  + jacere to throw: cf. F. injecter. See Jet a shooting
   forth.]

   1. To throw in; to dart in; to force in; as, to inject cold water into
   a  condenser;  to inject a medicinal liquid into a cavity of the body;
   to inject morphine with a hypodermic syringe.

   2. Fig.: To throw; to offer; to propose; to instill.

     C\'91sar  also, then hatching tyranny, injected the same scrupulous
     demurs. Milton.

   3. To cast or throw; -- with on. [R.]

     And mound inject on mound. Pope.
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   4. (Anat.) To fill (a vessel, cavity, or tissue) with a fluid or other
   substance; as, to inject the blood vessels.

                                   Injection

   In*jec"tion (?), n. [L. injectio : cf.F. injection.]

   1. The act of injecting or throwing in; -- applied particularly to the
   forcible  throwing  in of a liquid, or a\'89riform body, by means of a
   syringe, pump, etc.

   2. That which is injected; especially, a liquid medicine thrown into a
   cavity of the body by a syringe or pipe; a clyster; an enema. Mayne.

   3.  (Anat.)  (a)  The  act or process of filling vessels, cavities, or
   tissues  with  a  fluid or other substance. (b) A specimen prepared by
   injection.

   4. (Steam Eng.) (a) The act of throwing cold water into a condenser to
   produce a vacuum. (b) The cold water thrown into a condenser.
   Injection  cock,  OR  Injection  valve (Steam Eng.), the cock or valve
   through  which  cold  water is admitted into a condenser. -- Injection
   condenser.  See  under  Condenser. -- Injection pipe, the pipe through
   which cold water is through into the condenser of a steam engine.

                                   Injector

   In*ject"or (?), n.

   1. One who, or that which, injects.

   2. (Mach.) A contrivance for forcing feed water into a steam boiler by
   the  direct  action  of  the steam upon the water. The water is driven
   into  the  boiler  by  the impulse of a jet of the steam which becomes
   condensed as soon as it strikes the stream of cold water it impels; --
   also  called  Giffard's injector, from the inventor. <-- fuel injector
   --  a  device  for actively injecting fuel into an internal combustion
   engine -->

                                    Injelly

   In*jel"ly (?), v. t. To place in jelly. [R.]

                                    Injoin

   In*join" (?), v. t. [Obs.] See Enjoin.

                                    Injoint

   In*joint  (?),  v.  t. [Pref. in- in + joint.] To join; to unite. [R.]
   Shak.

                                    Injoint

   In*joint,  v.  t.  [Pref.  in-  in + joint.] To disjoint; to separate.
   [Obs.] Holland.

                                  Injucundity

   In`ju*cun"di*ty  (?),  n.  [L. injucunditas. See In- not, and Jocund.]
   Unpleassantness; disagreeableness. [Obs.] Cockeram.

                                  Injudicable

   In*ju"di*ca*ble (?), a. Not cognizable by a judge. [Obs.] Bailey.

                                  Injudicial

   In`ju*di"cial (?), a. Not according to the forms of law; not judicial.
   [R.]

                                  Injudicious

   In`ju*di"cious   (?),   a.   [Pref.   in-  not  +  judicious;  cf.  F.
   injudicieux.]

   1. Not judicious; wanting in sound judgment; undiscerning; indiscreet;
   unwise; as, an injudicious adviser.

     An  injudicious  biographer  who undertook to be his editor and the
     protector of his memory. A. Murphy.

   2.  Not  according  to  sound  judgment  or discretion; unwise; as, an
   injudicious  measure. Syn. -- Indiscreet; inconsiderate; undiscerning;
   incautious; unwise; rash; hasty; imprudent.

                                 Injudiciously

   In`ju*di"cious*ly, adv. In an injudicious manner.

                                Injudiciousness

   In`ju*di"cious*ness,  n.  The  quality  of  being injudicious; want of
   sound judgment; indiscretion. Whitlock.

                                  Injunction

   In*junc"tion  (?), n. [L. injunctio, fr. injungere, injunctum, to join
   into, to enjoin. See Enjoin.]

   1.  The  act  of  enjoining;  the  act  of  directing,  commanding, or
   prohibiting.

   2. That which is enjoined; an order; a mandate; a decree; a command; a
   precept; a direction.

     For  still  they  knew,and ought to have still remembered, The high
     injunction,not to taste that fruit. Milton.

     Necessary as the injunctions of lawful authority. South.

   3.  (Law) A writ or process, granted by a court of equity, and, insome
   cases,  under  statutes, by a court of law,whereby a party is required
   to do or to refrain from doing certain acts, according to the exigency
   of the writ.

     NOTE: &hand; It  is  mo re generally used as a preventive than as a
     restorative process, although by no means confined to the former.

   Wharton. Daniell. Story.

                                    Injure

   In"jure  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Injured  (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Injuring.]  [L.  injuriari,  fr.  injuria  injury,  perh.  through  F.
   injurier  to insult, in OF. also, to injure; or perhaps fr. E. injury,
   or  F.  injure  injury.  See  Injury.]  To  do  harm to; to impair the
   excellence  and  value of; to hurt; to damage; -- used in a variety of
   senses;  as: (a) To hurt or wound, as the person; to impair soundness,
   as  of  health.  (b)  To  damage  or  lessen the value of, as goods or
   estate.   (c)  To  slander,  tarnish,  or  impair,  as  reputation  or
   character.  (d)  To impair or diminish, as happiness or virtue. (e) To
   give  pain  to,  as  the  sensibilities or the feelings; to grieve; to
   annoy. (f) To impair, as the intellect or mind.

     When have I injured thee? when done thee wrong? Shak.

   Syn.  --  To  damage; mar; spoil; harm; sully; wrong; maltreat; abuse;
   insult; affront; dishonor.

                                    Injurer

   In"jur*er (?), n. One who injures or wrongs.

                                    Injuria

   In*ju"ri*a  (?),  n.;  pl. Injurie (#). [L.] (Law) Injury; invasion of
   another's rights.

                                   Injurious

   In*ju"ri*ous  (?), a. [L. injuriousus, injurius; cf. F. injurieux. See
   Injury.]

   1. Not just; wrongful; iniquitous; culpable. [Obs.] Milton.

     Till  the  injurious Roman did extort This tribute from us, we were
     free. Shak.

   2. Causing injury or harm; hurtful; harmful; detrimental; mischievous;
   as, acts injurious to health, credit, reputation, property, etc.

     Without  being  injurious  to  the  memory  of  our English Pindar.
     Dryden.

   Syn.   --   Harmful;   hurtful;   pernicious;   mischievous;  baneful;
   deleterious; noxious; ruinous; detrimental.

                                  Injuriously

   In*ju"ri*ous*ly,  adv.  In an injurious or hurtful manner; wrongfully;
   hurtfully; mischievously.

                                 Injuriousness

   In*ju"ri*ous*ness,  n.  The  quality  of  being  injurious or hurtful;
   harmfulness; injury.

                                    Injury

   In"ju*ry  (?),  n.;  pl.  Injuries  (#). [OE. injurie, L. injuria, fr.
   injurius  injurious,  wrongful,  unjust;  pref.  in-  not + jus,juris,
   right,law,justice:  cf.  F.  injure.  See  Just,  a.]  Any  damage  or
   violation  of,  the  person, character, feelings, rights, property, or
   interests  of  an  individual; that which injures, or occasions wrong,
   loss,  damage,  or detriment; harm; hurt; loss; mischief; wrong; evil;
   as,  his  health was impaired by a severe injury; slander is an injury
   to the character.

     For he that doeth injury shall receve that he did evil. Wyclif(Col.
     iii. 25).

     Many  times  we  do  injury  to  a  cause  by  dwelling on trifling
     arguments. I. Watts.

     Riot  ascends  above their loftiest towers, And injury and outrage.
     Milton.

     NOTE: &hand; In jury in morals and jurisprudence is the intentional
     doing of wrong.

   Fleming.  Syn.  --  Harm;  hurt;  damage; loss; impairment; detriment;
   wrong; evil; injustice.

                                   Injustice

   In*jus"tice  (?),  n.  [F.  injustice, L. injustitia. See In- not, and
   Justice, and cf. Unjust.]

   1.  Want  of justice and equity; violation of the rights of another or
   others; iniquity; wrong; unfairness; imposition.

     If   this   people   [the   Athenians]   resembled  Nero  in  their
     extravagance,  much  more  did they resemble and even exceed him in
     cruelty and injustice. Burke.

   2. An unjust act or deed; a sin; a crime; a wrong.

     Cunning  men  can  be guilty of a thousand injustices without being
     discovered, or at least without being punished. Swift.

                                      Ink

   Ink  (?),  n. (Mach.) The step, or socket, in which the lower end of a
   millstone spindle runs.

                                      Ink

   Ink,  n. [OE. enke, inke, OF. enque, F. encre, L. encaustum the purple
   red  ink  with  which  the  Roman  emperors  signed  their edicts, Gr.
   Encaustic, Caustic.]

   1.  A  fluid,  or  a  viscous material or preparation of various kinds
   (commonly black or colored), used in writing or printing.

     Make there a prick with ink. Chaucer.

     Deformed monsters, foul and black as ink. Spenser.

   2. A pigment. See India ink, under India.

     NOTE: &hand; Or dinarily, bl ack in k is  ma de from nutgalls and a
     solution  of  some  salt  of  iron,  and  consists essentially of a
     tannate  or  gallate  of  iron; sometimes indigo sulphate, or other
     coloring  matter,is  added.  Other  black  inks  contain  potassium
     chromate,  and extract of logwood, salts of vanadium, etc. Blue ink
     is  usually  a solution of Prussian blue. Red ink was formerly made
     from carmine (cochineal), Brazil wood, etc., but potassium eosin is
     now  used. Also red, blue, violet, and yellow inks are largely made
     from  aniline  dyes.  Indelible  ink  is usually a weak solution of
     silver  nitrate,  but carbon in the form of lampblack or India ink,
     salts  of  molybdenum,  vanadium,  etc., are also used. Sympathetic
     inks may be made of milk, salts of cobalt, etc. See Sympathetic ink
     (below).

   Copying  ink,  a  peculiar  ink  used  for writings of which copies by
   impression  are to be taken. -- Ink bag (Zo\'94l.), an ink sac. -- Ink
   berry.  (Bot.) (a) A shrub of the Holly family (Ilex glabra), found in
   sandy  grounds  along  the  coast  from  New  England  to Florida, and
   producing  a  small black berry. (b) The West Indian indigo berry. See
   Indigo.   --   Ink   plant  (Bot.),  a  New  Zealand  shrub  (Coriaria
   thumifolia), the berries of which uield a juice which forms an ink. --
   Ink  powder,  a  powder from which ink is made by solution. -- Ink sac
   (Zo\'94l.),  an  organ,  found in most cephalopods, containing an inky
   fluid  which  can  be  ejected  from a duct opening at the base of the
   siphon.  The fluid serves to cloud the water, and enable these animals
   to  escape  from  their  enemies.  See  Illust.  of  Dibranchiata.  --
   Printer's  ink,  OR  Printing  ink. See under Printing. -- Sympathetic
   ink,  a  writing  fluid  of such a nature that what is written remains
   invisible  till  the  action  of  a reagent on the characters makes it
   visible.

                                      Ink

   Ink, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inked (?nkt); p. pr. & vb. n. Inking.] To put
   ink upon; to supply with ink; to blacken, color, or daub with ink.

                                     Inker

   Ink"er  (?), n. One who, or that which, inks; especially, in printing,
   the pad or roller which inks the type.

                                    Inkfish

   Ink"fish` (?), n. A cuttlefish. See Cuttlefish.

                                    Inkhorn

   Ink"horn`  (?),  n.  [Ink  +  horn;  cf.  F.  cornet  \'85  encre,  G.
   dintenhorn.]  A  small  bottle of horn or other material formerly used
   for  holding  ink; an inkstand; a portable case for writing materials.
   "With a writer's inkhorn by his side." Ezek. ix. 2.

     From his pocket the notary drew his papers and inkhorn. Longfellow.

                                    Inkhorn

   Ink"horn",  a.  Learned;  pedantic;  affected. [Obs.] "Inkhorn terms."
   Bale.

                                  Inkhornism

   Ink"horn`ism (?), n. Pedantry. Sir T. Wilson.

                                   Inkiness

   Ink"i*ness  (?),  n.  [From Inky.] The state or quality of being inky;
   blackness.

                                    Inking

   Ink"ing,  a. Supplying or covering with ink. Inking roller, a somewhat
   elastic  roller,used  to  spread ink over forms of type, copperplates,
   etc.  --  Inking  trough  OR  table,  a trough or table from which the
   inking roller receives its ink.

                                     Inkle

   In"kle  (?),  n.  [Prob.the  same  word  as  lingle, the first l being
   mistaken  for  the  definite article in French. See Lingle.] A kind of
   tape or braid. Shak.

                                     Inkle

   In"kle,  v.  t.  [OE.  inklen  to  hint; cf. Dan. ymte to whisper.] To
   guess. [Prov. Eng.] "She inkled what it was." R. D. Blackmore.

                                    Inkling

   In"kling (?), n. A hint; an intimation.

     The least inkling or glimpse of this island. Bacon.

     They had some inkling of secret messages. Clarendon.

                                    Inknee

   In"knee` (?), n. Same as Knock-knee.

                                    Inkneed

   In"kneed` (?), a. See Knock-kneed.

                                    Inknot

   In*knot"  (?),  v.  t.  To  fasten  or  bind,  as with a knot; to knot
   together. Fuller.

                                   Inkstand

   Ink"stand`  (?),  n.  A  small  vessel for holding ink, to dip the pen
   into; also, a device for holding ink and writing materials.

                                   Inkstone

   Ink"stone"  (?),  n.  A  kind  of  stone  containing native vitriol or
   subphate of iron, used in making ink.

                                     Inky

   Ink"y  (?),  a.  Consisting  of,  or resembling, ink; soiled with ink;
   black. "Inky blots." Shak. "Its inky blackness." Boyle.

                                    Inlace

   In*lace"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Inlaced (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Inlacing  (?).]  [Pref.  in-  +  lace:  cf.  OE.  enlacen to entangle,
   involve,  OF. enlacier, F. enlacer. See Lace, and cf. Enlace.] To work
   in,  as lace; to embellish with work resembling lace; also, to lace or
   enlace. P. Fletcher.

                                  Inlagation

   In"la*ga"tion  (?),  n.  [Law L. inlagatio, fr. inlagare to restore to
   law.  See  In, and Law.] (Old Eng. Law) The restitution of an outlawed
   person to the protection of the law; inlawing. Bouvier.

                                    Inlaid

   In*laid" (?), p. p. of Inlay.

                                    Inland

   In"land (?), a.

   1.  Within  the  land; more or less remote from the ocean or from open
   water; interior; as, an inland town. "This wide inland sea." Spenser.

     From inland regions to the distant main. Cowper.

   2.  Limited  to  the  land,  or  to inland routes; within the seashore
   boundary; not passing on, or over, the sea; as, inland transportation,
   commerce, navigation, etc.

   3.  Confined  to  a  country  or  state; domestic; not foreing; as, an
   inland bill of exchange. See Exchange.

                                    Inland

   In"land, n. The interior part of a country. Shak.

                                    Inland

   In"land,  adv.  Into,  or  towards, the interior, away from the coast.
   Cook.

     The  greatest waves of population have rolled inland from the east.
     S. Turner.

                                   Inlander

   In"land*er (?), n. One who lives in the interior of a country, or at a
   distance from the sea. Sir T. Browne.

                                   Inlandish

   In"land*ish, a. Inland. [Obs.] T. Reeve(1657)

                                  Inlapidate

   In*lap"i*date (?), v. t. [Pref. in- in + L. lapis, lapidis, stone.] To
   convert into a stony substance; to petrity. [R.] Bacon.

                                    Inlard

   In*lard" (?), v. t. See Inlard.

                                     Inlaw

   In*law" (?), v. t. [In + law. Cf. Inlagation.] (Old Eng. Law) To clear
   of  outlawry  or  attainder; to place under the protection of the law.
   Burrill.  <--  In"-law.  A  person  who  is  related  by  marriage, as
   distinguished    from    a   blood   relative;   esp.   mother-in-law,
   father-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law -->

                                     Inlay

   In*lay"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Inlaied  (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Inlaying.] To lay within; hence, to insert, as pieces of pearl, iviry,
   choice  woods, or the like, in a groundwork of some other material; to
   form an ornamental surface; to diversify or adorn with insertions.

     Look,how the floor of heaven Is thick inlaid with patines of bright
     gold. Shak.

     But  these  things  are  . . . borrowed by the monks to inlay their
     story. Milton.

                                     Inlay

   In"lay`  (?),  n.  Matter  or  pieces of wood, ivory, etc., inlaid, or
   prepared  for  inlaying; that which is inserted or inlaid for ornament
   or variety.

     Crocus and hyacinth with rich inlay Broidered the ground. Milton.

     The sloping of the moonlit sward Was damask work, and deep inlay Of
     braided blooms. Tennyson.

                                    Inlayer

   In*lay"er (?), n. One who inlays, or whose occupation it is to inlay.

                                   Inleague

   In*league"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp. & p. p. Inleagued (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Inleaguing  (?).]  To  ally,  or  form an alliance witgh; to unite; to
   combine.

     With  a  willingness  inleague  our blood With his, for purchase of
     full growth in friendship. Ford.

                                   Inleaguer

   In*lea"guer (?), v. t. To beleaguer. Holland.

                                     Inlet

   In"let (?), n.

   1.  A  passage  by  which an inclosed place may be entered; a place of
   ingress; entrance.

     Doors and windows,inlets of men and of light. Sir H. Wotton.

   2.  A  bay or recess,as in the shore of a sea, lake, or large river; a
   narrow strip of water running into the land or between islands.

   3. That which is let in or inland; an inserted material.

     NOTE: &hand; In let is  al so us ewd ad jectively,as in inlet pipe,
     inlet valve, etc.

                                   Inlighten

   In*light"en (?), v. t. See Enlighten.

                                    Inlist

   In*list" (?), v. t. See Enlist.

                                    Inlive

   In*live" (?), v. t. To animate. [R.] B. Jonson.

                                    Inlock

   In*lock" (?), v. t. To lock in, or inclose.

                                    In loco

   In lo"co (?). [L.] In the place; in the proper or natural place.

                                   Inlumine

   In*lu"mine (?), v. t. [Obs.] See Illumine.

                                     Inly

   In"ly  (?), a. [OE. inlich, AS. inl\'c6c. See In.] Internal; interior;
   secret.

     Didst thou but know the inly touch of love. Shak.

                                     Inly

   In"ly, adv. Internally; within; in the heart. "Whereat he inly raged."
   Milton.

                                    Inmacy

   In"ma*cy  (?),  n.  [From  Inmate.] The state of being an inmate. [R.]
   Craig.

                                    Inmate

   In"mate`  (?),  n. [In + mate an associate.] One who lives in the same
   house  or  apartment  with  another;  a fellow lodger; esp.,one of the
   occupants  of  an  asylum,  hospital, or prison; by extension, one who
   occupies or lodges in any place or dwelling.

     So  spake  the  enemy  of mankind, inclos'd In serpent, inmate bad.
     Milton.

                                    Inmate

   In"mate`,  a.  Admitted as a dweller; resident; internal. [R.] "Inmate
   guests." Milton.

                                    Inmeats

   In"meats`  (?),  n.pl.  The  edible  viscera of animals, as the heart,
   liver, etc.

                                    Inmesh

   In*mesh"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p. Inmeshed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Inmeshing.] To bring within meshes, as of a net; to enmesh.

                                     Inmew

   In*mew" (?), v. t. [Cf.Emmew, Immew.] To inclose, as in a mew or cage.
   [R.] "Inmew the town below." Beau. & Fl.

                                    Inmost

   In"most`  (?),  a.  [OE.  innemest, AS. innemest, a double superlative
   form  fr.  inne within, fr. in in. The modern form is due to confusion
   with  most.  See  In, and cf. Aftermost, Foremost, Innermost.] Deepest
   within; farthest from the surface or external part; innermost.

     And pierce the inmost center of the earth. Shak.

     The  silent, slow, consuming fires, Which on my inmost vitals prey.
     Addison.

                                      Inn

   Inn  (?), n. [AS. in,inn, house, chamber, inn, from AS. in in; akin to
   Icel. inni house. See In.]

   1.  A place of shelter; hence, dwelling; habitation; residence; abode.
   [Obs.] Chaucer.

     Therefore  with  me  ye  may  take up your inn For this same night.
     Spenser.

   2.  A  house  for  the  lodging  and  entertainment  of  travelers  or
   wayfarers; a tavern; a public house; a hotel.

     NOTE: &hand; As distinguished from a private boarding house, an inn
     is  a  house for the entertainment of all travelers of good conduct
     and means of payment,as guests for a brief period,not as lodgers or
     boarders by contract.

     The  miserable  fare and miserable lodgment of a provincial inn. W.
     Irving.

   3.  The  town  residence  of  a  nobleman or distinguished person; as,
   Leicester Inn. [Eng.]

   4.  One  of  the  colleges  (societies  or  buildings)  in London, for
   students  of  the  law  barristers; as, the Inns of Court; the Inns of
   Chancery; Serjeants' Inns.
   Inns  of  chancery  (Eng.),  colleges in which young students formerly
   began   their   law   studies,  now  occupied  chiefly  by  attorneys,
   solicitors,  etc.  --  Inns  of  court  (Eng.),  the four societies of
   "students  and  practicers  of  the  law  of  England" which in London
   exercise  the  exclusive right of admitting persons to practice at the
   bar; also, the buildings in which the law students and barristers have
   their  chambers.  They  are  the  Inner  Temple,  the  Middle  Temple,
   Lincoln's Inn, and Gray's Inn.
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                                      Inn

   Inn  (?),  v.  i. [imp. & p. p. Inned (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Inning.] To
   take lodging; to lodge. [R.] Addison.

                                      Inn

   Inn, v. t.

   1. To house; to lodge. [Obs.]

     When  he  had brought them into his city And inned them, everich at
     his degree. Chaucer.

   2. To get in; to in. See In, v. t.

                                    Innate

   In"nate  (?), a. [L. innatus; pref. in- in + natus born, p.p. of nasci
   to be born. See Native.]

   1. Inborn; native; natural; as, innate vigor; innate eloquence.

   2.  (Metaph.) Originating in, or derived from, the constitution of the
   intellect,  as  opposed to acquired from experience; as, innate ideas.
   See A priori, Intuitive.

     There is an innate light in every man, discovering to him the first
     lines of duty in the common notions of good and evil. South.

     Men  would not be guilty if they did not carry in their mind common
     notions  of  morality,innate and written in divine letters. Fleming
     (Origen).

     If I could only show,as I hope I shall . . . how men, barely by the
     use  of  their  natural  faculties, may attain to all the knowledge
     they  have,  without  the  help  of any innate impressions; and may
     arrive   at   certainty   without  any  such  original  notions  or
     principles. Locke.

   3.  (Bot.)  Joined  by  the base to the very tip of a filament; as, an
   innate anther. Gray.
   Innate  ideas  (Metaph.),  ideas,  as  of  God, immortality, right and
   wrong,  supposed  by  some  to  be  inherent  in the mind, as a priori
   principles of knowledge.

                                    Innate

   In*nate"  (?), v. t. To cause to exit; to call into being. [Obs.] "The
   first innating cause." Marston.

                                   Innately

   In"nate*ly (?), adv. Naturally.

                                  Innateness

   In"nate*ness, n. The quality of being innate.

                                   Innative

   In*na"tive (?), a. Native. [Obs.] Chapman.

                                  Innavigable

   In*nav"i*ga*ble  (?),  a.  [L. innavigabilis : cf. F. innavigable. See
   In-  not,  and Navigable.] Incapable of being navigated; impassable by
   ships or vessels. Drygen. -- In*nav"i*ga*bly, adv.

                                     Inne

   Inne (?), adv. & prep. In. [Obs.]

     And eke in what array that they were inne. Chaucer.

                                     Inner

     In"ner  (?),  a. [AS. innera, a compar. fr. inne within, fr. in in.
     See In.]

     1.  Further  in;  interior; internal; not outward; as, an spirit or
     its phenomena.

     This  attracts  the  soul,  Governs  the inner man,the nobler part.
     Milton.

     3. Not obvious or easily discovered; obscure.

   Inner  house  (Scot.),  the first and second divisions of the court of
   Session  at  Edinburgh; also,the place of their sittings. -- Inner jib
   (Naut.),   a  fore-and-aft  sail  set  on  a  stay  running  from  the
   fore-topmast  head  to  the jib boom. -- Inner plate (Arch.), the wall
   plate  which lies nearest to the center of the roof,in a double-plated
   roof.  --  Inner  post (Naut.), a piece brought on at the fore side of
   the  main  post, to support the transoms. -- Inner square (Carp.), the
   angle formed by the inner edges of a carpenter's square.

                                    Innerly

   In"ner*ly, adv. More within. [Obs.] Baret.

                                   Innermost

   In"ner*most`  (?),  a.  [A  corruption  of  inmost due to influence of
   inner.  See  Inmost.]  Farthest  inward;  most remote from the outward
   part; inmost; deepest within. Prov. xviii. 8.

                                  Innermostly

   In"ner*most`ly, adv. In the innermost place. [R.]

     His ebon cross worn innermostly. Mrs. Browning.

                                   Innervate

   In*ner"vate  (?),  v. t. [See Innerve.] (Anat.) To supply with nerves;
   as, the heart is innervated by pneumogastric and sympathetic branches.

                                  Innervation

   In`ner*va"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. innervation.]

   1. The act of innerving or stimulating.

   2.  (Physiol.)  Special  activity  excited  in any part of the nervous
   system  or  in  any  organ  of  sense or motion; the nervous influence
   necessary for the maintenance of life,and the functions of the various
   organs.

   3.  (Anat.)  The distribution of nerves in an animal, or to any of its
   parts.

                                    Innerve

   In*nerve"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p. p. Innerved (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Innerving.]  [Pref.  in-  in + nerve.] To give nervous energy or power
   to;  to  give  increased energy,force,or courage to; to invigorate; to
   stimulate.

                                   Innholder

   Inn"hold`er (?), n. One who keeps an inn.

                                    Inning

   In"ning (?), n. [AS. innung, fr. in in, prep. & adv.]

   1. Ingathering; harvesting. [Obs.] Holland.

   2.  The state or turn of being in; specifically, in cricket, baseball,
   etc.,the turn or time of a player or of a side at the bat; -- often in
   the pl. Hence: The turn or time of a person, or a party, in power; as,
   the Whigs went out, and the Democrats had their innings.

   3. pl. Lands recovered from the sea. Ainsworth.

                                   Innitency

   In*ni"ten*cy (?), n. [L. inniti, p.p. innixus, to lean upon; pref. in-
   in,  on  +  niti  to  lean.]  A leaning; pressure; weight. [R.] Sir T.
   Browne.

                                   Innixion

   In*nix"ion  (?),  n.  [See  Innitency.] Act of leaning upon something;
   incumbency. [Obs.] Derham.

                                   Innkeeper

   Inn"keep`er (?), n. An innholder.

                                   Innocence

   In"no*cence (?), n. [F. innocence, L. innocentia. See Innocent.]

   1.  The state or quality of being innocent; freedom from that which is
   harmful or infurious; harmlessness.

   2.  The  state  or  quality  of  being morally free from guilt or sin;
   purity of heart; blamelessness.

     The  silence often of pure innocence Persuades when speaking fails.
     Shak.

     Banished from man's life his happiest life, Simplicity and spotless
     innocence! Milton.

   3.  The  state or quality of being not chargeable for, or guilty of, a
   particular  crime  or  offense;  as, the innocence of the prisoner was
   clearly shown.

   4.  Simplicity  or  plainness,  bordering  on  weakness  or silliness;
   artlessness;  ingenuousness.  Chaucer.  Shak.  Syn.  --  Harmlessness;
   innocuousness; blamelessness; purity; sinlessness; guiltlessness.

                                   Innocency

   In"no*cen*cy (?), n. Innocence.

                                   Innocent

   In"no*cent  (?),  a. [F.innocent, L. innocens, -entis; pref. in- not +
   nocens, p.pr. of nocere to harm, hurt. See Noxious.]

   1. Not harmful; free from that which can injure; innoxious; innocuous;
   harmless; as, an innocent medicine or remedy.

     The spear Sung innocent,and spent its force in air. Pope.

   2.  Morally  free  from  guilt; guiltless; not tainted with sin; pure;
   upright.

     To offer up a weak, poor, innocent lamb. Shak.

     I  have  sinned  in  that I have betrayed the innocent blood. Matt.
     xxvii. 4.

     The aidless,innocent lady, his wished prey. Milton.

   3.  Free from the guilt of a particular crime or offense; as, a man is
   innocent of the crime charged.

     Innocent from the great transgression. Ps. xix. 13.

   4. Simple; artless; foolish. Shak.

   5. Lawful; permitted; as, an innocent trade.

   6.  Not  contraband;  not  subject  to  forfeiture; as, innocent goods
   carried to a belligerent nation.
   Innocent  party  (Law),a party who has not notice of a fact tainting a
   litigated  transaction  with  illegality. Syn. -- Harmless; innoxious;
   innoffensive;   guiltless;  spotless;  immaculate;  pure;  unblamable;
   blameless; faultless; guileless; upright.

                                   Innocent

   In"no*cent, n.

   1.  An  innocent person; one free from, or unacquainted with, guilt or
   sin. Shak.

   2.  An  unsophisticated person; hence, a child; a simpleton; an idiot.
   B. Jonson.

     In Scotland a natural fool was called an innocent. Sir W. Scott.

   Innocents' day (Eccl.), Childermas day.

                                  Innocently

   In"no*cent*ly, adv. In an innocent manner.

                                   Innocuity

   In"no*cu"i*ty (?), n. Innocuousness.

                                   Innocuous

   In*noc"u*ous  (?),  a.  [L.  innocuus;  in-  not + nocuus hurtful, fr.
   nocere  to  hurt.  See  Innocent.]  Harmless; producing no ill effect;
   innocent.

     A patient, innocuous, innocent man. Burton.

   -- In*noc"u*ous*ly, adv. -- In*noc"u*ous*ness, n.

     Where the salt sea innocuously breaks. Wordsworth.

                                   Innodate

   In"no*date  (?),  v.  t.  [imp. & p. p. Innodated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Innodating (?).] [L. innodatus, p.p. of innodare; pref. in- in + nodus
   knot.] To bind up,as in a knot; to include. [Obs.] Fuller.

                                  Innominable

   In*nom"i*na*ble (?), a. [L. innominabilis; pref. in- not + nominare to
   name: cf. F. innominable.] Not to be named. [R.] Testament of Love.

                                  Innominate

   In*nom"i*nate  (?),  a.  [L.  innominatus; pref. in- not + nominare to
   name.]

   1.  Having  no  name; unnamed; as, an innominate person or place. [R.]
   Ray.

   2.  (Anat.)  A  term used in designating many parts otherwise unnamed;
   as,  the  innominate  artery, a great branch of the arch of the aorta;
   the innominate vein, a great branch of the superior vena cava.
   Innominate  bone (Anat.), the great bone which makes a lateral half of
   the  pelvis  in  mammals;  hip  bone;  haunch bone; huckle bone. It is
   composed  of three bones, ilium, ischium, and pubis, consolidated into
   one  in the adult, though separate in the fetus, as also in many adult
   reptiles  and  amphibians. -- Innominate contracts (Law), in the Roman
   law, contracts without a specific name.

                                   Innovate

   In"no*vate  (?),  v.  t.  [imp. & p. p. Innovated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Innovating (?).] [L. innovatus,p.p. of innovare to revew; pref. in- in
   + novare to make new,fr. novus new. See New.]

   1.  To  bring  in as new; to introduce as a novelty; as, to innovate a
   word or an act. [Archaic]

   2.  To  change  or  alter by introducing something new; to remodel; to
   revolutionize. [Archaic] Burton.

     From  his  attempts  upon  the civil power, he proceeds to innovate
     God's worship. South.

                                   Innovate

   In"no*vate, v. i. To introduce novelties or changes; -- sometimes with
   in or on. Bacon.

     Every man,therefore,is not fit to innovate. Dryden.

                                  Innovation

   In`no*va"tion (?), n. [L. innovatio; cf. F. innovation.]

   1.  The  act of innovating; introduction of something new, in customs,
   rites, etc. Dryden.

   2.  A  change  effected  by innovating; a change in customs; something
   new, and contrary to established customs, manners, or rites. Bacon.

     The  love  of  things ancient doth argue stayedness, but levity and
     want of experience maketh apt unto innovations. Hooker.

   3.  (Bot.)  A newly formed shoot, or the annually produced addition to
   the stems of many mosses.

                                 Innovationist

   In`no*va"tion*ist, n. One who favors innovation.

                                  Innovative

   In"no*va*tive  (?),  a. Characterized by, or introducing, innovations.
   Fitzed. Hall.

                                   Innovator

   In"no*va`tor (?), n. [Cf. F. innovateur.] One who innovates. Shak.

                                   Innoxious

   In*nox"ious (?), a. [L. innoxius. See In- not, and Noxious.]

   1.  Free  from  hurtful  qualities  or  effects;  harmless. "Innoxious
   flames." Sir K. Digby.

   2.  Free  from crime; pure; innocent. Pope. -- In*nox`ious*ly, adv. --
   In*nox"ious*ness, n.

                                  Innubilous

   In*nu"bi*lous  (?), a. [L. innubilus. See Nubilous.] Cloudless. [Obs.]
   Blount.

                                   Innuendo

   In`nu*en"do  (?),  n.; pl. Innuedoes(. [L., by intimation, by hinting,
   gerund  of innuere, innutum, to give a nod, to intimate; pref. in- in,
   to + -nuere (in comp.) to nod. See Nutation.]

   1. An oblique hint; a remote allusion or reference, usually derogatory
   to a person or thing not named; an insinuation.

     Mercury . . . owns it a marriage by an innuendo. Dryden.

     Pursue  your  trade  of  scandal picking; Your innuendoes, when you
     tell us, That Stella loves to talk with fellows. Swift.

   2. (Law) An averment employed in pleading, to point the application of
   matter  otherwise unintelligible; an interpretative parenthesis thrown
   into  quoted  matter  to  explain an obscure word or words; -- as, the
   plaintiff  avers  that  the  defendant  said  that  he  (innuendo  the
   plaintiff) was a thief. Wharton.

     NOTE: &hand; Th  e te  rm is  so  ap plied fr om ha ving be en th e
     introductory  word of this averment or parenthetic explanation when
     pleadings  were  in  Latin.  The  word  "meaning"  is  used  as its
     equivalent in modern forms.

   Syn.   --   Insinuation;   suggestion;  hint;  intimation;  reference;
   allusion;  implication;  representation;  -- Innuendo, Insinuation. An
   innuendo  is an equivocal allusion so framed as to point distinctly at
   something  which  is  injurious  to the character or reputation of the
   person  referred  to.  An  insinuation  turns on no such double use of
   language,  but  consists in artfully winding into the mind imputations
   of an injurious nature without making any direct charge.

                                    Innuent

   In"nu*ent  (?),  a.  [L.innuens, p.pr.] Conveying a hint; significant.
   [Obs.] Burton.

                                    Innuit

   In"nu*it, n. [Native name.] (Ethnol.) An Eskimo.

                                Innumerability

   In*nu`mer*a*bil"i*ty  (?),  n.  [L.  innumerabilitas.]  State of being
   innumerable. Fotherby.

                                  Innumerable

   In*nu`mer*a*ble (?), a. [L. innumerabilis : cf.F. innumefable. See In-
   not,  and  Numerable.]  Not  capable  of being counted, enumerated, or
   numbered,  for  multitude;  countless;  numberless; unnumbered, hence,
   indefinitely numerous; of great number.

     Innumerable as the stars of night. Milton.

   -- In*nu"mer*a*ble*ness, n. -- In*nu"mer*a*bly, adv.

                                  Innumerous

   In*nu"mer*ous  (?),  a.  [L.  innumerosus,  innumerus.  See Numerous.]
   Innumerable. [Archaic] Milton.

                                  Innutrition

   In`nu*tri"tion  (?),  n. Want of nutrition; failure of nourishment. E.
   Darwin.

                                 Innutritious

   In`nu*tri"tious (?), a. Not nutritious; not furnishing nourishment.

                                  Innutritive

   In*nu"tri*tive (?), a. Innutritious.

                                    Innyard

   Inn"yard` (?), n. The yard adjoining an inn.

                                  Inobedience

   In`o*be"di*ence  (?),  n.  [L.  inoboedientia  :  cf.F.  inobedience.]
   Disobedience. [Obs.] Wyclif. Chaucer.

                                  Inobedient

   In`o*be"di*ent  (?),  a.  [L. inoboediens, p.pr. of inoboedire : cf.F.
   inobedient.  See Obedient.] Not obedient; disobedient. [Obs.] Chaucer.
   -- In`o*be"di*ent*ly, adv. [Obs.]

                                 Inobservable

   In`ob*serv"a*ble (?), a. [L. inobservabilis : cf. F. inobservable. See
   In- not, and Observable.] Not observable.

                                 Inobservance

   In`ob*serv"ance (?), a. [L. inobservantia : cf. F. inobservance.] Want
   or neglect of observance. Bacon.

                                  Inobservant

   In`ob*serv"ant  (?),  a. [L. inobservans. See In- not, and Observant.]
   Not  observant;  regardless; heedless. Bp. Hurd. -- In`ob*serv"ant*ly,
   adv.

                                 Inobservation

   In*ob`ser*va"tion  (?),  n. [Cf. F. inobservation.] Neglect or want of
   observation. [R.]

                                  Inobtrusive

   In`ob*tru"sive    (?),    a.    Not    obtrusive;    unobtrusive.   --
   In`ob*tru"sive*ly, adv. -- In`ob*tru"sive*ness, n.

                                   Inocarpin

   In`o*car"pin  (?),  n.  [Gr.  (Chem.)  A  red, gummy, coloring matter,
   extracted from the colorless juice of the Otaheite chestnut (Inocarpus
   edulis).

                                 Inoccupation

   In*oc`cu*pa"tion, n. Want of occupation.

                                  Inoceramus

   In`o*cer"a*mus  (?),  n.  [NL.,  fr. Gr. (Paleon.) An extinct genus of
   large,  fossil,  bivalve  shells,allied  to  the mussels. The genus is
   characteristic of the Cretaceous period.

                                 Inoculability

   In*oc`u*la*bil"i*ty (?), n. The qual ity or state of being inoculable.

                                  Inoculable

   In*oc"u*la*ble  (?),  a. [See Inoculate.] Capable of being inoculated;
   capable  of  communicating  disease,  or  of  being  communicated,  by
   inoculation.

                                   Inocular

   In*oc"u*lar  (?),  a.  (Zo\'94l) Inserted in the corner of the eye; --
   said of the antenn

                                   Inoculate

   In*oc"u*late  (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inoculated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Inoculating (?),.] [L. inoculatus, p.p. of inoculare to ingraft; pref.
   in-  in,on  + oculare to furnish with eyes, fr. oculus an eye, also, a
   bud. See Ocular.]

   1.  To  bud;  to  insert,  or  graft, as the bud of a tree or plant in
   another tree or plant.

   2. To insert a foreign bud into; as, to inoculate a tree.

   3.  (Med.)  To  communicate  a  disease  to  ( a person ) by inserting
   infectious matter in the skin or flesh; as, to inoculate a person with
   the virus of smallpox,rabies, etc. See Vaccinate.

   4.  Fig.:  To  introduce  into the mind; -- used especially of harmful
   ideas  or  principles;  to imbue; as, to inoculate one with treason or
   infidelity.

                                   Inoculate

   In*oc"u*late, v. i.

   1. To graft by inserting buds.

   2. To communicate disease by inoculation.

                                  Inoculation

   In*oc"u*la"tion (?), n. [L. inoculatio: cf. F. inoculation.]

   1. The act or art of inoculating trees or plants.

   2.  (Med.)  The act or practice of communicating a disease to a person
   in health, by inserting contagious matter in his skin or flesh.

     NOTE: &hand; Th e us e wa s fo rmerly li mited to  th e intentional
     communication  of  the smallpox, but is now extended to include any
     similar  introduction  of  modified  virus;  as, the inoculation of
     rabies by Pasteur.

   3. Fig.: The communication of principles, especially false principles,
   to the mind.

                                  Inoculator

   In*oc"u*la`tor  (?),  n. [L.: cf. F. inoculateur.] One who inoculates;
   one who propagates plants or diseases by inoculation.
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                                   Inodiate

   In*o"di*ate  (?),  v.  t.  [Pref.  in-  in + L. odium hatred.] To make
   odious or hateful. [Obs.] South.

                                   Inodorate

   In*o"dor*ate (?), a. Inodorous. [Obs.] Bacon.

                                   Inodorous

   In*o"dor*ous (?), a. [L. inodorus. See In- not, and Odorous.] Emitting
   no odor; wthout smell; scentless; odorless. -- In*o"dor*ous*ness, n.

                                  Inoffensive

   In"of*fen"sive (?), a. [Pref. in- not + offensiue: cf. F. inoffensif.]

   1.   Giving   no  offense,  or  provocation;  causing  no  uneasiness,
   annoyance, or disturbance; as, an inoffensive man, answer, appearance.

   2. Harmless; doing no injury or mischief. Dryden.

   3. Not obstructing; presenting no interruption bindrance. [R.] Milton.

     So  have  Iseen  a  river  gintly  glide  In  a  smooth course, and
     inoffensive tide. Addison.

   -- In"of*fen"sive*ly, adv. -- In"of*fen"sive*ness, n.

                                  Inofficial

   In"of*fi"cial  (?),  a.  Not official; not having official sanction or
   authoriy; not according to the forms or ceremony of official business;
   as, inofficial intelligence.

     Pinckney  and  Marshall would not make inofficial visits to discuss
     official business. Pickering.

   Syn.  --  Private;  informal;  unwarranted;  unauthorizod;  irregular;
   unceremonious; unprofessional.

                                 Inofficially

   In`of*fi"cial*ly, adv. Without the usual forms, or not in the official
   character.

                                  Inofficious

   In`of*fi"cious  (?),  a.  [L. inofficiosus: cf. F.inofficieux. See In-
   not, and Officious.]

   1. Indifferent to obligation or duty. [Obs.]

     Thou drown'st thyself in inofficious sleep. B. Jonson.

   2. Not officious; not civil or attentive. [Obs.] Jonhson.

   3.  (Law)  Regardless of natural obligation; contrary to natural duty;
   unkind; -- commonly said of a testament made without regard to natural
   obligation,  or  by which a child is unjustly deprived of inheritance.
   "The  inofficious  testament." Blackstone. "An inofficious disposition
   of his fortune." Paley.

                                 Inofficiously

   In`of*fi"cious*ly, adv. Not-officiously.

                                    Inogen

   In"o*gen   (?),  n.  [Gr.  -gen.]  (Physiol.)  A  complex  nitrogenous
   substance,  which,  by Hermann's hypothesis, is continually decomposed
   and reproduced in the muscles, during their life.

                                  Inoperation

   In*op`er*a"tion  (?),  n.  [L.  inoperari  to  effect;  pref. in- in +
   operari  to operate.] Agency; influence; production of effects. [Obs.]
   Bp. Hall.

                                  Inoperative

   In*op"er*a*tive  (?),  a.  [Pref. in- not + operative.] Not operative;
   not  active;  producing  no  effects;  as, laws renderd inoperative by
   neglect; inoperative remedies or processes.

                           Inopercular, Inoperculate

   In`o*per"cu*lar  (?),  In`o*per"cu*late  (?),  a. (Zo\'94l.) Having no
   operculum; -- said of certain gastropod shells.

                                  Inopinable

   In`o*pin"a*ble  (?),  a.  [L.  inopinabilis. See Inopinate.] Not to be
   expected; inconceivable. [Obs.] "Inopinable, incredible . . . saings."
   Latimer.

                                   Inopinate

   In*op"i*nate  (?),  a.  [L.  inopinatus.  See In- not, and Opine.] Not
   expected or looked for. [Obs.]

                                  Inopportune

   In*op`por*tune"  (,  a.  [L.  inopportunus: cf. F. inopportun. See In-
   not, and Opportune.] Not opportune; inconvenient; unseasonable; as, an
   inopportune occurrence, remark, etc.

     No visit could have been more inopportune. T. Hook.

                                 Inopportunely

   In*op`por*tune"ly, adv. Not opportunely; unseasonably; inconveniently.

                                 Inopportunity

   In*op`por*tu"ni*ty  (?),  n.  Want  of  opportunity; unseasonableness;
   inconvenience. [R.]

                                 Inoppressive

   In`op*press"ive (?), a. Not oppressive or burdensome. O. Wolcott.

                                   Inopulent

   In*op"u*lent  (?), a. [Pref. in- not + opulent: cf. F. inopulent.] Not
   opulent; not affluent or rich.

                                  Inordinacy

   In*or"di*na*cy  (?),  n.  The  state  or  quality of being inordinate;
   excessiveness;  immoderateness;  as, the inordinacy of love or desire.
   Jer. Taylor.

                                  Inordinate

   In*or"di*nate  (?),  a.  [L.  inordinatus disordered. See In- not, and
   Ordinate.]  Not  limited  to  rules  prescribed,  or  to usual bounds;
   irregular; excessive; immoderate; as, an inordinate love of the world.
   "Inordinate   desires."   Milton.   "Inordinate   vanity."  Burke.  --
   In*or"di*nate*ly, adv. -- In*or"di*nate*ness, n.

                                 Inordination

   In*or`di*na"tion  (?),  n.  [L.  inordinatio.]  Deviation from custom,
   rule, or right; irregularity; inordinacy. [Obs.] South.

     Every  inordination  of religion that is not in defect, is properly
     called superstition. Jer. Taylor.

                                   Inorganic

   In`or*gan"ic  (?),  a.  [Pref. in- not + organic: cf. F. inorganique.]
   Not  organic;  without  the  organs  necessary  for life; devoid of an
   organized   structure;   unorganized;  lifeness;  inanimate;  as,  all
   chemical compounds are inorganic substances.

     NOTE: &hand; The term inorganic is used to denote any one the large
     series  of  substances  (as  minerals, metals, etc.), which are not
     directly  connected  with  vital  processes,  either  in  origin or
     nature,  and  which  are  broadly  and  relatively  contrasted with
     organic subscances. See Organic.

   Inorganic Chemistry. See under Chemistry.

                                  Inorganical

   In`or*gan"ic*al (?), a. Inorganic. Locke.

                                 Inorganically

   In`or*gan"ic*al*ly, adv. In an inorganic manner.

                                  Inorganity

   In`or*gan"i*ty  (?),  n.  Quality  of  being  inorganic.  [Obs.]  "The
   inorganity of the soul." Sir T. Browne.

                                Inorganization

   In*or`gan*i*za"tion (?), n. The state of being without organization.

                                  Inorganized

   In*or"gan*ized (?), a. Not having organic structure; devoid of organs;
   inorganic.

                                 Inorthography

   In`or*thog"ra*phy  (?),  n.  Deviation  from  correct orthography; bad
   spelling. [Obs.] Feltham.

                                  Inosculate

   In*os"cu*late  (?),  v. i. [imp. & p. p. Inosculated (?); p. pr. & vb.
   n. Inosculating (?).] [Pref. in- in + osculate.]

   1.  To unite by apposition or contact, as two tubular vessels at their
   extremities; to anastomose.

   2. To intercommunicate; to interjoin.

     The  several  monthly  divisions of the journal may inosculate, but
     not the several volumes. De Quincey.

                                  Inosculate

   In*os"cu*late (?), v. t.

   1.  To  unite  by  apposition  or contact, as two vessels in an animal
   body. Berkeley.

   2. To unite intimately; to cause to become as one.

     They  were  still  together,  grew  (For  so  they said themselves)
     inosculated. Tennyson.

                                 Inosculation

   In*os`cu*la"tion  (?),  n.  [Cf.  F.  inosculation.]  The  junction or
   connection  of  vessels, channels, or passages, so that their contents
   pass  from  one  to  the other; union by mouths or ducts; anastomosis;
   intercommunication; as, inosculation of veins, etc. Ray.

                                   Inosinic

   In`o*sin"ic  (?), a. [From Inosite.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived
   from, inosite; as, inosinic acid.

                                    Inosite

   In"o*site  (?), n. [Gr. (Physiol. Chem.) A white crystalline substance
   with  a  sweet  taste,  found  in  certain  animal tissues and fluids,
   particularly  in  the  muscles  of  the  heart and lungs, also in some
   plants,  as  in  unripe pease, beans, potato sprouts, etc. Called also
   phaseomannite.

     NOTE: &hand; Ch emically,it ha s the composition represented by the
     formula,  C6H12O6+H2O, and was formerly regarded as a carbohydrate,
     isomeric with dextrose, but is now known to be an aromatic compound
     (a hexacid phenol derivative of benzene).

                                 Inoxidizable

   In*ox"idi`za*ble (?), a. (Chem.) Incapable of being oxidized; as, gold
   and platinum are inoxidizable in the air.

                                   Inoxidize

   In*ox"i*dize  (?),  v.  i.  To  prevent  or hinder oxidation, rust, or
   decay; as, inoxidizing oils or varnishes.

                                   In posse

   In`  pos"se  (?).  [L.]  In possibility; possible, although not yet in
   existence or come to pass; -- contradistinguished from in esse.

                                 Inquartation

   In`quar*ta"tion (?), n. Quartation.

                                    Inquest

   In"quest  (?),  n.  [OE.  enqueste,  OF.  enqueste, F. enqu\'88te, LL.
   inquesta,  for  inquisita,  fr.  L. inquisitus, p.p. of inquirere. See
   Inquire.]

   1. Inquiry; quest; search. [R.] Spenser.

     The  laborious  and vexatious inquest that the soul must make after
     science. South.

   2.  (Law)  (a)  Judicial  inquiry; official examination, esp. before a
   jury; as, a coroner's inquest in case of a sudden death. (b) A body of
   men assembled under authority of law to inquire into any matterm civil
   or criminal, particularly any case of violent or sudden death; a jury,
   particularly  a coroner's jury. The grand jury is sometimes called the
   grand  inquest. See under Grand. (c) The finding of the jury upon such
   inquiry.
   Coroner's inquest, an inquest held by a coroner to determine the cause
   of  any  violent, sudden, or mysterious death. See Coroner. -- Inquest
   of  office,  an  inquiry  made,  by  authority  or direction of proper
   officer,  into matters affecting the rights and interests of the crown
   or of the state. Craig. Bouvier.

                                    Inquiet

   In*qui"et  (?), v. t. [L. inquietare: cf. F. inquieter. See Quiet.] To
   disquiet. [Obs.] Joye.

                                 Inquietation

   In*qui`e*ta"tion  (?),  n.  [L.  inquietatio  :  cf. F. inquielation.]
   Disturbance. [Obs.] Sir T. Elyot.

                                  Inquietness

   In*qui"et*ness, n. Unquietness. [Obs.] Joye.

                                  Inquietude

   In*qui"e*tude  (?),  n.  [L. inquietudo: cf. F. inquietude.] Disturbed
   state;  uneasiness  either of body or mind; restlessness; disquietude.
   Sir H. Wotton.

                                   Inquiline

   In"qui*line  (?),  n.  [L.  inquilinus a tenant, lodger.] (Zo\'94l.) A
   gallfly which deposits its eggs in galls formed by other insects.

                                   Inquinate

   In"qui*nate  (?),  v. t. [L. inquinatus, p.p. of inquinare to defile.]
   To  defile;  to  pollute;  to  contaminate;  to  befoul. [Obs.] Sir T.
   Browne.

                                  Inquination

   In`qui*na"tion  (?), n. [L. inquinatio.] A defiling; pollution; stain.
   [Obs.] Bacon.

                                  Inquirable

   In*quir"a*ble  (?), a. [Cf. OF. enquerable.] Capable of being inquired
   into; subject or liable to inquisition or inquest. Bacon.

                                  Inquirance

   In*quir"ance (?), n. Inquiry. [Obs.] Latimer.

                                    Inquire

   In*quire"  (?),  v.  i.  [imp.  &  p. p. Inquired (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Inquiring.]  [OE. enqueren, inqueren, OF. enquerre, F. enqu\'82rir, L.
   inquirere,  inquisitum;  pref.  in-  in + quarere to seek. See Quest a
   seeking, and cf. Inquiry.] [Written also enquire.]

   1.  To  ask  a  question;  to seek for truth or information by putting
   queries.

     We will call the damsel, and inquire. Gen. xxiv. 57.

     Then  David  inquired  of the Lord yet again. And the Lord answered
     him. 1 Sam. xxiii. 4.

   2.  To  seek  to  learn  anything  by  recourse to the proper means of
   knoledge; to make examination.

     And inquire Gladly into the ways of God with man. Miltom.

     NOTE: &hand; Th is wo rd is followed by of before the person asked;
     as,  to inquire of a neighbor. It is followed by concerning, after,
     or  about,  before the subject of inquiry; as, his friends inquired
     about  or  concerning  his  welfare.  "Thou dost not inquire wisely
     concerning this." Eccl. vii. 10. It is followed by into when search
     is  made  for  particular  knowledge or information; as, to inquire
     into  the  cause  of a sudden death. It is followed by for or after
     when a place or person is sought, or something is missing. "Inquire
     in the house of Judas for one called Saul of Tarsus." Acts ix. 11.

                                    Inquire

   In*quire", v. t.

   1.  To  ask  about;  to seek to know by asking; to make examination or
   inquiry respecting.

     Having  thus  at  length  inquired  the  truth  concerning  law and
     dispense. Milton.

     And all obey and few inquire his will. Byron.

   2.  To  call  or  name.  [Obs.] Spenser. Syn. -- To ask; question. See
   Question.

                                   Inquirent

   In*quir"ent  (?), a. [L. inquirens, p. pr.] Making inquiry; inquiring;
   questioning. [Obs.] Shenstone.

                                   Inquirer

   In*quir"er  (?),  n.  [Written  also  enquirer.]  One  who inquires or
   examines; questioner; investigator. Locke.

     Expert inquirers after truth. Cowper.

                                   Inquiring

   In*quir"ing,  a.  Given  to  inquiry;  disposed to investigate causes;
   curious; as, an inquiring mind.

                                  Inquiringly

   In*quir"ing*ly, adv. In an inquiring manner.

                                    Inquiry

   In*quir"y  (?),  n.;  pl.  Inquiries (#). [See Inquire.] [Written also
   enquiry.]

   1.  The  act  of  inquiring;  a  seeking  for  information  by  asking
   questions; interrogation; a question or questioning.

     He  could  no  path nor track of foot descry, Nor by inquiry learn,
     nor guess by aim. Spenser.

     The men which were sent from Cornelius had made inquiry for Simon's
     house, and stood before the gate. Acts x. 17.

   2.  Search for truth, information, or knoledge; examination into facts
   or principles; research; invextigation; as, physical inquiries.

     All  that is wanting to the perfection of this art will undoubtedly
     be found, if able men . . . will make inquiry into it. Dryden.

   Court  of  inquiry. See under Court. -- Writ of inquiry, a writ issued
   in  certain  actions at law, where the defendant has suffered judgment
   to  pass  against him by default, in order to ascertain and assess the
   plaintiff's damages, where they can not readily be ascertained by mere
   calculation.  Burrill. Syn. -- Interrogation; interrogatory; question;
   query; scrutiny; investigation; research; examination.
   
                                  Inquisible
                                       
   In*quis"i*ble (?), a. Admitting judicial inquiry. [Obs.] Sir M. Hale. 

                                  Inquisition

   In`qui*si"tion  (?),  n.  [L.  inquisitio  :  cf.  F. inquisition. See
   Inquire, and cf. Inquest.]

   1.  The  act  of  inquiring; inquiry; search; examination; inspection;
   investigation.

     As I could learn through earnest inquisition. Latimer.

     Let  not  search and inquisition quail To bring again these foolish
     runaways. Shak.

   2.  (Law) (a) Judicial inquiry; official examination; inquest. (b) The
   finding  of a jury, especially such a finding under a writ of inquiry.
   Bouvier.

     The  justices in eyre had it formerly in charge to make inquisition
     concerning them by a jury of the county. Blackstone.

   3.  (R. C. Ch.) A court or tribunal for the examination and punishment
   of  heretics,  fully  established  by  Pope  Gregory  IX. in 1235. Its
   operations  were  chiefly  confined  to  Spain,  Portugal,  and  their
   dependencies, and a part of Italy.

                                  Inquisition

   In`qui*si"tion,  v.  t.  To  make  inquisistion concerning; to inquire
   into. [Obs.] Milton.

                                 Inquisitional

   In`qui*si"tion*al  (?),  a. [LL. inquisitionalis.] Relating to inquiry
   or   inquisition;   inquisitorial;  also,  of  or  pertaining  to,  or
   characteristic of, the Inquisition.

     All the inquisitional rigor . . . executed upon books. Milton.

                                Inquisitionary

   In`qui*si"tion*a*ry,   (,   a.   [Cf.   F.   inquisitionnaire.]   [R.]
   Inquisitional.

                                  Inquisitive

   In*quis"i*tive (?), a. [OE. inquisitif, F. inquisitif.]

   1.  Disposed  to  ask  questions,  especially  in matters which do not
   concern the inquirer.

     A wise man is not inquisitive about things impertinent. Broome.

   2.  Given  to  examination,  investigation,  or  research;  searching;
   curious.

     A young, inquisitive, and sprightly genius. I. Watts.

   Syn.   --   Inquiring;   prying;   curious;  meddling;  intrusive.  --
   Inquisitive,   Curious,   Prying.   Curious  denotes  a  feeling,  and
   inquisitive  a habit. We are curious when we desire to learn something
   new; we are inquisitive when we set ourselves to gain it by inquiry or
   research. Prying implies inquisitiveness, and is more commonly used in
   a  bad  sense, as indicating a desire to penetrate into the secrets of
   others.

     [We] curious are to hear, What happens new. Milton.

     This  folio of four pages [a newspaper], happy work! Which not even
     critics  criticise; that holds Inquisitive attention, while I read.
     Cowper.

     Nor need we with a prying eye survey The distant skies, to find the
     Milky Way. Creech.

                                  Inquisitive

   In*quis"i*tive,  n.  A  person  who  is  inquisitive;  one  curious in
   research. Sir W. Temple.

                                 Inquisitively

   In*quis"i*tive*ly, adv. In an inquisitive manner.

     The  occasion  that  made  him  afterwards  so  inquisitively apply
     himself to the study of physic. Boyle.

                                Inquisitiveness

   In*quis"i*tive*ness, n. The quality or state of being inquisitive; the
   disposition  to  seek  explanation and information; curiosity to learn
   what is unknown; esp., uncontrolled and impertinent curiosity.

     Mr.  Boswell,  whose inquisitiveness is seconded by great activity,
     scrambled in at a high window. Johnson.

     Curiosity in children nature has provided, to remove that ignorance
     they were born with; which, without this busy inquisitiveness, will
     make them dull. Locke.

                                  Inquisitor

   In*quis"i*tor (?), n. [L.: cf. F. inquisiteur. See Inquire.]

   1.   An  inquisitive  person;  one  fond  of  asking  questions.  [R.]
   "Inquisitors are tatlers." Feltham.

   2.  (Law)  One  whose  official  duty it is to examine and inquire, as
   coroners, sheriffs, etc. Mozley & W.

   3. (R.C.Ch.) A member of the Court of Inquisition.

                                 Inquisitorial

   In*quis`i*to"ri*al (?), a. [Cf. F. inquisitorial.]

   1.  Pertaining to inquisition; making rigorous and unfriendly inquiry;
   searching;  as,  inquisitorial  power.  "Illiberal  and  inquisitorial
   abuse." F. Blackburne.

     He  conferred  on  it  a kind of inquisitorial and censorious power
     even over the laity, and directed it to inquire into all matters of
     conscience. Hume.

   2. Pertaining to the Court of Inquisition or resembling its practices.
   "Inquisitorial robes." C. Buchanan.

                                Inquisitorially

   In*quis`i*to"ri*al*ly, adv. In an inquisitorial manner.

                                Inquisitorious

   In*quis`i*to"ri*ous  (?),  a.  Making  strict  inquiry; inquisitorial.
   [Obs.] Milton.

                                Inquisiturient

   In*quis`i*tu"ri*ent  (?), a. Inquisitorial. [Obs.] "Our inquisiturient
   bishops." Milton.

                                  Inracinate

   In*rac"i*nate  (?),  v.  t.  [Pref.  in-  in  + F. racine root: cf. F.
   enraciner.] To enroot or implant.

                                    Inrail

   In*rail"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p. Inrailed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Inrailing.] To rail in; to inclose or surround, as with rails. Hooker.

                                  Inregister

   In*reg"is*ter  (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inreristered (?); p. pr. & vb.
   n.  Inregistering.]  [Pref. in- in + register: cf. F. enregistrer. Cf.
   Enregister.] To register; to enter, as in a register. [R.] Walsh.

                                    Inroad

   In"road` (?), n. The entrance of an enemy into a country with purposes
   of  hostility;  a  sudden  or  desultory  incursion or invasion; raid;
   encroachment.

     The loss of Shrewsbury exposed all North Wales to the daily inroads
     of the enemy. Clarendon.

     With  perpetual  inroads  to  alarm, Though inaccessible, his fatal
     throne. Milton.

   Syn. -- Invasion; incursion; irruption. See Invasion.
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                                    Inroad

   In*road"  (?), v.t [imp. & p. p. Inroaded; p. pr. & vb. n. Inroading.]
   To make an inroad into; to invade. [Obs.]

     The Saracens . . . conquered Spain, inroaded Aquitaine. Fuller.

                                    Inroll

   In*roll" (?), v. t. See Enroll.

                                   Inrunning

   In"run`ning  (?),  n.  The  act  or  the  place of entrance; an inlet.
   Tennyson.

                                    Inrush

   In"rush` (?), n. A rush inwards; as, the inrush of the tide. G. Eliot.

                                    Inrush

   In*rush" (?), v. i. To rush in. [Obs.] Holland.

                                  Insabbatati

   In*sab`ba*ta"ti  (?), n. pl. [LL. Insabatati. See 1st In-, and Sabot.]
   The Waldenses; -- so called from their peculiary cut or marked sabots,
   or shoes.

                                   Insafety

   In*safe"ty (?), n. Insecurity; danger. [Obs.]

                                 Insalivation

   In*sal`i*va"tion  (?),  n.  (Physiol.) The mixing of the food with the
   saliva and other secretions of the mouth in eating.

                                 Insalubrious

   In`sa*lu"bri*ous   (?),  a.  [Pref.  in-  not  +  salubrious:  cf.  L.
   insalubris,  F.  insalubre.] Not salubrious or healthful; unwholesome;
   as, an insalubrious air or climate.

                                  Insalubrity

   In`sa*lu"bri*ty   (?),   n.   [Cf.F.   insalubrite.]  Unhealthfulness;
   unwholesomeness; as, the insalubrity of air, water, or climate. Boyle.

                                  Insalutary

   In*sal"u*ta*ry  (?),  a. [L. insaluteris : cf. F. insalutaire. See In-
   not, and Salutary.]

   1. Not salutary or wholesome; unfavorable to health.

   2. Not tending to safety; productive of evil.

                                 Insanability

   In*san`a*bil"i*ty  (?),  n. The state of being insanable or incurable;
   insanableness.

                                   Insanable

   In*san"a*ble  (?), a. [L. insanabilis; cf. OF. insanable. See In- not,
   and Sanable.] Not capable of being healed; incurable; irremediable.

                                 Insanableness

   In*san"a*ble*ness,  n.  The  state  of  being insanable; insanability;
   incurableness.

                                   Insanably

   In*san"a*bly, adv. In an incurable manner.

                                    Insane

   In*sane" (?), a. [L. insanus. See In- not, and Sane.]

   1. Exhibiting unsoundness or disorded of mind; not sane; mad; deranged
   in mind; delirious; distracted. See Insanity, 2.

   2.  Used  by,  or  appropriated  to,  insane  persons;  as,  an insane
   hospital.

   3. Causing insanity or madness. [R.]

     Or have we eaten on the insaneroot That takes the reason prisoner ?
     Shak.

   4.   Characterized  by  insanity  or  the  utmost  folly;  chimerical;
   unpractical; as, an insane plan, attempt, etc.

     I know not which was the insane measure. Southey.

                                   Insanely

   In*sane"ly, adv. Without reason; madly; foolishly.

                                  Insaneness

   In*sane"ness, n. Insanity; madness.

                                   Insaniate

   In*sa"ni*ate  (?),  v.  t.  To  render  unsound;  to  make mad. [Obs.]
   Feltham.

                                    Insanie

   In*sa"nie (?), n. Insanity. [Obs.] Shak.

                                  Insanitary

   In*san"i*ta*ry   (?),  a.  Not  sanitary;  unhealthy;  as,  insanitary
   conditions of drainage.

                                 Insanitation

   In*san`i*ta"tion  (?),  n.  Lack  of sanitation; careless or dangerous
   hygienic conditions.

                                   Insanity

   In*san"i*ty  (?),  n. [L. insanitas unsoundness; cf. insania insanity,
   F. insanite.]

   1.  The  state  of  being  insane; unsoundness or derangement of mind;
   madness; lunacy.

     All power of fancy overreason is a degree of insanity. Johnson.

     Without grace The heart's insanity admits no cure. Cowper.

   2.  (Law)  Such  a  mental condition, as, either from the existence of
   delusions,  or from incapacity to distinguish between right and wrong,
   with  regard  to  any  matter  under action, does away with individual
   responsibility.   Syn>-   Insanity,   Lunacy,   Madness,  Derangement,
   Aliention,  Aberration,  Mania, Delirium, Frenzy, Monomania, Dementia.
   Insanity  is the generic term for all such diseases; lunacy has now an
   equal  extent  of  meaning,  though  once  used  to  denote periodical
   insanity;  madness has the same extent, though originally referring to
   the  rage created by the disease; derangement, alienation, are popular
   terms  for insanity; delirium, mania, and frenzy denote excited states
   of  the  disease;  dementia  denotes  the loss of mental power by this
   means; monomania is insanity upon a single subject.

                                   Insapory

   In*sa"po*ry (?), a. [Pref. in- not + sapor.] Tasteless; unsavory. [R.]
   Sir T. Herbert.

                                 Insatiability

   In*sa`tia*bil"i*ty (?), n., [L. insatiabilitas; cf. F. insatiabilite.]
   The state or quality of being insatiable; insatiableness.

     Eagerness  for increase of possession deluges the soul, and we sink
     into the gulfs of insatiability. Rambler.

                                  Insatiable

   In*sa"tia*ble  (?),  a. [F. insatiable, L. ionsatiabilis. See In- not,
   and Satiable.] Not satiable; incapable of being satisfied or appeased;
   very greedy; as, an insatiable appetite, thirst, or desire.

     "Insatiable of glory." Milton.

                                Insatiableness

   In*sa"tia*ble*ness,   n.  Greediness  of  appetite  that  can  not  be
   satisfied or appeased; insatiability.

     The  eye of the covetous hath a more particular insatiableness. Bp.
     Hall.

                                  Insatiably

   In*sa"tia*bly,  adv.  In an insatiable manner or degree; unappeasably.
   "Insatiably covetous." South.

                                   Insatiate

   In*sa"ti*ate  (?),  a.  [L.  insatiatus.]  Insatiable;  as,  insatiate
   thirst.

     The insatiate greediness of his desires. Shak.

     And still insatiate, thirsting still for blood. Hook.

                                  Insatiately

   In*sa"ti*ate*ly, adv. Insatiably. Sir T. Herbert.

                                 Insatiateness

   In*sa"ti*ate*ness, n. The state of being insatiate.

                                   Insatiety

   In`sa*ti"e*ty  (?), n. [L. insatietas: cf. F. insatiete. See Satiety.]
   Insatiableness. T. Grander.

                                Insatisfaction

   In*sat`is*fac"tion (?), n.

   1. Insufficiency; emptiness. [Obs.] Bacon.

   2. Dissatisfaction. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

                                  Insaturable

   In*sat"u*ra*ble (?), a. [L. insaturabilis: cf. F. insaturable. See In-
   not, and Saturable.] Not capable of being saturated or satisfied.

                                   Inscience

   In"science   (?),   n.  [L.  inscientia:  cf.F.  inscience.]  Want  of
   knowledge; ignorance. [Obs.]

                                   Inscient

   In"scient  (?),  a.  [L.  insciens, -entis, ignorant. See In- not, and
   Scient,  Science.]  Having  little  or no knowledge; ignorant; stupid;
   silly. [R.] N. Bacon.

                                   Inscient

   In"scient,  a. [Pref. in- in + L. sciens knowing.] Having knowledge or
   insight; intelligent. [R.]

     Gaze on, with inscient vision, toward the sun. Mrs. Browning.

                                   Insconce

   In*sconce" (?), v. t. See Ensconce.

                                  Inscribable

   In*scrib"a*ble  (?),  a.  Capable  of being inscribed, -- used specif.
   (Math.) of solids or plane figures capable of being inscribed in other
   solids or figures.

                                Inscribableness

   In*scrib"a*ble*ness, n. Quality of being inscribable.

                                   Inscribe

   In*scribe"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp. & p. p. Inscribed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Inscribing.] [L. inscribere. See 1st In-, and Scribe.]

   1.  To  write  or  engrave;  to  mark down as something to be read; to
   imprint.

     Inscribe a verse on this relenting stone. Pope.

   2. To mark with letters, charakters, or words.

     O let thy once lov'd friend inscribe thy stone. Pope.

   3.  To  assign  or  address  to;  to  commend to by a shot address; to
   dedicate informally; as, to inscribe an ode to a friend. Dryden.

   4. To imprint deeply; to impress; to stamp; as, to inscribe a sentence
   on the memory.

   5. (Geom.) To draw within so as to meet yet not cut the boundaries.

     NOTE: &hand; A  line is inscribed in a circle, or in a sphere, when
     its  two  ends  are  in  the circumference of the circle, or in the
     surface of the sphere. A triangle is inscribed in another triangle,
     when  the  three  angles  of  the former are severally on the three
     sides  of  the  latter. A circle is inscribed in a polygon, when it
     touches  each  side  of  the  polygon.  A  sphere is inscribed in a
     polyhedron,  when  the  sphere  touches  each boundary plane of the
     polyhedron.  The  latter figure in each case is circumscribed about
     the former.

                                   Inscriber

   In*scrib"er (?), n. One who inscribes. Pownall.

                                 Inscriptible

   In*scrip"ti*ble (?), a. Capable of being inscribed; inscribable.

                                  Inscription

   In*scrip"tion  (?),  n.  [L. inscriptio, fr.inscribere, inscriptum, to
   inscribe: cf. F. inscription. See Inscribe.]

   1. The act or process of inscribing.

   2. That which is inscribed; something written or engraved; especially,
   a  word  or  words  written  or  engraved  on  a  solid  substance for
   preservation  or  public  inspection;  as,  inscriptions on monuments,
   pillars, coins, medals, etc.

   3.  (Anat.)  A  line  of  division  or intersection; as, the tendinous
   inscriptions, or intersections, of a muscle.

   4.  An address, consignment, or informal dedication, as of a book to a
   person, as a mark of respect or an invitation of patronage.

                                  Inscriptive

   In*scrip"tive  (?), a. Bearing inscription; of the character or nature
   of an inscription.

                                   Inscroll

   In*scroll"  (?),  v.  t. [imp. & p. p. Inscrolled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Inscrolling.] To write on a scroll; to record. [Written also inscrol.]
   Shak.

                                Inscrutability

   In*scru`ta*bil"i*ty (?), n. The quality or state of being inscrutable;
   inscrutableness.

                                  Inscrutable

   In*scru"ta*ble (?), a. [L. inscrutabilis : cf. F. inscrutable. See In-
   not, and Scrutiny.] Unsearchable; incapable of being searched into and
   understood  by  inquiry  or  study;  impossible  or  difficult  to  be
   explained  or accounted for satisfactorily; obscure; incomprehensible;
   as, an inscrutable design or event.

     'T  is not in man To yield a reason for the will of Heaven Which is
     inscrutable. Beau. & Fl.

     Waiving a question so inscrutable as this. De Quincey.

                                Inscrutableness

   In*scru"ta*ble*ness,  n.  The  quality  or state of being inscrutable;
   inscrutability.

                                  Inscrutably

   In*scru"ta*bly, adv. In an inscrutable manner.

                                    Insculp

   In*sculp"  (?),  v.  t. [L. insculpere: cf. F. insculper. See 1st In-,
   and Sculptor.] To engrave; to carve; to sculpture. [Obs. & R.] Shak.

     Which he insculped in two likely stones. Drayton.

                                  Insculption

   In*sculp"tion (?), n. Inscription. [Obs.]

                                  Insculpture

   In*sculp"ture (?), n. An engraving, carving, or inscription. [Obs.]

     On his gravestone this insculpture. Shak.

                                 Insculptured

   In*sculp"tured (?), p. a. Engraved. Glover.

                                    Inseam

   In*seam"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p. Inseamed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Inseaming.] To impress or mark with a seam or cicatrix. Pope.

                                   Insearch

   In*search" (?), v. t. To make search after; to investigate or examine;
   to ensearch. [Obs.]

                                   Insecable

   In*sec"a*ble  (?),  a. [L. insecabilis; pref. in- not + secabilis that
   may  be cut: cf. F. insecable.] Incapable of being divided by cutting;
   indivisible.

                                    Insect

   In"sect  (?),  n.  [F.insecte,  L.  insectum,  fr.  insectus,  p.p. of
   insecare  to  cut  in.  See  Section. The name was originally given to
   certain  small animals, whose bodies appear cut in, or almost divided.
   Cf. Entomology.]

   1.  (Zo\'94l.)  One  of  the  Insecta;  esp., one of the Hexapoda. See
   Insecta.

     NOTE: &hand; Th e he xapod insects pass through three stages during
     their  growth,  viz.,  the  larva, pupa, and imago or adult, but in
     some  of the orders the larva differs little from the imago, except
     in  lacking wings, and the active pupa is very much like the larva,
     except  in  having  rudiments  of  wings. In the higher orders, the
     larva is usually a grub, maggot, or caterpillar, totally unlike the
     adult,  while  the pupa is very different from both larva and imago
     and is inactive, taking no food.

   2. (Zo\'94l.) Any air-breathing arthropod, as a spider or scorpion.

   3.  (Zo\'94l.)  Any  small  crustacean.  In a wider sense, the word is
   often loosely applied to various small invertebrates.

   4. Fig.: Any small, trivial, or contemptible person or thing. Thomson.
   <-- Russian: bukashka -->
   Insect  powder,a  powder  used for the extermination of insects; esp.,
   the  powdered  flowers  of  certain  species of Pyrethrum, a genus now
   merged  in  Chrysanthemum.  Called  also Persian powder.<-- containing
   pyrethrin -->

                                    Insect

   In"sect (?), a.

   1. Of or pertaining to an insect or insects.

   2. Like an insect; small; mean; ephemeral.

                                    Insecta

   In*sec"ta (?), n. pl. [NL. See Insect.]

   1.  (Zo\'94l.)  One of the classes of Arthropoda, including those that
   have  one pair of antenn\'91, three pairs of mouth organs, and breathe
   air  by  means  of trache\'91, opening by spiracles along the sides of
   the  body.  In  this  sense  it  includes  the Hexapoda, or six-legged
   insects and the Myriapoda, with numerous legs. See Insect, n.

   2.  (Zo\'94l.)  In  a  more  restricted sense, the Hexapoda alone. See
   Hexapoda.

   3.  (Zo\'94l.) In the most general sense, the Hexapoda, Myriapoda, and
   Arachnoidea, combined.

     NOTE: &hand; Th e ty pical Insecta, or hexapod insects, are divided
     into  several  orders,  viz.:  Hymenoptera,  as  the bees and ants;
     Diptera,  as  the  common  flies  and gnats; Aphaniptera, or fleas;
     Lepidoptera, or moths and butterflies; Neuroptera, as the ant-lions
     and  hellgamite;  Coleoptera, or beetles; Hemiptera, as bugs, lice,
     aphids;    Orthoptera,    as    grasshoppers    and    cockroaches;
     Pseudoneuroptera,  as  the dragon flies and termites; Euplexoptera,
     or  earwings;  Thysanura,  as the springtails, podura, and lepisma.
     See these words in the Vocabulary.

                                   Insectary

   In"sec*ta*ry   (?),   n.  A  place  for  keeping  living  insects.  --
   In`sec*ta"ri*um (#), n. [L.]

                                  Insectation

   In`sec*ta"tion  (?),  n.  [L.  insectatio. See Insectator.] The act of
   pursuing; pursuit; harassment; persecution. [Obs.] Sir T. More.

                                  Insectator

   In`sec*ta"tor (?), n. [L., fr. insectari to pursue, freq. fr. insequi.
   See  Ensue.]  A  pursuer;  a  persecutor;  a censorious critic. [Obs.]
   Bailey.

                                   Insected

   In"sect*ed (?), a. Pertaining to, having the nature of, or resembling,
   an insect. Howell.

                                  Insecticide

   In*sec"ti*cide  (?),  n.  [Insect  +  L. caedere to kill.] An agent or
   preparation   for   destroying   insects;   an   insect   powder.   --
   In*sec"ti*ci`dal (#), a.

                                   Insectile

   In*sec"tile  (?),  a. Pertaining to, or having the nature of, insects.
   Bacon.

                                   Insection

   In*sec"tion (?), n. [See Insect.] A cutting in; incisure; incision.

                                  Insectivora

   In`sec*tiv"o*ra  (?), n. pl. [NL., from L. insectum an insect + vorare
   to devour.] (Zo\'94l.)

   1. An order of mammals which feed principally upon insects.

     NOTE: &hand; Th ey ar e mostly of small size, and their molar teeth
     have sharp cusps. Most of the species burrow in the earth, and many
     of  those  of cold climates hibernate in winter. The order includes
     the moles, shrews, hedgehogs, tanrecs, and allied animals, also the
     colugo.

   2.   A   division   of   the  Cheiroptera,  including  the  common  or
   insect-eating bats.

                                  Insectivore

   In*sec"ti*vore (?), n.; pl. Insectivores (-v&omac;rz). [F.] (Zo\'94l.)
   One of the Insectivora.

                                 Insectivorous

   In`sec*tiv"o*rous  (?), a. [See Insectivora.] Feeding or subsisting on
   insects;  carnivorous.  The  term is applied: (a) to plants which have
   some  special  adaptation  for  catching and digesting insects, as the
   sundew,  Venus's flytrap, Sarracenia, etc. (b) to the Insectivora, and
   to many bats, birds, and reptiles.

                                 Insectologer

   In`sec*tol"o*ger (?), n. An entomologist. [Obs.]

                                  Insectology

   In`sec*tol"o*gy  (?),  n.  [Insect  +  -logy:  cf.  F.  insectologie.]
   Entomology. [Obs.]

                                   Insecure

   In`se*cure" (?), a.

   1.  Not  secure;  not  confident of safety or permanence; distrustful;
   suspicious; apprehensive of danger or loss.

     With sorrow and insecure apprehensions. Jer. Taylor.

   2. Not effectually guarded, protected, or sustained; unsafe; unstable;
   exposed to danger or loss. Bp. Hurg.

     The  trade  with  Egypt  was  exceedingly  insecure and precarious.
     Mickle.

                                  Insecurely

   In`se*cure"ly, adv. In an insecure manner.

                                 Insecureness

   In`se*cure"ness, n. Insecurity.

                                  Insecurity

   In`se*cu"ri*ty (?), n.; pl. Insecurities (#). [Pref.in- not + security
   : cf. LL. insecuritas, F. insecurite.]

   1. The condition or quality of being insecure; want of safety; danger;
   hazard; as, the insecurity of a building liable to fire; insecurity of
   a debt.

   2. The state of feeling insecure; uncertainty; want of confidence.

     With  what  insecurity  of  truth  we  ascribe  effects  . . . unto
     arbitrary calculations. Sir T. Browne.

     A time of insecurity, when interests of all sorts become objects of
     speculation. Burke.

                                  Insecution

   In`se*cu"tion  (?), n. [L. insecutio, fr. insequi p. p. insecutus. See
   Ensue.] A following after; close pursuit. [Obs.] Chapman.
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                                  Inseminate

   In*sem"i*nate  (?), v. t. [L. inseminatus, p. p. of inseminare to sow.
   See Seminate.] To sow; to impregnate. [Obs.]

                                 Insemination

   In*sem`i*na"tion (?), n. A sowing. [Obs.]

                                   Insensate

   In*sen"sate (?), a. [L. insensatus. See In- not, and Sensate.] Wanting
   sensibility; destitute of sense; stupid; foolish.

     The silence and the calm Of mute, insensate things. Wordsworth.

     The meddling folly or insensate ambition of statesmen. Buckle.

   -- In*sen"sate*ly, adv. -- In*sen"sate*ness, n.

                                    Insense

   In*sense" (?), v. t. [Pref. in- in + sense.] To make to understand; to
   instruct. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.

                                 Insensibility

   In*sen`si*bil"i*ty (?), n. [Cf. F. insensibilit\'82.]

   1.  The  state  or  quality  of being insensible; want of sensibility;
   torpor;  unconsciousness; as, the insensibility produced by a fall, or
   by opiates.

   2.  Want  of  tenderness  or  susceptibility  of  emotion  or passion;
   dullness;   stupidity.  Syn.  --  Dullness;  numbness;  unfeelingness;
   stupidity; torpor; apathy; impassiveness; indifference.

                                  Insensible

   In*sen"si*ble  (?),  a.  [L.  insensibilis: cf. F. insensible. See In-
   not, and Sensible.]

   1.  Destitute  of  the  power of feeling or perceiving; wanting bodily
   sensibility. Milton.

   2.  Not susceptible of emotion or passion; void of feeling; apathetic;
   unconcerned;  indifferent; as, insensible to danger, fear, love, etc.;
   -- often used with of or to.

     Accept  an  obligation  without  being  a  slave  to  the giver, or
     insensible to his kindness. Sir H. Wotton.

     Lost in their loves, insensible of shame. Dryden.

   3.  Incapable  of being perceived by the senses; imperceptible. Hence:
   Progressing  by  imperceptible  degrees; slow; gradual; as, insensible
   motion.

     Two  small and almost insensible pricks were found upon Cleopatra's
     arm. Sir T. Browne.

     They fall away, And languish with insensible decay. Dryden.

   4. Not sensible or reasonable; meaningless. [Obs.]

     If  it  make the indictment be insensible or uncertain, it shall be
     quashed. Sir M. Hale.

   Syn.  --  Imperceptible;  imperceivable;  dull;  stupid; torpid; numb;
   unfeeling;  apathetic; stoical; impassive; indifferent; unsusceptible;
   hard; callous.

                                Insensibleness

   In*sen"si*ble*ness, n. Insensibility. Bp. Hall.

                                  Insensibly

   In*sen"si*bly,  adv.  In  a  manner  not  to  be  felt  or  perceived;
   imperceptibly; gradually.

     The hills rise insensibly. Addison.

                                  Insensitive

   In*sen"si*tive  (?),  a.  Not sensitive; wanting sensation, or wanting
   acute sensibility. Tillotson. Ruskin.

                                  Insensuous

   In*sen"su*ous  (?),  a.  [Pref. in- not + sensuous.] Not sensuous; not
   pertaining to, affecting, or addressing, the senses.

     That  intermediate  door  Betwixt  the different planes of sensuous
     form And form insensuous. Mrs. Browning.

                                  Insentiment

   In*sen"ti*ment  (?),  a.  Not  sentient; not having perception, or the
   power of perception.

     The . . . attributes of an insentient, inert substance. Reid.

     But  there  can  be  nothing  like  to  this sensation in the rose,
     because it is insentient. Sir W. Hamilton.

                                Inseparability

   In*sep`a*ra*bil"i*ty    (?),    n.   [L.   inseparabilitas:   cf.   F.
   ins\'82parabilit\'82.]  The  quality  or  state  of being inseparable;
   inseparableness. Locke.

                                  Inseparable

   In*sep"a*ra*ble  (?), a. [L. inseparabilis: cf. F. ins\'82parable. See
   In-, and Separable.]

   1. Not separable; incapable of being separated or disjoined.

     The  history  of  every  language  is  inseparable from that of the
     people by whom it is spoken. Mure.

     Liberty  and  union,  now  and  forever,  one  and  inseparable. D.
     Webster.

   2.  (Gram.)  Invariably  attached to some word, stem, or root; as, the
   inseparable particle un-.

                                Inseparableness

   In*sep"a*ra*ble*ness,  n.  The  quality or state of being inseparable;
   inseparability. Bp. Burnet.

                                  Inseparably

   In*sep"a*ra*bly, adv. In an inseparable manner or condition; so as not
   to be separable. Bacon.

     And cleaves through life inseparably close. Cowper.

                                  Inseparate

   In*sep"a*rate (?), a. [L. inseparatus. See In- not, and Separate.] Not
   separate; together; united. Shak.

                                 Inseparately

   In*sep"a*rate*ly, adv. Inseparably. [Obs.] Cranmer.

                                    Insert

   In*sert"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Inserted;  p.  pr.  & vb. n.
   Inserting.]  [L. insertus, p. p. of inserere to insert; pref. in- in +
   serere  to join, connect. See Series.] To set within something; to put
   or  thrust  in;  to  introduce;  to cause to enter, or be included, or
   contained; as, to insert a scion in a stock; to insert a letter, word,
   or  passage  in  a  composition;  to  insert  an  advertisement  in  a
   newspaper.

     These  words were very weakly inserted where they will be so liable
     to misconstruction. Bp. Stillingfleet.

                                   Inserted

   In*sert"ed,  a.  (Bot.) Situated upon, attached to, or growing out of,
   some  part;  --  said  especially  of the parts of the flower; as, the
   calyx,  corolla,  and  stamens  of  many flowers are inserted upon the
   receptacle. Gray.

                                   Inserting

   In*sert"ing, n.

   1. A setting in.

   2. Something inserted or set in, as lace, etc., in garments. [R.]

                                   Insertion

   In*ser"tion (?), n. [L. insertio: cf. F. insertion. See Insert.]

   1.  The  act  of inserting; as, the insertion of scions in stocks; the
   insertion of words or passages in writings.

   2.  The  condition  or  mode  of  being  inserted or attached; as, the
   insertion of stamens in a calyx.

   3.  That  which  is  set  in or inserted, especially a narrow strip of
   embroidered lace, muslin, or cambric.

   4.  (Anat.)  The point or part by which a muscle or tendon is attached
   to the part to be moved; -- in contradistinction to its origin.
   Epigynous  insertion  (Bot.), the insertion of stamens upon the ovary.
   -- Hypogynous insertion (Bot.), insertion beneath the ovary.

                                    Inserve

   In*serve"  (?), v. i. [L. inservire; in- in + servire to serve.] To be
   of use to an end; to serve. [Obs.]

                                  Inservient

   In*serv"i*ent (?), a. [L. inserviens, p. pr. of inservire.] Conducive;
   instrumental. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

                                   Insession

   In*ses"sion  (?),  n. [L. insessio, fr. insidere, insessum, to sit in.
   See Insidious.]

   1.  The  act  of  sitting,  as  in  a  tub  or  bath.  "Used by way of
   fomentation, insession, or bath." [R.] Holland.

   2. That in which one sits, as a bathing tub. [R.]

     Insessions be bathing tubs half full. Holland.

                                   Insessor

   In*ses"sor  (?),  n.; pl. Insessores (#). [See Insessores.] (Zo\'94l.)
   One  of  the Insessores. The group includes most of the common singing
   birds.

                                  Insessores

   In`ses*so"res  (?),  n.  pl. [NL., fr. L. insessor, lit., one who sits
   down,  fr.  incidere.  See  Insession.]  (Zo\'94l.) An order of birds,
   formerly  established to include the perching birds, but now generally
   regarded as an artificial group.

                                  Insessorial

   In`ses*so"ri*al (?), a. (Zo\'94l.)

   1. Pertaining to, or having the character of, perching birds.

   2. Belonging or pertaining to the Insessores.

                                     Inset

   In*set" (?), v. t. To infix. [Obs.] Chaucer.

                                     Inset

   In"set (?), n.

   1. That which is inserted or set in; an insertion.

   2.  (Bookbinding)  One  or  more  separate leaves inserted in a volume
   before  binding;  as:  (a)  A  portion of the printed sheet in certain
   sizes  of  books  which  is  cut  off before folding, and set into the
   middle  of  the  folded sheet to complete the succession of paging; --
   also called offcut. (b) A page or pages of advertisements inserted.

                                  Inseverable

   In*sev"er*a*ble  (?),  a.  Incapable  of  being  severed; indivisible;
   inseparable. De Quincey.

                                   Inshaded

   In*shad"ed (?), a. Marked with different shades. W. Browne.

                                    Inshave

   In"shave`  (?), n. (Mech.) A plane for shaving or dressing the concave
   or inside faces of barrel staves.

                                   Insheathe

   In*sheathe" (?), v. t. To insert as in a sheath; to sheathe. Hughes.

                                    Inshell

   In*shell" (?), v. t. To hide in a shell. [Obs.] Shak.

                                    Inship

   In*ship" (?), v. t. To embark. [Obs.] Shak.

                                    Inshore

   In"shore`  (?), a. Being near or moving towards the shore; as, inshore
   fisheries;  inshore  currents. -- adv. Towards the shore; as, the boat
   was headed inshore.

                                   Inshrine

   In*shrine" (?), v. t. See Enshrine.

                                  Insiccation

   In`sic*ca"tion (?), n. The act or process of drying in.

                                    Inside

   In"side`  (?),  prep.  or  adv.  Within the sides of; in the interior;
   contained within; as, inside a house, book, bottle, etc.

                                    Inside

   In"side`, a

   1.   Being  within;  included  or  inclosed  in  anything;  contained;
   interior;  internal; as, the inside passengers of a stagecoach; inside
   decoration.

     Kissing with inside lip. Shak.

   2. Adapted to the interior.
   Inside  callipers  (Mech.),  callipers  for measuring the diameters of
   holes,  etc.  --  Inside  finish (Arch.), a general term for the final
   work  in  any  building  necessary  for its completion, but other than
   unusual  decoration;  thus,  in  joiner  work,  the doors and windows,
   inside  shutters, door and window trimmings, paneled jams, baseboards,
   and  sometimes  flooring  and  stairs;  in plaster work, the finishing
   coat,  the  cornices,  centerpieces,  etc.,;  in  painting, all simple
   painting  of  woodwork and plastering. -- Inside track, the inner part
   of a race course; hence, colloquially, advantage of place, facilities,
   etc., in competition.

                                    Inside

   In"side`, n.

   1. The part within; interior or internal portion; content.

     Looked he o' the inside of the paper? Shak.

   2.  pl.  The  inward  parts;  entrails;  bowels;  hence, that which is
   within; private thoughts and feelings.

     Here's   none  but  friends;  we  may  speak  Our  insides  freely.
     Massinger.

   3.  An  inside passenger of a coach or carriage, as distinguished from
   one upon the outside. [Colloq. Eng.]

     So  down  thy  hill,  romantic  Ashbourne,  glides The Derby dilly,
     carrying three insides. Anti-Jacobin.

   Patent  insides OR outside, a name give to newspaper sheets printed on
   one   side  with  general  and  miscellaneous  matter,  and  furnished
   wholesale  to  offices  of small newspapers, where the blank pages are
   filled up with recent and local news.

                                   Insidiate

   In*sid"i*ate  (?),  v. t. [L. insidiatus, p. p. of insidiare to lie in
   ambush,  fr.  insidiae.  See  Insidious.] To lie in ambush for. [Obs.]
   Heywood.

                                  Insidiator

   In*sid"i*a`tor (?), n. [L.] One who lies in ambush. [Obs.] Barrow.

                                   Insidious

   In*sid"i*ous  (?),  a.  [L.  insidiosus,  fr.  insidiae an ambush, fr.
   insidere  to  sit in; pref. in- + sedere to sit: cf. F. insidieux. See
   Sit.]

   1.  Lying  in  wait;  watching  an  opportunity  to insnare or entrap;
   deceitful;  sly;  treacherous;  --  said of persons; as, the insidious
   foe. "The insidious witch." Cowper.

   2.  Intended  to  entrap;  characterized  by treachery and deceit; as,
   insidious arts.

     The insidious whisper of the bad angel. Hawthorne.

   Insidious disease (Med.), a disease existing, without marked symptoms,
   but  ready  to  become active upon some slight occasion; a disease not
   appearing  to be as bad as it really is. Syn. -- Crafty; wily; artful;
   sly;   designing;  guileful;  circumventive;  treacherous;  deceitful;
   deceptive. -- In*sid"i*ous*ly, adv. -- In*sid"i*ous*ness, n.

                                    Insight

   In"sight` (?), n.

   1.  A  sight or view of the interior of anything; a deep inspection or
   view; introspection; -- frequently used with into.

     He had an insight into almost all the secrets of state. Jortin.

   2. Power of acute observation and deduction; penetration; discernment;
   perception.

     Quickest  insight  In  all  things  that  to greatest actions lead.
     Milton.

                                   Insignia

   In*sig"ni*a  (?),  n.  pl.  [L.  insigne,  pl.  insignia, fr. insignis
   distinguished  by  a  mark;  pref.  in-  in + signum a mark, sign. See
   Ensign, Sign.]

   1.  Distinguishing  marks  of  authority,  office,  or  honor; badges;
   tokens; decorations; as, the insignia of royalty or of an order.

   2.  Typical  and  characteristic  marks or signs, by which anything is
   known or distinguished; as, the insignia of a trade.

                                Insignificance

   In`sig*nif"i*cance (?), n.

   1.   The   condition  or  quality  of  being  insignificant;  want  of
   significance,  sense,  or  meaning; as, the insignificance of words or
   phrases.

   2.  Want  of force or effect; unimportance; pettiness; inefficacy; as,
   the insignificance of human art.

   3.  Want  of  claim  to  consideration or notice; want of influence or
   standing; meanness.

     Reduce  him,  from being the first person in the nation, to a state
     of insignificance. Beattie.

                                Insignificancy

   In`sig*nif"i*can*cy (?), n. Insignificance.

                                 Insignificant

   In`sig*nif"i*cant (?), a.

   1.   Not   significant;  void  of  signification,  sense,  or  import;
   meaningless; as, insignificant words.

   2.  Having  no  weight  or  effect; answering no purpose; unimportant;
   valueless; futile.

     Laws  must  be  insignificant  without  the sanction of rewards and
     punishments. Bp. Wilkins.

   3. Without weight of character or social standing; mean; contemptible;
   as,   an   insignificant  person.  Syn.  --  Unimportant;  immaterial;
   inconsiderable; small; inferior; trivial; mean; contemptible.

                                Insignificantly

   In`sig*nif"i*cant*ly,   adv.   without  significance,  importance,  or
   effect; to no purpose. "Anger insignificantly fierce." Cowper.

                                Insignificative

   In`sig*nif"i*ca*tive  (?),  a.  [L. insignificativus. See In- not, and
   Significative.] Not expressing meaning; not significant.

                                  Insignment

   In*sign"ment  (?),  n.  [See Insignia.] A token, mark, or explanation.
   [Obs.] Sir T. Elyot.

                                  Insimulate

   In*sim"u*late  (?),  v.  t.  [L.  insimulatus,  p. p. of insimulare to
   accuse.] To accuse. [Obs.] Donne.

                                   Insincere

   In`sin*cere" (?), a. [L. insincerus. See In- not, and Sincere.]

   1.   Not  being  in  truth  what  one  appears  to  be;  not  sincere;
   dissembling;  hypocritical; disingenuous; deceitful; false; -- said of
   persons; also of speech, thought; etc.; as, insincere declarations.

   2. Disappointing; imperfect; unsound. [Obs.]

     To render sleep's soft blessings insincere. Pope.

   Syn. -- Dissembling; hollow; hypocritical; deceptive deceitful; false;
   disingenuous; untrustworthy.

                                  Insincerely

   In`sin*cere"ly, adv. Without sincerity.

                                  Insincerity

   In`sin*cer"i*ty  (?),  n.  [Cf.  F. insinc\'82rit\'82.] The quality of
   being  insincere;  want  of sincerity, or of being in reality what one
   appears to be; dissimulation; hypocritical; deceitfulness; hollowness;
   untrustworthiness;  as,  the  insincerity  of  a professed friend; the
   insincerity of professions of regard.

     What  men  call  policy  and knowledge of the world, is commonly no
     other thing than dissimulation and insincerity. Blair.

                                    Insinew

   In*sin"ew  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  & p. p. Insinewed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Insinewing.] To strengthen, as with sinews; to invigorate. [Obs.]

     All  members of our cause, . . . That are insinewed to this action.
     Shak.

                                   Insinuant

   In*sin"u*ant  (?),  a.  [L.  insinuans,  p.  pr.:  cf.  F. insinuant.]
   Insinuating; insinuative. [Obs.]

                                   Insinuate

   In*sin"u*ate  (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Insinuated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Insinuating.]  [L.  insinuatus,  p. p. of insinuareto insinuate; pref.
   in- in + sinus the bosom. See Sinuous.]

   1.  To  introduce gently or slowly, as by a winding or narrow passage,
   or a gentle, persistent movement.

     The water easily insinuates itself into, and placidly distends, the
     vessels of vegetables. Woodward.

   2. To introduce artfully; to infuse gently; to instill.

     All  the  art  of  rhetoric,  besides  order and clearness, are for
     nothing  else  but to insinuate wrong ideas, move the passions, and
     thereby mislead the judgment. Locke.

     Horace laughs to shame all follies and insinuates virtue, rather by
     familiar examples than by the severity of precepts. Dryden.

   3. To hint; to suggest by remote allusion; -- often used derogatorily;
   as, did you mean to insinuate anything?

   4.  To push or work (one's self), as into favor; to introduce by slow,
   gentle, or artful means; to ingratiate; -- used reflexively.

     He  insinuated  himself  into  the  very  good grace of the Duke of
     Buckingham. Clarendon.

   Syn. -- To instill; hint; suggest; intimate.

                                   Insinuate

   In*sin"u*ate, v. i.

   1.   To  creep,  wind,  or  flow  in;  to  enter  gently,  slowly,  or
   imperceptibly, as into crevices.

   2.  To ingratiate one's self; to obtain access or favor by flattery or
   cunning.

     He would insinuate with thee but to make thee sigh. Shak.

     To insinuate, flatter, bow, and bend my limbs. Shak.

                                  Insinuating

   In*sin"u*a`ting  (?),  a. Winding, creeping, or flowing in, quietly or
   stealthily;  suggesting;  winning  favor  and  confidence  insensibly.
   Milton.

     His address was courteous, and even insinuating. Prescott.

                                 Insinuatingly

   In*sin"u*a`ting*ly, adv. By insinuation.

                                  Insinuation

   In*sin"u*a`tion (?), n. [L. insinuatio: cf. F. insinuation.]

   1.  The act or process of insinuating; a creeping, winding, or flowing
   in.

     By a soft insinuation mix'd With earth's large mass. Crashaw.

   2.  The  act  of  gaining favor, affection, or influence, by gentle or
   artful  means;  --  formerly  used  in  a  good  sense, as of friendly
   influence or interposition. Sir H. Wotton.

     I  hope  through  the  insinuation of Lord Scarborough to keep them
     here till further orders. Lady Cowper.

   3. The art or power of gaining good will by a prepossessing manner.

     He  bad a natural insinuation and address which made him acceptable
     in the best company. Clarendon.

   4.  That  which  is  insinuated; a hint; a suggestion or intimation by
   distant allusion; as, slander may be conveyed by insinuations.

     I scorn your coarse insinuation. Cowper.

   Syn. -- Hint; intimation; suggestion. See Innuendo.
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                                  Insinuative

   In*sin"u*a*tive (?), a. [Cf. F. insinuatif.]

   1.  Stealing  on or into the confidence or affections; having power to
   gain favor. "Crafty, insinuative, plausible men." Bp. Reynolds.

   2.  Using  insinuations;  giving  hints;  insinuating; as, insinuative
   remark.

                                  Insinuator

   In*sin"u*a`tor  (?),  n.  [L., an introducer.] One who, or that which,
   insinuates. De Foe.

                                  Insinuatory

   In*sin"u*a*to*ry (?), a. Insinuative.

                                    Insipid

   In*sip"id  (?),  a. [L. insipidus; pref. in- not + sapidus savory, fr.
   sapere to taste: cf. F. insipide. See Savor.]

   1.  Wanting in the qualities which affect the organs of taste; without
   taste or savor; vapid; tasteless; as, insipid drink or food. Boyle.

   2.  Wanting in spirit, life, or animation; uninteresting; weak; vapid;
   flat; dull; heavy; as, an insipid woman; an insipid composition.

     Flat, insipid, and ridiculous stuff to him. South.

     But his wit is faint, and his salt, if I may dare to say so, almost
     insipid. Dryden.

   Syn.  --  Tasteless;  vapid;  dull;  spiritless; unanimated; lifeless;
   flat; stale; pointless; uninteresting.

                            Insipidity, Insipidness

   In`si*pid"i*ty (?), In*sip"id*ness (?), n. [Cf. F. insipidit\'82.] The
   quality  or  state  of  being insipid; vapidity. "Dryden's lines shine
   strongly through the insipidity of Tate's." Pope.

                                   Insipidly

   In*sip"id*ly,  adv.  In  an  insipid  manner;  without taste, life, or
   spirit; flatly. Locke. Sharp.

                                  Insipience

   In*sip"i*ence  (?),  n.  [L. insipientia: cf. OF. insipience.] Want of
   intelligence; stupidity; folly. [R.] Blount.

                                   Insipient

   In*sip"i*ent  (?),  a.  [L.  insipiens; pref. in- not + sapiens wise.]
   Wanting  wisdom;  stupid;  foolish. [R.] Clarendon. -- n. An insipient
   person. [R.] Fryth.

                                    Insist

   In*sist"  (?),  v.  i.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Insisted;  p.  pr.  & vb. n.
   Insisting.]  [F.  insister,  L.  insistere  to  set foot upon, follow,
   persist; pref. in- in + sistere to stand, cause to stand. See Stand.]

   1.  To  stand  or rest; to find support; -- with in, on, or upon. [R.]
   Ray.

   2. To take a stand and refuse to give way; to hold to something firmly
   or  determinedly; to be persistent, urgent, or pressing; to persist in
   demanding;  -- followed by on, upon, or that; as, he insisted on these
   conditions; he insisted on going at once; he insists that he must have
   money.

     Insisting on the old prerogative. Shak.

     Without  further  insisting on the different tempers of Juvenal and
     Horace. Dryden.

   Syn.  --  Insist,  Persist.  --  Insist implies some alleged right, as
   authority  or  claim.  Persist may be from obstinacy alone, and either
   with  or  against  rights.  We insist as against others; we persist in
   what  exclusively  relates  to  ourselves;  as,  he  persisted in that
   course; he insisted on his friend's adopting it. C. J. Smith.

                                  Insistence

   In*sist"ence  (?),  n.  The  quality  of insisting, or being urgent or
   pressing;   the  act  of  dwelling  upon  as  of  special  importance;
   persistence; urgency.

                                   Insistent

   In*sist"ent (?), a. [L. insistens, -entis, p. pr. of insistere.]

   1.  Standing  or  resting  on something; as, an insistent wall. Sir H.
   Wotton.

   2. Insisting; persistent; persevering.

   3. (Zo\'94l.) See Incumbent.

                                  Insistently

   In*sist"ent*ly, adv. In an insistent manner.

                                   Insisture

   In*sis"ture  (?;  135),  n.  A  dwelling  or  standing  on  something;
   fixedness; persistence. [Obs.] Shak.

                                   Insitency

   In*si"ten*cy  (?), n. [Pref. in- not + L. sitiens, p. pr. of sitire to
   be thirsty, fr. sitis thirst.] Freedom from thirst. [Obs.]

     The insitiency of a camel for traveling in deserts. Grew.

                                   Insition

   In*si"tion  (?; 277), n. [L. insitio, fr. inserere, insitum, to sow or
   plant  in,  to  ingraft;  pref.  in-  in + serere, satum, to sow.] The
   insertion of a scion in a stock; ingraftment. Ray.

                                    In situ

   In`  si"tu  (?).  [L.]  In its natural position or place; -- said of a
   rock or fossil, when found in the situation in which it was originally
   formed or deposited.

                                    Insnare

   In*snare"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p. p. Insnared (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Insnaring.] [Written also ensnare.]

   1.  To  catch  in  a  snare;  to  entrap; to take by artificial means.
   "Insnare a gudgeon." Fenton.

   2.  To take by wiles, stratagem, or deceit; to involve in difficulties
   or  perplexities;  to  seduce  by artifice; to inveigle; to allure; to
   entangle.

     The insnaring charms Of love's soft queen. Glover.

                                   Insnarer

   In*snar"er (?), n. One who insnares.

                                    Insnarl

   In*snarl"  (?),  v.  t.  To make into a snarl or knot; to entangle; to
   snarl. [Obs.] Cotgrave.

                                  Insobriety

   In`so*bri"e*ty  (?),  n.  [Pref. in- not + : cf. F. insobri\'82t\'82.]
   Want of sobriety, moderation, or calmness; intemperance; drunkenness.

                                 Insociability

   In*so`cia*bil"i*ty  (?),  n. [Cf. F. insociabilit\'82.] The quality of
   being   insociable;  want  of  sociability;  unsociability.  [R.]  Bp.
   Warburton.

                                  Insociable

   In*so"cia*ble  (?),  a.  [L.  insociabilis: cf. F. insociable. See In-
   not, and Sociable.]

   1. Incapable of being associated, joined, or connected. [Obs.]

     Lime and wood are insociable. Sir H. Wotton.

   2. Not sociable or companionable; disinclined to social intercourse or
   conversation; unsociable; taciturn.

     This austere insociable life. Shak.

                                  Insociably

   In*so"cia*bly, adv. Unsociably.

                                   Insociate

   In*so"ci*ate  (?),  a.  Not  associate;  without  a companion; single;
   solitary; recluse. [Obs.] "The insociate virgin life." B. Jonson.

                                   Insolate

   In"so*late  (?),  v.  t.  [imp. & p. p. Insolated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Insolating.]  [L.  insolatus,  p. p. of insolare to expose to the sun;
   pref.  in-  in  +  sol the sun.] To dry in, or to expose to, the sun's
   rays; to ripen or prepare by such exposure. Johnson.

                                  Insolation

   In`so*la"tion (?), n. [L. insolatio: cf. F. insolation.]

   1.  The  act  or  process  to  exposing to the rays of the sun fro the
   purpose of drying or maturing, as fruits, drugs, etc., or of rendering
   acid, as vinegar.

   2.  (Med.)  (a)  A  sunstroke.  (b) Exposure of a patient to the sun's
   rays; a sun bath.

                                    Insole

   In"sole`  (?),  n.  The  inside sole of a boot or shoe; also, a loose,
   thin strip of leather, felt, etc., placed

                                   Insolence

   In"so*lence (?), n. [F. insolence, L. insolentia. See Insolent.]

   1. The quality of being unusual or novel. [Obs.] Spenser.

   2.  The  quality of being insolent; pride or haughtiness manifested in
   contemptuous  and  overbearing treatment of others; arrogant contempt;
   brutal imprudence.

     Flown with insolence and wine. Milton.

   3. Insolent conduct or treatment; insult.

     Loaded with fetters and insolences from the soldiers. Fuller.

                                   Insolence

   In"so*lence, v. t. To insult. [Obs.] Eikon Basilike.

                                   Insolency

   In"so*len*cy (?), n. Insolence. [R.] Evelyn.

                                   Insolent

   In"so*lent  (?), a. [F. insolent, L. insolens, -entis, pref. in- not +
   solens accustomed, p. pr. of solere to be accustomed.]

   1.  Deviating  from  that which is customary; novel; strange; unusual.
   [Obs.]

     If  one  chance to derive any word from the Latin which is insolent
     to their ears . . . they forth with make a jest at it. Petti

     If any should accuse me of being new or insolent. Milton.

   2.  Haughty  and  contemptuous  or  brutal  in  behavior  or language;
   overbearing; domineering; grossly rude or disrespectful; saucy; as, an
   insolent  master;  an  insolent  servant. "A paltry, insolent fellow."
   Shak.

     Insolent is he that despiseth in his judgment all other folks as in
     regard  of  his  value, of his cunning, of his speaking, and of his
     bearing. Chaucer.

     Can  you not see? or will ye not observe . . . How insolent of late
     he is become, How proud, how peremptory? Shak.

   3.  Proceeding  from  or  characterized  by  insolence; insulting; as,
   insolent words or behavior.

     Their insolent triumph excited . . . indignation. Macaulay.

   Syn.  --  Overbearing; insulting; abusive; offensive; saucy; impudent;
   audacious;  pert;  impertinent;  rude;  reproachful;  opprobrious.  --
   Insolent,  Insulting. Insolent, in its primitive sense, simply denoted
   unusual;  and  to  act  insolently  was  to  act  in  violation of the
   established rules of social intercourse. He who did this was insolent;
   and  thus  the  word became one of the most offensive in our language,
   indicating  gross  disregard  for  the  feelings  of others. Insulting
   denotes  a  personal  attack,  either  in words or actions, indicative
   either of scorn or triumph. Compare Impertinent, Affront, Impudence.

                                  Insolently

   In"so*lent*ly, adv. In an insolent manner.

                                  Insolidity

   In`so*lid"i*ty   (?),   n.   [Pref.   in-   not  +  solidity:  cf.  F.
   insolidit\'82.]  Want  of solidity; weakness; as, the insolidity of an
   argument. [R.] Dr. H. More.

                                 Insolubility

   In*sol`u*bil"i*ty (?), n. [L. insolubilitas: cf. F. insolubilit\'82.]

   1. The quality or state of being insoluble or not dissolvable, as in a
   fluid.

   2. The quality of being inexplicable or insolvable.

                                   Insoluble

   In*sol"u*ble  (?),  a.  [L.  insolubilis indissoluble, that can not be
   loosed:   cf.  F.  insoluble.  See  In-  not,  and  Soluble,  and  cf.
   Insolvable.]

   1.  Not  soluble;  in capable or difficult of being dissolved, as by a
   liquid; as, chalk is insoluble in water.

   2.  Not to be solved or explained; insolvable; as, an insoluble doubt,
   question, or difficulty.

   3. Strong. "An insoluble wall." [Obs.] Holland

                                 Insolubleness

   In*sol"u*ble*ness,  n.  The  quality  or  state  of  being  insoluble;
   insolubility. Boyle.

                                  Insolvable

   In*solv"a*ble (?), a.

   1.  Not solvable; insoluble; admitting no solution or explanation; as,
   an insolvable problem or difficulty. I. Watts.

   2. Incapable of being paid or discharged, as debts.

   3.  Not  capable of being loosed or disentangled; inextricable. "Bands
   insolvable." Pope.

                                  Insolvency

   In*sol"ven*cy  (?), n.; pl. Insolvencies (. (Law) (a) The condition of
   being  insolvent; the state or condition of a person who is insolvent;
   the  condition of one who is unable to pay his debts as they fall due,
   or  in  the  usual  course  of  trade  and  business; as, a merchant's
   insolvency. (b) Insufficiency to discharge all debts of the owner; as,
   the  insolvency  of  an  estate.  Act of insolvency. See Insolvent law
   under Insolvent, a.

                                   Insolvent

   In*sol"vent  (?),  a.  [Pref.  in-  not + solvent: cf. OF. insolvent.]
   (Law)  (a)  Not  solvent;  not  having  sufficient estate to pay one's
   debts;  unable  to  pay  one's debts as they fall due, in the ordinary
   course  of  trade  and  business;  as,  in  insolvent  debtor. (b) Not
   sufficient to pay all the debts of the owner; as, an insolvent estate.
   (c)  Relating  to persons unable to pay their debts. Insolvent law, OR
   Act  of  insolvency,  a  law  affording  relief, -- subject to various
   modifications in different States, -- to insolvent debtors, upon their
   delivering  up  their property for the benefit of their creditors. See
   Bankrupt law, under Bankrupt, a.

                                   Insolvent

   In*sol"vent, n. (Law) One who is insolvent; as insolvent debtor; -- in
   England,  before  1861,  especially  applied  to  persons not traders.
   Bouvier.

                                   Insomnia

   In*som"ni*a  (?),  n.  [L.,  fr.  insomnis  sleepless; pref. in- not +
   somnus  sleep.]  Want  of  sleep;  inability  to  sleep;  wakefulness;
   sleeplessness.

                                  Insomnious

   In*som"ni*ous   (?),  a.  [L.  insomniosus,  fr.  insomnia  insomnia.]
   Restless; sleepless. Blount.

                                 Insomnolence

   In*som"no*lence (?), n. Sleeplessness.

                                   Insomuch

   In`so*much"  (?), adv. So; to such a degree; in such wise; -- followed
   by that or as, and formerly sometimes by both. Cf. Inasmuch.

     Insomusch as that field is called . . . Aceldama. Acts i. 19.

     Simonides  was an excellent poet, insomuch that he made his fortune
     by it. L'Estrange.

                                  Insonorous

   In`so*no"rous (?), a. Not clear or melodious.

                                    Insooth

   In*sooth" (?), adv. In sooth; truly. [Archaic]

                                  Insouciance

   In`sou`ciance"    (?),    n.    [F.]    Carelessness;    heedlessness;
   thoughtlessness; unconcern.

                                  Insouciant

   In`sou`ciant"   (?),   a.   [F.]   Careless;   heedless;  indifferent;
   unconcerned. J. S. Mill.

                                    Insoul

   In*soul"  (?),  v.  t.  To  set  a  soul in; reflexively, to fix one's
   strongest affections on. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor.

     [He] could not but insoul himself in her. Feltham.

                                    Inspan

   In*span"  (?),  v. t. & i. [D. inspannen.] To yoke or harness, as oxen
   to a vehicle. [South Africa] <-- cf. outspan -->

                                    Inspect

   In*spect"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Inspected;  p. pr. & vb. n.
   Inspecting.]  [L.  inspectus, p. p. of inspicere to inspect; pref. in-
   in + specere to look at, to view: cf. F. inspecter, fr. L. inspectare,
   freq. fr. inspicere. See Spy.]

   1.  To  look  upon;  to  view closely and critically, esp. in order to
   ascertain quality or condition, to detect errors, etc., to examine; to
   scrutinize; to investigate; as, to inspect conduct.

   2.  To  view  and  examine officially, as troops, arms, goods offered,
   work  done  for  the  public, etc.; to oversee; to superintend. Sir W.
   Temple.

                                    Inspect

   In*spect",  n.  [L.  inspectus. See Inspect, v. t.] Inspection. [Obs.]
   Thomson.

                                  Inspecttion

   In*spect"tion (?), n. [L. inspectio: cf. F. inspection.]

   1.  The act or process of inspecting or looking at carefully; a strict
   or  prying  examination;  close  or  careful  scrutiny; investigation.
   Spenser.

     With  narrow  search,  and  with  inspection deep, Considered every
     creature. Milton.

   2. The act of overseeing; official examination or superintendence.
   Trial  by  inspection (O. Eng. Law), a mode of trial in which the case
   was  settled  by  the individual observation and decision of the judge
   upon  the  testimony  of his own senses, without the intervention of a
   jury. Abbott.

                                  Inspective

   In*spect"ive   (?),   a.  [L.  inspectivus.]  Engaged  in  inspection;
   inspecting; involving inspection.

                                   Inspector

   In*spect"or  (?), n. [L.: cf. F. inspecteur.] One who inspects, views,
   or oversees; one to whom the supervision of any work is committed; one
   who  makes  an  official  view  or examination, as a military or civil
   officer;  a  superintendent;  a  supervisor;  an  overseer.  Inspector
   general  (Mil.), a staff officer of an army, whose duties are those of
   inspection,   and   embrace   everything   relative  to  organization,
   recruiting,  discharge,  administration,  accountability for money and
   property, instruction, police, and discipline.

                                 Inspectorate

   In*spect"or*ate (?), n. Inspectorship. [R.]

                                 Inspectorial

   In`spec*to"ri*al  (?),  a.  Of  or  pertaining  to  an inspector or to
   inspection. [R.]

                                 Inspectorship

   In*spect"or*ship (?), n.

   1. The office of an inspector.

   2. The district embraced by an inspector's jurisdiction.

                                  Inspectress

   In*spect"ress, n. A female inspector.

                                   Insperse

   In*sperse"  (?),  v. t. [L. inspersus, p. p. of inspergere to sprinkle
   upon;  pref.  in-  in,  on  +  spargere  to sprinkle.] To sprinkle; to
   scatter. [Obs.] Bailey.

                                  Inspersion

   In*sper"sion  (?),  n.  [L.  inspersio.] The act of sprinkling. [Obs.]
   Chapman.

                                  Inspeximus

   In*spex"i*mus  (?),  n.  [L.,  we  have  inspected.] The first word of
   ancient charters in England, confirming a grant made by a former king;
   hence, a royal grant.

                                   Insphere

   In*sphere"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp. & p. p. Insphered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Insphering.]  [Cf.  Ensphere.] To place in, or as in, an orb a sphere.
   Cf. Ensphere.

     Bright a\'89rial spirits live insphered In regions mild of calm and
     serene air. Milton.

                                  Inspirable

   In*spir"a*ble  (?),  a.  Capable  of  being inspired or drawn into the
   lungs; inhalable; respirable; admitting inspiration. Harvey.

                                  Inspiration

   In`spi*ra"tion (?), n. [F. inspiration, L. inspiratio. See Inspire.]

   1.  The  act of inspiring or breathing in; breath; specif. (Physiol.),
   the  drawing  of  air  into  the  lungs,  accomplished  in  mammals by
   elevation  of  the chest walls and flattening of the diaphragm; -- the
   opposite of expiration.

   2.  The  act  or  power  of  exercising  an  elevating  or stimulating
   influence upon the intellect or emotions; the result of such influence
   which quickens or stimulates; as, the inspiration of occasion, of art,
   etc.

     Your  father  was  ever  virtuous, and holy men at their death have
     good inspirations. Shak.

   3. (Theol.) A supernatural divine influence on the prophets, apostles,
   or  sacred  writers, by which they were qualified to communicate moral
   or  religious  truth  with  authority;  a supernatural influence which
   qualifies men to receive and communicate divine truth; also, the truth
   communicated.

     All Scripture is given by inspiration of God. 2 Tim. iii. 16.

     The  age  which  we  now  live  in is not an age of inspiration and
     impulses. Sharp.

   Plenary  inspiration (Theol.), that kind of inspiration which excludes
   all  defect  in  the  utterance  of  the  inspired  message. -- Verbal
   inspiration  (Theol.),  that  kind of inspiration which extends to the
   very words and forms of expression of the divine message.

                                 Inspirational

   In`spi*ra"tion*al (?), a. Pertaining to inspiration.

                                Inspirationist

   In`spi*ra"tion*ist, n. One who holds to inspiration.

                                  Inspirator

   In"spi*ra`tor  (?), n. (Mach.) A kind of injector for forcing water by
   steam. See Injector, n., 2.

                                  Inspirtory

   In*spir"to*ry  (?),  a. Pertaining to, or aiding, inspiration; as, the
   inspiratory muscles.

                                    Inspire

   In*spire"  (?),  v.  t.  [OE.  enspiren,  OF.  enspirer,  inspirer, F.
   inspirer,  fr.  L.  inspirare;  pref. in- in + spirare to breathe. See
   Spirit.]

   1. To breathe into; to fill with the breath; to animate.

     When  Zephirus  eek,  with  his  sweete breath, Inspir\'8ad hath in
     every holt and health The tender crops. Chaucer.

     Descend,  ye  Nine,  descend  and  sing,  The breathing instruments
     inspire. Pope.

   2. To infuse by breathing, or as if by breathing.

     He  knew  not  his  Maker, and him that inspired into him an active
     soul. Wisdom xv. 11.

   3.  To draw in by the operation of breathing; to inhale; -- opposed to
   expire.

     Forced to inspire and expire the air with difficulty. Harvey.
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   4.  To  infuse into the mind; to communicate to the spirit; to convey,
   as by a divine or supernatural influence; to disclose preternaturally;
   to produce in, as by inspiration.

     And generous stout courage did inspire. Spenser.

     But dawning day new comfort hath inspired. Shak.

   5.  To  infuse  into;  to  affect,  as with a superior or supernatural
   influence;  to  fill  with  what  animates,  enlivens,  or  exalts; to
   communicate  inspiration to; as, to inspire a child with sentiments of
   virtue.

     Erato,  thy  poet's  mind  inspire,  And  fill  his  soul  with thy
     celestial fire. Dryden.

                                    Inspire

   In*spire"  (?),  v.  i.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Inspired;  p.  pr. & vb. n.
   Inspiring.]

   1.  To  draw  in  breath;  to inhale air into the lungs; -- opposed to
   expire.

   2. To breathe; to blow gently. [Obs.]

     And  when  the  wind amongst them did inspire, They wav\'8ad like a
     penon wide dispread. Spenser.

                                   Inspired

   In*spired" (?), a.

   1. Breathed in; inhaled.

   2.  Moved or animated by, or as by, a supernatural influence; affected
   by  divine  inspiration;  as,  the  inspired  prophets;  the  inspired
   writers.

   3.  Communicated  or  given  as by supernatural or divine inspiration;
   having   divine   authority;   hence,  sacred,  holy;  --  opposed  to
   uninspired,  profane,  or secular; as, the inspired writings, that is,
   the Scriptures.

                                   Inspirer

   In*spir"er (?), n. One who, or that which, inspirer. "Inspirer of that
   holy flame." Cowper.

                                   Inspiring

   In*spir"ing,  a.  Animating;  cheering;  moving;  exhilarating; as, an
   inspiring or scene.

                                   Inspirit

   In*spir"it  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p. Inspirited; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Inspiriting.]  To  infuse  new  life  or  spirit  into; to animate; to
   encourage; to invigorate.

     The  courage  of  Agamemnon is inspirited by the love of empire and
     ambition. Pope.

   Syn. -- To enliven; invigorate; exhilarate; animate; cheer; encourage;
   inspire.

                                  Inspissate

   In*spis"sate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inspissated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Inspissating  (?).]  [L.  inspissatus, p. p. of inspissare to thicken;
   pref.  in-  +  spissare  to thicken, fr. spissus thick.] To thicken or
   bring to greater consistence, as fluids by evaporation.

                                  Inspissate

   In*spis"sate  (?),  a.  [L.  inspissatus,  p.  p.] Thick or thickened;
   inspissated. Greenhill.

                                 Inspissation

   In`spis*sa"tion  (?),  n.  The  act or the process of inspissating, or
   thickening  a  fluid  substance, as by evaporation; also, the state of
   being so thickened.

                                  Instability

   In`sta*bil"i*ty  (?), n.; pl. Instabilities (#). [L. instabilitas: cf.
   F. instabilit\'82.]

   1.  The  quality  or  condition  of being unstable; want of stability,
   firmness, or steadiness; liability to give way or to fail; insecurity;
   precariousness; as, the instability of a building.

   2.  Lack  of  determination  of  fixedness;  inconstancy;  fickleness;
   mutability;  changeableness;  as,  instability  of  character, temper,
   custom, etc. Addison. Syn. -- Inconstancy; fickleness; changeableness;
   wavering; unsteadiness; unstableness.

                                   Instable

   In*sta"ble  (?),  a. [L. instabilis: cf. F. instable. See In- not, and
   Stable,  a., and cf. Unstable.] Not stable; not standing fast or firm;
   unstable;   prone  to  change  or  recede  from  a  purpose;  mutable;
   inconstant.

                                 Instableness

   In*sta"ble*ness, n. Instability; unstableness.

                                    Install

   In*stall"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  & p. p. Installed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Installing.]  [F.  installer,  LL. installare, fr. pref. in- in + OHG.
   stal  a  place, stall, G. stall, akin to E. stall: cf. It. installare.
   See Stall.] [Written also instal.]

   1. To set in a seat; to give a place to; establish (one) in a place.

     She installed her guest hospitably by the fireside. Sir W. Scott.

   2. To place in an office, rank, or order; to invest with any charge by
   the  usual  ceremonies;  to  instate;  to  induct;  as,  to install an
   ordained  minister  as  pastor  of  a  church;  to  install  a college
   president.

     Unworthily Thou wast installed in that high degree. Shak.

                                 Installation

   In`stal*la"tion  (?),  n.  [F.  installation, LL. installatio: cf. It.
   installazione. See Install.]

   1.  The  act of installing or giving possession of an office, rank, or
   order,  with the usual rites or ceremonies; as, the installation of an
   ordained minister in a parish.

     On  the  election, the bishop gives a mandate for his installation.
     Ayliffe.

   2.  (Mech.)  The  whole  of  a  system  of  machines,  apparatus,  and
   accessories,  when  set  up  and arranged for practical working, as in
   electric lighting, transmission of power, etc.

                                  Installment

   In*stall"ment (?), n. [Written also instalment.]

   1. The act of installing; installation.

     Take  oaths from all kings and magistrates at their installment, to
     do impartial justice by law. Milton.

   2. The seat in which one is placed. [Obs.]

     The  several  chairs  of  order,  look,  you scour; . . . Each fair
     installment, coat, and several crest With loyal blazon, evermore be
     blest. Shak.

   3.  A  portion  of  a  debt,  or  sum  of money, which is divided into
   portions  that  are  made  payable  at  different  times.  Payment  by
   installment  is  payment  by parts at different times, the amounts and
   times being often definitely stipulated. Bouvier.

                                    Instamp

   In*stamp" (?), v. t. See Enstamp.

                                   Instance

   In"stance  (?),  n.  [F.  instance,  L.  instantia,  fr.  instans. See
   Instant.]

   1.  The  act  or  quality  of  being  instant  or  pressing;  urgency;
   solicitation; application; suggestion; motion.

     Undertook at her instance to restore them. Sir W. Scott.

   2. That which is instant or urgent; motive. [Obs.]

     The  instances  that  second  marriage  move  Are  base respects of
     thrift, but none of love. Shak.

   3. Occasion; order of occurrence.

     These seem as if, in the time of Edward I., they were drawn up into
     the form of a law, in the first instance. Sir M. Hale.

   4.  That  which  offers  itself or is offered as an illustrative case;
   something  cited  in  proof  or  exemplification; a case occurring; an
   example.

     Most remarkable instances of suffering. Atterbury.

   5. A token; a sign; a symptom or indication. Shak.
   Causes  of  instance,  those which proceed at the solicitation of some
   party. Hallifax. -- Court of first instance, the court by which a case
   is first tried. -- For instance, by way of example or illustration. --
   Instance  Court  (Law),  the  Court  of  Admiralty  acting  within its
   ordinary  jurisdiction,  as  distinguished  from its action as a prize
   court. Syn. -- Example; case. See Example.
   
                                   Instance
                                       
   In"stance  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  & p. p. Instanced (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Instancing  (?).]  To  mention  as  a case or example; to refer to; to
   cite; as, to instance a fact. H. Spenser. 

     I shall not instance an abstruse author. Milton.

                                   Instance

   In"stance, v. i. To give an example. [Obs.]

     This story doth not only instance in kingdoms, but in families too.
     Jer. Taylor.

                                   Instancy

   In"stan*cy (?), n. Instance; urgency. [Obs.]

     Those  heavenly  precepts  which  our Lord and Savior with so great
     instancy gave. Hooker.

                                    Instant

   In"stant (?), a. [L. instans, -antis, p. pr. of instare to stand upon,
   to  press  upon;  pref.  in-  in,  on + stare to stand: cf. F. in. See
   Stand.]

   1. Pressing; urgent; importunate; earnest.

     Rejoicing  in  hope;  patient in tribulation; continuing instant in
     prayer. Rom. xii. 12. 

     I  am  beginning  to  be  very instant for some sort of occupation.
     Carlyle.

   2.  Closely  pressing  or  impending in respect to time; not deferred;
   immediate; without delay.

     Impending death is thine, and instant doom. Prior.

   3. Present; current.

     The instant time is always the fittest time. Fuller.

     NOTE: &hand; Th e wo rd in this sense is now used only in dates, to
     indicate the current month; as, the tenth of July instant.

                                    Instant

   In"stant, adv. Instantly. [Poetic]

     Instant he flew with hospitable haste. Pope.

                                    Instant

   In"stant,  n.  [F.  instant,  fr.  L. instans standing by, being near,
   present. See Instant, a.]

   1.  A  point  in duration; a moment; a portion of time too short to be
   estimated; also, any particular moment.

     There  is scarce an instant between their flourishing and their not
     being. Hooker.

   2. A day of the present or current month; as, the sixth instant; -- an
   elliptical expression equivalent to the sixth of the month instant, i.
   e.,  the  current  month.  See  Instant, a., 3. Syn. -- Moment; flash;
   second.

                                 Instantaneity

   In*stan`ta*ne"i*ty  (?),  n.  [Cf. F. instantan\'82it\'82.] Quality of
   being instantaneous. Shenstone.

                                 Instantaneous

   In`stan*ta"ne*ous (?), a. [Cf. F. instantan\'82.]

   1.  Done  or  occurring  in  an  instant,  or  without any perceptible
   duration  of  time;  as,  the  passage  of  electricity  appears to be
   instantaneous.

     His  reason  saw  With  instantaneous  view,  the  truth of things.
     Thomson.

   2.  At  or  during  a  given  instant; as, instantaneous acceleration,
   velocity, etc.
   Instantaneous  center  of  rotation  (Kinematics),  in a plane or in a
   plane  figure which has motions both of translation and of rotation in
   the  plane,  is  the  point  which  for  the  instant  is  at rest. --
   Instantaneous  axis  of  rotation  (Kinematics),  in  a body which has
   motions both of translation and rotation, is a line, which is supposed
   to  be  rigidly  united with the body, and which for the instant is at
   rest.  The  motion  of  the  body  is  for  the instant simply that of
   rotation  about  the instantaneous axis. -- In`stan*ta"ne*ous*ly, adv.
   -- In`stan*ta"ne*ous*ness, n.

                                   Instanter

   In*stan"ter  (?),  adv.  [L., vehemently, earnestly. See Instant, n. &
   a.] Immediately; instantly; at once; as, he left instanter.

                                   Instantly

   In"stant*ly (?), adv.

   1.  Without  the  least  delay  or  interval;  at  once;  immediately.
   Macaulay.

   2.  With urgency or importunity; earnestly; pressingly. "They besought
   him  instantly."  Luke vii. 4. Syn. -- Directly; immediately; at once.
   See Directly.

                                    Instar

   In*star"  (?),  v.  t.  To  stud  as with stars. [R.] "A golden throne
   instarred with gems." J. Barlow.

                                    Instate

   In*state"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Instated;  p.  pr. & vb. n.
   Instating.]  To  set,  place,  or  establish, as in a rank, office, or
   condition; to install; to invest; as, to instate a person in greatness
   or in favor. Shak.

                                  Instaurate

   In*stau"rate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Instaurated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Instaurating  (?).] [L. instauratus, p. p. of instaurare to renew. See
   1st In-, and Store.] To renew or renovate. [R.]

                                 Instauration

   In`stau*ra"tion   (?),  n.  [L.  instauratio:  cf.  F.  instauration.]
   Restoration  after  decay,  lapse,  or  dilapidation; renewal; repair;
   renovation; renaissance.

     Some great catastrophe or . . . instauration. T. Burnet.

                                  Instaurator

   In"stau*ra`tor  (?),  n.  [L.: cf. F. instaurateur.] One who renews or
   restores to a former condition. [R.] Dr. H. More.

                                   Instaure

   In*staure"  (?),  v.  t.  [See  Instaurate.]  To renew or renovate; to
   instaurate. [Obs.] Marston.

                                    Instead

   In*stead" (?), adv. [Pref. in- + stead place.]

   1. In the place or room; -- usually followed by of.

     Let thistles grow of wheat. Job xxxi. 40.

     Absalom  made  Amasa  captain  of  the host instead of Joab. 2 Sam.
     xvii. 25.

   2. Equivalent; equal to; -- usually with of. [R.]

     This  very  consideration  to  a  wise man is instead of a thousand
     arguments,  to  satisfy  him, that in those times no such thing was
     believed. Tillotson.

                                    Insteep

   In*steep"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  & p. p. Insteeped (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Insteeping.]  To  steep  or  soak;  to  drench.  [R.]  "In gore he lay
   insteeped." Shak.

                                    Instep

   In"step (?), n. [Formerly also instop, instup.]

   1.  The  arched  middle portion of the human foot next in front of the
   ankle joint.

   2.  That part of the hind leg of the horse and allied animals, between
   the hock, or ham, and the pastern joint.

                                   Instigate

   In"sti*gate  (?),  v. t. [imp. & p. p. Instigated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Instigating  (?).]  [L.  instigatus,  p. p. of instigare to instigate;
   pref.  in-  in  +  a  root  akin to G. stechen to prick, E. stick. See
   Stick.]  To goad or urge forward; to set on; to provoke; to incite; --
   used  chiefly with reference to evil actions; as to instigate one to a
   crime.

     He  hath  only instigated his blackest agents to the very extent of
     their malignity. Bp. Warburton.

   Syn.  --  To  stimulate;  urge;  spur;  provoke; tempt; incite; impel;
   encourage; animate.

                                 Instigatingly

   In"sti*ga`ting*ly, adv. Incitingly; temptingly.

                                  Instigation

   In`sti*ga"tion (?), n. [L. instigatio: cf. F. instigation.] The act of
   instigating,  or  the  state  of being instigated; incitement; esp. to
   evil or wickedness.

     The  baseness  and villainy that . . . the instigation of the devil
     could bring the sons of men to. South.

                                  Instigator

   In"sti*ga`tor  (?), n. [L.: cf. F. instigateur.] One who instigates or
   incites. Burke.

                                    Instill

   In*still"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  & p. p. Instilled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Instilling.]  [L.  instillare, instillatum; pref. in- in + stillare to
   drop, fr. stilla a drop: cf. F. instiller. See Distill.] [Written also
   instil.]  To  drop  in;  to  pour  in  drop  by drop; hence, to impart
   gradually; to infuse slowly; to cause to be imbibed.

     That  starlight  dews  All  silently  their  tears of love instill.
     Byron.

     How hast thou instilled Thy malice into thousands. Milton.

   Syn. -- To infuse; impart; inspire; implant; inculcate; insinuate.

                                 Instillation

   In`stil*la"tion  (?), n. [L. instillatio: cf. F. instillation.] The of
   instilling; also, that which is instilled. Johnson.

                                 Instilllator

   In"still*la`tor (?), n. An instiller. [R.]

                                 Instilllatory

   In*still"la*to*ry (?), a. Belonging to instillation. [R.]

                                   Instiller

   In*still"er (?), n. One who instills. Skelton.

                                  Instillment

   In*still"ment  (?),  n.  The  act  of  instilling; also, that which is
   instilled. [Written also instilment.]

                                  Instimulate

   In*stim"u*late  (?),  v.  t.  [Pref.  in-  not  +  stimulate.]  Not to
   stimulate; to soothe; to quiet. [Obs.] Cheyne.

                                  Instimulate

   In*stim"u*late,   v.   t.  [L.  instimulatus,  p.  p.  instimulare  to
   stimulate.  See  1st  In-,  and  Stimulate.]  To stimulate; to excite.
   [Obs.] Cockerman.

                                 Instimulation

   In*stim`u*la"tion (?), n. Stimulation.

                                   Instinct

   In*stinct"  (?), a. [L. instinctus, p. p. of instinguere to instigate,
   incite; cf. instigare to instigate. Cf. Instigate, Distinguish.] Urged
   or sas, birds instinct with life.

     The  chariot  of  paternal deity . . . Itself instinct with spirit,
     but convoyed By four cherubic shapes. Milton.

     A noble performance, instinct with sound principle. Brougham.

                                   Instinct

   In"stinct (?), n. [L. instinctus instigation, impulse, fr. instinguere
   to instigate: cf. F. instinct. See Instinct, a.]

   1.  Natural  inward  impulse; unconscious, involuntary, or unreasoning
   prompting  to any mode of action, whether bodily, or mental, without a
   distinct apprehension of the end or object to be accomplished.

     An instinct is a propensity prior to experience, and independent of
     instructions. Paley.

     An instinct is a blind tendency to some mode of action, independent
     of any consideration, on the part of the agent, of the end to which
     the action leads. Whately.

     An  instinct  is  an  agent which performs blindly and ignorantly a
     work of intelligence and knowledge. Sir W. Hamilton.

     By a divine instinct, men's minds mistrust Ensuing dangers. Shak.

   2.  (Zo\'94l.)  Specif., the natural, unreasoning, impulse by which an
   animal  is  guided  to  the  performance  of  any  action,  without of
   improvement in the method.

     The  resemblance  between  what  originally  was  a  habit,  and an
     instinct becomes so close as not to be distinguished. Darwin.

   3.  A  natural  aptitude or knack; a predilection; as, an instinct for
   order; to be modest by instinct.

                                   Instinct

   In*stinct"  (?), v. t. To impress, as an animating power, or instinct.
   [Obs.] Bentley.

                                  Instinction

   In*stinc"tion (?), n. Instinct; incitement; inspiration. [Obs.] Sir T.
   Elyot.

                                  Instinctive

   In*stinc"tive  (?),  a.  [Cf.  F.  instinctif.]  Of  or  pertaining to
   instinct;  derived  from,  or  prompted by, instinct; of the nature of
   instinct;  determined  by  natural  impulse  or  propensity; acting or
   produced  without reasoning, deliberation, instruction, or experience;
   spontaneous.   "Instinctive   motion."  Milton.  "Instinctive  dread."
   Cowper.

     With taste instinctive give Each grace appropriate. Mason.

     Have  we  had  instinctive  intimations of the death of some absent
     friends? Bp. Hall.

     NOTE: &hand; Th e te rms in stinctive belief, instinctive judgment,
     instinctive   cognition,   are   expressions  not  ill  adapted  to
     characterize a belief, judgment, or cognition, which, as the result
     of  no  anterior  consciousness,  is,  like  the products of animal
     instinct, the intelligent effect of (as far as we are concerned) an
     unknown cause.

   Sir  H.  Hamilton.  Syn. -- Natural; voluntary; spontaneous; original;
   innate; inherent; automatic.

                                 Instinctively

   In*stinc"tive*ly, adv. In an instinctive manner; by force of instinct;
   by natural impulse.

                                 Instinctivity

   In`stinc*tiv"i*ty  (?),  n.  The  quality  of  being  instinctive,  or
   prompted by instinct. [R.] Coleridge.

                                  Instipulate

   In*stip"u*late (?), a. See Exstipulate.

                                   Institute

   In"sti*tute  (?),  p.  a. [L. institutus, p. p. of instituere to place
   in,  to  institute,  to  instruct; pref. in- in + statuere to cause to
   stand, to set. See Statute.] Established; organized; founded. [Obs.]

     They  have but few laws. For to a people so instruct and institute,
     very few to suffice. Robynson (More's Utopia).
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                                   Institute

   In"sti*tute  (?),  v. t. [imp. & p. p. Instituted (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Instituting.]

   1.  To  set up; to establish; to ordain; as, to institute laws, rules,
   etc.

   2. To originate and establish; to found; to organize; as, to institute
   a court, or a society.

     Whenever  any  from of government becomes destructive of these ends
     it  is  the  right  of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to
     institute a new government. Jefferson (Decl. of Indep. ).

   3. To nominate; to appoint. [Obs.]

     We  institute your Grace To be our regent in these parts of France.
     Shak.

   4. To begin; to commence; to set on foot; as, to institute an inquiry;
   to institute a suit.

     And  haply  institute  A  course of learning and ingenious studies.
     Shak.

   5.  To ground or establish in principles and rudiments; to educate; to
   instruct. [Obs.]

     If  children  were  early  instituted,  knowledge  would insensibly
     insinuate itself. Dr. H. More.

   6.  (Eccl.  Law) To invest with the spiritual charge of a benefice, or
   the  care of souls. Blackstone. Syn. -- To originate; begin; commence;
   establish; found; erect; organize; appoint; ordain.

                                   Institute

   In"sti*tute,  n. [L. institutum: cf. F. institut. See Institute, v. t.
   & a.]

   1.  The  act  of instituting; institution. [Obs.] "Water sanctified by
   Christ's institute." Milton.

   2.  That  which is instituted, established, or fixed, as a law, habit,
   or custom. Glover.

   3.  Hence: An elementary and necessary principle; a precept, maxim, or
   rule,  recognized  as  established  and  authoritative; usually in the
   plural,  a  collection  of  such  principles  and  precepts;  esp.,  a
   comprehensive  summary  of  legal  principles  and  decisions; as, the
   Institutes of Justinian; Coke's Institutes of the Laws of England. Cf.
   Digest, n.

     They made a sort of institute and digest of anarchy. Burke.

     To make the Stoics' institutes thy own. Dryden.

   4.  An  institution;  a  society  established  for  the  promotion  of
   learning,  art,  science,  etc.;  a  college;  as,  the  Institute  of
   Technology;  also,  a building owned or occupied by such an institute;
   as, the Cooper Institute.

   5.  (Scots  Law)  The  person  to  whom  an  estate  is first given by
   destination or limitation. Tomlins.
   Institutes  of  medicine,  theoretical  medicine;  that  department of
   medical  science  which  attempts  to  account philosophically for the
   various  phenomena of health as well as of disease; physiology applied
   to the practice of medicine. Dunglison.

                                  Instituter

   In"sti*tu`ter (?), n. An institutor. [R.]

                                  Institution

   In`sti*tu"tion (?), n. [L. institutio: cf. F. institution.]

   1.   The  act  or  process  of  instituting;  as:  (a)  Establishment;
   foundation; enactment; as, the institution of a school.

     The  institution  of God's law is described as being established by
     solemn injunction. Hooker.

   (b) Instruction; education. [Obs.] Bentley. (c) (Eccl. Law) The act or
   ceremony  of  investing  a  clergyman  with  the  spiritual  part of a
   benefice,  by  which  the  care  of  souls is committed to his charge.
   Blackstone.

   2.  That  which  instituted or established; as: (a) Established order,
   method,  or  custom;  enactment;  ordinance;  permanent form of law or
   polity.

     The nature of our people, Our city's institutions. Shak.

   (b)   An   established   or   organized  society  or  corporation;  an
   establishment,  especially  of  a  public  character,  or  affecting a
   community;  a  foundation;  as,  a  literary institution; a charitable
   institution;  also,  a  building  or the buildings occupied or used by
   such  organization;  as,  the  Smithsonian  Institution.  (c) Anything
   forming  a characteristic and persistent feature in social or national
   life or habits.

     We  ordered  a  lunch (the most delightful of English institutions,
     next to dinner) to be ready against our return. Hawthorne.

   3.  That  which  institutes  or  instructs;  a  textbook;  a system of
   elements or rules; an institute. [Obs.]

     There  is another manuscript, of above three hundred years old, . .
     . being an institution of physic. Evelyn.

                                 Institutional

   In`sti*tu"tion*al (?), a.

   1.  Pertaining  to,  or  treating  of, institutions; as, institutional
   legends.

     Institutional writers as Rousseau. J. S. Mill.

   2. Instituted by authority.

   3. Elementary; rudimental.

                                Institutionary

   In`sti*tu"tion*a*ry (?), a.

   1. Relating to an institution, or institutions.

   2.   Containing   the   first   principles  or  doctrines;  elemental;
   rudimentary.

                                  Institutist

   In"sti*tu`tist  (?),  n. A writer or compiler of, or a commentator on,
   institutes. [R.] Harvey.

                                  Institutive

   In"sti*tu`tive (?), a.

   1.  Tending  or  intended to institute; having the power to establish.
   Barrow.

   2.  Established;  depending  on,  or  characterized by, institution or
   order. "Institutive decency." Milton.

                                 Institutively

   In"sti*tu`tive*ly adv. In conformity with an institution. Harrington.

                                  Institutor

   In"sti*tu`tor (?), n. [L.: cf. F. instituteur.]

   1. One who institutes, founds, ordains, or establishes.

   2. One who educates; an instructor. [Obs.] Walker.

   3. (Episcopal Church) A presbyter appointed by the bishop to institute
   a rector or assistant minister over a parish church.

                                    Instop

   In*stop" (?), v. t. To stop; to close; to make fast; as, to instop the
   seams. [Obs.] Dryden.

                                    Instore

   In*store" (?), v. t. [See Instaurate, Store.] To store up; to inclose;
   to contain. [Obs.] Wyclif.

                                 Instratified

   In*strat"i*fied (?), a. Interstratified.

                                   Instruct

   In*struct"  (?),  a.  [L.  instructus,  p. p. of instruere to furnish,
   provide, construct, instruct; pref. in- in, struere. See Structure.]

   1. Arranged; furnished; provided. [Obs.] "He had neither ship instruct
   with oars, nor men." Chapman.

   2. Instructed; taught; enlightened. [Obs.] Milton.

                                   Instruct

   In*struct"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p. Instructed; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Instructing.]

   1. To put in order; to form; to prepare. [Obs.]

     They speak to the merits of a cause, after the proctor has prepared
     and instructed the same for a hearing. Ayliffe.

   2.  To  form  by communication of knowledge; to inform the mind of; to
   impart  knowledge  or  information  to;  to  enlighten;  to  teach; to
   discipline.

     Schoolmasters  will  I  keep  within  my house, Fit to instruct her
     youth. Shak.

   3.  To  furnish with directions; to advise; to direct; to command; as,
   the judge instructs the jury.

     She, being before instructed of her mother, said, Give me here John
     Baptist's head in a charger. Matt. xiv. 8.

     Take her in; instruct her what she has to do. Shak.

   Syn.  --  To  teach; educate; inform; train; discipline; indoctrinate;
   direct; enjoin.

                                  Instructer

   In*struct"er (?), n. See Instructor.

                                 Instructible

   In*struct"i*ble  (?),  a.  Capable  of  being  instructed;  teachable;
   docible. Bacon.

                                  Instruction

   In*struc"tion (?), n. [L. instructio: cf. F. instruction.]

   1.  The  act  of  instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge;
   information.

   2.  That  which  instructs,  or  with  which  one  is  instructed; the
   intelligence  or  information  imparted; as: (a) Precept; information;
   teachings.  (b)  Direction; order; command. "If my instructions may be
   your  guide."  Shak.  Syn.  --  Education;  teaching;  indoctrination;
   information; advice; counsel. See Education.

                                 Instructional

   In*struc"tion*al  (?),  a.  Pertaining  to, or promoting, instruction;
   educational.

                                  Instructive

   In*struct"ive  (?),  a.  [Cf.  F.  instructif.]  Conveying  knowledge;
   serving   to   instruct  or  inform;  as,  experience  furnishes  very
   instructive lessons. Addison.

     In various talk the instructive hours they past. Pope.

   -- In*struct"ive*ly, adv. -- In*struct"ive*ness, n.

     The pregnant instructiveness of the Scripture. Boyle.

                                  Instructor

   In*struct"or  (?),  n.  [L., a preparer: cf. F. instructeur.] [Written
   also  instructer.]  One  who  instructs;  one who imparts knowledge to
   another; a teacher.

                                 Instructress

   In*struct"ress  (?),  n.  A  woman  who  instructs;  a  preceptress; a
   governess. Johnson.

                                  Instrument

   In"stru*ment (?), n. [F. instrument, L. instrumentum. See Instruct.]

   1.  That  by  means  of  which  any  work  is  performed, or result is
   effected;  a  tool;  a utensil; an implement; as, the instruments of a
   mechanic; astronomical instruments.

     All the lofty instruments of war. Shak.

   2.  A  contrivance or implement, by which musical sounds are produced;
   as, a musical instrument.

     Praise him with stringed instruments and organs. Ps. cl. 4.

     But signs when songs and instruments he hears. Dryden.

   3.  (Law)  A writing, as the means of giving formal expression to some
   act;  a  writing expressive of some act, contract, process, as a deed,
   contract, writ, etc. Burrill.

   4.  One  who,  or that which, is made a means, or is caused to serve a
   purpose; a medium, means, or agent.

     Or useful serving man and instrument, To any sovereign state. Shak.

     The bold are but the instruments of the wise. Dryden.

   Syn. -- Tool; implement; utensil; machine; apparatus; channel; agent.

                                  Instrument

   In"stru*ment  (?), v. t. To perform upon an instrument; to prepare for
   an instrument; as, a sonata instrumented for orchestra.

                                 Instrumental

   In`stru*men"tal (?), a. [Cf. F. instrumental.]

   1.  Acting  as  an  instrument;  serving  as  a means; contributing to
   promote;  conductive; helpful; serviceable; as, he was instrumental in
   conducting the business.

     The   head  is  not  more  native  to  the  heart,  The  hand  more
     instrumental to the mouth. Shak.

   2. (Mus.) Pertaining to, made by, or prepared for, an instrument, esp.
   a musical instrument; as, instrumental music, distinguished from vocal
   music.  "He defended the use of instrumental music in public worship."
   Macaulay.

     Sweet voices mix'd with instrumental sounds. Dryden.

   3.  (Gram.)  Applied  to  a  case  expressing means or agency; as, the
   instrumental  case.  This is found in Sanskrit as a separate case, but
   in  Greek  it  was  merged  into  the  dative,  and  in Latin into the
   ablative.  In Old English it was a separate case, but has disappeared,
   leaving only a few anomalous forms.
   Instrumental  errors, those errors in instrumental measurements, etc.,
   which  arise,  exclusively  from  want  of mathematical accuracy in an
   instrument.

                                Instrumentalist

   In`stru*men"tal*ist,  n. One who plays upon an instrument of music, as
   distinguished from a vocalist.

                                Instrumentality

   In`stru*men*tal"i*ty  (?), n.; pl. Instrumentalities (. The quality or
   condition  of being instrumental; that which is instrumental; anything
   used as a means; medium; agency.

     The instrumentality of faith in justification. Bp. Burnet.

     The  discovery  of  gunpowder  developed  the science of attack and
     defense in a new instrumentality. J. H. Newman.

                                Instrumentally

   In`stru*men"tal*ly (?), adv.

   1. By means of an instrument or agency; as means to an end. South.

     They  will  argue  that  the  end being essentially beneficial, the
     means become instrumentally so. Burke.

   2.  With  instruments of music; as, a song instrumentally accompanied.
   Mason.

                               Instrumentalness

   In`stru*men"tal*ness,  n.  Usefulness  or  agency, as means to an end;
   instrumentality. [R.] Hammond.

                                 Instrumentary

   In`stru*men"ta*ry (?), a. Instrumental. [R.]

                                Instrumentation

   In`stru*men*ta"tion (?), n.

   1.  The  act  of  using  or  adapting  as  an  instrument; a series or
   combination of instruments; means; agency.

     Otherwise  we  have no sufficient instrumentation for our human use
     or handling of so great a fact. H. Bushnell.

   <--  (b).  The  act  of  using  instruments  to measure or control the
   behavior  of  an object, as a patient in a hospital or a machine being
   tested while under development. -->

   2. (Mus.) (a) The arrangement of a musical composition for performance
   by  a  number  of  different  instruments; orchestration; instrumental
   composition;  composition  for  an orchestra or military band. (b) The
   act  or  manner  of playing upon musical instruments; performance; as,
   his   instrumentation   is   perfect.   <--  Instrumented,  a.  having
   instruments  attached  for  the  purpose of measuring conditions while
   under  observation;  said  of  a person under medical observation or a
   machine whose performance is being tested. -->

                                 Instrumentist

   In"stru*men`tist  (?),  n.  A  performer  on  a musical instrument; an
   instrumentalist.

                                    Instyle

   In*style" (?), v. t. To style. [Obs.] Crashaw.

                                   Insuavity

   In*suav"i*ty (?), n. [L. insuavitas: cf. F. insuavit\'82. See In- not,
   and Suavity.] Want of suavity; unpleasantness. [Obs.] Burton.

                                 Insubjection

   In`sub*jec"tion  (?),  n.  Want of subjection or obedience; a state of
   disobedience, as to government.

                                 Insubmergible

   In`sub*mer"gi*ble  (?),  a.  Not  capable of being submerged; buoyant.
   [R.]

                                 Insubmission

   In`sub*mis"sion    (?),   n.   Want   of   submission;   disobedience;
   noncompliance.

                                 Insubordinate

   In`sub*or"di*nate  (?),  a.  Not submitting to authority; disobedient;
   rebellious; mutinous

                                Insubordination

   In`sub*or`di*na"tion  (?), n. [Cf. F. insubordination.] The quality of
   being insubordinate; disobedience to lawful authority.

                                 Insubstantial

   In`sub*stan"tial   (?),   a.   Unsubstantial;   not  real  or  strong.
   "Insubstantial pageant." [R.] Shak.

                               Insubstantiality

   In`sub*stan`ti*al"i*ty (?), n. Unsubstantiality; unreality. [R.]

                                  Insuccation

   In`suc*ca"tion  (?), n. [L. insucare, insucatum, to soak in; pref. in-
   +  succus,  sucus, sap.] The act of soaking or moistening; maceration;
   solution in the juice of herbs. [Obs.] Coxe.

     The medicating and insuccation of seeds. Evelyn.

                                   Insuccess

   In`suc*cess" (?), n. Want of success. [R.] Feltham.

                                     Insue

   In*sue" (?), v. i. See Ensue, v. i.

                                   Insuetude

   In"sue*tude  (?),  n. [L. insuetudo, from insuetus unaccustomed; pref.
   in-  not  +  suetus, p. p. of suescere to be accustomed.] The state or
   quality of being unaccustomed; absence of use or habit.

     Absurdities   are  great  or  small  in  proportion  to  custom  or
     insuetude. Landor.

                                 Insufferable

   In*suf"fer*a*ble (?), a.

   1.  Incapable  of  being  suffered,  borne, or endured; insupportable;
   unendurable;  intolerable;  as,  insufferable  heat,  cold,  or  pain;
   insufferable wrongs. Locke.

   2. Offensive beyond endurance; detestable.

     A  multitude  of  scribblers  who daily pester the world with their
     insufferable stuff. Dryden.

                                 Insufferably

   In*suf"fer*a*bly,  adv.  In  a manner or to a degree beyond endurance;
   intolerably;  as,  a  blaze insufferably bright; a person insufferably
   proud.

                                 Insufficience

   In`suf*fi"cience (?), n. Insufficiency. Shak.

                                 Insufficiency

   In`suf*fi"cien*cy  (?),  n.  [L.  insufficientia: cf. F. insuffisance,
   whence OE. insuffisance. See Insufficient.]

   1.  The  quality  or state of being insufficient; want of sufficiency;
   deficiency; inadequateness; as, the insufficiency of provisions, of an
   excuse, etc.

     The  insufficiency  of  the  light  of  nature  is, by the light of
     Scripture, . . . fully supplied. Hooker.

   2.  Want  of  power or skill; inability; incapacity; incompetency; as,
   the insufficiency of a man for an office.

                                 Insufficient

   In`suf*fi"cient  (?),  a.  [L.  insufficiens, -entis. See In- not, and
   Sufficient.]

   1.  Not  sufficient;  not  enough;  inadequate  to  any  need, use, or
   purpose;   as,  the  provisions  are  insufficient  in  quantity,  and
   defective in quality. "Insufficient for His praise." Cowper.

   2.   Wanting   in   strength,  power,  ability,  capacity,  or  skill;
   incompetent;  incapable; unfit; as, a person insufficient to discharge
   the  duties  of an office. Syn. -- Inadequate; scanty; incommensurate;
   unequal; unfit; incompetent; incapable; inefficient.

                                Insufficiently

   In`suf*fi"cient*ly,   adv.   In  an  insufficient  manner  or  degree;
   unadequately.

                                 Insufflation

   In`suf*fla"tion  (?),  n.  [L. insuffatio: cf. F. insuffation. See In-
   in,  and  Sufflation.]  The  act  of  breathing  on  or into anything;
   especially:  (a)  (R.  C.  Ch.)  The  breathing  upon  a person in the
   sacrament  of  baptism to symbolize the inspiration of a new spiritual
   life. (b) (Med.) The act of blowing (a gas, powder, or vapor) into any
   cavity of the body.

                                  Insuitable

   In*suit"a*ble (?), a. Unsuitable. [Obs.] -- In*suit`a*bil"i*ty (#), n.
   [Obs.]

                                    Insular

   In"su*lar  (?), a. [L. insularis, fr. insula island: cf. F. insulaire.
   See Isle.]

   1.  Of  or  pertaining  to an island; of the nature, or possessing the
   characteristics, of an island; as, an insular climate, fauna, etc.

   2. Of or pertaining to the people of an island; narrow; circumscribed;
   illiberal; contracted; as, insular habits, opinions, or prejudices.

     The penury of insular conversation. Johnson.

                                    Insular

   In"su*lar, n. An islander. [R.] Berkeley.

                                  Insularity

   In`su*lar"i*ty (?), n. [Cf. F. insularit\'82.]

   1.  The  state or quality of being an island or consisting of islands;
   insulation.

     The insularity of Britain was first shown by Agricola, who sent his
     fleet round it. Pinkerton.

   2.  Narrowness  or  illiberality of opinion; prejudice; exclusiveness;
   as, the insularity of the Chinese or of the aristocracy.

                                   Insularly

   In"su*lar*ly (?), adv. In an insular manner.

                                   Insulary

   In"su*la*ry (?), a. Insular. [Obs.] Howell.

                                   Insulate

   In"su*late  (?),  v.  t.  [imp. & p. p. Insulated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Insulating (?).] [L. insulatus insulated, fr. insula island. See Isle,
   and cf. Isolate.]

   1. To make an island of. [Obs.] Pennant.

   2.  To  place  in  a  detached  situation,  or  in  a  state having no
   communication with surrounding objects; to isolate; to separate.

   3. (Elec. & Thermotics) To prevent the transfer o
   Insulating  stool  (Elec.),  a  stool with legs of glass or some other
   nonconductor  of  electricity,  used  for  insulating  a person or any
   object placed upon it.
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                                   Insulated

   In"su*la`ted (?), p. a.

   1.   Standing  by  itself;  not  being  contiguous  to  other  bodies;
   separated; unconnected; isolated; as, an insulated house or column.

     The special and insulated situation of the Jews. De Quincey.

   2.  (Elect.  &  Thermotics)  Separated  from  other bodies by means of
   nonconductors of heat or electricity.

   3.  (Astron.)  Situated  at  so  great  a distance as to be beyond the
   effect  of  gravitation;  -- said of stars supposed to be so far apart
   that the affect of their mutual attraction is insensible. C. A. Young.
   Insulated   wire,   wire  wound  with  silk,  or  covered  with  other
   nonconducting material, for electrical use.

                                  Insulation

   In`su*la"tion (?), n.

   1.  The act of insulating, or the state of being insulated; detachment
   from other objects; isolation.

   2.  (Elec.  &  Thermotics) The act of separating a body from others by
   nonconductors,  so  as  to  prevent  the transfer of electricity or of
   heat; also, the state of a body so separated.

                                   Insulator

   In"su*la`tor (?), n.

   1. One who, or that which, insulates.

   2.  (Elec.  &  Thermotics)  The  substance  or  body that insulates; a
   nonconductor.

                                   Insulite

   In"su*lite  (?),  n.  (Elec.)  An  insulating  material,  usually some
   variety  of  compressed cellulose, made of sawdust, paper pulp, cotton
   waste, etc.

                                   Insulous

   In"su*lous  (?),  a.  [L.  insulosus, fr. insula island.] Abounding in
   islands. [R.]

                                    Insulse

   In*sulse"  (?),  a.  [L.  insulsus; pref. in- not + salsus salted, fr.
   salire, salsum, to salt.] Insipid; dull; stupid. [Obs.] Milton.

                                   Insulsity

   In*sul"si*ty (?), n. [L. insulsitas.] Insipidity; stupidity; dullness.
   [Obs.]

     The insulsity of mortal tongues. Milton.

                                    Insult

   In"sult  (?),  n.  [L.  insultus,  fr.  insilire  to leap upon: cf. F.
   insulte. See Insult, v. t.]

   1. The act of leaping on; onset; attack. [Obs.] Dryden.

   2.  Gross  abuse  offered to another, either by word or act; an act or
   speech of insolence or contempt; an affront; an indignity.

     The ruthless sneer that insult adds to grief. Savage.

   Syn. -- Affront; indignity; abuse; outrage; contumely. See Affront.

                                    Insult

   In*sult"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Insulted;  p.  pr.  & vb. n.
   Insulting.]  [F.  insulter,  L.  insultare, freq. fr. insilire to leap
   into or upon; pref. in- in, on + salire to leap. See Salient.]

   1. To leap or trample upon; to make a sudden onset upon. [Obs.] Shak.

   2.  To treat with abuse, insolence, indignity, or contempt, by word or
   action; to abuse; as, to call a man a coward or a liar, or to sneer at
   him, is to insult him.

                                    Insult

   In*sult", v. i.

   1. To leap or jump.

     Give me thy knife, I will insult on him. Shak.

     Like  the  frogs in the apologue, insulting upon their wooden king.
     Jer. Taylor.

   2. To behave with insolence; to exult. [Archaic]

     The lion being dead, even hares insult. Daniel.

     An unwillingness to insult over their helpless fatuity. Landor.

                                  Insultable

   In*sult"a*ble  (?),  a.  Capable  of being insulted or affronted. [R.]
   Emerson.

                                  Insultation

   In`sul*ta"tion   (?),  n.  [L.  insultatio,  fr.  insultare:  cf.  OF.
   insultation.]

   1. The act of insulting; abusive or insolent treatment; insult. [Obs.]
   Feltham.

   2. Exultation. [Obs.] Is. xiv. (heading).

                                   Insulter

   In*sult"er (?), n. One who insults. Shak.

                                   Insulting

   In*sult"ing,  a.  Containing,  or  characterized  by, insult or abuse;
   tending  to insult or affront; as, insulting language, treatment, etc.
   --  In*sult"ing*ly,  adv.  Syn. -- Insolent; impertinent; saucy; rude;
   abusive; contemptuous. See Insolent.

                                  Insultment

   In*sult"ment  (?), n. Insolent treatment; insult. [Obs.] "My speech of
   insultment ended." Shak.

                                    Insume

   In*sume"  (?),  v.  t. [L. insumere; pre. in- in + sumere to take.] To
   take in; to absorb. [Obs.]

                                Insuperability

   In*su`per*a*bil"i*ty   (?),   n.   The   quality  or  state  of  being
   insuperable; insuperableness.

                                  Insuperable

   In*su"per*a*ble  (?),  a.  [L. insuperabilis: cf. OF. insuperable. See
   In- not, and Superable.] Incapable of being passed over or surmounted;
   insurmountable; as, insuperable difficulties.

     And  middle  natures,  how  they  long  to join, Yet never pass the
     insuperable line? Pope.

     The difficulty is enhanced, or is . . . insuperable. I. Taylor.

   Syn.     --     Impassable;    insurmountable;    unconquerable.    --
   In*su"per*a*ble*ness, n. -- In*su"per*a*bly, adv.

                                 Insupportable

   In`sup*port"a*ble  (?),  a. [L. insupportabilis: cf. F. insupportable.
   See  In-  not,  and  Support.]  Incapable of being supported or borne;
   unendurable;  insufferable;  intolerable;  as,  insupportable burdens;
   insupportable     pain.     --     In`sup*port"a*ble*ness,    n.    --
   In`sup*port"a*bly, adv.

                                 Insupposable

   In`sup*pos"a*ble  (?), a. Incapable of being supposed; not supposable;
   inconceivable.

                                Insuppressible

   In`sup*press"i*ble  (?),  a.  That can not be suppressed or concealed;
   irrepressible. Young. -- In`sup*press"i*bly, adv.

                                 Insuppressive

   In`sup*press"ive  (?),  a.  Insuppressible.  [Obs.] "The insuppressive
   mettle of our spirits." Shak.

                                   Insurable

   In*sur"a*ble  (?),  a. [From Insure.] Capable of being insured against
   loss, damage, death, etc.; proper to be insured.

     The French law annuls the latter policies so far as they exceed the
     insurable interest which remained in the insured at the time of the
     subscription thereof. Walsh.

                                   Insurance

   In*sur"ance (?), n. [From Insure.]

   1.  The  act  of  insuring,  or  assuring, against loss or damage by a
   contingent  event; a contract whereby, for a stipulated consideration,
   called premium, one party undertakes to indemnify or guarantee another
   against loss by certain specified risks. Cf. Assurance, n., 6.

     NOTE: &hand; Th e pe rson wh o undertakes to pay in case of loss is
     termed  the  insurer;  the  danger against which he undertakes, the
     risk;  the person protected, the insured; the sum which he pays for
     the  protection, the premium; and the contract itself, when reduced
     to form, the policy.

   Johnson's Cyc.

   2. The premium paid for insuring property or life.

   3. The sum for which life or property is insured.

   4. A guaranty, security, or pledge; assurance. [Obs.]

     The most acceptable insurance of the divine protection. Mickle.

   Accident  insurance,  insurance  against  pecuniary  loss by reason of
   accident  to  the  person.  --  Endowment  insurance  OR  assurance, a
   combination  of  life insurance and investment such that if the person
   upon  whose  life a risk is taken dies before a certain specified time
   the  insurance becomes due at once, and if he survives, it becomes due
   at the time specified. -- Fire insurance. See under Fire. -- Insurance
   broker, a broker or agent who effects insurance. -- Insurance company,
   a  company or corporation whose business it is to insure against loss,
   damage, or death. -- Insurance policy, a certificate of insurance; the
   document  containing  the contract made by an insurance company with a
   person whose property or life is insured. -- Life insurance. See under
   Life.

                                  Insurancer

   In*sur"an*cer  (?),  n.  One  who  effects  insurance;  an insurer; an
   underwriter. [Obs.] Dryden.

     hose bold insurancers of deathless fame. Blair.

                                   Insurant

   In*sur"ant (?), n. The person insured. Champness.

                                    Insure

   In"sure  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Insured  (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Insuring.] [OE. ensuren, prob. for assuren, by a change of prefix. See
   1st In-, and Sure, and cf. Assure, Ensure.] [Written also ensure.]

   1. To make sure or secure; as, to insure safety to any one.

   2.  Specifically,  to  secure against a loss by a contingent event, on
   certain  stipulated conditions, or at a given rate or premium; to give
   or  to take an insurance on or for; as, a merchant insures his ship or
   its  cargo,  or  both,  against  the  dangers  of  the  sea; goods and
   buildings  are  insured  against  fire  or  water; persons are insured
   against  sickness,  accident,  or death; and sometimes hazardous debts
   are insured.

                                    Insure

   In*sure",  v.  i.  To  underwrite;  to  make  insurance; as, a company
   insures at three per cent.

                                    Insurer

   In*sur"er  (?),  n.  One  who,  or  that which, insures; the person or
   company   that  contracts  to  indemnify  losses  for  a  premium;  an
   underwriter.

                            Insurgence, Insurgency

   In*sur"gence  (?),  In*sur"gen*cy  (?), n. A state of insurrection; an
   uprising; an insurrection.

     A  moral  insurgence in the minds of grave men against the Court of
     Rome. G. Eliot.

                                   Insurgent

   In*sur"gent  (?),  a.  [L.  insurgens, p. pr. of insurgere to rise up;
   pref.  in-  in  + surgere to rise. See Surge.] Rising in opposition to
   civil  or  political  authority, or against an established government;
   insubordinate; rebellious. "The insurgent provinces." Motley.

                                   Insurgent

   In*sur"gent,  n.  [Cf.  F.  insurgent.]  A  person who rises in revolt
   against  civil  authority or an established government; one who openly
   and  actively  resists  the  execution  of  laws; a rebel. Syn. -- See
   Rebel.

                               Insurmountability

   In`sur*mount`a*bil"i*ty   (?),  n.  The  state  or  quality  of  being
   insurmountable.

                                Insurmountable

   In`sur*mount"a*ble  (?),  a.  [Pref.  in-  not  + surmountable: cf. F.
   insurmountable.]  Incapable  of  being  passed  over,  surmounted,  or
   overcome;  insuperable;  as,  insurmountable  difficulty  or obstacle.
   Locke.

     Hope  thinks nothing difficult; despair tells us that difficulty is
     insurmountable. I. Watts.

   Syn. -- Insuperable; impassable; invincible.

                              Insurmountableness

   In`sur*mount"a*ble*ness,   n.   The   state   or   quality   of  being
   insurmountable; insurmountability.

                                Insurmountably

   In`sur*mount"a*bly,  adv.  In  a  manner  or  to  a  degree  not to be
   overcome.

                                 Insurrection

   In`sur*rec"tion  (?),  n. [L. insurrectio, fr. insurgere, insurrectum:
   cf. F. insurrection. See Insurgent.]

   1.  A  rising against civil or political authority, or the established
   government;  open  and  active opposition to the execution of law in a
   city or state.

     It  is  found  that  this  city  of old time hath made insurrection
     against  kings,  and  that  rebellion  and  sedition have been made
     therein. Ezra iv. 19.

   2.  A  rising in mass to oppose an enemy. [Obs.] Syn. -- Insurrection,
   Sedition,  Revolt,  Rebellion,  Mutiny.  Sedition  is  the  raising of
   commotion  in  a  state,  as  by  conspiracy,  without  aiming at open
   violence  against the laws. Insurrection is a rising of individuals to
   prevent the execution of law by force of arms. Revolt is a casting off
   the authority of a government, with a view to put it down by force, or
   to  substitute  one  ruler  for  another.  Rebellion  is  an  extended
   insurrection  and  revolt. Mutiny is an insurrection on a small scale,
   as a mutiny of a regiment, or of a ship's crew.

     I  say  again,  In soothing them, we nourish 'gainst our senate The
     cockle of rebellion, insolence, sedition. Shak.

     Insurrections  of  base  people  are commonly more furious in their
     beginnings. Bacon.

     He  was  greatly  strengthened, and the enemy as much enfeebled, by
     daily revolts. Sir W. Raleigh.

     Though  of  their  names  in  heavenly  records now Be no memorial,
     blotted  out  and  razed By their rebellion from the books of life.
     Milton.

                                Insurrectional

   In`sur*rec"tion*al  (?),  a.  [Cf.  F. insurrectionnel.] Pertaining to
   insurrection; consisting in insurrection.

                                Insurrectionary

   In`sur*rec"tion*a*ry  (?),  a.  Pertaining  to,  or  characterized by,
   insurrection; rebellious; seditious.

     Their murderous insurrectionary system. Burke.

                                Insurrectionist

   In`sur*rec"tion*ist,   n.   One   who   favors,   or  takes  part  in,
   insurrection; an insurgent.

                               Insusceptibility

   In`sus*cep`ti*bil"i*ty  (?), n. Want of susceptibility, or of capacity
   to feel or perceive.

                                 Insusceptible

   In`sus*cep`ti*ble  (?),  a.  [Pref.  in-  not  +  susceptible:  cf. F.
   insusceptible.] Not susceptible; not capable of being moved, affected,
   or  impressed;  that  can  not  feel,  receive,  or  admit; as, a limb
   insusceptible   of  pain;  a  heart  insusceptible  of  pity;  a  mind
   insusceptible to flattery. -- In`sus*cep`ti*bly adv.

                                 Insusceptive

   In`sus*cep"tive (?), a. Not susceptive or susceptible. [R.] Rambler.

                                 Insusurration

   In*su`sur*ra"tion (?), n. [L. insusurratio, fr. insusurrare to whisper
   into.] The act of whispering into something. [Obs.] Johnson.

                                   Inswathe

   In*swathe"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp. & p. p. Inswathed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Inswating.] To wrap up; to infold; to swathe.

     Inswathed sometimes in wandering mist. Tennyson.

                                    Intact

   In*tact"  (?),  a.  [L.  intactus;  pref.  in-  not + tactus, p. p. of
   tangere  to  touch:  cf.  F.  intact. See In- not, and Tact, Tangent.]
   Untouched,  especially  by  anything that harms, defiles, or the like;
   uninjured; undefiled; left complete or entire. Buckle.

     When all external differences have passed away, one element remains
     intact,  unchanged,  -- the everlasting basis of our common nature,
     the human soul. F. W. Robertson.

                            Intactible, Intactable

   In*tac"ti*ble (?), In*tac"ta*ble (?), a. Not perceptible to the touch.

                                  Intagliated

   In*tagl"ia*ted  (?),  a.  [It.  intagliato,  p.  p. of intagliare. See
   Intaglio.] Engraved in intaglio; as, an intagliated stone. T. Warton.

                                   Intaglio

   In*tagl"io  (?),  n.; pl. E. Intaglius (#), It. Intagli (#). [It., fr.
   intagliare  to  engrave, carve; pref. in- in + tagliare to cut, carve.
   See Detail.] A cutting or engraving; a figure cut into something, as a
   gem,  so  as  to  make  a  design  depressed  below the surface of the
   material;  hence,  anything  so carved or impressed, as a gem, matrix,
   etc.; -- opposed to cameo. Also used adjectively.

                                    Intail

   In*tail", v. t. See Entail, v. t.

                                    Intake

   In"take` (?), n.

   1.  The  place  where water or air is taken into a pipe or conduit; --
   opposed to outlet.

   2. the beginning of a contraction or narrowing in a tube or cylinder.

   3. The quantity taken in; as, the intake of air.

                                  Intaminated

   In*tam"i*na`ted   (?),   a.   [L.   intaminatus.   See   Contaminate.]
   Uncontaminated. [Obs.] Wood.

                                 Intangibility

   In*tan`gi*bil"i*ty   (?),   n.;   pl.  Intangibilities  (#).  [Cf.  F.
   intangibilit\'82.]   The   quality   or  state  of  being  intangible;
   intangibleness.

                                  Intangible

   In*tan"gi*ble  (?),  a. [Pref. in- not + tangible: cf. F. intangible.]
   Not  tangible;  incapable  of  being  touched;  not perceptible to the
   touch; impalpable; imperceptible. Bp. Wilkins.

     A  corporation  is  an  artificial,  invisible,  intangible  being.
     Marshall.

   -- In*tan"gi*ble*ness, n. -- In*tan"gi*bly, adv.

                                   Intangle

   In*tan"gle (?), v. t. See Entangle.

                                  Intastable

   In*tast"a*ble  (?), a. Incapable of being tasted; tasteless; unsavory.
   [R.] Grew.

                                    Integer

   In"te*ger (?), n. [L. integer untouched, whole, entire. See Entire.] A
   complete entity; a whole number, in contradistinction to a fraction or
   a  mixed number. Complex integer (Theory of Numbers), an expression of
   the form a + b&root;-1, where a and b are real integers.

                                 Integrability

   In`te*gra*bil"i*ty (?), n. (Math.) The quality of being integrable.

                                  Integrable

   In"te*gra*ble (?), a. (Math.) Capable of being integrated.

                                   Integral

   In"te*gral (?), a. [Cf. F. int\'82gral. See Integer.]

   1.  Lacking  nothing  of  completeness;  complete; perfect; uninjured;
   whole; entire.

     A local motion keepeth bodies integral. Bacon.

   2.  Essential  to completeness; constituent, as a part; pertaining to,
   or serving to form, an integer; integrant.

     Ceasing  to  do  evil,  and  doing good, are the two great integral
     parts that complete this duty. South.

   3.  (Math.)  (a)  Of,  pertaining  to,  or  being,  a  whole number or
   undivided  quantity;  not fractional. (b) Pertaining to, or proceeding
   by, integration; as, the integral calculus.
   Integral calculus. See under Calculus.

                                   Integral

   In"te*gral, n.

   1. A whole; an entire thing; a whole number; an individual.

   2.  (Math.)  An expression which, being differentiated, will produce a
   given  differential.  See  differential Differential, and Integration.
   Cf. Fluent.
   Elliptic  integral,  one of an important class of integrals, occurring
   in  the  higher mathematics; -- so called because one of the integrals
   expresses the length of an arc of an ellipse.
   
                                  Integrality
                                       
   In`te*gral"i*ty (?), n. [Cf. F. int\'82gralit\'82.] Entireness. [Obs.]
   Whitaker. 

                                  Integrally

   In"te*gral*ly  (?),  adv.  In  an integral manner; wholly; completely;
   also, by integration.

                                   Integrant

   In"te*grant (?), a. [L. integrans, -antis, p. pr. of integrare to make
   whole,  renew:  cf.  F. int\'82grant. See Integrate.] Making part of a
   whole; necessary to constitute an entire thing; integral. Boyle.

     All these are integrant parts of the republic. Burke.

   Integrant parts, OR particles, of bodies, those smaller particles into
   which a body may be reduced without loss of its original constitution,
   as by mechanical division.

                                   Integrate

   In"te*grate  (?),  v. t. [imp. & p. p. Integrated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Integrating  (?).]  [L.  integratus, p. p. of integrare to make whole,
   renew: cf. F. int\'82grer. See Integer, Entire.]

   1.  To  form into one whole; to make entire; to complete; to renew; to
   restore;  to  perfect.  "That  conquest  rounded  and  integrated  the
   glorious empire." De Quincey.

     Two  distinct  substances,  the  soul  and body, go to compound and
     integrate the man. South.

   2.  To  indicate  the  whole  of;  to give the sum or total of; as, an
   integrating  anemometer,  one  that  indicates or registers the entire
   action of the wind in a given time.

   3.  (Math.)  To  subject  to the operation of integration; to find the
   integral of.
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                                  Integration

   In`te*gra"tion  (?),  n.  [L. integratio a renewing, restoring: cf. F.
   int\'82gration.]

   1. The act or process of making whole or entire.

   2. (Math.) The operation of finding the primitive function which has a
   given function for its differential coefficient. See Integral.

     NOTE: &hand; Th e sy mbol of integration is (standing for the Latin
     summa sum), and the integral is also regarded as the limiting value
     of the sum of great numbers of differentials, when the magnitude of
     the   differentials   decreases,   and   their   number   increases
     indefinitely.  See  Limit,  n.  When  the summation is made between
     specified  values  of  the  variable,  the  result  is  a  definite
     integral,  and  those  values of the variable are the limits of the
     integral.  When  the summation is made successively for two or more
     variables, the result is a multiple integral.

   3.  In  the  theory of evolution: The process by which the manifold is
   compacted  into the relatively simple and permanent. It is supposed to
   alternate with differentiation as an agent in development.

                                  Integrator

   In"te*gra`tor  (?), n. (Math. & Mech.) That which integrates; esp., an
   instrument  by  means  of  which  the area of a figure can be measured
   directly,  or  its  moment  of  inertia,  or statical moment, etc., be
   determined.

                                   Integrity

   In*teg"ri*ty  (?),  n.  [L.  integritas:  cf.  F. int\'82grit\'82. See
   Integer, and cf. Entirety.]

   1.  The  state  or  quality  of  being  entire or complete; wholeness;
   entireness;  unbroken  state;  as,  the  integrity  of  an  empire  or
   territory. Sir T. More.

   2.  Moral  soundness;  honesty;  freedom  from corrupting influence or
   motive;  --  used  especially  with  reference  to  the fulfillment of
   contracts,   the   discharge   of  agencies,  trusts,  and  the  like;
   uprightness; rectitude.

     The  moral grandeur of independent integrity is the sublimest thing
     in nature. Buckminster.

     Their sober zeal, integrity. and worth. Cowper.

   3.  Unimpaired, unadulterated, or genuine state; entire correspondence
   with an original condition; purity.

     Language continued long in its purity and integrity. Sir M. Hale.

   Syn. -- Honesty; uprightness; rectitude. See Probity.

                                Integropallial

   In`te*gro*pal"li*al   (?),   a.  [L.  integer  whole  +  E.  pallial.]
   (Zo\'94l.)  Having  the  pallial  line  entire, or without a sinus, as
   certain bivalve shells.

                                 Integumation

   In*teg`u*ma"tion  (?),  n.  [See  Integument.] That part of physiology
   which treats of the integuments of animals and plants.

                                  Integument

   In*teg"u*ment  (?),  n. [L. integumentum, fr. integere to cover; pref.
   in-  in,  on  + tegere to cover: cf. F. int\'82gument. See 1st n-, and
   Tegument.]  That  which  naturally invests or covers another thing, as
   the  testa  or  the tegmen of a seed; specifically (Anat.), a covering
   which  invests  the  body,  as  the skin, or a membrane that invests a
   particular.

                                 Integumentary

   In*teg`u*men"ta*ry (?), n. Belonging to, or composed of, integuments.

                                Integumentation

   In*teg`u*men*ta"tion  (?),  n.  The  act  or  process of covering with
   integuments; the state or manner of being thus covered.

                                   Intellect

   In"tel*lect  (?), n. [L. intellectus, fr. intelligere, intellectum, to
   understand:  cf.  intellect.  See  Intelligent.] (Metaph.) The part or
   faculty of the human soul by which it knows, as distinguished from the
   power to feel and to will; sometimes, the capacity for higher forms of
   knowledge,  as  distinguished  from  the  power to perceive objects in
   their  relations;  the  power  to  judge  and comprehend; the thinking
   faculty; the understanding.

                                  Intellected

   In"tel*lect`ed  (?),  a.  Endowed  with intellect; having intellectual
   powers or capacities. [R.]

     In  body, and in bristles, they became As swine, yet intellected as
     before. Cowper.

                                 Intellection

   In`tel*lec"tion   (?),   n.   [L.   intellectio   synecdoche:  cf.  F.
   intellection.]  A  mental  act  or process; especially: (a) The act of
   understanding; simple apprehension of ideas; intuition. Bentley. (b) A
   creation of the mind itself. Hickok.

                                 Intellective

   In`tel*lec"tive (?), a. [Cf. F. intellectif.]

   1.  Pertaining  to,  or  produced  by, the intellect or understanding;
   intellectual.

   2.  Having  power  to  understand,  know,  or comprehend; intelligent;
   rational. Glanvill.

   3.  Capable  of  being perceived by the understanding only, not by the
   senses.

     Intellective abstractions of logic and metaphysics. Milton.

                                Intellectively

   In`tel*lec"tive*ly,   adv.   In  an  intellective  manner.  [R.]  "Not
   intellectivelly to write." Warner.

                                 Intellectual

   In`tel*lec"tu*al   (?;   135),   a.   [L.   intellectualis:   cf.   F.
   intellectuel.]

   1.   Belonging  to,  or  performed  by,  the  intellect;  mental;  as,
   intellectual powers, activities, etc.

     Logic  is  to  teach us the right use of our reason or intellectual
     powers. I. Watts.

   2.  Endowed  with intellect; having the power of understanding; having
   capacity  for  the higher forms of knowledge or thought; characterized
   by intelligence or mental capacity; as, an intellectual person.

     Who would lose, Though full of pain, this intellectual being, Those
     thoughts that wander through eternity? Milton.

   3. Suitable for exercising the intellect; formed by, and existing for,
   the  intellect  alone;  perceived  by  the intellect; as, intellectual
   employments.

   4.   Relating   to  the  understanding;  treating  of  the  mind;  as,
   intellectual philosophy, sometimes called "mental" philosophy.

                                 Intellectual

   In`tel*lec"tu*al,  n. The intellect or understanding; mental powers or
   faculties.

     Her  husband,  for  I  view  far  round,  not  nigh,  Whose  higher
     intellectual more I shun. Milton.

     I kept her intellectuals in a state of exercise. De Quincey.

                                Intellectualism

   In`tel*lec"tu*al*ism (?), n.

   1. Intellectual power; intellectuality.

   2. The doctrine that knowledge is derived from pure reason.

                                Intellectualist

   In`tel*lec"tu*al*ist (?), n.

   1. One who overrates the importance of the understanding. [R.] Bacon.

   2. One who accepts the doctrine of intellectualism.

                                Intellectuality

   In`tel*lec`tu*al"i*ty   (?),   n.   [L.   intellectualitas:   cf.   F.
   intellectualit\'82.]  Intellectual  powers;  possession  of intellect;
   quality of being intellectual.

                                Intellectualize

   In`tel*lec"tu*al*ize (?), v. t.

   1.  To  treat in an intellectual manner; to discuss intellectually; to
   reduce to intellectual form; to express intellectually; to idealize.

     Sentiment is intellectualized emotion. Lowell.

   2.  To endow with intellect; to bestow intellectual qualities upon; to
   cause to become intellectual.

                                Intellectually

   In`tel*lec"tu*al*ly, adv. In an intellectual manner.

                                 Intelligence

   In*tel"li*gence   (?),   n.   [F.   intelligence,   L.  intelligentia,
   intellegentia. See Intelligent.]

   1. The act or state of knowing; the exercise of the understanding.

   2. The capacity to know or understand; readiness of comprehension; the
   intellect, as a gift or an endowment.

     And dimmed with darkness their intelligence. Spenser.

   3. Information communicated; news; notice; advice.

     Intelligence is given where you are hid. Shak.

   4. Acquaintance; intercourse; familiarity. [Obs.]

     He lived rather in a fair intelligence than any friendship with the
     favorites. Clarendon.

   5.  Knowledge  imparted  or  acquired,  whether by study, research, or
   experience; general information.

     I  write  as  he  that  none intelligence Of meters hath, nCourt of
     Love.

   6.  An  intelligent  being  or  spirit;  --  generally applied to pure
   spirits; as, a created intelligence. Milton.

     The  great Intelligences fair That range above our mortal state, In
     circle round the blessed gate, Received and gave him welcome there.
     Tennyson.

   Intelligence  office,  an  office  where  information may be obtained,
   particularly  respecting  servants to be hired. Syn. -- Understanding;
   intellect;    instruction;   advice;   notice;   notification;   news;
   information; report.

                                 Intelligencer

   In*tel"li*gen*cer  (?),  n.  One  who, or that which, sends or conveys
   intelligence or news; a messenger.

     All  the intriguers in foreign politics, all the spies, and all the
     intelligencers . . . acted solely upon that principle. Burke.

                                Intelligencing

   In*tel"li*gen*cing (?), a. Informing; giving information; talebearing.
   [Obs.] Shak.

     That sad intelligencing tyrant. Milton.

                                 Intelligency

   In*tel"li*gen*cy (?), n. Intelligence. [Obs.] Evelyn.

                                  Intelligent

   In*tel"li*gent (?), a. [L. intelligens, intellegens, -entis, p. pr. of
   intelligere,  intellegere,  to  perceive;  inter  between  + legere to
   gather, collect, choose: cf. F. intelligent. See Legend.]

   1.  Endowed with the faculty of understanding or reason; as, man is an
   intelligent being.

   2.   Possessed  of  intelligence,  education,  or  judgment;  knowing;
   sensible;  skilled;  marked  by intelligence; as, an intelligent young
   man; an intelligent architect; an intelligent answer.

   3. Gognizant; aware; communicate. [Obs.]

     Intelligent of seasons. Milton.

     Which  are  to France the spies and speculations Intelligent of our
     state. Shak.

   Syn. -- Sensible; understanding. See Sensible.

                                Intelligential

   In*tel`li*gen"tial (?), a. [Cf. F. intelligentiel.] [R.]

   1.  Of  or  pertaining  to  the  intelligence;  exercising or implying
   understanding; intellectual. "With act intelligential." Milton.

   2. Consisting of unembodied mind; incorporeal.

     Food alike those pure Intelligential substances require. Milton.

                                Intelligentiary

   In*tel`li*gen"tia*ry   (?),   n.   One   who   gives  information;  an
   intelligencer. [Obs.] Holinshed.

                                 Intelligently

   In*tel"li*gent*ly   (?),   adv.   In   an   intelligent  manner;  with
   intelligence.

                                Intelligibility

   In*tel`li*gi*bil"i*ty  (?), [Cf. F. intelligilibilit\'82.] The quality
   or state of being intelligible; clearness; perspicuity; definiteness.

                                 Intelligible

   In*tel"li*gi*ble  (?),  [L.  intellegibilis:  cf. F. intelligible. See
   Intelligent.]  Capable  of  being  understood  or comprehended; as, an
   intelligible   account  or  description;  intelligible  pronunciation,
   writing, etc.

     The intelligible forms of ancient poets. Coleridge.

   Syn. -- Comprehensible; perspicuous; plain; clear.

                               Intelligibleness

   In*tel"li*gi*ble*ness,  n. The quality or state of being intelligible;
   intelligibility. Locke.

                                 Intelligibly

   In*tel"li*gi*bly,  adv.  In  an  intelligible  manner;  so  as  to  be
   understood; clearly; plainly; as, to write or speak intelligibly.

                            Intemerate, Intemerated

   In*tem"er*ate  (?), In*tem"er*a`ted (?), a. [L. intemeratus; pref. in-
   not + temeratus defiled.] Pure; undefiled. [Obs.]

                                Intemerateness

   In*tem"er*ate*ness  (?),  n.  The  state  of being unpolluted; purity.
   [Obs.] Donne.

                                 Intemerament

   In*tem"er*a*ment  (?),  n.  A  bad  state; as, the intemperament of an
   ulcerated part. [R.] Harvey.

                                 Intemperance

   In*tem"per*ance (?), n. [F. intemp\'82rance, L. intemperantia. See In-
   not, and Temperance.]

   1.  The act of becoming, or state of being, intemperate; excess in any
   kind  of  action  or  indulgence;  any  immoderate  indulgence  of the
   appetites or passions.

     God  is  in every creature; be cruel toward none, neither abuse any
     by intemperance. Jer. Taylor.

     Some,  as thou sawest, by violent stroke shall die, By fire, flood,
     famine, by intemperance more In meats and drinks. Milton.

   2.   Specifically:  Habitual  or  excessive  indulgence  in  alcoholic
   liquors.

                                 Intemperancy

   In*tem"per*an*cy (?), n. Intemperance. [Obs.]

                                  Intemperant

   In*tem"per*ant  (?),  a.  [L.  intemperans,  -antis.  See In- not, and
   Temperant.] Intemperate. [Obs.]

     Such  as  be  intemperant,  that  is,  followers  of  their naughty
     appetites and lusts. Udall.

                                  Intemperate

   In*tem`per*ate (?), a. [L. intemperatus. See In- not, and Temperate.]

   1.  Indulging  any  appetite  or  passion  to  excess;  immoderate  to
   enjoyments or exertion.

   2. Specifically, addicted to an excessive or habitual use of alcoholic
   liquors.

   3.  Excessive;  ungovernable;  inordinate;  violent;  immoderate;  as,
   intemperate language, zeal, etc.; intemperate weather.

     Most do taste through fond intemperate thirst. Milton.

     Use not thy mouth to intemperate swearing. Ecclus. xxiii. 13.

                                  Intemperate

   In*tem`per*ate (?), v. t. To disorder. [Obs.]

                                 Intemperately

   In*tem`per*ate*ly  (?),  adv.  In an intemperate manner; immoderately;
   excessively; without restraint.

     The  people  .  .  . who behaved very unwisely and intemperately on
     that occasion. Burke.

                                Intemperateness

   In*tem`per*ate*ness, n.

   1.  The  state  of  being  intemperate;  excessive  indulgence  of any
   appetite or passion; as, intemperateness in eating or drinking.

   2. Severity of weather; inclemency. Boyle.

     By  unseasonable weather, by intemperateness of the air or meteors.
     Sir M. Hale.

                                 Intemperature

   In*tem"per*a*ture    (?;    135),    n.   [Cf.   OF.   intemperature.]
   Intemperateness. [Obs.] Boyle.

                                 Intempestive

   In`tem*pes"tive (?), a. [L. intempestivus: cf. F. intempestif. See In-
   not, and Tempestive.] Out of season; untimely. [Obs.] Burton.

     Intempestive bashfulness gets nothing. Hales.

                                Intempestively

   In`tem*pes"tive*ly, adv. Unseasonably. [Obs.]

                                Intempestivity

   In*tem`pes*tiv"i*ty    (?),    n.    [L.   intempestivitas:   cf.   F.
   intempestivit\'82.] Unseasonableness; untimeliness. [Obs.] Hales.

                                   Intenable

   In*ten"a*ble  (?),  a.  [Pref.  in-  not + tenable: cf. F. intenable.]
   Incapable  of  being held; untenable; not defensible; as, an intenable
   opinion; an intenable fortress. [Obs.] Bp. Warburton.

                                    Intend

   In*tend"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Intended;  p.  pr.  & vb. n.
   Intending.]  [OE.  entenden  to  be  attentive,  F.  entendre,  fr. L.
   intendre,  intentum,  and  intensum,  to  intend, attend, stretch out,
   extend; pref. in- in + tendere to stretch, stretch out. See Tend.]

   1. To stretch' to extend; to distend. [Obs.]

     By this the lungs are intended or remitted. Sir M. Hale.

   2. To strain; to make tense. [Obs.]

     When a bow is successively intended and remedied. Cudworth.

   3. To intensify; to strengthen. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

     Magnetism may be intended and remitted. Sir I. Newton.

   4. To apply with energy.

     Let  him  intend  his  mind,  without respite, without rest, in one
     direction. Emerson.

   5.  To  bend or turn; to direct, as one's course or journey. [Archaic]
   Shak.

   6.  To fix the mind on; to attend to; to take care of; to superintend;
   to regard. [Obs.]

     Having  no  children,  she  did, with singular care and tenderness,
     intend the education of Philip. Bacon.

     My soul, not being able to intend two things at once, abated of its
     fervency in praying. Fuller.

   7.  To  fix the mind upon (something to be accomplished); to be intent
   upon; to mean; to design; to plan; to purpose; -- often followed by an
   infinitely with to, or a dependent clause with that; as, he intends to
   go; he intends that she shall remain.

     They intended evil against thee. Ps. xxi. 11.

     To-morrow  he intends To hunt the boar with certain of his friends.
     Shak.

   8. To design mechanically or artistically; to fashion; to mold. [Obs.]

     Modesty was made When she was first intended. Beau. & Fl.

   9. To pretend; to counterfeit; to simulate. [Obs.]

     Intend a kind of zeal both to the prince and Claudio. Shak.

   Syn. -- To purpose; mean; design; plan; conceive; contemplate.

                                  Intendancy

   In*tend"an*cy  (?),  n.; pl. Intendancies (#). [Cf. F. intendance. See
   Intendant.]

   1. The office or employment of an intendant.

   2. A territorial district committed to the charge of an intendant.

                                   Intendant

   In*tend"ant  (?),  n. [F. intendant, fr. L. intendere to direct (one's
   thoughts)  to a thing. See Intend.] One who has the charge, direction,
   or  management  of  some  public  business;  a  superintendent; as, an
   intendant of marine; an intendant of finance.

                                   Intendant

   In*tend"ant, a. [See Intend.] Attentive. [Obs.]

                                   Intended

   In*tend"ed, a.

   1.  Made  tense;  stretched  out;  extended; forcible; violent. [Obs.]
   Spenser.

   2. Purposed; designed; as, intended harm or help.

     They drew a curse from an intended good. Cowper.

   3. Betrothed; affianced; as, an intended husband.

                                   Intended

   In*tend"ed,  n.  One  with  whom  marriage  is  designed;  one  who is
   betrothed; an affianced lover.

     If it were not that I might appear to disparage his intended, . . .
     I  would  add  that  to  me  she seems to be throwing herself away.
     Dickens.

                                  Intendedly

   In*tend"ed*ly, adv. Intentionally. [R.] Milton.

                                   Intendent

   In*tend"ent (?), n. See Intendant, n. [Obs.]

                                   Intender

   In*tend"er (?), n. One who intends. Feltham.

                                  Intendiment

   In*tend"i*ment (?), n. [LL. intendimentum. See Intendment.] Attention;
   consideration; knowledge; understanding. [Obs.] Spenser.

                                  Intendment

   In*tend"ment  (?),  n.  [OE.  entendement  understanding,  insight, F.
   entendement, fr. LL. intendimentum. See Intend.]

   1. Charge; oversight. [Obs.] Ford.

   2. Intention; design; purpose.

     The intendment of God and nature. Jer. Taylor.

   3. (Law) The true meaning, understanding, or intention of a law, or of
   any legal instrument.

                                  Intenerate

   In*ten"er*ate  (?),  v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intenerated (?); p. pr. & vb.
   n.  Intenerating.]  [Pref. in- in + L. tener soft, tender. See Tender,
   a.] To make tender or sensitive; to soften.
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     Fear intenerates the heart. Bp. Hall.

     So  have  I  seen the little purls of a stream . . . intenerate the
     stubborn pavement. Jer. Taylor.

                                  Intenerate

   In*ten"er*ate (?), a. Made tender or soft; softened. [Obs.]

                                 Inteneration

   In*ten`er*a"tion  (?),  n.  The act or process of intenerating, or the
   state of being intenerated; softening. [R.] Bacon.

                                   Intenible

   In*ten"i*ble  (?),  a.  [Pref.  in-  not  +  L. tenere to hold: cf. L.
   intenibilis not to be grasped. Cf. Intenable.] Incapable of holding or
   containing. [Obs.]

     This captious and intenible sieve. Shak.

                                   Intensate

   In*ten"sate  (?),  v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intensated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Intensating.] [See Intense.] To intensify. [R.] Emerson.

                                  Intensation

   In`ten*sa"tion   (?),   n.   The   act  or  process  of  intensifying;
   intensification; climax. [R.] Carlyle.

                                  Intensative

   In*ten"sa*tive (?), a. Adding intensity; intensifying.

                                    Intense

   In*tense" (?), a. [L. intensus stretched, tight, p. p. of intendere to
   stretch:  cf.  F. intense. See Intend, and cf. Intent, and cf. Intent,
   a.]

   1. Strained; tightly drawn; kept on the stretch; strict; very close or
   earnest; as, intense study or application; intense thought.

   2.  Extreme in degree; excessive; immoderate; as: (a) Ardent; fervent;
   as,  intense  heat.  (b) Keen; biting; as, intense cold. (c) Vehement;
   earnest;  exceedingly  strong;  as,  intense passion or hate. (d) Very
   severe;  violent;  as,  intense  pain  or  anguish.  (e) Deep; strong;
   brilliant; as, intense color or light.

     In this intense seclusion of the forest. Hawthorne.

                                   Intensely

   In*tense"ly, adv.

   1. Intently. [Obs.] J. Spencer.

   2. To an extreme degree; as, weather intensely cold.

                                  Intenseness

   In*tense"ness,  n.  The  state or quality of being intense; intensity;
   as,  the  intenseness  of  heat  or  cold; the intenseness of study or
   thought.

                                Intensification

   In*ten`si*fi*ca"tion (?), n. The act or process of intensifying, or of
   making more intense.

                                  Intensifier

   In*ten"si*fi`er   (?),  n.  One  who  or  that  which  intensifies  or
   strengthens;  in photography, an agent used to intensify the lights or
   shadows of a picture.

                                   Intensify

   In*ten"si*fy (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intensified (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Intensifying  (?).]  [Intense  + -fly.] To render more intense; as, to
   intensify   heat   or  cold;  to  intensify  colors;  to  intensify  a
   photographic negative; to intensify animosity. Bacon.

     How  piercing  is  the  sting  of  pride  By  want  embittered  and
     intensified. Longfellow.

                                   Intensify

   In*ten"si*fy,  v.  i.  To become intense, or more intense; to act with
   increasing power or energy.

                                   Intension

   In*ten"sion  (?),  n.  [L. intensio: cf. F. intension. See Intend, and
   cf. Intention.]

   1.  A  straining, stretching, or bending; the state of being strained;
   as, the intension of a musical string.

   2.  Increase  of power or energy of any quality or thing; intenseness;
   fervency. Jer. Taylor.

     Sounds  .  .  .  likewise  do  rise  and fall with the intension or
     remission of the wind. Bacon.

   3.  (Logic  &  Metaph.) The collective attributes, qualities, or marks
   that  make up a complex general notion; the comprehension, content, or
   connotation; -- opposed to extension, extent, or sphere.

     This  law is, that the intension of our knowledge is in the inverse
     ratio of its extension. Sir W. Hamilton.

                                  Intensitive

   In*ten"si*tive   (?),   a.  Increasing  the  force  or  intensity  of;
   intensive; as, the intensitive words of a sentence. H. Sweet.

                                   Intensity

   In*ten"si*ty  (?),  n.  [LL.  intensitas:  cf.  F.  intensit\'82.  See
   Intense.]

   1. The state or quality of being intense; intenseness; extreme degree;
   as, intensity of heat, cold, mental application, passion, etc.

     If  you would deepen the intensity of light, you must be content to
     bring  into deeper blackness and more distinct and definite outline
     the shade that accompanies it. F. W. Robertson.

     2.  (Physics)  The  amount  or  degree of energy with which a force
     operates  or  a  cause acts; effectiveness, as estimated by results
     produced.

     3.  (Mech.)  The  magnitude  of  a  distributed force, as pressure,
     stress,  weight,  etc.,  per  unit of surface, or of volume, as the
     case  may be; as, the measure of the intensity of a total stress of
     forty  pounds which is distributed uniformly over a surface of four
     square inches area is ten pounds per square inch.

     4. (Photog.) The degree or depth of shade in a picture.

                                   Intensive

     In*ten"sive (?), a. [Cf. F. intensif. See Intense.]

     1.  Stretched;  admitting of intension, or increase of degree; that
     can be intensified. Sir M. Hale.

     2.  Characterized  by  persistence;  intent; unremitted; assiduous;
     intense. [Obs.] Sir H. Wotton.

     3. (Gram.) Serving to give force or emphasis; as, an intensive verb
     or preposition.

                                   Intensive

     In*ten"sive,  n. That which intensifies or emphasizes; an intensive
     verb or word.

                                  Intensively

     In*ten"sive*ly, adv. In an intensive manner; by increase of degree.
     Abp. Bramhall.

                                 Intensiveness

     In*ten"sive*ness,  n.  The  quality  or  state  of being intensive;
     intensity. Sir M. Hale.

                                    Intent

     In*tent"  (?), a. [L. intentus, p. p. of intendere. See Intend, and
     cf. Intense.]

     1. Closely directed; strictly attentive; bent; -- said of the mind,
     thoughts, etc.; as, a mind intent on self-improvement.

     2.  Having  the  mind  closely  directed  to  or bent on an object;
     sedulous;  eager  in pursuit of an object; -- formerly with to, but
     now  with  on;  as,  intent  on  business  or  pleasure. "Intent on
     mischief." Milton.

     Be  intent and solicitous to take up the meaning of the speaker. I.
     Watts.

                                    Intent

     In*tent", n. [OE. entent, entente, attention, purpose, OF. entente,
     F. entente understanding, meaning; a participial noun, fr. F. & OF.
     entendre.  See  Intend.]  The  act  of  turning  the mind toward an
     object; hence, a design; a purpose; intention; meaning; drift; aim.

     Be thy intents wicked or charitable. Shak.

     The principal intent of Scripture is to deliver the Hooker.

   To   all  intents,  and  purposes,  in  all  applications  or  senses;
   practically;  really; virtually; essentially. "He was miserable to all
   intents  and purpose." L'Estrange. Syn. -- Design; purpose; intention;
   meaning; purport; view; drift; object; end; aim; plan.
   
                                  Intentation
                                       
   In`ten*ta"tion (?), n. Intention. [Obs.] 

                                   Intention

   In*ten"tion  (?),  n.  [F. intention, L. intentio. See Intend, and cf.
   Intension.]

   1.  A  stretching  or bending of the mind toward of the mind toward an
   object; closeness of application; fixedness of attention; earnestness.

     Intention  is when the mind, with great earnestness, and of choice,
     fixes its view on any idea. Locke.

   2.  A  determination to act in a certain way or to do a certain thing;
   purpose; design; as, an intention to go to New York.

     Hell is paved with good intentions. Johnson.

   3. The object toward which the thoughts are directed; end; aim.

     In  [chronical  distempers],  the principal intention is to restore
     the tone of the solid parts. Arbuthnot.

   4. The state of being strained. See Intension. [Obs.]

   5. (Logic) Any mental apprehension of an object.
   First  intention  (Logic), a conception of a thing formed by the first
   or direct application of the mind to the individual object; an idea or
   image;  as,  man,  stone.  --  Second  intention (Logic), a conception
   generalized from first intuition or apprehension already formed by the
   mind; an abstract notion; especially, a classified notion, as species,
   genus,  whiteness.  --  To  heal  by  the  first intention (Surg.), to
   cicatrize,  as  a wound, without suppuration. -- To heal by the second
   intention  (Surg.),  to  unite  after  suppuration.  Syn.  --  Design;
   purpose; object; aim; intent; drift; purport; meaning. See Design. 

                                  Intentional

   In*ten"tion*al  (?),  a.  [Cf.  F. intentionnel.] Done by intention or
   design;   intended;   designed;  as,  the  act  was  intentional,  not
   accidental.

                                Intentionality

   In*ten`tion*al"i*ty (?), n. The quality or state of being intentional;
   purpose; design. Coleridge.

                                 Intentionally

   In*ten"tion*al*ly  (?), adv. In an intentional manner; with intention;
   by design; of purpose.

                                  Intentioned

   In*ten"tioned  (?), a. Having designs; -- chiefly used in composition;
   as, well-intentioned, having good designs; ill-intentioned, having ill
   designs.

                                   Intentive

   In*ten"tive  (?),  a.  [OE.  ententif, OF. ententif, fr. L. intentivus
   intensive.  See  Intent,  n.,  and  cf. Intensive.] Attentive; intent.
   [Obs.] Spenser.

                                  Intentively

   In*ten"tive*ly,  adv.  Attentively;  closely.  [Obs.]  "Intentively to
   observe." Holland.

                                 Intentiveness

   In*ten"tive*ness,  n.  Closeness  of attention or application of mind;
   attentiveness. [Obs.] W. Montagu.

                                   Intently

   In*tent"ly (?), adv. In an intent manner; as, the eyes intently fixed.
   Syn.  --  Fixedly;  steadfastly;  earnestly;  attentively; sedulously;
   diligently; eagerly.

                                  Intentness

   In*tent"ness,   n.  The  state  or  quality  of  being  intent;  close
   application; attention.

     Extreme solicitude or intentness upon business. South.

                                    Inter-

   In"ter-  (?).  [L.  inter, prep., among, between, a compar. form of in
   in;  akin  to  intra, intro, within, Skr. antar between, in, and E.in.
   See  In,  and  cf.  Entrails,  Interior,  Enter-,  Exterior.] A prefix
   signifying   among,   between,  amid;  as,  interact,  interarticular,
   intermit.

                                     Inter

   In*ter"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Interred (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Interring (?).] [OE. enteren, OF. enterer, enterrer, LL. interrare; L.
   pref.  in- in + terra the earth. See Terrace.] To deposit and cover in
   the earth; to bury; to inhume; as, to inter a dead body. Shak.

                                   Interact

   In`ter*act"  (?),  n. [Pref. inter- + act. Cf. Entr'acte.] A short act
   or   piece  between  others,  as  in  a  play;  an  interlude;  hence,
   intermediate employment or time. Chesterfield.

                                   Interact

   In`ter*act",  v.  i.  To  act upon each other; as, two agents mutually
   interact. Emerson. Tyndall.

                                  Interaction

   In`ter*ac"tion (?), n.

   1. Intermediate action.

   2.  Mutual  or  reciprocal action or influence; as, the interaction of
   the heart and lungs on each other.

                                 Interadditive

   In`ter*ad"di*tive (?), a. Added or placed between the parts of another
   thing, as a clause inserted parenthetically in a sentence.

                                  Interagency

   In`ter*a"gen*cy (?), n. Intermediate agency.

                                  Interagent

   In`ter*a"gent (?), n. An intermediate agent.

                                   Interall

   In"ter*all (?), n. Entrail or inside. [Obs.] G. Fletcher.

                                 Interalveolar

   In`ter*al"ve*o*lar   (?),   a.   (Anat.)   Between  alveoli;  as,  the
   interalveolar septa between adjacent air cells in the lungs.

                                Interambulacral

   In`ter*am`bu*la"cral  (?),  a.  (Zo\'94l.)  Of  or  pertaining  to the
   interambulacra.

                                Interambulacrum

   In`ter*am`bu*la"crum   (?),   n.;   pl.   L.   Interambulacra   (,  E.
   Interambulacrums  (.  (Zo\'94l.)  In  echinoderms, one of the areas or
   zones intervening between two ambulacra. See Illust. of Ambulacrum.

                                  Interamnian

   In`ter*am"ni*an  (?),  a.  [Pref.  inter-  +  L.  amnis  river: cf. L.
   interamnus.]  Situated  between rivers. [R.] "An interamnian country."
   J. Bryant.

                                 Interanimate

   In`ter*an"i*mate  (?),  v.  t.  To animate or inspire mutually. [Obs.]
   Donne.

                                Interarboration

   In`ter*ar`bo*ra"tion  (?),  n.  The interweaving of branches of trees.
   [R.] Sir T. Browne.

                                Interarticular

   In`ter*ar*tic"u*lar   (?),  a.  (Anat.)  Situated  between  joints  or
   articulations; as, interarticular cartilages and ligaments.

                                  Interatomic

   In`ter*a*tom"ic  (?), a. (Chem. & Physics) Between atoms; situated, or
   acting, between the atoms of bodies; as, interatomic forces.

                                  Interaulic

   In`ter*au"lic  (?), a. Existing between royal courts. [R.] "Interaulic
   politics." Motley.

                                Interauricular

   In`ter*au*ric"u*lar  (?),  a.  (Anat.)  Between  the auricles; as, the
   interauricular partition of the heart.

                                   Interaxal

   In`ter*ax"al (?), a. (Arch.) Situated in an interaxis. Gwilt.

                                 Interaxillary

   In`ter*ax"il*la*ry (?), a. (Bot.) Situated within or between the axils
   of leaves.

                                   Interaxis

   In`ter*ax"is  (?),  n.; pl. Interaxes (. (Arch.) The space between two
   axes. See Axis, 6.

     The doors, windows, niches, and the like, are then placed centrally
     in the interaxes. Gwilt.

                                Interbastation

   In`ter*bas*ta"tion  (?),  n. [Pref. inter- + baste to sew.] Patchwork.
   [Obs.] Dr. J. Smith.

                                 Interbrachial

   In`ter*brach"i*al (?), a. (Zo\'94l.) Between the arms.

                                  Interbrain

   In`ter*brain` (?), n. (Anat.) See Thalamencephalon.

                                Interbranchial

   In`ter*bran"chi*al (?), a. (Zo\'94l.) Between the branchi\'91.

                                  Interbreed

   In`ter*breed" (?), v. t. & i. To breed by crossing different stocks of
   animals or plants.

                                  Intercalar

   In*ter"ca*lar (?), a. Intercalary.

                                  Intercalary

   In*ter"ca*la*ry  (?;  277), a. [L. intercalaris, intercalarius: cf. F.
   intercalaire. See Intercalate.]

   1.  (Chron.)  Inserted or introduced among others in the calendar; as,
   an  intercalary  month,  day, etc.; -- now applied particularly to the
   odd  day  (Feb.  29)  inserted  in  the  calendar  of  leap  year. See
   Bissextile, n.

   2.  Introduced  or  inserted  among others; additional; supernumerary.
   "Intercalary spines." Owen.

     This intercalary line . . . is made the last of a triplet. Beattie.

   Intercalary  day  (Med.),  one on which no paroxysm of an intermittent
   disease occurs. Mayne.

                                  Intercalate

   In*ter"ca*late (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intercalated (?); p. pr. & vb.
   n.  Intercalating  (?).]  [L.  intercalatus,  p.  p. of intercalare to
   intercalate  to intercalate; inter between + calare to call, proclaim.
   See Calendar.]

   1.  (Chron.)  To  insert,  as  a  day  or  other portion of time, in a
   calendar.

   2. To insert among others, as a verse in a stanza; specif. (Geol.), to
   introduce  as a bed or stratum, between the layers of a regular series
   of rocks.

     Beds   of   fresh-water   shells   .   .  .  are  intercalated  and
     interstratified with the shale. Mantell.

                                 Intercalation

   In*ter`ca*la"tion (?), n. [L. intercalatio: cf. F. intercalation.]

   1.  (Chron.)  The  insertion  of a day, or other portion of time, in a
   calendar.

   2.  The  insertion  or  introduction  of anything among others, as the
   insertion  of  a  phrase,  line,  or  verse in a metrical composition;
   specif. (Geol.), the intrusion of a bed or layer between other layers.

     Intercalations of fresh-water species in some localities. Mantell.

                                 Intercarotid

   In`ter*ca*rot"id  (?),  a.  (Anat.)  Situated between the external and
   internal carotid arteries; as, an intercarotid ganglion.

                                  Intercarpal

   In`ter*car"pal   (?),   a.   (Anat.)  Between  the  carpal  bone;  as,
   intercarpal articulations, ligaments.

                              Intercartilaginous

   In`ter*car`ti*lag"i*nous    (?),    a.   (Anat.)   Within   cartilage;
   endochondral; as, intercartilaginous ossification.

                                Intercavernous

   In`ter*cav"ern*ous  (?), a. (Anat.) Between the cavernous sinuses; as,
   the  intercavernous  sinuses  connecting  the cavernous sinuses at the
   base of the brain.

                                   Intercede

   In`ter*cede"  (?),  v.  i.  [imp.  & p. p. Interceded; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Interceding.]  [L. intercedere, intercessum; inter between + cedere to
   pass: cf. F. interc\'82der. See Cede.]

   1. To pass between; to intervene. [Obs.]

     He  supposed that a vast period interceded between that origination
     and the age wherein he lived. Sir M. Hale.

   2.  To  act  between  parties with a view to reconcile differences; to
   make  intercession;  to beg or plead in behalf of another; to mediate;
   -- usually followed by with and for; as, I will intercede with him for
   you.

     I  to  the  lords will intercede, not doubting Their favorable ear.
     Milton.

   Syn. -- To mediate; arbitrate. See Interpose.

                                   Intercede

   In`ter*cede",  v. t. To be, to come, or to pass, between; to separate.
   [Obs.] Sir I. Newton.

                                 Intercedence

   In`ter*ced"ence   (?),   n.  The  act  of  interceding;  intercession;
   intervention. [R.] Bp. Reynolds.

                                  Intercedent

   In`ter*ced"ent,  a.  [L.  intercedens, p. pr. of intercedere.] Passing
   between; mediating; pleading. [R.] -- In`ter*ced"ent*ly, adv.

                                  Interceder

   In`ter*ced"er  (?), n. One who intercedes; an intercessor; a mediator.
   Johnson.

                                 Intercellular

   In`ter*cel"lu*lar  (?),  a.  Lying  between  cells  or  cellules;  as,
   intercellular   substance,   space,  or  fluids;  intercellular  blood
   channels.

                                 Intercentral

   In`ter*cen"tral   (?),   a.   Between   centers.  Intercentral  nerves
   (Physiol.),   those  nerves  which  transmit  impulses  between  nerve
   centers,  as  opposed  to  peripheral  fibers,  which  convey impulses
   between peripheral parts and nerve centers.

                                 Intercentrum

   In`ter*cen"trum  (?), n.; pl. Intercentra (. (Anat.) The median of the
   three  elements composing the centra of the vertebr\'91 in some fossil
   batrachians.

                                   Intercept

   In`ter*cept"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp. & p. p. Intercepted; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Intercepting.]  [L.  interceptus,  p.  p. of intercipere to intercept;
   inter  between  +  capere  to  take,  seize:  cf.  F. intercepter. See
   Capable.]

   1.  To  take  or  seize  by the way, or before arrival at the destined
   place;  to  cause to stop on the passage; as, to intercept a letter; a
   telegram will intercept him at Paris.

     God will shortly intercept your breath. Joye.

   2.  To  obstruct  or  interrupt the progress of; to stop; to hinder or
   oppose; as, to intercept the current of a river.

     Who intercepts me in my expedition? Shak.

     We must meet first, and intercept his course. Dryden.

   3. To interrupt communication with, or progress toward; to cut off, as
   the destination; to blockade.

     While storms vindictive intercept the shore. Pope.
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   4.  (Math.)  To  include  between;  as,  that  part of the intercepted
   between  the  points  A and B. Syn. -- To cut off; stop; catch; seize;
   obstruct.

                                   Intercept

   In"ter*cept`  (?),  n.  (Math.)  A  part  cut off or intercepted, as a
   portion of a line included between two points, or cut off two straight
   lines or curves.

                                  Intercepter

   In`ter*cept"er (?), n. One who, or that which, intercepts. Shak.

                                 Interception

   In`ter*cep"tion  (?),  n.  [L.  interceptio  a  taking  away:  cf.  F.
   interception.]  The act of intercepting; as, interception of a letter;
   interception of the enemy.

                                 Interceptive

   In`ter*cept"ive  (?),  a.  Intercepting  or  tending to intercept. <--
   interceptor  n.  one  that intercepts, esp. a fast-climbing high-speed
   combat  airplane  for  defense  against  attacking  airplanes; also, a
   missile  which intercepts and destroys incoming missiles or airplanes.
   Also spelt intercepter. [MW10]-->

                                 Intercession

   In`ter*ces"sion  (?),  n.  [L. intercessio an intervention, a becoming
   surety:  cf.  F. intercession. See Intercede.] The act of interceding;
   mediation;  interposition  between parties at variance, with a view to
   reconcilation;  prayer,  petition,  or  entreaty in favor of, or (less
   often) against, another or others.

     But  the  Spirit  itself  maketh intercession for us with groanings
     which can not be uttered. Rom. viii. 26.

                                Intercessional

   In`ter*ces"sion*al  (?),  a.  Pertaining  to,  of  the  nature  of, or
   characterized by, intercession or entreaty.

                                Intercessionate

   In`ter*ces"sion*ate (?), v. t. To entreat. [Obs.]

                                  Intercessor

   In`ter*ces"sor (?), n. [L., a surety: cf. F. intercesseur.]

   1.  One  who  goes  between,  or  intercedes;  a mediator. (a) One who
   interposes between parties at variance, with a view to reconcile them.
   (b) One who pleads in behalf of another. Milton.

   2. (Eccl.) A bishop, who, during a vacancy of the see, administers the
   bishopric till a successor is installed.

                                Intercessorial

   In`ter*ces*so"ri*al (?), a. Intercessory.

                                 Intercessory

   In`ter*ces"so*ry  (?),  a. [LL. intercessorius.] Pertaining to, of the
   nature   of,  or  characterized  by,  intercession;  interceding;  as,
   intercessory prayer.

                                  Interchain

   In`ter*chain"  (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Interchained (?); p. pr. & vb.
   n. Interchaining.] To link together; to unite closely or firmly, as by
   a chain.

     Two bosoms interchained with an oath. Shak.

                                  Interchange

   In`ter*change" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Interchanged (?); p. pr. & vb.
   n.  Interchanging  (?).]  [OE.  entrechangen,  OF.  entrechangier. See
   Inter-, and Change.]

   1.  To  put each in the place of the other; to give and take mutually;
   to   exchange;   to  reciprocate;  as,  to  interchange  places;  they
   interchanged friendly offices and services.

     I shall interchange My waned state for Henry's regal crown. Shak.

   2.  To  cause  to  follow alternately; to intermingle; to vary; as, to
   interchange cares with pleasures.

                                  Interchange

   In`ter*change",  v.  i.  To  make an interchange; to alternate. Sir P.
   Sidney.

                                  Interchange

   In`ter*change" (?), n. [Cf. OF. entrechange.]

   1.  The  act  of  mutually  changing;  the  act of mutually giving and
   receiving;  exchange;  as,  the  interchange of civilities between two
   persons. "Interchange of kindnesses." South.

   2.   The  mutual  exchange  of  commodities  between  two  persons  or
   countries; barter; commerce. Howell.

   3. Alternate succession; alternation; a mingling.

     The interchanges of light and darkness. Holder.

     Sweet  interchange  Of  hill and valley, rivers, woods, and plains.
     Milton.

                              Interchangeability

   In`ter*change`a*bil"i*ty  (?),  n.  The  state  or  quality  of  being
   interchangeable; interchangeableness.

                                Interchangeable

   In`ter*change"a*ble (?), a. [Cf. OF. entrechangeable.]

   1.  Admitting  of  exchange  or  mutual substitution. "Interchangeable
   warrants." Bacon.

   2.  Following  each  other  in  alternate  succession;  as,  the  four
   interchangeable  seasons.  Holder.  -- In`ter*change"a*ble*ness, n. --
   In`ter*change"a*bly, adv.

                                Interchangement

   In`ter*change"ment (?), n. [Cf. OF. entrechangement.] Mutual transfer;
   exchange. [Obs.] Shak.

                                 Interchapter

   In`ter*chap"ter (?), n. An intervening or inserted chapter.

                                 Intercidence

   In*ter"ci*dence  (?), n. [See Intercident.] The act or state of coming
   or falling between; occurrence; incident. [Obs.] Holland.

                                  Intercident

   In*ter"ci*dent  (?), a. [L. intercidens, -entis, p. pr. of intercidere
   to  fall  between;  inter between + cadere to fall.] Falling or coming
   between; happening accidentally. [Obs.] Boyle.

                                 Intercipient

   In`ter*cip"i*ent   (?),   a.  [L.  intercipiens,  -entis,  p.  pr.  of
   intercipere. See Intercept.] Intercepting; stopping. -- n. One who, or
   that which, intercepts or stops anything on the passage. Wiseman.

                                  Inrecision

   In`re*ci"sion   (?),   n.   [L.  intercisio  a  cutting  through,  fr.
   intercidere  to  cut  asunder.]  A  cutting  off, through, or asunder;
   interruption. [R.] Sir T. Browne.

                               Intercitizenship

   In`ter*cit"i*zen*ship (?), n. The mutual right to civic privileges, in
   the different States. Bancroft.

                                 Interclavicle

   In`ter*clav"i*cle (?), n. (Anat.) See Episternum.

                                Interclavicular

   In`ter*cla*vic"u*lar  (?),  a.  (Anat.) (a) Between the clavicles; as,
   the  interclavicular notch of the sternum. (b) Of or pertaining to the
   interclavicle.

                                  Interclose

   In`ter*close"  (?),  v.  t. [Pref. inter- + close. See Interclude.] To
   shut in; to inclose. [Obs.]

                                  Intercloud

   In`ter*cloud" (?), v. t. To cloud. [R.] Daniel.

                                  Interclude

   In`ter*clude"  (?),  v.  t. [imp. & p. p. Intercluded; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Intercluding.] [L. intercludere, interclusum; inter between + claudere
   to  shut.  See  Close,  and cf. Interclose.] To shut off or out from a
   place  or  course, by something intervening; to intercept; to cut off;
   to interrupt. Mitford.

     So   all   passage  of  external  air  into  the  receiver  may  be
     intercluded. Boyle.

                                 Interclusion

   In`ter*clu"sion    (?),   n.   [L.   interclusio.   See   Interclude.]
   Interception; a stopping

                                Intercollegiate

   In`ter*col*le"gi*ate  (?),  a. Existing or carried on between colleges
   or universities; as, intercollegiate relations, rivalry, games, etc.

                                 Intercolline

   In`ter*col"line  (?),  a.  (Geol.)  Situated between hills; -- applied
   especially to valleys lying between volcanic cones.

                                 Intercolonial

   In`ter*co*lo"ni*al  (?),  a.  Between or among colonies; pertaining to
   the  intercourse  or  mutual  relations of colonies; as, intercolonial
   trade. -- In`ter*co*lo"ni*al*ly, adv.

                                 Intercolumnar

   In`ter*co*lum"nar   (?),  a.  Between  columns  or  pillars;  as,  the
   intercolumnar fibers of Poupart's ligament; an intercolumnar statue.

                               Intercolumniation

   In`ter*co*lum`ni*a"tion  (?),  n.  (Arch.) The clear space between two
   columns, measured at the bottom of their shafts. Gwilt.

     NOTE: &hand; It  is  cu stomary to measure the intercolumniation in
     terms  of  the  diameter  of  the  shaft, taken also at the bottom.
     Different  words,  derived  from  the  Greek,  are in use to denote
     certain   common   proportions.  They  are:  Pycnostyle,  when  the
     intercolumniation  is  of one and a half diameters; Systyle, of two
     diameters;  Eustyle,  of  two and a quarter diameters; Diastyle, of
     three diameters; Ar\'91ostyle, of four or more, and so great that a
     wooden  architrave has to be used instead of stone; Ar\'91osystyle,
     when   the   intercolumniations   are   alternately   systyle   and
     ar\'91ostyle.

                                  Intercombat

   In`ter*com"bat (?), n. Combat. [Obs.] Daniel.

                                  Intercoming

   In`ter*com"ing  (?),  n.  The  act  of  coming  between; intervention;
   interference. [Obs.]

                                  Intercommon

   In`ter*com"mon  (?),  v.  t. [imp. & p. p. Intercommoned (?); p. pr. &
   vb.  n.  Intercommoning.]  [OF. entrecommuner. See Inter-, and Common,
   and cf. Intercommune.]

   1.  To  share  with  others; to participate; especially, to eat at the
   same table. [Obs.] Bacon.

   2.  (O. Eng. Law) To graze cattle promiscuously in the commons of each
   other, as the inhabitants of adjoining townships, manors, etc.

                                Intercommonage

   In`ter*com"mon*age  (?),  n.  (O.  Eng. Law) The right or privilege of
   intercommoning.

                                 Intercommune

   In`ter*com*mune"  (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Intercommuned (?); p. pr. &
   vb. n. Intercommuning.] [Cf. Intercommon, Intercommunicate, Commune.]

   1. To intercommunicate. [Obs.]

   2.  To  have  mutual  communication  or  intercourse  by conservation.
   [Scot.]

                               Intercommunicable

   In`ter*com*mu"ni*ca*ble    (?),   a.   Capable   of   being   mutually
   communicated.

                               Intercommunicate

   In`ter*com*mu"ni*cate  (?),  v.  i.  To  communicate mutually; to hold
   mutual communication.

                               Intercommunicate

   In`ter*com*mu"ni*cate,  v. t. To communicate mutually; to interchange.
   Holland.

                              Intercommunication

   In`ter*com*mu`ni*ca"tion (?), n. Mutual communication. Owen.

                                Intercommunion

   In`ter*com*mun"ion  (?), n. Mutual communion; as, an intercommunion of
   deities. Faber.

                                Intercommunity

   In`ter*com*mu"ni*ty   (?),   n.   Intercommunication;   community   of
   possessions, religion, etc.

     In  consequence of that intercommunity of paganism . . . one nation
     adopted the gods of another. Bp. Warburton.

                                Intercomparison

   In`ter*com*par"i*son (?), n. Mutual comparison of corresponding parts.

                         Intercondylar, Intercondyloid

   In`ter*con"dy*lar  (?),  In`ter*con"dy*loid  (?),  a.  (Anat.) Between
   condyles; as, the intercondylar fossa or notch of the femur.

                                 Interconnect

   In`ter*con*nect" (?), v. t. To join together.

                                Interconnection

   In`ter*con*nec"tion (?), n. Connection between; mutual connection.

                               Intercontinental

   In`ter*con`ti*nen"tal  (?), a. Between or among continents; subsisting
   or  carried  on  between continents; as, intercontinental relations or
   commerce.

                               Interconvertible

   In`ter*con*vert"i*ble  (?), a. Convertible the one into the other; as,
   coin and bank notes are interconvertible.

                                  Intercostal

   In`ter*cos"tal (?), a. (Anat. & Physiol.) Between the ribs; pertaining
   to,  or  produced  by,  the  parts  between  the ribs; as, intercostal
   respiration, in which the chest is alternately enlarged and contracted
   by the intercostal muscles.

                                  Intercourse

   In"ter*course  (?), n. [Formerly entercourse, OF. entrecours commerce,
   exchange,  F.  entrecours  a reciprocal right on neighboring lands, L.
   intercursus  a  running  between, fr. intercurrere to run between. See
   Inter-, and Course.] A

     This sweet intercourse Of looks and smiles. Milton.

   Sexual  intercourse,  sexual  or  carnal  connection; coition. Syn. --
   Communication;    connection;    commerce;    communion;   fellowship;
   familiarity; acquaintance.

                                  Intercross

   In`ter*cross"  (?; 115), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Intercrossed (?); p.
   pr. & vb. n. Intercrossing.]

   1. To cross each other, as lines.

   2.  (Biol.) To fertilize by the impregnation of one species or variety
   by another; to impregnate by a different species or variety.

                                  Intercross

   In"ter*cross`  (?),  n.  The  process or result of cross fertilization
   between different kinds of animals, or different varieties of plants.

     We  have  reason to believe that occasional intercrosses take place
     with all animals and plants. Darwin.

                                  Intercrural

   In`ter*cru"ral (?), a. (Anat.) Between crura; -- applied especially to
   the  interneural  plates in the vertebral column of many cartilaginous
   fishes.

                                   Intercur

   In`ter*cur"   (?),  v.  i.  [L.  intercurrere.  See  Intercourse.]  To
   intervene; to come or occur in the meantime. [Obs.] Shelton.

                                 Intercurrence

   In`ter*cur"rence  (?),  n.  [See  Intercurrent.]  A passing or running
   between; occurrence. Boyle.

                                 Intercurrent

   In`ter*cur"rent  (?), a. [L. intercurrens, p. pr. of intercurrere: cf.
   F. intercurrent. See Intercur.]

   1. Running between or among; intervening. Boyle. Bp. Fell.

   2.  (Med.)  (a)  Not  belonging  to any particular season. (b) Said of
   diseases occurring in the course of another disease. Dunglison.

                                 Intercurrent

   In`ter*cur"rent (?), n. Something intervening. Holland.

                                Intercutaneous

   In`ter*cu*ta"ne*ous (?), a. Subcutaneous.

                                   Interdash

   In`ter*dash" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Interdashed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Interdashing.] To dash between or among; to intersperse. Cowper.

                                   Interdeal

   In`ter*deal", v. i. To intrigue. [Obs.] Daniel.

                                  Interdental

   In`ter*den"tal (?), a.

   1. Situated between teeth; as, an interdental space, the space between
   two teeth in a gear wheel.

   2.  (Phon.)  Formed between the upper and lower teeth; as, interdental
   consonants.

                                  Interdentil

   In`ter*den"til (?), n. (Arch.) The space between two dentils. Gwilt.

                                Interdependence

   In`ter*de*pend"ence (?), n. Mutual dependence. "The interdependence of
   virtue and knowledge." M. Arnold.

                                Interdependency

   In`ter*de*pend"en*cy (?), n. Mutual dependence; as, interdependency of
   interests. De Quincey.

                                Interdependent

   In`ter*de*pend"ent (?), a. Mutually dependent.

                                   Interdict

   In`ter*dict"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp. & p. p. Interdicted; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Interdicting.]  [OE.  entrediten  to forbid communion, L. interdicere,
   interdictum. See Interdict, n.]

   1.  To forbid; to prohibit or debar; as, to interdict intercourse with
   foreign nations.

     Charged not to touch the interdicted tree. Milton.

   2. (Eccl.) To lay under an interdict; to cut off from the enjoyment of
   religious privileges, as a city, a church, an individual.

     An   archbishop  may  not  only  excommunicate  and  interdict  his
     suffragans, but his vicar general may do the same. Ayliffe.

                                   Interdict

   In"ter*dict`  (?),  n.  [OE.  entredit,  enterdit,  OF.  entredit,  F.
   interdit,  fr. L. interdictum, fr. interdicere to interpose, prohibit;
   inter between + dicere to say. See Diction.]

   1. A prohibitory order or decree; a prohibition.

     These  are  not fruits forbidden; no interdict Defends the touching
     of these viands pure. Milton.

   2.  (R.  C.  Ch.)  A  prohibition  of the pope, by which the clergy or
   laymen  are  restrained  from  performing,  or  from attending, divine
   service,  or from administering the offices or enjoying the privileges
   of the church.

   3.  (Scots  Law)  An  order  of  the court of session, having the like
   purpose  and  effect  with  a  writ  of  injunction out of chancery in
   England and America.

                                 Interdiction

   In`ter*dic"tion (?), n. [L. interdictio: cf. F. interdiction.] The act
   of interdicting; prohibition; prohibiting decree; curse; interdict.

     The  truest  issue  of  thy  throne  By his own interdiction stands
     accurst. Shak.

                                 Interdictive

   In`ter*dict"ive   (?),  a.  Having  the  power  to  prohibit;  as,  an
   interdictive sentence. Milton.

                                 Interdictory

   In`ter*dict"o*ry   (?),   a.  [L.  interdictorius.]  Belonging  to  an
   interdiction; prohibitory.

                                 Interdigital

   In`ter*dig"i*tal  (?),  a.  (Anat.)  Between  the fingers or toes; as,
   interdigital space.

                                 Interdigitate

   In`ter*dig"i*tate (?), v. t. To interweave. [R.]

                                 Interdigitate

   In`ter*dig"i*tate,  v.  i.  [Pref.  inter-  +  L.  digitus finger.] To
   interlock,  as  the  fingers  of  two  hands  that  are  joined; to be
   interwoven; to commingle. Owen.

                                Interdigitation

   In`ter*dig`i*ta"tion  (?),  n.  (Anat.)  The state of interdigitating;
   interdigital space. Owen.

                                   Interdome

   In"ter*dome`  (?),  n.  (Arch.)  The  open space between the inner and
   outer shells of a dome or cupola of masonry.

                                   Interduce

   In"ter*duce  (?),  n.  [Cf.  F.  entre-deux,  literally, between two.]
   (Carp.) An intertie.

                                 Interepimeral

   In"ter*e*pim"er*al  (?),  a. (Zo\'94l.) Between the epimeral plates of
   insects and crustaceans.

                               Interequinoctial

   In`ter*e`qui*noc"tial (?), a. Coming between the equinoxes.

     Summer  and  winter  I  have  called interequinoctial intervals. F.
     Balfour.

                                   Interess

   In"ter*ess  (?),  v.  t.  [See Interest, v. t.] To interest or affect.
   [Obs.] Hooker.

                                   Interesse

   In"ter*esse (?), n. Interest. [Obs.] Spenser.

                                   Interest

   In"ter*est  (?),  v.  t. [imp. & p. p. Interested (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Interesting.]  [From interess'd, p. p. of the older form interess, fr.
   F. int\'82resser, L. interesse. See Interest, n.]

   1.  To  engage  the  attention  of;  to  awaken interest in; to excite
   emotion or passion in, in behalf of a person or thing; as, the subject
   did not interest him; to interest one in charitable work.

     To  love  our native country . . . to be interested in its concerns
     is natural to all men. Dryden.

     A goddess who used to interest herself in marriages. Addison.

   2.  To  be  concerned  with  or  engaged in; to affect; to concern; to
   excite; -- often used impersonally. [Obs.]

     Or  rather,  gracious  sir, Create me to this glory, since my cause
     Doth interest this fair quarrel. Ford.

   3. To cause or permit to share. [Obs.]

     The  mystical communion of all faithful men is such as maketh every
     one  to  be interested in those precious blessings which any one of
     them receiveth at God's hands. Hooker.

   Syn. -- To concern; excite; attract; entertain; engage; occupy; hold.

                                   Interest

   In"ter*est,  n.  [OF.  interest,  F. int\'82r\'88t, fr. L. interest it
   interests,  is  of  interest,  fr.  interesse  to  be  between,  to be
   difference,  to  be  importance;  inter  between + esse to be; cf. LL.
   interesse usury. See Essence.]

   1.  Excitement  of  feeling, whether pleasant or painful, accompanying
   special attention to some object; concern.

     NOTE: &hand; In terest expresses mental excitement of various kinds
     and  degrees. It may be intellectual, or sympathetic and emotional,
     or  merely  personal; as, an interest in philosophical research; an
     interest  in  human suffering; the interest which an avaricious man
     takes in money getting.

     So much interest have I in thy sorrow. Shak.
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   2.  Participation  in  advantage,  profit,  and responsibility; share;
   portion;  part;  as,  an interest in a brewery; he has parted with his
   interest in the stocks.

   3.  Advantage,  personal  or  general;  good,  regarded  as  a selfish
   benefit; profit; benefit.

     Divisions  hinder  the  common  interest  and  public  good. Sir W.
     Temple.

     When interest calls of all her sneaking train. Pope.

   4.  Premium  paid  for  the  use  of  money,  -- usually reckoned as a
   percentage;  as,  interest  at five per cent per annum on ten thousand
   dollars.

     They  have  told  their  money,  and  let out Their coin upon large
     interest. Shak.

   5. Any excess of advantage over and above an exact equivalent for what
   is given or rendered.

     You shall have your desires with interest. Shak.

   6. The persons interested in any particular business or measure, taken
   collectively; as, the iron interest; the cotton interest.
   Compound  interest,  interest, not only on the original principal, but
   also on unpaid interest from the time it fell due. -- Simple interest,
   interest on the principal sum without interest on overdue interest.

                                  Interested

   In"ter*est*ed (?), a. [See Interest, v. t.]

   1.  Having  the  attention engaged; having emotion or passion excited;
   as, an interested listener.

   2. Having an interest; concerned in a cause or in consequences; liable
   to be affected or prejudiced; as, an interested witness.

                                Interestedness

   In"ter*est*ed*ness,  n.  The  state  or  quality  of being interested;
   selfishness. Richardson.

                                  Interesting

   In"ter*est*ing,  a.  Engaging  the  attention; exciting, or adapted to
   excite,  interest,  curiosity,  or  emotion; as, an interesting story;
   interesting news. Cowper.

                                 Interestingly

   In"ter*est*ing*ly, adv. In an interesting manner.

                                Interestingness

   In"ter*est*ing*ness, n. The condition or quality of being interesting.
   A. Smith.

                                  Interfacial

   In`ter*fa"cial  (?), a. (Geom.) Included between two plane surfaces or
   faces; as, an interfacial angle.

                                Interfascicular

   In`ter*fas*cic"u*lar (?), a. (Anat.) Between fascicles or bundles; as,
   the interfascicular spaces of connective tissue.

                                  Interferant

   In`ter*fer"ant  (?),  n.  (Law) One of the contestants in interference
   before the Patent Office. [U.S.]

                                   Interfere

   In`ter*fere"  (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Interfered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Interfering.]  [OF. entreferir to strike each other; entre between (L.
   inter) + OF. ferir to strike, F. f\'82rir, fr. L. ferire. See Ferula.]

   1.  To  come  in  collision;  to  be  in  opposition;  to  clash;  as,
   interfering claims, or commands.

   2.  To  enter  into,  or  take  a  part in, the concerns of others; to
   intermeddle; to interpose.

     To interfere with party disputes. Swift.

     There  was  no  room for anyone to interfere with his own opinions.
     Bp. Warburton.

   3.  To strike one foot against the opposite foot or ankle in using the
   legs;  -- sometimes said of a human being, but usually of a horse; as,
   the horse interferes.

   4.  (Physics)  To  act  reciprocally,  so  as to augment, diminish, or
   otherwise  affect  one another; -- said of waves, rays of light, heat,
   etc. See Interference, 2.

   5. (Patent Law) To cover the same ground; to claim the same invention.
   Syn. -- To interpose; intermeddle. See Interpose.

                                 Interference

   In`ter*fer"ence (?), n. [See Interfere.]

   1.  The  act or state of interfering; as, the stoppage of a machine by
   the  interference  of  some of its parts; a meddlesome interference in
   the business of others.

   2.  (Physics)  The  mutual influence, under certain conditions, of two
   streams of light, or series of pulsations of sound, or, generally, two
   waves  or  vibrations  of  any  kind, producing certain characteristic
   phenomena, as colored fringes, dark bands, or darkness, in the case of
   light,  silence  or  increased  intensity in sounds; neutralization or
   superposition of waves generally.

     NOTE: &hand; Th e te rm is  most commonly applied to light, and the
     undulatory  theory  of  light affords the proper explanation of the
     phenomena  which are considered to be produced by the superposition
     of waves, and are thus substantially identical in their origin with
     the phenomena of heat, sound, waves of water, and the like.

   3.  (Patent  Law)  The  act  or state of interfering, or of claiming a
   right to the same invention.
   Interference  figures  (Optics),  the  figures  observed  when certain
   sections  of  crystallized  bodies  are viewed in converging polarized
   light;  thus,  a  section  of  a  uniaxial  crystal, cut normal to the
   vertical  axis,  shows  a  series  of  concentric colored rings with a
   single  black cross; -- so called because produced by the interference
   of luminous waves. -- Interference fringe. (Optics) See Fringe.

                                  Interferer

   In`ter*fer"er (?), n. One who interferes.

                                 Interferingly

   In`ter*fer"ing*ly, adv. By or with interference.

                                   Interflow

   In`ter*flow" (?), v. i. To flow in. [R.] Holland.

                           Interfluent, Interfluous

   In*ter"flu*ent  (?),  In*ter"flu*ous  (?), a. [L. interfluens, p. pr.,
   and  interfluus.  See  Inter-,  and Fluent.] Flowing between or among;
   intervening. Boyle.

                                  Interfolded

   In`ter*fold"ed  (?), p. a. Intertwined; interlocked; clasped together.
   Longfellow.

                                Interfoliaceous

   In`ter*fo`li*a"ceous  (?),  a.  [Pref.  inter-  +  foliaceous:  cf. F.
   interfoliac\'82.]  (Bot.)  At  the  same node with opposite or whorled
   leaves, but occupying a position between their places of attachment.

                                 Interfoliate

   In`ter*fo"li*ate  (?),  v.  t.  [Pref.  inter-  +  L. folium leaf.] To
   interleave. [Obs.] Evelyn.

                                Interfollicular

   In`ter*fol*lic"u*lar  (?),  a.  (Anat.)  Between  follicles;  as,  the
   interfollicular septa in a lymphatic gland.

                                 Interfretted

   In`ter*fret"ted (?), a. (Her.) Interlaced; linked together; -- said of
   charges or bearings. See Fretted.

                                 Interfulgent

   In`ter*ful"gent  (?),  a.  [L.  interfulgens,  p.  pr. See Inter-, and
   Fulgent.] Shining between.

                                   Interfuse

   In`ter*fuse"  (,  v.  t. [L. interfusus, p. p. of interfundere to pour
   between; inter between + fundere to pour. See Fuse to melt.]

   1. To pour or spread between or among; to diffuse; to scatter.

     The  ambient  air,  wide  interfused,  Embracing  round this florid
     earth. Milton.

   2. To spread through; to permeate; to pervade. [R.]

     Keats,  in whom the moral seems to have so perfectly interfused the
     physical  man,  that you might almost say he could feel sorrow with
     his hands. Lowell.

   3. To mix up together; to associate. H. Spencer.

                                  Interfusion

   In`ter*fu"sion (?), n. [L. interfusio.] The act of interfusing, or the
   state of being interfused. Coleridge.

                                Interganglionic

   In`ter*gan`gli*on"ic  (?),  a. (Anat.) Between and uniting the nervous
   ganglions; as, interganglionic cords.

                                 Interglobular

   In`ter*glob"u*lar (?), a. (Anat.) Between globules; -- applied esp. to
   certain small spaces, surrounded by minute globules, in dentine.

                                  Intergrave

   In`ter*grave"  (?),  v. t. [imp. Intergraved (?); p. p. Intergraved or
   Intergraven (p. pr. & vb. n. Intergraving.] To grave or carve between;
   to engrave in the alternate sections.

     The  work  itself  of  the  bases, was intergraven. 3 Kings vii. 28
     (Douay version. )

                           Interhemal, Interh\'91mal

   In`ter*he"mal,  In`ter*h\'91"mal  (?),  a.  (Anat.)  Between the hemal
   arches or hemal spines. -- n. An interhemal spine or cartilage.

                                   Interhyal

   In`ter*hy"al  (?),  a.  [Inter-  +  the  Greek  letter  (Anat.)  Of or
   pertaining  to  a segment sometimes present at the proximal end of the
   hyoidean arch. -- n. An interhyal ligament or cartilage.

                                    Interim

   In"ter*im (?), n. [L., fr. inter between + im, an old accusative of is
   he, this, that.]

   1. The meantime; time intervening; interval between events, etc.

     All the interim is Like a phantasms, or a hideous dream. Shak.

   2.  (Hist.)  A  name  given  to  each of three compromises made by the
   emperor  Charles  V.  of  Germany  for  the  sake  of  harmonizing the
   connecting opinions of Protestants and Catholics.

                                   Interior

   In*te"ri*or   (?),   a.   [L.,  compar.  fr.  inter  between:  cf.  F.
   int\'82rieur. See Inter-, and cf. Intimate.]

   1. Being within any limits, inclosure, or substance; inside; internal;
   inner;  --  opposed  to  exterior,  or  superficial;  as, the interior
   apartments of a house; the interior surface of a hollow ball.

   2.  Remote  from  the  limits,  frontier,  or  shore;  inland; as, the
   interior parts of a region or country.
   Interior  angle (Geom.), an angle formed between two sides, within any
   rectilinear  figure,  as  a  polygon, or between two parallel lines by
   these  lines  and  another  intersecting them; -- called also internal
   angle.  --  Interior planets (Astron.), those planets within the orbit
   of  the  earth. -- Interior screw, a screw cut on an interior surface,
   as  in a nut; a female screw. Syn. -- Internal; inside; inner; inland;
   inward.

                                   Interior

   In*te"ri*or, n.

   1.  That  which  is within; the internal or inner part of a thing; the
   inside.

   2. The inland part of a country, state, or kingdom.
   Department  of  the Interior, that department of the government of the
   United  States which has charge of pensions, patents, public lands and
   surveys,   the  Indians,  education,  etc.;  that  department  of  the
   government  of  a country which is specially charged with the internal
   affairs  of  that  country;  the  home department. -- Secretary of the
   Interior,  the  cabinet  officer  who, in the United States, is at the
   head of the Department of the Interior.

                                  Interiority

   In*te`ri*or"i*ty (?), n. State of being interior.

                                  Interiorly

   In*te"ri*or*ly (?), adv. Internally; inwardly.

                          Interjacence, Interjacency

   In`ter*ja"cence  (?),  In`ter*ja"cen*cy (?), n. [See Interjacent.] The
   state   of  being  between;  a  coming  or  lying  between  or  among;
   intervention; also, that which lies between.

     England  and  Scotland  is  divided only by the interjacency of the
     Tweed. Sir M. Hale.

                                  Interjacent

   In`ter*ja"cent  (?), a. [L. interjacens, -entis, p. pr. of interjacere
   to lie between; inter between + jac to lie.] Lying or being between or
   among; intervening; as, interjacent isles. Sir W. Raleigh.

                                 Interjaculate

   In`ter*jac"u*late  (?),  v.  t.  To  ejaculate  parenthetically.  [R.]
   Thackeray.

                                  Interjangle

   In`ter*jan"gle  (?),  v.  i. To make a dissonant, discordant noise one
   with another; to talk or chatter noisily. [R.] Daniel.

                                   Interject

   In`ter*ject"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp. & p. p. Interjected; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Interjecting.]  [L.  interjectus,  p.  p. of interjicere to interject;
   inter  between  + jac to throw. See Jet a shooting forth.] To throw in
   between; to insert; to interpose. Sir H. Wotton.

                                   Interject

   In`ter*ject",  v.  i.  To  throw  one's self between or among; to come
   between; to interpose. Sir G. Buck.

                                 Interjection

   In`ter*jec"tion  (?),  n.  [L.  interjectio:  cf. F. interjection. See
   Interject.]

   1.  The  act  of interjecting or throwing between; also, that which is
   interjected.

     The interjection of laughing. Bacon.

   2.  (Gram.)  A  word or form of speech thrown in to express emotion or
   feeling, as O! Alas! Ha ha! Begone! etc. Compare Exclamation.

     An  interjection  implies  a meaning which it would require a whole
     grammatical  sentence  to  expound,  and  it may be regarded as the
     rudiment  of  such  a sentence. But it is a confusion of thought to
     rank it among the parts of speech. Earle.

     How now! interjections? Why, then, some be of laughing, as, ah, ha,
     he! Shak.

                                Interjectional

   In`ter*jec"tion*al (?), a.

   1.   Thrown   in   between  other  words  or  phrases;  parenthetical;
   ejaculatory; as, an interjectional remark.

   2. Pertaining to, or having the nature of, an interjection; consisting
   of natural and spontaneous exclamations.

     Certain  of  the  natural  accompaniments of interjectional speech,
     such  as  gestures, grimaces, and gesticulations, are restrained by
     civilization. Earle.

                               Interjectionalize

   In`ter*jec"tion*al*ize  (?),  v.  t. To convert into, or to use as, an
   interjection. Earle.

                               Interjectionally

   In`ter*jec"tion*al*ly, adv. In an interjectional manner. G. Eliot.

                                Interjectionary

   In`ter*jec"tion*a*ry (?), a. Interjectional.

                                   Interjoin

   In`ter*join"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp. & p. p. Interjoined; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Interjoining.]  [Pref. inter + join.] To join mutually; to unite. [R.]
   Shak.

                                  Interjoist

   In"ter*joist` (?), n. (Carp.)

   1. The space or interval between two joists. Gwilt.

   2. A middle joist or crossbeam. De Colange.

                                 Interjunction

   In`ter*junc"tion  (?),  n.  [L. interjunctus, p. p. of interjungere to
   join  together.  See  Inter-,  and  Join, and cf. Interjoin.] A mutual
   joining. [R.]

                                   Interknit

   In`ter*knit"  (?),  v.  t.  To  knit  together;  to  unite closely; to
   intertwine.

                                   Interknow

   In`ter*know" (?), v. t. To know mutually. [Obs.]

                                Interknowledge

   In`ter*knowl"edge  (?),  n.  Mutual  knowledge or acquaintance. [Obs.]
   Bacon.

                                   Interlace

   In`ter*lace"  (?),  v.  t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Interlaced (?); p. pr. &
   vb.  n.  Interlacing (?).] [OE. entrelacen, F. entrelacer. See Inter-,
   and Lace.] To unite, as by lacing together; to insert or interpose one
   thing within another; to intertwine; to interweave.

     Severed into stripes That interlaced each other. Cowper.

     The epic way is every where interlaced with dialogue. Dryden.

   Interlacing  arches  (Arch.), arches, usually circular, so constructed
   that their archivolts intersect and seem to be interlaced.

                                 Interlacement

   In`ter*lace"ment   (?),   n.   [Cf.  F.  entrelacement.]  The  act  of
   interlacing,  or  the  state  of being interlaced; also, that which is
   interlaced.

                          Interlamellar, Interlaminar

   In`ter*lam"el*lar   (?),  In`ter*lam"i*nar  (?),  a.  (Anat.)  Between
   lammell\'91 or lamin\'91; as, interlamellar spaces.

                                Interlaminated

   In`ter*lam"i*na`ted  (?),  a. Placed between, or containing, lamin\'91
   or plates.

                                Interlamination

   In`ter*lam`i*na"tion (?), n. The state of being interlaminated.

                                  Interlapse

   In"ter*lapse`  (?),  n.  [Pref.  inter-  +  lapse:  cf.  L. interlabi,
   interlapsus,  to fall, slide, or flow, between.] The lapse or interval
   of time between two events. [R.] Harvey.

                                   Interlard

   In`ter*lard"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp. & p. p. Interlarded; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Interlarding.] [F. entrelarder. See Inter-, and Lard.]

   1.  To  place  lard  or  bacon amongst; to mix, as fat meat with lean.
   [Obs.]

     Whose grain doth rise in flakes, with fatness interlarded. Drayton.

   2.  Hence:  To  insert  between;  to  mix  or  mingle;  especially, to
   introduce  that  which  is  foreign  or irrelevant; as, to interlard a
   conservation with oaths or allusions.

     The  English  laws  .  . . [were] mingled and interlarded with many
     particular laws of their own. Sir M. Hale.

     They interlard their native drinks with choice Of strongest brandy.
     J. Philips.

                                   Interlay

   In`ter*lay"  (?),  v.  t. [imp. & p. p. Interlaid (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Interlaying.] To lay or place among or between. Daniel.

                                   Interleaf

   In"ter*leaf`  (?),  n.;  pl. Interleaves (#). [See Interleave.] A leaf
   inserted between other leaves; a blank leaf inserted, as in a book.

                                  Interleave

   In`ter*leave"  (?),  v. t. [imp. & p. p. Interleaved (?); p. pr. & vb.
   n.  Interleaving.]  [Pref.  inter- + leaf.] To insert a leaf or leaves
   in;  to  bind  with  blank  leaves inserted between the others; as, to
   interleave a book.

                                  Interlibel

   In`ter*li"bel (?), v. t. To libel mutually.

                                   Interline

   In`ter*line"  (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Interlined (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Interlining.]   [Pref.   inter-  +  line:  cf.  LL.  interlineare,  F.
   interlin\'82er, OF. entreligner.]

   1. To write or insert between lines already written or printed, as for
   correction  or addition; to write or print something between the lines
   of; as, to interline a page or a book. Swift.

   2.  To arrange in alternate lines; as, to interline Latin and English.
   Locke.

   3. To mark or imprint with lines.

     A crooked wrinkle interlines my brow. Marlowe.

                           Interlineal, Interlinear

   In`ter*lin"e*al  (?),  In`ter*lin"e*ar (?), a. [Cf. LL. interlinearis,
   F.  interlin\'82aire.]  Contained  between  lines; written or inserted
   between  lines already written or printed; containing interlineations;
   as,     an    interlinear    manuscript,    translation,    etc.    --
   In`ter*lin"e*ar*ly, adv.

                                 Interlineary

   In`ter*lin"e*a*ry  (?),  a.  Interlinear.  --  n.  A  book  containing
   interlineations. [R.]

                                Interlineation

   In`ter*lin`e*a"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. interlin\'82ation.]

   1. The act of interlining.

   2. That which is interlined; a passage, word, or line inserted between
   lines already written or printed.

                                  Interlining

   In`ter*lin"ing (?), n. Correction or alteration by writing between the
   lines; interlineation. Bp. Burnet.

                                   Interlink

   In`ter*link"  (?),  v.  t.  To link together; to join, as one chain to
   another. Dryden.

                                   Interlink

   In`ter*link" (?), n. An intermediate or connecting link.

                                  Interlobar

   In`ter*lo"bar  (?), a. (Anat.) Between lobes; as, the interlobar notch
   of the liver; the interlobar ducts of a gland.

                                 Interlobular

   In`ter*lob"u*lar   (?),   a.   [Pref.   inter-   +   lobular:  cf.  F.
   interlobulaire.]   (Anat.)   Between  lobules;  as,  the  interlobular
   branches of the portal vein.
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                                 Interlocation

   In`ter*lo*ca"tion (?), n. A placing or coming between; interposition.

                                   Interlock

   In`ter*lock"  (?),  v. i. To unite, embrace, communicate with, or flow
   into,  one  another;  to  be connected in one system; to lock into one
   another; to interlace firmly.

                                   Interlock

   In`ter*lock", v. t. To unite by locking or linking together; to secure
   in place by mutual fastening.

     My lady with her fingers interlocked. Tennyson.

                                 Interlocution

   In`ter*lo*cu"tion   (?),   n.   [L.   interlocutio,  from  interloqui,
   interlocutus, to speak between; inter between + loqui to speak: cf. F.
   interlocution. See Loquacious.]

   1. Interchange of speech; dialogue; conversation; conference.

   2. (Law) An intermediate act or decree before final decision. Ayliffe.

   3. Hence, intermediate argument or discussion.

                                 Interlocutor

   In`ter*loc"u*tor (?; 277), n. [Cf. F. interlocuteur.]

   1.  One  who  takes  part  in  dialogue  or  conversation;  a  talker,
   interpreter, or questioner. Jer. Taylor.

   2. (Law) An interlocutory judgment or sentence.

                                 Interlocutory

   In`ter*loc"u*to*ry    (?),    a.    [Cf.   LL.   interlocutorius,   F.
   interlocutoire.]

   1. Consisting of, or having the nature of, dialogue; conversational.

     Interlocutory discourses in the Holy Scriptures. Fiddes.

   2.  (Law)  Intermediate;  not final or definitive; made or done during
   the progress of an action.

     NOTE: &hand; An  or der, sentence, decree, or judgment, given in an
     intermediate  stage  between  the commencement and termination of a
     cause, is called interlocutory.

                                 Interlocutory

   In`ter*loc"u*to*ry,   n.   [Cf.   F.   interlocutoire.]   Interpolated
   discussion or dialogue.

                                Interlocutrice

   In`ter*loc"u*trice (?), n. [F.] A female interlocutor.

                                   Interlope

   In`ter*lope"  (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Interloped (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Interloping.]  [See  Interloper.] To run between parties and intercept
   without  right  the  advantage that one should gain from the other; to
   traffic  without a proper license; to intrude; to forestall others; to
   intermeddle.

                                  Interloper

   In"ter*lo`per  (?;  277),  n.  [Pref. inter- + D. looper a runner, fr.
   loopen  to  run;  akin  to  E. leap. See Leap, and cf. Elope.] One who
   interlopes;  one  who  interlopes;  one who unlawfully intrudes upon a
   property,  a  station,  or an office; one who interferes wrongfully or
   officiously.

     The  untrained  man, . . . the interloper as to the professions. I.
     Taylor.

                                  Interlucate

   In`ter*lu"cate  (?),  v.  t.  [L.  interlucatus, p. p. of interlucare;
   inter  between  +  lux,  lucis,  light.]  To  let in light upon, as by
   cutting away branches. [Obs.]

                                 Interlucation

   In`ter*lu*ca"tion (?), n. [L. interlucatio.] Act of thinning a wood to
   let in light. [Obs.] Evelyn.

                                  Interlucent

   In`ter*lu"cent  (?),  a.  [L.  interlucens,  p.  pr.  See  Inter-, and
   Lucent.] Shining between.

                                   Interlude

   In`ter*lude (?), n. [OE. enterlude, LL. interludium; LL. inter between
   + ludus play, fr. ludere to play: cf. F. interlude. See Ludicrous.]

   1.  A short entertainment exhibited on the stage between the acts of a
   play, or between the play and the afterpiece, to relieve the tedium of
   waiting.

     Dreams  are  but  interludes, which fancy makes When monarch reason
     sleeps. Dryden.

   2.  A  form  of  English  drama  or  play,  usually  short, merry, and
   farcical,  which  succeeded  the  Moralities  or  Moral  Plays  in the
   transition to the romantic or Elizabethan drama.

   3. (Mus.) A short piece of instrumental music played between the parts
   of  a  song  or cantata, or the acts of a drama; especially, in church
   music, a short passage played by the organist between the stanzas of a
   hymn, or in German chorals after each line.

                                  Interluded

   In"ter*lu`ded  (?),  a. Inserted in the manner of an interlude; having
   or containing interludes.

                                  Interluder

   In"ter*lu`der  (?),  n.  An  actor  who  performs  in an interlude. B.
   Jonson.

                                  Interluency

   In"ter*lu`en*cy  (?),  n. [L. interluens, p. pr. of interluere to flow
   between;  inter + luere.] A flowing between; intervening water. [Obs.]
   Sir M. Hale.

                            Interlunar, Interlunary

   In`ter*lu"nar  (?), In`ter*lu"na*ry (?), a. [Pref. inter- + lunar: cf.
   L.  interlunis.] Belonging or pertaining to the time when the moon, at
   or near its conjunction with the sun, is invisible. Milton.

                                Intermandibular

   In`ter*man*dib"u*lar   (?),   a.   (Anat.)   Between   the  mandibles;
   interramal; as, the intermandibular space.

                                 Intermarriage

   In`ter*mar"riage  (?), n. Connection by marriage; reciprocal marriage;
   giving  and  taking  in  marriage,  as  between  two families, tribes,
   castes, or nations.

                                  Intermarry

   In`ter*mar"ry (?), v. i. To become connected by marriage between their
   members;  to  give and take mutually in marriage; -- said of families,
   ranks, castes, etc.

     About  the  middle of the fourth century from the building of Rome,
     it  was  declared  lawful  for  nobles and plebeians to intermarry.
     Swift.

                                 Intermaxilla

   In`ter*max*il"la   (?),   n.;   pl.  Intermaxill\'91  (.  (Anat.)  See
   Premaxilla.

                                Intermaxillary

   In`ter*max"il*la*ry  (?),  a. (Anat.) (a) Between the maxillary bones.
   (b) Of or pertaining to the intermaxill\'91. -- n. An intermaxilla.

                                   Intermean

   In"ter*mean` (?), n. Something done in the meantime; interlude. [Obs.]
   B. Jonson.

                                 Intermeation

   In`ter*me*a"tion  (?),  n. [L. intermeare, intermeatum; to go between;
   inter between + meare to go.] A flowing between. [Obs.] Bailey.

                                  Intermeddle

   In`ter*med"dle  (?),  v.  i.  [OE.  entremedlen,  entermellen,  to mix
   together, OF. entremedler, entremeller, entremesler, F. entrem\'88ler.
   See  Inter-,  and  Meddle.]  To  meddle with the affairs of others; to
   meddle  officiously;  to  interpose or interfere improperly; to mix or
   meddle with.

     The  practice  of  Spain  hath  been,  by  war and by conditions of
     treaty, to intermeddle with foreign states. Bacon.

   Syn. -- To interpose; interfere. See Interpose.

                                  Intermeddle

   In`ter*med"dle (?), v. t. To intermix; to mingle. [Obs.]

     Many other adventures are intermeddled. Spenser.

                                 Intermeddler

   In`ter*med"dler  (?),  n.  One who meddles with, or intrudes into, the
   affairs of others. Swift.

                                Intermeddlesome

   In`ter*med"dle*some  (?),  a.  Inclined or disposed to intermeddle. --
   In`ter*med"dle*some*ness, n.

                                 Intermeddling

   In`ter*med"dling (?), n. The act of improperly interfering. Burke.

                                   Intermede

   In"ter*mede  (?),  n. [F. interm\'8ade, fr. L. inter between + medius,
   adj.,  middle;  cf.  It.  intermedio. Cf. Intermezzo.] A short musical
   dramatic  piece,  of  a  light  and  pleasing,  sometimes a burlesque,
   character;  an  interlude  introduced between the acts of a play or an
   opera.

                                 Intermediacy

   In`ter*me"di*a*cy   (?),   n.   [From   Intermediate.]  Interposition;
   intervention. Derham.

                                 Intermedi\'91

   In`ter*me"di*\'91  (?),  n. pl. [NL., fr. L. intermedius intermedial.]
   (Zo\'94l.) The middle pair of tail feathers, or middle rectrices.

                                  Intermedial

   In`ter*me"di*al  (?),  a. [Pref. inter- + medial: cf. L. intermedius.]
   Lying   between;   intervening;  intermediate.  "Intermedial  colors."
   Evelyn.

                                  Intermedian

   In`ter*me"di*an (?), a. Intermediate. [Obs.]

                                 Intermediary

   In`ter*me"di*a*ry (?), a. [Cf. F. interm\'82diaire.] Lying, coming, or
   done, between; intermediate; as, an intermediary project. Intermediary
   amputation   (Surg.),   an  amputation  for  injury,  performed  after
   inflammation has set in.

                                 Intermediary

   In`ter*me"di*a*ry,  n.;  pl. Intermediaries (. One who, or that which,
   is intermediate; an interagent; a go-between.

                                 Intermediate

   In`ter*me"di*ate   (?),   a.   [Pref.   inter-   +   mediate:  cf.  F.
   interm\'82diat.]  Lying  or  being  in  the middle place or degree, or
   between two extremes; coming or done between; intervening; interposed;
   interjacent;  as,  an intermediate space or time; intermediate colors.
   Intermediate  state  (Theol.),  the  state  or  condition  of the soul
   between  the  death  and the resurrection of the body. -- Intermediate
   terms  (Math.), the terms of a progression or series between the first
   and   the  last  (which  are  called  the  extremes);  the  means.  --
   Intermediate tie. (Arch.) Same as Intertie.

                                 Intermediate

   In`ter*me"di*ate  (?),  v.  i.  To  come  between;  to  intervene;  to
   interpose. Milton.

                                Intermediately

   In`ter*me"di*ate*ly  (?),  adv.  In  an intermediate manner; by way of
   intervention.

                                Intermediation

   In`ter*me`di*a"tion  (?),  n. The act of coming between; intervention;
   interposition. Burke.

                                 Intermediator

   In`ter*me"di*a`tor (?), n. A mediator.

                                 Intermedious

   In`ter*me"di*ous   (?),   a.   [L.  intermedius.]  Intermediate.  [R.]
   Cudworth.

                                  Intermedium

   In`ter*me"di*um  (?),  n.;  pl.  Intermediums  (#), L. Intermedia (#).
   [NL., neut. of L. intermedius intermediate.]

   1. Intermediate space. [R.]

   2. An intervening agent or instrument. Cowper.

   3. (Anat.) The bone or cartilage between the radiale and ulnare in the
   carpus,  and  between  the  tibiale  and  fibulare  in  the tarsus. It
   corresponds  to  the  lunar  in  the  carpus,  and  to  a  part of the
   astragalus in the tarsus of man and most mammals.

                                   Intermell

   In`ter*mell"  (?),  v.  i.  & t. [See Intermeddle.] To intermeddle; to
   intermix. [Obs.] Bp. Fisher.

                                 Intermembral

   In`ter*mem"bral   (?),  a.  (Anat.)  Between  members  or  limbs;  as,
   intermembral  homology,  the  correspondence  of  the  limbs with each
   other.

                                Intermembranous

   In`ter*mem"bra*nous  (?), a. (Anat.) Within or beneath a membrane; as,
   intermembranous ossification.

                                   Interment

   In*ter"ment  (?), n. [OE. enterment, F. enterrement. See Inter, v. t.]
   The  act  or  ceremony of depositing a dead body in the earth; burial;
   sepulture; inhumation. T. Warton.

                                 Intermention

   In`ter*men"tion  (?), v. t. To mention among other things, or casually
   or incidentally. [Obs.]

                                Intermesenteric

   In`ter*mes`en*ter"ic  (?),  a.  (Anat.)  Within the mesentery; as, the
   intermesenteric, or aortic, plexus.

                                Intermetacarpal

   In`ter*me`ta*car"pal (?), a. (Anat.) Between the metacarpal bones.

                                Intermetatarsal

   In`ter*me`ta*tar"sal (?), a. (Anat.) Between the metatarsal bones.

                                  Intermezzo

   In`ter*mez"zo  (?),  n.  [It.  See Intermede.] (Mus.) An interlude; an
   intermede. See Intermede.

                                  Intermicate

   In`ter*mi"cate  (?), v. i. [L. intermicare; inter- between + micare to
   glitter.] To flash or shine between or among. [R.] Blount.

                                 Intermication

   In`ter*mi*ca"tion (?), n. A shining between or among. [R.] Smart.

                                Intermigration

   In`ter*mi*gra"tion   (?),  n.  Reciprocal  migration;  interchange  of
   dwelling place by migration. [R.] Sir M. Hale.

                                 Interminable

   In*ter"mi*na*ble  (?), a. [L. interminabilis: cf. F. interminable. See
   Terminate.]   Without  termination;  admitting  no  limit;  boundless;
   endless;  wearisomely  protracted; as, interminable space or duration;
   interminable sufferings.

     That wild interminable waste of waves. Grainger.

   Syn.  --  Boundless;  endless;  limitless;  illimitable; immeasurable;
   infinite; unbounded; unlimited.

                               Interminableness

   In*ter"mi*na*ble*ness, n. The state of being endless.

                                 Interminably

   In*ter"mi*na*bly, adv. Without end or limit.

                                  Interminate

   In*ter"mi*nate,  a.  [L.  interminatus; in- not + terminatus, p. p. of
   terminate.] Endless; as, interminate sleep. Chapman.

                                  Interminate

   In*ter"mi*nate  (?),  v.  t.  [L.  interminatus, p. p. of interminari;
   inter  between  +  minari to threaten.] To menace; to threaten. [Obs.]
   Bp. Hall.

                                 Interminated

   In*ter"mi*na`ted (?), a. Interminable; interminate; endless; unending.
   [Obs.] Akenside.

                                 Intermination

   In*ter`mi*na"tion  (?),  n.  [L.  interminatio.]  A  menace or threat.
   [Obs.] Jer. Taylor.

                                   Intermine

   In`ter*mine"  (?),  v. t. To intersect or penetrate with mines. [Obs.]
   Drayton.

                                  Intermingle

   In`ter*min"gle  (?),  v.  t.  To  mingle or mix together; to intermix.
   Hooker.

                                  Intermingle

   In`ter*min"gle, v. i. To be mixed or incorporated.

     Party and faction will intermingle. Swift.

                                   Intermise

   In"ter*mise   (?),   n.   [Cf.   F.   entremise.   See  Intermission.]
   Interference; interposition. [Obs.] Bacon.

                                 Intermission

   In`ter*mis"sion  (?),  n.  [L.  intermissio:  cf. F. intermission. See
   Intermit.]

   1.  The act or the state of intermitting; the state of being neglected
   or disused; disuse; discontinuance. B. Jonson.

   2. Cessation for a time; an intervening period of time; an interval; a
   temporary pause; as, to labor without intermission; an intermission of
   ten minutes.

     Rest or intermission none I find. Milton.

   3.  (Med.) The temporary cessation or subsidence of a fever; the space
   of  time between the paroxysms of a disease. Intermission is an entire
   cessation, as distinguished from remission, or abatement of fever.

   4.  Intervention;  interposition.  [Obs.]  Heylin.  Syn. -- Cessation;
   interruption; interval; pause; stop; rest; suspension. See Cessation.

                                 Intermissive

   In`ter*mis"sive  (?),  a.  Having temporary cessations; not continual;
   intermittent.  "Intermissive  miseries."  Shak.  "Intermissive  wars."
   Howell.

                                   Intermit

   In`ter*mit"  (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intermitted (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Intermitting.]  [L.  intermittere; inter between + mittere, missum, to
   send:  cf. OE. entremeten to busy (one's self) with, F. s'entremettre.
   See  Missile.]  To  cause  to  cease  for  a time, or at intervals; to
   interrupt; to suspend.

     Pray to the gods to intermit the plague. Shak.

                                   Intermit

   In`ter*mit",  v.  i. To cease for a time or at intervals; to moderate;
   to be intermittent, as a fever. Pope.

                                 Intermittence

   In`ter*mit"tence  (?),  n.  [Cf.  F.  intermittence.]  Act or state of
   intermitting; intermission. Tyndall.

                                 Intermittent

   In`ter*mit"tent   (?),   a.   [L.  intermittens,  -entis,  p.  pr.  of
   intermittere:  cf.  F.  intermittent.]  Coming and going at intervals;
   alternating;  recurrent;  periodic;  as, an intermittent fever. Boyle.
   Intermittent  fever  (Med.),  a  disease  with  fever  which recurs at
   certain  intervals;  --  applied  particularly  to fever and ague. See
   Fever.  --  Intermittent  gearing  (Mach.), gearing which receives, or
   produces,  intermittent motion. -- Intermittent springs, springs which
   flow at intervals, not apparently dependent upon rain or drought. They
   probably  owe  their intermittent action to their being connected with
   natural  reservoirs  in hills or mountains by passages having the form
   of a siphon, the water beginning to flow when it has accumulated so as
   to  fill  the  upper  part of the siphon, and ceasing when, by running
   through  it,  it has fallen below the orifice of the upper part of the
   siphon in the reservoir.

                                 Intermittent

   In`ter*mit"tent,   n.   (Med.)   An  intermittent  fever  or  disease.
   Dunglison.

                                Intermittently

   In`ter*mit"tent*ly,   adv.  With  intermissions;  in  an  intermittent
   manner; intermittingly.

                                Intermittingly

   In`ter*mit"ting*ly  (?),  adv.  With  intermissions;  at intervals. W.
   Montagu.

                                   Intermix

   In`ter*mix" (?), v. t. To mix together; to intermingle.

     In  yonder  spring  of  roses, intermixed With myrtle, find what to
     redress till noon. Milton.

                                   Intermix

   In`ter*mix", v. i. To be mixed together; to be intermingled.

                                 Intermixedly

   In`ter*mix"ed*ly (?), adv. In a mixed manner.

                                 Intermixture

   In`ter*mix"ture (?; 135), n.

   1. A mass formed by mixture; a mass of ingredients mixed. Boyle.

   2. Admixture; an additional ingredient.

     In  this  height  of  impiety  there  wanted not an intermixture of
     levity and folly. Bacon.

                                 Intermobility

   In`ter*mo*bil"i*ty  (?),  n.  Capacity  of  things  to move among each
   other; as, the intermobility of fluid particles.

                                Intermodillion

   In`ter*mo*dil"lion (?), n. (Arch.) The space between two modillions.

                                 Intermontane

   In`ter*mon"tane  (?),  a.  [Pref.  inter- + L. montanus belonging to a
   mountain,   fr.   mons,  montis,  mountain.]  Between  mountains;  as,
   intermontane soil.

                                 Intermundane

   In`ter*mun"dane   (?),   a.   Being,  between  worlds  or  orbs.  [R.]
   "Intermundane spaces." Locke.

                                 Intermundian

   In`ter*mun"di*an (?), a. Intermundane. [Obs.]

                                  Intermural

   In`ter*mu"ral (?), a. Lying between walls; inclosed by walls.

                                   Intermure

   In`ter*mure"  (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intermured (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Intermuring.]  [Pref. inter- + L. murus wall.] To wall in; to inclose.
   [Obs.] Ford.

                                 Intermuscular

   In`ter*mus"cu*lar  (?),  a. (Anat.) Between muscles; as, intermuscular
   septa.

                                 Intermutation

   In`ter*mu*ta"tion (?), n. Interchange; mutual or reciprocal change.

                                  Intermutual

   In`ter*mu"tu*al    (?;    135),   a.   Mutual.   [Obs.]   Daniel.   --
   In`ter*mu"tu*al*ly, adv. [Obs.]

                                    Intern

   In*tern"  (?),  a.  [L.  internus:  cf.  F.  interne.  See  Internal.]
   Internal. [Obs.] Howell.

                                    Intern

   In*tern",  v.  t. [F. interne. See Intern, a.] To put for safe keeping
   in the interior of a place or country; to confine to one locality; as,
   to intern troops which have fled for refuge to a neutral country.

                                   Internal

   In*tern"al (?), a. [L. internus; akin to interior. See Interior.]

   1.  Inward;  interior; being within any limit or surface; inclosed; --
   opposed  to  external;  as,  the  internal  parts of a body, or of the
   earth.

   2.  Derived from, or dependent on, the thing itself; inherent; as, the
   internal evidence of the divine origin of the Scriptures.

   3.  Pertaining to its own affairs or interests; especially, (said of a
   country) domestic, as opposed to foreign; as, internal trade; internal
   troubles or war.

   4. Pertaining to the inner being or the heart; spiritual.

     With our Savior, internal purity is everything. Paley.

   5. Intrinsic; inherent; real. [R.]

     The internal rectitude of our actions in the sight of God. Rogers.
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   6. (Anat.) Lying toward the mesial plane; mesial.
   Internal  angle  (Geom.),  an  interior  angle. See under Interior. --
   Internal  gear  (Mach.), a gear in which the teeth project inward from
   the  rim  instead of outward. Syn. -- Inner; interior; inward; inland;
   inside.

                                  Internality

   In`ter*nal"i*ty  (?),  n.  The  state  of  being  internal  or within;
   interiority.

                                  Internally

   In*ter"nal*ly (?), adv.

   1.  Inwardly;  within  the  enveloping  surface,  or the boundary of a
   thing; within the body; beneath the surface.

   2. Hence: Mentally; spiritually. Jer. Taylor.

                                  Internasal

   In`ter*na"sal  (?),  a.  (Anat.)  Between  the nasal cavities; as, the
   internasal cartilage.

                                 International

   In`ter*na"tion*al   (?),   a.   [Pref.   inter-  +  national:  cf.  F.
   international.]

   1. Between or among nations; pertaining to the intercourse of nations;
   participated  in  by two or more nations; common to, or affecting, two
   or more nations.

   2. Of or concerning the association called the International.
   International  code  (Naut.),  a common system of signaling adopted by
   nearly  all maritime nations, whereby communication may be had between
   vessels  at  sea.  -- International copyright. See under Copyright. --
   International  law,  the  rules  regulating  the mutual intercourse of
   nations.  International  law  is  mainly the product of the conditions
   from  time  to  time  of  international  intercourse, being drawn from
   diplomatic discussion, textbooks, proof of usage, and from recitals in
   treaties.  It  is  called  public  when  treating  of the relations of
   sovereign  powers,  and  private  when  of the relations of persons of
   different  nationalities.  International  law  is  now,  by the better
   opinion,  part  of  the  common law of the land. Cf. Conflict of laws,
   under Conflict. Wharton.
   
                                 International
                                       
   In`ter*na"tion*al, n. [Cf. F. internationale.]
   
   1.  The  International;  an  abbreviated  from  of  the  title  of the
   International  Workingmen's  Association,  the name of an association,
   formed  in  London  in 1864, which has for object the promotion of the
   interests of the industrial classes of all nations.
   
   2. A member of the International Association.
   
                               Internationalism
                                       
   In`ter*na"tion*al*ism (?), n.
   
   1. The state or principles of international interests and intercourse.
   
   2. The doctrines or organization of the International.

                               Internationalist

   In`ter*na"tion*al*ist, n.

   1. One who is versed in the principles of international law.

   2.  A  member  of the International; one who believes in, or advocates
   the doctrines of, the International.

                               Internationalize

   In`ter*na"tion*al*ize  (?),  v.  t. To make international; to cause to
   affect   the   mutual  relations  of  two  or  more  nations;  as,  to
   internationalize a principle of law, or a philanthropic enterprise.

                                Internationally

   In`ter*na"tion*al*ly,   adv.  In  an  international  manner;  from  an
   international point of view.

                                    Interne

   In*terne" (?), n. [See Intern, a.] That which is within; the interior.
   [Poetic] Mrs. Browning.

                          Interneciary, Internecinal

   In`ter*ne"cia*ry (?), In`ter*ne"ci*nal (?), a. Internecine.

                                  Internecine

   In`ter*ne"cine   (?),  a.  [L.  internecinus  deadly,  murderous,  fr.
   internecare  to  kill,  to  slaughter; inter between + necare to kill;
   akin   to  Gr.  Necromancy.]  Involving,  or  accompanied  by,  mutual
   slaughter; mutually destructive.

     Internecine  quarrels,  horrible  tumults,  stain  the streets with
     blood. Motley.

                                  Internecion

   In`ter*ne"cion   (?),   n.   [L.   internecio.]  Mutual  slaughter  or
   destruction; massacre. [Obs.] Sir M. Hale.

                                  Internecive

   In`ter*ne"cive  (?),  a.  [L.  internecivus.] Internecine. [R.] Sydney
   Smith.

                                 Internection

   In`ter*nec"tion  (?),  n.  [L.  internectere  to  bind together; inter
   between + nectere to fasten.] Intimate connection. [Obs.] W. Montagu.

                                  Interneural

   In`ter*neu"ral  (?),  a.  (Anat.)  Between the neural arches or neural
   spines. -- n. An interneural spine or cartilage.

                                   Internity

   In*ter"ni*ty  (?),  n.  State  of  being  within; interiority. [R.] H.
   Brooke.

                                  Internment

   In*tern"ment  (?), n. [F. internement. See Intern.] Confinement within
   narrow limits, -- as of foreign troops, to the interior of a country.

                                  Internodal

   In`ter*no"dal  (?),  a.  Of  or  pertaining to internodes; intervening
   between nodes or joints.

                                   Internode

   In"ter*node` (?), n. [L. internodium; inter between + nodus knot.]

   1. (Bot.) The space between two nodes or points of the stem from which
   the leaves properly arise. H. Spenser.

   2.  (Anat.) A part between two joints; a segment; specifically, one of
   the phalanges.

                                  Internodial

   In`ter*no"di*al (?), a. Internodal. [R.]

                                 Internuncial

   In`ter*nun"cial (?), a. [See Internuncio.]

   1. Of or pertaining to an internuncio.

   2.   (Physiol.)  Communicating  or  transmitting  impressions  between
   different parts of the body; -- said of the nervous system. Carpenter.

                                 Internunciess

   In`ter*nun"ciess (?), n. A female messenger. [R.]

                                  Internuncio

   In`ter*nun"ci*o (?), n.; pl. Internuncios (#). [L. internuntius; inter
   between  +  nuntius,  nuncius,  messenger:  cf.  It.  internunzio. See
   Nuncio.]

   1. A messenger between two parties. Johnson.

   2. A representative, or charg\'82 d'affaires, of the pope at a foreign
   court or seat of government, ranking next below a nuncio.

     NOTE: &hand; Th is ti tle wa s fo rmerly given also to the Austrian
     envoy at Constantinople.

                                Internuncioship

   In`ter*nun"ci*o*ship,  n.  The  office  or function of an internuncio.
   Richardson.

                                 Internuncius

   In`ter*nun"ci*us (?), n. [L.] Internuncio.

                                 Interoceanic

   In`ter*o`ce*an"ic  (?),  a.  Between  oceans;  connecting  oceans; as,
   interoceanic communication; an interoceanic canal.

                                  Interocular

   In`ter*oc"u*lar  (?),  a.  Between,  or  within,  the  eyes;  as,  the
   interocular  distance; situated between the eyes, as the antenn\'91 of
   some insects.

                                 Interpercular

   In`ter*per"cu*lar  (?),  a. Of or pertaining to the interoperculum. --
   n. The interopercular bone.

                                Interoperculum

   In`ter*o*per"cu*lum   (?),   n.;   pl.  -la  (-l&adot;).  (Anat.)  The
   postero-inferior opercular bone, in fishes.

                                 Interorbital

   In`ter*or"bit*al   (?),   a.  (Anat.)  Between  the  orbits;  as,  the
   interorbital septum.

                                 Interosculant

   In`ter*os"cu*lant (?), a.

   1. Mutually touching or intersecting; as, interosculant circles.

   2. (Biol.) Uniting two groups; -- said of certain genera which connect
   family groups, or of species that connect genera. See Osculant.

                                 Interosculate

   In`ter*os"cu*late (?), v. i. & t.

   1. To kiss together to touch. See Osculate.

   2.  (Biol.)  To have the character of, or to lie between, two distinct
   groups.

                           Interosseal, Interosseous

   In`ter*os"se*al (?), In`ter*os"se*ous (?), a. [Pref. inter- + osseous:
   cf.   F.   interosseux.]   (Anat.)  Situated  between  bones;  as,  an
   interosseous ligament.

                                   Interpale

   In`ter*pale" (?), v. t.

   1. To place pales between or among; to separate by pales.

   2. To interweave or interlace. [R.] Brende.

                                 Interparietal

   In`ter*pa*ri"e*tal  (?),  a.  (Anat.)  Between  the  parietal bones or
   cartilages; as, the interparietal suture. -- n. The interparietal bone
   or cartilage

                                  Interpause

   In`ter*pause` (?), n. An intermission. [R.]

                                   Interpeal

   In`ter*peal" (?), v. t. To interpel. [Obs.]

                                Interpedencular

   In`ter*pe*den"cu*lar  (?), a. (Anat.) Between peduncles; esp., between
   the peduncles, or crura, of the cerebrum.

                                   Interpel

   In`ter*pel"  (?), v. t. [L. interpellare, interpellatum; inter between
   +  pellare  (in  comp.), akin to pellere to drive: cf. F. interpeller.
   Cf.  Interpellate.]  To  interrupt,  break in upon, or intercede with.
   [Obs.]

     I am interpelled by many businesses. Howell.

                                 Interpellant

   In`ter*pel"lant  (?),  a.  [L.  interpellans,  p.  pr.  See Interpel.]
   Interpelling; interrupting. -- n. One who, or that which, interpels.

                                 Interpellate

   In`ter*pel"late  (?),  v. t. [See Interpel.] To question imperatively,
   as  a  minister,  or  other  executive  officer, in explanation of his
   conduct; -- generally on the part of a legislative body.

                                Interpellation

   In`ter*pel*la"tion (?), n. [L. interpellatio: cf. F. interpellation.]

   1.  The  act of interpelling or interrupting; interruption. "Continual
   interpellations." Bp. Hall.

   2. The act of interposing or interceding; intercession.

     Accepted by his interpellation and intercession. Jer. Taylor.

   3.  An  act  of  interpellating,  or  of  demanding  of  an officer an
   explanation  of  his  action;  imperative or peremptory questioning; a
   point raised in a debate.

   4. A official summons or citation. Ayliffe.

                                Interpenetrate

   In`ter*pen"e*trate  (?),  v.  t.  To  penetrate  between or within; to
   penetrate mutually.

     It interpenetrates my granite mass. Shelley.

                                Interpenetrate

   In`ter*pen"e*trate,  v.  i.  To penetrate each the other; to penetrate
   between  bodies  or  their parts. Interpenetrating molding (Arch.), in
   late Gothic architecture, a decoration by means of moldings which seem
   to pass through solid uprights, transoms, or other members; often, two
   sets  of architectural members penetrating one another, in appearance,
   as if both had been plastic when they were put together.

                               Interpenetration

   In`ter*pen`e*tra"tion (?), n. The act of penetrating between or within
   other substances; mutual penetration. Milman.

                               Interpenetrative

   In`ter*pen"e*tra*tive  (?),  a.  Penetrating  among  or  between other
   substances; penetrating each the other; mutually penetrative.

                                 Interpetalary

   In`ter*pet"al*a*ry  (?), a. [Pref. inter- + petal.] (Bot.) Between the
   petals of a flower.

                                 Interpetiolar

   In`ter*pet"i*o*lar   (?),   a.  (Bot.)  Being  between  petioles.  Cf.
   Intrapetiolar.

                                Interphalangeal

   In`ter*pha*lan"ge*al   (?),   a.   (Anat.)   Between   phalanges;  as,
   interphalangeal articulations.

                                 Interpilaster

   In`ter*pi*las"ter  (?),  n.  (Arch.) The interval or space between two
   pilasters. Elmes.

                                  Interplace

   In`ter*place"  (?), v. t. To place between or among; as, to interplace
   a name. [R.] Daniel.

                                Interplanetary

   In`ter*plan"et*a*ry   (?),  a.  Between  planets;  as,  interplanetary
   spaces. Boyle.

                                   Interplay

   In`ter*play`  (?), n. Mutual action or influence; interaction; as, the
   interplay of affection.

                                  Interplead

   In`ter*plead"  (?),  v. i. (Law) To plead against each other, or go to
   trial  between  themselves, as the claimants in an in an interpleader.
   See Interpleader. [Written also enterplead.]

                                 Interpleader

   In`ter*plead"er (?), n.

   1. One who interpleads.

   2.  (Law)  A  proceeding  devised to enable a person, of whom the same
   debt,  duty,  or thing is claimed adversely by two or more parties, to
   compel  them  to  litigate  the right or title between themselves, and
   thereby  to  relieve himself from the suits which they might otherwise
   bring against him.

                                  Interpledge

   In`ter*pledge" (?), v. t. To pledge mutually. [R.]

                                  Interpoint

   In`ter*point"  (?),  v.  t. To point; to mark with stops or pauses; to
   punctuate. [R.]

     Her sighs should interpoint her words. Daniel.

                                 Interpolable

   In*ter"po*la*ble  (?),  a.  That  may  be interpolated; suitable to be
   interpolated.

     A most interpolable clause of one sentence. De Morgan.

                                  Interpolate

   In*ter"po*late (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Interpolated (?); p. pr. & vb.
   n.  Interpolating.]  [L.  interpolatus,  p.  p. of interpolare to form
   anew,  to  interpolate,  fr. interpolus, interpolis, falsified, vamped
   up, polished up; inter between + polire to polish. See Polish, v. t.]

   1. To renew; to carry on with intermission. [Obs.]

     Motion  .  .  .  partly  continued  and unintermitted, . . . partly
     interpolated and interrupted. Sir M. Hale.

   2.  To  alter  or  corrupt  by the insertion of new or foreign matter;
   especially,  to  change, as a book or text, by the insertion of matter
   that is new, or foreign to the purpose of the author.

     How  strangely Ignatius is mangled and interpolated, you may see by
     the vast difference of all copies and editions. Bp. Barlow.

     The  Athenians  were  put  in possession of Salamis by another law,
     which  was  cited  by Solon, or, as some think, interpolated by him
     for that purpose. Pope.

   3. (Math.) To fill up intermediate terms of, as of a series, according
   to  the law of the series; to introduce, as a number or quantity, in a
   partial series, according to the law of that part of the series.

                                 Interpolated

   In*ter"po*la`ted (?), a.

   1.  Inserted  in,  or  added to, the original; introduced; foisted in;
   changed by the insertion of new or spurious matter.

   2.   (Math.)  (a)  Provided  with  necessary  interpolations;  as,  an
   interpolated table. (b) Introduced or determined by interpolation; as,
   interpolated quantities or numbers.

                                 Interpolation

   In*ter`po*la"tion (?), n. [L. interpolatio an alteration made here and
   there: cf. F. interpolation.]

   1. The act of introducing or inserting anything, especially that which
   is spurious or foreign.

   2.  That which is introduced or inserted, especially something foreign
   or spurious.

     Bentley  wrote  a letter . . . . upon the scriptural glosses in our
     present  copies  of  Hesychius,  which he considered interpolations
     from a later hand. De Quincey.

   3.  (Math.)  The method or operation of finding from a few given terms
   of  a  series, as of numbers or observations, other intermediate terms
   in conformity with the law of the series.

                                 Interpolator

   In*ter"po*la`tor  (?), n. [L., a corrupter: of. F. interpolateur.] One
   who  interpolates; esp., one who inserts foreign or spurious matter in
   genuine writings.

                                   Interpone

   In`ter*pone"  (?),  v.  t.  [L. interponere; inter between + ponere to
   place.  See  Position.] To interpose; to insert or place between. [R.]
   Cudworth.

                                  Interponent

   In`ter*po"nent  (?),  n.  One  who,  or  that  which,  interposes;  an
   interloper, an opponent. [R.] Heywood.

                                  Interposal

   In`ter*pos"al  (?),  n.  [From  Interpose.]  The  act  of interposing;
   interposition; intervention.

                                   Interpose

   In`ter*pose"  (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Interposed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Interposing.] [F. interposer. See Inter-, and Pose, v. t.]

   1. To place between; as, to interpose a screen between the eye and the
   light.

     Mountains interposed Make enemies of nations. Cowper.

   2. To thrust; to intrude; to between, either for aid or for troubling.

     What  watchful  cares do interpose themselves Betwixt your eyes and
     night? Shak.

     The  common  Father  of mankind seasonably interposed his hand, and
     rescues miserable man. Woodward.

   3.  To  introduce  or  inject  between  the parts of a conversation or
   argument. Milton.

                                   Interpose

   In`ter*pose", v. i.

   1. To be or come between.

     Long hid by interposing hill or wood. Cowper.

   2.  To step in between parties at variance; to mediate; as, the prince
   interposed and made peace. Pope.

   3.  To  utter  a  sentiment  by way of interruption. Boyle. Syn. -- To
   intervene;   intercede;   mediate;   interfere;   intermeddle.  --  To
   Interpose,  Intermeddle,  Interfere.  A  man  may often interpose with
   propriety  in the concerns of others; he can never intermeddle without
   being  impertinent  or  officious;  nor can be interfere without being
   liable  to  the same charge, unless he has rights which are interfered
   with.  "In  our practical use, interference is something offensive. It
   is  the  pushing  in  of  himself between two parties on the part of a
   third who was not asked, and is not thanked for his pains, and who, as
   the  feeling  of  the  word  implies,  had  no  business  there; while
   interposition   is  employed  to  express  the  friendly,  peacemaking
   mediation of one whom the act well became, and who, even if he was not
   specially  invited  thereunto, is still thanked for what he has done."
   Trench.

                                   Interpose

   In"ter*pose (?), n. Interposition. [Obs.]

                                  Interposer

   In`ter*pos"er   (?),   n.  One  who,  or  that  which,  interposes  or
   intervenes;  an  obstacle or interruption; a mediator or agent between
   parties. Shak.

                                  Interposit

   In`ter*pos"it (?), n. [From L. interpositus, p. p. of interponere. See
   Interposition.]   An   intermediate   depot  or  station  between  one
   commercial city or country and another. Mitford.

                                 Interposition

   In`ter*po*si"tion  (?;  277),  n.  [L. interpositio a putting between,
   insertion,  fr.  interponere,  interpositum: cf. F. interposition. See
   Interpone, Position.]

   1.  The act of interposing, or the state of being interposed; a being,
   placing, or coming between; mediation.

   2. The thing interposed.

                                  Interposure

   In`ter*po"sure (?), n. Interposition. [Obs.]

                                   Interpret

   In*ter"pret  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  & p. p. Interpreted; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Interpreting.]    [F.   interpr\'88ter,   L.   interpretari,   p.   p.
   interpretatus,  fr.  interpre  interpeter,  agent,  negotiator;  inter
   between + (prob.) the root of pretium price. See Price.]

   1.  To explain or tell the meaning of; to expound; to translate orally
   into  intelligible  or  familiar  language  or  terms; to decipher; to
   define;  --  applied  esp.  to  language,  but  also to dreams, signs,
   conduct,  mysteries,  etc.; as, to interpret the Hebrew language to an
   Englishman; to interpret an Indian speech.

     Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us. Matt. i. 23.

     And  Pharaoh  told  them  his dreams; but there was none that could
     interpret them unto Pharaoh. Gen. xli. 8.

   2. To apprehend and represent by means of art; to show by illustrative
   representation;  as,  an  actor  interprets the character of Hamlet; a
   musician  interprets  a sonata; an artist interprets a landscape. Syn.
   -- To translate; explain; solve; render; expound; elucidate; decipher;
   unfold; unravel.

                                   Interpret

   In*ter"pret, v. i. To act as an interpreter. Shak.

                                 Interpretable

   In*ter"pret*a*ble    (?),    a.    [L.    interpretabilis:    cf.   F.
   interpr\'88table.]  Admitting  of  interpretation;  capable  of  being
   interpreted or explained.

                                Interpretament

   In*ter"pre*ta*ment  (?),  n.  [L.  interpretamentum.]  Interpretation.
   [Obs.] Milton.
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   In*ter`pre*ta"tion, n. [L. interpretatio: cf. F. interpr\'82tation.]

   1.   The   act  of  interpreting;  explanation  of  what  is  obscure;
   translation;  version;  construction;  as,  the  interpretation  of  a
   foreign language, of a dream, or of an enigma.

     Look  how  we  can, or sad or merrily, Interpretation will misquote
     our looks. Shak.

   2. The sense given by an interpreter; exposition or explanation given;
   meaning;  as,  commentators  give  various interpretations of the same
   passage of Scripture.

   3. The power or explaining. [R.] Bacon.

   4.  (Fine Arts) An artist's way of expressing his thought or embodying
   his conception of nature.

   5.  (Math.)  The  act  or  process  of  applying general principles or
   formul\'91  to  the  explanation  of  the  results obtained in special
   cases.  Syn.  --  Explanation;  solution; translation; version; sense;
   exposition; rendering; definition.

                                Interpretative

   In*ter"pre*ta*tive (?), a. [Cf. F. interpr\'82tatif.]

   1.  Designed  or  fitted  to  interpret;  explanatory. "Interpretative
   lexicography." Johnson.

   2. According to interpretation; constructive.

     An interpretative siding with heresies. Hammond.

                               Interpretatively

   In*ter"pre*ta*tive*ly, adv. By interpretation. Ray.

                                  Interpreter

   In*ter"pret*er  (?),  n. [Cf. OF. entrepreteur, L. interpretator.] One
   who  or  that  which  interprets, explains, or expounds; a translator;
   especially, a person who translates orally between two parties.

     We  think  most  men's  actions  to  be  the  interpreters of their
     thoughts. Locke.

                                 Interpretive

   In*ter"pre*tive (?), a. Interpretative. [R.]

                                  Interpubic

   In`ter*pu"bic  (?),  a. (Anat.) Between the pubic bones or cartilages;
   as, the interpubic disk.

                                 Interpunction

   In`ter*punc"tion   (?),   n.   [L.   interpunctio,  fr.  interpungere,
   interppunctum, to interpoint. See Inter-, and Point.] The insertion of
   points between word or sentences; punctuation.

                                  Interradial

   In`ter*ra"di*al  (?), a. Between the radii, or rays; -- in zo\'94logy,
   said  of  certain parts of radiate animals; as, the interradial plates
   of a starfish.

                                  Interramal

   In`ter*ra"mal  (?),  a.  [Pref.  inter-  + L. ramus a branch.] (Anat.)
   Between  rami or branches; esp., between the mandibles, or rami of the
   lower jaw; intermandibular.

                                 Interreceive

   In`ter*re*ceive" (?), v. t. To receive between or within.

                                 Interregency

   In`ter*re"gen*cy (?), n. An interregnum. [Obs.] Blount.

                                  Interregent

   In`ter*re"gent  (?),  n.  A  person who discharges the royal functions
   during an interregnum. Holland.

                                  Interregnum

   In`ter*reg"num (?), n.; pl. Interregnums (#). [L., fr. inter between +
   regnum dominion, reign. See Reign, and cf. Interreign.]

   1.  The  time  during  which  a  throne is vacant between the death or
   abdication of a sovereign and the accession of his successor.

   2.  Any  period during which, for any cause, the executive branch of a
   government is suspended or interrupted.

                                  Interreign

   In"ter*reign`  (?),  n. [Cf. F. interr\'8agne.] An interregnum. [Obs.]
   Bacon.

                                 Interrelated

   In`ter*re*lat"ed  (?),  a.  Having  a mutual or reciprocal relation or
   parallelism; correlative.

                                 Interrelation

   In`ter*re*la"tion (?), n. Mutual or reciprocal relation; correlation.

                                  Interrenal

   In`ter*re"nal  (?), a. (Anat.) Between the kidneys; as, the interrenal
   body, an organ found in many fishes. -- n. The interrenal body.

                                Interrepellent

   In`ter*re*pel"lent (?), a. Mutually repellent. De Quincey.

                                   Interrer

   In*ter"rer (?), n. One who inters.

                                   Interrex

   In"ter*rex`  (?),  n.;  pl. E. Interrexes (#), L. Interreges (#). [L.,
   fr. inter between + rex king.] An interregent, or a regent.

                                  Interrogate

   In*ter"ro*gate  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p. Interrogating (?).] [L.
   interrogatus,  p.  p. of interrogare to ask; inter between + rogare to
   ask.  See  Rogation.] To question formally; to question; to examine by
   asking questions; as, to interrogate a witness.

     Wilt  thou,  uncalled,  interrogate,  Talker!  the unreplying Fate?
     Emerson.

   Syn. -- To question; ask. See Question.

                                  Interrogate

   In*ter"ro*gate, v. i. To ask questions. Bacon.

                                  Interrogate

   In*ter"ro*gate (?), n. An interrogation; a question. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.

                                 Interrogatee

   In*ter`ro*ga*tee" (?), n. One who is interrogated.

                                 Interrogation

   In*ter`ro*ga"tion (?), n. [L. interrogatio: cf. F. interrogation.]

   1.  The act of interrogating or questioning; examination by questions;
   inquiry.

   2. A question put; an inquiry.

   3. A point, mark, or sign, thus [?], indicating that the sentence with
   which  it  is connected is a question. It is used to express doubt, or
   to  mark  a  query.  Called also interrogation point.<-- usu. question
   mark. -->

     NOTE: &hand; In  works printed in the Spanish language this mark is
     not  only  placed  at  the end of an interrogative sentence, but is
     also placed, inverted [as thus (&iques;)], at the beginning.

                                 Interrogative

   In`ter*rog"a*tive  (,  a.  [L.  interrogativus:  cf. F. interrogatif.]
   Denoting  a  question;  expressed  in  the  form of a question; as, an
   interrogative sentence; an interrogative pronoun.

                                 Interrogative

   In`ter*rog"a*tive,  n.  (Gram.)  A  word used in asking questions; as,
   who? which? why?

                                Interrogatively

   In`ter*rog"a*tive*ly, adv. In the form of, or by means of, a question;
   in an interrogative manner.

                                 Interrogator

   In*ter"ro*ga`tor  (?),  n.  [L.:  cf.  F. interrogateur.] One who asks
   questions; a questioner.

                                 Interrogatory

   In`ter*rog"a*to*ry   (?),   n.;   pl.  Interrogatories  (#).  [Cf.  F.
   interrogatoire.]  A formal question or inquiry; esp. (Law), a question
   asked in writing. Macaulay.

                                 Interrogatory

   In`ter*rog"a*to*ry   (?),   a.   [L.   interrogatorius.]   Containing,
   expressing, or implying a question; as, an interrogatory sentence.

                                   Interrupt

   In`ter*rupt"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp. & p. p. Interrupted; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Interrupting.]  [L.  interruptus,  p. p. of interrumpere to interrupt;
   inter between + rumpere to break. See Rupture.]

   1.  To  break into, or between; to stop, or hinder by breaking in upon
   the course or progress of; to interfere with the current or motion of;
   to  cause  a  temporary  cessation  of;  as,  to interrupt the remarks
   speaking.

     Do not interrupt me in my course. Shak.

   2.  To divide; to separate; to break the monotony of; as, the evenness
   of the road was not interrupted by a single hill.

                                   Interrupt

   In`ter*rupt",  p.  a.  [L.  interruptus,  p.  p.] Broken; interrupted.
   [Obs.] Milton.

                                  Interrupted

   In`ter*rupt"ed, a.

   1. Broken; intermitted; suddenly stopped.

   2.  (Bot.)  Irregular;  --  said  of any arrangement whose symmetry is
   destroyed  by  local causes, as when leaflets are interposed among the
   leaves in a pinnate leaf.

                                 Interruptedly

   In`ter*rupt"ed*ly, adv. With breaks or interruptions; discontinuously.
   Interruptedly  pinnate  (Bot.), pinnate with small leaflets intermixed
   with large ones. Gray.

                                  Interrupter

   In`ter*rupt"er (?), n.

   1. One who, or that which, interrupts.

   2.  (Elec.)  A device for opening and closing an electrical circuit; a
   vibrating  spring or tuning fork, arranged to make and break a circuit
   at rapidly recurring intervals, by the action of the current itself.

                                 Interruption

   In`ter*rup"tion (?), n. [L. interruptio: cf. F. interruption.]

   1. The act of interrupting, or breaking in upon.

   2.  The  state  of being interrupted; a breach or break, caused by the
   abrupt intervention of something foreign; intervention; interposition.
   Sir M. Hale.

     Lest  the  interruption  of  time cause you to lose the idea of one
     part. Dryden.

   3.  Obstruction  caused by breaking in upon course, current, progress,
   or  motion;  stop;  hindrance;  as,  the  author  has  met  with  many
   interruptions  in  the  execution  of  his  work;  the  speaker or the
   argument proceeds without interruption.

   4. Temporary cessation; intermission; suspension.

                                 Interruptive

   In`ter*rupt"ive   (?),   a.   Tending   to   interrupt;  interrupting.
   "Interruptive forces." H. Bushnell. -- In`ter*rupt"ive*ly, adv.

                                 Interscapular

   In`ter*scap"u*lar (?), a.

   1. (Anat.) Between the scapul\'91 or shoulder blades.

   2.  (Zo\'94l.)  Pertaining  to the upper back, or the part between the
   shoulders; as, the interscapular feathers.

                                Interscapulars

   In`ter*scap"u*lars  (?),  n. pl. (Zo\'94l.) The interscapular feathers
   of a bird.

                                 Interscendent

   In`ter*scend"ent  (?),  a.  [See  Inter-,  and Ascend.] (Math.) Having
   exponents which are radical quantities; -- said of certain powers; as,
   x&root;2,  or  x&root;a. Interscedent series, a series whose terms are
   interscendent quantities. Hutton.

                                  Interscind

   In`ter*scind"  (?),  v. t. [imp. & p. p. Interscinded; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Interscinding.]  [L.  interscindere; inter between + scindere to cut.]
   To cut off. [R.]

                                  Interscribe

   In`ter*scribe" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Interscribed (?); p. pr. & vb.
   n.  Interscribing.]  [L.  interscribere;  inter  between + scribere to
   write.] To write between. [R.]

                                  Intersecant

   In`ter*se"cant  (?),  a.  [L.  intersecans, p. pr. of intersecare. See
   Intersect.] Dividing into parts; crossing; intersecting.

                                   Intersect

   In`ter*sect"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp. & p. p. Intersected; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Intersecting.]  [L.  intersectus,  p.  p. of intersecare to intersect;
   inter + secare to cut. See Section.] To cut into or between; to cut or
   cross  mutually;  to  divide  into  parts;  as, any two diameters of a
   circle intersect each other at the center.

     Lands intersected by a narrow frith Abhor each other. Cowper.

                                   Intersect

   In`ter*sect"  (?),  v.  i.  To cut into one another; to meet and cross
   each other; as, the point where two lines intersect.

                                 Intersection

   In`ter*sec"tion (?), n. [L. intersectio: cf. F. intersection.]

   1. The act, state, or place of intersecting.

   2.  (Geom.)  The  point  or  line  in  which  one line or surface cuts
   another.

                                Intersectional

   In`ter*sec"tion*al (?), a. Pertaining to, or formed by, intersections.

                                 Interseminate

   In`ter*sem"i*nate   (?),   v.   t.   [L.   interseminatus,  p.  p.  of
   interseminare.  See  Inter-,  and  Seminate.] To sow between or among.
   [R.]

                                  Interseptal

   In`ter*sep"tal  (?),  a.  (Biol.)  Between  septa; as, the interseptal
   spaces or zones, between the transparent, or septal, zones in striated
   muscle; the interseptal chambers of a shell, or of a seed vessel.

                                   Intersert

   In`ter*sert"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp. & p. p. Interserted; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Interserting.]  [L.  intersertus,  p.  p. of interserere to intersert;
   inter  between  +  serere  to  join,  weave.]  To put in between other
   things; to insert. [Obs.] Brerewood.

                                 Interserttion

   In`ter*sert"tion  (?),  n.  The  act of interserting, or that which is
   interserted. [Obs.] Hammond.

                                 Intersesamoid

   In`ter*ses"a*moid   (?),   a.  (Anat.)  Between  sesamoid  bones;  as,
   intersesamoid ligaments.

                                   Interset

   In`ter*set" (?), v. t. To set between or among. [R.]

                                  Intershock

   In`ter*shock (?), v. t. To shock mutually. [R.]

                                 Intersidereal

   In`ter*si*de"re*al  (?),  a. Between or among constellations or stars;
   interstellar.

                                  Intersocial

   In`ter*so"cial  (?),  a.  Pertaining  to  the  mutual  intercourse  or
   relations of persons in society; social.

                                 Intersomnious

   In`ter*som"ni*ous  (?),  a.  [Pref. inter- + L. somnus sleep.] Between
   the times of sleeping; in an interval of wakefulness. [R.]

                                  Interspace

   In"ter*space`  (?),  n.  [L.  interspatium.  See  Inter-,  and Space.]
   Intervening space. Bp. Hacket.

                                  Interspeech

   In"ter*speech`  (?),  n.  A  speech  interposed  between  others. [R.]
   Blount.

                                  Intersperse

   In`ter*sperse" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Interspersed (?); p. pr. & vb.
   n. Interspersing.] [L. interspersus interspersed; inter between, among
   + spargere to scatter. See Sparse.]

   1.  To  scatter or set here and there among other things; to insert at
   intervals; as, to intersperse pictures in a book.

     There,  interspersed  in lawns and op'ning glades, Thin trees arise
     that shun each other's shades. Pope.

   2. To diversify or adorn with things set or scattered at intervals; to
   place  something  at  intervals in or among; as, to intersperse a book
   with pictures.

     Which space is interspersed with small islands and rock. Cook.

                                 Interspersion

   In`ter*sper"sion  (?),  n.  The  act of interspersing, or the state of
   being interspersed.

                           Interspinal, Interspinous

   In`ter*spi"nal  (?),  In`ter*spi"nous  (?), a. (Anat.) Between spines;
   esp., between the spinous processes of the vertebral column.

                                Interspiration

   In`ter*spi*ra"tion (?), n. [L. interspiratio. See Inter-, and Spirit.]
   Spiritual  inspiration  at separate times, or at intervals. [Obs.] Bp.
   Hall.

                                Interstapedial

   In`ter*sta*pe"di*al  (?),  a.  (Anat.)  Pertaining  to  a  part of the
   columella of the ear, between the stapes and the mediostapedial. -- n.
   The interstapedial part of the columella.

                                  Interstate

   In"ter*state`  (?),  a.  Pertaining to the mutual relations of States;
   existing  between,  or  including,  different  States;  as, interstate
   commerce.  Story.  <--  interstate  commerce n. commerce that involves
   transportation  of  articles  of  commerce  across state lines [U.S.].
   interstate  commerce  commission.  The  governmental commision charged
   with  making and enforcing regulations concerning interstate commerce.
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                                 Interstellar

   In`ter*stel"lar  (?),  a. Between or among the stars; as, interstellar
   space. Bacon.

                                 Interstellary

   In`ter*stel"la*ry (?), a. Interstellar.

                                 Intersternal

   In`ter*ster"nal  (?),  a.  (Zo\'94l.)  Between the sternal; -- said of
   certain membranes or parts of insects and crustaceans.

                                  Interstice

   In*ter"stice  (?;  277),  n.;  pl. Interstices (#). [L. interstitium a
   pause,  interval;  inter between + sistere to set, fr. stare to stand:
   cf. F. interstice. See Stand.]

   1.  That which intervenes between one thing and another; especially, a
   space between things closely set, or between the parts which compose a
   body; a narrow chink; a crack; a crevice; a hole; an interval; as, the
   interstices of a wall.

   2.  An  interval of time; specifically (R. C. Ch.), in the plural, the
   intervals  which  the  canon law requires between the reception of the
   various degrees of orders.

     Nonobservance of the interstices . . . is a sin. Addis & Arnold.

                                  Intersticed

   In*ter"sticed  (?),  a.  Provided with interstices; having interstices
   between; situated at intervals.

                                Interstinctive

   In`ter*stinc"tive  (?),  a. [L. interstinctus, p. p. of interstinguere
   to  separate; inter + stinguere to extinguish.] Distinguishing. [Obs.]
   Wallis.

                                 Interstitial

   In`ter*sti"tial (?), a. Of or pertaining to interstices; intermediate;
   within the tissues; as, interstitial cavities or spaces in the tissues
   of animals or plants.

                                 Interstition

   In`ter*sti"tion  (?),  n.  An  intervening  period  of time; interval.
   [Obs.] Gower.

                              Interstratification

   In`ter*strat`i*fi*ca"tion  (?),  n.  (Geol.)  Stratification  among or
   between other layers or strata; also, that which is interstratified.

                                Interstratified

   In`ter*strat"i*fied  (?), a. (Geol.) Stratified among or between other
   bodies; as, interstratified rocks.

                                 Interstratify

   In`ter*strat"i*fy  (?),  v.  t. (Geol.) To put or insert between other
   strata.

                                   Intertalk

   In`ter*talk" (?), v. i. To converse. [Obs.] Carew.

                                  Intertangle

   In`ter*tan"gle  (?),  v.  t.  To  entangle;  to  intertwine. "Moss and
   intertangled vines." Longfellow.

                                  Intertarsal

   In`ter*tar"sal  (?),  a.  (Anat.)  Between  the  tarsal bones; as, the
   intertarsal articulations.

                                   Intertex

   In`ter*tex"  (?),  v.  t.  [L.  intertexere; inter between + texere to
   weave.] To intertwine; to weave or bind together. [Obs.] B. Jonson.

                                 Intertexture

   In`ter*tex"ture  (?; 135), n. The act of interweaving, or the state of
   being   interwoven;   that   which   is   interwoven.  "Knit  in  nice
   intertexture." Coleridge.

     Skirted thick with intertexture firm Of thorny boughs. Cowper.

                                 Interthoracic

   In`ter*tho*rac"ic (?), a. In the thorax.

                                   Intertie

   In"ter*tie` (?), n. (Arch.) In any framed work, a horizontal tie other
   than  sill and plate or other principal ties, securing uprights to one
   another.

                                 Intertissued

   In`ter*tis"sued (?), a. Interwoven. [R.] Shak.

                                 Intertraffic

   In`ter*traf"fic (?), n. Mutual trade of traffic.

                               Intertranspicuous

   In`ter*tran*spic"u*ous  (?),  a.  Transpicuous within or between. [R.]
   Shelley.

                                Intertransverse

   In`ter*trans*verse"  (?),  a.  Between the transverse processes of the
   vertebr\'91.

                                  Intertrigo

   In`ter*tri"go  (?),  n.  [L.,  fr.  inter between + terere, tritum, to
   rub.] (Med.) A rubbing or chafing of the skin; especially, an abrasion
   or  excoriation  of  the  skin  between  folds, as in fat or neglected
   children.

                               Intertrochanteric

   In`ter*tro`chan*ter"ic  (?), a. (Anat.) Between the trochanters of the
   femur.

                                 Intertropical

   In`ter*trop"ic*al  (?),  a. Situated between or within the tropics. J.
   Morse.

                                 Intertubular

   In`ter*tu"bu*lar  (?),  a.  Between tubes or tubules; as, intertubular
   cells; intertubular substance.

                                  Intertwine

   In`ter*twine"  (?),  v.  t.  To  unite by twining one with another; to
   entangle; to interlace. Milton.

                                  Intertwine

   In`ter*twine",  v.  i.  To  be  twined  or twisted together; to become
   mutually involved or enfolded.

                                  Intertwine

   In`ter*twine"  (?),  n.  The  act  intertwining, or the state of being
   intertwined. Coleridge.

                                Intertwiningly

   In`ter*twin"ing*ly (?), adv. By intertwining or being intertwined.

                                  Intertwist

   In`ter*twist"  (?),  v.  t.  To  twist  together  one with another; to
   intertwine.

                                Intertwistingly

   In`ter*twist"ing*ly, adv. By intertwisting, or being intertwisted.

                          Interungular, Interungulate

   In`ter*un"gu*lar   (?),  In`ter*un"gu*late  (?),  a.  (Anat.)  Between
   ungul\'91; as, interungular glands.
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                                   Interval

   In"ter*val (?), n. [L. intervallum; inter between + vallum a wall: cf.
   F. intervalle. See Wall.]

   1.  A  space  between things; a void space intervening between any two
   objects; as, an interval between two houses or hills.

     'Twixt  host  and  host  but  narrow  space  was  left,  A dreadful
     interval. Milton.

   2.  Space  of  time between any two points or events; as, the interval
   between  the  death  of  Charles  I.  of England, and the accession of
   Charles II.

   3.  A brief space of time between the recurrence of similar conditions
   or  states;  as,  the interval between paroxysms of pain; intervals of
   sanity or delirium.

   4. (Mus.) Difference in pitch between any two tones.
   At  intervals,  coming  or  happening  with intervals between; now and
   then.  "And  Miriam  watch'd  and  dozed  at  intervals." Tennyson. --
   Augmented  interval  (Mus.),  an  interval increased by half a step or
   half a tone.

                              Interval, Intervale

   In"ter*val  (?),  In"ter*vale  (?),  n.  A tract of low ground between
   hills, or along the banks of a stream, usually alluvial land, enriched
   by  the overflowings of the river, or by fertilizing deposits of earth
   from the adjacent hills. Cf. Bottom, n., 7. [Local, U. S.]

     The woody intervale just beyond the marshy land. The Century.

                                  Intervallum

   In`ter*val"lum  (?), n.; pl. Intervallums (#), L. Intervalla (#). [L.]
   An interval. [R.]

     And a' shall laugh without intervallums. Shak.

     In one of these intervalla. Chillingworth.

                                   Intervary

   In`ter*va"ry  (?),  v.  i. To alter or vary between; to change. [Obs.]
   Rush.

                                  Interveined

   In`ter*veined" (?), a. Intersected, as with veins.

                                   Intervene

   In`ter*vene"  (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Intervened (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Intervening.]  [L.  intervenire, interventum, to intervene, to hinder;
   inter  between  +  venire to come; akin to E. come: cf. F. intervenir.
   See Come.]

   1.  To  come between, or to be between, persons or things; -- followed
   by  between;  as,  the  Mediterranean  intervenes  between  Europe and
   Africa.

   2.  To occur, fall, or come between, points of time, or events; as, an
   instant   intervened   between  the  flash  and  the  report;  nothing
   intervened  (  i.  e.,  between  the  intention  and the execution) to
   prevent the undertaking.

   3. To interpose; as, to intervene to settle a quarrel.

   4.  In a suit to which one has not been made a party, to put forward a
   defense of one's interest in the subject matter. Abbott.

                                   Intervene

   In`ter*vene", v. t. To come between. [R.]

     Self-sown   woodlands   of  birch,  alder,  etc.,  intervening  the
     different estates. De Quincey.

                                   Intervene

   In`ter*vene"  (?),  n. A coming between; intervention; meeting. [Obs.]
   Sir H. Wotton.

                                  Intervener

   In`ter*ven"er  (?),  n. One who intervenes; especially (Law), a person
   who assumes a part in a suit between others.

                         Intervenience, Interveniency

   In`ter*ven"ience   (?),   In`ter*ven"ien*cy   (?),   n.  Intervention;
   interposition. [R.]

                                 Intervenient

   In`ter*ven"ient  (?),  a.  [L.  interveniens,  p. pr. of intervenire.]
   Being or coming between; intercedent; interposed. [Obs.] Bacon.

                                   Intervent

   In`ter*vent"  (?),  v.  t.  [See  Intervene.]  To thwart; to obstruct.
   [Obs.] Chapman.

                                 Intervention

   In`ter*ven"tion  (?),  n.  [L.  interventio  an  interposition: cf. F.
   intervention.]

   1. The act of intervening; interposition.

     Sound is shut out by the intervention of that lax membrane. Holder.

   2.   Any  interference  that  may  affect  the  interests  of  others;
   especially,  of  one  or  more  states  with  the  affairs of another;
   mediation.

     Let  us  decide  our quarrels at home, without the intervention, of
     any foreign power. Sir W. Temple.

   3.  (Civil  Law)  The  act by which a third person, to protect his own
   interest,  interposes  and  becomes  a party to a suit pending between
   other parties.

                                  Interventor

   In`ter*ven"tor  (?), n. [L.: cf. F. interventeur.] One who intervenes;
   a  mediator;  especially  (Eccles.  Hist.),  a  person designated by a
   church to reconcile parties, and unite them in the choice of officers.
   Coleman.

                               Interventricular

   In`ter*ven*tric"u*lar  (?), a. (Anat.) Between the ventricles; as, the
   interventricular partition of the heart.

                                  Intervenue

   In`ter*ven"ue  (?),  n. [See Intervene, Avenue.] Interposition. [Obs.]
   Sir H. Blount.

                                   Intervert

   In`ter*vert"  (?),  v. t. [L. intervertere; inter between + vertere to
   turn.] To turn to another course or use. [Obs.] Sir H. Wotton.

                                Intervertebral

   In`ter*ver"te*bral   (?),   a.   (Anat.)   Between   vertebr\'91.   --
   In`ter*ver"te*bral*ly, adv.

                                   Interview

   In"ter*view (?), n. [F. entrevue, fr. entrevoir to see imperfectly, to
   have  a  glimpse  of, s'entrevoir to visit each other. See Inter-, and
   View.]

   1.  A  mutual sight or view; a meeting face to face; usually, a formal
   or  official meeting for consultation; a conference; as, the secretary
   had an interview with the President.

   2.  A  conservation,  or  questioning,  for  the  purpose of eliciting
   information for publication; the published statement so elicited.

     NOTE: &hand; A  recent use, originating in American newspapers, but
     apparently becoming general.

                                   Interview

   In"ter*view,  v. t. To have an interview with; to question or converse
   with,   especially  for  the  purpose  of  obtaining  information  for
   publication. [Recent]

                                  Interviewer

   In"ter*view`er (?), n. One who interviews; especially, one who obtains
   an interview with another for the purpose of eliciting his opinions or
   obtaining information for publication.

     It  would  have  made him the prince of interviewers in these days.
     Leslie Stephen.

                                 Interviewing

   In"ter*view`ing,  n.  The  act  or  custom  of holding an interview or
   interviews.

     An article on interviewing in the "Nation" of January 28, 1869, . .
     .  was the first formal notice of the practice under that name. The
     American.

                                 Intervisible

   In`ter*vis"i*ble  (?),  a.  (Surv.) Mutually visible, or in sight, the
   one from the other, as stations.

                                  Intervisit

   In`ter*vis"it (?), v. i. To exchange visits. [R.] Evelyn.

                                  Intervital

   In`ter*vi"tal (?), a. Between two lives. [R.]

     Through all its [the spirit's] intervital gloom. Tennyson.

                                 Intervolution

   In`ter*vo*lu"tion (?), n. The state of being intervolved or coiled up;
   a convolution; as, the intervolutions of a snake. Hawthorne.

                                  Intervolve

   In`ter*volve"  (?),  v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intervolved (?); p. pr. & vb.
   n.  Intervolving.]  [Pref.  inter- + L. volvere, volutum, to roll.] To
   involve one within another; to twist or coil together. Milton.

                                  Interweave

   In`ter*weave"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  obs. p. p. Interwove (?); p. p.
   Interwoven (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Interweaving.]

   1. To weave together; to intermix or unite in texture or construction;
   to intertwine; as, threads of silk and cotton interwoven.

     Under the hospitable covert nigh Of trees thick interwoven. Milton.

   2.  To  intermingle;  to  unite intimately; to connect closely; as, to
   interweave truth with falsehood. Dryden.

     Words interwove with sighs found out their way. Milton.

                                   Interwish

   In`ter*wish"  (?),  v.  t. To wish mutually in regarded to each other.
   [Obs.] Donne.

                                 Interworking

   In`ter*work"ing  (?), n. The act of working in together; interweaving.
   Milton.

                                  Interworld

   In`ter*world" (?), n. A world between other worlds. Holland.

                             Interwove, Interwoven

   In`ter*wove" (?), In`ter*wov"en (?), imp. & p. p. of Interweave.

                                 Interwreathe

   In`ter*wreathe" (?), v. t. To weave into a wreath; to intertwine. [R.]
   Lovelace.

                                  Intestable

   In*tes"ta*ble  (?),  a.  [L.  intestabilis: cf. F. intestable. See In-
   not,  and  Testable.]  (Law) Not capable of making a will; not legally
   qualified or competent to make a testament. Blackstone.

                                   Intestacy

   In*tes"ta*cy  (?),  n. [From Intestate.] The state of being intestate,
   or of dying without having made a valid will. Blackstone.

                                   Intestate

   In*tes"tate (?), a. [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.

                                   Intestate

   In*tes"tate,  n.  (Law) A person who dies without making a valid will.
   Blackstone.

                                  Intestinal

   In*tes"ti*nal  (?),  a.  [Cf.  F. intestinal.] 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 (Zo\'94l.), any species of helminth living in
   the intestinal canal of any animal. The species are numerous.

                                   Intestine

   In*tes"tine  (?),  a. [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 (#). [L. intestinum: cf. F. intestin.
   See Intestine, a.]

   1.  (Anat.)  That part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and
   the anus. See Illust. of Digestive apparatus.

   2. pl. 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  c\'91cum, 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.

                                    Intext

   In"text (?), n. The text of a book. [R.] Herrick.

                                   Intextine

   In*tex"tine (?), n. [Infine + extine.] (Bot.) A thin membrane existing
   in  the  pollen grains of some plants, and situated between the extine
   and the intine, as in nothera.

                                  Intextured

   In*tex"tured (?; 135), a. Inwrought; woven in.

                                   Inthirst

   In*thirst" (?), v. t. To make thirsty. [Obs.]

                                   Inthrall

   In*thrall"  (?),  v.  t. [imp. & p. p. Inthralled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Inthralling.]  [Cf.  Enthrall.]  [Written  also  inthral, enthral, and
   enthrall.] 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.

                                 Inthrallment

   In*thrall"ment  (?),  n. [Written also inthralment, enthrallment.] Act
   of  inthralling,  or  state  of  being inthralled; servitude; bondage;
   vassalage.

                                   Inthrone

   In*throne" (?), v. t. Same as Enthrone.

                                   Inthrong

   In*throng"  (?;  115),  v.  i.  To  throng  or  collect together. [R.]
   Fairfax.

                                Inthronization

   In*thron`i*za"tion  (?),  n.  [LL.  inthronizatio.]  Enthronement. Bp.
   Warburton.

                                  Inthronize

   In*thron"ize (?), v. t. [LL. inthronisare, Gr. Enthrone.] To enthrone.

                                    Intice

   In*tice" (?), v. t. See Entice.

                                   Intimacy

   In"ti*ma*cy (?), n.; pl. Intimacies (#). [From Intimate.] The state of
   being   intimate;   close  familiarity  or  association;  nearness  in
   friendship. Syn. -- Acquaintance; familiarity; fellowship; friendship.
   See Acquaintance.

                                   Intimate

   In"ti*mate   (?),   a.   [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.

                                   Intimate

   In"ti*mate,  n.  An intimate friend or associate; a confidant. Gov. of
   the Tongue.

                                   Intimate

   In"ti*mate  (?),  v.  t.  [imp. & p. p. Intimated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Intimating.] [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 make known.
   [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.

                                  Intimately

   In"ti*mate*ly (?), adv. In an intimate manner.

                                  Intimation

   In`ti*ma"tion (?), n. [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.

                                    Intime

   In"time  (?), a. [See Intimate, a.] Inward; internal; intimate. [Obs.]
   Sir K. Digby.

                                  Intimidate

   In*tim"i*date  (?),  v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intimidated (?); p. pr. & vb.
   n.  Intimidating  (?).]  [LL.  intimidatus,  p.  p.  of  intimidare to
   frighten; pref. in- in + timidus fearful, timid: cf. F. intimider. See
   Timid.]  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.

                                 Intimidation

   In*tim`i*da"tion  (?),  n.  [Cf.  F.  intimidation.] The act of making
   timid  or  fearful  or  of  deterring  by  threats; the state of being
   intimidated; as, the voters were kept from the polls by intimidation.

     The king carried his measures in Parliament by intimidation. Paley.

                                 Intimidatory

   In*tim"i*da*to*ry (?), a. Tending or serving to intimidate.

                                  Intinction

   In*tinc"tion (?), n. [L. intinctio, fr. intingere to dip in; pref. in-
   in + tingere to tinge.]

   1. The act of tingeing or dyeing. Blount.

   2. (Eccl.) 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. [Pref. in- not + L. tinctus, p. p. of tingere
   to  tinge]  The  want  of  the  quality  of coloring or tingeing other
   bodies. Kirwan.

                                    Intine

   In"tine  (?),  n. [L. intus within. Cf. Extine.] (Bot.) A transparent,
   extensible  membrane  of  extreme  tenuity,  which forms the innermost
   coating of grains of pollen.

                             Intire, a., Intirely

   In*tire" (?), a., In*tire"ly, adv. See Entire, a., Entirely, adv.

                                    Intitle

   In*ti"tle (?), v. t. See Entitle.

                                   Intitule

   In*tit"ule  (?),  v.  t.  [imp. & p. p. Intituled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Intituling.]  [Cf.  F.  intituler. See Entitle.] To entitle; to give a
   title to. Selden.

                                     Into

   In"to  (?), prep. [In + to.] 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.

                                Intolerability

   In*tol`er*a*bil"i*ty   (?),  n.  The  quality  of  being  intolerable;
   intolerableness. [R.]

                                  Intolerable

   In*tol"er*a*ble  (?), a. [F. intol\'82rable, 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.
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     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. [L. intolerantia impatience, unendurableness:
   cf. F. intol\'82rance.]

   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.

                                  Intolerancy

   In*tol"er*an*cy (?), n. Intolerance. Bailey.

                                  Intolerant

   In*tol"er*ant  (?),  a.  [L. intolerans, -antis: cf. F. intol\'82rant.
   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.

                                  Intolerant

   In*tol"er*ant, n. An intolerant person; a bigot.

                                 Intolerantly

   In*tol"er*ant*ly, adv. In an intolerant manner.

                                  Intolerated

   In*tol"er*a`ted (?), a. Not tolerated.

                                 Intolerating

   In*tol"er*a`ting (?), a. Intolerant. [R.]

                                 Intoleration

   In*tol`er*a"tion  (?),  n. Intolerance; want of toleration; refusal to
   tolerate a difference of opinion.

                                    Intomb

   In*tomb"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p. Intombed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Intombing.] To place in a tomb; to bury; to entomb. See Entomb.

                                  Intombment

   In*tomb"ment (?), n. See Entombment.

                                   Intonate

   In"to*nate  (?),  v.  i.  [L. intonatus, p. p. of intonare to thunder,
   resound.] To thunder. [Obs.] Bailey.

                                   Intonate

   In"to*nate,  v.  i.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Intonated  (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Intonating (?).] [See Intone.]

   1.  (Mus.)  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.

                                   Intonate

   In"to*nate,  v. t. To utter in a musical or sonorous manner; to chant;
   as, to intonate the liturgy.

                                  Intonation

   In`to*na"tion  (?),  n.  [See  1st  Intonate.]  A thundering; thunder.
   [Obs.] Bailey.

                                  Intonation

   In`to*na"tion,  n. [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. <-- 2. the manner of speaking, esp. the rise
   and fall of the pitch of the voice while speaking. -->

                                    Intone

   In*tone"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Intoned (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Intoning.] [LL. intonare, intonatum; pref. in- in + L. tonus tone. See
   Tone  and  cf. Entune, Intonate.] To utter with a musical or prolonged
   note or tone; to chant; as, to intone the church service.

                                    Intone

   In*tone", v. i. 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.  [L.  intortio  a  curling,  crisping:  cf.  F.
   intorsion. See Intort, and cf. Intortion.]

   1. A winding, bending, or twisting.

   2.  (Bot.)  The  bending  or twining of any part of a plant toward one
   side or the other, or in any direction from the vertical.

                                    Intort

   In*tort"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Intorted;  p.  pr.  & vb. n.
   Intorting.]  [L. intortus, p. p. of intoquere to twist; pref. in- in +
   torquere  to  twist.]  To  twist  in and out; to twine; to wreathe; to
   wind; to wring. Pope.

                                   Intortion

   In*tor"tion (?), n. See Intorsion.

                                  Intoxicant

   In*tox"i*cant  (?),  n. That which intoxicates; an intoxicating agent;
   as, alcohol, opium, and laughing gas are intoxicants.

                                  Intoxicate

   In*tox"i*cate (?), a. [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.

                                  Intoxicate

   In*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. ).

                                Intoxicatedness

   In*tox"i*ca`ted*ness   (?),   n.   The  state  of  being  intoxicated;
   intoxication; drunkenness. [R.]

                                 Intoxicating

   In*tox"i*ca`ting  (?),  a.  Producing  intoxication;  as, intoxicating
   liquors.

                                 Intoxication

   In*tox`i*ca"tion (?), n.

   1. (Med.) 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-  (?).  [L.  intra,  prep.,  within,  on the inside; akin to
     inter.  See  Inter-.] A prefix signifying in, within, interior; as,
     intraocular, within the eyeball; intramarginal.

                                 Intraaxillary

     In`tra*ax"il*la*ry  (?), a. (Bot.) Situated below the point where a
     leaf joins the stem.

                                 Intracellular

     In`tra*cel"lu*lar   (?),   a.   (Biol.)  Within  a  cell;  as,  the
     intracellular  movements  seen  in  the pigment cells, the salivary
     cells, and in the protoplasm of some vegetable cells.

                                  Intracolic

     In`tra*col"ic  (?), a. (Anat.) Within the colon; as, the intracolic
     valve.

                                 Intracranial

     In`tra*cra"ni*al  (?),  a.  Within  the  cranium  or  skull. Sir W.
     Hamilton.

                                Intractability

     In*tract`a*bil"i*ty  (?),  n.  The  quality  of  being intractable;
     intractableness. Bp. Hurd.

                                  Intractable

     In*tract"a*ble  (?),  a.  [L.  intractabilis:  cf.  F. intraitable,
     formerly  also  intractable.  See  In-  not,  and  Tractable.]  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.

                                  Intractile

     In*tract"ile  (?), a. Not tractile; incapable of being drawn out or
     extended. Bacon.

                                   Intrados

     In*tra"dos  (?),  n. [F., fr. L. intra within + F. dos the back, L.
     dorsum. Cf. Extrados.] (Arch.) The interior curve of an arch; esp.,
     the inner or lower curved face of the whole body of voussoirs taken
     together. See Extrados.

                                Intrafoliaceous

     In`tra*fo`li*a"ceous  (?),  a. (Bot.) Growing immediately above, or
     in front of, a leaf; as, intrafoliaceous stipules.

                                  Intrafusion

     In`tra*fu"sion (?), n. [Pref. intra- + L. fundere, fusum, to pour.]
     The  act of pouring into a vessel; specif. (Med.), the operation of
     introducing  a  substance  into  a blood vessel; as, intrafusion of
     blood.

                                 Intralobular

     In`tra*lob"u*lar   (?),   a.   (Anat.)   Within  lobules;  as,  the
     intralobular branches of the hepatic veins.

                                 Intramarginal

     In`tra*mar"gin*al (?), a. Situated within the margin. Loudon.

                                Intramercurial

     In`tra*mer*cu"ri*al  (?),  a.  (Astron.) Between the planet Mercury
     and the sun; -- as, the hypothetical Vulcan is intramercurial.

                                Intramolecular

     In`tra*mo*lec"u*lar  (?),  a.  (Chem. & Physics) Between molecules;
     situated, or acting, between the molecules of bodies.

                                 Intramundane

     In`tra*mun"dane (?), a. Being within the material world; -- opposed
     to extramundane.

                                  Intramural

     In`tra*mu"ral (?), a.

     1. Being within the walls, as of a city.

     2.  (Anat.  &  Med.)  Being within the substance of the walls of an
     organ; as, intramural pregnancy.

                                Intranquillity

     In`tran*quil"li*ty   (?),  n.  Unquietness;  restlessness.  Sir  W.
     Temple.

                                 Intranscalent

     In`trans*ca"lent (?), a. Impervious to heat; adiathermic.

                               Intransgressible

     In`trans*gress"i*ble  (?),  a. [L. intragressibilis that can not be
     crossed.   See   In-  not,  and  Transgress.]  Incapable  of  being
     transgressed; not to be passes over or crossed. Holland.

                                 Intranssient

     In*trans"sient   (?),   a.  Not  transient;  remaining;  permanent.
     Killingbeck.

                                 Intransigent

     In*trans"i*gent  (?), a. [F. intransigeant (cf. Sp. intransigente);
     pref. in- not + L. transigere to come to an agreement; trans across
     +   agere  to  lead,  act.]  Refusing  compromise;  uncompromising;
     irreconcilable. Lond. Sat. Rev.

                                Intransigentes

     In`trans"i*gen*tes (?), n. pl. [Sp.] (Spanish Politics) The extreme
     radicals; the party of the irreconcilables.

                                 Intransitive

     In*tran"si*tive  (?), a. [L. intransitivus: cf. F. intransitif. See
     In- 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.)  Not  transitive; not passing over tas, an intransitive
     verb, e. g., the bird flies; the dog runs.

     NOTE: &hand; In transitive ve rbs ha ve 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.

                                Intransitively

     In*tran"si*tive*ly,  adv.  (Gram.)  Without an object following; in
     the manner of an intransitive verb.

                                  In transitu

     In`  tran"si*tu  (?).  [L.]  (Law)  In transit; during passage; as,
     goods in transitu.

                                Intransmissible

     In`trans*mis"si*ble (?), a. Not capable of being transmitted.

                               Intransmutability

     In`trans*mu`ta*bil"i*ty    (?),    n.    The   quality   of   being
     intransmutable.

                                Intransmutable

     In`trans*mut"a*ble  (?),  a.  Not  capable  of  being transmuted or
     changed into another substance.

                                    Intrant

     In"trant  (?),  a.  [L.  intrans,  p.  pr. of intrare to enter. See
     Enter.] Entering; penetrating.

                                    Intrant

     In"trant,  n.  One  who  enters; especially, a person entering upon
     some office or station. Hume.

                                 Intranuclear

     In`tra*nu"cle*ar  (?), a. (Biol.) Within the nucleus of a cell; as.
     the  intranuclear  network  of fibrils, seen in the first stages of
     karyokinesis.

                                    Intrap

     In*trap" (?), v. t. See Entrap. Spenser.

                                 Intraparietal

     In"tra*pa*ri"e*tal   (?),   a.  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

                                 Intrapetiolar

     In`tra*pet"i*o*lar  (?), a. (Bot.) 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.

                               Intraterritorial

     In`tra*ter`ri*to"ri*al (?), a. Within the territory or a territory.

                                 Intrathoracic

     In`tra*tho*rac"ic (?), a. Within the thora

                                 Intratropical

     In`tra*trop"ic*al (?), a. Within the tropics.

                                 Intrauterine

     In`tra*u"ter*ine   (?),   a.   Within   the  uterus  or  womb;  as,
     intrauterine hemorrhage.

                                 Intravalvular

     In`tra*valv"u*lar (?), a. Between valves.

                                  Intravenous

     In`tra*ve"nous (?), a. Within the veins.

                               Intraventricular

     In`tra*ven*tric"u*lar (?), a. Within or between ventricles.

                                  Intreasure

     In*treas"ure (?; 135), v. t. To lay up, as in a treasury; to hoard.
     [Obs.] Shak.

                                    Intreat

     In*treat" (?), v. t. See Entreat. Spenser.

                                  Intreatable

     In*treat"a*ble  (?),  a.  [Pref.  in-  not  + treatable.] Not to be
     entreated; inexorable.

                                  Intreatance

     In*treat"ance (?), n. Entreaty. [Obs.] Holland.

                                  Intreatful

     In*treat"ful (?), a. Full of entreaty. [Obs.] Spenser.

                                   Intrench

     In*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.

                                   Intrench

     In*trench",  v. i. 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.

                                  Intrenchant

     In*trench"ant (?), a. [Pref. in- not + trenchant.] 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.

                                 Intrenchment

     In*trench"ment (?), n. [From Intrench.]

     1. The act of intrenching or the state of being intrenched.

     2.  (Mil.)  Any  defensive  work consisting of at least a trench or
     ditch  and a parapet made from the earth thrown up in making such a
     ditch.

     On our side, we have thrown up intrenchments on Winter and Prospect
     Hills. Washington.

     3. Any defense or protection.

     4. An encroachment or infringement.

     The slight intrenchment upon individual freedom. Southey.

                                   Intrepid

     In*trep"id  (?),  a.  [L.  intrepidus: cf. F. intr\'82pide. See In-
     not,   and  Trepidation.]  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.

                                  Intrepidity

     In`tre*pid"i*ty  (?), n. [Cf. F. intr\'82pidit\'82.] 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. See
     Courage, Heroism.

                                  Intrepidly

     In*trep"id*ly  (?),  adv.  In  an  intrepid  manner;  courageously;
     resolutely.

                                  Intricable

     In"tri*ca*ble (?), a. [See Intricate.] Entangling. [Obs.] Shelton.

                                   Intricacy

     In"tri*ca*cy  (?),  n.;  pl. Intricacies (#). [From Intricate.] 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. [L. intricatus, p. p. of intricare to entangle,
     perplex.  Cf. Intrigue, Extricate.] 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.

                                   Intricate

     In"tri*cate (?), v. t. To entangle; to involve; to make perplexing.
     [Obs.]

     It  makes men troublesome, and intricates all wise discourses. Jer.
     Taylor.

                                  Intricately

     In"tri*cate*ly (?), adv. In an intricate manner.

                                 Intricateness

     In"tri*cate*ness,  n.  The  state  or  quality  of being intricate;
     intricacy.

                                  Intrication

     In`tri*ca"tion (?), n. Entanglement. [Obs.]

                                  Intrigante

     In`tri`gante" (?), n. [F.] A female intriguer.
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                                   Intrigue

     In*trigue"  (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Intrigued (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
     Intriguing.]  [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.

                                   Intrigue

     In*trigue",   v.  t.  To  fill  with  artifice  and  duplicity;  to
     complicate; to embarrass. [Obs.]

     How  doth  it  [sin]  perplex and intrique the whole course of your
     lives! Dr. J. Scott.

                                   Intrigue

     In*trigue", n. [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
     different sexes; an amour; a liaison.

     The  hero  of  a  comedy  is  represented  victorious  in  all  his
     intrigues. Swift.

     Syn. -- Plot; scheme; conspiracy; machination.

                                   Intriguer

     In*trigu"er (?), n. One who intrigues.

                                  Intriguery

     In*trigu"er*y (?), n. Arts or practice of intrigue.

                                 Intriguingly

     In*trigu"ing*ly  (?),  adv.  By  means  of,  or  in  the manner of,
     intrigue.

                                   Intrinse

     In*trinse"  (?), a. [See Intrinsic, and Intense.] 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.  [L. intrinsecus inward, on the inside; intra
     within  +  secus  otherwise,  beside;  akin  to  E.  second: cf. F.
     intrins\'8aque. 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.)  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.

                                   Intrinsic

   In*trin"sic, n. A genuine quality. [Obs.] Warburton.

                                  Intrinsical

   In*trin"sic*al (?), a. [Formerly written intrinsecal.]

   1. Intrinsic.

   2. Intimate; closely familiar. [Obs.] Sir H. Wotton.

                                Intrinsicality

   In*trin`si*cal"i*ty (?), n. The quality of

                                 Intrinsically

   In*trin"sic*al*ly (?), adv. Internally;

     A lie is a thing absolutely and intrinsically evil. South.

                                Intrinsicalness

   In*trin"sic*al*ness,    n.   The   quality   of   being   intrinsical;
   intrinsicality.

                                 Intrinsicate

   In*trin"si*cate (?), a. Intricate. [Obs.] Shak.

                                    Intro-

   In"tro-  (?). [L. intro, adv., inwardly, within. See Inter-.] A prefix
   signifying  within,  into,  in, inward; as, introduce, introreception,
   introthoracic.

                                 Introcession

   In`tro*ces"sion  (?), n. [L. introcedere, introcessum, to go in; intro
   within  +  cedere  to  go.]  (Med.) A depression, or inward sinking of
   parts.

                                   Introduce

   In`tro*duce"  (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Introduced (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Introducing  (?).] [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.

                                 Introducement

   In`tro*duce"ment (?), n. Introduction. [Obs.]

                                  Introducer

   In`tro*du"cer (?), n. One who, or that which, introduces.

                                   Introduct

   In`tro*duct" (?), v. t. To introduce. [Obs.]

                                 Introduction

   In`tro*duc"tion  (?),  n.  [L.  introductio:  cf. F. introduction. See
   Introduce.]

   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.

                                 Introductive

   In`tro*duc"tive  (?),  a.  [Cf. F. introductif.] Serving to introduce;
   introductory. -- In`tro*duc"tive*ly, adv.

                                  Introductor

   In`tro*duc"tor (?), n. [L.] An introducer. [Obs.]

                                Introductorily

   In`tro*duc"to*ri*ly (?), adv. By way of introduction.

                                 Introductory

   In`tro*duc"to*ry  (?),  a.  [L.  itroductorius: cf. F. introductoire.]
   Serving  to  introduce  something else; leading to the main subject or
   business;  preliminary;  prefatory;  as,  introductory proceedings; an
   introductory discourse.

                                 Introductress

   In`tro*duc"tress (?), n. A female introducer.

                                  Introflexed

   In`tro*flexed" (?), a. Flexed or bent inward.

                                 Introgression

   In`tro*gres"sion  (?),  n. [L. introgressus, p. p. of introgredi to go
   in; intro- within + gradi to step, go.] The act of going in; entrance.
   Blount.

                                    Introit

   In*tro"it  (?),  n.  [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.) An anthem or psalm sung before the Communion service.

   4. Any composition of vocal music appropriate to the opening of church
   services.

                                 Intromission

   In`tro*mis"sion (?), n. [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) An intermeddling with the affairs of another, either on
   legal grounds or without authority.

                                   Intromit

   In`tro*mit"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  & p. p. Intromitted; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Intromitting.]  [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.

                                   Intromit

   In`tro*mit",  v.  i.  (Scots  Law)  To intermeddle with the effects or
   goods of another.

                                 Intromittent

   In`tro*mit"tent (?), a. [L. intromittens, p. pr.]

   1. Throwing, or allowing to pass, into or within.

   2. (Zo\'94l.) Used in copulation; -- said of the external reproductive
   organs  of  the  males  of many animals, and sometimes of those of the
   females.

                                  Intromitter

   In`tro*mit"ter (?), n. One who intromits.

                                 Intropression

   In`tro*pres"sion (?), n. Pressure acting within. [R.]

                                Introreception

   In`tro*re*cep"tion  (?),  n.  The  act  of  admitting  into or within.
   Hammond.

                                   Introrse

   In*trorse"  (?), a. [L. introrsus inward, contr. from introversus. See
   Introvert.] (Bot.) Turning or facing inward, or toward the axis of the
   part to which it belongs. Gray.

                                  Introspect

   In`tro*spect"  (?), v. t. [L. introspectus, p. p. introspicere to look
   into;  intro  within  +  specere  to  look.  See Spy.] To look into or
   within; to view the inside of. Bailey.

                                 Introspection

   In`tro*spec"tion  (?), n. [Cf. F. introspection.] 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.

                               Introspectionist

   In`tro*spec"tion*ist,  n.  (Metaph.)  One  given  to the introspective
   method of examining the phenomena of the soul.

                                 Introspective

   In`tro*spec"tive (?), a. [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.

                                   Introsume

   In`tro*sume"  (?),  v.  t. [Pref. intro- + L. sumere to take.] To draw
   in; to swallow. [Obs.] Evelyn.

                                Introsusception

   In`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.) Same as Intussusception.

                                 Introvenient

   In`tro*ven"ient  (?),  a.  [L.  introveniens, p. pr. of introvenire to
   come in; intro within + venire to come.] Coming in together; entering;
   commingling. [R.] Sir T. Browne.

                                 Introversion

   In`tro*ver"sion  (?),  n. [See Introvert.] The act of introverting, or
   the  state  of  being introverted; the act of turning the mind inward.
   Berkeley.

                                   Introvert

   In`tro*vert"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp. & p. p. Introverted; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Introverting.] [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. [L. intrudere, intrusum; pref. in- in + trudere
   to thrust, akin to E. threat. See Threat.] 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.

                                    Intrude

   In*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.) The cause to enter or force a way, as into the crevices of
   rocks. Syn. -- To obtrude; encroach; infringe; intrench; trespass. See
   Obtrude.

                                   Intruded

   In*trud"ed (?), p. a. (Geol.) Same as Intrusive.

                                   Intruder

   In*trud"er  (?),  n.  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.

                                  Intrudress

   In*trud"ress (?), n. A female intruder.

                                    Intrunk

   In*trunk" (?), v. t. To inclose as in a trunk; to incase. [R.] Ford.

                                   Intrusion

   In*tru"sion (?), n. [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.)  The  penetrating of one rock, while in a plastic or metal
   state, into the cavities of another.

   3.  (Law)  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.)  The  settlement  of  a minister over 3 congregation
   without their consent.

                                  Intrusional

   In*tru"sion*al (?), a. Of or pertaining to intrusion.

                                 Intrusionist

   In*tru"sion*ist,  n.  One who intrudes; especially, one who favors the
   appointment  of  a  clergyman  to  a  parish, by a patron, against the
   wishes of the parishioners.

                                   Intrusive

   In*tru"sive  (?),  a.  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.<-- e.g. dikes, igneous rock injected
   into a fissure --> -- In*tru"sive*ly, adv. -- In*tru"sive*ness, n.
   
                                    Intrust
                                       
   In*trust"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Intrusted,  p. pr. & vb. n.
   Intrusting.] 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.
   
                                  Intubation
                                       
   In`tu*ba"tion  (?),  n. [Pref. in- in + tube.] (Med.) The introduction
   of a tube into an organ to keep it open, as into the larynx in croup.
   
                                   Intuition
                                       
   In`tu*i"tion  (?),  n.  [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.

                                  Intuitional

   In`tu*i"tion*al  (?),  a.  Pertaining  to, or derived from, intuition;
   characterized by intuition; perceived by intuition; intuitive.

                                Intuitionalism

   In`tu*i"tion*al*ism (?), n. (Metaph.) The doctrine that the perception
   or recognition of primary truth is intuitive, or direct and immediate;
   -- opposed to sensationalism, and experientialism.

                                Intuitionalist

   In`tu*i"tion*al*ist, n. One who holds the doctrine of intuitionalism.

                                 Intuitionism

   In`tu*i"tion*ism (?), n. Same as Intuitionalism.

                                 Intuitionist

   In`tu*i"tion*ist, n. Same as Intuitionalist. Bain.

                                   Intuitive

   In*tu"i*tive (?), a. [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.

                                  Intuitively

   In*tu"i*tive*ly, adv. In an intuitive manner.

                                  Intuitivism

   In*tu"i*tiv*ism (?), n. The doctrine that the ideas of right and wrong
   are intuitive. J. Grote.

                                   Intumesce

   In`tu*mesce"  (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Intumesced (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Intumescing  (?).]  [L. intumescere; pref. in- in + tumescere to swell
   up,  incho. fr. tumere to swell. See Tumid.] 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.

                                 Intumescence

   In`tu*mes"cence (?), n. [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.

                                  Intumescent

   In`tu*mes"cent   (?),   a.  [L.  intumescens,  p.  pr.]  Swelling  up;
   expanding.

                                  Intumulated

   In*tu"mu*la`ted  (?),  a. [L. intumulatus. See In- not, and Tumulate.]
   Unburied. [Obs.]

                                    Intune

   In*tune" (?), v. t. To intone. Cf. Entune.

                                  Inturbidate

   In*tur"bid*ate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inturbidated (?); p. pr. & vb.
   n.  Inturbidating.]  [Pref.  in-  in  +  turbid.] 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. [L. inturgescens, p. pr. of inturgescere to
   swell  up.  See  1st  In-,  and  Turgescent.]  A  swelling; the act of
   swelling, or state of being swelled. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
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                                    Intuse

   In"tuse  (?),  n.  [L.  intundere  to  bruise; pref. in- in + tundere,
   tusum, to beat, bruise.] A bruise; a contusion. [Obs.] Spenser.

                                Intussuscepted

   In`tus*sus*cep"ted  (?),  a. [See Intussusception.] Received into some
   other thing or part, as a sword into a sheath; invaginated.

                                Intussusception

   In`tus*sus*cep"tion  (?),  n.  [L.  intus  within  +  susception.  Cf.
   Introsusception.]

   1. The reception of one part within another.

   2.  (Med.)  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.)  The  interposition  of new particles of formative material
   among those already existing, as in a cell wall, or in a starch grain.

   4. (Physiol.) 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.

                                    Intwine

   In*twine"  (?),  v.  t.  [Cf.  Entwine.]  To  twine  or twist into, or
   together;  to wreathe; as, a wreath of flowers intwined. [Written also
   entwine.]

                                    Intwine

   In*twine", v. i. To be or to become intwined.

                                  Intwinement

   In*twine"ment  (?),  n.  The  act  of  twinning, or the state of being
   intwined.

                                    Intwist

   In*twist"  (?),  v.  t.  [Cf.  Entwist.] To twist into or together; to
   interweave. [Written also entwist.]

                                    Inuendo

   In`u*en"do (?), n. See Innuendo.

                                    Inulin

   In"u*lin  (?),  n.  [From  NL.  Inula Helenium, the elecampane: cf. F.
   inuline.]  (Chem.)  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.<--  also  =  alant  starch.  a polysaccharide found in Compositae
   [MI11]-->

                                    Inuloid

   In"u*loid  (?),  n.  [Inulin  +  -oid.] (Chem.) A substance resembling
   inulin, found in the unripe bulbs of the dahila.

                                   Inumbrate

   In*um"brate  (?),  v. t. [L. inumbratus, p. p. of inumbrare to shade.]
   To shade; to darken. [Obs.]

                                   Inuncted

   In*unc"ted (?), a. [See Inunction.] Anointed. [Obs.] Cockeram.

                                   Inunction

   In*unc"tion  (?),  n. [L. inunctio, fr. inungere, inunctum, to anoint.
   See 1st In-, and Unction.] 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.

                                 Inunctuosity

   In*unc`tu*os"i*ty  (?;  135),  n. The want of unctuosity; freedom from
   greasiness  or  oiliness;  as,  the  inunctuosity  of  porcelain clay.
   Kirwan.

                                   Inundant

   In*un"dant  (?),  a.  [L.  inundans, p. pr. of inundare.] Overflowing.
   [R.] Shenstone.

                                   Inundate

   In*un"date  (?),  v.  t.  [imp. & p. p. Inundated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Inundating.]  [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.

                                  Inundation

   In`un*da"tion (?), n. [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.

                                Inunderstanding

   In*un`der*stand"ing (?), a. Void of understanding. [Obs.] Bp. Pearson.

                                   Inurbane

   In`ur*bane"  (?), a. [L. inurbanus. See In- not, and Urbane.] Uncivil;
   unpolished;    rude.    M.   Arnold.   --   In`ur*bane"ly,   adv.   --
   In`ur*bane"ness, n.

                                  Inurbanity

   In`ur*ban"i*ty  (?),  n.  [Cf.  F. inurbanit\'82.] Want of urbanity or
   courtesy;  unpolished  manners  or deportment; inurbaneness; rudeness.
   Bp. Hall.

                                     Inure

   In*ure" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inured (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Inuring.]
   [From  pref. in- in + ure use, work. See Ure use, practice, Opera, and
   cf.  Manure.]  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.

                                     Inure

   In*ure",  v.  i.  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.]

                                   Inurement

   In*ure"ment (?), n. Use; practice; discipline; habit; custom.

                                     Inurn

   In*urn"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Inurned  (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Inurning.] To put in an urn, as the ashes of the dead; hence, to bury;
   to intomb.

     The sepulcher Wherein we saw thee quietly inurned. Shak.

                                   Inusitate

   In*u"si*tate  (?), a. [L. inunsitatus unusual. See Use.] Unusual. [R.]
   Bramhall.

                                  Inusitation

   In*u"si*ta"tion (?), n. Want of use; disuse. [R.] Paley.

                                     Inust

   In*ust" (?), a. [L. inurere, inustum, to burn in; pref. in- in + urere
   to burn.] Burnt in. [Obs.]

                                   Inustion

   In*us"tion (?), n. The act of burning or branding. [Obs.] T. Adams.

                                    Inutile

   In*u"tile  (?),  a. [L. inutilis: cf. F. inutile. See In- not, Utile.]
   Useless; unprofitable. [Obs.] Bacon.

                                   Inutility

   In`u*til"i*ty   (?),   n.   [L.   inutilitas:  cf.  F.  inutilit\'82.]
   Uselessness;  the quality of being unprofitable; unprofitableness; as,
   the inutility of vain speculations and visionary projects.

                                  Inutterable

   In*ut"ter*a*ble (?), a. Unutterable; inexpressible. Milton.

                                   In vacuo

   In`  vac"u*o  (?).  [L.]  (Physics)  In  a vacuum; in empty space; as,
   experiments in vacuo.

                                    Invade

   In*vade"  (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Invaded; p. pr. & vb. n. Invading.]
   [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.

                                    Invade

   In*vade", v. i. To make an invasion. Brougham.

                                    Invader

   In*vad"er  (?),  n.  One  who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an
   intruder.

                                  Invaginate

   In*vag"i*nate (?), v. t. 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.

                                 Invagination

   In*vag`i*na"tion (?), n. [L. pref. in- + vagina sheath.]

   1. (Biol.) The condition of an invaginated organ or part.

   2.  (Biol.) One of the methods by which the various germinal layers of
   the ovum are differentiated.

     NOTE: &hand; 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.  [L.  invalescens,  p. pr. of invalescere to
   become strong. See 1st In-, and Convalesce.] Strength; health. [Obs.]

                                Invaletudinary

   In*val`e*tu"di*na*ry (?), a. Wanting health; valetudinary. [R.]

                                    Invalid

   In*val"id  (?),  a.  [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)  Having  no  force,  effect, or efficacy; void; null; as, an
   invalid contract or agreement.

                                    Invalid

   In"va*lid  (?;  277),  n.  [F. invalide, n. & a., L. invalidus, a. See
   Invalid  null.]  A  person who is weak and infirm; one who is disabled
   for active service; especially, one in chronic ill health.

                                    Invalid

   In"va*lid  (?), a. [See Invalid, n.] Not well; feeble; infirm; sickly;
   as, he had an invalid daughter.

                                    Invalid

   In"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.

                                  Invalidate

   In*val"i*date  (?),  v. t. [imp. & p. p. Invalidated (?); p. pr. & vb.
   n. Invalidating.] [From Invalid null.] 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.

                                 Invalidation

   In*val`i*da"tion  (?),  n.  The  act  of inavlidating, or the state of
   being invalidated.

     So many invalidations of their right. Burke.

                                   Invalide

   In`va*lide" (?), n. [F.] See Invalid, n.

                                  Invalidism

   In"va*lid*ism   (?),   n.  The  condition  of  an  invalid;  sickness;
   infirmity.

                                  Invalidity

   In`va*lid"i*ty  (?), n. [Cf. F. invalidit\'82, 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.

                                  Invalidness

   In*val"id*ness (?), n. Invalidity; as, the invalidness of reasoning.

                                  Invalorous

   In*val"or*ous (?), a. Not valorous; cowardly.

                                  Invaluable

   In*val"u*a*ble   (?),  a.  Valuable  beyond  estimation;  inestimable;
   priceless; precious.

                                  Invaluably

   In*val"u*a*bly, adv. Inestimably. Bp. Hall.

                                   Invalued

   In*val"ued (?), a. Inestimable. [R.] Drayton.

                                 Invariability

   In*va`ri*a*bil"i*ty  (?), n. [Cf. F. invariabilit\'82.] The quality of
   being invariable; invariableness; constancy; uniformity.

                                  Invariable

   In*va"ri*a*ble  (?), a. [Pref. in- not + variable: cf. F. invariable.]
   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.

                                  Invariable

   In*va"ri*a*ble (?), n. (Math.) An invariable quantity; a constant.

                                  Invariance

   In*va"ri*ance  (?),  n.  (Math.)  The property of remaining invariable
   under prescribed or implied conditions. J. J. Sylvester.

                                   Invariant

   In*va"ri*ant  (?),  n. (Math.) 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.

                                   Invasion

   In*va"sion (?), n. [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.

                                   Invasive

   In*va"sive  (?),  a.  [LL.  invasivus:  cf.  F.  invasif. See Invade.]
   Tending  to  invade;  characterized by invasion; aggressive. "Invasive
   war." Hoole.

                                    Invect

   In*vect" (?), v. i. To inveigh. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.

                                   Invected

   In*vec"ted  (?),  a.  [L.  invectus  carried  in. See Inveigh.] (Her.)
   Having  a border or outline composed of semicircles with the convexity
   outward; -- the opposite of engrailed.

                                   Invection

   In*vec"tion (?), n. [L. invectio. See Inveigh.] An inveighing against;
   invective. [Obs.] Fulke.

                                   Invective

   In*vec"tive  (?),  a.  [L.  invectivus: cf. F. invectif. See Inveigh.]
   Characterized   by   invection;   critical;  denunciatory;  satirical;
   abusive; railing.

                                   Invective

   In*vec"tive,  n. [F. invective.] 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.
   See Abuse.

                                  Invectively

   In*vec"tive*ly, adv. In an invective manner. Shak.

                                    Inveigh

   In*veigh"  (?),  v.  i.  [imp.  & p. p. Inveighed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Inveighing.]  [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.] 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.

                                   Inveigher

   In*veigh"er (?), n. One who inveighs.

                                   Inveigle

   In*vei"gle  (?),  v.  t.  [imp. & p. p. Inveigled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Inveigling  (?).]  [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. \'85, L. ad. See
   Ocular.]  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.

                                 Inveiglement

   In*vei"gle*ment  (?),  n. The act of inveigling, or the state of being
   inveigled; that which inveigles; enticement; seduction. South.

                                   Inveigler

   In*vei"gler (?), n. One who inveigles.

                                    Inveil

   In*veil" (?), v. t. To cover, as with a vail. W. Browne.

                                 Invendibility

   In*vend`i*bil"i*ty   (?),   n.   The   quality  of  being  invendible;
   invendibleness; unsalableness.

                                  Invendible

   In*vend"i*ble  (?),  a.  [L. invendibilis. See In- not, and Vendible.]
   Not vendible or salable. Jefferson. -- In*vend"i*ble*ness, n.

                                    Invenom

   In*ven"om (?), v. t. See Envenom.

                                    Invent

   In*vent"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Invented;  p.  pr.  & vb. n.
   Inventing.]  [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. See Come.]

   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.

                                   Inventer

   In*vent"er (?), n. One who invents.

                                   Inventful

   In*vent"ful (?), a. Full of invention. J. Gifford.

                                  Inventible

   In*vent"i*ble (?), a. Capable of being invented.

                                Inventibleness

   In*vent"i*ble*ness, n. Quality of being inventible.

                                   Invention

   In*ven"tion (?), n. [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.
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     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.)  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.

                                  Inventious

   In*ven"tious (?), a. Inventive. [Obs.]

                                   Inventive

   In*vent"ive  (?),  a. [Cf. F. inventif.] Able and apt to invent; quick
   at  contrivance; ready at expedients; as, an inventive head or genius.
   Dryden. -- In*vent"ive*ly, adv. -- In*vent"ive*ness, n.

                                   Inventor

   In*vent"or  (?),  n.  [L.: cf. F. inventeur.] One who invents or finds
   out something new; a contriver; especially, one who invents mechanical
   devices.

                                  Inventorial

   In`ven*to"ri*al   (?),  a.  Of  or  pertaining  to  an  inventory.  --
   In`ven*to"ri*al*ly, adv. Shak.

                                   Inventory

   In"ven*to*ry  (?),  n.;  pl. Inventories (#). [L. inventarium: cf. LL.
   inventorium,  F.  inventaire,  OF.  also  inventoire.  See Invent.] 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.

                                   Inventory

   In"ven*to*ry,  v.  t.  [imp.  & p. p. Inventoried (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Inventorying.]  [Cf. F. inventorier.] 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.

                                  Inventress

   In*vent"ress  (?),  n.  [Cf. L. inventrix, F. inventrice.] A woman who
   invents. Dryden.

                                  Inveracity

   In`ve*rac"i*ty (?), n. Want of veracity.

                               Inverisimilitude

   In*ver`i*si*mil"i*tude  (?),  n. Want of verisimilitude or likelihood;
   improbability.

                                    Inverse

   In*verse"  (?),  a.  [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.)  Inverted;  having  a  position  or  mode of attachment the
   reverse of that which is usual.

   3.  (Math.)  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.
   
                                    Inverse
                                       
   In"verse, n. That which is inverse. 

     Thus  the  course  of  human  study is the inverse of the course of
     things in nature. Tatham.

                                   Inversely

   In*verse"ly  (?), adv. In an inverse order or manner; by inversion; --
   opposed    to   directly.   Inversely   proportional.   See   Directly
   proportional, under Directly, and Inversion, 4.

                                   Inversion

   In*ver"sion (?), n. [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.)  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.) 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.)  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.)  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.)  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.) 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.)  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: &hand; Th e te rms in vert an d 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.

                                    Invert

   In*vert"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Inverted;  p.  pr.  & vb. n.
   Inverting.]  [L.  invertere, inversum; pref. in- in + vertere to turn.
   See Verse.]

   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.)  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.)  To  convert;  to reverse; to decompose by, or subject to,
   inversion. See Inversion, n., 10.

                                    Invert

   In*vert", v. i. (Chem.) To undergo inversion, as sugar.

                                    Invert

   In"vert  (?),  a.  (Chem.)  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.

                                    Invert

   In"vert, n. (Masonry) An inverted arch.

                                  Invertebral

   In*ver"te*bral (?), a. (Zo\'94l.) Same as Invertebrate.

                                 Invertebrata

   In*ver`te*bra"ta  (?),  n.  pl.  [NL.,  fr.  L.  in- not + vertebratus
   vertebrate.]   (Zo\'94l.)  A  comprehensive  division  of  the  animal
   kingdom, including all except the Vertebrata.

                                 Invertebrate

   In*ver"te*brate  (?), a. (Zo\'94l.) Destitute of a backbone; having no
   vertebr\'91;  of  or  pertaining to the Invertebrata. -- n. One of the
   Invertebrata. Age of invertebrates. See Age, and Silurian.

                                 Invertebrated

   In*ver"te*bra`ted (?), a. Having no backbone; invertebrate.

                                   Inverted

   In*vert"ed (?), a.

   1.   Changed   to   a  contrary  or  counterchanged  order;  reversed;
   characterized by inversion.

   2. (Geol.) 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.

                                  Invertedly

   In*vert"ed*ly, adv. In an inverted order. Derham.

                                  Invertible

   In*vert"i*ble (?), a. [From Invert.]

   1. Capable of being inverted or turned.

   2.  (Chem.)  Capable  of  being  changed  or converted; as, invertible
   sugar.

                                  Invertible

   In*vert"i*ble,  a.  [Pref.  in-  not  +  L.  vertere to turn + -ible.]
   Incapable of being turned or changed.

     An indurate and invertible conscience. Cranmer.

                                   Invertin

   In*vert"in  (?),  n.  (Physiol.  Chem.)  An  unorganized ferment which
   causes cane sugar to take up a molecule of water and be converted into
   invert sugar.

                                    Invest

   In*vest"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Invested;  p.  pr.  & vb. n.
   Investing.]  [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.)  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.

                                    Invest

   In*vest" (?), v. i. To make an investment; as, to invest in stocks; --
   usually followed by in.

                                  Investient

   In*vest"ient  (?),  a. [L. investiens, p. pr. of investire.] Covering;
   clothing. [R.] Woodward.

                                 Investigable

   In*ves"ti*ga*ble (?), a. [L. investigabilis. See Investigate.] Capable
   or susceptible of being investigated; admitting research. Hooker.

                                 Investigable

   In*ves"ti*ga*ble,  a. [L. investigabilis. See In- not, and Vestigate.]
   Unsearchable; inscrutable. [Obs.]

     So  unsearchable the judgment and so investigable the ways thereof.
     Bale.

                                  Investigate

   In*ves"ti*gate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Investigated (?); p. pr. & vb.
   n.   Investigating.]   [L.  investigatus,  p.  p.  of  investigare  to
   investigate;  pref.  in- in + vestigare to track, trace. See Vestige.]
   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.

                                  Investigate

   In*ves"ti*gate,  v.  i. To pursue a course of investigation and study;
   to make investigation.

                                 Investigation

   In*ves`ti*ga"tion (?), n. [L. investigatio: cf. F. investigation.] 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.

                                 Investigative

   In*ves"ti*ga*tive   (?),   a.  Given  to  investigation;  inquisitive;
   curious; searching.

                                 Investigator

   In*ves"ti*ga`tor  (?), n. [L.: cf. F. investigateur.] One who searches
   diligently into a subject.

                                  Investiture

   In*ves"ti*ture (?; 135), n. [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) 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.

                                   Investive

   In*vest"ive (?), a. Investing. [R.] Mir. for Mag.

                                  Investment

   In*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.)  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.

                                   Investor

   In*vest"or (?), n. One who invests.

                                   Investure

   In*ves"ture (?; 135), n. Investiture; investment. [Obs.] Bp. Burnet.

                                   Investure

   In*ves"ture, v. t. To clothe; to invest; to install. [Obs.] "Monks . .
   . investured in their copes." Fuller.

                                  Inveteracy

   In*vet"er*a*cy (?), n. [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. [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.

                                  Inveterate

   In*vet"er*ate (?), v. t. To fix and settle by long continuance. [Obs.]
   Bacon.

                                 Inveterately

   In*vet"er*ate*ly   (?),  adv.  In  an  inveterate  manner  or  degree.
   "Inveterately tough." Hawthorne.

                                Inveterateness

   In*vet"er*ate*ness, n. Inveteracy. Sir T. Browne.

                                 Inveteration

   In*vet`er*a"tion   (?),   n.  [L.  inveteratio.]  The  act  of  making
   inveterate. [R.] Bailey.

                                    Invict

   In*vict"  (?),  a. [L. invictus. See In- not, and Victor.] Invincible.
   [Obs.] Joye.

                                   Invidious

   In*vid"i*ous  (?),  a. [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, Invigilancy

   In*vig"i*lance  (?), In*vig"i*lan*cy (?), n. [in- not + vigilance: cf.
   OF.   invigilance.]   Want   of   vigilance;   neglect   of  watching;
   carelessness.
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                                    Invigor

   In*vig"or (?), v. t. To invigorate. [Obs.]

                                  Invigorate

   In*vig"or*ate  (?),  v. t. [imp. & p. p. Invigorated (?); p. pr. & vb.
   n.  Invigorating.]  [Pref.  in-  in  +  vigor.]  To  give vigor to; to
   strengthen; to animate; to give life and energy to.

     Christian   graces  and  virtues  they  can  not  be,  unless  fed,
     invigorated, and animated by universal charity. Atterbury.

   Syn. -- To refresh; animate; exhilarate; stimulate.

                                 Invigoration

   In*vig`or*a"tion  (?),  n.  The  act  of invigorating, or the state of
   being invigorated.

                                    Invile

   In*vile" (?), v. t. To render vile. [Obs.] Daniel.

                                  Invillaged

   In*vil"laged  (?;  48),  p.  a. Turned into, or reduced to, a village.
   [Obs.] W. Browne.

                                 Invincibility

   In*vin`ci*bil"i*ty  (?),  n. [Cf. F. invincibilit\'82.] The quality or
   state of being invincible; invincibleness.

                                  Invincible

   In*vin"ci*ble  (?),  a.  [L.  invincibilis: cf. F. invincible. See In-
   not,  and  Vincible.]  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.    [L.    inviolabilitas:   cf.   F.
   inviolabilit\'82.]   The   quality   or  state  of  being  inviolable;
   inviolableness.

                                  Inviolable

   In*vi"o*la*ble  (?),  a.  [L.  inviolabilis:  cf.  F.  inviolable. See
   Inviolate, 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.

                                Inviolableness

   In*vi"o*la*ble*ness,  n. The quality or state of being inviolable; as,
   the inviolableness of divine justice.

                                  Inviolably

   In*vi"o*la*bly, adv. Without violation.

                                   Inviolacy

   In*vi"o*la*cy (?), n. 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. [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.

                                  Inviolately

   In*vi"o*late*ly (?), adv. In an inviolate manner.

                                  Inviolaness

   In*vi"o*la*ness, n. The state of being inviolate.

                                    Invious

   In"vi*ous  (?),  a.  [L.  invius; pref. in- not + via way.] Untrodden.
   [R.] Hudibras. -- In"vi*ous*ness, n. [R.]

                                   Invirile

   In*vi"rile (?), a. Deficient in manhood; unmanly; effeminate. Lowell.

                                  Invirility

   In`vi*ril"i*ty  (?),  n.  Absence  of virility or manhood; effeminacy.
   Prynne.

                                   Inviscate

   In*vis"cate  (?),  v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inviscated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Inviscating  (?).]  [L.  inviscatus,  p.  p. of inviscare to birdlime;
   pref.  in-  in  + viscum, viscus, the mistletoe, birdlime.] To daub or
   catch  with  glue or birdlime; to entangle with glutinous matter. [R.]
   Sir T. Browne.

                                  Inviscerate

   In*vis"cer*ate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inviscerated (?); p. pr. & vb.
   n.  Inviscerating.] [L. invisceratus, p. p. of inviscerare to put into
   the entrails. See Viscera.] To breed; to nourish. [R.] W. Montagu.

                                  Inviscerate

   In*vis"cer*ate (?), a. [L. invisceratus, p. p.] Deep-seated; internal.
   [R.] W. Montagu.

                                 Invisibility

   In*vis`i*bil"i*ty  (?), n.; pl. Invisibilities (#). [L. invisibilitas:
   cf.  F.  invisibilit\'82.]  The  state  or quality of being invisible;
   also, that which is invisible. "Atoms and invisibilities." Landor.

                                   Invisible

   In*vis"i*ble  (?),  a. [F. invisible, L. invisibilis. See In- not, and
   Visible.]  Incapable  of  being  seen;  not perceptible by vision; not
   visible.

     To us invisible, or dimly seen In these thy lowest works. Milton.

   Invisible  bird  (Zo\'94l.),  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.

                                   Invisible

   In*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.) One of those (as in the 16th century) who denied the
   visibility of the church. Shipley.

                                 Invisibleness

   In*vis"i*ble*ness,  n.  The  quality  or  state  of  being  invisible;
   invisibility.

                                   Invisibly

   In*vis"i*bly, adv. In an invisible manner, Denham.

                                   Invision

   In*vi"sion  (?),  n.  Want of vision or of the power of seeing. [Obs.]
   Sir T. Browne.

                                  Invitation

   In`vi*ta"tion (?), n. [L. invitatio: cf. F. invitation. See Invite.]

   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.

                                  Invitatory

   In*vi"ta*to*ry (?), a. [L. invitatorius: cf. F. invitatoire.] 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 (#). [LL. invitatorium: cf.
   F.  invitatoire.]  That  which  invites;  specifically, the invitatory
   psalm, or a part of it used in worship.

                                    Invite

   In*vite"  (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Invited; p. pr. & vb. n. Inviting.]
   [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 or
   hope; 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.

                                    Invite

   In*vite", v. i. To give invitation. Milton.

                                  Invitement

   In*vite"ment (?), n. Invitation. [Obs.] Chapman.

                                    Inviter

   In*vit"er (?), n. One who, or that which, invites.

                                   Invitiate

   In*vi"ti*ate (?), a. Not vitiated. Lowell.

                                   Inviting

   In*vit"ing  (?),  a.  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.

                                 Invitrifiable

   In*vit"ri*fi`a*ble  (?),  a.  Not  admitting  of  being  vitrified, or
   converted into glass. Kirwan.

                                   Invocate

   In"vo*cate  (?),  v.  t.  [imp. & p. p. Invocated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Invocating  (?).]  [L.  invocatus,  p. p. of invocare. See Invoke.] To
   invoke; to call on, or for, in supplication; to implore.

     If Dagon be thy god, Go to his temple, invocate his aid. Milton.

                                  Invocation

   In`vo*ca"tion (?), n. [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)  A  call or summons; especially, a judicial call, demand, or
   order; as, the invocation of papers or evidence into court.

                                  Invocatory

   In"vo*ca*to*ry (?), a. Making or containing invocation; invoking.

                                    Invoice

   In"voice`  (?),  n.  [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.) 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.

                                    Invoice

   In"voice`, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Invoiced (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Invoicing
   (?).]  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.

                                    Invoke

   In*voke"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Invoked (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Invoking.]  [F.  invoquer,  L.  invocare; pref. in- in, on + vocare to
   call,  fr. vox voice. See Voice, and cf. Invocate.] 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  (?;  277),  n. [Dim. of involucre, or involucrum: cf. F.
   involucelle.]  (Bot.)  A  partial,  secondary, or small involucre. See
   Illust. of Involucre.

                                 Involucellate

   In`vo*lu"cel*late (?), a. (Bot.) Furnished with involucels.

                                 Involucellum

   In`vo*lu*cel"lum (?), n.; pl. Involucella (#). [NL.] See Involucel.

                                  Involucral

   In`vo*lu"cral  (?), a. [Cf. F. involucral.] Pertaining to, possessing,
   or like, an involucrum.

                           Involucrate, Involucrated

   In`vo*lu"crate   (?),   In`vo*lu"cra*ted  (?),  a.  (Bot.)  Having  an
   involucre; involucred.

                                   Involucre

   In"vo*lu`cre  (?;  277),  n.  [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.

                                  Involucred

   In"vo*lu`cred  (?),  a.  (Bot.) Having an involucre, as umbels, heads,
   etc. Martyn.

                                  Involucret

   In`vo*lu"cret (?), n. (Bot.) An involucel.

                                  Involucrum

   In`vo*lu"crum  (?),  n.; pl. L. Involucra (#), E. Involucrums (#). [L.
   See Involucre.]

   1. (Bot.) See Involucre.

   2.  (Zo\'94l.) A sheath which surrounds the base of the lasso cells in
   the Siphonophora.

                                 Involuntarily

   In*vol"un*ta*ri*ly  (?),  adv.  [From  Involuntary.] In an involuntary
   manner; not voluntarily; not intentionally or willingly.

                                Involuntariness

   In*vol"un*ta*ri*ness   (?),   n.   The   quality  or  state  of  being
   involuntary; unwillingness; automatism.

                                  Involuntary

   In*vol"un*ta*ry   (?),   a.   [L.  involuntarius.  See  In-  not,  and
   Voluntary.]

   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, Involuted

   In"vo*lute   (?),  In"vo*lu`ted  (?),  a.  [L.  involutus,  p.  p.  of
   involvere. See Involve.]

   1.  (Bot.)  Rolled  inward  from  the  edges;  --  said  of  leaves in
   vernation, or of the petals of flowers in \'91stivation. Gray.

   2.  (Zo\'94l.) (a) Turned inward at the margin, as the exterior lip of
   the Cyprea. (b) Rolled inward spirally.

                                   Involute

   In"vo*lute,  n.  (Geom.)  A  curve traced by the end of a string wound
   upon  another  curve, or unwound from it; -- called also evolvent. See
   Evolute.

                                  Involution

   In`vo*lu"tion (?), n. [L. involutio: cf. F. involution. See Involve.]

   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.)  The  insertion of one or more clauses between the subject
   and the verb, in a way that involves or complicates the construction.

   5.  (Math.)  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.)  The  relation  which exists between three or more sets of
   points,  a.a\'b7,  b.b\'b7,  c.c\'b7,  so  related to a point O on the
   line,  that the product Oa.Oa\'b7 = Ob.Ob\'b7 = Oc.Oc\'b7 is constant.
   Sets  of  lines or surfaces possessing corresponding properties may be
   in involution.

   7.  (Med.) The return of an enlarged part or organ to its normal size,
   as of the uterus after pregnancy.

                                    Involve

   In*volve"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p. p. Involved (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Involving.]  [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  sing\'8ad 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
     involuntary throng. 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.) 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.

                                   Involved

   In*volved" (?), a. (Zo\'94l.) Same as Involute.

                                 Involvedness

   In*volv"ed*ness (?), n. The state of being involved.

                                  Involvement

   In*volve"ment  (?),  n.  The  act  of involving, or the state of being
   involved. Lew Wallace.

                                   Invulgar

   In*vul"gar  (?),  v. t. [Pref. in- in + vulgar.] To cause to become or
   appear vulgar. [Obs.] Daniel.

                                   Invulgar

   In*vul"gar, a. [Pref. in- not + vulgar.] Not vulgar; refined; elegant.
   [Obs.] Drayton.

                                Invulnerability

   In*vul"ner*a*bil`i*ty  (?), n. [Cf. F. invuln\'82rabilit\'82.] Quality
   or state of being invulnerable.

                                 Invulnerable

   In*vul"ner*a*ble  (?),  a. [L. invulnerabilis: cf. F. invuln\'82rable.
   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.

                               Invulnerableness

   In*vul"ner*a*ble*ness, n. Invulnerability.

                                  Invulnerate

   In*vul"ner*ate (?), a. [L. invulneratus unwounded.] Invulnerable.

                                    Inwall

   In*wall"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p. Inwalled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Inwalling.] To inclose or fortify as with a wall. Spenser.
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                                    Inwall

   In"wall` (?), n. An inner wall; specifically (Metal.), the inner wall,
   or lining, of a blast furnace.

                                    Inward

   In"ward  (?), a. [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.

                                    Inward

   In"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. [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.

                                   Inwardly

   In"ward*ly (?), adv. [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.

                                  Inwardness

   In"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.

                                    Inwards

   In"wards (?), adv. See Inward.

                                    Inweave

   In*weave"  (?),  v.  t.  To  weave  in  or  together;  to  intermix or
   intertwine by weaving; to interlace.

     Down they cast Their crowns, inwove with amaranth and gold. Milton.

                                    Inwheel

   In*wheel" (?), v. t. To encircle. [R.] Beau. & Fl.

                                     Inwit

   In"wit  (?),  n. Inward sense; mind; understanding; conscience. [Obs.]
   Wyclif.

                                    Inwith

   In*with" (?), prep. Within. [Obs.]

     This purse hath she inwith her bosom hid. Chaucer.

                                    Inwork

   In*work" (?), v. t. & i. [Pref. in- + work. Cf. Inwrought.] To work in
   or within.

                                    Itworn

   It"worn` (?), p. a. Worn, wrought, or stamped in. [R.] Milton.

                                    Inwrap

   In*wrap" (?), v. t. [Written also enwrap.]

   1.  To  cover  by  wrapping; to involve; to infold; as, to inwrap in a
   cloak, in smoke, etc.

   2.  To  involve,  as in difficulty or perplexity; to perplex. [R.] Bp.
   Hall.

                                   Inwreathe

   In*wreathe"  (?),  v.  t.  To  surround or encompass as with a wreath.
   [Written also enwreathe.]

     Resplendent locks, inwreathed with beams. Milton.

                                   Inwrought

   In*wrought"  (?),  p.  p.  OR  a.  [Pref.  in- + wrought. Cf. Inwork.]
   Wrought  or worked in or among other things; worked into any fabric so
   as to from a part of its texture; wrought or adorned, as with figures.

     His mantle hairy, and his bonnet sedge, Inwrought with figures dim.
     Milton.

                                      Io

   I"o (?), n.; pl. Ios (#). [L.; cf. Gr. "iw`.] An exclamation of joy or
   triumph; -- often interjectional.

                                     Iod-

   I"od- (?). (Chem.) See Iodo-.

                                     Iodal

   I"o*dal  (?),  n.  [Iod-  + alcohol.] (Chem.) An oily liquid, Cl3.CHO,
   analogous to chloral and bromal.

                                    Iodate

   I"o*date (?), n. (Chem.) A salt of iodic acid.

                                   Iodhydrin

   I`od*hy"drin  (?), n. [Iod- + chlorhydrin.] (Chem.) One of a series of
   compounds containing iodine, and analogous to the chlorhydrins.

                                     Iodic

   I*od"ic  (?),  a.  [Cf.  F.  iodique.  See  Iodine.]  (Chem.)  to,  or
   containing,  iodine; specif., denoting those compounds in which it has
   a  relatively  high  valence;  as, iodic acid. Iodic acid, a monobasic
   acid,  consisting  of  iodine  with  three  parts of oxygen and one of
   hydrogen.

                                    Iodide

   I"o*dide (?), n. (Chem.) A binary compound of iodine, or one which may
   be regarded as binary; as, potassium iodide.

                                    Iodine

   I"o*dine  (?;  104), n. [Gr. iode, iodine. The name was given from the
   violet  color  of  its vapor. See Violet, Idyl.] (Chem.) A nonmetallic
   element,  of the halogen group, occurring always in combination, as in
   the  iodides.  When  isolated  it is in the form of dark gray metallic
   scales,   resembling  plumbago,  soft  but  brittle,  and  emitting  a
   chlorinelike  odor.  Symbol  I. Atomic weight 126.5. If heated, iodine
   volatilizes in beautiful violet vapors.

     NOTE: &hand; Iodine was formerly obtained from the ashes of seaweed
     (kelp  or  varec),  but  is now also extracted from certain natural
     brines.  In the free state, iodine, even in very minute quantities,
     colors  starch  blue.  Iodine and its compounds are largely used in
     medicine  (as in liniments, antisyphilitics, etc.), in photography,
     in  the  preparation  of  aniline  dyes,  and  as  an  indicator in
     titration.

   Iodine  green,  an  artificial green dyestuff, consisting of an iodine
   derivative  of  rosaniline;  --  called  also  night  green. -- Iodine
   scarlet, a pigment of an intense scarlet color, consisting of mercuric
   iodide.  --  Iodine  yellow, a brilliant yellow pigment, consisting of
   plumbic iodide.

                                    Iodism

   I"o*dism  (?),  n. (Med.) A morbid state produced by the use of iodine
   and  its  compounds, and characterized by palpitation, depression, and
   general emaciation, with a pustular eruption upon the skin.

                                    Iodize

   I"o*dize  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Iodized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Iodizing  (?).]  To  treat or impregnate with iodine or its compounds;
   as,  to  iodize  a  plate for photography. R. Hunt. <-- iodized salt =
   table salt to which an iodide compound has been added as a nutritional
   supplement to prevent goiter -->

                                    Iodizer

   I"o*di`zer (?), n. One who, or that which, iodizes.

                                  Iodo-, Iod-

   I"o*do-   (?),  I"od-  (?).  (Chem.)  A  prefix,  or  combining  from,
   indicating iodine as an ingredient; as, iodoform.

                                   Iodoform

   I*od"o*form  (?), n. [Iodo- + formyl. See Formyl, and cf. Chloroform.]
   (Chem.)  A  yellow,  crystalline,  volatile substance, CI3H, having an
   offensive  odor and sweetish taste, and analogous to chloroform. It is
   used  in  medicine as a healing and antiseptic dressing for wounds and
   sores.

                                  Iodoquinine

   I`o*do*qui"nine (?), n. [Iodo- + quinine.] (Chem.) A iodide of quinine
   obtained  as  a  brown  substance,. It is the base of herapathite. See
   Herapathite.

                                    Iodous

   I"o*dous  (?),  a.  (Chem.)  Pertaining to, or containing, iodine. See
   -ous (chemical suffix). Iodous acid, a hypothetical acid, analogous to
   chlorous acid.

                                    Ioduret

   I*od"u*ret (?), n. (Chem.) Iodide. [Obs.]

                                   Iodyrite

   I*od"y*rite  (?), n. [From Iodine.] (Min.) Silver iodide, a mineral of
   a yellowish color.

                                    Iolite

   I"o*lite  (?), n. [Gr. -lite.] (Min.) A silicate of alumina, iron, and
   magnesia,  having a bright blue color and vitreous luster; cordierite.
   It is remarkable for its dichroism, and is also called dichroite.

                                    Io moth

   I"o  moth`  (?;  115).  (Zo\'94l.)  A large and handsome American moth
   (Hyperchiria  Io),  having  a  large, bright-colored spot on each hind
   wing,  resembling  the  spots  on  the tail of a peacock. The larva is
   covered with prickly hairs, which sting like nettles.

                                     -ion

   -ion  (?;  106).  [L.  -io,  acc.  -ionem: cf. F. -ion.] A noun suffix
   denoting  act,  process,  result  of  an act or a process, thing acted
   upon,  state,  or  condition;  as,  revolution,  the act or process of
   revolving;  construction,  the act or process of constructing; a thing
   constructed;  dominion,  territory  ruled  over;  subjection, state of
   being subject; dejection; abstraction.

                                      Ion

   I"on  (?),  n.  [Gr. (Elec. Chem.) One of the elements which appear at
   the  respective  poles  when  a  body is subjected to electro-chemical
   decomposition.  Cf.  Anion,  Cation.  <--  an  atom  or  goup of atoms
   (radical) carrying an electrical charge. Contrasted with neutral atoms
   or  molecules,  and  free  radicals. Certain compounds, such as sodium
   chloride,   are   composed   of   complementary   ions  in  the  solid
   (crystalline)  as  well  as in solution. Others, notable acids such as
   hydrogen  chloride,  may occur as neutral molecules in the pure liquid
   or   gas  forms,  and  ionize  almost  completely  in  dilute  aqueous
   solutions.  In  solutions  (as  in  water)  ions  are frequently bound
   non-covalently  with  the  molecules  of solvent, and in that case are
   said to be solvated. -->

                                    Ionian

   I*o"ni*an (?), a. [L. Ionius. See Ionic.] Of or pertaining to Ionia or
   the Ionians; Ionic. -- n. A native or citizen of Ionia.

                                     Ionic

   I*on"ic (?), a. [L. Ionicus, Gr.

   1. Of or pertaining to Ionia or the Ionians.

   2.  (Arch.)  Pertaining to the Ionic order of architecture, one of the
   three orders invented by the Greeks, and one of the five recognized by
   the  Italian  writers  of  the  sixteenth  century. Its distinguishing
   feature is a capital with spiral volutes. See Illust. of Capital.
   Ionic  dialect  (Gr.  Gram.), a dialect of the Greek language, used in
   Ionia.  The Homeric poems are written in what is designated old Ionic,
   as  distinguished  from  new  Ionic,  or  Attic,  the  dialect  of all
   cultivated  Greeks  in the period of Athenian prosperity and glory. --
   Ionic  foot.  (Pros.)  See  Ionic,  n.,  1.  -- Ionic, OR Ionian, mode
   (Mus.),  an ancient mode, supposed to correspond with the modern major
   scale of C. -- Ionic sect, a sect of philosophers founded by Thales of
   Miletus,  in  Ionia. Their distinguishing tenet was, that water is the
   original principle of all things. -- Ionic type, a kind of heavy-faced
   type (as that of the following line).

     NOTE: &hand;This is Nonpareil Ionic.

   <--

                                     Ionic

   Ionic a. Of or pertaining to an ion; composed of ions. -->

                                     Ionic

   I*on"ic, n.

   1.  (Pros.)  (a)  A foot consisting of four syllables: either two long
   and  two  short, -- that is, a spondee and a pyrrhic, in which case it
   is  called the greater Ionic; or two short and two long, -- that is, a
   pyrrhic  and  a spondee, in which case it is called the smaller Ionic.
   (b) A verse or meter composed or consisting of Ionic feet.

   2. The Ionic dialect; as, the Homeric Ionic.

   3. (Print.) Ionic type.

                                   Ionidium

   I`o*nid"i*um  (?),  n.  [NL. Cf. Iodine.] (Bot.) A genus of violaceous
   plants,  chiefly  found in tropical America, some species of which are
   used as substitutes for ipecacuanha.

                                  Ioqua shell

   I"o*qua  shell` (?). [From the native name.] (Zo\'94l.) The shell of a
   large  Dentalium (D. pretiosum), formerly used as shell money, and for
   ornaments, by the Indians of the west coast of North America.

                                     Iota

   I*o"ta (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. Jot.]

   1.  The  ninth letter of the Greek alphabet (i) corresponding with the
   English i.

   2.  A  very  small quantity or degree; a jot; a particle.<-- from iota
   being the smallest letter -->

     They  never  depart  an iota from the authentic formulas of tyranny
     and usurpation. Burke.

   Iota subscript (Gr. Gram.), iota written beneath a preceding vowel, as
   a,,  h,,  w,, -- done when iota is silent.<-- we use a following comma
   to  represent  the iota subscript within Greek transcriptions. See the
   "readme.fnt"  file for complete description of Greek transliterations.
   -->

                                   Iotacism

   I*o"ta*cism (?), n. [Gr. iotacisme. See Iota.] The frequent use of the
   sound  of  iota (that of English e in be), as among the modern Greeks;
   also, confusion from sounding Littr\'82.

                                     I O U

   I  O  U  (?).  [i. e., I owe you.] A paper having on it these letters,
   with  a  sum  named,  and  duly  signed;  --  in  use in England as an
   acknowledgment  of  a  debt,  and  taken  as evidence thereof, but not
   amounting to a promissory note; a due bill. Wharton. Story.

                                     Iowas

   I"o*was  (?),  n.  pl.; sing. Iowa. (Ethnol.) A tribe of Indians which
   formerly occupied the region now included in the State of Iowa.

                                    Ipecac

   Ip"e*cac  (?), n. An abbreviation of Ipecacuanha, and in more frequent
   use.

                                  Ipecacuanha

   Ip`e*cac`u*an"ha  (?),  n.  [Pg. ipecacuanha (cf. Sp. ipecacuana); fr.
   Braz.  ipe-kaa-guena,  prop.,  a creeping plant that causes vomiting.]
   (Med.  &  Bot.)  The root of a Brazilian rubiaceous herb (Cepha\'89lis
   Ipecacuanha),  largely  employed as an emetic; also, the plant itself;
   also, a medicinal extract of the root. Many other plants are used as a
   substitutes;  among  them are the black or Peruvian ipecac (Psychotria
   emetica), the white ipecac (Ionidium Ipecacuanha), the bastard or wild
   ipecac (Asclepias Curassavica), and the undulated ipecac (Richardsonia
   scabra).

                                    Ipocras

   Ip"o*cras (?), n. Hippocras. [Obs.] Chaucer.

                                   Ipom\'d2a

   Ip`o*m\'d2"a  (?),  n.  [NL. "Named, according to Linn\'91us, from Gr.
   'i`ps,  'ipo`s,  a  bindweed  [which  it is not] , and Gray.] (Bot.) A
   genus of twining plants with showy monopetalous flowers, including the
   morning-glory, the sweet potato, and the cypress vine.

                                  Ipom\'d2ic

   Ip`o*m\'d2"ic  (?),  a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid
   obtained  by  the  oxidation  of convolvulin (obtained from jalap, the
   tubers  of  Ipom\'d2a  purga), and identical in most of its properties
   with sebacic acid.

                                      Ir-

   Ir- (?). A form of the prefix in-. See In-.

                                    Iracund

   I"ra*cund  (?), a. [L. iracundus, fr. ira anger.] Irascible; choleric.
   "Iracund people." Carlyle.

                                     Irade

   I*ra"de (&esl;*r&aum;"d&asl;), n. [Turk.] A decree of the Sultan.

                                     Iran

   I`ran"  (&emac;`r&aum;n"),  n.  [Mod. Persian Ir\'ben. Cf. Aryan.] The
   native name of Persia.

                                    Iranian

   I*ra"ni*an  (?),  a. Of or pertaining to Iran. -- n. A native of Iran;
   also,  the Iranian or Persian language, a division of the Aryan family
   of languages.

                                    Iranic

   I*ran"ic (?), a. Iranian.

                                 Irascibility

   I*ras`ci*bil"i*ty  (?),  n.  [Cf.  F. irascibilit\'82.] The quality or
   state of being irascible; irritability of temper; irascibleness.

                                   Irascible

   I*ras"ci*ble  (?),  a.  [L.  irascibilis,  fr. irasci to be angry, ira
   anger:  cf. F. irascible. See Ire.] Prone to anger; easily provoked or
   inflamed  to  anger;  choleric;  irritable;  as,  an irascible man; an
   irascible  temper  or  mood. -- I*ras"ci*ble*ness, n. -- I*ras"ci*bly,
   adv.

                                     Irate

   I*rate"  (?),  a. [L. iratus, fr. irasci to be angry. See Ire.] Angry;
   incensed; enraged. [Recent]

     The irate colonel . . . stood speechless. Thackeray.

     Mr. Jaggers suddenly became most irate. Dickens.

                                      Ire

   Ire  (?),  n.  [F.,  fr. L. ira.] Anger; wrath. [Poet.] Syn. -- Anger;
   passion; rage; fury. See Anger.

                                    Ireful

   Ire"ful  (?),  a.  Full  of  ire;  angry;  wroth.  "The ireful bastard
   Orleans." Shak. -- Ire"ful*ly, adv.

                                  Irefulness

   Ire"ful*ness, n. Wrathfulness. Wyclif.

                                   Irenarch

   I"re*narch  (?),  n.  [L.  irenarcha,  irenarches, Gr. (Gr. Antiq.) An
   officer in the Greek empire having functions corresponding to those of
   a justice of the peace. [Written also eirenarch.]

                               Irenic, Irenical

   I*ren"ic  (?),  I*ren"ic*al (?), a. [Gr. Fitted or designed to promote
   peace; pacific; conciliatory; peaceful. Bp. Hall.

                                   Irenicon

   I*ren"i*con  (?),  n.  [NL.,  from  Gr.  A  proposition  or device for
   securing peace, especially in the church. South.

                                    Irenics

   I*ren"ics  (?),  n.  (Eccl.)  That  branch  of Christian science which
   treats  of  the  methods of securing unity among Christians or harmony
   and  union  among  the  churches;  --  called  also Irenical theology.
   Schaff-Herzog.

                                   Irestone

   Ire"stone` (?), n. (Mining) Any very hard rock.

                                     Irian

   I"ri*an  (?),  a.  Of  or  pertaining  to  the  iris.  "Irian nerves."
   Dunglison.

                                    Iricism

   I"ri*cism (?), n. Irishism. [R.] Jeffrey.

                             Iridaceous, Irideous

   Ir`i*da"ceous  (?),  I*rid"e*ous  (?),  a. [From NL. Iris, Iridis, the
   Iris.]  (Bot.)  Pertaining to, or resembling, a large natural order of
   endogenous plants (Iridace\'91), which includes the genera Iris, Ixia,
   Crocus, Gladiolus, and many others.

                                    Iridal

   I"ri*dal  (?;  277),  a.  [L.  iris, iridis, rainbow. See Iris.] Of or
   pertaining  to  the iris or rainbow; prismatic; as, the iridal colors.
   Whewell.

                                  Iridectomy

   Ir`i*dec"to*my  (?), n. [Gr. (Surg.) The act or process of cutting out
   a portion of the iris in order to form an artificial pupil.

                                  Iridescence

   Ir`i*des"cence  (?),  n.  [See  Iridescent.] Exhibition of colors like
   those  of  the  rainbow;  the  quality or state of being iridescent; a
   prismatic play of color; as, the iridescence of mother-of-pearl.

                                  Iridescent

   Ir`i*des"cent  (?;  277),  a.  [L.  iris,  iridis, the rainbow: cf. F.
   iridescent.]  Having  colors  like  the  rainbow; exhibiting a play of
   changeable colors; nacreous; prismatic; as, iridescent glass.

                                    Iridian

   I*rid"i*an (?), a. Of or pertaining to the iris or rainbow.

                                   Iridiated

   I*rid"i*a`ted (?), a. Iridescent.

                                    Iridic

   I*rid"ic (?), a. Of or pertaining to the iris of the eye.

                                    Iridic

   I*rid"ic, a. (Chem.) Of or pertaining to iridium; -- said specifically
   of those compounds in which iridium has a relatively high valence.

                                  Iridioscope

   I*rid"i*o*scope   (?),   n.   [See   Iris,  and  -scope.]  A  kind  of
   ophthalmoscope.

                                   Iridious

   I*rid"i*ous  (?),  a.  (Chem.) Of or pertaining to iridium; -- applied
   specifically to compounds in which iridium has a low valence.
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                                    Iridium

   I*rid"i*um  (?),  n. [NL., fr. L. iris, iridis, the rainbow. So called
   from  the  iridescence  of some of its solutions. See Iris.] (Chem.) A
   rare  metallic  element,  of the same group as platinum, which it much
   resembles,   being   silver-white,   but   harder,  and  brittle,  and
   indifferent to most corrosive agents. With the exception of osmium, it
   is  the  heaviest  substance  known,  its specific gravity being 22.4.
   Symbol Ir. Atomic weight 192.5.

     NOTE: &hand; Ir idium us ually occurs as a native alloy with osmium
     (iridosmine or osmiridium), which may occur alone or with platinum.
     Iridium, as an alloy with platinum, is used in bushing the vents of
     heavy ordnance. It is also used for the points of gold pens, and in
     a finely powdered condition (iridium black), for painting porcelain
     black.

                                    Iridize

   Ir"i*dize  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p. p. Iridized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Iridizing (?).]

   1. To point or tip with iridium, as a gold pen.

   2. To make iridescent; as, to iridize glass.

                                   Iridoline

   I*rid"o*line   (?),   n.  [Iridescent  +  L.  oleum  oil.]  (Chem.)  A
   nitrogenous  base  C10H9N, extracted from coal-tar naphtha, as an oily
   liquid.  It  is  a  member  of  the  quinoline series, and is probably
   identical with lepidine.

                            Iridosmine, Iridosmium

   Ir`i*dos"mine  (?),  Ir`i*dos"mi*um (?), n. [Iridium + osmium.] (Min.)
   The  native  compound  of iridium and osmium. It is found in flattened
   metallic  grains  of  extreme hardness, and is often used for pointing
   gold pens.

                                     Iris

   I"ris (?), n.; pl. E. Irises (#), L. Irides (#). [L. iris, iridis, the
   goddess, Gr. Orris.]

   1.  (Class.  Myth.)  The  goddess  of  the  rainbow,  and swift-footed
   messenger of the gods. Shak.

   2. The rainbow. Sir T. Browne.

   3.  An  appearance resembling the rainbow; a prismatic play of colors.
   Tennyson.

   4.  (Anat.)  The  contractile  membrane  perforated  by the pupil, and
   forming the colored portion of the eye. See Eye.

   5.  (Bot.)  A  genus  of  plants  having  showy flowers and bulbous or
   tuberous roots, of which the flower-de-luce (fleur-de-lis), orris, and
   other species of flag are examples. See Illust. of Flower-de-luce.

   6. (Her.) See Fleur-de-lis, 2.

                                   Irisated

   I"ris*a`ted  (?),  a.  [See  Iris.]  Exhibiting  the prismatic colors;
   irised; iridescent. W. Phillips.

                                   Iriscope

   I"ri*scope (?), n. [Iris + -scope.] A philosophical toy for exhibiting
   the prismatic tints by means of thin films.

                                    Irised

   I"rised  (?),  a. [See Iris.] Having colors like those of the rainbow;
   iridescent. Holmes.

                                     Irish

   I"rish  (?),  a.  [AS.  ,  fr.  the  Irish.  Cf.  Aryan,  Erse.] Of or
   pertaining  to  Ireland  or  to  its inhabitants; produced in Ireland.
   Irish  elk.  (Zo\'94l.)  See  under  Elk.  --  Irish  moss. (a) (Bot.)
   Carrageen.  (b)  A preparation of the same made into a blanc mange. --
   Irish  poplin. See Poplin. -- Irish potato, the ordinary white potato,
   so  called  because  it  is  a favorite article of food in Ireland. --
   Irish reef, OR Irishman's reef (Naut.), the head of a sail tied up. --
   Irish  stew,  meat,  potatoes,  and  onions,  cut  in small pieces and
   stewed.

                                     Irish

   I*rish", n. sing. & pl.

   1.  pl. The natives or inhabitants of Ireland, esp. the Celtic natives
   or their descendants.

   2. The language of the Irish; the Hiberno-Celtic.

   3. An old game resembling backgammon.

                                   Irishism

   I*rish"*ism  (?),  n.  A  mode  of  speaking peculiar to the Irish; an
   Hibernicism.

                                   Irishman

   I"rish*man  (?),  n.;  pl. Irishmen (. A man born in Ireland or of the
   Irish  race;  an Hibernian. Irishman's hurricane (Naut.), a dead calm.
   -- Irishman's reef. (Naut.) See Irish reef, under Irish, a.

                                    Irishry

   I"rish*ry  (?), n. The Celtic people of Ireland. "The whole Irishry of
   rebels." Milton.

                                    Iritis

   I*ri"tis  (?), n. [NL. See Iris, and -itis.] (Med.) An inflammation of
   the iris of the eye.

                                      Irk

   Irk (?), v. t. [OE. irken to tire, become tired; cf. Sw. yrka to urge,
   enforce,  press,  or  G.  ekel disgust, MHG. erklich disgusting; perh.
   akin to L. urgere to urge, E. urge.] To weary; to give pain; to annoy;
   -- used only impersonally at present.

     To see this sight, it irks my very soul. Shak.

     It irketh him to be here. M. Arnold.

                                    Irksome

   Irk"some (?), a.

   1.  Wearisome;  tedious; disagreeable or troublesome by reason of long
   continuance or repetition; as, irksome hours; irksome tasks.

     For not to irksome toil, but to delight, He made us. Milton.

   2. Weary; vexed; uneasy. [Obs.]

     Let  us therefore learn not to be irksome when God layeth his cross
     upon us. Latimer.

   Syn.  --  Wearisome;  tedious;  tiresome;  vexatious;  burdensome.  --
   Irksome, Wearisome, Tedious. These epithets describe things which give
   pain or disgust. Irksome is applied to something which disgusts by its
   nature  or  quality; as, an irksome task. Wearisome denotes that which
   wearies  or  wears  us  out by severe labor; as, wearisome employment.
   Tedious  is  applied  to something which tires us out by the length of
   time occupied in its performance; as, a tedious speech.

     Wearisome nights are appointed to me. Job vii. 3.

     Pity  only  on  fresh  objects stays, But with the tedious sight of
     woes decays. Dryden.

   -- Irk"some*ly, adv. -- Irk"some*ness, n.

                                     Iron

   I"ron  (?),  n.  [OE. iren, AS. \'c6ren, \'c6sen, \'c6sern; akin to D.
   ijzer, OS. \'c6sarn, OHG. \'c6sarn, \'c6san, G. eisen, Icel. \'c6sarn,
   j\'bern,  Sw.  &  Dan.  jern,  and perh. to E. ice; cf. Ir. iarann, W.
   haiarn, Armor. houarn.]

   1.  (Chem.) The most common and most useful metallic element, being of
   almost  universal  occurrence,  usually  in  the  form of an oxide (as
   hematite,  magnetite, etc.), or a hydrous oxide (as limonite, turgite,
   etc.).  It  is  reduced on an enormous scale in three principal forms;
   viz.,  cast  iron,  steel, and wrought iron. Iron usually appears dark
   brown, from oxidation or impurity, but when pure, or an fresh surface,
   is  a gray or white metal. It is easily oxidized (rusted) by moisture,
   and  is  attacked  by many corrosive agents. Symbol Fe (Latin Ferrum).
   Atomic weight 55.9. Specific gravity, pure iron, 7.86; cast iron, 7.1.
   In magnetic properties, it is superior to all other substances.

     NOTE: &hand; Th e value of iron is largely due to the facility with
     which  it  can  be  worked.  Thus,  when heated it is malleable and
     ductile, and can be easily welded and forged at a high temperature.
     As  cast  iron,  it is easily fusible; as steel, is very tough, and
     (when  tempered) very hard and elastic. Chemically, iron is grouped
     with  cobalt and nickel. Steel is a variety of iron containing more
     carbon  than  wrought  iron,  but  less  that cast iron. It is made
     either  from  wrought  iron,  by  roasting  in  a packing of carbon
     (cementation) or from cast iron, by burning off the impurities in a
     Bessemer  converter  (then called Bessemer steel), or directly from
     the iron ore (as in the Siemens rotatory and generating furnace).

   2.  An  instrument or utensil made of iron; -- chiefly in composition;
   as, a flatiron, a smoothing iron, etc.

     My young soldier, put up your iron. Shak.

   3. pl. Fetters; chains; handcuffs; manacles.

     Four of the sufferers were left to rot in irons. Macaulay.

   4. Strength; power; firmness; inflexibility; as, to rule with a rod of
   iron.
   Bar  iron.  See  Wrought iron (below). -- Bog iron, bog ore; limonite.
   See  Bog  ore,  under Bog. -- Cast iron (Metal.), an impure variety of
   iron, containing from three to six percent of carbon, part of which is
   united  with  a  part  of  the  iron,  as  a  carbide, and the rest is
   uncombined,  as  graphite. It there is little free carbon, the product
   is  white iron; if much of the carbon has separated as graphite, it is
   called  gray  iron.  See  also  Cast  iron, in the Vocabulary. -- Fire
   irons.  See  under  Fire, n. -- Gray irons. See under Fire, n. -- Gray
   iron.  See  Cast  iron (above). -- It irons (Naut.), said of a sailing
   vessel,  when,  in tacking, she comes up head to the wind and will not
   fill  away  on  either  tack.  --  Magnetic  iron.  See  Magnetite. --
   Malleable  iron (Metal.), iron sufficiently pure or soft to be capable
   of  extension under the hammer; also, specif., a kind of iron produced
   by  removing  a  portion  of  the carbon or other impurities from cast
   iron,  rendering  it  less  brittle,  and to some extent malleable. --
   Meteoric  iron  (Chem.),  iron  forming  a large, and often the chief,
   ingredient  of  meteorites.  It  invariably contains a small amount of
   nickel  and cobalt. Cf. Meteorite. -- Pig iron, the form in which cast
   iron  is made at the blast furnace, being run into molds, called pigs.
   -- Reduced iron. See under Reduced. -- Specular iron. See Hematite. --
   Too  many  irons in the fire, too many objects requiring the attention
   at  once.  --  White  iron.  See  Cast  iron  (above). -- Wrought iron
   (Metal.),  the  purest  form  of  iron  commonly  known  in  the arts,
   containing  only  about  half  of  one  per cent of carbon. It is made
   either  directly from the ore, as in the Catalan forge or bloomery, or
   by  purifying  (puddling)  cast  iron  in  a  reverberatory furnace or
   refinery.  It is tough, malleable, and ductile. When formed into bars,
   it is called bar iron.
   
                                     Iron
                                       
   I"ron (?), a. [AS. \'c6ren, \'c6sen. See Iron, n.]
   
   1. Of, or made of iron; consisting of iron; as, an iron bar, dust.
   
   2. Resembling iron in color; as, iron blackness.
   
   3.   Like  iron  in  hardness,  strength,  impenetrability,  power  of
   endurance, insensibility, etc.; as: (a) Rude; hard; harsh; severe.

     Iron years of wars and dangers. Rowe.

     Jove crushed the nations with an iron rod. Pope.

   (b)  Firm; robust; enduring; as, an iron constitution. (c) Inflexible;
   unrelenting;  as,  an  iron  will.  (d)  Not  to be broken; holding or
   binding fast; tenacious. "Him death's iron sleep oppressed." Philips.

     NOTE: &hand; Ir on is  of ten used in composition, denoting made of
     iron,  relating  to  iron,  of  or with iron; producing iron, etc.;
     resembling   iron,  literally  or  figuratively,  in  some  of  its
     properties   or   characteristics;  as,  iron-shod,  iron-sheathed,
     iron-fisted,  iron-framed,  iron-handed, iron-hearted, iron foundry
     or iron-foundry.

   Iron age. (a) (Myth.) The age following the golden, silver, and bronze
   ages,  and  characterized  by  a  general  degeneration  of talent and
   virtue,  and  of literary excellence. In Roman literature the Iron Age
   is  commonly  regarded  as  beginning  after the taking of Rome by the
   Goths,  A.  D. 410. (b) (Arch\'91ol.) That stage in the development of
   any people characterized by the use of iron implements in the place of
   the  more  cumbrous  stone  and  bronze.  -- Iron cement, a cement for
   joints,  composed  of cast-iron borings or filings, sal ammoniac, etc.
   -- Iron clay (Min.), a yellowish clay containing a large proportion of
   an  ore  of  iron.  -- Iron cross, a Prussian order of military merit;
   also,  the  decoration of the order. -- Iron crown, a golden crown set
   with jewels, belonging originally to the Lombard kings, and indicating
   the  dominion of Italy. It was so called from containing a circle said
   to  have  been forged from one of the nails in the cross of Christ. --
   Iron  flint  (Min.),  an  opaque,  flintlike,  ferruginous  variety of
   quartz.  --  Iron  founder, a maker of iron castings. -- Iron foundry,
   the place where iron castings are made. -- Iron furnace, a furnace for
   reducing  iron from the ore, or for melting iron for castings, etc.; a
   forge;  a  reverberatory; a bloomery. -- Iron glance (Min.), hematite.
   --  Iron  hat,  a headpiece of iron or steel, shaped like a hat with a
   broad brim, and used as armor during the Middle Ages. -- Iron horse, a
   locomotive  engine.  [Colloq.]  --  Iron liquor, a solution of an iron
   salt,  used as a mordant by dyers. -- Iron man (Cotton Manuf.), a name
   for  the  self-acting  spinning  mule. -- Iron mold OR mould, a yellow
   spot  on  cloth  stained by rusty iron. -- Iron ore (Min.), any native
   compound of iron from which the metal may be profitably extracted. The
   principal   ores   are   magnetite,   hematite,   siderite,  limonite,
   G\'94thite,  turgite,  and the bog and clay iron ores. -- Iron pyrites
   (Min.),  common pyrites, or pyrite. See Pyrites. -- Iron sand, an iron
   ore  in  grains,  usually the magnetic iron ore, formerly used to sand
   paper after writing. -- Iron scale, the thin film which on the surface
   of  wrought iron in the process of forging. It consists essentially of
   the  magnetic  oxide  of  iron, Fe3O4>. -- Iron works, a furnace where
   iron  is  smelted,  or  a forge, rolling mill, or foundry, where it is
   made  into  heavy work, such as shafting, rails, cannon, merchant bar,
   etc.

                                     Iron

   I"ron, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ironed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Ironing.]

   1.  To  smooth  with  an instrument of iron; especially, to smooth, as
   cloth, with a heated flatiron; -- sometimes used with out. 

   2.  To  shackle  with  irons;  to  fetter  or handcuff. "Ironed like a
   malefactor." Sir W. Scott.

   3.  To  furnish  or  arm  with iron; as, to iron a wagon. <-- iron out
   differences = resolve differences; settle a dispute. -->

                                 Ironbark tree

   I"ron*bark`  tree`  (?). (Bot.) The Australian Eucalyptus Sideroxylon,
   used largely by carpenters and shipbuilders; -- called also ironwood.

                                   Ironbound

   I"ron*bound` (?), a.

   1. Bound as with iron; rugged; as, an ironbound coast.

   2. Rigid; unyielding; as, ironbound traditions.

                                  Iron-cased

   I"ron-cased`  (?),  a.  Cased  or  covered  with  iron,  as  a vessel;
   ironclad.

                                   Ironclad

   I"ron*clad` (?), a.

   1. Clad in iron; protected or covered with iron, as a vessel for naval
   warfare.

   2.  Rigorous;  severe;  exacting;  as,  an  ironclad  oath  or pledge.
   [Colloq.]

                                   Ironclad

   I"ron*clad`,  n.  A  naval vessel having the parts above water covered
   and  protected by iron or steel usually in large plates closely joined
   and made sufficiently thick and strong to resist heavy shot.

                                    Ironer

   I"ron*er (?), n. One who, or that which, irons.

                                  Iron-fisted

   I"ron-fist`ed (?), a. Closefisted; stingy; mean.

                                   Iron-gray

   I"ron-gray`  (?), a. Of a gray color, somewhat resembling that of iron
   freshly broken. -- n. An iron-gray color; also, a horse of this color.

                                   Ironheads

   I"ron*heads`  (?),  n.  (Bot.)  A  European  composite herb (Centaurea
   nigra);  --  so  called from the resemblance of its knobbed head to an
   iron ball fixed on a long handle. Dr. Prior.

                                 Iron-hearted

   I"ron-heart`ed   (?),   a.  Hard-hearted;  unfeeling;  cruel;  as,  an
   iron-hearted master. Cowper.

                                    Ironic

   I*ron"ic (?), a. Ironical. Sir T. Herbert.

                                   Ironical

   I*ron"ic*al (?), a. [LL. ironicus, Gr. ironique. See Irony.]

   1.  Pertaining  to irony; containing, expressing, or characterized by,
   irony; as, an ironical remark.

   2.  Addicted  to  the use of irony; given to irony. -- I*ron"ic*al*ly,
   adv. -- I*ron"ic*al*ness, n.

                                    Ironing

   I"ron*ing (?), n.

   1. The act or process of smoothing, as clothes, with hot flatirons.

   2. The clothes ironed.
   Ironing board, a flat board, upon which clothes are laid being ironed.

                                    Ironish

   I"ron*ish, a. Resembling iron, as in taste. Wood.

                                    Ironist

   I"ron*ist (?), n. One who uses irony.

                                  Ironmaster

   I"ron*mas`ter (?), n. A manufacturer of iron, or large dealer therein.
   Bp. Hurd.

                                  Ironmonger

   I"ron*mon`ger (?), n. A dealer in iron or hardware.

                                  Ironmongery

   I"ron*mon`ger*y (?), n. Hardware; a general name for all articles made
   of iron. Gwilt.

                                   Iron-sick

   I"ron-sick`  (?), a. (Naut.) Having the ironwork loose or corroded; --
   said  of  a  ship when her bolts and nails are so eaten with rust that
   she has become leaky.

                                  Iron-sided

   I"ron-sid`ed (?), a. Having iron sides, or very firm sides.

                                   Ironsides

   I"ron*sides"  (?), n. A cuirassier or cuirassiers; also, hardy veteran
   soldiers;  --  applied  specifically  to  Cromwell's  cavalry. <-- Old
   Ironsides.  The  U.S.S.  Constitution,  a  ship  which  fought  in the
   American  Revolutionary  war,  and now functions as a museum in Boston
   harbor. -->

                                   Ironsmith

   I"ron*smith` (?), n.

   1.  A  worker  in  iron; one who makes and repairs utensils of iron; a
   blacksmith.

   2.  (Zo\'94l.) An East Indian barbet (Megalaima faber), inhabiting the
   Island  of  Hainan.  The name alludes to its note, which resembles the
   sounds made by a smith.

                                   Ironstone

   I"ron*stone`  (?),  n. A hard, earthy ore of iron. Clay ironstone. See
   under  Clay.  --  Ironstone china, a hard white pottery, first made in
   England during the 18th century.

                                   Ironware

   I"ron*ware`  (?),  n.  Articles  made  of iron, as household utensils,
   tools, and the like.

                                   Ironweed

   I"ron*weed` (?), n. (Bot.) A tall weed with purplish flowers (Vernonia
   Noveboracensis).  The name is also applied to other plants of the same
   genus.

                                   Ironwood

   I"ron*wood`  (?),  n.  (Bot.)  A tree unusually hard, strong, or heavy
   wood.

     NOTE: &hand; In  th e Un ited St ates, th e ho rnbeam an d th e hop
     hornbeam  are  so  called;  also the Olneya Tesota, a small tree of
     Arizona;  in  the  West  Indies,  the  Erythroxylon  areolatum, and
     several  other unrelated trees; in China, the Metrosideros vera; in
     India, the Mesua ferrea, and two species of Inga; in Australia, the
     Eucalyptus   Sideroxylon,   and   in  many  countries,  species  of
     Sideroxylon and Diospyros, and many other trees.

                                   Ironwork

   I"ron*work`  (?),  n. Anything made of iron; -- a general name of such
   parts  or  pieces of a building, vessel, carriage, etc., as consist of
   iron.

                                  Iron works

   I"ron works`. See under Iron, a.

                                   Ironwort

   I"ron*wort`  (?),  n.  (Bot.)  An herb of the Mint family (Sideritis),
   supposed to heal sword cuts; also, a species of Galeopsis.

                                     Irony

   I"ron*y (?), a. [From Iron.]

   1.  Made  or  consisting  of  iron; partaking of iron; iron; as, irony
   chains;  irony  particles. [R.] <-- in this sense iron is more common.
   --> Woodward.

   2. Resembling iron taste, hardness, or other physical property.

                                     Irony

   I"ron*y (?), n.[L. ironia, Gr. word: cf. F. ironie.]

   1.  Dissimulation; ignorance feigned for the purpose of confounding or
   provoking an antagonist.

   2. A sort of humor, ridicule, or light sarcasm, which adopts a mode of
   speech  the  meaning  of which is contrary to the literal sense of the
   words.

                                   Iroquois

   Ir`o*quois"  (?), n. sing. & pl. [F.] (Ethnol.) A powerful and warlike
   confederacy of Indian tribes, formerly inhabiting Central New York and
   constituting  most  of  the  Five  Nations.  Also,  any  Indian of the
   Iroquois tribes.

                                     Irous

   I"rous  (?),  a. [OF. iros, from ire. See Ire.] Irascible; passionate.
   [Obs.] Chaucer.

                                   Irp, Irpe

   Irp,  Irpe  (?),  n.  [Etymol.  uncertain.]  A  fantastic  grimace  or
   contortion of the body. [Obs.]

     Smirks and irps and all affected humors. B. Jonson

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                                      Irp

   Irp (?), a. Making irps. [Obs.] B. Jonson.

                            Irradiance, Irradiancy

   Ir*ra"di*ance (?), Ir*ra"di*an*cy (?), n. [From Irradiant.]

   1. The act of irradiating; emission of rays of light.

   2.   That   which  irradiates  or  is  irradiated;  luster;  splendor;
   irradiation; brilliancy. Milton.

                                   Irradiant

   Ir*ra"di*ant  (?),  a.  [L.  irradians, -antis, p. pr. See Irradiate.]
   Irradiating or illuminating; as, the irradiant moon. Boyse.

                                   Irradiate

   Ir*ra"di*ate  (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Irradiated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Irradiating  (?).] [L. irradiatus, p. p. of irradiate. See In- in, and
   Radiate.]

   1.  To  throw rays of light upon; to illuminate; to brighten; to adorn
   with luster.

     Thy smile irradiates yon blue fields. Sir W. Jones.

   2.  To  enlighten  intellectually; to illuminate; as, to irradiate the
   mind. Bp. Bull.

   3. To animate by heat or light. Sir M. Hale.

   4. To radiate, shed, or diffuse.

     A splendid fairradiating hospitality. H. James.

                                   Irradiate

   Ir*ra"di*ate, v. i. To emit rays; to shine.

                                   Irradiate

   Ir*ra"di*ate  (?),  a. [L. irradiatus, p. p.] Illuminated; irradiated.
   Mason.

                                  Irradiation

   Ir*ra`di*a"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. irradiation.]

   1. Act of irradiating, or state of being irradiated.

   2. Illumination; irradiance; brilliancy. Sir W. Scott.

   3. Fig.: Mental light or illumination. Sir M. Hale.

   4. (Opt.) The apparent enlargement of a bright object seen upon a dark
   ground,  due  to  the  fact that the portions of the retina around the
   image  are  stimulated  by the intense light; as when a dark spot on a
   white ground appears smaller, or a white spot on a dark ground larger,
   than it really is, esp. when a little out of focus.

                                  Irradicate

   Ir*rad"i*cate (?), v. t. To root deeply. [R.]

                                  Irrational

   Ir*ra"tion*al  (?),  a.  [L. irrationalis: cf. F. irrationnel. See In-
   not, and Rational.]

   1.  Not  rational;  void  of  reason  or understanding; as, brutes are
   irrational animals.

   2. Not according to reason; absurd; foolish.

     It seemed utterly irrational any longer to maintain it. I. Taylor.

   3.  (Math.)  Not  capable  of  being  exactly expressed by an integral
   number,  or  by  a vulgar fraction; surd; -- said especially of roots.
   See   Surd.  Syn.  --  Absurd;  foolish;  preposterous;  unreasonable;
   senseless. See Absurd.

                                 Irrationality

   Ir*ra`tion*al"i*ty  (?),  n. The quality or state of being irrational.
   "Brutish irrationaliity." South.

                                 Irrationally

   Ir*ra"tion*al*ly (?), adv. In an irrational manner. Boyle.

                                Irrationalness

   Ir*ra"tion*al*ness, n. Irrationality.

                                 Irrebuttable

   Ir`re*but"ta*ble (?), a. Incapable of being rebutted. Coleridge.

                                  Irreceptive

   Ir`re*cep"tive (?), a. Not receiving; incapable of receiving.

                                 Irreclaimable

   Ir`re*claim"a*ble  (?),  a.  Incapable of being reclaimed. Addison. --
   Ir`re*claim"a*bly, ad

                                 Irrecognition

   Ir*rec`og*ni"tion  (?), n. [Pref. in- not + recognition.] A failure to
   recognize; absence of recognition. Lamb.

                                Irrecognizable

   Ir*rec"og*ni`za*ble (?; 277), a. Not recognizable. Carlyle.

                               Irreconcilability

   Ir*rec`on*ci`la*bil"i*ty  (?),  n.  The  quality  or  state  of  being
   irreconcilable; irreconcilableness.

                                Irreconcilable

   Ir*rec"on*ci`la*ble (?; 277), a. [Pref. ir- not + reconcilable: cf. F.
   irr\'82conciliable.]   Not   reconcilable;  implacable;  incompatible;
   inconsistent;  disagreeing; as, irreconcilable enemies, statements. --
   Ir*rec"on*ci`la*ble*ness, n. -- Ir*rec"on*ci`la*bly, adv.

                                  Irreconcile

   Ir*rec"on*cile`  (?),  v.  t.  To  prevent  from  being reconciled; to
   alienate or disaffect. [Obs.]

                                Irreconcilement

   Ir*rec"on*cile`ment   (?),   n.   The   state   or  quality  of  being
   unreconciled; disagreement.

                               Irreconciliation

   Ir*rec`on*cil`i*a"tion (?), n. Want of reconciliation; disagreement.

                                 Irrecordable

   Ir`re*cord"a*ble   (?),   a.   [Pref.   ir--  not  +  record:  cf.  L.
   irrecordabilis  not  to  be  remembered.]  Not  fit  or possible to be
   recorded.

                                 Irrecoverable

   Ir`re*cov"er*a*ble  (?),  a. Not capable of being recovered, regained,
   or remedied; irreparable; as, an irrecoverable loss, debt, or injury.

     That which is past is gone and irrecoverable. Bacon.

   Syn.   --   Irreparable;   irretrievable;  irremediable;  unalterable;
   incurable;     hopeless.    --    Ir`re*cov"er*a*ble*ness,    n.    --
   Ir`re*cov"er*a*bly, adv.

                                 Irrecuperable

   Ir`re*cu"per*a*ble (?), a. [L. irrecuperabilis: cf. OF. irrecuperable.
   See  In-  not,  and Recuperate.] Irrecoverable. -- Ir`re*cu"per*a*bly,
   adv.

                                   Irrecured

   Ir`re*cured" (?), a. Incurable. [Obs.]

                                  Irrecusable

   Ir`re*cu"sa*ble   (?),   a.   [L.  irrecusabilis;  pref.  ir--  not  +
   recusabilis  that  should  be rejected, fr. recusare to reject: cf. F.
   irr\'82cusable.]   Not  liable  to  exception  or  rejection.  Sir  W.
   Hamilton.

                                Irredeemability

   Ir`re*deem`a*bil"i*ty   (?),   n.   The  state  or  quality  of  being
   irredeemable; irredeemableness.

                                 Irredeemable

   Ir`re*deem"a*ble (?), a. Not redeemable; that can not be redeemed; not
   payable  in  gold  or  silver,  as  a bond; -- used especially of such
   government notes, issued as currency, as are not convertible into coin
   at the pleasure of the holder. -- Ir`re*deem"a*ble*ness, adv.

                                Irreducibility

   Ir`re*du`ci*bil"i*ty   (?),   n.   The   state  or  quality  of  being
   irreducible.

                                  Irreducible

   Ir`re*du"ci*ble (?), a.

   1.  Incapable  of  being  reduced,  or brought into a different state;
   incapable  of  restoration  to  its proper or normal condition; as, an
   irreducible hernia.

   2. (Math.) Incapable of being reduced to a simpler form of expression;
   as, an irreducible formula.
   Irreducible  case (Alg.), a particular case in the solution of a cubic
   equation, in which the formula commonly employed contains an imaginary
   quantity,    and    therefore    fails    in   its   application.   --
   Ir`re*du"ci*ble*ness, n. -- -- Ir`re*du"ci*bly, adv.

                                 Irreflection

   Ir`re*flec"tion (?), n. Want of reflection.

                                 Irreflective

   Ir`re*flect"ive (?), a. Not reflective. De Quincey.

                                 Irrefromable

   Ir`re*from"a*ble  (?),  a.  Incapable of being reformed; incorrigible.
   Joseph Cook.

                                Irrefragability

   Ir*ref`ra*ga*bil"i*ty   (?),   n.   The  quality  or  state  of  being
   irrefragable; incapability of being refuted.

                                 Irrefragable

   Ir*ref"ra*ga*ble  (?),  a. [F. irr\'82fragable, L. irrefragabilis. See
   Refragable.]  Not  refragable; not to be gainsaid or denied; not to be
   refuted or overthrown; unanswerable; incontestable; undeniable; as, an
   irrefragable       argument;       irrefragable      evidence.      --
   Ir*ref"ra*ga*ble*ness,   n.   --   Ir*ref"ra*ga*bly,   adv.   Syn.  --
   Incontrovertible;    unanswerable;    indisputable;    unquestionable;
   incontestable; indubitable; undeniable; irrefutable.

                               Irrefrangibility

   Ir`re*fran`gi*bil"i*ty   (?),   n.  The  quality  or  state  of  being
   irrefrangible; irrefrangibleness.

                                 Irrefrangible

   Ir`re*fran"gi*ble  (?),  a. Not refrangible; that can not be refracted
   in passing from one medium to another. -- Ir`re*fran"gi*ble*ness, n.

                                  Irrefutable

   Ir`re*fut"a*ble (?; 277), a. [L. irrefutabilis: cf. F. irr\'82futable.
   See Refute.] Incapable of being refuted or disproved; indisputable. --
   Ir`re*fut"a*ble*ness, n. -- Ir`re*fut"a*bly, adv.

                                 Irregeneracy

   Ir`re*gen"er*a*cy (?), n. Unregeneracy.

                                Irregeneration

   Ir`re*gen`er*a"tion (?), n. An unregenerate state. [Obs.]

                                   Irregular

   Ir*reg"u*lar  (?), a. [Pref. ir- not + regular: cf. F. irr\'82gulier.]
   Not  regular;  not conforming to a law, method, or usage recognized as
   the  general  rule;  not  according to common form; not conformable to
   nature, to the rules of moral rectitude, or to established principles;
   not   normal;  unnatural;  immethodical;  unsymmetrical;  erratic;  no
   straight;  not uniform; as, an irregular line; an irregular figure; an
   irregular  verse;  an  irregular  physician;  an irregular proceeding;
   irregular motion; irregular conduct, etc. Cf. Regular.

     Mazes intricate, Eccentric, intervolved, yet regular Then most when
     most irregular they seem. Milton.

     Leading the men of Herefordshire to fight Against the irregular and
     wild Glendower. Shak.

     A  flowery  meadow  through  which  a clear stream murmured in many
     irregular meanders. Jones.

   Syn.  --  Immethodical;  unsystematic; abnormal; unnatural; anomalous;
   erratic;  devious;  crooked;  eccentric;  unsettled; uneven; variable;
   changeable;   mutable;   desultory;   disorderly;   wild;  immoderate;
   intemperate; inordinate; vicious.

                                   Irregular

   Ir*reg"u*lar,  n. One who is not regular; especially, a soldier not in
   regular service.

                                 Irregularist

   Ir*reg"u*lar*ist, n. One who is irregular. Baxter.

                                 Irregularity

   Ir*reg`u*lar"i*ty   (?),   n.;   pl.   Irregularities   (#).  [Cf.  F.
   irr\'82gularit\'82.]  The  state  or  quality of being irregular; that
   which is irregular.

                                  Irregularly

   Ir*reg"u*lar*ly, adv. In an irregular manner.

                                  Irregulate

   Ir*reg"u*late (?), v. t. To make irregular; to disorder. [Obs.] Sir T.
   Browne.

                                  Irregulous

   Ir*reg"u*lous (?), a. Lawless. [Obs.] Shak.

                                 Irrejectable

   Ir`re*ject"a*ble  (?),  a.  That  can  not  be rejected; irresistible.
   Boyle.

                                 Irrelapsable

   Ir`re*laps"a*ble (?), a. Not liable to relapse; secure. Dr. H. More.

                                   Irrelate

   Ir`re*late (?), a. Ir

                                  Irrelation

   Ir`re*la"tion  (?),  n. The quality or state of being irrelative; want
   of connection or relation.

                                  Irrelative

   Ir*rel"a*tive   (?),   a.  Not  relative;  without  mutual  relations;
   unconnected. -- Ir*rel"a*tive*ly, adv. Irrelative chords (Mus.), those
   having   no   common  tone.  --  Irrelative  repetition  (Biol.),  the
   multiplication  of  parts that serve for a common purpose, but have no
   mutual dependence or connection. Owen.

                                  Irrelavance

   Ir*rel"a*vance (?), n. Irrelevancy.

                                  Irrelavancy

   Ir*rel"a*van*cy  (?), n. The quality or state of being irrelevant; as,
   the irrelevancy of an argument.

                                  Irrelavant

   Ir*rel"a*vant  (?),  a. Not relevant; not applicable or pertinent; not
   bearing upon or serving to support; foreign; extraneous; as, testimony
   or arguments irrelevant to a case. -- Ir*rel"a*vant*ly, adv.

                                 Irrelievable

   Ir`re*liev"a*ble (?), a. Not admitting relief; incurable; hopeless.

                                  Irreligion

   Ir`re*li"gion  (?),  n.  [L.  irreligio: cf. F. irr\'82ligion. See In-
   not,  and Religion.] The state of being irreligious; want of religion;
   impiety.

                                 Irreligionist

   Ir`re*li"gion*ist, n. One who is irreligious.

                                  Irreligious

   Ir`re*li"gious (?), a. [L. irreligiosus: cf. F. irr\'82ligieux.]

   1.  Destitute  of  religion;  not  controlled  by religious motives or
   principles; ungodly. Cf. Impiou.

     Shame  and  reproach  are  generally the portion of the impious and
     irreligious. South.

   2.  Indicating  a  want  of religion; profane; wicked; as, irreligious
   speech.

                                 Irreligiously

   Ir`re*li"gious*ly, adv. In an irreligious manner.

                                Irreligiousness

   Ir`re*li"gious*ness,  n.  The  state  or quality of being irreligious;
   ungodliness.

                                  Irremeable

   Ir*re"me*a*ble  (?),  a.  [L. irremeabilis; pref. ir- not + remeabilis
   returning,   fr.  remeare:  cf.  F.  irr\'82m\'82able.  See  Remeant.]
   Admitting no return; as, an irremeable way. [Obs.] Dryden.

                                 Irremediable

   Ir`re*me"di*a*ble    (?),    a.    [L.    irremediabilis:    cf.    F.
   irr\'82m\'82diable.  See In- not, and Remediable.] Not to be remedied,
   corrected,  or  redressed;  incurable;  as, an irremediable disease or
   evil.

                               Irremediableness

   Ir`re*me"di*a*ble*ness, n. The state or quality of being irremediable.

                                 Irremediably

   Ir`re*me"di*a*bly,  adv.  In  a manner, or to a degree, that precludes
   remedy, cure, or correction.

                                 Irremissible

   Ir`re*mis"si*ble  (?),  a. [L. irremissibilis: cf. F. irr\'82missible.
   See  In-  not,  and  Remissible.]  Not  remissible;  unpardonable; as,
   irremissible    crimes.    Burke.    --    Ir`re*mis"si*ble,   n.   --
   Ir`re*mis"si*bly, adv.

                                  Irremission

   Ir`re*mis"sion (?), n. Refusal of pardon.

                                  Irremissive

   Ir`re*mis"sive (?), a. Not remitting; unforgiving.

                                 Irremittable

   Ir`re*mit"ta*ble  (?), a. Not capable of being remitted; irremissible.
   Holinshed.

                                Irremobability

   Ir`re*mob`a*bil"i*ty   (?),   n.   The   quality  or  state  of  being
   irremovable; immovableness.

                                  Irremovable

   Ir`re*mov"a*ble (?), a. Not removable; immovable; inflexible. Shak. --
   Ir`re*mov"a*bly, adv.

                                   Irremoval

   Ir`re*mov"al (?), n. Absence of removal.

                                 Irremunerable

   Ir`re*mu"ner*a*ble    (?),    a.    [L.    irremunerabilis:   cf.   F.
   irr\'82mun\'82rable.  See Remunerate.] Not remunerable; not capable of
   remuneration.

                                  Irrenowned

   Ir`re*nowned" (?), a. Not renowned. [Obs.]

                                Irreparability

   Ir*rep`a*ra*bil"i*ty   (?),  n.  [Cf.  F.  irr\'82parabilit\'82.]  The
   quality or state of being irreparable; irreparableness. Sterne.

                                  Irreparable

   Ir*rep"a*ra*ble  (?), a. [L. irreparabilis: cf. F. irr\'82parable. See
   In- not, and Reparable.] Not reparable; not capable of being repaired,
   recovered,  regained, or remedied; irretrievable; irremediable; as, an
   irreparable breach; an irreparable loss. Shak.

                                Irreparableness

   Ir*rep"a*ra*ble*ness, n. Quality of being irreparable.

                                  Irreparably

   Ir*rep"a*ra*bly, adv. In an irreparable manner.

                                Irrepealability

   Ir`re*peal`a*bil"i*ty   (?),   n.   The  quality  or  state  of  being
   irrepealable.

                                 Irrepealable

   Ir`re*peal"a*ble (?), a. Not repealable; not capable of being repealed
   or    revoked,   as   a   law.   --   Ir`re*peal"a*ble*ness,   n.   --
   Ir`re*peal"a*bly, adv.

                                 Irrepentance

   Ir`re*pent"ance (?), n. Want of repentance; impenitence. Bp. Montagu.

                         Irrepleviable, Irreplevisable

   Ir`re*plev"i*a*ble  (?), Ir`re*plev"i*sa*ble (?), a. (Law) Not capable
   of being replevied.

                                Irreprehensible

   Ir*rep`re*hen"si*ble   (?),   a.   [L.   irreprehensibilis:   cf.   F.
   irr\'82pr\'82hensible.    See   Reprehensible.]   Not   reprehensible;
   blameless;    innocent.    --    Ir*rep`re*hen"si*ble*ness,    n.   --
   Ir*rep`re*hen"si*bly, adv.

                                Irrepresentable

   Ir*rep`re*sent"a*ble  (?),  a.  Not  capable  of  being represented or
   portrayed.

                                 Irrepressible

   Ir`re*press"i*ble  (?), a. Not capable of being repressed, restrained,
   or controlled; as, irrepressible joy; an irrepressible conflict. W. H.
   Steward.

                                 Irrepressibly

   Ir`re*press"i*bly,  adv.  In  a  manner or to a degree that can not be
   repressed.

                                Irreproachable

   Ir`re*proach"a*ble  (?),  a.  [Pref.  ir-  not  + reproachable: cf. F.
   irr\'82prochable.]  Not  reproachable;  above  reproach; not deserving
   reproach; blameless.

     He  [Berkely]  erred,  --  and  who  is free from error? -- but his
     intentions were irreproachable. Beattie.

                              Irreproachableness

   Ir`re*proach"a*ble*ness,   n.   The   quality   or   state   of  being
   irreproachable; integrity; innocence.

                                Irreproachably

   Ir`re*proach"a*bly, adv. In an irreproachable manner; blamelessly.

                                 Irreprovable

   Ir`re*prov"a*ble   (?),   a.   Incapable  of  being  justly  reproved;
   irreproachable;  blameless;  upright.  -- Ir`re*prov"a*ble*ness, n. --
   Ir`re*prov"a*bly, adv.

                                 Irreptitious

   Ir`rep*ti"tious (?), a. [L. irrepere, irreptum, to creep in; pref. ir-
   in  +  repere  to  creep.] Surreptitious; spurious. [Obs.] Dr. Castell
   (1673).

                                  Irreputable

   Ir*rep"u*ta*ble (?), a. Disreputable. [Obs.]

                                  Irresilient

   Ir`re*sil"i*ent  (?),  a.  Not resilient; not recoiling or rebounding;
   inelastic.

                                 Irresistance

   Ir`re*sist"ance (?), n. Nonresistance; passive submission.

                                Irresistibility

   Ir`re*sist`i*bil"i*ty  (?),  n.  [Cf.  F.  irr\'82sistibilit\'82.] The
   quality or state of being irrestible, irresistibleness.

                                 Irresistible

   Ir`re*sist"i*ble   (?),  a.  [Pref.  ir-  not  +  resistible:  cf.  F.
   irr\'82sistible.]  That  can  not be successfully resisted or opposed;
   superior  to opposition; resistless; overpowering; as, an irresistible
   attraction.

     An  irresistible  law of our nature impels us to seek happiness. J.
     M. Mason.

                               Irresistibleness

   Ir`re*sist"i*ble*ness, n. Quality of being irrestible.

                                 Irresistibly

   Ir`re*sist"i*bly, adv. In an irrestible manner.

                                 Irresistless

   Ir`re*sist"less, a. Irresistible. [Obs.] Glanvill.

                                  Irresoluble

   Ir*res"o*lu*ble  (?), a. [L. irresolubilis: cf. F. irr\'82soluble. See
   Resoluble, and cf. Irresolvable.]

   1.  Incapable  of  being  dissolved or resolved into parts; insoluble.
   Boyle.

   2. Incapable of being relieved or assisted. [Obs.]

     The  second  is  in  the irresoluble condition of our souls after a
     known sin committed. Bp. Hall.

                                Irresolubleness

   Ir*res"o*lu*ble*ness,  n.  The  state or quality of being irresoluble;
   insolubility.

                                  Irresolute

   Ir*res"o*lute  (?),  a. [Pref. ir- not + resolute: cf. F. irr\'82solu,
   L. irresolutus not loosened.] Not resolute; not decided or determined;
   wavering; given to doubt or irresolution.

     Weak and irresolute is man. Cowper.

   Syn.  --  Wavering;  vacillating;  undetermined; undecided; unsettled;
   fickle;   changeable;   inconstant.   --   Ir*res"o*lute*ly,  adv.  --
   Ir*res"o*lute*ness, n.

                                 Irresolution

   Ir*res`o*lu"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. irr\'82solution.] Want of resolution;
   want  of  decision  in purpose; a fluctuation of mind, as in doubt, or
   between hope and fear; irresoluteness; indecision; vacillation.

     Irresolution  on  the schemes of life which offer themselves to our
     choice,  and  inconstancy in pursuing them, are the greatest causes
     of all unhappiness. Addison.

                                Irresolvability

   Ir`re*solv`a*bil"i*ty  (?),  n.  The  quality  of  being irresolvable;
   irresolvableness.

                                 Irresolvable

   Ir`re*solv"a*ble   (?),   a.   [Pref.   ir-   not  +  resolvable.  Cf.
   Irresoluble.]   Incapable   of  being  resolved;  not  separable  into
   component  parts.  Irresolvable  nebul\'91  (Astron.),  nebul\'91 of a
   cloudlike  appearance,  which  have  not  yet  been  resolved  by  the
   telescope  into  stars.<--  Which are often galaxies: see under Galaxy
   "the  term has recently [1890] been used for remote clusters of stars"
   --> Sir W. Herschel.

                               Irresolvableness

   Ir`re*solv"a*ble*ness,  n. The quality or state of being irresolvable;
   irresolvability.

                                 Irresolvedly

   Ir`re*solv"ed*ly,  adv. Without settled determination; in a hesitating
   manner; doubtfully. [R.]

                                 Irrespective

   Ir`re*spec"tive (?), a.

   1.  Without  regard  for  conditions,  circumstances, or consequences;
   unbiased; independent; impartial; as, an irrespective judgment.
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     According  to  this  doctrine,  it must be resolved wholly into the
     absolute, irrespective will of God. Rogers.

   2. Disrespectful. [Obs.] Sir C. Cornwallis.
   Irrespective of, regardless of; without regard to; as, irrespective of
   differences.
   
                                Irrespectively
                                       
   Ir`re*spec"tive*ly  (?), adv. Without regard to conditions; not making
   circumstances into consideration. 

     Prosperity, considered absolutely and irrespectively, is better and
     more desirable than adversity. South.

                                 Irrespirable

   Ir*res"pi*ra*ble  (?), a. [L. irrespirabilis: cf. F. irrespirable. See
   Respirable.] Unfit for respiration; not having the qualities necessary
   to support animal life; as, irrespirable air.

                               Irresponsibility

   Ir`re*spon`si*bil"i*ty  (?), n. [Cf. F. irresponsabilit\'82.] Want of,
   or freedom from, responsibility or accountability.

                                 Irresponsible

   Ir`re*spon"si*ble  (?),  a.  [Pref.  ir-  not  +  responsible:  cf. F.
   irresponsable.]

   1.  Nor  responsible;  not  liable or able to answer fro consequences;
   innocent.

   2. Not to be trusted; unreliable.

                                 Irresponsibly

   Ir`re*spon"si*bly, adv. So as not to be responsible.

                                 Irresponsive

   Ir`re*spon"sive  (?),  a. Not responsive; not able, ready, or inclined
   to respond.

                                Irresuscitable

   Ir`re*sus"ci*ta*ble   (?),  a.  Incapable  of  being  resuscitated  or
   revived. -- Ir`re*sus"ci*ta*bly, adv.

                                  Irretention

   Ir`re*ten"tion  (?),  n.  Want  of  retaining power; forgetfulness. De
   Quincey.

                                  Irretentive

   Ir`re*ten"tive (?), a. Not retentive; as, an irretentive memory.

                                 Irretraceable

   Ir`re*trace"a*ble   (?),   a.   Incapable   of   being  retraced;  not
   retraceable.

                                 Irretractile

   Ir`re*tract"ile (?), a.

   1. Not retractile.

   2. Not tractile or ductile. [R.] Sir W. Hamilton.

                                 Irretrievable

   Ir`re*triev"a*ble (?), a. Not retrievable; irrecoverable; irreparable;
   as,   an   irretrievable   loss.   Syn.  --  Irremediable;  incurable;
   irrecoverable.

                               Irretrievableness

   Ir`re*triev"a*ble*ness,   n.   The   state   or   quality   of   being
   irretrievable.

                                 Irretrievably

   Ir`re*triev"a*bly, adv. In an irretrievable manner.

                                 Irreturnable

   Ir`re*turn"a*ble (?), a. Not to be returned.

                                 Irrevealable

   Ir`re*veal"a*ble   (?),   a.   Incapable   of   being   revealed.   --
   Ir`re*veal"a*bly, adv.

                                  Irreverence

   Ir*rev"er*ence  (?),  n.  [L. irreverentia: cf. F. irr\'82v\'82rence.]
   The  state  or  quality of being irreverent; want of proper reverence;
   disregard of the authority and character of a superior.

                                  Irreverend

   Ir*rev"er*end (?), a. Irreverent. [Obs.]

     Immodest speech, or irreverend gesture. Strype.

                                  Irreverent

   Ir*rev"er*ent (?), a. [L. irreverens, -entis: cf. F. irr\'82v\'82rent.
   See In- not, and Reverent.] Not reverent; showing a want of reverence;
   expressive  of  a  want  of  veneration; as, an irreverent babbler; an
   irreverent jest.

                                 Irreverently

   Ir*rev"er*ent*ly, adv. In an irreverent manner.

                                Irreversibility

   Ir`re*vers`i*bil"i*ty   (?),   n.   The  state  or  quality  of  being
   irreversible; irreversibleness.

                                 Irreversible

   Ir`re*vers"i*ble (?), a.

   1.  Incapable  of being reversed or turned about or back; incapable of
   being made to run backward; as, an irreversible engine.

   2.  Incapable  of being reversed, recalled, repealed, or annulled; as,
   an irreversible sentence or decree.

     This  rejection  of the Jews, as it is not universal, so neither is
     it final and irreversible. Jortin.

   Syn. -- Irrevocable; irrepealable; unchangeable.

                               Irreversibleness

   Ir`re*vers"i*ble*ness   (?),   n.   The  state  or  quality  of  being
   irreversible.

                                 Irreversibly

   Ir`re*vers"i*bly, adv. In an irreversible manner.

                                Irrevocability

   Ir*rev`o*ca*bil"i*ty  (?), n. [Cf. F. irr\'82vocabilit\'82.] The state
   or quality of being irrevocable; irrevocableness.

                                  Irrevocable

   Ir*rev"o*ca*ble  (?), a. [L. irrevocabilis: cf. F. irr\'82vocable. See
   In- not, and Revoke, and cf. Irrevocable.] Incapable of being recalled
   or   revoked;   unchangeable;   irreversible;   unalterable;   as,  an
   irrevocable promise or decree; irrevocable fate.

     Firm and irrevocable is my doom. Shak.

   -- Ir*rev"o*ca*ble*ness, n. -- Ir*rev"o*ca*bly, adv.

                                  Irrevokable

   Ir`re*vok"a*ble (?), a. [Pref. ir- not + revoke.] Irrevocable. [R.]

                                  Irrevoluble

   Ir*rev"o*lu*ble  (?),  a. That has no finite period of revolution; not
   revolving. [R.]

     The dateless and irrevocable circle of eternity. Milton.

                                 Irrhetorical

   Ir`rhe*tor"ic*al (?), a. Not rethorical.

                                   Irrigate

   Ir"ri*gate  (?),  v.  t.  [imp. & p. p. Irrigated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Irrigating  (?).] [L. irrigatus, p. p. of irrigare to irrigate: ir- in
   + rigare to water; prob. akin to E. rain. See Rain.]

   1.  To  water;  to  wet; to moisten with running or dropping water; to
   bedew.

   2. (Agric.) To water, as land, by causing a stream to flow upon, over,
   or through it, as in artificial channels.

                                  Irrigation

   Ir`ri*ga"tion  (?),  n.  [L. irrigatio: cf. F. irrigation.] The act or
   process  of  irrigating,  or the state of being irrigated; especially,
   the  operation  of  causing  water  to flow over lands, for nourishing
   plants.

                                   Irriguous

   Ir*rig"u*ous (?), a. [L. irriguus. See Irrigate.]

   1. Watered; watery; moist; dewy. [Obs.]

     The flowery lap Of some irriguous valley spreads her store. Milton.

   2. Gently penetrating or pervading. [Obs.] J. Philips.

                                   Irrisible

   Ir*ris"i*ble  (?),  a.  [Pref.  ir-  not + risible. See Irrision.] Not
   risible. [R.]

                                   Irrision

   Ir*ri"sion  (?),  n.  [L. irrisio, fr. irridere, irrisum. to laugh at;
   pref.  ir- in + ridere to laugh: cf. F. irrision.] The act of laughing
   at another; derision.

     This being spoken sceptic\'8a, or by way of irrision. Chapman.

                                 Irritability

   Ir`ri*ta*bil"i*ty (?), n. [L. irritabilitas: cf. F. irritabilit\'82.]

   1.  The  state  or  quality  of  being  irritable; quick excitability;
   petulance; fretfulness; as, irritability of temper.

   2.  (Physiol.)  A natural susceptibility, characteristic of all living
   organisms,  tissues,  and  cells, to the influence of certain stimuli,
   response  being manifested in a variety of ways, -- as that quality in
   plants  by which they exhibit motion under suitable stimulation; esp.,
   the  property which living muscle processes, of responding either to a
   direct  stimulus  of its substance, or to the stimulating influence of
   its nerve fibers, the response being indicated by a change of form, or
   contraction; contractility.

   3.  (Med.)  A  condition of morbid excitability of an organ or part of
   the  body;  undue  susceptibility  to  the  influence  of stimuli. See
   Irritation, n., 3.

                                   Irritable

   Ir"ri*ta*ble (?), a. [L. irritabilis: cf. F. irritable. See Irritate.]

   1. Capable of being irriated.

   2.   Very   susceptible  of  anger  or  passion;  easily  inflamed  or
   exasperated; as, an irritable temper.

     Vicious, old, and irritable. Tennyson.

   3.  (Physiol.)  Endowed  with irritability; susceptible of irritation;
   capable  of  being  excited  to  action  by the application of certain
   stimuli.

   4.  (Med.) Susceptible of irritation; unduly sensitive to irritants or
   stimuli.  See Irritation, n., 3. Syn. -- Excitable; irascible; touchy;
   fretful; peevish.

                                 Irritableness

   Ir"ri*ta*ble*ness, n. Irritability.

                                   Irritably

   Ir"ri*ta*bly, adv. In an irritable manner.

                                   Irritancy

   Ir"ri*tan*cy  (?),  n.  [From  1st Irritant.] (Scots Law) The state or
   quality of being null and void; invalidity; forfeiture. Burrill.

                                   Irritancy

   Ir"ri*tan*cy,  n.  [From  2d  Irritant.]  The state o quality of being
   irritant or irritating.

                                   Irritant

   Ir"ri*tant  (?), a. [LL. irritants, -antis, p. pr. of irritare to make
   null,  fr. L. irritus void; pref. ir- not + ratus established.] (Scots
   Law) Rendering null and void; conditionally invalidating.

     The  states elected Harry, Duke of Anjou, for their king, with this
     clause  irritant; that, if he did violate any part of his oath, the
     people should owe him no allegiance. Hayward.

                                   Irritant

   Ir"ri*tant,  a.  [L.  irritans,  -antis,  p.  pr.  of irritare: cf. F.
   irritant. See Irritate to excite.] Irritating; producing irritation or
   inflammation.

                                   Irritant

   Ir"ri*tant, n. [Cf. F. irritant.]

   1. That which irritates or excites.

   2.  (Physiol. & Med.) Any agent by which irritation is produced; as, a
   chemical irritant; a mechanical or electrical irritant.

   3. (Toxicology) A poison that produces inflammation.
   Counter  irritant. See under Counter. -- Pure irritant (Toxicology), a
   poison  that  produces  inflammation without any corrosive action upon
   the tissues.

                                   Irritate

   Ir"ri*tate  (?),  v.  t. [See 1 st Irritant.] To render null and void.
   [R.] Abp. Bramhall.

                                   Irritate

   Ir"ri*tate,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Irritated  (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Irritating  (?).]  [L.  irritatus,  p.  p.  of  irritare.  Of doubtful
   origin.]

   1.  To  increase the action or violence of; to heighten excitement in;
   to intensify; to stimulate.

     Cold maketh the spirits vigorous and irritateth them. Bacon.

   2.  To  excite  anger  or  displeasure  in;  to  provoke; to tease; to
   exasperate;  to annoy; to vex; as, the insolence of a tyrant irritates
   his subjects.

     Dismiss  the man, nor irritate the god: Prevent the rage of him who
     reigns above. Pope.

   3.  (Physiol.)  To  produce  irritation  in; to stimulate; to cause to
   contract. See Irritation, n., 2.

   4.  (Med.)  To make morbidly excitable, or oversensitive; to fret; as,
   the  skin  is  irritated  by friction; to irritate a wound by a coarse
   bandage.  Syn.  --  To  fret;  inflame;  excite;  provoke; tease; vex;
   exasperate;   anger;   incense;   enrage.  --  To  Irritate,  Provoke,
   Exasperate.  These  words express different stages of excited or angry
   feeling.  Irritate  denotes  an excitement of quick and slightly angry
   feeling  which  is only momentary; as, irritated by a hasty remark. To
   provoke  implies  the  awakening  of  some  open expression of decided
   anger; as, a provoking insult. Exasperate denotes a provoking of anger
   at   something   unendurable.   Whatever  comes  across  our  feelings
   irritates; whatever excites anger provokes; whatever raises anger to a
   high  point  exasperates.  "Susceptible  and  nervous  people are most
   easily  irritated;  proud  people  are quickly provoked; hot and fiery
   people are soonest exasperated." Crabb.

                                   Irritate

   Ir"ri*tate (?), a. Excited; heightened. [Obs.]

                                  Irritation

   Ir`ri*ta"tion (?), n. [L. irritatio: cf. F. irritation.]

   1.  The  act  of  irritating,  or  exciting,  or  the  state  of being
   irritated;   excitement;   stimulation,   usually   of  an  undue  and
   uncomfortable  kind;  especially,  excitement  of  anger  or  passion;
   provocation; annoyance; anger.

     The whole body of the arts and sciences composes one vast machinery
     for  the  irritation  and  development  of  the human intellect. De
     Quincey.

   2.  (Physiol.)  The act of exciting, or the condition of being excited
   to  action, by stimulation; -- as, the condition of an organ of sense,
   when  its  nerve  is  affected by some external body; esp., the act of
   exciting  muscle fibers to contraction, by artificial stimulation; as,
   the irritation of a motor nerve by electricity; also, the condition of
   a muscle and nerve, under such stimulation.

   3.  (Med.)  A condition of morbid excitability or oversensitiveness of
   an  organ  or  part  of  the body; a state in which the application of
   ordinary stimuli produces pain or excessive or vitiated action.

                                  Irritative

   Ir"ri*ta*tive (?), a.

   1. Serving to excite or irritate; irritating; as, an irritative agent.

   2.  Accompanied  with, or produced by, increased action or irritation;
   as, an irritative fever. E. Darwin.

                                  Irritatory

   Ir"ri*ta*to*ry  (?),  a.  Exciting;  producing irritation; irritating.
   [R.] Hales.

                                   Irrorate

   Ir"ro*rate  (?),  v.  t.  [imp. & p. p. Irrorated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Irrorating.] [L. irroratus, p. p. of irrorare to bedew; pref. ir- in +
   ros, roris, dew.] To sprinkle or moisten with dew; to bedew. [Obs.]

                                   Irrorate

   Ir"ro*rate  (?),  a.  (Zo\'94l.) Covered with minute grains, appearing
   like fine sand.

                                  Irroration

   Ir`ro*ra"tion  (?),  n.  [Cf. F. irroration.] The act of bedewing; the
   state of being moistened with de [Obs.] Chambers.

                                 Irrotational

   Ir`ro*ta"tion*al  (?),  a.  (Physics)  Not  rotatory; passing from one
   point  to  another  by  a movement other than rotation; -- said of the
   movement of parts of a liquid or yielding mass. Sir W. Thomson.

                                  Irrubrical

   Ir*ru"bric*al (?), a. Contrary to the rubric; not rubrical.

                                   Irrugate

   Ir"ru*gate (?), v. t. [L. irrugatus, p. p. of irrugare to wrinkle.] To
   wrinkle. [Obs.]

                                   Irrupted

   Ir*rupt"ed (?), a. [L. irruptus, p. p. of irrumpere to break in; pref.
   ir-  in  +  rumpere  to  break  or  burst.  See  Rupture.] Broken with
   violence.

                                   Irruption

   Ir*rup"tion (?), n. [L. irruptio: cf. F. irruption. See Irrupted.]

   1.  A  bursting  in;  a  sudden,  violent  rushing  into  a place; as,
   irruptions of the sea.

     Lest  evil  tidings,  with too rude irruption Hitting thy aged ear,
     should pierce too deep. Milton.

   2.  A  sudden  and  violent  inroad,  or entrance of invaders; as, the
   irruptions  of  the  Goths  into  Italy.  Addison.  Syn.  -- Invasion;
   incursion; inroad. See Invasion.

                                   Irruptive

   Ir*rup"tive (?), a. Rushing in or upon.

                                   Irvingite

   Ir"ving*ite  (?),  n.  (Eccl.)  The  common  designation of one a sect
   founded  by  the  Rev. Edward Irving (about 1830), who call themselves
   the Catholic Apostolic Church. They are highly ritualistic in worship,
   have  an elaborate hierarchy of apostles, prophets, etc., and look for
   the speedy coming of Christ.

                                      Is-

   Is- (?). See Iso-.

                                      Is

   Is (?), v. i. [AS. is; akin to G. & Goth. ist, L. est, Gr. asti. . Cf.
   Am,  Entity,  Essence,  Absent.]  The  third  person  singular  of the
   substantive verb be, in the indicative mood, present tense; as, he is;
   he is a man. See Be.

     NOTE: &hand; In  so me va rieties of  th e No rthern dialect of Old
     English, is was used for all persons of the singular.

     For thy is I come, and eke Alain. Chaucer.

     Aye is thou merry. Chaucer.

     NOTE: &hand; Th e idiom of using the present for future events sure
     to happen is a relic of Old English in which the present and future
     had the same form; as, this year Christmas is on Friday.

     To-morrow is the new moon. 1 Sam. xx. 5.

                           Isabel, n., Isabel color

   Is"a*bel (?), n., Is"a*bel col"or (?).[F. isabelle.] See Isabella.

                         Isabella, n., Isabella color

   Is`a*bel"la  (?),  n.,  Is`a*bel"la col"or (?). [Said to be named from
   the  Spanish  princess  Isabella,  daughter  of  king  Philip  II., in
   allusion  to  the  color  assumed by her shift, which she wore without
   change  from  1601  to  1604,  in consequence of a vow made by her.] A
   brownish yellow color.

                                Isabella grape

   Is`a*bel"la  grape`  (?).  (Bot.) A favorite sweet American grape of a
   purple color. See Fox grape, under Fox.

                                 Isabella moth

   Is`a*bel"la   moth`  (?;  115).  (Zo\'94l.)  A  common  American  moth
   (Pyrrharctia isabella), of an isabella color. The larva, called woolly
   bear  and  hedgehog  caterpillar, is densely covered with hairs, which
   are black at each end of the body, and red in the middle part.

                                  Isabelline

   Is`a*bel"line (?), a. Of an isabel or isabella color.

    Isagelous &imac;s&acr;g&ecr;l&ucr;s, a. [Is- + Gr. agelos information.]
Containing the same information, as isagelous sentences. The coded message and
the original, though appearing entirely unlike, are completely isagelous. Bacon
  The complementary strands have isagelous sequences. J. D. Watson. -- Isagel

   I*sag"e*lous  (&imac;*s&acr;g"&ecr;*l&ucr;s),  a.  [Is-  + Gr. a`gelos
   information.] Containing the same information, as isagelous sentences.
   "The coded message and the original, though appearing entirely unlike,
   are  completely  isagelous."  Bacon  "The  complementary  strands have
   isagelous  sequences." J. D. Watson. -- Is"a*gel n. One of two or more
   objects containing the same information.

                                    Isagoge

   I"sa*goge (?), n. [L., fr. Fr. An introduction. [Obs.] Harris.

                             Isagogic, Isagogical

   I"sa*gog"ic   (?),   I"sa*gog"ic*al   (?),   a.  [L.  isagogicus,  Gr.
   Introductory; especially, introductory to the study of theology.

                                   Isagogics

   I"sa*gog"ics  (?),  n.  (Theol.)  That  part  of  theological  science
   directly  preliminary  to  actual  exegesis,  or interpretation of the
   Scriptures.

                                    Isagon

   I"sa*gon  (?),  n. [Gr. isagone, a.] (Math.) A figure or polygon whose
   angles are equal.

                                  Isapostolic

   Is*ap`os*tol"ic  (?), a. [Gr. Having equal, or almost equal, authority
   with the apostles of their teachings.

                               Isatic, Isatinic

   I*sat"ic  (?),  I`sa*tin"ic  (?), a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived
   from, isatin; as, isatic acid, which is also called trioxindol.

                                    Isatide

   I"sa*tide  (?),  n.  (Chem.) A white crystalline substance obtained by
   the partial reduction of isatin. [Written also isatyde.]

                                    Isatin

   I"sa*tin  (?),  n.  [See  Isatis.]  (Chem.)  An orange-red crystalline
   substance,  C8H5NO2,  obtained  by the oxidation of indigo blue. It is
   also  produced  from  certain  derivatives of benzoic acid, and is one
   important  source  of artificial indigo. [Written also, less properly,
   isatine.]

                                    Isatis

   I"sa*tis  (?;  277),  n.  [L.,  a kind of plant, Gr. (Bot.) A genus of
   herbs, some species of which, especially the Isatis tinctoria, yield a
   blue dye similar to indigo; woad.

                                   Isatogen

   I*sat"o*gen  (?),  n.  [Isatin  + -gen.] (Chem.) A complex nitrogenous
   radical,  C8H4NO2,  regarded  as  the essential residue of a series of
   compounds, related to isatin, which easily pass by reduction to indigo
   blue. -- I*sat`o*gen"ic (#), a.

                                   Isatropic

   I`sa*trop"ic  (?),  a.  [Is-  +  atropine.]  (Chem.) Pertaining to, or
   designating,  an  acid  obtained  from  atropine,  and  isomeric  with
   cinnamic acid.

                                    Ischias

   Is"chi*as (?), a. (Anat.) See Ischial.

                                   Ischiadic

   Is`chi*ad"ic  (?),  a. [L. ischiadicus, Gr. Sciatic.] (Anat.) Ischial.
   [R.]  Ischiadic  passion  OR  disease (Med.), a rheumatic or neuralgic
   affection of some part about the hip joint; -- called also sciatica.

                                    Ischial

   Is"chi*al  (?),  a.  (Anat.)  Of  or pertaining to the ischium or hip;
   ischiac;  ischiadic;  ischiatic.  Ischial callosity (Zo\'94l.), one of
   the  patches  of thickened hairless, and often bright-colored skin, on
   the buttocks of many apes, as the drill.
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                                   Ischiatic

   Is`chi*at"ic (?), a. (Anat.) Same as Ishial.

                                Ischiocapsular

   Is`chi*o*cap"su*lar  (?;  135)  a. [Ischium + capsular.] (Anat.) Of or
   pertaining  to  the  ischium and the capsule of the hip joint; as, the
   ischiocapsular ligament.

                                 Ischiocerite

   Is`chi*o*ce"rite  (?),  n.  [Gr.  (Zo\'94l.)  The  third  joint or the
   antenn\'91 of the Crustacea.

                               Ischion, Ischium

   Is"chi*on (?), Is"chi*um (?), n. [L., Gr.

   1.  (Anat.)  The  ventral  and  posterior of the three principal bones
   composing either half of the pelvis; seat bone; the huckle bone.

   2. (Zo\'94l.) One of the pleur\'91 of insects.

                                 Ischiopodite

   Is`chi*op"o*dite  (?),  n.  [Gr.  (Zo\'94l.)  The  third  joint of the
   typical appendages of Crustacea.

                                 Ischiorectal

   Is`chi*o*rec"tal  (?), a. [Ischium + rectal.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining
   to the region between the rectum and ishial tuberosity.

                                  Ischuretic

   Is`chu*ret"ic  (?),  a. Having the quality of relieving ischury. -- n.
   An ischuretic medicine.

                                    Ischury

   Is"chu*ry  (?),  n. [L. ischuria, Gr. ischurie.] (Med.) A retention or
   suppression of urine.

                                     -ise

   -ise (?). See -ize.

                                  Isentropic

   I`sen*trop"ic  (?),  a.  [Is- + entropy + -ic.] (Physics) Having equal
   entropy.  Isentropic  lines,  lines  which  pass through points having
   equal entropy.

                                  Isethionic

   I*seth`i*on"ic  (?),  a.  [Is-  +  ethionic.]  (Chem.)  Pertaining to,
   derived  from,  or  designating, an acid, HO.C2H4.SO3H, obtained as an
   oily  or  crystalline  substance, by the action of sulphur trioxide on
   alcohol or ether. It is derivative of sulphuric acid.

                                     -ish

   -ish  (?).  [AS. -isc; akin to G. -isch, OHG. -isc, Goth. & Dan. -isk,
   Gr.  -esque.]  A  suffix  used  to from adjectives from nouns and from
   adjectives.   It   denotes   relation,  resemblance,  similarity,  and
   sometimes  has  a  diminutive  force;  as,  selfish,  boyish, brutish;
   whitish, somewhat white.

                                     -ish

   -ish.  [OE.  -issen, fr. F. -is, -iss- (found in the present particle,
   etc.,  of  certain  verbs,  as  finir to finish, fleurir to flourish),
   corresponding  to  L.  -escere,  an inchoative ending.] A verb ending,
   originally  appearing  in certain verbs of French origin; as, abolish,
   cherish, finish, furnish, garnish, impoverish.

                                  Ishmaelite

   Ish"ma*el*ite (?), n.

   1.  A descendant of Ishmael (the son of Abraham and Hagar), of whom it
   was  said,  "His  hand will be against every man, and every man's hand
   against him." Gen. xvi. 12.

   2.  One  at  enmity  with society; a wanderer; a vagabond; an outcast.
   Thackeray.

   3. See Ismaelian.

                                 Ishmaelitish

   Ish"ma*el*i`tish   (?),  a.  Of,  pertaining  to,  or  resembling,  an
   Ishmaelite or the Ishmaelites.

                                     Isiac

   I"si*ac  (?),  a. [L. Isiacus, Gr. Pertaining to the goddess Isis; as,
   Isiac mysteries.

                                    Isicle

   I"si*cle (?), n. A icicle. [Obs.]

                                   Isidorian

   Is`i*do"ri*an  (?),  a.  Pertaining,  or ascribed, to Isidore; as, the
   Isidorian  decretals,  a spurious collection of decretals published in
   the ninth century.

                                   Isinglass

   I"sin*glass  (?),  n.  [Prob.  corrupted fr. D. huizenblas (akin to G.
   hausenblase),  lit.,  bladder  of  the huso, or large sturgeon; huizen
   sturgeon + blas bladder. Cf. Bladder, Blast a gust of wind.]

   1.  A semitransparent, whitish, and very pure from of gelatin, chiefly
   prepared  from  the  sounds  or  air  bladders  of  various species of
   sturgeons  (as  the Acipenser huso) found in the of Western Russia. It
   used for making jellies, as a clarifier, etc. Cheaper forms of gelatin
   are not unfrequently so called. Called also fish glue.

   2. (Min.) A popular name for mica, especially when in thin sheets.

                                     Isis

   I"sis (?), n. [L., the goddess Isis, fr. Gr.

   1.  (Myth.)  The principal goddess worshiped by the Egyptians. She was
   regarded  as  the  mother of Horus, and the sister and wife of Osiris.
   The Egyptians adored her as the goddess of fecundity, and as the great
   benefactress  of  their country, who instructed their ancestors in the
   art of agriculture.

   2.  (Zo\'94l.)  Any  coral  of  the  genus  Isis,  or family Isid\'91,
   composed  of  joints of white, stony coral, alternating with flexible,
   horny joints. See Gorgoniacea.

   3. (Astron.) One of the asteroids.

                                     Islam

   Is"lam (?), n. [Ar. isl\'bem obedience to the will of God, submission,
   humbling  one's self, resigning one's self to the divine disposal. Cf.
   Moslem.]

   1.  The  religion  of  the Mohammedans; Mohammedanism; Islamism. Their
   formula  of  faith  is: There is no God but Allah, and Mohammed is his
   prophet.

   2. The whole body of Mohammedans, or the countries which they occupy.

                                   Islamism

   Is"lam*ism  (?),  n.  [Cf.  F.  islamisme.]  The  faith, doctrines, or
   religious system of the Mohammedans; Mohammedanism; Islam.

                                   Islamite

   Is"lam*ite (?), n. A Mohammedan.

                                   Islamitic

   Is`lam*it"ic (?), a. Of or pertaining to Islam; Mohammedan.

                                   Islamize

   Is"lam*ize  (?),  v. i. & t. [imp. & p. p. Islamized (?); p. pr. & vb.
   n.  Islamizing  (?).] To conform, or cause to conform, to the religion
   of Islam.

                                    Island

   Is"land  (?), n. [OE. iland, yland, AS. \'c6gland, , ; \'c6g, , island
   +  land,  lond,  land. AS. \'c6g, , is akin to AS. e\'a0 water, river,
   OHG.  ,  G.  au meadow, Icel. ey island, Dan. & Sw. \'94, Goth. ahwa a
   stream, water, L. aqua water. The s is due to confusion with isle. Cf.
   Ait, Eyot, Ewer, Aquatic.]

   1.  A tract of land surrounded by water, and smaller than a continent.
   Cf. Continent.

   2. Anything regarded as resembling an island; as, an island of ice.

   3. (Zo\'94l.) See Isle, n., 2.
   Islands of the blessed (Myth.), islands supposed to lie in the Western
   Ocean,  where  the  favorites  of  the gods are conveyed at death, and
   dwell in everlasting joy.

                                    Island

   Is"land (?), v. t.

   1.  To  cause to become or to resemble an island; to make an island or
   islands of; to isle. Shelley.

   2.  To furnish with an island or with islands; as, to island the deep.
   Southey.

                                   Islander

   Is"land*er (?), n. An inhabitant of an island.

                                    Islandy

   Is"land*y  (?),  a.  Of  or  pertaining  to  islands; full of islands.
   Cotgrave.

                                     Isle

   Isle (?), n. [Obs.] See Aisle.

                                     Isle

   Isle  (?),  n.  [OF.  isle,  F. \'8cle, L. insula; cf. Lith. sala. Cf.
   Insulate.]

   1. An island. [Poetic]

     Imperial rule of all the seagirt isles. Milton.

   2.  (Zo\'94l.) A spot within another of a different color, as upon the
   wings of some insects.

                                     Isle

   Isle,  v.  t.  To  cause  to  become  an island, or like an island; to
   surround or encompass; to island. [Poetic]

     Isled in sudden seas of light. Tennyson.

                                     Islet

   Is"let  (?), n. [OF. islette (cf. F. \'8clot), dim. of isle.] A little
   island.

                                     -ism

   -ism  (?).  [F. -isme, or L. -ismus, Gr. A suffix indicating an act, a
   process,  the  result  of  an  act  or  a  process,  a  state; also, a
   characteristic  (as  a  theory,  doctrine,  idiom, etc.); as, baptism,
   galvanism, organism, hypnotism, socialism, sensualism, Anglicism.

                                      Ism

   Ism,  n. [See ism, above.] A doctrine or theory; especially, a wild or
   visionary theory. E. Everett.

     The  world  grew light-headed, and forth came a spawn of isms which
     no man can number. S. G. Goodrich.

                             Ismaelian, Ismaelite

   Is`ma*e"li*an  (?),  Is"ma*el*ite  (?),  n.  (Eccl.)  One of a sect of
   Mohammedans  who favored the pretensions of the family of Mohammed ben
   Ismael, of the house Ali.

                                   Iso-, Is-

   I"so-  (?),  Is-  (?).[Gr.  'i`sos equal.] A prefix or combining form,
   indicating  identity,  or  equality;  the  same numerical value; as in
   isopod,  isomorphous,  isochromatic.  Specif.:  (a) (Chem.) Applied to
   certain   compounds   having   the   same  composition  but  different
   properties;  as in isocyanic. (b) (Organic Chem.) Applied to compounds
   of  certain  isomeric  series  in  whose structure one carbon atom, at
   least,  is connected with three other carbon atoms; -- contrasted with
   neo- and normal; as in isoparaffine; isopentane.

                                    Isobar

   I"so*bar  (?),  n.  [Iso-  +  Gr.  (Phys.  Geog.) A line connecting or
   marking  places  upon  the  surface  of  the earth where height of the
   barometer  reduced to sea level is the same either at a given time, or
   for a certain period (mean height), as for a year; an isopiestic line.
   [Written also isobare.]

                                   Isobaric

   I`so*bar"ic  (?),  a.  (Phys.  Geog.)  Denoting equal pressure; as, an
   isobaric line; specifically, of or pertaining to isobars.

                                    Isobar

   I"so*bar  (?),  n.  The  quality  or  state  of being equal in weight,
   especially  in  atmospheric  pressure.  Also,  the  theory, method, or
   application of isobaric science.

                                 Isobarometric

   I`so*bar`o*met"ric   (?),   a.   [Iso  +  barometric.]  (Phys.  Geog.)
   Indicating equal barometric pressure.

                                 Isobathytherm

   I`so*bath"y*therm  (?), n. [Iso- + Gr. (Phys. Geog.) A line connecting
   the  points on the surface of the earth where a certain temperature is
   found at the same depth.

                                Isobathythermic

   I`so*bath"y*ther"mic  (?),  a.  Of  or pertaining to an isobathytherm;
   possessing or indicating the same temperature at the same depth.

                                 Isocephalism

   I`so*ceph"a*lism  (?),  n.  [From  Gr.  Iso-,  and  Cephalon.] (Art) A
   peculiarity  in  the  design of bas-relief by which the heads of human
   figures  are  kept  at  the  same  height from the ground, whether the
   personages  are  seated,  standing, or mounted on horseback; -- called
   also isokephaleia.

                                   Isochasm

   I"so*chasm  (?),  n.  [Iso-  + chasm.] (Phys. Geog.) A line connecting
   places  on  the  earth's  surface  at  which  there  is  the same mean
   frequency of auroras.

                                  Isochasmic

   I`so*chas"mic  (?),  a.  Indicating  equal  auroral  display;  as,  an
   isochasmic line.

                                   Isocheim

   I"so*cheim  (?), n. [Iso- + Gr. (Phys. Geog.) A line connecting places
   on the earth having the same mean winter temperature. Cf. Isothere.

                             Isocheimal, Isochimal

   I`so*chei"mal,  I`so*chi"mal  (?), a. Pertaining to, having the nature
   of, or making, isocheims; as, an isocheimal line; an isocheimal chart.

                           Isocheimenal, Isochimenal

   I`so*chei"me*nal (?), I`so*chi"me*nal a. The same as Isocheimal.

                                  Isocheimic

   I`so*chei"mic (?), a. The same as Isocheimal.

                                  Isochimene

   I`so*chi"mene (?), n. The same as Isocheim.

                                 Isochromatic

   I`so*chro*mat"ic  (?),  a.  [Iso- + chromatic.] (Opt.) Having the same
   color;  connecting parts having the same color, as lines drawn through
   certain  points  in  experiments on the chromatic effects of polarized
   light in crystals.

                                  Isochronal

   I*soch"ro*nal  (?),  a.  [See  Isochronous.] Uniform in time; of equal
   time;  performed  in  equal  times;  recurring  at  regular intervals;
   isochronal vibrations or oscillations.

                                  Isochronic

   I`so*chron"ic (?), a. Isochronal.

                                  Isochronism

   I*soch"ro*nism (?), n. The state or quality of being isochronous.

                                  Isochronon

   I*soch"ro*non  (?), n. [NL. See Isochronous.] A clock that is designed
   to keep very accurate time.

                                  Isochronous

   I*soch"ro*nous (?), a. [Gr. Same as Isochronal.

                                  Isochroous

   I*soch"ro*ous  (?),  a.  [Iso-  +  Gr.  Having  the same tint or color
   throughout; uniformly or evenly colored.

                             Isoclinal, Isoclinic

   I`so*cli"nal  (?),  I`so*clin"ic  (?), a. [Iso- + Gr. Of or pertaining
   to,  or  indicating,  equality  of  inclination  or  dip; having equal
   inclination  or dip. Isoclinal lines (Magnetism), lines on the earth's
   surface connecting places at which a dipping needle indicates the same
   inclination or dip.

                                   Isocrymal

   I`so*cry"mal  (?),  a.  (Phys. Geog.) Pertaining to, having the nature
   of,  or illustrating, an isocryme; as, an isocrymal line; an isocrymal
   chart.

                                   Isocryme

   I"so*cryme  (?), n. [Iso- + Gr. (Phys. Geog.) A line connecting points
   on the earth's surface having the same mean temperature in the coldest
   month of the year.

                                   Isocrymic

   I`so*crym"ic (?), a. Isocrymal.

                                   Isocyanic

   I`so*cy*an"ic  (?),  a.  [Iso-  + cyanic.] (Chem.) Designating an acid
   isomeric  with  cyanic  acid.  Isocyanic  acid, an acid metameric with
   cyanic  acid,  and  resembling  it  in  its salts. It is obtained as a
   colorless,  mobile,  unstable  liquid  by  the  heating cyanuric acid.
   Called technically carbimide.

                                  Isocyanuric

   I`so*cy`a*nu"ric  (?),  a.  [Iso- + cyanuric.] (Chem.) Designating, or
   pertaining  to,  an  acid isomeric with cyanuric acid, and called also
   fulminuric acid. See under Fulminuric.

                                  Isodiabatic

   I`so*di`a*bat"ic  (?),  a.  [Iso-  +  Gr.  (Physics) Pertaining to the
   reception  or  the  giving  out  of  equal  quantities  of  heat  by a
   substance.  Rankine.  Isodiabatic  lines OR curves, a pair of lines or
   curves exhibiting, on a diagram of energy, the law of variation of the
   pressure  and density of a fluid, the one during the lowering, and the
   other  during  the  raising,  of its temperature, when the quantity of
   heat  given out by the fluid during any given stage of the one process
   is  equal  to  the quantity received during the corresponding stage of
   the  other. Such lines are said to be isodiabatic with respect to each
   other. Compare Adiabatic.
   
                                 Isodiametric
                                       
   I`so*di`a*met"ric (?), a. [Iso- + diametric.] 

   1.  (Crystallog.)  Developed  alike  in  the directions of the several
   lateral axes; -- said of crystals of both the tetragonal and hexagonal
   systems.

   2.  (Bot.)  Having  the several diameters nearly equal; -- said of the
   cells of ordinary parenchyma.

                                 Isodimorphic

   I`so*di*mor"phic (?), a. [Iso- + dimorphic.] Isodimorphous.

                                 Isodimorphism

   I`so*di*mor"phism  (?), n. Isomorphism between the two forms severally
   of two dimorphous substances.

                                 Isodimorphous

   I`so*di*mor"phous  (?),  a. [Iso- + dimorphous.] Having the quality of
   isodimorphism.

                                  Isodulcite

   I`so*dul"cite  (?), n. [Iso- + dulcite.] (Chem.) A white, crystalline,
   sugarlike   substance,   obtained  by  the  decomposition  of  certain
   glucosides,  and  intermediate  in nature between the hexacid alcohols
   (ductile, mannite, etc.) and the glucoses.

                                  Isodynamic

   I`so*dy*nam"ic (?), a. [Iso- + dynamic.] Of, pertaining to, having, or
   denoting,  equality of force. Isodynamic foods (Physiol.), those foods
   that   produce   a   similar  amount  of  heat.  --  Isodynamic  lines
   (Magnetism),  lines  on the earth's surface connecting places at which
   the magnetic intensity is the same.

                                  Isodynamous

   I`so*dy"na*mous (?), a. [Gr. Isodynamic.] Of equal force or size.

                                  Isogeotherm

   I`so*ge"o*therm  (?),  n.  [Iso-  +  Gr. gh^ the earth + qe`rmh heat.]
   (Phys.  Geog.)  A  line  or curved surface passing beneath the earth's
   surface through points having the same mean temperature.

                         Isogeothermal, Isogeothermic

   I`so*ge`o*ther"mal  (?),  I`so*ge`o*ther"mic  (?),  a.  Pertaining to,
   having  the  nature of, or marking, isogeotherms; as, an isogeothermal
   line or surface; as isogeothermal chart. -- n. An isogeotherm.

                                   Isogonic

   I`so*gon"ic  (?),  a.  [Iso-  +  Gr.  Pertaining  to, or noting, equal
   angles. Isogonic lines (Magnetism), lines traced on the surface of the
   globe,  or  upon  a chart, connecting places at which the deviation of
   the magnetic needle from the meridian or true north is the same.

                                   Isogonic

   I`so*gon"ic, a. (Zo\'94l.) Characterized by isogonism.

                                   Isogonism

   I*sog"o*nism  (?),  n.  [Iso-  +  Gr. (Zo\'94l.) The quality of having
   similar  sexual  zooids or gonophores and dissimilar hydrants; -- said
   of certain hydroids.

                                  Isographic

   I`so*graph"ic (?), a. Of or pertaining to isography.

                                   Isography

   I*sog"ra*phy   (?),  n.  [Iso-  +  -graphy.]  Imitation  of  another's
   handwriting,

                                  Isohyetose

   I`so*hy"e*tose` (?), a. [Iso- + Gr. "yeto`s rain.] (Phys. Geog.) Of or
   pertaining  to  lines  connecting  places on the earth's surface which
   have  a  mean  annual rainfall. -- n. An isohyetose line.<-- = isohyet
   (in  MW10)  lines  with  equal  rainfall. --> <-- ##sic in original --
   should be the *same* mean rainfall? -->

                                   Isolable

   I"so*la*ble  (?), a. [See Isolate.] (Chem.) Capable of being isolated,
   or of being obtained in a pure state; as, gold is isolable.

                                    Isolate

   I"so*late  (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Isolated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Isolating  (?).]  [It. isolato, p. p. of isolare to isolate, fr. isola
   island, L. insula. See 2d Isle, and cf. Insulate.]

   1.  To  place in a detached situation; to place by itself or alone; to
   insulate; to separate from others.

     Short  isolated  sentences  were  the  mode in which ancient wisdom
     delighted to convey its precepts. Bp. Warburton.

   2. (Elec.) To insulate. See Insulate.

   3.  (Chem.)  To separate from all foreign substances; to make pure; to
   obtain in a free state.

                                   Isolated

   I"so*la`ted (?), a. Placed or standing alone; detached; separated from
   others. Isolated point of a curve. (Geom.) See Acnode.

                                  Isolatedly

   I"so*la`ted*ly (?), adv. In an isolated manner.

                                   Isolation

   I`so*la"tion  (?), n. [Cf. F. isolation.] The act of isolating, or the
   state of being isolated; insulation; separation; loneliness. Milman.
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                                   Isolator

   I"so*la`tor (?), n. One who, or that which, isolates.

                                   Isologous

   I*sol"o*gous  (?),  a. [Iso- + Gr. (Chem.) Having similar proportions,
   similar  relations,  or  similar  differences  of composition; -- said
   specifically   of   groups  or  series  which  differ  by  a  constant
   difference;  as,  ethane,  ethylene,  an acetylene, or their analogous
   compounds, form an isologous series.

                                    Isomer

   I"so*mer,  n.  [See  Isomeric.]  (Chem.)  A  body or compound which is
   isomeric  with  another  body  or  compound;  a  member of an isomeric
   series.

                                   Isomeric

   I`so*mer"ic  (?),  a.  [Iso-  + Gr. isom\'82rique.] (Chem.) Having the
   same  percentage  composition;  --  said  of  two  or  more  different
   substances  which contain the same ingredients in the same proportions
   by weight, often used with with. Specif.: (a) Polymeric; i. e., having
   the  same  elements  united in the same proportion by weight, but with
   different  molecular  weights;  as, acetylene and benzine are isomeric
   (polymeric)  with  each  other  in  this  sense.  See  Polymeric.  (b)
   Metameric;  i.  e.,  having  the  same  elements  united  in  the same
   proportions by weight, and with the same molecular weight, but which a
   different  structure  or  arrangement of the ultimate parts; as, ethyl
   alcohol  and  methyl ether are isomeric (metameric) with each other in
   this sense. See Metameric.

                                   Isomeride

   I*som"er*ide (?), n. (Chem.) An isomer. [R.]

                                   Isomerism

   I*som"er*ism  (?),  n. (Chem.) The state, quality, or relation, of two
   or more isomeric substances. Physical isomerism (Chem.), the condition
   or relation of certain (metameric) substances, which, while chemically
   identical  (in that they have the same composition, the same molecular
   weights,  and  the  same  ultimate  constitution),  are yet physically
   different,  as  in  their  action  on  polarized light, as dextro- and
   l\'91vo-tartaric  acids.  In  such compounds there is usually at least
   one  unsymmetrical  carbon atom. See Unsymmetrical.<-- "metamerism" is
   no  longer  used, and "isomerism" is generally applied to this conept.
   including optical isomerism, the property of optical isomers -->

                                Isomeromorphism

   I`so*mer`o*mor"phism   (?),  n.  [Isomer  +  Gr.  ism.]  (Crystallog.)
   Isomorphism between substances that are isomeric.

                            Isometric, Isometrical

   I`so*met"ric (?), I`so*met"ric*al (?), a. [Iso- + Gr.

   1. Pertaining to, or characterized by, equality of measure.

   2.   (Crystallog.)   Noting,   or   conforming   to,  that  system  of
   crystallization  in  which  the  three axes are of equal length and at
   right   angles   to   each  other;  monometric;  regular;  cubic.  Cf.
   Crystallization.
   Isometric  lines (Thermodynamics), lines representing in a diagram the
   relations  of  pressure  and  temperature  in  a  gas, when the volume
   remains  constant.  -- Isometrical perspective. See under Perspective.
   --  Isometrical  projection,  a species of orthographic projection, in
   which  but  a  single plane of projection is used. It is so named from
   the   fact  that  the  projections  of  three  equal  lines,  parallel
   respectively to three rectangular axes, are equal to one another. This
   kind  of  projection  is  principally used in delineating buildings or
   machinery,  in  which  the  principal  lines  are  parallel  to  three
   rectangular  axes,  and  the  principal  planes  are parallel to three
   rectangular planes passing through the three axes.

                                   Isomorph

   I"so*morph  (?), n. [See Isomorphous.] A substance which is similar to
   another in crystalline form and composition.

                                  Isomorphic

   I`so*mor"phic (?), a. Isomorphous.

                                  Isomorphism

   I`so*mor"phism   (?),   n.  [Cf.  F.  isomorphisme.]  (Crystallog.)  A
   similarity   of   crystalline   form  between  substances  of  similar
   composition,  as between the sulphates of barium (BaSO4) and strontium
   (SrSO4).  It  is  sometimes  extended  to  include  similarity of form
   between  substances  of  unlike  composition,  which  is more properly
   called hom\'d2omorphism. <-- (math): see isomorphic -->

                                  Isomorphous

   I`so*mor"phous  (?),  a.  [Iso-  +  -morphous.]  Having the quality of
   isomorphism.

                                   Isonandra

   I`so*nan"dra  (?),  n. [Iso- + Gr. (Bot.) A genus of sapotaceous trees
   of India. Isonandra Gutta is the principal source of gutta-percha.

                                  Isonephelic

   I`so*ne*phel"ic   (?),  a.  [Iso-  +  Gr.  (Phys.  Geog.)  Having,  or
   indicating,  an  equal  amount  of  cloudiness for a given period; as,
   isonephelic regions; an isonephelic line.

                                  Isonicotine

   I`so*nic"o*tine  (?),  n.  [Iso-  +  nicotine.] (Chem.) A crystalline,
   nitrogenous base, C10H14N2, isomeric with nicotine.

                                 Isonicotinic

   I`so*nic`o*tin"ic  (?), a. (Chem.) (a) Pertaining to, or derived from,
   isonicotine.  (b) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid isomeric with
   nicotinic acid.

                                  Isonitroso-

   I`so*ni*tro"so- (?). [Iso- + nitroso-.] (Chem.) A combining from (also
   used  adjectively),  signifying:  Pertaining  to,  or designating, the
   characteristic, nitrogenous radical, NOH, called the isonitroso group.

                                   Isonomic

   I`so*nom"ic  (?),  a. [Gr. The same, or equal, in law or right; one in
   kind or origin; analogous; similar. Dana.

                                    Isonomy

   I*son"o*my  (?),  n. [Gr. isonomie. See Isonomic.] Equal law or right;
   equal distribution of rights and privileges; similarity.

                                   Isopathy

   I*sop"a*thy (?), n. [Iso- + Gr. (Med.) (a) The system which undertakes
   to  cure  a disease by means of the virus of the same disease. (b) The
   theory  of  curing a diseased organ by eating the analogous organ of a
   healthy animal. Mayne. (c) The doctrine that the power of therapeutics
   is equal to that of the causes of disease.

                                   Isopepsin

   I`so*pep"sin (?), n. [Iso- + pepsin.] (Physiol. Chem.) Pepsin modified
   by exposure to a temperature of from 40° to 60° C.

                                Isoperimetrical

   I`so*per`i*met"ric*al (?), a. [Gr. isop\'82rim\'8atre. See Perimeter.]
   (Geom.) Having equal perimeters of circumferences; as, isoperimetrical
   figures or bodies.

                                 Isoperimetry

   I`so*per*im"e*try  (?), n. (Geom.) The science of figures having equal
   perimeters or boundaries.

                                  Isopiestic

   I`so*pi*es"tic  (?),  a.  [Iso-  +  Gr.  (Thermodynamics) Having equal
   pressure. Isopiestic lines, lines showing, in a diagram, the relations
   of  temperature  and  volume,  when  the elastic force is constant; --
   called also isobars.

                                   Isopleura

   I`so*pleu"ra  (?),  n.  pl.  [NL.  See Iso-, and Pleura.] (Zo\'94l.) A
   subclass  of  Gastropoda,  in which the body is symmetrical, the right
   and left sides being equal.

     NOTE: &hand; Th e in testine terminates at the posterior end of the
     body,  and  the  gills  and circulatory and reproductive organs are
     paired.  It  includes  the  chitons (Polyplacophora), together with
     Neomenia  and  Ch\'91toderma,  which  are  wormlike forms without a
     shell.

                                    Isopod

   I"so*pod  (?),  a.  (Zo\'94l.)  Having  the legs similar in structure;
   belonging to the Isopoda. -- n. One of the Isopoda.

                                    Isopoda

   I*sop"o*da  (?), n. pl. [NL. See Iso-, and -poda.] (Zo\'94l.) An order
   of  sessile-eyed  Crustacea, usually having seven pairs of legs, which
   are all similar in structure.

     NOTE: &hand; Th e bo dy is  us ually de pressed, with the abdominal
     segments short, and often consolidated in part. The branchi\'91 are
     on  the  abdominal  appendages.  The group includes the terrestrial
     pill   bugs   and   sow  bugs,  with  numerous  marine  forms.  See
     Arthrostrata, Gribble.

                                  Isopodiform

   I`so*pod"i*form  (?), a. [Isopod + -form.] (Zo\'94l.) Having the shape
   of an isopod; -- said of the larv\'91 of certain insects.

                                   Isopodous

   I*sop"o*dous (?), a. Same as Isopod.

                                  Isopogonous

   I`so*pog"o*nous  (?),  a.  [Iso-  + Gr. (Zo\'94l.) Having the two webs
   equal in breath; -- said of feathers.

                                   Isoprene

   I"so*prene  (?),  n.  [Etymol.  uncertain.]  (Chem.) An oily, volatile
   hydrocarbon,   obtained   by   the   distillation   of  caoutchouc  or
   guttaipercha.<--  C5H8  --  unsaturated,  and  used  to make synthetic
   rubber by polymerization. In organic chemistry, viewed conceptually as
   the building block of the terpene series of hydrocarbons -->

                                   Isopycnic

   I`so*pyc"nic  (?),  a.  [Iso-  +  Gr. pykno`s dense.] (Physics) Having
   equal  density,  as  different  regions  of  a medium; passing through
   points  at  which  the  density  is  equal;  as,  an isopycnic line or
   surface.

                                   Isopycnic

   I`so*pyc"nic,  n.  (Physics)  A  line or surface passing through those
   points in a medium, at which the density is the same.

                                    Isorcin

   I*sor"cin  (?),  n.  [Iso- + orcin.] (Chem.) A crystalline hydrocarbon
   derivative, metameric with orcin, but produced artificially; -- called
   also cresorcin.

                                   Isorropic

   I`sor*rop"ic  (?),  a.  [Gr.  'iso`rropos in equipoise; 'i`sos equal +
   "roph`  downward  inclination  or momentum.] Of equal value. Isorropic
   line  (in  a diagram) (Geom.), the locus of all the points for which a
   specified function has a constant value. Newcomb.

                                   Isosceles

   I*sos"ce*les  (?),  a.  [L., fr. Gr. 'i`sos equal + (Geom.) Having two
   legs or sides that are equal; -- said of a triangle.

                                  Isospondyli

   I`so*spon"dy*li (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'i`sos equal + (Zo\'94l.) An
   extensive  order  of fishes, including the salmons, herrings, and many
   allied forms.

                                 Isospondylous

   I`so*spon"dy*lous   (?),   a.  (Zo\'94l.)  Of  or  pertaining  to  the
   Isospondyli; having the anterior vertebr\'91 separate and normal.

                                   Isosporic

   I`so*spor"ic  (?),  a.  [Iso-  +  Gr. (Bot.) Producing but one kind of
   spore, as the ferns and Equiseta. Cf. Heterosporic.

                                 Isostemonous

   I`so*stem"o*nous  (?),  a.  [Iso-  + Gr. (Bot.) Having exactly as many
   stamens as petals.

                                  Isostemony

   I`so*stem"o*ny   (?),   n.  (Bot.)  The  quality  or  state  of  being
   isostemonous.

                               Isosulphocyanate

   I`so*sul`pho*cy"a*nate (?), n. (Chem.) A salt of isosulphocyanic acid.

                                Isosulphocyanic

   I`so*sul`pho*cy*an"ic  (?),  a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating,
   an acid, HNCS, isomeric with sulphocyanic acid.

                                   Isotheral

   I*soth"er*al  (?), a. Having the nature of an isothere; indicating the
   distribution  of temperature by means of an isothere; as, an isotheral
   chart or line.

                                   Isothere

   I"so*there  (?), n. [Iso- + Gr. (Phys. Geog.) A line connecting points
   on the earth's surface having the same mean summer temperature.

                                   Isotherm

   I"so*therm  (?),  n.  [Iso-  +  Gr. (Phys. Geog.) A line connecting or
   marking  points  on  the  earth's surface having the same temperature.
   This  may  be  the temperature for a given time of observation, or the
   mean  temperature  for  a  year  or other period. Also, a similar line
   based on the distribution of temperature in the ocean.

                                  Isothermal

   I`so*ther"mal  (?), a. [Cf. F. isotherme.] (a) Relating to equality of
   temperature.  (b)  (Phys.  Geog.) Having reference to the geographical
   distribution  of  temperature, as exhibited by means of isotherms; as,
   an  isothermal  line;  an  isothermal  chart.  Isothermal line. (a) An
   isotherm.  (b)  A  line  drawn  on  a  diagram of energy such that its
   ordinates  represent  the  pressures  of  a substance corresponding to
   various  volumes,  while  the  absolute temperature is maintained at a
   constant  value.  -- Isothermal zones, spaces on opposite sides of the
   equator having the same mean temperature, and bounded by corresponding
   isothermal lines.

                                 Isothermobath

   I`so*ther"mo*bath  (?),  n.  [Iso-  +  Gr.  (Phys.  Geog) A line drawn
   through  points  of  equal  temperature  in  a vertical section of the
   ocean.

                                Isothermobathic

   I`so*ther`mo*bath"ic  (?),  a.  Of  or pertaining to an isothermobath;
   possessing  or indicating equal temperatures in a vertical section, as
   of the ocean.

                                Isotherombrose

   I*soth`er*om"brose (?), n. [Iso- + Gr. qe`ros summer + 'o`mbros rain.]
   (Phys.  Geog)  A  line  connecting  or  marking  points on the earth's
   surface, which have the same mean summer rainfall.

                                   Isotonic

   I`so*ton"ic (?), a. [Iso- + tonic.] Having or indicating, equal tones,
   or  tension. Isotonic system (Mus.), a system consisting of intervals,
   in which each concord is alike tempered, and in which there are twelve
   equal semitones.

                                 Isotrimorphic

   I`so*tri*mor"phic (?), a. Isotrimorphous.

                                Isotrimorphism

   I`so*tri*mor"phism  (?),  n. [Iso- + Gr. Isomorphism between the three
   forms, severally, of two trimorphous substances.

                                Isotrimorphous

   I`so*tri*mor"phous  (?),  a.  Having  the  quality  of isotrimorphism;
   isotrimorphic.

                                   Isotropic

   I`so*trop"ic  (?), a. [Iso- + Gr. (Physics) Having the same properties
   in all directions; specifically, equally elastic in all directions.

                                  Isotropism

   I*sot"ro*pism (?), n. Isotropy.

                                  Isotropous

   I*sot"ro*pous (?), a. Isotropic.

                                   Isotropy

   I*sot"ro*py (?), n. (Physics) Uniformity of physical properties in all
   directions  in a body; absence of all kinds of polarity; specifically,
   equal elasticity in all directions.

                                    Isouric

   I`so*u"ric   (?),   a.  [Iso-  +  uric.]  (Chem.)  Pertaining  to,  or
   designating, a complex nitrogenous acid, isomeric with uric acid.

                                   Israelite

   Is"ra*el*ite  (?), n. [L. Isra\'89lites, Gr. Yisr\'be, i. e., champion
   of God; s\'ber\'beh to fight + God.] A descendant of Israel, or Jacob;
   a Hebrew; a Jew.

                            Israelitic, Israelitish

   Is`ra*el*it"ic  (?),  Is"ra*el*i`tish  (?),  a.  Of  or  pertaining to
   Israel, or to the Israelites; Jewish; Hebrew.

                                   Issuable

   Is"su*a*ble (?), a. [From Issue.]

   1.  Leading  to, producing, or relating to, an issue; capable of being
   made an issue at law. Burrill.

   2.  Lawful  or  suitable  to  be  issued; as, a writ issuable on these
   grounds.
   Issuable  plea (Law), a plea to the merits, on which the adverse party
   may take issue and proceed to trial.

                                   Issuably

   Is"su*a*bly  (?),  adv. In an issuable manner; by way of issue; as, to
   plead issuably.

                                   Issuance

   Is"su*ance (?), n. The act of issuing, or giving out; as, the issuance
   of an order; the issuance of rations, and the like.

                                    Issuant

   Is"su*ant  (?),  a.  (Her.)  Issuing  or  coming up; -- a term used to
   express a charge or bearing rising or coming out of another.

                                     Issue

   Is"sue (?), n. [OF. issue, eissue, F. issue, fr. OF. issir, eissir, to
   go  out,  L. exire; ex out of, from + ire to go, akin to Gr. i., Goth.
   iddja  went,  used  as  prefect of gaggan to go. Cf. Ambition, Count a
   nobleman, Commence, Errant, Exit, Eyre, Initial, Yede went.]

   1.  The  act of passing or flowing out; a moving out from any inclosed
   place;  egress;  as,  the  issue of water from a pipe, of blood from a
   wound, of air from a bellows, of people from a house.

   2. The act of sending out, or causing to go forth; delivery; issuance;
   as,  the  issue  of  an  order from a commanding officer; the issue of
   money from a treasury.

   3.  That  which passes, flows, or is sent out; the whole quantity sent
   forth  or  emitted  at one time; as, an issue of bank notes; the daily
   issue of a newspaper.

   4.  Progeny;  a  child or children; offspring. In law, sometimes, in a
   general  sense,  all  persons  descended  from  a common ancestor; all
   lineal descendants.

     If the king Should without issue die. Shak.

   5.  Produce  of  the  earth,  or  profits of land, tenements, or other
   property;  as, A conveyed to B all his right for a term of years, with
   all the issues, rents, and profits.

   6. A discharge of flux, as of blood. Matt. ix. 20.

   7.  (Med.) An artificial ulcer, usually made in the fleshy part of the
   arm  or  leg,  to  produce  the secretion and discharge of pus for the
   relief of some affected part.

   8.  The  final  outcome  or  result; upshot; conclusion; event; hence,
   contest; test; trial.

     Come forth to view The issue of the exploit. Shak.

     While it is hot, I 'll put it to the issue. Shak.

   9.  A  point  in  debate  or  controversy  on  which  the parties take
   affirmative  and  negative  positions;  a presentation of alternatives
   between which to choose or decide.

   10.  (Law)  In  pleading,  a  single  material  point  of  law or fact
   depending  in  the  suit,  which,  being  affirmed on the one side and
   denied  on  the  other,  is  presented  for determination. See General
   issue,  under  General,  and  Feigned  issue,  under  Feigned. Blount.
   Cowell.
   At  issue, in controversy; disputed; opposing or contesting; hence, at
   variance; disagreeing; inconsistent.

     As much at issue with the summer day As if you brought a candle out
     of doors. Mrs. Browning.

   --  Bank  of issue, Collateral issue, etc. See under Bank, Collateral,
   etc.  --  Issue  pea, a pea, or a similar round body, used to maintain
   irritation in a wound, and promote the secretion and discharge of pus.
   --  To  join,  OR  take,  issue, to take opposing sides in a matter in
   controversy.

                                     Issue

   Is"sue, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Issued (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Issuing.]
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   1. To pass or flow out; to run out, as from any inclosed place.

     From it issued forced drops of blood. Shak.

   2.  To go out; to rush out; to sally forth; as, troops issued from the
   town, and attacked the besiegers.

   3.  To proceed, as from a source; as, water issues from springs; light
   issues from the sun.

   4. To proceed, as progeny; to be derived; to be descended; to spring.

     Of thy sons that shall issue from thee. 2 Kings xx. 18.

   5. To extend; to pass or open; as, the path issues into the highway.

   6. To be produced as an effect or result; to grow or accrue; to arise;
   to  proceed;  as, rents and profits issuing from land, tenements, or a
   capital stock.

   7.  To  close;  to end; to terminate; to turn out; as, we know not how
   the cause will issue.

   8.  (Law) In pleading, to come to a point in fact or law, on which the
   parties join issue.

                                     Issue

   Is"sue (?), v. t.

   1.  To  send  out;  to put into circulation; as, to issue notes from a
   bank.

   2. To deliver for use; as, to issue provisions.

   3.  To  send  out officially; to deliver by authority; as, to issue an
   order; to issue a writ.

                                   Issueless

   Is"sue*less,  a. Having no issue or progeny; childless. "The heavens .
   . . have left me issueless." Shak.

                                    Issuer

   Is"su*er (?), n. One who issues, emits, or publishes.

                                     -ist

   -ist  (?).  [Gr.  iste.] A noun suffix denoting an agent, or doer, one
   who  practices,  a  believer  in;  as,  theorist,  one  who theorizes;
   socialist,  one  who  holds  to  socialism;  sensualist,  one given to
   sensuality.

                                     Is't

   Is't (?). A contraction of is it.

                                   Isthmian

   Isth"mi*an  (?), a. [L. Isthmius, Gr. Isthmus.] Of or pertaining to an
   isthmus,  especially  to  the  Isthmus of Corinth, in Greece. Isthmian
   games  (Gr.  Antiq.),  one  of  the  four  great national festivals of
   Greece,  celebrated  on  the Isthmus of Corinth in the spring of every
   alternate  year.  They  consisted  of  all  kinds  of athletic sports,
   wrestling,  boxing,  racing on foot and in chariots, and also contests
   in music and poetry. The prize was a garland of pine leaves.

                                    Isthmus

   Isth"mus  (?; 277), n.; pl. Isthmuses (#). [L. isthmus, Gr. 'isqmo`s a
   neck,  a  neck  of  land  between two seas, an isthmus, especially the
   Isthmus  of  Corinth;  prob. from the root of 'ie`nai to go; cf. Icel.
   ei&edh;  isthmus. See Issue.] (Geog.) A neck or narrow slip of land by
   which  two continents are connected, or by which a peninsula is united
   to  the mainland; as, the Isthmus of Panama; the Isthmus of Suez, etc.
   Isthmus of the fauces. (Anat.) See Fauces.

                                     Istle

   Is"tle (?), n. Same as Ixtle.

                                    Isuret

   I*su"ret  (?),  n.  [Iso-  +  urea.] (Chem.) An artificial nitrogenous
   base,  isomeric  with urea, and forming a white crystalline substance;
   -- called also isuretine.

                                      It

   It  (?),  pron. [OE. it, hit, AS. hit; cf. D. het. &root;181. See He.]
   The neuter pronoun of the third person, corresponding to the masculine
   pronoun  he  and  the  feminine she, and having the same plural (they,
   their of theirs, them).

     NOTE: &hand; Th e possessive form its is modern, being rarely found
     in  the  writings  of Shakespeare and Milton, and not at all in the
     original  King  James's version of the Bible. During the transition
     from  the  regular  his to the anomalous its, it was to some extent
     employed  in  the  possessive without the case ending. See His, and
     He.  In  Dryden's  time  its  had  become  quite established as the
     regular form.

     The  day present hath ever inough to do with it owne grief. Genevan
     Test.

     Do, child, go to it grandam, child. Shak.

     It  knighthood  shall do worse. It shall fright all it friends with
     borrowing letters. B. Jonson.

     NOTE: &hand; In the course of time, the nature of the neuter sign i
     in   it,   the  form  being  found  in  but  a  few  words,  became
     misunderstood.  Instead of being looked upon as an affix, it passed
     for  part  of  the  original  word.  Hence  was  formed from it the
     anomalous genitive it, superseding the Saxon his.

   Latham.

     The fruit tree yielding fruit after his (its) kind. Gen. i. 11.

   It is used, --

   1.  As  a substance for any noun of the neuter gender; as, here is the
   book, take it home.

   2.  As  a  demonstrative,  especially  at the beginning of a sentence,
   pointing  to that which is about to be stated, named, or mentioned, or
   referring to that which apparent or well known; as, I saw it was John.

     It is I; be not afraid. Matt. xiv. 27.

     Peter heard that it was the Lord. John xxi. 7.

   Often, in such cases, as a substitute for a sentence or clause; as, it
   is thought he will come; it is wrong to do this.

   3. As an indefinite nominative for a impersonal verb; as, it snows; it
   rains.

   4.  As  a  substitute for such general terms as, the state of affairs,
   the  condition  of  things,  and the like; as, how is it with the sick
   man?

     Think on me when it shall be well with thee. Gen. xl. 14.

   5.  As  an indefinite object after some intransitive verbs, or after a
   substantive  used  humorously  as  a  verb;  as, to foot it (i. e., to
   walk).

     The Lacedemonians, at the Straits of Thermopyl\'91, when their arms
     failed them, fought it out with nails and teeth. Dryden.

     Whether  the  charmer  sinner  it,  or  saint  it,  If  folly grows
     romantic, I must paint it. Pope.

   Its self. See Itself.

                                    Itacism

   I"ta*cism  (?),  n.  [Cf. F. itacisme. See Etacism, and cf. Iotacism.]
   (Greek  Gram.) Pronunciation of e in the English word be. This was the
   pronunciation advocated by ReuEtacism.

     In  all  such  questions between a the confusing element of itacism
     comes in. Alford.

                                    Itacist

   I"ta*cist (?), n. [Cf. F. itaciste.] One who is in favor of itacism.

                                  Itacolumite

   It`a*col"u*mite (?), n. [From Itacolumi, a mountain of Brazil.] (Min.)
   A  laminated,  granular,  siliceous  rocks, often occurring in regions
   where the diamond is found.

                                   Itaconic

   It`a*con"ic  (?), a. [From aconitic, by transposition of the letters.]
   (Chem.)  Pertaining  to,  or  designating,  an  acid, C5H6O4, which is
   obtained  as a white crystalline substance by decomposing aconitic and
   other  organic acids. <-- ITaconic acid: also, methylenesuccynic acid,
   propylene dicarboxylic acid CH2=C(COOH)CH2.COOH -->

                                     Itala

   It"a*la (?), n. [Fem. of L. Italus Italian.] An early Latin version of
   the  Scriptures (the Old Testament was translated from the Septuagint,
   and was also called the Italic version).

                                    Italian

   I*tal"ian  (?),  a.  [Cf. F. italien, It. italiano. Cf. Italic.] Of or
   pertaining  to  Italy,  or  to its people or language. Italian cloth a
   light  material  of cotton and worsted; -- called also farmer's satin.
   --  Italian  iron,  a  heater  for  fluting  frills. -- Italian juice,
   Calabrian liquorice.

                                    Italian

   I*tal"ian, n.

   1. A native or inhabitant of Italy.

   2. The language used in Italy, or by the Italians.

                                  Italianate

   I*tal"ian*ate  (?),  v. t. [Cf. It. italianare.] To render Italian, or
   conformable to Italian customs; to Italianize. [R.] Ascham.

                                  Italianate

   I*tal"ian*ate  (?), a. Italianized; Italianated. "Apish, childish, and
   Italianate." Marlowe.

                                  Italianism

   I*tal"ian*ism (?), n.

   1. A word, phrase, or idiom, peculiar to the Italians; an Italicism.

   2. Attachment to, or sympathy for, Italy.

                                  Italianize

   I*tal"ian*ize  (?),  v. i. [imp. & p. p. Italianized (?); p. pr. & vb.
   n. Italianizing (?).] [Cf. F. italianiser, It. italianizzare.]

   1. To play the Italian; to speak Italian. Cotgrave.

   2.  To  render  Italian  in any respect; to Italianate. "An Englishman
   Italianized." Lowell.

                                    Italic

   I*tal"ic (?), a. [L. Italicus: cf. F. italique. Cf. Italian.]

   1. Relating to Italy or to its people.

   2.  Applied  especially  to a kind of type in which the letters do not
   stand  upright,  but  slope  toward  the  right;  -- so called because
   dedicated  to  the  States  of  Italy by the inventor, Aldus Manutius,
   about the year 1500.
   Italic  languages,  the group or family of languages of ancient Italy.
   -- Italic order (Arch.), the composite order. See Composite. -- Italic
   school, a term given to the Pythagorean and Eleatic philosophers, from
   the  country  where  their doctrines were first promulgated. -- Italic
   version. See Itala.

                                    Italic

   I*tal"ic,  n.; pl. Italics (. (Print.) An Italic letter, character, or
   type (see Italic, a., 2.); -- often in the plural; as, the Italics are
   the  author's.  Italic  letters  are  used  to  distinguish  words for
   emphasis,  importance,  antithesis,  etc.  Also,  collectively, Italic
   letters.

                                   Italicism

   I*tal"i*cism (?), n.

   1. A phrase or idiom peculiar to the Italian language; to Italianism.

   2. The use of Italics.

                                   Italicize

   I*tal"i*cize  (?),  v.  t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Italicized (?); p. pr. &
   vb.  n.  Italicizing (?).] To print in Italic characters; to underline
   written  letters or words with a single line; as, to Italicize a word;
   Italicizes too much.

                                   Ita palm

   I"ta  palm`  (?).  (Bot.)  A  magnificent  species  of  palm (Mauritia
   flexuosa),  growing  near  the  Orinoco. The natives eat its fruit and
   buds, drink its sap, and make thread and cord from its fiber.

                                     Itch

   Itch  (?),  v.  i. [imp. & p. p. Itched (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Itching.]
   [OE.  icchen,  , AS. giccan; akin to D. jeuken, joken, G. jucken, OHG.
   jucchen.]

   1.  To have an uneasy sensation in the skin, which inclines the person
   to scratch the part affected.

     My mouth hath itched all this long day. Chaucer.

   2.  To  have a constant desire or teasing uneasiness; to long for; as,
   itching ears. "An itching palm." Shak.

                                     Itch

   Itch, n.

   1.  (Med.)  An  eruption  of  small,  isolated,  acuminated  vesicles,
   produced  by  the entrance of a parasitic mite (the Sarcoptes scabei),
   and attended with itching. It is transmissible by contact.

   2. Any itching eruption.

   3.  A sensation in the skin occasioned (or resembling that occasioned)
   by the itch eruption; -- called also scabies, psora, etc.

   4. A constant irritating desire.

     An itch of being thought a divine king. Dryden.

   Baker's   itch.  See  under  Baker.  --  Barber's  itch,  sycosis.  --
   Bricklayer's  itch, an eczema of the hands attended with much itching,
   occurring  among  bricklayers.  -- Grocer's itch, an itching eruption,
   being  a  variety  of  eczema, produced by the sugar mite (Tyrogluphus
   sacchari).   --   Itch  insect  (Zo\'94l.),  a  small  parasitic  mite
   (Sarcoptes  scabei)  which  burrows and breeds beneath the human skin,
   thus  causing the disease known as the itch. See Illust. in Append. --
   Itch  mite. (Zo\'94l.) Same as Itch insect, above. Also, other similar
   mites  affecting  the  lower  animals,  as  the horse and ox. -- Sugar
   baker's itch, a variety of eczema, due to the action of sugar upon the
   skin.  --  Washerwoman's itch, eczema of the hands and arms, occurring
   among washerwomen.

                                   Itchiness

   Itch"i*ness (?), n. The state of being itchy.

                                   Itchless

   Itch"less, a. Free from itching.

                                     Itchy

   Itch"y  (?),  a. Infected with the itch, or with an itching sensation.
   Cowper.

                                     -ite

   -ite (?). [From Gr.

   1.  A  suffix  denoting one of a party, a sympathizer with or adherent
   of,  and the like, and frequently used in ridicule; as, a Millerite; a
   Benthamite.

   2.   A  suffix  used  in  naming  minerals;  as,  chlorite,  from  its
   characteristic green color; barite, from its heaviness; graphite, from
   its use in writing.

   3.  (Chem.)  A suffix used to denote the salts formed from those acids
   whose  names end in -ous; as, sulphite, from sulphurous; nitrite, from
   nitrous acid, etc.

                                     Item

   I"tem (?), adv. [L. See Iterate.] Also; as an additional article.

                                     Item

   I"tem (?), n. [From Item, adv.]

   1. An article; a separate particular in an account; as, the items in a
   bill.

   2. A hint; an innuendo. [Obs.]

     A  secret  item  was  given  to some of the bishops . . . to absent
     themselves. Fuller.

   3. A short article in a newspaper; a paragraph; as, an item concerning
   the weather.

                                     Item

   I"tem,  v.  t.  [imp. & p. p. Itemed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Iteming.] To
   make a note or memorandum of.

     I have itemed it in my memory. Addison.

                                    Itemize

   I"tem*ize  (?),  v.  t.  To  state in items, or by particulars; as, to
   itemize the cost of a railroad. [Local, U. S.]

                                     Iter

   I"ter  (?),  n.  [L.  See  Eyre.] (Anat.) A passage; esp., the passage
   between  the third and fourth ventricles in the brain; the aqueduct of
   Sylvius.

                                   Iterable

   It"er*a*ble  (?),  a.  [L.  iterabilis. See Iterate.] Capable of being
   iterated or repeated. [Obs.]

                                   Iterance

   It"er*ance (?), n. Iteration. [Obs.]

                                    Iterant

   It"er*ant  (?),  a.  [L.  iterans,  p.  pr.  of  iterare.]  Repeating;
   iterating; as, an iterant echo. Bacon.

                                    Iterate

   It"er*ate (?), a. [L. iteratus, p. p. of iterare to repeat, fr. iterum
   again,  prop.  a  compar. from the stem of is he, that; cf. L. ita so,
   item  likewise, also, Skr. itara other, iti thus. Cf. Identity, Item.]
   Uttered or done again; repeated. [Obs.] Bp. Gardiner.

                                    Iterate

   It"er*ate  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p. p. Iterated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Iterating.] To utter or do a second time or many times; to repeat; as,
   to iterate advice.

     Nor Eve to iterate Her former trespass feared. Milton.

                                    Iterate

   It"er*ate (?), adv. By way of iteration.

                                   Iteration

   It`er*a"tion  (?),  n.  [L. iteratio.] Recital or performance a second
   time; repetition. Bacon.

     What needs this iteration, woman? Shak.

                                   Iterative

   It"er*a*tive  (?),  a. [L. iterativus: cf. F. it\'82ratif.] Repeating.
   Cotgrave. -- It"er*a*tive*ly, adv.

                                  Ithyphallic

   Ith`y*phal"lic (?), a. [L. ithyphallicus, fr. ithyphallus, Gr. membrum
   virile  erectum,  or  a  figure  thereof  carried  in the festivals of
   Bacchus.] Lustful; lewd; salacious; indecent; obscene.

                                   Itineracy

   I*tin"er*a*cy (?), n. The act or practice of itinerating; itinerancy.

                                  Itinerancy

   I*tin"er*an*cy (?), n. [See Itinerant.]

   1. A passing from place to place. Dr. H. More.

   2.   A  discharge  of  official  duty  involving  frequent  change  of
   residence; the custom or practice of discharging official duty in this
   way; also, a body of persons who thus discharge official duty.

                                   Itinerant

   I*tin"er*ant  (?),  a.  [LL. itinerans, -antis, p. pr. of itinerare to
   make  a  journey,  fr.  L.  iter,  itineris, a walk, way, journey. See
   Errant,  Issue.]  Passing  or  traveling  about  a  country;  going or
   preaching  on  a  circuit;  wandering;  not  settled; as, an itinerant
   preacher; an itinerant peddler.

     The king's own courts were then itinerant, being kept in the king's
     palace,  and  removing with his household in those royal progresses
     which he continually made. Blackstone.

                                   Itinerant

   I*tin"er*ant,  a.  One who travels from place to place, particularly a
   preacher; one who is unsettled.

     Glad  to  turn  itinerant,  To  stroll and teach from town to town.
     Hudibras.

                                  Itinerantly

   I*tin"er*ant*ly, adv. In an itinerant manner.

                                   Itinerary

   I*tin"er*a*ry  (?),  a.  [L.  itinerarius:  cf.  F. itin\'82raire. See
   Itinerant.] Itinerant; traveling; passing from place to place; done on
   a journey.

     It  was  rather  an  itinerary  circuit of justice than a progress.
     Bacon.

                                   Itinerary

   I*tin"er*a*ry,  n.;  pl.  Itineraries  (#).  [L.  itinerarium:  cf. F.
   itin\'82raire. See Itinerary, a.] An account of travels, or a register
   of  places and distances as a guide to travelers; as, the Itinerary of
   Antoninus.

                                   Itinerate

   I*tin"er*ate  (?). v. i. [imp. & p. p. Itinerated (#); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Itinerating  (#).] [LL. itineratus, p. p. of itinerari, itinerare. See
   Itinerant.]  To  wander  without  a settled habitation; to travel from
   place  or  on  a  circuit,  particularly for the purpose of preaching,
   lecturing, etc.

                                     -itis

   -i"tis  (?),  [Gr.  A  suffix  used  in  medical  terms  to  denote an
   inflammatory disease of; as, arthritis; bronchitis, phrenitis.

                                      Its

   Its (?). Possessive form of the pronoun it. See It.

                                    Itself

   It*self" (?), pron. The neuter reciprocal pronoun of It; as, the thing
   is good in itself; it stands by itself.

     Borrowing  of  foreigners, in itself, makes not the kingdom rich or
     poor. Locke.

                                    Ittria

   It"tri*a (?), n. [NL.] See Yttria.

                                    Ittrium

   It"tri*um (?), n. [NL.] See Yttrium.

                                    Itzibu

   It"zi*bu (?), n. [Jap. ichibu.] (Numis.) A silver coin of Japan, worth
   about thirty-four cents. [Written also itzebu, ichebu, itcheboo, etc.]

                                    Iulidan

   I*u"li*dan  (?),  n.  [See  Iulus.] (Zo\'94l.) One of the Iulid\'91, a
   family of myriapods, of which the genus Iulus is the type. See Iulus.

                                     Iulus

   I*u"lus  (?),  n.  [L.,  down, Gr. (Zo\'94l.) A genus of chilognathous
   myriapods.  The body is long and round, consisting of numerous smooth,
   equal  segments,  each  of  which  bears  two  pairs of short legs. It
   includes the galleyworms. See Chilognatha.

                                Ivan Ivanovitch

   I*van"  I*van"o*vitch  (?).  An  ideal  personification of the typical
   Russian  or  of the Russian people; -- used as "John Bull" is used for
   the typical Englishman.

                                     I've

   I've (?). Colloquial contraction of I have.

                                     -ive

   -ive  (?).  [L.  -ivus.]  An  adjective  suffix signifying relating or
   belonging  to,  of  the nature of, tending to; as affirmative, active,
   conclusive, corrective, diminutive.

                                     Ivied

   I"vied (?), a. [From Ivy.] Overgrown with ivy.

                                    Ivoride

   I"vo*ride  (?),  n.  A  composition resembling ivory in appearance and
   used as a substitute for it.

                                     Ivory

   I"vo*ry  (?),  n.;  pl.  Ivories  (#).  [OE.  ivori, F. ivoire, fr. L.
   eboreus  made  of  ivory,  fr.  ebur,  eboris,  ivory,  cf.  Skr. ibha
   elephant. Cf. Eburnean.]
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   1.  The  hard,  white, opaque, fine-grained substance constituting the
   tusks  of  the  elephant. It is a variety of dentine, characterized by
   the  minuteness  and  close arrangement of the tubes, as also by their
   double  flexure.  It  is used in manufacturing articles of ornament or
   utility.

     NOTE: &hand; Iv ory is  the name commercially given not only to the
     substance  constituting the tusks of the elephant, but also to that
     of  the  tusks of the hippopotamus and walrus, the hornlike tusk of
     the narwhal, etc.

   2. The tusks themselves of the elephant, etc.

   3. Any carving executed in ivory. Mollett.

   4. pl. Teeth; as, to show one's ivories. [Slang]
   Ivory  black.  See  under  Black, n. -- Ivory gull (Zo\'94l.), a white
   Arctic  gull  (Larus  eburneus).  --  Ivory  nut  (Bot.), the nut of a
   species  of  palm,  the Phytephas macroarpa, often as large as a hen's
   egg.  When  young  the seed contains a fluid, which gradually hardness
   into  a  whitish,  close-grained, albuminous substance, resembling the
   finest  ivory  in  texture  and  color,  whence it is called vegetable
   ivory. It is wrought into various articles, as buttons, chessmen, etc.
   The  palm  is found in New Grenada. A smaller kind is the fruit of the
   Phytephas  microarpa.  The nuts are known in commerce as Corosso nuts.
   --  Ivory  palm  (Bot.),  the  palm tree which produces ivory nuts. --
   Ivory  shell  (Zo\'94l.),  any  species  of  Eburna, a genus of marine
   gastropod  shells,  having a smooth surface, usually white with red or
   brown  spots. -- Vegetable ivory, the meat of the ivory nut. See Ivory
   nut (above).

                                  Ivory-bill

   I"vo*ry-bill`  (?),  n.  (Zo\'94l.)  A large, handsome, North American
   woodpecker   (Campephilus   principalis),   having   a  large,  sharp,
   ivory-colored  beak.  Its  general  color  is glossy black, with white
   secondaries,  and a white dorsal stripe. The male has a large, scarlet
   crest. It is now rare, and found only in the Gulf States.

                                   Ivorytype

   I"vo*ry*type`  (?),  n.  (photog.) A picture produced by superposing a
   very light print, rendered translucent by varnish, and tinted upon the
   back,  upon a stronger print, so as to give the effect of a photograph
   in natural colors; -- called also hellenotype. Knight.

                                      Ivy

   I"vy  (?),  n.; pl. Ivies (#). [AS. \'c6fig; akin to OHG. ebawi, ebah,
   G.  epheu.]  (Bot.)  A plant of the genus Hedera (H. helix), common in
   Europe.  Its  leaves  are evergreen, dark, smooth, shining, and mostly
   five-pointed;  the  flowers  yellowish and small; the berries black or
   yellow. The stem clings to walls and trees by rootlike fibers.

     Direct The clasping ivy where to climb. Milton.

     Ye myrtles brown, with ivy never sere. Milton.

   American  ivy.  (Bot.)  See Virginia creeper. -- English ivy (Bot.), a
   popular  name  in America for the ivy proper (Hedera helix). -- German
   ivy  (Bot.),  a  creeping  plant,  with  smooth,  succulent stems, and
   fleshy,  light-green  leaves;  a  species of Senecio (S. scandens). --
   Ground  ivy.  (Bot.)  Gill  (Nepeta Glechoma). -- Ivy bush. (Bot.) See
   Mountain  laurel, under Mountain. -- Ivy owl (Zo\'94l.), the barn owl.
   --  Ivy tod (Bot.), the ivy plant. Tennyson. -- Japanese ivy (Bot.), a
   climbing  plant  (Ampelopsis  tricuspidata),  closely  related  to the
   Virginia  creeper.  --  Poison  ivy  (Bot.), an American woody creeper
   (Rhus  Toxicodendron),  with  trifoliate  leaves,  and  greenish-white
   berries. It is exceedingly poisonous to the touch for most persons. --
   To  pipe in an ivy leaf, to console one's self as best one can. [Obs.]
   Chaucer. -- West Indian ivy, a climbing plant of the genus Marcgravia.

                                  Ivy-mantled

   I"vy-man`tled (?), a. Covered with ivy.

                                     Iwis

   I*wis"  (?), adv. Indeed; truly. See Ywis. [Written also iwys, iwisse,
   etc.] [Obs.] Ascham.

                                     Ixia

   Ix"i*a  (?),  n. [NL., fr. Gr. (Bot.) A South African bulbous plant of
   the Iris family, remarkable for the brilliancy of its flowers.

                                    Ixodes

   Ix*o"des  (?),  n.  [NL.,  fr.  Gr.  (Zo\'94l.)  A  genus of parasitic
   Acarina,  which  includes  various  species  of  ticks.  See Tick, the
   insect.

                                    Ixodian

   Ix*o"di*an  (?),  n.  (Zo\'94l.)  A  tick  of the genus Ixodes, or the
   family Ixodid\'91.

                                 Ixtle, Ixtli

   Ix"tle,  Ix"tli,  n.  (Bot.)  A  Mexican  name  for a variety of Agave
   rigida, which furnishes a strong coarse fiber; also, the fiber itself,
   which is called also pita, and Tampico fiber. [Written also istle.]

                                     Izard

   Iz"ard  (?),  n.  (Zo\'94l.)  A  variety  of  the chamois found in the
   Pyrenees.

                                     -ize

   -ize  (?). [F. -iser, L. -izare, Gr. A verb suffix signifying to make,
   to do, to practice; as apologize, baptize, theorize, tyrannize.

     NOTE: &hand; In  th e ca se of certain words the spelling with -ise
     (after  analogy  with  F.  -iser) is the usual form; as, catechise,
     criticise.  With  regard  to  most  words, however, which have this
     suffix  there  is  a  diversity of usage, some authorities spelling
     -ise, others (as in this book) -ize.

                                     Izedi

   Iz"e*di (?), n. One of an Oriental religious sect which worships Satan
   or the Devil.

     The  Izedis or Yezdis, the so-called Devil worshipers, still remain
     a  numerous  though  oppressed  people  in Mesopotamia and adjacent
     countries. Tylor.

                                    Izedism

   Iz"e*dism (?), n. The religion of the Izedis.

                                    Izzard

   Iz"zard (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) See Izard.

                                    Izzard

   Iz"zard  (?),  n.  [Formerly ezed, prob. fr. F. et z\'90de and z.] The
   letter z; -- formerly so called. J.