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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.

6. (Anat.)

Defn: 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.

INTERNAL-COMBUSTION; INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINE In*ter"nal-com*bus"tion, a. (Mach.)

Defn: Designating, or pertaining to, any engine (called an Internal- combustion engine) in which the heat or pressure energy necessary to produce motion is developed in the engine cylinder, as by the explosion of a gas, and not in a separate chamber, as in a steam- engine boiler. The gas used may be a fixed gas, or one derived from alcohol, ether, gasoline (petrol), naphtha, oil (petroleum), etc. There are three main classes: (1) gas engines proper, using fixed gases, as coal, blast-furnace, or producer gas; (2) engines using the vapor of a volatile fluid, as the typical gasoline (petrol) engine; (3) oil engines, using either an atomized spray or the vapor (produced by heat) of a comparatively heavy oil, as petroleum or kerosene. In all of these the gas is mixed with a definite amount of air, the charge is composed in the cylinder and is then exploded either by a flame of gas (flame ignition — now little used), by a hot tube (tube ignition) or the like, by an electric spark (electric ignition, the usual method is gasoline engines, or by the heat of compression, as in the Diesel engine. Gas and oil engines are chiefly of the stationary type. Gasoline engines are largely used for automobile vehicles, boats, etc. Most internal-combustion engines use the Otto (four-stroke) cycle, though many use the two-stroke cycle. They are almost universally trunk engines and single-acting. Because of the intense heat produced by the frequent explosions, the cylinders must be cooled by a water jacket (water-cooled) or by air currents (air cooled) to give the maximum thermodynamic efficiency and to avoid excessive friction or seizing.

INTERNALITY In`ter*nal"i*ty, n.

Defn: 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.)

Defn: Between the nasal cavities; as, the internasal cartilage.

INTERNATIONAL In`ter*na"tion*al, a. Etym: [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. Etym: [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.

Defn: 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.

Defn: In an international manner; from an international point of view.

INTERNE In*terne", n. Etym: [See Intern, a.]

Defn: That which is within; the interior. [Poetic] Mrs. Browning.

INTERNECIARY; INTERNECINAL In`ter*ne"cia*ry, In`ter*ne"ci*nal, a.

Defn: Internecine.

INTERNECINE In`ter*ne"cine, a. Etym: [L. internecinus deadly, murderous, fr. internecare to kill, to slaughter; inter between + necare to kill; akin to Gr. Necromancy.]

Defn: Involving, or accompanied by, mutual slaughter; mutually destructive. Internecine quarrels, horrible tumults, stain the streets with blood. Motley.

INTERNECION In`ter*ne"cion, n. Etym: [L. internecio.]

Defn: Mutual slaughter or destruction; massacre. [Obs.] Sir M. Hale.

INTERNECIVE In`ter*ne"cive, a. Etym: [L. internecivus.]

Defn: Internecine. [R.] Sydney Smith.

INTERNECTION In`ter*nec"tion, n. Etym: [L. internectere to bind together; inter between + nectere to fasten.]

Defn: Intimate connection. [Obs.] W. Montagu.

INTERNEURAL In`ter*neu"ral, a. (Anat.)

Defn: Between the neural arches or neural spines. — n.

Defn: An interneural spine or cartilage.

INTERNITY In*ter"ni*ty, n.

Defn: State of being within; interiority. [R.] H. Brooke.

INTERNMENT In*tern"ment, n. Etym: [F. internement. See Intern.]

Defn: Confinement within narrow limits, — as of foreign troops, to the interior of a country.

INTERNODAL In`ter*no"dal, a.

Defn: Of or pertaining to internodes; intervening between nodes or joints.

INTERNODE In"ter*node`, n. Etym: [L. internodium; inter between + nodus knot.]

1. (Bot.)

Defn: The space between two nodes or points of the stem from which the leaves properly arise. H. Spenser.

2. (Anat.)

Defn: A part between two joints; a segment; specifically, one of the phalanges.

INTERNODIAL In`ter*no"di*al, a.

Defn: Internodal. [R.]

INTERNUNCIAL In`ter*nun"cial, a. Etym: [See Internuncio.]

1. Of or pertaining to an internuncio.

2. (Physiol.)

Defn: Communicating or transmitting impressions between different parts of the body; — said of the nervous system. Carpenter.

INTERNUNCIESS In`ter*nun"ciess, n.

Defn: A female messenger. [R.]

INTERNUNCIO In`ter*nun"ci*o, n.; pl. Internuncios. Etym: [L. internuntius; inter between + nuntius, nuncius, messenger: cf. It. internunzio. See Nuncio.]

1. A messenger between two parties. Johnson.

2. A representative, or chargé d'affaires, of the pope at a foreign court or seat of government, ranking next below a nuncio.

Note: This title was formerly given also to the Austrian envoy at Constantinople.

INTERNUNCIOSHIP In`ter*nun"ci*o*ship, n.

Defn: The office or function of an internuncio. Richardson.

INTERNUNCIUS In`ter*nun"ci*us, n. Etym: [L.]

Defn: Internuncio.

INTEROCEANIC In`ter*o`ce*an"ic, a.

Defn: Between oceans; connecting oceans; as, interoceanic communication; an interoceanic canal.

INTEROCULAR In`ter*oc"u*lar, a.

Defn: Between, or within, the eyes; as, the interocular distance; situated between the eyes, as the antennæ of some insects.

INTEROPERCULAR In`ter*o*per"cu*lar, a.

Defn: Of or pertaining to the interoperculum. — n.

Defn: The interopercular bone.

INTEROPERCULUM In`ter*o*per"cu*lum, n.; pl. -la (-la). (Anat.)

Defn: The postero-inferior opercular bone, in fishes.

INTERORBITAL In`ter*or"bit*al, a. (Anat.)

Defn: Between the orbits; as, the interorbital septum.

INTEROSCULANT In`ter*os"cu*lant, a.

1. Mutually touching or intersecting; as, interosculant circles.

2. (Biol.)

Defn: 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.)

Defn: 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. Etym: [Pref. inter- + osseous: cf. F. interosseux.] (Anat.)

Defn: 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.)

Defn: Between the parietal bones or cartilages; as, the interparietal suture. — n.

Defn: The interparietal bone or cartilage

INTERPAUSE In`ter*pause`, n.

Defn: An intermission. [R.]

INTERPEAL In`ter*peal", v. t.

Defn: To interpel. [Obs.]

INTERPEDENCULAR In`ter*pe*den"cu*lar, a. (Anat.)

Defn: Between peduncles; esp., between the peduncles, or crura, of the cerebrum.

INTERPEL In`ter*pel", v. t. Etym: [L. interpellare, interpellatum; inter between + pellare (in comp.), akin to pellere to drive: cf. F. interpeller. Cf. Interpellate.]

Defn: To interrupt, break in upon, or intercede with. [Obs.] I am interpelled by many businesses. Howell.

INTERPELLANT In`ter*pel"lant, a. Etym: [L. interpellans, p. pr. See Interpel.]

Defn: Interpelling; interrupting. — n.

Defn: One who, or that which, interpels.

INTERPELLATE In`ter*pel"late, v. t. Etym: [See Interpel.]

Defn: 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. Etym: [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.

Defn: To penetrate between or within; to penetrate mutually. It interpenetrates my granite mass. Shelley.

INTERPENETRATE In`ter*pen"e*trate, v. i.

Defn: 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.

Defn: The act of penetrating between or within other substances; mutual penetration. Milman.

INTERPENETRATIVE In`ter*pen"e*tra*tive, a.

Defn: Penetrating among or between other substances; penetrating each the other; mutually penetrative.

INTERPETALARY In`ter*pet"al*a*ry, a. Etym: [Pref. inter- + petal.] (Bot.)

Defn: Between the petals of a flower.

INTERPETIOLAR In`ter*pet"i*o*lar, a. (Bot.)

Defn: Being between petioles. Cf. Intrapetiolar.

INTERPHALANGEAL In`ter*pha*lan"ge*al, a. (Anat.)

Defn: Between phalanges; as, interphalangeal articulations.

INTERPILASTER In`ter*pi*las"ter, n. (Arch.)

Defn: The interval or space between two pilasters. Elmes.

INTERPLACE In`ter*place", v. t.

Defn: To place between or among; as, to interplace a name. [R.] Daniel.

INTERPLANETARY In`ter*plan"et*a*ry, a.

Defn: Between planets; as, interplanetary spaces. Boyle.

INTERPLAY In`ter*play`, n.

Defn: Mutual action or influence; interaction; as, the interplay of affection.

INTERPLEAD In`ter*plead", v. i. (Law)

Defn: 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)

Defn: 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.

Defn: To pledge mutually. [R.]

INTERPOINT In`ter*point", v. t.

Defn: 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.

Defn: 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.] Etym: [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.)

Defn: 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. Etym: [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.)

Defn: 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. Etym: [L., a corrupter: of. F. interpolateur.]

Defn: One who interpolates; esp., one who inserts foreign or spurious matter in genuine writings.

INTERPONE In`ter*pone", v. t. Etym: [L. interponere; inter between + ponere to place. See Position.]

Defn: To interpose; to insert or place between. [R.] Cudworth.

INTERPONENT In`ter*po"nent, n.

Defn: One who, or that which, interposes; an interloper, an opponent. [R.] Heywood.

INTERPOSAL In`ter*pos"al, n. Etym: [From Interpose.]

Defn: The act of interposing; interposition; intervention.

INTERPOSE In`ter*pose", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Interposed; p. pr. & vb. n. Interposing.] Etym: [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.

Defn: Interposition. [Obs.]

INTERPOSER In`ter*pos"er, n.

Defn: 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. Etym: [From L. interpositus, p. p. of interponere. See Interposition.]

Defn: An intermediate depot or station between one commercial city or country and another. Mitford.

INTERPOSITION In`ter*po*si"tion, n. Etym: [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.

Defn: Interposition. [Obs.]

INTERPRET In*ter"pret, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Interpreted; p. pr. & vb. n. Interpreting.] Etym: [F. interprêter, 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.

Defn: To act as an interpreter. Shak.

INTERPRETABLE In*ter"pret*a*ble, a. Etym: [L. interpretabilis: cf. F. interprêtable.]

Defn: Admitting of interpretation; capable of being interpreted or explained.

INTERPRETAMENT In*ter"pre*ta*ment, n. Etym: [L. interpretamentum.]

Defn: Interpretation. [Obs.] Milton.

INTERPRETATION In*ter`pre*ta"tion, n. Etym: [L. interpretatio: cf. F. interprétation.]

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)

Defn: An artist's way of expressing his thought or embodying his conception of nature.

5. (Math.)

Defn: The act or process of applying general principles or formulæ 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. Etym: [Cf. F. interprétatif.]

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.

Defn: By interpretation. Ray.

INTERPRETER In*ter"pret*er, n. Etym: [Cf. OF. entrepreteur, L. interpretator.]

Defn: 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.

Defn: Interpretative. [R.]

INTERPUBIC In`ter*pu"bic, a. (Anat.)

Defn: Between the pubic bones or cartilages; as, the interpubic disk.

INTERPUNCTION In`ter*punc"tion, n. Etym: [L. interpunctio, fr. interpungere, interppunctum, to interpoint. See Inter-, and Point.]

Defn: The insertion of points between word or sentences; punctuation.

INTERRADIAL In`ter*ra"di*al, a.

Defn: Between the radii, or rays; — in zoölogy, said of certain parts of radiate animals; as, the interradial plates of a starfish.

INTERRAMAL In`ter*ra"mal, a. Etym: [Pref. inter- + L. ramus a branch.] (Anat.)

Defn: Between rami or branches; esp., between the mandibles, or rami of the lower jaw; intermandibular.

INTERRECEIVE In`ter*re*ceive", v. t.

Defn: To receive between or within.

INTERREGENCY In`ter*re"gen*cy, n.

Defn: An interregnum. [Obs.] Blount.

INTERREGENT In`ter*re"gent, n.

Defn: A person who discharges the royal functions during an interregnum. Holland.

INTERREGNUM In`ter*reg"num, n.; pl. Interregnums. Etym: [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. Etym: [Cf. F. interrègne.]

Defn: An interregnum. [Obs.] Bacon.

INTERRELATED In`ter*re*lat"ed, a.

Defn: Having a mutual or reciprocal relation or parallelism; correlative.

INTERRELATION In`ter*re*la"tion, n.

Defn: Mutual or reciprocal relation; correlation.

INTERRENAL In`ter*re"nal, a. (Anat.)

Defn: Between the kidneys; as, the interrenal body, an organ found in many fishes. — n.

Defn: The interrenal body.

INTERREPELLENT In`ter*re*pel"lent, a.

Defn: Mutually repellent. De Quincey.

INTERRER In*ter"rer, n.

Defn: One who inters.

INTERREX In"ter*rex`, n.; pl. E. Interrexes, L. Interreges. Etym: [L., fr. inter between + rex king.]

Defn: An interregent, or a regent.

INTERROGATE In*ter"ro*gate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Interrogating.] Etym: [L. interrogatus, p. p. of interrogare to ask; inter between + rogare to ask. See Rogation.]

Defn: 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.

Defn: To ask questions. Bacon.

INTERROGATE In*ter"ro*gate, n.

Defn: An interrogation; a question. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.

INTERROGATEE In*ter`ro*ga*tee", n.

Defn: One who is interrogated.

INTERROGATION In*ter`ro*ga"tion, n. Etym: [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.

Note: 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 (¿)], at the beginning.

INTERROGATIVE In`ter*rog"a*tive (, a. Etym: [L. interrogativus: cf. F. interrogatif.]

Defn: 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.)

Defn: A word used in asking questions; as, who which why

INTERROGATIVELY In`ter*rog"a*tive*ly, adv.

Defn: In the form of, or by means of, a question; in an interrogative manner.

INTERROGATOR In*ter"ro*ga`tor, n. Etym: [L.: cf. F. interrogateur.]

Defn: One who asks questions; a questioner.

INTERROGATORY In`ter*rog"a*to*ry, n.; pl. Interrogatories. Etym: [Cf. F. interrogatoire.]

Defn: A formal question or inquiry; esp. (Law), a question asked in writing. Macaulay.

INTERROGATORY In`ter*rog"a*to*ry, a. Etym: [L. interrogatorius.]

Defn: 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.] Etym: [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. Etym: [L. interruptus, p. p.]

Defn: Broken; interrupted. [Obs.] Milton.

INTERRUPTED In`ter*rupt"ed, a.

1. Broken; intermitted; suddenly stopped.

2. (Bot.)

Defn: 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.

Defn: 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.)

Defn: 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. Etym: [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.

Defn: Tending to interrupt; interrupting. "Interruptive forces." H. Bushnell. — In`ter*rupt"ive*ly, adv.

INTERSCAPULAR In`ter*scap"u*lar, a.

1. (Anat.)

Defn: Between the scapulæ or shoulder blades.

2. (Zoöl.)

Defn: Pertaining to the upper back, or the part between the shoulders; as, the interscapular feathers.

INTERSCAPULARS In`ter*scap"u*lars, n. pl. (Zoöl.)

Defn: The interscapular feathers of a bird.

INTERSCENDENT In`ter*scend"ent, a. Etym: [See Inter-, and Ascend.] (Math.)

Defn: Having exponents which are radical quantities; — said of certain powers; as, xsq. root2, or xsq. roota. 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.] Etym: [L. interscindere; inter between + scindere to cut.]

Defn: To cut off. [R.]

INTERSCRIBE In`ter*scribe", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Interscribed; p. pr. & vb. n. Interscribing.] Etym: [L. interscribere; inter between + scribere to write.]

Defn: To write between. [R.]

INTERSECANT In`ter*se"cant, a. Etym: [L. intersecans, p. pr. of intersecare. See Intersect.]

Defn: Dividing into parts; crossing; intersecting.

INTERSECT In`ter*sect", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intersected; p. pr. & vb. n. Intersecting.] Etym: [L. intersectus, p. p. of intersecare to intersect; inter + secare to cut. See Section.]

Defn: 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.

Defn: To cut into one another; to meet and cross each other; as, the point where two lines intersect.

INTERSECTION In`ter*sec"tion, n. Etym: [L. intersectio: cf. F. intersection.]

1. The act, state, or place of intersecting.

2. (Geom.)

Defn: The point or line in which one line or surface cuts another.

INTERSECTIONAL In`ter*sec"tion*al, a.

Defn: Pertaining to, or formed by, intersections.

INTERSEMINATE In`ter*sem"i*nate, v. t. Etym: [L. interseminatus, p. p. of interseminare. See Inter-, and Seminate.]

Defn: To sow between or among. [R.]

INTERSEPTAL In`ter*sep"tal, a. (Biol.)

Defn: 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.] Etym: [L. intersertus, p. p. of interserere to intersert; inter between + serere to join, weave.]

Defn: To put in between other things; to insert. [Obs.] Brerewood.

INTERSERTTION In`ter*sert"tion, n.

Defn: The act of interserting, or that which is interserted. [Obs.] Hammond.

INTERSESAMOID In`ter*ses"a*moid, a. (Anat.)

Defn: Between sesamoid bones; as, intersesamoid ligaments.

INTERSET In`ter*set", v. t.

Defn: To set between or among. [R.]

INTERSHOCK In`ter*shock, v. t.

Defn: To shock mutually. [R.]

INTERSIDEREAL In`ter*si*de"re*al, a.

Defn: Between or among constellations or stars; interstellar.

INTERSOCIAL In`ter*so"cial, a.

Defn: Pertaining to the mutual intercourse or relations of persons in society; social.

INTERSOMNIOUS In`ter*som"ni*ous, a. Etym: [Pref. inter- + L. somnus sleep.]

Defn: Between the times of sleeping; in an interval of wakefulness. [R.]

INTERSPACE In"ter*space`, n. Etym: [L. interspatium. See Inter-, and Space.]

Defn: Intervening space. Bp. Hacket.

INTERSPEECH In"ter*speech`, n.

Defn: A speech interposed between others. [R.] Blount.

INTERSPERSE In`ter*sperse", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Interspersed; p. pr. & vb. n. Interspersing.] Etym: [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.

Defn: The act of interspersing, or the state of being interspersed.

INTERSPINAL; INTERSPINOUS In`ter*spi"nal, In`ter*spi"nous, a. (Anat.)

Defn: Between spines; esp., between the spinous processes of the vertebral column.

INTERSPIRATION In`ter*spi*ra"tion, n. Etym: [L. interspiratio. See Inter-, and Spirit.]

Defn: Spiritual inspiration at separate times, or at intervals. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.

INTERSTAPEDIAL In`ter*sta*pe"di*al, a. (Anat.)

Defn: Pertaining to a part of the columella of the ear, between the stapes and the mediostapedial. — n.

Defn: The interstapedial part of the columella.

INTERSTATE In"ter*state`, a.

Defn: Pertaining to the mutual relations of States; existing between, or including, different States; as, interstate commerce. Story.

INTERSTELLAR In`ter*stel"lar, a.

Defn: Between or among the stars; as, interstellar space. Bacon.

INTERSTELLARY In`ter*stel"la*ry, a.

Defn: Interstellar.

INTERSTERNAL In`ter*ster"nal, a. (Zoöl.)

Defn: Between the sternal; — said of certain membranes or parts of insects and crustaceans.

INTERSTICE In*ter"stice, n.; pl. Interstices. Etym: [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.

Defn: Provided with interstices; having interstices between; situated at intervals.

INTERSTINCTIVE In`ter*stinc"tive, a. Etym: [L. interstinctus, p. p. of interstinguere to separate; inter + stinguere to extinguish.]

Defn: Distinguishing. [Obs.] Wallis.

INTERSTITIAL In`ter*sti"tial, a.

Defn: 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.

Defn: An intervening period of time; interval. [Obs.] Gower.

INTERSTRATIFICATION In`ter*strat`i*fi*ca"tion, n. (Geol.)

Defn: Stratification among or between other layers or strata; also, that which is interstratified.

INTERSTRATIFIED In`ter*strat"i*fied, a. (Geol.)

Defn: Stratified among or between other bodies; as, interstratified rocks.

INTERSTRATIFY In`ter*strat"i*fy, v. t. (Geol.)

Defn: To put or insert between other strata.

INTERTALK In`ter*talk", v. i.

Defn: To converse. [Obs.] Carew.

INTERTANGLE In`ter*tan"gle, v. t.

Defn: To entangle; to intertwine. "Moss and intertangled vines." Longfellow.

INTERTARSAL In`ter*tar"sal, a. (Anat.)

Defn: Between the tarsal bones; as, the intertarsal articulations.

INTERTEX In`ter*tex", v. t. Etym: [L. intertexere; inter between + texere to weave.]

Defn: To intertwine; to weave or bind together. [Obs.] B. Jonson.

INTERTEXTURE In`ter*tex"ture, n.

Defn: 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.

Defn: In the thorax.

INTERTIE In"ter*tie`, n. (Arch.)

Defn: 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.

Defn: Interwoven. [R.] Shak.

INTERTRAFFIC In`ter*traf"fic, n.

Defn: Mutual trade of traffic.

INTERTRANSPICUOUS In`ter*tran*spic"u*ous, a.

Defn: Transpicuous within or between. [R.] Shelley.

INTERTRANSVERSE In`ter*trans*verse", a.

Defn: Between the transverse processes of the vertebræ.

INTERTRIGO In`ter*tri"go, n. Etym: [L., fr. inter between + terere, tritum, to rub.] (Med.)

Defn: 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.)

Defn: Between the trochanters of the femur.

INTERTROPICAL In`ter*trop"ic*al, a.

Defn: Situated between or within the tropics. J. Morse.

INTERTUBULAR In`ter*tu"bu*lar, a.

Defn: Between tubes or tubules; as, intertubular cells; intertubular substance.

INTERTWINE In`ter*twine", v. t.

Defn: To unite by twining one with another; to entangle; to interlace. Milton.

INTERTWINE In`ter*twine", v. i.

Defn: To be twined or twisted together; to become mutually involved or enfolded.

INTERTWINE In`ter*twine", n.

Defn: The act intertwining, or the state of being intertwined. Coleridge.

INTERTWININGLY In`ter*twin"ing*ly, adv.

Defn: By intertwining or being intertwined.

INTERTWIST In`ter*twist", v. t.

Defn: To twist together one with another; to intertwine.

INTERTWISTINGLY In`ter*twist"ing*ly, adv.

Defn: By intertwisting, or being intertwisted.

INTERUNGULAR; INTERUNGULATE In`ter*un"gu*lar, In`ter*un"gu*late, a. (Anat.)

Defn: Between ungulæ; as, interungular glands.

INTERURBAN In`ter*ur"ban (in`ter*ûr"ban), a.

Defn: Going between, or connecting, cities or towns; as, interurban electric railways.

INTERVAL In"ter*val, n. Etym: [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.)

Defn: 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.

Defn: 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. Etym: [L.]

Defn: An interval. [R.] And a' shall laugh without intervallums. Shak. In one of these intervalla. Chillingworth.

INTERVARY In`ter*va"ry, v. i.

Defn: To alter or vary between; to change. [Obs.] Rush.

INTERVEINED In`ter*veined", a.

Defn: Intersected, as with veins.

INTERVENE In`ter*vene", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Intervened; p. pr. & vb. n. Intervening.] Etym: [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.

Defn: To come between. [R.] Self-sown woodlands of birch, alder, etc., intervening the different estates. De Quincey.

INTERVENE In`ter*vene", n.

Defn: A coming between; intervention; meeting. [Obs.] Sir H. Wotton.

INTERVENER In`ter*ven"er, n.

Defn: 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.

Defn: Intervention; interposition. [R.]

INTERVENIENT In`ter*ven"ient, a. Etym: [L. interveniens, p. pr. of intervenire.]

Defn: Being or coming between; intercedent; interposed. [Obs.] Bacon.

INTERVENT In`ter*vent", v. t. Etym: [See Intervene.]

Defn: To thwart; to obstruct. [Obs.] Chapman.

INTERVENTION In`ter*ven"tion, n. Etym: [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)

Defn: 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. Etym: [L.: cf. F. interventeur.]

Defn: 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.)

Defn: Between the ventricles; as, the interventricular partition of the heart.

INTERVENUE In`ter*ven"ue, n. Etym: [See Intervene, Avenue.]

Defn: Interposition. [Obs.] Sir H. Blount.

INTERVERT In`ter*vert", v. t. Etym: [L. intervertere; inter between + vertere to turn.]

Defn: To turn to another course or use. [Obs.] Sir H. Wotton.

INTERVERTEBRAL In`ter*ver"te*bral, a. (Anat.)

Defn: Between vertebræ. — In`ter*ver"te*bral*ly, adv.

INTERVIEW In"ter*view, n. Etym: [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: A recent use, originating in American newspapers, but apparently becoming general.

INTERVIEW In"ter*view, v. t.

Defn: 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.

Defn: 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.

Defn: 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.)

Defn: Mutually visible, or in sight, the one from the other, as stations.

INTERVISIT In`ter*vis"it, v. i.

Defn: To exchange visits. [R.] Evelyn.

INTERVITAL In`ter*vi"tal, a.

Defn: Between two lives. [R.] Through all its [the spirit's] intervital gloom. Tennyson.

INTERVOCALIC In`ter*vo*cal"ic, a. (Phon.)

Defn: Situated between vowels; immediately preceded and followed by vowel sounds, as, p in occupy, d in idea, etc.

INTERVOLUTION In`ter*vo*lu"tion, n.

Defn: 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.] Etym: [Pref. inter- + L. volvere, volutum, to roll.]

Defn: 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.

Defn: To wish mutually in regarded to each other. [Obs.] Donne.

INTERWORKING In`ter*work"ing, n.

Defn: The act of working in together; interweaving. Milton.

INTERWORLD In`ter*world", n.

Defn: A world between other worlds. Holland.

INTERWOVE; INTERWOVEN In`ter*wove", In`ter*wov"en,

Defn: imp. & p. p. of Interweave.

INTERWREATHE In`ter*wreathe", v. t.

Defn: To weave into a wreath; to intertwine. [R.] Lovelace.

INTESTABLE In*tes"ta*ble, a. Etym: [L. intestabilis: cf. F. intestable. See In- not, and Testable.] (Law)

Defn: Not capable of making a will; not legally qualified or competent to make a testament. Blackstone.

INTESTACY In*tes"ta*cy, n. Etym: [From Intestate.]

Defn: The state of being intestate, or of dying without having made a valid will. Blackstone.

INTESTATE In*tes"tate, a. Etym: [L. intestatus; pref. in- not + testatus, p. p. of testari to make a will: cf. F. intestat. See Testament.]

1. Without having made a valid will; without a will; as, to die intestate. Blackstone. Airy succeeders of intestate joys. Shak.

2. Not devised or bequeathed; not disposed of by will; as, an intestate estate.

INTESTATE In*tes"tate, n. (Law)

Defn: A person who dies without making a valid will. Blackstone.

INTESTINAL In*tes"ti*nal, a. Etym: [Cf. F. intestinal.]

Defn: Of or pertaining to the intestines of an animal; as, the intestinal tube; intestinal digestion; intestinal ferments. Intestinal canal. Same as Intestine, n. — Intestinal worm (Zoöl.), any species of helminth living in the intestinal canal of any animal. The species are numerous.

INTESTINE In*tes"tine, a. Etym: [L. intestinus, fr. intus on the inside, within, fr. in in: cf. F. intestine. See In.]

1. Internal; inward; — opposed to external. Epilepsies, fierce catarrhs, Intestine stone and ulcers. Milton.

2. Internal with regard to a state or country; domestic; not foreign; — applied usually to that which is evil; as, intestine disorders, calamities, etc. Hoping here to end Intestine war in heaven, the arch foe subdued. Milton. An intestine struggle . . . between authority and liberty. Hume.

3. Depending upon the internal constitution of a body or entity; subjective. Everything labors under and intestine necessity. Cudworth.

4. Shut up; inclosed. [R.] Cowper.

INTESTINE In*tes"tine, n.; pl. Intestines. Etym: [L. intestinum: cf. F. intestin. See Intestine, a.]

1. (Anat.)

Defn: That part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus. See Illust. of Digestive apparatus.

2. pl.

Defn: The bowels; entrails; viscera. Large intestine (Human Anat. & Med.), the lower portion of the bowel, terminating at the anus. It is adapted for the retention of fecal matter, being shorter, broader, and less convoluted than the small intestine; it consists of three parts, the cæcum, colon, and rectum. — Small intestine (Human Anat. & Med.), the upper portion of the bowel, in which the process of digestion is practically completed. It is narrow and contorted, and consists of three parts, the duodenum, jejunum, and ileum.

INTEXT In"text, n.

Defn: The text of a book. [R.] Herrick.

INTEXTINE In*tex"tine, n. Etym: [Infine + extine.] (Bot.)

Defn: A thin membrane existing in the pollen grains of some plants, and situated between the extine and the intine, as in .

INTEXTURED In*tex"tured, a.

Defn: Inwrought; woven in.

INTHIRST In*thirst", v. t.

Defn: To make thirsty. [Obs.]

INTHRALL In*thrall", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inthralled; p. pr. & vb. n. Inthralling.] Etym: [Cf. Enthrall.] [Written also inthral, enthral, and enthrall.]

Defn: To reduce to bondage or servitude; to make a thrall, slave, vassal, or captive of; to enslave. She soothes, but never can inthrall my mind. Prior.

INTHRALLMENT In*thrall"ment, n. Etym: [Written also inthralment, enthrallment.]

Defn: Act of inthralling, or state of being inthralled; servitude; bondage; vassalage.

INTHRONE In*throne", v. t.

Defn: Same as Enthrone.

INTHRONG In*throng", v. i.

Defn: To throng or collect together. [R.] Fairfax.

INTHRONIZATION In*thron`i*za"tion, n. Etym: [LL. inthronizatio.]

Defn: Enthronement. Bp. Warburton.

INTHRONIZE In*thron"ize, v. t. Etym: [LL. inthronisare, Gr. Enthrone.]

Defn: To enthrone.

INTICE In*tice", v. t.

Defn: See Entice.

INTIMACY In"ti*ma*cy, n.; pl. Intimacies. Etym: [From Intimate.]

Defn: The state of being intimate; close familiarity or association; nearness in friendship.

Syn. — Acquaintance; familiarity; fellowship; friendship. See Acquaintance.

INTIMATE In"ti*mate, a. Etym: [Formerly intime, L. intimus, a superl. corresponding to the compar. interior cf. F. intime. The form intimate is due to confusion with intimate, v. t. See Interior.]

1. Innermost; inward; internal; deep-seated; hearty. "I knew from intimate impulse." Milton.

2. Near; close; direct; thorough; complete. He was honored with an intimate and immediate admission. South.

3. Close in friendship or acquaintance; familiar; confidential; as, an intimate friend.

Syn. — Familiar; near; friendly; confidential.

INTIMATE In"ti*mate, n.

Defn: 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.] Etym: [L. intimatus, p. p. of intimare to put, bring, drive, or press into, to announce, make known, from intimus the inmost. See Intimate, a.]

1. To announce; to declare; to publish; to communicate; to 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.

Defn: In an intimate manner.

INTIMATION In`ti*ma"tion, n. Etym: [L. intimatio: cf. F. intimation.]

1. The act of intimating; also, the thing intimated.

2. Announcement; declaration. Macaulay. They made an edict with an intimation that whosoever killed a stork, should be banished. Holland.

3. A hint; an obscure or indirect suggestion or notice; a remote or ambiguous reference; as, he had given only intimations of his design. Without mentioning the king of England, or giving the least intimation that he was sent by him. Bp. Burnet.

INTIME In"time, a. Etym: [See Intimate, a.]

Defn: Inward; internal; intimate. [Obs.] Sir K. Digby.

INTIMIDATE In*tim"i*date, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intimidated; p. pr. & vb. n. Intimidating.] Etym: [LL. intimidatus, p. p. of intimidare to frighten; pref. in- in + timidus fearful, timid: cf. F. intimider. See Timid.]

Defn: To make timid or fearful; to inspire of affect with fear; to deter, as by threats; to dishearten; to abash. Now guilt, once harbored in the conscious breast, Intimidates the brave, degrades the great. Johnson.

Syn. — To dishearten; dispirit; abash; deter; frighten; terrify; daunt; cow.

INTIMIDATION In*tim`i*da"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. intimidation.]

Defn: The act of making timid or fearful or of deterring by threats; the state of being intimidated; as, the voters were kept from the polls by intimidation. The king carried his measures in Parliament by intimidation. Paley.

INTIMIDATORY In*tim"i*da*to*ry, a.

Defn: Tending or serving to intimidate.

INTINCTION In*tinc"tion, n. Etym: [L. intinctio, fr. intingere to dip in; pref. in- in + tingere to tinge.]

1. The act of tingeing or dyeing. Blount.

2. (Eccl.)

Defn: A method or practice of the administration of the sacrament by dipping the bread or wafer in the wine and administering both together.

INTINCTIVITY In`tinc*tiv"i*ty, n. Etym: [Pref. in- not + L. tinctus, p. p. of tingere to tinge]

Defn: The want of the quality of coloring or tingeing other bodies. Kirwan.

INTINE In"tine, n. Etym: [L. intus within. Cf. Extine.] (Bot.)

Defn: A transparent, extensible membrane of extreme tenuity, which forms the innermost coating of grains of pollen.

INTIRE; INTIRELY In*tire", a., In*tire"ly, adv.

Defn: See Entire, a., Entirely, adv.

INTITLE In*ti"tle, v. t.

Defn: See Entitle.

INTITULE In*tit"ule, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intituled; p. pr. & vb. n. Intituling.] Etym: [Cf. F. intituler. See Entitle.]

Defn: To entitle; to give a title to. Selden.

INTO In"to, prep. Etym: [In + to.]

Defn: To the inside of; within. It is used in a variety of applications.

1. Expressing entrance, or a passing from the outside of a thing to its interior parts; — following verbs expressing motion; as, come into the house; go into the church; one stream falls or runs into another; water enters into the fine vessels of plants.

2. Expressing penetration beyond the outside or surface, or access to the inside, or contents; as, to look into a letter or book; to look into an apartment.

3. Indicating insertion; as, to infuse more spirit or animation into a composition.

4. Denoting inclusion; as, put these ideas into other words.

5. Indicating the passing of a thing from one form, condition, or state to another; as, compound substances may be resolved into others which are more simple; ice is convertible into water, and water into vapor; men are more easily drawn than forced into compliance; we may reduce many distinct substances into one mass; men are led by evidence into belief of truth, and are often enticed into the commission of crimes'into; she burst into tears; children are sometimes frightened into fits; all persons are liable to be seduced into error and folly.

Note: Compare In.

INTOLERABILITY In*tol`er*a*bil"i*ty, n.

Defn: The quality of being intolerable; intolerableness. [R.]

INTOLERABLE In*tol"er*a*ble, a. Etym: [F. intolérable, L. intolerabilis. See In- not, and Tolerable.]

1. Not tolerable; not capable of being borne or endured; not proper or right to be allowed; insufferable; insupportable; unbearable; as, intolerable pain; intolerable heat or cold; an intolerable burden.

His insolence is more intolerable Than all the princes in the land beside. Shak.

4. Enormous. This intolerable deal of sack. Shak. — In*tol"er*a*ble*ness, n. — In*tol"er*a*bly, adv.

INTOLERANCE In*tol"er*ance, n. Etym: [L. intolerantia impatience, unendurableness: cf. F. intolérance.]

1. Want of capacity to endure; as, intolerance of light.

2. The quality of being intolerant; refusal to allow to others the enjoyment of their opinions, chosen modes of worship, and the like; want of patience and forbearance; illiberality; bigotry; as, intolerance shown toward a religious sect. These few restrictions, I hope, are no great stretches of intolerance, no very violent exertions of despotism. Burke.

INTOLERANCY In*tol"er*an*cy, n.

Defn: Intolerance. Bailey.

INTOLERANT In*tol"er*ant, a. Etym: [L. intolerans, -antis: cf. F. intolérant. See In- not, and Tolerant.]

1. Not enduring; not able to endure. The powers of human bodies being limited and intolerant of excesses. Arbuthnot.

2. Not tolerating difference of opinion or sentiment, especially in religious matters; refusing to allow others the enjoyment of their opinions, rights, or worship; unjustly impatient of the opinion of those disagree with us; not tolerant; unforbearing; bigoted. Religion, harsh, intolerant, austere, Parent of manners like herself severe. Cowper.

INTOLERANT In*tol"er*ant, n.

Defn: An intolerant person; a bigot.

INTOLERANTLY In*tol"er*ant*ly, adv.

Defn: In an intolerant manner.

INTOLERATED In*tol"er*a`ted, a.

Defn: Not tolerated.

INTOLERATING In*tol"er*a`ting, a.

Defn: Intolerant. [R.]

INTOLERATION In*tol`er*a"tion, n.

Defn: 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.]

Defn: To place in a tomb; to bury; to entomb. See Entomb.

INTOMBMENT In*tomb"ment, n.

Defn: See Entombment.

INTONATE In"to*nate, v. i. Etym: [L. intonatus, p. p. of intonare to thunder, resound.]

Defn: To thunder. [Obs.] Bailey.

INTONATE In"to*nate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Intonated; p. pr. & vb. n. Intonating.] Etym: [See Intone.]

1. (Mus.)

Defn: To sound the tones of the musical scale; to practice the sol- fa.

2. To modulate the voice in a musical, sonorous, and measured manner, as in reading the liturgy; to intone.

INTONATE In"to*nate, v. t.

Defn: To utter in a musical or sonorous manner; to chant; as, to intonate the liturgy.

INTONATION In`to*na"tion, n. Etym: [See 1st Intonate.]

Defn: A thundering; thunder. [Obs.] Bailey.

INTONATION In`to*na"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. intonation. See Intone.] (Mus.) (a) The act of sounding the tones of the musical scale. (b) Singing or playing in good tune or otherwise; as, her intonation was false. (c) Reciting in a musical prolonged tone; intonating, or singing of the opening phrase of a plain-chant, psalm, or canticle by a single voice, as of a priest. See Intone, v. t.

INTONE In*tone", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intoned; p. pr. & vb. n. Intoning.] Etym: [LL. intonare, intonatum; pref. in- in + L. tonus tone. See Tone and cf. Entune, Intonate.]

Defn: To utter with a musical or prolonged note or tone; to chant; as, to intone the church service.

INTONE In*tone", v. i.

Defn: To utter a prolonged tone or a deep, protracted sound; to speak or recite in a measured, sonorous manner; to intonate. Pope.

INTORSION In*tor"sion, n. Etym: [L. intortio a curling, crisping: cf. F. intorsion. See Intort, and cf. Intortion.]

1. A winding, bending, or twisting.

2. (Bot.)

Defn: The bending or twining of any part of a plant toward one side or the other, or in any direction from the vertical.

INTORT In*tort", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intorted; p. pr. & vb. n. Intorting.] Etym: [L. intortus, p. p. of intoquere to twist; pref. in- in + torquere to twist.]

Defn: To twist in and out; to twine; to wreathe; to wind; to wring. Pope.

INTORTION In*tor"tion, n.

Defn: See Intorsion.

INTOXICANT In*tox"i*cant, n.

Defn: That which intoxicates; an intoxicating agent; as, alcohol, opium, and laughing gas are intoxicants.

INTOXICATE In*tox"i*cate, a. Etym: [LL. intoxicatus, p. p. of intoxicare to drug or poison; pref. in- in + L. toxicum a poison in which arrows were dipped, Gr. Toxic.]

1. Intoxicated.

2. Overexcited, as with joy or grief. Alas, good mother, be not intoxicate for me; I am well enough. Chapman.

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.

Defn: The state of being intoxicated; intoxication; drunkenness. [R.]

INTOXICATING In*tox"i*ca`ting, a.

Defn: Producing intoxication; as, intoxicating liquors.

INTOXICATION In*tox`i*ca"tion, n.

1. (Med.)

Defn: A poisoning, as by a spirituous or a narcotic substance.

2. The state of being intoxicated or drunk; inebriation; ebriety; drunkenness; the act of intoxicating or making drunk.

2. A high excitement of mind; an elation which rises to enthusiasm, frenzy, or madness. That secret intoxication of pleasure. Spectator.

Syn. — Drunkenness; inebriation; inebriety; ebriety; infatuation; delirium. See Drunkenness.

INTRA- In"tra-. Etym: [L. intra, prep., within, on the inside; akin to inter. See Inter-.]

Defn: A prefix signifying in, within, interior; as, intraocular, within the eyeball; intramarginal.

INTRAAXILLARY In`tra*ax"il*la*ry, a. (Bot.)

Defn: Situated below the point where a leaf joins the stem.

INTRACELLULAR In`tra*cel"lu*lar, a. (Biol.)

Defn: Within a cell; as, the intracellular movements seen in the pigment cells, the salivary cells, and in the protoplasm of some vegetable cells.

INTRACOLIC In`tra*col"ic, a. (Anat.)

Defn: Within the colon; as, the intracolic valve.

INTRACRANIAL In`tra*cra"ni*al, a.

Defn: Within the cranium or skull. Sir W. Hamilton.

INTRACTABILITY In*tract`a*bil"i*ty, n.

Defn: The quality of being intractable; intractableness. Bp. Hurd.

INTRACTABLE In*tract"a*ble, a. Etym: [L. intractabilis: cf. F. intraitable, formerly also intractable. See In- not, and Tractable.]

Defn: Not tractable; not easily governed, managed, or directed; indisposed to be taught, disciplined, or tamed; violent; stubborn; obstinate; refractory; as, an intractable child.

Syn. — Stubborn; perverse; obstinate; refractory; cross; unmanageable; unruly; headstrong; violent; ungovernable; unteachable. — In*tract"a*ble*ness, n. — In*tract"a*bly, adv.

INTRACTILE In*tract"ile, a.

Defn: Not tractile; incapable of being drawn out or extended. Bacon.

INTRADOS In*tra"dos, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. intra within + F. dos the back, L. dorsum. Cf. Extrados.] (Arch.)

Defn: The interior curve of an arch; esp., the inner or lower curved face of the whole body of voussoirs taken together. See Extrados.

INTRAFOLIACEOUS In`tra*fo`li*a"ceous, a. (Bot.)

Defn: Growing immediately above, or in front of, a leaf; as, intrafoliaceous stipules.

INTRAFUSION In`tra*fu"sion, n. Etym: [Pref. intra- + L. fundere, fusum, to pour.]

Defn: The act of pouring into a vessel; specif. (Med.), the operation of introducing a substance into a blood vessel; as, intrafusion of blood.

INTRALOBULAR In`tra*lob"u*lar, a. (Anat.)

Defn: Within lobules; as, the intralobular branches of the hepatic veins.

INTRAMARGINAL In`tra*mar"gin*al, a.

Defn: Situated within the margin. Loudon.

INTRAMERCURIAL In`tra*mer*cu"ri*al, a. (Astron.)

Defn: Between the planet Mercury and the sun; — as, the hypothetical Vulcan is intramercurial.

INTRAMOLECULAR In`tra*mo*lec"u*lar, a. (Chem. & Physics)

Defn: Between molecules; situated, or acting, between the molecules of bodies.

INTRAMUNDANE In`tra*mun"dane, a.

Defn: 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.)

Defn: Being within the substance of the walls of an organ; as, intramural pregnancy.

INTRANQUILLITY In`tran*quil"li*ty, n.

Defn: Unquietness; restlessness. Sir W. Temple.

INTRANSCALENT In`trans*ca"lent, a.

Defn: Impervious to heat; adiathermic.

INTRANSGRESSIBLE In`trans*gress"i*ble, a. Etym: [L. intragressibilis that can not be crossed. See In- not, and Transgress.]

Defn: Incapable of being transgressed; not to be passes over or crossed. Holland.

INTRANSIENT In*trans"ient, a.

Defn: Not transient; remaining; permanent. Killingbeck.

INTRANSIGENT In*trans"i*gent, a. Etym: [F. intransigeant (cf. Sp. intransigente); pref. in- not + L. transigere to come to an agreement; trans across + agere to lead, act.]

Defn: Refusing compromise; uncompromising; irreconcilable. Lond. Sat. Rev.

INTRANSIGENTES In`trans"i*gen*tes, n. pl. Etym: [Sp.] (Spanish Politics)

Defn: The extreme radicals; the party of the irreconcilables.

INTRANSITIVE In*tran"si*tive, a. Etym: [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.)

Defn: Not transitive; not passing over tas, an intransitive verb, e. g., the bird flies; the dog runs.

Note: Intransitive verbs have no passive form. Some verbs which appear at first sight to be intransitive are in reality, or were originally, transitive verbs with a reflexive or other object omitted; as, he keeps (i. e., himself) aloof from danger. Intransitive verbs may take a noun of kindred signification for a cognate object; as, he died the death of a hero; he dreamed a dream. Some intransitive verbs, by the addition of a preposition, become transitive, and so admit of a passive voice; as, the man laughed at; he was laughed at by the man.

INTRANSITIVELY In*tran"si*tive*ly, adv. (Gram.)

Defn: Without an object following; in the manner of an intransitive verb.

IN TRANSITU In` tran"si*tu. Etym: [L.] (Law)

Defn: In transit; during passage; as, goods in transitu.

INTRANSMISSIBLE In`trans*mis"si*ble, a.

Defn: Not capable of being transmitted.

INTRANSMUTABILITY In`trans*mu`ta*bil"i*ty, n.

Defn: The quality of being intransmutable.

INTRANSMUTABLE In`trans*mut"a*ble, a.

Defn: Not capable of being transmuted or changed into another substance.

INTRANT In"trant, a. Etym: [L. intrans, p. pr. of intrare to enter. See Enter.]

Defn: Entering; penetrating.

INTRANT In"trant, n.

Defn: One who enters; especially, a person entering upon some office or station. Hume.

INTRANUCLEAR In`tra*nu"cle*ar, a. (Biol.)

Defn: Within the nucleus of a cell; as. the intranuclear network of fibrils, seen in the first stages of karyokinesis.

INTRAP In*trap", v. t.

Defn: See Entrap. Spenser.

INTRAPARIETAL In"tra*pa*ri"e*tal, a.

Defn: Situated or occurring within an inclosure; shut off from public sight; private; secluded; retired. I have no Turkish proclivities, and I do not think that, after all, impaling is preferable as a mode of capital punishment to intraparietal hanging. Roll

INTRAPETIOLAR In`tra*pet"i*o*lar, a. (Bot.)

Defn: Situated between the petiole and the stem; — said of the pair of stipules at the base of a petiole when united by those margins next the petiole, thus seeming to form a single stipule between the petiole and the stem or branch; — often confounded with interpetiolar, from which it differs essentially in meaning.

INTRATERRITORIAL In`tra*ter`ri*to"ri*al, a.

Defn: Within the territory or a territory.

INTRATHORACIC In`tra*tho*rac"ic, a.

Defn: Within the thora

INTRATROPICAL In`tra*trop"ic*al, a.

Defn: Within the tropics.

INTRAUTERINE In`tra*u"ter*ine, a.

Defn: Within the uterus or womb; as, intrauterine hemorrhage.

INTRAVALVULAR In`tra*valv"u*lar, a.

Defn: Between valves.

INTRAVENOUS In`tra*ve"nous, a.

Defn: Within the veins.

INTRAVENTRICULAR In`tra*ven*tric"u*lar, a.

Defn: Within or between ventricles.

INTREASURE In*treas"ure, v. t.

Defn: To lay up, as in a treasury; to hoard. [Obs.] Shak.

INTREAT In*treat", v. t.

Defn: See Entreat. Spenser.

INTREATABLE In*treat"a*ble, a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + treatable.]

Defn: Not to be entreated; inexorable.

INTREATANCE In*treat"ance, n.

Defn: Entreaty. [Obs.] Holland.

INTREATFUL In*treat"ful, a.

Defn: 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.

Defn: To invade; to encroach; to infringe or trespass; to enter on, and take possession of, that which belongs to another; — usually followed by on or upon; as, the king was charged with intrenching on the rights of the nobles, and the nobles were accused of intrenching on the prerogative of the crown. We are not to intrench upon truth in any conversation, but least of all with children. Locke.

INTRENCHANT In*trench"ant, a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + trenchant.]

Defn: Not to be gashed or marked with furrows. [Obs.] As easy mayest thou the intrenchant air With thy keen sword impress, as make me bleed. Shak.

INTRENCHMENT In*trench"ment, n. Etym: [From Intrench.]

1. The act of intrenching or the state of being intrenched.

2. (Mil.)

Defn: Any defensive work consisting of at least a trench or ditch 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. Etym: [L. intrepidus: cf. F. intrépide. See In- not, and Trepidation.]

Defn: Not trembling or shaking with fear; fearless; bold; brave; undaunted; courageous; as, an intrepid soldier; intrepid spirit.

Syn. — Fearless; dauntless; resolute; brave; courageous; daring; valiant; heroic; doughty.

INTREPIDITY In`tre*pid"i*ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. intrépidité.]

Defn: The quality or state of being intrepid; fearless bravery; courage; resoluteness; valor. Sir Roger had acquitted himself of two or three sentences with a look of much business and great intrepidity. Addison.

Syn. — Courage; heroism; bravery; fortitude; gallantry; valor. See Courage, Heroism.

INTREPIDLY In*trep"id*ly, adv.

Defn: In an intrepid manner; courageously; resolutely.

INTRICABLE In"tri*ca*ble, a. Etym: [See Intricate.]

Defn: Entangling. [Obs.] Shelton.

INTRICACY In"tri*ca*cy, n.; pl. Intricacies. Etym: [From Intricate.]

Defn: The state or quality of being intricate or entangled; perplexity; involution; complication; complexity; that which is intricate or involved; as, the intricacy of a knot; the intricacy of accounts; the intricacy of a cause in controversy; the intricacy of a plot. Freed from intricacies, taught to live The easiest way. Milton.

INTRICATE In"tri*cate, a. Etym: [L. intricatus, p. p. of intricare to entangle, perplex. Cf. Intrigue, Extricate.]

Defn: Entangled; involved; perplexed; complicated; difficult to understand, follow, arrange, or adjust; as, intricate machinery, labyrinths, accounts, plots, etc. His style was fit to convey the most intricate business to the understanding with the utmost clearness. Addison. The nature of man is intricate. Burke.

Syn. — Intricate, Complex, Complicated. A thing is complex when it is made up of parts; it is complicated when those parts are so many, or so arranged, as to make it difficult to grasp them; it is intricate when it has numerous windings and confused involutions which it is hard to follow out. What is complex must be resolved into its parts; what is complicated must be drawn out and developed; what is intricate must be unraveled.

INTRICATE In"tri*cate, v. t.

Defn: 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.

Defn: In an intricate manner.

INTRICATENESS In"tri*cate*ness, n.

Defn: The state or quality of being intricate; intricacy.

INTRICATION In`tri*ca"tion, n.

Defn: Entanglement. [Obs.]

INTRIGANTE In`tri`gante", n. Etym: [F.]

Defn: A female intriguer.

INTRIGUE In*trigue", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Intrigued; p. pr. & vb. n. Intriguing.] Etym: [F. intriguer, OF. intriquer, entriquer; cf. It. intrigare. See Intricate, Extricate.]

1. To form a plot or scheme; to contrive to accomplish a purpose by secret artifice.

2. To carry on a secret and illicit love or amour.

INTRIGUE In*trigue", v. t.

Defn: 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. Etym: [Cf. F. intrique. See Intrigue, v. i.]

1. Intricacy; complication. [Obs.] Sir M. Hale.

2. A complicated plot or scheme intended to effect some purpose by secret artifice; conspiracy; stratagem. Busy meddlers with intrigues of state. Pomfret.

3. The plot or romance; a complicated scheme of designs, actions, and events. Pope.

4. A secret and illicit love affair between two persons of 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.

Defn: One who intrigues.

INTRIGUERY In*trigu"er*y, n.

Defn: Arts or practice of intrigue.

INTRIGUINGLY In*trigu"ing*ly, adv.

Defn: By means of, or in the manner of, intrigue.

INTRINSE In*trinse", a. Etym: [See Intrinsic, and Intense.]

Defn: Tightly drawn; or (perhaps) intricate. [Very rare] Like rats, oft bite the holy cords atwain, Which are too intrinse to unloose. Shak.

INTRINSIC In*trin"sic, a. Etym: [L. intrinsecus inward, on the inside; intra within + secus otherwise, beside; akin to E. second: cf. F. intrinsèque. See Inter-, Second, and cf. Extrinsic.]

1. Inward; internal; hence, true; genuine; real; essential; inherent; not merely apparent or accidental; — opposed to extrinsic; as, the intrinsic value of gold or silver; the intrinsic merit of an action; the intrinsic worth or goodness of a person. He was better qualified than they to estimate justly the intrinsic value of Grecian philosophy and refinement. I. Taylor.

2. (Anat.)

Defn: Included wholly within an organ or limb, as certain groups of muscles; — opposed to extrinsic. Intrinsic energy of a body (Physics), the work it can do in virtue of its actual condition, without any supply of energy from without. — Intrinsic equation of a curve (Geom.), the equation which expresses the relation which the length of a curve, measured from a given point of it, to a movable point, has to the angle which the tangent to the curve at the movable point makes with a fixed line. — Intrinsic value. See the Note under Value, n.

Syn. — Inherent; innate; natural; real; genuine.

INTRINSIC In*trin"sic, n.

Defn: 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.

Defn: The quality of

INTRINSICALLY In*trin"sic*al*ly, adv.

Defn: Internally; A lie is a thing absolutely and intrinsically evil. South.

INTRINSICALNESS In*trin"sic*al*ness, n.

Defn: The quality of being intrinsical; intrinsicality.

INTRINSICATE In*trin"si*cate, a.

Defn: Intricate. [Obs.] Shak.

INTRO- In"tro-. Etym: [L. intro, adv., inwardly, within. See Inter-.]

Defn: A prefix signifying within, into, in, inward; as, introduce, introreception, introthoracic.

INTROCESSION In`tro*ces"sion, n. Etym: [L. introcedere, introcessum, to go in; intro within + cedere to go.] (Med.)

Defn: A depression, or inward sinking of parts.

INTRODUCE In`tro*duce", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Introduced; p. pr. & vb. n. Introducing.] Etym: [L. introducere, introductum; intro within + ducere to lead. See Intro-, and Duke.]

1. To lead or bring in; to conduct or usher in; as, to introduce a person into a drawing-room.

2. To put (something into a place); to insert; as, to introduce the finger, or a probe.

3. To lead to and make known by formal announcement or recommendation; hence, to cause to be acquainted; as, to introduce strangers; to introduce one person to another.

4. To bring into notice, practice, cultivation, or use; as, to introduce a new fashion, method, or plant.

5. To produce; to cause to exist; to induce. [Obs.] Whosoever introduces habits in children, deserves the care and attention of their governors. Locke.

6. To open to notice; to begin; to present; as, he introduced the subject with a long preface.

Syn. — To bring in; usher in; insert; begin; preface.

INTRODUCEMENT In`tro*duce"ment, n.

Defn: Introduction. [Obs.]

INTRODUCER In`tro*du"cer, n.

Defn: One who, or that which, introduces.

INTRODUCT In`tro*duct", v. t.

Defn: To introduce. [Obs.]

INTRODUCTION In`tro*duc"tion, n. Etym: [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. Etym: [Cf. F. introductif.]

Defn: Serving to introduce; introductory. — In`tro*duc"tive*ly, adv.

INTRODUCTOR In`tro*duc"tor, n. Etym: [L.]

Defn: An introducer. [Obs.]

INTRODUCTORILY In`tro*duc"to*ri*ly, adv.

Defn: By way of introduction.

INTRODUCTORY In`tro*duc"to*ry, a. Etym: [L. itroductorius: cf. F. introductoire.]

Defn: Serving to introduce something else; leading to the main subject or business; preliminary; prefatory; as, introductory proceedings; an introductory discourse.

INTRODUCTRESS In`tro*duc"tress, n.

Defn: A female introducer.

INTROFLEXED In`tro*flexed", a.

Defn: Flexed or bent inward.

INTROGRESSION In`tro*gres"sion, n. Etym: [L. introgressus, p. p. of introgredi to go in; intro- within + gradi to step, go.]

Defn: The act of going in; entrance. Blount.

INTROIT In*tro"it, n. Etym: [L. introitus, fr. introire to go into, to enter; intro within + ire to go: cf. F. introit.]

1. A going in. Caxton.

2. (R. C. Ch.) (a) A psalm sung or chanted immediately before the collect, epistle, and gospel, and while the priest is entering within the rails of the altar. (b) A part of a psalm or other portion of Scripture read by the priest at Mass immediately after ascending to the altar.

3. (R. C. Ch.)

Defn: An anthem or psalm sung before the Communion service.

4. Any composition of vocal music appropriate to the opening of church services.

INTROMISSION In`tro*mis"sion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. intromission. See Intromit.]

1. The act of sending in or of putting in; insertion. South.

2. The act of letting go in; admission.

3. (Scots Law)

Defn: An intermeddling with the affairs of another, either on legal grounds or without authority.

INTROMIT In`tro*mit", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intromitted; p. pr. & vb. n. Intromitting.] Etym: [L. intromittere, intromissum; intro- within + mittere to send.]

1. To send in or put in; to insert or introduce. Greenhill.

2. To allow to pass in; to admit. Glass in the window intromits light, without cold. Holder.

INTROMIT In`tro*mit", v. i. (Scots Law)

Defn: To intermeddle with the effects or goods of another.

INTROMITTENT In`tro*mit"tent, a. Etym: [L. intromittens, p. pr.]

1. Throwing, or allowing to pass, into or within.

2. (Zoöl.)

Defn: Used in copulation; — said of the external reproductive organs of the males of many animals, and sometimes of those of the females.

INTROMITTER In`tro*mit"ter, n.

Defn: One who intromits.

INTROPRESSION In`tro*pres"sion, n.

Defn: Pressure acting within. [R.]

INTRORECEPTION In`tro*re*cep"tion, n.

Defn: The act of admitting into or within. Hammond.

INTRORSE In*trorse", a. Etym: [L. introrsus inward, contr. from introversus. See Introvert.] (Bot.)

Defn: Turning or facing inward, or toward the axis of the part to which it belongs. Gray.

INTROSPECT In`tro*spect", v. t. Etym: [L. introspectus, p. p. introspicere to look into; intro within + specere to look. See Spy.]

Defn: To look into or within; to view the inside of. Bailey.

INTROSPECTION In`tro*spec"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. introspection.]

Defn: A view of the inside or interior; a looking inward; specifically, the act or process of self-examination, or inspection of one's own thoughts and feelings; the cognition which the mind has of its own acts and states; self-consciousness; reflection. I was forced to make an introspection into my own mind. Dryden.

INTROSPECTIONIST In`tro*spec"tion*ist, n. (Metaph.)

Defn: One given to the introspective method of examining the phenomena of the soul.

INTROSPECTIVE In`tro*spec"tive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. introspectif.]

1. Inspecting within; seeing inwardly; capable of, or exercising, inspection; self-conscious.

2. Involving the act or results of conscious knowledge of physical phenomena; — contrasted with associational. J. S. Mill.

INTROSUME In`tro*sume", v. t. Etym: [Pref. intro- + L. sumere to take.]

Defn: 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.)

Defn: Same as Intussusception.

INTROVENIENT In`tro*ven"ient, a. Etym: [L. introveniens, p. pr. of introvenire to come in; intro within + venire to come.]

Defn: Coming in together; entering; commingling. [R.] Sir T. Browne.

INTROVERSION In`tro*ver"sion, n. Etym: [See Introvert.]

Defn: The act of introverting, or the state of being introverted; the act of turning the mind inward. Berkeley.

INTROVERT In`tro*vert", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Introverted; p. pr. & vb. n. Introverting.] Etym: [Pref. intro- + L. vertere, versum, to turn.]

1. To turn or bend inward. "Introverted toes." Cowper.

2. To look within; to introspect. Lew Wallace.

INTRUDE In*trude", v. i. Etym: [L. intrudere, intrusum; pref. in- in + trudere to thrust, akin to E. threat. See Threat.]

Defn: To thrust one's self in; to come or go in without invitation, permission, or welcome; to encroach; to trespass; as, to intrude on families at unseasonable hours; to intrude on the lands of another. Thy wit wants edge And manners, to intrude where I am graced. Shak. Some thoughts rise and intrude upon us, while we shun them; others fly from us, when we would hold them. I. Watts.

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.)

Defn: 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.)

Defn: Same as Intrusive.

INTRUDER In*trud"er, n.

Defn: One who intrudes; one who thrusts himself in, or enters without right, or without leave or welcome; a trespasser. They were all strangers and intruders. Locke.

INTRUDRESS In*trud"ress, n.

Defn: A female intruder.

INTRUNK In*trunk", v. t.

Defn: To inclose as in a trunk; to incase. [R.] Ford.

INTRUSION In*tru"sion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. intrusion. See Intrude.]

1. The act of intruding, or of forcing in; especially, the forcing (one's self) into a place without right or welcome; encroachment. Why this intrusion Were not my orders that I should be private Addison.

2. (Geol.)

Defn: The penetrating of one rock, while in a plastic or metal state, into the cavities of another.

3. (Law)

Defn: The entry of a stranger, after a particular estate or freehold is determined, before the person who holds in remainder or reversion has taken possession.

4. (Scotch Ch.)

Defn: The settlement of a minister over 3 congregation without their consent.

INTRUSIONAL In*tru"sion*al, a.

Defn: Of or pertaining to intrusion.

INTRUSIONIST In*tru"sion*ist, n.

Defn: One who intrudes; especially, one who favors the appointment of a clergyman to a parish, by a patron, against the wishes of the parishioners.

INTRUSIVE In*tru"sive, a.

Defn: Apt to intrude; characterized by intrusion; entering without right or welcome. Intrusive rocks (Geol.), rocks which have been forced, while in a plastic or melted state, into the cavities or between the cracks or layers of other rocks. The term is sometimes used as equivalent to plutonic rocks. It is then contrasted with effusive or volcanic rocks. — In*tru"sive*ly, adv. — In*tru"sive*ness, n.

INTRUST In*trust", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intrusted, p. pr. & vb. n. Intrusting.]

Defn: To deliver (something) to another in trust; to deliver to (another) something in trust; to commit or surrender (something) to another with a certain confidence regarding his care, use, or disposal of it; as, to intrust a servant with one's money or intrust money or goods to a servant.

Syn. — To commit; consign; confide. See Commit.

INTUBATION In`tu*ba"tion, n. Etym: [Pref. in- in + tube.] (Med.)

Defn: The introduction of a tube into an organ to keep it open, as into the larynx in croup.

INTUITION In`tu*i"tion, n. Etym: [L. intuitus, p. p. of intueri to look on; in- in, on + tueri: cf. F. intuition. See Tuition.]

1. A looking after; a regard to. [Obs.] What, no reflection on a reward! He might have an intuition at it, as the encouragement, though not the cause, of his pains. Fuller.

2. Direct apprehension or cognition; immediate knowledge, as in perception or consciousness; — distinguished from "mediate" knowledge, as in reasoning; as, the mind knows by intuition that black is not white, that a circle is not a square, that three are more than two, etc.; quick or ready insight or apprehension. Sagacity and a nameless something more, — let us call it intuition. Hawthorne.

3. Any object or truth discerned by direct cognition; especially, a first or primary truth.

INTUITIONAL In`tu*i"tion*al, a.

Defn: Pertaining to, or derived from, intuition; characterized by intuition; perceived by intuition; intuitive.

INTUITIONALISM In`tu*i"tion*al*ism, n. (Metaph.)

Defn: The doctrine that the perception or recognition of primary truth is intuitive, or direct and immediate; — opposed to sensationalism, and experientialism.

INTUITIONALIST In`tu*i"tion*al*ist, n.

Defn: One who holds the doctrine of intuitionalism.

INTUITIONISM In`tu*i"tion*ism, n.

Defn: Same as Intuitionalism.

INTUITIONIST In`tu*i"tion*ist, n.

Defn: Same as Intuitionalist. Bain.

INTUITIVE In*tu"i*tive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. intuitif.]

1. Seeing clearly; as, an intuitive view; intuitive vision.

2. Knowing, or perceiving, by intuition; capable of knowing without deduction or reasoning. Whence the soul Reason receives, and reason is her being, Discursive, or intuitive. Milton.

3. Received. reached, obtained, or perceived, by intuition; as, intuitive judgment or knowledge; — opposed to deductive. Locke.

INTUITIVELY In*tu"i*tive*ly, adv.

Defn: In an intuitive manner.

INTUITIVISM In*tu"i*tiv*ism, n.

Defn: 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.] Etym: [L. intumescere; pref. in- in + tumescere to swell up, incho. fr. tumere to swell. See Tumid.]

Defn: To enlarge or expand with heat; to swell; specifically, to swell up or bubble up under the action of heat, as before the blowpipe. In a higher heat, it intumesces, and melts into a yellowish black mass. Kirwan.

INTUMESCENCE In`tu*mes"cence, n. Etym: [Cf. F. intumescence.]

1. The act or process of swelling or enlarging; also, the state of being swollen; expansion; tumidity; especially, the swelling up of bodies under the action of heat. The intumescence of nations. Johnson.

2. Anything swollen or enlarged, as a tumor.

INTUMESCENT In`tu*mes"cent, a. Etym: [L. intumescens, p. pr.]

Defn: Swelling up; expanding.

INTUMULATED In*tu"mu*la`ted, a. Etym: [L. intumulatus. See In- not, and Tumulate.]

Defn: Unburied. [Obs.]

INTUNE In*tune", v. t.

Defn: To intone. Cf. Entune.

INTURBIDATE In*tur"bid*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inturbidated; p. pr. & vb. n. Inturbidating.] Etym: [Pref. in- in + turbid.]

Defn: To render turbid; to darken; to confuse. [R.] The confusion of ideas and conceptions under the same term painfully inturbidates his theology. Coleridge.

INTURGESCENCE In`tur*ges"cence, n. Etym: [L. inturgescens, p. pr. of inturgescere to swell up. See 1st In-, and Turgescent.]

Defn: A swelling; the act of swelling, or state of being swelled. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

INTUSE In"tuse, n. Etym: [L. intundere to bruise; pref. in- in + tundere, tusum, to beat, bruise.]

Defn: A bruise; a contusion. [Obs.] Spenser.

INTUSSUSCEPTED In`tus*sus*cep"ted, a. Etym: [See Intussusception.]

Defn: Received into some other thing or part, as a sword into a sheath; invaginated.

INTUSSUSCEPTION In`tus*sus*cep"tion, n. Etym: [L. intus within + susception. Cf. Introsusception.]

1. The reception of one part within another.

2. (Med.)

Defn: The abnormal reception or slipping of a part of a tube, by inversion and descent, within a contiguous part of it; specifically, the reception or slipping of the upper part of the small intestine into the lower; introsusception; invagination. Dunglison.

3. (Bot.)

Defn: The interposition of new particles of formative material among those already existing, as in a cell wall, or in a starch grain.

4. (Physiol.)

Defn: The act of taking foreign matter, as food, into a living body; the process of nutrition, by which dead matter is absorbed by the living organism, and ultimately converted into the organized substance of its various tissues and organs. Dead bodies increase by apposition; living bodies by intrussusception. McKendrick.

INTWINE In*twine", v. t. Etym: [Cf. Entwine.]

Defn: To twine or twist into, or together; to wreathe; as, a wreath of flowers intwined. [Written also entwine.]

INTWINE In*twine", v. i.

Defn: To be or to become intwined.

INTWINEMENT In*twine"ment, n.

Defn: The act of twinning, or the state of being intwined.

INTWIST In*twist", v. t. Etym: [Cf. Entwist.]

Defn: To twist into or together; to interweave. [Written also entwist.]

INUENDO In`u*en"do, n.

Defn: See Innuendo.

INULIN In"u*lin, n. Etym: [From NL. Inula Helenium, the elecampane: cf. F. inuline.] (Chem.)

Defn: A substance of very wide occurrence. It is found dissolved in the sap of the roots and rhizomes of many composite and other plants, as Inula, Helianthus, Campanula, etc., and is extracted by solution as a tasteless, white, semicrystalline substance, resembling starch, with which it is isomeric. It is intermediate in nature between starch and sugar. Called also dahlin, helenin, alantin, etc.

INULOID In"u*loid, n. Etym: [Inulin + -oid.] (Chem.)

Defn: A substance resembling inulin, found in the unripe bulbs of the dahila.

INUMBRATE In*um"brate, v. t. Etym: [L. inumbratus, p. p. of inumbrare to shade.]

Defn: To shade; to darken. [Obs.]

INUNCTED In*unc"ted, a. Etym: [See Inunction.]

Defn: Anointed. [Obs.] Cockeram.

INUNCTION In*unc"tion, n. Etym: [L. inunctio, fr. inungere, inunctum, to anoint. See 1st In-, and Unction.]

Defn: The act of anointing, or the state of being anointed; unction; specifically (Med.), the rubbing of ointments into the pores of the skin, by which medicinal agents contained in them, such as mercury, iodide of potash, etc., are absorbed.

INUNCTUOSITY In*unc`tu*os"i*ty, n.

Defn: The want of unctuosity; freedom from greasiness or oiliness; as, the inunctuosity of porcelain clay. Kirwan.

INUNDANT In*un"dant, a. Etym: [L. inundans, p. pr. of inundare.]

Defn: Overflowing. [R.] Shenstone.

INUNDATE In*un"date, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inundated; p. pr. & vb. n. Inundating.] Etym: [L. inundatus, p. p. of inundare to inundate; pref. in- in + undare to rise in waves, to overflow, fr. unda a wave. See Undulate.]

1. To cover with a flood; to overflow; to deluge; to flood; as, the river inundated the town.

2. To fill with an overflowing abundance or superfluity; as, the country was inundated with bills of credit.

Syn. — To overflow; deluge; flood; overwhelm; submerge; drown.

INUNDATION In`un*da"tion, n. Etym: [L. inundatio: cf. F. inondation.]

1. The act of inundating, or the state of being inundated; an overflow; a flood; a rising and spreading of water over grounds. With inundation wide the deluge reigns, Drowns the deep valleys, and o'erspreads the plains. Wilkie.

2. An overspreading of any kind; overflowing or superfluous abundance; a flood; a great influx; as, an inundation of tourists. To stop the inundation of her tears. Shak.

INUNDERSTANDING In*un`der*stand"ing, a.

Defn: Void of understanding. [Obs.] Bp. Pearson.

INURBANE In`ur*bane", a. Etym: [L. inurbanus. See In- not, and Urbane.]

Defn: Uncivil; unpolished; rude. M. Arnold. — In`ur*bane"ly, adv. — In`ur*bane"ness, n.

INURBANITY In`ur*ban"i*ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. inurbanité.]

Defn: 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.] Etym: [From pref. in- in + ure use, work. See Ure use, practice, Opera, and cf. Manure.]

Defn: To apply in use; to train; to discipline; to use or accustom till use gives little or no pain or inconvenience; to harden; to habituate; to practice habitually. "To inure our prompt obedience." Milton. He . . . did inure them to speak little. Sir T. North. Inured and exercised in learning. Robynson (More's Utopia). The poor, inured to drudgery and distress. Cowper.

INURE In*ure", v. i.

Defn: To pass into use; to take or have effect; to be applied; to serve to the use or benefit of; as, a gift of lands inures to the heirs. [Written also enure.]

INUREMENT In*ure"ment, n.

Defn: Use; practice; discipline; habit; custom.

INURN In*urn", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inurned; p. pr. & vb. n. Inurning.]

Defn: To put in an urn, as the ashes of the dead; hence, to bury; to intomb. The sepulcher Wherein we saw thee quietly inurned. Shak.

INUSITATE In*u"si*tate, a. Etym: [L. inunsitatus unusual. See Use.]

Defn: Unusual. [R.] Bramhall.

INUSITATION In*u"si*ta"tion, n.

Defn: Want of use; disuse. [R.] Paley.

INUST In*ust", a. Etym: [L. inurere, inustum, to burn in; pref. in- in + urere to burn.]

Defn: Burnt in. [Obs.]

INUSTION In*us"tion, n.

Defn: The act of burning or branding. [Obs.] T. Adams.

INUTILE In*u"tile, a. Etym: [L. inutilis: cf. F. inutile. See In- not, Utile.]

Defn: Useless; unprofitable. [Obs.] Bacon.

INUTILITY In`u*til"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. inutilitas: cf. F. inutilité.]

Defn: Uselessness; the quality of being unprofitable; unprofitableness; as, the inutility of vain speculations and visionary projects.

INUTTERABLE In*ut"ter*a*ble, a.

Defn: Unutterable; inexpressible. Milton.

IN VACUO In` vac"u*o. Etym: [L.] (Physics)

Defn: In a vacuum; in empty space; as, experiments in vacuo.

INVADE In*vade", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Invaded; p. pr. & vb. n. Invading.] Etym: [L. invadere, invasum; pref. in- in + vadere to go, akin to E. wade: cf. OF. invader, F. envahir. See Wade.]

1. To go into or upon; to pass within the confines of; to enter; — used of forcible or rude ingress. [Obs.] Which becomes a body, and doth then invade The state of life, out of the grisly shade. Spenser.

2. To enter with hostile intentions; to enter with a view to conquest or plunder; to make an irruption into; to attack; as, the Romans invaded Great Britain. Such an enemy Is risen to invade us. Milton.

3. To attack; to infringe; to encroach on; to violate; as, the king invaded the rights of the people.

4. To grow or spread over; to affect injuriously and progressively; as, gangrene invades healthy tissue.

Syn. — To attack; assail; encroach upon. See Attack.

INVADE In*vade", v. i.

Defn: To make an invasion. Brougham.

INVADER In*vad"er, n.

Defn: One who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder.

INVAGINATE In*vag"i*nate, v. t.

Defn: To insert as in a sheath; to pr

INVAGINATE; INVAGINATED In*vag"i*nate, In*vag"i*na`ted, a. (Biol.) (a) Sheathed. (b) Having one portion of a hollow organ drawn back within another portion.

INVAGINATION In*vag`i*na"tion, n. Etym: [L. pref. in- + vagina sheath.]

1. (Biol.)

Defn: The condition of an invaginated organ or part.

2. (Biol.)

Defn: One of the methods by which the various germinal layers of the ovum are differentiated.

Note: In embolic invagination, one half of the blastosphere is pushed in towards the other half, producing an embryonic form known as a gastrula. — In epibolic invagination, a phenomenon in the development of some invertebrate ova, the epiblast appears to grow over or around the hypoblast.

INVALESCENCE In`va*les"cence, n. Etym: [L. invalescens, p. pr. of invalescere to become strong. See 1st In-, and Convalesce.]

Defn: Strength; health. [Obs.]

INVALETUDINARY In*val`e*tu"di*na*ry, a.

Defn: Wanting health; valetudinary. [R.]

INVALID In*val"id, a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + valid: cf. F. invalide, L. invalidus infirm, weak. Cf. Invalid infirm.]

1. Of no force, weight, or cogency; not valid; weak.

2. (Law)

Defn: Having no force, effect, or efficacy; void; null; as, an invalid contract or agreement.

INVALID In"va*lid, n. Etym: [F. invalide, n. & a., L. invalidus, a. See Invalid null.]

Defn: 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. Etym: [See Invalid, n.]

Defn: 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.] Etym: [From Invalid null.]

Defn: To render invalid; to weaken or lessen the force of; to destroy the authority of; to render of no force or effect; to overthrow; as, to invalidate an agreement or argument.

INVALIDATION In*val`i*da"tion, n.

Defn: The act of inavlidating, or the state of being invalidated. So many invalidations of their right. Burke.

INVALIDE In`va*lide", n. Etym: [F.]

Defn: See Invalid, n.

INVALIDISM In"va*lid*ism, n.

Defn: The condition of an invalid; sickness; infirmity.

INVALIDITY In`va*lid"i*ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. invalidité, LL. invaliditas want of health.]

1. Want of validity or cogency; want of legal force or efficacy; invalidness; as, the invalidity of an agreement or of a will.

2. Want of health; infirmity. [Obs.] Sir W. Temple.

INVALIDNESS In*val"id*ness, n.

Defn: Invalidity; as, the invalidness of reasoning.

INVALOROUS In*val"or*ous, a.

Defn: Not valorous; cowardly.

INVALUABLE In*val"u*a*ble, a.

Defn: Valuable beyond estimation; inestimable; priceless; precious.

INVALUABLY In*val"u*a*bly, adv.

Defn: Inestimably. Bp. Hall.

INVALUED In*val"ued, a.

Defn: Inestimable. [R.] Drayton.

INVARIABILITY In*va`ri*a*bil"i*ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. invariabilité.]

Defn: The quality of being invariable; invariableness; constancy; uniformity.

INVARIABLE In*va"ri*a*ble, a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + variable: cf. F. invariable.]

Defn: Not given to variation or change; unalterable; unchangeable; always uniform. Physical laws which are invariable. I. Taylor. — In*va"ri*a*ble*ness, n. — In*va"ri*a*bly, adv.

INVARIABLE In*va"ri*a*ble, n. (Math.)

Defn: An invariable quantity; a constant.

INVARIANCE In*va"ri*ance, n. (Math.)

Defn: The property of remaining invariable under prescribed or implied conditions. J. J. Sylvester.

INVARIANT In*va"ri*ant, n. (Math.)

Defn: An invariable quantity; specifically, a function of the coefficients of one or more forms, which remains unaltered, when these undergo suitable linear transformations. J. J. Sylvester.

INVASION In*va"sion, n. Etym: [L. invasio: cf. F. invasion. See Invade.]

1. The act of invading; the act of encroaching upon the rights or possessions of another; encroachment; trespass.

2. A warlike or hostile entrance into the possessions or domains of another; the incursion of an army for conquest or plunder.

3. The incoming or first attack of anything hurtful or pernicious; as, the invasion of a disease.

Syn. — Invasion, Irruption, Inroad. Invasion is the generic term, denoting a forcible entrance into a foreign country. Incursion signifies a hasty and sudden invasion. Irruption denotes particularly violent invasion. Inroad is entry by some unusual way involving trespass and injury.

INVASIVE In*va"sive, a. Etym: [LL. invasivus: cf. F. invasif. See Invade.]

Defn: Tending to invade; characterized by invasion; aggressive. "Invasive war." Hoole.

INVECT In*vect", v. i.

Defn: To inveigh. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.

INVECTED In*vec"ted, a. Etym: [L. invectus carried in. See Inveigh.] (Her.)

Defn: Having a border or outline composed of semicircles with the convexity outward; — the opposite of engrailed.

INVECTION In*vec"tion, n. Etym: [L. invectio. See Inveigh.]

Defn: An inveighing against; invective. [Obs.] Fulke.

INVECTIVE In*vec"tive, a. Etym: [L. invectivus: cf. F. invectif. See Inveigh.]

Defn: Characterized by invection; critical; denunciatory; satirical; abusive; railing.

INVECTIVE In*vec"tive, n. Etym: [F. invective.]

Defn: An expression which inveighs or rails against a person; a severe or violent censure or reproach; something uttered or written, intended to cast opprobrium, censure, or reproach on another; a harsh or reproachful accusation; — followed by against, having reference to the person or thing affected; as an invective against tyranny. The world will be able to judge of his [Junius'] motives for writing such famous invectives. Sir W. Draper.

Syn. — Abuse; censure; reproach; satire; sarcasm; railing; diatribe. See Abuse.

INVECTIVELY In*vec"tive*ly, adv.

Defn: In an invective manner. Shak.

INVEIGH In*veigh", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Inveighed; p. pr. & vb. n. Inveighing.] Etym: [L. invehere, invectum, to carry or bring into or against, to attack with words, to inveigh; pref. in- in + vehere to carry. See Vehicle, and cf. Invective.]

Defn: To declaim or rail (against some person or thing); to utter censorious and bitter language; to attack with harsh criticism or reproach, either spoken or written; to use invectives; — with against; as, to inveigh against character, conduct, manners, customs, morals, a law, an abuse. All men inveighed against him; all men, except court vassals, opposed him. Milton. The artificial life against which we inveighed. Hawthorne.

INVEIGHER In*veigh"er, n.

Defn: One who inveighs.

INVEIGLE In*vei"gle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inveigled; p. pr. & vb. n. Inveigling.] Etym: [Prob. fr. F. aveugler to blind, to delude, OF. aveugler, avugler, avegler, fr. F. aveugle blind, OF. aveugle, avugle, properly, without eyes, fr. L. ab + oculus eye. The pref. in- seems to have been substituted for a- taken as the pref. F. à, L. ad. See Ocular.]

Defn: To lead astray as if blind; to persuade to something evil by deceptive arts or flattery; to entice; to insnare; to seduce; to wheedle. Yet have they many baits and guileful spells To inveigle and invite the un unwary sense. Milton.

INVEIGLEMENT In*vei"gle*ment, n.

Defn: The act of inveigling, or the state of being inveigled; that which inveigles; enticement; seduction. South.

INVEIGLER In*vei"gler, n.

Defn: One who inveigles.

INVEIL In*veil", v. t.

Defn: To cover, as with a vail. W. Browne.

INVENDIBILITY In*vend`i*bil"i*ty, n.

Defn: The quality of being invendible; invendibleness; unsalableness.

INVENDIBLE In*vend"i*ble, a. Etym: [L. invendibilis. See In- not, and Vendible.]

Defn: Not vendible or salable. Jefferson. — In*vend"i*ble*ness, n.

INVENOM In*ven"om, v. t.

Defn: See Envenom.

INVENT In*vent", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Invented; p. pr. & vb. n. Inventing.] Etym: [L. inventus, p. p. of invenire to come upon, to find, invent; pref. in- in + venire to come, akin to E. come: cf. F. inventer. 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.

Defn: One who invents.

INVENTFUL In*vent"ful, a.

Defn: Full of invention. J. Gifford.

INVENTIBLE In*vent"i*ble, a.

Defn: Capable of being invented.

INVENTIBLENESS In*vent"i*ble*ness, n.

Defn: Quality of being inventible.

INVENTION In*ven"tion, n. Etym: [L. inventio: cf. F. invention. See Invent.]

1. The act of finding out or inventing; contrivance or construction of that which has not before existed; as, the invention of logarithms; the invention of the art of printing.

As the search of it [truth] is the duty, so the invention will be the happiness of man. Tatham.

2. That which is invented; an original contrivance or construction; a device; as, this fable was the invention of Esop; that falsehood was her own invention. We entered by the drawbridge, which has an invention to let one fall if not premonished. Evelyn.

3. Thought; idea. Shak.

4. A fabrication to deceive; a fiction; a forgery; a falsehood. Filling their hearers With strange invention. Shak.

5. The faculty of inventing; imaginative faculty; skill or ingenuity in contriving anything new; as, a man of invention. They lay no less than a want of invention to his charge; a capital crime, . . . for a poet is a maker. Dryden.

6. (Fine Arts, Rhet., etc.)

Defn: The exercise of the imagination in selecting and treating a theme, or more commonly in contriving the arrangement of a piece, or the method of presenting its parts. Invention of the cross (Eccl.), a festival celebrated May 3d, in honor of the finding of our Savior's cross by St. Helena.

INVENTIOUS In*ven"tious, a.

Defn: Inventive. [Obs.]

INVENTIVE In*vent"ive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. inventif.]

Defn: 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. Etym: [L.: cf. F. inventeur.]

Defn: One who invents or finds out something new; a contriver; especially, one who invents mechanical devices.

INVENTORIAL In`ven*to"ri*al, a.

Defn: Of or pertaining to an inventory. — In`ven*to"ri*al*ly, adv. Shak.

INVENTORY In"ven*to*ry, n.; pl. Inventories. Etym: [L. inventarium: cf. LL. inventorium, F. inventaire, OF. also inventoire. See Invent.]

Defn: An account, catalogue, or schedule, made by an executor or administrator, of all the goods and chattels, and sometimes of the real estate, of a deceased person; a list of the property of which a person or estate is found to be possessed; hence, an itemized list of goods or valuables, with their estimated worth; specifically, the annual account of stock taken in any business. There take an inventory of all I have. Shak.