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word: Imperialist
definition:
Imperialist

Im*pe"ri*al*ist
n.
[Cf. F. impérialiste.]
One who serves an emperor; one who favors imperialism.


word: Imperiality
definition:
Imperiality

Im*pe`ri*al"i*ty
(?)
n.
pl. Imperialities (_;).

1.
Imperial power.

2.
An imperial right or privilegs. See Royalty.

The late empress having, by ukases of grace, relinquished her imperialities on the private mines, viz., the tenths of the copper, iron, silver and gold.
W. Tooke.


word: Imperialize
definition:
Imperialize

Im*pe"ri*al*ize
(?)
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Imperialized (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Imperializing (?).]
To invest with imperial authority, character, or style; to bring to the form of an empire.
Fuller.


word: Imperil
definition:
Imperil

Im*per"il
(?)
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Imperiled (?) or Imperilled; p. pr. & vb. n. Imperiling or Imperilling.]
To bring into peril; to endanger.


word: Imperious
definition:
Imperious

Im*pe"ri*ous
(?)
a.
[L. imperiosus: cf. F. impérieux. See Imperial.]
1.
Commanding; ascendant; imperial; lordly; majestic.
[Obs.]
imperious
Tilloison.

Therefore, great lords, be, as your titles witness,
Imperious.
Shak.

2.
Haughly; arrogant; overbearing; as, an imperious tyrant; an imperious manner.

This imperious man will work us all
From princes into pages.
Shak.

His bold, contemptuous, and imperious spirit soon made him conspicuous.
Macaulay.

3.
Imperative; urgent; compelling.

Imperious need, which can not be withstood.
Dryden.


word: Imperiousness
definition:
Imperiousness

Im*pe"ri*ous*ness
n.
The quality or state of being imperious; arrogance; haughtiness.

Imperiousness and severity is but an ill way of treating men who have reason of their own to guide them.
Locke.


word: Imperishability
definition:
Imperishability

Im*per`ish*a*bil"i*ty
(?)
n.
The quality of being imperishable: indstructibility.
imperishability
Milman.


word: Imperishable
definition:
Imperishable

Im*per"ish*a*ble
(?)
a.
[Pref. im- not + perishable: cf. F. impérissable.]
Not perishable; not subject to decay; indestructible; enduring permanently; as, an imperishable monument; imperishable renown.
Im*per"ish*a*ble*ness, n. -- Im*per"ish*a*bly, adv.


word: Imperium
definition:
Imperium

Im*pe"ri*um
(?)
n.
pl. Imperia (#)
[L. See Empire.]
1.
Supreme power; absolute dominion; empire.

2.
(Law)
The right to command, which includes the right to employ the force of the state to enforce the laws. It is one of the principal attributes of the executive power.


word: Impermeability
definition:
Impermeability

Im*per`me*a*bil"i*ty
(?)
n.
[Pref. im- not + permeability: cf. F. imperméabilité.]
The quality of being impermeable.


word: Impermeable
definition:
Impermeable

Im*per"me*a*ble
(?)
a.
[Pref. im- not + permeable: cf. F. imperméable, L. impermeabilis.]
Not permeable; not permitting passage, as of a fluid. through its substance; impervious; impenetrable; as, India rubber is impermeable to water and to air.
Im*per"me*a*ble*ness, n. -- Im*per"me*a*bly, adv.


word: Imperscrutable
definition:
Imperscrutable

Im`per*scru"ta*ble
(?)
a.
[L. imperscrutabilis.]
Not capable of being searched out; inscrutable.
[Obs.]
Im`per*scru"ta*ble*ness, n. [Obs.]


word: Impersonal
definition:
Impersonal

Im*per"son*al
(?)
a.
[L. impersonalis; pref. im- not +  personalis personal: cf. F. impersonnel. See Personal.]
Not personal; not representing a person; not having personality.

An almighty but impersonal power, called Fate.
Sir J. Stephen.

Impersonal verb (Gram.), a verb used with an indeterminate subject, commonly, in English, with the impersonal pronoun it; as, it rains; it snows; methinks (it seems to me). Many verbs which are not strictly impersonal are often used impersonally; as, it goes well with him.


word: Impersonal₂
definition:
Impersonal

Im*per"son*al
n.
That which wants personality;
specifically
(Gram.)
an impersonal verb.


word: Impersonality
definition:
Impersonality

Im*per`son*al"i*ty
(?)
n.
The quality of being impersonal; want or absence of personality.


word: Impersonate
definition:
Impersonate

Im*per"son*ate
(?)
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Impersonated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Impersonating.]
1.
To invest with personality; to endow with the form of a living being.

2.
To ascribe the qualities of a person to; to personify.

3.
To assume, or to represent, the person or character of; to personate; as, he impersonated Macbeth.

Benedict impersonated his age.
Milman.


word: Impersonification
definition:
Impersonification

Impersonation

{ Im*per`son*a"tion (?), Im`per*son`i*fi*ca"tion (?), }
n.
The act of impersonating; personification; investment with personality; representation in a personal form.


word: Impersuadable
definition:
Impersuadable

Im`per*suad"a*ble
(?)
a.
[Cf. Impersuasible.]
Not to be persuaded; obstinate; unyielding; impersuasible.
Im`per*suad"a*ble*ness, n.


word: Impersuasible
definition:
Impersuasible

Im`per*sua"si*ble
(?)
a.
[Pref. im- not + persuasible: cf. OF. impersuasible.]
Not persuasible; not to be moved by persuasion; inflexible; impersuadable.
Dr. H. More.
Im`per*sua`si*bil"i*ty (#), n.


word: Impertinence
definition:
Impertinence

Im*per"ti*nence
(?)
n.
[Cf. F. impertinence. See Impertinent.]
1.
The condition or quality of being impertinent; absence of pertinence, or of adaptedness; irrelevance; unfitness.

2.
Conduct or language unbecoming the person, the society, or the circumstances; rudeness; incivility.

We should avoid the vexation and impertinence of pedants who affect to talk in a language not to be understood.
Swift.

3.
That which is impertinent; a thing out of place, or of no value.

There are many subtile impertinences learned in schools.
Watts.


word: Impertinency
definition:
Impertinency

Im*per"ti*nen*cy
(?)
n.
Impertinence.
[R.]

O, matter and impertinency mixed!
Reason in madness!
Shak.


word: Impertinent
definition:
Impertinent

Im*per"ti*nent
(?)
a.
[F., fr. L. impertinens, -entis; pref. im- not + pertinens. See Pertinent.]
1.
Not pertinent; not pertaining to the matter in hand; having no bearing on the subject; not to the point; irrelevant; inapplicable.

Things that are impertinent to us.
Tillotson.

How impertinent that grief was which served no end!
Jer. Taylor.

2.
Contrary to, or offending against, the rules of propriety or good breeding; guilty of, or prone to, rude, unbecoming, or uncivil words or actions; as, an impertient coxcomb; an impertient remark.

3.
Trifing; inattentive; frivolous.


word: Impertransibility
definition:
Impertransibility

Im`per*tran`si*bil"i*ty
(?)
n.
The quality or state of being impertransible.
[R.]


word: Impertransible
definition:
Impertransible

Im`per*tran"si*ble
(?)
a.
[L. pref. im- not + pertransire to go through. See Per- and Transient.]
Incapable of being passed through.
[R.]


word: Imperturbable
definition:
Imperturbable

Im`per*turb"a*ble
(?)
a.
[L. imperturbabilis; pref. im- not + perturbare to disturb: cf. F. imperturbable. See Perture.]
Incapable of being disturbed or disconcerted; as, imperturbable gravity.


word: Imperturbation
definition:
Imperturbation

Im*per`tur*ba"tion
(?)
n.
[L. imperturbatio.]
Freedom from agitation of mind; calmness; quietude.
W. Montagu.


word: Impervious
definition:
Impervious

Im*per"vi*ous
(?)
a.
[L. impervius; pref. im- not + per through + via way. See Voyage.]
Not pervious; not admitting of entrance or passage through; as, a substance impervious to water or air.

This gulf impassable, impervious.
Milton.

The minds of these zealots were absolutely impervious.
Macaulay.


word: Impetiginous
definition:
Impetiginous

Im`pe*tig"i*nous
(?)
a.
[L. impetiginous: cf. F. impétigineux.]
Of the nature of, or pertaining to, impetigo.


word: Impetigo
definition:
Impetigo

Im`pe*ti"go
(?)
n.
[L., fr. impetere to attack.]
(Med.)
A cutaneous, pustular eruption, not attended with fever; usually, a kind of eczema with pustulation.


word: Impetrable
definition:
Impetrable

Im"pe*tra*ble
(?)
a.
[L. impetrabilis: cf. F. impétrable. See Impetrate.]
Capable of being obtained or moved by petition.
[Obs.]
Bailey.


word: Impetrate
definition:
Impetrate

Im"pe*trate
(?)
a.
[L. impetratus, p. p. of impetrare to obtain; pref. im- in + patrare to bring to pass.]
Obtained by entreaty.
[Obs.]
Ld. Herbert.


word: Impetrate₂
definition:
Impetrate

Im"pe*trate
(?)
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Impetrated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Impetrating (?).]
To obtain by request or entreaty.
Usher.


word: Impetration
definition:
Impetration

Im`pe*tra"tion
(?)
n.
[L. impetratio: cf. F. impétration.]
1.
The act of impetrating, or obtaining by petition or entreaty.
[Obs.]

In way of impertation procuring the removal or allevation of our crosses.
Barrow.

2.
(Old Eng. Law)
The obtaining of benefice from Rome by solicitation, which benefice belonged to the disposal of the king or other lay patron of the realm.


word: Impetrative
definition:
Impetrative

Im"pe*tra*tive
(?)
a.
[L. impetrativus obtained by entreaty.]
Of the nature of impetration; getting, or tending to get, by entreaty.
[Obs.]
Bp. Hall.


word: Impetuosity
definition:
Impetuosity

Im*pet`u*os"i*ty
(?)
n.
[Cf. F. impétuosité.]
1.
The condition or quality of being impetuous; fury; violence.

2.
Vehemence, or furiousnes of temper.
Shak.


word: Impetuous
definition:
Impetuous

Im*pet"u*ous
(?)
a.
[F. impetueux, L. impetuosus. See Impetus.]
1.
Rushing with force and violence; moving with impetus; furious; forcible; violent; as, an impetuous wind; an impetuous torrent.

Went pouring forward with impetuous speed.
Byron.

2.
Vehement in feeling; hasty; passionate; violent; as, a man of impetuous temper.

The people, on their holidays,
Impetuous, insolent, unquenchable.
Milton.


word: Impetus
definition:
Impetus

Im"pe*tus
(ĭm"pe̝*tŭs)
n.
[L., fr. impetere to rush upon, attack; pref. im- in + petere to fall upon, seek. See Petition.]
1.
A property possessed by a moving body in virtue of its weight and its motion; the force with which any body is driven or impelled; momentum.

&hand_; Momentum is the technical term, impetus its popular equivalent, yet differing from it as applied commonly to bodies moving or moved suddenly or violently, and indicating the origin and intensity of the motion, rather than its quantity or effectiveness.

2.
Fig.: Impulse; incentive; stimulus; vigor; force; as, the President's strong recommendation provided the impetus needed to pass the campaign reform bill.
Buckle.

3.
(Gun.)
The altitude through which a heavy body must fall to acquire a velocity equal to that with which a ball is discharged from a piece.


word: Impeyan pheasant
definition:
Impeyan pheasant

Im"pey*an pheas"ant
(ĭm"pĭ*an fĕz"ant)
[From Lady Impey, who attempted to naturalize the bird in England.]
(Zool.)
An Indian crested pheasant of the genus Lophophorus. Several species are known. Called also monaul, monal.

&hand_; They are remarkable for the bright color and brilliant matallic hues of their plumage. The best known species (Lophophorus Impeyanus) has the neck of a brilliant metallic red, changing to golden yellow in certain lights.


word: Imphee
definition:
Imphee

Im"phee
(ĭm"fē)
n.
(Bot.)
The African sugar cane (Holcus saccharatus), -- resembling the sorghum, or Chinese sugar cane.


word: Impi
definition:
Impi

Im"pi
(ĭm"pĭ)
n.
[Zulu.]
A body of Kaffir warriors; a body of native armed men.
[South Africa]

As early as 1862 he crossed assagais with and defeated a Matabili impi (war band).
James Bryce.


word: Impierce
definition:
Impierce

Im*pierce"
(ĭm*pērs")
v. t.
[Pref. im- in + pierce.  Cf. Empierce.]
To pierce; to penetrate.
[Obs.]
Drayton.


word: Impierceable
definition:
Impierceable

Im*pierce"a*ble
(ĭm*pērs"ȧ*b'l)
a.
Not capable of being pierced; impenetrable.
[Obs.]
Spenser.


word: Impiety
definition:
Impiety

Im*pi"e*ty
(ĭm*pī"e̝*t&ybreve_;)
n.
pl. Impieties (ĭm*pī"e̝*tĭz).
[L. impietas, fr. impius impious; cf. F. impiété. See Impious, Piety.]
1.
The quality of being impious; lack of piety; irreverence toward the Supreme Being; ungodliness; wickedness.

2.
An impious act; an act of wickedness.

Those impieties for the which they are now visited.
Shak.


word: Impignorate
definition:
Impignorate

Im*pig"no*rate
(ĭm*pĭg"no̝*rāt)
v. t.
[LL. impignoratus, p. pl of impignorare to pawn. See Pignoration.]
To pledge or pawn.
[Obs.]
Laing.


word: Impignoration
definition:
Impignoration

Im*pig`no*ra"tion
(ĭm*pĭg"no̝*rā"shŭn)
n.
[LL. impignoratio: cf. F. impignoration.]
The act of pawning or pledging; the state of being pawned.
[Obs.]
Bailey.


word: Imping
definition:
Imping

Imp"ing
(ĭmp"ĭng)
n.
[See Imp to graft.]
1.
The act or process of grafting or mending.
[Archaic]

2.
(Falconry)
The process of repairing broken feathers or a deficient wing.


word: Impinge
definition:
Impinge

Im*pinge"
(?)
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Impinged (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Impinging (?).]
[L. impingere; pref. im- in + pangere to fix, strike; prob. akin to pacisci to agree, contract. See Pact, and cf. Impact.]
To fall or dash against; to touch upon; to strike; to hit; to clash with; -- with on or upon.

The cause of reflection is not the impinging of light on the solid or impervious parts of bodies.
Sir I. Newton.

But, in the present order of things, not to be employed without impinging on God's justice.
Bp. Warburton.


word: Impinguate
definition:
Impinguate

Im*pin"guate
(?)
v. t.
[L. impinguatus, p. p. of impinguare to fatten; pref. im- in + pinguis fat.]
To fatten; to make fat.
[Obs.]
Bacon.


word: Impinguation
definition:
Impinguation

Im`pin*gua"tion
(?)
n.
The act of making fat, or the state of being fat or fattened.
[Obs.]


word: Impious
definition:
Impious

Im"pi*ous
(?)
a.
[L. impius; pref. im- not + pius piou. See Pious.]
Not pious; wanting piety; irreligious; irreverent; ungodly; profane; wanting in reverence for the Supreme Being; as, an impious deed; impious language.

When vice prevails, and impious men bear away,
The post of honor is a private station.
Addison.


word: impish
definition:
impish

imp"ish
(ĭmp"ĭsh)
a.
Having the qualities, or showing the characteristics, of an imp; naughtily or annoyingly playful; as, teasing and worrying with impish laughter.

Syn. -- elfish, elvish, implike, mischievous, pixilated, prankish, puckish.


word: Implacability
definition:
Implacability

Im*pla`ca*bil"i*ty
(?)
n.
[L. implacabilitas: cf. F. implacabilité.]
The quality or state of being implacable.


word: Implacable
definition:
Implacable

Im*pla"ca*ble
(?)
a.
[L. implacabilis; pref. im- not + placabilis: cf. F. implacable. See Placable.]
1.
Not placable; not to be appeased; incapable of being pacified; inexorable; as, an implacable prince.

I see thou art implacable.
Milton.

An object of implacable enmity.
Macaulay.

2.
Incapable of being relieved or assuaged; inextinguishable.
[R.]

O! how I burn with implacable fire.
Spenser.

Which wrought them pain
Implacable, and many a dolorous groan.
Milton.


word: Implacental
definition:
Implacental

Im`pla*cen"tal
(?)
a.
(Zool.)
Without a placenta, as marsupials and monotremes; nonplacental.
n. A mammal having no placenta; a nonplacental mammal.


word: Implacentalia
definition:
Implacentalia

Im`pla*cen*ta"li*a
(?)
n. pl.
[NL. See In- not, and Placental.]
(Zool.)
A primary division of the Mammalia, including the monotremes and marsupials, in which no placenta is formed.


word: Implant
definition:
Implant

Im*plant"
(?)
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Implanted; p. pr. & vb. n. Implanting.]
[Pref. im- in + plant: cf. F. implanter.]
To plant, or infix, for the purpose of growth; to fix deeply; to instill; to inculate; to introduce; as, to implant the seeds of virtue, or the principles of knowledge, in the minds of youth.

Minds well implanted with solid . . . breeding.
Milton.


word: Implate
definition:
Implate

Im*plate"
(?)
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Implated; p. pr. & vb. n. Implating.]
To cover with plates; to sheathe; as, to implate a ship with iron.


word: Implausible
definition:
Implausible

Im*plau"si*ble
(?)
a.
[Pref. im- not + plausible: cf. F. implausible.]
Not plausible; not wearing the appearance of truth or credibility, and not likely to be believed.
Implausible
Swift.


word: Implead
definition:
Implead

Im*plead"
(?)
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Impleaded; p. pr. & vb. n. Impleading.]
[Cf. Emplead.]
(Law)
To institute and prosecute a suit against, in court; to sue or prosecute at law; hence, to accuse; to impeach.


word: Impleadable
definition:
Impleadable

Im*plead"a*ble
(?)
a.
Not admitting excuse, evasion, or plea; rigorous.
[R.]
T. Adams.


word: Implement
definition:
Implement

Im"ple*ment
(ĭm"ple̝*ment)
n.
[LL. implementum accomplishment, fr. L. implere, impletum, to fill up, finish, complete; pref. im- in + plere to fill. The word was perh. confused with OF. empleier, emploier, to employ, F. employer, whence E. employ. See Plenty.]
That which fulfills or supplies a want or use; esp., an instrument, tool, or utensil, as supplying a requisite to an end; as, the implements of trade, of husbandry, or of war.

Genius must have talent as its complement and implement.
Coleridge.


word: Implement₂
definition:
Implement

Im"ple*ment
v. t.
1.
To accomplish; to fulfill.
[R.]

Revenge . . . executed and implemented by the hand of Vanbeest Brown.
Sir W. Scott.

2.
To provide with an implement or implements; to cause to be fulfilled, satisfied, or carried out, by means of an implement or implements.

The chief mechanical requisites of the barometer are implemented in such an instrument as the following.
Nichol.

3.
(Scots Law)
To fulfill or perform, as a contract or an engagement.


word: Implemental
definition:
Implemental

Im`ple*men"tal
(?)
a.
Pertaining to, or characterized by, implements or their use; mechanical.


word: Impletion
definition:
Impletion

Im*ple"tion
(?)
n.
[L. impletio. See Implement.]
1.
The act of filling, or the state of being full.
Sir T. Browne.

2.
That which fills up; filling.
Coleridge.


word: Implex
definition:
Implex

Im"plex
(?)
a.
[L. implexus, p. p. of implectere to infold; pref. im- in + plectere to plait: cf. F implexe.]
Intricate; entangled; complicated; complex.

The fable of every poem is . . . simple or implex. it is called simple when there is no change of fortune in it; implex, when the fortune of the chief actor changes from bad to good, or from good to bad.
Addison.


word: Implexion
definition:
Implexion

Im*plex"ion
(?)
n.
[L. implexio.]
Act of involving, or state of being involved; involution.


word: Implicate
definition:
Implicate

Im"pli*cate
(?)
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Implicated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Implicating.]
[L. implicatus, p. p. of implicare to involve; pref. im- in + plicare to fold. See Employ, Ply, and cf. Imply, Implicit.]
1.
To infold; to fold together; to interweave.

The meeting boughs and implicated leaves.
Shelley.

2.
To bring into connection with; to involve; to connect; -- applied to persons, in an unfavorable sense; as, the evidence implicates many in this conspiracy; to be implicated in a crime, a discreditable transaction, a fault, etc.


word: implicated
definition:
implicated

implicated
adj.
culpably involved; connected; -- of persons with respect to responsibility for events.


word: implicating
definition:
implicating

implicating
n.
a charge that implicates someone (usually of wrongdoing).

Syn. -- implication.


word: Implication
definition:
Implication

Im`pli*ca"tion
(?)
n.
[L. implicatio: cf. F. implication.]
1.
The act of implicating, or the state of being implicated.

Three principal causes of firmness are. the grossness, the quiet contact, and the implication of component parts.
Boyle.

2.
An implying, or that which is implied, but not expressed; an inference, or something which may fairly be understood, though not expressed in words.

Whatever things, therefore, it was asserted that the king might do, it was a necessary implication that there were other things which he could not do.
Hallam.


word: implicational
definition:
implicational

implicational
adj.
arousing a mental association; evocative.

Syn. -- implicative, suggestive, suggestive of(predicate).


word: Implicit
definition:
Implicit

Im*plic"it
(?)
a.
[L. implicitus, p. p. of implicare to entwine, entangle, attach closely: cf. F. implicite. See Implicate.]
1.
Infolded; entangled; complicated; involved.
[Obs.]
Milton.

In his woolly fleece
I cling implicit.
Pope.

2.
Tacitly comprised; fairly to be understood, though not expressed in words; implied; as, an implicit contract or agreement.
South.

3.
Resting on another; trusting in the word or authority of another, without doubt or reserve; unquestioning; complete; as, implicit confidence; implicit obedience.

Back again to implicit faith I fall.
Donne.

Implicit function. (Math.) See under Function.


word: Implicitly
definition:
Implicitly

Im*plic"it*ly
(?)
adv.
1.
In an implicit manner; without reserve; with unreserved confidence.

Not to dispute the methods of his providence, but humbly and implicitly to acquiesce in and adore them.
Atterbury.

2.
By implication; impliedly; as, to deny the providence of God is implicitly to deny his existence.
Bentley.


word: Implied
definition:
Implied

Im*plied"
(?)
a.
Virtually involved or included; involved in substance; inferential; tacitly conceded; -- the correlative of express, or expressed. See Imply.


word: Imploration
definition:
Imploration

Im`plo*ra"tion
(?)
n.
[L. imploratio: cf. OF. imploration. See Implore.]
The act of imploring; earnest supplication.
Bp. Hall.


word: Implore
definition:
Implore

Im*plore"
(?)
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Implored (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Imploring.]
[L. implorare; pref. im- in + plorare to cry aloud. See Deplore.]
To call upon, or for, in supplication; to beseech; to pray to, or for, earnestly; to petition with urgency; to entreat; to beg; -- followed directly by the word expressing the thing sought, or the person from whom it is sought.

Imploring all the gods that reign above.
Pope.

I kneel, and then implore her blessing.
Shak.


word: Implosion
definition:
Implosion

Im*plo"sion
(?)
n.
[Formed by substitution of pref. im- in for pref. ex- in explosion.]
1.
A bursting inwards, as of a vessel from which the air has been exhausted; -- contrasted with explosion.

2.
Hence:
The inward-moving detonation wave cause by detonation of explosives arrayed spherically around a core; -- a technique used in atomic bombs to compress fissionable material to allow a chain reaction time to produce an explosion of the fissionable material.

3.
(Phon.)
A sudden compression of the air in the mouth, simultaneously with and affecting the sound made by the closure of the organs in uttering p, t, or k, at the end of a syllable (see Guide to Pronunciation, §§159, 189); also, a similar compression made by an upward thrust of the larynx without any accompanying explosive action, as in the peculiar sound of b, d, and g, heard in Southern Germany.
H. Sweet.


word: Implosive
definition:
Implosive

Im*plo"sive
(?)
a.
(Phon.)
Formed by implosion.
n. An implosive sound, an implodent.
Im*plo"sive*ly, adv.
H. Sweet.


word: Impluvium
definition:
Impluvium

Im*plu"vi*um
(?)
n.
[L., fr. impluere to rain into; pref. im- in + pluere to rain.]
(Arch.)
In Roman dwellings, a cistern or tank, set in the atrium or peristyle to recieve the water from the roof, by means of the compluvium; generally made ornamental with flowers and works of art around its birm.


word: Imply
definition:
Imply

Im*ply"
(?)
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Implied (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Implying.]
[From the same source as employ. See Employ, Ply, and cf. Implicate, Apply.]
1.
To infold or involve; to wrap up.
[Obs.]
implied
Chapman.

2.
To involve in substance or essence, or by fair inference, or by construction of law, when not include virtually; as, war implies fighting.

Where a malicious act is proved, a malicious intention is implied.
Bp. Sherlock.

When a man employs a laborer to work for him, . . . the act of hiring implies an obligation and a promise that he shall pay him a reasonable reward for his services.
Blackstone.

3.
To refer, ascribe, or attribute.
[Obs.]

Whence might this distaste arise?

If [from] neither your perverse and peevish will.
To which I most imply it.
J. Webster.


word: Impoisonment
definition:
Impoisonment

Im*poi"son*ment
(?)
n.
[Cf. Empoisonment.]
The act of poisoning or impoisoning.
[Obs.]
Pope.


word: Impolarly
definition:
Impolarly

Impolarily

{ Im*po"lar*i*ly (?), Im*po"lar*ly (?), }
adv.
Not according to or in, the direction of the poles.
[Obs.]
Sir T. Browne.


word: Impolicy
definition:
Impolicy

Im*pol"i*cy
(?)
n.
The quality of being impolitic; inexpedience; unsuitableness to the end proposed; bads policy; as, the impolicy of fraud.
Bp. Horsley.


word: Impolite
definition:
Impolite

Im`po*lite"
(?)
a.
[L. impolitus unpolishied, pref. im- not + politus, p. p. of polire to polish, refine. See Polite.]
Not polite; not of polished manners; wanting in good manners; discourteous; uncivil; rude.
Im`po*lite"ly, adv. -- Im`po*lite"ness, n.


word: Impolitic
definition:
Impolitic

Im*pol"i*tic
(?)
a.
[Pref. im- not + politic; cf. F. impolitique.]
Not politic; contrary to, or wanting in, policy; unwise; imprudent; indiscreet; inexpedient; as, an impolitic ruler, law, or measure.

The most unjust and impolitic of all things, unequal taxation.
Burke.


word: Imponderability
definition:
Imponderability

Im*pon`der*a*bil"i*ty
(?)
n.
[Cf. F. impondérabilité.]
The quality or state of being imponderable; imponderableness.


word: Imponderable
definition:
Imponderable

Im*pon"der*a*ble
(?)
a.
[Pref. im- not + ponderable: cf. F. impondérable.]
Not ponderable; without sensible or appreciable weight; incapable of being weighed.


word: Imponderable₂
definition:
Imponderable

Im*pon"der*a*ble
n.
(Physics)
An imponderable substance or body; specifically, in the plural, a name formerly applied to heat, light, electricity, and magnetism, regarded as subtile fluids destitute of weight but in modern science little used.


word: Imponderous
definition:
Imponderous

Im*pon"der*ous
(?)
a.
Imponderable.
[Obs.]
Sir T. Browne.
Im*pon"der*ous*ness, n. [Obs.]


word: Impone
definition:
Impone

Im*pone"
(?)
v. t.
[L. imponere, impositum, to place upon; pref. im- in + ponere to place. See Position.]
To stake; to wager; to pledge.
[Obs.]

Against the which he has imponed, as I take it, six French rapiers and poniards.
Shak.


word: Imporosity
definition:
Imporosity

Im`po*ros"i*ty
(?)
n.
[Perf. im- not + porosity: cf. F. imporosité.]
The state or quality of being imporous; lack of porosity; compactness.
imporosity
Bacon.


word: Imporous
definition:
Imporous

Im*por"ous
(?)
a.
Destitute of pores; very close or compact in texture; solid.
Sir T. Browne.


word: Import
definition:
Import

Im*port"
(?)
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Imported; p. pr. & vb. n. Importing.]
[L. importare to bring in, to occasion, to cause; pref. im- in + portare to bear. Sense 3 comes through F. importer, from the Latin. See Port demeanor.]
1.
To bring in from abroad; to introduce from without; especially, to bring (wares or merchandise) into a place or country from a foreign country, in the transactions of commerce; -- opposed to export. We import teas from China, coffee from Brazil, etc.

2.
To carry or include, as meaning or intention; to imply; to signify.

Every petition . . . doth . . . always import a multitude of speakers together.
Hooker.

3.
To be of importance or consequence to; to have a bearing on; to concern.

I have a motion much imports your good.
Shak.

If I endure it, what imports it you?
Dryden.


word: Import₃
definition:
Import

Im"port
(?)
n.
1.
Merchandise imported, or brought into a country from without its boundaries; -- generally in the plural, opposed to exports.

I take the imports from, and not the exports to, these conquests, as the measure of these advantages which we derived from them.
Burke.

2.
That which a word, phrase, or document contains as its signification or intention or interpretation of a word, action, event, and the like.

3.
Importance; weight; consequence.

Most serious design, and the great import.
Shak.


word: Importable₂
definition:
Importable

Im*port"a*ble
a.
[L. importabilis; pref. im- not + portabilis bearable: cf. OF. importable. See Portable.]
Not to be endured; insupportable; intolerable.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.
Im*port"a*ble*ness, n. [Obs.]


word: Importance
definition:
Importance

Im*por"tance
(?)
n.
[F. importance. See Important.]
1.
The quality or state of being important; consequence; weight; moment; significance.

Thy own importance know,
Nor bound thy narrow views to things below.
Pope.

2.
Subject; matter.
[Obs.]

Upon importance of so slight and trivial a nature.
Shak.

3.
Import; meaning; significance.
[Obs.]

The wisest beholder could not say if the importance were joy or sorrow.
Shak.

4.
Importunity; solicitation.
[Obs.]

At our importance hither is he come.
Shak.


word: Importancy
definition:
Importancy

Im*por"tan*cy
(?)
n.
Importance; significance; consequence; that which is important.
[Obs.]
Shak.
importancies
Fuller.


word: Important
definition:
Important

Im*por"tant
(?)
a.
[F. important. See Import, v. t.]
1.
Full of, or burdened by, import; charged with great interests; restless; anxious.
[Obs.]

Thou hast strength as much
As serves to execute a mind very important.
Chapman.

2.
Carrying or possessing weight or consequence; of valuable content or bearing; significant; weighty.

Things small as nothing . . . 
He makes important.
Shak.

3.
Bearing on; forcible; driving.
[Obs.]

He fiercely at him flew,
And with important outrage him assailed.
Spenser.

4.
Importunate; pressing; urgent.
[Obs.]
Shak.


word: important-looking
definition:
important-looking

important-looking
adj.
appearing to be important; as, an important-looking sealed document.


word: Importation
definition:
Importation

Im`por*ta"tion
(?)
n.
[Cf. F. importation. See Import, v. t.]
1.
The act of carrying, conveying, or delivering.
[R.]

2.
The act or practice of importing, or bringing into a country or state; -- opposed to exportation.

3.
That which is imported; commodities or wares introduced into a country from abroad.


word: imported
definition:
imported

imported
adj.
brought into the country from a foreign source; -- used of especially merchandise; -- correlative of exported.
imported wines


word: Importer
definition:
Importer

Im*port"er
(?)
n.
One who imports; the merchant who brings goods into a country or state; -- opposed to exporter.


word: Importunacy
definition:
Importunacy

Im*por"tu*na*cy
(?)
n.
[From Importunate.]
The quality of being importunate; importunateness.


word: Importunate
definition:
Importunate

Im*por"tu*nate
(ĭm*pôr"t&uuptack_;*na̝t)
a.
[See Importune.]
1.
Troublesomely urgent; unreasonably solicitous; overpressing in request or demand; urgent; teasing; as, an importunate petitioner, curiosity.
Whewell.

2.
Hard to be borne; unendurable.
[R.]
Donne.


word: Importunator
definition:
Importunator

Im*por"tu*na`tor
(ĭm*pôr"t&uuptack_;*nā`tẽr)
n.
One who importunes; an importuner.
[Obs.]
Sir E. Sandys.


word: Importune
definition:
Importune

Im`por*tune"
(ĭm`p&obreve_;r*tūn")
a.
[F. importun, L. importunus; pref. im- not + a derivative from the root of portus harbor, importunus therefore orig. meaning, hard of access. See Port harbor, and cf. Importunate.]
1.
Inopportune; unseasonable.
[Obs.]

2.
Troublesome; vexatious; persistent; urgent; hence, vexatious on account of untimely urgency or pertinacious solicitation.
[Obs.]

And their importune fates all satisfied.
Spenser.

Of all other affections it [envy] is the most importune and continual.
Bacon.


word: Importune₂
definition:
Importune

Im`por*tune"
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Importuned (ĭm`p&obreve_;r*tūnd"); p. pr. & vb. n. Importuning.]
[From Importune, a.: cf. F. importuner.]
1.
To request or solicit, with urgency; to press with frequent, unreasonable, or troublesome application or pertinacity; hence, to tease; to irritate; to worry.

Their ministers and residents here have perpetually importuned the court with unreasonable demands.
Swift.

2.
To import; to signify.
[Obs.]
importunes
Spenser.


word: Importune₃
definition:
Importune

Im`por*tune"
v. i.
To require; to demand.
[Obs.]

We shall write to you,
As time and our concernings shall importune.
Shak.


word: Importunity
definition:
Importunity

Im`por*tu"ni*ty
(?)
n.
pl. Importunities (#).
[L. importunitas unsuitableness, rudeness: cf. F. importunité.]
The quality of being importunate; pressing or pertinacious solicitation; urgent request; incessant or frequent application; troublesome pertinacity.

O'ercome with importunity and tears.
Milton.


word: Importuous
definition:
Importuous

Im*por"tu*ous
(?)
a.
[L. importuosus; pref. im- not + portuosus abounding in harbors, fr. portus harbor.]
Without a port or harbor.
[R.]


word: Impose
definition:
Impose

Im*pose"
(?)
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Imposed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Imposing.]
[F. imposer; pref. im- in + poser to place. See Pose, v. t.]
1.
To lay on; to set or place; to put; to deposit.

Cakes of salt and barley [she] did impose
Within a wicker basket.
Chapman.

2.
To lay as a charge, burden, tax, duty, obligation, command, penalty, etc.; to enjoin; to levy; to inflict; as, to impose a toll or tribute.

What fates impose, that men must needs abide.
Shak.

Death is the penalty imposed.
Milton.

Thou on the deep imposest nobler laws.
Waller.

3.
(Eccl.)
To lay on, as the hands, in the religious rites of confirmation and ordination.

4.
(Print.)
To arrange in proper order on a table of stone or metal and lock up in a chase for printing; -- said of columns or pages of type, forms, etc.


word: Impose₂
definition:
Impose

Im*pose"
v. i.
To practice tricks or deception.

To impose on or To impose upon, (a) to pass or put a trick on; to delude; to cheat; to defraud. “He imposes on himself, and mistakes words for things.”  Locke. (b) to place an unwelcome burden or obligation on (another person); as, she imposed on her friend to drive her daughter to school. (c) to take unfair advantage of (a person, a friendship); as, he imposed on his friendship with The Mayor to gain business.


word: Imposing
definition:
Imposing

Im*pos"ing
a.
1.
Laying as a duty; enjoining.

2.
Adapted to impress forcibly; impressive; commanding; as, an imposing air; an imposing spectacle.
imposing
Bp. Hobart.

3.
Deceiving; deluding; misleading.


word: Imposing₂
definition:
Imposing

Im*pos"ing
n.
(Print.)
The act of imposing the columns of a page, or the pages of a sheet. See Impose, v. t., 4.

Imposing stone (Print.), the stone on which the pages or columns of types are imposed or made into forms; -- called also imposing table.


word: Imposition
definition:
Imposition

Im`po*si"tion
(?)
n.
[F., fr. L. impositio the application of a name to a thing. See Impone.]
1.
The act of imposing, laying on, affixing, enjoining, inflicting, obtruding, and the like.
imposition
Milton.

Made more solemn by the imposition of hands.
Hammond.

2.
That which is imposed, levied, or enjoined; charge; burden; injunction; tax.

3.
(Eng. Univ.)
An extra exercise enjoined on students as a punishment.
T. Warton.

4.
An excessive, arbitrary, or unlawful exaction; hence, a trick or deception put on laid on others; cheating; fraud; delusion; imposture.

Reputation is an idle and most false imposition.
Shak.

5.
(Eccl.)
The act of laying on the hands as a religious ceremoy, in ordination, confirmation, etc.

6.
(Print.)
The act or process of imosing pages or columns of type. See Impose, v. t., 4.


word: Impossibility
definition:
Impossibility

Im*pos`si*bil"i*ty
(?)
n.
pl. Impossibilities (#).
[L. impossibilitas: cf. F. impossibilité.]
1.
The quality of being impossible; impracticability.

They confound difficulty with impossibility.
South.

2.
An impossible thing; that which is not possible; that which can not be thought, done, or endured.

Impossibilities! O, no, there's none.
Cowley.

3.
Inability; helplessness.
[R.]
Latimer.

Logical impossibility, a condition or statement involving contradiction or absurdity; as, that a thing can be and not be at the same time. See Principle of Contradiction, under Contradiction.


word: Impossible
definition:
Impossible

Im*pos"si*ble
(?)
a.
[F., fr. L. impossibilis; pref. im- not + possibilis possible. See Possible.]
Not possible; incapable of being done, of existing, etc.; unattainable in the nature of things, or by means at command; insuperably difficult under the circumstances; absurd or impracticable; not feasible.

With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.
Matt. xix. 26.

Without faith it is impossible to please him.
Heb. xi. 6.

Impossible quantity (Math.), an imaginary quantity. See Imaginary.


word: Impossible₂
definition:
Impossible

Im*pos"si*ble
n.
An impossibility; as, he tried to do the impossible.
[Obs.]

“Madam,” quoth he, “this were an impossible!”
Chaucer.


word: impossibleness
definition:
impossibleness

impossibleness
n.
incapability of existing or occurring; impossibility.

Syn. -- impossibility.


word: Impost
definition:
Impost

Im"post
(?)
n.
[OF. impost, F. impot, LL. impostus, fr. L. impostus, p. p. of imponere to impose. See Impone.]
1.
That which is imposed or levied; a tax, tribute, or duty; especially, a duty or tax laid by goverment on goods imported into a country.

Even the ship money . . . Johnson could not pronounce to have been an unconstitutional impost.
Macaulay.

2.
(Arch.)
The top member of a pillar, pier, wall, etc., upon which the weight of an arch rests.

&hand_; The impost is called continuous, if the moldings of the arch or architrave run down the jamb or pier without a break.


word: Imposthumate
definition:
Imposthumate

Im*post"hu*mate
(?)
v. t.
[See Imposthume.]
To apostemate; to form an imposthume or abscess.
Arbuthnot.


word: Imposthumate₂
definition:
Imposthumate

Im*post"hu*mate
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Imposthumated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Imposthumating (?).]
To affect with an imposthume or abscess.


word: Imposthumation
definition:
Imposthumation

Im*post`hu*ma"tion
(?)
n.
1.
The act of forming an abscess; state of being inflamed; suppuration.

2.
An abscess; an imposthume.
Coxe.


word: Imposthume
definition:
Imposthume

Im*post"hume
(?)
n.
[A corruption of aposteme. See Aposteme.]
A collection of pus or purulent matter in any part of an animal body; an abscess.


word: Impostor
definition:
Impostor

Im*pos"tor
(?)
n.
[L. impostor a deceiver, fr. imponere to impose upon, deceive. See Impone.]
One who imposes upon others; a person who assumes a character or title not his own, for the purpose of deception; a pretender.
impostor
Milton.


word: Impostrix
definition:
Impostrix

Impostress

{ Im*pos"tress (?), Im*pos"trix (?), }
n.
[LL. impostrix. See Impostor.]
A woman who imposes upon or deceives others.
[R.]
Fuller.


word: Imposture
definition:
Imposture

Im*pos"ture
(?)
n.
[L. impostura: cf. F. imposture. See Impone.]
The act or conduct of an impostor; deception practiced under a false or assumed character; fraud or imposition; cheating.

From new legends
And fill the world with follies and impostures.
Johnson.


word: Imposturous
definition:
Imposturous

Im*pos"tur*ous
(?)
a.
Impostrous; deceitful.

Strictness fales and impostrous.
Beau. & Fl.


word: Impotency
definition:
Impotency

Impotence

{ Im"po*tence (?), Im"po*ten*cy (?), }
n.
[L. impotenia inability, poverty, lack of moderation. See Impotent.]
1.
The quality or condition of being impotent; lack of strength or power, animal, intellectual, or moral; weakness; feebleness; inability; imbecility.

Some were poor by impotency of nature; as young fatherless children, old decrepit persons, idiots, and cripples.
Hayward.

O, impotence of mind in body strong!
Milton.

2.
Lack of self-restraint or self-control.
[R.]
Milton.

3.
(Law & Med.)
Lack of procreative power; inability to copulate, or beget children; also, sometimes, sterility; barrenness;
specifically, in males:
the inability to achieve or sustain a penile erection; erectile dysfunction.


word: impregnated
definition:
impregnated

impregnated
adj.
1.
same as fertilized, 1.
fertile (vs. infertile)

Syn. -- fertilized, inseminated.


word: Impotent
definition:
Impotent

Im"po*tent
(?)
a.
[F. impotent, L. impotens, -entis; pref. im- not + potens potent, powerful. See Potent.]
1.
Not potent; wanting power, strength. or vigor. whether physical, intellectual, or moral; deficient in capacity; destitute of force; weak; feeble; infirm.

There sat a certain man at Lystra, impotent inhis feet.
Acts xiv. 8.

O most lame and impotent conclusion!
Shak.

Not slow to hear,
Nor impotent to save.
Addison.

2.
Wanting the power of self-restraint; incontrolled; ungovernable; violent.

Impotent of tongue, her silence broke.
Dryden.

3.
(Med.)
Wanting the power of procreation; unable to copulate; also, sometimes, sterile; barren;
specifically, in males:
unable to achieve or sustain a penile erection.


word: Impound
definition:
Impound

Im*pound"
(_;)
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Impounded; p. pr. & vb. n. Impounding.]
To shut up or place in an inclosure called a pound; hence, to hold in the custody of some authority such as police or a court; as, to impound stray cattle; to impound an illegally parked car; to impound a document for safe keeping.

But taken and impounded as a stray,
The king of Scots.
Shak.


word: Impoundage
definition:
Impoundage

Im*pound"age
(ĭm*pound"a̝j)
n.
1.
The act of impounding, or the state of being impounded.

2.
The fee or fine for impounding.


word: Impoverish
definition:
Impoverish

Im*pov"er*ish
(?)
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Impoverished (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Impoverishing.]
[OF. empovrir; pref. em- (L. in) + povre poor, F. pauvre; cf. OF. apovrir, F. appauvrir, where the prefix is a-, L. ad.  Cf. Empoverish, and see Poor, and -ish.]
1.
To make poor; to reduce to poverty or indigence; as, misfortune and disease impoverish families.

2.
To exhaust the strength, richness, or fertility of; to make sterile; as, to impoverish land.


word: Impoverishment
definition:
Impoverishment

Im*pov"er*ish*ment
(?)
n.
[Cf. OF. empoverissement, and F. appauvrissement.]
The act of impoverishing, or the state of being impoverished; reduction to poverty.
Sir W. Scott.


word: Impracticability
definition:
Impracticability

Im*prac`ti*ca*bil"i*ty
(?)
n.
pl. Impracticabilities (_;).
1.
The state or quality of being impracticable; infeasibility.
Goldsmith.

2.
An impracticable thing.

3.
Intractableness; stubbornness.


word: Impracticable
definition:
Impracticable

Im*prac"ti*ca*ble
(?)
a.
1.
Not practicable; incapable of being performed, or accomplished by the means employed, or at command; impossible; as, an impracticable undertaking.

2.
Not to be overcome, persuaded, or controlled by any reasonable method; unmanageable; intractable; not capable of being easily dealt with; -- used in a general sense, as applied to a person or thing that is difficult to control or get along with.

This though, impracticable heart
Is governed by a dainty-fingered girl.
Rowe.

Patriotic but loyal men went away disgusted afresh with the impracticable arrogance of a sovereign.
Palfrey.

3.
Incapable of being used or availed of; as, an impracticable road; an impracticable method.


word: Impracticableness
definition:
Impracticableness

Im*prac"ti*ca*ble*ness
n.
The state or quality of being impracticable; impracticability.


word: Impracticably
definition:
Impracticably

Im*prac"ti*ca*bly
adv.
In an impracticable manner.

Morality not impracticably rigid.
Johnson.


word: Imprecate
definition:
Imprecate

Im"pre*cate
(?)
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Imprecated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Imprecating (?).]
[L. imprecatus, p. p. of imprecari to imprecate; pref. im- in, on + precari to pray. See Pray.]
1.
To call down by prayer, as something hurtful or calamitous.

Imprecate the vengeance of Heaven on the guilty empire.
Mickle.

2.
To invoke evil upon; to curse; to swear at.

In vain we blast the ministers of Fate,
And the forlorn physicians imprecate.
Rochester.


word: Imprecation
definition:
Imprecation

Im`pre*ca"tion
(?)
n.
[L. imprecatio: cf. F. imprécation.]
The act of imprecating, or invoking evil upon any one; a prayer that a curse or calamity may fall on any one; a curse.

Men cowered like slaves before such horrid imprecations.
Motley.


word: Imprecatory
definition:
Imprecatory

Im"pre*ca*to*ry
(?)
a.
Of the nature of, or containing, imprecation; invoking evil; as, the imprecatory psalms.


word: Impregn
definition:
Impregn

Im*pregn"
(?)
v. t.
[Cf. F. impregner. See Impregnate.]
To impregnate; to make fruitful.
[Obs.]

His pernicious words, impregned
With reason.
Milton.

Semele doth Bacchus bear
Impregned of Jove.
Dr. H. More.


word: Impregnability
definition:
Impregnability

Im*preg`na*bil"i*ty
(?)
n.
The quality or state of being impregnable; invincibility.


word: Impregnable
definition:
Impregnable

Im*preg"na*ble
(?)
a.
[F. imprenable; pref. im- not + prenable pregnable, fr. prendre to take, L. prehendere. See Comprehend, Get to obtain.]
Not to be stormed, or taken by assault; incapable of being subdued; able to resist attack; unconquerable; as, an impregnable fortress; impregnable virtue.

The man's affection remains wholly unconcerned and impregnable.
South.


word: Impregnable₂
definition:
Impregnable

Im*preg"na*ble
(?)
a.
[See Impregnate.]
(Biol.)
Capable of being impregnated, as the egg of an animal, or the ovule of a plant.


word: Impregnant₂
definition:
Impregnant

Im*preg"nant
a.
[Pref. im- not + pregnant.]
Not pregnant; unfertilized or infertile.
[R.]


word: Impregnate
definition:
Impregnate

Im*preg"nate
(ĭm*prĕg"nāt)
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Impregnated (-na̝*tĕd); p. pr. & vb. n. Impregnating (-na̝*tĭng).]
[LL. impraegnatus, p. p. of impraegnare to impregnate, fr. L. pref. im- in + praegnans pregnant. See Pregnant.]
1.
To make pregnant; to cause to conceive; to render prolific; to get with child or young.

2.
(Biol.)
To come into contact with (an ovum or egg) so as to cause impregnation; to fertilize; to fecundate.

3.
To infuse an active principle into; to render fruitful or fertile in any way; to fertilize; to imbue.

4.
To infuse particles of another substance into; to communicate the quality of another to; to cause to be filled, imbued, mixed, or furnished (with something); as, to impregnate India rubber with sulphur; clothing impregnated with contagion; rock impregnated with ore.


word: Impregnate₃
definition:
Impregnate

Im*preg"nate
(-na̝t)
a.
[LL. impraegnatus, p. p.]
Impregnated; made prolific.

The scorching ray
Here pierceth not, impregnate with disease.
Byron.


word: impregnated₂
definition:
impregnated

impregnated
adj.
[p. p. from impregnate.]
same as fertilized, 1.

Syn. -- fertilized, inseminated.


word: Impregnation
definition:
Impregnation

Im`preg*na"tion
(?)
n.
[Cf. F. imprégnation, LL. impraegnatio.]
1.
The act of impregnating or the state of being impregnated; fecundation.

2.
(Biol.)
The fusion of a female germ cell (ovum) with a male germ cell (in animals, a spermatozoön) to form a single new cell endowed with the power of developing into a new individual; fertilization; fecundation.

&hand_; In the broadest biological sense, impregnation, or sexual generation, consists simply in the coalescence of two similar masses of protoplasmic matter, either derived from different parts of the same organism or from two distinct organisms. From the single mass, which results from the fusion, or coalescence, of these two masses, a new organism develops.

3.
That with which anything is impregnated.
Derham.

4.
Intimate mixture; infusion; saturation.

5.
(Mining)
An ore deposit, with indefinite boundaries, consisting of rock impregnated with ore.
Raymond.


word: Imprejudicate
definition:
Imprejudicate

Im`pre*ju"di*cate
(?)
a.
Not prejudged; unprejudiced; impartial.
[Obs.]
Sir T. Browne.


word: Impresa
definition:
Impresa

Im*pre"sa
(e̝m*prā"sȧ)
n.
[It. See Emprise, and cf. Impress, n., 4.]
(Her.)
A device on a shield or seal, or used as a bookplate or the like.
[Written also imprese and impress.]

My impresa to your lordship; a swain
Flying to a laurel for shelter.
J. Webster.


word: Impresario
definition:
Impresario

Im`pre*sa"ri*o
(?)
n.
pl. Impresarios (#).
[It., from impresa enterprise.]
1.
The projector, manager, or conductor, of an opera or concert company.

2.
Hence, broadly:
Any manager who organizes performances of a group.


word: Imprescriptibility
definition:
Imprescriptibility

Im`pre*scrip`ti*bil"i*ty
(?)
n.
[Cf. F. imprescriptibilité.]
The quality of being imprescriptible.


word: Imprescriptible
definition:
Imprescriptible

Im`pre*scrip"ti*ble
(?)
a.
[Pref. im- not + prescriptible: cf. F. imprescriptible.]
1.
Not capable of being lost or impaired by neglect, by disuse, or by the claims of another founded on prescription; -- of rights.

The right of navigation, fishing, and others that may be exercised on the sea, belonging to the right of mere ability, are imprescriptible.
Vattel (Trans. )

2.
Not derived from, or dependent on, external authority; self-evidencing; obvious.

The imprescriptible laws of the pure reason.
Colerridge.


word: Imprese
definition:
Imprese

Im*prese"
(?)
n.
A device. See Impresa.

An imprese, as the Italians call it, is a device in picture with his motto or word, borne by noble or learned personages.
Camden.


word: Impress
definition:
Impress

Im*press"
(?)
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Impressed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Impressing.]
[L. impressus, p. p. of imprimere to impress; pref. im- in, on + premere to press. See Press to squeeze, and cf. Imprint.]
1.
To press, stamp, or print something in or upon; to mark by pressure, or as by pressure; to imprint (that which bears the impression).

His heart, like an agate, with your print impressed.
Shak.

2.
To produce by pressure, as a mark, stamp, image, etc.; to imprint (a mark or figure upon something).

3.
Fig.:
To fix deeply in the mind; to present forcibly to the attention, etc.; to imprint; to inculcate.

Impress the motives of persuasion upon our own hearts till we feel the force of them.
I. Watts.

4.
[See Imprest, Impress, n., 5.]
To take by force for public service; as, to impress sailors or money.

The second five thousand pounds impressed for the service of the sick and wounded prisoners.
Evelyn.


word: Impress₂
definition:
Impress

Im*press"
v. i.
To be impressed; to rest.
[Obs.]

Such fiendly thoughts in his heart impress.
Chaucer.


word: Impress₃
definition:
Impress

Im"press
(?)
n.
pl. Impresses (_;).
1.
The act of impressing or making.

2.
A mark made by pressure; an indentation; imprint; the image or figure of anything, formed by pressure or as if by pressure; result produced by pressure or influence.

The impresses of the insides of these shells.
Woodward.

This weak impress of love is as a figure
Trenched in ice.
Shak.

3.
Characteristic; mark of distinction; stamp.
South.

4.
A device. See Impresa.
Cussans.

To describe . . . emblazoned shields,
Impresses quaint.
Milton.

5.
[See Imprest, Press to force into service.]
The act of impressing, or taking by force for the public service; compulsion to serve; also, that which is impressed.

Why such impress of shipwrights?
Shak.

Impress gang, a party of men, with an officer, employed to impress seamen for ships of war; a press gang. -- Impress money, a sum of money paid, immediately upon their entering service, to men who have been impressed.


word: impressed
definition:
impressed

impressed
pred. adj.
having the conscious mind deeply or markedly affected or influenced; -- usually used with by or with.


word: Impressible
definition:
Impressible

Im*press"i*ble
(?)
a.
[Cf. F. impressible.]
Capable of being impressed; susceptible; sensitive.
Im*press"i*ble*ness, n. -- Im*press"i*bly, adv.


word: Impression
definition:
Impression

Im*pres"sion
(?)
n.
[F. impression, L. impressio.]
1.
The act of impressing, or the state of being impressed; the communication of a stamp, mold, style, or character, by external force or by influence.

2.
That which is impressed; stamp; mark; indentation; sensible result of an influence exerted from without.

The stamp and clear impression of good sense.
Cowper.

To shelter us from impressions of weather, we must spin, we must weave, we must build.
Barrow.

3.
That which impresses, or exercises an effect, action, or agency; appearance; phenomenon.
[Obs.]

Portentous blaze of comets and impressions in the air.
Milton.

A fiery impression falling from out of Heaven.
Holland.

4.
Influence or effect on the senses or the intellect hence, interest, concern.
Reid.

His words impression left.
Milton.

Such terrible impression made the dream.
Shak.

I have a father's dear impression,
And wish, before I fall into my grave,
That I might see her married.
Ford.

5.
An indistinct notion, remembrance, or belief.

6.
Impressiveness; emphasis of delivery.

Which must be read with an impression.
Milton.

7.
(Print.)
The pressure of the type on the paper, or the result of such pressure, as regards its appearance; as, a heavy impression; a clear, or a poor, impression; also, a single copy as the result of printing, or the whole edition printed at a given time; as, a copy from the fifth impression.

Ten impressions which his books have had.
Dryden.

8.
In painting, the first coat of color, as the priming in house painting and the like.
[R.]

9.
(Engraving)
A print on paper from a wood block, metal plate, or the like.

Proof impression, one of the early impressions taken from an engraving, before the plate or block is worn.


word: Impressionable
definition:
Impressionable

Im*pres"sion*a*ble
(?)
a.
[Cf. F. impressionnable.]
Liable or subject to impression; capable of being molded; susceptible; impressible; as, a bad influence on impressionable youths.

He was too impressionable; he had too much of the temperament of genius.
Motley.

A pretty face and an impressionable disposition.
T. Hook.


word: Impressionism
definition:
Impressionism

Im*pres"sion*ism
(?)
n.
[F. impressionnisme.]
(Fine Arts)
The theory or method of suggesting an effect or impression without elaboration of the details; -- a disignation of a recent fashion in painting and etching.


word: Impressionist
definition:
Impressionist

Im*pres"sion*ist
n.
[F. impressionniste.]
(Fine Arts)
One who adheres to the theory or method of impressionism in art; especially, a painter who paints in the impressionistic style; as, the skyrocketing prices of paintings by the French impressionists.


word: Impressionistic
definition:
Impressionistic

Impressionist

Im*pres"sion*ist, Im*pres`sion*is"tic
(?)
a.
Pertaining to, or characterized by, impressionism.


word: Impressionless
definition:
Impressionless

Im*pres"sion*less
a.
Having the quality of not being impressed or affected; not susceptible.


word: Impressive
definition:
Impressive

Im*press"ive
(ĭm*prĕs"ĭv)
a.
[Cf. F. impressif.]
1.
Making, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress; adapted to excite attention and feeling, to touch the sensibilities, or affect the conscience; as, an impressive discourse; an impressive scene.

2.
Capable of being impressed.
[Obs.]
Drayton.


word: Impressment
definition:
Impressment

Im*press"ment
(ĭm*prĕs"ment)
n.
The act of seizing for public use, or of impressing into public service; compulsion to serve; as, the impressment of provisions or of sailors.

The great scandal of our naval service -- impressment -- died a protracted death.
J. H. Burton.


word: Impressure
definition:
Impressure

Im*pres"sure
(ĭm*prĕsh"&usdot_;r; 135)
n.
[Cf. OF. impressure, LL. impressura.]
Dent; impression.
[Obs.]
Shak.


word: Imprest
definition:
Imprest

Im*prest"
(ĭm*prĕst")
v. t.
[ imp. & p. p. Imprested; p. pr. & vb. n. Impresting.]
[Pref. im- + prest: cf. It. imprestare. See Prest, n.]
To advance on loan.
Burke.


word: Imprest₂
definition:
Imprest

Im"prest
(ĭm"prĕst)
n.
[Cf. It. impresto, imprestito, LL. impraestitum. See Imprest, v. t., and Impress compulsion to serve.]
A kind of earnest money; loan; -- specifically, money advanced for some public service, as in enlistment.
Burke.

The clearing of their imprests for what little of their debts they have received.
Pepys.


word: Imprevalency
definition:
Imprevalency

Imprevalence

{ Im*prev"a*lence (?), Im*prev"a*len*cy (?), }
n.
Lack of prevalence.
[Obs.]


word: Impreventability
definition:
Impreventability

Im`pre*vent`a*bil"i*ty
(?)
n.
The state or quality of being impreventable; inevitability.
[R.]


word: Imprimatur
definition:
Imprimatur

Im`pri*ma"tur
(?)
n.
[L., let it be printed.]
1.
(Law)
A license to print or publish a book, paper, etc.; also, in countries subjected to the censorship of the press, approval of that which is published.

2.
(R. C. Ch.)
Permission granted from a designated eccliastical authority to publish a book or other document; -- required by church law for Catholics, especially ecclesiastics, who wish to publish.

3.
Hence:
Official approval for some proposed activity; as, a contract this large needs the imprimatur of the legal department.


word: Imprimery
definition:
Imprimery

Im*prim"er*y
(?)
n.
[F. imprimerie, fr. imprimer to imprint.]
[Obs.]
(a)
A print; impression.
(b)
A printing establishment.
(c)
The art of printing.


word: Imprimis
definition:
Imprimis

Im*pri"mis
(?)
adv.
[L., for in primis among the first, chiefly; in in + primus first.]
In the first place; first in order.


word: Imprint
definition:
Imprint

Im*print"
(?)
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Imptrinted; p. pr. & vb. n. Imprinting.]
[OE. emprenten, F. empreint, p. p. of empreindre to imprint, fr. L. imprimere to impres, imprint. See 1st In-, Print, and cf. Impress.]
1.
To impress; to mark by pressure; to indent; to stamp.

And sees his num'rous herds imprint her sands.
Prior.

2.
To stamp or mark, as letters on paper, by means of type, plates, stamps, or the like; to print the mark (figures, letters, etc., upon something).

Nature imprints upon whate'er we see,
That has a heart and life in it, “Be free.”
Cowper.

3.
To fix indelibly or permanently, as in the mind or memory; to impress.

Ideas of those two different things distinctly imprinted on his mind.
Locke.
4.
(Ethology)
To create or acquire (a behavioral pattern) by the process of imprinting.


word: Imprint₂
definition:
Imprint

Im"print
(?)
n.
[Cf. F. empreinte impress, stamp. See Imprint, v. t.]
Whatever is impressed or imprinted; the impress or mark left by something; specifically, the name of the printer or publisher (usually) with the time and place of issue, in the title-page of a book, or on any printed sheet.
imprint
Buckle.


word: imprinting
definition:
imprinting

im*print"ing
(?)
n.
(Ethology, Psychology)
The learning of a behavioral pattern that occurs soon after birth or hatching in certain animals, in which a long-lasting response to an individual (such as a parent) or an object is rapidly acquired; it is particularly noted in the response of certain birds to the animal they first see after hatching, usually the parent, as in ducks who will follow the adult duck they first see.


word: Imprison
definition:
Imprison

Im*pris"on
(?)
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Imprisoned (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Imprisoning.]
[OE. enprisonen, OF. enprisoner, F. emprisonner; pref. en- (L. in) + F. & OF. prison. See Prison.]
1.
To put in prison or jail; To arrest and detain in custody; to confine.

He imprisoned was in chains remediless.
Spenser.

2.
To limit, restrain, or confine in any way.

Try to imprison the resistless wind.
Dryden.


word: Imprison ment
definition:
Imprison ment

Im*pris"on ment
(?)
n.
[OE. enprisonment; F. emprisonnement.]
The act of imprisoning, or the state of being imprisoned; confinement; restraint.

His sinews waxen weak and raw
Through long imprisonment and hard constraint.
Spenser.

Every confinement of the person is an imprisonment, whether it be in a common prison, or in a private house, or even by foreibly detaining one in the public streets.
Blackstone.

False imprisonment. (Law) See under False.


word: Improbability
definition:
Improbability

Im*prob`a*bil"i*ty
(?)
n.
pl. Improbabilities (#).
[Cf. F. improbabilité.]
The quality or state of being improbable; unlikelihood; also, that which is improbable; an improbable event or result.


word: Improbable
definition:
Improbable

Im*prob"a*ble
(?)
a.
[L. improbabilis; pref. im- not + probabilis probable: cf. F. improbable. See Probable.]
Not probable; unlikely to be true; not to be expected under the circumstances or in the usual course of events; as, an improbable story or event.

He . . . sent to Elutherius, then bishop of Rome, an improbable letter, as some of the contents discover.
Milton.


word: Improbate
definition:
Improbate

Im"pro*bate
(?)
v. t.
[L. improbatus, p. p. of improbare to disapprove; pref. im- not + probare to approve.]
To disapprove of; to disallow.
[Obs.]


word: Improbation
definition:
Improbation

Im`pro*ba"tion
(?)
n.
[L. improbatio.]
1.
The act of disapproving; disapprobation.

2.
(Scots Law)
The act by which falsehood and forgery are proved; an action brought for the purpose of having some instrument declared false or forged.
Bell.


word: Improbatory
definition:
Improbatory

Improbative

{ Im"pro*ba*tive (?), Im"pro*ba`to*ry (?) }
a.
Implying, or tending to, improbation.


word: Improbity
definition:
Improbity

Im*prob"i*ty
(?)
n.
[L. improbitas; pref. im- not + probitas probity: cf. F. improbité.]
Lack of probity; lack of integrity or rectitude; dishonesty.

Persons . . . cast out for notorious improbity.
Hooker.


word: Improficiency
definition:
Improficiency

Improficience

{ Im`pro*fi"cience (?), Im`pro*fi"cien*cy, }
n.
Lack of proficiency.
[R.]
Bacon.


word: Improfitable
definition:
Improfitable

Im*prof"it*a*ble
(?)
a.
[Pref. im- not + profitable: cf. F. improfitable.]
Unprofitable.
[Obs.]


word: Improlific
definition:
Improlific

Im`pro*lif"ic
(?)
a.
[Pref. im- not + prolific: cf. F. improlifique.]
Not prolific.
[Obs.]
E. Waterhouse.


word: Improlificate
definition:
Improlificate

Im`pro*lif"ic*ate
(?)
v. t.
[Pref. im- in + prolificate.]
To impregnate.
[Obs.]
Sir T. Browne.


word: Impromptu
definition:
Impromptu

Im*promp"tu
(?)
adv. or a.
[F. impromptu, fr. L. in promptu in readiness, at hand; in in + promptus visibility, readiness, from promptus visible, ready. See Prompt.]
Offhand; without previous study; extemporaneous; extempore; as, an impromptu verse.


word: Impromptu₂
definition:
Impromptu

Im*promp"tu
n.
1.
Something made or done offhand, at the moment, or without previous study; an extemporaneous composition, address, or remark.

2.
(Mus.)
A piece composed or played at first thought; a composition in the style of an extempore piece.


word: Improper
definition:
Improper

Im*prop"er
(?)
a.
[F. impropre, L. improprius; pref. im- not + proprius proper. See Proper.]
1.
Not proper; not suitable; not fitted to the circumstances, design, or end; unfit; not becoming; incongruous; inappropriate; indecent; as, an improper medicine; improper thought, behavior, language, dress.

Follow'd his enemy king, and did him service,
Improper for a slave.
Shak.

And to their proper operation still,
Ascribe all Good; to their improper, Ill.
Pope.

2.
Not peculiar or appropriate to individuals; general; common.
[Obs.]

Not to be adorned with any art but such improper ones as nature is said to bestow, as singing and poetry.
J. Fletcher.

3.
Not according to facts; inaccurate; erroneous.

Improper diphthong. See under Diphthong. -- Improper feud, an original feud, not earned by military service. Mozley & W. -- Improper fraction. See under Fraction.


word: Improper₂
definition:
Improper

Im*prop"er
v. t.
To appropriate; to limit.
[Obs.]

He would in like manner improper and inclose the sunbeams to comfort the rich and not the poor.
Jewel.


word: Improperation
definition:
Improperation

Im*prop`er*a"tion
(?)
n.
[L. improperare, improperatum, to taunt.]
The act of upbraiding or taunting; a reproach; a taunt.
[Obs.]

Improperatios and terms of scurrility.
Sir T. Browne


word: Improperia
definition:
Improperia

Im`pro*pe"ri*a
(?)
n. pl.
[L., reproaches.]
(Mus.)
A series of antiphons and responses, expressing the sorrowful remonstrance of our Lord with his people; -- sung on the morning of the Good Friday in place of the usual daily Mass of the Roman ritual.
Grove.


word: Impropriate
definition:
Impropriate

Im*pro"pri*ate
(?)
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Impropriated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Impropriating (?).]
[Pref. im- in + L. propriatus, p. p. of propriare to appropriate. See Appropriate.]
1.
To appropriate to one's self; to assume.
[Obs.]

To impropriate the thanks to himself.
Bacon.

2.
(Eng. Eccl. Law)
To place the profits of (ecclesiastical property) in the hands of a layman for care and disbursement.


word: Impropriation
definition:
Impropriation

Im*pro`pri*a"tion
(?)
n.
1.
The act of impropriating; as, the impropriation of property or tithes; also, that which is impropriated.

2.
(Eng. Eccl. Law)
(a)
The act of putting an ecclesiastical benefice in the hands of a layman, or lay corporation.
(b)
A benefice in the hands of a layman, or of a lay corporation.


word: Impropriator
definition:
Impropriator

Im*pro"pri*a`tor
(?)
n.
One who impropriates; specifically, a layman in possession of church property.


word: Impropriety
definition:
Impropriety

Im`pro*pri"e*ty
(?)
n.
pl. Improprieties (#).
[L. improprietas; cf. F. impropriété. See Improper.]
1.
The quality of being improper; unfitness or unsuitableness to character, time place, or circumstances; as, impropriety of behavior or manners.

2.
That which is improper; an unsuitable or improper act, or an inaccurate use of language.

But every language has likewise its improprieties and absurdities.
Johnson.

Many gross improprieties, however authorized by practice, ought to be discarded.
Swift.


word: Improsperous
definition:
Improsperous

Im*pros"per*ous
(?)
a.
[Pref. im- not + prosperous: cf. F. improspère, L. improsper.]
Not prosperous.
[Obs.]
Dryden.
Im*pros"per*ous*ly, adv. [Obs.] -- Im*pros"per*ous*ness, n. [Obs.]


word: Improvable
definition:
Improvable

Im*prov"a*ble
(?)
a.
[From Improve.]
1.
Capable of being improved; susceptible of improvement; admitting of being made better; capable of cultivation, or of being advanced in good qualities.

Man is accommodated with moral principles, improvable by the exercise of his faculties.
Sir M. Hale.

I have a fine spread of improvable lands.
Addison.

2.
Capable of being used to advantage; profitable; serviceable; advantageous.

The essays of weaker heads afford improvable hints to better.
Sir T. Browne.


word: Improve
definition:
Improve

Im*prove"
(?)
v. t.
[Pref. im- not + prove: cf. L. improbare, F. improuver.]
1.
To disprove or make void; to refute.
[Obs.]

Neither can any of them make so strong a reason which another can not improve.
Tyndale.

2.
To disapprove; to find fault with; to reprove; to censure; as, to improve negligence.
[Obs.]
Chapman.

When he rehearsed his preachings and his doing unto the high apostles, they could improve nothing.
Tyndale.


word: Improve₂
definition:
Improve

Im*prove"
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Improved (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Improving.]
[Pref. in- in + prove, in approve.  See Approve, Prove.]
1.
To make better; to increase the value or good qualities of; to ameliorate by care or cultivation; as, to improve land.
Donne.

I love not to improve the honor of the living by impairing that of the dead.
Denham.

2.
To use or employ to good purpose; to make productive; to turn to profitable account; to utilize; as, to improve one's time; to improve his means.
Shak.

We shall especially honor God by improving diligently the talents which God hath committed to us.
Barrow.

A hint that I do not remember to have seen opened and improved.
Addison.

The court seldom fails to improve the opportunity.
Blackstone.

How doth the little busy bee
Improve each shining hour.
I. Watts.

Those moments were diligently improved.
Gibbon.

True policy, as well as good faith, in my opinion, binds us to improve the occasion.
Washington.

3.
To advance or increase by use; to augment or add to; -- said with reference to what is bad.
[R.]

We all have, I fear, . . . not a little improved the wretched inheritance of our ancestors.
Bp. Porteus.


word: Improve₃
definition:
Improve

Im*prove"
v. i.
1.
To grow better; to advance or make progress in what is desirable; to make or show improvement; as, to improve in health.

We take care to improve in our frugality and diligence.
Atterbury.

2.
To advance or progress in bad qualities; to grow worse.
improved
Milner.

3.
To increase; to be enhanced; to rise in value; as, the price of cotton improves.

To improve on or To improve upon, to make useful additions or amendments to, or changes in; to bring nearer to perfection; as, to improve on the mode of tillage.


word: improved
definition:
improved

improved
adj.
1.
advanced to a more desirable or valuable or excellent state.  Opposite of unimproved.
built, reinforced
cleared, tilled 
developed
grade 
graded, graveled 
Also See: restored.

2.
changed for the better; as, her improved behavior.

Syn. -- amended.


word: Improvement
definition:
Improvement

Im*prove"ment
(?)
n.
1.
The act of improving; advancement or growth; promotion in desirable qualities; progress toward what is better; melioration; as, the improvement of the mind, of land, roads, etc.

I look upon your city as the best place of improvement.
South.

Exercise is the chief source of improvement in all our faculties.
Blair.

2.
The act of making profitable use or applicaton of anything, or the state of being profitably employed; a turning to good account; practical application, as of a doctrine, principle, or theory, stated in a discourse.
improvement
S. Clarke.

I shall make some improvement of this doctrine.
Tillotson.

3.
The state of being improved; betterment; advance; also, that which is improved; as, the new edition is an improvement on the old.

The parts of Sinon, Camilla, and some few others, are improvements on the Greek poet.
Addison.

4.
Increase; growth; progress; advance.

There is a design of publishing the history of architecture, with its several improvements and decays.
Addison.

Those vices which more particularly receive improvement by prosperity.
South.

5.
pl.
Valuable additions or betterments, as buildings, clearings, drains, fences, etc., on land or premises; as, to convey the land together with all improvements.

6.
(Patent Laws)
A useful addition to, or modification of, a machine, manufacture, or composition.
Kent.


word: Improvided
definition:
Improvided

Im`pro*vid"ed
(?)
a.
Unforeseen; unexpected; not provided against; unprepared.
[Obs.]

All improvided for dread of death.
E. Hall.


word: Improvidence
definition:
Improvidence

Im*prov"i*dence
(?)
n.
[L. improvidentia; OF. improvidence.  Cf. Imprudence.]
The quality of being improvident; lack of foresight or thrift.

The improvidence of my neighbor must not make me inhuman.
L'Estrange.


word: Improvident
definition:
Improvident

Im*prov"i*dent
(?)
a.
[Pref. im- not + provident: cf. L. improvidus. See Provident, and cf. Imprudent.]
Not provident; wanting foresight or forethought; not foreseeing or providing for the future; negligent; thoughtless; as, an improvident man.

Improvident soldiers! had your watch been good,
This sudden mischief never could have fallen.
Shak.


word: Improving
definition:
Improving

Im*prov"ing
(?)
a.
Tending to improve, beneficial; growing better.
Im*prov"ing*ly, adv.

Improving lease (Scots Law), an extended lease to induce the tenant to make improvements on the premises.


word: Improvisate₂
definition:
Improvisate

Im*prov"i*sate
(?)
v. t. & i.
[imp. & p. p. Improvisated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Improvisating (?).]
To improvise; to extemporize.


word: Improvisation
definition:
Improvisation

Im*prov`i*sa"tion
(?)
n.
[Cf. F. improvisation.]
1.
The act or art of composing and rendering music, poetry, and the like, extemporaneously; as, improvisation on the organ.

2.
That which is improvised; an impromptu.


word: Improvisatory
definition:
Improvisatory

Improvisatorial

{ Im*prov`i*sa*to"ri*al (?), Im*prov"i*sa*to*ry (?), }
a.
Of or pertaining to improvisation or extemporaneous composition.


word: Improvise
definition:
Improvise

Im`pro*vise"
(?)
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Improvised (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Improvising.]
[F. improviser, it. improvvisare, fr. improvviso unprovided, sudden, extempore, L. improvisus; pref. im- not + provisus foreseen, provided. See Proviso.]
1.
To compose, recite, or sing extemporaneously, especially in verse; to extemporize; also, to play upon an instrument, or to act, extemporaneously.

2.
To bring about, arrange, do, or make, immediately or on short notice, without previous preparation and with no known precedent as a guide.

Charles attempted to improvise a peace.
Motley.

3.
To invent, or provide, offhand, or on the spur of the moment; as, he improvised a hammer out of a stone.


word: Improvise₂
definition:
Improvise

Im`pro*vise"
v. i.
To produce or render extemporaneous compositions, especially in verse or in music, without previous preparation; hence, to do anything offhand.


word: Improvision
definition:
Improvision

Im`pro*vi"sion
(?)
n.
[Pref. im- not + provision.]
Improvidence.
[Obs.]
Sir T. Browne.


word: Improviso
definition:
Improviso

Im`pro*vi"so
(?)
a.
[L. improvisus unforeseen; cf. It. improvviso.]
Not prepared or mediated beforehand; extemporaneous.
[Obs.]
Jonhson.


word: Improvvisatore
definition:
Improvvisatore

Im`prov*vi`sa*to"re
(?)
n.
pl. Improvvisatori (#).
[It. See Improvise.]
One who composes and sings or recites rhymes and short poems extemporaneously.
[Written also improvisatore.]


word: Improvvisatrice
definition:
Improvvisatrice

Im`prov*vi`sa*tri"ce
(?)
n.
pl. Improvvisatrici (#).
[It. See Improvise.]
A female improvvisatore.
[Written also improvisatrice.]


word: Imprudence
definition:
Imprudence

Im*pru"dence
(?)
n.
[L. imprudentia: cf. F. imprudence.  Cf. Improvidence.]
The quality or state of being imprudent; want to caution, circumspection, or a due regard to consequences; indiscretion; inconsideration; rashness; also, an imprudent act; as, he was guilty of an imprudence.

His serenity was interrupted, perhaps, by his own imprudence.
Mickle.


word: Imprudent
definition:
Imprudent

Im*pru"dent
(?)
a.
[L. imprudens; pref. im- not + prudens prudent: cf. F. imprudent. See Prudent, and cf. Improvident.]
Not prudent; wanting in prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not attentive to consequence; improper.
Im*pru"dent*ly, adv.

Her majesty took a great dislike at the imprudent behavior of many of the ministers and readers.
Strype.


word: Impuberal
definition:
Impuberal

Im*pu"ber*al
(ĭm*pū"bẽr*al)
a.
Not having arrived at puberty; immature.

In impuberal animals the cerebellum is, in proportion to the brain proper, greatly less than in adults.
Sir W. Hamilton.


word: Impuberty
definition:
Impuberty

Im*pu"ber*ty
(-t&ybreve_;)
n.
The condition of not having reached puberty, or the age of ability to reproduce one's species; lack of age at which the marriage contract can be legally entered into.


word: Impudence
definition:
Impudence

Im"pu*dence
(ĭm"p&uuptack_;*dens)
n.
[L. impudentia: cf. F. impudence. See Impudent.]
The quality of being impudent; assurance, accompanied with a disregard of the presence or opinions of others; shamelessness; forwardness; lack of modesty.

Clear truths that their own evidence forces us to admit, or common experience makes it impudence to deny.
Locke.

Where pride and impudence (in fashion knit)
Usurp the chair of wit.
B. Jonson.


word: Impudent
definition:
Impudent

Im"pu*dent
(ĭm"p&uuptack_;*dent)
a.
[L. impudens, -entis; pref. im- not + pudens ashamed, modest, p. pr. of pudere to feel shame: cf. F. impudent.]
1.
Behaving boldly, with contempt or disregard for propriety in behavior toward others; unblushingly forward; impertinent; saucy.

More than impudent sauciness.
Shak.

When we behold an angel, not to fear
Is to be impudent.
Dryden.

2.
Lacking modesty; shameless.
[Obs.]


word: Impudently
definition:
Impudently

Im"pu*dent*ly
adv.
In an impudent manner; with unbecoming assurance; shamelessly.

At once assail
With open mouths, and impudently rail.
Sandys.


word: Impudicity
definition:
Impudicity

Im`pu*dic"i*ty
(?)
n.
[L. impudicus immodest; im- not + pudicus shamefaced, modest: cf. F. impudicité, L. impudicitia.]
Immodesty.
Sheldon.


word: Impugn
definition:
Impugn

Im*pugn"
(?)
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Impugned (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Impugning.]
[OE. impugnen, F. impugner, fr. L. impugnare; in on, against + pugnare to flight. See Pugnacious.]
To attack by words or arguments; to contradict; to assail; to call in question; to make insinuations against; to gainsay; to oppose; as, to impugn a person's integrity.

The truth hereof I will not rashly impugn, or overboldly affirm.
Peacham.


word: Impugnation
definition:
Impugnation

Im`pug*na"tion
(?)
n.
[L. impugnatio: cf. OF. impugnation.]
Act of impugning; opposition; attack.
[Obs.]

A perpetual impugnation and self-conflict.
Bp. Hall.


word: Impuissance
definition:
Impuissance

Im*pu"is*sance
(?)
n.
[Cf. F. impuissance.]
Lack of power; inability.
Bacon.

Their own impuissance and weakness.
Holland.


word: Impuissant
definition:
Impuissant

Im*pu"is*sant
(?)
a.
[F., fr. pref. im- not +  puissant. See Puissant.]
Weak; impotent; feeble.


word: Impulse
definition:
Impulse

Im"pulse
(?)
n.
[L. impulsus, fr. impellere. See Impel.]

1.
The act of impelling, or driving onward with sudden force; impulsion; especially, force so communicated as to produced motion suddenly, or immediately.

All spontaneous animal motion is performed by mechanical impulse.
S. Clarke.

2.
The effect of an impelling force; motion produced by a sudden or momentary force.

3.
(Mech.)
The action of a force during a very small interval of time; the effect of such action; as, the impulse of a sudden blow upon a hard elastic body.

4.
A mental force which simply and directly urges to action; hasty inclination; sudden motive; momentary or transient influence of appetite or passion; propension; incitement; as, a man of good impulses; passion often gives a violent impulse to the will; to buy something on impulse.

These were my natural impulses for the undertaking.
Dryden.


word: Impulsion
definition:
Impulsion

Im*pul"sion
(?)
n.
[L. impulsio: cf. F. impulsion. See Impel.]

1.
The act of impelling or driving onward, or the state of being impelled; the sudden or momentary agency of a body in motion on another body; also, the impelling force, or impulse.
impulsion
Bacon.

2.
Influence acting unexpectedly or temporarily on the mind; sudden motive or influence; impulse.
impulsion
Clarendon.
impulsion
Milton.


word: Impulsive
definition:
Impulsive

Im*pul"sive
(?)
a.
[Cf. F. impulsif.]

1.
Having the power of driving or impelling; giving an impulse; moving; impellent.

Poor men! poor papers! We and they
Do some impulsive force obey.
Prior.

2.
Actuated by impulse or by transient feelings.

My heart, impulsive and wayward.
Longfellow.

3.
(Mech.)
Acting momentarily, or by impulse; not continuous; -- said of forces.


word: Impulsive₂
definition:
Impulsive

Im*pul"sive
(?)
n.
That which impels or gives an impulse; an impelling agent.
Sir W. Wotton.


word: Impunity
definition:
Impunity

Im*pu"ni*ty
(?)
n.
[L. impunitas, fr. impunis without punishment; pref. im- not + poena punishment: cf. F. impunité. See Pain.]
Exemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss.

Heaven, though slow to wrath,
Is never with impunity defied.
Cowper.

The impunity and also the recompense.
Holland.


word: Impure
definition:
Impure

Im*pure"
(?)
a.
[L. impurus; pref. im- not + purus pure: cf. F. impur. See Pure.]

1.
Not pure; not clean; dirty; foul; filthy; containing something which is unclean or unwholesome; mixed or impregnated extraneous substances; adulterated; as, impure water or air; impure drugs, food, etc.

2.
Defiled by sin or guilt; unholy; unhallowed; -- said of persons or things.

3.
Unchaste; lewd; unclean; obscene; as, impure language or ideas.
Impure
Cowper.

4.
(Script.)
Not purified according to the ceremonial law of Moses; unclean.

5.
(Language)
Not accurate; not idiomatic; as, impure Latin; an impure style.


word: Impurity
definition:
Impurity

Im*pu"ri*ty
(?)
n.
pl. Impurities (#).
[L. impuritas: cf. F. impureté.]

1.
The condition or quality of being impure in any sense; defilement; foulness; adulteration.

Profaneness, impurity, or scandal, is not wit.
Buckminster.

2.
That which is, or which renders anything, impure; foul matter, action, language, etc.; a foreign ingredient.

Foul impurities reigned among the monkish clergy.
Atterbury.

3.
(Script.)
Lack of ceremonial purity; defilement.


word: Impurple
definition:
Impurple

Im*pur"ple
(?)
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Impurpled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Impurpling (?).]
[Pref. im- in + purple.  Cf. Empurple.]
To color or tinge with purple; to make red or reddish; to purple; as, a field impurpled with blood.

Impurpled with celestial roses, smiled.
Milton.

The silken fleece impurpled for the loom.
Pope.


word: Imputable
definition:
Imputable

Im*put"a*ble
(?)
a.
[Cf. F. imputable.]

1.
That may be imputed; capable of being imputed; chargeable; ascribable; attributable; referable.

A prince whose political vices, at least, were imputable to mental incapacity.
Prescott.

2.
Accusable; culpable.
[R.]

The fault lies at his door, and she is no wise imputable.
Ayliffe.


word: Imputation
definition:
Imputation

Im`pu*ta"tion
(?)
[L. imputatio an account, a charge: cf. F. imputation.]

1.
The act of imputing or charging; attribution; ascription; also, anything imputed or charged.

Shylock. Antonio is a good man.
Bassanio. Have you heard any imputation to the contrary?
Shak.

If I had a suit to Master Shallow, I would humor his men with the imputation of being near their master.
Shak.

2.
Charge or attribution of evil; censure; reproach; insinuation.

Let us be careful to guard ourselves against these groundless imputation of our enemies.
Addison.

3.
(Theol.)
A setting of something to the account of; the attribution of personal guilt or personal righteousness of another; as, the imputation of the sin of Adam, or the righteousness of Christ.

4.
Opinion; intimation; hint.


word: Imputative
definition:
Imputative

Im*put"a*tive
(?)
a.
[L. imputativus: cf. F. imputatif.]
Transferred by imputation; that may be imputed.
Im*put"a*tive*ly, adv.

Actual righteousness as well as imputative.
Bp. Warburton.


word: Impute
definition:
Impute

Im*pute"
(?)
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Imputed; p. pr. & vb. n. Imputing.]
[F. imputer, L. imputare to bring into the reckoning, charge, impute; pref. im- in + putare to reckon, think. See Putative.]

1.
To charge; to ascribe; to attribute; to set to the account of; to charge to one as the author, responsible originator, or possessor; -- generally in a bad sense.

Nor you, ye proud, impute to these the fault,
If memory o'er their tomb no trophies raise.
Gray.

One vice of a darker shade was imputed to him -- envy.
Macaulay.

2.
(Theol.)
To adjudge as one's own (the sin or righteousness) of another; as, the righteousness of Christ is imputed to us.

It was imputed to him for righteousness.
Rom. iv. 22.

They merit
Imputed shall absolve them who renounce
Their own, both righteous and unrighteous deeds.
Milton.

3.
To take account of; to consider; to regard.
[R.]

If we impute this last humiliation as the cause of his death.
Gibbon.


word: Imputrescible
definition:
Imputrescible

Im`pu*tres"ci*ble
(?)
a.
[Pref. im- + putrescible: cf. F. imputrescible.]
Not putrescible.


word: Imrigh
definition:
Imrigh

Im"righ
(?)
n.
[Scot.; Gael. eun-bhrigh chicken soup.]
A peculiar strong soup or broth, made in Scotland.
[Written also imrich.]


word: In-
definition:
In-

In-
(ĭn-)
[See In, prep.  Cf. Em-, En-.]
A prefix from Eng. prep. in, also from Lat. prep. in, meaning in, into, on, among; as, inbred, inborn, inroad; incline, inject, intrude. In words from the Latin, in- regularly becomes il- before l, ir- before r, and im- before a labial; as, illusion, irruption, imblue, immigrate, impart. In- is sometimes used with an simple intensive force.


word: In-₂
definition:
In-

In-
(ĭn-)
[L. in-; akin to E. un-. See Un-.]
An inseparable prefix, or particle, meaning not, non-, un- as, inactive, incapable, inapt. In- regularly becomes il- before l, ir- before r, and im- before a labial.


word: In
definition:
In

In
prep.
[AS. in; akin to D. & G. in, Icel. ī, Sw. & Dan. i, OIr. & L. in, Gr. 'en. √197.  Cf. 1st In-, Inn.]
The specific signification of in is situation or place with respect to surrounding, environment, encompassment, etc. It is used with verbs signifying being, resting, or moving within limits, or within circumstances or conditions of any kind conceived of as limiting, confining, or investing, either wholly or in part. In its different applications, it approaches some of the meanings of, and sometimes is interchangeable with, within, into, on, at, of, and among.

1.
With reference to space or place; as, he lives in Boston; he traveled in Italy; castles in the air.

The babe lying in a manger.
Luke ii. 16.

Thy sun sets weeping in the lowly west.
Shak.

Situated in the forty-first degree of latitude.
Gibbon.

Matter for censure in every page.
Macaulay.

2.
With reference to circumstances or conditions; as, he is in difficulties; she stood in a blaze of light.
in
Shak.

Wrapt in sweet sounds, as in bright veils.
Shelley.

3.
With reference to a whole which includes or comprises the part spoken of; as, the first in his family; the first regiment in the army.

Nine in ten of those who enter the ministry.
Swift.

4.
With reference to physical surrounding, personal states, etc., abstractly denoted; as, I am in doubt; the room is in darkness; to live in fear.

When shall we three meet again,
In thunder, lightning, or in rain?
Shak.

5.
With reference to character, reach, scope, or influence considered as establishing a limitation; as, to be in one's favor.
In
Milton.

Sounds inharmonious in themselves, and harsh.
Cowper.

6.
With reference to movement or tendency toward a certain limit or environment; -- sometimes equivalent to into; as, to put seed in the ground; to fall in love; to end in death; to put our trust in God.

He would not plunge his brother in despair.
Addison.

She had no jewels to deposit in their caskets.
Fielding.

7.
With reference to a limit of time; as, in an hour; it happened in the last century; in all my life.

In as much as, or Inasmuch as, in the degree that; in like manner as; in consideration that; because that; since. See Synonym of Because, and cf. For as much as, under For, prep. -- In that, because; for the reason that. “Some things they do in that they are men . . . ; some things in that they are men misled and blinded with error.” Hooker. -- In the name of, in behalf of; on the part of; by authority; as, it was done in the name of the people; -- often used in invocation, swearing, praying, and the like. -- To be in for it. (a) To be in favor of a thing; to be committed to a course. (b) To be unable to escape from a danger, penalty, etc. [Colloq.] -- To be in with or To keep in with. (a) To be close or near; as, to keep a ship in with the land. (b) To be on terms of friendship, familiarity, or intimacy with; to secure and retain the favor of. [Colloq.]


word: In₂
definition:
In

In
adv.
1.
Not out; within; inside. In, the preposition, becomes an adverb by omission of its object, leaving it as the representative of an adverbial phrase, the context indicating what the omitted object is; as, he takes in the situation (i. e., he comprehends it in his mind); the Republicans were in (i. e., in office); in at one ear and out at the other (i. e., in or into the head); his side was in (i. e., in the turn at the bat); he came in (i. e., into the house).

Their vacation . . . falls in so pat with ours.
Lamb.

&hand_; The sails of a vessel are said, in nautical language, to be in when they are furled, or when stowed.
   In certain cases in has an adjectival sense; as, the in train (i. e., the incoming train); compare up grade, down grade, undertow, afterthought, etc.

2.
(Law)
With privilege or possession; -- used to denote a holding, possession, or seisin; as, in by descent; in by purchase; in of the seisin of her husband.
Burrill.

In and in breeding. See under Breeding. -- In and out (Naut.), through and through; -- said of a through bolt in a ship's side. Knight. -- To be in, to be at home; as, Mrs. A. is in. -- To come in. See under Come.


word: In₃
definition:
In

In
n.
[Usually in the plural.]
1.
One who is in office; -- the opposite of out.

2.
A reëntrant angle; a nook or corner.

Ins and outs, (a) nooks and corners; twists and turns. (b) the peculiarities or technicalities (of a subject); intricacies; details; -- used with of; as, he knew the ins and outs of the Washington power scene.

All the ins and outs of this neighborhood.
D. Jerrold.


word: In₄
definition:
In

In
(ĭn)
v. t.
To inclose; to take in; to harvest.
[Obs.]

He that ears my land spares my team and gives me leave to in the crop.
Shak.


word: Inability
definition:
Inability

In`a*bil"i*ty
(?)
n.
[Pref. in- not + ability: cf. F. inhabileté. See Able, and cf. Unable.]
The quality or state of being unable; lack of ability; lack of sufficient power, strength, resources, or capacity.

It is not from an inability to discover what they ought to do, that men err in practice.
Blair.


word: Inabstinence
definition:
Inabstinence

In*ab"sti*nence
(?)
n.
[Pref. in- not + abstinence: cf. F. inabstinence.]
Lack of abstinence; indulgence.
[Obs.]
inabstinence
Milton.


word: Inaccessibility
definition:
Inaccessibility

In`ac*cess`i*bil"i*ty
(?)
n.
[Cf. F.  inaccessibilité.]
The quality or state of being inaccessible; inaccessibleness.
inaccessibility
Bp. Butler.


word: Inaccessible
definition:
Inaccessible

In`ac*cess"i*ble
(?)
a.
[L.  inaccessibilis: cf. F.  inaccessible. See In- not, and Accessible.]
Not accessible; not to be reached, obtained, or approached; as, an inaccessible rock, fortress, document, prince, etc.
In`ac*cess"i*ble*ness, n. -- In`ac*cess"i*bly, adv.


word: Inaccuracy
definition:
Inaccuracy

In*ac"cu*ra*cy
(?)
n.
pl. Inaccuracies (_;).

1.
The quality of being inaccurate; lack of accuracy or exactness.

2.
That which is inaccurate or incorrect; mistake; fault; defect; error; as, in inaccuracy in speech, copying, calculation, etc.


word: Inaccurate
definition:
Inaccurate

In*ac"cu*rate
(?)
a.
Not accurate; not according to truth; inexact; not quite correct; incorrect; erroneous; as, in inaccurate man, narration, copy, judgment, calculation, etc.
The term inaccurate is usually used when an assertion or result is near to the truth, but not exactly, or has some basis for belief; however, it is sometimes used as a gentle euphemism for wrong even if the error is flagrant.

The expression is plainly inaccurate.
Bp. Hurd.


word: Inaction
definition:
Inaction

In*ac"tion
(?)
n.
[Pref. in. not + action: cf. inaction.]
Lack of action or activity; forbearance from labor; idleness; rest; inertness.
Berkeley.


word: inactivate
definition:
inactivate

inactivate
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. inactivated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. inactivating.]
to make inactive; as, boiling will inactivate most enzymes; acetylation of the antibiotic inactivated it.

Syn. -- deactivate.

&hand_;  To inactivate an enzyme or chemical usually renders it permanently inactive; to inactivate a machine (as by turning a switch) may be reversible, and for machines and devices, the term deactivate is usually used.  The distinction is worth preserving.


word: Inactive
definition:
Inactive

In*ac"tive
(?)
a.
[Pref. in- not + active: cf. F. inactif.]

1.
Not active; having no power to move; that does not or can not produce results; inert; as, matter is, of itself, inactive.

2.
Not disposed to action or effort; not diligent or industrious; not busy; idle; as, an inactive officer.

3.
(Chem. & Opt.)
Not exhibiting any action or activity on polarized light; optically inactive; optically neutral; -- said of isomeric forms of certain substances, in distinction from other forms which are optically active; as, racemic acid is an inactive tartaric acid.

4.
(Chem. & Biochem.)
Lacking biological or biochemical activity; not causing a specific biological or biochemical effect; -- said of substances such as enzymes which have lost their catalytic power, or of small molecules which are tested for some type of biological activity and found to lack that activity; as, after boiling for ten minutes, the enzyme was totally inactive; the methyl analog was inactive as an antibiotic.


word: Inactivity
definition:
Inactivity

In`ac*tiv"i*ty
(?)
n.
[Cf. F. inactivité.]

1.
The state or quality of being inactive; inertness; as, the inactivity of matter.

2.
Idleness; habitual indisposition to action or exertion; lack of energy; sluggishness.

The gloomy inactivity of despair.
Cook.


word: Inactose
definition:
Inactose

In*ac"tose
(?)
n.
(Chem.)
A variety of sugar, found in certain plants. It is optically inactive.


word: Inadequacy
definition:
Inadequacy

In*ad"e*qua*cy
(?)
n.
[From Inadequate.]
The quality or state of being inadequate or insufficient; defectiveness; insufficiency; inadequateness.

The inadequacy and consequent inefficacy of the alleged causes.
Dr. T. Dwight.


word: Inadequate
definition:
Inadequate

In*ad"e*quate
(?)
a.
[Pref. in- not + adequate: cf. F. inadéquat.]
Not adequate; unequal to the purpose; insufficient; deficient; as, inadequate resources, power, conceptions, representations, etc.
Dryden.


word: Inadherent
definition:
Inadherent

In`ad*her"ent
(?)
a.
1.
Not adhering.

2.
(Bot.)
Free; not connected with the other organs.


word: Inadmissibility
definition:
Inadmissibility

In`ad*mis`si*bil"i*ty
(?)
n.
[Cf. F. inadmissibilité.]
The state or quality of being inadmissible, or not to be received.


word: Inadmissible
definition:
Inadmissible

In`ad*mis"si*ble
(?)
a.
[Pref. in- not + admissible: cf. F. inadmissible.]
Not admissible; not proper to be admitted, allowed, or received; as, inadmissible testimony; an inadmissible proposition, or explanation.
In`ad*mis"si*bly, adv.


word: Inadvertency
definition:
Inadvertency

Inadvertence

{ In`ad*vert"ence (?); pl. -ces (_;), In`ad*vert"en*cy (?); pl. -cies (_;), }
n.
[Cf. F. inadvertance.]

1.
The quality of being inadvertent; lack of heedfulness or attentiveness; inattention; negligence; as, many mistakes proceed from inadvertence.

Inadvertency, or lack of attendance to the sense and intention of our prayers.
Jer. Taylor.

2.
An effect of inattention; a result of carelessness; an oversight, mistake, or fault from negligence.

The productions of a great genius, with many lapses an inadvertencies, are infinitely preferable to works of an inferior kind of author which are scrupulously exact.
Addison.


word: Inadvertent
definition:
Inadvertent

In`ad*vert"ent
(?)
a.
[Cf. F. inadvertant. See 2d In-, and Advert.]
Not turning the mind to a matter; heedless; careless; negligent; inattentive.

An inadvertent step may crush the snail
That crawls at evening in the public path.
Cowper.


word: Inaffability
definition:
Inaffability

In*af`fa*bil"i*ty
(?)
n.
[Cf. F. inaffabilité.]
Lack of affability or sociability; reticence.


word: Inaffable
definition:
Inaffable

In*af"fa*ble
(?)
a.
[Pref. in- not + affable.]
Not affable; reserved in social intercourse.


word: Inaffectation
definition:
Inaffectation

In*af`fec*ta"tion
(?)
n.
[Pref. in- not + affectation: cf. F. inaffectation.]
Freedom from affectation; naturalness.
[R.]


word: Inalienable
definition:
Inalienable

In*al"ien*a*ble
(?)
a.
[Pref. in- not +  alienable: cf. F. inaliénable.]
Incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred to another; not alienable; as, in inalienable birthright.


word: Inalienableness
definition:
Inalienableness

In*al"ien*a*ble*ness
n.
The quality or state of being inalienable; inalienability.


word: Inalienably
definition:
Inalienably

In*al"ien*a*bly
adv.
In a manner that forbids alienation; as, rights inalienably vested.


word: Inalterability
definition:
Inalterability

In*al`ter*a*bil"i*ty
(?)
n.
[Cf. F. inaltérabilité.]
The quality of being unalterable or unchangeable; permanence.


word: Inalterable
definition:
Inalterable

In*al"ter*a*ble
(?)
a.
[Pref. in- not + alterable: cf. F. inaltérable.]
Not alterable; incapable of being altered or changed; unalterable.
In*al"ter*a*ble*ness, n. -- In*al"ter*a*bly, adv.


word: Inamissible
definition:
Inamissible

In`a*mis"si*ble
(?)
a.
[L. inamissibilis: cf. F. inamissible.]
Incapable of being lost.
[R.]
Hammond.
In`a*mis"si*ble*ness, n. [R.]


word: Inamorata
definition:
Inamorata

In*a`mo*ra"ta
(?)
n.
[It. innamorata, fem., innamorato, masc., p. p. of innamorare to inspire with love. See Enamor.]
A woman in love; a mistress.
inamorata
Sherburne.


word: In-and-in
definition:
In-and-in

In"-and-in"
(?)
n.
An old game played with four dice. In signified a doublet, or two dice alike; in-and-in, either two doubles, or the four dice alike.


word: In and in
definition:
In and in

In and in
a. & adv.
Applied to breeding from a male and female of the same parentage. See under Breeding.


word: Inane
definition:
Inane

In*ane"
(?)
a.
[L. inanis.]
Without contents; empty; void of sense or intelligence; purposeless; pointless; characterless; useless.
inane
I. Taylor.
In*ane"ly, adv.


word: Inane₂
definition:
Inane

In*ane"
n.
That which is void or empty.
[R.]

The undistinguishable inane of infinite space.
Locke.


word: Inaniloquous
definition:
Inaniloquous

Inaniloquent

{ In`a*nil"o*quent (?), In`a*nil"o*quous (?), }
a.
[L. inanis empty + loqui to speak.]
Given to talking inanely; loquacious; garrulous.
[R.]


word: Inanimate
definition:
Inanimate

In*an"i*mate
(?)
v. t.
[Pref. in- in (or intensively) + animate.]
To animate.
[Obs.]
Donne.


word: Inanimate₂
definition:
Inanimate

In*an"i*mate
(?)
a.
[L. inanimatus; pref. in- not + animatus animate.]
Not animate; destitute of life or spirit; lifeless; dead; inactive; dull; as, stones and earth are inanimate substances.

Grieving, if aught inanimate e'er grieves.
Byron.


word: Inanimateness
definition:
Inanimateness

In*an"i*mate*ness
(?)
n.
The quality or state of being inanimate.

The deadness and inanimateness of the subject.
W. Montagu.


word: Inanimation₂
definition:
Inanimation

In*an`i*ma"tion
n.
[See 1st Inanimate.]
Infusion of life or vigor; animation; inspiration.
[Obs.]

The inanimation of Christ living and breathing within us.
Bp. Hall.


word: Inanitiate
definition:
Inanitiate

In`a*ni"ti*ate
(?)
v. t.
To produce inanition in; to exhaust for lack of nourishment.
[R.]


word: Inanition
definition:
Inanition

In`a*ni"tion
(?)
n.
[F. inanition, L. inanitio emptiness, fr. inanire to empty, fr. inanis empty.  Cf. Inane.]
The condition of being inane; emptiness; lack of fullness, as in the vessels of the body; hence, specifically, exhaustion from lack of food, either from partial or complete starvation, or from a disorder of the digestive apparatus, producing the same result.

Feeble from inanition, inert from weariness.
Landor.

Repletion and inanition may both do harm in two contrary extremes.
Burton.


word: Inanity
definition:
Inanity

In*an"i*ty
(?)
n.
pl. Inanities (#).
[L. inanitas, fr. inanis empty: cf. F. inanité. See Inane.]

1.
Inanition; void space; vacuity; emptiness.

2.
Lack of seriousness; aimlessness; frivolity.

3.
An inane, useless thing or pursuit; a vanity; a silly object; -- chiefly in pl.; as, the inanities of the world.


word: In antis
definition:
In antis

In an"tis
(?)
[L.]
(Arch.)
Between antæ; -- said of a portico in classical style, where columns are set between two antæ, forming the angles of the building. See Anta.


word: Inappellability
definition:
Inappellability

In`ap*pel`la*bil"i*ty
(?)
n.
The quality of being inappellable; finality.

The inappellability of the councils.
Coleridge.


word: Inappetency
definition:
Inappetency

Inappetence

{ In*ap"pe*tence (?), In*ap"pe*ten*cy (?), }
n.
[Pref. in- not + appetence: cf. F. inappétence.]
Lack of appetency; lack of desire.


word: Inapplicability
definition:
Inapplicability

In*ap`pli*ca*bil"i*ty
(?)
n.
[Cf. F. inapplicabilité.]
The quality of being inapplicable; unfitness; inapplicableness.


word: Inapplicable
definition:
Inapplicable

In*ap"pli*ca*ble
(?)
a.
[Pref. in- not + applicable.]
Not applicable; incapable of being applied; not adapted; not suitable; as, the argument is inapplicable to the case.
J. S. Mill.


word: Inapplication
definition:
Inapplication

In*ap`pli*ca"tion
(?)
n.
[Pref. in- not + application: cf. F. inapplication.]
Lack of application, attention, or diligence; negligence; indolence.


word: Inapposite
definition:
Inapposite

In*ap"po*site
(?)
a.
Not apposite; not fit or suitable; not pertinent.
In*ap"po*site*ly, adv.


word: Inappreciable
definition:
Inappreciable

In`ap*pre"ci*a*ble
(?)
a.
[Pref. in- not + appreciable: cf. F. inappréciable.]
Not appreciable; too small to be perceived; incapable of being duly valued or estimated.
Hallam.


word: Inapprehensible
definition:
Inapprehensible

In*ap`pre*hen"si*ble
(?)
a.
[L. inapprehensibilis: cf. F. inappréhensible.]
Not apprehensible; unintelligible; inconceivable.
Milton.


word: Inapproachable
definition:
Inapproachable

In`ap*proach"a*ble
(?)
a.
Not approachable; unapproachable; inaccessible; unequaled.
In`ap*proach"a*bly, adv.


word: Inappropriate
definition:
Inappropriate

In`ap*pro"pri*ate
(?)
a.
Not instrument (to); not appropriate; unbecoming; unsuitable; not specially fitted; -- followed by to or for.
In`ap*pro"pri*ate*ly, adv. -- In`ap*pro"pri*ate*ness, n.


word: Inapt
definition:
Inapt

In*apt"
(?)
a.
[Pref. in- not + apt: cf. F. inapte.  Cf. Inept.]
Unapt; not apt; unsuitable; inept.
In*apt"ly, adv. -- In*apt"ness, n.


word: Inaptitude
definition:
Inaptitude

In*apt"i*tude
(?)
n.
[In- + aptitude: cf. F. inaptitude.  Cf. Ineptitude.]
Lack of aptitude.


word: Inaquate
definition:
Inaquate

In*a"quate
(?)
a.
[L. inaquatus, p. p. of inaquare to make into water; pref. in- in + aqua water.]
Embodied in, or changed into, water.
[Obs.]
Cranmer.


word: Inarch
definition:
Inarch

In*arch"
(?)
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Inarched (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Inarching.]
To graft by uniting, as a scion, to a stock, without separating either from its root before the union is complete; -- also called to graft by approach.
P. Miler.


word: Inarticulate
definition:
Inarticulate

In`ar*tic"u*late
(?)
a.
[L. inarticulatus; pref. in- not + articulatus articulate.]

1.
Not uttered with articulation or intelligible distinctness, as speech or words.

Music which is inarticulate poesy.
Dryden.

2.
(Zool.)
(a)
Not jointed or articulated; having no distinct body segments; as, an inarticulate worm.
(b)
Without a hinge; -- said of an order (Inarticulata or Ecardines) of brachiopods.

3.
Incapable of articulating.
[R.]

The poor earl, who is inarticulate with palsy.
Walpole.
4.
Incapable of expressing one's ideas or feelings clearly.


word: Inarticulation
definition:
Inarticulation

In`ar*tic`u*la"tion
(?)
n.
[Cf. F. inarticulation.]
Inarticulateness.
Chesterfield.


word: Inartificial
definition:
Inartificial

In*ar`ti*fi"cial
(?)
a.
[Pref. in- not + artificial: cf. F. inartificiel.]
Not artificial; not made or elaborated by art; natural; simple; artless; as, an inartificial argument; an inartificial character.
In*ar`ti*fi"cial*ly, adv. -- In*ar`ti*fi"cial*ness, n.


word: Inasmuch
definition:
Inasmuch

In`as*much"
(?)
adv.
[In + as + much.]
In like degree; in like manner; seeing that; considering that; since; -- followed by as. See In as much as, under In, prep.

Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.
Matt. xxv. 45.


word: Inattention
definition:
Inattention

In`at*ten"tion
(?)
n.
[Pref. in- not + attention: cf. F. inattention.]
Lack of attention, or failure to pay attention; disregard; heedlessness; neglect.

Novel lays attract our ravished ears;
But old, the mind inattention hears.
Pope.


word: Inattentive
definition:
Inattentive

In`at*ten"tive
(?)
a.
[Cf. F. inattentif.]
Not attentive; not fixing the mind on an object; heedless; careless; negligent; regardless; as, an inattentive spectator or hearer; an inattentive habit.
I. Watts.


word: Inaudible
definition:
Inaudible

In*au"di*ble
(?)
a.
[L. inaudibilis; pref. in- not + audire to hear: cf. F. unaudible. See In- not, and Audible.]
Not audible; incapable of being heard; silent.
In*au"di*ble*ness, n. -- In*au"di*bly, adv.


word: Inaugural
definition:
Inaugural

In*au"gu*ral
(?)
a.
[Cf. F. inaugural.]
Pertaining to, or performed or pronounced at, an inauguration; as, an inaugural address; the inaugural exercises.


word: Inaugurate
definition:
Inaugurate

In*au"gu*rate
(?)
a.
[L. inauguratus, p. p. of inaugurare to take omens from the flight of birds (before entering upon any important undertaking); hence, to consecrate, inaugurate, or install, with such divination; pref. in- in + augurare, augurari, to augur. See Augur.]
Invested with office; inaugurated.
Drayton.


word: Inaugurate₂
definition:
Inaugurate

In*au"gu*rate
(?)
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Inaugurated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Inaugurating (?).]

1.
To introduce or induct into an office with suitable ceremonies or solemnities; to invest with power or authority in a formal manner; to install; as, to inaugurate a president; to inaugurate a king.
Milton.

2.
To cause to begin, esp. with formality or solemn ceremony; hence, to set in motion, action, or progress; to initiate; -- used especially of something of dignity or worth or public concern; as, to inaugurate a new era of things, new methods, etc.

As if kings did choose remarkable days to inaugurate their favors.
Sir H. Wotton.

3.
To celebrate the completion of, or the first public use of; to dedicate, as a statue.
[Colloq.]

4.
To begin with good omens.
[Obs.]
Sir H. Wotton.


word: Inauguration
definition:
Inauguration

In*au`gu*ra"tion
(?)
n.
[L. inauguratio a beginning: cf. F. inauguration.]

1.
The act of inuagurating, or inducting into office with solemnity; investiture by appropriate ceremonies.

At his regal inauguration, his old father resigned the kingdom to him.
Sir T. Browne.

2.
The formal beginning or initiation of any movement, course of action, etc.; as, the inauguration of a new system, a new condition, etc.


word: Inauguration Day
definition:
Inauguration Day

In*au`gu*ra"tion Day
The day on which the President of the United States is inaugurated, the 20th of January in every year next after a year divisible by four.  Prior to the adoption of the twentieth amendment to the Constitution of the United States (ratified February 6, 1933) the date was the 4th of March.


word: Inaurate
definition:
Inaurate

In*au"rate
(?)
a.
[L. inauratus, p. p. inaurare to gild; pref. in- in + aurum gold.]
Covered with gold; gilded.


word: Inauration
definition:
Inauration

In`au*ra"tion
(?)
n.
[Cf. F. inauration.]
The act or process of gilding or covering with gold.


word: Inauspicate
definition:
Inauspicate

In*aus"pi*cate
(?)
a.
[L. inauspicatus; pref. in- not + auspicatus, p. p. auspicari. See Auspicate.]
Inauspicious.
[Obs.]
Sir G. Buck.


word: Inauspicious
definition:
Inauspicious

In`aus*pi"cious
(?)
a.
Not auspicious; ill-omened; unfortunate; unlucky; unfavorable.
Inauspicious
Shak.
Inauspicious
Dryden.


word: in-basket
definition:
in-basket

in-basket
n.
a wood or metal receptacle placed on a desk to hold incoming material requiring attention, especially documents.

Syn. -- in-tray, in-box.


word: in-between
definition:
in-between

in-between
adj.
being neither at the beginning nor at the end in a series or time sequence; as, adolescence is an awkward in-between age.

Syn. -- mediate, middle.


word: Inboard
definition:
Inboard

In"board`
(?)
a. & adv.
1.
(Naut.)
Inside the line of a vessel's bulwarks or hull; the opposite of outboard; as, an inboard engine; an inboard cargo; haul the boom inboard.

2.
(Mech.)
From without inward; toward the inside; as, the inboard stroke of a steam engine piston, the inward or return stroke.


word: Inborn
definition:
Inborn

In"born`
(?)
a.
Born in or with; implanted by nature; innate; congenital; as, inborn passions.
Cowper.


word: in-bounds
definition:
in-bounds

in-bounds
adj.
(Sports)
within the demarcated playing area.  Opposite of out of bounds.
fair (vs. foul) 


word: in-box
definition:
in-box

in-box
n.
a wood or metal receptacle placed on a desk to hold incoming material requiring attention, especially documents.

Syn. -- in-tray, in-basket.


word: Inbreathe
definition:
Inbreathe

In*breathe"
(?)
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Inbreathed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Inbreathing.]
To infuse by breathing; to inspire.
Coleridge.


word: Inbreed
definition:
Inbreed

In*breed"
(?)
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Inbred (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Inbreeding.]
[Cf. Imbreed.]

1.
To produce or generate within.
Bp. Reynolds.

To inbreed and cherish . . . the seeds of virtue.
Milton.

2.
To breed in and in. See under Breed, v. i.


word: Inc
definition:
Inc

Inc
(?)
n.
A Japanese measure of length equal to about two and one twelfth yards.
[Written also ink.]


word: Inca
definition:
Inca

In"ca
(?)
n.
(a)
An emperor or monarch of Peru before, or at the time of, the Spanish conquest; any member of this royal dynasty, reputed to have been descendants of the sun.
(b)
pl.
The people governed by the Incas, now represented by the Quichua tribe.

Inca dove (Zool.), a small dove (Scardafella inca), native of Arizona, Lower California, and Mexico.


word: Incage
definition:
Incage

In*cage"
(?)
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Incaged (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Incaging (?).]
[Cf. Encage.]
To confine in, or as in, a cage; to coop up.
[Written also encage.]
Incaged
Shak.


word: Incalculable
definition:
Incalculable

In*cal"cu*la*ble
(?)
a.
[Pref. in- not + calculable: cf. F. incalculable.]
Not capable of being calculated; beyond calculation; very great; as, his action did incalculable harm.
In*cal"cu*la*ble*ness, n. -- In*cal"cu*la*bly, adv.


word: Incalescence
definition:
Incalescence

In`ca*les"cence
(?)
n.
The state of being incalescent, or of growing warm.
Sir T. Browne.


word: Incalescent
definition:
Incalescent

In`ca*les"cent
(?)
a.
[L. incalescens, -entis, p. pr. of incalescere to grow hot. See 1st In-, and Calescence.]
Growing warm; increasing in heat.


word: Incameration
definition:
Incameration

In*cam`er*a"tion
(?)
n.
[Pref. in- in + L. camera chamber, LL., also, jurisdiction: cf. F. incamération, It. incamerazione.]
(R. C. Ch.)
The act or process of uniting lands, rights, or revenues, to the ecclesiastical chamber, i. e., to the pope's domain.


word: Incandescence
definition:
Incandescence

In`can*des"cence
(?)
n.
[Cf. F. incandescence.]
A white heat, or the glowing or luminous whiteness of a body caused by intense heat.


word: Incandescent
definition:
Incandescent

In`can*des"cent
(?)
a.
[L. incandecens, -entis, p. pr. of incandescere to become warm or hot; pref. in- in + candescere to become of a glittering whiteness, to become red hot, incho. fr. candere to be of a glittering whiteness: cf. F. incandescent. See Candle.]
White, glowing, or luminous, with intense heat; as, incandescent carbon or platinum; hence, clear; shining; brilliant.

Holy Scripture become resplendent; or, as one might say, incandescent throughout.
I. Taylor.

Incandescent lamp, Incandescent light, Incandescent light bulb (Elec.), a kind of lamp in which the light is produced by a thin filament of conducting material, now usually tungsten, but originally carbon, contained in a vacuum or an atmosphere of inert gas within a glass bulb, and heated to incandescence by an electric current. It was inventerd by Thomas Edison, and was once called the Edison lamp; -- called also incandescence lamp, and glowlamp.  This is one of the two most common sources of electric light, the other being the fluorescent light, fluorescent lamp or fluorescent bulb.


word: Incanescent
definition:
Incanescent

In`ca*nes"cent
(?)
a.
[L. incanescens, p. pr. incanescere to become gray.]
Becoming hoary or gray; canescent.


word: Incanous
definition:
Incanous

In*ca"nous
(?)
a.
[L. incanus; pref. in- in + canus hoary.]
(Bot.)
Hoary with white pubescence.


word: Incantation
definition:
Incantation

In`can*ta"tion
(?)
n.
[L. incantatio, fr. incantare to chant a magic formula over one: cf. F. incantation. See Enchant.]

1.
The act or process of using formulas sung or spoken, with occult ceremonies, for the purpose of raising spirits, producing enchantment, or affecting other magical results; enchantment.
incantation
Burke.

2.
A formula of words used as above.

3.
The repetitive invoking of old sayings, or emitting a wordy discourse with little or no meaning, to avoid serious discussion; obfuscation; as, to defend one's views with empty incantations.


word: Incapability
definition:
Incapability

In*ca`pa*bil"i*ty
(?)
n.
1.
The quality of being incapable; incapacity.
Suckling.

2.
(Law)
Lack of legal qualifications, or of legal power; as, incapability of holding an office.


word: Incapable
definition:
Incapable

In*ca"pa*ble
(?)
a.
[Pref. in- not + capable: cf. F. incapable, L. incapabilis incomprehensible.]

1.
Lacking in ability or qualification for the purpose or end in view; not large enough to contain or hold; deficient in physical strength, mental or moral power, etc.; not capable; as, incapable of holding a certain quantity of liquid; incapable of endurance, of comprehension, of perseverance, of reform, etc.

2.
Not capable of being brought to do or perform, because morally strong or well disposed; -- used with reference to some evil; as, incapable of wrong, dishonesty, or falsehood.

3.
Not in a state to receive; not receptive; not susceptible; not able to admit; as, incapable of pain, or pleasure; incapable of stain or injury.

4.
(Law)
Unqualified or disqualified, in a legal sense; as, a man under thirty-five years of age is incapable of holding the office of president of the United States; a person convicted on impeachment is thereby made incapable of holding an office of profit or honor under the government.

5.
(Mil.)
As a term of disgrace, sometimes annexed to a sentence when an officer has been cashiered and rendered incapable of serving his country.

&hand_; Incapable is often used elliptically.

Is not your father grown incapable of reasonable affairs?
Shak.


word: Incapable₂
definition:
Incapable

In*ca"pa*ble
n.
One who is morally or mentally weak or inefficient; an imbecile; a simpleton.


word: Incapacious
definition:
Incapacious

In`ca*pa"cious
(?)
a.
[Pref. in- not + capacious: cf. L. incapax incapable.]
Not capacious; narrow; small; weak or foolish; as, an incapacious soul.
Bp. Burnet.
In`ca*pa"cious*ness, n.


word: Incapacitate
definition:
Incapacitate

In`ca*pac"i*tate
(?)
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Incapacitated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Incapacitating (?).]
[Pref. in- not + capacitate.]

1.
To deprive of capacity or natural power; to disable; to render incapable or unfit; to disqualify; as, his age incapacitated him for war.

2.
(Law)
To deprive of legal or constitutional requisites, or of ability or competency for the performance of certain civil acts; to disqualify.

It absolutely incapacitated them from holding rank, office, function, or property.
Milman.


word: Incapacitation
definition:
Incapacitation

In`ca*pac`i*ta"tion
(?)
n.
The act of incapacitating or state of being incapacitated; incapacity; disqualification.
Burke.


word: Incapacity
definition:
Incapacity

In`ca*pac"i*ty
(?)
n.
pl. Incapacities (_;).
[Cf. F. incapacité.]

1.
Lack of capacity; lack of physical or intellectual power; inability.

2.
(Law)
Lack of legal ability or competency to do, give, transmit, or receive something; inability; disqualification; as, the inacapacity of minors to make binding contracts, etc.


word: Incapsulation
definition:
Incapsulation

In*cap`su*la"tion
(?)
n.
(Physiol.)
The process of becoming, or the state or condition of being, incapsulated; as, incapsulation of the ovum in the uterus.


word: Incarcerate
definition:
Incarcerate

In*car"cer*ate
(?)
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Incarcerated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Incarcerating (?).]
[Pref. in- in + L. carceratus, p. p. of carcerare to imprison, fr. carcer prison.]

1.
To imprison; to confine in a jail or prison.

2.
To confine; to shut up or inclose; to hem in.

Incarcerated hernia (Med.), hernia in which the constriction can not be easily reduced.


word: Incarceration
definition:
Incarceration

In*car`cer*a"tion
(?)
n.
[Cf. F. incarcération.]

1.
The act of confining, or the state of being confined; imprisonment.
Glanvill.

2.
(Med.)
(a)
Formerly, strangulation, as in hernia.
(b)
A constriction of the hernial sac, rendering it irreducible, but not great enough to cause strangulation.


word: Incarn
definition:
Incarn

In*carn"
(?)
v. t.
[Cf. F. incarner. See Incarnate.]
To cover or invest with flesh.
[R.]
Wiseman.


word: Incarnadine
definition:
Incarnadine

In*car"na*dine
(?)
a.
[F. incarnadin, It. incarnatino; L. pref. in- in + caro, carnis, flesh.  Cf. Carnation, Incarnate.]
Flesh-colored; of a carnation or pale red color.
[Obs.]
Lovelace.


word: Incarnadine₂
definition:
Incarnadine

In*car"na*dine
v. t.
To dye red or crimson.

Will all great Neptune's ocean wash this blood
Clean from my hand? No; this my hand will rather
The multitudinous seas incarnadine,
Making the green one red.
Shak.


word: Incarnate
definition:
Incarnate

In*car"nate
(?)
a.
[Pref. in- not + carnate.]
Not in the flesh; spiritual.
[Obs.]

I fear nothing . . . that devil carnate or incarnate can fairly do.
Richardson.


word: Incarnate₂
definition:
Incarnate

In*car"nate
a.
[L. incarnatus, p. p. of incarnare to incarnate, pref. in- in + caro, carnis, flesh. See Carnal.]

1.
Invested with flesh; embodied in a human nature and form; united with, or having, a human body.

Here shalt thou sit incarnate.
Milton.

He represents the emperor and his wife as two devils incarnate, sent into the world for the destruction of mankind.
Jortin.

2.
Flesh-colored; rosy; red.
[Obs.]
Holland.


word: Incarnate₃
definition:
Incarnate

In*car"nate
(?)
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Incarnated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Incarnating (?).]
To clothe with flesh; to embody in flesh; to invest, as spirits, ideals, etc., with a human from or nature.

This essence to incarnate and imbrute,
That to the height of deity aspired.
Milton.


word: Incarnate₄
definition:
Incarnate

In*car"nate
v. i.
To form flesh; to granulate, as a wound.
[R.]

My uncle Toby's wound was nearly well -- 't was just beginning to incarnate.
Sterne.


word: Incarnation
definition:
Incarnation

In`car*na"tion
(?)
n.
[F. incarnation, LL. incarnatio.]

1.
The act of clothing with flesh, or the state of being so clothed; the act of taking, or being manifested in, a human body and nature.

2.
(Theol.)
The union of the second person of the Godhead with manhood in Christ.

3.
An incarnate form; a personification; a manifestation; a reduction to apparent from; a striking exemplification in person or act.

She is a new incarnation of some of the illustrious dead.
Jeffrey.

The very incarnation of selfishness.
F. W. Robertson.

4.
A rosy or red color; flesh color; carnation.
[Obs.]

5.
(Med.)
The process of healing wounds and filling the part with new flesh; granulation.


word: Incarnative
definition:
Incarnative

In*car"na*tive
(?)
a.
[Cf. F. incarnatif.]
Causing new flesh to grow; healing; regenerative.
n. An incarnative medicine.


word: Incarnification
definition:
Incarnification

In*car`ni*fi*ca"tion
(?)
n.
[See Incarnation, and -fy.]
The act of assuming, or state of being clothed with, flesh; incarnation.


word: Incase
definition:
Incase

In*case"
(?)
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Incased (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Incasing.]
[F. encaisser; pref. en- (L. in) + caisse case. See Case a box, and cf. Encase, Enchase.]
To inclose in a case; to inclose; to cover or surround with something solid.

Rich plates of gold the folding doors incase.
Pope.


word: Incasement
definition:
Incasement

In*case"ment
(?)
n.
[Cf. Casement.]

1.
The act or process of inclosing with a case, or the state of being incased.

2.
That which forms a case, covering, or inclosure.


word: Incatenation
definition:
Incatenation

In*cat`e*na"tion
(?)
n.
[LL. incatenatio; L. pref. in- in + catena chain. See Enchain.]
The act of linking together; enchaining.
[R.]
Goldsmith.


word: Incautious
definition:
Incautious

In*cau"tious
(?)
a.
[Pref. in- not + cautious: cf. L. incautus.]
Not cautious; not circumspect; not attending to the circumstances on which safety and interest depend; heedless; careless; as, an incautious step; an incautious remark.

You . . . incautious tread
On fire with faithless embers overspread.
Francis.

His rhetorical expressions may easily captivate any incautious reader.
Keill.


word: Incavated
definition:
Incavated

In"ca*va`ted
(ĭn"kȧ*vā`tĕd)
a.
[L. incavatus, p. p. of incavare to make hollow: pref in- in + cavare to hollow out, fr. cavus hollow.]
Made hollow; bent round or in.


word: Incavation
definition:
Incavation

In`ca*va"tion
(ĭn`kȧ*vā"shŭn)
n.
Act of making hollow; also, a hollow; an excavation; a depression.


word: Incaved
definition:
Incaved

In*caved"
(ĭn*kāvd")
a.
[Pref. in- in + cave.  Cf. Encave, Incavated.]
Inclosed in a cave.


word: Incedingly
definition:
Incedingly

In*ced"ing*ly
(ĭn*sēd"ĭng*l&ybreve_;)
adv.
[L. incedere to walk majestically.]
Majestically.
[R.]
C. Bronté.


word: Incend
definition:
Incend

In*cend"
(?)
v. t.
[L. incendere, incensum, to kindle, burn. See Incense to inflame.]
To inflame; to excite.
[Obs.]
Marston.


word: Incendiarism
definition:
Incendiarism

In*cen"di*a*rism
(?)
n.
[From Incendiary.]
The act or practice of maliciously setting fires; arson.


word: Incendiary
definition:
Incendiary

In*cen"di*a*ry
(?; 277)
n.
pl. Incendiaries (#).
[L. incendiarius: cf. F. incendiaire. See Incense to inflame.]

1.
Any person who maliciously sets fire to a building or other valuable or other valuable property.

2.
A person who excites or inflames factions, and promotes quarrels or sedition; an agitator; an exciter.

Several cities . . . drove them out as incendiaries.
Bentley.


word: Incendiary₂
definition:
Incendiary

In*cen"di*a*ry
a.
[L. incendiarius, fr. incendium a fire, conflagration: cf. F. incendiaire. See Incense to inflame.]

1.
Of or pertaining to incendiarism, or the malicious burning of valuable property; as, incendiary material; as incendiary crime.

2.
Tending to excite or inflame factions, sedition, or quarrel; inflammatory; seditious.
Paley.

Incendiary device, a device designed to set a structure on fire; a firebomb. -- Incendiary shell, a bombshell. See Carcass, 4.


word: Incendious
definition:
Incendious

In*cen"di*ous
(?)
a.
[L. incendiosus burning, hot.]
Promoting faction or contention; seditious; inflammatory.
[Obs.]
Bacon.
In*cen"di*ous*ly, adv. [Obs.]


word: Incensant
definition:
Incensant

In*cen"sant
(?)
a.
[See Incense to anger.]
(Her.)
A modern term applied to animals (as a boar) when borne as raging, or with furious aspect.


word: Incense
definition:
Incense

In*cense"
(?)
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Incensed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Incensing.]
[L. incensus, p. p. of incendere; pref. in- in + root of candere to glow. See Candle.]

1.
To set on fire; to inflame; to kindle; to burn.
[Obs.]

Twelve Trojan princes wait on thee, and labor to incense
Thy glorious heap of funeral.
Chapman.

2.
To inflame with anger; to enrage; to endkindle; to fire; to incite; to provoke; to heat; to madden.

The people are incensed him.
Shak.


word: Incense₂
definition:
Incense

In"cense
(?)
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Incensed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Incensing.]
[LL. incensare: cf. F. encenser. See Incense, n.]

1.
To offer incense to. See Incense.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.

2.
To perfume with, or as with, incense.
Incensed
Marston.


word: Incense₃
definition:
Incense

In"cense
(?)
n.
[OE. encens, F. encens, L. incensum, fr. incensus, p. p. of incendere to burn. See Incense to inflame.]

1.
The perfume or odors exhaled from spices and gums when burned in celebrating religious rites or as an offering to some deity.

A thick cloud of incense went up.
Ezek. viii. 11.

2.
The materials used for the purpose of producing a perfume when burned, as fragrant gums, spices, frankincense, etc.

Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon.
Lev. x. 1.

3.
Also used figuratively.

Or heap the shrine of luxury and pride,
With incense kindled at the Muse's flame.
Gray.

Incense tree, the name of several balsamic trees of the genus Bursera (or Icica) mostly tropical American. The gum resin is used for incense. In Jamaica the Chrysobalanus Icaco, a tree related to the plums, is called incense tree. -- Incense wood, the fragrant wood of the tropical American tree Bursera heptaphylla.


word: Incense-breathing
definition:
Incense-breathing

In"cense-breath`ing
(?)
a.
Breathing or exhaling incense.
Incense-breathing
Gray.


word: Incensed
definition:
Incensed

In*censed"
(?)
a.
1.
Angered; enraged.

2.
(Her.)
Represented as enraged, as any wild creature depicted with fire issuing from mouth and eyes.


word: Incensement
definition:
Incensement

In*cense"ment
(?)
n.
Fury; rage; heat; exasperation; as, implacable incensement.
Shak.


word: Incension
definition:
Incension

In*cen"sion
(?)
n.
[L. incensio. See Incense to inflame.]
The act of kindling, or the state of being kindled or on fire.
Bacon.


word: Incensory
definition:
Incensory

In*cen"so*ry
(?; 277)
n.
pl. Incensories (#).
[LL. incensorium: cf. F. encensoir. See 2d Incense, and cf. Censer.]
The vessel in which incense is burned and offered; a censer; a thurible.
[R.]
Evelyn.


word: Incensurable
definition:
Incensurable

In*cen"sur*a*ble
(?; 135)
a.
[Pref. in- not + censurable: cf. F. incensurable.]
Not censurable.
Dr. T. Dwight.
In*cen"sur*a*bly, adv.


word: Incentive
definition:
Incentive

In*cen"tive
(?)
a.
[L. incentivus, from incinere to strike up or set the tune; pref. in- + canere to sing. See Enchant, Chant.]

1.
Inciting; encouraging or moving; rousing to action; stimulative.

Competency is the most incentive to industry.
Dr. H. More.

2.
Serving to kindle or set on fire.
[R.]

Part incentive reed
Provide, pernicious with one touch of fire.
Milton.


word: Incentive₂
definition:
Incentive

In*cen"tive
n.
[L. incentivum.]
That which moves or influences the mind, or operates on the passions; that which incites, or has a tendency to incite, to determination or action; that which prompts to good or ill; motive; spur; as, the love of money, and the desire of promotion, are two powerful incentives to action.

The greatest obstacles, the greatest terrors that come in their way, are so far from making them quit the work they had begun, that they rather prove incentives to them to go on in it.
South.


word: Inception
definition:
Inception

In*cep"tion
(?)
n.
[L. inceptio, fr. incipere to begin; pref. in- in + capere to take. See Capable.]

1.
Beginning; commencement; initiation.
Bacon.

Marked with vivacity of inception, apathy of progress, and prematureness of decay.
Rawle.

2.
Reception; a taking in.
[R.]
Poe.


word: Inceptive
definition:
Inceptive

In*cep"tive
(?)
a.
Beginning; expressing or indicating beginning; as, an inceptive proposition; an inceptive verb, which expresses the beginning of action; -- called also inchoative.
In*cep"tive*ly, adv.


word: Inceptor
definition:
Inceptor

In*cep"tor
(?)
n.
[L.]
1.
A beginner; one in the rudiments.
Johnson.

2.
One who is on the point of taking the degree of master of arts at an English university.
Walton.


word: Inceration
definition:
Inceration

In`cer*a"tion
(?)
n.
[L. incerare to smear with wax; pref. in- in + cerare to wax, fr. cera wax: cf. F. incération.]
The act of smearing or covering with wax.
B. Jonson.


word: Incertain
definition:
Incertain

In*cer"tain
(?)
n.
[Pref. in- not + certain: cf. F. incertain, L. incertus. See Certain.]
Uncertain; doubtful; unsteady.
In*cer"tain*ly, adv.

Very questionable and of uncertain truth.
Sir T. Browne.


word: Incertitude
definition:
Incertitude

In*cer"ti*tude
(?)
n.
[Cf. F. incertitude, LL. incertitudo, fr. L. incertus. See Incertain.]
Uncertainty; doubtfulness; doubt.

The incertitude and instability of this life.
Holland.

He fails . . . from mere incertitude or irresolution.
I. Taylor.


word: Incertum
definition:
Incertum

In*cer"tum
(?)
a.
Doubtful; not of definite form.

Opus incertum (Anc. Arch.), a kind of masonry employed in building walls, in which the stones were not squared nor laid in courses; rubblework.


word: Incessable
definition:
Incessable

In*ces"sa*ble
(?)
a.
[L. incessabilis; pref. in- not + cessare to cease.]
Unceasing; continual.
[Obs.]
Shelton.
In*ces"sa*bly, adv. [Obs.]


word: Incessancy
definition:
Incessancy

In*ces"san*cy
(?)
n.
[From Incessant.]
The quality of being incessant; unintermitted continuance; unceasingness.
Dr. T. Dwight.


word: Incessant
definition:
Incessant

In*ces"sant
(?)
a.
[L. incessans, -antis; pref. in- not + cessare to cease: cf. F. incessant. See Cease.]
Continuing or following without interruption; unceasing; unitermitted; uninterrupted; continual; as, incessant clamors; incessant pain, etc.

Against the castle gate,
 . . . Which with incessant force and endless hate,
They batter'd day and night and entrance did await.
Spenser.


word: Incession
definition:
Incession

In*ces"sion
(?)
n.
[L. incedere, incessum, to walk.]
Motion on foot; progress in walking.
[Obs.]

The incession or local motion of animals.
Sir T. Browne.


word: Incest
definition:
Incest

In"cest
(?)
n.
[F. inceste, L. incestum unchastity, incest, fr. incestus unchaste; pref. in- not + castus chaste. See Chaste.]
The crime of cohabitation or sexual intercourse between persons related within the degrees wherein marriage is prohibited by law;
broadly,
sexual relations between closely related persons, usually taken as first cousins or closer.
Shak.

Spiritual incest. (Eccl. Law) (a) The crime of cohabitation committed between persons who have a spiritual alliance by means of baptism or confirmation. (b) The act of a vicar, or other beneficiary, who holds two benefices, the one depending on the collation of the other.


word: Incesttuous
definition:
Incesttuous

In*cest"tu*ous
(?; 135)
a.
[L. incestuosus: cf. F. incestueux.]
1.
Guilty of incest; involving, or pertaining to, incest; as, an incestuous person or connection.
Shak.

Ere you reach to this incestuous love,
You must divine and human rights remove.
Dryden.
2.
resembling incest; between people or groups so closely related as to make such activity improper or unethical; as, an incestuous coziness between the management of the company and its union; an incestuous relationship between the salesman and the purchasing manager.


word: Inch
definition:
Inch

Inch
(ĭnch)
n.
[Gael. inis.]
An island; -- often used in the names of small islands off the coast of Scotland, as in Inchcolm, Inchkeith, etc.
[Scot.]


word: Inch₂
definition:
Inch

Inch
n.
[OE. inche, unche, AS. ynce, L. uncia the twelfth part, inch, ounce. See Ounce a weight.]

1.
A measure of length, the twelfth part of a foot, commonly subdivided into halves, quarters, eights, sixteenths, etc., as among mechanics. It was also formerly divided into twelve parts, called lines, and originally into three parts, called barleycorns, its length supposed to have been determined from three grains of barley placed end to end lengthwise. It is also sometimes called a prime (′), composed of twelve seconds (′′), as in the duodecimal system of arithmetic.

 The symbol ′ is the same symbol as the light accent, or the "minutes" of an arc.   The "seconds" symbol should actually have the two strokes closer than in repeated "minutes", but in this dictionary ′′ will be interpreted as "seconds".

12 seconds (′′) make 1 inch or prime. 12 inches or primes (′)  make 1 foot.
B. Greenleaf.

&hand_; The meter, the accepted scientific standard of length, equals 39.37 inches; the inch is equal to 2.54 centimeters. See Metric system, and Meter.

2.
A small distance or degree, whether of time or space; hence, a critical moment; also used metaphorically of minor concessins in bargaining; as, he won't give an inch; give him an inch and he'll take a mile.

Beldame, I think we watched you at an inch.
Shak.

By inches, by slow degrees, gradually. -- Inch of candle. See under Candle. -- Inches of pressure, usually, the pressure indicated by so many inches of a mercury column, as on a steam gauge. -- Inch of water. See under Water. -- Miner's inch, (Hydraulic Mining), a unit for the measurement of water. See Inch of water, under Water.


word: Inch₃
definition:
Inch

Inch
(?)
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Inched (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Inching.]

1.
To drive by inches, or small degrees.
[R.]

He gets too far into the soldier's grace
And inches out my master.
Dryden.

2.
To deal out by inches; to give sparingly.
[R.]


word: Inch₄
definition:
Inch

Inch
v. i.
To advance or retire by inches or small degrees; to move slowly; as, to inch forward.

With slow paces measures back the field,
And inches to the walls.
Dryden.


word: Inch₅
definition:
Inch

Inch
a.
Measuring an inch in any dimension, whether length, breadth, or thickness; -- used in composition; as, a two-inch cable; a four-inch plank.

Inch stuff, boards, etc., sawed one inch thick.


word: Inchamber
definition:
Inchamber

In*cham"ber
(?)
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Inchambered (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Inchambering.]
[Pref. in- in + chamber: cf. OF. enchambrer.]
To lodge in a chamber.
[R.]
Sherwood.


word: Inchastity
definition:
Inchastity

In*chas"ti*ty
(?)
n.
[Pref. in- not + chastity: cf. F. inchasteté.]
Unchastity.
[Obs.]
Milton.


word: in-chief
definition:
in-chief

in-chief
postnominal adj.
a suffix signifying the head of a staff; as, editor-in-chief.
[combining form]


word: Inchmeal
definition:
Inchmeal

Inch"meal`
(?)
n.
[See Meal a part, and cf. Piecemeal.]
A piece an inch long.

By inchmeal, by small degrees; by inches. Shak.


word: Inchoate
definition:
Inchoate

In"cho*ate
(?)
a.
[L. inchoatus, better incohatus, p. p. of incohare to begin.]
Recently, or just, begun; beginning; partially but not fully in existence or operation; existing in its elements; incomplete.
In"cho*ate*ly, adv.

Neither a substance perfect, nor a substance inchoate.
Raleigh.


word: Inchoation
definition:
Inchoation

In`cho*a"tion
(?)
n.
[L. inchoatio, incohatio.]
Act of beginning; commencement; inception.

The setting on foot some of those arts, in those parts, would be looked on as the first inchoation of them.
Sir M. Hale.

It is now in actual progress, from the rudest inchoation to the most elaborate finishing.
I. Taylor.


word: Inchoative
definition:
Inchoative

In*cho"a*tive
(?; 277)
a.
[L. inchoativus, incohativus: cf. F. inchoatif.]
Expressing or pertaining to a beginning; inceptive; as, an inchoative verb.
inchoative
W. Montagu.
n. An inchoative verb. See Inceptive.


word: Inchon
definition:
Inchon

Inchon
prop. n.
The name of a town in Korea and of a battle in the Korean War (1950), in which United Nations forces made an amphibious landing at Inchon, a harbor on the west coast of Korea.


word: Inchpin
definition:
Inchpin

Inch"pin
(?)
n.
[Written also inchipin, inche-pinne, inne-pinne.]
[Cf. Gael. inne, innidh, bowel, entrail.]
The sweetbread of a deer.
Cotgrave.


word: Inchworm
definition:
Inchworm

Inch"worm`
(?)
n.
(Zool.)
The larva of any geometrid moth. It progresses forward by first bringing the rear end of the body forward, forming a loop, then moving the front part of the body; called also measuring worm,  measuringworm, spanner, and looper.  See Geometrid.


word: Incicurable
definition:
Incicurable

In*cic"u*ra*ble
(?)
a.
[L. incicur not tame; pref. in- not + cicur name.]
Untamable.
[R.]


word: Incide
definition:
Incide

In*cide"
(?)
v. t.
[L. incidere; pref. in- in + caedere to cut. See Concise, and cf. Incise.]
To cut; to separate and remove; to resolve or break up, as by medicines.
[Obs.]
Arbuthnot.


word: Incidence
definition:
Incidence

In"ci*dence
(?)
n.
[Cf. F. incidence.]

1.
A falling on or upon; an incident; an event; an occurrence.
[Obs.]
Bp. Hall.

2.
(Physics)
The direction in which a body, or a ray of light or heat, falls on any surface.

In equal incidences there is a considerable inequality of refractions.
Sir I. Newton.

3.
The rate or ratio at which something occurs; as, the incidence of murder in Los Angeles; the incidence of cancer in men over 50.

Angle of incidence, the angle which a ray of light, or the line of incidence of a body, falling on any surface, makes with a perpendicular to that surface; also formerly, the complement of this angle. -- Line of incidence, the line in the direction of which a surface is struck by a body, ray of light, and the like.


word: Incident
definition:
Incident

In"ci*dent
(?)
a.
[L. incidens, -entis, p. pr. & of incidere to fall into or upon; pref. in- in, on + cadere to fall: cf. F. incident. See Cadence.]

1.
Falling or striking upon, as a ray of light upon a reflecting surface.

2.
Coming or happening accidentally; not in the usual course of things; not in connection with the main design; not according to expectation; casual; fortuitous.

As the ordinary course of common affairs is disposed of by general laws, so likewise men's rarer incident necessities and utilities should be with special equity considered.
Hooker.

3.
Liable to happen; apt to occur; befalling; hence, naturally happening or appertaining.

All chances incident to man's frail life.
Milton.

The studies incident to his profession.
Milward.

4.
(Law)
Dependent upon, or appertaining to, another thing, called the principal.

Incident proposition (Logic), a proposition subordinate to another, and introduced by who, which, whose, whom, etc.; as, Julius, whose surname was Cæsar, overcame Pompey. I. Watts.


word: Incident₂
definition:
Incident

In"ci*dent
n.
[Cf. F. incident.]
1.
That which falls out or takes place; an event; casualty; occurrence.

2.
That which happens aside from the main design; an accidental or subordinate action or event.

No person, no incident, in a play but must be of use to carry on the main design.
Dryden.

3.
(Law)
Something appertaining to, passing with, or depending on, another, called the principal.
Tomlins.


word: Incidental
definition:
Incidental

In`ci*den"tal
(?)
a.
Happening, as an occasional event, without regularity; coming without design; casual; accidental; hence, not of prime concern; subordinate; collateral; as, an incidental conversation; an incidental occurrence; incidental expenses.

By some, religious duties . . . appear to be regarded . . . as an incidental business.
Rogers.
I treat either or incidentally of colors.
Boyle.


word: Incidental₂
definition:
Incidental

In`ci*den"tal
n.
An incident; that which is incidental; esp., in the plural, an aggregate of subordinate or incidental items not particularized; as, the expense of tuition and incidentals.
Pope.


word: Incinerable
definition:
Incinerable

In*cin"er*a*ble
(?)
a.
Capable of being incinerated or reduced to ashes.
Sir T. Browne.


word: Incinerate
definition:
Incinerate

In*cin"er*ate
(?)
[LL. incineratus, p. p. of incinerare to incinerate; L. pref. in- in + cinis, cineris, ashes.]
Reduced to ashes by burning; thoroughly consumed by fire.
[Obs.]
Bacon.


word: Incinerate₂
definition:
Incinerate

In*cin"er*ate
(?)
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Incinerated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Incinerating (?).]
To burn to ashes; to consume by fire; to burn.
Bacon.

It is the fire only that incinerates bodies.
Boyle.


word: Incineration
definition:
Incineration

In*cin`er*a"tion
(?)
n.
[LL. incineratio: cf. F. incinération.]
The act of incinerating, or the state of being incinerated; cremation.

The phenix kind,
Of whose incineration,
There riseth a new creation.
Skelton.


word: Incipiency
definition:
Incipiency

Incipience

{ In*cip"i*ence (?), In*cip"i*en*cy (?), }
n.
[L. incipientia.]
Beginning; commencement; incipient state.


word: Incipient
definition:
Incipient

In*cip"i*ent
(?)
a.
[L. incipiens, p. pr. of incipere to begin. See Inception.]
Beginning to be, or to show itself; commencing; initial; as, the incipient stage of a fever; incipient light of day.
In*cip"i*ent*ly, adv.


word: Incircumscriptible
definition:
Incircumscriptible

In*cir`cum*scrip"ti*ble
(?)
a.
[Pref. in- not + circumscriptible: cf. LL. incircumscriptibilis.]
Incapable of being circumscribed or limited.
Cranmer.


word: Incircumscription
definition:
Incircumscription

In*cir`cum*scrip"tion
(?)
n.
Condition or quality of being incircumscriptible or limitless.
Jer. Taylor.


word: Incircumspect
definition:
Incircumspect

In*cir"cum*spect
(?)
a.
[Pref. in- not + circumspect.]
Not circumspect; heedless; careless; reckless; impolitic.
Tyndale.


word: Incircumspection
definition:
Incircumspection

In*cir`cum*spec"tion
(?)
n.
[Cf. F. incirconspection.]
Lack of circumspection.
Sir T. Browne.


word: Incise
definition:
Incise

In*cise"
(?)
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Incised (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Incising.]
[L. incisus, p. p. of incidere to incise: cf. F. inciser. See Incide.]

1.
To cut in or into with a sharp instrument; to carve; to engrave.

I on thy grave this epitaph incise.
T. Carew.

2.
To cut, gash, or wound with a sharp instrument; to cut off.


word: Incised
definition:
Incised

In*cised"
(?)
a.
1.
Cut in; carved; engraved.

2.
(Bot.)
Having deep and sharp notches, as a leaf or a petal.


word: Incision
definition:
Incision

In*ci"sion
(?)
n.
[L. incisio: cf. F. incision. See Incise.]

1.
The act of incising, or cutting into a substance;
specifically:
(Med.)
the cutting action made during surgery to gain access to the body parts under the skin.
Milton.

2.
That which is produced by incising; the separation of the parts of any substance made by a cutting or pointed instrument; a cut; a gash;
specifically
(Med.)
the cut in the skin made during surgery to gain access to the interior of the body.

3.
Separation or solution of viscid matter by medicines.
[Obs.]


word: Incisive
definition:
Incisive

In*ci"sive
(?)
a.
[Cf. F. incisif.]

1.
Having the quality of incising, cutting, or penetrating, as with a sharp instrument; cutting;
hence,
sharp; acute; sarcastic; biting; trenchant.
incisive
G. Eliot.

And her incisive smile accrediting
That treason of false witness in my blush.
Mrs. Browning.

2.
(Anat.)
Of or pertaining to the incisors; incisor; as, the incisive bones, the premaxillaries.

3.
Clearly and succinctly stated, with penetrating insight into the issue at hand; as, an incisive comment.


word: incisiveness
definition:
incisiveness

incisiveness
n.
keenness and forcefulnelss of thought or expression or intellect.

Syn. -- trenchancy.


word: Incisor
definition:
Incisor

In*ci"sor
(?; 277)
n.
[NL.]
(Anat.)
One of the teeth in front of the canines in either jaw; an incisive tooth. See Tooth.


word: Incisor₂
definition:
Incisor

In*ci"sor
a.
Adapted for cutting; of or pertaining to the incisors; incisive; as, the incisor nerve; an incisor foramen; an incisor tooth.


word: Incisure
definition:
Incisure

In*cis"ure
(?; 277)
n.
[L. incisura: cf. F. incisure.]
A cut; an incision; a gash.
Derham.


word: Incitant
definition:
Incitant

In*cit"ant
(?)
a.
[L. incitans, -antis, p. pr. of incitare. See Incite.]
Inciting; stimulating.


word: Incitation
definition:
Incitation

In`ci*ta"tion
(?)
n.
[L. incitatio: cf. F. incitation.]

1.
The act of inciting or moving to action.

2.
That which incites to action; that which rouses or prompts; incitement; motive; incentive.

The noblest incitation to honest attempts.
Tatler.


word: Incite
definition:
Incite

In*cite"
(?)
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Incited (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Inciting.]
[L. incitare; pref. in- in + citare to rouse, stir up: cf. F. inciter. See Cite.]
To move to action; to stir up; to rouse; to spur or urge on.

Anthiochus, when he incited Prusias to join in war, set before him the greatness of the Romans.
Bacon.

No blown ambition doth our arms incite.
Shak.


word: Incitement
definition:
Incitement

In*cite"ment
(?)
n.
[Cf. F. incitement.]

1.
The act of inciting.

2.
That which incites the mind, or moves to action; motive; incentive; impulse.
Burke.

From the long records of a distant age,
Derive incitements to renew thy rage.
Pope.


word: Incito-motor
definition:
Incito-motor

In*ci`to-mo"tor
(?)
a.
[L. incitus incited + E. motor.]
(Physiol.)
Inciting to motion; -- applied to that action which, in the case of muscular motion, commences in the nerve centers, and excites the muscles to contraction. Opposed to excito-motor.


word: Incivil
definition:
Incivil

In*civ"il
(?)
a.
[L. incivilis; pref. in- not + civilis civil: cf. F. incivil.]
Uncivil; rude.
[Obs.]
Shak.


word: Incivility
definition:
Incivility

In`ci*vil"i*ty
(?)
n.
pl. Incivilities (#).
[L. incivilitas: cf. F. incivilité.]

1.
The quality or state of being uncivil; lack of courtesy; rudeness of manner; impoliteness.
Shak. Tillotson.

2.
Any act of rudeness or ill breeding.

Uncomely jests, loud talking and jeering, which, in civil account, are called indecencies and incivilities.
Jer. Taylor.

3.
Lack of civilization; a state of rudeness or barbarism.
[R.]
Sir W. Raleigh.


word: Incivilization
definition:
Incivilization

In*civ`i*li*za"tion
(?)
n.
[Pref. in- not + civilization.]
The state of being uncivilized; lack of civilization; barbarism.


word: Incivism
definition:
Incivism

In*civ"ism
(?)
n.
[Pref. in- not + civism: cf. F. incivisme.]
Lack of civism; lack of patriotism or love to one's country; unfriendliness to one's state or government.
[R.]
Macaulay.


word: Inclamation
definition:
Inclamation

In`cla*ma"tion
(?)
n.
[L. inclamatio. See 1st In-, and Claim.]
Exclamation.
[Obs.]
Bp. Hall.


word: Inclasp
definition:
Inclasp

In*clasp"
(?)
v. t.
[Pref. in- in + clasp.  Cf. Enclasp.]
To clasp within; to hold fast to; to embrace or encircle.
[Written also enclasp.]

The flattering ivy who did ever see
Inclasp the huge trunk of an aged tree.
F. Beaumont.


word: Inclavated
definition:
Inclavated

In"cla*va`ted
(?)
a.
[LL. inclavatus; L. pref. in- in + clavare to fasten with nails, fr. clavus nail.]
Set; fast; fixed.
Dr. John Smith.


word: Inclave
definition:
Inclave

In*clave"
(?)
a.
[See Inclavated.]
(Her.)
Resembling a series of dovetails; -- said of a line of division, such as the border of an ordinary.


word: Inclemency
definition:
Inclemency

In*clem"en*cy
(?)
n.
pl. Inclemencies (#).
[L. inclementia: cf. F. inclémence.]

1.
The state or quality of being inclement; lack of clemency; lack of mildness of temper; unmercifulness; severity.

The inclemency of the late pope.
Bp. Hall.

2.
Physical severity or harshness (commonly in respect to the elements or weather); roughness; storminess; rigor; severe cold, wind, rain, or snow.

The inclemencies of morning air.
Pope.

The rude inclemency of wintry skies.
Cowper.


word: Inclement
definition:
Inclement

In*clem"ent
(?)
a.
[L. inclemens; pref. in- not + clemens mild: cf. F. inclément. See Clement.]

1.
Not clement; destitute of a mild and kind temper; void of tenderness; unmerciful; severe; harsh.

2.
Physically severe or harsh (generally restricted to the elements or weather); rough; boisterous; stormy; rigorously cold, etc.; as, inclement weather.
Cowper.

The guard the wretched from the inclement sky.
Pope.

Teach us further by what means to shun
The inclement seasons, rain, ice, hail, and snow!
Milton.


word: Inclinable
definition:
Inclinable

In*clin"a*ble
(?)
a.
[L. inclinabilis. See Incline.]

1.
Leaning; tending.

Likely and inclinable to fall.
Bentley.

2.
Having a propensity of will or feeling; leaning in disposition; disposed; propense; as, a mind inclinable to truth.

Whatsoever other sins he may be inclinable to.
South.

The very constitution of a multitude is not so inclinable to save as to destroy.
Fuller.


word: Inclination
definition:
Inclination

In`cli*na"tion
(?)
n.
[L. inclinatio: cf. F. inclination.]

1.
The act of inclining, or state of being inclined; a leaning; as, an inclination of the head.

2.
A direction or tendency from the true vertical or horizontal direction; as, the inclination of a column, or of a road bed.

3.
A tendency towards another body or point.

4.
(Geom.)
The angle made by two lines or planes; as, the inclination of the plane of the earth's equator to the plane of the ecliptic is about 23° 28′; the inclination of two rays of light.

5.
A leaning or tendency of the mind, feelings, preferences, or will; propensity; a disposition more favorable to one thing than to another; favor; desire; love.

A mere inclination to a thing is not properly a willing of that thing.
South.

How dost thou find the inclination of the people?
Shak.

6.
A person or thing loved or admired.
Sir W. Temple.

7.
(Pharm.)
Decantation, or tipping for pouring.

Inclination compass, an inclinometer. -- Inclination of an orbit (Astron.), the angle which the orbit makes with the ecliptic. -- Inclination of the needle. See Dip of the needle, under Dip.


word: Inclinatory
definition:
Inclinatory

In*clin"a*to*ry
(?; 277)
a.
Having the quality of leaning or inclining; as, the inclinatory needle.
In*clin"a*to*ri*ly (#), adv. Sir T. Browne.


word: Incline
definition:
Incline

In*cline"
(?)
v. i.
[imp. & p. p. Inclined (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Inclining.]
[OE. inclinen, enclinen, OF. encliner, incliner, F. incliner, L. inclinare; pref. in- in + clinare to bend, incline; akin to E. lean. See Lean to incline.]

1.
To deviate from a line, direction, or course, toward an object; to lean; to tend; as, converging lines incline toward each other; a road inclines to the north or south.

2.
Fig.: To lean or tend, in an intellectual or moral sense; to favor an opinion, a course of conduct, or a person; to have a propensity or inclination; to be disposed.

Their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech.
Judges ix. 3.

Power finds its balance, giddy motions cease
In both the scales, and each inclines to peace.
Parnell.

3.
To bow; to incline the head.
Chaucer.


word: Incline₂
definition:
Incline

In*cline"
v. t.
1.
To cause to deviate from a line, position, or direction; to give a leaning, bend, or slope to; as, incline the column or post to the east; incline your head to the right.

Incline thine ear, O Lord, and hear.
Is. xxxvii. 17.

2.
To impart a tendency or propensity to, as to the will or affections; to turn; to dispose; to influence.

Incline my heart unto thy testimonies.
Ps. cxix. 36.

Incline our hearts to keep this law.
Book of Com. Prayer.

3.
To bend; to cause to stoop or bow; as, to incline the head or the body in acts of reverence or civility.

With due respect my body I inclined.
Dryden.


word: Inclined
definition:
Inclined

In*clined"
(?)
p. p. & a.
1.
Having a leaning or tendency towards, or away from, a thing; disposed or moved by wish, desire, or judgment; as, a man inclined to virtue.
inclined
Cowper.

2.
(Math.)
Making an angle with some line or plane; -- said of a line or plane.

3.
(Bot.)
Bent out of a perpendicular position, or into a curve with the convex side uppermost.

Inclined plane. (Mech.) (a) A plane that makes an oblique angle with the plane of the horizon; a sloping plane. When used to produce pressure, or as a means of moving bodies, it is one of the mechanical powers, so called. (b) (Railroad & Canal) An inclined portion of track, on which trains or boats are raised or lowered from one level to another.


word: Inclining₂
definition:
Inclining

In*clin"ing
n.
1.
Inclination; disposition.

On the first inclining towards sleep.
Burke.

2.
Party or side chosen; a following.

Both you of my inclining, and the rest.
Shak.


word: Inclinnometer
definition:
Inclinnometer

In`clin*nom"e*ter
(?)
n.
[Incline + -meter.]
(Magnetism)
An apparatus to determine the inclination of the earth's magnetic force to the plane of the horizon; -- called also inclination compass, and dip circle.


word: Incloister
definition:
Incloister

In*clois"ter
(?)
v. t.
[Pref. in- in + cloister: cf. F. encloîtrer.  Cf. Encloister.]
To confine as in a cloister; to cloister.
Lovelace.


word: Inclose
definition:
Inclose

In*close"
(?)
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Inclosed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Inclosing.]
[See Enclose, and cf. Include.]
[Written also enclose.]

1.
To surround; to shut in; to confine on all sides; to include; to shut up; to encompass; as, to inclose a fort or an army with troops; to inclose a town with walls.

How many evils have inclosed me round!
Milton.

2.
To put within a case, envelope, or the like; to fold (a thing) within another or into the same parcel; as, to inclose a letter or a bank note.

The inclosed copies of the treaty.
Sir W. Temple.

3.
To separate from common grounds by a fence; as, to inclose lands.
Blackstone.

4.
To put into harness; to harness.
[Obs.]

They went to coach and their horse inclose.
Chapman.


word: Incloser
definition:
Incloser

In*clos"er
(?)
n.
One who, or that which, incloses; one who fences off land from common grounds.


word: Inclosure
definition:
Inclosure

In*clo"sure
(?; 135)
n.
[See Inclose, Enclosure.]
[Written also enclosure.]

1.
The act of inclosing; the state of being inclosed, shut up, or encompassed; the separation of land from common ground by a fence.

2.
That which is inclosed or placed within something; a thing contained; a space inclosed or fenced up.

Within the inclosure there was a great store of houses.
Hakluyt.

3.
That which incloses; a barrier or fence.

Breaking our inclosures every morn.
W. Browne.


word: Include
definition:
Include

In*clude"
(?)
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Included; p. pr. & vb. n. Including.]
[L. includere, inclusum; pref. in- in + claudere to shut. See Close, and cf. Enclose.]

1.
To confine within; to hold; to contain; to shut up; to inclose; as, the shell of a nut includes the kernel; a pearl is included in a shell.

2.
To comprehend or comprise, as a genus the species, the whole a part, an argument or reason the inference; to contain; to embrace; as, this volume of Shakespeare includes his sonnets; he was included in the invitation to the family; to and including page twenty-five.

The whole included race, his purposed prey.
Milton.

The loss of such a lord includes all harm.
Shak.

3.
To conclude; to end; to terminate.
[Obs.]

Come, let us go; we will include all jars
With triumphs, mirth, and rare solemnity.
Shak.


word: Included
definition:
Included

In*clud"ed
(?)
a.
Inclosed; confined.

Included stamens (Bot.), such as are shorter than the floral envelopes, or are concealed within them.


word: Inclusa
definition:
Inclusa

In*clu"sa
(?)
n. pl.
[NL., fr. L. inclusus, p. p. of includere to shut in.]
(Zool.)
A tribe of bivalve mollusks, characterized by the closed state of the mantle which envelops the body. The ship borer (Teredo navalis) is an example.


word: Inclusion
definition:
Inclusion

In*clu"sion
(?)
n.
[L. inclusio: cf. F. inclusion. See Include.]

1.
The act of including, or the state of being included; limitation; restriction; as, the lines of inclusion of his policy.
Sir W. Temple.

2.
Something that is included.

3.
(Min.)
A foreign substance, either liquid or solid, usually of minute size, inclosed in the mass of a mineral.

4.
(Biol., Cytology)
A small body suspended within the  cytoplasm of a cell.

5.
(Logic, Math.)
The relationship existing between two sets if one is a subset of the other.


word: Inclusive
definition:
Inclusive

In*clu"sive
(?)
a.
[Cf. F. inclusif.]

1.
Inclosing; encircling; surrounding.

The inclusive verge
Of golden metal that must round my brow.
Shak.

2.
Comprehending the stated limit or extremes; as, from Monday to Saturday inclusive, that is, taking in both Monday and Saturday; -- opposed to exclusive.


word: Incoacted
definition:
Incoacted

Incoact

{ In`co*act" (?), In`co*act"ed (?), }
a.
[L. incoactus; pref. in- not + coactus forced. See Coact.]
Not compelled; unconstrained.
[Obs.]
Coles.


word: Incoercible
definition:
Incoercible

In`co*er"ci*ble
(?)
a.
[Pref. in- not + coercible: cf. F. incoercible.]

1.
Not to be coerced; incapable of being compelled or forced.

2.
(Physics)
Not capable of being reduced to the form of a liquid by pressure; -- said of any gas above its critical temperature.

3.
(Physics)
That can note be confined in, or excluded from, vessels, like ordinary fluids, gases, etc.; -- said of the imponderable fluids, heat, light, electricity, etc.


word: Incogitable
definition:
Incogitable

In*cog"i*ta*ble
(?)
a.
[L. incogitabilis; pref. in- not + cogitabilis cogitable.]
Not cogitable; inconceivable.
Sir T. More.


word: Incogitancy
definition:
Incogitancy

Incogitance

{ In*cog"i*tance (?), In*cog"i*tan*cy (?), }
n.
[L. incogitantia.]
Lack of thought, or of the power of thinking; thoughtlessness; unreasonableness.

'T is folly and incogitancy to argue anything, one way or the other, from the designs of a sort of beings with whom we so little communicate.
Glanvill.


word: Incogitant
definition:
Incogitant

In*cog"i*tant
(?)
a.
[L. incogitans; pref. in- not + cogitans, p. pr. of cogitare to think. See Cogitate.]
Thoughtless; inconsiderate.
[R.]
Milton.

Men are careless and incogitant.
J. Goodman.


word: Incogitative
definition:
Incogitative

In*cog"i*ta*tive
(?)
a.
Not cogitative; not thinking; lacking the power of thought; as, a vegetable is an incogitative being.
Locke.


word: Incogitativity
definition:
Incogitativity

In*cog`i*ta*tiv"i*ty
(?)
n.
The quality of being incogitative; lack of thought or of the power of thinking.
Wollaston.


word: Incognita
definition:
Incognita

In*cog"ni*ta
(?)
n.
[See Incognito.]

1.
A woman who is unknown or in disguise.

2.
The state of being in disguise; -- said of a woman.


word: Incognito
definition:
Incognito

In*cog"ni*to
(?)
a. or adv.
[It. incognito, masc., incognita, fem., L. incognitus unknown; pref. in- not + cognitus known, p. p. of cognoscere: cf. F. incognito, fr. It. See Cognition.]
Without being known; in disguise; in an assumed character, or under an assumed title; -- said esp. of great personages who sometimes adopt a disguise or an assumed character in order to avoid notice.

'T was long ago
Since gods come down incognito.
Prior.

The prince royal of Persia came thither incognito.
Tatler.


word: Incognito₂
definition:
Incognito

In*cog"ni*to
n.
pl. Incognitos (#).
[See Incognito, a.]

1.
One unknown or in disguise, or under an assumed character or name.

2.
The assumption of disguise or of a feigned character; the state of being in disguise or not recognized.

His incognito was endangered.
Sir W. Scott.


word: Incognizable
definition:
Incognizable

In*cog"ni*za*ble
(?)
a.
Not cognizable; incapable of being recognized, known, or distinguished.
H. Spenser.

The Lettish race, not a primitive stock of the Slavi, but a distinct branch, now become incognizable.
Tooke.


word: Incognizance
definition:
Incognizance

In*cog"ni*zance
(?)
n.
Failure to cognize, apprehended, or notice.

This incognizance may be explained.
Sir W. Hamilton.


word: Incognizant
definition:
Incognizant

In*cog"ni*zant
(?)
a.
Not cognizant; failing to apprehended or notice.

Of the several operations themselves, as acts of volition, we are wholly incognizant.
Sir W. Hamilton.


word: Incoherency
definition:
Incoherency

Incoherence

{ In`co*her"ence (?), In`co*her"en*cy (?), }
n.
[Cf. F. incohérence.]

1.
The quality or state of being incoherent; lack of coherence; lack of cohesion or adherence.
Boyle.

2.
Lack of connection; incongruity; inconsistency; lack of agreement or dependence of one part on another; as, the incoherence of arguments, facts, etc.

Incoherences in matter, and suppositions without proofs, put handsomely together, are apt to pass for strong reason.
Locke.

3.
That which is incoherent.

Crude incoherencies . . . and nauseous tautologies.
South.


word: Incoherent
definition:
Incoherent

In`co*her"ent
(?)
a.
[Pref. in- not + coherent: cf. F. incohérent.]

1.
Not coherent; wanting cohesion; loose; unconnected; physically disconnected; not fixed to each; -- said of material substances.
Woodward.

2.
Lacking logical coherence or agreement; incongruous; inconsistent; having no dependence of one part on another; logically disconnected; rambling; -- of speech or discourse.
incoherent
Bp. Warburton.

3.
Exhibiting incoherent{2} speech or thought; -- of people; as, a confused and incoherent accident victim.

4.
Lacking harmony or congruity of parts.


word: Incoherentific
definition:
Incoherentific

In`co*her`en*tif"ic
(?)
a.
[E. incoherent + L. facere to make.]
Causing incoherence.
[R.]


word: Incoincidence
definition:
Incoincidence

In`co*in"ci*dence
(?)
n.
The quality of being incoincident; lack of coincidence.
[R.]


word: Incoincident
definition:
Incoincident

In`co*in"ci*dent
(?)
a.
Not coincident; not agreeing in time, in place, or principle.


word: Incolumity
definition:
Incolumity

In`co*lu"mi*ty
(?)
n.
[L. incolumitas, fr. incolumis uninjured, safe; perh. fr. in intens. + (doubtful) columis safe.]
Safety; security.
[Obs.]
Howell.


word: Incombine
definition:
Incombine

In`com*bine"
(?)
v. i.
To be incapable of combining; to disagree; to differ.
[Obs.]
Milton.


word: Incombustibility
definition:
Incombustibility

In`com*bus`ti*bil"i*ty
(?)
n.
[Cf. F. incombustilité.]
The quality of being incombustible.


word: Incombustible
definition:
Incombustible

In`com*bus"ti*ble
(?)
a.
[Pref. in- not + combustible: cf. F. incombustible.]
Not combustible; not capable of being burned, decomposed, or consumed by fire; uninflammable; as, asbestus is an incombustible substance; carbon dioxide is an incombustible gas.

Incombustible cloth, a tissue of amianthus or asbestus; also, a fabric imbued with an incombustible substance.


word: Income
definition:
Income

In"come
(?)
n.
1.
A coming in; entrance; admittance; ingress; infusion.
[Obs.]
Shak.

More abundant incomes of light and strength from God.
Bp. Rust.

At mine income I louted low.
Drant.

2.
That which is caused to enter; inspiration; influence; hence, courage or zeal imparted.
[R.]

I would then make in and steep
My income in their blood.
Chapman.

3.
That gain which proceeds from labor, business, property, or capital of any kind, as the produce of a farm, the rent of houses, the proceeds of professional business, the profits of commerce or of occupation, or the interest of money or stock in funds, etc.; revenue; receipts; salary; especially, the annual receipts of a private person, or a corporation, from property; as, a large income.

No fields afford
So large an income to the village lord.
Dryden.

4.
(Physiol.)
That which is taken into the body as food; the ingesta; -- sometimes restricted to the nutritive, or digestible, portion of the food. See Food. Opposed to output.

Income bond, a bond issued on the income of the corporation or company issuing it, and the interest of which is to be paid from the earnings of the company before any dividends are made to stockholders; -- issued chiefly or exclusively by railroad companies. -- Income tax, a tax upon a person's incomes, emoluments, profits, etc., or upon the excess beyond a certain amount.


word: Incomer
definition:
Incomer

In"com`er
(?)
n.
1.
One who comes in.

Outgoers and incomers.
Lew Wallace.

2.
One who succeeds another, as a tenant of land, houses, etc.
[Eng.]


word: Incoming
definition:
Incoming

In"com`ing
a.
1.
Coming in; accruing.

A full incoming profit on the product of his labor.
Burke.

2.
Coming in, succeeding, or following, as occupant or possessor; as, in incoming tenant.


word: Incoming₂
definition:
Incoming

In"com`ing
n.
1.
The act of coming in; arrival.

The incomings and outgoings of the trains.
Dickens.

2.
Income; gain.
[R.]

Many incomings are subject to great fluctuations.
Tooke.


word: In commendam
definition:
In commendam

In com*men"dam
(?)
[See Commendam.]
(Law)
See Commendam, and Partnership in Commendam, under Partnership.


word: Incommensurability
definition:
Incommensurability

In`com*men`su*ra*bil"i*ty
(?)
n.
[Cf. F. incommensurabilité.]
The quality or state of being incommensurable.
Reid.


word: Incommensurable
definition:
Incommensurable

In`com*men"su*ra*ble
(?)
a.
[Pref. in- not + commensurable: cf. F. incommensurable.]
Not commensurable; having no common measure or standard of comparison; as, quantities are incommensurable when no third quantity can be found that is an aliquot part of both; the side and diagonal of a square are incommensurable with each other; the diameter and circumference of a circle are incommensurable.

They are quantities incommensurable.
Burke.


word: Incommensurable₂
definition:
Incommensurable

In`com*men"su*ra*ble
(?)
n.
One of two or more quantities which have no common measure.


word: Incommensurate
definition:
Incommensurate

In`com*men"su*rate
(?)
a.
1.
Not commensurate; not admitting of a common measure; incommensurable.

2.
Not of equal of sufficient measure or extent; not adequate; as, our means are incommensurate to our wants.


word: Incommiscible
definition:
Incommiscible

In`com*mis"ci*ble
(?)
a.
[L. incommiscibilis; pref. in- not + commiscibilis that can be mingled.]
Not commiscible; not mixable.


word: Incommodate
definition:
Incommodate

In*com"mo*date
(?)
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Incommodated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Incommodating (?).]
[L. incommodare. See Incommode.]
To incommode.
[Obs.]
Bp. Hall.


word: Incommode
definition:
Incommode

In`com*mode"
(?)
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Incommoded; p. pr. & vb. n. Incommoding.]
[F. incommoder, L. incommodare inconvenient; pref. in- not + commodus convenient. See Commodious.]
To give inconvenience or trouble to; to disturb or molest; to discommode; to worry; to put out; as, we are incommoded by lack of room.


word: Incommodious
definition:
Incommodious

In`com*mo"di*ous
(?)
a.
[Pref. in- not + commodious: cf. LL. incommodious, L. incommodus, F. incommode.]
Tending to incommode; not commodious; not affording ease or advantage; unsuitable; giving trouble; inconvenient; annoying; as, an incommodious seat; an incommodious arrangement.
In`com*mo"di*ous*ly, adv. -- In`com*mo"di*ous*ness, n.


word: Incommodity
definition:
Incommodity

In`com*mo"di*ty
(?)
n.
pl. Incommodities (#).
[L. incommoditas: cf. F. incommodité. See Incommodious.]
Inconvenience; trouble; annoyance; disadvantage; encumbrance.
[Archaic]
Bunyan.

A great incommodity to the body.
Jer. Taylor.

Buried him under a bulk of incommodities.
Hawthorne.


word: Incommunicability
definition:
Incommunicability

In`com*mu`ni*ca*bil"i*ty
(?)
n.
[Cf. F. incommunicabilité.]
The quality or state of being incommunicable, or incapable of being imparted.


word: Incommunicable
definition:
Incommunicable

In`com*mu"ni*ca*ble
(?)
a.
[L. incommunicabilis: cf. F. incommunicable. See In- not, and Communicable.]
Not communicable; incapable of being communicated, shared, told, or imparted, to others.

Health and understanding are incommunicable.
Southey.

Those incommunicable relations of the divine love.
South.


word: Incommunicating
definition:
Incommunicating

In`com*mu"ni*ca`ting
a.
Having no communion or intercourse with each other.
[Obs.]
Sir M. Hale.


word: Incommunicative
definition:
Incommunicative

In`com*mu"ni*ca*tive
(?)
a.
Not communicative; not free or apt to impart to others in conversation; reserved; silent; as, the messenger was incommunicative; hence, not disposed to hold fellowship or intercourse with others; exclusive.

The Chinese . . . an incommunicative nation.
C. Buchanan.
His usual incommunicativeness.
G. Eliot.


word: Incommutability
definition:
Incommutability

In`com*mu`ta*bil"i*ty
(?)
n.
[L. incommutabilitas: cf. F. incommutabilité.]
The quality or state of being incommutable.


word: Incommutable
definition:
Incommutable

In`com*mut"a*ble
(?)
a.
[L. incommutabilis: cf. F. incommutable. See In- not, and Commutable.]
Not commutable; not capable of being exchanged with, or substituted for, another.
Cudworth.
In`com*mut"a*ble*ness, n. -- In`com*mut"a*bly, adv.


word: Incompacted
definition:
Incompacted

Incompact

{ In`com*pact" (?), In`com*pact"ed, }
a.
Not compact; not having the parts firmly united; not solid; incoherent; loose; discrete.
Boyle.


word: Incomparable
definition:
Incomparable

In*com"pa*ra*ble
(?)
a.
[L. incomparabilis: cf. F. incomparable. See In- not, and Comparable.]
Not comparable; admitting of no comparison with others; unapproachably eminent; without a peer or equal; matchless; peerless; transcendent.

A merchant of incomparable wealth.
Shak.

A new hypothesis . . . which hath the incomparable Sir Isaac Newton for a patron.
Bp. Warburton.
Delights incomparably all those corporeal things.
Bp. Wilkins.


word: Incompassion
definition:
Incompassion

In`com*pas"sion
(?)
n.
[Pref. in- not + compassion: cf. F. incompassion.]
Lack of compassion or pity.
[Obs.]
Bp. Sanderson.


word: Incompassionate
definition:
Incompassionate

In`com*pas"sion*ate
(?)
a.
Not compassionate; void of pity or of tenderness; remorseless.
In`com*pas"sion*ate*ly, adv. -- In`com*pas"sion*ate*ness, n.


word: Incompatibility
definition:
Incompatibility

In`com*pat`i*bil"i*ty
(?)
n.
pl. -ties (_;).
[Cf. F. incompatibilité.]
The quality or state of being incompatible; inconsistency; irreconcilableness.


word: Incompatible
definition:
Incompatible

In`com*pat"i*ble
(?)
a.
[Pref. in- not + compatible: cf. F. incompatible.]
[It was formerly sometimes written incompetible.]

1.
Not compatible; so differing as to be incapable of harmonious combination or coexistence; inconsistent in thought or being; irreconcilably disagreeing; as, persons of incompatible tempers; incompatible colors, desires, ambition.

A strength and obduracy of character incompatible with his meek and innocent nature.
Southey.

2.
(Chem.)
Incapable of being together without mutual reaction or decomposition, as certain medicines.

Incompatible terms (Logic), terms which can not be combined in thought.


word: Incompatible₂
definition:
Incompatible

In`com*pat"i*ble
(?)
n.
(Med. & Chem.)
An incompatible substance; esp., in pl., things which can not be placed or used together because of a change of chemical composition or of opposing medicinal qualities; as, the incompatibles of iron.


word: Incompatibleness
definition:
Incompatibleness

In`com*pat"i*ble*ness
n.
The quality or state of being incompatible; incompatibility.


word: Incompetency
definition:
Incompetency

Incompetence

{ In*com"pe*tence (?), In*com"pe*tency (?), }
n.
[Cf. F. incompétence.]

1.
The quality or state of being incompetent; lack of physical, intellectual, or moral ability; lack of qualifications or training (for a particular task); insufficiency; inadequacy; as, the incompetency of a child for hard labor, or of an idiot for intellectual efforts.
incompetency
Gladstone.

Syn. -- incompetence.

2.
(Law)
Lack of competency or legal fitness; incapacity; disqualification, as of a person to be heard as a witness, or to act as a juror, or of a judge to try a cause.


word: Incompetent
definition:
Incompetent

In*com"pe*tent
(?)
a.
[L. incompetens: cf. F. incompétent. See In- not, and Competent.]

1.
Not competent; wanting in adequate strength, power, capacity, means, qualifications, or the like; incapable; unable; inadequate; unfit.

Incompetent to perform the duties of the place.
Macaulay.

2.
(Law)
Wanting the legal or constitutional qualifications; inadmissible; as, a person professedly wanting in religious belief is an incompetent witness in a court of law or equity; incompetent evidence; a mentally defective person is incompetent to care for himself and requires a legal guardian.

Richard III. had a resolution, out of hatred to his brethren, to disable their issues, upon false and incompetent pretexts, the one of attainder, the other of illegitimation.
Bacon.

3.
Not lying within one's competency, capacity, or authorized power; not permissible.


word: Incomplete
definition:
Incomplete

In`com*plete"
(?)
a.
[L. incompletus: cf. F. incomplet. See In- not, and Complete.]

1.
Not complete; not filled up; not finished; not having all its parts, or not having them all adjusted; imperfect; defective.

A most imperfect and incomplete divine.
Milton.

2.
(Bot.)
Wanting any of the usual floral organs; -- said of a flower.

Incomplete equation (Alg.), an equation some of whose terms are wanting; or one in which the coefficient of some one or more of the powers of the unknown quantity is equal to 0.


word: Incompleteness
definition:
Incompleteness

In`com*plete"ness
n.
The state of being incomplete; imperfectness; defectiveness.
Boyle.


word: Incomplex
definition:
Incomplex

In`com*plex"
(?)
a.
[Pref. in- not + complex: cf. F. incomplexe.]
Not complex; uncompounded; simple.
Barrow.


word: Incompliance
definition:
Incompliance

In`com*pli"ance
(?)
n.
1.
The quality or state of being incompliant; unyielding temper; obstinacy.

Self-conceit produces peevishness and incompliance of humor in things lawful and indifferent.
Tillotson.

2.
Refusal or failure to comply.
Strype.


word: Incompliant
definition:
Incompliant

In`com*pli"ant
(?)
a.
Not compliant; unyielding to request, solicitation, or command; stubborn.
In`com*pli"ant*ly, adv.


word: Incomposed
definition:
Incomposed

In`com*posed"
(?)
a.
Disordered; disturbed.
[Obs.]
Milton.
In`com*po"sed*ly (#), adv. [Obs.] -- In`com*pos"ed*ness, n. [Obs.]


word: Incomposite
definition:
Incomposite

In`com*pos"ite
(?)
a.
[L. incompositus. See Composite.]
Not composite; uncompounded; simple.

Incomposite numbers. See Prime numbers, under Prime.


word: Incompossible
definition:
Incompossible

In`com*pos"si*ble
(?)
a.
[Pref. in- not + compossible: cf. F. incompossible.]
Not capable of joint existence; incompatible; inconsistent.
[Obs.]

Ambition and faith . . . are . . . incompossible.
Jer. Taylor.


word: Incomprehense
definition:
Incomprehense

In*com`pre*hense"
(?)
a.
[L. incomprehensus.]
Incomprehensible.
[Obs.]
Incomprehense
Marston.


word: Incomprehensibility
definition:
Incomprehensibility

In*com`pre*hen`si*bil"i*ty
(?)
n.
[Cf. F. incompréhensibilité.]
The quality of being incomprehensible, or beyond the reach of human intellect; incomprehensibleness; inconceivability; inexplicability.

The constant, universal sense of all antiquity unanimously confessing an incomprehensibility in many of the articles of the Christian faith.
South.


word: Incomprehensible
definition:
Incomprehensible

In*com`pre*hen"si*ble
(?)
a.
[L. incomprehensibilis: cf. F. incompréhensible. See In- not, and Comprehensible.]

1.
Not capable of being contained within limits.

An infinite and incomprehensible substance.
Hooker.

2.
Not capable of being comprehended or understood; beyond the reach of the human intellect; inconceivable.

And all her numbered stars that seem to roll
Spaces incomprehensible.
Milton.


word: Incomprehension
definition:
Incomprehension

In*com`pre*hen"sion
(?)
n.
Lack of comprehension or understanding.
incomprehensions
Bacon.


word: Incomprehensive
definition:
Incomprehensive

In*com`pre*hen"sive
(?)
a.
Not comprehensive; not capable of including or of understanding; not extensive; limited.
In*com`pre*hen"sive*ly, a. Sir W. Hamilton. -- In*com`pre*hen"sive*ness, n. T. Warton.


word: Incompressibility
definition:
Incompressibility

In`com*press`i*bil"i*ty
(?)
n.
[Cf. F. incompressibilité.]
The quality of being incompressible, or incapable of reduction in volume by pressure; -- formerly supposed to be a property of liquids.

The incompressibility of water is not absolute.
Rees.


word: Incompressible
definition:
Incompressible

In`com*press"i*ble
(?)
a.
[Pref. in- not + compressible: cf. F. incompressible.]
Not compressible; incapable of being reduced by force or pressure into a smaller compass or volume; resisting compression; as, many liquids and solids appear to be almost incompressible.
In`com*press"i*ble*ness, n.


word: Inconceivability
definition:
Inconceivability

In`con*ceiv`a*bil"i*ty
(?)
n.
The quality of being inconceivable; inconceivableness.

The inconceivability of the Infinite.
Mansel.


word: Inconceivable
definition:
Inconceivable

In`con*ceiv"a*ble
(?)
a.
[Pref. in- not + conceivable: cf. F. inconcevable.]
Not conceivable; incapable of being conceived by the mind; not explicable by the human intellect, or by any known principles or agencies; incomprehensible; as, it is inconceivable to us how the will acts in producing muscular motion.

It is inconceivable to me that a spiritual substance should represent an extended figure.
Locke.
The inconceivableness of a quality existing without any subject to possess it.
A. Tucker.


word: Inconcinne
definition:
Inconcinne

In`con*cinne"
(?)
a.
[See Inconcinnous.]
Dissimilar; incongruous; unsuitable.
[Obs.]
Cudworth.


word: Inconcinnity
definition:
Inconcinnity

In`con*cin"ni*ty
(?)
n.
[L. inconcinnitas.]
Lack of concinnity or congruousness; unsuitableness.

There is an inconcinnity in admitting these words.
Trench.


word: Inconcinnous
definition:
Inconcinnous

In`con*cin"nous
(?)
a.
[L. inconcinnus. See In- not, and Concinnity.]
Not concinnous; unsuitable; discordant.
[Obs.]
Cudworth.


word: Inconcludent
definition:
Inconcludent

In`con*clud"ent
(?)
a.
Not inferring a conclusion or consequence; not conclusive.
[Obs.]


word: Inconclusive
definition:
Inconclusive

In`con*clu"sive
(?)
a.
Not conclusive; leading to no conclusion; not closing or settling a point in debate, or a doubtful question; as, evidence is inconclusive when it does not exhibit the truth of a disputed case in such a manner as to satisfy the mind, and put an end to debate or doubt.

Arguments . . . inconclusive and impertinent.
South.


word: Inconcoct
definition:
Inconcoct

In`con*coct"
(?)
a.
[L. pref. in- not + concoctus, p. p. of concoquere. See Concoct.]
Inconcocted.
[Obs.]


word: Inconcocted
definition:
Inconcocted

In`con*coct"ed
a.
[Pref. in- not + concocted.]
Imperfectly digested, matured, or ripened.
[Obs.]
Bacon.


word: Inconcoction
definition:
Inconcoction

In`con*coc"tion
(?)
n.
The state of being undigested; unripeness; immaturity.
[Obs.]
Bacon.


word: Inconcussible
definition:
Inconcussible

In`con*cus"si*ble
(?)
a.
[Pref. in- not + L. concussibilis that can be shaken. See Concussion.]
Not concussible; that cannot be shaken.


word: Incondensibility
definition:
Incondensibility

Incondensability

{ In`con*den`sa*bil"i*ty (?), In`con*den`si*bil"i*ty (?), }
n.
The quality or state of being incondensable.


word: Incondensible
definition:
Incondensible

Incondensable

{ In`con*den"sa*ble (?), In`con*den"si*ble, }
a.
Not condensable; incapable of being made more dense or compact, or reduced to liquid form.


word: Incondite
definition:
Incondite

In"con*dite
(?; 277)
a.
[L. inconditus; pref. in- not + conditus, p. p. of condere to put or join together. See Condition.]
Badly put together; inartificial; rude; unpolished; irregular.
incondite
J. Philips.


word: Inconditional
definition:
Inconditional

In`con*di"tion*al
(?)
a.
[Pref. in- not + conditional: cf. F. inconditionnel.]
Unconditional.
[Obs.]
Sir T. Browne.


word: Inconditionate
definition:
Inconditionate

In`con*di"tion*ate
(?)
a.
[Pref. in- not + conditionate: cf. F. inconditionné.]
Not conditioned; not limited; absolute.
[Obs.]
Boyle.


word: Inconformity
definition:
Inconformity

In`con*form"i*ty
(?)
n.
[Cf. F. inconformité.]
Lack of conformity; nonconformity.
[Obs.]


word: Incongealable
definition:
Incongealable

In`con*geal"a*ble
(?)
a.
[L. incongelabilis. See Congeal.]
Not congealable; incapable of being congealed.
In`con*geal"a*ble*ness, n.


word: Incongenial
definition:
Incongenial

In`con*gen"ial
(?)
a.
Not congenial; uncongenial.
[R.]
In`con*ge`ni*al"i*ty (#), n.. [R.]


word: Incongruent
definition:
Incongruent

In*con"gru*ent
(?)
a.
[L. incongruens. See In- not, and Congruent.]
Incongruous.
Sir T. Elyot.


word: Incongruity
definition:
Incongruity

In`con*gru"i*ty
(?)
n.
pl. Incongruities (#).
[Pref. in- not + congruity: cf. F. incongruité.]

1.
The quality or state of being incongruous; lack of congruity; unsuitableness; inconsistency; impropriety.

The fathers make use of this acknowledgment of the incongruity of images to the Deity, from thence to prove the incongruity of the worship of them.
Bp. Stillingfleet.

2.
Disagreement of parts; lack of symmetry or of harmony.
[Obs.]

3.
That which is incongruous; lack of congruity.


word: Incongruous
definition:
Incongruous

In*con"gru*ous
(?)
a.
[L. incongruus. See In- not, and Congruous.]
Not congruous; reciprocally disagreeing; not capable of harmonizing or readily assimilating; inharmonious; inappropriate; unsuitable; not fitting; inconsistent; improper; as, an incongruous remark; incongruous behavior, action, dress, etc.
Incongruous
I. Taylor.
incongruous
Macaulay.

Incongruous denotes that kind of absence of harmony or suitableness of which the taste and experience of men takes cognizance.
C. J. Smith.

Incongruous numbers (Arith.), two numbers, which, with respect to a third, are such that their difference can not be divided by it without a remainder, the two numbers being said to be incongruous with respect to the third; as, twenty and twenty-five are incongruous with respect to four.


word: Inconnexedly
definition:
Inconnexedly

In`con*nex"ed*ly
(?)
adv.
[Pref. in- not + connexed (p. p. of connex) + -ly.]
Not connectedly; without connection.
[Obs.]
Sir T. Browne.


word: Inconsecutiveness
definition:
Inconsecutiveness

In`con*sec"u*tive*ness
(?)
n.
The state or quality of not being consecutive.
J. H. Newman.


word: Inconsequence
definition:
Inconsequence

In*con"se*quence
(?)
n.
[L. inconsequentia: cf. F. inconséquence.]
The quality or state of being inconsequent; lack of just or logical inference or argument; inconclusiveness.
Bp. Stillingfleet.

Strange, that you should not see the inconsequence of your own reasoning!
Bp. Hurd.


word: Inconsequent
definition:
Inconsequent

In*con"se*quent
(?)
a.
[L. inconsequens: cf. F. inconséquent. See In- not, and Consequent.]
Not following from the premises; not regularly inferred; invalid; not characterized by logical method; illogical; arbitrary; inconsistent; of no consequence.

Loose and inconsequent conjectures.
Sir T. Browne.


word: Inconsequential
definition:
Inconsequential

In*con`se*quen"tial
(?)
a.
Not regularly following from the premises; hence, irrelevant; unimportant; of no consequence.
Chesterfield.
In*con`se*quen"tial*ly (#), adv.


word: Inconsiderable
definition:
Inconsiderable

In`con*sid"er*a*ble
(?)
a.
Not considerable; unworthy of consideration or notice; unimportant; small; trivial; as, an inconsiderable distance; an inconsiderable quantity, degree, value, or sum.
inconsiderable
Stepney.
In`con*sid"er*a*ble*ness, n. -- In`con*sid"er*a*bly, adv.


word: Inconsiderate
definition:
Inconsiderate

In`con*sid"er*ate
(?)
a.
[L. inconsideratus. See In- not, and Considerate.]

1.
Not considerate; not attentive to safety or to propriety; not regarding the rights or feelings of others; hasty; careless; thoughtless; heedless; as, the young are generally inconsiderate; inconsiderate conduct.

It is a very unhappy token of our corruption, that there should be any so inconsiderate among us as to sacrifice morality to politics.
Addison.

2.
Inconsiderable.
[Obs.]
E. Terry.


word: Inconsiderateness
definition:
Inconsiderateness

In`con*sid"er*ate*ness
n.
The quality or state of being inconsiderate.
Tillotson.


word: Inconsideration
definition:
Inconsideration

In`con*sid`er*a"tion
(?)
n.
[L. inconsideratio: cf. F. inconsidération.]
Lack of due consideration; inattention to consequences; inconsiderateness.

Blindness of mind, inconsideration, precipitation.
Jer. Taylor.

Not gross, willful, deliberate, crimes; but rather the effects of inconsideration.
Sharp.


word: Inconsistency
definition:
Inconsistency

In`con*sist"en*cy
(?)
n.
pl. Inconsistencies (#).
[Cf. F. inconsistance.]

1.
The quality or state of being inconsistent; discordance in respect to sentiment or action; such contrariety between two things that both can not exist or be true together; disagreement; incompatibility.

There is a perfect inconsistency between that which is of debt and that which is of free gift.
South.

2.
Absurdity in argument ore narration; incoherence or irreconcilability in the parts of a statement, argument, or narration; that which is inconsistent.

If a man would register all his opinions upon love, politics, religion, and learning, what a bundle of inconsistencies and contradictions would appear at last!
Swift.

3.
Lack of stability or uniformity; unsteadiness; changeableness; variableness.

Mutability of temper, and inconsistency with ourselves, is the greatest weakness of human nature.
Addison.


word: Inconsistent
definition:
Inconsistent

In`con*sist"ent
(?)
a.
[Pref. in- not + consistent: cf. F. inconsistant.]

1.
Not consistent; showing inconsistency; irreconcilable; contradictory, or having contradictory implications; discordant; at variance, esp. as regards character, sentiment, or action; incompatible; incongruous.

Compositions of this nature . . . show that wisdom and virtue are far from being inconsistent with politeness and good humor.
Addison.

2.
Not exhibiting uniformity of sentiment, steadiness to principle, etc.; unequal; fickle; changeable.

Ah, how unjust to nature, and himself,
Is thoughtless, thankless, inconsistent man.
Young.


word: Inconsolable
definition:
Inconsolable

In`con*sol"a*ble
(?)
a.
[L. inconsolabilis: cf. F. inconsolable. See In- not, and Console.]
Not consolable; incapable of being consoled; grieved beyond susceptibility of comfort; disconsolate.
Dryden.

With inconsolable distress she griev'd,
And from her cheek the rose of beauty fled.
Falconer.


word: Inconsonancy
definition:
Inconsonancy

Inconsonance

{ In*con"so*nance (?), In*con"so*nan*cy (?), }
n.
Lack of consonance or harmony of sound, action, or thought; disagreement.


word: Inconsonant
definition:
Inconsonant

In*con"so*nant
(?)
a.
[L. inconsonans. See In- not, and Consonant.]
Not consonant or agreeing; inconsistent; discordant.
In*con"so*nant*ly, adv.


word: Inconspicuous
definition:
Inconspicuous

In`con*spic"u*ous
(?)
a.
[L. inconspicuus. See In- not, and Conspicuous.]
Not conspicuous or noticeable; hardly discernible.
In`con*spic"u*ous*ly, adv. -- In`con*spic"u*ous*ness, n.
Boyle.


word: Inconstancy
definition:
Inconstancy

In*con"stan*cy
(?)
n.
[L. inconstantia.]
The quality or state of being inconstant; lack of constancy; mutability; fickleness; variableness.

For unto knight there was no greater shame,
Than lightness and inconstancie in love.
Spenser.


word: Inconstant
definition:
Inconstant

In*con"stant
(?)
a.
[L. inconstans: cf. F. inconstant. See In- not, and Constant.]
Not constant; not stable or uniform; subject to change of character, appearance, opinion, inclination, or purpose, etc.; not firm; unsteady; fickle; changeable; variable; -- said of persons or things; as, inconstant in love or friendship.
inconstant
Shak.

While we, inquiring phantoms of a day,
Inconstant as the shadows we survey!
Boyse.


word: Inconsumable
definition:
Inconsumable

In`con*sum"a*ble
(?)
a.
Not consumable; incapable of being consumed, wasted, or spent.
Paley.
In`con*sum"a*bly, adv.


word: Inconsummate
definition:
Inconsummate

In`con*sum"mate
(?)
a.
[L. inconsummatus. See In- not, and Consummate.]
Not consummated; not finished; incomplete.
Sir M. Hale.
In`con*sum"mate*ness, n.


word: Inconsumptible
definition:
Inconsumptible

In`con*sump"ti*ble
(?)
a.
[L. inconsumptibilis.]
Inconsumable.
[Obs.]
Sir K. Digby.


word: Incontaminate
definition:
Incontaminate

In`con*tam"i*nate
(?)
a.
[L. incontaminatus. See In- not, and not, and Contaminate.]
Not contaminated; pure.
Moore.
In`con*tam"i*nate*ness, n.


word: Incontestable
definition:
Incontestable

In`con*test"a*ble
(?)
a.
[Pref. in- not + contestable: cf. F. incontestable.]
Not contestable; not to be disputed; that cannot be called in question or controverted; incontrovertible; indisputable; as, incontestable evidence, truth, or facts.
Locke.


word: Incontiguous
definition:
Incontiguous

In`con*tig"u*ous
(?)
a.
[L. incontiguus that can not be touched. See In- not, and Contiguous.]
Not contiguous; not adjoining or in contact; separate.
Boyle.
In`con*tig"u*ous*ly, adv.


word: Incontinency
definition:
Incontinency

Incontinence

{ In*con"ti*nence (?), In*con"ti*nen*cy (?), }
n.
[L. incontinentia: cf. F. incontinence.]

1.
Incapacity to hold; hence, incapacity to hold back or restrain; the quality or state of being incontinent; lack of continence; failure to restrain the passions or appetites; indulgence of lust; lewdness.

That Satan tempt you not for your incontinency.
1 Cor. vii. 5.

From the rash hand of bold incontinence.
Milton.

2.
(Med.)
The inability of any of the animal organs to restrain the natural evacuations, especially urination, or defecation, so that the discharges are involuntary; as, incontinence of urine.


word: Incontinent
definition:
Incontinent

In*con"ti*nent
(?)
a.
[L. incontinens: cf. F. incontinent. See In- not, and Continent.]

1.
Not continent; uncontrolled; not restraining the passions or appetites, particularly the sexual appetite; indulging unlawful lust; unchaste; lewd.

2.
(Med.)
Unable to restrain natural evacuations, such as urination or defecation.


word: Incontinent₃
definition:
Incontinent

In*con"ti*nent
adv.
[Cf. F. incontinent.]
Incontinently; instantly; immediately.
[Obs.]

He says he will return incontinent.
Shak.


word: Incontinently
definition:
Incontinently

In*con"ti*nent*ly
adv.
1.
In an incontinent manner; without restraint, or without due restraint; -- used esp. of the passions or appetites.

2.
Immediately; at once; forthwith.
[Archaic]

Immediately he sent word to Athens that he would incontinently come hither with a host of men.
Golding.


word: Incontrollable
definition:
Incontrollable

In`con*trol"la*ble
(?)
a.
[Pref. in- not + controllable: cf. F. incontrôlable.]
Not controllable; uncontrollable.
In`con*trol"la*bly, adv.
South.


word: Incontrovertibility
definition:
Incontrovertibility

In*con`tro*ver`ti*bil"i*ty
(?)
n.
The state or condition of being incontrovertible.


word: Incontrovertible
definition:
Incontrovertible

In*con`tro*ver"ti*ble
(?)
a.
Not controvertible; too clear or certain to admit of dispute; indisputable.
Sir T. Browne.
In*con`tro*ver"ti*ble*ness, n. -- In*con`tro*ver"ti*bly, adv.


word: Inconvenience
definition:
Inconvenience

In`con*ven"ience
(?)
n.
[L. inconvenientia inconsistency: cf. OF. inconvenience.]

1.
The quality or condition of being inconvenient; lack of convenience; unfitness; unsuitableness; inexpediency; awkwardness; as, the inconvenience of the arrangement.

They plead against the inconvenience, not the unlawfulness, . . . of ceremonies in burial.
Hooker.

2.
That which gives trouble, embarrassment, or uneasiness; disadvantage; anything that disturbs quiet, impedes prosperity, or increases the difficulty of action or success; as, one inconvenience of life is poverty.

A place upon the top of Mount Athos above all clouds of rain, or other inconvenience.
Sir W. Raleigh.

Man is liable to a great many inconveniences.
Tillotson.


word: Inconvenience₂
definition:
Inconvenience

In`con*ven"ience
v. t.
To put to inconvenience; to incommode; as, to inconvenience a neighbor.


word: Inconvenient
definition:
Inconvenient

In`con*ven"ient
(?)
a.
[L. inconveniens unbefitting: cf. F. inconvénient. See In- not, and Convenient.]

1.
Not becoming or suitable; unfit; inexpedient.

2.
Not convenient; giving trouble, uneasiness, or annoyance; hindering progress or success; uncomfortable; disadvantageous; incommodious; inopportune; as, an inconvenient house, garment, arrangement, or time.


word: Inconveniently
definition:
Inconveniently

In`con*ven"ient*ly
adv.
In an inconvenient manner; incommodiously; unsuitably; unseasonably.


word: Inconvertibility
definition:
Inconvertibility

In`con*vert`i*bil"i*ty
(?)
n.
[L. inconvertibilitas.]
The quality or state of being inconvertible; not capable of being exchanged for, or converted into, something else; as, the inconvertibility of an irredeemable currency, or of lead, into gold.


word: Inconvertible
definition:
Inconvertible

In`con*vert"i*ble
(?)
a.
[L. inconvertibilis: cf. F. inconvertible. See In- not, and Convertible.]
Not convertible; not capable of being transmuted, changed into, or exchanged for, something else; as, one metal is inconvertible into another; bank notes are sometimes inconvertible into specie.
Walsh.


word: Inconvincible
definition:
Inconvincible

In`con*vin"ci*ble
(?)
a.
[L. inconvincibilis. See In- not, and Convince.]
Not convincible; incapable of being convinced.

None are so inconvincible as your half-witted people.
Gov. of the Tongue.


word: Incony
definition:
Incony

In*co"ny
(?)
a.
[Cf. Conny, Canny.]
Unlearned; artless; pretty; delicate.
[Obs.]

Most sweet jests! most incony vulgar wit!
Shak.


word: Incoordination
definition:
Incoordination

In`co*ör`di*na"tion
(?)
n.
Lack of coördination; lack of harmonious adjustment or action.

Incoördination of muscular movement (Physiol.), irregularity in movements resulting from inharmonious action of the muscles in consequence of loss of voluntary control over them.


word: Incorporal
definition:
Incorporal

In*cor"po*ral
(?)
a.
[L. incorporalis. See In- not, and Corporal, and cf. Incorporeal.]
Immaterial; incorporeal; spiritual.
[Obs.]
Sir W. Raleigh.


word: Incorporality
definition:
Incorporality

In*cor`po*ral"i*ty
(?)
n.
[L. incorporalitas: cf. F. incorporalité.]
Incorporeality.
[Obs.]
Bailey.


word: Incorporate
definition:
Incorporate

In*cor"po*rate
(?)
a.
[L. incorporatus. See In- not, and Corporate.]

1.
Not consisting of matter; not having a material body; incorporeal; spiritual.

Moses forbore to speak of angles, and things invisible, and incorporate.
Sir W. Raleigh.

2.
Not incorporated; not existing as a corporation; as, an incorporate banking association.


word: Incorporate₂
definition:
Incorporate

In*cor"po*rate
a.
[L. incorporatus, p. p. of incorporare to incorporate; pref. in- in + corporare to make into a body. See Corporate.]
Corporate; incorporated; made one body, or united in one body; associated; mixed together; combined; embodied.

As if our hands, our sides, voices, and minds
Had been incorporate.
Shak.

A fifteenth part of silver incorporate with gold.
Bacon.


word: Incorporate₃
definition:
Incorporate

In*cor"po*rate
(?)
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Incorporated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Incorporating (?).]

1.
To form into a body; to combine, as different ingredients, into one consistent mass.

By your leaves, you shall not stay alone,
Till holy church incorporate two in one.
Shak.

2.
To unite with a material body; to give a material form to; to embody.

The idolaters, who worshiped their images as gods, supposed some spirit to be incorporated therein.
Bp. Stillingfleet.

3.
To unite with, or introduce into, a mass already formed; as, to incorporate copper with silver; -- used with with and into.

4.
To unite intimately; to blend; to assimilate; to combine into a structure or organization, whether material or mental; as, to incorporate provinces into the realm; to incorporate another's ideas into one's work.

The Romans did not subdue a country to put the inhabitants to fire and sword, but to incorporate them into their own community.
Addison.

5.
To form into a legal body, or body politic; to constitute into a corporation recognized by law, with special functions, rights, duties and liabilities; as, to incorporate a bank, a railroad company, a city or town, etc.


word: Incorporate₄
definition:
Incorporate

In*cor"po*rate
(?)
v. i.
To unite in one body so as to make a part of it; to be mixed or blended; -- usually followed by with.

Painters' colors and ashes do better incorporate will oil.
Bacon.

He never suffers wrong so long to grow,
And to incorporate with right so far
As it might come to seem the same in show.
Daniel.


word: Incorporated
definition:
Incorporated

In*cor"po*ra`ted
(?)
a.
1.
United or combined together to form in one body.

2.
Formed into a corporation and registered with a government body as such; made a legal entity.


word: Incorporation
definition:
Incorporation

In*cor`po*ra"tion
(?)
n.
[L. incorporatio: cf. F. incorporation.]

1.
The act of incorporating, or the state of being incorporated.

2.
The union of different ingredients in one mass; mixture; combination; synthesis.

3.
The union of something with a body already existing; association; intimate union; assimilation; as, the incorporation of conquered countries into the Roman republic.

4.
(Law)
(a)
The act of creating a corporation.
(b)
A body incorporated; a corporation.


word: Incorporative
definition:
Incorporative

In*cor"po*ra*tive
(?)
a.
Incorporating or tending to incorporate; as, the incorporative languages (as of the Basques, North American Indians, etc. ) which run a whole phrase into one word.

History demonstrates that incorporative unions are solid and permanent; but that a federal union is weak.
W. Belsham.


word: Incorporator
definition:
Incorporator

In*cor"po*ra`tor
(?)
n.
One of a number of persons who gets a company incorporated; one of the original members of a corporation.


word: Incorporeal
definition:
Incorporeal

In`cor*po"re*al
(?)
a.
[Pref. in- not + corporeal: cf. L. incorporeus.  Cf. Incorporal.]

1.
Not corporeal; not having a material body or form; not consisting of matter; immaterial.

Thus incorporeal spirits to smaller forms
Reduced their shapes immense.
Milton.

Sense and perception must necessarily proceed from some incorporeal substance within us.
Bentley.

2.
(Law)
Existing only in contemplation of law; not capable of actual visible seizin or possession; not being an object of sense; intangible; -- opposed to corporeal.

Incorporeal hereditament. See under Hereditament.


word: Incorporealism
definition:
Incorporealism

In`cor*po"re*al*ism
(?)
n.
Existence without a body or material form; immateriality.
Cudworth.


word: Incorporeality
definition:
Incorporeality

In`cor*po`re*al"i*ty
(?)
n.
The state or quality of being incorporeal or bodiless; immateriality; incorporealism.
G. Eliot.


word: Incorporeity
definition:
Incorporeity

In*cor`po*re"i*ty
(?)
n.
[Pref. in- not + corporeity: cf. F. incorporéite.]
The quality of being incorporeal; immateriality.
Berkeley.


word: Incorrect
definition:
Incorrect

In`cor*rect"
(?)
a.
[L. incorrectus: cf. F. incorrect. See In- not, and Correct.]

1.
Not correct; not according to a copy or model, or to established rules; inaccurate; faulty.

The piece, you think, is incorrect.
Pope.

2.
Not in accordance with the truth; inaccurate; not exact; as, an incorrect statement or calculation.

3.
Not accordant with duty or morality; not duly regulated or subordinated; unbecoming; improper; as, incorrect conduct.

It shows a will most incorrect to heaven.
Shak.

The wit of the last age was yet more incorrect than their language.
Dryden.


word: Incorrection
definition:
Incorrection

In`cor*rec"tion
(?)
n.
[Pref. in- not + correction: cf. F. incorrection.]
Lack of correction, restraint, or discipline.
[Obs.]
Arnway.


word: Incorrectly
definition:
Incorrectly

In`cor*rect"ly
(?)
adv.
Not correctly; inaccurately; not exactly; as, a writing incorrectly copied; testimony incorrectly stated.


word: Incorrectness
definition:
Incorrectness

In`cor*rect"ness
n.
The quality of being incorrect; lack of conformity to truth or to a standard; inaccuracy; inexactness; as, incorrectness may consist in defect or in redundance.


word: Incorrespondency
definition:
Incorrespondency

Incorrespondence

{ In*cor`re*spond"ence (?), In*cor`re*spond"en*cy (?), }
n.
Lack of correspondence; disagreement; disproportion.
[R.]


word: Incorrigibility
definition:
Incorrigibility

In*cor`ri*gi*bil"i*ty
(?)
n.
[Cf. F. incorrigibilité.]
The state or quality of being incorrigible.

The ingratitude, the incorrigibility, the strange perverseness . . . of mankind.
Barrow.


word: Incorrigible
definition:
Incorrigible

In*cor"ri*gi*ble
(?)
a.
[L. incorrigibilis: cf. F. incorrigible. See In- not, and Corrigible.]
Not corrigible; incapable of being corrected or amended; bad beyond correction; irreclaimable; as, incorrigible error.
Incorrigible
Dryden.


word: Incorrigible₂
definition:
Incorrigible

In*cor"ri*gi*ble
(?)
n.
One who is incorrigible; a person whose persistent bad behavior cannot be changed; especially, a hardened criminal; as, the perpetual imprisonment of incorrigibles; incorrigible and disruptive children need to be placed in a separate classroom.


word: Incorrupt
definition:
Incorrupt

In`cor*rupt"
(?)
a.
[L. incorruptus. See In- not, and Corrupt.]

1.
Not affected with corruption or decay; unimpaired; not marred or spoiled.

2.
Not defiled or depraved; pure; sound; untainted; above the influence of bribes; upright; honest.
Milton.

Your Christian principles . . . which will preserve you incorrupt as individuals.
Bp. Hurd.


word: Incorrupted
definition:
Incorrupted

In`cor*rupt"ed
(?)
a.
Uncorrupted.
[Obs.]

Breathed into their incorrupted breasts.
Sir J. Davies.


word: Incorruptibility
definition:
Incorruptibility

In`cor*rupt`i*bil"i*ty
(?)
n.
[L. incorruptibilitas: cf. F. incorruptibilité.]
The quality of being incorruptible; incapability of corruption.
Holland.


word: Incorruptible
definition:
Incorruptible

In`cor*rupt"i*ble
(?)
a.
[L. incorruptibilis: cf. F. incorruptible. See In- not, and Corrupt.]

1.
Not corruptible; incapable of corruption, decay, or dissolution; as, gold is incorruptible.

Our bodies shall be changed into incorruptible and immortal substances.
Wake.

2.
Incapable of being bribed or morally corrupted; inflexibly just and upright.


word: Incorruptible₂
definition:
Incorruptible

In`cor*rupt"i*ble
n.
(Eccl. Hist.)
One of a religious sect which arose in Alexandria, in the reign of the Emperor Justinian, and which believed that the body of Christ was incorruptible, and that he suffered hunger, thirst, pain, only in appearance.


word: Incorruption
definition:
Incorruption

In`cor*rup"tion
(?)
n.
[L. incorruptio: cf. F. incorruption. See In- not, and Corruption.]
The condition or quality of being incorrupt or incorruptible; absence of, or exemption from, corruption.

It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption.
1 Cor. xv. 42.

The same preservation, or, rather, incorruption, we have observed in the flesh of turkeys, capons, etc.
Sir T. Browne.


word: Incorruptive
definition:
Incorruptive

In`cor*rupt"ive
(?)
a.
[L. incorruptivus.]
Incorruptible; not liable to decay.
Akenside.


word: Incorruptly
definition:
Incorruptly

In`cor*rupt"ly
(?)
adv.
Without corruption.

To demean themselves incorruptly.
Milton.


word: Incorruptness
definition:
Incorruptness

In`cor*rupt"ness
n.
1.
Freedom or exemption from decay or corruption.

2.
Probity; integrity; honesty.
Woodward.


word: Incrassate
definition:
Incrassate

In*cras"sate
(?)
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Incrassated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Incrassating.]
[L. incrassatus, p. p. of incrassare; pref. in- in + crassus thick.]
To make thick or thicker; to thicken; especially, in pharmacy, to thicken (a liquid) by the mixture of another substance, or by evaporating the thinner parts.

Acids dissolve or attenuate; alkalies precipitate or incrassate.
Sir I. Newton.

Liquors which time hath incrassated into jellies.
Sir T. Browne.


word: Incrassated
definition:
Incrassated

Incrassate

{ In*cras"sate (?), In*cras"sa*ted (?), }
a.
[L. incrassatus, p. p.]

1.
Made thick or thicker; thickened; inspissated.

2.
(Bot.)
Thickened; becoming thicker.
Martyn.

3.
(Zool.)
Swelled out on some particular part, as the antennæ of certain insects.


word: Incrassation
definition:
Incrassation

In`cras*sa"tion
(?)
n.
[Cf. F. incrassation.]

1.
The act or process of thickening or making thick; the process of becoming thick or thicker.

2.
The state of being incrassated or made thick; inspissation.
Sir T. Browne.


word: Incrassative₂
definition:
Incrassative

In*cras"sa*tive
n.
A substance which has the power to thicken; formerly, a medicine supposed to thicken the humors.
Harvey.


word: Increasable
definition:
Increasable

In*creas"a*ble
(?)
a.
Capable of being increased.
Sherwood.
In*creas"a*ble*ness, n.

An indefinite increasableness of some of our ideas.
Bp. Law.


word: Increase
definition:
Increase

In*crease"
(?)
v. i.
[imp. & p. p. Increased (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Increasing.]
[OE. incresen, encresen, enrescen, OF. encreistre, fr. L. increscere; pref. in- in + crescere to grow. See Crescent, and cf. Decrease.]

1.
To become greater or more in size, quantity, number, degree, value, intensity, power, authority, reputation, wealth; to grow; to augment; to advance; -- opposed to decrease.

The waters increased and bare up the ark.
Gen. vii. 17.

He must increase, but I must decrease.
John iii. 30.

The heavens forbid
But that our loves and comforts should increase,
Even as our days do grow!
Shak.

2.
To multiply by the production of young; to be fertile, fruitful, or prolific.

Fishes are more numerous or increasing than beasts or birds, as appears by their numerous spawn.
Sir M. Hale.

3.
(Astron.)
To become more nearly full; to show more of the surface; to wax; as, the moon increases.

Increasing function (Math.), a function whose value increases when that of the variable increases, and decreases when the latter is diminished; also called a monotonically increasing function.


word: Increase₂
definition:
Increase

In*crease"
(?)
v. t.
To augment or make greater in bulk, quantity, extent, value, or amount, etc.; to add to; to extend; to lengthen; to enhance; to aggravate; as, to increase one's possessions, influence.

I will increase the famine.
Ezek. v. 16.

Make denials
Increase your services.
Shak.


word: Increase₃
definition:
Increase

In"crease
(?; 277)
n.
[OE. encres, encresse. See Increase, v. i.]

1.
Addition or enlargement in size, extent, quantity, number, intensity, value, substance, etc.; augmentation; growth.

As if increase of appetite had grown
By what it fed on.
Shak.

For things of tender kind for pleasure made
Shoot up with swift increase, and sudden are decay'd.
Dryden.

2.
That which is added to the original stock by augmentation or growth; produce; profit; interest.

Take thou no usury of him, or increase.
Lev. xxv. 36.

Let them not live to taste this land's increase.
Shak.

3.
Progeny; issue; offspring.

All the increase of thy house shall die in the flower of their age.
1 Sam. ii. 33.

4.
Generation.
[Obs.]
increase
Shak.

5.
(Astron.)
The period of increasing light, or luminous phase; the waxing; -- said of the moon.

Seeds, hair, nails, hedges, and herbs will grow soonest if set or cut in the increase of the moon.
Bacon.

Increase twist, the twixt of a rifle groove in which the angle of twist increases from the breech to the muzzle.


word: increased
definition:
increased

increased
adj.
1.
made greater in size or amount or degree.  Opposite of decreased.
augmented 
exaggerated, hyperbolic, inflated
exaggerated, magnified, enlarged 
raised(prenominal), inflated 


word: increasing
definition:
increasing

increasing
adj.
1.
becoming greater or larger; as, increasing prices.
accretionary 
augmenting, augmentative, building 
expanding 
flared, flaring 
growing 
incorporative 
lengthening 
maximizing 
multiplicative 
profit-maximizing 
raising 
accretive 
rising 
decreasing

2.
same as growing, 1.
[prenominal]

Syn. -- growing(prenominal), incremental.

3.
(Music)
increasing in some musical quality.  Opposite of decreasing.
accelerando 
crescendo 


word: Increate
definition:
Increate

In`cre*ate"
(?)
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Increated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Increating.]
[Pref. in- in + create.]
To create within.
[R.]


word: Increated
definition:
Increated

Increate

{ In"cre*ate (?), In"cre*a`ted (?), }
a.
[L. increatus. See In- not, and Create.]
Uncreated; self-existent.
[R.]

Bright effluence of bright essence increate.
Milton.


word: Incredibility
definition:
Incredibility

In*cred`i*bil"i*ty
(?)
n.
[L. incredibilitas: cf. F. incrédibilité.]

1.
The quality or state of being incredible; incredibleness.
Dryden.

2.
That which is incredible.
Johnson.


word: Incredible
definition:
Incredible

In*cred"i*ble
(?)
a.
[L. incredibilis: cf. OF. incredible. See In- not, and Credible.]
Not credible; surpassing belief; too extraordinary and improbable to admit of belief; unlikely; marvelous; fabulous.

Why should it be thought a thing incredible with you, that God should raise the dead?
Acts xxvi. 8.


word: Incredulity
definition:
Incredulity

In`cre*du"li*ty
(?)
n.
[L. incredulitas: cf. F. incrédulité.]
The state or quality of being incredulous; a withholding or refusal of belief; skepticism; unbelief; disbelief.

Of every species of incredulity, religious unbelief is the most irrational.
Buckminster.


word: Incredulous
definition:
Incredulous

In*cred"u*lous
(?; 135)
a.
[L. incredulus. See In- not, and Credulous.]

1.
Not credulous; indisposed to admit or accept that which is related as true, skeptical; unbelieving.
Bacon.

A fantastical incredulous fool.
Bp. Wilkins.

2.
Indicating, or caused by, disbelief or incredulity.
incredulous
Longfellow.

3.
Incredible; not easy to be believed.
[R.]
Shak.


word: Incremable
definition:
Incremable

In*crem"a*ble
(?)
a.
[Pref. in- not + L. cremabilis combustible, fr. cremare to burn.]
Incapable of being burnt; incombustibe.
Sir T. Browne.


word: Incremate
definition:
Incremate

In"cre*mate
(?)
v. t.
[Pref. in- in + cremate.]
To consume or reduce to ashes by burning, as a dead body; to cremate.


word: Increment
definition:
Increment

In"cre*ment
(?)
n.
[L. incrementum: cf. F. incrément. See Increase.]

1.
The act or process of increasing; growth in bulk, guantity, number, value, or amount; augmentation; enlargement.

The seminary that furnisheth matter for the formation and increment of animal and vegetable bodies.
Woodward.

A nation, to be great, ought to be compressed in its increment by nations more civilized than itself.
Coleridge.

2.
Matter added; increase; produce; production; -- opposed to decrement.
increment
J. Philips.

3.
(Math.)
The increase of a variable quantity or fraction from its present value to its next ascending value; the finite quantity, generally variable, by which a variable quantity is increased.

4.
(Rhet.)
An amplification without strict climax, as in the following passage:

Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report, . . . think on these things.
Phil. iv. 8.

Infinitesimal increment (Math.), an infinitesimally small variation considered in Differential Calculus. See Calculus. -- Method of increments (Math.), a calculus founded on the properties of the successive values of variable quantities and their differences or increments. It differs from the method of fluxions in treating these differences as finite, instead of infinitely small, and is equivalent to the calculus of finite differences.


word: Incremental
definition:
Incremental

In`cre*men"tal
(?)
a.
(Biol.)
Pertaining to, or resulting from, the process of growth; as, the incremental lines in the dentine of teeth.


word: Increpate
definition:
Increpate

In"cre*pate
(?)
v. t.
[L. increpatus, p. p. of increpare to upbraid; pref. in- in, against + crepare to talk noisily.]
To chide; to rebuke; to reprove.
[Obs.]


word: Increscent
definition:
Increscent

In*cres"cent
(?)
a.
[L. increscens, -entis, p. pr. of increscere. See Increase.]

1.
Increasing; growing; augmenting; swelling; enlarging.

Between the incresent and decrescent moon.
Tennyson.

2.
(Her.)
Increasing; on the increase; -- said of the moon represented as the new moon, with the points turned toward the dexter side.


word: Incriminate
definition:
Incriminate

In*crim"i*nate
(?)
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Incriminated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Incriminating.]
[LL. incriminatus, p. p. of incriminare; in- in + criminare, criminari, to accuse one of a crime. See Criminate.]
To accuse; to charge with a crime or fault; to criminate.


word: incriminating
definition:
incriminating

incriminating
adj.
charging or suggestive of guilt or blame; as, incriminating testimony; incriminating evidence.

Syn. -- criminative, criminatory, incriminatory.


word: Incriminatory
definition:
Incriminatory

In*crim"i*na*to*ry
(?)
a.
Of or pertaining to crimination; tending to incriminate; criminatory.


word: Incroyable
definition:
Incroyable

In`croy`a"ble
(?)
n.
[F., lit., incredible.]
A French fop or dandy of the time of the Directory; hence, any fop.
&hand_; The name is said to have been given in allusion not only to the extravagant dress, but also to the frequent use of the phrase “C'est vraiment incroyable” (That is really incredible.).


word: Incruental
definition:
Incruental

In`cru*en"tal
(?)
a.
[L. incruentus. See In- not, and Cruentous.]
Unbloody; not attended with blood; as, an incruental sacrifice.
[Obs.]
Brevint.


word: Incrust
definition:
Incrust

In*crust"
(?)
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Incrusted; p. pr. & vb. n. Incrusting.]
[L. incrustare; pref. in- in + crustare to cover with a crust: cf. F. incruster. See Crust.]
[Written also encrust.]

1.
To cover or line with a crust, or hard coat; to form a crust on the surface of; as, iron incrusted with rust; a vessel incrusted with salt; a sweetmeat incrusted with sugar.

And by the frost refin'd the whiter snow,
Incrusted hard.
Thomson.

2.
(Fine Arts)
To inlay into, as a piece of carving or other ornamental object.


word: Incrustation
definition:
Incrustation

In`crus*ta"tion
(?)
n.
[L. incrustatio: cf. F. incrustation. See Incrust.]

1.
The act of incrusting, or the state of being incrusted.

2.
A crust or hard coating of anything upon or within a body, as a deposit of lime, sediment, etc., from water on the inner surface of a steam boiler.

3.
(Arch.)
A covering or inlaying of marble, mosaic, etc., attached to the masonry by cramp irons or cement.

4.
(Fine Arts)
Anything inlaid or imbedded.


word: Incrystallizable
definition:
Incrystallizable

In*crys"tal*li`za*ble
(?)
a.
Not crystallizable; incapable of being formed into crystals.


word: Incubate
definition:
Incubate

In"cu*bate
(?)
v. i. & t.
[imp. & p. p. Incubated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Incubating (?).]
[L. incubatus, p. p. incubare to lie on; pref. in- in, on + cubare to lie down.  Cf. Cubit, Incumbent.]
1.
To sit, as on eggs for hatching; to brood; to brood upon, or keep warm, as eggs, for the purpose of hatching.

2.
To maintain (a living organism, such as microorganisms or a premature baby) under appropriate conditions, such as of temperature, humidity, or atmospheric composition, for growth; as, coliform bacteria grow best when incubated at 37° C..

3.
To develop gradually in some interior environment, until fully formed; as, the ideas for his book were incubating for two years before he began to write.


word: Incubation
definition:
Incubation

In`cu*ba"tion
(?)
n.
[L. incubatio: cf. F. incubation.]

1.
A sitting on eggs for the purpose of hatching young; a brooding on, or keeping warm, (eggs) to develop the life within, by any process.
Ray.

2.
(Med.)
The development of a disease from its causes, or its period of incubation. (See below.)

3.
A sleeping in a consecrated place for the purpose of dreaming oracular dreams.
Tylor.

4.
The maintenance (of a living organism, such as microorganisms or a premature baby) in appropriate conditions, such as of temperature, humidity, or atmospheric composition, for growth.

5.
The gradual development in some interior environment, until fully formed; as, the incubation time for developing a new drug may be longer than ten years from its first discovery.

Period of incubation, or Stage of incubation (Med.), the period which elapses between exposure to the causes of an infectious disease and the attack resulting from it; the time during which an infective agent must grow in the body before producing overt symptoms of disease.


word: Incubator
definition:
Incubator

In"cu*ba`tor
(?)
n.
1.
That which incubates, especially, an apparatus by means of which eggs are hatched by artificial heat.

2.
An apparatus containing an enclosed chamber, used for the cultivation of microörganisms or tissue cultures by maintaining a suitable temperature and atmospheric composition.  Some incubators have no provision for maintaining a special atmosphere, while in others, especially for anaerobic organisms and tissue culture, the moisture level and composition of the gases are also controlled.

3.
(Med.)
An apparatus consisting of enclosed chamber, for maintaining prematurely born babies in a favorable environment until able to thrive under normal conditions.  The temperature and level of oxygen in the atmosphere may be controlled.


word: Incubous
definition:
Incubous

In"cu*bous
(?)
a.
[From L. incubare to lie on.]
(Bot.)
Having the leaves so placed that the upper part of each one covers the base of the leaf next above it, as in hepatic mosses of the genus Frullania. See Succubous.


word: Incubus
definition:
Incubus

In"cu*bus
(?)
n.
pl. E. Incubuses (#), L. Incubi (#).
[L., the nightmare.  Cf. Incubate.]

1.
A demon; a fiend; a lascivious spirit, supposed to have sexual intercourse with women by night.
Tylor.

The devils who appeared in the female form were generally called succubi; those who appeared like men incubi, though this distinction was not always preserved.
Lecky.

2.
(Med.)
The nightmare. See Nightmare.

Such as are troubled with incubus, or witch-ridden, as we call it.
Burton.

3.
Any oppressive encumbrance or burden; anything that prevents the free use of the faculties.

Debt and usury is the incubus which weighs most heavily on the agricultural resources of Turkey.
J. L. Farley.


word: Inculcate
definition:
Inculcate

In*cul"cate
(?)
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Inculcated; p. pr. & vb. n. Inculcating (?).]
[L. inculcatus, p. p. of inculcare to tread on; pref. in- in, on + calcare to tread, fr. calx the heel; perh. akin to E. heel.  Cf. 2d Calk, Heel.]
To teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions; to urge on the mind; as, Christ inculcates on his followers humility.

The most obvious and necessary duties of life they have not yet had authority enough to enforce and inculcate upon men's minds.
S. Clarke.


word: Inculcation
definition:
Inculcation

In`cul*ca"tion
(?)
n.
[L. inculcatio: cf. F. inculcation.]
A teaching and impressing by frequent repetitions.
Bp. Hall.


word: Inculpable
definition:
Inculpable

In*cul"pa*ble
(?)
a.
[L. inculpabilis: cf. F. incupable.]
Faultless; blameless; innocent.
South.

An innocent and incupable piece of ignorance.
Killingbeck.


word: Inculpate
definition:
Inculpate

In*cul"pate
(?)
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Inculpated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Inculpating (?).]
[LL. inculpatus, p. p. of inculpare to blame; pref. in- in + culpa fault. See Culpable.]
[A word of recent introduction.]
To blame; to impute guilt to; to accuse; to involve or implicate in guilt.  Contrasted with exculpate.

That risk could only exculpate her and not inculpate them -- the probabilities protected them so perfectly.
H. James.


word: inculpative
definition:
inculpative

inculpative
adj.
Inculpatory.
accusatorial, accusatory, accusing
comminatory, denunciative, denunciatory
condemnatory, condemning 
criminative, criminatory, incriminating, incriminatory 
damnatory, damning 
recriminative, recriminatory 
Also See: guilty.

Syn. -- inculpatory.


word: Inculpatory
definition:
Inculpatory

In*cul"pa*to*ry
(?)
a.
Imputing blame; causing blame to be imputed to; criminatory; compromising; implicating.  Opposite of exculpatory.


word: Incult
definition:
Incult

In*cult"
(?)
a.
[L. incultus; pref. in- not + cultus, p. p. of colere to cultivate: cf. F. inculte.]
Untilled; uncultivated; crude; rude; uncivilized.

Germany then, says Tacitus, was incult and horrid, now full of magnificent cities.
Burton.

His style is diffuse and incult.
M. W. Shelley.


word: Inculture
definition:
Inculture

In*cul"ture
(?; 135)
n.
[Pref. in- not + culture: cf. F. inculture.]
Want or neglect of cultivation or culture.
[Obs.]
Feltham.


word: Incumbency
definition:
Incumbency

In*cum"ben*cy
(?)
n.
pl. Incumbencies (#).
[From Incumbent.]

1.
The state of being incumbent; a lying or resting on something.

2.
That which is physically incumbent; that which lies as a burden; a weight.
Evelyn.

3.
That which is morally incumbent, or is imposed, as a rule, a duty, obligation, or responsibility.
incumbencies
Donne.

4.
The state of holding a benefice; the full possession and exercise of any office.

These fines are only to be paid to the bishop during his incumbency.
Swift.


word: Incumbent
definition:
Incumbent

In*cum"bent
(?)
a.
[L. incumbens, -entis, p. pr. of incumbere to lie down upon, press upon; pref. in- in, on + cumbere (in comp.); akin to cubare to lie down. See Incubate.]

1.
Lying; resting; reclining; recumbent; superimposed; superincumbent.

Two incumbent figures, gracefully leaning upon it.
Sir H. Wotton.

To move the incumbent load they try.
Addison.

2.
Lying, resting, or imposed, as a duty or obligation; obligatory; always with on or upon.

All men, truly zealous, will perform those good works that are incumbent on all Christians.
Sprat.

3.
(Bot.)
Leaning or resting; -- said of anthers when lying on the inner side of the filament, or of cotyledons when the radicle lies against the back of one of them.
Gray.

4.
(Zool.)
Bent downwards so that the ends touch, or rest on, something else; as, the incumbent toe of a bird.


word: Incumbent₂
definition:
Incumbent

In*cum"bent
n.
A person who is in present possession of a benefice or of any office.

The incumbent lieth at the mercy of his patron.
Swift.


word: Incumber
definition:
Incumber

In*cum"ber
(?)
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Incumbered (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Incumbering.]
See Encumber.


word: Incumbrance
definition:
Incumbrance

In*cum"brance
(?)
n.
[See Encumbrance.]
[Written also encumbrance.]

1.
A burdensome and troublesome load; anything that impedes motion or action, or renders it difficult or laborious; clog; impediment; hindrance; check.
Cowper.

2.
(Law)
A burden or charge upon property; a claim or lien upon an estate, which may diminish its value.


word: Incumbrancer
definition:
Incumbrancer

In*cum"bran*cer
(?)
n.
(Law)
One who holds an incumbrance, or some legal claim, lien, or charge on an estate.
Kent.


word: Incumbrous
definition:
Incumbrous

In*cum"brous
(?)
a.
[Cf. OF. encombros.]
Cumbersome; troublesome.
[Written also encombrous.]
[Obs.]
Chaucer.


word: Incunabulum
definition:
Incunabulum

In`cu*nab"u*lum
(?)
n.
pl. Incunabula (#).
[L. incunabula cradle, birthplace, origin. See 1st In-, and Cunabula.]
A work of art or of human industry, of an early epoch; especially, a book printed before a. d. 1500.


word: Incur
definition:
Incur

In*cur"
(?)
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Incurred (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Incurring (?).]
[L. incurrere to run into or toward; pref. in- in + currere to run. See Current.]

1.
To meet or fall in with, as something inconvenient, harmful, or onerous; to put one's self in the way of; to expose one's self to; to become liable or subject to; to bring down upon one's self; to encounter; to contract; as, to incur debt, danger, displeasure, penalty, responsibility, etc.

I know not what I shall incur to pass it,
Having no warrant.
Shak.

2.
To render liable or subject to; to occasion.
[Obs.]

Lest you incur me much more damage in my fame than you have done me pleasure in preserving my life.
Chapman.


word: Incur₂
definition:
Incur

In*cur"
v. i.
To pass; to enter.
[Obs.]

Light is discerned by itself because by itself it incurs into the eye.
South.


word: Incurability
definition:
Incurability

In*cur`a*bil"i*ty
(?)
n.
[Cf. F. incurabilité incurability, LL. incurabilitas negligence.]
The state of being incurable; irremediableness.
Harvey.


word: Incurable
definition:
Incurable

In*cur"a*ble
(?)
a.
[F. incurable, L. incurabilis. See In- not, and Curable.]

1.
Not capable of being cured; beyond the power of skill or medicine to remedy; as, an incurable disease.

A scirrhus is not absolutely incurable.
Arbuthnot.

2.
Not admitting or capable of remedy or correction; irremediable; remediless; as, incurable evils.

Rancorous and incurable hostility.
Burke.

They were laboring under a profound, and, as it might have seemed, an almost incurable ignorance.
Sir J. Stephen.


word: Incurably
definition:
Incurably

In*cur"a*bly
adv.
In a manner that renders cure impracticable or impossible; irremediably.
Incurably
Bp. Hall.
Incurably
Blair.


word: Incuriosity
definition:
Incuriosity

In*cu`ri*os"i*ty
(?)
n.
[L. incuriositas: cf. F. incurosité.]
Lack of curiosity or interest; inattentiveness; indifference.
Sir H. Wotton.


word: Incurious
definition:
Incurious

In*cu"ri*ous
(?)
a.
[L. incuriosus: cf. F. incurieux. See In- not, and Curious.]
Not curious or inquisitive; without care for or interest in; inattentive; careless; negligent; heedless.

Carelessnesses and incurious deportments toward their children.
Jer. Taylor.


word: Incuriousness
definition:
Incuriousness

In*cu"ri*ous*ness
n.
Unconcernedness; incuriosity.

Sordid incuriousness and slovenly neglect.
Bp. Hall.


word: Incurrence
definition:
Incurrence

In*cur"rence
(?)
n.
[See Incur.]
The act of incurring, bringing on, or subjecting one's self to (something troublesome or burdensome); as, the incurrence of guilt, debt, responsibility, etc.


word: Incurrent
definition:
Incurrent

In*cur"rent
(?)
a.
[L. incurrens, p. pr. incurere, incursum, to run in; in- + currere to run.]
(Zool.)
Characterized by a current which flows inward; as, the incurrent orifice of lamellibranch Mollusca.


word: Incursion
definition:
Incursion

In*cur"sion
(?)
n.
[L. incursio: cf. F. incursion. See Incur.]

1.
A running into; hence, an entering into a territory with hostile intention; a temporary invasion; a predatory or harassing inroad; a raid.

The Scythian, whose incursions wild
Have wasted Sogdiana.
Milton.

The incursions of the Goths disordered the affairs of the Roman Empire.
Arbuthnot.

2.
Attack; occurrence.
[Obs.]

Sins of daily incursion.
South.


word: Incurvate
definition:
Incurvate

In*cur"vate
(?)
a.
[L. incurvatus, p. p. of incurvare to crook; pref. in- in + curvus bent. See Curve, and cf. Incurve.]
Curved; bent; crooked.
Derham.


word: Incurvate₂
definition:
Incurvate

In*cur"vate
(?)
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Incurvated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Incurvating.]
To turn from a straight line or course; to bend; to crook.
Cheyne.


word: Incurvation
definition:
Incurvation

In`cur*va"tion
(?)
n.
[L. incurvatio: cf. F. incurvation.]

1.
The act of bending, or curving.

2.
The state of being bent or curved; curvature.

An incurvation of the rays.
Derham.

3.
The act of bowing, or bending the body, in respect or reverence.
incurvations
Bp. Hall.


word: Incurve
definition:
Incurve

In*curve"
(ĭn*kûv")
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Incurved (ĭn*kûvd"); p. pr. & vb. n. Incurving.]
[See Incurvate.]
To bend; to curve; to make crooked.


word: Incurved
definition:
Incurved

In*curved"
(ĭn*kûvd")
a.
[Pref. in- in + curved.]
(Bot.)
Bending gradually toward the axis or center, as branches or petals.


word: Incurvity
definition:
Incurvity

In*cur"vi*ty
(ĭn*kû"vĭ*t&ybreve_;)
n.
[From L. incurvus bent. See Incurvate.]
A state of being bent or curved; incurvation; a bending inwards.
Sir T. Browne.


word: Incus
definition:
Incus

In"cus
(?)
n.
[L., anvil.]

1.
An anvil.

2.
(Anat.)
One of the small bones in the tympanum of the ear; the anvil bone. See Ear.

3.
(Zool.)
The central portion of the armature of the pharynx in the Rotifera.


word: Incuse
definition:
Incuse

In*cuse"
(?)
a.
[See Incuse, v. t.]
(Numismatics)
Cut or stamped in, or hollowed out by engraving.
incuse
Dr. W. Smith.


word: Incuss
definition:
Incuss

Incuse

{ In*cuse" (?), In*cuss" (?), }
v. t.
[L. incussus, p. p. of incutere to strike. See 1st In-, and Concuss.]
To form, or mold, by striking or stamping, as a coin or medal.


word: Indagate
definition:
Indagate

In"da*gate
(?)
v. t.
[L. indagatus, p. p. of indagare to seek.]
To seek or search out.
[Obs.]


word: Indagation
definition:
Indagation

In`da*ga"tion
(?)
n.
[L. indagatio: cf. F. indagation.]
Search; inquiry; investigation.
[Obs.]


word: Indagator
definition:
Indagator

In"da*ga`tor
(?)
n.
[L.]
A searcher; an explorer; an investigator.
[Obs.]

Searched into by such skillful indagators of nature.
Boyle.


word: Indazole
definition:
Indazole

In"da*zole
(?)
n.
[Indol + azote.]
(Chem.)
A bicyclic nitrogenous compound, C7H6N2, analogous to indole, having a benzene ring fused to a pyrazole ring; called also indazol and benzopyrazole.  It can be produced from a diazo derivative of cinnamic acid.


word: Indebt
definition:
Indebt

In*debt"
(?)
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Indebted; p. pr. & vb. n. Indebting.]
[OE. endetten, F. endetter; pref. en- (L. in) + F. dette debt. See Debt.]
To bring into debt; to place under obligation; -- chiefly used in the participle indebted.

Thy fortune hath indebted thee to none.
Daniel.


word: Indebted
definition:
Indebted

In*debt"ed
a.
1.
Brought into debt; being under obligation; held to payment or requital; beholden.

By owing, owes not, but still pays, at once
Indebted and discharged.
Milton.

2.
Placed under obligation for something received, for which restitution or gratitude is due; as, we are indebted to our parents for their care of us in infancy; indebted to friends for help and encouragement.
Cowper.


word: Indebtedness
definition:
Indebtedness

In*debt"ed*ness
n.
1.
The state of being indebted.

2.
The sum owed; debts, collectively.


word: Indecency
definition:
Indecency

In*de"cen*cy
(?)
n.
pl. Indecencies (#).
[L. indecentia unseemliness: cf. F. indécence.]

1.
The quality or state of being indecent; lack of decency, modesty, or good manners; obscenity.

2.
That which is indecent; an indecent word or act; an offense against delicacy.

They who, by speech or writing, present to the ear or the eye of modesty any of the indecencies I allude to, are pests of society.
Beattie.


word: Indecent
definition:
Indecent

In*de"cent
(?)
a.
[L. indecens unseemly, unbecoming: cf. F. indécent. See In- not, and Decent.]
Not decent; unfit to be seen or heard; offensive to modesty and delicacy; as, indecent language.
Cowper.


word: Indeciduous
definition:
Indeciduous

In`de*cid"u*ous
(?)
a.
Not deciduous or falling, as the leaves of trees in autumn; lasting; evergreen; persistent; permanent; perennial.  Opposite of deciduous.

The indeciduous and unshaven locks of Apollo.
Sir T. Browne.


word: Indecimable
definition:
Indecimable

In*dec"i*ma*ble
(?)
a.
[Pref. in- not + LL. decimare to tithe: cf. F. indécimable. See Decimate.]
Not decimable, or liable to be decimated; not liable to the payment of tithes.
Cowell.


word: Indecipherable
definition:
Indecipherable

In`de*ci"pher*a*ble
(?)
a.
Not decipherable; incapable of being deciphered, explained, or solved.
In`de*ci"pher*a*bly, adv.


word: Indecision
definition:
Indecision

In`de*ci"sion
(?)
n.
[Pref. in- not + decision: cf. F. indécision.]
Lack of decision; lack of settled purpose, or of firmness; indetermination; wavering of mind; irresolution; vacillation; hesitation.

The term indecision . . . implies an idea very nicely different from irresolution; yet it has a tendency to produce it.
Shenstone.

Indecision . . . is the natural accomplice of violence.
Burke.


word: Indecisive
definition:
Indecisive

In`de*ci"sive
(?)
a.
[Cf. F. indécisif.]

1.
Not decisive; not bringing to a final or ultimate issue; as, an indecisive battle, argument, answer.

The campaign had everywhere been indecisive.
Macaulay.

2.
Undetermined; prone to indecision; irresolute; unsettled; wavering; vacillating; hesitating; as, an indecisive state of mind; an indecisive character.


word: Indeclinable
definition:
Indeclinable

In`de*clin"a*ble
(?)
a.
[L. indeclinabilis: cf. F. indéclinable. See In- not, and Decline.]
(Gram.)
Not declinable; not varied by inflective terminations; as, nihil (nothing), in Latin, is an indeclinable noun.
n. An indeclinable word.


word: Indeclinably
definition:
Indeclinably

In`de*clin"a*bly
adv.
1.
Without variation.

2.
(Gram.)
Without variation of termination.


word: Indecomposable
definition:
Indecomposable

In*de`com*pos"a*ble
(?)
a.
[Pref. in- not + decomposable: cf. F. indécomposable.]
Not decomposable; incapable or difficult of decomposition; not resolvable into its constituents or elements.


word: Indecomposableness
definition:
Indecomposableness

In*de`com*pos"a*ble*ness
n.
Incapableness of decomposition; stability; permanence; durability.


word: Indecorous
definition:
Indecorous

In`de*co"rous
(?; 277)
a.
[L. indecorous. See In- not, and Decorous.]
Not decorous; violating good manners; contrary to good breeding or etiquette; unbecoming; improper; out of place; as, indecorous conduct.

It was useless and indecorous to attempt anything more by mere struggle.
Burke.


word: Indecorum
definition:
Indecorum

In`de*co"rum
(?)
n.
[Pref. in- not + decorum: cf. L. indecorous unbecoming.]

1.
Lack of decorum; impropriety of behavior; that in behavior or manners which violates the established rules of civility, custom, or etiquette; indecorousness.

2.
An indecorous or unbecoming action.
Young.


word: Indeed
definition:
Indeed

In*deed"
(?)
adv.
[Prep. in + deed.]
In reality; in truth; in fact; verily; truly; -- used in a variety of senses. Esp.: (a) Denoting emphasis; as, indeed it is so. (b) Denoting concession or admission; as, indeed, you are right. (c) Denoting surprise; as, indeed, is it you? Its meaning is not intrinsic or fixed, but depends largely on the form of expression which it accompanies.

The carnal mind is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.
Rom. viii. 7.

I were a beast indeed to do you wrong.
Dryden.

There is, indeed, no great pleasure in visiting these magazines of war.
Addison.


word: Indefatigability
definition:
Indefatigability

In`de*fat`i*ga*bil"i*ty
(ĭn`de̝*făt`ĭ*gȧ*bĭl"ĭ*t&ybreve_;)
n.
The state of being indefatigable.


word: Indefatigable
definition:
Indefatigable

In`de*fat"i*ga*ble
(ĭn`de̝*făt"ĭ*gȧ*b'l)
a.
[L. indefatigabilis: cf. OF. indefatigable. See In- not, and Defatigable, and cf. Infatigable.]
Incapable of being fatigued; not readily exhausted; unremitting in labor or effort; untiring; unwearying; not yielding to fatigue; as, indefatigable exertions, perseverance, application.
indefatigable
South.

Upborne with indefatigable wings.
Milton.


word: Indefatigableness
definition:
Indefatigableness

In`de*fat"i*ga*ble*ness
n.
Indefatigable quality; unweariedness; persistency.
Parnell.


word: Indefatigably
definition:
Indefatigably

In`de*fat"i*ga*bly
adv.
Without weariness; without yielding to fatigue; persistently.
Dryden.


word: Indefeasible
definition:
Indefeasible

In`de*fea`si*ble
(?)
a.
[Pref. in- not + defeasible: cf. OF. indefaisable.]
Not to be defeated; not defeasible; incapable of being annulled or made void; as, an indefeasible or title.

That the king had a divine and an indefeasible right to the regal power.
Macaulay.


word: Indefectibility
definition:
Indefectibility

In`de*fect`i*bil"i*ty
(?)
n.
[Cf. F. indéfectibilité.]
The quality of being indefectible.
Barrow.


word: Indefectible
definition:
Indefectible

In`de*fect"i*ble
(?)
a.
[Pref. in- not + defectible: cf. F. indéfectible.]
Not defectible; unfailing; not liable to defect, failure, or decay.

An indefectible treasure in the heavens.
Barrow.

A state of indefectible virtue and happiness.
S. Clarke.


word: Indefensible
definition:
Indefensible

In`de*fen"si*ble
(?)
[Pref. in- not + defensible: cf. OF. indefensible, indefensable.]
Not defensible; not capable of being defended, maintained, vindicated, or justified; unjustifiable; untenable; as, an indefensible fortress, position, cause, statement, etc.

Men find that something can be said in favor of what, on the very proposal, they thought utterly indefensible.
Burke.


word: Indefensive
definition:
Indefensive

In`de*fen"sive
(?)
a.
Defenseless.
[Obs.]

The sword awes the indefensive villager.
Sir T. Herbert.


word: Indeficient
definition:
Indeficient

In`de*fi"cient
(?)
a.
[L. indeficiens. See In- not, and Deficient.]
Not deficient; full.
[Obs.]

Brighter than the sun, and indeficient as the light of heaven.
Jer. Taylor.


word: Indefinable
definition:
Indefinable

In`de*fin"a*ble
(?)
a.
Incapable of being defined or described; inexplicable.
Bp. Reynolds.


word: Indefinite
definition:
Indefinite

In*def"i*nite
(?)
a.
[L. indefinitus. See In- not, and Definite.]

1.
Not definite; not limited, defined, or specified; not explicit; not determined or fixed upon; not precise; uncertain; vague; confused; obscure; as, an indefinite time, plan, etc.

It were to be wished that . . . men would leave off that indefinite way of vouching, “the chymists say this,” or “the chymists affirm that.”
Boyle.

The time of this last is left indefinite.
Dryden.

2.
Having no determined or certain limits; large and unmeasured, though not infinite; unlimited; as, indefinite space; the indefinite extension of a straight line.

Though it is not infinite, it may be indefinite; though it is not boundless in itself, it may be so to human comprehension.
Spectator.

3.
Boundless; infinite.
[R.]

Indefinite and omnipresent God,
Inhabiting eternity.
W. Thompson (1745).

4.
(Bot.)
Too numerous or variable to make a particular enumeration important; -- said of the parts of a flower, and the like. Also, indeterminate.

Indefinite article (Gram.), the word a or an, used with nouns to denote any one of a common or general class. -- Indefinite inflorescence. (Bot.) See Indeterminate inflorescence, under Indeterminate. -- Indefinite proposition (Logic), a statement whose subject is a common term, with nothing to indicate distribution or nondistribution; as, Man is mortal. -- Indefinite term (Logic), a negative term; as, the not-good.


word: Indefinitely
definition:
Indefinitely

In*def"i*nite*ly
adv.
In an indefinite manner or degree; without any settled limitation; vaguely; not with certainty or exactness; as, to use a word indefinitely.

If the world be indefinitely extended, that is, so far as no human intellect can fancy any bound of it.
Ray.


word: Indefinitude
definition:
Indefinitude

In`de*fin"i*tude
(?)
n.
Indefiniteness; vagueness; also, number or quantity not limited by our understanding, though yet finite.
[Obs.]
Sir M. Hale.


word: Indehiscence
definition:
Indehiscence

In`de*his"cence
(?)
n.
[Cf. F. indéhiscence.]
(Bot.)
The property or state of being indehiscent.


word: Indehiscent
definition:
Indehiscent

In`de*his"cent
(?)
a.
[Pref. in- not + dehiscent: cf. F. indéhiscent.]
(Bot.)
Remaining closed at maturity, or not opening along regular lines, as the acorn, or a cocoanut.


word: Indeliberate
definition:
Indeliberate

In`de*lib"er*ate
(?)
a.
[L. indeliberatus. See In- not, and Deliberate.]
Done without deliberation; unpremeditated.
[Obs.]
In`de*lib"er*ate*ly, adv. [Obs.]


word: Indelibility
definition:
Indelibility

In*del`i*bil"i*ty
(?)
n.
[Cf. F. indélébilité.]
The quality of being indelible.
Bp. Horsley.


word: Indelible
definition:
Indelible

In*del"i*ble
(?)
a.
[L. indelebilis; pref. in- not + delebilis capable of being destroyed: cf. F. indélébile. See In- not, and Deleble.]
[Formerly written also indeleble, which accords with the etymology of the word.]

1.
That can not be removed, washed away, blotted out, or effaced; incapable of being canceled, lost, or forgotten; as, indelible characters; an indelible stain; an indelible impression on the memory.

2.
That can not be annulled; indestructible.
[R.]

They are endued with indelible power from above.
Sprat.

Indelible colors, fast colors which do not fade or tarnish by exposure. -- Indelible ink, an ink not obliterated by washing; esp., a solution of silver nitrate.
Indelibly stamped and impressed.
J. Ellis.


word: Indelicacy
definition:
Indelicacy

In*del"i*ca*cy
(?)
n.
pl. Indelicacies (#).
[From Indelicate.]
The quality of being indelicate; lack of delicacy, or of a nice sense of, or regard for, purity, propriety, or refinement in manners, language, etc.; rudeness; coarseness; also, that which is offensive to refined taste or purity of mind.

The indelicacy of English comedy.
Blair.

Your papers would be chargeable with worse than indelicacy; they would be immoral.
Addison.


word: Indelicate
definition:
Indelicate

In*del"i*cate
(?)
a.
[Pref. in- not + delicate: cf. F. indélicat.]
Not delicate; wanting delicacy; offensive to good manners, or to purity of mind; coarse; rude; as, an indelicate word or suggestion; indelicate behavior.
Macaulay.
In*del"i*cate*ly, adv.


word: Indemnification
definition:
Indemnification

In*dem`ni*fi*ca"tion
(?)
n.
1.
The act or process of indemnifying, preserving, or securing against loss, damage, or penalty; reimbursement of loss, damage, or penalty; the state of being indemnified.

Indemnification is capable of some estimate; dignity has no standard.
Burke.

2.
That which indemnifies.

No reward with the name of an indemnification.
De Quincey.


word: Indemnify
definition:
Indemnify

In*dem"ni*fy
(?)
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Indemnified (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Indemnifying (?).]
[L. indemnis unhurt (in- not + damnum hurt, damage) + -fy.  Cf. Damn, Damnify.]

1.
To save harmless; to secure against loss or damage; to insure.

The states must at last engage to the merchants here that they will indemnify them from all that shall fall out.
Sir W. Temple.

2.
To make restitution or compensation for, as for that which is lost; to make whole; to reimburse; to compensate.
Beattie.


word: Indemnity
definition:
Indemnity

In*dem"ni*ty
(?)
n.
pl. Indemnities (#).
[L. indemnitas, fr. indemnis uninjured: cf. F. indemnité. See Indemnify.]

1.
Security; insurance; exemption from loss or damage, past or to come; immunity from penalty, or the punishment of past offenses; amnesty.

Having first obtained a promise of indemnity for the riot they had committed.
Sir W. Scott.

2.
Indemnification, compensation, or remuneration for loss, damage, or injury sustained.

They were told to expect, upon the fall of Walpole, a large and lucrative indemnity for their pretended wrongs.
Ld. Mahon.

&hand_; Insurance is a contract of indemnity. Arnould. The owner of private property taken for public use is entitled to compensation or indemnity.
Kent.

Act of indemnity (Law), an act or law passed in order to relieve persons, especially in an official station, from some penalty to which they are liable in consequence of acting illegally, or, in case of ministers, in consequence of exceeding the limits of their strict constitutional powers. These acts also sometimes provide compensation for losses or damage, either incurred in the service of the government, or resulting from some public measure.


word: Indemonstrable
definition:
Indemonstrable

In`de*mon"stra*ble
(?)
a.
[L. indemonstrabilis. See In- not, and Demonstrable.]
Incapable of being demonstrated.
In`de*mon"stra*ble*ness, n.


word: Indenizen
definition:
Indenizen

In*den"i*zen
(?)
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Indenizened (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Indenizening.]
To invest with the privileges of a denizen; to naturalize.
[R.]

Words indenizened, and commonly used as English.
B. Jonson.


word: Indent
definition:
Indent

In*dent"
(?)
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Indented; p. pr. & vb. n. Indenting.]
[OE. endenten to notch, fit in, OF. endenter, LL. indentare, fr. L. in + dens, dentis, tooth. See Tooth, and cf. Indenture.]

1.
To notch; to jag; to cut into points like a row of teeth; as, to indent the edge of paper.

2.
To dent; to stamp or to press in; to impress; as, indent a smooth surface with a hammer; to indent wax with a stamp.

3.
[Cf. Indenture.]
To bind out by indenture or contract; to indenture; to apprentice; as, to indent a young man to a shoemaker; to indent a servant.

4.
(Print.)
To begin (a line or lines) at a greater or less distance from the margin; as, to indent the first line of a paragraph one em; to indent the second paragraph two ems more than the first. See Indentation, and Indention.

5.
(Mil.)
To make an order upon; to draw upon, as for military stores.
[India]
Wilhelm.


word: Indent₂
definition:
Indent

In*dent"
v. i.
1.
To be cut, notched, or dented.

2.
To crook or turn; to wind in and out; to zigzag.

3.
To contract; to bargain or covenant.
Shak.

To indent and drive bargains with the Almighty.
South.


word: Indent₃
definition:
Indent

In*dent"
(?)
n.
1.
A cut or notch in the margin of anything, or a recess like a notch.
Shak.

2.
A stamp; an impression.
[Obs.]

3.
A certificate, or intended certificate, issued by the government of the United States at the close of the Revolution, for the principal or interest of the public debt.
D. Ramsay. A. Hamilton.

4.
(Mil.)
A requisition or order for supplies, sent to the commissariat of an army.
[India]
Wilhelm.


word: Indentation
definition:
Indentation

In`den*ta"tion
(?)
n.
1.
The act of indenting or state of being indented.

2.
A notch or recess, in the margin or border of anything; as, the indentations of a leaf, of the coast, etc.

3.
A recess or sharp depression in any surface.

4.
(Print.)
(a)
The act of beginning a line or series of lines at a little distance within the flush line of the column or page, as in the common way of beginning the first line of a paragraph.
(b)
The measure of the distance; as, an indentation of one em, or of two ems.

Hanging indentation, or Reverse indentation, indentation of all the lines of a paragraph except the first, which is a full line; also called a hanging indent.


word: Indented
definition:
Indented

In*dent"ed
(?)
a.
1.
Cut in the edge into points or inequalities, like teeth; jagged; notched; stamped in; dented on the surface.

2.
Having an uneven, irregular border; sinuous; undulating.
Milton. Shak.

3.
(Her.)
Notched like the part of a saw consisting of the teeth; serrated; as, an indented border or ordinary.

4.
Bound out by an indenture; apprenticed; indentured; as, an indented servant.

5.
(Zool.)
Notched along the margin with a different color, as the feathers of some birds.

Indented line (Fort.), a line with alternate long and short faces, with salient and receding angles, each face giving a flanking fire along the front of the next.


word: Indenture
definition:
Indenture

In*den"ture
(?; 135)
n.
[OE. endenture, OF. endenture, LL. indentura a deed in duplicate, with indented edges. See the Note below. See Indent.]

1.
The act of indenting, or state of being indented.

2.
(Law)
A mutual agreement in writing between two or more parties, whereof each party has usually a counterpart or duplicate, sometimes with the edges indented for purpose of identification; sometimes in the pl., a short form for indentures of apprenticeship, the contract by which a youth is bound apprentice to a master.

The law is the best expositor of the gospel; they are like a pair of indentures: they answer in every part.
C. Leslie.

&hand_; Indentures were originally duplicates, laid together and indented by a notched cut or line, or else written on the same piece of parchment and separated by a notched line so that the two papers or parchments corresponded to each other. But indenting has gradually become a mere form, and is often neglected, while the writings or counterparts retain the name of indentures.

3.
Hence:
A contract by which anyone is bound to service.


word: Indenture₂
definition:
Indenture

In*den"ture
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Indentured (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Indenturing.]

1.
To indent; to make hollows, notches, or wrinkles in; to furrow.

Though age may creep on, and indenture the brow.
Woty.

2.
To bind by indentures or written contract; as, to indenture an apprentice.


word: indentured
definition:
indentured

indentured
adj.
Bound by contract to work for another for a specified period of time.

Syn. -- apprenticed, articled, bound.


word: Independence
definition:
Independence

In`de*pend"ence
(?)
n.
[Cf. F. indépendance.]

1.
The state or quality of being independent; freedom from dependence; exemption from reliance on, or control by, others; self-subsistence or maintenance; direction of one's own affairs without interference.

Let fortune do her worst, . . . as long as she never makes us lose our honesty and our independence.
Pope.

2.
Sufficient means for a comfortable livelihood.

Declaration of Independence (Amer. Hist.), the declaration of the Congress of the Thirteen United States of America, on the 4th of July, 1776, by which they formally declared that these colonies were free and independent States, not subject to the government of Great Britain.


word: Independence Day
definition:
Independence Day

In`de*pend"ence Day
In the United States, a holiday, the 4th of July, commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on that day in 1776.


word: Independency
definition:
Independency

In`de*pend"en*cy
n.
1.
Independence.

“Give me,” I cried (enough for me),
“My bread, and independency!”
Pope.

2.
(Eccl.)
Doctrine and polity of the Independents.


word: Independent
definition:
Independent

In`de*pend"ent
(?)
a.
[Pref. in- not + dependent: cf. F. indépendant.]

1.
Not dependent; free; not subject to control by others; not relying on others; not subordinate; as, few men are wholly independent.

A dry, but independent crust.
Cowper.

2.
Affording a comfortable livelihood; as, an independent property.

3.
Not subject to bias or influence; not obsequious; self-directing; as, a man of an independent mind.

4.
Expressing or indicating the feeling of independence; free; easy; bold; unconstrained; as, an independent air or manner.

5.
Separate from; exclusive; irrespective.

That obligation in general, under which we conceive ourselves bound to obey a law, independent of those resources which the law provides for its own enforcement.
R. P. Ward.

6.
(Eccl.)
Belonging or pertaining to, or holding to the doctrines or methods of, the Independents.

7.
(Math.)
Not dependent upon another quantity in respect to value or rate of variation; -- said of quantities or functions.

8.
(U. S. Politics)
Not bound by party; exercising a free choice in voting with either or any party.

Independent company (Mil.), one not incorporated in any regiment. -- Independent seconds watch, a stop watch having a second hand driven by a separate set of wheels, springs, etc., for timing to a fraction of a second. -- Independent variable. (Math.) See Dependent variable, under Dependent.


word: Independent₂
definition:
Independent

In`de*pend"ent
(?)
n.
1.
(Eccl.)
One who believes that an organized Christian church is complete in itself, competent to self-government, and independent of all ecclesiastical authority.

&hand_; In England the name is often applied (commonly in the pl.) to the Congregationalists.

2.
(Politics)
One who does not acknowledge an obligation to support a party's candidate under all circumstances; one who exercises liberty in voting.


word: Independentism
definition:
Independentism

In`de*pend"ent*ism
(?)
n.
Independency; the church system of Independents.
Bp. Gauden.


word: Indeposable
definition:
Indeposable

In`de*pos"a*ble
(?)
a.
Incapable of being deposed.
[R.]

Princes indeposable by the pope.
Bp. Stillingfleet.


word: Indeprecable
definition:
Indeprecable

In*dep"re*ca*ble
(?)
a.
[L. indeprecabilis. See In- not, and Deprecate.]
Incapable or undeserving of being deprecated.
Cockeram.


word: Indeprehensible
definition:
Indeprehensible

In*dep`re*hen"si*ble
(?)
a.
[L. indeprehensibilis. See In- not, and Deprehensible.]
Incapable of being found out.
Bp. Morton.


word: Indescribably
definition:
Indescribably

In`de*scrib"a*bly
adv.
In an indescribable manner; to a degree impossible to desribe; as, indescribably beautiful.


word: Indesinent
definition:
Indesinent

In*des"i*nent
(?)
a.
[L. indesinens. See In- not, and Desinent.]
Not ceasing; perpetual.
[Obs.]
Baxter.
In*des"i*nent*ly, adv. [Obs.]
Ray.


word: Indestructibility
definition:
Indestructibility

In`de*struc`ti*bil"i*ty
(?)
n.
[Cf. F. indestructibilité.]
The quality of being indestructible.


word: Indestructible
definition:
Indestructible

In`de*struc"ti*ble
a.
[Pref. in- not + destructible: cf. F. indestructible.]
Not destructible; incapable of decomposition or of being destroyed; as, the Russian harvesters had primitive electronics, but they were built so sturdily they were almost indestructible.
In`de*struc"ti*ble*ness, n. -- In`de*struc"ti*bly, adv.


word: Indeterminable
definition:
Indeterminable

In`de*ter"mi*na*ble
(?)
a.
[L. indeterminabilis: cf. F. indéterminable. See In- not, and Determine.]
Not determinable; impossible to be determined; not to be definitely known, ascertained, defined, or limited.
In`de*ter"mi*na*bly, adv.


word: Indeterminate
definition:
Indeterminate

In`de*ter"mi*nate
(?)
a.
[L. indeterminatus.]
Not determinate; not certain or fixed; indefinite; not precise; as, an indeterminate number of years.
Paley.

Indeterminate analysis (Math.), that branch of analysis which has for its object the solution of indeterminate problems. -- Indeterminate coefficients (Math.), coefficients arbitrarily assumed for convenience of calculation, or to facilitate some artifice of analysis. Their values are subsequently determined. -- Indeterminate equation (Math.), an equation in which the unknown quantities admit of an infinite number of values, or sets of values. A group of equations is indeterminate when it contains more unknown quantities than there are equations. -- Indeterminate inflorescence (Bot.), a mode of inflorescence in which the flowers all arise from axillary buds, the terminal bud going on to grow and sometimes continuing the stem indefinitely; -- called also acropetal inflorescence, botryose inflorescence, centripetal inflorescence, and indefinite inflorescence. Gray. -- Indeterminate problem (Math.), a problem which admits of an infinite number of solutions, or one in which there are fewer imposed conditions than there are unknown or required results. -- Indeterminate quantity (Math.), a quantity which has no fixed value, but which may be varied in accordance with any proposed condition. -- Indeterminate series (Math.), a series whose terms proceed by the powers of an indeterminate quantity, sometimes also with indeterminate exponents, or indeterminate coefficients.


word: Indetermination
definition:
Indetermination

In`de*ter`mi*na"tion
(?)
n.
[Pref. in- not + determination: cf. indétermination.]

1.
Lack of determination; an unsettled or wavering state, as of the mind.
Jer. Taylor.

2.
Lack of fixed or stated direction.
Abp. Bramhall.


word: Indevirginate
definition:
Indevirginate

In`de*vir"gin*ate
(?)
a.
[See In- not, Devirginate.]
Not devirginate.
[Obs.]
Chapman.


word: Indevote
definition:
Indevote

In*de*vote"
(?)
a.
[L. indevotus: cf. F. indévot.  Cf. Indevout.]
Not devoted.
[Obs.]
Bentley. Clarendon.


word: Indevotion
definition:
Indevotion

In`de*vo"tion
(?)
n.
[L. indevotio: cf. F. indévotion.]
Lack of devotion; impiety; irreligion.
indevotion
Jer. Taylor.


word: Indevout
definition:
Indevout

In*de*vout"
(?)
a.
[Pref. in- not + devout.  Cf. Indevote.]
Not devout.
In*de*vout"ly, adv.


word: Index
definition:
Index

In"dex
(?)
n.
pl. E. Indexes (#), L. Indices (#)(_;).
[L.: cf. F. index. See Indicate, Diction.]

1.
That which points out; that which shows, indicates, manifests, or discloses; as, the increasing unemployment rate is an index of how much the economy has slowed.

Tastes are the indexes of the different qualities of plants.
Arbuthnot.

2.
That which guides, points out, informs, or directs; a pointer or a hand that directs to anything, as the hand of a watch, a movable finger or other form of pointer on a gauge, scale, or other graduated instrument.
In
(printing)
a sign [&hand_;] (called also fist) used to direct particular attention to a note or paragraph.

3.
A table for facilitating reference to topics, names, and the like, in a book, usually giving the page on which a particular word or topic may be found; -- usually alphabetical in arrangement, and printed at the end of the volume.  Typically found only in non-fiction books.

4.
A prologue indicating what follows.
[Obs.]
Shak.

5.
(Anat.)
The second finger, that next to the pollex (thumb), in the manus, or hand; the forefinger; index finger.

6.
(Math.)
The figure or letter which shows the power or root of a quantity; the exponent.
[In this sense the plural is always indices.]

7.
The ratio, or formula expressing the ratio, of one dimension of a thing to another dimension; as, the vertical index of the cranium.

8.
A number providing a measure of some quantity derived by a formula, usually a form of averaging, from multiple quantities; -- used mostly in economics; as, the index of leading indicators; the index of industrial production; the consumer price index.  See, for example, the consumer price index.

9.
(computers)
A file containing a table with the addresses of data items, arranged for rapid and convenient search for the addresses.

10.
(computers)
A number which serves as a label for a data item and also represents the address of a data item within a table or array.

11.
(R. C. Ch.)
The Index prohibitorius, a catalogue of books which are forbidden by the church to be read; also called Index of forbidden books and Index Librorum Prohibitorum.

Index error, the error in the reading of a mathematical instrument arising from the zero of the index not being in complete adjustment with that of the limb, or with its theoretically perfect position in the instrument; a correction to be applied to the instrument readings equal to the error of the zero adjustment. -- Index expurgatorius. [L.] See Index prohibitorius (below). -- Index finger. See Index, 5. -- Index glass, the mirror on the index of a quadrant, sextant, etc. -- Index hand, the pointer or hand of a clock, watch, or other registering machine; a hand that points to something. -- Index of a logarithm (Math.),  the integral part of the logarithm, and always one less than the number of integral figures in the given number. It is also called the characteristic. -- Index of refraction, or Refractive index (Opt.), the number which expresses the ratio of the sine of the angle of incidence to the sine of the angle of refraction. Thus the index of refraction for sulphur is 2, because, when light passes out of air into sulphur, the sine of the angle of incidence is double the sine of the angle of refraction. -- Index plate, a graduated circular plate, or one with circular rows of holes differently spaced; used in machines for graduating circles, cutting gear teeth, etc. -- Index prohibitorius [L.], or Prohibitory index (R. C. Ch.), a catalogue of books which are forbidden by the church to be read; the index expurgatorius [L.], or expurgatory index, is a catalogue of books from which passages marked as against faith or morals must be removed before Catholics can read them. These catalogues are published with additions, from time to time, by the Congregation of the Index, composed of cardinals, theologians, etc., under the sanction of the pope. Hook. -- Index rerum [L.], a tabulated and alphabetized notebook, for systematic preservation of items, quotations, etc.


word: Index₂
definition:
Index

In"dex
(?)
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Indexed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Indexing.]
1.
To provide with an index or table of references; to put into an index; as, to index a book, or its contents.

2.
(Economics)
To adjust (wages, prices, taxes, etc.) automatically so as to compensate for changes in prices, usually as measured by the consumer price index or other economic measure.  Its purpose is usually to copensate for inflation.

3.
To insert (a word, name, file folder, etc.) into an index or into an indexed arrangement; as, to index a contract under its date of signing.


word: indexation
definition:
indexation

indexation
n.
a system of economic regulation in which wages and interest are tied to the cost-of-living index in order to compenaste for the effects of inflation.


word: Indexterity
definition:
Indexterity

In`dex*ter"i*ty
(?)
n.
[Pref. in- not + dexterity: cf. F. indextérité.]
Lack of dexterity or readiness, especially in the use of the hands; clumsiness; awkwardness.
Harvey.


word: India
definition:
India

In"di*a
(?)
n.
[See Indian.]
A country in Southern Asia; the two peninsulas of Hither and Farther India; in a restricted sense, Hither India, or Hindostan.

India ink, a nearly black pigment brought chiefly from China, used for water colors.  It is in rolls, or in square, and consists of lampblack or ivory black and animal glue.  Called also China ink.  The true India ink is sepia. See Sepia. -- India matting, floor matting made in China, India, etc., from grass and reeds; -- also called Canton matting or China matting. -- India paper, a variety of Chinese paper, of smooth but not glossy surface, used for printing from engravings, woodcuts, etc. -- India proof (Engraving), a proof impression from an engraved plate, taken on India paper. -- India rubber. See Caoutchouc. -- India-rubber tree (Bot.), any tree yielding caoutchouc, but especially the East Indian Ficus elastica, often cultivated for its large, shining, elliptical leaves.


word: Indian
definition:
Indian

In"di*an
(?; 277)
a.
[From India, and this fr. Indus, the name of a river in Asia, L. Indus, Gr. _;, OPers. Hindu, name of the land on the Indus, Skr. sindhu river, the Indus.  Cf. Hindu.]

1.
Of or pertaining to India proper; also to the East Indies, or, sometimes, to the West Indies.

2.
Of or pertaining to the aborigines, or Indians, of America; as, Indian wars; the Indian tomahawk.

3.
Made of maize or Indian corn; as, Indian corn, Indian meal, Indian bread, and the like.
[U.S.]

Indian bay (Bot.), a lauraceous tree (Persea Indica). -- Indian bean (Bot.), a name of the catalpa. -- Indian berry. (Bot.) Same as Cocculus indicus. -- Indian bread. (Bot.) Same as Cassava. -- Indian club, a wooden club, which is swung by the hand for gymnastic exercise. -- Indian cordage, cordage made of the fibers of cocoanut husk. -- Indian cress (Bot.), nasturtium. See Nasturtium, 2. -- Indian cucumber (Bot.), a plant of the genus Medeola (Medeola Virginica), a common in woods in the United States.  The white rootstock has a taste like cucumbers. -- Indian currant (Bot.), a plant of the genus Symphoricarpus (Symphoricarpus vulgaris), bearing small red berries. -- Indian dye, the puccoon. -- Indian fig. (Bot.) (a) The banyan. See Banyan. (b) The prickly pear. -- Indian file, single file; arrangement of persons in a row following one after another, the usual way among Indians of traversing woods, especially when on the war path. -- Indian fire, a pyrotechnic composition of sulphur, niter, and realgar, burning with a brilliant white light. -- Indian grass (Bot.), a coarse, high grass (Chrysopogon nutans), common in the southern portions of the United States; wood grass. Gray. -- Indian hemp. (Bot.) (a) A plant of the genus Apocynum (Apocynum cannabinum), having a milky juice, and a tough, fibrous bark, whence the name. The root it used in medicine and is both emetic and cathartic in properties. (b) The variety of common hemp (Cannabis Indica), from which hasheesh is obtained. -- Indian mallow (Bot.), the velvet leaf (Abutilon Avicennæ). See Abutilon. -- Indian meal, ground corn or maize. [U.S.] -- Indian millet (Bot.), a tall annual grass (Sorghum vulgare), having many varieties, among which are broom corn, Guinea corn, durra, and the Chinese sugar cane. It is called also Guinea corn. See Durra. -- Indian ox (Zool.), the zebu. -- Indian paint. See Bloodroot. -- Indian paper. See India paper, under India. -- Indian physic (Bot.), a plant of two species of the genus Gillenia (Gillenia trifoliata, and Gillenia stipulacea), common in the United States, the roots of which are used in medicine as a mild emetic; -- called also American ipecac, and bowman's root. Gray. -- Indian pink. (Bot.) (a) The Cypress vine (Ipomœa Quamoclit); -- so called in the West Indies. (b) See China pink, under China. -- Indian pipe (Bot.), a low, fleshy herb (Monotropa uniflora), growing in clusters in dark woods, and having scalelike leaves, and a solitary nodding flower. The whole plant is waxy white, but turns black in drying. -- Indian plantain (Bot.), a name given to several species of the genus Cacalia, tall herbs with composite white flowers, common through the United States in rich woods. Gray. -- Indian poke (Bot.), a plant usually known as the white hellebore (Veratrum viride). -- Indian pudding, a pudding of which the chief ingredients are Indian meal, milk, and molasses. -- Indian purple. (a) A dull purple color. (b) The pigment of the same name, intensely blue and black. -- Indian red. (a) A purplish red earth or pigment composed of a silicate of iron and alumina, with magnesia. It comes from the Persian Gulf. Called also Persian red. (b) See Almagra. -- Indian rice (Bot.), a reedlike water grass. See Rice. -- Indian shot (Bot.), a plant of the genus Canna (Canna Indica).  The hard black seeds are as large as swan shot. See Canna. -- Indian summer, in the United States, a period of warm and pleasant weather occurring late in autumn. See under Summer. -- Indian tobacco (Bot.), a species of Lobelia. See Lobelia. -- Indian turnip (Bot.), an American plant of the genus Arisæma. Arisæma triphyllum has a wrinkled farinaceous root resembling a small turnip, but with a very acrid juice. See Jack in the Pulpit, and Wake-robin. -- Indian wheat, maize or Indian corn. -- Indian yellow. (a) An intense rich yellow color, deeper than gamboge but less pure than cadmium. (b) See Euxanthin.


word: Indian₂
definition:
Indian

In"di*an
(?; 277)
n.
1.
A native or inhabitant of India.

2.
One of the aboriginal inhabitants of America; -- so called originally from the supposed identity of America with India.


word: Indian corn
definition:
Indian corn

Indian corn
(Bot.)
A cereal plant of the genus Zea (Zea Mays), also simply called corn, used widely as a food; the maize, a native plant of America;
more specifically:
a primitive variety of Zea Mays having variegated kernels on each cob, in distinction from the more commonly used yellow corn; it is often used as decoration  at Thanksgiving time. See Corn, and Maize.

&hand_;  In modern American usage, the word corn when unmodified usually refers to yellow corn, and Indian corn refers to the variegated variety.


word: Indican
definition:
Indican

In"di*can
(?)
n.
[See Indigo.]

1.
(Chem.)
A glucoside (C14H17NO6) obtained from woad (indigo plant, Isatis Tinctoria) and other plants (see indigo), as a yellow or light brown sirup. When purified it is obtained as spear-shaped crystals.  It has a nauseous bitter taste.  By the action of acids, enzymes, etc., it breaks down into sugar and indigo. It is the source of natural indigo.   Chemically it is the 3-glucoside of indole, H-indol-3-yl-β-D-glucopyranoside.

2.
(Physiol. Chem.)
An indigo-forming substance, found in urine, and other animal fluids, and convertible into red and blue indigo (urrhodin and uroglaucin). Chemically, it is indoxyl sulphate of potash, C8H6NSO4K, and is derived from the indol formed in the alimentary canal. Called also uroxanthin.


word: Indicant
definition:
Indicant

In"di*cant
(?)
a.
[L. indicans, p. pr. indicare. See Indicate.]
Serving to point out, as a remedy; indicating.


word: Indicant₂
definition:
Indicant

In"di*cant
n.
That which indicates or points out; as, an indicant of the remedy for a disease.


word: Indicate
definition:
Indicate

In"di*cate
(?)
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Indicated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Indicating (?).]
[L. indicatus, p. p. of indicare to indicate; pref. in- in + dicare to proclaim; akin to dicere to say. See Diction, and cf. Indict, Indite.]

1.
To point out; to discover; to direct to a knowledge of; to show; to make known.

That turns and turns to indicate
From what point blows the weather.
Cowper.

2.
(Med.)
To show or manifest by symptoms; to point to as the proper remedies; as, great prostration of strength indicates the use of stimulants.  Opposite of contraindicate.

3.
(Mach.)
To investigate the condition or power of, as of steam engine, by means of an indicator.


word: Indicated
definition:
Indicated

In"di*ca`ted
(?)
a.
Shown; denoted; registered; measured.

Indicated power. See Indicated horse power, under Horse power.


word: Indication
definition:
Indication

In`di*ca"tion
(?)
n.
[L. indicatio: cf. F. indication.]

1.
Act of pointing out or indicating.

2.
That which serves to indicate or point out; mark; token; sign; symptom; evidence.

The frequent stops they make in the most convenient places are plain indications of their weariness.
Addison.

3.
Discovery made; information.
Bentley.

4.
Explanation; display.
[Obs.]
Bacon.

5.
(Med.)
Any symptom or occurrence in a disease, which serves to direct to suitable remedies.  Opposite of contraindication.


word: Indicative
definition:
Indicative

In*dic"a*tive
(?)
a.
[L. indicativus: cf. F. indicatif.]

1.
Pointing out; bringing to notice; giving intimation or knowledge of something not visible or obvious.

That truth is productive of utility, and utility indicative of truth, may be thus proved.
Bp. Warburton.

2.
(Fine Arts)
Suggestive; representing the whole by a part, as a fleet by a ship, a forest by a tree, etc.

Indicative mood (Gram.), that mood or form of the verb which indicates, that is, which simply affirms or denies or inquires; as, he writes; he is not writing; has the mail arrived?


word: Indicator
definition:
Indicator

In"di*ca`tor
(ĭn"dĭ*kā`tẽr)
n.
[L.: cf. F. indicateur.]

1.
One who, or that which, shows or points out; as, a fare indicator in a street car.

2.
(Mach.)
A pressure gauge; a water gauge, as for a steam boiler; an apparatus or instrument for showing the working of a machine or moving part
(a)
(Steam Engine)
An instrument which draws a diagram showing the varying pressure in the cylinder of an engine or pump at every point of the stroke. It consists of a small cylinder communicating with the engine cylinder and fitted with a piston which the varying pressure drives upward more or less against the resistance of a spring. A lever imparts motion to a pencil which traces the diagram on a card wrapped around a vertical drum which is turned back and forth by a string connected with the piston rod of the engine. See Indicator card (below).
(b)
A telltale connected with a hoisting machine, to show, at the surface, the position of the cage in the shaft of a mine, etc.

3.
(Mech.)
The part of an instrument by which an effect is indicated, as an index or pointer.

4.
(Zool.)
Any bird of the genus Indicator and allied genera. See Honey guide, under Honey.

5.
(Chem.)
That which indicates the condition of acidity, alkalinity, or the deficiency, excess, or sufficiency of a standard reagent, by causing an appearance, disappearance, or change of color, as in titration or volumetric analysis.

&hand_; The common indicators are litmus, tropæolin, phenol phthalein, potassic permanganate, etc.

Indicator card, the figure drawn by an engine indicator, by means of which the working of the engine can be investigated and its power calculated. The Illustration shows one form of indicator card, from a steam engine, together with scales by which the pressure of the steam above or below that of the atmosphere, corresponding to any position of the engine piston in its stroke, can be measured. Called also indicator diagram. -- Indicator telegraph, a telegraph in which the signals are the deflections of a magnetic needle, as in the trans-Atlantic system.


word: Indicatory
definition:
Indicatory

In"di*ca*to*ry
(?; 277)
a.
Serving to show or make known; showing; indicative; signifying; implying.


word: Indicatrix
definition:
Indicatrix

In`di*ca"trix
(?)
n.
[NL.]
(Geom. of Three Dimensions)
A certain conic section supposed to be drawn in the tangent plane to any surface, and used to determine the accidents of curvature of the surface at the point of contact. The curve is similar to the intersection of the surface with a parallel to the tangent plane and indefinitely near it. It is an ellipse when the curvature is synclastic, and an hyperbola when the curvature is anticlastic.


word: Indicavit
definition:
Indicavit

In`di*ca"vit
(?)
n.
[L., he has indicated.]
(Eng. Law)
A writ of prohibition against proceeding in the spiritual court in certain cases, when the suit belongs to the common-law courts.
Wharton (Law Dict.).


word: Indice
definition:
Indice

In"dice
(?)
n.
[F. indice indication, index. See Index.]
Index; indication.
[Obs.]
B. Jonson.


word: Indicia
definition:
Indicia

In*di"ci*a
(?)
n. pl.
[L., pl. of indicium, fr. index an index.]
(Law)
Discriminating marks; signs; tokens; indications; appearances.
Burrill.


word: Indicolite
definition:
Indicolite

In*dic"o*lite
(?)
n.
[L. indicum indigo + -lite: cf. F. indicolithe.]
(Min.)
A variety of tourmaline of an indigo-blue color.


word: Indict
definition:
Indict

In*dict"
(ĭn*dīt")
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Indicted (ĭn*dīt"ĕd); p. pr. & vb. n. Indicting.]
[OE. enditen. See Indite.]

1.
To write; to compose; to dictate; to indite.
[Obs.]

2.
To appoint publicly or by authority; to proclaim or announce.
[Obs.]

I am told shall have no Lent indicted this year.
Evelyn.

3.
(Law)
To charge with a crime, in due form of law, by the finding or presentment of a grand jury; to bring an indictment against; as, to indict a man for arson. It is the peculiar province of a grand jury to indict, as it is of a house of representatives to impeach.


word: Indictable
definition:
Indictable

In*dict"a*ble
(?)
a.
Capable of being, or liable to be, indicted; subject to indictment; as, an indictable offender or offense.


word: Indiction
definition:
Indiction

In*dic"tion
(?)
n.
[L. indictio: cf. F. indiction. See Indict, Indite.]

1.
Declaration; proclamation; public notice or appointment.
[Obs.]
Indiction
Bacon.

Secular princes did use to indict, or permit the indiction of, synods of bishops.
Jer. Taylor.

2.
A cycle of fifteen years.

&hand_; This mode of reckoning time is said to have been introduced by Constantine the Great, in connection with the payment of tribute. It was adopted at various times by the Greek emperors of Constantinople, the popes, and the parliaments of France. Through the influence of the popes, it was extensively used in the ecclesiastical chronology of the Middle Ages. The number of indictions was reckoned at first from 312 a.  d., but since the twelfth century it has been reckoned from the birth of Christ. The papal indiction is the only one ever used at the present day. To find the indiction and year of the indiction by the first method, subtract 312 from the given year a. d., and divide by 15; by the second method, add 3 to the given year a. d., and the divide by 15. In either case, the quotient is the number of the current indiction, and the remainder the year of the indiction. See Cycle of indiction, under Cycle.


word: Indictment
definition:
Indictment

In*dict"ment
(?)
n.
[Cf. Inditement.]

1.
The act of indicting, or the state of being indicted.

2.
(Law)
The formal statement of an offense, as framed by the prosecuting authority of the State, and found by the grand jury.

&hand_; To the validity of an indictment a finding by the grand jury is essential, while an information rests only on presentation by the prosecuting authority.

3.
An accusation in general; a formal accusation.

Bill of indictment. See under Bill.


word: Indies
definition:
Indies

In"dies
(?)
n. pl.
A name designating the East Indies, also the West Indies.

Our king has all the Indies in his arms.
Shak.


word: Indifference
definition:
Indifference

In*dif"fer*ence
(?)
n.
[L. indifferentia similarity, lack of difference: cf. F. indifférence.]

1.
The quality or state of being indifferent, or not making a difference; lack of sufficient importance to constitute a difference; absence of weight; insignificance.

2.
Passableness; mediocrity.

3.
Impartiality; freedom from prejudice, prepossession, or bias.

He . . . is far from such indifference and equity as ought and must be in judges which he saith I assign.
Sir T. More.

4.
Absence of anxiety or interest in respect to what is presented to the mind; unconcernedness; as, entire indifference to all that occurs.

Indifference can not but be criminal, when it is conversant about objects which are so far from being of an indifferent nature, that they are highest importance.
Addison.


word: Indifferency
definition:
Indifferency

In*dif"fer*en*cy
(?)
n.
Absence of interest in, or influence from, anything; unconcernedness; equilibrium; indifferentism; indifference.
Gladstone.

To give ourselves to a detestable indifferency or neutrality in this cause.
Fuller.

Moral liberty . . . does not, after all, consist in a power of indifferency, or in a power of choosing without regard to motives.
Hazlitt.


word: Indifferent
definition:
Indifferent

In*dif"fer*ent
(?)
a.
[F. indifférent, L. indifferens. See In- not, and Different.]

1.
Not making a difference; having no influence or preponderating weight; involving no preference, concern, or attention; of no account; without significance or importance.

Dangers are to me indifferent.
Shak.

Everything in the world is indifferent but sin.
Jer. Taylor.

His slightest and most indifferent acts . . . were odious in the clergyman's sight.
Hawthorne.

2.
Neither particularly good, not very bad; of a middle state or quality; passable; mediocre.

The staterooms are in indifferent order.
Sir W. Scott.

3.
Not inclined to one side, party, or choice more than to another; neutral; impartial.

Indifferent in his choice to sleep or die.
Addison.

4.
Feeling no interest, anxiety, or care, respecting anything; unconcerned; inattentive; apathetic; heedless; as, to be indifferent to the welfare of one's family.

It was a law of Solon, that any person who, in the civil commotions of the republic, remained neuter, or an indifferent spectator of the contending parties, should be condemned to perpetual banishment.
Addison.

5.
(Law)
Free from bias or prejudice; impartial; unbiased; disinterested.

In choice of committees for ripening business for the counsel, it is better to choose indifferent persons than to make an indifferency by putting in those that are strong on both sides.
Bacon.

Indifferent tissue (Anat.), the primitive, embryonic, undifferentiated tissue, before conversion into connective, muscular, nervous, or other definite tissue.


word: Indifferent₂
definition:
Indifferent

In*dif"fer*ent
adv.
To a moderate degree; passably; tolerably.
[Obs.]
indifferent
Shak.


word: Indifferentism
definition:
Indifferentism

In*dif"fer*ent*ism
(?)
n.
[Cf. F. indifférentisme.]

1.
State of indifference; lack of interest or earnestness; especially, a systematic apathy regarding what is true or false in religion or philosophy; agnosticism.

The indifferentism which equalizes all religions and gives equal rights to truth and error.
Cardinal Manning.

2.
(Metaph.)
Same as Identism.

3.
(R. C. Ch.)
A heresy consisting in an unconcern for any particular creed, provided the morals be right and good.
Gregory XVI.


word: Indifferently
definition:
Indifferently

In*dif"fer*ent*ly
adv.
In an indifferent manner; without distinction or preference; impartially; without concern, wish, affection, or aversion; tolerably; passably.

That they may truly and indifferently minister justice, to the punishment of wickedness and vice, and to the maintenance of thy true religion, and virtue.
Book of Com. Prayer [Eng. Ed.]

Set honor in one eye and death i' the other,
And I will look on both indifferently.
Shak.

I hope it may indifferently entertain your lordship at an unbending hour.
Rowe.


word: Indifulvin
definition:
Indifulvin

In`di*ful"vin
(?)
n.
[Indican + L. fulvus reddish yellow.]
(Chem.)
A reddish resinous substance, obtained from indican.


word: Indifuscin
definition:
Indifuscin

In`di*fus"cin
(?)
n.
[Indican + L. fuscus dusky.]
(Chem.)
A brown amorphous powder, obtained from indican.


word: Indigence
definition:
Indigence

In"di*gence
(?)
n.
[L. indigentia: cf. F. indigence. See Indigent.]
The condition of being indigent; lack of estate, or means of comfortable subsistence; penury; poverty; as, helpless indigence.
Cowper.


word: Indigene
definition:
Indigene

In"di*gene
(?)
n.
[L. indigena: cf. F. indigène. See Indigenous.]
One born in a country; an aboriginal animal or plant; an autochthon.
Evelyn. Tylor.


word: Indigenous
definition:
Indigenous

In*dig"e*nous
(?)
a.
[L. indigenus, indigena, fr. OL. indu (fr. in in) + the root of L. gignere to beget, bear. See In, and Gender.]

1.
Native; produced, growing, or living, naturally in a country or climate; not exotic; not imported.

Negroes were all transported from Africa and are not indigenous or proper natives of America.
Sir T. Browne.

In America, cotton, being indigenous, is cheap.
Lion Playas.

2.
Native; inherent; innate.

Joy and hope are emotions indigenous to the human mind.
I. Taylor.


word: Indigent
definition:
Indigent

In"di*gent
(?)
a.
[L. indigent, L. indigens, p. p. of indigere to stand in need of, fr. OL. indu (fr. in- in) + L. egere to be needy, to need.]

1.
Wanting; void; free; destitute; -- used with of.
[Obs.]
Bacon.

2.
Destitute of property or means of comfortable subsistence; needy; poor; in want; necessitous.

Indigent faint souls past corporal toil.
Shak.

Charity consists in relieving the indigent.
Addison.


word: Indigest
definition:
Indigest

In`di*gest"
(?)
a.
[L. indigestus unarranged. See Indigested.]
Crude; unformed; unorganized; undigested.
[Obs.]
indigest
W. Browne.
indigest
Shak.


word: Indigested
definition:
Indigested

In`di*gest"ed
a.
[Pref. in- not + digested.]

1.
Not digested; undigested.
Indigested
Dryden.

2.
Not resolved; not regularly disposed and arranged; not methodical; crude; as, an indigested array of facts.

In hot reformations . . . the whole is generally crude, harsh, and indigested.
Burke.

This, like an indigested meteor, appeared and disappeared almost at the same time.
South.

3.
(Med.)
(a)
Not in a state suitable for healing; -- said of wounds.
(b)
Not ripened or suppurated; -- said of an abscess or its contents.

4.
Not softened by heat, hot water, or steam.


word: Indigestedness
definition:
Indigestedness

In`di*gest"ed*ness
n.
The state or quality of being undigested; crudeness.
Bp. Burnet.


word: Indigestibility
definition:
Indigestibility

In*di*gest`i*bil"i*ty
(?)
n.
The state or quality of being indigestible; indigestibleness.


word: Indigestible
definition:
Indigestible

In`di*gest"i*ble
(?)
a.
[L. indigestibilis: cf. F. indigestible. See In- not, and Digest.]

1.
Not digestible; not readily soluble in the digestive juices; not easily convertible into products fitted for absorption.

2.
Not digestible in the mind; distressful; intolerable; as, an indigestible simile.
T. Warton.


word: indigestibleness
definition:
indigestibleness

indigestibleness
n.
the property of being difficult to digest.

Syn. -- indigestibility.


word: Indigestion
definition:
Indigestion

In`di*ges"tion
(?; 106)
n.
[L. indigestio: cf. F. indigestion. See In- not, and Digest.]
Discomfort due to a lack of proper digestive action; a failure of the normal changes which food should undergo in the alimentary canal; dyspepsia; incomplete or difficult digestion.


word: Indigitate
definition:
Indigitate

In*dig"i*tate
(?)
v. i.
[Pref. in- in + L. digitus finger.]
To communicate ideas by the fingers; to show or compute by the fingers.
[Obs.]


word: Indigitate₂
definition:
Indigitate

In*dig"i*tate
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Indigitated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Indigitating (?).]
To point out with the finger; to indicate.
[Obs.]

The depressing this finger, . . . in the right hand indigitates six hundred.
Sir T. Browne.


word: Indigitation
definition:
Indigitation

In*dig`i*ta"tion
(?)
n.
The act of pointing out as with the finger; indication.
[Obs.]
Dr. H. More.


word: Indiglucin
definition:
Indiglucin

In`di*glu"cin
(?)
n.
[Indican + glucin.]
(Chem.)
The variety of sugar (glucose) obtained from the glucoside indican. It is unfermentable, but reduces Fehling's solution.


word: Indign
definition:
Indign

In*dign"
(?)
a.
[L. indignus; pref. in- not + dignus worthy: cf. F. indigne. See Dignity.]
Unworthy; undeserving; disgraceful; degrading.
Chaucer.

Counts it scorn to draw
Comfort indign from any meaner thing.
Trench.


word: Indignant
definition:
Indignant

In*dig"nant
(?)
a.
[L. indignans, -antis, p. pr. of indignari to be indignant, disdain. See Indign.]
Affected with indignation; wrathful; passionate; irate; feeling wrath, as when a person is exasperated by unworthy or unjust treatment, by a mean action, or by a degrading accusation.

He strides indignant, and with haughty cries
To single fight the fairy prince defies.
Tickell.


word: Indignation
definition:
Indignation

In`dig*na"tion
(?)
n.
[F. indignation, L. indignatio. See Indign.]

1.
The feeling excited by that which is unworthy, base, or disgraceful; anger mingled with contempt, disgust, or abhorrence.
Shak.

Indignation expresses a strong and elevated disapprobation of mind, which is also inspired by something flagitious in the conduct of another.
Cogan.

When Haman saw Mordecai in the king's gate, that he stood not up, nor moved for him, he was full of indignation against Mordecai.
Esther v. 9.

2.
The effect of anger; punishment.
Shak.

Hide thyself . . . until the indignation be overpast.
Is. xxvi. 20.


word: Indignify
definition:
Indignify

In*dig"ni*fy
(?)
v. t.
[L. indignus unworthy + -fy.]
To treat disdainfully or with indignity; to contemn.
[Obs.]
Spenser.


word: Indignity
definition:
Indignity

In*dig"ni*ty
(?)
n.
pl. Indignities (#).
[L. indignitas: cf. F. indignité. See Indign.]
Any action toward another which manifests contempt for him; an offense against personal dignity; unmerited contemptuous treatment; contumely; incivility or injury, accompanied with insult.

How might a prince of my great hopes forget
So great indignities you laid upon me?
Shak.

A person of so great place and worth constrained to endure so foul indignities.
Hooker.


word: Indigo
definition:
Indigo

In"di*go
(?)
n.
pl. Indigoes (#).
[F. indigo, Sp. indigo, indico, L. indicum indigo, fr. Indicus Indian. See Indian.]

1.
A kind of deep blue, one of the seven prismatic colors.

2.
(Chem.)
A blue dyestuff obtained from several plants belonging to very different genera and orders, such as, the woad, Isatis tinctoria (family Cruciferae), Indigofera suffroticosa, Indigofera tinctoria (family Leguminosae), Indigofera Anil, Nereum tinctorium, Polygonum tinctorium Ait. (family Polygonaceae), etc.; called also natural indigo.  It is a dark blue earthy substance, tasteless and odorless, with a copper-violet luster when rubbed.  Indigo does not exist in the plants as such, but is obtained by decomposition of the glycoside indican.

&hand_; Commercial indigo contains the essential coloring principle indigo blue or indigotine, with several other dyes; as, indigo red, indigo brown, etc., and various impurities. Indigo is insoluble in ordinary reagents, with the exception of strong sulphuric acid.

Chinese indigo (Bot.), Isatis indigotica, a kind of woad. -- Wild indigo (Bot.), the American herb Baptisia tinctoria which yields a poor quality of indigo, as do several other species of the same genus.


word: Indigo₂
definition:
Indigo

In"di*go
(?)
a.
Having the color of, pertaining to, or derived from, indigo.

Indigo berry (Bot.), the fruit of the West Indian shrub Randia aculeata, used as a blue dye. -- Indigo bird (Zool.), a small North American finch (Cyanospiza cyanea). The male is indigo blue in color. Called also indigo bunting. -- Indigo blue. (a) The essential coloring material of commercial indigo, from which it is obtained as a dark blue earthy powder, with a reddish luster, C16H10N2O2, which may be crystallized by sublimation. Indigo blue is also made from artificial amido cinnamic acid, and from artificial isatine; and these methods are of great commercial importance. Called also indigotin. (b) A dark, dull blue color like the indigo of commerce. -- Indigo brown (Chem.), a brown resinous substance found in crude indigo. -- Indigo copper (Min.), covellite. -- Indigo green, a green obtained from indigo. -- Indigo plant (Bot.), a leguminous plant of several species (genus Indigofera), from which indigo is prepared. The different varieties are natives of Asia, Africa, and America.  Several species are cultivated, of which the most important are the Indigofera tinctoria, or common indigo plant, the Indigofera Anil, a larger species, and the Indigofera disperma. -- Indigo purple, a purple obtained from indigo. -- Indigo red, a dyestuff, isomeric with indigo blue, obtained from crude indigo as a dark brown amorphous powder. -- Indigo snake (Zool.), the gopher snake. -- Indigo white, a white crystalline powder obtained by reduction from indigo blue, and by oxidation easily changed back to it; -- called also indigogen. -- Indigo yellow, a substance obtained from indigo.


word: Indigofera
definition:
Indigofera

In`di*gof"e*ra
(?)
n.
[NL., from E. indigo + L. ferre to bear.]
(Bot.)
A genus of leguminous plants (family Leguminosae) having many species, mostly in tropical countries, several of them yielding indigo, esp. Indigofera tinctoria, Indigofera suffroticosa, and Indigofera Anil.


word: Indigogen
definition:
Indigogen

In"di*go*gen
(?)
n.
[Indigo + -gen.]

1.
(Chem.)
See Indigo white, under Indigo.

2.
(Physiol. Chem.)
Same as Indican, 2.


word: Indigometer
definition:
Indigometer

In`di*gom"e*ter
(?)
n.
[Indigo + -meter.]
An instrument for ascertaining the strength of an indigo solution, as in volumetric analysis.
Ure.


word: Indigotic
definition:
Indigotic

In`di*got"ic
(?)
a.
[Cf. F. indigotique.]
(Chem.)
Pertaining to, or derived from, indigo; as, indigotic acid, which is also called anilic or nitrosalicylic acid.


word: Indihumin
definition:
Indihumin

In`di*hu"min
(?)
n.
[Indican + humin.]
(Chem.)
A brown amorphous substance resembling humin, and obtained from indican.


word: Indiligence
definition:
Indiligence

In*dil"i*gence
(?)
n.
[L. indiligentia: cf. F. indiligence.]
Lack of diligence.
[Obs.]
B. Jonson.


word: Indiligent
definition:
Indiligent

In*dil"i*gent
(?)
a.
[L. indiligens: cf. F. indiligent. See Diligent.]
Not diligent; idle; slothful.
[Obs.]
Feltham.
In*dil"i*gent*ly, adv. [Obs.]


word: Indin
definition:
Indin

In"din
(?)
n.
[From Indigo.]
(Chem.)
A dark red crystalline substance, isomeric with and resembling indigo blue, and obtained from isatide and dioxindol.


word: Indirect
definition:
Indirect

In`di*rect"
(?)
a.
[Pref. in- not + direct: cf. F. indirect.]

1.
Not direct; not straight or rectilinear; deviating from a direct line or course; circuitous; as, an indirect road.

2.
Not tending to an aim, purpose, or result by the plainest course, or by obvious means, but obliquely or consequentially; by remote means; as, an indirect accusation, attack, answer, or proposal.

By what bypaths and indirect, crooked ways
I met this crown.
Shak.

3.
Not straightforward or upright; unfair; dishonest; tending to mislead or deceive.

Indirect dealing will be discovered one time or other.
Tillotson.

4.
Not resulting directly from an act or cause, but more or less remotely connected with or growing out of it; as, indirect results, damages, or claims.

5.
(Logic & Math.)
Not reaching the end aimed at by the most plain and direct method; as, an indirect proof, demonstration, etc.

Indirect claims, claims for remote or consequential damage. Such claims were presented to and thrown out by the commissioners who arbitrated the damage inflicted on the United States by the Confederate States cruisers built and supplied by Great Britain. -- Indirect demonstration, a mode of demonstration in which proof is given by showing that any other supposition involves an absurdity (reductio ad absurdum), or an impossibility; thus, one quantity may be proved equal to another by showing that it can be neither greater nor less. -- Indirect discourse. (Gram.) See Direct discourse, under Direct. -- Indirect evidence, evidence or testimony which is circumstantial or inferential, but without witness; -- opposed to direct evidence. -- Indirect tax, a tax, such as customs, excises, etc., exacted directly from the merchant, but paid indirectly by the consumer in the higher price demanded for the articles of merchandise.


word: Indirection
definition:
Indirection

In`di*rec"tion
(?)
n.
[Cf. F. indirection.]
Oblique course or means; dishonest practices; indirectness.
indirections
Shak.


word: Indirectly
definition:
Indirectly

In`di*rect"ly
(?)
adv.
In an direct manner; not in a straight line or course; not in express terms; obliquely; not by direct means; hence, unfairly; wrongly.

To tax it indirectly by taxing their expense.
A. Smith.

Your crown and kingdom indirectly held.
Shak.


word: Indirectness
definition:
Indirectness

In`di*rect"ness
n.
1.
The quality or state of being indirect; obliquity; deviousness; crookedness.

2.
Deviation from an upright or straightforward course; unfairness; dishonesty.
W. Montagu.


word: Indiretin
definition:
Indiretin

In`di*re"tin
(?)
n.
[Indian + Gr. _; resin.]
(Chem.)
A dark brown resinous substance obtained from indican.


word: Indirubin
definition:
Indirubin

In`di*ru"bin
(?)
n.
[Indigo + L. ruber red.]
(Chem.)
A substance isomeric with, and resembling, indigo blue, and accompanying it as a side product, in its artificial production.


word: Indiscernible
definition:
Indiscernible

In`dis*cern"i*ble
(?)
a.
[Pref. in- not + discernible: cf. F. indiscernable.]
Not to be discerned; imperceptible; not discoverable or visible.

Secret and indiscernible ways.
Jer. Taylor.


word: Indiscerptibility
definition:
Indiscerptibility

Indiscerpibility

{ In`dis*cerp`i*bil"i*ty (?), In`dis*cerp`ti*bil"i*ty (?) }
n.
The state or quality of being indiscerpible.
[Obs.]
Dr. H. More.


word: Indiscerptible
definition:
Indiscerptible

Indiscerpible

{ In`dis*cerp"i*ble (?), In`dis*cerp"ti*ble (?) }
a.
Not discerpible; inseparable.
[Obs.]
Bp. Butler.
In`dis*cerp"i*ble*ness, n., In`dis*cerp"ti*ble*ness, n. [Obs.] -- In`dis*cerp"ti*bly, adv. [Obs.]


word: Indisciplinable
definition:
Indisciplinable

In*dis"ci*plin*a*ble
(?)
a.
[Pref. in- not + disciplinable: cf. F. indisciplinable.]
Not disciplinable; undisciplinable.
[R.]


word: Indiscipline
definition:
Indiscipline

In*dis"ci*pline
(?)
n.
[L. indisplina: cf. F. indiscipline. See In- not, and Discipline.]
Lack of discipline or instruction.
[R.]


word: Indiscreet
definition:
Indiscreet

In`dis*creet"
(?)
a.
[OE. indiscret, F. indiscret, fr. L. indiscretus unseparated, indiscreet. See In- not, and Discreet, and cf. Indiscrete.]
Not discreet; wanting in discretion.

So drunken, and so indiscreet an officer.
Shak.


word: Indiscrete
definition:
Indiscrete

In`dis*crete"
(?)
a.
[L. indiscretus unseparated. See Indiscreet.]

1.
Indiscreet.
[Obs.]
Boyle.

2.
Not discrete or separated; compact; homogenous.

An indiscrete mass of confused matter.
Pownall.


word: Indiscretion
definition:
Indiscretion

In`dis*cre"tion
(?)
n.
[Pref. in- not + discretion: cf. F. indiscrétion.]

1.
The quality or state of being indiscreet; lack of discretion; imprudence.

2.
An indiscreet act; indiscreet behavior.

Past indiscretion is a venial crime.
Cowper.


word: Indiscriminate
definition:
Indiscriminate

In`dis*crim"i*nate
(?)
a.
Not discriminate; wanting discrimination; undistinguishing; not making any distinction; confused; promiscuous.
indiscriminate
I. Taylor.

The indiscriminate defense of right and wrong.
Junius.


word: Indiscrimination
definition:
Indiscrimination

In`dis*crim`i*na"tion
(?)
n.
Lack of discrimination or distinction; impartiality.
Jefferson.


word: Indiscussed
definition:
Indiscussed

In`dis*cussed"
(?)
a.
[Pref. in- not + discuss: cf. L. indiscussus.]
Not discussed.
[Obs.]
Donne.


word: Indispensable
definition:
Indispensable

In`dis*pen"sa*ble
(?)
a.
[Pref. in- not + dispensable: cf. F. indispensable.]

1.
Not dispensable; impossible to be omitted, remitted, or spared; absolutely necessary or requisite.

2.
(Eccl.)
Not admitting dispensation; not subject to release or exemption.
[R.]

The law was moral and indispensable.
Bp. Burnet.

3.
Unavoidable; inevitable.
[Obs.]
Fuller.


word: Indispensableness
definition:
Indispensableness

In`dis*pen"sa*ble*ness
n.
The state or quality of being indispensable, or absolutely necessary.
S. Clarke.


word: Indispose
definition:
Indispose

In`dis*pose"
(?)
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Indisposed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Indisposing.]
[OE. indispos indisposed, feeble, or F. indisposé indisposed. See In- not, and Dispose.]

1.
To render unfit or unsuited; to disqualify.

2.
To disorder slightly as regards health; to make somewhat.
Shak.

It made him rather indisposed than sick.
Walton.

3.
To disincline; to render averse or unfavorable; as, a love of pleasure indisposes the mind to severe study; the pride and selfishness of men indispose them to religious duties.

The king was sufficiently indisposed towards the persons, or the principles, of Calvin's disciples.
Clarendon.


word: Indisposedness
definition:
Indisposedness

In`dis*pos"ed*ness
(?)
n.
The condition or quality of being indisposed.
[R.]
Bp. Hall.


word: Indisposition
definition:
Indisposition

In*dis`po*si"tion
(?)
n.
[Cf. F. indisposition.]

1.
The state of being indisposed; disinclination; as, the indisposition of two substances to combine.

A general indisposition towards believing.
Atterbury.

2.
A slight disorder or illness.

Rather as an indisposition in health than as any set sickness.
Hayward.


word: Indisputable
definition:
Indisputable

In*dis"pu*ta*ble
(?; 277)
a.
[Pref. in- not + disputable: cf. F. indisputable.]
Not disputable; incontrovertible; too evident to admit of dispute.


word: Indissolubility
definition:
Indissolubility

In*dis`so*lu*bil"i*ty
(?)
n.
[Cf. F. indissolubilité.]
The quality or state of being indissoluble.


word: Indissoluble
definition:
Indissoluble

In*dis"so*lu*ble
(?)
a.
[L. indissolubilis: cf. F. indissoluble. See In- not, and Dissoluble, and cf. Indissolvable.]

1.
Not dissoluble; not capable of being dissolved, melted, or liquefied; insoluble; as, few substances are indissoluble by heat, but many are indissoluble in water.
Boyle.

2.
Incapable of being rightfully broken or dissolved; perpetually binding or obligatory; firm; stable, as, an indissoluble league or covenant.

To the which my duties
Are with a most indissoluble tie
Forever knit.
Shak.


word: Indissolubly
definition:
Indissolubly

In*dis"so*lu*bly
adv.
In an indissoluble manner.

On they move, indissolubly firm.
Milton.


word: Indissolvable
definition:
Indissolvable

In`dis*solv"a*ble
(?)
a.
[Pref. in- not + dissolvable.  Cf. Indissoluble.]
Not dissolvable; incapable of being dissolved or separated; incapable of separation; perpetually firm and binding; indissoluble; as, an indissolvable bond of union.
Bp. Warburton.


word: Indistinct
definition:
Indistinct

In`dis*tinct"
(ĭn`dĭs*tĭ&nsmacr_;kt")
a.
[L. indistinctus: cf. F. indistinct. See In- not, and Distinct.]

1.
Not distinct or distinguishable; not separate in such a manner as to be perceptible by itself; as, the indistinct parts of a substance.
Indistinct
Shak.

2.
Obscure to the mind or senses; not clear; not definite; confused; imperfect; faint; as, indistinct vision; an indistinct sound; an indistinct idea or recollection.

When we come to parts too small four our senses, our ideas of these little bodies become obscure and indistinct.
I. Watts.

Their views, indeed, are indistinct and dim.
Cowper.


word: Indistinctible
definition:
Indistinctible

In`dis*tinc"ti*ble
(ĭn`dĭs*tĭ&nsmacr_;k"tĭ*b'l)
a.
Indistinguishable.
[Obs.]
T. Warton.


word: Indistinction
definition:
Indistinction

In`dis*tinc"tion
(ĭn`dĭs*tĭ&nsmacr_;k"shŭn)
n.
[Cf. F. indistinction.]
Lack of distinction or distinguishableness; confusion; uncertainty; indiscrimination.

The indistinction of many of the same name . . . hath made some doubt.
Sir T. Browne.

An indistinction of all persons, or equality of all orders, is far from being agreeable to the will of God.
Sprat.


word: Indistinctive
definition:
Indistinctive

In`dis*tinc"tive
(ĭn`dĭs*tĭ&nsmacr_;k"tĭv)
a.
Having nothing distinctive; common.
In`dis*tinc"tive*ness, n.


word: Indistinctly
definition:
Indistinctly

In`dis*tinct"ly
(ĭn`dĭs*tĭ&nsmacr_;kt"l&ybreve_;)
adv.
In an indistinct manner; not clearly; confusedly; dimly; as, certain ideas are indistinctly comprehended.

In its sides it was bounded distinctly, but on its ends confusedly and indistinctly.
Sir I. Newton.


word: Indistinctness
definition:
Indistinctness

In`dis*tinct"ness
n.
The quality or condition of being indistinct; lack of definiteness; dimness; confusion; as, the indistinctness of a picture, or of comprehension; indistinctness of vision.


word: indistinguishability
definition:
indistinguishability

in`dis*tin`guish*a*bil"i*ty
n.
smilarity too close to be distinguished; exact sameness.

Syn. -- identity, identicalness.


word: Indistinguishable
definition:
Indistinguishable

In`dis*tin"guish*a*ble
(ĭn`dĭs*tĭ&nsmacr_;"gwĭsh*ȧ*b'l)
a.
Not distinguishable; not capable of being perceived, known, or discriminated as separate and distinct; hence, not capable of being perceived or known; as, in the distance the flagship was indisguishable; the two copies were indisguishable in form or color; the difference between them was indisguishable.


word: Indistinguishing
definition:
Indistinguishing

In`dis*tin"guish*ing
(?)
a.
Making no difference; indiscriminative; impartial; as, indistinguishing liberalities.
[Obs.]
Johnson.


word: Indisturbance
definition:
Indisturbance

In`dis*turb"ance
(?)
n.
Freedom from disturbance; calmness; repose; apathy; indifference.


word: Indite
definition:
Indite

In*dite"
(ĭn*dīt")
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Indited; p. pr. & vb. n. Inditing.]
[OE. enditen to indite, indict, OF. enditer to indicate, show, dictate, write, inform, and endicter to accuse; both fr. LL. indictare to show, to accuse, fr. L. indicere to proclaim, announce; pref. in- in + dicere to say. The word was influenced also by L. indicare to indicate, and by dictare to dictate. See Diction, and cf. Indict, Indicate, Dictate.]

1.
To compose; to write; to be author of; to dictate; to prompt.

My heart is inditing a good matter.
Ps. xlv. 1.

Could a common grief have indited such expressions?
South.

Hear how learned Greece her useful rules indites.
Pope.

2.
To invite or ask.
[Obs.]

She will indite him to some supper.
Shak.

3.
To indict; to accuse; to censure.
[Obs.]
Spenser.


word: Indite₂
definition:
Indite

In*dite"
v. i.
To compose; to write, as a poem.

Wounded I sing, tormented I indite.
Herbert.


word: Indium
definition:
Indium

In"di*um
(?)
n.
[NL. See Indigo.]
(Chem.)
A rare metallic element, of atomic number 49, discovered in certain ores of zinc, by means of its characteristic spectrum of two indigo blue lines; hence, its name. In appearance it resembles zinc, being white or lead gray, soft, malleable and easily fusible, but in its chemical relation it resembles aluminium or gallium (valence +3). Symbol In. Atomic weight, 114.82.


word: Indivertible
definition:
Indivertible

In`di*vert"i*ble
(ĭn`dĭ*vẽrt"ĭ*b'l)
a.
Not to be diverted or turned aside.
[R.]
Lamb.


word: Individual
definition:
Individual

In`di*vid"u*al
(?; 135)
a.
[L. individuus indivisible; pref. in- not + dividuus divisible, fr. dividere to divide: cf. F. individuel. See Divide.]

1.
Not divided, or not to be divided; existing as one entity, or distinct being or object; single; one; as, an individual man, animal, or city.

Mind has a being of its own, distinct from that of all other things, and is pure, unmingled, individual substance.
A. Tucker.

United as one individual soul.
Milton.

2.
Of or pertaining to one only; peculiar to, or characteristic of, a single person or thing; distinctive; as, individual traits of character; individual exertions; individual peculiarities.


word: Individual₂
definition:
Individual

In`di*vid"u*al
n.
1.
A single person, animal, or thing of any kind; a thing or being incapable of separation or division, without losing its identity; especially, a human being; a person.
Cowper.

An object which is in the strict and primary sense one, and can not be logically divided, is called an individual.
Whately.

That individuals die, his will ordains.
Dryden.

2.
(Zool.)
(a)
An independent, or partially independent, zooid of a compound animal.
(b)
The product of a single egg, whether it remains a single animal or becomes compound by budding or fission.


word: Individualism
definition:
Individualism

In`di*vid"u*al*ism
(?)
n.
[Cf. F. individualisme.]


1.
The quality of being individual; individuality; personality.

2.
An excessive or exclusive regard to one's personal interest; self-interest; selfishness.

The selfishness of the small proprietor has been described by the best writers as individualism.
Ed. Rev.

3.
The principle, policy, or practice of maintaining individuality, or independence of the individual, in action; the theory or practice of maintaining the independence of individual initiative, action, and interests, as in industrial organization or in government.


word: Individualistic
definition:
Individualistic

In`di*vid`u*al*is"tic
(?)
a.
1.
Of or pertaining to the individual or individualism.
London Athenæum.

2.
exhibiting marked individuality{3} in thought and action; as, an individualistic way of dressing.

Syn. -- individualist.


word: Individuality
definition:
Individuality

In`di*vid`u*al"i*ty
(?)
n.
pl. Individualities (#).
[Cf. F. individualité.]

1.
The quality or state of being individual or constituting an individual; separate or distinct existence; oneness; unity.
Arbuthnot.

They possess separate individualities.
H. Spencer.

2.
The character or property appropriate or peculiar to an individual; that quality which distinguishes one person or thing from another; the sum of characteristic traits; distinctive character; as, he is a person of marked individuality.

3.
A habit of thinking and acting in one's own distinctive manner and as one believes appropriate, not being heavily influenced by the opinions of others; -- of people.


word: Individualization
definition:
Individualization

In`di*vid`u*al*i*za"tion
(?)
n.
[Cf. F. individualization.]
The act of individualizing; the state of being individualized; individuation.


word: Individualize
definition:
Individualize

In`di*vid"u*al*ize
(?)
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Individualized (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Individualizing (?).]
[Cf. F. individualiser.]
To mark as an individual, or to distinguish from others by peculiar properties; to invest with individuality; to give distinctive character to; to make distinctive; to enable differentiation from others of similar type; -- of properties of things.

The peculiarities which individualize and distinguish the humor of Addison.
N. Drake.

2.
to render (a product or service) suitable to each individual person by varying to some degree its characteristics; to personalize.

Syn. -- personalize, individualize, make personal, make more personal.

3.
To consider individually; to mention each individual.


word: Individually
definition:
Individually

In`di*vid"u*al*ly
adv.
1.
In an individual manner or relation; as individuals; separately; each by itself; as, every person must apply individually for admission.
Individually
Burke.

How should that subsist solitarily by itself which hath no substance, but individually the very same whereby others subsist with it?
Hooker.

2.
In an inseparable manner; inseparably; incommunicably; indivisibly; as, individually the same.

[Omniscience], an attribute individually proper to the Godhead.
Hakewill.


word: Individuate₂
definition:
Individuate

In`di*vid"u*ate
(?)
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Individuated (_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Individuating.]
To distinguish from others of the species; to endow with individuality; to divide into individuals; to discriminate.

Syn. -- individualize.

The soul, as the prime individuating principle, and the said reserved portion of matter as an essential and radical part of the individuation, shall . . . make up and restore the same individual person.
South.

Life is individuated into infinite numbers, that have their distinct sense and pleasure.
Dr. H. More.


word: Individuation
definition:
Individuation

In`di*vid`u*a"tion
(?)
n.
[Cf. F. individuation.]
The act of individuating or state of being individuated; individualization.
H. Spencer.


word: Individuity
definition:
Individuity

In`di*vi*du"i*ty
(?)
n.
[L. individuitas.]
Separate existence; individuality; oneness.
Fuller.


word: Indivinity
definition:
Indivinity

In`di*vin"i*ty
(?)
n.
[Pref. in- not + divinity: cf. F. indivinité.]
Lack or absence of divine power or of divinity.
[Obs.]
Sir T. Browne.


word: Indivisibility
definition:
Indivisibility

In`di*vis`i*bil"i*ty
(?)
n.
[Cf. F. indivisibilité.]
The state or property of being indivisible or inseparable; inseparability.
Locke.


word: Indivisible
definition:
Indivisible

In`di*vis"i*ble
(?)
a.
[L. indivisibilis: cf. F. indivisible. See In- not, and Divisible.]

1.
Not divisible; incapable of being divided, separated, or broken; not separable into parts.
indivisible
Dryden.

2.
(Math.)
Not capable of exact division, as one quantity by another; incommensurable.


word: Indivisible₂
definition:
Indivisible

In`di*vis"i*ble
n.
1.
That which is indivisible.

By atom, nobody will imagine we intend to express a perfect indivisible, but only the least sort of natural bodies.
Digby.

2.
(Geom.)
An infinitely small quantity which is assumed to admit of no further division.

Method of indivisibles, a kind of calculus, formerly in use, in which lines were considered as made up of an infinite number of points; surfaces, as made up of an infinite number of lines; and volumes, as made up of an infinite number of surfaces.


word: Indivisibleness
definition:
Indivisibleness

In`di*vis"i*ble*ness
(?)
n.
The state of being indivisible; indivisibility.
W. Montagu.


word: Indivision
definition:
Indivision

In`di*vi"sion
(?)
n.
[Pref. in- not + division: cf. F. indivision, LL. indivisio.]
A state of being not divided; oneness.
[Obs.]
Bp. Hall.


word: Indo-
definition:
Indo-

In"do-
(?)
[From L. Indus East Indian.]
A prefix signifying Indian (i. e., East Indian); of or pertaining of India.


word: Indoaniline
definition:
Indoaniline

In`do*an"i*line
(?)
n.
[Indigo + aniline.]
(Chem.)
Any one of a series of artificial blue dyes, in appearance resembling indigo, for which they are often used as substitutes.


word: Indo-Aryan
definition:
Indo-Aryan

In`do-Ar"yan
a.
Pertaining to the Indo-Aryans, or designating, or of, the Aryan languages of India.


word: Indo-Aryan₂
definition:
Indo-Aryan

In`do-Ar"yan
n.
A member of one of the native races of India of Aryan speech and blood, characterized by tall stature, dolichocephaly, fair complexion with dark hair and eyes, plentiful beard, and narrow and prominent nose.


word: Indo-Briton
definition:
Indo-Briton

In`do-Brit"on
(?)
n.
[Indo- + Briton.]
A person born in India, of mixed Indian and British blood; a half-caste.
Malcom.


word: Indo-Chinese
definition:
Indo-Chinese

Indochinese

In`do*chi*nese", In`do-Chi*nese"
(?)
prop. a.
[Indo- + Chinese.]
1.
Of or pertaining to Indo-China (i. e., Farther India, or India beyond the Ganges).

2.
Of or pert. to the Mongoloid races of India, esp. Farther India, or designating, or of, their languages.
Tradition and comparative philology agree in pointing to northwestern China, between the upper courses of the Yang-tsekiang and of the Ho-ang-ho, as the original home of the Indo-Chinese race.
Census of India, 1901.


word: Indo-do-Chinese languages
definition:
Indo-do-Chinese languages

In`do-do-Chinese languages
A family of languages, mostly of the isolating type, although some are agglutinative, spoken in the great area extending from northern India in the west to Formosa in the east and from Central Asia in the north to the Malay Peninsula in the south.


word: Indocible
definition:
Indocible

In*doc"i*ble
(?)
a.
[L. indocibilis. See In- not, and Docible.]
Incapable of being taught, or not easily instructed; dull in intellect; intractable; unteachable; indocile.
Bp. Hall.
In*doc"i*ble*ness, n.


word: Indocile
definition:
Indocile

In*doc"ile
(?)
a.
[L. indocilis: cf. F. indocile. See In- not, and Docile.]
Not teachable; indisposed to be taught, trained, or disciplined; not easily instructed or governed; dull; intractable.


word: Indocility
definition:
Indocility

In`do*cil"i*ty
(?)
n.
[L. indocilitas: cf. F. indocilité.]
The quality or state of being indocile; dullness of intellect; unteachableness; intractableness.

The stiffness and indocility of the Pharisees.
W. Montagu.


word: Indoctrinate
definition:
Indoctrinate

In*doc"tri*nate
(?)
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Indoctrinated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Indoctrinating.]
[Pref. in- in + L. doctrina doctrine: cf. F. endoctriner.]
1.
To instruct in the rudiments or principles of learning, or of a branch of learning; to imbue with learning; to teach; -- often followed by in.

A master that . . . took much delight in indoctrinating his young, unexperienced favorite.
Clarendon.

2.
To instruct in, or imbue with, doctrines, principles or ideologies, especially from a specific point of view which may be partisan or biased; to strongly press one's own point of view upon.


word: Indoctrination
definition:
Indoctrination

In*doc`tri*na"tion
(?)
n.
The act of indoctrinating, or the condition of being indoctrinated; instruction in the rudiments and principles of any science or system of belief; information.
Sir T. Browne.


word: Indo-English
definition:
Indo-English

In`do-Eng"lish
(?)
a.
[Indo- + English.]
Of or relating to the English who are born or reside in India; Anglo-Indian.


word: Indo-European
definition:
Indo-European

In`do-Eu`ro*pe"an
(?)
a.
Aryan; -- applied to the languages of India and Europe which are derived from the prehistoric Aryan language; also, pertaining to the people or nations who speak these languages; as, the Indo-European or Aryan family.

The common origin of the Indo-European nations.
Tylor.


word: Indo-European₂
definition:
Indo-European

In`do-Eu`ro*pe"an
A member of one of the Caucasian races of Europe or India speaking an Indo-European language.
Professor Otto Schrader . . . considers that the oldest probable domicile of the Indo-Europeans is to be sought for on the common borderland of Asia and of Europe, -- in the steppe country of southern Russia.
Census of India, 1901.


word: Indogen
definition:
Indogen

In"do*gen
(?)
n.
[Indigo + -gen.]
(Chem.)
A complex, nitrogenous radical, C8H5NO, regarded as the essential nucleus of indigo.


word: Indogenide
definition:
Indogenide

In"do*gen*ide
(?)
n.
(Chem.)
Any one of the derivatives of indogen, which contain that group as a nucleus.


word: Indo-Germanic
definition:
Indo-Germanic

In`do-Ger*man"ic
(?)
a.
[Indo- + Germanic.]

1.
Same as Aryan, and Indo-European.

2.
Pertaining to or denoting the Teutonic family of languages as related to the Sanskrit, or derived from the ancient Aryan language.


word: Indoin
definition:
Indoin

In"do*in
(?)
n.
(Chem.)
A substance resembling indigo blue, obtained artificially from certain isatogen compounds.


word: Indol
definition:
Indol

Indole

In"dole, In"dol
(ĭn"d&omacrl)
n.
[Indigo + -ol of phenol.]
(Chem., Physiol. Chem.)
A white, crystalline substance, C8H7N, obtained from blue indigo, and almost all indigo derivatives, by a process of reduction; chemically, it is 2,3-benzopyrrole, a bicyclic heterocyclic compound, having a benzene ring fused to a pyrrole ring.  It is also formed from proteinaceous matter, together with skatol, by putrefaction, and by fusion with caustic potash, and is present in human excrement, as well as in the intestinal canal of some herbivora.  It is produced in rich growth media by the intestinal bacterium Escherichia coli.


word: indoleacetic acid
definition:
indoleacetic acid

in"dole*a*cet"ic ac"id
(ĭn"d&omacrl)
n.
(Chem., Bot.)
A plant hormone (C10H9NO2) recognized as the principle growth regulator in higher plants; called also heteroauxin.  Abbreviated IAA.  Chemically it is 1H-indole-3-acetic acid.


word: Indolence
definition:
Indolence

In"do*lence
(?)
n.
[L. indolentia freedom from pain: cf. F. indolence.]

1.
Freedom from that which pains, or harasses, as toil, care, grief, etc.
[Obs.]

I have ease, if it may not rather be called indolence.
Bp. Hough.

2.
The quality or condition of being indolent; inaction, or lack of exertion of body or mind, proceeding from love of ease or aversion to toil; habitual idleness; indisposition to labor; laziness; sloth; inactivity.

Life spent in indolence, and therefore sad.
Cowper.

As there is a great truth wrapped up in “diligence,” what a lie, on the other hand, lurks at the root of our present use of the word “indolence”! This is from “in” and “doleo,” not to grieve; and indolence is thus a state in which we have no grief or pain; so that the word, as we now employ it, seems to affirm that indulgence in sloth and ease is that which would constitute for us the absence of all pain.
Trench.


word: Indolent
definition:
Indolent

In"do*lent
(?)
a.
[Pref. in- not + L. dolens, -entis, p. pr. of dolere to feel pain: cf. F. indolent. See Dolorous.]

1.
Free from toil, pain, or trouble.
[Obs.]

2.
Indulging in ease; avoiding labor and exertion; habitually idle; lazy; inactive; as, an indolent man.

To waste long nights in indolent repose.
Pope.

3.
(Med.)
Causing little or no pain or annoyance; as, an indolent tumor.


word: Indolently
definition:
Indolently

In"do*lent*ly
adv.
In an indolent manner.

Calm and serene you indolently sit.
Addison.


word: Indoles
definition:
Indoles

In"do*les
(?)
n.
[L.  Cf. Adolescence.]
Natural disposition; natural quality or abilities.


word: Indolin
definition:
Indolin

In"do*lin
(?)
n.
[See Indol.]
(Chem.)
A dark resinous substance, polymeric with indol, and obtained by the reduction of indigo white.


word: Indomable
definition:
Indomable

In*dom"a*ble
(?)
a.
[L. indomabilis; pref. in- not + domabilis tamable.]
Indomitable.
[Obs.]


word: indomethacin
definition:
indomethacin

in`do*meth"a*cin
(?)
n.
(Chem., Med.)
A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory, antipyretic and analgesic substance (C19H16ClNO4) prepared synthetically and used for the treatment of pain and arthritis.  It blocks prostaglandin biosynthesis.  Chemically, it is 1-(4-chlorobenzoyl)-5-methoxy-2-methyl-1H-indole-3-acetic acid.


word: Indomitable
definition:
Indomitable

In*dom"i*ta*ble
(?)
a.
[L. indomitabilis; pref. in- not + domitare, intens. fr. domare to tame. See Tame.]
Not to be subdued; untamable; invincible; as, an indomitable will, courage, animal.


word: Indonesian
definition:
Indonesian

In`do*ne"sian
(?)
a.
[Indo- + Gr. _; island.]
Of or pertaining to Indonesia or Indonesians.


word: Indonesian₂
definition:
Indonesian

In`do*ne"sian
n.
1.
A member of a race forming the chief pre-Malay population of the Malay Archipelago, and probably sprung from a mixture of Polynesian and Mongoloid immigrants. According to Keane, the autochthonous Negritos were largely expelled by the Caucasian Polynesians, themselves followed by Mongoloid peoples of Indo-Chinese affinities, from mixture with whom sprang the Indonesian race.

The term Indonesian, introduced by Logan to designate the light-colored non-Malay inhabitants of the Eastern Archipelago, is now used as a convenient collective name for all the peoples of Malaysia and Polynesia who are neither Malay nor Papuans, but of Caucasic type.  . . . The true Indonesians are of tall stature (5 ft. 10 in.), muscular frame, rather oval features, high, open forehead, large straight or curved nose, large full eyes always horizontal and with no trace of the third lid, light brown complexion (cinnamon or ruddy brown), long black hair, not lank but often slightly curled or wavy, skull generally brachycephalous like that of the melanochroic European.
A. H. Keane.

The Indonesians [of the Philippines], with the tribal population of some 251, 200, live almost exclusively on the great island of Mindanao. They are not only physically superior to the Negritos, but to the peoples of the Malayan race as well, and are, as a rule, quite intelligent.
Rep. Phil. Com. , 1902.

2.
A native or inhabitant of Indonesia.


word: Indoor
definition:
Indoor

In"door`
(?)
a.
Done or being within doors; within a house or institution; domestic; as, indoor work.


word: Indophenol
definition:
Indophenol

In`do*phe"nol
(?)
n.
[Indigo + phenol.]
(Chem.)
Any one of a series of artificial blue dyestuffs, resembling indigo in appearance, and obtained by the action of phenol on certain nitrogenous derivatives of quinone. Simple indophenol proper, the parent compound of the dye series, is a quinonimine derivative with the formula C12H9NO2.


word: Indorse
definition:
Indorse

In*dorse"
(?)
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Indorsed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Indorsing.]
[LL. indorsare. See Endorse.]
[Written also endorse.]

1.
To cover the back of; to load or burden.
[Obs.]

Elephants indorsed with towers.
Milton.

2.
To write upon the back or outside of a paper or letter, as a direction, heading, memorandum, or address.

3.
(Law & Com.)
To write one's name, alone or with other words, upon the back of (a paper), for the purpose of transferring it, or to secure the payment of a note, draft, or the like; to guarantee the payment, fulfillment, performance, or validity of, or to certify something upon the back of (a check, draft, writ, warrant of arrest, etc.).

4.
To give one's name or support to; to sanction; to aid by approval; to approve; as, to indorse an opinion.

To indorse in blank, to write one's name on the back of a note or bill, leaving a blank to be filled by the holder.


word: Indorsee
definition:
Indorsee

In`dor*see"
(?)
n.
The person to whom a note or bill is indorsed, or assigned by indorsement.


word: Indorsement
definition:
Indorsement

In*dorse"ment
(?)
n.
[From Indorse; cf. Endorsement.]
[Written also endorsement.]

1.
The act of writing on the back of a note, bill, or other written instrument.

2.
That which is written on the back of a note, bill, or other paper, as a name, an order for, or a receipt of, payment, or the return of an officer, etc.; a writing, usually upon the back, but sometimes on the face, of a negotiable instrument, by which the property therein is assigned and transferred.
Story. Byles. Burrill.

3.
Sanction, support, or approval; as, the indorsement of a rumor, an opinion, a course, conduct.

Blank indorsement. See under Blank.


word: Indorsor
definition:
Indorsor

Indorser

{ In*dors"er (?), In*dors"or (?), }
n.
The person who indorses.
[Written also endorser.]


word: Indoxyl
definition:
Indoxyl

In*dox"yl
(?)
n.
[Indigo + hydroxyl.]
(Chem.)
A nitrogenous substance, C8H7NO, isomeric with oxindol, obtained as an oily liquid.


word: Indoxylic
definition:
Indoxylic

In`dox*yl"ic
(?)
a.
(Chem.)
Of or pertaining to, or producing, indoxyl; as, indoxylic acid.


word: Indraught
definition:
Indraught

In"draught`
(?)
n.
1.
An opening from the sea into the land; an inlet.
[Obs.]
Sir W. Raleigh.

2.
A draught of air or flow of water setting inward.


word: Indri
definition:
Indri

Indris

{ In"dris (?), In"dri (?), }
n.
(Zool.)
Any lemurine animal of the genus Indris.

&hand_; Several species are known, all of them natives of Madagascar, as the diadem indris (Indris diadema), which has a white ruff around the forehead; the woolly indris (Indris laniger); and the short-tailed or black indris (Indris brevicaudatus), which is black, varied with gray.


word: Indubious
definition:
Indubious

In*du"bi*ous
(?)
a.
[L. indubius. See In- not, and Dubious.]

1.
Not dubious or doubtful; certain.

2.
Not doubting; unsuspecting.
Indubious
Harvey.


word: indubitability
definition:
indubitability

indubitability
n.
the quality of being beyond question or dispute or doubt; indubitableness.

Syn. -- indisputability, unquestionability, unquestionableness.


word: Indubitable
definition:
Indubitable

In*du"bi*ta*ble
(?)
a.
[L. indubitabilis: cf. F. indubitable. See In- not, and Dubitable.]
Not dubitable or doubtful; too evident to admit of doubt; unquestionable; evident; apparently certain; as, an indubitable conclusion.
n. That which is indubitable.


word: Indubitably
definition:
Indubitably

In*du"bi*ta*bly
adv.
Undoubtedly; unquestionably; in a manner to remove all doubt.

Oracles indubitably clear and infallibly certain.
Barrow.


word: Indubitate
definition:
Indubitate

In*du"bi*tate
(?)
a.
[L. indubitatus; pref. in- not + dubitatus, p. p. of dubitare to doubt.]
Not questioned or doubtful; evident; certain.
[Obs.]
Bacon.


word: Indubitate₂
definition:
Indubitate

In*du"bi*tate
(?)
v. t.
[L. indubitatus, p. p. of indubitare; pref. in- in + dubitare to doubt.]
To bring into doubt; to cause to be doubted.
[Obs.]

To conceal, or indubitate, his exigency.
Sir T. Browne.


word: Induce
definition:
Induce

In*duce"
(?)
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Induced (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Inducing (?).]
[L. inducere, inductum; pref. in- in + ducere to lead. See Duke, and cf. Induct.]

1.
To lead in; to introduce.
[Obs.]

The poet may be seen inducing his personages in the first Iliad.
Pope.

2.
To draw on; to overspread.
[A Latinism]
Cowper.

3.
To lead on; to influence; to prevail on; to incite; to persuade; to move by persuasion or influence.
Shak.

He is not obliged by your offer to do it, . . . though he may be induced, persuaded, prevailed upon, tempted.
Paley.

Let not the covetous desire of growing rich induce you to ruin your reputation.
Dryden.

4.
To bring on; to effect; to cause; as, a fever induced by fatigue or exposure; anaphylactic shock induced by exposure to a allergen.

Sour things induces a contraction in the nerves.
Bacon.

5.
(Physics)
To produce, or cause, by proximity without contact or transmission, as a particular electric or magnetic condition in a body, by the approach of another body in an opposite electric or magnetic state.

6.
(Logic)
To generalize or conclude as an inference from all the particulars; -- the opposite of deduce.
7.
(Genetics, Biochemistry)
To cause the expression of (a gene or gene product) by affecting a transcription control element on the genome, either by inhibiting a negative control or by activating a positive control; to derepress; as, lactose induces the production of beta-galactosidase in Eschericia coli..


word: induced
definition:
induced

induced
adj.
brought about or caused; not spontaneous; as, a case of steroid-induced weakness.   Contrasted to spontaneous.
elicited, evoked 


word: Induced current
definition:
Induced current

In*duced" cur"rent
(Elec.)
A current due to variation in the magnetic field surrounding its conductor.


word: Inducement
definition:
Inducement

In*duce"ment
(?)
n.
[From Induce.]

1.
The act of inducing, or the state of being induced.

2.
That which induces; a motive or consideration that leads one to action or induces one to act; as, reward is an inducement to toil.
inducement
Shak.

3.
(Law)
Matter stated by way of explanatory preamble or introduction to the main allegations of a pleading; a leading to.


word: Inducer
definition:
Inducer

In*du"cer
(?)
n.
1.
One who, or that which, induces or incites.

2.
Specifically:
(Genetics)
A substance which, when it contacts a living cell, causes the activation of a gene; as, non-metabolizable inducers are useful for studying the kinetics of genetic control systems.


word: Inducible
definition:
Inducible

In*du"ci*ble
(?)
a.
1.
Capable of being induced, caused, or made to take place.

2.
Obtainable by induction; derivable; inferable.


word: Induct
definition:
Induct

In*duct"
(?)
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Inducted; p. pr. & vb. n. Inducting.]
[L. inductus, p. p. of inducere. See Induce.]

1.
To bring in; to introduce; to usher in.

The independent orator inducting himself without further ceremony into the pulpit.
Sir W. Scott.

2.
To introduce, as to a benefice or office; to put in actual possession of the temporal rights of an ecclesiastical living, or of any other office, with the customary forms and ceremonies.

The prior, when inducted into that dignity, took an oath not to alienate any of their lands.
Bp. Burnet.


word: Inductance
definition:
Inductance

In*duc"tance
(?)
n.
(Elec.)
Capacity for induction; the coefficient of self-induction.
&hand_; The unit of inductance is the henry.


word: Inducteous
definition:
Inducteous

In*duc"te*ous
(?)
a.
(Elec.)
Rendered electro-polar by induction, or brought into the opposite electrical state by the influence of inductive bodies.


word: Inductile
definition:
Inductile

In*duc"tile
(?)
a.
[Pref. in- not + ductile: cf. F. inductile.]
Not ductile; incapable of being drawn into threads, as a metal; inelastic; tough.


word: Induction
definition:
Induction

In*duc"tion
(?)
n.
[L. inductio: cf. F. induction. See Induct.]

1.
The act or process of inducting or bringing in; introduction; entrance; beginning; commencement.

I know not you; nor am I well pleased to make this time, as the affair now stands, the induction of your acquaintance.
Beau. & Fl.

These promises are fair, the parties sure,
And our induction dull of prosperous hope.
Shak.

2.
An introduction or introductory scene, as to a play; a preface; a prologue.
[Obs.]

This is but an induction: I will draw
The curtains of the tragedy hereafter.
Massinger.

3.
(Philos.)
The act or process of reasoning from a part to a whole, from particulars to generals, or from the individual to the universal; also, the result or inference so reached.

Induction is an inference drawn from all the particulars.
Sir W. Hamilton.

Induction is the process by which we conclude that what is true of certain individuals of a class, is true of the whole class, or that what is true at certain times will be true in similar circumstances at all times.
J. S. Mill.

4.
The introduction of a clergyman into a benefice, or of an official into a office, with appropriate acts or ceremonies; the giving actual possession of an ecclesiastical living or its temporalities.

5.
(Math.)
A process of demonstration in which a general truth is gathered from an examination of particular cases, one of which is known to be true, the examination being so conducted that each case is made to depend on the preceding one; -- called also successive induction.

6.
(Physics)
The property by which one body, having electrical or magnetic polarity, causes or induces it in another body without direct contact; an impress of electrical or magnetic force or condition from one body on another without actual contact.

Electro-dynamic induction, the action by which a variable or interrupted current of electricity excites another current in a neighboring conductor forming a closed circuit. -- Electro-magnetic induction, the influence by which an electric current produces magnetic polarity in certain bodies near or around which it passes. -- Electro-static induction, the action by which a body possessing a charge of statical electricity develops a charge of statical electricity of the opposite character in a neighboring body. -- Induction coil, an apparatus producing induced currents of great intensity. It consists of a coil or helix of stout insulated copper wire, surrounded by another coil of very fine insulated wire, in which a momentary current is induced, when a current (as from a voltaic battery), passing through the inner coil, is made, broken, or varied. The inner coil has within it a core of soft iron, and is connected at its terminals with a condenser; -- called also inductorium, and Ruhmkorff's coil. -- Induction pipe, Induction port, or Induction valve, a pipe, passageway, or valve, for leading or admitting a fluid to a receiver, as steam to an engine cylinder, or water to a pump. -- Magnetic induction, the action by which magnetic polarity is developed in a body susceptible to magnetic effects when brought under the influence of a magnet. -- Magneto-electric induction, the influence by which a magnet excites electric currents in closed circuits.

Logical induction, (Philos.), an act or method of reasoning from all the parts separately to the whole which they constitute, or into which they may be united collectively; the operation of discovering and proving general propositions; the scientific method. -- Philosophical induction, the inference, or the act of inferring, that what has been observed or established in respect to a part, individual, or species, may, on the ground of analogy, be affirmed or received of the whole to which it belongs. This last is the inductive method of Bacon. It ascends from the parts to the whole, and forms, from the general analogy of nature, or special presumptions in the case, conclusions which have greater or less degrees of force, and which may be strengthened or weakened by subsequent experience and experiment. It relates to actual existences, as in physical science or the concerns of life. Logical induction is founded on the necessary laws of thought; philosophical induction, on the interpretation of the indications or analogy of nature.


word: Induction generator
definition:
Induction generator

In*duc"tion gen"er*a`tor
A machine built as an induction motor and driven above synchronous speed, thus acting as an alternating-current generator; -- called also asynchronous generator. Below synchronism the machine takes in electrical energy and acts as an induction motor; at synchronism the power component of current becomes zero and changes sign, so that above synchronism the machine (driven for this purpose by mechanical power) gives out electrical energy as a generator.


word: Induction motor
definition:
Induction motor

Induction motor
(Elec.)
A type of alternating-current motor comprising two wound members, one stationary, called the stator, and the other rotating, called the rotor, these two members corresponding to a certain extent to the field and armature of a direct-current motor.


word: Inductive
definition:
Inductive

In*duct"ive
(?)
a.
[LL. inductivus: cf. F. inductif. See Induce.]

1.
Leading or drawing; persuasive; tempting; -- usually followed by to.

A brutish vice,
Inductive mainly to the sin of Eve.
Milton.

2.
Tending to induce or cause.
[R.]

They may be . . . inductive of credibility.
Sir M. Hale.

3.
Leading to inferences; proceeding by, derived from, or using, induction; as, inductive reasoning.

4.
(Physics)
(a)
Operating by induction; as, an inductive electrical machine.
(b)
Facilitating induction; susceptible of being acted upon by induction; as, certain substances have a great inductive capacity.

Inductive embarrassment (Physics), the retardation in signaling on an electric wire, produced by lateral induction. -- Inductive philosophy or Inductive method. See Philosophical induction, under Induction. -- Inductive sciences, those sciences which admit of, and employ, the inductive method, as astronomy, botany, chemistry, etc.


word: Inductometer
definition:
Inductometer

In`duc*tom"e*ter
(?)
n.
[Induction + -meter.]
(Elec.)
An instrument for measuring or ascertaining the degree or rate of electrical induction.


word: Inductor
definition:
Inductor

In*duct"or
(?)
n.
[L., one who stirs up or rouses. See Induce.]

1.
The person who inducts another into an office or benefice.

2.
(Elec.)
That portion of an electrical apparatus, in which is the inducing charge or current.


word: Inductorium
definition:
Inductorium

In`duc*to"ri*um
(?)
n.
pl. E. Inductoriums (#), L. Inductoria (#).
[NL., fr. E. induction.]
(Elec.)
An induction coil.


word: Inductrical
definition:
Inductrical

Inductric

{ In*duc"tric (?), In*duc"tric*al (?), }
a.
(Elec.)
Acting by, or in a state of, induction; relating to electrical induction.


word: Indue
definition:
Indue

In*due"
(?)
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Indued (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Induing.]
[Written also endue.]
[L. induere to put on, clothe, fr. OL. indu (fr. in- in) + a root seen also in L. exuere to put off, divest, exuviae the skin of an animal, slough, induviae clothes.  Cf. Endue to invest.]

1.
To put on, as clothes; to draw on.

The baron had indued a pair of jack boots.
Sir W. Scott.

2.
To clothe; to invest; hence, to endow; to furnish; to supply with moral or mental qualities.

Indu'd with robes of various hue she flies.
Dryden.

Indued with intellectual sense and souls.
Shak.


word: Induement
definition:
Induement

In*due"ment
(?)
n.
[From Indue; cf. Indument, Enduement.]
The act of induing, or state of being indued; investment; endowment.
W. Montagu.


word: Indulge
definition:
Indulge

In*dulge"
(?)
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Indulged (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Indulging (?).]
[L. indulgere to be kind or tender to one; cf. OIr. dilgud, equiv. to L. remissio, OIr. dligeth, equiv. to L. lex, Goth. dulgs debt.]

1.
To be complacent toward; to give way to; not to oppose or restrain
(a)
when said of a habit, desire, etc.:
to give free course to; to give one's self up to; as, to indulge sloth, pride, selfishness, or inclinations;
(b)
when said of a person:
to yield to the desire of; to gratify by compliance; to humor; to withhold restraint from; as, to indulge children in their caprices or willfulness; to indulge one's self with a rest or in pleasure.

Hope in another life implies that we indulge ourselves in the gratifications of this very sparingly.
Atterbury.

2.
To grant as by favor; to bestow in concession, or in compliance with a wish or request.

Persuading us that something must be indulged to public manners.
Jer. Taylor.

Yet, yet a moment, one dim ray of light
Indulge, dread Chaos, and eternal Night!
Pope.

&hand_; It is remarked by Johnson, that if the matter of indulgence is a single thing, it has with before it; if it is a habit, it has in; as, he indulged himself with a glass of wine or a new book; he indulges himself in idleness or intemperance. See Gratify.


word: Indulge₂
definition:
Indulge

In*dulge"
v. i.
To indulge one's self; to gratify one's tastes or desires; esp., to give one's self up (to); to practice a forbidden or questionable act without restraint; -- followed by in, but formerly, also, by to.
indulge
Johnson.


word: Indulgence
definition:
Indulgence

In*dul"gence
(?)
n.
[L. indulgentia: cf. F. indulgence.]

1.
The act of indulging or humoring; the quality of being indulgent; forbearance of restrain or control.

If I were a judge, that word indulgence should never issue from my lips.
Tooke.

They err, that through indulgence to others, or fondness to any sin in themselves, substitute for repentance anything less.
Hammond.

2.
An indulgent act; favor granted; gratification.

If all these gracious indulgences are without any effect on us, we must perish in our own folly.
Rogers.

3.
(R. C. Ch.)
Remission of the temporal punishment due to sins, after the guilt of sin has been remitted by sincere repentance; absolution from the censures and public penances of the church. It is a payment of the debt of justice to God by the application of the merits of Christ and his saints to the contrite soul through the church. It is therefore believed to diminish or destroy for sins the punishment of purgatory.


word: Indulgent
definition:
Indulgent

In*dul"gent
(?)
a.
[L. indulgens, -entis, p. pr. of indulgere: cf. F. indulgent. See Indulge.]
Prone to indulge; yielding to the wishes, humor, or appetites of those under one's care; compliant; not opposing or restraining; tolerant; mild; favorable; not severe; as, an indulgent parent.
Shak.

The indulgent censure of posterity.
Waller.

The feeble old, indulgent of their ease.
Dryden.


word: Indulgential
definition:
Indulgential

In`dul*gen"tial
(?)
a.
Relating to the indulgences of the Roman Catholic Church.
Brevint.


word: Induline
definition:
Induline

In"du*line
(?)
n.
[Perh. fr. indigo.]
(Chem.)
(a)
Any one of a large series of aniline dyes, colored blue or violet, and represented by aniline violet.
(b)
A dark green amorphous dyestuff, produced by the oxidation of aniline in the presence of copper or vanadium salts; -- called also aniline black.


word: Indulto
definition:
Indulto

Indult

{ In*dult" (?), In*dul"to (?), }
n.
[L. indultum indulgence, favor, fr. indultus, p. p. of indulgere: cf. It. indulto, F. indult. See Indulge.]

1.
A privilege or exemption; an indulgence; a dispensation granted by the pope.

2.
(Spain)
A duty levied on all importations.


word: Indument
definition:
Indument

In"du*ment
(?)
n.
[L. indumentum a covering. See Indue, and cf. Induement.]
1.
(Zool.)
Plumage; feathers.

2.
(Bot., Zool.)
A dense covering, especially a hairy one; called also indumentum.


word: Induplicate
definition:
Induplicate

In*du"pli*cate
(?)
a.
(Bot.)
(a)
Having the edges bent abruptly toward the axis; -- said of the parts of the calyx or corolla in æstivation.
(b)
Having the edges rolled inward and then arranged about the axis without overlapping; -- said of leaves in vernation.


word: Induplicative
definition:
Induplicative

In*du"pli*ca*tive
(?)
a.
(Bot.)
(a)
Having induplicate sepals or petals in æstivation.
(b)
Having induplicate leaves in vernation.


word: Indurate
definition:
Indurate

In"du*rate
(?)
a.
[L. induratus, p. p. of indurare to harden. See Endure.]

1.
Hardened; not soft; indurated.
Tyndale.

2.
Without sensibility; unfeeling; obdurate.


word: Indurate₂
definition:
Indurate

In"du*rate
(?)
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Indurated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Indurating (?).]

1.
To make hard; as, extreme heat indurates clay; some fossils are indurated by exposure to the air.

2.
To make unfeeling; to deprive of sensibility; to render obdurate.


word: Indurate₃
definition:
Indurate

In"du*rate
v. i.
To grow hard; to harden, or become hard; as, clay indurates by drying, and by heat.


word: Induration
definition:
Induration

In`du*ra"tion
(?)
n.
[Cf. F. induration, L. induratio hardness of heart.]

1.
The act of hardening, or the process of growing hard.

2.
State of being indurated, or of having become hard.

3.
Hardness of character, manner, sensibility, etc.; obduracy; stiffness; lack of pliancy or feeling.

A certain induration of character had arisen from long habits of business.
Coleridge.


word: Indusial
definition:
Indusial

In*du"sial
(?)
a.
[See Indusium.]
Of, pertaining to, or containing, the petrified cases of the larvæ of certain insects.

Indusial limestone (Geol.), a fresh-water limestone, largely composed of the agglomerated cases of caddice worms, or larvæ of caddice flies (Phryganea). It is found in Miocene strata of Auvergne, France, and some other localities.


word: Indusiated
definition:
Indusiated

Indusiate

{ In*du"si*ate (?), In*du"si*a`ted (?), }
a.
(Bot.)
Furnished with an indusium.


word: Indusium
definition:
Indusium

In*du"si*um
(?)
n.
pl. Indusia (-ȧ).
[L., an under garment, fr. induere to put on: cf. F. indusie the covering of the seed spots of ferns.]
(Bot.)
(a)
A collection of hairs united so as to form a sort of cup, and inclosing the stigma of a flower.
(b)
The immediate covering of the fruit dots or sori in many ferns, usually a very thin scale attached by the middle or side to a veinlet.
(c)
A peculiar covering found in certain fungi.


word: Industrial
definition:
Industrial

In*dus"tri*al
(?)
a.
[Cf. F. industriel, LL. industrialis. See Industry.]
Consisting in industry; pertaining to industry, or the arts and products of industry; concerning those employed in labor, especially in manual labor, and their wages, duties, and rights.

The great ideas of industrial development and economic social amelioration.
M. Arnold.

Industrial exhibition, a public exhibition of the various industrial products of a country, or of various countries. -- Industrial school, a school for teaching one or more branches of industry; also, a school for educating neglected children, and training them to habits of industry.


word: Industrialism
definition:
Industrialism

In*dus"tri*al*ism
(?)
n.
1.
Devotion to industrial pursuits; labor; industry.
J. S. Mill.

2.
The principles or policy applicable to industrial pursuits or organized labor.

Industrialism must not confounded with industriousness.
H. Spencer.


word: industrialize
definition:
industrialize

industrialize
v. t. & i.
To make industrial; to develop so that most of the working population is engaged in non-agricultural labor; to develop economically; -- of nations or geographical areas; as, to industrialize underdeveloped nations.


word: industrial park
definition:
industrial park

industrial park
n.
An area designated in zoning regulations to be used by industry, often located in a suburban area, and having some park-like sections.


word: industrial revolution
definition:
industrial revolution

industrial revolution
n.
The changes in the methods of production as well as the resulting changes in economic and social organization accompanying the replacement of hand labor by power-driven machinery.  It started in England in about 1760, and spread to other countries with very varying time lags.  The introduction of powered machinery such as the steam engine and power loom led to the concentration of large areas of manufacturing in large companies, and made some goods more plentiful and cheaper by mechanical production and economies of scale.


word: Industrious
definition:
Industrious

In*dus"tri*ous
(?)
a.
[L. industrius, industriosus: cf. F. industrieux. See Industry.]

1.
Given to industry; characterized by diligence; constantly, regularly, or habitually occupied; busy; assiduous; not slothful or idle; -- commonly implying devotion to lawful and useful labor.

Frugal and industrious men are commonly friendly to the established government.
Sir W. Temple.

2.
Steadily and perseveringly active in a particular pursuit or aim; as, he was negligent in business, but industrious in pleasure; an industrious mischief maker.

Industrious to seek out the truth of all things.
Spenser.


word: industriousness
definition:
industriousness

in*dus"tri*ous*ness
n.
persevering application; habitual and diligent occupation with productive activity.

Syn. -- diligence, industry.


word: Industry
definition:
Industry

In"dus*try
(?)
n.
pl. Industries (#).
[L. industria, cf. industrius diligent; of uncertain origin: cf. F. industrie.]

1.
Habitual diligence in any employment or pursuit, either bodily or mental; steady attention to business; assiduity; -- opposed to sloth and idleness; as, industry pays debts, while idleness or despair will increase them.

We are more industrious than our forefathers, because in the present times the funds destined for the maintenance of industry are much greater in proportion to those which are likely to be employed in the maintenance of idleness, than they were two or three centuries ago.
A. Smith.

2.
Any department or branch of art, occupation, or business; especially, one which employs much labor and capital and is a distinct branch of trade; as, the sugar industry; the iron industry; the cotton industry.

3.
(Polit. Econ.)
Human exertion of any kind employed for the creation of value, and regarded by some as a species of capital or wealth; labor.


word: Indutive
definition:
Indutive

In*du"tive
(?)
a.
[L. indutus, p. p. of induere to put on. See Indue.]
(Bot.)
Covered; -- applied to seeds which have the usual integumentary covering.


word: Induviae
definition:
Induviae

In*du"vi*æ
(?)
n. pl.
[L., clothes, fr. induere to put on. See Indue.]
(Bot.)
Persistent portions of a calyx or corolla; also, leaves which do not disarticulate from the stem, and hence remain for a long time.


word: Induviate
definition:
Induviate

In*du"vi*ate
(?)
a.
(Bot.)
Covered with induviæ, as the upper part of the trunk of a palm tree.


word: Indwell
definition:
Indwell

In"dwell`
(?)
v. t. & i.
[imp. & p. p. Indwelt (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Indwelling.]
To dwell in; to abide within; to remain in possession.

The Holy Ghost became a dove, not as a symbol, but as a constantly indwelt form.
Milman.


word: Indwelling
definition:
Indwelling

In"dwell`ing
n.
Residence within, as in the heart.

The personal indwelling of the Spirit in believers.
South.


word: -ine
definition:
-ine

-ine
(?; 104)
1.
(Chem.)
A suffix, indicating that those substances of whose names it is a part are basic, in their nature, i.e. contain a basic nitrogen group.

&hand_; All organic bases, and basic substances (especially nitrogenous substances), are systematically written with the termination -ine; as, quinine, pyridine, morphine, guanidine, etc.  Certain substances containing nitrogen though with net neutral character (as certain amino acids) also end in -ine, such valine and glycine.  All indifferent and neutral substances, as proteids, glycerides, glucosides, etc., should commonly be spelled with -in; as, gelatin, amygdalin, etc. This rule has no application to those numerous commercial or popular names with the termination -ine; as, gasoline, vaseline, etc.

2.
(Organ. Chem.)
A suffix, formerly used to indicate hydrocarbons of the second degree of unsaturation; i. e., members of the acetyline series; as, hexine, heptine, etc., but now superseded by the ending -yne, as in propyne.


word: Inebriant₂
definition:
Inebriant

In*e"bri*ant
n.
Anything that intoxicates, as opium, alcohol, etc.; an intoxicant.
Smart.


word: Inebriate
definition:
Inebriate

In*e"bri*ate
(?)
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Inebriated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Inebriating (?).]
[L. inebriatus, p. p. of inebriare; pref. in- in + ebriare to make drunk, fr. ebrius drunk.  See Ebriety.]

1.
To make drunk; to intoxicate.

The cups
That cheer but not inebriate.
Cowper.

2.
Fig.: To disorder the senses of; to exhilarate or elate as if by spirituous drink; to deprive of sense and judgment; also, to stupefy.

The inebriating effect of popular applause.
Macaulay.


word: Inebriate₃
definition:
Inebriate

In*e"bri*ate
(?)
a.
[L. inebriatus, p. p.]
Intoxicated; drunk; habitually given to drink; stupefied.

Thus spake Peter, as a man inebriate and made drunken with the sweetness of this vision, not knowing what he said.
Udall.


word: Inebriate₄
definition:
Inebriate

In*e"bri*ate
n.
One who is drunk or intoxicated; esp., an habitual drunkard; as, an asylum for inebriates.

Some inebriates have their paroxysms of inebriety.
E. Darwin.


word: inebriated
definition:
inebriated

in*e"bri*at`ed
adj.
under the influence of alcohol; intoxicated; drunk.

Syn. -- besotted, bibulous, blind, blind drunk, drunk, drunken, inebriate, sottish.


word: Inebriation
definition:
Inebriation

In*e`bri*a"tion
(?)
n.
[L. inebriatio.]
The condition of being inebriated; intoxication; figuratively, deprivation of sense and judgment by anything that exhilarates, as success.
Sir T. Browne.

Preserve him from the inebriation of prosperity.
Macaulay.


word: Inedible
definition:
Inedible

In*ed"i*ble
(?)
a.
[LL. inedibilis. See In- not, and Edible.]
Not edible; not fit for use as food.
In*ed`i*bil"i*ty (#), n.


word: Inee
definition:
Inee

I`née"
(?)
n.
[F.]
An arrow poison, made from an apocynaceous plant (Strophanthus hispidus) of the Gaboon country; -- called also onaye.


word: Ineffability
definition:
Ineffability

In*ef`fa*bil"i*ty
(?)
n.
[L. ineffabilitas: cf. F. ineffabilité.]
The quality or state of being ineffable; ineffableness; unspeakableness.


word: Ineffable
definition:
Ineffable

In*ef"fa*ble
(?)
a.
[L. ineffabilis: cf. F. ineffable. See In- not, and Effable, Fame.]
Incapable of being expressed in words; unspeakable; unutterable; indescribable; as, the ineffable joys of heaven.

Contentment with our lot . . . will diffuse ineffable contentment over the soul.
Beattie.


word: Ineffableness
definition:
Ineffableness

In*ef"fa*ble*ness
n.
The quality or state of being ineffable or unutterable; unspeakableness.


word: Ineffaceable
definition:
Ineffaceable

In`ef*face"a*ble
(?)
a.
[Pref. in- not + effaceable: cf. F. ineffaçable.]
Incapable of being effaced; indelible; ineradicable.


word: Ineffective
definition:
Ineffective

In`ef*fect"ive
(?)
a.
[Pref. in- not + effective: cf. F. ineffectif.]
Not effective; not having the desired effect; ineffectual; futile; inefficient; useless; as, an ineffective appeal; an ineffective herbal remedy.

The word of God, without the spirit, [is] a dead and ineffective letter.
Jer. Taylor.


word: Ineffectively
definition:
Ineffectively

In`ef*fect"ive*ly
adv.
In an ineffective manner; without effect; inefficiently; ineffectually.


word: Ineffectual
definition:
Ineffectual

In`ef*fec"tu*al
(?; 135)
a.
Not producing the proper effect; without effect; inefficient; weak; useless; futile; unavailing; as, an ineffectual attempt; an ineffectual expedient.
Pope.

The peony root has been much commended, . . . and yet has been by many found ineffectual.
Boyle.


word: Ineffectually
definition:
Ineffectually

In`ef*fec"tu*al*ly
adv.
Without effect; in vain.

Hereford . . . had been besieged for about two months ineffectually by the Scots.
Ludlow.


word: Ineffectualness
definition:
Ineffectualness

In`ef*fec"tu*al*ness
n.
Lack of effect, or of power to produce it; inefficacy.

The ineffectualness of some men's devotion.
Wake.


word: Ineffervescent
definition:
Ineffervescent

In*ef`fer*ves"cent
(?)
a.
Not effervescing, or not susceptible of effervescence; quiescent.


word: Inefficacious
definition:
Inefficacious

In*ef`fi*ca"cious
(?)
a.
[Pref. in- not +  efficacious: cf. F. inefficace, L. inefficax.]
Not efficacious; not having power to produce the effect desired; inadequate; incompetent; inefficient; impotent.
Boyle.

The authority of Parliament must become inefficacious . . . to restrain the growth of disorders.
Burke.

&hand_; Ineffectual, says Johnson, rather denotes an actual failure, and inefficacious an habitual impotence to any effect. But the distinction is not always observed, nor can it be; for we can not always know whether means are inefficacious till experiment has proved them ineffectual. Inefficacious is therefore sometimes synonymous with ineffectual.


word: Inefficaciousness
definition:
Inefficaciousness

In*ef`fi*ca"cious*ness
n.
Lack of effect, or of power to produce the effect; inefficacy.


word: Inefficacy
definition:
Inefficacy

In*ef"fi*ca*cy
(?)
n.
[L. inefficacia. See In- not, and Efficacy.]
Lack of power to produce the desired or proper effect; inefficiency; ineffectualness; futility; uselessness; fruitlessness; as, the inefficacy of medicines or means.

The seeming inefficacy of censures.
Bp. Hall.

The inefficacy was soon proved, like that of many similar medicines.
James Gregory.


word: Inefficiency
definition:
Inefficiency

In`ef*fi"cien*cy
(?)
n.
The quality of being inefficient; lack of power or energy sufficient for the desired effect; inefficacy; incapacity; as, he was discharged from his position for inefficiency.


word: Inefficient
definition:
Inefficient

In`ef*fi"cient
(?)
a.
1.
Not efficient; not producing the effect intended or desired, or achieiving the effect by unnnecessary and excessive expenditure of resources; inefficacious; as, inefficient means or measures; inefficient methods are too expensive.

2.
Incapable of, or indisposed to, effective action; habitually slack or remiss; effecting little or nothing; as, inefficient workmen; an inefficient administrator.


word: Inelaborate
definition:
Inelaborate

In`e*lab"o*rate
(?)
a.
[L. inelaboratus. See In- not, and Elaborate.]
Not elaborate; not wrought with care; unpolished; crude; unfinished.


word: Inelastic
definition:
Inelastic

In`e*las"tic
(?)
a.
1.
Not elastic.

2.
(Economics)
reacting little to changing price; -- of demand; as, Potatoes have an inelastic demand.


word: Inelegancy
definition:
Inelegancy

Inelegance

{ In*el"e*gance (?), In*el"e*gan*cy (?), }
n.
pl. Inelegances (#), Inelegancies (#).
[L. inelegantia: cf. F. inélégance.]

1.
The quality of being inelegant; lack of elegance or grace; lack of refinement, beauty, or polish in language, composition, or manners.

The notorious inelegance of her figure.
T. Hook.

2.
Anything inelegant; as, inelegance of style in literary composition.


word: Inelegant
definition:
Inelegant

In*el"e*gant
(?)
a.
[L. inelegans: cf. F. inélégant. See In- not, and Elegant.]
Not elegant; deficient in beauty, polish, refinement, grave, or ornament; wanting in anything which correct taste requires.

What order so contrived as not to mix
Tastes, not well joined, inelegant.
Milton.

It renders style often obscure, always embarrassed and inelegant.
Blair.


word: Ineligibility
definition:
Ineligibility

In*el`i*gi*bil"i*ty
(?)
n.
[Cf. F. inéligibilité.]
The state or quality of being ineligible.


word: Ineligible
definition:
Ineligible

In*el"i*gi*ble
(?)
a.
[Pref. in- not + eligible: cf. F. inéligible.]
Not eligible; not qualified to be chosen (for an office, post, position); not worthy to be chosen or preferred; not expedient or desirable.
Burke.


word: Ineloquent
definition:
Ineloquent

In*e"lo*quent
(?)
a.
[L. ineloquens: cf. F. inéloquent. See In- not, and Eloquent.]
Not eloquent; not fluent, graceful, or moving; not persuasive; as, ineloquent language.

Nor are thy lips ungraceful, sire of men,
Nor tongue ineloquent.
Milton.


word: Ineluctable
definition:
Ineluctable

In`e*luc"ta*ble
(?)
a.
[L. ineluctabilis; pref. in- not + eluctabilis to be surmounted, fr. eluctari to struggle out of, to surmount: cf. F. inéluctable. See Eluctate.]
Not to be overcome by struggling; irresistible; inescapable; inevitable.
Bp. Pearson.

The ineluctable conditions of matter.
Hamerton.


word: Ineludible
definition:
Ineludible

In`e*lud"i*ble
(?)
a.
Incapable of being eluded or evaded; unvoidable.

Most pressing reasons and ineludible demonstrations.
Glanvill.


word: Inenarrable
definition:
Inenarrable

In`e*nar"ra*ble
(?)
a.
[L. inenarrabilis; pref. in- not + enarrabilis that may be related; fr. enarrare to relate: cf. F. inénarrable. See Enarration.]
Incapable of being narrated; indescribable; ineffable.
[Obs.]
Inenarrable
Bp. Fisher.


word: Inept
definition:
Inept

In*ept"
(?)
a.
[L. ineptus; prefix. in- not + aptus apt, fit: cf. F. inepte.  Cf. Inapt.]

1.
Not apt or fit; unfit; unsuitable; improper; unbecoming.

The Aristotelian philosophy is inept for new discoveries.
Glanvill.

2.
Silly; useless; nonsensical; absurd; foolish.

To view attention as a special act of intelligence, and to distinguish it from consciousness, is utterly inept.
Sir W. Hamilton.


word: Ineptitude
definition:
Ineptitude

In*ept"i*tude
(?)
n.
[L. ineptitudo.]

1.
The quality of being inept; unfitness; inaptitude; unsuitableness.

That ineptitude for society, which is frequently the fault of us scholars.
Tatler.

2.
Absurdity; nonsense; foolishness.


word: Ineptly
definition:
Ineptly

In*ept"ly
adv.
Unfitly; unsuitably; awkwardly.

None of them are made foolishly or ineptly.
Dr. H. More.


word: Ineptness
definition:
Ineptness

In*ept"ness
n.
Unfitness; ineptitude.

The feebleness and miserable ineptness of infancy.
Dr. H. More.


word: Inequal
definition:
Inequal

In*e"qual
(?)
a.
[L. inaequalis. See In- not, and Equal.]
Unequal; uneven; various.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.


word: Inequality
definition:
Inequality

In`e*qual"i*ty
(?)
n.
pl. Inequalities (#).
[L. inaequalitas.]

1.
The quality of being unequal; difference, or lack of equality, in any respect; lack of uniformity; disproportion; unevenness; disparity; diversity; as, an inequality in size, stature, numbers, power, distances, motions, rank, property, etc.

There is so great an inequality in the length of our legs and arms as makes it impossible for us to walk on all four.
Ray.

Notwithstanding which inequality of number, it was resolved in a council of war to fight the Dutch fleet.
Ludlow.

Sympathy is rarely strong where there is a great inequality of condition.
Macaulay.

2.
Unevenness; lack of levelness; the alternate rising and falling of a surface; as, the inequalities of the surface of the earth, or of a marble slab, etc.

The country is cut into so many hills and inequalities as renders it defensible.
Addison.

3.
Variableness; changeableness; inconstancy; lack of smoothness or equability; deviation; unsteadiness, as of the weather, feelings, etc.

Inequality of air is ever an enemy to health.
Bacon.

4.
Disproportion to any office or purpose; inadequacy; competency; as, the inequality of terrestrial things to the wants of a rational soul.
South.

5.
(Alg.)
An expression consisting of two unequal quantities, with the sign of inequality (> or <) between them; as, the inequality 2 < 3, or 4 > 1.

6.
(Astron.)
An irregularity, or a deviation, in the motion of a planet or satellite from its uniform mean motion; the amount of such deviation.


word: Inequilateral
definition:
Inequilateral

In*e`qui*lat"er*al
(?)
a.
1.
Having unequal sides; unsymmetrical; unequal-sided.

2.
(Zool.)
Having the two ends unequal, as in the clam, quahaug, and most lamellibranch shells.


word: Inequilobate
definition:
Inequilobate

In*e`qui*lo"bate
(?)
a.
[Pref. in- not + equi- + lobate.]
(Biol.)
Unequally lobed; cut into lobes of different shapes or sizes.


word: Inequitate
definition:
Inequitate

In*eq"ui*tate
(?)
v. t.
[L. inequitatus, p. p. inequitare to ride over. See 1st In-, and Equitant.]
To ride over or through.
[Obs.]
Dr. H. More.


word: Inequivalvular
definition:
Inequivalvular

Inequivalve

{ In*e"qui*valve (?), In*e`qui*val"vu*lar (?), }
a.
(Zool.)
Having unequal valves, as the shell of an oyster.


word: Ineradicable
definition:
Ineradicable

In`e*rad"i*ca*ble
(?)
a.
Incapable of being eradicated or rooted out.

The bad seed thus sown was ineradicable.
Ld. Lytton.


word: Inergetical
definition:
Inergetical

Inergetic

{ In`er*get"ic (?), In`er*get"ic*al (?), }
a.
[Pref. in- not + energetic, -ical.]
Having no energy; sluggish.
[R.]
Boyle.


word: Inermis
definition:
Inermis

In*er"mis
(?)
a.
[L. inermis, inermus; pref. in- not + arma arms: cf. F. inerme.]
(Bot.)
Unarmed; destitute of prickles or thorns, as a leaf.
Gray.


word: Inerrability
definition:
Inerrability

In*er`ra*bil"i*ty
(?)
n.
Freedom or exemption from error; infallibility.
Eikon Basilike.


word: Inerrable
definition:
Inerrable

In*er"ra*ble
(?)
a.
[L. inerrabilis. See In- not, and Err.]
Incapable of erring; infallible; unerring.
Inerabble
Sir T. Browne.
inerrable
Gladstone.


word: Inerrableness
definition:
Inerrableness

In*er"ra*ble*ness
(ĭn*ĕr"rȧ*b'l*nĕs)
n.
Exemption from error; inerrability; infallibility.
Hammond.


word: Inerrancy
definition:
Inerrancy

In*er"ran*cy
(ĭn*ĕr"ran*s&ybreve_;)
n.
Exemption from error.

The absolute inerrancy of the Bible.
The Century.


word: Inert
definition:
Inert

In*ert"
(?)
a.
[L. iners, inertis, unskilled, idle; pref. in- + ars art: cf. F. inerte. See Art.]

1.
Destitute of the power of moving itself, or of active resistance to motion; as, matter is inert.

2.
Indisposed to move or act; very slow to act; sluggish; dull; inactive; indolent; lifeless.

The inert and desponding party of the court.
Macaulay.

It present becomes extravagant, then imbecile, and at length utterly inert.
I. Taylor.

3.
Not having or manifesting active properties; not affecting other substances when brought in contact with them; powerless for an expected or desired effect; as, the noble gases are chemically inert.
Even the favored isles . . . 
Can boast but little virtue; and, inert
Through plenty, lose in morals what they gain
In manners -- victims of luxurious ease.
Cowper.

Doomed to lose four months in inactive obscurity.
Johnson.

Sluggish Idleness, the nurse of sin,
Upon a slothful ass he chose to ride.
Spenser.


word: Inertia
definition:
Inertia

In*er"ti*a
(?)
n.
[L., idleness, fr. iners idle. See Inert.]

1.
(Physics)
That property of matter by which it tends when at rest to remain so, and when in motion to continue in motion, and in the same straight line or direction, unless acted on by some external force; -- sometimes called vis inertiæ.  The inertia of a body is proportional to its mass.

2.
Inertness; indisposition to motion, exertion, or action; lack of energy; sluggishness.

Men . . . have immense irresolution and inertia.
Carlyle.

3.
(Med.)
Lack of activity; sluggishness; -- said especially of the uterus, when, in labor, its contractions have nearly or wholly ceased.

Center of inertia. (Mech.) See under Center.


word: Inertion
definition:
Inertion

In*er"tion
(?)
n.
Lack of activity or exertion; inertness; quietude.
[R.]

These vicissitudes of exertion and inertion of the arterial system constitute the paroxysms of remittent fever.
E. Darwin.


word: Inertness
definition:
Inertness

In*ert"ness
n.
1.
Lack of activity or exertion; habitual indisposition to action or motion; sluggishness; apathy; insensibility.
Glanvill.

Laziness and inertness of mind.
Burke.

2.
Absence of the power of self-motion; inertia.


word: Inerudite
definition:
Inerudite

In*er"u*dite
(?)
a.
[L. ineruditus. See In- not, and Erudite.]
Not erudite; unlearned; ignorant.


word: Inescate
definition:
Inescate

In*es"cate
(?)
v. t.
[L. inescatus, p. p. of inescare; in- in + esca bait.]
To allure; to lay a bait for.
[Obs.]

To inescate and beguile young women!
Burton.


word: In esse
definition:
In esse

In` es"se
(?)
[L.]
In being; actually existing; -- distinguished from in posse, or in potentia, which denote that a thing is not, but may be.


word: Inessential
definition:
Inessential

In`es*sen"tial
(?)
a.
[Pref. in- not + essential: cf. F. inessentiel.]

1.
Having no essence or being.
H. Brooke.

The womb of inessential Naught.
Shelley.

2.
Not essential; not required to achieve a given purpose; unessential; unnecessary.


word: Inestimable
definition:
Inestimable

In*es"ti*ma*ble
(?)
a.
[L. inaestimabilis: cf. F. inestimable. See In- not, and Estimate.]
Incapable of being estimated or computed; especially, too valuable or excellent to be measured or fully appreciated; above all price; as, inestimable rights or privileges.

But above all, for thine inestimable love.
Bk. of Com. Prayer.

Science is too inestimable for expression by a money standard.
Lyon Playfair.


word: Inestimably
definition:
Inestimably

In*es"ti*ma*bly
adv.
In a manner, or to a degree, above estimation; as, things inestimably excellent.


word: Inevitability
definition:
Inevitability

In*ev`i*ta*bil"i*ty
(?)
n.
[Cf. F. inévitabilité.]
Impossibility to be avoided or shunned; inevitableness.
Shelford.


word: Inevitable
definition:
Inevitable

In*ev"i*ta*ble
(?)
a.
[L. inevitabilis: cf. F. inévitable. See In- not, and Evitable.]

1.
Not evitable; incapable of being shunned; unavoidable; certain.
inevitable
Gray.

It was inevitable; it was necessary; it was planted in the nature of things.
Burke.

2.
Irresistible.
Inevitable
Dryden.


word: Inevitableness
definition:
Inevitableness

In*ev"i*ta*ble*ness
(?)
n.
The state of being unavoidable; certainty to happen; inevitability.
Prideaux.


word: Inevitably
definition:
Inevitably

In*ev"i*ta*bly
adv.
Without possibility of escape or evasion; unavoidably; certainly.

Inevitably thou shalt die.
Milton.

How inevitably does immoderate laughter end in a sigh!
South.


word: Inexact
definition:
Inexact

In`ex*act"
(?)
a.
[Pref. in- not + exact: cf. F. inexact.]
Not exact; not precisely correct or true; inaccurate.


word: Inexactitude
definition:
Inexactitude

In`ex*act"i*tude
(?)
n.
1.
Inexactness; uncertainty; as, geographical inexactitude.

2.
Something inexact; an instance of an inexact statement, measurement, etc.; as, in two minutes the senator has produced a dozen inexactitudes.


word: Inexcitability
definition:
Inexcitability

In`ex*cit`a*bil"i*ty
(?)
n.
The quality of being inexcitable; insusceptibility to excitement.


word: Inexcitable
definition:
Inexcitable

In`ex*cit"a*ble
(?)
a.
[L. inexcitabilis from which one cannot be aroused. See In- not, and Excite.]
Not susceptible of excitement; dull; lifeless; torpid.


word: Inexcusable
definition:
Inexcusable

In`ex*cus"a*ble
(?)
a.
[L. inexcusabilis: cf. F. inexcusable. See Excuse.]
Not excusable; not admitting excuse or justification; as, inexcusable folly.

Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest; for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things.
Rom. ii. 1.


word: Inexcusableness
definition:
Inexcusableness

In`ex*cus"a*ble*ness
n.
The quality of being inexcusable; enormity beyond forgiveness.
South.


word: Inexcusably
definition:
Inexcusably

In`ex*cus"a*bly
adv.
With a degree of guilt or folly beyond excuse or justification.

Inexcusably obstinate and perverse.
Jortin.


word: Inexecutable
definition:
Inexecutable

In*ex"e*cu`ta*ble
(?)
a.
[Pref. in- not + executable: cf. F. inexécutable.]
Incapable of being executed or performed; impracticable; infeasible.


word: Inexecution
definition:
Inexecution

In*ex`e*cu"tion
(?)
n.
[Pref. in- not + execution: cf. F. inexécution.]
Neglect of execution; nonperformance; as, the inexecution of a treaty.
Spence.


word: Inexertion
definition:
Inexertion

In`ex*er"tion
(?)
n.
Lack of exertion; lack of effort; defect of action; indolence; laziness.


word: Inexhausted
definition:
Inexhausted

In`ex*haust"ed
(?)
a.
[Pref. in- not + exhausted: cf. F. inexhaustus.]
Not exhausted; not emptied; not spent; not having lost all strength or resources; unexhausted.
Dryden.


word: Inexhaustibility
definition:
Inexhaustibility

In`ex*haust`i*bil"i*ty
(?)
n.
The state or quality of being inexhaustible; abundance.


word: Inexhaustible
definition:
Inexhaustible

In`ex*haust"i*ble
(?)
a.
Incapable of being exhausted, emptied, or used up; unfailing; not to be wasted or spent; as, inexhaustible stores of provisions; an inexhaustible stock of elegant words.
Dryden.

An inexhaustible store of anecdotes.
Macaulay.


word: Inexist
definition:
Inexist

In`ex*ist"
(?)
v. i.
[Pref. in- in + exist.]
To exist within; to dwell within.
[Obs.]

Substances inexisting within the divine mind.
A. Tucker.


word: Inexistant
definition:
Inexistant

In`ex*ist"ant
(?)
a.
[Cf. F. inexistant. See 1st Inexistent.]
Inexistent; nonexistent; not existing.
[Obs.]
Gudworth.


word: Inexistence
definition:
Inexistence

In`ex*ist"ence
(?)
n.
[Pref. in- in + existence.]
[Obs.]
(a)
Inherence; subsistence.
Bp. Hall.
(b)
That which exists within; a constituent.
A. Tucker.


word: Inexistence₂
definition:
Inexistence

In`ex*ist"ence
n.
[Pref. in- in + existence: cf. F. inexistence.]
Lack of being or existence.


word: Inexistent
definition:
Inexistent

In`ex*ist"ent
(?)
a.
[Pref. in- in + existent: cf. F. inexistant.]
Not having being; not existing.


word: Inexorability
definition:
Inexorability

In*ex`o*ra*bil"i*ty
(?)
n.
[L. inexorabilitas: cf. F. inexorabilité.]
The quality of being inexorable, or unyielding to entreaty.
Paley.


word: Inexorable
definition:
Inexorable

In*ex"o*ra*ble
(?)
a.
[L. inexorabilis: cf. F. inexorable. See In- not, and Exorable, Adore.]
Not to be persuaded or moved by entreaty or prayer; firm; determined; unyielding; unchangeable; inflexible; relentless; -- of people and impersonal forces; as, an inexorable prince or tyrant; an inexorable judge; the inexorable advance of a glacier.
Inexorable
Gibbon.
inexorable
Dryden.

You are more inhuman, more inexorable,
O, ten times more than tigers of Hyrcania.
Shak.


word: Inexpected
definition:
Inexpected

In`ex*pect"ed
(?)
a.
[Pref. in- not + expected: cf. L. inexspectatus.]
Unexpected.
[Obs.]


word: Inexpediency
definition:
Inexpediency

Inexpedience

{ In`ex*pe"di*ence (?), In`ex*pe"di*en*cy (?), }
n.
The quality or state of being inexpedient; lack of fitness; unsuitableness to the end or object; impropriety; as, the inexpedience of some measures.

It is not the rigor but the inexpediency of laws and acts of authority which makes them tyrannical.
Paley.


word: Inexpedient
definition:
Inexpedient

In`ex*pe"di*ent
(?)
a.
Not expedient; not tending to promote a purpose; not tending to the end desired; inadvisable; unfit; improper; unsuitable to time and place; as, what is expedient at one time may be inexpedient at another.

If it was not unlawful, yet it was highly inexpedient to use those ceremonies.
Bp. Burnet.


word: Inexperience
definition:
Inexperience

In`ex*pe"ri*ence
(?)
n.
[L. inexperientia, cf. F. inexpérience. See In- not, and Experience.]
Absence or lack of experience; lack of personal and experimental knowledge; as, the inexperience of youth.

Failings which are incident to youth and inexperience.
Dryden.

Prejudice and self-sufficiency naturally proceed from inexperience of the world, and ignorance of mankind.
Addison.


word: Inexperienced
definition:
Inexperienced

In`ex*pe"ri*enced
(?)
a.
Not having experience; unskilled; naive.
Inexperienced
Cowper.


word: Inexpert
definition:
Inexpert

In`ex*pert"
(?)
a.
[L. inexpertus inexperienced: cf. F. inexpert. See In- not, and Expert.]

1.
Destitute of experience or of much experience.
[Obs.]
Milton.

2.
Not expert; not skilled; destitute of knowledge or dexterity derived from practice.
Akenside.


word: Inexpiable
definition:
Inexpiable

In*ex"pi*a*ble
(?)
a.
[L. inexpiabilis: cf. F. inexpiable. See In- not, and Expiable.]

1.
Admitting of no expiation, atonement, or satisfaction; as, an inexpiable crime or offense.
Pomfret.

2.
Incapable of being mollified or appeased; relentless; implacable.
[Archaic]
Inexpiable
Milton.

They are at inexpiable war with all establishments.
Burke.


word: Inexpiably
definition:
Inexpiably

In*ex"pi*a*bly
adv.
In an inexpiable manner of degree; to a degree that admits of no atonement.


word: Inexpiate
definition:
Inexpiate

In*ex"pi*ate
(?)
a.
[L. inexpiatus. See In- not, and Expiate.]
Not appeased or placated.
[Obs.]

To rest inexpiate were much too rude a part.
Chapman.


word: Inexplainable
definition:
Inexplainable

In`ex*plain"a*ble
(?)
a.
[Pref. in- not + explainable; cf. L. inexplanabilis.]
Incapable of being explained; inexplicable.


word: Inexpleably
definition:
Inexpleably

In*ex"ple*a*bly
(?)
adv.
[Cf. L. inexplebilis; pref. in- not + explere to fill up. See Expletion.]
Insatiably.
[Obs.]
Sandys.


word: Inexplicability
definition:
Inexplicability

In*ex`pli*ca*bil"i*ty
n.
[Cf. F. inexplicabilité.]
The quality or state of being inexplicable.
H. Spencer.


word: Inexplicable
definition:
Inexplicable

In*ex"pli*ca*ble
(?)
a.
[L. inexplicabilis: cf. F. inexplicable. See In- not, and Explicable.]
Not explicable; not explainable; incapable of being explained, interpreted, or accounted for; as, an inexplicable mystery.
inexplicable
Cowper.

Their reason is disturbed; their views become vast and perplexed, to others inexplicable, to themselves uncertain.
Burke.


word: Inexplicit
definition:
Inexplicit

In`ex*plic"it
(?)
a.
[L. inexplicitus: cf. F. inexplicite. See In- not, and Explicit.]
Not explicit; not clearly stated; indefinite; vague.


word: Inexplorable
definition:
Inexplorable

In`ex*plor"a*ble
(?)
a.
Incapable of being explored, searched out, or discovered.
Sir G. Buck.


word: Inexpressible
definition:
Inexpressible

In`ex*press"i*ble
(?)
a.
Not capable of expression or utterance in language; ineffable; unspeakable; indescribable; unutterable; as, inexpressible grief or pleasure.
Inexpressible
Blair.

In orbs
Of circuit inexpressible they stood.
Milton.


word: Inexpressibles
definition:
Inexpressibles

In`ex*press"i*bles
(?)
n. pl.
Breeches; trousers; ; underwear generally, especially women's; -- now usually referred to as unmentionables.
[Colloq. or Slang]
Ld. Lytton.


word: Inexpressibly
definition:
Inexpressibly

In`ex*press"i*bly
adv.
In an inexpressible manner or degree; unspeakably; unutterably.
Spectator.


word: Inexpressive
definition:
Inexpressive

In`ex*press"ive
(?)
a.
1.
Inexpressible.
[R.]

2.
Without expression or meaning; not expressive; dull; unintelligent; as, an inexpressive countenance.


word: Inexpugnable
definition:
Inexpugnable

In`ex*pug"na*ble
(?)
a.
[L. inexpugnabilis: cf. F. inexpugnable. See In- not, and Expugnable.]
Incapable of being subdued by force; impregnable; unconquerable.
Burke.

A fortress, inexpugnable by the arts of war.
Milman.


word: Inexpugnably
definition:
Inexpugnably

In`ex*pug"na*bly
adv.
So as to be inexpugnable; in an inexpugnable manner.
Dr. H. More.


word: Inexsuperable
definition:
Inexsuperable

In`ex*su"per*a*ble
(?)
a.
[L. inexsuperabilis; pref. in- not + exsuperabilis that may be surmounted. See In- not, Ex-, and Superable.]
Not capable of being passed over; insuperable; insurmountable.


word: Inextensible
definition:
Inextensible

In`ex*ten"si*ble
(?)
a.
Not capable of being extended; not elastic; as, inextensible fibers.


word: Inexterminable
definition:
Inexterminable

In`ex*ter"mi*na*ble
(?)
a.
[L. inexterminabilis. See In- not, and Exterminate.]
Incapable of extermination.
Rush.


word: Inextinct
definition:
Inextinct

In`ex*tinct"
(?)
a.
[L. inextinctus, inexstinctus. See Extinct.]
Not quenched; not extinct.


word: Inextinguible
definition:
Inextinguible

In`ex*tin"gui*ble
(?)
a.
[L. inexstinguibilis: cf. F, inextinguible. See Inextinct.]
Inextinguishable.
[Obs.]
Sir T. More.


word: Inextinguishable
definition:
Inextinguishable

In`ex*tin"guish*a*ble
(?)
a.
Not capable of being extinguished; extinguishable; unquenchable; as, inextinguishable flame, light, thirst, desire, feuds.
Inextinguishable
Milton.


word: Inextinguishably
definition:
Inextinguishably

In`ex*tin"guish*a*bly
adv.
So as not to be extinguished; in an inextinguishable manner.


word: Inextirpable
definition:
Inextirpable

In`ex*tir"pa*ble
(?)
a.
[L. inexstirpabilis: cf. F. inextirpable. See In- not, and Extirpate.]
Not capable of being extirpated or rooted out; ineradicable.


word: Inextricable
definition:
Inextricable

In*ex"tri*ca*ble
(?)
a.
[L. inextricabilis: cf. F. inextricable. See In- not, and Extricate.]

1.
Incapable of being extricated, untied, or disentangled; hopelessly intricate, confused, or obscure; as, an inextricable knot or difficulty; inextricable confusion.

Lost in the wild, inextricable maze.
Blackmore.

2.
Inevitable.
[R.]
inextricable
Milton.


word: Ineye
definition:
Ineye

In*eye"
(?)
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Ineyed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Ineyeing.]
[Pref. in- in + eye.]
To ingraft, as a tree or plant, by the insertion of a bud or eye; to inoculate.

The arts of grafting and ineying.
J. Philips.


word: Infallibilist
definition:
Infallibilist

In*fal"li*bil*ist
(?)
n.
One who accepts or maintains the dogma of papal infallibility.


word: Infallibility
definition:
Infallibility

In*fal`li*bil"i*ty
(?)
n.
[Cf. F. infaillibilité.]
The quality or state of being infallible, or exempt from error; inerrability.

Infallibility is the highest perfection of the knowing faculty.
Tillotson.

Papal infallibility (R. C. Ch.), the dogma that the pope can not, when acting in his official character of supreme pontiff, err in defining a doctrine of Christian faith or rule of morals, to be held by the church. This was decreed by the Ecumenical Council at the Vatican, July 18, 1870.


word: Infallible
definition:
Infallible

In*fal"li*ble
(?)
a.
[Pref. in- not + fallible: cf. F. infallible.]

1.
Not fallible; not capable of erring; entirely exempt from liability to mistake; unerring; inerrable.
Dryden.

2.
Not liable to fail, deceive, or disappoint; indubitable; sure; certain; as, infallible evidence; infallible success; an infallible remedy.

To whom also he showed himself alive, after his passion, by many infallible proofs.
Acts i. 3.

3.
(R. C. Ch.)
Incapable of error in defining doctrines touching faith or morals. See Papal infallibility, under Infallibility.


word: Infallibleness
definition:
Infallibleness

In*fal"li*ble*ness
n.
The state or quality of being infallible; infallibility.
Bp. Hall.


word: Infame
definition:
Infame

In*fame"
(?)
v. t.
[L. infamare, fr. infamis infamous: cf. F. infamer, It. infamare. See Infamous.]
To defame; to make infamous.
[Obs.]
Milton.

Livia is infamed for the poisoning of her husband.
Bacon.


word: Infamize
definition:
Infamize

In"fa*mize
(?)
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Infamized (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Infamizing (?).]
To make infamous; to defame.
[R.]
Coleridge.


word: Infamous
definition:
Infamous

In"fa*mous
(?)
a.
[Pref. in- not + famous: cf. L. infamis. See Infamy.]

1.
Of very bad report; having a reputation of the worst kind; held in abhorrence; guilty of something that exposes to infamy; base; notoriously vile; detestable; as, an infamous traitor; an infamous perjurer.

False errant knight, infamous, and forsworn.
Spenser.

2.
Causing or producing infamy; deserving detestation; scandalous to the last degree; as, an infamous act; infamous vices; infamous corruption.
Macaulay.

3.
(Law)
Branded with infamy by conviction of a crime; as, at common law, an infamous person can not be a witness.

4.
Having a bad name as being the place where an odious crime was committed, or as being associated with something detestable; hence, unlucky; perilous; dangerous.
Infamous
P. Fletcher.

Infamous hills, and sandy perilous wilds.
Milton.

The piny shade
More infamous by cursed Lycaon made.
Dryden.


word: Infamously
definition:
Infamously

In"fa*mous*ly
adv.
In an infamous manner or degree; scandalously; disgracefully; shamefully.

The sealed fountain of royal bounty which had been infamously monopolized and huckstered.
Burke.


word: Infamy
definition:
Infamy

In"fa*my
(?)
n.
pl. Infamies (#).
[L. infamia, fr. infamis infamous; pref. in- not + fama fame: cf. F. infamie. See Fame.]

1.
Total loss of reputation; public disgrace; dishonor; ignominy; indignity.

The afflicted queen would not yield, and said she would not . . . submit to such infamy.
Bp. Burnet.

2.
A quality which exposes to disgrace; extreme baseness or vileness; as, the infamy of an action.

3.
(Law)
That loss of character, or public disgrace, which a convict incurs, and by which he is at common law rendered incompetent as a witness.

Yesterday, Dec. 7, 1941 -- a day which will live in infamy, . . . 
Franklin D. Roosevelt.


word: Infancy
definition:
Infancy

In"fan*cy
(?)
n.
[L. infantia: cf. F. enfance. See Infant.]

1.
The state or period of being an infant; the first part of life; early childhood.

The babe yet lies in smiling infancy.
Milton.

Their love in early infancy began.
Dryden.

2.
The first age of anything; the beginning or early period of existence; as, the infancy of an art.

The infancy and the grandeur of Rome.
Arbuthnot.

3.
(Law)
The state or condition of one under age, or under the age of twenty-one years; nonage; minority.


word: Infandous
definition:
Infandous

In*fan"dous
(?)
a.
[L. infandus; pref. in- not + fari to speak.]
Too odious to be expressed or mentioned.
[Obs.]
Howell.


word: Infangthef
definition:
Infangthef

In*fang"thef
(?)
n.
[AS. in-fangen-þeóf; in in, into + fangen taken (p. p. of f&omacrn to take) + þeóf thief.]
(O. Eng. Law)
The privilege granted to lords of certain manors to judge thieves taken within the seigniory of such lords.
Cowell.


word: Infant
definition:
Infant

In"fant
(?)
n.
[L. infans; pref. in- not + fari to speak: cf. F. enfant, whence OE. enfaunt. See Fame, and cf. Infante, Infanta.]
1.
A child in the first period of life, beginning at his birth; a young babe; sometimes, a child several years of age.

And tender cries of infants pierce the ear.
C. Pitt.

2.
(Law)
A person who is not of full age, or who has not attained the age of legal capacity; a person under the age of twenty-one years; a minor.

&hand_; An infant under seven years of age is not penally responsible; between seven and fourteen years of age, he may be convicted of a malicious offense if malice be proved. He becomes of age on the day preceding his twenty-first birthday, previous to which time an infant has no capacity to contract.

3.
Same as Infante.
[Obs.]
Spenser.


word: Infant₂
definition:
Infant

In"fant
(?)
a.
1.
Of or pertaining to infancy, or the first period of life; tender; not mature; as, infant strength.

2.
Intended for young children; as, an infant school.


word: Infant₃
definition:
Infant

In"fant
v. t.
[Cf. F. enfanter.]
To bear or bring forth, as a child; hence, to produce, in general.
[Obs.]

This worthy motto, “No bishop, no king,” is . . . infanted out of the same fears.
Milton.


word: Infanta
definition:
Infanta

In*fan"ta
(?)
n.
[Sp. & Pg., fem. of infante. See Infante.]
A title borne by every one of the daughters of the kings of Spain and Portugal, except the eldest.


word: Infante
definition:
Infante

In*fan"te
(?)
n.
[Sp. & Pg. See Infant.]
A title given to every one of sons of the kings of Spain and Portugal, except the eldest or heir apparent.


word: Infanticidal
definition:
Infanticidal

In*fan"ti*ci`dal
(?)
a.
Of or pertaining to infanticide; engaged in, or guilty of, child murder.


word: Infanticide
definition:
Infanticide

In*fan"ti*cide
(?)
n.
[L. infanticidium child murder; infans, -antis, child + caedere to kill: cf. F. infanticide. See Infant, and Homicide.]
The murder of an infant born alive; the murder or killing of a newly born or young child; child murder.


word: Infanticide₂
definition:
Infanticide

In*fan"ti*cide
n.
[L. infanticida: cf. F. infanticide.]
One who commits the crime of infanticide; one who kills an infant.


word: Infantile
definition:
Infantile

In"fan*tile
(?; 277)
a.
[L. infantilis: cf. F. infantile. See Infant.]
Of or pertaining to infancy, or to an infant; similar to, or characteristic of, an infant; childish; as, infantile behavior.


word: Infantile paralysis
definition:
Infantile paralysis

In"fan*tile pa*ral"y*sis
(Med.)
An acute viral disease, affecting almost exclusively infants and young adults, characterized by inflammation of the anterior horns of the gray substance of the spinal cord. It is attended with febrile symptoms, motor paralysis, and muscular atrophy, often producing permanent deformities. Called also acute anterior poliomyelitis, poliomyelitis and polio.  It is caused by any one of three polioviruses, and by the end of the twentieth century had been almost completely eradicated in developed countries by a widespread campaign of immunization.


word: Infantine
definition:
Infantine

In"fan*tine
(?; 277)
a.
[Cf. F. enfantin.]
Infantile; childish.

A degree of credulity next infantine.
Burke.


word: Infantry
definition:
Infantry

In"fan*try
(?)
n.
[F. infanterie, It. infanteria, fr. infante infant, child, boy servant, foot soldier, fr. L. infans, -antis, child; foot soldiers being formerly the servants and followers of knights. See Infant.]

1.
A body of children.
[Obs.]
B. Jonson.

2.
(Mil.)
A body of soldiers serving on foot; foot soldiers, in distinction from cavalry.


word: Infarce
definition:
Infarce

In*farce"
(?)
v. t.
[L. infarcire: pref. in- in + farcire, fartum and farctum, to stuff, cram.]
To stuff; to swell.
[Obs.]

The body is infarced with . . . watery humors.
Sir T. Elyot.


word: Infarct
definition:
Infarct

In*farct"
(?)
n.
[See Infarce.]
1.
(Med.)
An obstruction or embolus in one of the blood vessels.

2.
(Med.)
The morbid condition of a limited area resulting from such obstruction; also, the localized necrotic (dead) tissue resulting from such obstruction; as, a hemorrhagic infarct.


word: Infarction
definition:
Infarction

In*farc"tion
(?)
n.
[See Infarce.]
1.
The act of stuffing or filling;
Specifically:
(Med.)
the formation of an infarct; an overloading and obstruction of any organ or vessel of the body; constipation.

2.
An infarct{2}; as, a cardiac infarction.


word: Infare
definition:
Infare

In"fare`
(?)
n.
[AS. infær entrance.]
A house-warming; especially, a reception, party, or entertainment given by a newly married couple, or by the husband upon receiving the wife to his house.
[Written also infair.]
[Scot., & Local, U. S.]


word: Infatigable
definition:
Infatigable

In*fat"i*ga*ble
(?)
a.
[L. infatigabilis: cf. F. infatigable.]
Indefatigable.
[Obs.]
Daniel.


word: Infatuate
definition:
Infatuate

In*fat"u*ate
(?; 135)
a.
[L. infatuatus, p. p. of infatuare to infatuate; pref. in- in + fatuus foolish. See Fatuous.]
Infatuated.
Bp. Hall.


word: Infatuate₂
definition:
Infatuate

In*fat"u*ate
(?)
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Infatuated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Infatuating.]

1.
To make foolish; to affect with folly; to weaken the intellectual powers of, or to deprive of sound judgment.

The judgment of God will be very visible in infatuating a people . . . ripe and prepared for destruction.
Clarendon.

2.
To inspire with a foolish and extravagant passion; as, to be infatuated with gaming.

The people are . . . infatuated with the notion.
Addison.


word: Infatuated
definition:
Infatuated

In*fat"u*a`ted
(?)
a.
Overcome by some foolish passion or desire; affected by infatuation.


word: Infatuation
definition:
Infatuation

In*fat`u*a"tion
(?)
n.
[LL. infatuatio: cf. F. infatuation.]
The act of infatuating; the state of being infatuated; folly; that which infatuates.

The infatuations of the sensual and frivolous part of mankind are amazing; but the infatuations of the learned and sophistical are incomparably more so.
I. Taylor.

Such is the infatuation of self-love.
Blair.


word: Infaust
definition:
Infaust

In*faust"
(?)
a.
[L. infaustus; pref. in- not + faustus fortunate, lucky.]
Not favorable; unlucky; unpropitious; sinister.
[R.]
Ld. Lytton.


word: Infeasible
definition:
Infeasible

In*fea"si*ble
(?)
a.
Not capable of being done or accomplished; impracticable.
Glanvill.


word: Infeasibleness
definition:
Infeasibleness

In*fea"si*ble*ness
n.
The state of quality of being infeasible; infeasibility.
W. Montagu.


word: Infect
definition:
Infect

In*fect"
(?)
a.
[L. infectus: cf. F. infect. See Infect, v. t.]
Infected.  Cf. Enfect.
[Obs.]
Shak.


word: Infect₂
definition:
Infect

In*fect"
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Infected; p. pr. & vb. n. Infecting.]
[L. infectus, p. p. of inficere to put or dip into, to stain, infect; pref. in- in + facere to make; cf. F. infecter. See Fact.]

1.
To taint with morbid matter or any pestilential or noxious substance or effluvium by which disease is produced; as, to infect a lancet; to infect an apartment.

2.
To affect with infectious disease; to communicate infection to; as, infected with the plague.

Them that were left alive being infected with this disease.
Sir T. North.

3.
To communicate to or affect with, as qualities or emotions, esp. bad qualities; to corrupt; to contaminate; to taint by the communication of anything noxious or pernicious.
Cowper.

Infected Ston's daughters with like heat.
Milton.

4.
(Law)
To contaminate with illegality or to expose to penalty.


word: Infection
definition:
Infection

In*fec"tion
(?)
n.
[Cf. F. infection, L. infectio a dyeing.]

1.
The act or process of infecting.

There was a strict order against coming to those pits, and that was only to prevent infection.
De Foe.

2.
That which infects, or causes the communicated disease; any effluvium, miasm, or pestilential matter by which an infectious disease is caused.

And that which was still worse, they that did thus break out spread the infection further by their wandering about with the distemper upon them.
De Foe.

3.
The state of being infected; the condition of suffering from an infectious disease; contamination by morbific particles; the result of infecting influence; a prevailing disease; epidemic.

The danger was really very great, the infection being so very violent in London.
De Foe.

4.
That which taints or corrupts morally; as, the infection of vicious principles.

It was her chance to light
Amidst the gross infections of those times.
Daniel.

5.
(Law)
Contamination by illegality, as in cases of contraband goods; implication.

6.
Sympathetic communication of like qualities or emotions; influence.

Through all her train the soft infection ran.
Pope.

Mankind are gay or serious by infection.
Rambler.
7.
A localized area of tissue which is inflamed by growth of microorganisms; as, he has an infection in his finger.


word: Infectious
definition:
Infectious

In*fec"tious
(?)
a.
[Cf. F. infectieux.]

1.
Having qualities that may infect; communicable or caused by infection; pestilential; epidemic; as, an infectious fever; infectious clothing; infectious water; infectious vices.

Where the infectious pestilence.
Shak.

2.
Corrupting, or tending to corrupt or contaminate; vitiating; demoralizing.

It [the court] is necessary for the polishing of manners . . . but it is infectious even to the best morals to live always in it.
Dryden.

3.
(Law)
Contaminating with illegality; exposing to seizure and forfeiture.

Contraband articles are said to be of an infectious nature.
Kent.

4.
Capable of being easily diffused or spread; sympathetic; readily communicated; as, infectious mirth.

The laughter was so genuine as to be infectious.
W. Black.


word: Infectious disease
definition:
Infectious disease

In*fec"tious dis*ease"
(a)
Any disease caused by the entrance, growth, and multiplication of microorganisms in the body; a germ disease. It may not be contagious.
(b)
Sometimes, as distinguished from contagious disease, such a disease communicated by germs carried in the air or water, and thus spread without contact with the patient, as measles.


word: Infective
definition:
Infective

In*fect"ive
(?)
a.
[L. infectivus pertaining to dyeing.]
Infectious.
Beau. & Fl.

True love . . . hath an infective power.
Sir P. Sidney.


word: Infecund
definition:
Infecund

In*fec"und
(?)
a.
[L. infecundus: cf. F. infécond. See In- not, and Fecund.]
Unfruitful; not producing young; barren; infertile.
[Obs.]
Evelyn.


word: Infecundity
definition:
Infecundity

In`fe*cun"di*ty
(?)
n.
[L. infecunditas: cf. F. infécondité.]
Lack of fecundity or fruitfulness; barrenness; sterility; unproductiveness.


word: Infecundous
definition:
Infecundous

In`fe*cun"dous
(?)
a.
[See Infecund.]
Infertile; barren; unprofitable; unproductive.
[Obs.]
Glanvill.


word: Infelicitous
definition:
Infelicitous

In`fe*lic"i*tous
(?)
a.
Not felicitous; unhappy; unfortunate; not fortunate or appropriate in application; not well said, expressed, or done; as, an infelicitous condition; an infelicitous remark; an infelicitous description; infelicitous words.


word: Infelicity
definition:
Infelicity

In`fe*lic"i*ty
(?)
n.
pl. Infelicities (#).
[L. infelicitas: cf. F. infélicité. See In- not, and Felicity.]

1.
The state or quality of being infelicitous; unhappiness; misery; wretchedness; misfortune; lack of suitableness or appropriateness.
I. Watts.

Whatever is the ignorance and infelicity of the present state, we were made wise and happy.
Glanvill.

2.
That (as an act, word, expression, etc.) which is infelicitous; as, infelicities of speech.


word: Infelt
definition:
Infelt

In"felt`
(?)
a.
[Pref. in- in + felt.]
Felt inwardly; heartfelt.
[R.]

The baron stood afar off, or knelt in submissive, acknowledged, infelt inferiority.
Milman.


word: Infer
definition:
Infer

In*fer"
(?)
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Inferred (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Inferring.]
[L. inferre to bring into, bring forward, occasion, infer; pref. in- in + ferre to carry, bring: cf. F. inférer. See 1 st Bear.]

1.
To bring on; to induce; to occasion.
[Obs.]
Harvey.

2.
To offer, as violence.
[Obs.]
Spenser.

3.
To bring forward, or employ as an argument; to adduce; to allege; to offer.
[Obs.]

Full well hath Clifford played the orator,
Inferring arguments of mighty force.
Shak.

4.
To derive by deduction or by induction; to conclude or surmise from facts or premises; to accept or derive, as a consequence, conclusion, or probability; as, I inferred his determination from his silence.

To infer is nothing but by virtue of one proposition laid down as true, to draw in another as true.
Locke.

Such opportunities always infer obligations.
Atterbury.

5.
To show; to manifest; to prove.
[Obs.]

The first part is not the proof of the second, but rather contrariwise, the second inferreth well the first.
Sir T. More.

This doth infer the zeal I had to see him.
Shak.


word: Inferable
definition:
Inferable

In*fer"a*ble
(ĭn*fẽr"ȧ*b'l or ĭn*fĕr"-; 277)
a.
Capable of being inferred or deduced from premises.
[Written also inferrible.]
H. Spencer.

A sufficient argument . . . is inferable from these premises.
Burke.


word: Inference
definition:
Inference

In"fer*ence
(?)
n.
[From Infer.]

1.
The act or process of inferring by deduction or induction.

Though it may chance to be right in the conclusions, it is yet unjust and mistaken in the method of inference.
Glanvill.

2.
That which inferred; a truth or proposition drawn from another which is admitted or supposed to be true; a conclusion; a deduction.
Milton.

These inferences, or conclusions, are the effects of reasoning, and the three propositions, taken all together, are called syllogism, or argument.
I. Watts.


word: Inferiae
definition:
Inferiae

In*fe"ri*æ
(?)
n. pl.
[L., fr. inferus underneath.]
(Rom. Antiq.)
Sacrifices offered to the souls of deceased heroes or friends.


word: Inferior
definition:
Inferior

In*fe"ri*or
(?)
a.
[L., compar. of inferus that is below, underneath, the lower; akin to E. under: cf. F. inférieur. See Under.]

1.
Lower in place, rank, value, excellence, etc.; less important or valuable; subordinate; underneath; beneath.

A thousand inferior and particular propositions.
I. Watts.

The body, or, as some love to call it, our inferior nature.
Burke.

Whether they are equal or inferior to my other poems, an author is the most improper judge.
Dryden.

2.
Poor or mediocre; as, an inferior quality of goods.

3.
(Astron.)
(a)
Nearer the sun than the earth is; as, the inferior or interior planets; an inferior conjunction of Mercury or Venus.
(b)
Below the horizon; as, the inferior part of a meridian.

4.
(Bot.)
(a)
Situated below some other organ; -- said of a calyx when free from the ovary, and therefore below it, or of an ovary with an adherent and therefore inferior calyx.
(b)
On the side of a flower which is next the bract; anterior.

5.
(Min.)
Junior or subordinate in rank; as, an inferior officer.

Inferior court (Law), a court subject to the jurisdiction of another court known as the superior court, or higher court. -- Inferior letter, Inferior figure (Print.), a small letter or figure standing at the bottom of the line (opposed to superior letter or figure), as in A2, Bn, 2 and n are inferior characters. -- Inferior tide, the tide corresponding to the moon's transit of the meridian, when below the horizon.


word: Inferior₂
definition:
Inferior

In*fe"ri*or
n.
A person lower in station, rank, intellect, etc., than another.

A great person gets more by obliging his inferior than by disdaining him.
South.


