In'to, prep.

prep. To the inside of; within; — used in a variety of applications; as, (a.) Expressing entrance, or a passing from the outside of a thing to its interior parts, and following verbs expressing motion; as, come into the house; go into the church; one stream falls or runs into another; water enters into the fine vessels of plants. (b.) Expressing penetration beyond the outside or surface, or access to it; as, to look into a letter or book; to look into an apartment. (c.) Indicating insertion; as, to infuse more spirit or animation into a composition. (d.) Denoting mixture; as, to put other ingredients into a compound. (e.) Denoting inclusion; as, put these ideas into other words. (f.) Indicating the passing of a thing from one form or state to another; as, compound substances may be resolved into others which are more simple; ice is convertible into water, and water into vapor; men are more easily drawn than forced into compliance; we may reduce many distinct substances into one mass; men are led by evidence into belief of truth, and are often enticed into the commission of crimes; children are sometimes frightened into fits, and all persons are liable to be seduced into error and folly.