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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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In-au'gu-rā'tion, n. p. 671The act of inaugurating, or inducting into office with solemnity; investiture with office by appropriate ceremonies. 2. The solemn or formal beginning of any movement, course of action, public…In-au'gu-rā'tor, n. p. 671One who inaugurates. Coleridge.In-au'gu-ra-to-ry, a. p. 671Suited to induction into office; pertaining to inauguration; as, inauguratory gratulations.In-au'rāte, v. t. p. 671To cover with gold; to gild.In-au'rate, a. p. 671Covered, or seeming to be covered, with gold; gilded; gilt.Ĭn'au-rā'tion, n. p. 671The act or process of gilding or covering with gold. Arbuthnot.In-aus'pi-cate, a. p. 671Ill-omened. [Obs.] Buck.Ĭn'aus-pĭ'cioŭs, a. p. 671Not auspicious; ill-omened; unfortunate; unlucky; evil; unfavorable; as, the war commenced at an inauspicious time, and its isssue was inauspicious. “The yoke of inauspicious stars.” Shak.…Ĭn'aus-pĭ'cioŭs-ly, adv. p. 671In an inauspicious manner; unfortunately; unfavorably.Ĭn'aus-pĭ'cioŭs-ness, n. p. 671The quality of being inauspicious; unluckiness; unfavorableness.In-bärġe', v. t. p. 671To imbark; to go into a barge or bark. [Obs.] Drayton.Ĭn'bēam-ing, n. p. 671Ingress of a beam of light. South.In-bē'ing, n. p. 671Inherence; inherent existence; inseparableness. Watts.In-bīnd', v. t. p. 671To hem in; to surround; to inclose. [Obs.] Fairfax.Ĭn'blōwn, a. p. 671Blown in or into. [Obs.] Cudworth.Ĭn'bōard, a. p. 671Carried or stowed within the hold of a ship or other vessel; as, an inboard cargo.Ĭn'bōard, adv. p. 671Within the hold of a vessel; on board of the vessel.Ĭn'bŏnd-stōne, n. p. 671(Arch.) A stone laid lengthwise across a wall; a header.Ĭn'bôrn, a. p. 671Born in or with; implanted by nature; as, inborn passions; inborn worth.Ĭn'brēak-ing, a. p. 671Breaking into. Ed. Rev.Ĭn'brēak-ing, n. p. 671The act of breaking in; incursion; invasion; inroad.In-brēathe', v. t. p. 671To infuse by breathing. Coleridge.Ĭn'brĕd, a. p. 671Bred within, innate; natural; as, inbred worth; inbred affection.In-breed', v. t. p. 671To produce or generate within. Bp. Reynolds.Ĭn'bûrn-ing, a. p. 671Burning or acting powerfully within. “Her inburning wrath she gan abate.” Spenser.Ĭn'bûrnt, a. p. 671Burning or acting within. “Her inburnt, shame-faced thoughts.” Fletcher.Ĭn'bûrst, a. p. 671A bursting in or within.Ĭn'cȧ, n. p. 671A king or prince of Peru, before the conquest of that country by the Spaniards.In-cāġe', v. t. p. 671To confine in a cage; to coop up; to confine to any narrow limits; to inclose. Shak.In-cāġe'ment, n. p. 671Confinement in a cage or other narrow space. [Obs.] Shelton.In-căl'cu-la-ble, a. p. 671Not capable of being calculated; beyond calculation.In-căl'cu-la-ble-ness, n. p. 671Quality of being beyond calculation.In-cal'cu-la-bly, adv. p. 671In an incalculable manner.In'ca-lēs'cence, n. p. 671In'e-a-lés'cen-cy p. 671A growing warm; incipient or increasing heat; calefaction. Ray.In'ca-lēs'cent, a. p. 671Growing warm; increasing in heat.In-căm'er-ā'tion, n. p. 671The act or process of uniting lands, revenues, or other rights, to the pope’s domain.In′can-dĕs′cence, n. p. 671A white heat, or the glowing whiteness of a body caused by intense heat.In'can-dès'cent, a. p. 671White or glowing with heat. Holy Scripture become resplendent; or, as one might say, incandescent throughout. I. Taylor.In-eā'noûs, a. p. 671(Bot.) Hoary with white pubescence. Gray.In′ean-tā′tion, n. p. 671The act of enchanting; enchantment; the act or process of using certain formulas of words and ceremonies, for the purpose of raising spirits or performing other magical actions.In-cānt’a-to-ry, a. p. 671Dealing by enchantment; magical. Browne.In-eānt'ing, a. p. 671Enchanting. [Obs.]In-cănʹton, v. t. p. 671To unite to a canton or separate community; to form into a canton. Addison.In-eā'pa-bil'i-ty, n. p. 671The quality of being incapable; incapacity; want of power; as, the incapability of a child to comprehend logical syllogisms. 2. (Law.) Want of legal qualifications, or of legal power; as, the…In-eā'pa-ble, a. p. 671Wanting spatial capacity or largeness; not large or wide enough to contain or hold; as, a vessel is incapable of containing or holding a certain quantity of liquor. 2. Wanting physical strength for…In-eā'pa-ble, n. p. 671One who is not possessed of adequate intellectual power; a weak, inefficient person.In-cā'pa-ble-ness, n. p. 671The state or quality of being incapable; incapability.In-eā'pa-bly, adv. p. 671In an incapable manner.Ĭn′ea-pā′ciŏŭs, a. p. 671Not capacious; not large or spacious; narrow; of small content; as, an incapacious soul. Burnet.Ĭn'ea-pā'ciōus-ness, n. p. 671Narrowness; want of containing space.Ĭn′ea-păç′ĭ-tāte, v. t. p. 671To deprive of capacity or natural power; to render or make incapable. 2. To disable; to weaken; to deprive of competent power or ability; to render unfit; to disqualify. 3. (Law.) To deprive of legal…In`ca`pac`i`ta'tion, n. p. 672Want of capacity; disqualification. Burke.In′/ca-păs′/i-ty, n. p. 672Want of capacity; defect of intellectual power; absence or defect of ability for any function of the soul, whether knowledge, feeling, or choice; inability to discharge a duty or to fill an office.…In·cär'cer-äte, v. t. p. 672To imprison; to confine in a jail or prison. 2. To confine; to shut up or inclose. Incarcerated hernia (Med.), hernia in which the constriction can not be easily reduced.In-càr'cer-ate, a. p. 672Imprisoned; confined. More.In·car′cer·ā′tion, n. p. 672The act of imprisoning or confining; imprisonment. 2. (Surg.) (a.) Constriction about the hernial sac or elsewhere, in cases of hernia, which does not admit of being easily reduced. (b.)…In-cärn', v. t. p. 672To cover with flesh; to invest with flesh; to incarnate. Wiseman.In-cärn', v. i. p. 672To breed flesh. Wiseman.In-càr’na-dine, a. p. 672Flesh-colored; of a carnation color; pale-red. [Obs.] Lovelace.