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An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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In-dŏç'i-ble-ness, n. p. 684Indocility.In-dŏç'ĭle, a. p. 684Not teachable; indisposed to be taught, or to yield to training; not easily instructed; dull; intractable.Ĭn'do-çĭl'i-ty, n. p. 684The quality of being indocile; dullness of intellect; unteachableness; intractableness.In-dŏc'tri-nāte, v. t. p. 684To instruct in the rudiments or principles of learning, or of a branch of learning; to imbue with learning; to furnish with the principles or doctrines of; — followed by in. He took much delight in…In-dŏc'tri-nā'tion, n. p. 684The act of indoctrinating, or the condition of being indoctrinated; instruction in the rudiments and principles of any science; information.Ĭn'do-En'glish, a. p. 684Of, or relating to, the English who are born or reside in India.Ĭn'do-lençe or Ĭn'do-len-çy, n. p. 684The quality of being indolent; freedom from that which pains, vexes, or harasses; exemption from distress or toil; insensibility to pain or grief. [Obs.] As there must be indolency where there is…Ĭn'do-lent, a. p. 684Free from suffering, exertion, or toil; exempt from trouble. [Obs.] 2. Indulging in ease; avoiding labor and exertion; habitually idle; lazy; inactive; as, an indolent man. “Indolent repose.” Pope.…Ĭn'do-lent-ly, adv. p. 684In an indolent manner; without action, activity, or exertion; lazily. Calm and serene you indolently sit. Addison.In-dŏm'a-ble, a. p. 684Indomitable. [Obs.] Cockeram.In-dŏm'i-ta-ble, a. p. 684Not to be subdued; untamable; invincible; as, an indomitable will.In-dŏm'īte, a. p. 684Not tamed; untamed; savage; wild. [Obs. and rare.] Salkeld.In-dŏmpt'a-ble, a. p. 684Not to be subdued. [Obs.] Toole.Ĭn'-dōor, a. p. 684Being within doors; as, in-door work.In-dôrs'a-ble, a. p. 684Capable of being indorsed, assigned, and made payable to order.Ĭn'dor-sā'tion, n. p. 684The same as INDORSEMENT, q. v. [Obs.]In·dôrse', v. t. p. 684To put on the back of; to cover or bestride the back of. [Obs. and rare.] “Elephants indorsed with towers.” Milton. 2. To write upon the back or outside of, as a direction, a heading, or the like…Ĭn′dor·see′, n. p. 684(Law.) The person to whom a note or bill is indorsed, or assigned by indorsement.In-dôrse'ment, n. p. 684The 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…In-dôr'ser or In-dôr'sor, n. p. 684The person who indorses; the party by whom a bill, note, or check is indorsed. [Written also endorser, endorsor.]In-dow', v. t. p. 684See ENDOW.In'drâught, n. p. 684An opening from the sea into the land; an inlet. [Obs.] Raleigh.In'drawn, a. p. 684Drawn in.In-drench', v. t. p. 684To overwhelm with water; to drown; to drench. [Obs.] In how many fathoms deep They lie indrenched. Shak.Ĭn'drĭ p. 684m. (Zoöl.) A lemurine animal (Indris brevicaudatus), about the size of a large cat, a native of Madagascar, having silky fur of a black color, with touches of gray. It is said to be sometimes trained…In-dû'bi-oûs, a. p. 684Not dubious or doubtful; certain. 2. Not doubting; unsuspecting.In-dū'bi-ta-ble, a. p. 684Not dubitable; unquestionable; evident; apparently certain; too plain to admit of doubt. Syn.—Unquestionable; evident; incontrovertible; incontestable; undeniable; irrefragable.In-dū'bi·ta-ble, n. p. 684A thing not admitting of doubt. Watts.In·dû'bi·ta·ble·ness, n. p. 684State of being indubitable. Ash.In-dū'bi-ta-bly, adv. p. 684Undoubtedly; unquestionably; in a manner to remove all doubt. These are oracles indubitably clear and infallibly certain. Barrow.In-dū'bi-tate, a. p. 684Not questioned; evident; certain. [Obs.] Bacon.In-dū'bi-tāte, v. t. p. 684To bring into doubt. [Obs.] “To conceal, or indubitate, his exigency.” Browne.In-dū'ca-tive, a. p. 684Tending to induce. [Obs. and rare.] Chaucer.In-dūce′, v. t. p. 684To lead in; to bring into view; to introduce. The poet may be seen inducing his personages in the first Iliad. Pope. 2. To lead on; to influence; to prevail on; to incite; to move by persuasion or…In-dūce'ment, n. p. 684That which induces; a motive or consideration that leads on or persuades to action; any argument, reason, or fact, that tends to persuade or influence the mind; as, the love of ease is an inducement…In-dū'cer, n. p. 684One who, or that which, induces, persuades, or influences.In-dū'ci-ble, a. p. 684Capable of being induced; offered by induction; derivable. 2. Capable of being caused, or made to take place.In-dūct′, v. t. p. 684To bring in; to introduce. The independent orator inducting himself without further ceremony into the pulpit. W. Scott. 2. (Eccl.) To introduce, as to a benefice or office; to put in actual…In-dūc'te-oùs, a. p. 684(Elec.) Rendered electro-polar by induction, or brought into the opposite electrical state by the influence of inductive bodies.In-dūc'tile, a. p. 684Not ductile; incapable of being drawn into threads, as a metal.In-dūc'tion, n. p. 684The act 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…In-dŭc'tion-al, a. p. 684Pertaining to, or proceeding by, induction; inductive. [Rare.]In-dūc'tive, a. p. 684Leading 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. [Rare.] They may be . . . inductive of…In-dūct'ive-ly, adv. p. 685By induction or inference.In'duc-tôm'e-ter, n. p. 685(Elec.) An instrument for measuring or ascertaining the degree or rate of electrical induction.In-dūct'or, n. p. 685The person who inducts another into an office or benefice.In·dūc'tric or In·dūc'tric-al, a. p. 685(Elec.) Acting by, or in a state of, induction; relating to electrical induction.In-dūe', v. t. p. 685To put on, as clothes; to draw on. By this time the baron had indued a pair of jack-boots of large dimensions. W. Scott. 2. To clothe; to invest; hence, to endow; to furnish; to supply. “Indued with…In-dūe'ment, n. p. 685A putting on; endowment. [Obs.] Montaigne.In-dúlge’, v. t. p. 685To be complacent toward; to give way to; not to oppose or restrain; when said of a habit, desire, or the like, to give free course to; to give one’s self up to; when said of a person, to yield to the…In-dŭlġe', v. i. p. 685To indulge one's self; to give way; to give one's self up; to practice a forbidden, or questionable, act without restraint. Most men are more willing to indulge in easy vices than to practice…In-dŭlġe'ment, n. p. 685Indulgence. [Rare.]In-dŭl'ġençe or In-dŭl'ġen-çy, n. p. 685The quality of being indulgent; the act of indulging or humoring; free permission to the appetites, desires, passions, or will, to act or operate; forbearance of restraint or control. They err, that…In-dŭl'ġent, a. p. 685Prone to indulge or humor; yielding to the wishes, desires, humor, or appetites of those under one's care; compliant; not opposing or restraining; mild; favorable; not severe; as, an indulgent…Ĭn'dul-gĕn/tial, a. p. 685Relating to the indulgences of the Roman Catholic church. Brevint.In-dŭl'ġent-ly, adv. p. 685In an indulgent manner; mildly; favorably; not severely.In-dŭl'ġer, n. p. 685One who indulges. Mountagu.In-dŭlt' or In-dŭl'to, n. p. 685A privilege or exemption; an indulgence. 2. A duty, tax, or custom paid to the king for all goods imported. [Spain.] Velasquez.Ĭn'du-ment, n. p. 685(Zoöl.) Plumage; feathers.In-dū'pli-cate, a. p. 685(Bot.) (a.) Having the edges bent abruptly toward the axis;—said of the parts of the calyx or corolla in estivation. (b.) Having the edges rolled inward, and then arranged about the axis without…