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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-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…In-dū'pli-ca-tive, a. p. 685(Bot.) (a.) Having induplicate sepals or petals in estivation. (b.) Having induplicate leaves in vernation. Gray.Ĭn'du-rāte, v. i. p. 685To grow hard; to harden, or become hard; as, clay indurates by drying, and by extreme heat.Ĭn'du-rāte, v. t. p. 685To 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; as, to indurate the heart.…Ĭn'du-rate, a. p. 685Hardened; not soft; indurated. 2. Without sensibility; unfeeling; obdurate.Ĭn′du-rā′tion, n. p. 685The act of hardening, or process of growing hard. 2. The state of being indurated, or having become hard. 3. Hardness of heart; obduracy; stiffness; want of pliancy. A certain induration of character…In-dū'si-al, a. p. 685Composed of, or containing, the petrified cases of the larves of certain insects. Indusial limestone (Geol.), a fresh-water limestone, supposed to be composed of the agglomerated cases of the larves…In-dū’si-ā/ted, a. p. 685(Bot.) Furnished with an indusium.In-dū'zhi-ŭm, n. p. 685(Bot.) (a.) A collection of hairs united so as to form a sort of cup, and inclosing the stigma of a flower. (b.) The shield or scale covering the fruit-spot of a fern. 2. (Anat.) The amnion.In-düs'tri-al, a. p. 685Consisting in industry; pertaining to industry, or the arts of industry. “The great ideas of industrial development and social amelioration.” M. Arnold. Industrial exhibition, a public exhibition of…In-dŭs'tri-al-ism, n. p. 685Devotion to industrial pursuits or employments; occupation in labor and gain-getting. J. S. Mill.In-dŭs'tri-al-ly, adv. p. 685With reference to industry.In-dŭs'tri-oŭs, a. p. 685Given to industry; characterized by diligence; diligent in business or study; constantly, regularly, or habitually occupied in business; assiduous;—opposed to slothful and idle. Frugal and…In-dús'tri-ōŭs-ly, adv. p. 685In an industrious manner; with habitual diligence; with steady application of the powers of body or of mind. 2. Diligently; assiduously; with care; as, he industriously concealed his name.In'dus-try, n. p. 685Habitual diligence in any employment, either bodily or mental; steady attention to business; assiduity;—opposed to sloth and idleness; as, industry pays debts, while idleness or despair will increase…In-dū'vi-æ, n. pl. p. 685(Bot.) The withered leaves that remain on the stems of some plants in consequence of not being joined to them by articulations which allow of their falling off.In-dū’vi-ate, n. p. 685(Bot.) The part of a plant that is covered with induviæ.Ĭn'dwĕll, v. t. & i. p. 685To dwell in; to abide within; to remain in possession. “The personal indwelling of the Spirit in believers.” South. The Holy Ghost became a dove, not as a symbol, but as a constantly indwelt form.…Ĭn'dwĕll-er, n. p. 685An inhabitant. Spenser.Ĭn'dwĕll-ing, n. p. 685Residence within, or in the heart or soul.In-ē'bri-ant, a. p. 685Intoxicating.In-ē'bri-ant, n. p. 685Any thing that intoxicates, as opium.In-ē'bri-āte, v. t. p. 685To make drunk; to intoxicate. The cups That cheer, but not inebriate. Cooper. 2. To disorder the senses of; to stupefy, or to make furious or frantic; to exhilarate; to enliven or animate. “The…In-ē'bri-āte, v. i. p. 685To be or become intoxicated.