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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-frĭg/i-dā'tion, n. p. 691The act of chilling or causing to become cold. [Obs.] Tatler.In-fringe', v. t. p. 691<br>1. To break, as contracts; to violate, either positively by contravention, or negatively by non-fulfillment or neglect.<br>2. To break; to violate; to transgress; to neglect to fulfill or obey…In-frĭnge', v. i. p. 691To violate some rule; to do some evil or injury. 2. To encroach; to trespass;—followed by on or upon: as, to infringe upon the rights of another.In-fringe'ment, n. p. 691Act of violating; breach; violation; non-fulfillment; as, the infringement of a treaty, compact, or other agreement; the infringement of a law or constitution.In-frin'ger, n. p. 691One who violates; a violator.In-frūc'tū-ōse', a. p. 691Not producing fruit; unfruitful; unprofitable.In-fru'gal, a. p. 691Not frugal; prodigal.Ĭn/frū-gĭf'er-ous, a. p. 691Not bearing fruit.Ĭn'fu-cāte, v. t. p. 691To stain; to paint; to daub.Ĭn′fu·cā′tion, n. p. 691The act of painting or staining, especially of painting the face.In'fu-māte, v. t. p. 691To dry by smoking; to smoke.Ĭn′fu-mā′tion, n. p. 691The act of drying in smoke. Craig.In-fūm'ed', a. p. 691Dried in smoke; smoked.In'fun-dib'ū-lar or In'fun-dib'ū-late, a. p. 691Having the form of a funnel. Kirby. Infundibulate polyzoa (Zool.), a group of Bryozoa characterized by a circular arrangement of the tentacles upon the disk. They are chiefly marine.Ĭn′/fun-dĭb′ū-lĭ-fōrm or In-fŭn′/di-bŭ′/li-fōrm, a. p. 691Having the form of a funnel; funnel-shaped. 2. (Bot.) Having the form of a tube, enlarging gradually below and spreading widely at the summit; funnel-form; — said of monopetalous corollas.In-fū'ne-ral, v. t. p. 691To inter with funeral rites; to bury. [Obs.]ĭn′-fur-cā′tion, n. p. 691A forked expansion or divergence. Craig.In-fū'ri-ate, a. p. 691Enraged; mad; raging; furiously angry.In-fū'ri-ate, v. t. p. 691To render furious or mad; to enrage.In-fūs'căte, v. t. p. 691To darken; to make black; to obscure.Ĭn-fus-cā'tion, n. p. 691The act of darkening or blackening.In-fūse', v. t. p. 691To pour in, as a liquid. That strong Circean liquor cease to infuse. Denham. 2. To instill, as principles or qualities; to inspire with; to introduce. Infusing him with self and vain conceit. Shak.…In-fūse', n. p. 691Infusion. [Obs.] Spenser.In-fūs'er, n. p. 691One who infuses.In-fū'si-bĭl'i-ty, n. p. 691[From infuse.] The capability of being infused, or poured in. 2. [Prefix in, not, and fusibility; Fr. infusibilité, It. infusibilità.] The incapability of being fused or dissolved.In-fū'si-ble, a. p. 691[From infuse, v.] Capable of being infused. 2. [Prefix in, not, and fusible; Fr. & Sp. infusible, It. infusibile.] Not fusible; incapable of fusion, or of being dissolved or melted. The best…In-fū'sion, n. p. 691The act of infusing, pouring in, or instilling; instillation; as, the infusion of good principles into the mind; the infusion of ardor or zeal. 2. That which is infused or poured in; suggestion. His…In-fū'sĭve, a. p. 691Having the power of infusion. [Rare.] “The infusive force of Spring on man.” Thomson.Ĭn'fu-sō'ri-ȧ, n. pl. p. 691(Zoöl.) Microscopic animals found in water and other fluids, and multiplying by gemmation. ☞ They move by means of cilia, have no shell or crust, and seem to be composed of sarcode. Neither nerves…Ĭn'fu-sō'ri-al or In-fū'so-ry, a. p. 691Pertaining to the infusoria; composed of or containing infusoria.In-fū'so-ry, n. p. 691One of the infusoria; an infusorial animal. See INFUSORIAL.Ĭng, n. p. 691A pasture or meadow; generally one lying low, near a river. [Obs.]Ĭn'ga, n. p. 691(Bot.) A genus of leguminous plants.Ĭn'gan-nā'tion, n. p. 691Cheat; fraud; deception. [Obs.] Browne.Ĭn'gāte, n. p. 691Entrance; passage in. [Obs.] “Which hath in charge the ingate of the year.” Spenser. 2. (Founding.) The aperture in a mold for pouring in the metal. Simmonds.Ĭn'gath-er-ing, n. p. 691The act or business of collecting and securing the fruits of the earth; harvest; as, the feast of ingathering.In-ġel'a-ble, a. p. 691Incapable of being congealed.In-ġĕm'i-nate, a. p. 691Redoubled; repeated; reiterated. [Obs.] Bp. Taylor.In-ġĕm'i-nāte, v. t. p. 691To double or repeat. [Obs.] Clarendon.In-ġĕm'i-nā'tion, n. p. 691Repetition; reduplication. The iteration and ingemination of a given effect, moving through subtile variations that sometimes disguise the theme. De Quincey.In-ġĕn'der, v. t. p. 691See ENGENDER.In-ġē'ner, n. p. 691One who contrives; a designer. [Obs.] Shak.In-ġĕn'er-a-bĭl'i-ty, n. p. 691Incapacity of being engendered.In-ġĕn'er-a-ble, a. p. 691Incapable of being engendered or produced.In-ġĕn'er-a-bly, adv. p. 691In an ingenerable manner. Cudworth.In-ġĕn'er-āte, v. t. p. 691To generate or produce within. Those noble habits are ingenerated in the soul. Hale.In-ġĕn'er-ate, a. p. 691Generated within; inborn; innate; inbred; as, ingenerate powers of body. Wotton.In-ġĕn'er-ā'tion, n. p. 691Act of ingenerating. Bushnell.Ĭn'ġe-nie, n. p. 691See INGENY.In-ġēn'ioŭs, a. p. 691Possessed of genius, or the faculty of invention; hence, skillful or prompt to invent; having an aptitude to contrive, or to form new combinations of ideas; as, an ingenious author; an ingenious…In-gén'ioüs-ly, adv. p. 691In an ingenious manner; with ingenuity; with skill.In-gén'ioŭs-ness, n. p. 691The quality of being ingenious; ingenuity.In-gén'ite, n. p. 691Innate; inborn; inbred; native; ingenerate. [Obs.] It is natural or ingenite, which comes by some defect of the organs and over-much brain. Burton.Ĭn'/ge-nū'i-ty, n. p. 691The quality or power of ready invention; quickness or acuteness in combining ideas, or in forming new combinations; ingeniousness; skill; as, how many machines for saving labor has the ingenuity of…In-gēn'ū-oŭs, a. p. 691Of honorable extraction; free-born; as, ingenuous blood or birth. 2. Noble; generous; as, an ingenuous ardor or zeal. “An ingenuous detestation of falsehood.” Locke. 3. Free from reserve, disguise…In-gĕn'ŭ-ous-ly, adv. p. 691In an ingenuous manner; openly; fairly; candidly.In-gén'ü-oüs-ness, n. p. 691The state or quality of being ingenuous; openness of heart; frankness; fairness; as, to confess our faults with ingenuousness.In'ge-ny, n. p. 691Natural gift or talent; ability; wit; ingenuity. [Obs.] [Written also ingenie.] Bacon. How can he Esteem, that understands not, poetry? For this, and not for want of ingen'y, Virgil and Homer are not…In-gĕr'mi-nāte, v. t. p. 692To cause to germinate.In-gĕst', v. t. p. 692To throw into; to place in, as in the stomach. [Obs.] Browne.