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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’su-lāte, v. t. p. 702To make an isle of. [Obs.] Pennant. 2. To place in a detached situation, or in a state to have no communication with surrounding objects; to isolate. In Judaism, the special and insulated situation…Ĭn'su-lā'ted, p. a. p. 702Standing by itself; not being contiguous to other bodies; as, an insulated house or column. 2. (Elec.) Separated, as a body, from others, by means of non-conductors of electricity. 3. (Thermotics.)…Ĭn'su-lā'tion, n. p. 702The act of insulating, or the state of being insulated; detachment from other objects. 2. (Elec. & Thermotics.) The act of separating a body from others by non-conductors, so as to prevent the…Ĭn'su-lā'tor, n. p. 702One who, or that which, insulates. 2. (Elec. & Thermotics.) The substance or body that insulates; a non-conductor.Ĭn'su-lōŭs, a. p. 702Abounding in isles. [Rare.]In-sūlse', a. p. 702Dull; insipid. [Obs.] Milton.In-sŭl'si-ty, n. p. 702Dullness; stupidity; insipidity. [Obs.] “The insulsity of mortal tongues.” Milton.In'sult, n. p. 702The act of leaping on. [Obs.] Dryden. 2. Gross abuse offered to another, either by words or actions; act or speech of insolence or contempt. The ruthless sneer that insult adds to grief. Savage.…In-sŭlt', v. t. p. 702To leap upon. [Obs.] Shak. 2. To treat with abuse, insolence, or contempt, by words or actions; to commit an indignity upon; to abuse; as, to call a man a coward or a liar, or to sneer at him, is to…In-sŭlt', v. i. p. 702To leap or jump. “Like the frogs in the apologue, insulting upon their wooden king.” Bp. Taylor. “Give me thy knife, and I will insult on him.” Shak. 2. To behave with insolent triumph. “An…In'sul-tā'tion, n. p. 702The act of insulting; abusive or insolent treatment. [Obs.] Feltham.In-sŭlt’er, n. p. 702One who insults.In-sūlt'ing, p. a. p. 702Containing or conveying gross abuse; as, insulting language. Syn.—Insolent; abusive; contemptuous. See INSOLENT.In-sŭlt'ing-ly, adv. p. 702With insolent contempt; with contemptuous triumph.In-sŭlt'ment, n. p. 702The act of insulting; insolent treatment. [Obs.] Shak.In-sūme', v. t. p. 702To take in. [Obs.] Evelyn.In-sū'per-a-bĭl'i-ty, n. p. 702The quality of being insuperable.In-sū'per-a-ble, a. p. 702Not superable; incapable of being passed over, overcome, or surmounted; insurmountable; as, insuperable difficulties, objections, or obstacles. And middle natures, how they long to join! Yet never…In-sū'per-a-ble-ness, n. p. 702The quality of being insuperable or insurmountable.In-sū'per-a-bly, adv. p. 702In a manner or degree not to be overcome; insurmountably.In/sup-pōrt'a-ble, a. p. 702Incapable of being supported or borne; insufferable; intolerable; as, the weight or burden is insupportable; insupportable heat or cold, and the like.Ĭn/sup-pōrt'a-ble-ness, n. p. 702The quality of being insupportable; insufferableness; the state of being beyond endurance.Ĭn/sup-pōrt'a-bly, adv. p. 702In a manner or degree that can not be supported or endured.Ĭn/sup-pōs'a-ble, a. p. 702Incapable of being supposed; inconceivable.In/sup-prĕss'i-ble, a. p. 702Not to be suppressed or concealed.Ĭn/sup-prĕss'ĭ-bly, adv. p. 702In a manner or degree that can not be suppressed or concealed.Ĭn/sup-prĕss/ĭve, a. p. 702Not admitting suppression; insuppressible. [Obs.] “The insuppressive mettle of our spirits.” Shak.In-sūr'a-ble, a. p. 702Capable of being insured against loss or damage; proper to be insured. The French law annuls the latter policies so far as they exceed the insurable interest which remained in the insured at the time…In-sur'ance, n. p. 702The act of insuring, or assuring, against loss or damage; a contract whereby, for a stipulated consideration, called a premium, one party undertakes to indemnify the other against loss by certain…Insurance broker or Insurance company or Insurance policy p. 702a broker or agent who effects insurance.—Insurance company, a company or corporation whose business is to insure against loss or damage.—Insurance policy, a certificate of insurance; the document…In-sūr'an-cer, n. p. 702One who effects insurance; an insurer; an underwriter. [Obs.]In-sure', v. t. p. 702To make sure or secure; as, to insure safety to any one. 2. Specifically, to secure against a possible loss on certain stipulated conditions, or at a given rate or premium; as, a merchant insures his…In-sure', v. i. p. 702To underwrite; to practice making insurance; as, this company insures at three per cent., or at a low premium.In-sūr'er, n. p. 702One who insures; the person who contracts to pay the losses of another for a premium; an underwriter.In-sûr'gen-cy, n. p. 702State of insurrection.In-sûr'gent, a. p. 702Rising in opposition to lawful civil or political authority; insubordinate; rebellious. “The insurgent provinces.” Motley.In-sûr'gent, n. p. 702A person who rises in revolt or opposition to civil or political authority; one who openly and actively resists the execution of laws; a rebel. Syn.—See REBEL.Ĭn/sur-mount/a-bĭl'i-ty, n. p. 702The state of being insurmountable.Ĭn/sur-mount'a-ble, a. p. 702Not surmountable; incapable of being passed over, surmounted, or overcome; insuperable; as, an insurmountable difficulty, obstacle, or impediment.Ĭn/sur-mount'a-ble-ness, n. p. 702The state of being insurmountable; insurmountability.In/sur-mount'a-bly, adv. p. 702In a manner or degree not to be overcome.In'sur-rĕc'tion, n. p. 702A rising against civil or political authority; the open and active opposition of a number of persons to the execution of law in a city or state; a rebellion; a revolt. It is found that this city of…Ĭn'sur-rē'ction-al, a. p. 702Pertaining to insurrection; consisting in insurrection.In'sur-rēc'tion-a-ry, a. p. 702Pertaining or suitable to insurrection; rebellious; seditious. “Their murderous insurrectionary system.” Burke.In'sur-rĕc'tion-ist, n. p. 702One who favors insurrection.In'sus-cĕp'ti-bĭl'i-ty, n. p. 702Want of susceptibility, or capacity to feel or perceive.Ĭn'sus-cĕp'ti-ble, a. p. 702Not susceptible; not capable of being moved, affected, or impressed; as, a limb insusceptible of pain; a heart insusceptible of pity.In’sus-cĕp’tive, a. p. 702Not susceptible; incapable of admitting or receiving; not susceptible or receptive.In-sŭs'/ur-rā'tion, n. p. 702The act of whispering into something. [Obs.]In-swā'the', v. t. p. 702To wrap up; to infold. “Inswathed sometimes in wandering mist.” Tennyson.In-tāct', a. p. 702Untouched, especially by any thing that harms, defiles, or the like; uninjured; undefiled; left complete. When all external differences have passed away, one element remains intact, unchanged, — the…In-tăct'i-ble, a. p. 702Not perceptible to the touch.In-tăg'lĭā-ted, a. p. 702Engraved or stamped on. Warton.In-tāgl'io, n. p. 702A cutting or engraving; hence, any figure cut into a material, as a seal, matrix, or the like; a stone or gem in which a figure is cut so as to form a depression or hollow; — opposed to cameo.In-tāil', v. t. p. 702See ENTAIL.In'tāke, n. p. 702The point where water is taken into a pipe or conduit, as opposed to outlet; also, the beginning of a contraction in a tube, &c.In-tăm'i-nā'ted, a. p. 702Uncontaminated. [Obs.] A. Wood.In-tăn'gi-bĭl'i-ty, n. p. 702The quality of being intangible; intangibleness.In-tăn’gi-ble, a. p. 702Not tangible; incapable of being touched; not perceptible to the touch. Wilkins. A corporation is an artificial, invisible, intangible being. Marshall.In-tăn'gi-ble-ness, n. p. 702The quality of being intangible.