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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'tem-pĕst'ive-ly, adv. p. 703Unseasonably. [Obs.]In-tĕm'pes-tĭv'ĭ-ty, n. p. 703Untimeliness. [Obs.]In-tĕn'a-ble, a. p. 703Incapable of being held; untenable; not defensible; as, an intenable opinion; an intenable fortress. Warburton.In-tĕnd′, v. t. p. 703To stretch; to strain; to extend; to distend. [Obs.] “Intends our obligation to the degree thereof.” Barrow. By this the lungs are intended or remitted. Hale. 2. To fix the mind upon, as the object…In-tĕnd′, v. i. p. 703To stretch forward; to extend. [Obs.] Pope. 2. To have a design; to purpose.In-tĕnd’an-cy, n. p. 703The office or employment of an intendant. 2. A section of country, or a district, committed to the charge of an intendant.In-tĕnd'ant, n. p. 703One who has the charge, oversight, direction, or management of some public business; a superintendent; as, an intendant of marine; an intendant of finance.In-tĕnd'ed, p. a. p. 703Betrothed; as, an intended husband or wife.In-tĕnd'ed, n. p. 703One with whom marriage is designed; one who is betrothed; an affianced lover. When for the dance a stranger seeks her hand, I see her doubting, hesitating, stand, Yield to his claim with most…In-tĕnd'ed-ly, adv. p. 703With purpose or intention; by design. [Obs.] Milton.In-tĕnd'er, n. p. 703One who intends.In-tĕnd'i-ment, n. p. 703Attention; understanding; consideration. [Obs.] Spenser.In-tĕnd'ment, n. p. 703Intention; design. “The intendment of God and nature.” Bp. Taylor. 2. (Law.) The true meaning, understanding, or intention of a law, or of any legal instrument.In-tĕn'er-āte, v. t. p. 703To make tender; to soften. [Rare.] Autumn vigor gives Equal, intenerating, milky grain. Philips. So have I seen the little pearls of a spring sweat through the bottom of a bank, and intenerate the…In-tĕn'er-ate, a. p. 704Made tender or soft. [Obs.]In-tĕn'er-ā'tion, n. p. 704The act of making soft or tender; the state of being made tender. [Rare.]In-tĕn'i-ble, a. p. 704Incapable of containing. [Obs.] “This captious and intenible sieve.” Shak.In-tĕn'sāte, v. t. p. 704To make intense, or more intense. [Rare.]In-tĕn'sa-tĭve, a. p. 704Adding intensity; intensifying.In-tĕnse', a. p. 704Strained; stretched; tightly drawn; closely strained; kept on the stretch; strict; as, intense study or application; intense thought. 2. Extreme in degree; as, (a.) Ardent; fervent;—said of heat.…In-tĕnse'ly, adv. p. 704To an extreme degree; vehemently; as, a furnace intensely heated; weather intensely cold. 2. Attentively; earnestly. Spenser.In-tĕnse'ness, n. p. 704The state of being intense; intensity; as, the intenseness of heat or cold; the intenseness of study or thought.In-tĕn'si-fi-cā'tion, n. p. 704The act of intensifying, or of making more intense.In-tĕn'si-fȳ, v. t. p. 704To render more intense. Bacon.In-tĕn'si-fȳ, v. i. p. 704To become intense, or more intense; to act with increasing power or energy.In-tĕn'sion, n. p. 704A straining, stretching, or bending; the state of being strained; as, the intension of a musical string. 2. Increase of power or energy of any quality; — opposed to remission. 3. (Logic & Metaph.)…In-tĕn'si-ty, n. p. 704The state of being intense; intenseness; extreme degree; as, intensity of heat, cold, application, or guilt. If you would deepen the intensity of light, you must be content to bring into deeper…In-tĕn'sĭve, a. p. 704Stretched, or admitting of extension, or increase of degree. 2. Intent; unremitted; assiduous; intense. “Intensive circumspection.” Wotton. 3. (Gram.) Serving to give force or emphasis; as, an…In-tĕn'sĭve-ly, adv. p. 704By increase of degree; in a manner to give force. Bramhall.In-tĕn'sĭve-ness, n. p. 704The quality of being intensive.In-tĕnt', a. p. 704Having the mind strained or bent on an object; hence, fixed closely; sedulously applied; anxiously diligent; eager in pursuit of an object; — formerly with to, but now with on; as, intent on business…In-tĕnt', n. p. 704The act of turning the mind toward an object; hence, a design; a purpose; intention; meaning; drift; aim. The principal intent of Scripture is to deliver the laws of duties supernatural. Hooker. To…Ĭn'ten-tā'tion, n. p. 704The act of intending, or the result of such act; intention. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.In-tĕn'tion, n. p. 704A stretching or bending of the mind toward an object; closeness of application; fixedness of attention; earnestness. Intention is when the mind, with great earnestness, and of choice, fixes its view…In-tĕn'/tion-al, a. p. 704Done by intention or design; intended; designed; as, the act was intentional, not accidental.In-tĕn/tion-ăl'i-ty, n. p. 704The quality of being intentional; purpose; design.In-tĕn’tion-al-ly, adv. p. 704With intention; by design; of purpose; not casually.In-tēn′tioned, a. p. 704Having designs;—chiefly used in composition; as, well-intentioned, having good designs, honest in purpose; ill-intentioned, having ill designs.In-tĕn'tive, a. p. 704Attentive. [Obs.] See ATTENTIVE. Bacon.In-tĕnt′ive-ly, adv. p. 704Attentively; closely. [Obs.]In-tént'ive-ness, n. p. 704Closeness of attention or application of mind; attentiveness. [Obs.] Montagu.In-tént'ly, adv. p. 704In an intent manner; with eagerness or earnestness; as, the mind intently directed to an object; the eyes intently fixed. Syn.—Fixedly; steadfastly; earnestly; attentively; sedulously; diligently…In-tĕnt'ness, n. p. 704The state of being intent; close application.In-tér', v. t. p. 704To deposit and cover in the earth; to bury; to inhume; as, to inter a dead body. Inter their bones as becomes their birth. Shak.In'ter p. 704A Latin preposition, signifying among or between;—used as a prefix.Ĭn’ter-ăct’,, n. p. 704A short act or piece between others, as in a play. Chesterfield. 2. Hence, intermediate employment or time.In'ter-âc'tion, n. p. 704Intermediate or mutual action.In'ter-ăd'di-tive, n. p. 704Something added or placed between the parts of another thing, as a clause inserted parenthetically in a sentence, and the like.In'ter-ā'gen-cy, n. p. 704The condition of one acting as an agent between others; intermediate agency.In'ter-ā'gĕnt, n. p. 704An intermediate agent. Kirby.In'ter-ail, n. p. 704Entrail or inside. [Obs.] G. Fletcher.In’ter-ăm’ni-an, a. p. 704Situated between rivers. Bryant.Ĭnʹter-ănʹi-māte, v. t. p. 704To animate or inspire mutually. [Obs.] Donne.Ĭn’ter-ăr-tĭc’ū-lar, a. p. 704Being between joints or articulations. “Interarticular cartilages.” Dunglison.Ĭn’ter-au’lic, a. p. 704Existing between royal courts. [Rare.] “Interaulic politics.” Motley.Ĭn’ter-ăx’al, a. p. 704Situated in an interaxis. Gwilt.In'ter-ăx'il-la-ry, a. p. 704(Bot.) Situated within or between the axils of leaves.Ĭn′ter-ăx′is, n. p. 704(Arch.) The space between axes. The doors, windows, niches, and the like, are then placed centrally in the interaxes. Gwilt.Ĭn′ter-bas-tā′tion, n. p. 704Patchwork. [Obs.] Browne.In'ter-breed', v. t. & i. p. 704To breed by crossing different stocks of animals.