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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'ter-point', v. t. p. 708To point; to distinguish by stops or marks; to punctuate.In-tēr’po-lāte, v. t. p. 708To renew; to begin again; to carry on with intermission; as, a succession of interpolated motions. [Obs.] 2. To insert, as a spurious word or passage in a manuscript or book; to add a spurious word…In-tĕr'po-lā'ted, p. a. p. 708Inserted or added to the original; foisted in; changed. 2. (Math.) Having had the necessary interpolations made; as, an interpolated table; introduced or determined by interpolation; as, interpolated…In’ter-po-lā′tion, n. p. 708The act of foisting a word or passage into a manuscript or book. 2. A spurious word or passage inserted in the genuine writings of an author. Bentley wrote a letter . . . upon the scriptural glosses…In·tér'po-lā'tor, n. p. 708One who interpolates, or foists into a book or manuscript spurious words or passages; one who adds something to genuine writings.In’ter-pōl’ish, v. t. p. 708To polish between.Ĭn’ter-pōne’,, v. t. p. 708To set or insert between. [Rare.]Ĭn′ter-pō′nent, n. p. 708One who, or that which, interposes; an interposer.Ĭn'ter-pōs'al, n. p. 708The act of interposing; interposition; interference; agency between two persons. 2. Intervention; a coming or being between.Ĭn'ter-pōse', v. t. p. 708To place between; as, to interpose a body between the sun and the earth. 2. To thrust in; to intrude, as an obstruction, interruption, or inconvenience. What watchful cares do interpose themselves…Ĭn'ter-pōse', v. i. p. 708To step in between parties at variance; to mediate; as, the prince interposed and made peace. 2. To put in by way of interruption. But, interposes Eleutherius, this objection may be made against…Ĭn'ter-pōse, n. p. 708Interposal. [Obs.] Spenser.Ĭn'ter-pōs'er, n. p. 708One who interposes; a mediator or agent between parties. Shak.Ĭn'ter-pŏs'it, n. p. 708A place of deposit between one commercial city or country and another.Ĭn'ter-po-sĭ'tion, n. p. 708A being, placing, or coming between; intervention; as, the interposition of the Baltic Sea between Germany and Sweden. 2. Intervenient agency; as, the interposition of the magistrate in quieting…Ĭn'ter-pōs'ūre, n. p. 708Interposal. [Obs.] Mountague.In-tẽr'pret, v. t. p. 708To explain the meaning of; to expound; to translate into intelligible or familiar terms; to decipher; to define;—applied to language, and the like; as, to interpret the Hebrew language to an…In-tĕr'pret-a-ble, a. p. 708Admitting of interpretation; capable of being interpreted or explained.In-tēr'pre-ta-ment, n. p. 708The same as INTERPRETATION. [Obs.] Milton.In-tĕr'pre-tā'tion, n. p. 708The act of interpreting; explanation of what is unintelligible, not understood, or not obvious; translation; version; construction; as, the interpretation of a difficult passage in an author, or of a…In-tĕr′pre-tā′tive, a. p. 708Designed or fitted to explain. “Interpretative lexicography.” Johnson. 2. Collected or known by interpretation. An interpretative siding with heretics. Hammond.In-tĕr′pre-tā′tĭve-ly, adv. p. 708In an interpretative manner. Ray.In-tĕr'pret-er, n. p. 708One who explains or expounds; an expositor; a translator.In'ter-pūn'cĭōn, n. p. 708The making of points between sentences or parts of a sentence; punctuation.In'ter-rā'di-al, a. p. 708Between the radii, or rays.Ĭn’ter-re-cēive′, v. t. p. 708To receive between or within. Carlisle.In'ter-rēg'en-cy, n. p. 708An interregnum. [Obs.] Blount.In'ter-rēg'num, n. p. 708The time in which a throne is vacant between the death or abdication of a king and the accession of his successor. 2. Any period during which the executive branch of a government is suspended or…Ĭn’ter-reign, n. p. 708An interregnum. Bacon.In-tĕr'rer, n. p. 708One who inters.In'ter-rēx, n. p. 708A regent; a magistrate that governs during an interregnum.In-tĕr'ro-gāte, v. t. p. 708To question formally: to examine by asking questions; as, to interrogate a witness. Syn.—To question; inquire; ask. See QUESTION.In-tĕr'ro-gāte, v. i. p. 708To ask questions; to inquire; to ask. Bacon.In-tĕr'ro-gate, n. p. 708A question; an interrogatory. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.In-tĕr'ro-ga-tee', n. p. 708One who is interrogated or questioned. [Rare.]In-tĕr'ro-gā'tion, n. p. 708The act of questioning; examination by questions. 2. A question put; an inquiry. 3. A point, mark, or sign, thus [?], indicating that the sentence immediately preceding it is a question;—used also to…Ĭn′ter-rŏg′a-tīve, a. p. 708Denoting a question; expressed in the form of a question; as, an interrogative phrase or sentence.Ĭn’ter-rŏg’a-tĭve, n. p. 708(Gram.) A word used in asking questions; as, who? what? which? why?Ĭn’ter-rōg’a-tĭve-ly, adv. p. 708In the form of a question.In·ter'ro-gā'tor, n. p. 708One who asks questions; a questioner.In'ter-rōg'a-to-ry, n. p. 708A question or inquiry. ☞ This term, in law, is most usually applied to a question in writing.In'ter-rōg'a-to-ry, a. p. 708Containing a question; expressing a question; as, an interrogatory sentence.Ĭn’ter-rŭpt’, v. t. p. 708To break into or between; to stop or hinder by breaking in upon the course or progress of; to interfere with the current or motion of; as, a fall of rain interrupted our journey. Do not interrupt me…Ĭn′ter-rŭpt′, a. p. 708Broken; containing a chasm; interrupted. [Obs.] Milton.Ĭn’ter-rŭpt’ed, p. a. p. 708Broken; intermitted. 2. (Bot.) Irregular;—said of any arrangement whose symmetry is destroyed by local causes, as when smaller leaves are interposed among the larger ones in a pinnate leaf.Ĭn’ter-rŭpt’ed-ly, adv. p. 708With breaks or interruptions. Interruptedly pinnate (Bot.), pinnate with small leaflets intermixed with large ones. Gray.Ĭn’ter-rŭpt’er, n. p. 708One who interrupts.Ĭn′ter-rŭp′tion, n. p. 708The act of interrupting, or breaking in upon. 2. A breach or break, caused by the abrupt intervention of something foreign; intervention; interposition; as, an isle separated from the continent by…Ĭn’ter-rŭpt’ive, a. p. 708Tending to interrupt; interrupting. “Interruptive forces.” Bushnell.In’ter-rŭpt’ive-ly, adv. p. 708By interruption; so as to interrupt.In’ter-scap’ū-lar, a. p. 709(Anat.) Situated between the shoulder-blades.Ĭn’ter-scend’ent, a. p. 709(Math.) Having exponents which are radical quantities;—said of certain powers; as, x √2, or x √a.Interscendent series p. 709a series whose terms are interscendent quantities. Hutton.Ĭn’ter-scĭnd’, v. t. p. 709To cut off.In'ter-scribe', v. t. p. 709To write between.In'ter-sê'cant, a. p. 709Dividing into parts; crossing.In'ter-sēct', v. t. p. 709To cut into or between; to cut or cross mutually; to divide into parts; as, the ecliptic intersects the equator.In'ter-sêct', v. i. p. 709To cut into one another; to meet and cross each other; as, the point where two lines intersect.In'ter-sĕc'tion, n. p. 709The act or state of intersecting. 2. (Geom.) The point or line in which two lines or two planes cut each other.In'ter-sĕc'tion-al, a. p. 709Pertaining to, or formed by, intersections.