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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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Ĭn/ter-twīn'ing-ly, adv. p. 709By intertwining, or be-Ĭn’ter-twĭst’, v. t. p. 709To twist one with another.Ĭn’ter-twist’ing-ly, adv. p. 709By intertwisting, or being intertwisted.Ĭn’ter-val, n. p. 709A space between things; a void space intervening between any two objects; as, an interval between two houses or walls, or between two mountains or hills. 2. Space of time between any two points or…In'ter-väl'lum, n. p. 709An interruption. [Obs.] “He shall laugh without intervallums.” Shak.Ĭn’ter-vā’ry, v. i. p. 709To alter or vary between; to change. Rush.Ĭn’ter-veined’, a. p. 709Intersected, as with veins. Fair champaign with less rivers interveined. Milton.Ĭn’ter-vēne’, v. i. p. 709To come or be between persons or things; to be situated between;—followed by between; as, the Mediterranean intervenes between Europe and Africa. 2. To occur, fall, or come between points of time or…Ĭn’ter-vēne’,, v. t. p. 709To come between; to separate; to divide. “Self-sown woodlands of birch, alder, &c., intervening the different estates.” De Quincey.In'ter-vēne', n. p. 709A coming between; intervention; meeting. [Obs.] Wotton.Ĭn’ter-vēn’ēr, n. p. 709One who intervenes.In'ter-vēn'ien-cy, n. p. 709Intervention; interposition. [Rare.] J. Howe.Ĭn’ter-vēn’ient, a. p. 709Coming or being between; intercedent, interposed. [Obs.] Bacon.In'ter-vēn'i-ūm, n. p. 709(Bot.) The space between the veins, as of leaves, occupied by parenchyma. Lindley.In'ter-vēnt', v. t. p. 709To thwart; to obstruct. [Obs.] Chapman.Ĭn’ter-vĕn’tion, n. p. 709The act of intervening; interposition. 2. Any interference that may affect the interests of others; especially, of one or more states with the affairs of another; mediation. Let us decide our…In’ter-vĕnt’or, n. p. 709One who intervenes; a mediator; a person anciently designated by a church to reconcile parties, and unite them in the choice of officers. Coleman.In'ter-vĕn'ĭe, n. p. 709Interposition. [Obs.] Blount.In'ter-vĕrt', v. t. p. 709To turn to another course, or to another use. [Obs.] Wotton.In′ter-vēr′te-bral, a. p. 709(Anat.) Placed between the vertebræ.Ĭn’ter-view, n. p. 709A mutual sight or view; a meeting; — usually a formal meeting for some conference on an important subject; hence, a conference, or mutual communication of thoughts.Ĭn'ter-vĭs'i-ble, a. p. 709(Surv.) Mutually visible, or able to be seen the one from the other;— said of stations.Ĭn'ter-vĭs'it, v. i. p. 709To exchange visits. Evelyn.Ĭn'ter-vĭs'it or Ĭn'ter-vĭs'it-ing, n. p. 709The act of visiting one another.Ĭn'ter-vī'tal, a. p. 709Between lives; pertaining to the intermediate state, or period between death and the resurrection. If Sleep and Death be truly one, And every spirit's folded bloom Through all its intervital gloom In…ĭn/ter-vo-lū'tion, n. p. 709State of being intervolved.ĭn’ter-vŏlve’, v. t. p. 709To involve one within another. Milton.Ĭn’ter-wēave’, v. t. p. 709To weave together; to intermix or unite in texture or construction; as, threads of silk and cotton interwoven. 2. To intermix; to set among or together. Under the hospitable covert nigh Of trees…Ĭn’ter-wĭsh’, v. t. p. 709To wish mutually to each other. [Obs.] Doane.In'ter-work'ing, n. p. 709The act of working together. [Obs.] Milton.In'ter-world, n. p. 709A world among other worlds. Holländ.Ĭn/ter-wound'ing or Ĭn/ter-wōve' or Ĭn/ter-wōv'en, a. p. 709Mutually wounding. Daniel. Ĭn/ter-wōve', Ĭn/ter-wōv'en, } imp. & p. p. of interweave. Words interwove with sighs found out their way. Milton.Ĭn’ter-wrēathed’, a. p. 709Woven into a wreath.In-tes'ta-ble, a. p. 709Not capable of making a will; not legally qualified or competent to make a testament.In-tĕs'ta-cy, n. p. 709The state of one dying without having made a valid will. Blackstone.In-tēs'tate, a. p. 709Dying without having made a valid will; without a will. 2. Not devised or bequeathed; not disposed of by will; as, an intestate estate. “Airy succeeders of intestate joys.” Shak.In-tēs'tate, n. p. 709A person who dies without making a valid will. Blackstone.In-tes'ti-nal, a. p. 709Pertaining to the intestines of an animal body; as, the intestinal tube or canal.In-tĕs′tine, a. p. 709Internal; inward; — opposed to external; as, an intestine disease. Epilepsies, fierce catarrhs, Intestine stone and ulcers. Milton. 2. Depending upon the internal constitution of a body or entity…In-tĕs'tĭne, n. p. 709The canal or tube that extends, with convolutions, from the right orifice of the stomach to the anus;—chiefly used in the plural.In-tĕx′ine, n. p. 710(Bot.) A thin membrane existing in the pollen-grains of some plants, and situated between the extine and the exintine. Lindley.In-text'ured, a. p. 710In-wrought; woven in.In-thirst', v. t. p. 710To make thirsty. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.In-thrall', v. t. p. 710To reduce to bondage or servitude; to enslave; to shackle. She soothes, but never can inthrall my mind. Prior.In-thrall'ment, n. p. 710Act of inthralling, or state of being inthralled; servitude; slavery; bondage.In-thrōne', v. t. p. 710The same as ENTHRONE, q. v.In-thrōng', v. i. p. 710To throng together; to collect in a throng. Fairfax.In-thrōn'i-zā'tion, n. p. 710The act of enthroning, or state of being enthroned. Warburton.In-thrōn'ize, v. t. p. 710To enthrone. See ENTHRONE.In'ti-ma-cy, n. p. 710The state of being intimate; close familiarity or fellowship; nearness in friendship. Syn. —Acquaintance; familiarity. See ACQUAINTANCE.In'ti-mate, a. p. 710Innermost; inward; internal. “Intimate impulse.” Milton. 2. Near; close. He was honored with an intimate and immediate admission. South. 3. Close in friendship or acquaintance; familiar; as, an…Ĭn'ti-mate, n. p. 710A familiar friend or associate; one to whom the thoughts of another are intrusted without reserve.Ĭn'ti-māte, v. t. p. 710To share together. [Obs.] So both conspiring 'gan to intimate Each other's grief. Spenser. 2. To suggest obscurely, indirectly, or not very plainly; to give slight notice of; to hint; as, he…Ĭn'ti-mate-ly, adv. p. 710In an intimate or close manner; closely; familiarly.Ĭn’ti-mā’tion, n. p. 710The act of intimating; that which is intimated; a hint; an obscure or indirect suggestion or notice; a declaration or remark communicating imperfect information; as, our friend left us without giving…In'time, a. p. 710Inward; internal. [Obs.] Digby.In-tim'i-dāte, v. t. p. 710To make timid or fearful; to inspire with fear; to dishearten; to abash. Now guilt, once harbored in the conscious breast, Intimidates the brave, degrades the great. Johnson. Syn. — To dishearten…In-tim/i-dā'tion, n. p. 710The act of making timid or fearful; the state of being abashed.In-tim'i-da-to-ry, a. p. 710Tending to intimidate.In-tinc'tion, n. p. 710The act of tingeing or dyeing. Blount.