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An American Dictionary of the English Language

by Noah Webster

Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)

Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865

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  1. 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.
  2. Ĭn’ter-wrēathed’, a.p. 709Woven into a wreath.
  3. In-tes'ta-ble, a.p. 709Not capable of making a will; not legally qualified or competent to make a testament.
  4. In-tĕs'ta-cy, n.p. 709The state of one dying without having made a valid will. Blackstone.
  5. 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.
  6. In-tēs'tate, n.p. 709A person who dies without making a valid will. Blackstone.
  7. In-tes'ti-nal, a.p. 709Pertaining to the intestines of an animal body; as, the intestinal tube or canal.
  8. 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…
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. In-text'ured, a.p. 710In-wrought; woven in.
  12. In-thirst', v. t.p. 710To make thirsty. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
  13. In-thrall', v. t.p. 710To reduce to bondage or servitude; to enslave; to shackle. She soothes, but never can inthrall my mind. Prior.
  14. In-thrall'ment, n.p. 710Act of inthralling, or state of being inthralled; servitude; slavery; bondage.
  15. In-thrōne', v. t.p. 710The same as ENTHRONE, q. v.
  16. In-thrōng', v. i.p. 710To throng together; to collect in a throng. Fairfax.
  17. In-thrōn'i-zā'tion, n.p. 710The act of enthroning, or state of being enthroned. Warburton.
  18. In-thrōn'ize, v. t.p. 710To enthrone. See ENTHRONE.
  19. In'ti-ma-cy, n.p. 710The state of being intimate; close familiarity or fellowship; nearness in friendship. Syn. —Acquaintance; familiarity. See ACQUAINTANCE.
  20. 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…
  21. Ĭn'ti-mate, n.p. 710A familiar friend or associate; one to whom the thoughts of another are intrusted without reserve.
  22. 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…
  23. Ĭn'ti-mate-ly, adv.p. 710In an intimate or close manner; closely; familiarly.
  24. 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…
  25. In'time, a.p. 710Inward; internal. [Obs.] Digby.
  26. 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…
  27. In-tim/i-dā'tion, n.p. 710The act of making timid or fearful; the state of being abashed.
  28. In-tim'i-da-to-ry, a.p. 710Tending to intimidate.
  29. In-tinc'tion, n.p. 710The act of tingeing or dyeing. Blount.
  30. In'tinc-tiv'i-ty, n.p. 710The want of the quality of coloring or tingeing other bodies; as, fuller's earth is distinguished from colorific earths by its intinctivity. Kirwan.
  31. In'tine, n.p. 710(Bot.) A transparent, extensible membrane of extreme tenuity, which forms the innermost coating of grains of pollen.
  32. In-tire′ or In-tire′typ. 710See ENTIRE and its derivatives.
  33. In-tí'tle, v. t.p. 710See ENTITLE.
  34. In-tit'le, v. t.p. 710To entitle; to give a title to. Selden.
  35. In'to, prep.p. 710To the inside of; within; — used in a variety of applications; as, (a.) Expressing entrance, or a passing from the outside of a thing to its interior parts, and following verbs expressing motion; as…
  36. In-tōl'er-a-ble, a.p. 710Not tolerable; not capable of being borne or endured; not proper or right to be allowed; insufferable; as, intolerable pain; intolerable heat or cold; an intolerable burden. His insolence is more…
  37. In-tŏl'er-a-ble-ness, n.p. 710The quality of being not tolerable or sufferable.
  38. In-tŏl'er-a-bly, adv.p. 710In an intolerable or unendurable manner; as, intolerably cold; intolerably bad.
  39. In-tŏl'er-ançe, n.p. 710The state of being intolerant; refusal to allow to others the enjoyment of their opinions, chosen modes of worship, and the like; illiberal; bigoted; as, the intolerance of a prince or a church…
  40. In-tŏl'er-an-çy, n.p. 710Intolerance. [Obs.] Bailey.
  41. In-tŏl'er-ant, a.p. 710Not enduring difference of opinion or sentiment, especially in relation to religion; refusing to tolerate others in the enjoyment of their opinions, rights, and worship; unjustly impatient or…
  42. In-tōl’er-ant, n.p. 710One who does not favor toleration; a bigot.
  43. In-tōl'er-ant-ly, adv.p. 710Not tolerantly.
  44. In-tŏl’er-ā’ted, a.p. 710Not endured; not tolerated.
  45. In-tŏl’er-āt’ing, a.p. 710Intolerant. [Obs.] Shaftesbury.
  46. In-tōl'er-ā'tion, n.p. 710Intolerance; refusal to tolerate others in their opinions or worship.
  47. In-tŏmb', v. t.p. 710To deposit in a tomb; to bury; to entomb. [Written also ENTOMB.]
  48. Ĭn’to-nāte, v. t.p. 710To thunder. [Obs.] Bailey. 2. To sound the tones of the musical scale; to practice solmization. 3. To modulate the voice in a musical or expressive manner; to read, as in liturgical services, in a…
  49. Ĭn’to-nā’tion, n.p. 710A thundering; thunder. [Obs.] 2. (Mus.) (a.) The act of sounding the tones of the musical scale. (b.) The peculiar quality of a voice or musical instrument as regards tone. 3. The act or manner of…
  50. In-tōne', v. i.p. 710To utter a sound; to give forth a deep, protracted sound. “Ass intones to ass.” Pope.
  51. In-tōne', v. t.p. 710To utter with a musical or prolonged note or tone; to chant; as, to intone the church-service.
  52. In-tôr'sion, n.p. 710A winding, bending, or twisting, in any particular direction. 2. (Bot.) The bending or twining of any part of a plant toward one side or the other, or in any direction from the vertical.
  53. In-tŏrt', v. t.p. 710To twist; to wreathe; to wind; to wring. Pope.
  54. In-tôr'tion, n.p. 710A twisting; intorsion.
  55. In-tŏx'i-cant, n.p. 710An intoxicating liquor.
  56. In-tŏx'i-cāte, v. t.p. 710To make drunk; to inebriate, as with spirituous liquor. As with new wine intoxicated both, They swim in mirth. Milton. 2. To excite to a kind of delirium; to elate to enthusiasm, frenzy, or madness…
  57. In-tŏx'i-cate, a.p. 710Inebriated. [Obs.] 2. Over-excited, as with joy, grief, and the like. Alas, good mother, be not intoxicate for me; I am well enough. Chapman.
  58. In-tŏx′i-cā′ted-ness, n.p. 710The state of being intoxicated; inebriety; drunkenness.
  59. In-tŏx'i-cā'ting, p. a.p. 710Having qualities that produce inebriation; as, intoxicating liquors.
  60. In-tŏx′i-cā′tion, n.p. 710The state of being intoxicated; inebriation; ebriety; drunkenness; the act of making drunk. 2. A high excitement of mind; an elation which rises to enthusiasm, frenzy, or madness. “A kind of…