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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. In-tim/i-dā'tion, n.p. 710The act of making timid or fearful; the state of being abashed.
  2. In-tim'i-da-to-ry, a.p. 710Tending to intimidate.
  3. In-tinc'tion, n.p. 710The act of tingeing or dyeing. Blount.
  4. 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.
  5. In'tine, n.p. 710(Bot.) A transparent, extensible membrane of extreme tenuity, which forms the innermost coating of grains of pollen.
  6. In-tire′ or In-tire′typ. 710See ENTIRE and its derivatives.
  7. In-tí'tle, v. t.p. 710See ENTITLE.
  8. In-tit'le, v. t.p. 710To entitle; to give a title to. Selden.
  9. 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…
  10. 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…
  11. In-tŏl'er-a-ble-ness, n.p. 710The quality of being not tolerable or sufferable.
  12. In-tŏl'er-a-bly, adv.p. 710In an intolerable or unendurable manner; as, intolerably cold; intolerably bad.
  13. 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…
  14. In-tŏl'er-an-çy, n.p. 710Intolerance. [Obs.] Bailey.
  15. 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…
  16. In-tōl’er-ant, n.p. 710One who does not favor toleration; a bigot.
  17. In-tōl'er-ant-ly, adv.p. 710Not tolerantly.
  18. In-tŏl’er-ā’ted, a.p. 710Not endured; not tolerated.
  19. In-tŏl’er-āt’ing, a.p. 710Intolerant. [Obs.] Shaftesbury.
  20. In-tōl'er-ā'tion, n.p. 710Intolerance; refusal to tolerate others in their opinions or worship.
  21. In-tŏmb', v. t.p. 710To deposit in a tomb; to bury; to entomb. [Written also ENTOMB.]
  22. 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…
  23. 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…
  24. In-tōne', v. i.p. 710To utter a sound; to give forth a deep, protracted sound. “Ass intones to ass.” Pope.
  25. In-tōne', v. t.p. 710To utter with a musical or prolonged note or tone; to chant; as, to intone the church-service.
  26. 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.
  27. In-tŏrt', v. t.p. 710To twist; to wreathe; to wind; to wring. Pope.
  28. In-tôr'tion, n.p. 710A twisting; intorsion.
  29. In-tŏx'i-cant, n.p. 710An intoxicating liquor.
  30. 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…
  31. 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.
  32. In-tŏx′i-cā′ted-ness, n.p. 710The state of being intoxicated; inebriety; drunkenness.
  33. In-tŏx'i-cā'ting, p. a.p. 710Having qualities that produce inebriation; as, intoxicating liquors.
  34. 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…
  35. In'trā, prep.p. 710Within; on the inside; — often used in composition as a prefix signifying in, within, interior, and the like.
  36. In'tra-crā'ni-al, a.p. 710Within the cranium. The cerebellum is the intracranial organ of the nutritive faculty. Sir W. Hamilton.
  37. In-trāct'a-bĭl'i-ty, n.p. 710The quality of being intractable; intractableness.
  38. In-trāct'a-ble, a.p. 710Not tractable, easily governed, managed, or directed; violent; stubborn; obstinate; refractory; as, an intractable temper. 2. Indisposed to be taught, disciplined, or tamed; indocile; as, an…
  39. In-trāct'a-ble-ness, n.p. 710The quality of being not tractable, or ungovernable; obstinacy; perverseness. Porteus. 2. Incapability of being taught; indocility.
  40. In-trăct'a-bly, adv.p. 710In an intractable manner; perversely; stubbornly.
  41. In-trăc'tile, a.p. 710Not tractile; incapable of being drawn out or extended in length. Bacon.
  42. In·trā'dos, n.p. 710(Arch.) The interior and lower line or curve of an arch; — distinguished from extrados.
  43. Ĭn’tra-fō’li-ā’ceous, a.p. 710(Bot.) Growing on the inside of a leaf; as, intrafoliaceous stipules.
  44. In’tra-mār’gin-al, a.p. 710Situated within the margin. London.
  45. In′tra-mun′diāne, a.p. 710Being within the world.
  46. Ĭn·tra·mū'ral, a.p. 710Within the walls, as of a city, &c.; as, intramural disease.
  47. In·trānçe', n.p. 710See ENTRANCE.
  48. In/tran·quil'li·ty, n.p. 710Unquietness; inquietude; want of rest.
  49. Ĭn′trans-ē′lent, a.p. 710Not allowing the passage of heat; impervious to heat.
  50. Ĭn′trans-grĕss′i-ble, a.p. 710Incapable of being passed. [Obs.] Holland.
  51. In-trăn'sient, a.p. 710Not transient; not passing suddenly away. Killingbeck.
  52. In-trăn'si-tĭve, a.p. 710(Gram.) Not passing over, or indicating passing over; expressing an action or state that is limited to the agent, or, in other words, an action that does not pass over to, or operate upon, an object…
  53. In-trăn'si-tive-ly, adv.p. 710Without an object following; in the manner of an intransitive verb.
  54. Ĭn’trans-mis’si-ble, a.p. 710Not capable of being transmitted.
  55. Ĭn'/trans-mū'/ta-bĭl'/i-ty, n.p. 710The quality of not being transmutable.
  56. Ĭn/trans-mu'ta-ble, a.p. 710Not capable of being transmuted, or changed into another substance.
  57. In'trant, a.p. 710Entering; penetrating; making entrance.
  58. Ĭn’trant, n.p. 710One who enters; especially, a person entering upon some public duty or official station.
  59. In·trāp', v. t.p. 710See ENTRAP.
  60. In·tra-pē'ti-o-lar, a.p. 710(Bot.) Situated between the petiole and the stem; — said of the pair of stipules at the base of a petiole when united by those margins next the petiole, thus seeming to form a single stipule between…