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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’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…In-tōne', v. i. p. 710To utter a sound; to give forth a deep, protracted sound. “Ass intones to ass.” Pope.In-tōne', v. t. p. 710To utter with a musical or prolonged note or tone; to chant; as, to intone the church-service.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.In-tŏrt', v. t. p. 710To twist; to wreathe; to wind; to wring. Pope.In-tôr'tion, n. p. 710A twisting; intorsion.In-tŏx'i-cant, n. p. 710An intoxicating liquor.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…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.In-tŏx′i-cā′ted-ness, n. p. 710The state of being intoxicated; inebriety; drunkenness.In-tŏx'i-cā'ting, p. a. p. 710Having qualities that produce inebriation; as, intoxicating liquors.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…In'trā, prep. p. 710Within; on the inside; — often used in composition as a prefix signifying in, within, interior, and the like.In'tra-crā'ni-al, a. p. 710Within the cranium. The cerebellum is the intracranial organ of the nutritive faculty. Sir W. Hamilton.In-trāct'a-bĭl'i-ty, n. p. 710The quality of being intractable; intractableness.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…In-trāct'a-ble-ness, n. p. 710The quality of being not tractable, or ungovernable; obstinacy; perverseness. Porteus. 2. Incapability of being taught; indocility.In-trăct'a-bly, adv. p. 710In an intractable manner; perversely; stubbornly.In-trăc'tile, a. p. 710Not tractile; incapable of being drawn out or extended in length. Bacon.In·trā'dos, n. p. 710(Arch.) The interior and lower line or curve of an arch; — distinguished from extrados.Ĭn’tra-fō’li-ā’ceous, a. p. 710(Bot.) Growing on the inside of a leaf; as, intrafoliaceous stipules.In’tra-mār’gin-al, a. p. 710Situated within the margin. London.In′tra-mun′diāne, a. p. 710Being within the world.Ĭn·tra·mū'ral, a. p. 710Within the walls, as of a city, &c.; as, intramural disease.In·trānçe', n. p. 710See ENTRANCE.In/tran·quil'li·ty, n. p. 710Unquietness; inquietude; want of rest.Ĭn′trans-ē′lent, a. p. 710Not allowing the passage of heat; impervious to heat.Ĭn′trans-grĕss′i-ble, a. p. 710Incapable of being passed. [Obs.] Holland.In-trăn'sient, a. p. 710Not transient; not passing suddenly away. Killingbeck.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…In-trăn'si-tive-ly, adv. p. 710Without an object following; in the manner of an intransitive verb.Ĭn’trans-mis’si-ble, a. p. 710Not capable of being transmitted.Ĭn'/trans-mū'/ta-bĭl'/i-ty, n. p. 710The quality of not being transmutable.Ĭn/trans-mu'ta-ble, a. p. 710Not capable of being transmuted, or changed into another substance.In'trant, a. p. 710Entering; penetrating; making entrance.Ĭn’trant, n. p. 710One who enters; especially, a person entering upon some public duty or official station.In·trāp', v. t. p. 710See ENTRAP.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…Ĭn’tra-trōp’īcal, a. p. 711Within the tropics.In-trēas'ure, v. t. p. 711To lay up, as in a treasury. [Obs.] Shak.In-trēat', v. t. p. 711See ENTREAT. Spenser.In-trēat'ance, n. p. 711Entreaty. [Obs.] Holland.In-trēat'ful, a. p. 711Full of entreaty. [Obs.] Spenser.In-trĕnch’, v. t. p. 711To surround with a trench, as in fortification; to fortify with a ditch and parapet; as, the army intrenched their camp, or they were intrenched. “In the suburbs close intrenched.” Shak. 2. To…In-trĕnch', v. i. p. 711To invade; to encroach; to enter on, and take possession of, that which belongs to another;—usually followed by on or upon; as, in the contest for power, the king was charged with intrenching on the…In-trĕnch'ant, a. p. 711Not to be divided or wounded; indivisible. [Obs.] Shak.In-trĕnch'ment, n. p. 711The act of intrenching. 2. (Mil.) A trench or ditch dug out for a defense against an enemy; also, the earth thrown up in making such a ditch; and, hence, a slight fortification or field-work. On our…In-trĕp'id, a. p. 711Not trembling or shaking with fear; hence, fearless; bold; brave; undaunted; as, an intrepid soldier.Ĭn’trĕ-pĭd’ĭ-ty, n. p. 711The state of being intrepid; fearless bravery; courage; resoluteness. He had acquitted himself of two or three sentences with a look of much business and great intrepidity. Addison. Syn.—Courage…In-trĕp'id-ly, adv. p. 711In an intrepid manner; fearlessly; daringly; resolutely.Ĭn’trĭ-ca-ble, a. p. 711Entangling. [Obs.] Shelton.Ĭn’tri-ca-cy, n. p. 711The state of being intricate or entangled; perplexity; involution; complication; as, the intricacy of a knot; the intricacy of accounts; the intricacy of a cause in controversy; the intricacy of a…In'tri-cate, a. p. 711Entangled; involved; perplexed; complicated; obscure; as, we passed through intricate windings; we found the accounts intricate. The nature of man is intricate. Burke. Syn.—INTRICATE, COMPLEX…In'tri-cate, v. t. p. 711To make obscure; to perplex. [Obs. or rare.] It makes men troublesome, and intricates all wise discourses. L. Taylor.In'tri-cate-ly, adv. p. 711In an intricate manner; with perplexity or intricacy.In'tri-cate-ness, n. p. 711The state of being intricate; involution; complication; perplexity.Ĭn’tri-cā’tion, n. p. 711Entanglement. [Obs.]In-trīgue', n. p. 711A complicated plot or scheme intended to effect some purpose by secret artifices. “Busy meddlers in intrigues of state.” Pomfret. 2. The plot of a play or romance; a complicated scheme of designs…In-trigue', v. i. p. 711To form a plot or scheme, usually complicated, and intended to effect some purpose by secret artifices. 2. To carry on a commerce of forbidden love.In-trigue, v. t. p. 711To perplex or render intricate. [Obs.] How doth it perplex and intrigue the whole course of your lives? Scott.