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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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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.In-trig'u-er, n. p. 711One who intrigues; one who forms plots, or pursues an object by secret artifices.In-trig'u'er-y, n. p. 711Arts or practice of intrigue.In-trig'uing-ly, adv. p. 711With intrigue; with artifice or secret machinations.In-trin'se or In-trin'se-cate, a. p. 711Entangled; perplexed. [Obs.] Like rats, oft bite the holy cords atwain, Which are too intrinse to unloose. Shak.In-trĭn'sic or In-trĭn'sic-al, a. p. 711Inward; internal; hence, true; genuine; real; essential; inherent, not apparent or accidental; as, the intrinsic value of gold or silver; the intrinsic merit of an action; the intrinsic worth or…In-trīm'sie, n. p. 711A genuine quality. [Obs.] Warburton.In-trĭn'si-căl'i-ty, n. p. 711The quality of being intrinsic; essentialness; genuineness; reality.In-trīn'sie-al-ly, adv. p. 711Internally; in its nature; really; truly. A lie is a thing absolutely and intrinsically evil. South.In-trĭn'sĭe-al-ness, n. p. 711The quality of being intrinsic; intrinsically.In'tro. p. 711A prefix signifying within, into, in, and the like.Ĭn’tro·cĕs’sion, n. p. 711(Med.) A depression, or sinking of parts inward.In'tro-dūce', v. t. p. 711[Lat. introducere, from intro, inwardly, within, and du-cere, to lead; Sp. introducir, Pg. introduzir, It. introdurre, Fr. introduire, Pr. introduire. 1. To lead or bring in; to conduct or usher in…Ĭn′tro-dū′cer, n. p. 711One who introduces.In'tro-dūct', v. t. p. 711To introduce. [Obs.]In'tro-dūc'tion, n. p. 711The act of introducing, or bringing to notice. 2. The act of making persons known to each other; as, the introduction of one stranger to another. 3. That part of a book or discourse which introduces…Ĭn′tro-dūc′tive, a. p. 711Serving to introduce; serving as the means to bring forward something; introductory. South.In'tro-dūc'tive-ly, adv. p. 711In a manner serving to introduce.Ĭn’trō-dūc’tor, n. p. 711An introducer. [Obs.] Gibbon.Ĭnʹtro-dūcʹto-ri-ly, adv. p. 711By way of introduction.Ĭnʹtro-dūʹcĕʹto-ry, a. p. 711Serving to introduce something else; previous; preliminary; prefatory; as, introductory remarks; an introductory discourse.In'tro-dūc'tress, n. p. 711A female who introduces.In'tro-flēxed', a. p. 711Flexed or bent inward.In'tro-grē'ssion, n. p. 711The act of going in; entrance. [Obs.] Blount.In-trō'it, n. p. 711(Anc. Church & Rom. Cath. Church.) A psalm sung or chanted immediately before the collect, epistle, and gospel, and while the priest was entering within the rails of the altar;—now used as a name for…In'tro-mīs'sion, n. p. 711The action of sending or conveying in. 2. (Scots Law.) An intermeddling with the effects of another, either on legal grounds or without any authority; in the latter case it is called vicious…In'tro-mit', v. t. p. 711To send in; to let in; to admit. Greenhill. 2. To allow to enter; to be the medium by which a thing enters. “Glass in the window intromits light, without cold, to those in the room.” Holder.In'tro-mit', v. i. p. 711(Scots Law.) To intermeddle with the effects of another. We intromitted, as Scotch law phrases it, with many family affairs. De Quincey.Ĭn’/tro-mīt’/tent, a. p. 711Throwing or conveying into or within.Ĭn′tro-prĕsh′ion, n. p. 711Pressure acting within; inward pressure. [Rare.]In'tro-re-çēp'tion, n. p. 711The act of admitting into or within. Hammond.In-trôrse', a. p. 711(Bot.) Turning or facing inward, or toward the axis of the part to which it belongs. Gray.Ĭn’/tro-rŭp’tion, n. p. 711Without irruption. [Obs.] Blount.In'tro-spēct', v. t. p. 711To look into or within; to view the inside of. Bailey.Ĭn’/tro-spĕc’tion, n. p. 711A view of the inside or interior. I was forced to make an introspection into my own mind. Dryden.Ĭn′tro-spĕct′ĭve, a. p. 711Inspecting within; seeing inwardly.Ĭn′tro-sūme′, v. t. p. 711To draw or suck in; to absorb; to swallow up. [Obs.] Evelyn.In'tro-sus-cĕp'tion, n. p. 711The act of receiving within. [Obs. or rare.] The person is corrupted by the introsusception of a nature which becomes evil thereby. Coleridge. 2. (Anat.) Intussusception. See INTUSSUSCEPTION.