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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-vĕs'ti-gā'tion, n.p. 713The act of investigating; the process of inquiring into or following up; research; study; inquiry; as, the investigations of the philosopher and the mathematician; the investigations of the judge…
  2. In-vĕs'ti-gā'tive, a.p. 713Given to investigation; inquisitive.
  3. In-vĕs'ti-gā'tor, n.p. 713One who searches diligently into a subject.
  4. In-vēst'i-tūre, n.p. 714(Feudal Law.) The action of investing, giving possession, or livery of seizin. The grant of land or a feud was perfected by the ceremony of corporal investiture, or open delivery of possession.…
  5. In-vĕst'īve, a.p. 714Clothing; encircling. [Rare.]
  6. In-vēst'ment, n.p. 714The action of investing. 2. That with which any one is invested; a vestment; a robe. Whose white investment figures innocence. Shak. 3. (Mil.) The act of surrounding, blocking up, or besieging by an…
  7. In-vĕst'or, n.p. 714One who invests.
  8. In-vĕst'ūre, n.p. 714The act of investing; investment; investiture. [Obs.] Burnet.
  9. In-vēst'ūre, v. t.p. 714To invest. [Obs.] See INVEST. “Every one of our monks . . . investured in their copes.” Fuller.
  10. In-vēt'er-a-cy, n.p. 714Long continuance, or the firmness or deep-rooted obstinacy of any quality or state acquired by time; as, the inveteracy of custom and habit;—usually in a bad sense; as, the inveteracy of prejudice…
  11. In-vēt'er-ate, a.p. 714Old; long established. [Obs.] It is an inveterate and received opinion. Bacon. 2. Firmly established by long continuance; obstinate; deep-rooted; virulent; malignant; as, an inveterate disease; an…
  12. In-vēt'er-āte, v. t.p. 714To fix and settle by long continuance. [Obs.] Bacon.
  13. In-vĕt'er-ate-ly, adv.p. 714With obstinacy; violently.
  14. In-vĕt'er-ate-ness, n.p. 714Obstinacy confirmed by time; inveteracy; as, the inveterateness of a mischief. Locke.
  15. In-vĕt'er-ā'tion, n.p. 714The act of inveterating, hardening, or confirming by long continuance. [Rare.] Bailey.
  16. In-vid'i-oüs, a.p. 714Envious; malignant. [Obs.] Evelyn. 2. Enviable; desirable. Such a person appeareth in a far more honorable and invidious state than any prosperous man. Barrow. 3. Likely to incur ill-will or hatred…
  17. In-vid'i-oüs-ly, adv.p. 714In an invidious manner.
  18. In-vid'i-ōüs-ness, n.p. 714The quality of provoking envy or hatred.
  19. In-vig'i-lance or In-vig'i-lan-cy, n.p. 714Want of vigilance; neglect of watching.
  20. In-vig'or, v. t.p. 714To infuse vigor into; to invigorate. [Obs.] Waterhouse.
  21. In-vig'or-āte, v. t.p. 714To give vigor to; to strengthen; to animate; to give life and energy to. Christian graces and virtues they can not be, unless fed, invigorated, and animated by universal charity. Atterbury.
  22. In-vig'or-ā'tion, n.p. 714The act of invigorating, or state of being invigorated.
  23. In-vile', v. t.p. 714To render vile. [Obs.] Daniel.
  24. In-vil'lağed, a.p. 714Turned into a village. [Obs.] Broome.
  25. In-vin'ci-bil'i-ty, n.p. 714The quality of being invincible; invincibleness.
  26. In-vin'çi-ble, a.p. 714Incapable of being conquered or overcome; unconquerable; insuperable; as, an invincible army; an invincible obstacle, error, or habit. Lead forth to battle there my sons Invincible. Milton.
  27. In-vĭn'ci-ble-ness, n.p. 714The quality of being unconquerable; insuperableness.
  28. In-vĭn'ci-bly, adv.p. 714In an invincible manner; unconquerably; insuperably.
  29. In-vī'o-la-bĭl'i-ty, n.p. 714The quality of being inviolable; inviolableness.
  30. In-vi'o-la-ble, a.p. 714Not violable; not capable of being broken or violated; as, an inviolable covenant, agreement, promise, vow, &c.; not to be profaned; sacred; as, an inviolable shrine; not to be tarnished or lost; as…
  31. In-vĭ'o-la-ble-ness, n.p. 714The quality or state of being inviolable; as, the inviolableness of crowned heads.
  32. In-vĭo-la-bly, adv.p. 714Without violation.
  33. In-vī'o-la-çy, n.p. 714The state of being inviolate; as, the inviolacy of an oath.
  34. In-vī'o-late or In-vī'o-lā'ted, a.p. 714Unhurt; uninjured; unprofaned; unpolluted; unbroken. But let inviolate truth be always dear To thee. Denham.
  35. In-vī'o-late-ly, adv.p. 714So as not to be violated; without violation.
  36. In-vī'o-late-ness, n.p. 714The quality of being inviolate.
  37. Ĭn'vi-oŭs, a.p. 714Impassable; untrodden. [Rare.] Hudibras.
  38. Ĭn’vi-oŭs-ness, n.p. 714State of being invious or impassable. [Rare.]
  39. In'vi-ril'i-ty, n.p. 714Absence of virility or manhood. Prynne.
  40. In-vĭs'cāte, v. t.p. 714To daub with glue or birdlime. 2. To catch with glue or birdlime; to entangle with glutinous matter. [Rare.] Browne.
  41. In-vĭs'cer-āte, v. t.p. 714To breed; to nourish. Montague.
  42. In-visèd', a.p. 714Invisible; imperceptible. [Obs. and very rare.] Shak.
  43. In-vĭs'ĭ-bĭl'ĭ-ty, n.p. 714The state of being invisible; imperceptibleness to the sight. Ray. 2. That which is invisible. Compared with what is above them, . . . they are atoms and invisibilities. Landor.
  44. In-vĭs'i-ble, a.p. 714Incapable of being seen; imperceptible by the sight. To us invisible, or dimly seen. In these thy lowest works. Milton. Invisible green, a very dark shade of green, approaching to black, and not…
  45. In-vĭs'i-ble-ness, n.p. 714The state or quality of being invisible; invisibility.
  46. In-vĭs'i-bly, adv.p. 714In a manner to escape the sight; imperceptibly to the eye. Denham.
  47. In-vĭs'ion, n.p. 714Want of vision, or the power of seeing. [Obs.] Browne.
  48. Ĭn′vi-tā′tion, n.p. 714The act of inviting; solicitation; the calling or requesting of a person's company to visit, to dine, or to accompany him to any place.
  49. In-vĭ'ta-to-ry, a.p. 714Using or containing invitations. “The ‘Venite,’ which is also called the invitatory psalm.” Hook.
  50. In-vĭ'ta-to-ry, n.p. 714That which invites; especially, a passage of Scripture or psalm calling or inviting, as to prayer. [Obs.] Com. Prayer.
  51. In-vĭte', v. t.p. 714To ask; to request; to bid; to summon; especially, to ask to an entertainment or visit; as, to invite to dinner, or a wedding, or an excursion. So many guests invite as here are writ. Shak. 2. To…
  52. In-vite', v. i.p. 714To ask or call to any thing pleasing. Milton.
  53. In-vīte'ment, n.p. 714The same as INVITATION. [Obs.] Nor would I wish any invitement of states or friends. Chapman.
  54. In-vī'ter, n.p. 714One who invites.
  55. In-vit'ing, p. a.p. 714Alluring; tempting; as, an inviting amusement or prospect. Nothing is so easy and inviting as the retort of abuse and sarcasm. W. Irving.
  56. In-vit'ing-ly, adv.p. 714In a manner to invite or allure.
  57. In-vít'ing-ness, n.p. 714The quality of being inviting.
  58. In-vĭt’ri-fī-a-ble, a.p. 714Not admitting of being vitrified, or converted into glass. Kirwan.
  59. Ĭn'vo-cāte, v. t.p. 714To invoke; to call on in supplication; to implore; to address in prayer. If Dagon be thy god, Go to his temple, invocate his aid. Milton.
  60. In'vo-cā'tion, n.p. 714The act of addressing in prayer. Hooker. 2. The form or act of calling for the assistance or presence of any being, particularly of some divinity; as, the invocation of the Muses. The whole poem is a…