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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-vig'i-lance or In-vig'i-lan-cy, n.p. 714Want of vigilance; neglect of watching.
  2. In-vig'or, v. t.p. 714To infuse vigor into; to invigorate. [Obs.] Waterhouse.
  3. 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.
  4. In-vig'or-ā'tion, n.p. 714The act of invigorating, or state of being invigorated.
  5. In-vile', v. t.p. 714To render vile. [Obs.] Daniel.
  6. In-vil'lağed, a.p. 714Turned into a village. [Obs.] Broome.
  7. In-vin'ci-bil'i-ty, n.p. 714The quality of being invincible; invincibleness.
  8. 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.
  9. In-vĭn'ci-ble-ness, n.p. 714The quality of being unconquerable; insuperableness.
  10. In-vĭn'ci-bly, adv.p. 714In an invincible manner; unconquerably; insuperably.
  11. In-vī'o-la-bĭl'i-ty, n.p. 714The quality of being inviolable; inviolableness.
  12. 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…
  13. In-vĭ'o-la-ble-ness, n.p. 714The quality or state of being inviolable; as, the inviolableness of crowned heads.
  14. In-vĭo-la-bly, adv.p. 714Without violation.
  15. In-vī'o-la-çy, n.p. 714The state of being inviolate; as, the inviolacy of an oath.
  16. 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.
  17. In-vī'o-late-ly, adv.p. 714So as not to be violated; without violation.
  18. In-vī'o-late-ness, n.p. 714The quality of being inviolate.
  19. Ĭn'vi-oŭs, a.p. 714Impassable; untrodden. [Rare.] Hudibras.
  20. Ĭn’vi-oŭs-ness, n.p. 714State of being invious or impassable. [Rare.]
  21. In'vi-ril'i-ty, n.p. 714Absence of virility or manhood. Prynne.
  22. 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.
  23. In-vĭs'cer-āte, v. t.p. 714To breed; to nourish. Montague.
  24. In-visèd', a.p. 714Invisible; imperceptible. [Obs. and very rare.] Shak.
  25. 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.
  26. 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…
  27. In-vĭs'i-ble-ness, n.p. 714The state or quality of being invisible; invisibility.
  28. In-vĭs'i-bly, adv.p. 714In a manner to escape the sight; imperceptibly to the eye. Denham.
  29. In-vĭs'ion, n.p. 714Want of vision, or the power of seeing. [Obs.] Browne.
  30. 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.
  31. In-vĭ'ta-to-ry, a.p. 714Using or containing invitations. “The ‘Venite,’ which is also called the invitatory psalm.” Hook.
  32. 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.
  33. 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…
  34. In-vite', v. i.p. 714To ask or call to any thing pleasing. Milton.
  35. In-vīte'ment, n.p. 714The same as INVITATION. [Obs.] Nor would I wish any invitement of states or friends. Chapman.
  36. In-vī'ter, n.p. 714One who invites.
  37. 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.
  38. In-vit'ing-ly, adv.p. 714In a manner to invite or allure.
  39. In-vít'ing-ness, n.p. 714The quality of being inviting.
  40. In-vĭt’ri-fī-a-ble, a.p. 714Not admitting of being vitrified, or converted into glass. Kirwan.
  41. 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.
  42. 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…
  43. In'voice, n.p. 714(Com.) A written account of the particulars of merchandise shipped or sent to a purchaser, consignee, factor, &c., with the value or prices and charges annexed. 2. A written account of ratable…
  44. Ĭn'voice, v. t.p. 714To make a written account of, as goods; to insert in a priced list. Goods, wares, and merchandise imported from Norway, and invoiced in the current dollar of Norway. Madison.
  45. In-vōke', v. t.p. 714To call for or ask; to summon; to invite earnestly or solemnly. Go, my dread lord, to your great grandsire's tomb, Invoke his warlike spirit. Shak. 2. To address in prayer; to call on for assistance…
  46. In-vōl'ū-cel or In'vo-lū'cel, n.p. 714(Bot.) A partial or small involucre. [Written also involucellum.] [See Illust. of Involucre.] Gray.
  47. Ĭn'vo-lū'çel-late, a.p. 714(Bot.) Furnished with involucels.
  48. Ĭn’vo-lu-cēl’lum, n.p. 714See INVOLUCEL.
  49. In'vo-lū'cral, a.p. 714Pertaining to an involucrum.
  50. In'vo-lū'crate or In'vo-lū'cra-ted, a.p. 714Having an involucre; involucrated.
  51. Ĭn'vo-lū'cre, n.p. 714(Bot.) A whorl or set of bracts around a flower, umbel, or head. [Written also involucrum.]
  52. In'vo-lū'ered, a.p. 714(Bot.) Having an involucre, as umbels, &c. Martyn.
  53. Ĭn'vo-lū'eret, n.p. 714(Bot.) a, involucre; b, b, involucels. An involucel.
  54. Ĭn'vo-lū'crum, n.p. 714(Bot.) See INVOLUCRE.
  55. In-vŏl'un-ta-ri-ly, adv.p. 714Not by choice; not spontaneously.
  56. In-vōl'un-ta-ri-ness, n.p. 714The quality of being involuntary; unwillingness.
  57. In-vŏl'un-ta-ry, a.p. 714Not having will or the power of choice. 2. Independent of will or choice; as, the motions of the heart and arteries are involuntary, but not against the will. 3. Not proceeding from choice; not done…
  58. Ĭn'vo-lūte, n.p. 714(Geom.) A curve traced by the end of a string wound upon another curve, or unwound from it;—called also evolvent. See EVOLUTE.
  59. Ĭn'vo-lūte or Ĭn'vo-lū'ted, a.p. 714(Bot.) Rolled inward from the edges;—said of leaves in vernation, or of the petals of flowers in estivation. Gray. 2. (Conch.) Turned inward at the margin, as the exterior lip of the Cyprea. Humble.
  60. Ĭn'vo-lū'tion, n.p. 715The action of involving or infolding. 2. The state of being entangled or involved; complication. All things are mixed, and causes blended, by mutual involutions. Glanville. 3. That in which any thing…