Intervolve In`ter·volve" transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Intervolved ;
present participle & verbal noun Intervolving .] [ Prefix
inter- + Latin
volvere ,
volutum , to roll.]
To involve one within another; to twist or coil together. Milton.
Interweave In`ter·weave" transitive verb [
imperfect & obsolete past participle Interwove ;
past participle Interwoven ;
present participle & verbal noun Interweaving .]
1. To weave together; to intermix or unite in texture or construction; to intertwine; as, threads of silk and cotton interwoven . Under the hospitable covert nigh
Of trees thick interwoven .
Milton. 2. To intermingle; to unite intimately; to connect closely; as, to interweave truth with falsehood. Dryden. Words interwove with sighs found out their way.
Milton.
Interwish In`ter·wish" transitive verb To wish mutually in regarded to each other. [ Obsolete]
Donne.
Interworking In`ter·work"ing noun The act of working in together; interweaving. Milton.
Interworld In`ter·world" noun A world between other worlds. Holland.
Interwove, Interwoven In`ter·wove", In`ter·wov"en imperfect & past participle of Interweave .
Interwreathe In`ter·wreathe" transitive verb To weave into a wreath; to intertwine. [ R.]
Lovelace.
Intestable In·tes"ta·ble adjective [ Latin
intestabilis : confer French
intestable . See
In- not, and
Testable .]
(Law) Not capable of making a will; not legally qualified or competent to make a testament. Blackstone.
Intestacy In·tes"ta·cy noun [ From
Intestate .]
The state of being intestate, or of dying without having made a valid will. Blackstone.
Intestate In·tes"tate adjective [ Latin
intestatus ; prefix
in- not +
testatus , past participle of
testari to make a will: confer French
intestat . See
Testament .]
1. Without having made a valid will; without a will; as, to die intestate . Blackstone. Airy succeeders of intestate joys.
Shak. 2. Not devised or bequeathed; not disposed of by will; as, an intestate estate.
Intestate In·tes"tate noun (Law) A person who dies without making a valid will. Blackstone.
Intestinal In·tes"ti·nal adjective [ Confer French
intestinal .]
Of or pertaining to the intestines of an animal; as, the intestinal tube; intestinal digestion; intestinal ferments. Intestinal canal .
Same as Intestine , noun --
Intestinal worm (Zoology) ,
any species of helminth living in the intestinal canal of any animal. The species are numerous.
Intestine In·tes"tine adjective [ Latin
intestinus , from
intus on the inside, within, from
in in: confer French
intestine . See
In .]
1. Internal; inward; -- opposed to external . Epilepsies, fierce catarrhs,
Intestine stone and ulcers.
Milton. 2. Internal with regard to a state or country; domestic; not foreign; -- applied usually to that which is evil; as, intestine disorders, calamities, etc. Hoping here to end
Intestine war in heaven, the arch foe subdued.
Milton. An intestine struggle . . . between authority and liberty.
Hume. 3. Depending upon the internal constitution of a body or entity; subjective. Everything labors under an intestine necessity.
Cudworth. 4. Shut up; inclosed. [ R.]
Cowper.
Intestine In·tes"tine noun ;
plural Intestines . [ Latin
intestinum : confer French
intestin . See
Intestine ,
adjective ]
1. (Anat.) That part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus. See Illust. of Digestive apparatus . 2. plural The bowels; entrails; viscera. Large intestine (Human Anat. & Med.) ,
the lower portion of the bowel, terminating at the anus. It is adapted for the retention of fecal matter, being shorter, broader, and less convoluted than the small intestine ; it consists of three parts, the cæcum, colon, and rectum. --
Small intestine (Human Anat. & Med.) ,
the upper portion of the bowel, in which the process of digestion is practically completed. It is narrow and contorted, and consists of three parts, the duodenum, jejunum, and ileum.
Intext In"text noun The text of a book. [ R.]
Herrick.
Intextine In·tex"tine noun [
In fine +
extine .]
(Botany) A thin membrane existing in the pollen grains of some plants, and situated between the extine and the intine, as in Œnothera .
Intextured In·tex"tured adjective Inwrought; woven in.
Inthirst In·thirst" transitive verb To make thirsty. [ Obsolete]
Inthrall In·thrall" transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Inthralled ;
present participle & verbal noun Inthralling .] [ Confer
Enthrall .] [ Written also
inthral ,
enthral , and
enthrall .]
To reduce to bondage or servitude; to make a thrall, slave, vassal, or captive of; to enslave. She soothes, but never can inthrall my mind.
Prior.
Inthrallment In·thrall"ment noun [ Written also
inthralment ,
enthrallment .]
Act of inthralling, or state of being inthralled; servitude; bondage; vassalage.
Inthrone In·throne" transitive verb Same as Enthrone .
Inthrong In·throng" intransitive verb To throng or collect together. [ R.]
Fairfax.
Inthronization In·thron`i·za"tion noun [ Late Latin
inthronizatio .]
Enthronement. Bp. Warburton.
Inthronize In·thron"ize transitive verb [ Late Latin
inthronisare , Greek .... See
Enthrone .]
To enthrone.
Intice In·tice" transitive verb See Entice .
Intimacy In"ti·ma·cy noun ;
plural Intimacies . [ From
Intimate .]
The state of being intimate; close familiarity or association; nearness in friendship. Syn. -- Acquaintance; familiarity; fellowship; friendship. See
Acquaintance .
Intimate In"ti·mate adjective [ Formerly
intime , Latin
intimus , a superl. corresponding to the compar.
interior : confer French
intime . The form
intimate is due to confusion with
intimate , transitive verb See
Interior .]
1. Innermost; inward; internal; deep-seated; hearty. "I knew from
intimate impulse."
Milton. 2. Near; close; direct; thorough; complete. He was honored with an intimate and immediate admission.
South. 3. Close in friendship or acquaintance; familiar; confidential; as, an intimate friend. Syn. -- Familiar; near; friendly; confidential.
Intimate In"ti·mate noun An intimate friend or associate; a confidant. Gov. of the Tongue.
Intimate In"ti·mate transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Intimated ;
present participle & verbal noun Intimating .] [ Latin
intimatus , past participle of
intimare to put, bring, drive, or press into, to announce, make known, from
intimus the inmost. See
Intimate ,
adjective ]
1. To announce; to declare; to publish; to communicate; to make known. [ Obsolete]
He, incontinent, did proclaim and intimate open war.
E. Hall. So both conspiring 'gan to intimate
Each other's grief.
Spenser. 2. To suggest obscurely or indirectly; to refer to remotely; to give slight notice of; to hint; as, he intimated his intention of resigning his office. The names of simple ideas and substances, with the abstract ideas in the mind, intimate some real existence, from which was derived their original pattern.
Locke.
Intimately In"ti·mate·ly adverb In an intimate manner.
Intimation In`ti·ma"tion noun [ Latin
intimatio : confer French
intimation .]
1. The act of intimating; also, the thing intimated. 2. Announcement; declaration. Macaulay. They made an edict with an intimation that whosoever killed a stork, should be banished.
Holland. 3. A hint; an obscure or indirect suggestion or notice; a remote or ambiguous reference; as, he had given only intimations of his design. Without mentioning the king of England, or giving the least intimation that he was sent by him.
Bp. Burnet.
Intime In"time adjective [ See
Intimate ,
adjective ]
Inward; internal; intimate. [ Obsolete]
Sir K. Digby.
Intimidate In·tim"i·date transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Intimidated ;
present participle & verbal noun Intimidating .] [ Late Latin
intimidatus , past participle of
intimidare to frighten; prefix
in- in +
timidus fearful, timid: confer French
intimider . See
Timid .]
To make timid or fearful; to inspire of affect with fear; to deter, as by threats; to dishearten; to abash. Now guilt, once harbored in the conscious breast,
Intimidates the brave, degrades the great.
Johnson. Syn. -- To dishearten; dispirit; abash; deter; frighten; terrify; daunt; cow.
Intimidation In·tim`i·da"tion noun [ Confer French
intimidation .]
The act of making timid or fearful or of deterring by threats; the state of being intimidated; as, the voters were kept from the polls by intimidation . The king carried his measures in Parliament by intimidation .
Paley.
Intimidatory In·tim"i·da·to·ry adjective Tending or serving to intimidate.
Intinction In·tinc"tion noun [ Latin
intinctio , from
intingere to dip in; prefix
in- in +
tingere to tinge.]
1. The act of tingeing or dyeing. Blount. 2. (Eccl.) A method or practice of the administration of the sacrament by dipping the bread or wafer in the wine and administering both together.
Intinctivity In`tinc·tiv"i·ty noun [ Prefix
in- not + Latin
tinctus , past participle of
tingere to tinge]
The want of the quality of coloring or tingeing other bodies. Kirwan.
Intine In"tine noun [ Latin
intus within. Confer
Extine .]
(Botany) A transparent, extensible membrane of extreme tenuity, which forms the innermost coating of grains of pollen.
Intire In·tire" adjective ,
In*tire"ly adverb See Entire , adjective , Entirely , adverb
Intitle In·ti"tle transitive verb See Entitle .
Intitule In·tit"ule transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Intituled ;
present participle & verbal noun Intituling .] [ Confer French
intituler . See
Entitle .]
To entitle; to give a title to. Selden.
Into In"to preposition [
In +
to .]
To the inside of; within. It is used in a variety of applications. 1. Expressing entrance, or a passing from the outside of a thing to its interior parts; -- following verbs expressing motion; as, come into the house; go into the church; one stream falls or runs into another; water enters into the fine vessels of plants. 2. Expressing penetration beyond the outside or surface, or access to the inside, or contents; as, to look into a letter or book; to look into an apartment. 3. Indicating insertion; as, to infuse more spirit or animation into a composition. 4. Denoting inclusion; as, put these ideas into other words. 5. Indicating the passing of a thing from one form, condition, or state to another; as, compound substances may be resolved into others which are more simple; ice is convertible into water, and water into vapor; men are more easily drawn than forced into compliance; we may reduce many distinct substances into one mass; men are led by evidence into belief of truth, and are often enticed into the commission of crimes; she burst into tears; children are sometimes frightened into fits; all persons are liable to be seduced into error and folly. Compare
In .
Intolerability In·tol`er·a·bil"i·ty noun The quality of being intolerable; intolerableness. [ R.]
Intolerable In·tol"er·a·ble adjective [ French
intolérable , Latin
intolerabilis . See
In- not, and
Tolerable .]
1. Not tolerable; not capable of being borne or endured; not proper or right to be allowed; insufferable; insupportable; unbearable; as, intolerable pain; intolerable heat or cold; an intolerable burden. His insolence is more intolerable
Than all the princes in the land beside.
Shak. 4. Enormous. This intolerable deal of sack.
Shak. --
In*tol"er*a*ble*ness ,
noun --
In*tol"er*a*bly ,
adverb
Intolerance In·tol"er·ance (ĭn*tŏl"ẽr*
a ns)
noun [ Latin
intolerantia impatience, unendurableness: confer French
intolérance .]
1. Want of capacity to endure; as, intolerance of light. 2. The quality of being intolerant; refusal to allow to others the enjoyment of their opinions, chosen modes of worship, and the like; want of patience and forbearance; illiberality; bigotry; as, intolerance shown toward a religious sect. These few restrictions, I hope, are no great stretches of intolerance , no very violent exertions of despotism.
Burke.
Intolerancy In·tol"er·an·cy noun Intolerance. Bailey.
Intolerant In·tol"er·ant adjective [ Latin
intolerans ,
-antis : confer French
intolérant . See
In- not, and
Tolerant .]
1. Not enduring; not able to endure. The powers of human bodies being limited and intolerant of excesses.
Arbuthnot. 2. Not tolerating difference of opinion or sentiment, especially in religious matters; refusing to allow others the enjoyment of their opinions, rights, or worship; unjustly impatient of the opinion of those disagree with us; not tolerant; unforbearing; bigoted. Religion, harsh, intolerant , austere,
Parent of manners like herself severe.
Cowper.
Intolerant In·tol"er·ant noun An intolerant person; a bigot.
Intolerantly In·tol"er·ant·ly adverb In an intolerant manner.
Intolerated In·tol"er·a`ted adjective Not tolerated.
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