Intumescent In`tu·mes"cent adjective [ Latin
intumescens , present participle]
Swelling up; expanding.
Intumulated In·tu"mu·la`ted adjective [ Latin
intumulatus . See
In- not, and
Tumulate .]
Unburied. [ Obsolete]
Intune In·tune" transitive verb To intone. Confer Entune .
Inturbidate In·tur"bid·ate transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Inturbidated ;
present participle & verbal noun Inturbidating .] [ Prefix
in- in +
turbid .]
To render turbid; to darken; to confuse. [ R.]
The confusion of ideas and conceptions under the same term painfully inturbidates his theology.
Coleridge.
Inturgescence In`tur·ges"cence noun [ Latin
inturgescens , present participle of
inturgescere to swell up. See 1st
In- , and
Turgescent .]
A swelling; the act of swelling, or state of being swelled. [ Obsolete]
Sir T. Browne.
Intuse In"tuse noun [ Latin
intundere to bruise; prefix
in- in +
tundere ,
tusum , to beat, bruise.]
A bruise; a contusion. [ Obsolete]
Spenser.
Intussuscepted In`tus·sus·cep"ted adjective [ See
Intussusception .]
Received into some other thing or part, as a sword into a sheath; invaginated.
Intussusception In`tus·sus·cep"tion noun [ Latin
intus within +
susception . Confer
Introsusception .]
1. The reception of one part within another. 2. (Medicine) The abnormal reception or slipping of a part of a tube, by inversion and descent, within a contiguous part of it; specifically, the reception or slipping of the upper part of the small intestine into the lower; introsusception; invagination. Dunglison. 3. (Botany) The interposition of new particles of formative material among those already existing, as in a cell wall, or in a starch grain. 4. (Physiol.) The act of taking foreign matter, as food, into a living body; the process of nutrition, by which dead matter is absorbed by the living organism, and ultimately converted into the organized substance of its various tissues and organs. Dead bodies increase by apposition; living bodies by intussusception .
McKendrick.
Intwine In·twine" transitive verb [ Confer
Entwine .]
To twine or twist into, or together; to wreathe; as, a wreath of flowers intwined . [ Written also
entwine .]
Intwine In·twine" intransitive verb To be or to become intwined.
Intwinement In·twine"ment noun The act of intwining, or the state of being intwined.
Intwist In·twist" transitive verb [ Confer
Entwist .]
To twist into or together; to interweave. [ Written also
entwist .]
Inuendo In`u·en"do noun See Innuendo .
Inulin In"u·lin noun [ From New Latin
Inula Helenium, the elecampane: confer French
inuline .]
(Chemistry) A substance of very wide occurrence. It is found dissolved in the sap of the roots and rhizomes of many composite and other plants, as Inula , Helianthus , Campanula , etc., and is extracted by solution as a tasteless, white, semicrystalline substance, resembling starch, with which it is isomeric. It is intermediate in nature between starch and sugar. Called also dahlin , helenin , alantin , etc.
Inuloid In"u·loid noun [
Inul in +
- oid .]
(Chemistry) A substance resembling inulin, found in the unripe bulbs of the dahlia.
Inumbrate In·um"brate transitive verb [ Latin
inumbratus , past participle of
inumbrare to shade.]
To shade; to darken. [ Obsolete]
Inuncted In·unc"ted adjective [ See
Inunction .]
Anointed. [ Obsolete]
Cockeram.
Inunction In·unc"tion noun [ Latin
inunctio , from
inungere ,
inunctum , to anoint. See 1st
In- , and
Unction .]
The act of anointing, or the state of being anointed; unction; specifically (Medicine) , the rubbing of ointments into the pores of the skin, by which medicinal agents contained in them, such as mercury, iodide of potash, etc., are absorbed.
Inunctuosity In·unc`tu·os"i·ty noun The want of unctuosity; freedom from greasiness or oiliness; as, the inunctuosity of porcelain clay. Kirwan.
Inundant In·un"dant adjective [ Latin
inundans , present participle of
inundare .]
Overflowing. [ R.]
Shenstone.
Inundate In·un"date transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Inundated ;
present participle & verbal noun Inundating .] [ Latin
inundatus , past participle of
inundare to inundate; prefix
in- in +
undare to rise in waves, to overflow, from
unda a wave. See
Undulate .]
1. To cover with a flood; to overflow; to deluge; to flood; as, the river inundated the town. 2. To fill with an overflowing abundance or superfluity; as, the country was inundated with bills of credit. Syn. -- To overflow; deluge; flood; overwhelm; submerge; drown.
Inundation In`un·da"tion noun [ Latin
inundatio : confer French
inondation .]
1. The act of inundating, or the state of being inundated; an overflow; a flood; a rising and spreading of water over grounds. With inundation wide the deluge reigns,
Drowns the deep valleys, and o'erspreads the plains.
Wilkie. 2. An overspreading of any kind; overflowing or superfluous abundance; a flood; a great influx; as, an inundation of tourists. To stop the inundation of her tears.
Shak.
Inunderstanding In·un`der·stand"ing adjective Void of understanding. [ Obsolete]
Bp. Pearson.
Inurbane In`ur·bane" adjective [ Latin
inurbanus . See
In- not, and
Urbane .]
Uncivil; unpolished; rude. M. Arnold. --
In`ur*bane"ly ,
adverb --
In`ur*bane"ness ,
noun
Inurbanity In`ur·ban"i·ty noun [ Confer French
inurbanité .]
Want of urbanity or courtesy; unpolished manners or deportment; inurbaneness; rudeness. Bp. Hall.
Inure In·ure" transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Inured ;
present participle & verbal noun Inuring .] [ From prefix
in- in +
ure use, work. See
Ure use, practice,
Opera , and confer
Manure .]
To apply in use; to train; to discipline; to use or accustom till use gives little or no pain or inconvenience; to harden; to habituate; to practice habitually. "To
inure our prompt obedience."
Milton. He . . . did inure them to speak little.
Sir T. North. Inured and exercised in learning.
Robynson (More's Utopia). The poor, inured to drudgery and distress.
Cowper.
Inure In·ure" intransitive verb To pass into use; to take or have effect; to be applied; to serve to the use or benefit of; as, a gift of lands inures to the heirs. [ Written also
enure .]
Inurement In·ure"ment noun Use; practice; discipline; habit; custom.
Inurn In·urn" transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Inurned ;
present participle & verbal noun Inurning .]
To put in an urn, as the ashes of the dead; hence, to bury; to intomb. The sepulcher
Wherein we saw thee quietly inurned .
Shak.
Inusitate In·u"si·tate adjective [ Latin
inusitatus unusual. See
Use .]
Unusual. [ R.]
Bramhall.
Inusitation In·u"si·ta"tion noun Want of use; disuse. [ R.]
Paley.
Inust In·ust" adjective [ Latin
inurere ,
inustum , to burn in; prefix
in- in +
urere to burn.]
Burnt in. [ Obsolete]
Inustion In·us"tion noun The act of burning or branding. [ Obsolete]
T. Adams.
Inutile In·u"tile adjective [ Latin
inutilis : confer French
inutile . See
In- not,
Utile .]
Useless; unprofitable. [ Obsolete]
Bacon.
Inutility In`u·til"i·ty noun [ Latin
inutilitas : confer French
inutilité .]
Uselessness; the quality of being unprofitable; unprofitableness; as, the inutility of vain speculations and visionary projects.
Inutterable In·ut"ter·a·ble adjective Unutterable; inexpressible. Milton.
Invade In·vade" transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Invaded ;
present participle & verbal noun Invading .] [ Latin
invadere ,
invasum ; prefix
in- in +
vadere to go, akin to English
wade : confer Old French
invader , French
envahir . See
Wade .]
1. To go into or upon; to pass within the confines of; to enter; -- used of forcible or rude ingress. [ Obsolete]
Which becomes a body, and doth then invade
The state of life, out of the grisly shade.
Spenser. 2. To enter with hostile intentions; to enter with a view to conquest or plunder; to make an irruption into; to attack; as, the Romans invaded Great Britain. Such an enemy
Is risen to invade us.
Milton. 3. To attack; to infringe; to encroach on; to violate; as, the king invaded the rights of the people. 4. To grow or spread over; to affect injuriously and progressively; as, gangrene invades healthy tissue. Syn. -- To attack; assail; encroach upon. See
Attack .
Invade In·vade" intransitive verb To make an invasion. Brougham.
Invader In·vad"er noun One who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder.
Invaginate In·vag"i·nate transitive verb To insert as in a sheath; to produce intussusception in.
Invaginate, Invaginated In·vag"i·nate, In·vag"i·na`ted adjective (Biol.) (a) Sheathed. (b) Having one portion of a hollow organ drawn back within another portion.
Invagination In·vag`i·na"tion noun [ Latin prefix
in- +
vagina sheath.]
1. (Biol.) The condition of an invaginated organ or part. 2. (Biol.) One of the methods by which the various germinal layers of the ovum are differentiated. » In
embolic invagination , one half of the blastosphere is pushed in towards the other half, producing an embryonic form known as a
gastrula . -- In
epibolic invagination , a phenomenon in the development of some invertebrate ova, the epiblast appears to grow over or around the hypoblast.
Invalescence In`va·les"cence noun [ Latin
invalescens , present participle of
invalescere to become strong. See 1st
In- , and
Convalesce .]
Strength; health. [ Obsolete]
Invaletudinary In·val`e·tu"di·na·ry adjective Wanting health; valetudinary. [ R.]
Invalid In·val"id adjective [ Prefix
in- not +
valid : confer French
invalide , Latin
invalidus infirm, weak. Confer
Invalid infirm.]
1. Of no force, weight, or cogency; not valid; weak. 2. (Law) Having no force, effect, or efficacy; void; null; as, an invalid contract or agreement.
Invalid In"va·lid noun [ French
invalide ,
noun & adjective , Latin
invalidus ,
adjective See
Invalid null.]
A person who is weak and infirm; one who is disabled for active service; especially, one in chronic ill health.
Invalid In"va·lid adjective [ See
Invalid ,
noun ]
Not well; feeble; infirm; sickly; as, he had an invalid daughter.
Invalid In"va·lid transitive verb 1. To make or render invalid or infirm. "
Invalided , bent, and almost blind."
Dickens. 2. To classify or enroll as an invalid. Peace coming, he was invalided on half pay.
Carlyle.
Invalidate In·val"i·date transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Invalidated ;
present participle & verbal noun Invalidating .] [ From
Invalid null.]
To render invalid; to weaken or lessen the force of; to destroy the authority of; to render of no force or effect; to overthrow; as, to invalidate an agreement or argument.
Invalidation In·val`i·da"tion noun The act of inavlidating, or the state of being invalidated. So many invalidations of their right.
Burke.
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