Chapter 807

In*fold" (?n-f?ld\'b6) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Infolded ; p. pr. & vb. n. Infolding .] [Pref. in- in + fold .] [Written also enfold .] 1. To wrap up or cover with folds; to envelop; to inwrap; to inclose; to involve.

Gilded tombs do worms infold . Shak.

Infold his limbs in bands. Blackmore.

2. To clasp with the arms; to embrace.

Noble Banquo, . . . let me infold thee, And hold thee to my heart. Shak.

Infoldment <Xpage=761>

In*fold"ment (?) , n. The act of infolding; the state of being infolded.

Infoliate <Xpage=761>

In*fo"li*ate (?) , v. t. [Pref. in- in + L. folium leaf.] To cover or overspread with, or as with, leaves. [R.]

Howell.

Inform <Xpage=761>

In*form" (?) , a. [L. informis ; pref. in- not + forma form, shape: cf. F. informe ] Without regular form; shapeless; ugly; deformed.

Cotton.

Inform <Xpage=761>

In*form" , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Informed (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Informing .] [OE. enformen , OF. enformer , F. informer . L. informare ; pref. in- in + formare to form, share, fr. forma form. See Form .] 1. To give form or share to; to give vital ororganizing power to; to give life to; to imbue and actuate with vitality; to animate; to mold; to figure; to fashion.

"The informing Word." Coleridge.

Let others better mold the running mass Of metals, and inform the breathing brass. Dryden.

Breath informs this fleeting frame. Prior.

Breathes in our soul, informs our mortal part. Pope.

2. To communicate knowledge to; to make known to; to acquaint; to advise; to instruct; to tell; to notify; to enlighten; -- usually followed by of .

For he would learn their business secretly, And then inform his master hastily. Spenser.

I am informed thoroughky of the cause. Shak.

3. To communicate a knowledge of facts to,by way of accusation; to warn against anybody.

Tertullus . . . informed the governor against Paul. Acts xxiv. 1.

Syn. -- To acquaint; apprise; tell; teach; instruct; enlighten; animate; fashion.

Inform <Xpage=761>

In*form" , v. t. 1. To take form; to become visible or manifest; to appear. [Obs.]

It is the bloody business which informs Thus to mine eyes. Shak.

2. To give intelligence or information; to tell.

Shak.

He might either teach in the same manner,or inform how he had been taught. Monthly Rev.

To inform against , to communicate facts by way of accusation against; to denounce; as, two persons came to the magistrate, and informed against A.

Informal <Xpage=761>

In*form"al (?) , a. [Pref. in- not + formal .] 1. Not in the regular, usual, or established form; not according to official, conventional, prescribed, or customary forms or rules; irregular; hence, without ceremony; as, an informal writting, proceeding, or visit .

2. Deranged in mind; out of one's senses. [Obs.]

These poor informal women. Shak.

Informality <Xpage=761>

In`for*mal"i*ty (?) , n. ; pl. Informalities (<?/) . 1. The state of being informal; want of regular, prescribed, or customary form; as, the informality of legal proceedings .

2. An informal, unconventional, or unofficial act or proceeding; something which is not in proper or prescribed form or does not conform to the established rule.

Informally <Xpage=761>

In*form"al*ly (?) , adv. In an informal manner.

Informant <Xpage=761>

In*form"ant (?) , n. [L. informans , -antis , p.pr. of informare . See Inform , v. t. ] 1. One who, or that which, informs, animates, or vivifies. [Obs.]

Glanvill.

2. One who imparts information or instruction.

3. One who offers an accusation; an informer. See Informer . [Obs. or R.]

It was the last evidence of the kind; the informant was hanged. Burke.

Information <Xpage=761>

In`for*ma"tion (?) , n. [F., fr. L. informatio representation, cinception. See Inform , v. t. ] 1. The act of informing, or communicating knowledge or intelligence.

The active informations of the intellect. South.

2. News, advice, or knowledge, communicated by others or obtained by personal study and investigation; intelligence; knowledge derived from reading, observation, or instruction.

Larger opportunities of information . Rogers.

He should get some information in the subject he intends to handle. Swift.

3. (Law) A proceeding in the nature of a prosecution for some offens against the government, instituted and prosecuted, really or nominally, by some authorized public officer on behalt of the government. It differs from an indictment in criminal cases chiefly in not being based on the finding of a grand juri. See Indictment .

Informative <Xpage=761>

In*form"a*tive (?) , a. Having power to inform, animate, or vivify.

Dr. H. More.

Informatory <Xpage=761>

In*form"a*to*ry (?) , a. Full of, or conveying, information; instructive. [R.]

London Spectator.

Informed <Xpage=761>

In*formed" (?n-f?rmd\'b6) , a. Unformed or ill-formed; deformed; shapeless. [Obs.]

Spenser.

Informed stars . See under Unformed .

Informer <Xpage=761>

In*form"er (?) , n. [From Inform , v .] 1. One who informs, animates, or inspires. [Obs.]

Thomson.

Nature, informer of the poet's art. Pope.

2. One who informs, or imparts knowledge or news.

3. (Law) One who informs a magistrate of violations of law; one who informs against another for violation of some law or penal statute.

Common informer (Law) , one who habitually gives information of the violation of penal statutes, with a view to a prosecution therefor. Bouvier. Wharton.

Informidable <Xpage=761>

In*for"mi*da*ble (?) , a. [L. informidabilis . See In- not, and Formidable .] Not formidable; not to be feared or dreaded. [Obs.] "Foe not informidable ."

Milton.

Informity <Xpage=761>

In*form"i*ty (?) , n. [L. informitas . See Inform , a. ] Want of regular form; shapelessness. [Obs.]

Informous <Xpage=761>

In*form"ous (?) , a. [See Inform , a. ] Of irregular form; shapeless. [Obs.]

Sir T. Browne.

Infortunate <Xpage=761>

In*for"tu*nate (?) , a. [L. infortunatus .] Unlucky; unfortunate. [Obs.]

Shak.

"A most infortynate chance." Howell.

- In*for"tu*nate*ly , adv. [Obs.]

Infortune <Xpage=761>

In*for"tune (?) , n. [L. infortunium . See In- not, and Fortune .] Misfortune. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Infortuned <Xpage=761>

In*for"tuned (?) , a. Unfortunate. [Obs.]

I, woeful wretch and infortuned wight. Chaucer.

Infound <Xpage=761>

In*found" (?) , v. t. [L. infundere to pour in. See Infuse .] To pour in; to infuse. [Obs.]

Sir T. More.

Infra <Xpage=761>

In*"fra (?) , adv. [L. Cf. Inferior .] Below; beneath; under; after; -- often used as a prefix.

Infra-axillary <Xpage=761>

In`fra-ax"il*la*ry (?) , a. [ Infra + axillary .] (Bot.) Situated below the axil, as a bud.

Infrabranchial <Xpage=761>

In`fra*bran"chi*al (?) , a. [ Infra + branchial .] (Zo\'94l.) Below the gills; -- applied to the ventral portion of the pallial chamber in the lamellibranchs.

Infraclavicular <Xpage=761>

In`fra*cla*vic"u*lar (?) , a. [ Infra + clavicular .] (Anat.) Below the clavicle; as, the infraclavicular fossa .

Infract <Xpage=761>

In*fract" (?n-fr\'b5kt\'b6) , a. [L. infractus ; pref. in- not + fractus . p.p. of frangere to break.] Not broken or fractured; unharmed; whole. [Obs.]

Chapman.

Infract <Xpage=761>

In*fract" , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Infracted ; p. pr. & vb. n. Infracting .] [L. infractus , p.p. of of infringere . See Infringe .] To break; to infringe. [R.]

Thomson.

Infractible <Xpage=761>

In*fract"i*ble (?) , a. Capable of being broken. [R.]

Infraction <Xpage=761>

In*frac"tion (?) , n. [L. infractio : cf. F. infraction .] The act of infracting or breaking; breach; violation; nonobservance; infringement; as, an infraction of a treaty, compact, rule, or law .

I. Watts.

Infractor <Xpage=761>

In*fract"or (?) , n. [Cf. F. infracteur .] One who infracts or infringes; a violator; a breaker.

Infragrant <Xpage=761>

In*fra"grant (?) , a. Not fragrant.

Infrahyoid <Xpage=761>

In`fra*hy"oid (?) , a. [ Infra + hyoid .] (Anat.) Same as Hyosternal (a) .

Infralabial <Xpage=761>

In`fra*la"bi*al (?) , a. (Zo\'94l.) Below the lower lip; -- said of certain scales of reptiles and fishes.

Infralapsarian <Xpage=761>

In`fra*lap*sa"ri*an (?) , n. [ Infra + lapse : cf. F. infralapsaire. See Lapse .] (Eccl. Hist.) One of that class of Calvinists who consider the decree of election as contemplating the apostasy as past and the elect as being at the time of election in a fallen and guilty state; -- opposed to Supralapsarian . The former considered the election of grace as a remedy for an existing evil; the latter regarded the fall as a part of God's original purpose in regard to men.

Infralapsarian <Xpage=761>

In`fra*lap*sa"ri*an , a. (Theor.) Of or pertaining to the Infralapsarians, or to their doctrine.

Infralapsarianism <Xpage=761>

In`fra*lap*sa"ri*an*ism (?) , n. (Theor.) The doctrine, belief, or principles of the Inralapsarians.

Inframarginal <Xpage=761>

In`fra*mar"gin*al (?) , a. [ Infra + marginal .] Below the margin; submarginal; as, an inframarginal convolution of the brain .

Inframaxillary <Xpage=761>

In`fra*max"il*la*ry (?) , a. [ Infra + maxillary .] (Anat.) (a) Under the lower jaw; submaxillary; as, the inframaxillary nerve . (b) Of or pertaining to the lower iaw.

Inframedian <Xpage=761>

In`fra*me"di*an (?) , a. [ Infra + median .] (Zo\'94logical Geog.) Of or pertaining to the interval or zone along the sea bottom, at the depth of between fifty and one hundred fathoms.

E. Forbes.

Inframundane <Xpage=761>

In`fra*mun"dane (?) , a. [ Infra + mundane .] Lying or situated beneath the world.

Infranchise <Xpage=761>

In*fran"chise (?) , v. t. See Enfranchise .

Infrangibility <Xpage=761>

In*fran`gi*bil"i*ty (?) , n. The quality or state of being infrangible; infrangibleness.

Infrangible <Xpage=761>

In*fran"gi*ble (?) , a. [Pref. in- not + grangible : cf.F. infrangible .] 1. Not capable of being broken or separated into parts; as, infrangible atoms .

[He] link'd their fetlocks with a golden band Infrangible . Pope.

2. Not to be infringed or violated.

Infrangibleness <Xpage=761>

In*fran"gi*ble*ness , n. The state or quality of being infrangible; infrangibility.

Infraocular <Xpage=761>

In`fra*oc"u*lar (?) , a. [ Infra + ocular .] (Zo\'94l.) Situated below the eyes, as the antenna of certain insects.

Infraorbital <Xpage=761>

In`fra*or"bit*al (?) , a. [ Infra + orbital .] (Anat.) Below the orbit; as, the infraorbital foramen; the infraorbital nerve.

Infrapose <Xpage=761>

In`fra*pose" (?) , v. t. [ Infra + pose .] To place under or beneath. [R.]

Infraposition <Xpage=761>

In`fra*po*si"tion (?) , n. [ Infra + position .] A situation or position beneath.

Kane.

Infrascapular <Xpage=761>

In`fra*scap"u*lar (?) , a. [ Infra + scapular .] (Anat.) Beneath the scapula, or shoulder blade; subscapular.

Infraspinal <Xpage=761>

In`fra*spi"nal (?) , a. [ Infra + spinal .] (Anat.) (a) Below the vertebral column, subvertebral. (b) Below the spine; infraspinate; infraspinous.

Infraspinate, Infraspinous <Xpage=761>

In`fra*spi"nate (?) , In`fra*spi*nous (?) , a. [ Infra + spinate , spinous .] (Anat.) Below the spine; infraspinal; esp., below the spine of the scapula; as, the infraspinous fossa; the infraspinate muscle.

Infrastapedial <Xpage=761>

In`fra*sta*pe"di*al (?) , a. [ Infra + stapedial .] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to a part of the columella of the ear, which in many animals projects below the connection with the stapes. -- n. The infrastapedial part of the columella.

Infrasternal <Xpage=761>

In`fra*ster"nal (?) , a. [ Infra + sternal .] (Anat.) Below the sternum; as, the infrasternal depression, or pit of the stomach .

Infratemporal <Xpage=761>

In`fra*tem"po*ral (?) , a. [ Infra + temporal .] (Anat.) Below the temple; below the temporal bone.

Infraterritorial <Xpage=761>

In`fra*ter"ri*to"ri*al (?) , a. [ Infra + territorial .] Within the territory of a state.

Story.

Infratrochlear <Xpage=761>

In`fra*troch"le*ar (?) , a. [ Infra + trochlear .] (Anat.) Below a trochlea, or pulley; -- applied esp. to one of the subdivisions of the trigeminal nerve.

Infrequence, Infrequency <Xpage=761>

In*fre"quence (?) , In*fre"quen*cy (?) , n. [L. infrequentia scantiness : cf. F. infrequence .] 1. The state of rarely occuring; uncommonness; rareness; as, the infrquence of his visits .

2. The state of not being frequented; solitude; isolation; retirement; seclusion. [R.]

The solitude and infrequency of the place. Bp. Hall.

Infrequent <Xpage=761>

In*fre"quent (?) , a. [L. infrquens : cf.F. infrequent . See In- not, and Frequent .] Seldom happening or occurring; rare; uncommon; unusual.

The act whereof is at this day infrequent or out of use among all sorts of men. Sir T. Elyot.

Infrequently <Xpage=761>

In*fre"quent*ly (?) , adv. Not frequently; rarely.

Infrigidate <Xpage=761>

In*frig"i*date (?) , v. t. [L. infrigidatus , p.p. of infrigidare to chill. See 1st In- , and Frigid .] To chill; to make cold; to cool. [Obs.]

Boyle.

Infrigidation <Xpage=761>

In*frig`i*da"tion (?) , n. [L. infrigidatio .] The act of chilling or causing to become cold; a chilling; coldness; congelation. [Obs.]

Boyle.

Infringe <Xpage=761>

In*fringe" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Infringed (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Infringing (?) .] [L. infringere ; pref. in- in + frangere to break. See Fraction , and cf. Infract .] 1. To break; to violate; to transgress; to neglect to fulfill or obey; as, to infringe a law or contract .

If the first that did the edict infringe , Had answered for his deed. Shak.

The peace . . . was infringed by Appius Claudius. Golding.

2. To hinder; to destroy; as, to infringe efficacy; to infringe delight or power. [Obs.]

Hooker.

Infringe <Xpage=761>

In*fringe" , v. i. 1. To break, violate, or transgress some contract, rule, or law; to injure; to offend.

2. To encroach; to trespass; -- followed by on or upon ; as, to infringe upon the rights of another .

Infringement <Xpage=761>

In*fringe"ment (?) , n. 1. The act of infringing; breach; violation; nonfulfillment; as, the infringement of a treaty, compact, law, or constitution .

The punishing of this infringement is proper to that jurisdiction against which the contempt is. Clarendon.

2. An encroachment on a patent, copyright, or other special privilege; a trespass.

Infringer <Xpage=761>

In*frin"ger (?) , n. One who infringes or violates; a violator.

Strype.

Infructuose <Xpage=761>

In*fruc"tu*ose" (?) , a. [L. infructuosus . See In- not, and Fruit .] Not producing fruit; unfruitful; unprofitable. [R.]

T. Adams.

Infrugal <Xpage=761>

In*fru"gal (?) , a. Not frugal; wasteful; as, an infrugal expense of time .

J. Goodman.

Infrugiferous <Xpage=761>

In`fru*gif"er*ous (?) , a. Not bearing fruit; not fructiferous.

Infucate <Xpage=761>

In`fu*cate (?) , v. t. [L. infucatus painted; pref. in- in + fucare to paint, dye. See Fucate .] To stain; to paint; to daub.

Infucation <Xpage=761>

In`fu*ca"tion (?) , n. The act of painting or staining, especially of painting the face.

Infula <Xpage=761>

In"fu*la (?) , n. ; pl. Infule (#) . [L.] A sort of fillet worn by dignitaries, priests, and others among the ancient Romans. It was generally white.

Infumate <Xpage=761>

In"fu*mate (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Infumated (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Infumating .] [L. infumatus , p.p. of infumare to infumate; pref. in- in + fumare to smoke, fr. fumus smoke.] To dry by exposing to smoke; to expose to smoke.

Infumated <Xpage=761>

In"fu*ma`ted (?) , a. (Zo\'94l.) Clouded; having a cloudy appearance.

Infumation <Xpage=761>