Chapter 810

In*hal"ent (?) , a. Used for inhaling; as, the inhalent end of a duct .

Dana.

Inhaler <Xpage=763>

In*hal"er (?) , n. 1. One who inhales.

2. An apparatus for inhaling any vapor or volatile substance, as ether or chloroform, for medicinal purposes.

3. A contrivance to filter, as air, in order to protect the lungs from inhaling damp or cold air, noxious gases, dust, etc.; also, the respiratory apparatus for divers.

Inhance <Xpage=763>

In*hance" (?) , v. t. See Enhance .

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In`har*mon"ic (?) , In`har*mon"ic*al (?) , a. Not harmonic; inharmonious; discordant; dissonant.

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In`har*mo"ni*ous (?) , a. [Pref. in- not + harmonious : cf. F. inharmonieux .]

1. Not harmonious; unmusical; discordant; dissonant.

Sounds inharmonious in themselves and harsh. Cowper.

2. Conflicting; jarring; not in harmony.

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In`har*mo"ni*ous*ly , adv. Without harmony.

Inharmoniousness <Xpage=763>

In`har*mo"ni*ous*ness , n. The quality of being inharmonious; want of harmony; discord.

The inharmoniousness of a verse. A. Tucker.

Inharmony <Xpage=763>

In*har"mo*ny (?) , n. Want of harmony.

Inhaul, Inhauler <Xpage=763>

In"haul` (?) , In"haul`er (?) , n. (Naut.) A rope used to draw in the jib boom, or flying jib boom.

Inhearse <Xpage=763>

In*hearse" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Inhearsed (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Inhearsing .] To put in, or as in, a hearse or coffin.

Shak.

Inhere <Xpage=763>

In*here" (?) , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Inhered (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Inhering .] [L. inhaerere ; pref. in- in + haerere to stick, hang. See Hesitate .] To be inherent; to stick ( in ); to be fixed or permanently incorporated with something; to cleave ( to ); to belong, as attributes or qualities.

They do but inhere in the subject that supports them. Digby.

Inherence, Inherency <Xpage=763>

In*her"ence (?) , In*her"en*cy (?) , n. [Cf. F. inh\'82rence .] The state of inhering; permanent existence in something; innateness; inseparable and essential connection.

Jer. Taylor.

Inherent <Xpage=763>

In*her"ent (?) , a. [L. inhaerens , -entis , p. pr. of inhaerere : cf. F. inh\'82rent . See Inhere .] Permanently existing in something; inseparably attached or connected; naturally pertaining to; innate; inalienable; as, polarity is an inherent quality of the magnet; the inherent right of men to life, liberty, and protection. "A most inherent baseness."

Shak.

The sore disease which seems inherent in civilization. Southey.

Syn. -- Innate; inborn; native; natural; inbred; inwrought; inseparable; essential; indispensable.

Inherently <Xpage=763>

In*her"ent*ly , adv. By inherence; inseparably.

Matter hath inherently and essentially such an internal energy. Bentley.

Inherit <Xpage=763>

In*her"it (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Inherited ; p. pr. & vb. n. Inheriting .] [OE. enheriten to inherit, to give a heritage to, OF. enheriter to appoint as an heir, L. inhereditare ; pref. in- in + hereditare to inherit, fr. heres heir. See Heir .]

1. (Law) To take by descent from an ancestor; to take by inheritance; to take as heir on the death of an ancestor or other person to whose estate one succeeds; to receive as a right or title descendible by law from an ancestor at his decease; as, the heir inherits the land or real estate of his father; the eldest son of a nobleman inherits his father's title; the eldest son of a king inherits the crown.

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2. To receive or take by birth; to have by nature; to derive or acquire from ancestors, as mental or physical qualities; as, he inherits a strong constitution, a tendency to disease, etc.

Prince Harry is valiant; for the cold blood he did naturally inherit of his father he hath . . . manured . . . with good store of fertile sherris. Shak.

3. To come into possession of; to possess; to own; to enjoy as a possession.

But the meek shall inherit the earth. Ps. xxxvii. 11.

To bury so much gold under a tree, And never after to inherit it. Shak.

4. To put in possession of. [R.]

Shak.

Inherit <Xpage=764>

In*her"it (?) , v. i. To take or hold a possession, property, estate, or rights by inheritance.

Thou shalt not inherit our father's house. Judg. xi. 2.

Inheritability <Xpage=764>

In*her`it*a*bil"i*ty (?) , n. The quality of being inheritable or descendible to heirs.

Jefferson.

Inheritable <Xpage=764>

In*her"it*a*ble (?) , a. 1. Capable of being inherited; transmissible or descendible; as, an inheritable estate or title .

Blackstone.

2. Capable of being transmitted from parent to child; as, inheritable qualities or infirmities .

3. [Cf. OF. enheritable , inheritable .] Capable of taking by inheritance, or of receiving by descent; capable of succeeding to, as an heir.

By attainder . . . the blood of the person attainted is so corrupted as to be rendered no longer inheritable . Blackstone.

The eldest daughter of the king is also alone inheritable to the crown on failure of issue male. Blackstone.

Inheritable blood , blood or relationship by which a person becomes qualified to be an heir, or to transmit possessions by inheritance.

Inheritably <Xpage=764>

In*her"it*a*bly , adv. By inheritance.

Sherwood.

Inheritance <Xpage=764>

In*her"it*ance (?) , n. [Cf. OF. enheritance .]

1. The act or state of inheriting; as, the inheritance of an estate; the inheritance of mental or physical qualities.

2. That which is or may be inherited; that which is derived by an heir from an ancestor or other person; a heritage; a possession which passes by descent.

When the man dies, let the inheritance Descend unto the daughter. Shak.

3. A permanent or valuable possession or blessing, esp. one received by gift or without purchase; a benefaction.

To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away. 1 Pet. i. 4.

4. Possession; ownership; acquisition. "The inheritance of their loves."

Shak.

To you th' inheritance belongs by right Of brother's praise; to you eke <?/longs his love. Spenser.

5. (Biol.) Transmission and reception by animal or plant generation.

6. (Law) A perpetual or continuing right which a man and his heirs have to an estate; an estate which a man has by descent as heir to another, or which he may transmit to another as his heir; an estate derived from an ancestor to an heir in course of law.

Blackstone.

&hand; The word inheritance (used simply) is mostly confined to the title to land and tenements by a descent.

Mozley & W.

Men are not proprietors of what they have, merely for themselves; their children have a title to part of it which comes to be wholly theirs when death has put an end to their parents' use of it; and this we call inheritance . Locke.

Inheritor <Xpage=764>

In*her"it*or (?) , n. One who inherits; an heir.

Born inheritors of the dignity. Milton.

Inheritress <Xpage=764>

In*her"it*ress (?) , n. A heiress.

Milman.

Inheritrix <Xpage=764>

In*her"it*rix (?) , n. Same as Inheritress .

Shak.

Inherse <Xpage=764>

In*herse" (?) , v. t. [Obs.] See Inhearse .

Inhesion <Xpage=764>

In*he"sion (?) , n. [L. inhaesio . See Inhere .] The state of existing, of being inherent, in something; inherence.

A. Baxter.

Constant inhesion and habitual abode. South.

Inhiation <Xpage=764>

In`hi*a"tion (?) , n. [L. inhiatio , fr. inhiare to gape; pref. in- + hiare to gape.] A gaping after; eager desire; craving. [R.]

Bp. Hall.

Inhibit <Xpage=764>

In*hib"it (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Inhibited ; p. pr. & vb. n. Inhibiting .] [L. inhibitus , p. p. of inhibere ; pref. in- in + habere to have, hold. See Habit .]

1. To check; to hold back; to restrain; to hinder.

Their motions also are excited or inhibited . . . by the objects without them. Bentley.

2. To forbid; to prohibit; to interdict.

All men were inhibited , by proclamation, at the dissolution, so much as to mention a Parliament. Clarendon.

Burial may not be inhibited or denied to any one. Ayliffe.

Inhibition <Xpage=764>

In`hi*bi"tion (?) , n. [L. inhibitio : cf. F. inhibition .]

1. The act of inhibiting, or the state of being inhibited; restraint; prohibition; embargo.

2. (Physiol.) A stopping or checking of an already present action; a restraining of the function of an organ, or an agent, as a digestive fluid or ferment, etc.; as, the inhibition of the respiratory center by the pneumogastric nerve; the inhibition of reflexes, etc.

3. (Law) A writ from a higher court forbidding an inferior judge from further proceedings in a cause before; esp., a writ issuing from a higher ecclesiastical court to an inferior one, on appeal.

Cowell.

Inhibitor <Xpage=764>

In*hib"i*tor (?) , n. [NL.] That which causes inhibitory action; esp., an inhibitory nerve.

Inhibitory <Xpage=764>

In*hib"i*to*ry (?) , a. [LL. inhibitorius : cf. F. inhibitoire .] Of or pertaining to, or producing, inhibition; consisting in inhibition; tending or serving to inhibit; as, the inhibitory action of the pneumogastric on the respiratory center .

I would not have you consider these criticisms as inhibitory . Lamb.

Inhibitory nerves (Physiol.) , those nerves which modify, inhibit, or suppress a motor or secretory act already in progress.

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In*hib"i*to*ry-mo"tor (?) , a. (Physiol.) A term applied to certain nerve centers which govern or restrain subsidiary centers, from which motor impressions issue.

McKendrick.

Inhive <Xpage=764>

In*hive" (?) , v. t. To place in a hive; to hive.

Inhold <Xpage=764>

In*hold" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Inheld (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Inholding .] To have inherent; to contain in itself; to possess. [Obs.]

Sir W. Raleigh.

Inholder <Xpage=764>

In*hold"er , n. An inhabitant. [Obs.]

Spenser.

Inhoop <Xpage=764>

In*hoop" (?) , v. t. To inclose in a hoop, or as in a hoop. [R.]

Shak.

Inhospitable <Xpage=764>

In*hos"pi*ta*ble (?) , a. [Pref. in- not + hospitable : cf. L. inhospitalis .]

1. Not hospitable; not disposed to show hospitality to strangers or guests; as, an inhospitable person or people .

Have you no touch of pity, that the poor Stand starved at your inhospitable door? Cowper.

2. Affording no shelter or sustenance; barren; desert; bleak; cheerless; wild. " Inhospitable wastes."

Blair.

-- In*hos"pi*ta*ble*mess , n. -- In*hos"pi*ta*bly , adv.

Inhospitality <Xpage=764>

In*hos`pi*tal"i*ty (?) , n. [L. inhospitalitas : cf. F. inhospitalit\'82 . See In- not, and Hospitality .] The quality or state of being inhospitable; inhospitableness; lack of hospitality.

Bp. Hall.

Inhuman <Xpage=764>

In*hu"man (?) , a. [L. inhumanus : cf. F. inhumain . See In- not, and Human .]

1. Destitute of the kindness and tenderness that belong to a human being; cruel; barbarous; savage; unfeeling; as, an inhuman person or people .

2. Characterized by, or attended with, cruelty; as, an inhuman act or punishment .

Syn. -- Cruel; unfeeling; pitiless; merciless; savage; barbarous; brutal; ferocious; ruthless; fiendish.

Inhumanity <Xpage=764>

In`hu*man"i*ty (?) , n. ; pl. Inhumanities (#) . [L. inhumanitas : cf. F. inhumanit\'82 .] The quality or state of being inhuman; cruelty; barbarity.

Man's inhumanity to man Makes countless thousands mourn. Burns.

Inhumanly <Xpage=764>

In*hu"man*ly (?) , adv. In an inhuman manner; cruelly; barbarously.

Inhumate <Xpage=764>

In*hu"mate (?) , v. t. [L. inhumatus , p. p. of inhumare to inhume; pref. in- in + humare to cover with earth. See Humation , and cf. Inhume .] To inhume; to bury; to inter.

Hedge.

Inhumation <Xpage=764>

In`hu*ma"tion (?) , n. [Cf. F. inhumation .]

1. The act of inhuming or burying; interment.

2. (Old Chem.) The act of burying vessels in warm earth in order to expose their contents to a steady moderate heat; the state of being thus exposed.

3. (Med.) Arenation.

Inhume <Xpage=764>

In*hume" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Inhumed (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Inhuming .] [Cf. F. inhumer . See Inhumate .]

1. To deposit, as a dead body, in the earth; to bury; to inter.

Weeping they bear the mangled heaps of slain, Inhume the natives in their native plain. Pope.

2. To bury or place in warm earth for chemical or medicinal purposes.

Inia <Xpage=764>

In"i*a (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) A South American freshwater dolphin ( Inia Boliviensis ). It is ten or twelve feet long, and has a hairy snout.

Inial <Xpage=764>

In"i*al (?) , a. (Anat.) Pertaining to the inion.

Inimaginable <Xpage=764>

In`im*ag"i*na*ble (?) , a. Unimaginable; inconceivable. [R.]

Bp. Pearson.

Inimical <Xpage=764>

In*im"i*cal (?; 277) , a. [L. inimicalis , fr. inimicus unfriendly, hostile; pref. in- not + amicus friendly. See Amity .]

1. Having the disposition or temper of an enemy; unfriendly; unfavorable; -- chiefly applied to private , as hostile is to public , enmity.

2. Opposed in tendency, influence, or effects; antagonistic; inconsistent; incompatible; adverse; repugnant.

We are at war with a system, which, by its essence, is inimical to all other governments. Burke.

Inimicality <Xpage=764>

In*im`i*cal"i*ty (?) , n. The state or quality of being inimical or hostile; hostility; unfriendliness. [R.]

Inimically <Xpage=764>

In*im"i*cal*ly (?) , adv. In an inimical manner.

Inimicitious <Xpage=764>

In*im`i*ci"tious (?) , a. [L. inimicitia enmity. See Inimical .] Inimical; unfriendly. [R.]

Sterne.

Inimicous <Xpage=764>

In*im"i*cous (?) , a. [L. inimicus .] Inimical; hurtful. [Obs.]

Evelyn.

Inimitability <Xpage=764>

In*im`i*ta*bil"i*ty (?) , n. The quality or state of being inimitable; inimitableness.

Norris.

Inimitable <Xpage=764>

In*im"i*ta*ble (?) , a. [L. inimitabilis : cf. F. inimitable . See In- not, and Imitable .] Not capable of being imitated, copied, or counterfeited; beyond imitation; surpassingly excellent; matchless; unrivaled; exceptional; unique; as, an inimitable style; inimitable eloquence. " Inimitable force."

Dryden.

Performing such inimitable feats. Cowper.

-- In*im"i*ta*ble*ness , n. -- In*im"i*ta*bly , adv.

Inion <Xpage=764>

In"i*on (?) , n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'ini`on the back of the head.] (Anat.) The external occipital protuberance of the skull.

Iniquitous <Xpage=764>

In*iq"ui*tous (?) , a. [From Iniquity .] Characterized by iniquity; unjust; wicked; as, an iniquitous bargain; an iniquitous proceeding.

Demagogues . . . bribed to this iniquitous service. Burke.

Syn. -- Wicked; wrong; unjust; unrighteous; nefarious; criminal. -- Iniquitous , Wicked , Nefarious . Wicked is the generic term. Iniquitous is stronger, denoting a violation of the rights of others, usually by fraud or circumvention. Nefarious is still stronger, implying a breach of the most sacred obligations, and points more directly to the intrinsic badness of the deed.

Iniquitously <Xpage=764>

In*iq"ui*tous*ly , adv. In an iniquitous manner; unjustly; wickedly.

Iniquity <Xpage=764>

In*iq"ui*ty (?) , n. ; pl. Iniquities (#) . [OE. iniquitee , F. iniquit\'82 , L. iniquitas , inequality, unfairness, injustice. See Iniquous .]

1. Absence of, or deviation from, just dealing; want of rectitude or uprightness; gross injustice; unrighteousness; wickedness; as, the iniquity of bribery; the iniquity of an unjust judge.

Till the world from his perfection fell Into all filth and foul iniquity . Spenser.

2. An iniquitous act or thing; a deed of injustice o<?/ unrighteousness; a sin; a crime.

Milton.

Your iniquities have separated between you and your God. Is. lix. 2.

3. A character or personification in the old English moralities, or moral dramas, having the name sometimes of one vice and sometimes of another. See Vice .

Acts old Iniquity , and in the fit Of miming gets the opinion of a wit. B. Jonson.

Iniquous <Xpage=764>

In*i"quous (?) , a. [L. iniquus ; pref. in- not + aequus . See Equal .] Iniquitous. [Obs.]

Sir T. Browne.

Inirritable <Xpage=764>

In*ir"ri*ta*ble (?) , a. [Pref. in- not + irritable : cf. F. inirritable .] Not irritable; esp. (Physiol.) , incapable of being stimulated to action, as a muscle. -- In*ir`ri*ta*bil"i*ty (#) , n.

Inirritative <Xpage=764>

In*ir"ri*ta*tive (?) , a. Not accompanied with excitement; as, an inirritative fever .

E. Darwin.

Inisle <Xpage=764>

In*isle" (?) , v. t. [Cf. Enisled .] To form into an island; to surround. [Obs.]

Drayton.

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