Chapter 830

In*tol"er*a*ble (?) , a. [F. intol\'82rable , L. 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.

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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 , n. -- In*tol"er*a*bly , adv.

Intolerance <Xpage=782>

In*tol"er*ance (?) , n. [L. intolerantia impatience, unendurableness: cf. F. intol\'82rance .]

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 <Xpage=782>

In*tol"er*an*cy (?) , n. Intolerance.

Bailey.

Intolerant <Xpage=782>

In*tol"er*ant (?) , a. [L. intolerans , -antis : cf. F. intol\'82rant . 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 <Xpage=782>

In*tol"er*ant , n. An intolerant person; a bigot.

Intolerantly <Xpage=782>

In*tol"er*ant*ly , adv. In an intolerant manner.

Intolerated <Xpage=782>

In*tol"er*a`ted (?) , a. Not tolerated.

Intolerating <Xpage=782>

In*tol"er*a`ting (?) , a. Intolerant. [R.]

Intoleration <Xpage=782>

In*tol`er*a"tion (?) , n. Intolerance; want of toleration; refusal to tolerate a difference of opinion.

Intomb <Xpage=782>

In*tomb" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Intombed (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Intombing .] To place in a tomb; to bury; to entomb. See Entomb .

Intombment <Xpage=782>

In*tomb"ment (?) , n. See Entombment .

Intonate <Xpage=782>

In"to*nate (?) , v. i. [L. intonatus , p. p. of intonare to thunder, resound.] To thunder. [Obs.]

Bailey.

Intonate <Xpage=782>

In"to*nate , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Intonated (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Intonating (?) .] [See Intone .]

1. (Mus.) To sound the tones of the musical scale; to practice the sol-fa.

2. To modulate the voice in a musical, sonorous, and measured manner, as in reading the liturgy; to intone.

Intonate <Xpage=782>

In"to*nate , v. t. To utter in a musical or sonorous manner; to chant; as, to intonate the liturgy .

Intonation <Xpage=782>

In`to*na"tion (?) , n. [See 1st Intonate .] A thundering; thunder. [Obs.]

Bailey.

Intonation <Xpage=782>

In`to*na"tion , n. [Cf. F. intonation . See Intone .] (Mus.) (a) The act of sounding the tones of the musical scale. (b) Singing or playing in good tune or otherwise; as, her intonation was false . (c) Reciting in a musical prolonged tone; intonating, or singing of the opening phrase of a plain-chant, psalm, or canticle by a single voice, as of a priest. See Intone , v. t. <-- 2. the manner of speaking, esp. the rise and fall of the pitch of the voice while speaking. -->

Intone <Xpage=782>

In*tone" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Intoned (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Intoning .] [LL. intonare , intonatum ; pref. in- in + L. tonus tone. See Tone and cf. Entune , Intonate .] To utter with a musical or prolonged note or tone; to chant; as, to intone the church service .

Intone <Xpage=782>

In*tone" , v. i. To utter a prolonged tone or a deep, protracted sound; to speak or recite in a measured, sonorous manner; to intonate.

Pope.

Intorsion <Xpage=782>

In*tor"sion (?) , n. [L. intortio a curling, crisping: cf. F. intorsion . See Intort , and cf. Intortion .]

1. A winding, bending, or twisting.

2. (Bot.) The bending or twining of any part of a plant toward one side or the other, or in any direction from the vertical.

Intort <Xpage=782>

In*tort" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Intorted ; p. pr. & vb. n. Intorting .] [L. intortus , p. p. of intoquere to twist; pref. in- in + torquere to twist.] To twist in and out; to twine; to wreathe; to wind; to wring.

Pope.

Intortion <Xpage=782>

In*tor"tion (?) , n. See Intorsion .

Intoxicant <Xpage=782>

In*tox"i*cant (?) , n. That which intoxicates; an intoxicating agent; as, alcohol, opium, and laughing gas are intoxicants .

Intoxicate <Xpage=782>

In*tox"i*cate (?) , a. [LL. intoxicatus , p. p. of intoxicare to drug or poison; pref. in- in + L. toxicum a poison in which arrows were dipped, Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ pertaining to a bow. See Toxic .]

1. Intoxicated.

2. Overexcited, as with joy or grief.

Alas, good mother, be not intoxicate for me; I am well enough. Chapman.

Intoxicate <Xpage=782>

In*tox"i*cate (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Intoxicated (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Intoxicating .]

1. To poison; to drug.

South.

2. To make drunk; to inebriate; to excite or to stupefy by strong drink or by a narcotic substance.

With new wine inoxicated both. Milton.

3. To excite to a transport of enthusiasm, frenzy, or madness; to elate unduly or excessively.

Intoxicated with the sound of those very bells. G. Eliot.

They are not intoxicated by military success. Jowett (Thuc. ).

Intoxicatedness <Xpage=782>

In*tox"i*ca`ted*ness (?) , n. The state of being intoxicated; intoxication; drunkenness. [R.]

Intoxicating <Xpage=782>

In*tox"i*ca`ting (?) , a. Producing intoxication; <?/<?/tted to intoxicate; as, intoxicating liquors .

Intoxication <Xpage=782>

In*tox`i*ca"tion (?) , n. 1. (Med.) A poisoning, as by a spirituous or a narcotic substance.

2. The state of being intoxicated or drunk; inebriation; ebriety; drunkenness; the act of intoxicating or making drunk.

2. A high excitement of mind; an elation which rises to enthusiasm, frenzy, or madness.

That secret intoxication of pleasure. Spectator.</qsyn

Syn. -- Drunkenness; inebriation; inebriety; ebriety; infatuation; delirium. See Drunkenness .

Intra- <Xpage=782>

In"tra- (?) . [L. intra , prep., within, on the inside; akin to inter . See Inter- .] A prefix signifying in , within , interior ; as, intra ocular, within the eyeball; intra marginal.

Intraaxillary <Xpage=782>

In`tra*ax"il*la*ry (?) , a. (Bot.) Situated below the point where a leaf joins the stem.

Intracellular <Xpage=782>

In`tra*cel"lu*lar (?) , a. (Biol.) Within a cell; as, the intracellular movements seen in the pigment cells, the salivary cells, and in the protoplasm of some vegetable cells .

Intracolic <Xpage=782>

In`tra*col"ic (?) , a. (Anat.) Within the colon; as, the intracolic valve .

Intracranial <Xpage=782>

In`tra*cra"ni*al (?) , a. Within the cranium or skull.

Sir W. Hamilton.

Intractability <Xpage=782>

In*tract`a*bil"i*ty (?) , n. The quality of being intractable; intractableness.

Bp. Hurd.

Intractable <Xpage=782>

In*tract"a*ble (?) , a. [L. intractabilis : cf. F. intraitable , formerly also intractable . See In- not, and Tractable .] Not tractable; not easily governed, managed, or directed; indisposed to be taught, disciplined, or tamed; violent; stubborn; obstinate; refractory; as, an intractable child .

Syn. -- Stubborn; perverse; obstinate; refractory; cross; unmanageable; unruly; headstrong; violent; ungovernable; unteachable.

-- In*tract"a*ble*ness , n. -- In*tract"a*bly , adv.

Intractile <Xpage=782>

In*tract"ile (?) , a. Not tractile; incapable of being drawn out or extended.

Bacon.

Intrados <Xpage=782>

In*tra"dos (?) , n. [F., fr. L. intra within + F. dos the back, L. dorsum . Cf. Extrados .] (Arch.) The interior curve of an arch; esp., the inner or lower curved face of the whole body of voussoirs taken together. See Extrados .

Intrafoliaceous <Xpage=782>

In`tra*fo`li*a"ceous (?) , a. (Bot.) Growing immediately above, or in front of, a leaf; as, intrafoliaceous stipules .

Intrafusion <Xpage=782>

In`tra*fu"sion (?) , n. [Pref. intra- + L. fundere , fusum , to pour.] The act of pouring into a vessel; specif. (Med.) , the operation of introducing a substance into a blood vessel; as, intrafusion of blood .

Intralobular <Xpage=782>

In`tra*lob"u*lar (?) , a. (Anat.) Within lobules; as, the intralobular branches of the hepatic veins .

Intramarginal <Xpage=782>

In`tra*mar"gin*al (?) , a. Situated within the margin.

Loudon.

Intramercurial <Xpage=782>

In`tra*mer*cu"ri*al (?) , a. (Astron.) Between the planet Mercury and the sun; -- as, the hypothetical Vulcan is intramercurial .

Intramolecular <Xpage=782>

In`tra*mo*lec"u*lar (?) , a. (Chem. & Physics) Between molecules; situated, or acting, between the molecules of bodies.

Intramundane <Xpage=782>

In`tra*mun"dane (?) , a. Being within the material world; -- opposed to extramundane .

Intramural <Xpage=782>

In`tra*mu"ral (?) , a. 1. Being within the walls, as of a city.

2. (Anat. & Med.) Being within the substance of the walls of an organ; as, intramural pregnancy .

Intranquillity <Xpage=782>

In`tran*quil"li*ty (?) , n. Unquietness; restlessness.

Sir W. Temple.

Intranscalent <Xpage=782>

In`trans*ca"lent (?) , a. Impervious to heat; adiathermic.

Intransgressible <Xpage=782>

In`trans*gress"i*ble (?) , a. [L. intragressibilis that can not be crossed. See In- not, and Transgress .] Incapable of being transgressed; not to be passes over or crossed.

Holland.

Intranssient <Xpage=782>

In*trans"sient (?) , a. Not transient; remaining; permanent.

Killingbeck.

Intransigent <Xpage=782>

In*trans"i*gent (?) , a. [F. intransigeant (cf. Sp. intransigente ); pref. in- not + L. transigere to come to an agreement; trans across + agere to lead, act.] Refusing compromise; uncompromising; irreconcilable.

Lond. Sat. Rev.

Intransigentes <Xpage=782>

In`trans"i*gen*tes (?) , n. pl. [Sp.] (Spanish Politics) The extreme radicals; the party of the irreconcilables.

Intransitive <Xpage=782>

In*tran"si*tive (?) , a. [L. intransitivus : cf. F. intransitif . See In- not, and Transitive .]

1. Not passing farther; kept; detained. [R.]

And then it is for the image's sake and so far is intransitive ; but whatever is paid more to the image is transitive and passes further. Jer. Taylor.

2. (Gram.) Not transitive; not passing over t<?/ an object; expressing an action or state that is limited to the agent or subject, or, in other words, an action which does not require an object to complete the sense; as, an intransitive verb, e . g ., the bird flies ; the dog runs .

&hand; Intransitive verbs have no passive form. Some verbs which appear at first sight to be intransitive are in reality, or were originally, transitive verbs with a reflexive or other object omitted; as, he keeps ( i. e. , himself) aloof from danger. Intransitive verbs may take a noun of kindred signification for a cognate object; as, he died the death of a hero; he dreamed a dream . Some intransitive verbs, by the addition of a preposition, become transitive , and so admit of a passive voice; as, the man laughed at ; he was laughed at by the man.

Intransitively <Xpage=782>

In*tran"si*tive*ly , adv. (Gram.) Without an object following; in the manner of an intransitive verb.

In transitu <Xpage=782>

In` tran"si*tu (?) . [L.] (Law) In transit; during passage; as, goods in transitu .

Intransmissible <Xpage=782>

In`trans*mis"si*ble (?) , a. Not capable of being transmitted.

Intransmutability <Xpage=782>

In`trans*mu`ta*bil"i*ty (?) , n. The quality of being intransmutable.

Intransmutable <Xpage=782>

In`trans*mut"a*ble (?) , a. Not capable of being transmuted or changed into another substance.

Intrant <Xpage=782>

In"trant (?) , a. [L. intrans , p. pr. of intrare to enter. See Enter .] Entering; penetrating.

Intrant <Xpage=782>

In"trant , n. One who enters; especially, a person entering upon some office or station.

Hume.

Intranuclear <Xpage=782>

In`tra*nu"cle*ar (?) , a. (Biol.) Within the nucleus of a cell; as. the intranuclear network of fibrils, seen in the first stages of karyokinesis.

Intrap <Xpage=782>

In*trap" (?) , v. t. See Entrap .

Spenser.

Intraparietal <Xpage=782>

In"tra*pa*ri"e*tal (?) , a. Situated or occurring within an inclosure; shut off from public sight; private; secluded; retired.

I have no Turkish proclivities, and I do not think that, after all, impaling is preferable as a mode of capital punishment to intraparietal hanging. Roll<?/ston.

Intrapetiolar <Xpage=782>

In`tra*pet"i*o*lar (?) , a. (Bot.) Situated between the petiole and the stem; -- said of the pair of stipules at the base of a petiole when united by those margins next the petiole, thus seeming to form a single stipule between the petiole and the stem or branch; -- often confounded with interpetiolar , from which it differs essentially in meaning.

Intraterritorial <Xpage=782>

In`tra*ter`ri*to"ri*al (?) , a. Within the territory or a territory.

Intrathoracic <Xpage=782>

In`tra*tho*rac"ic (?) , a. Within the thora<?/ or chest.

Intratropical <Xpage=782>

In`tra*trop"ic*al (?) , a. Within the tropics.

Intrauterine <Xpage=782>

In`tra*u"ter*ine (?) , a. Within the uterus or womb; as, intrauterine hemorrhage .

Intravalvular <Xpage=782>

In`tra*valv"u*lar (?) , a. Between valves.

Intravenous <Xpage=782>

In`tra*ve"nous (?) , a. Within the veins.

Intraventricular <Xpage=782>

In`tra*ven*tric"u*lar (?) , a. Within or between ventricles.

Intreasure <Xpage=782>

In*treas"ure (?; 135) , v. t. To lay up, as in a treasury; to hoard. [Obs.]

Shak.

Intreat <Xpage=782>

In*treat" (?) , v. t. See Entreat .

Spenser.

Intreatable <Xpage=782>

In*treat"a*ble (?) , a. [Pref. in- not + treatable .] Not to be entreated; inexorable.

Intreatance <Xpage=782>

In*treat"ance (?) , n. Entreaty. [Obs.]

Holland.

Intreatful <Xpage=782>

In*treat"ful (?) , a. Full of entreaty. [Obs.]

Spenser.

Intrench <Xpage=782>

In*trench" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Intrenched (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Intrenching .]

1. To cut in; to furrow; to make trenches in or upon.

It was this very sword intrenched it. Shak.

His face Deep scars of thunder had intrenched . Milton.

2. To surround with a trench or with intrenchments, as in fortification; to fortify with a ditch and parapet; as, the army intrenched their camp, or intrenched itself . "In the suburbs close intrenched ."

Shak.

Intrench <Xpage=782>

In*trench" , v. i. To invade; to encroach; to infringe or trespass; to enter on, and take possession of, that which belongs to another; -- usually followed by on or upon ; as, the king was charged with intrenching on the rights of the nobles, and the nobles were accused of intrenching on the prerogative of the crown .

We are not to intrench upon truth in any conversation, but least of all with children. Locke.

Intrenchant <Xpage=782>

In*trench"ant (?) , a. [Pref. in- not + trenchant .] Not to be gashed or marked with furrows. [Obs.]

As easy mayest thou the intrenchant air With thy keen sword impress, as make me bleed. Shak.

Intrenchment <Xpage=782>

In*trench"ment (?) , n. [From Intrench .]

1. The act of intrenching or the state of being intrenched.

2. (Mil.) Any defensive work consisting of at least a trench or ditch and a parapet made from the earth thrown up in making such a ditch.

On our side, we have thrown up intrenchments on Winter and Prospect Hills. Washington.

3. Any defense or protection.

4. An encroachment or infringement.

The slight intrenchment upon individual freedom. Southey.

Intrepid <Xpage=782>

In*trep"id (?) , a. [L. intrepidus : cf. F. intr\'82pide . See In- not, and Trepidation .] Not trembling or shaking with fear; fearless; bold; brave; undaunted; courageous; as, an intrepid soldier; intrepid spirit.

Syn. -- Fearless; dauntless; resolute; brave; courageous; daring; valiant; heroic; doughty.

Intrepidity <Xpage=782>

In`tre*pid"i*ty (?) , n. [Cf. F. intr\'82pidit\'82 .] The quality or state of being intrepid; fearless bravery; courage; resoluteness; valor.

Sir Roger had acquitted himself of two or three sentences with a look of much business and great intrepidity . Addison.