Chapter 832

In`tu*i"tion (?) , n. [L. intuitus , p. p. of intueri to look on; in- in, on + tueri : cf. F. intuition . See Tuition .]

1. A looking after; a regard to. [Obs.]

What, no reflection on a reward! He might have an intuition at it, as the encouragement, though not the cause, of his pains. Fuller.

2. Direct apprehension or cognition; immediate knowledge, as in perception or consciousness; -- distinguished from "mediate" knowledge, as in reasoning; as, the mind knows by intuition that black is not white, that a circle is not a square, that three are more than two, etc. ; quick or ready insight or apprehension.

Sagacity and a nameless something more, -- let us call it intuition . Hawthorne.

3. Any object or truth discerned by direct cognition; especially, a first or primary truth.

Intuitional <Xpage=783>

In`tu*i"tion*al (?) , a. Pertaining to, or derived from, intuition; characterized by intuition; perceived by intuition; intuitive.

Intuitionalism <Xpage=783>

In`tu*i"tion*al*ism (?) , n. (Metaph.) The doctrine that the perception or recognition of primary truth is intuitive, or direct and immediate; -- opposed to sensationalism , and experientialism .

Intuitionalist <Xpage=783>

In`tu*i"tion*al*ist , n. One who holds the doctrine of intuitionalism.

Intuitionism <Xpage=783>

In`tu*i"tion*ism (?) , n. Same as Intuitionalism .

Intuitionist <Xpage=783>

In`tu*i"tion*ist , n. Same as Intuitionalist .

Bain.

Intuitive <Xpage=783>

In*tu"i*tive (?) , a. [Cf. F. intuitif .]

1. Seeing clearly; as, an intuitive view; intuitive vision.

2. Knowing, or perceiving, by intuition; capable of knowing without deduction or reasoning.

Whence the soul Reason receives, and reason is her being, Discursive, or intuitive . Milton.

3. Received. reached, obtained, or perceived, by intuition; as, intuitive judgment or knowledge ; -- opposed to deductive .

Locke.

Intuitively <Xpage=783>

In*tu"i*tive*ly , adv. In an intuitive manner.

Intuitivism <Xpage=783>

In*tu"i*tiv*ism (?) , n. The doctrine that the ideas of right and wrong are intuitive.

J. Grote.

Intumesce <Xpage=783>

In`tu*mesce" (?) , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Intumesced (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Intumescing (?) .] [L. intumescere ; pref. in- in + tumescere to swell up, incho. fr. tumere to swell. See Tumid .] To enlarge or expand with heat; to swell; specifically, to swell up or bubble up under the action of heat, as before the blowpipe.

In a higher heat, it intumesces , and melts into a yellowish black mass. Kirwan.

Intumescence <Xpage=783>

In`tu*mes"cence (?) , n. [Cf. F. intumescence .]

1. The act or process of swelling or enlarging; also, the state of being swollen; expansion; tumidity; especially, the swelling up of bodies under the action of heat.

The intumescence of nations. Johnson.

2. Anything swollen or enlarged, as a tumor.

Intumescent <Xpage=783>

In`tu*mes"cent (?) , a. [L. intumescens , p. pr.] Swelling up; expanding.

Intumulated <Xpage=783>

In*tu"mu*la`ted (?) , a. [L. intumulatus . See In- not, and Tumulate .] Unburied. [Obs.]

Intune <Xpage=783>

In*tune" (?) , v. t. To intone. Cf. Entune .

Inturbidate <Xpage=783>

In*tur"bid*ate (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Inturbidated (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Inturbidating .] [Pref. 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 <Xpage=783>

In`tur*ges"cence (?) , n. [L. inturgescens , p. pr. of inturgescere to swell up. See 1st In- , and Turgescent .] A swelling; the act of swelling, or state of being swelled. [Obs.]

Sir T. Browne.

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Intuse <Xpage=784>

In"tuse (?) , n. [L. intundere to bruise; pref. in- in + tundere , tusum , to beat, bruise.] A bruise; a contusion. [Obs.]

Spenser.

Intussuscepted <Xpage=784>

In`tus*sus*cep"ted (?) , a. [See Intussusception .] Received into some other thing or part, as a sword into a sheath; invaginated.

Intussusception <Xpage=784>

In`tus*sus*cep"tion (?) , n. [L. intus within + susception . Cf. Introsusception .]

1. The reception of one part within another.

2. (Med.) 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. (Bot.) 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 intrussusception . McKendrick.

Intwine <Xpage=784>

In*twine" (?) , v. t. [Cf. Entwine .] To twine or twist into, or together; to wreathe; as, a wreath of flowers intwined . [Written also entwine .]

Intwine <Xpage=784>

In*twine" , v. i. To be or to become intwined.

Intwinement <Xpage=784>

In*twine"ment (?) , n. The act of twinning, or the state of being intwined.

Intwist <Xpage=784>

In*twist" (?) , v. t. [Cf. Entwist .] To twist into or together; to interweave. [Written also entwist .]

Inuendo <Xpage=784>

In`u*en"do (?) , n. See Innuendo .

Inulin <Xpage=784>

In"u*lin (?) , n. [From NL. Inula Helenium, the elecampane: cf. F. inuline .] (Chem.) 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. <-- also = alant starch. a polysaccharide found in Compositae [MI11]-->

Inuloid <Xpage=784>

In"u*loid (?) , n. [ Inul in + - oid .] (Chem.) A substance resembling inulin, found in the unripe bulbs of the dahila.

Inumbrate <Xpage=784>

In*um"brate (?) , v. t. [L. inumbratus , p. p. of inumbrare to shade.] To shade; to darken. [Obs.]

Inuncted <Xpage=784>

In*unc"ted (?) , a. [See Inunction .] Anointed. [Obs.]

Cockeram.

Inunction <Xpage=784>

In*unc"tion (?) , n. [L. inunctio , fr. inungere , inunctum , to anoint. See 1st In- , and Unction .] The act of anointing, or the state of being anointed; unction; specifically (Med.) , 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 <Xpage=784>

In*unc`tu*os"i*ty (?; 135) , n. The want of unctuosity; freedom from greasiness or oiliness; as, the inunctuosity of porcelain clay .

Kirwan.

Inundant <Xpage=784>

In*un"dant (?) , a. [L. inundans , p. pr. of inundare .] Overflowing. [R.]

Shenstone.

Inundate <Xpage=784>

In*un"date (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Inundated (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Inundating .] [L. inundatus , p. p. of inundare to inundate; pref. in- in + undare to rise in waves, to overflow, fr. 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 <Xpage=784>

In`un*da"tion (?) , n. [L. inundatio : cf. F. 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 <Xpage=784>

In*un`der*stand"ing (?) , a. Void of understanding. [Obs.]

Bp. Pearson.

Inurbane <Xpage=784>

In`ur*bane" (?) , a. [L. inurbanus . See In- not, and Urbane .] Uncivil; unpolished; rude. M. Arnold . -- In`ur*bane"ly , adv. -- In`ur*bane"ness , n.

Inurbanity <Xpage=784>

In`ur*ban"i*ty (?) , n. [Cf. F. inurbanit\'82 .] Want of urbanity or courtesy; unpolished manners or deportment; inurbaneness; rudeness.

Bp. Hall.

Inure <Xpage=784>

In*ure" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Inured (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Inuring .] [From pref. in- in + ure use, work. See Ure use, practice, Opera , and cf. 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 <Xpage=784>

In*ure" , v. i. 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 <Xpage=784>

In*ure"ment (?) , n. Use; practice; discipline; habit; custom.

Inurn <Xpage=784>

In*urn" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Inurned (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. 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 <Xpage=784>

In*u"si*tate (?) , a. [L. inunsitatus unusual. See Use .] Unusual. [R.]

Bramhall.

Inusitation <Xpage=784>

In*u"si*ta"tion (?) , n. Want of use; disuse. [R.]

Paley.

Inust <Xpage=784>

In*ust" (?) , a. [L. inurere , inustum , to burn in; pref. in- in + urere to burn.] Burnt in. [Obs.]

Inustion <Xpage=784>

In*us"tion (?) , n. The act of burning or branding. [Obs.]

T. Adams.

Inutile <Xpage=784>

In*u"tile (?) , a. [L. inutilis : cf. F. inutile . See In- not, Utile .] Useless; unprofitable. [Obs.]

Bacon.

Inutility <Xpage=784>

In`u*til"i*ty (?) , n. [L. inutilitas : cf. F. inutilit\'82 .] Uselessness; the quality of being unprofitable; unprofitableness; as, the inutility of vain speculations and visionary projects .

Inutterable <Xpage=784>

In*ut"ter*a*ble (?) , a. Unutterable; inexpressible.

Milton.

In vacuo <Xpage=784>

In` vac"u*o (?) . [L.] (Physics) In a vacuum; in empty space; as, experiments in vacuo .

Invade <Xpage=784>

In*vade" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Invaded ; p. pr. & vb. n. Invading .] [L. invadere , invasum ; pref. in- in + vadere to go, akin to E. wade : cf. OF. invader , F. envahir . See Wade .]

1. To go into or upon; to pass within the confines of; to enter; -- used of forcible or rude ingress. [Obs.]

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 <Xpage=784>

In*vade" , v. i. To make an invasion.

Brougham.

Invader <Xpage=784>

In*vad"er (?) , n. One who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder.

Invaginate <Xpage=784>

In*vag"i*nate (?) , v. t. To insert as in a sheath; to pr<?/<?/<?/ce intussusception in.

Invaginate, Invaginated <Xpage=784>

In*vag"i*nate (?) , In*vag"i*na`ted (?) , a. (Biol.) (a) Sheathed. (b) Having one portion of a hollow organ drawn back within another portion.

Invagination <Xpage=784>

In*vag`i*na"tion (?) , n. [L. pref. 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.

&hand; 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 <Xpage=784>

In`va*les"cence (?) , n. [L. invalescens , p. pr. of invalescere to become strong. See 1st In- , and Convalesce .] Strength; health. [Obs.]

Invaletudinary <Xpage=784>

In*val`e*tu"di*na*ry (?) , a. Wanting health; valetudinary. [R.]

Invalid <Xpage=784>

In*val"id (?) , a. [Pref. in- not + valid : cf. F. invalide , L. invalidus infirm, weak. Cf. 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 <Xpage=784>

In"va*lid (?; 277) , n. [F. invalide , n. & a. , L. invalidus , a. See Invalid null.] A person who is weak and infirm; one who is disabled for active service; especially, one in chronic ill health.

Invalid <Xpage=784>

In"va*lid (?) , a. [See Invalid , n. ] Not well; feeble; infirm; sickly; as, he had an invalid daughter .

Invalid <Xpage=784>

In"va*lid , v. t. 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 <Xpage=784>

In*val"i*date (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Invalidated (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. 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 invali date an agreement or argument .

Invalidation <Xpage=784>

In*val`i*da"tion (?) , n. The act of inavlidating, or the state of being invalidated.

So many invalidations of their right. Burke.

Invalide <Xpage=784>

In`va*lide" (?) , n. [F.] See Invalid , n.

Invalidism <Xpage=784>

In"va*lid*ism (?) , n. The condition of an invalid; sickness; infirmity.

Invalidity <Xpage=784>

In`va*lid"i*ty (?) , n. [Cf. F. invalidit\'82 , LL. invaliditas want of health.]

1. Want of validity or cogency; want of legal force or efficacy; invalidness; as, the invalidity of an agreement or of a will .

2. Want of health; infirmity. [Obs.]

Sir W. Temple.

Invalidness <Xpage=784>

In*val"id*ness (?) , n. Invalidity; as, the invalidness of reasoning .

Invalorous <Xpage=784>

In*val"or*ous (?) , a. Not valorous; cowardly.

Invaluable <Xpage=784>

In*val"u*a*ble (?) , a. Valuable beyond estimation; inestimable; priceless; precious.

Invaluably <Xpage=784>

In*val"u*a*bly , adv. Inestimably.

Bp. Hall.

Invalued <Xpage=784>

In*val"ued (?) , a. Inestimable. [R.]

Drayton.

Invariability <Xpage=784>

In*va`ri*a*bil"i*ty (?) , n. [Cf. F. invariabilit\'82 .] The quality of being invariable; invariableness; constancy; uniformity.

Invariable <Xpage=784>

In*va"ri*a*ble (?) , a. [Pref. in- not + variable : cf. F. invariable .] Not given to variation or change; unalterable; unchangeable; always uniform.

Physical laws which are invariable . I. Taylor.

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

Invariable <Xpage=784>

In*va"ri*a*ble (?) , n. (Math.) An invariable quantity; a constant.

Invariance <Xpage=784>

In*va"ri*ance (?) , n. (Math.) The property of remaining invariable under prescribed or implied conditions.

J. J. Sylvester.

Invariant <Xpage=784>

In*va"ri*ant (?) , n. (Math.) An invariable quantity; specifically, a function of the coefficients of one or more forms, which remains unaltered, when these undergo suitable linear transformations.

J. J. Sylvester.

Invasion <Xpage=784>

In*va"sion (?) , n. [L. invasio : cf. F. invasion . See Invade .]

1. The act of invading; the act of encroaching upon the rights or possessions of another; encroachment; trespass.