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2. To act between parties with a view to reconcile differences; to make intercession; to beg or plead in behalf of another; to mediate; -- usually followed by with and for; as, I will intercede with him for you.

I to the lords will intercede, not doubting Their favorable ear.

Milton.

Syn. -- To mediate; arbitrate. See Interpose.

In`ter*cede", v. t. To be, to come, or to pass, between; to separate. [Obs.] Sir I. Newton.

In`ter*ced"ence (?), n. The act of interceding; intercession; intervention. [R.] Bp. Reynolds.

In`ter*ced"ent, a. [L. intercedens, p. pr. of intercedere.] Passing between; mediating; pleading. [R.] -- In`ter*ced"ent*ly, adv.

In`ter*ced"er (?), n. One who intercedes; an intercessor; a mediator. Johnson.

In`ter*cel"lu*lar (?), a. Lying between cells or cellules; as, intercellular substance, space, or fluids; intercellular blood channels.

In`ter*cen"tral (?), a. Between centers.

Intercentral nerves (Physiol.), those nerves which transmit impulses between nerve centers, as opposed to peripheral fibers, which convey impulses between peripheral parts and nerve centers.

||In`ter*cen"trum (?), n.; pl. Intercentra (&?;). (Anat.) The median of ||the three elements composing the centra of the vertebræ in some ||fossil batrachians. || In`ter*cept" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intercepted; p. pr. & vb. n. Intercepting.] [L. interceptus, p. p. of intercipere to intercept; inter between + capere to take, seize: cf. F. intercepter. See Capable.]

1. To take or seize by the way, or before arrival at the destined place; to cause to stop on the passage; as, to intercept a letter; a telegram will intercept him at Paris.

God will shortly intercept your breath.

Joye.

2. To obstruct or interrupt the progress of; to stop; to hinder or oppose; as, to intercept the current of a river.

Who intercepts me in my expedition?

Shak.

We must meet first, and intercept his course.

Dryden.

3. To interrupt communication with, or progress toward; to cut off, as the destination; to blockade.

While storms vindictive intercept the shore.

Pope.

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4. (Math.) To include between; as, that part of the line which is intercepted between the points A and B.

Syn. -- To cut off; stop; catch; seize; obstruct.

In"ter*cept` (?), n. (Math.) A part cut off or intercepted, as a portion of a line included between two points, or cut off two straight lines or curves.

In`ter*cept"er (?), n. One who, or that which, intercepts. Shak.

In`ter*cep"tion (?), n. [L. interceptio a taking away: cf. F. interception.] The act of intercepting; as, interception of a letter; interception of the enemy.

In`ter*cept"ive (?), a. Intercepting or tending to intercept.

In`ter*ces"sion (?), n. [L. intercessio an intervention, a becoming surety: cf. F. intercession. See Intercede.] The act of interceding; mediation; interposition between parties at variance, with a view to reconcilation; prayer, petition, or entreaty in favor of, or (less often) against, another or others.

But the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which can not be uttered.

Rom. viii. 26.

In`ter*ces"sion*al (?), a. Pertaining to, of the nature of, or characterized by, intercession or entreaty.

In`ter*ces"sion*ate (?), v. t. To entreat. [Obs.]

In`ter*ces"sor (?), n. [L., a surety: cf. F. intercesseur.]

1. One who goes between, or intercedes; a mediator. (a) One who interposes between parties at variance, with a view to reconcile them. (b) One who pleads in behalf of another. Milton.

2. (Eccl.) A bishop, who, during a vacancy of the see, administers the bishopric till a successor is installed.

In`ter*ces*so"ri*al (?), a. Intercessory.

In`ter*ces"so*ry (?), a. [LL. intercessorius.] Pertaining to, of the nature of, or characterized by, intercession; interceding; as, intercessory prayer.

In`ter*chain" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Interchained (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Interchaining.] To link together; to unite closely or firmly, as by a chain.

Two bosoms interchained with an oath.

Shak.

In`ter*change" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Interchanged (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Interchanging (?).] [OE. entrechangen, OF. entrechangier. See Inter-, and Change.]

1. To put each in the place of the other; to give and take mutually; to exchange; to reciprocate; as, to interchange places; they interchanged friendly offices and services.

I shall interchange My waned state for Henry's regal crown.

Shak.

2. To cause to follow alternately; to intermingle; to vary; as, to interchange cares with pleasures.

In`ter*change", v. i. To make an interchange; to alternate. Sir P. Sidney.

In`ter*change" (?), n. [Cf. OF. entrechange.]

1. The act of mutually changing; the act of mutually giving and receiving; exchange; as, the interchange of civilities between two persons. "Interchange of kindnesses." South.

2. The mutual exchange of commodities between two persons or countries; barter; commerce. Howell.

3. Alternate succession; alternation; a mingling.

The interchanges of light and darkness.

Holder.

Sweet interchange Of hill and valley, rivers, woods, and plains.

Milton.

In`ter*change`a*bil"i*ty (?), n. The state or quality of being interchangeable; interchangeableness.

In`ter*change"a*ble (?), a. [Cf. OF. entrechangeable.]

1. Admitting of exchange or mutual substitution. "Interchangeable warrants." Bacon.

2. Following each other in alternate succession; as, the four interchangeable seasons. Holder.

-- In`ter*change"a*ble*ness, n. -- In`ter*change"a*bly, adv.

In`ter*change"ment (?), n. [Cf. OF. entrechangement.] Mutual transfer; exchange. [Obs.] Shak.

In`ter*chap"ter (?), n. An intervening or inserted chapter.

In*ter"ci*dence (?), n. [See Intercident.] The act or state of coming or falling between; occurrence; incident. [Obs.] Holland.

In*ter"ci*dent (?), a. [L. intercidens, -entis, p. pr. of intercidere to fall between; inter between + cadere to fall.] Falling or coming between; happening accidentally. [Obs.] Boyle.

In`ter*cip"i*ent (?), a. [L. intercipiens, -entis, p. pr. of intercipere. See Intercept.] Intercepting; stopping. -- n. One who, or that which, intercepts or stops anything on the passage. Wiseman.

In`ter*ci"sion (?), n. [L. intercisio a cutting through, fr. intercidere to cut asunder.] A cutting off, through, or asunder; interruption. [R.] Sir T. Browne.

In`ter*cit"i*zen*ship (?), n. The mutual right to civic privileges, in the different States. Bancroft.

In`ter*clav"i*cle (?), n. (Anat.) See Episternum.

In`ter*cla*vic"u*lar (?), a. (Anat.) (a) Between the clavicles; as, the interclavicular notch of the sternum. (b) Of or pertaining to the interclavicle.

In`ter*close" (?), v. t. [Pref. inter- + close. See Interclude.] To shut in; to inclose. [Obs.]

In`ter*cloud" (?), v. t. To cloud. [R.] Daniel.

In`ter*clude" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intercluded; p. pr. & vb. n. Intercluding.] [L. intercludere, interclusum; inter between + claudere to shut. See Close, and cf. Interclose.] To shut off or out from a place or course, by something intervening; to intercept; to cut off; to interrupt. Mitford.

So all passage of external air into the receiver may be intercluded.

Boyle.

In`ter*clu"sion (?), n. [L. interclusio. See Interclude.] Interception; a stopping; obstruction.

In`ter*col*le"gi*ate (?), a. Existing or carried on between colleges or universities; as, intercollegiate relations, rivalry, games, etc.

In`ter*col"line (?), a. (Geol.) Situated between hills; -- applied especially to valleys lying between volcanic cones.

In`ter*co*lo"ni*al (?), a. Between or among colonies; pertaining to the intercourse or mutual relations of colonies; as, intercolonial trade. -- In`ter*co*lo"ni*al*ly, adv.

In`ter*co*lum"nar (?), a. Between columns or pillars; as, the intercolumnar fibers of Poupart's ligament; an intercolumnar statue.

In`ter*co*lum`ni*a"tion (?), n. (Arch.) The clear space between two columns, measured at the bottom of their shafts. Gwilt.

It is customary to measure the intercolumniation in terms of the diameter of the shaft, taken also at the bottom. Different words, derived from the Greek, are in use to denote certain common proportions. They are: Pycnostyle, when the intercolumniation is of one and a half diameters; Systyle, of two diameters; Eustyle, of two and a quarter diameters; Diastyle, of three diameters; Aræostyle, of four or more, and so great that a wooden architrave has to be used instead of stone; Aræosystyle, when the intercolumniations are alternately systyle and aræostyle.

In`ter*com"bat (?), n. Combat. [Obs.] Daniel.

In`ter*com"ing (?), n. The act of coming between; intervention; interference. [Obs.]

In`ter*com"mon (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intercommoned (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Intercommoning.] [OF. entrecommuner. See Inter-, and Common, and cf. Intercommune.]

1. To share with others; to participate; especially, to eat at the same table. [Obs.] Bacon.

2. (O. Eng. Law) To graze cattle promiscuously in the commons of each other, as the inhabitants of adjoining townships, manors, etc.

In`ter*com"mon*age (?), n. (O. Eng. Law) The right or privilege of intercommoning.

In`ter*com*mune" (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Intercommuned (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Intercommuning.] [Cf. Intercommon, Intercommunicate, Commune.]

1. To intercommunicate. [Obs.]

2. To have mutual communication or intercourse by conversation. [Scot.]

In`ter*com*mu"ni*ca*ble (?), a. Capable of being mutually communicated.

In`ter*com*mu"ni*cate (?), v. i. To communicate mutually; to hold mutual communication.

In`ter*com*mu"ni*cate, v. t. To communicate mutually; to interchange. Holland.

In`ter*com*mu`ni*ca"tion (?), n. Mutual communication. Owen.

In`ter*com*mun"ion (?), n. Mutual communion; as, an intercommunion of deities. Faber.

In`ter*com*mu"ni*ty (?), n. Intercommunication; community of possessions, religion, etc.

In consequence of that intercommunity of paganism . . . one nation adopted the gods of another.

Bp. Warburton.

In`ter*com*par"i*son (?), n. Mutual comparison of corresponding parts.

{ In`ter*con"dy*lar (?), In`ter*con"dy*loid (?), } a. (Anat.) Between condyles; as, the intercondylar fossa or notch of the femur.

In`ter*con*nect" (?), v. t. To join together.

In`ter*con*nec"tion (?), n. Connection between; mutual connection.

In`ter*con`ti*nen"tal (?), a. Between or among continents; subsisting or carried on between continents; as, intercontinental relations or commerce.

In`ter*con*vert"i*ble (?), a. Convertible the one into the other; as, coin and bank notes are interconvertible.

In`ter*cos"tal (?), a. (Anat. & Physiol.) Between the ribs; pertaining to, or produced by, the parts between the ribs; as, intercostal respiration, in which the chest is alternately enlarged and contracted by the intercostal muscles.

In"ter*course (?), n. [Formerly entercourse, OF. entrecours commerce, exchange, F. entrecours a reciprocal right on neighboring lands, L. intercursus a running between, fr. intercurrere to run between. See Inter-, and Course.] A commingling; intimate connection or dealings between persons or nations, as in common affairs and civilities, in correspondence or trade; communication; commerce; especially, interchange of thought and feeling; association; communion.

This sweet intercourse Of looks and smiles.

Milton.

Sexual intercourse, sexual or carnal connection; coition.

Syn. -- Communication; connection; commerce; communion; fellowship; familiarity; acquaintance.

In`ter*cross" (?; 115), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Intercrossed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Intercrossing.]

1. To cross each other, as lines.

2. (Biol.) To fertilize by the impregnation of one species or variety by another; to impregnate by a different species or variety.

In"ter*cross` (?), n. The process or result of cross fertilization between different kinds of animals, or different varieties of plants.

We have reason to believe that occasional intercrosses take place with all animals and plants.

Darwin.

In`ter*cru"ral (?), a. (Anat.) Between crura; -- applied especially to the interneural plates in the vertebral column of many cartilaginous fishes.

In`ter*cur" (?), v. i. [L. intercurrere. See Intercourse.] To intervene; to come or occur in the meantime. [Obs.] Shelton.

In`ter*cur"rence (?), n. [See Intercurrent.] A passing or running between; occurrence. Boyle.

In`ter*cur"rent (?), a. [L. intercurrens, p. pr. of intercurrere: cf. F. intercurrent. See Intercur.]

1. Running between or among; intervening. Boyle. Bp. Fell.

2. (Med.) (a) Not belonging to any particular season. (b) Said of diseases occurring in the course of another disease. Dunglison.

In`ter*cur"rent (?), n. Something intervening. Holland.

In`ter*cu*ta"ne*ous (?), a. Subcutaneous.

In`ter*dash" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Interdashed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Interdashing.] To dash between or among; to intersperse. Cowper.

In`ter*deal", v. i. To intrigue. [Obs.] Daniel.

In`ter*den"tal (?), a. 1. Situated between teeth; as, an interdental space, the space between two teeth in a gear wheel.

2. (Phon.) Formed between the upper and lower teeth; as, interdental consonants.

In`ter*den"til (?), n. (Arch.) The space between two dentils. Gwilt.

In`ter*de*pend"ence (?), n. Mutual dependence. "The interdependence of virtue and knowledge." M. Arnold.

In`ter*de*pend"en*cy (?), n. Mutual dependence; as, interdependency of interests. De Quincey.

In`ter*de*pend"ent (?), a. Mutually dependent.

In`ter*dict" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Interdicted; p. pr. & vb. n. Interdicting.] [OE. entrediten to forbid communion, L. interdicere, interdictum. See Interdict, n.]

1. To forbid; to prohibit or debar; as, to interdict intercourse with foreign nations.

Charged not to touch the interdicted tree.

Milton.

2. (Eccl.) To lay under an interdict; to cut off from the enjoyment of religious privileges, as a city, a church, an individual.

An archbishop may not only excommunicate and interdict his suffragans, but his vicar general may do the same.

Ayliffe.

In"ter*dict` (?), n. [OE. entredit, enterdit, OF. entredit, F. interdit, fr. L. interdictum, fr. interdicere to interpose, prohibit; inter between + dicere to say. See Diction.]

1. A prohibitory order or decree; a prohibition.

These are not fruits forbidden; no interdict Defends the touching of these viands pure.

Milton.

2. (R. C. Ch.) A prohibition of the pope, by which the clergy or laymen are restrained from performing, or from attending, divine service, or from administering the offices or enjoying the privileges of the church.

3. (Scots Law) An order of the court of session, having the like purpose and effect with a writ of injunction out of chancery in England and America.

In`ter*dic"tion (?), n. [L. interdictio: cf. F. interdiction.] The act of interdicting; prohibition; prohibiting decree; curse; interdict.

The truest issue of thy throne By his own interdiction stands accurst.

Shak.

In`ter*dict"ive (?), a. Having the power to prohibit; as, an interdictive sentence. Milton.

In`ter*dict"o*ry (?), a. [L. interdictorius.] Belonging to an interdiction; prohibitory.

In`ter*dig"i*tal (?), a. (Anat.) Between the fingers or toes; as, interdigital space.

In`ter*dig"i*tate (?), v. t. To interweave. [R.]

In`ter*dig"i*tate, v. i. [Pref. inter- + L. digitus finger.] To interlock, as the fingers of two hands that are joined; to be interwoven; to commingle. Owen.

In`ter*dig`i*ta"tion (?), n. (Anat.) The state of interdigitating; interdigital space. Owen.

In"ter*dome` (?), n. (Arch.) The open space between the inner and outer shells of a dome or cupola of masonry.

In"ter*duce (?), n. [Cf. F. entre- deux, literally, between two.] (Carp.) An intertie.

In"ter*e*pim"er*al (?), a. (Zoöl.) Between the epimeral plates of insects and crustaceans.

In`ter*e`qui*noc"tial (?), a. Coming between the equinoxes.

Summer and winter I have called interequinoctial intervals.

F. Balfour.

In"ter*ess (?), v. t. [See Interest, v. t.] To interest or affect. [Obs.] Hooker.

In"ter*esse (?), n. Interest. [Obs.] Spenser.

In"ter*est (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Interested (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Interesting.] [From interess'd, p. p. of the older form interess, fr. F. intéresser, L. interesse. See Interest, n.]

1. To engage the attention of; to awaken interest in; to excite emotion or passion in, in behalf of a person or thing; as, the subject did not interest him; to interest one in charitable work.

To love our native country . . . to be interested in its concerns is natural to all men.

Dryden.

A goddess who used to interest herself in marriages.

Addison.

2. To be concerned with or engaged in; to affect; to concern; to excite; -- often used impersonally. [Obs.]

Or rather, gracious sir, Create me to this glory, since my cause Doth interest this fair quarrel.

Ford.

3. To cause or permit to share. [Obs.]

The mystical communion of all faithful men is such as maketh every one to be interested in those precious blessings which any one of them receiveth at God's hands.

Hooker.

Syn. -- To concern; excite; attract; entertain; engage; occupy; hold.

In"ter*est, n. [OF. interest, F. intérêt, fr. L. interest it interests, is of interest, fr. interesse to be between, to be difference, to be importance; inter between + esse to be; cf. LL. interesse usury. See Essence.]

1. Excitement of feeling, whether pleasant or painful, accompanying special attention to some object; concern.

Interest expresses mental excitement of various kinds and degrees. It may be intellectual, or sympathetic and emotional, or merely personal; as, an interest in philosophical research; an interest in human suffering; the interest which an avaricious man takes in money getting.

So much interest have I in thy sorrow.

Shak.

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2. Participation in advantage, profit, and responsibility; share; portion; part; as, an interest in a brewery; he has parted with his interest in the stocks.

3. Advantage, personal or general; good, regarded as a selfish benefit; profit; benefit.

Divisions hinder the common interest and public good.

Sir W. Temple.

When interest calls of all her sneaking train.

Pope.

4. Premium paid for the use of money, -- usually reckoned as a percentage; as, interest at five per cent per annum on ten thousand dollars.

They have told their money, and let out Their coin upon large interest.

Shak.

5. Any excess of advantage over and above an exact equivalent for what is given or rendered.

You shall have your desires with interest.

Shak.

6. The persons interested in any particular business or measure, taken collectively; as, the iron interest; the cotton interest.

Compound interest, interest, not only on the original principal, but also on unpaid interest from the time it fell due. -- Simple interest, interest on the principal sum without interest on overdue interest.

In"ter*est*ed (n"tr*st*d), a. [See Interest, v. t.]

1. Having the attention engaged; having emotion or passion excited; as, an interested listener.

2. Having an interest; concerned in a cause or in consequences; liable to be affected or prejudiced; as, an interested witness.

In"ter*est*ed*ness, n. The state or quality of being interested; selfishness. Richardson.

In"ter*est*ing, a. Engaging the attention; exciting, or adapted to excite, interest, curiosity, or emotion; as, an interesting story; interesting news. Cowper.

In"ter*est*ing*ly, adv. In an interesting manner.

In"ter*est*ing*ness, n. The condition or quality of being interesting. A. Smith.

In`ter*fa"cial (?), a. (Geom.) Included between two plane surfaces or faces; as, an interfacial angle.

In`ter*fas*cic"u*lar (?), a. (Anat.) Between fascicles or bundles; as, the interfascicular spaces of connective tissue.

In`ter*fer"ant (?), n. (Law) One of the contestants in interference before the Patent Office. [U.S.]

In`ter*fere" (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Interfered (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Interfering.] [OF. entreferir to strike each other; entre between (L. inter) + OF. ferir to strike, F. férir, fr. L. ferire. See Ferula.]

1. To come in collision; to be in opposition; to clash; as, interfering claims, or commands.

2. To enter into, or take a part in, the concerns of others; to intermeddle; to interpose.

To interfere with party disputes.

Swift.

There was no room for anyone to interfere with his own opinions.

Bp. Warburton.

3. To strike one foot against the opposite foot or ankle in using the legs; -- sometimes said of a human being, but usually of a horse; as, the horse interferes.

4. (Physics) To act reciprocally, so as to augment, diminish, or otherwise affect one another; -- said of waves, rays of light, heat, etc. See Interference, 2.

5. (Patent Law) To cover the same ground; to claim the same invention.

Syn. -- To interpose; intermeddle. See Interpose.

In`ter*fer"ence (?), n. [See Interfere.]

1. The act or state of interfering; as, the stoppage of a machine by the interference of some of its parts; a meddlesome interference in the business of others.

2. (Physics) The mutual influence, under certain conditions, of two streams of light, or series of pulsations of sound, or, generally, two waves or vibrations of any kind, producing certain characteristic phenomena, as colored fringes, dark bands, or darkness, in the case of light, silence or increased intensity in sounds; neutralization or superposition of waves generally.

The term is most commonly applied to light, and the undulatory theory of light affords the proper explanation of the phenomena which are considered to be produced by the superposition of waves, and are thus substantially identical in their origin with the phenomena of heat, sound, waves of water, and the like.

3. (Patent Law) The act or state of interfering, or of claiming a right to the same invention.

Interference figures (Optics), the figures observed when certain sections of crystallized bodies are viewed in converging polarized light; thus, a section of a uniaxial crystal, cut normal to the vertical axis, shows a series of concentric colored rings with a single black cross; -- so called because produced by the interference of luminous waves. - - Interference fringe. (Optics) See Fringe.

In`ter*fer"er (?), n. One who interferes.

In`ter*fer"ing*ly, adv. By or with interference.

In`ter*flow" (?), v. i. To flow in. [R.] Holland.

{ In*ter"flu*ent (?), In*ter"flu*ous (?), } a. [L. interfluens, p. pr., and interfluus. See Inter-, and Fluent.] Flowing between or among; intervening. Boyle.

In`ter*fold"ed (?), p. a. Intertwined; interlocked; clasped together. Longfellow.

In`ter*fo`li*a"ceous (?), a. [Pref. inter- + foliaceous: cf. F. interfoliacé.] (Bot.) At the same node with opposite or whorled leaves, but occupying a position between their places of attachment.

In`ter*fo"li*ate (?), v. t. [Pref. inter- + L. folium leaf.] To interleave. [Obs.] Evelyn.

In`ter*fol*lic"u*lar (?), a. (Anat.) Between follicles; as, the interfollicular septa in a lymphatic gland.

In`ter*fret"ted (?), a. (Her.) Interlaced; linked together; -- said of charges or bearings. See Fretted.

In`ter*ful"gent (?), a. [L. interfulgens, p. pr. See Inter-, and Fulgent.] Shining between.

In`ter*fuse" (&?;), v. t. [L. interfusus, p. p. of interfundere to pour between; inter between + fundere to pour. See Fuse to melt.]

1. To pour or spread between or among; to diffuse; to scatter.

The ambient air, wide interfused, Embracing round this florid earth.

Milton.

2. To spread through; to permeate; to pervade. [R.]

Keats, in whom the moral seems to have so perfectly interfused the physical man, that you might almost say he could feel sorrow with his hands.

Lowell.

3. To mix up together; to associate. H. Spencer.

In`ter*fu"sion (?), n. [L. interfusio.] The act of interfusing, or the state of being interfused. Coleridge.

In`ter*gan`gli*on"ic (?), a. (Anat.) Between and uniting the nervous ganglions; as, interganglionic cords.