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3. Obstruction caused by breaking in upon course, current, progress, or motion; stop; hindrance; as, the author has met with many interruptions in the execution of his work; the speaker or the argument proceeds without interruption.

4. Temporary cessation; intermission; suspension.

In`ter*rupt"ive (?), a. Tending to interrupt; interrupting. "Interruptive forces." H. Bushnell. -- In`ter*rupt"ive*ly, adv.

In`ter*scap"u*lar (?), a. 1. (Anat.) Between the scapulæ or shoulder blades.

2. (Zoöl.) Pertaining to the upper back, or the part between the shoulders; as, the interscapular feathers.

In`ter*scap"u*lars (?), n. pl. (Zoöl.) The interscapular feathers of a bird.

In`ter*scend"ent (?), a. [See Inter- , and Ascend.] (Math.) Having exponents which are radical quantities; -- said of certain powers; as, x√2, or x√a.

Interscendent series, a series whose terms are interscendent quantities. Hutton.

In`ter*scind" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Interscinded; p. pr. & vb. n. Interscinding.] [L. interscindere; inter between + scindere to cut.] To cut off. [R.]

In`ter*scribe" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Interscribed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Interscribing.] [L. interscribere; inter between + scribere to write.] To write between. [R.]

In`ter*se"cant (?), a. [L. intersecans, p. pr. of intersecare. See Intersect.] Dividing into parts; crossing; intersecting.

In`ter*sect" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intersected; p. pr. & vb. n. Intersecting.] [L. intersectus, p. p. of intersecare to intersect; inter + secare to cut. See Section.] To cut into or between; to cut or cross mutually; to divide into parts; as, any two diameters of a circle intersect each other at the center.

Lands intersected by a narrow frith Abhor each other.

Cowper.

In`ter*sect" (?), v. i. To cut into one another; to meet and cross each other; as, the point where two lines intersect.

In`ter*sec"tion (?), n. [L. intersectio: cf. F. intersection.]

1. The act, state, or place of intersecting.

2. (Geom.) The point or line in which one line or surface cuts another.

In`ter*sec"tion*al (?), a. Pertaining to, or formed by, intersections.

In`ter*sem"i*nate (?), v. t. [L. interseminatus, p. p. of interseminare. See Inter- , and Seminate.] To sow between or among. [R.]

In`ter*sep"tal (?), a. (Biol.) Between septa; as, the interseptal spaces or zones, between the transparent, or septal, zones in striated muscle; the interseptal chambers of a shell, or of a seed vessel.

In`ter*sert" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Interserted; p. pr. & vb. n. Interserting.] [L. intersertus, p. p. of interserere to intersert; inter between + serere to join, weave.] To put in between other things; to insert. [Obs.] Brerewood.

In`ter*sert"tion (?), n. The act of interserting, or that which is interserted. [Obs.] Hammond.

In`ter*ses"a*moid (?), a. (Anat.) Between sesamoid bones; as, intersesamoid ligaments.

In`ter*set" (?), v. t. To set between or among. [R.]

In`ter*shock (?), v. t. To shock mutually. [R.]

In`ter*si*de"re*al (?), a. Between or among constellations or stars; interstellar.

In`ter*so"cial (?), a. Pertaining to the mutual intercourse or relations of persons in society; social.

In`ter*som"ni*ous (?), a. [Pref. inter- + L. somnus sleep.] Between the times of sleeping; in an interval of wakefulness. [R.]

In"ter*space` (?), n. [L. interspatium. See Inter-, and Space.] Intervening space. Bp. Hacket.

In"ter*speech` (?), n. A speech interposed between others. [R.] Blount.

In`ter*sperse" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Interspersed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Interspersing.] [L. interspersus interspersed; inter between, among + spargere to scatter. See Sparse.]

1. To scatter or set here and there among other things; to insert at intervals; as, to intersperse pictures in a book.

There, interspersed in lawns and op'ning glades, Thin trees arise that shun each other's shades.

Pope.

2. To diversify or adorn with things set or scattered at intervals; to place something at intervals in or among; as, to intersperse a book with pictures.

Which space is interspersed with small islands and rock.

Cook.

In`ter*sper"sion (?), n. The act of interspersing, or the state of being interspersed.

{ In`ter*spi"nal (?), In`ter*spi"nous (?), } a. (Anat.) Between spines; esp., between the spinous processes of the vertebral column.

In`ter*spi*ra"tion (?), n. [L. interspiratio. See Inter-, and Spirit.] Spiritual inspiration at separate times, or at intervals. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.

In`ter*sta*pe"di*al (?), a. (Anat.) Pertaining to a part of the columella of the ear, between the stapes and the mediostapedial. -- n. The interstapedial part of the columella.

In"ter*state` (?), a. Pertaining to the mutual relations of States; existing between, or including, different States; as, interstate commerce. Story.

In`ter*stel"lar (?), a. Between or among the stars; as, interstellar space. Bacon.

In`ter*stel"la*ry (?), a. Interstellar.

In`ter*ster"nal (?), a. (Zoöl.) Between the sternal; -- said of certain membranes or parts of insects and crustaceans.

In*ter"stice (?; 277), n.; pl. Interstices (#). [L. interstitium a pause, interval; inter between + sistere to set, fr. stare to stand: cf. F. interstice. See Stand.]

1. That which intervenes between one thing and another; especially, a space between things closely set, or between the parts which compose a body; a narrow chink; a crack; a crevice; a hole; an interval; as, the interstices of a wall.

2. An interval of time; specifically (R. C. Ch.), in the plural, the intervals which the canon law requires between the reception of the various degrees of orders.

Nonobservance of the interstices . . . is a sin.

Addis & Arnold.

In*ter"sticed (?), a. Provided with interstices; having interstices between; situated at intervals.

In`ter*stinc"tive (?), a. [L. interstinctus, p. p. of interstinguere to separate; inter + stinguere to extinguish.] Distinguishing. [Obs.] Wallis.

In`ter*sti"tial (?), a. Of or pertaining to interstices; intermediate; within the tissues; as, interstitial cavities or spaces in the tissues of animals or plants.

In`ter*sti"tion (?), n. An intervening period of time; interval. [Obs.] Gower.

In`ter*strat`i*fi*ca"tion (?), n. (Geol.) Stratification among or between other layers or strata; also, that which is interstratified.

In`ter*strat"i*fied (?), a. (Geol.) Stratified among or between other bodies; as, interstratified rocks.

In`ter*strat"i*fy (?), v. t. (Geol.) To put or insert between other strata.

In`ter*talk" (?), v. i. To converse. [Obs.] Carew.

In`ter*tan"gle (?), v. t. To entangle; to intertwine. "Moss and intertangled vines." Longfellow.

In`ter*tar"sal (?), a. (Anat.) Between the tarsal bones; as, the intertarsal articulations.

In`ter*tex" (?), v. t. [L. intertexere; inter between + texere to weave.] To intertwine; to weave or bind together. [Obs.] B. Jonson.

In`ter*tex"ture (?; 135), n. The act of interweaving, or the state of being interwoven; that which is interwoven. "Knit in nice intertexture." Coleridge.

Skirted thick with intertexture firm Of thorny boughs.

Cowper.

In`ter*tho*rac"ic (?), a. In the thorax.

In"ter*tie` (?), n. (Arch.) In any framed work, a horizontal tie other than sill and plate or other principal ties, securing uprights to one another.

In`ter*tis"sued (?), a. Interwoven. [R.] Shak.

In`ter*traf"fic (?), n. Mutual trade of traffic.

In`ter*tran*spic"u*ous (?), a. Transpicuous within or between. [R.] Shelley.

In`ter*trans*verse" (?), a. Between the transverse processes of the vertebræ.

||In`ter*tri"go (?), n. [L., fr. inter between + terere, tritum, to ||rub.] (Med.) A rubbing or chafing of the skin; especially, an ||abrasion or excoriation of the skin between folds, as in fat or ||neglected children. || In`ter*tro`chan*ter"ic (?), a. (Anat.) Between the trochanters of the femur.

In`ter*trop"ic*al (?), a. Situated between or within the tropics. J. Morse.

In`ter*tu"bu*lar (?), a. Between tubes or tubules; as, intertubular cells; intertubular substance.

In`ter*twine" (?), v. t. To unite by twining one with another; to entangle; to interlace. Milton.

In`ter*twine", v. i. To be twined or twisted together; to become mutually involved or enfolded.

In`ter*twine" (?), n. The act of intertwining, or the state of being intertwined. Coleridge.

In`ter*twin"ing*ly (?), adv. By intertwining or being intertwined.

In`ter*twist" (?), v. t. To twist together one with another; to intertwine.

In`ter*twist"ing*ly, adv. By intertwisting, or being intertwisted.

{ In`ter*un"gu*lar (?), In`ter*un"gu*late (?), } a. (Anat.) Between ungulæ; as, interungular glands.

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In"ter*val (?), n. [L. intervallum; inter between + vallum a wall: cf. F. intervalle. See Wall.]

1. A space between things; a void space intervening between any two objects; as, an interval between two houses or hills.

'Twixt host and host but narrow space was left, A dreadful interval.

Milton.

2. Space of time between any two points or events; as, the interval between the death of Charles I. of England, and the accession of Charles II.

3. A brief space of time between the recurrence of similar conditions or states; as, the interval between paroxysms of pain; intervals of sanity or delirium.

4. (Mus.) Difference in pitch between any two tones.

At intervals, coming or happening with intervals between; now and then. "And Miriam watch'd and dozed at intervals." Tennyson. -- Augmented interval (Mus.), an interval increased by half a step or half a tone.

{ In"ter*val (?), In"ter*vale (?), } n. A tract of low ground between hills, or along the banks of a stream, usually alluvial land, enriched by the overflowings of the river, or by fertilizing deposits of earth from the adjacent hills. Cf. Bottom, n., 7. [Local, U. S.]

The woody intervale just beyond the marshy land.

The Century.

||In`ter*val"lum (?), n.; pl. Intervallums (#), L. Intervalla (#). [L.] ||An interval. [R.] || And a' shall laugh without intervallums.

Shak.

In one of these intervalla.

Chillingworth.

In`ter*va"ry (?), v. i. To alter or vary between; to change. [Obs.] Rush.

In`ter*veined" (?), a. Intersected, as with veins.

In`ter*vene" (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Intervened (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Intervening.] [L. intervenire, interventum, to intervene, to hinder; inter between + venire to come; akin to E. come: cf. F. intervenir. See Come.]

1. To come between, or to be between, persons or things; -- followed by between; as, the Mediterranean intervenes between Europe and Africa.

2. To occur, fall, or come between, points of time, or events; as, an instant intervened between the flash and the report; nothing intervened ( i. e., between the intention and the execution) to prevent the undertaking.

3. To interpose; as, to intervene to settle a quarrel.

4. In a suit to which one has not been made a party, to put forward a defense of one's interest in the subject matter. Abbott.

In`ter*vene", v. t. To come between. [R.]

Self-sown woodlands of birch, alder, etc., intervening the different estates.

De Quincey.

In`ter*vene" (?), n. A coming between; intervention; meeting. [Obs.] Sir H. Wotton.

In`ter*ven"er (?), n. One who intervenes; especially (Law), a person who assumes a part in a suit between others.

{ In`ter*ven"ience (?), In`ter*ven"ien*cy (?), } n. Intervention; interposition. [R.]

In`ter*ven"ient (?), a. [L. interveniens, p. pr. of intervenire.] Being or coming between; intercedent; interposed. [Obs.] Bacon.

In`ter*vent" (?), v. t. [See Intervene.] To thwart; to obstruct. [Obs.] Chapman.

In`ter*ven"tion (?), n. [L. interventio an interposition: cf. F. intervention.]

1. The act of intervening; interposition.

Sound is shut out by the intervention of that lax membrane.

Holder.

2. Any interference that may affect the interests of others; especially, of one or more states with the affairs of another; mediation.

Let us decide our quarrels at home, without the intervention, of any foreign power.

Sir W. Temple.

3. (Civil Law) The act by which a third person, to protect his own interest, interposes and becomes a party to a suit pending between other parties.

In`ter*ven"tor (?), n. [L.: cf. F. interventeur.] One who intervenes; a mediator; especially (Eccles. Hist.), a person designated by a church to reconcile parties, and unite them in the choice of officers. Coleman.

In`ter*ven*tric"u*lar (?), a. (Anat.) Between the ventricles; as, the interventricular partition of the heart.

In`ter*ven"ue (?), n. [See Intervene, Avenue.] Interposition. [Obs.] Sir H. Blount.

In`ter*vert" (?), v. t. [L. intervertere; inter between + vertere to turn.] To turn to another course or use. [Obs.] Sir H. Wotton.

In`ter*ver"te*bral (?), a. (Anat.) Between vertebræ. -- In`ter*ver"te*bral*ly, adv.

In"ter*view (?), n. [F. entrevue, fr. entrevoir to see imperfectly, to have a glimpse of, s'entrevoir to visit each other. See Inter- , and View.]

1. A mutual sight or view; a meeting face to face; usually, a formal or official meeting for consultation; a conference; as, the secretary had an interview with the President.

2. A conversation, or questioning, for the purpose of eliciting information for publication; the published statement so elicited.

A recent use, originating in American newspapers, but apparently becoming general.

In"ter*view, v. t. To have an interview with; to question or converse with, especially for the purpose of obtaining information for publication. [Recent]

In"ter*view`er (?), n. One who interviews; especially, one who obtains an interview with another for the purpose of eliciting his opinions or obtaining information for publication.

It would have made him the prince of interviewers in these days.

Leslie Stephen.

In"ter*view`ing, n. The act or custom of holding an interview or interviews.

An article on interviewing in the "Nation" of January 28, 1869, . . . was the first formal notice of the practice under that name.

The American.

In`ter*vis"i*ble (?), a. (Surv.) Mutually visible, or in sight, the one from the other, as stations.

In`ter*vis"it (?), v. i. To exchange visits. [R.] Evelyn.

In`ter*vi"tal (?), a. Between two lives. [R.]

Through all its [the spirit's] intervital gloom.

Tennyson.

In`ter*vo*lu"tion (?), n. The state of being intervolved or coiled up; a convolution; as, the intervolutions of a snake. Hawthorne.

In`ter*volve" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intervolved (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Intervolving.] [Pref. inter- + L. volvere, volutum, to roll.] To involve one within another; to twist or coil together. Milton.

In`ter*weave" (?), v. t. [imp. & obs. p. p. Interwove (?); p. p. Interwoven (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Interweaving.]

1. To weave together; to intermix or unite in texture or construction; to intertwine; as, threads of silk and cotton interwoven.

Under the hospitable covert nigh Of trees thick interwoven.

Milton.

2. To intermingle; to unite intimately; to connect closely; as, to interweave truth with falsehood. Dryden.

Words interwove with sighs found out their way.

Milton.

In`ter*wish" (?), v. t. To wish mutually in regarded to each other. [Obs.] Donne.

In`ter*work"ing (?), n. The act of working in together; interweaving. Milton.

In`ter*world" (?), n. A world between other worlds. Holland.

{ In`ter*wove" (?), In`ter*wov"en (?), } imp. & p. p. of Interweave.

In`ter*wreathe" (?), v. t. To weave into a wreath; to intertwine. [R.] Lovelace.

In*tes"ta*ble (?), a. [L. intestabilis: cf. F. intestable. See In- not, and Testable.] (Law) Not capable of making a will; not legally qualified or competent to make a testament. Blackstone.

In*tes"ta*cy (?), n. [From Intestate.] The state of being intestate, or of dying without having made a valid will. Blackstone.

In*tes"tate (?), a. [L. intestatus; pref. in- not + testatus, p. p. of testari to make a will: cf. F. intestat. See Testament.]

1. Without having made a valid will; without a will; as, to die intestate. Blackstone.

Airy succeeders of intestate joys.

Shak.

2. Not devised or bequeathed; not disposed of by will; as, an intestate estate.

In*tes"tate, n. (Law) A person who dies without making a valid will. Blackstone.

In*tes"ti*nal (?), a. [Cf. F. intestinal.] Of or pertaining to the intestines of an animal; as, the intestinal tube; intestinal digestion; intestinal ferments.

Intestinal canal. Same as Intestine, n. -- Intestinal worm (Zoöl.), any species of helminth living in the intestinal canal of any animal. The species are numerous.

In*tes"tine (?), a. [L. intestinus, fr. intus on the inside, within, fr. in in: cf. F. intestine. See In.]

1. Internal; inward; -- opposed to external.

Epilepsies, fierce catarrhs, Intestine stone and ulcers.

Milton.

2. Internal with regard to a state or country; domestic; not foreign; -- applied usually to that which is evil; as, intestine disorders, calamities, etc.

Hoping here to end Intestine war in heaven, the arch foe subdued.

Milton.

An intestine struggle . . . between authority and liberty.

Hume.

3. Depending upon the internal constitution of a body or entity; subjective.

Everything labors under an intestine necessity.

Cudworth.

4. Shut up; inclosed. [R.] Cowper.

In*tes"tine, n.; pl. Intestines (#). [L. intestinum: cf. F. intestin. See Intestine, a.]

1. (Anat.) That part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus. See Illust. of Digestive apparatus.

2. pl. The bowels; entrails; viscera.

Large intestine (Human Anat. & Med.), the lower portion of the bowel, terminating at the anus. It is adapted for the retention of fecal matter, being shorter, broader, and less convoluted than the small intestine; it consists of three parts, the cæcum, colon, and rectum. -- Small intestine (Human Anat. & Med.), the upper portion of the bowel, in which the process of digestion is practically completed. It is narrow and contorted, and consists of three parts, the duodenum, jejunum, and ileum.

In"text (?), n. The text of a book. [R.] Herrick.

In*tex"tine (?), n. [Infine + extine.] (Bot.) A thin membrane existing in the pollen grains of some plants, and situated between the extine and the intine, as in Œnothera.

In*tex"tured (?; 135), a. Inwrought; woven in.

In*thirst" (?), v. t. To make thirsty. [Obs.]

In*thrall" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inthralled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Inthralling.] [Cf. Enthrall.] [Written also inthral, enthral, and enthrall.] To reduce to bondage or servitude; to make a thrall, slave, vassal, or captive of; to enslave.

She soothes, but never can inthrall my mind.

Prior.

In*thrall"ment (?), n. [Written also inthralment, enthrallment.] Act of inthralling, or state of being inthralled; servitude; bondage; vassalage.

In*throne" (?), v. t. Same as Enthrone.

In*throng" (?; 115), v. i. To throng or collect together. [R.] Fairfax.

In*thron`i*za"tion (?), n. [LL. inthronizatio.] Enthronement. Bp. Warburton.

In*thron"ize (?), v. t. [LL. inthronisare, Gr. &?;. See Enthrone.] To enthrone.

In*tice" (?), v. t. See Entice.

In"ti*ma*cy (?), n.; pl. Intimacies (#). [From Intimate.] The state of being intimate; close familiarity or association; nearness in friendship.

Syn. -- Acquaintance; familiarity; fellowship; friendship. See Acquaintance.

In"ti*mate (?), a. [Formerly intime, L. intimus, a superl. corresponding to the compar. interior: cf. F. intime. The form intimate is due to confusion with intimate, v. t. See Interior.]

1. Innermost; inward; internal; deep-seated; hearty. "I knew from intimate impulse." Milton.

2. Near; close; direct; thorough; complete.

He was honored with an intimate and immediate admission.

South.

3. Close in friendship or acquaintance; familiar; confidential; as, an intimate friend.

Syn. -- Familiar; near; friendly; confidential.

In"ti*mate, n. An intimate friend or associate; a confidant. Gov. of the Tongue.

In"ti*mate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intimated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Intimating.] [L. intimatus, p. p. of intimare to put, bring, drive, or press into, to announce, make known, from intimus the inmost. See Intimate, a.]

1. To announce; to declare; to publish; to communicate; to make known. [Obs.]

He, incontinent, did proclaim and intimate open war.

E. Hall.

So both conspiring 'gan to intimate Each other's grief.

Spenser.

2. To suggest obscurely or indirectly; to refer to remotely; to give slight notice of; to hint; as, he intimated his intention of resigning his office.

The names of simple ideas and substances, with the abstract ideas in the mind, intimate some real existence, from which was derived their original pattern.

Locke.

In"ti*mate*ly (?), adv. In an intimate manner.

In`ti*ma"tion (?), n. [L. intimatio: cf. F. intimation.]

1. The act of intimating; also, the thing intimated.

2. Announcement; declaration. Macaulay.

They made an edict with an intimation that whosoever killed a stork, should be banished.

Holland.

3. A hint; an obscure or indirect suggestion or notice; a remote or ambiguous reference; as, he had given only intimations of his design.

Without mentioning the king of England, or giving the least intimation that he was sent by him.

Bp. Burnet.

In"time (?), a. [See Intimate, a.] Inward; internal; intimate. [Obs.] Sir K. Digby.

In*tim"i*date (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intimidated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Intimidating (?).] [LL. intimidatus, p. p. of intimidare to frighten; pref. in- in + timidus fearful, timid: cf. F. intimider. See Timid.] To make timid or fearful; to inspire of affect with fear; to deter, as by threats; to dishearten; to abash.

Now guilt, once harbored in the conscious breast, Intimidates the brave, degrades the great.

Johnson.

Syn. -- To dishearten; dispirit; abash; deter; frighten; terrify; daunt; cow.

In*tim`i*da"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. intimidation.] The act of making timid or fearful or of deterring by threats; the state of being intimidated; as, the voters were kept from the polls by intimidation.

The king carried his measures in Parliament by intimidation.

Paley.

In*tim"i*da*to*ry (?), a. Tending or serving to intimidate.

In*tinc"tion (?), n. [L. intinctio, fr. intingere to dip in; pref. in- in + tingere to tinge.]

1. The act of tingeing or dyeing. Blount.

2. (Eccl.) A method or practice of the administration of the sacrament by dipping the bread or wafer in the wine and administering both together.

In`tinc*tiv"i*ty (?), n. [Pref. in- not + L. tinctus, p. p. of tingere to tinge] The want of the quality of coloring or tingeing other bodies. Kirwan.

In"tine (?), n. [L. intus within. Cf. Extine.] (Bot.) A transparent, extensible membrane of extreme tenuity, which forms the innermost coating of grains of pollen.

In*tire" (?), a., In*tire"ly, adv. See Entire, a., Entirely, adv.

In*ti"tle (?), v. t. See Entitle.

In*tit"ule (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intituled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Intituling.] [Cf. F. intituler. See Entitle.] To entitle; to give a title to. Selden.

In"to (?), prep. [In + to.] To the inside of; within. It is used in a variety of applications.

1. Expressing entrance, or a passing from the outside of a thing to its interior parts; -- following verbs expressing motion; as, come into the house; go into the church; one stream falls or runs into another; water enters into the fine vessels of plants.

2. Expressing penetration beyond the outside or surface, or access to the inside, or contents; as, to look into a letter or book; to look into an apartment.

3. Indicating insertion; as, to infuse more spirit or animation into a composition.

4. Denoting inclusion; as, put these ideas into other words.