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   immunity
         n 1: the state of not being susceptible; "unsusceptibility to
               rust" [syn: {unsusceptibility}, {immunity}] [ant:
               {susceptibility}, {susceptibleness}]
         2: (medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist
            disease [syn: {immunity}, {resistance}]
         3: the quality of being unaffected by something; "immunity to
            criticism"
         4: an act exempting someone; "he was granted immunity from
            prosecution" [syn: {exemption}, {immunity}, {granting
            immunity}]

English Dictionary: im Amt folgen by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
immunodeficiency
n
  1. immunological disorder in which some part of the body's immune system is inadequate and resistance to infectious diseases is reduced
    Antonym(s): immunocompetence
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
immunodeficient
adj
  1. incapable of developing an immune response following exposure to an antigen; "immunodeficient rodents"
    Antonym(s): immunocompetent
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
immunotherapeutic
adj
  1. of or relating to immunotherapy; "various immunotherapeutic techniques have been employed with AIDS patients"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
immunotherapy
n
  1. therapy designed to produce immunity to a disease or to enhance resistance by the immune system
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
in a nutshell
adv
  1. summed up briefly; "gave the facts in a nutshell"; "just tell me the story in a nutshell"; "explained the situation in a nutshell"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
in and of itself
adv
  1. with respect to its inherent nature; "this statement is interesting per se"
    Synonym(s): intrinsically, per se, as such, in and of itself
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
in hand
adv
  1. under control; "the riots were in hand" [ant: {beyond control}, out of hand]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
inanition
n
  1. weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy
    Synonym(s): inanition, lassitude, lethargy, slackness
  2. exhaustion resulting from lack of food
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
inanity
n
  1. total lack of meaning or ideas [syn: inanity, senselessness, mindlessness, vacuity, pointlessness]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
inhumation
n
  1. the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave [syn: burial, entombment, inhumation, interment, sepulture]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
inhumed
adj
  1. placed in a grave; "the hastily buried corpses" [syn: buried, inhumed, interred]
    Antonym(s): unburied
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
inimitable
adj
  1. defying imitation; matchless; "an inimitable style"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
inimitably
adv
  1. in an unreproducible manner; "he has an inimitably verbose style"
    Synonym(s): inimitably, unreproducibly
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
innuendo
n
  1. an indirect (and usually malicious) implication [syn: insinuation, innuendo]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
inundate
v
  1. fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid; "the basement was inundated after the storm"; "The images flooded his mind"
    Synonym(s): deluge, flood, inundate, swamp
  2. fill or cover completely, usually with water
    Synonym(s): inundate, deluge, submerge
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
inundated
adj
  1. covered with water; "the main deck was afloat (or awash)"; "the monsoon left the whole place awash"; "a flooded bathroom"; "inundated farmlands"; "an overflowing tub"
    Synonym(s): afloat(p), awash(p), flooded, inundated, overflowing
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
inundation
n
  1. the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land; "plains fertilized by annual inundations"
    Synonym(s): flood, inundation, deluge, alluvion
  2. an overwhelming number or amount; "a flood of requests"; "a torrent of abuse"
    Synonym(s): flood, inundation, deluge, torrent
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Immanation \Im"ma*na"tion\, n. [Pref. im- in + L. manare to
      flow; cf. mantio a flowing.]
      A flowing or entering in; -- opposed to emanation. [R.]
      --Good.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Immanity \Im*man"i*ty\, n. [L. immanitas.]
      The state or quality of being immane; barbarity. [R.] --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Immantle \Im*man"tle\, v. t.
      See {Emmantle}. [R.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Imminution \Im`mi*nu"tion\, n. [L. imminutio, fr. imminuere,
      imminutum, to lessen; pref. im- in + minuere.]
      A lessening; diminution; decrease. [R.] --Ray.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Immund \Im*mund"\, a. [L. immundus; pref. im- not + mundus
      clean.]
      Unclean. [R.] --Burton.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Immundicity \Im`mun*dic"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. immondicit[82], L.
      immunditia, immundities.]
      Uncleanness; filthness. [R.] --W. Montagu.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Immunity \Im*mu"ni*ty\, n.; pl. {Immunities}. [L. immunitas, fr.
      immunis free from a public service; pref. im- not + munis
      complaisant, obliging, cf. munus service, duty: cf. F.
      immunit[82]. See {Common}, and cf. {Mean}, a.]
      1. Freedom or exemption from any charge, duty, obligation,
            office, tax, imposition, penalty, or service; a particular
            privilege; as, the immunities of the free cities of
            Germany; the immunities of the clergy.
  
      2. Freedom; exemption; as, immunity from error.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Immunity \Im*mun"i*ty\, n.
      The state of being insusceptible to poison, the contagion of
      disease, etc.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Immunity \Im*mu"ni*ty\, n.; pl. {Immunities}. [L. immunitas, fr.
      immunis free from a public service; pref. im- not + munis
      complaisant, obliging, cf. munus service, duty: cf. F.
      immunit[82]. See {Common}, and cf. {Mean}, a.]
      1. Freedom or exemption from any charge, duty, obligation,
            office, tax, imposition, penalty, or service; a particular
            privilege; as, the immunities of the free cities of
            Germany; the immunities of the clergy.
  
      2. Freedom; exemption; as, immunity from error.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Nutshell \Nut"shell`\, n.
      1. The shell or hard external covering in which the kernel of
            a nut is inclosed.
  
      2. Hence, a thing of little compass, or of little value.
  
      3. (Zo[94]l.) A shell of the genus Nucula.
  
      {To} {be, [or] lie}, {in a nutshell}, to be within a small
            compass; to admit of very brief or simple determination or
            statement. [bd]The remedy lay in a nutshell.[b8]
            --Macaulay.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   In and an \In and an\, a. & adv.
      Applied to breeding from a male and female of the same
      parentage. See under {Breeding}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   In \In\, adv.
      1. Not out; within; inside. In, the preposition, becomes an
            adverb by omission of its object, leaving it as the
            representative of an adverbial phrase, the context
            indicating what the omitted object is; as, he takes in the
            situation (i. e., he comprehends it in his mind); the
            Republicans were in (i. e., in office); in at one ear and
            out at the other (i. e., in or into the head); his side
            was in (i. e., in the turn at the bat); he came in (i. e.,
            into the house).
  
                     Their vacation . . . falls in so pat with ours.
                                                                              --Lamb.
  
      Note: The sails of a vessel are said, in nautical language,
               to be in when they are furled, or when stowed. In
               certain cases in has an adjectival sense; as, the in
               train (i. e., the incoming train); compare up grade,
               down grade, undertow, afterthought, etc.
  
      2. (Law) With privilege or possession; -- used to denote a
            holding, possession, or seisin; as, in by descent; in by
            purchase; in of the seisin of her husband. --Burrill.
  
      {In and in breeding}. See under {Breeding}.
  
      {In and out} (Naut.), through and through; -- said of a
            through bolt in a ship's side. --Knight.
  
      {To be in}, to be at home; as, Mrs. A. is in.
  
      {To come in}. See under {Come}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Breeding \Breed"ing\, n.
      1. The act or process of generating or bearing.
  
      2. The raising or improving of any kind of domestic animals;
            as, farmers should pay attention to breeding.
  
      3. Nurture; education; formation of manners.
  
                     She had her breeding at my father's charge. --Shak.
  
      4. Deportment or behavior in the external offices and
            decorums of social life; manners; knowledge of, or
            training in, the ceremonies, or polite observances of
            society.
  
                     Delicacy of breeding, or that polite deference and
                     respect which civility obliges us either to express
                     or counterfeit towards the persons with whom we
                     converse.                                          --Hume.
  
      5. Descent; pedigree; extraction. [Obs.]
  
                     Honest gentlemen, I know not your breeding. --Shak.
  
      {Close breeding}, {In and in breeding}, breeding from a male
            and female from the same parentage.
  
      {Cross breeding}, breeding from a male and female of
            different lineage.
  
      {Good breeding}, politeness; genteel deportment.
  
      Syn: Education; instruction; nurture; training; manners. See
               {Education}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   In \In\, adv.
      1. Not out; within; inside. In, the preposition, becomes an
            adverb by omission of its object, leaving it as the
            representative of an adverbial phrase, the context
            indicating what the omitted object is; as, he takes in the
            situation (i. e., he comprehends it in his mind); the
            Republicans were in (i. e., in office); in at one ear and
            out at the other (i. e., in or into the head); his side
            was in (i. e., in the turn at the bat); he came in (i. e.,
            into the house).
  
                     Their vacation . . . falls in so pat with ours.
                                                                              --Lamb.
  
      Note: The sails of a vessel are said, in nautical language,
               to be in when they are furled, or when stowed. In
               certain cases in has an adjectival sense; as, the in
               train (i. e., the incoming train); compare up grade,
               down grade, undertow, afterthought, etc.
  
      2. (Law) With privilege or possession; -- used to denote a
            holding, possession, or seisin; as, in by descent; in by
            purchase; in of the seisin of her husband. --Burrill.
  
      {In and in breeding}. See under {Breeding}.
  
      {In and out} (Naut.), through and through; -- said of a
            through bolt in a ship's side. --Knight.
  
      {To be in}, to be at home; as, Mrs. A. is in.
  
      {To come in}. See under {Come}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Auntter \Aunt"ter\, n.
      Adventure; hap. [Obs.]
  
      {In aunters}, perchance.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Hand \Hand\, n. [AS. hand, hond; akin to D., G., & Sw. hand,
      OHG. hant, Dan. haand, Icel. h[94]nd, Goth. handus, and perh.
      to Goth. hinpan to seize (in comp.). Cf. {Hunt}.]
      1. That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in
            man and monkeys, and the corresponding part in many other
            animals; manus; paw. See {Manus}.
  
      2. That which resembles, or to some extent performs the
            office of, a human hand; as:
            (a) A limb of certain animals, as the foot of a hawk, or
                  any one of the four extremities of a monkey.
            (b) An index or pointer on a dial; as, the hour or minute
                  hand of a clock.
  
      3. A measure equal to a hand's breadth, -- four inches; a
            palm. Chiefly used in measuring the height of horses.
  
      4. Side; part; direction, either right or left.
  
                     On this hand and that hand, were hangings. --Ex.
                                                                              xxxviii. 15.
  
                     The Protestants were then on the winning hand.
                                                                              --Milton.
  
      5. Power of performance; means of execution; ability; skill;
            dexterity.
  
                     He had a great mind to try his hand at a Spectator.
                                                                              --Addison.
  
      6. Actual performance; deed; act; workmanship; agency; hence,
            manner of performance.
  
                     To change the hand in carrying on the war.
                                                                              --Clarendon.
  
                     Gideon said unto God, If thou wilt save Israel by my
                     hand.                                                --Judges vi.
                                                                              36.
  
      7. An agent; a servant, or laborer; a workman, trained or
            competent for special service or duty; a performer more or
            less skillful; as, a deck hand; a farm hand; an old hand
            at speaking.
  
                     A dictionary containing a natural history requires
                     too many hands, as well as too much time, ever to be
                     hoped for.                                          --Locke.
  
                     I was always reckoned a lively hand at a simile.
                                                                              --Hazlitt.
  
      8. Handwriting; style of penmanship; as, a good, bad or
            running hand. Hence, a signature.
  
                     I say she never did invent this letter; This is a
                     man's invention and his hand.            --Shak.
  
                     Some writs require a judge's hand.      --Burril.
  
      9. Personal possession; ownership; hence, control; direction;
            management; -- usually in the plural. [bd]Receiving in
            hand one year's tribute.[b8] --Knolles.
  
                     Albinus . . . found means to keep in his hands the
                     goverment of Britain.                        --Milton.
  
      10. Agency in transmission from one person to another; as, to
            buy at first hand, that is, from the producer, or when
            new; at second hand, that is, when no longer in the
            producer's hand, or when not new.
  
      11. Rate; price. [Obs.] [bd]Business is bought at a dear
            hand, where there is small dispatch.[b8] --Bacon.
  
      12. That which is, or may be, held in a hand at once; as:
            (a) (Card Playing) The quota of cards received from the
                  dealer.
            (b) (Tobacco Manuf.) A bundle of tobacco leaves tied
                  together.
  
      13. (Firearms) The small part of a gunstock near the lock,
            which is grasped by the hand in taking aim.
  
      Note: Hand is used figuratively for a large variety of acts
               or things, in the doing, or making, or use of which the
               hand is in some way employed or concerned; also, as a
               symbol to denote various qualities or conditions, as:
            (a) Activity; operation; work; -- in distinction from the
                  head, which implies thought, and the heart, which
                  implies affection. [bd]His hand will be against every
                  man.[b8] --Gen. xvi. 12.
            (b) Power; might; supremacy; -- often in the Scriptures.
                  [bd]With a mighty hand . . . will I rule over
                  you.[b8] --Ezek. xx. 33.
            (c) Fraternal feeling; as, to give, or take, the hand; to
                  give the right hand.
            (d) Contract; -- commonly of marriage; as, to ask the
                  hand; to pledge the hand.
  
      Note: Hand is often used adjectively or in compounds (with or
               without the hyphen), signifying performed by the hand;
               as, hand blow or hand-blow, hand gripe or hand-gripe:
               used by, or designed for, the hand; as, hand ball or
               handball, hand bow, hand fetter, hand grenade or
               hand-grenade, handgun or hand gun, handloom or hand
               loom, handmill or hand organ or handorgan, handsaw or
               hand saw, hand-weapon: measured or regulated by the
               hand; as, handbreadth or hand's breadth, hand gallop or
               hand-gallop. Most of the words in the following
               paragraph are written either as two words or in
               combination.
  
      {Hand bag}, a satchel; a small bag for carrying books,
            papers, parcels, etc.
  
      {Hand basket}, a small or portable basket.
  
      {Hand bell}, a small bell rung by the hand; a table bell.
            --Bacon.
  
      {Hand bill}, a small pruning hook. See 4th {Bill}.
  
      {Hand car}. See under {Car}.
  
      {Hand director} (Mus.), an instrument to aid in forming a
            good position of the hands and arms when playing on the
            piano; a hand guide.
  
      {Hand drop}. See {Wrist drop}.
  
      {Hand gallop}. See under {Gallop}.
  
      {Hand gear} (Mach.), apparatus by means of which a machine,
            or parts of a machine, usually operated by other power,
            may be operated by hand.
  
      {Hand glass}.
            (a) A glass or small glazed frame, for the protection of
                  plants.
            (b) A small mirror with a handle.
  
      {Hand guide}. Same as {Hand director} (above).
  
      {Hand language}, the art of conversing by the hands, esp. as
            practiced by the deaf and dumb; dactylology.
  
      {Hand lathe}. See under {Lathe}.
  
      {Hand money}, money paid in hand to bind a contract; earnest
            money.
  
      {Hand organ} (Mus.), a barrel organ, operated by a crank
            turned by hand.
  
      {Hand plant}. (Bot.) Same as {Hand tree} (below). -- {Hand
            rail}, a rail, as in staircases, to hold by. --Gwilt.
  
      {Hand sail}, a sail managed by the hand. --Sir W. Temple.
  
      {Hand screen}, a small screen to be held in the hand.
  
      {Hand screw}, a small jack for raising heavy timbers or
            weights; (Carp.) a screw clamp.
  
      {Hand staff} (pl. {Hand staves}), a javelin. --Ezek. xxxix.
            9.
  
      {Hand stamp}, a small stamp for dating, addressing, or
            canceling papers, envelopes, etc.
  
      {Hand tree} (Bot.), a lofty tree found in Mexico
            ({Cheirostemon platanoides}), having red flowers whose
            stamens unite in the form of a hand.
  
      {Hand vise}, a small vise held in the hand in doing small
            work. --Moxon.
  
      {Hand work}, [or] {Handwork}, work done with the hands, as
            distinguished from work done by a machine; handiwork.
  
      {All hands}, everybody; all parties.
  
      {At all hands}, {On all hands}, on all sides; from every
            direction; generally.
  
      {At any hand}, {At no hand}, in any (or no) way or direction;
            on any account; on no account. [bd]And therefore at no
            hand consisting with the safety and interests of
            humility.[b8] --Jer. Taylor.
  
      {At first hand}, {At second hand}. See def. 10 (above).
  
      {At hand}.
            (a) Near in time or place; either present and within
                  reach, or not far distant. [bd]Your husband is at
                  hand; I hear his trumpet.[b8] --Shak.
            (b) Under the hand or bridle. [Obs.] [bd]Horses hot at
                  hand.[b8] --Shak.
  
      {At the hand of}, by the act of; as a gift from. [bd]Shall we
            receive good at the hand of God and shall we not receive
            evil?[b8] --Job ii. 10.
  
      {Bridle hand}. See under {Bridle}.
  
      {By hand}, with the hands, in distinction from
            instrumentality of tools, engines, or animals; as, to weed
            a garden by hand; to lift, draw, or carry by hand.
  
      {Clean hands}, freedom from guilt, esp. from the guilt of
            dishonesty in money matters, or of bribe taking. [bd]He
            that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger.[b8]
            --Job xvii. 9.
  
      {From hand to hand}, from one person to another.
  
      {Hand in hand}.
            (a) In union; conjointly; unitedly. --Swift.
            (b) Just; fair; equitable.
  
                           As fair and as good, a kind of hand in hand
                           comparison.                                 --Shak.
                 
  
      {Hand over hand}, {Hand over fist}, by passing the hands
            alternately one before or above another; as, to climb hand
            over hand; also, rapidly; as, to come up with a chase hand
            over hand.
  
      {Hand over head}, negligently; rashly; without seeing what
            one does. [Obs.] --Bacon.
  
      {Hand running}, consecutively; as, he won ten times hand
            running.
  
      {Hand off!} keep off! forbear! no interference or meddling!
           
  
      {Hand to hand}, in close union; in close fight; as, a hand to
            hand contest. --Dryden.
  
      {Heavy hand}, severity or oppression.
  
      {In hand}.
            (a) Paid down. [bd]A considerable reward in hand, and . .
                  . a far greater reward hereafter.[b8] --Tillotson.
            (b) In preparation; taking place. --Chaucer. [bd]Revels .
                  . . in hand.[b8] --Shak.
            (c) Under consideration, or in the course of transaction;
                  as, he has the business in hand.
  
      {In one's hand} [or] {hands}.
            (a) In one's possession or keeping.
            (b) At one's risk, or peril; as, I took my life in my
                  hand.
  
      {Laying on of hands}, a form used in consecrating to office,
            in the rite of confirmation, and in blessing persons.
  
      {Light hand}, gentleness; moderation.
  
      {Note of hand}, a promissory note.
  
      {Off hand}, {Out of hand}, forthwith; without delay,
            hesitation, or difficulty; promptly. [bd]She causeth them
            to be hanged up out of hand.[b8] --Spenser.
  
      {Off one's hands}, out of one's possession or care.
  
      {On hand}, in present possession; as, he has a supply of
            goods on hand.
  
      {On one's hands}, in one's possession care, or management.
  
      {Putting the hand under the thigh}, an ancient Jewish
            ceremony used in swearing.
  
      {Right hand}, the place of honor, power, and strength.
  
      {Slack hand}, idleness; carelessness; inefficiency; sloth.
  
      {Strict hand}, severe discipline; rigorous government.
  
      {To bear a hand}
            (Naut), to give help quickly; to hasten.
  
      {To bear in hand}, to keep in expectation with false
            pretenses. [Obs.] --Shak.
  
      {To be} {hand and glove, [or] in glove} {with}. See under
            {Glove}.
  
      {To be on the mending hand}, to be convalescent or improving.
           
  
      {To bring up by hand}, to feed (an infant) without suckling
            it.
  
      {To change hand}. See {Change}.
  
      {To change hands}, to change sides, or change owners.
            --Hudibras.
  
      {To clap the hands}, to express joy or applause, as by
            striking the palms of the hands together.
  
      {To come to hand}, to be received; to be taken into
            possession; as, the letter came to hand yesterday.
  
      {To get hand}, to gain influence. [Obs.]
  
                     Appetites have . . . got such a hand over them.
                                                                              --Baxter.
  
      {To got one's hand in}, to make a beginning in a certain
            work; to become accustomed to a particular business.
  
      {To have a hand in}, to be concerned in; to have a part or
            concern in doing; to have an agency or be employed in.
  
      {To have in hand}.
            (a) To have in one's power or control. --Chaucer.
            (b) To be engaged upon or occupied with.
  
      {To have one's hands full}, to have in hand al that one can
            do, or more than can be done conveniently; to be pressed
            with labor or engagements; to be surrounded with
            difficulties.
  
      {To} {have, [or] get}, {the (higher) upper hand}, to have, or
            get, the better of another person or thing.
  
      {To his hand}, {To my hand}, etc., in readiness; already
            prepared. [bd]The work is made to his hands.[b8] --Locke.
  
      {To hold hand}, to compete successfully or on even
            conditions. [Obs.] --Shak.
  
      {To lay hands on}, to seize; to assault.
  
      {To lend a hand}, to give assistance.
  
      {To} {lift, [or] put forth}, {the hand against}, to attack;
            to oppose; to kill.
  
      {To live from hand to mouth}, to obtain food and other
            necessaries as want compels, without previous provision.
           
  
      {To make one's hand}, to gain advantage or profit.
  
      {To put the hand unto}, to steal. --Ex. xxii. 8.
  
      {To put the}
  
      {last, [or] finishing},
  
      {hand to}, to make the last corrections in; to complete; to
            perfect.
  
      {To set the hand to}, to engage in; to undertake.
  
                     That the Lord thy God may bless thee in all that
                     thou settest thine hand to.               --Deut. xxiii.
                                                                              20.
  
      {To stand one in hand}, to concern or affect one.
  
      {To strike hands}, to make a contract, or to become surety
            for another's debt or good behavior.
  
      {To take in hand}.
            (a) To attempt or undertake.
            (b) To seize and deal with; as, he took him in hand.
  
      {To wash the hands of}, to disclaim or renounce interest in,
            or responsibility for, a person or action; as, to wash
            one's hands of a business. --Matt. xxvii. 24.
  
      {Under the hand of}, authenticated by the handwriting or
            signature of; as, the deed is executed under the hand and
            seal of the owner.

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   In-and-in \In"-and-in"\, n.
      An old game played with four dice. In signified a doublet, or
      two dice alike; in-and-in, either two doubles, or the four
      dice alike.

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   Inanitiate \In`a*ni"ti*ate\, v. t.
      To produce inanition in; to exhaust for want of nourishment.
      [R.]

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   Inanitiation \In`a*ni`ti*a"tion\, n.
      Inanition. [R.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Inanity \In*an"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Inanities}. [L. inanitas, fr.
      inanis empty: cf. F. inanit[82]. See {Inane}.]
      1. Inanition; void space; vacuity; emptiness.
  
      2. Want of seriousness; aimlessness; frivolity.
  
      3. An inane, useless thing or pursuit; a vanity; a silly
            object; -- chiefly in pl.; as, the inanities of the world.

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   Inanition \In`a*ni"tion\, n. [F. inanition, L. inanitio
      emptiness, fr. inanire to empty, fr. inanis empty. Cf.
      {Inane}.]
      The condition of being inane; emptiness; want of fullness, as
      in the vessels of the body; hence, specifically, exhaustion
      from want of food, either from partial or complete
      starvation, or from a disorder of the digestive apparatus,
      producing the same result.
  
               Feeble from inanition, inert from weariness. --Landor.
  
               Repletion and inanition may both do harm in two
               contrary extremes.                                 --Burton.

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   Inanity \In*an"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Inanities}. [L. inanitas, fr.
      inanis empty: cf. F. inanit[82]. See {Inane}.]
      1. Inanition; void space; vacuity; emptiness.
  
      2. Want of seriousness; aimlessness; frivolity.
  
      3. An inane, useless thing or pursuit; a vanity; a silly
            object; -- chiefly in pl.; as, the inanities of the world.

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   Inantherate \In*an"ther*ate\, a. (Bot.)
      Not bearing anthers; -- said of sterile stamens.

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   Inhumate \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.

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   Inhumation \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.

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   Inhume \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.

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   Inimitability \In*im`i*ta*bil"i*ty\, n.
      The quality or state of being inimitable; inimitableness.
      --Norris.

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   Inimitable \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. [bd]Inimitable force.[b8] --Dryden.
  
               Performing such inimitable feats.            --Cowper.
      -- {In*im"i*ta*ble*ness}, n. -- {In*im"i*ta*bly}, adv.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Inimitable \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. [bd]Inimitable force.[b8] --Dryden.
  
               Performing such inimitable feats.            --Cowper.
      -- {In*im"i*ta*ble*ness}, n. -- {In*im"i*ta*bly}, adv.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Inimitable \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. [bd]Inimitable force.[b8] --Dryden.
  
               Performing such inimitable feats.            --Cowper.
      -- {In*im"i*ta*ble*ness}, n. -- {In*im"i*ta*bly}, adv.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Innuendo \In`nu*en"do\, n.; pl. {Innuedoes}([?]). [L., by
      intimation, by hinting, gerund of innuere, innutum, to give a
      nod, to intimate; pref. in- in, to + -nuere (in comp.) to
      nod. See {Nutation}.]
      1. An oblique hint; a remote allusion or reference, usually
            derogatory to a person or thing not named; an insinuation.
  
                     Mercury . . . owns it a marriage by an innuendo.
                                                                              --Dryden.
  
                     Pursue your trade of scandal picking; Your
                     innuendoes, when you tell us, That Stella loves to
                     talk with fellows.                              --Swift.
  
      2. (Law) An averment employed in pleading, to point the
            application of matter otherwise unintelligible; an
            interpretative parenthesis thrown into quoted matter to
            explain an obscure word or words; -- as, the plaintiff
            avers that the defendant said that he (innuendo the
            plaintiff) was a thief. --Wharton.
  
      Note: The term is so applied from having been the
               introductory word of this averment or parenthetic
               explanation when pleadings were in Latin. The word
               [bd]meaning[b8] is used as its equivalent in modern
               forms.
  
      Syn: Insinuation; suggestion; hint; intimation; reference;
               allusion; implication; representation; -- {Innuendo},
               {Insinuation}.
  
      Usage: An innuendo is an equivocal allusion so framed as to
                  point distinctly at something which is injurious to
                  the character or reputation of the person referred to.
                  An insinuation turns on no such double use of
                  language, but consists in artfully winding into the
                  mind imputations of an injurious nature without making
                  any direct charge.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Innuent \In"nu*ent\, a. [L. innuens, p. pr.]
      Conveying a hint; significant. [Obs.] --Burton.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Inuendo \In`u*en"do\, n.
      See {Innuendo}.

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   Inundant \In*un"dant\, a. [L. inundans, p. pr. of inundare.]
      Overflowing. [R.] --Shenstone.

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   Inundate \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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Inundate \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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Inundate \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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Inundation \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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Inunderstanding \In*un`der*stand"ing\, a.
      Void of understanding. [Obs.] --Bp. Pearson.
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