instigation : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

in extremis
adv 1: at the point of death

English Dictionary: instigation	by the DICT Development Group
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in good order adv in the right manner; "please do your job properly!"; "can't you carry me decent?" Synonym(s): properly, decently, decent, in good order, right, the right way Antonym(s): improperly
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in good spirits adv without losing equilibrium; "she took all his criticism in stride" Synonym(s): in stride, in good spirits
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in good taste adj satisfying generally accepted social or esthetic standards
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in good time adv at the appropriate time; "we'll get to this question in due course" Synonym(s): in due course, in due season, in good time, in due time, when the time comes
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in haste adv in a hurried or hasty manner; "the way they buried him so hurriedly was disgraceful"; "hastily, he scanned the headlines"; "sold in haste and at a sacrifice" Synonym(s): hurriedly, hastily, in haste Antonym(s): unhurriedly
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in height adj having a specified height; "five feet tall"; "five feet in height"
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in situ adv in the original or natural place or site; "carcinoma in situ"; "the archeologists left the pottery in place" Synonym(s): in situ, in place
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in stages adv a little bit at a time; "the research structure has developed piecemeal" Synonym(s): piecemeal, little by little, bit by bit, in stages
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in stock adj available for use or sale; "they have plenty of stonewashed jeans in stock"
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in store adj in readiness; awaiting; "gave us a hint of the excitement that was in store for us"
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in straitened circumstances adj not having enough money to pay for necessities [syn: hard up, impecunious, in straitened circumstances(p), penniless, penurious, pinched]
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in stride adv without losing equilibrium; "she took all his criticism in stride" Synonym(s): in stride, in good spirits
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in style adj in the current fashion or style [syn: latest, {a la mode(p)}, in style(p), in vogue(p), modish]
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in-situ adj being in the original position; not having been moved; "the archeologists could date the vase because it was in- situ"; "an in-situ investigator" Synonym(s): in-situ, unmoved
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inaction n the state of being inactive [syn: inaction, inactivity, inactiveness] Antonym(s): action, activeness, activity
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inactivate v release from military service or remove from the active list of military service Synonym(s): demobilize, inactivate, demobilise Antonym(s): call up, mobilise, mobilize, rally make inactive; "they deactivated the file" Synonym(s): inactivate, deactivate Antonym(s): activate
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inactivation n the process of rendering inactive; "the gene inactivation system"; "thermal inactivation of serum samples" Antonym(s): activation breaking up a military unit (by transfers or discharges) Synonym(s): deactivation, inactivation
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inactive adj (chemistry) not participating in a chemical reaction; chemically inert; "desired amounts of inactive chlorine" (pathology) not progressing or increasing; or progressing slowly Antonym(s): active (military) not involved in military operations Synonym(s): nonoperational, inactive Antonym(s): operational not exerting influence or change Antonym(s): active (of e.g. volcanos) not erupting and not extinct ; "a dormant volcano" Synonym(s): dormant, inactive Antonym(s): active lacking in energy or will; "Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself"- George Meredith Synonym(s): passive, inactive Antonym(s): active lacking activity; lying idle or unused; "an inactive mine"; "inactive accounts"; "inactive machinery" Antonym(s): active not engaged in full-time work; "inactive reserve"; "an inactive member" Antonym(s): active not active physically or mentally; "illness forced him to live an inactive life"; "dreamy and inactive by nature" Antonym(s): active not in physical motion; "the inertia of an object at rest" Synonym(s): inactive, motionless, static, still
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inactiveness n the state of being inactive [syn: inaction, inactivity, inactiveness] Antonym(s): action, activeness, activity a disposition to remain inactive or inert; "he had to overcome his inertia and get back to work" Synonym(s): inactiveness, inactivity, inertia Antonym(s): activeness, activity
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inactivity n the state of being inactive [syn: inaction, inactivity, inactiveness] Antonym(s): action, activeness, activity a disposition to remain inactive or inert; "he had to overcome his inertia and get back to work" Synonym(s): inactiveness, inactivity, inertia Antonym(s): activeness, activity being inactive; being less active Antonym(s): activity
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inaesthetic adj violating aesthetic canons or requirements; deficient in tastefulness or beauty; "inaesthetic and quite unintellectual"; "peered through those inaesthetic spectacles" Synonym(s): inaesthetic, unaesthetic Antonym(s): aesthetic, aesthetical, esthetic, esthetical
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incaution n the trait of forgetting or ignoring possible danger [syn: incaution, incautiousness] Antonym(s): carefulness, caution, cautiousness
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incautious adj lacking in caution; "an incautious remark"; "incautious talk" Antonym(s): cautious carelessly failing to exercise proper caution; "an incautious step sent her headlong down the stairs"
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incautiously adv without caution or prudence; "one unfortunately sees historic features carelessly lost when estates fall into unsympathetic hands" Synonym(s): incautiously, carelessly Antonym(s): carefully, cautiously
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incautiousness n the trait of forgetting or ignoring possible danger [syn: incaution, incautiousness] Antonym(s): carefulness, caution, cautiousness
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inchoate adj only partly in existence; imperfectly formed; "incipient civil disorder"; "an incipient tumor"; "a vague inchoate idea" Synonym(s): incipient, inchoate
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inchoative adj beginning to develop; "inchoative stages" n aspect with regard to the beginning of the action of the verb Synonym(s): inchoative, inchoative aspect
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inchoative aspect n aspect with regard to the beginning of the action of the verb Synonym(s): inchoative, inchoative aspect
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incidence n the relative frequency of occurrence of something [syn: incidence, relative incidence] the striking of a light beam on a surface; "he measured the angle of incidence of the reflected light"
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incidence angle n the angle that a line makes with a line perpendicular to the surface at the point of incidence Synonym(s): angle of incidence, incidence angle
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incident adj falling or striking of light rays on something; "incident light" (sometimes followed by `to') minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequence; "incidental expenses"; "the road will bring other incidental advantages"; "extra duties incidental to the job"; "labor problems incidental to a rapid expansion"; "confusion incidental to a quick change" Synonym(s): incidental, incident Antonym(s): basic n a single distinct event a public disturbance; "the police investigated an incident at the bus station"
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incidental adj (sometimes followed by `to') minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequence; "incidental expenses"; "the road will bring other incidental advantages"; "extra duties incidental to the job"; "labor problems incidental to a rapid expansion"; "confusion incidental to a quick change" Synonym(s): incidental, incident Antonym(s): basic not of prime or central importance; "nonessential to the integral meanings of poetry"- Pubs.MLA Synonym(s): incidental, nonessential following or accompanying as a consequence; "an excessive growth of bureaucracy, with attendant problems"; "snags incidental to the changeover in management"; "attendant circumstances"; "the period of tension and consequent need for military preparedness"; "the ensuant response to his appeal"; "the resultant savings were considerable" Synonym(s): attendant, consequent, accompanying, concomitant, incidental, ensuant, resultant, sequent n (frequently plural) an expense not budgeted or not specified; "he requested reimbursement of $7 for incidental expenses" Synonym(s): incidental expense, incidental, minor expense an item that is incidental
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incidental expense n (frequently plural) an expense not budgeted or not specified; "he requested reimbursement of $7 for incidental expenses" Synonym(s): incidental expense, incidental, minor expense
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incidental music n music composed to accompany the action of a drama or to fill intervals between scenes
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incidentally adv introducing a different topic; in point of fact; "incidentally, I won't go to the party" Synonym(s): by the way, by the bye, incidentally, apropos of a minor or subordinate nature; "these magnificent achievements were only incidentally influenced by Oriental models" Synonym(s): incidentally, accidentally
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incitation n something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action Synonym(s): incitement, incitation, provocation an act of urging on or spurring on or rousing to action or instigating; "the incitement of mutiny" Synonym(s): incitation, incitement
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incite v give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career" Synonym(s): motivate, actuate, propel, move, prompt, incite provoke or stir up; "incite a riot"; "set off great unrest among the people" Synonym(s): incite, instigate, set off, stir up urge on; cause to act; "The other children egged the boy on, but he did not want to throw the stone through the window" Synonym(s): prod, incite, egg on
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incitement n an act of urging on or spurring on or rousing to action or instigating; "the incitement of mutiny" Synonym(s): incitation, incitement needed encouragement; "the result was a provocation of vigorous investigation" Synonym(s): provocation, incitement something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action Synonym(s): incitement, incitation, provocation the act of exhorting; an earnest attempt at persuasion Synonym(s): exhortation, incitement
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inciter n someone who deliberately foments trouble; "she was the instigator of their quarrel" Synonym(s): instigator, provoker, inciter, instigant, firebrand
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incitive adj arousing to action or rebellion [syn: incendiary, incitive, inflammatory, instigative, rabble- rousing, seditious]
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inequitable adj not equitable or fair; "the inequitable division of wealth"; "inequitable taxation" Synonym(s): inequitable, unjust Antonym(s): equitable, just
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inequitably adv in an inequitable manner; "their father's possessions were inequitably divided among the sons" Antonym(s): equitably
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inequity n injustice by virtue of not conforming with rules or standards Synonym(s): unfairness, inequity Antonym(s): equity, fairness
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inestimable adj beyond calculation or measure; "of incalculable value"; "an incomputable amount"; "jewels of inestimable value"; "immeasurable wealth" Synonym(s): incomputable, inestimable, immeasurable
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inextensible adj not extensile [syn: nonextensile, inextensible, nonprotractile] Antonym(s): extensible, extensile
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inexterminable adj incapable of extermination or extirpation; "some weeds seem inextirpable" Synonym(s): inexterminable, inextirpable
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inextinguishable adj difficult or impossible to extinguish; "an inextinguishable flame"; "an inextinguishable faith" Antonym(s): extinguishable
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inextirpable adj incapable of extermination or extirpation; "some weeds seem inextirpable" Synonym(s): inexterminable, inextirpable
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inextricable adj not permitting extrication; incapable of being disentangled or untied; "an inextricable knot"; "inextricable unity" Antonym(s): extricable
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inextricably adv in an inextricable manner; "motives inspired by Mammon were often inextricably blended with things pertaining to Caesar and to God"
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Inga edulis n ornamental evergreen tree with masses of white flowers; tropical and subtropical America Synonym(s): ice-cream bean, Inga edulis
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ingathering n request for a sum of money; "an appeal to raise money for starving children" Synonym(s): solicitation, appeal, collection, ingathering
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ingot n metal that is cast in the shape of a block for convenient handling Synonym(s): ingot, metal bar, block of metal
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ingot iron n iron of high purity
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iniquitous adj characterized by iniquity; wicked because it is believed to be a sin; "iniquitous deeds"; "he said it was sinful to wear lipstick"; "ungodly acts" Synonym(s): iniquitous, sinful, ungodly
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iniquitously adv in an iniquitous manner; "they really believed that the treaty of Versailles was iniquitously injust"
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iniquity n absence of moral or spiritual values; "the powers of darkness" Synonym(s): iniquity, wickedness, darkness, dark morally objectionable behavior Synonym(s): evil, immorality, wickedness, iniquity an unjust act Synonym(s): injustice, unfairness, iniquity, shabbiness
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injudicious adj lacking or showing lack of judgment or discretion; unwise; "an injudicious measure"; "the result of an injudicious decision"
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injudiciously adv in an injudicious manner; "these intelligence tests were used injudiciously for many years" Antonym(s): judiciously
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injudiciousness n lacking good judgment [syn: injudiciousness, indiscreetness] Antonym(s): judiciousness the trait of being injudicious Synonym(s): indiscretion, injudiciousness
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ink-jet adj of or relating to an ink-jet printer
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ink-jet printer n a printer that produces characters by projecting electrically charged droplets of ink
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inkstand n a small well holding writing ink into which a pen can be dipped Synonym(s): inkwell, inkstand a tray or stand for writing implements and containers for ink
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inmost adj being deepest within the self; "one's innermost feelings" Synonym(s): inmost, innermost situated or occurring farthest within; "the innermost chamber" Synonym(s): inmost, innermost
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inositol n an optically inactive alcohol that is a component of the vitamin B complex
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inquietude n feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable [syn: edginess, uneasiness, inquietude, disquietude]
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insatiable adj impossible to satisfy; "an insatiate appetite"; "an insatiable demand for old buildings to restore"; "his passion for work was unsatiable" Synonym(s): insatiate, insatiable, unsatiable Antonym(s): satiate, satiated
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insatiably adv to an insatiable degree; "she was insatiably hungry" Synonym(s): insatiably, unsatiably in an insatiable manner; with persistence but without satisfaction; "he clawed insatiably at the traditional precepts" Synonym(s): insatiably, unsatiably
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insatiate adj impossible to satisfy; "an insatiate appetite"; "an insatiable demand for old buildings to restore"; "his passion for work was unsatiable" Synonym(s): insatiate, insatiable, unsatiable Antonym(s): satiate, satiated
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inset n a small picture inserted within the bounds or a larger one an artifact that is inserted or is to be inserted Synonym(s): insert, inset a piece of material used to strengthen or enlarge a garment Synonym(s): gusset, inset v set or place in
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inside adv within a building; "in winter we play inside" [syn: inside, indoors] Antonym(s): alfresco, out of doors, outdoors, outside on the inside; "inside, the car is a mess" Synonym(s): inside, within Antonym(s): outside with respect to private feelings; "inwardly, she was raging" Synonym(s): inwardly, inside Antonym(s): outwardly in reality; "she is very kind at heart" Synonym(s): at heart, at bottom, deep down, inside, in spite of appearance adj relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space; "he reached into his inside jacket pocket"; "inside out"; "an inside pitch is between home plate and the batter" Antonym(s): outside being or applying to the inside of a building; "an inside wall" confined to an exclusive group; "privy to inner knowledge"; "inside information"; "privileged information" Synonym(s): inside, inner, privileged away from the outer edge; "an inner lahne"; "the inside lane" n the region that is inside of something [syn: inside, interior] Antonym(s): exterior, outside the inner or enclosed surface of something Synonym(s): inside, interior Antonym(s): exterior, outside
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inside caliper n caliper for measuring inside dimensions (the size of a cavity or hole); points on its legs curve outward
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inside clinch n a clinch with the end of the line inside the loop
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inside information n true confidential information; "after the trial he gave us the real details" Synonym(s): details, inside information
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inside job n some transgression committed with the assistance of someone trusted by the victim; "the police decided that the crime was an inside job"
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inside loop n a loop consisting of a climb followed by inverted flight followed by a dive that returns to horizontal flight
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inside out adv with the inside facing outward; "she turned the shirt inside out" thoroughly; from every perspective; "she knows this town inside out"
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Inside Passage n a naturally protected waterway from Seattle to Skagway in southeastern Alaska Synonym(s): Inland Passage, Inside Passage
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inside track n a favorable position in a competition; "the boss's son had the inside track for that job" the inner side of a curved racecourse
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inside-out adj with the inside surface on the outside [syn: {wrong-side- out(p)}, inside-out(p)]
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insider n an officer of a corporation or others who have access to private information about the corporation's operations
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insider information n important information about the plans or condition of a corporation that has not been released to the public; use for personal profit is illegal
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insider trading n buying or selling corporate stock by a corporate officer or other insider on the basis of information that has not been made public and is supposed to remain confidential
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insidious adj beguiling but harmful; "insidious pleasures" intended to entrap working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way; "glaucoma is an insidious disease"; "a subtle poison" Synonym(s): insidious, pernicious, subtle
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insidiously adv in a harmfully insidious manner; "these drugs act insidiously" Synonym(s): insidiously, perniciously
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insidiousness n subtle and cumulative harmfulness (especially of a disease) the quality of being designed to entrap
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inst adj in or of the present month; "your letter of the 10th inst" Synonym(s): instant, inst
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instability n an unstable order Antonym(s): stability unreliability attributable to being unstable a lack of balance or state of disequilibrium; "a hormonal imbalance" Synonym(s): imbalance, instability, unbalance Antonym(s): balance the quality or attribute of being unstable and irresolute Synonym(s): instability, unstableness Antonym(s): stability, stableness
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instal v set up for use; "install the washer and dryer"; "We put in a new sink" Synonym(s): install, instal, put in, set up put into an office or a position; "the new president was installed immediately after the election" Synonym(s): install, instal place; "Her manager had set her up at the Ritz" Synonym(s): install, instal, set up, establish
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install v set up for use; "install the washer and dryer"; "We put in a new sink" Synonym(s): install, instal, put in, set up put into an office or a position; "the new president was installed immediately after the election" Synonym(s): install, instal place; "Her manager had set her up at the Ritz" Synonym(s): install, instal, set up, establish
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installation n the act of installing something (as equipment); "the telephone installation took only a few minutes" Synonym(s): installation, installing, installment, instalment a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry; "the assembly plant is an enormous facility" Synonym(s): facility, installation a formal entry into an organization or position or office; "his initiation into the club"; "he was ordered to report for induction into the army"; "he gave a speech as part of his installation into the hall of fame" Synonym(s): initiation, induction, installation
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installation charge n the charge for installing something
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installing n the act of installing something (as equipment); "the telephone installation took only a few minutes" Synonym(s): installation, installing, installment, instalment
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installment n a payment of part of a debt; usually paid at regular intervals a part of a broadcast serial Synonym(s): episode, installment, instalment a part of a published serial Synonym(s): installment, instalment the act of installing something (as equipment); "the telephone installation took only a few minutes" Synonym(s): installation, installing, installment, instalment
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installment buying n a system for paying for goods by installments [syn: installment plan, installment buying, time plan]
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installment credit n a loan repaid with interest in equal periodic payments Synonym(s): installment credit, installment loan
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installment debt n debt to be paid by installments
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installment loan n a loan repaid with interest in equal periodic payments Synonym(s): installment credit, installment loan
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installment plan n a system for paying for goods by installments [syn: installment plan, installment buying, time plan]
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installment rate n the amount of money paid out per unit time [syn: {payment rate}, rate of payment, repayment rate, installment rate]
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instalment n a part of a broadcast serial [syn: episode, installment, instalment] a part of a published serial Synonym(s): installment, instalment the act of installing something (as equipment); "the telephone installation took only a few minutes" Synonym(s): installation, installing, installment, instalment
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instance n an occurrence of something; "it was a case of bad judgment"; "another instance occurred yesterday"; "but there is always the famous example of the Smiths" Synonym(s): case, instance, example an item of information that is typical of a class or group; "this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome"; "there is an example on page 10" Synonym(s): example, illustration, instance, representative v clarify by giving an example of [syn: exemplify, illustrate, instance]
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instancy n the quickness of action or occurrence; "the immediacy of their response"; "the instancy of modern communication" Synonym(s): immediacy, immediateness, instantaneousness, instancy the quality of being insistent; "he pressed his demand with considerable instancy" Synonym(s): imperativeness, instancy
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instant adj occurring with no delay; "relief was instantaneous"; "instant gratification" Synonym(s): instantaneous, instant(a) in or of the present month; "your letter of the 10th inst" Synonym(s): instant, inst demanding attention; "clamant needs"; "a crying need"; "regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous"- H.L.Mencken; "insistent hunger"; "an instant need" Synonym(s): clamant, crying, exigent, insistent, instant n a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat); "if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash" Synonym(s): blink of an eye, flash, heartbeat, instant, jiffy, split second, trice, twinkling, wink, New York minute a particular point in time; "the moment he arrived the party began" Synonym(s): moment, minute, second, instant
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instant coffee n dehydrated coffee that can be made into a drink by adding hot water; "the advantages of instant coffee are speed of preparation and long shelf life"
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instant replay n the immediate rebroadcast of some action (especially sports action) that has been recorded on videotape Synonym(s): replay, instant replay, action replay
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instantaneous adj occurring with no delay; "relief was instantaneous"; "instant gratification" Synonym(s): instantaneous, instant(a)
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instantaneous sound pressure n the difference between the instantaneous pressure at a point in a sound field and the average pressure at that point Synonym(s): sound pressure, instantaneous sound pressure
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instantaneously adv without any delay; "he was killed outright" [syn: instantaneously, outright, instantly, in a flash]
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instantaneousness n the quickness of action or occurrence; "the immediacy of their response"; "the instancy of modern communication" Synonym(s): immediacy, immediateness, instantaneousness, instancy
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instantiate v represent by an instance; "This word instantiates the usage that the linguists claimed to be typical for a certain dialect" find an instance of (a word or particular usage of a word); "The linguists could not instantiate this sense of the noun that he claimed existed in a certain dialect"
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instantiation n a representation of an idea in the form of an instance of it; "how many instantiations were found?"
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instantly adv without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening; "he answered immediately"; "found an answer straightaway"; "an official accused of dishonesty should be suspended forthwith"; "Come here now!" Synonym(s): immediately, instantly, straightaway, straight off, directly, now, right away, at once, forthwith, like a shot without any delay; "he was killed outright" Synonym(s): instantaneously, outright, instantly, in a flash
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instar n an insect or other arthropod between molts
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instauration n the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new; "she looked forward to her initiation as an adult"; "the foundation of a new scientific society" Synonym(s): initiation, founding, foundation, institution, origination, creation, innovation, introduction, instauration
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instead adv in place of, or as an alternative to; "Felix became a herpetologist instead"; "alternatively we could buy a used car" Synonym(s): alternatively, instead, or else on the contrary; "rather than disappoint the children, he did two quick tricks before he left"; "he didn't call; rather (or instead), he wrote her a letter"; "used English terms instead of Latin ones" Synonym(s): rather, instead
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instep n the arch of the foot the part of a shoe or stocking that covers the arch of the foot
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instigant n someone who deliberately foments trouble; "she was the instigator of their quarrel" Synonym(s): instigator, provoker, inciter, instigant, firebrand
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instigate v provoke or stir up; "incite a riot"; "set off great unrest among the people" Synonym(s): incite, instigate, set off, stir up serve as the inciting cause of; "She prompted me to call my relatives" Synonym(s): prompt, inspire, instigate
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instigation n the verbal act of urging on [syn: abetment, abettal, instigation] deliberate and intentional triggering (of trouble or discord) Synonym(s): fomentation, instigation
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instigative adj arousing to action or rebellion [syn: incendiary, incitive, inflammatory, instigative, rabble- rousing, seditious]
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instigator n someone who deliberately foments trouble; "she was the instigator of their quarrel" Synonym(s): instigator, provoker, inciter, instigant, firebrand a person who initiates a course of action Synonym(s): instigator, initiator
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instil v enter drop by drop; "instill medication into my eye" [syn: instill, instil]
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instill v impart gradually; "Her presence instilled faith into the children"; "transfuse love of music into the students" Synonym(s): instill, transfuse enter drop by drop; "instill medication into my eye" Synonym(s): instill, instil produce or try to produce a vivid impression of; "Mother tried to ingrain respect for our elders in us" Synonym(s): impress, ingrain, instill teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions; "inculcate values into the young generation" Synonym(s): inculcate, instill, infuse fill, as with a certain quality; "The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide" Synonym(s): impregnate, infuse, instill, tincture
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instillation n the introduction of a liquid (by pouring or injection) drop by drop Synonym(s): instillation, instillment, instilment a liquid that is instilled drop by drop
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instillator n medical apparatus that puts a liquid into a cavity drop by drop
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instilling n teaching or impressing upon the mind by frequent instruction or repetition Synonym(s): inculcation, ingraining, instilling
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instillment n the introduction of a liquid (by pouring or injection) drop by drop Synonym(s): instillation, instillment, instilment
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instilment n the introduction of a liquid (by pouring or injection) drop by drop Synonym(s): instillation, instillment, instilment
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instinct adj (followed by `with')deeply filled or permeated; "imbued with the spirit of the Reformation"; "words instinct with love"; "it is replete with misery" Synonym(s): instinct(p), replete(p) n inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli; "the spawning instinct in salmon"; "altruistic instincts in social animals" Synonym(s): instinct, inherent aptitude
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instinctive adj unthinking; prompted by (or as if by) instinct; "a cat's natural aversion to water"; "offering to help was as instinctive as breathing" Synonym(s): natural, instinctive
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instinctive reflex n an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus Synonym(s): reflex, reflex response, reflex action, instinctive reflex, innate reflex, inborn reflex, unconditioned reflex, physiological reaction
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instinctively adv as a matter of instinct; "he instinctively grabbed the knife"
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institute n an association organized to promote art or science or education v set up or lay the groundwork for; "establish a new department" Synonym(s): establish, found, plant, constitute, institute advance or set forth in court; "bring charges", "institute proceedings" Synonym(s): institute, bring
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institution n an organization founded and united for a specific purpose Synonym(s): institution, establishment an establishment consisting of a building or complex of buildings where an organization for the promotion of some cause is situated a custom that for a long time has been an important feature of some group or society; "the institution of marriage"; "the institution of slavery"; "he had become an institution in the theater" the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new; "she looked forward to her initiation as an adult"; "the foundation of a new scientific society" Synonym(s): initiation, founding, foundation, institution, origination, creation, innovation, introduction, instauration a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person Synonym(s): mental hospital, psychiatric hospital, mental institution, institution, mental home, insane asylum, asylum
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institutional adj relating to or constituting or involving an institution; "institutional policy" organized as or forming an institution; "institutional religion" Antonym(s): noninstitutional
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institutionalise v cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution; "After the second episode, she had to be committed"; "he was committed to prison" Synonym(s): commit, institutionalize, institutionalise, send, charge
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institutionalised adj officially placed in or committed to a specialized institution; "had hopes of rehabilitating the institutionalized juvenile delinquents" Synonym(s): institutionalized, institutionalised Antonym(s): noninstitutionalised, noninstitutionalized given the character of an institution or incorporated into a structured and usually well-established system; "institutionalized graft"; "institutionalized suicide as practiced in Japan" Synonym(s): institutionalized, institutionalised
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institutionalize v cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution; "After the second episode, she had to be committed"; "he was committed to prison" Synonym(s): commit, institutionalize, institutionalise, send, charge
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institutionalized adj officially placed in or committed to a specialized institution; "had hopes of rehabilitating the institutionalized juvenile delinquents" Synonym(s): institutionalized, institutionalised Antonym(s): noninstitutionalised, noninstitutionalized given the character of an institution or incorporated into a structured and usually well-established system; "institutionalized graft"; "institutionalized suicide as practiced in Japan" Synonym(s): institutionalized, institutionalised
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institutionally adv by an institution; "institutionally controlled"
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instroke n the stroke of an engine piston moving away from the crankshaft
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instruct v impart skills or knowledge to; "I taught them French"; "He instructed me in building a boat" Synonym(s): teach, learn, instruct give instructions or directions for some task; "She instructed the students to work on their pronunciation" make aware of; "Have the students been apprised of the tuition hike?" Synonym(s): instruct, apprise, apprize
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instruction n a message describing how something is to be done; "he gave directions faster than she could follow them" Synonym(s): direction, instruction the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill; "he received no formal education"; "our instruction was carefully programmed"; "good classroom teaching is seldom rewarded" Synonym(s): education, instruction, teaching, pedagogy, didactics, educational activity the profession of a teacher; "he prepared for teaching while still in college"; "pedagogy is recognized as an important profession" Synonym(s): teaching, instruction, pedagogy (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program Synonym(s): instruction, command, statement, program line
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instruction book n a book of directions for using or operating some piece of equipment
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instruction execution n (computer science) the process of carrying out an instruction by a computer Synonym(s): execution, instruction execution
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instruction manual n a manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate it Synonym(s): instruction manual, instructions, book of instructions, operating instructions
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instructional adj of or relating to or used in instruction; "instructional aids"
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instructions n a manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate it Synonym(s): instruction manual, instructions, book of instructions, operating instructions
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instructive adj serving to instruct or enlighten or inform [syn: instructive, informative] Antonym(s): uninstructive
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instructively adv in an informative manner [syn: informatively, instructively] Antonym(s): uninformatively, uninstructively
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instructor n a person whose occupation is teaching [syn: teacher, instructor]
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instructorship n the position of instructor
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instructress n a woman instructor
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instrument n a device that requires skill for proper use the means whereby some act is accomplished; "my greed was the instrument of my destruction"; "science has given us new tools to fight disease" Synonym(s): instrument, tool a person used by another to gain an end Synonym(s): instrument, pawn, cat's-paw (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right Synonym(s): legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument the semantic role of the entity (usually inanimate) that the agent uses to perform an action or start a process Synonym(s): instrumental role, instrument any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds Synonym(s): musical instrument, instrument v equip with instruments for measuring, recording, or controlling write an instrumental score for Synonym(s): instrument, instrumentate address a legal document to
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instrument flying n navigation of an airplane solely by instruments
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instrument landing n an aircraft landing made entirely by means of instruments
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instrument of execution n an instrument designed and used to take the life of a condemned person
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instrument of punishment n an instrument designed and used to punish a condemned person
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instrument of torture n an instrument of punishment designed and used to inflict torture on the condemned person
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instrument panel n electrical device consisting of a flat insulated surface that contains switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices; "he checked the instrument panel"; "suddenly the board lit up like a Christmas tree" Synonym(s): control panel, instrument panel, control board, board, panel
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instrumental adj relating to or designed for or performed on musical instruments; "instrumental compositions"; "an instrumental ensemble" Antonym(s): vocal serving or acting as a means or aid; "instrumental in solving the crime" Synonym(s): implemental, instrumental, subservient
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instrumental conditioning n operant conditioning that pairs a response with a reinforcement in discrete trials; reinforcement occurs only after the response is given
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instrumental music n music intended to be performed by a musical instrument or group of instruments music produced by playing a musical instrument
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instrumental role n the semantic role of the entity (usually inanimate) that the agent uses to perform an action or start a process Synonym(s): instrumental role, instrument
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instrumentalism n a system of pragmatic philosophy that considers idea to be instruments that should guide our actions and their value is measured by their success
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instrumentalist n someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession) Synonym(s): musician, instrumentalist, player
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instrumentality n a subsidiary organ of government created for a special purpose; "are the judicial instrumentalities of local governments adequate?"; "he studied the French instrumentalities for law enforcement" the quality of being instrumental for some purpose an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end Synonym(s): instrumentality, instrumentation
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instrumentate v write an instrumental score for [syn: instrument, instrumentate]
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instrumentation n an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end Synonym(s): instrumentality, instrumentation the act of providing or using the instruments needed for some implementation the instruments called for in a musical score or arrangement for a band or orchestra the act of arranging a piece of music for an orchestra and assigning parts to the different musical instruments Synonym(s): orchestration, instrumentation
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Ionic dialect n the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken and written in Attica and Athens and Ionia Synonym(s): Attic, Ionic, Ionic dialect, Classical Greek
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ionisation n the condition of being dissociated into ions (as by heat or radiation or chemical reaction or electrical discharge); "the ionization of a gas" Synonym(s): ionization, ionisation the process of ionizing; the formation of ions by separating atoms or molecules or radicals or by adding or subtracting electrons from atoms by strong electric fields in a gas Synonym(s): ionization, ionisation
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ionised adj converted totally or partly into ions [syn: ionized, ionised] Antonym(s): nonionic, nonionised, nonionized, unionised, unionized
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ionization n the condition of being dissociated into ions (as by heat or radiation or chemical reaction or electrical discharge); "the ionization of a gas" Synonym(s): ionization, ionisation the process of ionizing; the formation of ions by separating atoms or molecules or radicals or by adding or subtracting electrons from atoms by strong electric fields in a gas Synonym(s): ionization, ionisation
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ionization chamber n a measuring instrument that measures the amount of ionizing radiation Synonym(s): ionization chamber, ionization tube
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ionization tube n a measuring instrument that measures the amount of ionizing radiation Synonym(s): ionization chamber, ionization tube
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ionized adj converted totally or partly into ions [syn: ionized, ionised] Antonym(s): nonionic, nonionised, nonionized, unionised, unionized
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Image \Im"age\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Imaged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Imaging}.] 1. To represent or form an image of; as, the still lake imaged the shore; the mirror imaged her figure. [bd]Shrines of imaged saints.[b8] --J. Warton. 2. To represent to the mental vision; to form a likeness of by the fancy or recollection; to imagine. Condemn'd whole years in absence to deplore, And image charms he must behold no more. --Pope.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Imesatin \Imes"atin\, n. [Imide + isatin.] (Chem.) A dark yellow, crystalline substance, obtained by the action of ammonia on isatin.
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Immesh \Im*mesh"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Immeshed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Immeshing}.] [Pref. im- in + mesh. Cf. {Inmesh}.] To catch or entangle in, or as in, the meshes of a net. or in a web; to insnare.
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Immixed \Im*mixed"\, a. [Pref. in- not + mixed, p. p. of mix.] Unmixed. [Obs.] How pure and immixed the design is. --Boyle.
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Immixture \Im*mix"ture\, n. Freedom from mixture; purity. [R.] --W. Montagu.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nature \Na"ture\ (?; 135), n. [F., fr. L. natura, fr. natus born, produced, p. p. of nasci to be born. See {Nation}.] 1. The existing system of things; the world of matter, or of matter and mind; the creation; the universe. But looks through nature up to nature's God. --Pope. Nature has caprices which art can not imitate. --Macaulay. 2. The personified sum and order of causes and effects; the powers which produce existing phenomena, whether in the total or in detail; the agencies which carry on the processes of creation or of being; -- often conceived of as a single and separate entity, embodying the total of all finite agencies and forces as disconnected from a creating or ordering intelligence. I oft admire How Nature, wise and frugal, could commit Such disproportions. --Milton. 3. The established or regular course of things; usual order of events; connection of cause and effect. 4. Conformity to that which is natural, as distinguished from that which is artifical, or forced, or remote from actual experience. One touch of nature makes the whole world kin. --Shak. 5. The sum of qualities and attributes which make a person or thing what it is, as distinct from others; native character; inherent or essential qualities or attributes; peculiar constitution or quality of being. Thou, therefore, whom thou only canst redeem, Their nature also to thy nature join, And be thyself man among men on earth. --Milton. 6. Hence: Kind, sort; character; quality. A dispute of this nature caused mischief. --Dryden. 7. Physical constitution or existence; the vital powers; the natural life. [bd]My days of nature.[b8] --Shak. Oppressed nature sleeps. --Shak. 8. Natural affection or reverence. Have we not seen The murdering son ascend his parent's bed, Through violated nature foce his way? --Pope. 9. Constitution or quality of mind or character. A born devil, on whose nature Nurture can never stick. --Shak. That reverence which is due to a superior nature. --Addison. {Good nature}, {Ill nature}. see under {Good} and {Ill}. {In a state of nature}. (a) Naked as when born; nude. (b) In a condition of sin; unregenerate. (c) Untamed; uncvilized. {Nature printng}, a process of printing from metallic or other plates which have received an impression, as by heavy pressure, of an object such as a leaf, lace, or the like. {Nature worship}, the worship of the personified powers of nature. {To pay the debt of nature}, to die.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Stound \Stound\, n. [AS. stund; akin to D. stond, G. stunde, Icel. stund.] 1. Hour; time; season. [Obs.] --Chaucer. 2. A brief space of time; a moment. [Obs.] --Chaucer. {In a stound}, suddenly. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Case \Case\, n. [F. cas, fr. L. casus, fr. cadere to fall, to happen. Cf. {Chance}.] 1. Chance; accident; hap; opportunity. [Obs.] By aventure, or sort, or cas. --Chaucer. 2. That which befalls, comes, or happens; an event; an instance; a circumstance, or all the circumstances; condition; state of things; affair; as, a strange case; a case of injustice; the case of the Indian tribes. In any case thou shalt deliver him the pledge. --Deut. xxiv. 13. If the case of the man be so with his wife. --Matt. xix. 10. And when a lady's in the case You know all other things give place. --Gay. You think this madness but a common case. --Pope. I am in case to justle a constable, --Shak. 3. (Med. & Surg.) A patient under treatment; an instance of sickness or injury; as, ten cases of fever; also, the history of a disease or injury. A proper remedy in hypochondriacal cases. --Arbuthnot. 4. (Law) The matters of fact or conditions involved in a suit, as distinguished from the questions of law; a suit or action at law; a cause. Let us consider the reason of the case, for nothing is law that is not reason. --Sir John Powell. Not one case in the reports of our courts. --Steele. 5. (Gram.) One of the forms, or the inflections or changes of form, of a noun, pronoun, or adjective, which indicate its relation to other words, and in the aggregate constitute its declension; the relation which a noun or pronoun sustains to some other word. Case is properly a falling off from the nominative or first state of word; the name for which, however, is now, by extension of its signification, applied also to the nominative. --J. W. Gibbs. Note: Cases other than the nominative are oblique cases. Case endings are terminations by which certain cases are distinguished. In old English, as in Latin, nouns had several cases distinguished by case endings, but in modern English only that of the possessive case is retained. {Action on the case} (Law), according to the old classification (now obsolete), was an action for redress of wrongs or injuries to person or property not specially provided against by law, in which the whole cause of complaint was set out in the writ; -- called also {trespass on the case}, or simply {case}. {All a case}, a matter of indifference. [Obs.] [bd]It is all a case to me.[b8] --L'Estrange. {Case at bar}. See under {Bar}, n. {Case divinity}, casuistry. {Case lawyer}, one versed in the reports of cases rather than in the science of the law. {Case} {stated [or] agreed on} (Law), a statement in writing of facts agreed on and submitted to the court for a decision of the legal points arising on them. {A hard case}, an abandoned or incorrigible person. [Colloq.] {In any case}, whatever may be the state of affairs; anyhow. {In case}, or {In case that}, if; supposing that; in the event or contingency; if it should happen that. [bd]In case we are surprised, keep by me.[b8] --W. Irving. {In good case}, in good condition, health, or state of body. {To put a case}, to suppose a hypothetical or illustrative case. Syn: Situation, condition, state; circumstances; plight; predicament; occurrence; contingency; accident; event; conjuncture; cause; action; suit.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Faith \Faith\, n. [OE. feith, fayth, fay, OF. feid, feit, fei, F. foi, fr. L. fides; akin to fidere to trust, Gr. [?][?][?][?][?][?][?] to persuade. The ending th is perhaps due to the influence of such words as truth, health, wealth. See {Bid}, {Bide}, and cf. {Confide}, {Defy}, {Fealty}.] 1. Belief; the assent of the mind to the truth of what is declared by another, resting solely and implicitly on his authority and veracity; reliance on testimony. 2. The assent of the mind to the statement or proposition of another, on the ground of the manifest truth of what he utters; firm and earnest belief, on probable evidence of any kind, especially in regard to important moral truth. Faith, that is, fidelity, -- the fealty of the finite will and understanding to the reason. --Coleridge. 3. (Theol.) (a) The belief in the historic truthfulness of the Scripture narrative, and the supernatural origin of its teachings, sometimes called historical and speculative faith. (b) The belief in the facts and truth of the Scriptures, with a practical love of them; especially, that confiding and affectionate belief in the person and work of Christ, which affects the character and life, and makes a man a true Christian, -- called a practical, evangelical, or saving faith. Without faith it is impossible to please him [God]. --Heb. xi. 6. The faith of the gospel is that emotion of the mind which is called [bd]trust[b8] or [bd]confidence[b8] exercised toward the moral character of God, and particularly of the Savior. --Dr. T. Dwight. Faith is an affectionate, practical confidence in the testimony of God. --J. Hawes. 4. That which is believed on any subject, whether in science, politics, or religion; especially (Theol.), a system of religious belief of any kind; as, the Jewish or Mohammedan faith; and especially, the system of truth taught by Christ; as, the Christian faith; also, the creed or belief of a Christian society or church. Which to believe of her, Must be a faith that reason without miracle Could never plant in me. --Shak. Now preacheth the faith which once he destroyed. --Gal. i. 23. 5. Fidelity to one's promises, or allegiance to duty, or to a person honored and beloved; loyalty. Children in whom is no faith. --Deut. xxvii. 20. Whose failing, while her faith to me remains, I should conceal. --Milton. 6. Word or honor pledged; promise given; fidelity; as, he violated his faith. For you alone I broke me faith with injured Palamon. --Dryden. 7. Credibility or truth. [R.] The faith of the foregoing narrative. --Mitford. {Act of faith}. See {Auto-da-f[82]}. {Breach of faith}, {Confession of faith}, etc. See under {Breach}, {Confession}, etc. {Faith cure}, a method or practice of treating diseases by prayer and the exercise of faith in God. {In good faith}, with perfect sincerity.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Heart \Heart\, n. [OE. harte, herte, heorte, AS. heorte; akin to OS. herta, OFies. hirte, D. hart, OHG. herza, G. herz, Icel. hjarta, Sw. hjerta, Goth. ha[a1]rt[?], Lith. szirdis, Russ. serdtse, Ir. cridhe, L. cor, Gr. [?], [?] [?][?][?][?]. Cf. {Accord}, {Discord}, {Cordial}, 4th {Core}, {Courage}.] 1. (Anat.) A hollow, muscular organ, which, by contracting rhythmically, keeps up the circulation of the blood. Why does my blood thus muster to my heart! --Shak. Note: In adult mammals and birds, the heart is four-chambered, the right auricle and ventricle being completely separated from the left auricle and ventricle; and the blood flows from the systematic veins to the right auricle, thence to the right ventricle, from which it is forced to the lungs, then returned to the left auricle, thence passes to the left ventricle, from which it is driven into the systematic arteries. See Illust. under {Aorta}. In fishes there are but one auricle and one ventricle, the blood being pumped from the ventricle through the gills to the system, and thence returned to the auricle. In most amphibians and reptiles, the separation of the auricles is partial or complete, and in reptiles the ventricles also are separated more or less completely. The so-called lymph hearts, found in many amphibians, reptiles, and birds, are contractile sacs, which pump the lymph into the veins. 2. The seat of the affections or sensibilities, collectively or separately, as love, hate, joy, grief, courage, and the like; rarely, the seat of the understanding or will; -- usually in a good sense, when no epithet is expressed; the better or lovelier part of our nature; the spring of all our actions and purposes; the seat of moral life and character; the moral affections and character itself; the individual disposition and character; as, a good, tender, loving, bad, hard, or selfish heart. Hearts are dust, hearts' loves remain. --Emerson. 3. The nearest the middle or center; the part most hidden and within; the inmost or most essential part of any body or system; the source of life and motion in any organization; the chief or vital portion; the center of activity, or of energetic or efficient action; as, the heart of a country, of a tree, etc. Exploits done in the heart of France. --Shak. Peace subsisting at the heart Of endless agitation. --Wordsworth. 4. Courage; courageous purpose; spirit. Eve, recovering heart, replied. --Milton. The expelled nations take heart, and when they fly from one country invade another. --Sir W. Temple. 5. Vigorous and efficient activity; power of fertile production; condition of the soil, whether good or bad. That the spent earth may gather heart again. --Dryden. 6. That which resembles a heart in shape; especially, a roundish or oval figure or object having an obtuse point at one end, and at the other a corresponding indentation, -- used as a symbol or representative of the heart. 7. One of a series of playing cards, distinguished by the figure or figures of a heart; as, hearts are trumps. 8. Vital part; secret meaning; real intention. And then show you the heart of my message. --Shak. 9. A term of affectionate or kindly and familiar address. [bd]I speak to thee, my heart.[b8] --Shak. Note: Heart is used in many compounds, the most of which need no special explanation; as, heart-appalling, heart-breaking, heart-cheering, heart-chilled, heart-expanding, heart-free, heart-hardened, heart-heavy, heart-purifying, heart-searching, heart-sickening, heart-sinking, heart-stirring, heart-touching, heart-wearing, heart-whole, heart-wounding, heart-wringing, etc. {After one's own heart}, conforming with one's inmost approval and desire; as, a friend after my own heart. The Lord hath sought him a man after his own heart. --1 Sam. xiii. 14. {At heart}, in the inmost character or disposition; at bottom; really; as, he is at heart a good man. {By heart}, in the closest or most thorough manner; as, to know or learn by heart. [bd]Composing songs, for fools to get by heart[b8] (that is, to commit to memory, or to learn thoroughly). --Pope. {For my heart}, for my life; if my life were at stake. [Obs.] [bd]I could not get him for my heart to do it.[b8] --Shak. {Heart bond} (Masonry), a bond in which no header stone stretches across the wall, but two headers meet in the middle, and their joint is covered by another stone laid header fashion. --Knight. {Heart and hand}, with enthusiastic co[94]peration. {Heart hardness}, hardness of heart; callousness of feeling; moral insensibility. --Shak. {Heart heaviness}, depression of spirits. --Shak. {Heart point} (Her.), the fess point. See {Escutcheon}. {Heart rising}, a rising of the heart, as in opposition. {Heart shell} (Zo[94]l.), any marine, bivalve shell of the genus {Cardium} and allied genera, having a heart-shaped shell; esp., the European {Isocardia cor}; -- called also {heart cockle}. {Heart sickness}, extreme depression of spirits. {Heart and soul}, with the utmost earnestness. {Heart urchin} (Zo[94]l.), any heartshaped, spatangoid sea urchin. See {Spatangoid}. {Heart wheel}, a form of cam, shaped like a heart. See {Cam}. {In good heart}, in good courage; in good hope. {Out of heart}, discouraged. {Poor heart}, an exclamation of pity. {To break the heart of}. (a) To bring to despair or hopeless grief; to cause to be utterly cast down by sorrow. (b) To bring almost to completion; to finish very nearly; -- said of anything undertaken; as, he has broken the heart of the task. {To find in the heart}, to be willing or disposed. [bd]I could find in my heart to ask your pardon.[b8] --Sir P. Sidney. {To have at heart}, to desire (anything) earnestly. {To have in the heart}, to purpose; to design or intend to do. {To have the heart in the mouth}, to be much frightened. {To lose heart}, to become discouraged. {To lose one's heart}, to fall in love. {To set the heart at rest}, to put one's self at ease. {To set the heart upon}, to fix the desires on; to long for earnestly; to be very fond of. {To take heart of grace}, to take courage. {To take to heart}, to grieve over. {To wear one's heart upon one's sleeve}, to expose one's feelings or intentions; to be frank or impulsive. {With all one's whole heart}, very earnestly; fully; completely; devotedly.
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Part \Part\, n. [F. part, L. pars, gen. partis; cf. parere to bring forth, produce. Cf. {Parent}, {Depart}, {Parcel}, {Partner}, {Party}, {Portion}.] 1. One of the portions, equal or unequal, into which anything is divided, or regarded as divided; something less than a whole; a number, quantity, mass, or the like, regarded as going to make up, with others, a larger number, quantity, mass, etc., whether actually separate or not; a piece; a fragment; a fraction; a division; a member; a constituent. And kept back part of the price, . . . and brought a certain part and laid it at the apostles'feet. --Acts v. 2. Our ideas of extension and number -- do they not contain a secret relation of the parts ? --Locke. I am a part of all that I have met. --Tennyson. 2. Hence, specifically: (a) An equal constituent portion; one of several or many like quantities, numbers, etc., into which anything is divided, or of which it is composed; proportional division or ingredient. An homer is the tenth part of an ephah. --Ex. xvi. 36. A thought which, quartered, hath but one part wisdom, And ever three parts coward. --Shak. (b) A constituent portion of a living or spiritual whole; a member; an organ; an essential element. All the parts were formed . . . into one harmonious body. --Locke. The pulse, the glow of every part. --Keble. (c) A constituent of character or capacity; quality; faculty; talent; -- usually in the plural with a collective sense. [bd]Men of considerable parts.[b8] --Burke. [bd]Great quickness of parts.[b8] --Macaulay. Which maintained so politic a state of evil, that they will not admit any good part to intermingle with them. --Shak. (d) Quarter; region; district; -- usually in the plural. [bd]The uttermost part of the heaven.[b8] --Neh. i. 9. All parts resound with tumults, plaints, and fears. --Dryden. (e) (Math.) Such portion of any quantity, as when taken a certain number of times, will exactly make that quantity; as, 3 is a part of 12; -- the opposite of multiple. Also, a line or other element of a geometrical figure. 3. That which belongs to one, or which is assumed by one, or which falls to one, in a division or apportionment; share; portion; lot; interest; concern; duty; office. We have no part in David. --2 Sam. xx. 1. Accuse not Nature! she hath done her part; Do thou but thine. --Milton. Let me bear My part of danger with an equal share. --Dryden. 4. Hence, specifically: (a) One of the opposing parties or sides in a conflict or a controversy; a faction. For he that is not against us is on our part. --Mark ix. 40. Make whole kingdoms take her brother's part. --Waller. (b) A particular character in a drama or a play; an assumed personification; also, the language, actions, and influence of a character or an actor in a play; or, figuratively, in real life. See {To act a part}, under {Act}. That part Was aptly fitted and naturally performed. --Shak. It was a brute part of him to kill so capital a calf. --Shak. Honor and shame from no condition rise; Act well your part, there all the honor lies. --Pope. (c) (Mus.) One of the different melodies of a concerted composition, which heard in union compose its harmony; also, the music for each voice or instrument; as, the treble, tenor, or bass part; the violin part, etc. {For my part}, so far as concerns me; for my share. {For the most part}. See under {Most}, a. {In good part}, as well done; favorably; acceptably; in a friendly manner. --Hooker. {In ill part}, unfavorably; with displeasure. {In part}, in some degree; partly. {Part and parcel}, an essential or constituent portion; -- a reduplicative phrase. Cf. {might and main}, {kith and kin}, etc. [bd]She was . . . part and parcel of the race and place.[b8] --Howitt. {Part of speech} (Gram.), a sort or class of words of a particular character; thus, the noun is a part of speech denoting the name of a thing; the verb is a part of speech which asserts something of the subject of a sentence. {Part owner} (Law), one of several owners or tenants in common. See {Joint tenant}, under {Joint}. {Part singing}, singing in which two or more of the harmonic parts are taken. {Part song}, a song in two or more (commonly four) distinct vocal parts. [bd]A part song differs from a madrigal in its exclusion of contrapuntual devices; from a glee, in its being sung by many voices, instead of by one only, to each part.[b8] --Stainer & Barrett. Syn: Portion; section; division; fraction; fragment; piece; share; constituent. See {Portion}, and {Section}.
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Good \Good\, a. [Compar. {Better}; superl. {Best}. These words, though used as the comparative and superlative of good, are from a different root.] [AS. G[omac]d, akin to D. goed, OS. g[omac]d, OHG. guot, G. gut, Icel. g[omac][edh]r, Sw. & Dan. god, Goth. g[omac]ds; prob. orig., fitting, belonging together, and akin to E. gather. [root]29 Cf. {Gather}.] 1. Possessing desirable qualities; adapted to answer the end designed; promoting success, welfare, or happiness; serviceable; useful; fit; excellent; admirable; commendable; not bad, corrupt, evil, noxious, offensive, or troublesome, etc. And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good. --Gen. i. 31. Good company, good wine, good welcome. --Shak. 2. Possessing moral excellence or virtue; virtuous; pious; religious; -- said of persons or actions. In all things showing thyself a pattern of good works. --Tit. ii. 7. 3. Kind; benevolent; humane; merciful; gracious; polite; propitious; friendly; well-disposed; -- often followed by to or toward, also formerly by unto. The men were very good unto us. --1 Sam. xxv. 15. 4. Serviceable; suited; adapted; suitable; of use; to be relied upon; -- followed especially by for. All quality that is good for anything is founded originally in merit. --Collier. 5. Clever; skillful; dexterous; ready; handy; -- followed especially by at. He . . . is a good workman; a very good tailor. --Shak. Those are generally good at flattering who are good for nothing else. --South. 6. Adequate; sufficient; competent; sound; not fallacious; valid; in a commercial sense, to be depended on for the discharge of obligations incurred; having pecuniary ability; of unimpaired credit. My reasons are both good and weighty. --Shak. My meaning in saying he is a good man is . . . that he is sufficient . . . I think I may take his bond. --Shak. 7. Real; actual; serious; as in the phrases in good earnest; in good sooth. Love no man in good earnest. --Shak. 8. Not small, insignificant, or of no account; considerable; esp., in the phrases a good deal, a good way, a good degree, a good share or part, etc. 9. Not lacking or deficient; full; complete. Good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over. --Luke vi. 38. 10. Not blemished or impeached; fair; honorable; unsullied; as in the phrases a good name, a good report, good repute, etc. A good name is better than precious ointment. --Eccl. vii. 1. {As good as}. See under {As}. {For good}, [or] {For good and all}, completely and finally; fully; truly. The good woman never died after this, till she came to die for good and all. --L'Estrange. {Good breeding}, polite or polished manners, formed by education; a polite education. Distinguished by good humor and good breeding. --Macaulay. {Good cheap}, literally, good bargain; reasonably cheap. {Good consideration} (Law). (a) A consideration of blood or of natural love and affection. --Blackstone. (b) A valuable consideration, or one which will sustain a contract. {Good fellow}, a person of companionable qualities. [Familiar] {Good folk}, {or Good people}, fairies; brownies; pixies, etc. [Colloq. Eng. & Scot.] {Good for nothing}. (a) Of no value; useless; worthless. (b) Used substantively, an idle, worthless person. My father always said I was born to be a good for nothing. --Ld. Lytton. {Good Friday}, the Friday of Holy Week, kept in some churches as a fast, in memoory of our Savior's passion or suffering; the anniversary of the crucifixion. {Good humor}, [or] {Good-humor}, a cheerful or pleasant temper or state of mind. {Good nature}, [or] {Good-nature}, habitual kindness or mildness of temper or disposition; amiability; state of being in good humor. The good nature and generosity which belonged to his character. --Macaulay. The young count's good nature and easy persuadability were among his best characteristics. --Hawthorne. {Good people}. See {Good folk} (above). {Good speed}, good luck; good success; godspeed; -- an old form of wishing success. See {Speed}. {Good turn}, an act of kidness; a favor. {Good will}. (a) Benevolence; well wishing; kindly feeling. (b) (Law) The custom of any trade or business; the tendency or inclination of persons, old customers and others, to resort to an established place of business; the advantage accruing from tendency or inclination. The good will of a trade is nothing more than the probability that the old customers will resort to the old place. --Lord Eldon. {In good time}. (a) Promptly; punctually; opportunely; not too soon nor too late. (b) (Mus.) Correctly; in proper time. {To hold good}, to remain true or valid; to be operative; to remain in force or effect; as, his promise holds good; the condition still holds good. {To make good}, to fulfill; to establish; to maintain; to supply (a defect or deficiency); to indemmify; to prove or verify (an accusation); to prove to be blameless; to clear; to vindicate. Each word made good and true. --Shak. Of no power to make his wishes good. --Shak. I . . . would by combat make her good. --Shak. Convenient numbers to make good the city. --Shak. {To think good}, to approve; to be pleased or satisfied with; to consider expedient or proper. If ye think good, give me my price; and if not, forbear. --Zech. xi. 12. Note: Good, in the sense of wishing well, is much used in greeting and leave-taking; as, good day, good night, good evening, good morning, etc.
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Quiet \Qui"et\, n. [L. quies, -etis. See {Quiet}, a.] 1. The quality or state of being quiet, or in repose; as an hour or a time of quiet. 2. Freedom from disturbance, noise, or alarm; stillness; tranquillity; peace; security. And join with thee, calm Peace and Quiet. --Milton. {At quiet}, still; peaceful. {In quiet}, quietly. [bd] I will depart in quiet.[b8] --Shak. {Out of quiet}, disturbed; restless. [Obs.] [bd]She is much out of quiet.[b8] --Shak.
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Sheet \Sheet\, n. [OE. shete, schete, AS. sc[emac]te, sc[ymac]te, fr. sce[a0]t a projecting corner, a fold in a garment (akin to D. schoot sheet, bosom, lap, G. schoss bosom, lap, flap of a coat, Icel. skaut, Goth. skauts the hem of a garment); originally, that which shoots out, from the root of AS. sce[a2]tan to shoot. [root]159. See {Shoot}, v. t.] In general, a large, broad piece of anything thin, as paper, cloth, etc.; a broad, thin portion of any substance; an expanded superficies. Specifically: (a) A broad piece of cloth, usually linen or cotton, used for wrapping the body or for a covering; especially, one used as an article of bedding next to the body. He fell into a trance, and saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending unto him, as it had been a great sheet knit at the four corners. --Acts x. 10, 11. If I do die before thee, prithee, shroud me In one of those same sheets. --Shak. (b) A broad piece of paper, whether folded or unfolded, whether blank or written or printed upon; hence, a letter; a newspaper, etc. (c) A single signature of a book or a pamphlet; in pl., the book itself. To this the following sheets are intended for a full and distinct answer. --Waterland. (d) A broad, thinly expanded portion of metal or other substance; as, a sheet of copper, of glass, or the like; a plate; a leaf. (e) A broad expanse of water, or the like. [bd]The two beautiful sheets of water.[b8] --Macaulay. (f) A sail. --Dryden. (g) (Geol.) An extensive bed of an eruptive rock intruded between, or overlying, other strata. 2. [AS. sce[a0]ta. See the Etymology above.] (Naut.) (a) A rope or chain which regulates the angle of adjustment of a sail in relation in relation to the wind; -- usually attached to the lower corner of a sail, or to a yard or a boom. (b) pl. The space in the forward or the after part of a boat where there are no rowers; as, fore sheets; stern sheets. Note: Sheet is often used adjectively, or in combination, to denote that the substance to the name of which it is prefixed is in the form of sheets, or thin plates or leaves; as, sheet brass, or sheet-brass; sheet glass, or sheet-glass; sheet gold, or sheet-gold; sheet iron, or sheet-iron, etc. {A sheet in the wind}, half drunk. [Sailors' Slang] {Both sheets in the wind}, very drunk. [Sailors' Slang] {In sheets}, lying flat or expanded; not folded, or folded but not bound; -- said especially of printed sheets. {Sheet bend} (Naut.), a bend or hitch used for temporarily fastening a rope to the bight of another rope or to an eye. {Sheet lightning}, {Sheet piling}, etc. See under {Lightning}, {Piling}, etc.
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Stay \Stay\, n. [AS. st[91]g, akin to D., G., Icel., Sw., & Dan. stag; cf. OF. estai, F. [82]tai, of Teutonic origin.] (Naut.) A large, strong rope, employed to support a mast, by being extended from the head of one mast down to some other, or to some part of the vessel. Those which lead forward are called fore-and-aft stays; those which lead to the vessel's side are called backstays. See Illust. of {Ship}. {In stays}, [or] {Hove in stays} (Naut.), in the act or situation of staying, or going about from one tack to another. --R. H. Dana, Jr. {Stay holes} (Naut.), openings in the edge of a staysail through which the hanks pass which join it to the stay. {Stay tackle} (Naut.), a tackle attached to a stay and used for hoisting or lowering heavy articles over the side. {To miss stays} (Naut.), to fail in the attempt to go about. --Totten. {Triatic stay} (Naut.), a rope secured at the ends to the heads of the foremast and mainmast with thimbles spliced to its bight into which the stay tackles hook.
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Stead \Stead\, n. [OE. stede place, AS. stede; akin to LG. & D. stede, OS. stad, stedi, OHG. stat, G. statt, st[84]tte, Icel. sta[edh]r, Dan. sted, Sw. stad, Goth. sta[?]s, and E. stand. [fb]163. See {Stand}, and cf. {Staith}, {Stithy}.] 1. Place, or spot, in general. [Obs., except in composition.] --Chaucer. Fly, therefore, fly this fearful stead anon. --Spenser. 2. Place or room which another had, has, or might have. [bd]Stewards of your steads.[b8] --Piers Plowman. In stead of bounds, he a pillar set. --Chaucer. 3. A frame on which a bed is laid; a bedstead. [R.] The genial bed, Sallow the feet, the borders, and the stead. --Dryden. 4. A farmhouse and offices. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] Note: The word is now commonly used as the last part of a compound; as, farmstead, homestead, readstead, etc. {In stead of}, in place of. See {Instead}. {To stand in stead}, [or] {To do stead}, to be of use or great advantage. The smallest act . . . shall stand us in great stead. --Atterbury. Here thy sword can do thee little stead. --Milton.
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Store \Store\, n. [OE. stor, stoor, OF. estor, provisions, supplies, fr. estorer to store. See {Store}, v. t.] 1. That which is accumulated, or massed together; a source from which supplies may be drawn; hence, an abundance; a great quantity, or a great number. The ships are fraught with store of victuals. --Bacon. With store of ladies, whose bright eyes Rain influence, and give the prize. --Milton. 2. A place of deposit for goods, esp. for large quantities; a storehouse; a warehouse; a magazine. 3. Any place where goods are sold, whether by wholesale or retail; a shop. [U.S. & British Colonies] 4. pl. Articles, especially of food, accumulated for some specific object; supplies, as of provisions, arms, ammunition, and the like; as, the stores of an army, of a ship, of a family. His swine, his horse, his stoor, and his poultry. --Chaucer. {In store}, in a state of accumulation; in keeping; hence, in a state of readiness. [bd]I have better news in store for thee.[b8] --Shak. {Store clothes}, clothing purchased at a shop or store; -- in distinction from that which is home-made. [Colloq. U.S.] {Store pay}, payment for goods or work in articles from a shop or store, instead of money. [U.S.] {To set store by}, to value greatly; to have a high appreciation of. {To tell no store of}, to make no account of; to consider of no importance. Syn: Fund; supply; abundance; plenty; accumulation; provision. Usage: {Store}, {Shop}. The English call the place where goods are sold (however large or splendid it may be) a shop, and confine the word store to its original meaning; viz., a warehouse, or place where goods are stored. In America the word store is applied to all places, except the smallest, where goods are sold. In some British colonies the word store is used as in the United States.
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Inaction \In*ac"tion\, n. [Pref. in. not + action: cf. inaction.] Want of action or activity; forbearance from labor; idleness; rest; inertness. --Berkeley.
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Inactive \In*ac"tive\, a. [Pref. in- not + active: cf. F. inactif.] 1. Not active; having no power to move; that does not or can not produce results; inert; as, matter is, of itself, inactive. 2. Not disposed to action or effort; not diligent or industrious; not busy; idle; as, an inactive officer. 3. (Chem. & Opt.) Not active; inert; esp., not exhibiting any action or activity on polarized light; optically neutral; -- said of isomeric forms of certain substances, in distinction from other forms which are optically active; as, racemic acid is an inactive tartaric acid. Syn: Inert; dull; sluggish; idle; indolent; slothful; lazy. See {Inert}.
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Mesotartaric \Mes`otartar"ic\, a. [Meso- + tartaric.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid called also {inactive tartaric acid}.
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Valeric \Va*ler"ic\, a. (Chem.) Valerianic; specifically, designating any one of three metameric acids, of which the typical one (called also {inactive valeric acid}), {C4H9CO2H}, is obtained from valerian root and other sources, as a corrosive, mobile, oily liquid, having a strong acid taste, and an odor of old cheese. {Active valeric acid}, a metameric variety which turns the plane of polarization to the right, although formed by the oxidation of a levorotatory amyl alcohol.
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Inactively \Inac"tively\, adv. In an inactive manner. --Locke.
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Inactivity \In`activ"ity\, n. [Cf. F. inactivit[82].] 1. The state or quality of being inactive; inertness; as, the inactivity of matter. 2. Idleness; habitual indisposition to action or exertion; want of energy; sluggishness. The gloomy inactivity of despair. --Cook.
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Inactose \In*ac"tose\, n. (Chem.) A variety of sugar, found in certain plants. It is optically inactive.
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Inactuate \Inac"tuate\, v. t. To put in action. [Obs.]
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Inactuation \Inac`tua"tion\, n. Operation. [Obs.]
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Inaquate \In*a"quate\, a. [L. inaquatus, p. p. of inaquare to make into water; pref. in- in + aqua water.] Embodied in, or changed into, water. [Obs.] --Cranmer.
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Inaquation \In`a*qua"tion\, n. The state of being inaquate. [Obs.] --Bp. Gardiner.
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Inca \In"ca\, n. (a) An emperor or monarch of Peru before, or at the time of, the Spanish conquest; any member of this royal dynasty, reputed to have been descendants of the sun. (b) pl. The people governed by the Incas, now represented by the Quichua tribe. {Inca dove} (Zo[94]l.), a small dove ({Scardafella inca}), native of Arizona, Lower California, and Mexico.
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Incatenation \Incat`ena"tion\, n. [LL. incatenatio; L. pref. in- in + catena chain. See {Enchain}.] The act of linking together; enchaining. [R.] --Goldsmith.
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Incaution \In*cau"tion\, n. Want of caution. --Pope.
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Incautious \In*cau"tious\, a. [Pref. in- not + cautious: cf. L. incautus.] Not cautious; not circumspect; not attending to the circumstances on which safety and interest depend; heedless; careless; as, an incautious step; an incautious remark.
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You . . . incautious tread On fire with faithless embers overspread. --Francis. His rhetorical expressions may easily captivate any incautious reader. --Keill. Syn: Unwary; indiscreet; inconsiderate; imprudent; impolitic; careless; heedless; thoughtless. -- {Incau"tiously}, adv. -- {Incau"tiousness}, n.
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You . . . incautious tread On fire with faithless embers overspread. --Francis. His rhetorical expressions may easily captivate any incautious reader. --Keill. Syn: Unwary; indiscreet; inconsiderate; imprudent; impolitic; careless; heedless; thoughtless. -- {Incau"tiously}, adv. -- {Incau"tiousness}, n.
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Incedingly \Inced"ingly\, adv. [L. incedere to walk majestically.] Majestically. [R.] --C. Bront[82].
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Inch \Inch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Inching}.] 1. To drive by inches, or small degrees. [R.] He gets too far into the soldier's grace And inches out my master. --Dryden. 2. To deal out by inches; to give sparingly. [R.]
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Inched \Inched\, a. Having or measuring (so many) inches; as, a four-inched bridge. --Shak.
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Inchoate \In"choate\, a. [L. inchoatus, better incohatus, p. p. of incohare to begin.] Recently, or just, begun; beginning; partially but not fully in existence or operation; existing in its elements; incomplete. -- {In"choate*ly}, adv. Neither a substance perfect, nor a substance inchoate. --Raleigh.
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Inchoate \In"cho*ate\, v. t. To begin. [Obs.] --Dr. H. More.
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Inchoate \In"choate\, a. [L. inchoatus, better incohatus, p. p. of incohare to begin.] Recently, or just, begun; beginning; partially but not fully in existence or operation; existing in its elements; incomplete. -- {In"choate*ly}, adv. Neither a substance perfect, nor a substance inchoate. --Raleigh.
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Inchoation \In`cho*a"tion\, n. [L. inchoatio, incohatio.] Act of beginning; commencement; inception. The setting on foot some of those arts, in those parts, would be looked on as the first inchoation of them. --Sir M. Hale. It is now in actual progress, from the rudest inchoation to the most elaborate finishing. --I. Taylor.
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Inceptive \Incep"tive\, a. Beginning; expressing or indicating beginning; as, an inceptive proposition; an inceptive verb, which expresses the beginning of action; -- called also {inchoative}. -- {Incep"tive*ly}, adv.
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Inchoative \Incho"ative\ (?; 277), a. [L. inchoativus, incohativus: cf. F. inchoatif.] Expressing or pertaining to a beginning; inceptive; as, an inchoative verb. [bd]Some inchoative or imperfect rays.[b8] --W. Montagu. -- n. An inchoative verb. See {Inceptive}.
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Inceptive \Incep"tive\, a. Beginning; expressing or indicating beginning; as, an inceptive proposition; an inceptive verb, which expresses the beginning of action; -- called also {inchoative}. -- {Incep"tive*ly}, adv.
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Inchoative \Incho"ative\ (?; 277), a. [L. inchoativus, incohativus: cf. F. inchoatif.] Expressing or pertaining to a beginning; inceptive; as, an inchoative verb. [bd]Some inchoative or imperfect rays.[b8] --W. Montagu. -- n. An inchoative verb. See {Inceptive}.
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Incide \In*cide"\, v. t. [L. incidere; pref. in- in + caedere to cut. See {Concise}, and cf. {Incise}.] To cut; to separate and remove; to resolve or break up, as by medicines. [Obs.] --Arbuthnot.
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Incidence \In"ci*dence\, n. [Cf. F. incidence.] 1. A falling on or upon; an incident; an event. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall. 2. (Physics) The direction in which a body, or a ray of light or heat, falls on any surface. In equal incidences there is a considerable inequality of refractions. --Sir I. Newton. {Angle of incidence}, the angle which a ray of light, or the line of incidence of a body, falling on any surface, makes with a perpendicular to that surface; also formerly, the complement of this angle. {Line of incidence}, the line in the direction of which a surface is struck by a body, ray of light, and the like.
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Angle \An"gle\ ([acr][nsm]"g'l), n. [F. angle, L. angulus angle, corner; akin to uncus hook, Gr. 'agky`los bent, crooked, angular, 'a`gkos a bend or hollow, AS. angel hook, fish-hook, G. angel, and F. anchor.] 1. The inclosed space near the point where two lines meet; a corner; a nook. Into the utmost angle of the world. --Spenser. To search the tenderest angles of the heart. --Milton. 2. (Geom.) (a) The figure made by. two lines which meet. (b) The difference of direction of two lines. In the lines meet, the point of meeting is the vertex of the angle. 3. A projecting or sharp corner; an angular fragment. Though but an angle reached him of the stone. --Dryden. 4. (Astrol.) A name given to four of the twelve astrological [bd]houses.[b8] [Obs.] --Chaucer. 5. [AS. angel.] A fishhook; tackle for catching fish, consisting of a line, hook, and bait, with or without a rod. Give me mine angle: we 'll to the river there. --Shak. A fisher next his trembling angle bears. --Pope. {Acute angle}, one less than a right angle, or less than 90[deg]. {Adjacent} or {Contiguous angles}, such as have one leg common to both angles. {Alternate angles}. See {Alternate}. {Angle bar}. (a) (Carp.) An upright bar at the angle where two faces of a polygonal or bay window meet. --Knight. (b) (Mach.) Same as {Angle iron}. {Angle bead} (Arch.), a bead worked on or fixed to the angle of any architectural work, esp. for protecting an angle of a wall. {Angle brace}, {Angle tie} (Carp.), a brace across an interior angle of a wooden frame, forming the hypothenuse and securing the two side pieces together. --Knight. {Angle iron} (Mach.), a rolled bar or plate of iron having one or more angles, used for forming the corners, or connecting or sustaining the sides of an iron structure to which it is riveted. {Angle leaf} (Arch.), a detail in the form of a leaf, more or less conventionalized, used to decorate and sometimes to strengthen an angle. {Angle meter}, an instrument for measuring angles, esp. for ascertaining the dip of strata. {Angle shaft} (Arch.), an enriched angle bead, often having a capital or base, or both. {Curvilineal angle}, one formed by two curved lines. {External angles}, angles formed by the sides of any right-lined figure, when the sides are produced or lengthened. {Facial angle}. See under {Facial}. {Internal angles}, those which are within any right-lined figure. {Mixtilineal angle}, one formed by a right line with a curved line. {Oblique angle}, one acute or obtuse, in opposition to a right angle. {Obtuse angle}, one greater than a right angle, or more than 90[deg]. {Optic angle}. See under {Optic}. {Rectilineal} or {Right-lined angle}, one formed by two right lines. {Right angle}, one formed by a right line falling on another perpendicularly, or an angle of 90[deg] (measured by a quarter circle). {Solid angle}, the figure formed by the meeting of three or more plane angles at one point. {Spherical angle}, one made by the meeting of two arcs of great circles, which mutually cut one another on the surface of a globe or sphere. {Visual angle}, the angle formed by two rays of light, or two straight lines drawn from the extreme points of an object to the center of the eye. {For Angles of commutation}, {draught}, {incidence}, {reflection}, {refraction}, {position}, {repose}, {fraction}, see {Commutation}, {Draught}, {Incidence}, {Reflection}, {Refraction}, etc.
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Incidence \In"ci*dence\, n. [Cf. F. incidence.] 1. A falling on or upon; an incident; an event. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall. 2. (Physics) The direction in which a body, or a ray of light or heat, falls on any surface. In equal incidences there is a considerable inequality of refractions. --Sir I. Newton. {Angle of incidence}, the angle which a ray of light, or the line of incidence of a body, falling on any surface, makes with a perpendicular to that surface; also formerly, the complement of this angle. {Line of incidence}, the line in the direction of which a surface is struck by a body, ray of light, and the like.
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Angle \An"gle\ ([acr][nsm]"g'l), n. [F. angle, L. angulus angle, corner; akin to uncus hook, Gr. 'agky`los bent, crooked, angular, 'a`gkos a bend or hollow, AS. angel hook, fish-hook, G. angel, and F. anchor.] 1. The inclosed space near the point where two lines meet; a corner; a nook. Into the utmost angle of the world. --Spenser. To search the tenderest angles of the heart. --Milton. 2. (Geom.) (a) The figure made by. two lines which meet. (b) The difference of direction of two lines. In the lines meet, the point of meeting is the vertex of the angle. 3. A projecting or sharp corner; an angular fragment. Though but an angle reached him of the stone. --Dryden. 4. (Astrol.) A name given to four of the twelve astrological [bd]houses.[b8] [Obs.] --Chaucer. 5. [AS. angel.] A fishhook; tackle for catching fish, consisting of a line, hook, and bait, with or without a rod. Give me mine angle: we 'll to the river there. --Shak. A fisher next his trembling angle bears. --Pope. {Acute angle}, one less than a right angle, or less than 90[deg]. {Adjacent} or {Contiguous angles}, such as have one leg common to both angles. {Alternate angles}. See {Alternate}. {Angle bar}. (a) (Carp.) An upright bar at the angle where two faces of a polygonal or bay window meet. --Knight. (b) (Mach.) Same as {Angle iron}. {Angle bead} (Arch.), a bead worked on or fixed to the angle of any architectural work, esp. for protecting an angle of a wall. {Angle brace}, {Angle tie} (Carp.), a brace across an interior angle of a wooden frame, forming the hypothenuse and securing the two side pieces together. --Knight. {Angle iron} (Mach.), a rolled bar or plate of iron having one or more angles, used for forming the corners, or connecting or sustaining the sides of an iron structure to which it is riveted. {Angle leaf} (Arch.), a detail in the form of a leaf, more or less conventionalized, used to decorate and sometimes to strengthen an angle. {Angle meter}, an instrument for measuring angles, esp. for ascertaining the dip of strata. {Angle shaft} (Arch.), an enriched angle bead, often having a capital or base, or both. {Curvilineal angle}, one formed by two curved lines. {External angles}, angles formed by the sides of any right-lined figure, when the sides are produced or lengthened. {Facial angle}. See under {Facial}. {Internal angles}, those which are within any right-lined figure. {Mixtilineal angle}, one formed by a right line with a curved line. {Oblique angle}, one acute or obtuse, in opposition to a right angle. {Obtuse angle}, one greater than a right angle, or more than 90[deg]. {Optic angle}. See under {Optic}. {Rectilineal} or {Right-lined angle}, one formed by two right lines. {Right angle}, one formed by a right line falling on another perpendicularly, or an angle of 90[deg] (measured by a quarter circle). {Solid angle}, the figure formed by the meeting of three or more plane angles at one point. {Spherical angle}, one made by the meeting of two arcs of great circles, which mutually cut one another on the surface of a globe or sphere. {Visual angle}, the angle formed by two rays of light, or two straight lines drawn from the extreme points of an object to the center of the eye. {For Angles of commutation}, {draught}, {incidence}, {reflection}, {refraction}, {position}, {repose}, {fraction}, see {Commutation}, {Draught}, {Incidence}, {Reflection}, {Refraction}, etc.
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Incidency \In"cidency\, n. Incidence. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Incident \In"ci*dent\, a. [L. incidens, -entis, p. pr. & of incidere to fall into or upon; pref. in- in, on + cadere to fall: cf. F. incident. See {Cadence}.] 1. Falling or striking upon, as a ray of light upon a reflecting surface. 2. Coming or happening accidentally; not in the usual course of things; not in connection with the main design; not according to expectation; casual; fortuitous. As the ordinary course of common affairs is disposed of by general laws, so likewise men's rarer incident necessities and utilities should be with special equity considered. --Hooker. 3. Liable to happen; apt to occur; befalling; hence, naturally happening or appertaining. All chances incident to man's frail life. --Milton. The studies incident to his profession. --Milward. 4. (Law) Dependent upon, or appertaining to, another thing, called the principal. {Incident proposition} (Logic), a proposition subordinate to another, and introduced by who, which, whose, whom, etc.; as, Julius, whose surname was C[91]sar, overcame Pompey. --I. Watts.
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Incident \In"ci*dent\, n. [Cf. F. incident.] 1. That which falls out or takes place; an event; casualty; occurrence.
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Incident \In"ci*dent\, a. [L. incidens, -entis, p. pr. & of incidere to fall into or upon; pref. in- in, on + cadere to fall: cf. F. incident. See {Cadence}.] 1. Falling or striking upon, as a ray of light upon a reflecting surface. 2. Coming or happening accidentally; not in the usual course of things; not in connection with the main design; not according to expectation; casual; fortuitous. As the ordinary course of common affairs is disposed of by general laws, so likewise men's rarer incident necessities and utilities should be with special equity considered. --Hooker. 3. Liable to happen; apt to occur; befalling; hence, naturally happening or appertaining. All chances incident to man's frail life. --Milton. The studies incident to his profession. --Milward. 4. (Law) Dependent upon, or appertaining to, another thing, called the principal. {Incident proposition} (Logic), a proposition subordinate to another, and introduced by who, which, whose, whom, etc.; as, Julius, whose surname was C[91]sar, overcame Pompey. --I. Watts.
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Incidently \In"cidently\, adv. Incidentally. [Obs.]
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Incitant \In*cit"ant\, a. [L. incitans, -antis, p. pr. of incitare. See {Incite}.] Inciting; stimulating.
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Incitant \In*cit"ant\, n. That which incites; an inciting agent or cause; a stimulant. --E. Darwin.
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Incitation \In`ci*ta"tion\, n. [L. incitatio: cf. F. incitation.] 1. The act of inciting or moving to action. 2. That which incites to action; that which rouses or prompts; incitement; motive; incentive. The noblest incitation to honest attempts. --Tatler.
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Incitative \Incit"ative\, n. A provocative; an incitant; a stimulant. [R.] --Jervas.
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Incite \In*cite"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Incited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Inciting}.] [L. incitare; pref. in- in + citare to rouse, stir up: cf. F. inciter. See {Cite}.] To move to action; to stir up; to rouse; to spur or urge on. Anthiochus, when he incited Prusias to join in war, set before him the greatness of the Romans. --Bacon. No blown ambition doth our arms incite. --Shak. Syn: Excite; stimulate; instigate; spur; goad; arouse; move; urge; rouse; provoke; encourage; prompt; animate. See {Excite}.
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Incite \In*cite"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Incited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Inciting}.] [L. incitare; pref. in- in + citare to rouse, stir up: cf. F. inciter. See {Cite}.] To move to action; to stir up; to rouse; to spur or urge on. Anthiochus, when he incited Prusias to join in war, set before him the greatness of the Romans. --Bacon. No blown ambition doth our arms incite. --Shak. Syn: Excite; stimulate; instigate; spur; goad; arouse; move; urge; rouse; provoke; encourage; prompt; animate. See {Excite}.
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Incitement \In*cite"ment\, n. [Cf. F. incitement.] 1. The act of inciting. 2. That which incites the mind, or moves to action; motive; incentive; impulse. --Burke. From the long records of a distant age, Derive incitements to renew thy rage. --Pope. Syn: Motive; incentive; spur; stimulus; impulse; encouragement.
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Inciter \In*cit"er\, n. One who, or that which, incites.
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Incite \In*cite"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Incited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Inciting}.] [L. incitare; pref. in- in + citare to rouse, stir up: cf. F. inciter. See {Cite}.] To move to action; to stir up; to rouse; to spur or urge on. Anthiochus, when he incited Prusias to join in war, set before him the greatness of the Romans. --Bacon. No blown ambition doth our arms incite. --Shak. Syn: Excite; stimulate; instigate; spur; goad; arouse; move; urge; rouse; provoke; encourage; prompt; animate. See {Excite}.
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Incitingly \Incit"ingly\, adv. So as to incite or stimulate.
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Incito-motor \In*ci`to-mo"tor\, a. [L. incitus incited + E. motor.] (Physiol.) Inciting to motion; -- applied to that action which, in the case of muscular motion, commences in the nerve centers, and excites the muscles to contraction. Opposed to {excito-motor}.
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Incito-motory \Inci`to-mo"tory\, a. (Physiol.) Incitomotor.
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Incute \In*cute"\, v. t. [See {Incuse}.] To strike or stamp in. [Obs.] --Becon.
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Inequation \In`e*qua"tion\, n. (Math.) An inequality.
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Inequidistant \Ine`quidis"tant\, a. Not equally distant; not equidistant.
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Inequitable \Ineq"uita*ble\, a. Not equitable; not just. --Burke.
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Inequitate \Ineq"uitate\, v. t. [L. inequitatus, p. p. inequitare to ride over. See 1st {In-}, and {Equitant}.] To ride over or through. [Obs.] --Dr. H. More.
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Inequity \Ineq"uity\, n. Want of equity; injustice; wrong. [bd]Some form of inequity.[b8] --H. Spencer.
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Inescate \In*es"cate\, v. t. [L. inescatus, p. p. of inescare; in- in + esca bait.] To allure; to lay a bait for. [Obs.] To inescate and beguile young women! --Burton.
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Inescation \In`es*ca"tion\, n. [L. inescatio.] The act of baiting; allurement. [Obs.] --Hallywell.
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Inescutcheon \In`es*cutch"eon\, n. (Her.) A small escutcheon borne within a shield.
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Inestimable \Ines"tima*ble\, a. [L. inaestimabilis: cf. F. inestimable. See {In-} not, and {Estimate}.] Incapable of being estimated or computed; especially, too valuable or excellent to be measured or fully appreciated; above all price; as, inestimable rights or privileges. But above all, for thine inestimable love. --Bk. of Com. Prayer. Science is too inestimable for expression by a money standard. --Lyon Playfair. Syn: Incalculable; invaluable; priceless.
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Inestimably \Ines"tima*bly\, adv. In a manner, or to a degree, above estimation; as, things inestimably excellent.
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Inexcitability \In`excit`abil"i*ty\, n. The quality of being inexcitable; insusceptibility to excitement.
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Inexcitable \In`excit"able\, a. [L. inexcitabilis from which one cannot be aroused. See {In-} not, and {Excite}.] Not susceptible of excitement; dull; lifeless; torpid.
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Inextended \In`ex*tend"ed\, a. Not extended.
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Inextensible \In`exten"sible\, a. Not capable of being extended; not elastic; as, inextensible fibers.
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Inextension \In`ex*ten"sion\, n. Want of extension; unextended state.
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Inexterminable \In`exter"mina*ble\, a. [L. inexterminabilis. See {In-} not, and {Exterminate}.] Incapable of extermination. --Rush.
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Inextinct \In`ex*tinct"\, a. [L. inextinctus, inexstinctus. See {Extinct}.] Not quenched; not extinct.
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Inextinguible \In`extin"guible\, a. [L. inexstinguibilis: cf. F, inextinguible. See {Inextinct}.] Inextinguishable. [Obs.] --Sir T. More.
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Inextinguishable \In`extin"guisha*ble\, a. Not capable of being extinguished; extinguishable; unquenchable; as, inextinguishable flame, light, thirst, desire, feuds. [bd]Inextinguishable rage.[b8] --Milton.
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Inextinguishably \In`extin"guisha*bly\, adv. So as not to be extinguished; in an inextinguishable manner.
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Inextirpable \In`extir"pable\, a. [L. inexstirpabilis: cf. F. inextirpable. See {In-} not, and {Extirpate}.] Not capable of being extirpated or rooted out; ineradicable.
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Inextricable \Inex"trica*ble\, a. [L. inextricabilis: cf. F. inextricable. See {In-} not, and {Extricate}.] 1. Incapable of being extricated, untied, or disentangled; hopelessly intricate, confused, or obscure; as, an inextricable knot or difficulty; inextricable confusion. Lost in the wild, inextricable maze. --Blackmore. 2. Inevitable. [R.] [bd]Fate inextricable.[b8] --Milton.
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Inextricableness \Inex"tricableness\, n. The state of being inextricable.
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Inextricably \Inex"trica*bly\, adv. In an inextricable manner.
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Ingate \In"gate`\, n. 1. Entrance; ingress. [Obs.] Which hath in charge the ingate of the year. --Spenser. 2. (Fonding) The aperture in a mold for pouring in the metal; the gate. --Simmonds.
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Ingathering \In"gath`er*ing\, n. The act or business of gathering or collecting anything; especially, the gathering of the fruits of the earth; harvest. Thou shalt keep . . . the feast of ingathering. --Ex. xxii. 16.
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Ingot \In"got\, n. [Prob. from AS. in in + ge[a2]tan to pour: cf. F. linglot, LL. lingotus a mass of gold or silver, extended in the manner of a tongue, and G. einguss, LG. & OE. ingot ingot, a mold for casting metals in. See {Found} to cast, and cf. {Linget}, {Lingot}, {Nugget}.] 1. That in which metal is cast; a mold. [Obs.] And from the fire he took up his matter And in the ingot put it with merry cheer. --Chaucer. 2. A bar or wedge of steel, gold, or other malleable metal, cast in a mold; a mass of unwrought cast metal. Wrought ingots from Besoara's mine. --Sir W. Jones. {Ingot mold}, a box or mold in which ingots are cast. {Ingot iron}. See {Decarbonized steel}, under {Decarbonize}.
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Ingot \In"got\, n. [Prob. from AS. in in + ge[a2]tan to pour: cf. F. linglot, LL. lingotus a mass of gold or silver, extended in the manner of a tongue, and G. einguss, LG. & OE. ingot ingot, a mold for casting metals in. See {Found} to cast, and cf. {Linget}, {Lingot}, {Nugget}.] 1. That in which metal is cast; a mold. [Obs.] And from the fire he took up his matter And in the ingot put it with merry cheer. --Chaucer. 2. A bar or wedge of steel, gold, or other malleable metal, cast in a mold; a mass of unwrought cast metal. Wrought ingots from Besoara's mine. --Sir W. Jones. {Ingot mold}, a box or mold in which ingots are cast. {Ingot iron}. See {Decarbonized steel}, under {Decarbonize}.
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Ingot \In"got\, n. [Prob. from AS. in in + ge[a2]tan to pour: cf. F. linglot, LL. lingotus a mass of gold or silver, extended in the manner of a tongue, and G. einguss, LG. & OE. ingot ingot, a mold for casting metals in. See {Found} to cast, and cf. {Linget}, {Lingot}, {Nugget}.] 1. That in which metal is cast; a mold. [Obs.] And from the fire he took up his matter And in the ingot put it with merry cheer. --Chaucer. 2. A bar or wedge of steel, gold, or other malleable metal, cast in a mold; a mass of unwrought cast metal. Wrought ingots from Besoara's mine. --Sir W. Jones. {Ingot mold}, a box or mold in which ingots are cast. {Ingot iron}. See {Decarbonized steel}, under {Decarbonize}.
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Ingot steel \In"got steel\ Steel cast in ingots from the Bessemer converter or open-hearth furnace.
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Iniquity \Iniq"uity\, n.; pl. {Iniquities}. [OE. iniquitee, F. iniquit[82], L. iniquitas, inequality, unfairness, injustice. See {Iniquous}.] 1. Absence of, or deviation from, just dealing; want of rectitude or uprightness; gross injustice; unrighteousness; wickedness; as, the iniquity of bribery; the iniquity of an unjust judge. Till the world from his perfection fell Into all filth and foul iniquity. --Spenser. 2. An iniquitous act or thing; a deed of injustice o[?] unrighteousness; a sin; a crime. --Milton. Your iniquities have separated between you and your God. --Is. lix. 2. 3. A character or personification in the old English moralities, or moral dramas, having the name sometimes of one vice and sometimes of another. See {Vice}. Acts old Iniquity, and in the fit Of miming gets the opinion of a wit. --B. Jonson.
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Iniquitous \Iniq"uitous\, a. [From {Iniquity}.] Characterized by iniquity; unjust; wicked; as, an iniquitous bargain; an iniquitous proceeding. Demagogues . . . bribed to this iniquitous service. --Burke. Syn: Wicked; wrong; unjust; unrighteous; nefarious; criminal. Usage: {Iniquitous}, {Wicked}, {Nefarious}. Wicked is the generic term. Iniquitous is stronger, denoting a violation of the rights of others, usually by fraud or circumvention. Nefarious is still stronger, implying a breach of the most sacred obligations, and points more directly to the intrinsic badness of the deed.
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Iniquitously \Iniq"uitous*ly\, adv. In an iniquitous manner; unjustly; wickedly.
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Iniquity \Iniq"uity\, n.; pl. {Iniquities}. [OE. iniquitee, F. iniquit[82], L. iniquitas, inequality, unfairness, injustice. See {Iniquous}.] 1. Absence of, or deviation from, just dealing; want of rectitude or uprightness; gross injustice; unrighteousness; wickedness; as, the iniquity of bribery; the iniquity of an unjust judge. Till the world from his perfection fell Into all filth and foul iniquity. --Spenser. 2. An iniquitous act or thing; a deed of injustice o[?] unrighteousness; a sin; a crime. --Milton. Your iniquities have separated between you and your God. --Is. lix. 2. 3. A character or personification in the old English moralities, or moral dramas, having the name sometimes of one vice and sometimes of another. See {Vice}. Acts old Iniquity, and in the fit Of miming gets the opinion of a wit. --B. Jonson.
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Vice \Vice\, n. [F., from L. vitium.] 1. A defect; a fault; an error; a blemish; an imperfection; as, the vices of a political constitution; the vices of a horse. Withouten vice of syllable or letter. --Chaucer. Mark the vice of the procedure. --Sir W. Hamilton. 2. A moral fault or failing; especially, immoral conduct or habit, as in the indulgence of degrading appetites; customary deviation in a single respect, or in general, from a right standard, implying a defect of natural character, or the result of training and habits; a harmful custom; immorality; depravity; wickedness; as, a life of vice; the vice of intemperance. I do confess the vices of my blood. --Shak. Ungoverned appetite . . . a brutish vice. --Milton. When vice prevails, and impious men bear sway, The post of honor is a private station. --Addison. 3. The buffoon of the old English moralities, or moral dramas, having the name sometimes of one vice, sometimes of another, or of Vice itself; -- called also {Iniquity}. Note: This character was grotesquely dressed in a cap with ass's ears, and was armed with a dagger of lath: one of his chief employments was to make sport with the Devil, leaping on his back, and belaboring him with the dagger of lath till he made him roar. The Devil, however, always carried him off in the end. --Nares. How like you the Vice in the play? . . . I would not give a rush for a Vice that has not a wooden dagger to snap at everybody. --B. Jonson. Syn: Crime; sin; iniquity; fault. See {Crime}.
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Injudicable \Inju"dica*ble\, a. Not cognizable by a judge. [Obs.] --Bailey.
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Injudicial \In`ju*di"cial\, a. Not according to the forms of law; not judicial. [R.]
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Injudicious \In`ju*di"cious\, a. [Pref. in- not + judicious; cf. F. injudicieux.] 1. Not judicious; wanting in sound judgment; undiscerning; indiscreet; unwise; as, an injudicious adviser. An injudicious biographer who undertook to be his editor and the protector of his memory. --A. Murphy. 2. Not according to sound judgment or discretion; unwise; as, an injudicious measure. Syn: Indiscreet; inconsiderate; undiscerning; incautious; unwise; rash; hasty; imprudent.
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Injudiciously \In`judi"ciously\, adv. In an injudicious manner.
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Injudiciousness \In`judi"ciousness\, n. The quality of being injudicious; want of sound judgment; indiscretion. --Whitlock.
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Ink \Ink\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inked} ([icr][nsm]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Inking}.] To put ink upon; to supply with ink; to blacken, color, or daub with ink.
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Inkstand \Ink"stand`\, n. A small vessel for holding ink, to dip the pen into; also, a device for holding ink and writing materials.
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Inkstone \Ink"stone"\, n. A kind of stone containing native vitriol or subphate of iron, used in making ink.
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Inmesh \In*mesh"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inmeshed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Inmeshing}.] To bring within meshes, as of a net; to enmesh.
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Inmost \In"most`\, a. [OE. innemest, AS. innemest, a double superlative form fr. inne within, fr. in in. The modern form is due to confusion with most. See {In}, and cf. {Aftermost}, {Foremost}, {Innermost}.] Deepest within; farthest from the surface or external part; innermost. And pierce the inmost center of the earth. --Shak. The silent, slow, consuming fires, Which on my inmost vitals prey. --Addison.
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Innocuity \In"nocu"ity\, n. Innocuousness.
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Inosite \In"o*site\, n. [Gr. [?], [?], strength, muscle.] (Physiol. Chem.) A white crystalline substance with a sweet taste, found in certain animal tissues and fluids, particularly in the muscles of the heart and lungs, also in some plants, as in unripe pease, beans, potato sprouts, etc. Called also {phaseomannite}. Note: Chemically,it has the composition represented by the formula, {C6H12O6+H2O}, and was formerly regarded as a carbohydrate, isomeric with dextrose, but is now known to be an aromatic compound (a hexacid phenol derivative of benzene).
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Inoxidizable \Inox"idi`zable\, a. (Chem.) Incapable of being oxidized; as, gold and platinum are inoxidizable in the air.
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Inoxidize \Inox"idize\, v. i. To prevent or hinder oxidation, rust, or decay; as, inoxidizing oils or varnishes.
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Inquiet \In*qui"et\, v. t. [L. inquietare: cf. F. inquieter. See {Quiet}.] To disquiet. [Obs.] --Joye.
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Inquietation \Inqui`eta"tion\, n. [L. inquietatio : cf. F. inquielation.] Disturbance. [Obs.] --Sir T. Elyot.
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Inquietness \Inqui"etness\, n. Unquietness. [Obs.] --Joye.
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Inquietude \Inqui"etude\, n. [L. inquietudo: cf. F. inquietude.] Disturbed state; uneasiness either of body or mind; restlessness; disquietude. --Sir H. Wotton.
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Insatiability \Insa`tiabil"i*ty\, n., [L. insatiabilitas; cf. F. insatiabilite.] The state or quality of being insatiable; insatiableness. Eagerness for increase of possession deluges the soul, and we sink into the gulfs of insatiability. --Rambler.
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Insatiable \Insa"tiable\, a. [F. insatiable, L. ionsatiabilis. See {In-} not, and {Satiable}.] Not satiable; incapable of being satisfied or appeased; very greedy; as, an insatiable appetite, thirst, or desire. [bd]Insatiable of glory.[b8] --Milton.
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Insatiableness \Insa"tiable*ness\, n. Greediness of appetite that can not be satisfied or appeased; insatiability. The eye of the covetous hath a more particular insatiableness. --Bp. Hall.
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Insatiably \Insa"tiably\, adv. In an insatiable manner or degree; unappeasably. [bd]Insatiably covetous.[b8] --South.
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Insatiate \Insa"tiate\, a. [L. insatiatus.] Insatiable; as, insatiate thirst. The insatiate greediness of his desires. --Shak. And still insatiate, thirsting still for blood. --Hook.
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Insatiately \Insa"tiate*ly\, adv. Insatiably. --Sir T. Herbert.
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Insatiateness \Insa"tiate*ness\, n. The state of being insatiate.
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Insatiety \In`sati"ety\, n. [L. insatietas: cf. F. insatiete. See {Satiety}.] Insatiableness. --T. Grander.
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Insatisfaction \Insat`isfac"tion\, n. 1. Insufficiency; emptiness. [Obs.] --Bacon. 2. Dissatisfaction. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.
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Insaturable \Insat"ura*ble\, a. [L. insaturabilis: cf. F. insaturable. See {In-} not, and {Saturable}.] Not capable of being saturated or satisfied.
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Inset \In*set"\, v. t. To infix. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Inset \In"set\, n. 1. That which is inserted or set in; an insertion. 2. (Bookbinding) One or more separate leaves inserted in a volume before binding; as: (a) A portion of the printed sheet in certain sizes of books which is cut off before folding, and set into the middle of the folded sheet to complete the succession of paging; -- also called offcut. (b) A page or pages of advertisements inserted.
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Inshaded \In*shad"ed\, a. Marked with different shades. --W. Browne.
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Insheathe \In*sheathe"\, v. t. To insert as in a sheath; to sheathe. --Hughes.
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Inside \In"side`\, a. 1. Being within; included or inclosed in anything; contained; interior; internal; as, the inside passengers of a stagecoach; inside decoration. Kissing with inside lip. --Shak. 2. Adapted to the interior. {Inside callipers} (Mech.), callipers for measuring the diameters of holes, etc. {Inside finish} (Arch.), a general term for the final work in any building necessary for its completion, but other than unusual decoration; thus, in joiner work, the doors and windows, inside shutters, door and window trimmings, paneled jams, baseboards, and sometimes flooring and stairs; in plaster work, the finishing coat, the cornices, centerpieces, etc.,; in painting, all simple painting of woodwork and plastering. {Inside track}, the inner part of a race course; hence, colloquially, advantage of place, facilities, etc., in competition.
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Inside \In"side`\, n. 1. The part within; interior or internal portion; content. Looked he o' the inside of the paper? --Shak. 2. pl. The inward parts; entrails; bowels; hence, that which is within; private thoughts and feelings. Here's none but friends; we may speak Our insides freely. --Massinger. 3. An inside passenger of a coach or carriage, as distinguished from one upon the outside. [Colloq. Eng.] So down thy hill, romantic Ashbourne, glides The Derby dilly, carrying three insides. --Anti-Jacobin. {Patent insides} [or] {outside}, a name give to newspaper sheets printed on one side with general and miscellaneous matter, and furnished wholesale to offices of small newspapers, where the blank pages are filled up with recent and local news.
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Inside \In"side`\, prep. or adv. Within the sides of; in the interior; contained within; as, inside a house, book, bottle, etc.
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Inside \In"side`\, a. 1. Being within; included or inclosed in anything; contained; interior; internal; as, the inside passengers of a stagecoach; inside decoration. Kissing with inside lip. --Shak. 2. Adapted to the interior. {Inside callipers} (Mech.), callipers for measuring the diameters of holes, etc. {Inside finish} (Arch.), a general term for the final work in any building necessary for its completion, but other than unusual decoration; thus, in joiner work, the doors and windows, inside shutters, door and window trimmings, paneled jams, baseboards, and sometimes flooring and stairs; in plaster work, the finishing coat, the cornices, centerpieces, etc.,; in painting, all simple painting of woodwork and plastering. {Inside track}, the inner part of a race course; hence, colloquially, advantage of place, facilities, etc., in competition.
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Inside \In"side`\, a. 1. Being within; included or inclosed in anything; contained; interior; internal; as, the inside passengers of a stagecoach; inside decoration. Kissing with inside lip. --Shak. 2. Adapted to the interior. {Inside callipers} (Mech.), callipers for measuring the diameters of holes, etc. {Inside finish} (Arch.), a general term for the final work in any building necessary for its completion, but other than unusual decoration; thus, in joiner work, the doors and windows, inside shutters, door and window trimmings, paneled jams, baseboards, and sometimes flooring and stairs; in plaster work, the finishing coat, the cornices, centerpieces, etc.,; in painting, all simple painting of woodwork and plastering. {Inside track}, the inner part of a race course; hence, colloquially, advantage of place, facilities, etc., in competition.
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Lap \Lap\, n. [OE. lappe, AS. l[91]ppa; akin to D. lap patch, piece, G. lappen, OHG. lappa, Dan. lap, Sw. lapp.] 1. The loose part of a coat; the lower part of a garment that plays loosely; a skirt; an apron. --Chaucer. 2. An edge; a border; a hem, as of cloth. --Chaucer. If he cuts off but a lap of truth's garment, his heart smites him. --Fuller. 3. The part of the clothing that lies on the knees or thighs when one sits down; that part of the person thus covered; figuratively, a place of rearing and fostering; as, to be reared in the lap of luxury. Men expect that happiness should drop into their laps. --Tillotson. 4. That part of any substance or fixture which extends over, or lies upon, or by the side of, a part of another; as, the lap of a board; also, the measure of such extension over or upon another thing. Note: The lap of shingles or slates in roofing is the distance one course extends over the second course below, the distance over the course immediately below being called the cover. 5. (Steam Engine) The amount by which a slide valve at its half stroke overlaps a port in the seat, being equal to the distance the valve must move from its mid stroke position in order to begin to open the port. Used alone, lap refers to outside lap. See {Outside lap} (below). 6. The state or condition of being in part extended over or by the side of something else; or the extent of the overlapping; as, the second boat got a lap of half its length on the leader. 7. One circuit around a race track, esp. when the distance is a small fraction of a mile; as, to run twenty laps; to win by three laps. See {Lap}, to fold, 2. 8. In card playing and other games, the points won in excess of the number necessary to complete a game; -- so called when they are counted in the score of the following game. 9. (Cotton Manuf.) A sheet, layer, or bat, of cotton fiber prepared for the carding machine. 10. (Mach.) A piece of brass, lead, or other soft metal, used to hold a cutting or polishing powder in cutting glass, gems, and the like, or in polishing cutlery, etc. It is usually in the form of wheel or disk, which revolves on a vertical axis. {Lap joint}, a joint made by one layer, part, or piece, overlapping another, as in the scarfing of timbers. {Lap weld}, a lap joint made by welding together overlapping edges or ends. {Inside lap} (Steam Engine), lap of the valve with respect to the exhaust port. {Outside lap}, lap with respect to the admission, or steam, port.
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Inside \In"side`\, a. 1. Being within; included or inclosed in anything; contained; interior; internal; as, the inside passengers of a stagecoach; inside decoration. Kissing with inside lip. --Shak. 2. Adapted to the interior. {Inside callipers} (Mech.), callipers for measuring the diameters of holes, etc. {Inside finish} (Arch.), a general term for the final work in any building necessary for its completion, but other than unusual decoration; thus, in joiner work, the doors and windows, inside shutters, door and window trimmings, paneled jams, baseboards, and sometimes flooring and stairs; in plaster work, the finishing coat, the cornices, centerpieces, etc.,; in painting, all simple painting of woodwork and plastering. {Inside track}, the inner part of a race course; hence, colloquially, advantage of place, facilities, etc., in competition.
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Insidiate \Insid"iate\, v. t. [L. insidiatus, p. p. of insidiare to lie in ambush, fr. insidiae. See {Insidious}.] To lie in ambush for. [Obs.] --Heywood.
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Insidiator \Insid"ia`tor\, n. [L.] One who lies in ambush. [Obs.] --Barrow.
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Insidious \Insid"ious\, a. [L. insidiosus, fr. insidiae an ambush, fr. insidere to sit in; pref. in- + sedere to sit: cf. F. insidieux. See {Sit}.] 1. Lying in wait; watching an opportunity to insnare or entrap; deceitful; sly; treacherous; -- said of persons; as, the insidious foe. [bd]The insidious witch.[b8] --Cowper. 2. Intended to entrap; characterized by treachery and deceit; as, insidious arts. The insidious whisper of the bad angel. --Hawthorne. {Insidious disease} (Med.), a disease existing, without marked symptoms, but ready to become active upon some slight occasion; a disease not appearing to be as bad as it really is. Syn: Crafty; wily; artful; sly; designing; guileful; circumventive; treacherous; deceitful; deceptive. -- {Insid"iously}, adv. -- {Insid"iousness}, n.
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Insidious \Insid"ious\, a. [L. insidiosus, fr. insidiae an ambush, fr. insidere to sit in; pref. in- + sedere to sit: cf. F. insidieux. See {Sit}.] 1. Lying in wait; watching an opportunity to insnare or entrap; deceitful; sly; treacherous; -- said of persons; as, the insidious foe. [bd]The insidious witch.[b8] --Cowper. 2. Intended to entrap; characterized by treachery and deceit; as, insidious arts. The insidious whisper of the bad angel. --Hawthorne. {Insidious disease} (Med.), a disease existing, without marked symptoms, but ready to become active upon some slight occasion; a disease not appearing to be as bad as it really is. Syn: Crafty; wily; artful; sly; designing; guileful; circumventive; treacherous; deceitful; deceptive. -- {Insid"iously}, adv. -- {Insid"iousness}, n.
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Insidious \Insid"ious\, a. [L. insidiosus, fr. insidiae an ambush, fr. insidere to sit in; pref. in- + sedere to sit: cf. F. insidieux. See {Sit}.] 1. Lying in wait; watching an opportunity to insnare or entrap; deceitful; sly; treacherous; -- said of persons; as, the insidious foe. [bd]The insidious witch.[b8] --Cowper. 2. Intended to entrap; characterized by treachery and deceit; as, insidious arts. The insidious whisper of the bad angel. --Hawthorne. {Insidious disease} (Med.), a disease existing, without marked symptoms, but ready to become active upon some slight occasion; a disease not appearing to be as bad as it really is. Syn: Crafty; wily; artful; sly; designing; guileful; circumventive; treacherous; deceitful; deceptive. -- {Insid"iously}, adv. -- {Insid"iousness}, n.
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Insidious \Insid"ious\, a. [L. insidiosus, fr. insidiae an ambush, fr. insidere to sit in; pref. in- + sedere to sit: cf. F. insidieux. See {Sit}.] 1. Lying in wait; watching an opportunity to insnare or entrap; deceitful; sly; treacherous; -- said of persons; as, the insidious foe. [bd]The insidious witch.[b8] --Cowper. 2. Intended to entrap; characterized by treachery and deceit; as, insidious arts. The insidious whisper of the bad angel. --Hawthorne. {Insidious disease} (Med.), a disease existing, without marked symptoms, but ready to become active upon some slight occasion; a disease not appearing to be as bad as it really is. Syn: Crafty; wily; artful; sly; designing; guileful; circumventive; treacherous; deceitful; deceptive. -- {Insid"iously}, adv. -- {Insid"iousness}, n.
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Insitency \Insi"tency\, n. [Pref. in- not + L. sitiens, p. pr. of sitire to be thirsty, fr. sitis thirst.] Freedom from thirst. [Obs.] The insitiency of a camel for traveling in deserts. --Grew.
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Insition \In*si"tion\ (?; 277), n. [L. insitio, fr. inserere, insitum, to sow or plant in, to ingraft; pref. in- in + serere, satum, to sow.] The insertion of a scion in a stock; ingraftment. --Ray.
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Bullace \Bul"lace\, n. [OE. bolas, bolace, OF. beloce; of Celtic origin; cf. Arm. bolos, polos, Gael. bulaistear.] (Bot.) (a) A small European plum ({Prunus communis}, var. {insitita}). See {Plum}. (b) The bully tree.
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Insooth \In*sooth"\, adv. In sooth; truly. [Archaic]
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Instability \In`stabil"ity\, n.; pl. {Instabilities}. [L. instabilitas: cf. F. instabilit[82].] 1. The quality or condition of being unstable; want of stability, firmness, or steadiness; liability to give way or to fail; insecurity; precariousness; as, the instability of a building. 2. Lack of determination of fixedness; inconstancy; fickleness; mutability; changeableness; as, instability of character, temper, custom, etc. --Addison. Syn: Inconstancy; fickleness; changeableness; wavering; unsteadiness; unstableness.
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Instability \In`stabil"ity\, n.; pl. {Instabilities}. [L. instabilitas: cf. F. instabilit[82].] 1. The quality or condition of being unstable; want of stability, firmness, or steadiness; liability to give way or to fail; insecurity; precariousness; as, the instability of a building. 2. Lack of determination of fixedness; inconstancy; fickleness; mutability; changeableness; as, instability of character, temper, custom, etc. --Addison. Syn: Inconstancy; fickleness; changeableness; wavering; unsteadiness; unstableness.
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Instable \In*sta"ble\, a. [L. instabilis: cf. F. instable. See {In-} not, and {Stable}, a., and cf. {Unstable}.] Not stable; not standing fast or firm; unstable; prone to change or recede from a purpose; mutable; inconstant.
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Instableness \Insta"bleness\, n. Instability; unstableness.
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Install \In*stall"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Installed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Installing}.] [F. installer, LL. installare, fr. pref. in- in + OHG. stal a place, stall, G. stall, akin to E. stall: cf. It. installare. See {Stall}.] [Written also {instal}.] 1. To set in a seat; to give a place to; establish (one) in a place. She installed her guest hospitably by the fireside. --Sir W. Scott. 2. To place in an office, rank, or order; to invest with any charge by the usual ceremonies; to instate; to induct; as, to install an ordained minister as pastor of a church; to install a college president. Unworthily Thou wast installed in that high degree. --Shak.
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Install \In*stall"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Installed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Installing}.] [F. installer, LL. installare, fr. pref. in- in + OHG. stal a place, stall, G. stall, akin to E. stall: cf. It. installare. See {Stall}.] [Written also {instal}.] 1. To set in a seat; to give a place to; establish (one) in a place. She installed her guest hospitably by the fireside. --Sir W. Scott. 2. To place in an office, rank, or order; to invest with any charge by the usual ceremonies; to instate; to induct; as, to install an ordained minister as pastor of a church; to install a college president. Unworthily Thou wast installed in that high degree. --Shak.
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Installation \In`stal*la"tion\, n. [F. installation, LL. installatio: cf. It. installazione. See {Install}.] 1. The act of installing or giving possession of an office, rank, or order, with the usual rites or ceremonies; as, the installation of an ordained minister in a parish. On the election, the bishop gives a mandate for his installation. --Ayliffe. 2. (Mech.) The whole of a system of machines, apparatus, and accessories, when set up and arranged for practical working, as in electric lighting, transmission of power, etc.
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Install \In*stall"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Installed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Installing}.] [F. installer, LL. installare, fr. pref. in- in + OHG. stal a place, stall, G. stall, akin to E. stall: cf. It. installare. See {Stall}.] [Written also {instal}.] 1. To set in a seat; to give a place to; establish (one) in a place. She installed her guest hospitably by the fireside. --Sir W. Scott. 2. To place in an office, rank, or order; to invest with any charge by the usual ceremonies; to instate; to induct; as, to install an ordained minister as pastor of a church; to install a college president. Unworthily Thou wast installed in that high degree. --Shak.
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Install \In*stall"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Installed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Installing}.] [F. installer, LL. installare, fr. pref. in- in + OHG. stal a place, stall, G. stall, akin to E. stall: cf. It. installare. See {Stall}.] [Written also {instal}.] 1. To set in a seat; to give a place to; establish (one) in a place. She installed her guest hospitably by the fireside. --Sir W. Scott. 2. To place in an office, rank, or order; to invest with any charge by the usual ceremonies; to instate; to induct; as, to install an ordained minister as pastor of a church; to install a college president. Unworthily Thou wast installed in that high degree. --Shak.
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Installment \In*stall"ment\, n. [Written also instalment.] 1. The act of installing; installation. Take oaths from all kings and magistrates at their installment, to do impartial justice by law. --Milton. 2. The seat in which one is placed. [Obs.] The several chairs of order, look, you scour; . . . Each fair installment, coat, and several crest With loyal blazon, evermore be blest. --Shak. 3. A portion of a debt, or sum of money, which is divided into portions that are made payable at different times. Payment by installment is payment by parts at different times, the amounts and times being often definitely stipulated. --Bouvier.
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Instamp \In*stamp"\, v. t. See {Enstamp}.
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Instance \In"stance\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Instanced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Instancing}.] To mention as a case or example; to refer to; to cite; as, to instance a fact. --H. Spenser. I shall not instance an abstruse author. --Milton.
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Instance \In"stance\, n. [F. instance, L. instantia, fr. instans. See {Instant}.] 1. The act or quality of being instant or pressing; urgency; solicitation; application; suggestion; motion. Undertook at her instance to restore them. --Sir W. Scott. 2. That which is instant or urgent; motive. [Obs.] The instances that second marriage move Are base respects of thrift, but none of love. --Shak. 3. Occasion; order of occurrence. These seem as if, in the time of Edward I., they were drawn up into the form of a law, in the first instance. --Sir M. Hale. 4. That which offers itself or is offered as an illustrative case; something cited in proof or exemplification; a case occurring; an example. Most remarkable instances of suffering. --Atterbury. 5. A token; a sign; a symptom or indication. --Shak. {Causes of instance}, those which proceed at the solicitation of some party. --Hallifax. {Court of first instance}, the court by which a case is first tried. {For instance}, by way of example or illustration. {Instance Court} (Law), the Court of Admiralty acting within its ordinary jurisdiction, as distinguished from its action as a prize court. Syn: Example; case. See {Example}.
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Instance \In"stance\, v. i. To give an example. [Obs.] This story doth not only instance in kingdoms, but in families too. --Jer. Taylor.
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Instance \In"stance\, n. [F. instance, L. instantia, fr. instans. See {Instant}.] 1. The act or quality of being instant or pressing; urgency; solicitation; application; suggestion; motion. Undertook at her instance to restore them. --Sir W. Scott. 2. That which is instant or urgent; motive. [Obs.] The instances that second marriage move Are base respects of thrift, but none of love. --Shak. 3. Occasion; order of occurrence. These seem as if, in the time of Edward I., they were drawn up into the form of a law, in the first instance. --Sir M. Hale. 4. That which offers itself or is offered as an illustrative case; something cited in proof or exemplification; a case occurring; an example. Most remarkable instances of suffering. --Atterbury. 5. A token; a sign; a symptom or indication. --Shak. {Causes of instance}, those which proceed at the solicitation of some party. --Hallifax. {Court of first instance}, the court by which a case is first tried. {For instance}, by way of example or illustration. {Instance Court} (Law), the Court of Admiralty acting within its ordinary jurisdiction, as distinguished from its action as a prize court. Syn: Example; case. See {Example}.
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Instance \In"stance\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Instanced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Instancing}.] To mention as a case or example; to refer to; to cite; as, to instance a fact. --H. Spenser. I shall not instance an abstruse author. --Milton.
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Instance \In"stance\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Instanced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Instancing}.] To mention as a case or example; to refer to; to cite; as, to instance a fact. --H. Spenser. I shall not instance an abstruse author. --Milton.
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Instancy \In"stan*cy\, n. Instance; urgency. [Obs.] Those heavenly precepts which our Lord and Savior with so great instancy gave. --Hooker.
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Instant \In"stant\, adv. Instantly. [Poetic] Instant he flew with hospitable haste. --Pope.
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Instant \In"stant\, n. [F. instant, fr. L. instans standing by, being near, present. See {Instant}, a.] 1. A point in duration; a moment; a portion of time too short to be estimated; also, any particular moment. There is scarce an instant between their flourishing and their not being. --Hooker. 2. A day of the present or current month; as, the sixth instant; -- an elliptical expression equivalent to the sixth of the month instant, i. e., the current month. See {Instant}, a., 3. Syn: Moment; flash; second.
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Instant \In"stant\, a. [L. instans, -antis, p. pr. of instare to stand upon, to press upon; pref. in- in, on + stare to stand: cf. F. in[?]tant. See {Stand}.] 1. Pressing; urgent; importunate; earnest. Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer. --Rom. xii. 12. I am beginning to be very instant for some sort of occupation. --Carlyle. 2. Closely pressing or impending in respect to time; not deferred; immediate; without delay. Impending death is thine, and instant doom. --Prior. 3. Present; current. The instant time is always the fittest time. --Fuller. Note: The word in this sense is now used only in dates, to indicate the current month; as, the tenth of July instant.
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Instantaneity \Instan`tane"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. instantan[82]it[82].] Quality of being instantaneous. --Shenstone.
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Instantaneous \In`stanta"neous\, a. [Cf. F. instantan[82].] 1. Done or occurring in an instant, or without any perceptible duration of time; as, the passage of electricity appears to be instantaneous. His reason saw With instantaneous view, the truth of things. --Thomson. 2. At or during a given instant; as, instantaneous acceleration, velocity, etc. {Instantaneous center of rotation} (Kinematics), in a plane or in a plane figure which has motions both of translation and of rotation in the plane, is the point which for the instant is at rest. {Instantaneous axis of rotation} (Kinematics), in a body which has motions both of translation and rotation, is a line, which is supposed to be rigidly united with the body, and which for the instant is at rest. The motion of the body is for the instant simply that of rotation about the instantaneous axis. -- {In`stanta"neously}, adv. -- {In`stanta"neousness}, n.
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Instantaneous \In`stanta"neous\, a. [Cf. F. instantan[82].] 1. Done or occurring in an instant, or without any perceptible duration of time; as, the passage of electricity appears to be instantaneous. His reason saw With instantaneous view, the truth of things. --Thomson. 2. At or during a given instant; as, instantaneous acceleration, velocity, etc. {Instantaneous center of rotation} (Kinematics), in a plane or in a plane figure which has motions both of translation and of rotation in the plane, is the point which for the instant is at rest. {Instantaneous axis of rotation} (Kinematics), in a body which has motions both of translation and rotation, is a line, which is supposed to be rigidly united with the body, and which for the instant is at rest. The motion of the body is for the instant simply that of rotation about the instantaneous axis. -- {In`stanta"neously}, adv. -- {In`stanta"neousness}, n.
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Instantaneous \In`stanta"neous\, a. [Cf. F. instantan[82].] 1. Done or occurring in an instant, or without any perceptible duration of time; as, the passage of electricity appears to be instantaneous. His reason saw With instantaneous view, the truth of things. --Thomson. 2. At or during a given instant; as, instantaneous acceleration, velocity, etc. {Instantaneous center of rotation} (Kinematics), in a plane or in a plane figure which has motions both of translation and of rotation in the plane, is the point which for the instant is at rest. {Instantaneous axis of rotation} (Kinematics), in a body which has motions both of translation and rotation, is a line, which is supposed to be rigidly united with the body, and which for the instant is at rest. The motion of the body is for the instant simply that of rotation about the instantaneous axis. -- {In`stanta"neously}, adv. -- {In`stanta"neousness}, n.
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Instantaneous \In`stanta"neous\, a. [Cf. F. instantan[82].] 1. Done or occurring in an instant, or without any perceptible duration of time; as, the passage of electricity appears to be instantaneous. His reason saw With instantaneous view, the truth of things. --Thomson. 2. At or during a given instant; as, instantaneous acceleration, velocity, etc. {Instantaneous center of rotation} (Kinematics), in a plane or in a plane figure which has motions both of translation and of rotation in the plane, is the point which for the instant is at rest. {Instantaneous axis of rotation} (Kinematics), in a body which has motions both of translation and rotation, is a line, which is supposed to be rigidly united with the body, and which for the instant is at rest. The motion of the body is for the instant simply that of rotation about the instantaneous axis. -- {In`stanta"neously}, adv. -- {In`stanta"neousness}, n.
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Instantaneous \In`stanta"neous\, a. [Cf. F. instantan[82].] 1. Done or occurring in an instant, or without any perceptible duration of time; as, the passage of electricity appears to be instantaneous. His reason saw With instantaneous view, the truth of things. --Thomson. 2. At or during a given instant; as, instantaneous acceleration, velocity, etc. {Instantaneous center of rotation} (Kinematics), in a plane or in a plane figure which has motions both of translation and of rotation in the plane, is the point which for the instant is at rest. {Instantaneous axis of rotation} (Kinematics), in a body which has motions both of translation and rotation, is a line, which is supposed to be rigidly united with the body, and which for the instant is at rest. The motion of the body is for the instant simply that of rotation about the instantaneous axis. -- {In`stanta"neously}, adv. -- {In`stanta"neousness}, n.
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Instantly \In"stant*ly\, adv. 1. Without the least delay or interval; at once; immediately. --Macaulay. 2. With urgency or importunity; earnestly; pressingly. [bd]They besought him instantly.[b8] --Luke vii. 4. Syn: Directly; immediately; at once. See {Directly}.
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Instar \In*star"\, v. t. To stud as with stars. [R.] [bd]A golden throne instarred with gems.[b8] --J. Barlow.
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Instate \In*state"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Instated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Instating}.] To set, place, or establish, as in a rank, office, or condition; to install; to invest; as, to instate a person in greatness or in favor. --Shak.
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Instate \In*state"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Instated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Instating}.] To set, place, or establish, as in a rank, office, or condition; to install; to invest; as, to instate a person in greatness or in favor. --Shak.
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Instate \In*state"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Instated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Instating}.] To set, place, or establish, as in a rank, office, or condition; to install; to invest; as, to instate a person in greatness or in favor. --Shak.
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Instaurate \In*stau"rate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Instaurated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Instaurating}.] [L. instauratus, p. p. of instaurare to renew. See 1st {In-}, and {Store}.] To renew or renovate. [R.]
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Instaurate \In*stau"rate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Instaurated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Instaurating}.] [L. instauratus, p. p. of instaurare to renew. See 1st {In-}, and {Store}.] To renew or renovate. [R.]
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Instaurate \In*stau"rate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Instaurated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Instaurating}.] [L. instauratus, p. p. of instaurare to renew. See 1st {In-}, and {Store}.] To renew or renovate. [R.]
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Instauration \In`stau*ra"tion\, n. [L. instauratio: cf. F. instauration.] Restoration after decay, lapse, or dilapidation; renewal; repair; renovation; renaissance. Some great catastrophe or . . . instauration. --T. Burnet.
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Instaurator \In"stau*ra`tor\, n. [L.: cf. F. instaurateur.] One who renews or restores to a former condition. [R.] --Dr. H. More.
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Instaure \In*staure"\, v. t. [See {Instaurate}.] To renew or renovate; to instaurate. [Obs.] --Marston.
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Instead \In*stead"\, adv. [Pref. in- + stead place.] 1. In the place or room; -- usually followed by of. Let thistles grow of wheat. --Job xxxi. 40. Absalom made Amasa captain of the host instead of Joab. --2 Sam. xvii. 25. 2. Equivalent; equal to; -- usually with of. [R.] This very consideration to a wise man is instead of a thousand arguments, to satisfy him, that in those times no such thing was believed. --Tillotson.
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Insteep \In*steep"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Insteeped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Insteeping}.] To steep or soak; to drench. [R.] [bd]In gore he lay insteeped.[b8] --Shak.
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Insteep \In*steep"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Insteeped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Insteeping}.] To steep or soak; to drench. [R.] [bd]In gore he lay insteeped.[b8] --Shak.
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Insteep \In*steep"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Insteeped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Insteeping}.] To steep or soak; to drench. [R.] [bd]In gore he lay insteeped.[b8] --Shak.
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Instep \In"step\, n. [Formerly also {instop}, {instup}.] 1. The arched middle portion of the human foot next in front of the ankle joint. 2. That part of the hind leg of the horse and allied animals, between the hock, or ham, and the pastern joint.
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Instigate \In"sti*gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Instigated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Instigating}.] [L. instigatus, p. p. of instigare to instigate; pref. in- in + a root akin to G. stechen to prick, E. stick. See {Stick}.] To goad or urge forward; to set on; to provoke; to incite; -- used chiefly with reference to evil actions; as to instigate one to a crime. He hath only instigated his blackest agents to the very extent of their malignity. --Bp. Warburton. Syn: To stimulate; urge; spur; provoke; tempt; incite; impel; encourage; animate.
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Instigate \In"sti*gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Instigated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Instigating}.] [L. instigatus, p. p. of instigare to instigate; pref. in- in + a root akin to G. stechen to prick, E. stick. See {Stick}.] To goad or urge forward; to set on; to provoke; to incite; -- used chiefly with reference to evil actions; as to instigate one to a crime. He hath only instigated his blackest agents to the very extent of their malignity. --Bp. Warburton. Syn: To stimulate; urge; spur; provoke; tempt; incite; impel; encourage; animate.
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Instigate \In"sti*gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Instigated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Instigating}.] [L. instigatus, p. p. of instigare to instigate; pref. in- in + a root akin to G. stechen to prick, E. stick. See {Stick}.] To goad or urge forward; to set on; to provoke; to incite; -- used chiefly with reference to evil actions; as to instigate one to a crime. He hath only instigated his blackest agents to the very extent of their malignity. --Bp. Warburton. Syn: To stimulate; urge; spur; provoke; tempt; incite; impel; encourage; animate.
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Instigatingly \In"stiga`tingly\, adv. Incitingly; temptingly.
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Instigation \In`stiga"tion\, n. [L. instigatio: cf. F. instigation.] The act of instigating, or the state of being instigated; incitement; esp. to evil or wickedness. The baseness and villainy that . . . the instigation* of the devil could bring the sons of men to. --South.
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Instigator \In"sti*ga`tor\, n. [L.: cf. F. instigateur.] One who instigates or incites. --Burke.
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Instill \In*still"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Instilled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Instilling}.] [L. instillare, instillatum; pref. in- in + stillare to drop, fr. stilla a drop: cf. F. instiller. See {Distill}.] [Written also {instil}.] To drop in; to pour in drop by drop; hence, to impart gradually; to infuse slowly; to cause to be imbibed. That starlight dews All silently their tears of love instill. --Byron. How hast thou instilled Thy malice into thousands. --Milton. Syn: To infuse; impart; inspire; implant; inculcate; insinuate.
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Instill \In*still"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Instilled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Instilling}.] [L. instillare, instillatum; pref. in- in + stillare to drop, fr. stilla a drop: cf. F. instiller. See {Distill}.] [Written also {instil}.] To drop in; to pour in drop by drop; hence, to impart gradually; to infuse slowly; to cause to be imbibed. That starlight dews All silently their tears of love instill. --Byron. How hast thou instilled Thy malice into thousands. --Milton. Syn: To infuse; impart; inspire; implant; inculcate; insinuate.
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Instillation \In`stil*la"tion\, n. [L. instillatio: cf. F. instillation.] The of instilling; also, that which is instilled. --Johnson.
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Instill \In*still"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Instilled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Instilling}.] [L. instillare, instillatum; pref. in- in + stillare to drop, fr. stilla a drop: cf. F. instiller. See {Distill}.] [Written also {instil}.] To drop in; to pour in drop by drop; hence, to impart gradually; to infuse slowly; to cause to be imbibed. That starlight dews All silently their tears of love instill. --Byron. How hast thou instilled Thy malice into thousands. --Milton. Syn: To infuse; impart; inspire; implant; inculcate; insinuate.
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Instiller \In*still"er\, n. One who instills. --Skelton.
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Instill \In*still"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Instilled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Instilling}.] [L. instillare, instillatum; pref. in- in + stillare to drop, fr. stilla a drop: cf. F. instiller. See {Distill}.] [Written also {instil}.] To drop in; to pour in drop by drop; hence, to impart gradually; to infuse slowly; to cause to be imbibed. That starlight dews All silently their tears of love instill. --Byron. How hast thou instilled Thy malice into thousands. --Milton. Syn: To infuse; impart; inspire; implant; inculcate; insinuate.
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Instilllator \In"still*la`tor\, n. An instiller. [R.]
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Instilllatory \Instill"lato*ry\, a. Belonging to instillation. [R.]
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Instillment \In*still"ment\, n. The act of instilling; also, that which is instilled. [Written also {instilment}.]
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Instillment \In*still"ment\, n. The act of instilling; also, that which is instilled. [Written also {instilment}.]
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Instimulate \Instim"ulate\, v. t. [Pref. in- not + stimulate.] Not to stimulate; to soothe; to quiet. [Obs.] --Cheyne.
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Instimulate \Instim"ulate\, v. t. [L. instimulatus, p. p. instimulare to stimulate. See 1st {In-}, and {Stimulate}.] To stimulate; to excite. [Obs.] --Cockerman.
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Instimulation \Instim`ula"tion\, n. Stimulation.
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Instinct \In"stinct\, n. [L. instinctus instigation, impulse, fr. instinguere to instigate: cf. F. instinct. See {Instinct}, a.] 1. Natural inward impulse; unconscious, involuntary, or unreasoning prompting to any mode of action, whether bodily, or mental, without a distinct apprehension of the end or object to be accomplished. An instinct is a propensity prior to experience, and independent of instructions. --Paley. An instinct is a blind tendency to some mode of action, independent of any consideration, on the part of the agent, of the end to which the action leads. --Whately. An instinct is an agent which performs blindly and ignorantly a work of intelligence and knowledge. --Sir W. Hamilton. By a divine instinct, men's minds mistrust Ensuing dangers. --Shak. 2. (Zo[94]l.) Specif., the natural, unreasoning, impulse by which an animal is guided to the performance of any action, without of improvement in the method. The resemblance between what originally was a habit, and an instinct becomes so close as not to be distinguished. --Darwin. 3. A natural aptitude or knack; a predilection; as, an instinct for order; to be modest by instinct.
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Instinct \In*stinct"\, a. [L. instinctus, p. p. of instinguere to instigate, incite; cf. instigare to instigate. Cf. {Instigate}, {Distinguish}.] Urged or stimulated from within; naturally moved or impelled; imbued; animated; alive; quick; as, birds instinct with life. The chariot of paternal deity . . . Itself instinct with spirit, but convoyed By four cherubic shapes. --Milton. A noble performance, instinct with sound principle. --Brougham.
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Instinct \In*stinct"\, v. t. To impress, as an animating power, or instinct. [Obs.] --Bentley.
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Instinction \In*stinc"tion\, n. Instinct; incitement; inspiration. [Obs.] --Sir T. Elyot.
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Instinctive \In*stinc"tive\, a. [Cf. F. instinctif.] Of or pertaining to instinct; derived from, or prompted by, instinct; of the nature of instinct; determined by natural impulse or propensity; acting or produced without reasoning, deliberation, instruction, or experience; spontaneous. [bd]Instinctive motion.[b8] --Milton. [bd]Instinctive dread.[b8] --Cowper. With taste instinctive give Each grace appropriate. --Mason. Have we had instinctive intimations of the death of some absent friends? --Bp. Hall. Note: The terms instinctive belief, instinctive judgment, instinctive cognition, are expressions not ill adapted to characterize a belief, judgment, or cognition, which, as the result of no anterior consciousness, is, like the products of animal instinct, the intelligent effect of (as far as we are concerned) an unknown cause. --Sir H. Hamilton. Syn: Natural; voluntary; spontaneous; original; innate; inherent; automatic.
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Instinctively \Instinc"tively\, adv. In an instinctive manner; by force of instinct; by natural impulse.
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Instinctivity \In`stinctiv"ity\, n. The quality of being instinctive, or prompted by instinct. [R.] --Coleridge.
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Instipulate \Instip"ulate\, a. See {Exstipulate}.
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Institute \In"sti*tute\, p. a. [L. institutus, p. p. of instituere to place in, to institute, to instruct; pref. in- in + statuere to cause to stand, to set. See {Statute}.] Established; organized; founded. [Obs.] They have but few laws. For to a people so instruct and institute, very few to suffice. --Robynson (More's Utopia).
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Institute \In"sti*tute\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Instituted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Instituting}.] 1. To set up; to establish; to ordain; as, to institute laws, rules, etc. 2. To originate and establish; to found; to organize; as, to institute a court, or a society. Whenever any from of government becomes destructive of these ends it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute a new government. --Jefferson (Decl. of Indep. ). 3. To nominate; to appoint. [Obs.] We institute your Grace To be our regent in these parts of France. --Shak. 4. To begin; to commence; to set on foot; as, to institute an inquiry; to institute a suit. And haply institute A course of learning and ingenious studies. --Shak. 5. To ground or establish in principles and rudiments; to educate; to instruct. [Obs.] If children were early instituted, knowledge would insensibly insinuate itself. --Dr. H. More. 6. (Eccl. Law) To invest with the spiritual charge of a benefice, or the care of souls. --Blackstone. Syn: To originate; begin; commence; establish; found; erect; organize; appoint; ordain.
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Institute \In"sti*tute\, n. [L. institutum: cf. F. institut. See {Institute}, v. t. & a.] 1. The act of instituting; institution. [Obs.] [bd]Water sanctified by Christ's institute.[b8] --Milton. 2. That which is instituted, established, or fixed, as a law, habit, or custom. --Glover. 3. Hence: An elementary and necessary principle; a precept, maxim, or rule, recognized as established and authoritative; usually in the plural, a collection of such principles and precepts; esp., a comprehensive summary of legal principles and decisions; as, the Institutes of Justinian; Coke's Institutes of the Laws of England. Cf. {Digest}, n. They made a sort of institute and digest of anarchy. --Burke. To make the Stoics' institutes thy own. --Dryden. 4. An institution; a society established for the promotion of learning, art, science, etc.; a college; as, the Institute of Technology; also, a building owned or occupied by such an institute; as, the Cooper Institute. 5. (Scots Law) The person to whom an estate is first given by destination or limitation. --Tomlins. {Institutes of medicine}, theoretical medicine; that department of medical science which attempts to account philosophically for the various phenomena of health as well as of disease; physiology applied to the practice of medicine. --Dunglison.
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Institute \In"sti*tute\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Instituted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Instituting}.] 1. To set up; to establish; to ordain; as, to institute laws, rules, etc. 2. To originate and establish; to found; to organize; as, to institute a court, or a society. Whenever any from of government becomes destructive of these ends it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute a new government. --Jefferson (Decl. of Indep. ). 3. To nominate; to appoint. [Obs.] We institute your Grace To be our regent in these parts of France. --Shak. 4. To begin; to commence; to set on foot; as, to institute an inquiry; to institute a suit. And haply institute A course of learning and ingenious studies. --Shak. 5. To ground or establish in principles and rudiments; to educate; to instruct. [Obs.] If children were early instituted, knowledge would insensibly insinuate itself. --Dr. H. More. 6. (Eccl. Law) To invest with the spiritual charge of a benefice, or the care of souls. --Blackstone. Syn: To originate; begin; commence; establish; found; erect; organize; appoint; ordain.
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Instituter \In"sti*tu`ter\, n. An institutor. [R.]
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Institute \In"sti*tute\, n. [L. institutum: cf. F. institut. See {Institute}, v. t. & a.] 1. The act of instituting; institution. [Obs.] [bd]Water sanctified by Christ's institute.[b8] --Milton. 2. That which is instituted, established, or fixed, as a law, habit, or custom. --Glover. 3. Hence: An elementary and necessary principle; a precept, maxim, or rule, recognized as established and authoritative; usually in the plural, a collection of such principles and precepts; esp., a comprehensive summary of legal principles and decisions; as, the Institutes of Justinian; Coke's Institutes of the Laws of England. Cf. {Digest}, n. They made a sort of institute and digest of anarchy. --Burke. To make the Stoics' institutes thy own. --Dryden. 4. An institution; a society established for the promotion of learning, art, science, etc.; a college; as, the Institute of Technology; also, a building owned or occupied by such an institute; as, the Cooper Institute. 5. (Scots Law) The person to whom an estate is first given by destination or limitation. --Tomlins. {Institutes of medicine}, theoretical medicine; that department of medical science which attempts to account philosophically for the various phenomena of health as well as of disease; physiology applied to the practice of medicine. --Dunglison.
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Institute \In"sti*tute\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Instituted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Instituting}.] 1. To set up; to establish; to ordain; as, to institute laws, rules, etc. 2. To originate and establish; to found; to organize; as, to institute a court, or a society. Whenever any from of government becomes destructive of these ends it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute a new government. --Jefferson (Decl. of Indep. ). 3. To nominate; to appoint. [Obs.] We institute your Grace To be our regent in these parts of France. --Shak. 4. To begin; to commence; to set on foot; as, to institute an inquiry; to institute a suit. And haply institute A course of learning and ingenious studies. --Shak. 5. To ground or establish in principles and rudiments; to educate; to instruct. [Obs.] If children were early instituted, knowledge would insensibly insinuate itself. --Dr. H. More. 6. (Eccl. Law) To invest with the spiritual charge of a benefice, or the care of souls. --Blackstone. Syn: To originate; begin; commence; establish; found; erect; organize; appoint; ordain.
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Institution \In`sti*tu"tion\, n. [L. institutio: cf. F. institution.] 1. The act or process of instituting; as: (a) Establishment; foundation; enactment; as, the institution of a school. The institution of God's law is described as being established by solemn injunction. --Hooker. (b) Instruction; education. [Obs.] --Bentley. (c) (Eccl. Law) The act or ceremony of investing a clergyman with the spiritual part of a benefice, by which the care of souls is committed to his charge. --Blackstone. 2. That which instituted or established; as: (a) Established order, method, or custom; enactment; ordinance; permanent form of law or polity. The nature of our people, Our city's institutions. --Shak. (b) An established or organized society or corporation; an establishment, especially of a public character, or affecting a community; a foundation; as, a literary institution; a charitable institution; also, a building or the buildings occupied or used by such organization; as, the Smithsonian Institution. (c) Anything forming a characteristic and persistent feature in social or national life or habits. We ordered a lunch (the most delightful of English institutions, next to dinner) to be ready against our return. --Hawthorne. 3. That which institutes or instructs; a textbook; a system of elements or rules; an institute. [Obs.] There is another manuscript, of above three hundred years old, . . . being an institution of physic. --Evelyn.
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Institutional \In`stitu"tional\, a. 1. Pertaining to, or treating of, institutions; as, institutional legends. Institutional writers as Rousseau. --J. S. Mill. 2. Instituted by authority. 3. Elementary; rudimental.
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Institutionary \In`stitu"tiona*ry\, a. 1. Relating to an institution, or institutions. 2. Containing the first principles or doctrines; elemental; rudimentary.
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Institutist \In"sti*tu`tist\, n. A writer or compiler of, or a commentator on, institutes. [R.] --Harvey.
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Institutive \In"sti*tu`tive\, a. 1. Tending or intended to institute; having the power to establish. --Barrow. 2. Established; depending on, or characterized by, institution or order. [bd]Institutive decency.[b8] --Milton.
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Institutively \In"stitu`tively\ adv. In conformity with an institution. --Harrington.
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Institutor \In"sti*tu`tor\, n. [L.: cf. F. instituteur.] 1. One who institutes, founds, ordains, or establishes. 2. One who educates; an instructor. [Obs.] --Walker. 3. (Episcopal Church) A presbyter appointed by the bishop to institute a rector or assistant minister over a parish church.
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Instep \In"step\, n. [Formerly also {instop}, {instup}.] 1. The arched middle portion of the human foot next in front of the ankle joint. 2. That part of the hind leg of the horse and allied animals, between the hock, or ham, and the pastern joint.
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Instop \In*stop"\, v. t. To stop; to close; to make fast; as, to instop the seams. [Obs.] --Dryden.
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Instep \In"step\, n. [Formerly also {instop}, {instup}.] 1. The arched middle portion of the human foot next in front of the ankle joint. 2. That part of the hind leg of the horse and allied animals, between the hock, or ham, and the pastern joint.
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Instop \In*stop"\, v. t. To stop; to close; to make fast; as, to instop the seams. [Obs.] --Dryden.
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Instore \In*store"\, v. t. [See {Instaurate}, {Store}.] To store up; to inclose; to contain. [Obs.] --Wyclif.
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Instratified \Instrat"ified\, a. Interstratified.
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Instroke \In"stroke`\, n. An inward stroke; specif., in a steam or other engine, a stroke in which the piston is moving away from the crank shaft; -- opposed to {outstroke}.
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Instruct \In*struct"\, a. [L. instructus, p. p. of instruere to furnish, provide, construct, instruct; pref. in- in, on + struere. See {Structure}.] 1. Arranged; furnished; provided. [Obs.] [bd]He had neither ship instruct with oars, nor men.[b8] --Chapman. 2. Instructed; taught; enlightened. [Obs.] --Milton.
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Instruct \In*struct"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Instructed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Instructing}.] 1. To put in order; to form; to prepare. [Obs.] They speak to the merits of a cause, after the proctor has prepared and instructed the same for a hearing. --Ayliffe. 2. To form by communication of knowledge; to inform the mind of; to impart knowledge or information to; to enlighten; to teach; to discipline. Schoolmasters will I keep within my house, Fit to instruct her youth. --Shak. 3. To furnish with directions; to advise; to direct; to command; as, the judge instructs the jury. She, being before instructed of her mother, said, Give me here John Baptist's head in a charger. --Matt. xiv. 8. Take her in; instruct her what she has to do. --Shak. Syn: To teach; educate; inform; train; discipline; indoctrinate; direct; enjoin.
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Instruct \In*struct"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Instructed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Instructing}.] 1. To put in order; to form; to prepare. [Obs.] They speak to the merits of a cause, after the proctor has prepared and instructed the same for a hearing. --Ayliffe. 2. To form by communication of knowledge; to inform the mind of; to impart knowledge or information to; to enlighten; to teach; to discipline. Schoolmasters will I keep within my house, Fit to instruct her youth. --Shak. 3. To furnish with directions; to advise; to direct; to command; as, the judge instructs the jury. She, being before instructed of her mother, said, Give me here John Baptist's head in a charger. --Matt. xiv. 8. Take her in; instruct her what she has to do. --Shak. Syn: To teach; educate; inform; train; discipline; indoctrinate; direct; enjoin.
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Instructor \In*struct"or\, n. [L., a preparer: cf. F. instructeur.] [Written also {instructer}.] One who instructs; one who imparts knowledge to another; a teacher.
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Instructer \In*struct"er\, n. See {Instructor}.
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Instructor \In*struct"or\, n. [L., a preparer: cf. F. instructeur.] [Written also {instructer}.] One who instructs; one who imparts knowledge to another; a teacher.
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Instructer \In*struct"er\, n. See {Instructor}.
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Instructible \Instruct"ible\, a. Capable of being instructed; teachable; docible. --Bacon.
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Instruct \In*struct"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Instructed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Instructing}.] 1. To put in order; to form; to prepare. [Obs.] They speak to the merits of a cause, after the proctor has prepared and instructed the same for a hearing. --Ayliffe. 2. To form by communication of knowledge; to inform the mind of; to impart knowledge or information to; to enlighten; to teach; to discipline. Schoolmasters will I keep within my house, Fit to instruct her youth. --Shak. 3. To furnish with directions; to advise; to direct; to command; as, the judge instructs the jury. She, being before instructed of her mother, said, Give me here John Baptist's head in a charger. --Matt. xiv. 8. Take her in; instruct her what she has to do. --Shak. Syn: To teach; educate; inform; train; discipline; indoctrinate; direct; enjoin.
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Instruction \In*struc"tion\, n. [L. instructio: cf. F. instruction.] 1. The act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information. 2. That which instructs, or with which one is instructed; the intelligence or information imparted; as: (a) Precept; information; teachings. (b) Direction; order; command. [bd]If my instructions may be your guide.[b8] --Shak. Syn: Education; teaching; indoctrination; information; advice; counsel. See {Education}.
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Instructional \Instruc"tional\, a. Pertaining to, or promoting, instruction; educational.
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Instructive \Instruct"ive\, a. [Cf. F. instructif.] Conveying knowledge; serving to instruct or inform; as, experience furnishes very instructive lessons. --Addison. In various talk the instructive hours they past. --Pope. -- {Instruct"ively}, adv. -- {Instruct"ive*ness}, n. The pregnant instructiveness of the Scripture. --Boyle.
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Instructive \Instruct"ive\, a. [Cf. F. instructif.] Conveying knowledge; serving to instruct or inform; as, experience furnishes very instructive lessons. --Addison. In various talk the instructive hours they past. --Pope. -- {Instruct"ively}, adv. -- {Instruct"ive*ness}, n. The pregnant instructiveness of the Scripture. --Boyle.
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Instructive \Instruct"ive\, a. [Cf. F. instructif.] Conveying knowledge; serving to instruct or inform; as, experience furnishes very instructive lessons. --Addison. In various talk the instructive hours they past. --Pope. -- {Instruct"ively}, adv. -- {Instruct"ive*ness}, n. The pregnant instructiveness of the Scripture. --Boyle.
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Instructor \In*struct"or\, n. [L., a preparer: cf. F. instructeur.] [Written also {instructer}.] One who instructs; one who imparts knowledge to another; a teacher.
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Instructress \In*struct"ress\, n. A woman who instructs; a preceptress; a governess. --Johnson.
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Instrument \In"stru*ment\, n. [F. instrument, L. instrumentum. See {Instruct}.] 1. That by means of which any work is performed, or result is effected; a tool; a utensil; an implement; as, the instruments of a mechanic; astronomical instruments. All the lofty instruments of war. --Shak. 2. A contrivance or implement, by which musical sounds are produced; as, a musical instrument. Praise him with stringed instruments and organs. --Ps. cl. 4. But signs when songs and instruments he hears. --Dryden. 3. (Law) A writing, as the means of giving formal expression to some act; a writing expressive of some act, contract, process, as a deed, contract, writ, etc. --Burrill. 4. One who, or that which, is made a means, or is caused to serve a purpose; a medium, means, or agent. Or useful serving man and instrument, To any sovereign state. --Shak. The bold are but the instruments of the wise. --Dryden. Syn: Tool; implement; utensil; machine; apparatus; channel; agent.
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Instrument \In"stru*ment\, v. t. To perform upon an instrument; to prepare for an instrument; as, a sonata instrumented for orchestra.
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Instrumental \In`stru*men"tal\, a. [Cf. F. instrumental.] 1. Acting as an instrument; serving as a means; contributing to promote; conductive; helpful; serviceable; as, he was instrumental in conducting the business. The head is not more native to the heart, The hand more instrumental to the mouth. --Shak. 2. (Mus.) Pertaining to, made by, or prepared for, an instrument, esp. a musical instrument; as, instrumental music, distinguished from vocal music. [bd]He defended the use of instrumental music in public worship.[b8] --Macaulay. Sweet voices mix'd with instrumental sounds. --Dryden. 3. (Gram.) Applied to a case expressing means or agency; as, the instrumental case. This is found in Sanskrit as a separate case, but in Greek it was merged into the dative, and in Latin into the ablative. In Old English it was a separate case, but has disappeared, leaving only a few anomalous forms. {Instrumental errors}, those errors in instrumental measurements, etc., which arise, exclusively from want of mathematical accuracy in an instrument.
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Instrumental \In`stru*men"tal\, a. [Cf. F. instrumental.] 1. Acting as an instrument; serving as a means; contributing to promote; conductive; helpful; serviceable; as, he was instrumental in conducting the business. The head is not more native to the heart, The hand more instrumental to the mouth. --Shak. 2. (Mus.) Pertaining to, made by, or prepared for, an instrument, esp. a musical instrument; as, instrumental music, distinguished from vocal music. [bd]He defended the use of instrumental music in public worship.[b8] --Macaulay. Sweet voices mix'd with instrumental sounds. --Dryden. 3. (Gram.) Applied to a case expressing means or agency; as, the instrumental case. This is found in Sanskrit as a separate case, but in Greek it was merged into the dative, and in Latin into the ablative. In Old English it was a separate case, but has disappeared, leaving only a few anomalous forms. {Instrumental errors}, those errors in instrumental measurements, etc., which arise, exclusively from want of mathematical accuracy in an instrument.
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Producer's goods \Pro*duc"er's goods\ (Polit. Econ.) Goods that satisfy wants only indirectly as factors in the production of other goods, such as tools and raw material; -- called also {instrumental goods}, {auxiliary goods}, {intermediate goods}, or {goods of the second and higher orders}, and disting. from {consumers' goods}.
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Instrumentalism \In`strumen"talism\, n. (Philos.) The view that the sanction of truth is its utility, or that truth is genuine only in so far as it is a valuable instrument. -- {In`strumen"talist}, n. Instrumentalism views truth as simply the value belonging to certain ideas in so far as these ideas are biological functions of our organisms, and psychological functions whereby we direct our choices and attain our successes. --Josiah Royce.
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Instrumentalist \In`strumen"talist\, n. One who plays upon an instrument of music, as distinguished from a vocalist.
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Instrumentalism \In`strumen"talism\, n. (Philos.) The view that the sanction of truth is its utility, or that truth is genuine only in so far as it is a valuable instrument. -- {In`strumen"talist}, n. Instrumentalism views truth as simply the value belonging to certain ideas in so far as these ideas are biological functions of our organisms, and psychological functions whereby we direct our choices and attain our successes. --Josiah Royce.
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Instrumentality \In`strumental"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Instrumentalities}. The quality or condition of being instrumental; that which is instrumental; anything used as a means; medium; agency. The instrumentality of faith in justification. --Bp. Burnet. The discovery of gunpowder developed the science of attack and defense in a new instrumentality. --J. H. Newman.
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Instrumentality \In`strumental"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Instrumentalities}. The quality or condition of being instrumental; that which is instrumental; anything used as a means; medium; agency. The instrumentality of faith in justification. --Bp. Burnet. The discovery of gunpowder developed the science of attack and defense in a new instrumentality. --J. H. Newman.
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Instrumentally \In`strumen"tally\, adv. 1. By means of an instrument or agency; as means to an end. --South. They will argue that the end being essentially beneficial, the means become instrumentally so. --Burke. 2. With instruments of music; as, a song instrumentally accompanied. --Mason.
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Instrumentalness \In`strumen"talness\, n. Usefulness or agency, as means to an end; instrumentality. [R.] --Hammond.
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Instrumentary \In`strumen"tary\, a. Instrumental. [R.]
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Instrumentation \In`strumenta"tion\, n. 1. The act of using or adapting as an instrument; a series or combination of instruments; means; agency. Otherwise we have no sufficient instrumentation for our human use or handling of so great a fact. --H. Bushnell.
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Orchestration \Or`ches*tra"tion\, n. (Mus.) The arrangement of music for an orchestra; orchestral treatment of a composition; -- called also {instrumentation}.
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Instrumentation \In`strumenta"tion\, n. 1. The act of using or adapting as an instrument; a series or combination of instruments; means; agency. Otherwise we have no sufficient instrumentation for our human use or handling of so great a fact. --H. Bushnell.
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Orchestration \Or`ches*tra"tion\, n. (Mus.) The arrangement of music for an orchestra; orchestral treatment of a composition; -- called also {instrumentation}.
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Instrumentist \In"stru*men`tist\, n. A performer on a musical instrument; an instrumentalist.
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Instep \In"step\, n. [Formerly also {instop}, {instup}.] 1. The arched middle portion of the human foot next in front of the ankle joint. 2. That part of the hind leg of the horse and allied animals, between the hock, or ham, and the pastern joint.
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Instyle \In*style"\, v. t. To style. [Obs.] --Crashaw.
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Insuetude \In"sue*tude\, n. [L. insuetudo, from insuetus unaccustomed; pref. in- not + suetus, p. p. of suescere to be accustomed.] The state or quality of being unaccustomed; absence of use or habit. Absurdities are great or small in proportion to custom or insuetude. --Landor.
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Insuitable \Insuit"able\, a. Unsuitable. [Obs.] -- {Insuit`abil"i*ty}, n. [Obs.]
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Insuitable \Insuit"able\, a. Unsuitable. [Obs.] -- {Insuit`abil"i*ty}, n. [Obs.]
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Inswathe \In*swathe"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inswathed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Inswating}.] To wrap up; to infold; to swathe. Inswathed sometimes in wandering mist. --Tennyson.
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Inswathe \In*swathe"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inswathed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Inswating}.] To wrap up; to infold; to swathe. Inswathed sometimes in wandering mist. --Tennyson.
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Inswathe \In*swathe"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inswathed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Inswating}.] To wrap up; to infold; to swathe. Inswathed sometimes in wandering mist. --Tennyson.
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Inusitate \Inu"sitate\, a. [L. inunsitatus unusual. See {Use}.] Unusual. [R.] --Bramhall.
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Inusitation \Inu"sita"tion\, n. Want of use; disuse. [R.] --Paley.
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Inust \In*ust"\, a. [L. inurere, inustum, to burn in; pref. in- in + urere to burn.] Burnt in. [Obs.]
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Inustion \In*us"tion\, n. The act of burning or branding. [Obs.] --T. Adams.
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Ionic \I*on"ic\, a. [L. Ionicus, Gr. [?], fr. [?] Ionia.] 1. Of or pertaining to Ionia or the Ionians. 2. (Arch.) Pertaining to the Ionic order of architecture, one of the three orders invented by the Greeks, and one of the five recognized by the Italian writers of the sixteenth century. Its distinguishing feature is a capital with spiral volutes. See Illust. of {Capital}. {Ionic dialect} (Gr. Gram.), a dialect of the Greek language, used in Ionia. The Homeric poems are written in what is designated old Ionic, as distinguished from new Ionic, or Attic, the dialect of all cultivated Greeks in the period of Athenian prosperity and glory. {Ionic foot}. (Pros.) See {Ionic}, n., 1. {Ionic}, [or] {Ionian}, {mode} (Mus.), an ancient mode, supposed to correspond with the modern major scale of C. {Ionic sect}, a sect of philosophers founded by Thales of Miletus, in Ionia. Their distinguishing tenet was, that water is the original principle of all things. {Ionic type}, a kind of heavy-faced type (as that of the following line). Note: This is Nonpareil Ionic.
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Ionic \I*on"ic\, a. [L. Ionicus, Gr. [?], fr. [?] Ionia.] 1. Of or pertaining to Ionia or the Ionians. 2. (Arch.) Pertaining to the Ionic order of architecture, one of the three orders invented by the Greeks, and one of the five recognized by the Italian writers of the sixteenth century. Its distinguishing feature is a capital with spiral volutes. See Illust. of {Capital}. {Ionic dialect} (Gr. Gram.), a dialect of the Greek language, used in Ionia. The Homeric poems are written in what is designated old Ionic, as distinguished from new Ionic, or Attic, the dialect of all cultivated Greeks in the period of Athenian prosperity and glory. {Ionic foot}. (Pros.) See {Ionic}, n., 1. {Ionic}, [or] {Ionian}, {mode} (Mus.), an ancient mode, supposed to correspond with the modern major scale of C. {Ionic sect}, a sect of philosophers founded by Thales of Miletus, in Ionia. Their distinguishing tenet was, that water is the original principle of all things. {Ionic type}, a kind of heavy-faced type (as that of the following line). Note: This is Nonpareil Ionic.
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Ionize \I"onize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ionized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ionizing}.] (Elec. Chem.) To separate (a compound) into ions, esp. by dissolving in water. -- {I`oni*za"tion}, n.
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Ionize \I"onize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ionized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ionizing}.] (Elec. Chem.) To separate (a compound) into ions, esp. by dissolving in water. -- {I`oni*za"tion}, n.
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Inkster, MI (city, FIPS 40680) Location: 42.29335 N, 83.31652 W Population (1990): 30772 (12045 housing units) Area: 16.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 48141 Inkster, ND (city, FIPS 39980) Location: 48.15205 N, 97.64432 W Population (1990): 95 (66 housing units) Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
IMS/Data Base (IMS/DB) A hierarchical high performance {database} for {IBM} {mainframes}, part of {IMS}. IMS/DB is implemented on top of {VSAM} and uses its underlying data structures. (1999-01-11)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
IMS/Data Communications (IMS/DC) The {teleprocessing monitor}/{transaction processing} sytem in {IMS} from {IBM}. (1999-01-11)
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inkjet printer A class of printer in which small ink droplets are sprayed electrostatically from a nozzle onto the paper. Inkjet printers are very quiet in comparison to {impact printer}s. A popular example is the {Olivetti} {BJ10}. (1995-03-14)
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INMOS transputer {transputer}
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installable file system (IFS or "File System Driver", "FSD") An {API} that allows you to extend {OS/2} to access files stored on disk in formats other than {FAT} and {HPFS}, and access files that are stored on a {network file server}. For example an IFS could provide programs running under OS/2 (including DOS and Windows programs) with access to files stored under {Unix} using the {Berkeley fast file system}. The other variety of IFS (a "remote file system" or "redirector") allows file sharing over a {LAN}, e.g. using Unix's {Network File System} {protocol}. In this case, the IFS passes a program's file access requests to a remote file server, possibly also translating between different file attributes used by OS/2 and the remote system. Documentation on the IFS API has been available only by special request from IBM. An IFS is structured as an ordinary 16-bit {DLL} with entry points for opening, closing, reading, and writing files, the swapper, file locking, and {Universal Naming Convention}. The main part of an IFS that runs in {ring} 0 is called by the OS/2 {kernel} in the context of the caller's process and {thread}. The other part that runs in ring 3 is a utility library with entry points for FORMAT, RECOVER, SYS, and CHKDSK. {EDM/2 article (http://www.edm2.com/0103/)}. (1999-04-07)
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installed user base {user base}
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installer A {utility} program to ease the installation of another, probably larger, {application}. It is also possible for {hardware} to have an installer accompany it, to install any low level {device drivers} required. The installer commonly asks the user to enter desired configuration options for the main program or hardware, and sets up various initialisation files accordingly, as well as copying the main program to a {hard disc}. Some badly designed operating systems require applications to provide an {uninstaller} because of the number of different files modified or created during the installation process. (1998-02-09)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
instance An individual {object} of a certain {class}. While a class is just the type definition, an actual usage of a class is called "instance". Each instance of a class can have different values for its {instance variables}, i.e. its {state}. (1998-03-06)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
instance variable In {object-oriented programming}, one of the variables of a {class template} which may have a different value for each {object} of that {class}. Instance variables hold the {state} of an object. (1998-01-16)
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instantiate {instantiation}
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instantiation Producing a more defined version of some object by replacing variables with values (or other variables). 1. In {object-oriented programming}, producing a particular {object} from its {class template}. This involves allocation of a structure with the types specified by the template, and initialisation of {instance variable}s with either default values or those provided by the class's {constructor} function. 2. In {unification}, (as used in {logic programming}, {type checking} and {type inference}), binding a {logic variable} ({type variable}) to some value (type). (1995-03-28)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et Automatique (INRIA) A French research institute for computer science, {control theory}, and applied mathematics. INRIA has research units in Rocquencourt (near Paris), Sophia-Antipolis (near Nice), Grenoble, Nancy (also known as LORIA) and Rennes (known as IRISA), the last two in partnership with {CNRS} and local universities. INRIA works on various projects, including the development of {free software} such as {SciLab}, {Objective Caml}, {Bigloo}, and projects such as {GNU MP}. (2003-07-13)
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Institute for Global Communications (IGC) Provider of computer networking tools for international communications and information exchange. The IGC Networks -- PeaceNet, EcoNet, ConflictNet and LaborNet -- comprise the world's only computer communications system dedicated solely to environmental preservation, peace, and human rights. New technologies are helping these worldwide communities cooperate more effectively and efficiently. Address: 18 De Boom Street, San Francisco, CA 94107 USA. A division of the Tides Foundation, a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organisation. A founding member of the world-wide Association of Progressive Communications (APC). {Home (ftp://igc.apc.org)}. E-mail: . (1996-06-24)
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE) The world's largest technical professional society, based in the USA. Founded in 1884 by a handful of practitioners of the new electrical engineering discipline, today's Institute has more than 320,000 members who participate in its activities in 147 countries. The IEEE sponsors technical conferences, symposia and local meetings worldwide, publishes nearly 25% of the world's technical papers in electrical, electronics and computer engineering and computer science, provides educational programs for its members and promotes standardisation. Areas covered include aerospace, computers and communications, biomedical technology, electric power and consumer electronics. {Home (http://www.ieee.org/)}. {Gopher (gopher://gopher.ieee.org/)}. {(ftp://ftp.ieee.org/)}. E-mail file-server: . { IEEE Standards Process Automation (SPA) System (http://stdsbbs.ieee.org/)}, {telnet (telnet:stdsbbs.ieee.org)} [140.98.1.11]. (1995-03-10)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Instruction Address Register (IAR) The {IBM} name for {program counter}. The IAR can be accessed by way of a {supervisor} call in {supervisor state}, but cannot be directly addressed in {problem state}. (1995-03-21)
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instruction mnemonic A word or acronym used in {assembly language} to represent a {binary} machine instruction {operation code}. Different processors have different {instruction set} and therefore use a different set of {mnemonics} to represent them. E.g. ADD, B (branch), BLT (branch if less than), {SVC}, MOVE, LDR (load register). (1997-02-18)
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instruction prefetch A technique which attempts to minimise the time a {processor} spends waiting for {instructions} to be fetched from memory. Instructions following the one currently being executed are loaded into a prefetch queue when the processor's {external bus} is otherwise idle. If the processor executes a {branch} instruction or receives an {interrupt} then the queue must be flushed and reloaded from the new address. Instruction prefetch is often combined with {pipelining} in an attempt to keep the pipeline busy. By 1995 most processors used prefetching, e.g. {Motorola 680x0}, {Intel 80x86}. [First processors using prefetch?] (1998-03-29)
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instruction scheduling The {compiler} phase that orders instructions on a {pipelined}, {superscalar}, or {VLIW} architecture so as to maximise the number of function units operating in parallel and to minimise the time they spend waiting for each other. Examples are filling a {delay slot}; interspersing {floating-point} instructions with integer instructions to keep both units operating; making adjacent instructions independent, e.g. one which writes a register and another which reads from it; separating memory writes to avoid filling the {write buffer}. Norman P. Jouppi and David W. Wall, {"Available Instruction-Level Parallelism for Superscalar and Superpipelined Processors" (ftp://gatekeeper.dec.com/archive/pub/DEC/WRL/research-reports/WRL-TR-89.7.ps.Z)}, Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Architectural Support for Programming Languages and Operating Systems, pp. 272--282, 1989. [The SPARC Architecture Manual, v8, ISBN 0-13-825001-4]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
instruction set The collection of {machine language} {instructions} that a particular {processor} understands. The term is almost synonymous with "{instruction set architecture}" since the instructions are fairly meaningless in isolation from the {registers} etc. that they manipulate. (1999-07-05)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
instruction set architecture (ISA) The parts of a {processor}'s design that need to be understood in order to write {assembly language}, such as the {machine language} instructions and {registers}. Parts of the architecture that are left to the implementation, such as number of {superscalar} {functional units}, {cache} size and {cycle} speed, are not part of the ISA. The definition of {SPARC}, for example, carefully distinguishes between an implementation and a specification. (1999-01-16)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Instruction Set Processor (ISP) A family of languages for describing the {instruction set}s of computers. ["Computer Structures: Readings and Examples", D.P. Siewiorek et al, McGraw-Hill 1982]. (1995-10-12)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
instrument To install devices or instructions into hardware or software to monitor the operation of a system or component. (1996-05-22)