Indivertible - Induce

Indivertible (ĭndĭvẽrtĭb'l), a. Not to be diverted or turned aside. [R.] Lamb.
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Individable (?), a. Indivisible. [R.] Shak.
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Individed, a. Undivided. [R.] Bp. Patrick.
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Individual (?; 135), a. [L. individuus indivisible; pref. in- not + dividuus divisible, fr. dividere to divide: cf. F. individuel. See .]
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1. Not divided, or not to be divided; existing as one entity, or distinct being or object; single; one; as, an individual man, animal, or city.
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Mind has a being of its own, distinct from that of all other things, and is pure, unmingled, individual substance. A. Tucker.
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United as one individual soul. Milton.
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2. Of or pertaining to one only; peculiar to, or characteristic of, a single person or thing; distinctive; as, individual traits of character; individual exertions; individual peculiarities.
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Individual, n. 1. A single person, animal, or thing of any kind; a thing or being incapable of separation or division, without losing its identity; especially, a human being; a person. Cowper.
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An object which is in the strict and primary sense one, and can not be logically divided, is called an individual. Whately.
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That individuals die, his will ordains. Dryden.
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2. (Zoöl.) (a) An independent, or partially independent, zooid of a compound animal. (b) The product of a single egg, whether it remains a single animal or becomes compound by budding or fission.
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individualise v. t. Same as . [chiefly Brit.]
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Individualism (?), n. [Cf. F. individualisme.]
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1. The quality of being individual; individuality; personality.
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2. An excessive or exclusive regard to one's personal interest; self-interest; selfishness.
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The selfishness of the small proprietor has been described by the best writers as individualism. Ed. Rev.
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3. The principle, policy, or practice of maintaining individuality, or independence of the individual, in action; the theory or practice of maintaining the independence of individual initiative, action, and interests, as in industrial organization or in government.
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individualist n. a person who pursues independent thought or action.
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Individualistic (?), a. 1. Of or pertaining to the individual or individualism. London Athenæum.
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2. exhibiting marked individuality{3} in thought and action; as, an individualistic way of dressing.
Syn. -- individualist.
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Individuality (?), n.; pl. Individualities (#). [Cf. F. individualité.]
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1. The quality or state of being individual or constituting an individual; separate or distinct existence; oneness; unity. Arbuthnot.
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They possess separate individualities. H. Spencer.
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2. The character or property appropriate or peculiar to an individual; that quality which distinguishes one person or thing from another; the sum of characteristic traits; distinctive character; as, he is a person of marked individuality.
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3. A habit of thinking and acting in one's own distinctive manner and as one believes appropriate, not being heavily influenced by the opinions of others; -- of people.
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Individualization (?), n. [Cf. F. individualization.] The act of individualizing; the state of being individualized; individuation.
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Individualize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Individualized (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Individualizing (?).] [Cf. F. individualiser.] To mark as an individual, or to distinguish from others by peculiar properties; to invest with individuality; to give distinctive character to; to make distinctive; to enable differentiation from others of similar type; -- of properties of things.
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The peculiarities which individualize and distinguish the humor of Addison. N. Drake.
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2. to render (a product or service) suitable to each individual person by varying to some degree its characteristics; to personalize.
Syn. -- personalize, individualize, make personal, make more personal.
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3. To consider individually; to mention each individual.
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Individualizer (?), n. One who individualizes.
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Individually, adv. 1. In an individual manner or relation; as individuals; separately; each by itself; as, every person must apply individually for admission. “Individually or collectively.” Burke.
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How should that subsist solitarily by itself which hath no substance, but individually the very same whereby others subsist with it? Hooker.
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2. In an inseparable manner; inseparably; incommunicably; indivisibly; as, individually the same.
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[Omniscience], an attribute individually proper to the Godhead. Hakewill.
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Individuate (?), a. [See .] Undivided. [Obs.]
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Individuate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Individuated (�); p. pr. & vb. n. Individuating.] To distinguish from others of the species; to endow with individuality; to divide into individuals; to discriminate.
Syn. -- individualize.
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The soul, as the prime individuating principle, and the said reserved portion of matter as an essential and radical part of the individuation, shall . . . make up and restore the same individual person. South.
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Life is individuated into infinite numbers, that have their distinct sense and pleasure. Dr. H. More.
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Individuation (?), n. [Cf. F. individuation.] The act of individuating or state of being individuated; individualization. H. Spencer.
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Individuator (?), n. One who, or that which, individuates. Sir K. Digby.
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Individuity (?), n. [L. individuitas.] Separate existence; individuality; oneness. Fuller.
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Indivinity (?), n. [Pref. in- not + divinity: cf. F. indivinité.] Lack or absence of divine power or of divinity. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
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Indivisibility (?), n. [Cf. F. indivisibilité.] The state or property of being indivisible or inseparable; inseparability. Locke.
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Indivisible (?), a. [L. indivisibilis: cf. F. indivisible. See not, and .]
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1. Not divisible; incapable of being divided, separated, or broken; not separable into parts. “One indivisible point of time.” Dryden.
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2. (Math.) Not capable of exact division, as one quantity by another; incommensurable.
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Indivisible, n. 1. That which is indivisible.
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By atom, nobody will imagine we intend to express a perfect indivisible, but only the least sort of natural bodies. Digby.
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2. (Geom.) An infinitely small quantity which is assumed to admit of no further division.
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Coloq. Method of indivisibles , a kind of calculus, formerly in use, in which lines were considered as made up of an infinite number of points; surfaces, as made up of an infinite number of lines; and volumes, as made up of an infinite number of surfaces.
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Indivisibleness (?), n. The state of being indivisible; indivisibility. W. Montagu.
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Indivisibly, adv. In an indivisible manner.
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Indivision (?), n. [Pref. in- not + division: cf. F. indivision, LL. indivisio.] A state of being not divided; oneness. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
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Indo- (?). [From L. Indus East Indian.] A prefix signifying Indian (i. e., East Indian); of or pertaining of India.
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Indoaniline (?), n. [Indigo + aniline.] (Chem.) Any one of a series of artificial blue dyes, in appearance resembling indigo, for which they are often used as substitutes.
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Indo-Aryan, a. Pertaining to the Indo-Aryans, or designating, or of, the Aryan languages of India.
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Indo-Aryan, n. A member of one of the native races of India of Aryan speech and blood, characterized by tall stature, dolichocephaly, fair complexion with dark hair and eyes, plentiful beard, and narrow and prominent nose.
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Indo-Briton (?), n. [Indo- + Briton.] A person born in India, of mixed Indian and British blood; a half-caste. Malcom.
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Indochinese, Indo-Chinese (?), prop. a. [Indo- + Chinese.] 1. Of or pertaining to Indo-China (i. e., Farther India, or India beyond the Ganges).
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2. Of or pert. to the Mongoloid races of India, esp. Farther India, or designating, or of, their languages.

Tradition and comparative philology agree in pointing to northwestern China, between the upper courses of the Yang-tsekiang and of the Ho-ang-ho, as the original home of the Indo-Chinese race. Census of India, 1901.
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Indo-do-Chinese languages. A family of languages, mostly of the isolating type, although some are agglutinative, spoken in the great area extending from northern India in the west to Formosa in the east and from Central Asia in the north to the Malay Peninsula in the south.
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Indocibility (?), n. The state of being indocible; indocibleness; indocility.
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Indocible (?), a. [L. indocibilis. See not, and .] Incapable of being taught, or not easily instructed; dull in intellect; intractable; unteachable; indocile. Bp. Hall. -- Indocibleness, n.
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Indocile (?), a. [L. indocilis: cf. F. indocile. See not, and .] Not teachable; indisposed to be taught, trained, or disciplined; not easily instructed or governed; dull; intractable.
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Indocility (?), n. [L. indocilitas: cf. F. indocilité.] The quality or state of being indocile; dullness of intellect; unteachableness; intractableness.
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The stiffness and indocility of the Pharisees. W. Montagu.
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Indoctrinate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Indoctrinated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Indoctrinating.] [Pref. in- in + L. doctrina doctrine: cf. F. endoctriner.] 1. To instruct in the rudiments or principles of learning, or of a branch of learning; to imbue with learning; to teach; -- often followed by in.
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A master that . . . took much delight in indoctrinating his young, unexperienced favorite. Clarendon.
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2. To instruct in, or imbue with, doctrines, principles or ideologies, especially from a specific point of view which may be partisan or biased; to strongly press one's own point of view upon.
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Indoctrination (?), n. The act of indoctrinating, or the condition of being indoctrinated; instruction in the rudiments and principles of any science or system of belief; information. Sir T. Browne.
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Indo-English (?), a. [Indo- + English.] Of or relating to the English who are born or reside in India; Anglo-Indian.
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Indo-European (?), a. Aryan; -- applied to the languages of India and Europe which are derived from the prehistoric Aryan language; also, pertaining to the people or nations who speak these languages; as, the Indo-European or Aryan family.
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The common origin of the Indo-European nations. Tylor.
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Indo-European. A member of one of the Caucasian races of Europe or India speaking an Indo-European language.

Professor Otto Schrader . . . considers that the oldest probable domicile of the Indo-Europeans is to be sought for on the common borderland of Asia and of Europe, -- in the steppe country of southern Russia. Census of India, 1901.
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Indogen (?), n. [Indigo + -gen.] (Chem.) A complex, nitrogenous radical, C8H5NO, regarded as the essential nucleus of indigo.
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Indogenide (?), n. (Chem.) Any one of the derivatives of indogen, which contain that group as a nucleus.
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Indo-Germanic (?), a. [Indo- + Germanic.]
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1. Same as , and .
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2. Pertaining to or denoting the Teutonic family of languages as related to the Sanskrit, or derived from the ancient Aryan language.
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Indoin (?), n. (Chem.) A substance resembling indigo blue, obtained artificially from certain isatogen compounds.
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Indole, Indol (ĭndōl), n. [Indigo + -ol of phenol.] (Chem., Physiol. Chem.) A white, crystalline substance, C8H7N, obtained from blue indigo, and almost all indigo derivatives, by a process of reduction; chemically, it is 2,3-benzopyrrole, a bicyclic heterocyclic compound, having a benzene ring fused to a pyrrole ring. It is also formed from proteinaceous matter, together with skatol, by putrefaction, and by fusion with caustic potash, and is present in human excrement, as well as in the intestinal canal of some herbivora. It is produced in rich growth media by the intestinal bacterium Escherichia coli.
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indoleacetic acid (ĭndōl), n. (Chem., Bot.) A plant hormone (C10H9NO2) recognized as the principle growth regulator in higher plants; called also heteroauxin. Abbreviated IAA. Chemically it is 1H-indole-3-acetic acid.
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Indolence (?), n. [L. indolentia freedom from pain: cf. F. indolence.]
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1. Freedom from that which pains, or harasses, as toil, care, grief, etc. [Obs.]
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I have ease, if it may not rather be called indolence. Bp. Hough.
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2. The quality or condition of being indolent; inaction, or lack of exertion of body or mind, proceeding from love of ease or aversion to toil; habitual idleness; indisposition to labor; laziness; sloth; inactivity.
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Life spent in indolence, and therefore sad. Cowper.
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As there is a great truth wrapped up in “diligence,” what a lie, on the other hand, lurks at the root of our present use of the word “indolence”! This is from “in” and “doleo,” not to grieve; and indolence is thus a state in which we have no grief or pain; so that the word, as we now employ it, seems to affirm that indulgence in sloth and ease is that which would constitute for us the absence of all pain. Trench.
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Indolency (?), n. Indolence. [Obs.] Holland.
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Indolent (?), a. [Pref. in- not + L. dolens, -entis, p. pr. of dolere to feel pain: cf. F. indolent. See .]
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1. Free from toil, pain, or trouble. [Obs.]
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2. Indulging in ease; avoiding labor and exertion; habitually idle; lazy; inactive; as, an indolent man.
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To waste long nights in indolent repose. Pope.
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3. (Med.) Causing little or no pain or annoyance; as, an indolent tumor.

Syn. -- Idle; lazy; slothful; sluggish; listless; inactive; inert. See .
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Indolently, adv. In an indolent manner.
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Calm and serene you indolently sit. Addison.
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Indoles (?), n. [L. Cf. .] Natural disposition; natural quality or abilities.
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Indolin (?), n. [See .] (Chem.) A dark resinous substance, polymeric with indol, and obtained by the reduction of indigo white.
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Indomable (?), a. [L. indomabilis; pref. in- not + domabilis tamable.] Indomitable. [Obs.]
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indomethacin (?), n. (Chem., Med.) A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory, antipyretic and analgesic substance (C19H16ClNO4) prepared synthetically and used for the treatment of pain and arthritis. It blocks prostaglandin biosynthesis. Chemically, it is 1-(4-chlorobenzoyl)-5-methoxy-2-methyl-1H-indole-3-acetic acid.
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Indomitable (?), a. [L. indomitabilis; pref. in- not + domitare, intens. fr. domare to tame. See .] Not to be subdued; untamable; invincible; as, an indomitable will, courage, animal.
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Indomite (?), a. [L. indomitus.] Not tamed; untamed; savage; wild. [Obs.] J. Salkeld.
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Indomptable (?), a. [F. indomptable, L. indomitabilis.] Indomitable. [Obs.] Tooke.
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Indonesian (?), a. [Indo- + Gr. � island.] Of or pertaining to Indonesia or Indonesians.
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Indonesian, n. 1. A member of a race forming the chief pre-Malay population of the Malay Archipelago, and probably sprung from a mixture of Polynesian and Mongoloid immigrants. According to Keane, the autochthonous Negritos were largely expelled by the Caucasian Polynesians, themselves followed by Mongoloid peoples of Indo-Chinese affinities, from mixture with whom sprang the Coloq. Indonesian race .
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The term Indonesian, introduced by Logan to designate the light-colored non-Malay inhabitants of the Eastern Archipelago, is now used as a convenient collective name for all the peoples of Malaysia and Polynesia who are neither Malay nor Papuans, but of Caucasic type. . . . The true Indonesians are of tall stature (5 ft. 10 in.), muscular frame, rather oval features, high, open forehead, large straight or curved nose, large full eyes always horizontal and with no trace of the third lid, light brown complexion (cinnamon or ruddy brown), long black hair, not lank but often slightly curled or wavy, skull generally brachycephalous like that of the melanochroic European. A. H. Keane.
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The Indonesians [of the Philippines], with the tribal population of some 251, 200, live almost exclusively on the great island of Mindanao. They are not only physically superior to the Negritos, but to the peoples of the Malayan race as well, and are, as a rule, quite intelligent. Rep. Phil. Com. , 1902.
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2. A native or inhabitant of Indonesia.
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Indoor (?), a. Done or being within doors; within a house or institution; domestic; as, indoor work.
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Indoors (?), adv. Within the house; -- sometimes separated, in doors.
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Indophenol (?), n. [Indigo + phenol.] (Chem.) Any one of a series of artificial blue dyestuffs, resembling indigo in appearance, and obtained by the action of phenol on certain nitrogenous derivatives of quinone. Simple indophenol proper, the parent compound of the dye series, is a quinonimine derivative with the formula C12H9NO2.
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Indorsable (?), a. Capable of being indorsed; transferable; convertible.
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Indorsation (?), n. Indorsement. [Obs.]
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Indorse (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Indorsed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Indorsing.] [LL. indorsare. See .] [Written also endorse.]
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1. To cover the back of; to load or burden. [Obs.]
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Elephants indorsed with towers. Milton.
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2. To write upon the back or outside of a paper or letter, as a direction, heading, memorandum, or address.
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3. (Law & Com.) To write one's name, alone or with other words, upon the back of (a paper), for the purpose of transferring it, or to secure the payment of a note, draft, or the like; to guarantee the payment, fulfillment, performance, or validity of, or to certify something upon the back of (a check, draft, writ, warrant of arrest, etc.).
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4. To give one's name or support to; to sanction; to aid by approval; to approve; as, to indorse an opinion.
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Coloq. To indorse in blank , to write one's name on the back of a note or bill, leaving a blank to be filled by the holder.
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Indorsed (?), a. (Her.) See .
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Indorsee (?), n. The person to whom a note or bill is indorsed, or assigned by indorsement.
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Indorsement (?), n. [From ; cf. .] [Written also endorsement.]
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1. The act of writing on the back of a note, bill, or other written instrument.
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2. That which is written on the back of a note, bill, or other paper, as a name, an order for, or a receipt of, payment, or the return of an officer, etc.; a writing, usually upon the back, but sometimes on the face, of a negotiable instrument, by which the property therein is assigned and transferred. Story. Byles. Burrill.
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3. Sanction, support, or approval; as, the indorsement of a rumor, an opinion, a course, conduct.
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Coloq. Blank indorsement . See under .

{ Indorser (?), Indorsor (?), } n. The person who indorses. [Written also endorser.]
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Indow (?), v. t. See .
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Indowment (?), n. See .
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Indoxyl (?), n. [Indigo + hydroxyl.] (Chem.) A nitrogenous substance, C8H7NO, isomeric with oxindol, obtained as an oily liquid.
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Indoxylic (?), a. (Chem.) Of or pertaining to, or producing, indoxyl; as, indoxylic acid.
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Indraught (?), n. 1. An opening from the sea into the land; an inlet. [Obs.] Sir W. Raleigh.
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2. A draught of air or flow of water setting inward.
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Indrawn (?), a. Drawn in.
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Indrench (?), v. t. To overwhelm with water; to drench; to drown. [Obs.] Shak.

{ Indris (?), Indri (?), } n. (Zoöl.) Any lemurine animal of the genus Indris.
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☞ Several species are known, all of them natives of Madagascar, as the diadem indris (Indris diadema), which has a white ruff around the forehead; the woolly indris (Indris laniger); and the short-tailed or black indris (Indris brevicaudatus), which is black, varied with gray.
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Indubious (?), a. [L. indubius. See not, and .]
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1. Not dubious or doubtful; certain.
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2. Not doubting; unsuspecting. “Indubious confidence.” Harvey.
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indubitability n. the quality of being beyond question or dispute or doubt; indubitableness.
Syn. -- indisputability, unquestionability, unquestionableness.
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Indubitable (?), a. [L. indubitabilis: cf. F. indubitable. See not, and .] Not dubitable or doubtful; too evident to admit of doubt; unquestionable; evident; apparently certain; as, an indubitable conclusion. -- n. That which is indubitable.

Syn. -- Unquestionable; evident; incontrovertible; incontestable; undeniable; irrefragable.
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Indubitableness, n. The state or quality of being indubitable.
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Indubitably, adv. Undoubtedly; unquestionably; in a manner to remove all doubt.
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Oracles indubitably clear and infallibly certain. Barrow.
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Indubitate (?), a. [L. indubitatus; pref. in- not + dubitatus, p. p. of dubitare to doubt.] Not questioned or doubtful; evident; certain. [Obs.] Bacon.
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Indubitate (?), v. t. [L. indubitatus, p. p. of indubitare; pref. in- in + dubitare to doubt.] To bring into doubt; to cause to be doubted. [Obs.]
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To conceal, or indubitate, his exigency. Sir T. Browne.
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Induce (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Induced (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Inducing (?).] [L. inducere, inductum; pref. in- in + ducere to lead. See , and cf. .]
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1. To lead in; to introduce. [Obs.]
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The poet may be seen inducing his personages in the first Iliad. Pope.
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