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Influencer (ĭnfl��nsẽr), n. One who, or that which, influences.
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Influencive (ĭnfl��nsĭv), a. Tending to influence; influential.
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Influent (ĭnfl��nt), a. [L. influens, -entis, p. pr. of influere, influxum, to flow in; pref. in- in + fluere to flow. See .] 1. Flowing in. “With influent tide.” Cowper. “Influent odors.” Mrs. Browning.
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2. Exerting influence; influential. [Obs.]
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I find no office by name assigned unto Dr. Cox, who was virtually influent upon all, and most active. Fuller.
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Influential (ĭnfl�ĕnsh�l), a. [See .] Exerting or possessing influence or power; potent; efficacious; effective; strong; having authority or ascendency; as, an influential man, station, argument, etc.
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A very influential Gascon prefix. Earle.
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Influentially, adv. In an influential manner.
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Influenza (?), n. [It. influenza influence, an epidemic formerly attributed by astrologers to the influence of the heavenly bodies, influenza. See .] (Med.) An epidemic viral infectious disease characterized by acute nasal catarrh, or by inflammation of the throat or the bronchi, and usually accompanied by fever and general weakness; also called grippe. It is caused by several forms of RNA virus which mutate readily and thereby render vaccines prepared against older forms ineffective, often requiring a new form of vaccine for each new outbreak.
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Influx (?), n. [L. influxus, fr. influere, influxum, to flow in: cf. F. influx. See .] 1. The act of flowing in; as, an influx of light.
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2. A coming in; infusion; intromission; introduction; importation in abundance; also, that which flows or comes in; as, a great influx of goods into a country, or an influx of gold and silver.
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The influx of food into the Celtic region, however, was far from keeping pace with the influx of consumers. Macaulau.
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The general influx of Greek into modern languages. Earle.
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3. Influence; power. [Obs.] Sir M. Hale.
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Influxion (?), n. [L. influxio : cf. F. influxion.] A flowing in; infusion. [R.] Bacon.
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Influxious (?), a. Influential. [Obs.]
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Influxive (?), a. Having a tendency to flow in; having influence; influential. [R.] Holdsworth.
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Influxively, adv. By influxion. [R.]
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Infold (?n-f?ld), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Infolded; p. pr. & vb. n. Infolding.] [Pref. in- in + fold.] [Written also enfold.] 1. To wrap up or cover with folds; to envelop; to inwrap; to inclose; to involve.
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Gilded tombs do worms infold. Shak.
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Infold his limbs in bands. Blackmore.
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2. To clasp with the arms; to embrace.
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Noble Banquo, . . . let me infold thee,
And hold thee to my heart. Shak.
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Infoldment (?), n. The act of infolding; the state of being infolded.
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Infoliate (?), v. t. [Pref. in- in + L. folium leaf.] To cover or overspread with, or as with, leaves. [R.] Howell.
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Inform (?), a. [L. informis; pref. in- not + forma form, shape: cf. F. informe] Without regular form; shapeless; ugly; deformed. Cotton.
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Inform, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Informed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Informing.] [OE. enformen, OF. enformer, F. informer. L. informare; pref. in- in + formare to form, share, fr. forma form. See .] 1. To give form or share to; to give vital or organizing power to; to give life to; to imbue and actuate with vitality; to animate; to mold; to figure; to fashion. “The informing Word.” Coleridge.
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Let others better mold the running mass
Of metals, and inform the breathing brass. Dryden.
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Breath informs this fleeting frame. Prior.
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Breathes in our soul, informs our mortal part. Pope.
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2. To communicate knowledge to; to make known to; to acquaint; to advise; to instruct; to tell; to notify; to enlighten; -- usually followed by of.
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For he would learn their business secretly,
And then inform his master hastily. Spenser.
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I am informed thoroughly of the cause. Shak.
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3. To communicate a knowledge of facts to, by way of accusation; to warn against anybody.
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Tertullus . . . informed the governor against Paul. Acts xxiv. 1.

Syn. -- To acquaint; apprise; tell; teach; instruct; enlighten; animate; fashion.
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Inform, v. t. 1. To take form; to become visible or manifest; to appear. [Obs.]
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It is the bloody business which informs
Thus to mine eyes. Shak.
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2. To give intelligence or information; to tell. Shak.
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He might either teach in the same manner, or inform how he had been taught. Monthly Rev.
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Coloq. To inform against , to communicate facts by way of accusation against; to denounce; as, two persons came to the magistrate, and informed against A.
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Informal (?), a. [Pref. in- not + formal.] 1. Not in the regular, usual, or established form; not according to official, conventional, prescribed, or customary forms or rules; irregular; hence, without ceremony; as, an informal writing, proceeding, or visit.
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2. Deranged in mind; out of one's senses. [Obs.]
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These poor informal women. Shak.
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Informality (?), n.; pl. Informalities (�). 1. The state of being informal; lack of regular, prescribed, or customary form; as, the informality of legal proceedings.
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2. An informal, unconventional, or unofficial act or proceeding; something which is not in proper or prescribed form or does not conform to the established rule.
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Informally (?), adv. In an informal manner.
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Informant (?), n. [L. informans, -antis, p. pr. of informare. See , v. t.] 1. One who, or that which, informs, animates, or vivifies. [Obs.] Glanvill.
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2. One who imparts information or instruction.
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3. One who offers an accusation; an informer. See . [Obs. or R.]
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It was the last evidence of the kind; the informant
was hanged. Burke.
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Information (?), n. [F., fr. L. informatio representation, conception. See , v. t.] 1. The act of informing, or communicating knowledge or intelligence.
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The active informations of the intellect. South.
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2. Any fact or set of facts, knowledge, news, or advice, whether communicated by others or obtained by personal study and investigation; any datum that reduces uncertainty about the state of any part of the world; intelligence; knowledge derived from reading, observation, or instruction.
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Larger opportunities of information. Rogers.
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He should get some information in the subject he intends to handle. Swift.
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3. (Law) A proceeding in the nature of a prosecution for some offense against the government, instituted and prosecuted, really or nominally, by some authorized public officer on behalf of the government. It differs from an indictment in criminal cases chiefly in not being based on the finding of a grand jury. See .
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4. (Information Theory) A measure of the number of possible choices of messages contained in a symbol, signal, transmitted message, or other information-bearing object; it is usually quantified as the negative logarithm of the number of allowed symbols that could be contained in the message; for logarithms to the base 2, the measure corresponds to the unit of information, the hartley, which is log₂10, or 3.323 bits; called also information content. The smallest unit of information that can be contained or transmitted is the bit, corresponding to a yes-or-no decision.
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5. (Computers) Useful facts, as contrasted with raw data; as, among all this data, there must be some interesting information.
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information content (?), n. {4}.
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information processing (?), n. The processing of information, especially by computers, including the organization, distribution, and frequently the analysis of data and the presentation of results in easily understood form.
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information theory (?), n. (Math., Telecommunications) The science which studies the capacity of systems to contain and transmit information{2}, and the factors such as noise and channel capacity that may affect the rate or accuracy of information transmission and reception.
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Informative (?), a. Having power to inform, animate, or vivify. Dr. H. More.
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Informatory (?), a. Full of, or conveying, information; instructive. [R.] London Spectator.
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Informed (?n-f?rmd), a. Unformed or ill-formed; deformed; shapeless. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Coloq. Informed stars . See under .
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Informer (?), n. [From , v.] 1. One who informs, animates, or inspires. [Obs.] Thomson.
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Nature, informer of the poet's art. Pope.
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2. One who informs, or imparts knowledge or news.
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3. (Law) One who informs a magistrate of violations of law; one who informs against another for violation of some law or penal statute.
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Coloq. Common informer (Law), one who habitually gives information of the violation of penal statutes, with a view to a prosecution therefor. Bouvier. Wharton.
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Informidable (?), a. [L. informidabilis. See not, and .] Not formidable; not to be feared or dreaded. [Obs.] “Foe not informidable.” Milton.
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Informity (?), n. [L. informitas. See , a.] Lack of regular form; shapelessness. [Obs.]
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Informous (?), a. [See , a.] Of irregular form; shapeless. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
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Infortunate (?), a. [L. infortunatus.] Unlucky; unfortunate. [Obs.] Shak.
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“A most infortunate chance.” Howell.

-- Infortunately, adv. [Obs.]
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Infortune (?), n. [L. infortunium. See not, and .] Misfortune. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Infortuned (?), a. Unfortunate. [Obs.]
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I, woeful wretch and infortuned wight. Chaucer.
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Infound (?), v. t. [L. infundere to pour in. See .] To pour in; to infuse. [Obs.] Sir T. More.
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Infra (?), adv. [L. Cf. .] Below; beneath; under; after; -- often used as a prefix.
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Infra-axillary (?), a. [Infra + axillary.] (Bot.) Situated below the axil, as a bud.
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Infrabranchial (?), a. [Infra + branchial.] (Zoöl.) Below the gills; -- applied to the ventral portion of the pallial chamber in the lamellibranchs.
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Infraclavicular (?), a. [Infra + clavicular.] (Anat.) Below the clavicle; as, the infraclavicular fossa.
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Infract (?n-fr☞kt), a. [L. infractus; pref. in- not + fractus. p. p. of frangere to break.] Not broken or fractured; unharmed; whole. [Obs.] Chapman.
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Infract, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Infracted; p. pr. & vb. n. Infracting.] [L. infractus, p. p. of of infringere. See .] To break; to infringe. [R.] Thomson.
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Infractible (?), a. Capable of being broken.[R.]
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Infraction (?), n. [L. infractio: cf. F. infraction.] The act of infracting or breaking; breach; violation; nonobservance; infringement; as, an infraction of a treaty, compact, rule, or law. I. Watts.
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Infractor (?), n. [Cf. F. infracteur.] One who infracts or infringes; a violator; a breaker.
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Infragrant (?), a. Not fragrant.
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Infrahyoid (?), a. [Infra + hyoid.] (Anat.) Same as (a).
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Infralabial (?), a. (Zoöl.) Below the lower lip; -- said of certain scales of reptiles and fishes.
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Infralapsarian (?), n. [Infra + lapse: cf. F. infralapsaire. See .] (Eccl. Hist.) One of that class of Calvinists who consider the decree of election as contemplating the apostasy as past and the elect as being at the time of election in a fallen and guilty state; -- opposed to Supralapsarian. The former considered the election of grace as a remedy for an existing evil; the latter regarded the fall as a part of God's original purpose in regard to men.
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Infralapsarian, a. (Theol.) Of or pertaining to the Infralapsarians, or to their doctrine.
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Infralapsarianism (?), n. (Theor.) The doctrine, belief, or principles of the Infralapsarians.
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Inframarginal (?), a. [Infra + marginal.] Below the margin; submarginal; as, an inframarginal convolution of the brain.
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Inframaxillary (?), a. [Infra + maxillary.] (Anat.) (a) Under the lower jaw; submaxillary; as, the inframaxillary nerve. (b) Of or pertaining to the lower iaw.
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Inframedian (?), a. [Infra + median.] (Zoölogical Geog.) Of or pertaining to the interval or zone along the sea bottom, at the depth of between fifty and one hundred fathoms. E. Forbes.
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Inframundane (?), a. [Infra + mundane.] Lying or situated beneath the world.
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Infranchise (?), v. t. See .
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Infrangibility (?), n. The quality or state of being infrangible; infrangibleness.
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Infrangible (?), a. [Pref. in- not + grangible: cf. F. infrangible.] 1. Not capable of being broken or separated into parts; as, infrangible atoms.
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[He] link'd their fetlocks with a golden band
Infrangible. Pope.
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2. Not to be infringed or violated.
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Infrangibleness, n. The state or quality of being infrangible; infrangibility.
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Infraocular (?), a. [Infra + ocular.] (Zoöl.) Situated below the eyes, as the antenna of certain insects.
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Infraorbital (?), a. [Infra + orbital.] (Anat.) Below the orbit; as, the infraorbital foramen; the infraorbital nerve.
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Infrapose (?), v. t. [Infra + pose.] To place under or beneath. [R.]
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Infraposition (?), n. [Infra + position.] A situation or position beneath. Kane.
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Infrared, Infra-red (?), a. [Infra- + red.] 1. (Physics) Lying outside the visible spectrum at its red end; -- said of rays having a longer wavelength (and thus less refrangible) than the extreme red rays, specifically those electromagnetic waves having a wavelength of between 700 nanometers and 1 millimeter.
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2. relating to, using, or producing infrared radiation.
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3. affected by infrared radiation; as, infrared detector; infrared film.
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Infrared Radiation (?), n. [Infra- + red.] (Physics) electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength of between 700 nanometers and 1 millimeter. Infrared radiation is that electromagnetic radiation lying between the visible spectrum and the longest microwaves. It may be absorbed by matter in a manner specific to the absorbing substance, causing increased vibration of molecules. The infrared absorption spectrum of a chemical compound is often very specific, and the infrared absorption spectrum is therefore used to help identify chemical substances. Infrared radiation is used in certain communication devices, such as television remote controls and communication devices between computers or between computers and peripherals.
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Infrascapular (?), a. [Infra + scapular.] (Anat.) Beneath the scapula, or shoulder blade; subscapular.
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Infraspinal (?), a. [Infra + spinal.] (Anat.) (a) Below the vertebral column, subvertebral. (b) Below the spine; infraspinate; infraspinous.

{ Infraspinate (?), Infraspinous (?), } a. [Infra + spinate, spinous.] (Anat.) Below the spine; infraspinal; esp., below the spine of the scapula; as, the infraspinous fossa; the infraspinate muscle.
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Infrastapedial (?), a. [Infra + stapedial.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to a part of the columella of the ear, which in many animals projects below the connection with the stapes. -- n. The infrastapedial part of the columella.
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Infrasternal (?), a. [Infra + sternal.] (Anat.) Below the sternum; as, the infrasternal depression, or pit of the stomach.
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Infratemporal (?), a. [Infra + temporal.] (Anat.) Below the temple; below the temporal bone.
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Infraterritorial (?), a. [Infra + territorial.] Within the territory of a state. Story.
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Infratrochlear (?), a. [Infra + trochlear.] (Anat.) Below a trochlea, or pulley; -- applied esp. to one of the subdivisions of the trigeminal nerve.

{ Infrequence (?), Infrequency (?), } n. [L. infrequentia scantiness : cf. F. infrequence.] 1. The state of rarely occuring; uncommonness; rareness; as, the infrequence of his visits.
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2. The state of not being frequented; solitude; isolation; retirement; seclusion. [R.]
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The solitude and infrequency of the place. Bp. Hall.
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Infrequent (?), a. [L. infrequens : cf. F. infrequent. See not, and .] Seldom happening or occurring; rare; uncommon; unusual.
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The act whereof is at this day infrequent or out of use
among all sorts of men. Sir T. Elyot.
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Infrequently (?), adv. Not frequently; rarely.
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Infrigidate (?), v. t. [L. infrigidatus, p. p. of infrigidare to chill. See 1st , and .] To chill; to make cold; to cool. [Obs.] Boyle.
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Infrigidation (?), n. [L. infrigidatio.] The act of chilling or causing to become cold; a chilling; coldness; congelation. [Obs.] Boyle.
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Infringe (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Infringed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Infringing (?).] [L. infringere; pref. in- in + frangere to break. See , and cf. .] 1. To break; to violate; to transgress; to neglect to fulfill or obey; as, to infringe a law, right, or contract.
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If the first that did the edict infringe,
Had answered for his deed. Shak.
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The peace . . . was infringed by Appius Claudius. Golding.
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2. To hinder; to destroy; as, to infringe efficacy; to infringe delight or power. [Obs.] Hooker.
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Infringe, v. i. 1. To break, violate, or transgress some contract, rule, or law; to injure; to offend.
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2. To encroach; to trespass; -- followed by on or upon; as, to infringe upon the rights of another.
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Infringement (?), n. 1. The act of infringing; breach; violation; nonfulfillment; as, the infringement of a treaty, compact, law, or constitution.
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The punishing of this infringement is proper to that
jurisdiction against which the contempt is. Clarendon.
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2. An encroachment on a patent, copyright, or other special privilege; a trespass.
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Infringer (?), n. One who infringes or violates; a violator. Strype.
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Infructuose (?), a. [L. infructuosus. See not, and .] Not producing fruit; unfruitful; unprofitable. [R.] T. Adams.
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Infrugal (?), a. Not frugal; wasteful; as, an infrugal expense of time. J. Goodman.
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Infrugiferous (?), a. Not bearing fruit; not fructiferous.
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Infucate (?), v. t. [L. infucatus painted; pref. in- in + fucare to paint, dye. See .] To stain; to paint; to daub.
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Infucation (?), n. The act of painting or staining, especially of painting the face.
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Infula (?), n.; pl. Infule (#). [L.] A sort of fillet worn by dignitaries, priests, and others among the ancient Romans. It was generally white.
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Infumate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Infumated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Infumating.] [L. infumatus, p. p. of infumare to infumate; pref. in- in + fumare to smoke, fr. fumus smoke.] To dry by exposing to smoke; to expose to smoke.
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Infumated (?), a. (Zoöl.) Clouded; having a cloudy appearance.
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Infumation (?), n. Act of drying in smoke.
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Infumed (?), a. Dried in smoke; smoked.
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