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Ingle (ĭṉg'l), v. t. To cajole or coax; to wheedle. See . [Obs.]
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Inglobate (?), a. In the form of a globe or sphere; -- applied to nebulous matter collected into a sphere by the force of gravitation.
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Inglobe (?), v. t. To infix, as in a globe; to fix or secure firmly. [Obs.] Milton.
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Inglorious (?), a. [L. inglorious; pref. in- not + gloria glory, fame: cf. F. inglorieux. See .]
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1. Not glorious; not bringing honor or glory; not accompanied with fame, honor, or celebrity; obscure; humble; as, an inglorious life of ease. Shak.
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My next desire is, void of care and strife,
To lead a soft, secure, inglorious life. Dryden.
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Some mute inglorious Milton here may rest. Gray.
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2. Shameful; disgraceful; ignominious; as, inglorious flight, defeat, etc.
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Inglorious shelter in an alien land. J. Philips.
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Ingloriously, adv. In an inglorious manner; dishonorably; with shame; ignominiously; obscurely.
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Ingloriousness, n. The state of being inglorious.
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Inglut (?), v. t. To glut. [R.] Ascham.
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Ingluvial (?), a. (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the ingluvies or crop of birds.
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Ingluvies (?), n. [L.] (Anat.) The crop, or craw, of birds.
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Ingluvious (?), a. Gluttonous. [Obs.] Blount.
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In-going (?), n. The act of going in; entrance.
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In-going, a. Going; entering, as upon an office or a possession; as, an in-going tenant.
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Ingorge (?), v. t. & i. See . Milton.
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Ingot (?), n. [Prob. from AS. in in + geótan 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 to cast, and cf. , , .]
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1. That in which metal is cast; a mold. [Obs.]
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And from the fire he took up his matter
And in the ingot put it with merry cheer. Chaucer.
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2. A bar or wedge of steel, gold, or other malleable metal, cast in a mold; a mass of unwrought cast metal.
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Wrought ingots from Besoara's mine. Sir W. Jones.
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Coloq. Ingot mold , a box or mold in which ingots are cast. -- Coloq. Ingot iron . See Decarbonized steel, under .
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Ingot steel. Steel cast in ingots from the Bessemer converter or open-hearth furnace.
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Ingrace (?), v. t. [Pref. in- in + grace.] To ingratiate. [Obs.] G. Fletcher.
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Ingracious (?), a. [Pref. in- not + gracious.] Ungracious; unkind. [Obs.] Holland.
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Ingraff (?), v. t. See . [Obs.]
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Ingraft (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ingrafted; p. pr. & vb. n. Ingrafting.] [Written also engraft.]
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1. To insert, as a scion of one tree, shrub, or plant in another for propagation; as, to ingraft a peach scion on a plum tree; [figuratively], to insert or introduce in such a way as to make a part of something.
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This fellow would ingraft a foreign name
Upon our stock. Dryden.
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A custom . . . ingrafted into the monarchy of Rome. Burke.
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2. To subject to the process of grafting; to furnish with grafts or scions; to graft; as, to ingraft a tree.
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Ingrafter (?), n. A person who ingrafts.
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Ingraftment (?), n. 1. The act of ingrafting.
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2. The thing ingrafted; a scion.
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Ingrain (?; 277), a. [Pref. in- in + grain kermes. See , .]
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1. Dyed with grain, or kermes. [Obs.]
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2. Dyed before manufacture, -- said of the material of a textile fabric; hence, in general, thoroughly inwrought; forming an essential part of the substance.
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Coloq. Ingrain carpet , a double or two-ply carpet. -- Coloq. Triple ingrain carpet , a three-ply carpet.
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Ingrain, n. An ingrain fabric, as a carpet.
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Ingrain (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ingrained (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Ingraining.] [Written also engrain.]
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1. To dye with or in grain or kermes.
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2. To dye in the grain, or before manufacture.
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3. To work into the natural texture or into the mental or moral constitution of; to stain; to saturate; to imbue; to infix deeply.
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Our fields ingrained with blood. Daniel.
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Cruelty and jealousy seem to be ingrained in a man who has these vices at all. Helps.
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ingraining n. teaching or impressing upon the mind by frequent instruction or repetition.
Syn. -- inculcation, instilling.
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Ingrapple (?), v. t. & i. To seize; to clutch; to grapple. [Obs.] Drayton.
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Ingrate (?; 277), a. [L. ingratus. See .] Ingrateful. [Obs. or Poetic] Bacon.
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Ingrate, n. An ungrateful person. Milton.
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Ingrateful (?), a. [L. ingratus ingrateful (pref. in- not + gratus beloved, dear, grateful) + -ful: cf. F. ingrat. See .]
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1. Ungrateful; thankless; unappreciative. Milton.
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He proved extremely false and ingrateful to me. Atterbury.
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2. Unpleasing to the sense; distasteful; offensive.
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He gives . . . no ingrateful food. Milton.

-- Ingratefully, adv. -- Ingratefulness, n.
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Ingrately (?), adv. Ungratefully. [Obs.]
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Ingratiate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ingratiated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Ingratiating (?).] [Pref. in- in + L. gratia. See .]
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1. To introduce or commend to the favor of another; to bring into favor; to insinuate; -- used reflexively, and followed by with before the person whose favor is sought.
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Lysimachus . . . ingratiated himself both with Philip and his pupil. Budgell.
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2. To recommend; to render easy or agreeable; -- followed by to. [Obs.] Dr. J. Scott.
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What difficulty would it [the love of Christ] not ingratiate to us? Hammond.
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Ingratiate, v. i. To gain favor. [R.] Sir W. Temple.
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ingratiating adj. 1. capable of winning favor; as, with open arms and an ingratiating smile.
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2. calculated to please or gain favor; as, an unctuous, ingratiating manner.
Syn. -- ingratiatory.
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ingratiatory adj. 1. pleasingly persuasive or intended to persuade; as, her manner is quiet and ingratiatory and a little too agreeable.
Syn. -- coaxing.
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2. calculated to please or gain favor; same as , 2.
Syn. -- ingratiating.
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Ingratitude (?), n. [F. ingratitude, L. ingratitudo. See .] Lack of gratitude; insensibility to, forgetfulness of, or ill return for, kindness or favors received; unthankfulness; ungratefulness.
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Ingratitude, thou marble-hearted fiend. Shak.
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Ingratitude is abhorred both by God and man. L'Estrange.
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Ingrave (?), v. t. To engrave. [R.] “Whose gleaming rind ingrav'n.” Tennyson.
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Ingrave, v. t. [Pref. in- in + grave. Cf. .] To bury. [Obs.] Heywood.
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Ingravidate (?), v. t. [L. ingravidatus, p. p. of ingravidare to impregnate. See 1st , and .] To impregnate. [Obs.] Fuller.
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Ingravidation (?), n. The state of being pregnant or impregnated. [Obs.]
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Ingreat (?), v. t. To make great; to enlarge; to magnify. [Obs.] Fotherby.

{ Ingredience (?), Ingrediency (?), } n. [See .]
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1. Entrance; ingress. [Obs.] Sir M. Hale.
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2. The quality or state of being an ingredient or component part. Boyle.
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Ingredient (?), n. [F. ingrédient, L. ingrediens, -entis, entering into, p. pr. of ingredi, p. p. ingressus, to go into, to enter; pref. in- in + gradi to walk, go. See .] That which enters into a compound, or is a component part of any combination, recipe, or mixture; an element; a constituent.
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By way of analysis we may proceed from compounds to ingredients. Sir I. Newton.
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Water is the chief ingredient in all the animal fluids and solids. Arbuthnot.
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Ingredient, a. Entering as, or forming, an ingredient or component part.
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Acts where no sin is ingredient. Jer. Taylor.
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Ingress (?), n. [L. ingressus, fr. ingredi. See .]
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1. The act of entering; entrance; as, the ingress of air into the lungs.
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2. Power or liberty of entrance or access; means of entering; as, all ingress was prohibited.
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3. (Astron.) The entrance of the moon into the shadow of the earth in eclipses, the sun's entrance into a sign, etc.
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Ingress (?), v. i. To go in; to enter. [R.]
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Ingression (?), n. [L. ingressio: cf. F. ingression.] Act of entering; entrance. Sir K. Digby.
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Ingrieve (?), v. t. To render more grievous; to aggravate. [Obs.] Sir P. Sidney.
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Ingroove (?), v. t. To groove in; to join in or with a groove. Tennyson.
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Ingross (?), v. t. See .
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in-group, in group n. an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose, interests, or attitudes, especially one that produces feelings of camaraderie, exclusivity, community, and solidarity.
Syn. -- clique, coterie, ingroup, inner circle, pack, camp.
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Ingrowing (?), a. Growing or appearing to grow into some other substance.
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Ingrown (?), a. Having grown or appearing to grow into some other substance, especially a fingernail or toenail growing into the adjacent flesh.
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Coloq. Ingrown toenail , a toenail whose edges have becoming imbedded in the adjacent flesh.
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Ingrowth (?), n. A growth or development inward. J. LeConte.
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Inguen (?), n. [L. inguen, inguinis.] (Anat.) The groin.
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Inguilty (?), a. Not guilty. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
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Inguinal (?), a. [L. inguinalis, fr. inguen, inguinis, the groin: cf. F. inguinal.] (Astron. & Med.) Of or pertaining to, or in the region of, the inguen or groin; as, an inguinal canal or ligament; inguinal hernia.
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Coloq. Inguinal ring . See Abdominal ring, under .
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Ingulf (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ingulfed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Ingulfing.] [Cf. .] [Written also engulf.] To swallow up or overwhelm in, or as in, a gulf; to cast into a gulf. See .
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A river large . . .
Passed underneath ingulfed. Milton.
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Ingulfment (?), n. The act of ingulfing, or the state of being ingulfed.
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Ingurgitate (?), v. t. [L. ingurgitatus, p. p. of ingurgitare to pour in; pref. in- in + gurges whirlpool, gulf.]
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1. To swallow, devour, or drink greedily or in large quantity; to guzzle. Cleveland.
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2. To swallow up, as in a gulf. Fotherby.
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Ingurgitate, v. i. To guzzle; to swill. Burton.
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Ingurgitation (?), n. [L. ingurgitatio: cf. F. ingurgitation.] The act of swallowing greedily or immoderately; that which is so swallowed. E. Darwin.
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He drowned his stomach and senses with a large draught and ingurgitation of wine. Bacon.
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Ingustable (?), a. [L. ingustabilis. See .] Tasteless; insipid. Sir T. Browne.
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Inhabile (?), a. [L. inhabilis: cf. F. inhabile. See not, and , and cf. .]
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1. Not apt or fit; unfit; not convenient; inappropriate; unsuitable; as, inhabile matter. [Obs.]
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2. Unskilled; unready; awkward; incompetent; unqualified; -- said of persons. [Obs.] See .
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Inhability (?), n. [Cf. F. inhabileté, inhabilité. See .] Unsuitableness; unaptness; unfitness; inability. [Obs.] Barrow.
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Inhabit (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inhabited; p. pr. & vb. n. Inhabiting.] [OE. enhabiten, OF. enhabiter, L. inhabitare; pref. in- in + habitare to dwell. See .] To live or dwell in; to occupy, as a place of settled residence; as, wild beasts inhabit the forest; men inhabit cities and houses.
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The high and lofty One, that inhabiteth eternity. Is. lvii. 15.
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O, who would inhabit
This bleak world alone? Moore.
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Inhabit, v. i. To have residence in a place; to dwell; to live; to abide. [Archaic or Poetic] Shak.
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They say wild beasts inhabit here. Waller.
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Inhabitable (?), a. [L. inhabitabilis. See .] Capable of being inhabited; habitable.
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Systems of inhabitable planets. Locke.
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Inhabitable, a. [L. inhabitabilis: cf. F. inhabitable. See not, and .] Not habitable; not suitable to be inhabited. [Obs.]
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The frozen ridges of the Alps
Or other ground inhabitable. Shak.

{ Inhabitance (?), Inhabitancy (?), } n. 1. The act of inhabiting, or the state of being inhabited; the condition of an inhabitant; residence; occupancy.
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Ruins yet resting in the wild moors testify a former inhabitance. Carew.
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2. (Law) The state of having legal right to claim the privileges of a recognized inhabitant; especially, the right to support in case of poverty, acquired by residence in a town; habitancy.
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Inhabitant (?), n. [L. inhabitans, -antis, p. pr. of inhabitare.]
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1. One who dwells or resides permanently in a place, as distinguished from a transient lodger or visitor; as, an inhabitant of a house, a town, a city, county, or state. “Frail inhabitants of earth.” Cowper.
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In this place, they report that they saw inhabitants which were very fair and fat people. Abp. Abbot.
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2. (Law) One who has a legal settlement in a town, city, or parish; a permanent resident.
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Inhabitate (?), v. t. To inhabit. [Obs.]
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Inhabitation (?), n. [L. inhabitatio a dwelling.]
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1. The act of inhabiting, or the state of being inhabited; indwelling.
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The inhabitation of the Holy Ghost. Bp. Pearson.
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2. Abode; place of dwelling; residence. [Obs.] Milton.
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3. Population; inhabitants. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
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The beginning of nations and of the world's inhabitation. Sir W. Raleigh.
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Inhabitativeness (?), n. (Phrenol.) A tendency or propensity to permanent residence in a place or abode; love of home and country.
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Inhabited, a. Uninhabited. [Obs.] Brathwait.
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Inhabiter (?), n. An inhabitant. [R.] Derham.
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Inhabitiveness (?), n. (Phrenol.) See .
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What the phrenologists call inhabitiveness. Lowell.
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Inhabitress, n. A female inhabitant. [R.]
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Inhalant (?), a. [Cf. F. inhalant.] Inhaling; used for inhaling.
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Inhalant (?), n. An apparatus also called an inhaler (which see); also, that which is to be inhaled, especially a medicine taken by inhalation.
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Inhalation (?), n. [Cf. F. inhalation.] The act of inhaling; also, that which is inhaled.
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Inhale (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inhaled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Inhaling.] [L. inhalare to breathe upon; pref. in- in + halare to breathe: cf. F. inhaler. Cf. .] To breathe or draw into the lungs; to inspire; as, to inhale air; -- opposed to exhale.
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Martin was walking forth to inhale the fresh breeze of the evening. Arbuthnot.
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inhaled adj. drawn into the lungs; breathed in; as, inhaled smoke can damage the lungs. Inverse of exhaled.
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Inhalent (?), a. Used for inhaling; as, the inhalent end of a duct. Dana.
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Inhaler (?), n. 1. One who inhales.
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2. An apparatus for inhaling any vapor or volatile substance, such as ether or chloroform, or an aerosol mist of a solution, for medicinal purposes; as, he alway carried his inhaler around in his pocket in case he had asthmatic attack.
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3. A contrivance to filter, as air, in order to protect the lungs from inhaling damp or cold air, noxious gases, dust, etc.; also, the respiratory apparatus for divers.
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Inhance (?), v. t. See .

{ Inharmonic (?), Inharmonical (?), } a. Not harmonic; inharmonious; discordant; dissonant.
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Inharmonious (?), a. [Pref. in- not + harmonious: cf. F. inharmonieux.]
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1. Not harmonious; unmusical; discordant; dissonant.
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Sounds inharmonious in themselves and harsh. Cowper.
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2. Conflicting; jarring; not in harmony.
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Inharmoniously, adv. Without harmony.
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Inharmoniousness, n. The quality of being inharmonious; lack of harmony; discord.
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The inharmoniousness of a verse. A. Tucker.
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Inharmony (?), n. Lack of harmony.

{ Inhaul (?), Inhauler (?) }, n. (Naut.) A rope used to draw in the jib boom, or flying jib boom.
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Inhearse (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inhearsed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Inhearsing.] To put in, or as in, a hearse or coffin. Shak.
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Inhere (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Inhered (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Inhering.] [L. inhaerere; pref. in- in + haerere to stick, hang. See .] To be inherent; to stick (in); to be fixed in or permanently incorporated with something; to cleave (to); to belong, as attributes or qualities.
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They do but inhere in the subject that supports them. Digby.

{ Inherence (?), Inherency (?), } n. [Cf. F. inhérence.] The state of inhering; permanent existence in something; innateness; inseparable and essential connection. Jer. Taylor.
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Inherent (?), a. [L. inhaerens, -entis, p. pr. of inhaerere: cf. F. inhérent. See .] Permanently existing in something; inseparably attached or connected; naturally pertaining to; innate; inalienable; as, polarity is an inherent quality of the magnet; the inherent right of men to life, liberty, and protection. “A most inherent baseness.” Shak.
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The sore disease which seems inherent in civilization. Southey.

Syn. -- Innate; inborn; native; natural; inbred; inwrought; inseparable; essential; indispensable.
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Inherently, adv. By inherence; inseparably.
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Matter hath inherently and essentially such an internal energy. Bentley.
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Inherit (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inherited; p. pr. & vb. n. Inheriting.] [OE. enheriten to inherit, to give a heritage to, OF. enheriter to appoint as an heir, L. inhereditare; pref. in- in + hereditare to inherit, fr. heres heir. See .]
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1. (Law) To take by descent from an ancestor; to take by inheritance; to take as heir on the death of an ancestor or other person to whose estate one succeeds; to receive as a right or title descendible by law from an ancestor at his decease; as, the heir inherits the land or real estate of his father; the eldest son of a nobleman inherits his father's title; the eldest son of a king inherits the crown.
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