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Fear intenerates the heart. Bp. Hall.
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So have I seen the little purls of a stream . . . intenerate the stubborn pavement. Jer. Taylor.
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Intenerate (ĭntĕnẽr�t), a. Made tender or soft; softened. [Obs.]
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Inteneration (ĭntĕnẽrāshŭn), n. The act or process of intenerating, or the state of being intenerated; softening. [R.] Bacon.
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Intenible (?), a. [Pref. in- not + L. tenere to hold: cf. L. intenibilis not to be grasped. Cf. .] Incapable of holding or containing. [Obs.]
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This captious and intenible sieve. Shak.
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Intensate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intensated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Intensating.] [See .] To intensify. [R.] Emerson.
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Intensation (?), n. The act or process of intensifying; intensification; climax. [R.] Carlyle.
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Intensative (?), a. Adding intensity; intensifying.
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Intense (?), a. [L. intensus stretched, tight, p. p. of intendere to stretch: cf. F. intense. See , and cf. , and cf. , a.]
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1. Strained; tightly drawn; kept on the stretch; strict; very close or earnest; as, intense study or application; intense thought.
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2. Extreme in degree; excessive; immoderate; as: (a) Ardent; fervent; as, intense heat. (b) Keen; biting; as, intense cold. (c) Vehement; earnest; exceedingly strong; as, intense passion or hate. (d) Very severe; violent; as, intense pain or anguish. (e) Deep; strong; brilliant; as, intense color or light.
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In this intense seclusion of the forest. Hawthorne.
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Intensely, adv. 1. Intently. [Obs.] J. Spencer.
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2. To an extreme degree; as, weather intensely cold.
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Intenseness, n. The state or quality of being intense; intensity; as, the intenseness of heat or cold; the intenseness of study or thought.
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Intensification (?), n. The act or process of intensifying, or of making more intense.
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intensified adj. made more severe or intense, especially in law.
Syn. -- aggravated.
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Intensifier (?), n. One who or that which intensifies or strengthens; in photography, an agent used to intensify the lights or shadows of a picture.
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Intensify (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intensified (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Intensifying (?).] [Intense + -fly.] To render more intense; as, to intensify heat or cold; to intensify colors; to intensify a photographic negative; to intensify animosity. Bacon.
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How piercing is the sting of pride
By want embittered and intensified. Longfellow.
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Intensify, v. i. To become intense, or more intense; to act with increasing power or energy.
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intensifying adj. increasing in strength or intensity. [Narrower terms: aggravating, exacerbating, exasperating ; augmentative, enhancive; deepening(prenominal), heightening(prenominal) ] moderating
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Intension (?), n. [L. intensio: cf. F. intension. See , and cf. .]
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1. A straining, stretching, or bending; the state of being strained; as, the intension of a musical string.
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2. Increase of power or energy of any quality or thing; intenseness; fervency. Jer. Taylor.
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Sounds . . . likewise do rise and fall with the intension or remission of the wind. Bacon.
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3. (Logic & Metaph.) The collective attributes, qualities, or marks that make up a complex general notion; the comprehension, content, or connotation; -- opposed to extension, extent, or sphere.
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This law is, that the intension of our knowledge is in the inverse ratio of its extension. Sir W. Hamilton.
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Intensitive (?), a. Increasing the force or intensity of; intensive; as, the intensitive words of a sentence. H. Sweet.
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Intensity (?), n. [LL. intensitas: cf. F. intensité. See .]
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1. The state or quality of being intense; intenseness; extreme degree; as, intensity of heat, cold, mental application, passion, etc.
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If you would deepen the intensity of light, you must be content to bring into deeper blackness and more distinct and definite outline the shade that accompanies it. F. W. Robertson.
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2. (Physics) The amount or degree of energy with which a force operates or a cause acts; effectiveness, as estimated by results produced.
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3. (Mech.) The magnitude of a distributed force, as pressure, stress, weight, etc., per unit of surface, or of volume, as the case may be; as, the measure of the intensity of a total stress of forty pounds which is distributed uniformly over a surface of four square inches area is ten pounds per square inch.
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4. (Photog.) The degree or depth of color or shade in a picture.
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Intensive (?), a. [Cf. F. intensif. See .]
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1. Stretched; admitting of intension, or increase of degree; that can be intensified. Sir M. Hale.
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2. Characterized by persistence; intent; unremitted; assiduous; intense. [Obs.] Sir H. Wotton.
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3. (Gram.) Serving to give force or emphasis; as, an intensive verb or preposition.
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4. (Agric.) Designating, or pertaining to, any system of farming or horticulture, usually practiced on small pieces of land, in which the soil is thoroughly worked and fertilized so as to get as much return as possible; -- opposed to extensive.
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Intensive, n. That which intensifies or emphasizes; an intensive verb or word.
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Intensively, adv. In an intensive manner; by increase of degree. Abp. Bramhall.
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Intensiveness, n. The quality or state of being intensive; intensity. Sir M. Hale.
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Intent (?), a. [L. intentus, p. p. of intendere. See , and cf. .]
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1. Closely directed; strictly attentive; bent; -- said of the mind, thoughts, etc.; as, a mind intent on self-improvement.
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2. Having the mind closely directed to or bent on an object; sedulous; eager in pursuit of an object; -- formerly with to, but now with on; as, intent on business or pleasure. “Intent on mischief.” Milton.
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Be intent and solicitous to take up the meaning of the speaker. I. Watts.
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Intent, n. [OE. entent, entente, attention, purpose, OF. entente, F. entente understanding, meaning; a participial noun, fr. F. & OF. entendre. See .] The act of turning the mind toward an object; hence, a design; a purpose; intention; meaning; drift; aim.
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Be thy intents wicked or charitable. Shak.
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The principal intent of Scripture is to deliver the laws of duties supernatural. Hooker.
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Coloq. To all intents and purposes , in all applications or senses; practically; really; virtually; in essence; essentially. “He was miserable to all intents and purpose.” L'Estrange.

Syn. -- Design; purpose; intention; meaning; purport; view; drift; object; end; aim; plan.
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Intentation (?), n. Intention. [Obs.]
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Intention (?), n. [F. intention, L. intentio. See , and cf. .]
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1. A stretching or bending of the mind toward an object; closeness of application; fixedness of attention; earnestness.
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Intention is when the mind, with great earnestness, and of choice, fixes its view on any idea. Locke.
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2. A determination to act in a certain way or to do a certain thing; purpose; design; as, an intention to go to New York.
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Hell is paved with good intentions. Johnson.
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3. The object toward which the thoughts are directed; end; aim.
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In [chronical distempers], the principal intention is to restore the tone of the solid parts. Arbuthnot.
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4. The state of being strained. See . [Obs.]
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5. (Logic) Any mental apprehension of an object.
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Coloq. First intention (Logic), a conception of a thing formed by the first or direct application of the mind to the individual object; an idea or image; as, man, stone. -- Coloq. Second intention (Logic), a conception generalized from first intuition or apprehension already formed by the mind; an abstract notion; especially, a classified notion, as species, genus, whiteness. -- Coloq. To heal by the first intention (Surg.), to cicatrize, as a wound, without suppuration. -- Coloq. To heal by the second intention (Surg.), to unite after suppuration.

Syn. -- Design; purpose; object; aim; intent; drift; purport; meaning. See .
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Intentional (?), a. [Cf. F. intentionnel.] Done by intention or design; intended; designed; as, the act was intentional, not accidental. Opposite of unintentional or unintended.
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Intentionality (?), n. The quality or state of being intentional; purpose; design. Coleridge.
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Intentionally (?), adv. In an intentional manner; with intention; by design; of purpose.
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Intentioned (?), a. Having designs; -- chiefly used in composition; as, well-intentioned, having good designs; ill-intentioned, having ill designs.
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Intentive (?), a. [OE. ententif, OF. ententif, fr. L. intentivus intensive. See , n., and cf. .] Attentive; intent. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Intentively, adv. Attentively; closely. [Obs.] “Intentively to observe.” Holland.
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Intentiveness, n. Closeness of attention or application of mind; attentiveness. [Obs.] W. Montagu.
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Intently (?), adv. In an intent manner; as, the eyes intently fixed.

Syn. -- Fixedly; steadfastly; earnestly; attentively; sedulously; diligently; eagerly.
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Intentness, n. The state or quality of being intent; close application; attention.
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Extreme solicitude or intentness upon business. South.
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Inter- (?). [L. inter, prep., among, between, a compar. form of in in; akin to intra, intro, within, Skr. antar between, in, and E. in. See , and cf. , , , .] A prefix signifying among, between, amid; as, interact, interarticular, intermit.
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Inter (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Interred (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Interring (?).] [OE. enteren, OF. enterer, enterrer, LL. interrare; L. pref. in- in + terra the earth. See .] To deposit and cover in the earth; to bury; to inhume; as, to inter a dead body. Shak.
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Interact (?), n. [Pref. inter- + act. Cf. .] A short act or piece between others, as in a play; an interlude; hence, intermediate employment or time. Chesterfield.
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Interact, v. i. To act upon each other; as, two agents mutually interact. Emerson. Tyndall.
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Interaction (?), n. 1. Intermediate action.
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2. Mutual or reciprocal action or influence; as, the interaction of the heart and lungs on each other.
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3. Hence: (Physics) The effect, such as exertion of a force, that one object exerts on another, especially the capture or emission of a particle.
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4. Communication between people, or the actions of people that affect others.
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Interadditive (?), a. Added or placed between the parts of another thing, as a clause inserted parenthetically in a sentence.
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Interagency (?), n. Intermediate agency.
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Interagent (?), n. An intermediate agent.
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Interall (?), n. Entrail or inside. [Obs.] G. Fletcher.
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Interalveolar (?), a. (Anat.) Between alveoli; as, the interalveolar septa between adjacent air cells in the lungs.
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Interambulacral (?), a. (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the interambulacra.
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Interambulacrum (?), n.; pl. L. Interambulacra (�), E. Interambulacrums (�). (Zoöl.) In echinoderms, one of the areas or zones intervening between two ambulacra. See Illust. of .
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Interamnian (?), a. [Pref. inter- + L. amnis river: cf. L. interamnus.] Situated between rivers. [R.] “An interamnian country.” J. Bryant.
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Interanimate (?), v. t. To animate or inspire mutually. [Obs.] Donne.
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Interarboration (?), n. The interweaving of branches of trees. [R.] Sir T. Browne.
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Interarticular (?), a. (Anat.) Situated between joints or articulations; as, interarticular cartilages and ligaments.
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Interatomic (?), a. (Chem. & Physics) Between atoms; situated, or acting, between the atoms of bodies; as, interatomic forces.
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Interaulic (?), a. Existing between royal courts. [R.] “Interaulic politics.” Motley.
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Interauricular (?), a. (Anat.) Between the auricles; as, the interauricular partition of the heart.
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Interaxal (?), a. (Arch.) Situated in an interaxis. Gwilt.
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Interaxillary (?), a. (Bot.) Situated within or between the axils of leaves.
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Interaxis (?), n.; pl. Interaxes (�). (Arch.) The space between two axes. See , 6.
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The doors, windows, niches, and the like, are then placed centrally in the interaxes. Gwilt.
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Interbastation (?), n. [Pref. inter- + baste to sew.] Patchwork. [Obs.] Dr. J. Smith.
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Interbrachial (?), a. (Zoöl.) Between the arms.
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Interbrain (?), n. (Anat.) See .
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Interbranchial (?), a. (Zoöl.) Between the branchiæ.
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Interbreed (?), v. t. & i. To breed by crossing different stocks of animals or plants.
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Intercalar (?), a. Intercalary.
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Intercalary (?; 277), a. [L. intercalaris, intercalarius: cf. F. intercalaire. See .]
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1. (Chron.) Inserted or introduced among others in the calendar; as, an intercalary month, day, etc.; -- now applied particularly to the odd day (Feb. 29) inserted in the calendar of leap year. See , n.
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2. Introduced or inserted among others; additional; supernumerary. “Intercalary spines.” Owen.
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This intercalary line . . . is made the last of a triplet. Beattie.
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Coloq. Intercalary day (Med.), one on which no paroxysm of an intermittent disease occurs. Mayne.
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Intercalate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intercalated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Intercalating (?).] [L. intercalatus, p. p. of intercalare to intercalate to intercalate; inter between + calare to call, proclaim. See .]
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1. (Chron.) To insert, as a day or other portion of time, in a calendar.
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2. To insert among others, as a verse in a stanza; specif. (Geol.), to introduce as a bed or stratum, between the layers of a regular series of rocks.
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Beds of fresh-water shells . . . are intercalated and interstratified with the shale. Mantell.
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Intercalation (?), n. [L. intercalatio: cf. F. intercalation.]
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1. (Chron.) The insertion of a day, or other portion of time, in a calendar.
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2. The insertion or introduction of anything among others, as the insertion of a phrase, line, or verse in a metrical composition; specif. (Geol.), the intrusion of a bed or layer between other layers.
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Intercalations of fresh-water species in some localities. Mantell.
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Intercarotid (?), a. (Anat.) Situated between the external and internal carotid arteries; as, an intercarotid ganglion.
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Intercarpal (?), a. (Anat.) Between the carpal bone; as, intercarpal articulations, ligaments.
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Intercartilaginous (?), a. (Anat.) Within cartilage; endochondral; as, intercartilaginous ossification.
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Intercavernous (?), a. (Anat.) Between the cavernous sinuses; as, the intercavernous sinuses connecting the cavernous sinuses at the base of the brain.
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Intercede (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Interceded; p. pr. & vb. n. Interceding.] [L. intercedere, intercessum; inter between + cedere to pass: cf. F. intercéder. See .]
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1. To pass between; to intervene. [Obs.]
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He supposed that a vast period interceded between that origination and the age wherein he lived. Sir M. Hale.
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2. To act between parties with a view to reconcile differences; to make intercession; to beg or plead in behalf of another; to mediate; -- usually followed by with and for or on behalf of; as, I will intercede with him for you.
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I to the lords will intercede, not doubting
Their favorable ear. Milton.

Syn. -- To mediate; arbitrate. See .
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Intercede, v. t. To be, to come, or to pass, between; to separate. [Obs.] Sir I. Newton.
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Intercedence (?), n. The act of interceding; intercession; intervention. [R.] Bp. Reynolds.
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Intercedent, a. [L. intercedens, p. pr. of intercedere.] Passing between; mediating; pleading. [R.] -- Intercedently, adv.
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Interceder (?), n. One who intercedes; an intercessor; a mediator. Johnson.
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Intercellular (?), a. Lying between cells or cellules; as, intercellular substance, space, or fluids; intercellular blood channels.
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Intercentral (?), a. Between centers.
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Coloq. Intercentral nerves (Physiol.), those nerves which transmit impulses between nerve centers, as opposed to peripheral fibers, which convey impulses between peripheral parts and nerve centers.
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Intercentrum (?), n.; pl. Intercentra (�). (Anat.) The median of the three elements composing the centra of the vertebræ in some fossil batrachians.
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Intercept (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intercepted; p. pr. & vb. n. Intercepting.] [L. interceptus, p. p. of intercipere to intercept; inter between + capere to take, seize: cf. F. intercepter. See .]
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1. To take or seize by the way, or before arrival at the destined place; to cause to stop on the passage; as, to intercept a letter; a telegram will intercept him at Paris.
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God will shortly intercept your breath. Joye.
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2. To obstruct or interrupt the progress of; to stop; to hinder or oppose; as, to intercept the current of a river.
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Who intercepts me in my expedition? Shak.
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We must meet first, and intercept his course. Dryden.
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3. To interrupt communication with, or progress toward; to cut off, as the destination; to blockade.
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While storms vindictive intercept the shore. Pope.
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