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4. (Math.) To include between; as, that part of the line which is intercepted between the points A and B.

5. To overhear or view (a communication or message intended for another), without hindering its passage; as, to intercept a telephone call.
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6. (Sports) To catch and take possession of (a ball passed between members of an opposing team); as, the back intercepted the pass and ran the ball back for a touchdown.
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Syn. -- To cut off; stop; catch; seize; obstruct.
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Intercept (?), n. (Math.) A part cut off or intercepted, as a portion of a line included between two points, or cut off two straight lines or curves.
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Intercepter (?), n. 1. One who, or that which, intercepts. Shak.
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2. (Mil.) A high-speed fighter airplane with fast-climbing capability, used to intercept enemy airplanes or identify unknown aircraft and engage them in combat if necessary; also, a missile which intercepts and destroys incoming missiles or airplanes.
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Interception (?), n. [L. interceptio a taking away: cf. F. interception.] The act of intercepting; as, interception of a letter; interception of the enemy.
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Interceptive (?), a. Intercepting or tending to intercept.

Interceptor (?), n. Same as .
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Intercession (?), n. [L. intercessio an intervention, a becoming surety: cf. F. intercession. See .] The act of interceding; mediation; interposition between parties at variance, with a view to reconcilation; prayer, petition, or entreaty in favor of, or (less often) against, another or others.
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But the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which can not be uttered. Rom. viii. 26.
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Intercessional (?), a. Pertaining to, of the nature of, or characterized by, intercession or entreaty.
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Intercessionate (?), v. t. To entreat. [Obs.]
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Intercessor (?), n. [L., a surety: cf. F. intercesseur.]
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1. One who goes between, or intercedes; a mediator. (a) One who interposes between parties at variance, with a view to reconcile them. (b) One who pleads in behalf of another. Milton.
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2. (Eccl.) A bishop, who, during a vacancy of the see, administers the bishopric till a successor is installed.
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Intercessorial (?), a. Intercessory.
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Intercessory (?), a. [LL. intercessorius.] Pertaining to, of the nature of, or characterized by, intercession; interceding; as, intercessory prayer.
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Interchain (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Interchained (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Interchaining.] To link together; to unite closely or firmly, as by a chain.
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Two bosoms interchained with an oath. Shak.
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Interchange (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Interchanged (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Interchanging (?).] [OE. entrechangen, OF. entrechangier. See , and .]
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1. To put each in the place of the other; to give and take mutually; to exchange; to reciprocate; as, to interchange places; they interchanged friendly offices and services.
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I shall interchange
My waned state for Henry's regal crown. Shak.
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2. To cause to follow alternately; to intermingle; to vary; as, to interchange cares with pleasures.
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Interchange, v. i. To make an interchange; to alternate. Sir P. Sidney.
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Interchange (?), n. [Cf. OF. entrechange.]
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1. The act of mutually changing; the act of mutually giving and receiving; exchange; as, the interchange of civilities between two persons. “Interchange of kindnesses.” South.
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2. The mutual exchange of commodities between two persons or countries; barter; commerce. Howell.
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3. Alternate succession; alternation; a mingling.
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The interchanges of light and darkness. Holder.
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Sweet interchange
Of hill and valley, rivers, woods, and plains. Milton.
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4. An intersection between highways, having two or more levels and a series of connecting roadways so that traffic on one highway may pass over or under the other highway without crossing through the line of traffic, and vehicles may pass from one highway to the other while traffic on both highways continues uninterrupted. A common interchange is the cloverleaf.
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Interchangeability (?), n. The state or quality of being interchangeable; interchangeableness.
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Interchangeable (?), a. [Cf. OF. entrechangeable.]
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1. Admitting of exchange or mutual substitution. “Interchangeable warrants.” Bacon.
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2. Following each other in alternate succession; as, the four interchangeable seasons. Holder.

-- Interchangeableness, n. -- Interchangeably, adv.
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Interchangement (?), n. [Cf. OF. entrechangement.] Mutual transfer; exchange. [Obs.] Shak.
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Interchapter (?), n. An intervening or inserted chapter.
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Intercidence (?), n. [See .] The act or state of coming or falling between; occurrence; incident. [Obs.] Holland.
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Intercident (?), a. [L. intercidens, -entis, p. pr. of intercidere to fall between; inter between + cadere to fall.] Falling or coming between; happening accidentally. [Obs.] Boyle.
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Intercipient (?), a. [L. intercipiens, -entis, p. pr. of intercipere. See .] Intercepting; stopping. -- n. One who, or that which, intercepts or stops anything on the passage. Wiseman.
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Intercision (?), n. [L. intercisio a cutting through, fr. intercidere to cut asunder.] A cutting off, through, or asunder; interruption. [R.] Sir T. Browne.
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Intercitizenship (?), n. The mutual right to civic privileges, in the different States. Bancroft.
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Interclavicle (?), n. (Anat.) See .
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Interclavicular (?), a. (Anat.) (a) Between the clavicles; as, the interclavicular notch of the sternum. (b) Of or pertaining to the interclavicle.
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Interclose (?), v. t. [Pref. inter- + close. See .] To shut in; to inclose. [Obs.]
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Intercloud (?), v. t. To cloud. [R.] Daniel.
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Interclude (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intercluded; p. pr. & vb. n. Intercluding.] [L. intercludere, interclusum; inter between + claudere to shut. See , and cf. .] To shut off or out from a place or course, by something intervening; to intercept; to cut off; to interrupt. Mitford.
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So all passage of external air into the receiver may be intercluded. Boyle.
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Interclusion (?), n. [L. interclusio. See .] Interception; a stopping; obstruction.
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Intercollegiate (?), a. Existing or carried on between colleges or universities; as, intercollegiate relations, rivalry, games, etc.
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Intercolline (?), a. (Geol.) Situated between hills; -- applied especially to valleys lying between volcanic cones.
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Intercolonial (?), a. Between or among colonies; pertaining to the intercourse or mutual relations of colonies; as, intercolonial trade. -- Intercolonially, adv.
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Intercolumnar (?), a. Between columns or pillars; as, the intercolumnar fibers of Poupart's ligament; an intercolumnar statue.
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Intercolumniation (?), n. (Arch.) The clear space between two columns, measured at the bottom of their shafts. Gwilt.
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☞ It is customary to measure the intercolumniation in terms of the diameter of the shaft, taken also at the bottom. Different words, derived from the Greek, are in use to denote certain common proportions. They are: Pycnostyle, when the intercolumniation is of one and a half diameters; Systyle, of two diameters; Eustyle, of two and a quarter diameters; Diastyle, of three diameters; Aræostyle, of four or more, and so great that a wooden architrave has to be used instead of stone; Aræosystyle, when the intercolumniations are alternately systyle and aræostyle.
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Intercombat (?), n. Combat. [Obs.] Daniel.
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Intercoming (?), n. The act of coming between; intervention; interference. [Obs.]
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Intercommon (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intercommoned (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Intercommoning.] [OF. entrecommuner. See , and , and cf. .]
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1. To share with others; to participate; especially, to eat at the same table. [Obs.] Bacon.
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2. (O. Eng. Law) To graze cattle promiscuously in the commons of each other, as the inhabitants of adjoining townships, manors, etc.
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Intercommonage (?), n. (O. Eng. Law) The right or privilege of intercommoning.
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Intercommune (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Intercommuned (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Intercommuning.] [Cf. , , .]
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1. To intercommunicate. [Obs.]
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2. To have mutual communication or intercourse by conversation. [Scot.]
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Intercommunicable (?), a. Capable of being mutually communicated.
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Intercommunicate (?), v. i. To communicate mutually; to hold mutual communication.
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Intercommunicate, v. t. To communicate mutually; to interchange. Holland.
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Intercommunication (?), n. Mutual communication. Owen.
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Intercommunion (?), n. Mutual communion; as, an intercommunion of deities. Faber.
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Intercommunity (?), n. Intercommunication; community of possessions, religion, etc.
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In consequence of that intercommunity of paganism . . . one nation adopted the gods of another. Bp. Warburton.
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Intercomparison (?), n. Mutual comparison of corresponding parts.

{ Intercondylar (?), Intercondyloid (?), } a. (Anat.) Between condyles; as, the intercondylar fossa or notch of the femur.
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Interconnect (?), v. t. To join together; to connect with one another.
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Interconnect (?), v. i. To become connected with one another.
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interconnected adj. 1. having internal connections between parts. [Narrower terms: reticulate (vs. nonreticulate)]
Syn. -- interrelated.
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2. operating as a unit.
Syn. -- coordinated, unified.
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interconnectedness n. a state of being connected reciprocally.
Syn. -- interconnection.
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Interconnection (?), n. Connection between; mutual connection.
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Intercontinental (?), a. 1. Between or among continents; subsisting or carried on between continents; as, intercontinental relations or commerce.
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2. Passing between continents or capable of passing between continents; as, an intercontinental ballistic misile; an intercontinental airplane flight.
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Interconvertible (?), a. Convertible the one into the other; as, coin and bank notes are interconvertible.
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Intercostal (?), a. (Anat. & Physiol.) Between the ribs; pertaining to, or produced by, the parts between the ribs; as, intercostal respiration, in which the chest is alternately enlarged and contracted by the intercostal muscles.
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Intercourse (?), n. [Formerly entercourse, OF. entrecours commerce, exchange, F. entrecours a reciprocal right on neighboring lands, L. intercursus a running between, fr. intercurrere to run between. See , and .] 1. A commingling; intimate connection or dealings between persons or nations, as in common affairs and civilities, in correspondence or trade; communication; commerce; especially, interchange of thought and feeling; association; communion.
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This sweet intercourse
Of looks and smiles. Milton.
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2. Same as sexual intercourse.
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Coloq. Sexual intercourse , sexual or carnal connection; coition; copulation, especially between humans.

Syn. -- Communication; connection; commerce; communion; fellowship; familiarity; acquaintance.
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Intercrop (?), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. -cropped (?); p. pr. & vb. n. -cropping.] (Agric.) To cultivate by planting simultaneous crops in alternate rows; as, to intercrop an orchard. Also, to use for catch crops at seasons when the ground is not covered by crops of the regular rotation.
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Intercrop, n. (Agric.) A crop grown among or between the rows of another crop; a catch crop.
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Intercross (?; 115), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Intercrossed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Intercrossing.]
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1. To cross each other, as lines.
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2. (Biol.) To fertilize by the impregnation of one species or variety by another; to impregnate by a different species or variety.
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Intercross (?), n. The process or result of cross fertilization between different kinds of animals, or different varieties of plants.
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We have reason to believe that occasional intercrosses take place with all animals and plants. Darwin.
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Intercrural (?), a. (Anat.) Between crura; -- applied especially to the interneural plates in the vertebral column of many cartilaginous fishes.
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Intercur (?), v. i. [L. intercurrere. See .] To intervene; to come or occur in the meantime. [Obs.] Shelton.
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Intercurrence (?), n. [See .] A passing or running between; occurrence. Boyle.
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Intercurrent (?), a. [L. intercurrens, p. pr. of intercurrere: cf. F. intercurrent. See .]
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1. Running between or among; intervening. Boyle. Bp. Fell.
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2. (Med.) (a) Not belonging to any particular season. (b) Said of diseases occurring in the course of another disease. Dunglison.
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Intercurrent (?), n. Something intervening. Holland.
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Intercutaneous (?), a. Subcutaneous.
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Interdash (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Interdashed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Interdashing.] To dash between or among; to intersperse. Cowper.
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Interdeal, v. i. To intrigue. [Obs.] Daniel.
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Interdenominational (?), a. Occurring between or among, or common to, different denominations; as, interdenominational fellowship or belief.
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Interdental (?), a. 1. Situated between teeth; as, an interdental space, the space between two teeth in a gear wheel.
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2. (Phon.) Formed between the upper and lower teeth; as, interdental consonants.
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Interdentil (?), n. (Arch.) The space between two dentils. Gwilt.
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Interdependence (?), n. Mutual dependence. “The interdependence of virtue and knowledge.” M. Arnold.
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Interdependency (?), n. Mutual dependence; as, interdependency of interests. De Quincey.
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Interdependent (?), a. Mutually dependent.
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Interdict (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Interdicted; p. pr. & vb. n. Interdicting.] [OE. entrediten to forbid communion, L. interdicere, interdictum. See , n.]
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1. To forbid; to prohibit or debar; as, to interdict intercourse with foreign nations.
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Charged not to touch the interdicted tree. Milton.
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2. (Eccl.) To lay under an interdict; to cut off from the enjoyment of religious privileges, as a city, a church, an individual.
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An archbishop may not only excommunicate and interdict his suffragans, but his vicar general may do the same. Ayliffe.
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Interdict (?), n. [OE. entredit, enterdit, OF. entredit, F. interdit, fr. L. interdictum, fr. interdicere to interpose, prohibit; inter between + dicere to say. See .]
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1. A prohibitory order or decree; a prohibition.
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These are not fruits forbidden; no interdict
Defends the touching of these viands pure. Milton.
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2. (R. C. Ch.) A prohibition of the pope, by which the clergy or laymen are restrained from performing, or from attending, divine service, or from administering the offices or enjoying the privileges of the church.
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3. (Scots Law) An order of the court of session, having the like purpose and effect with a writ of injunction out of chancery in England and America.
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Interdiction (?), n. [L. interdictio: cf. F. interdiction.] The act of interdicting; prohibition; prohibiting decree; curse; interdict.
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The truest issue of thy throne
By his own interdiction stands accurst. Shak.
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Interdictive (?), a. Having the power to prohibit; as, an interdictive sentence. Milton.
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Interdictory (?), a. [L. interdictorius.] Belonging to an interdiction; prohibitory.
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Interdigital (?), a. (Anat.) Between the fingers or toes; as, interdigital space.
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Interdigitate (?), v. t. To interweave. [R.]
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Interdigitate, v. i. [Pref. inter- + L. digitus finger.] To interlock, as the fingers of two hands that are joined; to be interwoven; to commingle. Owen.
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Interdigitation (?), n. (Anat.) The state of interdigitating; interdigital space. Owen.
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Interdome (?), n. (Arch.) The open space between the inner and outer shells of a dome or cupola of masonry.
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Interduce (?), n. [Cf. F. entre-deux, literally, between two.] (Carp.) An intertie.
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Interepimeral (?), a. (Zoöl.) Between the epimeral plates of insects and crustaceans.
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Interequinoctial (?), a. Coming between the equinoxes.
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Summer and winter I have called interequinoctial intervals. F. Balfour.
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Interess (?), v. t. [See , v. t.] To interest or affect. [Obs.] Hooker.
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Interesse (?), n. Interest. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Interest (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Interested (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Interesting.] [From interess'd, p. p. of the older form interess, fr. F. intéresser, L. interesse. See , n.]
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1. To engage the attention of; to awaken interest in; to excite emotion or passion in, in behalf of a person or thing; as, the subject did not interest him; to interest one in charitable work.
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To love our native country . . . to be interested in its concerns is natural to all men. Dryden.
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A goddess who used to interest herself in marriages. Addison.
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2. To be concerned with or engaged in; to affect; to concern; to excite; -- often used impersonally. [Obs.]
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Or rather, gracious sir,
Create me to this glory, since my cause
Doth interest this fair quarrel. Ford.
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3. To cause or permit to share. [Obs.]
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The mystical communion of all faithful men is such as maketh every one to be interested in those precious blessings which any one of them receiveth at God's hands. Hooker.

Syn. -- To concern; excite; attract; entertain; engage; occupy; hold.
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Interest, n. [OF. interest, F. intérêt, fr. L. interest it interests, is of interest, fr. interesse to be between, to be difference, to be importance; inter between + esse to be; cf. LL. interesse usury. See .]
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1. Excitement of feeling, whether pleasant or painful, accompanying special attention to some object; concern; a desire to learn more about a topic or engage often in an activity.
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☞ Interest expresses mental excitement of various kinds and degrees. It may be intellectual, or sympathetic and emotional, or merely personal; as, an interest in philosophical research; an interest in human suffering; the interest which an avaricious man takes in money getting.
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So much interest have I in thy sorrow. Shak.
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