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Intrigue (ĭntrēg), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Intrigued (-trēgd); p. pr. & vb. n. Intriguing.] [F. intriguer, OF. intriquer, entriquer; cf. It. intrigare. See , .] 1. To form a plot or scheme; to contrive to accomplish a purpose by secret artifice.
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2. To carry on a secret and illicit love or amour.
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Intrigue, v. t. To fill with artifice and duplicity; to complicate; to embarrass. [Obs.]
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How doth it [sin] perplex and intrique the whole course of your lives! Dr. J. Scott.
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Intrigue, n. [Cf. F. intrique. See , v. i.]
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1. Intricacy; complication. [Obs.] Sir M. Hale.
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2. A complicated plot or scheme intended to effect some purpose by secret artifice; conspiracy; stratagem.
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Busy meddlers with intrigues of state. Pomfret.
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3. The plot of a play or romance; a complicated scheme of designs, actions, and events. Pope.
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4. A secret and illicit love affair between two persons of different sexes; an amour; a liaison.
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The hero of a comedy is represented victorious in all his intrigues. Swift.

Syn. -- Plot; scheme; conspiracy; machination.
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Intriguer (ĭntrēgẽr), n. One who intrigues.
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Intriguery (?), n. Arts or practice of intrigue.
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Intriguingly (?), adv. By means of, or in the manner of, intrigue.
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Intrinse (ĭntrĭns), a. [See , and .] Tightly drawn; or (perhaps) intricate. [Very rare]
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Like rats, oft bite the holy cords atwain,
Which are too intrinse to unloose. Shak.
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Intrinsic (ĭntrĭnsĭk), a. [L. intrinsecus inward, on the inside; intra within + secus otherwise, beside; akin to E. second: cf. F. intrinsèque. See , , and cf. .]
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1. Inward; internal; hence, true; genuine; real; essential; inherent; not merely apparent or accidental; -- opposed to extrinsic; as, the intrinsic value of gold or silver; the intrinsic merit of an action; the intrinsic worth or goodness of a person.
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He was better qualified than they to estimate justly the intrinsic value of Grecian philosophy and refinement. I. Taylor.
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2. (Anat.) Included wholly within an organ or limb, as certain groups of muscles; -- opposed to extrinsic.
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Coloq. Intrinsic energy of a body (Physics), the work it can do in virtue of its actual condition, without any supply of energy from without. -- Coloq. Intrinsic equation of a curve (Geom.), the equation which expresses the relation which the length of a curve, measured from a given point of it, to a movable point, has to the angle which the tangent to the curve at the movable point makes with a fixed line. -- Coloq. Intrinsic value . See the Note under , n.

Syn. -- Inherent; innate; natural; real; genuine.
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Intrinsic, n. A genuine quality. [Obs.] Warburton.
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Intrinsical (?), a. [Formerly written intrinsecal.]
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1. Intrinsic.
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2. Intimate; closely familiar. [Obs.] Sir H. Wotton.
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Intrinsicality (?), n. The quality of being intrinsic; essentialness; genuineness; reality.
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Intrinsically (?), adv. Internally; in its nature; essentially; really; truly.
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A lie is a thing absolutely and intrinsically evil. South.
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Intrinsicalness, n. The quality of being intrinsical; intrinsicality.
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Intrinsicate (?), a. Intricate. [Obs.] Shak.
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Intro- (?). [L. intro, adv., inwardly, within. See .] A prefix signifying within, into, in, inward; as, introduce, introreception, introthoracic.
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Introcession (?), n. [L. introcedere, introcessum, to go in; intro within + cedere to go.] (Med.) A depression, or inward sinking of parts.
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Introduce (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Introduced (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Introducing (?).] [L. introducere, introductum; intro within + ducere to lead. See , and .]
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1. To lead or bring in; to conduct or usher in; as, to introduce a person into a drawing-room.
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2. To put (something into a place); to insert; as, to introduce the finger, or a probe.
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3. To lead to and make known by formal announcement or recommendation; hence, to cause to be acquainted; as, to introduce strangers; to introduce one person to another.
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4. To bring into notice, practice, cultivation, or use; as, to introduce a new fashion, method, or plant.
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5. To produce; to cause to exist; to induce. [Obs.]
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Whosoever introduces habits in children, deserves the care and attention of their governors. Locke.
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6. To open to notice; to begin; to present; as, he introduced the subject with a long preface.

Syn. -- To bring in; usher in; insert; begin; preface.
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Introducement (?), n. Introduction. [Obs.]
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Introducer (?), n. One who, or that which, introduces.
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Introduct (?), v. t. To introduce. [Obs.]
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Introduction (?), n. [L. introductio: cf. F. introduction. See .]
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1. The act of introducing, or bringing to notice.
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2. The act of formally making persons known to each other; a presentation or making known of one person to another by name; as, the introduction of one stranger to another.
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3. That part of a book or discourse which introduces or leads the way to the main subject, or part; preliminary; matter; preface; proem; exordium.
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4. A formal and elaborate preliminary treatise; specifically, a treatise introductory to other treatises, or to a course of study; a guide; as, an introduction to English literature.
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Introductive (?), a. [Cf. F. introductif.] Serving to introduce; introductory. -- Introductively, adv.
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Introductor (?), n. [L.] An introducer. [Obs.]
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Introductorily (?), adv. By way of introduction.
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Introductory (?), a. [L. itroductorius: cf. F. introductoire.] Serving to introduce something else; leading to the main subject or business; preliminary; prefatory; as, introductory proceedings; an introductory discourse.
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Introductress (?), n. A female introducer.
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Introflexed (?), a. Flexed or bent inward.
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Introgression (?), n. [L. introgressus, p. p. of introgredi to go in; intro- within + gradi to step, go.] The act of going in; entrance. Blount.
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Introit (?), n. [L. introitus, fr. introire to go into, to enter; intro within + ire to go: cf. F. introit.]
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1. A going in. Caxton.
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2. (R. C. Ch.) (a) A psalm sung or chanted immediately before the collect, epistle, and gospel, and while the priest is entering within the rails of the altar. (b) A part of a psalm or other portion of Scripture read by the priest at Mass immediately after ascending to the altar.
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3. (R. C. Ch.) An anthem or psalm sung before the Communion service.
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4. Any composition of vocal music appropriate to the opening of church services.
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Intromission (?), n. [Cf. F. intromission. See .]
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1. The act of sending in or of putting in; insertion.
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2. Specifically; (Zoöl.) The insertion of the male copulatory organ into the female in the process of coitus. South.
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Four populations [of the vlei rat] varied in a number of parameters of copulatory behavior, such as latency to first mount, number of intromissions per series, and latency to intromission after first ejaculation. Edith Dempster (African Small Mammals Newsletter, Issue No. 16, May 1996, Laboratoir Mammifères & Oiseaux, Paris)
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3. The act of letting go in; admission.
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4. (Scots Law) An intermeddling with the affairs of another, either on legal grounds or without authority.
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Intromit (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intromitted; p. pr. & vb. n. Intromitting.] [L. intromittere, intromissum; intro- within + mittere to send.]
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1. To send in or put in; to insert or introduce. Greenhill.
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2. To allow to pass in; to admit.
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Glass in the window intromits light, without cold. Holder.
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Intromit, v. i. (Scots Law) To intermeddle with the effects or goods of another.
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Intromittent (?), a. [L. intromittens, p. pr.]
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1. Throwing, or allowing to pass, into or within.
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2. (Zoöl.) Used in copulation; -- said of the external reproductive organs of the males of many animals, and sometimes of those of the females.
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Intromitter (?), n. One who intromits.
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Intropression (?), n. Pressure acting within. [R.]
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Introreception (?), n. The act of admitting into or within. Hammond.
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Introrse (?), a. [L. introrsus inward, contr. from introversus. See .] (Bot.) Turning or facing inward, or toward the axis of the part to which it belongs. Gray.
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Introspect (?), v. t. [L. introspectus, p. p. introspicere to look into; intro within + specere to look. See .] To look into or within; to view the inside of. Bailey.
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Introspection (?), n. [Cf. F. introspection.] A view of the inside or interior; a looking inward; specifically, the act or process of self-examination, or inspection of one's own thoughts and feelings; the cognition which the mind has of its own acts and states; self-consciousness; reflection.
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I was forced to make an introspection into my own mind. Dryden.
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Introspectionist, n. (Metaph.) One given to the introspective method of examining the phenomena of the soul.
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Introspective (?), a. [Cf. F. introspectif.]
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1. Inspecting within; seeing inwardly; capable of, or exercising, inspection; self-conscious.
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2. Involving the act or results of conscious knowledge of physical phenomena; -- contrasted with associational. J. S. Mill.
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Introsume (?), v. t. [Pref. intro- + L. sumere to take.] To draw in; to swallow. [Obs.] Evelyn.
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Introsusception (?), n. 1. The act or process of receiving within.
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The person is corrupted by the introsusception of a nature which becomes evil thereby. Coleridge.
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2. (Med.) Same as .
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Introvenient (?), a. [L. introveniens, p. pr. of introvenire to come in; intro within + venire to come.] Coming in together; entering; commingling. [R.] Sir T. Browne.
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Introversion (?), n. [See .] The act of introverting, or the state of being introverted; the act of turning the mind inward. Berkeley.
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introversive adj. (Psychol.) directed inward; marked by interest in oneself or concerned with inner feelings. Contrasted with extroversive. [Narrower terms: introvert, introverted, introvertive; introvertish, shut-in ]. Antonym: ambiversive. Also See: .
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Introvert (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Introverted; p. pr. & vb. n. Introverting.] [Pref. intro- + L. vertere, versum, to turn.]
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1. To turn or bend inward. “Introverted toes.” Cowper.
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2. To look within; to introspect. Lew Wallace.
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Introvert (?), n. 1. A person who is introverted; one concerned predominantly with himself or his own feelings. Contrasted with extrovert.
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2. A person who is shy.
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3. (Zoöl.) A part that can be introverted{1}.
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introverted adj. 1. examining one's own sensory and perceptual experiences. Contrasted with extrospective.
Syn. -- introspective.
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2. marked by concern predominantly with oneself or one's own feelings. Contrasted with extroverted.
Syn. -- introvert, introvertive.
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introvertish adj. somewhat introverted.
Syn. -- shut-in.
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introvertive adj. same as , 2.
Syn. -- introvert, introverted.
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Intrude (?), v. i. [L. intrudere, intrusum; pref. in- in + trudere to thrust, akin to E. threat. See .] To thrust one's self in; to come or go in without invitation, permission, or welcome; to encroach; to trespass; as, to intrude on families at unseasonable hours; to intrude on the lands of another.
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Thy wit wants edge
And manners, to intrude where I am graced. Shak.
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Some thoughts rise and intrude upon us, while we shun them; others fly from us, when we would hold them. I. Watts.
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Intrude, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intruded; p. pr. & vb. n. Intruding.]
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1. To thrust or force (something) in or upon; especially, to force (one's self) in without leave or welcome; as, to intrude one's presence into a conference; to intrude one's opinions upon another.
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2. To enter by force; to invade. [Obs.]
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Why should the worm intrude the maiden bud? Shak.
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3. (Geol.) The cause to enter or force a way, as into the crevices of rocks.

Syn. -- To obtrude; encroach; infringe; intrench; trespass. See .
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Intruded (?), p. a. (Geol.) Same as .
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Intruder (?), n. 1. One who intrudes; one who thrusts himself in, or enters without right, or without leave or welcome; a trespasser.
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They were all strangers and intruders. Locke.
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2. Specifically: A person who enters a private residence or place of business with the intention to perform a criminal act; as, killed by an intruder.
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Intrudress (?), n. A female intruder.
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Intrunk (?), v. t. To inclose as in a trunk; to incase. [R.] Ford.
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Intrusion (?), n. [Cf. F. intrusion. See .]
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1. The act of intruding, or of forcing in; especially, the forcing (one's self) into a place without right or welcome; encroachment.
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Why this intrusion?
Were not my orders that I should be private? Addison.
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2. (Geol.) The penetrating of one rock, while in a plastic or metal state, into the cavities of another.
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3. (Law) The entry of a stranger, after a particular estate or freehold is determined, before the person who holds in remainder or reversion has taken possession.
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4. (Scotch Ch.) The settlement of a minister over a congregation without their consent.
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Intrusional (?), a. Of or pertaining to intrusion.
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Intrusionist, n. One who intrudes; especially, one who favors the appointment of a clergyman to a parish, by a patron, against the wishes of the parishioners.
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Intrusive (?), a. Apt to intrude; characterized by intrusion; entering without right or welcome.
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Coloq. Intrusive rocks (Geol.), rocks which have been forced, while in a plastic or melted state, into the cavities or between the cracks or layers of other rocks. The term is sometimes used as equivalent to plutonic rocks. It is then contrasted with effusive or volcanic rocks.

-- Intrusively, adv. -- Intrusiveness, n.
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Intrust (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intrusted, p. pr. & vb. n. Intrusting.] To deliver (something) to another in trust; to deliver to (another) something in trust; to commit or surrender (something) to another with a certain confidence regarding his care, use, or disposal of it; as, to intrust a servant with one's money or intrust money or goods to a servant.

Syn. -- To commit; consign; confide. See .
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Intubation (?), n. [Pref. in- in + tube.] (Med.) The introduction of a tube into an organ to keep it open, as into the larynx in croup.
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Intuition (?), n. [L. intuitus, p. p. of intueri to look on; in- in, on + tueri: cf. F. intuition. See .]
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1. A looking after; a regard to. [Obs.]
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What, no reflection on a reward! He might have an intuition at it, as the encouragement, though not the cause, of his pains. Fuller.
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2. Direct apprehension or cognition; immediate knowledge, as in perception or consciousness; -- distinguished from “mediate” knowledge, as in reasoning; as, the mind knows by intuition that black is not white, that a circle is not a square, that three are more than two, etc.; quick or ready insight or apprehension.
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Sagacity and a nameless something more, -- let us call it intuition. Hawthorne.
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3. Any object or truth discerned by intuition.
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4. Any quick insight, recognized immediately without a reasoning process; a belief arrived at unconsciously; -- often it is based on extensive experience of a subject.
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5. The ability to have insight into a matter without conscious thought; as, his chemical intuition allowed him to predict compound conformations without any conscious calculation; a mother's intuition often tells her what is best for her child.
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Intuitional (?), a. Pertaining to, or derived from, intuition; characterized by intuition; perceived by intuition; intuitive.
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Intuitionalism (?), n. (Metaph.) The doctrine that the perception or recognition of primary truth is intuitive, or direct and immediate; -- opposed to sensationalism, and experientialism.
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Intuitionalist, n. One who holds the doctrine of intuitionalism.
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Intuitionism (?), n. Same as .
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Intuitionist, n. Same as . Bain.
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Intuitive (?), a. [Cf. F. intuitif.]
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1. Seeing clearly; as, an intuitive view; intuitive vision.
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2. Knowing, or perceiving, by intuition; capable of knowing without deduction or reasoning.
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Whence the soul
Reason receives, and reason is her being,
Discursive, or intuitive. Milton.
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3. Received, reached, obtained, or perceived, by intuition; as, intuitive judgment or knowledge; -- opposed to deductive. Locke.
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Intuitively, adv. In an intuitive manner.
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Intuitivism (?), n. The doctrine that the ideas of right and wrong are intuitive. J. Grote.
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Intumesce (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Intumesced (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Intumescing (?).] [L. intumescere; pref. in- in + tumescere to swell up, incho. fr. tumere to swell. See .] To enlarge or expand with heat; to swell; specifically, to swell up or bubble up under the action of heat, as before the blowpipe.
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In a higher heat, it intumesces, and melts into a yellowish black mass. Kirwan.
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Intumescence (?), n. [Cf. F. intumescence.]
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1. The act or process of swelling or enlarging; also, the state of being swollen; expansion; tumidity; especially, the swelling up of bodies under the action of heat.
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The intumescence of nations. Johnson.
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2. Anything swollen or enlarged, as a tumor.
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Intumescent (?), a. [L. intumescens, p. pr.] Swelling up; expanding.
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Intumulated (?), a. [L. intumulatus. See not, and .] Unburied. [Obs.]
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Intune (?), v. t. To intone. Cf. .
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Inturbidate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inturbidated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Inturbidating.] [Pref. in- in + turbid.] To render turbid; to darken; to confuse. [R.]
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The confusion of ideas and conceptions under the same term painfully inturbidates his theology. Coleridge.
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Inturgescence (?), n. [L. inturgescens, p. pr. of inturgescere to swell up. See 1st , and .] A swelling; the act of swelling, or state of being swelled. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
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