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<HTML> <HEAD><TITLE>INUNCTIO</TITLE></HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> <A HREF="a.dic">A</A> <A HREF="b.dic">B</A> <A HREF="c.dic">C</A> <A HREF="d.dic">D</A> <A HREF="e.dic">E</A> <A HREF="f.dic">F</A> <A HREF="g.dic">G</A> <A HREF="h.dic">H</A> <A HREF="i.dic">I</A> <A HREF="j.dic">J</A> <A HREF="k.dic">K</A> <A HREF="l.dic">L</A> <A HREF="m.dic">M</A> <A HREF="n.dic">N</A> <A HREF="o.dic">O</A> <A HREF="p.dic">P</A> <A HREF="q.dic">Q</A> <A HREF="r.dic">R</A> <A HREF="s.dic">S</A> <A HREF="t.dic">T</A> <A HREF="u.dic">U</A> <A HREF="v.dic">V</A> <A HREF="w.dic">W</A> <A HREF="x.dic">X</A> <A HREF="y.dic">Y</A> <A HREF="z.dic">Z</A> <A NAME="inunction"> inunction, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the act of anointing, especially as a religious rite. <DD> 2. the rubbing in of oil or ointment. <DD> 3. an ointment or liniment. </DL> <A NAME="inundate"> inundate, transitive verb, -dated, -dating.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. to overflow; overspread with a flow of water; flood. Ex. Heavy rains caused the river to rise and inundate the valley. <DD> 2. (Figurative:) Ex. Requests for free tickets inundated the studio. A tidal wave of students has inundated the schools. (SYN) overwhelm. </DL> <A NAME="inundation"> inundation, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the act or fact of overflowing; flood. Ex. Heavy rains were causing inundations and much damage throughout the country. </DL> <A NAME="inundator"> inundator, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a thing that inundates. </DL> <A NAME="inundatory"> inundatory, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> that inundates; inundating. </DL> <A NAME="inurbane"> inurbane, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not urbane; impolite; discourteous. </DL> <A NAME="inurbanity"> inurbanity, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> lack of urbanity; discourtesy; impoliteness. </DL> <A NAME="inure"> inure, verb, -ured, -uring.<DL COMPACT><DD>v.t. to toughen or harden; accustom; habituate. Ex. Poverty had inured the beggar to hardship. (SYN) season. <DD>v.i. to have effect; be useful. Ex. The agreement inures to the benefit of the employees. <DD> Also, enure. </DL> <A NAME="inurement"> inurement, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the act of inuring or the state of being inured. </DL> <A NAME="inurn"> inurn, transitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. to put (the ashes of a cremated body) in an urn. <DD> 2. to entomb; bury. noun inurnment. </DL> <A NAME="inutero"> in utero,<DL COMPACT><DD> in the uterus; before being born. Ex. Fraternal twins interchange blood-forming tissue during the time they spend in utero (New Scientist). </DL> <A NAME="inutile"> inutile, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> useless; unprofitable. Ex. inutile speculation. adv. inutilely. </DL> <A NAME="inutility"> inutility, noun, pl. -ties.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the quality or state of being useless; uselessness. <DD> 2. a useless thing or person. </DL> <A NAME="inutrumqueparatus"> in utrumque paratus,<DL COMPACT><DD> (Latin.) prepared for either alternative. </DL> <A NAME="inutterable"> inutterable, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> unutterable; inexpressible. </DL> <A NAME="inv"> inv.,<DL COMPACT><DD> an abbreviation for the following: <DD> 1. invenit. <DD> 2a. invented. <DD> b. invention. <DD> c. inventor. <DD> 3. inventory. <DD> 4. investment. <DD> 5. invoice. </DL> <A NAME="invacuo"> in vacuo,<DL COMPACT><DD> (Latin.) in a vacuum. Ex. Liquids with a low boiling point can be made to distil at room temperature when radiated ... in vacuo (Science News). (Figurative.) The present chart must not be studied in vacuo (Harper's). </DL> <A NAME="invade"> invade, verb, -vaded, -vading.<DL COMPACT><DD>v.t. 1a. to enter with force or as an enemy; attack. Ex. Soldiers invaded the country to conquer it. Grasshoppers invaded the fields and ate the crops. Diseases invade the body. <DD> b. Ex. (Figurative.) Tourists invaded the city. Night invades the sky. <DD> 2. to interfere with; break in on; violate. Ex. The law punishes people who invade the rights of others. <DD>v.i. to make an invasion. noun invader. </DL> <A NAME="invaginate"> invaginate, verb, -nated, -nating, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD>v.t. 1. to fold or draw (a hollow structure) back within itself; introvert; intussuscept. <DD> 2. =sheathe. <DD>v.i. to become invaginated. <DD>adj. invaginated. </DL> <A NAME="invagination"> invagination, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the act or process of invaginating. <DD> 2. invaginated condition. <DD> 3. an invaginated part. <DD> 4. intussusception. <DD> 5. the drawing inward of a portion of the wall of a blastula in the formation of a gastrula. </DL> <A NAME="invalid"> invalid (1), noun, adjective, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun 1. a sick or weak person not able to get about and do things. Ex. I have invented an invaluable permanent invalid called Bunbury (Oscar Wilde). <DD> 2. a soldier or sailor retired from active service because of sickness or injury. <DD>adj. 1. not well; weak and sick. <DD> 2. for the use of invalids. Ex. an invalid chair, an invalid car. <DD>v.t. 1. to make sick or weak; disable. <DD> 2. to remove from active service because of sickness or injury. Ex. The wounded soldier was invalided and sent home. <DD>v.i. 1. to become an invalid. <DD> 2. to retire from active service because of sickness or injury. </DL> <A NAME="invalid"> invalid (2), adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not valid; without force or effect; without value; worthless. Ex. Unless a check is signed, it is invalid. (SYN) null, void. adv. invalidly. noun invalidness. </DL> <A NAME="invalidate"> invalidate, transitive verb, -dated, -dating.<DL COMPACT><DD> to make not valid; cause to be worthless or not good; deprive of force or effect. Ex. A contract is invalidated if only one party signs it. (SYN) annul, nullify. noun invalidator. </DL> <A NAME="invalidation"> invalidation, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the act of invalidating or making invalid. Ex. The invalidation of fair trade laws by court decision in several states ... created increasing complexities for the effective enforcement of fair trade (Wall Street Journal). </DL> <A NAME="invalidism"> invalidism, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the condition of being an invalid; prolonged ill health. </DL> <A NAME="invalidity"> invalidity, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. lack of validity, force, or effect; worthlessness. Ex. the invalidity of a theory, of evidence, or of a passport. <DD> 2. prolonged ill health; invalidism. Ex. Countries provide benefits for permanent disability or invalidity through their social security programs (Saturday Review). </DL> <A NAME="invaluable"> invaluable, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> valuable beyond measure; very precious; priceless. Ex. Good health is an invaluable blessing. Honest and faithful friends are an invaluable jewel (Abraham Fleming). (SYN) inestimable. noun invaluableness. adv. invaluably. </DL> <A NAME="invar"> Invar, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Trademark.) an alloy of nickel, iron, and other metals, having a coefficient of expansion which is virtually zero, used especially for making scientific instruments. </DL> <A NAME="invariability"> invariability, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> lack of variability; being invariable. (SYN) immutability, unchangeableness, constancy, uniformity. </DL> <A NAME="invariable"> invariable, adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. always the same; not changing; unchangeable. Ex. After dinner it was his invariable habit to take a nap. (SYN) uniform, constant. <DD>noun (Mathematics.) something invariable; a constant. noun invariableness. </DL> <A NAME="invariably"> invariably, adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD> in an invariable manner; without change; without exception. Ex. Spring invariably follows winter. He invariably eats breakfast at 6:30 A.M. </DL> <A NAME="invariance"> invariance, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> invariant condition or quality. Ex. the invariance of time and space. </DL> <A NAME="invariant"> invariant, adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. unvarying; invariable; constant. <DD>noun (Mathematics.) an invariable entity or quantity. </DL> <A NAME="invasion"> invasion, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1a. the act or fact of invading; entering by force or as an enemy; attack. Ex. We are waiting for the long-promised invasion. So are the fishes (Sir Winston Churchill). (SYN) incursion. <DD> b. (Figurative:) Ex. the invasion of disease, the invasion of cornfields by locusts. <DD> 2. interference; encroachment; violation. Ex. Wire tapping is an invasion of individual privacy. <DD> 3. the growth of a large population of an animal or plant in a region not before inhabited by the species. </DL> <A NAME="invasive"> invasive, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. tending to invade; invading. Ex. an invasive force. <DD> 2. characterized by or involving invasion. Ex. invasive action. <DD> 3. aggressive; offensive; intrusive. Ex. an invasive person. </DL> <A NAME="invasivity"> invasivity, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the tendency to invade; invasive quality or character. Ex. the invasivity of a germ. </DL> <A NAME="invecked"> invecked, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Heraldry.) bordered by or formed of small convex or outward curves or slightly projecting rounded lobes. </DL> <A NAME="invected"> invected, adjective. =invecked.</DL> <A NAME="invective"> invective, noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun a violent attack in words; abusive speech. Ex. His opponents were overcome by the fury of his invective. It does seem that they do not want to revert to their earlier reliance on threat and invective (Time). (SYN) vituperation. <DD>adj. inveighing; denouncing. (SYN) vituperative, abusive. adv. invectively. noun invectiveness. </DL> <A NAME="inveigh"> inveigh, intransitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> to make a violent attack in words; rail. Ex. The agitator inveighed against the government. The leadership passed to the popular orators, who rose to power by inveighing against property (James A. Froude). noun inveigher. </DL> <A NAME="inveigle"> inveigle, transitive verb, -gled, -gling.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. to lead astray by trickery; entice; lure. Ex. The saleswoman inveigled the young girl into buying four hats. (SYN) allure, ensnare, beguile, dupe. <DD> 2. to obtain by trickery. Ex. to inveigle a promise. noun inveigler. noun inveiglement. </DL> <A HREF="invenit.dic">NEXT</A>