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Defn: The act or ceremony of depositing a dead body in the earth; burial; sepulture; inhumation. T. Warton.

INTERMENTION In`ter*men"tion, v. t.

Defn: To mention among other things, or casually or incidentally. [Obs.]

INTERMESENTERIC In`ter*mes`en*ter"ic, a. (Anat.)

Defn: Within the mesentery; as, the intermesenteric, or aortic, plexus.

INTERMETACARPAL In`ter*me`ta*car"pal, a. (Anat.)

Defn: Between the metacarpal bones.

INTERMETATARSAL In`ter*me`ta*tar"sal, a. (Anat.)

Defn: Between the metatarsal bones.

INTERMEZZO In`ter*mez"zo, n. Etym: [It. See Intermede.] (Mus.)

Defn: An interlude; an intermede. See Intermede.

INTERMICATE In`ter*mi"cate, v. i. Etym: [L. intermicare; inter- between + micare to glitter.]

Defn: To flash or shine between or among. [R.] Blount.

INTERMICATION In`ter*mi*ca"tion, n.

Defn: A shining between or among. [R.] Smart.

INTERMIGRATION In`ter*mi*gra"tion, n.

Defn: Reciprocal migration; interchange of dwelling place by migration. [R.] Sir M. Hale.

INTERMINABLE In*ter"mi*na*ble, a. Etym: [L. interminabilis: cf. F. interminable. See Terminate.]

Defn: Without termination; admitting no limit; boundless; endless; wearisomely protracted; as, interminable space or duration; interminable sufferings. That wild interminable waste of waves. Grainger.

Syn. -- Boundless; endless; limitless; illimitable; immeasurable; infinite; unbounded; unlimited.

INTERMINABLENESS In*ter"mi*na*ble*ness, n.

Defn: The state of being endless.

INTERMINABLY In*ter"mi*na*bly, adv.

Defn: Without end or limit.

INTERMINATE In*ter"mi*nate, a. Etym: [L. interminatus; in- not + terminatus, p. p. of terminate.]

Defn: Endless; as, interminate sleep. Chapman.

INTERMINATE In*ter"mi*nate, v. t. Etym: [L. interminatus, p. p. of interminari; inter between + minari to threaten.]

Defn: To menace; to threaten. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.

INTERMINATED In*ter"mi*na`ted, a.

Defn: Interminable; interminate; endless; unending. [Obs.] Akenside.

INTERMINATION In*ter`mi*na"tion, n. Etym: [L. interminatio.]

Defn: A menace or threat. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor.

INTERMINE In`ter*mine", v. t.

Defn: To intersect or penetrate with mines. [Obs.] Drayton.

INTERMINGLE In`ter*min"gle, v. t.

Defn: To mingle or mix together; to intermix. Hooker.

INTERMINGLE In`ter*min"gle, v. i.

Defn: To be mixed or incorporated. Party and faction will intermingle. Swift.

INTERMISE In"ter*mise, n. Etym: [Cf. F. entremise. See Intermission.]

Defn: Interference; interposition. [Obs.] Bacon.

INTERMISSION In`ter*mis"sion, n. Etym: [L. intermissio: cf. F. intermission. See Intermit.]

1. The act or the state of intermitting; the state of being neglected or disused; disuse; discontinuance. B. Jonson.

2. Cessation for a time; an intervening period of time; an interval; a temporary pause; as, to labor without intermission; an intermission of ten minutes. Rest or intermission none I find. Milton.

3. (Med.)

Defn: The temporary cessation or subsidence of a fever; the space of time between the paroxysms of a disease. Intermission is an entire cessation, as distinguished from remission, or abatement of fever.

4. Intervention; interposition. [Obs.] Heylin.

Syn. -- Cessation; interruption; interval; pause; stop; rest; suspension. See Cessation.

INTERMISSIVE In`ter*mis"sive, a.

Defn: Having temporary cessations; not continual; intermittent. "Intermissive miseries." Shak. "Intermissive wars." Howell.

INTERMIT In`ter*mit", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intermitted; p. pr. & vb. n. Intermitting.] Etym: [L. intermittere; inter between + mittere, missum, to send: cf. OE. entremeten to busy (one's self) with, F. s'entremettre. See Missile.]

Defn: To cause to cease for a time, or at intervals; to interrupt; to suspend. Pray to the gods to intermit the plague. Shak.

INTERMIT In`ter*mit", v. i.

Defn: To cease for a time or at intervals; to moderate; to be intermittent, as a fever. Pope.

INTERMITTENCE In`ter*mit"tence, n. Etym: [Cf. F. intermittence.]

Defn: Act or state of intermitting; intermission. Tyndall.

INTERMITTENT In`ter*mit"tent, a. Etym: [L. intermittens, -entis, p. pr. of intermittere: cf. F. intermittent.]

Defn: Coming and going at intervals; alternating; recurrent; periodic; as, an intermittent fever. Boyle. Intermittent fever (Med.), a disease with fever which recurs at certain intervals; -- applied particularly to fever and ague. See Fever. -- Intermittent gearing (Mach.), gearing which receives, or produces, intermittent motion. -- Intermittent springs, springs which flow at intervals, not apparently dependent upon rain or drought. They probably owe their intermittent action to their being connected with natural reservoirs in hills or mountains by passages having the form of a siphon, the water beginning to flow when it has accumulated so as to fill the upper part of the siphon, and ceasing when, by running through it, it has fallen below the orifice of the upper part of the siphon in the reservoir.

INTERMITTENT In`ter*mit"tent, n. (Med.)

Defn: An intermittent fever or disease. Dunglison.

INTERMITTENTLY In`ter*mit"tent*ly, adv.

Defn: With intermissions; in an intermittent manner; intermittingly.

INTERMITTINGLY In`ter*mit"ting*ly, adv.

Defn: With intermissions; at intervals. W. Montagu.

INTERMIX In`ter*mix", v. t.

Defn: To mix together; to intermingle. In yonder spring of roses, intermixed With myrtle, find what to redress till noon. Milton.

INTERMIX In`ter*mix", v. i.

Defn: To be mixed together; to be intermingled.

INTERMIXEDLY In`ter*mix"ed*ly, adv.

Defn: In a mixed manner.

INTERMIXTURE In`ter*mix"ture, n.

1. A mass formed by mixture; a mass of ingredients mixed. Boyle.

2. Admixture; an additional ingredient. In this height of impiety there wanted not an intermixture of levity and folly. Bacon.

INTERMOBILITY In`ter*mo*bil"i*ty, n.

Defn: Capacity of things to move among each other; as, the intermobility of fluid particles.

INTERMODILLION In`ter*mo*dil"lion, n. (Arch.)

Defn: The space between two modillions.

INTERMONTANE In`ter*mon"tane, a. Etym: [Pref. inter- + L. montanus belonging to a mountain, fr. mons, montis, mountain.]

Defn: Between mountains; as, intermontane soil.

INTERMUNDANE In`ter*mun"dane, a.

Defn: Being, between worlds or orbs. [R.] "Intermundane spaces." Locke.

INTERMUNDIAN In`ter*mun"di*an, a.

Defn: Intermundane. [Obs.]

INTERMURAL In`ter*mu"ral, a.

Defn: Lying between walls; inclosed by walls.

INTERMURE In`ter*mure", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intermured; p. pr. & vb. n. Intermuring.] Etym: [Pref. inter- + L. murus wall.]

Defn: To wall in; to inclose. [Obs.] Ford.

INTERMUSCULAR In`ter*mus"cu*lar, a. (Anat.)

Defn: Between muscles; as, intermuscular septa.

INTERMUTATION In`ter*mu*ta"tion, n.

Defn: Interchange; mutual or reciprocal change.

INTERMUTUAL In`ter*mu"tu*al, a.

Defn: Mutual. [Obs.] Daniel. -- In`ter*mu"tu*al*ly, adv. [Obs.]

INTERN In*tern", a. Etym: [L. internus: cf. F. interne. See Internal.]

Defn: Internal. [Obs.] Howell.

INTERN In*tern", v. t. Etym: [F. interne. See Intern, a.]

Defn: To put for safe keeping in the interior of a place or country; to confine to one locality; as, to intern troops which have fled for refuge to a neutral country.

INTERNAL In*tern"al, a. Etym: [L. internus; akin to interior. See Interior.]

1. Inward; interior; being within any limit or surface; inclosed; -- opposed to external; as, the internal parts of a body, or of the earth.

2. Derived from, or dependent on, the thing itself; inherent; as, the internal evidence of the divine origin of the Scriptures.

3. Pertaining to its own affairs or interests; especially, (said of a country) domestic, as opposed to foreign; as, internal trade; internal troubles or war.

4. Pertaining to the inner being or the heart; spiritual. With our Savior, internal purity is everything. Paley.

5. Intrinsic; inherent; real. [R.] The internal rectitude of our actions in the sight of God. Rogers.

6. (Anat.)

Defn: Lying toward the mesial plane; mesial. Internal angle (Geom.), an interior angle. See under Interior. -- Internal gear (Mach.), a gear in which the teeth project inward from the rim instead of outward.

Syn. -- Inner; interior; inward; inland; inside.

INTERNAL-COMBUSTION; INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINE In*ter"nal-com*bus"tion, a. (Mach.)

Defn: Designating, or pertaining to, any engine (called an Internal- combustion engine) in which the heat or pressure energy necessary to produce motion is developed in the engine cylinder, as by the explosion of a gas, and not in a separate chamber, as in a steam- engine boiler. The gas used may be a fixed gas, or one derived from alcohol, ether, gasoline (petrol), naphtha, oil (petroleum), etc. There are three main classes: (1) gas engines proper, using fixed gases, as coal, blast-furnace, or producer gas; (2) engines using the vapor of a volatile fluid, as the typical gasoline (petrol) engine; (3) oil engines, using either an atomized spray or the vapor (produced by heat) of a comparatively heavy oil, as petroleum or kerosene. In all of these the gas is mixed with a definite amount of air, the charge is composed in the cylinder and is then exploded either by a flame of gas (flame ignition -- now little used), by a hot tube (tube ignition) or the like, by an electric spark (electric ignition, the usual method is gasoline engines, or by the heat of compression, as in the Diesel engine. Gas and oil engines are chiefly of the stationary type. Gasoline engines are largely used for automobile vehicles, boats, etc. Most internal-combustion engines use the Otto (four-stroke) cycle, though many use the two-stroke cycle. They are almost universally trunk engines and single-acting. Because of the intense heat produced by the frequent explosions, the cylinders must be cooled by a water jacket (water-cooled) or by air currents (air cooled) to give the maximum thermodynamic efficiency and to avoid excessive friction or seizing.

INTERNALITY In`ter*nal"i*ty, n.

Defn: The state of being internal or within; interiority.

INTERNALLY In*ter"nal*ly, adv.

1. Inwardly; within the enveloping surface, or the boundary of a thing; within the body; beneath the surface.

2. Hence: Mentally; spiritually. Jer. Taylor.

INTERNASAL In`ter*na"sal, a. (Anat.)

Defn: Between the nasal cavities; as, the internasal cartilage.

INTERNATIONAL In`ter*na"tion*al, a. Etym: [Pref. inter- + national: cf. F. international.]

1. Between or among nations; pertaining to the intercourse of nations; participated in by two or more nations; common to, or affecting, two or more nations.

2. Of or concerning the association called the International. International code (Naut.), a common system of signaling adopted by nearly all maritime nations, whereby communication may be had between vessels at sea. -- International copyright. See under Copyright. -- International law, the rules regulating the mutual intercourse of nations. International law is mainly the product of the conditions from time to time of international intercourse, being drawn from diplomatic discussion, textbooks, proof of usage, and from recitals in treaties. It is called public when treating of the relations of sovereign powers, and private when of the relations of persons of different nationalities. International law is now, by the better opinion, part of the common law of the land. Cf. Conflict of laws, under Conflict. Wharton.

INTERNATIONAL In`ter*na"tion*al, n. Etym: [Cf. F. internationale.]

1. The International; an abbreviated from of the title of the International Workingmen's Association, the name of an association, formed in London in 1864, which has for object the promotion of the interests of the industrial classes of all nations.

2. A member of the International Association.

INTERNATIONALISM In`ter*na"tion*al*ism, n.

1. The state or principles of international interests and intercourse.

2. The doctrines or organization of the International.

INTERNATIONALIST In`ter*na"tion*al*ist, n.

1. One who is versed in the principles of international law.

2. A member of the International; one who believes in, or advocates the doctrines of, the International.

INTERNATIONALIZE In`ter*na"tion*al*ize, v. t.

Defn: To make international; to cause to affect the mutual relations of two or more nations; as, to internationalize a principle of law, or a philanthropic enterprise.

INTERNATIONALLY In`ter*na"tion*al*ly, adv.

Defn: In an international manner; from an international point of view.

INTERNE In*terne", n. Etym: [See Intern, a.]

Defn: That which is within; the interior. [Poetic] Mrs. Browning.

INTERNECIARY; INTERNECINAL In`ter*ne"cia*ry, In`ter*ne"ci*nal, a.

Defn: Internecine.

INTERNECINE In`ter*ne"cine, a. Etym: [L. internecinus deadly, murderous, fr. internecare to kill, to slaughter; inter between + necare to kill; akin to Gr. Necromancy.]

Defn: Involving, or accompanied by, mutual slaughter; mutually destructive. Internecine quarrels, horrible tumults, stain the streets with blood. Motley.

INTERNECION In`ter*ne"cion, n. Etym: [L. internecio.]

Defn: Mutual slaughter or destruction; massacre. [Obs.] Sir M. Hale.

INTERNECIVE In`ter*ne"cive, a. Etym: [L. internecivus.]

Defn: Internecine. [R.] Sydney Smith.

INTERNECTION In`ter*nec"tion, n. Etym: [L. internectere to bind together; inter between + nectere to fasten.]

Defn: Intimate connection. [Obs.] W. Montagu.

INTERNEURAL In`ter*neu"ral, a. (Anat.)

Defn: Between the neural arches or neural spines. -- n.

Defn: An interneural spine or cartilage.

INTERNITY In*ter"ni*ty, n.

Defn: State of being within; interiority. [R.] H. Brooke.

INTERNMENT In*tern"ment, n. Etym: [F. internement. See Intern.]

Defn: Confinement within narrow limits, -- as of foreign troops, to the interior of a country.

INTERNODAL In`ter*no"dal, a.

Defn: Of or pertaining to internodes; intervening between nodes or joints.

INTERNODE In"ter*node`, n. Etym: [L. internodium; inter between + nodus knot.]

1. (Bot.)

Defn: The space between two nodes or points of the stem from which the leaves properly arise. H. Spenser.

2. (Anat.)

Defn: A part between two joints; a segment; specifically, one of the phalanges.

INTERNODIAL In`ter*no"di*al, a.

Defn: Internodal. [R.]

INTERNUNCIAL In`ter*nun"cial, a. Etym: [See Internuncio.]

1. Of or pertaining to an internuncio.

2. (Physiol.)

Defn: Communicating or transmitting impressions between different parts of the body; -- said of the nervous system. Carpenter.

INTERNUNCIESS In`ter*nun"ciess, n.

Defn: A female messenger. [R.]

INTERNUNCIO In`ter*nun"ci*o, n.; pl. Internuncios. Etym: [L. internuntius; inter between + nuntius, nuncius, messenger: cf. It. internunzio. See Nuncio.]

1. A messenger between two parties. Johnson.

2. A representative, or chargé d'affaires, of the pope at a foreign court or seat of government, ranking next below a nuncio.

Note: This title was formerly given also to the Austrian envoy at Constantinople.

INTERNUNCIOSHIP In`ter*nun"ci*o*ship, n.

Defn: The office or function of an internuncio. Richardson.

INTERNUNCIUS In`ter*nun"ci*us, n. Etym: [L.]

Defn: Internuncio.

INTEROCEANIC In`ter*o`ce*an"ic, a.

Defn: Between oceans; connecting oceans; as, interoceanic communication; an interoceanic canal.

INTEROCULAR In`ter*oc"u*lar, a.

Defn: Between, or within, the eyes; as, the interocular distance; situated between the eyes, as the antennæ of some insects.

INTEROPERCULAR In`ter*o*per"cu*lar, a.

Defn: Of or pertaining to the interoperculum. -- n.

Defn: The interopercular bone.

INTEROPERCULUM In`ter*o*per"cu*lum, n.; pl. -la (-la). (Anat.)

Defn: The postero-inferior opercular bone, in fishes.

INTERORBITAL In`ter*or"bit*al, a. (Anat.)

Defn: Between the orbits; as, the interorbital septum.

INTEROSCULANT In`ter*os"cu*lant, a.

1. Mutually touching or intersecting; as, interosculant circles.

2. (Biol.)

Defn: Uniting two groups; -- said of certain genera which connect family groups, or of species that connect genera. See Osculant.

INTEROSCULATE In`ter*os"cu*late, v. i. & t.

1. To kiss together to touch. See Osculate.

2. (Biol.)

Defn: To have the character of, or to lie between, two distinct groups.

INTEROSSEAL; INTEROSSEOUS In`ter*os"se*al, In`ter*os"se*ous, a. Etym: [Pref. inter- + osseous: cf. F. interosseux.] (Anat.)

Defn: Situated between bones; as, an interosseous ligament.

INTERPALE In`ter*pale", v. t.

1. To place pales between or among; to separate by pales.

2. To interweave or interlace. [R.] Brende.

INTERPARIETAL In`ter*pa*ri"e*tal, a. (Anat.)

Defn: Between the parietal bones or cartilages; as, the interparietal suture. -- n.

Defn: The interparietal bone or cartilage

INTERPAUSE In`ter*pause`, n.

Defn: An intermission. [R.]

INTERPEAL In`ter*peal", v. t.

Defn: To interpel. [Obs.]

INTERPEDENCULAR In`ter*pe*den"cu*lar, a. (Anat.)

Defn: Between peduncles; esp., between the peduncles, or crura, of the cerebrum.

INTERPEL In`ter*pel", v. t. Etym: [L. interpellare, interpellatum; inter between + pellare (in comp.), akin to pellere to drive: cf. F. interpeller. Cf. Interpellate.]

Defn: To interrupt, break in upon, or intercede with. [Obs.] I am interpelled by many businesses. Howell.

INTERPELLANT In`ter*pel"lant, a. Etym: [L. interpellans, p. pr. See Interpel.]

Defn: Interpelling; interrupting. -- n.

Defn: One who, or that which, interpels.

INTERPELLATE In`ter*pel"late, v. t. Etym: [See Interpel.]

Defn: To question imperatively, as a minister, or other executive officer, in explanation of his conduct; -- generally on the part of a legislative body.

INTERPELLATION In`ter*pel*la"tion, n. Etym: [L. interpellatio: cf. F. interpellation.]

1. The act of interpelling or interrupting; interruption. "Continual interpellations." Bp. Hall.

2. The act of interposing or interceding; intercession. Accepted by his interpellation and intercession. Jer. Taylor.

3. An act of interpellating, or of demanding of an officer an explanation of his action; imperative or peremptory questioning; a point raised in a debate.

4. A official summons or citation. Ayliffe.

INTERPENETRATE In`ter*pen"e*trate, v. t.

Defn: To penetrate between or within; to penetrate mutually. It interpenetrates my granite mass. Shelley.

INTERPENETRATE In`ter*pen"e*trate, v. i.

Defn: To penetrate each the other; to penetrate between bodies or their parts. Interpenetrating molding (Arch.), in late Gothic architecture, a decoration by means of moldings which seem to pass through solid uprights, transoms, or other members; often, two sets of architectural members penetrating one another, in appearance, as if both had been plastic when they were put together.

INTERPENETRATION In`ter*pen`e*tra"tion, n.

Defn: The act of penetrating between or within other substances; mutual penetration. Milman.

INTERPENETRATIVE In`ter*pen"e*tra*tive, a.

Defn: Penetrating among or between other substances; penetrating each the other; mutually penetrative.

INTERPETALARY In`ter*pet"al*a*ry, a. Etym: [Pref. inter- + petal.] (Bot.)

Defn: Between the petals of a flower.

INTERPETIOLAR In`ter*pet"i*o*lar, a. (Bot.)

Defn: Being between petioles. Cf. Intrapetiolar.

INTERPHALANGEAL In`ter*pha*lan"ge*al, a. (Anat.)

Defn: Between phalanges; as, interphalangeal articulations.

INTERPILASTER In`ter*pi*las"ter, n. (Arch.)

Defn: The interval or space between two pilasters. Elmes.

INTERPLACE In`ter*place", v. t.

Defn: To place between or among; as, to interplace a name. [R.] Daniel.

INTERPLANETARY In`ter*plan"et*a*ry, a.

Defn: Between planets; as, interplanetary spaces. Boyle.

INTERPLAY In`ter*play`, n.

Defn: Mutual action or influence; interaction; as, the interplay of affection.

INTERPLEAD In`ter*plead", v. i. (Law)

Defn: To plead against each other, or go to trial between themselves, as the claimants in an in an interpleader. See Interpleader. [Written also enterplead.]

INTERPLEADER In`ter*plead"er, n.

1. One who interpleads.

2. (Law)

Defn: A proceeding devised to enable a person, of whom the same debt, duty, or thing is claimed adversely by two or more parties, to compel them to litigate the right or title between themselves, and thereby to relieve himself from the suits which they might otherwise bring against him.

INTERPLEDGE In`ter*pledge", v. t.

Defn: To pledge mutually. [R.]

INTERPOINT In`ter*point", v. t.

Defn: To point; to mark with stops or pauses; to punctuate. [R.] Her sighs should interpoint her words. Daniel.

INTERPOLABLE In*ter"po*la*ble, a.

Defn: That may be interpolated; suitable to be interpolated. A most interpolable clause of one sentence. De Morgan.

INTERPOLATE In*ter"po*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Interpolated; p. pr. & vb. n. Interpolating.] Etym: [L. interpolatus, p. p. of interpolare to form anew, to interpolate, fr. interpolus, interpolis, falsified, vamped up, polished up; inter between + polire to polish. See Polish, v. t.]

1. To renew; to carry on with intermission. [Obs.] Motion . . . partly continued and unintermitted, . . . partly interpolated and interrupted. Sir M. Hale.

2. To alter or corrupt by the insertion of new or foreign matter; especially, to change, as a book or text, by the insertion of matter that is new, or foreign to the purpose of the author. How strangely Ignatius is mangled and interpolated, you may see by the vast difference of all copies and editions. Bp. Barlow. The Athenians were put in possession of Salamis by another law, which was cited by Solon, or, as some think, interpolated by him for that purpose. Pope.

3. (Math.)

Defn: To fill up intermediate terms of, as of a series, according to the law of the series; to introduce, as a number or quantity, in a partial series, according to the law of that part of the series.

INTERPOLATED In*ter"po*la`ted, a.

1. Inserted in, or added to, the original; introduced; foisted in; changed by the insertion of new or spurious matter.

2. (Math.) (a) Provided with necessary interpolations; as, an interpolated table. (b) Introduced or determined by interpolation; as, interpolated quantities or numbers.

INTERPOLATION In*ter`po*la"tion, n. Etym: [L. interpolatio an alteration made here and there: cf. F. interpolation.]

1. The act of introducing or inserting anything, especially that which is spurious or foreign.

2. That which is introduced or inserted, especially something foreign or spurious. Bentley wrote a letter . . . . upon the scriptural glosses in our present copies of Hesychius, which he considered interpolations from a later hand. De Quincey.

3. (Math.)

Defn: The method or operation of finding from a few given terms of a series, as of numbers or observations, other intermediate terms in conformity with the law of the series.

INTERPOLATOR In*ter"po*la`tor, n. Etym: [L., a corrupter: of. F. interpolateur.]

Defn: One who interpolates; esp., one who inserts foreign or spurious matter in genuine writings.

INTERPONE In`ter*pone", v. t. Etym: [L. interponere; inter between + ponere to place. See Position.]

Defn: To interpose; to insert or place between. [R.] Cudworth.

INTERPONENT In`ter*po"nent, n.

Defn: One who, or that which, interposes; an interloper, an opponent. [R.] Heywood.

INTERPOSAL In`ter*pos"al, n. Etym: [From Interpose.]

Defn: The act of interposing; interposition; intervention.

INTERPOSE In`ter*pose", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Interposed; p. pr. & vb. n. Interposing.] Etym: [F. interposer. See Inter-, and Pose, v. t.]

1. To place between; as, to interpose a screen between the eye and the light. Mountains interposed Make enemies of nations. Cowper.

2. To thrust; to intrude; to between, either for aid or for troubling. What watchful cares do interpose themselves Betwixt your eyes and night Shak. The common Father of mankind seasonably interposed his hand, and rescues miserable man. Woodward.

3. To introduce or inject between the parts of a conversation or argument. Milton.

INTERPOSE In`ter*pose", v. i.

1. To be or come between. Long hid by interposing hill or wood. Cowper.

2. To step in between parties at variance; to mediate; as, the prince interposed and made peace. Pope.

3. To utter a sentiment by way of interruption. Boyle.

Syn. -- To intervene; intercede; mediate; interfere; intermeddle. -- To Interpose, Intermeddle, Interfere. A man may often interpose with propriety in the concerns of others; he can never intermeddle without being impertinent or officious; nor can be interfere without being liable to the same charge, unless he has rights which are interfered with. "In our practical use, interference is something offensive. It is the pushing in of himself between two parties on the part of a third who was not asked, and is not thanked for his pains, and who, as the feeling of the word implies, had no business there; while interposition is employed to express the friendly, peacemaking mediation of one whom the act well became, and who, even if he was not specially invited thereunto, is still thanked for what he has done." Trench.

INTERPOSE In"ter*pose, n.

Defn: Interposition. [Obs.]

INTERPOSER In`ter*pos"er, n.

Defn: One who, or that which, interposes or intervenes; an obstacle or interruption; a mediator or agent between parties. Shak.

INTERPOSIT In`ter*pos"it, n. Etym: [From L. interpositus, p. p. of interponere. See Interposition.]

Defn: An intermediate depot or station between one commercial city or country and another. Mitford.

INTERPOSITION In`ter*po*si"tion, n. Etym: [L. interpositio a putting between, insertion, fr. interponere, interpositum: cf. F. interposition. See Interpone, Position.]

1. The act of interposing, or the state of being interposed; a being, placing, or coming between; mediation.

2. The thing interposed.

INTERPOSURE In`ter*po"sure, n.

Defn: Interposition. [Obs.]

INTERPRET In*ter"pret, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Interpreted; p. pr. & vb. n. Interpreting.] Etym: [F. interprêter, L. interpretari, p. p. interpretatus, fr. interpre interpeter, agent, negotiator; inter between + (prob.) the root of pretium price. See Price.]

1. To explain or tell the meaning of; to expound; to translate orally into intelligible or familiar language or terms; to decipher; to define; -- applied esp. to language, but also to dreams, signs, conduct, mysteries, etc.; as, to interpret the Hebrew language to an Englishman; to interpret an Indian speech. Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us. Matt. i. 23. And Pharaoh told them his dreams; but there was none that could interpret them unto Pharaoh. Gen. xli. 8.

2. To apprehend and represent by means of art; to show by illustrative representation; as, an actor interprets the character of Hamlet; a musician interprets a sonata; an artist interprets a landscape.

Syn. -- To translate; explain; solve; render; expound; elucidate; decipher; unfold; unravel.

INTERPRET In*ter"pret, v. i.

Defn: To act as an interpreter. Shak.

INTERPRETABLE In*ter"pret*a*ble, a. Etym: [L. interpretabilis: cf. F. interprêtable.]

Defn: Admitting of interpretation; capable of being interpreted or explained.

INTERPRETAMENT In*ter"pre*ta*ment, n. Etym: [L. interpretamentum.]

Defn: Interpretation. [Obs.] Milton.

INTERPRETATION In*ter`pre*ta"tion, n. Etym: [L. interpretatio: cf. F. interprétation.]

1. The act of interpreting; explanation of what is obscure; translation; version; construction; as, the interpretation of a foreign language, of a dream, or of an enigma. Look how we can, or sad or merrily, Interpretation will misquote our looks. Shak.

2. The sense given by an interpreter; exposition or explanation given; meaning; as, commentators give various interpretations of the same passage of Scripture.

3. The power or explaining. [R.] Bacon.

4. (Fine Arts)

Defn: An artist's way of expressing his thought or embodying his conception of nature.

5. (Math.)

Defn: The act or process of applying general principles or formulæ to the explanation of the results obtained in special cases.

Syn. -- Explanation; solution; translation; version; sense; exposition; rendering; definition.

INTERPRETATIVE In*ter"pre*ta*tive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. interprétatif.]

1. Designed or fitted to interpret; explanatory. "Interpretative lexicography." Johnson.

2. According to interpretation; constructive. An interpretative siding with heresies. Hammond.

INTERPRETATIVELY In*ter"pre*ta*tive*ly, adv.

Defn: By interpretation. Ray.

INTERPRETER In*ter"pret*er, n. Etym: [Cf. OF. entrepreteur, L. interpretator.]

Defn: One who or that which interprets, explains, or expounds; a translator; especially, a person who translates orally between two parties. We think most men's actions to be the interpreters of their thoughts. Locke.

INTERPRETIVE In*ter"pre*tive, a.

Defn: Interpretative. [R.]

INTERPUBIC In`ter*pu"bic, a. (Anat.)

Defn: Between the pubic bones or cartilages; as, the interpubic disk.

INTERPUNCTION In`ter*punc"tion, n. Etym: [L. interpunctio, fr. interpungere, interppunctum, to interpoint. See Inter-, and Point.]

Defn: The insertion of points between word or sentences; punctuation.

INTERRADIAL In`ter*ra"di*al, a.

Defn: Between the radii, or rays; -- in zoölogy, said of certain parts of radiate animals; as, the interradial plates of a starfish.

INTERRAMAL In`ter*ra"mal, a. Etym: [Pref. inter- + L. ramus a branch.] (Anat.)

Defn: Between rami or branches; esp., between the mandibles, or rami of the lower jaw; intermandibular.

INTERRECEIVE In`ter*re*ceive", v. t.

Defn: To receive between or within.

INTERREGENCY In`ter*re"gen*cy, n.

Defn: An interregnum. [Obs.] Blount.

INTERREGENT In`ter*re"gent, n.

Defn: A person who discharges the royal functions during an interregnum. Holland.

INTERREGNUM In`ter*reg"num, n.; pl. Interregnums. Etym: [L., fr. inter between + regnum dominion, reign. See Reign, and cf. Interreign.]

1. The time during which a throne is vacant between the death or abdication of a sovereign and the accession of his successor.

2. Any period during which, for any cause, the executive branch of a government is suspended or interrupted.

INTERREIGN In"ter*reign`, n. Etym: [Cf. F. interrègne.]

Defn: An interregnum. [Obs.] Bacon.

INTERRELATED In`ter*re*lat"ed, a.

Defn: Having a mutual or reciprocal relation or parallelism; correlative.

INTERRELATION In`ter*re*la"tion, n.

Defn: Mutual or reciprocal relation; correlation.

INTERRENAL In`ter*re"nal, a. (Anat.)

Defn: Between the kidneys; as, the interrenal body, an organ found in many fishes. -- n.

Defn: The interrenal body.

INTERREPELLENT In`ter*re*pel"lent, a.

Defn: Mutually repellent. De Quincey.

INTERRER In*ter"rer, n.

Defn: One who inters.

INTERREX In"ter*rex`, n.; pl. E. Interrexes, L. Interreges. Etym: [L., fr. inter between + rex king.]

Defn: An interregent, or a regent.

INTERROGATE In*ter"ro*gate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Interrogating.] Etym: [L. interrogatus, p. p. of interrogare to ask; inter between + rogare to ask. See Rogation.]

Defn: To question formally; to question; to examine by asking questions; as, to interrogate a witness. Wilt thou, uncalled, interrogate, Talker! the unreplying Fate Emerson.

Syn. -- To question; ask. See Question.

INTERROGATE In*ter"ro*gate, v. i.

Defn: To ask questions. Bacon.

INTERROGATE In*ter"ro*gate, n.

Defn: An interrogation; a question. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.

INTERROGATEE In*ter`ro*ga*tee", n.

Defn: One who is interrogated.

INTERROGATION In*ter`ro*ga"tion, n. Etym: [L. interrogatio: cf. F. interrogation.]

1. The act of interrogating or questioning; examination by questions; inquiry.

2. A question put; an inquiry.

3. A point, mark, or sign, thus [], indicating that the sentence with which it is connected is a question. It is used to express doubt, or to mark a query. Called also interrogation point.

Note: In works printed in the Spanish language this mark is not only placed at the end of an interrogative sentence, but is also placed, inverted [as thus (¿)], at the beginning.

INTERROGATIVE In`ter*rog"a*tive (, a. Etym: [L. interrogativus: cf. F. interrogatif.]

Defn: Denoting a question; expressed in the form of a question; as, an interrogative sentence; an interrogative pronoun.

INTERROGATIVE In`ter*rog"a*tive, n. (Gram.)

Defn: A word used in asking questions; as, who which why

INTERROGATIVELY In`ter*rog"a*tive*ly, adv.

Defn: In the form of, or by means of, a question; in an interrogative manner.

INTERROGATOR In*ter"ro*ga`tor, n. Etym: [L.: cf. F. interrogateur.]

Defn: One who asks questions; a questioner.

INTERROGATORY In`ter*rog"a*to*ry, n.; pl. Interrogatories. Etym: [Cf. F. interrogatoire.]

Defn: A formal question or inquiry; esp. (Law), a question asked in writing. Macaulay.

INTERROGATORY In`ter*rog"a*to*ry, a. Etym: [L. interrogatorius.]

Defn: Containing, expressing, or implying a question; as, an interrogatory sentence.

INTERRUPT In`ter*rupt", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Interrupted; p. pr. & vb. n. Interrupting.] Etym: [L. interruptus, p. p. of interrumpere to interrupt; inter between + rumpere to break. See Rupture.]

1. To break into, or between; to stop, or hinder by breaking in upon the course or progress of; to interfere with the current or motion of; to cause a temporary cessation of; as, to interrupt the remarks speaking. Do not interrupt me in my course. Shak.

2. To divide; to separate; to break the monotony of; as, the evenness of the road was not interrupted by a single hill.

INTERRUPT In`ter*rupt", p. a. Etym: [L. interruptus, p. p.]

Defn: Broken; interrupted. [Obs.] Milton.

INTERRUPTED In`ter*rupt"ed, a.

1. Broken; intermitted; suddenly stopped.

2. (Bot.)

Defn: Irregular; -- said of any arrangement whose symmetry is destroyed by local causes, as when leaflets are interposed among the leaves in a pinnate leaf.

INTERRUPTEDLY In`ter*rupt"ed*ly, adv.

Defn: With breaks or interruptions; discontinuously. Interruptedly pinnate (Bot.), pinnate with small leaflets intermixed with large ones. Gray.

INTERRUPTER In`ter*rupt"er, n.

1. One who, or that which, interrupts.

2. (Elec.)

Defn: A device for opening and closing an electrical circuit; a vibrating spring or tuning fork, arranged to make and break a circuit at rapidly recurring intervals, by the action of the current itself.

INTERRUPTION In`ter*rup"tion, n. Etym: [L. interruptio: cf. F. interruption.]

1. The act of interrupting, or breaking in upon.

2. The state of being interrupted; a breach or break, caused by the abrupt intervention of something foreign; intervention; interposition. Sir M. Hale. Lest the interruption of time cause you to lose the idea of one part. Dryden.

3. Obstruction caused by breaking in upon course, current, progress, or motion; stop; hindrance; as, the author has met with many interruptions in the execution of his work; the speaker or the argument proceeds without interruption.

4. Temporary cessation; intermission; suspension.

INTERRUPTIVE In`ter*rupt"ive, a.

Defn: Tending to interrupt; interrupting. "Interruptive forces." H. Bushnell. -- In`ter*rupt"ive*ly, adv.

INTERSCAPULAR In`ter*scap"u*lar, a.

1. (Anat.)

Defn: Between the scapulæ or shoulder blades.

2. (Zoöl.)

Defn: Pertaining to the upper back, or the part between the shoulders; as, the interscapular feathers.

INTERSCAPULARS In`ter*scap"u*lars, n. pl. (Zoöl.)

Defn: The interscapular feathers of a bird.

INTERSCENDENT In`ter*scend"ent, a. Etym: [See Inter-, and Ascend.] (Math.)

Defn: Having exponents which are radical quantities; -- said of certain powers; as, xsq. root2, or xsq. roota. Interscedent series, a series whose terms are interscendent quantities. Hutton.

INTERSCIND In`ter*scind", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Interscinded; p. pr. & vb. n. Interscinding.] Etym: [L. interscindere; inter between + scindere to cut.]

Defn: To cut off. [R.]

INTERSCRIBE In`ter*scribe", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Interscribed; p. pr. & vb. n. Interscribing.] Etym: [L. interscribere; inter between + scribere to write.]

Defn: To write between. [R.]

INTERSECANT In`ter*se"cant, a. Etym: [L. intersecans, p. pr. of intersecare. See Intersect.]

Defn: Dividing into parts; crossing; intersecting.

INTERSECT In`ter*sect", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intersected; p. pr. & vb. n. Intersecting.] Etym: [L. intersectus, p. p. of intersecare to intersect; inter + secare to cut. See Section.]

Defn: To cut into or between; to cut or cross mutually; to divide into parts; as, any two diameters of a circle intersect each other at the center. Lands intersected by a narrow frith Abhor each other. Cowper.

INTERSECT In`ter*sect", v. i.

Defn: To cut into one another; to meet and cross each other; as, the point where two lines intersect.

INTERSECTION In`ter*sec"tion, n. Etym: [L. intersectio: cf. F. intersection.]

1. The act, state, or place of intersecting.

2. (Geom.)

Defn: The point or line in which one line or surface cuts another.

INTERSECTIONAL In`ter*sec"tion*al, a.

Defn: Pertaining to, or formed by, intersections.

INTERSEMINATE In`ter*sem"i*nate, v. t. Etym: [L. interseminatus, p. p. of interseminare. See Inter-, and Seminate.]

Defn: To sow between or among. [R.]

INTERSEPTAL In`ter*sep"tal, a. (Biol.)

Defn: Between septa; as, the interseptal spaces or zones, between the transparent, or septal, zones in striated muscle; the interseptal chambers of a shell, or of a seed vessel.

INTERSERT In`ter*sert", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Interserted; p. pr. & vb. n. Interserting.] Etym: [L. intersertus, p. p. of interserere to intersert; inter between + serere to join, weave.]

Defn: To put in between other things; to insert. [Obs.] Brerewood.

INTERSERTTION In`ter*sert"tion, n.

Defn: The act of interserting, or that which is interserted. [Obs.] Hammond.

INTERSESAMOID In`ter*ses"a*moid, a. (Anat.)

Defn: Between sesamoid bones; as, intersesamoid ligaments.

INTERSET In`ter*set", v. t.

Defn: To set between or among. [R.]

INTERSHOCK In`ter*shock, v. t.

Defn: To shock mutually. [R.]

INTERSIDEREAL In`ter*si*de"re*al, a.

Defn: Between or among constellations or stars; interstellar.

INTERSOCIAL In`ter*so"cial, a.

Defn: Pertaining to the mutual intercourse or relations of persons in society; social.

INTERSOMNIOUS In`ter*som"ni*ous, a. Etym: [Pref. inter- + L. somnus sleep.]

Defn: Between the times of sleeping; in an interval of wakefulness. [R.]

INTERSPACE In"ter*space`, n. Etym: [L. interspatium. See Inter-, and Space.]

Defn: Intervening space. Bp. Hacket.

INTERSPEECH In"ter*speech`, n.

Defn: A speech interposed between others. [R.] Blount.

INTERSPERSE In`ter*sperse", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Interspersed; p. pr. & vb. n. Interspersing.] Etym: [L. interspersus interspersed; inter between, among + spargere to scatter. See Sparse.]

1. To scatter or set here and there among other things; to insert at intervals; as, to intersperse pictures in a book. There, interspersed in lawns and op'ning glades, Thin trees arise that shun each other's shades. Pope.

2. To diversify or adorn with things set or scattered at intervals; to place something at intervals in or among; as, to intersperse a book with pictures. Which space is interspersed with small islands and rock. Cook.

INTERSPERSION In`ter*sper"sion, n.

Defn: The act of interspersing, or the state of being interspersed.

INTERSPINAL; INTERSPINOUS In`ter*spi"nal, In`ter*spi"nous, a. (Anat.)

Defn: Between spines; esp., between the spinous processes of the vertebral column.

INTERSPIRATION In`ter*spi*ra"tion, n. Etym: [L. interspiratio. See Inter-, and Spirit.]

Defn: Spiritual inspiration at separate times, or at intervals. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.

INTERSTAPEDIAL In`ter*sta*pe"di*al, a. (Anat.)

Defn: Pertaining to a part of the columella of the ear, between the stapes and the mediostapedial. -- n.

Defn: The interstapedial part of the columella.

INTERSTATE In"ter*state`, a.

Defn: Pertaining to the mutual relations of States; existing between, or including, different States; as, interstate commerce. Story.

INTERSTELLAR In`ter*stel"lar, a.

Defn: Between or among the stars; as, interstellar space. Bacon.

INTERSTELLARY In`ter*stel"la*ry, a.

Defn: Interstellar.

INTERSTERNAL In`ter*ster"nal, a. (Zoöl.)

Defn: Between the sternal; -- said of certain membranes or parts of insects and crustaceans.

INTERSTICE In*ter"stice, n.; pl. Interstices. Etym: [L. interstitium a pause, interval; inter between + sistere to set, fr. stare to stand: cf. F. interstice. See Stand.]

1. That which intervenes between one thing and another; especially, a space between things closely set, or between the parts which compose a body; a narrow chink; a crack; a crevice; a hole; an interval; as, the interstices of a wall.

2. An interval of time; specifically (R. C. Ch.), in the plural, the intervals which the canon law requires between the reception of the various degrees of orders. Nonobservance of the interstices . . . is a sin. Addis & Arnold.

INTERSTICED In*ter"sticed, a.

Defn: Provided with interstices; having interstices between; situated at intervals.

INTERSTINCTIVE In`ter*stinc"tive, a. Etym: [L. interstinctus, p. p. of interstinguere to separate; inter + stinguere to extinguish.]

Defn: Distinguishing. [Obs.] Wallis.

INTERSTITIAL In`ter*sti"tial, a.

Defn: Of or pertaining to interstices; intermediate; within the tissues; as, interstitial cavities or spaces in the tissues of animals or plants.

INTERSTITION In`ter*sti"tion, n.

Defn: An intervening period of time; interval. [Obs.] Gower.

INTERSTRATIFICATION In`ter*strat`i*fi*ca"tion, n. (Geol.)

Defn: Stratification among or between other layers or strata; also, that which is interstratified.

INTERSTRATIFIED In`ter*strat"i*fied, a. (Geol.)

Defn: Stratified among or between other bodies; as, interstratified rocks.

INTERSTRATIFY In`ter*strat"i*fy, v. t. (Geol.)

Defn: To put or insert between other strata.

INTERTALK In`ter*talk", v. i.

Defn: To converse. [Obs.] Carew.

INTERTANGLE In`ter*tan"gle, v. t.

Defn: To entangle; to intertwine. "Moss and intertangled vines." Longfellow.

INTERTARSAL In`ter*tar"sal, a. (Anat.)

Defn: Between the tarsal bones; as, the intertarsal articulations.

INTERTEX In`ter*tex", v. t. Etym: [L. intertexere; inter between + texere to weave.]

Defn: To intertwine; to weave or bind together. [Obs.] B. Jonson.

INTERTEXTURE In`ter*tex"ture, n.

Defn: The act of interweaving, or the state of being interwoven; that which is interwoven. "Knit in nice intertexture." Coleridge. Skirted thick with intertexture firm Of thorny boughs. Cowper.

INTERTHORACIC In`ter*tho*rac"ic, a.

Defn: In the thorax.

INTERTIE In"ter*tie`, n. (Arch.)

Defn: In any framed work, a horizontal tie other than sill and plate or other principal ties, securing uprights to one another.

INTERTISSUED In`ter*tis"sued, a.

Defn: Interwoven. [R.] Shak.

INTERTRAFFIC In`ter*traf"fic, n.

Defn: Mutual trade of traffic.

INTERTRANSPICUOUS In`ter*tran*spic"u*ous, a.

Defn: Transpicuous within or between. [R.] Shelley.

INTERTRANSVERSE In`ter*trans*verse", a.

Defn: Between the transverse processes of the vertebræ.

INTERTRIGO In`ter*tri"go, n. Etym: [L., fr. inter between + terere, tritum, to rub.] (Med.)

Defn: A rubbing or chafing of the skin; especially, an abrasion or excoriation of the skin between folds, as in fat or neglected children.

INTERTROCHANTERIC In`ter*tro`chan*ter"ic, a. (Anat.)

Defn: Between the trochanters of the femur.

INTERTROPICAL In`ter*trop"ic*al, a.

Defn: Situated between or within the tropics. J. Morse.

INTERTUBULAR In`ter*tu"bu*lar, a.

Defn: Between tubes or tubules; as, intertubular cells; intertubular substance.

INTERTWINE In`ter*twine", v. t.

Defn: To unite by twining one with another; to entangle; to interlace. Milton.

INTERTWINE In`ter*twine", v. i.

Defn: To be twined or twisted together; to become mutually involved or enfolded.

INTERTWINE In`ter*twine", n.

Defn: The act intertwining, or the state of being intertwined. Coleridge.

INTERTWININGLY In`ter*twin"ing*ly, adv.

Defn: By intertwining or being intertwined.

INTERTWIST In`ter*twist", v. t.

Defn: To twist together one with another; to intertwine.

INTERTWISTINGLY In`ter*twist"ing*ly, adv.

Defn: By intertwisting, or being intertwisted.

INTERUNGULAR; INTERUNGULATE In`ter*un"gu*lar, In`ter*un"gu*late, a. (Anat.)

Defn: Between ungulæ; as, interungular glands.

INTERURBAN In`ter*ur"ban (in`ter*ûr"ban), a.

Defn: Going between, or connecting, cities or towns; as, interurban electric railways.

INTERVAL In"ter*val, n. Etym: [L. intervallum; inter between + vallum a wall: cf. F. intervalle. See Wall.]

1. A space between things; a void space intervening between any two objects; as, an interval between two houses or hills. 'Twixt host and host but narrow space was left, A dreadful interval. Milton.

2. Space of time between any two points or events; as, the interval between the death of Charles I. of England, and the accession of Charles II.

3. A brief space of time between the recurrence of similar conditions or states; as, the interval between paroxysms of pain; intervals of sanity or delirium.

4. (Mus.)

Defn: Difference in pitch between any two tones. At intervals, coming or happening with intervals between; now and then. "And Miriam watch'd and dozed at intervals." Tennyson. -- Augmented interval (Mus.), an interval increased by half a step or half a tone.

INTERVAL; INTERVALE In"ter*val, In"ter*vale, n.

Defn: A tract of low ground between hills, or along the banks of a stream, usually alluvial land, enriched by the overflowings of the river, or by fertilizing deposits of earth from the adjacent hills. Cf. Bottom, n., 7. [Local, U. S.] The woody intervale just beyond the marshy land. The Century.

INTERVALLUM In`ter*val"lum, n.; pl. Intervallums, L. Intervalla. Etym: [L.]

Defn: An interval. [R.] And a' shall laugh without intervallums. Shak. In one of these intervalla. Chillingworth.

INTERVARY In`ter*va"ry, v. i.

Defn: To alter or vary between; to change. [Obs.] Rush.

INTERVEINED In`ter*veined", a.

Defn: Intersected, as with veins.

INTERVENE In`ter*vene", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Intervened; p. pr. & vb. n. Intervening.] Etym: [L. intervenire, interventum, to intervene, to hinder; inter between + venire to come; akin to E. come: cf. F. intervenir. See Come.]

1. To come between, or to be between, persons or things; -- followed by between; as, the Mediterranean intervenes between Europe and Africa.

2. To occur, fall, or come between, points of time, or events; as, an instant intervened between the flash and the report; nothing intervened ( i. e., between the intention and the execution) to prevent the undertaking.

3. To interpose; as, to intervene to settle a quarrel.

4. In a suit to which one has not been made a party, to put forward a defense of one's interest in the subject matter. Abbott.

INTERVENE In`ter*vene", v. t.

Defn: To come between. [R.] Self-sown woodlands of birch, alder, etc., intervening the different estates. De Quincey.

INTERVENE In`ter*vene", n.

Defn: A coming between; intervention; meeting. [Obs.] Sir H. Wotton.

INTERVENER In`ter*ven"er, n.

Defn: One who intervenes; especially (Law), a person who assumes a part in a suit between others.

INTERVENIENCE; INTERVENIENCY In`ter*ven"ience, In`ter*ven"ien*cy, n.

Defn: Intervention; interposition. [R.]

INTERVENIENT In`ter*ven"ient, a. Etym: [L. interveniens, p. pr. of intervenire.]

Defn: Being or coming between; intercedent; interposed. [Obs.] Bacon.

INTERVENT In`ter*vent", v. t. Etym: [See Intervene.]

Defn: To thwart; to obstruct. [Obs.] Chapman.

INTERVENTION In`ter*ven"tion, n. Etym: [L. interventio an interposition: cf. F. intervention.]

1. The act of intervening; interposition. Sound is shut out by the intervention of that lax membrane. Holder.

2. Any interference that may affect the interests of others; especially, of one or more states with the affairs of another; mediation. Let us decide our quarrels at home, without the intervention, of any foreign power. Sir W. Temple.

3. (Civil Law)

Defn: The act by which a third person, to protect his own interest, interposes and becomes a party to a suit pending between other parties.

INTERVENTOR In`ter*ven"tor, n. Etym: [L.: cf. F. interventeur.]

Defn: One who intervenes; a mediator; especially (Eccles. Hist.), a person designated by a church to reconcile parties, and unite them in the choice of officers. Coleman.

INTERVENTRICULAR In`ter*ven*tric"u*lar, a. (Anat.)

Defn: Between the ventricles; as, the interventricular partition of the heart.

INTERVENUE In`ter*ven"ue, n. Etym: [See Intervene, Avenue.]

Defn: Interposition. [Obs.] Sir H. Blount.

INTERVERT In`ter*vert", v. t. Etym: [L. intervertere; inter between + vertere to turn.]

Defn: To turn to another course or use. [Obs.] Sir H. Wotton.

INTERVERTEBRAL In`ter*ver"te*bral, a. (Anat.)

Defn: Between vertebræ. -- In`ter*ver"te*bral*ly, adv.

INTERVIEW In"ter*view, n. Etym: [F. entrevue, fr. entrevoir to see imperfectly, to have a glimpse of, s'entrevoir to visit each other. See Inter-, and View.]

1. A mutual sight or view; a meeting face to face; usually, a formal or official meeting for consultation; a conference; as, the secretary had an interview with the President.

2. A conservation, or questioning, for the purpose of eliciting information for publication; the published statement so elicited.

Note: A recent use, originating in American newspapers, but apparently becoming general.

INTERVIEW In"ter*view, v. t.

Defn: To have an interview with; to question or converse with, especially for the purpose of obtaining information for publication. [Recent]

INTERVIEWER In"ter*view`er, n.

Defn: One who interviews; especially, one who obtains an interview with another for the purpose of eliciting his opinions or obtaining information for publication. It would have made him the prince of interviewers in these days. Leslie Stephen.

INTERVIEWING In"ter*view`ing, n.

Defn: The act or custom of holding an interview or interviews. An article on interviewing in the "Nation" of January 28, 1869, . . . was the first formal notice of the practice under that name. The American.

INTERVISIBLE In`ter*vis"i*ble, a. (Surv.)

Defn: Mutually visible, or in sight, the one from the other, as stations.

INTERVISIT In`ter*vis"it, v. i.

Defn: To exchange visits. [R.] Evelyn.

INTERVITAL In`ter*vi"tal, a.

Defn: Between two lives. [R.] Through all its [the spirit's] intervital gloom. Tennyson.

INTERVOCALIC In`ter*vo*cal"ic, a. (Phon.)

Defn: Situated between vowels; immediately preceded and followed by vowel sounds, as, p in occupy, d in idea, etc.

INTERVOLUTION In`ter*vo*lu"tion, n.

Defn: The state of being intervolved or coiled up; a convolution; as, the intervolutions of a snake. Hawthorne.

INTERVOLVE In`ter*volve", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intervolved; p. pr. & vb. n. Intervolving.] Etym: [Pref. inter- + L. volvere, volutum, to roll.]

Defn: To involve one within another; to twist or coil together. Milton.

INTERWEAVE In`ter*weave", v. t. [imp. & obs. p. p. Interwove; p. p. Interwoven; p. pr. & vb. n. Interweaving.]

1. To weave together; to intermix or unite in texture or construction; to intertwine; as, threads of silk and cotton interwoven. Under the hospitable covert nigh Of trees thick interwoven. Milton.

2. To intermingle; to unite intimately; to connect closely; as, to interweave truth with falsehood. Dryden. Words interwove with sighs found out their way. Milton.

INTERWISH In`ter*wish", v. t.

Defn: To wish mutually in regarded to each other. [Obs.] Donne.

INTERWORKING In`ter*work"ing, n.

Defn: The act of working in together; interweaving. Milton.

INTERWORLD In`ter*world", n.

Defn: A world between other worlds. Holland.

INTERWOVE; INTERWOVEN In`ter*wove", In`ter*wov"en,

Defn: imp. & p. p. of Interweave.

INTERWREATHE In`ter*wreathe", v. t.

Defn: To weave into a wreath; to intertwine. [R.] Lovelace.

INTESTABLE In*tes"ta*ble, a. Etym: [L. intestabilis: cf. F. intestable. See In- not, and Testable.] (Law)

Defn: Not capable of making a will; not legally qualified or competent to make a testament. Blackstone.

INTESTACY In*tes"ta*cy, n. Etym: [From Intestate.]

Defn: The state of being intestate, or of dying without having made a valid will. Blackstone.

INTESTATE In*tes"tate, a. Etym: [L. intestatus; pref. in- not + testatus, p. p. of testari to make a will: cf. F. intestat. See Testament.]

1. Without having made a valid will; without a will; as, to die intestate. Blackstone. Airy succeeders of intestate joys. Shak.

2. Not devised or bequeathed; not disposed of by will; as, an intestate estate.

INTESTATE In*tes"tate, n. (Law)

Defn: A person who dies without making a valid will. Blackstone.

INTESTINAL In*tes"ti*nal, a. Etym: [Cf. F. intestinal.]

Defn: Of or pertaining to the intestines of an animal; as, the intestinal tube; intestinal digestion; intestinal ferments. Intestinal canal. Same as Intestine, n. -- Intestinal worm (Zoöl.), any species of helminth living in the intestinal canal of any animal. The species are numerous.

INTESTINE In*tes"tine, a. Etym: [L. intestinus, fr. intus on the inside, within, fr. in in: cf. F. intestine. See In.]

1. Internal; inward; -- opposed to external. Epilepsies, fierce catarrhs, Intestine stone and ulcers. Milton.

2. Internal with regard to a state or country; domestic; not foreign; -- applied usually to that which is evil; as, intestine disorders, calamities, etc. Hoping here to end Intestine war in heaven, the arch foe subdued. Milton. An intestine struggle . . . between authority and liberty. Hume.

3. Depending upon the internal constitution of a body or entity; subjective. Everything labors under and intestine necessity. Cudworth.

4. Shut up; inclosed. [R.] Cowper.

INTESTINE In*tes"tine, n.; pl. Intestines. Etym: [L. intestinum: cf. F. intestin. See Intestine, a.]

1. (Anat.)

Defn: That part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus. See Illust. of Digestive apparatus.

2. pl.

Defn: The bowels; entrails; viscera. Large intestine (Human Anat. & Med.), the lower portion of the bowel, terminating at the anus. It is adapted for the retention of fecal matter, being shorter, broader, and less convoluted than the small intestine; it consists of three parts, the cæcum, colon, and rectum. -- Small intestine (Human Anat. & Med.), the upper portion of the bowel, in which the process of digestion is practically completed. It is narrow and contorted, and consists of three parts, the duodenum, jejunum, and ileum.

INTEXT In"text, n.

Defn: The text of a book. [R.] Herrick.

INTEXTINE In*tex"tine, n. Etym: [Infine + extine.] (Bot.)

Defn: A thin membrane existing in the pollen grains of some plants, and situated between the extine and the intine, as in .

INTEXTURED In*tex"tured, a.

Defn: Inwrought; woven in.

INTHIRST In*thirst", v. t.

Defn: To make thirsty. [Obs.]

INTHRALL In*thrall", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inthralled; p. pr. & vb. n. Inthralling.] Etym: [Cf. Enthrall.] [Written also inthral, enthral, and enthrall.]

Defn: To reduce to bondage or servitude; to make a thrall, slave, vassal, or captive of; to enslave. She soothes, but never can inthrall my mind. Prior.

INTHRALLMENT In*thrall"ment, n. Etym: [Written also inthralment, enthrallment.]

Defn: Act of inthralling, or state of being inthralled; servitude; bondage; vassalage.

INTHRONE In*throne", v. t.

Defn: Same as Enthrone.

INTHRONG In*throng", v. i.

Defn: To throng or collect together. [R.] Fairfax.

INTHRONIZATION In*thron`i*za"tion, n. Etym: [LL. inthronizatio.]

Defn: Enthronement. Bp. Warburton.

INTHRONIZE In*thron"ize, v. t. Etym: [LL. inthronisare, Gr. Enthrone.]

Defn: To enthrone.

INTICE In*tice", v. t.

Defn: See Entice.

INTIMACY In"ti*ma*cy, n.; pl. Intimacies. Etym: [From Intimate.]

Defn: The state of being intimate; close familiarity or association; nearness in friendship.

Syn. -- Acquaintance; familiarity; fellowship; friendship. See Acquaintance.

INTIMATE In"ti*mate, a. Etym: [Formerly intime, L. intimus, a superl. corresponding to the compar. interior cf. F. intime. The form intimate is due to confusion with intimate, v. t. See Interior.]

1. Innermost; inward; internal; deep-seated; hearty. "I knew from intimate impulse." Milton.

2. Near; close; direct; thorough; complete. He was honored with an intimate and immediate admission. South.

3. Close in friendship or acquaintance; familiar; confidential; as, an intimate friend.

Syn. -- Familiar; near; friendly; confidential.

INTIMATE In"ti*mate, n.

Defn: An intimate friend or associate; a confidant. Gov. of the Tongue.

INTIMATE In"ti*mate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intimated; p. pr. & vb. n. Intimating.] Etym: [L. intimatus, p. p. of intimare to put, bring, drive, or press into, to announce, make known, from intimus the inmost. See Intimate, a.]

1. To announce; to declare; to publish; to communicate; to make known. [Obs.] He, incontinent, did proclaim and intimate open war. E. Hall. So both conspiring 'gan to intimate Each other's grief. Spenser.

2. To suggest obscurely or indirectly; to refer to remotely; to give slight notice of; to hint; as, he intimated his intention of resigning his office. The names of simple ideas and substances, with the abstract ideas in the mind, intimate some real existence, from which was derived their original pattern. Locke.

INTIMATELY In"ti*mate*ly, adv.

Defn: In an intimate manner.

INTIMATION In`ti*ma"tion, n. Etym: [L. intimatio: cf. F. intimation.]

1. The act of intimating; also, the thing intimated.

2. Announcement; declaration. Macaulay. They made an edict with an intimation that whosoever killed a stork, should be banished. Holland.

3. A hint; an obscure or indirect suggestion or notice; a remote or ambiguous reference; as, he had given only intimations of his design. Without mentioning the king of England, or giving the least intimation that he was sent by him. Bp. Burnet.

INTIME In"time, a. Etym: [See Intimate, a.]

Defn: Inward; internal; intimate. [Obs.] Sir K. Digby.

INTIMIDATE In*tim"i*date, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intimidated; p. pr. & vb. n. Intimidating.] Etym: [LL. intimidatus, p. p. of intimidare to frighten; pref. in- in + timidus fearful, timid: cf. F. intimider. See Timid.]

Defn: To make timid or fearful; to inspire of affect with fear; to deter, as by threats; to dishearten; to abash. Now guilt, once harbored in the conscious breast, Intimidates the brave, degrades the great. Johnson.

Syn. -- To dishearten; dispirit; abash; deter; frighten; terrify; daunt; cow.

INTIMIDATION In*tim`i*da"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. intimidation.]

Defn: The act of making timid or fearful or of deterring by threats; the state of being intimidated; as, the voters were kept from the polls by intimidation. The king carried his measures in Parliament by intimidation. Paley.

INTIMIDATORY In*tim"i*da*to*ry, a.

Defn: Tending or serving to intimidate.

INTINCTION In*tinc"tion, n. Etym: [L. intinctio, fr. intingere to dip in; pref. in- in + tingere to tinge.]

1. The act of tingeing or dyeing. Blount.

2. (Eccl.)

Defn: A method or practice of the administration of the sacrament by dipping the bread or wafer in the wine and administering both together.

INTINCTIVITY In`tinc*tiv"i*ty, n. Etym: [Pref. in- not + L. tinctus, p. p. of tingere to tinge]

Defn: The want of the quality of coloring or tingeing other bodies. Kirwan.

INTINE In"tine, n. Etym: [L. intus within. Cf. Extine.] (Bot.)

Defn: A transparent, extensible membrane of extreme tenuity, which forms the innermost coating of grains of pollen.

INTIRE; INTIRELY In*tire", a., In*tire"ly, adv.

Defn: See Entire, a., Entirely, adv.

INTITLE In*ti"tle, v. t.

Defn: See Entitle.

INTITULE In*tit"ule, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intituled; p. pr. & vb. n. Intituling.] Etym: [Cf. F. intituler. See Entitle.]

Defn: To entitle; to give a title to. Selden.

INTO In"to, prep. Etym: [In + to.]

Defn: To the inside of; within. It is used in a variety of applications.

1. Expressing entrance, or a passing from the outside of a thing to its interior parts; -- following verbs expressing motion; as, come into the house; go into the church; one stream falls or runs into another; water enters into the fine vessels of plants.

2. Expressing penetration beyond the outside or surface, or access to the inside, or contents; as, to look into a letter or book; to look into an apartment.

3. Indicating insertion; as, to infuse more spirit or animation into a composition.

4. Denoting inclusion; as, put these ideas into other words.

5. Indicating the passing of a thing from one form, condition, or state to another; as, compound substances may be resolved into others which are more simple; ice is convertible into water, and water into vapor; men are more easily drawn than forced into compliance; we may reduce many distinct substances into one mass; men are led by evidence into belief of truth, and are often enticed into the commission of crimes'into; she burst into tears; children are sometimes frightened into fits; all persons are liable to be seduced into error and folly.

Note: Compare In.

INTOLERABILITY In*tol`er*a*bil"i*ty, n.

Defn: The quality of being intolerable; intolerableness. [R.]

INTOLERABLE In*tol"er*a*ble, a. Etym: [F. intolérable, L. intolerabilis. See In- not, and Tolerable.]

1. Not tolerable; not capable of being borne or endured; not proper or right to be allowed; insufferable; insupportable; unbearable; as, intolerable pain; intolerable heat or cold; an intolerable burden.