INSTITUTIVE
IN'STITUTIVE, adjective That establishes; having power to establish.1. Established; depending on institution.
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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INSTITUTOR
IN'STITUTOR, noun [Latin] The person who establishes; one who enacts laws, rites and ceremonies, and enjoins the observance of them.1. The person who founds an order, sect, soci...
INSTOP
INSTOP', verb transitive [in and stop.] To stop; to close; to make fast. [Little used.]
INSTRATIFIED
INSTRA'TIFIED, adjective Stratified within something else.
INSTRUCT
INSTRUCT', verb transitive [Latin instruo, instructum; in and struo, to set or to put on, to furnish. The Latin struo is contracted from struco or strugo. See Destroy.]1. To tea...
INSTRUCTED
INSTRUCT'ED, participle passive Taught; informed; trained up; educated.
INSTRUCTIBLE
INSTRUCT'IBLE, adjective Able to instruct.
INSTRUCTING
INSTRUCT'ING, participle present tense Teaching; informing the mind; directing.
INSTRUCTION
INSTRUC'TION, noun [Latin instructio.]1. The act of teaching or informing the understanding in that of which it was before ignorant; information.2. Precepts conveying knowledge....
INSTRUCTIVE
INSTRUCT'IVE, adjective Conveying knowledge; serving to instruct or inform. Affliction furnishes very instructive lessons.
INSTRUCTIVELY
INSTRUCT'IVELY, adverb So as to afford instruction.
INSTRUCTOR
INSTRUCT'OR, noun A teacher; a person who imparts knowledge to another by precept or information. 1 Corinthians 4:15.1. The preceptor of a school or seminary of learning; any pr...
INSTRUCTRESS
INSTRUCT'RESS, noun A female who instructs; a preceptress; a tutoress.
INSTRUMENT
IN'STRUMENT, noun [Latin instrumentum, from instruo, to prepare; that which is prepared.]1. A tool; that by which work is performed or any thing is effected; as a knife, a hamme...
INSTRUMENTAL
INSTRUMENT'AL, adjective Conducive as an instrument or means to some end; contributing aid; serving to promote or effect an object; helpful. The press has been instrumental in e...
INSTRUMENTALITY
INSTRUMENTAL'ITY, noun Subordinate or auxiliary agency; agency of any thing as means to an end; as the instrumentality of second causes.
INSTRUMENTALLY
INSTRUMENT'ALLY, adverb By way of an instrument; in the nature of an instrument; as means to an end.1. With instruments of music.
INSTRUMENTALNESS
INSTRUMENT'ALNESS, noun Usefulness, as of means to an end; instrumentality.
INSTYLE
INSTYLE, verb transitive [in and style.] To call; to denominate. [Not used.]
INSUAVITY
INSUAV'ITY, noun [Latin insuavitas.] Unpleasantness.
INSUBJECTION
INSUBJEC'TION, noun State of disobedience to government.
INSUBMISSION
INSUBMIS'SION, noun Defect of submission; disobedience.
INSUBORDINATE
INSUBORD'INATE, adjective Not submitting to authority.
INSUBORDINATION
INSUBORDINA'TION, noun Want of subordination; disorder; disobedience to lawful authority.
INSUBSTANTIAL
INSUBSTAN'TIAL, adjective Unsubstantial; not real.
INSUCCATION
INSUCCA'TION, noun [Latin insucco, to moisten; in and succus, juice.]The act of soaking or moistening; maceration; solution in the juice of herbs.
INSUFFERABLE
INSUF'FERABLE, adjective [in and sufferable.]1. Intolerable; that cannot be borne or endured; as insufferable heat, cold or pain.2. That cannot be permitted or tolerated.Our wro...