Webster's Dictionary 1913

2863

Ingate

In″gate′ (�), n. 1. Entrance; ingress.Which hath in charge the ingate of the year. Spenser.2. (Founding) The aperture in a mold for pouring in the metal; the gate. Simmonds.

2864

Ingathering

In″gath′er‐ing (?), n. The act or business of gathering or collecting anything; especially, the gathering of the fruits of the earth; harvest.Thou shalt keep... the feast of ing...

2865

Ingelable

In‐gel″a‐ble (?), a. Not congealable.

2866

Ingeminate

In‐gem″i‐nate (?), a. [L. ingeminatus, p. p.] Redoubled; repeated. Jer. Taylor.

2867

Ingeminate (2)

In‐gem″i‐nate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Ingeminated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Ingeminating (?).] [L. ingeminatus, p. p. of ingeminare to double; pref. in- in + geminare. See Geminate.] ...

2868

Ingemination

In‐gem′i‐na″tion (?), n. Repetition; reduplication; reiteration. De Quincey.That Sacred ingemination, Amen, Amen. Featley.Happiness with an echo or ingemination. Holdsworth.

2869

Ingena

‖In‐ge″na (?), n.(Zoöl.) The gorilla.

2870

Ingender

In‐gen″der (?), v. t. See Engender.

2871

Ingenerabillty

In‐gen′er‐a‐bil″l‐ty (?), n. Incapacity of being engendered or produced. Cudworth.

2872

Ingenerable

In‐gen″er‐a‐ble (?), a. [Pref. in- not + generable: cf. F. ingenerable.] Incapable of being engendered or produced; original. Holland.

2873

Ingenerably

In‐gen″er‐a‐bly, adv. In an ingenerable manner.

2874

Ingenerate

In‐gen″er‐ate (?), a. [L. ingeneratus, p. p. of ingenerare. See engender] Generated within; inborn; innate; as, ingenerate powers of body. W. Wotton.Those virtues were rather fe...

2875

Ingenerate (2)

In‐gen″er‐ate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Ingenerat (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Ingenerating (?).] To generate or produce within; to beget; to engender; to occasion; to cause. Mede.Those no...

2876

Ingeneration

In‐gen′er‐a″tion (?), n. Act of ingenerating.

2877

Ingeniate

In‐ge″ni‐ate (?), v. t. & i. [See Ingenious.] To invent; to contrive. Daniel.

2878

Ingenie

In″ge‐nie (?), n. See Ingeny.

2879

Ingeniosity

In‐ge′ni‐os″i‐ty (?), n. [LL. ingeniositas.] Ingenuity; skill; cunning. Cudworth.

2880

Ingenious

In‐gen″ious (?), a. [L. ingeniosus, fr. ingenium innate or natural quality, natural capacity, genius: cf. F. ingénieux. See Engine.] 1. Possessed of genius, or the faculty of in...

2881

Ingeniously

In‐gen″ious‐ly (?), adv. In an ingenious manner; with ingenuity; skillfully; wittily; cleverly.“Too ingeniously politic.” Sir W. Temple.

2882

Ingeniousness

In‐gen″ious‐ness, n. The quality or state of being ingenious; ingenuity.

2883

Ingenite

{ In‐gen″ite, In‐gen″it } (?), a. [L. ingenitus, p. p. of ingignere to instill by birth or nature; pref. in- + gignere to beget.] Innate; inborn; inbred; inherent; native; ingen...

2884

Ingénue

‖In′gé′nue″ (ăN′zhā̍′nụ″), n.; pl. -nues (#). [F., fem. of ingénu ingenious.] An ingenuous or naïve girl or young woman, or an actress representing such a person.

2885

Ingenuity

In′ge‐nu″i‐ty (?), n. [L. ingenuitas ingenuousness: cf. F. ingénuité. See Ingenuous.] 1. The quality or power of ready invention; quickness or acuteness in forming new combinati...

2886

Ingenuous

In‐gen″u‐ous (?), a. [L. ingenuus inborn, innate, freeborn, noble, frank; pref. in- in + the root of gignere to beget. See Genius, and cf. Ingenious.] 1. Of honorable extraction...

2887

Ingenuously

In‐gen″u‐ous‐ly, adv. In an ingenuous manner; openly; fairly; candidly; artlessly.Being required to explain himself, he ingenuously confessed. Ludlow.

2888

Ingenuousness

In‐gen″u‐ous‐ness, n. 1. The state or quality of being ingenuous; openness of heart; frankness.2. Ingenuity. Fuller.

2889

Ingeny

In″ge‐ny (?), n. [L. ingenium. See Ingenious.] Natural gift or talent; ability; wit; ingenuity. [Written also ingenie.] Becon.