Webster's Dictionary 1913

3619

Insure (2)

In‐sure″, v. i. To underwrite; to make insurance; as, a company insures at three per cent.

3620

Insurer

In‐sur″er (?), n. One who, or that which, insures; the person or company that contracts to indemnify losses for a premium; an underwriter.

3621

Insurgence

{ In‐sur″gence (?), In‐sur″gen‐cy (?), } n. A state of insurrection; an uprising; an insurrection.A moral insurgence in the minds of grave men against the Court of Rome. G. Eliot.

3622

Insurgent

In‐sur″gent (?), a. [L. insurgens, p. pr. of insurgere to rise up; pref. in- in + surgere to rise. See Surge.] Rising in opposition to civil or political authority, or against a...

3623

Insurgent (2)

In‐sur″gent, n. [Cf. F. insurgent.] A person who rises in revolt against civil authority or an established government; one who openly and actively resists the execution of laws;...

3624

Insurmountability

In′sur‐mount′a‐bil″i‐ty (?), n. The state or quality of being insurmountable.

3625

Insurmountable

In′sur‐mount″a‐ble (?), a. [Pref. in- not + surmountable: cf. F. insurmountable.] Incapable of being passed over, surmounted, or overcome; insuperable; as, insurmountable diffic...

3626

Insurmountableness

In′sur‐mount″a‐ble‐ness, n. The state or quality of being insurmountable; insurmountability.

3627

Insurmountably

In′sur‐mount″a‐bly, adv. In a manner or to a degree not to be overcome.

3628

Insurrection

In′sur‐rec″tion (?), n. [L. insurrectio, fr. insurgere, insurrectum: cf. F. insurrection. See Insurgent.]1. A rising against civil or political authority, or the established gov...

3629

Insurrectional

In′sur‐rec″tion‐al (?), a. [Cf. F. insurrectionnel.] Pertaining to insurrection; consisting in insurrection.

3630

Insurrectionary

In′sur‐rec″tion‐a‐ry (?), a. Pertaining to, or characterized by, insurrection; rebellious; seditious.Their murderous insurrectionary system. Burke.

3631

Insurrectionist

In′sur‐rec″tion‐ist, n. One who favors, or takes part in, insurrection; an insurgent.

3632

Insusceptibility

In′sus‐cep′ti‐bil″i‐ty (?), n. Want of susceptibility, or of capacity to feel or perceive.

3633

Insusceptible

In′sus‐cep′ti‐ble (?), a. [Pref. in- not + susceptible: cf. F. insusceptible.] Not susceptible; not capable of being moved, affected, or impressed; that can not feel, receive, o...

3634

Insusceptive

In′sus‐cep″tive (?), a. Not susceptive or susceptible. Rambler.

3635

Insusurration

In‐su′sur‐ra″tion (?), n. [L. insusurratio, fr. insusurrare to whisper into.] The act of whispering into something. Johnson.

3636

Inswathe

In‐swathe″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Inswathed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Inswating.] To wrap up; to infold; to swathe.Inswathed sometimes in wandering mist. Tennyson.

3637

Inswept

In″swept′ (?), a. Narrowed at the forward end; — said of an automobile frame when the side members are closer together at the forward end than at the rear.

3638

Intact

In‐tact″ (?), a. [L. intactus; pref. in- not + tactus, p. p. of tangere to touch: cf. F. intact. See In- not, and Tact, Tangent.] Untouched, especially by anything that harms, d...

3639

Intactible

{ In‐tac″ti‐ble (?), In‐tac″ta‐ble (?) }, a. Not perceptible to the touch.

3640

Intagliated

In‐tagl″ia‐ted (?), a. [It. intagliato, p. p. of intagliare. See Intaglio.] Engraved in intaglio; as, an intagliated stone. T. Warton.

3641

Intaglio

In‐tagl″io (?), n.; pl. E. Intaglius (#), It. Intagli (#). [It., fr. intagliare to engrave, carve; pref. in- in + tagliare to cut, carve. See Detail.] A cutting or engraving; a ...

3642

Intail

In‐tail″, v. t. See Entail, v. t.

3643

Intake

In″take′ (?), n. 1. The place where water or air is taken into a pipe or conduit; — opposed to outlet.2. the beginning of a contraction or narrowing in a tube or cylinder.3. The...

3644

Intaminated

In‐tam″i‐na′ted (?), a. [L. intaminatus. See Contaminate.] Uncontaminated. Wood.

3645

Intangibility

In‐tan′gi‐bil″i‐ty (?), n.; pl.Intangibilities (#). [Cf. F. intangibilité.] The quality or state of being intangible; intangibleness.