Webster's Dictionary 1913

4483

Inust

In‐ust″ (?), a. [L. inurere, inustum, to burn in; pref. in- in + urere to burn.] Burnt in.

4484

Inustion

In‐us″tion (?), n. The act of burning or branding. T. Adams.

4485

Inutile

In‐u″tile (?), a. [L. inutilis: cf. F. inutile. See In- not, Utile.] Useless; unprofitable. Bacon.

4486

Inutility

In′u‐til″i‐ty (?), n. [L. inutilitas: cf. F. inutilité.] Uselessness; the quality of being unprofitable; unprofitableness; as, the inutility of vain speculations and visionary p...

4487

Inutterable

In‐ut″ter‐a‐ble (?), a. Unutterable; inexpressible. Milton.

4488

Invade

In‐vade″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Invaded; p. pr. & vb. n.Invading.] [L. invadere, invasum; pref. in- in + vadere to go, akin to E. wade: cf. OF. invader, F. envahir. See Wade.]1...

4489

Invade (2)

In‐vade″, v. i. To make an invasion. Brougham.

4490

Invader

In‐vad″er (?), n. One who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder.

4491

Invaginate

In‐vag″i‐nate (?), v. t. To insert as in a sheath; to produce intussusception in.

4492

Invaginate (2)

{ In‐vag″i‐nate (?), In‐vag″i‐na′ted (?), } a.(Biol.) (a) Sheathed. (b) Having one portion of a hollow organ drawn back within another portion.

4493

Invagination

In‐vag′i‐na″tion (?), n. [L. pref. in- + vagina sheath.]1. (Biol.) The condition of an invaginated organ or part.2. (Biol.) One of the methods by which the various germinal laye...

4494

Invalescence

In′va‐les″cence (?), n. [L. invalescens, p. pr. of invalescere to become strong. See 1st In-, and Convalesce.] Strength; health.

4495

Invaletudinary

In‐val′e‐tu″di‐na‐ry (?), a. Wanting health; valetudinary.

4496

Invalid

In‐val″id (?), a. [Pref. in- not + valid: cf. F. invalide, L. invalidus infirm, weak. Cf. Invalid infirm.]1. Of no force, weight, or cogency; not valid; weak.2. (Law) Having no ...

4497

Invalid (2)

In″va‐lid (?; 277), n. [F. invalide, n. & a., L. invalidus, a. See Invalid null.] A person who is weak and infirm; one who is disabled for active service; especially, one in chr...

4498

Invalid (3)

In″va‐lid (?), a. [See Invalid, n.] Not well; feeble; infirm; sickly; as, he had an invalid daughter.

4499

Invalid (4)

In″va‐lid, v. t. 1. To make or render invalid or infirm. “Invalided, bent, and almost blind.” Dickens.2. To classify or enroll as an invalid.Peace coming, he was invalided on ha...

4500

Invalidate

In‐val″i‐date (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Invalidated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Invalidating.] [From Invalid null.] To render invalid; to weaken or lessen the force of; to destroy the aut...

4501

Invalidation

In‐val′i‐da″tion (?), n. The act of inavlidating, or the state of being invalidated.So many invalidations of their right. Burke.

4502

Invalide

‖In′va‐lide″ (?), n. See Invalid, n.

4503

Invalidism

In″va‐lid‐ism (?), n. The condition of an invalid; sickness; infirmity.

4504

Invalidity

In′va‐lid″i‐ty (?), n. [Cf. F. invalidité, LL. invaliditas want of health.]1. Want of validity or cogency; want of legal force or efficacy; invalidness; as, the invalidity of an...

4505

Invalidness

In‐val″id‐ness (?), n. Invalidity; as, the invalidness of reasoning.

4506

Invalorous

In‐val″or‐ous (?), a. Not valorous; cowardly.

4507

Invaluable

In‐val″u‐a‐ble (?), a. Valuable beyond estimation; inestimable; priceless; precious.

4508

Invaluably

In‐val″u‐a‐bly, adv. Inestimably. Bp. Hall.

4509

Invalued

In‐val″ued (?), a. Inestimable. Drayton.