Webster's Dictionary 1913

2593

Infantile paralysis

In″fan‐tile pa‐ral″y‐sis. (Med.) An acute disease, almost exclusively infantile, characterized by inflammation of the anterior horns of the gray substance of the spinal cord. It...

2594

Infantine

In″fan‐tine (?; 277), a. [Cf. F. enfantin.] Infantile; childish.A degree of credulity next infantine. Burke.

2595

Infantlike

In″fant‐like′ (?), a. Like an infant. Shak.

2596

Infantly

In″fant‐ly, a. Like an infant. Beau. & Fl.

2597

Infantry

In″fan‐try (?), n. [F. infanterie, It. infanteria, fr. infante infant, child, boy servant, foot soldier, fr. L. infans, -antis, child; foot soldiers being formerly the servants ...

2598

Infarce

In‐farce″ (?), v. t. [L. infarcire: pref. in- in + farcire, fartum and farctum, to stuff, cram.] To stuff; to swell.The body is infarced with... watery humors. Sir T. Elyot.

2599

Infarct

In‐farct″ (?), n. [See Infarce.] (Med.) (a) An obstruction or embolus. (b) The morbid condition of a limited area resulting from such obstruction; as, a hemorrhagic infarct.

2600

Infarction

In‐farc″tion (?), n. [See Infarce.] The act of stuffing or filling; an overloading and obstruction of any organ or vessel of the body; constipation.

2601

Infare

In″fare′ (?), n. [AS. infær entrance.] A house-warming; especially, a reception, party, or entertainment given by a newly married couple, or by the husband upon receiving the wi...

2602

Infashionable

In‐fash″ion‐a‐ble, a. Unfashionable. Beau. & Fl.

2603

Infatigable

In‐fat″i‐ga‐ble (?), a. [L. infatigabilis: cf. F. infatigable.] Indefatigable. Daniel.

2604

Infatuate

In‐fat″u‐ate (?; 135), a. [L. infatuatus, p. p. of infatuare to infatuate; pref. in- in + fatuus foolish. See Fatuous.] Infatuated. Bp. Hall.

2605

Infatuate (2)

In‐fat″u‐ate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Infatuated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Infatuating.]1. To make foolish; to affect with folly; to weaken the intellectual powers of, or to deprive of...

2606

Infatuated

In‐fat″u‐a′ted (?), a. Overcome by some foolish passion or desire; affected by infatuation.

2607

Infatuation

In‐fat′u‐a″tion (?), n. [LL. infatuatio: cf. F. infatuation.] The act of infatuating; the state of being infatuated; folly; that which infatuates.The infatuations of the sensual...

2608

Infaust

In‐faust″ (?), a. [L. infaustus; pref. in- not + faustus fortunate, lucky.] Not favorable; unlucky; unpropitious; sinister. Ld. Lytton.

2609

Infausting

In‐faust″ing (?), n. The act of making unlucky; misfortune; bad luck. Bacon.

2610

Infeasibility

In‐fea′si‐bil″i‐ty (?), n. The state of being infeasible; impracticability.

2611

Infeasible

In‐fea″si‐ble (?), a. Not capable of being done or accomplished; impracticable. Glanvill.

2612

Infeasibleness

In‐fea″si‐ble‐ness, n. The state of quality of being infeasible; infeasibility. W. Montagu.

2613

Infect

In‐fect″ (?), a. [L. infectus: cf. F. infect. See Infect, v. t.] Infected. Cf. Enfect. Shak.

2614

Infect (2)

In‐fect″, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Infected; p. pr. & vb. n.Infecting.] [L. infectus, p. p. of inficere to put or dip into, to stain, infect; pref. in- in + facere to make; cf. F. inf...

2615

Infecter

In‐fect″er (?), n. One who, or that which, infects.

2616

Infectible

In‐fect″i‐ble (?), a. Capable of being infected.

2617

Infection

In‐fec″tion (?), n. [Cf. F. infection, L. infectio a dyeing.]1. The act or process of infecting.There was a strict order against coming to those pits, and that was only to preve...

2618

Infectious

In‐fec″tious (?), a. [Cf. F. infectieux.]1. Having qualities that may infect; communicable or caused by infection; pestilential; epidemic; as, an infectious fever; infectious cl...

2619

Infectious disease

In‐fec″tious dis‐ease″. (a) Any disease caused by the entrance, growth, and multiplication of bacteria or protozoans in the body; a germ disease. It may not be contagious. (b) S...