Webster's Dictionary 1913

4375

Intricable

In″tri‐ca‐ble (?), a. [See Intricate.] Entangling. Shelton.

4376

Intricacy

In″tri‐ca‐cy (?), n.; pl.Intricacies (#). [From Intricate.] The state or quality of being intricate or entangled; perplexity; involution; complication; complexity; that which is...

4377

Intricate

In″tri‐cate (?), a. [L. intricatus, p. p. of intricare to entangle, perplex. Cf. Intrigue, Extricate.] Entangled; involved; perplexed; complicated; difficult to understand, foll...

4378

Intricate (2)

In″tri‐cate (?), v. t. To entangle; to involve; to make perplexing.It makes men troublesome, and intricates all wise discourses. Jer. Taylor.

4379

Intricately

In″tri‐cate‐ly (?), adv. In an intricate manner.

4380

Intricateness

In″tri‐cate‐ness, n. The state or quality of being intricate; intricacy.

4381

Intrication

In′tri‐ca″tion (?), n. Entanglement.

4382

Intrigante

‖In′tri′gante″ (?), n. A female intriguer.

4383

Intrigue

In‐trigue″ (ĭn‐trēg″), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Intrigued (–trēgd″); p. pr. & vb. n.Intriguing.] [F. intriguer, OF. intriquer, entriquer; cf. It. intrigare. See Intricate, Extricate.]...

4384

Intrigue (2)

In‐trigue″, v. t. To fill with artifice and duplicity; to complicate; to embarrass.How doth it perplex and intrique the whole course of your lives! Dr. J. Scott.

4385

Intrigue (3)

In‐trigue″, n. [Cf. F. intrique. See Intrigue, v. i.]1. Intricacy; complication. Sir M. Hale.2. A complicated plot or scheme intended to effect some purpose by secret artifice; ...

4386

Intriguer

In‐trigu″er (ĭn‐trēg″ẽr), n. One who intrigues.

4387

Intriguery

In‐trigu″er‐y (?), n. Arts or practice of intrigue.

4388

Intriguingly

In‐trigu″ing‐ly (?), adv. By means of, or in the manner of, intrigue.

4389

Intrinse

In‐trinse″ (–trĭns″), a. [See Intrinsic, and Intense.] Tightly drawn; or (perhaps) intricate.Like rats, oft bite the holy cords atwain,Which are too intrinse to unloose. Shak.

4390

Intrinsic

In‐trin″sic (ĭn‐trĭn″sĭk), a. [L. intrinsecus inward, on the inside; intra within + secus otherwise, beside; akin to E. second: cf. F. intrinsèque. See Inter-, Second, and cf. E...

4391

Intrinsic (2)

In‐trin″sic, n. A genuine quality. Warburton.

4392

Intrinsical

In‐trin″sic‐al (?), a. [Formerly written intrinsecal.]1. Intrinsic.2. Intimate; closely familiar. Sir H. Wotton.

4393

Intrinsicality

In‐trin′si‐cal″i‐ty (?), n. The quality of being intrinsic; essentialness; genuineness; reality.

4394

Intrinsically

In‐trin″sic‐al‐ly (?), adv. Internally; in its nature; essentially; really; truly.A lie is a thing absolutely and intrinsically evil. South.

4395

Intrinsicalness

In‐trin″sic‐al‐ness, n. The quality of being intrinsical; intrinsicality.

4396

Intrinsicate

In‐trin″si‐cate (?), a. Intricate. Shak.

4397

Intro-

In″tro– (?). [L. intro, adv., inwardly, within. See Inter-.] A prefix signifying within, into, in, inward; as, introduce, introreception, introthoracic.

4398

Introcession

In′tro‐ces″sion (?), n. [L. introcedere, introcessum, to go in; intro within + cedere to go.] (Med.) A depression, or inward sinking of parts.

4399

Introduce

In′tro‐duce″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Introduced (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Introducing (?).] [L. introducere, introductum; intro within + ducere to lead. See Intro-, and Duke.]1. To le...

4400

Introducement

In′tro‐duce″ment (?), n. Introduction.

4401

Introducer

In′tro‐du″cer (?), n. One who, or that which, introduces.