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All derived from 9,053 borrowed from 5,710 learned borrowing from 1,127 calque of 209 semantic loan from 2 indument garment, robe, clothing indumentum A surface covering of any kind of trichomes, e.g. hairs, scales. indusium A protecting membrane, especially that covering the developing spores of a fern. inescate To allure; to lay a bait for. in esse In being, in actuality, having actual existence (contradistinguished by in posse; compare in potentia). ineunt A point of a curve. in executivis Of or relating to the actions made by those in positions of authority; in the exercise of executive power. in extenso At full length; unabbreviated. in extremis At the point of death. infaust Unlucky, unfortunate, ill-omened; unpropitious; sinister. in fine Ultimately, in the end; in conclusion. infirmation disconfirmation in forma pauperis A request to have a court waive filing fees in a civil action because the plaintiff is indigent. infound To pour in; to infuse. infra- below, beneath, inferior infra dig Beneath one's dignity. infrigidation The act of chilling or making cold; freezing. infula A fillet of white wool, worn on the head by ancient Roman priests. infumate To dry by exposing to smoke; to expose to smoke. infuscate To darken; to make black or obscure. infusible That cannot be fused; unmeltable. ingeminate To say (a statement, word etc.) two or more times; to reiterate, to emphasize through repetition. ingenerate Innate, inborn. ingluvies The crop, or craw, of birds. ingravescent Increasing in severity. inguen The groin or genitalia. inguino- inguen; groin inhumate To inhume; to bury. in limine At the beginning, as a preliminary matter; specifically, before a particular procedure or proceeding takes place. in loco In the right, proper or natural place. in loco parentis Assuming the place or position of a parent. in malam partem in an unfavorable or evil manner in medias res In the middle of a storyline. in mitius Having a retroactive (ex post facto) effect that softens or mitigates a penalty. innavigable Incapable of being navigated; impassable by ships etc. innodate (with anathema or interdict) To bind up, as in a knot, with the punishment of anathema or interdict; to anathemize or interdict. innumerability The state of being innumerable. innumerous Not capable of being counted or numerated; indefinitely numerous. in pari materia Dealing with the same matter or subject. in personam In a lawsuit against a specific individual, a summons and complaint to give the court jurisdiction that is served to a person to try a case. In personam means that a judgment can be enforceable against the person wherever he/she is. in posse In possibility, having a potential to exist, in potential but not in actuality, (contradistinguished by in esse) in potentia Potentially; in posse but not in esse. in propria persona By the person themselves; often used when a defendant is representing themselves in court without an attorney. in puris naturalibus In a purely natural state; naked. inquiet To disquiet. inquirendo An authority to inquire. inquisitrix A female inquisitor. in rem Against a thing (such as property) rather than a person. inseminable Able to be inseminated or impregnated. insipience stupidity; folly in situ In its original position or place. insolate To dry in, or expose to, the sun's rays; to ripen or prepare by such exposure. insolency The quality of being insolent. in specie In respect to kind in statu nascendi Nascent; emerging but not yet fully formed. instaurate To renew or renovate. institutor One who institutes something. insudate Fluid collection within an arterial wall. insufflate To breathe or blow into or on. insulitis inflammation of the islands of Langerhans insume To take in; to absorb. intemerate Pure, undefiled, chaste. inter- A position which is in between two (or more) of the kind indicated by the root. inter alia Among other things. inter alios Among other people. interamnian Situated between rivers. intercalate To insert an extra leap day into a calendar in order to maintain synchrony with natural phenomena. intercipient Intercepting; stopping. intercolumn A space between columns. interdictum A prohibition: a legal order issued by a praetor (or, in the provinces, a proconsul) at the request of a claimant and addressed to another person, imposing a requirement either to do something or to abstain from doing something. interlunium interlunation intermundium A space between worlds. intermural Between walls; enclosed by walls. internecion destruction, massacre inter nos between ourselves inter partes Of, relating to, or characteristic of a proceeding where multiple parties to a dispute are present. interpellate To interrupt (someone) so as to inform or question (that person about something). inter pocula Between alcoholic drinks; during a drinking session. in terrorem As a warning or deterrent; in order to terrify or deter others. intersonant sounding between interstition An interstice or interstitium; an interstitial space. intervallum An interval. interventor One who intervenes; a mediator, especially one designated by a church to reconcile parties and unite them in the choice of officers. intonate To intone or recite (words), especially emphatically or in a chanting manner. in toto In total. intra- Within a group or concept. in transitu in transit; during transportation intrant That enters or penetrates. intrata A piece of music which serves as an introduction. introductor Someone who introduces someone or something. introitus vaginæ The entrance to the vagina. inumbrate To put in shadow; to darken. inurbane uncivil; unpolished; rude in ure In use, in practice. in utero Occurring while a baby is within their mother's womb. in vacuo In a partial or full vacuum. inveigh To complain loudly, to give voice to one's censure or criticism inventio One of the five canons of classical rhetoric: the method used for the discovery of arguments. invict Unconquered; unsubdued. invigilate To oversee a test or exam.