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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 internatal Between pregnancies or births. internecion destruction, massacre internecive internecine internection intimate connection inter nos between ourselves inter partes Of, relating to, or characteristic of a proceeding where multiple parties to a dispute are present. interpel To interrupt, break in upon, or intercede with. interpellant interrupting. interpellate To interrupt (someone) so as to inform or question (that person about something). inter pocula Between alcoholic drinks; during a drinking session. interpone To interpose; to insert or place between. interposit An intermediate depot or station between one commercial city or country and another. interpretament interpretation interpunct The punctuation mark ⟨·⟩. interpunction punctuation (insertion of points between words or sentences) interrex An official in Ancient Rome who acted as single head of state during the interregnum between two consulates. interrogatrix A female interrogator. in terrorem As a warning or deterrent; in order to terrify or deter others. interscribe To write or draw between. intersecant Crossing, intersecting; (figuratively) clashing, conflicting. intersert To put in between other things; to insert. intersonant sounding between interspiration spiritual inspiration at separate times, or at intervals interstition An interstice or interstitium; an interstitial space. intertrigo Chafing or dermatitis occurring between two folds of skin. intervallum An interval. intervenient Being only in between other more important things; secondary, incidental. interventor One who intervenes; a mediator, especially one designated by a church to reconcile parties and unite them in the choice of officers. intervert To turn to another course or use. intervolution The state of being intervolved or coiled up; a convolution intervolve To involve one with another. in the arms of Morpheus Asleep, sleeping. in the article of death At the point of death. in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king Even someone with limited abilities or opportunities is dominant over, and considered special by, those who have even fewer abilities and opportunities; the value of any ability depends on its prevalence. intinction The act of steeping or soaking the bread (or 'body' of Christ) in the wine (or 'blood' of Christ) so the communicant may receive both aspects of the Eucharist simultaneously. intolerability The state of being intolerable; intolerableness. intonate To intone or recite (words), especially emphatically or in a chanting manner. intorsion A bending or twisting of an organ from its proper alignment. intort To twist in and out; to twine; to wreathe, wind, or wring. in toto In total. intra- Within a group or concept. intraneous Internal, that is within. intransgressible Incapable of being transgressed; not to be passed over or crossed. in transitu in transit; during transportation intrant That enters or penetrates. intrata A piece of music which serves as an introduction. intravitam During the life of an organism. intro- inward, inwards. introcession A depression or inward sinking of parts. introductor Someone who introduces someone or something. introgress To infiltrate the genes of one species into the gene pool of another through repeated backcrossing of an interspecific hybrid. introitus The entrance to a hollow organ or canal; often specifically the entrance to the vagina. introitus vaginæ The entrance to the vagina. intromit To intermeddle with the effects or goods of another. introrse Facing or turned inwards or towards an axis. introvenient Coming in together; entering; commingling. intumesce To swell or enlarge (abnormally) intumulated unburied inturgescence A swelling (the act of swelling, or state of being swelled). intuse A bruise; a contusion. inumbrate To put in shadow; to darken. inunct To smear with ointment. inunction The anointing or rubbing in of oil or balm. inundant overflowing inurbane uncivil; unpolished; rude in ure In use, in practice. inusitate Unusual. inust burnt in in utero Occurring while a baby is within their mother's womb. inutility Uselessness. in utramque parte synonym of in utrumque partes in utramque partem Synonym of in utrumque partes in utrumque partes Arguing both sides of an issue; the practice of presenting arguments for and against a given proposition. in vacuo In a partial or full vacuum. invalescence strength; health invect To import or introduce. invected Having a border consisting of semicircles with the convex part outwards (and the points inwards). invection An inveighing against; invective. inveigh To complain loudly, to give voice to one's censure or criticism invendible Not vendible or saleable. inventio One of the five canons of classical rhetoric: the method used for the discovery of arguments. inventrix A female that invents. inverecund Immodest; shameless. inverge To curve so as to extend into inversive Of, pertaining to, characterised by, or causing inversion. investient Serving to cover or clothe. investigable Capable of being investigated or studied. inveteration The act of making inveterate. invict Unconquered; unsubdued. invigilate To oversee a test or exam. invious untrodden inviscate To daub, catch, or entangle with glue or birdlime or other viscous matter. inviscerate Deep-seated; internal. invitatory Of or pertaining to an invitation in vitro In an artificial environment outside the living organism. in vivo Within a living organism. invocate To implore or invoke. invocatory Containing or characterized by invocation; invoking. involucrin A protein component of human skin. involucrum A sheath that covers or envelopes, especially one that forms around the sequestrum of new bone.