intromit

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/ˌɪntɹəˈmɪt/

verb

To intermeddle with the effects or goods of another.

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admitallow inlet in
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Meanings

verbintromit (third-person singular simple present intromits, present participle intromitting, simple past and past participle intromitted)

present singular third person intromits · participle present intromitting · participle past intromitted · past intromitted

  1. ScotlandlawTo intermeddle with the effects or goods of another.
  2. transitiveTo send in or put in; to insert or introduce.

    this Bird has been often observ’d, by means of his crooked Bill intromitted into the Anus, to inject salt Water, as with a Syringe, into its own Bowels, and thereby to exonerate its Paunch when too much obstructed.

    1705, Thomas Greenhill, Νεκροκηδεία or The Art of Embalming
  3. transitiveTo allow to pass in; to admit.

    Glass in the window […]intromits Light, without Cold.

    1669, William Holder, Elements of Speech: An Essay of Inquiry into the Natural Production of Letters: […], London: […] T. N[ewcomb] for J[ohn] Martyn printer to the R[oyal] Society, […], →OCLC

Synonyms & antonyms

verballow to enter; grant entry to

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admitallow inlet in
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Origin

  1. Latinintrōmittō
  2. Englishintromit

From Latin intrōmittō.

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Translations

Bulgarian вкарвам, допускам
  • вкарвам (vkarvam)to insert or introduce
  • допускам (dopuskam)To allow to pass in
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