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l8t|0¤· 6- an 0|'9?¤|!¤u°¤ ··¤ g ei mg intense. 2. great energy, strength, concentration, or vehemence, as month. 3. lol a year) having such an inserted day, month, etc, [l605— _.
I inlelllgerwe. 7- (Men CGD-) an i dxuyity, thought, or feeling. 3. a high or ulreme degree. as of cold or i5; < L inrernalarius = interrauare} lo INTERCALATE + ·5riu5 -rlnv] -in- Q .
rcreal 0l1€. [l350-HOO; HE < ' hat 4, the degree or utent to which something is intense. 5. a high t•r’c|·I|r’i·Iy. adv. I
nelllgence test score that ls · ». degree ol emotional excitement; depth of feeling: The poem lacked in- in·t•r·ca·lat• (ln ttir/ka lat/), v.t.. -lat-•d. ·l•t·in;, 1. to inlerpolate or ~
ects the age—graded level of . , agi , l‘ MBU, 6. the strength or sharpness of a color due esp. to its degree 0I` insert; interpose. 2. to Insert (an extra day, month, etc.} in the rzlendar.
10rm5,by dironoiogkal ageanq Madam [rom admixlure with its complementary color. 7. Physics. mag- [I605-I5; < L intercalalus, ptp. of inlercalare to intercalate a day or * -
1S;4g;dI r.: : 2; U655.65 —II‘I• lf c|• I VO. a .
n. 1. a person or thing that 5 . ggndiva (ln tenfsiv), ary. 1. of or characterized by intensity: intensive in·t•r·c•d• (in/tar séd’), v.i., -c•d·•d. ·c•d•in(, 1. to lnlerpose in be-
[570-80] g “;,5y0r-ring. 2. tending to intensify; intensifying. 3. of or pertaining to a halt ol someone, as by pleading or petition: 10 imercede win: me gr>ver·
doug [gis designed lg megsuw ~ j . syslem of farming in which large amounts ol' labor and Ollen capital are nor Ibr a condemned man. 2. to attempt to reconcile dilferenca be- _
gon, [ |9|0-t5] amended to gain high yields on Small tracts 0I` land (0p|>0Sed to Ul€fl· tween two people or groups; mediate. [l570-B0; < L intercédere. See
having good understanding or U'? J ,k)_ 4. requiring or having a high concentration ol a specllled quality or mma-, cini] -in/e•r·r;•d/•r·, "_ _·
mi. 2. rusplaying quldrnessor k|‘|€n[(U$€d in ¤¤r¤l>i¤¤ti¤¤l¤ alab¤r—in1ensiveindus¢ry· 5· tvfa gram- in-t•r-r:•l-lu·lar (in’tar se|'yo lar), ary. situated between or among ·
udgment; an intelligent mpyq 3_ ngucal lonn Ol C0¤slructi0n) indicating incrmsed emphasis or force; Ce"S_ [IBZ5.;5] “
merstandmg; posyxlng men V :4; · cyginly is an intensive advcrb. Myself in ldid it myself ls an intensive 5n.g•r·.c•pg (y_ ima; sept/; n_ in/rar.
4. (ol an electmnlc device) ‘ y pron0t1¤· *”· 6- $°m°lhl¤9 that lm°"$m€$· 7· an imensive [°"“ °' W"' sept/), v., -c•nt·•d. -c•pt·in|. n. —v.1. X
rt; an intelligent termlnan 5, suuctlon. [|400-50: late ME < ML] —in·t•n’siv•·ly. adv. -in-t•pw 1_ to (aka seize, 0, han (someone 0, _
z (usu. fol. by ol). [I500—IO; < ;|v•·ll•¤|· ”· _ _ _ something on the way from one place to "'Nl
uejjigem ya.; Or jngejjegepg to u ‘ V mqyglvo cars/. n. the use ol specializedequipment and personnel anorhu); Cu; on from an amended desi;. hp,.
+ leger! to choose] ——In•t•|/||.&f by continuous monitoring and care ol the critically ill, usu. in a special nation; ,0 ;,,jen_-ep, a rng_g;g"ger_ 2_ [O ·`“
t·Iy, adv. —Syn. See smmv. _rgnl.er in 3 h0$P"¤| (i¤¢•¤’¤tV• ¢•'•’ \|’¤“)- [@60-65] secretly listen to or record (a transmitted 3.. J"
al _gem;_)_ ,,_pj_ Imeueuuals edgy h,g•“.;iv·ist (in ten/si vist). n. a medical specialist ln intensive care. communication). 3. to stop or interrupt Y __ ¤
; a cultural, social, or poliur-a?'£’g hum' (ln tent'), n. 1. something that is intended; purpose; design; in- the course, progress, or transmission ot. ,`··· _»
Nc ..'· um; The original intent was to raise funds. 2. the act or fact of in- 4. to take possession of (a ball or puck) _ ,
Jniuggpage of hung undcmlowij Enndh-,g_ as to do something; criminal intent. 3. Law. the state of 3 per- during an attempted pass by an opposing •M•Y¤•P¥ (dd- IBB} , .—
msible by me mind Only: mnmphwf song mind that directs his or her actions toward an objective. 4. team. 5. to stop or check (passage, in‘:;c‘;'$g§'i) _
hi: inlellig- (see innguqgwr) + . ’ ¤·l ` mhnlng 0l’ $lQ¤m€2|’\C€. —]di¤l1'I. 5. to 0I' bf III i||(II'|(I Ind pur- travel, etc.); I0 inlercepl an escape, 6. to une bgweeny ‘
_“|,"_·|,h|y' adm pag, [or all practical purposes; practically speaking; virtually. [| l75— catch up to and destroy (an aircraft or polms Kam, V
gat, m,m_) n a global comm |g;5; HE enrenqej < or < LL mremus an aim, purpose, L; a stretching missile). 7. Hath. to mark 0fl or include. —-— '
naubnal Cahir;). [I965_70. /n;m§" our = imen(dere} to ammo + ·1us sullix ol v. action)] as between two points or lines. 8. to intersect. 9. Obs. to prevent the V
me O, ,,im”0,;)] ' www (ln tent'), ary. 1. lirmly or steadtastly llxed or directed; an intent operation 0r ellect of. 10. Obs. to cut ofl from access, sight, etc. —n.
. . lg;. undemed. unsumed, ,¤j·;_ 2. having the attention sharply focused or fixed on something: in— 11. lurmczvrlou. 12. an intercepted communication. 13. Math. a. an ‘” W
mpi I ' [jms of lemé mj pn ones work, 3. determined or resolved; having the mind or will intercepted segment of a line. h. (in a coordinate system) the distance _ ’
adv?mf‘n_“m' p,“§_.h_n".d’:%. had on some_g0al: inlent on revenge. [l600—lO;_< L inlentus taut, ln- from the origin _to the point at which a curve or line intersects an axis.
S 'pmns) n 1 lmmodemte i .*.· 7 M-IL ptp. ol' mtendere to INTEND, cf. mums:] —m·\•nV|y. adm —ln- [l535—45, < L mlerceplus, ptp. of mterclpere to intercept : lI1[€f·IN‘I’ER· _
· ' , . · ‘ ‘ - g•”m••••, n. + -cipere, c0mb..f0rm of zzpere to take] -·in/t•r·r:•p/\iv•, ary. ,
;°‘?s?"'°l°|°dUU"|§{‘§t:[Ha€p§u:° °' J. yg pypnaion (in tenfshan), n. 1. an act or instance of determlnlng men- in·t•r·c•p·ti¤n linrtar sepfshan). n. 1. an act or instance or intercept- M.
B"' · [_ _ ’ ] vii; gg upon some action or result. 2. the end or object intended; purpose. ing. 2. the state or fact of being intercepted. [I590-IGOO; < L] . V
"m· my 1- gwen m °' 3_ rngqitlons, |. purpose or attitude toward the ellecl of 0ne's actions in•t•r•¢¢p•t¤r or in·t9r·c•pt••r (in/tar sep/tar), n. 1. a person or ` (
§€¤€€ |“_ a'€°h°“C b€V€"a9€$· I or qgnducli a bungler with good intentions. h. purpose 0r atlltude with thing that intercepts. 2. a lighter airplane capable of speedily intercept- ,
‘ OF P¤$$|°"··3- $h°'W‘T'?e5€k mj · |·5pg(|_ to marriage: Are his inlenlivns serious? 4. the GC! OT fac! Of In- ing hostile aircraft. [l590-1600; < L] , ’
’“ T $Pf€ch·;;‘_E:*: ME ·<“':-1 a l¢.I‘\dIDQ· 5. L09IC- reference by Siqnfy C0¤§€P!$· ¢\¤-· to ¤°¤¤€i€ ih*¤9$» in·t•r·c•s·|i¤n (in/tar seshfan), n. 1. an act or instance of interceding. . '
:l2:a."[·" n · t u€Lp;·:per:tl:s,7c|il'$;;e;ér<;:)rthter :Jml;’:`% g· glsaefllfsg 2, an inter-posing or pleading on behalf of another person. 3. a prayer t0 ,
` . ' ’ ·*Cé’ ` N n ca C · · _'“ __ _ _ Y God on behalf of another. [I400—50; late ME < L intercessié = inter- .
°;`:(;$F'pl;:"w;'I’t3eTav$Olnl!mi md*;§ r "“9;°“$ °"°"l"9· ['300`5O? ME < L ’”le”"°# "a"· °f'”'e”$’°· See '"“”' céd(ere} to mrmcznz + -li6 -1·•on] —in/\•r·r;•s/sional, ary. —in’t•r·
' Pamculm P“'p°s€· use- °" "edpgf h·hII·\|¤¤•I|_(i¤ t¢{¤’5h¤_ ¤|l. 6 ·vnLv. 3&t¤ d€$|9"sg';#PTE$; °T V5 lntgqded; an mtentronalllnsull. 2. of or pertainlng to intention or pur- [|475_85; < L] L
· (°[ “'°' 5* ‘°""s' mc" ’ °m*L P¤$¢· $· """’°·’- '· P°"*a'"'“9 ‘° an aPP°a'a"°°# Ph°"°'“°“""· ‘¥' F°P"°‘ in-t•r·chang• (v. in/tar chénjf; n. inftar chanj/), v., -chan¢•d. ·chan|·
°“ (me °y“‘ "‘°"d' °°°"‘ "“"°"·’?—` *¤l*¤'*°" "‘ 'h° '“"‘d¥ P“°"°'“°"“'; '°P'°$°"'“*'°"“‘· "· P°"·"'"'“'5| *° in n -vr 1 to ut earn an the lace or the other- cause (one thin > * ~
|500: NE €¤¢€¤d¢¤ < O? €¤¢¢¤dl¤g§ the gpaclty ofthe mlnd to refer to an existent or nonexistent olyect. c. mléhén E ' iacés wah another. ,0 Euerchan ECE; Ol modular lung ’”
at ($€€ *N·'· WND'?] ··‘¤’“”d’•l’·|!5§ pdnllng beyond itself, as consciousness or a sign. [I520-·30] ——in·t•n’- g P. . ` . ge __-`
a department of me pub": Senna; huwu H _in_""m°n_.|_Iy adv _sy" Sec Dimmu! ture. 2. to give and receive (things) reclprocally, exchange. 3. to cause
h imcndam [l730_40_ < F] _{§é· _ I h d · · Ir d _ [ tl · n to follow one another alternately. -v.l. 4. to occur by turns 0r in succes-
' ' fu W; hn"' . ("Y nin S °" .)* !‘ Vmg spec '° '" °" °"S (° en sion; alternate. 5. to change places, as one with another. —n. 6. an act _ *5
pl. ·cl••. 1. the omce OT , rgodln combination). a well-mtenuonedperson. [l640—50] or insmnce or im€rchangmg_ 7_ a multilevel highway intersection ap {Ty
"'t°nd•n°y' a * |T•|;m?r94"g?;(;/m°”t· ”· a P'€Pa'a'°'Y 9°—“"'°· as a "°“ch bd°"° ranged so that vehicles may move from one road to another without
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P€F50¥\ WNO dlmcb a Public bu$mUi; II·t•r (ln turf), v.l., ·t•rr•d, -t•r·rin¢. to place (a dead body) ln a grave §;‘?,5:,l;,i]ie,$s;;€3,r,t;i,3 CK";] Lin/n,.ch.";,L:?5,_au"ge" en if
” $°“""¤ *!"°°' “‘“ ""’"°"· i °*t¤¤¤*>¢ ww- l*27*¤25¢ NE weren < "lf ¤"’¤”°’· P'°°- < V'- ""· in•t•r·chan¢••a•bI• (in/lar rnanrja bel). ary. 1. rorrwo things) capable e
“$t.r|ctn:’I‘1'nls"-ato'} {nits}; NSR '°""'· d°'· °H°"a S°° "'"J] _, __ _ I ol being put or used in the place of each other: interchangeable sym·
me em" pm ° ne m' h“"· 3.*;***;; "‘r$a"';"%Ib€,;;;°°"#’;*ym9;1‘g '“l‘;“a3§IE'€§'p[°‘;:`::'Ysg bols. 2. (ol one thing) capable of replacing or changing places with .
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r¤¤S¤¤¢ ¤¤·¤¤¤•<>¤¤•= =~ #·¢·—·¤¢=d t we r. M¤ e~»r¤· < MF < L i~¤er»>. ¤r¤¤=·¤· use ¤t Mer wen. and E'.'IX.$'lE‘».f..Sf.r;'Ti,i{Z.'€§€ "€'.?Xir.‘.Z»»'Z’?...»L.»i........ ° Z. -a..rr.J . ·
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I570—B0] —I¤’Y•|'|"•d‘IY» MN hhr. linéergnediitei 2.4|ntera0?|ti0¤. 3· ¤¤iil’l’09i\tV€— lh in·¢gr·r;|;v·i·cI• (in/tar lrlav/i kai), n. a median membrane bone deve|— A
, .`—` é; lc " 9* 3 » V·’~· ‘!° ' · ‘*° ""¢· ° ac “P°" °"€ am €"· oped between the collarbones, or in front of the breastbone, in many
Pi-_·<=••¢ [••"F••°*'•°' (°°'· 3)· 5..2 { Il740—501 -in’••r·•¤’t•¤t. ¤· _ _ verrebmres. [l865-70] -an/r•r-cla-vicru-lar (-me vik'ya lar). ary. . * _
Ignin? or almlng l0 be: PTO$P€CuV!}§*·` _ Sin/tar ak/sharlyarg reciprocal action. ellecl, 0r influence. §n.g•y.;°|.|•.·i;g• (in/tm kg |&q|t_ .jé il), my ]__ taldng place between
(*60 —¤ *•Y*•¢ *i°¤‘•· I- or participating in activities between dillerent colleges: Intercollegiate ,.
1. the ¢l'¤€ meaning °f P¤*'P°* {1* |||•Nf'~I•>fi\rO (in’tar ak’tivl. my. 1. acting UPON 0t1€ ¤¤0¥h€f· 2. (Of 8 at/aieurss. 2. of or representative of two or more colleges. [l870-75]
[1350-l]400; ME €I|f€Dd€!7|€Uf I C0mputel’ or prrgram) cnaracterizedbgl or allomn?1 immediate] two-yay ;n.g•y.c°.|um.n§.;.gi°n (mrtg; kg lum/ni 5/Shan), ”_ ,4rchig_ L the `°f ,
·l·. ·'•¥'“ zil °°mm¤¤•t`2\¤¤¤ tween 2 $°¤¥€€ 0 In 0**93 *0** an F use'? W 0 (im '"· space between two adjacent columns. sp. the clear space between the .
-at·•d. mains. to $03 · Nic orcreiponlg tg queries. [l825—55l —•••’••f·•¢#t•v•·|y- ¤dv· [ lower parts or me shafts. 2. me system or spacing between columns. .
zner mwtn + ·A1I ¤• ` I tv• ic tion. n. an adventure or mystery story. in the 0rm [|655-65; < L in1ercoIumni(um} space between columns (see norm-, lg,
` of a video game or book, In which the player 0r reader is given choices rmrurm, nun') + -A‘I’l0M] —in/\•r·co·Iunvn|r, ary.
. ''`' j. ¤Swh0wthe storyline isto develop. [l975—80] ‘ 4. . · rr K xr _ · { [ ·m| b ·|d·n I
ig or occurdng ln a hlgh or extretgx · '0•O•r |·Ii·a lin/ten 5/li ar; Eng. in/tar 5/le a, a’le el. adv. Latin. among uziarpgifeelgtcfinwstn aolrorzdgpeglrzi"oT:|;;?ve(:nrr?3’sli§::n?:g ang aurnlcrg ·;
seventy, or amount: Intense h&9¢ Wie? lhlngs. phone for speaking at each of two or more points. [l935—40; shortening _'
rig; ardent: Intense dislike. 3. V ` 'Wbr |•Ii·0| (in/ten a/li os/; Eng. inftar 5'le 6s’. é'|e—), adv. Latin. of intercommunicaticn system] _ , —
29'R; [:”{’di”9’J' mense $”""gz2. y . |“’“°¤€k°¥h€¤’ l{€f$0¤5· l I ka d_ I nd _ I in•t•r·;:.0m·mu•ni·cat: linitaruka myo’6’r‘i isa;/li v.,"-c:1t·•d, -c•t;in¢. A ;_
arnes : fl e 1 _. - •m•r••·can (in tar a mer i nl, a j. 0 or pe ming 0 some -v.i. . to communica e mu ua y, as peop e, . o a or passage rom
ass, strong feeling, or tension. 6- QW Nall oline countries ot north, central, and South America. [l935—40] one to another, as rooms. —v.t. 3. to uchange (messages or corn- · ,
0¤3|· 7- lol WPT) VBTY d€€P71'”M!" h'YIf¤I•t0m·ic (in/tar a tom/ik}, ary. uisting or occurring between at- munications) with one another. [l580-90: < ML] -in’t•r·com•mu’nl·
nsus. val'. of INWNNU INIENT] . GTN. [i860-65] r:|·bI•. ary. —in’\•r·c¤m·mu’ni·ca-hiVi·ty. n. -In/t•r·c¤m·mu’m• '_
- lh man R rig » ·"N|’•bf••d tinrtar bred/1, v., ·br•d. ·hr••d·in¢, —v.t. 1. to cross- cvticna/n. —jn’t•r•c¤m·mu/ni-c•’\iv• l—ka/tiv. -ka·), ary. —in’\•r• .·
1. a person Or ing H € s (a plant or animal), 2. to cause to breed together. ·-v.I. 3. to ¢¤¤1•M Ili•¤I NW. ll. V '
verb, that Indlfates and u$u· |¤ ’ E ¤¤¤sbreed; nybridize, 4. to breed or mate with a closely related individ- in·t•r·c0m·mun·i¤n (in’tar ka myoT>n'yan), n. 1. mutual communion. ·•
0 be given to the Item It m<>dl¤¤q» " UBL as in a small, closed population. [I855-60] association, or relations. 2. a communion service among members of . —
$-55] ei ·”'Y•|’•¢I·|ar·y tin zur/ka ler/E, inftar lial/a re). ary. 1. interpolated; in- _ different denominations. [1755-65] _ _,._
L "Y""¢· *V·’· 1- *°f“'*a}:“;':*‘“’°§“ '*'P°¤¤¤- 2- inserted or interpolated in the calendar. as an extra day or m·t•r·com·mu•n•·ty (in/tar ka myc?/ni te), n., pr, -ti•;, ary, -n, 1. _ -
I ‘ nd contrast 0 (a _ -
>Enl;?o?ne intense or more In w"'*!|•·•¤r¤'tiqn.n._ in’t•r·an'¢u·Iar.a¢y. _ inrtanbanlr/.ary. in/t•r·bu•i]n•u,lary. .
n . ._ - h’*•|’·l¤’•·d•m/ic. ary. m’t•r·arch'. v.:., ·arch•d. -arch·m;, an/t•r-brain. ary. an/t•r·caVi·bra*ti¤n, n.
· ' . ncmasc gn; ~· H" bf-M’ri•can, ary. in*t•r·ar·tic*u·Iar. ary. in*t•r·b•d'. v.1., ·b•d·d•d. in/t•r·cam*pu•. ary. , ‘ .
Fngstzigpwu 4 of A ? ` wh,:°'°"’U•"‘°¥· 3 Q ' ‘ ' *‘ V ` unt, n. in*t•r·n·•o/ei-a'ti¤n. n. in*t•r-bl•nd*, v.1., v.i.. -bI•nd·•d. in’t•r ar/ib·b•’an. ary. _
' Sel of almbuta tz an ‘ w‘W•|•|r••'m•nt, n. in’!•r•a•ftral, ary. -bl•nd·lng, in’t•r-can-avid, ary. /
.l°m1 ls ?plgI m' ssa ’ V- ‘ w“|’•||·|•|’ic. ary. in’t•r·a'tri·aI. ary. in't•r·bor’¤u;h. adj. in’t•r·c•r'pal. ary.
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