intromit en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /ˌɪntɹəˈmɪt/
Etymology
From Latin intrōmittō.
Meanings
- (Scotland) To intermeddle with the effects or goods of another.
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(transitive) To 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:
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(transitive) To 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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| intromitted | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| intromitted | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| intromits | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| intromitting | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (2)
bg вкарвам (to insert or introduce) · bg допускам (To allow to pass in)