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intact

[ in-takt ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

not altered, broken, or impaired; remaining uninjured, sound, or whole; untouched; unblemished:
The vase remained intact despite rough handling.
not changed or diminished; not influenced or swayed:
Despite misfortune, his faith is still intact.
complete or whole, especially not castrated or emasculated.
having the hymen unbroken; virginal.

intact

/ ɪnˈtækt /

Origin of intact¹

1400–50; late Middle English < Latin intāctus untouched, equivalent to in- in- ³ + tāctus, past participle of tangere to touch

Origin of intact¹

C15: from Latin intactus not touched, from tangere to touch

To those who agreed with him, Bush pledged that the law against same-sex marriage would remain intact.

Or bold stands that may not preserve our security today or tomorrow, but keep our principles safely intact?

If it is the tank, then it looks reasonably intact, suggesting it did not fail.

The most-intact section of this image is the dark, bowl-shaped object.

“Our sensory systems seek out intact sensory experiences,” says Wagenfeld.

Considering its age, it is in a wonderfully good state of preservation, the original roof still being intact.

All intact, so far as I can see, and I fancy he'd pull through a good deal more than has happened to him.

But I fear that if I were pressed to say that I had taken steps to discover if those papers were intact——.

Free them from the net, and it falls to pieces, while the roots remain intact, the solid and persistent primitive germs of speech.

Below him the great expanse of buildings took form, and they seemed safe and intact.

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