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13 dictionary results for: in-
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in-1
a prefix representing English in (income; indwelling; inland, etc.), but used also as a verb-formative with transitive, intensive, or sometimes little apparent force (intrust; inweave, etc.). It often assumes the same forms as in-2, such as en-, em-, im-3.

[Origin: ME, OE; see in]
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in-2
a prefix of Latin origin meaning primarily “in,” but used also as a verb-formative with the same force as in-1 (incarcerate; incantation).
Also, il-, im-, ir-.
Compare em-, en-.


[Origin: < L, comb. form of in (prep.); c. in]
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in-3
a prefix of Latin origin, corresponding to English un-, having a negative or privative force, freely used as an English formative, esp. of adjectives and their derivatives and of nouns (inattention; indefensible; inexpensive; inorganic; invariable). It assumes the same phonetic phases as in-2 (impartial; immeasurable; illiterate; irregular, etc.). In French, it became en- and thus occurs unfelt in such words as enemy (French ennemi, Latin inimicus, lit., not friendly).
Also, il-, im-, ir-.


[Origin: < L; akin to an-1, a-6, un-1]

The prefixes in- and un- may both have, among other uses, a negative force. In- is the form derived from Latin, and is therefore used in learned words or in words derived from Latin or (rarely) Greek: inaccessible, inaccuracy, inadequate, etc. Un- is the native form going back to Old English, used in words of native origin, and sometimes used in combination with words of other origins if these words are in common use: unloving, ungodly, unfeeling, unnecessary, unsafe.
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en- 1 or em- or in-  
pref.  
    1. To put into or onto: encapsulate.
    2. To go into or onto: enplane.
  1. To cover or provide with: enrobe.
  2. To cause to be: endear.
  3. Thoroughly. Used often as an intensive: entangle.


[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin in-, in; see en in Indo-European roots.]

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in- 1 or il- or im- or ir-  
pref.   Not: inarticulate. Before l, in- is usually assimilated to il-; before r to ir-; and before b, m, and p to im-. See Usage Note at un-1.


[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin; see ne in Indo-European roots.]

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in- 2 or il- or im- or ir-  
pref.  
  1. In; into; within: inundation. Before l, in- is usually assimilated to il-; before r to ir-; and before b, m, and p to im-.
  2. Variant of en-1.


[Middle English, from Old English (from in, in; see in1) and from Old French (from Latin, from in, in, within; see en in Indo-European roots).]

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in-  (1)
prefix meaning "not, opposite of, without" (also im-/il-/ir- by assimilation of -n- with following consonant), from L. in- "not," cognate with Gk. an-, O.E. un- (see un- (1)).

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in-  (2)
prefix meaning "into, in, on, upon" (also im-; il-; ir- by assimilation of -n- with following consonant), from L. in- "in" (see in). In O.Fr. this often became en-, which was usually respelled in Eng. to conform with L., but not always, which accounts for pairs like enquire/inquire. There was a native form, which in W.Saxon usually appeared as on- (cf. O.E. onliehtan "to enlighten"), and some verbs survived into M.E. (cf. inwrite "to inscribe"), but all now seem to be extinct.

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in- 1 or il- or im- or ir-
pref.
Not: invertebrate.

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in- 2 or il- or im- or ir-
pref.
In; into; within: intubation.

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Bird In Hand, PA Zip code(s): 17505

Cave In Rock, IL Zip code(s): 62919

Put In Bay, OH Zip code(s): 43456

Howey In The Hil, FL Zip code(s): 34737

Lake In The Hill, IL Zip code(s): 60102

Cave-In-Rock, IL (village, FIPS 11826) Location: 37.47016 N, 88.16554 W
Population (1990): 381 (207 housing units)
Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)

Put-in-Bay, OH (village, FIPS 65032) Location: 41.65307 N, 82.81510 W
Population (1990): 141 (171 housing units)
Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water)

Lake in the Hills, IL (village, FIPS 41183) Location: 42.19282 N, 88.32164 W
Population (1990): 5866 (1938 housing units)
Area: 13.1 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)

Howey-in-the-Hills, FL (town, FIPS 32775) Location: 28.71595 N, 81.77477 W
Population (1990): 724 (351 housing units)
Area: 4.3 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)

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In-

In-\ [See In, prep. Cf. Em-, En-.] A prefix from Eng. prep. in, also from Lat. prep. in, meaning in, into, on, among; as, inbred, inborn, inroad; incline, inject, intrude. In words from the Latin, in- regularly becomes il- before l, ir- before r, and im- before a labial; as, illusion, irruption, imblue, immigrate, impart. In- is sometimes used with an simple intensive force.

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In-

In-\ [L. in-; akin to E. un-. See Un-.] An inseparable prefix, or particle, meaning not, non-, un- as, inactive, incapable, inapt. In- regularly becomes il- before l, ir- before r, and im- before a labial.

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