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in⋅tact

  [in-takt]
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–adjective
1. not altered, broken, or impaired; remaining uninjured, sound, or whole; untouched; unblemished: The vase remained intact despite rough handling.
2. not changed or diminished; not influenced or swayed: Despite misfortune, his faith is still intact.
3. complete or whole, esp. not castrated or emasculated.
4. having the hymen unbroken; virginal.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME < L intāctus untouched, equiv. to in- in- 3 + tāctus, ptp. of tangere to touch

Related forms:
in⋅tact⋅ly, adverb
in⋅tact⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. See complete.
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in·tact   (ĭn-tākt')   
adj.  
  1. Remaining sound, entire, or uninjured; not impaired in any way.
  2. Having all physical parts, especially:
    1. Having the hymen unbroken.
    2. Not castrated.

[Middle English, from Latin intāctus : in-, not; see in-1 + tāctus, past participle of tangere, to touch; see tag- in Indo-European roots.]
in·tact'ly adv., in·tact'ness n.
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Intact

In*tact"\, a. [L. intactus; pref. in- not + tactus, p. p. of tangere to touch: cf. F. intact. See In- not, and Tact, Tangent.] Untouched, especially by anything that harms, defiles, or the like; uninjured; undefiled; left complete or entire. --Buckle.

When all external differences have passed away, one element remains intact, unchanged, -- the everlasting basis of our common nature, the human soul. --F. W. Robertson.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : intact
Spanish: intacto,
German: unversehrt,
Japanese: 元のままで
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intact 
c.1450, from L. intactus "untouched, uninjured," from in- "not" + tactus, pp. of tangere "to touch" (see tangent).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: in·tact
Pronunciation: in-'takt
Function: adjective
1 : physically and functionally complete intact> <intact cell membranes> : as a : physically virginal intact adult females were brought into heat —Anatomical Record> b : not castrated —used chiefly of a domestic animal intact female cats>
2 : mentally unimpaired —in·tact·ness noun
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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