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in⋅tact
[in-takt]
–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
1400–50; late ME < L intāctus untouched, equiv. to in- in- 3 + tāctus, ptp. of tangere to touch

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Language Translation for : intact
| Spanish: | intacto, | German: | unversehrt, | Japanese: | 元のままで |
| in·tact
(ĭn-tākt') Pronunciation Key
adj.
[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
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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| intact | |
adjective | |
| 1. | constituting the undiminished entirety; lacking nothing essential especially not damaged; "a local motion keepeth bodies integral"- Bacon; "was able to keep the collection entire during his lifetime"; "fought to keep the union intact" [syn: integral] |
| 2. | (of a woman) having the hymen unbroken; "she was intact, virginal" |
| 3. | (used of domestic animals) sexually competent; "an entire horse" [syn: entire] |
| 4. | undamaged in any way; "the vase remained intact despit rough handling" |
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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.
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