intromission - 4 dictionary results
in⋅tro⋅mit
[in-truh-mit] 
–verb (used with object), -mit⋅ted, -mit⋅ting.
| to send, put, or let in; introduce; admit. |
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME intromitten < L intrōmittere to send in, equiv. to intrō- intro- + mittere to send
1375–1425; late ME intromitten < L intrōmittere to send in, equiv. to intrō- intro- + mittere to send
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| in·tro·mis·sion
(ĭn'trə-mĭsh'ən) Pronunciation Key
n. The act or process of intromitting; introduction or admission. [Medieval Latin intrōmissiō, intrōmissiōn-, usurpation, from Latin intrōmissus, past participle of intrōmittere, to intromit; see intromit.] in'tro·mis'sive (-mĭs'ĭv) adj. |
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| intromission | |
noun | |
| the act of putting one thing into another [syn: insertion] |
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Intromission
In`tro*mis"sion\, n. [Cf. F. intromission. See Intromit.]1. The act of sending in or of putting in; insertion. --South. 2. The act of letting go in; admission. 3. (Scots Law) An intermeddling with the affairs of another, either on legal grounds or without authority.
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