intromit
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in·tro·mit 
[in-truh-mit] Pronunciation Key
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[in-truh-mit] Pronunciation Key –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]
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in·tro·mis·si·ble, adjective
in·tro·mis·sive, adjective
in·tro·mit·tent, adjective
in·tro·mit·ter, noun
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| in·tro·mit
(ĭn'trə-mĭt') Pronunciation Key
tr.v. in·tro·mit·ted, in·tro·mit·ting, in·tro·mits To cause or permit to enter; introduce or admit. [Middle English intromitten, to deal illegally with others, from Latin intrōmittere, to send in, let into : intrō-, in; see en in Indo-European roots + mittere, to send.] in'tro·mit'tent adj., in'tro·mit'ter n. |
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| intromit | |
verb | |
| allow to enter; grant entry to; "We cannot admit non-members into our club building"; "This pipe admits air" [syn: admit] [ant: refuse] |
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intromit in·tro·mit (ĭn'trə-mĭt')
v. in·tro·mit·ted, in·tro·mit·ting, in·tro·mits
To cause or permit to enter; introduce or admit.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Intromit
In`tro*mit"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intromitted; p. pr. & vb. n. Intromitting.] [L. intromittere, intromissum; intro- within + mittere to send.]1. To send in or put in; to insert or introduce. --Greenhill. 2. To allow to pass in; to admit. Glass in the window intromits light, without cold. --Holder.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Intromit
In`tro*mit"\, v. i. (Scots Law) To intermeddle with the effects or goods of another.
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