Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter I - Page 40
Infiltered (imp. & p. p.) of Infilter
Infiltering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Infilter
Infilter (v. t. & i.) To filter or sift in.
Infiltrated (imp. & p. p.) of Infiltrate
Infiltrating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Infiltrate
Infiltrate (v. i.) To enter by penetrating the pores or interstices of a substance; to filter into or through something.
The water infiltrates through the porous rock. -- Addison.
Infiltrate (v. i.) To enter secretly (into an organization, territory, etc.) for hostile purposes, such as spying or sabotage; as, the FBI infiltrated into the U. S. communist party's upper
echelons; also used transitively; as, to infiltrate the opponent's organization; to infiltrate one's agents into a hostile country.
Infiltrate (v. t.) To penetrate gradually; -- sometimes used reflexively. -- J. S. Mill.
Infiltrate (v.) Cause (a liquid) to enter by penetrating the interstices.
Infiltrate (v.) Enter a group or organization in order to spy on the members; "The student organization was infiltrated by a traitor" [syn: infiltrate, penetrate].
Infiltrate (v.) Pass into or through by filtering or permeating; "the substance infiltrated the material".
Infiltrate (v.) Pass through an enemy line; in a military conflict [syn: infiltrate, pass through].
Infiltration (n.) The act or process of infiltrating, as of water into a porous substance, of a fluid into the cells of an organ or
part of the body, or of persons into a hostile organization.
Infiltration (n.) The substance which has entered the pores or cavities of a body. -- Addison.
Calcareous infiltrations filling the cavities. -- Kirwan.
Fatty infiltration. (Med.) See under Fatty.
Infiltration gallery, A filter gallery.
Infiltration (n.) A process in which individuals (or small groups) penetrate an area (especially the military penetration of enemy positions without detection).
Infiltration (n.) The slow passage of a liquid through a filtering medium; "the percolation of rainwater through the soil"; "the infiltration of seawater through the lava" [syn: percolation, infiltration].
Infiltrative (a.) Of or pertaining to infiltration. -- Kane.
Infinite (n.) 無限（的空間）；無窮（的時間）[the S]；【數】無窮（大） That which is infinite; boundless space or duration; infinity; boundlessness.
Not till the weight is heaved from off the air, and the thunders roll down the horizon, will the serene light of God flow upon us, and the blue infinite embrace us again. -- J. Martineau.
Infinite (n.) (Math.) An infinite quantity or magnitude.
Infinite (n.) An infinity; an incalculable or very great number.
Glittering chains, embroidered richly o'er With infinite of pearls and finest gold. -- Fanshawe.
Infinite (n.) The Infinite Being; God; the Almighty.
Infinite (a.) [Z] 無限的；無邊的；極大的 Unlimited or boundless, in time or space; as, infinite duration or distance.
Whatever is finite, as finite, will admit of no comparative relation with infinity; for whatever is less than infinite is still infinitely distant from infinity; and lower than infinite distance the lowest or least can not sink. -- H. Brooke.
Infinite (a.) Without limit in power, capacity, knowledge, or excellence; boundless; immeasurably or inconceivably great; perfect; as, the infinite wisdom and goodness of God; -- opposed to finite.
Great is our Lord, and of great power; his understanding is infinite. -- Ps. cxlvii. 5.
O God, how infinite thou art! -- I. Watts.
Infinite (a.) Indefinitely large or extensive; great; vast; immense; gigantic; prodigious.
Infinite riches in a little room. -- Marlowe.
Which infinite calamity shall cause To human life. -- Milton.
Infinite (a.) (Math.) Greater than any assignable quantity of the same kind; -- said of certain quantities.
Infinite (a.) (Mus.) Capable of endless repetition; -- said of certain forms of the canon, called also perpetual fugues, so constructed that their ends lead to their beginnings, and the performance may be incessantly repeated. -- Moore (Encyc. of Music).
Syn: Boundless; immeasurable; illimitable; interminable; limitless; unlimited; endless; eternal.
Infinite (a.) Having no limits or boundaries in time or space or extent or magnitude; "the infinite ingenuity of man"; "infinite wealth" [ant: finite].
Infinite (a.) Of verbs; having neither person nor number nor mood (as a participle or gerund or infinitive); "infinite verb form" [syn: infinite, non-finite] [ant: finite].
Infinite (a.) Too numerous to be counted; "incalculable riches"; "countless hours"; "an infinite number of reasons"; "innumerable difficulties"; "the multitudinous seas"; "myriad stars"; "untold thousands" [syn: countless, infinite, innumerable, innumerous, multitudinous, myriad, numberless, uncounted, unnumberable, unnumbered, unnumerable].
Infinite (a.) Total and all-embracing; "God's infinite wisdom".
Infinite (n.) The unlimited expanse in which everything is located; "they tested his ability to locate objects in space"; "the boundless regions of the infinite" [syn: space, infinite].
Infinite (a.) [Common] Consisting of a large number of objects; extreme. Used very loosely as in: ?This program produces infinite garbage.? ?He is an infinite loser.? The word most likely to follow infinite, though, is hair. (It has been pointed out that fractals are an excellent example of infinite hair.) These uses are abuses of the word's mathematical meaning. The term semi-infinite, denoting an immoderately large amount of some resource, is also heard. ?This compiler is taking a semi-infinite amount of time to optimize my program.? See also semi.
Infinite, () Bigger than any natural number. There are various formal set definitions in set theory: a set X is infinite if
(i) There is a bijection between X and a proper subset of X.
(ii) There is an injection from the set N of natural numbers to X.
(iii) There is an injection from each natural number n to X. These definitions are not necessarily equivalent unless we accept the Axiom of Choice.
Infinite, () The length of a line extended indefinitely.
See also infinite loop, infinite set. [{Jargon File] (1995-03-29)
Infinitely (adv.) Without bounds or limits; beyond or below assignable limits; as, an infinitely large or infinitely small quantity.
Infinitely (adv.) Very; exceedingly; vastly; highly; extremely. "Infinitely pleased." -- Dryden.
Infinitely (adv.) Without bounds; "he is infinitely wealthy" [syn: boundlessly, immeasurably, infinitely].
Infinitely (adv.) Continuing forever without end; "there are infinitely many possibilities" [syn: infinitely, endlessly] [ant: finitely].
Infiniteness (n.) The state or quality of being infinite; infinity; greatness; immensity. -- Jer. Taylor. Infinite regress
Infiniteness (n.) The quality of being infinite; without bound or limit [syn: infiniteness, infinitude, unboundedness, boundlessness, limitlessness] [ant: boundedness, finiteness, finitude].
Infinitesimal (a.) Infinitely or indefinitely small; less than any assignable quantity or value; very small.
Infinitesimal calculus, The different and the integral calculus, when developed according to the method used by Leibnitz, who regarded the increments given to variables as infinitesimal.
Infinitesimal (n.) (Math.) An infinitely small quantity; that which is less than any assignable quantity.
Infinitesimally (adv.) By infinitesimals; in infinitely small quantities; in an infinitesimal degree.
Infinitival (a.) Pertaining to the infinite mood. "Infinitival stems." -- Fitzed. Hall.
Infinitival (a.) Relating to or formed with the infinitive; "infinitival clause".
Infinitive (n.) Unlimited; not bounded or restricted; undefined.
Infinitive mood (Gram.), That form of the verb which merely names the action, and performs the office of a verbal noun. Some grammarians make two forms in English: ({a) The simple form, as, speak, go, hear, before which to is commonly placed, as, to speak; to go; to hear. ({b) The form of the imperfect participle, called the infinitive in -ing; as, going is as easy as standing.
Note: With the auxiliary verbs may, can, must, might, could, would, and should, the simple infinitive is expressed without to; as, you may speak; they must hear, etc. The infinitive usually omits to with the verbs let, dare, do, bid, make, see, hear, need, etc.; as, let me go; you dare not tell; make him work; hear him talk, etc.
Note: In Anglo-Saxon, the simple infinitive was not preceded by to (the sign of modern simple infinitive), but it had a dative form (sometimes called the gerundial infinitive) which was preceded by to, and was chiefly employed in expressing purpose. See Gerund, 2.
Note: The gerundial ending (-anne) not only took the same form as the simple infinitive (-an), but it was confounded with the present participle in -ende, or -inde (later -inge).
Infinitive (n.) (Gram.) An infinitive form of the verb; a verb in the infinitive mood; the infinitive mood.
Infinitive (adv.) (Gram.) In the manner of an infinitive mood.
Infinitive (n.) The uninflected form of the verb.
Infinito (a.) (Mus.) Infinite; perpetual, as a canon whose end leads back to the beginning. See Infinite, a., 5.
Infinitude (n.) The quality or state of being infinite, or without limits; infiniteness.
Infinitude (n.) Infinite extent; unlimited space; immensity; infinity. "I am who fill infinitude." -- Milton.
As pleasing to the fancy, as speculations of eternity or infinitude are to the understanding. -- Addison.
Infinitude (n.) Boundless number; countless multitude. "An infinitude of distinctions." -- Addison.
Infinitude (n.) An infinite quantity.
Infinitude (n.) The quality of being infinite; without bound or limit [syn: infiniteness, infinitude, unboundedness, boundlessness, limitlessness] [ant: boundedness, finiteness, finitude].
Infinituple (a.) Multipied an infinite number of times.
Infinities (n. pl. ) of Infinity
Infinity (n.) Unlimited extent of time, space, or quantity; eternity; boundlessness; immensity.
Infinity (n.) Unlimited capacity, energy, excellence, or knowledge; as, the infinity of God and his perfections.
Infinity (n.) Endless or indefinite number; great multitude; as an infinity of beauties.
Infinity (n.) A quantity greater than any assignable quantity of the same kind.
Infinity (n.) That part of a line, or of a plane, or of space, which is infinitely distant. In modern geometry, parallel lines or planes are sometimes treated as lines or planes meeting at infinity.
Infirm (a.) 體弱的；（因年邁而）衰弱的；意志薄弱的；不堅定的；優柔寡斷的；（構造物）不穩固的，動搖的 Not firm or sound; weak; feeble; as, an infirm body; an infirm constitution.
A poor, infirm, weak, and despised old man. -- Shak.
Infirm (a.) Weak of mind or will; irresolute; vacillating. "An infirm judgment." -- Burke.
Infirm of purpose! -- Shak.
Infirm (a.) Not solid or stable; insecure; precarious.
He who fixes on false principles treads or infirm ground. -- South.
Syn: Debilitated; sickly; feeble; decrepit; weak; enfeebled; irresolute; vacillating; imbecile.
Infirm (v. t.) To weaken; to enfeeble. [Obs.] --Sir W. Raleigh.
Infirm (a.) Lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality; "a feeble old woman"; "her body looked sapless" [syn: decrepit, debile, feeble, infirm, rickety, sapless, weak, weakly].
Infirm (a.) Lacking firmness of will or character or purpose; "infirm of purpose; give me the daggers" -- Shakespeare
INFIRM.() Weak, feeble.
INFIRM.() When a witness is infirm to an extent likely to destroy his life, or to prevent his attendance at the trial, his testimony de bene esge may be taken at any age. 1 P. Will. 117; see Aged witness.; Going witness.
Infirmarian (n.) A person dwelling in, or having charge of, an infirmary, esp. in a monastic institution.
Infirmaries (n. pl. ) of Infirmary
Infirmary (n.) A hospital, or place where the infirm or sick are lodged and nursed gratuitously, or where out-patients are treated.
Infirmary (n.) A health facility where patients receive treatment [syn: hospital, infirmary].
Infirmative (a.) Weakening; annulling, or tending to make void. [Obs.]
Infirmatory (n.) An infirmary. [Obs.]
Infirmities (n. pl. ) of Infirmity
Infirmity (n.) 體弱，虛弱 [U]；疾病，病症 [C] [P1]；（意志等的）薄弱；弱點；缺點 [C] [P1] The state of being infirm; feebleness; an imperfection or weakness; esp., an unsound, unhealthy, or debilitated state; a disease; a malady; as, infirmity of body or mind.
'T is the infirmity of his age. -- Shak.
Infirmity (n.) A personal frailty or failing; foible; eccentricity; a weakness or defect.
Will you be cured of your infirmity ? -- Shak.
A friend should bear his friend's infirmities. -- Shak.
The house has also its infirmities. -- Evelyn.
Syn: Debility; imbecility; weakness; feebleness; failing; foible; defect; disease; malady. See {Debility}.
Infirmity (n.) The state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age) [syn: {infirmity}, {frailty}, {debility}, {feebleness}, {frailness}, {valetudinarianism}].
Infirmly (adv.) 虛弱地；不堅定地；優柔寡斷地；不穩固地；不牢靠地 In an infirm manner.
Infirmness (n.) 體弱；衰弱；意志薄弱；優柔寡斷；不穩固；不牢靠 Infirmity; feebleness. -- Boyle.
Infixed (imp. & p. p.) of Infix
Infixing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Infix
Infix (v. t.) 把……鑲入；把……嵌入；把……印入；灌輸 To set; to fasten or fix by piercing or thrusting in; as, to infix a sting, spear, or dart. -- Shak.
The fatal dart a ready passage found, And deep within her heart infixed the wound. -- Dryden.
Infix (v. t.) To implant or fix; to instill; to inculcate, as principles, thoughts, or instructions; as, to infix good principles in the mind, or ideas in the memory.
Infix (n.) Something infixed. [R.] -- Welsford.
Infix (n.) (Grammar) An element that is inserted into the body of an elemt which it threby modifies, as a letter within a word.
Infix (n.) An affix that is inserted inside the word.
Infix (v.) Put or introduce into something; "insert a picture into the text" [syn: {insert}, {infix}, {enter}, {introduce}].
Infix (v.) Attach a morpheme into a stem word.
Inflamed (imp. & p. p.) of Inflame
Inflaming (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Inflame
Inflame (v. t.) 使燃燒；使極度激動；使憤怒 [（+with）] To set on fire; to kindle; to cause to burn, flame, or glow.
We should have made retreat By light of the inflamed fleet. -- Chapman.
Inflame (v. t.) Fig.: To kindle or intensify, as passion or appetite; to excite to an excessive or unnatural action or heat; as, to inflame desire.
Though more, it seems, Inflamed with lust than rage. -- Milton.
But, O inflame and fire our hearts. -- Dryden.
Inflame (v. t.) To provoke to anger or rage; to exasperate; to irritate; to incense; to enrage.
It will inflame you; it will make you mad. -- Shak.
Inflame (v. t.) (Med.) To put in a state of inflammation; to produce morbid heat, congestion, or swelling, of; as, to inflame the eyes by overwork.
Inflame (v. t.) To exaggerate; to enlarge upon. [Obs.]
A friend exaggerates a man's virtues, an enemy inflames his crimes. -- Addison.
Syn: To provoke; fire; kindle; irritate; exasperate; incense; enrage; anger; excite; arouse.
Inflame (v. i.) 著火，燃燒；激動；發怒 To grow morbidly hot, congested, or painful; to become angry or incensed. -- Wiseman.
Inflame (v.) Cause inflammation in; "The repetitive motion inflamed her joint".
Inflame (v.) Catch fire; "The dried grass of the prairie kindled, spreading the flames for miles" [syn: {kindle}, {inflame}].
Inflame (v.) Cause to start burning; "The setting sun kindled the sky with oranges and reds" [syn: {kindle}, {enkindle}, {conflagrate}, {inflame}].
Inflame (v.) Arouse or excite feelings and passions; "The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor"; "The refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the world"; "Wake old feelings of hatred" [syn: {inflame}, {stir up}, {wake}, {ignite}, {heat}, {fire up}].
Inflame (v.) Become inflamed; get sore; "His throat inflamed".
Inflamed (p. a.) Set on fire; enkindled; heated; congested; provoked; exasperated.
Inflamed (p. a.) (Her.) Represented as burning, or as adorned with tongues of flame.
Inflamed (p. a.) (Med.) Having an inflammation in; -- of tissues; as, an inflamed appendix.
Compare: Decorated
Decorated (a.) Having decorations. [Narrower terms: beaded, beady, bejeweled, bejewelled, bespangled, gemmed, jeweled, jewelled, sequined, spangled, spangly; bedaubed; bespectacled, monocled, spectacled; braided; brocaded, embossed, raised; buttony; carbuncled; champleve, cloisonne, enameled; crested, plumed having a decorative plume); crested, top-knotted, topknotted, tufted; crested; embellished, ornamented, ornate; embroidered; encircled, ringed, wreathed; fancied up, gussied, gussied up, tricked out; feathery, feathered, plumy; frilled, frilly, ruffled; fringed; gilt-edged; inflamed; inlaid; inwrought; laced; mosaic, tessellated; paneled, wainscoted; studded; tapestried; tasseled, tasselled; tufted; clinquant, tinseled, tinselly; tricked-out] Also See: clothed, fancy. Antonym: unadorned.
Syn: adorned.
Decorated (a.) Provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction [syn: adorned, decorated] [ant: unadorned, undecorated].
Inflamed (a.) Resulting from inflammation; hot and swollen and reddened; "eyes inflamed with crying".
Inflamed (a.) Lighted with red light as if with flames; "streets ablaze with lighted Christmas trees"; "the inflamed clouds at sunset"; "reddened faces around the campfire" [syn: ablaze(p), inflamed, reddened].
Inflamed (a.) Adorned with tongues of flame.
Inflamer
(n.) The
person or thing that inflames. -- Addison.
Inflammabillty (n.) Susceptibility of taking fire readily; the
state or quality of being inflammable.
Inflammable (a.) 可燃的；易燃的；易激動的；易發怒的；一觸即發的 Capable of being easily set fire; easily enkindled; combustible; as, inflammable oils or spirits.
Inflammable (a.) Excitable; irritable; irascible; easily provoked; as, an inflammable temper.
{Inflammable air}, The old chemical name for hydrogen.
Inflammable (a.) Easily ignited [syn: {flammable}, {inflammable}].
Inflammable (n.) (Usually inflammables) 易燃物 [C] A substance which is easily set on fire.
Inflammableness (n.) 燃燒性 The quality or state of being inflammable; inflammability. -- Boyle.
Inflammably (adv.) In an inflammable manner.
Inflammation (n.) [U] [C] 點火，燃燒；激動；狂怒；炎症；發炎 The act of inflaming, kindling, or setting on fire; also, the state of being inflamed. "The inflammation of fat." -- Wilkins.
Inflammation (n.) (Med.) A morbid condition of any part of the body, consisting in congestion of the blood vessels, with obstruction of the blood current, and growth of morbid tissue. It is manifested outwardly by redness and swelling, attended with tenderness, heat and pain. It may be caused by exposure to any number of injurious agents.
Inflammation (n.) Violent excitement; heat; passion; animosity; turbulence; as, an inflammation of the mind, of the body politic, or of parties. -- Hooker.
Inflammation (n.) A response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat [syn: {inflammation}, {redness}, {rubor}].
Inflammation (n.) The state of being emotionally aroused and worked up; "his face was flushed with excitement and his hands trembled"; "he tried to calm those who were in a state of extreme inflammation" [syn: {excitement}, {excitation}, {inflammation}, {fervor}, {fervour}].
Inflammation (n.) Arousal to violent emotion [syn: {inflammation}, {inflaming}].
Inflammation (n.) The act of setting something on fire [syn: {ignition}, {firing}, {lighting}, {kindling}, {inflammation}].
Inflammative (a.) (Archaic) Inflammatory.
Inflammatory (a.) 激動的；炎症性的 Tending to inflame, kindle, or irritate.
Inflammatory (a.) Tending to excite anger, animosity, tumult, or sedition; seditious; as, inflammatory libels, writings, speeches, or publications. -- Burke.
Inflammatory (a.) (Med.) Accompanied with, or tending to cause, preternatural heat and excitement of arterial action; as, an inflammatory disease.
{Inflammatory crust}. (Med.) Same as {Buffy coat}, under {Buffy}.
{Inflammatory fever}, A variety of fever due to inflammation.
Inflammatory (a.) Characterized or caused by inflammation; "an inflammatory process"; "an inflammatory response".
Inflammatory (a.) Arousing to action or rebellion [syn: {incendiary}, {incitive}, {inflammatory}, {instigative}, {rabble-rousing}, {seditious}].
Inflatable (a.) 膨脹的；得意的；可充氣的 That may be inflated.
Inflate (p. a.) Blown in; inflated. -- Caucer.
Inflated (imp. & p. p.) of Inflate
Inflating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Inflate
Inflate (v. t.) 【書】使充氣；使膨脹 [（+with）]； 使得意，使驕傲 [（+with）]；抬高（物價）；使（通貨等）膨脹 To swell or distend with air or gas; to dilate; to expand; to enlarge; as, to inflate a bladder; to inflate the lungs.
When passion's tumults in the bosom rise, Inflate the features, and enrage the eyes. -- J. Scott of Amwell.
Inflate (v. t.) Fig.: To swell; to puff up; to elate; as, to inflate one with pride or vanity.
Inflate themselves with some insane delight. -- Tennyson.
Inflate (v. t.) To cause to become unduly expanded or increased; as, to inflate the currency.
Inflate (v. i.) 【書】充氣；膨脹；擴大；得意，自傲 To expand; to fill; to distend.
Inflate (v.) Exaggerate or make bigger; "The charges were inflated" [syn: {inflate}, {blow up}, {expand}, {amplify}].
Inflate (v.) Fill with gas or air; "inflate a balloons" [syn: {inflate}, {blow up}] [ant: {deflate}].
Inflate (v.) Cause prices to rise by increasing the available currency or credit; "The war inflated the economy" [ant: {deflate}].
Inflate (v.) Increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in value; "inflate the currency" [ant: {deflate}].
Inflate (v.) Become inflated; "The sails ballooned" [syn: {balloon}, {inflate}, {billow}].
Inflated (a.) Filled, as with air or gas; blown up; distended; as, a balloon inflated with gas.
Inflated (a.) Turgid; swelling; puffed up; bombastic; pompous; as, an inflated style.
Inflated and astrut with self-conceit. -- Cowper.
Inflated (a.) (Bot.) Hollow and distended, as a perianth, corolla, nectary, or pericarp. -- Martyn.
Inflated (a.) Distended or enlarged fictitiously; as, inflated prices, etc.
Compare: Expanded
Expanded (a.) Increased in extent or size or bulk or scope. Opposite of contracted. [Narrower terms: blown-up, enlarged; dilated; distended, swollen; inflated].
Expanded (a.) (Printnig) wider than usual for a particular height; -- of printers' type. Contrasted with condensed.
Syn: extended.
Inflater (n.) One who, or that which, inflates; as, the inflaters of the stock exchange.
Inflater (n.) [ C ] [體] 充氣機 An air pump operated by hand to inflate something (as a tire) [syn: {inflater}, {inflator}].
Inflatingly (adv.) In a manner tending to inflate.
Inflation (n.) 通貨膨脹 [U] [C]；充氣；膨脹 [U]；自大，自滿；誇張 [U] The act or process of inflating, or the state of being inflated, as with air or gas; distention; expansion; enlargement. -- Boyle.
Inflation (n.) The state of being puffed up, as with pride; conceit; vanity. -- B. Jonson.
Inflation (n.) Persistent expansion or increase in the general level of prices, usually caused by overissue of currency, and resulting in a reduced value of the currency. It is contrasted with deflation, and is when it occurs to a very high degree is called hyperinflation. [U.S.]
Inflation (n.) A general and progressive increase in prices; "in inflation everything gets more valuable except money" [syn: inflation, rising prices] [ant: deflation, disinflation].
Inflation (n.) (Cosmology) A brief exponential expansion of the universe (faster than the speed of light) postulated to have occurred shortly after the big bang.
Inflation (n.) Lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity [syn: ostentation, ostentatiousness, pomposity, pompousness, pretentiousness, puffiness, splashiness, inflation].
Inflation (n.) The act of filling something with air [ant: deflation].
Inflationist (n.) One who favors an increased or very large issue of paper money. [U.S.]