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In*lea"guer (?), v. t. To beleaguer. Holland.

In"let (?), n. 1. A passage by which an inclosed place may be entered; a place of ingress; entrance.

Doors and windows, inlets of men and of light.

Sir H. Wotton.

2. A bay or recess, as in the shore of a sea, lake, or large river; a narrow strip of water running into the land or between islands.

3. That which is let in or inlaid; an inserted material.

Inlet is also used adjectively, as in inlet pipe, inlet valve, etc.

In*light"en (?), v. t. See Enlighten.

In*list" (?), v. t. See Enlist.

In*live" (?), v. t. To animate. [R.] B. Jonson.

In*lock" (?), v. t. To lock in, or inclose.

||In lo"co (?). [L.] In the place; in the proper or natural place. || In*lu"mine (?), v. t. [Obs.] See Illumine.

In"ly (?), a. [OE. inlich, AS. inlc. See In.] Internal; interior; secret.

Didst thou but know the inly touch of love.

Shak.

In"ly, adv. Internally; within; in the heart. "Whereat he inly raged." Milton.

In"ma*cy (?), n. [From Inmate.] The state of being an inmate. [R.] Craig.

In"mate` (n"mt`), n. [In + mate an associate.] One who lives in the same house or apartment with another; a fellow lodger; esp., one of the occupants of an asylum, hospital, or prison; by extension, one who occupies or lodges in any place or dwelling.

So spake the enemy of mankind, inclos'd In serpent, inmate bad.

Milton.

In"mate`, a. Admitted as a dweller; resident; internal. [R.] "Inmate guests." Milton.

In"meats` (?), n. pl. The edible viscera of animals, as the heart, liver, etc.

In*mesh" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inmeshed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Inmeshing.] To bring within meshes, as of a net; to enmesh.

In*mew" (?), v. t. [Cf.Emmew, Immew.] To inclose, as in a mew or cage. [R.] "Inmew the town below." Beau. & Fl.

In"most` (?), a. [OE. innemest, AS. innemest, a double superlative form fr. inne within, fr. in in. The modern form is due to confusion with most. See In, and cf. Aftermost, Foremost, Innermost.] Deepest within; farthest from the surface or external part; innermost.

And pierce the inmost center of the earth.

Shak.

The silent, slow, consuming fires, Which on my inmost vitals prey.