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In*sist"ent (?), a. [L. insistens, -entis, p. pr. of insistere.]

1. Standing or resting on something; as, an insistent wall. Sir H. Wotton.

2. Insisting; persistent; persevering.

3. (Zoöl.) See Incumbent.

In*sist"ent*ly, adv. In an insistent manner.

In*sis"ture (?; 135), n. A dwelling or standing on something; fixedness; persistence. [Obs.] Shak.

In*si"ti*en*cy (?), n. [Pref. in- not + L. sitiens, p. pr. of sitire to be thirsty, fr. sitis thirst.] Freedom from thirst. [Obs.]

The insitiency of a camel for traveling in deserts.

Grew.

In*si"tion (?; 277), n. [L. insitio, fr. inserere, insitum, to sow or plant in, to ingraft; pref. in- in + serere, satum, to sow.] The insertion of a scion in a stock; ingraftment. Ray.

||In` si"tu (?). [L.] In its natural position or place; -- said of a ||rock or fossil, when found in the situation in which it was ||originally formed or deposited. || In*snare" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Insnared (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Insnaring.] [Written also ensnare.]

1. To catch in a snare; to entrap; to take by artificial means. "Insnare a gudgeon." Fenton.

2. To take by wiles, stratagem, or deceit; to involve in difficulties or perplexities; to seduce by artifice; to inveigle; to allure; to entangle.

The insnaring charms Of love's soft queen.

Glover.

In*snar"er (?), n. One who insnares.

In*snarl" (?), v. t. To make into a snarl or knot; to entangle; to snarl. [Obs.] Cotgrave.

In`so*bri"e*ty (?), n. [Pref. in- not + &?;obriety: cf. F. insobriété.] Want of sobriety, moderation, or calmness; intemperance; drunkenness.

In*so`cia*bil"i*ty (?), n. [Cf. F. insociabilité.] The quality of being insociable; want of sociability; unsociability. [R.] Bp. Warburton.

In*so"cia*ble (?), a. [L. insociabilis: cf. F. insociable. See In- not, and Sociable.]

1. Incapable of being associated, joined, or connected. [Obs.]

Lime and wood are insociable.

Sir H. Wotton.

2. Not sociable or companionable; disinclined to social intercourse or conversation; unsociable; taciturn.

This austere insociable life.

Shak.

In*so"cia*bly, adv. Unsociably.

In*so"ci*ate (?), a. Not associate; without a companion; single; solitary; recluse. [Obs.] "The insociate virgin life." B. Jonson.