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Spectator.

Syn. -- Drunkenness; inebriation; inebriety; ebriety; infatuation; delirium. See Drunkenness.

||In"tra- (?). [L. intra, prep., within, on the inside; akin to inter. ||See Inter-.] A prefix signifying in, within, interior; as, ||intraocular, within the eyeball; intramarginal. || In`tra*ax"il*la*ry (?), a. (Bot.) Situated below the point where a leaf joins the stem.

In`tra*cel"lu*lar (?), a. (Biol.) Within a cell; as, the intracellular movements seen in the pigment cells, the salivary cells, and in the protoplasm of some vegetable cells.

In`tra*col"ic (?), a. (Anat.) Within the colon; as, the intracolic valve.

In`tra*cra"ni*al (?), a. Within the cranium or skull. Sir W. Hamilton.

In*tract`a*bil"i*ty (?), n. The quality of being intractable; intractableness. Bp. Hurd.

In*tract"a*ble (?), a. [L. intractabilis: cf. F. intraitable, formerly also intractable. See In- not, and Tractable.] Not tractable; not easily governed, managed, or directed; indisposed to be taught, disciplined, or tamed; violent; stubborn; obstinate; refractory; as, an intractable child.

Syn. -- Stubborn; perverse; obstinate; refractory; cross; unmanageable; unruly; headstrong; violent; ungovernable; unteachable.

-- In*tract"a*ble*ness, n. -- In*tract"a*bly, adv.

In*tract"ile (?), a. Not tractile; incapable of being drawn out or extended. Bacon.

In*tra"dos (?), n. [F., fr. L. intra within + F. dos the back, L. dorsum. Cf. Extrados.] (Arch.) The interior curve of an arch; esp., the inner or lower curved face of the whole body of voussoirs taken together. See Extrados.

In`tra*fo`li*a"ceous (?), a. (Bot.) Growing immediately above, or in front of, a leaf; as, intrafoliaceous stipules.

In`tra*fu"sion (?), n. [Pref. intra- + L. fundere, fusum, to pour.] The act of pouring into a vessel; specif. (Med.), the operation of introducing a substance into a blood vessel; as, intrafusion of blood.

In`tra*lob"u*lar (?), a. (Anat.) Within lobules; as, the intralobular branches of the hepatic veins.

In`tra*mar"gin*al (?), a. Situated within the margin. Loudon.

In`tra*mer*cu"ri*al (?), a. (Astron.) Between the planet Mercury and the sun; -- as, the hypothetical Vulcan is intramercurial.

In`tra*mo*lec"u*lar (?), a. (Chem. & Physics) Between molecules; situated, or acting, between the molecules of bodies.

In`tra*mun"dane (?), a. Being within the material world; -- opposed to extramundane.

In`tra*mu"ral (?), a. 1. Being within the walls, as of a city.

2. (Anat. & Med.) Being within the substance of the walls of an organ; as, intramural pregnancy.

In`tran*quil"li*ty (?), n. Unquietness; restlessness. Sir W. Temple.

In`trans*ca"lent (?), a. Impervious to heat; adiathermic.

In`trans*gress"i*ble (?), a. [L. intragressibilis that can not be crossed. See In- not, and Transgress.] Incapable of being transgressed; not to be passed over or crossed. Holland.

In*tran"sient (?), a. Not transient; remaining; permanent. Killingbeck.

In*trans"i*gent (?), a. [F. intransigeant (cf. Sp. intransigente); pref. in- not + L. transigere to come to an agreement; trans across + agere to lead, act.] Refusing compromise; uncompromising; irreconcilable. Lond. Sat. Rev.

||In`trans"i*gen*tes (?), n. pl. [Sp.] (Spanish Politics) The extreme ||radicals; the party of the irreconcilables. || In*tran"si*tive (?), a. [L. intransitivus: cf. F. intransitif. See In- not, and Transitive.] 1. Not passing farther; kept; detained. [R.]

And then it is for the image's sake and so far is intransitive; but whatever is paid more to the image is transitive and passes further.

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