Part 5828

<i>Bacon.</i>

<h1>Influxious</h1> <Xpage=761>

<hw>In*flux"ious</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Influential.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Influxive</h1> <Xpage=761>

<hw>In*flux"ive</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Having a tendency to flow in; having influence; influential.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Holdsworth.</i>

<h1>Influxively</h1> <Xpage=761>

<hw>In*flux"ive*ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>By influxion.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<h1>Infold</h1> <Xpage=761>

<hw>In*fold"</hw> <tt>(?n-f?ld\'b6)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Infolded</er>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Infolding</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Pref. <ets>in-</ets> in + <ets>fold</ets>.]</ety> <altsp>[Written also <asp>enfold</asp>.]</altsp> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To wrap up or cover with folds; to envelop; to inwrap; to inclose; to involve.</def>

<blockquote>Gilded tombs do worms <b>infold</b>. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote><b>Infold</b> his limbs in bands. <i>Blackmore.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To clasp with the arms; to embrace.</def>

<blockquote>Noble Banquo, . . . let me <b>infold</b> thee, And hold thee to my heart. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Infoldment</h1> <Xpage=761>

<hw>In*fold"ment</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The act of infolding; the state of being infolded.</def>

<h1>Infoliate</h1> <Xpage=761>

<hw>In*fo"li*ate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>in-</ets> in + L. <ets>folium</ets> leaf.]</ety> <def>To cover or overspread with, or as with, leaves.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Howell.</i>

<h1>Inform</h1> <Xpage=761>

<hw>In*form"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>informis</ets>; pref. <ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>forma</ets> form, shape: cf. F. <ets>informe</ets>]</ety> <def>Without regular form; shapeless; ugly; deformed.</def>

<i>Cotton.</i>

<h1>Inform</h1> <Xpage=761>

<hw>In*form"</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Informed</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Informing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. <ets>enformen</ets>, OF. <ets>enformer</ets>, F. <ets>informer</ets>. L. <ets>informare</ets>; pref. <ets>in-</ets> in + <ets>formare</ets> to form, share, fr. <ets>forma</ets> form. See <er>Form</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To give form or share to; to give vital ororganizing power to; to give life to; to imbue and actuate with vitality; to animate; to mold; to figure; to fashion.</def>

<blockquote>"The <b>informing</b> Word." <i>Coleridge.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>Let others better mold the running mass Of metals, and <b>inform</b> the breathing brass. <i>Dryden.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>Breath <b>informs</b> this fleeting frame. <i>Prior.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>Breathes in our soul,<b>informs</b> our mortal part. <i>Pope.</i></blockquote>