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<h1>Inseminate</h1> <Xpage=769>

<hw>In*sem"i*nate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>inseminatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>inseminare</ets> to sow. See <er>Seminate</er>.]</ety> <def>To sow; to impregnate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

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<hw>In*sem`i*na"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A sowing.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Insensate</h1> <Xpage=769>

<hw>In*sen"sate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>insensatus</ets>. See <er>In-</er> not, and <er>Sensate</er>.]</ety> <def>Wanting sensibility; destitute of sense; stupid; foolish.</def>

<blockquote>The silence and the calm Of mute, <b>insensate</b> things. <i>Wordsworth.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>The meddling folly or <b>insensate</b> ambition of statesmen. <i>Buckle.</i></blockquote>

-- <wordforms><wf>In*sen"sate*ly</wf>, <tt>adv.</tt> -- <wf>In*sen"sate*ness</wf>, <tt>n.</tt></wordforms>

<h1>Insense</h1> <Xpage=769>

<hw>In*sense"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>in-</ets> in + <ets>sense</ets>.]</ety> <def>To make to understand; to instruct.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark>

<i>Halliwell.</i>

<h1>Insensibility</h1> <Xpage=769>

<hw>In*sen`si*bil"i*ty</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>insensibilit\'82</ets>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>The state or quality of being insensible; want of sensibility; torpor; unconsciousness; <as>as, the <ex>insensibility</ex> produced by a fall, or by opiates</as>.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Want of tenderness or susceptibility of emotion or passion; dullness; stupidity.</def>

<syn>Syn. -- Dullness; numbness; unfeelingness; stupidity; torpor; apathy; impassiveness; indifference.</syn>

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<hw>In*sen"si*ble</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>insensibilis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>insensible</ets>. See <er>In-</er> not, and <er>Sensible</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>Destitute of the power of feeling or perceiving; wanting bodily sensibility.</def>

<i>Milton.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Not susceptible of emotion or passion; void of feeling; apathetic; unconcerned; indifferent; <as>as, <ex>insensible</ex> to danger, fear, love, etc.</as>; -- often used with <i>of</i> or <i>to</i>.</def>

<blockquote>Accept an obligation without being a slave to the giver, or <b>insensible</b> to his kindness. <i>Sir H. Wotton.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>Lost in their loves, <b>insensible</b> of shame. <i>Dryden.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>Incapable of being perceived by the senses; imperceptible. Hence: Progressing by imperceptible degrees; slow; gradual; <as>as, <ex>insensible</ex> motion</as>.</def>

<blockquote>Two small and almost <b>insensible</b> pricks were found upon Cleopatra's arm. <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>They fall away, And languish with <b>insensible</b> decay. <i>Dryden.</i></blockquote>