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<h1>Inust</h1> <Xpage=784>

<hw>In*ust"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>inurere</ets>, <ets>inustum</ets>, to burn in; pref. <ets>in-</ets> in + <ets>urere</ets> to burn.]</ety> <def>Burnt in.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Inustion</h1> <Xpage=784>

<hw>In*us"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The act of burning or branding.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>T. Adams.</i>

<h1>Inutile</h1> <Xpage=784>

<hw>In*u"tile</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>inutilis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>inutile</ets>. See <er>In-</er> not, <er>Utile</er>.]</ety> <def>Useless; unprofitable.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Bacon.</i>

<h1>Inutility</h1> <Xpage=784>

<hw>In`u*til"i*ty</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>inutilitas</ets>: cf. F. <ets>inutilit\'82</ets>.]</ety> <def>Uselessness; the quality of being unprofitable; unprofitableness; <as>as, the <ex>inutility</ex> of vain speculations and visionary projects</as>.</def>

<h1>Inutterable</h1> <Xpage=784>

<hw>In*ut"ter*a*ble</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Unutterable; inexpressible.</def>

<i>Milton.</i>

<h1>In vacuo</h1> <Xpage=784>

<hw>In` vac"u*o</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>. <ety>[L.]</ety> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>In a vacuum; in empty space; <as>as, experiments <ex>in vacuo</ex></as>.</def>

<h1>Invade</h1> <Xpage=784>

<hw>In*vade"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Invaded</er>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Invading</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. <ets>invadere</ets>, <ets>invasum</ets>; pref. <ets>in-</ets> in + <ets>vadere</ets> to go, akin to E. <ets>wade</ets>: cf. OF. <ets>invader</ets>, F. <ets>envahir</ets>. See <er>Wade</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>To go into or upon; to pass within the confines of; to enter; -- used of forcible or rude ingress.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>Which becomes a body, and doth then <b>invade</b> The state of life, out of the grisly shade. <i>Spenser.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To enter with hostile intentions; to enter with a view to conquest or plunder; to make an irruption into; to attack; <as>as, the Romans <ex>invaded</ex> Great Britain</as>.</def>

<blockquote>Such an enemy Is risen to <b>invade</b> us. <i>Milton.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>To attack; to infringe; to encroach on; to violate; <as>as, the king <ex>invaded</ex> the rights of the people</as>.</def>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>To grow or spread over; to affect injuriously and progressively; <as>as, gangrene <ex>invades</ex> healthy tissue</as>.</def>

<syn>Syn. -- To attack; assail; encroach upon. See <er>Attack</er>.</syn>

<h1>Invade</h1> <Xpage=784>

<hw>In*vade"</hw>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <def>To make an invasion.</def>

<i>Brougham.</i>

<h1>Invader</h1> <Xpage=784>

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