Found 1 items, similar to In-.
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Definition: In-
In-
\In-\ ([i^]n-). [L. in-; akin to E. un-. See
Un-.]
An inseparable prefix, or particle, meaning not, non-, un-
as, inactive, incapable, inapt. In- regularly becomes il-
before l, ir- before r, and im- before a labial.
[1913 Webster]
In-
\In-\ ([i^]n-). [See
In, prep. Cf.
Em-,
En-.]
A prefix from Eng. prep. in, also from Lat. prep. in, meaning
in, into, on, among; as, inbred, inborn, inroad; incline,
inject, intrude. In words from the Latin, in- regularly
becomes il- before l, ir- before r, and im- before a labial;
as, illusion, irruption, imblue, immigrate, impart. In- is
sometimes used with an simple intensive force.
[1913 Webster]