- intromit
- transitive verb (-mitted; -mitting) Etymology: Latin intromittere, from intro- + mittere to send Date: circa 1588 to send or put in ; insert • intromittent adjective • intromitter noun
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Intromit — In tro*mit , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Intromitted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Intromitting}.] [L. intromittere, intromissum; intro within + mittere to send.] [1913 Webster] 1. To send in or put in; to insert or introduce. Greenhill. [1913 Webster] 2. To allow … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Intromit — In tro*mit , v. i. (Scots Law) To intermeddle with the effects or goods of another. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
intromit — index enter (insert), inject, interject Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
intromit — [in΄trōmit′, in΄trəmit′] vt. intromitted, intromitting [L intromittere < intro , INTRO + mittere, to send: see MISSION] 1. to cause to enter; put in; insert 2. to allow to enter; admit intromission [in΄trōmish ən, in΄trəmish′ən] n.… … English World dictionary
intromit — intromissibility /in treuh mis euh bil i tee/, n. intromissible, adj. intromission /in treuh mish euhn/, n. intromissive, adj. intromittent, adj. intromitter, n. /in treuh mit /, v.t., intromitted, intro … Universalium
intromit — Synonyms and related words: admit, ease in, give an entree, immit, infuse, inject, inoculate, insert, insinuate, interject, introduce, let in, perfuse, pop in, put in, receive, set in, slip in, stick in, take in, throw in, throw open to, tuck in … Moby Thesaurus
intromit — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To serve as a means of entrance for: admit, let in. See ENTER … English dictionary for students
intromit — v. put in, send in, insert; admit … English contemporary dictionary
intromit — in·tro·mit … English syllables
intromit — in•tro•mit [[t]ˌɪn trəˈmɪt[/t]] v. t. mit•ted, mit•ting to send, put, or let in; introduce; admit • Etymology: 1375–1425; late ME < L intrōmittere=intrō intro +mittere to send in tro•mis′sion ˈmɪʃ ən n. in tro•mis′sive, adj. in tro•mit′tent,… … From formal English to slang
