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`intention
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`interdependent
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`intercept
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`intercrop
`wheat corn, and alfalfa
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`an extending < intentus, attentive to < p. part. of intendere, to di(cid:173)
`rect attention. See INTEND.] -in·tent'ly adv. -in·tentfness n.
`in-ten.tion (in-ten/shan) 11. 1. A course of action that one in-
`tends to follow. 2a. An aim that guides action; an objective. b.
`intentions Purpose with respect to marriage. 3. Medicine The
`process by which Of the manner in which a wound heals. 4. Ar(cid:173)
`chaic Import; meaning. [UIt. < Lat. intentia, intention- < intentus,
`intent < p. part. of intendere, to direct attention. See INTEND.]
`SYNONYMS intention, intent, purpose, goal, end. aim, object. ob(cid:173)
`jective These nouns refer to what one plans to do or achieve. In(cid:173)
`tention signifies a course of action that one proposes to follow: It
`is my intention to take a vacation next month. Intent more strongly
`implies deliberateness: The executor complied with the testator's
`intent. Purpose strengthens the idea of resolution or determina(cid:173)
`tion: "His purpose was to discover how long these guests intended to
`stay" (Joseph Conrad). Goal may suggest an idealistic or long(cid:173)
`term purpose: set a goal to raise ten million dollars. End suggests
`a long-range goal: will use any means to achieve that end. Aim
`stresses the direction one's efforts take in pursuit of an end: The
`aim of most students is to graduate. An object is an end that one
`tries to carry out: The object of chess is to capture your opporlent's
`king. Objective often implies that the end or goal can be reached:
`The report outlines the committee's objectives.
`(In-ten/sha-nal) adj. 1. Done deliberately; in(cid:173)
`in.ten.tion.al
`tended: an intentional slight. See Syns at voluntary. 2. Having to
`do with intention. -in-ten'tion-al-Iy adv.
`(in-ten'sho-nai/l-te) n., pI. -ties 1. The
`in.ten.tion'al.i.ty
`state of having or being formed by an intention. 2. Philosophy
`The property of being about or directed toward a subject, as in(cid:173)
`herent in conscious states, beliefs, or creations of the mind.
`in-ter (In-tur") tr.v. -terred, -ter-rinq, -ters To place in a grave
`or tomb; bnry. [Ult. < Med.Lat. interrare : Lat. in-, in; see IN-' +
`Lat. terra, earth; see ters- in App.]
`inter. abbr. intermediate
`inter- pref. 1. Between; among: international. 2. In the midst of;
`within: intertropical. 3. Mutual; mutually: interrelate. 4. Recipro(cid:173)
`cal; reciprocally: intermingle. [ME entre-, inter- < OFr. entre(cid:173)
`< Lat. inter- < inter. See en in App.]
`(In-terlo-bang') n. Variant of interrobang.
`in.ter'a.bang
`In-ter-act (In/tar-akt") intr.v. -act-ed, -act-ing,-acts To act on
`each other: Students learn by interacting.
`(In'tor-aklshon) n. la. The act or process of in(cid:173)
`in.ter'ac.tion
`teracting. b. The state of undergoing interaction. 2. Physics Any
`of four fundamental ways in which bodies can influence each
`other, classified as strong, weak, electromagnetic, and gravita(cid:173)
`tional.
`(In'tor-akltlv) adj. 1. Acting or capable of acting
`in .ter.ac·tive
`on each other. 2. Computer Science Of or relating to a program
`that responds to user activity. 3. Of, relating to, or being a form
`of television entertainment in which the viewer participates di(cid:173)
`adv.
`rectly. -in'ter·ac/tive·ly
`in .ter a.li· a (ln/tor a/]e-o, ./1<-0) adv. Among other things.
`[Lat.]
`inter a.Ii'os (aIle-os', ii/le-os') adv. Among other persons. [Lat.
`inter alios: intel', among + alios, masc. accusative pI. .of aiius,
`other.]
`in-ter-a-tomeic (In't;;lr-;;l-tom/tk) adj. Occurring, operating, or
`situated between atoms.
`v. -bred (-bred/), -breed·ing,
`in.ter.breed
`(In'tor-bredl)
`-breeds -intI'. 1. To breed with another kind or species; hybrid(cid:173)
`ize. 2. To breed within a narrow range or with closely related
`types or individuals; inbreed. -tr. To cause to interbreed.
`(In-turlko-ler'e, In'tor-kallo-re) adj. la. In-
`in.ter.ca.lar.y
`serted in the calendar to make the calendar year correspond to
`the solar year. Used of a day or month. b. Having such a day or
`month inserted. Used of a year. 2. Inserted between other
`elements or parts; interpolated. [Lat. intercalarius, intercalaris
`< i11tercalare) to intercalate. See INTERCALATE.]
`(In-turlb-lat') tr.v. -lat'ed, -lat'ing, -lates 1.
`in.ter'ca.late
`To insert (a day or month) in a calendar. 2. To insert) interpose)
`or interpolate. [Lat. intercalare, intercalat- : inter-) inter- + calare,
`n. -in'
`to proclaim; see kela- in App.] -in·ter'ca·la/tion
`ter/ca'la'tive adj.
`(In'tor-sedl) intr.v. -ced'ed, -ced·ing, -cedes 1.
`in.ter.cede
`To plead on another's behalf. 2. To act as mediator in a dispute.
`[Lat. intercedere) to intervene: inter-, inter- + cedere, to go.]
`-in'tereced'er n.
`(In'tor-seJ!yo-lor) adj. Biology Located among
`in.ter'cel'lu'lar
`or between cells: intercellular fluid.
`(In'tor-sept') tr.v. -cept'ed, -cept'ing, -cepts 1.
`in.ter'cept
`To stop) deflect, or interrupt the progress or intended course of.
`2. Sports a. To gain possession of (an opponent's pass), as in foot(cid:173)
`ball or basketball. b. To gain possession of a pass made by (an
`opponent), esp. in football. 3. Mathematics To include or bound
`(a part of a space or curve) between two points or lines. 4. Archaic
`To prevent. 5. Obsolete To cut off from access or communica(cid:173)
`tion. -:- n. (In'tdr-sept') 1. Mathematics The coordinate of a
`point at which a line) curve) or surface intersects a coordinate
`axis. 2a. The interception of a missile by another missile or an
`aircraft by another aircraft. b. Interception of a radio transmis-
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`sion. 3. An inter~eptor. [ME intercepten < L
`intercept- : mter-, mter- + capere, to seize' se ka
`=-ln'ter-cep/tive adj.
`' e ap
`(In'tor-sep'shon) n. 1. The act 0 .::
`in.ter'cep·tion
`or the state of being intercepted. 2. Something that f ~n
`3. Sports An intercepted pass.
`IS In
`in-terecep-tor also ineter-cept-er (In'tdr-sep't
`intercepts, esp. a plane or missile designed to inte dt) n.
`craft.
`rcept e
`inetereces-sion (In/tar-sesh/an) n. 1. Entrea
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`other, esp. a prayer or petition to God in beh~l;n f.
`Mediation in a dis~ute. .[ME < OFr. < L~
`~ntercesslon-, intervention < m_tercessus, p. part. of i'
`mtervene. See INTERCEDE.] -m'ter-ces/sioneal d'
`ces/sor (-ses/or) n. -in'ter'ces/so'ry
`adj.
`a J.
`v. -changed
`in.ter.change
`(In'tor-chanj')
`-chanq-es -tr. 1. To switch each of (two thing;) .-c
`of the other. 2. To give and r~ceive n~utually; ex~nt
`cause to succeed each other m a senes or patt
`-intr. 1. To change p~aces with each other. 2. To
`other; alternate .• : •. n. (m/tor-chan)~) 1. The act or
`terchangmg. 2. A highway intersection designed to P
`to move freely from one road to another without
`cr
`other line of traffic. -in'ter'chang/er
`11.
`adj. Th t
`in.ter'change·a·ble
`(In'tor-chanljo-bol)
`_in'ter_change'aebil'iety, in'te:.
`terchanged.
`adv.
`ble-ness n. -in'ter'change/a·bly
`C
`(In'tor-klavll-bl) n. A bone locat
`in.ter.clav.i.cle
`of the sternum and between the clavicles in certain e
`such as reptiles and amphibians. -in'ter-claevic'~_
`vtk/ya-lor) adj.
`(In/tar-kos/tal) adj. Relating to, inv
`in.ter'c~ast·al
`connectmg two or more coastlines: mtercoastal trade
`(In'tor-b-leljlt, -je-It) adj. I~v
`in.ter.col.le.giate
`representing two or more colleges.
`in_ter_coelumeni-aetion (tn't;;lr-k;;l-H'tm'ne-a.'shdn)
`open spaces between the columns in a colonnade. 2. T
`by which intercolumniation is determined.
`In-ter-com (Inrtar-kom"} n. An electronic intercomm
`system, as between two rooms.
`in
`ineter-comemu-niecate (In'tar-ka-myoo/nf-kat")
`ed, -cat-ing, -cates 1. To communicate with each at
`be connected or adjoined, as rooms. -in'ter-com-m
`. tion n. -in'terec0!l'-m~'nj-ca'tive (-ka'tIv, -kd-tIy)
`n. 1. C
`m.ter'com'mun'lon
`(lll'tor-ko-myoon/yon)
`ion, relationship, or association between persons or g
`The practice by which Christians of different denomi
`receive Communion at one another's services or at
`service.
`v. -nect-ed,
`in-ter-conenect (In't;;lr-kJ-nektl)
`-nects -intr. To be connected with each other. -tr. T
`reciprocally: interconnected theories. -in'ter'cone
`ness n. _in'tereconenectlieble, in'ter-con-nectl
`_in'ter-con-nec/tion 11.
`(In'tor-k6n'to-nenltl) ad}. 1.
`in.ter'con.ti'nen.tal
`or taking place between or among continents. 2. Hay'
`bility of traveling from one continent to another.
`in-tereconeveresion (In'tJr-k;;ln-vur1zh;}n, -shdn) n,
`conversion. -in'terecon-vert' v. -in'terecon-vert/j
`n. -in'ter·con·vertli·ble
`adj.
`ineterecooleer (In/t;;lr-ko-o'l;;lr) tl. A device for cooli
`between successive heating stages. -in'ter-cooll v.
`(In'tor-k6slt,l) adj. Located or oc
`in.ter.cos.tal
`tween the ribs. -:- n. An intercostal space, muscle, or
`intercostalis: INTER- + Lat. costa, rib.]
`in-terecourse (In't;;lr-kors', -kars') 11. 1. Dealings of c
`cations between persons or groups. 2. Sexual interco
`entercotlrs, commercial dealings < OFr. entrecours < La
`sus, a running between) interposition < p. part. of inte
`mingle with: inter-, inter- + currere) to run.]
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`(In'tor-kr6p/) v. -cropped, -crop' pi
`in.ter'crop
`-intr. To grow more than one crop in the same fiel~,
`temating rows or sections. -tr. To plant (a crop) III
`field with another. -in/ter·crop'
`rI.
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`(In't.r-kiillchor-ol) adj. Of, relat
`in.ter.cul.tur.al
`volving, or representing different cultures.
`ineterecurerent ('in't;}r-kur'ant, -kur'-) adj. Occur,
`same time as and usu. altering the course of another d
`intercurrens) intercurrent-) pr. part. of intercurrere)
`with. See INTERCOURSE.]
`in-ter-cut ('in't;;lr-kut/) tr. v. -cut,-cut-ting, -cuts To
`(two separate, usu. concurrent scenes) in a fil
`-in'terecutl adj.
`in_teredeenomei-na-tioneal
`('in't;;lr-dJ-nom'a
`adj. Of or involving different religious denominatiO
`(In'tor-denltl) adj. 1. Located or
`in.ter'den.tal
`between the teeth. 2. Pronounced with the tip of t
`tween the teeth) as (th) in that .• :. n. An interdental
`in.ter'de'part'men.tal
`(In'tor-de'piirt-menltl)
`ing or representing different departments, as of a
`(In'tor-dl-penldont) adj.
`in.ter.de'pen.dent
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