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451. 2335 In-sa-ti-ate-lý (ti as shí), adv . [Eng. insatiate; -ly.] In an insatiate manner; insatiably. "For we on that insatiately did feed," Drayton: Legend of Pierce Gaveston. In-sa-ti-ate-ne (ti as shi), s . [Eng. insatiate ; -ne .] The quality or state of being insatiate or insatiable. In-sa-ti-ěty, s. [Pref. in- (2), and Eng. satiety (q. v.).) Insatiablene . *In-sat-is-făction, s. [Pref. in- (2), and Eng. satisfaction (q. v.).] Want of satisfaction or of that which satisfies; di atisfaction, discontent. in-sat-u-ra-ble, a. [Pref. in- (2), and Eng. saturable (q. v.).] Not saturable; incapable of being filled or glutted. *In-sci-ençe (sci as si), s. [Fr., from Lat. inscient i a, from in- =not, and scient i a =knowledge; sciens , pr. par. of scio = to know.] Want of knowlledge or skill; ignorance. *In-sci-ent (sci as si) (1), a. in -not, and sciens knowing.] unskillful. [Lat. insciens, from Ignorant, foolish, [Lat. in- (intens.), mid."- Davies & Peck: Mathemat. Dictionary. In-scribed, pa . par . & a . [INSCRIBE.] A. As pa.par .: (See the verb.) B. As adjective : I. Ordinary Language: 1. The art of inscribing. bôil, boy; pout, jowl; cat, çell, chorus, chin, bench; -cian, -tian = shan. -tion, -sion = shăn; -ţion, -sion = insect 2. That which is inscribed; any record of public or private occurrences, of laws, decrees, ., engraved or inscribed on stone, metal, or other hard surface, and exposed for public inspection. "When Grotefend attempted to decipher them [the cuneiform characters], he had first to prove that these scrolls were really inscriptions ." -Max Müller: Science of Language (1871), ii. 4. 3. The act of inscribing or dedicating to a patron; dedication. 4. The words in which a book is inscribed or dedicated to a person; a dedication. II. Technically : *1. Civil Law : (See extract.) "An obligation made in writing, whereby the accuser binds himself to undergo the same punishment, if he shall not prove the crime which he objects to the party accused, in his accusatory libel, as the defendant himself ought to suffer, if the same be proved."- Aylife : Parergon. 2. Numis .: The name given to words placed in the middle of the reverse side of some coins and medals, the words running round the rim or placed on either side of the figure being termed the legend (q 3. The titular line, or lines, of an illustration. In-scrip'-tive, adj . [Lat. in script us , pa. par. of inscribo to inscribe (q. v.); Eng. suff. -ive .] Bearing an inscription; of the nature of an inscription; inscribed. "Around the margin of the plate Winds an inscriptive legend." Words worth: Excursion, bk. vi. In-scroll', v . t. [Pref. in- (1); Eng. scroll (q. v.).] To inscribe upon a scroll. "Had you been as wise as bold Your answer had not been inscrolled." Shakesp.: Merchant of Venice , ii. 7. In-scrût-a-bil-i-ty, *in-scrut-a-bil-i-tie, s. [Eng. inscrutable ; -ity.] The quality or state of being inscrutable. In-scrût-a-ble, adj . [Fr., from Latin inscruta bilis , from in -not, and scrutor = to scrutinize (q.v.); Sp. inscrutable ; Ital. inscrutabile .] 1. Incapable of being searched into and understood by inquiry and study. "To discover that which the Scripture telleth me is inscrutable." - Bacon : Adv. of Learn., bk. i. 2. Incapable of being penetrated or understood by human reason; that cannot be satisfactorily accounted for, explained, or answered. "As if their true causes were altogether inscrutable , and not to be found out." -Wilkins : That the Earth may be a Planet . In-scrût-a-ble-ne , s . [English inscrutable ; -ne .] Inscrutability. In-scrût-a-bly, adv . [Eng. inscrutab ( le ); -ly .] In an inscrutable manner; so as not to be discovered, penetrated, or explained. *in-sculp', v. t. [Lat. insculpo , from in- =in, on, and sculpo to cut, to engrave.] To cut, to carve, to engrave, to inscribe. "A coin, that bears the figure of an angel Stamped in gold; but that's insculp'd upon." Shakesp.: Merchant of Venice , ii. 7. *in-sculp'-tion, s. [Lat. insculpt us , pa. par. of insculp to =to cut or engrave.) An inscription. *In-sculp-ture, s. [Pref. in- (1), and English sculpture (q. v.).] An engraving, an inscription, sculpture. *in-sculp-ture, v . t . [INSCULPTURE, 8. ] To engrave, to carve, to inscribe. *In-sea, v . t . [Pref. in- (1), and Eng. sea.] To surround by the sea. "Horse and foot insea'd together there." Chapman: Homer's Iliad, xi. *In-seal', v. t. [Pref. in- (1), and English seal (q. v.).] To impre or mark with a seal; to impre . In-seam, v . t. [Pref. in- (1), and English seam (q. v.).] To impre or mark with a seam or cicatrix. "Deep o'er his knee inseamed remained the scar." Pope: Homer's Ody ey, xix. 545. In-sec-a-ble, a. [Lat. insecabilis , from in- = not, and secabilis that may be cut; seco to cut; Fr. insécable ; Ital. in sec a bile .] Incapable of being cut or divided by a cutting instrument. in-sect, s. & a. [Fr. insecte; Sp. & Port. in sec to; Ital. in set to; all from Lat. insectum.] [INSECT A.] A. As substantive: I. Ordinary Language: 1. Lit .: One of the Insect a (q. v.), or any other articulated animals akin to them. Sometimes used erroneously of a coral polype. [CORAL-INSECT.] 2. Fig .: Anything small or contemptible. "Ye tinsel insects , whom a court maintains." Pope: Ep. to Sat. , ii. 220. sin, as; expect, Xenophon, exist. ph = f. -sious = shus. -ble, -dle, . = bel, del. The American Dictionary and Cyclopedia IMG:content-1708.png:[blocks in formation] Bot .: Fungi parasitic upon insects. They belong chiefly to the genus Cordiceps.