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in·au·gu·rate verb -rat·ed; -rat·ing 1 : to introduce into an office with suitable ceremonies : INSTALL

2 : to dedicate ceremoniously

3 : to bring about the beginning of : INITIATE

Synonyms

[1] baptize, induct, initiate, install, invest—more at INSTALL

[3] constitute, establish, found, initiate, innovate, institute, introduce, launch, pioneer, set up, start—more at FOUND

in·au·gu·ra·tion noun : an act of inaugurating; also : a ceremonial induction into office

Synonyms

inaugural, induction, installation, investiture—more at INSTALLATION

in·aus·pi·cious adjective : not auspicious

Synonyms

foreboding, ominous, portentous, prophetic

in·au·then·tic adjective : not authentic

Synonyms

bogus, counterfeit, fake, false, phony, sham, spurious, unauthentic—more at COUNTERFEIT

in·board adverb 1 : inside the hull of a ship

2 : close or closest to the center line of a vehicle or craft

— inboard adjective

in·born adjective 1 : present from or as if from birth

2 : genetically transmitted or transmittable from parent to offspring : HEREDITARY, INHERITED

Synonyms

[1] essential, ingrained, inherent, innate, integral, intrinsic, natural—more at INHERENT

[2] genetic, hereditary, heritable, inherited—more at HEREDITARY

in·bound adjective : inward bound <~ traffic>

in–box noun : a receptacle for incoming interoffice letters; also : a computer folder for incoming e-mail

in·bred adjective 1 : ingrained in one's nature as deeply as if by heredity

2 : subjected to or produced by inbreeding

in·breed·ing noun 1 : the interbreeding of closely related individuals esp. to preserve and fix desirable characters of and to eliminate unfavorable characters from a stock

2 : confinement to a narrow range or a local or limited field of choice

— in·breed verb

inc abbreviation 1 incomplete

2 incorporated

3 increase

In·ca noun [ORIGIN: Sp, fr. Quechua inka ruler of the Inca empire]

1 : a noble or a member of the ruling family of an Indian empire of Peru, Bolivia, and Ecuador until the Spanish conquest

2 : a member of any people under Inca influence

in·cal·cu·la·ble adjective : not capable of being calculated; especially : too large or numerous to be calculated

— in·cal·cu·la·bly adverb

in·can·des·cence noun : the quality or state of being incandescent; especially : emission by a hot body of radiation that makes it visible

Synonyms

blaze, flare, fluorescence, glare, gleam, glow, illumination, light, luminescence, radiance, shine—more at LIGHT

in·can·des·cent adjective 1 : glowing with heat

2 : strikingly bright, radiant, or clear : SHINING, BRILLIANT

Synonyms

beaming, bright, brilliant, effulgent, glowing, lambent, lucent, lucid, luminous, lustrous, radiant, refulgent, shiny—more at BRIGHT

incandescent lamp noun : a lamp in which an electrically heated filament emits light

in·can·ta·tion noun : a use of spells or verbal charms spoken or sung as a part of a ritual of magic; also : a formula of words used in or as if in such a ritual

Synonyms

bewitchment, charm, conjuration, enchantment, incantation, spell—more at SPELL

in·ca·pa·bil·i·ty noun : the quality or state of being incapable

Synonyms

impotence, inability, inadequacy, incompetence, ineptitude—more at INABILITY

in·ca·pa·ble adjective : lacking ability or qualification for a particular purpose; also : UNQUALIFIED

Synonyms

incompetent, inept, inexpert, unfit, unqualified, unskilled, unskillful—more at INCOMPETENT

in·ca·pac·i·tate verb -tat·ed; -tat·ing : to make incapable or unfit : DISABLE

Synonyms

cripple, disable, hamstring, immobilize, paralyze, prostrate—more at PARALYZE

in·ca·pac·i·ty noun, plural -ties : the quality or state of being incapable

in·car·cer·ate verb -at·ed; -at·ing : to put in prison : IMPRISON, CONFINE

in·car·cer·a·tion noun : a confining or state of being confined

Synonyms

captivity, confinement, imprisonment, internment—more at INTERNMENT

in·car·na·dine verb -dined; -din