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in·sure verb in·sured; in·sur·ing 1 : to provide or obtain insurance on or for : UNDERWRITE

2 : to make certain : ENSURE

Synonyms

assure, cinch, ensure, guarantee, guaranty, secure—more at ENSURE

in·sured noun : a person whose life or property is insured

in·sur·er noun : one that insures; especially : an insurance company

in·sur·gen·cy noun : the quality or state of being insurgent; specif : a condition of revolt against a government that is less than an organized revolution and that is not recognized as belligerency

1insurgent noun 1 : a person who revolts against civil authority or an established government : REBEL

2 : a member of a political party who rebels against it

— in·sur·gence noun

2insurgent adjective : rising in opposition to civil authority or established leadership

Synonyms

mutinous, rebellious, revolutionary—more at REBELLIOUS

in·sur·mount·able adjective : incapable of being surmounted, overcome, passed over, or solved

— in·sur·mount·ably adverb

Synonyms

impregnable, indomitable, invincible, invulnerable, unbeatable, unconquerable—more at INVINCIBLE

in·sur·rec·tion noun : an act or instance of revolting against civil authority or an established government

Synonyms

mutiny, rebellion, revolt, revolution, uprising—more at REBELLION

in·sur·rec·tion·ist noun : a favorer of or participant in insurrection

Synonyms

insurgent, mutineer, rebel, red, revolter, revolutionary—more at REBEL

int abbreviation 1 interest

2 interior

3 intermediate

4 internal

5 international

6 intransitive

in·tact adjective 1 : untouched esp. by anything that harms or diminishes

2 : being complete or entire

Synonyms

complete, comprehensive, entire, full, grand, integral, perfect, plenary, total, whole—more at COMPLETE

in·ta·glio noun, plural -glios [ORIGIN: It]

: an engraving cut deeply into the surface of a hard material (as stone)

in·take noun 1 : an opening through which fluid enters

2 : the act of taking in

3 : something taken in

in·tan·gi·ble adjective : incapable of being touched : IMPALPABLE

— intangible noun

— in·tan·gi·bly adverb

in·te·ger noun [ORIGIN: L, adj., whole, entire]

: a number (as 1, 2, 3, 12, 432) that is not a fraction and does not include a fraction, is the negative of such a number, or is 0

Synonyms

digit, figure, number, numeral, whole number—more at NUMBER

in·te·gral adjective 1 : essential to completeness

2 : formed as a unit with another part

3 : composed of parts that make up a whole

4 : lacking nothing essential : ENTIRE

5 : being or involved in the essential nature of a thing

Synonyms

[1] essential, imperative, indispensable, necessary, needful, requisite, vital—more at ESSENTIAL

[4] complete, comprehensive, entire, full, grand, intact, perfect, plenary, total, whole—more at COMPLETE

[5] essential, inborn, ingrained, inherent, innate, intrinsic, natural—more at INHERENT

integral calculus noun : calculus concerned esp. with advanced methods of finding lengths, areas, and volumes

in·te·grate verb -grat·ed; -grat·ing 1 : to form, coordinate, or blend into a functioning whole

2 : to incorporate into a larger unit

3 : to end the segregation of and bring into equal membership in society or an organization; also : DESEGREGATE

— in·te·gra·tion noun

Synonyms

[1] assimilate, embody, incorporate—more at EMBODY

[2] amalgamate, blend, combine, commingle, fuse, incorporate, intermingle, merge, mingle, mix—more at MIX

integrated circuit noun : a group of tiny electronic components and their connections that is produced in or on a small slice of material (as silicon)

in·teg·ri·ty noun 1 : adherence to a code of values

2 : SOUNDNESS

3 : COMPLETENESS

Synonyms

character, decency, goodness, honesty, honor, morality, probity, rectitude, righteousness, uprightness, virtue—more at MORALITY

in·teg·u·ment noun : a covering layer (as a skin or cuticle) of an organism or one of its parts

in·tel·lect noun 1 : the power of