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In-
Definitions
- 1 in, into, towards, within. morpheme
"inhold, inmove, intake, inthrill"
- 2 in, into morpheme
"il- before l, e.g. illusion im- before b, m, or p, e.g. imperil ir- before r, e.g. irrigate"
- 3 Used with certain words to reverse their meaning. idiomatic, morpheme
"ig- before n, e.g. ignoble il- before l, e.g. illegal im- before b, m, or p, e.g. improper ir- before r, e.g. irresistible"
- 4 in, into, towards, within.; Inward (direction) morpheme
"inbeat"
- 5 in, into; Into morpheme
"imband"
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- 6 Used with certain words to reverse their meaning.; Added to adjectives to mean not. idiomatic, morpheme
"inedible"
- 7 in, into, towards, within.; Within (position) morpheme
"inbreed"
- 8 in, into; Doing; forming verbs. morpheme
"inblind"
- 9 Used with certain words to reverse their meaning.; Added to nouns to mean lacking or without. idiomatic, morpheme
"incredulity"
- 10 in, into; Having, possessing morpheme
"imbannered"
- 11 Used with certain words to reverse their meaning.; Cannot, unable. idiomatic, morpheme
"inannihilable"
Etymology
PIE word *h₁én From Middle English in-, from Old English in- (“in, into”, prefix), from Proto-Germanic *in, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁én. More at in.
From Middle English in-, borrowed (in words of Latinate origin) from Latin in-, from Latin in, from Proto-Indo-European *en (cognate to Germanic in-, above). Often borrowed from French in- (e.g. incise, incite, incline, indication), or as French en-, originally from Latin in.
PIE word *né From Middle English in-, borrowed (in words of latinate origin) from Latin in- (“not”). Sometimes the Latin word has passed through French before reaching English (e.g. incapable, incertainty, inclement, incompatible). Doublet of un-.
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