English Words Starting With I

• intuit

  verbverb-ambitransitiveC1
  /ɪnˈtjuːɪt/to know or understand something immediately through feeling rather than conscious reasoning; to know by intuition.
• intuition

  nounC1
  /ˌɪn.tjuˈɪʃ.ən/The ability to understand or know something immediately, without conscious reasoning.
• intuitionalism

  nounRare / Specialized
  /ˌɪn.tjuːˈɪʃ.ən.əl.ɪ.zəm/The philosophical doctrine that knowledge can be gained through immediate, non-inferential awareness or intuition, independent of reason or empirical evidence.
• intuitionism

  nounLow
  /ˌɪn.tjuːˈɪʃ.ə.nɪ.zəm/A philosophical or mathematical doctrine that knowledge or truth is grasped by immediate apprehension or insight, rather than through rational or empirical processes.
• intuitivism

  nounC2
  /ɪnˈtjuːɪtɪvɪz(ə)m/The philosophical doctrine that knowledge or truth can be gained through direct intuition rather than through reason or sensory experience.
• intumesce

  verbverb-intransitiveC2 / Very Low Frequency (Technical/Literary)
  /ˌɪntjuːˈmɛs/to swell up or expand, especially from the application of heat
• intumescence

  nounC2
  /ˌɪntjʊˈmɛsəns/The process or action of swelling up or becoming swollen; a swollen or enlarged area or part.
• inturn

  nounC2
  /ˈɪntɜːn/To turn or direct something inward or toward a center; to rotate internally; the action or result of turning inward.
• intussuscept

  verbverb-transitiveVery Rare
  /ˌɪntəsəˈsɛpt/To take in or absorb one part within another, especially by invagination or telescoping (in biological contexts). To receive within oneself.
• intussusception

  nounC2
  /ˌɪntəsəˈsɛpʃ(ə)n/A medical condition where one segment of the intestine telescopes into another adjacent segment.
• intwine

  verbverb-ambitransitiveRare/Obsolescent
  /ɪnˈtwaɪn/To twist or coil something together, especially threads or vines; to interlace.
• intwist

  verb-transitiveLow
  /ɪnˈtwɪst/To twist something together or into something else; to entwine.
• inuit

  nounLow
  /ˈɪnjuɪt/A group of culturally similar indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic and subarctic regions of Greenland, Canada, and Alaska.
• inuk

  nounLow
  /ˈɪnʊk/A member of the Indigenous people who are the original inhabitants of Arctic and subarctic regions of Greenland, Canada, and Alaska.
• inukshuk

  nounLow
  /ɪˈnʊkʃʊk/A stone landmark or cairn built by the Inuit people in the shape of a human figure, traditionally used for navigation, communication, and as hunting aids.
• inuktitut

  nounLow
  /ɪˈnʊktɪtʊt/The traditional language of the Inuit people in Arctic Canada, particularly in Nunavut.
• inulase

  nounVery Low / Technical
  /ˈɪnjʊleɪz/An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of inulin, a plant-derived carbohydrate, into simpler sugars.
• inulin

  nounRare
  /ˈɪnjʊlɪn/A natural polysaccharide (fructan) stored as a carbohydrate in the roots of various plants, particularly chicory and Jerusalem artichoke.
• inunction

  nounC2
  /ɪˈnʌŋ(k)ʃ(ə)n/The act of rubbing an ointment, oil, or medicated substance into the skin.
• inundate

  verbverb-transitiveC1
  /ˈɪn.ʌn.deɪt/To flood; to overwhelm with a large amount of something, especially water.

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