Definition of into

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Into (prep.) Indicating the passing of a thing from one form, condition, or state to another; as, compound substances may be resolved into others which are more simple; ice is convertible into water, and water into vapor; men are more easily drawn than forced into compliance; we may reduce many distinct substances into one mass; men are led by evidence into belief of truth, and are often enticed into the commission of crimes'into; she burst into tears; children are sometimes frightened into fits

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Cutinization :: Cutinization (n.) The conversion of cell walls into a material which repels water, as in cork..
Douse :: Douse (v. i.) To fall suddenly into water.
Tang :: Tang (n.) The part of a knife, fork, file, or other small instrument, which is inserted into the handle..
Appointor :: Appointor (n.) The person who selects the appointee. See Appointee, 2..
Geat :: Geat (n.) The channel or spout through which molten metal runs into a mold in casting.
Clamp :: Clamp (n.) A piece of wood placed across another, or inserted into another, to bind or strengthen..
Triparted :: Triparted (a.) Parted into three piece; having three parts or pieces; -- said of the field or of a bearing; as, a cross triparted..
Irresolvable :: Irresolvable (a.) Incapable of being resolved; not separable into component parts.
Hamate :: Hamate (a.) Hooked; bent at the end into a hook; hamous.
Crab :: Crab (a.) A form of windlass, or geared capstan, for hauling ships into dock, etc..
Inspirit :: Inspirit (v. t.) To infuse new life or spirit into; to animate; to encourage; to invigorate.
Foliation :: Foliation (n.) The property, possessed by some crystalline rocks, of dividing into plates or slabs, which is due to the cleavage structure of one of the constituents, as mica or hornblende. It may sometimes include slaty structure or cleavage, though the latter is usually independent of any mineral constituent, and transverse to the bedding, it having been produced by pressure..
Coffer :: Coffer (v. t.) To put into a coffer.
Semidouble :: Semidouble (a.) Having the outermost stamens converted into petals, while the inner ones remain perfect; -- said of a flower..
Dissipativity :: Dissipativity (n.) The rate at which palpable energy is dissipated away into other forms of energy.
Incrust :: Incrust (v. t.) To inlay into, as a piece of carving or other ornamental object..
Euchite :: Euchite (n.) One who resolves religion into prayer.
Atom :: Atom (n.) The smallest particle of matter that can enter into combination; one of the elementary constituents of a molecule.
Immersion :: Immersion (n.) The dissapearance of a celestail body, by passing either behind another, as in the occultation of a star, or into its shadow, as in the eclipse of a satellite; -- opposed to emersion..
Niagara Period :: Niagara period () A subdivision or the American Upper Silurian system, embracing the Medina, Clinton, and Niagara epoch. The rocks of the Niagara epoch, mostly limestones, are extensively distributed, and at Niagara Falls consist of about eighty feet of shale supporting a greater thickness of limestone, which is gradually undermined by the removal of the shale. See Chart of Geology..
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