1. Expressing entrance, or a passing from the outside of a thing to its interior parts; -- following verbs expressing motion; as, come into the house; go into the church; one stream falls or runs into another; water enters into the fine vessels of plants. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Expressing penetration beyond the outside or surface, or access to the inside, or contents; as, to look into a letter or book; to look into an apartment. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Indicating insertion; as, to infuse more spirit or animation into a composition. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Denoting inclusion; as, put these ideas into other words. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. 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; she burst into tears; children are sometimes frightened into fits; all persons are liable to be seduced into error and folly. [ 1913 Webster ]

Compare In. [ 1913 Webster ]

Intolerability

n. The quality of being intolerable; intolerableness. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Intolerable

a. [ F. intolérable, L. intolerabilis. See In- not, and Tolerable. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Not tolerable; not capable of being borne or endured; not proper or right to be allowed; insufferable; insupportable; unbearable; as, intolerable pain; intolerable heat or cold; an intolerable burden. [ 1913 Webster ]

His insolence is more intolerable
Than all the princes in the land beside. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Enormous. [ 1913 Webster ]

This intolerable deal of sack. Shak.

-- In*tol"er*a*ble*ness, n. -- In*tol"er*a*bly, adv. [ 1913 Webster ]

Intolerance

n. [ L. intolerantia impatience, unendurableness: cf. F. intolérance. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Lack of capacity to endure; as, intolerance of light. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The quality of being intolerant; refusal to allow to others the enjoyment of their opinions, chosen modes of worship, and the like; lack of patience and forbearance; illiberality; bigotry; as, intolerance shown toward a religious sect. [ 1913 Webster ]

These few restrictions, I hope, are no great stretches of intolerance, no very violent exertions of despotism. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

Intolerancy

n. Intolerance. Bailey. [ 1913 Webster ]

Intolerant

a. [ L. intolerans, -antis: cf. F. intolérant. See In- not, and Tolerant. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Not enduring; not able to endure. [ 1913 Webster ]

The powers of human bodies being limited and intolerant of excesses. Arbuthnot. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Not tolerating difference of opinion or sentiment, especially in religious matters; refusing to allow others the enjoyment of their opinions, rights, or worship; unjustly impatient of the opinion of those disagree with us; not tolerant; unforbearing; bigoted. [ 1913 Webster ]

Religion, harsh, intolerant, austere,
Parent of manners like herself severe. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]

Intolerant

n. An intolerant person; a bigot. [ 1913 Webster ]

Intolerantly

adv. In an intolerant manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

Intolerated

a. Not tolerated. [ 1913 Webster ]

Intolerating

a. Intolerant. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

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