intromitting
intromitting is the present participle and gerund of intromit.
Meaning of intromit
Verb
intromit (third-person singular simple present intromits, present participle intromitting, simple past and past participle intromitted)
- To intermeddle with the effects or goods of another.
- To send in or put in; to insert or introduce.
- this Bird has been often observ’d, by means of his crooked Bill intromitted into the Anus, to inject salt Water, as with a Syringe, into its own Bowels, and thereby to exonerate its Paunch when too much obstructed.1705, Thomas Greenhill, Νεκροκηδεία or The Art of Embalming
- To allow to pass in; to admit.
- Glass in the window […]intromits Light, without Cold.1669, William Holder, Elements of Speech: An Essay of Inquiry into the Natural Production of Letters: […], London: […] T. N[ewcomb] for J[ohn] Martyn printer to the R[oyal] Society, […], →OCLC
Questions about intromitting
- What is intromitting the present participle and gerund of?
- Intromitting is the present participle and gerund of intromit.
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