infirmary 
Mon- particularly (a) A general hospital for the Inhab- 
itants of a small town, or for the members of an institution, 
as a convent or school, (b) A bureau or oltice for gratui- 
tous aid and advice to outdoor patient.* in general, or for 
the treatment of special Infirmities or deformities, as of 
the eye, car, throat, cic. 
infinnativet (in-l'iVma-tiv), a. [= F. infinna 
I if; as infirm + -alirt\] Weakening; tending 
to make void. Cob/rave. 
infirmatoryt (in-fiVraa-to-ri), . [Also iiifinni- 
t"i'U ; < ML. iiifinnaliiriiiM, also infirntitorium, 
an infirmary, < L. infiriniis, infirm: see infirm, 
a.] An infirmary. 
The Jnfirmitnrji where the sick lay was paved with va- 
rious colour d marbles. Eoelyn, Diary, Jan. 25, 1645. 
infirmity (in-fer'mi-ti), n. ; pi. infirmities (-tiz). 
[< ME. infirmite, f OF. enfermete, cnfermeteit, 
F. infirmite = Pr. enfermetat, infermetat = Sp. 
enfermedad = Pg. enfermidade = It. infermila, 
< L. infirmita(t-)s, infirmity, < infirnots, infirm: 
seertri.] 1. Thestateof being infirm; weak- 
ness ; especially, an unsound or unhealthy state 
of the body; :i malady: as,the/trjjfisof age. 
A certain man was there which had an infirmity thirty 
and eight years. John v. 5. 
2. A weakness; failing; fault; foible. 
We then that are strong ought to bear the ittfirmitien of 
the weak, and not to please ourselves. Rom. xv. 1. 
We cannot " be perfect, as our heavenly Father Is," but 
shall have more of human infirmities to be ashamed of 
than can be excused by the accrescences and condition of 
our nature. Jer. Taylor, Works (ed. 1836), I. 89. 
Natural Infirmity, a natural incapacity of regulating 
one's actions according to a natural law. = Sy n . Indispo- 
sition, Malady, etc. (see ditaur); Imbecility, etc. (see de- 
bility). 
infirmly (in-ferm'li), adv. In an infirm man- 
ner. 
The chosen sceptre is a withered bough, 
Infirmly grasped within a palsied hand. 
Wordtworth, French Army in Russia. 
infirmness (in-fenn'nes), n. The state of being 
infirm; infirmity; weakness. 
The iiifirmnesx and insufficiency of the common peripa- 
tetick doctrine (about colour). Buyle, Works, I. 695. 
infistulated(in-fis'tu-la-ted), a. [< ML. infistu- 
latus, pp. of iiiiisiiilin'i (> OF. infistuler), pro- 
duce a fistula in, < L. in, in, on, + fistula, a 
fistula: see fistula.] Converted into a fistula ; 
full of fistulas. Bailey. 
infit (iii'fit), v. t. [< il + fifl. Cf. outfit.] 
To furnish with supplies for use on shore. 
[Local.] 
The merchant is as anxious to " infit " as he was to "out- 
fit" him, but the man must now bring an order from the 
agent or owner of the vessel. Fisheries of U. S., V. 11. 226. 
infitter (in'fit-er), n. One who furnishes men 
with such supplies and articles of clothing as 
they may need when their vessel returns from 
a fishing-cruise. Fisheries of U. S., V. if. 226. 
[Local.] 
infix (ill-files'), r. t. [< OF. infixer, < L. infixuy, 
pp. of inflgirc, fix in, thrust in, < in, in, + 
figere, fix: see fix.] 1. To fix or fasten in; 
insert forcibly; implant firmly: as, to infix a 
dart; to infix facts in the memory. 
The poysnous sting which infamy 
Inftieth in the name of noble wight. 
Spenter, F. Q., VI. vi. 1. 
How vain those cares ! when Meges In the rear 
Full in his nape infix'd the fatal spear. 
Pope, Iliad, v. 98. 
2. To insert additionally or accessorily. See 
infix, n. 
Of the iniir'n'i of a letter between the first and third 
radical there seems to be no uure proof. 
filter. Jour. Philol., IV. 847. 
infix (in'fiks), . [< infix, v.] Something in- 
fixed ; in gram., an element having the value of 
a suffix or a prefix, but inserted in the body of 
a word, as practised in some languages. 
sometimes It (the derivative element] Is intercalated in 
the boily of the word, and is then called an infix; but that 
Bathed of derivation is rare. Pan. Sci. Mo., XXIX. 103. 
infixion (in-fiU'shon), . [< L. as if "infixio(n-), 
< infigere, pp. infixiis, infix: see infix.] The 
act of infixing; insertion. See infix, n. 
The infixion of a nasal in the formation of tense-stems. 
Encyc. Brit., XVIII. 7S'.i. 
inflame (in-flam'). r. ; pret. and pp. inflamed, 
\>pr. iiiflitinini/. [Formerlv also <//< ; < ME. 
'i-nflammi n. enflatrmen, < OF. enflammcr, F. cn- 
flautmer = Pr. niflamar = Sp. inflamar = Pg. 
inflammar = It. infianiniare, < L. inflamninri-. 
set on fire, inflame. < in, in, on, +flamma, flame : 
see .//<(/<. 1 I. Iran*. 1. Tosetonfire; kindle; 
i to burn with a flame. 
Old wood inflam'd doth yield the bravest lire. 
Sir P. Si'dik-y, Arcadia, ii. 
A flash 
Of rnfliiiiii'il powder, whose whole light doth lay It 
Open to all discovery. /:. Jonson, New Inn, L 1. 
The sunlight may then be shut off, and a photo made 
on the lower half of the plate of the spectrum of any sub- 
stance inflamed In the electric light. 
Sri. Atner., N. 8., LVUL 17. 
2. To raise to an unnatural or morbid heat; 
make hot or red as if from flame ; excite in- 
flammation in: as, wine inflames the blood; the 
skin is inflamed by an eruption. 
For not the bread of man their life sustains, 
Nor wine's inflaming juice supplies their veins. 
Pope, Iliad, v. 426. 
3. To excite to a high degree ; stimulate to high 
or excessive action or emotion; exacerbate; 
make violent: as, to inflame the passions; to 
inflame the populace. 
But nowe Pryde, Covetyse and Envye nan so enjlavintd 
the Uertes of Lordes of the World. 
Mandemlle, Travels, p. 3. 
Such continued 111 usage was enough to inflame the 
meekest spirit. Swift, Conduct of Allies. 
The particular skill of this lady has ever been to inflame 
your wishes, and yet command respect. 
Steele, Spectator, No. 113. 
The meditations of a single closet, the pamphlet of a 
single writer, have inflamed or composed nations and 
armies. B. Choate, Addresses, p. 129. 
4. To aggravate in amount ; magnify ; exagge- 
rate. [Kare.] 
I have often seen a good sideboard, or a marble cbini- 
neypiece, though not actually put in the bill, inflame the 
reckoning confoundedly. 
Ooldanith, She Stoops to Conquer, ii. 
=8yn. 3. To fire, arouse, nettle, incense, enrage. 
U. intrans. To take fire; burst into flame; 
glow with ardor of action or feeling. 
Fierce Phlegethon, 
Whose waves of torrent flre inflame with rage. 
Milton, P. L., U. 581. 
inflamed (in-flamd'), p. a. In her., either burn- 
ing, as a torch (seeflamant), or 
decorated with separate flames 
along the edge, as a bend, fesse, 
or the like. 
inflamer (in-fla'mer), . One 
who or that which inflames. 
Interest is . . . a great inflamer, and 
sets a man on persecution under the 
Colour of zeal. Bend inflamed. 
.lililinin. Spectator. No. 186. 
inflammability (iu-flam-a-biri-ti), n. [= F. 
iuflammabilite = Sp. inflamabilidad = Pg. iii- 
flanimabilidade = It. infiammabilita; as inflam- 
mable + -ity: see-biliti/.] 1. The state or qual- 
ity of being inflammable ; susceptibility of tak- 
ing fire: as, the inflammability of alcohol. 2. 
Liability to sudden excitement; excitability; 
fieriness. 
He has one foible, an excessive inflammability of tem- 
per. Jeferson, Correspondence, II. 90. 
inflammable (in-flam'a-bl), a. [= F. inflam- 
mable = Sp. inflamable "= Pg. inflammavel = It. 
infiammabile, < L. as if "inflammabilia, < inflam- 
mare, set on fire: see inflame.] 1. Capable of 
being set on fire; susceptible of combustion; 
easily fired. 
The term "naphtha" originally Included all inflammaH- 
fluids produced during the destructive distillation of or- 
ganic substances. Ure, Diet, 111. 88e. 
2. Easily excited or inflamed ; highly excitable. 
In this inflnmniiriili' state of public feeling, an incident 
occurred which led to a general explosion. 
Preneott, Ferd. and Isa., U. 6. 
Mrs. Ducklow's inflammaUr fancy was so kindled by it 
that she could find no comfort In prolonging her visit. 
J. T. Trowbridge, Coupon Bonds, p. 43. 
Inflammable air*, hydrogen : formerly so called on ac- 
count of its inflammability. Inflammable cinnabar. 
Same as idrialite. 
inflainmableness (in-flam'a-bl-nes), .. The 
quality of being inflammable ; inflammability. 
I do not think the easy inflammablenett of bodies to be 
always a sure proof of the actual sensible warmth of the 
minute parts U consists of. Boyle. Works, III. 336. 
inflammably (in-flam'a-bli), adv. In an in- 
flammable manner. 
inflammation (in-fla-ma'shon), H. [= D. i'- 
flammatie = G. Dani Sw. inflammation (in sense 
3), < F. inflammation = Pr. enflamacio, inflam- 
macio = Sp. inflamacion = Pg. inflammac3<> = 
It. infi<iiiiiiii/i<>i/i'. inriammazione. < L. inflam- 
matio(n-), a setting on fire, < inflammare, set on 
fire: see inflame.] 1. The act of inflaming: 
the act of setting on fire or of taking fire, ac- 
lually <>r figuratively. 
For prayer kindlcth our desire to behold God by specu- 
lation ; and the mind, delighted with that contemplative 
sight of Ood, taketh every where new inflammation! to 
pray. Hooker, Eccles. Polity, v. 34. 
inflated 
Inflammation! of air from meteors may have a power- 
ful eHect upon men. Sir W. Temple. 
The temperature at which inflammation occurs varies 
widely with different substancec 
KuKot and Schorlemmer, Chemistry, L 182. 
2. A fiery, heated, or inflamed condition, es- 
pecially as resulting from passion, excessive 
stimulation, as by intoxicating liquors, etc. 
[Bare.] 
They are generally fools and cowards : which some of us 
should be too, but for inJIamiaatiiM. 
Shale., 2 Hen. IV., Iv. 8. 
The iiiflanimali'in of fat and viscous vapours doth pres- 
ently vanish. lip. Wiltint, Dedalus. 
I like London better than ever I liked It before, and sim- 
ply, I believe, from water-drinking. Without this, Lon* 
don is stupefaction and inflamnvition. 
Sydney Smith, Letters, evil. 
3. In pathol., a morbid condition usually char- 
acterized by swelling, pain, heat, and redness. 
The Inflamed tissue contains blood In excess, or is hyper- 
emic. and the blood-vessels are so modified as to allow a 
large transit of plasma and blood-corpuscles through their 
walls; these extravasated materials accumulate in the 
surrounding tissues, which exhibit more or less profound 
derangement of nutrition. 
This acrimonious soot produces another sad effect, by 
rendering the people obnoxious to inflammations. 
H, Fumifugium, L 
Adhesive Inflammation, croupous Inflammation, 
etc. See the adjectives. Parenchymatous inflam- 
mation. Same as rlumhi smiling (which see, under 
cloudy). 
inflammative (in-flam'a-tiv), a. [= OF. in- 
flammatif; as inflammai(ion) + -ir/e.] Causing 
inflammation; having a tendency to inflame; 
inflammatory. Jiailey. [Kare.] 
inflammatory (in-flam'a-to-ri), a. [= F. inflatn- 
matoire = Sp. influmatorio = Pg. inflammatorio 
= It. infiammatorio,<. ML. aaJfinflanimatoritin, 
< L. inflammare, inflame: see inflame.] 1. 
Tending to inflame, or to excite or produce 
inflammation: as, inflammatory medicines. 2. 
Of the nature of, or accompanied or caused by, 
the morbid condition called inflammation : as, 
inflammatory rheumatism. 3. Of, pertaining 
to, or indicative of inflammation, or an inflamed 
condition: as, inflammatory symptoms. 4. 
Tending to excite passion, desire, etc. ; of a 
nature to rouse anger, animosity, tumult, sedi- 
tion, etc.: as, an inflammatory harangue. 
Far from anything inflammatory, I never heard a more 
languid debate in this house. Burke, American Taxation. 
Who, kindling a combustion of desire, 
With some cold moral think to quench the Ore, . . . 
Howe er disguised th' inflammatory tale. 
Cotrper, Prog, of Err., L 827. 
Inflammatory fever. See /ewri. 
inflatable (in-fla'ta-bl), a. [< inflate + -able.] 
Capable of inflation ; that may be inflated or 
distended. 
An inflatable proboscis overhanging the mouth [of the 
hooded seal). Science, IV. 340. 
inflate (in-flat'), r. t.; pret. and pp. inflated, 
ppr. inflating. [< L. inflatns, pp. of inflare 
(> It. eiifiare = Sp. Pg. inflar = Pr. enflar, eflar 
= F. enfler), blow into, puff up, < in, in, + flare, 
blow: see flatus.] 1. To swell or distend by 
inhaling or injecting air or gas; distend in any 
manner : as, to inflate the lungs, a bladder, or a 
balloon. 
When passion's tumults In the bosom rise, 
Inflate the features, and enrage the eyes, 
To nature's outline can we draw too true, 
Or nature's colours give too full to view? 
./. Scott, Essay on Painting. 
Notwithstanding the enormous size of the balloon, M. 
Oodard asserted that it could be inflated In half an hour. 
Encyc. Brit., L 1KI. 
2. To swell or extend unduly ; expand beyond 
proper or natural limits; raise above the ju^t 
amount or value: as, to inflate the currency or 
prices; to inflate the market (that is, the price 
of marketable commodities, as stocks). 3. To 
puff out or up; make swollen or turgid. 
Poems ... so inflated with metaphor that they may 
be compared to the gaudy bubbles blown up from a solu- 
tion of soap. Goldnnith, Metaphors. 
4. To puff up; elate: as, to infltite one with 
pride or self-importance. 
The crowd, ... If they find 
Some stain or blemish In a name of note, . . . 
Inflate themselves with some insane delight 
Tennyton, Merlin and Vivien. 
Are we to refrain from acts of benevolence, because we 
may inttat:- ourselves upon them with our insane pride? 
Gladstone, Might of Eight, p. tan. 
inflate (in-flat'), . [< L. infltttut, pp.: see the 
verb.] Inflated. A'. FMBtesX 1706. 
inflated (in-fla'ted), fi.it. 1. Swol len or puffed 
out by air or gas; hence, in -<"'/. and bot., <\\^- 
tcnded or dilated in every direction, and hol- 
lowed out, as if by inflation: as, iufla tt-d petioles; 
