intromit
[ in-truh-mit ]
verb (used with object),in·tro·mit·ted, in·tro·mit·ting.
to send, put, or let in; introduce; admit.
Origin of intromit
11375–1425; late Middle English intromitten<Latin intrōmittere to send in, equivalent to intrō-intro- + mittere to send
Other words from intromit
- in·tro·mis·si·bil·i·ty [in-truh-mis-uh-bil-i-tee], /ˌɪn trəˌmɪs əˈbɪl ɪ ti/, noun
- in·tro·mis·si·ble, adjective
- in·tro·mis·sion [in-truh-mish-uhn], /ˌɪn trəˈmɪʃ ən/, noun
- in·tro·mis·sive, adjective
- in·tro·mit·tent, adjective
- in·tro·mit·ter, noun
- un·in·tro·mis·sive, adjective
- un·in·tro·mit·ted, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for intromit
intromit
/ (ˌɪntrəˈmɪt) /
verb-mits, -mitting or -mitted
(tr) rare to enter or insert or allow to enter or be inserted
Origin of intromit
1C15: from Latin intrōmittere to send in, from intro- + mittere to send
Derived forms of intromit
- intromissible, adjective
- intromissibility, noun
- intromittent, adjective
- intromitter, noun
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