IN-


Meaning of IN- in English

I. prefix

or il- or im- or ir-

Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, Old French, & Latin; Middle English in- from Old French, from Latin; Middle English il- from Middle French, from Latin, from in-; Middle English im- from Old French, from Latin, from in-; Middle English ir- from Old French, from Latin, from in-; akin to Old English un- — more at un-

: not : non- , un- — usually il- before l

il logical

and im- before b, m, or p

im balance

im moral

im provident

and ir- before r

ir reducible

and in- before other sounds

in active

in apt

in conclusive

II. prefix

or il- or im- or ir-

Etymology: Middle English, from Old French, Middle French, & Latin; Middle English in- from Old French in-, en-, from Latin in-, from in in, into; Middle English il- from Middle French, from Latin, from in; Middle English im- from Middle French im-, em-, from Latin im-, from in; Middle English ir- from Latin, from in — more at in I

1. : in : within : inward : into : toward : on

im plode

ir radicate

2. : en- I

il lucidate

im barn

im marble

im panel

im peril

in spirit

— in both senses usually il- before l, im- before b, m, or p, ir- before r, and in- before other sounds

III. combining form

or ino-

Etymology: New Latin in-, from Greek, tendon, from in-, is; probably akin to Latin viēre to plait — more at withy

: fiber : fibrous tissue

in itis

ino gen

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