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Inuncts
- verb - administer an oil or ointment to ; often in a religious ceremony of blessing
Invades
- verb - march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation; "Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939"
- occupy in large numbers or live on a host; "the Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to the North"
- penetrate or assault, in a harmful or injurious way; "The cancer had invaded her lungs"
- to intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate; "This new colleague invades my territory"; "The neighbors intrude on your privacy"
Invents
- verb - come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort; "excogitate a way to measure the speed of light"
- make up something artificial or untrue
Inverts
- verb - make an inversion (in a musical composition); "here the theme is inverted"
- reverse the position, order, relation, or condition of; "when forming a question, invert the subject and the verb"
- turn inside out or upside down
Invests
- verb - furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors
- give qualities or abilities to
- make an investment; "Put money into bonds"
- place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position; "there was a ceremony to induct the president of the Academy"
- provide with power and authority; "They vested the council with special rights"
Invites
- noun - a colloquial expression for invitation; "he didn't get no invite to the party"
- ask someone in a friendly way to do something
- ask to enter; "We invited the neighbors in for a cup of coffee"
- express willingness to have in one's home or environs; "The community warmly received the refugees"
- give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting; "the window displays tempted the shoppers"
- have as a guest; "I invited them to a restaurant"
- increase the likelihood of; "ask for trouble"; "invite criticism"
- invite someone to one's house; "Can I invite you for dinner on Sunday night?"
- request the participation or presence of; "The organizers invite submissions of papers for the conference"
Invokes
- verb - cite as an authority; resort to; "He invoked the law that would save him"; "I appealed to the law of 1900"; "She invoked an ancient law"
- request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection; "appeal to somebody for help"; "Invoke God in times of trouble"
- summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "call down the spirits from the mountain"
Inwards
- adverb - to or toward the inside of; "come in"; "smash in the door"
- toward the center or interior; "move the needle further inwards!"
Iodides
- noun - a salt or ester of hydriodic acid