intromit
/,introu'mit/
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Definition
- Verb:
- To allow to enter; to grant entry to: The primary meaning of "intromit" is to permit something or someone to go into a place or to be included within something.
- To introduce or insert: It can also mean to put something into something else, often in a physical or metaphorical sense.
Usage and Examples
- Verb:
- The security system is designed to intromit only authorized personnel. (The system is designed to allow only authorized personnel to enter.)
- This valve intromits water into the chamber. (This valve allows water to enter the chamber.)
- The new policy will intromit a wider range of opinions into the discussion. (The new policy will allow a wider range of opinions to be included in the discussion.)
Advanced Usage Notes
- Formality: "Intromit" is a formal, technical, or legal term. In everyday English, words like "admit," "allow," "let in," or "insert" are far more common.
- Context: It is often used in scientific, legal, or procedural contexts to describe the controlled entry or introduction of an element.
- The judge did not intromit the disputed evidence into the trial. (The judge did not allow the disputed evidence to be entered into the trial record.)
Variants and Related Words
- Intromission (noun): The act of intromitting; admission or insertion.
- The intromission of foreign particles can damage the engine.
- Intromittent (adjective): Having the function of intromitting; used especially in biology (e.g., an intromittent organ).
Synonyms
- Admit: To allow to enter.
- Allow in: To give permission to enter.
- Let in: A less formal phrase for allowing entry.
- Insert: To put or introduce into something.
- Introduce: To bring in for the first time.
Antonyms
- Exclude: To deny entry or keep out.
- Eject: To force or throw out.
- Expel: To drive or force out.
- Bar: To prevent entry.
Related Phrases and Usage
- To intromit into: This is the typical prepositional phrase used with the verb.
- The agreement intromits the possibility of future amendments. (The agreement allows for the possibility of future amendments to be introduced.)
Verb
- allow to enter; grant entry to
- We cannot admit non-members into our club building
- This pipe admits air