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to intromit

to intromit

9.9
To let a person or thing enter a place
  • verb
  • /ɪnˈtrəʊmɪt/
  • Archaic
translation icon : intromitir
  • During the ceremony, only selected guests were intromitted into the inner hall.

Examples

  • The old castle gates would intromit only those with a royal seal.

  • They intromit guests into the grand hall.

  • Air was intromitted into the chamber to equalize the pressure.

  • He intromitted the visitors without hesitation.

  • During the ceremony, only selected guests were intromitted into the inner hall.

  • The old castle gates would intromit only those with a royal seal.

  • He intromitted the visitors without hesitation.

Synonyms

to let in
vsto intromit
252 1.0

Allow someone or something to enter a place

is archaic and more formal than this informal everyday sense
to admit
vsto intromit
188 1.6

Allow someone to enter a place

is archaic, meaning the same but now outdated in use
to allow in
vsto intromit
172 1.3

Let someone or something enter a place

is archaic, used in older or literary contexts rather than modern speech

Antonyms

to exclude
338 3.0

To keep someone or something out so they are not part of something

Surface Forms

intromit infinitive
intromitted past
intromitted past participle
intromitting present participle
intromits third person singular

Etymology

The word intromit comes from Latin parts intro- 'into' and mittere 'to send'. The mit- part is also in familiar words like admit and transmit, so think 'send into', and that's why intromit means to 'let in' or 'allow to enter'.