intromit
verb/ˌɪntɹəˈmɪt/
Etymology From Latin intrōmittō.
2
To send in or put in; to insert or introduce.
- this Bird has been often observ’d, by means of his crooked Bill intromitted into the Anus, to inject salt Water, as with a Syringe, into its own Bowels, and thereby to exonerate its Paunch when too much obstructed.1705, Thomas Greenhill, Νεκροκηδεία or The Art of Embalming:
3
To allow to pass in; to admit.
- Glass in the window […]intromits Light, without Cold.1669, William Holder, Elements of Speech: An Essay of Inquiry into the Natural Production of Letters: […], London: […] T. N[ewcomb] for J[ohn] Martyn printer to the R[oyal] Society, […], →OCLC:
- Derived terms
- intromitter, unintromitted