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in-

in-¹ [in]

[< the prep. IN¹; also ME < OE inn & MFr in- or OFr en- < L in- < in: see IN¹] prefix

in, into, within, on, toward: also used as an intensifier in some words of Latin origin [inbreed, infer, induct, instigate]: it becomes il- before l; im- before b, m, or p; and ir- before r

in-² [in]

[ME < OFr & ML < L < IE * ṇ-, initial negative particle, var. of * ne, * nē- > NO¹, L ne-] prefix

no, not, without, non- [insignificant]: it becomes il- before l;im- before b, m, or p; and ir- before r