Intact

  • 11intact — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not damaged or impaired. DERIVATIVES intactness noun. ORIGIN Latin intactus untouched …

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  • 12intact — [in takt′] adj. [ME intacte < L intactus < in , not + tactus, pp. of tangere, to touch: see TACT] with nothing missing or injured; kept or left whole; sound; entire; unimpaired SYN. COMPLETE intactness n …

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  • 13intact — 01. The old castle was still [intact] after over 1000 years. 02. Scientists have found the skeleton of a small dinosaur which is almost completely [intact] in the ice on the mountain. 03. The old temple has survived the earthquake [intact], with… …

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  • 14intact — adj. VERBS ▪ appear, be ▪ remain, stay, survive ▪ The building survived almost intact. ▪ emerge …

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  • 15INTACT — ACTE. adj. (On prononce le C et le T.) À quoi l on n a point touché, dont on n a rien retranché. Le dépôt s est trouvé intact.   Il signifie, par extension, Sain, entier, qui n a point souffert d altération. Ce monument est resté presque intact.… …

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  • 16INTACT — International Nifedipine Trial on Antiatherosclerotic Therapy * * * in·tact in takt adj 1) physically and functionally complete <the sense of touch was intact> <intact cell membranes> : as a) physically virginal <when intact adult… …

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  • 17intact — in|tact [ ın tækt ] adjective never before noun ** not harmed, damaged, or lacking any parts as a result of something that has happened: remain/survive intact: His image as party leader has survived the crisis intact. preserve/keep something… …

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  • 18intact */*/ — UK [ɪnˈtækt] / US adjective [never before noun] not harmed, damaged, or lacking any parts as a result of something that has happened remain/survive intact: His image as party leader has survived the crisis intact. preserve/keep something intact:… …

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  • 19intact — [[t]ɪntæ̱kt[/t]] ADJ: usu v link ADJ Something that is intact is complete and has not been damaged or changed. Customs men put dynamite in the water to destroy the cargo, but most of it was left intact... If the family unit is still intact, the… …

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  • 20intact — intactly, adv. intactness, n. /in takt /, adj. 1. not altered, broken, or impaired; remaining uninjured, sound, or whole; untouched; unblemished: The vase remained intact despite rough handling. 2. not changed or diminished; not influenced or… …

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