In"to (?), prep. [In + to.]
To the inside
of; within. It is used in a variety of
applications.
1. Expressing entrance, or a passing from the outside of a
thing to its interior parts; -- following verbs expressing motion; as, come into the house; go
into the church; one stream falls or runs into another; water enters into the fine vessels of plants.
2. Expressing
penetration beyond the outside or surface, or access to
the inside, or contents; as, to look
into a letter or book; to look
into an apartment.
3.
Indicating insertion; as, to infuse
more spirit or animation into a composition.
4.
Denoting inclusion; as,
put these ideas into other words.
5. Indicating the passing of a
thing from one form, condition, or state to another; as, compound substances may be resolved into others which are more simple; ice is convertible into water, and water into vapor; men are more
easily drawn than forced into compliance; we may reduce
many distinct substances
into one mass; men are
led by evidence into belief of truth, and are often enticed into the commission of crimes; she burst into tears; children are sometimes frightened into fits; all persons are liable to
be seduced into error and folly.
Compare
In.
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