347 Flashcards
Indulge with
to grant someone the favor or privilege of something.
Please indulge me with this one favor. He always indulged himself with dinner at a nice restaurant when he went into town.
Infatuated with
to be in love with someone or something. (*Typically: be ~ ; become ~ .)
She is infatuated with John. John is infatuated with chocolate ice cream.
Infect with 0
to transmit diseasecausing organisms to someone. (Someone includes oneself.)
Please don’t infect me with your cold germs. Somehow, she infected herself with the virus she was studying.
Infect with 0
to affect someone with something, such as excitement, joy, desires, etc.
Her explosive laughter infected everyone with good spirits.
Infer from
to reach a conclusion from something; to deduce facts from something, such as someone’s words, a situation, etc.
What can we infer from the experience we have just had? You should not infer anything from Sue’s remarks.
Infested with
to be contaminated with a swarm or throng of some pest. (*Typically: be ~ ; get ~ .)
All the campers are infested with lice. The dog is infested with ticks.
Infiltrate into 0
to permeate something; to filter into something.
The sour smell infiltrated into everything in the refrigerator. The paint smell infiltrated into every room in the house.
Infiltrate into 0 & infiltrate
to penetrate a group, secretly, for the purposes of spying or influencing the activities of the group.
The spy infiltrated into the enemy headquarters. They infiltrated into the government.
Inflate with 0
Lit. to fill up something with air or some other gas.
Jerry has to inflate all the balloons with helium. Ken inflated the balloons with gas.
Inflate with 0
Fig. to make a sum appear larger by including additional irrelevant amounts.
I think that she has inflated her expense report with too many miles of travel. Don’t inflate your expense report with extra costs.
Inflict up(on)
to burden someone with the care or keeping of someone else. (Upon is formal and less commonly used than on.)
Please don’t inflict Bob upon me. My brother inflicted his children on us for the weekend. Well, I certainly don’t want to inflict myself on you for the weekend, but I do need a place to stay.
Inflict up(on)
to impose something, such as pain, a burden, a problem, etc., on someone or something. (Upon is formal and less commonly used than on.)
I hate to inflict an additional burden upon you, but someone has to clean the oven. Please don’t inflict that on me.
Inform on
to tell the authorities about someone; to tattle on someone.
I am going to have to inform on you. Liz informed on Ken to their mother.
Inform about
to tell someone about someone or something.
How is my friend Tom getting on? I asked you to inform me about him from time to time. Please inform me about the state of the contract for the book.
Inform of
to tell someone a fact.
Please inform Sally of my decision. Sally has been informed of your decision.
Inform on
to tattle (on someone ) (to someone ).
I will inform the teacher on you! Billy informed his mother on Bobby.
Infringe up(on)
to interfere with the rights of someone or with someone’s property rights; to encroach on something. (Upon is formal and less commonly used than on.)
You are infringing upon my right to free speech. I am not infringing on your property. I’m in my own yard.
Infuse with
to teach someone a body of knowledge or a perspective on a body of knowledge.
The schools sought to infuse the children with a sense of history. Children should be infused with a respect for the rights of others.
Infuse into
to instill specific knowledge into a person; to teach someone something very well.
The boss infused a lot of company information into the new assistant before she took another job. The teacher infused a lot of knowledge into the students in a short time
Infuse into
to mix something into something.
You should infuse this mixture into the tea. The tea was infused into the water very slowly.
Infuse with
to make something mix into some liquid.
He infused the mixture with a strong solution of soap. The chemical mixture was infused with the other solution.
Ingratiate into
to work hard to bring oneself into the favor of someone.
Oh, how he fawns over the guests! Isn’t it terrible the way he tries to ingratiate himself into their favor? You will never succeed in ingratiating yourself into my good graces.
Ingratiate with
to work oneself into someone’s favor.
Why do you have to ingratiate yourself with everyone? Don’t you know how to be just plain friends? She was very obvious in her effort to ingratiate herself with the boss.
Inherit from 0
to receive something from the estate of a person who has died.
I inherited this silver bowl from my aunt. Liz inherited her house from her parents.
