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  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of intromit.

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Examples

  • He that intromits, is criminal; he that intromits not, is innocent.

    Life Of Johnson Boswell, James, 1740-1795 1887

  • He who never intromits at all, will never intromit with fraudulent intentions.

    Life Of Johnson Boswell, James, 1740-1795 1887

  • He that intromits, is criminal; he that intromits not, is innocent.

    Life of Johnson, Volume 2 1765-1776 James Boswell 1767

  • He who never intromits at all, will never intromit with fraudulent intentions.

    Life of Johnson, Volume 2 1765-1776 James Boswell 1767

  • He that intromits, is criminal; he that intromits not, is innocent.

    The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 05 Miscellaneous Pieces Samuel Johnson 1746

  • "Qui sibi bene temperat in licitis," says one of the fathers, "nunquam cadet in illicita:" he who never intromits at all, will never intromit with fraudulent intentions.

    The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 05 Miscellaneous Pieces Samuel Johnson 1746

  • It is, like grace and beauty, that which begets liking and an inclination to love one another at the first sight, and in the very beginning of acquaintance; and, consequently, that which first opens the door and intromits us to instruct ourselves by the example of others, and to give examples ourselves, if we have any worth taking notice of and communicating.

    The Essays of Montaigne — Complete Michel de Montaigne 1562

  • It is, like grace and beauty, that which begets liking and an inclination to love one another at the first sight, and in the very beginning of acquaintance; and, consequently, that which first opens the door and intromits us to instruct ourselves by the example of others, and to give examples ourselves, if we have any worth taking notice of and communicating.

    The Essays of Montaigne — Volume 03 Michel de Montaigne 1562

  • JOHNSON. that intromits, is criminal j he that intromits not, is innocent.

    The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Comprehending an Account of His Studies ... 1791

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