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to be deliberately rude to someone

She insulted my brother by saying he was fat.

in • sult / ' insAlt / noun [ count ] The boys shouted insults at each other.

in • sult • ing / ' insAltig / adjective insulting behavior

in • sur • ance / in'Jurans / noun

[ noncount ]

an agreement where you pay money to a company so that it will give you money if something bad happens My car was badly damaged in the accident, but insurance paid for the repairs.

Does your salary include health insurance?

in • sure / in 'Jur / verb (in sures,in - sur ing , in - sured )

to pay money to a company, so that it will give you money if something bad happens

Have you insured your house against fire?

in .Stru .ment Ф/ 'instremsnt/ noun [count ] 1 ( music ) a thing that you use for playing music Violins and trumpets are musical instruments . What instrument do you play?

instruments

trumpet

clarinet oboe

recorder

another word for ensure

in • tact / in ' trekt / adjective

complete; not damaged

Very few of the buildings remained intact after the earthquake.

in • te • ger / ' intad₃ar / noun [ count ]

( math ) a whole number, such as 3 or 4 but not 3.5 —Look at fraction ( 1 ).

integrate AWL / ' intagreit / verb ( in - te - grates , in - te - grat ing , in - te - grat ed )

to join things so that they become one thing, or so that they work together

The updates can be integrated into your existing software.

to become, or to make someone become accepted as part of a group

They have not made any effort to integrate with the local community.

—Look at segregate .

in • te • grat • ed AWL / ' intagreitad / adjective

an integrated transportation system (= including buses, trains, taxis, etc. )

in • te • gra • tion AWL / inta ' greijn / noun

[noncount]

racial integration

in • tel • lec • tu • al 1 / |inta' lektjual / adjective

connected with a person's ability to think and understand things

a child's intellectual development

in • tel • lec • tu • al 2 / |inta' lektjual / noun [ count ]

a person who enjoys thinking deeply about things

The cafe was a meeting place for artists and intellectuals.

in • tel • li • gence AWL / in' telad₃ans / noun

[ noncount ]

being able to think, learn, and understand quickly and well

He is a man of great intelligence. an intelligence test

( politics ) important information about a foreign country, especially one that is an enemy

intelligence reports

in •tel • li • gent © |awl / in ' teiad₃ant /

adjective

able to think, learn, and understand quickly and well Their daughter is very intelligent. an intelligent question

in • tel • li • gent • lyAWL / in ' telad₃antli / adverb They solved the problem very intelligently. Thesaurus

intelligent good at learning, understanding, and thinking quickly and clearly: He's a very intelligent man. ♦ She asked a lot of intelligent questions. smart quick at learning and understanding things; able to make good decisions: She's smarter than her brother. ♦ Accepting that job was a smart career move . ♦ OK, I admit it wasn't the smartest thing I ever did (= it was a stupid thing to do ) .