In*sooth" (?), adv. In sooth; truly. [Archaic]

||In`sou`ciance" (?), n. [F.] Carelessness; heedlessness;

||thoughtlessness; unconcern.

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||In`sou`ciant" (?), a. [F.] Careless; heedless; indifferent;

||unconcerned. J. S. Mill.

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In*soul" (?), v. t. To set a soul in; reflexively, to fix one's

strongest affections on. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor.

[He] could not but insoul himself in her.

Feltham.

In*span" (?), v. t. & i. [D. inspannen.] To yoke or harness, as oxen to

a vehicle. [South Africa]

In*spect" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inspected; p. pr. & vb. n.

Inspecting.] [L. inspectus, p. p. of inspicere to inspect; pref. in- in

+ specere to look at, to view: cf. F. inspecter, fr. L. inspectare,

freq. fr. inspicere. See Spy.]

1. To look upon; to view closely and critically, esp. in order to

ascertain quality or condition, to detect errors, etc., to examine; to

scrutinize; to investigate; as, to inspect conduct.

2. To view and examine officially, as troops, arms, goods offered, work

done for the public, etc.; to oversee; to superintend. Sir W. Temple.

In*spect", n. [L. inspectus. See Inspect, v. t.] Inspection. [Obs.]

Thomson.

In*spec"tion (?), n. [L. inspectio: cf. F. inspection.] 1. The act or

process of inspecting or looking at carefully; a strict or prying

examination; close or careful scrutiny; investigation. Spenser.

With narrow search, and with inspection deep, Considered every

creature.

Milton.

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