In`ter*dig"i*tate, v. i. [Pref. inter- + L. digitus finger.] To
interlock, as the fingers of two hands that are joined; to be
interwoven; to commingle. Owen.
In`ter*dig`i*ta"tion (?), n. (Anat.) The state of interdigitating;
interdigital space. Owen.
In"ter*dome` (?), n. (Arch.) The open space between the inner and outer
shells of a dome or cupola of masonry.
In"ter*duce (?), n. [Cf. F. entre- deux, literally, between two.]
(Carp.) An intertie.
In"ter*e*pim"er*al (?), a. (Zoöl.) Between the epimeral plates of
insects and crustaceans.
In`ter*e`qui*noc"tial (?), a. Coming between the equinoxes.
Summer and winter I have called interequinoctial intervals.
F. Balfour.
In"ter*ess (?), v. t. [See Interest, v. t.] To interest or affect.
[Obs.] Hooker.
In"ter*esse (?), n. Interest. [Obs.] Spenser.
In"ter*est (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Interested (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Interesting.] [From interess'd, p. p. of the older form interess, fr.
F. intéresser, L. interesse. See Interest, n.]
1. To engage the attention of; to awaken interest in; to excite emotion
or passion in, in behalf of a person or thing; as, the subject did not
interest him; to interest one in charitable work.
To love our native country . . . to be interested in its concerns
is natural to all men.
Dryden.
A goddess who used to interest herself in marriages.
Addison.
2. To be concerned with or engaged in; to affect; to concern; to
excite; -- often used impersonally. [Obs.]
Or rather, gracious sir, Create me to this glory, since my cause
Doth interest this fair quarrel.
Ford.