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intact Definition

in·tact (in takt)

adjective

with nothing missing or injured; kept or left whole; sound; entire; unimpaired

Etymology: ME intacte < L intactus < in-, not + tactus, pp. of tangere, to touch: see tact

intact Related Forms

in·tact·ness noun

intact Synonyms

intact

modif.

unimpaired, sound, entire, uninjured; see whole 2. See syn. study at complete.

intact Usage Examples

Modifying Another Word

  • remarkably: In its day the gentlemen would relax in the billiard room, which has survived remarkably intact.
  • largely: By contrast, the sunken Bismarck was largely intact.
  • virtually: On 8 March 2006, the scheme was approved virtually intact, despite pressure on NHS finances.
  • structurally: Even so, the hierarchies - top men, deputies, subordinates - of all ranks have remained structurally intact.

Preposition: with

text: Redistribution is explicitly allowed as long as the copyright remains intact with the text.

Adjective complement with noun phrase

  • survive: The band has survived the label move perfectly intact.
  • leave: Whether you are pruning live, dying or dead branches, always leave the branch collar intact.
  • keep: An attempt was made to keep the engine intact.

Modifies a noun

  • bog: We then climb away from the coast to the Garron Plateau -- the largest area of intact blanket bog in Northern Ireland.
  • skull: They directed that bovine head meat had to be recovered from the intact skull before the brain was removed.
  • wreck: The image clearly shows two of six bridge telegraphs the divers located whilst exploring the forward section of this upright & intact wreck.
  • lowland: The Moneygal Bog system represents a large area of intact lowland raised bog, with a well-developed dome, hummock and pool complex.
  • ecosystem: Madidi National Park protects about 1,8 million hectares of some of the most intact ecosystems in South-America.
  • dome: The whole site has been burnt repeatedly, severely damaging drier parts of the bog and in particular remnants of the intact dome.

Used with adjective complement

  • remain: The lineup remained intact for their third release, ' Forever ' , in 1988 for Capitol.
  • survive: Some of the smaller original ceiling lights also survive intact under the balcony.
  • preserve: Firstly, it is aimed at preserving intact all existing legal regimes providing access to information.
  • stay: However, the security enhancements have stayed largely intact.
  • leave: Most of the pillars of the past have been broken, leaving intact the powers of the prime minister.
  • arrive: With an error corrected link working, we can assume the data is arriving intact.