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 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.
Browse dictionary entries near intact
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- ‹ insurrection
- ‹ insurmountable
- ‹ insurgent
- ‹ insurgency
- ‹ insurgence
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