intromission

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˌɪntrəˈmɪʃən/ UK /ˌɪntrəˈmɪʃən/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
the act of inserting or letting in; admission of one thing into another

The valve permits the intromission of fuel into the chamber.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the act of inserting or... insertion admission introduction entry penetration

Opposites

withdrawal exclusion extrusion

Word family

Related forms intromitintromittent

Etymology

From Latin intromissus, past participle of intromittere 'to send in, admit', from intro- 'inward' plus mittere 'to send'.

intromittere Latin mittere Latin

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Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives

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# intromission

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌɪntrəˈmɪʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌɪntrəˈmɪʃən/

## Meanings
1. the act of inserting or letting in; admission of one thing into another

## Examples
- The valve permits the intromission of fuel into the chamber.

## Synonyms
- insertion
- admission
- introduction
- entry
- penetration

## Antonyms
- withdrawal
- exclusion
- extrusion

## Related Forms
- intromit
- intromittent

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: intromittere
- Root: mittere - to send

## Etymology
From Latin intromissus, past participle of intromittere 'to send in, admit', from intro- 'inward' plus mittere 'to send'.

## AI Etymology
intromission comes from Latin intromissus, past participle of intromittere 'to send in, admit', from intro- 'inward' plus mittere 'to send'. Morphologically, the prefixed shape matters: the initial element belongs to the recorded formation and helps explain the modern form's surface analysis. In present English, the noun sense is "the act of inserting or letting in; admission of one thing into another", so the historical development ends in a clearly identifiable modern dictionary use. The same base also appears in related forms such as intromit and intromittent. Its semantic neighborhood includes insertion, admission, introduction, and entry, which helps locate the modern sense without adding a separate etymological claim. The named historical forms include Latin intromittere and Latin mittere.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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