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in su la tor /'msjuleitafc); NAmE -sal-/ noun a material or device used to prevent heat, electricity, or sound from escaping from sth pggfe (  ) #*4 ( &

mm)

insulin /'msjalin; NAmE -sal-/ noun [U] a chemical substance produced in the body that controls the amount of sugar in the blood (by influencing the rate at which it is removed); a similar artificial substance given to people whose bodies do not produce enough natur­ally JK %: insulin-dependent diabetes j$ M fcM 52 US

in-Sult 0-w verb, noun

b verb /in'SAlt/ [VN] to say or do sth that offends sb

; W : I have never been so insulted in my life!        A $ itfc #1 9 ft! o She felt insulted by

the low offer.

m noun /‘msAlt/ ~ (to sb/sth) a remark or an action that is said or done in order to offend sb # 5|;    ; H :

The crowd were shouting insults at the police. AIHA]^ 0 His comments were seen as an insult to the president, fifeo The questions were an insult to our intelligence (= too easy).

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in-suiting 0-w /m'SAltirj/ adj.

~ (to sb/sth) causing or intending to cause sb to feel offended U #     ; # 1 3E '14 &*J; A 41 W : insulting

remarks ff?##       0 She was really insulting to me.

in su per able /in'suiparabl; BrE also -'sju:-/ adj. (formal) (of difficulties, problems, etc.      |b]@^) that cannot

be dealt with successfully A Jft ; A ill ® W

Cmi INSURMOUNTABLE

in-sup-port-able /.insa'poitabl; NAmE -'po:rt-/ adj. so bad or difficult that you cannot accept it or deal with it

H23 INTOLERABLE

in-sur-ance 0-w /m'fuarans; -fair-; NAmE-'Jur-/ noun 1 [U, C] ~ (against sth) an arrangement with a company in which you pay them regular amounts of money and they agree to pay the costs, for example, if you die or are ill/sick, or if you lose or damage sth |& : life/ car/travel/household, etc. insurance A# > HX, M #7 A. 0 to have adequate insurance

cover #fiLfyl          0 to take out insurance against

fire and theft          0 insurance

premiums (= the regular payments made for insur­ance)     0 Can you claim for the loss on your insur­ance? fom fa — see

also National Insurance 2 [U] the business of providing people with insurance    : an insurance

broker/company (£|&I5£EA /  0 He works in insur­

ance. flfe/Ef£l&ikI#0 3 [U] money paid by or to an insurance company          to pay insurance on

your house   0 When her husband died, she

received £50 000 in insurance. M A A A 1ft, M % M T — 5  4 [u, C] ~ (against sth) something

you do to protect yourself against sth bad happening in the future (■          -) ftfcltifi, ZikUvE: At that

time people had large families as an insurance against some children dying. IPBf Aiffo

insurance adjuster noun [NAmE) = loss adjuster

insurance policy noun a written contract between a person and an insurance company H: a travel insurance policy lifgff  o (figurative) Always make a

backup disk as an insurance policy.

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in-sure /in'Jua(r); -'Joi(r); NAmE -'fur/ verb 1 ~ (yourself/ sth) (against/for sth) to buy insurance so that you will receive money if your property, car, etc. gets damaged or stolen, or if you get ill/sick or die ft $; tn • • • P&: [VN] The painting is insured for $1 million. ft i|@ Hi & TlOOTjTLtftf^P&o 0 Luckily he had insured himself against long-term illness. A H J|, dfeASBftf^T# o (figurative) Having a lot of children is a way of insuring themselves against loneliness in old age. #41^

0 M We strongly

recommend insuring against sickness or injury.

2 [VN] to sell insurance to sb for sth HE ft ft   : The company can refuse to insure a

property that does not have window locks.   oft!/,

3 (especially NAmE)

= ensure

in-sured /m'fuad; -'Jo:d; NAmE -'Surd/ adj. 1 ~ (to do sth) | ~ (against sth) having insurance   W : Was the

vehicle insured?    o You’re not insured

to drive our car.     B „ o It isn’t

insured against theft.      2 the insured

noun (pi. the insured) (law W) the person who has made an agreement with an insurance company and who receives money if, for example, they are ill/sick or if they lose or damage sth ft^A in-surer /m'Juara(r); -'fair-; NAmE -'Jur-/ noun a person or company that provides people with insurance A; fctk&n

in sur gency /in's3:d3ansi; NAmE-‘S3:rd3-/ noun [u, C] (pi. -ies) an attempt to take control of a country by force ^2 A; HftSL; jit ft H22 rebellion—see also counter­insurgency

in-sur-gent /in's3:d3ant; NAmE -'S3:rd3-/ noun [usually pi.] (formal) a person fighting against the government or armed forces of their own country      SSL#; is

ft# HT1 rebel ► in-sur-gent adi. CT171 rebellious in sur mount able /.insa'maontabl; NAmE -sar'm-/ adj. (formal) (of difficulties, problems, etc. ®  , |o] gg A)

that cannot be dealt with successfully    (ft;

EBdinsuperable

in surrection /.insa'rekjn/ noun [C, U] a situation in which a large group of people try to take political control of their own country with violence X ; S SL ;         ^ rfo H??! uprising ► in-sur-rec-tion-ary

/.insa'rekjanari; NAmE -neri/ adj. in-tact /in'taekt/ adj. [not usually before noun] complete and not damaged Aft; HT1 undamaged:

Most of the house remains intact even after two hundred years.       o

He emerged from the trial with his reputation intact, fife

in-take /'inteik/ noun 1 [U, C] the amount of food, drink, etc. that you take into your body (   ) HE

Mt, ®Ai: high fluid intake        0 to reduce

your daily intake of salt Iy>f     2 [C, U] the

number of people who are allowed to enter a school, college, profession, etc. during a particular period ( — AilW^lSl ) ^AfHjAfiC: the annual student intake HI ft W §r 4 A 3 [C] a place where liquid, air, etc. enters a machine (

the air/fuel intake i&A P ; Imffl-M P 4 [C, usually sing.] an act of taking sth in, especially breath iftift; (ftA;

( XSm ) lft<H: a. sharp intake of breath Wft — P H in tan gible /in'taend3abl/ adj. 1 that exists but that is difficult to describe, understand or measure ( I&JIft? ) (ft;      The old building had an

intangible air of sadness about it.        #

i# 7 tB 61) B ilC A ^ o o The benefits are intangible.

;<t l/Uf # c 2 (business j§[) that does not exist as a physical thing but is still valuable to a company XMffi (         ) : intangible assets/

property     / M/21 QQ3 tangible ► in tan gible

noun [usually pi.]: intangibles such as staff morale and goodwill

in-tar-sia /in'taisia; NAmE -'tarrs-/ noun [u] (art HA) the making of flat designs using different colours of wood

in-te-ger /’mtid3a(r)/ noun (mathematics $t) a whole number, such as 3 or 4 but not 3.5   —compare

fraction(2)

in te gral /'mtigral; in'teg-/ adj. 1 ~ (to sth) being an essential part of sth     ; A ojs/fLtyk^: Music is an

integral part of the school’s curriculum.

O Practical experience is integral to the course.      2 [usually before

noun] included as part of sth, rather than supplied separately   : All models have an integral

CD player. 0r3 [usually