inlead

English

Etymology

From Middle English inleden (“to lead or bring in, introduce”), from Old English inlǣdan (“to lead in, bring in, introduce, conduct”), equivalent to in- +‎ lead. Cognate with Dutch inleiden (“to initiate; introduce”), German einleiten (“to initiate; introduce”), Danish indlede (“to introduce”), Swedish inleda (“to introduce”).

Verb

inlead (third-person singular simple present inleads, present participle inleading, simple past and past participle inled)

1. (transitive, mechanical and electrical) To lead into; conduct.

   new afferent or inleading processes might be set up tending, themselves, towards the mathematical point of interaction --Helge Lundholm

2. (religious) To lead from within.

   When man is in the former state, the Lord inflows and inleads immediately --Emanuel Swedenborg

Noun

inlead (plural inleads)

1. (mechanical and electrical) A conduit, channel or wire leading into a container or device.

   a cathode inlead

   inlead tube

Derived terms

• inleading

Anagrams

• Aldine, Daniel, Delian, Delina, Denali, alined, daniel, deal in, dealin', denail, denial, dienal, enlaid, lained, lead in, lead-in, leadin', nailed