English Explanatory Dictionary

inlead

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To lead into; conduct.
  2. To lead from within.
noun
  1. A conduit, channel or wire leading into a container or device.

Word forms

inlead inleads inleading inled

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”).

Derived words

inleading
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