The prefix, inter, implies between, among or together.
Words with the Prefix Inter-
Word | Definition |
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interact | to do things with other people |
interaction | the act of doing things with people |
interactive | designed to be used in a way that involves the participation of a user |
intercede | to help settle differences between individuals or groups |
intercept | to seize, take, or stop before reaching an intended destination |
interchange | an act or instance of sharing or exchanging things |
interchangeable | capable of being used in place of each other |
intercom | a communication system that uses a microphone and loudspeaker |
intercourse | dealings between persons or groups |
interdependence | the state or quality of depending on one another |
interdependent | depending on another person |
interfere | to get in the way of an obstacle, to meddle; to get involved unwontedly |
interference | something that gets in the way; unwanted involvement |
interim | a period of time between events |
interject | to put between or among other things |
interjection | the act of inserting or including something |
interlace | to unite by or as if by lacing together |
interlock | to connect or lock together |
interlude | a period of time or event that comes between others; a musical composition between parts of a longer composition or of a drama |
intermarriage | marriage between members of different groups |
intermarry | to marry a member of a different group |
intermediary | a go-between or mediator |
intermediate | in the middle of a series or between extremes |
intermingle | to mix together |
intermission | a short interval between the acts of a play or parts of a performance |
intermittent | stopping for a time; alternately between starting and stopping |
international | involving two or more nations; occurring between nations |
internet | a communication system that connects computers and database all over the world |
interpose | to put between two or more things |
interracial | involves members of different races |
interrelate | to bring into or have a connection with each other |
interrupt | to stop or cause to cease, as in the middle of something |
interruption | the act of stopping or hindering by getting in the middle |
interscholastic | existing or carried on between schools |
intersect | to cut or divide by passing through or across |
intersection | the place or point where two or more things cross each other |
intersperse | to put something here and there among other things |
interstate | existing or occurring between two or more states |
interstellar | existing or taking place among the stars |
intertwine | to twist or weave together |
interval | a period of time between a point or events; a space between things |
intervene | to come or occur between events, places or points of time |
intervention | to take action about something in order to effect the outcome |
interview | to question and talk with; to get information |
interweave | to twist or weave together; to blend together |
Source: Merriam-Webster Children’s Dictionary
Finn says
very helpfull
Finn says
invention does not have inter in it
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Peter says
Please check your definition for ‘invention’. Should be intervention imho. Br, Peter