Words / B2

in-TAKT/ɪnˈtækt/

Intact means complete and undamaged: keep the seal intact; the facade is intact. Whole is close; unbroken is physical. Keep the seal intact until the start time. Archaeology and exam security. Do not use intact for a file you have already edited.

Meaning

Complete and undamaged.

Examples

• “Keep the seal intact until the scheduled start time.”
• “The nave survived the fire largely intact, which is the heritage sense.”

Good to know

remain / keep intact; largely intact. Close: undamaged / whole. Packets, buildings, and bones. Unbroken completeness.

Near in meaning

undamaged

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