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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Im-băs'tard-ize, v. t. p. 658To render degenerate; to bastardize. [Obs.] Milton.Im-bāthe', v. t. p. 658To bathe all over. And gave her to her daughters to imbathe, In nectared lavers strowed with asphodel. Milton. Methinks a sovereign and reviving joy must needs rush into the bosom of him that reads…Im-bēad’, v. t. p. 658To fasten with a bead. The strong, bright bayonet imbeaded fast. J. Barrow.Im'be-cile, n. p. 658Destitute of strength, either of body or of mind; weak; feeble; impotent; decrepit; as, an imbecile old man. “Imbecile and lost.” Barrow. Syn.—Weak; debilitated; feeble; infirm; impotent.Im’be-cile, n. p. 658One destitute of strength, either of body or mind.Im’be-cile, v. t. p. 658To weaken; to make imbecile. [Obs.] Bp. Taylor.Im'be-cil'i-tāte, v. t. p. 658To weaken; to render feeble. [Rare.] A. Wilson.Im'be-cil'i-ty, n. p. 658The quality of being imbecile; weakness; feebleness of body or of mind. Cruelty . . . argues not only a depravedness of nature, but also a meanness of courage and imbecility of mind. Temple.…Im-bĕd', v. t. p. 658To sink or lay, as in a bed; to deposit in a partly enclosing mass, as of earth, &c.Im-bĕl'lic, a. p. 658Not warlike or martial. [Obs.] Junius.Im-bĕnch'ing, n. p. 658A raised work like a bench. [Obs.] Parkhurst.Im-bĕz'zle, v. t. p. 658See EMBEZZLE.Im-bībe', v. t. p. 658To drink in; to absorb; as, a dry or porous body imbibes a fluid; a sponge imbibes moisture. 2. To receive or admit into the mind and retain; as, to imbibe principles; to imbibe errors. 3. To cause…Im-bīb'er, n. p. 658One who, or that which, imbibes.Im'bi-bĭ'tion, n. p. 658The act of imbibing. Bacon.Im-bĭt'ter, v. t. p. 658To make bitter; hence, to make unhappy or grievous; to render distressing. Is there any thing that more imbitters the enjoyments of this life than shame? South. 2. To render more violent or…Im-bĭt'ter-er, n. p. 658One who, or that which, makes bitter. Johnson.Im-blāze', v. t. p. 658See EMBLAZE.Im-blā'zon, v. t. p. 658See EMBLAZON.Im-bōd'y, v. t. p. 658To become, as it were, body or matter. See EMBODY. The soul grows clotted by contagion, Imbodies and imbrutes. Milton.Im-boil', v. i. p. 658To effervesce; to rage. [Obs.] Spenser.Im-bōld’en, v. t. p. 658See EMBOLDEN.Im-bŏn'i-ty, n. p. 658Want of goodness or good qualities. [Obs.] Burton.Im-bôr'der, v. t. p. 658To furnish or inclose with a border; to adorn with a border. 2. To set as in a border; to form a border of.Im-bōsk’, v. t. p. 658To conceal, as in bushes; to hide. Milton.Im-bōsk', v. i. p. 658To lie concealed. [Rare.] Milton.Im-bos'om, v. t. p. 658To hold in the bosom; to caress; hence, to hold in intimacy; to admit to the heart or affection. The Father infinite, By whom in bliss imbosomed sat the Son. Milton. 2. To inclose in the midst of; to…Im-bōss', v. t. p. 658See EMBOSS.Im-bōst'ūre, n. p. 658Embossed or raised work. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.Im-bound', v. t. p. 658To inclose in limits; to shut in. [Obs.] Shak.Im-bōw', v. t. p. 658To make of a circular form; to arch; to vault. “Imbowed windows.” Bacon.Im-bow'el, v. t. p. 658See EMBOWEL.Im-bow'er, v. t. & i. p. 658See EMBOWER.Im-bōw'ment, n. p. 658An arch; a vault. [Obs.] Bacon.Im-bōx', v. t. p. 658To inclose in a box.Im-brāid’, v. t. p. 658To upbraid. [Obs.] Marston.Im-brāng'gle, v. t. p. 658To entangle; to mix confusedly. [Rare.] “Physiology imbrangled with an inapplicable logic.” Coleridge.Im·breed', v. t. p. 659To generate within; to inbreed. [Obs.]Im’bri-cāte or Im’bri-cā’ted, a. p. 659Bent and hollowed like a roof or gutter-tile. 2. Lying over each other in regular order, like tiles or shingles on a roof, as the scales on the leaf-buds of plants, the cup of some acorns, or the…Ĭm’bri-cā’tĭon, n. p. 659An overlapping of the edges, like that of tiles or shingles; hence, an intricacy of structure.Ĭm’bri-cā’tive, a. p. 659(Bot.) Imbricated. Gray.Im'bro-cā'do, n. p. 659Cloth of silver or of gold. [Rare.]Im'bro-cā'tō, n. p. 659A hit or thrust. [Obs.] B. Jonson.Im-brōg'lio, n. p. 659(Drama.) An intricate, complicated plot. 2. A complicated and embarrassing state of things. “Wrestling to free itself from the baleful imbroglio.” Carlyle.Im-brown', v. t. p. 659To make brown; to obscure; hence, to darken the color of; to tan; as, features imbrowned by exposure to the sun. “The mountain mass by scorching skies imbrowned.” Byron.Im-brue', v. t. p. 659To wet or moisten; to soak; to drench in a fluid, as in blood. “The stream with blood of Scots imbrued.” Milton. Lucius pities the offenders, That would imbrue their hands in Cato's blood. Addison.…Im-brue'ment, n. p. 659The act of imbruing.Im-brūte', v. t. p. 659To degrade to the state of a brute; to reduce to brutality. And mix with bestial slime, This essence to incarnate and imbrute. Milton.Im-brute', v. i. p. 659To sink to the state of a brute. The soul grows clotted by contagion, Imbodies and imbrutes, till she quite lose The divine property of her first being. Milton.Im-būe', v. t. p. 659To tinge deeply; to dye. “Clothes thoroughly imbued with black.” Boyle. 2. To tincture deeply; to cause to become impressed or penetrated; as, to imbue the minds of youth with good principles. Thy…Im-būe'ment, n. p. 659A deep tincture.Im-būrse', v. t. p. 659To supply with money, or to stock with money. [Obs.] Sherwood.Im-bûrse'ment, n. p. 659The act of imbursing or supplying with money. [Obs.] 2. Money laid up in stock. [Obs.]Im-bū'tion, n. p. 659The act of imbuing. [Obs.] Lee.Im'i-ta-bĭl'i-ty, n. p. 659The quality of being imitable. Norris.Ĭm'ĭ-ta-ble, a. p. 659Capable of being imitated or copied. The characters of men placed in lower stations of life are more useful, as being imitable by greater numbers. Atterbury. 2. Worthy of imitation; as, imitable…Im'i-ta-ble-ness, n. p. 659The state or quality of being imitable.Ĭm′ĭ-tāte, v. t. p. 659To follow as a pattern, model, or example; to copy, or strive to copy, in acts, manners, and the like. Despite wealth and imitate a god. Cowley. 2. To produce a semblance or likeness of, in form…Im'i-tā'tion, n. p. 659The act of imitating. Poetry is an art of imitation, . . . that is to say, a representing, counterfeiting, or figuring forth. Sidney. 2. That which is made or produced as a copy; likeness…Ĭm/i-tā'/tion-al, a. p. 659Pertaining to, or employed in, imitation; as, imitational propensities.