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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-mēnsē'ly, adv. p. 660Without limits or measure; infinitely; vastly.Im-mĕnse'ness, n. p. 660Unbounded extent or greatness; immensity.Im-mĕn'si-ty, n. p. 660Unlimited extension; an extent not to be measured; infinity. All these illustrious worlds, Lost in the wilds of vast immensity, Are suns. Blackmore. 2. Vastness in extent or bulk; greatness. A…Im-mēn'su-ra-bĭl'i-ty, n. p. 660The quality of being immensurable; incapacity of being measured.Im-mĕn'su-ra-ble, a. p. 660Not to be measured; immeasurable. The law of nature . . . a term of immeasurable extent. Ward.Im-mēn'su-rate, a. p. 660Unmeasured.Im-mēr'ge', v. t. p. 660To plunge into, under, or within any thing, especially a fluid; to immerse. See IMMERSE.Im-mērge′, v. i. p. 660To disappear by entering into any medium, as into the light of the sun, or the shadow of the earth. [Rare.]Im-mēr'gent, a. p. 660Emergent. [Obs.] Fuller.Im-mĕr'it, n. p. 660Want of worth. [Obs.]Im-mĕr'it-ed, a. p. 660Unmerited. [Obs.]Im-mĕr'it-ōŭs, a. p. 660Undeserving. [Obs.] Milton.Im-mēr'sa-ble, a. p. 660See IMMERSIBLE.Im-mērse′, v. t. p. 660To plunge into any thing that surrounds or covers, especially into a fluid; to dip; to sink; to bury; to immerge. Deep immersed beneath its whirling wave. Warton. More than a mile immersed within the…Im-mĕrse', a. p. 660Immersed; buried; hid; sunk. [Obs.] “Things immerse in matter.” Bacon.Im-mērsed', p. a. p. 660Deeply plunged into any thing, especially into a fluid. 2. (Bot.) Growing wholly under water. Gray.Im-mēr'si-ble, a. p. 660Capable of being immersed. 2. [Lat. prefix im, for in, not, and mersus, p. p. of mergere, to plunge.] Not capable of being merged.Im-mĕr'sion, n. p. 660The act of immersing, or the state of being immersed; a sinking within a fluid; a dipping; as, the immersion of Achilles in the Styx. 2. The state of being overwhelmed or deeply engaged; absorption…Im-měr'sion-ist, n. p. 660(Eccl.) One who holds that immersion is essential to Christian baptism.Im-mĕsh′, v. t. p. 660To entangle in the meshes of a net, or in a web.Im'me-thŏd'ie-al, a. p. 660Not methodical; without systematic arrangement; without order; confused. Addison. Syn.—Irregular; confused; disorderly.Im'me-thŏd'ic-al-ly, adv. p. 660Without order or regularity; irregularly.Im'me-thŏd'ie-al-ness, n. p. 660Want of method; confusion.Im-mēth'od-ize, v. t. p. 660To render immethodical; to destroy the method of. [Rare.]Im-mew', v. t. p. 660See EMMEW.Im'mi-grant, n. p. 660One who immigrates; one who removes into a country for the purpose of permanent residence;—opposed to emigrant.Im'mi-grāte, v. i. p. 660To remove into a country of which one is not a native, for the purpose of permanent residence. See EMIGRATE.Ĭm'mi-grā'tion, n. p. 660The act of immigrating; the passing or removing into a country for the purpose of a permanent residence. The immigrations of the Arabians into Europe, and the Crusades, produced numberless accounts…Ĭm'mi-nence, n. p. 660The quality or condition of being imminent; a threatening, as of something in the act of falling. “The imminence of any danger or distress.” Fuller. 2. That which is imminent; impending evil or…Ĭm'mi-nent, a. p. 660Threatening immediately to fall or occur; near at hand; impending;—said especially of misfortune or peril. 2. Full of threats of danger; threatening evil; perilous. “Hair-breadth escapes in the…Ĭm'mi-nent-ly, adv. p. 660Impendingly; threateningly.Im-mĭn'gle, v. t. p. 660To mingle; to mix; to unite with numbers. [Rare.] Thomson.Ĭm'mi-nū'tion, n. p. 660A lessening; diminution; decrease. [Obs.] Ray.Im-mĭs'ci-bĭl'ĭ-ty, n. p. 660Incapacity of being mixed. Johnson.Im-mis'çi-ble, a. p. 660Not capable of being mixed. S. Richardson.Im-mis'sion, n. p. 660The act of immitting, or of sending or thrusting in; injection;—correlative to emission.Im-mit′, v. t. p. 660To send in; to inject; to infuse.Im-mit'i-ga-ble, a. p. 660Not capable of being mitigated or appeased.Im-mix', v. t. p. 660To mix; to mingle. Samson, with these immixed, inevitably Pulled down the same destruction on himself. Milton.Im-mĭx'a-ble, a. p. 660Not capable of being mixed. [Obs.] Wilkins.Im-mix'ture, n. p. 660Freedom from mixture. [Rare.]Im-mōb'ile, a. p. 660Incapable of being moved; immovable; fixed; stable. Shedd.Ĭm'mo-bĭl'ĭ-ty, n. p. 660The condition or quality of being immobile; fixedness in place or state.Im-mō'ble, a. p. 660Immovable. [Obs.]Im-mōd'er-an-cy, n. p. 660Excess. [Obs.] Broome.Im-möd'er-ate, a. p. 660Not moderate; exceeding just or usual bounds; not confined to suitable limits; excessive; extravagant; unreasonable; as, immoderate demands; immoderate passions, cares, or grief. So every 'scape by…Im-mŏd'er-ate-ly, adv. p. 660In an immoderate degree; excessively; unreasonably; as, to weep immoderately.Im-mŏd'er-ate-ness, n. p. 660The quality of being immoderate; excess; extravagance.Im-mōd'er-ā'tion, n. p. 660Want of moderation; excess.Im-mŏd'est, a. p. 660Not limited to due bounds; immoderate; exorbitant; unreasonable; arrogant; impudent. 2. Wanting in the reserve or restraint which decorum and decency require; wanting in delicacy or chastity…Im-mŏd'est-ly, adv. p. 660Without due reserve or restraint; indecently; unchastely; obscenely.Im-mŏd'est-y, n. p. 660Want of modesty; indecency; unchastity. “A piece of immodesty.” Pope. 2. Want of delicacy or decent reserve.Im'mo-lāte, v. t. p. 660To sacrifice; to offer in sacrifice; to kill, as a victim. Now immolate the tongues, and mix the wine. Pope. From the same altar on which the small states shall be immolated will rise the smoke of…Im’mo-lā’tĭon, n. p. 660The act of immolating, or the state of being immolated. 2. That which is immolated; a sacrifice.Ĭm'mo-lā'tor, n. p. 660One who offers in sacrifice.Im-mōld’ or Im-mōuld’, v. t. p. 660To mold into shape; to form by molding. [Obs.] Fletcher.Im-mō'ment, a. p. 660Trifling. [Obs. and rare.] Shak.Im'mo-mĕn't'ous, a. p. 660Not momentous; unimportant. [Rare.] Seward.Im-mŏr'al, a. p. 660Not moral; inconsistent with rectitude; contrary to conscience or the divine law; wicked; unjust; dishonest; vicious; as, an immoral man; an immoral deed. Syn.—Wicked; vicious; unjust; dishonest…Im'mo-răl'i-ty, n. p. 660The quality of being immoral. “The root of all immorality.” Temple. 2. An immoral act or practice. Luxury, sloth, and a great drove of heresies and immoralities broke loose among them. Milton.