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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'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.Im-mōr'al-ly, adv. p. 660In violation of morality; wickedly; viciously.Im'mo-rīg'er-oŭs, a. p. 660Rude; uncivil. [Obs.] Stackhouse.Im'mo-rīg'er-ous-ness, n. p. 660Rudeness; disobedience. [Obs.] Bp. Taylor.Im-môr'tal, a. p. 660Not mortal; exempt from liability to die; undying; imperishable; lasting forever; having unlimited existence. Unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honor and glory forever…Im-môr'tal, n. p. 661One who will never cease to be; one exempt from death or annihilation.Im'mor-täl'i-ty, n. p. 661The quality of being immortal; exemption from death and annihilation; unending existence; as, the immortality of the soul. That life-giving plant . . . that well used had been the pledge Of…Im-môr'tal-i-zā'tion, n. p. 661The act of immortalizing.Im-môr'tal-īze, v. t. p. 661To render immortal; to cause to live or exist forever. 2. To exempt from oblivion; to perpetuate. Alexander had no Homer to immortalize his guilty name. T. Dawes.Im-môr'tal-īze, v. i. p. 661To become immortal. [Obs.]Im-môr'tal-ly, adv. p. 661In an immortal manner; with exemption from death.Ĭm'mor-tĕlle', n. p. 661The flower commonly called everlasting. See EVERLASTING.Im-môr'ti-fi-cā'tion, n. p. 661Want of mortification or subjection of the passions. Bp. Taylor.Im-mōv'a-bĭl'i-ty, n. p. 661The condition or quality of being immovable; steadfastness.Im-mov'a-ble, a. p. 661Incapable of being moved; firmly fixed; fast; as, an immovable foundation. “Immovable, infixed, and frozen round.” Milton. 2. Not to be moved from a purpose; steadfast; fixed; not to be induced to…Im-mōv'a-ble, n. p. 661That which can not be moved. 2. (pl.) (Civil Law.) Lands, and things adherent thereto; by nature, as trees; by the hand of man, as buildings and their accessories; by their destination, as seeds…Im-mov'a-ble-ness, n. p. 661The quality of being immovable.Im·mov'a-bly, adv. p. 661In an immovable manner; unalterably; unchangeably.Im-mūnd', a. p. 661Unclean. [Obs.] Burton.Ĭm'mun-dĭç'i-ty, n. p. 661Uncleanness. [Obs.] Mountagu.Im-mu'ni-ty, n. p. 661Freedom from an obligation; exemption from any charge, duty, office, tax, or imposition; a particular privilege; as, the immunities of the free cities of Germany; the immunities of the clergy.…Im-mūre′, v. t. p. 661To wall; to surround with walls. [Obs.] Lysimachus immured it with a wall. Sandys. 2. To inclose within walls; to shut up; to confine; to imprison; to incarcerate. Those tender babes Whom envy hath…Im-mūre’, n. p. 661A wall; an inclosure. [Obs.] Shak.Im-mūre'ment, n. p. 661The state of being immured; imprisonment. [Rare.]Im-mū'zi-cal, a. p. 661Not harmonious; unmusical. Bacon.Im-mū-t'a-bĭl'i-ty, n. p. 661The quality of being unchangeable; unchangeableness; immutableness; invariableness; as, immutability is an attribute of God.