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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-pâir'ment, n. p. 661The state of being impaired; diminution; decrease; impair. [Obs.] Carew.Im-pāl'a-ta-ble, a. p. 661Unpalatable. [Rare.]Im-pāle′, v. t. p. 661To fix on a stake; to put to death by fixing on an upright, sharp stake. See EMPALE. Then with what life remains, impaled, and left To writhe at leisure round the bloody stake. Addison. 2. To…Im-pāle'ment, n. p. 661The act of impaling, or of putting to death by piercing with a stake; the act of inclosing with stakes. 2. A space inclosed by stakes or pales, and the like; an inclosed space. Brooke. 3. (Her.) The…Im-păl'lid, v. t. p. 661To make pallid or pale. [Obs.] Feltham.Im-pälm’, v. t. p. 661To grasp; to take in the hand. [Obs.] J. Barlow.Im-pāl'pa-bīl'i-ty, n. p. 661The quality of not being palpable, or perceptible by the touch. Jortin.Im-păl'pa-ble, a. p. 661Not palpable; not to be felt; incapable of being perceived by touch; not coarse or gross. “Im-palpable powder.” Boyle. 2. Not obviously or readily apprehended by the mind; as, impalpable distinctions.Im-păl'pa-bly, adv. p. 661In a manner not readily felt or apprehended.Im-pāl'sy, v. t. p. 661To strike with palsy; to paralyze; to deaden.Im-pā'nate, a. p. 661Im-bodied in bread. [Obs.] Crammer.Im-pā'nate, v. t. p. 661To im-body in bread. [Obs.] Waterland.Im'pa-nā'tion, n. p. 661The supposed real presence and union of Christ's material body and blood with the substance of bread, in the eucharist; consubstantiation; — distinguished from transubstantiation, which supposes a…Im-păn'el, v. t. p. 661To write or enter, as the names of a jury, in a list, or on a piece of parchment, called a panel; to form, complete, or enroll, as a list of jurors in a court of justice.Im-păr'a-dīse, v. t. p. 661To put in a place of supreme felicity; to make perfectly happy. Milton.Im-pār'al-leled, a. p. 661Unparalleled. [Obs.] Burnet.Im-pār'don-a-ble, a. p. 661Unpardonable. [Obs.]Im-păr'i-dĭg'i-tate, a. p. 661Having an odd number of fingers or toes, either one, three, or five, as in the horse, tapir, rhinoceros. Leidy.Im-pār'i-pīn'nate, a. p. 661(Bot.) Pinnate with a single terminate leaflet.Im-păr'i-syl-lăb'ic, a. p. 661(Gram.) Not consisting of an equal number of syllables; as, an imparisyllabic noun, one which has not the same number of syllables in all the cases; as, lapis, lapidis; mens, mentis.Im-pār'i-ty, n. p. 661Inequality; want of proportion or correspondence; disproportion. Bacon. 2. Difference of degree, rank, excellence, number, and the like. In this region of merely intellectual effort, we are at once…Im-pärk’, v. t. p. 661To inclose for a park; to make into a park by inclosure; to sever from a common; hence, to inclose or shut up. They impark them [sheep] within hurdles. Holland.Im-pärl', v. i. p. 661To hold mutual discourse. [Obs.] North. 2. (Lanc.) To have time before pleading; to have delay for mutual adjustment. Blackstone.Im-pär'lance, n. p. 661Mutual discourse; conference. [Obs.] 2. (Law.) (a.) Time given to a party to talk or converse with his opponent, with the object, as is supposed, to effect, if possible, an amicable adjustment of the…Im-pär'son-ee',, a. p. 662(Law.) Presented, instituted, and inducted into a rectory, and in full possession.Im-pärt', v. t. p. 662To bestow a share or portion of; to give, grant, or communicate; to allow another to partake in; as, to impart food to the poor. 2. To communicate the knowledge of; to make known; to show by words or…Im-pärt’, v. i. p. 662To give a part or share. He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none. Luke iii. 11. 2. To hold a conference or consultation. Blackstone.Im-pärt'ançe, n. p. 662Communication of a share; grant.Im'par-tā'tion, n. p. 662The act of imparting or conferring. All are now agreed as to the necessity of this impartation. I. Taylor.Im-pärt’er, n. p. 662One who imparts.Im-pär'tial, a. p. 662Not partial; not favoring one party more than another; unprejudiced; disinterested; equitable; just. Jove is impartial, and to both the same. Dryden. Those who take a comprehensive and impartial view…Im-pär'tial-īst, n. p. 662One who is impartial; an unprejudiced person. [Obs.] Boyle.Im-pär'ti-äl'i-ty, n. p. 662The quality of indifference of opinion or judgment; freedom from bias; disinterestedness; equitableness; as, impartiality of judgment, of treatment, of a judicial decision, and the like. Impartiality…Im-pär'tial-ly, adv. p. 662In an impartial manner; without bias; without prejudice; equitably; justly.Im-pär'tial-ness, n. p. 662The quality or state of being impartial; impartiality.Im-pärt'/i-bil'/i-ty, n. p. 662The quality of being impartible, or of not being subject to partition; indivisibility. Holland. 2. The quality of being imparted or communicable. Blackstone.Im-pärt'i-ble, a. p. 662Not partible or subject to partition; indivisible; as, an impartible estate. Blackstone. 2. [From impart.] Capable of being imparted or communicated.Im-pärt'ment, n. p. 662The act of imparting or communicating. [Rare.] 2. That which is imparted or communicated; disclosure. [Obs.] It beckons you to go away with it, As if it some impartment did desire To you alone. Shak.Im-păss'a-ble, a. p. 662Incapable of being passed; not admitting a passage; as, an impassable road, mountain, or gulf. Syn. — Impervious; impenetrable; pathless.Im-päss'a-ble-ness, n. p. 662The state of being impassable.Im-päss'a-bly, adv. p. 662In an impassable manner or degree.Im-păs'si-bĭl'i-ty, n. p. 662The quality or condition of being impassible; insusceptibility of injury from external things.Im-păs'si-ble, a. p. 662Incapable of suffering; inaccessible to harm or pain; not to be touched or moved to passion or sympathy; without sensation. “Impassible to the critic.” W. Scott. Secure of death, I should contemn thy…Im-păs'si-ble-ness, n. p. 662The state or quality of being impassible; impassibility.Im-păs'sion, v. t. p. 662To move or affect strongly with passion; to express with strong feeling. The tempter, all impassioned, thus began. Milton.Im-păs'sion-a-ble, a. p. 662Easily excited to anger; susceptible of strong emotion.Im-pă'sion-āte, v. t. p. 662To affect powerfully. H. More.Im-păs'sion-ate, a. p. 662Strongly affected. 2. Without passion or feeling. Burton.Im-păs'sioned, p. a. p. 662Actuated or agitated by passion; showing warmth of feeling; animated; excited; as, an impassioned orator or discourse.Im-păs'sive, a. p. 662Not susceptible of pain or suffering; insensible; impassible. “Impassive as the marble in the quarry.” De Quincey. In the impassive ice the lightnings play. Pope.Im-păs'sive-ly, adv. p. 662Without sensibility to pain or suffering.Im-păs'sive-ness, n. p. 662The state of being insusceptible of pain; insensibleness.Im'pas-siv'i-ty, n. p. 662The quality of being insusceptible of feeling, pain, or suffering; impassiveness.Im'pas-tā'tion, n. p. 662The act of making into paste. 2. That which is formed into paste or mixture; especially, a combination of different substances by means of cements which are capable of resisting the action of fire or…Im-pāste', v. t. p. 662To knead; to make into paste. 2. (Paint.) To lay on colors thick and bold.Im-pāst'ing, n. p. 662(Paint.) The laying on of colors thickly. 2. (Engraving.) (a.) An intermixture of lines and points to represent thickness or depth of coloring. (b.) The kind of work thus produced.Im-pās'to, n. p. 662(Paint.) The thickness of the layer or body of pigment applied by the painter to his canvas. Fairholt.Im-păt'i-ble, a. p. 662Not capable of being borne; intolerable. [Obs.] 2. Incapable of suffering; impassible. “A spirit, and so impatible of material fire.” Fuller.Im-pā'tience, n. p. 662The quality of being impatient; want of patience; uneasiness of pain or suffering; restless experience of a given condition, or eagerness to change it; as, the impatience of a child or invalid. I…Im-pā'tien-cy, n. p. 662The same as IMPATIENCE. [Obs.]