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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-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.]Im-pā'ti-ens, n. p. 662(Bot.) A genus of plants, several species of which have very beautiful flowers, and so called because the elastic capsules burst when touched, and scatter the seeds with considerable force;—called…Im-pā'tient, a. p. 662Not patient; not bearing with composure; intolerant; uneasy or fretful in a given condition, and eager to change it; restless; hasty;—often followed by at, for, of, and under. “A violent, sudden, and…Im-pā'tient, n. p. 662One who is restless under suffering. [Rare.]Im-pā'tient-ly, adv. p. 662In an impatient manner; with uneasiness or restlessness.Im-pā'tron-i-zā'tion, n. p. 662Absolute seigniory or possession. [Rare.] Colgrave.Im-păt'ron-īze, v. t. p. 662To gain to one's self the whole power of;—said of a seignory. [Rare.] Bacon.Im-pāve', v. t. p. 662To cover with pavement; to pave. [Poet.] Impared with rude fidelity Of art mosaic. Wordsworth.Im-pawn', v. t. p. 662To pawn; to pledge; to deposit as security. Shak.Im-pēach′, v. t. p. 662To hinder; to impede. [Obs.] These ungracious practices of his sons did impeach his journey to the Holy Land. Daries. A defluxion on my throat impeached my utterance. Howell. 2. To charge with a…Im-pēach', n. p. 662Hinderance. [Obs.] Shak.Im-pēach'a-ble, a. p. 662Liable to impeachment; chargeable with a crime; accusable; censurable. Owners of lands in fee-simple are not impeachable for waste. Z. Swift.Im-pēach'er, n. p. 662One who impeaches; a preventer; an accuser.Im-pēach'ment, n. p. 662The act of impeaching, or the state of being impeached; as, (a.) Prevention; hinderance; impediment; obstruction. [Obs.] Willing to march on to Calais, Without impeachment. Shak. (b.) A calling to…Im-pēarl', v. t. p. 662To form into pearls or their likeness. Dew-drops which the sun Impearls on every leaf and every flower. Milton. 2. To decorate with pearls, or with things resembling pearls. The dews of the morning…Im-pĕc'ca-bĭl'i-ty, n. p. 662The quality of being impeccable; exemption from sin, error, or offense.Im-pĕc'ca-ble, a. p. 662Not liable to sin; exempt from the possibility of doing wrong.Im-pĕc'can-cy, n. p. 662The quality of being impeccable; impeccability; sinlessness.Im-pē'cant, a. p. 662Free from sin; sinless; impeccable.Im'pe-cū'ni-ös'i-ty, n. p. 662The want of money. [Rare or colloq.] W. Scott.Ĭm'pe-cūn'ĭ-oŭs, a. p. 662Not having money; poor. [Rare.] “An impecunious creature.” B. Jonson.Im-pēde', v. t. p. 662To hinder; to stop in progress; to obstruct; as, to impede the advance of troops.Im-pēd'i-ble, a. p. 662Capable of being impeded or hindered.Im-pĕd’i-ment, n. p. 662That which impedes or hinders progress or motion; hinderance; obstruction; obstacle. Thus far into the bowels of the land. Have we marched on without impediment. Shak. Impediment in speech, a defect…Im-pĕd'i-ment, v. t. p. 663To impede; to obstruct; to hinder; to retard. [Obs.] Bp. Reynolds.Im-ped'i-mēnt'al, a. p. 663Hindering; obstructing. [Rare.] Mountague.Ĭm'pe-dite, a. p. 663Hindered; obstructed. [Obs.] “Impedite faculties.” Bp. Taylor.Im'pe-dite, v. t. p. 663To impede. [Obs.]Ĭm'pe-dĭ'tion, n. p. 663A hindering. [Obs.] Baxter.Im-pĕd'i-tive, a. p. 663Causing hinderance; impeding. Bp. Sanderson.Im-pĕl', v. t. p. 663To drive or urge forward; to press on; to incite to action in any way. The surge impelled me on a craggy coast. Pope. And several men impel to several ends. Pope. Syn.—To instigate; incite; induce…Im-pĕl'ient, a. p. 663Having the quality of impelling.Im-pēl'ient, n. p. 663A power or force that drives forward; motive or impulsive power. Glanville.Im-pēl'ler, n. p. 663One who, or that which, impels.Im-pĕn', v. t. p. 663To pen; to shut or inclose in a narrow place. Feltham.Im-pĕnd′, v. i. p. 663To hang over; to be suspended above; to threaten from near at hand; to be imminent. Destruction sure o’er all your heads impends. Pope.Im-pĕnd’, v. t. p. 663To pay; to render. [Obs.] Fabyan.Im-pĕnd'ençe or Im-pĕnd'en-cy, n. p. 663The state of impending; near approach; a menacing attitude.Im-pēnd'ent, a. p. 663Impending; imminent; threatening; pressing closely; as, an impendent evil. “Impendent horrors threatening hideous fall.” Milton.Im-pĕnd'ing, p. a. p. 663Hanging over; approaching near; impendent. Syn.—Imminent; threatening. See IMMINENT.Im-pēn'e-tra-bil'i-ty, n. p. 663The quality of being impenetrable. 2. (Physics.) That property of matter by which it excludes all other matter from the space it occupies. 3. Insusceptibility of intellectual impression; obtuseness…Im-pēn'e-tra-ble, a. p. 663Incapable of being penetrated or pierced; not admitting the passage of other bodies; not to be entered; as, an impenetrable shield. Highest woods impenetrable To star or sunlight. Milton. 2. Hence…Im-pĕn'e-tra-ble-ness, n. p. 663Impenetrability.Im-pēn'e-tra-bly, adv. p. 663In an impenetrable manner; so as to be impenetrable. “Impenetrably armed.” Milton. “Impenetrably dull.” Pope.Im-pĕn'i-tençe or Im-pĕn'i-ten-cy, n. p. 663The condition of being impenitent; want of penitence or repentance; obduracy of heart. He will advance from one degree of impenitence to another. Rogers.