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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'pin-guā'tion, n. p. 664The act of making fat, or the state of being fat or fattened. [Obs.]Ĭm'pi-oŭs, a. p. 664Not pious; wanting piety; wanting in veneration for God and his authority; irreligious; profane. When vice prevails, and impious men bear sway, The post of honor is a private station. Addison. 2.…Ĭm'pi-oûs-ly, adv. p. 664In an impious manner; profanely; wickedly.Ĭm'pi-oûs-ness, n. p. 664Impiety; contempt of God and his laws.Im'pīre, n. p. 664Umpire. [Obs. and rare.] Huloet.Imp'ish, a. p. 664Having the qualities of an imp.Imp'ish-ly, adv. p. 664In the manner of an imp.Im-plā'ca-bil'i-ty, n. p. 664The quality of being implacable; inexorableness; irreconcilable enmity or anger.Im-plā'ca-ble, a. p. 664Not placable; not to be appeased; incapable of being pacified; inexorable; stubborn or constant in enmity; as, an implacable prince. “I see thou art implacable.” Milton. “An object of implacable…Im-plā′ca-ble-ness, n. p. 665The quality of being implacable; implacability.Im-plā′ca-bly, adv. p. 665With enmity not to be pacified or subdued; inexorably; as, to hate a person implacably.Ĭm′pla-çĕn′tal, n. p. 665A mammal having no placenta.Ĭm′pla-çĕn′tal, a. p. 665Without a placenta, as certain marsupial animals.Im-plănt′, v. i. p. 665To set, plant, or infix, for the purpose of growth; as, to implant the seeds of virtue, or the principles of knowledge, in the minds of youth; to implant grace in the heart. “Minds well implanted…Im'plan-tā'tion, n. p. 665The act of implanting, setting, or infixing in the mind or heart, as principles or first rudiments.Im-plāte′, v. t. p. 665To put a plate upon as a covering; to sheathe; as, to implate a ship with iron.Im-plau′si-bil′i-ty, n. p. 665The quality of being implausible, or not specious; want of plausibility.Im-plau'si-ble, a. p. 665Not plausible or specious; not wearing the appearance of truth or credibility, and not likely to be believed. “Implausible harangues.” Swift.Im-plau′si-ble-ness, n. p. 665State of not being plausible.Im-plau′si-bly, adv. p. 665In an implausible manner.Im-plēach′, v. t. p. 665To interweave. [Obs.] Shak.Im-plēad′, v. t. p. 665(Law.) To institute and prosecute a suit against in court; to sue at law.Im-plēad'er, n. p. 665(Law.) One who prosecutes another.Im-plēas'ing, a. p. 665Unpleasing. [Obs.] Overbury.Im-plĕdge′, v. t. p. 665To pawn. [Obs.] Sherwood.Ĭm'ple-ment, n. p. 665Whatever may supply a want; especially an instrument or utensil as supplying a requisite to an end; as, the implements of trade, of husbandry, or of war. Genius must have talent as its complement and…Ĭm'ple-ment, v. t. p. 665To accomplish. [Rare.] “Executed and implemented by the hand of Vanbeest Brown.” W. Scott. 2. To provide with an implement or implements; to cause to be fulfilled, satisfied, or carried out, by means…Im-plē′tion, n. p. 665The act of filling; the state of being full. The impletion is either in simple or compound flowers. The impletion of simple flowers is by the increase either of the petals or of the nectary. Lee. 2.…Im′plex, a. p. 665Infolded; intricate; entangled; complicated. The fable of every poem is simple or implex. It is called “simple” when there is no change of fortune in it; implex, when the fortune of the chief actor…Im-plĕx′ion, n. p. 665The act of infolding or involving. 2. The state of being involved; involution.Im·plī′a·ble, a. p. 665Not pliable; inflexible; unyielding.Im′pli-cāte, v. t. p. 665To infold; to connect in many relations. Boyle. 2. To bring into connection with; to show or prove to be connected or concerned; as, the evidence does not implicate the accused person in this…Im′pli-cā′tion, n. p. 665The act of implicating, or the state of being implicated; involution; entanglement. Three principal causes of firmness are, the grossness, the quiet contact, and the implication of the component…Im'pli-eā'tive, a. p. 665Tending to implicate.Im-pli'cit, a. p. 665Infolded; entangled; complicated. [Obs.] In his woolly fleece I cling implicit. Pope. 2. Tacitly comprised; fairly to be understood, though not expressed in words; implied; as, an implicit contract…Im-pli'çit-ly, adv. p. 665In an implicit manner; by implication; impliedly; virtually. He that denies the providence of God implicitly denies his existence. Bentley. 2. By connection with something else; dependently; with…Im-pli'c'it-ness, n. p. 665The state of being implicit; the state of trusting without reserve.Im-pliç'i-ty, n. p. 665Implicitness. [Obs.] Cotgrave.Im-pli'ed-ly, adv. p. 665By implication.Im'plo-rā'tion, n. p. 665The act of imploring; earnest supplication. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.Ĭm'plo-rā'tor, n. p. 665One who implores. [Obs.] Shaw.Im-plōre', v. t. p. 665To call upon, or for, in supplication; to beseech; to pray earnestly; to petition with urgency; to entreat; to ask earnestly; to beg; — followed directly by the word expressing the thing sought, or…Im-plōre', v. i. p. 665To entreat; to beg.Im-plōre', n. p. 665Earnest supplication. [Obs.] “With piercing words and pitiful implore.” Spenser.Im-plōr'er, n. p. 665One who prays earnestly.Im-plō'ring-ly, adv. p. 665In an imploring manner.Im-plūmed or Im-plūm'ous, a. p. 665Having no plumes or feathers. [Obs.] Johnson.Im-plūnge', v. t. p. 665To plunge; to immerse. Fuller.Im-ply', v. t. p. 665To infold or involve; to wrap up. [Obs.] “His head in curls implied.” Chapman. 2. To involve in substance or essence, or by fair inference, or by construction of law, when not expressed in words; to…Im-pŏck'et, v. t. p. 665To pocket. [Obs.]Im-poi'son, v. t. p. 665To impregnate or affect with poison. 2. To imbitter; to impair; as, grief impoisons the pleasures of life.Im-poi'son-er, n. p. 665A poisoner. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.Im-poi'son-ment, n. p. 665The act of poisoning. [Obs.] Pope.Im-pō'lar-i-ly, adv. p. 665Not according to the direction of the poles. [Obs.] Browne.Im-pŏl'ĭ-cy, n. p. 665The quality of being impolitic; inexpedience; unsuitableness to the end proposed; bad policy; defect of wisdom. [Rare.]Im’po-lite’, a. p. 665Not polite; not of polished manners; unpolite; uncivil.Im′po-līte′ly, adv. p. 665In an impolite manner; unciv'ily.Ĭm′pō-līte′ness, n. p. 665The quality of being impolite; incivility; want of good manners.Im-pŏl'i-tic, a. p. 665Not politic; contrary to the dictates of policy; wanting in policy or prudent management; unwise; imprudent; indiscreet; as, an impolitic ruler, law, or measure. Syn.—Indiscreet; incautious…Ĭm’po-lĭt’ic-al, a. p. 665Impolitic. [Obs.] Mickle.