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An American Dictionary of the English Language

by Noah Webster

Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)

Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865

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  1. Im'plo-rā'tion, n.p. 665The act of imploring; earnest supplication. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
  2. Ĭm'plo-rā'tor, n.p. 665One who implores. [Obs.] Shaw.
  3. 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…
  4. Im-plōre', v. i.p. 665To entreat; to beg.
  5. Im-plōre', n.p. 665Earnest supplication. [Obs.] “With piercing words and pitiful implore.” Spenser.
  6. Im-plōr'er, n.p. 665One who prays earnestly.
  7. Im-plō'ring-ly, adv.p. 665In an imploring manner.
  8. Im-plūmed or Im-plūm'ous, a.p. 665Having no plumes or feathers. [Obs.] Johnson.
  9. Im-plūnge', v. t.p. 665To plunge; to immerse. Fuller.
  10. 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…
  11. Im-pŏck'et, v. t.p. 665To pocket. [Obs.]
  12. Im-poi'son, v. t.p. 665To impregnate or affect with poison. 2. To imbitter; to impair; as, grief impoisons the pleasures of life.
  13. Im-poi'son-er, n.p. 665A poisoner. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.
  14. Im-poi'son-ment, n.p. 665The act of poisoning. [Obs.] Pope.
  15. Im-pō'lar-i-ly, adv.p. 665Not according to the direction of the poles. [Obs.] Browne.
  16. Im-pŏl'ĭ-cy, n.p. 665The quality of being impolitic; inexpedience; unsuitableness to the end proposed; bad policy; defect of wisdom. [Rare.]
  17. Im’po-lite’, a.p. 665Not polite; not of polished manners; unpolite; uncivil.
  18. Im′po-līte′ly, adv.p. 665In an impolite manner; unciv'ily.
  19. Ĭm′pō-līte′ness, n.p. 665The quality of being impolite; incivility; want of good manners.
  20. 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…
  21. Ĭm’po-lĭt’ic-al, a.p. 665Impolitic. [Obs.] Mickle.
  22. Im'po-lit'ic-al-ly, adv.p. 665In an impolitic manner; impoliticly. [Obs.] Bacon.
  23. Im-pŏl′i-tie-ly, adv.p. 665In an impolitic manner; unwisely; not with due forecast and prudence.
  24. Im-pŏl'i-tie-ness, n.p. 665Quality of being impolitic.
  25. Im-pŏn'der-a-bĭl'ĭ-ty, n.p. 665The quality of being imponderable.
  26. Im-pōn'der-a-ble, a.p. 665Not ponderable; without sensible weight; incapable of being weighed.
  27. Im-pōn'der-a-ble-ness, n.p. 665The condition or quality of being imponderable.
  28. Im-pŏn'der-a-bles, n. pl.p. 665(Physics.) Things having no appreciable weight;— a name formerly applied to heat, light, electricity, and magnetism, regarded as subtile fluids destitute of weight; but in modern science little used.
  29. Im-pŏn'der-ōŭs, a.p. 665Not having sensible weight; imponderable. [Obs.] Browne.
  30. Im-pōn'der-ōus-ness, n.p. 665The quality of being imponderous. [Obs.]
  31. Im-pōne', v. t.p. 665To stake; to wager. [Obs.] Against which he has imponed, as I take it, six French rapiers and poniards. Shak.
  32. Im-pōor', v. t.p. 665To impoverish. [Obs.] Browne.
  33. Im-pŏp'ū-lar, a.p. 665Unpopular. [Obs.] Bolingbroke.
  34. Im’po-rōs’i-ty, n.p. 665Want of porosity; compactness that excludes pores. Bacon.
  35. Im-pō'rous, a.p. 665Destitute of pores; very close or compact in texture; solid. Browne.
  36. Im-pōrt′, v. t.p. 665To bring in from abroad; to introduce from without; especially, to bring, as wares or merchandise from another State or country, in the transactions of commerce;—opposed to export. We import teas and…
  37. Ĭm'pōrt, n.p. 665That which is imported, or brought in from abroad; merchandise introduced into a country from without its boundaries. I take the imports from, and not the exports to, these conquests, as the measure…
  38. Im-pōrt'a-ble, a.p. 665Capable of being imported. 2. Not to be endured; insupportable. [Obs.] “Importable power.” Spencer.
  39. Im-pōr'tance, n.p. 665The quality of being important; consequence; weight; moment; significance. Thy own importance know. Nor bound thy narrow views to things below. Pope. 2. What is imported or implied; import; meaning…
  40. Im-pôr'tan-cy, n.p. 666Importance. Shak. 2. That which is important. “Careful to conceal importancies.” Fuller.
  41. Im-pôr'tant, a.p. 666Full of, or burdened by, import, or that which is carried with anxiety; restless; anxious. [Obs.] Thou hast strength as much As serves to execute a mind very important. Chapman. 2. Carrying or…
  42. Im-pôr'tant-ly, adv.p. 666In an important manner; weightily; forcibly.
  43. Ĭm’por-tā’tion, n.p. 666The act or practice of importing, or of bringing from another country or State;—opposed to exportation. 2. That which is imported; commodities or wares introduced into a country from abroad. 3. The…
  44. Im-pōrt'er, n.p. 666One who imports; the merchant who, by himself or his agent, brings goods from another country or State.
  45. Im-pōrt'less, a.p. 666Without import; of no weight or consequence. [Obs.] Shak.
  46. Im-pôr'tū-na-cy, n.p. 666The quality of being importunate; importunateness.
  47. Im-pôr'tū-nate, a.p. 666Troublesomely urgent; unreasonably solicitous; over-pressing in request or demand; pertinacious in solicitation; urgent; teasing; as, an importunate suitor or petitioner; importunate passions.…
  48. Im-pōrt'ū-nate-ly, adv.p. 666In an importunate manner; with pressing solicitation.
  49. Im·pŏrt'ū·nate-ness, n.p. 666Urgent and pressing solicitation.
  50. Im-pôrt'ū-nā'/tor, n.p. 666One who importunes. [Obs.] Sandys.
  51. Ĭm′pŏr-tūne′, v. t.p. 666To request with urgency; to press with solicitation; to urge with frequent, unreasonable, or troublesome application; to tease. Their ministers and residents here have perpetually importuned the…
  52. Ĭm’por-tūne’, v. i.p. 666To require; to call for; to demand. [Obs.] We shall write to you As time and our concernings shall importune. Shak. Formerly the second syllable took the accent, and not the last.
  53. Ĭm’por-tūne’,, a.p. 666Pressing in request; troublesome by frequent demands; urgent; vexatious. Of all other affections it [envy] is the most importune and continual. Bacon. 2. Unseasonable; inopportune; unfortunate. “The…
  54. Im’por-tūne’ly, adv.p. 666In an importunate manner; with urgent solicitation; incessantly; continually; troublesomely; inopportunely. [Obs.] Spenser.
  55. Im’por-tūn’er, n.p. 666One who importunes, or urges with earnestness.
  56. Ĭm’por-tū’ni-ty, n.p. 666The quality of being importunate; pressing solicitation; urgent request; application urged with troublesome frequency or pertinacity. “O’recome with importunity and tears.” Milton.
  57. Im-pōr'tū-ōūs, a.p. 666Without a port, haven, or harbor. [Rare.]
  58. Im-pōs'a-ble, a.p. 666Capable of being imposed or laid on.
  59. Im-pōs'a-ble-ness, n.p. 666State of being imposable.
  60. Im-pōse', v. t.p. 666To lay on; to set or place; to put; to deposit; — generally with on or upon. Cakes of salt and barley [she] did impose Within a wicker basket. Chapman. 2. To lay as a charge, burden, tax, duty…