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Immutate (ĭmmūt�t), a. [L. immutatus, p. p. of immature.] Unchanged. [Obs.]
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Immutation (?), n. [L. immutatio, from immutare, immutatum, to change. See .] Change; alteration; mutation. [R.] Dr. H. More.
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Immute (ĭmmūt), v. t. [L. immutare, immutatum; perf. im- in + mutare to change : cf. OF. immuter.] To change or alter. [Obs.] J. Salkeld.
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Imp (ĭmp), n. [OE. imp a graft, AS. impa; akin to Dan. ympe, Sw. ymp, prob. fr. LL. impotus, Gr. � engrafted, innate, fr. � to implant; � in + � to produce; akin to E. be. See 1st , .] 1. A shoot; a scion; a bud; a slip; a graft. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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2. An offspring; progeny; child; scion. [Obs.]
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The tender imp was weaned.
Fairfax.
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3. A young or inferior devil; a little, malignant spirit; a puny demon; a contemptible evil worker.
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To mingle in the clamorous fray
Of squabbling imps.
Beattie.
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4. Something added to, or united with, another, to lengthen it out or repair it, -- as, an addition to a beehive; a feather inserted in a broken wing of a bird; a length of twisted hair in a fishing line. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
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Imp, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Imped (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Imping.] [AS. impian to imp, ingraft, plant; akin to Dan. ympe, Sw. ympa, OHG. impfōn, impitōn, G. impfen. See , n.] 1. To graft; to insert as a scion. [Obs.] Rom. of R.
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2. (Falconry) To graft with new feathers, as a wing; to splice a broken feather. Hence, [Fig.]: To repair; to extend; to increase; to strengthen; to equip. [Archaic]
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Imp out our drooping country's broken wing.
Shak.
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Who lazily imp their wings with other men's plumes.
Fuller.
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Here no frail Muse shall imp her crippled wing.
Holmes.
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Help, ye tart satirists, to imp my rage
With all the scorpions that should whip this age.
Cleveland.
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Impacable (?), a. [L. pref. im- not + pacare to quiet. See .] Not to be appeased or quieted. [Obs.] Spenser. -- Impacably, adv.
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Impackment (?), n. [Pref. im- in + pack.] The state of being closely surrounded, crowded, or pressed, as by ice. [R.] Kane.
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Impact (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Impacted; p. pr. & vb. n. Impacting.] [L. impactus, p. p. of impingere to push, strike against. See .] 1. To drive close; to press firmly together: to wedge into a place. Woodward.
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2. To affect or influence, especially in a significant or undesirable manner; as, budget cuts impacted the entire research program; the fish populations were adversely impacted by pollution.
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3. To collide forcefully with; to strike.
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Impact (?), n. 1. Contact or impression by touch; collision; forcible contact; force communicated.
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The quarrel, by that impact driven.
Southey.
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2. (Mech.) The single instantaneous stroke of a body in motion against another either in motion or at rest.
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Impacted (?), a. 1. Driven together or close.
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2. Specifically: (Dentistry) Grown in an abnormal direction so that it is wedged against another tooth and cannot erupt normally; -- of teeth, especially the third molar; as, to extract an impacted third molar.
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Coloq. Impacted fracture (Surg.), a fracture in which the fragments are driven into each other so as to be immovable.
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Impaction (?), n. [L. impactio a striking : cf. F. impaction.] 1. (Surg.) The driving of one fragment of bone into another so that the fragments are not movable upon each other; as, impaction of the skull or of the hip.
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2. An immovable packing; (Med.), a lodgment of something in a strait or passage of the body; as, impaction of the fetal head in the strait of the pelvis; impaction of food or feces in the intestines of man or beast.
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Impaint (?), v. t. To paint; to adorn with colors. [R.] “To impaint his cause.” Shak.
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Impair (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Impaired (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Impairing.] [Written also empair.] [OE. empeiren, enpeiren, OF. empeirier, empirier, F. empirer, LL. impejorare; L. pref. im- in + pejorare to make worse, fr. pejor worse. Cf. .] To make worse; to diminish in quantity, value, excellence, or strength; to deteriorate; as, to impair health, character, the mind, value.
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Time sensibly all things impairs.
Roscommon.
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In years he seemed, but not impaired by years.
Pope.
Syn. -- To diminish; decrease; injure; weaken; enfeeble; debilitate; reduce; debase; deteriorate.
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Impair, v. t. To grow worse; to deteriorate. Milton.
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Impair (?), a. [F. impair uneven, L. impar; im- not + par equal.] Not fit or appropriate. [Obs.]
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Impair (?), n. Diminution; injury. [Obs.]
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Impairer (?), n. One who, or that which, impairs.
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Impairment (?), n. [OE. enpeirement, OF. empirement.] The state, act, or process of being impaired; injury. “The impairment of my health.” Dryden.
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impala (?), n. An antelope (Aepyceros melampus) of Southeastern Africa, the male of which has ringed lyre-shaped horns, which curve first backward, then sideways, then upwards. ALso called impalla and pallah.
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Impalatable (?), a. Unpalatable. [R.]
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Impale (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Impaled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Impaling.] [See 2d .] 1. To pierce with a pale; to put to death by fixing on a sharp stake. See .
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Then with what life remains, impaled, and left
To writhe at leisure round the bloody stake.
Addison.
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2. To inclose, as with pales or stakes; to surround.
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Impale him with your weapons round about.
Shak.
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Impenetrable, impaled with circling fire.
Milton.
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3. (Her.) To join, as two coats of arms on one shield, palewise; hence, to join in honorable mention.
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Ordered the admission of St. Patrick to the same to be matched and impaled with the blessed Virgin in the honor thereof.
Fuller.
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Impalement (?), n. 1. The act of impaling, or the state of being impaled. Byron.
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2. An inclosing by stakes or pales, or the space so inclosed. H. Brooke.
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3. That which hedges in; inclosure. [R.] Milton.
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4. (Her.) The division of a shield palewise, or by a vertical line, esp. for the purpose of putting side by side the arms of husband and wife. See , 3.
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Impalla (?), n. (Zoöl.) Same as .
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Impallid (?), v. t. To make pallid; to blanch. [Obs.] Feltham.
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Impalm (?), v. t. To grasp with or hold in the hand. [R.] J. Barlow.
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Impalpability (?), n. [Cf. F. impalpabilité.] The quality of being impalpable. Jortin.
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Impalpable (?), a. [Pref. im- not + palpable: cf. F. impalpable.] 1. Not palpable; that cannot be felt; extremely fine, so that no grit can be perceived by touch. “Impalpable powder.” Boyle.
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2. Not material; intangible; incorporeal. “Impalpable, void, and bodiless.” Holland.
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3. Not apprehensible, or readily apprehensible, by the mind; unreal; as, impalpable distinctions.
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Impalpably, adv. In an impalpable manner.
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Impalsy (?), v. t. To palsy; to paralyze; to deaden. [R.]
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Impanate (?), a. [LL. impanatus, p. p. of impanare to impanate; L. pref. im- in + panis bread.] Embodied in bread, esp. in the bread of the eucharist. [Obs.] Cranmer.
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Impanate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Impanated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Impanating.] To embody in bread, esp. in the bread of the eucharist. [Obs.]
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Impanation (?), n. [Cf. F. impanation. See , a.] (Eccl.) Embodiment in bread; the supposed real presence and union of Christ's material body and blood with the substance of the elements of the eucharist without a change in their nature; -- distinguished from transubstantiation, which supposes a miraculous change of the substance of the elements. It is akin to consubstantiation.
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Impanator (?), n. [LL.] (Eccl.) One who holds the doctrine of impanation.
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Impanel (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Impaneled (?) or Impanelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Impaneling or Impanelling.] [Pref. im- in + panel. Cf. .] [Written also empanel.] To enter in a list, or on a piece of parchment, called a panel; to form or enroll, as a list of jurors in a court of justice. Blackstone.
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Impanelment (?), n. The act or process of impaneling, or the state of being impaneled.
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Imparadise (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Imparadised (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Imparadising (?).] [Pref. im- + paradise: cf. F. emparadiser.] To put in a state like paradise; to make supremely happy. “Imparadised in one another's arms.” Milton.
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Imparalleled (?), a. Unparalleled. [Obs.]
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Impardonable (?), a. [Cf. F. impardonnable.] Unpardonable. [Obs.] South.
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Imparidigitate (?), a. [L. impar unequal + digitus finger.] (Anat.) Having an odd number of fingers or toes, either one, three, or five, as in the horse, tapir, rhinoceros, etc.
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Imparipinnate (?), a. [L. impar unequal + E. pinnate.] (Bot.) Pinnate with a single terminal leaflet.
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Imparisyllabic (?), a. [L. impar unequal + E. syllabic: cf. F. imparisyllabique.] (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.
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Imparity (?), n. [Pref. im- + parity: cf. F. imparité.] 1. Inequality; disparity; disproportion; difference of degree, rank, excellence, number, etc. Milton.
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2. Lack of comparison, correspondence, or suitableness; incongruity.
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In this region of merely intellectual notion we are at once encountered by the imparity of the object and the faculty employed upon it.
I. Taylor.
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3. Indivisibility into equal parts; oddness. [R.]
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Impark (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Imparked (?), p. pr. & vb. n. Imparking.] [Cf. .] To inclose for a park; to sever from a common; hence, to inclose or shut up.
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They . . . impark them [the sheep] within hurdles.
Holland.
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Imparl (?), v. i. [OF. emparler; pref. em- (L. in) + parler to speak. See , prep., and .] 1. To hold discourse; to parley. [Obs.] Sir. T. North.
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2. (Law) To have time before pleading; to have delay for mutual adjustment. Blackstone.
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Imparlance (?), n. [Cf. , .] [Written also inparliance.] 1. Mutual discourse; conference. [Obs.]
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2. (Law) (a) Time given to a party to talk or converse with his opponent, originally with the object of effecting, if possible, an amicable adjustment of the suit. The actual object, however, has long been merely to obtain further time to plead, or answer to the allegations of the opposite party. (b) Hence, the delay or continuance of a suit.
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☞ Imparlance and continuance by imparlance have been abolished in England. Wharton (Law Dict. ).
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Imparsonee (?), a. [OF. empersone. See 1st , and .] (Eng. Eccl. Law) Presented, instituted, and inducted into a rectory, and in full possession. -- n. A clergyman so inducted.
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Impart (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Imparted; p. pr. & vb. n. Imparting.] [OF. impartir, empartir, L. impartire, impertire; pref. im- in + partire to part, divide, fr. pars, partis, part, share. See , n. ] 1. To bestow a share or portion of; to give, grant, or communicate; to allow another to partake in; as, to impart food to the poor; the sun imparts warmth.
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Well may he then to you his cares impart.
Dryden.
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2. To obtain a share of; to partake of. [R.] Munday.
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3. To communicate the knowledge of; to make known; to show by words or tokens; to tell; to disclose.
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Gentle lady,
When I did first impart my love to you.
Shak.
Syn. -- To share; yield; confer; convey; grant; give; reveal; disclose; discover; divulge. See .
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Impart (?), v. i. 1. To give a part or share.
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He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none.
Luke iii. 11.
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2. To hold a conference or consultation. Blackstone.
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Impartance (?), n. Impartation.
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Impartation (?), n. The act of imparting, or the thing imparted.
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The necessity of this impartation.
I. Taylor.
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Imparter (?), n. One who imparts.
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Impartial (?), a. [Pref. im- not + partial: cf. F. impartial.] Not partial; not favoring one more than another; treating all alike; unprejudiced; unbiased; disinterested; equitable; fair; just. Shak.
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Jove is impartial, and to both the same.
Dryden.
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A comprehensive and impartial view.
Macaulay.
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Impartialist, n. One who is impartial. [R.] Boyle.
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Impartiality (?), n. [Cf. F. impartialité.] The quality of being impartial; freedom from bias or favoritism; disinterestedness; equitableness; fairness; as, impartiality of judgment, of treatment, etc.
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Impartiality strips the mind of prejudice and passion.
South.
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Impartially (?), a. In an impartial manner.
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Impartialness, n. Impartiality. Sir W. Temple.
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Impartibility (?), n. The quality of being impartible; communicability. Blackstone.
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Impartibility, n. [Cf. F. impartibilité.] The quality of being incapable of division into parts; indivisibility. Holland.
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Impartible (?), a. [From .] Capable of being imparted or communicated.
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Impartible, a. [Pref. im- not + partible: cf. F. impartible.] Not partible; not subject to partition; indivisible; as, an impartible estate. Blackstone.
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Impartment (?), n. The act of imparting, or that which is imparted, communicated, or disclosed. [R.]
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It beckons you to go away with it,
As if it some impartment did desire
To you alone.
Shak.
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Impassable (?), a. [Cf. .] Incapable of being passed; not admitting a passage; as, an impassable road, mountain, or gulf. Milton. -- Impassableness, n. -- Impassably, adv.
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Impasse (ăNpäs; E. ĭmpȧs), n. [F.] An impassable road or way; a blind alley; cul-de-sac; fig., a position or predicament affording no escape.
The issue from the present impasse will, in all probability, proceed from below, not from above.
Arnold White.
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Impassibility (?), a. [L. impassibilitas: cf. F. impassibilité.] The quality or condition of being impassible; insusceptibility of injury from external things.
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Impassible (?), a. [L. impassibilis; pref. im- not + passibilis passable: cf. F. impassible. See .] Incapable of suffering; inaccessible to harm or pain; not to be touched or moved to passion or sympathy; unfeeling, or not showing feeling; without sensation. “Impassible to the critic.” Sir W. Scott.
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Secure of death, I should contemn thy dart
Though naked, and impassible depart.
Dryden.
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Impassibleness, n. Impassibility.
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Impassion (?), v. t. [Pref. im- in + passion. Cf. , , v.] To move or affect strongly with passion. [Archaic] Chapman.
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Impassionable (?), a. Excitable; susceptible of strong emotion.
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Impassionate (?), a. Strongly affected. Smart.
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Impassionate (?), v. t. To affect powerfully; to arouse the passions of. Dr. H. More.
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Impassionate (?), a. [Pref. im- not + passionate.] Without passion or feeling. Burton.
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Impassioned (?), p. p. & a. Actuated or characterized by passion or zeal; showing warmth of feeling; ardent; animated; excited; as, an impassioned orator or discourse.
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Impassive (?), a. Not susceptible of pain or suffering; apathetic; impassible; unmoved.
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Impassive as the marble in the quarry.
De Quincey.
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On the impassive ice the lightings play.
Pope.
-- Impassively, adv. -- Impassiveness, n.
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impassiveness n. an absence of emotion.
Syn. -- apathy, impassivity.
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Impassivity (?), n. The quality of being insusceptible of feeling, pain, or suffering; impassiveness.
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Impastation (?), n. [F. See .] The act of making into paste; that which is formed into a paste or mixture; specifically, a combination of different substances by means of cements.
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Impaste (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Impasted; p. pr. & vb. n. Impasting.] [Pref. im- in + paste: cf. It. impastare, OF. empaster, F. empâter. See 1st and .] 1. To knead; to make into paste; to concrete. “Blood . . . baked and impasted.” Shak.
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2. (Paint.) To lay color on canvas by uniting them skillfully together. Cf. . [R.]
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Impasting, (Paint.) The laying on of colors to produce impasto.
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Impasto (?), n. [It. See .] (Paint.) The thickness of the layer or body of pigment applied by the painter to his canvas with especial reference to the juxtaposition of different colors and tints in forming a harmonious whole. Fairholt.
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Impasture (?), v. t. To place in a pasture; to foster. [R.] T. Adams.
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Impatible (?), a. [L. impatibilis; pref. im- not + patibilis supportable. See .] 1. Not capable of being borne; impassible.
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A spirit, and so impatible of material fire.
Fuller.
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Impatience (?) n. [OE. impacience, F. impatience, fr. L. impatientia.] The quality of being impatient; lack of endurance of pain, suffering, opposition, or delay; eagerness for change, or for something expected; restlessness; chafing of spirit; fretfulness; passion; as, the impatience of a child or an invalid.
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I then, . . .
Out of my grief and my impatience,
Answered neglectingly.
Shak.
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With huge impatience he inly swelt
More for great sorrow that he could not pass,
Than for the burning torment which he felt.
Spenser.
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