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Impoundage (ĭmpound�j), n. 1. The act of impounding, or the state of being impounded.
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2. The fee or fine for impounding.
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Impounder (?), n. One who impounds.
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Impoverish (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Impoverished (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Impoverishing.] [OF. empovrir; pref. em- (L. in) + povre poor, F. pauvre; cf. OF. apovrir, F. appauvrir, where the prefix is a-, L. ad. Cf. , and see , and .] 1. To make poor; to reduce to poverty or indigence; as, misfortune and disease impoverish families.
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2. To exhaust the strength, richness, or fertility of; to make sterile; as, to impoverish land.
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Impoverisher (?), n. One who, or that which, impoverishes.
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Impoverishment (?), n. [Cf. OF. empoverissement, and F. appauvrissement.] The act of impoverishing, or the state of being impoverished; reduction to poverty. Sir W. Scott.
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Impower (?), v. t. See .
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Imp-pole (�), n. (Building) A pole for supporting a scaffold.
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Impracticability (?), n.; pl. Impracticabilities (�). 1. The state or quality of being impracticable; infeasibility. Goldsmith.
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2. An impracticable thing.
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3. Intractableness; stubbornness.
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Impracticable (?), a. 1. Not practicable; incapable of being performed, or accomplished by the means employed, or at command; impossible; as, an impracticable undertaking.
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2. Not to be overcome, persuaded, or controlled by any reasonable method; unmanageable; intractable; not capable of being easily dealt with; -- used in a general sense, as applied to a person or thing that is difficult to control or get along with.
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This though, impracticable heart
Is governed by a dainty-fingered girl.
Rowe.
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Patriotic but loyal men went away disgusted afresh with the impracticable arrogance of a sovereign.
Palfrey.
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3. Incapable of being used or availed of; as, an impracticable road; an impracticable method.
Syn. -- Impossible; infeasible. -- , . A thing is impracticable when it can not be accomplished by any human means at present possessed; a thing is impossible when the laws of nature forbid it. The navigation of a river may now be impracticable, but not impossible, because the existing obstructions may yet be removed. “The barons exercised the most despotic authority over their vassals, and every scheme of public utility was rendered impracticable by their continued petty wars with each other.” Mickle. “With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” Matt. xix. 26.
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Impracticableness, n. The state or quality of being impracticable; impracticability.
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Impracticably, adv. In an impracticable manner.
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Morality not impracticably rigid.
Johnson.
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Impractical (?), a. Not practical.
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Imprecate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Imprecated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Imprecating (?).] [L. imprecatus, p. p. of imprecari to imprecate; pref. im- in, on + precari to pray. See .] 1. To call down by prayer, as something hurtful or calamitous.
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Imprecate the vengeance of Heaven on the guilty empire.
Mickle.
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2. To invoke evil upon; to curse; to swear at.
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In vain we blast the ministers of Fate,
And the forlorn physicians imprecate.
Rochester.
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Imprecation (?), n. [L. imprecatio: cf. F. imprécation.] The act of imprecating, or invoking evil upon any one; a prayer that a curse or calamity may fall on any one; a curse.
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Men cowered like slaves before such horrid imprecations.
Motley.
Syn. -- Malediction; curse; execration; anathema. See .
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Imprecatory (?), a. Of the nature of, or containing, imprecation; invoking evil; as, the imprecatory psalms.
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Imprecision (?), n. Lack of precision. [R.]
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Impregn (?), v. t. [Cf. F. impregner. See .] To impregnate; to make fruitful. [Obs.]
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His pernicious words, impregned
With reason.
Milton.
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Semele doth Bacchus bear
Impregned of Jove.
Dr. H. More.
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Impregnability (?), n. The quality or state of being impregnable; invincibility.
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Impregnable (?), a. [F. imprenable; pref. im- not + prenable pregnable, fr. prendre to take, L. prehendere. See , to obtain.] Not to be stormed, or taken by assault; incapable of being subdued; able to resist attack; unconquerable; as, an impregnable fortress; impregnable virtue.
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The man's affection remains wholly unconcerned and impregnable.
South.
-- Impregnableness, n. -- Impregnably, adv.
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Impregnable (?), a. [See Impregnate.] (Biol.) Capable of being impregnated, as the egg of an animal, or the ovule of a plant.
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Impregnant (?), n. [See .] That which impregnates. [R.] Glanvill.
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Impregnant, a. [Pref. im- not + pregnant.] Not pregnant; unfertilized or infertile. [R.]
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Impregnate (ĭmprĕgnāt), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Impregnated (-n�tĕd); p. pr. & vb. n. Impregnating (-n�tĭng).] [LL. impraegnatus, p. p. of impraegnare to impregnate, fr. L. pref. im- in + praegnans pregnant. See .] 1. To make pregnant; to cause to conceive; to render prolific; to get with child or young.
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2. (Biol.) To come into contact with (an ovum or egg) so as to cause impregnation; to fertilize; to fecundate.
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3. To infuse an active principle into; to render fruitful or fertile in any way; to fertilize; to imbue.
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4. To infuse particles of another substance into; to communicate the quality of another to; to cause to be filled, imbued, mixed, or furnished (with something); as, to impregnate India rubber with sulphur; clothing impregnated with contagion; rock impregnated with ore.
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Impregnate (ĭmprĕgnāt), v. i. To become pregnant. Addison.
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Impregnate (-n�t), a. [LL. impraegnatus, p. p.] Impregnated; made prolific.
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The scorching ray
Here pierceth not, impregnate with disease.
Byron.
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impregnated adj. [p. p. from .] same as , 1.
Syn. -- fertilized, inseminated.
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Impregnation (?), n. [Cf. F. imprégnation, LL. impraegnatio.] 1. The act of impregnating or the state of being impregnated; fecundation.
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2. (Biol.) The fusion of a female germ cell (ovum) with a male germ cell (in animals, a spermatozoön) to form a single new cell endowed with the power of developing into a new individual; fertilization; fecundation.
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☞ In the broadest biological sense, impregnation, or sexual generation, consists simply in the coalescence of two similar masses of protoplasmic matter, either derived from different parts of the same organism or from two distinct organisms. From the single mass, which results from the fusion, or coalescence, of these two masses, a new organism develops.
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3. That with which anything is impregnated. Derham.
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4. Intimate mixture; infusion; saturation.
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5. (Mining) An ore deposit, with indefinite boundaries, consisting of rock impregnated with ore. Raymond.
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Imprejudicate (?), a. Not prejudged; unprejudiced; impartial. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
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Imprenable (?), a. Impregnable. [Obs.]
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Impreparation (?), n. Lack of preparation. [Obs.] Hooker.
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Impresa (�mprāsȧ), n. [It. See , and cf. , n., 4.] (Her.) A device on a shield or seal, or used as a bookplate or the like. [Written also imprese and impress.]
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My impresa to your lordship; a swain
Flying to a laurel for shelter.
J. Webster.
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Impresario (?), n.; pl. Impresarios (#). [It., from impresa enterprise.] 1. The projector, manager, or conductor, of an opera or concert company.
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2. Hence, broadly: Any manager who organizes performances of a group.
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Imprescriptibility (?), n. [Cf. F. imprescriptibilité.] The quality of being imprescriptible.
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Imprescriptible (?), a. [Pref. im- not + prescriptible: cf. F. imprescriptible.] 1. Not capable of being lost or impaired by neglect, by disuse, or by the claims of another founded on prescription; -- of rights.
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The right of navigation, fishing, and others that may be exercised on the sea, belonging to the right of mere ability, are imprescriptible.
Vattel (Trans. )
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2. Not derived from, or dependent on, external authority; self-evidencing; obvious.
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The imprescriptible laws of the pure reason.
Colerridge.
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Imprescriptibly, adv. In an imprescriptible manner; obviously.
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Imprese (?), n. A device. See .
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An imprese, as the Italians call it, is a device in picture with his motto or word, borne by noble or learned personages.
Camden.
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Impress (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Impressed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Impressing.] [L. impressus, p. p. of imprimere to impress; pref. im- in, on + premere to press. See to squeeze, and cf. .] 1. To press, stamp, or print something in or upon; to mark by pressure, or as by pressure; to imprint (that which bears the impression).
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His heart, like an agate, with your print impressed.
Shak.
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2. To produce by pressure, as a mark, stamp, image, etc.; to imprint (a mark or figure upon something).
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3. Fig.: To fix deeply in the mind; to present forcibly to the attention, etc.; to imprint; to inculcate.
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Impress the motives of persuasion upon our own hearts till we feel the force of them.
I. Watts.
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4. [See , , n., 5.] To take by force for public service; as, to impress sailors or money.
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The second five thousand pounds impressed for the service of the sick and wounded prisoners.
Evelyn.
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Impress, v. i. To be impressed; to rest. [Obs.]
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Such fiendly thoughts in his heart impress.
Chaucer.
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Impress (?), n.; pl. Impresses (�). 1. The act of impressing or making.
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2. A mark made by pressure; an indentation; imprint; the image or figure of anything, formed by pressure or as if by pressure; result produced by pressure or influence.
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The impresses of the insides of these shells.
Woodward.
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This weak impress of love is as a figure
Trenched in ice.
Shak.
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3. Characteristic; mark of distinction; stamp. South.
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4. A device. See . Cussans.
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To describe . . . emblazoned shields,
Impresses quaint.
Milton.
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5. [See , to force into service.] The act of impressing, or taking by force for the public service; compulsion to serve; also, that which is impressed.
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Why such impress of shipwrights?
Shak.
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Coloq. Impress gang , a party of men, with an officer, employed to impress seamen for ships of war; a press gang. -- Coloq. Impress money , a sum of money paid, immediately upon their entering service, to men who have been impressed.
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impressed pred. adj. having the conscious mind deeply or markedly affected or influenced; -- usually used with by or with.
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Impressibility (?), n. The quality of being impressible; susceptibility.
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Impressible (?), a. [Cf. F. impressible.] Capable of being impressed; susceptible; sensitive. -- Impressibleness, n. -- Impressibly, adv.
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Impression (?), n. [F. impression, L. impressio.] 1. The act of impressing, or the state of being impressed; the communication of a stamp, mold, style, or character, by external force or by influence.
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2. That which is impressed; stamp; mark; indentation; sensible result of an influence exerted from without.
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The stamp and clear impression of good sense.
Cowper.
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To shelter us from impressions of weather, we must spin, we must weave, we must build.
Barrow.
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3. That which impresses, or exercises an effect, action, or agency; appearance; phenomenon. [Obs.]
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Portentous blaze of comets and impressions in the air.
Milton.
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A fiery impression falling from out of Heaven.
Holland.
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4. Influence or effect on the senses or the intellect hence, interest, concern. Reid.
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His words impression left.
Milton.
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Such terrible impression made the dream.
Shak.
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I have a father's dear impression,
And wish, before I fall into my grave,
That I might see her married.
Ford.
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5. An indistinct notion, remembrance, or belief.
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6. Impressiveness; emphasis of delivery.
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Which must be read with an impression.
Milton.
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7. (Print.) The pressure of the type on the paper, or the result of such pressure, as regards its appearance; as, a heavy impression; a clear, or a poor, impression; also, a single copy as the result of printing, or the whole edition printed at a given time; as, a copy from the fifth impression.
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Ten impressions which his books have had.
Dryden.
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8. In painting, the first coat of color, as the priming in house painting and the like. [R.]
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9. (Engraving) A print on paper from a wood block, metal plate, or the like.
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Coloq. Proof impression , one of the early impressions taken from an engraving, before the plate or block is worn.
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Impressionability (?), n. The quality of being impressionable.
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Impressionable (?), a. [Cf. F. impressionnable.] Liable or subject to impression; capable of being molded; susceptible; impressible; as, a bad influence on impressionable youths.
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He was too impressionable; he had too much of the temperament of genius.
Motley.
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A pretty face and an impressionable disposition.
T. Hook.
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Impressionableness, n. The quality of being impressionable.
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Impressionism (?), n. [F. impressionnisme.] (Fine Arts) The theory or method of suggesting an effect or impression without elaboration of the details; -- a disignation of a recent fashion in painting and etching.
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Impressionist, n. [F. impressionniste.] (Fine Arts) One who adheres to the theory or method of impressionism in art; especially, a painter who paints in the impressionistic style; as, the skyrocketing prices of paintings by the French impressionists.
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Impressionist, Impressionistic (?), a. Pertaining to, or characterized by, impressionism.
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Impressionless, a. Having the quality of not being impressed or affected; not susceptible.
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Impressive (ĭmprĕsĭv), a. [Cf. F. impressif.] 1. Making, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress; adapted to excite attention and feeling, to touch the sensibilities, or affect the conscience; as, an impressive discourse; an impressive scene.
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2. Capable of being impressed. [Obs.] Drayton.
-- Impressively, adv. -- Impressiveness, n.
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Impressment (ĭmprĕsm�nt), n. The act of seizing for public use, or of impressing into public service; compulsion to serve; as, the impressment of provisions or of sailors.
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The great scandal of our naval service -- impressment -- died a protracted death.
J. H. Burton.
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Impressor (ĭmprĕsẽr), n. [LL., a printer.] One who, or that which, impresses. Boyle.
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Impressure (ĭmprĕshụr; 135), n. [Cf. OF. impressure, LL. impressura.] Dent; impression. [Obs.] Shak.
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Imprest (ĭmprĕst), v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Imprested; p. pr. & vb. n. Impresting.] [Pref. im- + prest: cf. It. imprestare. See , n.] To advance on loan. Burke.
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Imprest (ĭmprĕst), n. [Cf. It. impresto, imprestito, LL. impraestitum. See , v. t., and compulsion to serve.] A kind of earnest money; loan; -- specifically, money advanced for some public service, as in enlistment. Burke.
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The clearing of their imprests for what little of their debts they have received.
Pepys.
Imprest fund (?), n. A sum of money to be used as petty cash.
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{ Imprevalence (?), Imprevalency (?), } n. Lack of prevalence. [Obs.]
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Impreventability (?), n. The state or quality of being impreventable; inevitability. [R.]
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Impreventable (?), a. Not preventable; inevitable.
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Imprimatur (?), n. [L., let it be printed.] 1. (Law) A license to print or publish a book, paper, etc.; also, in countries subjected to the censorship of the press, approval of that which is published.
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2. (R. C. Ch.) Permission granted from a designated eccliastical authority to publish a book or other document; -- required by church law for Catholics, especially ecclesiastics, who wish to publish.
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3. Hence: Official approval for some proposed activity; as, a contract this large needs the imprimatur of the legal department.
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Imprimery (?), n. [F. imprimerie, fr. imprimer to imprint.] [Obs.] (a) A print; impression. (b) A printing establishment. (c) The art of printing.
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Impriming (?), n. A beginning. [Obs.] “Their springings and imprimings.” Sir H. Wotton.
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Imprimis (?), adv. [L., for in primis among the first, chiefly; in in + primus first.] In the first place; first in order.
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Imprint (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Imptrinted; p. pr. & vb. n. Imprinting.] [OE. emprenten, F. empreint, p. p. of empreindre to imprint, fr. L. imprimere to impres, imprint. See 1st , , and cf. .] 1. To impress; to mark by pressure; to indent; to stamp.
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And sees his num'rous herds imprint her sands.
Prior.
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2. To stamp or mark, as letters on paper, by means of type, plates, stamps, or the like; to print the mark (figures, letters, etc., upon something).
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Nature imprints upon whate'er we see,
That has a heart and life in it, “Be free.”
Cowper.
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3. To fix indelibly or permanently, as in the mind or memory; to impress.
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Ideas of those two different things distinctly imprinted on his mind.
Locke.
4. (Ethology) To create or acquire (a behavioral pattern) by the process of .
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