Chapter 773

How long will ye imagine mischief against a man? Ps. lxii. 3.

3. To represent to one's self; to think; to believe.

Shak.

Syn. -- To fancy; conceive; apprehend; think; believe; suppose; opine; deem; plan; scheme; devise.

Imagine <Xpage=730>

Im*ag"ine , v. i. 1. To form images or conceptions; to conceive; to devise.

2. To think; to suppose.

My sister is not so defenseless left As you imagine . Milton.

Imaginer <Xpage=730>

Im*ag"in*er (?) , n. One who forms ideas or conceptions; one who contrives.

Bacon.

Imaginous <Xpage=730>

Im*ag"in*ous (?) , a. Imaginative. [R.]

Chapman.

Imago <Xpage=730>

I*ma"go (?) , n. ; pl. Imagoes (#) . [L. See Image .] 1. An image.

2. (Zo\'94l.) The final adult, and usually winged, state of an insect. See Illust . of Ant-lion , and Army worm .

Imam, Iman, Imaum <Xpage=730>

I*mam" (?) , I*man" (?) , I*maum" (?) , n. [Ar. im\'bem .] 1. Among the Mohammedans, a minister or priest who performs the regular service of the mosque.

2. A Mohammedan prince who, as a successor of Mohammed, unites in his person supreme spiritual and temporal power.

Imaret <Xpage=730>

I*ma"ret (?) , n. [Turk., fr. Ar. 'im\'bera .] A lodging house for Mohammedan pilgrims.

Moore.

Imbalm <Xpage=730>

Im*balm" (?) , v. t. See Embalm .

Imban <Xpage=730>

Im*ban" (?) , v. t. To put under a ban. [R.]

Barlow.

Imband <Xpage=730>

Im*band" (?) , v. t. To form into a band or bands. " Imbanded nations."

J. Barlow.

Imbank <Xpage=730>

Im*bank" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Imbanked (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Imbanking .] [Pref. im- in + bank . Cf. Embank .] To inclose or defend with a bank or banks. See Embank .

Imbankment <Xpage=730>

Im*bank"ment (?) , n. The act of surrounding with a bank; a bank or mound raised for defense, a roadway, etc.; an embankment. See Embankment .

Imbannered <Xpage=730>

Im*ban"nered (?) , a. Having banners.

Imbar <Xpage=730>

Im*bar" (?) , v. t. To bar in; to secure. [Obs.]

To imbar their crooked titles. Shak.

Imbargo <Xpage=730>

Im*bar"go (?) , n. See Embargo .

Imbark <Xpage=730>

Im*bark" (?) , v. i. & t. See Embark .

Imbarn <Xpage=730>

Im*barn" (?) , v. t. To store in a barn. [Obs.]

Imbase <Xpage=730>

Im*base" (?) , v. t. See Embase .

Imbase <Xpage=730>

Im*base" , v. i. To diminish in value. [Obs.]

Hales.

Imbastardize <Xpage=730>

Im*bas"tard*ize (?) , v. t. To bastardize; to debase. [Obs.]

Milton.

Imbathe <Xpage=730>

Im*bathe" (?) , v. t. [Pref. im- in + bathe . Cf. Embathe .] To bathe; to wash freely; to immerce.

And gave her to his daughters to imbathe In nectared lavers strewed with asphodel. Milton.

Imbay <Xpage=730>

Im*bay" (?) , v. t. See Embay .

Imbecile <Xpage=730>

Im"be*cile (?) , a. [L. imbecillis , and imbecillus ; of unknown origin: cf. F. imb\'82cile .] Destitute of strength, whether of body or mind; feeble; impotent; esp., mentally wea; feeble-minded; as, hospitals for the imbecile and insane .

Syn. -- Weak; feeble; feeble-minded; idiotic.

Imbecile <Xpage=730>

Im"be*cile , n. One destitute of strength; esp., one of feeble mind.

Imbecile <Xpage=730>

Im"be*cile , v. t. To weaken; to make imbecile; as, to imbecile men's courage . [Obs.]

Jer. Taylor.

Imbecilitate <Xpage=730>

Im`be*cil"i*tate (?) , v. t. To weaken, as to the body or the mind; to enfeeble. [R.]

A. Wilson.

Imbecility <Xpage=730>

Im`be*cil"i*ty (?) , n. ; pl. Imbecilities (#) . [L. imbecillitas : cf. F. imb\'82cillit\'82 .] The quality of being imbecile; weakness; feebleness, esp. of mind.

Cruelty . . . argues not only a depravedness of nature, but also a meanness of courage and imbecility of mind. Sir W. Temple.

&hand; This term is used specifically to denote natural weakness of the mental faculties, affecting one's power to act reasonably or intelligently.

Syn. -- Debility; infirmity; weakness; feebleness; impotence. See Debility .

Imbed <Xpage=730>

Im*bed" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Imbedded (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Imbedding .] [Pref. im- in + bed . Cf. Embed .] To sink or lay, as in a bed; to deposit in a partly inclosing mass, as of clay or mortar; to cover, as with earth, sand, etc.

Imbellic <Xpage=730>

Im*bel"lic (?) , a. [L. imbellis ; pref. im- = in- not + bellum war; cf. bellicus warlike.] Not warlike or martial. [Obs.]

R. Junius.

Imbenching <Xpage=730>

Im*bench"ing (?) , n. [Pref. im- in + bench .] A raised work like a bench. [Obs.]

Parkhurst.

Imber-goose <Xpage=730>

Im"ber-goose` (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) The loon. See Ember-goose .

Imbezzle <Xpage=730>

Im*bez"zle (?) , v. t. [Obs.] See Embezzle .

Imbibe <Xpage=730>

Im*bibe" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Imbibed (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Imbibing .] [L. imbibere ; pref. im- in + bibere to drink: cf. F. imbiber . Cf. Bib , Imbue , Potable .] 1. To drink in; to absorb; to suck or take in; to receive as by drinking; as, a person imbibes drink, or a sponge imbibes moisture .

2. To receive or absorb into the mind and retain; as, to imbibe principles; to imbibe errors.

3. To saturate; to imbue. [Obs.] "Earth, imbibed with . . . acid."

Sir I. Newton.

Imbiber <Xpage=730>

Im*bib"er (?) , n. One who, or that which, imbibes.

Imbibition <Xpage=730>

Im`bi*bi"tion (?) , n. [Cf. F. imbibition .] The act or process of imbibing, or absorbing; as, the post-mortem imbibition of poisons .

Bacon.

Imbitter <Xpage=730>

Im*bit"ter (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Imbittered (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Imbittering .] [Pref. im- in + bitter . Cf. Embitter .] [Written also embitter .] To make bitter; hence, to make distressing or more distressing; to make sad, morose, sour, or malignant.

Is there anything that more imbitters the enjoyment of this life than shame? South.

Imbittered against each other by former contests. Bancroft.

Imbitterer <Xpage=730>

Im*bit"ter*er (?) , n. One who, or that which, imbitters.

Imbitterment <Xpage=730>

Im*bit"ter*ment (?) , n. The act of imbittering; bitter feeling; embitterment.

Imblaze <Xpage=730>

Im*blaze" (?) , v. t. See Emblaze .

Imblazon <Xpage=730>

Im*bla"zon (?) , v. t. See Emblazon .

Imbody <Xpage=730>

Im*bod"y (?) , v. i. [See Embody .] To become corporeal; to assume the qualities of a material body. See Embody .

The soul grows clotted by contagion, Imbodies , and imbrutes. Milton.

Imboil <Xpage=730>

Im*boil" (?) , v. t. & i. [Obs.] See Emboil .

Imbolden <Xpage=730>

Im*bold"en (?) , v. t. See Embolden .

Imbonity <Xpage=730>

Im*bon"i*ty (?) , n. [Pref. im- not + L. bonitas goodness.] Want of goodness. [Obs.]

Burton.

Imborder <Xpage=730>

Im*bor"der (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Imbordered (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Imbordering .] [Pref. im- in + border . Cf. Emborder .] To furnish or inclose with a border; to form a border of.

Milton.

Imbosk <Xpage=730>

Im*bosk" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Imbosked (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Imbosking .] [CF. It. imboscare to imbosk, imboscarsi to retire into a wood; pref. im- in + bosco wood. See Boscage , and cf. Ambush .] To conceal, as in bushes; to hide. [Obs.]

Shelton.

Imbosk <Xpage=730>

Im*bosk" , v. i. To be concealed. [R.]

Milton.

Imbosom <Xpage=730>

Im*bos"om (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Imbosomed (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Imbosoming .] [Pref. im- in + bosom . Cf. Embosom .] 1. To hold in the bosom; to cherish in the heart or affection; to embosom.

2. To inclose or place in the midst of; to surround or shelter; as, a house imbosomed in a grove . "Villages imbosomed soft in trees."

Thomson.

The Father infinite, By whom in bliss imbosomed sat the Son. Milton.

Imboss <Xpage=730>

Im*boss" (?) , v. t. See Emboss .

Imbosture <Xpage=730>

Im*bos"ture (?) , n. [See Emboss .] Embossed or raised work. [Obs.]

Beau. & Fl.

Imbound <Xpage=730>

Im*bound" (?) , v. t. To inclose in limits; to shut in. [Obs.]

Shak.

Imbow <Xpage=730>

Im*bow" (?) , v. t. [Pref. im- in + bow . Cf. Embow .] To make like a bow; to curve; to arch; to vault; to embow. " Imbowed windows."

Bacon.

Imbowel <Xpage=730>

Im*bow"el (?) , v. t. See Embowel .

Imbower <Xpage=730>

Im*bow"er (?) , v. t. & i. See Embower .

Imbowment <Xpage=730>

Im*bow"ment (?) , n. act of imbowing; an arch; a vault.

Bacon.

Imbox <Xpage=730>

Im*box" (?) , v. t. To inclose in a box.

Imbracery <Xpage=730>

Im*bra"cer*y (?) , n. Embracery. [Obs.]

Imbraid <Xpage=730>

Im*braid" (?) , v. t. [Obs.] See Embraid .

Imbrangle <Xpage=730>

Im*bran"gle (?) , v. t. To entangle as in a cobweb; to mix confusedly. [R.]

Hudibras.

Physiology imbrangled with an inapplicable logic. Coleridge.

Imbreed <Xpage=730>

Im*breed" (?) , v. t. [Cf. Inbreed .] To generate within; to inbreed. [Obs.]

Hakewill.

Imbricate, Imbricated <Xpage=730>

Im"bri*cate (?) , Im"bri*ca`ted (?) , a. [L. imbricatus , p.p. of imbricare to cover with tiles, to form like a gutter tile, fr. imbrex , -icis , a hollow tile, gutter tile, fr. imber rain.] 1. Bent and hollowed like a roof or gutter tile.

2. Lying over each other in regular order, so as to "break joints," like tiles or shingles on a roof, the scales on the leaf buds of plants and the cups of some acorns, or the scales of fishes; overlapping each other at the margins, as leaves in \'91stivation.

3. In decorative art: Having scales lapping one over the other, or a representation of such scales; as, an imbricated surface; an imbricated pattern.

Imbricate <Xpage=730>

Im"bri*cate (?) , v. t. To lay in order, one lapping over another, so as to form an imbricated surface.

Imbrication <Xpage=730>

Im`bri*ca"tion (?) , n. [Cf. F. imbrication .] An overlapping of the edges, like that of tiles or shingles; hence, intricacy of structure; also, a pattern or decoration representing such a structure.

Imbricative <Xpage=730>

Im"bri*ca*tive (?) , a. (Bot.) Imbricate.

Imbrocado <Xpage=730>

Im`bro*ca"do (?) , n. ; pl. Imbrocadoes (#) . [See Brocade .] Cloth of silver or of gold. [R.]

Imbrocata, Imbroccata <Xpage=730>

Im`bro*ca"ta (?) , Im`broc*ca"ta , n. [It. imbroccata .] A hit or thrust. [Obs.]

B. Jonson.

Imbroglio <Xpage=730>

Im*brogl"io (?) , n. ; pl. Imbroglios (#) . [Written also embroglio .] [It. See 1st Broil , and cf. Embroil .] 1. An intricate, complicated plot, as of a drama or work of fiction.

2. A complicated and embarrassing state of things; a serious misunderstanding.

Wrestling to free itself from the baleful imbroglio . Carlyle.

Imbrown <Xpage=730>

Im*brown" (?) , v. t. [Pref. im- in + brown . Cf. Embrown .] To make brown; to obscure; to darken; to tan; as, features imbrowned by exposure .

The mountain mass by scorching skies imbrowned . Byron.

Imbrue <Xpage=730>

Im*brue" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Imbureed (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Imbureing .] [Cf. OF. embruer , also embruver , embreuver , embrever , to give to drink, soak (see pref. En- , 1, 1st In- , and Breverage ), but also OE. enbrewen , enbrowen , to stain, soil (cf. Brewis ).] To wet or moisten; to soak; to drench, especially in blood.

While Darwen stream, will blood of Scots imbrued . Milton.

Imbruement <Xpage=730>

Im*brue"ment (?) , n. The act of imbruing or state of being imbrued.

Imbrute <Xpage=730>

Im*brute" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Imbruted ; p. pr. & vb. n. Imbruting .] [Pref. im- in + brute : cf. F. abrutir . Cf. Embrute .] To degrade to the state of a brute; to make brutal.

And mixed with bestial slime, THis essence to incarnate and imbrute . Milton.

Imbrute <Xpage=730>

Im*brute" , v. i. To sink to the state of a brute.

The soul grows clotted by contagion, Imbodies, and imbrutes , till she quite lose The divine property of her first being. Milton.

Imbrutement <Xpage=730>

Im*brute"ment (?) , n. The act of imbruting, or the state of being imbruted. [R.]

Brydges.

Imbue <Xpage=730>

Im*bue" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Imbued (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Imbuing .] [L. imbuere ; pref. im- in + perh. a disused simple word akin to L. bibere to drink. Cf. Imbibe .] 1. To tinge deeply; to dye; to cause to absorb; as, clothes thoroughly imbued with black .

2. To tincture deply; to cause to become impressed or penetrated; as, to imbue the minds of youth with good principles .

Thy words with grace divine Imbued , bring to their sweetness no satiety. Milton.

Imbuement <Xpage=730>

Im*bue"ment (?) , n. The act of imbuing; the state of being imbued; hence, a deep tincture.

Imburse <Xpage=730>

Im*burse" (?) , v. t. [Pref. im- in + burse : cf. F. embourser to put into one's purse. See Burse , and Purse .] To supply or stock with money. [Obs.]

Imbursement <Xpage=730>

Im*burse"ment (?) , n. 1. The act of imbursing, or the state of being imbursed. [Obs.]

2. Money laid up in stock. [Obs.]

Imbution <Xpage=730>

Im*bu"tion (?) , n. An imbuing. [Obs.]

Imesatin <Xpage=730>

I*mes"a*tin (?) , n. [ Im id e + i satin .] (Chem.) A dark yellow, crystalline substance, obtained by the action of ammonia on isatin.

Imide <Xpage=730>

Im"ide (?) , n. (Chem.) A compound with, or derivative of, the imido group; specif., a compound of one or more acid radicals with the imido group, or with a monamine; hence, also, a derivative of ammonia, in which two atoms of hydrogen have been replaced by divalent basic or acid radicals; -- frequently used as a combining form; as, succin imide .

Imido <Xpage=730>

Im"i*do (?) , a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, containing, or combined with, the radical NH, which is called the imido group .

Imido acid , an organic acid, consisting of one or more acid radicals so united with the imido group that it contains replaceable acid hydrogen, and plays the part of an acid; as, uric acid, succinimide, etc., are imido acids .

Imitability <Xpage=730>

Im`it*a*bil"i*ty (?) , n. [See Imitable .] The quality of being imitable.

Norris.

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Imitable <Xpage=731>

Im"i*ta*ble (?) , a. [L. imitabilis : cf. F. imitable . See Imitate .] 1. Capble of being imitated or copied.

The characters of man placed in lower stations of life are more usefull, as being imitable by great numbers. Atterbury.

2. Worthy of imitation; as, imitable character or qualities .

Sir W. Raleigh.

Imitableness <Xpage=731>

Im"i*ta*ble*ness , n. The state or quality of being imitable; worthness of imitation.

Imitancy <Xpage=731>

Im"i*tan*cy (?) , n. [From L. imitans , p. pr. of imitare .] Tendency to imitation. [R.]

Carlyle.

Imitate <Xpage=731>

Im"i*tate (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Imitated (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Imitating (?) .] [L. imitatus , p. p. of imitari to imitate; of unknown origin. Cf. Image .] 1. To follow as a pattern, model, or example; to copy or strive to copy, in acts, manners etc.

Despise wealth and imitate a dog. Cowlay.

2. To produce a semblance or likeness of, in form, character, color, qualities, conduct, manners, and the like; to counterfeit; to copy.

A place picked out by choice of best alive The Nature's work by art can imitate . Spenser.

This hand appeared a shining sword to weild, And that sustained an imitated shield. Dryden.

3. (Biol.) To resemble (another species of animal, or a plant, or inanimate object) in form, color, ornamentation, or instinctive habits, so as to derive an advantage thereby; sa, when a harmless snake imitates a venomous one in color and manner, or when an odorless insect imitates , in color, one having secretion offensive to birds.

Imitation <Xpage=731>

Im"i*ta"tion (?) , n. [L. imitatio : cf. F. imitation .] 1. The act of imitating.