Webster's Dictionary 1913

1459

Empair

Em‐pair″ (?), v. t. To impair. Spenser.

1460

Empaistic

Em‐pais″tic (?), a.(Fine Arts) Having to do with inlaid work; — especially used with reference to work of the ancient Greeks.

1461

Empale

Em‐pale″ (?), v. t. [Pref. em- (L. in) + pale: cf. OF. empalir.] To make pale.No bloodless malady empales their face. G. Fletcher.

1462

Empale (2)

Em‐pale″, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Empaled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Empaling.] [OF. empaler to palisade, pierce, F. empaler to punish by empalement; pref. em- (L. in) + OF. & F. pal a pale...

1463

Empalement

Em‐pale″ment (?), n. [Cf. F. empalement, fr. empaler. See Empale.] [Written also impalement.] 1. A fencing, inclosing, or fortifying with stakes.2. A putting to death by thrusti...

1464

Empanel

Em‐pan″el (?), n. [Pref. em- (L. in) + panel.] (Law) A list of jurors; a panel. Cowell.

1465

Empanel (2)

Em‐pan″el, v. t. See Impanel.

1466

Empanoplied

Em‐pan″o‐plied (?), a. [Pref. em- + panoply.] Completely armed; panoplied. Tennyson.

1467

Emparadise

Em‐par″a‐dise (?), v. t. Same as Imparadise.

1468

Empark

Em‐park″ (?), v. t. [Pref. em- + park: cf. OF. emparchier, emparkier. Cf. Impark.] To make a park of; to inclose, as with a fence; to impark.

1469

Emparlance

Em‐par″lance (?), n. Parley; imparlance. Spenser.

1470

Empasm

Em‐pasm″ (?), n. [F. empasme, fr. Gr. � to sprinkle in or on; � in + � to sprinkle.] A perfumed powder sprinkled upon the body to mask the odor of sweat.

1471

Empassion

Em‐pas″sion (?), v. t. To move with passion; to affect strongly. See Impassion.Those sights empassion me full near. Spenser.

1472

Empassionate

Em‐pas″sion‐ate (?), a. Strongly affected.The Briton Prince was sore empassionate. Spenser.

1473

Empawn

Em‐pawn″ (?), v. t. [Pref. em- + pawn. Cf. Impawn.] To put in pawn; to pledge; to impawn.To sell, empawn, and alienate the estates. Milman.

1474

Empeach

Em‐peach″ (?), v. t. To hinder. See Impeach. Spenser.

1475

Empearl

Em‐pearl″ (?), v. t. [Pref. em- + pearl. Cf. Impearl.] To form like pearls; to decorate with, or as with, pearls; to impearl.

1476

Empeople

Em‐peo″ple (?), v. t. To form into a people or community; to inhabit; to people.We now know 't is very well empeopled. Sir T. Browne.

1477

Emperess

Em″per‐ess (?), n. See Empress.

1478

Emperice

Em″per‐ice (?), n. An empress. Chaucer.

1479

Emperil

Em‐per″il (?), v. t. To put in peril. See Imperil. Spenser.

1480

Emperished

Em‐per″ished (?), a. Perished; decayed.I deem thy brain emperished be. Spenser.

1481

Emperor

Em″per‐or (?), n. [OF. empereor, empereour, F. empereur, L. imperator, fr. imperare to command; in in + parare to prepare, order. See Parade, and cf. Imperative, Empress.] The s...

1482

Emperorship

Em″per‐or‐ship, n. The rank or office of an emperor.

1483

Empery

Em″per‐y (?), n. [L. imperium, influenced by OF. emperie, empire. See Empire.] Empire; sovereignty; dominion. Shak.Struggling for my woman's empery. Mrs. Browning.

1484

Emphasis

Em″pha‐sis (ĕm″fȧ‐sĭs), n.; pl.Emphases (–sēz). [L., fr. Gr. ἔμφασισ significance, force of expression, fr. εμφαἴνειν to show in, indicate; εν̓ in + φαίνειν to show. See In, and...

1485

Emphasize

Em″pha‐size (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Emphasized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Emphasizing (?).] To utter or pronounce with a particular stress of voice; to make emphatic; as, to emphasize ...