Webster's Dictionary 1913

811

Impatronization

Im‐pat′ron‐i‐za″tion (?), n. Absolute seignory or possession; the act of investing with such possession. Cotgrave.

812

Impatronize

Im‐pat″ron‐ize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Impatronized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Impatronizing (?).] To make lord or master; as, to impatronize one's self of a seigniory. Bacon.

813

Impave

Im‐pave″ (?), v. t. To pave.Impaved with rude fidelityOf art mosaic. Wordsworth.

814

Impavid

Im‐pav″id (?), a. [L. impavidus. See In- not, and Pavid.] Fearless. — Im‐pav″id‐ly, adv.

815

Impawn

Im‐pawn″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Impawned (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Impawning.] [Pref. im- + pawn: cf. Empawn.] To put in pawn; to pledge. Shak.

816

Impeach

Im‐peach″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Impeached (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Impeaching.] [OE. empeechier to prevent, hinder, bar, F. empêcher, L. impedicare to entangle; pref. im- in + pedi...

817

Impeach (2)

Im‐peach″, n. Hindrance; impeachment.

818

Impeachable

Im‐peach″a‐ble (?), a. That may be impeached; liable to impeachment; chargeable with a crime.Owners of lands in fee simple are not impeachable for waste. Z. Swift.

819

Impeacher

Im‐peach″er (?), n. One who impeaches.

820

Impeachment

Im‐peach″ment (?), n. [Cf. F. empêchement.] The act of impeaching, or the state of being impeached; as: (a) Hindrance; impediment; obstruction.Willing to march on to Calais,With...

821

Impearl

Im‐pearl″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Impearled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Impearling.] [Pref. im- in + pearl: cf. F. emperler.] 1. To form into pearls, or into that which resembles pearls...

822

Impeccability

Im‐pec′ca‐bil″i‐ty (?), n. [Cf. F. impeccabilité.] The quality of being impeccable; exemption from sin, error, or offense.Infallibility and impeccability are two of his attribut...

823

Impeccable

Im‐pec″ca‐ble (?), a. [L. impeccabilis; pref. im- not + peccare to err, to sin: cf. F. impeccable.] Not liable to sin; exempt from the possibility of doing wrong. — n. One who i...

824

Impeccancy

Im‐pec″can‐cy (?), n. Sinlessness. Bp. Hall.

825

Impeccant

Im‐pec″cant (?), a. Sinless; impeccable. Byron.

826

Impecuniosity

Im′pe‐cu′ni‐os″i‐ty (?), n. The state of being impecunious. Thackeray. Sir W. Scott.

827

Impecunious

Im″pe‐cu″ni‐ous (?), a. [L. im- not + pecunia money: cf. F. impécunieux.] Not having money; habitually without money; poor.An impecunious creature. B. Jonson.

828

Impedance

Im‐ped″ance (?), n. [Impede + -ance.] (Elec.) The apparent resistance in an electric circuit to the flow of an alternating current, analogous to the actual electrical resistance...

829

Impede

Im‐pede″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Impeded; p. pr. & vb. n.Impeding.] [L. impedire, lit., to entangle the feet; pref. im- in + pes, pedis, foot. See Foot, and cf. Impeach.] To hin...

830

Impedible

Im‐ped″i‐ble (?), a. Capable of being impeded or hindered. Jer. Taylor.

831

Impediment

Im‐ped″i‐ment (?), n. [L. impedimentum: cf. F. impediment.] That which impedes or hinders progress, motion, activity, or effect.Thus far into the bowels of the landHave we march...

832

Impediment (2)

Im‐ped″i‐ment, v. t. To impede. Bp. Reynolds.

833

Impedimenta

‖Im‐ped′i‐men″ta (?), n. pl. [L. See Impediment, Impede.] Things which impede or hinder progress; incumbrances; baggage; specif. (Mil.), the supply trains which must accompany a...

834

Impedimental

Im‐ped′i‐men″tal (?), a. Of the nature of an impediment; hindering; obstructing; impeditive.Things so impedimental to success. G. H. Lewes.

835

Impedite

Im″pe‐dite (?), a. [L. impeditus, p. p. See Impede.] Hindered; obstructed. Jer. Taylor.

836

Impedite (2)

Im″pe‐dite, v. t. To impede. Boyle.

837

Impedition

Im″pe‐di″tion (?), n. [L. impeditio.] A hindering; a hindrance. Baxier.