Webster's Dictionary 1913

946

Impester

Im‐pes″ter (?), v. t. See Pester.

947

Impetiginous

Im′pe‐tig″i‐nous (?), a. [L. impetiginous: cf. F. impétigineux.] Of the nature of, or pertaining to, impetigo.

948

Impetigo

‖Im′pe‐ti″go (?), n. [L., fr. impetere to attack.] (Med.) A cutaneous, pustular eruption, not attended with fever; usually, a kind of eczema with pustulation.

949

Impetrable

Im″pe‐tra‐ble (?) a. [L. impetrabilis: cf. F. impétrable. See Impetrate.] Capable of being obtained or moved by petition. Bailey.

950

Impetrate

Im″pe‐trate (?), a. [L. impetratus, p. p. of impetrare to obtain; pref. im- in + patrare to bring to pass.] Obtained by entreaty. Ld. Herbert.

951

Impetrate (2)

Im″pe‐trate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Impetrated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Impetrating (?).] To obtain by request or entreaty. Usher.

952

Impetration

Im′pe‐tra″tion (?), n. [L. impetratio: cf. F. impétration.] 1. The act of impetrating, or obtaining by petition or entreaty.In way of impertation procuring the removal or alleva...

953

Impetrative

Im″pe‐tra‐tive (?), a. [L. impetrativus obtained by entreaty.] Of the nature of impetration; getting, or tending to get, by entreaty. Bp. Hall.

954

Impetratory

Im″pe‐tra‐to‐ry (?), a. Containing or expressing entreaty. Jer. Taylor.

955

Impetuosity

Im‐pet′u‐os″i‐ty (?), n. [Cf. F. impétuosité.] 1. The condition or quality of being impetuous; fury; violence.2. Vehemence, or furiousnes of temper. Shak.

956

Impetuous

Im‐pet″u‐ous (?), a. [F. impetueux, L. impetuosus. See Impetus.] 1. Rushing with force and violence; moving with impetus; furious; forcible; violent; as, an impetuous wind; an i...

957

Impetus

Im″pe‐tus (?), n. [L., fr. impetere to rush upon, attack; pref. im- in + petere to fall upon, seek. See Petition.] 1. A property possessed by a moving body in virtue of its weig...

958

Impeyan pheasant

Im″pey‐an pheas″ant (ĭm″pĭ‐an fĕz″ant). [From Lady Impey, who attempted to naturalize the bird in England.] (Zoöl.) An Indian crested pheasant of the genus Lophophorus. Several ...

959

Imphee

Im″phee (ĭm″fē), n.(Bot.) The African sugar cane (Holcus saccharatus), — resembling the sorghum, or Chinese sugar cane.

960

Impi

‖Im″pi (ĭm″pĭ), n. A body of Kaffir warriors; a body of native armed men.As early as 1862 he crossed assagais with and defeated a Matabili impi (war band). James Bryce.

961

Impictured

Im‐pic″tured (ĭm‐pĭk″tū̍rd; 135), a. Pictured; impressed. Spenser.

962

Impierce

Im‐pierce″ (ĭm‐pērs″), v. t. [Pref. im- in + pierce. Cf. Empierce.] To pierce; to penetrate. Drayton.

963

Impierceable

Im‐pierce″a‐ble (–ȧ‐b'l) a. Not capable of being pierced; impenetrable. Spenser.

964

Impiety

Im‐pi″e‐ty (ĭm‐pī″ē̍‐ty̆), n.; pl.Impieties (–tĭz). [L. impietas, fr. impius impious; cf. F. impiété. See Impious, Piety.] 1. The quality of being impious; want of piety; irreve...

965

Impignorate

Im‐pig″no‐rate (ĭm‐pĭg″nō̍‐rāt), v. t. [LL. impignoratus, p. pl of impignorare to pawn. See Pignoration.] To pledge or pawn. Laing.

966

Impignoration

Im‐pig′no‐ra″tion (–rā″shŭn), n. [LL. impignoratio: cf. F. impignoration.] The act of pawning or pledging; the state of being pawned. Bailey.

967

Imping

Imp″ing (ĭmp″ĭng), n. [See Imp to graft.] 1. The act or process of grafting or mending.2. (Falconry) The process of repairing broken feathers or a deficient wing.

968

Impinge

Im‐pinge″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Impinged (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Impinging (?).] [L. impingere; pref. im- in + pangere to fix, strike; prob. akin to pacisci to agree, contract. Se...

969

Impingement

Im‐pinge″ment (?), n. The act of impinging.

970

Impingent

Im‐pin″gent (?), a. [L. impingens, p. pr.] Striking against or upon.

971

Impinguate

Im‐pin″guate (?), v. t. [L. impinguatus, p. p. of impinguare to fatten; pref. im- in + pinguis fat.] To fatten; to make fat. Bacon.

972

Impinguation

Im′pin‐gua″tion (?), n. The act of making fat, or the state of being fat or fattened.