Webster's Dictionary 1828

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IMMERSE

IMMERSE, verb transitive immers'. [Latin immersus, from immergo; in and mergo, to plunge.]1. To put under water or other fluid; to plunge; to dip.2. To sink or cover deep; to co...

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IMMERSED

IMMERS'ED, participle passive Put into a fluid; plunged; deeply engaged; enveloped in the light of the sun, as a star, or in the shadow of the earth, as the moon.

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IMMERSING

IMMERS'ING, participle present tense Plunging into a fluid; dipping; overwhelming; deeply engaging.

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IMMERSION

IMMER'SION, noun The act of putting into a fluid below the surface; the act of plunging into a fluid till covered.1. The state of sinking into a fluid.2. The state of being over...

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IMMESH

IMMESH', verb transitive [in and mesh.] To entangle in the meshes of a net, or in a web. Observe whether the fly is completely immeshed. The spider used his efforts to immesh th...

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IMMESHED

IMMESH'ED, participle passive Entangled in meshes or webs.

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IMMESHING

IMMESH'ING, participle present tense Entangling in meshes or webs.

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IMMETHODICAL

IMMETHOD'ICAL, adjective [in and methodical. See Method.]Having no method; without systematic arrangement; without order or regularity; confused.

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IMMETHODICALLY

IMMETHOD'ICALLY, adverb Without order or regularity; irregularly.

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IMMETHODICALNESS

IMMETHOD'ICALNESS, noun Want of method; confusion.

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IMMIGRANT

IM'MIGRANT, noun A person that removes into a country for the purpose of permanent residence.

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IMMIGRATE

IM'MIGRATE, verb intransitive [Latin immigro; in and migro, to migrate.]To remove into a country for the purpose of permanent residence. [See Emigrate.]

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IMMIGRATION

IMMIGRA'TION, noun The passing or removing into a country for the purpose of permanent residence.

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IMMINENCE

IM'MINENCE, noun [Latin imminentia, immineo, to hang over.]Properly, a hanging over, but used by Shakespeare for impending evil or danger. [Little used.]

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IMMINENT

IM'MINENT, adjective [Latin imminens, from immineo, to hang over; in and minor, to threaten. See Menace.]Literally, shooting over; hence, hanging over; impending; threatening; n...

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IMMINGLE

IMMIN'GLE, verb transitive [in and mingle.] To mingle; to mix; to unite with numbers.

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IMMINGLED

IMMIN'GLED, participle passive Mixed; mingled.

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IMMINGLING

IMMIN'GLING, participle present tense Mixing; mingling.

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IMMINUTION

IMMINU'TION, noun [Latin imminutio, imminuo; in and minuo, to lessen.] A lessening; diminution; decrease.

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IMMISCIBILITY

IMMISCIBIL'ITY, noun [Latin immisceo; in and misceo, to mix.] Incapacity of being mixed.

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IMMISCIBLE

IMMIS'CIBLE, adjective [in and miscible.] Not capable of being mixed.

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IMMISSION

IMMIS'SION, noun [Latin immissio, immitto; in and mitto, to send.]The act of sending or thrusting in; injection; contrary to emission.

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IMMIT

IMMIT', verb transitive [Latin immitto; in and mitto, to send.] To send in; to inject.

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IMMITIGABLE

IMMIT'IGABLE, adjective [in and mitigate.] That cannot be mitigated or appeased.

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IMMIX

IMMIX', verb transitive [in and mix.] To mix; to mingle.

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IMMIXABLE

IMMIX'ABLE, adjective Not capable of being mixed.

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IMMIXED

IMMIX'EDIMMIXT', adjective Unmixed.