IMPOISON
IMPOIS'ON, verb transitive s as z. [See Poison.]1. To poison; to impregnate with poison; to corrupt with poison.2. To embitter; to impair; as, grief impoisons the pleasures of l...
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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IMPOISONED
IMPOIS'ONED, participle passive Poisoned; corrupted; embittered.
IMPOISONING
IMPOIS'ONING, participle present tense Poisoning; corrupting; embittering.
IMPOISONMENT
IMPOIS'ONMENT, noun The act of poisoning.
IMPOLARLY
IM'POLARLY, adverb Not according to the direction of the poles. [Not used.]
IMPOLICY
IMPOL'ICY, noun [in and policy.] Inexpedience; unsuitableness to the end proposed; bad policy; defect of wisdom; a word applied to private as well as public affairs.
IMPOLITE
IMPOLI'TE, adjective [in and polite.] Not of polished manners; unpolite; uncivil; rude in manners.
IMPOLITELY
IMPOLI'TELY, adverb Uncivilly.
IMPOLITENESS
IMPOLI'TENESS, noun Incivility; want of good manners.
IMPOLITICAL
IMPOLIT'ICAL, for impolitic, is obsolete.
IMPOLITICLY
IMPOL'ITICLY, adverb Not wisely; not with due forecast and prudence; in a manner to injure public or private interest.
IMPONDERABILITY
IMPONDERABIL'ITY, noun Absolute levity; destitution of sensible weight.
IMPONDERABLE
IMPON'DERABLEIMPON'DEROUS, adjective [in and ponderable, ponderous.]Not having sensible weight.
IMPONDEROUS
IMPON'DEROUS, a. [in and ponderable, ponderous.]Not having sensible weight.
IMPOOR
IMPOOR', verb transitive [in and poor.] To impoverish. [Not in use.]
IMPOROSITY
IMPOROS'ITY, noun [in and porosity.] Want of porosity; closeness of texture; compactness that excludes pores.
IMPOROUS
IMPO'ROUS, adjective Destitute of pores; very close or compact in texture; solid.
IMPORT
IMPO'RT, verb transitive [Latin importo; in and porto, to bar. See Bear.]1. To bring from a foreign country or jurisdiction, or from another state, into one's own country, juris...
IMPORTABLE
IMPO'RTABLE, adjective That may be imported.1. Insupportable; not to be endured.
IMPORTANCE
IMPORT'ANCE, noun1. Weight; consequence; a bearing on some interest; that quality of any thing by which it may affect a measure, interest or result. The education of youth is of...
IMPORTANT
IMPORT'ANT, adjective Literally, bearing on or to. Hence, weighty; momentous; of great consequence; having a bearing on some interest, measure or result by which good or ill may...
IMPORTANTLY
IMPORT'ANTLY, adverb Weightily; forcibly.
IMPORTATION
IMPORTA'TION, noun1. The act or practice of importing, or of bringing from another country or state; opposed to exportation. Nations forbid the importation of commodities which ...
IMPORTED
IMPO'RTED, participle passive Brought from another country or state.
IMPORTER
IMPO'RTER, noun He that imports; the merchant who, by himself or his agent, brings goods from another country or state.
IMPORTING
IMPO'RTING, participle present tense Bringing into one's own country or state from a foreign or distant state.1. Bearing, as a signification; meaning.2. Having weight or consequ...
IMPORTLESS
IMPO'RTLESS, adjective Of no weight or consequence. [Not used.]