Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Imbox

Im‐box″ (?), v. t. To inclose in a box.

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Imbracery

Im‐bra″cer‐y (?), n. Embracery.

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Imbraid

Im‐braid″ (?), v. t. See Embraid.

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Imbrangle

Im‐bran″gle (?), v. t. To entangle as in a cobweb; to mix confusedly. Hudibras.Physiology imbrangled with an inapplicable logic. Coleridge.

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Imbreed

Im‐breed″ (?), v. t. [Cf. Inbreed.] To generate within; to inbreed. Hakewill.

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Imbricate

{ Im″bri‐cate (?), Im″bri‐ca′ted (?), } a. [L. imbricatus, p. p. of imbricare to cover with tiles, to form like a gutter tile, fr. imbrex, -icis, a hollow tile, gutter tile, fr....

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Imbricate (2)

Im″bri‐cate (?), v. t. To lay in order, one lapping over another, so as to form an imbricated surface.

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Imbrication

Im′bri‐ca″tion (?), n. [Cf. F. imbrication.] An overlapping of the edges, like that of tiles or shingles; hence, intricacy of structure; also, a pattern or decoration representi...

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Imbricative

Im″bri‐ca‐tive (?), a.(Bot.) Imbricate.

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Imbrocado

Im′bro‐ca″do (?), n.; pl.Imbrocadoes (#). [See Brocade.] Cloth of silver or of gold.

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Imbrocata

{ ‖Im′bro‐ca″ta (?), Im′broc‐ca″ta }, n. [It. imbroccata.] A hit or thrust. B. Jonson.

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Imbroglio

Im‐brogl″io (?), n.; pl.Imbroglios (#). [Written also embroglio.] [It. See 1st Broil, and cf. Embroil.] 1. An intricate, complicated plot, as of a drama or work of fiction.2. A ...

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Imbrown

Im‐brown″ (?), v. t. [Pref. im- in + brown. Cf. Embrown.] To make brown; to obscure; to darken; to tan; as, features imbrowned by exposure.The mountain mass by scorching skies i...

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Imbrue

Im‐brue″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Imbureed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Imbureing.] [Cf. OF. embruer, also embruver, embreuver, embrever, to give to drink, soak (see pref. En-, 1, 1st In-...

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Imbruement

Im‐brue″ment (?), n. The act of imbruing or state of being imbrued.

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Imbrute

Im‐brute″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Imbruted; p. pr. & vb. n.Imbruting.] [Pref. im- in + brute: cf. F. abrutir. Cf. Embrute.] To degrade to the state of a brute; to make brutal.An...

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Imbrute (2)

Im‐brute″, v. i. To sink to the state of a brute.The soul grows clotted by contagion,Imbodies, and imbrutes, till she quite loseThe divine property of her first being. Milton.

558

Imbrutement

Im‐brute″ment (?), n. The act of imbruting, or the state of being imbruted. Brydges.

559

Imbue

Im‐bue″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Imbued (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Imbuing.] [L. imbuere; pref. im- in + perh. a disused simple word akin to L. bibere to drink. Cf. Imbibe.] 1. To tinge...

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Imbuement

Im‐bue″ment (?), n. The act of imbuing; the state of being imbued; hence, a deep tincture.

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Imburse

Im‐burse″ (?), v. t. [Pref. im- in + burse: cf. F. embourser to put into one's purse. See Burse, and Purse.] To supply or stock with money.

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Imbursement

Im‐burse″ment (?), n. 1. The act of imbursing, or the state of being imbursed.2. Money laid up in stock.

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Imbution

Im‐bu″tion (?), n. An imbuing.

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Imesatin

I‐mes″a‐tin (?), n. [Imide + isatin.] (Chem.) A dark yellow, crystalline substance, obtained by the action of ammonia on isatin.

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Imide

Im″ide (?), n.(Chem.) A compound with, or derivative of, the imido group; specif., a compound of one or more acid radicals with the imido group, or with a monamine; hence, also,...

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Imido

Im″i‐do (?), a.(Chem.) Pertaining to, containing, or combined with, the radical NH, which is called the imido group.Imido acid, an organic acid, consisting of one or more acid r...

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Imitability

Im′it‐a‐bil″i‐ty (?), n. [See Imitable.] The quality of being imitable. Norris.