Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Imperative

Im‐per″a‐tive (?), a. [L. imperativus, fr. imperare to command; pref. im- in + parare to make ready, prepare: cf. F. impératif. See Perade, and cf. Empire.] 1. Expressive of com...

866

Imperative (2)

Im‐per″a‐tive, n.(Gram.) The imperative mood; also, a verb in the imperative mood.

867

Imperatively

Im‐per″a‐tive‐ly, adv. In an imperative manner.

868

Imperator

‖Im′pe‐ra″tor (?), n. [L. See Emperor.] (Rom. Antiq.) A commander; a leader; an emperor; — originally an appellation of honor by which Roman soldiers saluted their general after...

869

Imperatorial

Im‐per′a‐to″ri‐al (?), a. [L. imperatorius.] 1. Commanding; imperative; authoritative.2. Of or pertaining to the title or office of imperator. “Imperatorial laurels.” C. Merivale.

870

Imperatorian

Im‐per′a‐to″ri‐an (?), a. Imperial. Gauden.

871

Imperatory

Im‐per″a‐to‐ry (?), a. Imperative.

872

Imperceivable

Im′per‐ceiv″a‐ble (?), a. Imperceptible. South. — Im′per‐ceiv″a‐ble‐ness, n.Sharp.

873

Imperceived

Im′per‐ceived″ (?), a. Not perceived.

874

Imperceptibility

Im′per‐cep′ti‐bil″i‐ty (?), n. The state or quality of being imperceptible.

875

Imperceptible

Im′per‐cep″ti‐ble (?), a. [Pref. im- not + perceptible: cf. F. imperceptible.] Not perceptible; not to be apprehended or cognized by the senses; not discernible by the mind; not...

876

Imperception

Im′per‐cep″tion (?), n. Want of perception.

877

Imperceptive

Im′per‐cep″tive (?), a. Unable to perceive.The imperceptive part of the soul. Dr. H. More.

878

Impercipient

Im′per‐cip″i‐ent (?), a. Not perceiving, or not able to perceive. A. Baxter.

879

Imperdibility

Im‐per′di‐bil″i‐ty (?), n. The state or quality of being imperdible. Derham.

880

Imperdible

Im‐per″di‐ble (?), a. [Pref. im- not + L. perdere to destroy.] Not destructible. — Im‐per″di‐bly, adv.

881

Imperfect

Im‐per″fect (?), a. [L. imperfectus: pref. im- not + perfectus perfect: cf. F imparfait, whence OE. imparfit. See Perfect.] 1. Not perfect; not complete in all its parts; wantin...

882

Imperfect (2)

Im‐per″fect (?), n.(Gram.) The imperfect tense; or the form of a verb denoting the imperfect tense.

883

Imperfect (3)

Im‐per″fect, v. t. To make imperfect.

884

Imperfectibility

Im′per‐fec′ti‐bil″i‐ty (?), n. The state or quality of being imperfectible.

885

Imperfectible

Im′per‐fec″ti‐ble (?), a. Incapable of being made perfect.

886

Imperfection

Im′per‐fec″tion (?), n. [L. imperfectio: cf. F. imperfection. See Imperfect, a.] The quality or condition of being imperfect; want of perfection; incompleteness; deficiency; fau...

887

Imperfectness

Im‐per″fect‐ness, n. The state of being imperfect.

888

Imperforable

Im‐per″fo‐ra‐ble (?), a. [See Imperforate.] Incapable of being perforated, or bored through.

889

Imperforata

‖Im‐per″fo‐ra″ta (?), n. pl. [NL. See Imperforate.] (Zoöl.) A division of Foraminifera, including those in which the shell is not porous.

890

Imperforate

{ Im‐per″fo‐rate (?), Im‐per″fo‐ra″ted (?), } a. [L. pref. im- not + perforatus, p. p. of perforate to perforate. See Perforate.] Not perforated; having no opening or aperture. ...

891

Imperforation

Im‐per′fo‐ra″tion (?), n. [Cf. F. imperforation.] The state of being without perforation.