Webster's Dictionary 1913

1162

Imprest

Im‐prest″ (ĭm‐prĕst″), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Imprested; p. pr. & vb. n.Impresting.] [Pref. im- + prest: cf. It. imprestare. See Prest, n.] To advance on loan. Burke.

1163

Imprest (2)

Im″prest (ĭm″prĕst), n. [Cf. It. impresto, imprestito, LL. impraestitum. See Imprest, v. t., and Impress compulsion to serve.] A kind of earnest money; loan; — specifically, mon...

1164

Imprevalence

{ Im‐prev″a‐lence (?), Im‐prev″a‐len‐cy (?), } n. Want of prevalence.

1165

Impreventability

Im′pre‐vent′a‐bil″i‐ty (?), n. The state or quality of being impreventable.

1166

Impreventable

Im′pre‐vent″a‐ble (?), a. Not preventable; inevitable.

1167

Imprimatur

‖Im′pri‐ma″tur (?), n.(Law) A license to print or publish a book, paper, etc.; also, in countries subjected to the censorship of the press, approval of that which is published.

1168

Imprimery

Im‐prim″er‐y (?), n. [F. imprimerie, fr. imprimer to imprint.] (a) A print; impression. (b) A printing establishment. (c) The art of printing.

1169

Impriming

Im‐prim″ing (?), n. A beginning. “Their springings and imprimings.” Sir H. Wotton.

1170

Imprimis

‖Im‐pri″mis (?), adv. [L., for in primis among the first, chiefly; in in + primus first.] In the first place; first in order.

1171

Imprint

Im‐print″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Imptrinted; p. pr. & vb. n.Imprinting.] [OE. emprenten, F. empreint, p. p. of empreindre to imprint, fr. L. imprimere to impres, imprint. See 1...

1172

Imprint (2)

Im″print (?), n. [Cf. F. empreinte impress, stamp. See Imprint, v. t.] Whatever is impressed or imprinted; the impress or mark left by something; specifically, the name of the p...

1173

Imprison

Im‐pris″on (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Imprisoned (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Imprisoning.] [OE. enprisonen, OF. enprisoner, F. emprisonner; pref. en- (L. in) + F. & OF. prison. See Prison....

1174

Imprison ment

Im‐pris″on ment (?), n. [OE. enprisonment; F. emprisonnement.] The act of imprisoning, or the state of being imprisoned; confinement; restraint.His sinews waxen weak and rawThro...

1175

Imprisoner

Im‐pris″on‐er (?), n. One who imprisons.

1176

Improbability

Im‐prob′a‐bil″i‐ty (?), n.; pl.Improbabilities (#). [Cf. F. improbabilité.] The quality or state of being improbable; unlikelihood; also, that which is improbable; an improbable...

1177

Improbable

Im‐prob″a‐ble (?), a. [L. improbabilis; pref. im- not + probabilis probable: cf. F. improbable. See Probable.] Not probable; unlikely to be true; not to be expected under the ci...

1178

Improbate

Im″pro‐bate (?), v. t. [L. improbatus, p. p. of improbare to disapprove; pref. im- not + probare to approve.] To disapprove of; to disallow.

1179

Improbation

Im′pro‐ba″tion (?), n. [L. improbatio.] 1. The act of disapproving; disapprobation.2. (Scots Law) The act by which falsehood and forgery are proved; an action brought for the pu...

1180

Improbative

{ Im″pro‐ba‐tive (?), Im″pro‐ba′to‐ry (?) }, a. Implying, or tending to, improbation.

1181

Improbity

Im‐prob″i‐ty (?), n. [L. improbitas; pref. im- not + probitas probity: cf. F. improbité.] Lack of probity; want of integrity or rectitude; dishonesty.Persons... cast out for not...

1182

Improficience

{ Im′pro‐fi″cience (?), Im′pro‐fi″cien‐cy, } n. Want of proficiency. Bacon.

1183

Improfitable

Im‐prof″it‐a‐ble (?), a. [Pref. im- not + profitable: cf. F. improfitable.] Unprofitable.

1184

Improgressive

Im′pro‐gress″ive (?), a. Not progressive. De Quincey. — Im″pro‐gress″ive‐ly, adv.

1185

Improlific

Im′pro‐lif″ic (?), a. [Pref. im- not + prolific: cf. F. improlifique.] Not prolific. E. Waterhouse.

1186

Improlificate

Im′pro‐lif″ic‐ate (?), v. t. [Pref. im- in + prolificate.] To impregnate. Sir T. Browne.

1187

Imprompt

Im‐prompt″ (?), a. Not ready. Sterne.

1188

Impromptu

Im‐promp″tu (?), adv. or a. [F. impromptu, fr. L. in promptu in readiness, at hand; in in + promptus visibility, readiness, from promptus visible, ready. See Prompt.] Offhand; w...