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English Word Dictionary

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imbibe

verb · receive into the mind and retain

Example: Imbibe ethical principles

imipramine

noun · a tricyclic antidepressant (trade names Imavate and Tofranil) used to treat clinical depression

immaterial

adjective · not consisting of matter

Example: immaterial apparitions

immigrate

verb · come into a new country and change residency

Example: Many people immigrated at the beginning of the 20th century

immigration

noun · migration into a place (especially migration to a country of which you are not a native in order to settle there)

imminent

adjective · close in time; about to occur

Example: retribution is at hand

immingle

verb · combine into one

Example: blend the nuts and raisins together

immiscible

adjective · (chemistry, physics) incapable of mixing

immix

verb · mix together different elements

Example: The colors blend well

immobilize

verb · cause to be unable to move

Example: The sudden storm immobilized the traffic

immodestly

adverb · without modesty; in an immodest manner

Example: the book was entitled, immodestly, `All about Wisdom'

immorally

adverb · without regard for morality

Example: he acted immorally when his own interests were at stake

immortalize

verb · make famous forever

Example: This melody immortalized its composer

immovably

adverb · so as to be incapable of moving

Example: the mountains brooded immovably above the river

immune

adjective · (usually followed by `to') not affected by a given influence

Example: immune to persuasion

immunise

verb · perform vaccinations or produce immunity in by inoculation

Example: We vaccinate against scarlet fever

immure

verb · lock up or confine, in or as in a jail

Example: The suspects were imprisoned without trial

immutably

adverb · in an unalterable and unchangeable manner

Example: his views were unchangeably fixed

impale

verb · pierce with a sharp stake or point

Example: impale a shrimp on a skewer

impalpable

adjective · imperceptible to the senses or the mind

Example: an impalpable cloud

impalpably

adverb · not substantially; lacking substantial expression or fullness

impanel

verb · select from a list

Example: empanel prospective jurors

impartially

adverb · in an impartial manner

Example: he smiled at them both impartially

impassive

adjective · deliberately impassive in manner

Example: deadpan humor

impassively

adverb · in an impassive manner

Example: he submitted impassively to his arrest

impatiently

adverb · with impatience; in an impatient manner

Example: he answered her impatiently

impel

verb · cause to move forward with force

Example: Steam propels this ship

impenetrableness

noun · incomprehensibility by virtue of being too dense to understand

imperativeness

noun · the quality of being insistent

Example: he pressed his demand with considerable instancy

imperil

verb · pose a threat to; present a danger to

Example: The pollution is endangering the crops

impermissibly

adverb · not permissibly

Example: the radon level in the basement was impermissibly high

impersonate

verb · pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions

Example: She posed as the Czar's daughter

impishly

adverb · in an appealing but bold manner

Example: she asked him impishly to come in

implacable

adjective · incapable of being placated

Example: an implacable enemy

implausibly

adverb · not easy to believe

Example: behind you the coastal hills plunge to the incredibly blue sea backed by the Turkish mountains

implicate

verb · impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result

Example: What does this move entail?

imploringly

adverb · in a beseeching manner

Example: `You must help me,' she said imploringly

important person

noun · a person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events

importantly

adverb · in an important way

Example: for centuries jellies have figured importantly among English desserts, particularly upon festive occasion

importation

noun · the commercial activity of buying and bringing in goods from a foreign country

imported

adjective · used of especially merchandise brought from a foreign source

Example: imported wines

importune

verb · beg persistently and urgently

Example: I importune you to help them

imposed

adjective · set forth authoritatively as obligatory

Example: the imposed taxation

imposing

adjective · used of a person's appearance or behavior; befitting an eminent person

Example: his distinguished bearing

imposingly

adverb · in an impressive manner

Example: the students progressed impressively fast

impossibly

adverb · to a degree impossible of achievement

Example: long thought to be an impossibly difficult operation

impound

verb · place or shut up in a pound

Example: pound the cows so they don't stray

imprecisely

adverb · in an imprecise manner

Example: he expressed himself imprecisely

impregnable

adjective · incapable of being overcome, challenged or refuted

Example: an impregnable argument

imprison

verb · lock up or confine, in or as in a jail

Example: The suspects were imprisoned without trial

improbably

adverb · not easy to believe

Example: behind you the coastal hills plunge to the incredibly blue sea backed by the Turkish mountains

improper

adjective · not appropriate for a purpose or occasion

Example: said all the wrong things