Impliable Im·pli"a·ble adjective Not pliable; inflexible; unyielding.
Implicate Im"pli·cate transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Implicated ;
present participle & verbal noun Implicating .] [ Latin
implicatus , past participle of
implicare to involve; prefix
im- in +
plicare to fold. See
Employ ,
Ply , and confer
Imply ,
Implicit .]
1. To infold; to fold together; to interweave. The meeting boughs and implicated leaves.
Shelley. 2. To bring into connection with; to involve; to connect; -- applied to persons, in an unfavorable sense; as, the evidence implicates many in this conspiracy; to be implicated in a crime, a discreditable transaction, a fault, etc.
Implication Im`pli·ca"tion noun [ Latin
implicatio : confer French
implication .]
1. The act of implicating, or the state of being implicated. Three principal causes of firmness are. the grossness, the quiet contact, and the implication of component parts.
Boyle. 2. An implying, or that which is implied, but not expressed; an inference, or something which may fairly be understood, though not expressed in words. Whatever things, therefore, it was asserted that the king might do, it was a necessary implication that there were other things which he could not do.
Hallam.
Implicative Im"pli·ca·tive adjective Tending to implicate.
Implicatively Im"pli·ca·tive·ly adverb By implication. Sir G. Buck.
Implicit Im·plic"it adjective [ Latin
implicitus , past participle of
implicare to entwine, entangle, attach closely: confer French
implicite . See
Implicate .]
1. Infolded; entangled; complicated; involved. [ Obsolete]
Milton. In his woolly fleece
I cling implicit .
Pope. 2. Tacitly comprised; fairly to be understood, though not expressed in words; implied; as, an implicit contract or agreement. South. 3. Resting on another; trusting in the word or authority of another, without doubt or reserve; unquestioning; complete; as, implicit confidence; implicit obedience. Back again to implicit faith I fall.
Donne. Implicit function .
(Math.) See under Function .
Implicitly Im·plic"it·ly adverb 1. In an implicit manner; without reserve; with unreserved confidence. Not to dispute the methods of his providence, but humbly and implicitly to acquiesce in and adore them.
Atterbury. 2. By implication; impliedly; as, to deny the providence of God is implicitly to deny his existence. Bentley.
Implicitness Im·plic"it·ness noun State or quality of being implicit.
Implicity Im·plic"i·ty noun Implicitness. [ Obsolete]
Cotgrave.
Implied Im·plied" adjective Virtually involved or included; involved in substance; inferential; tacitly conceded; -- the correlative of express, or expressed. See Imply .
Impliedly Im·pli"ed·ly adverb By implication or inference. Bp. Montagu.
Imploded Im·plod"ed adjective (Phon.) Formed by implosion. Ellis.
Implodent Im·plod"ent noun (Phon.) An implosive sound. Ellis.
Imploration Im`plo·ra"tion noun [ Latin
imploratio : confer Old French
imploration . See
Implore .]
The act of imploring; earnest supplication. Bp. Hall.
Implorator Im"plo·ra`tor noun One who implores. [ Obsolete]
Mere implorators of unholy suits.
Shak.
Imploratory Im·plor"a·to·ry adjective Supplicatory; entreating. [ R.]
Carlyle.
Implore Im·plore" transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Implored ;
present participle & verbal noun Imploring .] [ Latin
implorare ; prefix
im- in +
plorare to cry aloud. See
Deplore .]
To call upon, or for, in supplication; to beseech; to pray to, or for, earnestly; to petition with urgency; to entreat; to beg; -- followed directly by the word expressing the thing sought, or the person from whom it is sought. Imploring all the gods that reign above.
Pope. I kneel, and then implore her blessing.
Shak. Syn. -- To beseech; supplicate; crave; entreat; beg; solicit; petition; prey; request; adjure. See
Beseech .
Implore Im·plore" intransitive verb To entreat; to beg; to prey.
Implore Im·plore" noun Imploration. [ Obsolete]
Spencer.
Implorer Im·plor"er noun One who implores.
Imploring Im·plor"ing adjective That implores; beseeching; entreating. --
Im*plor"ing*ly ,
adverb
Implosion Im·plo"sion noun [ Formed by substitution of prefix
im- in for prefix
ex- in
explosion .]
1. A bursting inwards, as of a vessel from which the air has been exhausted; -- contrasted with explosion . 2. (Phon.) A sudden compression of the air in the mouth, simultaneously with and affecting the sound made by the closure of the organs in uttering p , t , or k , at the end of a syllable (see Guide to Pronunciation , §§159, 189); also, a similar compression made by an upward thrust of the larynx without any accompanying explosive action, as in the peculiar sound of b , d , and g , heard in Southern Germany. H. Sweet.
Implosive Im·plo"sive adjective (Phon.) Formed by implosion. --
noun An implosive sound, an implodent. --
Im*plo"sive*ly ,
adverb H. Sweet.
Implumed Im·plumed" adjective Not plumed; without plumes or feathers; featherless. [ R.]
Drayton.
Implunge Im·plunge" transitive verb To plunge. Fuller.
Impluvium Im·plu"vi·um noun [ Latin , from
impluere to rain into; prefix
im- in +
pluere to rain.]
(Architecture) In Roman dwellings, a cistern or tank, set in the atrium or peristyle to recieve the water from the roof, by means of the compluvium ; generally made ornamental with flowers and works of art around its birm.
Imply Im·ply" transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Implied ;
present participle & verbal noun Implying .] [ From the same source as employ. See
Employ ,
Ply , and confer
Implicate ,
Apply .]
1. To infold or involve; to wrap up. [ Obsolete] "His head in curls
implied ."
Chapman. 2. To involve in substance or essence, or by fair inference, or by construction of law, when not include virtually; as, war implies fighting. Where a malicious act is proved, a malicious intention is implied .
Bp. Sherlock. When a man employs a laborer to work for him, . . . the act of hiring implies an obligation and a promise that he shall pay him a reasonable reward for his services.
Blackstone. 3. To refer, ascribe, or attribute. [ Obsolete]
Whence might this distaste arise?
If [ from] neither your perverse and peevish will.
To which I most imply it.
J. Webster. Syn. -- To involve; include; comprise; import; mean; denote; signify; betoken. See
Involve .
Impoison Im·poi"son transitive verb [ Confer
Empoison .]
To poison; to imbitter; to impair.
Impoisoner Im·poi"son·er noun A poisoner. [ Obsolete]
Beau. & Fl.
Impoisonment Im·poi"son·ment noun [ Confer
Empoisonment .]
The act of poisoning or impoisoning. [ Obsolete]
Pope.
Impolarily, Impolarly Im·po"lar·i·ly, Im·po"lar·ly adverb Not according to or in, the direction of the poles. [ Obsolete]
Sir T. Browne.
Impolicy Im·pol"i·cy noun The quality of being impolitic; inexpedience; unsuitableness to the end proposed; bads policy; as, the impolicy of fraud. Bp. Horsley.
Impolite Im`po·lite" adjective [ Latin
impolitus unpolishied, prefix
im- not +
politus , past participle of
polire to polish, refine. See
Polite .]
Not polite; not of polished manners; wanting in good manners; discourteous; uncivil; rude. --
Im`po*lite"ly ,
adverb --
Im`po*lite"ness ,
noun
Impolitic Im·pol"i·tic adjective [ Prefix
im- not +
politic ; confer French
impolitique .]
Not politic; contrary to, or wanting in, policy; unwise; imprudent; indiscreet; inexpedient; as, an impolitic ruler, law, or measure. The most unjust and impolitic of all things, unequal taxation.
Burke. Syn. -- Indiscreet; inexpedient; undiplomatic.
Impolitical Im`po·lit"i·cal adjective Impolitic. [ Obsolete] --
Im`po*lit"i*cal*ly ,
adverb [ Obsolete]
Bacon.
Impoliticly Im·pol"i·tic·ly adverb In an impolitic manner.
Impoliticness Im·pol"i·tic·ness noun The quality of being impolitic.
Imponderability Im·pon`der·a·bil"i·ty noun [ Confer French
impondérabilité .]
The quality or state of being imponderable; imponderableness.
Imponderable Im·pon"der·a·ble adjective [ Prefix
im- not +
ponderable : confer French
impondérable .]
Not ponderable; without sensible or appreciable weight; incapable of being weighed.
Imponderable Im·pon"der·a·ble noun (Physics) An imponderable substance or body; specifically, in the plural, a name formerly applied to heat, light, electricity, and magnetism, regarded as subtile fluids destitute of weight but in modern science little used.
Imponderableness Im·pon"der·a·ble·ness noun The quality or state of being imponderable.
Imponderous Im·pon"der·ous adjective Imponderable. [ Obsolete]
Sir T. Browne. --
Im*pon"der*ous*ness ,
noun [ Obsolete]
Impone Im·pone" transitive verb [ Latin
imponere ,
impositum , to place upon; prefix
im- in +
ponere to place. See
Position .]
To stake; to wager; to pledge. [ Obsolete]
Against the which he has imponed , as I take it, six French rapiers and poniards.
Shak.
Impoofo Im·poo"fo noun (Zoology) The eland. [ Written also
impoofoo .]
Impoon Im·poon" noun (Zoology) The duykerbok.
Impoor Im·poor" transitive verb To impoverish. [ Obsolete]
Imporosity Im`po·ros"i·ty noun [ Perf.
im- not +
porosity : confer French
imporosité .]
The state or quality of being imporous; want of porosity; compactness. "The . . .
imporosity betwixt the tangible parts."
Bacon.
Imporous Im·por"ous adjective Destitute of pores; very close or compact in texture; solid. Sir T. Browne.
Import Im·port" transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Imported ;
present participle & verbal noun Importing .] [ Latin
importare to bring in, to occasion, to cause; prefix
im- in +
portare to bear. Sense 3 comes through French
importer , from the Latin. See
Port demeanor.]
1. To bring in from abroad; to introduce from without; especially, to bring (wares or merchandise) into a place or country from a foreign country, in the transactions of commerce; -- opposed to export . We import teas from China, coffee from Brasil, etc. 2. To carry or include, as meaning or intention; to imply; to signify. Every petition . . . doth . . . always import a multitude of speakers together.
Hooker. 3. To be of importance or consequence to; to have a bearing on; to concern. I have a motion much imports your good.
Shak. If I endure it, what imports it you?
Dryden. Syn. -- To denote; mean; signify; imply; indicate; betoken; interest; concern.
Import Im·port" intransitive verb To signify; to purport; to be of moment. "For that . . .
importeth to the work."
Bacon.
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