Im*base" (?), v. t. See Embase.
Im*base", v. i. To diminish in value. [Obs.] Hales.
Im*bas"tard*ize (?), v. t. To bastardize; to debase. [Obs.] Milton.
Im*bathe" (?), v. t. [Pref. im- in + bathe. Cf. Embathe.] To bathe; to
wash freely; to immerse.
And gave her to his daughters to imbathe In nectared lavers strewed
with asphodel.
Milton.
Im*bay" (?), v. t. See Embay.
Im"be*cile (?), a. [L. imbecillis, and imbecillus; of unknown origin:
cf. F. imbécile.] Destitute of strength, whether of body or mind;
feeble; impotent; esp., mentally wea; feeble-minded; as, hospitals for
the imbecile and insane.
Syn. -- Weak; feeble; feeble-minded; idiotic.
Im"be*cile, n. One destitute of strength; esp., one of feeble mind.
Im"be*cile, v. t. To weaken; to make imbecile; as, to imbecile men's
courage. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor.
Im`be*cil"i*tate (?), v. t. To weaken, as to the body or the mind; to
enfeeble. [R.] A. Wilson.
Im`be*cil"i*ty (?), n.; pl. Imbecilities (#). [L. imbecillitas: cf. F.
imbécillité.] The quality of being imbecile; weakness; feebleness, esp.
of mind.
Cruelty . . . argues not only a depravedness of nature, but also a
meanness of courage and imbecility of mind.
Sir W. Temple.
This term is used specifically to denote natural weakness of the mental
faculties, affecting one's power to act reasonably or intelligently.
Syn. -- Debility; infirmity; weakness; feebleness; impotence. See
Debility.
Im*bed" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Imbedded (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Imbedding.] [Pref. im- in + bed. Cf. Embed.] To sink or lay, as in a
bed; to deposit in a partly inclosing mass, as of clay or mortar; to
cover, as with earth, sand, etc.
Im*bel"lic (?), a. [L. imbellis; pref. im- = in- not + bellum war; cf.
bellicus warlike.] Not warlike or martial. [Obs.] R. Junius.
Im*bench"ing (?), n. [Pref. im- in + bench.] A raised work like a
bench. [Obs.] Parkhurst.
Im"ber-goose` (?), n. (Zoöl.) The loon. See Ember-goose.
Im*bez"zle (?), v. t. [Obs.] See Embezzle.
Im*bibe" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Imbibed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Imbibing.] [L. imbibere; pref. im- in + bibere to drink: cf. F.
imbiber. Cf. Bib, Imbue, Potable.] 1. To drink in; to absorb; to suck
or take in; to receive as by drinking; as, a person imbibes drink, or a
sponge imbibes moisture.
2. To receive or absorb into the mind and retain; as, to imbibe
principles; to imbibe errors.
3. To saturate; to imbue. [Obs.] "Earth, imbibed with . . . acid." Sir
I. Newton.
Im*bib"er (?), n. One who, or that which, imbibes.
Im`bi*bi"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. imbibition.] The act or process of
imbibing, or absorbing; as, the post-mortem imbibition of poisons.
Bacon.
Im*bit"ter (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Imbittered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Imbittering.] [Pref. im- in + bitter. Cf. Embitter.] [Written also
embitter.] To make bitter; hence, to make distressing or more
distressing; to make sad, morose, sour, or malignant.
Is there anything that more imbitters the enjoyment of this life
than shame?
South.
Imbittered against each other by former contests.
Bancroft.
Im*bit"ter*er (?), n. One who, or that which, imbitters.
Im*bit"ter*ment (?), n. The act of imbittering; bitter feeling;
embitterment.
Im*blaze" (?), v. t. See Emblaze.
Im*bla"zon (?), v. t. See Emblazon.
Im*bod"y (?), v. i. [See Embody.] To become corporeal; to assume the
qualities of a material body. See Embody.
The soul grows clotted by contagion, Imbodies, and imbrutes.
Milton.
Im*boil" (?), v. t. & i. [Obs.] See Emboil.
Im*bold"en (?), v. t. See Embolden.
Im*bon"i*ty (?), n. [Pref. im- not + L. bonitas goodness.] Want of
goodness. [Obs.] Burton.
Im*bor"der (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Imbordered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Imbordering.] [Pref. im- in + border. Cf. Emborder.] To furnish or
inclose with a border; to form a border of. Milton.
Im*bosk" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Imbosked (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Imbosking.] [CF. It. imboscare to imbosk, imboscarsi to retire into a
wood; pref. im- in + bosco wood. See Boscage, and cf. Ambush.] To
conceal, as in bushes; to hide. [Obs.] Shelton.
Im*bosk", v. i. To be concealed. [R.] Milton.
Im*bos"om (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Imbosomed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Imbosoming.] [Pref. im- in + bosom. Cf. Embosom.] 1. To hold in the
bosom; to cherish in the heart or affection; to embosom.
2. To inclose or place in the midst of; to surround or shelter; as, a
house imbosomed in a grove. "Villages imbosomed soft in trees."
Thomson.
The Father infinite, By whom in bliss imbosomed sat the Son.
Milton.
Im*boss" (?), v. t. See Emboss.
Im*bos"ture (?), n. [See Emboss.] Embossed or raised work. [Obs.] Beau.
& Fl.
Im*bound" (?), v. t. To inclose in limits; to shut in. [Obs.] Shak.
Im*bow" (?), v. t. [Pref. im- in + bow. Cf. Embow.] To make like a bow;
to curve; to arch; to vault; to embow. "Imbowed windows." Bacon.
Im*bow"el (?), v. t. See Embowel.
Im*bow"er (?), v. t. & i. See Embower.
Im*bow"ment (?), n. act of imbowing; an arch; a vault. Bacon.
Im*box" (?), v. t. To inclose in a box.