ILL, il, _adj._ (comp. _worse_; superl. _worst_) evil, bad: contrary to
good: wicked: producing evil: unfortunate: unfavourable: sick: diseased:
improper: incorrect: cross, as temper.--_adv._ not well: not rightly: with
difficulty--(_rare_) ILL'Y.--_n._ evil: wickedness: misfortune.--_Ill_,
when compounded with other words, expresses badness of quality or
condition, as 'ill-advised,' 'ill-affected,' 'ill-disposed,' &c.--_adj._
ILL'-BESEEM'ING (_Shak._), unbecoming.--_n._ ILL'-BLOOD, ill-feeling:
resentment.--_adjs._ ILL'-BOD'ING, inauspicious; ILL'-BRED, badly bred or
educated: uncivil.--_n._ ILL'-BREED'ING.--_adjs._ ILL'-CONDIT'IONED, in bad
condition: churlish; ILL'-FAT'ED, bringing ill-fortune; ILL'-FAURD
(_Scot._), ILL'-F[=A]'VOURED, ill-looking: deformed: ugly.--_n._
ILL'-F[=A]'VOUREDNESS, state of being ill-favoured: deformity.--_adjs._
ILL'-GOT, -TEN, procured by bad means; ILL'-HAIRED (_Scot._) cross-grained;
ILL'-JUDGED, not well judged; ILL'-LOOK'ING, having a bad look;
ILL'-MANNED', insufficiently provided with men; ILL'-N[=A]'TURED, of an ill
nature or temper: cross: peevish.--_adv._ ILL'-N[=A]'TUREDLY.--_ns._
ILL'-N[=A]'TUREDNESS, the quality of being ill-natured; ILL'NESS, sickness:
disease.--_adjs._ ILL'-OFF, in bad circumstances; ILL'-[=O]'MENED, having
bad omens: unfortunate; ILL'-STARRED, born under the influence of an
unlucky star: unlucky; ILL'-TEM'PERED, having a bad temper: morose:
fretful: (_Shak._) disordered; ILL'-TIMED, said or done at an unsuitable
time.--_v.t._ ILL'-TREAT, to treat ill: to abuse.--_n._ ILL'-TURN, an act
of unkindness or enmity.--_adj._ ILL'-USED, badly used or treated.--_ns._
ILL'-WILL, unkind feeling: enmity; ILL'-WISH'ER, one who wishes harm to
another.--_adj._ ILL'-WREST'ING, misinterpreting to disadvantage.--GO ILL
WITH, to result in danger or misfortune; TAKE IT ILL, to be offended. [From
Ice. _illr_, a contraction of the word which appears in A.S. _yfel_, evil.]
ILLAPSE, il-laps', _n._ a sliding in: the entrance of one thing into
another.--_v.i._ to glide. [L. _illapsus_--_illabi_--_in_, into, _labi_, to
slip, to slide.]
ILLAQUEATE, i-lak'w[=e]-[=a]t, _v.t._ to ensnare.--_adj._
ILLAQ'UEABLE.--_n._ ILLAQUE[=A]'TION.
ILLATION, il-l[=a]'shun, _n._ act of inferring from premises or reasons:
inference: conclusion.--_adj._ IL'LATIVE, denoting an inference: that may
be inferred.--_adv._ IL'LATIVELY. [Fr.,--L. _illation-em_--_inferre_,
_ill[=a]tum_--_in_, in, into, _ferre_, to bear.]
ILLAUDABLE, il-law'da-bl, _adj._ not laudable or praiseworthy.--_adv._
ILLAU'DABLY.
ILLEGAL, il-l[=e]'gal, _adj._ contrary to law.--_v.t._ ILL[=E]'GAL[=I]SE,
to render unlawful.--_n._ ILLEGAL'ITY, the quality or condition of being
illegal.--_adv._ ILL[=E]'GALLY.
ILLEGIBLE, il-lej'i-bl, _adj._ that cannot be read: indistinct.--_ns._
ILLEG'IBLENESS, ILLEGIBIL'ITY.--_adv._ ILLEG'IBLY.
ILLEGITIMATE, il-le-jit'i-m[=a]t, _adj._ not according to law: not born in
wedlock: not properly inferred or reasoned: not genuine.--_n._
ILLEGIT'IMACY.--_adv._ ILLEGIT'IM[=A]TELY.--_n._ ILLEGITIM[=A]'TION, the
act of rendering, or state of being, illegitimate.
ILLIBERAL, il-lib'[.e]r-al, _adj._ niggardly: mean, narrow in
opinion.--_v.t._ ILLIB'ERALISE.--_n._ ILLIBERAL'ITY.--_adv._ ILLIB'ERALLY.
ILLICIT, il-lis'it, _adj._ not allowable: unlawful: unlicensed.--_adv._
ILLIC'ITLY.--_n._ ILLIC'ITNESS. [L. _illicitus_--_in_, not, _licitus_,
pa.p. of _lic[=e]re_, to be allowable.]
ILLIMITABLE, il-lim'it-a-bl, _adj._ that cannot be bounded: infinite.--_n._
ILLIM'ITABLENESS.--_adv._ ILLIM'ITABLY.--_n._ ILLIMIT[=A]'TION.--_adj._
ILLIM'ITED.
ILLIQUATION, il-li-kw[=a]'shun, _n._ the melting of one thing into another.
[L. _in_, into, _liqu[=a]re_, -_[=a]tum_, to melt.]
ILLISION, il-lizh'un, _n._ the act of striking against. [L.
_illision-em_--_illid[)e]re_--_in_, in, _læd[)e]re_, to strike.]
ILLITERAL, il-lit'[.e]r-al, _adj._ not literal.
ILLITERATE, il-lit'[.e]r-[=a]t, _adj._ not learned: uninstructed:
ignorant.--_n.pl._ a term used to designate those persons who are unable to
read or write or both.--_adv._ ILLIT'ERATELY.--_ns._ ILLIT'ERATENESS,
ILLIT'ERACY, state of being illiterate: want of learning.
ILLOGICAL, il-loj'i-kal, _adj._ contrary to the rules of logic.--_adv._
ILLOG'ICALLY.--_n._ ILLOG'ICALNESS.
ILLUDE, il-l[=u]d', _v.t._ to play upon by artifice: to deceive. [O.
Fr.,--L. _illud[)e]re_--_in_, upon, _lud[)e]re_, to play.]
ILLUME. See ILLUMINE.
ILLUMINATE, il-l[=u]'min-[=a]t, _v.t._ to light up: to enlighten: to
illustrate: to adorn with ornamental lettering or illustrations.--_adj._
enlightened.--_adj._ ILL[=U]'MINABLE, that may be illuminated.--_adj._ and
_n._ ILL[=U]'MINANT.--_n.pl._ ILLUMIN[=A]'T[=I], the enlightened, a name
given to various sects, and especially to a society of German Freethinkers
at the end of the 18th century.--_n._ ILLUMIN[=A]'TION, act of giving
light: that which gives light: splendour: brightness: a display of lights:
adorning of books with coloured lettering or illustrations: (_B_.)
enlightening influence, inspiration.--_adj._ ILL[=U]'MINATIVE, tending to
give light: illustrative or explanatory.--_n._ ILL[=U]'MINATOR, one who
illuminates, esp. one who is employed in adorning books with coloured
letters and illustrations.--_vs.t._ ILL[=U]'MINE, ILL[=U]'ME, to make
luminous or bright: to enlighten: to adorn.--_ns._ ILL[=U]'MINER, an
illuminator; ILL[=U]'MINISM.--_adj._ ILLUM'INOUS, bright. [L.
_illumin[=a]re_, -_[=a]tum_--_in_, in, upon, _lumin[=a]re_, to cast
light--_lumen_ (=_lucimen_)--_luc[=e]re_, to shine, light.]
ILLUSION, il-l[=u]'zhun, _n._ a playing upon: a mocking: deceptive
appearance: false show: error.--_n._ ILL[=U]'SIONIST, one who is subject to
illusions: one who produces illusions, as sleight-of-hand tricks, for
entertainment.--_adjs._ ILL[=U]'SIVE, ILL[=U]'SORY, deceiving by false
appearances: false.--_adv._ ILL[=U]'SIVELY.--_n._ ILL[=U]'SIVENESS. [See
ILLUDE.]
ILLUSTRATE, il-lus'tr[=a]t, or il'us-tr[=a]t, _v.t._ to make distinguished:
to make clear to the mind: to explain: to explain and adorn by
pictures.--_adj._ (_Shak._) renowned.--_n._ ILLUSTR[=A]'TION, act of making
lustrous or clear: act of explaining: that which illustrates: a picture or
diagram.--_adjs._ ILLUS'TRATIVE, ILLUS'TRATORY, having the quality of
making clear or explaining.--_adv._ ILLUS'TRATIVELY.--_n._
ILLUS'TRATOR.--_adj._ ILLUS'TRIOUS, morally bright, distinguished: noble:
conspicuous: conferring honour.--_adv._ ILLUS'TRIOUSLY.--_n._
ILLUS'TRIOUSNESS. [L. _illustr[=a]re_, _-[=a]tum_, to light
up--_illustris_, prob. _in_, in, _lux_, _lucis_, light.]
I'M, [=i]m, a contraction of _I am_.
IMAGE, im'[=a]j, _n._ likeness: a statue: an idol: a representation in the
mind, an idea: a picture in the imagination: (_optics_) the figure of any
object formed by rays of light.--_v.t._ to form an image of: to form a
likeness of in the mind.--_adj._ IM'AGELESS, having no image.--_ns._
IMAGERY (im'[=a]j-ri, or im'[=a]j-er-i), the work of the imagination:
mental pictures: figures of speech: (_orig._) images in general;
IM'AGE-WOR'SHIP, honour paid in worship to graven or painted
representations of sacred persons or things. [O. Fr.,--L. _imago_, image;
cf. _imit[=a]ri_, to imitate.]
IMAGINE, im-aj'in, _v.t._ to form an image of in the mind: to conceive: to
think: (_B._) to contrive or devise.--_v.i._ to form mental images: to
conceive.--_adj._ IMAG'INABLE, that may be imagined.--_n._
IMAG'INABLENESS.--_adv._ IMAG'INABLY.--_adj._ IMAG'INARY, existing only in
the imagination: not real: (_alg._) impossible.--_n._ IMAGIN[=A]'TION, act
of imagining: the faculty of forming images in the mind: that which is
imagined: contrivance.--_adj._ IMAG'IN[=A]TIVE, full of imagination:
proceeding from the imagination.--_ns._ IMAG'IN[=A]TIVENESS; IMAG'INER;
IMAG'INING, that which is imagined. [O. Fr. _imaginer_--L.
_imagin[=a]ri_--_imago_, an image.]
IMAGO, i-m[=a]'g[=o], _n._ the last or perfect state of insect life: an
image or optical counterpart of a thing. [L.]
IMÂM, i-mam', IMAUM, i-mawm', _n._ the officer who in Mohammedan mosques
recites the prayers and leads the devotions of the faithful--in Turkey also
superintending circumcisions, marriages, and funerals. [Ar. _im[=a]m_,
chief.]
IMBANK, im-bangk'. Same as EMBANK.
IMBAR, im-bär', _v.t._ to exclude.
IMBARK, im-bärk', _v.i._ Same as EMBARK.
IMBATHE, im-b[=a]th', _v.t._ (_Milt._) to bathe.
IMBECILE, im'be-s[=e]l, _adj._ without strength either of body or mind:
feeble: fatuous.--_n._ one destitute of strength, either of mind or
body.--_n._ IMBECIL'ITY, state of being imbecile: weakness of body or mind.
[O. Fr. _imbecile_--L. _imbecillis_; origin unknown.]
IMBED, im-bed', _v.t._ See EMBED.
IMBELLISHING, _n._ (_Milt._). Same as EMBELLISHMENT.
IMBIBE, im-b[=i]b', _v.t._ to drink in: to absorb: to receive into the
mind.--_v.i._ to drink, absorb.--_ns._ IMBIB'ER; IMBIBI'TION. [L.
_imbib[)e]re_--_in_, in, into, _bib[)e]re_, to drink.]
IMBITTER, im-bit'[.e]r, _v.t._ See EMBITTER.
IMBLAZE, im-bl[=a]z', _v.t._ obsolete form of _emblaze_.
IMBODY, im-bod'i. See EMBODY.
IMBOIL, im-boil', _v.i._ Same as EMBOIL.
IMBORDER, im-bor'd[.e]r, _v.t._ Same as EMBORDER.
IMBOSOM, im-b[=oo]z'um. See EMBOSOM.
IMBOUND, im-bownd', _v.t._ Same as EMBOUND.
IMBOW, im-b[=o]', _v.t._ Same as EMBOW.
IMBRANGLE. See EMBRANGLE.
IMBRICATE, im'bri-k[=a]t, _v.t._ to lay one over another, as tiles on a
roof.--_adj._ bent like a gutter-tile: (_bot._) overlapping each
other.--_n._ IMBRIC[=A]'TION, a concave indenture, as of a tile: an
overlapping of the edges: ornamental masonry. [L. _imbric[=a]re_,
_-[=a]tum_--_imbrex_, a gutter-tile--_imber_; a shower.]