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Middle English impen, ympen "inoculate"

  • inoculate
    from in "in" + oculus "an eye"
    in the sense of "ingraft an eye or bud of one plant into (another), implant"
figuratively, archaic: to graft or implant (something other than a plant); to fix or set (something) in
Old English impian, ġeimpian "to graft"
  • to graft
    to cause (a scion) to unite with a stock
    to unite (scion and stock) to form a graft
Low German impen "to inoculate, to vaccinate"
Vulgar Latin imptus
Late Latin impotus "implanted"
Greek εμφυσώ (emfysó) "inculcate, implant"
εμφυτεύω (emfytévo) "implant"
imp noun
  • 9 Individuated 13 spacetime 16 intelligence/reason/thought (38/11)
  • a small demon; fiend
  • a mythological creature similar to a fairy or demon

impact noun
  • imp act
    • from Latin impactus
      imp + actus "act, performance (of play), delivery (of speech)"
  • the act of impinging; the force of impression of one body against another; collision; a significant or major effect

impair verb
  • imp air; to implant one's energy into something without authority or right
    • Early Medieval Latin impeiorare, imp + -eiorum inflection of -eius; from Ancient Greek adjectives in -ήϊος (epic form of Attic Greek -έϊος);
  • to diminish in function, ability, or quality; to weaken or make worse

impatient various
  • aroused imp; imp arousing (to/toward rousing)
    • 14th century, Old French impacient, from Latin impatiens
      imp + a- + cient "rousing" (Genitive cientis)
  • restless or short of temper especially under irritation, delay, or opposition
  • intolerant
  • eagerly desirous; anxious

impeach verb
  • imp summon; to ensnare and divert (attention), thus preventing the current flow of things
    • Late Latin impedicare, doublet of impacciare "hinder, prevent; distract, divert, intercept"
      imp + acciare, from ad- +‎ cieo "to send for, summon"
      or, see directly impede (below)
  • to fetter, catch, entangle
  • to cast doubt on
  • to charge with a crime or misconduct

impede verb
  • imp devour/consume (of energy)
    • imp + ede
      from Latin edo, edere "destroy, eat away, consume, devour"
      ede! is the singular imperative form
  • to retard in movement or progress by means of obstacles or hindrances; obstruct; hinder

impedance noun
  • imposed appropriation; resistance due to an external, uninvited intrusion into natural currents/flow
  • hindrance
  • Electricity: the total opposition to alternating current by an electric circuit, equal to the square root of the sum of the squares of the resistance and reactance of the circuit and usually expressed in ohms. Symbol: Z

imperator noun
  • an established, authoritative imp
    • imp + e(x)- "from, of" + ratus "established, authoritative, fixed"
  • an absolute or supreme ruler
  • a commander in chief or emperor of the ancient Romans

imperial adjective
  • of, relating to, or belonging to the imp master
    • imp + erial, imp + eri + -al
      -eria, Interlingual suffix that forms nouns from nouns, denoting a place,craft, or behavior; -erial, suffix forms adjectives from such nouns
      from Latin erus, eri "master, owner" + -al adjective suffix "of, relating to, or characterized by"
  • of, relating to, or belonging to an empire, esp. of or belonging to a specific empire
  • sovereign; regal, imperious
  • of superior or unusual size or excellence

impiety noun
  • imp law
    • from Latin impietas, which is from impius
      imp + ius
      Latin ius "law, right"
  • the quality or state of being impious: irreverence

impinge verb
  • to obtrude (in imp-style)
    • imp + inge
      from Latin ingero "thrust, obtrude, hurl, inflict"
  • encroach, infringe
  • to strike or dash especially with a sharp collision

implant verb
  • to insert the external into the internal; to invert natural positions
  • to fix or set securely or deeply
  • to set permanently in the consciousness or habit patterns; inculcate
    • inculcate
      to teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions
  • to insert in living tissue (as for growth, slow release, or formation of an organic union)

import verb & noun
    • imp + ort
      from Latin orior, oriri, ortus (verb) "descend, spring from, be born/created, proceed/be derived from" and ortus (noun) "beginning/dawning; ancestry, source"
  • as a verb:
    • to bring from a foreign or external source
    • to bear or convey as meaning or portent; signify, imply
  • as a noun:
    • something that is imported; importation
    • importance, especially relative importance
    • purport, signification

imposition, imposing noun
  • imp hate, imp loathing/aversion
    • imp + osi + -tion
      from Latin osi (inflection of ōsus) "hate, dislike, have an aversion towards"
  • something imposed: such as levy, tax, or an excessive or uncalled-for requirement or burden
  • deception
  • the act of imposing

impotent adjective
  • imp-opposed (?)
    • imp + ôtent
      Middle French ôtent, from ôter "take away, remove, to deprive"
      from Latin obsto "oppose, hinder"
  • lacking the power or ability to accomplish, control, or influence something; powerless, helpless

impress various
    • from Latin impressus, past participle of imprimere, imp + rima, rimae "a cleft, crack, fissure", also used for female genitalia
  • to affect especially forcibly or deeply
  • to apply with pressure so as to imprint
  • to produce (something, such as a mark) by pressure
  • to levy or take by force for public service
  • to procure or enlist by forcible persuasion; force

imprecation adjective
  • calling down of curses; evoking evil
    • from Latin imprecatio
      imp + re- + cation
      re-, in Latin, can mean "back, backwards" or "un-, de-" or "again
      cation "positively charged ion" (1834), Latinized form of Greek kation "going down"
  • curse
  • the act of imprecating (evoking evil on)

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KAROLVS IMP AVG
A denarius (silver coin) of Charlemagne, dated circa 812–814, with the inscription KAROLVS IMP AVG, “Karolus Emperor Augustus”

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