Word definition: 'imp' • Lucid Lexicon

imp

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Ancestral Lore

Ancestral Lore of imp

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

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