Emily Dickinson Lexicon

immure (-d), v. [Fr. < L.] (webplay: imprison).

Confine; incarcerate; enclose within walls.

imp (-s), n. [OE impa.]

Gremlin; fiend; little demon; evil spirit; devil's offspring; being from hell; creature who accompanies a witch.

impair, v. [OFr empeirer < L.] (webplay: witness).

impale (-ed), v. [Fr. empale-r < L. impālāre, to fence in.] (webplay: stake).

Thrust a pointed stake through; fix upon a stake thrust up through the body; [fig] impede; distress; hinder.

impalpable, adj. [Fr. < L. impalpābilis.] (webplay: feeling).

Incapable of being felt by the organs of touch; imperceptible to the touch; intangible; [fig] incomprehensible.

impanel (impanelled), v. [OFr < L. pannellus, piece of cloth.]

Fit as with panels; drape with curtains; [fig] filled with clouds.

impart (-s), v. [OFr impartir < L. share, communicate, bestow.]

Give, grant, or communicate; share a portion; to make known.

impassable, adj. [AngFr and MFr]

Impossible to traverse or travel through.

impassive, adj. [L. im + patior, capable of suffering.]

1. Having the quality of not feeling pain; subject or liable to suffering.
2. Naturally without sensation; inanimate; invulnerable. 1666 No Mirror could illuminate thee / Like that impassive stone

impatient, adj. [OFr < L. impatientem, suffering.] (webplay: restraint).

1. Want of endurance; failure to bear suffering with equanimity; irritable.
2. Intolerance of delay; restlessness of desire or expectation; restless longing or eagerness.