Emily Dickinson Lexicon

IM-MENSITY, n.

1. Unlimited extension; an extent not to be measured; infinity. By the power we find in ourselves of repeating, as often as we will, any idea of space, we get the idea of immensity. Locke.
2. Vastness in extent or bulk; greatness.

IM-MEN-SUR-A-BIL'I-TY, n. [from immensurable.]

The quality of not being capable of measure; impossibility to be measured.

IM-MEN'SUR-ATE, a.

Unmeasured. W. Montagu.

IM-MERGE, v.t. immerj'. [L. inunergo; in and mergo, to plunge.]

1. To plunge into or under a fluid. [See Immerse, which is generally used.]
2. v. i. To enter the light of the sun, as a star, or the shadow of the earth, as the moon.

IM-MERG'ED, pp.

Plunged into.

IM-MERG'ING, ppr.

Entering or plunging into.

IM-MER'IT, n.

Want of worth. [Not used]

IM-MER'IT-ED, a.

Unmerited. [Not used.]

IM-MERIT-OUS, a.

Undeserving. [Not used.]

IM-MERSE, v.t. [immers'. L. immersus, from immergo; in and mergo, to plunge.]

1. To put under water or other fluid; to plunge; to dip.
2. To sink or cover deep; to cover wholly; as, to be immersed in a wood. Dryden.
3. To plunge; to overwhelm; to involve; to engage deeply; as, to immerse in business or cares. It is impossible for a man to have a lively hope in another life, and yet be deeply immersed in the enjoyment of this. Atterbury.

IM-MERS'ED, pp.

Put into a fluid; plunged; deeply engaged; enveloped in the light of the sun, as a star, or in the shadow of the earth, as the moon. Im-MERS-ING, ppr. Plunging into a fluid; dipping; over-whelming; deeply engaging.

IM-MERSION', n.

1. The act of putting into a fluid below the surface; the act of plunging into a fluid till covered.
2. The state of sinking into a fluid.
3. The state of being overwhelmed or deeply engaged; as, an immersion in the affairs of life. Atlerbtay.
4. In astronomy, the act of entering into the light of the sun, as a star, so as to be enveloped and invisible to the eye; Or the state of being so enveloped. Also, the entrance of the moon into the shadow of the earth, at the commencement of an eclipse; or the state of being enveloped in the shadow. It is opposed to emersion. The time when a star or planet is so near the sun as to be invisible; also, the moment when the moon begins to be darkened, and to enter the shadow of the earth. Eller.

IM-MESH', v.t. [in and mesh.]

To entangle in the meshes t of a net, or in a web. Observe whether the fly is completely immeshed. The spider used his efforts to immesh the scorpion. Goldsmith.

IM-MESHED, pp.

Entangled in meshes or webs.

IM-MESH'ING, ppr.

Entangling in meshes or webs.

IM-ME-THODIC-AL, a. [in and methodical. See Method.]

Having no method; without systematic arrangement; out order or regularity; confused. Addison.

IM-ME-THOD'IC-AL-LY, adv.

Without order or regularity; irregularly.

IM-ME-THOD'IC-AL-NESS, n.

Want of method; confusion.

IM'MI-GRANT, n.

A person that removes into a country for the purpose of permanent residence.

IM'MI-GRATE, v.i. [L. immigro; in and migro, to immigrate.]

To remove into a country for the purpose of permanent residence. [See Emigrate.] Belknap.

IM-MI-GRA'TION, n.

The passing or removing into a country for the purpose of permanent residence.

IM-MI-NENCE, n. [L. imminentia, immineo, to hang over.]

Properly, a hanging over, but used by Shakspeare for impending evil or danger. [Little used.]

IM-MI-NENT, a. [L. imnunais, from immineo, to hang over; in and minor, to threaten. See Menaced.]

Literally, shooting over; hence, hanging over; impending; threatening; near; appearing as if about to fall on; used of evils; as, imminent danger; imminent judgments, evils or death. Hooker. Milton.

IM'MI-NENT-LY, adv.

Impendingly; threateningly.

IM-MIN'GLE, v.t. [in and mingle.]

To mingle; to mix; to unite with numbers. Thomsen.