Emily Dickinson Lexicon

IM-MIN'GLED, pp.

Mixed; mingled.

IM-MIN'GLING, ppr.

Mixing; mingling

IM-MI-NU'TION, n. [L. inuninutio, tnuninuo; in and nuo, to lessen.]

A lessening; diminution; decrease. Ray.

IM-MIS-CI-BIL'I-TY, n. [L. immisceo; in and misted, to mix.]

Incapacity of being mixed.

IM-MIS'CI-BLE, a. [in and miscible.]

Not capable of being mixed. Med. Repos.

IM-MIS'SION, n. [L. immissio, immitto; in and motto, to send.]

The act of sending or thrusting in; injection; contrary to emission.

IM-MIT', v.t. [L. immitto; in and motto, to send.]

To send in; to inject. Greenhill.

IM-MITI-GA-BLE, a. [in and mitigate.]

That can not be mitigated or appeased. Harris.

IM-MIT'I-GA-BLY, adv.

In an immitigable manner.

IM-MIT'TED, pp.

Sent in; injected.

IM-MIT'TING, ppr.

Sending in; injecting.

IM-MIX', v.t. [in and mix.]

To mix; to mingle.

IM-MIX'A-BLE, a.

Not capable of being mixed. Trains.

IM-MIX'ED, or IM-MIXT, a.

Unmixed. Herbat.

IM-MIX'ING, ppr.

Mingling.

IM-MO-BIL'I-TY, n. [Fr. unmobiliti; L. inunobilitas, from immobile; in and mobilis, from movers to move.]

Unmovableness; fixedness in place or state; resistance to motion. Arbuthnot.

IM-MODER-A-CY, n.

Excess. Brarn.

IM-MODER-ATE, a. [L. inimoderatus; in and moderatus. See Moderate.]

Exceeding just or usual bounded; not confined to suitable limits; excessive; extravagant; unreasonable; as, immoderate demands; excessive passions, cares or grief.

IM-MODER-ATE-LY, adv.

Excessively; to an undue degree; unreasonably; as, to weep immoderately.

IM-MODER-ATE-NESS, n.

Excess; extravagance. Shelford.

IM-MOD'ER-A-TION, n.

Excess; want of moderation. Hammond.

IM-MODEST, a. [Fr. immodesty; L. immodestus; in and modest us, modest. See the latter.]

1. Literally, not limited to due bounds. Hence, in a general sense, immoderate; exorbitant; unreasonable; arrogant.
2. Appropriately, wanting in the reserve or restraint which decency requires; wanting in decency and delicacy. It immodest to treat superiors with the familiarity that is customary among equals.
3. Wanting in chastity; unchaste; lewd; as, en immodest female.
4. Impure; indelicate; as, an immodest thought. Dryden.
5. Obscene; as, an immodest word.

IM-MOD'EST-LY, adv.

Without due reserve; indecently; unchastely; obscenely.

IM-MOD'ES-TY, n. [L. immodestia.]

1. Want of modesty; indecency; unchastity.
2. Want of delicacy or decent reserve.

IM-MO-LATE, v.t. [Fr. immoler; immolo, to sacrifice in and mole; meal sprinkled with salt, which was thrown on the head of the victim.]

1. To sacrifice; to kill, as a victim offered in sacrifice. Boyle.
2. To offer in sacrifice. Now immolate the tongues and mix the wine. Pope.