Emily Dickinson Lexicon

IM-PARK', v.t. [in and park.]

To inclose for a park; to make a park by inclosure; to sever from a common. Johnson.

IM-PARK'ED, pp.

Confined in a park.

IM-PARK'ING, ppr.

Inclosing in a park.

IM-PARL', v.i. [Norm. emperler; in and Fr. parler, to speak.]

To hold mutual discourse; appropriately, in law, to have license to settle a lawsuit amicably; to have delay for mutual adjustment. Blackstone.

IM-PARL'ANCE, n.

1. Properly, leave for mutual discourse; appropriately, in law, the license or privilege of a defendant, granted on motion, to have delay of trial, to see if he can settle the matter amicably by talking with the plaintif, and thus to determine what answer he shall made to the plaintif's action. Hence,
2. The continuance of a cause till another day, or from day to day. Blackstone.

IM-PAR-SON-EE', a.

A parson imparsonee, is a parson presented, instituted and inducted into a rectory, and in full possession. Blackstone.

IM-PART', v. [L. impertior; in and partio, to divide; from pars, a part.]

1. To give, grant or communicate; to bestow on another a share or portion of something; as, to impart a portion of provisions to the poor.
2. To grant; to give; to confer; as, to impart honor or favor.
3. To communicate the knowledge of something; to make known; to show by words or tokens. Gentle lady, / When first I did impart my love to you. Shak. Milton.

IM-PART'ANCE, n.

Communication of a share; grant.

IM-PART-A'TION, n.

The act of imparting or conferring. [Not much used.] Chauncery.

IM-PART'ED, pp.

Communicated; granted; conferred.

IM-PAR'TIAL, a. [in and partial, from part, L. pars.]

1. Not partial; not biased in favor of one party more than another; indifferent; unprejudiced; disinterested; as, an impartial judge or arbitrator.
2. Not favoring one party more than another; equitable; just; as, an impartial judgment or decision; an impartial opinion.

IM-PAR'TIAL-IST, n.

One who is impartial. [Little used.] Boyle.

IM-PAR-TIAL'I-TY, n. [imparshal'ity.]

1. Indifference of opinion or judgment; freedom from bias in favor of one side or party more than another; disinterestedness. Impartiality is indispensable to an upright judge.
2. Equitableness; justice; as, the impartiality of a decision.

IM-PAR'TIAL-LY, adv.

Without bias of judgment; without prejudice; without inclination to favor one party or side more than another; equitably; justly.

IM-PART-I-BIL'I-TY, n.

1. The quality of not being subject to partition.
2. The quality of being capable of being communicated.

IM-PART'I-BLE, a. [Sp. impartible; in and partible.]

1. Not partible or subject to partition; as, an impartible estate. Blackstone.
2. [from impart.] That may be imparted, conferred, bestowed or communicated. Digby.

IM-PART'ING, ppr.

Communicating; granting; bestowing.

IM-PART'MENT, n.

The act of imparting; the communication of knowledge; disclosure. Shak.

IM-PASS'A-BLE, a. [in and passable. See Pass.]

That can not be passed; not admitting a passage; as, an impassable road, mountain or gulf. Milton. Temple.

IM-PASS'A-BLE-NESS, n.

The state of being impassable.

IM-PASS'A-BLY, adv.

In a manner or degree that prevents passing, or the power of passing.

IM-PAS'SI-BLE, a. [Fr. impassible; Sp. impasible; impassibilis, from passus, patior, to suffer.]

Incapable of pain, passion or suffering; that can not be affected with pain or uneasiness. Whatever is destitute of sensation is impassible. Though naked and impassible, depart. Dryden.

IM-PAS'SION, v.i. [in and passion.]

To move or affect strongly with passion.

IM-PAS'SION-A-BLE, a.

Easily excited to anger; susceptible of strong emotion.

IM-PAS'SION-ATE, a.

1. Strongly affected.
2. Without passion or feeling. Burton.