v. t.
Imprecate the vengeance of Heaven on the guilty empire. Mickle. [ 1913 Webster ]
In vain we blast the ministers of Fate,
And the forlorn physicians imprecate. Rochester. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. imprecatio: cf. F. imprécation. ] The act of imprecating, or invoking evil upon any one; a prayer that a curse or calamity may fall on any one; a curse. [ 1913 Webster ]
Men cowered like slaves before such horrid imprecations. Motley.
a. Of the nature of, or containing, imprecation; invoking evil;
n. Lack of precision. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. [ Cf. F. impregner. See Impregnate. ] To impregnate; to make fruitful. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
His pernicious words, impregned
With reason. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
Semele doth Bacchus bear
Impregned of Jove. Dr. H. More. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The quality or state of being impregnable; invincibility. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ F. imprenable; pref. im- not + prenable pregnable, fr. prendre to take, L. prehendere. See Comprehend, Get to obtain. ] Not to be stormed, or taken by assault; incapable of being subdued; able to resist attack; unconquerable;
The man's affection remains wholly unconcerned and impregnable. South.
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a. [ See Impregnate. ] (Biol.) Capable of being impregnated, as the egg of an animal, or the ovule of a plant. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ See Impregnate. ] That which impregnates. [ R. ] Glanvill. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Pref. im- not + pregnant. ] Not pregnant; unfertilized or infertile. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]