Imbricated () Lying over each other in regular order, so as to \"break joints,\" like tiles or shingles on a roof, the scales on the leaf buds of plants and the cups of some acorns, or the scales of fishes; overlapping each other at the margins, as leaves in aestivation.

Imbricated () In decorative art: Having scales lapping one over the other, or a representation of such scales; as, an imbricated surface; an imbricated pattern.

Imbricate () To lay in order, one lapping over another, so as to form an imbricated surface.

Imbrication () An overlapping of the edges, like that of tiles or shingles; hence, intricacy of structure; also, a pattern or decoration representing such a structure.

Imbricative () Imbricate.

Imbrocadoes () of Imbrocado

Imbrocado () Cloth of silver or of gold.

Imbrocata () Alt. of Imbroccata

Imbroccata () A hit or thrust.

Imbroglios () of Imbroglio

Imbroglio () An intricate, complicated plot, as of a drama or work of fiction.

Imbroglio () A complicated and embarrassing state of things; a serious misunderstanding.

Imbrown () To make brown; to obscure; to darken; to tan; as, features imbrowned by exposure.

Imbureed () of Imbrue

Imbureing () of Imbrue

Imbrue () To wet or moisten; to soak; to drench, especially in blood.

Imbruement () The act of imbruing or state of being imbrued.

Imbruted () of Imbrute

Imbruting () of Imbrute

Imbrute () To degrade to the state of a brute; to make brutal.

Imbrute () To sink to the state of a brute.

Imbrutement () The act of imbruting, or the state of being imbruted.

Imbued () of Imbue

Imbuing () of Imbue

Imbue () To tinge deeply; to dye; to cause to absorb; as, clothes thoroughly imbued with black.

Imbue () To tincture deply; to cause to become impressed or penetrated; as, to imbue the minds of youth with good principles.

Imbuement () The act of imbuing; the state of being imbued; hence, a deep tincture.

Imburse () To supply or stock with money.

Imbursement () The act of imbursing, or the state of being imbursed.

Imbursement () Money laid up in stock.

Imbution () An imbuing.

Imesatin () A dark yellow, crystalline substance, obtained by the action of ammonia on isatin.

Imide () A compound with, or derivative of, the imido group; specif., a compound of one or more acid radicals with the imido group, or with a monamine; hence, also, a derivative of ammonia, in which two atoms of hydrogen have been replaced by divalent basic or acid radicals; -- frequently used as a combining form; as, succinimide.

Imido () Pertaining to, containing, or combined with, the radical NH, which is called the imido group.

Imitability () The quality of being imitable.

Imitable () Capble of being imitated or copied.

Imitable () Worthy of imitation; as, imitable character or qualities.

Imitableness () The state or quality of being imitable; worthness of imitation.

Imitancy () Tendency to imitation.

Imitated () of Imitate

Imitating () of Imitate

Imitate () To follow as a pattern, model, or example; to copy or strive to copy, in acts, manners etc.

Imitate () To produce a semblance or likeness of, in form, character, color, qualities, conduct, manners, and the like; to counterfeit; to copy.

Imitate () To resemble (another species of animal, or a plant, or inanimate object) in form, color, ornamentation, or instinctive habits, so as to derive an advantage thereby; sa, when a harmless snake imitates a venomous one in color and manner, or when an odorless insect imitates, in color, one having secretion offensive to birds.

Imitation () The act of imitating.

Imitation () That which is made or produced as a copy; that which is made to resemble something else, whether for laudable or for fraudulent purposes; likeness; resemblance.

Imitation () One of the principal means of securing unity and consistency in polyphonic composition; the repetition of essentially the same melodic theme, phrase, or motive, on different degrees of pitch, by one or more of the other parts of voises. Cf. Canon.

Imitation () The act of condition of imitating another species of animal, or a plant, or unanimate object. See Imitate, v. t., 3.

Imitational () Pertaining to, or employed in, imitation; as, imitational propensities.

Imitative () Inclined to imitate, copy, or follow; imitating; exhibiting some of the qualities or characteristics of a pattern or model; dependent on example; not original; as, man is an imitative being; painting is an imitative art.

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