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<hw>Im*pact"ed</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Driven together or close.</def>

<cs><col>Impacted fracture</col> <fld>(Surg.)</fld>, <cd>a fracture in which the fragments are driven into each other so as to be immovable.</cd></cs>

<h1>Impaction</h1> <Xpage=733>

<hw>Im*pac"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>impactio</ets> a striking : cf. F. <ets>impaction</ets>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Surg.)</fld> <def>The driving of one fragment of bone into another so that the fragments are not movable upon each other; <as>as, impaction of the skull or of the hip</as>.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>An immovable packing; <fld>(Med.)</fld>, a lodgment of something in a strait or passage of the body; <as>as, <ex>impaction</ex> of the fetal head in the strait of the pelvis; <ex>impaction</ex> of food or feces in the intestines of man or beast.</as></def>

<h1>Impaint</h1> <Xpage=733>

<hw>Im*paint"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To paint; to adorn with colors.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> "To <i>impaint</i> his cause."

<i>Shak.</i>

<h1>Impair</h1> <Xpage=733>

<hw>Im*pair"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp & p. p.</tt> <er>Impaired</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Impairing</er>.]</wordforms> <altsp>[Written also <asp>empair</asp>.]</altsp> <ety>[OE. <ets>empeiren</ets>, <ets>enpeiren</ets>, OF. <ets>empeirier</ets>, <ets>empirier</ets>, F. <ets>empirer</ets>, LL. <ets>impejorare</ets>; L. pref. <ets>im-</ets> in + <ets>pejorare</ets> to make worse, fr. <ets>pejor</ets> worse. Cf. <er>Appair</er>.]</ety> <def>To make worse; to diminish in quantity, value, excellence, or strength; to deteriorate; <as>as, to <ex>impair</ex> health, character, the mind, value</as>.</def>

<blockquote>Time sensibly all things <b>impairs</b>. <i>Roscommon.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>In years he seemed, but not <b>impaired</b> by years. <i>Pope.</i></blockquote>

<syn>Syn. -- To diminish; decrease; injure; weaken; enfeeble; debilitate; reduce; debase; deteriorate.</syn>

<h1>Impair</h1> <Xpage=733>

<hw>Im*pair"</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To grow worse; to deteriorate.</def>

<i>Milton.</i>

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<hw>Im"pair</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>impair</ets> uneven, L. <ets>impar</ets>; <ets>im-</ets> not + <ets>par</ets> equal.]</ety> <def>Not fit or appropriate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Impair</h1> <Xpage=733>

<hw>Im*pair"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Diminution; injury.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Impairer</h1> <Xpage=733>

<hw>Im*pair"er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who, or that which, impairs.</def>

<h1>Impairment</h1> <Xpage=733>

<hw>Im*pair"ment</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>enpeirement</ets>, OF. <ets>empirement</ets>.]</ety> <def>The state of being impaired; injury.</def> "The <i>impairment</i> of my health."

<i>Dryden.</i>

<h1>Impalatable</h1> <Xpage=733>

<hw>Im*pal"a*ta*ble</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Unpalatable.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<h1>Impale</h1> <Xpage=733>