Part 5634

<h1>Impresario</h1> <Xpage=738>

<hw>Im`pre*sa"ri*o</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Impresarios</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[It., from <ets>impresa</ets> enterprise.]</ety> <def>The projector, manager, or conductor, of an opera or concert company.</def>

<h1>Imprescriptibility</h1> <Xpage=738>

<hw>Im`pre*scrip`ti*bil"i*ty</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>imprescriptibilit\'82</ets>.]</ety> <def>The quality of being imprescriptible.</def>

<h1>Imprescriptible</h1> <Xpage=738>

<hw>Im`pre*scrip"ti*ble</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>im-</ets> not + <ets>prescriptible</ets>: cf. F. <ets>imprescriptible</ets>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Not capable of being lost or impaired by neglect, by disuse, or by the claims of another founded on prescription.</def>

<blockquote>The right of navigation, fishing, and others that may be exercised on the sea, belonging to the right of mere ability, are <b>imprescriptible</b>. <i>Vattel (Trans. )</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Not derived from, or dependent on, external authority; self-evidencing; obvious.</def>

<blockquote>The <b>imprescriptible</b> laws of the pure reason. <i>Colerridge.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Imprescriptibly</h1> <Xpage=738>

<hw>Im`pre*scrip"ti*bly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>In an imprescriptible manner; obviously.</def>

<h1>Imprese</h1> <Xpage=738>

<hw>Im*prese"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A device. See <er>Impresa</er>.</def>

<blockquote>An <b>imprese</b>, as the Italians call it, is a device in picture with his motto or word, borne by noble or learned personages. <i>Camden.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Impress</h1> <Xpage=738>

<hw>Im*press"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Impressed</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Impressing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. <ets>impressus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>imprimere</ets> to impress; pref. <ets>im-</ets> in, on + <ets>premere</ets> to press. See <er>Press</er> to squeeze, and cf. <er>Imprint</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To press, stamp, or print something in or upon; to mark by pressure, or as by pressure; to imprint (that which bears the impression).</def>

<blockquote>His heart, like an agate, with your print <b>impressed</b>. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To produce by pressure, as a mark, stamp, image, etc.; to imprint (a mark or figure upon something).</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>Fig.: To fix deeply in the mind; to present forcibly to the attention, etc.; to imprint; to inculcate.</def>

<blockquote><b>Impress</b> the motives of persuasion upon our own hearts till we feel the force of them. <i>I. Watts.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>4.</b> <ety>[See <er>Imprest</er>, <er>Impress</er>, <tt>n.</tt>, 5.]</ety> <def>To take by force for public service; <as>as, to <ex>impress</ex> sailors or money</as>.</def>

<blockquote>The second five thousand pounds <b>impressed</b> for the service of the sick and wounded prisoners. <i>Evelyn.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Impress</h1> <Xpage=738>

<hw>Im*press"</hw>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <def>To be impressed; to rest.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>Such fiendly thoughts in his heart <b>impress</b>. <i>Chaucer.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Impress</h1> <Xpage=738>

<hw>Im"press</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Impresses</plw> <tt>(<?/)</tt>.</plu> <p><b>1.</b> <def>The act of impressing or making.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A mark made by pressure; an indentation; imprint; the image or figure of anything, formed by pressure or as if by pressure; result produced by pressure or influence.</def>