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lissimus ac facilliinus sanguis. Vcllci. 
Nemoe nobis imbecillus fuit, indisposed, 
ill. —— IT Of the mind, soul, character, 
weak, imbecile, devoid of energy, inefficient, 
weak-headed, faint-hearted, de. Super- 
stitio imbecilli animi atque anilis, is a 
sign of a weak mind. Id. Ab imbecillis 
accUsatoribus accusari. Id. Rebus in- 
justis justos maxime dolere, imbecilli- 
bus fortes. Id. Dolores humili animo 
iinbecilloque ferre. Sencc. Quantulum 
sapienti damns, si iinbecillimis fortior 
est? -IT Of other things. Sallust. 
Regnum firmum, si boni eritis: si rnali, 
imbeciilum. Cels. Imbecillissimam ma- 
teriam esse omne olus, h. c. contains 
very little nourishment. Id. Ovummolle 
imbecillissim® materi® est, lo. e. offer¬ 
ing small resistance, very easy to digest. 
Plin. Imbecilla vina (opposed to valuta). 
Id. Anus terra, et ideo infecunda ad 
omnia, atque imbecilla. Cic. Imbecil- 
lior est medicina, quant morbus. Quin- 
til. Imbecilla frons, h. c. qu® non facile 
pudori resistit. Tacit. Imbecill® sus- 
piciones, weak, ill-founded. Id. Simula¬ 
cra vultus imbecilla sunt, frail, liable to 
decay. 
IMBeCILLITaS (imbecillus), atis, f. 
weakness, infirmity, feebleness, aSvvapia, 
aoSeveta. Cic. Interdum etiam huma- 
ni generis imbecillitatem fragilitatem- 
que extimescere. Id. Viriutn imbecil- 
litas. Id. Tulli® morbus et imbecillitas 
corporis. Id. Imbecillitas valetudinis. 
Sueton. Imbecillitate Augusti nuntiata, 
sickness, indisposition. - II Of the 
mind, and also of other things. Cws. 
animi. Plin. Ep. ingenii. Cic. con- 
silii. Id. magistratuum, h. e. in spirit. 
Tacit. Neque illos imbecillitatis dam- 
nandos, of a weak, pusillanimous spirit, 
of a faint heart. Cws. Imbecillitas ma- 
teri®, h. c. lightness of the sirlecture. Cic. 
Ornnis in imbecillitate est gratia et 
caritas, is the mark of an imperfect and 
frail nature, as human nature is. 
IMBeCILLITkR (imbecillis), adv. weak¬ 
ly, with some weakness ; feebly, languidly, 
faintly, da-3-rvcof. Cic. Imbeeillius hor¬ 
rent dolorem. Id. Imbeeillius assen 
tiuntur, not heartily, faintly or doubtingly. 
IMBeLLIa (imbellis), ®, f. unfitness fur 
2 war. Ocll. — Hence, the being unarmed, 
want of arms. Senec. 
IMBeLLIS (in & helium), e, adj. not suited 
1 to war, unwarlike, peaceful, unused to 
war, loving peace, drbXcpn;. Horal. 
Imbellis lyr® Musa potetis. Id. Grata 
feminis imbelli cithara carmina divides. 
Stat. Carmen imbelte secuti Thebarum 
muri, h. e. ntolle et pacificum. Taler. 
Flacc. Imbellis oliva, h. e. unwarlike, 
peaceful. Ovid. Imbelles dei, h. c. Ve¬ 
nus and Cupid. Id. Tres sumus im¬ 
belles, h. e. unarmed, defenceless, weak, 
unwarlike. Quintil. Imbellis fulgor auri 
argentique, h. e. ad munienduni ac de- 
fendendum ineptus. Tirg. (speaking 
of Priam) Telum imbelle sine ictu con- 
jecit, weak, powerless, ineffectual. Taler. 
Flacc. telum, not used in war for a long 
time. Liv. multitudo, h. e. mulieres. 
— Hence, not fit or afraid to fight, cow¬ 
ardly, dastardly, faint-lhcartrd, avavfipog. 
Cic. Nunquant fuga committendum est, 
ut imbelles timidique videamur. Liv. 
Ignavi et imbelles. Tacit. Cssorttm eo 
die in partibus nostris major numerus 
et imbellior (but it may be, less fit for 
war). —— IT Mso,free from war, peace¬ 
ful. Liv. annus. — Hence, calm, still, 
tranquil. Stat. fretum. Id. iEquor et 
imbelli recubant litora somno. 
IMBER (Spfipos), bris, m. rain, and espe¬ 
cially a heavy or violent rain, shower of 
rain, pelting rain, in which it differs 
from pluvia. Cic. CUti tectum, quo 
imbris vitandi causa succederet, nul¬ 
lum haberet. Cato. Qu® opera per irn- 
brem fieri potuerint, when it. rains. Cic. 
Erat hiems summa, teinpestas perfrigi- 
da, imber maximus. Id. Ita magnos 
et assiduos imbres habebamus. Ovid. 
Cadunt largi imbres. Tirg. Ingemi- 
nant austri, et densissimus imber. Id. 
Imber tortus, h. e. hail. Va.ler. Flacc. 
Magno incanuit imbre Caucasus, h. e. 
nive. — Hence, figur. a shower. Cic. 
lapidum, sanguinis, terr®, lactis. Tirg. 
Ferreus imber, an iron shower; a show¬ 
er of weapons. Stat. Gen® putres san- 
guineo imbre, h. e. with streams of blood. 
(But Cic. sanguineus, a shower of blood.) 
Ovid. Imbre per indignas cadente ge- 
nas, a shower of tears. -IT Also, rain¬ 
water. Tacit. Piscin® servandis im- 
bribus.-IT Also, a rain-cloud. Tirg. 
- IT Among the poets, for any water, 
as of the sea; also, for water in gene¬ 
ral. Tirg. Accipiunt (naves) inimi- 
cum imbrem, sea, waves. Enn. ap. 
Scrv. Imber Neptuni. Ovid. Coma 
imbre ®quoris madida. Tirg. Ami- 
cos irriget imbres, water. Lucret. Ex 
igni, terra, atque anima procrescere, et 
imbri, water, as an element. Ovid. 
Cum calidis perfunderis imbribus ar- 
tus, h. e. warm water. Lucret. Gelidus 
imber, cold water. - IT Ml. Imbre, 
and also Imbri. 
IMBERBIS (in & barba), e, adj. without a 
beard, beardless, atrdywv, ayeveiog. Cic. 
IMBeRBOS, a, ura, adj. same as Imberbis. 
3 Ilorat. 
IMBIBS (in & bibo), is, bibi, blbitum, 
a. 3. to diink in, imbibe, tigirivw. Plin. 
Is nidor per infurnibulum imbibitur. 
— Figur. to imbibe, conceive. Cic. Nisi 
de vobis malam opinionem animo im- 
bibisset. Liv. Tantum certamen ani- 
mis imbiberant. Anson. Ingenio im- 
bihere artes paternas. -IT Also, to 
resolve upon, determine. Liv. Neque 
immemor ejus, quod initio consulatus 
imbiberat. — With infin. Lucret. Q,ui 
petere a populo fasces s®vasque secures 
imbibit. Cic. Si imbiberit ilium ad 
suas conditiones perducere. 
TMBIT5 (in & bito), is, n. 3. to go into, 
3 enter. Plant.. Meant domum ne imbitas. 
IMBONITaS (in & bonitas), atis, f. in- 
3 convenience, badness, bad thing. Ter lull. 
IMBRaCTES (in & bracteo), as, avi, 
3 atum, a. 1. to cover with a leaf of metal. 
Ammian. statuas auro, to gild. 
IMBRASIDeS, ®, m. the son of Irnbrasusr 
Tirg. 
IMBREX (imber), icis, m. and f. a hollow¬ 
'll ed tile for carrying off the rain, a gutter- 
tile. Plin. Primus personas tegularum 
(tiles of the roof) extremis imbricibus 
imposuit. Plant. Tempestas venit: 
confringit tegulas, imbricesque. Plin. 
Pomorum calainos servari inter duos 
imbrices.-IT Also, a gutter. Colum. 
Rorem marinum imbricibus infusum 
prrebent {sc. apibus) libandum. 
IT Also, that which is like a gutter-tile or 
gutter. For instance, in Sueton. Ncr 
20. Q.ui plausuum genera ediscerent 
(bombos, et imbrices, et testas voca- 
bant), so called, perhaps, from the 
shape of the hand when chipping. Also, 
Tirg. Geo. 4, 295. Locum angusti irn- 
brice tecti, parietibusque premunt arc- 
tis, a roof arched like a gutter-tile (where, 
perhaps, there may be a reference to its 
small size). And, Amoh. Suspensum 
imbricem narium, h. e. the interior cavi¬ 
ty, divided by a membrane ; or, the parti¬ 
tion itself. Also, Martial. 2, 37, 2. 
Mammas suminis, imbricemque porci, 
h. e. as it is differently explained, auri- 
culam ; aut vulvam, aut vertebram aut 
costas. Also, Titruv. Imbrices, double 
key-stones. 
IMBRICATIM (imbrico), adv. like a gut- 
2 ter-tile. Plin. Imbricatim undata. 
IMBRICIT5R (imber & cieo or cio), 
3 oris, m. raising showers. Enn. ap. Ma¬ 
cro!). spiritus Austri. Macrob. Apollo 
deus imbricitor. 
IMBR1C5 (imbrex), as, avi, atum, a. 1. 
2 to cover with gutter-tiles. Sidon. —— 
IT Also, lmbricatus, a, um, formed like a 
gutter-tile, arched or hollowed like a gut¬ 
ter-tile; or, laid one upon another like 
gutter-tiles. Plin. Superne tantum im- 
bricatis vertebris. Id. Ungues simi® 
iinbricati. Id. Laurus folio per rnargi- 
nes imbricato. 
IMBRICOS (imber), a, um, adj. rainy, 
3 bringing rain, dpflpoipdpos. Plant. Aus 
ter imbricus. 
TMBRIDOS (Id.), a, um, adj. rainy. So- 
3 tin. C®lum imbridum. Pallad. Solum 
nimis imbridum. 
IMBRIFER (imber & fero), era, erum. 
2 adj. bearing orbringing rains, op/3po<t>6- 
p, if. Colum. Ubi c®li sunt imbriferi. 
Tirg Ver imbriferum. Martial. Im 
396 
bi'ifer Nilus, h. c. qui aquis exundanll. 
bus imbrium vices prrestat. (Why not 
swollen with rains, bearing the rains frm 
the mountains ?) 
IMBRIFIC5 (imber & facio), as, a. l,t a 
3 moisten or water with rain. Martian 
Capell. 
IMBROS, or -SS, i, f. an island of tk 
JEgcan sea, near Thrace. Plin _ Hence, 
Itnbrius, a, um, adj. Imbrian. Odd. 
terra. 
I MB 0 LB IT 5 (in & fib\/3iTov), as, a. 1 
to bedung. Lucil. ap. Fest. 
IMB08 {eppvw), is, ui, utum, a. 3. (prop, 
erly to fill, especially witlimoisture) towel 
dip, soak, steep, imbrue, saturate, moisten 
to such a degree that a color, odor, or the 
like , is imbibed (in which sense it may 
sometimes be rendered to stain, color 
dye, scent), ipfSpixw, ipPanrio. Colum. 
lanam liquoribus. Horat. Oscula qu* 
Venus nectare irnbuit. Plin. cados 
amurca. Tirg. Aram s®pe imhuet ag- 
nus, ft. c. shall stain with his blood (as a 
victim). Ovid. Gutturaque imbuerunt 
infantia lacte canino. Tirg. Sanguis 
novus irnbuit arma. Tellei. Hoc pri- 
mum anno sanguine consults Romani 
militis isnbut® manus sunt, stained, im¬ 
brued. Ovid, sagittas, to stain with 
one’s blood, be wounded by. Horat. Quo 
(odore) semel est iinbuta recens, serva- 
bit odorern testa diu, seasoned, imbued, 
scented. Ovid. Corpus imbutum necta¬ 
re. Cic. Imbuti sanguine gladii legio- 
num, vel madefacti potius. •—-II Hence, 
figur. to dip, imbue, steep, stain, taint, in¬ 
fect, fill. Cic. (luum semel gladium 
scelere imbuisset. Curt, aures mili- 
tum talibus promissis, to fill. (kid. 
Imbut® c®de manus. Cic. Bellum 
macula sceleris imbutum. Id. Bellum 
oinni odio imbutum. Id. Imbutus cru- 
delitate. Id. Imbutus superstitione. 
J. Herat. Sunt qui, formidine nulla imbu- 
li, spectent. Liv. Imbutus admiratio- 
ne, full of. impressed with. Tacit. Le- 
giones imbut® favore Othonis, alrndi] 
favoring Otha. Id. Lon go Ctesarum 
Sacramento imbutus, ft. e. used to, and, 
consequently, influenced by. -IT Also, 
of the young or inexperienced mind, to 
inspire or impress early, to accustom, inure, 
imbue, instruct, give (or seek to give)ataste 
for. Cic. Cluibus ille studiis ab ineun- 
te estate se imbuerat, in which he hud ex¬ 
ercised himself, to which he had accustomed 
himself. Id. Pueri animum tenerum 
bonis opinionibtis imbuere. Liv. Fieta- 
te omnium pectora imbuerat, had filled, 
impressed. JSTepos. Ut indulgendo tur- 
pissimis imbueretur cupiditatibus, w 
might be filled with ; these appetites might 
be instilled into or formed in him ■ Tacit. 
socios ad officia legurn, lo exhort, in¬ 
struct, accustom. III. rnilitem licentia 
s®vit:aque. Liv. Honeste genitnsjine- 
raliter educatos, servilibus vitns nnmi- 
isse. Curt. Paulatim servilibus minis- 
teriis victores tot gentiuin imbuere. 
Tacit.. Nec quicquam (A. e Necullare) 
prius imbuuntur, quam contemnere 
os. Cic. Nemo est tam iminams cujus 
mentem non imbuerit deormn opinio, 
ft., c. who has not entertained some belli]" 
the. gods. - So, also, Imbutus, a, um. 
Cic. Est hffic non scripta, sed .nata ex. 
ad quam non docti, sed facti; n 
stituti, sed imbuti sumus, initiate J, 
early infancy. Id. Extorquere ■ 
mis cognitiones verborum, Q ulb “ s .'™ 
buti sumus. Id. Nos ita a maonbus 
instituti atque imbuti sumus, i 
taught,, tutored, instructed. jaB 
trina liberaliter institutus, et . Q 
imbutus usu. — In P art . 1 . c ’}!® r ’ s |jahtly 
who have been but partial^ y nll iv inim- 
instructed, or have acquired J j K( . 
perfect knowledge or smattering. ^ 
ton. Quasi non perfectum Wten , 
imhutum, somewhat acquaw , ^ n(|1 
fcctly or partially informed. ", ^ nl 
dialecticis ne imbutus <l ull ^ n ‘ Lentil 
not so much as learned tic, ^ ^ 
Quintil. Litteris leviter imbatt% ^ 
tcrer in learning. ■ J' f > . as it 
the first trial of, be the fry ff c dicale- 
were, to initiate, consecntt- eor 
Ovid. Ipse tuum imbue °P U ?’f lA{ i,tll 
dedicate, your work, creep pf ere ter- 
yowrsclf. Tal. Flacc. Qui voiner 
