IMP 
under any thing, want of patience or en¬ 
durance, drXrjo-ia. Plin. Frigorum im- 
patientia villis inhorrescere. Tacit. Ne 
ipse ad impatientiam dilaheretur. Suet. 
an am impatientiam nause®, et moles- 
tiam navigandi vitasset. Apul. Veneris, 
h. c. morce in concubitu. -IT Also, 
tonpassiblcness, insensibility, unsuscepti¬ 
bleness, apathy. Senec. who renders by 
this word the Greek dnaSciu. 
IMPaVIDe (impavidus), adverb, without 
fi fear, fearlessly, courageously, undaunt¬ 
edly, Lie. Et poculo impavide 
exhausto haud ita multo post exspiravit. 
IMPAVIDOS (in & pavidus), a, urn, adj. 
2 fearless, undaunted, unterrified, intrepid, 
dauntless, with a firm heart, dSeys. Horat. 
Si fractus illabatur orbis, impavidum fe- 
rient ruin®. Liv. Pectora semper impa- 
vida. Senec. Impavidos ducere somnos. 
iMPeCCaBILIS (in & peceo), e, adj. 
3 without fault or sin, faultless, sinless, 
dvauaprym;. Oell. 
IMPeCCaNTIA (in & peccantia), ®, f. 
3 freedom from fault or sin, faultlessness, or 
sinlessness, dvapapryaia. Hieron. 
IMPEDATIS (impedo), onis, f. a propping 
2 or undersetting, of a vine, for instance. 
Colum. 
IMPEDIC5 (in & pedica), as, avi, atum, 
3 a. 1. to entangle, catch, fetter, iurroSl^w. 
Ammian. 
IMPEDIMENT6S0S (impediinentum), a, 
um, adj. impedimentis abundans. Cas- 
siodor. 
IMPEDIMENTS! (impedio), i, n. that 
which entangles or hampers one, a shackle, 
impediment, burden, ipirdSitrpa. Senec. 
Compeditos primo ®gre ferre onera et 
impedimenta crurum. — Hence, the bag¬ 
gage or luggage of an army or a travel¬ 
ler 5 ; and sometimes, also, the beasts of 
burden ; and sometimes the men attached 
to the baggage, &c. are included in the 
significationof the word. Cws. Ad im¬ 
pedimenta et carros suos se contulerunt. 
Cic. Clodius expeditus in equo, nulla 
rheda, nullis impedimentis. Id. auum 
veheretur in rheda, vulgi magno im¬ 
pedimenta (but Ed. Em. omits vul- 
a-i). Frontin. Interfectis omnibus im¬ 
pedimentis. Veget. Impedimenta sub 
signis ordinanda duxerat. — In general, 
a hindrance, impediment, obstruction, bar, 
obstacle. Cic. Demosthenes impedi¬ 
menta natur® superavit. Cats. Hec res 
non est impediment loco, stands in the 
way, is an obstacle or hindrance. So, Cic. 
Ad dicendum impedimenta est ®tas et 
pudor. Quintil. Studiis impedimenta 
sunt. Cws. Gallis magno ad pugtiam 
erat impedimenta, quod, &c. Hirt. 
Nullius periculi timorem multitudim 
fore impedimenta, quominus. Cic. Im- 
pedimentum alicui rei inferre, and, 
Tacit, afferre, and, Pandect, facere. 
‘IMPED!5 (in & pes ; and properly used 
of the feet, hence, of the body in gene¬ 
ral), is, ivi and li, Itum, a. 4. to en¬ 
tangle, hamper, shackle, ipirodtgio, ipn 
caw. Plant, se in plagas. Ovid. Illis 
(h. e. visceribns) crura quoque impediit. 
Id. Impediunt vincula pedes, shackle. 
Plaut. pisoes reti. Phiedr. In silva ini- 
peditus cornibns.-IT Hence, figur. to 
entangle, involve, hamper , shackle, em¬ 
barrass, perplex, confound, bring into 
difficulty. Terent. ttui me et se hisce 
impedivit nuptiis. Id. Tot me impe¬ 
diunt cur®, qu® meum animum divorse 
trahunt, perplex, embarrass. Cic. Ipse 
te impedies. Id. Alicujus causam stul- 
tissimis interrogationibus impedire, to 
confound, perplex. Id. Mentem dolore 
impedire. Id. Animus s®pe nimia co- 
pia, inopia etiam nonnunquam impedi¬ 
tus. Id. Quanquam eram maximis oc- 
cupationibus impeditus. Id. Nec fu- 
, riosi, nec domesticis malis impediti, 
involved in, taking part in. Id. Invidia 
atque obtrectatione impediri, to be led 
astray, to be confounded. Id. Nisi te im- 
pedivisti, sc. negotiis, have involved or 
. en<r aired yourself; or, have hampered your¬ 
self ; 1- Hence, of a place, to render impas¬ 
sable, block up, fortify against the enemy. 
Liv. saltum munitionibus. Curt, ea, 
qu® plana sunt, novo munimenti genere. 
__-IT Also, to surround, envelop, encircle, 
clasp. Ovid, aliquem amplexu. Id. V it- 
taimpedit comas. Horat. caput myrto. 
IMP 
Id. medium crus pellibus. Ovid. Frenis 
impediuntur equi, arc bridled. -IT Al¬ 
so, to involve or fold in each other. Virg. 
orbes orbibus. -- IT Also, to hinder, 
prevent, stop, debar, obstruct, impede. 
Ovid. Lacrim® vocem impediere, check¬ 
ed, stopped. Cic. Me quotidie aliud ex 
alioimpedit: sed si me expediero, &c. 
Id. Omnia removentur, qu® obstant et 
impediunt. Id. Impedire aut tardare 
profectionem. Ovid, cursum gravitate 
oneris. Cic. Solutio ( payment ) impedi- 
tur. Sulpic. ad Cic. auod religione se 
impediri dicerent. Cic. Impediri a re- 
publ. bene gerenda. Id. Nos, qui ab 
delectatione omni negotiis impedimur. 
Plin. aliquem ab opere. Tacit, aliquem 
fuga, h. c. a fuga. Cic. Utere tuo ju- 
dicio: nihil enim impedio, am not in 
your way. Id. Nec retas impedit, quo- 
minus teneamus. Id. Impedior, ne 
d i cam, from speaking. Auct. ad Herenn. 
Ne quid impediare, quin progredi pos- 
sis. — With infin. Cic. Pudor impedit 
exquirere. Id. Uuort me impediat sequi. 
— So, Id. Nullius amicitia impediri ad 
propulsanda pericula. — Governing the 
dative. Varr. Novitati non impedit 
consuetudo. - IT Inque pediri, for 
impedirique. Lucret. -IT See, also, 
Impeditus, a, um. 
IMPEDITI5 (impedio), onis, f. a shackling, 
3 hindering, obstruction, hindrance. Cic. 
IMPEDIT5 (frequentat. from impedio), as, 
3 a. 1. to impede, hinder, interfere with. Stat. 
TMPEDITQR (impedio), oris, m. an cn- 
3 tangler, involver, obstruct.er. Augustin. 
IMPEDITOS, a, um, particip. from impe¬ 
dio. - IT Adj. involved, impeded, ob¬ 
structed, burdened, retarded, intricate, con¬ 
fused, embarrassed, difficult, straitened. 
Liv. miles, so heavily laden that he cannot 
fight. Cws. Aggressi hostes impeditos 
in flumine, not having their hands free. 
Liv. agmen, h. e. which carries baggage, 
loaded with baggage ; the opposite of 
expeditus. Hirt. Silv® undique impe- 
ditissim®, difficult of passage, intricate. 
Id. Impeditissima itinera, difficult of 
passage, blocked up. Liv. Saltus arc- 
tior et impeditior. Brut, ad Cic. Locus 
impeditissimus ad iter faciendum, diffi¬ 
cult, presenting obstacles. Cic. Impedita 
reip. tempora, confused, embarrassed. 
Quintil. oratio, overburdened with epi¬ 
thets, &c. Liv. Tarda nomina et ini 
peditiora inertia debitorum, quam facul 
tatibus, more difficult to recover. Hirt. 
Impeditiores ad receptutn, less free, 
more obstructed. Cic. Q,uid horum non 
impeditissimum ? h. e. plurimum im¬ 
pediment! afferens.-IT Inque pedi- 
tus, for impeditus. Lucret. 
IMPED8 (in & pedo), as, a. 1. to underset, 
2 prop, support by props, ipnreddo). Colum 
vineam. 
IMPELL8 (in fe pello), is, puli, pulsum, 
a. 3. to push, drive, press, force against, in¬ 
to or forward, to urge on or against, to set 
in motion, propel in any direction, impel, 
irrwSeio. Virg. navem remis, to pro¬ 
pel by oars, row it. So, Id. marmor 
(7t. e. mare) remis, to press or push the 
sea with oars, to strike. Id. Impellite 
reinos, ply your oars. Id. Impulit ar- 
ma, struck, set in motion by striking (in 
reference to the custom of striking the 
shield with the spear, before a battle). 
Horat. Impellunt anim® lintea, the 
winds impel or swell the sails. Plin. sues, 
to drive into the place, bring in. Virg. Ze- 
phyris impellentibus undas, driving , 
agitating. Ovid. Iihpuls® segetes Aqui- 
lonibus, h. e. mot®. Virg. Sonus im¬ 
pulit antes, struck, reached. Ovid, auras 
mugitibus, to strike. Id. sagittam nervo, 
to shoot, impel. Id. ferrum in meos 
penates. Senec. Lapis impellat hume- 
ros, press, urge, bear against. Horat. 
aliquem sermone, to assail, interrupt. 
Plin. florem, to put forth, send out. 
Ovid. Chord® impuls® pollice, struck. 
Lucret. sensus, to strike. Virg. montem 
in latus, strike. Cic. auum ignavi® 
ratio te in fugam atque in latebras im- 
pelleret, drive. — Hence, to drive, bring 
or lead into. Cic. aliquem in hunc ca¬ 
sual ( misfortune ). Auct. B. Afric. vos 
in magnum periculum.-IT Also, to 
push so as to throw down, to overthrow, 
overturn, precipitate. Lucan. Nodosa 
402 
IMP 
impellitur ilex. Cic. Prscipitantem im- 
pellamus, et perditum prosternamus 
give him a push as he goes down, h. e' 
add to his misfortunes, complete his ruin 
Tacit. Reluctantis et iinpuls® (conju- 
gis) cernebantur, precipitated, thrown 
headlong. — Hence, Impellere hostes 
to make to yield, break, put to flight. Liv. 
and Vellei. — Also, Virg. labanteni 
animum alicujus, to bring to yield. Lu¬ 
can. Impulsuin bellum, h. e. profliga- 
tuin, nearly brought to a dose. Plin. 
Iininenso momenta ad impellendos mo¬ 
res, to overthrow, corrupt. -H Also 
to move to any thing, induce, impel, lead 
on, incite, instigate, urge, persuade, se¬ 
duce, egg on, stimulate, influence. Cic. 
Nisi eum Dii iinmortales in earn men¬ 
tem impulissent, ut, &c. Id. auie te 
causa in sermonem iinpulisset. Id. 
Cffisarein in spem consulatus. Id. Vo- 
luntates impellere quo velit. Quintil. 
Initio movendus est judex, et siimmo 
impellendus. Cic. aliquem ad scelue, 
ad bellum, ad artem, ad injuriam faci- 
endam. Id. in fraudem. Justin, in 
c*dem, in bellum. Cic. aliquem, ut, 
&c. Virg. Cassandr® impulsus furiis, 
impelled, induced. Cic. Nullo impellen- 
te. Cws. Impulsi a suis principibus. 
Id. Furore atque amentia impulsus, 
impelled, moved, incited by; or it may be 
rendered, out. of madness. Id. Hac im¬ 
pulsi occasione, induced, influenced. — 
With infin. Virg. au® mens impulit 
cingi ? Stat. Impellunt credere Parcc. 
IMPENDE5 (in & pendeo), es, n. 2. to 
hang over, or above, overhang, mMtjiai, 
eirapraopai. Cic. Gludium e lacunari 
demitti jnssit, ut impenderet illius bead 
cervicibus. Id. Saxum impendereTan- 
talo. Plant, fragm. Nucem impemlere 
super tegulas. Pandect. Arbor impendet 
in ffideS or ®dibus, or without case. 
Cic. Impendentium montium altitudi- 
nes.-U Figur. to impend, hover over , 
threaten, be near, be imminent. Cic. li¬ 
cet omnes in me terrores impendeant. 
Plaut. Tant® in te impendent ruin®. 
Cic. Omnibus terror impendet. Id. 
Tantum reipubl. sceleris impendere a 
consulibus, non suspicabar. — And 
without case. Cic. Ut ea, qu® partim 
jam adsunt, partim impendent, mode¬ 
rate feramus. Id. Iinpendebat fames, 
c®des, direptio. Virg. Vento impen- 
dente. Id. Pluvia impendente. - 
With accus. by the force of the prepo¬ 
sition. Terent. Tanta te impendent 
mala, threaten , await . 
TMPENDIo, ablat. of impendium, is used 
I adverbially, much, very much, grcatlij, 
tto\v, lupdtpa, and is usually joined 
with comparatives. Terent. Impenaio 
magis animus gaudebat mihi. Put»■ 
Minus minusque impendio curare, cic. 
At ille impendio nunc magis odit bena- 
tum. Oell. Nonne hoc impendio venust 
tius gratiusque est, quam si diceret, &c.. 
— With verbs. Apul. Cum impend® 
excusarem. Id. Impendio commover • 
IMPeNDIoSuS (impendium), 
3 spending or consuming too _ much. mn. 
IMPENDIUM (impendo), u, n. money W 
targe, Xffif ’ 
sibi instituisset sine impendio. 
Ep. Impendia maxima facere. M 
pendium reddere. Qumtd. R P , _ 
rationem impendiorum, qu® ®““ djo 
tionem contulerat. Phl lr]l L, u 
fossarum munire vineam, by - 
the expense, of digging ditches. ■ 
lo impendio constat. Pandit m 
pendia procuratione oculi vi t at :. 
Suo impendio dare, at his w j 
— Hence, generally, <»iaay, e»mw 
tion. Plin. Messes " npe rs. 
dit, si computetur imp 
__L IT Also, that which is paidM ^ 
of money, interest, usury. : < an i 
et impendium recusare, P irr f pen dii3 
interest. - Figur. _ Cic. Cl . W tui 
etiam augere possmaus m 
muneris. - IT Also, cost, n. ^ 
detriment, damage. Cun. b f 
parvo impendio, immortaUtaMDi 
daturos. Id. Tantulo impendio 
victoria stetit, b0 iiiiiq« e 
Plin. Multationonmsiovium 
impendio dicebatur. 
OViui** . 
Quintil. ProbiW 
