IMP 
IMPRSC5R (in & precor), aris, atus sum, 
2 dep. 1. to wish or pray for something to 
some one; commonly, in a bad sense, to 
imprecate, caU down upon one’s head, 
Karapctopiii. Virg. litora litoribus 
contraria. Plin. Diras Pompeio impre- 
cari. Quintil. declam. Imprecari debili¬ 
tates. Martial. Hoc tibi pro meritis, et 
talibus imprecor ausis, ut, &c-IT In 
a good sense. Apul. salutem ei, wish 
him health. Petron. Uttotus mihi popu- 
jus bene imprecetur. - IT Also, to 
pray to, call upon, invoice. Apul. incre- 
menta solis. 
IMPReNSIBILIS (in & prendo), e, adj. 
3 incomprehensible. Oell. Alii aliter leg. 
IMPReSSe (impressus), adv. strongly, 
3 forcibly, with effect, impressively, emphati¬ 
cally. Tertull. Alte et impresse recogi- 
tare. Cal. Aurel. Dehinc rursus defri- 
candus, tenacius quidem, sed non im- 
pressius. 
1MPRESSI5 (imprimo), onis, f. apressing 
in or into; a stamping upon, an impressing, 
dqjloh'). Cic. Cum visa in animos impri- 
rauntur, non vos id dicere, inter ipsas 
impressiones nihil interesse, sed inter 
species, et quasdam formas eorum. Apul. 
Initium omnium corporum materiam es¬ 
se : hanc signari impressione formarum. 
Cic. Expianata impressio vocum, h. e. 
clear articulation, distinct expression. — 
And passively. Augustin. Impressiones 
nummorum.-IT In war, an assault, 
attack, shock, onset, brunt, irruption, in¬ 
rod, implying a giving way or retreat 
on the part of the enemy. Varr. Hos- 
tes impressionem facere coeperunt in 
castra. Lie. Hastati non ferentes im¬ 
pressionem Latinorum, se ad principes 
recepere. Id. Dant impressionem, 
make an attack, press in. Id. Dein vali- 
da impressione pulsi, terga vertunt. 
Hirt. Impressionem facere in fines hos- 
tium, an irruption, inroad. — Figur. 
force, violence, assault. Cic. Aliquem 
vi atque impressione evertere.-U Al¬ 
so, emphasis, stress, percussion of the 
voice. Cic.. - U Also, an impression, 
stamp, form impressed or stamped. 
Apul. 
xMPReSSBS, us, m. same as Impressio. 
3 Prudent. 
IMPReSSBS, a, um, particip. from impri- 
3mo.-IT Adj. (of in & pressus), not 
pressed. Propert. Impressis uberibus, 
not pressed, not milked, as some ex- 
_ plain it. 
IMPRIMIS (in & primus, for in primis), 
adv. especially, eminently, particularly. 
Cic. — Frequently, written separately, 
in primis. See Primus. 
IMPRIM5 (in k premo), is, essi, essum, 
"t a. 3. to press into, stick or stamp into; to 
press upon, impress, imprint, stamp, ivrv- 
mu. Cic. Sus rostro si humi A litte- 
ram imprimeret. Id. Vestigium ubi 
lmprimas, non habes. Id. Vestigia in 
aliquo loco impressa. Id. sigilla in 
cera. Petron. Convertite liuc manus, 
nnprirmte mucrones, infix, thrust. Ho- 
rat. Imprimere dente notam labris, to 
leave the mark of the teeth upon. Colum. 
vulnus, to make, inflict. Lucan, dentes 
lciu. Horat. aratrum muris, plough up 
the place where the walls had been. Virrr. 
pecori signum, to imprint, brand. Martial. 
oscula, to imprint a kiss. Valcr. Flacc. 
pressus dorso alicu jus, to walk on the back. 
Exempta scutula cortici, imprimi- 
: ® x , a la - cortex par, is introduced, 
m 1 e f' Vlr g- Pes collo impresses, 
“ upon ; Id - Impresso genu ni- 
“V es)ftl , u P° n - Cic. Sulcus altius 
impressus, ploughed, sunk, pressed. — 
l he construction is also varied ; thus, 
tieia Italic 11 V r 7 St f" s ‘"'Pressit,/or ves- 
aiiimnm c' 11 Im Pnmi, quasi ceram, 
Lin T-ij’ m . cera ’ receives impressions. 
ml S T° SU0 iln P r ^ss, im- 
vZ ’crT Pe - ' markrd ' h ‘ e ' scalcd " 
sl-naim. ro»-o lmpreSSUS . SIgnis ! for cui 
In L; sasunt \—Figur. to impress. 
pressit not W notl °nein deorum im- 
Enet if- ^ Vis,lm °bjoctum 
«iams,«cie, n qU H‘v lg ' labit in animo 
primuntur! r / L ,i ^' sa ‘ n an .' m °s im- 
t°usm m L imp ' ying ■ (i "rew‘| S ity reiP M 1 "£ 
‘tampJ uZZZ impreSS ‘ att l ue inust i. 
P t p cssed, so as to seem natu- 
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IMP 
ral and not assumed. Id. Memoria ta- 
buiis publicis impressa, impressed, so as 
to be visible, clear, evident.. -IT Sim- 
ply, to press. Pers. Cippus imprimit 
ossa.-IT Also, to press to or against; 
to press to one’s self. Propert. Ini pressa 
(ipsa) siccabat lumina lana, li. e. by ap¬ 
plying the wool to her eyes. Plin. Ubi 
videt stirpem, imprimenscorpus, venam 
vulnerat. — Also, to affix. Plin. tabu- 
las parieti. -- IT Also, to engrave. 
Virg. Nefas ilnpressum. -IT Simply, 
to dig, sink. Pallail. puteum. 
IMPRABaBILIS (in & probabilis), e, adj. 
1 not worthy of approbation, objectionable, 
exceptionable; it may sometimes be ren¬ 
dered, improbable, not capable of proof. 
Cels. Rationes sequi non improbahiles. 
Senec. AIFectus sunt motus animi im- 
probabiles, subiti, et concitati. Plin. 
Haud improbabili argumento. Pandect. 
Non improbabilis mos. 
iMPRSBaBILITER (improbabilis), adv. 
3 in an exceptionable or unsatisfactory man¬ 
ner; or, improbably. Sidon. 
UVIPR8BaTI 5 (improbo), onis, f. a show- 
1 ing to be unworthy of approbation ; a dis¬ 
crediting, disapproving, disapprobation, 
rejection, blame. Cic.' Accusatoris erit, 
improbatione hominis uti. Anct. ad 
Hnrenn. Improbatio testium. Cic. Si- 
cili® omne frumentum improbas; ista 
omnis improbatio, &c. 
IMPROBaTOR (Id.), oris, m. one who 
3 disapproves; a condenmer. Apul. 
IMPROBaTOS, a, um, particip. from im¬ 
probo. 
IMPRSBe (improbus), adv. badly, wrong - 
ly, poorly, unskilfully. Oell. Inscitia 
improbe dicentium, qu® non intelligunt. 
-IT Also, not uprightly, badly, wick¬ 
edly, unjustly, in an unprincipled man¬ 
ner, dishonestly, shamelessly, villanously, 
nouripdis. (Tic. Multa scelerate, niulta 
audaciter, multa improbe fecisti. Id. 
Est aliquid, quod improbius fieri potest. 
Id. Improbissime tractare aliquem. 
Id. Pr®da improbe parta. Id. Im¬ 
probissime respondere, impudently, in. a 
barefaced manner. Plaut. Improbe ro- 
gare. Publ. in mimis ap. Oell. Improbe 
Neptunum accusat, qui iterum naufra- 
gium facit, unjustly. Plin. Ep. Tantum 
mihi copiarum tuo nomine datum est, 
quas omnes improbe quidem, accepi 
tamen, h. e. rudely, coldly; or, without 
shame, presumptuously. - IT Also, 
largely, greatly, enormously, immoderate¬ 
ly. Sueton. lie quodam ’(homine) im¬ 
probius nato, remarkably well-furnished 
in one particular. Marcell. Empir. Ad 
eos, quibus intestinum improbe promi- 
net.-IT Also, wantonly, lasciviously. 
Catull. and Petron. 
IMPROBITAS (Id.), atis, f. bad quality, 
poorness; of wild apples, for instance. 
Plin. -IT Also, wickedness, dishonesty, 
knavery, depravity, improbity, unfairness, 
perverseness, irovqp'ia. Cic. Non ita, ut 
sperarunt mali, aiacris exsultat improbi- 
tas in victoria. Id. Cum te alicujus 
improbitas perversitasque commoverit. 
Id. Improbitas /Ebutii, illegal violence. 
-IT Also, boldness, hardiness, temerity, 
audacity, presumption, impudence, shame¬ 
lessness. Qnintil. Improbitas licet ad- 
versario molesta sit, judici invisa est. 
Ovid. Improbitas muneris instar habet. 
Plin. Mirum, quo procedat improbitas 
cordis humani. Cic. si mi®. — Also, 
voracity, ravenousness joined with boldness. 
Plin. Adversus improbitatem alitum se- 
mina depascentium. 
IMPR5BITER, same as Improbe. 2 Petron. 
IMPR5BIT8, as, frequentat. from impro- 
3 bo, of the same signification. Oell. 
IMPR0B5 (in &. probo), as, avi, atom, 
a. I. to show, prove or represent to be un* 
worthy of approbation; to throw discredit 
upon.; to disapprove, reject , condemn, 
disallow, airoSoKipdiju). Cic. Vitam 
ejus accusator improbare debebit, show 
to be wicked or objectionable. Id. Ex his 
sequendas esse alias, alias iinprobamlas. 
Id. Ego ista studia non improbo, niode- 
rata modo sint. Id. H®c improbantur 
a Peripateticis, a Stoicis defenduntur. 
Plin. Virgilius terrain non improbat 
vitibus. Id. Sardonyches f®culent® 
improbantur, are not esteemed. Cas. 
Curio utrumque improbans consilium. 
409 
Pandect. Facere aliquid improbatum, 
prohibited, unlawful. Apul. Juvenis ino- 
ruin improbatus, h. e. ob mores. - 
IT Also, to contemn, ridicule, deride. 
Ovid. Improbat has (nymphas) pastor. 
-IT Also, to make void, rescind. Cic. 
judicium sacerdotis. -IT Plant. Im- 
jirobant ingeniuin, h. e. show to be evil or 
worthless; or, otherwise, make wicked, 
corrupt (si lectio certa). 
i MPRoBtSI.OS (dimin. from improbus), 
3 a, um, adj. somewhat dishonest or knavish, 
a little bold or presuming. Juvenal. 
IMPR8BSS (in & probus), a, um, adj. not 
good, bad, of bad quality, poor, miserable. 
Plant. Improb® merces. Martial, pa- 
nis. Plaut. Postes improbiores. Id. 
Semper improbus nihilque sis, vile, 
worthless, abject, of no account. -IT In 
a moral sense, bad, wicked, dishonest, 
knavish, villanous, malicious, depraved, 
ungodly, unprincipled, unjust, unfair, not 
equitable, rrivqpo;, nasbi. Cic. 1 mpre- 
bus homo et perfidiosus. Plaut. Impro- 
bi et scelesti. Brutus ad Cic. Hcmo 
nequissimus atque improbissimus. Cic. 
Te ipsum quodam modo hie violavit, 
cum in me tain improbus fuit. Plaut. 
Improbis improbum esse. Id. Impro- 
bum esse ab ingenio, naturally bad. Cic. 
I inprobissiina lex, most unjust. Quint.il. 
Improba causa. Plaut. Improba facta 
facere. Cic. Improbum testamentum, 
not according to law. Ovid. Improba 
verba, li. e. perjura. — Also, malicious, 
roguish, arch. Horat. Improba anus. 
Martial. Q.u®rit compositos manus iin- 
proba mittere talos. --IT Also, beyond 
the common measure. — Hence, u -real, 
violent, vehement, urgent, excessive, im¬ 
moderate, immense, enormous. Virg. 
Eabor improbus omnia vincit, unceasing, 
persevering, obstinate. Id. rabies ven- 
tris, li. e. insatiable hunger. Id. anser, 
anguis, insatiable, greedy, voracious, rav¬ 
enous. So, Stat. Improba connubii. 
Martial. Ingenti fruor improboque som- 
no. Quint'd. spes. Sallust, patibulum, 
very high. Valer. Flacc. arva, immeasu¬ 
rable, vast, great. Senec. Austro flante, 
imber improbior est, is more violent. 
Stat. Hominem super improbus exit, 
very tall. Plin. villus, very long. Se¬ 
nec. Lacern® coloris improbi, rich, su¬ 
perb.' Virg. Improbe amor, quid non 
mortalia pectora cogis ? — Also, bold, 
daring, courageous; commonly, in a 
bad sense, audacious, presumptuous, im¬ 
pudent, shameless. Plin. Ep. Audax 
h®c, non tamen improba, quia secreta 
contentio. Stat. Assurgentemaliopuer 
improbus ictu perculit. Virg. /Eneas 
equitum levia improbus arma = pr®misit: 
quaterent campos (which may be boldly 
or cunningly). Senec. Quo apertior 
adulatio, quo improbior, hoc citius ex- 
pugnat. Qi Until. Perfricare faciem, et 
quasi improbam facere. Martial. Im¬ 
proba non fuerit si mea charta, dato, 
h. e. libellus supplex si inverecundus 
non fuerit. Sueton. Oris improbi homo. 
Plin. Improbum ausum. — Also, wan¬ 
ton, lewd, lascivious, licentious, indecent. 
Ovid, verba, and carmina. Martial. 
satureia, exciting lust -Also, maliern, 
cruel. Virg. amor. Id. puer. Id. ora 
(leonis). But these may perhaps be all 
referred to other significations. — Im- 
prohus seems sometimes to be only a 
milder expression for impius, scelestus, 
h. e. accursed, outrageous, detestable, 
wicked, shameless, &c. 
IMPRoCeRBS (in & procerus), a, um, adj. 
2 not tall, low of stature, piupos, PpaYvs. 
Tacit, and Oell. 
IMPRoCRKaBIEIS (in & procreo), e, adj. 
3 that cannot he procreated. Apul. 
IMPROFeSSBS (in & professus), a, um, 
2 adj. not having professed or declared him¬ 
self to be something. Sueton. Defere- 
bantur qui vel iinprofessi Judaicam in- 
tra urhem viverent vitam, without pro¬ 
fessing Judaism. Pandect. Si quis im- 
professus servus fuerit. —— IT Passive- 
ly, Quin til. declam. 341, in the super¬ 
scription. Quod quis improfessum 
transtulerit. 
IMPRSMISCCOS, or IMPRoMiSCOS (in 
3 & promiscuus or promiscus), a, um, adj. 
unmingled, unqualified, genuine, pure. 
Oell. in his versihus suavitas imnro- 
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