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To make lord or master; as, to impatronize one's self of a seigniory. [R.] Bacon.

To fatten; to make fat. [Obs.] Bacon.

Impolitic. [Obs.] -- Im`po*lit"i*cal*ly, adv. [Obs.] Bacon.

porous; want of porosity; compactness. "The . . . imporosity betwixt the tangible parts." Bacon.

To signify; to purport; to be of moment. "For that . . . importeth to the work." Bacon.

atisfied. Spenser. Of all other affections it [envy] is the most importune and continual. Bacon.

Want of proficiency. [R.] Bacon.

To appropriate to one's self; to assume. [Obs.] To impropriate the thanks to himself. Bacon.

Lack of power; inability. Bacon. Their own impuissance and weakness. Holland.

otion on another body; also, the impelling force, or impulse. "The impulsion of the air." Bacon.

Affording no aliment or nourishment. [Obs.] Bacon.

Promoting faction or contention; seditious; inflammatory. [Obs.] Bacon. -- In*cen"di*ous*ly, adv. [Obs.]

The act of kindling, or the state of being kindled or on fire. Bacon.

Beginning; commencement; initiation. Bacon. Marked with vivacity of inception, apathy of progress, and prematureness of decay. Rawle.

Reduced to ashes by burning; thoroughly consumed. [Obs.] Bacon.

chus, when he incited Prusias to join in war, set before him the greatness of the Romans. Bacon. No blown ambition doth our arms incite. Shak.

, upon false and incompetent pretexts, the one of attainder, the other of illegitimation. Bacon.

Want of comprehension or understanding. "These mazes and incomprehensions." Bacon.

Imperfectly digested, matured, or ripened. [Obs.] Bacon.

The state of being undigested; unripeness; immaturity. [Obs.] Bacon.