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impute,
imputed,
imputing,
imputes,
imputed,
imputing.transitive
verbs
if you impute something to someone, you attribute
or ascribe it to them, say that
they are responsible
for it or are the cause
of it; to credit to a person or a cause;
attribute;
to lay the responsibility or blame for, often falsely or unjustly
(he kindly imputed my clumsiness to inexperience); to charge with the fault
or responsibility for (imputed the rocket failure to a faulty gasket);
to attribute; credit
imputation.noun,.plural.imputations
the act of imputing or ascribing; attribution;
something imputed, ascribed or attributed
imputative.adjective
imputatively.adverb
imputability.noun,.plural.imputabilities
imputable.adjective
synonym.ascribe
inconsiderate.adjective
heedless; thoughtless; careless of the rights
or feelings of others
inconsiderateness.noun,.plural.
inconsideration.noun,.plural.inconsiderations
inconsiderately.adverb
incontinence.noun,.plural.incontinences
the quality or state of being incontinent (see
continence);
failure to restrain sexual appetite; unchastity; inability of the body
to control the evacuative
functions
incontinency.noun,.plural.incontinencies
involuntary.urination
(peeing) or defecation (pooping)
incorrigible.adjective
seemingly.incapable
of being corrected or amended;
seemingly
not reformable;
depraved;
delinquent;
not manageable; unruly;
firmly rooted; unalterable;
inveterate
incorrigible.noun,.plural.incorrigibles
incorrigibility.noun,.plural.incorrigibilities
incorrigibleness.noun,.plural.incorrigiblenesses
incorrigibly.adverb
incredible.adjective
so implausible
as to elicit
disbelief (gave an incredible story of why she missed classes); astonishing
(got dressed with incredible speed)
incredibly.adverb
incredibility.noun,.plural.incredibilities
incredibleness.noun,.plural.incrediblenesses
incredulity.noun,.plural.incredulities
the state
or quality of being incredulous; disbelief
incredulous.adjective
unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as
true; not credulous;
skeptical;
incredible;
expressing
incredulity
unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as
true (his explanation met an incredulous response from his listeners)
incredulously.adverb
incredulousness.noun,.plural.incredulousnesses
synonyms.disbelieving,
questioning, quizzical, show me, skeptical, unbelieving
antonym.credulous
inefficacy.noun,.plural.inefficacies
lack of power to produce a desired effect
insidious.adjective
working or spreading harmfully in a subtle
or stealthy manner; having a gradual
and cumulative harmful effect;
developing so gradually as to be well established before becoming apparent;
awaiting a chance to entrap; treacherous;
seductive
insidiously.adverb
insidiousness.noun,.plural.insidiousnesses
ignominious.adjective
marked
by shame or disgrace;
deserving disgrace or shame; despicable;
degrading;
debasing
ignominiously.adverb
ignominiousness.noun,.plural.ignominiousnesses
ignominy.noun,.plural.ignominies
great personal dishonor or humiliation;
disgrace; shameful or disgraceful action, conduct or character
impetuous.adjective
if you describe someone as impetuous, you mean
that they are likely to act quickly and suddenly
without thinking or being careful; impulsive;
rushing; acting suddenly with little thought;
harebrained;
passionate;
characterized.by
sudden and forceful energy or emotion;
moving with great force (impetuous, heaving waves of the sea); having great
impetus
impetuosity.noun,.plural.impetuosities
the quality or condition
of being impetuous; an impetuous act
impetuously.adverb
impetuousness.noun,.plural.impetuousnesses
insufficiency.noun,.plural.insufficiencies
the quality
or state
of being.insufficient,
especially; inadequate supply (an insufficiency
of funds)
insufficient.adjective
not sufficient;
inadequate
insufficiently.adverb
initial.adjective
of or relating to or occurring at the beginning;
incipient;
placed at the beginning; first (took the initial step toward bulging a
cabin); designating
the first letter or letters of a word
initial.noun,.plural.initials
the first letter of a proper name; initials; the
first letter of each word of an individual's complete name considered as
a unit (stationery monogrammed with her initials; the first letter of a
word); a large, often highly decorated letter set at the beginning of a
chapter, verse or paragraph
initial, initialed.also
spelt.initialled,
initialing,
initialling,
initials.transitive
verbs
to mark or sign with initials for purposes of
approval of words on some document
initially.adverb
initialness.noun.(most
words ending in 'ess'
are
usually without pluralization - adding an 'es'
making '...esses'
is clumsy)
initialize, initialized,
initializing,
initializes.transitive
verbs
Computers:.to
set to a starting position or value
initialization.noun,.plural.initializations
initializer.noun,.plural.initializers
initiate,
initiated,
initiating,
initiates.transitive
verbs
to set going by taking the first step; begin (initiated
trade with developing nations); to bring into practice or use; introduce
by first doing or using; to introduce to a new field, interest, skill or
activity
initiate.adjective
initiated or admitted, as to membership or a position
of authority
initiate.noun,.plural.initiates
one who is being or has been initiated; one who
has been introduced to or has attained knowledge in a particular field
initiator.noun,.plural.initiators
initiation.noun,.plural.initiations
the act or an instance of initiating; the process
of being initiated; the condition of being initiated; a ceremony, ritual,
test or period of instruction with which a new member is admitted to an
organization or office or to knowledge
initiation.noun,.plural.initiations
the act or an instance of initiating; the process
of being initiated; the condition of being initiated;
a ceremony, ritual, test or period
of instruction with which a new member is admitted to an organization or
office or to knowledge
initiatory.adjective
introductory; initial;
tending or used to initiate
initiative.noun,.plural.
a beginning or introductory step; an opening move
(took the initiative in trying to solve the problem); the power or ability
to begin or to follow through energetically with a plan or task; enterprise
and determination; the right and procedure by which citizens can propose
a law by petition and ensure its submission to the electorate
initiative.adjective
of or relating to initiation;
used to initiate;
initiatory
on one's own initiative.idiom
without prompting or direction from others; on
one's own
initiatively.adverb
impose,
imposed,
imposing,
imposes.verbs
transitive verb use.to
dictate;
to establish or apply as compulsory;
levy
(impose a tax as a means of control; to steal land and that by nefarious.methods.in
order to subjugate others);
to apply or make prevalent by
or as if by authority (impose a peace settlement); to obtrude
or force oneself or policies,
for example, on another or others, as of totalitarianism
intransitive
verb use.to take unfair advantage
(always imposing on others for selfish gain)
imposer.noun,.plural.imposers
imposition.noun,.plural.impositions
the act of imposing or the condition of being
imposed; imposing is unwanted and unappreciated;
something imposed, such as a tax, an undue
burden or a fraud; a burdensome or unfair demand, as upon someone's time
or wealth (listened to the telephone solicitor
but resented
the imposition)
imposing.adjective
impressive,
as by virtue of size, bearing or
power (his imposing aura.presupposed
a great presence; the ancient castles of Scotland are imposing, making
one think; an imposing
statue;
the imposing presence of a Cheetah);
grand
imposingly.adverb
impression.noun,.plural.impressions
an effect,
a feeling or an image retained
as a consequence of experience;
a vague-notion,
remembrance
or belief (to the advantage
of those assuming.administrative
powers, citizens retain a vague notion
that the country's formation
was based
upon established legal.rights
of the men and women of the nation); a mark produced on a surface by pressure
impressionable.adjective
readily
or easily influenced; suggestible (impressionable young people); capable
of receiving an impression; plastic (impressionable plaster)
impressionability.noun,.plural.impressionabilities
impressionableness.noun,.plural.impressionablenesses
impress, impressed,
impressing,
impresses.transitive
verbs
if something impresses you, you feel great admiration
for it; to affect
strongly, often favorably (wrote down whatever impressed me during the
journey; was impressed by the child's sincerity); affected by; to produce
or attempt to produce a vivid
impression or image of (a scene that impressed itself on his memory; tries
to impress the value of high values on the students); to mark or stamp
with or as if with pressure (impressed a design on the hot wax); to apply
with pressure; press
impress.noun,.plural.impresses
the act of impressing; a mark or pattern produced
by or as if by impressing;
impression; a stamp
or seal meant to be impressed
impressive.adjective
making a strong or vivid impression;
striking or remarkable (the wedding was an impressive ceremony)
impressively.adverb
impressiveness.noun,.plural.impressivenesses
impress,
impressed,
impressing,
impresses.transitive
verbs
to compel
an individual to serve in a military force; to seize
property by force or authority;
confiscate
impress.noun,.plural.impresses
impressment.noun,.plural.impressments
inadequate.adjective
not adequate
to fulfill a need or meet a requirement (many children have been brought
up hearing words that made them feel inadequate if they believed those
who they heard such lies from; not good enough at something yet not taught
how, causes frustration); insufficient
inadequately.adverb
inadequacy.noun,.plural.inadequacies
the quality
or condition of being inadequate;
an instance of being inadequate; a failing or lack
irrespective.adjective
without regard to; ignoring or discounting; not
taking into consideration
(irrespective of the weather, I should go); characterized
by disregard;
heedless
irrespective of.preposition
without consideration
of; regardless
of; if you say that something happens or should happen irrespective of
a particular
thing, you mean
that it is not affected or should not be affected by that thing (a society
based on equality for all individuals irrespective of ethnic
origin)
irrespective,.irrespectively.adverbs
used when saying that a particular fact has no
effect on a situation and is not important (the course is open to anyone,
irrespective of age)
infiltrate,
infiltrated,
infiltrating,
infiltrates.verbs
transitive verb use.to
enter or take up positions in gradually or surreptitiously,
as for purposes of espionage
or takeover, such as in a fifth
column movement (tried to infiltrate key government agencies with spies);
to cause (a liquid, for example) to permeate
a substance by passing through its interstices or pores; to permeate (a
porous substance) with a liquid or gas
intransitive verb use.to
gain
entrance gradually or surreptitiously
infiltrate.noun,.plural.infiltrates
one that infiltrates, especially an abnormal substance
that accumulates gradually in cells or body tissues
infiltrator.noun,.plural.infiltrators
infiltration.noun,.plural.infiltrations
the act
or process of infiltrating; the
state
of being infiltrated; something that infiltrates
infiltrative.adjective
invigorate, invigorated,
invigorating,
invigorates.transitive
verbs
to impart vigor,
strength or
vitality to; animate
invigoratingly.adverb
invigoration.noun,.plural.invigorations
invigorator.noun,.plural.invigorators
inkling.noun
a slight
hint or indication; a slight
understanding or vague idea or notion
intrigue,
intrigued,
intriguing,
intrigues.verbs
intransite verb use.to
engage in secret or underhand.schemes
for selfish advantage; plot
transitive verb use.to
effect by secret scheming
or plotting; to arouse the interest or curiosity of (hibernation
has long intrigued biologists);
if you describe something as intriguing, you mean that it is interesting
and/or unusual
intriguer.noun,.plural.intriguers
intriguingly.adverb
intrigue.noun,.plural.intrigues
a secret or underhand scheme;
a plot; the practice of or involvement in such schemes; conspiracy;
a
clandestine love affair
ingredient.noun,.plural.ingredients
an element
in a mixture or compound;
a constituent
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