imp

imp
imp
imp1 [imp]
n.
[ME impe < OE impa < impian, to graft in, akin to OHG impfōn < VL * imputare (< im-, in + putare, to prune), transl. of Gr emphyteyein, to engraft < emphyta, scion < em-, in + phyton, growth: see -PHYTE]
1. Obs.
a) a shoot or graft
b) a child; offspring
2. a devil's offspring; young demon
3. a mischievous child
vt.
[ME impen < OE impian] Archaic
1. to implant, esp. by grafting
2. to repair (the wing or tail of a falcon) by grafting on (feathers)
3. to furnish with wings
4. to help out by adding to, increasing, etc.
imp2
abbrev.
1. imperative
2. imperfect
3. imperial
4. impersonal
5. import
6. importer
7. imprimatur

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  • Imp — Imp, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Imped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Imping}.] [AS. impian to imp, ingraft, plant; akin to Dan. ympe, Sw. ympa, OHG. impf[=o]n, impit[=o]n, G. impfen. See {Imp}, n.] 1. To graft; to insert as a scion. [Obs.] Rom. of R. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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