im-

in-, il-, im- or ir-¹

—*prefix*
	Compare un- not; non-: incredible; insincere; illegal; imperfect; irregular

[from Latin in-; related to ne-, nōn not]

il-, il-, im- or ir-¹

—*prefix*

[from Latin in-; related to ne-, nōn not]

im-, il-, im- or ir-¹

—*prefix*

[from Latin in-; related to ne-, nōn not]

ir-, il-, im- or ir-¹

—*prefix*

[from Latin in-; related to ne-, nōn not]

in-, il-, im- or ir-²

—*prefix*
1.	in; into; towards; within; on: infiltrate; immigrate
2.	having an intensive or causative function: inflame; imperil

[from in (prep, adv)]

il-, il-, im- or ir-²

—*prefix*

[from in (prep, adv)]

im-, il-, im- or ir-²

—*prefix*

[from in (prep, adv)]

ir-, il-, im- or ir-²

—*prefix*

[from in (prep, adv)]

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Word Origin & History

im-

variant of in- before -b-, -m-, -p-, in the sense of "not" (immobile, impersonal) as well as "in" (implant, impoverish). See in-.

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Medical Dictionary

im- ¹
pref.
Variant of in-¹.

im- ²
pref.
Variant of in-².

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