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[imp] Pronunciation Key

–noun

1.	a little devil or demon; an evil spirit.

2.	a mischievous child.

3.	Archaic. a scion or offshoot of a plant or tree.

4.	Archaic. an offspring.

–verb (used with object)

Falconry.

a.	to graft (feathers) into a wing.

b.	to furnish (a wing, tail, etc.) with feathers, as to make good losses or deficiencies and improve powers of flight.

6.	Archaic. to add a piece to; mend or repair.

[Origin: bef. 900; (n.) ME impe, OE impa, impe shoot, graft < LL impotus, imputus grafted shoot < Gk émphytos planted, implanted, v. adj. of emphŷein to implant (em- em-² + phŷein to bring forth); (v.) ME impen to plant, graft, OE impian, geimpian, deriv. of the n. (cf. OHG impfōn, impitōn > G impfen to inoculate); sense “demon” < phrase imp of the devil

]

—Synonyms 2. scamp, rascal, brat, devil.

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IMP

International Match Point.

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Imp.

1.	Emperor. [Origin: < L Imperātor]

Empress.

[Origin: < L Imperātrīx

]

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imp.

1.	imperative.

2.	imperfect.

imperial.

4.	impersonal.

5.	implement.

import.

7.	important.

imported.

importer.

10.	imprimatur.

11.	in the first place. [Origin: < L imprīmīs]

12.

imprint.

13.

improper.

14.

improved.

15.	improvement.

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imp (ĭmp) Pronunciation Key
n.

A mischievous child.
A small demon.
Obsolete A graft.

tr.v. imped, imp·ing, imps

To graft (new feathers) onto the wing of a trained falcon or hawk to repair damage or increase flying capacity.
To furnish with wings.

[Middle English impe, scion, sprig, offspring, from Old English impa, young shoot, from impian, to graft, ultimately from Medieval Latin impotus, graft, from Greek emphutos, grafted, from emphuein, to implant : en-, in; see en-² + phuein, to make grow; see bheuə- in Indo-European roots.]

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O.E. impe, impa "young shoot, graft," from impian "to graft," probably an early W.Gmc. borrowing from V.L. *imptus, from L.L. impotus "implanted," from Gk. emphytos, verbal adj. formed from emphyein "implant," from em- "in" + phyein "to plant." Sense of "child, offspring" (1377) came from transfer of word from plants to people, with notion of "newness" preserved. Modern meaning "little devil" (1584) is from common use in pejorative phrases like imp of Satan.

"Suche appereth as aungelles, but in very dede they be ymps of serpentes." ["The Pilgrimage of Perfection," 1526]

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imp
noun
1.	(folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous [syn: elf]
2.	one who is playfully mischievous

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IMP
1. IMProved Mercury autocode.
2. An extensible dialect of ALGOL 60, for CDC 1604.
["Experience with an Extensible Language", Edgar T. Irons, CACM 13(1):31-39, Jan 1970].
3. Interpretive Menu Processor.
4. IMPlementation language.
5. Interface Message Processor.
(1996-04-07)

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Imp\, n. [OE. imp a graft, AS. impa; akin to Dan. ympe, Sw. ymp, prob. fr. LL. impotus, Gr. ? engrafted, innate, fr. ? to implant; ? in + ? to produce; akin to E. be. See 1st In-, Be.]

1. A shoot; a scion; a bud; a slip; a graft. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

2. An offspring; progeny; child; scion. [Obs.]

The tender imp was weaned. --Fairfax.

3. A young or inferior devil; a little, malignant spirit; a puny demon; a contemptible evil worker.

To mingle in the clamorous fray Of squabbling imps. --Beattie.

4. Something added to, or united with, another, to lengthen it out or repair it, -- as, an addition to a beehive; a feather inserted in a broken wing of a bird; a length of twisted hair in a fishing line. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]

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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.

2. (Falconry) To graft with new feathers, as a wing; to splice a broken feather. Hence, Fig.: To repair; to extend; to increase; to strengthen to equip. [Archaic]

Imp out our drooping country's broken wing. --Shak.

Who lazily imp their wings with other men's plumes. --Fuller.

Here no frail Muse shall imp her crippled wing. --Holmes.

Help, ye tart satirists, to imp my rage With all the scorpions that should whip this age. --Cleveland.

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imp
impression

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IMP
instrument mounting platform

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