imprecation

[Fr., from Latin imprecationem, acc us. of imprecatio, from imprecatus, pa. par. of imprecor; Sp. imprecacion; Ital. impreca zione.] The act of imprecating or calling down a curse or evil upon any one; a curse; a prayer for evil to fall on any one; a malediction. "He drove them from him with imprecations ."- Macau lay: Hist . Eng ., ch. vi. Im-prě-cat-ōr-y, a . [Eng. imprecat(e); -ory; Sp. imp rec a to rio .] Of the nature of or containing imprecations or curses; maledictory; involving a curse or evil. *Im-prě-çi-şion, s . [Pref. im- = in- = not, and Eng. precision (q. v.).] A want or lack of precision, exactne , or accuracy. *Im-prēgn' ( g silent), v. t. [Fr. imprégner , from Lat. imprægno =to make pregnant, to impregnate (g. v.).J 1. To make pregnant; to impregnate; to make prolific with young. ( Thomson : Summer , 140.) 2. To make fruitful. ( Milton : P. L. , iv. 500.) 3. To fill out. Im-prěg-na-bil-1-ty, s. [Eng. impregnable ; -ity .] The quality or state of being impregnable. Im-prěg-na-ble, *im-preig-na-ble, a. [Fr. imprenable , from im- Lat. in -not, and prendre (Lat. prehendo )=to take.] 1. That cannot be stormed or taken by a ault; able to resist all attacks. "The battery, guarded well, Remains as yet impregnable." Byron: Siege of Corinth, iii. 2. That cannot be injured or destroyed. "Glory, while the hero pursues great and noble enterprises, is impregnable." -Steele : Spectator , No. 218. 3. Not to be moved or shaken; invincible, immovable; proof against attack.