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im·brue verb im·brued; im·bru·ing : STAIN

im·bue verb im·bued; im·bu·ing 1 : to permeate or influence as if by dyeing

2 : to tinge or dye deeply

Synonyms

inculcate, infuse, ingrain, invest, steep, suffuse—more at INFUSE

IMF abbreviation International Monetary Fund

imit abbreviation imitative

im·i·ta·ble adjective : capable or worthy of being imitated or copied

im·i·tate verb -tat·ed; -tat·ing 1 : to follow as a model

2 : RESEMBLE

3 : to produce a copy of : REPRODUCE

4 : to copy or feign esp. with intent to deceive : MIMIC

Synonyms

[1] ape, copy, emulate, mime, mimic; also burlesque, caricature, lampoon, mock, parody, travesty; impersonate, perform, play; pantomime

[3] copy, duplicate, replicate, reproduce—more at COPY

[4] burlesque, caricature, mimic, mock, parody, take off, travesty—more at MIMIC

1imitation noun 1 : an act of imitating

2 : something produced as a copy

3 : a literary work that reproduces the style of another author

Synonyms

carbon copy, copy, duplicate, duplication, facsimile, replica, replication, reproduction—more at COPY

2imitation adjective : resembling something else that is usu. genuine and of better quality : not real

Synonyms

artificial, bogus, factitious, fake, false, mimic, mock, sham, substitute, synthetic; also dummy, phony; cultured, manufactured; unauthentic; adulterated, doctored, fudged, juggled, manipulated, tampered (with); concocted, fabricated; counterfeit, deceptive, forged, fraudulent, misleading; affected, feigned, pseudo, spurious

Antonyms

genuine, natural, real

im·i·ta·tive adjective 1 : marked by imitation

2 : inclined to imitate

3 : COUNTERFEIT

Synonyms

mimic, slavish, unoriginal; also copied, cribbed, plagiarized; artificial, bogus, factitious, fake, false, imitation, man-made, mock, sham, simulated, substitute, synthetic; duplicated, reproduced, transcribed; backup; counterfeit, deceptive, forged, fraudulent, misleading; uninspired

Antonyms

original

im·i·ta·tor noun : one that imitates

Synonyms

impersonator, impressionist, mimic—more at MIMIC

im·mac·u·late adjective 1 : being without stain or blemish : PURE

2 : spotlessly clean <~ linen>

— im·mac·u·late·ly adverb

Synonyms

[1] chaste, clean, decent, modest, pure—more at CHASTE

[2] clean, spick-and-span, spotless, stainless, unsoiled, unsullied—more at CLEAN

im·ma·nent adjective 1 : INHERENT

2 : being within the limits of experience or knowledge

— im·ma·nence noun

— im·ma·nen·cy noun

im·ma·te·ri·al adjective 1 : not consisting of matter : SPIRITUAL

2 : of no substantial consequence : UNIMPORTANT, TRIFLING

3 : not material or essential

— im·ma·te·ri·al·i·ty noun

Synonyms

[1] bodiless, incorporeal, insubstantial, nonmaterial, nonphysical, spiritual, unsubstantial; also metaphysical, supernatural; impalpable, insensible, intangible, invisible; airy, diaphanous, ethereal, tenuous, thin, vaporous

Antonyms

bodily, corporeal, material, physical, substantial

[3] extraneous, irrelevant—more at IRRELEVANT

im·ma·ture adjective : lacking complete development : not yet mature

— im·ma·tu·ri·ty noun

Synonyms

adolescent, babyish, childish, infantile, juvenile, kiddish—more at CHILDISH

adolescent, callow, green, inexperienced, juvenile, raw—more at CALLOW

im·mea·sur·able adjective : not capable of being measured : indefinitely extensive

— im·mea·sur·ably adverb

Synonyms

boundless, endless, illimitable, indefinite, infinite, limitless, measureless, unbounded, unfathomable, unlimited—more at INFINITE

im·me·di·a·cy noun, plural -cies 1 : the quality or state of being immediate

2 : something that is of immediate importance

Synonyms

closeness, contiguity, nearness, proximity—more at PROXIMITY

im·me·di·ate adjective 1 : acting directly and alone : DIRECT

2 : being next in line or relation

3 : not distant : CLOSE

4 : made or done at once

5 : near to or related to the present time

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