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I'm just very curious to see what happens next: Shelby and Ellen May got their reunion, however imper VanDerWerff: I'm not particularly concerned about Boyd.
From Slate
Vide, vī′dē, see, imper. of L. vidēre, to see.—Vide antea=see before; Vide infra=see below; Vide post=see after; Vide supra=see above; Quod vide, or q.v.=which see.
From Project Gutenberg
Imper′forable, that cannot be perforated or bored through.—n.
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Imper′meātor, a device in a steam-engine for forcing lubricating oil uniformly into the cylinder.
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Imper′sonāte, to invest with personality or the bodily substance of a person: to ascribe the qualities of a person to: to personify: to assume the person or character of, esp. on the stage.—adj. personified.—ns.
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