imp.

¹

abbreviation

1. in the first place.

Imp.

²

abbreviation

1. Emperor.

imp.

³

abbreviation

1. imperative.

2. imperfect.

3. imperial.

4. impersonal.

5. implement.

6. import.

7. important.

8. imported.

9. importer.

10. imprimatur.

11. imprint.

12. improper.

13. improved.

14. improvement.

Imp.

⁴

abbreviation

1. Empress.

imp

⁵

[imp]

noun

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

2. a mischievous child.

   Synonyms: devil, brat, rascal, scamp

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

4. Archaic.,  an offspring.

verb (used with object)

1. Falconry.

   1. to graft (feathers) into a wing.

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

2. Archaic.,  to add a piece to; mend or repair.

IMP

⁶

1. International Match Point.

imp.

¹

abbreviation

1. imperative

2. imperfect

3. imperial

4. imprimatur

Imp.

²

abbreviation

1. Imperator

2. Imperatrix

3. Imperial

imp

³

/ ɪmp /

noun

1. a small demon or devil; mischievous sprite

2. a mischievous child

verb

1. (tr) falconry to insert (new feathers) into the stumps of broken feathers in order to repair the wing of a hawk or falcon

Word History and Origins

Origin of imp.¹

From the Latin word imprīmīs

Origin of imp.²

From the Latin word Imperātor

Origin of imp.³

From the Latin word Imperātrīx

Origin of imp.⁴

before 900; (noun) Middle English impe, Old English impa, impe shoot, graft < Late Latin impotus, imputus grafted shoot < Greek émphytos planted, implanted, verbal adjective of emphŷein to implant ( em- em- ² + phŷein to bring forth); (v.) Middle English impen to plant, graft, Old English impian, geimpian, derivative of the noun (compare Old High German impfōn, impitōn > German impfen to inoculate); sense “demon” < phrase imp of the devil

Word History and Origins

Origin of imp.¹

(for sense 1) Latin: Emperor; (for sense 2) Latin: Empress

Origin of imp.²

Old English impa bud, graft, hence offspring, child, from impian to graft, ultimately from Greek emphutos implanted, from emphuein to implant, from phuein to plant

Example Sentences

A recent Pakistani Taliban offshoot—Ittehad ul-Mujahideen, or IMP—could buoy al Qaeda’s rise.

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IMP’s aim is evident: Hit Pakistan’s security architecture while preparing to export violence into Indian-administered Kashmir.

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IMP’s rise could create internecine violence or, worse, deeper coordination between jihadist networks.

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IMP isn’t a parochial faction.

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The new group’s constituent factions from the Pakistani Taliban have historically had strong affiliations with al Qaeda, and IMP has successfully moved into a power vacuum in Afghanistan left by the Islamic State Khorasan Province.

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