English Words Starting With I

• impingement

  nounC1/C2 / Low-Frequency / Specialized
  /ɪmˈpɪndʒmənt/The act of something striking or encroaching upon something else, often with a negative connotation of intrusion, restriction, or damage.
• impingement attack

  nounLow (technical term)
  /ɪmˈpɪndʒmənt əˈtæk/A sudden, acute episode of pain or dysfunction caused by the compression or pinching of soft tissues, typically in a joint such as the shoulder.
• impitoyable

  nounC1
  /ˌæ̃.piː.twaːˈjɑː.blə/Showing no mercy or pity; merciless.
• implacental

  adjectivenounVery Low (Technical/Scientific)
  /ˌɪmpləˈsɛnt(ə)l/Relating to or being a mammal lacking a placenta during gestation.
• implant

  nounverbverb-transitiveC1
  /ɪmˈplɑːnt/to insert or fix something firmly and deeply into a surrounding mass; to establish an idea, feeling, or object in a person, body, or situation.
• implantable

  adjectivenounC1
  /ɪmˈplɑːn.tə.bəl/Capable of being implanted; designed to be placed inside the body.
• implantation

  nounC1
  /ˌɪm.plɑːnˈteɪ.ʃən/The action or process of inserting or fixing something, especially a medical device, tissue, or concept, into a place or position where it is intended to function or grow.
• implantology

  nounC2
  /ˌɪm.plɑːnˈtɒl.ə.dʒi/The branch of dentistry focused on the study and practice of dental implants.
• implead

  verbverb-transitiveRare (C2)
  /ɪmˈpliːd/To bring a lawsuit against someone; to sue or prosecute.
• impleader

  nounVery Low
  /ɪmˈpliːdə/The procedural mechanism in law to bring a third party into an existing lawsuit, making them potentially liable to the defendant.
• implement

  nounverbverb-transitiveB2
  /ˈɪmplɪment/ (verb), /ˈɪmplɪmənt/ (noun)to put a decision, plan, or system into effect; to carry out.
• implementation

  nounHigh
  /ˌɪmplɪmɛnˈteɪʃ(ə)n/The act or process of putting a plan, decision, or system into effect.
• implemented

  adjectiveverbC1
  /ˈɪm.plɪ.men.tɪd/Put into effect; carried out; executed.
• implementing

  adjectivenounC1
  /ˈɪm.plɪ.men.tɪŋ/The gerund or present participle of the verb 'implement', meaning to put a plan, system, decision, or idea into effect.
• implicate

  verbverb-transitiveC1
  /ˈɪm.plɪ.keɪt/to show or suggest that someone is involved in a crime or dishonest act
• implicated

  adjectiveverbC1
  /ˈɪm.plɪ.keɪ.tɪd/Shown to be involved or connected with a crime, problem, or undesirable situation.
• implication

  nounB2
  /ˌɪm.plɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/A possible future effect or result of an action or decision; something that is suggested without being said directly.
• implicature

  nounLow (Specialist/Technical)
  /ˈɪmplɪkətʃə/An implied meaning or interpretation that a listener or reader infers from an utterance, going beyond its literal or conventional meaning.
• implicit bias

  nounB2 to C1
  /ɪmˌplɪsɪt ˈbaɪəs/The unconscious, automatic attitudes or stereotypes that affect our understanding, actions, and decisions.
• implicit differentiation

  nounC1
  /ɪmˌplɪs.ɪt ˌdɪf.əˌren.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/A calculus technique for finding the derivative of a dependent variable in an equation where it is not explicitly isolated.

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