▪ I. † iˈmmote, ppl. a. Obs.
[ad. L. immōt-us, f. im- (im-2) + mōtus moved, pa. pple. of movēre to move.]
Unmoved (lit. and fig.).
1601 Weever Mirr. Mart. B iij b, A needle plac'd in equall distance, Betwixt a Load-stone and an Adamant, By either drawne..stands immote. 1685 Cotton tr. Montaigne II. 180 With an immote and unyielding constancy. |
▪ II. † iˈmmote, v. Obs. rare—1.
[f. immōt-, ppl. stem of late L. immovēre to move into or upon, place upon, f. im- (im-1) + movēre to move.]
trans. To convey or put upon something.
c 1420 Pallad. on Husb. iv. 109 Oyldregges salt effunde vppon the roote; Ffor grettest treen..vj congeus or iiij of hit ymmote [immoueas]. |