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▪ I. † imˈproperate, v.1 Obs. rare—0. [f. ppl. stem of late L. improperāre to taunt, upbraid (Vulgate and Petronius), It. improperāre ‘to vpbraid, to twit’ (Florio), OF. improperer; cf. late L. improperium opprobrium, reproach (Heb. xi. 26, in Vulg.).] trans. To reproach, upbraid.
1623Cockeram, Improperate, to reproch. 1656in Blount. ▪ II. † imˈproperate, v.2 Obs. rare—0. [f. ppl. stem of L. improperāre.] intr. To hasten in.
1656Blount Glossogr., Improperate,..also to make haste to go in. |