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a. Imposthumated. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ See Imposthume. ] To apostemate; to form an imposthume or abscess. Arbuthnot. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Imposthumated p. pr. & vb. n. Imposthumating ] To affect with an imposthume or abscess. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The act of forming an abscess; state of being inflamed; suppuration. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An abscess; an imposthume. Coxe. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ A corruption of aposteme. See Aposteme. ] A collection of pus or purulent matter in any part of an animal body; an abscess. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. & i. Same as Imposthumate. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. impostor a deceiver, fr. imponere to impose upon, deceive. See Impone. ] One who imposes upon others; a person who assumes a character or title not his own, for the purpose of deception; a pretender. “The fraudulent impostor foul.” Milton.

Syn. -- Deceiver; cheat; rogue. See Deceiver. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The condition, character, or practice of an impostor. Milton.

{ } n. [ LL. impostrix. See Impostor. ] A woman who imposes upon or deceives others. [ R. ] Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Characterized by imposture; deceitful. “Impostrous pretense of knowledge.” Grote. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Imposture; cheating. [ R. ] Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. impostura: cf. F. imposture. See Impone. ] The act or conduct of an impostor; deception practiced under a false or assumed character; fraud or imposition; cheating. [ 1913 Webster ]

From new legends
And fill the world with follies and impostures. Johnson.

Syn. -- Cheat; fraud; trick; imposition; delusion. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Done by imposture. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Impostrous; deceitful. [ 1913 Webster ]

Strictness fales and impostrous. Beau. & Fl. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Imposture. [ Obs. ] Fuller.