imprejudicate

English

Etymology

From im- +‎ prejudicate.

Adjective

imprejudicate (comparative more imprejudicate, superlative most imprejudicate)

1. (obsolete) Without prejudice; impartial.

   Synonyms: disinterested, indifferent; see also Thesaurus:impartial

   • 1650, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], 2nd edition, London: […] A[braham] Miller, for Edw[ard] Dod and Nath[aniel] Ekins, […], →OCLC:

     Thus in Law both Civil and Divine: that is onely esteemed a legal testimony, which receives comprobation from the mouths of at least two witnesses; and that not only for prevention of calumny, but assurance against mistake; whereas notwithstanding the solid reason of one man, is as sufficient as the clamor of a whole Nation; and with imprejudicate apprehensions begets as firm a belief as the authority or aggregated testimony of many hundreds.

   • a. 1678 (date written), Isaac Barrow, “Sermon LXXIII”, in The Works of Dr. Isaac Barrow. […], volume II, London: A[braham] J[ohn] Valpy, […], published 1830, →OCLC:

     imprejudicate and uncorrupted persons

References

• “imprejudicate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.