Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Lexicon: incognito – incur
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incognito, n. [It. < L. incognitus, unknown, disguised.] (webplay: known).
- Unknown; concealed under a disguised or assumed character.
- [Fig.] Royalty, or dignified personages wishing to conceal their identity.
income, n. [OE incuman.]
- That gain which proceeds from labor.
- Coming in; entrance; arrival.
- [Fig.] Worth; Value;
- [Webplay] The coming in of divine influence into the soul; a spiritual influx or communication.
incomplete, adj. [Fr. < L. incomplētus.]
- Not complete; not whole or entire; imperfect; lacking.
- [Word Play] Not seeing the whole picture; missing pieces or parts.
inconceivably, adj. [Fr. inconcevable < L. concipěre.]
- Unbelievably; unthinkable; surprisingly.
- Extremely; very highly.
incorporate (-ed), v. [L. incorporāre, form into a body.]
Unite in one body; include to make a whole; form an intimate union.
incorporeal, adj. [L. incoporeus, without body.]
Pertaining immaterial beings or spirits.
increase (-d), v. [Anglo Fr. encres < L. incrēscěre, grow.] (webplay: God, grow, sun).
- become greater in bulk or quantity; grow; augment; expand.
- intensify; become greater in some specified quality or respect; grow or advance in.
- [Fig.] Go beyond; continue past the bounds of something.
incredible, adj. [Fr. < L. incrēdibilis, unbelievable.]
Unbelievable; impossible; not likely to happen; in contradiction to faith; hard to accept as true.
incredulous, adj. [L. incrēdulus.] (webplay: believe).
- Unbelieving; skeptical.
- [Fig.] Formerly used to imply religious unbelief.
incur (incurred), v. [L. incurrěre, run.]
- Run into (danger); become subject to; bring upon oneself.
- meet with.
- [Webplay] devolve or accrue; supervene.