Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Dictionary: IN-CREASE' – IN-CRU-ENT'AL
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IN-CREASE', v.t.2
- To augment or make greater in bulk, quantity or amount; as, to increase wealth or treasure; to increase a sum or value.
- To advance in quality; to add to any quality or affection; as, to increase the strength of moral habits; to increase love, zeal or passion.
- To extend; to lengthen; as, to increase distance.
- To extend; to spread; as, to increase fame or renown.
- To aggravate; as, to increase guilt or trespass.
IN-CREAS'ED, pp.
Augmented; made or grown larger.
IN-CREASE'FUL, a.
Abundant of produce. Shak.
IN-CREAS'ER, n.
He or that which increases.
IN-CREAS'ING, ppr.
Growing; becoming larger; advancing in any quality; good or bad.
IN-CREAS'ING-LY, adv.
Growingly.
or IN-CRE-AT'ED a. Uncreated – which see. [The latter is the word mostly used.]
IN-CRE-ATE', v.t.
To create within. Howe.
IN-CRED-I-BIL'I-TY, n. [Fr. incredibilité. See Incredible.]
The quality of surpassing belief, or of being too extraordinary to admit of belief. Dryden.
IN-CRED'I-BLE, a. [L. incredibilis; in and credibilis, credible.]
That can not be believed; not to be credited; too extraordinary and improbable to admit of belief. Why should it be thought a thing incredible with you, that God should raise the dead? 1 Acts xxvi.
Incredibility – which see.
IN-CRED'I-BLY, adv.
In a manner to preclude belief.
IN-CRE-DU'LI-TY, n. [Fr. incredulité.]
The quality of not believing; indisposition to believe; a withholding or refusal of belief. Ralegh. Of every species of incredulity, religious unbelief is infinitely the most irrational. Buckminster.
IN-CRED'U-LOUS, a. [L. incredulus; in and credulus; credo, to believe.]
Not believing; indisposed to admit the truth of what is related; refusing or withholding belief. Bacon.
IN-CRED'U-LOUS-LY, adv.
In a manner not disposed to believe.
Incredulity – which see.
IN-CREMA-BLE, a. [L. in and cremo.]
That can not be burnt. [Not used.] Brown.
IN'CRE-MENT, n. [L. incrementum, from incresco. See Increase.]
- Increase; a growing in bulk, quantity, number, value or amount; augmentation.
- Produce; production.
- Matter added; increase.
- In mathematics, the quantity by which a variable quantity increases; a differential quantity.
IN'CRE-PATE, v.t. [L. increpo.]
To chide; to rebuke. [Not in use.]
IN-CRE-PA'TION, n. [It. increpazione.]
A chiding or rebuking; rebuke; reprehension. Hammond.
IN-CRES'CENT, a. [L. increscens. See Increase.]
Increasing; growing; augmenting; swelling.
IN-CRIMI'IN-A-TING, ppr.
Charging with a crime or fault.
IN-CRIM'I-NATE, v.t. [L. in and criminor, to accuse. See Crime.]
To accuse; to charge with a crime or fault.
IN-CRIM'IN-A-TED, pp.
Accused; charged with a crime.
IN-CRU-ENT'AL, a. [L. incruentus.]
Unbloody; not attended with blood. [Not in use.]