Emily Dickinson Lexicon

IN-COR-RUPTI-BLE-NESS, a.

The quality of being incorruptible, or not liable to decay. Boyle. IN-COR-RUP'TION, n. [in and corruption.] Incapacity of being corrupted. It is sown is corruption : it is raised in incorruption. I Cor. xv.

IN-COR-RUPT'I-BLY, adv.

So as not to admit of corruption or decay.

IN-COR-RUP'TIVE, a.

Not liable to corruption or decay.

IN-COR-RUPT'NESS, n.

1. Exemption from decay or corruption.
2. Purity of mind or manner; probity; integrity; honesty. Woodward.

IN-CRAS'SATE, or IN-CRAS'SA-TED, a.

1. In botany, thickened or becoming thicker. Martyn.
2. Fattened.

IN-CRAS'SATE, v.i.

To become thick or thicker.

IN-CRAS'SATE, v.t. [L. incrasso, incrassatus; in and crasusus, thick.]

1. To make thick or thicker; to thicken; the contrary to attenuate.
2. In pharmacy, to make fluids thicker by the mixture of other substances less fluid, or by evaporating the thinner parts. Acids dissolve or attenuate; alkalies precipitate or incrassate. Newton.

IN-CRAS'SA-TED, pp.

Made thick or thicker.

IN-CRAS'SA-TING, ppr.

Rendering thick or thicker; growing thicker.

IN-CRAS-SA'TION, n.

The act of thickening, or state of becoming thick or thicker. Broes.

IN-CRAS'SA-TIVE, a.

Having the quality of thickening.

IN-CRAS'SA-TIVE, n.

That which has the power to thicken. Harvey.

IN-CREAS-A-BLE, a.

That can be increased. Sherwood.

IN-CREASE, n.

1. Augmentation; a growing larger; extension. Of the increase of his government and peace, there shall be no end. Is. ix.
2. Increment; profit; interest; that which is added to the original stock. Take thou no interest of him or increase; but fear thy God. Lev. xxv.
3. Produce, as of land. Then shall the earth yield her increase. Ps. lxvii.
4. Progeny; issue; offspring. All the increase of thy house shall die in the flower of their age. 1 Sam. ii.
5. Generation. Shak.
6. The waxing of the moon; the augmentation of the luminous part of the moon, presented to the inhabitants of the earth. Seeds, hair, nails, hedges and herbs will grow soonest, if set or cut in the increase of the moon. Bacon.
7. Augmentation of strength or violence; as, increase of heat, love or other passion; increase of force.
8. Augmentation of degree; as, increase of happiness or misery.

IN-CREASE, v.t.

1. To augment or make greater in bulk, quantity or amount; as, to increase wealth or treasure; to increase a sum or value.
2. 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.
3. To extend; to lengthen; as, to increase distance.
4. To extend; to spread; as, to increase fame or renown.
5. To aggravate; as, to increase guilt or trespass.

IN-CREASE, v.t. [L. incresco; in and cresco, to grow, Fr. croitre, Sp. crecer, It. crescere, Arm. cresqi. As the Latin pret. is crevi, this word and the Eng. grow, are probably of the same family. Class Rd, No. 59, 75.]

1. To become greater in bulk or quantity; to grow; to segment; as plants. Hence, to become more in number; to advance in value, or in any quality good or bad. Animal and vegetable bodies increase by natural growth; wealth increases by industry; heat increases, as the sun advances towards the meridian; a multitude increases by accession of numbers; knowledge increases with age and study; passion and enmity increase by irritation, and misery increases with vice. The Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another. I Thess. iiI.
2. To become more violent; as, the fever increases; the pain increases; cold, wind or a storm increases.
3. To become more bright or vivid; as, the light increases.
4. To swell; to rise. The waters increased and bore up the ark. Gen. vii.
5. To swell; to become louder, al sound.
6. To become of more esteem and authority must increase, but I must decrease. John iii.
7. To enlarge, as the enlightened part of the moon's disk.

IN-CREASED, 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 qualaty; good or bad.

IN-CREAS-ING-LY, adv.

Growingly.

IN-CRE-ATE,

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. incredtbilite. 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.