Emily Dickinson Lexicon

IN-CREASE', v.t.²

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-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.

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. 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.

IN-CRED'I-BLE-NESS, n.

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.

IN-CRED'U-LOUS-NESS, n.

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.]

1. Increase; a growing in bulk, quantity, number, value or amount; augmentation.
2. Produce; production.
3. Matter added; increase.
4. 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.]