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INCORPORATE In*cor"po*rate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Incorporated; p. pr. & vb. n. Incorporating.]

1. To form into a body; to combine, as different ingredients. into one consistent mass. By your leaves, you shall not stay alone, Till holy church incorporate two in one. Shak.

2. To unite with a material body; to give a material form to; to embody. The idolaters, who worshiped their images as golds, supposed some spirit to be incorporated therein. Bp. Stillingfleet.

3. To unite with, or introduce into, a mass already formed; as, to incorporate copper with silver; -- used with with and into.

4. To unite intimately; to blend; to assimilate; to combine into a structure or organization, whether material or mental; as, to incorporate provinces into the realm; to incorporate another's ideas into one's work. The Romans did not subdue a country to put the inhabitants to fire and sword, but to incorporate them into their own community. Addison.

5. To form into a legal body, or body politic; to constitute into a corporation recognized by law, with special functions, rights, duties and liabilities; as, to incorporate a bank, a railroad company, a city or town, etc.

INCORPORATE In*cor"po*rate, v. i.

Defn: To unite in one body so as to make a part of it; to be mixed or blended; -- usually followed by with. Painters' colors and ashes do better incorporate will oil. Bacon. He never suffers wrong so long to grow, And to incorporate with right so far As it might come to seem the same in show. Daniel.

INCORPORATED In*cor"po*ra`ted, a.

Defn: United in one body; formed into a corporation; made a legal entity.

INCORPORATION In*cor`po*ra"tion, n. Etym: [L. incorporatio: cf. F. incorporation.]

1. The act of incorporating, or the state of being incorporated.

2. The union of different ingredients in one mass; mixture; combination; synthesis.

3. The union of something with a body already existing; association; intimate union; assimilation; as, the incorporation of conquered countries into the Roman republic.

4. (Law) (a) The act of creating a corporation. (b) A body incorporated; a corporation.

INCORPORATIVE In*cor"po*ra*tive, a.

Defn: Incorporating or tending to incorporate; as, the incorporative languages (as of the Basques, North American Indians, etc. ) which run a whole phrase into one word. History demonstrates that incorporative unions are solid and permanent; but that a federal union is weak. W. Belsham.

INCORPORATOR In*cor"po*ra`tor, n.

Defn: One of a number of persons who gets a company incorporated; one of the original members of a corporation.

INCORPOREAL In`cor*po"re*al, a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + corporeal: cf. L. incorporeus. Cf. Incorporal.]

1. Not corporeal; not having a material body or form; not consisting of matter; immaterial. Thus incorporeal spirits to smaller forms Reduced their shapes immense. Milton. Sense and perception must necessarily proceed from some incorporeal substance within us. Bentley.

2. (Law)

Defn: Existing only in contemplation of law; not capable of actual visible seizin or possession; not being an object of sense; intangible; -- opposed to corporeal. Incorporeal hereditament. See under Hereditament.

Syn. -- Immaterial; unsubstantial; bodiless; spiritual.

INCORPOREALISM In`cor*po"re*al*ism, n.

Defn: Existence without a body or material form; immateriality. Cudworth.

INCORPOREALIST In`cor*po"re*al*ist, n.

Defn: One who believes in incorporealism. Cudworth.

INCORPOREALITY In`cor*po`re*al"i*ty, n.

Defn: The state or quality of being incorporeal or bodiless; immateriality; incorporealism. G. Eliot.

INCORPOREALLY In`cor*po"re*al*ly, adv.

Defn: In an incorporeal manner. Bacon.

INCORPOREITY In*cor`po*re"i*ty, n. Etym: [Pref. in- not + corporeity: cf. F. incorporéite.]

Defn: The quality of being incorporeal; immateriality. Berkeley.

INCORPSE In*corpse", v. t.

Defn: To incorporate. [R.] Shak.

INCORRECT In`cor*rect", a. Etym: [L. incorrectus: cf. F. incorrect. See In- not, and Correct.]

1. Not correct; not according to a copy or model, or to established rules; inaccurate; faulty. The piece, you think, is incorrect. Pope.

2. Not in accordance with the truth; inaccurate; not exact; as, an incorrect statement or calculation.

3. Not accordant with duty or morality; not duly regulated or subordinated; unbecoming; improper; as, incorrect conduct. It shows a will most incorrect to heaven. Shak. The wit of the last age was yet more incorrect than their language. Dryden.

Syn. -- Inaccurate; erroneous; wrong; faulty.

INCORRECTION In`cor*rec"tion, n. Etym: [Pref. in- not + correction: cf. F. incorrection.]

Defn: Want of correction, restraint, or discipline. [Obs.] Arnway.

INCORRECTLY In`cor*rect"ly, adv.

Defn: Not correctly; inaccurately; not exactly; as, a writing incorrectly copied; testimony incorrectly stated.

INCORRECTNESS In`cor*rect"ness, n.

Defn: The quality of being incorrect; want of conformity to truth or to a standard; inaccuracy; inexactness; as incorrectness may in defect or in redundance.

INCORRESPONDENCE; INCORRESPONDENCY In*cor`re*spond"ence, In*cor`re*spond"en*cy, n.

Defn: Want of correspondence; disagreement; disproportion. [R.]

INCORRESPONDING In*cor`re*spond"ing, a.

Defn: Not corresponding; disagreeing. [R.] Coleridge.

INCORRIGIBILITY In*cor`ri*gi*bil"i*ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. incorrigibilité.]

Defn: The state or quality of being incorrigible. The ingratitude, the incorrigibility, the strange perverseness . . . of mankind. Barrow.

INCORRIGIBLE In*cor"ri*gi*ble, a. Etym: [L. incorrigibilis: cf. F. incorrigible. See In- not, and Corrigible.]

Defn: Not corrigible; incapable of being corrected or amended; bad beyond correction; irreclaimable; as, incorrigible error. "Incorrigible fools." Dryden.

INCORRIGIBLE In*cor"ri*gi*ble, n.

Defn: One who is corrigible; especially, a hardened criminal; as, the perpetual imprisonment of incorrigibles.

INCORRIGIBLENESS In*cor"ri*gi*ble*ness, n.

Defn: Incorrigibility. Dr. H. More.

INCORRIGIBLY In*cor"ri*gi*bly, adv.

Defn: In an incorrigible manner.

INCORRODIBLE In`cor*rod"i*ble, a.

Defn: Incapable of being corroded, consumed, or eaten away.

INCORRUPT In"cor*rupt", a. Etym: [L. incorruptus. See In- not, and Corrupt.]

1. Not affected with corruption or decay; unimpaired; not marred or spoiled.

2. Not defiled or depraved; pure; sound; untainted; above the influence of bribes; upright; honest. Milton. Your Christian principles . . . which will preserve you incorrupt as individuals. Bp. Hurd.

INCORRUPTED In"cor*rupt"ed, a.

Defn: Uncorrupted. [Obs.] Breathed into their incorrupted breasts. Sir J. Davies.

INCORRUPTIBILITY In`cor*rupt`i*bil"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. incorruptibilitas: cf. F. incorruptibilité.]

Defn: The quality of being incorruptible; incapability of corruption. Holland.

INCORRUPTIBLE In"cor*rupt"i*ble, a. Etym: [L. incorruptibilis: cf. F. incorruptible. See In- not, and Corrupt.]

1. Not corruptible; incapable of corruption, decay, or dissolution; as, gold is incorruptible. Our bodies shall be changed into incorruptible and immortal substances. Wake.

2. Incapable of being bribed or morally corrupted; inflexibly just and upright.

INCORRUPTIBLE In"cor*rupt"i*ble, n. (Eccl. Hist.)

Defn: One of a religious sect which arose in Alexandria, in the reign of the Emperor Justinian, and which believed that the body of Christ was incorruptible, and that he suffered hunger, thirst, pain, only in appearance.

INCORRUPTIBLE In"cor*rupt"i*ble, n.

Defn: The quality or state of being incorruptible. Boyle.

INCORRUPTIBLENESS In`cor*rupt"i*ble*ness, n.

Defn: The quality or state of being incorruptible. Boyle.

INCORRUPTIBLY In"cor*rupt"i*bly, adv.

Defn: In an incorruptible manner.

INCORRUPTION In"cor*rup"tion, n. Etym: [L. incorruptio: cf. F. incorruption. See In- not, and Corruption.]

Defn: The condition or quality of being incorrupt or incorruptible; absence of, or exemption from, corruption. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption. 1 Cor. xv. 42. The same preservation, or, rather, incorruption, we have observed in the flesh of turkeys, capons, etc. Sir T. Browne.

INCORRUPTIVE In`cor*rupt"ive, a. Etym: [L. incorruptivus.]

Defn: Incorruptible; not liable to decay. Akenside.

INCORRUPTLY In`cor*rupt"ly, adv.

Defn: Without corruption. To demean themselves incorruptly. Milton.

INCORRUPTNESS In`cor*rupt"ness, n.

1. Freedom or exemption from decay or corruption.

2. Probity; integrity; honesty. Woodward.

INCRASSATE In*cras"sate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Incrassated; p. pr. & vb. n. Incrassating.] Etym: [L. incrassatus, p. p. of incrassare; pref. in- in + crassus thick.]

Defn: To make thick or thicker; to thicken; especially, in pharmacy, to thicken (a liquid) by the mixture of another substance, or by evaporating the thinner parts. Acids dissolve or attenuate; alkalies precipitate or incrassate. Sir I. Newton. Liquors which time hath incrassated into jellies. Sir T. Browne.

INCRASSATE In*cras"sate, v. i.

Defn: To become thick or thicker.

INCRASSATE; INCRASSATED In*cras"sate, In*cras"sa*ted, a. Etym: [L. incrassatus, p. p.]

1. Made thick or thicker; thickened; inspissated.

2. (Bot.)

Defn: Thickened; becoming thicker. Martyn.

3. (Zoöl.)

Defn: Swelled out on some particular part, as the antennæ of certain insects.

INCRASSATION In`cras*sa"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. incrassation.]

1. The act or process of thickening or making thick; the process of becoming thick or thicker.

2. The state of being incrassated or made thick; inspissation. Sir T. Browne.

INCRASSATIVE In*cras"sa*tive, a.

Defn: Having the quality of thickening; tending to thicken. Harvey.

INCRASSATIVE In*cras"sa*tive, n.

Defn: A substance which has the power to thicken; formerly, a medicine supposed to thicken the humors. Harvey.

INCREASABLE In*creas"a*ble, a.

Defn: Capable of being increased. Sherwood. -- In*creas"a*ble*ness, n. An indefinite increasableness of some of our ideas. Bp. Law.

INCREASE In*crease", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Increased; p. pr. & vb. n. Increasing.] Etym: [OE. incresen, encresen, enrescen, OF. encreistre, fr. L. increscere; pref. in- in + crescere to grow. See Crescent, and cf. Decrease.]

1. To become greater or more in size, quantity, number, degree, value, intensity, power, authority, reputation, wealth; to grow; to augment; to advance; -- opposed to decrease. The waters increased and bare up the ark. Gen. vii. 17. He must increase, but I must decrease. John iii. 30. The heavens forbid But that our loves and comforts should increase, Even as our days do grow! Shak.

2. To multiply by the production of young; to be fertile, fruitful, or prolific. Fishes are more numerous of increasing than beasts or birds, as appears by their numerous spawn. Sir M. Hale.

3. (Astron.)

Defn: To become more nearly full; to show more of the surface; to wax; as, the moon increases. Increasing function (Math.), a function whose value increases when that of the variable increases, and decreases when the latter is diminished.

Syn. -- To enlarge; extend; multiply; expand; develop; heighten; amplify; raise; enhance; spread; aggravate; magnify; augment; advance. -- To Increase, Enlarge, Extend. Enlarge implies to make larger or broader in size. Extend marks the progress of enlargement so as to have wider boundaries. Increase denotes enlargement by growth and internal vitality, as in the case of plants. A kingdom is enlarged by the addition of new territories; the mind is enlarged by knowledge. A kingdom is extended when its boundaries are carried to a greater distance from the center. A man's riches, honors, knowledge, etc., are increased by accessions which are made from time to time.

INCREASE In*crease", v. t.

Defn: To augment or make greater in bulk, quantity, extent, value, or amount, etc.; to add to; to extend; to lengthen; to enhance; to aggravate; as, to increase one's possessions, influence. I will increase the famine. Ezek. v. 16. Make denials Increase your services. Shak.

INCREASE In"crease, n. Etym: [OE. encres, encresse. See Increase, v. i.]

1. Addition or enlargement in size, extent, quantity, number, intensity, value, substance, etc.; augmentation; growth. As if increase of appetite had grown By what if fed on. Shak. For things of tender kind for pleasure made Shoot up with swift increase, and sudden are decay'd. Dryden.

2. That which is added to the original stock by augmentation or growth; produce; profit; interest. Take thou no usury of him, or increase. Lev. xxv. 36. Let them not live to taste this land's increase. Shak.

3. Progeny; issue; offspring. All the increase of thy house shall die in the flower of their age. 1 Sam. ii. 33.

4. Generation. [Obs.] "Organs of increase." Shak.

5. (Astron.)

Defn: The period of increasing light, or luminous phase; the waxing; -- said of the moon. Seeds, hair, nails, hedges, and herbs will grow soonest if set or cut in the increase of the moon. Bacon. Increase twist, the twixt of a rifle groove in which the angle of twist increases from the breech to the muzzle.

Syn. -- Enlargement; extension; growth; development; increment; addition; accession; production.

INCREASEFUL In*crease"ful, a.

Defn: Full of increase; abundant in produce. "Increaseful crops." [R.] Shak.

INCREASEMENT In*crease"ment, n.

Defn: Increase. [R.] Bacon.

INCREASER In*creas"er, n.

Defn: One who, or that, increases.

INCREASINGLY In*creas"ing*ly, adv.

Defn: More and more.

INCREATE In`cre*ate", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Increated; p. pr. & vb. n. Increating.] Etym: [Pref. in- in + create.]

Defn: To create within. [R.]

INCREATE; INCREATED In"cre*ate, In"cre*a`ted, a. Etym: [L. increatus. See In- not, and Create.]

Defn: Uncreated; self-existent. [R.] Bright effincreate. Milton.

INCREDIBILITY In*cred`i*bil"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. incredibilitas: cf. F. incrédibilité.]

1. The quality or state of being incredible; incredibleness. Dryden.

2. That which is incredible. Johnson.

INCREDIBLE In*cred"i*ble, a. Etym: [L. incredibilis: cf. OF. incredible. See In- not, and Credible.]

Defn: Not credible; surpassing belief; too extraordinary and improbable to admit of belief; unlikely; marvelous; fabulous. Why should it be thought a thing incredible with you, that God should raise the dead Acts xxvi. 8.

INCREDIBLENESS In*cred"i*ble*ness, n.

Defn: Incredibility.

INCREDIBLY In*cred"i*bly, adv.

Defn: In an incredible manner.

INCREDITED In*cred"it*ed, a.

Defn: Uncredited. [Obs.]

INCREDULITY In`cre*du"li*ty, n. Etym: [L. incredu: cf. F. incrédulité.]

Defn: The state or quality of being i Of every species of incredulity, religious unbelief is the most irrational. Buckminster.

INCREDULOUS In*cred"u*lous, a. Etym: [L. incredulus. See In- not, and Credulous.]

1. Not credulous; indisposed to admit or accept that which is related as true, skeptical; unbelieving. Bacon. A fantastical incredulous fool. Bp. Wilkins.

2. Indicating, or caused by, disbelief or incredulity. "An incredulous smile." Longfellow.

3. Incredible; not easy to be believed. [R.] Shak.

INCREDULOUSLY In*cred"u*lous*ly, adv.

Defn: In an incredulous manner; with incredulity.

INCREDULOUSNESS In*cred"u*lous*ness, n.

Defn: Incredulity.

INCREMABLE In*crem"a*ble, a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + L. cremabilis combustible, fr. cremare to burn.]

Defn: Incapable of being burnt; incombustibe. Sir T. Browne.

INCREMATE In"cre*mate, v. t. Etym: [Pref. in- in + cremate.]

Defn: To consume or reduce to ashes by burning, as a dead body; to cremate.

INCREMATION In`cre*ma"tion, n.

Defn: Burning; esp., the act of burning a dead body; cremation.

INCREMENT In"cre*ment, n. Etym: [L. incrementum: cf. F. incrément. See Increase.]

1. The act or process of increasing; growth in bulk, guantity, number, value, or amount; augmentation; enlargement. The seminary that furnisheth matter for the formation and increment of animal and vegetable bodies. Woodward. A nation, to be great, ought to be compressed in its increment by nations more civilized than itself. Coleridge.

2. Matter added; increase; produce; production; -- opposed to decrement. "Large increment." J. Philips.

3. (Math.)

Defn: The increase of a variable quantity or fraction from its present value to its next ascending value; the finite quantity, generally variable, by which a variable quantity is increased.

4. (Rhet.)

Defn: An amplification without strict climax, as in the following passage: Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report, . . . think on these things. Phil. iv. 8. Infinitesimal increment (Math.), an infinitesimally small variation considered in Differential Calculus. See Calculus. -- Method of increments (Math.), a calculus founded on the properties of the successive values of variable quantities and their differences or increments. It differs from the method of fluxions in treating these differences as finite, instead of infinitely small, and is equivalent to the calculus of finite differences.

INCREMENTAL In`cre*men"tal, a. (Biol.)

Defn: Pertaining to, or resulting from, the process of growth; as, the incremental lines in the dentine of teeth.

INCREPATE In"cre*pate, v. t. Etym: [L. increpatus, p. p. of increpare to upbraid; pref. in- in, against + crepare to talk noisily.]

Defn: To chide; to rebuke; to reprove. [Obs.]

INCREPATION In`cre*pa"tion, n. Etym: [L. increpatio.]

Defn: A chiding; rebuke; reproof. [Obs.] Hammond.

INCRESCENT In*cres"cent, a. Etym: [L. increscens, -entis, p. pr. of increscere. See Increase.]

1. Increasing; growing; augmenting; swelling; enlarging. Between the incresent and decrescent moon. Tennyson.

2. (Her.)

Defn: Increasing; on the increase; -- said of the moon represented as the new moon, with the points turned toward the dexter side.

INCREST In*crest", v. t.

Defn: To adorn with a crest. [R.] Drummond.

INCRIMINATE In*crim"i*nate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Incriminated; p. pr. & vb. n. Incriminating.] Etym: [LL. incriminatus, p. p. of incriminare; in- in + criminare, criminari, to accuse one of a crime. See Criminate.]

Defn: To accuse; to charge with a crime or fault; to criminate.

INCRIMINATION In*crim`i*na"tion, n.

Defn: The act of incriminating; crimination.

INCRIMINATORY In*crim"i*na*to*ry, a.

Defn: Of or pertaining to crimination; tending to incriminate; criminatory.

INCROYABLE In`croy`a"ble, n. [F., lit., incredible.]

Defn: A French fop or dandy of the time of the Directory; hence, any fop.

The name is said to have been given in allusion not only to the extravagant dress, but also to the frequent use of the phrase "C'est vraiment incroyable" (That is really incredible.).

INCRUENTAL In`cru*en"tal, a. Etym: [L. incruentus. See In- not, and Cruentous.]

Defn: Unbloody; not attended with blood; as, an incruental sacrifice. [Obs.] Brevint.

INCRUST In*crust", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Incrusted; p. pr. & vb. n. Incrusting.] Etym: [L. incrustare; pref. in- in + crustare to cover with a crust: cf. F. incruster. See Crust.] [Written also encrust.]

1. To cover or line with a crust, or hard coat; to form a crust on the surface of; as, iron incrusted with rust; a vessel incrusted with salt; a sweetmeat incrusted with sugar. And by the frost refin'd the whiter snow, Incrusted hard. Thomson.

2. (Fine Arts)

Defn: To inlay into, as a piece of carving or other ornamental object.

INCRUSTATE In*crus"tate, a. Etym: [L. incrustatus, p. p. See Incrust.]

Defn: Incrusted. Bacon.

INCRUSTATE In*crus"tate, v. t.

Defn: To incrust. [R.] Cheyne.

INCRUSTATION In`crus*ta"tion, n. Etym: [L. incrustatio: cf. F. incrustation. See Incrust.]

1. The act of incrusting, or the state of being incrusted.

2. A crust or hard coating of anything upon or within a body, as a deposit of lime, sediment, etc., from water on the inner surface of a steam boiler.

3. (Arch.)

Defn: A covering or inlaying of marble, mosaic, etc., attached to the masonry by cramp irons or cement.

4. (Fine Arts)

Defn: Anything inlaid or imbedded.

INCRUSTMENT In*crust"ment, n.

Defn: Incrustation. [R.]

INCRYSTALLIZABLE In*crys"tal*li`za*ble, a.

Defn: Not crystallizable; incapable of being formed into crystals.

INCUBATE In"cu*bate, v. i. & t. [imp. & p. p. Incubated; p. pr. & vb. n. Incubating.] Etym: [L. incubatus, p. p. incubare to lie on; pref. in- in, on + cubare to lie down. Cf. Cubit, Incumbent.]

Defn: To sit, as on eggs for hatching; to brood; to brood upon, or keep warm, as eggs, for the purpose of hatching.

INCUBATION In`cu*ba"tion, n. Etym: [L. incubatio: cf. F. incubation.]

1. A sitting on eggs for the purpose of hatching young; a brooding on, or keeping warm, (eggs) to develop the life within, by any process. Ray.

2. (Med.)

Defn: The development of a disease from its causes, or its period of incubation. (See below.)

3. A sleeping in a consecrated place for the purpose of dreaming oracular dreams. Tylor. Period of incubation, or Stage of incubation (Med.), the period which elapses between exposure to the causes of a disease and the attack resulting from it; the time of development of the supposed germs or spores.

INCUBATIVE In"cu*ba*tive, a.

Defn: Of or pertaining to incubation, or to the period of incubation.

INCUBATOR In"cu*ba`tor, n.

Defn: That which incubates, especially, an apparatus by means of which eggs are hatched by artificial heat.

INCUBATORY In*cu"ba*to*ry, a.

Defn: Serving for incubation.

INCUBE In*cube", v. t.

Defn: To fix firmly, as in cube; to secure or place firmly. [Obs.] Milton.

INCUBITURE In*cu"bi*ture, n. Etym: [Cf. L. incubitus.]

Defn: Incubation. [Obs.] J. Ellis.

INCUBOUS In"cu*bous, a. Etym: [From L. incubare to lie on.] (Bot.)

Defn: Having the leaves so placed that the upper part of each one covers the base of the leaf next above it, as in hepatic mosses of the genus Frullania. See Succubous.

INCUBUS In"cu*bus, n.; pl. E. Incubuses, L. Incubi. Etym: [L., the nightmare. Cf. Incubate.]

1. A demon; a fiend; a lascivious spirit, supposed to have sexual intercourse with women by night. Tylor. The devils who appeared in the female form were generally called succubi; those who appeared like men incubi, though this distinction was not always preserved. Lecky.

2. (Med.)

Defn: The nightmare. See Nightmare. Such as are troubled with incubus, or witch-ridden, as we call it. Burton.

3. Any oppressive encumbrance or burden; anything that prevents the free use of the faculties. Debt and usury is the incubus which weighs most heavily on the agricultural resources of Turkey. J. L. Farley.

INCULCATE In*cul"cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inculcated; p. pr. & vb. n. Inculcating.] Etym: [L. inculcatus, p. p. of inculcare to tread on; pref. in- in, on + calcare to tread, fr. calx the heel; perh. akin to E. heel. Cf. 2d Calk, Heel.]

Defn: To teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions; to urge on the mind; as, Christ inculcates on his followers humility. The most obvious and necessary duties of life they have not yet had authority enough to enforce and inculcate upon men's minds. S. Clarke.

Syn. -- To instill; infuse; implant; engraft; impress.

INCULCATION In`cul*ca"tion, n. Etym: [L. inculcatio: cf. F. inculcation.]

Defn: A teaching and impressing by frequent repetitions. Bp. Hall.

INCULCATOR In*cul"ca*tor, n. Etym: [L.]

Defn: One who inculcates. Boyle.

INCULK In*culk". v. t. Etym: [Cf. F. inculquer. See Inculcate.]

Defn: To inculcate. [Obs.] Sir T. More.

INCULP In*culp", v. t. Etym: [Cf. inculper. See Inculpate.]

Defn: To inculpate. [Obs.] Shelton.

INCULPABLE In*cul"pa*ble, a. Etym: [L. inculpabilis: cf. F. incupable.]

Defn: Faultless; blameless; innocent. South. An innocent and incupable piece of ignorance. Killingbeck.

INCULPABLENESS In*cul"pa*ble*ness, n.

Defn: Blamelessness; faultlessness.

INCULPABLY In*cul"pa*bly, adv.

Defn: Blamelessly. South.

INCULPATE In*cul"pate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inculpated; p. pr. & vb. n. Inculpating.] Etym: [LL. inculpatus, p. p. of inculpare to blame; pref. in- in + culpa fault. See Culpable.]

Note: [A word of recent introduction.]

Defn: To blame; to impute guilt to; to accuse; to involve or implicate in guilt. That risk could only exculpate her and not inculpate them -- the probabilities protected them so perfectly. H. James.

INCULPATION In`cul*pa"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. inculpation.]

Defn: Blame; censure; crimination. Jefferson.

INCULPATORY In*cul"pa*to*ry, a.

Defn: Imputing blame; criminatory; compromising; implicating.

INCULT In*cult", a. Etym: [L. incultus; pref. in- not + cultus, p. p. of colere to cultivate: cf. F. inculte.]

Defn: Untilled; uncultivated; crude; rude; uncivilized. Germany then, says Tacitus, was incult and horrid, now full of magnificent cities. Burton. His style is diffuse and incult. M. W. Shelley.

INCULTIVATED In*cul"ti*va`ted, a.

Defn: Uncultivated. [Obs.] Sir T. Herbert.

INCULTIVATION In*cul`ti*va"tion, n.

Defn: Want of cultivation. [Obs.] Berington.

INCULTURE In*cul"ture, n. Etym: [Pref. in- not + culture: cf. F. inculture.]

Defn: Want or neglect of cultivation or culture. [Obs.] Feltham.

INCUMBENCY In*cum"ben*cy, n.; pl. Incumbencies. Etym: [From Incumbent.]

1. The state of being incumbent; a lying or resting on something.

2. That which is physically incumbent; that which lies as a burden; a weight. Evelyn.

3. That which is morally incumbent, or is imposed, as a rule, a duty, obligation, or responsibility. "The incumbencies of a family." Donne.

4. The state of holding a benefice; the full possession and exercise of any office. These fines are only to be paid to the bishop during his incumbency. Swift.

INCUMBENT In*cum"bent, a. Etym: [L. incumbens, -entis, p. pr. of incumbere to lie down upon, press upon; pref. in- in, on + cumbere (in comp.); akin to cubare to lie down. See Incubate.]

1. Lying; resting; reclining; recumbent; superimposed; superincumbent. Two incumbent figures, gracefully leaning upon it. Sir H. Wotton. To move the incumbent load they try. Addison.

2. Lying, resting, or imposed, as a duty or obligation; obligatory; always with on or upon. All men, truly zealous, will perform those good works that are incumbent on all Christians. Sprat.

3. (Bot.)

Defn: Leaning or resting; -- said of anthers when lying on the inner side of the filament, or of cotyledons when the radicle lies against the back of one of them. Gray.

4. (Zoöl.)

Defn: Bent downwards so that the ends touch, or rest on, something else; as, the incumbent toe of a bird.

INCUMBENT In*cum"bent, n.

Defn: A person who is in present possession of a benefice or of any office. The incumbent lieth at the mercy of his patron. Swift.

INCUMBENTLY In*cum"bent*ly, adv.

Defn: In an incumbent manner; so as to be incumbent.

INCUMBER In*cum"ber, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Incumbered; p. pr. & vb. n. Incumbering.]

Defn: See Encumber.

INCUMBITION In`cum*bi"tion, n.

Defn: Incubation. [R.] Sterne.

INCUMBRANCE In*cum"brance, n. Etym: [See Encumbrance.] [Written also encumbrance.]

1. A burdensome and troublesome load; anything that impedes motion or action, or renders it difficult or laborious; clog; impediment; hindrance; check. Cowper.

2. (Law)

Defn: A burden or charge upon property; a claim or lien upon an estate, which may diminish its value.

INCUMBRANCER In*cum"bran*cer, n. (Law)

Defn: One who holds Kent.

INCUMBROUS In*cum"brous, a. Etym: [Cf. OF. encombros.]

Defn: Cumbersome; troublesome. [Written also encombrous.] [Obs.] Chaucer.

INCUNABULUM In`cu*nab"u*lum, n.; pl. Incunabula. Etym: [L. incunabula cradle, birthplace, origin. See 1st In-, and Cunabula.]

Defn: A work of art or of human industry, of an early epoch; especially, a book printed before A. D. 1500.

INCUR In*cur", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Incurred; p. pr. & vb. n. Incurring.] Etym: [L. incurrere to run into or toward; pref. in- in + currere to run. See Current.]

1. To meet or fall in with, as something inconvenient, harmful, or onerous; to put one's self in the way of; to expose one's self to; to become liable or subject to; to bring down upon one's self; to encounter; to contract; as, to incur debt, danger, displeasure I know not what I shall incur to passShak.

2. To render liable or subject to; to occasion. [Obs.] Lest you incur me much more damage in my fame than you have done me pleasure in preserving my life. Chapman.

INCUR In*cur", v. i.

Defn: To pass; to enter. [Obs.] Light is discerned by itself because by itself it incurs into the eye. South.

INCURABILITY In*cur`a*bil"i*ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. incurabilité incurability, LL. incurabilitas negligence.]

Defn: The state of being uncurable; irremediableness. Harvey.

INCURABLE In*cur"a*ble, a. Etym: [F. incurable, L. incurabilis. See In- not, and Curable.]

1. Not capable of being cured; beyond the power of skill or medicine to remedy; as, an incurable disease. A scirrh is not absolutely incurable. Arbuthnot.

2. Not admitting or capable of remedy or correction; irremediable; remediless; as, incurable evils. Rancorous and incurable hostility. Burke. They were laboring under a profound, and, as it might have seemed, an almost incurable ignorance. Sir J. Stephen.

Syn. -- Irremediable; remediless; irrecoverable; irretrievable; irreparable; hopeless.

INCURABLE In*cur"a*ble, n.

Defn: A person diseased beyond cure.

INCURABLENESS In*cur"a*ble*ness, n.

Defn: The state of being incurable; incurability. Boyle.

INCURABLY In*cur"a*bly, adv.

Defn: In a manner that renders cure impracticable or impossible; irremediably. "Incurably diseased." Bp. Hall. "Incurably wicked." Blair.

INCURIOSITY In*cu`ri*os"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. incuriositas: cf. F. incurosité.]

Defn: Want of curiosity or interest; inattentiveness; indifference. Sir H. Wotton.

INCURIOUS In*cu"ri*ous, a. Etym: [L. incuriosus: cf. F. incurieux. See In- not, and Curious.]

Defn: Not curious or inquisitive; without care for or interest in; inattentive; careless; negligent; heedless. Carelessnesses and incurious deportments toward their children. Jer. Taylor.

INCURIOUSLY In*cu"ri*ous*ly, adv.

Defn: In an curious manner.

INCURIOUSNESS In*cu"ri*ous*ness, n.

Defn: Unconcernedness; incuriosity. Sordid incuriousness and slovenly neglect. Bp. Hall.

INCURRENCE In*cur"rence, n. Etym: [See Incur.]

Defn: The act of incurring, bringing on, or subjecting one's self to (something troublesome or burdensome); as, the incurrence of guilt, debt, responsibility, etc.

INCURRENT In*cur"rent, a. Etym: [L. incurrens, p. pr. incurere, incursum, to run in; in- + currere to run.] (Zoöl.)

Defn: Characterized by a current which flows inward; as, the incurrent orifice of lamellibranch Mollusca.

INCURSION In*cur"sion, n. Etym: [L. incursio: cf. F. incursion. See Incur.]

1. A running into; hence, an entering into a territory with hostile intention; a temporary invasion; a predatory or harassing inroad; a raid. The Scythian, whose incursions wild Have wasted Sogdiana. Milton. The incursions of the Goths disordered the affairs of the Roman Empire. Arbuthnot.

2. Attack; occurrence. [Obs.] Sins of daily incursion. South.

Syn. -- Invasion; inroad; raid; foray; sally; attack; onset; irruption. See Invasion.

INCURSIVE In*cur"sive, a.

Defn: Making an incursion; invasive; aggressive; hostile.

INCURTAIN In*cur"tain, v. t.

Defn: To curtain. [Obs.]

INCURVATE In*cur"vate, a. Etym: [L. incurvatus, p. p. of incurvare to crook; pref. in- in + curvus bent. See Curve, and cf. Incurve.]

Defn: Curved; bent; crooked. Derham.

INCURVATE In*cur"vate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Incurvated; p. pr. & vb. n. Incurvating.]

Defn: To turn from a straight line or course; to bend; to crook. Cheyne.

INCURVATION In`cur*va"tion, n. Etym: [L. incurvatio: cf. F. incurvation.]

1. The act of bending, or curving.

2. The state of being bent or curved; curvature. An incurvation of the rays. Derham.

3. The act of bowing, or bending the body, in respect or reverence. "The incurvations of the knee." Bp. Hall.

INCURVE In*curve", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Incurved; p. pr. & vb. n. Incurving.] Etym: [See Incurvate.]

Defn: To bend; to curve; to make crooked.

INCURVED In*curved", a. Etym: [Pref. in- in + curved.] (Bot.)

Defn: Bending gradually toward the axis or center, as branches or petals.

INCURVITY In*cur"vi*ty, n. Etym: [From L. incurvus bent. See Incurvate.]

Defn: A state of being bent or curved; incurvation; a bending inwards. Sir T. Browne.

INCUS In"cus, n. Etym: [L., anvil.]

1. An anvil.

2. (Anat.)

Defn: One of the small bones in the tympanum of the ear; the anvil bone. See Ear.

3. (Zoöl.)

Defn: The central portion of the armature of the pharynx in the Rotifera.

INCUSE In*cuse", a. Etym: [See Incuse, v. t.] (Numismatics)

Defn: Cut or stamped in, or hollowed out by engraving. "Irregular incuse square." Dr. W. Smith.

INCUSE; INCUSS In*cuse", In*cuss", v. t. Etym: [L. incussus, p. p. of incutere to strike. See 1st In-, and Concuss.]

Defn: To form, or mold, by striking or stamping, as a coin or medal.

INCUTE In*cute", v. t. Etym: [See Incuse.]

Defn: To strike or stamp in. [Obs.] Becon.

INCYST In*cyst", v. t.

Defn: See Encyst.

INCYSTED In*cyst"ed, a.

Defn: See Encysted.

IND Ind, n.

Defn: India. [Poetical] Shak. Milton.

INDAGATE In"da*gate, v. t. Etym: [L. indagatus, p. p. of indagare to seek.]

Defn: To seek or search out. [Obs.]

INDAGATION In`da*ga"tion, n. Etym: [L. indagatio: cf. F. indagation.]

Defn: Search; inquiry; investigation. [Obs.]

INDAGATIVE In"da*ga*tive, a.

Defn: Searching; exploring; investigating. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor.

INDAGATOR In"da*ga`tor, n. Etym: [L.]

Defn: A searcher; an explorer; an investigator. [Obs.] Searched into by such skillful indagators of nature. Boyle.

INDAMAGE In*dam"age (; 48), v. t.

Defn: See Endamage. [R.]

INDAMAGED In*dam"aged, a.

Defn: Not damaged. [Obs.] Milton.

INDART In*dart", v. t.

Defn: To pierce, as with a dart.

INDAZOL In"da*zol, n. Etym: [Indol + azote.] (Chem.)

Defn: A nitrogenous compound, C7H6N2, analogous to indol, and produced from a diazo derivative or cinnamic acid.

INDE Inde, a.

Defn: Azure-colored; of a bright blue color. [Obs.] Rom. of R.

INDEAR In*dear", v. t.

Defn: See Endear.

INDEBT In*debt", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Indebted; p. pr. & vb. n. Indebting.] Etym: [OE. endetten, F. endetter; pref. en- (L. in) + F. dette debt. See Debt.]

Defn: To bring into debt; to place under obligation; -- chiefly used in the participle indebted. Thy fortune hath indebted thee to none. Daniel.

INDEBTED In*debt"ed, a.

1. Brought into debt; being under obligation; held to payment or requital; beholden. By owing, owes not, but still pays, at once Indebted and discharged. Milton.

2. Placed under obligation for something received, for which restitution or gratitude is due; as, we are indebted to our parents for their care of us in infancy; indebted to friends for help and encouragement. Cowper.

INDEBTEDNESS In*debt"ed*ness, n.

1. The state of being indebted.

2. The sum owed; debts, collectively.

INDEBTMENT In*debt"ment, n. Etym: [Cf. F. endettement.]

Defn: Indebtedness. [R.] Bp. Hall.

INDECENCE In*de"cence, n.

Defn: See Indecency. [Obs.] "An indecence of barbarity." Bp. Burnet.

INDECENCY In*de"cen*cy, n.; pl. Indecencies. Etym: [L. indecentia unseemliness: cf. F. indécence.]

1. The quality or state of being indecent; want of decency, modesty, or good manners; obscenity.

2. That which is indecent; an indecent word or act; an offense against delicacy. They who, by speech or writing, present to the ear or the eye of modesty any of the indecencies I allude to, are pests of society. Beattie.

Syn. -- Indelicacy; indecorum; immodesty; impurity; obscenity. See Indecorum.

INDECENT In*de"cent, a. Etym: [L. indecens unseemly, unbecoming: cf. F. indécent. See In- not, and Decent.]

Defn: Not decent; unfit to be seen or heard; offensive to modesty and delicacy; as, indecent language. Cowper.

Syn. -- Unbecoming; indecorous; indelicate; unseemly; immodest; gross; shameful; impure; improper; obscene; filthy.

INDECENTLY In*de"cent*ly, adv.

Defn: In an indecent manner.

INDECIDUATE In`de*cid"u*ate, a.

1. Indeciduous.

2. (Anat.)

Defn: Having no decidua; nondeciduate.

INDECIDUOUS In`de*cid"u*ous, a.

Defn: Not deciduous or falling, as the leaves of trees in autumn; lasting; evergreen; persistent; permanent; perennial. The indeciduous and unshaven locks of Apollo. Sir T. Browne.

INDECIMABLE In*dec"i*ma*ble, a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + LL. decimare to tithe: cf. F. indécimable. See Decimate.]

Defn: Not decimable, or liable to be decimated; not liable to the payment of tithes. Cowell.

INDECIPHERABLE In`de*ci"pher*a*ble, a.

Defn: Not decipherable; incapable of being deciphered, explained, or solved. -- In`de*ci"pher*a*bly, adv.

INDECISION In`de*ci"sion, n. Etym: [Pref. in- not + decision: cf. F. indécision.]

Defn: Want of decision; want of settled purpose, or of firmness; indetermination; wavering of mind; irresolution; vacillation; hesitation. The term indecision . . . implies an idea very nicely different from irresolution; yet it has a tendency to produce it. Shenstone. Indecision . . . is the natural accomplice of violence. Burke.

INDECISIVE In`de*ci"sive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. indécisif.]

1. Not decisive; not bringing to a final or ultimate issue; as, an indecisive battle, argument, answer. The campaign had everywhere been indecisive. Macaulay.

2. Undetermined; prone to indecision; irresolute; unsettled; wavering; vacillating; hesitating; as, an indecisive state of mind; an indecisive character.

INDECISIVELY In`de*ci"sive*ly, adv.

Defn: Without decision.

INDECISIVENESS In`de*ci"sive*ness, n.

Defn: The state of being indecisive; unsettled state.

INDECLINABLE In`de*clin"a*ble, a. Etym: [L. indeclinabilis: cf. F. indéclinable. See In- not, and Decline.] (Gram.)

Defn: Not declinable; not varied by inflective terminations; as, nihil (nothing), in Latin, is an indeclinable noun. -- n.

Defn: An indeclinable word.

INDECLINABLY In`de*clin"a*bly, adv.

1. Without variation.

2. (Gram.)

Defn: Without variation of termination.

INDECOMPOSABLE In*de`com*pos"a*ble, a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + decomposable: cf. F. indécomposable.]

Defn: Not decomposable; incapable or difficult of decomposition; not resolvable into its constituents or elements.

INDECOMPOSABLENESS In*de`com*pos"a*ble*ness, n.

Defn: Incapableness of decomposition; stability; permanence; durability.

INDECOROUS In`de*co"rous, a. Etym: [L. indecorous. See In- not, and Decorous.]

Defn: Not decorous; violating good manners; contrary to good breeding or etiquette; unbecoming; improper; out of place; as, indecorous conduct. It was useless and indecorous to attempt anything more by mere struggle. Burke.

Syn. -- Unbecoming; unseemly; unbefitting; rude; coarse; impolite; uncivil; ill-bred.

INDECOROUSLY In`de*co"rous*ly, adv.

Defn: In an indecorous manner.

INDECOROUSNESS In`de*co"rous*ness, n.

Defn: The quality of being indecorous; want of decorum.

INDECORUM In`de*co"rum, n. Etym: [Pref. in- not + decorum: cf. L. indecorous unbecoming.]

1. Want of decorum; impropriety of behavior; that in behavior or manners which violates the established rules of civility, custom, or etiquette; indecorousness.

2. An indecorous or becoming action. Young.

Syn. -- Indecorum is sometimes synonymous with indecency; but indecency, more frequently than indecorum, is applied to words or actions which refer to what nature and propriety require to be concealed or suppressed. Indecency is the stronger word; indecorum refers to any transgression of etiquette or civility, especially in public.

INDEED In*deed", adv. Etym: [Prep. in + deed.]

Defn: In reality; in truth; in fact; verily; truly; -- used in a variety of sense. Esp.: (a) Denoting emphasis; as, indeed it is so. (b) Denoting concession or admission; as, indeed, you are right. (c) Denoting surprise; as, indeed, is it you Its meaning is not intrinsic or fixed, but depends largely on the form of expression which it accompanies.

The carnal mind is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. Rom. viii. 7. I were a beast indeed to do you wrong. Dryden. There is, indeed, no great pleasure in visiting these magazines of war. Addison.

INDEFATIGABILITY In`de*fat`i*ga*bil"i*ty, n.

Defn: The state of being indefatigable.

INDEFATIGABLE In`de*fat"i*ga*ble, a. Etym: [L. indefatigabilis: cf. OF. indefatigable. See In- not, and Defatigable, and cf. Infatigable.]

Defn: Incapable of being fatigued; not readily exhausted; unremitting in labor or effort; untiring; unwearying; not yielding to fatigue; as, indefatigable exertions, perseverance, application. "A constant, indefatigable attendance." South. Upborne with indefatigable wings. Milton.

Syn. -- Unwearied; untiring; persevering; persistent.

INDEFATIGABLENESS In`de*fat"i*ga*ble*ness, n.

Defn: Indefatigable quality; unweariedness; persistency. Parnell.

INDEFATIGABLY In`de*fat"i*ga*bly, adv.

Defn: Without weariness; without yielding to fatigue; persistently. Dryden.

INDEFATIGATION In`de*fat`i*ga"tion, n.

Defn: Indefatigableness; unweariedness. [Obs.] J. Gregory.

INDEFEASIBILITY In`de*fea`si*bil"i*ty, n.

Defn: The quality of being undefeasible.

INDEFEASIBLE In`de*fea`si*ble, a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + defeasible: cf. OF. indefaisable.]

Defn: Not to be defeated; not defeasible; incapable of being annulled or made void; as, an indefeasible or title. That the king had a divine and an indefeasible right to the regal power. Macaulay.

INDEFECTIBILITY In`de*fect`i*bil"i*ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. indéfectibilité.]

Defn: The quality of being indefectible. Barrow.

INDEFECTIBLE In`de*fect"i*ble, a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + defectible: cf. F. indéfectible.]

Defn: Not defectible; unfailing; not liable to defect, failure, or decay. An indefectible treasure in the heavens. Barrow. A state of indefectible virtue and happiness. S. Clarke.

INDEFECTIVE In`de*fect"ive, a.

Defn: Not defective; perfect; complete. "Absolute, indefective obedience." South.

INDEFEISIBLE In`de*fei"si*ble, a.

Defn: Indefeasible. [Obs.]

INDEFENSIBILITY In`de*fen`si*bil"i*ty, n.

Defn: The quality or state of not being defensible. Walsh.

INDEFENSIBLE In`de*fen"si*ble, Etym: [Pref. in- not + defensible: cf. OF. indefensible, indefensable.]

Defn: Not defensible; not capable of being defended, maintained, vindicated, or justified; unjustifiable; untenable; as, an indefensible fortress, position, cause, etc. Men find that something can be said in favor of what, on the very proposal, they thought utterly indefensible. Burke.

INDEFENSIBLY In`de*fen"si*bly, adv.

Defn: In an indefensible manner.

INDEFENSIVE In`de*fen"sive, a.

Defn: Defenseless. [Obs.] The sword awes the indefensive villager. Sir T. Herbert.

INDEFICIENCY In`de*fi"cien*cy, n.

Defn: The state or quality of not being deficient. [Obs.] Strype.

INDEFICIENT In`de*fi"cient, a. Etym: [L. indeficiens. See In- not, and Deficient.]

Defn: Not deficient; full. [Obs.] Brighter than the sun, and indeficient as the light of heaven. Jer. Taylor.

INDEFINABLE In`de*fin"a*ble, a.

Defn: Incapable of being defined or described; inexplicable. Bp. Reynolds.

INDEFINABLY In`de*fin"a*bly, adv.

Defn: In an indefinable manner.

INDEFINITE In*def"i*nite, a. Etym: [L. indefinitus. See In- not, and Definite.]

1. Not definite; not limited, defined, or specified; not explicit; not determined or fixed upon; not precise; uncertain; vague; confused; obscure; as, an indefinite time, plan, etc. It were to be wished that . . . men would leave off that indefinite way of vouching, "the chymists say this," or "the chymists affirm that." Boyle. The time of this last is left indefinite. Dryden.

2. Having no determined or certain limits; large and unmeasured, though not infinite; unlimited; as indefinite space; the indefinite extension of a straight line. Though it is not infinite, it may be indefinite; though it is not boundless in itself, it may be so to human comprehension. Spectator.

3. Boundless; infinite. [R.] Indefinite and omnipresent God, Inhabiting eternity. W. Thompson (1745).

4. (Bot.)

Defn: Too numerous or variable to make a particular enumeration important; -- said of the parts of a flower, and the like. Also, indeterminate. Indefinite article (Gram.), the word a or an, used with nouns to denote any one of a common or general class. -- Indefinite inflorescence. (Bot.) See Indeterminate inflorescence, under Indeterminate. -- Indefinite proposition (Logic), a statement whose subject is a common term, with nothing to indicate distribution or nondistribution; as, Man is mortal. -- Indefinite term (Logic), a negative term; as, the not-good.

Syn. -- Inexplicit; vague; uncertain; unsettled; indeterminate; loose; equivocal; inexact; approximate.

INDEFINITELY In*def"i*nite*ly, adv.

Defn: In an indefinite manner or degree; without any settled limitation; vaguely; not with certainty or exactness; as, to use a word indefinitely. If the world be indefinitely extended, that is, so far as no human intellect can fancy any bound of it. Ray.

INDEFINITENESS In*def"i*nite*ness, n.

Defn: The quality of being indefinite.

INDEFINITUDE In`de*fin"i*tude, n.

Defn: Indefiniteness; vagueness; also, number or quantity not limited by our understanding, though yet finite. [Obs.] Sir M . Hale.

INDEHISCENCE In`de*his"cence, n. Etym: [Cf. F. indéhiscence.] (Bot.)

Defn: The property or state of being indehiscent.

INDEHISCENT In`de*his"cent, a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + dehiscent: cf. F. indéhiscent.] (Bot.)

Defn: Remaining closed at maturity, or not opening along regular lines, as the acorn, or a cocoanut.

INDELECTABLE In`de*lec"ta*ble, a.

Defn: Not delectable; unpleasant; disagreeable. [R.] Richardson.

INDELIBERATE In`de*lib"er*ate, a. Etym: [L. indeliberatus. See In- not, and Deliberate.]

Defn: Done without deliberation; unpremeditated. [Obs.] -- In`de*lib"er*ate*ly, adv. [Obs.]

INDELIBERATED In`de*lib"er*a`ted, a.

Defn: Indeliberate. [Obs.]

INDELIBILITY In*del`i*bil"i*ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. indélébilité.]

Defn: The quality of being indelible. Bp. Horsley.

INDELIBLE In*del"i*ble, a. Etym: [L. indelebilis; pref.in- not + delebilis capable of being destroyed: cf. F. indélébile. See In- not, and Deleble.] [Formerly written also indeleble, which accords with the etymology of the word.]

1. That can not be removed, washed away, blotted out, or effaced; incapable of being canceled, lost, or forgotten; as, indelible characters; an indelible stain; an indelible impression on the memory.

2. That can not be annulled; indestructible. [R.] They are endued with indelible power from above. Sprat. Indelible colors, fast colors which do not fade or tarnish by exposure. -- Indelible ink, an ink obliterated by washing; esp., a solution of silver nitrate.

Syn. -- Fixed; fast; permanent; ineffaceable. -- In*del"i*ble*ness, n. -- In*del"i*bly, adv. Indelibly stamped and impressed. J. Ellis.

INDELICACY In*del"i*ca*cy, n.; pl. Indelicacies. Etym: [From Indelicate.]

Defn: The quality of being indelicate; want of delicacy, or of a nice sense of, or regard for, purity, propriety, or refinement in manners, language, etc.; rudeness; coarseness; also, that which is offensive to refined taste or purity of mind. The indelicacy of English comedy. Blair. Your papers would be chargeable with worse than indelicacy; they would be immoral. Addison.

INDELICATE In*del"i*cate, a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + delicate: cf. F. indélicat.]

Defn: Not delicate; wanting delicacy; offensive to good manners, or to purity of mind; coarse; rude; as, an indelicate word or suggestion; indelicate behavior. Macaulay. -- In*del"i*cate*ly, adv.

Syn. -- Indecorous; unbecoming; unseemly; rude; coarse; broad; impolite; gross; indecent; offensive; improper; unchaste; impure; unrefined.

INDEMNIFICATION In*dem`ni*fi*ca"tion, n.

1. The act or process of indemnifying, preserving, or securing against loss, damage, or penalty; reimbursement of loss, damage, or penalty; the state of being indemnified. Indemnification is capable of some estimate; dignity has no standard. Burke.

2. That which indemnifies. No reward with the name of an indemnification. De Quincey.

INDEMNIFY In*dem"ni*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Indemnified; p. pr. & vb. n. Indemnifying.] Etym: [L. indemnis unhurt (in- not + damnum hurt, damage) + -fy. Cf. Damn, Damnify.]

1. To save harmless; to secure against loss or damage; to insure. The states must at last engage to the merchants here that they will indemnify them from all that shall fall out. Sir W. Temple.

2. To make restitution or compensation for, as for that which is lost; to make whole; to reimburse; to compensate. Beattie.

INDEMNITY In*dem"ni*ty, n.; pl. Indemnities. Etym: [L. indemnitas, fr. indemnis uninjured: cf. F. indemnité. See Indemnify.]

1. Security; insurance; exemption from loss or damage, past or to come; immunity from penalty, or the punishment of past offenses; amnesty. Having first obtained a promise of indemnity for the riot they had committed. Sir W. Scott.

2. Indemnification, compensation, or remuneration for loss, damage, or injury sustained. They were told to expect, upon the fall of Walpole, a large and lucrative indemnity for their pretended wrongs. Ld. Mahon.

Note: Insurance is a contract of indemnity. Arnould. The owner of private property taken for public use is entitled to compensation or indemnity. Kent. Act of indemnity (Law), an act or law passed in order to relieve persons, especially in an official station, from some penalty to which they are liable in consequence of acting illegally, or, in case of ministers, in consequence of exceeding the limits of their strict constitutional powers. These acts also sometimes provide compensation for losses or damage, either incurred in the service of the government, or resulting from some public measure.

INDEMONSTRABILITY In`de*mon`stra*bil"i*ty, n.

Defn: The quality of being indemonstrable.

INDEMONSTRABLE In`de*mon"stra*ble, a. Etym: [L. indemonstrabilis. See In- not, and Demonstrable.]

Defn: Incapable of being demonstrated. -- In`de*mon"stra*ble*ness, n.

INDENIZATION In*den`i*za"tion, n.

Defn: The act of naturalizing; endenization. [R.] Evelyn.

INDENIZE In*den"ize, v. t.

Defn: To naturalize. [R.]

INDENIZEN In*den"i*zen, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Indenizened; p. pr. & vb. n. Indenizening.]

Defn: To invest with the privileges of a denizen; to naturalize. [R.] Words indenizened, and commonly used as English. B. Jonson.

INDENT In*dent", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Indented; p. pr. & vb. n. Indenting.] Etym: [OE. endenten to notch, fit in, OF. endenter, LL. indentare, fr. L. in + dens, dentis, tooth. See Tooth, and cf. Indenture.]

1. To notch; to jag; to cut into points like a row of teeth; as, to indent the edge of paper.

2. To dent; to stamp or to press in; to impress; as, indent a smooth surface with a hammer; to indent wax with a stamp.

3. Etym: [Cf. Indenture.]

Defn: To bind out by indenture or contract; to indenture; to apprentice; as, to indent a young man to a shoemaker; to indent a servant.

4. (Print.)

Defn: To begin (a line or lines) at a greater or less distance from the margin; as, to indent the first line of a paragraph one em; to indent the second paragraph two ems more than the first. See Indentation, and Indention.

5. (Mil.)

Defn: To make an order upon; to draw upon, as for military stores. [India] Wilhelm.

INDENT In*dent", v. i.

1. To be cut, notched, or dented.

2. To crook or turn; to wind in and out; to zigzag.

3. To contract; to bargain or covenant. Shak. To indent and drive bargains with the Almighty. South.

INDENT In*dent", n.

1. A cut or notch in the man gin of anything, or a recess like a notch. Shak.

2. A stamp; an impression. [Obs.]

3. A certificate, or intended certificate, issued by the government of the United States at the close of the Revolution, for the principal or interest of the public debt. D. Ramsay. A. Hamilton.

4. (Mil.)

Defn: A requisition or order for supplies, sent to the commissariat of an army. [India] Wilhelm.

INDENTATION In`den*ta"tion, n.

1. The act of indenting or state of being indented.

2. A notch or recess, in the margin or border of anything; as, the indentations of a leaf, of the coast, etc.

3. A recess or sharp depression in any surface.

4. (Print.) (a) The act of beginning a line or series of lines at a little distance within the flush line of the column or page, as in the common way of beginning the first line of a paragraph. (b) The measure of the distance; as, an indentation of one em, or of two ems. Hanging, or Reverse, indentation, indentation of all the lines of a paragraph except the first, which is a full line.

INDENTED In*dent"ed, a.

1. Cut in the edge into points or inequalities, like teeth; jagged; notched; stamped in; dented on the surface.

2. Having an uneven, irregular border; sinuous; undulating. Milton. Shak.

3. (Her.)

Defn: Notched like the part of a saw consisting of the teeth; serrated; as, an indented border or ordinary.

4. Bound out by an indenture; apprenticed; indentured; as, an indented servant.

5. (Zoöl.)

Defn: Notched along the margin with a different color, as the feathers of some birds. Indented line (Fort.), a line with alternate long and short faces, with salient and receding angles, each face giving a flanking fire along the front of the next.

INDENTEDLY In*dent"ed*ly, adv.

Defn: With indentations.

INDENTING In*dent"ing, n.

Defn: Indentation; an impression like that made by a tooth.

INDENTION In*den"tion, n. (Print.)

Defn: Same as Indentation, 4.

INDENTMENT In*dent"ment, n.

Defn: Indenture. [Obs.]

INDENTURE In*den"ture, n. Etym: [OE. endenture, OF. endenture, LL. indentura a deed in duplicate, with indented edges. See the Note below. See Indent.]

1. The act of indenting, or state of being indented.

2. (Law)

Defn: A mutual agreement in writing between two or more parties, whereof each party has usually a counterpart or duplicate; sometimes in the pl., a short form for indentures of apprenticeship, the contract by which a youth is bound apprentice to a master. The law is the best expositor of the gospel; they are like a pair of indentures: they answer in every part. C. Leslie.

Note: Indentures were originally duplicates, laid together and intended by a notched cut or line, or else written on the same piece of parchment and separated by a notched line so that the two papers or parchments corresponded to each other. But indenting has gradually become a mere form, and is often neglected, while the writings or counterparts retain the name of indentures.

INDENTURE In*den"ture, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Indentured; p. pr. & vb. n. Indenturing.]

1. To indent; to make hollows, notches, or wrinkles in; to furrow. Though age may creep on, and indenture the brow. Woty.

2. To bind by indentures or written contract; as, to indenture an apprentice.

INDENTURE In*den"ture, v. i.

Defn: To run or wind in and out; to be cut or notched; to indent. Heywood.

INDEPENDENCE In`de*pend"ence, n. Etym: [Cf. F. indépendance.]

1. The state or quality of being independent; freedom from dependence; exemption from reliance on, or control by, others; self- subsistence or maintenance; direction of one's own affairs without interference. Let fortune do her worst, . . . as long as she never makes us lose our honesty and our independence. Pope.

2. Sufficient means for a comfortable livelihood. Declaration of Independence (Amer. Hist.), the declaration of the Congress of the Thirteen United States of America, on the 4th of July, 1776, by which they formally declared that these colonies were free and independent States, not subject to the government of Great Britain.

INDEPENDENCE DAY In`de*pend"ence Day.

Defn: In the United States, a holiday, the 4th of July, commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on that day in 1776.

INDEPENDENCY In`de*pend"en*cy, n.

1. Independence. "Give me," I cried (enough for me), "My bread, and independency!" Pope.

2. (Eccl.)

Defn: Doctrine and polity of the Independents.

INDEPENDENT In`de*pend"ent, a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + dependent: cf. F. indépendant.]

1. Not dependent; free; not subject to control by others; not relying on others; not subordinate; as, few men are wholly independent. A dry, but independent crust. Cowper.

2. Affording a comfortable livelihood; as, an independent property.

3. Not subject to bias or influence; not obsequious; self-directing; as, a man of an independent mind.

4. Expressing or indicating the feeling of independence; free; easy; bold; unconstrained; as, an independent air or manner.

5. Separate from; exclusive; irrespective. That obligation in general, under which we conceive ourselves bound to obey a law, independent of those resources which the law provides for its own enforcement. R. P. Ward.

6. (Eccl.)

Defn: Belonging or pertaining to, or holding to the doctrines or methods of, the Independents.

7. (Math.)

Defn: Not dependent upon another quantity in respect to value or rate of variation; -- said of quantities or functions.

8. (U. S. Politics)

Defn: Not bound by party; exercising a free choice in voting with either or any party. Independent company (Mil.), one not incorporated in any regiment. -- Independent seconds watch, a stop watch having a second hand driven by a separate set of wheels, springs, etc., for timing to a fraction of a second. -- Independent variable. (Math.) See Dependent variable, under Dependent.

Syn. -- Free; uncontrolled; separate; uncoerced; self-reliant; bold; unconstrained; unrestricted.

INDEPENDENT In`de*pend"ent, n.

1. (Eccl.)

Defn: One who believes that an organized Christian church is complete in itself, competent to self-government, and independent of all ecclesiastical authority.

Note: In England the name is often applied (commonly in the pl.) to the Congregationalists.

2. (Politics)

Defn: One who does not acknowledge an obligation to support a party's candidate under all circumstances; one who exercises liberty in voting.

INDEPENDENTISM In`de*pend"ent*ism, n.

Defn: Independency; the church system of Independents. Bp. Gauden.

INDEPENDENTLY In`de*pend"ent*ly, adv.

Defn: In an independent manner; without control.

INDEPOSABLE In`de*pos"a*ble, a.

Defn: Incapable of being deposed. [R.] Princes indeposable by the pope. Bp. Stillingfleet.

INDEPRAVATE In*dep"ra*vate, a. Etym: [L. indepravatus.]

Defn: Undepraved. [R.] Davies (Holy Roode).

INDEPRECABLE In*dep"re*ca*ble, a. Etym: [L. indeprecabilis. See In- not, and Deprecate.]

Defn: Incapable or undeserving of being deprecated. Cockeram.

INDEPREHENSIBLE In*dep`re*hen"si*ble, a. Etym: [L. indeprehensibilis. See In- not, and Deprehensible.]

Defn: Incapable of being found out. Bp. Morton.

INDEPRIVABLE In`de*priv"a*ble, a.

Defn: Incapable of being deprived, or of being taken away.

INDESCRIBABLE In`de*scrib"a*ble, a.

Defn: Incapable of being described. -- In`de*scrib"a*bly, adv.

INDESCRIPTIVE In`de*scrip"tive, a.

Defn: Not descriptive.

INDESERT In`de*sert", n.

Defn: Ill desert. [R.] Addison.

INDESINENT In*des"i*nent, a. Etym: [L. indesinens. See In- not, and Desinent.]

Defn: Not ceasing; perpetual. [Obs.] Baxter. -- In*des"i*nent*ly, adv. [Obs.] Ray.

INDESIRABLE In`de*sir"a*ble, a.

Defn: Undesirable.

INDESTRUCTIBILITY In`de*struc`ti*bil"i*ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. indestructibilité.]

Defn: The quality of being indestructible.

INDESTRUCTIBLE In`de*struc"ti*ble, a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + destructible: cf. F. indestructible.]

Defn: Not destructible; incapable of decomposition or of being destroyed. -- In`de*struc"ti*ble*ness, n. -- In`de*struc"ti*bly, adv.

INDETERMINABLE In`de*ter"mi*na*ble, a. Etym: [L. indeterminabilis: cf. F. indéterminable. See In- not, and Determine.]

Defn: Not determinable; impossible to be determined; not to be definitely known, ascertained, defined, or limited. -- In`de*ter"mi*na*bly, adv.

INDETERMINABLE In`de*ter"mi*na*ble, n.

Defn: An indeterminable thing or quantity. Sir T. Browne.

INDETERMINATE In`de*ter"mi*nate, a. Etym: [L. indeterminatus.]