In- [See In, prep. Cf. Em-, En-.] A prefix from Eng. prep. in, also from Lat. prep. in, meaning in, into, on, among; as inbred, inborn, inroad; incline, inject, intrude. In words from the Latin, in- regularly becomes il- before l, ir- before r, and im- before a labial; as illusion, irruption, imblue, immigrate, impart. In- is sometimes used with an simple intensive force.

In- [L. in-; akin to E. un-. See Un-.] An inseparable prefix, or particle, meaning not, non-, un- as inactive, incapable, inapt. In- regularly becomes il- before l, ir- before r, and im- before a labial.

In loco
In lo"co [L.] In the place; in the proper or natural place.

In posse
In• pos"se [L.] In possibility; possible, although not yet in existence or come to pass; — contradistinguished from in esse.

In rem [L.] (Law) Lit., in or against a (or the) thing; — used: (a) Of any right (called right, or jus, in rem of such a nature as to be available over its subject without reference to one person more than another, or, as generally expressed, a right competent, or available, against all persons. Rights in rem include not alone rights over physical property, but all rights available against all persons indifferently, as those of life, liberty, and reputation. (b) Of actions for recovering or reducing to possession or enjoyment a specific object, as in the enforcement of maritime liens against a vessel, which is made the defendant by a sort of personification. Most actions for the specific recovery of property in English and American law are in the nature of actions in personam against a person alleged to be unlawfully withholding the property.

In situ
In• si"tu [L.] In its natural position or place; — said of a rock or fossil, when found in the situation in which it was originally formed or deposited.

In situ
In si"tu [L.] In its natural or original position or place; in position; — said specif., in geology, of a rock, soil, or fossil, when in the situation in which it was originally formed or deposited.

In transitu
In• tran"si•tu [L.] (Law) In transit; during passage; as goods in transitu.

In vacuo
In• vac"u•o [L.] (Physics) In a vacuum; in empty space; as experiments in vacuo.

Inability
In•a•bil´i•ty, n. [Pref. in- not + ability: cf. F. inhabilete. See Able, and cf. Unable.] The quality or state of being unable; lack of ability; want of sufficient power, strength, resources, or capacity.
"It is not from an inability to discover what they ought to do, that men err in practice." Blair.
Syn. — Impotence; incapacity; incompetence; weakness; powerlessness; incapability. See Disability.

Inabstracted
In•ab•stract´ed, a. Not abstracted.

Inabusively
In•a•bu´sive•ly, adv. Without abuse.

Inaccessibility
In•ac•cess•i•bil´i•ty, n. [Cf. F. inaccessibilite.] The quality or state of being inaccessible; inaccessibleness. "The inaccessibility of the precipice." Bp. Butler.

Inaccessible
In•ac•cess´i•ble, a. [L. inaccessibilis: cf. F. inaccessible. See In- not, and Accessible.] Not accessible; not to be reached, obtained, or approached; as an inaccessible rock, fortress, document, prince, etc. — In•ac•cess´i•ble•ness, n. — In•ac•cess´i•bly, adv.

Inaccuracy
In•ac´cu•ra•cy, n. ; pl. Inaccuracies .
1. The quality of being inaccurate; want of accuracy or exactness.
2. That which is inaccurate or incorrect; mistake; fault; defect; error; as in inaccuracy in speech, copying, calculation, etc.

Inaccurate
In•ac´cu•rate, a. Not accurate; not according to truth; inexact; incorrect; erroneous; as in inaccurate man, narration, copy, judgment, calculation, etc.
"The expression is plainly inaccurate." Bp. Hurd.
Syn. — Inexact; incorrect; erroneous; faulty; imperfect; incomplete; defective.

Inaccurately
In•ac´cu•rate•ly, adv. In an inaccurate manner; incorrectly; inexactly.

Inacquaintance
In•ac•quaint´ance, a. Want of acquaintance. Good.

Inacquiescent
In•ac•qui•es´cent, a. Not acquiescent or acquiescing.

Inaction
In•ac´tion, n. [Pref. in. not + action: cf. inaction.] Want of action or activity; forbearance from labor; idleness; rest; inertness. Berkeley.

Inactive
In•ac´tive, a. [Pref. in- not + active: cf. F. inactif.]
1. Not active; having no power to move; that does not or can not produce results; inert; as matter is, of itself, inactive.
2. Not disposed to action or effort; not diligent or industrious; not busy; idle; as an inactive officer.
3. (Chem. & Opt.) Not active; inert; esp., not exhibiting any action or activity on polarized light; optically neutral; — said of isomeric forms of certain substances, in distinction from other forms which are optically active; as racemic acid is an inactive tartaric acid.
Syn. — Inert; dull; sluggish; idle; indolent; slothful; lazy. See Inert.

Inactivity
In•ac•tiv´i•ty, n. [Cf. F. inactivite.]
1. The state or quality of being inactive; inertness; as the inactivity of matter.
2. Idleness; habitual indisposition to action or exertion; want of energy; sluggishness.
"The gloomy inactivity of despair." Cook.

Inactose
In•ac´tose, n. (Chem.) A variety of sugar, found in certain plants. It is optically inactive.

Inactuate
In•ac´tu•ate, v. t. To put in action. [Obs.]

Inactuation
In•ac•tu•a´tion, n. Operation. [Obs.]

Inadaptation
In•ad•ap•ta´tion, n. Want of adaptation; unsuitableness.

Inadequacy
In•ad´e•qua•cy, n. [From Inadequate.] The quality or state of being inadequate or insufficient; defectiveness; insufficiency; inadequateness.
"The inadequacy and consequent inefficacy of the alleged causes." Dr. T. Dwight.

Inadequation
In•ad•e•qua´tion, n. Want of exact correspondence. [Obs.] Puller.

Inadherent
In•ad•her´ent, a.
1. Not adhering.
2. (Bot.) Free; not connected with the other organs.

Inadhesion
In•ad•he´sion, n. Want of adhesion.

Inadmissibility
In•ad•mis•si•bil´i•ty, n. [Cf. F. inadmissibilite.] The state or quality of being inadmissible, or not to be received.

Inadmissible
In•ad•mis´si•ble, a. [Pref. in- not + admissible: cf. F. inadmissible.] Not admissible; not proper to be admitted, allowed, or received; as inadmissible testimony; an inadmissible proposition, or explanation. — In•ad•mis´si•bly, adv. { In•ad•vert´ence pl. -ces, In•ad•vert´en•cy pl. - cies, } n. [Cf. F. inadvertance.]
1. The quality of being inadvertent; lack of heedfulness or attentiveness; inattention; negligence; as many mistakes proceed from inadvertence.
"Inadvertency, or want of attendance to the sense and intention of our prayers." Jer. Taylor.
2. An effect of inattention; a result of carelessness; an oversight, mistake, or fault from negligence.
"The productions of a great genius, with many lapses an inadvertencies, are infinitely preferable to works of an inferior kind of author which are scrupulously exact." Addison.
Syn. — Inattention; heedlessness; carelessness; negligence; thoughtlessness. See Inattention.

Inaffability
In•af•fa•bil´i•ty, n. [Cf. F. inaffabilite.] Want of affability or sociability; reticence.

Inaffable
In•af´fa•ble, a. [Pref. in- not + affable.] Not affable; reserved in social intercourse.

Inaffectation
In•af•fec•ta´tion, n. [Pref. in- not + affectation: cf. F. inaffectation.] Freedom from affectation; naturalness. [R.]

Inaffected
In•af•fect´ed, a. Unaffected. [Obs.] — In•af•fect´ed•ly, adv. [Obs.]

Inaidable
In•aid´a•ble, a. Incapable of being assisted; helpless. [R.] Shak.

Inalienability
In•al•ien•a•bil´i•ty, n. The quality or state of being inalienable.

Inalienable
In•al´ien•a•ble, a. [Pref. in- not + alienable: cf. F. inalienable.] Incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred to another; not alienable; as in inalienable birthright.

Inalienableness
In•al´ien•a•ble•ness, n. The quality or state of being inalienable; inalienability.

Inalienably
In•al´ien•a•bly, adv. In a manner that forbids alienation; as rights inalienably vested.

Inalimental
In•al•i•men´tal, a. Affording no aliment or nourishment. [Obs.] Bacon.

Inalterability
In•al•ter•a•bil´i•ty, n. [Cf. F. inalterabilite.] The quality of being unalterable or unchangeable; permanence.

Inalterable
In•al´ter•a•ble, a. [Pref. in- not + alterable: cf. F. inalterable.] Not alterable; incapable of being altered or changed; unalterable. — In•al´ter•a•ble•ness, n. — In•al´ter•a•bly, adv.

Inamiable
In•a´mi•a•ble, a. Unamiable. [Obs.] — In•a´mi•a•ble•ness, n. [Obs.]

Inamissible
In•a•mis´si•ble, a. [L. inamissibilis: cf. F. inamissible.] Incapable of being lost. [R.] Hammond. — In•a•mis´si•ble•ness, n. [R.]

Inamorata
In•a•mo•ra´ta, n. [It. innamorata, fem., innamorato, masc., p. p. of innamorare to inspire with love. See Enamor.] A woman in love; a mistress. "The fair inamorata." Sherburne.

Inamorato
In•a•mo•ra´to, n. ; pl. Inamoratos (#). [See Inamorata.] A male lover.

In-and-in
In´-and-in´, n. An old game played with four dice. In signified a doublet, or two dice alike; in-and-in, either two doubles, or the four dice alike.

Inane
In•ane´, a. [L. inanis.] Without contents; empty; void of sense or intelligence; purposeless; pointless; characterless; useless. "Vague and inane instincts." I. Taylor. — In•ane´ly, adv.

Inane
In•ane´, n. That which is void or empty. [R.]
"The undistinguishable inane of infinite space." Locke.

Inangular
In•an´gu•lar, a. Not angular. [Obs.] { In•a•nil´o•quent, In•a•nil´o•quous } a. [L. inanis empty + loqui to speak.] Given to talking inanely; loquacious; garrulous. [R.]

Inanimate
In•an´i•mate, v. t. [Pref. in- in (or intensively) + animate.] To animate. [Obs.] Donne.

Inanimate
In•an´i•mate, a. [L. inanimatus; pref. in- not + animatus animate.] Not animate; destitute of life or spirit; lifeless; dead; inactive; dull; as stones and earth are inanimate substances.
"Grieving, if aught inanimate e’er grieves." Byron.
Syn. — Lifeless; dead; inert; inactive; dull; soulless; spiritless. See Lifeless.

Inanimateness
In•an´i•mate•ness, n. The quality or state of being inanimate.
"The deadness and inanimateness of the subject." W. Montagu.

Inanimation
In•an•i•ma´tion, n. [See 2d Inanimate.] Want of animation; lifeless; dullness.

Inanimation
In•an•i•ma´tion, n. [See 1st Inanimate.] Infusion of life or vigor; animation; inspiration. [Obs.]
"The inanimation of Christ living and breathing within us." Bp. Hall.

Inanitiation
In•a•ni•ti•a´tion, n. Inanition. [R.]

Inanition
In•a•ni´tion, n. [F. inanition, L. inanitio emptiness, fr. inanire to empty, fr. inanis empty. Cf. Inane.] The condition of being inane; emptiness; want of fullness, as in the vessels of the body; hence, specifically, exhaustion from want of food, either from partial or complete starvation, or from a disorder of the digestive apparatus, producing the same result.
"Feeble from inanition, inert from weariness." Landor.
"Repletion and inanition may both do harm in two contrary extremes." Burton.

Inapathy
In•ap´a•thy, n. Sensibility; feeling; — opposed to apathy. [R.]

Inappealable
In•ap•peal´a•ble, a. Not admitting of appeal; not appealable. Coleridge.

Inappeasable
In•ap•peas´a•ble, a. Incapable of being appeased or satisfied; unappeasable.

Inappellability
In•ap•pel•la•bil´i•ty, n. The quality of being inappellable; finality.
"The inappellability of the councils." Coleridge.

Inappellable
In•ap•pel´la•ble, a. Inappealable; final. { In•ap´pe•tence, In•ap´pe•ten•cy } n. [Pref. in- not + appetence: cf. F. inappetence.] Want of appetency; want of desire.

Inapplicability
In•ap•pli•ca•bil´i•ty, n. [Cf. F. inapplicabilite.] The quality of being inapplicable; unfitness; inapplicableness.

Inapplicable
In•ap´pli•ca•ble, a. [Pref. in- not + applicable.] Not applicable; incapable of being applied; not adapted; not suitable; as the argument is inapplicable to the case. J. S. Mill.
Syn. — Unsuitable; unsuited; unadapted; inappropriate; inapposite; irrelevant. — In•ap´pli•ca•ble•ness, n. — In•ap´pli•ca•bly, adv.

Inapplication
In•ap•pli•ca´tion, n. [Pref. in- not + application: cf. F. inapplication.] Want of application, attention, or diligence; negligence; indolence.

Inapposite
In•ap´po•site, a. Not apposite; not fit or suitable; not pertinent. — In•ap´po•site•ly, adv.

Inappreciable
In•ap•pre´ci•a•ble, a. [Pref. in- not + appreciable: cf. F. inappreciable.] Not appreciable; too small to be perceived; incapable of being duly valued or estimated. Hallam.

Inappreciation
In•ap•pre´ci•a´tion, n. Want of appreciation.

Inapprehensible
In•ap•pre•hen´si•ble, a. [L. inapprehensibilis: cf. F. inapprehensible.] Not apprehensible; unintelligible; inconceivable. Milton.

Inapprehension
In•ap•pre•hen´sion, n. Want of apprehension.

Inapprehensive
In•ap•pre•hen´sive, a. Not apprehensive; regardless; unconcerned. Jer. Taylor.

Inapproachable
In•ap•proach´a•ble, a. Not approachable; unapproachable; inaccessible; unequaled. — In•ap•proach´a•bly, adv.

Inappropriate
In•ap•pro´pri•ate, a. Not instrument ( to); not appropriate; unbecoming; unsuitable; not specially fitted; — followed by to or for. — In•ap•pro´pri•ate•ly, adv. — In•ap•pro´pri•ate•ness, n.

Inapt
In•apt´, a. [Pref. in- not + apt: cf. F. inapte. Cf. Inept.] Unapt; not apt; unsuitable; inept. — In•apt´ly, adv. — In•apt´ness, n.

Inaquation
In•a•qua´tion, n. The state of being inaquate. [Obs.] Bp. Gardiner.

Inarable
In•ar´a•ble, a. Not arable. [R.]

Inarch
In•arch´, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Inarched p. pr. & vb. n. Inarching.] To graft by uniting, as a scion, to a stock, without separating either from its root before the union is complete; — also called to graft by approach. P. Miler.

Inarticulated
In•ar•tic´u•la•ted, a. Not articulated; not jointed or connected by a joint.

Inarticulately
In•ar•tic´u•late•ly, adv. In an inarticulate manner. Hammond.

Inarticulateness
In•ar•tic´u•late•ness, n. The state or quality of being inarticulate.

Inarticulation
In•ar•tic•u•la´tion, n. [Cf. F. inarticulation.] Inarticulateness. Chesterfield.

Inartificial
In•ar•ti•fi´cial, a. [Pref. in- not + artificial: cf. F. inartificiel.] Not artificial; not made or elaborated by art; natural; simple; artless; as an inartificial argument; an inartificial character. — In•ar•ti•fi´cial•ly, adv. — In•ar•ti•fi´cial•ness, n.

Inasmuch
In•as•much´, adv. [ In + a. + much.] In like degree; in like manner; seeing that; considering that; since; — followed by a. . See In as much as, under In, prep.
"Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me." Matt. xxv. 45.
Syn. — Because; since; for; as. See Because.

Inaudibility
In•au•di•bil´i•ty, n. The quality of being inaudible; inaudibleness.

Inaudible
In•au´di•ble, a. [L. inaudibilis; pref. in- not + audire to hear: cf. F. unaudible. See In- not, and Audible.] Not audible; incapable of being heard; silent. — In•au´di•ble•ness, n. — In•au´di•bly, adv.

Inaugurate
In•au´gu•rate, a. [L. inauguratus, p. p. of inaugurare to take omens from the flight of birds (before entering upon any important undertaking); hence, to consecrate, inaugurate, or install, with such divination; pref. in- in + augurare, augurari, to augur. See Augur.] Invested with office; inaugurated. Drayton.

Inaugurate
In•au´gu•rate, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Inaugurated p. pr. & vb. n. Inaugurating ]
1. To introduce or induct into an office with suitable ceremonies or solemnities; to invest with power or authority in a formal manner; to install; as to inaugurate a president; to inaugurate a king. Milton.
2. To cause to begin, esp. with formality or solemn ceremony; hence, to set in motion, action, or progress; to initiate; — used especially of something of dignity or worth or public concern; as to inaugurate a new era of things, new methods, etc.
"As if kings did choose remarkable days to inaugurate their favors." Sir H. Wotton.
3. To celebrate the completion of, or the first public use of; to dedicate, as a statue. [Colloq.]
4. To begin with good omens. [Obs.] Sir H. Wotton.

Inauguration Day
In•au•gu•ra"tion Day. The day on which the President of the United States is inaugurated, the 4th of March in every year next after a year divisible by four.

Inaugurator
In•au´gu•ra•tor, n. One who inaugurates.

Inauguratory
In•au´gu•ra•to•ry, a. Suitable for, or pertaining to, inauguration. Johnson.

Inaurate
In•au´rate, a. [L. inauratus, p. p. inaurare to gild; pref. in- in + aurum gold.] Covered with gold; gilded.

Inaurate
In•au´rate, v. t. To cover with gold; to gild.

Inauration
In•au•ra´tion, n. [Cf. F. inauration.] The act or process of gilding or covering with gold.

Inauspicate
In•aus´pi•cate, a. [L. inauspicatus; pref. in- not + auspicatus, p. p. auspicari. See Auspicate.] Inauspicious. [Obs.] Sir G. Buck.

Inauthoritative
In•au•thor´i•ta•tive, a. Without authority; not authoritative.

Inbarge
In´barge, v. t. & i. To embark; to go or put into a barge. [Obs.] Drayton.

Inbeaming
In´beam•ing, n. Shining in. South.

Inbeing
In´be•ing, n. Inherence; inherent existence. I. Watts.

Inbind
In•bind´, v. t. To inclose. [Obs.] Fairfax.

Inblown
In´blown, a. Blown in or into. [Obs.]

Inboard
In´board, a. & adv.
1. (Naut.) Inside the line of a vessel’s bulwarks or hull; the opposite of outboard; as an inboard cargo; haul the boom inboard.
2. (Mech.) From without inward; toward the inside; as the inboard stroke of a steam engine piston, the inward or return stroke.

Inborn
In´born, a. Born in or with; implanted by nature; innate; as inborn passions. Cowper.
Syn. — Innate; inherent; natural. { In´break•, In´break•ing } n. A breaking in; inroad; invasion.

Inbreathe
In•breathe´, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Inbreathed p. pr. & vb. n. Inbreathing.] To infuse by breathing; to inspire. Coleridge.

Inbreed
In•breed´, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Inbred p. pr. & vb. n. Inbreeding.] [Cf. Imbreed.]
1. To produce or generate within. Bp. Reynolds.
"To inbreed and cherish … the seeds of virtue." Milton.
2. To breed in and in. See under Breed, v. i.

Inburnt
In´burnt, a. Burnt in; ineffaceable.
"Her inburnt, shamefaced thoughts." P. Fletcher.

Inburst
In´burst, n. A bursting in or into.

Inc, n. A Japanese measure of length equal to about two and one twelfth yards. [Written also ink.]

Inca
In´ca, n. (a) An emperor or monarch of Peru before, or at the time of, the Spanish conquest; any member of this royal dynasty, reputed to have been descendants of the sun. (b) pl. The people governed by the Incas now represented by the Quichua tribe. Inca dove (Zoöl.), a small dove ( Scardafella inca), native of Arizona, Lower California, and Mexico.

Incage
In•cage´, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Incaged p. pr. & vb. n. Incaging ] [Cf. Encage.] To confine in, or as in, a cage; to coop up. [Written also encage.] "Incaged birds." Shak.

Incalculability
In•cal•cu•la•bil´i•ty, n. The quality or state of being incalculable.

Incalculable
In•cal´cu•la•ble, a. [Pref. in- not + calculable: cf. F. incalculable.] Not capable of being calculated; beyond calculation; very great. — In•cal´cu•la•ble•ness, n. — In•cal´cu•la•bly, adv.

Incalescence
In•ca•les´cence, n. The state of being incalescent, or of growing warm. Sir T. Browne.

Incalescency
In•ca•les´cen•cy, n. Incalescence. Ray.

Incalescent
In•ca•les´cent, a. [L. incalescens, -entis, p. pr. of incalescere to grow hot. See 1st In-, and Calescence.] Growing warm; increasing in heat.

Incan
In´can, a. Of or pertaining to the Incas.

Incandescence
In•can•des´cence, n. [Cf. F. incandescence.] A white heat, or the glowing or luminous whiteness of a body caused by intense heat.

Incandescent
In•can•des´cent, a. [L. incandecens, -entis, p. pr. of incandescere to become warm or hot; pref. in- in + candescere to become of a glittering whiteness, to become red hot, incho. fr. candere to be of a glittering whiteness: cf. F. incandescent. See Candle.] White, glowing, or luminous, with intense heat; as incandescent carbon or platinum; hence, clear; shining; brilliant.
"Holy Scripture become resplendent; or, as one might say, incandescent throughout." I. Taylor.Incandescent lamp or light (Elec.), a kind of lamp in which the light is produced by a thin filament of conducting material, usually carbon, contained in a vacuum, and heated to incandescence by an electric current, as in the Edison lamp; — called also incandescence lamp, and glowlamp.

Incanous
In•ca´nous, a. [L. incanus; pref. in- in + canus hoary.] (Bot.) Hoary with white pubescence.

Incantation
In•can•ta´tion, n. [L. incantatio, fr. incantare to chant a magic formula over one: cf. F. incantation. See Enchant.]
1. The act or process of using formulas sung or spoken, with occult ceremonies, for the purpose of raising spirits, producing enchantment, or affecting other magical results; enchantment. "Mysterious ceremony and incantation." Burke.
2. A formula of words used as above.

Incanting
In•cant´ing, a. Enchanting. [Obs.] Sir T. Herbert.

Incanton
In•can´ton, v. t. To unite to, or form into, a canton or separate community. Addison.

Incapability
In•ca•pa•bil´i•ty, n.
1. The quality of being incapable; incapacity. Suckling.
2. (Law) Want of legal qualifications, or of legal power; as incapability of holding an office.

Incapable
In•ca´pa•ble, a. [Pref. in- not + capable: cf. F. incapable, L. incapabilis incomprehensible.]
1. Wanting in ability or qualification for the purpose or end in view; not large enough to contain or hold; deficient in physical strength, mental or moral power, etc.; not capable; as incapable of holding a certain quantity of liquid; incapable of endurance, of comprehension, of perseverance, of reform, etc.
2. Not capable of being brought to do or perform, because morally strong or well disposed; — used with reference to some evil; as incapable of wrong, dishonesty, or falsehood.
3. Not in a state to receive; not receptive; not susceptible; not able to admit; as incapable of pain, or pleasure; incapable of stain or injury.
4. (Law) Unqualified or disqualified, in a legal sense; as a man under thirty-five years of age is incapable of holding the office of president of the United States; a person convicted on impeachment is thereby made incapable of holding an office of profit or honor under the government.
5. (Mil.) As a term of disgrace, sometimes annexed to a sentence when an officer has been cashiered and rendered incapable of serving his country. Incapable is often used elliptically.
"Is not your father grown incapable of reasonable affairs?" Shak.
Syn. — Incompetent; unfit; unable; insufficient; inadequate; deficient; disqualified. See Incompetent.

Incapable
In•ca´pa•ble, n. One who is morally or mentally weak or inefficient; an imbecile; a simpleton.

Incapableness
In•ca´pa•ble•ness, n. The quality or state of being incapable; incapability.

Incapably
In•ca´pa•bly, adv. In an incapable manner.

Incapacious
In•ca•pa´cious, a. [Pref. in- not + capacious: cf. L. incapax incapable.] Not capacious; narrow; small; weak or foolish; as an incapacious soul. Bp. Burnet. — In•ca•pa´cious•ness, n.

Incapacitate
In•ca•pac´i•tate, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Incapacitated p. pr. & vb. n. Incapacitating ] [Pref. in- not + capacitate.]
1. To deprive of capacity or natural power; to disable; to render incapable or unfit; to disqualify; as his age incapacitated him for war.
2. (Law) To deprive of legal or constitutional requisites, or of ability or competency for the performance of certain civil acts; to disqualify.
"It absolutely incapacitated them from holding rank, office, function, or property." Milman.

Incapacity
In•ca•pac´i•ty, n. ; pl. Incapacities . [Cf. F. incapacite.]
1. Want of capacity; lack of physical or intellectual power; inability.
2. (Law) Want of legal ability or competency to do, give, transmit, or receive something; inability; disqualification; as the inacapacity of minors to make binding contracts, etc.
Syn. — Inability; incapability; incompetency; unfitness; disqualification; disability.

Incapsulate
In•cap´su•late, v. t. (Physiol.) To inclose completely, as in a membrane.

Incapsulation
In•cap•su•la´tion, n. (Physiol.) The process of becoming, or the state or condition of being, incapsulated; as incapsulation of the ovum in the uterus.

Incarcerate
In•car´cer•ate, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Incarcerated p. pr. & vb. n. Incarcerating ] [Pref. in- in + L. carceratus, p. p. of carcerare to imprison, fr. carcer prison.]
1. To imprison; to confine in a jail or prison.
2. To confine; to shut up or inclose; to hem in. Incarcerated hernia (Med.), hernia in which the constriction can not be easily reduced.

Incarcerate
In•car´cer•ate, a. Imprisoned. Dr. H. More.

Incarceration
In•car•cer•a´tion, n. [Cf. F. incarceration.]
1. The act of confining, or the state of being confined; imprisonment. Glanvill.
2. (Med.) (a) Formerly, strangulation, as in hernia. (b) A constriction of the hernial sac, rendering it irreducible, but not great enough to cause strangulation.

Incarcerator
In•car´cer•a•tor, n. One who incarcerates.

Incarn
In•carn´, v. t. [Cf. F. incarner. See Incarnate.] To cover or invest with flesh. [R.] Wiseman.

Incarn
In•carn´, v. i. To develop flesh. [R.] Wiseman.

Incarnadine
In•car´na•dine, a. [F. incarnadin, It. incarnatino; L. pref. in- in + caro, carnis, flesh. Cf. Carnation, Incarnate.] Flesh-colored; of a carnation or pale red color. [Obs.] Lovelace.

Incarnadine
In•car´na•dine, v. t. To dye red or crimson.
"Will all great Neptune’s ocean wash this blood Clean from my hand? No; this my hand will rather The multitudinous seas incarnadine, Making the green one red." Shak.

Incarnate
In•car´nate, a. [Pref. in- not + carnate.] Not in the flesh; spiritual. [Obs.]
"I fear nothing … that devil carnate or incarnate can fairly do." Richardson.

Incarnate
In•car´nate, a. [L. incarnatus, p. p. of incarnare to incarnate, pref. in- in + caro, carnis, flesh. See Carnal.]
1. Invested with flesh; embodied in a human nature and form; united with, or having, a human body.
"Here shalt thou sit incarnate." Milton.
"He represents the emperor and his wife as two devils incarnate, sent into the world for the destruction of mankind." Jortin.
2. Flesh-colored; rosy; red. [Obs.] Holland.

Incarnate
In•car´nate, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Incarnated p. pr. & vb. n. Incarnating ] To clothe with flesh; to embody in flesh; to invest, as spirits, ideals, etc., with a human from or nature.
"This essence to incarnate and imbrute, That to the height of deity aspired." Milton.

Incarnate
In•car´nate, v. i. To form flesh; to granulate, as a wound. [R.]
"My uncle Toby’s wound was nearly well — ’t was just beginning to incarnate." Sterne.

Incarnation
In•car•na´tion, n. [F. incarnation, LL. incarnatio.]
1. The act of clothing with flesh, or the state of being so clothed; the act of taking, or being manifested in, a human body and nature.
2. (Theol.) The union of the second person of the Godhead with manhood in Christ.
3. An incarnate form; a personification; a manifestation; a reduction to apparent from; a striking exemplification in person or act.
"She is a new incarnation of some of the illustrious dead." Jeffrey.
"The very incarnation of selfishness." F. W. Robertson.
4. A rosy or red color; flesh color; carnation. [Obs.]
5. (Med.) The process of healing wounds and filling the part with new flesh; granulation.

Incarnative
In•car´na•tive, a. [Cf. F. incarnatif.] Causing new flesh to grow; healing; regenerative. — n. An incarnative medicine.

Incarnification
In•car•ni•fi•ca´tion, n. [See Incarnation, and -fy.] The act of assuming, or state of being clothed with, flesh; incarnation.

Incastellated
In•cas´tel•la•ted, a. Confined or inclosed in a castle.

Incastelled
In•cas´telled, a. (Far.) Hoofbound. Crabb.

Incatenation
In•cat•e•na´tion, n. [LL. incatenatio; L. pref. in- in + catena chain. See Enchain.] The act of linking together; enchaining. [R.] Goldsmith.

Incautious
In•cau´tious, a. [Pref. in- not + cautious: cf. L. incautus.] Not cautious; not circumspect; not attending to the circumstances on which safety and interest depend; heedless; careless; as an incautious step; an incautious remark.
"You … incautious tread On fire with faithless embers overspread." Francis.
"His rhetorical expressions may easily captivate any incautious reader." Keill.
Syn. — Unwary; indiscreet; inconsiderate; imprudent; impolitic; careless; heedless; thoughtless. — In•cau´tious•ly, adv. — In•cau´tious•ness, n.

Incavated
In´ca•va•ted (in"ka•va•ted), a. [L. incavatus, p. p. of incavare to make hollow: pref in- in + cavare to hollow out, fr. cavus hollow.] Made hollow; bent round or in.

Incavation
In•ca•va´tion (in•ka•va"shun), n. Act of making hollow; also a hollow; an excavation; a depression.

Incaved
In•caved´ (in•kavd), a. [Pref. in- in + cave. Cf. Encave, Incavated.] Inclosed in a cave.

Incedingly
In•ced´ing•ly (in•sed"ing•ly), adv. [L. incedere to walk majestically.] Majestically. [R.] C. Bronte.

Incelebrity
In•ce•leb´ri•ty, n. Want of celebrity or distinction; obscurity. [R.] Coleridge.

Incend
In•cend´, v. t. [L. incendere, incensum, to kindle, burn. See Incense to inflame.] To inflame; to excite. [Obs.] Marston.

Incensant
In•cen´sant, a. [See Incense to anger.] (Her.) A modern term applied to animals (as a boar) when borne as raging, or with furious aspect.

Incense
In•cense´, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Incensed p. pr. & vb. n. Incensing.] [L. incensus, p. p. of incendere; pref. in- in + root of candere to glow. See Candle.]
1. To set on fire; to inflame; to kindle; to burn. [Obs.]
"Twelve Trojan princes wait on thee, and labor to incense Thy glorious heap of funeral." Chapman.
2. To inflame with anger; to endkindle; to fire; to incite; to provoke; to heat; to madden.
"The people are incensed him." Shak.
Syn. — To enrage; exasperate; provoke; anger; irritate; heat; fire; instigate.

Incense
In´cense, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Incensed p. pr. & vb. n. Incensing.] [LL. incensare: cf. F. encenser. See Incense, n. ]
1. To offer incense to. See Incense. [Obs.] Chaucer.
2. To perfume with, or as with, incense. "Incensed with wanton sweets." Marston.

Incense
In´cense, n. [OE. encens, F. encens, L. incensum, fr. incensus, p. p. of incendere to burn. See Incense to inflame.]
1. The perfume or odors exhaled from spices and gums when burned in celebrating religious rites or as an offering to some deity.
"A thick cloud of incense went up." Ezek. viii. 11.
2. The materials used for the purpose of producing a perfume when burned, as fragrant gums, spices, frankincense, etc.
"Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon." Lev. x. 1.
3. Also used figuratively.
"Or heap the shrine of luxury and pride, With incense kindled at the Muse’s flame." Gray. Incense tree, the name of several balsamic trees of the genus Bursera (or Icica) mostly tropical American. The gum resin is used for incense. In Jamaica the Chrysobalanus Icaco, a tree related to the plums, is called incense tree. — Incense wood, the fragrant wood of the tropical American tree Bursera heptaphylla.

Incensed
In•censed´, a.
1. Angered; enraged.
2. (Her.) Represented as enraged, as any wild creature depicted with fire issuing from mouth and eyes.

Incensement
In•cense´ment, n. Fury; rage; heat; exasperation; as implacable incensement. Shak.

Incenser
In•cen´ser, n. One who instigates or incites.

Incension
In•cen´sion, n. [L. incensio. See Incense to inflame.] The act of kindling, or the state of being kindled or on fire. Bacon.

Incensor
In•cen´sor, n. [L.] A kindler of anger or enmity; an inciter.

Incensory
In•cen´so•ry ( 277), n. ; pl. Incensories (#). [LL. incensorium: cf. F. encensoir. See 2d Incense, and cf. Censer.] The vessel in which incense is burned and offered; a censer; a thurible. [R.] Evelyn.

Incenter
In•cen´ter, n. (Geom.) The center of the circle inscribed in a triangle.

Incentive
In•cen´tive, a. [L. incentivus, from incinere to strike up or set the tune; pref. in- + canere to sing. See Enchant, Chant.]
1. Inciting; encouraging or moving; rousing to action; stimulative.
"Competency is the most incentive to industry." Dr. H. More.
2. Serving to kindle or set on fire. [R.]
"Part incentive reed Provide, pernicious with one touch of fire." Milton.

Incentive
In•cen´tive, n. [L. incentivum.] That which moves or influences the mind, or operates on the passions; that which incites, or has a tendency to incite, to determination or action; that which prompts to good or ill; motive; spur; as the love of money, and the desire of promotion, are two powerful incentives to action.
"The greatest obstacles, the greatest terrors that come in their way, are so far from making them quit the work they had begun, that they rather prove incentives to them to go on in it." South.
Syn. — Motive; spur; stimulus; incitement; encouragement; inducement; influence.

Incentively
In•cen´tive•ly, adv. Incitingly; encouragingly.

Inception
In•cep´tion, n. [L. inceptio, fr. incipere to begin; pref. in- in + capere to take. See Capable.]
1. Beginning; commencement; initiation. Bacon.
"Marked with vivacity of inception, apathy of progress, and prematureness of decay." Rawle.
2. Reception; a taking in. [R.] Poe.

Inceptor
In•cep´tor, n. [L.]
1. A beginner; one in the rudiments. Johnson.
2. One who is on the point of taking the degree of master of arts at an English university. Walton.

Inceration
In•cer•a´tion, n. [L. incerare to smear with wax; pref. in- in + cerare to wax, fr. cera wax: cf. F. inceration.] The act of smearing or covering with wax. B. Jonson.

Incerative
In•cer´a•tive, a. Cleaving or sticking like wax. Cotgrave.

Incertain
In•cer´tain, n. [Pref. in- not + certain: cf. F. incertain, L. incertus. See Certain.] Uncertain; doubtful; unsteady. — In•cer´tain•ly, adv.
"Very questionable and of uncertain truth." Sir T. Browne.

Incertitude
In•cer´ti•tude, n. [Cf. F. incertitude, LL. incertitudo, fr. L. incertus. See Incertain.] Uncertainty; doubtfulness; doubt.
"The incertitude and instability of this life." Holland.
"He fails … from mere incertitude or irresolution." I. Taylor.

Incessable
In•ces´sa•ble, a. [L. incessabilis; pref. in- not + cessare to cease.] Unceasing; continual. [Obs.] Shelton. — In•ces´sa•bly, adv. [Obs.]

Incessancy
In•ces´san•cy, n. [From Incessant.] The quality of being incessant; unintermitted continuance; unceasingness. Dr. T. Dwight.

Incession
In•ces´sion, n. [L. incedere, incessum, to walk.] Motion on foot; progress in walking. [Obs.]
"The incession or local motion of animals." Sir T. Browne.

Incest
In´cest, n. [F. inceste, L. incestum unchastity, incest, fr. incestus unchaste; pref. in- not + castus chaste. See Chaste.] The crime of cohabitation or sexual commerce between persons related within the degrees wherein marriage is prohibited by law. Shak. Spiritual incest. (Eccl. Law) (a) The crime of cohabitation committed between persons who have a spiritual alliance by means of baptism or confirmation. (b) The act of a vicar, or other beneficiary, who holds two benefices, the one depending on the collation of the other.

Inch, n. [Gael. inis.] An island; — often used in the names of small islands off the coast of Scotland, as in Inchcolm, Inchkeith, etc. [Scot.]

Inch, n. [OE. inche, unche, AS. ynce, L. uncia the twelfth part, inch, ounce. See Ounce a weight.]
1. A measure of length, the twelfth part of a foot, commonly subdivided into halves, quarters, eights, sixteenths, etc., as among mechanics. It was also formerly divided into twelve parts, called lines, and originally into three parts, called barleycorns, its length supposed to have been determined from three grains of barley placed end to end lengthwise. It is also sometimes called a prime (′), composed of twelve seconds (′′), as in the duodecimal system of arithmetic.
"12 seconds (′′) make 1 inch or prime. 12 inches or primes (′) make 1 foot." B. Greenleaf. The meter, the accepted scientific standard of length, equals 39.37 inches; the inch is equal to 2.54 centimeters. See Metric system, and Meter.
2. A small distance or degree, whether of time or space; hence, a critical moment.
"Beldame, I think we watched you at an inch." Shak. By inches, by slow degrees, gradually. — Inch of candle. See under Candle. — Inches of pressure, usually, the pressure indicated by so many inches of a mercury column, as on a steam gauge. — Inch of water. See under Water. — Miner’s inch, (Hydraulic Mining), a unit for the measurement of water. See Inch of water, under Water.

Inch, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Inched p. pr. & vb. n. Inching.]
1. To drive by inches, or small degrees. [R.]
"He gets too far into the soldier’s grace And inches out my master." Dryden.
2. To deal out by inches; to give sparingly. [R.]

Inch, v. i. To advance or retire by inches or small degrees; to move slowly.
"With slow paces measures back the field, And inches to the walls." Dryden.

Inch, a. Measuring an inch in any dimension, whether length, breadth, or thickness; — used in composition; as a two- inch cable; a four- inch plank. Inch stuff, boards, etc., sawed one inch thick.

Inchamber
In•cham´ber, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Inchambered p. pr. & vb. n. Inchambering.] [Pref. in- in + chamber: cf. OF. enchambrer.] To lodge in a chamber. [R.] Sherwood.

Inchant
In•chant´, v. t. See Enchant.

Incharity
In•char´i•ty, n. [Cf. F. incharite.] Want of charity. [Obs.] Evelyn.

Inchase
In•chase´, v. t. See Enchase.

Inched, a. Having or measuring (so many) inches; as a four- inched bridge. Shak.

Inchest
In•chest´, v. t. To put into a chest.

Inchipin
Inch´i•pin, n. See Inchpin.

Inchoate
In´cho•ate, a. [L. inchoatus, better incohatus, p. p. of incohare to begin.] Recently, or just, begun; beginning; partially but not fully in existence or operation; existing in its elements; incomplete. — In´cho•ate•ly, adv.
"Neither a substance perfect, nor a substance inchoate." Raleigh.

Inchoate
In´cho•ate, v. t. To begin. [Obs.] Dr. H. More.

Inchoation
In•cho•a´tion, n. [L. inchoatio, incohatio.] Act of beginning; commencement; inception.
"The setting on foot some of those arts, in those parts, would be looked on as the first inchoation of them." Sir M. Hale.
"It is now in actual progress, from the rudest inchoation to the most elaborate finishing." I. Taylor.

Inchoative
In•cho´a•tive ( 277), a. [L. inchoativus, incohativus: cf. F. inchoatif.] Expressing or pertaining to a beginning; inceptive; as an inchoative verb. "Some inchoative or imperfect rays." W. Montagu. — n. An inchoative verb. See Inceptive.

Inchworm
Inch´worm, n. (Zoöl.) The larva of any geometrid moth. See Geometrid.

Incide
In•cide´, v. t. [L. incidere; pref. in- in + caedere to cut. See Concise, and cf. Incise.] To cut; to separate and remove; to resolve or break up, as by medicines. [Obs.] Arbuthnot.

Incidency
In´ci•den•cy, n. Incidence. [Obs.] Shak.

Incident
In´ci•dent, a. [L. incidens, -entis, p. pr. & of incidere to fall into or upon; pref. in- in, on + cadere to fall: cf. F. incident. See Cadence.]
1. Falling or striking upon, as a ray of light upon a reflecting surface.
2. Coming or happening accidentally; not in the usual course of things; not in connection with the main design; not according to expectation; casual; fortuitous.
"As the ordinary course of common affairs is disposed of by general laws, so likewise men’s rarer incident necessities and utilities should be with special equity considered." Hooker.
3. Liable to happen; apt to occur; befalling; hence, naturally happening or appertaining.
"All chances incident to man’s frail life." Milton.
"The studies incident to his profession." Milward.
4. (Law) Dependent upon, or appertaining to, another thing, called the principal. Incident proposition (Logic), a proposition subordinate to another, and introduced by who, which, whose, whom, etc.; as Julius, whose surname was Caesar, overcame Pompey. I. Watts.

Incident
In´ci•dent, n. [Cf. F. incident.]
1. That which falls out or takes place; an event; casualty; occurrence.
2. That which happens aside from the main design; an accidental or subordinate action or event.
"No person, no incident, in a play but must be of use to carry on the main design." Dryden.
3. (Law) Something appertaining to, passing with, or depending on, another, called the principal. Tomlins.
Syn. — Circumstance; event; fact; adventure; contingency; chance; accident; casualty. See Event.

Incidently
In´ci•dent•ly, adv. Incidentally. [Obs.]

Incinerable
In•cin´er•a•ble, a. Capable of being incinerated or reduced to ashes. Sir T. Browne.

Incinerate
In•cin´er•ate, [LL. incineratus, p. p. of incinerare to incinerate; L. pref. in- in + cinis, cineris, ashes.] Reduced to ashes by burning; thoroughly consumed. [Obs.] Bacon.

Incinerate
In•cin´er•ate, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Incinerated p. pr. & vb. n. Incinerating ] To burn to ashes; to consume; to burn. Bacon.
"It is the fire only that incinerates bodies." Boyle.

Incipient
In•cip´i•ent, a. [L. incipiens, p. pr. of incipere to begin. See Inception.] Beginning to be, or to show itself; commencing; initial; as the incipient stage of a fever; incipient light of day. — In•cip´i•ent•ly, adv.

Incircumscription
In•cir•cum•scrip´tion, n. Condition or quality of being incircumscriptible or limitless. Jer. Taylor.

Incircumspect
In•cir´cum•spect, a. [Pref. in- not + circumspect.] Not circumspect; heedless; careless; reckless; impolitic. Tyndale.

Incircumspection
In•cir•cum•spec´tion, n. [Cf. F. incirconspection.] Want of circumspection. Sir T. Browne.

Incise
In•cise´, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Incised p. pr. & vb. n. Incising.] [L. incisus, p. p. of incidere to incise: cf. F. inciser. See Incide.]
1. To cut in or into with a sharp instrument; to carve; to engrave.
"I on thy grave this epitaph incise." T. Carew.
2. To cut, gash, or wound with a sharp instrument; to cut off.

Incisely
In•cise´ly, adv. In an incised manner.

Incision
In•ci´sion, n. [L. incisio: cf. F. incision. See Incise.]
1. The act of incising, or cutting into a substance. Milton.
2. That which is produced by incising; the separation of the parts of any substance made by a cutting or pointed instrument; a cut; a gash.
3. Separation or solution of viscid matter by medicines. [Obs.]

Incisor
In•ci´sor ( 277), n. [NL.] (Anat.) One of the teeth in front of the canines in either jaw; an incisive tooth. See Tooth.

Incisor
In•ci´sor, a. Adapted for cutting; of or pertaining to the incisors; incisive; as the incisor nerve; an incisor foramen; an incisor tooth.

Incisory
In•ci´so•ry, a. Having the quality of cutting; incisor; incisive.

Incisure
In•cis´ure ( 277), n. [L. incisura: cf. F. incisure.] A cut; an incision; a gash. Derham.

Incitant
In•cit´ant, a. [L. incitans, -antis, p. pr. of incitare. See Incite.] Inciting; stimulating.

Incitant
In•cit´ant, n. That which incites; an inciting agent or cause; a stimulant. E. Darwin.

Incitation
In•ci•ta´tion, n. [L. incitatio: cf. F. incitation.]
1. The act of inciting or moving to action.
2. That which incites to action; that which rouses or prompts; incitement; motive; incentive.
"The noblest incitation to honest attempts." Tatler.

Incitative
In•cit´a•tive, n. A provocative; an incitant; a stimulant. [R.] Jervas.

Incite
In•cite´, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Incited p. pr. & vb. n. Inciting.] [L. incitare; pref. in- in + citare to rouse, stir up: cf. F. inciter. See Cite.] To move to action; to stir up; to rouse; to spur or urge on.
"Anthiochus, when he incited Prusias to join in war, set before him the greatness of the Romans." Bacon.
"No blown ambition doth our arms incite." Shak.
Syn. — Excite; stimulate; instigate; spur; goad; arouse; move; urge; rouse; provoke; encourage; prompt; animate. See Excite.

Inciter
In•cit´er, n. One who, or that which, incites.

Incitingly
In•cit´ing•ly, adv. So as to incite or stimulate.

Incito-motor
In•ci•to-mo´tor, a. [L. incitus incited + E. motor.] (Physiol.) Inciting to motion; — applied to that action which, in the case of muscular motion, commences in the nerve centers, and excites the muscles to contraction. Opposed to excito-motor.

Incito-motory
In•ci•to-mo´to•ry, a. (Physiol.) Incitomotor.

Incivil
In•civ´il, a. [L. incivilis; pref. in- not + civilis civil: cf. F. incivil.] Uncivil; rude. [Obs.] Shak.

Incivility
In•ci•vil´i•ty, n. ; pl. Incivilities (#). [L. incivilitas: cf. F. incivilite.]
1. The quality or state of being uncivil; want of courtesy; rudeness of manner; impoliteness. Shak. Tillotson.
2. Any act of rudeness or ill breeding.
"Uncomely jests, loud talking and jeering, which, in civil account, are called indecencies and incivilities." Jer. Taylor.
3. Want of civilization; a state of rudeness or barbarism. [R.] Sir W. Raleigh.
Syn. — Impoliteness; uncourteousness; unmannerliness; disrespect; rudeness; discourtesy.

Incivilization
In•civ•i•li•za´tion, n. [Pref. in- not + civilization.] The state of being uncivilized; want of civilization; barbarism.

Incivilly
In•civ´il•ly, adv. Uncivilly. [Obs.] Shak.

Incivism
In•civ´ism, n. [Pref. in- not + civism: cf. F. incivisme.] Want of civism; want of patriotism or love to one’s country; unfriendliness to one’s state or government. [R.] Macaulay.

Inclamation
In•cla•ma´tion, n. [L. inclamatio. See 1st In-, and Claim.] Exclamation. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.

Inclavated
In´cla•va•ted, a. [LL. inclavatus; L. pref. in- in + clavare to fasten with nails, fr. clavus nail.] Set; fast; fixed. Dr. John Smith.

Inclave
In•clave´, a. [See Inclavated.] (Her.) Resembling a series of dovetails; — said of a line of division, such as the border of an ordinary.

Inclement
In•clem´ent, a. [L. inclemens; pref. in- not + clemens mild: cf. F. inclement. See Clement.]
1. Not clement; destitute of a mild and kind temper; void of tenderness; unmerciful; severe; harsh.
2. Physically severe or harsh (generally restricted to the elements or weather); rough; boisterous; stormy; rigorously cold, etc.; as inclement weather. Cowper.
"The guard the wretched from the inclement sky." Pope.
"Teach us further by what means to shun The inclement seasons, rain, ice, hail, and snow!" Milton.

Inclinable
In•clin´a•ble, a. [L. inclinabilis. See Incline.]
1. Leaning; tending.
"Likely and inclinable to fall." Bentley.
2. Having a propensity of will or feeling; leaning in disposition; disposed; propense; as a mind inclinable to truth.
"Whatsoever other sins he may be inclinable to." South.
"The very constitution of a multitude is not so inclinable to save as to destroy." Fuller.

Inclination
In•cli•na´tion, n. [L. inclinatio: cf. F. inclination.]
1. The act of inclining, or state of being inclined; a leaning; as an inclination of the head.
2. A direction or tendency from the true vertical or horizontal direction; as the inclination of a column, or of a road bed.
3. A tendency towards another body or point.
4. (Geom.) The angle made by two lines or planes; as the inclination of the plane of the earth’s equator to the plane of the ecliptic is about 23° 28′; the inclination of two rays of light.
5. A leaning or tendency of the mind, feelings, preferences, or will; propensity; a disposition more favorable to one thing than to another; favor; desire; love.
"A mere inclination to a thing is not properly a willing of that thing." South.
"How dost thou find the inclination of the people?" Shak.
6. A person or thing loved or admired. Sir W. Temple.
7. (Pharm.) Decantation, or tipping for pouring. Inclination compass, an inclinometer. - - Inclination of an orbit (Astron.), the angle which the orbit makes with the ecliptic. — Inclination of the needle. See Dip of the needle, under Dip.
Syn. — Bent; tendency; proneness; bias; proclivity; propensity; prepossession; predilection; attachment; desire; affection; love. See Bent, and cf. Disposition.

Incline
In•cline´, v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Inclined p. pr. & vb. n. Inclining.] [OE. inclinen, enclinen, OF. encliner, incliner, F. incliner, L. inclinare; pref. in- in + clinare to bend, incline; akin to E. lean. See Lean to incline.]
1. To deviate from a line, direction, or course, toward an object; to lean; to tend; as converging lines incline toward each other; a road inclines to the north or south.
2. Fig.: To lean or tend, in an intellectual or moral sense; to favor an opinion, a course of conduct, or a person; to have a propensity or inclination; to be disposed.
"Their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech." Judges ix. 3.
"Power finds its balance, giddy motions cease In both the scales, and each inclines to peace." Parnell.
3. To bow; to incline the head. Chaucer.
Syn. — To lean; slope; slant; tend; bend.

Incline
In•cline´, v. t.
1. To cause to deviate from a line, position, or direction; to give a leaning, bend, or slope to; as incline the column or post to the east; incline your head to the right.
"Incline thine ear, O Lord, and hear." Is. xxxvii. 17.
2. To impart a tendency or propensity to, as to the will or affections; to turn; to dispose; to influence.
"Incline my heart unto thy testimonies." Ps. cxix. 36.
"Incline our hearts to keep this law." Book of Com. Prayer.
3. To bend; to cause to stoop or bow; as to incline the head or the body in acts of reverence or civility.
"With due respect my body I inclined." Dryden.

Incline
In•cline´, n. An inclined plane; an ascent or descent; a grade or gradient; a slope.

Inclined
In•clined´, p. p. & a.
1. Having a leaning or tendency towards, or away from, a thing; disposed or moved by wish, desire, or judgment; as a man inclined to virtue. "Each pensively inclined." Cowper.
2. (Math.) Making an angle with some line or plane; — said of a line or plane.
3. (Bot.) Bent out of a perpendicular position, or into a curve with the convex side uppermost. Inclined plane. (Mech.) (a) A plane that makes an oblique angle with the plane of the horizon; a sloping plane. When used to produce pressure, or as a means of moving bodies, it is one of the mechanical powers, so called. (b) (Railroad & Canal) An inclined portion of track, on which trains or boats are raised or lowered from one level to another.

Incliner
In•clin´er, n. One who, or that which, inclines; specifically, an inclined dial.

Inclining
In•clin´ing, a. (Bot.) Same as Inclined, 3.

Inclining
In•clin´ing, n.
1. Inclination; disposition.
"On the first inclining towards sleep." Burke.
2. Party or side chosen; a following.
"Both you of my inclining, and the rest." Shak.

Inclinnometer
In•clin•nom´e•ter, n. [ Incline + -meter.] (Magnetism) An apparatus to determine the inclination of the earth’s magnetic force to the plane of the horizon; — called also inclination compass, and dip circle.

Inclip
In•clip´, v. t. To clasp; to inclose.
"Whate’er the ocean pales, or sky inclips." Shak.

Incloister
In•clois´ter, v. t. [Pref. in- in + cloister: cf. F. encloîtrer. Cf. Encloister.] To confine as in a cloister; to cloister. Lovelace.

Inclosure
In•clo´sure ( 135), n. [See Inclose, Enclosure.] [Written also enclosure.]
1. The act of inclosing; the state of being inclosed, shut up, or encompassed; the separation of land from common ground by a fence.
2. That which is inclosed or placed within something; a thing contained; a space inclosed or fenced up.
"Within the inclosure there was a great store of houses." Hakluyt.
3. That which incloses; a barrier or fence.
"Breaking our inclosures every morn." W. Browne.

Include
In•clude´, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Included; p. pr. & vb. n. Including.] [L. includere, inclusum; pref. in- in + claudere to shut. See Close, and cf. Enclose.]
1. To confine within; to hold; to contain; to shut up; to inclose; as the shell of a nut includes the kernel; a pearl is included in a shell.
2. To comprehend or comprise, as a genus the species, the whole a part, an argument or reason the inference; to contain; to embrace; as this volume of Shakespeare includes his sonnets; he was included in the invitation to the family; to and including page twenty-five.
"The whole included race, his purposed prey." Milton.
"The loss of such a lord includes all harm." Shak.
3. To conclude; to end; to terminate. [Obs.]
"Come, let us go; we will include all jars With triumphs, mirth, and rare solemnity." Shak.
Syn. — To contain; inclose; comprise; comprehend; embrace; involve.

Includible
In•clud´i•ble, a. Capable of being included.

Inclusa
In•clu´sa, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. inclusus, p. p. of includere to shut in.] (Zoöl.) A tribe of bivalve mollusks, characterized by the closed state of the mantle which envelops the body. The ship borer ( Teredo navalis) is an example.

Inclusion
In•clu´sion, n. [L. inclusio: cf. F. inclusion. See Include.]
1. The act of including, or the state of being included; limitation; restriction; as the lines of inclusion of his policy. Sir W. Temple.
2. (Min.) A foreign substance, either liquid or solid, usually of minute size, inclosed in the mass of a mineral.

Inclusively
In•clu´sive•ly, adv. In an inclusive manner.

Incoach
In•coach´, v. t. To put a coach. { In•co•act´, In•co•act´ed } a. [L. incoactus; pref. in- not + coactus forced. See Coact.] Not compelled; unconstrained. [Obs.] Coles.

Incoalescence
In•co•a•les´cence, n. The state of not coalescing.

Incocted
In•coct´ed, a. [Cf. Concoct.] Raw; indigestible. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.

Incoexistence
In•co•ex•ist´ence, n. The state of not coexisting. [Obs.] Locke.

Incog
In•cog´, adv. Incognito. [Colloq.]
"Depend upon it — he’ll remain incog." Addison.

Incogitable
In•cog´i•ta•ble, a. [L. incogitabilis; pref. in- not + cogitabilis cogitable.] Not cogitable; inconceivable. Sir T. More. { In•cog´i•tance, In•cog´i•tan•cy } n. [L. incogitantia.] Want of thought, or of the power of thinking; thoughtlessness; unreasonableness.
"’T is folly and incogitancy to argue anything, one way or the other, from the designs of a sort of beings with whom we so little communicate." Glanvill.

Incogitant
In•cog´i•tant, a. [L. incogitans; pref. in- not + cogitans, p. pr. of cogitare to think. See Cogitate.] Thoughtless; inconsiderate. [R.] Milton.
"Men are careless and incogitant." J. Goodman.

Incogitative
In•cog´i•ta•tive, a. Not cogitative; not thinking; wanting the power of thought; as a vegetable is an incogitative being. Locke.

Incogitativity
In•cog•i•ta•tiv´i•ty, n. The quality of being incogitative; want of thought or of the power of thinking. Wollaston.

Incognita
In•cog´ni•ta, n. [See Incognito.]
1. A woman who is unknown or in disguise.
2. The state of being in disguise; — said of a woman.

Incognito
In•cog´ni•to, a. or adv. [It. incognito, masc., incognita, fem., L. incognitus unknown; pref. in- not + cognitus known, p. p. of cognoscere: cf. F. incognito, fr. It. See Cognition.] Without being known; in disguise; in an assumed character, or under an assumed title; — said esp. of great personages who sometimes adopt a disguise or an assumed character in order to avoid notice.
"’T was long ago Since gods come down incognito." Prior.
"The prince royal of Persia came thither incognito." Tatler.

Incognito
In•cog´ni•to, n. ; pl. Incognitos (#). [See Incognito, a. ]
1. One unknown or in disguise, or under an assumed character or name.
2. The assumption of disguise or of a feigned character; the state of being in disguise or not recognized.
"His incognito was endangered." Sir W. Scott.

Incognizance
In•cog´ni•zance, n. Failure to cognize, apprehended, or notice.
"This incognizance may be explained." Sir W. Hamilton.

Incognizant
In•cog´ni•zant, a. Not cognizant; failing to apprehended or notice.
"Of the several operations themselves, as acts of volition, we are wholly incognizant." Sir W. Hamilton.

Incognoscible
In•cog•nos´ci•ble, a. Incognizable. — In•cog•nos´ci•bil´i•ty (#), n. { In•co•her´ence, In•co•her´en•cy } n. [Cf. F. incoherence.]
1. The quality or state of being incoherent; want of coherence; want of cohesion or adherence. Boyle.
2. Want of connection; incongruity; inconsistency; want of agreement or dependence of one part on another; as the incoherence of arguments, facts, etc.
"Incoherences in matter, and suppositions without proofs, put handsomely together, are apt to pass for strong reason." Locke.
3. That which is incoherent.
"Crude incoherencies … and nauseous tautologies." South.

Incoherent
In•co•her´ent, a. [Pref. in- not + coherent: cf. F. incoherent.]
1. Not coherent; wanting cohesion; loose; unconnected; physically disconnected; not fixed to each; — said of material substances. Woodward.
2. Wanting coherence or agreement; incongruous; inconsistent; having no dependence of one part on another; logically disconnected. "The same rambling, incoherent manner." Bp. Warburton.

Incoherentific
In•co•her•en•tif´ic, a. [E. incoherent + L. facere to make.] Causing incoherence. [R.]

Incoherently
In•co•her´ent•ly, adv. In an incoherent manner; without due connection of parts.

Incoherentness
In•co•her´ent•ness, n. Incoherence.

Incoincidence
In•co•in´ci•dence, n. The quality of being incoincident; want of coincidence. [R.]

Incoincident
In•co•in´ci•dent, a. Not coincident; not agreeing in time, in place, or principle.

Incolumity
In•co•lu´mi•ty, n. [L. incolumitas, fr. incolumis uninjured, safe; perh. fr. in intens. + (doubtful) columis safe.] Safety; security. [Obs.] Howell.

Incomber
In•com´ber, v. t. See Encumber.

Incombustibility
In•com•bus•ti•bil´i•ty, n. [Cf. F. incombustilite.] The quality of being incombustible.

Incombustible
In•com•bus´ti•ble, a. [Pref. in- not + combustible: cf. F. incombustible.] Not combustible; not capable of being burned, decomposed, or consumed by fire; uninflammable; as asbestus is an incombustible substance; carbon dioxide is an incombustible gas. Incombustible cloth, a tissue of amianthus or asbestus; also a fabric imbued with an incombustible substance. — In•com•bus´ti•ble•ness, n. — In•com•bus´ti•bly, adv.

Income
In´come, n.
1. A coming in; entrance; admittance; ingress; infusion. [Obs.] Shak.
"More abundant incomes of light and strength from God." Bp. Rust.
"At mine income I louted low." Drant.
2. That which is caused to enter; inspiration; influence; hence, courage or zeal imparted. [R.]
"I would then make in and steep My income in their blood." Chapman.
3. That gain which proceeds from labor, business, property, or capital of any kind, as the produce of a farm, the rent of houses, the proceeds of professional business, the profits of commerce or of occupation, or the interest of money or stock in funds, etc.; revenue; receipts; salary; especially, the annual receipts of a private person, or a corporation, from property; as a large income.
"No fields afford So large an income to the village lord." Dryden.
4. (Physiol.) That which is taken into the body as food; the ingesta; — sometimes restricted to the nutritive, or digestible, portion of the food. See Food. Opposed to output. Income bond, a bond issued on the income of the corporation or company issuing it, and the interest of which is to be paid from the earnings of the company before any dividends are made to stockholders; — issued chiefly or exclusively by railroad companies. — Income tax, a tax upon a person’s incomes, emoluments, profits, etc., or upon the excess beyond a certain amount.
Syn. — Gain; profit; proceeds; salary; revenue; receipts; interest; emolument; produce.

Incoming
In´com•ing, a.
1. Coming in; accruing.
"A full incoming profit on the product of his labor." Burke.
2. Coming in, succeeding, or following, as occupant or possessor; as in incoming tenant.

Incoming
In´com•ing, n.
1. The act of coming in; arrival.
"The incomings and outgoings of the trains." Dickens.
2. Income; gain. [R.]
"Many incomings are subject to great fluctuations." Tooke.

Incomity
In•com´i•ty, n. Want of comity; incivility; rudeness. [R.]

Incommensurability
In•com•men•su•ra•bil´i•ty, n. [Cf. F. incommensurabilite.] The quality or state of being incommensurable. Reid.

Incommensurable
In•com•men´su•ra•ble, a. [Pref. in- not + commensurable: cf. F. incommensurable.] Not commensurable; having no common measure or standard of comparison; as quantities are incommensurable when no third quantity can be found that is an aliquot part of both; the side and diagonal of a square are incommensurable with each other; the diameter and circumference of a circle are incommensurable.
"They are quantities incommensurable." Burke. — In•com•men´su•ra•ble•ness, n. — In•com•men´su•ra•bly, adv.

Incommensurable
In•com•men´su•ra•ble, n. One of two or more quantities which have no common measure.

Incommensurate
In•com•men´su•rate, a.
1. Not commensurate; not admitting of a common measure; incommensurable.
2. Not of equal of sufficient measure or extent; not adequate; as our means are incommensurate to our wants.
Syn. — Inadequate; insufficient; disproportionate. — In•com•men´su•rate•ly, adv. — In•com•men´su•rate•ness, n.

Incommiscible
In•com•mis´ci•ble, a. [L. incommiscibilis; pref. in- not + commiscibilis that can be mingled.] Not commiscible; not mixable.

Incommixture
In•com•mix´ture ( 135), n. A state of being unmixed; separateness. Sir T. Browne.

Incommodate
In•com´mo•date, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Incommodated p. pr. & vb. n. Incommodating ] [L. incommodare. See Incommode.] To incommode. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.

Incommode
In•com•mode´, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Incommoded; p. pr. & vb. n. Incommoding.] [F. incommoder, L. incommodare inconvenient; pref. in- not + commodus convenient. See Commodious.] To give inconvenience or trouble to; to disturb or molest; to discommode; to worry; to put out; as we are incommoded by want of room.
Syn. — To annoy; disturb; trouble; molest; disaccomodate; inconvenience; disquiet; vex; plague.

Incommode
In•com•mode´, n. An inconvenience. [R.] Strype.

Incommodement
In•com•mode´ment, n. The act of incommoded. [Obs.] Cheyne.

Incommodious
In•com•mo´di•ous, a. [Pref. in- not + commodious: cf. LL. incommodious, L. incommodus, F. incommode.] Tending to incommode; not commodious; not affording ease or advantage; unsuitable; giving trouble; inconvenient; annoying; as an incommodious seat; an incommodious arrangement. — In•com•mo´di•ous•ly, adv. — In•com•mo´di•ous•ness, n.

Incommodity
In•com•mo´di•ty, n. ; pl. Incommodities (#). [L. incommoditas: cf. F. incommodite. See Incommodious.] Inconvenience; trouble; annoyance; disadvantage; encumbrance. [Archaic] Bunyan.
"A great incommodity to the body." Jer. Taylor.
"Buried him under a bulk of incommodities." Hawthorne.

Incommunicable
In•com•mu´ni•ca•ble, a. [L. incommunicabilis: cf. F. incommunicable. See In- not, and Communicable.] Not communicable; incapable of being communicated, shared, told, or imparted, to others.
"Health and understanding are incommunicable." Southey.
"Those incommunicable relations of the divine love." South. — In•com•mu´ni•ca•ble•ness, n. — In•com•mu´ni•ca•bly, adv.

Incommunicating
In•com•mu´ni•ca•ting, a. Having no communion or intercourse with each other. [Obs.] Sir M. Hale.

Incommunicative
In•com•mu´ni•ca•tive, a. Not communicative; not free or apt to impart to others in conversation; reserved; silent; as the messenger was incommunicative; hence, not disposed to hold fellowship or intercourse with others; exclusive.
"The Chinese … an incommunicative nation." C. Buchanan. — In•com•mu´ni•ca•tive•ly, adv. — In•com•mu´ni•ca•tive•ness, n. Lamb.
"His usual incommunicativeness." G. Eliot.

Incommutability
In•com•mu•ta•bil´i•ty, n. [L. incommutabilitas: cf. F. incommutabilite.] The quality or state of being incommutable.

Incommutable
In•com•mut´a•ble, a. [L. incommutabilis: cf. F. incommutable. See In- not, and Commutable.] Not commutable; not capable of being exchanged with, or substituted for, another. Cudworth. — In•com•mut´a•ble•ness, n. — In•com•mut´a•bly, adv. { In•com•pact´, In•com•pact´ed } a. Not compact; not having the parts firmly united; not solid; incoherent; loose; discrete. Boyle.

Incompass
In•com´pass, v. t. See Encompass.

Incompassionate
In•com•pas´sion•ate, a. Not compassionate; void of pity or of tenderness; remorseless. — In•com•pas´sion•ate•ly, adv. — In•com•pas´sion•ate•ness, n.

Incompatibility
In•com•pat•i•bil´i•ty, n. ; pl. -ties . [Cf. F. incompatibilite.] The quality or state of being incompatible; inconsistency; irreconcilableness.

Incompatible
In•com•pat´i•ble, a. [Pref. in- not + compatible: cf. F. incompatible.] [It was formerly sometimes written incompetible.]
1. Not compatible; so differing as to be incapable of harmonious combination or coexistence; inconsistent in thought or being; irreconcilably disagreeing; as persons of incompatible tempers; incompatible colors, desires, ambition.
"A strength and obduracy of character incompatible with his meek and innocent nature." Southey.
2. (Chem.) Incapable of being together without mutual reaction or decomposition, as certain medicines. Incompatible terms (Logic), terms which can not be combined in thought.
Syn. — Inconsistent; incongruous; dissimilar; irreconcilable; unsuitable; disagreeing; inharmonious; discordant; repugnant; contradictory. See Inconsistent.

Incompatible
In•com•pat´i•ble, n. (Med. & Chem.) An incompatible substance; esp., in pl. , things which can not be placed or used together because of a change of chemical composition or of opposing medicinal qualities; as the incompatibles of iron.

Incompatibleness
In•com•pat´i•ble•ness, n. The quality or state of being incompatible; incompatibility.

Incompatibly
In•com•pat´i•bly, adv. In an incompatible manner; inconsistently; incongruously. { In•com´pe•tence, In•com´pe•tency } n. [Cf. F. incompetence.]
1. The quality or state of being incompetent; want of physical, intellectual, or moral ability; insufficiency; inadequacy; as the incompetency of a child for hard labor, or of an idiot for intellectual efforts. "Some inherent incompetency." Gladstone.
2. (Law) Want of competency or legal fitness; incapacity; disqualification, as of a person to be heard as a witness, or to act as a juror, or of a judge to try a cause.
Syn. — Inability; insufficiency; inadequacy; disqualification; incapability; unfitness.

Incompetent
In•com´pe•tent, a. [L. incompetens: cf. F. incompetent. See In- not, and Competent.]
1. Not competent; wanting in adequate strength, power, capacity, means, qualifications, or the like; incapable; unable; inadequate; unfit.
"Incompetent to perform the duties of the place." Macaulay.
2. (Law) Wanting the legal or constitutional qualifications; inadmissible; as a person professedly wanting in religious belief is an incompetent witness in a court of law or equity; incompetent evidence.
"Richard III. had a resolution, out of hatred to his brethren, to disable their issues, upon false and incompetent pretexts, the one of attainder, the other of illegitimation." Bacon.
3. Not lying within one’s competency, capacity, or authorized power; not permissible.
Syn. — Incapable; unable; inadequate; insufficient; inefficient; disqualified; unfit; improper. — Incompetent, Incapable. Incompetent is a relative term, denoting a want of the requisite qualifications for performing a given act, service, etc.; incapable is absolute in its meaning, denoting want of power, either natural or moral. We speak of a man as incompetent to a certain task, of an incompetent judge, etc. We say of an idiot that he is incapable of learning to read; and of a man distinguished for his honor, that he is incapable of a mean action.

Incompetibility
In•com•pet•i•bil´i•ty, n. See Incompatibility.

Incompleteness
In•com•plete´ness, n. The state of being incomplete; imperfectness; defectiveness. Boyle.

Incompletion
In•com•ple´tion, n. Want of completion; incompleteness. Smart.

Incomplex
In•com•plex´, a. [Pref. in- not + complex: cf. F. incomplexe.] Not complex; uncompounded; simple. Barrow.

Incompliable
In•com•pli´a•ble, a. Not compliable; not conformable.

Incompliance
In•com•pli´ance, n.
1. The quality or state of being incompliant; unyielding temper; obstinacy.
"Self-conceit produces peevishness and incompliance of humor in things lawful and indifferent." Tillotson.
2. Refusal or failure to comply. Strype.

Incompliant
In•com•pli´ant, a. Not compliant; unyielding to request, solicitation, or command; stubborn. — In•com•pli´ant•ly, adv.

Incomposed
In•com•posed´, a. Disordered; disturbed. [Obs.] Milton. — In•com•po´sed•ly (#), adv. [Obs.] — In•com•pos´ed•ness, n. [Obs.]

Incomposite
In•com•pos´ite, a. [L. incompositus. See Composite.] Not composite; uncompounded; simple. Incomposite numbers. See Prime numbers, under Prime.

Incomprehense
In•com•pre•hense´, a. [L. incomprehensus.] Incomprehensible. [Obs.] "Incomprehense in virtue." Marston.

Incomprehensibility
In•com•pre•hen•si•bil´i•ty, n. [Cf. F. incomprehensibilite.] The quality of being incomprehensible, or beyond the reach of human intellect; incomprehensibleness; inconceivability; inexplicability.
"The constant, universal sense of all antiquity unanimously confessing an incomprehensibility in many of the articles of the Christian faith." South.

Incomprehensible
In•com•pre•hen´si•ble, a. [L. incomprehensibilis: cf. F. incomprehensible. See In- not, and Comprehensible.]
1. Not capable of being contained within limits.
"An infinite and incomprehensible substance." Hooker.
2. Not capable of being comprehended or understood; beyond the reach of the human intellect; inconceivable.
"And all her numbered stars that seem to roll Spaces incomprehensible." Milton. — In•com•pre•hen´si•ble•ness, n. — In•com•pre•hen´si•bly, adv.

Incomprehensive
In•com•pre•hen´sive, a. Not comprehensive; not capable of including or of understanding; not extensive; limited. — In•com•pre•hen´sive•ly, a. Sir W. Hamilton. — In•com•pre•hen´sive•ness, n. T. Warton.

Incompressibility
In•com•press•i•bil´i•ty, n. [Cf. F. incompressibilite.] The quality of being incompressible, or incapable of reduction in volume by pressure; — formerly supposed to be a property of liquids.
"The incompressibility of water is not absolute." Rees.

Incompressible
In•com•press´i•ble, a. [Pref. in- not + compressible: cf. F. incompressible.] Not compressible; incapable of being reduced by force or pressure into a smaller compass or volume; resisting compression; as many liquids and solids appear to be almost incompressible. — In•com•press´i•ble•ness, n.

Incomputable
In•com•put´a•ble, a. Not computable.

Inconcealable
In•con•ceal´a•ble, a. Not concealable. "Inconcealable imperfections." Sir T. Browne.

Inconceivability
In•con•ceiv•a•bil´i•ty, n. The quality of being inconceivable; inconceivableness.
"The inconceivability of the Infinite." Mansel.

Inconceivable
In•con•ceiv´a•ble, a. [Pref. in- not + conceivable: cf. F. inconcevable.] Not conceivable; incapable of being conceived by the mind; not explicable by the human intellect, or by any known principles or agencies; incomprehensible; as it is inconceivable to us how the will acts in producing muscular motion.
"It is inconceivable to me that a spiritual substance should represent an extended figure." Locke. — In•con•ceiv´a•ble•ness, n. — In•con•ceiv´a•bly, adv.
"The inconceivableness of a quality existing without any subject to possess it." A. Tucker.

Inconceptible
In•con•cep´ti•ble, a. Inconceivable. [Obs.] Sir M. Hale.

Inconcerning
In•con•cern´ing, a. Unimportant; trifling. [Obs.] "Trifling and inconcerning matters." Fuller.

Inconcinne
In•con•cinne´, a. [See Inconcinnous.] Dissimilar; incongruous; unsuitable. [Obs.] Cudworth.

Inconcinnous
In•con•cin´nous, a. [L. inconcinnus. See In- not, and Concinnity.] Not concinnous; unsuitable; discordant. [Obs.] Cudworth.

Inconcluding
In•con•clud´ing, a. Inferring no consequence. [Obs.]

Inconclusive
In•con•clu´sive, a. Not conclusive; leading to no conclusion; not closing or settling a point in debate, or a doubtful question; as evidence is inconclusive when it does not exhibit the truth of a disputed case in such a manner as to satisfy the mind, and put an end to debate or doubt.
"Arguments … inconclusive and impertinent." South. — In•con•clu´sive•ly, adv. — In•con•clu´sive•ness, n.

Inconcoct
In•con•coct´, a. [L. pref. in- not + concoctus, p. p. of concoquere. See Concoct.] Inconcocted. [Obs.]

Inconcoction
In•con•coc´tion, n. The state of being undigested; unripeness; immaturity. [Obs.] Bacon.

Inconcrete
In•con´crete, a. [L. inconcretus incorporeal.] Not concrete. [R.] L. Andrews.

Inconcurring
In•con•cur´ring, a. Not concurring; disagreeing. [R.] Sir T. Browne.

Inconcussible
In•con•cus´si•ble, a. [Pref. in- not + L. concussibilis that can be shaken. See Concussion.] Not concussible; that cannot be shaken. { In•con•den•sa•bil´i•ty, In•con•den•si•bil´i•ty } n. The quality or state of being incondensable. { In•con•den´sa•ble, In•con•den´si•ble } a. Not condensable; incapable of being made more dense or compact, or reduced to liquid form.

Inconditionate
In•con•di´tion•ate, a. [Pref. in- not + conditionate: cf. F. inconditionne.] Not conditioned; not limited; absolute. [Obs.] Boyle.

Inconform
In•con•form´, a. [Pref. in- not + conform.] Unconformable. [Obs.] Gauden.

Inconformable
In•con•form´a•ble, a. Unconformable. [Obs.]

Inconformity
In•con•form´i•ty, n. [Cf. F. inconformite.] Want of conformity; nonconformity. [Obs.]

Inconfused
In•con•fused´, a. Not confused; distinct. [Obs.]

Inconfusion
In•con•fu´sion n. Freedom from confusion; distinctness. [Obs.] Bacon.

Inconfutable
In•con•fut´a•ble, a. Not confutable. — In•con•fut´a•bly, adv. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor.

Incongealable
In•con•geal´a•ble, a. [L. incongelabilis. See Congeal.] Not congealable; incapable of being congealed. — In•con•geal´a•ble•ness, n.

Incongruence
In•con´gru•ence, n. [L. incongruentia.] Want of congruence; incongruity. Boyle.

Incongruent
In•con´gru•ent, a. [L. incongruens. See In- not, and Congruent.] Incongruous. Sir T. Elyot.

Incongruous
In•con´gru•ous, a. [L. incongruus. See In- not, and Congruous.] Not congruous; reciprocally disagreeing; not capable of harmonizing or readily assimilating; inharmonious; inappropriate; unsuitable; not fitting; inconsistent; improper; as an incongruous remark; incongruous behavior, action, dress, etc. "Incongruous mixtures of opinions." I. Taylor. "Made up of incongruous parts." Macaulay.
"Incongruous denotes that kind of absence of harmony or suitableness of which the taste and experience of men takes cognizance." C. J. Smith.Incongruous numbers (Arith.), two numbers, which, with respect to a third, are such that their difference can not be divided by it without a remainder, the two numbers being said to be incongruous with respect to the third; as twenty and twenty-five are incongruous with respect to four.
Syn. — Inconsistent; unsuitable; inharmonious; disagreeing; absurd; inappropriate; unfit; improper. See Inconsistent. — In•con´gru•ous•ly, adv. — In•con´gru•ous•ness, n.

Inconnection
In•con•nec´tion, n. Disconnection.

Inconnexedly
In•con•nex´ed•ly, adv. [Pref. in- not + connexed (p. p. of connex) + - ly.] Not connectedly; without connection. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

Inconscionable
In•con´scion•a•ble, a. Unconscionable. [Obs.] Spenser.

Inconscious
In•con´scious, a. Unconscious. [Obs.]

Inconsecutiveness
In•con•sec´u•tive•ness, n. The state or quality of not being consecutive. J. H. Newman.

Inconsequence
In•con´se•quence, n. [L. inconsequentia: cf. F. inconsequence.] The quality or state of being inconsequent; want of just or logical inference or argument; inconclusiveness. Bp. Stillingfleet.
"Strange, that you should not see the inconsequence of your own reasoning!" Bp. Hurd.

Inconsequent
In•con´se•quent, a. [L. inconsequens: cf. F. inconsequent. See In- not, and Consequent.] Not following from the premises; not regularly inferred; invalid; not characterized by logical method; illogical; arbitrary; inconsistent; of no consequence.
"Loose and inconsequent conjectures." Sir T. Browne.

Inconsequentiality
In•con•se•quen•ti•al´i•ty, n. The state of being inconsequential.

Inconsequentness
In•con´se•quent•ness, n. Inconsequence.

Inconsiderable
In•con•sid´er•a•ble, a. Not considerable; unworthy of consideration or notice; unimportant; small; trivial; as an inconsiderable distance; an inconsiderable quantity, degree, value, or sum. "The baser scum and inconsiderable dregs of Rome." Stepney. — In•con•sid´er•a•ble•ness, n. — In•con•sid´er•a•bly, adv.

Inconsideracy
In•con•sid´er•a•cy, n. Inconsiderateness; thoughtlessness. [Obs.] Chesterfield.

Inconsiderate
In•con•sid´er•ate, a. [L. inconsideratus. See In- not, and Considerate.]
1. Not considerate; not attentive to safety or to propriety; not regarding the rights or feelings of others; hasty; careless; thoughtless; heedless; as the young are generally inconsiderate; inconsiderate conduct.
"It is a very unhappy token of our corruption, that there should be any so inconsiderate among us as to sacrifice morality to politics." Addison.
2. Inconsiderable. [Obs.] E. Terry.
Syn. — Thoughtless; inattentive; inadvertent; heedless; negligent; improvident; careless; imprudent; indiscreet; incautious; injudicious; rash; hasty.

Inconsiderateness
In•con•sid´er•ate•ness, n. The quality or state of being inconsiderate. Tillotson.

Inconsideration
In•con•sid•er•a´tion, n. [L. inconsideratio: cf. F. inconsideration.] Want of due consideration; inattention to consequences; inconsiderateness.
"Blindness of mind, inconsideration, precipitation." Jer. Taylor.
"Not gross, willful, deliberate, crimes; but rather the effects of inconsideration." Sharp.

Inconsistence
In•con•sist´ence, n. Inconsistency.

Inconsistency
In•con•sist´en•cy, n. ; pl. Inconsistencies (#). [Cf. F. inconsistance.]
1. The quality or state of being inconsistent; discordance in respect to sentiment or action; such contrariety between two things that both can not exist or be true together; disagreement; incompatibility.
"There is a perfect inconsistency between that which is of debt and that which is of free gift." South.
2. Absurdity in argument ore narration; incoherence or irreconcilability in the parts of a statement, argument, or narration; that which is inconsistent.
"If a man would register all his opinions upon love, politics, religion, and learning, what a bundle of inconsistencies and contradictions would appear at last!" Swift.
3. Want of stability or uniformity; unsteadiness; changeableness; variableness.
"Mutability of temper, and inconsistency with ourselves, is the greatest weakness of human nature." Addison.

Inconsistent
In•con•sist´ent, a. [Pref. in- not + consistent: cf. F. inconsistant.]
1. Not consistent; showing inconsistency; irreconcilable; discordant; at variance, esp. as regards character, sentiment, or action; incompatible; incongruous; contradictory.
"Compositions of this nature … show that wisdom and virtue are far from being inconsistent with politeness and good humor." Addison.
2. Not exhibiting uniformity of sentiment, steadiness to principle, etc.; unequal; fickle; changeable.
"Ah, how unjust to nature, and himself, Is thoughtless, thankless, inconsistent man." Young.
Syn. — Incompatible; incongruous; irreconcilable; discordant; repugnant; contradictory. — Inconsistent, Incongruous, Incompatible. Things are incongruous when they are not suited to each other, so that their union is unbecoming; inconsistent when they are opposed to each other, so as render it improper or wrong; incompatible when they can not coexist, and it is therefore impossible to unite them. Habitual levity of mind is incongruous with the profession of a clergyman; it is inconsistent with his ordination vows; it is incompatible with his permanent usefulness. Incongruity attaches to the modes and qualities of things; incompatibility attaches to their essential attributes; inconsistency attaches to the actions, sentiments, etc., of men.

Inconsistentness
In•con•sist´ent•ness, n. Inconsistency. [R.]

Inconsisting
In•con•sist´ing, a. Inconsistent. [Obs.]

Inconsolable
In•con•sol´a•ble, a. [L. inconsolabilis: cf. F. inconsolable. See In- not, and Console.] Not consolable; incapable of being consoled; grieved beyond susceptibility of comfort; disconsolate. Dryden.
"With inconsolable distress she griev’d, And from her cheek the rose of beauty fled." Falconer. — In•con•sol´a•ble•ness, n. — In•con•sol´a•bly, adv. { In•con´so•nance, In•con´so•nan•cy } n. Want of consonance or harmony of sound, action, or thought; disagreement.

Inconstant
In•con´stant, a. [L. inconstans: cf. F. inconstant. See In- not, and Constant.] Not constant; not stable or uniform; subject to change of character, appearance, opinion, inclination, or purpose, etc.; not firm; unsteady; fickle; changeable; variable; — said of persons or things; as inconstant in love or friendship. "The inconstant moon." Shak.
"While we, inquiring phantoms of a day, Inconstant as the shadows we survey!" Boyse.
Syn. — Mutable; fickle; volatile; unsteady; unstable; changeable; variable; wavering; fluctuating.

Inconsumable
In•con•sum´a•ble, a. Not consumable; incapable of being consumed, wasted, or spent. Paley. — In•con•sum´a•bly, adv.

Inconsummate
In•con•sum´mate, a. [L. inconsummatus. See In- not, and Consummate.] Not consummated; not finished; incomplete. Sir M. Hale. — In•con•sum´mate•ness, n.

Incontaminate
In•con•tam´i•nate, a. [L. incontaminatus. See In- not, and not, and Contaminate.] Not contaminated; pure. Moore. — In•con•tam´i•nate•ness, n.

Incontestable
In•con•test´a•ble, a. [Pref. in- not + contestable: cf. F. incontestable.] Not contestable; not to be disputed; that cannot be called in question or controverted; incontrovertible; indisputable; as incontestable evidence, truth, or facts. Locke.
Syn. — Incontrovertible; indisputable; irrefragable; undeniable; unquestionable; intuitable; certain. — In•con•test´a•ble•ness, n. — In•con•test´a•bly, adv.

Incontested
In•con•test´ed, a. Not contested. Addison.

Incontiguous
In•con•tig´u•ous, a. [L. incontiguus that can not be touched. See In- not, and Contiguous.] Not contiguous; not adjoining or in contact; separate. Boyle. — In•con•tig´u•ous•ly, adv. { In•con´ti•nence, In•con´ti•nen•cy } n. [L. incontinentia: cf. F. incontinence.]
1. Incapacity to hold; hence, incapacity to hold back or restrain; the quality or state of being incontinent; want of continence; failure to restrain the passions or appetites; indulgence of lust; lewdness.
"That Satan tempt you not for your incontinency." 1 Cor. vii. 5.
"From the rash hand of bold incontinence." Milton.
2. (Med.) The inability of any of the animal organs to restrain the natural evacuations, so that the discharges are involuntary; as incontinence of urine.

Incontinently
In•con´ti•nent•ly, adv.
1. In an incontinent manner; without restraint, or without due restraint; — used esp. of the passions or appetites.
2. Immediately; at once; forthwith. [Archaic]
"Immediately he sent word to Athens that he would incontinently come hither with a host of men." Golding.

Incontracted
In•con•tract´ed, a. Uncontracted. [Obs.] Blackwall.

Incontrollable
In•con•trol´la•ble, a. [Pref. in- not + controllable: cf. F. incontrôlable.] Not controllable; uncontrollable. — In•con•trol´la•bly, adv. South.

Incontrovertibility
In•con•tro•ver•ti•bil´i•ty, n. The state or condition of being incontrovertible.

Incontrovertible
In•con•tro•ver´ti•ble, a. Not controvertible; too clear or certain to admit of dispute; indisputable. Sir T. Browne. — In•con•tro•ver´ti•ble•ness, n. — In•con•tro•ver´ti•bly, adv.

Inconvenience
In•con•ven´ience, n. [L. inconvenientia inconsistency: cf. OF. inconvenience.]
1. The quality or condition of being inconvenient; want of convenience; unfitness; unsuitableness; inexpediency; awkwardness; as the inconvenience of the arrangement.
"They plead against the inconvenience, not the unlawfulness, … of ceremonies in burial." Hooker.
2. That which gives trouble, embarrassment, or uneasiness; disadvantage; anything that disturbs quiet, impedes prosperity, or increases the difficulty of action or success; as one inconvenience of life is poverty.
"A place upon the top of Mount Athos above all clouds of rain, or other inconvenience." Sir W. Raleigh.
"Man is liable to a great many inconveniences." Tillotson.
Syn. — Incommodiousness; awkwardness; disadvantage; disquiet; uneasiness; disturbance; annoyance.

Inconvenience
In•con•ven´ience, v. t. To put to inconvenience; to incommode; as to inconvenience a neighbor.

Inconveniency
In•con•ven´ien•cy, n. Inconvenience.

Inconvenient
In•con•ven´ient, a. [L. inconveniens unbefitting: cf. F. inconvenient. See In- not, and Convenient.]
1. Not becoming or suitable; unfit; inexpedient.
2. Not convenient; giving trouble, uneasiness, or annoyance; hindering progress or success; uncomfortable; disadvantageous; incommodious; inopportune; as an inconvenient house, garment, arrangement, or time.
Syn. — Unsuitable; uncomfortable; disaccommodating; awkward; unseasonable; inopportune; incommodious; disadvantageous; troublesome; cumbersome; embarrassing; objectionable.

Inconversable
In•con•vers´a•ble, a. Incommunicative; unsocial; reserved. [Obs.]

Inconversant
In•con´ver•sant, a. Not conversant; not acquainted; not versed; unfamiliar.

Inconverted
In•con•vert´ed, a. Not turned or changed about. [R.] Sir T. Browne.

Inconvertibility
In•con•vert•i•bil´i•ty, n. [L. inconvertibilitas.] The quality or state of being inconvertible; not capable of being exchanged for, or converted into, something else; as the inconvertibility of an irredeemable currency, or of lead, into gold.

Inconvertible
In•con•vert´i•ble, a. [L. inconvertibilis: cf. F. inconvertible. See In- not, and Convertible.] Not convertible; not capable of being transmuted, changed into, or exchanged for, something else; as one metal is inconvertible into another; bank notes are sometimes inconvertible into specie. Walsh.

Inconvertibly
In•con•vert´i•bly, adv. In an inconvertible manner.

Inconvincible
In•con•vin´ci•ble, a. [L. inconvincibilis. See In- not, and Convince.] Not convincible; incapable of being convinced.
"None are so inconvincible as your half-witted people." Gov. of the Tongue.

Incony
In•co´ny, a. [Cf. Conny, Canny.] Unlearned; artless; pretty; delicate. [Obs.]
"Most sweet jests! most incony vulgar wit!" Shak.

Incoördination
In•co•ör•di•na"tion, n. Want of coördination; lack of harmonious adjustment or action. Incoördination of muscular movement (Physiol.), irregularity in movements resulting from inharmonious action of the muscles in consequence of loss of voluntary control over them.

Incoronate
In•cor´o•nate, a. [Pref. in- in + coronate.] Crowned. [R.] Longfellow.

Incorporal
In•cor´po•ral, a. [L. incorporalis. See In- not, and Corporal, and cf. Incorporeal.] Immaterial; incorporeal; spiritual. [Obs.] Sir W. Raleigh.

Incorporally
In•cor´po•ral•ly, adv. Incorporeally. [Obs.]

Incorporate
In•cor´po•rate, a. [L. incorporatus. See In- not, and Corporate.]
1. Not consisting of matter; not having a material body; incorporeal; spiritual.
"Moses forbore to speak of angles, and things invisible, and incorporate." Sir W. Raleigh.
2. Not incorporated; not existing as a corporation; as an incorporate banking association.

Incorporate
In•cor´po•rate, a. [L. incorporatus, p. p. of incorporare to incorporate; pref. in- in + corporare to make into a body. See Corporate.] Corporate; incorporated; made one body, or united in one body; associated; mixed together; combined; embodied.
"As if our hands, our sides, voices, and minds Had been incorporate." Shak.
"A fifteenth part of silver incorporate with gold." Bacon.

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 gods, 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. 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. United in one body; formed into a corporation; made a legal entity.

Incorporation
In•cor•po•ra´tion, n. [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. 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. 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. [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) 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.

Incorporealist
In•cor•po´re•al•ist, n. One who believes in incorporealism. Cudworth.

Incorporeality
In•cor•po•re•al´i•ty, n. The state or quality of being incorporeal or bodiless; immateriality; incorporealism. G. Eliot.

Incorporeally
In•cor•po´re•al•ly, adv. In an incorporeal manner. Bacon.

Incorporeity
In•cor•po•re´i•ty, n. [Pref. in- not + corporeity: cf. F. incorporeite.] The quality of being incorporeal; immateriality. Berkeley.

Incorpse
In•corpse´, v. t. To incorporate. [R.] Shak.

Incorrect
In•cor•rect´, a. [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.

Incorrectly
In•cor•rect´ly, adv. Not correctly; inaccurately; not exactly; as a writing incorrectly copied; testimony incorrectly stated.

Incorrectness
In•cor•rect´ness, n. The quality of being incorrect; want of conformity to truth or to a standard; inaccuracy; inexactness; as incorrectness may consist in defect or in redundance. { In•cor•re•spond´ence, In•cor•re•spond´en•cy } n. Want of correspondence; disagreement; disproportion. [R.]

Incorresponding
In•cor•re•spond´ing, a. Not corresponding; disagreeing. [R.] Coleridge.

Incorrigibility
In•cor•ri•gi•bil´i•ty, n. [Cf. F. incorrigibilite.] The state or quality of being incorrigible.
"The ingratitude, the incorrigibility, the strange perverseness … of mankind." Barrow.

Incorrigible
In•cor´ri•gi•ble, a. [L. incorrigibilis: cf. F. incorrigible. See In- not, and Corrigible.] 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. One who is incorrigible; especially, a hardened criminal; as the perpetual imprisonment of incorrigibles.

Incorrigibleness
In•cor´ri•gi•ble•ness, n. Incorrigibility. Dr. H. More.

Incorrigibly
In•cor´ri•gi•bly, adv. In an incorrigible manner.

Incorrodible
In•cor•rod´i•ble, a. Incapable of being corroded, consumed, or eaten away.

Incorrupt
In•cor•rupt´, a. [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.

Incorruptibility
In•cor•rupt•i•bil´i•ty, n. [L. incorruptibilitas: cf. F. incorruptibilite.] The quality of being incorruptible; incapability of corruption. Holland.

Incorruptible
In•cor•rupt´i•ble, a. [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.) 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.

Incorruptibleness
In•cor•rupt´i•ble•ness, n. The quality or state of being incorruptible. Boyle.

Incorruptibly
In•cor•rupt´i•bly, adv. In an incorruptible manner.

Incorruption
In•cor•rup´tion, n. [L. incorruptio: cf. F. incorruption. See In- not, and Corruption.] 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.

Incorruptly
In•cor•rupt´ly, adv. 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.] [L. incrassatus, p. p. of incrassare; pref. in- in + crassus thick.] 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. To become thick or thicker. { In•cras´sate, In•cras´sa•ted } a. [L. incrassatus, p. p.]
1. Made thick or thicker; thickened; inspissated.
2. (Bot.) Thickened; becoming thicker. Martyn.
3. (Zoöl.) Swelled out on some particular part, as the antennae of certain insects.

Incrassation
In•cras•sa´tion, n. [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. Having the quality of thickening; tending to thicken. Harvey.

Incrassative
In•cras´sa•tive, n. A substance which has the power to thicken; formerly, a medicine supposed to thicken the humors. Harvey.