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An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Ĭn′ea-pā′ciŏŭs, a. p. 671Not capacious; not large or spacious; narrow; of small content; as, an incapacious soul. Burnet.Ĭn'ea-pā'ciōus-ness, n. p. 671Narrowness; want of containing space.Ĭn′ea-păç′ĭ-tāte, v. t. p. 671To deprive of capacity or natural power; to render or make incapable. 2. To disable; to weaken; to deprive of competent power or ability; to render unfit; to disqualify. 3. (Law.) To deprive of legal…In`ca`pac`i`ta'tion, n. p. 672Want of capacity; disqualification. Burke.In′/ca-păs′/i-ty, n. p. 672Want of capacity; defect of intellectual power; absence or defect of ability for any function of the soul, whether knowledge, feeling, or choice; inability to discharge a duty or to fill an office.…In·cär'cer-äte, v. t. p. 672To imprison; to confine in a jail or prison. 2. To confine; to shut up or inclose. Incarcerated hernia (Med.), hernia in which the constriction can not be easily reduced.In-càr'cer-ate, a. p. 672Imprisoned; confined. More.In·car′cer·ā′tion, n. p. 672The act of imprisoning or confining; imprisonment. 2. (Surg.) (a.) Constriction about the hernial sac or elsewhere, in cases of hernia, which does not admit of being easily reduced. (b.)…In-cärn', v. t. p. 672To cover with flesh; to invest with flesh; to incarnate. Wiseman.In-cärn', v. i. p. 672To breed flesh. Wiseman.In-càr’na-dine, a. p. 672Flesh-colored; of a carnation color; pale-red. [Obs.] Lovelace.In-căr'na-dine, v. t. p. 672To dye red or of a flesh-color. [Rare.] 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.…In-căr'nāte, v. t. p. 672To clothe with flesh; to embody in flesh. This essence to incarnate and imbrute, That to the height of deity aspired. Milton.In-cär’näte, v. i. p. 672To form flesh; to granulate, as a wound. My uncle Toby's wound was nearly well—'twas just beginning to incarnate. Sterne.In-cär'nate, a. p. 672Invested with flesh; embodied in a fleshy nature and form. Here shalt thou sit incarnate. Milton. 2. Having a color like that of flesh; flesh-colored; rosy; red. [Obs.] “A blossom like to a damask or…Ĭn'cär-nā'tion, n. p. 672The act of clothing with flesh; the act of assuming flesh, or of taking a human body and the nature of man; as, the incarnation of the Son of God. 2. (Surg.) The process of healing wounds and filling…In-cär'na-tĭve, a. p. 672Causing new flesh to grow; healing.In-cär'na-tĭve, n. p. 672A medicine that tends to promote the growth of new flesh, and assist nature in the healing of wounds.In-cär'ni-fi-cā'tion, n. p. 672The act of assuming, or being clothed with, flesh; incarnation.In-cāse', v. t. p. 672To inclose in a case; to inclose; to cover or surround with something solid. Rich plates of gold the folding doors incase. Pope.In-cāse'ment, n. p. 672The act or process of inclosing with a casement. 2. That which forms a casement or covering; any inclosing or encasing substance.In-cásk', v. t. p. 672To put into a cask. Sherwood.In-cās'tel-lā'ted, a. p. 672Confined or inclosed in a castle.In-eŭs'telled, a. p. 672Hoof-bound. Crabb.In-cat'e-nā'tion, n. p. 672The act of linking together.In-cau'tion, n. p. 672Want of caution. [Rare.] Pope.In-cau'tious, a. p. 672Not cautious; not circumspect; not attending to the circumstances on which safety and interest depend; heedless. You ... incautious tread On fire with faithless embers overspread. Francis.…In-cau'tiōus-ly, adv. p. 672In an incautious manner; unwarily; heedlessly.In-cau'tious-ness, n. p. 672The quality of being incautious; want of caution; unwariness.Ĭn'ea-vā'ted, a. p. 672Made hollow; bent round or in.In'ea-vā'tion, n. p. 672The act of making hollow. 2. A hollow; an excavation; a depression.In-cāved’, a. p. 672Inclosed in a cave.In-căv'erned, a. p. 672Inclosed or shut up as in a cavern. “And so incaverned goes.” Drayton.Ĭn’ce-lĕb’ri-ty, n. p. 672The being without, or the want of, celebrity; obscurity. Coleridge.In-cĕnd', v. t. p. 672To inflame; to excite. [Obs.] Marston.In-cĕn'di-a-rĭsm, n. p. 672The act or practice of maliciously setting fire to buildings.In-cĕn′di-a-ry, n. p. 672Any person who sets fire to a building; one who maliciously sets fire to another’s dwelling-house or other building. 2. A person who excites or inflames factions, and promotes quarrels; an agitator.…In-cĕn'di-a-ry, a. p. 672Pertaining to the malicious burning of a dwelling; as, an incendiary purpose. 2. Tending to excite or inflame factions, sedition, or quarrel; inflammatory; seditious.In-cen'di-ous, a. p. 672Promoting faction or contention. [Obs.] Bacon.In-cĕn'di-ōus-ly, adv. p. 672In a manner tending to promote contention. [Obs.]In'cense, v. t. p. 672To perfume with incense. “To have her bound, incensed with wanton sweets.” Marston.In-cĕnse', v. t. p. 672To set on fire; to inflame; to kindle. [Obs.] Twelve Trojan princes wait on thee, and labor to incense. Thy glorious heap of funeral. Chapman. 2. To enkindle or inflame to violent anger; to provoke…In'cense, n. p. 672Perfume exhaled by fire; the odors of spices and gums burned in religious rites, or as an offering to some deity. A thick cloud of incense went up. Ezek. viii. 11. 2. A mixture of fragrant gums…In'cense-breath'ing, a. p. 672Breathing or exhaling incense. Gray.In-cĕns'e'ment, n. p. 672Violent irritation of the passions; heat; exasperation. [Obs.] Shak.In-cen'sion, n. p. 672The act of kindling, or the state of being kindled or on fire. Bacon.In-cĕn'sive, a. p. 672Tending to excite or provoke; inflammatory. Barrow.In-cĕn'sor, n. p. 672A kindler of anger; an inflamer of the angry passions.In-cĕn’so-ry, n. p. 672[L. Lat. incensorium, incensorius, incensarium, It. incensorio, incensiere, Sp. incensario, Pr. encensier, Fr. encensoir. [See INCENSE.] The vessel in which incense is burned and offered;—usually…In·cēn’sur·a·ble, a. p. 672Not censurable. Deright.In-cēn'sur-a-bly, adv. p. 672In a manner not deserving of censure.In-cēn'tive, a. p. 672Inciting; encouraging or moving. Competency is the most incentive to industry. Decay of Piety.In-cen'tive, n. p. 672That which moves 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…In-cēn’tive-ly, adv. p. 672Incitingly; encouragingly.In-cĕp'tion, n. p. 672Beginning; commencement. Bacon. I hope this society will not be marked with vivacity of inception, apathy of progress, and prematureness of decay. Cowle.In-cĕp'tive, a. p. 672Beginning; expressing or indicating beginning; as, an inceptive proposition; an inceptive verb, which expresses the beginning of action. 2. (Math.) Not possessing magnitude, or magnitude of a certain…In-cĕp'tive-ly, adv. p. 672In an inceptive manner.In-cēp'tor, n. p. 672A beginner; one in the rudiments. Walton. 2. One who is on the point of taking the degree of master of arts at an English university. Walton.Ĭn/sĕr-ā′tion, n. p. 672The act of covering with wax. B. Jonson.In-cĕr'a-tive, a. p. 672Cleaving or sticking like wax. Cotgrave.