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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Ĭn'cu-bāte, v. i. p. 678To sit, as on eggs for hatching.Ĭn'cu-bā'tion, n. p. 678The act of sitting on eggs for the purpose of hatching young; the hatching of young from eggs by any process. Ray. 2. (Med.) The maturation of a contagious poison. Period of incubation, the period…Ĭn'cu-bā'tor, n. p. 678A machine by means of which eggs are hatched by artificial heat.In-cū'ba-to-ry, a. p. 678Serving for incubation.In-cūbe', v. t. p. 678To fix as in a cube; to secure firmly. [Obs.] Milton.In·cū'bi·tūre, n. p. 678Incubation. [Obs.]In'cu-būs, n. p. 678A demon or fiend; an imaginary being or fairy. [Obs.] Bp. Hall. 2. (Med.) The nightmare; a sensation of a distressing weight at the chest or stomach during sleep, and of an impossibility of motion…In·cūl'cāte, v. t. p. 678To impress by frequent admonitions; to teach and enforce by frequent repetitions; to urge on the mind; as, the Savior inculcates on his followers humility and forgiveness of injuries.In′/cul-cā′tion, n. p. 678The action of impressing by repeated admonitions.In-cŭl'ca-tor or In'cul-cā'tor, n. p. 678One who inculcates or enforces. “The example and inculcator.” Boyle.In-cūlk′, v. t. p. 678To inculcate. [Obs.] Sir T. More.In-cūl'pa-ble, a. p. 678Without fault; unblamable; blameless; not to be accused. South.In-cūl'pa-ble-ness, n. p. 678Unblamableness; blamelessness. Mountagu.In·cūl'pa·bly, adv. p. 678Unblamably. South.In-cŭl'pāte, v. t. p. 678To bring or expose to blame; to blame; to censure; — opposed to exculpate. 2. (Law.) To accuse of crime; to impute guilt to.Ĭnʹcul-pāʹtion, n. p. 678Blame; censure; crimination. Jefferson.In-cūl'pa-to-ry, a. p. 678Imputing blame. 2. (Law.) Tending to establish guilt; accusatory; criminatory.In-cŭlt', a. p. 678Untilled; uncultivated. [Obs.] Thomson.In-cŭl'ti-vā'ted, a. p. 678Not cultivated; uncultivated. [Obs.] Sir T. Herbert.In·cūl·ti·vā'tion, n. p. 678Neglect or want of cultivation. [Obs.] Berington.In-cŭlt'ūre, n. p. 678Want or neglect of cultivation. [Obs.] Feltham.In-cūm'ben-cy, n. p. 678The state of being incumbent; a lying or resting on something. 2. That which is incumbent; that which lies as a burden; a weight. 3. That which is imposed, as a rule, a duty, or an obligation. 4.…In-cūm'bent, a. p. 678Lying or resting upon. To move the incumbent load they try. Addison. Till the bright mountains prop the incumbent sky. Pope. 2. Supported; buoyed up. And fly incumbent on the dusky air. Milton. 3.…In-cŭm'bent, n. p. 679The person who is in present possession of a benefice, or any office.In-cŭm'bent-ly, adv. p. 679In an incumbent manner.In-cŭm'ber, v. t. p. 679To burden with a load; to embarrass. See ENCUMBER.In-cŭm'brance, n. p. 679A burdensome and troublesome load; any thing that impedes motion or action, or renders it difficult or laborious; clog; impediment; embarrassment. 2. (Law.) A burden or charge upon property; a legal…In-cŭm'bran-cer, n. p. 679(Law.) One who has an incumbrance, or some legal claim, lien, or charge on an estate. Kent.In-cŭm'broŭs, a. p. 679Cumbersome; troublesome. [Obs.] Chaucer.Ĭn'cu-nāb'ŭ-lā, n. pl. p. 679(Bibliog.) Books printed during the early period of the art, generally confined to those which were printed before the year 1500.In-cûr', v. t. p. 679To meet or fall in with, as something from which inconvenience or harm is to be apprehended; to put one's self in the way of; to expose one's self to; to become liable or subject to; to bring down…In-cŭr', v. i. p. 679To pass; to enter. [Obs. and rare.] The motions of the minute parts of bodies are invisible, and incur not to the eye. Bacon.In-cŭr'a-bĭl'i-ty, n. p. 679The state of being incurable; insusceptibility of cure or remedy. Harvey.In-cŭr'a-ble, a. p. 679Not curable; incapable of being cured; beyond the power of skill or medicine; as, an incurable disease. 2. Not admitting remedy or correction; irremediable; remediless; as, incurable evils. They were…In-cŭr'a-ble, n. p. 679A person diseased beyond the reach of cure.In-cū'ra-ble-ness, n. p. 679The state of not admitting cure or remedy.In-cū'r'a-bly, adv. p. 679In a manner or degree that renders cure impracticable or impossible.In-cū'ri-ŏs'i-ty, n. p. 679Want of curiosity; inattentiveness; indifference. Wotton.In-cū'rĭ-oūs, a. p. 679Not curious or inquisitive; destitute of curiosity; without care for or interest in; inattentive; careless. “Carelessnesses and incurious deportments toward their children.” Bp. Taylor.In-cū’ri-oŭs-ly, adv. p. 679In an incurious or inattentive manner. Bp. Hall.In-cū'ri-oŭs-ness, n. p. 679Want of curiosity, inquisitiveness, or care. Chesterfield.In-cŭr'rençe, n. p. 679The act of incurring, bringing on, or subjecting one's self to; as, the incurrence of guilt.In-cŭr'sion, n. p. 679A running into; hence, an entering into a territory with hostile intention; an invasion not followed by continued occupation; a predatory or harassing inroad. The Scythian, whose incursions wild Have…In-cûr'sive, a. p. 679Hostile; making an attack or incursion; invasive.In-cûr'tain, v. t. p. 679To curtain; to hang with curtains; to tapestry. They began at Rome to incurtain their theater with such vails dyed in colors, only for shade. Holland.In-cūr'vāte, v. t. p. 679To turn from a right line or straight course; to bend; to crook.In-cûrv'ate, a. p. 679Curved inward or upward.In'cur-vā'tion, n. p. 679The act of bending, or of being curved. 2. The state of being bent or turned from a rectilinear course; curvature. 3. The act of bowing, or bending the body, in respect or reverence. Stillingfleet.In-cûrve', v. t. p. 679To bend; to make crooked.Ĭn'curve-rĕ'curved, a. p. 679(Bot.) Bent or bending inward and then backward. London.In-cûrv'i-ty, n. p. 679A state of being bent or crooked; crookedness; a bending inward. Browne.In'cus, n. p. 679An anvil. 2. (Anat.) One of the small bones of the ear; — so called from its form, which bears some resemblance to that of a smith's anvil.In-cūse', v. t. p. 679In-cûss' p. 679To form by stamping, as a coin; to strike.In-cus'sion, n. p. 679The act of shaking; a concussion. [Rare.]In'da-gāte, v. t. p. 679To seek or search out. [Obs.]In'da-gā'tion, n. p. 679The act of searching; search; inquiry; examination. [Obs.] Boyle.In'da-gā'tor, n. p. 679A searcher; one who seeks or inquires with diligence. [Obs.] Awake, ye curious indagators, fond Of knowing all but what avails you known. Young.In-dăm'age, v. t. p. 679See ENDAMAGE.In-därt', v. t. p. 679To dart in; to thrust or strike in. Shak.