Incipient, in-sip′i-ent, adj. beginning.—ns. Incip′ience, Incip′iency.—adv. Incip′iently. [Pr.p. of L. incipĕre.]
Incise, in-siz′, v.t. to cut into: to cut or gash: to engrave.—adj. Incis′iform, shaped like an incisor-tooth.—n. Incis′ion, the act of cutting into a substance: a cut: a gash.—adj. Incī′sive, having the quality of cutting into: trenchant: acute: sarcastic.—adv. Incī′sively.—ns. Incī′siveness; Incī′sor, a cutting or fore tooth.—adjs. Incisō′rial, Incī′sory.—n. Incis′ure, a cut, incision. [Fr. inciser—L. incīdĕre, incisum—in, into, cædĕre, to cut.]
Incite, in-sīt′, v.t. to rouse: to move the mind to action: to encourage: to goad.—ns. Incit′ant, that which incites: a stimulant; Incitā′tion, the act of inciting or rousing: an incentive.—adj. and n. Incit′ative.—ns. Incite′ment; Incit′er.—adv. Incit′ingly. [Fr.,—L. incitāre—in, in, citāre, to rouse—ciēre, to put in motion.]
Incivil, in-siv′il, adj. (Shak.) uncivil.—n. Incivil′ity, want of civility or courtesy: impoliteness: an act of discourtesy (in this sense has a pl., Incivil′ities).
Incivism, in′si-vizm, n. neglect of one's duty as a citizen, conduct unbecoming a good citizen. [Fr.]
Inclasp, in-klasp′, v.t. to clasp to: to enclasp.
Inclave, in-klāv′, adj. (her.) shaped, or cut at the edge, like a series of dovetails, as the border of an ordinary.—adj. Inclavāt′ed, made fast, nailed. [L. in, in, clavus, a nail.]
Inclearing, in′klēr-ing, n. the total amount in cheques and bills of exchange chargeable to a bank by the Clearing-house:—opp. to Outclearing.
Inclement, in-klem′ent, adj. unmerciful: stormy: very cold: harsh: unpropitious.—n. Inclem′ency.—adv. Inclem′ently.
Incline, in-klīn′, v.i. to lean towards: to deviate from a line towards an object: to be disposed: to have some desire.—v.t. to cause to bend towards: to give a leaning to: to dispose: to bend.—n. an inclined plane: a regular ascent or descent.—adj. Inclin′able, leaning: tending: somewhat disposed.—ns. Inclin′ableness; Inclinā′tion, the act of bending towards: tendency, disposition of mind: natural aptness: favourable disposition, preference, affection: act of bowing: angle between two lines or planes: the angle a line or plane makes with the horizon.—p.adj. Inclined′, bent.—pr.p. and n. Inclin′ing, inclination: (Shak.) side, party.—n. Inclinom′eter, an instrument for measuring the vertical element of the magnetic force.—Inclined plane, one of the so-called mechanical powers, a slope or plane up which may be rolled a weight one could not lift. [Fr.,—L. inclināre—in, towards, clināre, to lean.]