Defn: A chiding; rebuke; reproof. [Obs.] Hammond.
INCRESCENT
In*cres"cent, a. Etym: [L. increscens, -entis, p. pr. of increscere.
See Increase.]
1. Increasing; growing; augmenting; swelling; enlarging. Between the incresent and decrescent moon. Tennyson.
2. (Her.)
Defn: Increasing; on the increase; — said of the moon represented as the new moon, with the points turned toward the dexter side.
INCREST
In*crest", v. t.
Defn: To adorn with a crest. [R.] Drummond.
INCRIMINATE
In*crim"i*nate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Incriminated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Incriminating.] Etym: [LL. incriminatus, p. p. of incriminare; in- in
+ criminare, criminari, to accuse one of a crime. See Criminate.]
Defn: To accuse; to charge with a crime or fault; to criminate.
INCRIMINATION
In*crim`i*na"tion, n.