The Wordsmith Dictionary

In *car "cer *ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Incarcerated; p. pr. & vb. n.Incarcerating.] Etym: [Pref. in- in + L. carceratus, p. p. of carcerare to imprison, fr. carcer prison. ]

1. To imprison; to confine in a jail or priso

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

INCARCERATE In *car "cer *ate, a.

Defn: Imprisoned. Dr. H. More.

INCARCERATION

In *car `cer *a "tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. incarcération.]

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

INCARCERATOR In *car "cer *a `tor, n.

Defn: One who incarcerates.

INCARN

In *carn ", v. t. Etym: [Cf. F. incarner. See Incarnate. ]

Defn: To cover or invest with flesh. [R.] Wiseman.

INCARN

INCARN In *carn ", v. i.

Defn: To develop flesh. [R.] Wiseman.

INCARNADINE

In *car "na *dine, a. Etym: [F. incarnadin, It. incarnatino; L. pref. in- in + caro, carnis, flesh. Cf. Carnation, Incarnate. ]

Defn: Flesh-colored; of a carnation or pale red color. [Obs. ] Lovelace.

INCARNADINE

INCARNADINE In *car "na *dine, v. t.

Defn: 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. Etym: [Pref. in- not + carnate. ]

Defn: Not in the flesh; spiritual. [Obs. ] I fear nothing. .. that devil carnate or incarnate can fairly do. Richardson.

INCARNATE

In *car "nate, a. Etym: [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.]

Defn: 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

INCARNATE In *car "nate, v. i.

Defn: 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. Etym: [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.)

Defn: 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. )

Defn: The process of healing wounds and filling the part with new flesh; granulation.

INCARNATIVE

In *car "na *tive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. incarnatif.]

Defn: Causing new flesh to grow; healing; regenerative. -- n.

Defn: An incarnative medicine.

INCARNIFICATION

In *car `ni *fi *ca "tion, n. Etym: [See Incarnation, and -fy. ]

Defn: The act of assuming, or state of being clothed with, flesh; incarnation.

INCASE

In *case ", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Incased; p. pr. & vb. n. Incasing. ]Etym: [F. encaisser; pref. en- (L. in ) + caisse case. See Case a box, and cf. Encase, Enchase. ]

Defn: To inclose in a case; to inclose; to cover or surround with something solid. Rich plates of gold the folding doors incase. Pope.

INCASEMENT

In *case "ment, n. Etym: [Cf. Casement. ]

1. The act or process of inclosing with a case, or the state of being incased.

2. That which forms a case, covering, or inclosure.

INCASK

INCASK In *cask ", v. t.

Defn: To cover with a casque or as with a casque. Sherwood.

INCASTELLATED

INCASTELLATED In *cas "tel *la `ted, a.

Defn: Confined or inclosed in a castle.

INCASTELLED

INCASTELLED In *cas "telled, a. (Far. )

Defn: Hoofbound. Crabb.

INCATENATION

In *cat `e *na "tion, n. Etym: [LL. incatenatio; L. pref. in- in + catena chain. See Enchain. ]

Defn: The act of linking together; enchaining. [R.] Goldsmith.

INCAUTION

INCAUTION In *cau "tion, n.

Defn: Want of caution. Pope.

INCAUTIOUS

In *cau "tious, a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + cautious: cf. L. incautus.]

Defn: 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, a. Etym: [L. incavatus, p. p. of incavare to make hollow: pref in- in + cavare to hollow out, fr. cavus hollow. ]

Defn: Made hollow; bent round or in.

INCAVATION

INCAVATION In `ca *va "tion, n.

Defn: Act of making hollow; also, a hollow; an exvation; a depression.

INCAVED

In *caved ", a. Etym: [Pref. in- in + cave. Cf. Encave, Incavated. ]

Defn: Inclosed in a cave.

INCAVERNED

INCAVERNED In *cav "erned, a.

Defn: Inclosed or shut up as in a cavern. Drayton.

New American Oxford Dictionary

Inca

In ca |ˈiNGkə ˈɪŋkə | ▶noun 1 a member of a South American Indian people living in the central Andes before the Spanish conquest. The Incas arrived in the Cuzco valley in Peru c. ad 1200. When the Spanish invaded in the early 1530s, the Inca empire covered most of modern Ecuador and Peru, much of Bolivia, and parts of Argentina and Chile. Inca technology and architecture were highly developed. Their descendants, speaking Quechua, still make up about half of Peru's population. 2 the supreme ruler of this people. DERIVATIVES In ca ic |inˈkāik, iNG- |adjective, In can adjective ORIGIN late 16th cent.: the name in Quechua, literally ‘lord, royal person. ’

inca

in ca |ˈiNGkə ˈɪŋkə | ▶noun a South American hummingbird having mainly blackish or bronze-colored plumage with one or two white breast patches. [Genus Coeligena, family Trochilidae: four species. ]

incalculable

in cal cu la ble |inˈkalkyələbəl, iNG- ɪnˈkælkjələbəl | ▶adjective 1 too great to be calculated or estimated: an archive of incalculable value. 2 not able to be calculated or estimated: the cost is incalculable but colossal. • (of a person or their character ) unpredictable: under the pressure of anxiety his temper became incalculable. DERIVATIVES in cal cu la bil i ty |-ˌkalkyələˈbilitē |noun, in cal cu la bly |-blē |adverb

incandesce

in can desce |ˌinkənˈdes ˌɪnkənˈdɛs | ▶verb [ no obj. ] glow with heat: the lights of the town lay incandescing across the prairie. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: back-formation from incandescent .

incandescent

in can des cent |ˌinkənˈdesənt ˌɪnkənˈdɛsnt | ▶adjective 1 emitting light as a result of being heated: plumes of incandescent liquid rock. • (of an electric light ) containing a filament that glows white-hot when heated by a current passed through it. 2 passionate or brilliant: Mravinsky's incandescent performance of Siegfried's Funeral March. • extremely angry: she was incandescent at the way the IRS acted. DERIVATIVES in can des cence noun, in can des cent ly adverb ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from French, from Latin incandescent- ‘glowing, ’ from the verb incandescere, from in- (expressing intensive force ) + candescere ‘become white ’ (from candidus ‘white ’).

incant

in cant |inˈkant ɪnˈkænt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] chant or intone: priests were incanting psalms around her body. ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘use enchantment on ’): from Latin incantare ‘to chant, charm, ’ from in- (expressing intensive force ) + cantare ‘sing. ’ The current sense dates from the mid 20th cent.

incantation

in can ta tion |ˌinkanˈtāSHən ˌɪnˌkænˈteɪʃən | ▶noun a series of words said as a magic spell or charm: an incantation to raise the dead. • the use of such words: there was no magic in such incantation | incantations of old slogans. DERIVATIVES in can ta to ry |-ˈkantəˌtôrē |adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: via Old French from late Latin incantatio (n- ), from incantare ‘chant, bewitch ’ (see incant ).

incapable

in ca pa ble |inˈkāpəbəl ɪnˈkeɪpəbl | ▶adjective 1 (incapable of ) unable to do or achieve (something ): Wilson blushed and was incapable of speech. • not allowing the possibility of (a particular action ): with the battery removed, the car was incapable of being driven. • (of a person ) too caring or moral to do (something ): a man incapable of any kind of prejudice. 2 unable to behave rationally or manage one's affairs: the pilot may become incapable from the lack of oxygen. DERIVATIVES in ca pa bil i ty noun, in ca pa bly adverb ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from French, or from late Latin incapabilis, from in- ‘not ’ + capabilis (see capable ).

incapacitate

in ca pac i tate |ˌinkəˈpasiˌtāt ˌɪnkəˈpæsəˌteɪt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] prevent from functioning in a normal way: he was incapacitated by a heart attack. • Law deprive (someone ) of their legal capacity. DERIVATIVES in ca pac i tant |-ˈpasətnt |noun, in ca pac i ta tion |-ˌpasiˈtāSHən |noun ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from incapacity + -ate 3 .

incapacitated

in ca pac i tat ed |ˌinkəˈpasiˌtātid ɪnkəˈpæsɪteɪtɪd | ▶adjective deprived of strength or power; debilitated: Richard was temporarily incapacitated.

incapacity

in ca pac i ty |ˌinkəˈpasitē ˈˌɪnkəˈpæsədi | ▶noun ( pl. incapacities ) physical or mental inability to do something or to manage one's affairs: they can be fired only for incapacity or misbehavior. • legal disqualification: they are not subject to any legal incapacity. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from French incapacité or late Latin incapacitas, from in- (expressing negation ) + capacitas (see capacity ).

incapacity benefit

in |cap ¦acity bene |fit ▶noun [ mass noun ] (in the UK ) a state benefit paid to people who are unable to work due to illness or disability for a period of more than twenty-eight consecutive weeks.

incarcerate

in car cer ate |inˈkärsəˌrāt ɪnˈkɑrsəˌreɪt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] imprison or confine: many are incarcerated for property offenses. DERIVATIVES in car cer a tor |-ˌrātər |noun ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from medieval Latin incarcerat- ‘imprisoned, ’ from the verb incarcerare, from in- ‘into ’ + Latin carcer ‘prison. ’

incarceration

in car cer a tion |inˌkärsəˈrāSHən ɪnkɑːrsəˈreɪʃn | ▶noun the state of being confined in prison; imprisonment: the public would not be served by her incarceration.

incarnadine

in car na dine |inˈkärnəˌdīn, -ˌdēn ɪnˈkɑrnədaɪn | literary ▶noun a bright crimson or pinkish-red color. ▶adjective of a crimson or pinkish-red color. ▶verb [ with obj. ] color (something ) a bright crimson or pinkish-red. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from French incarnadin (e ), from Italian incarnadino, variant of incarnatino ‘flesh color, ’ based on Latin incarnare (see incarnate ).

incarnate

in car nate ▶adjective |inˈkärnit, -ˌnāt ɪnˈkɑrnət ˈɪnˌkɑrnˌeɪt | [ often postpositive ] (esp. of a deity or spirit ) embodied in flesh; in human form: God incarnate | he chose to be incarnate as a man. • [ postpositive ] represented in the ultimate or most extreme form: here is capitalism incarnate. ▶verb |-ˌnāt ˈɪnˌkɑrnˌeɪt | [ with obj. ] embody or represent (a deity or spirit ) in human form: the idea that God incarnates himself in man. • put (an idea or other abstract concept ) into concrete form: a desire to make things which will incarnate their personality. • (of a person ) be the living embodiment of (a quality ): the man who incarnates the suffering which has affected every single Mozambican. ORIGIN late Middle English: from ecclesiastical Latin incarnat- ‘made flesh, ’ from the verb incarnare, from in- ‘into ’ + caro, carn- ‘flesh. ’

incarnation

in car na tion |ˌinkärˈnāSHən ˌɪnˌkɑrˈneɪʃən | ▶noun 1 a person who embodies in the flesh a deity, spirit, or abstract quality: Rama was Vishnu's incarnation on earth. • ( the Incarnation ) (in Christian theology ) the embodiment of God the Son in human flesh as Jesus Christ. 2 (with reference to reincarnation ) one of a series of lifetimes that a person spends on earth: in my next incarnation, I'd like to be the Secretary of Fun. • the form in which a person spends such a lifetime. ORIGIN Middle English (as a term in Christian theology ): via Old French from ecclesiastical Latin incarnatio (n- ), from the verb incarnare (see incarnate ).

incase

in case ▶verb variant spelling of encase.

incautious

in cau tious |inˈkôSHəs ɪnˈkɔːʃəs | ▶adjective heedless of potential problems or risks: he blames incautious borrowing during the boom. DERIVATIVES in cau tion noun, in cau tious ly adverb, in cau tious ness noun ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: on the pattern of Latin incautus.

Oxford Dictionary

Inca

Inca |ˈɪŋkə | ▶noun 1 a member of a South American Indian people living in the central Andes before the Spanish conquest. The Incas arrived in the Cuzco valley in Peru c. ad 1200. When the Spanish invaded in the early 1530s, the Inca empire covered most of modern Ecuador and Peru, much of Bolivia, and parts of Argentina and Chile. Inca technology and architecture were highly developed despite a lack of wheeled vehicles and of writing. Their descendants, speaking Quechua, still make up about half of Peru's population. 2 the supreme ruler of the Incas. DERIVATIVES Incaic |ɪŋˈkeɪɪk |adjective, Incan adjective ORIGIN the name in Quechua, literally ‘lord, royal person ’.

inca

inca |ˈɪŋkə | ▶noun a South American hummingbird having mainly blackish or bronze-coloured plumage with one or two white breast patches. ●Genus Coeligena, family Trochilidae: four species.

incalculable

in |cal ¦cul |able |ɪnˈkalkjʊləb (ə )l | ▶adjective 1 too great to be calculated or estimated: an archive of incalculable value. 2 not able to be calculated or estimated: the odds against such an event are incalculable. • (of a person or their character ) unpredictable. DERIVATIVES incalculability |-ˈbɪlɪti |noun, incalculably adverb

incandesce

incandesce |ˌɪnkanˈdɛs | ▶verb [ no obj. ] glow with heat: the lights of the town lay incandescing across the prairie. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: back-formation from incandescent .

incandescent

in ¦can |des ¦cent |ɪnkanˈdɛs (ə )nt | ▶adjective 1 emitting light as a result of being heated: plumes of incandescent liquid rock. • (of an electric light ) containing a filament which glows white-hot when heated by a current passed through it. 2 full of strong emotion; passionate: she felt an incandescent love for life. • extremely angry: I am incandescent at the way I've been treated. DERIVATIVES incandescence noun, incandescently adverb ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from French, from Latin incandescent- ‘glowing ’, from the verb incandescere, from in- (expressing intensive force ) + candescere ‘become white ’ (from candidus ‘white ’).

incant

incant |ɪnˈkant | ▶verb [ with obj. ] chant or intone: priests were incanting psalms round her body. ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘use enchantment on ’): from Latin incantare ‘to chant, charm ’, from in- (expressing intensive force ) + cantare ‘sing ’. The current sense dates from the mid 20th cent.

incantation

in ¦can |ta ¦tion |ɪnkanˈteɪʃ (ə )n | ▶noun a series of words said as a magic spell or charm: an incantation to raise the dead. • [ mass noun ] the use of words as a magic spell: there was no magic in such incantation. DERIVATIVES incantatory adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: via Old French from late Latin incantatio (n- ), from incantare ‘chant, bewitch ’ (see incant ).

incapable

in |cap ¦able |ɪnˈkeɪpəb (ə )l | ▶adjective 1 (incapable of ) unable to do or achieve (something ): Wilson blushed and was incapable of speech. • not allowing the possibility of (a particular action ): with the battery removed the car was incapable of being driven. • (of a person ) too caring or moral to do (something ): a man incapable of any kind of prejudice. 2 unable to behave rationally or manage one's affairs: the pilot may become incapable from the lack of oxygen. DERIVATIVES incapability |-ˈbɪlɪti |noun, incapably adverb ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from French, or from late Latin incapabilis, from in- ‘not ’ + capabilis (see capable ).

incapacitant

in |cap ¦aci |tant |ˌɪnkəˈpasɪt (ə )nt | ▶noun a substance capable of temporarily incapacitating a person without wounding or killing them. ORIGIN 1960s: from incapacitate + -ant .

incapacitate

incapacitate |ˌɪnkəˈpasɪteɪt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] prevent from functioning in a normal way: he was incapacitated by a heart attack. • Law deprive (someone ) of their legal capacity. DERIVATIVES incapacitation |-ˈteɪʃ (ə )n |noun ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from incapacity + -ate 3 .

incapacitated

incapacitated |ˌɪnkəˈpasɪteɪtɪd | ▶adjective deprived of strength or power; debilitated: Richard was temporarily incapacitated.

incapacity

in |cap ¦acity |ɪnkəˈpasɪti | ▶noun ( pl. incapacities ) [ mass noun ] 1 physical or mental inability to do something or to manage one's affairs: they can be sacked only for incapacity or misbehaviour. 2 legal disqualification. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from French incapacité or late Latin incapacitas, from in- (expressing negation ) + capacitas (see capacity ).

incapacity benefit

incarcerate

incarcerate |ɪnˈkɑːsəreɪt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] imprison or confine: many are incarcerated for property offences. DERIVATIVES incarcerator noun ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (earlier (late Middle English ) as incarceration ): from medieval Latin incarcerat- ‘imprisoned ’, from the verb incarcerare, from in- ‘into ’ + Latin carcer ‘prison ’.

incarceration

incarceration |ɪnˌkɑːsəˈreɪʃ (ə )n | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the state of being confined in prison; imprisonment: the public would not be served by her incarceration.

incarnadine

incarnadine |ɪnˈkɑːnədʌɪn | literary ▶noun [ mass noun ] a bright crimson or pinkish-red colour. ▶verb [ with obj. ] colour (something ) a bright crimson or pinkish-red. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from French incarnadin (e ), from Italian incarnadino, variant of incarnatino ‘flesh colour ’, based on Latin incarnare (see incarnate ).

incarnate

in |car |nate ▶adjective |ɪnˈkɑːnət | [ often postpositive ] (especially of a deity or spirit ) embodied in human form: God incarnate. • [ postpositive ] represented in the most fundamental or extreme form: here is capitalism incarnate. ▶verb |ˈɪnkɑːneɪt, -ˈkɑːneɪt | [ with obj. ] embody or represent (a deity or spirit ) in human form: the idea that God incarnates himself in man. • put (a concept or quality ) into concrete form: a desire to make things which will incarnate their personality. • (of a person ) be the living embodiment of (a quality ): the man who incarnates the pain of the entire community. ORIGIN late Middle English: from ecclesiastical Latin incarnat- ‘made flesh ’, from the verb incarnare, from in- ‘into ’ + caro, carn- ‘flesh ’.

incarnation

in |car |na ¦tion |ɪnkɑːˈneɪʃ (ə )n | ▶noun 1 a person who embodies in the flesh a deity, spirit, or quality: Rama was Vishnu's incarnation on earth | Beethoven was an incarnation of artistic genius. • ( the Incarnation ) (in Christian theology ) the embodiment of God the Son in human flesh as Jesus Christ. 2 (with reference to reincarnation ) each of a series of earthly lifetimes: in my next incarnation, I'd like to be the Minister of Fun. • the form taken by a person or thing during an incarnation. ORIGIN Middle English (as a term in Christian theology ): via Old French from ecclesiastical Latin incarnatio (n- ), from the verb incarnare (see incarnate ).

incase

in ¦case ▶verb variant spelling of encase.

incautious

in |cau ¦tious |ɪnˈkɔːʃəs | ▶adjective (of a person or an action ) heedless of potential problems or risks: he blames incautious borrowing during the boom. DERIVATIVES incaution noun, incautiously adverb, incautiousness noun ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: on the pattern of Latin incautus.

American Oxford Thesaurus

incalculable

incalculable adjective artifacts of incalculable value | incalculable losses: inestimable, untold, indeterminable, immeasurable, incomputable; infinite, endless, limitless, boundless, measureless; enormous, immense, huge, vast, innumerable, countless.

incandescent

incandescent adjective 1 incandescent fragments of lava: white-hot, red-hot, burning, fiery, blazing, ablaze, aflame; glowing, aglow, radiant, bright, brilliant, luminous, sparkling; literary fervid, lucent; rare igneous. 2 an incandescent speech: passionate, ardent, fervent, fervid, intense, impassioned, spirited, fiery.

incantation

incantation noun I was more amused than entranced by the flickering candles and spooky incantations: chant, invocation, conjuration, magic spell /formula, charm, hex, enchantment, mojo; intonation, recitation.

incapable

incapable adjective 1 the job should never have been assigned to an incapable crew: incompetent, inept, inadequate, lacking ability, not good enough, leaving much to be desired, inexpert, unskillful, ineffective, ineffectual, inefficacious, feeble, unfit, unqualified, unequal to the task; informal not up to it, not up to snuff, useless, hopeless. ANTONYMS competent. 2 he was judged to be mentally incapable: incapacitated, incompetent, helpless, powerless, impotent. ANTONYMS competent. 3 they are incapable of supporting themselves: unable to (be ), not capable of, lacking the ability to (be ), not equipped to (be ), lacking the experience to (be ). ANTONYMS able.

incapacitated

incapacitated adjective Ivan did not expect to be incapacitated for more than a few days: disabled, debilitated, indisposed, unfit, impaired; immobilized, paralyzed, out of action, out of commission, hors de combat; informal laid up. ANTONYMS fit.

incapacity

incapacity noun the doctors were baffled by the severity of her physical incapacity: disability, incapability, inability, debility, impairment, indisposition; impotence, powerlessness, helplessness; incompetence, inadequacy, ineffectiveness. ANTONYMS capability.

incarcerate

incarcerate verb she returned to the site where she had been incarcerated nearly fifty years earlier: imprison, put in prison, send to prison, jail, lock up, put under lock and key, put away, intern, confine, detain, hold, immure, put in chains, hold prisoner, hold captive; informal put behind bars. ANTONYMS release, set free.

incarceration

incarceration noun eight years of incarceration: imprisonment, internment, confinement, detention, custody, captivity, restraint; informal time; archaic durance, duress.

incarnate

incarnate adjective the chairman has been labeled "evil incarnate " by various conservationists: in human form, in the flesh, in physical form, in bodily form, made flesh; corporeal, physical, fleshly, embodied, personified.

incarnation

incarnation noun 1 the incarnation of artistic genius: embodiment, personification, exemplification, type, epitome; manifestation, bodily form, avatar. 2 a previous incarnation: lifetime, life, existence.

incautious

incautious adjective my uncle's history of incautious behavior is hardly a secret: rash, unwise, careless, heedless, thoughtless, reckless, unthinking, imprudent, misguided, ill-advised, ill-judged, injudicious, impolitic, unguarded, foolhardy, foolish. ANTONYMS circumspect.

Oxford Thesaurus

incalculable

incalculable adjective archaeological treasures of incalculable value: inestimable, indeterminable, untold, immeasurable, uncountable, incomputable, not to be reckoned; infinite, endless, without end, limitless, measureless, boundless, fathomless, bottomless; enormous, immense, huge, vast, innumerable, countless, without number, numberless, multitudinous; rare innumerous, unnumberable, unnumbered, unsummed. ANTONYMS limited.

incandescent

incandescent adjective 1 incandescent fragments of lava: white-hot, intensely hot, red-hot, burning, fiery, on fire, blazing, ablaze, aflame; glowing, aglow, radiant, bright, brilliant, dazzling, shining, luminous, gleaming; literary fervid, fervent, ardent, rutilant, lucent, candescent. 2 the minister was said to be incandescent: furious, enraged, raging, very angry, incensed, seething, infuriated, fuming, boiling, inflamed, irate, wrathful, in a temper, beside oneself; in high dudgeon, indignant, outraged; informal livid, hot under the collar, up in arms, foaming at the mouth, mad, hopping mad, wild, as cross as two sticks, apoplectic, riled, aerated, on the warpath, steamed up, in a lather, in a paddy, fit to be tied, up the wall; N. Amer. informal bent out of shape, soreheaded; Austral. /NZ informal ropeable, snaky, crook; W. Indian informal vex; Brit. informal, dated in a bate; literary ireful, wroth. ANTONYMS calm.

incantation

incantation noun 1 he muttered some weird incantations: chant, invocation, conjuration, magic spell, magic formula, rune; abracadabra, open sesame; N. Amer. hex, mojo; NZ makutu. 2 the ritual incantation of such words: chanting, intonation, recitation.

incapable

incapable adjective 1 a manager must train staff without making them feel stupid or incapable: incompetent, inept, lacking ability, no good, inadequate, not good enough, leaving much to be desired, inexpert, unproficient, unskilful, ineffective, ineffectual, inefficacious, feeble, unfit, unfitted, unqualified, inferior; unequal to the task; informal not up to scratch, out of one's depth, not up to it, not up to snuff, useless, hopeless, pathetic, a dead loss, cack-handed, ham-fisted; Brit. informal not much cop; Brit. vulgar slang half-arsed, not know one's arse from one's elbow, couldn't organize a piss-up in a brewery. ANTONYMS capable, competent. 2 he was judged to be mentally incapable: incapacitated, helpless, powerless, impotent. 3 she was incapable of fending for herself: unable to, not capable of, lacking the ability to, not equipped to, lacking the experience to. ANTONYMS capable of, able to. 4 a problem which is incapable of solution: not open to, not admitting of, not susceptible to, resistant to, impervious to. ANTONYMS capable of, open to.

incapacitated

incapacitated adjective Richard was temporarily incapacitated: disabled, debilitated, indisposed, unfit; immobilized, paralysed, out of action, out of commission; French hors de combat; informal laid up. ANTONYMS fit.

incapacity

incapacity noun 1 evidence of his mental incapacity: disability, incapability, inability, debility, impairment, indisposition, unfitness; powerlessness, impotence, helplessness, weakness; incompetence, inadequacy, ineffectiveness, ineffectuality, inefficiency. ANTONYMS ability, capability. 2 legal incapacity: disqualification, lack of entitlement, lack of legal right. ANTONYMS qualification.

incarcerate

incarcerate verb 1 he was incarcerated for expressing counter-revolutionary opinions: imprison, put in prison, send to prison, jail, lock up, take into custody, put under lock and key, put away, intern, confine, detain, hold, put into detention, immure, put in chains, clap in irons, hold prisoner, hold captive; Brit. detain at Her Majesty's pleasure; informal send down, put behind bars, put inside; Brit. informal bang someone up. ANTONYMS free, release. 2 the long evening incarcerated below decks had given her a headache: confine, shut away, shut up, coop up; immure, cage.

incarceration

incarceration noun throughout his years of incarceration, he was allowed out of his cell for one hour a day: imprisonment, internment, confinement, detention, custody, captivity, restraint; penal servitude, hard labour; informal time; Brit. informal porridge, chokey; archaic durance, duress. ANTONYMS freedom.

incarnate

incarnate adjective she looked at me as though I were the devil incarnate: in human form, in the flesh, in physical form, in bodily form, made flesh, made manifest; corporeal, physical, fleshly, embodied.

incarnation

incarnation noun 1 Beethoven was seen as the incarnation of artistic genius: embodiment, personification, exemplification, type, epitome; manifestation, bodily form, representation in the flesh; rare avatar. 2 they believed they had been together in a previous incarnation: lifetime, life, existence.

incautious

incautious adjective his anger made him incautious: rash, unwise, careless, heedless, thoughtless, reckless, unthinking, imprudent, misguided, ill-advised, ill-judged, injudicious, impolitic, unguarded, foolhardy, foolish; unwary, unwatchful, off-guard, inattentive, unobservant; informal asleep on the job, asleep at the wheel, leading with one's chin. ANTONYMS cautious, circumspect.

French Dictionary

inca

inca adj. et n. inv. en genre adjectif invariable en genre Relatif aux Incas. : Les coutumes incas ou inca. nom invariable en genre : Les Incas ou les Inca. Un Inca, une Inca. Note Typographique L ’adjectif s ’écrit avec une minuscule; le nom, avec une majuscule.

incalculable

incalculable adj. adjectif 1 Qu ’on ne peut calculer. : Le nombre des grains de sable de cette plage est incalculable. 2 Impossible à évaluer, très grand. : Des difficultés incalculables.

incandescence

incandescence n. f. nom féminin État d ’un corps chauffé et rendu lumineux. LOCUTION Lampe à incandescence. Lampe qui éclaire à l ’aide d ’un filament chauffé à blanc. Prononciation La troisième syllabe se prononce dé, [ɛ̃kɑ̃desɑ̃s ] Note Orthographique incand esc ence.

incandescent

incandescent , ente adj. adjectif Qui est en incandescence. : Des lampes incandescentes. Prononciation La troisième syllabe se prononce dé, [ɛ̃kɑ̃desɑ̃, ɑ̃t ] Note Orthographique incand esc ent.

incantation

incantation n. f. nom féminin Parole magique. : Le sorcier prononça des incantations.

incantatoire

incantatoire adj. adjectif Propre à l ’incantation. : Des formules incantatoires. Note Orthographique incantat oire.

incapable

incapable adj. et n. m. et f. adjectif Qui n ’a pas l ’aptitude à faire quelque chose. : Il est incapable de compter. nom masculin et féminin droit Personne frappée d ’incapacité parce qu ’elle est inapte à exercer certains droits.

incapacité

incapacité n. f. nom féminin 1 Impuissance, inaptitude. : Une incapacité à admettre la vérité. 2 droit Inaptitude à exercer certains droits ou à en jouir.

incarcération

incarcération n. f. nom féminin Emprisonnement. : Il a été condamné à l ’incarcération pour vingt ans.

incarcérer

incarcérer v. tr. verbe transitif Mettre en prison. : On les a incarcérés pour trois ans. SYNONYME emprisonner . posséder Conjugaison Le é se change en è devant une syllabe contenant un e muet, sauf à l ’indicatif futur et au conditionnel présent. J ’incarcère, mais j ’incarcérerai.

incarnat

incarnat , ate adj. et n. m. adjectif D ’un rouge vif. : Des lèvres incarnates. Note Grammaticale Cet adjectif de couleur simple s ’accorde en genre et en nombre avec le mot auquel il se rapporte; s ’il est composé, il est invariable. nom masculin Rouge vif. : L ’incarnat de ses joues contraste joliment avec son teint. Note Orthographique incarna t.

incarnation

incarnation n. f. nom féminin 1 théologie Action de prendre la forme humaine, en parlant de Dieu. 2 Personnification, représentation. : Cette ballerine est l ’incarnation de la grâce.

incarné

incarné , ée adj. adjectif 1 théologie Qui s ’est fait chair. : Le Verbe incarné. 2 médecine Ongle entré dans la chair. : Les ongles incarnés font souffrir. 3 Représenté sous forme matérielle. : La paresse incarnée.

incarner

incarner v. tr. , pronom. verbe transitif 1 Personnifier. : Incarner la justice. 2 Interpréter. : Cette comédienne incarna Hélène de Champlain. verbe pronominal 1 Prendre une forme humaine, en parlant d ’une divinité. 2 Se réaliser en. : Ses rêves se sont incarnés en elle. Note Grammaticale À la forme pronominale, le participe passé de ce verbe s ’accorde toujours en genre et en nombre avec son sujet. Nos espoirs se sont incarnés en ces nouveaux appuis qu ’a reçus notre projet. aimer

incartade

incartade n. f. nom féminin Écart de conduite. : Ces petites incartades ne sont pas graves. SYNONYME faute ; peccadille .

incassable

incassable adj. adjectif Qui ne peut se casser. : Ces verres sont incassables.

Spanish Dictionary

inca

inca adjetivo /nombre común 1 [persona ] Que pertenecía a un antiguo pueblo indígena americano que habitaba la costa del océano Pacífico desde el sur de Colombia hasta el norte de Chile :los incas vivían en clanes y practicaban una agricultura comunitaria .SINÓNIMO inga .2 adjetivo Relativo a este pueblo :Pizarro conquistó el imperio inca en 1533 .SINÓNIMO inga, incaico .

incaico, -ca

incaico, -ca adjetivo Del pueblo inca o relacionado con él :el imperio incaico; mito incaico; en el Perú incaico, los familiares suministraban una vez al año a sus difuntos los alimentos por los que manifestaron en vida mayor predilección .SINÓNIMO inca, inga .

incalculable

incalculable adjetivo Que no puede ser calculado :han sufrido pérdidas incalculables; exhibió una colección de códices medievales de precio incalculable; el número de templos, escuelas y bibliotecas consumidos por las llamas resulta incalculable .ANTÓNIMO calculable .

incalificable

incalificable adjetivo 1 Que no puede ser calificado .2 Que es tan vituperable que resulta imposible encontrar un calificativo adecuado para ello :un crimen incalificable; un comportamiento incalificable; lo que ha hecho tu amigo es incalificable .

incanato

incanato nombre masculino 1 Perú Período de la historia peruana en la que dominó el imperio de los incas .SINÓNIMO incario .2 Perú Estructura política y social del imperio incaico .SINÓNIMO incario .

incandescencia

incandescencia nombre femenino Estado de un cuerpo incandescente .

incandescente

incandescente adjetivo [cuerpo ] Que adquiere un color rojo o blanco por haber sido sometido a altas temperaturas, especialmente el carbón y los metales :hierro incandescente; el filamento incandescente de una bombilla .SINÓNIMO candente .

incansable

incansable adjetivo 1 Que no se cansa o que resiste mucho sin descansar :un trabajador incansable; un viajero incansable; David es un incansable seguidor de su equipo .SINÓNIMO infatigable .2 Que es propio de estas personas :de su juventud cabe destacar su incansable labor personal como animador de diversos proyectos culturales; se asombró ella misma de su incansable capacidad de mentira; repetía, de manera incansable, su vieja canción .SINÓNIMO infatigable .

incapacidad

incapacidad nombre femenino 1 Falta de capacidad para contener cierta cantidad de alguna cosa hasta un límite determinado :la incapacidad de los depósitos causa escasez de agua .ANTÓNIMO capacidad .2 Carencia de condiciones, cualidades o aptitudes, especialmente intelectuales, que permiten el desarrollo de algo, el cumplimiento de una función, el desempeño de un cargo, etc. :la incapacidad del director hizo fracasar la empresa; incapacidad de una industria para desarrollarse; entre los 6 y los 18 meses el niño se desenvuelve en una relativa incapacidad de movimientos .ANTÓNIMO capacidad .3 der Falta de aptitud jurídica para hacer determinado trámite o acción :incapacidad para testar .ANTÓNIMO capacidad .incapacidad laboral Situación en la que una persona no puede trabajar como consecuencia de una enfermedad grave o continuada o de un accidente :le han dado la baja por incapacidad laboral; incapacidad laboral transitoria .También simplemente incapacidad .

incapacitación

incapacitación nombre femenino Privación o restricción legal de la capacidad de una persona para obrar, especialmente para ejercer determinados derechos o para desempeñar una función o un cargo público :la sentencia que declare la incapacitación determinará la extensión y los límites de esta; son causas de incapacitación las enfermedades o deficiencias persistentes de carácter físico o psíquico que impidan a la persona gobernarse por sí misma .

incapacitado, -da

incapacitado, -da adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino 1 [persona ] Que tiene una incapacidad física o psíquica :que la remuneración del tutor siga basada únicamente sobre el hipotético patrimonio del menor o incapacitado .2 adjetivo der [persona ] Que está inhabilitado legalmente para ejercer ciertos derechos .

incapacitar

incapacitar verbo transitivo 1 Hacer que una persona o una cosa sea incapaz para cierta cosa :el conjunto de temores y angustias que incapacitan para hacer lo indebido; su ineptitud ofensiva les incapacitaba para ser merecedores ya no de un gol, sino tan siquiera de un saque de esquina .ANTÓNIMO capacitar .2 der Declarar a una persona incapaz legalmente :incapacitarlo para administrar sus bienes; incapacitarlos para un cargo .

incapaz

incapaz adjetivo 1 [persona o cosa ] Que no puede hacer o lograr determinada cosa, que no posee las condiciones necesarias para ello :incapaz de entender, de producir .ANTÓNIMO incapaz .2 [persona ] Que no está en tales condiciones que se puede esperar o temer de ella que se atreva a hacer determinada cosa :es incapaz de hacer daño a nadie; me veo incapaz de acabar este plato .ANTÓNIMO capaz .3 [persona ] Que tiene un desarrollo mental inferior al que se considera normal :tiene un hijo incapaz .SINÓNIMO retrasado .4 [lugar, recipiente ] Que no tiene capacidad suficiente para contener un número determinado de personas o cosas :el local es incapaz para tanta gente .ANTÓNIMO capaz .5 coloquial [persona o cosa ] Que es fastidioso o insoportable .6 der [persona ] Que carece de aptitud jurídica para hacer determinado trámite o acción .ANTÓNIMO capaz .

incardinación

incardinación nombre femenino 1 Acción de incardinar .2 Efecto de incardinar .

incardinar

incardinar verbo transitivo 1 Admitir [un obispo ] como súbdito propio a un eclesiástico de otra diócesis .2 Incorporar a una persona a una institución de manera que quede vinculada a ella .3 Incorporar [una cosa, especialmente un concepto abstracto ] algo ya instituido u organizado :incardinar las palabras en un contexto ;el subrayado favorece mucho la memoria visual y se incardina perfectamente en las primeras fases del estudio .4 incardinarse verbo pronominal Incorporarse [una persona ] a una casa o institución y quedar vinculada a ella .

incario

incario nombre masculino 1 Período de tiempo que duró el imperio de los incas .SINÓNIMO incanato .2 Estructura política y social del imperio incaico .SINÓNIMO incanato .

incasable

incasable adjetivo [persona ] Que no puede casarse o es muy difícil que lo haga, debido a sus características o a su aversión al matrimonio .

incautación

incautación nombre femenino 1 Acción de incautarse :la policía procedió a la incautación de la droga hallada en el yate de los traficantes .2 Efecto de incautarse .

incautar

incautar verbo transitivo /verbo pronominal Tomar posesión legal [una autoridad competente ] de dinero o determinados bienes de una persona :la operación permitió a la policía incautarse de gran cantidad de armas y material explosivo .En América se usa más como transitivo y en España como pronominal .

incauto, -ta

incauto, -ta adjetivo 1 Que no procede con cautela al hablar o actuar :¡ay, cómo inquieta la sospecha de que los campanarios de San Francisco, ahí al lado, pudieran ser cazadero de incautos pichones!ANTÓNIMO cauto .2 adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino Que no tiene malicia y es fácil de engañar :han pasado a través de la historia haciendo guerras en nombre de terceros, ganándolas en su propio beneficio e incumpliendo las promesas de los incautos que en ellas creyeron .

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

Inca

In ca /ɪ́ŋkə /名詞複～, ～s 1 C インカ人 ; 〖the ～s 〗インカ族〘高度の文明を持っていた南米の先住民族〙.2 〖the ～〗インカ国王〘帝国の統治者の総称〙.

incalculable

in cal cu la ble /ɪnkǽlkjələb (ə )l /形容詞 1 数えきれ [測り知れ ]ない ; 無数の, 莫大（ばくだい）な ▸ incalculable wealth 莫大な財産 2 予想 [予測 ]できない .3 〈感情などが〉当てにならない, 気まぐれな .in c á l cu la bly 副詞数えきれ [測り知れ ]ないほど .～ness 名詞

incandescence

in can des cence /ɪ̀nkəndés (ə )ns |-kæn -/名詞 U 白熱 (光 ).

incandescent

in can des cent /ɪ̀nkəndés (ə )nt |-kæn -/形容詞 1 白熱光を発する .2 光り輝く .3 熱烈な .～̀ b ú lb 白熱電球 .～̀ l á mp 白熱灯 [電球 ].～ly 副詞光り輝いて .

incantation

in can ta tion /ɪ̀nkæntéɪʃ (ə )n /名詞 1 C 呪文（じゆもん）; まじない .2 U 魔術をかけること ; 魔法 .

incapable

in ca pa ble /ɪnkéɪpəb (ə )l / (! -ca-は /keɪ /) 形容詞比較なし 1 a. 〖be ～〗〈人物が〉 «…の /…することの » できない , 能力 [適性, 資格 ]がない «of /of do ing » (↔capable ; →unable 類義 )▸ He is incapable of managing the problem .彼はその問題を処理する力がない (╳… incapable to manage …としない )b. (人などの性格性質から ) «…が » できない «of » .c. 〈物事が〉 «…されることを » 許さない , « …の » 余地がない «of » ▸ be incapable of repair 修理不可能だ 2 〈人が〉無能の, (頭が )弱い ; 自活できない ▸ an incapable officer 無能な将校 in c á pa bly 副詞無能に .in c à pa b í l i ty 名詞 U 無能, 無資格 .

incapacitate

in ca pac i tate /ɪ̀nkəpǽsɪtèɪt /動詞他動詞｟かたく｠1 〈病気事故などが〉〈人〉から能力などを奪う ; 〈人〉に «…を /…することを » できなくさせる «for /from (do ing )» ▸ Illness incapacitated him from working .病気で彼は働けなくなった 2 〘法〙〈人〉から «…する » 資格を奪う «from (do ing )» .

incapacity

in ca pac i ty /ɪ̀nkəpǽsəti /名詞 U 〖時にan ～〗1 «…するための » 能力のないこと ; 無能 ; 不適性 «for (do ing ), to do » .2 〘法〙無資格 .

incarcerate

in car cer ate /ɪnkɑ́ː r sərèɪt /動詞他動詞｟かたく｠〈人〉を投獄する ; …を監禁する .in c à r cer á tion 名詞 U 投獄 .

incarnate

in car nate /ɪnkɑ́ː r nət, -neɪt /形容詞 1 〖主に名詞の後で〗人間の姿をした ; 肉体化された ; 化身の ; 具体化したような〈抽象概念〉▸ That kid is evil incarnate .あのガキは悪の化身だよ 2 深紅色の .動詞 /ɪ́nkɑː r nèɪt, --́- /他動詞 1 〖通例be ～d 〗〈精神などが〉 «…に » 具体化される «in , as » ; 〈計画などが〉現実のものとなる .2 〈神が〉 «…に » 〈霊魂など〉を化身させる «in , as » (!しばしば受け身で ) .3 〈人が〉…の典型である .

incarnation

in car na tion /ɪ̀nkɑː r néɪʃ (ə )n /名詞 1 U 人間の姿をとること, 肉体化 ; (理想観念などの )具体化 .2 C 化身, 権化 ▸ an incarnation of greed 強欲の権化 3 C (輪廻（りんね）における )一時期 (の姿 ).4 〖the I- 〗〘神〙託身, 受肉〘神性がキリストにおいて人間の肉体に宿ったこと〙.

incase

in case /ɪnkéɪs /動詞＝encase .

incautious

in cau tious /ɪnkɔ́ːʃəs /形容詞｟かたく｠不注意な .～ly 副詞～ness 名詞