Webster's Dictionary 1913

1918

Incubator (2)

In″cu‐ba′tor (?), n. 1. A contrivance for the cultivation of microörganisms by maintaining a suitable temperature.2. (Med.) An apparatus for rearing prematurely born babies.

1919

Incubatory

In‐cu″ba‐to‐ry (?), a. Serving for incubation.

1920

Incube

In‐cube″ (?), v. t. To fix firmly, as in cube; to secure or place firmly. Milton.

1921

Incubiture

In‐cu″bi‐ture (?; 135), n. [Cf. L. incubitus.] Incubation. J. Ellis.

1922

Incubous

In″cu‐bous (?), a. [From L. incubare to lie on.] (Bot.) Having the leaves so placed that the upper part of each one covers the base of the leaf next above it, as in hepatic moss...

1923

Incubus

In″cu‐bus (?), n.; pl. E. Incubuses (#), L. Incubi (#). [L., the nightmare. Cf. Incubate.]1. A demon; a fiend; a lascivious spirit, supposed to have sexual intercourse with wome...

1924

Inculcate

In‐cul″cate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Inculcated; p. pr. & vb. n.Inculcating (?).] [L. inculcatus, p. p. of inculcare to tread on; pref. in- in, on + calcare to tread, fr. calx th...

1925

Inculcation

In′cul‐ca″tion (?), n. [L. inculcatio: cf. F. inculcation.] A teaching and impressing by frequent repetitions. Bp. Hall.

1926

Inculcator

In‐cul″ca‐tor (?), n. One who inculcates. Boyle.

1927

Inculk

In‐culk″ (?). v. t. [Cf. F. inculquer. See Inculcate.] To inculcate. Sir T. More.

1928

Inculp

In‐culp″ (?), v. t. [Cf. inculper. See Inculpate.] To inculpate. Shelton.

1929

Inculpable

In‐cul″pa‐ble (?), a. [L. inculpabilis: cf. F. incupable.] Faultless; blameless; innocent. South.An innocent and incupable piece of ignorance. Killingbeck.

1930

Inculpableness

In‐cul″pa‐ble‐ness, n. Blamelessness; faultlessness.

1931

Inculpably

In‐cul″pa‐bly, adv. Blamelessly. South.

1932

Inculpate

In‐cul″pate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Inculpated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Inculpating (?).] [LL. inculpatus, p. p. of inculpare to blame; pref. in- in + culpa fault. See Culpable.] To ...

1933

Inculpation

In′cul‐pa″tion (?), n. [Cf. F. inculpation.] Blame; censure; crimination. Jefferson.

1934

Inculpatory

In‐cul″pa‐to‐ry (?), a. Imputing blame; criminatory; compromising; implicating.

1935

Incult

In‐cult″ (?), a. [L. incultus; pref. in- not + cultus, p. p. of colere to cultivate: cf. F. inculte.] Untilled; uncultivated; crude; rude; uncivilized.Germany then, says Tacitus...

1936

Incultivated

In‐cul″ti‐va′ted (?), a. Uncultivated. Sir T. Herbert.

1937

Incultivation

In‐cul′ti‐va″tion (?), n. Want of cultivation. Berington.

1938

Inculture

In‐cul″ture (?; 135), n. [Pref. in- not + culture: cf. F. inculture.] Want or neglect of cultivation or culture. Feltham.

1939

Incumbency

In‐cum″ben‐cy (?), n.; pl.Incumbencies (#). [From Incumbent.]1. The state of being incumbent; a lying or resting on something.2. That which is physically incumbent; that which l...

1940

Incumbent

In‐cum″bent (?), a. [L. incumbens, -entis, p. pr. of incumbere to lie down upon, press upon; pref. in- in, on + cumbere (in comp.); akin to cubare to lie down. See Incubate.]1. ...

1941

Incumbent (2)

In‐cum″bent, n. A person who is in present possession of a benefice or of any office.The incumbent lieth at the mercy of his patron. Swift.

1942

Incumbently

In‐cum″bent‐ly, adv. In an incumbent manner; so as to be incumbent.

1943

Incumber

In‐cum″ber (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Incumbered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Incumbering.] See Encumber.

1944

Incumbition

In′cum‐bi″tion (?), n. Incubation. Sterne.