Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

incide

/ɪnˈsaɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.05 in modern English

Syllables: in-cide
IPA: /ɪnˈsaɪd/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To separate and remove (something); to cut.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

verb

To resolve or break up (something), as by medicines.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"[S]ome Bodies taken into that of a Man, are deoppilating, others inciding, reſolving, diſcuſſing, ſuppurating, abſterſive of noxious adherences, and thickning the Blood and humors, being aſtringent, Anodinous or appeaſing paine &c."
"[A]ll Saponaceous Substances, which incide the Mucus in the first Passages […]"

Etymology

From Latin incīdere; prefix in- (“in”) + caedere (“to cut”). See concise, and compare incise.

Word Breakdown

Root: *kh₂eyd-

Usage

Inflected Forms

incides (present, singular) inciding (participle, present) incided (participle, past) incided (past)

Homonyms

inside

Rhymes With

said side right side outside died inside tried provide north side east side wide ride

Questions

How do you pronounce incide?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪnˈsaɪd/.
What does incide mean?: To separate and remove (something); to cut.
Where does incide come from?: From Latin incīdere; prefix in- (“in”) + caedere (“to cut”). See concise, and compare incise.

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