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increpate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
in-crepate
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To chide; to rebuke; to tell off.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

First attested in 1570; borrowed from Latin increpātus, secondary perfect passive participle of increpō (“to upbraid”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from in- (“in, against”) + crepō (“to talk noisily”).

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Usage

Inflected Forms

increpates (present, singular) increpating (participle, present) increpated (participle, past) increpated (past)

Questions

What does increpate mean?
To chide; to rebuke; to tell off.
Where does increpate come from?
First known use: First attested in 1570.

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