Etymology

increate

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Today it means: That exists without having been created. Full definition →

Middle English increat(e) ← Medieval Latin increātus
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  1. Medieval Latin · derived fromincreātus
  2. Middle English · inherited fromincreat(e)
  3. English todayincreate

First attested in 1412, in Middle English; inherited from Middle English increat(e), borrowed from Medieval Latin increātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix). See also in- (“not”), and create.

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