Etymology

increpate

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Today it means: To chide; to rebuke; to tell off. Full definition →

First used 1570–1657Latin increpātus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromincrepātus
  2. English todayincrepate

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”).

First known use, by meaning

  • 1570–1657 To chide; to rebuke; to tell off.

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