increpate

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verb

To chide; to rebuke; to tell off.

OriginLatin increpātus →
First used 1570–1657Scrabble 13
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Meanings

verbincrepate (third-person singular simple present increpates, present participle increpating, simple past and past participle increpated)

present singular third person increpates · participle present increpating · participle past increpated · past increpated

  1. obsoleteTo chide; to rebuke; to tell off.First known use 1570–1657

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    1856, Samuel Klinefelter Hoshour, Letters To Squire Pedant, In The East

Origin

  1. Latinincrepātus
  2. Englishincrepate

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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APA

increpate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/increpate

MLA

“increpate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/increpate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “increpate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/increpate.

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