increate
increate adjective: that exists without having been created.
Adjective
increate (not comparable)
- That exists without having been created.
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- Synonyms:
- increated
Synonyms of increate
Origin of increate
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.
Questions about increate
- What does increate mean?
- Increate means that exists without having been created.
- What part of speech is increate?
- Increate is an adjective.
Words near increate in the dictionary
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