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increpating

increpating is the present participle and gerund of increpate.

Meaning of increpate

Verb

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

  1. (obsolete) To chide; to rebuke; to tell off.
    • […]increpated all iconolaters1856, Samuel Klinefelter Hoshour, Letters To Squire Pedant, In The East

Questions about increpating

What is increpating the present participle and gerund of?
Increpating is the present participle and gerund of increpate.

Words near increpating in the dictionary

  1. incrementors
  2. increments
  3. increpate
  4. increpated
  5. increpates
  6. increpating
  7. increpation
  8. increpations
  9. incrept
  10. increscence
  11. increscent

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