incardinate
Americanverb (used with object)
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to institute as a cardinal.
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to institute as chief presbyter or priest in a particular church or place.
verb
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Etymology
Origin of incardinate
First recorded in 1600–10; from Medieval Latin incardinātus, past participle of incardināre “to appoint, to make a cardinal,” equivalent to in “in” + cardin- (stem of cardō “hinge”) + -ātus past participle suffix; see in- 2 ( def. ), cardinal, -ate 1
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We took him for a coward, but he's the very devil incardinate.
From Twelfth Night; or What You Will by Shakespeare, William
The Count's gentleman, one Cesario: we took him for a coward, but he's the very devil incardinate.
From Twelfth Night by Shakespeare, William
The count's gentleman, one Cesario; we took him for a coward, but he 's the very devil incardinate.
From Twelfth Night by Shakespeare, William
The count's gentleman, one Cesario: We took him for a coward, but he's the very devil incardinate.
From Twelfth Night or, What You Will by Kemble, J P
Again, he would change the word incarnadine to incarnate on the ground that Twelfth Night V offers a similar instance of the corrupt use of incardinate for incarnate.
From An Essay Toward a History of Shakespeare in Norway by Ruud, Martin Brown
“The vicar for clergy of the very diocese I’m incardinated into sent out a public letter years ago, saying Father Frank has complied with everything we’ve asked him to do,” Mr. Pavone told Mr. Constantine.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 19, 2022
Kevin Farrell left the scandal-marred order in the early 1980s and incardinated into the Archdiocese of Washington.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 17, 2016
She flushed into vivid life as the marble Galatea incardinated under Pygmalion's kiss.
From The Stowaway Girl by Tracy, Louis
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