increate

[ in-kree-eyt, in-kree-it ]

/ ˌɪn kriˈeɪt, ɪnˈkri ɪt /

adjective

not created; uncreated.

existing without having been created.

Nearby words

incr., incrassate, increase, increaser, increasing, increate, incredible, incredulity, incredulous, increment, incremental

Origin of increate

1375–1425; late Middle English increat < Late Latin increātus not made. See in-³, create

Related forms

in·cre·ate·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for increate

The increate perpetual thirst, that draws Toward the realm of God's own form, bore us Swift almost as the heaven ye behold.
The Vision of Paradise, Complete|Dante Alighieri
He is the increate and supernatural light, the source of all sources of light and the great mass of the light of Intellect.
The Yoga-Vasishtha Maharamayana of Valmiki, vol. 3 (of 4) part 2 (of 2)|Valmiki

British Dictionary definitions for increate

increate

/ (ˌɪnkrɪˈeɪt, ˈɪnkrɪˌeɪt) /

adjective

archaic, poetic (esp of gods) never having been created

Derived Forms

increately, adverb

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