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† inˈcreep, v. Obs.
[f. in adv. + creep v.: see in- prefix1.]
intr. To creep in. So ˈinˌcreeper; ˈinˌcreeping vbl. n. and ppl. a. (see in adv. 11 a, c, e).
13..K. Alis. 2168 Now rist grete tabour betyng..Launces breche and increpyng. c1420in Pol. Rel. & L. Poems 210 So bryth, so gloriouce, þe sonne increppe, His schynyng merkes here bodi bare. 1607Topsell Four-f. Beasts (1658) 563 The Epithets hereof [Weasel] are, fearfull, in-creeper, and swift, and beside these I finde not any materiall, or worthy to be rehearsed. 1892Chicago Advance 29 Sept., The increeping tide of worldliness. 1896Edin. Rev. Apr. 352 The most fair-seeming ceremonies were not without their increeping element of moral declension. |