† increepv.
Obsolete.
intransitive. To creep in.
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the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going or coming in > go or come in [verb (intransitive)] > creep in
creepc1380
increepc1420
c1420 in Pol. Rel. & L. Poems 210 So bryth, so gloriouce, þe sonne increppe, His schynyng merkes here bodi bare.
1892 Chicago Advance 29 Sept. The increeping tide of worldliness.
Derivatives
ˈinˌcreeper n. (see in- prefix1 1a(b)(ii)).
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the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going or coming in > [noun] > creeping in > one who
increeper1607
1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 727 The epithets hereof [i.e. of the weasel] are, fearefull, In-creeper, and swift, and beside these I finde not any materiall or worthy to bee rehearsed.
ˈinˌcreeping n. and adj. (see in- prefix1 1a(b)(iii), in- prefix1 1b(a)).
ΘΚΠ
the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going or coming in > [noun] > creeping in
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the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going or coming in > [adjective] > creeping in
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13.. K. Alis. 2168 Now rist grete tabour betyng..Launces breche and increpyng.
1896 Edinb. Rev. Apr. 352 The most fair-seeming ceremonies were not without their increeping element of moral declension.
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