Part 5676

<h1>Incensive</h1> <Xpage=743>

<hw>In*cen"sive</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Tending to excite or provoke; inflammatory.</def>

<i>Barrow.</i>

<h1>Incensor</h1> <Xpage=743>

<hw>In*cen"sor</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L.]</ety> <def>A kindler of anger or enmity; an inciter.</def>

<h1>Incensory</h1> <Xpage=743>

<hw>In*cen"so*ry</hw> <tt>(?; 277)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Incensories</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[LL. <ets>incensorium</ets>: cf. F. <ets>encensoir</ets>. See 2d <er>Incense</er>, and cf. <er>Censer</er>.]</ety> <def>The vessel in which incense is burned and offered; a censer; a thurible.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Evelyn.</i>

<h1>Incensurable</h1> <Xpage=743>

<hw>In*cen"sur*a*ble</hw> <tt>(?; 135)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>censurable</ets>: cf. F. <ets>incensurable</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not censurable.</def> <i>Dr. T. Dwight</i>. -- <wordforms><wf>In*cen"sur*a*bly</wf>, <tt>adv.</tt></wordforms>

<h1>Incenter</h1> <Xpage=743>

<hw>In*cen"ter</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Geom.)</fld> <def>The center of the circle inscribed in a triangle.</def>

<h1>Incentive</h1> <Xpage=743>

<hw>In*cen"tive</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>incentivus</ets>, from <ets>incinere</ets> to strike up or set the tune; pref. <ets>in-</ets> + <ets>canere</ets> to sing. See <er>Enchant</er>, <er>Chant</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>Inciting; encouraging or moving; rousing to action; stimulative.</def>

<blockquote>Competency is the most <b>incentive</b> to industry. <i>Dr. H. More.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Serving to kindle or set on fire.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<blockquote>Part <b>incentive</b> reed

<blockquote>Provide, pernicious with one touch of fire.

<i>Milton.</i>

<h1>Incentive</h1> <Xpage=743>

<hw>In*cen"tive</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>incentivum</ets>.]</ety> <def>That which moves or influences the mind, or operates on the passions; that which incites, or has a tendency to incite, to determination or action; that which prompts to good or ill; motive; spur; <as>as, the love of money, and the desire of promotion, are two powerful <ex>incentives</ex> to action</as>.</def>

<blockquote>The greatest obstacles, the greatest terrors that come in their way, are so far from making them quit the work they had begun, that they rather prove <b>incentives</b> to them to go on in it. <i>South.</i></blockquote>

<syn>Syn. -- Motive; spur; stimulus; incitement; encouragement; inducement; influence.</syn>

<h1>Incentively</h1> <Xpage=743>

<hw>In*cen"tive*ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>Incitingly; encouragingly.</def>

<h1>Inception</h1> <Xpage=743>

<hw>In*cep"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>inceptio</ets>, fr. <ets>incipere</ets> to begin; pref. <ets>in-</ets> in + <ets>capere</ets> to take. See <er>Capable</er>.]</ety>