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incriminate<br />

v. accuse, charge, blame, implicate, inculpate, indict,<br />

impeach, involve, entangle, Colloq point the finger at, Chiefly<br />

US put the finger on, Slang US finger: <strong>The</strong> suspect confessed<br />

and incriminated two others.<br />

incubate v. hatch, brood; nurse, nurture, develop: How long have you<br />

been incubating this plan?<br />

incumbent adj. 1 obligatory, necessary, required, mandatory, compulsory,<br />

binding, demanding, commanding, prescribed: As their father,<br />

you ought to feel it incumbent on you to talk to the children's<br />

teachers. 2 <strong>of</strong>fice-holding: <strong>The</strong> incumbent chairman is not<br />

responsible for his predecessor's mistakes.<br />

--n. 3 <strong>of</strong>fice-holder, <strong>of</strong>ficial, occupant: As the incumbent,<br />

you have a better chance <strong>of</strong> being re-elected.<br />

incur v. bring upon or on (oneself), draw, attract, arouse, provoke,<br />

invite, expose (oneself) to, lay (oneself) open to: For some<br />

reason he incurred the displeasure <strong>of</strong> his manager.<br />

incurable adj. 1 irremediable, terminal, inoperable, fatal, hopeless:<br />

<strong>The</strong> doctor told me yesterday that the condition is incurable. 2<br />

hopeless, inveterate, habitual, incorrigible, dyed in the wool,<br />

unflagging, relentless, irredeemable; irreparable,<br />

unrectifiable: You are an incurable optimist if you think you<br />

will complete this book by the deadline.<br />

indebted adj. obligated, owing, obliged, beholden, bound, liable,<br />

responsible: I am indebted to the Salvation Army for their<br />

help.<br />

indecent adj. 1 indecorous, indelicate, immodest, improper, unbecoming,<br />

unsuitable, unfit, inappropriate; in bad taste: When he<br />

proposed marriage she accepted with indecent haste. 2 unseemly,<br />

shameless, shameful, <strong>of</strong>fensive, outrageous, repellent,<br />

repulsive, distasteful, ill-mannered, rude, suggestive, coarse,<br />

risqu‚, vulgar, blue, obscene, gross, rank, prurient, dirty,<br />

foul, filthy, pornographic, ithyphallic, scatological,<br />

salacious, lascivious, licentious, lewd, lubricious or<br />

lubricous, smutty, vile, degenerate, debauched: <strong>The</strong>re are

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