verbthird conjugation, no passive, no supine stem
incrēscō
incrēscō (present infinitive incrēscere, perfect active incrēvī)
Classical[ɪŋˈkreːs.koː]Ecclesiastical[iŋˈkrɛs.ko]
Meaning
- to grow in or upon
- to swell, or be swollen
Conjugation conjugation 3 no-supine
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | incrēscō | incrēscēbam | incrēscam | incrēvī | incrēveram | incrēverō |
| 2nd sg. | incrēscis | incrēscēbās | incrēscēs | incrēvistī | incrēverās | incrēveris |
| 3rd sg. | incrēscit | incrēscēbat | incrēscet | incrēvit | incrēverat | incrēverit |
| 1st pl. | incrēscimus | incrēscēbāmus | incrēscēmus | incrēvimus | incrēverāmus | incrēverimus |
| 2nd pl. | incrēscitis | incrēscēbātis | incrēscētis | incrēvistis | incrēverātis | incrēveritis |
| 3rd pl. | incrēscunt | incrēscēbant | incrēscent | incrēvērunt incrēvēre | incrēverant | incrēverint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | incrēscam | incrēscerem | incrēverim | incrēvissem |
| 2nd sg. | incrēscās | incrēscerēs | incrēverīs | incrēvissēs |
| 3rd sg. | incrēscat | incrēsceret | incrēverit | incrēvisset |
| 1st pl. | incrēscāmus | incrēscerēmus | incrēverīmus | incrēvissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | incrēscātis | incrēscerētis | incrēverītis | incrēvissētis |
| 3rd pl. | incrēscant | incrēscerent | incrēverint | incrēvissent |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | incrēsce | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | incrēscite | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | incrēscitō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | incrēscitō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | incrēscitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | incrēscuntō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | incrēscere | — |
| perfect infinitive | incrēvisse increscisse | — |
| present participle | incrēscēns | — |
gerundincrēscendī, incrēscendō, incrēscendum
in-cresco, ēvi, v. n.,
I. to grow in or upon any thing (perh. not ante-Aug.).
I. Lit.:
non taedia animalium capillis increscunt, do not grow in the hair, Plin. 28, 11, 46, § 163. — B. In gen., to grow, increase:
lacrimis quoque flumina dicunt Increvisse suis, Ov. M. 11, 48: maxime cibo eget, qui increscit, Cels. 1, 3: ne cum increverint (arbores), Col. 3, 21.—II. Trop.
A. To grow or increase in:
animis discordibus irae, Verg. A. 9, 688.— B. In gen., to increase, augment:
morbus increscit, Cels. 3, 2: dolor, Sen. Med. 951: audacia, Liv. 1, 33, 8: certamen, id. 10, 5, 2: fremitus, id. 45, 1, 3: increscere et invalescere sententiam, Dig. 33, 7, 12.— Rhet., to advance from weaker to stronger expressions: hoc genus increscit, Quint. 8, 4, 2.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
in-crēscō ēvī, —, ere,
to grow upon: cuti squamas increscere, O.: saxum increscere ligno, grow over (i. e. encroach upon), O.—To grow, swell, be swollen: lacrimis quoque flumina dicunt Increvisse suis, O.—To grow into: seges iaculis increvit acutis, V.—Fig., to increase, grow, be augmented: audacia, L.: animis discordibus irae, V.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
- Proto-Italic*en
- Proto-Italic*en-
- Latinincrēscō
Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *ḱreh₁-sḱéti Latin crēscō Latin incrēscō From in- + crēscō (“grow”).
Italo-Romance
- Italianincrescere
- Sicilianincrisciri
Gallo-Romance
- Englishincreasefrom Old French encroistre
- Scotsincreasefrom Old French encroistre
Rhaeto-Romance
- Romanshincrescher
- Romanshencrescher
In English words that came into English from incrēscō
- incrementincrēmentum
- increscentincrescens