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Incline away (from)
to lean or slope away from someone or something.
I inclined away from her to avoid her alcohol breath. The land inclined away from the house.
Incline forward
to lean forward; to slant forward.
The earthquake-ravaged building inclined forward a little bit more and looked as if it was going to fall. My chair inclined forward and I kept feeling as if I were going to fall off.
Incline -something- forward
to lean something forward; to make something slant forward.
Incline the light forward a little bit, so you can see better. The fence had been inclined slightly forward to make it harder to climb.
Incline toward 0
to lean or slant toward someone or something.
The piece of scenery inclined toward Roger very slowly and he jumped out of the way just in time. The tree inclined toward the direction of the wind.
Incline toward 0
to favor or “lean” toward choosing someone or something.
I don’t know which to choose. I incline toward Terri but I also favor Amy. I’m inclining toward chocolate.
Incline to
to tend to do something; to lean toward doing something.
Tom is inclined to tell jokes when he is with a group of people. I’m inclined to go to the beach tomorrow if it doesn’t rain.
Include in
to invite someone to participate in something.
Let’s include Terri in the planning session. Without asking, Henry included himself in the group going on a picnic.
Include among
to count someone or something as a member of a group or collection.
I am happy to include you among my friends. Do you include chocolate among your favorite flavors?
Include out (of)
Fig. to exclude someone from something. (Jocular.)
I’m not interested in your games. Include me out of them. Include me out too.
Incorporate in(to)
to build someone or something into something; to combine someone or something into something.
We want to incorporate you into our sales force very soon. The prince had incorporated himself into the main governing body.
Increase by leaps and bounds
Fig. to increase or grow by large increments. (See also gain by leaps and bounds.)
The price of our stock is increasing by leaps and bounds.
Increase in
to grow or expand in some quality.
He increased in stature and wisdom. The tree increased in size every year.
Increase by
to enlarge something by an amount or degree.
They increased the size of the house by two hundred square feet. The engine size on the new model has been increased by a small amount.
Increase (from) (to)
to enlarge something from something to something bigger; to enlarge something from one size to a larger size.
We plan to increase sales from four million to six million dollars. I increased my bid to two thousand from one thousand.
Increment by
to increase a sum by a supplement [of a certain figure].
Increment the numbering by ten so that 1, 2, 3 becomes 10, 20, 30. The base number was incremented by 4.
Inculcate with
to touch or impress someone with some specific knowledge.
The teacher sought to inculcate the students with the knowledge they needed. Her parents inculcated her with good manners.
Inculcate in(to)
to instill specific knowledge into someone; to teach something to someone so that it will be remembered.
They inculcated good manners into their children all their lives. We tried to inculcate good morals into our students.
Incumbent (up)on to
obligatory for someone to do something.
It is incumbent upon me to inform you that you are up for review. It was incumbent on Mary to mail her application before June 1st.
Indemnify against
to agree to protect someone or something against something, such as damage or a lawsuit.
Their employer indemnified them against legal action. We indemnified the publisher against legal trouble.
Indicate to
to signify something to someone. (By speech, writing, or some other sign.)
Karen indicated her agreement to the lawyer. Fred indicated his assent to me.
Indict for
[for a legal body] to arraign someone for a crime or name someone formally as the one accused of a crime.
The grand jury indicted her for murder. Then they indicted Max for grand larceny.
Indoctrinate into
to teach someone the ways of a group or some activity.
The staff sought to indoctrinate Walter into the ways of office procedure. Todd indoctrinated Ken into camp life.
Indoctrinate with
to teach someone the official or fundamental knowledge about something.
They indoctrinated all their spies with the importance of being loyal to the death. Ken indoctrinated Todd with revolutionary thinking.
Induce labor in
to cause the onset of childbirth in a mother-to-be.
They decided to induce labor in the mother-to-be. They decided not to induce labor in Alice.
