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in • cor • po • rat • ed aw / in ' korpsreitsd /

adjective ( abbreviation Inc. )

( business ) a word that is sometimes used after the name of a big company (a corporation ) Apple, Inc.

in • cor • rect / |inks ' rekt / adjective

not right or true

There were several incorrect answers. —ANTONYM correct Thesaurus

wrong not right or correct; (used about a person) not right about someone or something: I'm afraid that's the wrong answer. ♦ He was driving on the wrong side of the road. ♦ That picture is the wrong way around . ♦ We were wrong about her - she's actually very kind. —ANTONYM right

false (used about facts) not true or correct: A whale is a fish. True or false ? ♦ She gave false information to

the insurance company. —ANTONYM true incorrect wrong according to the facts; containing mistakes. This word is a little formal: an incorrect spelling ♦ Incorrect answers should be marked with a

cross. —ANTONYM correct

mistaken (used about a person) wrong in your opinion or judgment: I thought I saw Jackie sitting over there, but I must have been mistaken. ♦ It was a case of mistaken identity (= people thought that a particular person was someone else ) . —ANTONYM right , correct

inaccurate (used about something such as a newspaper report, a map, etc.) wrong according to the facts; containing mistakes: an inaccurate statement ♦ All the maps we had were completely inaccurate. ♦ The report was badly researched and inaccurate. —ANTONYM accurate ► in • cor • rect • ly / |inks ' rektli / adverb Her name was spelled incorrectly.

in .crease 1© / mi-Hs/ verb

(in . creas.es , in . creas . ing , in . creased ) Pronunciation

When increase is a verb, you say the second part of the word louder: inCREASE . When increase is a noun, you say the first part of the word louder: INcrease .

to become bigger or more; to make something bigger or more

The number of working women has increased. I'm going to increase your allowance to $10 a week.

—ANTONYM decrease

in .crease 2© / 'mkns/ noun

[ count, noncount ]

when the amount, number, or level of something goes up There has been an increase in road accidents. recent price increases

—SYNONYM rise —ANTONYM decrease

in • creas • ing • ly / in ' krisigli / adverb

more and more

This city is becoming increasingly dangerous.

in • cred • i • ble / in ' Ь^эЫ /

( informal ) very large or very good She earns an incredible amount of money. The hotel was incredible.

impossible or very difficult to believe I found his story completely incredible.

—SYNONYM unbelievable

► in • cred • i • bly / in ' Ь^эЬИ / adverb ( informal )

extremely

He's incredibly smart.

in • cu • ba • tor / ' щkyэbeItэr / noun [ count ]

( health ) a special machine that hospitals use to keep small or weak babies alive

in • cur • a • ble / in ' kyurebl /

( health ) that cannot be made better an incurable disease

—ANTONYM curable

in • de • ci • sive / |indi ' saisiv / adjective

not able to make decisions easily —ANTONYM decisive

in .deed © / in did / adverb