† pre-increpationn.
Obsolete. rare.
A prior or anticipatory rebuke.
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a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1958) IX. 372 God armes him with a pre-increpation upon Descent, Nolite fieri, Goe no lesse, be not made lower.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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n.a1631- to put a person up to her mettle
- to put a person up to his mettle
- to put a person upon her mettle
- to put a person upon his mettle
- to put a person's mind at rest
- to put a person's money out to use
- to put a person's money to use
- to put a person's monkey up
- to put a person's name down
- to put a person's nose out of joint
- to put a person's pipe out
- to put a person's pot on
- to put a pistol at a person's head
- to put a pistol at head
- to put a pistol to a person's head
- to put a pistol to head
- to put a pistol to one's head
- to put a positive etc spin on
- to put a positive negative spin on
- to put a positive spin on
- to put a premium on
- to put a quart into a pint pot
- to put a rod under a person's girdle
- to put a roughie over
- to put a scorn on, upon