increpate

Etymology

First attested in 1570; borrowed from Latin increpātus, secondary perfect passive participle of increpō (“to upbraid”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from in- (“in, against”) + crepō (“to talk noisily”).

increpate means to chide; to rebuke; to tell off. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

verb

To chide; to rebuke; to tell off.“[…]increpated all iconolaters”