incept

  • 1incept — index commence Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 2incept — (v.) 1560s, from L. inceptus, pp. of incipere to begin (see INCEPTION (Cf. inception)). Related: Incepted …

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  • 3incept — [in sept′] vt. [L inceptare, to begin, freq. of incipere: see INCIPIENT] 1. Obs. to begin or undertake 2. to take in; receive; specif., to ingest (food particles) vi. [Brit. Historical] to receive a master s or doctor s degree at a university …

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  • 4incept — v. 1 tr. Biol. (of an organism) take in (food etc.). 2 intr. Brit. hist. take a master s or doctor s degree at a university. Derivatives: inceptor n. (in sense 2). Etymology: L incipere incept begin (as IN (2), capere take) …

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  • 5incept — inceptor, n. /in sept /, v.t. to take in; ingest. [1560 70; < L inceptus ptp. of incipere to begin, undertake, equiv. to in IN 2 + cep (comb. form of cap take; see CAPTIVE) + tus ptp. suffix; sense take in by literal trans. of prefix and base] *&#8230; …

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  • 6incept — verb a) To take in or ingest The company was incepted in 2006. b) To begin …

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  • 7incept — v. take into the body, take in via the mouth, ingest …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 8incept — pectin …

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  • 9incept — [ɪn sɛpt] verb Brit. historical graduate from a university with an academic degree. Derivatives inceptor noun …

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  • 10incept — in·cept …

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