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Meaning of 'inchoate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Inchoate [ a.]
- Recently, or just, begun; beginning; partially but not fully in existence or operation; existing in its elements; incomplete.
2 . Inchoate [ v. t.]
- To begin.

Meaning of 'inchoate' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . inchoate [ s]
Meaning (1):
- only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
Example in sentence:
  • a vague inchoate idea;
  • an incipient tumor;
  • incipient civil disorder

Nearby Words:

inc inca incage incaged incagement incaging incalculability incalculable incalescence incalescency

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