inchoate

In"cho*ate, a. Etym: [L. inchoatus, better incohatus, p. p. of incohare to begin.] Defn: Recently, or just, begun; beginning; partially but not fully in existence or operation; existing in its elements; incomplete. -- In"cho*ate*ly, adv. Neither a substance perfect, nor a substance inchoate. Raleigh. In"cho*ate, v. t. Defn: To begin. [Obs.] Dr. H. More.

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