In'cho-āte1, v. t.
(ĭn'ko-āt), v. t. [Lat. inchoare, inchoatum, It. incoare, Sp. incoar, Pr. enchar, enquar.] To begin. [Obs.] More.
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Inchoate
Ĭn'cho-ate2, a.
a. [Lat. inchoatus, p. p. of inchoare.] Recently, or just, begun; incipient; also, existing in elements; incomplete.
It is neither a substance perfect, nor a substance inchoate. Raleigh.
Many inchoate acts are innocent, the consummation of which is a capital offense. S. Smith.