incept en · VERB
Etymology
* Originally borrowed from Latin inceptus, past participle of incipio. The term is marked "obsolete" in the first edition of the OED (1905); newer usage is a back-formation from inception. * (put an idea into someone's mind): Inspired by the film Inception (2010).
Meanings
- (transitive) To take in or ingest.
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(transitive) To begin.
The company was incepted in 2006.
- (UK, ambitransitive) To accept or to be accepted to the Master of Arts degree at Oxford or Cambridge University.
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(transitive) To put an idea into a person's mind so deeply that they believe it was their own.
Is the idea really yours? Or was it incepted into your mind by your friend?
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| incepted | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| incepted | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| incepting | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| incepts | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Relateds
incipient · incipience · inceptive · inceptor · inception
Translations (8)
es encentar (to begin) · bg начевам (to begin) · es inceptar (to put an idea into a person's mind so deeply that they believe it was their own) · bg поемам (to take in or ingest) · es decentar (to begin) · es incepcionar (to put an idea into a person's mind so deeply that they believe it was their own) · bg получавам (to take in or ingest) · es encetar (to begin)