incept

American  

[in-sept] / ɪnˈsɛpt /

verb (used with object)

1. to take in; ingest.

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incept British  

/ ɪnˈsɛpt /

verb

1. (of organisms) to ingest (food)

2. (formerly) to take a master's or doctor's degree at a university

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noun

1. botany a rudimentary organ

Other Word Forms

• inceptor noun

Etymology

Origin of incept

First recorded in 1560–70; from Latin inceptus, past participle of incipere “to begin, undertake,” equivalent to in- “in” + cep- (combining form of cap- “to take”) + -tus past participle suffix; the sense “to take in” by literal translation of prefix and base; in- ², captive

Example Sentences

“Oral histories are predicated upon common knowledge. I have to somehow incept you with common knowledge from the very first sentence and then break it apart and undermine it. I have to somehow create a myth while cutting through the myth at the exact same time. I was like, ‘What have I done?’”

From New York Times

Observation and military posts near the occupied Golan Heights were also hit, while Syrian air defence engaged its anti-air batteries to incept Israeli missiles.

From The Guardian

But there's always a video, and its purpose isn't so much to show off the specs, but instead to incept some emotion about the product into the primitive parts of your cortex.

From The Verge

Rick and Morty attempt to "incept" Morty's math teacher into giving him straight A's.

From Time

The relationship caused a bit of consternation within the Kardashian clan at its incept, likely in no small part due to Chyna’s complicated history with the family.

From Los Angeles Times