incept
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
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(of organisms) to ingest (food)
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(formerly) to take a master's or doctor's degree at a university
noun
Other Word Forms
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; see in- 2, captive
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Rick and Morty attempt to "incept" Morty's math teacher into giving him straight A's.
From Time ● Jul. 27, 2017
The third goal was a calamity of errors as Allan Nyom slipped while trying to incept the ball, as Cathcart followed up Wes Hoolahan's cross by poking into his own net.
From BBC ● May 11, 2016
Archbishop Ruch of Alsace ordered all schools in the Province to incept a three days' strike as a protest against the Government instituting interdenominational schools at Colmar.
From Time Magazine Archive
Under such conditions success in the coming battle was almost impossible, but he wasted no time in complaints or excuses, but instantly began to move his forces northward to incept the line of Lee's advance.
From On the Trail of Grant and Lee by Frederick Trevor Hill
So the Shaykh recounted to him the whole history as hath before been set forth from incept to conclusion, nor hid from him aught thereof.
From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 15 by Sir Richard Francis Burton
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