in´cho|a´tion

in´cho|a´tion
in|cho|ate «adjective. ihn KOH iht; verb. IHN koh ayt», adjective, verb, -at|ed, -at|ing.
–adj.
just begun; in an early stage; incomplete; undeveloped: »

Yet he stood…tensing with an inchoate sense of his conspicuousness (Atlantic). Each one of us has the prerogative of completing his inchoate and rudimental nature (Cardinal Newman).

–v.t., v.i.
to begin; commence; start: »

[He] grows in stature when you see his thought inchoated (New Statesman).

╂[< Latin inchoātus, variant of incohātus, past participle of incohāre begin; (originally) harness < in- on + cohum yoke fastener]
–in|cho´ate|ly, adverb.
–in|cho´ate|ness, noun.
–in´cho|a´tion, noun.

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