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incept definition

in·cept (in sept′)

transitive verb

  1. Obsolete to begin or undertake
  2. to take in; receive; specif., to ingest (food particles)

Etymology: L inceptare, to begin, freq. of incipere: see incipient

intransitive verb

Historical, Brit. to receive a master's or doctor's degree at a university

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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