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inchoate

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

in·cho·ate / inˈkō-it; -āt/ • adj. just begun and so not fully formed or developed; rudimentary: a still inchoate democracy. ∎  Law (of an offense, such as incitement or conspiracy) anticipating a further criminal act. DERIVATIVES: in·cho·ate·ly adv. in·cho·ate·ness n.

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inchoate

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

inchoate XVI. — L. inchoātus, pp. of inchoāre, incohāre begin; see -ATE2.
So inchoative XVI. — late L.
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Inchoate

West's Encyclopedia of American Law | 2005 | Copyright

INCHOATE

Imperfect; partial; unfinished; begun, but not completed; as in a contract not executed by all the parties.
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Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

inchoate •labiate •irradiate, radiate •mediate • ideate • repudiate •palliate, retaliate •affiliate, ciliate, conciliate, humiliate •exfoliate, foliate •nucleate • permeate • delineate •calumniate • expiate •expatriate, repatriate •recreate • inebriate •aureate, excoriate •procreate •appropriate, expropriate, impropriate, misappropriate •infuriate, luxuriate •asphyxiate • nauseate •annunciate, enunciate •instantiate, substantiate, transubstantiate •differentiate, potentiate •expatiate, ingratiate, satiate •appreciate, depreciate •initiate, officiate, propitiate, vitiate •associate, dissociate, negotiate •excruciate • aviate •abbreviate, alleviate, deviate •obviate • exuviate • inchoate •actuate • perpetuate • effectuate •habituate • fluctuate • punctuate •graduate • individuate • menstruate •accentuate, eventuate •evacuate •evaluate, valuate •superannuate • infatuate •attenuate, extenuate •insinuate • situate •peart •immediate, intermediate •idiot •collegiate, intercollegiate •orgeat • Eliot • affiliate •foliate, trifoliate •aculeate, Juliet •Uniate • opiate •chariot, Harriet, Judas Iscariot, lariat, Marryat •compatriot, expatriate, patriot •heriot, Herriot •commissariat, lumpenproletariat, proletariat, salariat, secretariat, vicariate •inebriate • Cypriot •baccalaureate, laureate, professoriate •appropriate • licentiate • satiate •initiate, novitiate, patriciate •associate • cruciate • Cheviot • soviet •roseate •Byatt, diet, quiet, riot, ryot, Wyatt •inchoate •Ewart, Stewart •Verwoerd •graduate, undergraduate •attenuate • situate •abbot, Cabot •Albert • lambert • Egbert • Delbert •filbert, Gilbert •halibut • celibate • Robert • Osbert •Norbert •Hubert, Schubert •Humbert • Cuthbert •burbot, Herbert, sherbet, turbot •Frankfort • effort • comfort

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