incept
incept verb: to take in or ingest.
Verb
incept (third-person singular simple present incepts, present participle incepting, simple past and past participle incepted)
- To take in or ingest.
- To begin.
- The company was incepted in 2006.
- To accept or to be accepted to the Master of Arts degree at Oxford or Cambridge University.
- To put an idea into a person's mind so deeply that they believe it was their own.
- Is the idea really yours? Or was it incepted into your mind by your friend?
incept meaning in Tamil and Urdu
incept in Tamil
- தொடங்கு
incept in Urdu
- جسم کا حصہ بنانا
Forms of incept
| third-person singular present | incepts |
|---|---|
| present participle | incepting |
| past participle | incepted |
| past | incepted |
Origin of incept
* Originally borrowed from Latin inceptus, past participle of incipio. The term is marked "obsolete" in the first edition of the OED (1905); newer usage is a back-formation from inception. * (put an idea into someone's mind): Inspired by the film Inception (2010).
Questions about incept
- What does incept mean?
- Incept means to take in or ingest.
- What is incept in Tamil?
- Incept in Tamil is தொடங்கு. See Incept meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is incept?
- Incept is a verb.
- What is the past tense of incept?
- The past tense of incept is incepted.
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