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incepting

incepting is the present participle and gerund of incept.

Meaning of incept

Verb

incept (third-person singular simple present incepts, present participle incepting, simple past and past participle incepted)

  1. (transitive) To take in or ingest.
  2. (transitive) To begin.
    • The company was incepted in 2006.
  3. (UK, ambitransitive) To accept or to be accepted to the Master of Arts degree at Oxford or Cambridge University.
  4. (transitive) 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?

Questions about incepting

What is incepting the present participle and gerund of?
Incepting is the present participle and gerund of incept.

Words near incepting in the dictionary

  1. incentre
  2. incentres
  3. incents
  4. incept
  5. incepted
  6. incepting
  7. inception
  8. inceptional
  9. inceptionally
  10. inceptions
  11. inceptisol

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