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inchoating

inchoating is the present participle and gerund of inchoate.

Meaning of inchoate

Verb

inchoate (third-person singular simple present inchoates, present participle inchoating, simple past and past participle inchoated)

  1. (transitive) To begin or start (something).
  2. (transitive) To cause or bring about. In the field of criminology, to encourage, assist, conspire, aid and abet, incite, etc.
  3. (intransitive) To make a start.

See all 7 meanings of inchoate

Questions about inchoating

What is inchoating the present participle and gerund of?
Inchoating is the present participle and gerund of inchoate.

Words near inchoating in the dictionary

  1. inchoated
  2. inchoately
  3. inchoateness
  4. inchoatenesses
  5. inchoates
  6. inchoating
  7. inchoation
  8. inchoations
  9. inchoative
  10. inchoatively
  11. inchoativeness

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