Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

incept

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.32 in modern English

Syllables: in-cept
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To take in or ingest.

Transitive verb

verb

Transitive verb

verb

To accept or to be accepted to the Master of Arts degree at Oxford or Cambridge University.

British usage

verb

To put an idea into a person's mind so deeply that they believe it was their own.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"The company was incepted in 2006."
"Is the idea really yours? Or was it incepted into your mind by your friend?"

Etymology

* 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).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: inceptus

Usage

Transitive verb
British usage

Inflected Forms

incepts (present, singular) incepting (participle, present) incepted (participle, past) incepted (past)

Frequently Paired Words

inception inceptive inceptor incipience incipient

Questions

What does incept mean?: To take in or ingest.
Where does incept come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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