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Thesaurus: inchoate

Recently, or just, begun; beginning; partially but not fully in existence or operation; existing in its elements; incomplete.

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  1. a. Recently, or just, begun; beginning; partially but not fully in existence or operation; existing in its elements; incomplete.
  2. v. t. To begin.
  3. adj. only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
  4. Recently, or just, begun; beginning; partially but not fully in existence or operation; existing in its elements; incomplete. -- In"cho*ate*ly, adv. Neither a substance perfect, nor a substance inchoate. Raleigh. To begin. [Obs.] Dr. H. More.
  5. Recently, or just, begun; beginning; partially but not fully inexistence or operation; existing in its elements; incomplete.-- In"cho*ate*ly, adv.Neither a substance perfect, nor a substance inchoate. Raleigh.
  6. j:100 s only partly in existence; imperfectly formed