incept

Meaning

Verb

To take in or ingest.
To begin.
To be accepted to the Master of Arts degree at Oxford or Cambridge University.

Origin

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 .

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