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in·cept  (n-spt)
tr.v. in·cept·ed, in·cept·ing, in·cepts
To take in; ingest.
[Latin incipere, incept-, to begin, take up; see inception.]
in·ceptor n.
incept [ɪnˈsɛpt]
vb (tr)
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) (of organisms) to ingest (food)
2. (Social Science / Education) Brit (formerly) to take a master's or doctor's degree at a university
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) Botany a rudimentary organ
[from Latin inceptus begun, attempted, from incipere to begin, take in hand, from in-2 + capere to take]
inceptor  n


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