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- [in-koh-it, -eyt or, esp. British, in-koh-eyt]
- /ɪnˈkoʊ ɪt, -eɪt or, esp. British, ˈɪn koʊˌeɪt/
- /ɪnˈkəʊ.eɪt/
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- [in-koh-it, -eyt or, esp. British, in-koh-eyt]
- /ɪnˈkoʊ ɪt, -eɪt or, esp. British, ˈɪn koʊˌeɪt/
Definitions of inchoate word
- adjective inchoate not yet completed or fully developed; rudimentary. 1
- adjective inchoate just begun; incipient. 1
- adjective inchoate not organized; lacking order: an inchoate mass of ideas on the subject. 1
- noun inchoate Just begun and so not fully formed or developed; rudimentary. 1
- adjective inchoate not yet completely formed 1
- adjective inchoate vague 1
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Origin of inchoate
First appearance:
before 1525 One of the 28% oldest English words
1525-35; < Latin inchoātus, variant of incohātus, past participle of incohāre “to begin, start work on,” perhaps equivalent to in- in-2 + coh(um) “hollow of a yoke into which the pole is fitted” + -ātus -ate1
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Parts of speech for Inchoate
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
inchoate popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for inchoate
adj inchoate
- amorphous — Something that is amorphous has no clear shape or structure.
- formless — lacking a definite or regular form or shape; shapeless.
- immature — not mature, ripe, developed, perfected, etc.
- imperfect — not perfect; lacking completeness: imperfect knowledge.
- incipient — beginning to exist or appear; in an initial stage: an incipient cold.
adjective inchoate
- undeveloped — not developed.
- beginning — The beginning of an event or process is the first part of it.
- budding — If you describe someone as, for example, a budding businessman or a budding artist, you mean that they are starting to succeed or become interested in business or art.
- developing — If you talk about developing countries or the developing world, you mean the countries or the parts of the world that are poor and have few industries.
- emergent — An emergent property.
Antonyms for inchoate
adj inchoate
- developed — If you talk about developed countries or the developed world, you mean the countries or the parts of the world that are wealthy and have many industries.
- grown — advanced in growth: a grown boy.
- mature — complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms: a mature rose bush.
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