inchoately

in·cho·ate

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [in-koh-it, -eyt or, esp. British, in-koh-eyt]
- /ɪnˈkoʊ ɪt, -eɪt or, esp. British, ˈɪn koʊˌeɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [in-koh-it, -eyt or, esp. British, in-koh-eyt]
- /ɪnˈkoʊ ɪt, -eɪt or, esp. British, ˈɪn koʊˌeɪt/

Definitions of inchoately word

adjective inchoately not yet completed or fully developed; rudimentary. 1
adjective inchoately just begun; incipient. 1
adjective inchoately not organized; lacking order: an inchoate mass of ideas on the subject. 1
noun inchoately In an inchoate way. 1

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Origin of inchoately

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 Inchoately

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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inchoately 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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