Associations to the word «Inchoate»

Wiktionary

INCHOATE, adjective. Recently started but not fully formed yet; just begun; only elementary or immature.
INCHOATE, adjective. Chaotic, disordered, confused; also, incoherent, rambling.
INCHOATE, noun. (rare) A beginning, an immature start.
INCHOATE, verb. To begin or start something.
INCHOATE, verb. To cause or bring about.
INCHOATE, verb. To make a start.

Dictionary definition

INCHOATE, adjective. Only partly in existence; imperfectly formed; "incipient civil disorder"; "an incipient tumor"; "a vague inchoate idea".

Wise words

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