inchoate

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Synonyms: inchoative, incubate, increate, choate, incudate, inchase, anchorate, minchiate

Antonyms: inchoative, incubate, increate, choate, incudate, inchase, anchorate, minchiate

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Adjective

1. [[recent|Recently]] [[start]]ed but not fully formed yet; just begun; only [[elementary]] or [[immature]].
2. [[chaotic|Chaotic]], [[disordered]], [[confused]]; also, [[incoherent]], [[rambling]].
3. {{lb|en|law}} Of a crime, imposing criminal liability for an incompleted act.

Noun

1. {{lb|en|rare}} A [[beginning]], an immature [[start]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[begin]] or [[start]] (something).
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[cause]] or bring about. <!--merge with above?--> In the field of [[criminology]], to [[encourage]], [[assist]], [[conspire]], [[aid and abet]], [[incite]], etc.
3. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To make a start. <!--assume intransitive, but 3 senses for this RARE verb seems dubious to me-->

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