— inceptor , n.
/in sept"/ , v.t.
to take in; ingest.
[ 1560-70; inceptus ptp. of incipere to begin, undertake, equiv. to in- IN- 2 + cep- (comb. form of cap- take; see CAPTIVE) + -tus ptp. suffix; sense "take in" by literal trans. of prefix and base ]