v. 1 tr. Biol. (of an organism) take in (food etc.). 2 intr. Brit. hist. take a master's or doctor's degree at a university. inceptor n. (in sense 2).
[ L incipere incept- begin (as IN-(2), capere take) ]
INCEPT
Meaning of INCEPT in English
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012