INCHOATE


Meaning of INCHOATE in English

/ ɪnˈkəʊət; ˈɪnkəʊeɪt; NAmE -ˈkoʊ-/ adjective

( formal ) just beginning to form and therefore not clear or developed :

inchoate ideas

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 16th cent.: from Latin inchoatus , past participle of inchoare , variant of incohare begin.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.