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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɪnˈsɛpt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(in sept′)

in•cept (in sept′),USA pronunciation v.t.

to take in;
ingest.

Latin inceptus past participle of incipere to begin, undertake, equivalent. to in- in-² + cep- (combining form of cap- take; see captive) + -tus past participle suffix; sense "take in'' by literal translation of prefix and base
1560–70

in•cep′tor, n.

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incept /ɪnˈsɛpt/ vb (transitive)

(of organisms) to ingest (food)
Brit (formerly) to take a master's or doctor's degree at a university

Etymology: 19th Century: from Latin inceptus begun, attempted, from incipere to begin, take in hand, from in-² + capere to takeinˈceptor n

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