Inchōātion, s

[INCHOATE.] The act of beginning; an inception; a beginning. *In'-chō-a-tive, a. & s. [Lat. inchoativus , from in cho at us , pa. par. of inchoo ; Fr. in cho at if; Ital. & Sp . incoativo .] A. As adj .: Expre ing or denoting inchoation or beginning; inceptive; as, an inchoative verb. B. As subst.: That which begins, or expre es the beginning or inception of anything; spec if., in grammar, an inceptive verb.