Meaning & use
Incepted
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Began or originated, often used of a project, plan, or institution starting its existence.
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The scholarship program was incepted in 1998 to support first-generation college students.
The idea was incepted during a late-night brainstorming session.
A note on using this word
Incept is chiefly a business and academic jargon verb; in British universities it also has the older, formal meaning of taking a degree.
Words with a similar meaning
initiatedlaunchedoriginated
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Words with an opposite meaning
terminatedconcluded
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