\In*cho"a*tive\ (?; 277), a. [L. inchoativus,
incohativus: cf. F. inchoatif.]
Expressing or pertaining to a beginning; inceptive; as, an
inchoative verb. ``Some inchoative or imperfect rays.'' --W.
Montagu. -- n. An inchoative verb. See {Inceptive}.