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incipio

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Etymology

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From in- +‎ capiō (I seize upon”, “I lay hold of).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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incipiō (present infinitive incipere, perfect active incēpī, supine inceptum); third conjugation -variant

  1. to begin, to commence
    Synonyms: incohō, exōrdior, occipiō, coepiō, ōrdior, initiō, ineō, ingredior, aggredior, sūmō, moveō, committō, exorior, mōlior
    Antonyms: dēsistō, subsistō, cessō
    • c. 4 BCE – 65 CE, Seneca the Younger, Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium 1.1.5:
      Tū tamen malō servēs tua, et bonō tempore incipiēs.
      [As for] you, however, I would rather you safeguard [your time], and [now is] the optimal moment for you to begin.
      (In other words, it is never too late to appreciate the value of a lifetime.)

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References

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  • incipio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • incipio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • incipio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to begin with a thing: initium capere; incipere ab aliqua re
    • to commence hostilities: bellum incipere, belli initium facere (B. G. 7. 1. 5)
  • incipio in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016