"principiate" meaning in English

See principiate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /pɹɪnˈsɪpieɪt/ Forms: principiates [present, singular, third-person], principiating [participle, present], principiated [participle, past], principiated [past]
Etymology: See principiant. Head templates: {{en-verb}} principiate (third-person singular simple present principiates, present participle principiating, simple past and past participle principiated)
  1. (obsolete) To begin; to initiate. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-principiate-en-verb-Hb45TYI~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for principiate meaning in English (1.2kB)

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        "(obsolete) To begin; to initiate."
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