in·cho·a·tive (?n-k???-t?v)adj.1. Beginning; initial.2. Grammar Of or being a verb or verbal form that designates the beginning of an action, state, or event, such as the Latin verb tum?sc?re, “to begin to swell.”in·cho?a·tive n.in·cho?a·tive·ly adv.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.inchoatively (?n?k???t?vl?) advin an inchoative or rudimentary fashion; initiallyCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014