English Explanatory Dictionary

principiate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The product of a principle.
verb
  1. To begin; to initiate.
adj
  1. Having a beginning; of or constituting a beginning.

Pronunciation

/pɹɪnˈsɪpiət/ /pɹɪnˈsɪpieɪt/

Word forms

principiate principiates principiating principiated

Etymology

The verb is first attested in 1613, the adjective in 1654; borrowed from Late Latin prī̆ncipiātus, perfect passive participle of prī̆ncipiō (“to begin to speak, commence”) (see -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3)), from Latin prī̆ncipium (“beginning, origin; foundation, principle”). With use as noun, compare Latin prī̆ncipiātum (“derivative of a first principle”).

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