Term of Art: Ingressive

“Ingressive: Indicating the beginning of an action, state, etc., e.g., the verbs ‘get,’ ‘set out,’ “awaken.’ Also INCEPTIVE, INCHOATIVE

Excerpted from: Grambs, David. The Random House Dictionary for Writers and Readers. New York: Random House, 1990.

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