in·cho·a·tive 
(ĭn-kōə-tĭv)
(ĭn-kōə-tĭv)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 tumēscēre, "to begin to swell."
in·choa·tive n.
in·choa·tive·ly adv.