Answer: incept

AnswerCrossword Clue
INCEPTEat, old-style
INCEPTEat
INCEPTBegin.
INCEPTCommence.
INCEPTBegin or undertake.
INCEPTRudiment
INCEPTBecome an M.A. at Cambridge
INCEPTReceive an advanced degree at Cambridge
INCEPTReceive as a member
INCEPTReceive
inceptto take in; ingest
inceptto take into the body