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accite

Pronunciation: /əkˈsaɪt/

The English word “accite” has 3 meanings listed here.

verb

  1. To summon.
  2. To cite, quote.
  3. To excite, to induce.

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin accitō (“summon”), from Classical Latin acciō (“call forth”), formed from ad + cieō (“summon, call”). The sense “excite, induce” is likely from or reinforced by conflation with excite.

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