English Explanatory Dictionary

accite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/əkˈsaɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-accite.wav

Word forms

accite accites acciting accited

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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