English Explanatory Dictionary

suscitate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To rouse; to excite; to call into life and action.

Pronunciation

/ˈsʌsɪˌteɪt/

Word forms

suscitate suscitates suscitating suscitated

Etymology

From Latin suscitatus, past participle of suscitare (“to lift up, to rouse”), from sub- + citare (“to rouse, excite”). Compare excite, incite, and resuscitate.

Synonyms

exsuscitate animate awaken electrify enflame enkindle enthrill exagitate excite exhilarate fillip fire fire the blood galvanize gin up ignite inflame intoxicate kindle quicken rouse send set fire to set on fire sharpen stir the blood suscitate thrill vitalise wake warm the blood whet wind up work up yerk

Derived words

suscitability
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on S Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary