incite
/ˌɪnˈsaɪt/in-SYT
/ˌɪnˈsaɪt/in-SYT
Meaningto rouse
Common meaning: to urge on to action
- inin, into; (before adjectives) not
- citto set in motion, rouse; to summonLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 345 · scan
‘in, into’ + ‘to set in motion, rouse’ → incite
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin citō; cieō ‘to set in motion, rouse; to summon’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry citō, p. 345 · dictionary scan
Roots
- citō; cieō Latin “to set in motion, rouse; to summon”
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