accite

== English == === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /əkˈsaɪt/ Rhymes: -aɪt === Verb === accite (third-person singular simple present accites, present participle acciting, simple past and past participle accited) (Early Modern) (transitive, obsolete) To summon. 1598, George Chapman, verse translation of Homer's Iliad, Book 11: Our heralds now accited all that were Endamag'd by the Elians ... (transitive, obsolete) To cite, quote. (transitive, obsolete) To excite, to induce. === References === === Anagrams === acetic == Latin == === Verb === accīte second-person plural present active imperative of acciō