incantate

== English == === Etymology === First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin incantātus, perfect passive participle of incantō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Doublet of enchant and incant, cognate with French incantation. === Pronunciation === === Verb === incantate (third-person singular simple present incantates, present participle incantating, simple past and past participle incantated) (ambitransitive) To sing or speak formulas and/or rhyming words, often during occult ceremonies, for the purpose of raising spirits, producing enchantment, or creating other magical results. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === === Anagrams === tanacetin == Italian == === Etymology 1 === ==== Verb ==== incantate inflection of incantare: second-person plural present indicative second-person plural imperative === Etymology 2 === ==== Participle ==== incantate f pl feminine plural of incantato === Anagrams === centinata, entactina == Latin == === Verb === incantāte second-person plural present active imperative of incantō