ACCITE

Etymology

Verb

accite (third-person singular simple present accites, present participle acciting, simple past and past participle accited)

(transitive, obsolete) To summon.

(transitive, obsolete) To quote.

(transitive, obsolete) To excite.

(transitive, obsolete) To induce.

Anagrams

• acetic

Source: Wiktionary


Ac*cite", v. t. Etym: [L. accitus, p. p. of accire, accere, to call for; ad + ciere to move, call. See Cite.]

Definition: To cite; to summon. [Obs.] Our heralds now accited all that were Endamaged by the Elians. Chapman.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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