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incite
English
Etymology
Middle French inciter, from Latin incitare (“to set in motion, hasten, urge, incite”), from in (“in, on”) + citare (“to set in motion, urge”), frequentative of ciere (“to rouse, excite, call”).
Pronunciation
- enPR: ?n.s?t', IPA(key): /?n?sa?t/
Verb
incite (third-person singular simple present incites, present participle inciting, simple past and past participle incited)
- (transitive) To stir up or excite; to rouse or goad into action.
- The judge was told by the accused that his friends had incited him to commit the crime.
Related terms
- incitement
- inciteful
- incitive
Translations
Further reading
- incite in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- incite in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- incite at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- intice
French
Verb
incite
- first-person singular present indicative of inciter
- third-person singular present indicative of inciter
- first-person singular present subjunctive of inciter
- second-person singular imperative of inciter
Portuguese
Verb
incite
- first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of incitar
- third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of incitar
- third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of incitar
- third-person singular (você) negative imperative of incitar
Spanish
Verb
incite
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of incitar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of incitar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of incitar.
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expedite
English
Etymology
From Latin exped?tus (“unimpeded, unfettered”), perfect passive participle of expedi? (“bring forward, set right”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /??k.sp??da?t/
- (US) IPA(key): /??k.sp??da?t/
Verb
expedite (third-person singular simple present expedites, present participle expediting, simple past and past participle expedited)
- (transitive) To accelerate the progress of.
- (transitive) To perform (a task) fast and efficiently.
Antonyms
- impede
- slow down
Related terms
- expede (obsolete)
- expedience
- expediency
- expedient
- expedition
- expediter
- expeditious
- expeditiously
Translations
Adjective
expedite (comparative more expedite, superlative most expedite)
- Free of impediment; unimpeded.
- 1594, Richard Hooker, Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie
- to make the way plain and expedite
- 1594, Richard Hooker, Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie
- Expeditious; quick; prompt.
- a. 1694, John Tillotson, The Advantages of Religion to particular Persons
- nimble and expedite […] in its operation
- speech in general […] is a very short and expedite way of conveying their thoughts one to another
- a. 1694, John Tillotson, The Advantages of Religion to particular Persons
Further reading
- Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “expedite”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
Latin
Etymology
From exped?tus (“unimpeded, unfettered”), perfect passive participle of expedi? (“liberate, free”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ek.spe?di?.te?/, [?ks?p??d?i?t?e?]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ek.spe?di.te/, [?ksp??d?i?t??]
Adverb
exped?t? (comparative exped?tius, superlative exped?tissim?)
- freely, without impediment.
- readily, promptly, quickly
Related terms
- expedi?
- exped?tus
References
- expedite in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- expedite in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- expedite in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
Spanish
Verb
expedite
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of expeditar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of expeditar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of expeditar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of expeditar.
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