alacrify

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From Latin alacer +‎ -fy.[1]

Verb

[edit]

alacrify (third-person singular simple present alacrifies, present participle alacrifying, simple past and past participle alacrified)

  1. (transitive) To rouse into action; to inspirit; to inspire.
[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ “alacrify, v.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=alacrify&oldid=78764306"