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excio

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Latin

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From ex- +‎ cieō (stir).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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exciō (present infinitive excīre, perfect active excīvī or exciī, supine excitum or excītum); fourth conjugation

  1. to draw out, extract
    Synonyms: excipiō, extrahō, ēiciō, exuō, ēdūcō
    Antonyms: īnsertō, īnserō
  2. to call or bring out or forth, summon
    Synonyms: invocō, ēvocō, advocō, prōvocō, invītō, acciō, arcessō, citō
  3. to produce, cause
    Synonyms: importo, pario
  4. to rouse, excite, start, stir
    Synonyms: excitō, īnstīgō, īnstinguō, irrītō, stimulō, sollicitō, percieō, concieō, cieō, urgeō, concitō, impellō, īnflammō, incendō, moveō, mōlior, adhortor, ērigō
    Antonyms: domō, lēniō, sōpiō, sēdō, dēlēniō, plācō, restinguō, coerceō, mītigō, commītigō, ēlevō, levō, allevō, alleviō
  5. to frighten, terrify
    Synonyms: perterreō, exterreō, conterreō, deterreō, absterreō, terreō, cōnsternō

Conjugation

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  • The fourth principal part also appears either short as excitum or long as excītum.

Derived terms

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References

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  • excio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • excio in Enrico Olivetti, editor (2003-2024), Dizionario Latino, Olivetti Media Communication
  • excio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.