incito

See also: incitó and incitò

Catalan

Verb

incito

first-person singular present indicative of incitar

Italian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈin.t͡ʃi.to/
Rhymes: -intʃito
Hyphenation: ìn‧ci‧to

Verb

incito

first-person singular present indicative of incitare

Anagrams

Intoci, Ticino, citino, ontici, tonici

Latin

Etymology

From in- (“in, at, on”) +‎ citō (“set in rapid motion; encourage, incite”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈin.ki.toː/, [ˈɪŋkɪt̪oː]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈin.t͡ʃi.to/, [ˈin̠ʲt͡ʃit̪o]

Verb

incitō (present infinitive incitāre, perfect active incitāvī, supine incitātum); first conjugation

to set in rapid motion, hasten, urge forwards, speed up, accelerate, quicken
to cause to grow larger; augment, increase; enhance; intensify
Synonyms: adiciō, multiplicō, augeō, accumulō, cumulō

Antonyms: diminuō, minuō, dēminuō, imminuō, tenuō, corripiō
(figuratively) to incite, encourage, stimulate, rouse, evoke, excite, spur on; inspire
Synonyms: eccito, cito, excito, instinguo, instigo, inflammo

Conjugation

Conjugation of incitō (first conjugation)

indicative		singular			plural
indicative		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	incitō	incitās	incitat	incitāmus	incitātis	incitant
	imperfect	incitābam	incitābās	incitābat	incitābāmus	incitābātis	incitābant
	future	incitābō	incitābis	incitābit	incitābimus	incitābitis	incitābunt
	perfect	incitāvī	incitāvistī, incitāstī¹	incitāvit, incitāt¹	incitāvimus, incitāmus¹	incitāvistis, incitāstis¹	incitāvērunt, incitārunt, incitāvēre¹
	pluperfect	incitāveram, incitāram¹	incitāverās, incitārās¹	incitāverat, incitārat¹	incitāverāmus, incitārāmus¹	incitāverātis, incitārātis¹	incitāverant, incitārant¹
	future perfect	incitāverō, incitārō¹	incitāveris, incitāris¹	incitāverit, incitārit¹	incitāverimus, incitārimus¹	incitāveritis, incitāritis¹	incitāverint, incitārint¹
passive	present	incitor	incitāris, incitāre	incitātur	incitāmur	incitāminī	incitantur
	imperfect	incitābar	incitābāris, incitābāre	incitābātur	incitābāmur	incitābāminī	incitābantur
	future	incitābor	incitāberis, incitābere	incitābitur	incitābimur	incitābiminī	incitābuntur
	perfect	incitātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	incitātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	incitātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
subjunctive		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	incitem	incitēs	incitet	incitēmus	incitētis	incitent
	imperfect	incitārem	incitārēs	incitāret	incitārēmus	incitārētis	incitārent
	perfect	incitāverim, incitārim¹	incitāverīs, incitārīs¹	incitāverit, incitārit¹	incitāverīmus, incitārīmus¹	incitāverītis, incitārītis¹	incitāverint, incitārint¹
	pluperfect	incitāvissem, incitāssem¹	incitāvissēs, incitāssēs¹	incitāvisset, incitāsset¹	incitāvissēmus, incitāssēmus¹	incitāvissētis, incitāssētis¹	incitāvissent, incitāssent¹
passive	present	inciter	incitēris, incitēre	incitētur	incitēmur	incitēminī	incitentur
	imperfect	incitārer	incitārēris, incitārēre	incitārētur	incitārēmur	incitārēminī	incitārentur
	perfect	incitātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	incitātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
imperative		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	incitā	—	—	incitāte	—
active	future	—	incitātō	incitātō	—	incitātōte	incitantō
passive	present	—	incitāre	—	—	incitāminī	—
passive	future	—	incitātor	incitātor	—	—	incitantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
non-finite forms		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		incitāre	incitāvisse, incitāsse¹	incitātūrum esse	incitārī	incitātum esse	incitātum īrī
participles		incitāns	—	incitātūrus	—	incitātus	incitandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		incitandī	incitandō	incitandum	incitandō	incitātum	incitātū

¹At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

Catalan: incitar
English: incite
Esperanto: inciti
French: inciter
→ Galician: incitar
Italian: incitare
Occitan: incitar
→ Portuguese: incitar
→ Romanian: incita
Sardinian: inchitare, intzidare, incidai
Sicilian: nzitari
Spanish: incitar

References

“incito”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“incito”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
incito in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
- the tide is coming in: aestus ex alto se incitat (B. G. 3.12)
- to rouse a person's interest, cupidity: aliquem ad cupiditatem incitare
- to row hard: navem remis concitare, incitare

Portuguese

Verb

incito

first-person singular present indicative of incitar

Spanish

Verb

incito

first-person singular present indicative of incitar