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acciting

acciting is the present participle and gerund of accite.

Meaning of accite

Verb

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

  1. (Early, Modern, obsolete, transitive) To summon.
    • He by the senate is accit'd home
      From weary wars against the barbarous Gothsc. 1588–1593 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Lamentable Tragedy of Titus Andronicus”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...
  2. (Early, Modern, obsolete, transitive) To cite, quote.
  3. (Early, Modern, obsolete, transitive) To excite, to induce.
    • And what accites your most worshipful thought to think so?c. 1596–1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Fourth, […]. Epilogue.”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […]...

Questions about acciting

What is acciting the present participle and gerund of?
Acciting is the present participle and gerund of accite.

Words near acciting in the dictionary

  1. acciptrids
  2. accismus
  3. accite
  4. accited
  5. accites
  6. acciting
  7. acclaim
  8. acclaimable
  9. acclaimed
  10. acclaimer
  11. acclaimers

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