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alacrify

alacrify verb: to rouse into action; to inspirit; to inspire.

Verb

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.

Forms of alacrify

third-person singular presentalacrifies
present participlealacrifying
past participlealacrified
pastalacrified

Origin of alacrify

From Latin alacer + -fy.

Questions about alacrify

What does alacrify mean?
Alacrify means to rouse into action; to inspirit; to inspire.
What part of speech is alacrify?
Alacrify is a verb.
What is the past tense of alacrify?
The past tense of alacrify is alacrified.

Words near alacrify in the dictionary

  1. alack and alas
  2. alackaday
  3. alacranite
  4. alacrified
  5. alacrifies
  6. alacrify
  7. alacrifying
  8. alacrima
  9. alacrimia
  10. alacrious
  11. alacriously

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