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incantating

incantating is the present participle and gerund of incantate.

Meaning of incantate

Verb

incantate (third-person singular simple present incantates, present participle incantating, simple past and past participle incantated)

  1. (ambitransitive) To sing or speak formulas and/or rhyming words, often during occult ceremonies, for the purpose of raising spirits, producing enchantment, or creating other magical results.
    • Your modern witch never incantates in public.1969, Status, numbers 218-227, Curtis Publishing Company

Questions about incantating

What is incantating the present participle and gerund of?
Incantating is the present participle and gerund of incantate.

Words near incantating in the dictionary

  1. incanous
  2. incant
  3. incantate
  4. incantated
  5. incantates
  6. incantating
  7. incantation
  8. incantational
  9. incantationism
  10. incantationist
  11. incantationists

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