Etymology

incantate

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Today it means: 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. Full definition →

Latin incantātus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromincantātus
  2. English todayincantate

First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin incantātus, perfect passive participle of incantō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Doublet of enchant and incant, cognate with French incantation.

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