exagitate

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verb

To excite, stir up.

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OriginLatin exagitāre →
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Meanings

verbexagitate (third-person singular simple present exagitates, present participle exagitating, simple past and past participle exagitated)

present singular third person exagitates · participle present exagitating · participle past exagitated · past exagitated

  1. obsoleteTo excite, stir up.

    the devil many times takes his opportunity of such storms, and when the humours by the air be stirred, he goes in with them, exagitates our spirits, and vexeth our souls […]

    1621, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy, New York: New York Review Books, published 2001, →ISBN, page 241

    Synonyms: enthrill, inflame, animate, awaken, electrify, enflame, enkindle, enthrill

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo excite, stir up.

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Origin

  1. Latinexagitāre
  2. Englishexagitate

From the participle stem of Latin exagitāre.

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APA

exagitate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exagitate

MLA

“exagitate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exagitate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “exagitate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exagitate.

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