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suscitate

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈsʌsɪˌteɪt/

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verb

Meaning 1

To rouse; to excite; to call into life and action.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete, transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: exsuscitate, animate, awaken, electrify, enflame, enkindle, enthrill, exagitate, excite, exhilarate, fillip, fire, fire the blood, galvanize, gin up, ignite, inflame, intoxicate, kindle, quicken, rouse, send, set fire to, set on fire, sharpen, stir the blood, suscitate, thrill, vitalise, wake, warm the blood, whet, wind up, work up, yerk

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Latin suscitatus, past participle of suscitare (“to lift up, to rouse”), from sub- + citare (“to rouse, excite”). Compare excite, incite, and resuscitate.