suscitate en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /ˈsʌsɪˌteɪt/
Etymology
From Latin suscitatus, past participle of suscitare (“to lift up, to rouse”), from sub- + citare (“to rouse, excite”). Compare excite, incite, and resuscitate.
Meanings
- (obsolete, transitive) To rouse; to excite; to call into life and action.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| suscitating | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| suscitated | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| suscitated | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| suscitates | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Synonyms
fire · exsuscitate · awaken · enkindle · quicken · intoxicate · gin up · kindle · wind up · animate · galvanize · warm the blood · vitalise · rouse · electrify · send · set fire to · exagitate · set on fire · wake · inflame · stir the blood · thrill · excite · exhilarate · fillip · enflame · work up · exsuscitate · sharpen · yerk · fire the blood · ignite · whet · enthrill · suscitate