Exagitate

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To excite, stir up. obsolete

    "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 […]"

Example

More examples

"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 […]"

Etymology

From the participle stem of Latin exagitāre.

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