alacrify

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin alacer +‎ -fy.[1]

Verb[edit]

alacrify (third-person singular simple present alacrifies, present participle alacrifying, simple past and past participle alacrified)

  1. (transitive) To rouse into action; to inspirit; to inspire.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ “alacrify, v.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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