what does accite mean?

accite is an old English verb that means to summon, to deliver or to excite. It’s not been in use for a few hundred years, doubtless because nobody’s ever been quite sure how to pronounce it, us included. But we like the meaning behind it. It says what we do – we deliver.

accite

Ac*cite", v. t. [L. accitus, p. p. of accire, accere, to call for; ad + ciere to move, call. See Cite.] To cite; to summon. [Obs.]

Our heralds now accited all that were Endamaged by the Elians. --Chapman.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.

accite - synonymous with research

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