noun

incĭtātĭo

gen. incĭtātōnis · gender feminine · decl. 3rd

an inciting; incitement

an inciting, incitement in an act. and pass. sense (Ciceron.).

an inciting; rousing; instigating •

Act., an inciting, rousing, instigating: languentis populi, Cic. de Or. 2, 9, 35: acris et vehemens, id. ib. 2, 43, 183.—

violent motion; rapidity; vehemence

Pass., violent motion, rapidity, vehemence, ardor, energy.

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Lit.: qui (sol) tanta incitatione fertur, ut, celeritas ejus quanta sit, ne cogitari quidem possit, Cic. Ac. 2, 26, 82: ejaculari incitatione, Scrib. Comp. 84.—

figuratively •

Trop.: est quaedam animi incitatio atque alacritas naturaliter innata omnibus, * Caes. B. C. 3, 92, 3: mentis, Cic. Div. 1, 40, 89: sic evolavit oratio, ut ejus vim atque incitationem aspexerim, id. de Or. 1, 35, 161.

Perseus ID: n22366 Key: incitatio