Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

incantate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: in-can-tate
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To sing or speak formulas and/or rhyming words, often during occult ceremonies, for the purpose of raising spirits, producing enchantment, or creating other magical results.

Example Sentences

"Your modern witch never incantates in public."
"Yet these are words of magic incantated by a non-religious priest: a poet."
"In his prose poem, Lessness, Beckett incantates a haunting description of total ruin."

Etymology

First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin incantātus, perfect passive participle of incantō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Doublet of enchant and incant, cognate with French incantation.

Origin

First known use: First attested in 1623

Word Breakdown

Root: *keh₂n-

Inflected Forms

incantates (present, singular) incantating (participle, present) incantated (participle, past) incantated (past)

Derived Forms

incantator

Questions

What does incantate mean?: To sing or speak formulas and/or rhyming words, often during occult ceremonies, for the purpose of raising spirits, producing enchantment, or creating other magical results.
Where does incantate come from?: First known use: First attested in 1623.

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