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Where does “alacrify” come from?

alacrify (English) comes from Latin alacer — lively, brisk, quick, eager, active, peppy,...

alacrify (English): To rouse into action; to inspirit; to inspire

Definitions

  1. To rouse into action; to inspirit; to inspire

Ancestry of “alacrify”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinalacerlively, brisk, quick, eager, active, peppy,...
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