"incantate" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: incantates [present, singular, third-person], incantating [participle, present], incantated [participle, past], incantated [past]
Etymology: From Latin incantāt-, participle stem of incantō. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*keh₂n-}}, {{bor|en|la||incantāt-}} Latin incantāt- Head templates: {{en-verb}} incantate (third-person singular simple present incantates, present participle incantating, simple past and past participle incantated)
  1. (transitive, intransitive) 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. Tags: intransitive, transitive Translations (to recite formulas during ceremonies): poa (Maori)

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