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ciēre, ciĕre [CL] 1 to speed, propel. b to strike (a mus. instrument). c to stir up, provoke. d to arouse, stimulate. e to exclaim, proclaim. Vox ‥ / auribus adpositis murmura clausa ciet Alcuin Carm. 8. 110; navicula multo remo et raptu fluminis cita W. Fitzst. Thom. prol. 15. b nabla cieto Trop. Wint. 115. c exin certamen stuprorum bella secundum / blanda cient Aldh. VirgV 2545; 1161 steterunt contra eum ‥ viri fortes ‥ cientes bellum J. Sal. Ep. 90 p. 241(133). d bellantum crepitu quae corda ciebo Aldh. Aen. 68 (Salpix) 1; ciet ad pugnam mentes discordia fratrum Id. VirgV 2627. e rara fides hominum caros effecit amicos; / milia multa cient, pectore solus erit Alcuin Carm. 55. 1. 4; “euge!” ciunt cives certatim protinus omnes Frith. 736; 9‥ ciebo, ac acliopie WW. 2 (p. ppl. citus) speedy, prompt. V. et. cito. ~am illis solent adferre medellam Bede HE IV 6; 9‥ efficax, hwæt, i. ~us, expeditus WW; miraturque citum Boreas ardere Boeten Hanv. V 27 p. 309; hilaris dator et ~us [cf. II Cor. ix 7] R. Bocking Ric. Cic. 292.

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