Meaning & use
Incantate
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To chant or utter words ritually, especially as part of a spell or ceremony.
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The sorcerer began to incantate ancient words over the bubbling cauldron.
Priests would incantate blessings before the harvest ceremony.
A note on using this word
A rare, mostly literary verb related to 'incantation'; in everyday English, 'chant' or 'recite a spell' is far more common.
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