To cite, summon, or call upon; to quote or invoke.
From Latin 'accitare,' from 'ad-' (to) plus 'citare' (to cite, call, or summon). Related to 'cite' and 'incite,' all sharing the Latin 'citare' root.
Medieval lawyers used this term when they 'accited' witnesses or precedents—it's almost identical to 'cite' but with the 'ad-' prefix emphasizing actively calling something/someone forth into court or argument.
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