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suscitar

  • [susiˈt̪aɾ] seseante
  • [susθiˈt̪aɾ] no seseante

Rhymes with aɾ

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Del latín suscitāre.

verb haber suscitado · suscitando · habiendo suscitado · suscitado · suscito · suscitas

  1. Causar, provocar. La presente no pretende valorar estos tres poemas , sino ofrecer sencillamente al lector los poemas, dejando que susciten en él impresiones directas, lejos de toda interpretación técnica.
  2. Levantar, promover. ¡Terrible es la cólera y difícil de sanar, cuando suscita discordia entre seres queridos!

In English

  • egg on to encourage or coax (a person) to do something
  • elicit to evoke, educe
  • prompt to lead someone toward what they should say or do
  • encourage mentally support or motivate
  • whip up to arouse or excite

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MLA

"suscitar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/es/suscitar. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

suscitar. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/es/suscitar

Chicago

"suscitar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/es/suscitar.

BibTeX
@misc{suscitar_2026,
  title = {suscitar},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/suscitar},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}