† actitationn.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin āctitāt- , āctitāre , -ion suffix¹.

Etymology: < classical Latin āctitāt-, past participial stem of āctitāre to do repeatedly, to perform (an act), to plead frequently, to be an actor in ( < āct- , past participial stem of agere to act (see act v.) + -itāre -itate suffix) + -ion suffix¹; compare -ation suffix.

Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

1. Law. The action or an act of debating a cause.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > testing > debate, disputation, argument > [noun]

mootingOE

disputinga1225

mootc1225

sputingc1250

disputisounc1290

arguingc1385

sputisounc1390

debate1393

determinationc1400

luyte1477

disputation1489

dispicion?1510

argumenta1513

plead?a1513

traversing1524

dispicience1531

ruffle1532

debatement1536

argumentationa1538

debating1548

pro et contraa1554

canvassing1565

litigation1567

toil1597

discussion1598

tongue-work1598

agitation1600

canvass1611

fence1637

contestation1638

dispute1638

tongue-fence1643

actitation1661

1661 T. Blount Glossographia (ed. 2) Actitation, a debating of a cause in the law. [Also in later dictionaries.]

2. Rapid frequent action.

ΚΠ

1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Actitation, action quick and frequent. [Also in later dictionaries.]

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	actitation
释义	† actitationn. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin āctitāt- , āctitāre , -ion suffix¹. Etymology: < classical Latin āctitāt-, past participial stem of āctitāre to do repeatedly, to perform (an act), to plead frequently, to be an actor in ( < āct- , past participial stem of agere to act (see act v.) + -itāre -itate suffix) + -ion suffix¹; compare -ation suffix. Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. 1. Law. The action or an act of debating a cause. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > debate, disputation, argument > [noun] mootingOE disputinga1225 mootc1225 sputingc1250 disputisounc1290 arguingc1385 sputisounc1390 debate1393 determinationc1400 luyte1477 disputation1489 dispicion?1510 argumenta1513 plead?a1513 traversing1524 dispicience1531 ruffle1532 debatement1536 argumentationa1538 debating1548 pro et contraa1554 canvassing1565 litigation1567 toil1597 discussion1598 tongue-work1598 agitation1600 canvass1611 fence1637 contestation1638 dispute1638 tongue-fence1643 actitation1661 1661 T. Blount Glossographia (ed. 2) Actitation, a debating of a cause in the law. [Also in later dictionaries.] 2. Rapid frequent action. ΚΠ 1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Actitation, action quick and frequent. [Also in later dictionaries.] This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1661
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