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From Latin īre (to go), past participle itum. A subtle but widespread root: initial (going in, beginning), initiate (set going), transit (going across), transition, transient (passing through), and itinerary (a plan for going). The sense of movement and passage runs through all derivatives.
Associated Words
adventitious
Coming from an external source; occurring by chance
agitating
Causing unrest or strong feelings
agitator
A person who stirs up unrest; a mixing device
ambient
Surrounding on all sides; relating to the immediate environment
ambition
A strong desire to achieve success or a specific goal
ambitious
Having a strong desire for success; requiring great effort
ambitiously
In a manner showing strong desire for success or achievement
circumnavigator
A person who travels around the world by ship
cogitate
To think deeply and carefully; to ponder
congenital
Present from birth, as a disease or condition
correctly
In an accurate or proper manner
disunite
To cause division or disagreement; to separate or split apart
elicit
To draw out or provoke a response or information from someone
elite
A select group of the best or most powerful people; of the highest quality
elitism
The belief in rule by a select elite; a sense of superiority
elitist
A believer in elite rule; relating to elitism
exit
A way out; to leave or depart from a place
felicitate
To congratulate; 祝贺,庆贺
felicitous
Pleasingly apt or well-expressed; fortunate; 措辞恰当的,巧妙的
hesitance
Uncertainty or reluctance in acting
hesitancy
Reluctance or uncertainty before acting
hesitant
Slow to act due to uncertainty or doubt
hesitantly
In an uncertain or reluctant manner
hesitate
To pause or be slow to act due to uncertainty or doubt
hesitating
Showing uncertainty or reluctance
hesitatingly
In a hesitating, uncertain manner
hesitation
A pause due to uncertainty or doubt; vacillation
imitate
To copy or mimic someone's behavior or style
imitation
The act of copying; a copy or simulation
imitative
Tending to imitate; not original
inheritress
A female heir or inheritor
initial
Occurring at the beginning; the first letter of a name; to sign with one's initials
initially
At the beginning; at first
initiate
To begin or start something; to admit someone to a group; a new member
initiative
The ability to act independently; a new plan or approach; the first step
initiator
A person or thing that starts a process or action
initiatory
Relating to initiation; introductory or inaugural
issue
a topic or question; a published edition; to send out officially
iterate
To repeat a process or action on each item in a set
itinerant
Travelling from place to place for work; a person who does so
itinerary
A planned schedule or route for a journey
navigable
Wide and deep enough for ships to pass through
navigate
To plan and direct the course of a vehicle; to find one's way
navigation
The science of planning and following a route; maritime travel
navigator
A person who directs the route of a ship or aircraft
obituary
A published notice or article about someone who has recently died
orbital
Relating to an orbit; an electron's probability region in an atom
overambitious
Excessively ambitious
palpitate
To beat rapidly or strongly (of the heart); to tremble
perish
To die suddenly or untimely; to decay or rot
perishable
Likely to decay quickly; food or goods that spoil rapidly
perishing
Extremely cold; the process of decaying or dying
plaudit
Enthusiastic praise or applause
preposition
A grammar word linking a noun or pronoun to other words in a sentence
sedition
Incitement of rebellion against authority
seditious
Inciting rebellion against authority
traitor
A person who betrays their country or someone's trust
transience
The quality of being temporary or short-lived
transient
Lasting only a short time; temporary or fleeting
transiently
Briefly; for only a short time
transit
The movement of people or goods; a public transportation system
transition
The process of changing from one state or stage to another
transitional
Relating to a period of change between two states or conditions
transitory
Lasting only a short time; not permanent
unambitious
Having little desire for success or achievement
unhesitating
Done without hesitation; prompt and firm
unhesitatingly
Without any hesitation; promptly
visitable
Worth visiting or accessible to visitors
visitation
An official visit or inspection; a disaster; a supernatural encounter
visitors
People who visit a place or person