6. Vercitate & Verciate

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1. verciate - to speak the truth, be truthful, or honest.

components breakdown-

- "Ver-" comes from the Latin "verus," meaning true

- "-ciate" comes from the Latin "acitare," meaning to speak or declare
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2. vercitate - to uncover the truth.

components breakdown-

- "Ver-" comes from the Latin "verus," meaning true

- "-citate" comes from the Latin "citate" meaning to call forth.
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Key difference between 'verciate' & 'vercitate' -

- "Verciate" (from "verus" meaning true and "ciate" meaning to speak) means "to speak the truth".
example -  "the witness verciated about what he saw".(speaking the truth).

- "Vercitate" (from "verus" meaning true and "citate" meaning to call forth) means "to call forth the truth" or "to uncover the truth".
example - "the detective worked to vercitate the evidence".(uncovering the truth).

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