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-agogue
- a combining form with the meaning “leader, bringer,” of that named by the initial element, occurring in loanwords from Greek ( demagogue; pedagogue ); used also in medical terms that denote substances inducing the expulsion or secretion of that named by the initial element ( cholagogue; hemagogue ).
-agogue
combining form
- indicating a person or thing that leads or incites to action
demagogue
pedagogue
- denoting a substance that stimulates the secretion of something
galactagogue
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Derived Forms
- -agogic, combining_form:in_adjective
- -agogy, combining_form:in_noun:countable
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Word History and Origins
Origin of -agogue1
From Greek -agōgos, -ē, -on, akin to ágein “to lead,” cognate with Latin agere “to lead, drive,” Old Norse aka “to carry, convey”
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Word History and Origins
Origin of -agogue1
via Late Latin from Greek agōgos leading, from agein to lead
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Example Sentences
Sialogogue, sī-al′o-gog, n. a drug which increases the secretion of saliva—also Sial′agogue.
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