to wit

adverb

as follows

• Syn: ↑namely, ↑viz., ↑that is to say, ↑videlicet

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adverb

Etymology: Middle English to witen, literally, to know — more at wit

: that is to say : namely, scilicet, videlicet — often used to enumerate and call attention to particular matters embraced in more general preceding langauge

the prime cause of dissatisfaction at all times and in all countries, to wit, poverty — G.W.Johnson

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to wit

That is to say, namely (the OE gerund tō witanne)

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Main Entry: ↑wit

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to wit literary phrase

used before giving details about something that you have already mentioned

They travelled the world collecting animals, to wit: big cats, monkeys, and even elephants.

Thesaurus: ways of adding extra information_synonym

Main entry: wit

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to wit

formal

— used before stating the specific thing or example being discussed

This can only mean two things, to wit: that he lied, or that he is wrong.

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Main Entry: ↑wit

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to ˈwit idiom

(old-fashioned, formal) you use to wit when you are about to be more exact about sth that you have just referred to

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Pilot error, to wit failure to follow procedures, was the cause of the accident.

Main entry: ↑wit_idiom