-agogue

-agogue
noun combining form Etymology: French & New Latin; French, from Late Latin -agogus promoting the expulsion of, from Greek -agōgos, from agein to lead; New Latin -agogon, from Greek, neuter of -agōgos — more at agent substance that promotes the secretion or expulsion of <
emmenagogue
>

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • Agogué — Le nom est surtout porté dans le Loiret, il était autrefois très présent dans le Cher. Variante : Agoguet (18, 03, 45). Il fait partie des noms de famille formés en Berry avec la préposition à marquant la filiation. C est donc le fils de celui… …   Noms de famille

  • -agogue — [ə gäg΄, əgôg΄] [< Gr agōgos, leading < agein, to lead: see ACT1] combining form a substance that induces the secretion of [galactagogue]: also agog …   English World dictionary

  • agogue — cho·le·cyst·agogue; …   English syllables

  • -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 …   Universalium

  • -agogue — [Gr. agōgos leading, inducing] a word termination denoting an agent that leads or induces …   Medical dictionary

  • -agogue — a·gogue …   English syllables

  • -agogue — or agog aff. 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 expulsion or secretion… …   From formal English to slang

  • -agogue — a word element meaning leading or guiding , found in a few agent nouns (often with pejorative value), as in demagogue, pedagogue. {Greek agōgos leading} …  

  • -agogue — …   Useful english dictionary

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