suscité

Suscitó is the third-person singular form of the Spanish verb suscitar in the preterite tense. The verb means to cause something to arise or to provoke a reaction, interest, controversy, or a debate. In usage, suscitar describes an action that brings about a result or response, often implying that the result was neither planned nor expected but significant.

Etymology and sense: Suscitar derives from Latin suscitare, literally “to raise up” or “to set in motion.” In modern Spanish it is considered a formal or literary option for describing causation that leads to attention, discussion, or emotional or intellectual responses.

Usage and register: The term is common in journalism, analysis, and literature, as well as formal discourse. It typically takes a direct object referring to the reaction or phenomenon generated, for example: suscitar críticas, suscitar interés, suscitar polémica, suscitar debate, suscitar preocupación.

Conjugation notes: Suscitar is a regular -ar verb. In the pretérito perfecto simple, the forms include suscit é, suscitaste, suscitó, suscitamos, suscitasteis, suscitaron. The form suscitó is specifically the third-person singular used to narrate a past event.

Related terms: its noun form is suscitación (the act of arousing or provoking). Synonyms include provocar, originar, generar, desencadenar, and despertar, though each carries subtle nuance in formality and tone.

See also: suscitación, suscitable (rare), and related predicates in the same semantic field.