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    incite
    /ɪnˈsʌɪt/

    verb

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › inciteIncite Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of INCITE is to move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on. How to use incite in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Incite.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishINCITE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    INCITE definition: 1. to encourage someone to do or feel something unpleasant or violent: 2. to encourage someone to…. Learn more.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryINCITE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    INCITE meaning: 1. to encourage someone to do or feel something unpleasant or violent: 2. to encourage someone to…. Learn more.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › inciteINCITE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action: to incite a crowd to riot. Synonyms: induce, fire, exhort, arouse, spur, goad, provoke, instigate. Antonyms: discourage. incite. / ɪnˈsaɪt /.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishINCITE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If someone incites people to behave in a violent or illegal way, they encourage people to behave in that way, usually by making them excited or angry. He incited his fellow citizens to take their revenge. [VERB noun to-infinitive] The party agreed not to incite its supporters to violence.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › inciteIncite - definition of incite by The Free Dictionary

    syn: incite, rouse, provoke mean to goad or inspire an individual or group to take some action or express some feeling. incite means to induce activity of any kind, although it often refers to violent or uncontrolled behavior: incited to greater effort; incited to rebellion.

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › inciteIncite - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    To incite is to cause to act or occur. Violent words can incite violent actions which, in turn, might incite public outcry against violence. Incite comes from a Latin verb meaning "to move into action" and if you incite someone to do something, that is exactly how to describe it.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishincite verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    to encourage somebody to do something violent, illegal or unpleasant, especially by making them angry or excited. incite something to incite crime/racial hatred/violence. incite somebody (to something) They were accused of inciting the crowd to violence.

  10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishINCITE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    INCITE definition: 1. to do or say something that encourages people to behave violently or illegally: 2. something…. Learn more.

  11. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › american_english › inciteincite verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Definition of incite verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.