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   incite

   /ɪnˈsʌɪt/

   verb

   • 1. encourage or stir up (violent or unlawful behaviour): "they conspired to incite riots" Similar stir upwhip upwork upencouragefan the flames ofstoke upfuelkindleigniteinflamestimulateinstigateprovokeexcitearouseawakenwakeninspiretriggerspark offfermentfomentagitate for/againstcausegeneratebring aboutliterary:enkindleegg onencourageurgegoadprovokespur ondrive onstimulatepushprodpromptinduceimpelmotivatemakeinfluencearouserouseexciteinflamestir upstingprickinformal:put up toroot onprocureOpposite suppressdissuadedeter
   • ▪ urge or persuade (someone) to act in a violent or unlawful way: "he incited loyal subjects to rebellion"

   Word Origin late 15th century (earlier (late Middle English) as incitation): from French inciter, from Latin incitare, from in- ‘towards’ + citare ‘rouse’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. inciter noun
   • 2. incitation noun

   Scrabble Points: 8

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

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   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.

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

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

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   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.

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   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 /.

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   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

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   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.