incite
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action: to incite a crowd to riot.
Origin of incite
1synonym study For incite
Other words for incite
Opposites for incite
Other words from incite
- in·cit·a·ble, adjective
- in·cit·ant, adjective, noun
- in·ci·ta·tion [in-sahy-tey-shuhn, -si-], /ˌɪn saɪˈteɪ ʃən, -sɪ-/, noun
- in·cit·er, noun
- in·cit·ing·ly, adverb
- re·in·cite, verb (used with object), re·in·cit·ed, re·in·cit·ing.
- un·in·cit·ed, adjective
Words that may be confused with incite
- incite , insight
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How to use incite in a sentence
These comments incited an uproar among Iroquois fans believing Kessenich had disrespected their tradition.
A Millennium After Inventing the Game, the Iroquois Are Lacrosse’s New Superpower | Evin Demirel | July 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTEven after the generals purged him in 2006, he incited insurrection during the Red Shirt riots that rocked Bangkok in 2010.
The Real Crisis in Thailand is the Coming Royal Succession | Somchai Samizdat | February 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBrotherhood leaders have incited their followers to attack Christian homes, shops, schools and churches throughout the country.
The Muslim Brotherhood’s War on Coptic Christians | Kirsten Powers | August 22, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Kahanist ideology arguably motivated and incited numerous instances of violence against Palestinians.
I therefore have never experienced the confusion of caring for someone who profoundly incited my temper.
The working man was incited to contemplate the beauty of the night's rest that followed on the exhaustion of the day.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice | Stephen LeacockThere was evidence that one girl had incited seven boys to sexual misbehaviour on the way home from a co-educational school.
Report of the Special Committee on Moral Delinquency in Children and Adolescents | Oswald Chettle Mazengarb et al.But a fanatical or parricide priest is not incited in this way; heaven is held out to him, and not a woman.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 1 (of 10) | Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)Who does not see that the child is incited and encouraged and stimulated by every sentiment to which you should appeal?
Thoughts on Educational Topics and Institutions | George S. BoutwellIncited by these words, the boatmen again worked manfully but it soon become evident that they could not escape the Tartars.
Michael Strogoff | Jules Verne
British Dictionary definitions for incite
/ (ɪnˈsaɪt) /
(tr) to stir up or provoke to action
Origin of incite
1Derived forms of incite
- incitation, noun
- incitement, noun
- inciter, noun
- incitingly, adverb
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