incite
verb (used with object)
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action.
had incited
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past perfectof incite.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The man in the tub is the French revolutionary Jean-Paul Marat, a journalist and physician who had incited a series of judicial massacres.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 21, 2025
In a late night statement, India's federal home ministry blamed Mr Wangchuk, who'd been on hunger strike, for the unrest, alleging he had incited the mob by making provocative statements.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2025
Effectively, Chutkan was telling those defendants that she understood their arguments that Trump had incited their actions, but was nonetheless holding them responsible for their crimes, McQuade added.
From Salon ● Sep. 29, 2023
By 1870, their introduction had incited a “Sparrow War” between two ornithologists who disagreed on whether it was a good idea.
From New York Times ● Jun. 2, 2023
Perhaps he was afraid he would be held responsible for her escape, afraid the master would think John had incited her to run away.
From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry
