incite
verb (used with object)
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action.
has incited
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present perfectof incite (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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While this push to redirect the country’s scientific research has incited alarm, reactions to interventions in the historical humanities have been more muted.
From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026
Anger over water shortages has incited multiple protests on the streets of the capital.
From Reuters ● Jun. 30, 2023
“Pervasive media coverage of the case has incited a wave of public passion in the Yakima community,” a court document said.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 16, 2022
Cho's release has incited public fear and anxiety in South Korea.
From BBC ● Jan. 4, 2021
Something has incited the old painter to fresh efforts; out of his own evolution, or stimulated by his pupil’s splendid experiments, he is drawn into the golden atmosphere of the Venetian cinque-cento.
From The Venetian School of Painting by Evelyn March Phillipps
