incite
verb (used with object)
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action.
have incited
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present perfectof incite.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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Musk and Ramaswamy’s bold promises have incited some incredulity among experts, who say the size and scope of their mandate borders on the impossible.
From BBC ● Dec. 5, 2024
Bird flu outbreaks among dairy cows in multiple states, and at least one infection in farmworker in Texas, have incited fears that the virus may be the next infectious threat to people.
From New York Times ● Apr. 5, 2024
Nugent's comments have incited controversy in the past.
From Salon ● Jun. 1, 2018
Some of these experiments have incited huge sales and plaudits; others, less so.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 1, 2017
The grand master sent those scoundrels of Krzyzaks to win me over, but they have incited me to wrath.
From The Knights of the Cross or, Krzyzacy by Samuel A. Binion
