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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The charges against Rojas, filed in August, have incited bitter and ongoing fighting among board members, further shattered trust from district residents, and complicated decision-making among officials.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 2023
The magistrate said the protest could have incited other people to join, and cause a breach of peace.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2022
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
Porcupine whom I had thought candid was said to have incited the students and he whom then I regarded an agitator, demanded of the principal a summary punishment of the students.
From Botchan (Master Darling) by Yasotaro Morri
