incite
verb (used with object)
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action.
was inciting
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past progressiveof incite.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Mr Gosar has denied the video was inciting violence.
From BBC ● Nov. 16, 2021
Tong’s defense lawyer however argue that there are multiple interpretations of such a slogan and it is not possible to prove that Tong was inciting secession.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 20, 2021
Like the law enforcement officers who blamed rappers for assaults on cops, she argued that the music was inciting its listeners to antisocial behavior.
From Slate ● Feb. 14, 2020
In a Facebook post, Mr. Yiannopoulos said his comment was meant as a “troll” of inquiring journalists and that reports he was inciting violence were “wholly false.”
From Washington Times ● Jun. 28, 2018
Thus, on page 103, the question was put: "Must we assume that there is some ground for suspecting that Austria-Hungary was inciting Bulgaria to war?"
From The Balkan Wars: 1912-1913 Third Edition by Jacob Gould Schurman
