incite
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incite
instigate; induce; arouse; goad; provoke: incite a riot
Not to be confused with:
insight – perception; intuition; understanding: The older we get, the more insight we acquire.
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in·cite
(ĭn-sīt′)tr.v. in·cit·ed, in·cit·ing, in·cites
To provoke and urge on: troublemakers who incite riots; inciting workers to strike. See Synonyms at provoke.
[Middle English encyten, from Old French enciter, from Latin incitāre, to urge forward : in-, intensive pref.; see in-2 + citāre, to stimulate, frequentative of ciēre, to put in motion; see keiə- in Indo-European roots.]
in·cite′ment n.
in·cit′er n.
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incite
(ɪnˈsaɪt)vb
(tr) to stir up or provoke to action
[C15: from Latin incitāre, from in-2 + citāre to excite]
ˌinciˈtation n
inˈcitement n
inˈciter n
inˈcitingly adv
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in•cite
(ɪnˈsaɪt)v.t. -cit•ed, -cit•ing.
to stimulate to action; urge on; stir up.
in•cit′a•ble, adj.
in•cit′ant, adj., n.
in`ci•ta′tion (-saɪˈteɪ ʃən, -sɪ-) n.
in•cit′er, n.
in•cit′ing•ly, adv.
syn: incite, rouse, provoke mean to goad or inspire an individual or group to take some action or express some feeling. incite means to induce activity of any kind, although it often refers to violent or uncontrolled behavior: incited to greater effort; incited to rebellion. rouse is used in a similar way, but has an underlying sense of awakening from sleep or inactivity: to rouse an apathetic team. provoke means to stir to sudden, strong feeling or vigorous action: Kicking the animal provoked it to attack.
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incite
Past participle: incited
Gerund: inciting
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| Verb | 1. |  incite - give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career"cause, do, make - give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident" impress, strike, affect, move - have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd" move - arouse sympathy or compassion in; "Her fate moved us all" |
| 2. | incite - provoke or stir up; "incite a riot"; "set off great unrest among the people" raise - activate or stir up; "raise a mutiny" | |
| 3. | incite - urge on; cause to act; "The other children egged the boy on, but he did not want to throw the stone through the window" goose - prod into action halloo - urge on with shouts; "halloo the dogs in a hunt" goad - urge with or as if with a goad |
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incite
verb provoke, encourage, drive, excite, prompt, urge, spur, stimulate, set on, animate, rouse, prod, stir up, inflame, instigate, whip up, egg on, goad, impel, foment, put up to, agitate for or against He incited his fellow citizens to take revenge.
discourage, deter, dissuade, restrain, dampen, dishearten
discourage, deter, dissuade, restrain, dampen, dishearten
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incite
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Translations
يَحًث، يُثيريُشَجِّع على، يُحَرِّض
podněcovatvyvolat
ophidseopildneprovokeretilskynde
hvetja, ÿta undir, egnakynda undir, egna til
kurstymasskatinimas
izraisītkūdītmusinātpamudināt
kışkırtmakışkırtmak
incite
[ɪnˈsaɪt] VT [+ violence, riots, hatred] → incitar, instigarto incite sb to do sth → incitar or instigar a algn a hacer algo
to incite sb to violence → incitar or instigar a algn a la violencia
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
incite
[ɪnˈsaɪt] vt [+ hatred] → inciter à, pousser àto incite sb to do sth → inciter qn à faire qch, pousser qn à faire qch
to incite sb against sb → monter qn contre qn
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
incite
vt → aufhetzen; masses also → aufwiegeln; racial hatred, violence, riot → aufhetzen zu; to incite the masses/somebody to violence → die Massen/jdn zu Gewalttätigkeiten aufhetzen
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incite
[ɪnˈsaɪt] vt to incite sb (to sth/to do sth) → incitare qn (a qc/a fare qc), istigare qn (a qc/a fare qc)Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
incite
(inˈsait) verb1. to urge (someone) to do something. He incited the people to rebel against the king.
2. to stir up or cause. They incited violence in the crowd.
inˈcitement nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.