About The Word Incite
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Incite
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What's The Definition Of Incite?
[v] provoke or stir up; "incite a riot"; "set off great unrest among the people"
[v] urge on; cause to act [v] give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career" Synonyms | Synonyms for Incite: actuate | egg on | instigate | motivate | move | prod | prompt | propel | set off | stir up Related Terms | Find terms related to Incite: abet | actuate | admonish | agitate | animate | annoy | arouse | awake | awaken | bestir | blow the coals | blow up | call forth | call up | caution | charge | compel | drive | drive on | egg on | encourage | enjoin | enkindle | enrage | excite | exhort | expostulate | fan | fan the fire | fan the flame | feed the fire | ferment | fire | flame | foment | forward | frenzy | give an impetus | give momentum | goad | heat | heat up | impassion | impel | incense | induce | inflame | influence | infuriate | inspire | instigate | issue a caveat | key up | kindle | lather up | light the fuse | light up | madden | motivate | move | nettle | overexcite | persuade | pique | power | preach | prick | prod | prompt | propel | provoke | push | put in motion | put up to | rally | remonstrate | rouse | set agoing | set astir | set fire to | set going | set in motion | set on | set on fire | sic on | spur | steam up | stimulate | stir | stir the blood | stir the embers | stir the feelings | stir up | summon up | thrust | tickle | turn on | urge | wake | wake up | waken | warm | warm the blood | warn | whet | whip on | whip up | work into | work up See Also | act | cause | do | goad | halloo | make | move | provoke | raise | stimulate Incite In Webster's Dictionary \In*cite"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Incited}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Inciting}.] [L. incitare; pref. in- in + citare to rouse,
stir up: cf. F. inciter. See {Cite}.]
To move to action; to stir up; to rouse; to spur or urge on.
Anthiochus, when he incited Prusias to join in war, set
before him the greatness of the Romans. --Bacon.
No blown ambition doth our arms incite. --Shak.
Syn: Excite; stimulate; instigate; spur; goad; arouse; move;
urge; rouse; provoke; encourage; prompt; animate. See
{Excite}.
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