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Meaning of 'incite' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Incite [ v. t.]
- To move to action; to stir up; to rouse; to spur or urge on.

Meaning of 'incite' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . incite [ v]
Meaning (1):
- provoke or stir up
Example in sentence:
  • incite a riot;
  • set off great unrest among the people
Meaning (2):
- urge on; cause to act
Example in sentence:
  • The other children egged the boy on, but he did not want to throw the stone through the window
Meaning (3):
- give an incentive for action
Example in sentence:
  • This moved me to sacrifice my career

Nearby Words:

inc inca incage incaged incagement incaging incalculability incalculable incalescence incalescency

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