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    incite
    /ɪnˈsʌɪt/

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  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishINCITE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Incite means to encourage someone to do or feel something unpleasant or violent, or to cause violent or unpleasant actions. Learn how to use this verb in different contexts, see examples from the Cambridge English Corpus, and find translations in other languages.

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › inciteIncite Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Learn the meaning, synonyms, examples, and history of the verb incite, which means to move to action or stir up. Find out the difference between incite and related words like instigate, abet, and foment.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › inciteINCITE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    to encourage someone to do or feel something unpleasant or violent, or to cause violent or unpleasant actions: The ads were trying to incite public opinion against the government. incitement.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishINCITE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If someone incites people to behave in a violent or illegal way, they encourage people to behave in that way, usually by making them excited or angry. He incited his fellow citizens to take their revenge. [VERB noun to-infinitive] The party agreed not to incite its supporters to violence.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › inciteIncite - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    To incite is to cause to act or occur. Violent words can incite violent actions which, in turn, might incite public outcry against violence. Incite comes from a Latin verb meaning "to move into action" and if you incite someone to do something, that is exactly how to describe it.

  8. www.dictionary.com › browse › inciteINCITE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Incite definition: to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action. See examples of INCITE used in a sentence.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definitionincite verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

    Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the verb incite, which means to encourage somebody to do something violent, illegal or unpleasant. See examples, synonyms and word origin.