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- DictionaryIn·cite/inˈsīt/
verb
- 1. encourage or stir up (violent or unlawful behavior): "the offense of inciting racial hatred"
verb (used with object) , in·cit·ed, in·cit·ing. to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action: to incite a crowd to riot. Synonyms: exhort, arouse, spur, goad, provoke, instigate, induce, fire. Antonyms: discourage. incite. / ɪnˈsaɪt / verb. tr to stir up or provoke to action. Discover More. Derived Forms. ˌinciˈtation, noun.
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.
See incite in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Check pronunciation: incite. Definition of incite verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Verb Forms. to encourage somebody to do something violent, illegal or unpleasant, especially by making them angry or excited. incite something to incite crime/racial hatred/violence. incite somebody (to something) They were accused of inciting the crowd to violence.
to do or say something that encourages people to behave violently or illegally: They denied inciting the crowd to violence. incitement. noun [ C, U ] something someone does or says that incites people. (Definition of incite from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of incite. in Chinese (Traditional) 鼓動，煽動…
Incite means simply to induce activity, of whatever kind: incited to greater effort by encouragement; incited to riot. Rouse has an underlying sense of awakening: to rouse the apathetic soldiers to a determination to win; to rouse the inattentive public to an awareness of the danger.
3 days ago · to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action. to incite a crowd to riot. SYNONYMS instigate, provoke, goad, spur, arouse, exhort; fire; induce. incite, rouse, provoke, inflame are verbs meaning to goad or inspire an individual or a group to take some action or to express some feeling. incite and rouse are similar in that ...
