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Incite Common

Incite has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

give an incentive for action

"This moved me to sacrifice my career"

2

provoke or stir up

"incite a riot"

"set off great unrest among the people"

3

urge on; cause to act

"The other children egged the boy on, but he did not want to throw the stone through the window"

4

To stir up or excite; to rouse or goad into action.

Example Sentences
"This moved me to sacrifice my career" verb
"incite a riot" verb
"set off great unrest among the people" verb
"The other children egged the boy on, but he did not want to throw the stone through the window" verb
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
cause provoke
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
raise goose halloo goad
Rhyming Words
ite hite kite qite wite lite bite fite mite vite yite site nite dite gite rite cite elite smite quite
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