incite en · VERB
Pronunciation
- ĭn.sīt'
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- /ɪnˈsaɪt/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- /ɪnsajʈ/ (South-Asia)
Etymology
From Middle French inciter, from Latin incitō (“to set in motion, hasten, urge, incite”), from in (“in, on”) + citō (“to set in motion, urge”), frequentative of cieō (“to rouse, excite, call”).
Meanings
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(transitive) To call into action.
President Trump has seized on the response in the streets to police brutality against Black men and women to bolster his re-election campaign, employing provocative and sometimes incendiary language and images to incite his followers, demonize his opponents or both.
2020 January 9, Peter Baker, “Trump has a long history of language that incites and demonizes.”, in The New York Times:incite people to violence
Human rights groups blame the anti-Rohingya propaganda for inciting murders, rapes and the largest forced human migration in recent history.
2018 October 15, Paul Mozur, “A Genocide Incited on Facebook, With Posts From Myanmar’s Military”, in The New York Times:The judge was told by the accused that his friends had incited him to commit the crime.
Who and what exactly incited Amir?
2019 April 12, Roger Cohen, “The Incitement in Israel That Killed Yitzhak Rabin”, in The New York Times:
- (transitive) To entreat an act.
- (transitive) To instigate a specific incident.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| inciting | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| incited | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| incited | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| incites | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Antonyms
demoralize · halt · demotivate · daunt · curb · deter · stop · dishearten · dissuade · discourage · prevent
Deriveds
incitive · unincited · reincite · incitingly · incitory · inciter · incitee · inciteful · incitor · incitable
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
Relateds
ignite · instigate · incitement · excite
Synonyms
excite · fuel · motive · provoke · spur · incite · invoke · light a fire under · goose · obligate · spark off · bring about · inflame · evoke · prompt · goad · send · instigate · stir up · whip up · urge · stir · set off · tempt · egg on · ignite · promote · cheer · lash · grill · stoke · rouse · impel · drive · push · whet · motivate · draw · abet · spur on · oblige · stimulate · induce · engender · foment · actuate · move · encourage · sting
Translations (90)
hy դրդել (to rouse, stir up or excite) · ca incitar (to rouse, stir up or excite) · ota كوروكلمك (to rouse, stir up or excite) · uk підбу́рити (to rouse, stir up or excite) · ur بھڑَکانا (to rouse, stir up or excite) · sq zi (to rouse, stir up or excite) · ar حَرَّضَ (to rouse, stir up or excite) · mi akiaki (to rouse, stir up or excite) · cs navádět (to rouse, stir up or excite) · cmn 煽起 (to rouse, stir up or excite) · cs nabádat (to rouse, stir up or excite) · th ยั่วยุ (to rouse, stir up or excite) · ga dreasaigh (to rouse, stir up or excite) · bg стимулирам (to rouse, stir up or excite) · mi whakakoikoi (to rouse, stir up or excite) · bg подбуждам (to rouse, stir up or excite) · fi kiihottaa (to rouse, stir up or excite) · ar حَضَّ (to rouse, stir up or excite) · gl envizcar (to rouse, stir up or excite) · tr kışkırtmak (to rouse, stir up or excite) · de anstacheln (to rouse, stir up or excite) · gl enxibar (to rouse, stir up or excite) · pl podżegnąć (to rouse, stir up or excite) · grc ἐρεθίζω (to rouse, stir up or excite) · mi ueue (to rouse, stir up or excite) · gl incinir (to rouse, stir up or excite) · pt provocar (to rouse, stir up or excite) · nl ophitsen (to rouse, stir up or excite) · ga fadaigh (to rouse, stir up or excite) · es incitar (to rouse, stir up or excite) · gl apurrar (to rouse, stir up or excite) · fr inciter (to rouse, stir up or excite) · gl isar (to rouse, stir up or excite) · gl enfoutar (to rouse, stir up or excite) · gl atouzar (to rouse, stir up or excite) · pl wichrzyć (to rouse, stir up or excite) · hu felbujt (to rouse, stir up or excite) · cs podněcovat (to rouse, stir up or excite) · mi whakakā (to rouse, stir up or excite) · tl sulsol (to rouse, stir up or excite) · ru разжига́ть (to rouse, stir up or excite) · ro ațâța (to rouse, stir up or excite) · pam sulsul (to rouse, stir up or excite) · ja 扇ぐ (to rouse, stir up or excite) · fi yllyttää (to rouse, stir up or excite) · ur اکسانا (to rouse, stir up or excite) · gl encirrar (to rouse, stir up or excite) · mi whakatari (to rouse, stir up or excite) · gl demerxer (to rouse, stir up or excite) · pt incitar (to rouse, stir up or excite) · fa انگیزاندن (to rouse, stir up or excite) · fa شوراندن (to rouse, stir up or excite) · uk підбу́рювати (to rouse, stir up or excite) · pl podżegać (to rouse, stir up or excite) · he שיסה (to rouse, stir up or excite) · he שלהב (to rouse, stir up or excite) · hu uszít (to rouse, stir up or excite) · sq valo (to rouse, stir up or excite) · ja 嗾ける (to rouse, stir up or excite) · grc ὄρνυμι (to rouse, stir up or excite) · la incitō (to rouse, stir up or excite) · ga spreag (to rouse, stir up or excite) · ru подстрека́ть (to rouse, stir up or excite) · es concitar (to rouse, stir up or excite) · nl aanzetten (to rouse, stir up or excite) · ro stârni (to rouse, stir up or excite) · th ปลุกระดม (to rouse, stir up or excite) · sa चोदति (to rouse, stir up or excite) · vi kích động (to rouse, stir up or excite) · gl bezar (to rouse, stir up or excite) · gl estrizar (to rouse, stir up or excite) · gl enridar (to rouse, stir up or excite) · hu ösztönöz (to rouse, stir up or excite) · hi उकसाना (to rouse, stir up or excite) · th ปลุก (to rouse, stir up or excite) · qu hatarichiy (to rouse, stir up or excite) · fi kannustaa (to rouse, stir up or excite) · ro incita (to rouse, stir up or excite) · ota دورتمك (to rouse, stir up or excite) · gl istar (to rouse, stir up or excite) · ce оьйхаз ваккха (to rouse, stir up or excite) · eo inciti (to rouse, stir up or excite) · gl imbelicar (to rouse, stir up or excite) · hu buzdít (to rouse, stir up or excite) · hi भड़काना (to rouse, stir up or excite) · pl zwichrzyć (to rouse, stir up or excite) · ru подбива́ть (to rouse, stir up or excite) · th ยุยง (to rouse, stir up or excite) · ang bǣdan (to rouse, stir up or excite) · oc incitar (to rouse, stir up or excite)