in·cite ( n-s t )tr.v. in·cit·ed, in·cit·ing, in·cites To provoke and urge on: troublemakers who incite riots; inciting workers to strike. See Synonyms at provoke. [Middle English encyten, from Old French enciter, from Latin incit  re, to urge forward : in-, intensive pref.; see in-2 + citre, to stimulate, frequentative of ci re, to put in motion; see kei-2 in Indo-European roots.]in·cite ment n.in·cit er n. |
incite [ɪnˈsaɪt]
vb
(tr) to stir up or provoke to action
[from Latin incitāre, from in-2 + citāre to excite]
incitation n
incitement n
inciter n
incitingly adv
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| Verb | 1. | incite - give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career" cause, do, make - give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident" impress, strike, affect, move - have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd" move - arouse sympathy or compassion in; "Her fate moved us all" |
| 2. | incite - provoke or stir up; "incite a riot"; "set off great unrest among the people" raise - activate or stir up; "raise a mutiny" | |
| 3. | incite - urge on; cause to act; "The other children egged the boy on, but he did not want to throw the stone through the window" goose - prod into action halloo - urge on with shouts; "halloo the dogs in a hunt" goad - urge with or as if with a goad |
incite
verb provoke, encourage, drive, excite, prompt, urge, spur, stimulate, set on, animate, rouse, prod, stir up, inflame, instigate, whip up, egg on, goad, impel, foment, put up to, agitate for or against He incited his fellow citizens to take revenge.
discourage, deter, dissuade, restrain, dampen, dishearten
discourage, deter, dissuade, restrain, dampen, dishearten
Translations
incite [ɪnˈsaɪt] VT [+ violence, riots, hatred] → incitar, instigar
to incite sb to do sth → incitar or instigar a algn a hacer algo
to incite sb to violence → incitar or instigar a algn a la violencia
to incite sb to do sth → incitar or instigar a algn a hacer algo
to incite sb to violence → incitar or instigar a algn a la violencia
incite [ɪnˈsaɪt] vt [+ hatred] → inciter à, pousser à
to incite sb to do sth → inciter qn à faire qch, pousser qn à faire qch
to incite sb against sb → monter qn contre qn
to incite sb to do sth → inciter qn à faire qch, pousser qn à faire qch
to incite sb against sb → monter qn contre qn
incite
vt → aufhetzen; masses also → aufwiegeln; racial hatred, violence, riot → aufhetzen zu; to incite the masses/somebody to violence → die Massen/jdn zu Gewalttätigkeiten aufhetzen
incite [ɪnˈsaɪt] vt to incite sb (to sth/to do sth) → incitare qn (a qc/a fare qc), istigare qn (a qc/a fare qc)
incite [ɪnˈsaɪt] vt to incite sb (to sth/to do sth) → incitare qn (a qc/a fare qc), istigare qn (a qc/a fare qc)
incite [ɪnˈsaɪt] vt to incite sb (to sth/to do sth) → incitare qn (a qc/a fare qc), istigare qn (a qc/a fare qc)
v incite [inˈsait]
1 to urge (someone) to do something He incited the people to rebel against the king. opsweep يُشَجِّع على، يُحَرِّض прдбуждам podněcovat tilskynde; opildne aufhetzen υποκινώ incitar, provocar õhutama تحریک کردن yllyttää inciter (à) לְהָסִית भड़काना poticati, huškati ösztönöz mendorong hvetja, ÿta undir, egna incitare 扇動する 격려하다 kurstyti, skatinti kūdīt; musināt mengapi-apikan aansporen egge, provosere, tilskynde podburzyć incitar a incita (la) подстрекать podnietiť spodbadati podsticati egga, sporra กระตุ้น kışkırtmak 鼓吹 збуджувати, спонукати اکسانا thúc ép 激励
2 to stir up or cause They incited violence in the crowd. aanhits يَحًث، يُثير подтиквам vyvolat ophidse; provokere anstiften υποδαυλίζω, προκαλώ incitar, provocar õhutama برانگیختن kiihottaa provoquer לְהָסִית हिंसा के लिए भड़काना izazivati felbújt menghasut kynda undir, egna til incitare そそのかす (분노 따위를) 불러일으키다 kurstyti pamudināt; izraisīt menghasut opstoken hisse opp, provosere wywoływać incitar a provoca возбуждать vyvolať spodbujati podstrekavati framkalla, väcka ยั่วยุ kışkırtma 煽動 підбивати, підбурювати بھڑکانا khuấy động 煽动
n inˈcitement
opswepery تَحريض подбуждане popud tilskyndelse; ansporing die Anstiftung υποκίνηση incitación kehutus تحریک؛ برانگیزش kiihottaminen incitation (à) הֲסָתָה भड़कावा podbadanje ösztönzés hasutan hvatning, eggjun incitamento 扇動 자극, 격려 kurstymas, skatinimas kūdīšana; pamudināšana; musināšana perbuatan menghasut aansporing provokasjon, opphisselse podżeganie incitamento incitare (la) подстрекательство popud hujskanje podstrek incitament, uppeggande, provokation การยั่วยุ kışkırt(ıl)ma 鼓吹，煽動 підбурювання, підбивання اکساہٹ sự khuấy động 激励
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