Incite - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ɪnˈsaɪt|
Brit.
|ɪnˈsaɪt|
verb
- give an incentive for action (syn: actuate, motivate, move, prompt, propel)
- provoke or stir up (syn: instigate, set off, stir up)
- provoke or stir up (syn: instigate, set off, stir up)
incite a riot
- urge on; cause to act (syn: prod)Extra examples
The news incited widespread fear and paranoia.
...the rock band's failure to show up incited a riot, as the crowd had waited for hours...
The leader was charged with inciting the men to violence.
They were charged with inciting racial hatred.
There was no evidence that he had incited members of the group to violence.
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: incite
he/she/it: incites
present participle: inciting
past tense: incited
past participle: incited
I/you/we/they: incite
he/she/it: incites
present participle: inciting
past tense: incited
past participle: incited
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