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incite

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See also:incité

English

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Etymology

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FromMiddle Frenchinciter, fromLatinincitō(“to set in motion, hasten, urge, incite”), fromin(“in, on”) +citō(“to set in motion, urge”), frequentative ofcieō(“to rouse, excite, call”).

Pronunciation

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enPR:ĭn.sīt', Rhymes:-aɪt

Distinguished frominsight by differing stress placement, except inSouth Asian English.

Verb

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incite (third-person singular simple presentincites,present participleinciting,simple past and past participleincited)

  1. (transitive) Tostir up orexcite; torouse orgoad into action.
    Synonyms:seeThesaurus:incite
    The judge was told by the accused that his friends hadincited him to commit the crime.
    incite people to violence
    • 2018 October 15, Paul Mozur, “A GenocideIncited on Facebook, With Posts From Myanmar’s Military”, inThe New York Times‎[1]:
      Human rights groups blame the anti-Rohingya propaganda forinciting murders, rapes and the largest forced human migration in recent history.
    • 2019 December 4, Roger Cohen, “The Incitement in Israel That Killed Yitzhak Rabin”, inThe New York Times‎[2]:
      Who and what exactlyincited Amir?
    • 2020 September 1, Peter Baker, “Trump has a long history of language thatincites and demonizes.”, inThe New York Times‎[3]:
      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 toincite his followers, demonize his opponents or both.

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Translations

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to rouse, stir up or excite

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French

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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incite

  1. inflection ofinciter:
    1. first/third-personsingularpresentindicative
    2. first-personsingularpresentsubjunctive
    3. second-personsingularimperative

Portuguese

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incite

  1. inflection ofincitar:
    1. first/third-personsingularpresentsubjunctive
    2. third-personsingularimperative

Spanish

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Verb

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incite

  1. inflection ofincitar:
    1. first/third-personsingularpresentsubjunctive
    2. third-personsingularimperative
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