Definition of 'incite'

Verb

1. give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career"
      Synonyms: motivate actuate propel move prompt
2. provoke or stir up; "incite a riot"; "set off great unrest among the people"
      Synonyms: instigate set off stir up
3. urge on; cause to act; "They other children egged the boy on, but he did not want to throw the stone through the window"
      Synonyms: prod egg on

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