to incite
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7.7
- verb
- /ɪnˈsaɪt/
- NSFW
- The police warned that certain individuals were attempting to incite violence at the rally.
- incite violence
- incite a riot
- incite civil unrest
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Watch on YouTubeAnd it is likely to incite imminent action.
- And it is likely to incite imminent action.
- Right, but it doesn't include inciting other people to violence against you.
- So why are people just inciting people to do something stupid?
- David Icke, to my knowledge, has never incited violence to my knowledge.
- And he incited, he was brought in to incite revolt and he did.
- I don't know whether it could incite violence, government, but it can incite fear.
- He doesn't want to be petty, but he does want to incite revenge.
- They used to say that making art was to incite discourse.
- No, he didn't incite a violent insurrection.
- So for example, what comment incites violence?
Examples
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Maybe not the best idea to incite violence right in front of the sheriff.
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They are trying to incite revolt.
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So this private radio began to incite people to kill him.
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We are going to incite a revolution against you.
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Any minute now, I could incite another riot.
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So now he just got charged for inciting a riot.
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These are programs that are used to incite fear, panic people, make them feel helpless.
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Tried and convicted of the serious crime of leading a mob and inciting to riot.
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So once again today, the Democrats focused on how Donald Trump incited the riots.
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Zarqawi's next stroke of evil cunning was to incite a Shia-Sunni civil war.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
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3.1
To cause something to start or happen
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3.6
Make someone do or say something
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3.7
Cause a reaction or feeling
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4.8
To make people feel strong emotions like anger or fear
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4.4
To cause strong feelings in someone
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6.9
To cause something bad to start
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5.8
To make people's feelings stronger, especially anger or hate
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4.9
Persuade someone to do something
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3.6
To push someone a little to make them start doing something
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8.2
To make an animal or person attack someone
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8.4
To cause people to start trouble or violence
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6.6
To urge someone to do something, often something unwise
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5.3
To cause fights or problems between people on purpose
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8.0
To cause trouble by saying things to make people argue
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7.2
To make an argument or feeling worse by encouraging it
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6.8
Make someone angry or annoyed on purpose by teasing them
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7.7
Urge someone to do something illegal
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7.4
Make people more angry and cause conflict between groups
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7.7
To make many people feel angry or shocked about something
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7.0
To make someone act because of a feeling or reason
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9.9
To say or do things that cause arguments and make people angry
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Etymology
The word incite comes from Latin parts in- 'into' and citare 'to move or stir up', and it shares the same root as excite. So, to incite someone is to 'push' or 'stir' them into action, often to do something harmful.