incite
See also: incité
English
Etymology
Middle French inciter, from Latin incitare (“to set in motion, hasten, urge, incite”), from in (“in, on”) + citare (“to set in motion, urge”), frequentative of ciere (“to rouse, excite, call”).
Pronunciation
Audio (US) (file) - enPR: ĭn.sīt', IPA(key): /ɪnˈsaɪt/
Verb
incite (third-person singular simple present incites, present participle inciting, simple past and past participle incited)
Related terms
- incitement
- inciteful
- incitive
Translations
to rouse, stir up or excite
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Further reading
- incite in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- incite in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- incite at OneLook Dictionary Search
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