incite
pronunciation
How to pronounce incite in British English:
UK [ɪnˈsaɪt]
How to pronounce incite in American English:
US [ɪnˈsaɪt]
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- Verb:
- give an incentive for action
- provoke or stir up
- urge on; cause to act
Word Origin
- incite (v.)
- mid-15c., from Middle French enciter (14c.), from Latin incitare "to put into rapid motion," figuratively "rouse, urge, encourage, stimulate," from in- "into, in, on, upon" (see in- (2)) + citare "move, excite" (see cite). Related: Incited; inciting.
Example
- 1. Hate speech designed to incite violence is an abuse of the freedom of expression .
- 2. And it stirs fears of self-serving politicians who incite voters against the european project .
- 3. In other words , they will incite the armed peasants against the advanced workers .
- 4. The mere possibility could incite skittish investors to dump their holdings , driving up interest rates .
- 5. They are planning demonstrations in relatively safe neighborhoods to protest the government 's attempts to incite religious violence .