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Definition of Incite

1. Verb. Give an incentive for action. "They incite him to write the letter"; "This moved me to sacrifice my career"

2. Verb. Provoke or stir up. "Set off great unrest among the people"

3. Verb. Urge on; cause to act. "They incite him to write the letter"; "The other children egged the boy on, but he did not want to throw the stone through the window"

Definition of Incite

1. v. t. To move to action; to stir up; to rouse; to spur or urge on.

Definition of Incite

1. to arouse to action [v -CITED, -CITING, -CITES]

Medical Definition of Incite

1. To move to action; to stir up; to rouse; to spur or urge on. "Anthiochus, when he incited Prusias to join in war, set before him the greatness of the Romans." (Bacon) "No blown ambition doth our arms incite." (Shak) Synonym: Excite, stimulate, instigate, spur, goad, arouse, move, urge, rouse, provoke, encourage, prompt, animate. See Excite. Origin: L. Incitare; pref. In- in + citare to rouse, stir up: cf. F. Inciter. See Cite. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Incite

incisura tragica incisura trochlearis incisura tympanica incisura ulnaris incisura umbilicalis incisura vertebralis incisure incisure incisures incitable

incitant incitants incitation incitations incite (current term) incite (current term) incited incitement incitements inciter

inciters incites inciting incitive incito-motor incito-motory incivil incivilities incivility incivism

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