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incite

in·cite

UK/ɪnsajʈ/ US/ɪnˈsaɪt/ uncommon

verb

1.

give an incentive for action

  • “This moved me to sacrifice my career”
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2.

provoke or stir up

  • “incite a riot”
  • “set off great unrest among the people”
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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”
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Origin

From Middle French inciter, from Latin incitō (“to set in motion, hasten, urge, incite”), from in (“in, on”) + citō (“to set in motion, urge”), frequentative of cieō (“to rouse, excite, call”).

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