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incitement

in·ci·te·ment

UK/ɪnˈsaɪt.mənt/ US/ˌɪˈnsaɪtmʌnt/ fairly common

noun

1.

an act of urging on or spurring on or rousing to action or instigating

  • “the incitement of mutiny”
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2.

needed encouragement

  • “the result was a provocation of vigorous investigation”
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3.

something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action

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4.

the act of exhorting; an earnest attempt at persuasion

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Origin

From French incitement, from Latin incitāmentum (“incentive; incitement”), from incitō (“urge; quicken; incite”, verb). Equivalent to incite + -ment.

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