To incite is to cause to act or occur. Violent words can incite violent actions which, in turn, might incite public outcry against violence.
To move to action; to stir up; to rouse; to spur or urge on.
Verb
provoke or stir up; "incite a riot"; "set off great unrest among the people"
Verb
urge on; cause to act; "They other children egged the boy on, but he did not want to throw the stone through the window"
Verb
give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career"
v. t.
To move to action; to stir up; to rouse; to spur or urge
on.
Incite
Anthiochus, when he incited Prusias to join in war, set before him the greatness of the Romans.
No blown ambition doth our arms incite.
To move to action; to stir up; to rouse; to spur or urge on.
Usage Examples
Dreams come true without that possibility, nature would not incite us to have them.
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Other Usage ExamplesIn poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge. The young they keep out of mischief to the old they are a comfort and aid in their weakness, and those in the prime of life they incite to noble deeds.
It has too often been too easy for rulers and governments to incite man to war.