incite
(verb)
verb
1. give an incentive for action
Similar word(s): actuate, motivate, move, prompt, propel
Definition categories: creation, cause, do, make
2. provoke or stir up
- incite a riot
Similar word(s): instigate
Definition categories: communication, provoke, stimulate
3. urge on; cause to act
Similar word(s): prod
Definition categories: contact
Sentences with incite as a verb:
- The judge was told by the accused that his friends had to incite him to commit the crime.