incite

Verb

Meaning

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

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

move prompt instigate rouse encourage stimulate provoke urge spur propel animate excite arouse prod actuate
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Antonyms

prevent cow bridle hypnotize daunt stop
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Hypernyms

make cause stimulate provoke do

Hyponyms

raise goose goad halloo

Related terms

incitement incitive inciteful

Phrases with the word

to incite

Derivatives

incited inciting

Anagrams

intice

Examples

Dreams come true; without that possibility, nature would not incite us to have them. John Updike

It has too often been too easy for rulers and governments to incite man to war. Lester B. Pearson

The First Amendment provides the only kind of security system that can preserve a free government - one that leaves the way wide open for people to favor, discuss, advocate, or incite causes and doctrines however obnoxious and antagonistic such views may be to the rest of us. Hugo Black

Time and again we see leaders and members of religions incite aggression, fanaticism, hate, and xenophobia - even inspire and legitimate violent and bloody conflicts. Hans Küng

If one has no affection for a person or a system, one should feel free to give the fullest expression to his disaffection so long as he does not contemplate, promote, or incite violence. Mahatma Gandhi

Born in a prison, with burdens on our shoulders and our thoughts, we could not reach the end of a single day if the possibilities of ending it all did not incite us to begin the next day all over again. Emil Cioran

Close letter words and terms

incitant incitation incitative inciteful incitement incitement to rebel