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| 1. | [ verb ] provoke or stir up | |
| Synonyms: | instigate stir_up set_off | |
| Examples: | "incite a riot" "set off great unrest among the people" |
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| Related terms: | provoke raise incitation incitement instigator act | |
| 2. | [ verb ] give an incentive | |
| Synonyms: | prompt motivate move actuate propel | |
| Examples: | "This moved me to sacrifice my career" |
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| Related terms: | cause affect move act motivation incentive incitement propulsion motivating | |
| 3. | [ verb ] urge on; cause to act | |
| Synonyms: | prod egg_on | |
| Examples: | "They other children egged the boy on, but he did not want to throw the stone through the window" |
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| Related terms: | goad halloo goad incitement | |
| Similar spelling: |
inciter incitive inactive institute instep inside instead insider in-situ in_situ inst inositol incident inaction inset ingot incidence |
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