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Definitions

incite

[in-sahyt] / ɪnˈsaɪt /
VERB
encourage, provoke
Synonyms
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abet agitate arouse encourage exhort foment inflame inspire instigate motivate prompt provoke rouse set off spur trigger urge whip up
STRONG
activate actuate animate coax craze drive excite force forward further goad impel induce influence inspirit persuade prick promote push raise set solicit stimulate taunt
WEAK
egg on fan the fire get to juice key up psych put up to stir up talk into work up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
block calm dampen depress deter discourage dissuade halt lull prevent quiet soothe stop tranquilize
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cease check deaden delay finish hinder impede repress suppress
WEAK
prohibit

Example Sentences

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A U.A.E. official said disseminating inaccurate information can incite panic and cost lives in times of crisis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

They incite disputes because we live in a world that rewards arguing with undue power.

From Salon • Mar. 11, 2026

Madagascar's security forces on Friday said they had taken "strict measures" as they claimed the protesters aimed to "terrorise the population" and "incite looting".

From Barron's • Oct. 10, 2025

The ECU did not decide that the performance breached guidelines likely to encourage or incite crime, however.

From BBC • Sep. 25, 2025

I have thought that my family, having settled among immigrants who had also been their neighbors in the ancestral land, needed to clean their name, and a wrong word would incite the kinspeople even here.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston