[in-sahyt-muh
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| 1. | the act of inciting. |
| 2. | the state of being incited. |
| 3. | motive; incentive. |
| in·cite (ĭn-sīt') tr.v. in·cit·ed, in·cit·ing, in·cites To provoke and urge on: troublemakers who incite riots; inciting workers to strike. See Synonyms at provoke. [Middle English encyten, from Old French enciter, from Latin incitāre, to urge forward : in-, intensive pref.; see in-2 + citāre, to stimulate, frequentative of ciēre, to put in motion; see kei-2 in Indo-European roots.] in·cite'ment n., in·cit'er n. |