incited; inciting
: to move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on
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Examples of incite in a Sentence
The news incited widespread fear and paranoia.
the rock band's failure to show up incited a riot, as the crowd had waited for hours
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That road’s proximity alone seems to incite drivers to gun through lights, career through turns, and attempt to swerve around sluggish amblers.
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Justin Davidson, Curbed, 13 Nov. 2024
Of the seven Senate Republicans who voted to convict Trump for inciting insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021, only three will return to Congress next year: Collins and Sens. Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) and Bill Cassidy (La.).
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 4 Nov. 2024
The issue incited unsubstantiated rumors from fans across X that YouTube suppressed the video in its search function.
—Stephen Pastis, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Related article 29 children may be sentenced to death for protesting against cost-of-living crisis in Nigeria
The accused had faced charges including treason and inciting a military coup and had been arraigned in batches of 76 and 43 last Friday.
—Reuters, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
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Justin Davidson, Curbed, 13 Nov. 2024
Of the seven Senate Republicans who voted to convict Trump for inciting insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021, only three will return to Congress next year: Collins and Sens. Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) and Bill Cassidy (La.).
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 4 Nov. 2024
The issue incited unsubstantiated rumors from fans across X that YouTube suppressed the video in its search function.
—Stephen Pastis, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Related article 29 children may be sentenced to death for protesting against cost-of-living crisis in Nigeria
The accused had faced charges including treason and inciting a military coup and had been arraigned in batches of 76 and 43 last Friday.
—Reuters, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Incite.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incite. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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Medical Definition
incite
transitive verb
in·cite
in-ˈsīt 
incited; inciting
: to bring into being : induce to exist or occur
organisms that readily incited antibody formation
Legal Definition
incite
transitive verb
in·cite
in-ˈsīt
incited; inciting
: to urge on
incite a riot
incitement
noun
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