incite
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See also incité
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin incitare (“to set in motion, hasten, urge, incite”), from in (“in, on”) + citare (“to set in motion, urge”), frequentative of ciere (“to rouse, excite, call”).
Pronunciation [edit]
Verb [edit]
incite (third-person singular simple present incites, present participle inciting, simple past and past participle incited)
- To rouse, stir up or excite.
- The judge was told by the accused that his friends had to incite him to commit the crime.
Translations [edit]
to rouse, stir up or excite
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Related terms [edit]
External links [edit]
- incite in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- incite in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- incite at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams [edit]
French [edit]
Verb [edit]
incite
- first-person singular present indicative of inciter
- third-person singular present indicative of inciter
- first-person singular present subjunctive of inciter
- second-person singular imperative of inciter
Spanish [edit]
Verb [edit]
incite (infinitive incitar)
Categories:
- English terms derived from Latin
- English verbs
- French verb forms
- Spanish verb forms
- Spanish verb subjunctive forms
- Spanish verb singular forms
- Spanish verb first-person forms
- Spanish verb present forms
- Spanish forms of verbs ending in -ar
- Spanish verb second-person forms
- Spanish verb formal forms
- Spanish verb third-person forms
