incite

🇺🇸 /ɪnˈsaɪt/ 🇬🇧 /ɪnˈsaɪt/
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verb
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to urge or provoke someone to act, especially to do something aggressive or harmful

The speech was intended to incite the audience to take action against injustice.

translation

v. to urge or provoke someone to act, especially to do something aggressive or harmful

Word Forms

3rd Present incites
Past incited
Perfect incited
Progressive inciting