🔥incite

verb
/ɪnˈsaɪt/

Meaning

to encourage or stir up violent or unlawful behavior
to provoke; to stir up

Example Sentences

The leader's speech incited the crowd to protest.

His speech incited the crowd to violence.

Example Expressions

incite violence

Synonyms

provoke, instigate, inflame, arouse, encourage, stimulate
Entry 1
provoke, instigate, inflame, arouse, encourage
Entry 2
provoke, instigate, stimulate, encourage

Antonyms

calm, suppress, discourage, pacify, soothe
Entry 1
calm, suppress, discourage
Entry 2
calm, discourage, pacify, soothe

Collocations

incite violence, incite hatred, incite rebellion, incite anger, incite riots
Entry 1
incite violence, incite hatred, incite rebellion, incite anger
Entry 2
incite violence, incite rebellion, incite hatred, incite riots, incite anger

Related Vocabularies

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to stop sleeping; to become alert
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to have been given something, typically money, as a recompense for loss, suffering, or work done
to speak or act in a pompous or dogmatic way; to officiate as a pontiff

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