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incite
Overview of verb incite
The verb incite has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (2) motivate, actuate, propel, move, prompt, incite -- (give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career")
2. (2) incite, instigate, set off, stir up -- (provoke or stir up; "incite a riot"; "set off great unrest among the people")
3. prod, incite, egg on -- (urge on; cause to act; "They other children egged the boy on, but he did not want to throw the stone through the window")
Grep of noun incite
incitement
inciter
Antonyms of verb incite
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb incite
3 senses of incite
Sense 1
motivate, actuate, propel, move, prompt, incite
=> cause, do, make
=> make, create
Sense 2
incite, instigate, set off, stir up
=> provoke, stimulate
=> challenge
=> invite, bid
=> request
=> ask
=> request, bespeak, call for, quest
=> communicate, pass on, pass, pass along, put across
=> convey, transmit, communicate
=> transfer
=> move, displace
Sense 3
prod, incite, egg on
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb incite
2 of 3 senses of incite
Sense 2
incite, instigate, set off, stir up
=> raise
Sense 3
prod, incite, egg on
=> goose
=> halloo
=> goad
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb incite
3 senses of incite
Sense 1
motivate, actuate, propel, move, prompt, incite
=> cause, do, make
Sense 2
incite, instigate, set off, stir up
=> provoke, stimulate
Sense 3
prod, incite, egg on
'Cause To' of verb incite
1 of 3 senses of incite
Sense 2
incite, instigate, set off, stir up
=> act, move
Derived Forms of verb incite
3 senses of incite
Sense 1
motivate, actuate, propel, move, prompt, incite
RELATED TO>(noun) incitement#2
=> provocation, incitement
RELATED TO>(noun) incitation#1
=> incitement, incitation, provocation
Sense 2
incite, instigate, set off, stir up
RELATED TO>(adj) incitive#1
=> incendiary, incitive, inflammatory, instigative, rabble-rousing, seditious
RELATED TO>(noun) incitement#1
=> incitation, incitement
RELATED TO>(noun) incitation#1
=> incitement, incitation, provocation
RELATED TO>(noun) incitation#2
=> incitation, incitement
RELATED TO>(noun) inciter#1
=> instigator, provoker, inciter, instigant, firebrand
Sense 3
prod, incite, egg on
RELATED TO>(noun) incitement#3
=> incitement, incitation, provocation
RELATED TO>(noun) incitation#1
=> incitement, incitation, provocation
RELATED TO>(noun) incitation#2
=> incitation, incitement
RELATED TO>(noun) inciter#1
=> instigator, provoker, inciter, instigant, firebrand
Domain of verb incite
Domain Terms of verb incite
Familiarity of verb incite
incite used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Sample Sentences of verb incite
3 senses of incite
Sense 1
motivate, actuate, propel, move, prompt, incite
EX: They incite him to write the letter
Sense 2
incite, instigate, set off, stir up
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s somebody
*> Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
Sense 3
prod, incite, egg on
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s somebody
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb incite
2 of 3 senses of incite
Sense 1
motivate, actuate, propel, move, prompt, incite
> cause, do, make
=> determine, shape, mold, influence, regulate
=> initiate, pioneer
=> effect, effectuate, set up
=> make
=> occasion
=> provoke, evoke, call forth, kick up
=> engender, breed, spawn
=> motivate, actuate, propel, move, prompt, incite
=> impel, force
=> facilitate
Sense 2
incite, instigate, set off, stir up
> provoke, stimulate
=> entice, lure, tempt
=> rejuvenate
=> jog
=> incite, instigate, set off, stir up
=> agitate, foment, stir up
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb incite
Sense 1
motivate, actuate, propel, move, prompt, incite
=> cause, do, make
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Sense 2
incite, instigate, set off, stir up
=> provoke, stimulate
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Sense 3
prod, incite, egg on
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Grep of verb incite
incite
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