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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Musk has since been accused of inciting violence against immigrants as the country responds to its biggest outbreak of riots in decades.
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Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 28 Nov. 2023
Immediately change the balance of consequences for mutiny, inciting mutiny, talking behind people backs and the like.
—George Bradt, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
As the terrorism expert Daniel Byman wrote in Foreign Affairs, Israel needs to avoid inciting anger in the West Bank, preventing settlers from attacking Palestinians and punishing those who do.
—Audrey Kurth Cronin, Foreign Affairs, 22 Nov. 2023
There were members of the Ku Klux Klan holding statewide elective office and using the rhetoric of white supremacy to incite violence and suppress Black voter turnout.
—Courtland Milloy, Washington Post, 31 Oct. 2023
Just keep in mind that this product isn’t going to immediately incite a ton of outgrowth, but instead replenish your hair from the scalp to make sure that your strands grow extra healthy and strong.
—Alyssa Brascia, Peoplemag, 28 Oct. 2023
Yet the Chinese government continues to accuse him of inciting political unrest against the state.
—Lobsang Sangay, Foreign Affairs, 6 Nov. 2023
In his own floor speech, Romney said, What happened here today was an insurrection, incited by the president of the United States.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 16 Oct. 2023
Hamas’ surprise attack on Israeli civilians over the weekend incited strong reactions on college campuses across the United States.
—Sarah Matusek, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Oct. 2023
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Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 28 Nov. 2023
Immediately change the balance of consequences for mutiny, inciting mutiny, talking behind people backs and the like.
—George Bradt, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
As the terrorism expert Daniel Byman wrote in Foreign Affairs, Israel needs to avoid inciting anger in the West Bank, preventing settlers from attacking Palestinians and punishing those who do.
—Audrey Kurth Cronin, Foreign Affairs, 22 Nov. 2023
There were members of the Ku Klux Klan holding statewide elective office and using the rhetoric of white supremacy to incite violence and suppress Black voter turnout.
—Courtland Milloy, Washington Post, 31 Oct. 2023
Just keep in mind that this product isn’t going to immediately incite a ton of outgrowth, but instead replenish your hair from the scalp to make sure that your strands grow extra healthy and strong.
—Alyssa Brascia, Peoplemag, 28 Oct. 2023
Yet the Chinese government continues to accuse him of inciting political unrest against the state.
—Lobsang Sangay, Foreign Affairs, 6 Nov. 2023
In his own floor speech, Romney said, What happened here today was an insurrection, incited by the president of the United States.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 16 Oct. 2023
Hamas’ surprise attack on Israeli civilians over the weekend incited strong reactions on college campuses across the United States.
—Sarah Matusek, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Oct. 2023
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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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