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1
to bring (something volatile or intense) into being
- the rock band's failure to show up incited a riot, as the crowd had waited for hours
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2
to rouse to strong feeling or action
- the demagogue's fiery rant incited the crowd to riot
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- calm,
- soothe,
- subdue,
- tranquilize
- (also tranquillize)
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The first known use of incite was in the 15th century
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