incite

Meaning

To stir up or excite; to rouse or goad into action.

Synonyms

instigate
36k
stir up
provoke
C1
stimulate
C2
urge
C1
arouse
C2
encourage
C1
rouse
23k
excite
C2
abet
prompt
C2
agitate
38k
impel
induce
C2
spur
C2
spur on
goad
43k
stir
C1
egg on
prod
25k
foment
provocate
trigger
B2
persuade
C1
urge on
move
A1
motivate
C2
kindle
37k
disturb
B2
irritate
C2
inflame
42k
influence
B2
drive
A2
exhort
press
A2
vex
22k
animate
41k
aggravate
34k
exasperate
convince
B1
prick
B2
affect
B2
confuse
C1
beat
A2
commove
evoke
30k
lead
A2
nettle
39k
annoy
C2
inspire
C1
Translations

inciter
aufhetzen
incitar
prikkelen
ophitsen
incitare
incitar
anspornen
instigar
opwekken
antreiben
aansporen

de sporen geven

herausfordern
provoquer
Frequency

26k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɪnˈsaɪt/
Etymology

From Middle French inciter, from Latin incitō (“to set in motion, hasten, urge, incite”), from in (“in, on”) + citō (“to set in motion, urge”), frequentative of cieō (“to rouse, excite, call”).

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