Associations to the word «Incite»

Wiktionary

INCITE, verb. To rouse, stir up or excite.

Dictionary definition

INCITE, verb. Give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career".
INCITE, verb. Provoke or stir up; "incite a riot"; "set off great unrest among the people".
INCITE, verb. Urge on; cause to act; "The other children egged the boy on, but he did not want to throw the stone through the window".

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.