incite

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  1. transitive verb To provoke and urge on: troublemakers who incite riots; inciting workers to strike. See Synonyms at provoke.

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  • A former Baptist minister, Meredith has become known for her passionate sermons, which inspire, incite, and invite us to examine our beliefs and assumptions more closely. —  UUpdates - All updates
  • If woman incite, and duty show Though made the mask of Cain), Or whether it be Truth's sacred cause Who can aloof remain That shares youth's ardor, uncooled by the snow Of wisdom or sordid gain The liberal arts and nurture sweet Which give his gentleness to man Train him to honor, lend him grace Through bright examples meet-- That culture which makes never wan With underminings deep, but holds The surface still, its fitting place And so gives sunniness to the face And bravery to the heart; what troops Of generous boys in happiness thus bred Saturnians through life's Tempe led, Went from the North and came from the South, With golden mottoes in the mouth To lie down midway on a bloody bed Woe for the homes of the North, And woe for the seats of the South: All who felt life's spring in prime, And were swept by the wind of their place and time All lavish hearts, on whichever side, Of birth urbane or courage high, Armed them for the stirring wars Armed them--some to die Apollo-like in pride. —  John Marr and Other Poems
  • If woman incite, and duty show Though made the mask of Cain), Or whether it be Truth's sacred cause Who can aloof remain That shares youth's ardor, uncooled by the snow Of wisdom or sordid gain The liberal arts and nurture sweet Which give his gentleness to man Train him to honor, lend him grace Through bright examples meet-- That culture which makes never wan With underminings deep, but holds The surface still, its fitting place And so gives sunniness to the face And bravery to the heart; what troops Of generous boys in happiness thus bred Saturnians through life's Tempe led, Went from the North and came from the South, With golden mottoes in the mouth To lie down midway on a bloody bed Woe for the homes of the North, And woe for the seats of the South; All who felt life's spring in prime, And were swept by the wind of their place and time All lavish hearts, on whichever side, Of birth urbane or courage high, Armed them for the stirring wars-- Armed them--some to die Apollo-like in pride, Each would slay his Python--caught The maxims in his temple taught Aflame with sympathies whose blaze Perforce enwrapped him--social laws Friendship and kin, and by-gone days-- Vows, kisses--every heart unmoors, And launches into the seas of wars. —  Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War
  • (incite) the crowd of bystanders, "the report said. —  News4Jax.com - Local News
  • 14.31 MB incite-alien3a-int. r02 —  all torrents rss feed
 

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  1. Middle English encyten, from Old French enciter, from Latin incitāre, to urge forward : in-, intensive pref.; see in-2 + citāre, to stimulate, frequentative of ciēre, to put in motion; see kei-2 in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from French inciter = Spanish Portuguese incitar = Italian incitare, from Latin incitare, set in motion, hasten, urge, incite, from in, in, on, + citare, set in motion, urge: see cite.
 

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