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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • intransitive verb To arouse the prejudice or fears of one racial group regarding another, especially as a political tactic.
  • transitive verb To attack (another) on racial grounds, as for being a racist or for inciting racial prejudice.
  • transitive verb To arouse the prejudices or fears of (one racial group) regarding another.

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  • verb To engage in race baiting

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