incited; inciting
: to move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on
Examples of incite in a Sentence
The news incited widespread fear and paranoia.
the rock band's failure to show up incited a riot, as the crowd had waited for hours
Recent Examples on the Web
Palestinians are also subject to charges of inciting violence over social media.
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Lynzy Billing, The Dial, 6 May 2025
Turkey has supported Azerbaijan in gradually projecting influence over their Azeri cousins in the Azeri province of northern Iran, ultimately with a view to inciting secession.
—Melik Kaylan, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
An alleged member of the Islamic State has been arrested in Iraq after being accused of inciting the New Year's Day truck attack in New Orleans that killed 14 people and injured dozens of others, Iraqi authorities said.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
Iraqi authorities said their investigation into the ISIS member came at the request of American authorities but did not expand on exactly what incited the deadly attack.
—Audrey Conklin , Thomas Foley, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2025
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Lynzy Billing, The Dial, 6 May 2025
Turkey has supported Azerbaijan in gradually projecting influence over their Azeri cousins in the Azeri province of northern Iran, ultimately with a view to inciting secession.
—Melik Kaylan, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
An alleged member of the Islamic State has been arrested in Iraq after being accused of inciting the New Year's Day truck attack in New Orleans that killed 14 people and injured dozens of others, Iraqi authorities said.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
Iraqi authorities said their investigation into the ISIS member came at the request of American authorities but did not expand on exactly what incited the deadly attack.
—Audrey Conklin , Thomas Foley, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2025
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“Incite.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incite. Accessed 16 May. 2025.
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Medical Definition
incite
transitive verb
in·cite
in-ˈsīt 
incited; inciting
: to bring into being : induce to exist or occur
organisms that readily incited antibody formation
Legal Definition
incite
transitive verb
in·cite
in-ˈsīt
incited; inciting
: to urge on
incite a riot
incitement
noun
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