incited; inciting
: to move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on
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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
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Fans may recall the artist’s Free the Rage No. 1 shirt was sold back in May 2017 when the 33 year old was arrested on suspicion of inciting a riot in Rogers, Arkansas.
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Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 21 June 2024
Or perhaps a better analogy comes from folklore (as in storytelling tradition, not the album), and Swift is the stone in the soup: the inciting symbol without which nothing would be made but that, on its own, is technically doing nothing at all.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Washington Post, 21 June 2024
The Rodeo artist was arrested again in 2017 following a concert in Arkansas on charges of inciting a riot, endangering the welfare of a minor and disorderly conduct, the Associated Press reported.
—Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 20 June 2024
The energy at home is reaching a fever with the Sun and messenger Mercury conspiring in your domestic sector, inciting conversations with relatives and roommates that can absolutely lead to something positive.
—Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 14 June 2024
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Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 21 June 2024
Or perhaps a better analogy comes from folklore (as in storytelling tradition, not the album), and Swift is the stone in the soup: the inciting symbol without which nothing would be made but that, on its own, is technically doing nothing at all.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Washington Post, 21 June 2024
The Rodeo artist was arrested again in 2017 following a concert in Arkansas on charges of inciting a riot, endangering the welfare of a minor and disorderly conduct, the Associated Press reported.
—Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 20 June 2024
The energy at home is reaching a fever with the Sun and messenger Mercury conspiring in your domestic sector, inciting conversations with relatives and roommates that can absolutely lead to something positive.
—Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 14 June 2024
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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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