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
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Saudi protests over Israeli actions in its operations against the Palestinian militant group Hamas have proven a sticking point for normalization talks and have incited an escalation of Saudi condemnation of Israel.
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Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
If any judge or family member is harmed, the world will know who incited it.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 2 June 2025
Inside the truck, officers found a smoke grenade, shields and other gear as well as documents describing a plan to incite a disturbance at the park.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 27 May 2025
With encouragement from the Economic Freedom Fighters, a black nationalist party in South Africa inciting anti-white violence, the perpetrators would torture, rape, and disembowel their victims.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 25 May 2025
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Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
If any judge or family member is harmed, the world will know who incited it.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 2 June 2025
Inside the truck, officers found a smoke grenade, shields and other gear as well as documents describing a plan to incite a disturbance at the park.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 27 May 2025
With encouragement from the Economic Freedom Fighters, a black nationalist party in South Africa inciting anti-white violence, the perpetrators would torture, rape, and disembowel their victims.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 25 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for incite
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“Incite.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incite. Accessed 9 Jun. 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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