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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That would likely include misinformation aiming to incite violence.
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Ryan Browne, CNBC, 8 Aug. 2024
After January 6, 2021, many fellow Republicans blamed Trump for inciting the storming of the Capitol.
—Lilliana Mason, Foreign Affairs, 8 Aug. 2024
She was convicted of creating an extremist community and inciting extremism in June 2023, and was sentenced to seven and a half years in prison.
—Rebecca Schneid, TIME, 1 Aug. 2024
The film, receiving its U.S. theatrical premiere at NYC’s Film Forum, serves as a bracing reminder that such an event could occur again, and indeed seems even more likely should a certain Republican nominee for president decide to incite more violence.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 July 2024
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Ryan Browne, CNBC, 8 Aug. 2024
After January 6, 2021, many fellow Republicans blamed Trump for inciting the storming of the Capitol.
—Lilliana Mason, Foreign Affairs, 8 Aug. 2024
She was convicted of creating an extremist community and inciting extremism in June 2023, and was sentenced to seven and a half years in prison.
—Rebecca Schneid, TIME, 1 Aug. 2024
The film, receiving its U.S. theatrical premiere at NYC’s Film Forum, serves as a bracing reminder that such an event could occur again, and indeed seems even more likely should a certain Republican nominee for president decide to incite more violence.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 July 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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