1
as in to provoke
to bring (something volatile or intense) into being
the rock band's failure to show up incited a riot, as the crowd had waited for hours
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2
as in to encourage
to rouse to strong feeling or action
the demagogue's fiery rant incited the crowd to riot
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Recent Examples of incite
Just people brought in to incite chaos.
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Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
This is the kind of rhetoric that incites violence.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Earlier this year, the Parenthood alum incited anger for sharing a NSFW post of Bell doing nude yoga to celebrate the news of her Nobody Wants This Emmy nomination.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Oct. 2025
Although Odinga was never accused of inciting violence, others — including future presidents Ruto and Uhuru Kenyatta — were.
—CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025
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Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
This is the kind of rhetoric that incites violence.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Earlier this year, the Parenthood alum incited anger for sharing a NSFW post of Bell doing nude yoga to celebrate the news of her Nobody Wants This Emmy nomination.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Oct. 2025
Although Odinga was never accused of inciting violence, others — including future presidents Ruto and Uhuru Kenyatta — were.
—CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incite
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Mercury in Sagittarius provokes your mind to venture into uncharted territory.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
29 Oct. 2025
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His art form is chaos, and the unrestrained fear that chaos can provoke.—
The Atlantic Culture Desk,
The Atlantic,
29 Oct. 2025
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Ultimately, the moment encouraged the Soviet population to agitate for household comforts.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
24 Oct. 2025
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Building a bat house can encourage them to stick around a little longer and eat up all those pesky insects.—
Kirsten Fiscus,
Nashville Tennessean,
24 Oct. 2025
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Plus, men don’t have the hormonal surges of prolactin that stimulate milk production in women.—
Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2025
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Bank stocks are rallying today on expectations that lower interest rates will help stimulate economic activity.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Incite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incite. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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