INCITE as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • provoke or stir up
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • incite a riot
    • set off great unrest among the people
    Hypernyms(s) incite is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Cause(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • urge on
    • cause to act
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • They other children egged the boy on, but he did not want to throw the stone through the window
    Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • give an incentive for action
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • This moved me to sacrifice my career
    Hypernyms(s) incite is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)