incite

== English == === Etymology === From Middle French inciter, from Latin incitō (“to set in motion, hasten, urge, incite”), from in (“in, on”) + citō (“to set in motion, urge”), frequentative of cieō (“to rouse, excite, call”). === Pronunciation === enPR: ĭn.sīt', Rhymes: -aɪt (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ɪnˈsaɪt/ Hyphenation: in‧cite Distinguished from insight by differing stress placement, except in South Asian English. (Indic) IPA(key): /ɪnsajʈ/ Homophone: insight === Verb === incite (third-person singular simple present incites, present participle inciting, simple past and past participle incited) (transitive) To call into action. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:incite (transitive) To entreat an act. (transitive) To instigate a specific incident. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== === Further reading === “incite”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “incite”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “incite”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === intice == French == === Pronunciation === === Verb === incite inflection of inciter: first/third-person singular present indicative first-person singular present subjunctive second-person singular imperative == Portuguese == === Verb === incite inflection of incitar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative == Spanish == === Verb === incite inflection of incitar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative