Meaning & use
Incites
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Encourages or stirs someone to act, especially to do something violent or unlawful.
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The speech incites listeners to challenge the new regulations.
His comments online incite anger among his followers.
A note on using this word
Third-person singular form of 'incite,' frequently used in legal contexts such as 'incites violence.'
Words with a similar meaning
provokesinstigatesstirs up
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Words with an opposite meaning
calmspacifies
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