incite

incite

instigate; induce; arouse; goad; provoke: incite a riot
Not to be confused with:insight – perception; intuition; understanding: The older we get, the more insight we acquire.

in·cite

I0082600 (ĭn-sīt′)tr.v. in·cit·ed, in·cit·ing, in·cites To provoke and urge on: troublemakers who incite riots; inciting workers to strike. See Synonyms at provoke.

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[Middle English encyten, from Old French enciter, from Latin incitāre, to urge forward : in-, intensive pref.; see in-² + citāre, to stimulate, frequentative of ciēre, to put in motion; see keiə- in Indo-European roots.]

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in·cite′ment n.in·cit′er n.

incite

(ɪnˈsaɪt) vb (tr) to stir up or provoke to action[C15: from Latin incitāre, from in-² + citāre to excite] ˌinciˈtation n inˈcitement n inˈciter n inˈcitingly adv

in•cite

(ɪnˈsaɪt)

v.t. -cit•ed, -cit•ing. to stimulate to action; urge on; stir up. [1475–85; < Latin incitāre=in- in-² + citāre to start up, excite] in•cit′a•ble, adj. in•cit′ant, adj., n. in`ci•ta′tion (-saɪˈteɪ ʃən, -sɪ-) n. in•cit′er, n. in•cit′ing•ly, adv. syn: incite, rouse, provoke mean to goad or inspire an individual or group to take some action or express some feeling. incite means to induce activity of any kind, although it often refers to violent or uncontrolled behavior: incited to greater effort; incited to rebellion. rouse is used in a similar way, but has an underlying sense of awakening from sleep or inactivity: to rouse an apathetic team. provoke means to stir to sudden, strong feeling or vigorous action: Kicking the animal provoked it to attack.

incite

Past participle: incited
Gerund: inciting

Imperative
incite
incite

Present
I incite
you incite
he/she/it incites
we incite
you incite
they incite

Preterite
I incited
you incited
he/she/it incited
we incited
you incited
they incited

Present Continuous
I am inciting
you are inciting
he/she/it is inciting
we are inciting
you are inciting
they are inciting

Present Perfect
I have incited
you have incited
he/she/it has incited
we have incited
you have incited
they have incited

Past Continuous
I was inciting
you were inciting
he/she/it was inciting
we were inciting
you were inciting
they were inciting

Past Perfect
I had incited
you had incited
he/she/it had incited
we had incited
you had incited
they had incited

Future
I will incite
you will incite
he/she/it will incite
we will incite
you will incite
they will incite

Future Perfect
I will have incited
you will have incited
he/she/it will have incited
we will have incited
you will have incited
they will have incited

Future Continuous
I will be inciting
you will be inciting
he/she/it will be inciting
we will be inciting
you will be inciting
they will be inciting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been inciting
you have been inciting
he/she/it has been inciting
we have been inciting
you have been inciting
they have been inciting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been inciting
you will have been inciting
he/she/it will have been inciting
we will have been inciting
you will have been inciting
they will have been inciting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been inciting
you had been inciting
he/she/it had been inciting
we had been inciting
you had been inciting
they had been inciting

Conditional
I would incite
you would incite
he/she/it would incite
we would incite
you would incite
they would incite

Past Conditional
I would have incited
you would have incited
he/she/it would have incited
we would have incited
you would have incited
they would have incited

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	incite - give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career"motivate, prompt, propel, actuate, movecause, do, make - give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident"impress, strike, affect, move - have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd"move - arouse sympathy or compassion in; "Her fate moved us all"
	2.	incite - provoke or stir up; "incite a riot"; "set off great unrest among the people"instigate, stir up, set offprovoke, stimulate - provide the needed stimulus forraise - activate or stir up; "raise a mutiny"
	3.	incite - urge on; cause to act; "The other children egged the boy on, but he did not want to throw the stone through the window"egg on, prodgoose - prod into actionhalloo - urge on with shouts; "halloo the dogs in a hunt"goad - urge with or as if with a goad

incite

verb provoke, encourage, drive, excite, prompt, urge, spur, stimulate, set on, animate, rouse, prod, stir up, inflame, instigate, whip up, egg on, goad, impel, foment, put up to, agitate for or against He incited his fellow citizens to take revenge.
discourage, deter, dissuade, restrain, dampen, dishearten

incite

verbTo stir to action or feeling:egg on, excite, foment, galvanize, goad, impel, inflame, inspire, instigate, motivate, move, pique, prick, prod, prompt, propel, provoke, set off, spur, stimulate, touch off, trigger, work up.

Translations

激励煽动

incite

(inˈsait) verb1. to urge (someone) to do something. He incited the people to rebel against the king. 鼓吹 激励2. to stir up or cause. They incited violence in the crowd. 煽動 煽动inˈcitement noun 鼓吹，煽動 激励，煽动