incite
Collocations
2(verb.)
ADV
deliberately
PREP
to
The angry speech incited the protesters to attack the police barricade.
Definitions
verb
To call into action.
The judge was told by the accused that his friends had incited him to commit the crime.
incite people to violence
To entreat an act.
To instigate a specific incident.
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6The judge was told by the accused that his friends had incited him to commit the crime.
Wiktionaryincite people to violence
WiktionaryHuman rights groups blame the anti-Rohingya propaganda for inciting murders, rapes and the largest forced human migration in recent history.
WiktionaryThe speaker tried to incite the people to rebellion.
Tatoeba · #25918Many aspects of Christianity are designed to incite hatred and violence, such as the claim that Jews cried out in unison, "His blood be on us and our children!"
Tatoeba · #10540835He however says the government will not condone pronouncements that incite violence and chaos.
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