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English verb: incite | |||
| 1. | incite (creation) give an incentive for action | ||
| Samples | This moved me to sacrifice my career. | ||
| Examples | They incite him to write the letter | ||
| Synonyms | actuate, motivate, move, prompt, propel | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cause, do, make | ||
| Verb group | affect, impress, move, move, strike | ||
| 2. | incite (communication) provoke or stir up | ||
| Samples | Incite a riot. Set off great unrest among the people. | ||
| Synonyms | instigate, set off, stir up | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | provoke, stimulate | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | raise | ||
| Cause | act, move | ||
| 3. | incite (contact) urge on; cause to act | ||
| Samples | The other children egged the boy on, but he did not want to throw the stone through the window. | ||
| Synonyms | egg on, prod | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | goad, goose, halloo | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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