incite
To call into actionTo call into action.
» They incited him to commit the crime.
Они толкнули его на преступление.
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)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
give an incentive for action
(transitive)To entreat an act.
urge on; cause to act
(transitive)To instigate a specific incident.
anstacheln
подстрека́тьpodstrekátʹ, подбива́тьpodbivátʹ, разжига́тьrazžigátʹ
підбу́рюватиpidbúrjuvaty, підбу́ритиpidbúryty
Examples
24 sentencesThey incited him to commit the crime.
ruОни толкнули его на преступление.
Tom has been accused of inciting violence.
The speaker tried to incite the people to rebellion.
ruГоворящий пытался подстрекать людей к восстанию.
Their speech incited you to cruelty.
He purposefully continued to incite conflict.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle French inciter, from Latin incitō (“to set in motion, hasten, urge, incite”),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”).
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Forms
incites, inciting, incited, incitedSynonyms
51 synonymsAntonyms
11 antonymsWord family
14 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle