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  • 1incite to action — index impel Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 2incite — [in sīt′] vt. incited, inciting [ME inciten < OFr inciter < L incitare < in , in, on + citare, to set in motion, urge: see CITE] to urge to action; stir up; rouse incitement n. incitation [in΄sə tā′shən, in΄sītā′shən] inciter n. SYN.… …

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  • 3incite — in·cite /in sīt/ vt in·cit·ed, in·cit·ing: to urge on incite a riot in·cite·ment n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

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  • 4incite — incite, instigate, abet, foment are comparable when they mean to spur on to action or to excite into activity. Incite stresses stirring up and urging on; frequently it implies active prompting {the riot was incited by paid agitators} {it was just …

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  • 5Incite — In*cite , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Incited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Inciting}.] [L. incitare; pref. in in + citare to rouse, stir up: cf. F. inciter. See {Cite}.] To move to action; to stir up; to rouse; to spur or urge on. [1913 Webster] Anthiochus, when… …

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  • 6Action Intégraliste Brésilienne — Cet article fait partie de la série sur le fascisme. sous série sur la politique Types et formes dérivées Intégralisme Austrofascisme En France En Croatie …

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  • 7Action integraliste bresilienne — Action intégraliste brésilienne Cet article fait partie de la série sur le fascisme. sous série sur la politique Types et formes dérivées Intégralisme Austrofascisme En France En Croatie …

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  • 8incite — verb 1) we re hoping that last night s incident will not incite altercations in the stadium today Syn: stir up, whip up, encourage, fan the flames of, stoke up, fuel, kindle, ignite, inflame, stimulate, instigate, provoke, excite, arouse, awaken …

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  • 9incite — incitable, adj. incitant, adj., n. incitation /in suy tay sheuhn, si /, n. inciter, n. incitingly, adv. /in suyt /, v.t., incited, inciting. to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action: to incite a crowd to riot. [1475 85; < L&#8230; …

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  • 10incite — transitive verb (incited; inciting) Etymology: Middle French inciter, from Latin incitare, from in + citare to put in motion more at cite Date: 15th century to move to action ; stir up ; spur on ; urge on • incitant noun • incitement …

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