Incite
verb
To encourage or urge to do something, especially something bad or violent.
The politician was accused of inciting violence during his speech
Often appears as...
- incite violence
- incite hatred
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Formal
verb
To stimulate or prompt to action.
Her speech incited the audience to take action
Often appears as...
- incite action
- incite response
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Academic, Technical
verb
To encourage or urge to do something, especially something bad or violent.
The politician was accused of inciting violence during his speech
Often appears as...
- incite violence
- incite hatred
Usage tips
Formal
verb
To stimulate or prompt to action.
Her speech incited the audience to take action
Often appears as...
- incite action
- incite response
Usage tips
Academic, Technical
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Often has a negative connotation, implying agitation towards harmful or violent behavior.
The leader's rhetoric could incite unrest among the population.
Pro Tip 2/3Strong Influence
'Incite' suggests a strong influence that causes action, not just a nudge or suggestion.
Reckless social media posts can incite chaos during emergencies.
Pro Tip 3/3Legal Context
Used in a legal context, 'incite' can refer to provoking illegal activity or disorder.
The activist was charged with inciting rebellion through his speeches.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Often has a negative connotation, implying agitation towards harmful or violent behavior.
The leader's rhetoric could incite unrest among the population.
Pro Tip 2/3Strong Influence
'Incite' suggests a strong influence that causes action, not just a nudge or suggestion.
Reckless social media posts can incite chaos during emergencies.
Pro Tip 3/3Legal Context
Used in a legal context, 'incite' can refer to provoking illegal activity or disorder.
The activist was charged with inciting rebellion through his speeches.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Often has a negative connotation, implying agitation towards harmful or violent behavior.
The leader's rhetoric could incite unrest among the population.
Pro Tip 2/3Strong Influence
'Incite' suggests a strong influence that causes action, not just a nudge or suggestion.
Reckless social media posts can incite chaos during emergencies.
Pro Tip 3/3Legal Context
Used in a legal context, 'incite' can refer to provoking illegal activity or disorder.
The activist was charged with inciting rebellion through his speeches.
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Really? God, they have a huge amount of space. It's really important to give them as much space as we possibly can, also to give them the most natural environment. As you can see, sort of within the enclosures, there's lots of wood. We've got natural substrate on the ground, so that kind of incites sort of natural foraging behaviours. Oh, look at them go.
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Music and creativity in...
Certain kinds of music could incite a person to violence while others could placate a person into a benign, unthinking stupor. According to Plato, only very specific types of music were beneficial to a person's ethos. One should only listen to music that promotes intelligence, self-discipline,
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Museums should honor the...
There is a movement from within museums themselves to help combat this bias. The simple acknowledgment that museums are not neutral. Museums are didactic. Through the display of art and artifacts, we can incite creativity and foster inclusion,
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How to use rhetoric to...
and in our age of mass media, it's often the most effective mode. Pathos is neither inherently good nor bad, but it may be irrational and unpredictable. It can just as easily rally people for peace as incite them to war. Most advertising,
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Elon Musk talks Twitter,...
bound by the laws of the country that it operates in um obviously there are some limitations on free speech uh in in the us and and of course uh twitter would have to abide by those uh right rules so so so you can't incite
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Parasitic Mind Control PIPE...
worms can switch the ants behavior on and off causing the infected ants to place themselves in easy-to-eat positions at dusk when mammals are feeding no cows incite ANZAC normal cows appear ants are in essence ordered to
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How fake news does real...
of the information that we pass on and its potential to incite violence or hatred? What if we stop to think about the real-life consequences of the information that we share? Thank you very much for listening.
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The world’s most painful...
Or the wasp that paralyzes tarantulas? Let’s find out! Ant, bee, and wasp venoms contain a variable cocktail of compounds designed to incite unsavory sensations and even compromise bodily functions.
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The revolutionary power...
They want to divide us into tribes, but we are connected across borders. They preach certainty, but we know that life has plenty of magic and plenty of ambiguity. And they like to incite dualities,
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Improving diagnosis in...
picture the Cheerios application at the beginning of every emergency center across the continent pulling simple data into a dashboard you could incite seen
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Should Primates be Kept...
Really? God, they have a huge amount of space. It's really important to give them as much space as we possibly can, also to give them the most natural environment. As you can see, sort of within the enclosures, there's lots of wood. We've got natural substrate on the ground, so that kind of incites sort of natural foraging behaviours. Oh, look at them go.
Video examples
Music and creativity in...
Certain kinds of music could incite a person to violence while others could placate a person into a benign, unthinking stupor. According to Plato, only very specific types of music were beneficial to a person's ethos. One should only listen to music that promotes intelligence, self-discipline,
Video examples
Museums should honor the...
There is a movement from within museums themselves to help combat this bias. The simple acknowledgment that museums are not neutral. Museums are didactic. Through the display of art and artifacts, we can incite creativity and foster inclusion,
Video examples
How to use rhetoric to...
and in our age of mass media, it's often the most effective mode. Pathos is neither inherently good nor bad, but it may be irrational and unpredictable. It can just as easily rally people for peace as incite them to war. Most advertising,
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Elon Musk talks Twitter,...
bound by the laws of the country that it operates in um obviously there are some limitations on free speech uh in in the us and and of course uh twitter would have to abide by those uh right rules so so so you can't incite
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Parasitic Mind Control PIPE...
worms can switch the ants behavior on and off causing the infected ants to place themselves in easy-to-eat positions at dusk when mammals are feeding no cows incite ANZAC normal cows appear ants are in essence ordered to
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How fake news does real...
of the information that we pass on and its potential to incite violence or hatred? What if we stop to think about the real-life consequences of the information that we share? Thank you very much for listening.
Video examples
The world’s most painful...
Or the wasp that paralyzes tarantulas? Let’s find out! Ant, bee, and wasp venoms contain a variable cocktail of compounds designed to incite unsavory sensations and even compromise bodily functions.
Video examples
The revolutionary power...
They want to divide us into tribes, but we are connected across borders. They preach certainty, but we know that life has plenty of magic and plenty of ambiguity. And they like to incite dualities,
Video examples
Improving diagnosis in...
picture the Cheerios application at the beginning of every emergency center across the continent pulling simple data into a dashboard you could incite seen
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Clare Short
British Politician
The problem is going to be finding the right words and implementing it in a way that is really dealing with people that are inciting and not preventing honest discussion of the underlying causes of this horrendous political situation the world is in now.
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Emmeline Pankhurst
English Activist
There is something that Governments care for far more than human life, and that is the security of property, and so it is through property that we shall strike the enemy. Be militant each in your own way. I incite this meeting to rebellion.
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Sharyl Attkisson
American Journalist
In general, hateful speech and opinions are protected under the Constitution, except to the extent they are deemed to incite violence or otherwise become illegal. But, at the same time, civilized society tends to frown upon it.
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Aristotle
Greek Philosopher
In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge. The young they keep out of mischief; to the old they are a comfort and aid in their weakness, and those in the prime of life they incite to noble deeds.
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Dominic Raab
British Politician
We should protect free speech by repealing offences that stifle legitimate debate - like 'glorification' of terrorism and religious hatred - but take a 'zero-tolerance' approach to extremists inciting violence.
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Angus Deaton
British Economist
Inequality is not the same thing as unfairness; and, to my mind, it is the latter that has incited so much political turmoil in the rich world today.
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Kurt Eichenwald
American Editor
Social media is not only the most important tool for inciting terrorists, it can also be an effective weapon against them.
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Brian Stelter
American Journalist
Trump's words do have power. Power to inspire and influence. Also power to intimidate and incite fear.
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Elizabeth Chambers
If you have an opportunity to help others or incite change, it feels like a moral obligation to do so.
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Elizabeth Dole
American Politician
The very idea of freedom incites fear in the hearts of terrorists across the world.
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Clare Short
British Politician
The problem is going to be finding the right words and implementing it in a way that is really dealing with people that are inciting and not preventing honest discussion of the underlying causes of this horrendous political situation the world is in now.
Quote examples
Emmeline Pankhurst
English Activist
There is something that Governments care for far more than human life, and that is the security of property, and so it is through property that we shall strike the enemy. Be militant each in your own way. I incite this meeting to rebellion.
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Sharyl Attkisson
American Journalist
In general, hateful speech and opinions are protected under the Constitution, except to the extent they are deemed to incite violence or otherwise become illegal. But, at the same time, civilized society tends to frown upon it.
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Aristotle
Greek Philosopher
In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge. The young they keep out of mischief; to the old they are a comfort and aid in their weakness, and those in the prime of life they incite to noble deeds.
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Dominic Raab
British Politician
We should protect free speech by repealing offences that stifle legitimate debate - like 'glorification' of terrorism and religious hatred - but take a 'zero-tolerance' approach to extremists inciting violence.
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Angus Deaton
British Economist
Inequality is not the same thing as unfairness; and, to my mind, it is the latter that has incited so much political turmoil in the rich world today.
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Kurt Eichenwald
American Editor
Social media is not only the most important tool for inciting terrorists, it can also be an effective weapon against them.
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Brian Stelter
American Journalist
Trump's words do have power. Power to inspire and influence. Also power to intimidate and incite fear.
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Elizabeth Chambers
If you have an opportunity to help others or incite change, it feels like a moral obligation to do so.
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Elizabeth Dole
American Politician
The very idea of freedom incites fear in the hearts of terrorists across the world.
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