INCITEMENT

incitation, incitement

(noun) an act of urging on or spurring on or rousing to action or instigating; “the incitement of mutiny”

exhortation, incitement

(noun) the act of exhorting; an earnest attempt at persuasion

provocation, incitement

(noun) needed encouragement; “the result was a provocation of vigorous investigation”

incitement, incitation, provocation

(noun) something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

incitement (plural incitements)

A call to act; encouragement to act, often in an illegal fashion.

Source: Wiktionary


In*cite"ment, n. Etym: [Cf. F. incitement.]

1. The act of inciting.

2. That which incites the mind, or moves to action; motive; incentive; impulse. Burke. From the long records of a distant age, Derive incitements to renew thy rage. Pope.

Syn.

– Motive; incentive; spur; stimulus; impulse; encouragement.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.

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