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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Word of the Day

4 April 2025

GUILLOTINE

(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.

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