INCITING

Verb

inciting

present participle of incite

Anagrams

• inticing

Source: Wiktionary


INCITE

In*cite", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Incited; p. pr. & vb. n. Inciting.] Etym: [L. incitare; pref. in- in + citare to rouse, stir up: cf. F. inciter. See Cite.]

Definition: To move to action; to stir up; to rouse; to spur or urge on. Anthiochus, when he incited Prusias to join in war, set before him the greatness of the Romans. Bacon. No blown ambition doth our arms incite. Shak.

Syn.

– Excite; stimulate; instigate; spur; goad; arouse; move; urge; rouse; provoke; encourage; prompt; animate. See Excite.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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