incite

US: /ˌɪnˈsaɪt/
UK: /ɪnsˈa‍ɪt/


English Vietnamese dictionary


incite /in'sait/
  • ngoại động từ
    • khuyến khích
    • kích động, xúi giục (ai làm việc gì)

Advanced English dictionary


+ verb
~ sb (to sth)
~ sth to encourage sb to do sth violent, illegal or unpleasant, especially by making them angry or excited: [VN] to incite crime / racial hatred / violence + They were accused of inciting the crowd to violence. + [VN to inf] He incited the workforce to come out on strike.

Thesaurus dictionary


v.
stimulate, inspire, prompt, move, stir, stir or whip or work up, bestir, excite, fire, exhort, agitate, foment, inflame, provoke, rally, goad, spur, prick, prod, drive, push, egg on, encourage, urge, influence, wake, waken, awaken, rouse, arouse:
Who was it that incited the crowd to violence?

Collocation dictionary


ADV.

deliberately

PREP.

to
deliberately inciting the crowd to violence


Concise English dictionary


incites|incited|incitingɪn'saɪt
verb
+give an incentive for action
+provoke or stir up
+urge on; cause to act