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incite
verb
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Divide incite into syllables:

in · cite

How to pronounce incite:

Definition of incite:

incite (verb):
provoke or stir up.
to stir up or provoke to action
to move to action stir up spur on urge on

Synonyms for incite:

abet
act
agitate for or against
animate
cultivate
drive
egg on
encourage
excite
ferment
foment
goad
impel
inflame
instigate
pick
prod
promote
prompt
provoke
put up to
raise
rouse
set in motion
set off
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Antonyms for incite:

abandon
abate
abolish
abridge
advise not to
aggrieve
agitate
agree
aid
allay
alleviate
annoy
answer
appease
argue out of
assuage
attenuate
avert
banish
becourage
block
blunt
bore
bother
brake
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