incite

2 definitions • 4 examples

to encourage someone to do or feel something unpleasant or violent:

She incited racial hatred by distributing anti-Semitic leaflets.

[ + to infinitive ] She was expelled for inciting her classmates to rebel against their teachers.

incite someone to something They denied inciting the crowd to violence.

to encourage someone to do or feel something unpleasant or violent, or to cause violent or unpleasant actions:

The ads were trying to incite public opinion against the government.