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incite

🇬🇧 UK/in'sait/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

v.

To stir up, provoke, or urge someone to take action, often violent or unlawful.

煽动,激励,鼓动

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
innot, opposite of
+
citemove, rouse, excite
=incite

Common Collocations

  • 1.incite violence煽动暴力
  • 2.incite hatred煽动仇恨
  • 3.incite rebellion煽动反叛

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    He was arrested for trying to incite a riot.

  • 2.

    The speech incited passion among the crowd.

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