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to incite
01
to encourage or provoke someone to take action
Ditransitive: to incite sb to do sth
Examples
The impassioned speech was intended to incite the crowd to participate in the protest.
02
to encourage someone to commit a crime or act violently
Transitive: to incite violent or criminal behavior
Examples
His reckless speech seemed to incite violence among the protesters.
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