incite 音标拼音: [ɪns'ɑɪt]
vt . 刺激,激励,引诱
刺激,激励,引诱
incite v 1 :
give an incentive for action ; "
This moved me to sacrifice my career " [
synonym : {
motivate }, {
actuate }, {
propel }, {
move },
{
prompt }, {
incite }]
2 :
provoke or stir up ; "
incite a riot "; "
set off great unrest among the people " [
synonym : {
incite }, {
instigate }, {
set off },
{
stir up }]
3 :
urge on ;
cause to act ; "
The other children egged the boy on ,
but he did not want to throw the stone through the window "
[
synonym : {
prod }, {
incite }, {
egg on }]
Incite \
In *
cite "\,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Incited };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Inciting }.] [
L .
incitare ;
pref .
in -
in citare to rouse ,
stir up :
cf .
F .
inciter .
See {
Cite }.]
To move to action ;
to stir up ;
to rouse ;
to spur or urge on .
[
1913 Webster ]
Anthiochus ,
when he incited Prusias to join in war ,
set before him the greatness of the Romans . --
Bacon .
[
1913 Webster ]
No blown ambition doth our arms incite . --
Shak .
Syn :
Excite ;
stimulate ;
instigate ;
spur ;
goad ;
arouse ;
move ;
urge ;
rouse ;
provoke ;
encourage ;
prompt ;
animate .
See {
Excite }.
[
1913 Webster ]
109 Moby Thesaurus words for "
incite ":
abet ,
actuate ,
admonish ,
agitate ,
animate ,
annoy ,
arouse ,
awake ,
awaken ,
bestir ,
blow the coals ,
blow up ,
call forth ,
call up ,
caution ,
charge ,
compel ,
drive ,
drive on ,
egg on ,
encourage ,
enjoin ,
enkindle ,
enrage ,
excite ,
exhort ,
expostulate ,
fan ,
fan the fire ,
fan the flame ,
feed the fire ,
ferment ,
fire ,
flame ,
foment ,
forward ,
frenzy ,
give an impetus ,
give momentum ,
goad ,
heat ,
heat up ,
impassion ,
impel ,
incense ,
induce ,
inflame ,
influence ,
infuriate ,
inspire ,
instigate ,
issue a caveat ,
key up ,
kindle ,
lather up ,
light the fuse ,
light up ,
madden ,
motivate ,
move ,
nettle ,
overexcite ,
persuade ,
pique ,
power ,
preach ,
prick ,
prod ,
prompt ,
propel ,
provoke ,
push ,
put in motion ,
put up to ,
rally ,
remonstrate ,
rouse ,
set agoing ,
set astir ,
set fire to ,
set going ,
set in motion ,
set on ,
set on fire ,
sic on ,
spur ,
steam up ,
stimulate ,
stir ,
stir the blood ,
stir the embers ,
stir the feelings ,
stir up ,
summon up ,
thrust ,
tickle ,
turn on ,
urge ,
wake ,
wake up ,
waken ,
warm ,
warm the blood ,
warn ,
whet ,
whip on ,
whip up ,
work into ,
work up
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