incited

Phonetic Respelling: [ in-sahyt ]

Definition:

v. to set in motion or to urge to action

Sentence:

The anarchist incited the people to revolt.

More example sentences:

The anarchist incited the people to revolt.

Hear it

What caused the bruises and other injuries that incited Will's mother's alarm when he returned home from his first visit to Duncan Williams' house?

Hear it

Synonyms:

stir up; rouse; provoke; excite; galvanize

Antonyms:

discourage

Incited rhymes:

• Two Syllable Rhymes
  • blighted
  • cited
  • knighted
  • lighted
  • righted
  • sighted
  • sited
  • slighted
  • spited
  • whited
• Three Syllable Rhymes
  • benighted
  • delighted
  • excited
  • ignited
  • indicted
  • indited
  • invited
  • recited
  • shortsighted
  • united
• Four Syllable Rhymes
  • disinvited
  • reignited
  • reinvited
  • reunited
  • unindicted
  • uninvited
  • unrequited
• Five Syllable Rhymes
  • overexcited