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to cause or encourage the development of<the rock bandʼs failure to show up incited a riot, as the crowd had waited for hours>Synonymsabet, ferment, foment, instigate, provoke, raise, stir (up), whip (up)Related Wordsforward, foster, further, promote, sow, stimulate; set off, trigger; excite, galvanize, inflame, inspire, motivate, rouse; activate, energize, quicken, vitalizeNear Antonymscheck, curb, discourage, inhibit, restrain; calm, soothe, subdue, tranquilize (also tranquillize)
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to rouse to strong feeling or action<the demagogueʼs speech incited the crowd to riot>— see provoke 1
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