■ verb encourage or stir up (violent or unlawful behaviour).
↘urge or persuade to act in a violent or unlawful way.
Derivatives
incitation noun
~ful adjective
~ment noun
~r noun
Origin
C15 (earlier (ME) as incitation ): from Fr. ~r , from L. incitare , from in- 'towards' + citare 'rouse'.