in ‧ cite /ɪnˈsaɪt/ BrE AmE verb [transitive]
[ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: French ; Origin: inciter , from Latin citare 'to cause to start moving' ]
to deliberately encourage people to fight, argue etc ⇨ encourage :
They were charged with inciting racial hatred.
incite somebody to do something
a person who incites others to commit an offence
incite somebody to something
There was no evidence that he had incited members of the group to violence.
—incitement noun [uncountable and countable] :
incitement to murder