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Verb incite has 3 senses
- motivate, actuate, propel, move, prompt, incite - give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career"
--1 is one way to cause, do, make
Sample sentence:
They incite him to write the letter
- incite, instigate, set off, stir up - provoke or stir up; "incite a riot"; "set off great unrest among the people"
--2 is one way to provoke, stimulate
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
- prod, incite, egg on - urge on; cause to act; "They other children egged the boy on, but he did not want to throw the stone through the window"
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
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