All incite synonyms

verb incite

• urge — to push or force along; impel with force or vigor: to urge the cause along.
• abet — If one person abets another, they help or encourage them to do something criminal or wrong. Abet is often used in the legal expression 'aid and abet'.
• rouse — to bring out of a state of sleep, unconsciousness, inactivity, fancied security, apathy, depression, etc.: He was roused to action by courageous words.
• arouse — If something arouses a particular reaction or attitude in people, it causes them to have that reaction or attitude.
• inspire — to fill with an animating, quickening, or exalting influence: His courage inspired his followers.
• whip up — to beat with a strap, lash, rod, or the like, especially by way of punishment or chastisement; flog; thrash: Criminals used to be whipped for minor offenses.
• motivate — to provide with a motive, or a cause or reason to act; incite; impel.
• agitate — If people agitate for something, they protest or take part in political activity in order to get it.
• inflame — to kindle or excite (passions, desires, etc.).
• trigger — a small projecting tongue in a firearm that, when pressed by the finger, actuates the mechanism that discharges the weapon.
• prompt — done, performed, delivered, etc., at once or without delay: a prompt reply.
• provoke — to anger, enrage, exasperate, or vex.
• spur — a batch of newly made rag-paper sheets.
• instigate — to cause by incitement; foment: to instigate a quarrel.
• foment — to instigate or foster (discord, rebellion, etc.); promote the growth or development of: to foment trouble; to foment discontent.
• set off — to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table.
• activate — If a device or process is activated, something causes it to start working.
• force — physical power or strength possessed by a living being: He used all his force in opening the window.
• actuate — If a person is actuated by an emotion, that emotion makes them act in a certain way. If something actuates a device, the device starts working.
• persuade — to prevail on (a person) to do something, as by advising or urging: We could not persuade him to wait.
• further — at or to a great distance; a long way off; at or to a remote point: We sailed far ahead of the fleet.
• animate — Something that is animate has life, in contrast to things like stones and machines which do not.
• craze — If there is a craze for something, it is very popular for a short time.
• raise — to move to a higher position; lift up; elevate: to raise one's hand; sleepy birds raising their heads and looking about.
• goad — a stick with a pointed or electrically charged end, for driving cattle, oxen, etc.; prod.
• solicit — to seek for (something) by entreaty, earnest or respectful request, formal application, etc.: He solicited aid from the minister.
• taunt — to reproach in a sarcastic, insulting, or jeering manner; mock.
• forward — toward or at a place, point, or time in advance; onward; ahead: to move forward; from this day forward; to look forward.
• set — to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table.
• prick — a puncture made by a needle, thorn, or the like.
• influence — the capacity or power of persons or things to be a compelling force on or produce effects on the actions, behavior, opinions, etc., of others: He used family influence to get the contract.
• induce — to lead or move by persuasion or influence, as to some action or state of mind: to induce a person to buy a raffle ticket.
• inspirit — to infuse spirit or life into; enliven.
• promote — to help or encourage to exist or flourish; further: to promote world peace.
• coax — If you coax someone into doing something, you gently try to persuade them to do it.
• drive — to send, expel, or otherwise cause to move by force or compulsion: to drive away the flies; to drive back an attacking army; to drive a person to desperation.
• impel — to drive or urge forward; press on; incite or constrain to action.
• push — to press upon or against (a thing) with force in order to move it away.
• stimulate — to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.
• breed — A breed of a pet animal or farm animal is a particular type of it. For example, terriers are a breed of dog.
• cause — a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect: You have been the cause of much anxiety. What was the cause of the accident?
• encourage — Give support, confidence, or hope to (someone).
• exhort — Strongly encourage or urge (someone) to do something.
• excite — Cause strong feelings of enthusiasm and eagerness in (someone).
• egg on — to incite or urge; encourage (usually followed by on).
• juice — the natural fluid, fluid content, or liquid part that can be extracted from a plant or one of its parts, especially of a fruit: orange juice.
• work up — exertion or effort directed to produce or accomplish something; labor; toil.
• get to — to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
• key up — a small metal instrument specially cut to fit into a lock and move its bolt.
• psych — to intimidate or frighten psychologically, or make nervous (often followed by out): to psych out the competition.