Definitions for: Incitement


[n] an act of inciting
[n] the act of exhorting; an earnest attempt at persuasion
[n] needed encouragement; "the result was a provocation of vigorous investigation"
[n] something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action



Webster (1913) Definition: In*cite"ment, n. [Cf. F. incitement.]
1. The act of inciting.

2. That which incites the mind, or moves to action; motive;
incentive; impulse. --Burke.

From the long records of a distant age, Derive
incitements to renew thy rage. --Pope.

Syn: Motive; incentive; spur; stimulus; impulse;
encouragement.

Synonyms: exhortation, incitation, incitation, provocation, provocation

See Also: arousal, encouragement, mental energy, pep talk, persuasion, psychic energy, rousing, signal, suasion, subornation

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