| incite | | |
| v. (creation) | 1. actuate, incite, motivate, move, prompt, propel | give an incentive for action.; "This moved me to sacrifice my career" |
| ~ cause, do, make | give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally.; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident" |
| ~ impress, strike, affect, move | have an emotional or cognitive impact upon.; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd" |
| ~ move | arouse sympathy or compassion in.; "Her fate moved us all" |
| v. (communication) | 2. incite, instigate, set off, stir up | provoke or stir up.; "incite a riot"; "set off great unrest among the people" |
| ~ provoke, stimulate | provide the needed stimulus for. |
| ~ raise | activate or stir up.; "raise a mutiny" |
| ~ act, move | perform an action, or work out or perform (an action).; "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel" |
| v. (contact) | 3. egg on, incite, prod | urge on; cause to act.; "The other children egged the boy on, but he did not want to throw the stone through the window" |
| ~ goose | prod into action. |
| ~ halloo | urge on with shouts.; "halloo the dogs in a hunt" |
| ~ goad | urge with or as if with a goad. |
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