incite incite /ˌɪnˈsaɪt/

verb

1. () Provoke or stir up  ( set off , stir up , incite , instigate )
   provoke or stir up
    Incite a riot
   incite a riot
    Set off great unrest among the people
   set off great unrest among the people
   
2. () Give an incentive for action  ( actuate , propel , incite , motivate , move , prompt )
   give an incentive for action
    This moved me to sacrifice my career
   This moved me to sacrifice my career
   
3. Urge on; cause to act  ( incite , egg on , 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
   The other children egged the boy on, but he did not want to throw the stone through the window