How to pronounce incite
American English pronunciation
in-SYT
- IPA
- /ɪnˈsaɪt/
- Syllables
- in · SYT (2 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What incite means
To stir people up to do something wrong
In a sentence: Jake tried to incite the whole class to skip their homework.
Where it comes from: It comes from French, from the Latin incitare, meaning to set in motion or to urge on.
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