'Incite' definitions:

Definition of 'incite'

From: WordNet
verb
Give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career" [syn: motivate, actuate, propel, move, prompt, incite]
verb
Provoke or stir up; "incite a riot"; "set off great unrest among the people" [syn: incite, instigate, set off, stir up]
verb
Urge on; cause to act; "The other children egged the boy on, but he did not want to throw the stone through the window" [syn: prod, incite, egg on]

Definition of 'Incite'

From: GCIDE
  • Incite \In*cite"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Incited; p. pr. & vb. n. Inciting.] [L. incitare; pref. in- in + citare to rouse, stir up: cf. F. inciter. See Cite.] To move to action; to stir up; to rouse; to spur or urge on. [1913 Webster]
  • Anthiochus, when he incited Prusias to join in war, set before him the greatness of the Romans. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
  • No blown ambition doth our arms incite. --Shak.
  • Syn: Excite; stimulate; instigate; spur; goad; arouse; move; urge; rouse; provoke; encourage; prompt; animate. See Excite. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'incite'

From: Moby Thesaurus