incite
verb/ɪnˈsaɪt/
Frequency rank: #11,499 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
to encourage or stir up violent or unlawful behavior.
Example sentence
The speech was designed to incite anger among the crowd.
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