to incite to rebellion

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• incite — incite, instigate, abet, foment are comparable when they mean to spur on to action or to excite into activity. Incite stresses stirring up and urging on; frequently it implies active prompting {the riot was incited by paid agitators} {it was just …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• incite — [in sīt′] vt. incited, inciting [ME inciten < OFr inciter < L incitare < in , in, on + citare, to set in motion, urge: see CITE] to urge to action; stir up; rouse incitement n. incitation [in΄sə tā′shən, in΄sītā′shən] inciter n. SYN.… …   English World dictionary

• incite — v. 1) (D; tr.) to incite to (to incite workers to rebellion) 2) (H) to incite the populace to riot * * * [ɪn saɪt] (H) to incite the populace to riot (D;tr.) to incite to (to incite workers to rebellion) …   Combinatory dictionary

• rebellion — noun 1 attempt to change the government ADJECTIVE ▪ full scale, major ▪ minor, small ▪ open ▪ armed ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• incite — verb 1) we re hoping that last night s incident will not incite altercations in the stadium today Syn: stir up, whip up, encourage, fan the flames of, stoke up, fuel, kindle, ignite, inflame, stimulate, instigate, provoke, excite, arouse, awaken …   Thesaurus of popular words

• incite — transitive verb (incited; inciting) Etymology: Middle French inciter, from Latin incitare, from in + citare to put in motion more at cite Date: 15th century to move to action ; stir up ; spur on ; urge on • incitant noun • incitement …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• incite — in•cite [[t]ɪnˈsaɪt[/t]] v. t. cit•ed, cit•ing to stimulate to action; urge on; stir up • Etymology: 1475–85; < L incitāre= in II+citāre to start up, excite in•cit′a•ble, adj. in•cit′ant, adj. n. in ci•ta′tion saɪˈteɪ ʃən, sɪ n. in•cit′er, n.… …   From formal English to slang

• rebellion — Deliberate, organized resistance, by force and arms, to the laws or operations of the government, committed by a subject. Crashley v. Press Pub. Co., 74 App.Div. 118, 77 N.Y.S. 711. It is a federal crime to incite, assist, or engage in any… …   Black's law dictionary

• incite — verb ADVERB ▪ deliberately PREPOSITION ▪ to ▪ deliberately inciting the crowd to violence Incite is used with these nouns as the object: ↑hatred, ↑mob, ↑ …   Collocations dictionary

• incite — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. stir, urge, impel; actuate, provoke, instigate; encourage, stimulate; spur, goad, fan the flames (inf.). See cause, excitement. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. arouse, rouse, instigate, impel, stimulate,… …   English dictionary for students

• Indian Rebellion of 1857 — Sepoy Mutiny redirects here. For other uses, see Sepoy Mutiny (disambiguation). Indian Rebellion of 1857 A 1912 map of Northern India The Revolt of 1857–59 showing the centres of rebellion including the principal ones …   Wikipedia