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incitative

UK/ˈɪnsɪtətɪv/US/ˈɪnsəˌteɪtɪv/

incitative noun: something that incites; an incitant; a stimulant.

Noun

incitative (plural incitatives)

  1. (archaic) Something that incites; an incitant; a stimulant.
    • They all carried wallets, which, as appeared afterwards, were well provided with incitatives, and such as provoke to thirst at two leagues distance1742, Miguel de Cervantes, translated by Charles Jervas, The History of the Valorous and Witty Knight-Errant Don Quixote of The Mancha
    Synonyms:
    carrot, incentive

Adjective

incitative (comparative more incitative, superlative most incitative)

  1. That incites

Synonyms of incitative

Forms of incitative

Noun
pluralincitatives
Adjective
comparativemore incitative
superlativemost incitative

Questions about incitative

What does incitative mean?
Incitative means something that incites; an incitant; a stimulant.
What part of speech is incitative?
Incitative can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce incitative?
Incitative is pronounced /ˈɪnsɪtətɪv/ (UK).
What is the plural of incitative?
The plural of incitative is incitatives.

Words near incitative in the dictionary

  1. incitable
  2. incitant
  3. incitants
  4. incitation
  5. incitations
  6. incitative
  7. incitatives
  8. incite
  9. incited
  10. incitee
  11. incitees

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