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incited

incited is the simple past and past participle of incite.

Meaning of incite

Verb

incite (third-person singular simple present incites, present participle inciting, simple past and past participle incited)

  1. (transitive) To call into action.
    • The judge was told by the accused that his friends had incited him to commit the crime.
  2. (transitive) To entreat an act.
  3. (transitive) To instigate a specific incident.

Words formed from incited

Questions about incited

What is incited the simple past and past participle of?
Incited is the simple past and past participle of incite.

Words near incited in the dictionary

  1. incitation
  2. incitations
  3. incitative
  4. incitatives
  5. incite
  6. incited
  7. incitee
  8. incitees
  9. inciteful
  10. incitement
  11. incitements

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