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incites

incites is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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.

Questions about incites

What is incites the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Incites is the third-person singular simple present indicative of incite.

Words near incites in the dictionary

  1. inciteful
  2. incitement
  3. incitements
  4. inciter
  5. inciters
  6. incites
  7. inciting
  8. incitingly
  9. incitive
  10. incitomotor
  11. incitor

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