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inciting

inciting is the present participle and gerund 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 inciting

Questions about inciting

What is inciting the present participle and gerund of?
Inciting is the present participle and gerund of incite.

Words near inciting in the dictionary

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

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