incite

provoquer, fomenter

Provoquer volontairement un événement, surtout violent ou nuisible.

En anglais simple : To deliberately cause an event, especially a violent or harmful one.

• The speech incited a riot.
• They used false rumors to incite violence.
• The group was accused of inciting attacks on local shops.

Synonymes : provoke, instigate

Contraires : prevent

Expressions courantes : incite a riot, incite violence, incite unrest

inciter, exciter

Pousser fortement quelqu’un à agir, souvent de manière violente ou nuisible.

En anglais simple : To strongly encourage someone to act, often in a violent or harmful way.

• His speech incited the crowd.
• They incited their followers to attack.
• The posters were designed to incite anger against the government.

Comment l'utiliser : incite someone to do something (The speaker incited the crowd to attack the guards.); incite someone to something (They tried to incite the workers to violence.)

Synonymes : provoke, stir up, rouse

Contraires : calm

Expressions courantes : incite someone to act, incite a crowd, incite hatred