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Synonyms for inciter

Grammar : Noun
Spell : in-sahyt
Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈsaɪt

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Définition of inciter

Origin :
  • mid-15c., from Middle French enciter (14c.), from Latin incitare "to put into rapid motion," figuratively "rouse, urge, encourage, stimulate," from in- "into, in, on, upon" (see in- (2)) + citare "move, excite" (see cite). Related: Incited; inciting.
  • noun agitator
Example sentences :
  • One can pray again and again and still remain an inciter of war.
  • Extract from : « The Future Belongs to the People » by Karl Liebknecht
  • "Let us say, rather, inciter of public interest," explained Hummer.
  • Extract from : « A Star for a Night » by Elsie Janis
  • The question is, whether she was the instigator and inciter in this affair, or the servants?
  • Extract from : « Resurrection » by Leo Tolstoy
  • She has forced this quarrel upon France, and yet nine-tenths of Europe look upon France as the inciter of the war.
  • Extract from : « The Young Franc Tireurs » by G. A. Henty
  • It should be, in fact, not only the inciter of public spirit, but the director of public effort.
  • Extract from : « Village Improvements and Farm Villages » by George E. Waring
  • He has already been seized as an inciter to insurrection, because he bade his disciples to sell their garments and buy a sword.
  • Extract from : « Historical Miniatures » by August Strindberg
  • But perhaps she may have rested quietly in her room; she may have been only the inciter or the accomplice of the deed.
  • Extract from : « The Lamp That Went Out » by Augusta Groner
  • Is it not evident that the previous speaker would, under their rgime, set self-interest upon the throne as the inciter to work?
  • Extract from : « Freeland » by Theodor Hertzka
  • In the South they regarded him as an inciter to violence, and barred his writings from the mails.
  • Extract from : « Introduction to Non-Violence » by Theodore Paullin

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