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- verb Present participle of
incite .
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Examples
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You see, Broder doesn't suggest that the president "incite" a war only because Broder has already done such splendid work in inciting it himself.
Barry Eisler: The Definition of Insanity Barry Eisler 2010
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Jesus seemed to be interested in inciting fellowship, harmony, and morality.
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And when the speaker began to condemn the revolutionaries saying that in inciting the people to revolt they were only fostering their own interests, a general murmur filled the mosque; voices rose in indignant protest, and some cursed the imam.
G. Roger Denson: The Beauty We Fear: The Mosques of Secular Muslim Writers G. Roger Denson 2010
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You see, Broder doesn't suggest that the president "incite" a war only because Broder has already done such splendid work in inciting it himself.
Barry Eisler: The Definition of Insanity Barry Eisler 2010
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And when the speaker began to condemn the revolutionaries saying that in inciting the people to revolt they were only fostering their own interests, a general murmur filled the mosque; voices rose in indignant protest, and some cursed the imam.
G. Roger Denson: The Beauty We Fear: The Mosques of Secular Muslim Writers G. Roger Denson 2010
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You see, Broder doesn't suggest that the president "incite" a war only because Broder has already done such splendid work in inciting it himself.
Barry Eisler: The Definition of Insanity Barry Eisler 2010
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There are of course grey areas; the Founding Fathers might have written the Constitution to allow flag burning but doing so in the name of inciting a riot, and destroying public property and peace in the process, would cross the line.
Charles Gasparino: Mayor Bloomberg, What Took You So Long? Charles Gasparino 2011
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Not to mention his part in inciting the first Gulf War and his brave little adventure in Panama.
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There are of course grey areas; the Founding Fathers might have written the Constitution to allow flag burning but doing so in the name of inciting a riot, and destroying public property and peace in the process, would cross the line.
Charles Gasparino: Mayor Bloomberg, What Took You So Long? Charles Gasparino 2011
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You see, Broder doesn't suggest that the president "incite" a war only because Broder has already done such splendid work in inciting it himself.
Barry Eisler: The Definition of Insanity Barry Eisler 2010
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