| Pronunciation: | | `insI'teyshun
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WordNet Dictionary |
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- [n] an act of inciting
- [n] something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action
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INCITATION is a 10 letter word that starts with I. |
| | Synonyms: | | incitement, incitement, provocation |
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| | See Also: | | arousal, mental energy, psychic energy, rousing, signal |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \In`ci*ta"tion\, n. [L. incitatio: cf. F.
incitation.]
1. The act of inciting or moving to action.
2. That which incites to action; that which rouses or
prompts; incitement; motive; incentive.
The noblest incitation to honest attempts. --Tatler.
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