| 单词 | incite |
| 释义 | in·cite 1. < inciting the people to rebel > < incited to further effects by his mother's enthusiasm > 2. < such behavior is likely to incite retaliation > < organisms that readily incited antibody formation > Synonyms: < his projects for inciting war between the two countries > < posters scattered by the thousands throughout the eastern states and Europe to incite immigration — American Guide Series: Minnesota > < their tutors had incited them to dig deeply in the older sources of learning > < did I see a young lady in want of a partner, gallantry would incite me to offer myself as her devoted knight — T.L.Peacock > instigate implies initiating or encouraging others to initiate actions or feelings, often questionable actions initiated with dubious intention < pogroms instigated or connived at by the government as a safety valve for popular discontent — W.R.Inge > < a comparative study, instigated by the director of the investigation, which classifies a series of nonliterate cultures > foment indicates persistent inciting, especially of something thought of as seething or boiling < radicals fomenting a rebellion > < race theories are indeed not only a modern invention to explain such group conflicts, but also a means for fomenting them — M.R.Cohen > abet is likely to indicate seconding, encouraging, or aiding some action already begun, especially a questionable activity < aiding and abetting a friend in obtaining money under false pretenses > < the general, abetted by the excited aide-de-camp, made a fatal error > < the will to achieve perfection, though not so rare as it sounds, is all too rarely abetted by leisure — Harry Levin > |
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