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Incite

INCI'TE, v.t. [L. incito; in and cito, to call, to stir up.] 1. To move the mind to action by persuasion or motives presented; to stir up; to rouse; to spur on. Antiochus, when he incited Prusias to join in wa...

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INCI'TE, v.t. [L. incito; in and cito, to call, to stir up.]

1. To move the mind to action by persuasion or motives presented; to stir up; to rouse; to spur on.

Antiochus, when he incited Prusias to join in war, set before him the greatness of the Romans.

2. To move to action by impulse or influence.

No blown ambition does our arms incite.

3. To animate; to encourage.

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