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incitare

to incite

verb een-chee-TAH-reh Rare
Communication Speech

Origin: From Latin incitare, 'to set in rapid motion'.

Also means

to urge on

Usage Note

Incitare takes avere as its auxiliary. It is used both positively (incitare la squadra, to cheer on the team) and negatively (incitare alla violenza, to incite to violence). The noun form is l'incitamento (incitement). In legal contexts, incitamento all'odio (hate incitement) is a standard phrase.

Examples

"La folla incitava i corridori lungo la strada."

Natural Translation

The crowd urged on the runners along the road.

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