incitare
to incite
verb een-chee-TAH-reh Rare
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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