incite
verbto encourage somebody to do something violent, illegal or unpleasant, especially by making them angry or excited 煽动;鼓动 - incite something
to incite crime/racial hatred/violence 教唆犯罪;煽动种族仇恨/暴力 - incite somebody (to something)
They were accused of inciting the crowd to violence. 他们被控煽动群众暴乱。 - incite somebody to do something
He incited the workforce to come out on strike. 他煽动工人罢工。
Extra ExamplesThe governor blamed foreign groups for inciting the violence. 州长指责外国团体煽动暴力。 There is legislation to ban material that incites racial hatred. 法律明令禁止散播煽动种族仇恨的资料。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- deliberately
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Word Originlate 15th cent. (earlier (late Middle English) as incitation): from French inciter, from Latin incitare, from in- ‘towards’ + citare ‘rouse’.- incite something