動(dòng)詞 incite:

1. give an incentive for action
   同義詞：motivate, actuate, propel, move, prompt
2. provoke or stir up
   同義詞：instigate, set off, stir up
3. urge on; cause to act
   同義詞：prod, egg on

1. Just a few words will incite him into action.
   他只需幾句話一將，就會(huì)干。
2. The captain was accused of inciting other officers to mutiny.
   該上尉被控煽動(dòng)軍官叛變。
3. They incited the workers to violence.
   他們煽動(dòng)工人暴動(dòng)。

in.cite

v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
in.cit.ed,in.cit.ing,in.cites
To provoke and urge on:
剌激，激勵(lì)：
例句：
troublemakers who incite riots; inciting workers to strike.
煽動(dòng)暴亂的搗亂分子；鼓動(dòng)工人罷工

來(lái)源：
Middle English encyten
中古英語(yǔ) encyten
from Old French enciter
源自 古法語(yǔ) enciter
from Latin incit3re [to urge forward]
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) incit3re [激勵(lì)向前]
in- [intensive pref.] * see in- 2
in- [加強(qiáng)語(yǔ)意的前綴] *參見(jiàn) in-2
cit3re [to stimulate] [frequentative of] ciôre [to put in motion] * see kei- 2
cit3re [剌激] [] ciôre的重復(fù)動(dòng)詞 [使行動(dòng)起來(lái)] *參見(jiàn) kei- 2

【引伸】
incite.ment
n.（名詞）
incit.er
n.（名詞）
<參考詞匯><同義詞>incite,instigate,foment,abetThese verbs mean to stir or give support to action.
這些動(dòng)詞均有促使或支持某行為發(fā)生的含義。
Incite is applied primarily to arousing the will and spirit to act:
Incite 主要用以指挑起行動(dòng)的欲望或精神：
例句：
Their leader tried to incite the dissidents to overthrow the government. Toinstigate is to conceive and encourage the implementation of a plan of action, usually an evil or illegal one:
他們的領(lǐng)袖試圖煽動(dòng)持不同政見(jiàn)者推翻政府。 Instigate 指構(gòu)思或鼓勵(lì)通常是罪惡或不合法的行動(dòng)計(jì)劃的實(shí)施：

例句：
instigating a prison riot.
煽動(dòng)獄內(nèi)犯人暴亂。

例句：
.Commonly, though not always, we exhort to good actions, we instigate to ill. (Samuel Johnson).
.通常，盡管并不總是，我們規(guī)勸 人們做好事， 又慫勇人們 做壞事. （薩繆爾·約翰遜）。

Foment usually refers to the systematic fostering of feelings, as of discord or rebellion,that produce violent action:
Foment 常指系統(tǒng)地醞釀比如不和或反叛之心，導(dǎo)致暴力行動(dòng)：
例句：
foment discontent;
挑起不滿；

例句：
foment civil insurrection. Toabet is to approve, encourage, and support actions, especially those in violation of what is right or proper:
煽動(dòng)平民造反。 Abet 指贊同、鼓勵(lì)并支持某些行為， 特別是錯(cuò)誤與不正當(dāng)?shù)模?

例句：
The treasurer, aided and abetted by an assistant, misappropriated company funds. See also Synonyms at provoke
掌管財(cái)務(wù)的人在助手的幫助和唆使下，挪用了公司的基金 參見(jiàn)同義詞 provoke