incite

auslösen, anzetteln

Absichtlich ein Ereignis auslösen, besonders ein gewalttätiges oder schädliches.

In einfachem Englisch: To deliberately cause an event, especially a violent or harmful one.

• The speech incited a riot.
• They used false rumors to incite violence.
• The group was accused of inciting attacks on local shops.

Synonyme: provoke, instigate

Gegenteile: prevent

Häufige Wendungen: incite a riot, incite violence, incite unrest

aufhetzen, anstacheln

Jemanden nachdrücklich zu einer Handlung treiben, oft zu Gewalt oder schädlichem Verhalten.

In einfachem Englisch: To strongly encourage someone to act, often in a violent or harmful way.

• His speech incited the crowd.
• They incited their followers to attack.
• The posters were designed to incite anger against the government.

So benutzt man es: incite someone to do something (The speaker incited the crowd to attack the guards.); incite someone to something (They tried to incite the workers to violence.)

Synonyme: provoke, stir up, rouse

Gegenteile: calm

Häufige Wendungen: incite someone to act, incite a crowd, incite hatred