incite

provocar, instigar

Causar deliberadamente un suceso, especialmente uno violento o dañino.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: provoke, instigate

Antónimos: prevent

Expresiones frecuentes: incite a riot, incite violence, incite unrest

incitar, provocar

Animar con fuerza a alguien a actuar, a menudo de manera violenta o dañina.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: 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.)

Sinónimos: provoke, stir up, rouse

Antónimos: calm

Expresiones frecuentes: incite someone to act, incite a crowd, incite hatred