Incitation \In`ci*ta"tion\, n. [L. incitatio: cf. F.
incitation.]
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1. The act of inciting or moving to action.
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2. That which incites to action; that which rouses or
prompts; incitement; motive; incentive.
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The noblest incitation to honest attempts. --Tatler.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
incitation
n 1: something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or
stirring to action [syn: incitement, provocation]
2: an act of urging on or spurring on or rousing to action or
instigating; "the incitement of mutiny" [syn: incitement]
WordNet (r) 2.0
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