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noun
The act of inciting or moving to action.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Something that incites to action; a stimulus or incentive.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable
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noun
an act of urging on or spurring on or rousing to action or instigating
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: incitement
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: arousal, rousing
noun
something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: incitement, provocation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: psychic energy, mental energy
Narrower terms: signal
History
Borrowed from Middle French incitation.
Across languages
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
