incites
Fans the flames
Incites is the verb incite in the third person singular present tense.
To incite is to stir up or provoke action, usually by urging or encouraging others: The speech incites violence, He incites the crowd to riot.
The word carries connotations of deliberate provocation, often toward something unlawful or harmful.
Incites a reaction
- antagonizesActively creates hostility
- goadsProds to action
- instigatesCauses to begin
- inflamesArouses intense emotion
agitates · stirs · rouses · triggers · spurs · rabble-rousing · demagoguery · inflammatory
Supplies incentive to act
- galvanizesRouses to sudden activity
- mobilizesActivates for action
- ralliesGathers or recovers
- energizesInfuses with vigor
activates · prompts · compels · drives · pushes · urges · emboldens · encourages
provokes
Incites a reaction
- antagonizesActively creates hostility
- goadsProds to action
- instigatesCauses to begin
inflames · agitates · stirs · rouses · triggers · spurs · rabble-rousing · demagoguery · inflammatory · sedition
motivates
Supplies incentive to act
- galvanizesRouses to sudden activity
- mobilizesActivates for action
- ralliesGathers or recovers
energizes · activates · prompts · compels · drives · pushes · urges · emboldens · encourages · inspires
riots
Violent public disturbances
- unrestState of public disturbance
- uprisingOrganized resistance to power
- rebellionDefiance of established power
revolt · insurrection · mob · mayhem · chaos · turmoil · bloodshed · lynching · pogrom · rampage
passion
Intense emotional drive
anger · fear · panic · hysteria · frenzy · outrage · indignation · resentment · jealousy · desire
incitesdeters
Discourages through intimidation
discourages · dissuades · prevents · suppresses · inhibits
incitesquells
Suppresses or pacifies
suppresses · pacifies · de-escalates · reconciles · mediates
- inciting violenceDeliberately provoking physical harm
- inciting incidentEvent starting main conflict
- inciting riotUrging crowd toward violence
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