aufhetzen — meaning in English

English meaning

• abet verb To help or encourage someone to do something wrong, especially a crime.
• provoke verb To deliberately anger or irritate someone.

Senses

aufhetzen is used for these senses in English:

• abet (transitive, crime) To incite; to assist or encourage by aid or countenance in crime. [ca. 1350–1470]
• provoke (transitive) To cause someone to become annoyed or angry.

abet — full definition

1. verb To help or encourage someone to do something wrong, especially a crime.
2. verb To support or back up a good cause, opinion or action.
3. verb To push someone toward doing something worthwhile.
4. verb (dated) To back a prediction by putting money on it.

provoke — full definition

1. verb To deliberately anger or irritate someone.
2. verb To cause or bring about a particular reaction or response.

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