aufhetzen — meaning in English

English meaning

• abet verb To incite; to assist or encourage by aid or countenance in 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 incite; to assist or encourage by aid or countenance in crime.
2. verb To support, countenance, maintain, uphold, or aid (any good cause, opinion, or action).
3. verb To urge on, stimulate (a person to do) something desirable.
4. verb To back up one's forecast of a doubtful issue, by staking money, etc., to bet.

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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