incitar — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abet verb To incite; to assist or encourage by aid or countenance in crime.
- arouse verb To stir up or bring about a feeling, reaction, or interest.
- egg noun An oval or round body laid by birds, reptiles, and many other animals, usually containing a developing embryo.
- goad noun A long pointed stick used to prod animals into moving.
- incite verb To urge or provoke someone into action, especially something violent or unlawful.
- rouse verb To wake someone up, or to stir them out of inactivity.
- spur noun A spiked device worn on a rider's boot heel to urge a horse forward.
Senses
incitar 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]
- arouse (transitive) To stimulate or induce (feelings); pique.
- egg (transitive, obsolete, _, except in egg on) To encourage, incite, or urge (someone).
- egg on (transitive, idiomatic) To encourage or coax (a person) to do something, especially something foolhardy or reckless.
- goad To encourage or stimulate.
- incite (transitive) To stir up or excite; to rouse or goad into action.
- spur (transitive) To urge or encourage to action, or to a more vigorous pursuit of an object
abet — full definition
- verb To incite; to assist or encourage by aid or countenance in crime.
- verb To support, countenance, maintain, uphold, or aid (any good cause, opinion, or action).
- verb To urge on, stimulate (a person to do) something desirable.
- verb To back up one's forecast of a doubtful issue, by staking money, etc., to bet.
arouse — full definition
- verb To stir up or bring about a feeling, reaction, or interest.
- verb To sexually excite someone.
- verb To wake someone from sleep.