in|cite|ment

in|cite|ment
in|cite|ment «ihn SYT muhnt», noun.
1. anything that urges on, stirs up, or rouses: »

Abject poverty can be an incitement to steal. Interest is an incitement to study.

SYNONYM(S): motive, incentive.
2. the act of urging on, stirring up, or rousing. SYNONYM(S): stimulation.

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