Etymology

incitement

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Today it means: A call to act; encouragement to act, often in an illegal way. Full definition →

French incitement ← Latin incitāmentum
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  1. Latin · derived fromincitāmentum“incentive; incitement”
  2. French · derived fromincitement
  3. English todayincitement

From French incitement, from Latin incitāmentum (“incentive; incitement”), from incitō (“urge; quicken; incite”, verb). Equivalent to incite + -ment.

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