n. That which incites; an inciting agent or cause; a stimulant. E. Darwin. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. incitans, -antis, p. pr. of incitare. See Incite. ] Inciting; stimulating. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. incitatio: cf. F. incitation. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
The noblest incitation to honest attempts. Tatler. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A provocative; an incitant; a stimulant. [ R. ] Jervas. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
Anthiochus, when he incited Prusias to join in war, set before him the greatness of the Romans. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]
No blown ambition doth our arms incite. Shak.
n. [ Cf. F. incitement. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
From the long records of a distant age,
Derive incitements to renew thy rage. Pope.
n. One who, or that which, incites. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. So as to incite or stimulate. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. incitus incited + E. motor. ] (Physiol.) Inciting to motion; -- applied to that action which, in the case of muscular motion, commences in the nerve centers, and excites the muscles to contraction. Opposed to
a. (Physiol.) Incitomotor. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To incite again. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Min.) Native zinc oxide; a brittle, translucent mineral, of an orange-red color; -- called also