inciter

/ɛ̃.si.te/

verb B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
incite
past
a incité
perfect
incité

Meaning

  1. to incite, to encourage

    • La publicité incite les gens à consommer.

      Advertising encourages people to consume.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

encourager

encourager and inciter are close synonyms for "to encourage"; inciter also separately means "to incite," which can be negative.

Practice

1 What does inciter mean?

2 Fill the gap: La publicité ___ les gens à consommer.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches inciter?

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