INCITEMENT

Meaning

A call to act; encouragement to act, often in an illegal way.

Etymology

Origin: Latin

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

Synonyms & Antonyms

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 5 recorded puzzles:

• 2026-04-28CENLIMT
• 2025-04-04ECTMINX
• 2024-10-30CDTNIEM
• 2024-05-12MCNIELT
• 2023-04-28NXCTIME