--- title: I — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 12 description: The 831 words of the English dictionary under I, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/I/page/12/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / I # I — The English dictionary · page 12 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · 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meaning 1:* Inborn means present in a person or animal from birth, not learned later, like an inborn talent or an inborn fear.[↗](../../inborn/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (medicine) An inborn condition is one a baby is born with.[↗](../../inborn/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She has an inborn talent for music.[↗](../../inborn/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Babies have an inborn ability to suck.[↗](../../inborn/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Some people think kindness is inborn, but it can be learned too.[↗](../../inborn/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Ducklings have an inborn instinct to follow their mother.[↗](../../inborn/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · His love of animals seemed inborn.[↗](../../inborn/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Fear of loud noises is inborn in babies.[↗](../../inborn/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Practice can beat inborn talent.[↗](../../inborn/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The doctor said the heart problem was inborn.[↗](../../inborn/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · His inborn cheerfulness, he said, had been tested by a member of the Polytechnic Institution, and the experiment had made him completely happy.[↗](../../inborn/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **inca** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The Incas were a people of the Andes mountains in South America who built a huge empire with its capital at Cusco, in today's Peru.[↗](../../inca/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The Inca was also the title of their emperor, the ruler of the empire.[↗](../../inca/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Inca or Incan describes things from this people and empire.[↗](../../inca/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* Inca roads, Inca gold.[↗](../../inca/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The Incas built Machu Picchu high in the Andes.[↗](../../inca/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Inca runners carried messages along stone roads.[↗](../../inca/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The Inca ruled from the city of Cusco.[↗](../../inca/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The Incas recorded numbers with knots on strings called quipu.[↗](../../inca/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Spanish soldiers came looking for Inca gold.[↗](../../inca/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Inca farmers grew hundreds of kinds of potato.[↗](../../inca/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Walkers hike the Inca Trail to reach Machu Picchu.[↗](../../inca/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **incalculable** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Incalculable means too great or too many to be counted or measured.[↗](../../incalculable/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The treasure was of incalculable value.[↗](../../incalculable/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The sea holds incalculable numbers of fish.[↗](../../incalculable/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The peasant gained an incalculable sum of money.[↗](../../incalculable/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **incandescence** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (science) The light given off by something because it is very hot, like a glowing metal wire or lava.[↗](../../incandescence/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (literary) A strong bright glow or a burning strong feeling.[↗](../../incandescence/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* An old light bulb shines by incandescence when its wire gets white-hot.[↗](../../incandescence/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The incandescence of the lava lit up the night.[↗](../../incandescence/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Red-hot iron in the blacksmith's fire shows incandescence.[↗](../../incandescence/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · LED bulbs don't use incandescence, so they waste less heat.[↗](../../incandescence/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The candle flame glows by incandescence of tiny soot bits.[↗](../../incandescence/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The incandescence of the sparkler lit up our faces on Bonfire Night.[↗](../../incandescence/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **incandescent** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Giving out bright light because it is very hot, as in an incandescent light bulb.[↗](../../incandescent/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (formal) Extremely angry, as in «incandescent with rage».[↗](../../incandescent/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Very bright, brilliant or full of feeling.[↗](../../incandescent/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* An incandescent bulb gets very hot.[↗](../../incandescent/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The lava was incandescent and orange.[↗](../../incandescent/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The blacksmith's iron was incandescent in the fire.[↗](../../incandescent/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Dad was incandescent with rage about the scratched car.[↗](../../incandescent/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · LED bulbs use less energy than incandescent ones.[↗](../../incandescent/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Her smile was incandescent.[↗](../../incandescent/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **incantation** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An incantation is a set of words chanted or spoken as a magic spell.[↗](../../incantation/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The witch whispered an incantation over the pot.[↗](../../incantation/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · He repeated the incantation three times.[↗](../../incantation/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · At the magician's incantation the floods rose like mountains.[↗](../../incantation/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **incapable** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* If you are incapable of doing something, you cannot do it, because you do not have the ability or power.[↗](../../incapable/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (formal) Incapable can mean not able to look after yourself, for example because of illness or being very drunk.[↗](../../incapable/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* My grandmother is incapable of being unkind.[↗](../../incapable/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The baby is incapable of walking yet.[↗](../../incapable/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Penguins are incapable of flying.[↗](../../incapable/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · He seemed incapable of sitting still.[↗](../../incapable/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The old car was incapable of going up the steep hill.[↗](../../incapable/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Without his glasses, he was incapable of reading the sign.[↗](../../incapable/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · She's incapable of telling a lie.[↗](../../incapable/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · He gave his hat to Liza, who took it scornfully; for she had no imagination, and was quite incapable of understanding the motives of such a man.[↗](../../incapable/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **incapacity** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Not being able to do something, especially because of illness, injury or weakness.[↗](../../incapacity/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (law, money) Being unable to work because of illness or disability; some countries pay incapacity benefit.[↗](../../incapacity/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Grandad's incapacity after his fall meant he needed help at home.[↗](../../incapacity/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She received support during her incapacity to work.[↗](../../incapacity/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · His incapacity to keep a secret got him into trouble.[↗](../../incapacity/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Long illness can lead to incapacity.[↗](../../incapacity/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The law has rules for people with mental incapacity.[↗](../../incapacity/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · But at length they began to give over, from mere incapacity to hold any more.[↗](../../incapacity/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **incarnation** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (church) The Incarnation is the Christian belief that God the Son became a human being, Jesus, born of Mary.[↗](../../incarnation/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A person or thing that shows a quality perfectly: «She is the incarnation of kindness.».[↗](../../incarnation/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* One of the lives or forms of someone or something: «in a past incarnation», «the latest incarnation of the phone».[↗](../../incarnation/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (Hindu belief) A form in which a god appears on earth, such as Krishna as an incarnation (avatar) of Vishnu.[↗](../../incarnation/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* At Christmas Christians celebrate the Incarnation.[↗](../../incarnation/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Christians believe Jesus is God's incarnation as a man.[↗](../../incarnation/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Hindus see Krishna as an incarnation of Vishnu.[↗](../../incarnation/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The villain was the incarnation of evil.[↗](../../incarnation/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · In a past incarnation, our teacher was a chef.[↗](../../incarnation/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · This is the newest incarnation of the game.[↗](../../incarnation/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · No wonder Brer Rabbit is so 'cute: he is nothing less than an incarnation of Buddha.[↗](../../incarnation/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **incautiously** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Without care; carelessly, without thinking about danger or consequences.[↗](../../incautiously/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Alice incautiously mentioned her cat to the Mouse.[↗](../../incautiously/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · He leaned incautiously over the side of the boat and fell in.[↗](../../incautiously/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Toad incautiously boasted to the gaoler's daughter.[↗](../../incautiously/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The fox crept incautiously into the farmyard.[↗](../../incautiously/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · She incautiously told everyone the secret.[↗](../../incautiously/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Never cross the road incautiously.[↗](../../incautiously/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **incense** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (church) A substance, often made from tree gum, that gives off a sweet-smelling smoke when it is burned, used in worship.[↗](../../incense/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The smoke itself.[↗](../../incense/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (verb, stress on -CENSE) To make someone extremely angry.[↗](../../incense/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The priest swung the incense burner during the service.[↗](../../incense/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The church smelled of incense.[↗](../../incense/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The wise men brought gold, frankincense and myrrh.[↗](../../incense/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Incense smoke rose slowly towards the ceiling.[↗](../../incense/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · She was incensed when someone kicked over her sandcastle.[↗](../../incense/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The unfair rule incensed the whole class.[↗](../../incense/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The incense rises in clouds, and the monks chant the funeral hymn.[↗](../../incense/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · one golden pan of ten shekels, full of incense; (Torah NUM.7.14, JPS 1917)[↗](../../incense/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · and he burnt thereon incense of sweet spices; as the LORD commanded Moses.[↗](../../incense/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.40.27, JPS 1917)[↗](../../incense/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · oil for the light, spices for the anointing oil, and for the sweet incense; (Torah EXO.25.6, JPS 1917)[↗](../../incense/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · A people that provoke Me to My face continually, that sacrifice in gardens, and burn incense upon bricks; (Prophets ISA.65.3, JPS 1917)[↗](../../incense/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · Let my prayer be set forth as incense before Thee, the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.[↗](../../incense/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.141.2, JPS 1917)[↗](../../incense/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · and thou didst take thy richly woven garments and cover them, and didst set Mine oil and Mine incense before them.[↗](../../incense/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets EZK.16.18, JPS 1917)[↗](../../incense/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") **incessant** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Incessant means never stopping, going on and on without a break.[↗](../../incessant/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The incessant rain flooded the road.[↗](../../incessant/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The baby's incessant crying kept us awake.[↗](../../incessant/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · His incessant questions made the teacher smile.[↗](../../incessant/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · That smote the peoples in wrath with an incessant stroke, that ruled the nations in anger, with a persecution that none restrained.[↗](../../incessant/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.14.6, JPS 1917)[↗](../../incessant/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") **incessantly** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Without stopping, all the time, often in an annoying way.[↗](../../incessantly/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* The dog barked incessantly.[↗](../../incessantly/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* It rained incessantly for three days.[↗](../../incessantly/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The baby cried incessantly all night.[↗](../../incessantly/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · My little brother talks incessantly.[↗](../../incessantly/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The phone rang incessantly.[↗](../../incessantly/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · He complained incessantly about the food.[↗](../../incessantly/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The tap dripped incessantly.[↗](../../incessantly/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Though they chattered incessantly I could not understand a word they said, nor did they heed when I spoke to them.[↗](../../incessantly/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **inch** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An inch is a small unit of length, about as wide as your thumb; 12 inches make 1 foot.[↗](../../inch/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") A foot is 12 inches.[↗](../../inch/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") A yard is 36 inches.[↗](../../inch/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To inch forward is to move very slowly, a little bit at a time.[↗](../../inch/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* «Every inch» means all of something.[↗](../../inch/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The grasshopper jumped 19 inches.[↗](../../inch/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The ribbon is 36 inches long.[↗](../../inch/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The plant grew 2 inches.[↗](../../inch/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · How many inches farther did the frog jump?[↗](../../inch/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · My ruler is 12 inches long.[↗](../../inch/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · We got 6 inches of snow last night.[↗](../../inch/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The cat inched closer to the bird.[↗](../../inch/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The line moved inch by inch.[↗](../../inch/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · They ordered a 14-inch pizza.[↗](../../inch/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · He searched every inch of his room for the key.[↗](../../inch/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · At this second lie, his nose grew a few more inches.[↗](../../inch/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") **incidence** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The incidence of something, like an illness or a crime, is how often it happens.[↗](../../incidence/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (science) The angle of incidence is the angle at which a ray of light hits a surface, measured from the normal line.[↗](../../incidence/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The angle of incidence equals the angle of reflection.[↗](../../incidence/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We measured the angle of incidence with a protractor.[↗](../../incidence/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · There is a high incidence of colds in winter.[↗](../../incidence/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Washing hands lowers the incidence of tummy bugs.[↗](../../incidence/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The report shows the incidence of road accidents has fallen.[↗](../../incidence/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Draw the normal before you mark the angle of incidence.[↗](../../incidence/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **incident** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An incident is something that happens, especially something unusual, unpleasant or dangerous.[↗](../../incident/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (formal) An incident is used in police and news reports for a crime, accident or fight, sometimes as a softer word.[↗](../../incident/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Please report any incident to a teacher.[↗](../../incident/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · There was a small incident in the playground.[↗](../../incident/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The trip went without incident.[↗](../../incident/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Police are investigating the incident.[↗](../../incident/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The incident book records every accident.[↗](../../incident/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · There were 3 incidents on Monday and 5 on Tuesday; how many in all?[↗](../../incident/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Sometimes, however, a less familiar incident occurs.[↗](../../incident/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **incinerate** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To burn something completely until only ashes are left, especially rubbish or waste.[↗](../../incinerate/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (informal) To destroy completely with great heat, as with lasers in stories.[↗](../../incinerate/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The town incinerates its rubbish to make electricity.[↗](../../incinerate/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Hospitals incinerate used needles safely.[↗](../../incinerate/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The meteor was incinerated as it fell through the atmosphere.[↗](../../incinerate/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · In the film, the dragon incinerated the castle gates.[↗](../../incinerate/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Burning plastic at home is dangerous; it should not be incinerated in a garden fire.[↗](../../incinerate/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Garden waste is often composted rather than incinerated.[↗](../../incinerate/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **incinerator** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An incinerator is a furnace or machine for burning rubbish at very high temperatures until it turns to ash.[↗](../../incinerator/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The town burns its rubbish in an incinerator.[↗](../../incinerator/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Some incinerators use the heat to make electricity.[↗](../../incinerator/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · People worried about smoke from the new incinerator.[↗](../../incinerator/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Medical waste goes to a special incinerator.[↗](../../incinerator/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · An incinerator burns 200 tonnes a day; how much in a week?[↗](../../incinerator/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Recycling means less waste goes to the incinerator.[↗](../../incinerator/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **incipient** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (formal) Just beginning to happen or to show: an incipient cold, incipient baldness.[↗](../../incipient/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* In an early stage, before it is fully grown or obvious.[↗](../../incipient/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The doctor spotted an incipient infection and gave him medicine.[↗](../../incipient/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · An incipient crack in the dam worried the engineers.[↗](../../incipient/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandad has incipient baldness, he jokes.[↗](../../incipient/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · There were incipient signs of spring: tiny green buds.[↗](../../incipient/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The storm was still incipient, just a dark line of clouds.[↗](../../incipient/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The gardener caught the incipient disease before it spread to the other roses.[↗](../../incipient/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **incise** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (formal) To cut carefully into a surface, such as stone, wood or skin.[↗](../../incise/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To carve a pattern or letters into something.[↗](../../incise/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Ancient people incised patterns on their pots.[↗](../../incise/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The names were incised in the stone.[↗](../../incise/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The surgeon incised the skin carefully.[↗](../../incise/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Use a cocktail stick to incise lines in the clay.[↗](../../incise/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The carver incised a fish shape on the wood.[↗](../../incise/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") **incision** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An incision is a careful cut made into something, especially a cut a surgeon makes into the body during an operation.[↗](../../incision/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* An incision is a neat cut or notch made with a sharp tool.[↗](../../incision/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The surgeon made a small incision to take out the appendix.[↗](../../incision/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · After the operation the incision was closed with stitches.[↗](../../incision/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Keep the incision clean and dry.[↗](../../incision/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The vet made an incision in the dog's paw to remove the thorn.[↗](../../incision/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The chef made an incision in each sausage.[↗](../../incision/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The scar from the incision faded over time.[↗](../../incision/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **incisor** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* One of the sharp, flat front teeth used for biting and cutting food.[↗](../../incisor/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We use our incisors to bite into an apple.[↗](../../incisor/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · My front incisor is wobbly.[↗](../../incisor/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Beavers have big orange incisors for chewing wood.[↗](../../incisor/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Adults have eight incisors.[↗](../../incisor/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Incisors are sharp and flat like chisels.[↗](../../incisor/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · A rabbit's incisors keep growing all its life.[↗](../../incisor/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **incite** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To stir up or encourage people to do something bad or violent, or to feel angry.[↗](../../incite/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (law) To urge someone to commit a crime, which can itself be a crime.[↗](../../incite/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The man was arrested for inciting a riot.[↗](../../incite/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Posting hateful messages can incite violence.[↗](../../incite/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The villain incited the crowd to storm the castle.[↗](../../incite/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Words can incite hatred, so choose them with care.[↗](../../incite/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · He incited his friends to break the rules.[↗](../../incite/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · May He incite death against them, let them go down alive into the nether-world; for evil is in their dwelling, and within them.[↗](../../incite/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.55.16, JPS 1917)[↗](../../incite/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · And he sent messengers unto Abimelech in Tormah, saying: 'Behold, Gaal the son of Ebed and his brethren are come to Shechem; and, behold, they will incite the city against thee.[↗](../../incite/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JDG.9.31, JPS 1917)[↗](../../incite/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **incitement** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The act of encouraging or stirring people up to do something bad, violent or against the law.[↗](../../incitement/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (law) The crime of urging people to commit a crime or violence: «incitement to violence», «incitement to hatred».[↗](../../incitement/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Something that pushes people to act; a cause or reason.[↗](../../incitement/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* He was arrested for incitement to violence.[↗](../../incitement/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Incitement to hatred is against the law.[↗](../../incitement/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The speech was an incitement to riot.[↗](../../incitement/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Posting threats online can be incitement.[↗](../../incitement/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The judge said the words were a clear incitement.[↗](../../incitement/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Shouting «Get him!» to a crowd can be incitement.[↗](../../incitement/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/I/) … [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/I/page/11/) **12** [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/I/page/13/) … [39](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/I/page/39/) - ← previous: [page 11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/I/page/11/) - next →: [page 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