Meaning
to urge, incite
- to encourage, spur on, or urge someone to do something
- to provoke or stir up negative actions or feelings
In a sentence
I tifosi incitavano a gran voce la squadra verso la vittoria.
The fans were loudly urging the team toward victory.
L'allenatore incita sempre gli atleti a dare il massimo.
The coach always urges the athletes to give their all.
Nessuno dovrebbe incitare le persone all'odio sui social.
No one should incite people to hatred on social media.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| incitare | infinitive |
| incito | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| inciti | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| incita | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| incitiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| incitate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| incitano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| incitavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| incitavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| incitava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| incitavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| incitavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| incitavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| incitai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| incitasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| incitò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| incitammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| incitaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| incitarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| inciterò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| inciterai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| inciterà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| inciteremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| inciterete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| inciteranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| inciti | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| inciti | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| inciti | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| incitiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| incitiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| incitino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| incitassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| incitassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| incitasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| incitassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| incitaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| incitassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| inciterei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| inciteresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| inciterebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| inciteremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| incitereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| inciterebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| incita | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| incitiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| incitate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| incitando | gerund |
| incitato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Usually followed by 'a' + infinitive or noun: 'incitare qualcuno a fare qualcosa'.
- Can have positive meanings ('cheer on') or negative meanings ('incite to violence').