incite in WordNet English dictionary

1. give an incentive for action
   "This moved me to sacrifice my career"
   motivate  actuate  propel  move  prompt  incite 
   
2. urge on; cause to act
   "The other children egged the boy on, but he did not want to throw the stone through the window"
   prod  incite  egg on 
   
3. provoke or stir up
   "incite a riot"; "set off great unrest among the people"
   incite  instigate  set off  stir up