Difficulty Level
intermediate
Translations
🇩🇪 ermutigen
, 🇪🇸 alentar
, 🇮🇹 incitare
, 🇵🇹 incentivar
, 🇨🇳 鼓励
, 🇯🇵 奨励する
, 🇰🇷 장려하다
, 🇸🇦 يوقظ
, 🇮🇳 प्रोत्साहन देना
Usage Examples
- Les autorités ont incité les citoyens à se faire vacciner.
- Le film a incité le public à réfléchir sur la justice sociale.
- Il ne faut pas inciter les enfants à tricher aux examens.
Etymology
The French verb **inciter** comes from the Latin *incitare* “to urge, provoke”, formed from *in-* “into” + *citare* “to call, summon”. It entered Old French as **enciter** in the 12th century, and the spelling **inciter** was fixed by the 17th century, preserving the original sense of “to stir or prompt into action.”
Synonyms
pousser
stimuler
provoquer
encourager
susciter
mobiliser
motiver
Antonyms
décourager
apaiser
neutraliser
inhiber
freiner