to set in rapid motion, urge on, hurry, hasten, accelerate, quicken: vehementius equos incitare, Cs.: stellarum motūs incitantur: lintres magno sonitu remorum incitatae, Cs.: ex castris sese, sally out, Cs.: cum ex alto se aestus incitavisset, had rushed in, Cs.—Prov.: incitare currentem, spur a willing horse.—To <*>rouse, augment: hibernis (amnis) incitatus plu<*>iis, swollen, L.—Fig., to incite, encourage, stimulate, rouse, excite, spur on: me imitandi cupiditate: ingenium diligentiā ex tarditate: oculos incitat error, O.: suos sensūs voluptuarios: Caesarem ad id bellum, Cs.: ad bellum incitari, L.: cuius libidines ad potiundum incitarentur: incitabant (animum) conrupti civitatis mores, S.—To inspire: nam terrae vis Pythiam incitabat.—To excite, arouse, stir up: Catonem inimicitiae Caesaris incitant, Cs.: istos in me: opifices contra vos incitabuntur: milites nostri pristini diei perfidiā incitati, Cs.—To stimulate, excite, increase, enhance: consuetudo eloquendi celeritatem incitat.
Lewis, Charlton, T. An Elementary Latin Dictionary. New York, Cincinnati, and Chicago. American Book Company. 1890.
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