If someone incites people to behave in a violent or illegal way, they encourage people to behave in that way, usually by making them excited or angry. He incited his fellow citizens to take their revenge The party agreed not to incite its supporters to violence They pleaded guilty to possessing material likely to incite racial hatred. to deliberately encourage people to fight, argue etc (inciter, from citare )
urge on; cause to act; "They other children egged the boy on, but he did not want to throw the stone through the window"