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Incite vs Recite - What's the difference?

incite | recite |

As verbs the difference between incite and recite

is that incite is to rouse, stir up or excite while recite is to repeat aloud some passage, poem or other text previously memorized, often before an audience.

incite

English

Verb

(incit)
  • To rouse, stir up or excite.
  • The judge was told by the accused that his friends had to incite him to commit the crime.

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    recite

    English

    Verb

    (recit)
  • To repeat aloud some passage, poem or other text previously memorized, often before an audience
  • To list or enumerate something
  • To deliver a recitation