2. That which incites the mind, or moves to action; motive; incentive;
impulse. Burke.
From the long records of a distant age, Derive incitements to renew
thy rage.
Pope.
Syn. -- Motive; incentive; spur; stimulus; impulse; encouragement.
In*cit"er (?), n. One who, or that which, incites.
In*cit"ing*ly, adv. So as to incite or stimulate.
In*ci`to-mo"tor (?), a. [L. incitus incited + E. motor.] (Physiol.)
Inciting to motion; -- applied to that action which, in the case of
muscular motion, commences in the nerve centers, and excites the
muscles to contraction. Opposed to excito-motor.
In*ci`to-mo"to*ry (?), a. (Physiol.) Incitomotor.
In*civ"il (?), a. [L. incivilis; pref. in- not + civilis civil: cf. F.
incivil.] Uncivil; rude. [Obs.] Shak.
In`ci*vil"i*ty (?), n.; pl. Incivilities (#). [L. incivilitas: cf. F.
incivilité.]
1. The quality or state of being uncivil; want of courtesy; rudeness of
manner; impoliteness. Shak. Tillotson.