Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Incitement \In*cite"ment\, n. [Cf. F. incitement.]
   1. The act of inciting.

   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.

Source : WordNet®

incitement
     n 1: an act of urging on or spurring on or rousing to action or
          instigating; "the incitement of mutiny" [syn: {incitation}]
     2: needed encouragement; "the result was a provocation of
        vigorous investigation" [syn: {provocation}]
     3: something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or
        stirring to action [syn: {incitation}, {provocation}]
     4: the act of exhorting; an earnest attempt at persuasion [syn:
         {exhortation}]