Incite
Incite verb - To bring (something volatile or intense) into being.
Nearby Words: incitement, inciting
Try
Try verb - To subject (a personal quality or faculty) to often excessive stress.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Invoked Trope by Octavian in The Heroes of Olympus, who uses the "beware Greeks bearing gifts" line to try and incite conflict with the Greek demigods and so maintain his own power.
Source: Trojan Horse -
Trojan Horse: Invoked by Octavian, who uses the "beware Greeks bearing gifts" line to try and incite conflict with the Greek demigods and so maintain his own power.
- Although they try their best to act on Brolli's behalf, they end up causing enough trouble to incite the climatic incident.
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