The incitement to discourse INCITEMENT, noun, from the verb to incite": 1)to encourage or stir up; 2)to urge or persuade someone (usually, but not always, to act in a violent or unlawful way he incited loyal subjects to rebellion DISCOURSE, noun: 1) written or spoken communication or debate 2 )a formal discussion of a topic in speech or writing; 3(old the process of reasoning from old French discours, from Latin discursus running to and froin medieval Latin argument), from the verb discurrere from dis -away t currere to run' the verb influenced by french discourirThe Incitement to Discourse • INCITEMENT, noun, from the verb “to incite”: 1) to encourage or stir up; 2) to urge or persuade someone (usually, but not always, to act in a violent or unlawful way): he incited loyal subjectsto rebellion. • DISCOURSE, noun: 1) written or spoken communication or debate; 2) a formal discussion of a topic in speech or writing; 3) (old) the process of reasoning; from Old French discours, from Latin discursus ‘running to and fro’ (in medieval Latin ‘argument’ ), from the verb discurrere, from dis- ‘away’ + currere ‘to run’ ; the verb influenced by French discourir