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Yannick Duchêne writes on comp.lang.ada:
> Le Wed, 25 Apr 2012 18:30:07 +0200, Adam Beneschan <adam@irvine.com> a
> écrit:
>> In Merriam-Webster Online, none of the definitions say that the verb
>> has negative connotations
>
> The very close French verb « inciter » carries none at least. I
> believe the same about its English peer.

Don't believe that.  Most English words that originate from French
retained the etymological meaning from the middle ages (ultimately from
Latin), which is usually much stronger than today's meaning.  IOW, the
meaning of the French words changed to become milder.  Examples: étonné
vs. astonished, ennuyé vs. annoyed, demander vs. to demand, proposer
vs. to propose.  I am not surprised at all at the difference between
"inciter" in French and "to incite" in English.

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Ludovic Brenta.