different between inciter vs impulsor

English

Etymology

incite +? -er

Noun

inciter (plural inciters)

1. One who incites.

Translations

Anagrams

• citiner, citrine, crinite, neritic, retinic, tricine

French

Etymology

From Latin incit?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.si.te/

Verb

inciter

1. (transitive) to urge; to impel

Usage notes

The French term inciter is a false friend of the English incite: In English, incite has a stronger, more forceful meaning.

Conjugation

Related terms

• incitation

Further reading

• “inciter” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Latin

Verb

inciter

1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of incit?

English

Etymology

Latin impulsor

Noun

impulsor (plural impulsors)

1. One who or that which impels; an inciter, an instigator.

Related terms

• impulse
• impulsion
• impulsive
• impulsively
• impulsiveness

References

• impulsor in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• impulsor in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Catalan

Adjective

impulsor (feminine impulsora, masculine plural impulsors, feminine plural impulsores)

1. impulsive

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /im?pul.sor/, [?m?p???s??r]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /im?pul.sor/, [im?puls?r]

Noun

impulsor m (genitive impuls?ris); third declension

1. inciter, instigator

Declension

Third-declension noun.

References

• impulsor in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• impulsor in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers

Portuguese

Adjective

impulsor m or f (plural impulsores, comparable)

1. impulsive; impellent (which impels, drives)

   Synonyms: impulsivo, impelente

Noun

impulsor m (plural impulsores, feminine impulsora, feminine plural impulsoras)

1. impulsor; inciter; instigator

   Synonym: instigador

Spanish

Adjective

impulsor (feminine impulsora, masculine plural impulsores, feminine plural impulsoras)

1. driving
2. impulsive

Noun

impulsor m (plural impulsores)

1. impeller