GLOBAL PROBLEM. 1  In Canada, the number of frog species falls as traffic density increases. 2  In Africa, the species richness of primates and carnivores falls within 30m of roads. 3  In The Netherlands, 60% of woodland bird species avoid roads. 4  83% of land on the continental US is within just over 1km of a road.
incite stresses a stirring up and urging on, and may or may not imply initiating. instigate definitely implies responsibility for initiating another's action and often connotes underhandedness or evil intention. abet implies both assisting and encouraging. foment implies persistence in goading.
infix (third-person singular simple present infixes, present participle infixing, simple past and past participle infixed) To set; to fasten or fix by piercing or thrusting in. to infix a sting, spear, or dart (Can we find and add a quotation of Shakespeare to this entry?) Dryden The fatal dart a ready passage found, / And deep within her heart infixed the wound. To instill. (transitive, linguistics) To insert a morpheme inside an existing word. Noun . infix (plural infixes) ( 1 linguistics) A morpheme inserted inside an existing word, such as -bloody- in English. ( 2 linguistics, proscribed) A morpheme that always appears between other morphemes in a word, such as -i- and -o- in English.