instigate

in·sti·gate  (nst-gt)

tr.v. in·sti·gat·ed, in·sti·gat·ing, in·sti·gates

1. To urge on; goad.

2. To stir up; foment.

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[Latin nstgre, nstgt-; see steig- in Indo-European roots.]

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insti·gation n.

insti·gative adj.

insti·gator n.

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instigate [ˈɪnstɪˌgeɪt]

vb (tr)

1. to bring about, as by incitement or urging to instigate rebellion

2. to urge on to some drastic or inadvisable action

[from Latin instīgāre to stimulate, incite; compare Greek stizein to prick]

instigatingly  adv

instigation  n

instigative  adj

instigator  n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	instigate - provoke or stir up; "incite a riot"; "set off great unrest among the people" incite, stir up, set off provoke, stimulate - provide the needed stimulus for raise - activate or stir up; "raise a mutiny"
	2.	instigate - serve as the inciting cause of; "She prompted me to call my relatives" prompt, inspire cause, induce, stimulate, make, get, have - cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner; "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa"

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instigate

verb provoke, start, encourage, move, influence, prompt, trigger, spur, stimulate, set off, initiate, bring about, rouse, prod, stir up, get going, incite, kick-start, whip up, impel, kindle, foment, actuate The violence was instigated by ex-members of the secret police.
stop, discourage, suppress, restrain, repress

Translations

instigate [ˈɪnstɪgeɪt] VT [+ rebellion, strike, crime] → instigar a; [+ new ideas] → fomentar; [+ change] → promover

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instigate [ˈɪnstɪgeɪt] vt [+ rebellion, strike, crime] → être l'instigateur/trice de; [+ change] → initier; [+ legal proceedings] → intenter

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instigate

vt → anstiften; rebellion, strike also → anzetteln; violence → aufrufen zu; new idea, reform etc → initiieren

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instigate [ˈɪnstɪˌgeɪt] vt (rebellion, strike, crime) → istigare a; (new ideas) → promuovere

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instigate

v instigate [ˈinstigeit]

to suggest and encourage (a wrong action, a rebellion etc). aanhits يُحَرِّض، يَحُض подбуждам podněcovat tilskynde; anspore anstiften υποκινώ, ενθαρρύνω instigar õhutama برانگیختن yllyttää être l'instigateur/-trice de לְהָסִית भड़काना poticati felbujt menghasut stofna til; æsa til istigare けしかける 선동하다, 부추기다 kurstyti kūdīt; musināt; provocēt menghasut aanstichten sette i gang, egge, anstifte podżegać do instigar a instiga подстрекать podnietiť, naviesť hujskati preduzeti anstifta, sätta i gång กระตุ้น kışkırtmak 教唆, 鼓動 підбурювати; провокувати اکسانا xúi giục 教唆,鼓动

n instiˈgation

aanhitsing تَحْريض، حَض подстрекателство podněcování tilskyndelse; ansporelse die Anstiftung υποκίνηση instigación õhutamine تحریک yllytys instigation הֲסָתָה भड़कावा poticanje ösztönzés, uszítás hasutan hvatning, áeggjan istigazione 扇動 선동 kurstymas kūdīšana; musināšana; provocēšana penghasutan aanstichting oppfordring, anstiftelse podżeganie instigação instigare подстрекательство podnecovanie hujskanje preduzimanje anstiftan การยั่วยุ kışkırtma 教唆 підбурювання انگیزش sự xúi giục 教唆