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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.

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

insti·gation n.
insti·gative adj.
insti·gator n.

instigate
Verb
[-gating, -gated]
1. to cause to happen: to instigate rebellion
2. to urge on to some action [Latin instigare]
instigation n
instigator n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.instigate - provoke or stir up; "incite a riot"; "set off great unrest among the people"
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"
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"

instigate
Translations
instigate [ˈɪnstɪgeɪt] vt [+ rebellion, strike, crime] → instigar [+ new ideas etc]; fomentar

instigate [ˈɪnstɪgeɪt] vt [+ rebellion, strike, crime] → inciter à [+ new ideas etc]; susciter

instigate [ˈɪnstɪgeɪt] vtanstiften, anzetteln;
(talks etc) → initiieren

instigate [ˈɪnstɪgeɪt] vt [+ rebellion, strike, crime] → istigare a [+ new ideas etc]; promuovere

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 lietsoa être l'instigateur/-trice de לְהָסִית भड़काना poticati felbujt menghasut stofna til; æsa til istigare けしかける 교사하다 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 ,
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 교사 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


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He doubted, therefore, the fair dealing of Lisa, and feared that, should they enter the Sioux country together, the latter might make use of his influence with that tribe, as he had in the case of Crooks and M'Lellan, and instigate them to oppose his progress up the river.
Even if you were really criminal, for that can only drive you to desperation, and not instigate you to virtue.
But the Earl of Camelot, of the reign of Charles, returned to the old creed of his family, and they continued to fight for it, and ruin themselves for it, as long as there was a Stuart left to head or to instigate a rebellion.
 
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