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instigate
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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 [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
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 a; [+ new ideas] → fomentar; [+ change] → promover

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

instigate
vtanstiften; rebellion, strike alsoanzetteln; violenceaufrufen zu; new idea, reform etcinitiieren

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


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