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in·sti·gate
(ĭn′stĭ-gāt′)tr.v. in·sti·gat·ed, in·sti·gat·ing, in·sti·gates
1. To initiate or bring about, often by inciting: instigate a public discussion of the issue; instigate an uprising.
2. To urge on; goad: tried to instigate the people to revolt.
in′sti·ga′tion n.
in′sti·ga′tive adj.
in′sti·ga′tor n.
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instigate
(ˈɪnstɪˌɡeɪt)vb (tr)
1. to bring about, as by incitement or urging: to instigate rebellion.
2. to urge on to some drastic or inadvisable action
[C16: from Latin instīgāre to stimulate, incite; compare Greek stizein to prick]
ˈinstiˌgatingly adv
ˌinstiˈgation n
ˈinstiˌgative adj
ˈinstiˌgator n
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in•sti•gate
(ˈɪn stɪˌgeɪt)v.t. -gat•ed, -gat•ing.
1. to cause by incitement; foment: to instigate a quarrel.
2. to urge, provoke, or incite to some action or course: to instigate people to revolt.
[1535–45; < Latin instīgāre to goad on, impel =in- in- 2 + -stigare, akin to stigma, stick2]
in′sti•gat`ing•ly, adv.
in′sti•ga`tive, adj.
in′sti•ga`tor, n.
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instigate
Past participle: instigated
Gerund: instigating
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| I will be instigating |
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Verb 1. instigate - provoke or stir up; "incite a riot"; "set off great unrest among the people"
raise - activate or stir up; "raise a mutiny"
2. instigate - serve as the inciting cause of; "She prompted me to call my relatives"
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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
stop, discourage, suppress, restrain, repress
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instigate
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Translations
يُحَرِّض، يَحُض
podňecovat
ansporetilskynde
stofna til; æsa til
kūdītmusinātprovocēt
instigate
[ˈɪnstɪgeɪt] VT [+ rebellion, strike, crime] → instigar a; [+ new ideas] → fomentar ; [+ change] → promoverCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
instigate
[ˈɪnstɪgeɪt] vt [+ rebellion, strike, crime] → être l'instigateur/trice de; [+ change] → initier ; [+ legal proceedings] → intenterCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
instigate
vt → anstiften ; rebellion, strike also → anzetteln ; violence → aufrufen zu; new idea, reform etc → initiieren
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instigate
(ˈinstigeit) verb to suggest and encourage (a wrong action, a rebellion etc). aanhits يُحَرِّض، يَحُض подбуждам instigar podněcovat anstiften tilskynde; anspore 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 پارول، لمسول، قارول، تحريكول instigar a instiga подстрекать podnietiť, naviesť hujskati preduzeti anstifta, sätta i gång ยุยง kışkırtmak 教唆, 鼓動 підбурювати; провокувати اکسانا xúi giục 教唆,鼓动
instiˈgation noun aanhitsing تَحْريض، حَض подстрекателство instigação podněcování die Anstiftung tilskyndelse; ansporelse υποκίνηση instigación õhutamine تحریک yllytys instigation הסתה भड़कावा poticanje ösztönzés, uszítás hasutan hvatning, áeggjan istigazione 扇動 선동 kurstymas kūdīšana; musināšana; provocēšana penghasutan aanstichting oppfordring, anstiftelse podżeganie پارونه، لمسون instigação instigare подстрекательство podnecovanie hujskanje preduzimanje anstiftan การยุยง kışkırtma 教唆 підбурювання انگیزش sự xúi giục 教唆
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