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1. (v.t.) instigate
to cause by incitement; foment:
to instigate a quarrel.
2. instigate
to urge, provoke, or incite to some action or course:
to instigate people to revolt.
Etymology: (1535–45; < L instīgāre to goad on, impel =in-in-2+-stigare, akin to stigma, stick2)
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| Definition of 'instigate' |
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1. (verb) incite, instigate, set off, stir up
provoke or stir up
"incite a riot"; "set off great unrest among the people"
2. (verb) prompt, inspire, instigate
serve as the inciting cause of
"She prompted me to call my relatives"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) instigate
to goad or urge forward; to set on; to provoke; to incite; -- used chiefly with reference to evil actions; as to instigate one to a crime
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Sense: to suggest and encourage (a wrong action, a rebellion etc).
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 Afrikaans: aanhits |
 Arabic: يُحَرِّض، يَحُض |
 Bulgarian: подбуждам |
 Brazilian: instigar |
 Czech: podněcovat |
 German: anstiften |
 Danish: tilskynde; anspore |
 Greek: υποκινώ, ενθαρρύνω |
 Spanish: instigar |
 Estonian: õhutama |
 Farsi: برانگیختن |
 Finnish: yllyttää |
 French: être l'instigateur/-trice |
 Hebrew: לְהָסִית |
 Hindi: भड़काना |
 Croatian: poticati |
 Hungarian: felbujt |
 Indonesian: menghasut |
 Icelandic: stofna til;æsa til |
 Italian: istigare |
 Japanese: けしかける |
 Korean: 선동하다, 부추기다 |
 Lithuanian: kurstyti |
 Latvian: kūdīt; musināt; provocēt |
 Malay: menghasut |
 Dutch: aanstichten |
 Norwegian: sette i gang, egge, ansti |
 Polish: podżegać do |
 Persian: برانگیختن |
 Pashto: پارول، لمسول، قارول، تحري |
 Portuguese: instigar |
 Romanian: a instiga |
 Russian: подстрекать |
 Slovak: podnietiť, naviesť |
 Slovenian: hujskati |
 Serbian: preduzeti |
 Swedish: anstifta, sätta i gång |
 Thai: ยุยง |
 Turkish: kışkırtmak |
 Taiwanese: 教唆, 鼓動 |
 Ukrainian: підбурювати; провокувати |
 Urdu: اکسانا |
 Vietnamese: xúi giục |
 Chinese: 教唆，鼓动 |
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