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instigate
in·sti·gate I0169800 (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.
[Latin īnstīgāre, īnstīgāt-; see steig- in Indo-European roots.]
in′sti·ga′tion n.in′sti·ga′tive adj.in′sti·ga′tor n.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 nin•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. instigate
Past participle: instigated
Gerund: instigating
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| instigate | | instigate |
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| I instigate | | you instigate | | he/she/it instigates | | we instigate | | you instigate | | they instigate |
| Preterite |
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| I instigated | | you instigated | | he/she/it instigated | | we instigated | | you instigated | | they instigated |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am instigating | | you are instigating | | he/she/it is instigating | | we are instigating | | you are instigating | | they are instigating |
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| I have instigated | | you have instigated | | he/she/it has instigated | | we have instigated | | you have instigated | | they have instigated |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was instigating | | you were instigating | | he/she/it was instigating | | we were instigating | | you were instigating | | they were instigating |
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| I had instigated | | you had instigated | | he/she/it had instigated | | we had instigated | | you had instigated | | they had instigated |
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| I will instigate | | you will instigate | | he/she/it will instigate | | we will instigate | | you will instigate | | they will instigate |
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| I will have instigated | | you will have instigated | | he/she/it will have instigated | | we will have instigated | | you will have instigated | | they will have instigated |
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| I will be instigating | | you will be instigating | | he/she/it will be instigating | | we will be instigating | | you will be instigating | | they will be instigating |
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| I have been instigating | | you have been instigating | | he/she/it has been instigating | | we have been instigating | | you have been instigating | | they have been instigating |
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| I will have been instigating | | you will have been instigating | | he/she/it will have been instigating | | we will have been instigating | | you will have been instigating | | they will have been instigating |
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| I had been instigating | | you had been instigating | | he/she/it had been instigating | | we had been instigating | | you had been instigating | | they had been instigating |
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| I would instigate | | you would instigate | | he/she/it would instigate | | we would instigate | | you would instigate | | they would instigate |
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| I would have instigated | | you would have instigated | | he/she/it would have instigated | | we would have instigated | | you would have instigated | | they would have instigated |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | instigate - provoke or stir up; "incite a riot"; "set off great unrest among the people"incite, stir up, set offprovoke, stimulate - provide the needed stimulus forraise - activate or stir up; "raise a mutiny" | | 2. | instigate - serve as the inciting cause of; "She prompted me to call my relatives"prompt, inspirecause, 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" |
instigateverb 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, repressinstigateverbTo stir to action or feeling:egg on, excite, foment, galvanize, goad, impel, incite, inflame, inspire, motivate, move, pique, prick, prod, prompt, propel, provoke, set off, spur, stimulate, touch off, trigger, work up.Translationsinstigate (ˈinstigeit) verb to suggest and encourage (a wrong action, a rebellion etc). 教唆, 鼓動 教唆，鼓动 instiˈgation noun 教唆 教唆instigate
instigate (someone) to (do something)To trigger or prompt someone to do something. Chronic bronchitis is what instigated Russ to give up smoking.See also: instigateinstigate someone to do somethingto prompt someone to do something; to urge or cause someone to do something. Are you the one who instigated Terry to start all this trouble? Did you instigate the children to do this?See also: instigateInstigate
InstigateTo incite, stimulate, or induce into action; goad into an unlawful or bad action, such as a crime. The term instigate is used synonymously with abet, which is the intentional encouragement or aid of another individual in committing a crime. instigate
Synonyms for instigateverb provokeSynonyms- 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
Antonyms- stop
- discourage
- suppress
- restrain
- repress
Synonyms for instigateverb to stir to action or feelingSynonyms- egg on
- excite
- foment
- galvanize
- goad
- impel
- incite
- inflame
- inspire
- motivate
- move
- pique
- prick
- prod
- prompt
- propel
- provoke
- set off
- spur
- stimulate
- touch off
- trigger
- work up
Synonyms for instigateverb provoke or stir upSynonymsRelated Wordsverb serve as the inciting cause ofSynonymsRelated Words- cause
- induce
- stimulate
- make
- get
- have
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