"instigate" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈɪnstəɡeɪt/ Audio: en-us-instigate.ogg Forms: instigates [present, singular, third-person], instigating [participle, present], instigated [participle, past], instigated [past]
Etymology: From the Latin īnstīgātus, past participle of īnstīgāre (“to instigate”), from prefix in- (“in”) + *stigare, akin to stinguere (“push, goad”). Compare German stechen (“to prick”), English stick. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*(s)teyg-}}, {{der|en|la|īnstīgātus}} Latin īnstīgātus, {{cog|de|stechen|t=to prick}} German stechen (“to prick”), {{cog|en|stick}} English stick Head templates: {{en-verb}} instigate (third-person singular simple present instigates, present participle instigating, simple past and past participle instigated)
  1. (transitive) To bring about by urging or encouraging. Tags: transitive Synonyms: foment, provoke
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  2. (transitive) To goad or urge (a person) forward, especially to wicked actions. Tags: transitive Synonyms: animate, encourage, impel, incite, provoke, spur, stimulate, tempt, urge Translations (to goad or urge a person forward): حَرَّضَ (ḥarraḍa) (Arabic), دَفَعَ (dafaʕa) (Arabic), սադրել (sadrel) (Armenian), təhrik etmək (Azerbaijani), rəvac vermək (Azerbaijani), подстрекавам (podstrekavam) (Bulgarian), предизвиквам (predizvikvam) (Bulgarian), провокирам (provokiram) (Bulgarian), 煽動 (Chinese Mandarin), 煽动 (shāndòng) (Chinese Mandarin), 指使 (zhǐshǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), aanstichten (Dutch), yllyttää (Finnish), inciter (French), susciter (French), anstiften (German), hetzen (German), anstacheln (German), anzetteln (German), felbujt (Hungarian), provokál (Hungarian), uszít (Hungarian), 煽動する (sendō suru) (alt: せんどうする) (Japanese), 부추기다 (buchugida) (Korean), instigō (Latin), whakatū (Maori), whakakīkī (Maori), whakaara (Maori), دورتمك (dürtmek) (Ottoman Turkish), كوروكلمك (körüklemek) (Ottoman Turkish), podburzać [imperfective] (Polish), podburzyć [perfective] (Polish), judzić [imperfective] (Polish), podjudzać [imperfective] (Polish), podjudzić [perfective] (Polish), instigar (Portuguese), подстрека́ть (podstrekátʹ) (Russian), подбива́ть (podbivátʹ) (Russian), подгова́ривать (podgovárivatʹ) (Russian), podnecovať (Slovak), nabádať (Slovak), navádzať (Slovak), naviesť (Slovak), podnietiť (Slovak), pressa fram (Swedish), anstifta (Swedish), підбу́рювати (pidbúrjuvaty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), підбу́рити (pidbúryty) [perfective] (Ukrainian)
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: instigatable, instigation, instigator

Inflected forms

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          "text": "to instigate a riot",
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          "text": "to instigate a change",
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          "ref": "2017, Desa Markovic, Working with Sexual Issues in Psychotherapy:",
          "text": "If the man perceives that his partner has arousal or orgasmic difficulties, this is likely to influence his desire to instigate sexual activity and/or his enjoyment and pleasure in being sexual with his partner.",
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        "(transitive) To bring about by urging or encouraging."
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          "text": "he might instigate them to swear against the law of God",
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        "(transitive) To goad or urge (a person) forward, especially to wicked actions."
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          "word": "təhrik etmək"
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          "roman": "predizvikvam",
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "to goad or urge a person forward",
          "word": "煽動"
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          "roman": "shāndòng",
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          "sense": "to goad or urge a person forward",
          "word": "指使"
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          "sense": "to goad or urge a person forward",
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          "sense": "to goad or urge a person forward",
          "word": "inciter"
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          "sense": "to goad or urge a person forward",
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          "sense": "to goad or urge a person forward",
          "word": "anstiften"
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          "sense": "to goad or urge a person forward",
          "word": "hetzen"
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          "sense": "to goad or urge a person forward",
          "word": "anstacheln"
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          "sense": "to goad or urge a person forward",
          "word": "anzetteln"
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          "sense": "to goad or urge a person forward",
          "word": "felbujt"
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          "sense": "to goad or urge a person forward",
          "word": "provokál"
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          "sense": "to goad or urge a person forward",
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          "alt": "せんどうする",
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          "roman": "sendō suru",
          "sense": "to goad or urge a person forward",
          "word": "煽動する"
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          "sense": "to goad or urge a person forward",
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          "word": "whakatū"
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          "word": "whakakīkī"
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          "word": "whakaara"
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          "roman": "dürtmek",
          "sense": "to goad or urge a person forward",
          "word": "دورتمك"
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          "roman": "körüklemek",
          "sense": "to goad or urge a person forward",
          "word": "كوروكلمك"
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          "sense": "to goad or urge a person forward",
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          "sense": "to goad or urge a person forward",
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          "sense": "to goad or urge a person forward",
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          "sense": "to goad or urge a person forward",
          "word": "instigar"
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          "roman": "podstrekátʹ",
          "sense": "to goad or urge a person forward",
          "word": "подстрека́ть"
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          "roman": "podbivátʹ",
          "sense": "to goad or urge a person forward",
          "word": "подбива́ть"
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          "roman": "podgovárivatʹ",
          "sense": "to goad or urge a person forward",
          "word": "подгова́ривать"
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          "sense": "to goad or urge a person forward",
          "word": "podnecovať"
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          "sense": "to goad or urge a person forward",
          "word": "nabádať"
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          "sense": "to goad or urge a person forward",
          "word": "navádzať"
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          "sense": "to goad or urge a person forward",
          "word": "naviesť"
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          "sense": "to goad or urge a person forward",
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      "sense": "to goad or urge a person forward",
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      "sense": "to goad or urge a person forward",
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      "sense": "to goad or urge a person forward",
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      "sense": "to goad or urge a person forward",
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      "sense": "to goad or urge a person forward",
      "word": "provokál"
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      "sense": "to goad or urge a person forward",
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      "sense": "to goad or urge a person forward",
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      "sense": "to goad or urge a person forward",
      "word": "부추기다"
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      "code": "la",
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      "sense": "to goad or urge a person forward",
      "word": "instigō"
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      "sense": "to goad or urge a person forward",
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      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to goad or urge a person forward",
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      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to goad or urge a person forward",
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      "sense": "to goad or urge a person forward",
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      "sense": "to goad or urge a person forward",
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      "sense": "to goad or urge a person forward",
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      "word": "podburzać"
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      "sense": "to goad or urge a person forward",
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      "sense": "to goad or urge a person forward",
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      "sense": "to goad or urge a person forward",
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      "sense": "to goad or urge a person forward",
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to goad or urge a person forward",
      "word": "instigar"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "podstrekátʹ",
      "sense": "to goad or urge a person forward",
      "word": "подстрека́ть"
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      "sense": "to goad or urge a person forward",
      "word": "подбива́ть"
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      "sense": "to goad or urge a person forward",
      "word": "подгова́ривать"
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      "sense": "to goad or urge a person forward",
      "word": "podnecovať"
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      "sense": "to goad or urge a person forward",
      "word": "nabádať"
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      "sense": "to goad or urge a person forward",
      "word": "navádzať"
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      "sense": "to goad or urge a person forward",
      "word": "naviesť"
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      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "to goad or urge a person forward",
      "word": "podnietiť"
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      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to goad or urge a person forward",
      "word": "pressa fram"
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      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to goad or urge a person forward",
      "word": "anstifta"
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      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "pidbúrjuvaty",
      "sense": "to goad or urge a person forward",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "підбу́рювати"
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      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "pidbúryty",
      "sense": "to goad or urge a person forward",
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      "word": "підбу́рити"
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