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/ˈɪnstəɡeɪt/
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To bring about by urging or encouraging.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
to instigate a riot to instigate a change
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: foment, provoke
Antonyms: none provided
To goad or urge (a person) forward, especially to wicked actions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
to instigate someone to a crime
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: animate, encourage, impel, incite, provoke, spur, stimulate, tempt, urge
Antonyms: halt, prevent, stop
serve as the inciting cause of
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
She prompted me to call my relatives
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: prompt, inspire
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: induce, stimulate, cause, have, get, make
provoke or stir up
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
incite a riot set off great unrest among the people
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: incite, set off, stir up
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: provoke, stimulate
Narrower terms: raise
Borrowed from Latin īnstīgātus, perfect passive participle of īnstīgō (“to instigate”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).
Across languages
Translations 66 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Chinese Mandarin :
教唆
(jiàosuō)
— to bring about by urging or encouraging
Czech :
vyvolat
— to bring about by urging or encouraging
Czech :
provokovat
— to bring about by urging or encouraging
Czech :
vyprovokovat
— to bring about by urging or encouraging
Czech :
iniciovat
— to bring about by urging or encouraging
Esperanto :
instigi
— to bring about by urging or encouraging
Polish :
namawiać
— to bring about by urging or encouraging
Polish :
namówić
— to bring about by urging or encouraging
Polish :
podpuszczać
— to bring about by urging or encouraging
Polish :
podpuścić
— to bring about by urging or encouraging
Spanish :
instigar
— to bring about by urging or encouraging
Spanish :
soliviantar
— to bring about by urging or encouraging
Arabic :
حَرَّضَ
(ḥarraḍa)
— to goad or urge a person forward
Arabic :
دَفَعَ
(dafaʕa)
— to goad or urge a person forward
Armenian :
սադրել
(sadrel)
— to goad or urge a person forward
Azerbaijani :
təhrik etmək
— to goad or urge a person forward
Azerbaijani :
rəvac vermək
— to goad or urge a person forward
Bulgarian :
подстрекавам
(podstrekavam)
— to goad or urge a person forward
Bulgarian :
предизвиквам
(predizvikvam)
— to goad or urge a person forward
Bulgarian :
провокирам
(provokiram)
— to goad or urge a person forward
Chechen :
оьйхаз ваккха
(öjxaz vaqqa)
— to goad or urge a person forward
Chechen :
питана тийса
(pitana tiı̇sa)
— to goad or urge a person forward
Chinese Mandarin :
煽動 /煽动
(shāndòng)
— to goad or urge a person forward
Chinese Mandarin :
指使
(zhǐshǐ)
— to goad or urge a person forward
Czech :
podněcovat
— to goad or urge a person forward
Czech :
nabádat
— to goad or urge a person forward
Dutch :
aanstichten
— to goad or urge a person forward
Esperanto :
instigi
— to goad or urge a person forward
Finnish :
yllyttää
— to goad or urge a person forward
French :
inciter
— to goad or urge a person forward
French :
susciter
— to goad or urge a person forward
German :
anstiften
— to goad or urge a person forward
German :
hetzen
— to goad or urge a person forward
German :
anstacheln
— to goad or urge a person forward
German :
anzetteln
— to goad or urge a person forward
Hungarian :
felbujt
— to goad or urge a person forward
Hungarian :
provokál
— to goad or urge a person forward
Hungarian :
uszít
— to goad or urge a person forward
Japanese :
煽動する
(sendō suru)
— to goad or urge a person forward
Korean :
부추기다
(buchugida)
— to goad or urge a person forward
Latin :
instigō
— to goad or urge a person forward
Māori :
whakatū
— to goad or urge a person forward
Māori :
whakakīkī
— to goad or urge a person forward
Māori :
whakaara
— to goad or urge a person forward
Polish :
podburzać
— to goad or urge a person forward
Polish :
podburzyć
— to goad or urge a person forward
Polish :
judzić
— to goad or urge a person forward
Polish :
podjudzać
— to goad or urge a person forward
Polish :
podjudzić
— to goad or urge a person forward
Portuguese :
instigar
— to goad or urge a person forward
Russian :
подстрека́ть
(podstrekátʹ)
— to goad or urge a person forward
Russian :
подбива́ть
(podbivátʹ)
— to goad or urge a person forward
Russian :
подгова́ривать
(podgovárivatʹ)
— to goad or urge a person forward
Slovak :
podnecovať
— to goad or urge a person forward
Slovak :
nabádať
— to goad or urge a person forward
Slovak :
navádzať
— to goad or urge a person forward
Slovak :
naviesť
— to goad or urge a person forward
Slovak :
podnietiť
— to goad or urge a person forward
Spanish :
instigar
— to goad or urge a person forward
Spanish :
soliviantar
— to goad or urge a person forward
Swedish :
pressa fram
— to goad or urge a person forward
Swedish :
anstifta
— to goad or urge a person forward
Ottoman Turkish :
دورتمك
(dürtmek)
— to goad or urge a person forward
Ottoman Turkish :
كوروكلمك
(körüklemek)
— to goad or urge a person forward
Ukrainian :
підбу́рювати
(pidbúrjuvaty)
— to goad or urge a person forward
Ukrainian :
підбу́рити
(pidbúryty)
— to goad or urge a person forward
