INSTIGATE


Meaning of INSTIGATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈin(t)-stə-ˌgāt ]

transitive verb

( -gat·ed ; -gat·ing )

Etymology: Latin instigatus, past participle of instigare — more at stick

Date: 1542

: to goad or urge forward : provoke

Synonyms: see incite

• in·sti·ga·tion ˌin(t)-stə-ˈgā-shən noun

• in·sti·ga·tive ˈin(t)-stə-ˌgā-tiv adjective

• in·sti·ga·tor -ˌgā-tər noun

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