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- DictionaryIn·sti·gate/ˈinstəˌɡāt/
verb
- 1. bring about or initiate (an action or event): "they instigated a reign of terror"
1. arouse, provoke. 2. induce, stimulate, encourage, push; initiate, start. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: instigate /ˈɪnstɪˌɡeɪt/ vb (transitive) to bring about, as by incitement or urging: to instigate rebellion. to urge on to some drastic or inadvisable action.
INSTIGATE definition: to make something start to happen: . Learn more.
instigate. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Government in‧sti‧gate /ˈɪnstɪɡeɪt/ verb [ transitive] 1 to make a process start, especially one relating to law or politics Charles instigated a programme of reforms. 2 to persuade someone to do something bad or violent He accused union leaders of instigating ...
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.
The meaning of INSTIGATE is to goad or urge forward : provoke. How to use instigate in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Instigate.
/ˈɪnstəˌɡeɪt/ IN-stuh-gayt. See pronunciation. Where does the verb instigate come from? Earliest known use. mid 1500s. The earliest known use of the verb instigate is in the mid 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for instigate is from 1542, in the writing of Andrew Borde, physician and author. instigate is a borrowing from Latin.
Dictionary Suite. in·sti·gate. pronunciation: In stih geIt. features: Word Combinations ( verb) The meaning of instigate. Definition of instigate. English dictionary and integrated thesaurus for learners, writers, teachers, and students with advanced, intermediate, and beginner levels.
