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   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.

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   INSTIGATE definition: 1. to cause an event or situation to happen by making a set of actions or a formal process begin…. Learn more.

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   Someone who instigates an event causes it to happen. He did not instigate the coup or even know of it beforehand. 2 meanings: 1. to bring about, as by incitement or urging 2. to urge on to some drastic or inadvisable action.... Click for more definitions.

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   INSTIGATE meaning: 1. to cause an event or situation to happen by making a set of actions or a formal process begin…. Learn more.

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   Master the word "INSTIGATE" in English: definitions, translations, synonyms, pronunciations, examples, and grammar insights - all in one complete resource.

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   There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb instigate. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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   • instigar… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! INSTIGATE meaning: 1. to cause an event or situation to happen by making a set of actions or a formal process begin…. Learn more.

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   What does the word 'instigate' mean?

   • The word 'instigate' means 'to cause an event to happen'. [...] In the present simple: I instigate, you instigate [...] In the past simple: I instigated, you instigated [...] • provoke, start, encourage, move [...]

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   What is the difference between instigate and foment?

   • instigate definitely implies responsibility for initiating another's action and often connotes underhandedness or evil intention. abet implies both assisting and encouraging. foment implies persistence in goading. There has been an increase in the amount of violence instigated by gangs.

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   What is the difference between incite and instigate?

   • Incite usually stresses an act of stirring something up that one did not necessarily initiate ("the court's decision incited riots"), while instigate implies responsibility for initiating or encouraging someone else's action, and usually suggests dubious or underhanded intent ("he was charged with instigating a conspiracy").

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   When was instigate first used?

   • 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. Etymons: Latin instigāt-.

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   What does incite mean?

   • incite, instigate, abet, foment mean to spur to action. incite stresses a stirring up and urging on, and may or may not imply initiating. instigate definitely implies responsibility for initiating another's action and often connotes underhandedness or evil intention.

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   Instigate definition: to cause by incitement; foment. See examples of INSTIGATE used in a sentence.