instigate
English
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “instigate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)
Etymology
From the Latin īnstīgātus, past participle of īnstīgāre (“to instigate”), from prefix in- (“in”) + *stigare, akin to stinguere (“push, goad”). Akin to German stechen (“to prick”), English stick.
Pronunciation
Verb
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- (transitive) to incite; to bring about by urging or encouraging
- to instigate a riot
- (transitive) to goad or urge (a person) forward, especially to wicked actions; to provoke
- to instigate someone to a crime
- (Can we date this quote by Bishop Warburton and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
- He hath only instigated his blackest agents to the very extent of their malignity.
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Further reading
- “instigate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “instigate”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Esperanto
Adverb
instigate
- present adverbial passive participle of instigi
Latin
Verb
(deprecated template usage) īnstīgāte
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