INSTIGATE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

Meaning of instigate – Learner’s Dictionary

instigate
verb [ T ]
  formal
uk
/ˈɪnstɪɡeɪt/
us

instigation

noun [ U ] uk
/ˌɪnstɪˈɡeɪʃən/
us

instigator

noun [ C ]

(Definition of instigate from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of instigate

in Chinese (Traditional)
促使發生, 發起…
in Chinese (Simplified)
促使发生, 发起…
in Spanish
provocar, instigar…
in Portuguese
instigar…
in more languages
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in French
in Dutch
in Czech
in Danish
in Indonesian
in Thai
in Vietnamese
in Polish
in Swedish
in Malay
in German
in Norwegian
in Ukrainian
in Russian
başlatmak, ön ayak olmak, kışkırtmak…
être l’instigateur/-trice de…
aanstichten…
podněcovat…
tilskynde, anspore…
menghasut…
ยุยง…
xúi giục…
wszczynać, podżegać do…
anstifta, sätta i gång…
menghasut…
anstiften…
sette i gang, egge, anstifte…
підбурювати, провокувати…
начинать, провоцировать…
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