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Definición y significado de instigate
Definición
instigate (v. trans.)
1.force or impel in an indicated direction"I urged him to finish his studies"
2.serve as the inciting cause of"She prompted me to call my relatives"
3.provoke or stir up"incite a riot" "set off great unrest among the people"
instigate (v.)
1.urge on; cause to act"The other children egged the boy on, but he did not want to throw the stone through the window"
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Merriam Webster
InstigateIn"sti*gate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Instigated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Instigating (?).] [L. instigatus, p. p. of instigare to instigate; pref. in- in + a root akin to G. stechen to prick, E. stick. See Stick.] To goad or urge forward; to set on; to provoke; to incite; -- used chiefly with reference to evil actions; as, to instigate one to a crime.
He hath only instigated his blackest agents to the very extent of their malignity. Bp. Warburton.
Syn. -- To stimulate; urge; spur; provoke; tempt; incite; impel; encourage; animate.
Sinónimos
instigate (v. trans.)
activate, actuate, animate, bring to, egg on, exhort, foment, generate, get to, goad, impel, incite, induce, influence, infuse, initiate, inspire, instigate to, move, persuade, press, prompt, provoke, put up, put up to, set off, spur on, spur on to, stir, stir up, urge, urge on, urge on to, urge to
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Ver también
instigate (v. trans.)
↘ driving force, inducive, inductive, instigation, instigator, moving spirit
Frases
Diccionario analógico
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intention et dessein (fr)[DomaineCollocation]
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