| 单词 | instigate |
| 释义 | instigate (ɪnstɪgeɪt ) Word forms: instigates , instigating , instigated verb Someone who instigates an event causes it to happen. Jenkinson instigated a refurbishment of the old gallery. [VERB noun] The violence over the last forty-eight hours was instigated by ex-members of the secret police. [VERB noun] Synonyms: provoke, start, encourage, move instigation (ɪnstɪgeɪʃən ) uncountable noun The talks are taking place at the instigation of Germany. [+ of] At Kukhar's instigation he joined the restaurant as an apprentice chef. Synonyms: prompting, urging, bidding, incentive Collocations: instigate the violence Federal agents testifying at the trial later admitted to having played a major role instigating the violence and the riot. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Their parties were accused of instigating the violence, but they denied this, saying that it happened spontaneously and that they were opposed to the rioting. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Spokespersons on both sides accused the other group of instigating the violence. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 发起 Japanese: 扇動する |
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