英语词汇“instigator”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

instigateinstigate /ˈɪnstəˌgeɪt/ verb [transitive]

ETYMOLOGYinstigate

Origin: 1500-1600 Latin, past participle of instigare

VERB TABLE

instigate

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	instigate
	he, she, it	instigates
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	instigated
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have instigated
	he, she, it	has instigated
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had instigated
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will instigate
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have instigated

Continuous Form
Present	I	am instigating
	he, she, it	is instigating
	you, we, they	are instigating
Past	I, he, she, it	was instigating
	you, we, they	were instigating
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been instigating
	he, she, it	has been instigating
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been instigating
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be instigating
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been instigating

1to start trouble by persuading someone to do something bad: Both sides accuse each other of instigating the fighting.2to start something such as a legal process or an official inquiry: The mayor instigated an investigation into the charges.—instigator noun [countable]