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

in•sti•gate v., -gat•ed, -gat•ing.

to cause (something) to happen by urging; foment:[~ + object]to instigate a quarrel.
to urge or provoke to some action:[~ + object + to + verb/object]to instigate people to revolt.

in•sti•ga•tion n. [uncountable]
in•sti•ga•tor, n. [countable]Blame the riot on those instigators.

in•sti•gate v.t., -gat•ed, -gat•ing.

to cause by incitement; foment:to instigate a quarrel.
to urge, provoke, or incite to some action or course:to instigate the people to revolt.

Latin instīgātus past participle of instīgāre to goad on, impel, equivalent. to in- in-² + -stīg- goad, prick (akin to stigma, stick²) + -ātus -ate¹
1535–45

in′sti•gat′ing•ly, adv.
in′sti•ga′tive, adj.
in′sti•ga′tor, in•sti•gant n.

1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged arouse, provoke.
2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged induce, stimulate, encourage, push; initiate, start.

instigate /ˈɪnstɪˌɡeɪt/ vb (transitive)

to bring about, as by incitement or urging: to instigate rebellion
to urge on to some drastic or inadvisable action

Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin instīgāre to stimulate, incite; compare Greek stizein to prick

ˌinstiˈgation n ˈinstiˌgative adj ˈinstiˌgator n

单词	instigate
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 in•sti•gate /ˈɪnstɪˌgeɪt/USA pronunciation v., -gat•ed, -gat•ing. to cause (something) to happen by urging; foment:[~ + object]to instigate a quarrel. to urge or provoke to some action:[~ + object + to + verb/object]to instigate people to revolt. in•sti•ga•tion /ˌɪnstɪˈgeɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable] in•sti•ga•tor, n. [countable]Blame the riot on those instigators. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 in•sti•gate (in′sti gāt′),USA pronunciation v.t., -gat•ed, -gat•ing. to cause by incitement; foment:to instigate a quarrel. to urge, provoke, or incite to some action or course:to instigate the people to revolt. Latin instīgātus past participle of instīgāre to goad on, impel, equivalent. to in- in-² + -stīg- goad, prick (akin to stigma, stick²) + -ātus -ate¹ 1535–45 in′sti•gat′ing•ly, adv. in′sti•ga′tive, adj. in′sti•ga′tor, in•sti•gant (in′sti gənt),USA pronunciation n. 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged arouse, provoke. 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged induce, stimulate, encourage, push; initiate, start. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: instigate /ˈɪnstɪˌɡeɪt/ vb (transitive) to bring about, as by incitement or urging: to instigate rebellion to urge on to some drastic or inadvisable action Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin instīgāre to stimulate, incite; compare Greek stizein to prick ˌinstiˈgation n ˈinstiˌgative adj ˈinstiˌgator n
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