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instigate 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Verb
/ˈinstiˌgāt/,
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instigates, 3rd person singular present; instigated, past participle; instigated, past tense; instigating, present participle;
  1. Bring about or initiate (an action or event)
    • - they instigated a reign of terror
    • - instigating legal proceedings
  2. Incite someone to do something, esp. something bad
    • - instigating men to refuse allegiance to the civil powers
  1. incite: provoke or stir up; "incite a riot"; "set off great unrest among the people"
  2. prompt: serve as the inciting cause of; "She prompted me to call my relatives"
  3. (instigation) abetment: the verbal act of urging on
  4. (instigation) fomentation: deliberate and intentional triggering (of trouble or discord)
  5. To goad or urge forward; to set on; to provoke; to incite
  6. (instigation) The act of instigating, or the state of being instigated; incitement; especially to evil or wickedness
  7. to stir up purposefully, to excite to activity
  8. To incite, stimulate, or induce into action; goad into an unlawful or bad action, such as a crime.
  9. (v) tеriltirgе, unatırģa