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  1. instigate:


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Detailed Synonyms for instigate in English

instigate:

to instigate verb (instigates, instigated, instigating)

  1. to instigate
    to cause; to instigate
    • cause verb (causes, caused, causing)
    • instigate verb (instigates, instigated, instigating)
  2. to instigate
    to instigate; to incite; to stir up; to bait
    • instigate verb (instigates, instigated, instigating)
    • incite verb (incites, incited, inciting)
    • stir up verb (stirs up, stirred up, stirring up)
    • bait verb (baits, baited, baiting)
  3. to instigate
    to instigate; to poke up; to stir; to poke
    • instigate verb (instigates, instigated, instigating)
    • poke up verb (pokes up, poked up, poking up)
    • stir verb (stirs, stirred, stirring)
    • poke verb (pokes, poked, poking)
  4. to instigate
    – serve as the inciting cause of 1
    to prompt; to instigate; to inspire
    – serve as the inciting cause of 1
    • prompt verb (prompts, prompted, prompting)
      • She prompted me to call my relatives1
    • instigate verb (instigates, instigated, instigating)
    • inspire verb (inspires, inspired, inspiring)
  5. to instigate
    – provoke or stir up 1
    to instigate; to incite; to stir up; set off
    – provoke or stir up 1
    • instigate verb (instigates, instigated, instigating)
    • incite verb (incites, incited, inciting)
      • incite a riot1
    • stir up verb (stirs up, stirred up, stirring up)
    • set off verb
      • set off great unrest among the people1

Conjugations for instigate:

present
  1. instigate
  2. instigate
  3. instigates
  4. instigate
  5. instigate
  6. instigate
simple past
  1. instigated
  2. instigated
  3. instigated
  4. instigated
  5. instigated
  6. instigated
present perfect
  1. have instigated
  2. have instigated
  3. has instigated
  4. have instigated
  5. have instigated
  6. have instigated
past continuous
  1. was instigating
  2. were instigating
  3. was instigating
  4. were instigating
  5. were instigating
  6. were instigating
future
  1. shall instigate
  2. will instigate
  3. will instigate
  4. shall instigate
  5. will instigate
  6. will instigate
continuous present
  1. am instigating
  2. are instigating
  3. is instigating
  4. are instigating
  5. are instigating
  6. are instigating
subjunctive
  1. be instigated
  2. be instigated
  3. be instigated
  4. be instigated
  5. be instigated
  6. be instigated
diverse
  1. instigate!
  2. let's instigate!
  3. instigated
  4. instigating
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

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Related Definitions for "instigate":

  1. serve as the inciting cause of1
  2. provoke or stir up1