- 1. v. t. To goad or urge forward; to set on; to provoke; to incite; -- used chiefly with reference to evil actions; as to instigate one to a crime. Source: opted
- 2. v. provoke or stir up Source: wordnet
- 3. v. serve as the inciting cause of Source: wordnet
- 4. To goad or urge forward; to set on; to provoke; to incite; -- used chiefly with reference to evil actions; as to instigate one to a crime. He hath only instigated his blackest agents to the very extent of their malignity. Bp. Warburton. Syn. -- To stimulate; urge; spur; provoke; tempt; incite; impel; encourage; animate. Source: webster
- 5. To goad or urge forward; to set on; to provoke; to incite; --used chiefly with reference to evil actions; as to instigate one to acrime.He hath only instigated his blackest agents to the very extent oftheir malignity. Bp. Warburton. Source: adambom
- 6. v:100 v provoke or stir up v serve as the inciting cause of Source: ecdict
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