English-Thai Dictionary

instigate

VT กระตุ้น  ก่อให้เกิด  ยุยง  kra-tun

 

instigate to

PHRV ยุแหย่  ยุยง  แหย่  incite to yu-yea

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

INSTIGATE

v.t.[L. instigo; in and stigo, inusit; Gr. to prick. ] To incite; to set on; to provoke; to urge; used chiefly or wholly in an ill sense; as, to instigate one to evil; to instigate to a crime.

 

INSTIGATED

pp. Incited or persuaded, as to evil.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

INSTIGATE

In "sti *gate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Instigated; p. pr. & vb. n.Instigating. ] Etym: [L. instigatus, p. p. of instigare to instigate; pref. in- in + a root akin to G. stechen to prick, E. stick. See Stick. ]

 

Defn: 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.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

instigate

in sti gate |ˈinstiˌgāt ˈɪnstəˌɡeɪt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] bring about or initiate (an action or event ): they instigated a reign of terror | instigating legal proceedings. • (instigate someone to do something ) incite someone to do something, esp. something bad: instigating men to refuse allegiance to the civil powers. ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘urge on ’): from Latin instigat- ‘urged, incited, ’ from the verb instigare, from in- ‘toward ’ + stigare ‘prick, incite. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

instigate

instigate |ˈɪnstɪgeɪt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] bring about or initiate (an action or event ): they instigated a reign of terror | I will be instigating legal proceedings. • (instigate someone to /to do something ) incite someone to do something, especially something bad: instigating men to refuse allegiance to the civil powers. ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘urge on ’): from Latin instigat- ‘urged, incited ’, from the verb instigare, from in- ‘towards ’ + stigare ‘prick, incite ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

instigate

instigate verb 1 the committee instigated formal proceedings: set in motion, get underway, get off the ground, start, commence, begin, initiate, launch, institute, set up, inaugurate, establish, organize; actuate, generate, bring about; start the ball rolling on, kick off. ANTONYMS halt. 2 the liberal clergy is instigating a movement of political reform: incite, encourage, urge, provoke, goad, spur (on ), initiate, stimulate, push (for ), prompt, induce; arouse, rouse, inflame, excite, stir up; informal root on. ANTONYMS dissuade, quell.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

instigate

instigate verb 1 the Commission instigated formal proceedings | he accused union leaders of instigating the disturbances: set in motion, put in motion, get under way, get going, get off the ground, get in operation, start, begin, initiate, launch, institute, lay the foundations of, lay the first stone of, sow the seeds of, set up, inaugurate, found, establish, put in place, organize, get working, get functioning, activate; trigger off, set off, spark off, inspire, foment, kindle, stir up, whip up, actuate, generate, cause, bring about; start /get /set the ball rolling; informal kick off; formal commence. ANTONYMS halt. 2 the clergy were criticized for instigating men to refuse allegiance: incite, encourage, urge, goad, provoke, spur on, drive on, egg on, entice, stimulate, push, press, prod, prompt, induce, impel, prevail upon, constrain, motivate, make, influence, persuade, sway; arouse, rouse, excite, inflame, stir up, sting, prick; informal put up to; N. Amer. informal root on; Law procure. ANTONYMS dissuade.

 

French Dictionary

instigateur

instigateur , trice n. m. et f. nom masculin et féminin Personne qui pousse à faire une action. : L ’instigateur de ce projet, de ce complot. Note Technique Ce nom s ’emploie surtout en mauvaise part.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

instigate

in sti gate /ɪ́nstɪɡèɪt /動詞 他動詞 1 «…へ /…するように » …をそそのかす, けしかける «to /to do » .2 〈暴動など 〉を扇動する, 誘発する ; 〈行動など 〉を主導する .