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INSTIGATE

\ˈɪnstɪɡˌe͡ɪt], \ˈɪnstɪɡˌe‍ɪt], \ˈɪ_n_s_t_ɪ_ɡ_ˌeɪ_t]\

Definitions of INSTIGATE

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language

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provoke or stir up; "incite a riot"; "set off great unrest among the people"

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

provoke or stir up; "incite a riot"; "set off great unrest among the people"

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

To provoke or urge on (in a bad sense).

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

To urge on: to set on: to incite.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

Instigation.
To urge on; incite.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

Instigation.
To stimulate to a bad action.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

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