instigate
/ˈɪnstəɡeɪt/verb
To incite; to bring about by urging or encouraging.
Example sentences
- “to instigate a riot”
- “to instigate someone to a crime”
Featured as word of the day on September 4, 2027.
Related words
instillTo cause a quality to become part of someone's nature.installmentOne of a series of parts, whether equal or unequal to the other parts of the series, of a given entity or a given process, which part presents or is presented at a particular scheduled interval.instinctiveDriven by impulse, spontaneous and without thinking.installTo connect, set up or prepare something for use.instructorOne who instructs; a teacher.insolentInsulting in manner or words.