Are you the one who instigated Terry to start all this trouble?
•Did you instigate the children to do this?
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
instigate someone to/to do something — incite someone to do something. → instigate … English new terms dictionary
instigate — [ ɪnstɪgeɪt] verb bring about or initiate. ↘(instigate someone to/to do something) incite someone to do something. Derivatives instigation noun instigator noun Origin C16 (earlier (ME) as instigation): from L. instigat , instigare urge, incite … English new terms dictionary
instigate — verb (T) 1 to start something such as a legal process or an official inquiry: Without evidence it would be impossible to instigate an official investigation. 2 to start trouble by persuading someone to do something bad: A foreign government was… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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instigate — in|sti|gate [ˈınstıgeıt] v [T] [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of instigare] 1.) to make a process start, especially one relating to law or politics ▪ Charles instigated a programme of reforms. 2.) to persuade someone do… … Dictionary of contemporary English
pick — 1. verb 1) picking apples Syn: harvest, gather (in), collect, pluck 2) pick a time that suits you Syn: choose, select, single out, opt for, plump for, elect, decide on … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
urge — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. solicit, plead, importune, advocate, exhort, incite, instigate; press, push. n. impulse, desire, ambition. See necessity, request, cause. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To present favorably] Syn. favor,… … English dictionary for students
tempt — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. entice, cajole, fascinate, lure, decoy, seduce; provoke, defy, incite, appeal, attract. See desire, attraction. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. lure, entice, fascinate, seduce, appeal to, inveigle, decoy,… … English dictionary for students
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put up to — phrasal 1. : incite, instigate he was the ringleader who put the others up to mischief 2. : to make acquainted with : inform of put him … Useful english dictionary
cause — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I n. source (See cause); subject, basis; case; doctrine, view. See thought, belief. II That which produces an effect Nouns 1. cause, origin, source, wellspring, principle, element; leaven; groundwork,… … English dictionary for students
