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instigate

verb
🔊/ˈɪnstɪɡeɪt/
🔊/ˈɪnstɪɡeɪt/
(formal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they instigate
🔊/ˈɪnstɪɡeɪt/
🔊/ˈɪnstɪɡeɪt/
he / she / it instigates
🔊/ˈɪnstɪɡeɪts/
🔊/ˈɪnstɪɡeɪts/
past simple instigated
🔊/ˈɪnstɪɡeɪtɪd/
🔊/ˈɪnstɪɡeɪtɪd/
past participle instigated
🔊/ˈɪnstɪɡeɪtɪd/
🔊/ˈɪnstɪɡeɪtɪd/
-ing form instigating
🔊/ˈɪnstɪɡeɪtɪŋ/
🔊/ˈɪnstɪɡeɪtɪŋ/
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  1. instigate something (especially British English) to make something start or happen, usually something official使（正式）开始；使发生 synonym bring something about
    • The government has instigated a programme of economic reform.政府已实施了经济改革方案。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • The man responsible for instigating change was Robin Darwin.促使变革的负责人是罗宾·达尔文。
    • We will instigate a comprehensive review of defence policy.我们将全面检讨防务政策。
  2. instigate something to cause something bad to happen煽动；唆使；鼓动
    • They were accused of instigating racial violence.他们被控煽动种族暴力。🔊🔊
    • Those found guilty of instigating the unrest will be punished.被裁定煽动动乱者将受到惩罚。
    Topics Change, cause and effectc2
    3. Word Originmid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘urge on’): from Latin instigat- ‘urged, incited’, from the verb instigare, from in- ‘towards’ + stigare ‘prick, incite’.