instigate
verbEtymology
Borrowed from Latin īnstīgātus, perfect passive participle of īnstīgō (“to instigate”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).
- borrowed from īnstīgātus
Definitions
To bring about by urging or encouraging.
- to instigate a riot
- to instigate a change
- In light of growing outrage against Mecham, House special counsel William French instigated an investigation into the governor's affairs last fall.
To goad or urge (a person) forward, especially to wicked actions.
- to instigate someone to a crime
- he might instigate them to swear against the law of God
- He hath only instigated his blackest agents to the very extent of their malignity.
The neighborhood
- neighborinstigation
- neighborinstigator
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at instigate. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at instigate. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
7 hops · closes at instigate
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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