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in⋅sti⋅gate

   [in-sti-geyt]
–verb (used with object), -gat⋅ed, -gat⋅ing.
1. to cause by incitement; foment: to instigate a quarrel.
2. to urge, provoke, or incite to some action or course: to instigate the people to revolt.
Origin:
1535–45; < L instīgātus ptp. of instīgāre to goad on, impel, equiv. to in- in- 2 + -stīg- goad, prick (akin to stigma, stick 2 ) + -ātus -ate 1
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in·sti·gate     (ĭn'stĭ-gāt')  Pronunciation Key 
tr.v.   in·sti·gat·ed, in·sti·gat·ing, in·sti·gates
  1. To urge on; goad.
  2. To stir up; foment.


[Latin īnstīgāre, īnstīgāt-; see steig- in Indo-European roots.]

in'sti·ga'tion n., in'sti·ga'tive adj., in'sti·ga'tor n.
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