Dictionary Entry
instigate
instigate is a 9-letter English word with 3 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To goad or urge forward; to set on; to provoke; to incite; -- used chiefly with reference to evil actions; as to instigate one to a crime. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
9 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 12 · 3 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
To goad or urge forward; to set on; to provoke; to incite; -- used chiefly with reference to evil actions; as to instigate one to a crime.
- 2verb
serve as the inciting cause of
"She prompted me to call my relatives"
- 3verb
provoke or stir up
"incite a riot"
"set off great unrest among the people"
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