Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to instigate
Participle: instigated
Gerund: instigating
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | instigate |
| you | instigate |
| he;she;it | instigates |
| we | instigate |
| you | instigate |
| they | instigate |
Perfect
| I | have instigated |
| you | have instigated |
| he;she;it | has instigated |
| we | have instigated |
| you | have instigated |
| they | have instigated |
Past
| I | instigated |
| you | instigated |
| he;she;it | instigated |
| we | instigated |
| you | instigated |
| they | instigated |
Pluperfect
| I | had instigated |
| you | had instigated |
| he;she;it | had instigated |
| we | had instigated |
| you | had instigated |
| they | had instigated |
Future
| I | will instigate |
| you | will instigate |
| he;she;it | will instigate |
| we | will instigate |
| you | will instigate |
| they | will instigate |
Future Perfect
| I | will have instigated |
| you | will have instigated |
| he;she;it | will have instigated |
| we | will have instigated |
| you | will have instigated |
| they | will have instigated |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | instigate |
| you | instigate |
| he;she;it | instigate |
| we | instigate |
| you | instigate |
| they | instigate |
Perfect
| I | have instigated |
| you | have instigated |
| he;she;it | have instigated |
| we | have instigated |
| you | have instigated |
| they | have instigated |
Imperfect
| I | instigated |
| you | instigated |
| he;she;it | instigated |
| we | instigated |
| you | instigated |
| they | instigated |
Pluperfect
| I | had instigated |
| you | had instigated |
| he;she;it | had instigated |
| we | had instigated |
| you | had instigated |
| they | had instigated |
Conditional
Present
| I | would instigate |
| you | would instigate |
| he;she;it | would instigate |
| we | would instigate |
| you | would instigate |
| they | would instigate |
Perfect
| I | would have instigated |
| you | would have instigated |
| he;she;it | would have instigated |
| we | would have instigated |
| you | would have instigated |
| they | would have instigated |
Imperative
| you | instigate |
| we | Let's instigate |
| you | instigate |
Verbs conjugated like 'instigate'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'instigate'
castigate,
fustigate,
initiate,
instate,
instillate,
institute,
intimate,
investigate,
reinstigate,
vestigate,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to encourage or persuade into action; to bring about a reaction
- abet, actuate, bring about, encourage, engender, evoke, excite, foment, goad, grill, impel, incite, induce, invoke, motivate, move, prompt, provoke, rouse, set off, spur, stir, stir up, urge, whip up
- urge
- foment, incite, provoke, generate, prompt, induce, initiate, start
Antonyms
- urge
- restrain, inhibit, repress, discourage
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin īnstīgātus, perfect passive participle of īnstīgō (“to instigate”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).
Sample Sentences
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to instigate a riot
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to instigate a change
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In light of growing outrage against Mecham, House special counsel William French instigated an investigation into the governor's affairs last fall. [1988 February 14, Elizabeth Pincus, “Arizona Impeaches Right-Wing Governor”, in Gay Community News, volume 15, number 30, page 1:]
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If the man perceives that his partner has arousal or orgasmic difficulties, this is likely to influence his desire to instigate sexual activity and/or his enjoyment and pleasure in being sexual with his partner. [2017, Desa Markovic, Working with Sexual Issues in Psychotherapy:]
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to instigate someone to a crime
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he might instigate them to swear against the law of God [1678, Robert Barclay, An Apology for the True Christian Divinity:]
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He hath only instigated his blackest agents to the very extent of their malignity. [1738–1741, William Warburton, The Divine Legation of Moses […], volume (please specify |volume=I, II.1, or II.2), London: […] Fletcher Gyles, […], →OCLC:]