instigate /ˈɪnstəˌgeɪt/ verb instigates; instigated; instigating
instigates; instigated; instigating
Learner's definition of INSTIGATE
[+ object]
: to cause (something) to happen or begin使开始;使发生;煽动 -
There has been an increase in the amount of violence instigated by gangs.帮派挑起的暴力事件已有所增加。
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She blamed him for instigating [=starting] the argument.她责备他挑起纷争。
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The government has instigated an investigation into the cause of the accident.政府已开始调查这起事故的原因。
— instigator
/ˈɪnstəˌgeɪtɚ/ noun, plural instigators [count]