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Pronunciation / Transliteration: instigar
"Ele foi culpado por instigar a rebelião."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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To cause an event or situation to happen by hacer or directing, or to urge someone to do something, usually something bad.
"The government will instigate new measures to combat unemployment."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin verb 'instigare', meaning to urge, goad, or stimulate, which is rooted in the Proto-Indo-European *styg- (to prick, pierce). Entering the English language in the mid-16th century, the word originally carried connotations of inciting action, often officially or formally, though over time it frequently came to denote the initiation of undesirable events or rebellions.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Instigate" is said worldwide
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instiguer
Transliteration: instiguer
"Il a été accusé d'instiguer des émeutes."
anzetteln
Transliteration: anzetteln
"Sie versuchte, einen Streit anzetteln."
istigare
Transliteration: istigare
"Hanno cercato di istigare la folla alla rivolta."
instigar
Transliteration: instigar
"Fueron acusados de instigar la violencia en las calles."
instigar
Transliteration: instigar
"Ele foi culpado por instigar a rebelião."
भड़काना
Transliteration: bhadkana
"उस पर दंर्ग भड़काने का आरोप लगाया गया था।"
煽动
Transliteration: shāndòng
"警方指控他煽动抗议活动。"
선동하다
Transliteration: seondonghada
"그들은 폭력을 선동한 혐의를 받고 있다."
扇動する
Transliteration: sendō suru
"彼は暴動を扇動した罪で告発された。"
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