Found 3 items, similar to instigate.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: instigate memberangsangkan, mengacum, menggebrak, menggosok, menghasut
English → English (WordNet) Definition: instigate instigate v 1: provoke or stir up; “incite a riot”; “set off great unrest among the people” [syn: incite, set off, stir up] 2: serve as the inciting cause of; “She prompted me to call my relatives” [syn: prompt, inspire]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Instigate Instigate \In"sti*gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Instigated; p. pr. & vb. n. Instigating.] [L. instigatus, p. p. of instigare to instigate; pref. in- in + a root akin to G. stechen to prick, E. stick. See Stick.] 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. [1913 Webster] He hath only instigated his blackest agents to the very extent of their malignity. --Bp. Warburton. Syn: To stimulate; urge; spur; provoke; tempt; incite; impel; encourage; animate. [1913 Webster]