instigate
/ˈɪnstɪɡeɪt/verb
उच्चारण इन्स्टिगेट
(झगड़ा, दंगा) भड़काना, शुरू कराना
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verb
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[T] ~ sth
to make something start to happen, especially something bad
(झगड़ा, दंगा) भड़काना, शुरू कराना
- He was accused of instigating the riot.
- The villagers were instigated to attack the camp.
- Outsiders were accused of instigating the trouble in the market.
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- He instigated a quarrel between the two friends.
- Who instigated the protest outside the college gate?
Synonyms incite provoke stir up
Opposite prevent suppress discourage
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[T] ~ sth formal
to cause an official process or investigation to begin
(जाँच, कार्रवाई) शुरू कराना
- The department instigated an inquiry into the missing funds.
- The government instigated a probe into the leak of the exam paper.
- The school board instigated a review of the exam rules.
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- Police instigated a search for the missing child.
- The bank has instigated legal proceedings against the company.
◇Word family
instigation nouninstigator noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
in·sti·gate
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One-word substitution
A person who stirs up trouble is an instigator; the phrase at the instigation of means 'because somebody urged it'.
'जो झगड़ा भड़काए' instigator है; वाक्यांश 'at the instigation of' का अर्थ 'किसी के उकसाने पर' है।