Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - instigate
Связанные словари
Instigate
instigate
transitive verb (-gated; -gating) Etymology: Latin instigatus, past participle of instigare — more at stick Date: 1542 to goad or urge forward ; provoke Synonyms: see incite • instigation noun • instigative adjective • instigator noun
Рейтинг статьи:
Комментарии:
См. в других словарях
1.
v.tr. 1 bring about by incitement or persuasion; provoke (who instigated the inquiry?). 2 (usu. foll. by to) urge on, incite (a person etc.) to esp. an evil act. Derivatives instigation n. instigative adj. instigator n. Etymology: L instigare instigat- ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
3.
1. подстрекать; побуждать to instigate smb. to smth. (to do smth.) —- подстрекать кого-л. к чему-л. to instigate smb. to a crime —- толкать кого-л. на преступление 2. провоцировать, разжигать to instigate war —- провоцировать (разжигать) войну ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
Англо-русский словарь
5.
(instigates, instigating, instigated) Someone who instigates an event causes it to happen. Jenkinson instigated a refurbishment of the old gallery... = initiate VERB: V n • instigation The talks are taking place at the instigation of Germany... N-UNCOUNT: usu at/on N with poss ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
6.
~ v 1 to start something such as a legal process or an official inquiry (Without evidence it would be impossible to instigate an official investigation.) 2 to start trouble by persuading someone to do something bad (A foreign government was accused of having instigated the bloodshed.) - instigator n ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
7.
- 1542, from L. instigatus "incitement, instigation," pp. of instigare "urge on, incite," from a root meaning "to prick" (see instinct). ...Английский Этимологический словарь
Вопрос-ответ:
Похожие слова
Ссылка для сайта или блога:
Ссылка для форума (bb-код):
Самые популярные термины
1 | 1663 | |
2 | 1505 | |
3 | 1259 | |
4 | 1258 | |
5 | 1154 | |
6 | 1104 | |
7 | 1042 | |
8 | 1030 | |
9 | 1028 | |
10 | 994 | |
11 | 989 | |
12 | 961 | |
13 | 951 | |
14 | 937 | |
15 | 870 | |
16 | 831 | |
17 | 828 | |
18 | 813 | |
19 | 801 | |
20 | 768 |