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instigating

/in-sti-geyt/US // ˈɪn stɪˌgeɪt //UK // (ˈɪnstɪˌɡeɪt) //

煽动性的,唆使,煽动性,煽动

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Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    in·sti·gat·ed, in·sti·gat·ing.

    • : to cause by incitement; foment: to instigate a quarrel.
    • : to urge, provoke, or incite to some action or course: to instigate the people to revolt.

Synonyms & Antonyms

verbinfluence, provoke

Examples

  • It’s true that the Kennedy administration instigated use of the doctrine against right-wing radio, whereas it was less often used as a tool against liberal speech.

  • Nor do I believe that was what the president was instigating.

  • Instigating military involvement without considering these issues is nothing more than a short-sighted action.

  • Australian brand Solid Gold Bomb was caught hawking rape-themed T-shirts on Amazon's UK site, instigating public horror.

  • Bakkar and his fellow Salafists were blamed by some for instigating the chaos, though they condemned the violence from the start.

  • But he said he later saw a police report accusing him of instigating the violence and organizing a riot outside the courtroom.

  • The Hotri, the immortal god goes in front with his secret power, instigating the sacrifices.

  • His merit in that eminence was, by instigating a tyrant to injustice, to provoke a people to rebellion.

  • He has so far succeeded in instigating the Boer nation to acts which involve the forfeiture of their special heirlooms.

  • After lunch Lady Carbury strolled about with her son, instigating him to go over at once to Caversham.

  • One would never suspect, when reading it, that Germany had played any part in instigating the negotiation.