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instigate | insite |

As a verb instigate

is to goad or urge forward; to set on; to provoke; to incite.

As an adjective insite is

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instigate

English

(Webster 1913)

Verb

(instigat)
  • To goad or urge forward; to set on; to provoke; to incite.
    • He hath only instigated his blackest agents to the very extent of their malignity. -Bp. Warburton.

    Usage notes

    Commonly used with reference to evil actions; as, to instigate one to a crime.

    Synonyms

    * (to goad or urge forward): animate, encourage, impel, incite, provoke, spur, stimulate, tempt, urge

    Antonyms

    * (to goad or urge forward): halt, prevent, stop

    Derived terms

    * instigation * instigator

    External links

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    insite

    Not English

    Insite has no English definition. It may be misspelled.

    English words similar to 'insite':

    inside, incite, instate, incide, incute, instore, inesite, incaite, inosite, ingate, instyle, incode