Instigate vs Uninstigated - What's the difference?
instigate | uninstigated |
To goad or urge forward; to set on; to provoke; to incite.
Not instigated.
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As a verb instigate
is to goad or urge forward; to set on; to provoke; to incite.As an adjective uninstigated is
not instigated.instigate
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(Webster 1913)Verb
(instigat)- 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, urgeAntonyms
* (to goad or urge forward): halt, prevent, stopDerived terms
* instigation * instigatorExternal links
* * ----uninstigated
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Adjective
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