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instigate 1 ENTRIES FOUND: instigate (verb) instigate /ˈɪnstəˌgeɪt/ verb instigates; instigated; instigating instigate /ˈɪnstəˌgeɪt/ verb instigates; instigated; instigating Learner's definition of INSTIGATE [+ object] : to cause (something) to happen or begin使开始;使发生;煽动 There has been an increase in the amount of violence instigated by gangs.帮派挑起的暴力事件已有所增加。 She blamed him for instigating [=starting] the argument.她责备他挑起纷争。 The government has instigated an investigation into the cause of the accident.政府已开始调查这起事故的原因。 — instigator /ˈɪnstəˌgeɪtɚ/ noun, plural instigators [count] the instigators of the violence暴力煽动者 |