instigate
English
/ˈɪnstəɡeɪt/
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) to incite; to bring about by urging or encouraging
- (transitive) to goad or urge (a person) forward, especially to wicked actions; to provoke
Etymology
Derived from Latin īnstīgātus.
Origin
Latin
īnstīgātus
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antistick English
- bangstick English
- bestick English
- bloodstick English
- boomstick English
- breadstick English
- broomstick English
- cabbage on a stick English
- candlestick English
- catstick English
- chamberstick English
- chapstick English
- chewstick English
- clapstick English
- clue stick English
- cornstick English
- coupstick English
- crabstick English
- cuestick English
- deadstick English
- dipstick English
- dripstick English
- drumstick English
- fiddlestick English
- fingerstick English
- firestick English
- flagstick English
- floatstick English
- forestick English
- fuckstick English
- gearstick English
- gunstick English
- handstick English
- headstick English
- inkstick English
- instigative English
- joystick English
- knobstick English
- ladystick English
- lightstick English
- lipstick English
- matchstick English
- meat stick English
- mopstick English
- mouthstick English
- musicstick English
- needlestick English
- nightstick English
- nonstick English
- painstick English
- paintstick English
- pigstick English
- polystick English
- potstick English
- propstick English
- pushstick English
- rainstick English
- reinstigate English
- restick English
- sidestick English
- singlestick English
- slapstick English
- slipstick English
- spitstick English
- stick English
- stickability English
- stickable English
- stickball English
- sticker English
- stickest English
- sticketh English
- stickfighting English
- stickful English
- stickhandle English
- stickhandler English
- sticklac English
- stickless English
- sticklike English
- stickpin English
- stickproof English
- stickseed English
- stickshift English
- sticktight English
- stickup English
- stickwater English
- stickweed English
- stickwork English
- sticky English
- strike-stick English
- swordstick English
- tally stick English
- taperstick English
- thumbstick English
- thunderstick English
- trapstick English
- unstick English
- whipstick English
- yamstick English
- yardstick English
- īnstīgātus Latin
- Stecher German
- Stechmücke German
- Stechpalme German
- Stechschritt German
- Stechuhr German
- Stichsäge German
- abstechen German
- ausstechen German
- bestechen German
- erstechen German
- hervorstechen German
- niederstechen German
- stechen German
- sticheln German
- totstechen German
- stickie Dutch, Flemish
- стек Russian
- スティック Japanese
- ステッキ Japanese
- stikke Middle English
- หนังสติ๊ก Thai
- 司的克 Chinese
- 士的 Chinese
- 스틱 Korean
- tiki Sranan Tongo
- stick Chinook Jargon
- stick
- sticky
- restick
- unstick
- bestick
- sticker
- stickup
- cuestick
- joystick
- dipstick
- stickful
- gunstick
- lipstick
- potstick
- sticketh
- yamstick
- catstick
- sticklac
- pigstick
- mopstick
- stickest
- nonstick
- inkstick
- stickpin
- rainstick
- stickless
- polystick
- clapstick
- slipstick
- forestick
- dripstick
- chewstick
- fuckstick
- stickball
- crabstick
- handstick
- trapstick
- boomstick
- propstick
- sidestick
- sticklike
- slapstick
- pushstick
- whipstick
- firestick
- stickseed
- painstick
- coupstick
- headstick
- flagstick
- yardstick
- stickweed
- antistick
- chapstick
- ladystick
- stickwork
- spitstick
- bangstick
- cornstick
- deadstick
- gearstick
- knobstick
- stickable
- drumstick
- bloodstick
- mouthstick
- lightstick
- floatstick
- matchstick
- sticktight
- stickwater
- meat stick
- broomstick
- swordstick
- taperstick
- stickproof
- musicstick
- paintstick
- nightstick
- stickshift
- thumbstick
- breadstick
- clue stick
- singlestick
- reinstigate
- instigative
- candlestick
- stickhandle
- needlestick
- fiddlestick
- tally stick
- fingerstick
- stickability
- strike-stick
- chamberstick
- thunderstick
- stickhandler
- stickfighting
- cabbage on a stick