Word · Frequency #11605
instigates
引发；促成；激起
instigates is the third person singular of instigate.
To cause or bring about an event or situation by urging or encouraging.
宾语多为事情或行动。
- 1.
To bring about by urging or encouraging.
通过敦促或鼓励促成。
- 2.
To goad or urge (a person) forward, especially to wicked actions.
唆使或怂恿(某人)行动,尤指做坏事。
煽动；唆使；怂恿；通过敦促或鼓励促成。；唆使或怂恿(某人)行动,尤指做坏事。；教唆；怂恿
In use
The politician was accused of instigating the riot through his inflammatory speech.
He instigated a fight between the two groups by spreading false rumors.
The company's unfair policy instigated widespread employee protests.
instigate something
He was accused of instigating the riot.
他被指控煽动暴乱。
instigate somebody to do something
She instigated her friend to join the protest.
她怂恿朋友参加抗议。
instigate somebody into doing something
instigate sb into doing sth 与 instigate sb to do sth 意义相近，但前者更强调行为的过程。
Connections
Collocations
- instigate a riot
- 煽动暴乱
- He was arrested for instigating a riot.他因煽动暴乱而被捕。
- instigate violence
- 煽动暴力
- The speech was seen as instigating violence.这次演讲被视为煽动暴力。
- instigate a rebellion
- 煽动叛乱
- They attempted to instigate a rebellion against the government.他们企图煽动叛乱反对政府。
- instigate a dispute
- 挑起争端
- She accused him of trying to instigate a dispute between the teams.她指责他试图在团队之间挑起争端。
- instigate an inquiry
- 发起调查
- The scandal instigated an official inquiry.这起丑闻引发了一项官方调查。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 instigate 拆成 in + stig + ate：像在人群里（in）用尖刺（stig）去戳（ate），煽动他人闹事。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：法律、政治、新闻 该词比较正式，多用于法律、政治或新闻报道等严肃场合，日常口语中较少使用。
Grammar Note
及物动词，常接宾语或用于instigate sb to do结构
Pronunciation & Spelling
None of these words is a true rhyme with instigate (/ˈɪnstɪɡeɪt/). They all share the visual ending -igate (investigate also shares -stigate), but have different stressed vowels or different consonants after the stressed vowel. For example, investigate is stressed on the second syllable (/ɪnˈvɛstɪɡeɪt/), not on the first, so treat it as a lookalike rather than a rhyme.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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