Definition of Instegate
In"sti*gate (?), v. t. [imp. &
p. p. Instigated (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Instigating (?).] [L. instigatus, p. p. of
instigare to instigate; pref. in- in + a root akin to
G. stechen to prick, E. stick. See Stick.]
To goad or urge forward; to set on; to provoke; to incite; --
used chiefly with reference to evil actions; as, to instigate
one to a crime.
He hath only instigated his blackest agents to
the very extent of their malignity. Bp.
Warburton.
Syn. -- To stimulate; urge; spur; provoke; tempt; incite;
impel; encourage; animate.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- To goad or urge forward; to set on; to provoke; to incite.
- Usage note: Used chiefly with reference to evil actions; as, to instigate one to a crime.
He hath only instigated his blackest agents to the very extent of their malignity. -Bp. Warburton.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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