Etymology

instigate

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Today it means: To bring about by urging or encouraging. Full definition →

Latin īnstīgātus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromīnstīgātus
  2. English todayinstigate

Borrowed from Latin īnstīgātus, perfect passive participle of īnstīgō (“to instigate”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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