reinstigate

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verb

To instigate anew.

Scrabble 12

Meanings

verbreinstigate (third-person singular simple present reinstigates, present participle reinstigating, simple past and past participle reinstigated)

present singular third person reinstigates · participle present reinstigating · participle past reinstigated · past reinstigated

  1. transitiveTo instigate anew.

    Can we reinstigate that?

    2007 October 27, Claudia La Rocco, New York Times

Origin

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APA

reinstigate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reinstigate

MLA

“reinstigate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reinstigate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reinstigate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reinstigate.

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