Definition of Instigates

1. Verb. (third-person singular of instigate) ¹

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Definition of Instigates

1. instigate [v] - See also: instigate

Lexicographical Neighbors of Instigates

instaunce
instaunt
instauntly
instauration
instaurations
instaurator
instaurators
instead
instead of
insteep
instep
insteps
instigant
instigate
instigated
instigates
instigating
instigatingly
instigation
instigations
instigative
instigator
instigators
instigatour
instigatrix
instil
instill
instillation
instillations
instillator

Literary usage of Instigates

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Scotland by Walter Scott, Mayo Williamson Hazeltine (1899)
"... Incursions on the Border—John of Gaunt negotiates with Scotland: takes Refuge there against the English Rioters—France instigates the Scots to renew the ..."

2. Scotland by Walter Scott, Mayo Williamson Hazeltine (1901)
"... negotiates with Scotland: takes Refuge there against the English Rioters—France instigates the Scots to renew the War—Inroad by John of Gaunt—John de ..."

3. Lives of the Queens of England, from the Norman Conquest by Agnes Strickland, Elisabeth Strickland (1872)
"... t king Will! mi-- H.> contemptuous neglect of it—Princess receives I of disrespect from the king—She instigates parliamentary inquiry on f the ..."

4. The History of India by Mountstuart Elphinstone (1843)
"... instigates general. He had recourse tor this purpose to Panni to Daud Khan Panni, who was renowned throughout India for his reckless courage, ..."

5. The History of Georgia: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time by Timothy Shay Arthur, William Henry Carpenter (1853)
"... Panmure—Survey commenced—Interruptions feared from the Creeks—Council at Miller's Bluff—Governor Folch, of Pensacola, instigates the Creeks to break up ..."

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