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in·sti·gate [ ínsti gàyt ] (past and past participle in·sti·gat·ed, present participle in·sti·gat·ing, 3rd person present singular in·sti·gates)

transitive verb

Definition:

1. get something started: to cause a process to start

2. start trouble: to cause trouble, especially by urging somebody to do something destructive or wrong

[Mid-16th century. < Latin instigat-, past participle of instigare< stigare "prick, incite"]

in·sti·ga·tion [ ìnsti gáysh'n ] noun

in·sti·ga·tor noun

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