9 Letters
5 Consonants
4 Vowels
3 Syllables
Types Of Speech
You can use instigate as a verb in a sentence.
About Instigate
A 3 syllables verb and 9 letters with the letters a, e, g, i, n, s, and t, 5 consonants, 4 vowels and 3 syllables with the middle letter i. Instigate starts with and ends with a vowel with the starting letters i, in, ins, inst, insti, and the ending characters are e, te, ate, gate, igate, ..
Definition
Serve as the inciting cause of; "She prompted me to call my relatives"
Origin/Roots
Latin
School Grade
Instigate is set as a sat word that starts with i, ends with e, 3 syllables, 4 vowels and 9 letters.
Pig Latin
Instigate in Pig Latin is said as "instigateay or instigateway".
Unigram
i | n | s | t | i | g | a | t | e
Bigram
in | ns | st | ti | ig | ga | at | te
Trigram
ins | nst | sti | tig | iga | gat | ate
Quadrigram
inst | nsti | stig | tiga | igat | gate
Word Gram
Verb Examples
serve as the inciting cause of;
"She prompted me to call my relatives"
provoke or stir up;
"incite a riot";
"set off great unrest among the people"

Synonyms (Cognitive Synonyms) For "Instigate"

There are 141 synonyms available. These are cognitive relationship words which is to say they have a similar meaning, mean the same thing, or have close definition and relationship to instigate.

SynonymDefinition
Abetassist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing
Activatemake active or more active
"activate an old file"
Actuateput in motion or move to act
"trigger a reaction"
"actuate the circuits"
Adumbrategive to understand
"I insinuated that I did not like his wife"
Advisegive advice to
"The teacher counsels troubled students"
"The lawyer counselled me when I was accused of tax fraud"
Agitatechange the arrangement or position of
Architectural Plan
Arousestop sleeping
"She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock"
Assailattack in speech or writing
"The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"
Assaulta threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped

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Anagrams

There are 1 anagrams from instigate.

Anagram Definition
Instigateserve as the inciting cause of
"She prompted me to call my relatives"

View English words with the unique letters used in instigate. Words With The Letters Aeginst

Derives

Instigate derives from 7 words.

Word Definition
Abetmentthe verbal act of urging on
Fomentationdeliberate and intentional triggering (of trouble or discord)
Initiatora person who initiates a course of action
Instigationdeliberate and intentional triggering (of trouble or discord)
Instigatora person who initiates a course of action
Promptinga cue given to a performer (usually the beginning of the next line to be spoken)
"the audience could hear his prompting"
Suggestionthe act of inducing hypnosis

Hypernyms

Instigate has 6 hypernyms.

Word Definition
Causeany entity that causes events to happen
Getmake children
"Abraham begot Isaac"
"Men often father children but don''t recognize them"
Havea person who possesses great material wealth
Inducereason or establish by induction
Makethe act of mixing cards haphazardly
Stimulatecause to be alert and energetic
"Coffee and tea stimulate me"
"This herbal infusion doesn''t stimulate"





     

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