Post by t-bob on Aug 2, 2020 11:21:39 GMT -5
instigate (this sure happened - Memorial Day in Minneapolis)
incite, instigate, set off, stir up (verb)
provoke or stir up
"incite a riot"; "set off great unrest among the people"
prompt, inspire, instigate (verb)
serve as the inciting cause of
"She prompted me to call my relatives"
instigate (Verb)
To goad or urge forward; to set on; to provoke; to incite.
Origin: From the instigatus, past participle of instigare, from prefix in- in + *, akin to stinguere. Akin to stechen, stick.
Sample Sentences & Example Usage
We need to ensure that where a serious crime has been committed, the police are informed and can instigate an appropriate multi-agency response to protect girls and bring perpetrators to justice.
With lies and tricks they're trying to instigate hatred and racism.
Unfortunately I think it is more of what we can expect in the future -- whether it is copy cats or whether you have, again, either ISIS-aligned or inspired or ISIS-directed individuals, it might instigate ISIS to take a more proactive approach to send individuals here to the U.S. or to try to recruit.
incite, instigate, set off, stir up (verb)
provoke or stir up
"incite a riot"; "set off great unrest among the people"
prompt, inspire, instigate (verb)
serve as the inciting cause of
"She prompted me to call my relatives"
instigate (Verb)
To goad or urge forward; to set on; to provoke; to incite.
Origin: From the instigatus, past participle of instigare, from prefix in- in + *, akin to stinguere. Akin to stechen, stick.
Sample Sentences & Example Usage
We need to ensure that where a serious crime has been committed, the police are informed and can instigate an appropriate multi-agency response to protect girls and bring perpetrators to justice.
With lies and tricks they're trying to instigate hatred and racism.
Unfortunately I think it is more of what we can expect in the future -- whether it is copy cats or whether you have, again, either ISIS-aligned or inspired or ISIS-directed individuals, it might instigate ISIS to take a more proactive approach to send individuals here to the U.S. or to try to recruit.
