9 Letter Words for Instigate
instigate
8 Letter Words for Instigate
estating, satinite, tangiest
7 Letter Words for Instigate
attinge, easting, eatings, gainest, gainset, gattine, genista, gestant, ignites, ingates, ingesta, instate, isatine, satient, satinet, seating, setting, signate, sinaite, sitient, sittine, sitting, stating, steatin, tangies, tanties, tasting, teasing, testing, tiniest, tintage, titanis, titians, tsigane
6 Letter Words for Instigate
ageist, agents, astint, astite, easing, eating, estang, ettins, gainst, gaitts, gatten, giants, gisant, gittin, ignite, ingate, ingest, insite, isatin, naigie, sainte, sangei, santii, satine, sating, sattie, seitan, seniti, sigint, signet, siting, sitten, stagne, statin, stenia, stinge, taeing, tainte, taints, tangie, tangis, tanist, tantie, tasten, taties, teaing, tenias, tienta, tinage, tineas, tinges, tinies, tintie, tisane, titans, titian, titien
5 Letter Words for Instigate
aegis, agent, agist, aitis, angst, anise, antes, antis, ating, entia, entsi, etang, etnas, ettin, gaine, gains, gaist, gaits, gaitt, gants, gates, geans, geast, geats, geisa, geist, geits, genas, genii, genit, gents, getas, giant, gites, gnast, gnats, ignis, insea, inset, intis, nates, neats, neist, niais, nisei, nitta, saine, saint, sanit, satin, segni, sengi, senit, senti, siena, sient, signa, sinai, singe, sitta, snite, stage, staig, stain, stane, stang, state, stean, stein, steng, stent, stine, sting, stint, stite, taigs, tains, taint, taise, taits, tangi, tangs, tanti, taste, tates, tatie, tatin, teats, tenai, tenga, tenia, tents, testa, tiang, tiens, tiges, tinea, tines, tinge, tingi, tings, tinta, tints, titan, titis, tsine
4 Letter Words for Instigate
agen, ages, aget, agin, agit, agni, agst, aine, ains, aint, aits, anes, anet, anis, ansi, ante, anti, ants, asin, ates, atis, atte, attn, eans, east, eats, engs, etas, etat, etna, gaen, gaes, gaet, gain, gait, gane, gant, gast, gate, gats, gatt, gean, geat, gein, geit, gena, gens, gent, gest, geta, gets, gien, gies, gins, gise, gist, gite, gits, gnat, inga, inia, init, inst, inta, inti, isnt, itai, itas, nagi, nags, naig, nais, nasi, nast, nats, neat, negs, nest, neti, nets, ngai, nies, nisi, nist, nits, sage, sain, sane, sang, sant, sate, sati, sean, seat, seit, sena, sent, seta, sett, sian, sien, sign, sina, sine, sing, sita, site, siti, snag, snig, snit, stag, stat, steg, sten, stet, stge, stie, taen, tags, taig, tain, tais, tait, tane, tang, tans, tate, tats, tean, teas, teat, tega, tegs, teng, tens, tent, test, tets, tien, ties, tige, tigs, tine, ting, tins, tint, tite, titi, tits, tsia
3 Letter Words for Instigate
aes, age, ags, agt, ain, ais, ait, ane, ans, ant, ase, asg, ast, ate, att, ean, eas, eat, eng, ens, est, eta, gan, gas, gat, gen, get, gie, gin, gis, git, gns, gte, gtt, ign, ing, ins, int, ise, isn, ist, ita, its, nae, nag, nas, nat, nea, neg, nei, net, nie, nig, nis, nit, sag, sai, san, sat, sea, seg, sei, sen, set, sie, sig, sin, sit, sta, stg, tag, tai, tan, tas, tat, tea, teg, ten, tes, tet, tgn, tgt, tie, tig, tin, tis, tit, tng, tnt, tsi, tst
Definitions for Instigate
[1] to cause by incitement; foment: to instigate a quarrel.
[2] to urge, provoke, or incite to some action or course: to instigate the people to revolt.
[3] to bring about, as by incitement or urging to instigate rebellion
[4] to urge on to some drastic or inadvisable action
Words related to Instigate
plot, abet, prompt, initiate, incite, inflame, kindle, spur, foment, urge, scheme, raise, hint, actuate, needle, move, insinuate, goad, impel, start
Words nearby Instigate
instate, instauration, instead, instead of, instep, instigate, instigation, instil, instill, instillation, instillator
Origin of Instigate
1535–45; < Latin instīgātus past participle of instīgāre to goad on, impel, equivalent to in- in-2 + -stīg- goad, prick (akin to stigma, stick2) + -ātus -ate1
Other words from Instigate
in·sti·gat·ing·ly , adverb
in·sti·ga·tive , adjective
in·sti·ga·tor , in·sti·gant [in -sti-guh nt] /ˈɪn stɪ gənt/ , noun
un·in·sti·gat·ed , adjective
un·in·sti·ga·tive , adjective
Word origin for Instigate
C16: from Latin instīgāre to stimulate, incite; compare Greek stizein to prick
Synonyms for Instigate
abet, bring about, foment, incite, inflame, initiate, kindle, plot, prompt, spur, whip up, actuate, encourage, goad, hint, impel, insinuate, move, needle, persuade, plan, raise, rouse, scheme, start, stimulate, suggest, urge, add fuel, egg on, fire up, make waves, put up to, rabble-rouse, set on, steam up, stir up, turn on, work up
