instigate
/ˈɪnstɪɡeɪt/
US pronunciation
American sound/ˈɪnstɪɡeɪt/
instigate
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- 3 syllables
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- 1st syllable stress
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- Short i vowel
- Ending
- Final e often stays silent
in - sti - gate -> instigate
Myanmar meaning
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လှုံ့ဆော်သည်။ သွေးထိုးသည်။ စတင်သည်။ instigate a strike/ an attack ❍ The police have instigated an official inquiry into the incident.
❏ instigation /ÇnstÇ'geÇʃn/ n [U] တိုက်တွန်းမှု။ လှုံ့ဆော် ချက်။ At his instigation an appeal fund was launched.
❏ instigator /'ÇnstÇgeÇtǝ(r)/ n လှုံ့ဆော်သူ။ သွေးထိုးသူ။ the instigators of the rebellion.
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bring about, prompt, initiate, start, activate, set off, originate, abet, actuate, add fuel, egg on, encourage, fire up, foment, goad, hint, impel, incite, inflame, influence, insinuate, kindle, make waves, move, needle, persuade, plan, plot, provoke, put up to, rabble-rouse, raise, rouse, scheme, set on, spur, steam up, stimulate, stir up, suggest, turn on, urge, whip up, work up
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