Submitted by admin on Mon, 08/31/2015 - 16:28
definition:
provoke or stir up; serve as the inciting cause of
sentence:
Relations between the two nuclear-armed neighbors have plummeted recently as each side accused the other of border violations and instigating terrorism.
Television has the power to instigate trends.
difficulty:
medium
toefl frequency:
2
toefl classification:
adverb:
instigatively
adjective:
instigative
verb:
instigate
verb sentence:
In South Korea, during the 1970s and 80s, youth wearing jeans and playing guitar exploded cultural differences, instigated by economic growth.
noun:
instigator
noun sentence:
A police officer should not be the instigator of a crime.