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单词 instigate
释义
instigate
verb[T]
formal
uk
/ˈɪn.stɪ.ɡeɪt/us
/ˈɪn.stə.ɡeɪt/
tocauseaneventorsituationtohappenby making a set ofactionsor aformalprocessbegin:
促使发生；发起
Thegovernmentwill instigate newmeasurestocombatterrorism.政府将采取新措施打击恐怖主义。
Therevoltin thenorthisbelievedto have been instigated by ahigh-rankinggeneral.北方的叛乱据信是由一名高级将领唆使的。
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instigation
(Definition ofinstigatefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

instigate| American Dictionary

instigate
verb[T]
us
/ˈɪn·stɪˌɡeɪt/
tocauseaneventorsituationtohappenbyyouractions:
Changes in theorientationprogramwere instigated by the newdirector.
(Definition ofinstigatefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofinstigate

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They pursued a two-pronged strategy of stimulating # local protests while instigating international opposition.
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Parenting group instigated to look at normal growth and development, sleep and behaviour, nutrition and play.
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In some cases the family directly instigates, for others the family serves as a source for inspiration.
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This asserts that dreams are instigated by - and express - unconscious, unacceptable wishes.
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There have been no prosecutions or investigations of individuals that have precipitated or instigated the violence.
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However, blind infants' dependency on others for instigating joint attention does not indicate passivity in their involvement in joint attention.
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Rather, the idea of absolute autonomy, via autonomy's association with uniqueness and individualism, has instigated the desirability of contemporary architecture.
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Improvement was instigated by the landlord and accepted by a variety of groups within the rural population.
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Treatment should be instigated by the multidisciplinary team such that a consensus to management is made.
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It contains the potentiality of being changed, it instigates human beings to change it.
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Therefore, the probabilities presented here do not represent the probability of instigating a new occurrence of drug resistance.
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It all felt very similar to the way that poetry can work its way into the subconscious andinstigatemusical shapes.
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Is it, perhaps, not the target evolutionary psychology needs to overturn toinstigateits conceptual revolution?
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The environmental objectives of conservation crop research revolve mainly around lowering the intensity of synthetic inputs and reducing activities thatinstigatetopsoil loss.
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It also lights the way for the regime theory explanation that mutual interests caninstigatecompliance with regime norms among members.
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