bring about or initiate (an action or event)
挑起,发起;开始(行动,事件)
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they instigated a reign of terror 他们开始了恐怖统治时期
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instigating legal proceedings .发起法律诉讼。
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教唆,怂恿,煽动
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instigating men to refuse allegiance to the civil powers .怂恿士兵拒绝效忠文职政府。
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instigatev.挑起;发起;开始;煽动;教唆;怂恿
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investigatev.调查;深入研究;审查;核查;检查
"mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘urge on’): from Latin