instīgo Copy link ⓘīnstīgāte: perf part pass masc/neut voc sg · pres imperat act 2nd plīnstīgātē: adverbial • instīgo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. [from in and stigo (unused), cf. Gr. στίζω; Sanscr. tig, tij, to be sharp; cf. stimulus for stig-mulus, stilus for stig-lus], to urge, stimulate, stir up, set on, incite, instigate (class.): si hic non insanit satis sua sponte, instiga, Ter. And. 4, 2, 9: instigante te, at your instigation, Cic. Pis. 11: cuncti sequentem Instigant studiis, stimulate him in the pursuit, Verg. A. 5, 228; 11, 730: Romanos in Hannibalem, Liv. 33, 47: comites agmen instigant, Ov. M. 3, 243: in arma, to rouse to arms, Vell. 1, 12: canem in aliquem, to set on one, Petr. 95: iracundiam, Sen. Ep. 10.— With inf.: laedere, Lucr. 4, 1082.
īnstīgō Copy link ⓘīnstīgāte: perf part pass masc/neut voc sg · pres imperat act 2nd plīnstīgātē: adverbial • īnstīgō, āvī, ātum, āre (στίζω), exciter, stimuler : Ter. Andr. 692 ; instigante te Cic. Pis. 26, à ton instigation, cf. Virg. En. 5, 228 ; 11, 730 ; Liv. 33, 47 || [avec inf.] pousser à : Lucr. 4, 1082, ou [avec ut] Ter. Phorm. 547.
instigo Copy link ⓘīnstīgāte: perf part pass masc/neut voc sg · pres imperat act 2nd plīnstīgātē: adverbial INSTIGO âre. παροξύνω, κεντρίζω] a Stigo, verbo obsoleto, [ἀπὸ τοῦ στίζω deducto, quod est Pungo: et significat Incitare, vt solent stimulis iumenta, irritare, instinguere. […] 🗁 Page Scan
INSTĪGO Copy link ⓘīnstīgāte: perf part pass masc/neut voc sg · pres imperat act 2nd plīnstīgātē: adverbial INSTĪGO ↗Open in new tab (instigo)
instigate Copy link Outline 1. instīgo, 1 (as it were, to goad on)2. exăcuo, i, ūtum, 3 (to whet the feelings3. sollĭcĭto, 1 (to stir up and provoke4. stĭmulo, 1 (like instīgo, but usu. in good sense)5. incĭto, 1 • instigate: 1. instīgo, 1 (as it were, to goad on): they i.d the Romans against Hannibal, Romanos in Hannibalem instigabant, Liv. 33, 47, med.: Cic. 2. exăcuo, i, ūtum, 3 (to whet the feelings: more freq. in good sense): v. to excite (I., 6). 3. sollĭcĭto, 1 (to stir up and provoke: always in bad sense): i.d by bribes from the Arverni, sollicitatus ab Arvernis pecunia, Caes. B. G. 7, 37: to i. slaves to insurrection, servitia s., Sall. Cat. 24, extr. The end to which, expr. by ad, ut, and poet. by inf. 4. stĭmulo, 1 (like instīgo, but usu. in good sense): v. to goad (II.); stimulate. 5. incĭto, 1: v. to incite.
INSTIGATE Copy link • INSTIGATEinstigare (classical, but rare: te instigante, Cic.; Romanos in Hannibalem, Liv.; in arma, Velleius). Vid: To EXCITE; To INCITE.