Instigated
[ɪnstɪ,geɪtid]
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Instigate
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Examples
- Besides, I was instigated by delicacy towards the unhappy writer of these few lines. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Yet why the sight of him should have instigated that sudden rush of blood she could not tell. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- In practice, however, the latter method is effectual only when instigated by fear of unpleasant results. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- He was close enough to see this, and the sight instigated his tongue. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- She knew that Raymond had conversed with her; had he instigated this request? Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- After a slight repose, during which the spirits of the dead hovered round, and instigated me to toil and revenge, I prepared for my journey. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- By whom can he have been instigated? Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
- Sometimes, indeed, he left marks in writing on the barks of the trees, or cut in stone, that guided me, and instigated my fury. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
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