different between enrage vs instigate

English

Etymology

Old French enrager, enragier, from rage. Equivalent to en- +? rage.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n??e?d??/
• Rhymes: -e?d?

Verb

enrage (third-person singular simple present enrages, present participle enraging, simple past and past participle enraged)

1. (intransitive, obsolete) To become angry or wild. [16th–18th c.]
2. (transitive) To fill with rage; to provoke to frenzy or madness; to make furious.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:enrage

Translations

References

• James A. H. Murray [et al.], editors (1884–1928) , “Enrage”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume III (D–E), London: Clarendon Press, OCLC 15566697, page 197, column 2.

Anagrams

• Gerena, anegre, angree, genera

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.?a?/

Verb

enrage

1. first-person singular present indicative of enrager
2. third-person singular present indicative of enrager
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of enrager
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of enrager
5. second-person singular imperative of enrager

Anagrams

• gênera, généra, rangée

English

Etymology

From the Latin ?nst?g?tus, past participle of ?nst?g?re (“to instigate”), from prefix in- (“in”) + *stigare, akin to stinguere (“push, goad”). Compare German stechen (“to prick”), English stick.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??nst??e?t/

Verb

instigate (third-person singular simple present instigates, present participle instigating, simple past and past participle instigated)

1. (transitive) to incite; to bring about by urging or encouraging
   • 2017, Desa Markovic, Working with Sexual Issues in Psychotherapy

     If the man perceives that his partner has arousal or orgasmic difficulties, this is likely to influence his desire to instigate sexual activity and/or his enjoyment and pleasure in being sexual with his partner.

2. (transitive) to goad or urge (a person) forward, especially to wicked actions; to provoke
   • 1678, Robert Barclay, An Apology for the True Christian Divinity

     he might instigate them to swear against the law of God

   • 1738-1741, William Warburton, Divine Legation of Moses demonstrated on the Principles of a Religious Deist

     He hath only instigated his blackest agents to the very extent of their malignity.

   Synonyms: animate, encourage, impel, incite, provoke, spur, stimulate, tempt, urge

   Antonyms: halt, prevent, stop

Derived terms

Translations

Further reading

• instigate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• instigate in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Esperanto

Adverb

instigate

1. present adverbial passive participle of instigi

Latin

Verb

?nst?g?te

1. second-person plural present active imperative of ?nst?g?