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instigative

Meaning of "instigative" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF INSTIGATIVE

ˈɪnstɪˌɡeɪtɪv


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INSTIGATIVE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Instigative is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES INSTIGATIVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of instigative in the English dictionary

The definition of instigative in the dictionary is urging or inciting, often to drastic action.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INSTIGATIVE

abrogative · aggregative · congregative · conjugative · contemplative · creative · degenerative · disaggregative · innovative · integrative · irrigative · irritative · mitigative · multiplicative · native · oxidative · qualificative · segregative · stative · uncreative

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INSTIGATIVE

instigate · instigatingly · instigation · instigator · instil · instill · instillation · instilled · instiller · instilling · instillment · instilment · instinct · instinctive · instinctively · instinctivity · instinctual · instinctually · institorial · institute

WORDS THAT END LIKE INSTIGATIVE

active · administrative · alternative · collaborative · comparative · conservative · cooperative · cumulative · decorative · derivative · in the negative · informative · initiative · legislative · narrative · negative · operative · qualitative · quantitative · relative · representative

Synonyms and antonyms of instigative in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «instigative» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INSTIGATIVE

Find out the translation of instigative to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of instigative from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «instigative» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

instigative
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

instigador
570 millions of speakers
en

English

instigative
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

instigative
380 millions of speakers
ar

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instigative
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

instigative
278 millions of speakers
pt

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instigante
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

instigative
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

incitative
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Instigatif
190 millions of speakers
de

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instigative
180 millions of speakers
ja

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instigative
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

instigative
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Instigatif
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

instigative
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

தூண்டிவிடும்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

चिडखोर
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

instigative
70 millions of speakers
it

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instigative
65 millions of speakers
pl

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instigative
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

instigative
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

instigative
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

instigative
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

instigative
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

instigative
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

instigative
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of instigative

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INSTIGATIVE»

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INSTIGATIVE»

Discover the use of instigative in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to instigative and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Mixed Race Students in College: The Ecology of Race, ...
Bronfenbrenner (1993) posited four types of developmentally instigative characteristics. The first are those that act to invite or inhibit particular responses from the environment, such as a student's ability to pick up social cues in new settings.
Kristen A. Renn, 2012
2
Handbook of Clinical Family Therapy
Rather, in contrast to the more processoriented blocking interventions, instigative interventions are more goaloriented and directive, and are “strategic” in Stanton's (1981) sense that “the clinician initiates what happens during treatment and ...
Jay L. Lebow, 2012
3
Clinical Handbook of Couple Therapy, Fourth Edition
Therapeutic tasks refer to the general category of what in ICT are called “ instigative interventions.” In contrast to blocking interventions, these interventions typically do not arise out of the immediate natural flow of a therapy session. Rather, in ...
Alan S. Gurman, 2008
4
Handbook of Child Psychology, Theoretical Models of Human ...
Bronfenbrenner (1992; Bronfenbrenner & Morris, Chapter 14, this Handbook, this volume) has recently discussed such personal attributes in terms of their relational potentials and collectively refers to them as developmentally instigative  ...
William Damon, Richard M. Lerner, 2006
5
The Method of the Divine Government
Some are Instigative. and others Arrestive ; (2.) some are Adhesive, and others Repulsive; (3.) some are RemuneraTive, and others Punitive ; (i) some are Responsive To Joy, and others Responsive To Sorrow. I. The Arrestive And Instigative.
James McCosh, 2001
6
The USSR and Iraq: The Soviet Quest for Influence
Having so defined the term, however, it is important to acknowledge that there are two major types of influence, facilitative and instigative, and each is further divisible into subtypes. Specifically, facilitative influence involves the provision by a ...
Oles M. Smolansky, Bettie Moretz Smolansky, 1991
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College Students in the United States: Characteristics, ...
Last are directive beliefs, which describe how individuals understand their agency in relation to environments. Renn and Arnold (2003) demonstrated how these developmentally instigative characteristics might operate for college students, ...
Kristen A. Renn, Robert D. Reason, 2012
8
The Development and Meaning of Psychological Distance
Within this broader definition, four types developmentally instigative characteristics were distinguished: 1. Personal stimulus characteristics. These are qualities of the person that invite or discourage reactions from the environment of a kind ...
Rodney R. Cocking, K. Ann Renninger, 2013
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Planned Short Term Treatment, 2nd Edition
189) Kanfer contends that an instigative approach can avoid many of the difficulties with generalization that have plagued therapeutic practice. That is to say, all therapies have wrestled with the problem of ensuring that the changes that may ...
Richard Wells, 2010
10
College Student Development and Academic Life: ...
In the analysis and interpretation of research findings in all four of these domains, it should be kept in mind that developmentally instigative characteristics do not determine the course of development; rather, they may be thought of as "putting a  ...
Karen D. Arnold, Ilda Carreiro King, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INSTIGATIVE»

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Implicating BNP, Tarique, Jamaat in 2011 coup attempt not rational
Reacting on Khaleda's speech, Bangladesh Army spokesman brigadier general Muhammad Masud Razzaq said, “An instigative debate has ... «Prothom Alo, Jul 15»
2
Gone With the Wind tweeter says she is being shunned by US arts …
But its objections remain: “Practitioners of conceptual poetry have, time and again, leveraged their privilege to pass lazy and instigative racial ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
3
Playing With Ornette
It's true that he's more reactive than instigative, but that works because Evan's response time is so quick, his technique so extraordinary, and his ... «Deadspin, Jun 15»
4
The demise of the Puerto Rican statehood movement
In 2012 Angus Reid published an instigative poll that revealed that only 21 percent of Americans supported converting Puerto Rico into the 51st ... «The Hill, Jun 15»
5
About the city's bus routes ...
But given the instigative personality that I seem to possess, I asked, "Have you considered removing service in places that have low ridership ... «Colorado Springs Independent, Jun 15»
6
Bria Skonberg Quartet at the Jazz Showcase, 6/4-7
Best known for her knowledge of classic jazz and instigative nature, she is now creating an adventurous style rooted in New Orleans jazz and ... «Jazz Police, Jun 15»
7
Militant Ansarullah Bangla Team to be banned
Their website is still operative and instigative statements were being delivered." Ishfaque Chowdhury said the problem won't be solved by ... «Prothom Alo, May 15»
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Dr Mirza is now a new player planted to crush the PPP, claims …
It would be hard for jiyalas to stay silent on this provocative and instigative act by Dr Mirza, he added. MNA Sardar Kamal Khan Chang said a ... «DAWN.com, May 15»
9
Land Boundary Agreement without Assam?
This is not just unjustified, it is instigative too. The media reports that the Indian central government plans to go ahead with the boundary ... «Prothom Alo, Apr 15»
10
Troll-Hunting Algorithm Developed – Researchers Can Now Spot …
The research is quite important owing to the rising amount of comments that need to be scrutinized for inflammatory or instigative content. «The Inquisitr, Apr 15»
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